#and the POTENTIAL... It coulda been great

[ex-vespidae]

I don't want to go back into the fucking building again but at the same time I do...... UUUGH autism hell

[xxplastic-cubexx]

every day i think of xmen evolution wanda and everyday i wonder if- while she does have the fake happy memories with magneto- how does she actually FEEL about him when he's brought up or she thinks about him

is there just this underlying anger/rage but she cant ever place why so she ignores it ....... does she just feel numb ....

[lecliss]

I will never be able to take Obito seriously in the Tobi outfit. I just can't. That's not Madara, that's not a guy stuck in Hell, that's not a villain capable of horrors beyond our comprehension. That will always be the mask of a school girl in love with his senpai to me and nothing else. Well, okay maybe except Guruguru and whatever the fuck he kept talking about literal shit for. But Kishi fucked up thinking anyone is supposed to take the Tobi disguise seriously at this point.

[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

Handle With Care 1

Warnings: non/dubcon, and other dark elements. My username actually says you never asked for any of this.

My warnings are not exhaustive but be aware this is a dark fic and may include potentially triggering topics. Please use your common sense when consuming content. I am not responsible for your decisions.

Characters: Bucky Barnes

Summary: your work blurs the lines between professional and personal.

Note: I'm on a Bucky kick and can't stop myself.

As usual, I would appreciate any and all feedback. I’m happy to once more go on this adventure with all of you! Thank you in advance for your comments and for reblogging ❤️

The caller ID flashing on your dashboard display makes you groan. What the hell is Sam calling for? He should be patiently waiting at the venue.

You know even before you answer what the issue is. It's the same as it always is. It can never be about anyone but him.

"Wilson," you answer matter-of-factly, "I know I'm not late."

"Never are," he confirms. "It's not you."

"Oh, I know," you put your blinker on and check the traffic behind you, "you're really going to make me pull a U-ey."

"I know, I'm sorry. Again."

"You know, I never had another job where I had to make sure my co-workers got their asses out of bed," you spin the wheel and your tires squeal on the tarmac.

"Co-workers... dang, I thought we were more than that." You can hear his pout through the phone.

"Me and you, maybe," you drone.

"Hey, he's been trying," he argues.

"Yeah, I know. You think I don't try, Wilson?"

"Look, I'll make it up to you."

"You say that a lot," you shake your head at the road.

"Look, I gotta go. It's my big day," he intones.

"Please, do. Stop worrying about the old man." You insist. "Might not be in the job description, but I'll get it done. As always. See ya soon."

"See ya." He hangs up and your music comes back on. Not for long. You idle at a light and dial out another call.

Bucky's name flashes as you wait for a pick up. Of course, he can't be bothered. On this day of all. You sigh and try two more times as you get closer to his place. Nothing.

You get out and nearly trip out of the strappy heels. Wilson owes you indeed, for more than the personal house call. You teeter up over the curb and grab onto the railing. You climb the concrete steps and pound on the front door of the townhouse.

"Barnes," you holler through. "I know you didn't forget."

You hammer again. You only stop when your fist throbs. You shake out your hands and huff. You stomp and feel the skinny heel bend dangerously. Fuck.

You don't got the tech on you to unlock the keypad, looks like the old-fashioned way will do. You shift your clutch and pull out your nail file. Bastard. You better not break a nail for his reclusive ass.

You go around back and use the file to latch the kitchen window. You know Bucky is his own security but he really should get a proper alarm. You punch the screen in and grab the frame. You haul yourself into your waist and balance there, the ledge pressing on your stomach. The smell of coffee greets you in a bold waft.

You look up as Bucky leans his vibranium palm on the counter and watches you. You snarl and reach out. "A little help?"

He keeps his coffee to his lips and nears, grabbing your forearm to leverage you inside. Your knees touch the counter and you kneel there as you catch your breath. He lets go, watching you over the brim.

"You coulda knocked," he says.

"I did," you slip your legs out from under you. "Loud."

"I was in the shower."

"Great, at least you got that done," you chide.

"Coffee?" He offers as he points to the french press.

"Barnes," you warn with a point. "Please."

You stare at him. He's in a pair of sweats and a tee shirt. His slippers are the sort of plaid that you find in a nursing home. You hold back a growl.

"You know what today is."

"I don't think I should go," he grumbles.

"Are you serious? Don't be a sour puss--" A sudden white flash lands beside you and the rattling purr rumbles against your leg. You pause to pet Alpine as if she heard you deriding her breed. "Not you," you assure her.

"I don't want to ruin it--"

"Barnes, you can put a suit on and sit pretty," you push off the counter and your ankles turn to noodles as you barely keep from a sprain. "Look at me, all dressed up like a prize pig, so go put an apple in your mouth."

He rolls his eyes, "he doesn't need me--"

"Bull," you interject.

You march past him. This is how it is. You can deal with it on missions. That's just how it goes. Most men you work with are obstinate to the point of being another adversary on their own. But outside the job, it's a bit too much.

You go down the hall and slow. It takes a moment to get your bearings. You've never been much further than the front door. You ignore the clutter across the front room floor and charge upstairs.

"Hey, what're you doing?" Bucky stands at the bottom as you stomp up.

You don't answer him. You go into his bedroom. You stop and look around. The bed is made, possibly unslept in. The room doesn't look used much at all. You go to his closet and slide the door open. You find a pair of slacks and a jacket. Tie, shirt, all presentable enough.

He appears in the doorway. You lay everything on the bed.

"Get dressed," you demand.

"I'll call Sam--"

"No, Wilson is busy. It's his day. You wanna know how you're going to ruin it?" You approach him and cross your arms. "By going AWOL. Not today, Barnes. Now, get yourself together."

You strut out and shut the door. You stop outside and call through. "Five minutes."

You continues down to the stairs and idle there. You check your phone. You can make it. Easy. He just needs to get his ass in gear.

When the door opens, you turn to him. His tie is undone. You go to him and grab it, knotting it roughly, not that he would notice.

"You couldn't shave in the shower?" You huff.

"Hey, I can do it," he tries to bat you away.

"Then why didn't you do it twenty minutes ago?" He shrugs and you pull his tie straight. You tug his lapels and straighten his jacket. "And the rest." You flick your fingers toward his face.

He shakes his head and goes into the bathroom. He grabs his comb as you linger and you see him in the mirror dragging the teeth through his thick hair. It's to his collar now. You told him to get a hair cut. He never listens. Not your problem. Well, only for today.

"Damn..."

"Here," you dip into the bathroom and grab the comb. "Just--"

You reach for the tin of gel. You just need him to look somewhat presentable. You part his hair neatly and comb it back behind his head, moving around him to check nothing's out of place. He stares at the floor. You don't want to embarrass him but goddamnit.

"Okay," you pop the cap on and wipe your hands on the towel hanging in the loop. "Let's go."

His eyes stray to the wall and he mopes. You take a breath.

"Barnes, it's for Sam," you say.

"I know," he croaks and heaves. He lifts his head and puts his shoulders straight. "I'll do my best not to fuck this up."

[holycowboytiger]

Heyo, been contemplating this story for a bit and honestly my main thought was of course the comedic route especially if from hackers perspective, but the thought of it being awkward on her side only to flip to Soaps and it's emotional and in a bit of a spiral, is great and has me low key feral. Especially if its just social interactions and stress on one side trying to be patient and teach the tiniest bit of computer safety only followed up by Soaps downward spiral that he coulda ruined his partners and his life and was only saved by a person that said partners have been low key harassing. Would be funny if soap saw a comparison between hacker and the squad, especially ghost; looking out for them, stepping in immediately to prevent info leaks, gruff and potentially an awkward person, idk just is a nice little head scratch of an idea. Either way, if you have any other thoughts, I would love to hear if you have time. May the narwhal of inspiration find you ✨️

Hello! Vrry sorry this took me a minute to get round to- buut

You’ll be entertained to hear that- that is exactly where I end up going, Soap having some sort of panicked spiral, and reader just, standing there trying to figure out if he’s going to punch them in the face or not

And- you’re so right! Ghost and the Reader’s similarities are actually on purpose, I like the idea of him meeting someone who’s a lot like him, and kind of gravitating towards them.

Out of everyone, Ghost is the only one Reader doesn’t think wants to kill them (at first)

They have the little internal monologue about the mask, but in the end they just settle on the fact that’s he’s ugly and insecure … dead serious.

Soap does see the similarities and he finds himself drawn to the reader, he wants to find out more… he’s also just a nosy bitch

[bedtime-broadcast]

[Snatches the baby pictures and shows them to Charlie.]

Charlie! Don't you think teeny you and Calliope coulda been twins?

Charlie: *blinks and looks at the photos* Yeah…there is definitely a resemblance. In fact this one time…

Flashback…six months ago…

Alastor: *carrying Calliope* Charlie my dear I have a favor to ask.

Charlie: Oh? Is everything okay?

Alastor: I’m afraid I have some business I must attend to. Business that I would rather not have Calliope involved in. Would you be able to babysit for a bit? I’ll be able to —

Charlie: *excited* YES! I WILL WATCH YOUR BABY! I LOVE BABIES!

Alastor: Excellent! *snaps his fingers, summoning a packed diaper bag* I have everything she needs and have included some emergency numbers for the nearest clinic in Cannibal Town! She’s still breastfeeding so I saved some milk in the fridge! Be sure to heat it up as it says on the paper!

Charlie: Alastor relax. I’m sure Callie will be fine with me!

Alastor: Great! *he kisses Calliope’s forehead* Be a good girl for Miss Charlie my dear! *gently passes her over to Charlie* Have fun today! But not too much fun! Tah-TAH! *disappears in the shadows*

Charlie: Okay Callie! Let’s have some fun okay? Maybe you can help me recruit some new guests for the hotel!

Calliope: (6 months old) *only suckles on her nookie*

—————

In Pentagram City…

Charlie and Vaggie stroll through the crowd, a bright pink stroller catching eyes at every turn. Inside it sits Calliope happily gnawing on a soft teething ring.

Charlie pushes the stroller with a big smile, while Vaggie hands out flyers to potential guests for the Hazbin Hotel.

But people aren’t looking at the flyers. They’re staring at the baby.

Passing Demon #1: Yo, is that—wait, Princess Charlie had a baby?! With who??

Passing Demon #2: *gasping* That kid looks exactly like her! Look at those curls! Those eyes!

Random Imp Lady: * approaches Charlie* O-M-G... Congratulations! Who’s the lucky dad?

Charlie: *blinking, smiling nervously* Oh! Uh—thank you, but she’s not mine! I mean—technically, yes, I am watching her, but—

Vaggie: She’s not hers. She’s Alastor’s.

The crowd collectively stares. Someone drops a pretzel.

Random Demon Guy: Alastor had a baby?

Imp Demon Lady: You mean the Alastor? Like, the Radio Demon? With the laugh and the antlers?

Vaggie: Yup.

Passing Demon #3 *snorts* Yeah right. He’s a sinner! Sinner’s can’t have kids! That kid’s gotta be Charlie’s. Look at the face. It’s like looking at a baby photo of you, princess!

Charlie leans down and studies Calliope, who blinks up at her with wide red eyes and offers her drool-soaked teether like a peace offering. She does look uncannily like Charlie— same cheek circles, same hair color, hell even their skin tones were the same.

Charlie: ...Yeah. There’s definitely a resemblance.

[iamnmbr3]

don't you think harry and draco being on one broom is a very romantic potential for a fantasy -since broom is not for flight in real life lol-& coulda been a great moment to show us for harry and ginny-especially if it's with saving in fire-but it's actually for drarry? XD

yup. you know the fantasy trope where the protagonist rides in on horseback and rescues their love interest and pulls them onto the horse too and then one is holding onto the other? yeah. this is the wizarding equivalent of that. also shoutout to the fact that harry's in the middle of a life-threatening situation and is still aware of draco's hands on him instead of tuning it out. then again. harry immediately noticed draco's height relative to his own while in the manor and facing imminent torture and death (but never mentions even once ginny's exact height relative to his own) so i guess we shouldn't be surprised.

[goatpaste]

Do you think P7 is actually good or is it overhyped? I think too many people considering it the best part overlook loads of its flaws and how badly a lot of characters arcs ended by the end (Soundman and HP being the most egregious)

Personally, its not my favirote part

If I had to rank? P8>P4>P6>P7>P3>P1>P5>P2 (not ranking P9 as it is not in completion at this time but I really like it and probably would but it floating around P7s slot)

Like, its got some great bones (no pun intended) With a generally fun concept and world/story set up. With a few icks (ie Lucy Steel's deal) I was a fan of what Araki was cookin.

I really really love the main four, I think Araki did a great job giving Gyro and Johnny character plot while not totally overshining either one like he tends to struggle with in other parts. I wish he had done much more with Hot Pants and Diego, truly i mean this. I think those two, ESPECIALLY Hot Pants had such potentially to be a really deeply rich character. Everyday I mourn my head world were Diego, HP and Lucy travel togeather as a B plot for SBR.

BUT its about the halfway point of the story where Lucy and Funny Valentine get introduce that i feel like the story falls apart. Like FV is a character that on basic knowledge of him that he was 'a jojo flavored nationalistic american president' I was like that sounds hilarious. But after getting through the part i find him one of the least interesting villians. Like beyond how poorly handled Lucy Steel is and his interactions with her, I just find him extremely uninteresting. The only saving grace he has is that his stand is interesting in design and power.

And yeah the ending is kind of a mess imo. I think... SIGH see i feel very mixed for the ending. On one hand i love a tragedy, i think the fact that they all lost in a way is so bittersweet but so good for sbr general vibe. But i dont think like it always feels like it works. For Gyro it works best, he's winning in his lost because he doing it for johnny. But then you tend to forget why he was doing this in the first place until they do their wrap up at the end where the Zeppeli's are gone, the country is gone, and that little boy died of the sickness anyways. Like idk, it just feels silly at that point.

And HP and Diego would have hit SOOOO hard if we got to let their shit marinate throughout SBR....GODDD if the anime allows them more screentime im gonna go ape insane... Like i know we know their tragedy and their place back in the front through right before their end but.. idk i wish HP's ending wasnt so.. idk empty? Diegos is closer to satisfying, this is the final act of a desperate man who i s dying to get victory. He dies thinking he has won. that means something, its tragic but its something.... then they bring in the alternate Diego who sucks and is just Normal Diego but worse. its a version of Dio and Diego that is just worse.

Then Lucy gets thrown around the story to be a half dressed sex object. like man... She coulda been so much more

I love the first half of SBR, and the second half has some stuff in it when its just johnny and gyro that i still like. But its kinda of a mess and really its like

If you like this part, that is fine i can understand why. But almost 60% of the time SBR fans love to talk about how good it is and then never mention the problems with it especially when reccomending it to other ppl... OR LORD the amount of ppl i've seen jump to defend it is insane.

How everytime i've gone 'hey yknow its kinda weird how Lucy is married to a 50 year old man' and everyone immediately jumps to

'it was the way things where back then!'

The part literally starts with someone commenting on how weird her age is for their marriage. Also its jojo's this whole part is full of inaccuracy for the time, the horses and also theres magic ghost.

'its just a pretend marriage!'

Then why are there that weird scene of her and Steel kissing? why they did that? what was the point of that? also there is still Mountain Tim, Funny Valentine, Scarlet Valentine, and Alt Diego.

or when i talk about how Araki goes from drawing her like something i could believe in 14 yr old girl to drawing her like an adult woman half dress like shes popular slut club

Ppl got mad at me for that saying 'thats just puberty!' which yes puberty can act really fast and you can develop wildly. but like... doesnt sbr take place over 3-4 months and this doesnt change her outfit to suddenly be less clothing puberty didnt undress her.

but anyways. I get really grumpy about Lucy's treatment, and how SBR fans often love to not see an issue with it. Its a fine part, i dont hate that part in full. Its frustrating! it really is frustrating. What's good its fun and good. but what sucks really sucks

[kitkatt0430]

Gabrielle - I take it this isn't gonna be a typical oracle visit? *cut to dance club of three, oracle style*

The oracle falls at Xena's feet and while I'm aroace, I do get it. I really do.

Of course Xena has to stick her head in the maw of a spiky toothed (dino?) skeletal head, with a time limit, to get the fancy tablet she needs. The music was great. Thankfully the tablet wasn't necessary since it got bitten. Coulda been Xena. Ouch.

Xena - What would you do if I died? Gabrielle - I don't like this topic, you're too amazing to die.

Oooh, tourist trap, I love it.

Why is Hera being so mean to humans? It's not our fault Zeus finds mortals sexy. >_<

Ooh, chase scene; I love Xena anticipating the traps to use against the guys falling her. Shame she missed one though. But not even falling through the floor can stop Xena from climbing back out to get the magical sword macguffin

Hercules is hanging out with Xena's horsey when she gets out; bite him, horsey.

So I'm assuming Hercules is assuming Xena is still evil? Whereas Xena seems to just... not like him on principle. Which is fair.

Gabrielle - This actually says Mt. Olympus. Tourist Trap dude - I have been SCAMMED??? How terrible for me.

So is this guy Hercules boyfriend? I just, I dunno, I get homoerotic subtext from the way he calls Hercules 'handsome'. And it's funny, I'm calling him Hercules' Boyfriend from here on out.

lol, Xena and Hercules at odds because they both gotta strike the blow that breaks the chains. I'm assuming Hercules has macho 'gotta protect Xena from the consequences of breaking the chains' reasons and Xena just thinks he's an idiot.

I will grant you, Hercules does have pretty hair. It flips just right when he does a twirly fighting move. His boyfriend isn't a bad fighter either.

So if a scratch could kill them potentially, what about all this bruising from the fight? Because if you lose the ability to clot for a scratch then a bruise becomes potential internal bleeding. Though the scratches are probably more of an issue for potential infection vectors...

Hercules gauntlets revealing that breaking the chains will electrocute the sword wielder to death and ashes.

Welp, Hercules' Boyfriend is manfully hiding that he's bleeding to death. Dun dun duuun

[randomjpop]

Another Perfume song with a great sound and lots of potential, let down by a structure with no energy shifts which doesn’t really go anywhere. This coulda been a “Game” or an “Edge”. But unfortunately, it’s not even close.

Nakata. Sweetie. What is going on? These types of songs used to be your thing.

💿 Single Review: Perfume - Human Factory -Ningo Denzen-

[dizzyduck44]

I have to say being a fan of the sport long enough to have seen his father race I can confirm there are no lies in this article. Supported by two stories that pre-date Max in F1.

Firstly Trevor Carlin recalls seeing him at an F3 test. Now Carlin whilst a small team are well respected and been the launch pad for many drivers. He recalled that Max was insanely quick and everyone wanted him, but he knew Carlin couldn’t afford the demands that would be made on the team. So Max/Rex Bull had conditions attached to him from a young age.

Add to that Lando’s recollection of meeting Marko. The team were interested in him as early as F3, but he left that meeting with the impression he wasn’t as good as Max so they didn’t care. The fact they went for him again in F2, effectively forcing McLaren to put him in an F1 seat and every 18 months or so seem to start the charm offensive just proves this article’s point. They are blinded by Max with little concern they needed to fill two seats.

How many drivers have they let go or let slip through their fingers to keep Verstappen? Yes he is brilliant but if you don’t have the next great thing cooking away on a back burner this is where you end up. The fact they have let Albon and Sainz, two drivers many feel are top 10 drivers on the grid slip out of their grasp, shows the tunnel vision the team has had.

Think about this, as Seb Vettel was winning his championships Red Bull already had Ricciardo, Sainz and Verstappen coming up. What do they have of that quality now?

The fact next season we could see the new generation of Mercedes and Ferrari’s bright new stars on the grid. The two McLaren drivers will still be in the youngest half of the grid with a combined 10 years of experience, in addition to the team’s driver development programme, Indy team and Formula E team to blood and train up their next potential superstar.

If letting Lando slip away from them wasn’t bad enough, it must sting that Mark Webber, their own former driver, took his prodigee to McLaren and not them when he wanted out of Alpine.

Red Bull need to do something otherwise it will become a case of shoulda, woulda, coulda.

(And no I’m not tagging Max as none of this is his fault)

[mayasdeluca]

I'm going to be bitter for the next 7-10 business days on this but I need to vent.

I hate how they wasted almost 2 seasons just talking about having Marina babies and we missed the chance to see all the steps with a pregnant Carina and a giving birth scene where Maya maybebhad to rush to the hospital and make it just in time.

I hate how they used a ridiculous reason to demote Maya from Captain because Captain Andy was endgame and yet Andy didn't even become Captain for 3 more years. In that time Maya could've been promoted to Battalion Chief freeing up the Captaincy for Andy.

I hate how the Station took on all these non fire related projects. I've never been to my local firehouse for community outreach, is that really a thing? Was Crisis One necessary? Was the clinic necessary (except to see Carina) when Grey Sloan has multiple clinics just 3 blocks away? We could've just had the PRT continue and have Carina work with Ben on that.

I hate how they wasted episodes this season on things we didn't care about. Meeting the Beckett family. A whole episode on Morris, someone we never met and wouldn't care about. The finale being a Grey's crossover when in one breath you say you're separating the two shows and the next you're forcing Station 19 to finish as a clean up to Grey's finale when it could've used that time to clean up all their own stories.

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda, right. So many things done differently to wrap the stories we love. I really hope to be satisfied in the end.

I agree with a lot of this too. As others have said, Station 19 has gotten in its own way of being great plenty of times. It has so much potential but never seemed to grasp what really made it great and focused on that and instead started trying to do too much with too many and got off track. There's been so many missed opportunities and it's a shame. But I do hope we can be satisfied with the ending, especially where Maya and Carina are concerned because they have been a special part of the show since they first began and hopefully that is shown at the very end.

[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

Can't Have One Without the Other 5

Warnings: non/dubcon, marital troubles, body insecurity, and other dark elements. My username actually says you never asked for any of this.

My warnings are not exhaustive but be aware this is a dark fic and may include potentially triggering topics. Please use your common sense when consuming content. I am not responsible for your decisions.

Characters: Bucky Barnes

Summary: your marriage is on the rocks.

As usual, I would appreciate any and all feedback. I’m happy to once more go on this adventure with all of you! Thank you in advance for your comments and for reblogging ❤️

Bucky's gone when you wake up. Your heart sinks. Last night was better than the day. Still, you're not reassured. 

You shouldn't feel like this about your husband. You should be happy for him to come home. You should give him a kiss without thinking. He might have been gruff about it, but he was right. 

You drag yourself out of bed. On habit, you grab your phone. You have a message from Nat. 

'Missed you at girls' night. Coffee?' 

You leave her in read. You'll have one before you answer her. You go downstairs and put a mug in the tray. You slip a pod in and hit brew. 

The doorbell chirps, 'visitor at the door.' Great. You already know before you check the camera on the front display. 

You forget that you're in one of Bucky's shirts when you open the door. It's just Nat anyway. Yes, Nat with her svelte waist and perfect hips. 

"So, is that what you're wearing for our coffee date?" She taunts. 

"I just woke up." You turn and let her follow. She's great at inviting herself in. 

"Late night?" She purrs. 

"Got a couple hours," you mutter as you go back to a kitchen. 

"I know you're not drinking that horse piss," she says as she comes up across the arm of the counter. "I'm taking you out for a pistachio latte. Extra cream." 

"Black is fine with me," you take the mug only for it to shatter, the hot coffee splattering across Bucky's shirt. The knife lands at your feet. "Nat!" 

"It's butter knife. Relax." 

"And? You told me once you could kill a man sixteen different ways with one." 

"Oh, I can," she cackles. "Get some pants on. Let's go." 

"Ugh, Nat--" 

"Ugh, you," she hurls back. "He said you were in a mood." 

You flinch, "I am." 

"I always loved that you're a bitch," she snorts. "Get that bouncy booty moving." 

You tilt your head and give her a mean look, "look who the fuck talking, bitch." 

She laughs. You do too. She can be terrible but she's too cool for you.

"Yeah, give me a minute." 

You go to get yourself together. That coffee would have helped a whole lot. You'll manage. 

You get dressed and clean up. You come back down. The kitchen floor is clean, the broken cup cleared away. Bucky always said Nat was good at getting rid of messes. 

"Fine, let's go. I'm cutting back on the cream though." 

"Coulda fooled me," she scoffs. 

"Nat," you chide again. 

"What? I'm sure Bucky can't get enough... since you got more than plenty to give." 

"Shut up." 

"Well, if you wanna do something about it, you can always take up sparring again." 

"And get my ears boxed in by a trained assassin, fun." You roll your eyes and go out into the entrywau. 

"You get your back blown by one," she retorts over your shoulder. You shoot her the finger. Sometimes you forget that about Bucky. How dangerous he really can be. 

💍

You take Nat up on her invitation. Both of them. After the calorie-loaded latte, you let her take you to the compound for a workout. It’s been a while. Too long. 

Since the wedding, you just kind fell off everything. That was three years ago.  You just never got back on it. There was always something else. 

When you wanted to read, Bucky wanted to talk. When you wanted to try that new game you bought, he wanted to go out for dinner. Whenever you wanted anything, he had the perfect distraction. Just like last night. 

You should feel better. That’s what you keep arguing with yourself. You’re losing that battle along with the one with Nat. She knocks you off your feet and the air rushes out of you on impact. 

You never beat her. Never even came close. You’re not a mercenary, or a soldier, or an assassin. You’re not one of them. You’re just you and you’re starting to think that’s not enough. 

You stay on the mat. She steps over you and offers her wrapped hand. You take it and let her pull you to sitting. You wave her off as she sets her feet. 

“No more.” 

“You’re conditioning is shit,” she drops down across from you, draping her arms over her knees. “I thought he’d keep you in peak shape.” 

“Nat,” you shake your head. 

“Okay, I get it. Soft spot. What’s the matter? You and the doofus not fucking?” 

You sigh, “no, we did. Last night. It was...” You shrug. 

“Wow, sounds amazing,” she says dryly. 

“It could have been. He was away a whole month.” 

“I thought you’d be drooling,” she chuckles. “When you were dating, I remember him pinning you on this very mat.” 

“Yeah, well... he couldn’t even pick up the phone the whole time he was gone.” You stare down at your thighs. You lean back and feel your bloat. “Ugh, I’m not even mad about it. How can I blame him? Look at me.” 

“But last night?” She argues. 

“Yeah, last night, with the lights off, as I tried to pretend I was anyone else,” you exhale and look away. “Nat, I should be crying about this. I’m not. I can’t.” 

“Have you talked to him?” 

You give her a look. 

“Right. Talk to Bucky. Good luck.” 

You chew your lip and finally your heart decides to kick up. Your stomach churns. You look at her as a wrinkle lines your forehead. 

“What?” She urges. 

You scrunch up your lips. Just say it. Say it and it’ll sound so stupid you’ll know it’s wrong. 

“I think maybe... maybe it’s not going to work. Maybe...” you push your shoulders up. “Maybe I should look into lawyers.” 

“Divorce?” She gasps. 

You nod. It makes sense actually. You thought you’d take it back the minute it met the air. For once, you think you might be right. What did she always say? Trust your gut. 

[daystarvoyage]

have you watch anime’s with controversial or bad endings? And see the so called fans defend it and praise it while you are left confused and angry for not getting it like then to the point you know longer enjoy the work anymore plus seeing people who did not enjoy it like you are get harassed or get into internet arguments with those that like the ending?

Oh wow this one is a great question, now I’m an old soul who has seen a lot of classic anime in the '90s, so this one is gonna need some good unpacking, coming into anime of the 2000s. yes fully aware we didn't get the same stories from the manga to the anime so here's my 4 series, I wont say these would be in the toxic category however maybe wrong.

I say anime I didn’t like ending or not

Akame ka Kill, & Future diary

Anime I liked & watched but the ending was meh Soul eater, & Deadman wonderland

Akame ga kill

It was a good watch, it was one of those shows that had a great action-driven pace, with a great female main, alongside a strong cast of colorful characters, however, there were some moments in which it relied too much on fanservice. I don't get the hype of this one, why it really felt its the best thing ever however it still has a fanbase also, (which normalized in anime since going mainstream) Even not even fleshing out the supporting characters, there were times I felt the plot and writing of each character got over shun by the pacing of the show & action Yknow being killing offe such cha era cuter one by one.

Future diary,

Now this was a college watch at an anime club, I didn't really like this show cause it was kinda had so many elements, mashed into together,(Scifi & Harem tropes to an extent, not done right to the point of making Yuno a poster child of bad habits, I see Fans even ones defending or cosplaying yuno with a lewd personality justifying her actions in the show (which is understandable she was Abused, from my memory serves) Heck EVEN JOSH GRELE VOICE OF THE MAIN MALE said he didn't like it, And I Agree however I do congratulate the voice acting along akame ga kil, but come on the show was complete mind Fuck cause it left me in a doozy.

Now to the Anime I did Like But Rushed Horrid Endings

DeadMan Wonderland,

Very great underrated show created by the same person who did Eureka seven (also a great romantic mecha show I need to finish anime-wise) This had a captivating bloody good tie with your into action horror if its not to gorey, in today's mainstream titles. however the manga takes it to a ten while the anime didn't, (cause we had a gay badass transwoman fight alongside the main cast never shown in the anime, who had a great written background alongside others.) yes I felt the show got a bad end of the stick cause it had so much going for it, in the manga, now being Cut down to 25-30 episodes, with potential remake but the ending was a major cliffhanger. I don't see a issue or toxic writing in this one since it obscrued.

Soul Eater

Who could forget an after-school classic in my case, Its a Great series, this was one I watched, after homework alongside (Hell girl, Peach Girl & Aquarion)

I enjoyed the Anime to a high. I need a rewatch of soul eater, i did felt with time and writing progress they had the power to mash everything from the manga to the anime, understanding it takes a lot of work to draw, and pace a story like this anime with so much going for it, The voice acting served ( With Miss Cunty Medusa & Arcane Shouldve gotten more limelight to be more epic from the manga to the anime, Medusa Gave off Cyber Trakneena from Power Rangers)

AND LORD WHO CAN FORGET THE THEMES, yeah felt the show could've gone deeper or enlightened fans on the many ways the show coulda have been better but never experienced any toxicity from these Four, (glad we got Fire Force Though)

But yes felt the ending was a good one but I really wish certain characters even MAKA HAD the black BLOOD GOWN TO FINISH OFF ASHRA THOUGH.

Hope this answers everything have a starry Day.

[barid-bel-medar]

Last Sentence Game

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or however many you like).

Thank u for the tag @1flyingcat

He almost regrets giving Kinoe Hashirama’s scroll. Kinoe had never been able to use the jutsus to his satisfaction, but until the revelation concerning Tobirama-sensei’s great granddaughter having Mokuton it didn't matter. His own ability with Mokuton is gallingly middling, so keeping the scroll for himself had been worthless.  However, without it he has almost nothing he could present to the Harunos. Tobirama-sensei’s kinjutsus are all locked in the Hokage library. Any Senju clan artifact would need Tsunade’s approval to be handed out. Without the scroll he has nothing to offer but potential political power, and even that isn’t necessarily something they’d care for.  And the second it got out who they were descended from they’d get it anyway.

No pressure tagging of: @redrobin-detective @redcap3 @shih-coulda-had-it

[the-matpat-ever]

I was so confused at first I was like Vince Schneider who's he 😭 my brain is just slow, but you like totally should (just cause I finished reading randys new obsession and im lowkey obsessed like whatttt it was delicious) cause he had so much potential they coulda made him like not die and like become less of an asshole he literally could've been a great character but noooo they decided to kill him 🙄

Thank you!! I might be making a sequel but you never know :3 Might make a short story instead

And yeah, I whole heartily agree with you. Vince had so much potential. Like, I get that he's related to Stu but you gotta do him that dirty? Make him an asshole, sure, but give him a backstory or something. Give him proper relations to characters.

It would've been so interesting if he had beef with Sam and actively talked shit about her to Liv when they were dating.

Could've given him a kind-of redemption arch OR make him a ghostface. Like all he does in the movie is try to win Liv back and he fucking dies😭 He needs more screen time honestly