A little brainrot abt Dr. Ratio (he is kinda giving ‘archmage of the mages tower’ vibes. He acts like he doesn’t care about you but deep down he does! He just doesnt know how to act like it😞)

Not even a year in the relationship yet you already want to divorce him. You can’t stand him! That haughty arrogance of his! It feels like hes belittling you with every chance he gets! Its getting in your nerves! He even acts like you both arent married. Not even a simple greeting. What happened to hi, hello, goodbye, i’ll be away for a while, i’ll be home late. The food that you you leave for him for dinner always goes cold and uneaten. He just comes and go and do as he please! You know its a marriage of convenience, it probably means nothing to him, its just empty promises written in a paper after all. But you still want to be civil with him, he’s the man you married after all. But you couldnt take it it anymore! So, when the chance presented itself, you stormed in his office slamming the divorce paper in his desk.

“I want a divorce” you crossed your arms “i’m done with this marriage, sign it”

He looked at the paper for a moment and then at you. You gripped your left arm, feeling nervous under his stare. But you feel hopeful, he’ll probably sign it. There’s no strings attached anyways. But to your dismay he merely put the paper to the side and went back to whatever he was working with

“I wont sign it and as you can see I’m quite busy, please see yourself out”

Yep. You feel like you’re going insane

Blueberry | JJK

Pairing:  Jeon Jungkook x Reader

Summary: Your boyfriend’s sudden change of hair colour well.. certainly surprised you in one way or another.

Genre: established relationship, idol au, fluff and I’ll let you guess the rest lol ;)

Word Count : 1k+ | drabble | Mature themes so NC-17 | warnings: swearing, tension? (duh y’all know me 🥴) 

A/N : The result of me and @sugasbabiie’s sudden feral mode after he posted last night. I’ve never written something like this (& I’m supposed to be editing), but see what JK does to me? Also ‘tis a little apology for people who waited last time (and are still waiting) 🥺

After you saw his most recent post on Twitter, you immediately called him and he answered it like he was waiting for you.

"Baby? You dyed your hair again?" you dramatically asked him, pacing around the living room. He pulled the same act in Malta before, though he looks good in any colour anyways.

"Uhh.. yes? Hehe" he laughed sheepishly.

"I thought it was a filter or smth, I could've helped you" you whined, pouting even though he couldn't see you. You really wanted to do it for him, just once since it’s always been his company’s choice when to change his hair.

"It's okay baby, I had to do it secretly in the washroom before the managers caught me" he giggled excitedly which made you coo at how adorable he is.

"ARMYs love it though, the timeline's going crazy right now" you teased and you heard him snort.

"You're on stan Twitter?..anyways baby I have to go now, we're gonna practice" his voice suddenly sounded rushed as you hear some yelling in the background which you're guessing because of his new blue hair.

"Yes of course, okay but remember-" the line went dead even before you could finish your sentence and you huffed.

This brat.

He didn't even let you finish reminding him of the dinner tonight. But before you could even text a reply, he sent you one.

With a lovely image.

[Kookie ♡: image.]

[Kookie ♡: Sorry baby~ :* ]

Fuck.

You can't help but think that he planned this whole thing, he's been riling you up lately which is sus, and you’re falling for it. He loves your reactions, loves seeing you struggling when he does it.

[Kookie ♡: Still staring baby? ;)]

[Kookie ♡: Here's more~]

[Kookie ♡: image.]

Though you’re definitely affected by these lewd pictures, you decided to ignore his attempts. 

[You: I thought you were practicing -.-]

You waited for his reply but none came.

This little shit.

Now you can't erase those images from your mind, so pink... 

Blowing out a breath, you shake your head. Your patience is really wearing thin now with him teasing you like this.

Suddenly, the main door opened and you see Jungkook standing there, intensely staring at you while breathing heavily.

You've put on your annoyed face but you're lowkey worried, did he fucking run to here from their studio at this time without a disguise?

"B-baby-"

He stopped when he met your eyes.You're sitting too relaxed on the couch and it's making him nervous.When he sees your hand raise, gesturing you to come close, he gulps. Standing in front of you, his heartbeat quickens in anticipation of what you’re going to do.

"Was that fun Jungkook? Sending me those pictures.." you tsked and reached for the waistband of his black sweatpants, he shivered.

You didn't move your hand when he didn't reply and opted on playing with the drawstrings instead. Jungkook’s fingers are fiddling at the moment, itching to grab your hands but he didn't. 

Good boy.

"I'm–" he gasped as soon as he felt your hands move but to his disappointment, you drew your hands back to your lap instead.

"Hmm?" you looked down at your phone and scrolled through the bird app, amused at how wild his fans are. He’s getting antsy since you are evading his eyes.

"I'm sorry" he breathed out with a meek voice.

You ignored him, hands continuing to scroll and his legs are squirming right now, impatient as always. Jungkook wonders if you're truly mad, seeing as you didn't call him "Kookie" so far. He pouted and pushed his hips forward, making your brows raise. You know he went commando today, given the earlier pictures he sent you.

Needy, tsk.

You put down your phone which makes Jungkook excited cause finally. Your hands are back on him, tracing his damn thick thighs but you didn't reply to him. He watched as your hands came up higher and closer to where he wanted them the most.

"Y-Y/N.." he whispered, and you looked up to finally meet his pleading brown doe eyes and noticed him nibbling his lower lips, how cute. Boy, those eyes always do something to you.

Still not responding to him, your hands moved up to his abdomen, lifting his white shirt along with his fluffy knit vest.

“You look cozy today Kook..” you mused while running your hands through his skin, making him fidget some more. He’s close to breaking his self-control and you smirked. Just when you were about to pull his sweats down, a loud beep from the oven alerted you and you stood up.

“What the fuck-“ he stepped back, mouth gaping in surprise. His hazy eyes now in confusion, all the intense feelings now gone.

“Oops, the cake’s done!” you giggled, strutting to the kitchen and putting your oven mitts on, ready to take it out from the oven when you feel him behind you.

“God, you look so good like this” he muttered, voice deep now compared to his high pitched and whiny one earlier. You stopped in the middle of bending down when you felt his hands on your waist, hoisting you up. Now standing back facing him, your mind went blank as you scrambled to turn off the oven. Shit, shit, shit.

Jungkook chuckled at your attempts to calm down, and he’s glad. After all he spent weeks, preparing for this. You on the other hand is waiting for his next move, nervous to say anything that’ll make him back off.

“What’s the flavour Baby?” he spoke softly, way closer to you now that you can literally feel his breath on your nape and you shuddered. Fuck what’s happening? You’re supposed to be mad at him but here you are.

“Blue-blueberry” you responded shakily, now breathing heavily. “Mmhmm, must be delicious” he murmured, hands now caressing your arms. He knows how easily his touch can sway you, though the way he’s trailing his fingers now is not an apologetic one.

“Uh of course” you breathed deeply and cleared your throat. “I made it after you posted to match your hair” you hummed, now regaining your composure but Jungkook’s having none of it.

Glancing up, you saw his eyes looking back at you from the reflection of the kitchen cabinet’s glass, the same ones you saw on the risqué pics he sent you earlier. Not breaking his gaze, his hands started to move your hair on one side of your neck and leaned down as whispers beside your ear.

“Really? Then let’s have a taste”

tagging: @sketchguk @merakiiverse @taegularities @sunkissedjk @dreamescapeswriting @hoebii @angelicyoongie​ @venusiangguk

sowwy for the tease 😗

might add more 👀

Pickup Lines

Corpse Husband X Reader

Summary: Just some pickup lines from Corpse in a round of Among Us.

Warnings: Maybe some swear words somewhere and my trashy writing.

Wordcount: 1629

Definitely not my artwork. Also I’m back and not dead. Yay! Tell me what you think and please request.

Rae, being the big sister she is, begged me until I had to give in to make her be quiet, got me to agree to playing Among Us with her gang. As in Poki, Felix, Sean, Brooke AB, Sykkuno, Toast, Fuslie, and Corpse. I have never once in my entire existence played Among Us. I stream but never this game. I mostly stream the Sims 4 and I just started The last of us two. I download the game and the proximity mod Rae told me to get. After setting up my stream and greeting the early people who come early I open the game and join the discord call.

“Rae you said you have someone new to play.” One of Rae’s friends says as I join the call. I can clearly tell from the voice that they are excited.

“Yea, she’s really annoying most of the time and we share DNA.” Rae laughs causing me to gasp. “ME! Annoying imposable!! I’m the most un annoying person in the world. The audacity you have Rachell Hofstetter.” 

“Guys this is my little baby sister Y/N.” Rae introduces me to all her online Among Us friends. A chorus of hi’s sound out in my headphone, really loud hi’s form some of them. “Introduce yourselves.” Rae commands the group.

“Hi I’m Sykkuno I have a plant hat.” 

“Ok, um Hi I’m the better sister Y/N nice to meet you all.” I kindly say with a wave though after I realize they can’t see me. “Oh God I just waved though none of you can see me. Let’s just start before I do more weird things.”

“We still have to wait for Corpse.” I let out a small oh as I mute myself and talk to chat.

“Corpse finally you’re here!” Syykuno’s voice is the first I hear in a while. He greets the player that’s 19 minutes late.

“Corpse meet my sister Y/N, she’s our tenth player.” Rae butts in before Corpse even has a chance to talk.

“Whaddup baby.” An unbelievably hot voice makes it’s way through my headphones. I just sit there stunted for a second. His voice is Godly and amazing what I would give to wake up to that every morning.

“Uh um h-hi.” I giggle out feeling my face heat up a ton. My chat is going a million miles per hour even with slow mode. The ones I can read say something like SIMP!!!, that reaction tho, look at her blush.

“Hey, that’s my sister Corpse!”

The game starts with me being a crewmate. We all spawn around a blue circle table. I stay there for an extra bit trying to regain myself. “Rachell, how do I play?” After Rae gives me a quick rundown she leaves to the left to do her tasks. I head down to a place filled with boxes. I walk in circles around the boxes for a while just for fun when a body is reported. 

“Body in Nav.” Felix says being the one to report Sean’s body. 

I listen to the conversation they all have, silently observing what they have to say. That is until I’m brought into the conversation. “Y/N you’ve been silent.” Toast calls me out. “Where were you this round?”

“I was in a room.” I start off as the others laugh around me as I try to think what that place was called. “Sus” Someone says, causing me to panic. “Wait, give me a second it was a room with boxes some of them were like floating or something.”

“Storage?” Corpse asks, again causing my face to heat up. God this man doesn't even have to say anything interesting to make me blush, he could say the dumbest thing and I’d be hooked.. “Where else were you?” Toast asks clearly, trying to sus me for no reason whatsoever.

“Um… storage, I was there the whole round running around boxes. Why you so sus Toast trying to cover up the murderer are you?” I try to throw the sus back at the man. 

People start voting so I vote for Toast because why not, he’s being mega sus. My white head pops up next to Toast’s name with a little black head. And Toast’s cyan head pops up next to my name. We get into the next round and Corpse insists I follow him, so I do. I mean who can say no to him, certainly not me.

“Wait here,'' he tells me. I stand in Caf in the top corner unsure if I’m about to be killed or not. Corpse walks out of my sight before walking in front of me. “Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk past you again?” He asks, causing me to become a stuttering mess.

“I um I… I got ta-task to g-go do.” I start walking away feeling my face heat up. But he follows after me.

“I'm learning about important dates in history. Wanna be one of them?” No matter where I go Corpse follows after me giving out pickup lines.

“I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours?”

“Corpse s-stop following me I um I-I I have tasks.” I stutter helplessly trying to get away from him passing multiple people laughing at me. 

“Can I follow you where you're going right now? Cause my parents always told me to follow my dreams!” He uses another pickup line before a pink body gets reported. 

“The body is in the back of electrical.” Leslie is the first one to talk. The blush on my cheeks caused by Corpse Husband doesn't feel like going away anytime soon.

“I think Y/N and Corpse came from there.” Poki adds to the conversion by throwing the sus over to me and Corpse.

“It couldn’t have been Y/N I was with her the whole round.”

“Ye-yea yes it is not Corpse I-I um I was with him.” I stutter out. People start accusing Corpse because how unserten I sounded until Sykkuno stuck up for him saying he saw us together alot. Most of us skipped except a few votes on Corpse and one vote on Toast from me. He’s still sus.

And now the pickup lines from Corpse start again:

“I hope you know CPR, because you are taking my breath away!”

“If I had four quarters to give to the four prettiest women in the world, you would have a dollar!”

“Are you a camera? Because every time I look at you, I smile!”

“I'm in the mood for pizza. A pizza you, that is!”

“If nothing lasts forever, will you be my nothing?”

“Do you have a name? Or can I call you mine?”

“Is your name Google? Because you have everything I've been searching for.”

“There must be something wrong with my eyes. I can't take them off you.”

“You must be a campfire. Because you're super hot and I want s'more.”

“My buddies bet me that I wouldn't be able to start a conversation with the most beautiful person in the game. What should we do with their money?”

“Remember me? Oh, that's right, I've only met you in my dreams.”

“I'm glad I remembered to bring my library card. 'Cause I am totally checking you out!”

“I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty good with numbers. Tell you what, give me yours and watch what I can do with it.”

“Are you a time traveler? Because I see you in my future!”

“There is something wrong with my cell phone. It doesn't have your number in it.”

“If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.”

“Aside from being sexy, what do you do for a living?”

“Feel my shirt. Know what it’s made of? Boyfriend material.”

“I was blinded by your beauty; I’m going to need your name and phone number for insurance purposes.”

“Something’s wrong with my eyes because I can’t take them off you.”

“Did the sun come out or did you just smile at me?”

“You’re so beautiful that you made me forget my pickup line.”

“I know you vented Y/N. Right into my heart.”

That’s all I hear for the rest of my steam. Each time making me more flustered than the last. My face has been red all the time and chat hasn’t failed to notice, making me more flustered each time I read a comment calling me out.. We were all chilling in the lobby going to do our last game when Corpse decided to use another pick up line on me.

“Hey guys watch this, watch this!” He says getting everyone to stop their conversations. “Hey Y/N.”

“Hi?...”

“You remind me of the twenty letters of the alphabet.” He starts. I tilt my head a little confused where he got twenty from. But like sure dude.

“Corpse buddy, there are twenty six letter in the alphabet.” Sean says, correcting Corpse who somehow forgot about six letters.

“Silly me, silly me how could I forget U R A Q T.” Again the blush gets deeper.

“Hold up man you're still missing one you can’t count!” Felix yells out over the chorus of awww. From the rest.

“Don’t worry I give you that D later.” I think I died and went to heaven. Maybe hell couldn’t be sure.

“Woah woah woah THAT IS MY BABY SISTER YOU ARE TALKING TO!!!! KEEP IT PG!!!!” Rae yells out over all the people laughing and saying things. 

“I think I’m broken.” I whisper in my mic, somehow over all the talking Corpse heard me. “Sorry Kitten, maybe I should come over and make you feel better.”

CORPSE was banned by Valkyrae

CORPSE was kicked from the call by Valkyrae

"Summer Daze"

Summer-y: (see what I did there 👀) What seems like endless days in the summer months are only brief moments in time spent with your man that you wish lasted forever. The different events that take place make your romance burn brighter than the sun...after all, the memories made in the summer are always the most vivid.

Words: 3,045

Warnings: None

Authors Note: IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!🥳💕But here's is a present to you guys as an apology for taking so long on BBD 3. Love you🥺👉🏼👈🏼

Bakugou

Trying not to make any sudden noise, while also holding back your giddy laughter, you sneak your way around the outside of the house trying to spot Bakugou. What had started off as the two of you cleaning the garage, quickly led to the discovery of old large water guns packed away. All it took was one side-eye look from you and Bakugou smirked, grabbing the closest one. "Don't even think about trying to beat me, dumbass. We both know who gets wet around here."

Your jaw dropped at the sudden teasing tone before you grabbed the other water gun and stared at him dead in the eyes. "Oh yeah? Well, let's see if you can manage to get me that wet, Ka-su-ki~" As you finished your sentence, you leaned up and quickly brushed your lips on his before taking off to fill your weapon up with water. It didn't take long before you heard him take off as well, most likely going to the side of the house to turn the hose on. You, however, went inside and filled it up at the sink before making your way into the backyard.

You hid behind the back wall for a few seconds and peeked your head around the corner, just to see Bakugou stalking slowly up the side of the house, his water gun aimed in front of him. Hoping he didn't see you, you quickly duck away and sprint across the yard, hiding behind the tool shed.

"Where'd you go, babygirl?" The cocky voice rang throughout the yard and you peeked around the corner again seeing Bakugou turn in slow circles before glancing at the other end of the house. The sun shone brightly on his blonde hair, his skin glistening with a thin sheen of sweat and what made you almost gasp out loud was the realization he took his shirt off. Only in a pair of athletic grey shorts, you realized his unfair advantage. Two can play at that game.

Softly placing your water gun down, you raise your shirt over your head, leaving you only in your bra. Peeking out once more, you see that Bakugou disappeared and you readied your weapon again. Coming out from your hiding spot, you make your way to the opposite end of the house where you assumed he went. As soon as you saw his broad back towards you, you aimed and started pumping the water gun.

"You look a little hot Katsuki! Time to cool off, explosion boy!" As soon as the cold water hit Bakugou's back, he jumped and immediately turns around to fire back. He smirked and charged forward making you shriek and turn to run back into the backyard, now completely on defense mode.

"Get back here (Y/n)! Admit defeat and I'll stop!" Laughter rings out from Bakugou's throat as he sprays you with water, watching you unsuccessfully dodge it. Trying to turn the tables, you charge forward with everything you got. Not noticing how wet the ground got, you slip on some mud and found yourself tackling Bakugou to the ground.

Groaning softly, you go to move but find Bakugou's arms wrapped tightly around you. Sighing contently, you settle into his chest, the hot sun drying off your wet bodies. You felt a kiss on your head which made you tilt your head up, leaning up on his chest. "Truce?"

Bakugou snorts and runs his palm over your back. "I knew you were hiding from me."

"I still got you first!" You exclaim, poking him in the chest. Bakugou grins up at you with an almost dopey smile on his face. Smiling yourself, you tilt your head and place your lips over his. The kiss was soft and warm, Bakugou's arms circling tightly around your waist pressing you against him.

"Don't think I don't know what you were trying to do without a shirt on." Pulling back, Bakugou's lips brush over your ear and you shudder.

"Yeah, yeah. I had to make the playing field even."

"We'll see about that tonight. Now let's finish cleaning the garage, we have a lot of work to do." Whining you pretend to complain but no matter what you were doing just spending time with Bakugou is worth it.

Midoriya

"Ahhh~! You're so cute Deku!" Squealing, you bounce around Midoriya, snapping pictures of him in his bucket hat, his blush matching the red bucket of strawberries he was currently holding.

The two of you were currently in a strawberry field, picking fresh strawberries under the blazing summer sun and you have yet to get over the fact that Midoriya's bucket hat is way too cute to be ignored. On the way to the field, you cooed at him in the passenger seat while roaming your eyes over the green curls splaying out beneath the brim of the hat. What made it even better was the fact that the hat was baby pink with black stenciled strawberries on it.

At first, Midoriya was bashful and appreciated the compliment but once he saw how much you were fawning over him, he didn't get it. "I-I don't see what the big deal is, (Y/n). It's hot out and I'm just protecting my head." Midoriya fidgets and squats back down to pick up your abandoned strawberry bucket so you could move to a new location. You gasped and snapped a few more pictures of the light shining on the exposed curls, his freckles popping out from the sun.

You follow him over to a new bush of strawberries and bend down next to him, smiling. "It's not just the hat, which by the way, I'm buying you more of those, but it matches your outfit! You look so good in baby pink!" Not being able to hold back, you glance at him again and see a small pout on his lips.

"..."

"Waah~! (Y/n)-!" Midoriya drops the strawberries he was holding as you tackle him to the ground, peppering his face in kisses. "W-wait! Someone could se-mnf..."

You finally kiss his lips and grip the sides of his hat, pulling it down over his eyes. Midoriya's hands still on your waist as you fix your straddled stance on his lap, his legs bent as he leaned up on his elbows. The sweet scent of strawberries filled your nose as you pulled away from his soft lips, the hat still covering his face. Before you could comment, you felt something on your head as his lips covered yours again.

"Maybe you should wear it for a bit, (Y/n). I think the sun is getting to you," Midoriya whispers before pulling back completely. You blink blearily up at him, his curls messier than before since they were under the hat a flushed grin on his face as he gazed dreamily at you. "Hey you're right darling, it looks really cute." His fingers brush some of your hair away from your face, tucking it under the hat.

Now it was your turn to blush as you adverted your gaze. "Deku..."

A teasing smile suddenly crossed his face as he reached for his phone. "Oh? Let me take a picture of how cute you are~ say cheese!"

The mocking tone had blushing even more as Midoriya began snapping away on his phone, but you laughed and struck a few poses, strawberries forgotten for a brief moment. Making a kissy face, you wink at the camera and Midoriya laughs breathlessly, pulling away to look at you again. "We better hurry up so we don't get a heat stroke. How about when we get home we make some cool strawberry deserts to cool us off?"

Nodding your head excitedly, you crawl off Deku and resume picking the strawberries, feeling him take his place beside you. "...I am buying you more hats though."

"Pfft. I know." 

Todoroki

You love Todoroki's quirk. It was useful for just about anything you can think of, a perfect example being right now. The day was winding down and you and Todoroki were curled up together outside, watching the sunset while the cicadas chirped around you. His right side kept you cool against the lingering humidity as you leaned closer into him, his arm wrapping around your waist. As romantic as this was, the sudden rumbling of your stomach had plans to ruin the moment.

"Ah-sorry. Oh! how about we make some smores!" Your embarrassment faded quickly as you pulled away from the embrace. Todoroki's eyes furrowed and was just about to ask a question before you ran inside to gather all the ingredients. You came back outside with your arms full of marshmallows, chocolate, and gram crackers, settling back down beside Todoroki, excitedly.

"When did we get all this?" He asked, turning to face you while opening the bag of marshmallows and popping one in his mouth.

"I went shopping earlier this week. Smores is a summer MUST, Shouto. By the bonfire with friends roasting marshmallows...and the chocolate melts with it for that gooey-goodness?!" You pop a marshmallow in your mouth as well while opening the chocolate and gram cracker box.

"We don't have a bonfire." Todoroki points out, an amused smile on his face.

You stop what you're doing and catch his gaze, looking at him with full seriousness. "No. But we have your left hand."

Todoroki stares at you a second longer before slowly shaking his head, a small breathless laugh escaping his mouth. "Okay...and these 'friends?'" He motions to the empty front yard.

Rolling your eyes you begin breaking apart the crackers and handed him two along with a piece of chocolate. "Not just friends...people you love. Now, I was thinking we could just place the marshmallow on top of the chocolate and you can use your finger-mnf~"

Lips suddenly closed around yours and you sighed into the sugary kiss, the last rays of sunlight just barely shining through the skyline illuminating the two of you. Todoroki pulls back first and licks his lips making you blush. "I love you too, (Y/n)."

His intense gaze was too overpowering you found yourself fidgeting. Not knowing what you do, you hold out your smore, a pleading look in your eyes. Todoroki snorts and takes your treat, igniting his finger so he can roast the marshmallow. "Sometimes I think you only like me because of how convenient my quirk is."

You mock gasp and throw your hands up in defense. "Excuse me sir- actually no. I do really love your quirk. But you, because it's you, I love you. Does that make sense? You are my favorite human being Shouto and being with you right here means a lot."

A faint blush covers Todoroki's face as he finished roasting the marshmallow just how you like it. You noticed and leaned up and kissed him again. "Hehe~ now after smores let's do the good old chubby bunny challenge!"

"Huh?"

"You'll see! It's fun, I promise!"

Kirishima

"Come on, (Y/n)! Trust me, it'll be fine! I promise!" Kirishima wobbled closer to you on the bicycle, trying to convince you to ride on the handlebars. The two of you rented a place out in the country for summer vacation and the place you picked had an old vintage bike stored away in the garage. Kirishima inspected that it would be okay to mount and insisted on taking the two of you on a ride. 

You eyed him suspiciously but knowing he had the pure strength to keep the bike steady while balancing both of your weights made you consider the idea. Quickly, you glance at the squared handlebars and back up to his pleading puppy-dog eyes. Damnit. I can't say no to that. Sighing you walk forward and he grins, his happiness shining brighter than the sun.

"Don't steer us into a tree, Kiri." Turning your back to the bike, you feel behind you and grip the handlebars. "Ready?"

"I would never do anything to hurt you, cutie and you should know that by now. I'm ready, hop on." Kirishima hardens his stance and steadies the bike so you can hop up without it tipping. Of course, Kirishima would never hurt you, but the idea of him looking over your shoulder to steer scared the hell out of you. You hop on the vintage bike, trying to get comfortable on the handlebars. "Okay...I'm going to push off now so I have to release my quirk, but don't worry I still got you." His voice was close to your ear and you shivered from the reassurance.

With your voice caught in your throat, you nod and Kirishima pushes off. "Oh my-" The wobbling had you panicking briefly before you the balance was restored and Kirishima took the two of you out onto a dirt road.

"See? It's not that bad. Besides, I get to have you close to me like this and enjoy the view." His breath tickles your ear again as the warm wind whipped past your bodies, providing some relief to the dry humid air. As sexy as it was having his voice low in your ear like that, the death grip you had on the handlebars made you preoccupied. Warm hands suddenly covered yours as Kirishima adjusted his position and leaned forward a bit. "Look, there's a sunflower field over there. Want to go check it out?"

You relax instantly back into him realizing he was trying to distract you. Oh, how you loved this man. Humming, you nod and close your eyes as Kirishima steered the two of you over to the bright yellow field. Enjoying the sun shining on your face and wind whipping through your hair, Kirishima turns his head and kisses your temple softly.

"There you go, cutie. I told you I got you." Kirishima kisses your temple again and turns the bike slightly to cruise over a bridge. Water streamed under it and the sound of it relaxed you even more. Leaning up, you kiss Kiri under his jaw and agree contently.

"Let's take some cute pictures at the field." You murmur, peaking open your eyes to see the large yellow flowers getting closer. The idea of Kirishima smiling with a bunch of sunflowers made you giggle at the thought. It would be a perfect image.

"What's so funny?"

"You're just so handsome, Eijirou. I love you."

Kirishima lifts one hand from yours and wraps it around your waist, securing you against him. The one-handed control didn't even scare you as he finally slowed to a stop, just within walking distance of the field. You hop down and Kirishima spins you against him, his face flushed slightly from what you said, or from him cycling you couldn't tell. "Well, you're just too cute to handle sometimes, you know that? I love you too, (Y/n)."

He pecks your lips softly as he gets off the bike and the two of you walk hand-in-hand to the sunflowers.

Kaminari

"Left hand blue!" Kirishima called out making some people on the Twister mat groan. The former UA students had gotten together to enjoy a nice summer barbeque and catch up on each other's lives. However, the heroes ended up splitting off into two groups; one being the few who were currently grilling, and two, the ones who brought out games to play. Kaminari, of course, had the genius idea to bring a giant Twister mat and even suggested playing with shaving cream placed on all the circles.

That led to your current situation of trying to reach blue with your left hand while trying not to slip and land on Mina's back. The group currently grilling laughed loudly and made taunting, yet hilarious, commentary on who was most likely to slip next. So far, only Hagakure got eliminated but that was because Sero didn't see her foot and accidentally shoved her down. Hearing everyone groan and whine about the new position had you giggling as you steady yourself on the blue circle.

"This is absolute hell Kaminari...I'm not elastigirl from The Incredibles!" Mina huffed and tried to look behind her for a spot to put her hand. Her comment only made you laugh more, your hand slipping slightly on the shaving cream from the shakey movement. You heard Bakugou snort from across the lawn as he flicked the spinner. "Right hand yellow!"

There was a quiet pause from everyone as a collective, "fuck" rose into the air. Shifting your position, you cross over your left hand and find stability on a yellow circle, breathing out a sigh of relief. You heard Jiro mutter something as a shriek came from Koda. Bracing yourself just in case, you heard a few people fumble as then hit the mat with a thump. The grilling team 'ooh-ed' as a few more made jokes and took pictures.

From the corner of your eye, you see Jiro, Koda and Aoyama walk away to clean off the shaving cream. Once everyone has settled again, this time Shouji flicked the spinner. Everyone voted against him playing because of his unfair advantage and playfully banished him to kitchen duties. "Left hand green!" Easy enough. You take it off of blue and lean back so your resting on a green circle. What surprised you was seeing how close Kaminari entered your space to place his hand on the same dot you're using. "Hey," you whispered, staring into his mirthful gold eyes. Shaving cream was smeared on his cheek and you smiled goofily at him.

"Hey, babe." Kaminari whispers back, leaning closer to you, his fingers moving to cover yours. 

"We got a PDA close up on the field! Disqualification!" Mina's voice called out again and you busted out laughing, throwing your head back as you felt your foot slip. In slow motion, your foot slid, kicking Mina which led to the rest of the players collapsing on shaving cream. However, you had locked eye contact with Kaminari as he fell, his elbows quickly bracing the side of your head as your lips collided. Smiling into the kiss, you let his lips linger as everyone around you tried to catch their breath from laughing.

At that moment, there was only you and Kaminari under the summer sun, covered in shaving cream, with the smell of barbeque in the air.

PLEASE i need more of your among us concept, it was so good!

Hi!! How are you doing? I saw a lot of people want more of these, so I wanted to gain some time to be able to come up with more stuff about Yandere Among Us.

So, I hope you didn't wait too long. How about we continue where we left off?

But this time with an proper begining.

TW/Tags: Everyone is fighting // more characters because I hate myself! // Shy boy is a really suspicious boy // not as much as yandere tendencies, but maybe the start of them?? // All characters have real names, but calling each other by colors is a formal military way in this universe, ya know? // Mentions of blood and possibly (just maybe) scent kink 👀 // It may low-key not be like the original game but I tried ;-;

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"- You're pretty sus, not gonna lie." Ch - 1 [Yandere!Among Us x Reader - Short Fanfiction]:

(Ch - 2)

"- And then I told her:' Yo, your chicken is dry as hell!' And then she beat me with a stick." You were currently talking with your best pal, Cyan! You two were in the cafeteria taking a snack-break, while everyone was trying to repair the ship by doing their own assigned tasks.

"- H-Heh, that's so you [Y/N]." Cyan said, although their tone was extremely off, like they didn't know what to say. They haven't eaten anything since the day began, and you were starting to worry if they were okay or not.

"- Buddy, are you okay? You haven't touched any of the snacks I brought you, you haven't even eaten a single marshmallow yet, and I thought these were your favorites!" You told them while shoving more potato chips down your mouth.

To you, the situation was mildly confusing, but to "Cyan" it was an absolute nightmare! How are they supposed to keep this up?? You're going to end up blowing their cover, they just know it!

They started to consider making you their next meal, yet if they did it right now everyone would be suspicious of them, since "they" have been with you ever since you two went to do tasks.

Stars help them, because things can go wrong any minute now! They were sweating under the suit out of nervousness and because of how hot and wet the suit was.

They didn't have time to clean the blood inside of the suit, so it was basically really, really sticky inside it.

They were disassociating until you've put your hand on top of theirs.

"- Cyan, what's wrong?!" You sound so worried, so loud yet concerned. For someone that was floating through space using asteroids to move around, your voice is so- Different, from the empty void out there. They aren't accustomed to this feeling yet.

"- I-I am! Don't worry about it, I, I think I just had a really long day, that's all." They lied through their teeth hoping that you would fall for it. But of course, you're way too stubborn to fall for that.

"- Are you sure tho? I- I could call White to see if you're sick, or maybe-" You were interrupted by the Cyan's scream while they suddenly stood up.

"- No! No, please- You-" Stars, they're terrible at this, aren't they?? They just need to shush you for now, they can't let you call someone else! The more people around them the more anxious they'll be and they will obviously be exposed to-

"- Look, [Y/N]-" -They tried to calm themselves, everything is fine, they just need to think of a way to make your worries go away- "- I'm fine, I promise, okay?" They said while putting their hands on your cheeks forcing you to look at their space suit's helmet.

You feel flustered by the sudden movement. Not only were you caught off guard by their sudden reaction, but-

This- this little thing that they did? Was starting to blossom a lot of unwanted flowers inside your heart.

' God, take a grip [Y/N]! You can't be all flustered in a time like this!' You think to yourself while shaking your head to wipe the lovey-dovey thoughts out of your mind.

You just can't help it though! You guess that ever since your team has been stuck in space- No, ever since you first met Cyan in the facility on Earth and were introduced to your team as their new crewmate, you have found yourself having a crush on Cyan. You hate to admit this, but yeah, they were always kinda… Cute, to you.

Ah well, Cyan was always the rascal, the flirty over the top one. The one that was always playing around yet also keeping their head strong when facing a conflict. Always so radiant yet so down to earth. Oh well, here you go, simping again, oh geez...

You try to wake yourself from your fantasy world, this is not the time [Y/N]!

"- Okay-y then! I-I'm really sorry if I was bothering you!" You try to speak up yet you stutter all the way, making you feel embarrassed at how silly you're acting right now.

And while you're dealing with your inner struggles, Cyan is looking at you really confused (not that you would be able to see it because of their helmet). There is something really strange about the way you talk to them that is making them wonder what your previous relationship with this "Cyan" human was all about, and wondering if they can keep it up with this charade if they observe you and learn more about, well, "how to be themselves" around everyone else.

Actually, this may work perfectly! By getting small clues out of you, they'll be able to decipher how to properly imitate humans!

But, they're still oblivious to human emotions, so this may take more time than expected, luckily you two can spend a lot of time alone-

"- Yooooo, look over there y'all!" You two heard someone shouting while coming into the cafeteria. Oh God, really?-

Of course it was Red, who else would be making fun of you two?

Well, he is not mean, he is just- ARGH!! He keeps picking on you for liking them, and it frustrates you so much when he comes looking all smug-

If your face could, it would turn itself into a tomato and probably pop off of your body and roll away from the embarrassment.

Wow… Okay, that was a little exaggerated, but still!-

"- How is my favorite couple doing on this pleasant evening?" He said while coming forward. His words making you turn on your defensive mode instantly:

"- We're not dating you know! I told you this nineteen times, Geez, stop being an ass…" Yep, really subtle how your cheeks lighten up at the idea of being a couple with Cyan.

And while the rest of the crew is now appearing into vision and coming forward to the cafeteria, Cyan is losing their grip ever so slightly- They can't handle this! It's- It's literally too many of you!

They can't take out every single one of you at once! This is terrible!

They need- They need to calm down and take this suit off. The heat is starting to take over their head.

"- So, how's it been for you two? Ya know, beside all the smooching-" Red says as he looks directly at you awaiting your delicious response, which was a little pouty face, so it meant that his job was done for today "- Have you guys finished your tasks?"

"- Oh! Well, we didn't manage to complete everything, the lights turned off out of nowhere and we couldn't see anything!" You tell him honestly. You're still kinda sad about it, it sucks to finish the day without completing everything you needed to.

Everyone's gathering around and sitting at the main table, it's time for a dinner meeting and assignment of tasks for tomorrow before everyone goes to sleep. God, you already miss your bed so much!

"- Ha! I knew it wasn't just in one room!... But yeah honestly me too, I couldn't finish my task because of the blackout. All that I needed to do was to swipe the card though!" Red said, while stealing one of your snacks, which earned a little "hey" coming from you, he was only joking though, as he returns the snack back to you before he can eat any.

"- Well, don't worry, tomorrow we can finish it!" Said Yellow, trying to lighten up the mood by being positive.

"- I sure do hope so-" Orange was about to say when Blue came in and interrupted all of you.

"- But what if we can't do any of them tomorrow?" Their voice echoed through the cafeteria. Everyone was silent as Blue's words caused a new feeling to arise inside the crew's hearts. Despair.

As no one was saying anything, they continued-

"- You guys seriously haven't noticed our situation yet, have you? We're floating through space because or engines have been broken by the asteroids outside, we can't even navigate this spaceship-"

"- We're trying to fix this-" Pink started, but failed to continue.

"- And while we keep "trying" and not actually doing anything, we are all in danger! Even the facility has stopped communicating with us-"

"- Blue! That 's enough!" White had interrupted his rant. His yelling was starting to get hold of Yellow's feelings, she was always sensitive to yelling and loud noises in general. Truth is, that the most positive person in your group was truly the most negative one in this scenario, yet she wanted to keep everyone together, to keep bringing hope inside everyone, even though she herself didn't truly believed in that hope.

"- W-We-" Yellow tried to speak through her sobbing, trying to hold enough strength to control her bottled up emotions from spitting out.

"- Come on, take deep breaths, I know you can do this-" Black tried to comfort her, like he would to everyone aboard.

"- We-We are all going to die here-e." She whispered in between sobs. Her breathing became more frantic and more desperate for air.

It's the eight time this week someone had a breakdown while everyone was present.

"- Blue, seat down." White asked, yet her normally stern voice made it sounded more like a command, which Blue absolutely despised.

"- I'm-" Blue started, yet, stopped themselves. Wanting to say something towards their distressed crewmate yet deciding to go away and miss tonight's meeting. Again.

"- This is stupid." They said before leaving.

"- Blue come back this instant-" White tried to call them, they didn't even look back.

"- … Didn't even apologise…" Brown said, trying to keep his cool even though he couldn't stand Blue's antics ever since the ship was stuck in space.

"- D-Damnit!" Orange punched the table with her wrists. God, she hated every single second spent in this hellish place. She only retracted her anger when she noticed Yellow flinching from the sound.

"- I'm- I'm so sorry Yellow-"

"- It's fine! D-Don't worry about it!" She said while trying to keep her own little charade going on. But after a month, no one believes her at this point.

"- Yellow I can lead you back to your room! Do you want to company?" Said Pink, their voice sounding just as sweet and cute as their personality. The only one helping everyone stay sane by simply being there and saying "Hi!" every "morning".

"- I would like it." Yellow had calmed herself down enough so she could at least say a couple of words. She said her good nights and followed Pink back into her room.

"- It's another meeting wasted." Green said while packing their things.

"- Well, it could be worse, right? Good night everyone!" Said Purple not really caring about anything at this point.

"- Oh, come on everyone! Shouldn't we discuss our tasks for tomorrow?" Red asked, if not begged for them to come back. How has this happened? How has all your crew started to fall apart so easily?

"- Don't worry Red, we can do that tomorrow morning." Black said while comforting White who was having a headache because of the endless fights inside the spaceship.

This was the third time just this week that your meetings were interrupted by arguing. This is only the second time Blue has actually been the cause of it though.

"- Maybe they miss their family?" Lime asked while referring to Blue.

"- We all do." Brown said while standing up and going to his own bedroom. Muttering something through his teeth that no one could understand.

The whole situation happened so fast, you couldn't even understand what just happened!

"- Are, are we-"

"- Yes [Y/N], you're all dismissed." White answered already knowing what you were going to ask.

"- Oh…. Do you want some?" You asked motioning the snacks up to her, which surprised her yet she appreciated the gesture.

"- Thank you…." She whispered. You nod your head and decide to give her some space. You knew that you didn't need to worry too much about it, as Black was there to help her feel better.

If Black wasn't in this ship, she would have already fallen apart. All of you would.

"- Well, I guess dinner has ended sooner than expected!" Red tried to joke to lighten up your mood, to which you give a little chuckle. God, today is a really terrible day isn't it?

"- Uhn, hey, you're okay? You have been quiet throughout the whole meeting." Red asked Cyan.

Oh. Oh no, please no.

"- Uhn? Yeah? I… did?" They're so dead.

"- Yeah, it was… Pretty odd. Last time Blue yelled you had put them in their place, and it was pretty cool of you to stand for Yellow like that". Red said remembering that day. He didn't have anything against Blue, as he knew Blue is trying their best like everyone else. Yet he didn't like how Blue started to act like an ass lately, especially not even apologising towards Yellow or even the whole crew for that matter.

Cyan was sweating like crazy. They were panicking at the beginning of the meeting because of the amount of humans surrounding them, but when they noticed how easily humans let their distrust control them, they decided to let them speak and see what would happen. Seeing them argue with each other made them feel calmer and safer.

' I won't die!' They thought.

But now? They're raising suspicion again, by literally not doing anything??! How is this possible-

"- Well, it is true but, I don't know Red, Cyan has been pretty tired all day, and besides, Blue doesn't listen to us anymore, so it wouldn't matter anyway." You tried to reason. Yes, Cyan was acting a little different, being a little more shy than their normal self but come on now, everyone has their bad days! Maybe today they are not feeling really well….

You looked up at them, trying to show sympathy to your friend who you still thought was having some personal issues of their own.

"- Yeah! Exactly… Today has been pretty crazy! I think I just need some sleep.". Yeah, really crazy! Their body had hit an spaceship filled with free food, and then they had to disguise themselves as one of the humans inside so they could easily take one by one. But now? They're regretting each second of it! Stars, the anxiety eating them from inside is worse than being all alone in space.

Well, if they ever get out alive, they'll at least have some cool story to tell their own kind about…. If there is anyone waiting for them to return, that is.

"- Oh… That sucks buddy, but you got an point, I guess we all need to relax, and hey! Tomorrow is a new day right?" Red smiled at you two, offering a little bit of positive before you two went inside your rooms. Well, he offered a little bit of positive and a hug, to which you had gladly taken.

Although, Cyan was at first really confused about this gesture, so they stayed a little further away from the sign of affection.

"- Oh come on! Stop being a dork, come over here already!" Red said as he pulled Cyan into the tight hug. It was comforting but you couldn't lie that you felt sandwiched between the two, you tried to warn Red that you couldn't breathe, and Cyan was still panicking but now for a different reason.

Because of the helmet, their sense of smell has been limited considerably, yet by being so near to your bodies, they realized they could still take in your scent. Or maybe it was all the blood inside the suit? Who knows, they just knew that the idea of a next meal was absolutely mouthwatering, and they weren't even hungry! Maybe the idea of having a whole place filled with eleven people was starting to make them salivate uncontrollably, as a child having to wait until they can pick their next candy from the jar.

Maybe they could basket in your scent until they actually feel the need to consume another crewmate.

Red was the first to break the hug, but not before fussing your hair.

"- Well, that's my goodbye for today! I need to restore some energy before I can give you two more hugs!" He entered the door behind him, which lead to his room. An oddly well organized bedroom which was only a couple of steps before your own bedroom.

And after your bedroom, there was Cyan's bedroom.

He gave his last goodbyes before closing the door. You can't help but appreciate that dork, the endless bickering between you two was pretty fun in your opinion.

While turning your back you noticed that was Cyan looking straight at you this whole time, which caused you to squeak in surprise. God, they were way too close! And your hair is a mess!

"- Sooooo… I guess we're alone now, right?" You asked timidly, trying your best to make small talk which still came off pretty awkwardly. You avoided their gaze while trying to come up with what else to say.

"- Yes. Yes we are." Cyan said, their tone was unnaturally dark for their nature, yet when you noticed them approaching you closer, you realized what you said.

"- Oh! No, I didn't mean it like-" You tried to explain the the misunderstanding, thinking that Cyan was about to flirt back with you, even though your comment was purely without malice! You swear it!

"- No making out in the halls, ya love birds!" Red opened his door and screamed, with his smug little face.

"- Geez get a room you two!" Said Pink from the other side of the corridor, their voice being really faint because of the distance between you.

"- We were not, okay?!" You yelled hoping Pink would hear it.

"- Shhhh! Some of us are trying to sleep here!" Orange banged on her door while scolding all of you. Even though she herself was making a lot of noise.

"- S-Sorry!" You responded.

Cyan distanced themselves from you, fuck, every single one of them was hearing you two. Were they all listening to your whole conversation? How were they supposed to kill anyone if everyone is this spaceship is an gossip addict? Always listening for the next tea to be spilled.

While looking at your face they recognized that same hue popping off of your cheeks. Are you perhaps sick? Actually, now they have mentioned it- What would happen if they ate a sick human?

"- Your face is red." They mentioned nonchalantly.

"- Sigh… Yeah." You sigh defeated. What's the point of hiding something that is in your face?! Even if it's fainted, everyone can tell at this point. The only person you aren't sure if they know it yet is, well, Cyan themselves.

"- …"

"- …" An awkward silent start emerging from you two, until they ask:

"- Is it because of me?" Did they, I don't know, brought some sort of sickness aboard with them? Are you passing out? Should they be concerned that your meat could be possibly damaged because of this sickness?

Although their tone is really vague, you still interpreted the question as one of their flirtatious jokes. Truth is that Cyan loves going around flirting with everyone, even with you! And they know that this makes you flustered, so you can't tell if they do it because it's fun for them or if-

Or if they like you….. A little bit.

"- Oh no! You won't fool me this time, I know what you're up to!" You say dramatically, trying to change the conversation to have a more silly tone, yet your whole attempt was dismissed, because as soon as you said that, Cyan started shaking anxiously.

You knew? You knew?! Oh stars, they're done for! They're so dead now!

"- W-What?!" They scream, please don't hurt them, they were only hungry and trying to survive!

"- … Uhn, Cyan? I'm joking." You tell your really skittish friend. Geez they really were acting weird! Normally they would have returned your joke but they are acting so easily terrified!

Did something happen in electrical while you were away?

"- Cyan… Are you hurt? You never told me what happened when the blackout happened." You once again ask them if they were okay. What if… They are scared because of something that happened in electrical? What if… They saw something?

"- What? Oh, I'm- I'm sorry! I didn't mean to freak you out like that." They laugh realizing that you were only "joking" with them. Honestly, your jokes are going to be the death of them.

"- Are you okay tho-"

"- Yes, for the fifth time, I'm doing fine [Y/N]." They… Growled? What? Their sudden anger made you take some steps back, what just happened??

They didn't realize how their tone had come off, they needed to be more careful if they wanted to keep your trust. You… You look so distressed! Did they scared you that bad? If not, than why are you distancing yourself? Why are your eyes so… Watery?

"- I-I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I didn't mean to…." And why were they apologising? Why does your frightened face cause such an intense feeling inside them? They were supposed to harvest your fear as an way to easily control the situation, but instead they can't help but pity your current state.

"- I've been, really stressed out, I didn't mean to yell." They say, half true, half lie. I mean, their first day is already being so strange and stressful, anyone would've expected them to end up blowing up at some point.

"- No! No, don't worry about it, I, sigh… Honestly I'm pretty stressed out myself. I guess I was so worried about you that I ended up bothering you with my questions." You say while guilt starts to form inside you. You haven't given them enough space, maybe you been pestering them too much.

To be honest, everyone was so on edge that you should have expected something like this happening, even from someone as chill as Cyan. Before you even considered finding a way to comfort them so you two could talk about it, Cyan was faster than you and had managed to trap you in their arms.

"- Hey, it's fine. Don't worry too much, I'm glad you're worried but I can reassure you, everything is okay."

It's an little awkward long hug, but you don't really mind, it's not as suffocating as Red's was. Oddly enough, Cyan wasn't being dishonest, but that fact only brought more confusion inside their mind.

"- Well… Goodnight Cyan, I'll see you tomorrow, kay?"

"- Yeah, sure…"

After some time spent looking at the ceiling waiting to see if everyone else had gone to sleep, Cyan had gotten out of their bed and started to unzip the space suit frantically.

Putting it on wasn't so hard, but getting out of it feels ten times worse now that they're sweating and tainted with the blood from the suit's previous owner. They don't need oxygen, but the feeling of suffocation inside that thing was starting to get over their heads. They needed something to cool down, anything!

So that's when the ventilation came into mind. The cold air coming from it was pleasant but not nearly enough for them, so they opened the top and got inside.

The cold air mixed with the cool metal touching their skin felt amazing compared to the heat and blood inside the suit. They need to remember to not only clean the suit, but to clean themselves very soon.

Without the helmet, their senses are so much better. They can hear and smell better, the vibrations passing through the ship helping them understand where they are and where they're going, as technically, they're kinda blind.

But who needs a great sight when they can easily smell and hear their prey from kilometers away? Speaking of which, the vents sure do help them a lot in that regard, as they can hear the soft breathing of all of your crewmates sleeping.

The smell of flesh is absolutely incredible! Just the thought makes their mouth water, maybe they deserve a little "midnight snack".

"- Eeny. meeny. miney. You!" They were deciding which one of your group should be the next, and the answer seemed pretty obvious, why not go to the nearest person?

It could lead to some issues with the other crewmates, but when they smelled your scent the need to enter your bedroom was way more important than considering the dangers of acting without thinking.

While entering your room as quietly as possible, they took a look around until they found your sleeping body almost falling from the bed. This is their chance!

Coming near you, savoring in your heavenly smell and dreaming what your taste is like, they-!... They stopped themselves from doing anything.

Your face is going to hit the floor if you continue to slowly slip from your bed.

You speak in your sleep sometimes. Not actual phrases, just occasional words. It's funny actually.

They poked your face multiple times out of curiosity. Were you awake or just dreaming? It seems like it's the latter.

You're still falling in slow motion. There is both the need to see what will happen next, and help you get back into bed.

They could just watch and see what happens. Besides, it is too dark for you to see them anyway.

Hmm… What should they do? Maybe they're wasting too much time by being here. They need to make a decision, it's to either kill you or to go back to their room.

After a couple of minutes of observing, another option has appeared, and they chose that one over the other options. They helped you get back into bed, hopefully you won't slip out again.

Maybe they should stay, just to guarantee you don't fall.

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Thoughts and Reaction to OPTIGAMI!!

I have never been so nervous and scream so much during an episode of this show before. And if you know me, that's saying something. Gabriel and Nathalie are getting seriously scary. Their plans are getting much more convoluted and are getting closer and closer to actually succeeding. And because of this, Alya's involvement is a lot more important now because there's no way Chat Noir and Ladybug would have managed it without her. Let's be real, the reason they chose Nino as their target was because Gabriel's still bitter about Adrien and Nino being friends after Bubbler. Awww all the Kwami's are so cute, wanting to go along. Trixx being like, oh well I have an owner so I can go! And Marinette being adamantly against it. It was at this moment I knew, Alya's getting that Miraculous permanently. But I didn't know if it'd be in this episode or not, so I didn't get too excited yet. But Trixx and Alya's bond is something I really like and want to see more of. Nino and Alya's little high-five/handshake is so cute I can't help but smile every time. x3

Marinette's freak-out about getting in the elevator. Luka's got a soft look on his face. Kagami's like "why are you like this" Max's just confused at what's going on AND THEN THERE'S ADRIEN WITH THE SOFTEST LOOK When you realize that Marinette adoringly (and appeared like she wishes she could have that, too) watching Alya and Nino do their little high-five/handshake is what saved everything in the end.....😬Cutting it really close. I thought Alec got trapped by Hawk Moth and that that's why he didn't show up. Who knew he was playing video games in a bathroom stall instead of doing his job lol. Lesson learned, I hope. xD I'm just surprised Hawk Moth's in the bathroom instead of his lair. He could do the same thing from home. 😂 I'm not a fan of Audrey, but that was really cold. The exchange between Marinette and Alya during an akuma attack is what I've been waiting for since Gang of Secrets. Adrien being wonderful and protecting Chloe, which could've messed up everything had Kagami not saved him. It's so sweet that despite what happened between them, she still risks herself to save him. "Plagg-" Marinette comes bursting into the elevator, looking in her bag "Tikk..iii!" OOF So I screamed, a lot. And laughed hysterically 😂 All Marinette had to do was run in facing the other way and she'd see Plagg and it'd be all over. All that had to happen was for her to run in a second or two later. All that had to happen was she noticed Adrien a second or two too late. But Adrien heard her say "Tikk...iii" in an attempt to cover herself. Remember, he's always had suspicion of Marinette being Ladybug and came to the conclusion easily enough. Kwamibuster did divert his attention away from it a bit, but Chat Blanc took place after and he didn't hesitate to think otherwise. Aww poor Zoe :c She's part of the "Chloe's used me as a human shield" club. (((Everything after this point, I had to completely redo because tumblr decided to suck and wouldn't allow me to post my message due to an "error" (which has never happened to me before), then wouldn't let me save it as a draft. Then when I went to copy it all, somehow everything got eaten and it wouldn't allow me to undo to bring it back 😭 Goodbye an hour and a half of my time. And another hour and a half redoing it all. So if I happen to leave anything big out, I'm so sorry. My luck has just been extremely awful lately.))) You can take the Miraculous away from the kid, but you can't take the Miraculous out of the kid. Max and Luka showing their hero sides while not suited up is so nice. Loving the Oblivio parallel! Marinette says softly, "I'm sure Chat Noir will save us." While I know she's Ladybug and knows Ladybug won't show up to save them, he doesn't know that. Her response of Chat Noir will come save them, shows that she has confidence in him. Even if Adrien knows Chat Noir won't show up, that's such a sweet thing for her to say and I hope he noticed that. Marinette: "I'M STUCK IN THE ELEVATOR" Alya: "Ohhh? With

Adrien?" Marinette: how did she know? "Yeeeeees!" Alya: oh wait this is really bad Adrien: "I'm stuck in the elevator with Marinette!" Nino: "How cool! Adrien and Marinette are stuck together in the elevator!" Alya: "Haha yeah so cool and not problematic at all!" I love this entire scene. Alya teasing Marinette but then being like oh shoot this is seriously bad. Nino being totally oblivious to it all and thinking that it's good news to get their friends closer. And Adrien's just like, I'm not going to ask for help, I'm just informing my friend I'm stuck in an elevator with my just a friend. xDD And that kiss on the cheek from Alya was adooorable! Emergency phone for the Kwami's is such a good idea. But yeah, if they all screamed "Hello?!" in my ear, I'd be chucking my phone across the room too. Adrien's like, "who's that? That sounded like a lot of people.: "I called the fire department." OK. Yes, because you tell the fire department not to fly but to ride a horse to come rescue you when you're in a skyscraper. And repeat it again "Understood, firefighters? Ride in on a horse." Adrien's over in the corner like what the heck? You also, to firefighters, totally yell, "No, no, not prehistory!" and then sheepishly grin at the person you're with. Totally not sus and makes absolutely perfect sense! And then here's the part that has me going ??? Adrien saw Optigami's eyes on the wall, immediately alerts her to that and shushes her. Now, they're hiding from an akuma, but the thing sees them. There's no hiding from it regardless of what's said. So why be quiet? And yet, he's shushing her which convinces her to hang up. Had she continued trying to talk to them, Nathalie might've caught on to there being something up. Adrien's in Chat Noir mode here, as if what she's saying could expose their identities to Hawk Moth. That intense look he gives her after the fact too really shows that, he's not messing around. They also were both just about to tell the other their identities, them being extremely close to each other to do so. They came so close! So what's going on here, exactly? Adrien's come to the conclusion Ladybug is Marinette before. In Chat Blanc, after Kwamibuster showed him supposedly that LB and Marinette are different people, he didn't hesitate to think that Ladybug was Marinette. I don't think he's ever let that possibility go. And the events in the elevator where she started calling for Tikki, and her nonsensical comments over the phone that'd be something Ladybug does, may really have him leaning in that direction. Also, so very sus again that once Optigami went away, they both were like "Oh it was nothing" "I was only wondering what that strange eye thing was." Yeah, that's why you guys sounded nervous like you had something important to say and got in each other's faces! :D It's also interesting, because whenever Marinette and Adrien are in a situation together, Adrien almost always is the one that takes hold of the situation and is more aware of his surroundings over Marinette. xD This man over here just eagerly eliminating children. x.x Like a lot of things in this show, if Alya had just answered that phone call from Nino, events may have played out completely differently! o.o There goes the Eiffel Tower again xD It never not gets blown up, knocked over, or teleported. LOL it's so funny to me, and also such a yikes moment, that while Alya rushed over to Marinette's, got the Miraculous, teleported back, found "Nino" and gave him the Miraculous, then teleported into the elevator, Ladybug and Chat Noir's civilian selves are just trapped in that elevator, awkwardly, and all alone. Likely deep in thought feeling guilty they're powerless to do anything without exposing their identities. xD But at least they're both brooding over the same thing and probably couldn't care less if the other one talks or not, nor noticing enough that the other's really quiet. XD And the way they both reacted to the portal being opened in the elevator. Cautious, but then Adrien puts his hand on Marinette's back and kind of has

her in a position where he can pull her back to him and protect her. Which is a very different kind of protection than he's offered to others, Chloe earlier in this episode being a very good example. Just a friend? Yeeaah. The fact that in every single episode that has Marinette and Adrien interact this season, there's something there, and it's just a matter of time before it's addressed. A bit sad that we didn't get actual Carapace in this episode, but I'm hoping we get him in later eps! MAJOR OOOF A train with people in it underwater, a skyscraper with probably a lot of people in it burning in a volcano, cars, what looks to be the building they were filming the music video in Frightningale, and the Arc de Triomphe on the moon. Yeah I'm seeing where things are going now with this. I'm going to write a post addressing some of these things a bit later. Ladybug in a ponytail is the prettiest hairstyle imo. Chat Noir rushes in, sees Ladybug, Carapace, and Rena Rouge all together, first wondering how they all got in "Hello, Chat Noir" there went any of his thoughts he may have had about it lol... and feels disappointed. "Sorry! I would have got you, if I knew your secret identity." Whoa hold up. Ladybug, so forwardly talking about knowing his secret identity? o.O I smell foreshadowing. "As I always say, m'lady. To know me means to love me." "Then I'll think about it." as she smirks and giggles. Guys. She's being serious. 😍😍😍 I admit, I wish we could know what she was going to talk to Chat Noir about after everything, since she thought the situation was taken care of and asked him to wait there for her. She obviously had something she wanted to talk with him about. And thank you Marinette's observation skills for knowing that's not the real Nino! But poor Alya, so horrified like that... I bet she's thinking both "What have I done? I just gave a Miraculous away to Hawk Moth essentially." and "How is it that I couldn't recognize that wasn't my boyfriend?" On the latter, Chat Noir's made that error several times as well. Hawk Moth just really sucks to do that kind of thing to these kids. Real Nino's here to comfort Alya. Doesn't even have to say a word, just gives her a hug. I absolutely adore this. They're so perfect together. ;-; "It (Lucky Charm) always shows me the right way, but this time I was shortly led astray." "Hmm." Hmm? What the heck does that mean? More foreshadowing?? What's going to happen next omg. Yes, Marinette needs someone out there who can replace her if something happens. And I know so many people are like, oh no, that should be Chat! But just think about it. Today, Chat Noir and Ladybug were trapped in an elevator in a situation where they were powerless. They came extremely close to needing to transform with Hawk Moth watching. Had Hawk Moth not been Adrien's dad and let him be, they would've transformed and fought, no doubt. A lot of things could happen, and Ladybug and Chat Noir are always in the thick of things. We've seen one or both of them become unavailable many times. It's good that someone else is their safety net. You may see Alya as just Ladybug's but she's also Chat's too. I screamed and cheered so loud when Alya got her Miraculous to hold onto! I've wanted this for sooo long now! ;-; Okay ew, the way the music went from happy and sweet to creepy when Gabriel and Nathalie were on screen. 😬 Watch: Gabriel, in his plot to try to get to know more about Alya, will have Adrien through a party or have some friends get together at his house which will likely include Nino and Marinette as well, and have him use his own son to try to get what he wants without Adrien suspecting a thing, even thinking his father's giving him more freedom and more of a normal life. How sick. x.x This was a seriously good episode! I'm very excited to see how this all plays out, because things are getting seriously intense in many different ways! Honestly, my original write up of this post was much better but I lost it all. Which makes me very sad and disappointed, but it can't be undone. :c So

hopefully this was enjoyable anyway! I'll be writing a few posts that are more in-depth about some of the events that happened in recent episodes, including Chloe's character and situation, Adrien's feelings for Marinette, Adrien/Chat's situation with Ladybug, etc that are too specific and detailed to write in a thoughts and reactions post, so be on the look out for those! c:

How is the cowboi doing? :) I’d love to hear about some of their recent adventures.

OH WELL IT'S ME + ALSO MY DICE HATE(/love) ME SO YOU KNOW THEYRE GETTING WHUMPED CONSTANTLY LMAO

there have certainly been some Events Unfolding so those are under the cut, casey since youre in our campaign now NO PEEKING

fair warning this is .... long ..... you have asked me to talk about my dnd character and you simply CANNOT stop the floodwaters now. enter at your own risk

okay so basically the first arc of the campaign kind of kicked off with them getting a vision from their goddess (the grain goddess/goddess of agriculture) saying that she was trapped in a fey gate and that they needed to come rescue her

so erley immediately Rallied The Posse and set off to do that. they NUMEROUS times tried to pray to her, commune with her, basically just get ANY sort of communication or guidance from her, but the dice like to tell their story so i literally never got above an 11 (paladin with only +2 to religion my beloved) and they never heard from her, which was making them. pretty nervous. when it seemed like everyone else was able to talk to their gods just fine

well we eventually figured out that there was a huge gathering of fey in the woods (me: this might be too big for us to fight. what if its like 30 fey? / my dm, glancing at his notes where he has 2000 fey written down: (: ) and basically the fey like. had captured and were trying to kill what was left of the pantheon so they could bring back gaia as the One True God

we found all this out because it turned out several members of the party had been lying about how much they knew of the fey and had personal connections to the fey they'd kept hidden. and erley, who is ALSO HIDING A LOT from the party like. immediately went on the offense and was just generally very unhappy about this

there had been this fey merchant who kept popping up wherever we were trying to sell us magic weapons that seemed tied to us specifically. erley was always VERY suspicious of her and did everything in their power to stop the others from buying her weapons (which we literally had to buy with -5 to a skill point, not money, v sus) to mixed results. but basically when we got to the fey gathering (we called it gaiapalooza) erley rolled a 1 on their survival check to get through the magic field and like. got teleported to her. and they really wanted information from her so they basically were like LEORA I DONT KNOW WHO TO TRUST I THINK MY PARTY HAS BEEN LYING TO ME, CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THEM CAN YOU SEE US WHEN YOURE NOT THERE? and basically pretended to need a therapy session in order to milk her for information lmao. she also seemed like. REALLY interested in erley and i was also very nervous about that

and i was RIGHT to be suspicious of her because we found out she WAS ACTUALLY THE BIG BAD and we had to fight her in the arc finale. and several of our party members had rl stuff and were not there, and in game our druid was away casting an 8 hour long spell to try and stop the palooza ceremony, so our party was SUPER nerfed and also as soon as erley realized it WAS actually leora who was behind all of it and she WAS trying to hurt them with those weapons (the weapons were tethers to the gods to be able to kill them basically), they got .... a little angry

and my party found out after irl a year of playing these characters that erley's first level is barbarian :))

so erley raged and did frankly a staggering amount of damage in this fight, and also only stayed up because of rage because they took a LOT of hits. but also. they dont rage FOR A REASON so it sort of took them over and when leora dropped, one of the other pcs ran over to stabilize her as she was making death saves and erley :) maybe :) drove a spear through her heart and killed her :)

and her body immediately just like. overgrew with plants and vines and flowers and basically wrapped the spear in a bed of plants and it was very cinematic and cool

(we have since found out that leora was like. actually an aspect of gaia so. that is. interesting)

of course then erley popped out of rage and was like FUCK this is why i dont do this, i went too far, it always goes too far, THIS is why im ashamed of this, and just got very emo boi about it. so they used their last spell slot to cast restoration on the space they had fought in and reached out to their goddess, having just saved her and the rest of the pantheon like she had asked them to

and i rolled a nat 1!!!

(the dm was like "you have committed this violent act, you feel so low and so bad and in need of guidance, and reach out to your goddess. and the absolute lack of a response just makes you feel empty inside" and i was like :) oh :) okay cool :) you love to see that with your paladins huh)

at this point the druid came back in and, instead of erley like. examining any of their own shit immediately lashed out at her and was like "why did you lie to me about the fey, why did you lie about why you were here, why ARE you here because i realize now it wasnt to help me"

and at that point ONE OF THE FEY QUEENS WALKED IN and the druid was like "... mother ..." and we were all :O

so it turns out the fey queen is her birth mom but had like? kidnapped one of the children of her firbolg tribe and was holding her hostage and the druid was on a quest to find her and bring her back

so erley :) felt :) even more bad about that :) and very shamedly pledged their help to her, and basically was like "as long as youre on this noble quest i will follow you if you'll have me"

so we're on our second arc now, which is traveling across the country to go meet the fey queen and get this kid back. as we were traveling my dm had me roll religion and a luck check and i got a 21 ON RELIGION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER and a 6 luck. and he was like "you dont usually dream, but you have a nightmare. you know this nightmare was given to you, it was divinely inspired, but you dont know who sent it" and it was just erley killing leora over and over and over again. so they were like. well fuck

(my dm also messaged me privately and we talked and he was like. yeah you can get rid of your oath of devotion and change it to oath of the ancients, i am not telling you or erley why the subclass has changed and you also might get nerfed later. also level up barbarian for the next fight)

so erley was. feeling PRETTY DANG BAD and very guilty and stressed and all that. they did also realize their barbarian side was getting stronger which, considering their backstory is all tragic barbarian shit they were NOT happy about. i was fully prepared to have them be more ostracized from the party and go into full angst mode, but then the druid actually like. pulled them aside and explained why she had hidden information from them, and had a very sweet conversation with them and held their hand and it was VERY touching (she also had the baller line "you think your goddess can hear you and she's not answering. but maybe you're talking in a whisper and she needs to hear you scream")

we had another fight (we're level 7 and my dm told us after it was a cr 32 fight like. dude??? what the fuck?????) and once again erley didnt go down only because of rage

THEY ALSO UNINTENTIONALLY CAST MISTY STEP (which is an ancients spell they didnt have before) and were like WELL NO TIME TO UNPACK WHAT THAT WAS RIGHT NOW, HAVE TO NOT DIE

after the battle was over i asked to roll a check to figure out why i had access to that spell and got :) yeah you guessed it :) another nat 1 :) so erley has literally no idea how they cast that or what it could mean. we just had a new pc introduced who is a sorcerer so erley is definitely going to talk to her and see if she knows anything. because they are FULLY IN THE DARK about their subclass change or what that means in game

we're also (because of the fucking cr 32 fight) going to be leveling up again soon, and babey you KNOW im leveling barbarian. after rage kept me up and then rolling another nat 1 religion check, and also me the player not knowing whats up with their goddess/magic, i simply cant level paladin rn. so im BETWEEN A FEW SUBCLASS OPTIONS and ive been thinking them over but i think it really depends how the next few games go

my FULL ANGST option was to make them level into zealot barbarian like their awful dad, but i thought that made the least sense in universe rn

secondary angst option is to level into berserker, which i think fits pretty closely with how i've been roleplaying the rage so far. trading off an extra attack for a level of exhaustion fits pretty closely. also whump central

the NICE option is to have them be a totem warrior barbarian, and have both their paladin steed and their totem be a bull :) (they are a cowboi after all) i think thats the closest i can marry their two classes and potentially have some healthy growth for them, let them see that the rage doesnt HAVE to be a bad thing, that being a barbarian isnt something they HAVE to be ashamed of. reskinning the bear totem would give them resistance to all damage but psychic while raging, and im planning on taking the tough feat, so theyd pretty much be ... an unstoppable tank. plus i can still divine smite while in rage so theyd be VERY powerful

and now youre all caught up on my very special boi :))))) bet you didnt expect quite that much of an infodump but. listen. listen im simply obsessed with dnd i cannot help it. any chance to talk about my characters i WILL TAKE IN A HEARTBEAT (thank u for prompting my ramble lmao)

I spent 2 hours on writing notes from the prison podcast stream.

Now I don’t know what to do with them, so I’m putting them here. 

No need to read them, there is just some interesting stuff I noticed, things like tones and how many times somethings are brought up. 

if you do, though, I apologize  for spelling errors. 

start stream

techno "did the calculations" on how long it would take to mine obsidian with the amount of mining fatigue they had. we knoe this is true.

dream has been writing, it is the only thing hes been able to do with the limited items he has. its his "diary"

techno teases over fanfics on wattpad

"the only thing ive written is my diary" do the revive books not count, then? or what is in the revive books that isnt writing?

techno focuses on that nobody is watching - dream doesnt comment on it - dream doesnt know about the voices?

techno is supposed to break dream out, but he hasnt got many ideas "ill get to it later"

techno enjoys prison - sees it as a vacation

techno has an optimistic outlook.

go with the flow

dream sees harming himself as exhillerating techno disaprooves

dream tells techno quackity has been torturing him everyday. techno is only surprised by the every day part

dream mentions the revive book techno remembers being told about that asks "yeah you can bring people back from the dead. yeah so how do you do that" - curious tone, seems genuinely interested for innocent meanings dream responds " i have.. the knowledge and then i get a book and then i burn it" - hesitant at first, then vague but seemingly honest reponse

techno asks what the knowledge is, incantation/password/expelliarmus dream says "something like that" slowly, then quickly says he doesnt know and that he "doesnt know how schlatt had it" - going away from the topic original book - there are more than one it is a book is what youre saying - t well... i mean, it was a book that i memorised and that now i can recreate - d techno tries again to get the knowledge he wants to revive people dream doesnt want to tell techno because he wouldnt be the only one who knew techno tries to bargain saying that if dream died, techno coulld bring him bacl dream knows they wont kill him because he can revive people

dream says no, techno says "you forgot how to write it down didnt you dream says he didnt, that he did it recently, techno repeats again that dream forgot brings up wattpad again. dream says he wrote it down for tommy. he doesnt mention wilbur to techno. bring up the homeless situaation prison is dreams house cell is boiling apparently makes a joke about cali rent prices

nobody visited the cell "we stopped anarcy" "when we get out of here" no though ahead going into this situation (techno) "just as far as i need to" dream doesnt know what techno means by stream schedule, techno jokes about dream's lack of schedual techno usually trains always looking for new combat, reasearching constant arms race no idea when a government will arise or opressing people is always prepared has a good amount of gear he also plays golf somewhere offers a game with dream no way to describe it somewhere farther than his house

dream asks about tommy techno hasnt seen him canonically, only knows he stole acouple months ago - as far as he tells dream

dream asks about carl carl is doing well

dream asks about the family its doing good, apparently, new foxes, got steve who will break him out dream writes about steve "i will write evrrything down because its hard to remember" another fanfic joke

dream asks whos feeding them they feed themselves its probably fine

milld break for 4 wall break

gist or jist

prison podcast offers, agrees that is all this is

technical difficulties

podcast bros

eating potato

dream offers his thoughts on what would happen of he tried to revive somebody who is alive two technoblades human meat sheild

dream wants to try no death first what could go wrong nothing else to do

techno house is man vs nature conflict floor has ants floof brings ants spilled pet food dream has a revivebook techno tries to read it first hit with book a small wait throw into lava DreamXD joins broke the table fixed table a god dream "cloned himsef" god looks exactly like dream feels like a question to ask earlier dream summoned dreamxd ask for wish ask for bell dream gets mad because no escape dreamxd leaves sellout timer goes off techno makes money as dream questions his life dream sits in corner hole techno aims to be annoying we count channel members for a bit

dream and techno friend bonding time?

summons dreamxd for reviving nobody dream writes this in his diary as techno rings bell tries again, it doesnt work creative mode is a known thing by mortals they know how deadly it is

warden on vacation

techno hasnt written anything he has at least 4 books in his inventory, going from the top 2nd space to the top 5th space. the fourth book is called information and is signed by dream. dream throws a potato in the lava techno asks for the revive book again, this time to see of dreamxd will come back because it is a different person summoning him dream says no

techno needs a bell to sell out for the *brand*, ritual and tradition dream put the bell in church prime no twitch primes for dream - hes a heratic (no contract) dream makes no profit dream has lots of raw potatos for 5-6 months

techno asks if dream has any friends dream says not really, they turned against him techno knows the feeling being betrayed by closest friend happens every tuesday for techno

dream mentions being visited by a few people techno asks if any tried not to torture or kill him dream says yeah like he wasnt expecting the question/(as techno put it) "he hesitated"

sapnap - didnt torture or kill him - but he said if dream got out of there, then he would - techno says hes gotta raise his standards

bad - was the best - treated dream the best - techno says hes a cult leader - dream is surprised so techno tells him about the egg - techno wasnt clear - bad hasnt viseted since 4-5 months ago - techno says even he has friends - egg was attacked - big crossover episode not clear what is going on

techno - last time they saw each other was dooms day - been a while - lot has happened - techno doesnt now whats going on currently on the server - he knows nothing - "people" tell him who died and who came back

tubbo - asks about tubbo - tubbo is chillng - snowchester named - commune - a little sus - dictator - no rushing to conclusions - tubbo has nukes - big crater - a hoby - could be meteor

ranboo - asks about ranboo - ranboo is also chilling - brings up tubo's nukes now

dream points out that techno said he didnt know anyting and then said about a new place, nukes, and a lot more dream doesnt know anything - less than techno

ranboo (again) - dream says he used to visit a while ago and then stopped coming - techno asks "ranboo used to visit?" - ranboo visited "a bit" - probably visited the most - sapnap visited - tommy visited a couple of times - bad visited - and quackity - quackity visited the most, only because hes visited daily

more potatos pog potatos

ranboo (x3) - techno asks how dream knows ranboo - "um... its just a.. long story" - techno replies sarcastically about how they dont have any time to go through it, theyre so busy with the bell - dream "i dont know him very well. he just visited a few times and that was it." - techno just repeats alright, its either bored or thinking - dream "and then i havent seen him since then so thats why i was wondering where hes been, if hes been around" - techno " ah... im not sure. i havent been around fpr like the past couple of months, honestly."

techno went on  atraining montage, played golf

dream asks about the plan to get out mining fatigue 3 doesnt mean they cant break blocks, its just approximately 370 times longer breaking obsidian takes a bit over 4 minutes math = obsidian block gone in 25.7 hours. an alarm break in the right spot break block in toilet elder guardian below the cell techno can take him if techno somehow dies dream brings him back could be out in 2 weeks havent been visited for 2 weeks nothing to lose dream has to break obsidian techno wants to end stream techno came up with idea so dream has to do it dream starts bell ringing for cheerng him on techno sounds happy that dream is doing it voices are mentioned - theyre laughing techno has perfect track of time techno is gonna annoy dream the entire time techno is a lookout there are only 4 books we only see the 4th name floof interrupts momentarily tommy killed a cat because dream liked it 300 dogs in the cell joke

channel member bell dream regrets his life again techo's plan? bell was a better investment dream has 10 bells in e chest techno doesnt techno wanted to go for more so techno could ring bell again

end of stream

The Glimmer Hoes Master Plan| Crack Fanfic Mini Series

Episode One: [X]

Episode Two: [X]

Episode Three: American Tour

Episode Four: [X]

Episode Five: [X]

Warnings:

This story will contain violence, sex scenes and a shit ton of foul language. It may also cause you to lose a couple of brain cells and fall into a state of confusion. Do not read if you are under the age of 16. Read at your own risk. Or Keef will eat your grandma.

Cast:

Mick Jagger

Keith Richards

Charlie Watts

Ronnie Wood

Bill Wyman

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After the huge massacre in California, The Rolling Stones were on the run again. Keef was super ugly and devastated from his buddy, Mick, being brutally killed by the sus one. Who was going to sing for them? Charlie and Bill were sitting in the back seat with Mick's body next to them. Their van had broke down when they were out camping in the desert. So they elected Keef to push the van to the nearest town.

"Ah jeez..... Now who is going to be our whore front man?" Keef asked while he struggled to push the van over a speed bump.

"You do it" Billl said as he keep trying to get the body from touching him.

The Rolling Stones stopped by a mechanic shop that was also a coffee shop. California was burning hot. The sun was shining down on Keef so he took his clothes off. Bill and Charlie stepped out of the van and stood in front of the coffee shop.

"Hmm.... Some coffee wouldn't be so bad right now." Bill said to Charlie.

The only problem was, they didn't have any money on them. But Keef did so this whole sentence doesn't work at all. He took out a bunch of crumbled up dollar bills from his underpants. Penis money was what he always called it in case of emergencies. Bill didn't want to touch it so he told him to hold onto it. They walked into the coffee shop. There was no one in there but some weird guy with a big nose reading a news paper. They all sat down at the counter and waited for someone to attend them. A lady with a cheese ball outfit went up to them to take their order. Keef really wanted bananas. Bill and Charlie just ordered eggs and bacon like normies do at coffee shops. Keef kept spinning around his stool and noticed that the big nose whore was looking at them. He got sus so he just walked in the bathroom to take a piss. Or at least that what he made big nose whore think. Keef walked over to the mechanic shop to check on their van. Then he remembered that he left Mick in there. He went into a panic. Bill and Charlie had already taken him out of the van but didn't tell him. Keef searched the van but didn't see him in there. Charlie went outside to see what kind of shenanigans he's up to this time. Keef turned into a mad monkey.

"Jesus! Calm down you fooking dumb fuck of a monkey!" Charlie said. "If you're looking for whore Mick, we hid him behind the dumpster until the van gets fixed."

Keef just stared at him. He felt better now that he knew that his side hoe was okay. He walked around the mechanic shop and saw a bunch of car parts. He got a very good idea. He grabbed the parts, some oil cans, and his guitars. Told ya they might come in handy for later. Charlie stood there in confusion watching Keef once again do something stupid.

"Be hold!!" Keef yelled.

Charlie rolled his eyes at him. He seriously wondered why he's even in a shitty ass band with a very stupid monkey. Keith removed the tarp from his very fantastic creation.

"Wot in the actual fuck did you just make?" Charlie asked sounding annoyed.

Keef chuckled. "You dummy! It's Mick!" He said as he leaned on it only to knock it over. He has built a cyborg Mick as a replacement for the real Mick. Charlie was not amused. Bill came out of the coffee shop with the big nose whore holding a knife to his neck. He was pretty calm about it. Charlie panicked.

"Woah woah! Hey! easy there cowboy! Put the knife down! We can talk this through!" Keef said as he slowly walked up to them.

Charlie was examining the piece of junk. He was trying to figure out how it worked. Cyborg Mick smacked him hard in the head and did Jagger moves.

"Wot is that?" Bill asked as big nose whore held the knife closer to his neck. He remained calm.

Keef explained since they no longer had the real Mick, they could use a artificial one. He programmed it to be exactly like Mick. He even gave him a dick since Mick LOVES to be screwing around with random ass hoes. Charlie cut him off by yelling at him that Bill is being held hostage.

"Oh.... right.... that....." Keef said with a nervous chuckle.

He slowly approached them but big nose whore kept walking away. Keef threw a punch only to get his arm sliced by the knife.

"Owie! Damn! I need this arm to play guitar!! Son of a bitch!" He yelled as he threw a rock at Charlie.

"You play guitar?" Big Nose Whore asked. Bill used the opportunity to run to Charlie and jumped in his arms. Just imagine that though lol. Keef looked at them both confused but he ignored them. Cyborg Mick went up to Keef and big nose whore.

"Greetings, I am Mick Jagger, yes this Monkey whore plays guitar." He said.

Big Nose Whore put his knife away and began to laugh his ass off.

"Well why didn't you say so!? Bitch I play guitar as well!" He said.

Bill and Charlie rolled their eyes. Just what they needed, another dumbass. The van was up and running again. The Rolling Stones were relieved to finally have a working vehicle. Keef and big nose whore became besties and offered to give him a ride. The only thing he wanted to ride was- okay don't be nasty. He accepted the offer and hopped in the van. He sat next to Bill who was already annoyed by his presence. Cyborg Mick kept smacking Charlie in the head.

"Jesus! Keith get your damn sex robot under control!" He yelled.

Keith scratched his head trying to figure out why Cyborg Mick did that. He figured that he set it to fightey mode instead of normal Mick mode. He turned the switch which got Keith's balls kicked. He screamed in pain and Big Nose Whore just laughed at him. Charlie seriously wondered how he even ended up being stuck with a bunch of idiots. Bill also wondered the same thing. They also later learned that Big Nose Whore's name is Ronnie because of course it was. They also learned that he bites people. They had to find that one out the hard way. Keith began to discuss how they're going to be touring with a broken robot and a missing rhythm guitarist. Ronnie got a splendid idea. He drank orange juice. So really he didn't have a splendid idea. I know how to grammar properly.

"Assholes I can be your rhythm guitarist." He suggested.

Charlie said no. He was not about to deal with another dumbass that was going to kill his bestie. He just wanted to go home. Cyborg Mick yelled at Charlie to shut up and he doesn't get to make the decisions around here. A tear ran down his face. Cyborg Mick accepted Ronnie to be a part of the band.

"Sweet! So where are we headed?" He said with a wide smile.

Cyborg Mick started doing weird beeping sounds. Keef programmed him to be their GPS which he didn't even know he could do. They got directions to a small motel near a small town in San Francisco. They didn't question it and drove there.

"Ooooh motels are quite fun, they have all sorts of things to do there." Ronnie explained.

"I hate motels." Bill replied as he lit a cigarette.

"Oh shut it you! You love going there to screw every single girl you lay eyes on!" Keef yelled.

"I have a wife." Charlie said.

"Why screw girls when we can screw each other!" Ronnie replied.

The whole van turned into an argument about fucking people. Cyborg Mick just kept driving without saying a single work to them. He was super horny though, just like the real Mick. Only thing is, this one actually has a dick, unlike the real Mick. They parked in front of the lobby. The van went silent. The Rolling Stones all slowly looked at each other. Who was going to go in there and ask for rooms?

"Alright....." Keef said in a low voice. "In the count of three...... One-"

They all touch their noses as they yelled "NOT IT" even though Keith wasn't even at three. That meant that he had to go in there and ask for rooms.

"Ugh! Son of a bitch! Why do I have to do everything!? Jesus you all don't work for shit! The only thing you all are able to do is be a bunch of whores!" Keith said as he stepped out of the van. Then there was another problem. Who was going to share rooms? Bill and Charlie looked at each other. Guess they're sharing rooms. Keith stood in front of the lobby as the secretary checked for any available rooms. Turns out there was one room with a king sized bed and one with two singles. Keith sighed deeply and paid without any further questions. He walked over to the van to tell them about the rooms. Ronnie claimed the room with two singles. Cyborg Mick also claimed that room. That left with Bill, Charlie and Keith with the room with a king sized bed. This was going to be an awkward night. Bill and Charlie told Keith to fuck off. They didn't want a monkey to be sleeping in the same bed as them. Cyborg Mick put his arm around Keith.

"Me and you can share beds...." He said seductively.

Keith actually didn't mind sleeping in the same bed with Mick. He's his buddy and he's known him since they were in nappies. So he agreed to doing so. Bill hates them both so much that he is planning on doing some murdering. The Rolling Stones went to their room. Cyborg Mick went a little overboard and took Keith to bed with him. Ronnie just stood there eating Doritos that he found in the bathroom. Just another normal day for him.

"Oooh! Make sure to not scratch him up a bit with all of those metal bolts in there....." Ronnie suggested.

Keith just glared at him but then he got a stupendous idea. He removed his clothes. Ronnie was completely lost and wondered why he just did that. Cyborg Mick got turned on by such view.

"Wow! The Rolling Stones really are a wild band! I'm so glad I am a part of it!" Ronnie yelled in excitement. He looked around the room. There were a bunch of used rubbers stuck on them. Beautiful decorating. Cyborg Mick stretched his arm out and pulled Ronnie into bed. They all laid on top of each other and got really funky. Bill and Charlie, who were in a room over, were sitting on the bed watching the telly. Strange noises were coming from the room that Keith was staying in. Bill shook his head in disappointment.

"We haven't even been here for 2 seconds and they're already screwing around? Jesus can there be a-" Bill said as Charlie cut him off with a smack. Bill is a big hoe so the things he is complaining about are extremely irrelevant so he cannot be talking and that is on period 💅. They heard a loud boom outside where the pool was. Charlie was certain that Keith, Mick and Ronnie were up to no good so he went out to check. He saw a telly on the first floor. Turns out Led Zeppelin were also staying in those motels and were the ones who threw the telly out their window. Charlie hated them. He went back inside of his room only to see a naked Bill laying in bed with a bunch of rose petals and candles around him. He was genuinely confused.

"Hey babe..... Why don't you come over here and have some fun eh?" Bill said in a low voice.

Charlie just wanted to go home because according to him, he is happier there then when he is with the stones. Haha I'm using his words against him. He sighed and just went with the flow because Yolo. They really got into it up until they heard screaming from the other room. Bill and Charlie looked at each other.

"Oh wow, they seem to be having a very splendid and wild time...." Bill said.

Charlie rolled his eyes and decided to just ignore them. Keith bursted into the room. He was covered in blood. Bill and Charlie just stared at him with a scared look.

"I-its not wot it looks like....." Bill said with an awkward chuckle.

Keith was breathing heavily and couldn't gather his words. He just began to babble and making hand gestures and so on and so forth.

"Jesus! Use your words bitch!" Charlie yelled.

Keith finally calmed down. "That fucking robot piece of junk just tried to kill me!" He yelled.

Charlie looked at him from head to toe. He was seriously done with The Rolling Stones. He didn't even want to know why he was naked and covered in blood. Ronnie came running in also naked and covered in blood. Charlie just sighed in disappointment. Why is he in a band full of dumbasses.

"Why are you both naked and covered in blood?" Bill asked as he lit a cigarette.

Turns out Cyborg Mick was set in fightey mode instead of sexy time mode and had tried to kill them both by using chainsaws and cheeseballs. He managed to injure Ronnie which caused a whole bunch of blood splattering meaning that he is slowly dying. Charlie had to act fast because clearly these idiots are not going to do so. They all put their clothes back on but Keith couldn't find his pants. Too bad he deserves it. The Rolling Stones jumped in the van that had been vandalized by Led Zeppelin.

"Ughh those fucking hippie bastards!" Charlie yelled as he set the van to drive. Keith held Ronnie's hand. He didn't want to lose him. He has only known him for 5 hours. Ronnie didn't seem to have a problem about the fact that he got attacked by a Mick robot. He just kept smiling and bullied Charlie for having a unibrow.

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How to stream videos from Mac to Xbox One. Here’s how you can start streaming all those great shows and movies on your big screen (I mean you TV and not the screen in the theatre). On your Mac, search for SofaPlay in the Mac App Store and download it. Now on your Xbox One, open the Xbox Video.

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Mar 27, 2021 Pre-2016 Xbox One Wireless Controller and Wired Xbox Controllers. Xbox One wireless controllers that came out before 2016 aren’t Bluetooth compatible. Therefore, although they’re wireless, they can’t be paired with a Mac the way the above controllers can. You can still connect them though, just with a few extra steps.

Mar 06, 2018 If you have an Xbox One, though, you’ve now got a decent alternative for streaming games to your Mac in the form of the new OneCast app. For just $10 (regular price $20) and a decent internet.

While Windows dominates the desktop PC world, those who love MacOSreally love MacOS. Apple’s enduring operating system has a lot to recommend it and is filled with hundreds of little intuitive touches that make work and play more pleasant.

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There is already an app for MacOS and iOS called OneCast. You can download it from the iTunes Store, and allows you to stream your Xbox One to your iOS or Mac device. Did my post help you? Please click on 'Yes' below or choose it as the answer to your problem.

It may take a few minutes to download and install, but you should get a Mac system notification from Bluestacks when it is ready. Close and restart Bluestacks. Once it open this time, click the 'My Apps' tab, then click the icon that is a circle with 6 dots in it, and you should now see the Xbox App installed.

OneCast is an app available for Android (also with versions for macOS, iOS and Apple TV) that streams your Xbox One games to any supported device, in high definition video with near-zero lag. Is the TV tied up with someone watching Netflix? Do you want to play your games from the comfort of your bed, or in another room away from the console? Xbox App Preview. Xbox 1906.0627.0045 for MAC App Preview 1. Xbox 1906.0627.0045 for MAC App Preview 2. The Xbox app brings together your friends, games, and accomplishments from across your devices. Stay connected to your gaming community on the go, control your Xbox One from the app, and buy new games from the store. With your gaming life all.

That doesn’t mean Windows hasn’t been taking notice. While it may already be on top, the folks over at Microsoft are not above taking a good idea from their competitor and doing something similar in Windows 10. /download-winebottler-for-mac-yosemite/. Heck, sometimes it’s just convergent evolution, where two features happen to be similar because both provide a good solution to the same problem.

While no one could argue that Windows and MacOS provide the same experience, the following Windows features bring some of the most popular aspects of MacOS to the PC OS king.

Dark Mode

Ah dark mode. It’s a feature people seem to want in every single app and device on the market these days. Basically, it turns all the light UI elements into dark ones.

People have varying reasons why they want dark mode functionality in the first place. Some believe it will make their batteries last longer and others don’t like the eye-searing brightness of “light mode”. It seems especially popular among those who like to sit in darkness and work on their computer. We’re not judging, but maybe turn on a light every now and then?

Regardless of why you want dark mode, with the release of MacOS Mojave, Apple users got a system-wide dark mode that included all native apps. This made plenty of people very happy and it wasn’t long until Windows 10 got its own dark theme. Which is very nearly the same thing. Now you don’t need to invest in a new set of shades when switching from a Mac to a Windows PC.

“Your Phone” Is Like iMessage For Android

Apple has done a marvelous job of integrating their various hardware devices with each other. iMessage on Mac is a great example of this. You can seamlessly transition from your iPhone to your Mac and carry on with conversations, without skipping a beat.

Windows 10 now has an app called “Your Phone”, which does this and more. If you have an Android phone with version 7.0 of the mobile OS or later, you can connect the two devices and basically get your phone’s function ported through to your Windows machine.

That includes being able to reply to text messages from your Windows computer, getting phone notifications on your computer and having access to your photos from the desktop.

It’s an incredibly useful application and if it’s not already on your Windows 10 computer, you can pick it up for free from the Windows Store.

“Nearby Sharing” Is Like AirDrop

AirDrop is one of the most useful features of Apple devices. It makes it an absolute doddle to share files between Macs and iOS devices quickly over local networks.

This is the case with Snow Leopard - the first version of Mac OS X to come with the Mac App Store. After a reboot i was able to log in to the Mac App Store and also iCloud again! El capitan mac app store.

People have wanted an AirDrop-like function in Windows for ages and “Nearby Sharing” is pretty close. At the time of writing Android and iOS are on the roadmap, but for the time being it only works between Windows PCs.

Once mobile OS support is added, there will be almost perfect parity between macOS and Windows when it comes to AirDrop-like functionality.

The Xbox App Can Replace Quicktime Screen Recorder

Depending on the type of work you do, you may need a screen recorder quite often. Whether trying to show a problem to someone, creating training material or simply creating shareable content, screen recorders are an essential tool for modern digital living.

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In MacOS, we have Quicktime Screen Recorder, a simple utility that lets you make a video file from whatever is happening on your screen. Well, it turns out that you can use the Windows 10 Xbox app to do pretty much the same thing.

It has a built-in screen recorder which can be activated using a keyboard shortcut. You first need to activate the Xbox app’s Game Bar by pressing Win+G and giving it permission. From then on, you can start or stop screen recordings simply by pressing Win+Alt+R.

The Windows Taskbar Is Really a Dock Now

For years Windows users were pretty envious of the dock in MacOS. There was a large proliferation of third-party dock apps for earlier versions of Windows, such as RocketDock.

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You won’t find any such Windows applications released recently however. That’s because the taskbar in Windows 10 does much of what made the dock so popular to begin with. You can pin all your most frequently used apps to it. Multiple windows stack into single icons and you can preview them just by hovering your cursor.

These days it’s pretty normal to have app launchers such as Steam or Adobe Creative Cloud, so most people only ever need a dozen or so pinned icons on their taskbars.

Cortana Is Like Siri

Is Siri a popular feature of MacOS? We’ll never know how many people actually use Siri as a proportion of MacOS users, but we can say that Siri works incredibly well.

Apple pioneered this conversational interface with the iPhone 4S and it now lives across all Apple devices. Siri is intuitive, accurate and fast. Making many common tasks easier to do.

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On Windows 10, we have Cortana as the voice assistant and smart search app. Cortana isn’t quite as polished as Siri, but Microsoft has been steadily improving the service over time. In fact, when it comes to pure brains, Cortana might actually be better overall.

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In the early days, users tended to disable Cortana thanks to its clunkiness, but if you haven’t tried using it in a while, it’s definitely worth booting her up again. You may be surprised.

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The Best of Both Worlds

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Competition is a good thing. A world where only one operating system dominates is one without innovation. When Apple does something laudable with macOS, Windows users benefit and vice versa.

While there will never be an equivalent user experience between the two, people who use both, or just those who show a little envy looking across the fence, can get the best of both worlds with equivalent features, both present and to come.

#4 Pride Month Story

Bisexual, Transgender (FTM), and Polyamory (with bisexuality). What's next? Well, let's do a little bit of a Love Simon kind of deal in the world of Given (anime). I won't be using "Given" for the story, but it'll definitely be heavily inspired. Some background is that there's five people in the band; three males and two girls. Alexander Tipton, Valerie McDonald, Peter Lopez, Alicia Nguyen, and Bongani Kimathi. They're a band of high school rejects. They've all known each other since the first grade, and have been though almost everything together. They're all seniors in high school now, and some of them have finally discovered who they are. This'll be written in the POV of Peter Lopez.

This story contains insults and crude language.

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My name is Peter Lopez. Like a lot of peers around me, I know where I want to go with my life, I know what I want from myself, I know what I need for myself, and so on. Stuff like that. One thing that most haven't figured out by my age is something I've always known since I was joven. To put it straightforward, I'm gay.

My family knows. I'm not disowned or treated differently, but my parents don't actually accept that I'm into men. My mother actually stated that she would have rather me been straight, but she knows it's not something that can be controlled. My dad acts like I never said anything about it, but he also doesn't bring up relationship stuff because he doesn't want to hear how I'm into men.

My siblings are a different story. I have five siblings. Selena, María, Adriana, Diego, and Bruno. Three sisters and two brothers. Ironically I started with three brothers, but Adriana wasn't having it so now she's my sister. Oh, Selena's bisexual as well. Three of the five of us are LGBTQ+ which is really asombroso. The only thing is that Selena isn't out of the closet.

Hold on a minute, where was I? Let's go back to school. . . because physically that's where I am now.

"Peter? Peter!" I hear the teacher call my name. I hadn't realized I zoned out thinking about my sexuality. Oops.

"Sí, Mrs. Stone!" I respond loudly (but not rudely).

"Peter, get out of your head and get back to class, please."

I nod my head before bowing it in response. "Yes, Mrs. Stone."

About forty-five minutes of Math class passes by before the bell rings. Thankfully it was the last bell of the day. Now all I have to do is get through the sea of high school students who; walk in a line that covers the entirety of the walkway as they walk slow, slow walkers in general, people making out while others watch in horror, people having sex in the restrooms, people vaping in the hallways while teachers yell at them, runners, athletes, bullies, and homophobes.

That's what Bay High is filled with. Go Hawks. Yay. . .

I grab my bag and shove everything from my desk into it. I didn't care about what went where. It didn't really matter at this point since I usually organize it when I get home anyways.

I make my way through the sea of students, occasionally bumping into people who called me things like twink or faggot. It wasn't anything new, nor did it hurt, but had they been bullying the wrong person they seriously could have hurt someone who could be far more sensitive than I am. They got lucky enough to end up with me.

As soon as I exit the school, my body goes on autopilot mode and takes me over to Alex's garage. I had no recollection of getting there once I actually got there, but once again it's not like it's anything new.

"Hey, Peter! Welcome back!" Alex announces to me. I look up from my feet and smile. My eyes catch a glimpse of the rest of the band. Guess I'm a little slow today but that's okay.

"Hey guys." I look around and my eyes immediately land on, and stay stuck on, Bongani. It's kind of embarrassing to admit it but I'm pretty sure that I have a crush on him. I'm sure he knows it himself, but he hasn't changed his behavior around me.

I walk over to the band set-up and pick up the bass. Without thinking I start slapping the strings, going through a simple riff to keep me distracted. I warm up like this sometimes. Yeah. I said warm up.

Behind me I hear Alicia tapping on the cymbal as if she were in a jazz band. Alex walks over to his the keyboard, Valerie picks up her 6-string electric, and Bongani get's behind the mic.

Me and Alicia stop playing our instruments as we look to Alex and Bongani. The two of them were kind of the head of the band while the other three of us just kind of helped where help was needed.

Some days, like today, it makes me think that Bongani and Alex are dating, but then I remember that Alex has a girlfriend. Some days it just seems really sus between the two of them.

"Alright Guys. It looks like we're ready. What song do you guys want to work on?" Alex asks the group.

"I want to work on 'Stars'." Shares Bongani.

Stars is a beautiful song. It's about love. It's actually quite upbeat for what the title is. A man falls in love with another person and expresses why the person and the stars are so much alike. There are so many songs out there that say the same thing, but the beat is quite upbeat like "FICTION" by Sumika.

It's on I actually came up with in the first place. I had the idea, Bongani turned it into words, and Alex and Valerie used their musical talent to compose some sounds and rough outlines for music. Alicia was on vacation when I had this idea. Sorry Alicia.

This song is way too personal to me, but that's why I need it to be as perfect as can be.

Anyways, everyone agreed to work on stars. It was one that was Tough on Valerie. The strings were quite fast for what she was used to playing. We all refused to slow down the piece because it would change the sound of what we had in mind, so there really was no going back for us.

Valerie speaks up, her voice very encouraging to us all. "Guys, I think I've actually started to get this one down! I've been working on it at home, too."

"Awesome! Let's get this show on the road and see what you can do!" Valerie beats on her drums in excitement, ready to be able to play such an upbeat song.

Several rehearsals of many songs go by after we make alterations and fixes to 'Stars'.

Before we know it, Day turns into Dawn. As we're all packing our things, Bongani walks over to me and taps me on my shoulder. I jump a bit and look over my shoulder only to see him. I take a deep breath to calm my nerves and then I smile genuinely.

"What's up?" I ask him.

"I was wondering who your song was about. It's very non-specific, though I'm curious nevertheless." His light Kenyan accent comes through with each word he speaks. It's quite beautiful.

My mind goes back to the question at hand. I was wondering who your song was about.

Well. This sucks.

My face heats up as I look down to the concrete floor of Alex's garage.

"Well- I-," My hand start fidgeting on their own. "There's this guy I really like. We're really close and I found out that he really reminded me of the stars in the sky. There's an infinite amount of reason for me to like him, yet it feels like he's light years away from me. He's so much smarter. So much more hardworking. So much more intellectual. He's gentle, has common sense, he's super kind and loving. I wouldn't have asked to meet another person. He's so unique. If anyone were to ask to find or have someone just like him, they'd be a fool. I'd only ever ask to have only him." That was too much, estupido.

Bongani looks at me, his deep brown eyes full of interest in what I had to say in response to his curiosity.

"Who is this male?" Great question, Bongani. Glad you asked.

Realmente odio esta situación.

"I can't say that I'm comfortable admitting who, solely because I don't think he's gay, much less bisexual. But um. . . Bongani, the song came together because I was thinking about you."

Bongani smiles, looks down and chuckles. "Peter, you're adorable." He walks closer to me, gently sets his hands on either side of my face, and leans in for a kiss.

¡Nonononononono! ¡YA NO ENTIENDO ESTA SITUACIÓN!

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I'm leaving this as is. I don't want this to be too long. I'm tired, too. I've been working on trying to get this right for a solid week and a half. I'm done. That's it. Bye-bye.

its weird how like my fave genre of games could be vaguely categorized as ‘nurturing things’ yet i fuckin hated every single thing of that kind that was pushed on me as a child

like hell yes i love pet games and games where you get customization and a sense of progress on building your character, and like even i like ‘parent games’ when they’re that sort of thing instead of just weird shoddy gross baby diaper changing bullshit. Like wtf who on earth even wants a game about raising a kid where you don’t get to see them grow up and graduate high school and make you proud in one of 63 careers?? seriously i am still so salty that this is such an underutilzed genre and i still have to play creepy anime fanservice dos games from the 90s cos thats ALL I HAVE. Why u showing my perfect sweet videogame child in creepy fanservice costumes I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT HER ACADEMIC LIFE

but anyway lol WHAT I MEAN IS

even though i LOVE that stuff i fuckin hate all that cliche ‘girl toy’ bullshit I love character customization but I hate it when its framed as ~lol girls just inherantly love fashion oo catty girl time~ and you only have this one stupid sexist creepy giant boobs doll and no customization except costumes and the only costume options are either sexualized or really stereotypically ‘girly’ and also you have to be rich as fuck to buy all these stupidly overpriced individual outfit packs and then you cant even DO anything with your barbie! at least in a videogame you can have the novelty of replaying the same cool fantasy adventure with your different characters, and like.. it has actual substance BEYOND just the customization! And I mean you can see your customization in action in a 3D environment and having a Story and Cool Powers and a voice and animations and all that jazz! And interacting with canon characters without having to buy all those separately too, and then do terrible impressions of the voiceacting from the show on your own... cos man that’s what i used to actually do with any ‘girl toys’ i was given, i saw absolutely ZERO appeal in having fifty ordinary houses where you can do nothing but sit barbie on a damn chair and gossip about husbands or whatever. Like fuck that’s already lazy and awful cos you’re telling the kid to make up their own reasons to find any enjoyment from the damn toy, but at least cliche ‘boy toys’ got like... a story template. And one that;s actually interesting and involves fighting n shit, and their accessories actually GIVE THE TOY NEW FEATURES but yeah like even making up a whole new story about barbie being a superhero got boring quick, cos she wasn’t remotely relateable or interesting. Like I’m glad that nowadays they do more with the character but even if they’ve fixed some of the predjudiced shit she’;s still.. not interesting?? just gone from cliche fashion boring to absolutely personalityless ‘good role model’ with no defining traits whatsoever. So I used to just destroy barbies or make her the villain in everything, and had a big box of naked barbies with missing legs and stuff while i gave all their accessories to all the pokemon and digimon. Still really pissed at how few of the outfits would fit on Impmon! Seriously it sucks that also all the good ‘boy toys’ were really stereotypically macho in one way or another so i was barely ever allowed to have them and i felt like they hated me even when i did get to play with them. And the only tv shows at the time that I liked that weren’t ‘for girls’ or ‘for boys’ were pokemon and digimon, which were still kinda treated as ‘for boys’ but didn’t even get the ‘boys style’ of merchandise. like barely ever poseable dolls that i could use in more creative play, they were just like collectables you put on the mantlepiece. I WOULD HAVE KILLED FOR CYNTHIA NENDOROID BACK THEN!!! i used to break all my damn digimon trying to fit them into lil outfits or throw them around doing battles, and then i made myself hella sad. I’m sad I don’t still have that super broken but extremely loved patamon transformer doll, that thing was THE BEST! like man why did they stop doing those after the first season?? actually digivolving your digimon was the best damn idea! did they get sued by transformers or something...??? and I mean GEEZ its not like I didn’t like cute stuff or hugging stuff or being nurturing or friendly or whatever people claim is the ‘wholesome value’ that female stereotypes teach kids. but man all that shit just ruined the stuff i loved! its so alienating! and why is it always super low quality and limited?? fuckin Baby Alive Really Pees And Poops,And Does Nothing Else Ever And Has No Personality. yeah girls you sure wanna see only the bad sides of nurturing and be told over and over that your life is gonna be nothing but this as soon as you inevitably start wanting to marry boys, which is totally gonna happen according to every damn adult, and will feel like a death sentence to any kid with any other sexuality. like I fuckin got my Official Digimon Tamagotchi and it was like the whole world opened up to me, like wow Pets Can Actually Do Things Other Than Shit. And i mean at least in an lcd game thing the pet shitting actually serves some damn purpose and provides resource management gameplay to decide what evolutions you get, instead of just Somehow You Should Enjoy Changing Diapers, You Little Fuck. I loved that tamagotchi so much i fuckin broke it too, like WHY WAS KID BUNNI KRYPTONITE TO TOYS?? the battery crapped out cos like i held it too tightly and the case on the back got loose?? so it’d short circuit whenever it went into sleep mode and wipe all my save data. and i still kept playing even though i could never digivolve anyone beyond their first stage before it glitched out. And then I got THE PLAYSTATION VERSION WITH ALL THE GRAPHICS and just AAAAAA it was like the best fuckin thing ever. and Monster Rancher!! and Princess Maker!! kid me could spend 60 straight hours looking after nonexistant babies and talking dinosaurs and cry like a damn bitch when they died so DONT TELL ME I’m lacking in healthy nurturing skills just because i don’t wanna be mr marketing guy’s fucked up idea of a straight woman...

...man sorry this post turned into a really weird rant why did i think about this at 1am

also like even flash game internet dollmakers are better than the cliche stereotype dolls they were based on god I’m perfectly fine with collecting a bunch of things if they’re not forcing some offensive message down my throat! i still remember how confused and pissed off i was when i figured out that my little pony was supposed to be A Gender Thing too, like geez they’re fuckin horses. and the show was actually like THE ONLY THING i was allowed to watch that had actual adventures and fighting monsters and stuff! its so bad and minimal now that i look back on it, but like man it was all I had. No wonder i got so into pokemon when it came out, look here’s a thing to collect that’s all ABOUT fighting monsters! i always wanted figurines of the monsters from those dumb girly shows, it was so annoying that MLP g1 had that episode about ‘oh the Crabnasties are people too, they’re not evil just because they look gross’ and then WHERE IS MY COLLECTABLE CRABNASTIES THEN?? WHY CANT I PUT CUTE ACCESSORIES ON THEM?? fuck u that was the most memorable episode also actually why did i have to wait so many pokemonn generations for a crab that appealed to me? krabby is so boring, its just a crab with weird human eyes. and i’m inexplicably creeped out by that one from gen 3 cos its like an optical illusion, i thought the markings were its face! thank the gods for crabominable and also damn the gods for it being hated by 90% of the fandom for reasons I will never understand :( ...BUT STILL WHERE IS MY CRABOMINABLE BEAUTY PARLOR PLAYSET YO

fuck its 1am why am i still awake why can’t i stop thinking about dragon quest 9 but you play as crabs THAT WAS THE BEST FASHION SIMULATOR EVER, DAMMIT

gta 5 review Normalgo.com

i like Fast delivery, great price, product exactly as described. Nice It Was Good Thanks Disc itself was mangled. Didn’t play. Sent it back. One of the best XBox games of all time Favorite Game, have put so many hours into it Purchased for.my son. No complaints “Amazing game. A bit violent and definitely not recommended for kids. Would be great to have a kids friendly spin off using the same platform.”

Like Awesome Amazing Good Owner gave me the Xbox 360 game instead! It doesn’t work on Xbox one Price was good Excelente el juego que desean los niños Purchased two of these so that me and the wife can team up and take over the world. It is built with so many missions and side missions. We often like to team up with our friends too. Just a really great story and game play. Great product!!! Just love this game. fun game, fast shipping Cost Works well I played and beat this on 360 back when it first came out in 2013. It was fun back then but now with updated graphics and optional first person view it’s a blast. I have been spending my precious little free time playing this. I caught it at $15. Great value. Came in fine with no scratches Love It The disk was fake Excelente juego, buen producto GTA has always been a good game to play. There’s always something new to do so it never gets boring. I wish parents would actually read the rating of this game and keep little kids off of it though. It gets annoying when you’re playing and some of these disrespectful kids get in the lobby trash talking. But overall great game. Comes with everything inside the case and the game is awesome! Even comes with a map! Bought this for PS3, PS4, now the digital version for Xbox One S, because it takes up the same space on the hard drive. Best online game, really not for kids at all. My main concern is the unhealthy rf emitted by the system. I don’t even have kids, but I take out the wireless card from inside my Xbox One S and use Ethernet and use my controller cable. I also use non LED technology projector, another risk to be avoided for children. Same thing with Red Dead 2, it is too violent for kids. All in all, although the singleplayer was awesome, definitely we all love the online. I made over 10 accounts and maxed them all out. Expect an uphill climb getting wealth at first and level up. I grind missions on hard, using playlists I make. A lot of griefers kill you for no reason, but it’s the same on Playstation, although much less lil kids on microphones here, which is quite the plus in my book. I would never buy the special edition because the things cannot be sold and have no trade in value while meanwhile it is nothing I would choose, although it may help you. Main thing to remember is kill death ratio has no value, people with large kd levels are just more likely to be kicked and less likely to be friended by a friendly, helpful CEO interested in making money. What is there really to say about GTA V that would be surprising to anyone. It is awesome. I originally purchased this for Xbox 360, got to 100% completion and then sold my disc. I got the bug to play it again here recently and purchased the game for Xbox One (wow, it really has come down in price) and the gameplay is definitely enhanced. The graphics are quite superior as would be expected to my experience in Xbox 360. I understand that this game has been out a long time; however, $15.00 is an absolute steal for this game. Even if you do every single little side mission you can still have fun just roaming around or hopping onto the online platform.

love the price, and quick delivery. Very good game It was what It said and also a little Extra. With the gta online money.

CD error I need my money back Fun game Had this for my 360 and purchased this when i got my Xbox One. The graphics are sharper and they’ve added so much. “Not much of a game as far as it’s single player campaign. Many flaws in the control layout that make it not very intuitive. Acting was good. Once the campaign is done there ain’t much worth doing. Graphics and gameplay are showing their age. Turns out this game is very much not open. Pretty much another dumb interactive movie type.” Awesome game. Has endless playing game options Happy got this for someone gift as already played game more 100 times, but buy someone just great. Ok It’s literally shows naked people like what!Please for the sake of the human generation don’t get it for someone under 20.It has swears and it is way to violent.And my nephew was a perfect little boy until he got this game.Like a day after he got it I come up to his room and I hear him say 3 swears in a row. Great game, tons of free DLC making the game fun and keeping it interesting. The campaign is awesome in that you make choices that affect the overall outcome, very theatrical campaign. Online play is amazing and has tons of things to do. Always fun. No matter how many times I end up buying it very good game. much fun. vroom vroom Grandson likes it. Bought for his birthday. Played the game to this day. Real fun. Love the updates Best game Nice I’ve never played this game before so when I saw it! I had to buy it! It’s a great game! Bought this my youngest nephew and what else I can say it’s Grand Theft Auto 5 one of best video game series today, that’s all you need to know. Its got alot of cussing Cool Awesome game! Arrived on time and by far my fav game This is fun game, not a fan of multiplayer A very solid game to have in the collection there is so much to do if you hundred percent this game you have too much time on your hands. I found multiplayer to be a little toxic but it’s not nice to group the whole community is mean and wanting to kill you. Very solid single player with an OK multiplayer bass . I bought this present as a gift for my younger brother. He loved the game for months but no longer plays it. 4 play this game in this house. Our favorite game Got this video game for my son it’s a little racy wish I had known beforehand Great game It’s Gta what more needs to be said. bad game I’ve bought this game multiple times and have enjoyed it every time! It was in a Good conditiol.Came nicely packed. Great ty For a second i thought it dnt work so i just restarted my xb1 s and it fixed the problem and the graphics are way better than the xb360 Bothing Hola muy buenos dias, escribo esta oportunidad para hacer reclamo de que los productos nunca me llegaron, nunca me enviaron un numero de traking, por favor para que me den razon del producto, sin mas que agregar me despido espero su pronta respuesta It came sealed and new I bought it just to run around the city blowing stuff up. Excellent game, a lot of content Good price Fun game. Lots of missions. Exactly what I needed. Excellent Price. Fast Delivery My son had to have this!! He loves it!! I laugh watching him play it!! “I can not play this game, it got sucking from the first time I run it Now I will return it back to the buyer” Good ! Was a gift but he likes it. I love this game, I just beat the main storyline for the 4th or 5th time and it is by far the best in the GTA series. The characters are excellent, the options for clothing, vehicles, etc is awesome, the story is addictive, definitely one of my favorite games. Great Uno de los más adictivos, puedes perder todo el tiempo del mundo buscando detalles en la ciudad, haciendo actividades o pequeñas misiones alternas y lo mejor su modo multijugador. Amazing game Came early and my nephews love it Daughter loves it my son not too thrilled with this new, he bought this based on prior issue he played always “hi unfortunately, the box of the cd has two locks, on of them was broken already when I opened it

now the box cannot be closed .

thanks,” Always been a fan of GTA. Son loves it. Brand new shipped in great time. Best game ever the original game came in the box and it was sealed

Cant stop playing. Amazing, disk Looked immaculate. It also came with the enterprise starter pack which usually makes the game cost an extra $30. Which is an amazing deal. Highly satisfied. I always wanted this game, I started playing it almost 3 years ago, when I was in 4th grade. One of my friend took that game to school and when I started playing it, I didn’t wanted to stop. Nicely packaged and it’s new. This might be the most prolific game on this system. Takes a lot of space to play be prepared. Newbies are punished so keep it moving until you are comfortable will combat and confrontation! Way more children play this than you would think it shouldn’t be but it is so. Monitor your children while playing this if you allow mature content in your house. Fun game. Awsome game Second time owning this game and for the record its not good for children nor young adults. It is fun but the language and actions just are not suitable for anyone under 17 i do enjoy this out of control game. Actually i just got done playing it its very hard to put the controller down Love it Hehe haha hooooo Great game, fast delivery This game is just one of a few in a queue list of games I’m looking forward to playing within the next year or two. I’ve heard alot of good things about it, and it was highly recommended by a few well known sources for gamers! I don’t play games but my son said its a great game. So I’m giving all games 5 stars. Bought this because I had it on 360 and liked it, so when I got a new Xbox I had to get it. BEST EVER great game Worth it Cheap and works like a $20 whore Best GTA Game! Epic game definite bye for any gamer Great gift! Came wrapped up and never used. No scratches or marks on inside or out. Would recommend 10/10 Fun to play, GTA is the best! Great One of the best selling games of all time. It has a fun typical GTA story mode. Regularly goes on sale for 10 or 15 bucks. Check it out if you haven’t Worked good Thank you GREAT GAME Case had a little bit of scuff marks, but other than that, the disk and everything else came in brand new condition. Perfect! My son guards this game with his life In a pretend world they sure pander to the already deranged. the “real” world of vulgarity and unnecessary racist stereotypes and language in a PRETNED WORLD which could be a LITTLE different than the real world. I do not get it. Why would you create a parallel fake city based on some west coast crap-hole when you could set a NEW standard? The N word is offensive and you cannot even PLAY the game in a house of people because THEY get offended. Buy headphones, sit in your room and continue to contribute to the everyday stereotype negative for A GAME that is suppose to give you enjoyment and pleasure and fun AWAY from the real world!! Thought the premise of a game was to make you forget your problems for a little while, like a movie or playing an instrument. LOSER GAME!! People do not even get the indoctrination or the pandering. More parents need to buy this for their 13 year olds!! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! Epic game Just needed a replacement due to damage to previous disc BOUGHT TO PLAY ON MY NEW XBOX ONE – LOVE IT AGAIN EVEN LOOKS PRETTIER Love this game. Arrived new and clean, not damaged. Only thing that was unclarified was if it was a digital code or game disk. I was searching for a digital code, but I guess I ordered a game disk. I’m also super happy about the price. Oldie but a goodie I received that disc on 4/26/2019 after i open the box and insert into console then it cant show me the game the disc is empty nothing inside its just blank …. Our twin boys loved this game as an Easter gift Standard Disc. As described. What can I say? It’s GTA V! Worked great Good price and shipped fast seemed to be factory packaging Love it came in new My daughter was overjoyed to receive this surprise, and I was overjoyed at the price, and that it was delivered in two days!! Thank you, Amazon-you saved the day!!!!! 11/10 As described I bought this for one of my Grand Sons he really likes this game. Thank you very much! Great game It worked. It’s not the game for me though. Red Dead is where my heart is, always and forever. Great product Got this for my Xbox one. Since I had it on 360 and I still love the game! Love the game got it for 16 dollars and it was delivered in one day Give for a gift

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Assurance || Ross MacDonald Oneshot

Word Count: 3,235 Summary: After years of hooking up with Ross casually, you get some unexpected news that Ross does not take well. It’s up to George and the others to make things right again, and get you the assurance from Ross that he will always be there for you that you need. Author’s Note: BIG THANK YOU to the lovely anon who sent this prompt to me over the course of 3 full messages. It was such an interesting drama-filled prompt to tackle, and I hope I did it justice <3 Please feel free to send more requests here! Enjoy!

You met Ross after a gig of theirs in London.

It was before the band really broke it big, when they were on the cusp of greatness but not quite there yet. The boys all had decided to stick around afterwards to meet all those who came out to see them and thank them for doing so. The crowd had been the most electric crowd they had ever been around. It was the least they could do to thank them. While most of the girls in the crowd had gone to Matty or George, you decided to go up to Ross. The first thing that caught your eye about him was his smile. It was enough to draw you in for more than a simple ‘thank you for playing’ conversation. Before either of you knew it, Matty had to sling his arm around Ross’ shoulder and coyly break up the chat, letting him know they needed to leave. You exchanged numbers with Ross and hugged to say goodbye. That night, you and Ross spoke for hours. You realized that night, you wanted to see Ross as soon as you could again.

Little did you know, Ross wanted to see you just as much, if not more. The next time the boys found themselves around London, Ross called you and made sure you had first row at their show. Meetings here and there only brought you guys closer and closer together. However, that was all the meetings ever were. Meetings. Somehow, all of the talk and interaction did not spring up a relationship. Sure, kisses came and went. Hugs were plenty. But it never went further.

Until, three years later. In the heat of The 1975’s rise to fame, Ross and you crossed paths once more and found yourselves landing, of all places, in bed together. It was spontaneous. It was incredible. It made something more stir up within you both. Suddenly, meetings were not just hugs and kisses and conversation. They transformed into that with the added bonus of sex. You supposed it happened because, when sex came, the two of you could get out the true emotions you felt for each other without having to say them and confront the realities of what logistical issues stood in the way. Sex was enough without having to take a leap. You both benefitted from it, and it worked well with Ross’ schedule. All was well.

That is, until two months after Ross and you saw each other last, when you did not get your period, and you knew immediately what was up. Three tests and a trip to the doctor confirmed your suspicions. You were pregnant, and it was definitely Ross’ baby. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. The first thing you did after it was confirmed was call whichever boy from the band other than Ross picked up first. You needed to talk to one of them, as they were all familiar with you and Ross but were far less scary to tell than Ross himself. George picked up first. Needless to say, he was shocked. But, he was supportive. Super supportive. He let you know the next time they would be in town, and assured you that he would be there at least through the whole thing if you wished him to be. His kindness and support was refreshing. You could only hope Ross would be the same way.

Three weeks later, the boys were back. Thankfully you had yet to start showing considerably, so you put on a loose fitting shirt to see them and went incredibly unnoticed by all except for George. After hugging him hello, he secretly gave a little pat to your stomach, which made you blush up a storm. You would’ve thrown him a joke or two, but soon after your hug, Ross appeared, and time sort of went still for a moment. He gave you the same bright smile you always fell for. Your usual bright smile back fell short of its normal brilliance. Ross, and George for that matter, noticed it without pause. George excused himself to go over and chat with Adam and Matty across the room, leaving you both alone. It still felt far from comfortable, so you asked him to join you in the nearby room. He followed without question.

“I need to tell you something,” you began while shutting the door behind you. Ross sat on the bed. You could see he had been thinking your conversation was not going to be serious. By this point normally, one of you usually had your lips on the other’s neck while the other whispered how much they missed such embraces. Such a different beginning had Ross knowing something was up.

“What’s wrong?”

You bit your lip. “Ross I...I…”

“{Y/N}, what-”

“I’m pregnant.”

You could see Ross tense up before your very eyes. “W-What?”

“Ross, I-”

“Holy shit.”

A shaky laugh. “It’s a bit of news, that’s for su- hey wait, Ross-”

Before you could move to stop him, Ross was bolting past you and out the door. You called after him again, twice for that matter, but there he went, sprinting out the front door before even any of the boys could stop him to ask why. It broke your heart. You felt instant embarrassment as tears began to fall down your cheeks, especially from being visible to the rest of the band who were then standing only a few feet away. It ate away quickly at your confidence. You ran back into the spare room, your face buried in your hands. Once in there, you heard a faint and hushed discussion outside the door before a small knock came to it. One more knock, and then George appeared. His sunken face at your pitiful mood was all you needed to know that he felt just as bad for yourself as you did. He took a spot next to you on the bed.

“I never pinned him on being a runner,” he said softly, rubbing your back. “I thought he would at least sit and talk to you.”

“I did too,” you whispered. George brought you close as more tears came. “I-It’s not like I wanted this to happen. Ross and I w-were f-fine, you know? W-We w-were dumb, but...I-I fucked it up, George.”

He shook his head. “{Y/N}, I’ve known Ross for years. I hardly think you fucked it up with him. He’s probably just terrified of the idea of becoming a father. Loads of guys are.”

“I’m terrified of becoming a mother too,” you spoke, your voice gaining some power behind it through your tears. “I d-don’t know what I’m doing! Fuck, I only found out a few weeks ago!”

“{Y/N}, calm down, I-”

“And he has the nerve to r-run out of here! He’s not the one who is g-gonna’ have the child! W-Why won’t he respect me enough to s-stay and h-help me out?”

“Shhh, please relax a bit, you’re working yourself up mor-”

“Why do I feel like he just used me and w-walked out?”

“{Y/N}, please, just-”

Before George could get another word out, he was suddenly faced with a new dilemma. You had gone limp in his arms, your eyes shut. It took him a second to process that you had, indeed, fainted in his arms. Calling out to Matty and Adam, he gently cradled you so you were able to be carried and walked out to them. The two boys were obviously shocked when arriving to George, but it did not stop them from listening to his orders as he had Adam call Ross and Matty drive him to the hospital. They did not know about the baby, but they cared for you with the same sort of care George did in knowing. You may have only been Ross’ friend with benefits in the years past, but during that time you also became their friend. They would do anything for you.

Twenty minutes later, George flew into the emergency room with Matty. Matty spoke to the lady at the reception desk to try and get some immediate help, but his actions quickly went unneeded. A doctor with soft blonde hair and deep brown eyes caught sight of George and came over to him. Something about the panic and genuine concern in the tall man’s eyes caught his attention.

“What’s the problem, sir?”

George paused to catch his breath. “S-She fainted and she’s almost three months pregnant.” At that point, George could care less if Matty overheard. “She was under a lot of stress a-and she hasn’t woken back up so I brought her here.”

He watched as the doctor transitioned before him into his professional mode. He first paused to check your pulse, and then motioned for George to follow him back behind the doors. As much as he wanted to follow, he needed to let Matty know where he was going. Biting his lip, he quickly hustled back to Matty and nudged him.

“They’re taking her back,” he said while panting. “If the others get here, have them wait. I’ll update you guys as soon as I know.”

Matty nodded. “Go.”

With that, George hustled, while still taking care not to jostle you too much, through the doors to the doctor. He was brought by the man to a room, where he was instructed to lay you on a bed. A few nurses joined the room, and George found himself being told to step aside. Everything in him said not to leave your side, but when the doctor gently asked the same, he complied. He watched from afar as they checked you for loads of issues. Machines beeped, needles were put into your hand, and loads of large words George could not make out were thrown around. He did not feel as if he was really there until he saw them bring in a machine he recognized from TV. It was a fetal heart rate monitor.

His heart caught in his throat as they prepped you for it. He did not even know your intentions on whether or not you wanted to keep the baby. Though he would support you for sure no matter how you chose to handle it, he at least wanted there to be a baby still there for you to make that decision about. You did not deserve to have it taken from you over something so trivial. The room was quiet for a moment after the monitor was placed. And then, he heard it. A soft thumping. It’s okay. George felt like crying. It wasn’t even his baby, and he felt like crying.

He sat and waited for a few more tests to be done. What seemed like only a few moments suddenly became evident as being over two hours by the time the doctor addressed him again. Handing him a cup of water, he softly smiled.

“I have good news for you,” he said as George took one big gulp of his water. “Both the mother and baby are fine.”

“Thank God,” George said, his voice cracking. “Why isn’t she awake though?”

“She stirred a bit earlier during one of our tests,” he spoke. “I think her body is, in a sense, trying to override itself until it feels like she is ready to wake up. Did she go through some sort of trauma before arriving here?”

Sighing, he nodded. “She uh...she told the father of her baby that he’s going to be a father. He didn’t take it too well, and it shocked her. Shocked me, too.”

“You’re not the father?”

“No,” George said with a laugh, “just a very concerned friend. She told me it was his before anyone else, so I sort of felt obligated to make sure she was okay when he bolted away.”

The doctor nodded. “Well, perhaps you talking to her might help wake her up. Calming and familiar voices usually help. If she does, so long as she seems fine, you don’t have to alert anyone. We will come back in to check on her periodically. If you need us, there’s a button on the wall by her bed. Push it, and we’ll be alerted, alright?”

George nodded and shook the doctor’s hand. “Thank you. F-For taking care of her. Er, them.”

Smiling, the doctor shook back. “It’s my pleasure. Good luck.”

“Thank you, sir.”

After one last check on you, the doctor left, and it was only George and you in the room. With a sigh, he walked over to your side and pulled up a stool to sit down. He took your hand into his, and then pulled out his phone. His missed messages were overwhelming.

“Adam showed up. Said Ross is on his way. Any update? -M” “Ross is here. He wants to come in as soon as he is able to see {Y/N}. Let us know when he can. -A” “Please let me know she’s okay. -R” “Is our baby okay? -R” “Tell her I am so sorry. God, if anything happened...please let her know I’m sorry. -R” “George, please speak. -R” “I’m scared George, please. -R”

Shutting his phone, George looked to his water and sighed. He needed something stronger after reading all of that. He went to type something back when he felt movement against his hand. Eyes flying up to you, he watched as your eyes gently fluttered open, a small moan coming from your lips. George smiled for the first time in hours and squeezed your hand tight.

“Hello there, Sleeping Beauty.”

“Mmm...fuck off, George.”

His grin widened. “You’re okay. You’re in the hospital. You um...you fainted.”

Sighing, you rubbed at your forehead. “I sort of remember. Fuck. Was wishing that was a dream.”

He gently brushed a strand of your hair away from your face. “Nope, it’s life I’m afraid. But hey, want to know the good news? Your baby is okay.”

“It is?”

George nodded. “Totally unharmed. Probably gave him or her a scare, though.”

You huffed. “Yeah, now we’re even I suppose.”

“Not to bombard you with questions after you just woke up,” he said, handing you your own glass of water from the side of the bed, “but...do you want to keep it?”

You paused. “I...I’m not sure. Is it bad I’m scared to know what doing it all alone would be like?”

George shook his head. “No. You’re in your right to be scared. Hell, I’d be scared.”

“I mean, I know I would have you all to help me even if Ross flakes out,” you explained, clutching your water tight, “but that wouldn’t be the same. It wouldn’t be Ross.”

“He’s here, you know.”

“Hmm?”

“Ross,” George said. “He got here probably an hour and a half ago. I haven’t spoken to him yet, but...if his texts to me are any indication, he feels awful about all this.”

You looked down. “It’s just because I fainted, isn’t it.”

“I don’t think so. His texts alone sound like he might have been regretting it the moment he left.”

“Sure.”

“He really wants to see you.”

“Okay.”

“Okay I can let him come see you?”

Sighing, you nodded. “He can come. I’ll send him back out if he gets to be a pain.”

George smiled. “Please do. I don’t want you to faint again anytime soon.”

You gave him a thumbs up. “Not again, Daniel.”

With that, George gave you one last squeeze of your hand and a kiss to your forehead before heading out and ushering Ross to go in. You waited in silence, sipping at your water, until he nearly busted through the door. It startled you slightly, but you were alright. Ross looked the worse of the two of you.

“Hey.”

“{Y/N}, I-”

“Let me speak first,” you said, stopping Ross in his tracks. “What you did, running out on me like that? Totally uncalled for. Agreed?”

He nodded. “Agreed.”

“I get that you are scared - I’m scared, too! But it is no time to be abandoning each other.” You sighed. “Fuck Ross, I’ll do whatever you want me to do about this baby. I’ll keep it, put it up for adoption, get an abortion, whatever-”

“No.”

You blinked. “No?”

“No abortion,” he said, shaking his head. “I-I don’t think there’s anything wrong with them, but..I don’t want you to get rid of that baby. Our baby.”

“S-Somebody’s changed his tune.”

“{Y/N}, I’m so sorry,” Ross said, his voice cracking. “I just...I was taken off guard, and I panicked, and all my mind could think of was that it couldn’t be true and I felt like avoiding it-”

“Ross-”

“And then I made it out the door, and I heard you crying.” His eyes began to well up with tears. “I heard what that panic did to you, and I felt like the biggest jerk to walk the planet. You didn’t deserve that. Any of that. Fuck, I needed to be there for you and what did I do? I ran. When Hann called me and told me you were being rushed to the hospital, I was walking alongside of the road feeling so guilty. God, had you really been hurt, had the baby been hurt...I don’t think I could have forgiven myself.”

Wiping your eyes, you motioned for him to come take George’s vacated stool. “So...you want to have this baby?”

“Of course,” Ross said, reaching for your hand. “If you want to, I want to. I...I love you, {Y/N}.”

“W-What?”

“I love you,” he repeated. He leaned down to give your hand a kiss. “I have for a while. But, like you saw today, I chicken out easily, and well...the last girl I ever cared this much about left me because of how often I travel with the boys, and how much time I put into them. I’ve been so scared that, if I told you, then we would end up the same way eventually. Hearing you are pregnant only made me more scared because then if I lost you, I’d lose not just you, but the baby as well. I guess...I guess I’ve been so scared of fucking this up, that I’ve sort of fucked things up in the process.”

You smiled softly. “I love you too, Ross.”

His eyes flew to yours. “Really?”

You nodded. “Yes. You fucked up big time and I’m not going to let this whole thing slide but Ross...I got so upset because I loved you. I thought I could count on you to support me through this. When I suddenly didn’t have that support, it felt like a goddamn breakup. I was suddenly scared and alone. I know you are worried about how much you travel, but fuck Ross...having you even a little bit is better than having you not at all. We can figure out details later. I just need you. I love you.”

And with that, Ross’ lips were on yours. You were right. Details could be decided later. All you needed to get through this, to handle this milestone and come out of it strong, was love. Hearing Ross finally commit to that love, no matter his past actions, was enough for you to know you would be alright. Whatever the next six or so months would bring, you were happy to have him by your side through them all.

It would be alright.

Berenice, Bianca, Elektra

(Finally getting around to this, woohoo!)

Full Name: Berenice. Gotta love the Greeks for keeping it simple. I have a vague idea that her name might have been something else at some point, but it’s always just “Berenice” or “Berenice of Alexandria” when I’m talking about her. (Funny story, though: The inspiration for her character came from my first Webkinz named Beatrice, so you could count that as an alternative name, I guess. Now read the rest of this entry with that knowledge. Go on, imagine a Webkinz doing all of this.)Gender and Sexuality: Female/Possibly straight (All her love interests have been men, but I also take a Sims approach to sexuality with my OCs so…)Pronouns:She/Her. Ethnicity/Species: About a quarter Persian, three quarters Macedonian. She’d probably be white passing by modern standards, but, considering the way things worked in her time, I’m not sold on her being considered fully “white” by ancient ones.  Birthplace and Birthdate: Alexandria, sometime around 38 BCE. Guilty Pleasures: She’s a full blown Epicurean; she doesn’t have guilty pleasures. The closest thing I can think of is her affair with Bran, but that’s because (1) He’s a barbarian, (2) She was married at the time, and (3) He has *history* with her people, so it was more worry than guilt. She was perfectly happy to tap that; she just wasn’t sure about the fallout. Phobias: Deathly afraid of heights. Is also paranoid over assassination attempts, though, considering her track record, I’d say it’s not so much paranoia as taking the right precautionary procedures. What They Would Be Famous For: She’s one of the most influential, intelligent, and glamorous women of her time, and that makes her both famous and infamous. To her allies, she’s The High Queen and so is held onto this kind of pedestal as the daughter of a respected king who’s kept them from further civil wars since her accession and, later, as a symbol for their cultural continuity even after defeat, as well as a noted patron of the arts and natural philosophy. To her enemies, well… They put every single negative stereotype of women, particularly “Eastern women” onto her, making her into some oversexualized, decadent, vain sociopath who regularly twirls her mustache as she gleefully celebrates the downfall of civilization. (I lean more towards her being a little of both.) Either way, she’s an absolute icon as a ruler, for better or worse. What They Would Get Arrested For: Multiple counts of murder, including murder of at least one minor, treason, and, considering the time period, adultery. That one would actually probably be more likely to have serious consequences than the other two. OC You Ship Them With: Bran. I also lowkey ship her with Eleanor, and if Marcus weren’t so aggressively ace, I’d probably go with it. OC Most Likely To Murder Them: Well, Elektra and Theron certainly gave it their best try, with John Hawtrey and Emma continuing the grand tradition of father-daughter pairs trying to kill her. In the present, Diane is probably her biggest threat, but I don’t think she would really kill her because, on some level, she admires her too much and doesn’t see how much of a threat Berenice is even when she’s been stripped of most of her power. Favorite Movie/Book Genre: She loves tragedies with her favorite, naturally, being Agamemnon. (She’s particularly fond of the ending and might or might not have commissioned at least one writer to write fix-it fic for Clytemnestra’s fate.) I also like to think that, in the modern AU, she has a soft spot for the Sword and Sandal films, the more cringe inducing the better. Yes, including (especially?) “Alexander.” Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: Hates black and white morality, especially when it comes to female rulers and how they’re perceived. Like, she knows she’s a monster, she owns up to it, but she’s tired of insipidly sweet princesses triumphing over evil queens. Her take on power struggles like that is that, while they’re inevitable (she killed most of her father’s and her husband’s concubines and children to keep her own power,) they involve the princess transforming into the evil queen, not defeating her. “Virtue rewarded” narratives just don’t appeal. Talents and/or Powers: Very intelligent, witty, and manipulative. She can effortlessly go from one mode to another, adapting her mannerisms to each one. Like all of her people, she has an expanded lifespan, as well as the ability to switch between her animal form and her human one. (Though the animal form is little used by her considering it’s also very conspicuous.) Oh, and she knows, like nine languages. Why Someone Might Love Them: In a time when women aren’t expected to rule in their own rights, she managed to seize power. She has a policy of religious and cultural tolerance, appointing the best people for a given position instead of strictly keeping to Macedonian or even Hellenistic in general citizens. Despite her claims that she’s gone cold over the years, she still obviously has a spot spot for her old childhood companions, showing more of her true self in their presence than she does around almost anyone else. Why Someone Might Hate Them: She’s absolutely ruthless in the measures she takes to keep her power. She’s literally killed babies and betrayed the love of her life to the tender mercies of their enemies. Like, come on. If you’re not ready for that kind of darkness in a character, particularly one who, at least as of this moment, has had no serious repercussions (ie death) for it , that could be jarring. I do think she’s troubled by it in her own way, especially the latter one which completely broke her for a while, but, at the same time…the girl’s dark. I’ve tried to not tone down what royal women of this time did to survive, for better or worse. I’d understand hating her 100%. How They Change: The first half of her character arc (losing her father and brother, taking her revenge out on Theron for their murders, the civil wars that resulted from not having a clear line of succession, marrying her uncle to ensure that she wasn’t swept away by the power struggles, participating in the murder of her half-siblings, having to marry Theron’s nephew, saying goodbye to her childhood friend and protector, throwing Bran to the wolves, and then orchestrating the murders of her husband, his other wives and concubines, and his children by them) is about her essentially having to lose touch with her human connections in order to survive. The second half of it (saving her old childhood friend, helping Eleanor in her rebellion against her brother, devoting a considerable amount of time to Bran’s recovery even when she thinks that he’s never going to forgive her for it, offering Ada a place at her court so that Atria will be happy and then protecting her when her past comes to haunt her, deciding against taking power from Eleanor despite it potentially playing to her advantage) is showing a possible restoration of those connections and the possibility of changing how things are done. I don’t think she’ll ever get a full redemption, because I’m not sure there can be a full redemption for all she’s done, but she gets the closest thing to it that I can imagine. Why You Love Them: She’s basically my love letter to the great Hellenistic queens, specifically Olympias and Cleopatra VII, with traces of the others threading their way throughout her backstory and characterization. It’s an absolute thrill bringing the best and worst of that time to the fray and getting to write someone as complex as her from the beginning of her character development to the end. She’s the kind of female character I’ve always latched myself onto, the ones who have grand schemes and ambitions and who manipulate and scheme their way into fulfilling them (I’ll give you a hint: The first female character I can remember loving was Anck-su-Namun from “The Mummy,” the second was Cleopatra, the third was probably Morgan le Fay) and I finally have the chance to have her run free and do her own thing without having to tragically die at the end. She also makes such a fantastic foil to Eleanor, with Eleanor ultimately deciding not to go down the path Berenice went down despite being exposed to similar traumas, though I don’t think I ever want to see them set up in a traditional protagonist-antagonist way. I prefer the two of them bouncing off each other, one the older, more Machiavellian queen, the other the more humanistic queen, with both kind of drawing closer to each other by the end. 

I just…really love Ber as a character, okay? She’s probably one of my all-time favorites. 

Full Name: Bianca CostaGender and Sexuality: Female, demisexual. Pronouns: She/Her. Ethnicity/Species: White/HumanBirthplace and Birthdate: Since they’ve been magicked off to another world by the Fae, time and dates don’t work the same, but going off of the 1580 starting point, she was born sometime around May 1, 1616 in the New Papal States. (Essentially, where all the Catholic colonists clustered together to get away from the Protestant colonists and the new pope was selected, according to them, by divine revelation.)Guilty Pleasures: SweetsPhobias: ThunderWhat They Would Be Famous For: She’d probably be right up there with Anne Boleyn and Marie Antoinette on the list of popular tragic queens, though, considering she didn’t die, she’d probably be best remembered as Eleanor’s mother. What They Would Get Arrested For: Adultery and treason. OC You Ship Them With: Duncan, happiness. OC Most Likely To Murder Them: Diane. Like with the Ber/Elektra example, she’s certainly tried enough times. Favorite Movie/Book Genre: The old Chivalric Romances are her jam, especially Amadis of Gaul and Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart. She’s not particularly fond of Tristan and Iseult, though. Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: Romanticized abuse in any form, especially when it’s claimed by the writers to be “just part of the times.” I can see her viewing session of a *certain* time traveling romance being put on hold shortly after beginning, with her needing Dunc to hold her and reassure her for an hour or so afterwards (at least) that she’s safe with him and he’d never treat her like that. Talents and/or Powers: No real powers that I know of; I’ve toyed with giving her an interest in alchemy, but that comes a little too close to Atria’s whole “natural philosophy” shtick and even though I’m all for more female characters in STEM-like (okay, as close as you can get in Early Modern England) concentrations and even though historically, there were a number of women involved in alchemy, I just don’t feel it as much. I still like the idea of her as an expert horsewoman and hawker, so there is that. I especially like the hawking, as then you have the whole symbolism angle + historical accuracy and that makes me feel good about myself so yeah. In some ways, I think I’m still waiting for her to “click” with me as a character. Why Someone Might Love Them: Like her daughter, she has a great amount of spirit, though, also like her daughter, she’s very subdued in showing it. Years with Giles have only made it worse, but she still keeps fighting for her daughter, despite everything. I often tie a lot of Eleanor into her more distant ancestors, with that whole “Heroic Lineage” thing often coming up, but I think that a good portion of her strength comes directly from her mother. Why Someone Might Hate Them: I can see people hating her for having an affair, despite Giles being explicitly abusive, especially since that affair brought a child into that kind of situation. She and her husband’s illegitimate daughter, Cat, do not get along, and sometimes she can be overly sharp with her as a sort of revenge by proxy. We’re not looking at Snape levels of spite here, but she is supposed to be the adult despite the horrible circumstances both of them find themselves in. How They Change: She started off as this very spirited young woman, optimistic, innocent, and absolutely sure that people were as they appeared. She fully believed Giles when he presented the image of the perfect prince to her, only for him to turn on her after their marriage. Now, that spirit’s mostly gone; she’s more or less sedate. Her faith in humanity is certainly gone, her faith in society even more so as she’s watched them turn a blind eye to what their king’s been doing for the better part of two decades. Duncan, who had helped sustain her in the early years of her marriage, is distant out of fear of the consequences for her if Giles found out. She’s basically become lost from herself after all this time and, with Diane’s treatment of her daughter, it only gets worse from there as her anxiety and guilt preys on her. Like with Ber, I would like to build her up from this point, I would like to see her start to recover and learn to trust again, I’d like to see her relationship with her daughter grow after Eleanor learns the truth of her parentage, I’d like her to forgive herself, I’d like to see her start a new family with Duncan. I’m not sure how much of that I can do, considering I’m feeling a strong tug towards a bittersweet ending for them, probably in the vein of the old Chivalric Romances since so much of their relationship’s already been inspired by them, but I also have a hard time giving any of my ships a bad ending, particularly not the ones like this where both parties have already been through Hell to be together. Why You Love Them: I like that she’s not a perfect mother or a perfect person, that she makes mistakes, that she snaps at her husband’s daughter at times, that she’s catty with his mistress. I don’t like writing paragons, I don’t like writing models of ideal femininity, and she’s certainly not. Writing an abuse victim from a historical angle is very complicated and it’s something that I try to be sensitive about,and it’s one that I’ve tried to take in as realistic a direction as I can, so that is interesting to take on as a challenge. Sobering, depressing, but also interesting, especially dealing with her after Giles’s death when she’s nominally free and trying to rebuild. She’s also a religious minority (Catholic) in a very Protestant country, and seeing how she deals with that is interesting to deal with. 

 THANK YOU for asking about Elektra. When I first put her up there, I wasn’t sure about much besides maybe 1-2 traits. She was a dead backstory character, a little roadblock in Ber’s character development. Now, it looks like we’re together for the long haul. That being said, I kept in all my old remarks + added in some new ones in parentheses as my way of marking the character development. 

Full Name: Elektra (See above about the Greeks and naming and how convenient it makes my life.)Gender and Sexuality: Straight, though, like with Ber, the Sims Rule of Sexual Orientation applies. (HaHahahahaHAA no. Girl’s either bi, pan, or lesbian, with her marriages being a way of keeping power. That was so cute that I used to think she was an evil straight girl.)Pronouns: She/HerEthnicity/Species: White/Shapeshifter. Birthplace and Birthdate: Athens, September 12, sometime around 37-39 BCE. Guilty Pleasures: I like to think that, for all the crap she gives Berenice about drinking unmixed wine *like a barbarian*, she indulges from time to time herself. Berenice knows, of course, and is endlessly entertained by it. Phobias: Honestly, I wasn’t sure about this one, but I think she’s afraid of being abandoned. Like, her father was never a particularly good parent to her, though he sometimes threw her a gift or two, her mother didn’t care for her, and then her father abandoned her mother for a girl her own age. Which is far from the worst thing he did. And I think she takes a lot of that with her in her revenge quest; it’s like she feels that if she can avenge his death, she’ll have the love she’s always wanted and she’ll be able to move on. What They Would Be Famous For: She is, unfortunately, the Cleopatra Eurydice to Berenice’s Olympias, so she is going to remembered either as (a) one of the poor, innocent victims of The Bad Queen or (b) as a necessary roadblock, the “other woman” that got in the way of Ber being happy and who had to be removed. None of these stereotypes are true, she wasn’t innocent but Ber and Arion would never have been happy together even in an Elektra-less world. Her marriage to Arion just sealed Ber’s disgust for him, as she considered it to be a personal betrayal that he married the daughter of the man who killed her father. What They Would Get Arrested For: I mean, attempted murder? She and Ber would probably have to share a cell. OC You Ship Them With:  I don’t know, she’s only with Arion, who’s the closest thing she has to a love interest, for the power and to hurt Ber. (Don’t worry, I figured it out.) I suppose I could ship her and Ber in the right AU. (Incidentally, I’m still down for this.)

Her and Khensa would be an interesting enemies-to-lovers ship, with Khensa being so absolutely devoted to Ber’s success as a queen, Elektra being devoted to tearing Ber down, and both of them having unresolved issues with their fathers’ murders. (Yes, there is a theme here and I’m aware of it. Some people work out their daddy issues by long talks and a lot of therapy, I work it out by inflicting a bunch of dead and/or useless fathers on my characters so they can suffer too.) There could be a lot of great opportunities for hatesex there, and, in a fluffier AU, the possibility for them to work out their issues. When Ber finds out, she’s completely speechless, at first thinking that this is a prank Khensa’s pulling on her and, after Khensa assures her that she’s 100% serious, she probably faints. It takes her an additional three days to process the information, even longer to accept it, and she never fully trusts Elektra, but she realizes the value of having her as a potential partner in Khensa’s spying operations, especially given her own relationship with Bran. (And because Khensa’s too valuable to alienate by ordering the relationship terminated or by having Elektra assassinated, especially since her usual hitwoman’s the one with hearteyes.) The two of them then proceed to pretend to hate each other’s guts during the day so that potential rebels would be drawn to Elektra while making out behind every pillar they can find at night. 

Ah, if only things had been different.  

(Note:This is actually what made me change my mind about her, but it’s so hilarious in hindsight that I’m keeping it all as-is. Khensa x Elektra [Khelektra? Elensa?] is 100% canon. And still angsty because why not.)

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: Ber murdering her is (Not!) canon at this point. Alas, poor Elektra. I didn’t know you well and I didn’t particularly like you until having to fill out this meme, but that was a harsh one. (Well, safe to say that’s been scrambled, though Ber’s still the most likely. I mean, it wasn’t for lack of trying.)Favorite Movie/Book Genre: Like Ber, Tragedies. Unfortunately, unlike Ber, who recognizes her role and adapts and learns from it, she refuses to see herself as anything other than the hero in her given story. (Which is why we have characteeeeeeer develoooooopment. And necromancy.)Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: I think “If you kill him you’ll be just like him” has to be near the top. From her point of view, she could never sink as low as Ber has and would bristle at the suggestion that she already has. (Still agree with this.)Talents and/or Powers: She’s a very accomplished witch, having taken up the dark arts recently. As such, she has command over a vast array of powers with the proper ritual, including raising ghosts to do her will. (Believe me, this comes in handy. And is also part of the New!Elektra, in case anyone cares about chronology here.) Why Someone Might Love Them: In another story, she could have been the heroine looking for revenge for her father’s death against an evil queen who puts on a facade to fool those around her and kills her enemies mercilessly. Unfortunately for her, she wound up in the wrong story, the evil queen was just as much a victim as she was, and her father was the reason she started off on that path to begin with. The fact that she was (not!) murdered while she was pregnant only adds to the tragedy, as well as the fact that, unlike with her father, there’s no one left to avenge her. There’s something tragic about it, really. Why Someone Might Hate Them: I never intended for Elektra to be a sympathetic character, so I’d actually be more surprised by people liking her than not. She absolutely refused to listen to the evidence of her father’s guilt, even when it was absolutely conclusive. After she finally accepts that he was a serial killer, she defaults to saying that “It was just whores,” denying his role in the deaths of Ber’s father and brothers and refusing to believe that her father was completely, utterly evil. I actually understand her on this one to some extent (no one wants to believe the man they loved and trusted is a monster + cultural norms regarding prostitutes and their status coming into play,) but I can still see her being labelled “the stupid bitch,” especially given that she made the vital mistake in her final scene of gloating to Ber over her pregnancy. In her defense on that one, she had no way of knowing that Ber’d had an abortion a short while before and the whole situation with Bran (I mean, she knew about it, but she didn’t realize the extent of the mushy feelings involved) and so Ber being unstable enough to just stab her right there wasn’t something she’d calculated in. As I mentioned above, I can also see people misblaming her for the failed marriage between Ber and Arion, with people probably labeling her a homewrecker or a whore (while probably ignoring that Bran is also a homewrecker by those standards), when the crux of the conflict between the two women isn’t over Arion; it’s over power and the cycle of revenge. (Elektra’s father murdered Ber’s father, Ber killed her father, and so now the two of them aren’t going to be happy until all traces of the other are wiped off the face of the Earth.) The fact that they also happened to share a a husband and that he happened to prefer Elektra was just a bonus. 

(Now, with me deciding to have her survive Ber’s little stabbing spree and get a redemption arc, there’s a new set of problems developing, as in any case of redemption. Like, both Ber and Elektra have a casualty count at this point, and any talk of “redemption” is always going to be a polarizing thing.)

How They Change: I think that Elektra’s development is running counter to Ber’s, so that while Ber’s slowly gaining her humanity back, Elektra’s slowly losing it. The measures she takes to get rid of Ber become even more desperate, until she’d probably be willing to kill herself if it could hurt Ber in any way. (Surprise, surprise, now I have her isolating herself from society/separating herself from the figures in her past as being her victory while Ber’s is re-integrating herself/reconciling with the figures in her past, so good call Past!Me)Why You Love Them: There are very few characters who I can say were decent adversaries for Ber and, even though Elektra ultimately lost, she at least gave Ber a run for her money. On some level, I think she more or less becomes the standard that Ber compares later enemies to (”Elektra wouldn’t have done this”). As much as I love Ber, I also love anyone who’s capable of slapping her into the next stage of character development. 

(Also, in the present, the fact that she grows and learns and is able to somewhat reconcile with Ber after everything both of them have done to each other (and team up together to defeat the loser on Ber’s throne) is really cool to see, especially since this is all on her. It’s not really on me; I’d been happy to leave her lying in a puddle of her own blood in a marble room. So, props to her for making me realize what I was missing out on. 

Oh, and she’s a witch. Like, writing a historically accurate Greek witch is everything I ever wanted but didn’t know I needed.)

I had a disturbing dream last night, and it’s not for the faint of heart. (TW; death)

TRIGGER WARNING/Disclaimer: This dream deals with death, and very, very abstract ideas and some disturbing themes regarding death and causes. Don’t read further if these are topics that are triggering.

As some of you might know, my best friend died 3 days after a debilitating car accident in 2014. Her name was Antoinette R. Tobia. Her accident was March 31st, 2014, and her date of death was April 3rd, 2014. She was living in North Carolina, with her then-fiancé, and his two daughters. She’d recently gotten out of the Army, where she’d served four years as 86W Medic. I hadn’t seen her since I visited her at the end of January in 2013, but we talked often. I always regretted that I wasn’t able to see her in the hospital before she passed, but I’d just started a new job and did not have the money to drive down. These details become important later.

In my dream, I was really missing Toni. I was listening to depressing music and crying. I was saying over and over, “I miss you so much. I wish you were still here. I wish I’d been able to say goodbye. Please forgive me.” After a few minutes, I finished my...grieving session, I guess you could call it, and continued about my business for the day. Everywhere I looked, I kept seeing the face of this guy who resembled a love child of Wilford Brimley and Dr. Phil. It freaked me out. Finally, after several more times of seeing this ominous face, I was alone in a room in a house, (I don’t recognize it as my parents’ house or my apartment) and this guy appears. He tells me, “I heard your pleas. I may be able to help.”

I was confused; I had no idea what he was referring to. He said that he was talking about my friend Toni, and confirmed that I couldn’t be there when she died. I asked him what he was doing in this room, and what he wanted with me. I also asked him what he was getting at, because he was bringing up sensitive information. He said he had a proposition, but that it’s not for the weak-willed. I asked him what it was. He said, “I can give you the closure you seek. I can make it so you get to say goodbye to your friend. I cannot save her. That is not possible. However, I can’t keep your timeline the same to make this happen, and simply superimpose you into the hospital to say goodbye.

What I can do, however, is have her repeat her last seven days on this Earth, and you will get to spend every day with her. How she dies will be different, and you won’t know the cause until it’s happening. You won’t be able to stop it. The events from her last seven days will also be different, since you will be with her. The universe will naturally try to throw wrenches into this, because this is altering timelines. You will have five chances to make the change a success. If you succeed, at the end, you won’t remember how she died originally, and you will be sent back to present-day. However, you’ll have to accept all changes of your timeline, because this will surely alter your life. If you fail, you’ll not only return to present-day, but you’l retain the memories of her original death, AND what you attempted to do.

Do you accept these terms?”

In my dream, I spent some time mulling this over, because it was a LOT to take in. In the end, I accepted the terms. Immediately, I was brought back in time almost 6 years, and in front of me was my best friend. It took all I had not to burst into tears and fall to my feet right there. My beautiful best friend was standing in front of me, alive. Still, knowing what would happen in 7 days weighed over me. I was determined to make her last seven days on Earth so meaningful and phenomenal, but weird things happened instead.

She sued someone, and got mad at me because she thought I was trying to interfere. I don’t remember much about this part, because it was weird AF. She was trying to buy a new car, (even though she already had a car IRL) and offered way below what the car was worth. The guy denied her offer, so she sued him in an attempt to make a deal. The logic isn’t there, but this is a dream, after all. She thought I was trying to intervene and went OFF THE RAILS at me. We patched it up but it felt...very different from the Toni I remembered. We went to a concert, we got tattoos, we caught each other up on our lives. As quickly as I’d made the deal with who I came to think was the Devil, (even though I don’t actually believe in the Devil...lol, it’s complicated) the fateful day came.

I had no idea what was in store, because the way she died was going to be completely different. I didn’t know if I’d witness it or not, and how I would cope with that. Wanting to be able to say goodbye sure came with many caveats, and even more therapy I’d need to seek...

Anyway, we went on a road trip. We went exploring old and abandoned places/landmarks. It was a ton of fun, and actually something I want to do IRL once I get into better shape. We were in an SUV, and we left an abandoned shack on the beach to clean up at the gym nearby. We were going to do a workout, shower there, and figure out what we wanted to do next. We did work out, we did shower. The gym had an Olympic-sized pool we wanted to take a dip in, but we made a wrong turn out of the locker room and found an old, abandoned, dark area of the gym and wanted to explore. Toni was the one who really wanted to explore it. I couldn’t see anything, (I’m night blind- my ophthalmologist suspects that my eyes just don’t adjust quickly enough to the dark for me to see anything) and my phone was dead. Toni was able to see somewhat in the dark, and we navigate through a huge, pitch black room.

In this pitch black room, I’m holding my arms out, stepping slowly, trying to feel for anything so I could navigate. Toni just charged on ahead, like she always did, and she ended up tripping over a blunt object in flip-flops. She might have broken or sprained her leg or ankle, I don’t know. My dream brain didn’t think that far. She yelled in pain, and I heard her hit her head against something. I suspect her leg injury caused her to stumble, maybe hit her head on another object or wall) and then I heard a large splash of water. (Toni loved sunning on the beach and being by the pool, but was never much for swimming. I’m not entirely sure she was the strongest swimmer, actually. There were a couple times she came into the ocean with me when it was hot enough, and I needed to hold her to prevent her from drifting with the current.)

I heard a frantic voice waver in volume, pleading, “Help! I’m hurt, I can’t keep myself afloat, I’m drowning, help me!”

Something that’s important to note...remember those “five tries” I was told about? I made it to this point with all those tries intact. Despite being told she couldn’t be saved, I went into savior mode. I attempted to save my friend. But, it felt impossible, because I was blind! I couldn’t see where she was, I wouldn’t have been able to see if I jumped into this water (I suspect she fell into an old, unused pool. Also, EW) and I could’ve hit her. I sobbed, I cried, because the last thing I wanted was for my best friend to drown while being unable to save her.

I did everything I could with my lack of eyesight, but I failed. Before she took her last breath, I deliberately took actions that would cause the “universe” to intervene and use one of my chances. I went into my second chance, and realized I retained all memory of my “first try”. I used this to my advantage. I went about that last day more carefully trying to plan my last steps, but I realized what we did each day was fixed. We were going to be back in that dark room again. This new way she died was going to happen. But I made up my mind that I was going to save her.

Chances 2-4 happened identically. Finally, I was on the last chance. I managed to save a little battery on my cell phone this time. I used the last of my battery to use the flashlight and find a light switch in the room. I found one, and turned on the light. It was dim, but I was able to see Toni. I was able to get to her. I pulled her out of the pool, dressed her wounds, and she was saved. Then, her appearance changed. If anyone has played Bioshock Infinite, she looked like the way the people looked when you went into tears into a different “reality”. That flashing feeling? Looking half dead, half alive, with your body kinda flashing between the timelines? That’s how she looked. The guy appears again, and puts time on hold. He looked at me seriously. He said, “You remember what I said. She cannot be saved.”

In that moment, it didn’t matter. I fell to my knees, begged and pleaded for him to let me save her. She didn’t deserve to die. She needed to live. Please, just let her live. I said that I would do anything, even if it meant I had to die in her place.

He looked defeated and crushed. After a few moments, he stared into my soul, and said, “Okay. I lied before. It can be done. She can live. However, it comes at a high price. Someone else must die in her place.”

I asked if I’d know who was chosen, and he said, “The stakes are high. In order for a favor so large to be fulfilled, we can’t just choose some stranger. If you want your best friend to live, you have to choose a member of your family to die instead.”

I thought this over very seriously. My FAMILY? Those stakes seemed really, really high. I was unsure if I could do that, just choose someone who was going to die. I apparently thought of someone, and asked, “Could I choose someone who’s dead in present-day, but was alive at this point in time?” He said I could. I chose that person, and then I woke up.

I have NO FREAKING IDEA what this dream means. But it’s kinda fucked me up all day. It’s Valentine’s Day 2020 currently, and it’s actually been a great day for me. But that dream...was a lot. I don’t know what to make of it.