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stregoniconiconii · 1 month

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I think a lot of people really don't get the Eddie Dustin dynamic. They think Dustin and Eddie are new best friends, that they are equal, which is not the case. Their dynamic is more mentor-student coded. Eddie said it himself he sees the people in his club as little sheep he saved, he never really was their friend. His world view also shaped Dustin's personality. This kid and his friends saved the world 3 times, they consider themselves heroes and yet by society standards they are seen as nerds and get bullied. Then there comes a dude who they think gets it, so they latch on. Even though he is not that different from popular kids who think they are better than the rest. His harmful opinions influence Dustin (I would argue even Mike) that they suddenly ditch their friend, are mean, failing school even though in Dustin's case he absolutely loves learning and so forth. Eddie brought out the worst of them which contributed to the tensions in s4 between Steve and Dustin (along with Dustin maybe being jealous of Robin tbh I haven't considered that way but it makes sense). You can't compare the Steve and Dustin dynamic with Eddie and Dustin because Steve never saw himself as something better than Dustin, he always treated him as someone equal which is why their bond will always be stronger than the bond Dustin has with Eddie. I really hope for s5 they somewhat touch on this. (Sorry for coming in your inbox like this)

Most people in this fandom don't get Eddie, full stop. They completely buy into the bullshit he spews about conformity and "the man", which isn't helped by the Duffers also leaning into it. Most egregious example being the supposed conclusion to Lucas' s4 arc. It's ridiculous precisely because Eddie does begin to learn that his assumptions/"doctrine" is wrong through his growing admiration for Steve and his bravery.

Eddie's relationship with his friends is absolutely not based on any kind of equality. He is looked to as a leader and not a particularly forgiving one at that. More like a tyrant. It's played for laughs but Mike and Dustin are genuinely anxious about how Eddie will react to not only Lucas not being available for DnD on one particular night, but him being unavailable because of a basketball game. Lucas didn't even want to talk to him himself, probably because Eddie has already shown himself to be unreasonable when it comes to DnD and basketball.

It's not purely Eddie's influence that leads Dustin to his meaner path, but he certainly doesn't help. Dustin has always been a know-it-all and cocky, he has a foul mouth, and he clearly has hard set ideas about other people that he finds very difficult to let go of. I think Eddie's main influence is in the us vs them attitude that Dustin adopts regarding the "popular" kids, but Dustin's overconfidence is definitely also because he has cheated death 3 years in a row. Nobody that was real to Dustin has died and he believes his plans are infallible... until Eddie dies following one of his plans. Yes, Eddie made the stupid decision to run into certain death for no real reason, but it is through Dustin that Eddie is connected to the larger plot. If he had just witnessed Chrissy's death and then hid, then he would have eventually been found by someone else and never directly involved with the Upside Down.

The thing I mentioned about jealousy over Steve and Robin's friendship, I think it's something that gets overlooked Way too much. Dustin was very invested in his idea that Steve and Robin are perfect for each other. We all know why they're not together, but Dustin doesn't. He just sees Steve being best friends with Robin instead of boyfriend and girlfriend like he had expected/predicted and that throws him off. 1. He was not right about something and 2. HE'S supposed to be Steve's best friend. He feels replaced. So, he tries to replace Steve. Not totally, because he can't, but Dustin Literally says to Steve "You're just jealous I have another older male friend". Dustin doesn't have subtlety. He's Trying to make Steve jealous and it is working!

Steve and Dustin's friendship was so fresh and unexpected. They're not supposed to be friends, but they are. Steve watches Star Wars with Dustin, Steve does Dustin's hair. They save each other's lives. Attempting to recreate that brotherhood with Eddie just...doesn't work. They haven't gone through what Steve and Dustin have gone through. Plus, you're right, Steve and Dustin are on a more equal level. There's elements of mentor-student with them, but most importantly they teach each other. Steve isn't leading Dustin down a road of enlightenment, he's just hanging out with his buddy. Eddie doesn't compare.

I have zero faith in s5, which I'm barely certain I'll even be watching. The Duffers lean too hard into fan service so they're going to recreate the Justice for Barb storyline but with Dustin and it's going to suck. The Duffers don't think it's a bad thing that Dustin snipes at Steve constantly or puts down his intelligence, because it's meant to be funny. Comic relief yay. The characters on this show are mean to each other, yes, but it's annoying to deal with when we see Steve apologise for going too far when he bites back at Dustin.

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lincolndjarin · 6 months

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The BKS Screen Adaptation ˖⁺‧₊˚✦

(aka the really fucking dorky thing i've wanted to do for ages.)

if you like Best Kept Secret and you've wanted to know what i imagine in my mind when i write this is the post for you. i put way too much time into this if i'm being honest, but it was so much fun i hope others enjoy it!!

includes fun things like hypothetical casting and soundtrack !!

SPOILERS FOR BEST KEPT SECRET CHAPTERS 1-25

ever since i started writing Best Kept Secret it's helped me tremendously to imagine it in more of a cinematic sense. i love movies. i love all of it, the cinematography, the soundtracks, the casting, all of it has always greatly interested me. so that's how i've always pictured bks in my head, as a movie, or more appropriately a single season of television lmao. anyhow, i've been feeling real fucking fried lately and i just started a proper schedule with my meds so i'm exhausted and i wanted to take a short break from writing to put this together, (more writing) this is long and self indulgent but i had a lot of fun with it so who cares i guess.

The Media Source :

in all honesty i think bks probably wouldn't work as a movie? this might just be the entitled author in me speaking but there is just like, so much stuff? i feel like it wouldn't be properly represented in the 90-150 minute format because there's just too much shit happening. ALSO i write my chapters the way i write my DND sessions, meaning they typically have a prominent ending point that i think translates best in a show format so i'll be presenting this as more of an Max original type beat, 13 episodes ranging from like 50 minutes to 90 in length. (pretty hefty but this is my hypothetical world where i get whatever i want lmao)

The Casting :

bks has a fair amount of original characters that all exist in my brain and in said brain i visually know what they look like and in y'alls brains you have an idea what they look like. like lowkey if i'm being real in my brain space bks is sort of animated? like in the style of arcane sort of lmao, so i don't really have physical manifestations of them but i have always had actors in mind of who i imagine would play them so here's that.

Leodall :

i mean if this is my dream hypothetical and i can do whatever i want i think it would be hilarious but also relevant to cast someone sort of silly as leo.

i think that it's important that leo is a little rat bitch by the end but also like he should be just sort of a clumsy disarming guy to start. i get a couple different vibes but like lowkey hear me out.

Jack Quaid??

like he's sort of just a lanky silly guy but also is capable of doing terrible things, i think he'd be a great leo and would also he'd be able to be disarming and likable at the start. just sort of harmless and nervous (until he isn't)

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Lysa :

honestly the hardest person to cast. i love her dearly because in my brain she's done way more than she's done in bks lmao and it's hard for me to seperate that sometimes but i thought about it for a while and i settled on someone who i think would capture Lysa as i imagine her in my mind.

Stephanie Beatriz :

she's visually how i imagine Lysa but also i love her so i think she'd be great.

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Elaine :

this one has always been a no brainer to me. i'd want an actress who is instantly likable and capable of bringing a character that i've grown very fond of to life. there has only ever been one person that comes to mind when i picture someone playing Elaine.

the mother herself : T'Nia Miller

Elaine & Lysa have been sort of wishy washy in description for two reasons, one being that as the story has progressed and they've developed they've become clearer in my mind, two being that there is so much bks and posting something this big chapter by chapter means sometimes i forget what i've previously said (nobodies perfect lmao) but personally T'Nia Miller is one of my favorite actresses and i think she would 100% do Elaine justice.

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Kodo :

this has always been a tough one for me. this is kind of wild but when i started bks i never intended to kodo to be downright evil (idk if i've ever said that before but it's true lmao) i originally intended for him to be more of a harmless idiot? the plot was going to revolve more so around how princess had a lot of internal battles about cheating on a husband who was neglectful at the worst of times but still absolutely harmless.

i realized pretty quickly how much of a fucking bummer that was LMAO. it's hard to write a hot sex scene when the main characters internal monologue is full of guilt, so i VERY quickly made the switch, and it was definitely the right choice, the story needed a villain and i needed to give Kodo some sort of depth so it fell into place pretty quickly. i was also rewatching game of thrones around this time so, surprise surprise, i bet you can guess who i was inspired by. that being said, i don't think Jack Gleeson is the right choice for this role, first off bc that guy should never play a villain again lmao, get him a fucking romcom or something, but also because if i could pick anyone in this hypothetical situation i would pick an actor that is relatively beloved.

kodo is supposed to be really fucking hot (unfortunately) princess isn't interested in him because he's an ass but he's supposed to be pretty attractive, but also at the end of the say he's a prince. like we know he sucks but i would want to cast someone that lowers an audiences expectations and makes them think that he's gonna be chill at first. if you've seen the movie Promising Young Woman (if you haven't drop everything and watch it rn) they do something that i fucking adore, which is casting men that are liked, Bo Burnham, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Max Greenfield, etc. to lower the audiences guards. that movie is jarring for several reasons but i myself fell prey to the casting, i was comforted by actors who i loved and felt a personal pang of betrayal. (great fucking movie, cannot stress this enough)

two actors come to mind for this role, one more than the other but i'm still fond of both.

one choice being : Nicholas Hoult

the only thing that i don't love about this is that it would be a bit repetitive, we've already seen him in the terrible husband role lmao, but it would be fun to see him be far less redeemable than his character in The Great lol. but also he's fucking phenomenal, there's no doubt in my mind that he would be able to capture the character.

my second choice is gonna be a huge hear me out. like some of y'all are about to be real mad at me but fucking- just give me a second to explain i swear there's a vision here.

my second and preferred choice would be : Josh Hutcherson

listen listen listen. i adore him. actually my pookie bear ^^

which is exactly why he's fucking perfect??

people who don't know the source material are lulled into a false sense of safety bc he's just a little guy, he's just a silly little guy. and if you do know the source material you're like is that fucking peeta?? did they make kodo cool as hell?? no they did not. they just wrapped him up in a pretty package.

i'm saying lets get this man back to blonde and let him let his acting chops loose, i think he's perfectly capable of playing the nightmare that is kodo harand and i think he's the best choice like let him be evil.

pretty boys can be evil as a treat.

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Din Djarin :

i mean, come on, we all know who's being put in this role.

Pedrito :

he's din djarin don't tell me otherwise. this era pedro ^^ is bks din like i didn't make starwars but i did make bks and this is canon bks din lmao.

but also like whatever they put in his pedro juice when he was doing plays? i'd get him some of that for this.

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Princess :

this is all in my self indulgent fantasy right? then yeah i suppose i'll play the princess, pull a lin manuel miranda and step up, i was in into the woods in highschool so i've got plenty of experience.

in all seriousness i would cast someone who sort of reminds me of myself, i would be lying if i didn't write her as a vague reflection of myself. i haven't really written a reader like that other than her, she's special to me so in a screen adaptation i would want to be sure that she's done justice.

the obvious choice to me is Stephanie Hsu :

she's a princess, idc. absolutely fucking phenomenal actress (robbed of her oscar btw) and i think that she would be perfect also cause like please cast asian women in things where their entire character isn't built around the fact that they're asian, let them have a character unrelated to that fact PLEASE. she's gorgeous, talented, and charming like she's my bks princess, always has been, anytime i've fancasted bks in my head she's my leading lady.

but also there is a second option that comes to mind which would be the lovely : Simone Ashley

i haven't been shy about how bridgerton inspired bks. she's the love of my life, another actress where i see her and i'm just like yeah she's a princess, it's a no brainer like that could very well be bks princess.

The Plot ( things i'd add, keep, or remove ) :

i'd keep most things the same, obviously i'd cut certain things to properly fill the available time

i would go full hbo max privilege, i want steamy fucking sex scenes, the sex is important to the story like let's be real. some of dins growth is shown through sex, the way he goes from being completely in control of things to being more willing to be vulnerable?? that shits important.

i would def add a lysa and elaine plot, they would have a side plot

there isn't really much i'd cut, if anything i'd cut the blowjob in chapter seven lmaoo, just bc that's the only thing i've ever considered changing in the story just bc it's always felt unnatural to me.

The Episodes :

this section is gonna cover how i would present each episode and also what chapters would be featured in each episode.

also just as a general creative choice i think princess would lowkey be fleabag lmao. like she def talks to the audience cause she's a little silly but also bc her internal monologue is written to be a little funny

Episode One :

chapter one

chapter two

i think this episode would follow the source material well. i actually really like the first couple of chapters of bks, i think they were a good hook for the story so i would keep things similar to how they're written.

Episode Two :

chapter three

chapter four

same as episode one ^

Episode Three :

chapter five

this would be the din episode, instead of princess talking to the audience i like to think just for this episode he would instead. also i have sort of a specific vision for this.

it's canon that bks din is relatively hard of hearing so i would want this episode to open on him getting ready in his cabin before doing all the flashbacks of his point of view of everything. he's not wearing his helmet for the first few minutes while a song plays and he cuts his own hair, his face is never visible in the shot.

everything else stays the same

this is where i get dorky.

dins internal monologue will convey something that i'm not sure i've properly gotten across in bks LMAO but i've always written a din who feels naked in front of princess and not in a sexy way but in an emotional way. he always feels as if she can see through his helmet and it makes him real fucking nervous around her lmao.

so like lowkey hypothetical ending shot is from out in the hall, princess inviting him in and from behind he isn't wearing his helmet bc metaphors.

Episode Four :

chapter six

chapter seven

chapter eight

i think the focus here would be six and eight tbh, if i'm being honest the rules were supposed to be way more important than they ended up being lmaooo, i just went in a different direction with it so i would maybe change that to something else. the book is still important for chapter 25 so maybe like a contract or something that they both sign.

Episode Five :

chapter nine

chapter ten

chapter eleven

yeah i mean this is me being unoriginal but like if it aint broke don't fix it so like i'd keep a lot of stuff relatively the same

Episode Six :

chapter twelve

chapter thirteen

chapter fourteen

^^ same here

Episode Seven :

chapter fifteen

chapter sixteen

i think that the ending spot would be different here than in the source material, the chapter ends with din asking her to come to the cabin but i think instead i would just end with the kiss and open the next one with the cabin convo

Episode Eight :

chapter seventeen

chapter eighteen

chapter nineteen

this is like the anti angst episode, these chapters should be all relationship building up until the chapter nineteen sex scene which i would want rather tastefully done but still filthy. that's sort of the tagline of this hypothetical show, tasteful and filthy

Episode Nine :

chapter twenty

chapter twenty one

another anti angst chapter except this one has a big bad ending so yknow, big dramatic ending, i honestly think there is no need for 'tasteful' violence. like this should be extremely jarring, like din has been protective to a fault but this is like straight up mandalorian possessive rage like fr get his ass yknow? lets see that blood

Episode Ten :

chapter twenty two

chapter twenty three

chapter twenty four

this would probably be the longest ep in my opinion. twenty two is real fucking hefty but also the lunar markets is gonna be the big surprise set piece i want that shit to be gorgeous like i imagine it being so fucking twinkly and delightful

Episode Eleven :

chapter twenty five

lets keep this one straight from the source material, like just use the chapter as a script yknow?

Episode Twelve :

chapter twenty six

chapter twenty seven

i can't say anything about this because it's not technically written yet lmao

Episode Thirteen :

chapter twenty eight

chapter twenty nine

same here ^

The Soundtrack :

music is important. we wouldn't have bks at all without music because it was music that inspired me to write in the first place and it's helped the story along since then, every time i get stuck on something plot wise i play music until something clicks. it's always been the secret ingredient for my writing so it would be extremely important to a screen adaptation.

i think it would be fun to have each episode end with a smash cut to the credits with music, i've always been a big fan of that so this section contains music that i'd use for specific scenes but also what song i would want playing at the end.

Episode One :

end this ep with :

I Can See You (Taylor's Version)

i mean it's a little on the nose but this is lowkey bks anthem so i think it's a solid choice for the ep one ending also it's always fun to end on a pop song yknow?

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Episode Two :

end this ep with :

Honeymoon - Lana Del Rey

another bks anthem, like listen to the lyrics it's crazy, and i think based on the ending of chapter four this would be an appropriate ending song

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Episode Three :

Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

this would be the opening of the episode. din never facing the camera and he would get ready for his day while this plays

end this ep with :

Not Strong Enough - boygenius

this is def his ending song like bks din would cry if he heard this song.

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Episode Four :

end this ep with :

See You Again (feat. Kali Uchis) - Tyler, The Creator

this is one of those ones where i'm just sort of like hell yeah. in my minds eye this works, there is a visual here like trust.

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Episode Five :

end this ep with :

I'm Your Man - Mitski

mitski is another artist that bks!din would listen to in his cabin while he cries like this is def how he's feeling at the end of chapter eleven

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Episode Six :

end this ep with :

Saturn - Sleeping At Last

with where this one ends i think that something sort of soft is important, a solid instrumental works well here

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Episode Seven :

end this ep with :

Starboy - Vitamin String Quartet

i wanted something a little more upbeat but also sort of on theme and i think this is extremely accurate.

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Episode Eight :

Religion - Lana Del Rey

this is the sex song.

like this is and always has been the song that plays when they have sex without his helmet one for the first time, i consider that to be the first time he's really din with her during sex and this song is straight heat so of course this is what plays during that scene.

end this ep with :

Electric Love - BØRNS

i mean it's a little cheesy but i think it's fun and this episode ends in a happy place so it's neat to have a happy song refecting that yknow?

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Episode Nine :

Like Real People Do - Hozier

i mean, this is the song that inspired the chapters featured in this episode, it's an important song because a lot of bks later on revolves around the need for normalcy, these two just want to love each other like real people

end this ep with :

I Fought the Law - The Clash

i mean like, this is a bit silly but also like i love when a show ends in a dark spot and a hilarious upbeat song plays, like, i eat it up every time and i think this is just so fun lmao like he fr fought the law (im hilarious)

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Episode Ten :

end this ep with :

Lover - Taylor Swift

sort of a calm before the storm song, relaxing ass song before all hell breaks lose in the next episode yknow?

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Episode Eleven :

The Secret History - Kerry Muzzey, The Chamber Orchestra of London

this is our searching for din song. long ass sequence, def longer than it is in the chapter lmao

end this ep with :

Borderline - Tame Impala

god i fucking love this song

but also i feel as though this song has a sense of dread to it that i think is perfect for the way chapter twenty five ends

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Episode Twelve :

this is a hard one to pick definitive music to, there's a lot of music that is relevant to the chapters featured in this episode so here's just like, a cluster of music that i think would be relevant

Skyfall - Adele

The Night We Met - Lord Huron

Eleanor Rigby - Cody Fry

Fourth of July - Sufjan Stevens

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Episode Thirteen :

My Love Mine All Mine - Mitski

i obviously can't say what this would be in reference to but the last technical scene of bks would end with this song. i think the epilouge would have different music

Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

i kinda sorta think that the epilogue could be crammed into a montage that could just be a post credit scene to this song.

that's all, if anyone actually read all of this i will kiss you fr like you're crazy for that and i love you.

if you write fic this was so fun?? like i really do recommend doing this or like a less extreme version of this lol i've been trying to force myself to take a little break from writing but i couldn't think of anything else to do so i did this haha

#lincolndjarin #fic : best kept secret #bks bts

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quill-pen · 7 months

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Just thinking a little about a DnD Scroogeverse (even though I don't know much about it--actually playing it isn't my jam, but listening to the stories is):

Ebenezer is definitely a rogue living a vagabond lifestyle.

You wouldn't think that would be him until you discover he's afflicted with lycanthropy and was thrown out of his town.

Actually, it was probably more like an angry mob came to kill him (he was definitely a tax collector beforehand, so there's extra rage against him pent up) and he had to flee or die.

He probably wanted to die, really, but his inner wolf said otherwise.

His inner wolf probably functions a bit more like the Hulk, but the full moon is still a thing and that's when he's most dangerous.

Bess is a roving ex-priestess of the Moon.

Moon priestesses are definitely warriors.

They're also supposed to remain pure, so circumstances in Bess' past have led her to being disgraced and exiled from her temple, hence the "ex" status.

Because the hierarchy of the Moon is notoriously bitchy and cruel.

Bess is also the vessel for the moon goddess herself, so you bet that came back to bite the temple in the ass at some point.

Bess does have some magical abilities because of her priestess background and also because of her status as a vessel, but she's truly only at her most powerful in that regard when the goddess is currently inhabiting her body.

This rarely happens however, as such a merging drains Bess' life-force and leaves her comatose for days, sometimes weeks on end.

Her presence can actually calm Ebenezer's Wolf, even on nights of the full moon.

Nobody knows if it is because of who or what she is, but if the Wolf is in a rampage, Bess is the calming draught.

She's soothed him out of his wolf state and back into human form many times.

Eb has also talked Bess down from a goddess infused rampage.

He stayed beside her the entire time she recovered.

The pair are definitely bonded and in love surprise-surprise.

It's also speculated, because of Bess' unique situation, the moon goddess herself might also be in love with Ebenezer.

Harry--who is a bard--definitely wrote a song about them.

It's his most requested song.

@rom-e-o We getting into this now, I guess.🤷‍♀️

#scrooge 2022 #netflix scrooge #scrooge a christmas carol #ebenezer scrooge #scrooge #fanfiction #scrooge x oc #ebeness #ebenezer x bess #bess scrooge #dnd #dnd scroogeverse

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stormkobra-5 · 2 years

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Hello dear, let's start ╰⁠(⁠＾⁠ᴗ⁠＾⁠)⁠╯

🦇 + the moon boys please? Thank you ✨🌺!

Hello 😌 okokokokok—

Steven:

This boi 110% plays Pokémon. Don’t ask me how I know this. I just do. His Pokédex is almost full and he’s like at level 546 if that’s a thing idk. If he’s not at work/reading up on mythology, he’s playing Pokémon.

Speaking of mythology. Based on books on his desk, he’s most definitely teaching himself Wakandan and Asgardian, just like he taught himself Ancient Egyptian. But have you also considered: Ancient Hebrew? Indian? Welsh? This guy can speak like twelve hundred languages. Steven, my friends, is a polyglot.

He doesn’t just read non-fiction; sometimes he enjoys fiction, too. His go-to comfort series is Percy Jackson (he got started on Kane Chronicles when he was just renting books on Egypt from the local library, and then realized it was a fiction novel and he had to go back and read the whole series).

Marc:

You know how I said Steven plays Pokémon? Marc is fucking OP in Animal Crossing. Hey— hey— easy— don’t be hasty. I mean he hates violence, so Call of Duty/Mortal Kombat isn’t really an option. He’d prefer relaxing games like Animal Crossing and Sims. He loves being just a Little Guy doing Little Guy things like gardening and decorating a house and stuff.

Feeding ducks. Marc is söft, okay? He likes to pretend he’s not but he’s so soft. And huggable. And cuddly. So when he goes to the park he always brings food for the ducks because he’s worried they might not have enough.

He has a collection of Star Wars comic books from when he was a kid, and baseball cards. They brought him comfort and were probably one of the only things he kept. He still looks at them.

Jake:

Jake isn’t like the other boys. He doesn’t care much for video games. No, Jake enjoys board games. Stuff like DND, to be specific. This guy has like 20 different characters and campaigns going at any given time, and he runs them out of the local pub with his buddies. He might disappear for a week or two without notice, but good fucking luck getting through Menkalavert the Red’s dungeon without his Lvl. 98 half-elf ranger with maxed-out stats. Nobody dares to play without Jake. He’s OP (he’ll also kick your ass at Monopoly btw, and he’s always hanging out in pubs so ofc he knows every card game ever invented).

Documentaries. Look. It might seem like he doesn’t care for/nor have the patience to sit through one. But think of it this way: he never got to go to school. Everything he knows he knows from Marc and Steven. How to read, write, spell, and such. So in his free time he’ll sit and watch something on the history channel or National Geographic just to learn something new. It makes him feel good, especially when Marc or Steven quiz him on it later and he gets all the questions correct.

Jake makes it a point to always visit the local homeless shelter with all the food and clothes he can fit in his car. His cab business brings in good money, so once Steven and Marc get their share (before they get jobs again), and once he spends only what he needs to, he spends the rest on food and clothes. He helps get them interview clothes for jobs, helps them get bank accounts and assists them until they’re able to find a home. There’s always someone new in the shelter for every group he helps, but he’s always ready to do it all over again.

Spookable September

#moon knight #steven grant #marc spector #jake lockley #steven grant x reader #marc spector x reader #jake lockley x reader #stormkobra 5 answers #spookable september #oscar isaac #oscar isaac hernandez estrada

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sherifftillman · 2 years

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can i request eddiexreader where the reader is also lowkey considered a freak, she's a painter and plays dnd and wants to join hellfire? thank you! no worries if not!

Genre: Fluff

Word count: 735

You're listening to your Walkman as you sketch out your latest piece to paint when you're home. The sound quality of you taping a recording of your favourite album from the family record player isn't the best, but it's still listenable.

Something hits your headphones, knocking them askew. You look up to see a group of preppy girls standing around you, already laughing behind their hands. You simply smile sarcastically and carry on, hand on your headphones to readjust them when you hear, "Oh my god, isn't it pathetic? The way she tries so hard to act like she doesn't care. So transparent."

You shrug, "Don't know what to tell you, dude. Just go on and do your thing. I'll do mine. Never the two shall meet."

"Why do you talk so weird?" Another girl asks.

"Didn't you hear your little friend? Everything I do is in the desperate attempts that you girls will come over, disturb my peaceful existence and just harass me until I can't take any more," you reply monotonously.

"You think you're better than everyone just because you like your tiny, specific, insignificant things? Get real," the first girl scoffs. "It doesn't make you special, sweetie. Nobody's gonna pick you."

"Good! Let them leave me alone! God," you pull your headphones back on and turn away from them. The poor quality music doesn't drown out their laughs as they leave. You're back in the zone until someone taps you on the shoulder. You look up to see Eddie Munson's smiling face. "Can I help you?" you ask scathingly, now that you're not in the mood, as you remove your headphones entirely and pause your cassette player.

"Whoa, whoa," he holds his hands up, stepping back once, twice, before pulling up the seat opposite to you. "Just here to check on a fellow misfit."

"I don't need checking up on, thank you," you reply. "Just... Go on back to your little boys' club, it's fine."

He frowns, "Come on, you can't fool me. You and I, we're kindred spirits. You can talk to me." He looks down at your book, and points at one of your warm-up doodles. "Cat Lord? Nice. Haven't utilised him yet."

"Yeah, well. Neutral aligned, doesn't really care much for people, only cats. Doesn't sound like a bad life if you ask me," you shrug, and Eddie chuckles.

"C'mon, not all people suck that much," Eddie chimes.

Head still bent over your sketchbook, you look up at him. "Let me guess, you're the exception?"

"Well, I don't wanna brag, but..." He stretches out. "I've caught you peeking into the Hellfire clubhouse once or twice. I don't think you'd be doing that if you weren't curious." A deep blush forms across your cheeks, and it doesn't go unnoticed. "Hey, look up at me, I wanna see something."

You move to face him, closing your book and crossing your arms on the table. "Alright, fine. What?"

Eddie toys with his hair for a second before also leaning in to grin widely at you as he mutters quietly, "Kiss me if I'm wrong, but I think you want into Hellfire."

Your whole face turns bright red. "Excuse me?!"

His smile somehow gets even bigger as he leans back, "Knew it. All you ever had to do was ask." He rests an elbow on the table, lifting his fist up to lay his cheek on as he looks at you.

You can't bring yourself to look at him, because ever since he propositioned you to kiss him, you can't stop focusing on his lips. "Like I said earlier. It's a whole boys' club. I've not exactly seen any girls at your table."

Eddie shakes his head. "We've had oneshots with female players before. But you're right, someone's gotta be the first to stick around for a whole campaign. And I'd be honoured to have you be that for us."

You sigh in defeat. "Yeah. Alright, fine, you got me. If you really want me there, I'd... Actually kinda love to join."

Eddie does a little victory dance in his place. It's actually quite cute in its own awkward way. "Have you got a character in mind? I'd love to talk backstory with you sometime... Amongst other things," he leans back in closer to you.

Just as it was starting to cool off, your blushing makes a comeback. "I'd... Kinda love that, too."

#eddie munson x reader #eddie munson imagine #stranger things x reader #stranger things imagine #eddie munson fluff #eddie stranger things #eddie stranger things imagine #stranger things fic #*myfics

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annikin-annotates · 2 years

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THE HELLFIRE CLUB TEACHING YOU HOW TO PLAY DND PLS

20 Sided Fist Fight

A/N: I don’t know a whole lot about DM-ing mechanics, but I did some research to make this as accurate as possible! tried my hardest to do it justice, as well as keep it as in character as possible. I hope you like it!

Request: Hellfire teaching you how to play D&D.

Content: Unknowing reader trying to play D&D, Eddie helps build a character, fluff ensues.

WC: 1.3K

Both Eddie and you had been sitting on the couch in your lounge room when the urge to ask him the worlds out of pocket question arose. Shifting your body to sit beside him with one leg tucked under you, the other hanging lazily off the arm of the couch. His eyebrows rose at your sudden movement, “yes baby?” he asked, already knowing you were getting ready to ask a question. Letting out a slow breath before asking “teach me how you play D&D, please?” you stated, the words coming out more like a suggestion rather than a demand.

The light that burst in his eyes was only comparable to that of a collapsing star, full of beauty and excitement “are you being serious?” He asked shifting to face you. You nodded vigorously “of course I am! I’ve been wanting to play for ages, but I know Hellfire is super strict on players knowing how to play. Their DM is a real stiffler for rules” you said with a grin, putting emphasis on the last part. Eddie smiled “and that he is, doesn’t mean he isn’t a big softy for his partner” he shot back, you laughed “so you’ll teach me?” you questioned, raising an eyebrow in a stern fashion. He nodded, “Of course I will, my love. In fact, I’m going to get the whole club involved.” He hummed, pulling you closer to his chest.

There were a few beats of silence before Eddie broke it again “do you want to make your character?” he asked, resting his head on yours. You looked up at him “Right now?” you asked, his eyes gazed into yours before shifting away, he gave a half-hearted shrug “I was thinking about maybe next month, but if you want to do that right now that’s cool” he laughed, poking fun at you.

“Okay smarty pants, how do I create a character? You’re the DM here!” you laughed, clutching your heart in mock offence that Eddie Munson, the king of sarcasm; was being sarcastic. He jumped up from the couch and disappeared out to his van, coming back in with a heavy looking book and a large black binder covered in stickers and doodles, he set his things down on the kitchen table with a hearty Thud.

You stared at him and the binder incredulously, “I would ask you if you really carry that stuff everywhere but it is you we are talking about here” you retorted. He gave you a half-pointed look “you wouldn’t have me any other way, now come and sit” he shot back, pointing at a chair. Getting up from the comfortable reprieve that was your couch you obliged him, pulling up a chair across from him at the table.

Eddie flipped open the binder and pulled out a character sheet, a pencil, a few dice, and opened the handbook placing it between the both of you. He sensed your confusion as you tilted your head slightly, unsure of what he was doing. He smiled softly, he loved being able to teach you things; he was ecstatic to finally teach you about Dungeons and Dragons. “What we will do first is pick your race and class, then we can move on to filling out the actual character sheet. So just have a look through the book and see what you like” he smiled, pushing the sturdy book your way.

There was a silence that fell between both you and Eddie, not an awkward one, one that was comfortable there wasn’t any pressure to fill the silence, you liked that about Eddie. The pages made a little fwip sound as you perused the book, your ears perked at a race called ‘Tieflings’. They were the outcome of demonic ancestry, and they looked bad ass. Another few beats of silence passed until you picked a class, you wanted to be a Bard and nobody was going to stop you.

“I want to be a Tiefling Bard” you grinned watching Eddie’s eyebrows raise once more “Strong choice for a first timer, are you sure you can handle that?” He purred, leaning forward. You rolled your eyes “Yeah, yeah, I know me playing D&D makes you horny. Now show me how you make my totally badass character so I can cause chaos” you laughed. Eddie sighed and flipped his hair back over his shoulder, before sliding the sheet of paper over and placing the pencil on top of it.

“I’m going to give you six predetermined numbers that you are going to pop into these little boxes along the side here. There aren’t any right or wrong answers, just put them where you think they would be helpful” he looked at you, awaiting your response. You picked up the pencil and pulled the sheet towards yourself, waiting for him to give you the numbers “15…14…13…12…10…8”. you pencilled the numbers into the boxes you saw fit and pushed it back to Eddie to check over.

You spent the rest of the day going back and forth creating this character with Eddie, him giving you hints on where points and modifiers are best used for your class type. By the end of it you were both surrounded by snack wrappers and dice, you laid your head on your hands, elbows resting on the table and stared at him. “Do you think I’m ready to be part of this infamous Hellfire Club?” you asked, word muffled by your hands. He smiled back at you before nodding “You’re going to knock them dead. Literally”, he laughed getting up from the table to get another drink.

Before you knew it, it was time to go to Hellfire you had gotten off work early for this very special occasion. You pulled into the parking lot of Hawkins High, it felt so strange to be there as an outsider and not a student. Your boots thudding as they made contact with the linoleum flooring that always felt slightly sticky underfoot. Turning a corner and continuing down a long hall, passing door after door before you reached one that said ‘Hellfire’ on the outside in old lettering.

You could hear the muffled chattering and the booming voice that belonged to Eddie, taking a deep breath you opened the door. “Gentlemen, I would like to present to you all our new Tiefling Bard” Eddie grinned, walking over to you, and sitting you in a chair to the left of him. You were greeted with various versions of hello as you sat down, you gave an awkward wave and a small “Hi”, feeling way out of your depth already. As if Eddie sensed your worry, he tapped the table in front of you

“Hey, don’t worry. You’re going to do great. I got these for you to celebrate your first game with the club” he handed you a small pouch. You took it gingerly, the contents of the pouch rattling you opened it up to see a set of deep purple dice with flecks of gold in them, with the numbers being a matching gold. Tears brimmed at your eyes, but you forced them down “Thank you, Eddie. I love them” you smiled “I’m glad, Sweetheart” he smiled back.

The game was full of twists and turns, a few bumps in the road with trying to do math on the fly but nothing the group didn’t help with. They all had a hand in helping you through this first game, it was definitely very sweet of them to do so. Their behaviour didn’t have anything to do with the twenty-minute lecture Eddie gave them about being nice to you before you got there. As it all came to a close and you were helping Eddie clean up the club space an infectious grin crossed his face “What are you grinning at?” you asked. He only shook his head “Nothing, nothing at all”.

You went to bed that night with an unfaltering smile, nobody could rain on your parade.

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moonjxsung · 1 month

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✨Starrr, my love✨

Girl, I got some drama. So recently I joined a one shot for dnd where I live and got the phone numbers from the other 3 players, right. But today one dude, let’s call him Hal, started off by postponing our meet which was meant to be on the 31st of this March to JULY 1st??? Literally texted this at one in the morning.

And this afternoon, in the group chat Hal had randomly said “I learned a new racist term for black people from a guy from Washington State.” And the other girl and I in the group both were telling him, “okay, we don’t want to know. Please keep that to yourself,” and then he still said it. 🙂…

The other girl, let’s call her angel, responded with “If u think racism is funny we’re just gonna leave. I’m sick of men thinking jokes like that are okay.” And this bitch (Hal)(pardon my language) really replied with “Too bad. Life sucks. It's not fair. Nobody cares what you think. Not all racism's funny, just some of the jokes,” and in a moment of me regaining a sense of conscious from being so astounded at what he had said I respond with “Apparently having common decency is a virtue…” And this dude really pulls the ethnicity card of “oh, I’m Norwegian. A part of our whole thing is to raid villages and to die in battle.” And then continued to talk about how he got a kick out of seeing people suffer and when I told him that he should just respect peoples’ boundaries more if he wants to work with them he started going off on me and ended up saying some racist things to me like “go back from where you came from if your going to be so sensitive” and I just ignored him at that point…

But after, Angel and the other boy in the party started a new group chat with me and we’re gonna make our own campaign and actually have fun, so it worked out in the end!

-🌕🌊

OH MY GOD???????? No that’s literally insane……. People who think racism is funny in the year 2024…… 😐 it’s never been funny considering it’s the lowest hanging fruit possible like you’re expecting somebody to laugh at a stereotype about a certain group? A slur? Where is the joke…. Enlighten me please…..

My ex was a lot like this toward the end (and he played dnd too) and whenever I’d tell him some stupid shit he said wasn’t funny, he’d joke that he was going to find another woman who did find those jokes funny (and he did, the girl he cheated on me with was incredibly racist!) but until the very end and until the day I die I will maintain that people who find racism to be “funny” are the least funny, least creative, least likely to contribute anything useful as long as they uphold those dumb beliefs. Men like that need to touch grass once in a while, good god 😭 and then they wonder why they have no friends, idk man I think it’s because you’re a ✨loser✨

ANYWAYS I’m so glad you started your own campaign and got rid of that dumbfuck that’s so exciting!!!!!! Glad you guys called him out and made him feel bad for his dumb jokes SHAME ON YOU DUDE. EVERYONE BOOED

lmk how the campaign comes along rahhhh I love hearing about people’s dnd campaigns!!!! Sending you sm love my angel 💓💕🩷💞💖💘🫶

#🌕🌊 anon #ask

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professorrw · 2 years

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Hey! I am wondering if I could request a headcanon of Eddie having like a softball player s/o or like one that plays a less popular sport at Hawkins High School. Thank you!!

thank you so much for requesting! i love the idea of eddie dating someone that plays a sport that doesn't get attention from the rest of the school

☆stranger things masterlist☆

Title: Playing a Less Popular Sport

Pairing: female reader x Eddie Munson

Warnings: fluff

A/N: Requests open, check my request rules and who I write for that’s linked on my navigation! My taglist is open and I would love it if you would like, comment, and reblog!

eddie wasn’t the hugest fan of sports, particularly the people that played them

when you met him he was aware that you played softball and it didn’t really bother him. nobody made a big fuss about the Hawkins High softball team

he would definitely come to all your games (unless he has hellfire), and if you don’t have a game you go and watch him play DnD with his friends

he would cheer the loudest, getting a ton of stares but he didn’t care.

“WOO THATS MY GIRL!”

before the game when you’re doing your eye black he takes it and writes your number on his cheek

he would try to put it on his chest and raise his shirt up for everyone to see when you were up to bat. he was only able to do it once since he almost got kicked out of the ballpark for it

after games, if Hawkins won, he would take you out to get milkshakes or ice cream and sit in his van to eat them

if the team lost you would always be upset about it so you guys would go to his trailer or your house and watch movies and eat popcorn to feel better

win or lose, he would remind you how good you did. he would pinch your cheeks and smile at you until you smiled back and finally agreed with him

after a win all the hellfire guys would congratulate you (because eddie would brag about how good you played all day)

“i swear she’s the best on the team. she ran so fast, nobody on the other team could possibly touch her.”

all the guys kind of got tired of hearing a play-by-play of all the softball games but they all knew no matter what they said eddie would talk about it anyways

even though he wasn’t the one actually playing, he was cocky for you and how good you did

sometimes you guys would go to the ballpark or outside in a field and practice together

eddie found an old glove of his uncle’s so he would use that and toss the ball back and forth with you

when you first started playing together he always went easy on you because he didn’t want to hurt you but eventually you told him to give it his all

on game days you got to wear your jersey to school and he loved how pretty you looked in it, not to mention how you looked in your softball pants

he would learn how to braid just so he could braid your hair for games

he keeps a copy of your softball picture in his wallet to look at whenever he misses you (which is all the time)

whenever you were really tired and sore after practice he would give you a massage (he’s strangely good at it)

he was always aware of your schedule and knew when you had practice and games

all your friends on the team were skeptical of him at first because they had heard about his reputation, but he was nice to all the girls on the team and would help get everyone waters and things like that (he basically became the teams manager and personal cheerleader)

Taglist: @23victoria

Eddie Munson Taglist: @teenagegoateecollectorposts @linkpk88

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intergalacticaquarium · 2 years

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Chapter 3- Ride Home

Eddie Munson x soon-to-be-step!henderson!OC

Summary: Sam goes to pick Dustin up from DnD and realizes that Hellfire Eddie is the same Eddie that she's friends with, and everybody has something to say about it.

Contents: Everybody wants 2 sibling Dustin so bad that when somebody doesn't take the opportunity they're like what? You don't want this great brother? What the fuck is wrong with you? no warnings besides mentions of weed.

3k words

(Series masterpost/chapter links here!)

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Like every weekday afternoon since the beginning of school until today, the day before spring break, Samantha Campbell was reading a book and idly eating a sandwich in her van with the back doors open instead of deigning to step foot in the cafeteria. Eddie had offered her a seat plenty of times but she had never taken him up on it, preferring the peace and quiet and lack of crowds and shouting.

Samantha didn’t stop to give anybody the time at school, in and out as fast as possible, talking to nobody, no eye contact, never initiate a conversation. In fact, over the past few months, her actions cultivated themselves into an aura that the people around her seemed to think was pretty intimidating.

Rarely did anybody interrupt her silent lunches in the parking lot, occasionally a teacher worried for her mental health, sometimes Eddie in an attempt to light up quickly before class, and every once in a blue moon, she would see a couple of Freshman standing on the perimeter of the parking lot, each whispering and occasionally smacking the others and gesturing to her van, until inevitably Dustin Henderson would nervously walk up to her while his friends waited and looked on curiously.

Today was one of those days. She wondered if he’d ever be able to convince one of the other ones to come and talk to her, or if they always made Dustin do it because they thought he had the family advantage. But she didn’t really know Dustin, aside from one sleepover in the guest room that had been sparsely decorated with objects she had left behind and a few awkward dinners, she hadn’t spoken to him. It’s not that she didn’t like him, he seemed like a good kid. Sam liked his mom, too. She liked seeing her Dad happy, she liked watching him try to teach Dustin to play catch in the front yard. They looked like a family. A family that Sam didn’t know how to fit into, no matter how many times they made it clear that she was welcome to try.

Dustin walked up to her cautiously, fiddling with his hat and waving casually as if she hadn’t seen the rock paper scissors battle between him and the tall skinny one to come over to her.

“Uh- hey, Samantha. Okay, so Lucas joined the basketball team this year because he wanted to stop us from being bullied and-” Dustin started quickly, and she interrupted.

“I don’t know who Lucas is.”

“Not important. Have you ever played Dungeons and Dragons?” He asked a little desperately.

“I don’t know what that is. Or what you being bullied by the basketball team has to do with dragons.” She said, already uncomfortable. She didn’t know how to talk to kids, Dustin seemed cool enough but she didn't know whether he was at the "hard truths of life" stage or if she was supposed to give him a lollipop or something.

Dustin started rambling on about the rules and dice with twenty sides.

“I’m sorry dude I don’t think that’s my thing.” She said, interrupting him again, and the little guy deflated, instantly filling her with guilt.

“Shit. Eddie’s gonna be so pissed if we can’t find someone to replace Lucas.” He murmured to himself.

“Okay? I don’t know your Drowning Dragons Eddie-”

“I feel like you know that’s not what it’s called.”

“S-o that’s really not my problem, sorry bud.” She said, not sounding sorry at al.

“Do you know anybody that would be interested?” He asked hopefully, glancing back to his friends who were probably expecting a better answer.

“I don’t know anybody.” She said flatly, starting to look around for something to end the conversation.

“Seriously? You don’t know anybody?” Dustin said, now with sarcasm in full swing. “Is this the first time you’ve ever spoken to another human being? Didn’t you go to school here for 11 years?” his tone was so confident all of a sudden that she would have laughed if she wasn’t already so annoyed.

“Yeah and then I left and all my old friends graduated.” She said flatly.

“Fine, fine. Message received.” Dustin grumbled and started to walk away, but turned back. “Oh, this is a weird question now that you said no to the first thing but, uh- can you pick me up after DnD at nine? I usually get a ride from Lucas.”

“Tryin’ to kill two birds with one stone, huh?” Sam asked and he nodded. “Sure. But don’t be late.”

Dustin smiled a little and Sam had to admit that he was kind of adorable.

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Dustin did end up running late, but Sam didn’t really care about being left to wait in the car when she carried her home with her everywhere she went. She rewound the Pogues cassette and restarted it, glancing towards the door opening and saw the boys come out of it. She furrowed her brow when they were with none other than Eddie Munson, who seemed to be in peak form, all arms and hips and menacing leans forward as he articulated whatever he was saying with his entire body to the absolute delight of the other boys. It didn’t even cross Sam’s mind that they were talking about the same Eddie, but now that she saw him she probably should’ve seen it coming. The boys were all talking and high fiving, and Sam honked the horn so he would hurry up. They all looked at the cars and Dustin waved goodbye to his friends.

“Oh hey- I just saw a friend, I’m gonna go say hi- later guys, great job on the big finale tonight, humble adventurers.” Eddie said, waving to them.

“My ride's here, later!” Dustin said, and they were both a little surprised when they both took a step in the same direction.

It wasn’t that strange, there were a few cars with people in them parked closeby, but eventually they reached the same van and they gave each other strange looks.

“Is- is Sam Campbell your ride?” Eddie asked, confused.

“Uh- yeah she’s my moms fiance's daughter. Is Sam Campbell your friend?”

“Yeah, I think-”

On the other side of the glass Samatha was cranking her window down and gave them both a stern stare.

“You know it’s weird to have a conversation directly outside somebody’s closed window.”

“Sorry- I saw your van and came over, didn’t know you were here to pick up Ser Dragonthorn, Knight in Absentia to the Realm of Neverwinter.” He said in a dramatic tone and bowed, making Dustin laugh, but then turned to Sam with suspicion.

“I thought you said that you ‘didn’t know anybody’” Dustin accused, finger quotes and all. Eddie snorted and leaned over to rest his elbows on the open car window. When Dustin had no more space to Sam he walked around to the passenger seat and got in.

“Don’t give her a hard time, that’s not a lie, I’m nobody.” He said mournfully, batting his eyelashes and her, now completely bent over and resting his chin on his arms. Sam grinned at how close he was getting, though she leaned away all the same.

“That’s not true- you’re the best damn DM I’ve ever seen.” Dustin said enthusiastically, then thought for a moment. “Don’t tell Mike I said that.”

Eddie laughed and stood up. “Stay on my good side and I won’t, Henderson.”

“How do you guys know each other?” Dustin asked, obviously extremely curious.

“He sells me-” Sam started, only to be interrupted by Eddie.

“-concert tickets!” he finished, and she glanced at him in confusion.

“I got….all the good seats.” He said kinda lamely, now leaning away from the car and hanging onto the window.

“Yeah. All the good seats to all the great concerts that I go to now. In rural Indiana.” She said blankly and then stared at Dustin with a fake smile and she could see he wasn’t buying it.

Eddie stood up on his own two feet and taped the top of the van awkwardly a few times.

“See you round, Campbell. Henderson, figure out your level up stats and I swear to god if you don’t fix that -1 in agility I’m going to trap Ser Dragonthorn in a well and you’ll be stuck in there forever.” he said sincerely.

“I’m a barbarian I don’t have to be agile-” Dustin started, and Sam took the car out of park and slowly started to back away.

“Bye Eddie!” She said, cutting the conversation short and driving away, looking in the rear view a few times that he was staring after them and grinning.

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Dustin sat back down and fiddled with the radio to get to his favorite station.

“How do you really know Eddie?”

Sam glanced at him in confusion. “What he said. He sells me pirated tapes or whatever.”

“Concert tickets. He said concert tickets.” Dustin said flatly, and Samantha frowned.

“He sells me both. Duh.” She said, and noticed Dustin getting quiet.

“Look, if he didn’t say anything it’s for a reason. You obviously look up to him and maybe he doesn’t want to ruin that by crossing wires or whatever.”

“You can’t say that- now I have to know!”

“Honestly, it’s not even a big deal. I don't know why he would even bother lying about it, you’re old enough to know that weed exists. You’re- what? 9?....17?””

“I’m 15.”

“That’s about the middle of what I said. Whatever, it doesn’t matter.”

“So he sells you weed? That’s the big secret?” Dustin said, obviously disappointed, and Sam laughed.

“You look so disappointed, what were you expecting?” She said, and Dustin grinned.

“Maybe he fights real monsters on the weekend.” He said in a tone that made Sam feel like she was missing something. The mention of monsters soured her mood, flashes of what she saw that night at Starcourt flickering behind her eyelids while she stared at the road and tried not to blink.

“Monsters aren’t real, Dustin. You’re 15, you should know that.” She said quietly, and he could tell that her mood had changed.

“You’d be surprised.” Dustin said, almost to himself, and looked out the window.

She pulled up to his house and let him out, and she could see her dad and Dustin’s mom playing cards at the table. Dustin got out and waved goodbye, and she saw her dad look out the window at her van and wave. Sam waved back. She wanted to go inside, but the silhouette of Dustin came around the corner and hugged his mom, and high fived her dad. By the time he turned back to the window she had driven away.

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Back at the trailer park she waited for Eddie to invite himself over but he didn’t come as soon as she had expected after she saw him come home and go into the trailer. She even saw little puffs of smoke coming from the window and she frowned. He didn’t have to come over, it’s not like they had standing plans or anything. Just as she was overthinking it she saw him walking towards her, and she leaned back in relief.

He sat down next to her and passed her a beer out of the six pack he was carrying, and she took it gingerly.

“You know Dustin asked me to play today. Told me that Eddie would be so pissed if they couldn’t find a sub.” She said, grinning. “Didn’t occur to me til I saw you that they might be talking about you.”

Eddie chuckled too. “Yeah, I didn’t really connect the dots either that Dustin was your step brother. What with how you’ve never said his name and he…never mentions you.”

There was something off about his voice that she couldn’t identify.

“He’s not really my brother.” She explained lamely, and he nodded. “Why didn’t you want me to tell him that you were selling weed?” She asked, and he screwed up his face for a minute, tensing up his shoulders before relaxing them.

“I dunno. They look up to me, y’know? Every year there’s always a couple of weird kids that don’t fit in and I want to- God damn this sounds so cheesy- I want to make a nice space where they can just be themselves. It’s not like it’s a secret and everybody figures it out eventually it’s just, with Dustin in particular…” He said, swaying back and forth and explaining himself. “I’ve never had a kid latch onto me and expect me to role model him like that. It’s a lot of pressure.” He finished, and Sam smiled.

“Sounds like you’ve got a new little brother. It’s sweet.” She said, and Eddie took a sip without looking at her.

“I mean, if you weren’t gonna do it then somebody should, right?” he said, and immediately looked guilty.

“Wow.” She said, sitting up from the relaxed position she had been in so she could look him in the eye. She shook her head, unsure how to respond.

“I’m sorry, it’s just- he talks about your dad Ron all the time and he’s never mentioned you. Sometimes his friends ask about you and all he has to say is ‘she’s not really my sister’ and that he’s too scared to talk to you.”

“I’m not his sister, though. Why is Dustin my responsibility all of a sudden, sounds like he’s got plenty of role models to go around.” She said, offended, and she sat quietly for a moment while his words sunk in a little more. “He’s too scared to talk to me?” She asked incredulously.

“Yeah. They all are.” He said it as if it was obvious. “I just- I know this whole ‘new family’ thing has been kinda hard on you, and you know I love the whole standoffish loner thing you’re doing now,” He said, clearly ramping up to something and trying to gather some courage, but she couldn’t figure out where he was going when he looked her in the eye.

“but I don’t like bullies- and if you’ve been giving Dustin or any of those other kids a hard time-”

“What? No, of course not. I'm not giving anybody a hard time.” She said angrily.

“Then why are they all scared of you?”

“Because they don’t know me!”

“And why is that?”

“Because I don’t talk to them. I’m a standoffish loner, remember?” She said, kinda defeated and thinking back to all her past interactions with Dustin to search for anything that would have scared him. She couldn’t come up with anything, but she certainly couldn’t come up with any moments of connection either.

“Okay, maybe I haven’t exactly put in any effort with him but I haven’t done anything mean to him either.” She admitted begrudgingly, and Eddie seemed to accept that, looking like he felt guilty for insinuating anything. But she was glad that he said it, whether or not he had a point or not (she knew he did), that meant that somebody was looking out for Dustin. Somebody should if she wasn’t, after all. That thought struck her as selfish in the quiet lack of conversation until Eddie spoke again.

“Man, I’m sorry. Maybe I’m just sick of hearing him complain about your empty bedroom.” He said with a weak laugh, obviously he had said what he came to say and hadn’t thought much beyond that.

“What?” She asked, confused.

“He complains about your empty bedroom constantly. Annoys the shit out of me.” He said. “ Always talks about how his mom was thinking about buying a computer before she cleaned out the whole office so that you could come and live there. How he keeps asking to put his damn radios back in there but his mom says no every time because she wouldn’t want to make you feel unwelcome.”

Sam paused. She didn’t know that. She had suggested that they just get rid of the room once and her dad said no, but she didn’t know that Claudia cared or that her not being there was causing any kind of absence in their family. She shook her head and chewed on the inside of her cheek, trying not to think of any symbolism there.

“Next time…” she paused, unsure what she wanted to say. “Next time he asks me to play DnD with you guys I’ll say yes. And maybe I’ll think about sleeping in that empty bedroom. Maybe.” she said to Eddie, and smiled when he grinned. “And for what it’s worth, I’m glad that you’re looking out for him enough to talk to me about this.” she said, honestly, and he looked away bashfully in a way she thought was very sweet.

“I’m just worried he does have enough badass influences in his life. I don’t want him to be a mini Steve Harrington.” He mused, and Sam laughed incredulously.

“Why would you possibly have to worry about that?”

“They’re like, best friends.” He said, and she gaped at him.

“Why?”

“I have no idea. Dustin worships him, though.” He said, clearly irritated. Sam squinted into the night sky contemplatively.

“Is Dustin really cool, or has Steve Harrington massively fallen from grace?” She asked, and Eddie snorted a laugh.

“He works at the video store with Robin Buckley and apparently spends all his time with her and the kids he babysits or whatever, so I think so.” He said smugly.

“As opposed to you who…doesn’t have a job, only hangs out with me and the exact same kids in the official school club that you are technically the administrator of.” She said, even more smugly than him, and he rewarded her by falling backward onto the mattress.

“You’re killing me, Sam. Literally. I’m literally cursed and going to die because you keep calling me a sellout.” He complained, and she laughed, feeling more free than she had since getting back to Hawkins.

“Yup. Sellout, total corpo. Might as well be wearing a damn necktie.” She said, starting to giggle freely and he joined, though it died down quickly with a soft look between them that made her feel ridiculous for not thinking of him as a real friend until now. Glancing away back at the evening she decided that it was time to stop living her life at arm's length, and now she knew she had somebody to do it with.

Taglist: @nostandards94

#eddie munson #stranger things #eddie munson x reader #eddie munson x oc #eddie munson fanfiction #stranger things x reader #stranger things fanfiction #stranger things fic

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beaulesbian · 2 years

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I had this headcanon about Will, Mike and the others playing a dnd game again together and this all happened. (It was supposed to be just a short headcanon but its more of a short fic lol)

It's a few weeks after they defeat Vecna - nobody died and everyone is fine, as well as Will and Mike started to date (secretly, it's very new, only few of their closest friends know) - and things are returning back to normal. Or as normal as they could be.

Mike asked if Will wanted to play a dnd one shot game with the Hellfire club that Eddie was planning, something short and fun.

Will was happy to join in, of course. He was curious how was Mike doing now, because as Will moved away he wasn’t sure how did Mike felt about playing dnd. But Will still loved it and loved even more that Mike found his way back to it.

So now along with Dustin they're setting up the game in Mike's basement. Lucas agreed to play too and thought about joining back the club again. El and Erika were excited too, and even Max reluctantly agreed.

They all pushed few tables in Mike’s basement together so they all could fit. Until now it was their base of operation for discussing the plans and details, and now it turned back to its previous purpose – a safe haven for Mike and his best friends to play their favorite game.

Eddie started the game and was happy how everyone was excited to just forget their real world troubles for a moment and focus on their new adventure. He made the party visit a new town and explore. Some of them went into magical shops and find a blacksmith to buy new supplies or upgrade their armor, and others went around the town’s square where there was a circus and games setting up for those who wanted to relax.

Mike and Will’s character went together explore the games, which Will was somehow winning soon enough thanks to his lucky throws and favorite dice. Mike was smiling at Will, he was so happy to see him carefree like that again.

Eddie has noticed them exchanging so many long looks, and smiled to himself, glad that Mike finally had enough courage to feel better in his skin about his feelings towards the Byers boy.

Eddie glanced around and found Steve nearby the table, arms crossed and curiously watching the game. At first he tried to appear like he found their whole adventure unnecessary - why can’t they just go outside and shop themselves, why they needed to play as some characters, as he said before, but it was obviously growing on him, because on few occasions he even added some tips or remarks when one of the kids were unsure when they were deciding between new magical artefacts.

It was nice taking a break just to be together around one table and share some laughs. Even Nancy and Robin were there, but they decided not to play, just listen from the couch where they sat beside each other, quietly and excitedly talking about something together.

When it was after the successful relaxing adventure, their characters (and the players as well) were surprised by a quick attack of swarm of bats descending on the town's square and causing havoc, which indicated something more sinister was happening in the town, but Eddie called the "to be continued!" and everyone laughed and groaned that they wanted to know more.

Joyce arrived to collect both El and Will, and just before Will could say his goodbye to Mike and the others, she just motioned to him and El that she wanted to talk with them alone.

She asked them how would they feel if they moved back to Hawkins, because she could see they didn’t want to leave and that moving the first time before was hard on all of them, and now that everything calmed down with any supernatural creatures, she wanted them to be somewhere they feel comfortable.

Will and El looked at each other and could only furiously nod and agree: they wanted to stay.

Will met Mike’s eyes from across the room, Mike was watching them just out of earshot, but clearly concerned if everything was alright.

He didn’t look away when he saw Will looking back, he kept holding his gaze, all his love visible in eyes, shining at Will and making him feel so warm and happy.

#byler #mine #its not even much about the dnd game #more about the Idea of them all playing it together after everything is good again #stranger things #my fic #little hints at steddie and ronance bc theyre all gay #just fluff okay

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deanismysavior · 2 years

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Why can’t m*levens just accept that Mike has just been very badly written these last two seasons? Like, they keep saying that it’s because us bylers want him to babysit Will or whatever (when Will himself has indirectly stated that Mike’s the only one who doesn’t and that makes him feel normal despite everything and that’s canon) when most of the GA has noticed that the writing for Mike has sucked? They keep justifying everything he’s done with “he was focused on El because she was in danger” okay at the beginning of s4 she wasn’t in danger and he still couldn’t even hug Will for no reason and they’d be just okay with that because “people can grow apart that’s realistic” but then when you tell them that maybe, just maybe, Mike and El’s relationship has some serious problems that might result in a break up later on suddenly it’s the end of the world? Because he said “i love you”? It’s not realistic for kids to break up? I don’t understand for the life of me how the writing for m*leven has been so bad both in s3 and s4 and there’s people still interested in their relationship? Their bond is indeed special, but I feel like reducing the whole storyline to a forced and out of place “I love you” (that doesn’t even feel earned because El had to be crying and later almost dying in front of him to be let out, at the same time that Max was also dying) is just not a good way to write a relationship and there was literally no need to write it like that. It wasn’t the “mature relationship problems” that the interviews have been pushing because their relationship simply isn’t mature. I’ve never seen Mike and El actually, properly talk in three damn season. It’s okay to ship them; it’s not okay to not notice that the writing has not been doing them justice. And it’s just there for them to see: people have lost interest in them. People from the GA who don’t care about other ships. Refusing to see the reality that this is a badly written couple is not the woke take they want it to be, they’re not seeing something nobody else is seeing, it’s just plain bad and lazy writing, and the same goes for not accepting that Mike as character has been neglected for the sake of his relationship with El. Sorry for the rant.

So, while I understand your take on this and where you're coming from, I actually don't think Mike's character was written poorly in seasons 3 and 4, mostly because I've seen this exact dynamic play out in my own life. I had a friend I used to do everything with in elementary school and we were constantly joking around and playing games until one day she completely changed up on me and told me that she didn't want to be silly or play games anymore because it wasn't mature. To her, maturity looked like giving up a lot of the things you enjoyed as a kid in order to be more serious or more adult; it's kind of an attempt to prove to yourself that you're ready for this transition into adulthood. And while there was never anything romantic between my friend and I, I was left really confused and feeling rejected because it didn't really just feel like she was rejecting herself, it felt like she was rejecting me too. This is almost exactly what we see play out in Mike and Will's dynamic in season 3. In seasons 1 and 2, we see Mike being attentive to his friends, embracing his weirdness, loving and writing campaigns for DnD, and spending quality time with Will. When El comes back into the picture in season 3, Mike believes that he's being asked to step up and being pushed into this next phase in his life in which he believes he has to be more serious and mature, which to him means rejecting all of the things that once made him happy in order to fit into this mold of what he believes is expected of him, to grow up, get serious, and dedicate his time to his girlfriend. That's why he seems to have no real balance between his relationship with El and his friends, because he doesn't really believe that he can be both. To this version of Mike, he views not only his interests, but his relationship with Will as something that is childish that he now has to give up in order to reach adulthood. If we read his character this way, then it makes a lot more sense as to how this story arc intertwines with Will's arc in season 3. We see Will confused because all of his friends seem more interested in their girlfriends than in the hobbies that they shared together, and he isn't sure why his friends, especially Mike, seem like different people all of a sudden. So when we see Mike and Will's fight in the rain, Mike is attempting to reject what he views as childish (games, fantasy, and his love for Will), but Will only really feels it as Mike rejecting him, and this sets up the events of season 4 with a lot more clarity.

To your point about Mike and El's relationship, I also don't think that it's poorly written, but I don't think it's authentic either. In season 3, the only real scenes we get with Mike and El are them either making out or whispering to each other, both of which don't display true emotional maturity or a real basis for connection. Their relationship is obsessive and based in a lot of routine. I think both Mike and El use this relationship as a way to explore what they think growing up and maturing is supposed to look like, but they do this to the detriment of themselves because El forms her sense of self around Mike and Hopper while Mike gives up his interests and the parts of himself that make him unique in order to appear normal in this relationship with El.

Anyway, I go more into my take on the writing of Mike in season 4 in this ask if you'd like to check it out, but I 100% believe that Mike's story arc has always been intentional.

#byler #byler endgame #byler nation #ask #mike wheeler #will byers #el hopper #st #stranger things #will byers is gay #mike wheeler i know what you are #mike x will #will x mike

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zephrr · 1 year

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I'm out of writers block!! Still mad I lost "The Game" from that one post on my dash. Wtv tho 😒.Enjoy this ♡.

Gone Rouge

The room was silent as the clock was ticking. The class was taking a test; a pop quiz nobody prepared for. As the teacher made her way around the room, there was a know at the door as it opened slightly.

"Mr. Carver here can explain what has happened and why he is not allowed in my class for the remainder of the week." Another teacher said, clearly upset. She walked out fuming.

Jason looked around awkwardly before looking down and playing with his hands. He wasn't going to explain. Hey, when he's bored he writes lyrics thats on his mind and it just so happened to be so metal music on his mind...and he got carried away. Blame him mind, not him.

"Carver, why'd you get kicked out of class?" The teacher asked as she made her way over to him.

"Mrs. G," Jason started "you know what I do when I'm finished with assignments. I write random things ... that's all that happened." he finished with a sigh. He wasn't lying.

"Ok..well the only seat I have is..." She points her head in the direction of the seat. The seat next to Eddie. Jason wasn't thrilled for this at all. Class started less than 15 minutes ago. God, it was going to be a long block.

Eddie was bored. He couldn't focus and he was starting to get antsy. He had Jason sitting beside him, doing something out of sight. Eddie wanted to know what it was...no...he NEEDED to know what it was. He wasn't going to stop until he did.

So Eddie spent the next 15 minutes trying to get a peek on what Jason was doing. The opportunity finally came when Jason asked to go to the bathroom. As soon as Jason walked out, Eddie leaned over and snatched the notebook that Jason had and looked at it.

Saying he was shocked was an understatement. It was a character sheet. Not any character sheet...a DnD character sheet. Eddie flipped the page and there was another. The other character sheet was clearly older. Eddie compared the two and saw that the character Jason was working on was a rework.

There were lyrics off to the side as well. Specifically, lyrics from the song "Trashed" by Black Sabbath.

Eddie quickly put the things back and just...sat there in awe. He already had a *slight* thing for Jason. I mean look at the guy. But now...? God. He just might propose to him.

Jason got back shortly after, tapping his hands against him leg. Eddie could see people stare at him as he walked past, they were in awe too. Jason Carver was walking past them...in their classroom. Eddie rolled his eyes and tried to focus on his work again.

The bell rang and everyone got up. Some went to lunch, some straight up left school. Jason stayed behind a bit though. He was so close to finishing his description.

He felt a tap on his shoulder and looked over and...up. Way up.It was Eddie. Jason stared at him. Eddie stared back.

"You gonna..say something or just going ta' stare at me?" Jason ask with a bite to his tone. Eddie put his hands up in false surrender before chuckling awkwardly.

"I just wanted to let you know that the teacher said she had to go...well, she told me to let you know. Y'know..?" Eddie said, fumbling over his words.

"Mhm..Alright. I'll be out, I just need to finish something right fast." Jason responded, looking back down at the notebook.

Eddie just.. left. What'd you expect him to do? Stay!? You're out of your mind. Absolutely not! Though, he did spare Jason one more quick glance. Slightly blushing, he left.

{ end notes; I hope you enjoyed this!! Also, I LOVE MY LIL THINGYS THAT *I* MADE YAYYYA. }

#jason carver #!! ONE-SIDED !!#munver #tigerfreak #jason x eddie #jason carver my beloved #zephrr

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floof-writes · 1 year

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also. not to request two prompts. but i just read your tag on the post so i want to give you something to live vicariously through: the chain playing d&d together

I had a very in character moment and wrote a thousand or more words for all the requests I've gotten so far. Instead of living vicariously this turned into torturing Four with my own pain. Do note that I do these in whatever order I want and other asks are on their way.

Title: To Kill A God

Words: 998

“Hey, just checking, you’re still good for Dnd on the fifth, right?” Four asked, their fingers and all but Legend’s name crossed. He’d resorted to actually calling people at this point so they’d respond.

“Wait, that’s on the fifth? I can’t, Ravio and I are going antiquing that night.”

One of the colors wouldn’t stop thinking ‘f’ and instead of letting Blue’s obscenities come out Four took a very deep breath. “Antiquing,” he repeated. “On Dnd night.”

“Yeah sorry, he’s only in town for so long,” Legend said, but he didn’t sound sorry at all. Four couldn’t believe it. This was like, the fourth time in a row they’d canceled, and it was because of antiquing? It was like nobody even cared what happened to the lich king!

“Plan on the twelfth then,” Four managed before hanging up. He chucked his phone at his bedspread and crumpled up the list.

***

“Hey Warriors, when did you say your leadership retreat was again?”

“Starts the Friday after next. The twelfth, I think?”

Four’s face dropped. “I hate you,” Blue said, but Red thought that was too mean and backtracked. “But like, not actually. I love you.” They frowned. “I just hate you right now,” Vio clarified.

“Sorry,” Warriors said, wincing.

***

8 People Who Pay Income Taxes + Wind Play Pretend Every Friday

Oct 3, 7:03

God

Next session is on the 19th. Be there or be square. 😡:)

Monsterfuck-ling

Don’t hate me…

God

Warriors, don’t do this

Monsterfuck-ling

I don’t get back until like 1 am on the 19th

Four demonstrated extreme maturity and did not rip up their session notes, but it was a very close thing.

***

“That’s okay, Sky, it would suck to lose your scholarship, you should definitely study,” Four said very very nicely, even though his insides were turning into lava. “How about the thirty first?” he said tightly.

“Isn’t that Sadie Hawkins?” Time said, and why Time knew that but not the correct way to eat cereal was beyond Four.

“School dances are the worst, Time,” Four said, gagging. “We have Dnd.”

“Wind’s totally gonna get asked though,” Legend said with a snicker, carting his brand new antique clock through his and Sky’s dorm room. “And he won’t say no.”

Four flipped him off.

***

Mom said it’s my turn on the valid

Oct 17 9:17

Rainbow

Did anybody get asked to Sadies?

*looks Titania in the eyes while eating all her apples*

No lol

Mi patria es la mar

Nope!

Punishing me for wondering what rocks taste like is thought crime

Nop

Ha. Suck it, Legend.

***

“Finally, Dnd tonight!” Four shouted, practically bouncing down the school hallway with Wild on his heels. “You’re in charge of bringing food by the way.”

“Obviously,” Wild scoffed, rolling his eyes. Then he stopped. “Wait, tonight?”

Four’s gut went cold. “Yes tonight, where’ve you been?”

“But tonight’s Sadies!”

“And nobody is going! I asked, remember?”

“No, you asked if anybody got asked! Four, I did the asking!”

“It’s a girl’s choice, dipshit!”

“Well it’s not like a girl was gonna ask him!” Wild shouted back. His face went red and he added more quietly, “And maybe I was having more of a girl day anyway.”

Oh for Hylia’s sake, Four suddenly felt like a very strong competitor for Wild’s idiot title. Sure, Wild had been questioning for awhile, but this was the first time he’d said anything definitive about it. But couldn’t Wild have his highschool romance on a night that wasn’t dnd night? Four hid his face behind his AP Stats textbook and walked away.

“Hey, you can’t get mad at me for rebelling against gender norms, Four!” Wild called after him. “Gender is a social construct!”

***

Even God can’t hear us here

Nov 3, 7:13

Wild stop changing my name to ‘real life furry’

Okay real talk for a second, I think Four might implode if we don’t play soon

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

Real talk: he bought me a calendar last week

Swashfuckle

Oh! Muppets right?

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

Nah mine was pride themed?

Monsterfuck-ling

Guilt motivated?

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

Oh no doubt

*and you all thought I couldn’t RP a barbarian*

I think he’s just given up at this point

Clock

Can we all commit to next Friday, November 10th, 6 O’clock?

Four glared at the screenshot Legend had sent them, but beneath Time’s question was six whole ‘yes’s’ so he would take it.

8 Flaky Whores + Four Play Pretend Every Friday

God

Be there or somebody’s body is gonna get harmed

Swashfuckle

Yessir!

Nov 10, 5:24

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

[A selfie of Wild, who has a butterfly bandage on their temple and scratched up arms and hands. Behind them, Hyrule is in a hospital bed, looking ridiculously banged up but offering a thumbs up to the camera anyway. Wind is giving him bunny ears and Twilight has his head in his hands.]

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

Hiking accident beat you to it Four

*and you all thought I couldn’t RP a barbarian*

[A picture of Four with his face resting on a pillow of crumpled up character sheets and dice. His DM screen has half-fallen on his head. Warriors looks on in distaste and concern.]

*and you all thought I couldn’t RP a barbarian*

He’s been like this for twenty minutes

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

Hyrule says he’s sorry but also he has a Grade 2 concussion so like take it with a grain of salt

God is Dead 🌈

The Lich King kills all of you

God is Dead 🌈

Except Hyrule’s sorcerer because he’s too high to understand his sins

God is Dead 🌈

The end

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

What about me?

God is Dead 🌈

You specifically go to hell

Wild Child 💛🤍💜🖤

Homophobia

God is Dead 🌈

BITCH I’M GAY

Swashfuckle

Homophobia

Dragon Hoard

Homophobia

Monsterfuck-ling

Homophobia

Clock

Homophobia

God is Dead 🌈

I hate all of you

Wild stop changing my name to ‘real life furry’

So… next Friday?

#linked universe #lu fic #dnd #crack #request

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