#[open to plotting ofc]

[m1ckeyb3rry]

okay gang HELP ME OUT HERE…obviously this is a mass oversimplification of who reader is/what she does/the story as a whole but just vote based on the love in your heart

[mwagneto]

HAAANK DON'T GET MAD AT SCIFI FOR NOT MAKING SENSE HAAAAANK !!! IT'S A METAPHOR FOR REAL LIFE THAT'S MEANT TO MAKE YOU ASK QUESTIONS HANK YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE EXACT MECHANICS!!!! HAAAANK

[fluffypotatey]

To be honest I am a huge Nalu shipper. But the thing is I want to know the difference between the way Natsu cares about his guildmates and Lucy. Like what is the obvious difference since that boy sees every as Nakama so how can we say that the wag he cares about Lucy is different?

Like even when Erza passed away? (All the way back in first season there was a segment where the guild was gathered at her grave and all) Natsu was still very reactive. Plus he was also said to be depressed even when Lisanna passed.

What's the difference between all of them and Lucy?

the fact that he stayed. the fact that before he met Lucy, Natsu wasn't one to stay in a group or even want to work with anyone besides Happy at the start of the story. hell, he was ready to just file Lucy down as "New Guildmate" once they reached Fairy Tail

but then, Lucy doesn't leave. she follows him on his mission to save Macao despite her not needing to or even really understanding everything about it. she stays and then fights with him and saves him. it's no secret that Natsu is strong and can take care of himself really well. he's been going on solo missions for years now, and no one has really stopped him, but that means he's been in a lot of sticky situations where he and Happy are on their own and have no backup. and yet, without asking, Lucy offers it

and i think this is the moment when Natsu considers that maybe it's okay to have someone there to have his back (sans Happy)

"but Natsu only needed Lucy for the next quest because of the requirements," well, Natsu also wouldn't have taken or even considered that quest if it weren't for Lucy, yeah? he was not a team player (in the picking job's sense) or really wanted other people to help him on his quests sans Happy. and then he goes and picks a job that caters to their team whilst ensuring that Lucy can't say no

or maybe i'm reading too much into it 🤷🏻‍♀️

or maybe Natsu's got horrible abandonment issues that he will latch onto people so fast (Igneel & Lisanna) but also cause him to distance himself so far when left behind (his 1st time at the guild, Lisanna's death). Erza and Gray are Natsu's closest friends after Lisanna and yet they cannot reach him when he closes himself off. and then we have Lucy, who stuck by and had his back, so who is to say Natsu didn't make some contingencies to ensure whether or not she'd join him?

but maybe it's the rose, colored ship glasses i have on

because yeah, Natsu cares for all of his guildmates. the power of friendship is his biggest motivator. when we meet Natsu, our first introductions of him is defending his guild's reputation from Bora (who was using it as a guise for human trafficking) and saving Macao. and our 1st big arc (Galuna Island), where Natsu adamantly refuses to allow Gray to use Ice Shell and sacrifice himself despite how antagonistic they've been to each other. we get Natsu 100% at Erza's defense throughout the Tower of Heaven and he is even ready to defend Wendy though they only met hours ago

Natsu is a character with a bleeding heart and cannot help but wear it on his sleeve, but we don't really see him allow others to fight his battles or have his back until Lucy comes in. to be honest, i don't even think he had his heart on his sleeve until Lucy. he still has a bleeding heart (i don't think anything could stop that), but he was not ready to be open in receiving company because he was so used to it being ripped away from him

that being said: of all the characters he interacts with, he finds Lucy to be someone compatible enough for him to start going on team missions and inviting her on them (for example, his 1st S-class mission, which he stole, he went to her house to show it to her. the fact that part of the reward was a celestial key might be a coincidence, but i wouldn't doubt it as Natsu and Happy's trump card in case she refused)

but yeah, the difference is that he stayed and didn't push her away at the beginning, but instead continued to invite her along with him to the point that doing a mission without Lucy wasn't his regular anymore. compared to the rest of the guild, of whom he spent most of his childhood with, even if he spoke to no one, they would still be around and talk to him anyway. he might not invite them on job and only challenge them to fights, but the guild is his home and a constant in his life, a constant he needs (bc heavy abandonment issues).

"okay, but he still pushed her away after he watched Igneel die right in front of him. and he left the guild for a whole year, too. so what's the difference there?" you may ask.

so 1) Natsu never thought the guild would disband. he returns to Fiore after a year and is the last to know that they disbanded. he assumed, like all the other times before and while he and others were sealed for 7 years, that Fairy Tail would still be there when he returned. he assumed that his disappearance would not impact so hard because the guild would still be around and Lucy would have the others with her

which, did not happen :)

and like, so many guild members go off on jobs, quests, or even just leave for an indiscriminate amount of time (which i, personally, believe was his rationality for leaving), so him being gone for a year was nothing! right? no harm, eh? his plan was never to be gone forever :))))

2) he just watched his father die and lost any chance of having some semblance of a long term reunion with Igneel. he literally lost one of his main driving motivations for getting stronger and taking jobs. before Fairy Tail, before anyone, it was Igneel. and to learn that a) Igneel was always with him to begin with and b) he only got to see him for less than a day after 14 years of nothing......i would feel lost too ngl

man's needed space from everybody. and he also needed comfort, but Natsu has been shown not to really be the character who asks to receive comfort (and when he does receive it, it's usually when he's already emotionally compromised). he is in the habit of shutting people out after being abandoned or losing someone close to him, with his next rationale being to "get stronger" in order to prevent what happened in the past to ever happen in the future.

anyway

what makes this different? well for one, he sent the letter only to Lucy (or it's implied since no one else is shown getting one) because of how the two spend most of their time together. even the line that goes with the panel makes it sound like Natsu is unsure on how the note will be received (maybe even hesitant? but that could be my own hopes)

and one of the 1st people he reunites with after a year is Lucy and we get such a similar parallel to the first chapter of Fairy Tail between the two as if the narrative itself is slotting them together to say "ah yes, now everything is back to normal and new journeys can begin"

but yeah, this is just a long way of saying, that Natsu does love his friends and guildmates but even when he is close to them, he kept to himself (and Happy) and sort of stayed in their orbit but always with some emotional distance because of his fear of abandonment. and then you have Lucy where he will stay for and allow her to orbit around him and he will invite to new adventures no questions asked

that's the difference

[3-inch-sam]

that teaser huh. waow. ahaha

[ashton-ryder]

//open. ext. rooftop garden - day.

Ashton in the past few years had always been an occasional visitor to the roof, balloting for his own plot in order the help conduct some experiments on root vegetables. Sometimes he'd just go up there enjoy the sun, read a book, but the scenery didn't really make for a pretty backdrop anymore. He tensed and turned hearing footsteps that joined him. "Here to take in the view?" Or maybe wallow in their self pity together.

[1004rd]

ع˖⁺  ☁⋆  ୭  out  of  character  !  hello  hello  ~  i  think  we're  all  set-up  over  hereee  c:  i'm  ready  to  get  the  shenanigans  started  so  please  like  this  for  a  starter  from  my  new  baby  girl  !  !  

[themyscirah]

Ok game time which 3 series would you just DIE to get a run on ? I'm talking full creative control, can be as a writer or an artist + plotter if that suits your vibe best

My 3 are

Suicide Squad

Wonder Woman

Green Lantern Corps/Green Lanterns

(in that order)

[writtenbystitch]

reverse call !

pretty much done with all replies but perhaps i can do more threads sooo like this if you would like me to check your open starters ( or reply if leaning towards a specific starter )

[rafyki]

Things that needs to get resolved in the last three episodes:

1) Jack has to find out about Save, and about the fact that Boss poisoned Grandma

2) He has to face Carbon and kick his ass

3) Of course he and Joke have to talk about Joke stealing the ring and its consequences (no they won't break up bc of this okay)

4) Ofc they somehow need to "defeat" Boss, and I'm guessing they'll join forces with Rose? I wonder if they'll steal the ring back just like Joke had threatened

[danwhobrowses]

The only positive with Charles being dead in X-Men 97 is that Magneto can now permanently unleash his glorious mane onto the world

[ischezayut]

coming back to this blog after the whole nightcrawler parentage retcon feels like putting on clown shoes but for all intents and purposes, as far as my canon goes, kurt is still the son of azazel and mystique. he was born in late 1963, a few months after azazel and angel were ambushed in a raid authorized by the united states military. while they were declared dead to the public, in reality they were captured and handed over to boliver trask for experimentation. azazel wouldn’t learn that mystique had been pregnant or had given birth until years after escaping.

[skijumpingf1]

With how tv shows are written, I feel like I could definitely write tv shows too and better (yes, this is about the last episode of 911)

[gr8pwer]

❝ no, i — i am. i am allowed in here, uh, sir. that’s why they call me spider-man. because of my age. and my . . manliness. ❞

peter puffs up his chest but quickly thinks better of it. last time he did that and looked in the mirror, he was horrified at his reflection. still, he tries to pitch his voice down an octave or two ; probably nothing too noticeable, he’s sure. he takes in the other patron sitting at the bar, hunched over and with an expression peter could only really discern as a seemingly permanent scowl.

❝ besides, ❞ peter continues as if he was asked, ❝ i just webbed up a criminal outside and wanted to make sure he was the only one. can’t have — wait. ❞ his pseudo deep voice drops in an instant as he really takes in the figure sitting at the barstool, nursing a glass of something rich and brown.

❝ you’re an x-man ! well, not an ex man, i’m sure you are — i mean, im sure you’re still, uh, i just mean . . . the sharp. fist. claw, guy ! what are they made out of, if you don’t mind my asking ? and the retractibility ration seems insane. are they dormant under your skin ? does it hurt ? oh, man, i have so many questions. ❞

// @wolfeign ( starter call ).

[mad-hunts]

hey, everyone! i have an update for y'all, and i thought that this meme perfectly captured what my situation is rn:

now for the explanation LOL i only have two exams left, and then it's the end of the semester, so that means that i can spend more time on here soon!! plus, this weekend i will be able to get to some asks, so expect some replies to be going out that are probably long overdue ( and i am honestly SO sorry about that, y'all... thing's have just been so crazy for me irl if i'm being honest (,: ) as well as some recent ones! anyhow, i hope that y'all are having a great morning so far and make sure to stay hydrated + eat ❤️ i love each and every one of you guys, MUAHHH

[wanderingaroundwithmysoul]

sender restrains receiver, trying to calm them down

((From Catalina))

It was plainly obvious to anyone who knew Rain that she was about to start swinging before she did. She had straightened up further as the angry tension in her body made her go rigid. With a set of squared shoulders, some tightly clenched fists, a glare that could've melted nails, and a few more infuriating words from the person in front of her, Rain's feet were carrying her forward with the intent of wiping the look right off his irritating face.

Except she never made any contact. She never even got to reach her target because Catalina grabbed her. "Let go'a me!" Rain's attempts to squirm and pull free from the taller woman weren't yielding much success at all.

If they weren't ignored, insults or generally disrespectful remarks to Rain herself were typically dealt with nothing but words. Maybe a simple flipped bird. However, when those sorts of things were aimed at the people she genuinely cared about, that was when her anger issues really flared and she had the potential to get physical. "I'm gonna knock you right on your ass, man!"

[utsubotm]

im really just here to be gay with my gf and bully dogma ( affectionate )