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somuchwatersoclosetohome · 3 months ago

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okAY welcome back to episode 4 of stage/fright watchalong... writing this on the day where i've lost an hour's sleep thanks to british summer time feels apt...... episodes 5-6 (and maybe 7) AKA SEASON FINALE this week..... wtf

sorry this is sO LATE

4 times and there's still new stuff i'm noticing!!! everyone bow down to the kings

firstly so fun to meet @donotbelasagne (thanks to a sale of @wintersoulwitch's ticket hehe)!!! thank u for sharing tales of other rs interactions and also bringing the amazing text post printouts for R&S to sign (aka troll you given that they both signed a different one) hahaha

charlie n i also deliberated what we're all gonna do with our lives between next sunday and the putative autumn tour and concluded it's just gonna be going back to watching the blue ring for approx 5 months

spoilers for stage/fright 28/03 evening show below!!

le general observations

ok well my observation re hyped up audiences being crucial to the show was confirmed....

this was a friday night and the crowd was good but where was the whooping and hollering at the beginning?? where was hugo's applause for the elements song???

if charlie and me had been sat together maybe we would have brought the house down but as it was i wasn't going to be the one losing it in the front row lol

many of these observations are new because front row adds a whoooole new perspective to the show

anyway it's still amazing and the cast are having a blast and just ❤️❤️❤️

i'm actually going to write an insanely long read about the whole production once the run is over because i have Too Many Thoughts

act 1

reece's character in the opening theatre scene (haig? i'm gonna call him haig bc house divided) actually gets so angry at angus and is mouthing all kinds of shit at him in that first scene

also literally the first hint of physical comedy from rs comes with that ridiculous cross and uncross of legs that he does i mean like pls

someone in the front row started clapping at the "chekhov's pun" line when steve tries to rile up the crowd and steve just looks down at him and shakes his head like "nah that's too much" lol

BCDR was pretty much the same as the last times i've seen it - tho i'm p sure reece flubbed the drake and shelby line a lil bit... we'll blame fucking little toby xox

danny baker as hostage tbh went way over my head but the boys seemed to be having a ball..... danny was pretty funny being like "you only said i'd be on for one fucking minute", "i was on bbc one, not that you'd have any fucking idea about that" lmao

reece/tommy/eddie went SO OTT on the picking up the phone bit, like literally got right up in danny's face

i feel like it's not even anything to especially highlight now but yes reader, you guessed correctly, reece spends like 90% of this part corpsing

steve is dialling up the celery bit up like 10% every single time now so it's even more absurd than the last time and is just the last straw for reece hahaha i cannot WAIT for how they do this on closing night

i have thought this every time obv but not explicitly called it out - reece singing brown bottles is?? so wonderful???

interval thoughts

reece's eyes are SO BLUE i'm literally shaking buy him brown contacts pls

act 2

ok so i kNEW that in this seat would be exceptionally close to (1) hugo's whole wheelchair scene and (2) marcus when he's crouched down watching the trepanning..... and these scenes were highly enjoyable at such close range!!!

i've already declared my love for hugo but i'll do it again. hugo i love you

finally spotted how they do madam cragg's gubbins!! it's always been too quick for me to suss it out before

HAHA oh my god in the scene where marcus is giving everyone notes you literally see in the notebook he's holding that he has 'marcus' with two massive ticks written next to it

i still maintain that honestly one of the scariest moments in the whole show is when abby is filming the auditorium and then it cuts to the empty seats.... the collective gasp of the audience is always so dang sweet

i mean shout out to the whole cast OBVIOUSLY but special mentions this time go to

1. bhav joshi, who obviously doesn't have that many lines (hur hur) but he is so fking good as the warden.... also if u watch him in the scene when they bring all the techies on, the way he's glaring at them is honestly hilarious

2. anna francolini the actress that you are..... in the first (fake) curtain call she is actually crying!! like full tears running down her cheeks!!! masterful

stage door

there was generally less going on this time and also r had somewhat dialled down the life-threatening levels of cunt-serving to normal levels (i.e. he wasn't in that dark ensemble) so i had maybe 2% more composure this time

my sharpie was being a little temperamental and i did notice that steve still spent an extra second or so making sure he could still do his signature 'X' as part of his sign..... love u steve, the man understands fan service

i'm still in awe that they do this basically every single night and make a point of signing and talking to everyone..... for those who saw my much ado about nothing stage door experience this is actually so rare and we are very lucky 🙇

these posts are honestly becoming more of a diary for me than anything else LOL so props to u if you read them

#stage/fright #stage fright #inside no 9 #inside number 9 #stage/fright spoilers #reece shearsmith #steve pemberton #in9

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abbysimsfun · 9 months ago

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Sims In Bloom: Generation 2 Pt. 68 (A House Fire with No Fire on Spooky Party Day?!)

While Heather and Conrad got ready for guests to arrive, Malcolm sent a few pictures of Ash dressed in his bunny costume. Going trick or treating in the building today, he reported. Heather smiled.

Glad you're all having fun, she wrote back. Civility with her son's father could be nice.

Focused on the party, Heather was determined to redeem herself after her botched attempt to throw a Spooky Day party back in high school. This time, she made sure to note it was a costume party, and all her guests confirmed they'd show up dressed accordingly!

Her youngest sister, Hazel, arrived early with her fiancee, Nicola. They were staying the night in the upstairs guestroom, excited for a short getaway on the coast before their upcoming wedding.

"The decorations look great!" Hazel gushed. "Spooky record player!"

"Does anyone smell fire?" Nicola sniffed the air. "I hate fire."

"I don't smell anything," said Conrad. The only thing he smelled was his spinach and cheese omelet.

They went about the afternoon and finished setting up for the party. Conrad left for a short walk with Gord, and the fire Nicola smelled finally materialized in the bedroom! Heather, Hazel, and Nicola ran toward the flame, screaming incoherently, until Heather finally grabbed an extinguisher and put out the blaze.

From the delayed fire, they suffered damage to a bathroom countertop, mirror, Heather and Conrad's bed, and a bedside table. A cluster of wall hangings also burned, but considering how long the flames had burned invisibly, they were grateful the damage hadn't been any worse!

(I assume the lack of a visible fire for so long was a glitch, but I'm also at a loss as to how it started. They lost a decor hairdryer in the blaze, but it doesn't even plug in. Sorry for walls down in the second shot when the fire finally showed up, but I was kinda flabbergasted!

The fire actually looks like it started in the bedroom - I thought bathroom at first, so we could blame the Scare Seeker lot trait which was on when the fire began! Also yes I bought a bassinet in anticipation before they lost the baby and it's just sitting there waiting. Didn't burn!)

They managed to replace the damaged furniture, clean up, and get changed into their costumes before guests arrived. Conrad had time to finish the spooky cookies, and Heather handed out candy to a few trick or treaters. One in particular made her smile.

"What planet are you from, Master Yoda?"

"Everyone knows Yoda's home planet has never been confirmed," scoffed the masked child. Impressed, Heather gave her extra candy.

Just like in high school, Heather painted herself blue to dress as a Twi'lek, determined this time to get at least one picture of herself for all the effort. She was all dressed up and prepping some last minute treats in the kitchen when Conrad the Sexy Mailman walked in.

"Say, there, sexy alien lady. Did you have any mail you need delivered?" He shook his hips in his tight bicycle shorts, and Heather nearly abandoned the stove to drag him to the bedroom.

"Don't tempt me. This blue paint will get everywhere."

Instead, they posed for a couple photos to send back to Malcolm.

Tell Ash we say hi. Happy Spooky Day!

Heather carved pumpkins as guests arrived, while Conrad challenged one of his coworkers to a game of chess. They'd invited all Heather's siblings, but Kris and Holly were busy with their newborn daughter, Tetra, and couldn't make it.

But Uncle Karl arrived in a gladiator suit with his husband Mortimer. "They send their love and asked us to bring home some spooky cookies and candy!"

Heather's high school friend, Dylan, arrived with her husband Gavin, and Heather greeted them with a smile. Gavin's rented spacesuit made for an awkward hug, and Dylan showed up in the same Twi'lek costume and blue body paint as Heather. "I'm so glad you could make it. And you got my text!"

"I don't know why you were afraid to wear such a revealing costume by yourself. You look great! But I have come all the way from the planet Ryloth to join you here on Simlandia for the evening's festivities. I look forward to observing human behaviour in such a strange environment."

Heather laughed. "How's life with two kids under four?"

"Way harder than life with just Pearl," said Gavin. "Whenever Darrell cries, she starts crying, too. Thank goodness her mom agreed to watch the kids tonight. If Dylan and I don't let our hair down a little, we might go insane."

"He's exaggerating...kinda. We love them, but we're happy to get out of the apartment for a while," said Dylan, sipping her Spooky Day-themed 'blood' cocktail.

River and Cass showed up with her mother Bella Goth, and Everett danced the night away with Spencer. Even Heather's parents, Daisy and Neal, stayed until late.

Taking a break from dancing to Latin Pop tunes blasting from the Grimophone, Everett joined Heather outside. She was carving a pumpkin and enjoying the temperate evening, and Heather's costume nearly knocked him over with nostalgia. "You still look incredible in blue paint. Hope you got some pictures this time."

"This was a much more successful Spooky Day party than my first attempt, thank you very much."

"You and Conrad are great hosts."

They caught one another up on their sons and laughed together in the moonlight, but after everything they'd been through, and where they were in their lives now, their high school kiss under the stars was a distant memory.

"It's funny, you and Malcolm both dressed up as pirates this year. And Malcolm Landgraab as a pirate is just...there's this old story about a pirate queen who cursed the Landgraabs," she said.

(I put Malcolm in a pirate costume on purpose, Everett just appreciates giving me symbolism with Heather's two past loves dressed in the same costume that happens to remind her of the curse she fears will harm her son!)

"I'm not a fan of Malcolm Landgraab, but I trust in the Watcher far too much to put any stock in curses."

Heather shook off the conversation. A priest couldn't talk to her about curses or raising the dead. For the first time in her life, she couldn't talk to her best friend. She glanced through the kitchen window, where Conrad was chatting with Bella Goth. These days, he was the person she could tell everything.

Before he stood to head back inside, Everett smiled. "It's nice to know you know how to throw a costume party, after all," he teased. Heather laughed to herself.

Though she'd worn the same costume as she did back in high school, she was such a different person now. ->

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marengogo · 9 months ago

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NAKED - 6: I’d Rather Be …

Listening to the playlist bts sexy songs

[Music is a very big part of my life and I’m MOSTLY INCAPABLE of writing without music, so I just thought I'd share what I am listening to while writing this]

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Why hello my Lovergurls, Loverbois and Loverenbies! It’s been a minute since I made a Naked post, hasn’t it? Well, need something fun to do tonight, so given a particular development that came to light because of the AYS behind the scenes, I decided that it would be fun to point out a couple of things, while we look at a couple of chronologically very interesting fact at least to me, they are quite interesting I even have a tin-hat moment for y’all! … So ⚠️SPOILER ALERT⚠️if you don’t want any AYS VOD Behind The Scenes spoilers, this is not the post for you. Ayte? Cool, lesgo! 😘💋

The date is July 13, 2023. JM, and his perfectly shaven legs, get into a flight to NYC. Nobody knows why. Most of his solos assume he must be going for a personal schedule that has nothing to do with JK. Most Jkkrs assume that he is going to support JK. Boat Blue Bird AMI feel a certain way about airport info which they can’t be completely blamed for tbh, so they completely ignore the whole thing.

At this very moment in time, all we know for sure are the following 3 things: 1. JK’s solo first single, Seven, will be released July 14, 2023. 2. JK will debut said single with a live performance on Good Morning America on that same July 14. 3. July 14 also just so happens to be Silver Day. So it is that the evening of the 13th of July pulls up and pictures of what seem to be JM and JK going about the streets of NYC start surfacing. Some believe them, some don’t and we are all left at that.

July 14, 2023, the following day, finally arrives. JK does amazing, despite the rain, and even though he let’s it slip that JM is somewhere in NYC because of a very curious TV-host, he manages to still keep JM’s presence very vague. Yet, the thing that will have the majority that was paying attention except for celebrating Capulets of course rather confused, and some even aghast, is the fact that JM was nowhere to be found at JK’s performance. This will eventually be a topic of discussion for months to come, given how JM had been physically present for every other member’s debut, release, live, or fanmeet.

Eventually, on the July 15th a video of who seem to be JM and JK on a yacht surfaces on the world wide web thanks to said yacht’s dickhead owner, as well as tells of various other people who begin to spot the two around Connecticut. As always, most AMI ignore, Jkkrs decide to die on that hill, and Capulets fight to deny everything. Regardless, eventually JM goes back to Seoul in the same way he had left, alone, and the reason for his visit to NYC, because at this point nobody believes he was in Connecticut, or even with JK at all remains a mystery.

Little did we know that: On July 13th, not only were JM & JK truly spotted skipping around NYC, after they’d gone eating at a Korean restaurant named Antoya, with their staff and crew,

but JM had indeed gone specifically for the sole objective of being with JK and filming a single travel vlog for AMI before they left for the military.

Could he not have just shown up for JK’s debut at GMA, just like he’d done with all the other members? Yes, I’m sure he could have, but apparently JM would rather have spent the night before leisurely with JK, perhaps getting him tired enough to have him at least sleep a little, so that he’d be ready for his performance the following day, rather than staying awake from nerves and/or excitement, to then eventually relaxedly go and film their carefree and “therapeutic” content.

Eventually, we’d also have confirmed the fact that JM & JK went back to Antoya, this time alone, most likely right before JM returned to Seoul.

The date is September 23, 2023. Jungkook is once again in NYC where, and within the walls of a very familiar hotel room, he starts a WEVERSE live, right after he’s done performing at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park:

That very day Jimin has the world in hysterics as his posts his first #ThisIsJimin reel on IG many “cried”: it was emotional. This very night JK would also get on a flight to get back to Seoul. JK lands September 24, 2023 and nothing would be heard neither of him, or JM, on this day.

#ThisIsJimin 1

September 25, 2023 quickly comes by and from this day, for a couple of more days, JM start’s to be particularly active on IG, making us believe that “Okay, interactive JM is back!” … 🤡 by first posting a video of Tae.

Tae Surprise Performance

September 28 he posts a picture of what looks like a shark eventually JK will tell us it was a whale 🙃… okay saying that JK drew it. September 29, JK’s second single, 3D, is released, and JM also posts something about it on his IG. October 1, the second #ThisIsJimin is posted on IG and, on the same day, JK also has a StationHead Listening Party with AMI. This would be the last we’d hear from JM until the day before his birthday (October 12, 2023).

Little did we know that: On September 25th, JK, JM and Tae would be boarding on a plane all the way to Jeju, to film the Autumn episode of Are You Sure?!. I guess being around Tae might have been what made JM want to post that video on that same day, but really, who knows, right? That same night, after Tae goes to bed, JK and JM spend some time together in the living room watching a performance video for SNTY and chit-chatting; the below being one of the chats:

From this convo, we gather that JK didn’t sleep, at least on the flight from NYC to Seoul, reason why he was tired, and it would appear that he’s told JM beforehand because he is searching for consensus, which JM readily gives. So at this point we are all like “He’s told JM before they travelled”.

And then this AYS behind the scenes change this whole scenario completely:

Given as to how they literally were to have met to film content together, couldn’t they just have met the following day? Yes, I’m sure they could have, but apparently JM & JK would rather have spent the previous night together, rather as JK landed in Soul as they enjoyed some makguksu made by JK at JK’s place.

Tin-Hat Moment: Remember how I’ve mentioned time and time again that I just go on the Blue Bird to silently get info? There was a rumor back in August 2023 that JK and JM were spotted in Jeju. No pictures were going around on the platform but it was all that jkkr twitter was talking about for that day as the rumor died within a day or two. It took me forever to find this tweets again but here are some:

I remember this rumor so well since, because of it, I thought that AYS Jeju was being filmed in August, which is close enough to Chuseouk. However, if these episodes were filmed at the end of September; how was there a rumor that they had been spotted in Jeju mid August? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 …

… I guess we’ll never know.

The date is November 23, 2023. JK & JM stroll up together into Incheon and because of that nobody, be it jkkrs, be it Capulates, be it Blue Bird AMI can ignore their presence and the word of everyone’s mouth is: Why?

Reporters at the sight all have received info saying that they are working together on some kind of project. And as they make their way through Incheon greeting people, looking like the next royal couple, they eventually land in Tokyo, and after JM posts the below pictures on November 25th, chaos ensues.

“They are not staying in the same hotel?!” “JM has spent his whole day without JK, shopping and having fun” “JK is no where near JM” “Yeah, we’ve felt it for a while, they are just business associates kinda bandmates” “So it is just work after all” “... maybe they just happened to have business in Tokyo on the same day and went together”.

Eventually on that same November 25, JM & JK are seen leaving for Sapporo, and on November 28, they both go back to Seoul. This time around, the general consensus is that they are filming because they are seen in the airport in Sapporo with GoPros, but nobody knows what they are filming exactly. Hence, they go fairly unnoticed in Sapporo, except for a youtuber who randomly spots them, on her way back to Seoul, and who thought she’d seen JK and his blond girlfriend … 😏 .

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Little did we know that: On November 23rd, JK was hella busy when they went to Tokyo, as we know, amongst the many things he did, he also filmed the Hate You video JM’s favourite song from Golden may I add:

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So much so that there were sightings of JK being spot in particular restaurants and JM in others, which to be honest, given how busy JK was, I don’t have a problem believing. So then, Couldn’t have JM just meet JK directly in Sapporo? Afterall JM did fly to NYC to meet up with JK alone? Yes, I’m sure he could have, but apparently JK would rather have had JM around even if they couldn’t do much together because, from his very own words:

… Who knows what they did together in Tokyo. This, like many other things surrounding JK & JM might just remain a mystery we’ll never know 🙄.

Now let me tell you, because of what had been initially presented to us, throughout JM & JK’s “chapter 2” and thanks to what is slowly being revealed, it is safe to say that we were NEVER going to get that WEVERSE live, not for fault of JK I’d say, I think my Twinflame tried his best

Also he can lie his ass off when needed kudos to him no cap!👏🏾 This live happened after they met in NYC, on the 30th of July. I mean this the same man that pulled up on WEVERSE for a whopping 1 minute and 53 second with a 17’s member.

Basically if they wanted to have done a live together; they would have.

Ever since I’ve found out that basically JM spent every single night before filming AYS with JK, for, even though he didn’t really have to, nights during which honest to everything, they could have just done a 10sec live particularly in Tokyo, since we publicly so them go together, I’ve had Rihanna’s James Joint stuck in my head:

🎶I’d rather be breaking things cause we can’t see… how you live and love like fuck rules, don’t care why just know I love you🎵

This song made me think about them, not because I think they are in this edgy-as-hell relationship, but because it finally dawned of me that there were a lot of things that both JM & JK rather would have done than coming on a live with us 🤡🥹🙃, which to be honest, no matter how much I am the first person who loves to see them together and would have boxed JK’s trainer for a live … I must admit … I respect their decisions, and if they really are in a relationship, I find this rather healthy NGL. Aaaand that’s all from me y’all, as always, stay sassy, but keep it hella classy 💋.

Always respectfully yours,

Marengo.

#JKK NAK #Are You Sure?! VOD #Youtube

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igglemouse · 10 months ago

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The day starts with an important conversation, one we've been meaning to have for a while now, about the baby. Today, I'm heading to the hospital so that I can get things checked out, a routine visit to make sure everything is going okay. It should be an ordinary check up but I can't help but feel nervous.

Pascal has been unusually quiet all morning. Sometimes he's just like that, maybe he's focused on his next game or something but I do think it has something to do with the baby and my thoughts are confirmed when he finally does speak up. "Will you find out if its a boy or a girl," he asks, genuinely curious.

"Should I?" I reply, wanting his opinion, needing to let him know that it is valuable when talking about our child.

Pascal messes with the food on his plate, yes, pancakes again, and seems to think about it. "Yeah, yeah, I would like to know. I've been curious about it for the past few days. It would be cool to have a Pascal Jr."

That brings a small smile to my lips because it is nice to know that he's been thinking about it. Sometimes he feels so stoic and detached that I've worried that he's indifferent towards it but perhaps that is just how he is.

Sara calls me, her voice bubbling with excitement the moment I pick up. Yep, she's talking about her new guy and sure enough she's telling me that they are officially a thing, boyfriend and girlfriend.

I'm happy for her, especially since she's thought she'd just be single for the rest of her life. Whoever this new guy is I hope he treats her right!

She really wants to talk more about him, gush about him really, but I can't, I do have that doctor visit to go to after all.

And so, I head to the hospital, one step closer to becoming a mom. After a brief wait I'm led to my room and meet the doctor. She seems cordial and warm but also very much down to business. Messing with her machine as she asks routine questions. You know, do you drink, any drugs, are you allergic to anything, stuff like that.

Once that is out of the way and the machine is on she asks me to lay down and relax. Once I do she brings out the...ummm, I'm not sure what any of these things are called, but its placed on my bump, the gel feels a little cold but other than that I don't feel anything.

"Everything looks good Ms. Varela," she says after looking at the screen for a few moments. "And it looks like you are having a girl! Congratulations!"

"O-oh!" I'm not really sure how to react! Honestly, girl, boy, whatever, I just hope they are healthy! Ten fingers, ten toes, you know?

"Just remember, taking care of yourself is taking care of your baby!"

I make it home with a new kind of energy buzzing inside of me because knowing I'll be having a daughter just helps it put it all into focus. I'm also starving, of course, but I feel like I'm hungry for at least half of the day these days.

I'm having a daughter! The thought just nestles warmly in my mind, surrounded by possible names and just endless possibilities of all the things we might do together, all the things I can't wait to teach her, and I'm just so ready to hold her and adore her that it's hard to focus on cooking.

I guess I am making sweet bread, something light and well, sweet, because I keep craving sugary and sweet things aaand maybe that has something to do with the baby? Maybe she'll be a sweet spirit? I sure hope so!

The bread turns out wonderful, by the way, golden and perfectly shaped and turns out being the perfect little treat! It's not enough to fill me, I'm sure I'll be looking for something else to eat a little later in the night but I don't regret it at all.

After though I'm a little confused about what to do with the rest of my day. The stand took up a lot of my days and now that its on pause I'm often just sitting around thinking about my pregnancy.

I really don't feel like opening the stand today and can you blame me? The idea of standing outside in likely 100 degree weather while pregnant doesn't sound like a good one. That won't pause my career, no no no, I'm not one for standing still after all. I've been keeping in touch with Ray which yes, feels strange after all we've been trhough but I think I've found a strong ally here, a super valuable associate.

I've been wondering more specifically if it would be a good idea to start my own Simtube channel. He thinks it's a great idea, not just a great one, but he's willing to help. I'm not really sure how I'll navigate through those waters but I'm sure willing to try!

I thought the day would be winding down after that but a knock at my door tells me not quite yet. It's Marjorie and she's standing outside flashing a wide and confident smile. It's kind of odd seeing her over since I do believe she lives in the gym so I can't help but wonder what brings her over today.

"When are you heading back to the gym?" she asks with a teasing grin this time, knowing exactly why I've been missing. As usual, I can't help but rub my belly, it almost feels instinctual if anyone even thinks about my baby.

"Some time," I say back. I'm really in no rush for it either. "Why? How is it with ummm, the crush?"

"My crush?" She asks as if she forgets our last conversation at the gym.

"Yes? C-crush? At the gym?" As usual my simlish is not that great so I try to keep things short and simple but her confused look makes me think I've said something wrong. I hope I'm using the word 'crush' right.

"Ah! Yes, that guy..." she nods but I can tell the spark she had for this gym trainer must have fled and I soon know why. "Turns out he's a little rough. I mean, in a demanding kind of way? You know how some of those types are, always pushing, always expecting more and more," she waves it off as if she has move don, maybe she has. "Once you get that thing out of there you'll have to head back, you'll be carrying baby weight, you know?"

"Oh!" I hadn't really thought of that. Pregnancy takes such a toll on you physically for sure but mentally as well, I forgot that the weight I put on will not magically disappear once my little girl is introduced to the world. "Y-yes, yes, this is right," well, I guess it will be something to do post-pregnancy? I'll worry about that when the time comes, right now, I'm more focused on just giving her a healthy environment to grow in...

Frida Varela Index ~ Episode 7.3

#The Sims #The Sims 4 #ts4 #Sims #Sims 4 #sims legacy #my sims #generation 1 #soot #sims of our time #frida varela #marjorie whipple #pascal alcocer

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maxfandoms · 1 year ago

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Night & Day and breaking character's false beliefs

Hi, Hello *picks themselves off the floor* I finally think I'm sane enough to talk about Night & Day and what happened in episode 10 without going TOTALLY insane

The first thing I want talk about is a character false belief, which is a thing that character considers true in their point of view, one of Day's false belief is that Night care is not genuine and everything he does is to please his mom.

When it comes to the false belief, most times, it goes in one of two ways depending on the type of story: The character ends up encounters stuff that confirms that belief or oppose that belief until they have to rethink what they used to belief. Last Twilight goes with the latter route

The first thing that Night does is get Day a phone so he can communicate with Mhok (Also he other friends but it mostly so he can talk to Mhok whenever he wants to)

Latter we learn that Day's has a new number, which means that this is most likely a new phone so Night went out of his way to buy his younger brother a phone (the image of Night in a store buying a phone makes makes me cry like a newborn)

*BAM* The first real shake is done in Day's false belief because their mom is against Mhok & Day's relationship ergo if Night was only keeping a facade he wouldn't have given him any help and Day's realizes this!

The biggest one is right after Night's leaves the room and Day's overhears the conversation between K'Mon and when he hears the mom being awful, Day has the realization that Night continues to be the same in the eyes of the mom (maybe even worse now).

Day has to deal that the idea that he had of Night after the accident was wrong and how that would impact the whole "blaming Night for the accident" feelings. And in the next day, I assume

Day goes down to eat, something he didn't do ever since Mhok left, it clear that he doesn't know yet totally what his feelings.

One thing to keep in my mind, when it comes to P'Aof that I see a lot of, he uses one of my favorite metaphors foods = care. Especially here in Last Twilight. There's a reason that Mhok in learning to care for Day learns more about food and starts to become a chef. Also with the mom taking the time to make food (which is something that I will talk about in another post)

And why I am saying that? Well it's because of the next few minutes

So Day is still weakly holding on to his last believe until

Night gives his plate that he had just heat it up and it's such a unconsciously behavior that it can only be read in one way I CARE ABOUT YOU

Day's false belief is broken, however we still have Night who has his own false belief that his recklessness and mistakes led to him losing his good relationship with his brother.

So Day is shaken and tense, until he know he cannot take anymore and need to say something even if its own Day way

Okay, let me break down this while trying not cry:

Day is his own way is saying that his brother is deserving of good food, something that would taste good

Combine that with the food = care metaphor and you have the subtle I still care about you too (and a sobbing Max)

That admission shakes Night, also that's probably the first time that Day didn't came with aggression right away since the accident so he doesn't know what to do and the hurt the mom caused it probably still fresh.

*Bam* First crack in Night's belief but he play it off normally and Day's as well until the "I forgive you" which is something that even Day's is surprise that he said it

But when he stops and thinks he is come up with the fact that whatever anger was there before its gone and that it feel right to say those words and make sure that Night knows it

This is the big one when it comes to Night's false belief, the thing Night thought it could never happen, Day said with all letters that whatever blame Day's put onto Night, he forgave him

Like a domino effect when Night vocalizes how much that meant for him, we have Day settle in without his false belief

But in the same way that we had three actions to destroy the false belief of Day. we also had three for Night which comes when Day tells Night about their dad and starts to playfully banter with his brother

LOOK AT THOSE EYES. This is it, Night false belief is shaken because when Day jokes with Night, is his way of reaching out and tell Night that he does want to try and have a good relationship with him.

We also have a moment where Night is settle in without his false belief and at the same time his also letting go of his guilt

For the first time in a year (or maybe more) they are being brothers and having a laughter and helping each other destroy their false belief and REALIZE THAT THEY ALWAYS DID LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH

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dr-spencer-reids-queen · 1 year ago

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Suspicions

Pairing: Jennifer Jareau x Female!Reader

Word Count: ~2k

Warnings: angst, stalking, kidnapping

Summary: JJ offered her house to you since you're too scared to live back at home. When you think you're finally in the clear, your stalker comes back but this time, he takes something far more valuable to you than some shit in your house.

There's Beauty in Tragedy Masterlist

Square Filled: kidnapping for @anyfandomgoesbingo

Author’s Note: any and all comments are appreciated <3

Ever since he broke into Y/N’s house and she got away, he’s been watching her and waiting for the right time to strike. It’s not an easy task since someone from the FBI decided to take her in. Why? What did she do to deserve the sympathy from the FBI? The police usually don’t take in victims of crimes and invite them into their homes. He’s been parked outside the house Y/N entered last night, waiting for her to come out. Eventually, she does and she’s with the same FBI agent who took her in. They embrace and Miss FBI Agent pulls her in for a kiss.

“Mmm, interesting,” he smirks and leans back in his seat.

She got herself a new girlfriend. If he’s going to get at you, he’s going to have to go after her instead. He starts his car and leaves the area, already thinking of ways to do that.

After a few day’s rest, you’re ready to go on with your life. No news has come up on who broke into your house or who might have attacked you, and JJ has been so good to you letting you stay at her house. It’s been nice living with her even if it’s only temporary. She’s getting ready for the day while you lay in bed, not wanting to leave it just yet. She comes out in a towel and your mouth waters at the sight of her.

“Is there any way I can convince you to stay in bed with me?”

“I have to go to work. I took off a week with you. It’s time to face reality again.”

“We can face it in a few hours,” you grin.

“You’re insatiable,” she chuckles and drops the towel to get dressed.

“Can you blame me? I’m dating the most beautiful woman in the world.”

JJ finishes getting dressed and walks over to the bed where she sits on the edge of it. She tucks a stray piece of hair behind your ear.

“How are you feeling?”

“I’m okay. Any news?”

“We managed to get a hold of your ex, Joanna. She agreed to come down for questioning.”

“Can I be there?”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” JJ sighs.

“I know Joanna, JJ. I don’t want to talk to her. I just want to hear what she has to say. Please? I’ll know if she did this or not.”

“Well, you can’t do anything in bed. Get dressed. I’ll get coffee going.”

As soon as you two are ready, she drives you to the BAU where the rest of her team are. Emily is the first one to see you and she pulls you into a friendly hug.

“I’m so glad you’re alright,” she smiles.

“Thank you.”

“Hey. It’s good to see you,” Derek smiles, hugging you next.

“Thank you for everything you did for me. I really appreciate it.”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s kind of what we do,” Emily jokes.

“Come on, Joanna’s this way.”

JJ escorts you to where the interrogation rooms are, and you see Joanna inside with Rossi. She still looks as beautiful as the day you met her. Ginger hair and green eyes. She might be beautiful but she has major trust issues. She became a headache you couldn’t deal with anymore, and she broke up with you before you could do it to her. She went through your phone and saw something she perceived as you cheating on her. You’d never do that to anyone but she wouldn’t hear you out. Seeing her again after all these years brings up unpleasant memories you’d rather forget.

“Are you sure you’re okay? You don’t have to be here.”

“I’m okay,” you nod and cross your arms.

“Can you start by telling me where you were for the past week?”

“In Milan. I have business over there.”

“What do you do?”

“Fashion designer. I’ve been working with some clients. I had just gotten home last night. You’re more than welcome to call them to confirm my alibi.”

“We will. Does this look familiar?”

Rossi slides a plastic evidence bag containing the card that was attached to the flowers. Joanna looks at it briefly and shakes her head.

“Should I?”

“This note along with a bouquet of flowers was turned up at Luxurious Diamonds for your ex-girlfriend, Y/N. This note implies that someone was watching her the night before.”

“You think it’s me?”

“The note does say she was wearing a T-shirt you gifted her. Something about the country fair?”

“Yeah, I know the shirt. I bought it for her when we went on our second date. I don’t recognize that note. I never sent anything like that to her. I haven’t spoken to her since we broke up.”

“When was that?”

“College graduation.”

“Why did you break up?”

“Why is that relevant here?” Rossi goes to answer and Joanna sighs. “Look, I heard what happened to her. It’s all over the news. It’s terrible but I had nothing to do with it. Someone knew about our relationship and decided to make it look like it was me who sent it.”

“She’s not lying,” you sigh. “She scrunches her nose when she lies, and she hasn’t done that once. It wasn’t her. She’s right about one thing. Whoever wrote that note knew about our relationship. They knew about the shirt she gave me. It has to be someone from my college class. We weren't together after that.”

“We’ll look into it,” JJ says.

“Can we go? I don’t want to be here anymore.”

JJ takes you outside the building so you can get some fresh air. You still feel eyes on you like someone is watching you. You look around but there is no one out of place. Everyone who is around is either going about their lives or people driving by on the road.

“We’re going to catch this guy.”

“I know,” I nod.

“Look, your house has been cleared for a few days now. I didn’t want to say anything becasue I like having you at my house. I’d love it if you continued to stay at my house.”

“I’d love that, too, but I have to go home. I have commissions there that I need to finish. I have meetings with clients for them.”

“Bring them to my house.”

You pull her into you by her hips and kiss her slowly.

“JJ, I love how protective you are but I’ll be okay. Maybe I’ll get a dog,” you joke.

“I’m being serious. Maybe I should move in with you.”

“Baby,” you smile, “I’d love nothing more than that but I want you to do that not because you fear for my safety but because you want to without any stipulations behind it.”

“Yeah, I know,” she grumbles cutely.

“Look, I’m going home, getting the commissions, and going straight to my office to finish them there. Deal?”

“Deal. I’ll call you if anything new pops up.”

“I know you will,” you grin.

You two part with a loving kiss and she watches you walk off with a sigh. The entire drive home, you felt like someone was watching you. Even on the drive to your office once you got your commissions, eyes were always on you. You walk through the front doors with your briefcase in hand, determined to put this out of your mind. You have a meeting with Kim Kardashian in two hours for a piece she requested you make. You have to get this done.

“Hey, Y/N, I heard what happened. Are you okay?” your assistant says when she sees you.

“I’m okay. I just want to get past it.”

“Someone left some flowers for you. I put them on your desk.”

JJ sent you flowers? How sweet. You walk into your office and see the beautiful bouquet sitting on your desk. Your favorite flowers. She really knows how to get you blushing. You set your briefcase on the glass table and approach the flowers with a smile on your face. You pick up the card, open it, and your smile drops.

You hurt my feelings last time you threw these away. You look so pretty when you sleep.

These are not from JJ.

“Who brought these here?” you ask your assistant.

“A man. I didn’t recognize him. He just left.”

You immediately rush down the hallway to get to the elevator. If he just left then he might still be here. You get down to the lobby but there isn’t anyone here that you don’t recognize. Security is chatting with each other by the front desk, and you approach them with a worried look on your face.

“Please call me if anyone comes in looking for me or is here to bring something to me.”

“Yes, ma’am,” one of them nods.

You take out your phone and immediately call JJ.

“Missed me already?” she answers with a chuckle.

“I got another note and flowers.”

“I’ll be right there. Don’t throw anything out, not even the flowers. They might have DNA on them.”

“Okay.”

You go back up to your office and distract yourself with your work. Kim is looking for a beautiful diamond necklace to wear to a party and she is going to wear her hair up, exposing her neck. When she arrived for the meeting, she absolutely fell in love with the design you made and paid a lot of money to have the only one in existence. That’s the beauty in your designs. They are all one-of-a-kind. No one else is going to have the same piece.

Two hours later, there is no sign of JJ. The BAU isn’t far from your office so it shouldn’t take long to get here. Maybe she got caught up in work and you’re just being paranoid. Yeah, you’re just paranoid. She’s okay. You’ll see her later.

He waits outside Y/N’s office knowing JJ is going to come here. As soon as he dropped off the flowers, he knew it was only a matter of time before he saw JJ. He is leaning against the building with a cigarette in his mouth, smoking to pass the time. He’s not a big smoker, only got into the habit a few years ago.

He looks at the people passing by and sees JJ’s blonde hair across the street. Showtime. He drops his cigarette onto the ground and steps on it to make sure the flame is gone. Once she crosses the street, he jogs up to her side.

“Are you JJ?”

“Who are you?” she asks suspiciously.

“Y/N is my sister. She called me about the flowers and cards right after she got off the phone with you. I convinced her to stay with me for the time being until this maniac is caught. I worry about her, you know?”

“She never told me she had a brother,” JJ frowns.

“We’re not really on speaking terms but I knew I had to get back into her life. She’s my sister. I don’t want to see her hurt, you know?”

“Right.”

“Anyway, I have the flowers with the card with me. If you’d just follow me, I can hand them over to you.” JJ foolishly follows him to the alleyway next to Y/N’s office building where his car is parked. “They’re in the back.”

When she opens the back door of the van, he grabs her from behind and sticks a needle into her neck. She starts to fight him off but whatever is inside works quickly. She becomes limp in his arms and he shoves her into the back of his van. He ties her up and places duct tape over her mouth just in case she wakes up earlier than planned.

He closes the door and looks around to make sure he’s still in the dark. Everyone passes by without so much as a glance. They’re too stuck in their own lives to notice anything going on around them. He hops into the front seat with a smirk. Everything is going according to plan.

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iamadequate1717 · 2 years ago

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The Breakups

Stede and Ed have three breakups under their belt right now: Ed initiated two of them, and Stede is currently getting blame for one of those. The finale is releasing tomorrow, so hopefully this turns into a moot point, but I'm defending Stede anyway!

Part 2: The Breakups

Note that Part 1 is here:

This 2x7 breakup is likely to be over in 2x8 (.... I say less than 24 hours to the premier and trying to act like I'm a prophet...), and with rule of three, I'm going to say that's going to be their last one. Any more Will-They-Or-Won't-They would be tedious, especially since at that point, we'd be at about one-third of the series with them "broken up," and they need to start communicating as a couple already, but this oscillation is what makes OFMD unique isn't it?

Their breakups are about them as characters: the first time, Ed leaves with Calico Jack; Ed realizes his devotion to Stede but Stede has his fears confirmed... which rolls into the second breakup (Stede doesn't have those fears resolved early enough, and Ed feels like a discarded plaything), which rolls into the third. They need to address the fears and insecurities together and not spiral out on their own. I'm guessing (and using what HBO has shown us) that Ed gets his assurances early, and hopefully, we can put an end to this internal catastrophizing so they can face the world together.

Love, the emotion, may be easy, just like breathing, but a couple is still two people with different experiences and different needs, but real life relationships take work (...I say as a happy single person...). Romcoms end with the First Kiss, fanfics end with the First Sex, but OFMD seems to be carrying us through the growing pains of the relationship. Happily Ever After isn't a magical state that is achieved once you tell each other that you love the other, but so many pieces of media treat that as the end, but OFMD is treating it as a middle. Often times, it feels like the couple is just playing musical chairs, and if they're a couple when time runs out, they're going to be a couple forever!

In S2 speculation, it was not infrequent that people were imagining that the S2 cliffhanger would be Ed and Stede laying eyes on each other for the first time with a fade to black. That isn't interesting. We don't want these two to run out the clock.

But I want to look at the breakups specifically. Let's look at 2x7. Spanish Jackie lays down the truth to Ed, but he doesn't seem to latch onto the big point: does Stede know that this regular guy, no more pirate, part isn't a phase?

"He said at the academy..." Stede was dealing with other things, and from what he saw, Ed went back to piracy. To be fair also, the Revenge doesn't do much piracy itself, so Stede hasn't seen Ed's dissatisfaction first hand. A lot of audience anger toward Stede is an audience who saw the environment 2x1 and 2x2, who saw Ed in the gravy basket, who saw Ed's bored asides with Izzy. They're treating Stede as a member of the audience rather than as a character within the story. Stede didn't see any of this. Most of his interactions with Ed was cutesy fluff. Stede knows he likes being near Ed, but they haven't spent much time talking about deeper topics.

On what Ed does with the breakup in 2x7, I'm bringing up this line from 2x4, when they briefly spoke like adults:

Ed shutting down the conversation and not letting Stede give explanations isn't fair to Stede, but it continued with the third breakup: in 2x7, Ed leaves Stede with some emotional whiplash. Stede was just having one of the best days of his life and was met with an Ed who refused to explain what was going on. When you look at what just Stede saw, it was utterly baffling! My post on that:

And then Stede insulted Ed's fish, thereby making him History's Greatest Monster, amiright?

Ed basically screams that fishermen and pirates are so different, it would be like if a mermaid and a bird tried to have a marriage. It's a self fulfilling prophecy at that point: cut Stede out completely so they have no chance to grow their lives with room for the romantic relationship. (And really, for those criticizing Stede, how do you respond correctly off the cuff to a random statement like that?)

This is devastating: Stede has completely cut himself out of his old life. He left Barbados for Ed, not for piracy. He laid out his feelings, and he made himself vulnerable to Ed. Just hours after being intimate for the first time, he's coldly told it was a mistake, and his sad face at that statement:

He doesn't run off in tears to have a breakdown like I would! He instead is reasonable with Ed: they can define their relationship however they want, but Ed cuts off any possibility of any relationship.

Stede does not know what's going on. I'm really confused what people who are "so mad!" at Stede here would expect of him, provided they only know what Stede knows in universe. Stede just wants to talk and work on their relationship together. Ed wants to start a new career, and more specifically, a life completely separate from Stede.

No, Stede doesn't respond to that pirate line, but he gave the immediate response to the part he cared about more (and likely replayed the conversation over and over in his head later with improved responses, as we do).

Stede does not run after Ed here, but why would he? He's told the audience directly that he thinks Ed is better off without him.

Lucius tells him, "Maybe the time he spent with you is the best it's ever going to get for him," and again, Stede directly tells the audience that he doesn't believe that.

This is not a man with high self esteem. Remember him being ready to be executed and being told he's the worst pirate captain ever? He thought that was fair.

Ed cuts off their relationship, and Stede thinks he deserves that, that Ed realized he was better off without Stede. So Stede lets him go.

On their breakups, the first one was short (Ed's back the same episode!), but the second happened at a season break so there was more time for fandom speculation. We all saw the theories, and a too common thread was "Will Ed forgive Stede??", and we saw the speculation that Stede should prostrate himself before Ed and beg for forgiveness, no matter how long it took. It simplifies the narrative, but is that the show we're watching and is that fair to Stede?

Stede instantly forgave Ed after choosing Calico Jack over him in front of everyone; the second breakup was longer and they had more time to do the whole negative self talk thing, but Stede still did deserve more grace, didn't he? With Season 2 (and its truncated run time!), we saw the criticisms that Ed forgave Stede too easily, but did he? They're on friendly terms, but there is still a wall.

See Ed's time in the Gravy Basket. The first three episodes were the Soup Show. It symbolized family or warmth or whatever (...I say as a robot who doesn't understand human feelings...), so it's a standout that Ed calling the soup poison is his feelings about accepting that warm domesticity, not something literal about Hornigold. He opened himself up to someone, and all he got was heartbreak and confirmation he was unlovable (and he was too scared to do anything about it).

And this is followed almost immediately by the baller line about a man being brought down in the place where he had definitely chosen Stede for the first time.

In the Gravy Basket, we had the metaphor on the feet (no shoes = death, shoes = life... there is good meta running around, but I'm too lazy to find it). Ed gains one shoe (putting him between life and death) when Stede starts to be led to his body, and Stede brings life to him (shoe shot!).

Stede is an anchor to life at this low point, but that doesn't mean that Ed completely forgives.

In Season 2, we don't have the Gloves as Metaphor with Ed anymore (half gloves when he meets Stede, no gloves at the academy, full gloves when he goes full kraken), but he still has other cues on how his feeling about Stede. We don't have the casual touches of Season 1, and everything feels "off." We're lacking in the tenderness, and Ed still is keeping his distance.

Ed and Stede have held hands this season, but not in a romantic way.

When we get to the romance, Ed doesn't put his hands on Stede's skin/hair like Stede does for him (production stills don't count!). In the third kiss, he pushes Stede's collar up as a barrier.

With what the audience was invited in for their love scene, Stede is visually more exposed and ready, and Ed is more distanced and closed off (that is NOT to say that Ed wasn't into it...).

Everything is close to what it should be, but it's not the perfect expression of love exploding across the screen. Something's off. The audience can pick up on it, and Stede, our autistic king, may subconsciously feeling it, but he is taking a lot of it at face value. (They slept together! They're a couple and an unbroken team now!)

On The Sex, is this the first time that Stede has received (verbal) concerns about his welfare in the series? He was told he was a monster, a plague, a defiler of beautiful things, and he's just been trying to live his life with no one refuting that even in a small way.

Sure, Ed said his fake heads idea didn't suck.

Sure... uh.... Ed said he wasn't a girl?

He gets some affirmation, they do something to help them feel alive almost losing each other, and he's intimate for the first time with the man he loves. Everything is going great! But everything instantly flips 180 degrees a few hours later. He's been holding it together well most of the season, even after thinking that Ed is literally dead, and y'all shouldn't judge him for a few mildly harsh words said without thinking. He feels foolish and used and heartbroken, and his bad day has just begun.

I hope I can get some thoughts up on the last part of 2x7 before the finale, but until then, here's some bonus sad face Stede during their first breakup, where Ed broke up with him in front of everyone! Everyone saw it! ("Never left" psh, likely story.)

How can you not be sad when he's sad??

We'll see what the finale does with them soon. Overall, I'm happy so far with Ed/Stede in Season 2. The rest of it... eh, Lucius/Pete is my happy spot. I'm hoping we get a good Ed/Stede payoff in the finale, and that we get to see more of their growth as a couple in Season 3 (manifesting!). It's rare that a show/movie/book/etc focused on just a romance sticks with the couple after that "finally together!" spot, and I want to see what this writing team does with that settled romance.

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #stede bonnet #stede defense #stede did nothing wrong #blackbonnet #gentlebeard

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i-am-baechu · 2 years ago

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Chapter Three

Wishes (M) (Season One)

Summary: After a long day of classes, Min Yoongi decides to take a break at the music hall that has become his second home. He walks in with his cigarette lit and his blank expression quickly changes when he sees a girl playing his piano. The moment their eyes meet, their lives become complicated and Yoongi blames himself for her future pain. Was the love we had honest?

Genre: Gang au!, college au!, strangers to enemies (one-sided), strangers to lovers, slow burn, friendships, romance, angst, little comedy, and smut

Main pairing: Gang leader! Min Yoongi x Pianist! Reader

Warnings: Explicit language, smut, mature themes, gangs, violence, smoking cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol usage

Warnings for this chapter: Drugs, murder, and smut

⇜ Masterlist ⇝

“Make sure you turn in your assignments online! Have a nice one.” Yoongi closed his binder and let out a small sigh. He leaned back in his chair and ran his fingers through his hair roughly. It was another day of classes and Yoongi wasn’t having it today. He had a long night looking over things for his group, it was mostly numbers on drug deals and he didn’t have a problem with that but damn does it get tiring. He cracked his neck and grabbed his binder in a lazy manner. He didn’t go to bed until late and all he wanted to do was sleep.

He continued to walk on the campus but stopped to stare at the music hall, “I’ll see you tomorrow?” He quickly shook his head and made his way out of hell. He had a meeting with Hoseok and Taehyung about what they saw last night. Hopefully, it's not that serious because he just wants to take a nap. Before he left the campus he stopped. He let out a frustrated sigh and turned around to walk back to the music hall. He opened the doors and silence hit his ears. His chest felt heavy and it was annoying. His eyes landed on the piano but he quickly looked away. He slammed the door shut and left the campus with pure annoyance.

He entered the headquarters with a chip on his shoulders and Namjoon raised his eyebrow at this, “You good?”

“Tired. Where’s Hoseok and Taehyung?”

“Waiting in the office. After that, you should get some sleep because tonight we're going to the club.”

Yoongi raised his eyebrow as he set his binder on the bookshelf, “Why?”

“Taehyung wants to see if the club has new visitors and well...Jimin wants to get his dick wet.”

“Fine. I’ll be back.”

He dragged his feet up the steps as Namjoon watched closely. He was tired but there was something also. He couldn’t figure it out. He turned towards Jin who watched the scene with him, “What do you think hyung?”

Jin shrugged his shoulders and continued to cut cucumbers, “Maybe he needs to fuck someone...he could be stressed.”

“I’ve seen him stress and this isn’t stress.”

“It could be that girl Y/N...”

Namjoon looked back at the steps with a small nod, “I need to confirm that it's the right girl but why would Yoongi be interested in a L/N?”

“You never know with him.”

Yoongi sat at the table as Hoseok nodded his head at him, “So far, there haven’t been any changes. No new clients for our supply or anything like that. It’s been normal.”

Taehyung took a sip of his drink and he nodded his head, “That’s why I thought we should go inside the clubs. Just to see things.”

Yoongi sighed and leaned back in his chair, “Isn’t that dangerous? Think about it, if there are people there wanting to fight us then we're just walking into a trap.”

“Boss, it's our club. If anything there’s going to be two or three. Not a bunch of them spread out.”

“Fine. We go together as a group.” Taehyung smirked at this and before he got his question, Yoongi rolled his eyes, “Yes, you can fuck whoever you want.”

Hoseok chugged his whiskey and let out a loud laugh, “Finally.”

“Hey! You're still on the job.”

“We know, boss.”

Yoongi went back into his room and sat on his bed. He stared down at his floor and sighed, it's been two days since he saw Y/N. Maybe she was just bluffing about seeing him again. People just lie to make others feel better, it was just human nature to do so. Yoongi scoffed and fell back in his bed staring at his ceiling, “Thought she was different...”

“Boss, take a nap because around 9 we're going!”

“Okay!”

Yoongi slipped off his slippers and moved to lay his head on his pillow. He turned to face the wall and the frown on his face somehow got deeper. He closed his eyes and the only thing he heard was Y/N’s melody.

Yoongi was playing the piano in a dark room with a single spotlight on him. The melody was pure sadness and each time he hit a key, darkness would spill out. No matter how bright the light was above him, the darkness always took it away. It wasn’t until heels clicked through the empty stage that he turned his head to see Y/N. She was dressed in a simple white silk dress with white heels. She had a white rose in her hair as she gave him a soft smile. With each step she took, butterflies erupted and flowers started to bloom. He couldn’t look away and she was standing in front of him. She sat next to him and glanced at the keys, “We should play together...”

“Boss?” Yoongi sat up at the sudden voice and looked at the culprit. Jungkook looked at him with a confused look, “You were snoring...you haven’t done that in a while.”

“I was tired...get out so I can change.”

“Okay, we’ll be waiting downstairs.”

Yoongi nodded his head and when the door closed he cursed under his breath, “What the fuck was that?”

During the car ride, there was silence between the members with music being their conversation. Taehyung and Jimin were already high while Jungkook was tipsy. The youngsters were always messy, no matter what they did. Yoongi stared out the window and his eyes would focus on the streetlights. It was like his dream, the only light in the darkness that guided anyone home. For some reason, his brain made Y/N the light. That’s annoying. He needed a drink.

The club was loud as everyone danced around him. He sat in the VIP room with Namjoon talking to Jin about something. Hoseok was chatting away with some blonde and the other three idiots were gone. Yoongi sat back watching the drop of condensation fall down his glass. He wondered if the drop was having a conversation with him or if he was going crazy. He looked up and saw Nina Lee staring at him. Nina was his usual fuck and even though she was married, it didn’t matter. He chugged down his whiskey and went towards her.

She gave him a small smirk and tilted her head, “You haven’t called me.”

“Been busy.”

“Busy? Even for me?”

“Let’s go.”

He walked away and he knew she was following him with the sound of her heels. In his dream, Y/N’s heels clicking added to the melody while Nina’s heels distorted the melody. He shook his head and continued to walk down the hall to the private room. He sat down on the couch and lit up a cigar as Nina stared at him. The stare felt ugly in his eyes but at least he had someone’s eyes, “Cigar?”

“Yes, sir.”

He lit it up and handed it to her. He puffed out smoke and he watched the smoke hit the ceiling and let out a small chuckle when he remembered Y/N yelled at him. The look of determination was laughable to him but he couldn’t help but smile at it. Yoongi burns out his cigar and turns his body towards Nina who followed him, “How’s Lance?”

“Are you really asking about my husband?”

“I’m asking because I know he's an idiot. Has he been talking to other gangs?”

Nina shook her head and looked at the wall, “No, he only talks to you guys. He’s too scared to talk to others after the whole thing about the new gang.”

“Good. Keep an eye on that.”

“Anything for you sir.”

His tongue poked against his cheek, he hated that word from her. He did a come hither motion and she listened. He pressed his lip against hers, her lips tasted like smoke and cheap lipstick. The tip of his tongue licked at her lips and she knew what he wanted. She straddled his hips as his hand snaked around the back of her neck bringing her closer.

He hissed when she rocked her hips and rolled his eyes, “You should know by now that I'm in charge.”

“Sorry, sir.”

She whimpered at the dominating tone. His tongue traced around her earlobe before nibbling it. He squeezed her ass roughly and rocked her hips into his. She let out a moan but it wasn’t the melody he wanted. He spanked her ass roughly and watched her grind away on him, “That’s it. Lift up your skirt.”

She nodded her head and did what she was told. He unbuckled his belt and let his semi-hard cock out. He already knew that she had no underwear on, she always did that. He began to rub circles over her swollen clit with his thumb, “Oh sir.”

“That’s right slut. Sit down on my cock or I’ll leave.”

She nodded her head and his hand grasped her hip as she sat down on him. She started to whimper at the thickness but Yoongi didn’t budge. She lifted her hips a few times letting the head of his cock be coated. His lips traveled to her stiff nipple as his tongue circled around her flesh. He spanked her ass as she moaned at the feeling, “Hop on my cock, slut.”

“Yes, sir.”

She began to bounce on his cock as her moans echoed in the empty room. He leaned forward to light another cigar as Nina rocked her hips. He leaned back against the couch watching her rub her clit as she grinded against him. He let out a puff of smoke and wanted this to be done already. He started to thrust up and he watched her close her eyes. She let out a loud moan as he continued to thrust up, he took his cock out and rubbed himself until he cummed on her thigh. She was about to lean into his chest but he gently pushed her to the side. She closed her eyes as she gained back her breath. He sighed to himself and put his cock back into his pants. He grabbed a napkin and wiped her thigh the best he could. He pushed down her skirt and walked out of the room.

He ran his hand through his hair roughly as he made his way back. He stopped in the middle of the hallway and looked up at the soft light. He brought his hand up trying to grasp the light itself. He sighed and shook his head, it felt like the millionth time today. He saw Namjoon talking to Taehyung and he raised his eyebrow, “What’s going on?”

Taehyung turned around and took out his cigarette, “There was a murder by Heliotropes.”

“Who?”

“Min-Jun.”

Yoongi nodded his head and took out his phone, “Hwan is already calling me. Let’s go.”

“Yes, boss.”

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

Another class was done and Yoongi was going to leave the campus but his eyes landed on the music hall. He bit his lip and headed towards the small building. He opened the door and raised his eyebrow at the scene in front of him.

“How do you know my name?”

“You capture someone’s attention. I wanted to see for myself.”

She scoffed at this and stood up from the stool, “Who the hell is this someone?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know?”

“That’s why I asked. Who is this someone?”

“He’s right, you're feisty.”

Yoongi rolled his eyes at this and walked up to stop the fight or whatever this was, “Taehyung, what the hell are you doing here?”

He watched Y/N turn around to look at him. He felt frozen under her stare but he ignored it as he stared at Taehyung with a raised eyebrow,

“Should’ve known.”

Yoongi raised his eyebrow at this as he made his way toward Taehyung, “Known what Bambi?”

She went back to the piano with her back towards them. He couldn’t help but stare as Taehyung watched with a small smirk on his lips, “That you know each other. Tyrants know each other.”

“The fuck is she talking about?”

“She's calling us tyrants because we smoke in the music hall. Keep up. Don’t you have somewhere to be?”

Taehyung pouted but nodded his head at his boss. Taehyung walked out and he watched Y/N playing the piano again. His eyes widened at the melody he was playing, it was the same one he was playing in his dream. He walked up to her and She looked up as her fingers continued playing, “Can I help you?”

“I want to play.”

“Well, I’m playing right now-”

“I want to play with you.”

She stopped playing and looked at Yoongi with a raised eyebrow, “You want to play with me at the same time?”

“That’s what I said. Unless you think your better than-”

“I never said that so don’t put words into my mouth. Sit.”

She moved a bit and ignored the scoffing. When he sat next to her she glanced at him, “What do you want to play?”

“Don’t you usually compose your own music?”

“I do but that wouldn’t be fair for me to do that to you. I can’t expect someone to follow me when they don’t even know my next move. It’s not fair.”

He nodded his head and looked down at the keys, “We can do Mozart.”

“I don’t have a problem with that...Why did you want to play with me? You don’t seem the type.”

He scoffed and looked at her with a raised eyebrow, “What does that mean?”

“Your vibe just tells me you want to do things your way. That’s all. Not bad.”

Yoongi started playing and his mind started to replay his dream from last night...

He was at the river with Y/N next to him. The only sound that could be heard was the running water in the distance and the leaves falling from the branch. She looked up at him and smiled, “Dance with me?”

He didn’t say anything and gently grabbed her hand, intertwining their fingers together. As she nuzzled her head into his chest. They swayed back and forth as the flowers around them opened up. He rubbed her knuckles gently as she looked up at him, “Don’t be evil. I know you're not. Be the Yoongi you are with me...the world will see the real you...”

“That was fun.”

He snapped out of his thoughts and turned towards her, “You kept up.”

“You didn’t think I would?”

“No, but you were shocked that I kept up.”

She glanced at him and nodded her head, “I would be lying if I said no. Obviously, you play piano but I didn’t know the skill level. Did you ever go to school for it?”

Yoongi rolled his eyes and took out a cigarette, “I didn’t have time for that. I just learned whenever I had the time.”

“You're very talented.”

“I know.”

She let out a small laugh when she felt her phone buzz in her skirt pocket. She took her phone out and saw her mom was calling her. She sighed and looked at Yoongi, “I have to go.”

“Let me walk you.”

She shook her head and glanced at the cigarette, “No because you're going to smoke. I don’t want to smell like smoke.”

He rolled his eyes and placed his cigarette back into the box, “Is that okay, Bambi?”

“Yes...are you really going to walk me?”

“Yes.”

She let out a small sigh and decided not to argue with him. She picked up her backpack and glanced at him, “Can I stop by a store?”

“You're not a prisoner.”

“I beg to differ.”

The two left the hall and Yoongi couldn’t take his eyes off of her. He knew that her parents were powerful in the business world and it made him think, why would she want anything to do with him? He was a lowlife and she was the girl that every lowlife dreamed of. She knew how to stand her ground and in the few interactions they had, he was already thinking of her. It annoyed him how much he thought of her. She was the wind and the flame to his candle, she was constantly around him or maybe he was going crazy. Who the hell is Y/N truly?

She walked into a liquor store as Yoongi followed her closely. She went towards the drinks and turned towards him, “Are you going to pick a drink?”

“Why would I?”

“Because I want you to have a drink?”

He glanced at the drinks and then back at her, “So the rich girl is going to pay for me.”

She scoffed at this and picked up her tea, “Don’t call me that. You know I have a name.”

“Fine, Bambi.” He opened another section and took whiskey out of the cold. She glanced at the drink and then at him with a raised eyebrow, “You getting whiskey? It’s only four in the afternoon.”

“Bambi you said pick a drink, you never said I couldn’t get alcohol.”

“I guess...”

She walked towards the cashier and went to take out her wallet. Yoongi glared at the man and he gulped at the look. He knew who he was, of course, he did. Yoongi was his boss, “You don’t have to pay.”

She furrowed her eyebrows at this and tilted her head, “I have alcohol...you need to see my ID..”

She watched the cashier glance at Yoongi and then back at her with a nervous look, “It’s covered. Don’t worry.”

She looked at Yoongi with a confused look, “Is this-”

“It’s fine, Y/N. Let’s go.”

She nodded her head but before she left, she took out 50,000 KRW and slid it to him. She gave him a small smile and bowed her head at him, “Have a good day.”

Yoongi grabbed her wrist and left the store without saying anything. They went to a bench and she sat down next to him. He glanced at her and looked at her drink, “You like lemon tea?”

“I do. You like whiskey.”

He let out a small chuckle and nodded his head, “I do. Want a drink?”

“Sure.” She took the bottle and took a small sip of the dark liquid. She frowned at it and gave it back to him, “It’s not bad but it’s not good.”

“Do you drink alcohol?”

“Sometimes. It’s not a common thing in my day-to-day life.”

“What do you drink then, Bambi?”

She rolled her eyes and let a small smirk appear, “I like tequila...wine...nothing else comes to mind.”

Liar. Yoongi knew she was lying with that look in her eyes but he didn’t want to bring it up, “Interesting. Don’t you have to get going?”

“I do...but I can stay a little longer.”

He took another sip and raised his eyebrow at her, “You don’t follow orders, do you?”

“I already told my mom I was finishing off my piece. She understands.” He leaned back into the bench and she followed his lead. She opened her tea and took a small sip. She felt his eyes on her and she glanced at him with a raised eyebrow, “You look like you have a question.”

“What are you majoring in?”

“Music and programming.”

He nodded his head and looked her up and down, “Smart.”

“What about you, Yoongi?”

“Business.”

She smiled at this and nodded her head, “I can see you as a Ceo.”

“Why is that, Bambi?”

“You just have this aura for it.”

“I hope that’s a good thing.”

“It is, don’t worry.”

They both stared at each other and she looked into his dark eyes. There was something about her eyes that held light. It wasn’t the type of light that you saw from the sun but the light that someone craves for. It was as if eyes knew the truth about him and understood him. That scared him. How could someone already have this hold on him? He barely knew this girl but here he is being understood with just a look. It felt safe and warm. He needed to push this away before it killed him.

“Are you ready?”

“I am, Bambi.”

The two walked in silence but it made Y/N think more. If Yoongi was an outcast at his school, why was he interacting with her? He was weird and she didn’t know if he was a good weird or a bad weird yet. He was just weird to her for now. They stopped in front of her gate and she turned towards him, “Thank you...again.”

“I wouldn’t want you to walk alone at night. It’s dangerous.”

“I think everyone knows that...I’m assuming you heard about the murder.”

He let out a deep sigh and looked away from her, “I did...”

She nodded her head and pushed the button to go in, “I’ll see you when I see you.”

“Yeah, Bambi.”

He watched her leave and he couldn’t help a smile appear on his face. A real smile, he hasn’t felt that in a long time. He watched her enter her house and the smile disappeared. He was annoyed with himself. He shook his head and walked away until his phone started buzzing. He pulled out his phone, “What Hwan?”

“You need to pay a visit.”

“Who? Don’t tell me what to do.”

“Park Joo Won.”

Yoongi stopped in his place and scoffed, “The restaurant son? Why would I waste-”

“He witnessed the murder and there's a rumor that he’s a part of Demony na Zapade.”

Yoongi felt pure anger in his body. That fucker was Y/N’s friend and he was a part of that group, “Don’t worry I’ll pay a visit.”

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

Yoongi knocked on the door and when the door didn’t open he turned towards Jungkook, “Open it.”

Jungkook nodded his head and went to kick the door down but it opened, “Who is it?”

“Joo Won?”

The door opened wider and Joo Won glared at him, “Oh, you're the dude that was with Y/N. What do you want?”

“Rumor has it, you witnessed the murder of Min-Jun and we have questions.”

Joo Won's eyes widen and they shifted from Yoongi to Jungkook, “Listen-”

“Let us in now.”

Joo Won nodded his head and let them in. Yoongi stood in the kitchen with Jungkook standing next to him glaring at Joo Won, “Talk.”

“It was the wrong place at the wrong time...I swear.”

Yoongi nodded his head and took his pocket knife. He looked down at the blade and then back at Joo Won, “If you don’t tell the truth, I will kill you.”

“I-I got that. I was taking out trash and I heard a gunshot...I saw this dude hit the ground, that's it.”

Yoongi stabbed the table causing Joo Won to jump, “There’s more to the story. Now tell it!”

“Fuck, I-”

There was a gentle knock at the door and Yoongi looked at Jungkook, “Make sure he doesn’t move.”

“Yes, boss.”

Joo Won's eyes widen at this and glared at him, “You're a gang leader...stay away from Y/N-”

“Shut the fuck up.”

The door opened and he was looking at the person that Joo Won told him to stay away from, “Yoongi? What are you doing here?”

“Bambi? What are you doing here?”

She tried looking past Yoongi’s shoulder but he blocked her view with the door. She looked at him with a confused look, “I’m here to see oppa...now answer my question, what are you doing here?”

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

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mylifeisactuallyamess · 1 year ago

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Sanctuary part 2

Chapter 3: We Don’t Leave Our Own Behind

A/N: I have been studying and surviving this week hence why this chapter is so late. So very late.

Warnings: 18+ no warnings really, just building up their next chapter 🥹

Word Count: 2.2k

Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4

Masterlist

Hunter sipped the drink in his hand as he and Echo walked around the makeshift landing pad. He glanced at the Marauder, lit up from the inside before making himself concentrate on what Echo was saying.

“How is he doing?” The other clone asked, nodding at the ship.

Hunter wanted to shrug, he wasn’t entirely sure he could put it into words. “Tech is…keeping himself busy.”

“This intel should hopefully give us something. Even if it’s breadcrumbs,” Echo murmured. They came to a stop, Hunter leaned against a stone pillar while his brother took a deep breath and surveyed the surrounding area. “Will you all plan to stay here indefinitely? Stitch too?”

“That was a topic we never really broached,” he confessed. “I think we were all waiting for her to come home.”

Echo nodded in understanding, a small frown creasing his brow. Words failed him. He knew losing you wasn’t their fault but still, a nasty feeling resided his chest. You were special, a light in a dark corner of the world and now, you were in danger. Immense danger.

Wrecker’s playful shout cut through their silence, waving his arms around, then lunging for Omega who giggled loudly. “It would be the best outcome, to settle here. All of us,” Hunter finally conceded. “What about you? What have you been up to?”

“Rex and I have built up a small network of clones. Some are in hiding, underground. Others act as our contacts within the Empire.” He stopped, taking in a breath. “Stitch was invaluable. She helped clones in ways we never could and Fi…” shaking his head, Echo looked over at Hunter. “I’m worried he is going to do something stupid to find her.”

“The commando she befriended?”

Echo confirmed with a nod. “She told you about him, huh? Fi doesn’t take to just anyone, and now he’s gone silent. Rex thinks he’s going to wake up one day and find the commando gone without a trace.”

“Does he know something we don’t?” Hunter asked in a measured tone, trying not accuse his fellow clone of withholding intel.

“He probably does, we pulled him off one of the transport ships but he doesn’t remember much thats relevant.” They fell back into silence, their thoughts pulled in the same direction.

“Echo, you’ve seen the power the Empire wields. You, we, have no chance of defeating them.”

Echo frowned and took a breath. “So we just leave them all to the mercy of the Empire? We don’t fight for our brothers, we don’t fight for her.”

Hunter sighed, putting a placating hand on Echo’s shoulder. “I understand why…but when will it be enough?” He wanted to point out the Empire’s reach was long, much longer and widespread than a handful of clones could even dream.

“When we have freed as many as we can. We find our brothers, and while searching, we hopefully find Stitch,” Echo told him firmly.

Hunter’s com chimed and Tech came through in a rushed tone. “Hunter, I decrypted the data. You need to get back to the ship.” His chest tightened, a brief sense of optimism bubbled up and he hoped that whatever Tech had found was worth it.

They were gathered round the console in the Marauder, uneasily waiting for Tech to start his explanation. It was the first time Hunter has seen that gleam in his eyes again, the one that had died the day you slipped through their fingers. He had spent nights sat on the ship or in the house, blaming himself in an endless cycle. Trying to justify his decisions at the time and then looking over at his brother who was broken but wouldn’t admit it. Hating himself in a spiral that had no end.

Even now, he was still hesitant, still distrustful, still reluctant to put the last of his squad, his family, in harms way. He had lost Crosshair, he had lost you, he wasn’t sure he could lose anyone else.

“The Imperial transport Echo hijacked was assigned to the Advanced Science Division.”

“Never heard of it,” Hunter instantly said.

“That is because it is a clandestine operation.” Tech explained. “There are no records on its location or its purpose.” Tech turned back to console, his shoulders drooping slightly. “All I could find on it was the chief scientist in charge. Doctor Royce Hemlock.” A picture popped up of the human surrounded by a guard of commandos. “An officer expelled from the Republic science corps due to his unauthorised and unorthodox experiments.”

“Why were they sending clone prisoners to him?” Omega asked. “Could he have Stitch or would she be somewhere else?”

Tech took a moment to respond, the mention of your name always seemed to shock him, as though it held him back for a few moments while he struggled through his feelings and what to say. “I have been through many Imperial Prison systems and even checked for transfers to Coruscant and found nothing relating to Stitch.“ He assumed you would have been taken straight to the Emperor, and he didn’t want to think about it. “I do not know why clones are being sent to Hemlock, but it gets worse,” he rounded off grimly before diving into more information.

“Previous transfer records recovered from the ships logs list other clone prisoners detained by the Advanced Science Division. And Crosshair, is one of them.”

It took a moment for his words to sink in, Omega’s eyes widening and Wrecker moved for the first time, stepping up to Tech. “You mean, Crosshair turned on the Empire?”

“How sure are you about this?” Hunter demanded.

“Very,” Tech stated firmly. “After discovering his clone number on the transfer register, I checked our old com channels and found a recent distress message sent from Crosshair’s old code.”

Omega didn’t take her eyes off Tech for a second. “What did it say?”

“Plan 88,” he responded, glancing round at his brothers. “The Seeker. We are being targeted. I believe he is warning us.”

“Or it’s a trap,” Hunter interrupted. “Like he’s set us before.” Tech’s eyes narrowed and he gripped his datapad tightly. He didn’t believe that, not after what had happened to you and the Empire’s interest in Omega too. It was too much of a coincidence to be dismissed.

“How do we find out?” Wrecker implored gruffly.

“We look harder,” Hunter said. “We have names, we know some of what we are looking for. Will you stay with us, brother?” Echo shifted, having only watched the whole interaction until now.

“Yes. We need whatever intel we can find and we need it now,” Echo pressed.

“I’ll take Omega back to the house,” Wrecker said but she stepped forward.

“I want to help.”

Hunter crouched down beside her. “You can help by looking after yourself and bringing these guys breakfast in the morning.”

“Will it help us find her?” She whispered, barely containing the wobble in her bottom lip. “I miss her.” Hunter glanced up at Tech, but his gaze was trained on the console, absorbed in the task now he had a direction to go in.

“Let’s see what they find.” Hunter hated not being able to give her any assurances, not having the power to sweep their melancholy away with some hope. “Come on.”

The next day dawned bright and calm. The opposite of how it was within the Marauder. Tech and Echo were a flurry of activity searching all they could about the Advanced Science Division and Hemlock until Hunter had demanded they get some rest. Tech had refused to move, eventually succumbing to exhaustion in his chair and Echo had sensibly taken a bunk.

He sat on the steps of the ship, nursing a drink and watching the people of Pabu go about their daily business. A group of moon-yos chattered in the big tree, their wide eyes watching the food sitting on a step that Hunter had been ignoring. Absently he picked up a piece of fruit and tossed it in their direction, smiling a little as they squabbled over it on the ground before retreating back into their tree.

“Any luck?” Wrecker asked, fishing rod resting easily on his shoulder.

“Where is Omega?”

“With her friends. They’re trying to keep her occupied.” Hunter nodded, grateful when Wrecker sighed and planted himself casually on the lower steps of the ship. He grimaced, placing a hand on his shoulder and lifting his arm. “I really miss Stitch,” he grumbled.

Hunter let out a breath he’d been holding, noticing it did nothing to alleviate the tightness of grief he held for the absence of you. He knew the patience of waiting but he also knew how fast things could move. He held onto the reasoning, the Empire wanted you for a purpose, and it wasn’t to die. “We all miss her.”

“But we’ll get her back. Right?” Hunter threw another piece of fruit, letting the little critters chatter fill the void with noise so he didn’t have to fill it with false promises or fake platitudes. He’d never admit it, but he was barely keeping himself together.

“We need to find her first,” he muttered. “We shall have to see if they found anything else. Let them rest for now.” Wrecker took the dismissal. Hunter was sure the big clone had many things he wanted to say…but he didn’t. Picking up his fishing rod and clapping his brother on the back before disappearing from the landing platform.

Hunter stayed, keeping a silent vigil for his sleeping brothers, trapped in the whirl of his thoughts as he tried to plan for every eventuality.

Dusk had fallen. Everyone was rested, the intel had been run through once more and Tech had even eaten some food Omega handed him. The lights of the ship glowed in all their faces as they stood behind Tech once more, tapping into the console. “Echo and I have scoured through Imperial and Republic files, but intel about the Advanced Science Division is limited.”

Hunter stared hopelessly at the screen. “Do we know where they’re detaining Crosshair and the other clones?”

“Negative,” Tech replied. “Their base of operations is unknown.”

The sergeant scowled, turning his gaze to Tech. “Well what about their chief scientist?”

“There was even less on Doctor Hemlock and I was very thorough. He, is a ghost.” Wrecker sighed, rubbing a hand over his face as Omega looked helplessly up at Hunter. He didn’t want to admit defeat, even if he knew deep down, it was probably the better option.

“Not quite,” Echo announced, making his way from the cockpit. “According to a contact of mine, Hemlock’s set to attend a high-level imperial summit in two rotations.” He set himself down at the console opposite Tech and brought up an image on the screen.

“Where?” Hunter demanded.

“Tarkin’s compound on Eriadu. If we do a covert infiltration, we can plant a homing beacon on Hemlock’s ship and track him to his base.”

“And to Crosshair,” Omega added. “Would Stitch be there too?” She’d asked that question before, and still no one could answer her.

Hunter crossed his arms, the tell tale scowl marking his brow as he mulled briefly over Echo’s plan. “It won’t be that simple,” he pointed out. “We’d be at a tactical disadvantage, and I’m not sure…it’s worth the risk.” He expected Wrecker to counter him, or even Echo, but it was Tech who spoke up first.

“I understand your hesitation. We have not always agreed with Crosshair but he is still our brother and we could find some intel on where Stitch has been taken.” He took a breath, his eyes imploring as they gazed at Hunter. “We do not leave our own behind.”

“If there’s a chance to get them back, we have to take it.” Wrecker backed up Omega with a swift agreement. Hunter wanted to believe them, he wanted to jump in with both feet and agree without pointing out all the flaws. But someone had to be sensible and look at it with a critical eye.

“What about reinforcements?”

Echo stood up, his expression grave. “Well, Rex is on a separate mission so it’s just us. A small enough team to get in and get out without alerting them. But…we’ll need to move quickly.”

Hunter knew the final decision lay with him, it always did. He couldn’t deny the faint thrum of excitement that bled through him, not enough to sweep away his hesitation at this idea, but he couldn’t deny Omega when she looked at him like that. Also if he said no…he couldn’t deal with breeding more resentment. “Well then,” he gave Omega a lopsided grin. “Let’s get started.”

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aleksa-sims · 1 year ago

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RL Story

My mother stayed with us. 😩 I was hoping 🙏🙏 that she would leave today, but..... she wouldn’t be such a pain, if she really left after just one night.

And Nico... he has nothing better to do, than talk to me about our probs early in the morning. I just woke up!! I hardly opened my eyes, he already started to dictate to me. He told me not to go to Dominick’s funeral. I was sick and should stay in bed. And well, he was right, so I’m not gonna be at Dominick’s funeral. Tbh, I wouldn’t have been able to handle this well anyway.... N. & I also talked about something else and... I felt much better after our conversation.

Nico: You’re still mad at me. I get it, but it’s not gonna go on. The stiuation between you & Daniel. I had to talk to him. You told me your version of the story, but I also wanted to hear his opinion, to understand. I think I know why it's so difficult for him to sign the divorce papers. But he’ll explain that to you, as soon as you get better.

Me: What does that mean? I mean... US!

Nico: We both know what we want. We want to stay together and we love our Baby . You don’t want to be with Daniel. You would have stayed with him last week, but you came back home and told me everything. You think you betrayed me. But I see it differently. You backed out at the last moment because... you love me. Even though you were mad at me, you ended up saying no to him.

Me: But I wanted Daniel. And I kissed him.

Nico: Maybe it’s a good thing. At least now you know... what’s important to you.

Me: Your reaction really surprised me... While you’ve changed, I’m still the same insecure person, as I was then. Bcs... I still find it hard to trust you. I mean when you’re abroad for so long. And soon, you'll have to leave anyway.

Nico: You come with me, or I won’t go. I’ll stay home with you.

Me: You didn’t really mean that. And I don’t want you to give up your dream for me.

Nico: You're my dream. If I go abroad without you, then only with the certainty that between us, everything's fine. Or I'll quit soccer.

Nico: Anyway. Rn you should just focus on our Baby and the pregnancy. The doctor told you yesterday. You need to relax! And I think you should tell your Mom that you increased your dose.

Me: You don't understand that. I’m ashamed of it. You have no idea how I feel about it. The truth is, I suspected it. Somehow I knew our baby was suffering. I felt a tremor in my belly, all day yesterday. I knew our Baby was moving, but it was different than usual. And when the doctor confirmed my guess, I just wanted to die.

Nico: It’s not your fault. The main thing, he's fine.

Me: I always think you’ll blame me one day. But I’m also relieved. It’s not easy to talk about it but as it looks, it works quite well with you.

Nico: I will never blame you. You’re trying your best to get him born healthy.

I kissed N. That moment I felt a.... deep connection between him, me and our baby. I was not that afraid anymore. But suddenly my Mom came up to the bedroom. 🤦‍♀️

She totally annoyed me! She was a little stressed out because Nico and I haven’t prepared anything for the baby yet. Besides, I still haven’t divorced Daniel. This has upset her. She was worried.

And why Nico and I had to move out is because his lease was only temporary. We had to decide, whether to extend the contract, or move out. Since his apartment had no nursery, we decided to look for a bigger home. Otherwise, the contract would have been extended for another 2 years. I didn't want that. But if I had known, how long we have waited in the end to move into our new apartment, I would have preferred to stay here. There were delays on the construction site, our apartment was newly built. We had to wait 6 months longer than agreed, until we could move into our new home. Our baby was almost a year old (10 Months) when we could finally move.... Ugh, it’s gonna be... hard for me.

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anneapocalypse · 1 year ago

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I got to the scene last night that I'm sure everyone spectating my Urianger Problem has been waiting for me to get to. 🥺

I knew the scene with Moenbryda's parents was coming (it pops up in basically any youtube search for "Urianger" no matter what you're actually looking for), but I didn't know when or how it would go, and so it still managed to surprise me, in the manner of "I'll just turn in this quest and go to bed OH SHIT WE'RE HERE"

It was really good, even more so than I expected, not just in how much emotion it gets to show in Urianger but in how it brings a lot of his character setup full circle.

It was good to hear someone tell him Moenbryda's death wasn't his fault, especially someone he might actually believe, at a time when he might almost be ready to hear. I don't think he'll ever completely stop feeling responsible for it (especially given that what he says on the moon implies he was just offscreen when it happened and he could have stopped her and didn't). But it's clearly that it's been mostly shame over his part in it that has kept him from contacting her parents since, and now that he knows they don't blame him... maybe he can finally make some peace with it.

I love the anecdotes about the two of them in childhood. That Moenbryda was the one who sought out his friendship, that she acted as a protector when he was bullied, completely tracks and fits the pictured I'd already tentatively formed of them. That Urianger is a nerd (affectionate) even by Sharlayan standards is something we definitely already knew (I had the thought early on, which I think a lot of people had, "...Do all the archons talk like this? Ah, no, he's just Like That") but the story Moenbryda's parents tell just confirms it, that he was not just a loner but a bit of an outcast. Even in a culture like Sharlayan's, kids are kids. I love having a clearer picture of their childhood together and how they became the friends they were.

It's clear that Moenbryda's parents were also a big part of Urianger's childhood, and that they love him like a son too.

Which, to me, really raises again the question of Urianger's own family. To the best of my memory, he has never mentioned his own parents. Even upon arriving in Sharlayan, where they presumably live or at least did, he says nothing about visiting them. This wouldn't be particularly unusual for another Scion--Y'shtola, for example, rarely talks about herself period, so her not bringing up her family or childhood unless it's directly relevant to the current quest isn't particularly noteworthy. But Urianger seeking out Moenbryda's parents, and particularly the way the writing frames the Warrior of Light as someone he feels close to and trusts, both in the way he confides in them on the moon and in the way he thanks them for being present at the reunion--it draws attention to the fact that he's never once spoken of his own family. In that context, the fact he makes no mention of visiting them on returning to Sharlayan becomes meaningful. Either he does not have a relationship with his parents, or they are dead. To be honest, I was beginning to wonder if he was an orphan. I'm told there's a very brief mention of his parents in the lorebook, and it's to say they weren't around much in his childhood, and we have no idea if they're even alive in the present day. (Thank you, @farfromdaylight 💜)

And all of this adds context to who he is, his tendency to self-isolate while also longing for companionship and to place his trust in others. I wonder who he would have grown up to be without a Moenbryda in his life--I imagine someone far less trusting, with a more cynical outlook toward others perhaps, without someone in his formative years going out of their way to defend him and befriend him (I especially loved the bit about Moenbryda reading the same books as him because she wanted to understand him), without these surrogate parents who clearly loved him and cared for him. I imagine having those people in his life has gone a long way toward shaping his faith in other people, even when they're very different from himself.

It was so bittersweet to hear how happy Moenbryda was to hear from him, calling her to Eorzea. I feel like it really can't be understated how much Louisoix leaving her behind, while taking her best friend, hurt her, and I feel some kind of way about the fact that his approach to that was "I won't tell you why, figure it out" instead of just... I don't know, giving her a choice? Saying, "I understand you have doubts, and I want you to choose your own path; I'll respect you whatever you choose." I can see there that classically Sharlayan attitude of "I alone am burdened with the knowledge of What Is Best, and it is my duty to protect everyone else from the burden of this knowledge," which Urianger very much picked up from him. (I've talked about this before, but I have a lot of feelings about the influence Louisoix seems to have had on the Scions as a whole and I don't think the effect is wholly positive.)

There is probably a lot more that I could say (and there is definitely a larger Thing I want to write about Urianger once I'm done with Endwalker) but overall it was a really great scene. None of was especially surprising or jarring, which I think is a sign of how strong his character arc has been; it's a really strong payoff to a lot of great setup. It has me thinking about a lot of things and I want to roll around in it for a while.

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lunarsun12 · 2 years ago

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Author Note: Happy Christmas to you all! Just a quick word, honestly thank you all for interacting with my posts and following this little blog. It means a lot! It gives me motivation to write more and continue to improve!! Stay tune for more <3

Tis the day before Christmas, San and Hongjong are going back home. San was finally ready to go back home, after Hongjong finally made up with him. During their return, the unhappy Seonghwa was frantically ringing Hongjong. Due to what he said in the comrade chat last week!

After the Appa and Son return, it was late at night. Mingi was doing his selfie session with the Christmas tree. Until he didn’t see the wires beneath the tree and managed to pull the tree down with him underneath it. Yunho was the first to hear the crash and saw Mingi underneath it. He immediately helped Mingi out, until they heard footsteps and ran straight to Yunho room.

The next day, Seonghwa gave a scream (more like girlish scream) when he saw the evidence.

Will Christmas be saved? And will Mingi get away once again?

Back at Ateez Chat

Today 18:00

Seonghwa🌸: Hongjong!!! Wake Up!!!

Jongho🐻: Is appa in trouble! I bring the popcorn

Yeosang🍗: It’s the day, where Eomma stresses

Yunho🐶: Ahhh, Christmas…

Mingi🦄: I hope the Christmas tree, doesn’t explode…

Yunho🐶: Why would it explode-

Wooyoung🦊: Mingi our deal!!

Mingi🦄: I’m just making what if for safety reason duh

Yeosang🍗: That seems not so suspicious-

San🗻: I AM BACK!! I finally got my phone back!!

Wooyoung🦊: Which San is this…

San🗻: I’m on the way home with Appa, he fell asleep! I missed you all even scary Yeosang

Yeosang🍗: That is our San all right…

Yeosang🍗: Im glad I have less problem to deal with

San🗻: Yeosanggg! I am gonna give you the biggest hug

Yeosang🍗: HE IS BACK, STAY AWAY-

San🗻: Huh? I always greet Yeosang with hug? What is wrong with him-

Yunho🐶: I fill you in when you get back home. You missed a lot

Mingi🦄: Yeah…we have so many visitors today!

Seonghwa🌸: Tell your appa, to wake up and take my call! I am still mad at him

Few hours later….

After San and Hongjong arrived home, they greeted with hug mainly from Hongjong some are still cautious of the San is the real one…

San: Hey…no one gave me hug *pouts*

Seonghwa: It has been long weeks for us

Jongho: I can give you my special hug 🤗

San: NO STAY AWAY- I GOT MY KARATE SKILLS

Yunho: How do we know you real the San-

Hongjoong: Kids and Seonghwa this is the real San. He has been with me for the past few weeks

Yeosang was hiding behind Mingi, for protections as he is the tallest.

Yeosang behind Mingi: Prove it…

San: *pouts* what is going on? Why my siblings are being strange…

San: How can I prove it is me?

Without anyone realising Wooyoung immediately jumped behind San. Scaring the poor boy to death.

Wooyoung: BOO

San gave a scream, as well some tears and he immediately cling onto Hongjong for his dear life almost knocking him over.

Yunho: Yup that our San alright

Yeosang: Am I safe then?

Wooyoung: Yes you are safe, he is back to the cowardly San

Once everyone confirmed their suspicion, they immediately gave him a huge hug saying how much they miss him.

The next day….

Back at Ateez Chat

Today 10:00am

Yunho🐶: Where is Jongho?

Wooyoung🦊: Jongho? Isn’t he supposed to be sleeping?

Wooyoung🦊: And so are you?

Yunho🐶: If he would be sleeping! I wouldn’t have to text here and deal with you

Wooyoung🦊: What with the attitude…

Yunho🐶: Somone broke the Christmas tree!

Yunho🐶: It has Jongho written all over it! Only he does that sort of things-

Mingi🦄: We gotta fix the Christmas Tree before Eomma sees and also how will Santa can find us!!

Wooyoung🦊: Are you sure? It is not Mingi again? You L o v e to push blames on people

Yunho🐶: Its not mingi, if mingi done it….I will push it onto San

San🗻: Hey! I saw that, you meanie!!

Wooyoung🦊: San, don’t worry! If the big bad doggie, hurt you! I will bite him till he screams

Yunho🐶: I like to see you try, try to bite me…I will tell San your secret 🤫

Yunho🐶: ALSO I AM NOT A DOG!

Yeosang🍗: I heard Eomma scream

Mingi🦄: Yunho, I told you to fix it quickly but you insist to play detective!!

Yeosang🍗: 1…2…3

Seonghwa🌸: WHO BROKE THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Wooyoung🦊: Probably Mingi, Yunho doesn’t play detective for anyone else

Jongho🐻: Yunho hyung, I don’t break things anymore. Eomma took me to anger management class

Seonghwa🌸: WHICH ONE OF YOU DID IT! Mingi?? Wooyoung??

Mingi🦄: I didn’t break it!!

Wooyoung🦊: I don’t break things, I cause people mental trauma ☺️

Seonghwa🌸: Right before Christmas, where we have guest…

Seonghwa🌸: What am I going to do…

San🗻: Erm…don’t you have that baby monitor you put on the living room. You know to see if anyone came robbing the house…

Seonghwa🌸: Oh yes the baby monitor! Hang on, how did you found out about the baby monitor?

San🗻: You left…the sound on and me and Mingi heard you and Appa arguing…

Seonghwa🌸: Hongjong, this is your fault!

Seonghwa🌸: Let me check…

A few mins later….

Seonghwa🌸: HONGJONG! YOU ARE DEAD AND MINGI AS WELL

Hongjong🏴‍☠️: Hello~

Yunho🐶: Mingi is innocent, it probably the diguiser again

Seonghwa🌸: Not hello! Why did you break the Christmas Tree!

Seonghwa🌸: And no, it is not the Q person. The parent has grounded them and yes including the uncle

Hongjong🏴‍☠️: We have a Christmas tree?

Hongjong🏴‍☠️: I was sleep walking, I just have bumped into the tree while I was sleeping!

Hongjong🏴‍☠️: I could have remembered that the tree was already broken…

Mingi🦄:….

Seonghwa🌸: Mingi, why did you break the Christmas tree?

Mingi🦄: I was trying take some cute selfie with the Christmas tree and boom I saw it tumbling towards me

Mingi🦄: Yunho had to help me to get out of there!

Yeosang🍗: Eomma screamed so loud!

San🗻: I don’t like it when Eomma is mad

Wooyoung🦊: What did I say? I told you! It was Mingi!!

Jongho🐻: Is my present alright?

Seonghwa🌸: Santa hasn’t come yet…

Jongho🐻: Well tell Santa, to come quicker!!

Seonghwa🌸: Mingi fix this right now

Yeosang🍗: Why are you all fussing, just use my Christmas tree in my room!

Mingi🦄: Why did you say? You didn’t have one when I asked

Yeosang🍗: I like seeing you getting in trouble, so why bother telling you

Hongjong🏴‍☠️: Kids and Seonghwa let’s enjoy Christmas together with no fights!

Seongwha🌸: Fine get the the tree from Yeosang room and I get making with the Turkey

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House of the Dragon 2x01 : Review

First of all, sorry to deliver this review a bit late (one day after and not the same day) than two years ago. I have a full time job and unfortunately, I cannot wake up in the middle of the night (5am) than sleep even less.

Anyway. Here's my review.

It's seems that this season will be less exciting (not the same) than season one has we already know the outcome / the end.

The introduction with the embroidery is very nice, but I think I prefer the introduction with the blood during season one. But the embroidery is incredible.

Also, the landscapes, especially the one from the first scene, are incredible too.

I don't think I would have opened with the north, knowing that the scene was so short and we couldn't even have a glance of Winterfall. It seems that Jacaerys was only there for a day.

At least, it's confirmed that Dragons cannot cross the wall!

Sorry, but I love Prince Daemon. I really don't think that he is a bad characters, yes he has many flaws, but I really think he is driven by blood, dragon and honour.

What happened to Corlys Velaryon? Where was he injured? Also it seems that this dagger is important.

I love the way Helaena plays. But I would have thought that they would give us a hint between her and Aemond.

WTF Alicent! You are a fucking hypocrite. Both of them, her and Ser Criston Cole. Doing the same thing as they blamed Rhaenyra for doing it. Parallel with season one and Sir Cole's white cloak. Rhaenyra brings down the white cloak as Alicent brings up the white cloak.

The edit and the camera corners are incredible. Everything is in the detail.

Is Aegon crazy (scene at the grand conseil)? No, I think he is just stupid and too much spoiled.

I don't believe and I can't imagine Rhaenyra has the type of a crying lady. I see her as a strong woman, not a weak one.

There was one correct thing coming from Aegon's mouth! The most important scene for this episode : "Our victory depends on the efforts of the smallfolk."

Larys Strong is still plotting (nothing knew here).

Otto is still a cautious and smart man.

I like the return of the White Worm. And no, Daemon is not using her as a lover on the side.

Erryk said something very truth to Daemon during their conversation: "Arryk and I were named to the Kingsguard at just 8 and 10. And we swore the same oath: to defend the whole of the royal family. So what were we to do when they turned against one another?

Interesting relationship between Daemon and Rhaenyra? Can they feel each other? Can they communicate with each another? I never saw them connecting the way they did in this episode. There was love definitively.

The camera's way of shooting is incredible.

I don't think that this Rhaenyra is very realistic.

I didn't know that Daemon found a way to get inside King's Landing.

Daemon Targaryen is such an interesting character.

I laughed when Ser Cole was talking about himself, instead of Rhaenyra.

There was something Foreshadowing when Otto talked to Aemond.

The scenery is incredible too.

I love the way it's filmed.

It was incredible for Blood and Cheese to pass in front of Aegon without him and his friends knowing.

There was something very out of place with the statue of King Viserys.

Poor dog!

Is the symbol of rats important? What does it mean?

Foreshadowing regarding the drawing on the wall!!! I really hope it wasn't for Daenerys. It was clearly a dragon burning King's Landing. What wasn't we seen this during season one?

Blood and cheese was very well done, even if I preferred the version in the book.

Helaena doesn't have three children? I thought it was between the big and the small one. Also why the Queen is alone?

And it was even worse when Helaena caught her mother in the act. Nevertheless, I thought that she would take refuge at Aemond's side.

I liked the last scene of the show (meaning) : Alicent's face.

Finally, Daemon truly loves Rhaenyra. There is not question there / about it. There is definitively something there. He did what he did because his wife, his Queen demanded of him. It seems that they are connected in some way.

Good night.

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Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 43

We continue from where Al, Lin, and Winry left off. Al reveals his soul will eventually get rejected by his armor body. Lin just goes full Dunning-Kruger and thinks the solution is as simple as switching to a new body and says Al's situation is very convenient. Lin really is just like Greed.

The scene of Al's first night in that armor might be the first time we've gotten full confirmation that he doesn't sleep. If you pay attention to Winry's movements in that scene, she was about to offer her jacket to Al when she asked if he's cold. She wanted to give Al some sense of comfort but Al's body made it impossible.

Ed has another nightmare. He's trying to blame Truth for making Al what he is, but Truth and Shou Tucker tell Ed that he is responsible for what happened to Al. And then Trisha in that mangled form asks Ed to fix her and bring her back.

Tucker's taunts at Ed have been buried in the back of Ed's mind this whole time. Ed really does think he's no different from him, because they both did forbidden acts because they could and consequently trapped someone in an inhuman body.

The last nightmare Ed had was about his mother, and he woke up with pain in his left leg. This nightmare was about his brother, and he woke up with pain in his right arm.

Ed gets his repairs done and decides to answer the question Hohenheim asked. As he and Pinako approach where the body was buried, Ed's heart starts to race, and his stomach starts to churn. When Pinako points to the spot, his heart let's out it's strongest beat.

As they begin digging, Ed's heart can no longer be heard, but the stress is still there. He vomits multiple times from the stress, but every time he collapses, he gets back up with a greater fire in his eyes. His hands shake less each time he grabs the shovel again. The sounds of his shoveling grow louder with each panel.

Gracia told Ed he must move forward otherwise Hughes's death meant nothing. Winry said she wants Ed and Al to get their bodies back even though she doesn't want them to put themselves in danger. Breda, Foo, Armstrong, and Maria Ross gave Ed their support when he said he would move forward. Hohenheim told Ed he wasn't moving forward but was instead running away from his mistakes. It's been less than a week since Ed learned about Hughes's death, and this is the first time he's figured out how to start moving forward.

And then he digs up a bit of bone and hair. His heart begins to race again. He's about to find out the truth about that day. He takes the hair, rinses it in water, and inspects the color.

As they dig up the bones, Pinako is able to confirm nothing about what Ed and Al made was actually Trisha. And Ed laughs.

He laughs the kind of laugh one makes when a great burden has been lifted from them. for 4 years, he'd thought he had revived his mother only to kill her again by placing her in some twisted body. But now he knows that isn't the case. He understands the dead can't return to life, but he knows Al can.

In his own way, Hohenheim helped Ed the most here. everyone had been telling Ed to move forward and Ed himself was convinced he must, but he didn't know what that meant. Hohenheim instead demanded Ed to reevaluate everything, determine whether his assumptions were true, and then act accordingly. He could have given Ed an answer, but he wanted Ed to decide for himself if he would face the truth.

Ed decided to face the truth and now he can truly move forward. He's not moving forward to distance himself from what he's done; he's moving forward because he's found closure and can begin to focus on what he needs to do rather than trying to atone for a sin. Ed can truly move forward because he knows for sure Al can return to normal, even if he's not sure how.

We finally get another chapter with May (not including the easter egg from chapter 40) after 11 chapters. It's night time at Central City when Yoki finds her collapsed on the ground.

Scar encounters Giolio Comanchi, the Silver Alchemists. He's one of the silhouetted figures from chapter 7. There's not a whole lot to say about the fight itself outside how it lets us know Scar is still murdering State Alchemists. So I'm just going to talk about Comanchi's tattoos.

To start, I can't determine what the symbols on his inner fingers are, nor can I determine any of the writing along them, but I can tell what most everything else is supposed to be or can make a guess.

Starting with his right palm: It's a circle with a downward pointing triangle. There is also a smaller upward pointing triangle which is slightly inside the large triangle. There is a circle with a dot inside the upward triangle. The lower part of the large triangle is wrapped in another, smaller downward pointing triangle. Inside it is a crescent moon.

The larger triangle becomes the symbol for earth due to the other downward triangle cutting a line through it. That downward triangle forms the symbol for water. Meanwhile the upward-facing triangle is air due to the large triangle striking a line through it. The circle and crescent are gold and silver respectively.

As for his left palm: It has a six-pointed star with an upward triangle in the top point. In his palm is the symbol for Mercury which is also called Quicksilver. The six-pointed star is transmutation. The upward triangle is fire.

On each fingertip is a transmutation circle. The corresponding digits are the same on each hand. His pinky is two downward triangles where one is slightly on top of the other. This causes the top triangle to become Earth and the bottom to be Water. On his ring fingers are two upward triangles with the same layout. The bottom one is Wind and the top is Fire. His middle fingers are the six-pointed star for Transmutation. We can see on his right thumb is the six-pointed star again. There's something in the middle, but I can't tell what it is. His index fingers are obscured by text boxes.

So overall, Comanchi seems to have a very chaotic Alchemy style where he 'cheats' the structure by overlaying symbols such that any marking could potentially represent multiple elements as he needs. Not that it helped him.

I was going to also expand on the loose chronology stuff I mentioned last chapter, but this has gotten too long. I'll save it for next chapter.

Nina Trauma Count: 5

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