#and so like. of course when it comes to kris her best was never going to be enough.

[acaciapines]

i need to talk about the dess raises kris au. or im gonna explode.

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Alrighty, so I’ve been rewatching a lot of Tenna’s scenes in Chapter 3, so I’ve noticed some stuff about the timeline of the whole Toriel-Kidnapping scheme…

When Susie first goes to have a chat with him between Boards 1 and 2, Tenna’s goons have only just located Toriel in the Couch Cliffs.

The whole first Board existed to preoccupy the Fun Gang while Tenna and his people found and captured Toriel for the Knight (also of course to fulfill Tenna’s desire to entertain Kris and their loved ones again but I wanna focus on its part in the Plan here). Since they found her right before Board 2 started, the whole ‘Second Board’ business was made up to draw more time to locate Toriel… but also to wait for the Knight.

Because the Knight was not in TV World at the time, as is pretty clear from the next conversation we get to overhear about the Toriel situation.

The reason why Tenna was so insistent on there being two rounds and had to come up with an excuse for the Bonus Round later…

…is because he honestly thought he’d be able to hand over Toriel to the Knight during Round 2 and everything would go absolutely smoothly.

(Also the moment where he suddenly has to leave during Board 2 is definitely probably also about Toriel, right?

Maybe just inspecting her Prizeball and putting it by the Cold Place Tree real quick)

… but that’s the thing I’ve been thinking about, the Knight wasn’t in TV World up until, well, probably this very moment

But Tenna already has a deal with them.

Did they pop into TV World, offered Tenna the deal and then…. Went off to do something else while Tenna kept on waiting for them? What other business they had to attend to?

Were they waiting for Undyne to enter TV World in so they could capture two birds with one stone?

Were they waiting for Tenna to betray them to fulfill the Prophecy?

Or…. How literally should we take Tenna’s words that the Knight ‘appeared’?

Because King also used this choice of words and now it’s pretty obvious that he never really met the Knight themself before?

Queen also uses that same expression, that the Knight "appeared". In her case we at least know the Knight was the one who created her Dark World and she even caught it on film, so it's not an inaccurate descriptor... but it does seem to be the go-to expression to use when talking about the Knight in a variety of contexts...

If “the Knight appeared” is simply a more poetic way for Darkners to talk about the fabled prophesized Knight making their presence known in general… well, Tenna’s wording very much avoids saying who promised him that eternal audience and who exactly he made a deal with.

And… there is actually a (probable) associate of the Knight operating in TV World that Tenna has struck a deal with.

Could Kris have been the one who told Tenna to capture Toriel and keep the Fun Gang distracted until the Knight arrived? Holding both the carrot of an eternal audience and the stick of turning him off again?

Well, it does seem to fit in with Ramb's Sword Route dialogue. As someone who was there to see Kris’ creating TV World the one apparently responsible for keeping an eye on Toriel through the Second Round and beyond, and someone who is always trying to do what’s best for Kris.

Would he have played along with Tenna's scheme if he didn't think capturing Toriel is what Kris truly wanted?

It might also explain why Tenna seems so certain that the Knight has a genuine desire to help him and it won’t be that bad if he went back on their deal. Like it would just leave them mildly disappointed.

If he struck the deal through Kris, a beloved family member, he would be more inclined to assume that deal is for his sake and that both Kris and the Knight might have his best interests at heart.

But for that to be true… then Tenna sure can keep a secret! I mean, he did slip up about there being a ‘deal’ once, and there’s a few moments where he indicates that he probably knows that Kris is the one who made the Dark Fountain….

(And "a little bit why you [made the Fountain]" implies that Tenna knows there is another reason why the Fountain was made, unlike Ramb that assumed it was purely for fun at first)

But the only way that Kris being the ‘liaison’ for Tenna's deal with the Knight to work is if Tenna knows about us, if he knows that he’s got to keep his mouth shut even when it’s just him and Kris because there is something else pulling the strings. That Kris is gonna act against the Deal they themself offered because that's not really Kris in control. That when he's talking about distracting and stalling "you three", that's referring to Ralsei, Susie and the Player.

And that… isn’t totally nonsensical or anything, Tenna does seem to imply he’s ‘hosting’ Susie and Ralsei, but not Kris.

Maybe part of the reason why he’s so insecure about entertaining Kris in particular is because on some level he knows that in their eyes it’s just a way to distract and slow down their friends (and the Amoral Time Demon that's possessing them)… and yet he constantly hopes that it’s something more. He wants to prove to Kris that they want to have fun with him and that his show is worth more to them than just ‘part of the plan’.

And, well, if Tenna can really remember seeing everything that happened in front of his Light World screen, he probably knows that something’s up with their SOUL, right?

But… hmmm… well, most of the times Tenna addresses Kris it can be interpreted as “Hey Buddy I know you’re possessed now but it was also very mean how you were ignoring me while you still had your free will it really hurt my feelings ):”

Or maybe “C’mon, Unknowable Body-Snatching Time Demon, I know you’re not really Kris, but work with me here, okay?”

But there are also a few times where Tenna expresses bafflement and frustrations with the actions of ‘Kris’ in a way that makes it seem like he thinks they do have control over their actions.

Most notably, he’s very distraught over Kris’ lack of emotional engagement with his Show. He feels like his inability to make Kris ‘laugh and cry’ like they used is indicative of failure on his part…

And I mean, we can’t be sure how much of Kris’ withdrawn and stoic demeanor is genuine and how much is a side-effect of our possession… so how would Tenna know? Why would Tenna be so certain that Kris’ reactions are a genuine indication of their (lack of) enjoyment if he had even an inkling of knowledge about the possession situation?

Also, Ramb also apparently saw Kris create the Dark Fountain and he’s Tenna’s main accomplice in the Toriel-Kidnapping plot, but he certainly doesn’t behave like he knows about the Player. His offer of a game that gives Kris more ‘freedom’ only makes sense if he assumes Kris can actually play it of their own will, after all.

It would make sense for Kris to try and minimize the amount of people who know about the SOUL as much as possible… but…

That also probably means Kris had some sort of a plan to shut Tenna up when the adventure was done. I mean, Tenna’s possible endings are either ‘fucking dead’, ‘moves out of Castle Town ASAP and thus goes back to being an inanimate (but content) television’, or ‘fixed but still thrown out by Toriel and presumably still dies’...

… and these are all very convenient if he knows about Kris’ secrets. There’s no possible timeline where he could accidentally spill anything about us. But… Kris couldn’t have possibly planned for all of this, right? They must’ve had their own plan to make sure the emotionally fragile showboat in love with the sound of his own voice who is extremely found of talking about intimate details of their personal life doesn’t reveal what’s really going on to anyone else.

…Well, depending how much Kris and the Knight knew of the Prophecy before Chapter 4, they might’ve assumed Tenna was doomed to die in one way or another.

In their eyes he was just a dead man walking, and dead men tell no tales. That would be pretty grim, especially considering the implications Kris themself has a desire to change the Prophecy…

…While also being willing to use it’s inevitability against Tenna. Promising him his heart’s desires while making a plan that hinges on him being doomed.

But… hmmm… I just don’t know. Just like with anything that has to do with Kris, I’m just not sure yet… And the possibility that the Knight did make the deal in person but then had to leave to do... something also still exists, but... Well, I'm not quite sure yet...

[angelluv16]

Rumor Has It

Charles Leclerc x Jenner!reader

✩: Kaia Jenner, the youngest Kardashian-Jenner, is an up-and-coming actress. When F1 driver Charles Leclerc casually calls her his favorite actress, the internet goes crazy. What starts as rumors turns into a whirlwind of drama, chemistry, and public scrutiny.

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The red carpet was always a blur. The flashing lights, the endless stream of questions, the sea of cameras. But tonight felt different. The premiere of my latest film had drawn an even bigger crowd than I anticipated—probably thanks to the Jenner name, but I was doing my best to focus on what really mattered: the film.

I paused for a moment as I walked past a row of photographers, offering my best smile, keeping the nerves under control. It wasn’t easy, but it was the game I knew how to play.

"Kaia! Over here!" I heard someone call, a reporter waving me over to the side for an impromptu interview.

I stepped forward, adjusting my dress, ready to smile and answer the usual questions. “Kaia, how does it feel to be at another premiere?” the reporter asked, holding the microphone up.

"It feels amazing. I’m so proud of this project and excited to share it with everyone tonight," I said, rehearsed but still genuine.

As the interview continued, the reporter shifted topics, and I listened carefully. “We’ve been hearing a lot of buzz online, Kaia,” they said with a knowing smile. “Did you catch the interview with Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc today?”

I raised an eyebrow, not expecting the question. "Um, no, I haven’t. What happened?"

“Well,” they continued, “during his press conference, he mentioned you. Said you were his favorite actress."

I blinked, caught off guard. “Wait, what?”

“Yep. He said you’re incredible, and he’s a big fan of your work. The fans are already going wild about it.”

I could feel my face flush as the words sank in. Charles Leclerc? The F1 driver? I had heard of him, of course, but we had never crossed paths. My mind raced as I processed it. Why would he mention me? What did it mean?

The reporter gave me a mischievous smile, sensing my reaction. “Looks like you’ve got a new fan, Kaia.”

I managed a laugh, trying to play it cool, though my heart was still racing. "Well, that’s... unexpected. But thank you."

As I walked away from the interview, my head was spinning. I wasn’t sure what to make of it. But one thing was for sure—this was just the beginning.

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username1: You ATEEEE this look. The moment, the queen, the icon! ♥︎ by kaia.jenner

username2: Preach

kyliejenner: Proud of you, babe! You killed it

kaia.jenner: Love you !

username3: Not me here after Charles Leclerc said he’s a fan

username4: Mother is MOTHERING.

username5: A Jenner with ACTUAL talent? We won.

username6: Not Charles lurking under this

nicksturniolo: Ate. Left no crumbs. ♥︎ by kaia.jenner

kaia.jenner: You do that every day

username7: She didn’t just walk the carpet, she OWNED it

username8: Another Jenner we don’t need

username9: Kaia Jenner to the paddock when??

carmenmmundt: A moment

username10: Did she buy this role or did mommy Kris negotiate it?

charlesleclerc: going to be streaming

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As Kaia sat back in her chair, her phone still glowing from the last message Charles had sent, a sudden wave of nerves hit her. She had been getting a lot of attention lately—especially since the premiere—but something about his words felt different. He was nervous? About watching her movie?

She had to admit, it was a little flattering. After all, Charles Leclerc wasn’t exactly known for being shy. And now here he was, nervously awaiting her movie—and possibly wanting to discuss it with her afterward?

Just then, her phone buzzed again, snapping her out of her thoughts. A new notification from Instagram.

Charles Leclerc liked your story.

Kaia blinked, frowning slightly. She didn’t think she had posted anything particularly noteworthy. In fact, her latest story was an incredibly casual photo: her curled up in bed with her cat, Coco, captioned “back In bed with Coco.” Hardly the kind of post anyone would expect a race car driver to notice, let alone interact with.

Her thumb hovered over the notification. It was just a like. Nothing else. No comment. No follow-up. Just that small action, but it felt... different. Her heart skipped a beat. Did it mean something? Or was it just another casual like from a public figure with a massive following?

Kaia couldn’t help but feel a strange mix of excitement and uncertainty. Was this how it was going to be from now on? Constantly wondering if something as simple as a like could mean more?

She quickly locked her phone and threw it onto the bed, trying to shake off the nervous excitement that had crept up on her.

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Soo Here is another Story But this time A Charles story. I've had this idea for the longest time, I always wanted to do something with The Kardashian-Jenner family and As far as I know no one has done it so here it is. Let me know what you think and if you want to be added to the taglist or my main taglist.

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[lollyposp]

before ch 3&4 i honestly had never really thought about dessriel as a concept much. but now it is haunting me because of its narrative implications. especially when you subscribe to the dess knight theory.

like...duo doomed to be apart in every universe. when dess is alive asriel is dead or a twisted facsimile of who he once was. when asriel is alive dess is dead or a twisted facsimile of who she once was.

like...even if they weren't romantically involved they were so close??? dess had asriel's clothes in her wardrobe??? she's described by noelle as wearing his clothes in her memories??? she has copies of ska music that asriel gave her??? and she's just gone??? asriel has to fucking live with that??? the more the game progresses the more i feel like Oh My God Of Course Asriel Left. his best friend/potential girlfriend went missing, his father was involved in a way that completely destroyed his family unit with a divorce so bad it TRAUMATISED HIS TV, his younger sibling seems incredibly burdened by guilt related to dess' disappearance (leading them to Working Alongside presumably carol and dess). Jesus Christ of course he got out of town as soon as possible.

my sick and twisted mind keeps making me think about asriel coming home at some point in ch 5-7 and. GOD AUGHHHHH oh my god he comes back and the world is ending in his hometown, his father driven to madness, kris more closed off than ever, and at the centre of it all is his DEAD GIRLFRIEND PULLING STRINGS TO BRING ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD??? (this is going to be so embarrassing if dess isn't the knight)

but also like...december holiday growing up in the Underground, not even knowing what she's lost. feeling lonely for the most inexplicable reason like there's something she's desperately missing but can never have. but the person she's missing died a century ago and came back wrong. and they'll never meet, even though they should be so important to each other. flowey in early resets still trying to pretend everything is okay and spending time with the other children in the underground and they get along so well it scares him. dess growing up in the one world in which she and asriel never knew each other when he was alive and never knowing OOOOOH IT IS SO FUCKED UP

oooooh I hate this i hate this i am sick about this.

[kakusu-shipping]

My silly little white men and their kinda fucked up history <3

Headcanons below the cut

Cyber Era

Spamton

Spamton to me is Trans in the same way Mettaton is Trans, in that Addisons are a Genderless/Sexless species, and thus Spamton is abnormal presenting as a Man

He spends pretty much all his time in this era being horribly anxious and depressed

He never has solid work and is constantly bouncing between odd jobs and helping the other Addisons with their work

He's always wearing some kinda hand-me-down from the other Addisons so nothing he wears fits him

Addisons have this sort of down feather-like soft fabric covering their body, it's full of fiber glass so they have a slight glow to them

He needs glasses So Bad but he doesn't know that

Ramb

As the only Power Strip in Cyber City he's sort of like the Foreman to all other Plug Boys

He's a fantastic union boss, enforcing breaks and vacation days, shifting who's plugged into every day to give them all rest

He doesn't mind his job and he's a good natural leader type it's just a little exausting

In his spare time, the little of it that he has, he learns Mixology from Swatch at a bar near by

When Queen takes over, she takes Swatch with her, closing the little bar near where Ramb works, and cutting off his only real friendship

He COULD go see Swatch at the castle, but he doesn't want to drag his old friend down now that they're in the big time

Big Shot Era

Spamton

The phone calls start, then he meets a man named Mike who acts as his business connection, and suddenly Spamton is making the big bucks like no one ever has

The first thing he does with his new big bucks is find some way to Modify his body

He adds extra joints and flexibility to his hips and chest, along with a LOT of padding, thus his fat tits and ass

He also gets Phalloplasty, said phallo is detachable for convenience, but it makes him feel euphoric so he keeps it on pretty much all the time

He's also experimenting with how tall he can make the soles of his shoes before it looks kinda silly

Bro got himself some Contacts!! He can See!!!

Sometime in this era he decides to tag along with Queen and Swatch to the Dreemurr house hold and meets Tenna, who he's an instant hit with

From then on he's constantly going back and forth between Cyber City and TV World, doing business in both places, along with Mike.

Ramb

Endearingly, this is his Douche Era

In Darkner-lore, Swatch invited Ramb to come along with them and Queen to the Dreemurr house for a live showing of TV Time (In lightner-lore, this is where Kris stole Ramb from the Computer Lab)

The attention he got from Kris was addicting, so he decided to hang around, making himself useful by becoming a "Mike" before mike was a thing

Basically he's like the Show-Runner/Producer/Director type, He makes sure everything stays on schedule and all the lighting/music cues happen on time, like the Mikes do in-game

He's really good at it too thanks to all the work he did leading the Plug Boys back in Cyber City.

And of course in his down time he plays with Kris

The amount of attention Kris gives him starts giving him a bit of an undeserved Ego, and he eventually ends up kind of negging Tenna a bit (kind of playfully, but also sort of truthfully, his intentions don't matter because it really does Get to Tenna)

Which then in turn enforces Tenna fear of being Abandoned, causing him to turn to Spamton to get more modern. He's not like, the ONLY cause for this fear of Tenna's, but he's certainly the most constant reminder of it

He's got this sort of "I know best" mentality now, along with the job position to control the flow of the show. He might be a little mad with power

Because of Kris' influence, Rambs ears start to flop (I imagine Kris is back and forth with playing with Ramb like a doll, and playing with him like a dog would a chew toy. They are Very Dogkin coded)

He also stops wearing shoes, again because of Kris' influence. None of the Dreemurrs where shoes in my mind

Also, Tenna has massive tail insecurity and makes it everyone else's issue, so Ramb keeps his wire tail tied up and tucked in his jumper. Not that he needs it for work anymore anyway

Disaster Era

Spamton

After obtaining the Shadow Crystal from the voice on the phone and seeing "heaven" through it, Spamton starts getting paranoid about the world and people around him

Which is only made worse when the phone tells him of Tenna's eventually demise, and how if he stays around he'll be going down with him

He bolts, abandoning both Tenna and Mike without a word

Out of fear for the prophecy, Spamton starts holing up in his room, hunched over the phone, only ever leaving to drink away the horrors he learns from it, or to go into the basement to pray

Queen, probably well intentioned but honestly who knows, takes him to the Acid pool to relax (against his will), which of course does the opposite

He looses pretty much all his fabric/skin, what little remains, mostly around his face and joints, he picks at till it's all gone

This of course also means loosing all the gender affirming body mods he'd gotten, except for his penis which he's SO scared of loosing he keeps locked away and doesn't wear anymore (not like he's using it after leaving Tenna anyway)

None of his clothes fit him anymore, and sense he's too scared and paranoid to leave his room, he never gets them tailored

His erratic behavior and dwindling profits (sense he's not actively working, just hiding) eventually get him kicked out of the castle, and to where we eventually see him in game

Ramb

Everything stared going down hill after Spamton ran out

Suddenly Ramb's jabs at Tenna were way more meaningful, with more bite to them, and Tenna couldn't stand to hear them anymore

He couldn't exactly Fire Ramb, he was still precious to Kris after all, even if playtime seemed to happen less and less often every day, so instead he demoted him

Ramb use to make drinks for Spamton and Tenna during their meetings, so Tenna decides to put that skill to use and stick him behind the bar

Sense Spamton left Mike behind when he fled, Tenna promotes him to Ramb's old position (which he eventually leaves, putting the "Mikes" we see in game in charge)

Sense he's on his feet all day now, he starts wearing shoes again

He also starts wearing his sleeves rolled up to remind him of better times (his arms are covered in dents from where Kris use to chew at him)

When the Dark Fountain opens Tenna is still so terrified that everything Ramb said was right, that he knows Kris better that Kris likes him better, so he takes away Ramb's ability to handle points at all to prevent him from being useful to Kris, even as a shop keep

At this point Ramb's given in to this new "Whatever Tenna says goes" way of running TV World (which up until Spamton left wasn't fully based on TV), so instead of directly fighting back he sets up the game backstage

He still has that kind of douchey "I know best" attitude, but it's mostly self defense and cope at this point.

At some point he lost his cord tail. I haven't really thought of how or why yet. I want it to have something to do with whoever's giving guys shadow crystals and why Ramb doesn't have one but still Knows Stuff, but the details are fuzzy atm

Or maybe it was Tenna during a meltdown idk I just know it's like kind of a turning moment for him.

[wallyhearts]

hello tumblr i really like deltarune and the chapter 3 secret boss so i made a guide for it!! i hope this is helpful for anyone who’s struggling with the fight.

spoilers below!

Knight Fight Guide

Main Point: The main point of the fight is to just survive and spam Rude Buster as much as possible. You’ll want to prioritize TP gain.

Shadow Mantle: The Shadow Mantle is an item that reduces damage taken from the Knights attacks. You technically don’t need it, but I’d encourage it if you’re struggling with the fight.

Best Gear: This changes depending on if you’re doing a mercy or no mercy run. In a mercy run, put the Jevilstail and Shadow Mantle on Susie. On everyone else, you’ve got some options. The Spike Band is good for extra damage, the Dealmaker is good for defense, and TwinRibbon and LodeStone are good for more TP. I’d lean towards anything that gives more TP since Kris can only take 2-3 hits and Ralsei will likely get one shot. For weapons, go with whatever gives the highest damage. For Kris, use the Saber10, Susie should use the Toxic Axe, Ralsei should use the Flex Scarf.

In a no mercy run, you’ll have access to the Jevilsknife for Susie, which does a good bit more damage so you can use that. The Puppet Scarf is also good to have on Ralsei, since it’ll make him do more damage.

Items: For items, you’ll want to stock up on ReviveMints as they’re the only way to revive Susie and Ralsei once they’re downed. When they die, then get “Swooned” which drops them to -999 HP. Never use the ReviveMints on Kris, as you could just revive them with a regular healing item. Some other good items are the Deluxe Dinner, Spincake, and Exec Buffet. I also highly recommend having a TensionMax as that’s part of my strategy for the beginning of the fight. You can get most of these items from the B rank room gacha machine. You can also find a ReviveMint in the TV World by solving a puzzle.

Kris: Kris does very little damage during the fight, so I wouldn’t really attack with them unless you’re confident. I would mainly defend with Kris every turn and use items when needed. They do have the unique property of not getting swooned by the Knight, so don’t waste ReviveMints on them.

Susie: Susie is the MVP of this fight. Her Rude Buster attack does the most damage and you should prioritize doing it every turn if you can. Only have Susie use items when absolutely necessary. Also, right before her Rude Buster hits, press the A button. This will make it do a bit more damage, and this really adds up over the course of the fight.

Ralsei: Do NOT use Ralsei’s healing spell, it uses so much TP that you need to be saving for Rude Buster. Use Ralsei to defend, use items, and attack when you can. If he goes down, I wouldn’t worry about reviving him unless you feel it’s absolutely necessary.

Ok now let’s get to the actual fight.

First Two Turns: For the first two turns I have a specific strategy. On the first turn, have Kris use a TensionMax, Susie use Rude Buster, and Ralsei defend. Then, on the second turn, have Kris ACT and use Hold Breath. This makes your soul move faster. This is the ONLY ACT you use in the entire fight. Then have Susie Rude Buster and have Ralsei either attack or defend.

Ok now for each attack. The Knight has 5 main attacks that change a little bit each time.

I’m taking the descriptions for each attack from the Deltarune fan wiki.

* Crystal Barrage: The Knight sends out a spread of crystals that reverse direction a little before exploding into six shards, three of which will travel further and last longer than the others.

* The second time, shards will be slightly larger and all will travel the same distance.

* The third time, the crystals split into two shards in a random set of opposite directions. These then turn red and home in on the SOUL.

This attack is fairly easy. When the bullets start coming at you, just keep moving back, and hold B to slow down if you need more precise dodging. The bullets glow before they explode, so use that time to move to a spot that doesn’t have many bullets. Once they explode, just slowly maneuver around the shards, they aren’t very hard to dodge.

During the third time, when the shards start to home in on you, just move clockwise in a circle, the shards should fly right past you as long as you keep moving.

* Knife Dance: The Knight summons knives horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, each locked on the SOUL. After a small delay, each one instantly slashes across the Board in the direction it points.

* The second time, a ring of blades will surround the SOUL and move around the Board while the previous pattern occurs.

* The third time, the ring is gone, but the knives are summoned in much quicker succession.

This one is a bit hard to explain verbally, but I’ll try my best. My first piece of advice is do NOT move in a circle, you will get it. The best thing to do is move in the opposite direction the knife is moving. If the knife is coming at you horizontally, move either up or down without stopping. If it’s coming at you vertically, move either left or right without stopping. This attack takes some getting used you, but once you get it down it’s pretty easy.

I will say, the second version of this attack is the hardest attack in my opinion. Just try and focus on dodging the knives, as the circle doesn’t do as much damage.

* Board Rend: Repeatedly, the Knight slashes the Bullet Board in half either horizontally or vertically, pulls the halves apart, emits several bullets from the gap, and then pulls them back together. Do note the slash across the Board will still damage the soul.

* The second time, the Knight randomly switches between vertical and horizontal slashes.

* The third time, the Knight randomly switches between vertical, horizontal, and diagonal slashes, though the diagonal slashes seem to be less frequent.

For this attack, try and stay at the edge of the box, this gives you more time to react. I’d recommend not moving around too much, just pick one place and dodge and move back to that place. Before the box is split, there’s a red slash showing how it will be split. Use this to react and reposition. Try and stay on the same sides of the box, switching sides can confuse you. I always stay on the bottom or left.

The diagonal one is really tough, there isn’t as much of a clear strategy for it. Just try your best 😭

Blade Hallway: The Knight lengthens the Bullet Board before disappearing, and sends two rows of swords inward from the right of the screen with a narrow gap between. The gap will slowly shift up and down throughout the attack. After some time, the blades will all stop and turn toward the Soul, before telegraphing multiple slashes.

* The second time, the blades will slowly start to bend and twist in a nightmarish spinning corridor throughout the attack, turning counter clockwise.

* The third attack is identical to the first, just faster.

Now this attack was actually just nerfed to make the hitboxes smaller. For the first one, move to the back and just move slightly up or down. Defend before this attack if you need to. Once the hallway ends, quickly move to a safe spot before the knives fly at you.

For the second one, I’d start by moving forward and then moving back, try not to make dramatic movements, keep them concise.

* Sanguine Slash: The Knight centers a slash on top of the SOUL, before cutting across the whole Board. This attack repeats, with each two slashes adding extra cuts from 1, to 2, to 3, to 4. The slash with 4 cuts only happens once.

* The second time, the attack repeats with 3 slashes, and then four, omitting the single and double cuts for more of these.

* The third time, or when the Knight reaches a certain HP threshold, the attack repeats with 3 slashes, and then four, omitting the single and double cuts for more of these. Afterwards, a rotating single slash appears that the Knight slashes multiple times, This variation only seems to happen when the Knight has about 75% of their HP left. After this attack, they use Crystal Nova.

This is the easiest attack in my opinion, just keep moving. There’s not too much advice because it’s a pretty simple attack. If you’re feeling confident, try grazing the slashes as they give a lot of TP.

For the rotating slash, this is where using Hold Breath earlier comes in handy. You’ll be fast enough to dodge it easily if you just stay close behind it and follow the slash.

After the knight uses the rotating slash, there will be a turn where the Knight does not act. Make sure you’re healed up and ready for the final attack.

* FINAL ATTACK - Crystal Nova: The Knight moves into the center of the screen, and begins to pull crystal projectiles towards the screen, first in a random pattern, and then a swirling patters. and begins spewing crystal projectiles. These crystals then burst into shards, similar to Crystal Barrage, before the Knight then makes a diagonal cut through the center of the screen to finish the attack. This attack will only occur once the Knight's HP reaches 75%, and afterwards they can be attacked to end the fight.

This PK Starstorm attack is fairly simple. When the Knight starts drawing in the bullets, stay close to the Knight to give yourself more time to dodge. Eventually, the bullets will start spinning around the Knight. This is another reason I said to use Hold Breath at the beginning of the fight, because without the extra speed, this part is very hard to dodge. Just spin around the Knight, following the pattern of the bullets. Then, once that ends, run like hell away from the Knight before it shoots the bullets back out. Stay near the bottom of the screen to give yourself time to dodge.

After this attack, DO NOT HEAL. Just attack, you’ve won the fight.

And that’s it! It can be tough, but with practice it’s not too bad. Good luck!!

[tech-sapphy]

when it comes to fanfics i'm normally a fluff guy. buuuut. i have tried my hand at some unrequited hurt no comfort (with krusie deltarune). this will also be cross-posted on my ao3, dabadee_skies.

sorry in advance

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Just their fucking luck.

The sight below Kris should have been touching. Heartwarming, cute, sweet enough to give them more cavities than the whole pie they ate a few days back.

And it was. It was all of those things. That’s why they couldn’t stand it. But they had no choice other than to watch as Susie and Noelle sat together on that couch, Susie strumming the guitar and Noelle giggling. Every time they moved closer together, Kris’s heart twisted a little bit more. 

The soul being a little shit and poking around where it shouldn’t be was frustrating, but at least the whole ordeal was cathartic for them. Susie having the guitar was also enough of a stress, but they knew it’d be taken care of soon. That was less of an issue than the sinking feeling they had observing this sight from the floor above.

They wanted to be happy for the two. They should be. But when Susie asked Noelle if she wanted to hang out at the festival…

Damn it. God damn it. 

It didn’t have to mean anything. It didn’t. Not when Susie reassured Kris last night that obviously if she went to the festival, they would be with her too. Not when Susie seemed confused at Noelle’s shy reaction to her question.

But they noticed that nervous tone of voice that Susie had asked Noelle with, that flustered look on her face. One she didn’t have when she was talking to Kris. 

They should’ve known. They should’ve never gotten their hopes up. Of course she wouldn’t like them back. 

The nobler part of them thinks that maybe it’s for the better. Susie deserves someone without all the shit that Kris is carrying around. Someone without secret promises, someone who will fight for her and always be real with her. Not someone who's always doing things at the orders of other people and can’t even choose for themselves most of the time.

But Noelle does. She’s sweet, kind, smart, and just as weird as Susie herself. Noelle helps her open up a little more, Susie reminds Noelle to stand up for herself. They both feel comfortable enough around each other to just be themselves, to express things they never do in public. 

They want to be happy for Noelle, too. Even though they didn’t talk as much anymore, Kris has seen how much Noelle had been in her shell lately. So they’ve also noticed how she’s starting to be herself again, more like the girl Kris knew as a kid. Still shy and easily startled, but with her own kind of confidence that didn’t hesitate to poke back at other people, especially Kris themselves, whenever they messed with her. Susie helped bring Noelle out of her shell.

Something that Susie also did for Kris—at least, made them want to do. Gave them a little more motivation to fight the things controlling them, to try and express themselves more. 

But they felt even more trapped in their mind as they heard Noelle ask if Susie would want to go with her. Susie blushed, stumbling over her words, and Kris just wanted to curl up in their bed and stay there forever.

Cute!! They’re perfect for each other!

A bitterness rises up Kris’s throat at the thought that wasn’t their own, but that they know is right. Susie and Noelle are perfect for each other. 

Yeah. This is probably the best for the two, and the nobler part of Kris knows this all too well.

But the selfish part? All it wants is to ask Susie to the festival and stick to her like glue all day before asking her out on another date. Spend the day wandering, playing some songs for her on one of the few pianos around town, and then going over to their place. Getting super competitive over some rounds of Super Smashing Fighters before sharing the couch and sleeping like the dead, knowing that the two of them will wake up to a warm breakfast. Knowing that Kris, as they are, is enough for her.

But they know that’s a pipe dream.

Even as the room drops a few degrees and Carol takes the guitar away, separating Susie and Noelle, Kris still can’t find a way over the sadness that’s settled deep in their heart. Some part of them hopes the soul can feel it and be burdened by it too, even though it wouldn’t know where it’s coming from. 

“Guess who’s taking your daughter…”

Oh.

“…to the festival tomorrow, jerk???”

Yeah. Of course. Just their fucking luck. 

Kris wondered if it would be easier if Susie didn’t want them there at all. If she still hated them the way she did just a few days ago. Maybe then this tight feeling in their chest wouldn’t be as unbearable. But they knew that they’d still want her there. It’d just be a different kind of heartbreak.

The cold touch on Kris’s shoulder and the stern voice reassuring them does little to soothe the ache. No, that ache sticks with them, making a home in the crevices of their heart. Making its presence known with a jolt of sadness every time Susie takes their hand or bumps them by the shoulder while laughing. 

When they see the prophecy panels in the church’s second dark world later that day, they feel a cold, joyless laughter take form in their chest. With Susie looking away, Kris tilts their head down and lets their expression fall into a grimace. Of course no part of their life can be free from the unchangeable future painted out in front of them. At the end of the day, Kris is just a cage. What could a cage give to her? What could it give to either of the girls, both set in such importance by these windows of fate, the love between them a key part of a religion, a history known before either of them were even born? They were meant to find each other. They were, quite literally, soulmates.

Kris had no role in that. They weren’t born for the light or the love that the prophecy foretold. No, they were just there to make sure that it would happen. To hold the thing that would carry out fate, and then take their part in the final tragedy. To bear the weight of the ending without reprieve. Their presence a necessity, but their selfhood left to sit and watch in the shadows of the glowing words. All that selfhood wanted was to be part of the light, even if just for a moment. But that wasn’t their role.

Love will find its way to the girl.

The words, despite only being shown in writing, echo in Kris’s head long after they’ve closed the fountain. Long after they felt the light of Susie’s smile shining on them, giving them a glimpse into what they could’ve had in a kinder universe. The words taunt them as they toss and turn, unable to block out the sounds of music and laughter and slurred words from the living room. Their clenched fists and the pit of anger in their heart give way to tears. Just a few, slipping down their face.

The words from the prophecy still don’t leave them, even as they hear Susie’s voice, quiet and somber. They’ll try to make their way outside to talk to her, as no one but their own self. They’ll try to comfort her, to be there for her while they’re able to. And even if they make her laugh or distract her for a while, they know they’ll never say what they truly want to. Because that’s not their place, not their role to play. Even without the soul, they have orders to follow. And those orders don’t allow Kris to have that. The only reprieve they have is knowing that at least, Susie will be happy, even if it’s just for a little while. Even if Kris can’t, she’ll get to have that love.

Love will find its way to the girl. 

It just won’t be theirs.

[justdeltarunethings]

My main issue with Asriel-Knight is that Asriel was already the main antagonist of Undertale, and in Deltarune he already has a much smaller, very specific role. If he was the Knight he'd have a second, completely unrelated role. He's the "golden boy" the whole town idolizes, whose shadow Kris is living in. Everyone is putting pressure on Kris to be more like Asriel was, which is why they're so taken aback when Susie calls them the "cooler one". Off topic, my prediction is that Asriel will come back from college a changed person, given the chance to be who he truly is away from Hometown, and completely shatter the unhealthy memory the collective town has of him. (Maybe she'll even become a girl, that would be pretty cool)

There's a bunch of smaller things, too. Why does the Knight scream like Noelle when hit? Why is its reveal juxtaposed next to both a Christmas tree in a snowy place and the reveal of Dess's design? If it's not a Holiday why would it try to look like one with its antlers?

Not to discredit your theory or anything, it almost finalized the idea I had of what Carol and the other antagonists are doing. The only thing I don't understand is what the end goal of doing this is. Logically Dess-Knight doesn't make sense if the goal is to findher, but maybe there's some other goal they have in mind. In my opinion Dess or some variant is just, the best and simplest candidate for the title. IDK maybe the actual Asriel post will explain everything, but I think he's already had his time in the spotlight in Undertale. Definitely interested to see where this is going though

Thanks for Asking in!

These are all excellent points! And they're DEFINITELY things you, and anyone else reading this theory, would benefit from thinking about in general, and specifically in regards to my next post. A lot of those questions will get answered, particularly since a lot of establishing Asriel as the Knight would require answering them.

But for something I'm not gonna get into TOO much when the post comes out, I can opine just a bit. About Asriel already holding the Main Antagonist role in Undertale.

Consider it a preview~.

As a baseline: I don't think The Knight is going to be the primary antagonist of the game. I don't know what form the final boss is going to take, but I think by the end of Chapter 5 we're going to see a SIGNIFICANT shift in the story that's going to redefine alliances and goals. I think we're going to see the game, the world, and the characters in it in a completely different light.

Beyond that, I'd like to point out that both Toriel AND Asgore hold very similar roles to what they had in Undertale. Obviously it takes different forms, but Asgore's fixation on a past mistake that felt like the right thing to do at the time, and his inability to back down from that course of action even in retrospect echo very strongly between the games.

Likewise, Toriel's passive aggressiveness which leans pretty heavy on the aggressive side of things, and her almost vehement non-interventionism is causing her a LOT of traumatic stress that she is very much pushing down. Yet she's also letting it leak out into her relationship with her charges, basically sprinting back and forth across the line between overbearing smothering to keep them safe and casual neglect for the sake of offering freedom so fast that she doesn't know where that line even is anymore. She knows there's a problem, but she's not doing anything about it because she has no idea what to do, and it means she misses the little but important things — like that humans don't generally eat snails, or that Kris needs specific validation and encouragement for things that they want to and can do.

Asriel being a kid exposed to a traumatic experience that irrevocably changes his innocent, wholesome view of the world into a much darker one, which pushes him to take actions he would never have previously taken and endanger the lives of those around him in an act of desperation to try to break out of what he has come to view as a deterministic universe (Flowey seeing people as lines of code, The Knight seeing the prophecy unchanged even by the Shadow Crystals) wouldn't be that much of a stretch, would it? Especially since this story is clearly going to exceed the bounds of Undertale. It's not gonna stop at those roles, it's gonna blow past them.

Also, I support trAnsriel: go off queen.

Aside from all that, there's one veeeeeeery interesting thing you said that will probably come up in a way one might not expect in my next post~. Course I'm doing AzzyKnight, so...literally no one expects any of this, but still.

"He's the "golden boy" the whole town idolizes, whose shadow Kris is living in."

Keep that in mind. It'll be important later.

♥s and ★s, —Jadders

[celestiamechanic]

gut wrenching dess idea:

dess in gaster's lab, helping him out with experiments and observing the deltarune experiment and shit. this is not a new idea, but just the setup for this one.

the idea is that she somehow interacts with the SAVE system, and in an attempt to save herself and the town from its fate following her disappearance, she sends herself back in the past to prevent whatever led to her disappearance.

trouble is, she doesn't quite remember when she disappeared or the exact circumstances leading up to her disappearance (since she shares the same tendency to block out trauma that noelle has), so she sends herself months, if not a year before when she estimates it to be.

and just imagine, going back to when you were 16 and seeing all your friends and family actually happy and full of energy. Your sister isn't just pretending to be okay, your dad isn't sick, your mom hasn't thrown herself into her work, your best friend isn't away at college pretending everything's okay, kris isn't a catatonic, depressed shell of a person with an otherworldly entity possessing them, and their parents are still together.

and she goes from acting all cool and aloof and big sister energy, to breaking down in her sisters arms and hugging the life out of her. i think everyone would be concerned, but she'd brush it off and tell them she's the happiest she's been in years, even though they can see the bags under her eyes and the way she flinches when someone touches her without her expecting it. they see her worrying over every little interaction, and suddenly changing demeanor and trying real hard when she actually remembers an event happening and wants to get the 'best outcome'

and maybe she gets tired of dreading it, and really tries to live in the moment, falling into escapism through, like, music and video games and shit, just really trying to enjoy her life with her loved ones back before everything got fucked over. maybe she tries to do stupid dangerous and fun stuff she never got to do, taking hold of her teen years by the antlers.

maybe in the end, that's why she goes missing, from trying too hard to make things work out this time, and either getting lost in escapism and not seeing her imminent disappearance coming, or from getting so anxious about starting to remember familiar events, not ever sure which one she went missing during, so she seeks to change course as soon as she recognizes something, delving into dangerous escapism all the same.

and if she goes missing again, in the same way, eventually winding back up at gaster's lab under his supervision, what's to stop her from trying again? why wouldn't she?

she gets herself stuck in a timeloop. usually they're only a day or two between loops, hers last months if not years.

uh anyway. tell me if this makes any sense. sorry for rambling.

[dorminchu]

hairline fracture, chapter three

Fandom: Deltarune

Genre: Horror

Characters: Kris Dreemur, Noelle Holiday, Susie, Dess Holiday (mentioned)

Warnings/Notes: male!Kris, spoilers/speculation about the Holiday family, Noelle's unreliable narration, SOUL shenanigans, POV switch

Summary: You would never hurt Noelle.

Holy smokes this fic has been taking off! Thanks to everyone who has been sticking with it so far. :)

The phone's already been buzzing for a while when Susie rounds the corner with an armful of boxes. After digging around in the storage room, the best she could come up with are some old, blank notebooks and a bunch of loose leaf paper. They smell a little musty but nothing's written in them. It's been weirdly quiet, even by Kris's standards. No one's bothered to pick up the phone yet. She sets down the pile and shuffles over to the island, retrieving the phone.

"'Sup?"

Feedback blasts through the tinny speakers. Susie flinches and instinctively winds up her arm for a throw. Damn it! Not in Noelle's house. She fights the temptation and brings the reciever back to her ear.

"Um. Hello?"

"N...oe...lle? ...at y...?"

"You're really breaking up, I'm having trouble understanding you." A loud BANG from the second floor makes her look over. Kris's rapid pace descends the stairs. A different door slams. Susie hesitates, glancing upstairs. "Uh. Is this Mrs. Holiday speaking?"

"N... looking f..."

From the bathroom comes the distant sound of retching. Guess the "sick" juice didn't agree with Kris's stomach. Lancer would be so proud of her puntastic vocabulary if he was here. For now, Susie turns back to the phone. "She's, uh, busy. But I'll—I'll tell her you called, ma'am." Static cuts into the next sentence. Try as she might, Susie can't make out a word. "Ma'am? You're breaking up, I—"

Flat, blaring beep. Susie glares at the phone as if it's going to explain itself.

"Noelle!" she barks in the direction of the upper landing. "Mrs. Holiday called."

No one answers. Susie scoffs and sets the phone down as gently as possible in its cradle. It's a little crooked.

A door opens. Kris shuffles down the stairs, holding onto the banister. He's paler than usual.

"Oh, hey. I was wondering what you were up to." Kris nods. He's moving towards the island with the lanline. "Hey, is Noelle gonna come down soon? I couldn't find any paper. Just some old notebooks in the basement."

Spittle gleams on his jaw. Kris notices her staring and wipes his mouth. "Who called?"

"Mrs. Holiday, I think. She was asking about Noelle." Kris's attention snaps to the boxes. He looks like he's going to be sick. "Hey, are you good?" 

Kris mutters something under his breath. 

"What?"

"I need to make a phone call." Kris pulls the flip phone from his pocket. "Let Noelle know I'll be right there."

Something isn't adding up. Susie grabs his shoulder. "You look like shit. Did something happen?"

Kris flinches. "Not really. I think the juice was bad."

A door opens and closes. Padded footsteps advance down the stairs. "Sorry, guys. I got a little distracted." Noelle notices the boxes. "Oh, where did you find these?"

Susie says, "I couldn't find any pencils, but there's all this paper."

Noelle's gaze softens. "Oh, of course. We can't use these for the school project. These are mom's." She shrugs, apolgetic. "I'm sorry, I'm not really myself today. I've can show you where we keep the pencils and other things, Susie."

Noelle moves over to the storage room and picks a different box. "Would you bring that one down, please?"

Susie does so. Inside the box are a few packs of presharpened pencils, a pencil bag, erasers, a ruler, and an old binder. None of it appears to have been touched, but there's a thick black streak of permanent marker across the spine that still smells pungent. It's difficult to think when the room's so damned cold. Even for summer. "Hey, not to be rude, but, does your mom usually leave the AC on full blast?"

"I'm perfectly fine." Noelle cocks her head. "You'll just have to get accustomed to it, Susie."

Susie forces a laugh. "You could teach Ralsei a thing or two about sarcasm."

Noelle frowns. "What are you talking about?"

Susie hesitates again. Just a few minutes ago, everything seemed fine. What the hell changed? "I dunno. By the way, your mom called the house."

Noelle's eyes shift in the light from amber to honey. "She doesn't usually call home from work unless there's an emergency. Are you sure you didn't mishear?"

"Yeah, I just talked to her. It was a little hard to make out but I definitely heard the name Noelle."

"That doesn't sound right." Noelle shakes her head. "My mom doesn't take calls when she's in a meeting, and not from the house. She would have called me if something was wrong. You probably just picked up a spam call."

"Maybe it was Berdly?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Berdly is busy studying for our group project."

Susie stares at her. "Uh. I'm pretty sure he's still laid up in the hospital. Your dad keeps asking me about it everytime Kris drags me over there."

Noelle scowls. "Kris hasn't even been over here since his mother and father separated. Please, I don't want to argue about this anymore, Susie."

Noelle is genial to a fault on every other day. Then again, Susie and her haven't really talked since that day in the computer lab. It only just occured to Susie that Noelle probably hasn't had much time to process whatever happened. She's always been modest to the point of sucking up a bit. Outright sympathy will probably just fall on deaf ears. If Ralsei were here he'd know what to say, but it'd probably just make this worse. Something's not adding up, and if Kris isn't going to spill the beans, maybe Noelle will.

"Let's just get what we need," Susie says. "Kris must be wondering where we are."

Noelle stares at the contents of the open box. "Wow. I haven't seen most of this stuff since I was a little girl." She reaches out. Snow dusts off of her fingers in tiny flakes. She recoils. "Oh, I'm sorry. Susie, would you bring what we need to the living room? My hands are really acting up today."

Susie lifts the box without breaking a sweat, eager to move into another room. "Is this stuff yours?"

Noelle's eyes darken. "Some of it. Most of it belonged to my sister."

Something clicks in Susie's mind. Hospital room, coughing dad. He DID mention a sister.

"Where is she now?"

Noelle gets quiet, fixated on the boxes. The air in the room drops a few degrees. Susie sets the box down as gently as possible.

"Sorry," she begins. "Didn't mean to pry."

Noelle blinks as if coming out of a fog. Meeting Susie's eyes, her expression changes. It's the closest to a genial smile she's come since communion this morning, but there's a grief behind her eyes that Susie has never noticed before. "It's not your fault, Susie. You couldn't have known." She folds her hands. "Dess was my mother's favorite child."

Susie gawks. Her mind wanders to all those trophies in Noelle's room, her excellent grades, Berdly's fawning rivalry and Kris's unshakable bond. What more could a thankless parent desire beyond unquestioning obedience?

"Mom said was an accident," Noelle continues. Her damp hands continue to drip onto the carpet. She wrings them together without seeming to notice what she's doing. Her voice constricts. "The police searched for months, but there wasn't a body. Mom decided the chief of police should step down if he was so incompetent. She was just upset. Well, I know she gets like that sometimes. It must have been hard on their family."

Susie makes her way towards Noelle. Her fragile hands stop twisting and clasp together as if in supplication. Little particles of snow cling to her shirt sleeves without melting, falling onto Susie's scales. If she were Kris she'd be in a lot more pain. Humans are more squishy and prone to elemental burns.

"Maybe I'll never measure up in my mom's eyes. But that's okay. Losing one Dess was hard enough, you know? And I don't need her approval for the rest of my life." Noelle reaches for Susie with thawing hands. "I already have Kris, and you."

Susie takes hold of her wrist as gently as possible. Days ago, the thought of holding Noelle's hand was just a sappy, stupid wish she'd take to the grave. This isn't how she'd envisioned getting close to Noelle, but she also didn't picture Berdly in a hospital bed with his parents visiting every afternoon. This Dark World was only fun when it was a diversion. A temporary escape from sleeping in an alley, subsisting off of chalk and whatever milk was leftover in the evenings. The line between fantasy and endurance doesn't run thin so much as bleed across the borders.

The last thing Noelle needs is to be alone in this freezing palace, talking about the dead. "Hey. Do you wanna skip studying and go to the lake? Maybe it'll take your mind off of this for a bit. I know it's not the Dark World, but..."

Noelle stares at Susie's larger hands. Her expression falters. "It was a dream," she whispers. Her eyes are brimming. "It was only supposed to be a dream."

On some strange impulse, Susie touches her face. Noelle stares without blinking. Little flecks of frost drift from her eyes. The air in the room feels charged, like standing in front of a Dark World's fountain. In this musty storage room the only light creeps in from the windows. "Hey," Susie whispers. "I'll go, uh. Check on Kris. You just take five, all right? We can hang outside."

Noelle doesn't answer. Her head hangs limply as Susie lets go. Stomping back through the house, she finds Kris lingering around the Christmas tree. The living room is as comfortable as a meat locker. Kris tucks his hands under his armpits, his breaths fanning the air.

"Okay," Susie hedges. "What theh hell happened up there?"

Kris takes a shaky breath. Without explaining, he shoves his hand into his chest. His fist thumps against his ribcage, then makes a sharp pull through the air.

Susie says, "You're having a heart attack? I dunno how to do CPR."

"It's my fault," he whispers. "I thought I could make it stop."

Susie's eyes narrow. "Make it... stop?"

"It wants Noelle."

"What the hell does Noelle have to do with this?"

Kris grabs her wrist, scarlet irises stark against the whites of his eyes. "Stop."

"Stop? What are you—?"

Kris lunges to his feet and slaps a hand over the tip of her snout. "Shut up," he hisses, glancing down the hall in Noelle's general direction. "It will hear us."

Susie's tolerance for avoidant bullshit is at an all-time low. As much as she'd love to resort to solving the problem in his stead, it's rare that Kris gets this upset about anything. She relents, and Kris steps back. Rather than speak, he gesticulates with trembling hands. Palm to his sternum, his fingers slowly curl to a fist and melt through his chest as if it's made of gelatin. His expression contorts but he doesn't so much as scream when he's up to his wrist in his ribcage. Susie isn't sure whether to be weirded out or impressed or a little nauseous. As he wrenches his hand free, a tiny red glow eminates within his trembling fist. He squeezes.

"Get me something to put this in," he says. It's the first time she's heard him speak above a murmur.

Susie looks around the room. Her eyes land on the snack bowl. She flips it upside down, spilling the contents over the table and making enough noise to warrant a thorough investigation.

"Something else!" Kris hisses. 

"Shit, give me a second!"

Their eyes settle on one of the decorative Santa dolls on the mantle. Without hesitation, Kris grabs his knife. Susie is a few steps ahead, snatching it off its resting place and pinning it down among the spilt snacks. She holds it steady as he slashes down the stomach, stuffing his whole wrist into the doll's cottony abdomen. His breathing evens, but he still looks a bit sick. "It uses me," he whispers. "Like two halves of a key. But it needs a different half."

"What the hell does any of this mean to me."

"I'm the keymaster, the soul is the gatekeeper. It's like Zuul."

"Okay. What the hell is a Zuul."

"Ghostbusters," Kris mumbles. "The bad guy. He possesses people to try and find the right one. Then he can reset the world—"

"—wait, so you're like the bad guy who possesses that one chick and makes her roll around and flirt with guys?"

Kris looks a little indignant. "It's not the same thing."

Susie snorts. "Oh my God. No wonder Noelle's so pissed off, is that what you said to—?"

Santa plush begins thrashing of its own accord. Kris smacks it against the table, disturbing the snacks and taking a little heat off of this poorly concieved analogy.

"The soul can't act without a vessel. A powerful Lightner." He looks at Susie. "It needed me."

Susie collects herself. "Wait, the SOUL was actually controlling you all this time? I just thought you were a weirdo."

Kris doesn't crack a smile. He leans against Susie for a moment. "It used me before. Not like this." Kris looks as if he's going to be sick again, but he steels himself. "It's acting strange. Makes me do things I would never do. Now Noelle is in danger, just like Berdly. But we can fix it. There's still time." Kris sets the knife on the table next to the Santa doll and fumbles for his cell phone, thrusting it towards her. "Dess. Call Dess."

"Dess?" Something about the name snaps Susie from her icy trance. "Noelle was just telling me about her. I don't think she's been home for a while." Kris gropes for the knife, raising his hand above his head. Susie snatches his wrist. "Wait, you're gonna make a Dark Fountain?" She gesticulates down the hall. "For Noelle?"

"Dess is waiting," he hisses. "She's the only one who can help Noelle."

"Not until you explain what's going on!" Susie grabs his knife-bearing wrist, lifting him cleanly off the ground. "Why the hell is Noelle in danger?"

Kris's face averts. He hangs limp in her grasp. "It wasn't me."

"This had better be the mother of all pranks," Susie hisses, baring teeth, "because if you did something stupid you're gonna WISH you were—"

The doorbell rings. Both of them freeze up. The Santa doll falls to the ground, freed from the knife. It trembles for a moment, like a newborn, before sliding across the floor with the velocity of a dog in a Little Tike.

"NO!" Kris thrashes in her grip. "You can't let them—"

"Shut up!" Susie can hold him off the ground with one hand, but he's thrashing around. "You're not going anywhere until you tell me what's going—"

The cell phone starts making a lot of noise. Susie grabs it, ready to hurl it at the nearest sign of a threat or inconvenience. A terrible, sonorous howl fills the room and blocks out everything beyond the rumbling beneath them. Inky fog bursts from the vents at an inordinate volume, flooding the room. Susie's last thought before the room's geometry disintegrates is that Mrs. Holiday is in for one hell of a surprise when she comes home.

a/n: You can only imagine how badly I wanted to name the chapter THEN WHO WAS PHONE. Alas, I withheld the temptation for now.

[kindestofkings]

tis the damn season

robert keating x reader (she/her)

heres the requested bobby fic! reader is bobbys neighbour in dublin and they've had a situationship thats always off again on again, which ryan is v fed up with lol <3

masterlist

enjoy and also happy new year ! forgot how much I love making these so please come with some more requests, I always love getting them xxx

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year FIVE of working as a waitress during silly season, people need to be KINDER

yourbestfriend not all heros wear capes yourneighbour1 god bless you ↳ its been TOUGH but neighbours christmas party next week !! ↳ yourneighbour1 UGH best part of the season alsooo did I see a certain curly haired bass player make his return to the road...? ↳ feck he's home earlier than usual 😀 ↳ yourneighbour1 time to rekindle the infamous situationship??

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the return of the loudest next door neighbour known to man, yay 👍👍

yourneighbour1 😏😏 bobbyskeetz get rid of that sarcastic yay ryanmcmahon_15 yay my fav idiots have been reunited ! ↳ idiots? plural? why am I an idiot ryan?? ↳ ryanmcmahon_15 hmmhmm when will yee learn

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joshjenkinson_ lookin so mysterious and interesting xx

inhalerfan1 he is one of us

inhalerfan2 missed the intense staring since tour has ended, thanks mr skeetz !

inhalerfan3 christmas came early

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bobbyskeetz excuse me?? I have NEVER and WOULD never yourusername big fat liar yourbestfriend y'all are the worst, every fecking christmas ryanmcmahon_15 what she said !

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yourusername the kids table at the neighbours christmas party is always the place to be <3

also slayed so hard with my kris kindle present he literally cried for hours 💅

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bobbyskeetz I cried cause you threw it at me

yourneighbour1 weakling bobbyskeetz ugh thanks tho.... I guess

ryanmcmahon_15 bobby and yn being adults when

yourbestfriend but then what would happen to their beloved situationship? yourusername guys you know this is MY comment section right?

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yourneighbour2 ugh BEST PARTY EVAAAA

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yourbestfriend ah ryanmcmahon_15 shes quoting tis the damn season by THE taylor swift, what does this mean?

ryanmcmahon_1 gasp not the sad tones..

bobbyskeetz confused we're from the same hometown...?

yourusername you uncultured swine its a lyric 😭

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inhalerfan1 no way what the hell !! where?

bobbyskeetzswife literally in Dingle, Kerry 😭😭 he said hes with the lads but they ran out of drink so he was forced to go to the shops 😭 😭 inhalerfan1 omg hahahah I can't believe they just played the 3Arena

inhalerfan2 no way wonder why they're in dingle, such a random Irish town...

inhalerfan3 that girl that they all follow is in Kerry aswell with grace (eli's girlfriend) bobbyskeetzswife is that yourusername? I wonder who she is, bobby is always interacting with her inhalerfan2 huh wonder has he got a girlfriend

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graciebrns wholesome few days before what I've been told, will be the best party I'll ever attend

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ryanmcmahon_15 how did one row of houses produce so many party animals?

yourusername party animals okay old man bobbyskeetz just cause you can't ever keep up ryan yourneighbour1 its how we were raised 😤

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yourbestfriend was the BEST time ever

elijahhewson class night it was, graciebrns whats the verdict?

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inhalerfan1 oh hello inhaler spotted ..

inhalerfan2 not bobby on the decks

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bobbyskeetz happy birthday gorgeous, love cleaning up bottles with you on new years day x

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yourusername ahhhh the taylor reference 😭

yourusername my favourite nosey neighbour <3

ryanmcmahon_15 I have never been so invested in two idiots getting together properly

yourbestfriend so insufferable its taken like 13 years for them not to be idiots yourusername and what about you two being idiots.. bobbyskeetz whats your favourite book trope again love? yourusername FRIENDS TO LOVERS BABY, take notes ryanmcmahon_15 yourbestfriend

inhalerfan1 sad sad day for the bobby girlies 💔

bobbyskeetzswife noooooooooo

finished xx

[bullet-clubs-bitch]

An idea for Die for you i had was maybe reader finally gets with Punk and they deal with the aftermath of what happened. Then others start to realize how obsessed he is after some other talent flirts with her

Obsessed

Cm Punk X fem reader

Older (Pt 1) Die For You (Pt 2) Main Masterlist

CM PUNK Masterlist

Summary: A few months have passed since the incidint with Wardlow and Punk has continued to grow obsessed with Y/n. FTR grows concerned and ends up reveling the truth of what Punk has been doing to her. What happens when Punk snaps and proves once again he is willing to kill if it means he and Y/n could be together forever.

Warnings: Crazy possessive Phill, mentions of blood, violence, swearing, manipulation, assult, and other things similar

A few months have passed since the incident with Wardlow and since then a lot has changed.  For starters, I had never felt so happy in my life. For once it felt like things were going to work out for me. I had the girl of my dreams lying next to me in bed every night. I had Y/n in the palm of my hand. She was mine and I would do anything to keep it that way. I never told Y/n the truth of what happened that night, she didn’t need to know the real events. As far as she knew she was concussed and confused. She didn’t remember anything that happened and I was grateful for that. I’m pretty sure I killed that guy, James, I meant it when I said I would kill for her. 

I made sure to spoil my baby to death. I would spare no expense with her. She deserved nothing but the very best and since I could afford it why wound’t I? Y/n spent a few weeks at my home recovering from her concussion and I made sure to do everything for her. I wanted to show her how much I loved her. I was practically her slave, she wasn’t to move a finger on my watch. I wanted to corrupt her, brainwash her into thinking I needed to do everything for her. I was going to make sure to ruin every other man for her. No one could love her like I could, no one could protect her like I could and no one could provide for her like I could. A part of me knew this was wrong but I simply did not care. The most beautiful girl in pro wrestling just happened to fall into my arms. There was just something about her that drove me to insanity. Maybe it was her big doe eyes or her pink puffy lips, maybe it was the 18-year age gap between us that drove me wild. She needed me, she needed an older man to worship her. No younger man would come close to me. 

When Y/n made her return just like I thought there was talk backstage about the two of us. Some claimed I was insane, others feared for Y/n. I assured them I took good care of her but of course, they didn’t believe me. How many times did I have to tell them I didn’t take advantage of her when she was concussed and confused. I waited until she was able to make her own decisions before I fucked her, if anything I saved her from Wardlow and James. Who knows what they were going to do to her? Dax and Cash were concerned for me. They told me I had gone too far with this whole thing. “You’ve gone mad. I love you but this is not okay. You are corrupting her!” Cash told me. I know they were only looking out for me but I hated the way the painted me as some kind of monster. “If Y/n was my daughter I would murder you. I would never let Finley get within a 10-foot radius of you” Dax told me. “You must be out of your mind. You have no idea what’s good for Y/n. She needs me. I love her, I love her so goddam much. You have no idea the lengths I’ll go to for her” “That’s what I’m afraid of” said Dax. With that, I stormed out of the room to find Y/n. 

When I found her she was sitting with Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale. “Excuse me, ladies, can I steal Y/n away for a moment?” I told the women as politely as I possibly could. “I’m kinda in the middle of something, can it wait a few moments?” Y/n asked casually. I felt my blood boil at her words. How dare she. “ I need to speak to you, now,” I told her, my voice growing louder as I spoke. Once again she repeated “I’m trying to plan my match. We are almost done, can you please give me a second?” By this point, people began to stare. I was mad. I grabbed Y/n by the wrist which caused her to yell out in pain. I dragged her away from everyone, not even caring what they would think. Some yelled for me to let her go but I didn’t care. She should know better. 

I found an empty storage closet and dragged Y/n into it with me, locking the door behind me. “What was that for?” Y/n asked, annoyed. “What’s gotten into you? Why are you being so rude towards me?” “I’m not being rude, you’re the one that dragged me into this closet?!” “Don’t you dare talk back to me little girl” I spat “Little girl? I’m a grown-ass woman! I’m not talking-” Before she could finish her sentence I slapped her in the face. I instantly regretted my actions. “I’m so sorry baby. I didn’t mean to” I told her as I pulled her close to me. I could feel her tears on my shirt. “Let me go” Y/n whispered into my chest. I did just that and she left me alone in the storage closet with my thoughts. 

Everyone saw the altercation. They didn’t know I slapped her but they saw me drag her away against her will, they saw her return with a red cheek and puffy eyes. She didn’t tell anyone what I did but she didn’t have to, everyone knew. I got many dirty looks, many talked about me under my breath and it just made me angry. I watched Y/n’s match from a monitor and tried to find her afterwards to congratulate her on the victory but coudn’t find her. I asked around and everyone claimed not to know the whereabouts of Y/n. I could see it in their eyes that they were lying through their teeth. 

When I finally found her she was sitting with Dax, Cash, Willow and Kris. The four of them looked up in horror when they saw me. Y/n sat in the middle of them with tears in her eyes. “What the fuck did you do to her!” I yelled at Dax. “We told her the truth, you are a sick sick man” Spit Cash. “You have no idea what you are talking about! You can’t possibly believe them Y/n!” She looked up at me like I was crazy. I knew I fucked up. “Is it true?” Whispered Y/n 

“Is what true baby?” I whispered, “That you killed a man, that you took advantage of me when I was concussed?” “No baby, I would never do that” I assured her “I don’t believe you,” she told me. I was furious, I was going to kill Cash and Dax. I don’t know what came over me but something inside me snapped. All I could see was red. I started my assault on the two men. I kicked and punched the men, screaming at them for ruining my relationship. All of this would only make things worse. I coudn’t control myself. I was furious, sure they were my best friends but I wanted them dead. Y/n yelled at me to stop but I just coudn’t. Soon I felt my body hit the ground hard. Willow and Kris had gotten security who tackled me to the ground. I tried to fight back but it was no use. I was cuffed and left defenceless. I was escorted out of the arena to a waiting cop car. Several wrestlers stood outside the venue watching the whole situation unfold. I watched a very bloody Cash Wheeler hold Y/n close as she cried in his chest. My blood boiled at the sight of him holding her in his arms. That was my job. I was supposed to hold her when she cried, I was supposed to protect her. Not him.

I screamed at them through the window of the cop car “Nothing will ever keep me away from you” 

[unblissfulawareness]

For the character ask, can you do Jake and Kris Hart?

Ooh yes!! I love them so much and I’m stoked to be able to yap!! Sorry this is gonna be so so long.

I’ll start with Jake because I think I have more of a better idea of him (though I could be wrong? We’ll find out together.) and then after I’ve done Kris I’ll give a general idea of what I think of them together.

Jake

• How I feel about him:

I LOVE HIM. As a person outside of his kids, he’s probably deeply insecure about the fact that he struggles to get promoted or better paying jobs, and I think he’s hit midlife crisis mode by the time the series ends, which is why he’s partying so much and struggling to come to terms with Kris always being out of the house and likely with someone else. She seems to be the breadwinner based on “this is your mothers house” but I’d even go as far as to say she inherited it and that’s why he’s so certain she’s never working and always with someone else. And the thing is, I don’t think she lies to him. I’ll explain later. Back to Jake though, he’s silly, embarrassing, well-meaning in a way that is poorly executed, and he’s genuinely all around a good guy imo.

• Who I ship with him romantically:

- Kris of course. I genuinely believe they have a decent marriage that turned into a right person, wrong time situation

- Mrs. Hendricks, the neighbor who made him a bundt cake while he polished her bowling pin (as if that’s not a metaphor for something 🧐)

-myself (jokes, but he’s literally my type soooo)

I dont think I have any other non-crack romantic ships for him

• My Non-Romantic OTP with this character:

Jake x Ray. No I’m not kidding.

I love how much they hate each other and how subtle but noticeable it is on Jake’s end, the way he’s always swooping in to steal attention from Kris to stop his advances and how they’re just competing for attention from Jake’s own kids without Jake ever even realizing it. Like that could’ve been a whole episode in itself [read: Man of the House], but seriously if they had an episode of like a social game or something that involved Henry and Piper having to watch them work together, Jake would be sitting there all “look how proud they are of their daddy” and Ray would be all “Look at them looking at me!” and when they don’t win, Jake would be all friendly handshakes and “good game, I’d do it again”, and Ray would be glaring at him like it could kill him and yell “this is all your fault!” As he stomps away and Jake would be so confused. I love their dynamic. I want more of it.

•My unpopular opinion about him:

I think Jake is deeply misunderstood based solely on his last moments in the show (and cool child vs good child). Faykefest Jake and “my son is a failure” Jake are so canon but so is Good Father Trying His Best Jake.

Even at the beginning of the series it’s clear that Jake is the primary parent. He’s the main contact for the school, to the point that they call him at work before Kris even knows what’s going on. Which means he probably has more flexibility in his work schedule to maintain having kids and a job. He sets and brings the kids to doctor visits, sits them down for conversations. He even sits with Jasper at the hospital because his parents were literally too lazy to show up. He has some level of authority over all the kids in a way that is safe and familial.

Yes, as the show progresses, he does falter, but he’s still the most available and generally around parent. He brings Piper to her events, sews their clothes, does embroidery as a hobby (which isn’t part of the dad thing, I just like that about him). I also appreciate that in Captain Mom, he didn’t assume Henry got some teenager pregnant and have a full freak out and just assumed he was a kid asking kid questions and responded accordingly. Nick doesn’t shy away from the “this is why you’re wrong even though I don’t know the full context” episodes so the way he just accepted it is very special to me.

It’s also his first go around as a father with Henry so I don’t think he’s being intentionally distant with him. I think that as Henry gets older, he sees all the potential of a kid who is grown and more experienced with life. I think he’s the “you’re becoming a man now” type of dad that hands you a twenty and tells you to go buy him a pack of smokes. But he’s too morally conscious for that exact scenario.

•One thing I wish had happened with his character

I wish Jake had gotten more serious scenes to be honest. Like when Kris grounded the kids and Jake was like “I SAID BOOM”. And then later when Kris was like “I know you said boom, but…”

Boom seems to give finality to a house rule. It’s barely argued with and I assume that it’s like a judge striking their gavel. Final verdict. You’re done.

But it’s the way the line is delivered. I think that man has had two serious conversations in his whole life. I think the reason people view him as a shit dad outside of the fifth season is because he’s so goofy it makes people view him as useless in a parental role (which is stupid if you ask me. Whats life if not a bunch of goofs?) but he does literally so much for them. He brought Piper to a doctor for medical confirmation of what he knew was her trying to fit in. To prove to her that she was fine and she didn’t have to worry about the food she ate. That was totally responsible. He was amazing with her in that episode and I so wish we had more like that to go off of.

Kris

•How I feel about her:

Like Jake, I’m pulling her out of her parent role for a moment. I think Kris is headstrong and confident, and I think she feels trapped. She’s definitely a party girl, which probably started as a teenager, spiraled into addiction before she was twenty, and used Henry as the “turn my life around” motivation she needed, which worked for a while. She’s a hard worker, likes to do things with her hands and is constantly on the go and likely doesn’t think about her family all that much, but it doesn’t mean she’s not proud of them at all.

I also think she opened the marriage because she actually likes the Darius and didn’t want to abandon her family and saw that Jake was probably smitten with the neighbor anyway, considered it a win, and has no idea that Jake is griping about it more and more by the day.

•Who I ship with her romantically:

- Jake, for the same reason as above

- Ray, because I don’t think she’s oblivious to his advances, I think she just doesn’t know how to react morally to wanting to date her kids boss so she plays dumb but you know she can tell a flirt from a friendly hello.

•My non-romantic OTP with this character

Kris x Schwoz

Think about it. Classy wine lunches, bonding over dumb shit men say and bracelet making with Piper and her friends, he’s the other male figure in Henry’s life that has never shown any interest in her yet has always been around the family in some way, shape, or form. Probably hangs out with her and Becky (danger force for those who don’t get the reference), and I genuinely think they would just be interested in what each other had to say. Alternatively, they’d be at each other’s throats because Schwoz said “you look tired” (haha Missy Piper drama)

•My unpopular opinion about her:

I think Kris intentionally started pulling away from her family because she doesn’t actually know how to handle being a mom to Piper. Henry made everything easy. He was quiet, kept to himself and his friends, wasn’t much of a mess maker. Piper was loud and angry and likely had autism. And that’s not to say she was a bad parent. Just that she knew her limits and they unfortunately didn’t accommodate, which turned her into an absent parent over time, which in turn made her worse as a person. It has occurred to me that if Piper was diagnosed, the likelihood of her being put in a group home was probably more there than not. Piper is the kid she could make herself believe didn’t exist if she was just out of sight for a while. Yes that’s a shitty hc but it’s one I firmly stand by.

•One thing I wish had happened with her character

I wish we’d seen more of “I dyed my hair and cut down a tree” Kris because the woman lover in me was obsessed with that energy

Together

I genuinely enjoy their dynamic where Jake is homemaker and Kris is the handyman. What most would consider backwards traditional gender roles, I see as this is just the way some families are.

I see them as both cheating on each other and happily polyamorous because their relationship is open and somehow the rules they set for each other don’t fucking matter. As a couple, they are my pride and joy. I’ll take what they’re having.

As parents, they could do better. I think the entire fandom is in agreement with that. But I don’t think they’re as bad as they’re made out to be. It’s not fair to minimize their good moments in the wake of their bad moments. I do think they need to take better care of Henry’s lactose intolerance and I think Kris could learn to go beyond tolerating Piper’s moods and actually helping her through them and I think Jake should ask more questions because the feedback comes across as indifference which fuels the neglect hcs. I also think making Henry babysitter every once in a while, for like a date night or something, when he’s actually old enough, is fine if he’s paid for it.

[rrat-king]

And what if I tell you my Fight, Flight, Fawn theory for the Appleboys reuniting with Kristen. What then? Going by your age gaps of 2, 4, 8 because they're canon adjacent and the idea of the Applebees having a playpen when three out of four kids were 14, 12 and 10 is too funny. Assuming a reunion between Kris and the younger two happens post her birthday so it's 17, 13 and 9 respectively. Buckys is analysing his actual response we saw from 14 year old him. When I say leave in reference to Kristen, know that I know it wasn't her choice (Mac and Donna when I fucking get you)

Bucky got the Fawn response. I'll be real, when I began theorising that an Applebees brother would feature I thought "Oh god here comes the angst. There will be resentment, Mac and Donna have undoubtedly been talking shit for two years. But we see him and he's happy. He missed her. He hugs her. He wants to hang out. And yeah that probably stems from the fact you'll naturally miss your sibling and the fact he probably had to take the oldest sibling mantle. But he barely even commented on her life and friends (aside from the half baked comment about her living in sin and side eyeing Fig). I was expecting more problematic behaviours to be honest. The theory is he entered full people pleasing mode, desperately tampering down any complicated feelings because he NEEDS to make himself a good brother that Kristen will want to stay for this time (of course not realising Kristen will stay the best she can no matter if he kicks and screams)

Bricker got Fight. Was like 10 when Kris left, and I say this with love, in the absolute throes of puberty. I don't know what it is but this kid just gives me angry vibes, maybe it's the middle child. Very Nico DiAngelo "He looked too young to be so angry". When you're a kid, especially in that horrific period of 10-13 you go to the easy solution which is being mad, and you go to the easy target which is the one who "started" this huge upheaval (read Kristen). To a lesser extent, Bucky, for trying to play big brother (Bricker doesn't even realise this but the anger mostly came from a subconscious desire to preserve Kristen's place in the family for if she comes back).

(Bonus: Once they have a very good conversation and Bricker is reassured Kristen never did stop thinking about and loving him he will cry three years worth of pent up tears and beg her not to leave again)

Cork got Flight. He was only 6 when she left, its been 3 years of experiences (little man went from first grade to third in that time its a Lot). Kristen has physically changed a lot since they last saw each other. All this to say, he takes a minute to recognise this older person who's eyes are all wet at the sight of him. Some part of his brain blocked out memories of her because the way she was just gone one day was so scary to his little brain. When it does register who she is, Cork becomes completely unlike himself and gets shy. He makes Bucky stand close by because all he knows is that 1. This is a heathen who rebuked Helio's light 2. This is Krissy, back after what felt like forever and 3. She's so cool looking and why would someone this cool ever want to talk to him.

(Bonus: She played it off but Kristen's heart did break seeing Cork, the little boy she raised, take a minute to work out who she is, when she never forgot him. Not to quote Taylor but very "And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe")

god yeah kristen having partially raised cork only for him not to know who she is anymore/barely recognize her haunts me so much. bucky as a people pleaser is such a good read especially as he is forced into kristen's role as head of the siblings I just. yeah. also angry bricker is so important to me. he got left behind! he's not ok with that and he's gonna be angry. god I just. applebees kids make me crazy this is such a good read.

[legandairy-horror]

Headcannons about how the Lightner crew show affection for each other because I can't stop imagining these dorks as the world's most confusing and disastrous polycule

Kris

Feral animal in all things, including relationships. Is very particular when it comes to physical touch and other displays of affection. Instead they give out cool rocks and other shiny things to people they like/care. Has had a crush on every person in their class at one point or another and simultaneously refuses to acknowledge it and refuses to move on. Subconsciously uses their pranking and general weirdness as an excuse to get closer to people without having to admit that they like being around them

Susie

That one "Excuse me, they asked for no pickles" meme. Is willing to commit any crime for the people they care about. Absolutely refuses to acknowledge the fact that they have feelings for anyone even after going out on several dates with them. Not helped by poor self-worth issues making he doubt anyone actually liking her let alone romantic feelings. Deeply infatuated with Noelle, strong feelings for Kris. Complicated for Catti (started out real rough but thinks dark magic is sick as fuck)

Noelle

Lesbiab. Lasbein. Girls. Has such a low self-image of herself and tries so unbelievable hard to hide how weird she is that she just does not realize that every girl in class has been actively trying to date her and just assumes that they're all being nice. Not helped by some lingering Heteronormativity makes her just default to "Ah yes, boys and girls date, that's how that works".

Berdly

I cannot emphasize just how performative he views relationship. Raised on a healthy diet of Heteronormativity and Societal expectations he understands every relationship through that lens. "Of course the guy and girl get together in the end, that's just 'how it works'". Except it's not how it works, because people are often a lot more then what society expects from them. And he just never realized that there might be other options, that love isn't this destined thing that everyone one day accepts like fucking ex-caliber. That he doesn't have to do this if we doesn't want to. That he can just be friends with people instead of having to worry about all this forced bullshit. Yes I am head-cannoning Berdly as closeted aro/ace and there is nothing you can do to stop me.

Catti

Developed a crush on Kris & Noelle while she was teaching them both magic and never fully got over it. Also had somewhat of a friendship while they were younger and thus unjustly blames herself for not doing more to help them after Dess's disappearance and Kris's Possession. Combined with typical teen angst of "My parents are humiliating me by their mere existence." and she's developed a very distant and detached form of love. a very "I'm fine sacrificing my happiness if it means they keep their happiness" kinda mentality. Reason she doesn't get along with Susie at first is because she subconsciously projects a lot of her own anxieties and fear onto her leading to a lot of hostility at first.

Jockington

Token straight and is thus the only remotely competent person here. Serves as the supportive rock for everyone and especially Catti. The first and mostly likely person on the team to suggest the completely reasonable advice of "have you tried talking to them?" and "you're probably overthinking this". It's part of why Catti fell in love with him, because he's the only one here who would willing and readily admit that he cares for someone.

Bonus Monster Kid & Snowy meme (not at all serious)

"Have you ever been walking down the street with your best bro and while you're walking you accidentally touch hands? You think to yourself - That was weird, but I'm not gay. - You are, you are gay". Source

[ophernelia]

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aw thank you nyra! <3333

ummm i'll do kris!

(was gonna insert a picture but i actually do not have a picture of that man yet since i had to restart my screenshot folder lol)

he doesn't show it well, but he loves being a dad. he was that dad who took a million and one pictures of his kids. if you stole his wallet you'd find a few photos in there: one of he and jacob at jacob's graduation, an old high school yearbook picture of rory, and one of the he and rory when she was about five. (that's his favorite one)

he loves him a good bottle of wine. he's a bit of a wine snob. he has a pretty solid collection at home. some he'll never drink because he paid a pretty penny for, others that are high-end but still cheap enough for him to indulge in regularly. don't hand him white wine though. he WILL pour it out. red only.

kris does not shift. he doesn't enjoy it. he'd often refrain from going on pack runs all his life. he doesn't like that he can hear as well as he can. he's unintentionally eased dropped on a few conversations that he didn't wanna hear. the only thing he enjoys about it is the extended lifespan and not getting sick too often.

kris doesn't have many friends. in fact, the only people he'd consider to be his friends are lucian, cale, and amelia. (the dads like to get together and hang out on weekends. cale has tried to get him to come golfing a few times. he hates golfing.) he and lucian are the best of friends, but he is/was very close to amelia too. he's always considered her to be like a sister. which is why they pick at each other so often with her alive again. right back to it.

he's wanted another kid for a while. he always imagined he would have a huge family. at least five or six kids. he'd have them with his wife or they'd adopt- he didn't care. of course once he got placed with keahu he realized that dream would stay a dream. he still thinks about it sometimes though. although considering his current relationship with rory, he knows it wouldn't be the best idea.