#my genious thoughts

[forgettable-au]

Something about hands....

Pssttt if you haven't seen it already, check out the new forgettable-au amv These are some of the still frames from that animation hehe

[ccaptain]

updated my carrd! v happy with this theme that i THANK GOD found

added my mains also c: revamped my verses too!

[goodnightwindy]

victorian gentleman posting on tumblr: this place is quite interesting iidssms! (if i do say so myself)

[cepheusgalaxy]

*lamp lights up in my head* if my objective is to distract myself i dont need to doomscroll and see posts upon posts that will each do very little to pick my interest all i need to do is pick one thing with a bigger "interest value" to get my brain off that Thang. Which can be a series i will likely be interested on and have been putting off, that will likely occupy my brain

[jellyloveru]

ough...

[gatoburr0]

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@seryotonin *holds*

[zainclaw]

One of the reasons why I've always thought that pairing up Eddie or Buck with a brand new character who's only brought in as a love interest will simply not work, is the fact that the rest of the mains are all paired up with other mains.

Bobby and Athena. Maddie and Chimney. Karen is the only wife who's not a real main herself, but her character and her and Hen's relationship are both so fleshed out and beautiful that she still feels like a main.

This is the main reason why, in my opinion, it's always going to feel so incredibly lacking to try and pair up Eddie and Buck with random new people. When we're so used to knowing and loving both parties in a romantic relationship on this show. It's one of the many reasons why I feel like endgame romantic Buddie is the only thing that's going to feel fair to their characters.

Which leads me to the genious choice of Tommy being brought back to be Buck's new love interest. Tommy, who's already an established character in this universe. Tommy, who's already got history with members of the 118 that aren't Buck. Who was insinuated to be a closeted gay long before he was gonna be Buck's bisexual awakening. Who said he thought Kirsten Stewart was too broody way before the show decided to pair him up with someone as sweet and bright as Buck.

And even now that he is a love interest, he still gets to keep a personality of his own. He still gets to be a little reserved when meeting up Buck for coffee at the end of the episode, hesitant to say yes to another date, because he's allowed to look after his own heart and not wanting to be hurt by someone who might still be in the closet, unlike himself. Like that is such a real and fair choice to make for yourself as a queer person, and I'm so happy they let him be all that.

I still think endgame Buddie is the thing that'll make the most sense for this show and its characters. But, my god, is it hard to be anything but fucking thrilled about having Tommy around right now.

[froginmygarden]

It started with an ad: an unlikely opponent

It had been late. Danny was exhausted, could bareley look straight, giving Dani a bath - getting splashed by soapy water. It happened almost too quickly, one second she was in front of him, the next - held above his head, water dripping down on him. There was a shattered tile in the tub.

"mmmmmmmu", Dani was kicking around in the air, almost nailing Danny in the forhead.

"Yeah, that was a close one, honey," he'd kissed her cheek. Was it to calm her or himself?

"Well, off to bed for you!", that had raised another round of protest, it wasn't even that late!

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There was a puddle in his kitchen.

Scratch that.

There was a pond in his kitchen!

Indeed. The sink was overflowing with used water, spilling over it's brim straight onto the floor, flooding it. The lake had some small islands of soap and hardened fat floating around - the smell was terrible, Danny was going to barf (preferably not in the sink). He had to snatch Dani off the floor, least she grabs one of the floating bits and, just for the fun of it, stuffs it in her mouth.

Yeah. He can't quick-fix that one. Time to call an actual plumber.

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"It's going to be fine for now. Some genious seperated the drain pipe to go into the garden, probably for wattering," they were able to drain the kitchen (thank god) without much spillage to other rooms - since, as it turned out, the room is tilted so that the lowest point is towords the buildings outer wall. It still needed to be ventilated though.

"The only reason this happened is because of the rainstorm. The garden probably got flooded, whitch ended with the water comming up the pipes." Thankfully someone was able to come on short notice, and was soft harted enough to give the poor sod a discount - on acount of having a small child living with him.

"It's unlikeley to cause you much truble, well- at least not untill next rainy season. But you might wanna take care of it before then. God knows what else might be wrong with the pipes."

Danny thanked him prefusely, offering some tea and sandwitches, to atleast somewhat repay the man - he insists!

And that's how the Fentons got only 90 dollars poorer.

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Another late night. It's so dark, so quiet, strange for such a liveley city.

There's a bright light shining up ahead.

"Hey, man...", Mark must've changed the bulbe.

"Hi..."

"Did you think about it?", wasn't that strange as well, how this stall allways seemed to be open just past it's time, how this young man seemed to care just a bit too much about someone he didn't know (how he cared about Danny more then people he had needed to trust with his life, a complete stranger)?

"I don't know...", what else were he supposed to say - Actually my kid and I are half human half magical extraterestrials and I don't want to expose my doughter to anyone that might suspect her peculiar development!! - "It just doesn't seem worth it..."

The kid was frowning at him something terrible, "you would't know untill you try. That's. The. Whole. Point.", really he was way too nice today - something good must have happened, "besides- it's only 85 cents. It wouldn't be a loss!"

"..."

"Just do it. If not for yourself then for Dani... Think how this could help Dani..."

"okay."

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---"and if the room's still available I'd like to have a look- thank you! *clik*"

"Well will you look at that... Let's not get too excited", he sipped his tea, "one thing at a time..."

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This is bullshit! She didn't want to sit here! The best place was obviousley by the tall table!

Dani had been placed, per her wishes, on her mat in the livingroom, but now had deduced that shed much rather have her dadis company.

"aaaaaaahhhh..."

She'd started off small, but that didn't seem to get more then a quick checkup. "But that's fine," she thought to herself, "it's just one guest, dadi will get me soon."

Then she waited and waited.... and waited.... damn it!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

"Ohmygod, hunny!" In a moment's notice Danny was rushing in, scooping and checking her for any harm, while Dani simply cooed at him.

"So this must be the little missus?" The bad guest - yes he was bad, Dani decided, good guests don't stay for too long - asked her, but he wasn't worth responding to, she wanted dadi to take her to the tall table (maybe there would be some food on it again?). She simpley turned away, pressing her cheek to her fathers chest, you know like a dignified lady.

"She's a little shy, doesn't like new people." No she wasn't, she was very vividly expressing her distaste for the man! Dorri would be proud no doupt.

"She'll get used to you in no time, I'm sure! That is if you'll stay?" ..what

"Well it seems nice, so... if you'll have me." ...excuse me?

The bad guest had the audacity to wave at her. Stay? Stay where? Here? NO! She was wrong! This man wasn't a bad guest but a VERY bad guest! How dare hE??

"Hi, I'm Hal. I'll be staying with you and your dad for a while."

Dani shook his extended finger. Hal was it? Well, bad-guest Hal, I'm going to make you regret this - and so she plotted away, there were tons of ways to get back at bad guests, because bad guests deserve to be punished. Teribley.

"See, she likes you already!"

[magic-shop-stories]

bts reaction to reader purposefully hiding an injury from them (mafia au)?

💌 Reply:

Ah, diving into the mafia AU angst pool again... I love it! 💜 Your request for BTS reacting to the reader purposefully hiding an injury? IT'S GENIOUS, thanks fot that!

NAMJOON

HOW YOU GOT HURT

You were sent to negotiate a weapons deal with a minor syndicate (Namjoon’s orders: “Observe, don’t engage”). But their leader recognized you as his weakness. Ambushed. A blade to your throat, a hissed threat: “Tell your boss to back off, or I’ll mail you to him in pieces.” You fought back, got a gash across your ribs for it.

You hid the injury for 6 hours, stitching it yourself in a gas station bathroom. But your phone died. By the time you limped back to his penthouse, blood had seeped through your shirt.

HOW NAMJOON FINDS OUT

Setting

he’s in his library

annotating Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

you stumble in

the scent of blood/ iron hits him first

Immediate Reaction

Physical

freezes mid-sentence

fountain pen snapping in his grip

ink bleeds across the page (like a Rorschach test)

Eyes

darken from warm amber to obsidian

jaw clenches so tight his molar almsot cracks

Voice

whispers, glacial

“Who.” 

not a question = a demand

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“I miscalculated. I trusted their fear. I should’ve burned them first. She’s bleeding. My fault. My failure.”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

crosses the room in three strides

grips your shoulders too tight

scans the injury like a malfunctioning equation

Dialogue

“Sit. Now.” 

already texting his surgeon

his hands don’t shake (they never shake)

Subtext

clinical touch

but his thumb brushes your pulse point (once)

checking if you’re real

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Anger

not at you

at himself

“I built an empire on predicting chaos. How did I not see this?”

at the syndicate

“They touched what’s mine. They’ll learn the cost of ignorance.”

Fear

flashback to his mother’s death (gang crossfire when he was 15) (at least in my mafiaAU imagination)

“Not again. Never again.”

Guilt

when the surgeon arrives, he stands in the corner

cleaning his glasses obsessively

“I should’ve been there. I am there, in every move. Except hers.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Intel

locks himself in his war room for 4 hours

maps the syndicate’s connections on a hologram grid

discovers their leader’s estranged daughter in Paris

“Ah. Leverage.”

Phase 2: Psychological Warfare

sends the daughter a vintage music box

(her mother’s, stolen from their old home)

note: “Your father misses you. Say goodbye.”

leaks their drug routes to Interpol

lets them flee straight into his men’s custody

Phase 3: Interrogation

Location

his underground vault

soundproofed

lined with first editions of Nietzsche and Kafka

Method

forces the leader to read your medical report aloud

“‘Laceration, 8cm depth.’ tell me, do you measure your failures so precisely?”

Finale

brands their foreheads with a quote from Thus Spoke Zarathustra: 

“Whoever fights monsters…”

Phase 4: Financial Annihilation

donates their assets to a charity in your name

texts you the receipt: 

“For your trouble.”

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

he’s distant for weeks

assigns you a bodyguard (ex-KGB, mute, terrifying)

you find him at 3 AM

re-reading your injury report like a penitent hymn

Your Move

corner him in his library

press his palm to your healed scar

“You didn’t fail. I’m here. We’re here.”

His Breaking Point

slams his fist into the bookshelf

first edition Tolstoy tomes crash to the floor

“You don’t get it. I planned for everything, except losing you.”

Key Dialogue

You: “You’re not a god, Namjoon. Even strategists bleed.” Him: “Then let me bleed. But not you. Never you.” 

(Voice cracks on the last word)

Physical Reconciliation

crushes you to his chest

heartbeat erratic against your ear

“Stay. Let me… recalculate.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!JOON EDITION)

to the syndicate leader: 

“You thought her my weakness? No. She’s the reason your death will be a footnote.”

to you, post-revenge: 

“I’d raze every city in this empire to keep you safe. Tell me to stop.” 

(he hopes you won’t)

whispered in the dark: 

“My mind is a weapon. But you you’re the hand that steadies it.”

BONUS DETAILS

Cigar Ritual

only smokes when planning vengeance

brand? “Monte Cristo”

nod to his literary rage

Glasses Tell

cleans them when overwhelmed

after your injury, he buys 7 spare pairs

Secret Softness

hires a chef to sneak banana milk into your meals

 “For calcium. Don’t argue.”

JIN

HOW YOU GOT HURT

Jin sent you undercover to infiltrate a rival family’s casino grand opening. You were posing as a blackjack dealer, but the Don’s son grew suspicious. To test your loyalty, he offered you a drink, poisoned champagne. You drank it to keep your cover, but the toxin burned through your system. You barely made it back to Jin’s penthouse before collapsing in the marble foyer.

You hid the poisoning for 2 hours, using antidote pills Jin gave you "just in case." But the pills were expired (he forgot to check). By the time you crawled to his doorstep, your lips were blue.

HOW JIN FINDS OUT

Setting

he’s hosting a “peace summit” with rival bosses

serving haute cuisine laced with mild sedatives

you stagger into the dining hall

clutching your stomach

room falls silent

Immediate Reaction

Physical

drops his wineglass.

shatters like a punchline

smile stays frozen

knuckles whiten around the steak knife

Eyes

gaze flicks from your trembling hands to the rival Don’s son

“Ah. This is why you RSVP’d late.”

Voice

laughs, sharp and honeyed

“Yah, jagiya, you’re ruining my soufflé’s grand entrance!”

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“Expired pills. Expired. I’m a genius, huh? Should’ve poisoned myself instead. She’s cold. Why is she so cold?”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

sweeps you into his arms

cradling you like a bride

murmurs: “Shh, I’ve got you,” 

kicks open the kitchen door

Dialogue

“Who’s the drama queen now, hm? Save the theatrics for my stage.”

his voice cracks

Subtext

blames himself

hands tremble as he presses a cloth soaked in milk thistle extract to your lips

(his homemade antidote)

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Anger

at himself: 

“I’m supposed to be the protector. The funny one. How’s this funny?”

at the rival: 

“They poisoned my masterpiece. Time to return the favor—with garnish.”

Fear

flashback to a younger gang members death (close friend)

(food tampering, age 24)

“Not again. I’ll burn every kitchen in this city first.”

Guilt

forces his chef to taste-test every dish in front of you for a week

“See? Safe. Eat.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Invitation

hosts a “reconciliation dinner” for the rival family

menu: “Apology Bouillabaisse” 

laced with aconite

Phase 2: Culinary Theater

serves the poisoned soup with a wink: 

“Bon appétit! Don’t worry, it’s to die for.”

as they choke, he plays their death rattles through the penthouse speakers

“Ambiance, right?”

Phase 3: Reputation Ruin

leaks their family recipes to Michelin critics

swaps sugar for salt

“Now the world knows your cooking sucks.”

sends their matriarch a sympathy bouquet with a note: 

“Roses for your loss. P.S.: Your son tasted bitter.”

Phase 4: Legacy Erasure

buys their casino and renames it “Jin’s Revenge Buffet.” 

free shrimp cocktails for anyone who spits on their logo

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

he becomes suffocatingly overprotective

installs cameras in your bedroom

“For lighting! You look better in 4K.”

catch him staring at your antidote vial like it’s a cursed relic

Your Move

cook him jjajangmyeon

burnt, salty, inedible

force-feed him a bite

“See? I’m fine. Now you trust me.”

His Breaking Point

slams his fist on the table

porcelain shatters

“You think this is a joke? I could’ve lost you!” 

tears mix with black bean sauce

Key Dialogue

you: “You’re not just my boss. You’re my home. Let me protect you too.” him: “Home?”  he laughs wetly: “Then… redecorate. But no more poison-themed curtains.”

Physical Reconciliation

pulls you into a hug

face buried in your hair

“If you die, I’ll kill you. And then myself. Then we’ll be a rom-com.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!JIN EDITION)

to the rival Don: 

“You tried to cook in my kitchen? Cute. Now burn in it.”

to you, post-revenge: 

“I’d starve the whole world if it meant keeping you fed. Eat.”

whispered while stitching your wound: 

“I’m Worldwide Handsome, not Worldwide Hero. But for you… I’ll try.”

BONUS DETAILS

Apron Code

wears a pink “Kiss the Chef” apron during hits

the back has a hidden dagger pocket

Dad Joke Defense

cracks jokes mid-interrogation

“Why did the gangster cross the road? To die!” 

(then shoots their kneecaps)

Secret Softness

learns your grandma’s recipes to cook for you

“What? It’s research. For… poison. Yeah.”

YOONGI

HOW THE YOU HURT

Yoongi tasked you with hacking a rival’s financial network. You succeeded, but stayed behind to erase traces, ignoring his order to “exit after the first firewall.” Their enforcers cornered you in the server room. A bullet grazed your thigh. You limped to a safehouse, sutured the wound with a USB cable and vodka, and hid it for days… until infection set in.

You passed out mid-debriefing in his underground studio. Your blood seeped onto his sheet music.

HOW YOONGI FINDS OUT

Setting

he’s composing a piece titled “Silent Retribution” when you collapse

scent of iron mixes with his sandalwood incense

Immediate Reaction

Physical

freezes mid-keystroke

hands hover over the piano like he’s been electrocuted

Eyes

darken from sleepy amber to black-hole void

“Fuck. Fuck.”

Voice

a rasp, deceptively calm

“Who.”

already pulling a scalpel from his desk

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“I told her to leave. She never listens. Should’ve chained her to the piano. My fault. My fault.”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

drags you onto his leather couch

cuts away your jeans with the scalpel

clinical, no hesitation

Dialogue

“Idiot. You’re lucky I hate wasted effort.” 

hands shake as he injects antibiotics

Subtext

hums Clair de Lune under his breath

the song he played at his mother’s funeral

steadying himself

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Rage

at himself: 

“I’m supposed to be the fucking brain. How did I miss this?”

at the rivals: 

“They shot her. My code. My music. They’ll beg for silence.”

Fear

flashback to his mentor’s death (a botched hit when he was 19)

“I won’t lose her. Not like him. Never.”

Guilt

replays your last argument: 

“You’re not my keeper, Yoongi.”  “No. Just your curse.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Digital Carnage

hacks the rival’s accounts

donating $10M to an animal shelter in their name

“Let the IRS sniff that.”

Phase 2: Symphony of Pain

kidnaps the shooter and his boss

chains them in his soundproof studio

Interrogation Method

forces them to listen to a 12-hour loop of Baby Shark at 200dB (yeah hate me for that)

“You like noise? Drown in it.”

Finale

brands their palms with sheet music for Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)

Phase 3: Poetic Justice

replaces their bullets with piano wire coils

sends their corpses back in grand piano crates

texts you a photo of their leader’s melted eardrums: 

“Track 7. Your lullaby.”

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

avoids you for weeks

burns the bloodstained sheet music daily

find him asleep at his piano

head on the keys

gun in his lap

Your Move

play Clair de Lune on his piano (badly)

he wakes, scowling

“You’re murdering Debussy.”

His Breaking Point

slams the piano lid

“You don’t get it. I plan everything. But you... you’re a goddamn variable.”

Key Dialogue

you: “Variables keep you human, genius.” him: “Human?” 

he laughs bitterly

“I’m a weapon. Weapons don’t..."

kiss him

he melts 

“…Fuck.”

Physical Reconciliation

presses his forehead to yours

breath shaky

“Stay. Or I’ll… compose something worse.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!YOONGI EDITION)

to the rivals: 

“You think pain is loud? I’ll show you silence.”

to you, stitching your wound: 

“You’re my magnum opus. Ruin yourself again, and I’ll erase the world.”

whispered against your hair: 

“I’d burn every piano on earth… but not the one you play.”

BONUS DETAILS

Piano Key Necklace

a gift from his mother

he wears it under his shirt

never takes it off

Coffee Ritual

brews you honey-vanilla lattes after nightmares

denies it

“It’s caffeine. Don’t cry.”

Secret Softness

writes your name in Braille on his bullets

“So they know who ended them.”

EXTRA SUPER SOFT ACT (CRUELTY’S CONTRADICTION) After burning the rival’s headquarters, he takes you to an abandoned music store. Plays Clair de Lune on a broken piano, lit by moonlight. “This is yours. The only thing I’ll never destroy.”

J-HOPE

HOW THE YOU GOT HURT

Hobi sent you to broker a deal with a "friendly" syndicate. Unbeknownst to him, they’d discovered his weakness for you. During negotiations, they offered a toast, spiked champagne disguised as peace. You drank it, only to collapse as their goons ambushed your convoy. A bullet grazed your temple. You escaped, but the neurotoxin left you temporarily blind.

You hid the blindness for hours, relying on muscle memory to drive back to his neon-lit nightclub. You stumbled into his VIP lounge, blood streaking your cheek like war paint.

HOW HOSEOK FINDS OUT

Setting

he’s hosting a “business meeting”

a traitor strapped to a chair

you stagger in

pupils dilated and unfocused

Immediate Reaction

Physical

drops his taser

his grin doesn’t falter = it sharpens

Eyes

glint like polished obsidian

“Oh? Did we crash the party early?”

Voice

singsong, icy

“Sweetheart, you’re dripping on my new rug.”

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“They poisoned her. Poisoned. I’ll melt their teeth. I’ll... Focus. She’s shaking. Why is she shaking?”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

catches you mid-collapse

fingers digging into your waist

forces eye drops laced with antidote into your eyes

“Blink. Now.”

Dialogue

“You’re lucky I like messy.”

his voice cracks on lucky

Subtext

hums “Chicken Noodle Soup” under his breath

his comfort song

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Rage

at himself:

“I’m the planner. The smile. How did I miss this?”

at the syndicate: 

“They think poison is fun? Let’s play.”

Fear

flashback to his sister’s abduction (age 17)

“Not again. Never again.”

Guilt

replays your last conversation: 

“Trust me, Hobi.”  “I do. That’s the problem.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Neon Nightmare

floods the syndicate’s warehouses with neon-green acid (his mafia signature color)

texts you a video: 

"All for you baby..."

Phase 2: Invitation

hosts a “charity gala” for their families

laces the champagne with drugs

livestreams their confessions to the dark web

Phase 3: Artful Annihilation

kidnaps the traitor’s leader

forces him to paint a mural of your face with blood and gold leaf

Finale

seals him inside the mural’s frame

“Art is eternal, right?”

Phase 4: Legacy Erasure

buys their nightclub

renames it “J-Hope’s Lullaby.” 

neon sign flickers: 

“CLOSED FOR ETERNITY.”

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

he becomes hypervigilant

replaces your perfume with neroli oil  (he swears he can track by its smell)

find him staring at security feeds, muttering coordinates

Your Move

blindfold yourself

find him in his office by touch alone

“See? I trust you. Even in the dark.”

His Breaking Point

slams his fist on the desk

“Stop. Stop being brave. I’m not... I’m not worth it.”

Key Dialogue

you: “You’re not just my shield, Hobi. You’re my light.” him: “Light?” 

he laughs hollowly

“I’m a blacklight. I only show the stains.”

Physical Reconciliation

crushes you to his chest

heartbeat erratic

“If you die… I’ll forget how to breathe.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!HOSEOK EDITION)

to the traitors: 

“You wanted a sparkle? Let me show you fire.”

to you, applying ointment: 

“You’re my equilibrium. Break again, and I’ll shatter the world.”

whispered in your ear: 

“I’d drown this city in neon… just to see you smile.”

BONUS DETAILS

Fashion Warfare

wears blood-red gloves during hits

the lining is silk

“For smooth exits.”

Coffee Code

leaves hazelnut lattes on your desk

denies it

“The barista’s obsessed with you.”

Secret Softness

built a panic room with plush blankets and your favorite manga

“For… tactical naps.”

JIMIN

HOW THE YOU GOT HURT

Jimin sent you to retrieve a stolen ledger from a rival’s yacht. You succeeded, but the heir recognized you as his “weakness.” As you fled, he slashed your arm with a jeweled dagger.“A gift for your prince.” You hid the injury, stitching it yourself as best as possible. By the time you returned to Jimin’s penthouse, sepsis had set in.

You collapsed in his rose garden, staining white petals crimson.

HOW JIMIN FINDS OUT

Setting

he’s hosting a masquerade ball for the city’s elite

you stumble into the ballroom

clutching your arm

orchestra screeches to a halt

Immediate Reaction

Physical

freezes mid-sip of champagne

smile stays perfect

his grip cracks the flute

shards glitter like tears

Eyes

darken from honey-sweet to void-black

“Darling, you’re dripping on my marble.”

Voice

airy, lethal

“Who let the rats in?”

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“I’ll peel their skin. No, too quick. Slower. She’s pale. Too pale. Should’ve locked her here. Mine.”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

Sweeps you into his arms

silk gloves soaked in your blood

carries you to his private suite

Dialogue

“Silly dove. Jewels are for wearing, not surgery.” 

voice wavers on dove

Subtext

hums Serendipity under his breath

the song he played on his piano the night he met you

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Rage

at himself: 

“I’m the puppeteer. How did I lose control?”

at the rival: 

“They marked her. Marked her. I’ll erase their bloodline.”

Fear

flashback to his best friends assassination

(poisoned roses, ten years ago)

“Not her. Never her.”

Guilt

bans white roses from his estate

“Red suits you better.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Invitation

sends the rival heir a golden dagger 

(the one that hurt you)

engraved: “For your last dance.”

Phase 2: Elegant Execution

Method

orders his men to drag the heir to a mirrored ballroom

forces him to waltz with a poisoned partner 

(slow-acting toxin)

livestreams it to the dark web

Finale

texts you a screenshot of the heir’s corpse mid-twirl: 

“Artistry, no?”

Phase 3: Legacy Erasure

burns the rival family’s vineyards

plants white roses in the ashes

“Blooms for my dove.”

Phase 4: Public Humiliation

leaks their financial crimes to their grandmother

“Granny dearest sends her regards.”

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

he becomes icily distant

gifts you a diamond choker with a tracking device 

“For safety.” 

find him in his greenhouse

shredding roses with bare hands

Your Move

wear the choker to his next ball

whisper: “Chain me yourself next time.”

His Breaking Point

slams you against the wall

grip bruising

“You think this is a game? I could’ve lost you!” 

tears streak his cheeks

Key Dialogue

you: “You’re not a monster. You’re my haven.” him: “Haven?” 

he laughs bitterly

“Havens burn, darling.”

Physical Reconciliation

crushes his lips to yours

desperate

“Stay. Or I’ll… build a cage gilded enough to tempt you.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!JIMIN EDITION)

to the rival heir: 

“You thought her my weakness? No. She’s the reason your death will be art.”

to you, cleaning your wound: 

“I’d drown the world in glitter… just to see it shine in your eyes.”

whispered at dawn: 

“You’re my first sin. And my last.”

BONUS DETAILS

Perfume Warfare

spritzes vanilla-musk on letters to rivals

“So they’ll smell me in their nightmares.”

Mirror Ritual

checks his reflection before hits

“Monsters should look the part.”

Secret Softness

learns sign language after noticing your hands tremble post-trauma

“So you’ll always… speak to me.”

EXTRA SUPER SOFT ACT (CRUELTY’S CONTRADICTION) After burning the rival’s estate, he rebuilds it as a glass conservatory filled with doves. Gives you the key: “No blood here. Just… us.”

TAEHYUNG

HOW YOU GOT HURT

Taehyung tasked you with retrieving a stolen Monet painting. During the heist, a rival’s trap backfired, a chandelier crashed down. You shoved Taehyung’s lieutenant out of the way, but a shard of crystal impaled your shoulder. You hid the injury, snapping the shard off and wrapping it with a silk scarf from the loot. By the time you returned to his gallery, you collapsed into a display of Venetian glass roses.

The scarf was Taehyung’s first gift to you. Blood soaked its embroidered initials: KTH.

HOW TAEHYUNG FINDS OUT

he’s hosting an “art auction” for laundering profits

you stumble into the gallery

clutching the bloody scarf

the room gasps

Immediate Reaction

Physical

drops his wineglass

it shatters

his grin widens unnaturally

“Darling, you’re upstaging the Monet.”

Eyes

pupils dilate

black swallowing amber

“Who… broke my masterpiece?”

Voice

soft, singsong

“Oops. Time to repaint.”

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“My fault. Mine. Should’ve burned that gallery first. She’s pale. Too pale. I’ll paint the walls with their veins.”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

lifts you onto the auction podium

ignoring the crowd

presses a jade dagger (his favorite) to your collarbone

“Hold still. This’ll sing.”

Dialogue

“You ruined my scarf. Now I’ll ruin them.” 

his hands tremble as he extracts the crystal

Subtext

hums Winter Bear under his breath

(AU!) the song he wrote after his father’s murder

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Rage

at himself: 

“I’m the curator. I protect beauty. How did I fail?”

at the rivals: 

“They scarred her. I’ll turn their bones into art.”

Fear

flashback to his grandfather's death ((AU) stray bullet at an art show, he was 14)

“No..."

Guilt

shatters every mirror in his estate

“Reflections lie. She’s the only truth.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Exhibition

kidnaps the rival’s family

forces them to recreate the Mone

with their blood as paint

Phase 2: Artistic Annihilation

Method

carves the rival’s logo into their leader’s chest

fills the wounds with molten gold

“Now it’s priceless.”

Finale

mails the sculpture to their matriarch

texts you: “New centerpiece?”

Phase 3: Legacy Erasure

burns their galleries

plants black dahlias in the ashes

“Beauty from rot, jagiya.”

Phase 4: Public Humiliation

leaks their forgeries to Interpol

“Picasso would weep.”

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

he becomes a ghost

haunting his studio

find him smashing clay sculptures

muttering: “Ugly. All ugly.”

Your Move

recreate the Venetian glass roses he loves

leave one on his desk: 

“Still your muse?”

His Breaking Point

crushes the rose

cuts his palm

“Don’t. Don’t make me care. I’ll... I’ll break.”

Key Dialogue

you: “Break, then. I’ll mend you.” him: “Mend?” 

he laughs brokenly

“I’m shattered glass. You’ll bleed.”

Physical Reconciliation

traces your scar with his bloodied hand

“Next time… let the world burn. Just… stay.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!TAE EDITION)

to the rivals: 

“You thought her fragile? No. She’s the fire that melts your gold.”

to you, stitching your wound: 

“I’d raze every museum… to build you a shrine.”

whispered at midnight: 

“You’re my magnum opus. Crack, and I’ll shatter the sky.”

BONUS DETAILS

Cologne Code

wears oud wood during hits

“Smells like… legacy.”

Artistic Outlet

sketches your face on enemy blueprints

“For focus.”

Secret Softness

collects vintage teddy bears for your panic room

“They’re… bulletproof. Obviously.”

JUNGKOOK

HOW YOU GOT HURT

Jungkook assigned you to guard a shipment of vintage motorcycles (his prized collection). A rival gang staged a “distraction”, a stray kitten mewling near the warehouse. You, ever the softie, went to rescue it. A rigged trap exploded, sending shrapnel into your leg. You hid the injury, using your belt as a tourniquet, and delivered the bikes… with blood pooling in the sidecar.

The kitten survived. You named it Tannie and tucked it into your jacket. Jungkook notices the blood after he coos over the cat.

HOW JUNGKOOK FINDS OUT

Setting

in his garage

polishing his Ducati

you limp in

Tannie pokes its head out, unharmed

Jungkook’s smile dies when he sees the crimson streak on your boot

Immediate Reaction

Physical

drops the rag

hands twitch like he wants to strangle the air

Eyes

dilate

flickering between feral black and wounded doe

“You… you’re bleeding.”

Voice

agrowl, low and guttural

“Who. Touched. You.”

Thoughts Flooding His Mind

“My fault. Mine. Should’ve been there. Should’ve smelled them. Stupid. Stupid.”

IMMEDIATE REACTION (to you)

Action

lifts you onto his bike seat

rips your pant leg open

presses a switchblade-heated rag to the wound

no flinch

Dialogue

“Don’t. Move.”

already revving his Ducati,

Tannie tucked in his hoodie pocket

Subtext

murmurs “good girl” to the kitten

won’t meet your eyes

HIS EMOTIONS / INTERNAL MONOLOGUE

Rage

at himself: 

“I’m the weapon. Weapons don’t fail. I failed.”

at the rivals: 

“They used a kitten. A fucking kitten. I’ll skin them alive.”

Fear

flashback to losing his childhood dog in a gang raid. 

“I'll fucking kill them all...”

Guilt

buys Tannie a diamond collar

“She’s… practice. For keeping things safe.”

WHAT HE DOES (REVENGE ACT)

Phase 1: Feral Hunt

tracks the rivals to a chop shop

lets Tannie loose to trip their alarms

“Distraction for a distraction.”

Phase 2: Brutal Efficiency

Method

uses a motorcycle chain to dismantle their leader

breaks bones in reverse order

toes to skull

Finale

leaves the body zip-tied to a “For Sale”

sign: “Free scrap.”

Phase 3: Psychological Warfare

steals their tires

replaces them with marbles

texts them: “Drive safe.”

floods their HQ with stray cats

“Meet your new bosses.”

Phase 4: Legacy Erasure

torches their garage

builds a cat sanctuary on the ashes

Tannie gets a gold plaque: “Head of Security.”

HOW TO WIN HIM BACK

Tension

he avoids you for days

bench-pressing obsessively

find him asleep in the garage

Tannie on his chest

knuckles raw and bleeding

Your Move

challenge him to a sparring match

let him pin you

“Still think I’m breakable?”

His Breaking Point

slams his fist into the mat (right next to your head)

“You are! You’re everything! And I... I’m just… this.” 

gestures to his bloodied hands

Key Dialogue

you: “You’re not just this. You’re my always.” him: “Always?” 

he scoffs

tears mixing with sweat

“Always is a lie. But for you… I’ll pretend.”

Physical Reconciliation

presses his forehead to yours

breath ragged

“Stay. Or I’ll… tie you to the Ducati.”

KEY DIALOGUE (MAFIA!KOOK EDITION)

to the rivals: 

“You hurt her? I’ll make you beg for hell.”

to you, cleaning your wound: 

“You’re my only soft spot. Don’t… blunt me.”

whispered to Tannie: 

“Protect her. Or I’ll… cry.”

BONUS DETAILS

Tattoo Tell

his ”ARMY” tattoo throbs when he’s angry

rubs it like a worry stone

Garage Ritual

builds a mini ARMY bomb replica to hang from his bike (but it's literally a bomb)

“For luck. Duh.”

Secret Softness

learns to knit

to make Tannie sweaters

denies it

“The cat did it.”

[musette22]

Listen, I may be a certified marvel hater but if there’s something I will always appreciate is seeing/listening to Sebastian talk about Bucky.

And I’ll say it with my whole chest, no one in the entirety of the MCU and it’s roster of actors, gets their character the way Sebastian does Bucky, in fact, will say that Seb made what Bucky Barnes is today. He just gets it.

And the biggest testament is the insane following a character that was written to be a side character got. Even decades later.

What prompted this was Sebastian saying how he chose for Bucky’s metal arm to be real and not CGI. Seeeee? Genious!

One thousand percent agreed. Sebastian's love for and understanding of Bucky, and his skill in bringing him to life on our screens, is a huge part of the reason why the character is still so loved today (another part being his chemistry with Chris).

What I really, really love is that Sebastian has always taken Bucky seriously, even when many people in the industry didn't take Marvel and its characters seriously at all, and that he's put so much thought and work into shaping Bucky's character over the years. He really made the most of what he was given to work with (which, let's be honest, wasn't a lot), and did incredible things with what little screentime and few lines he had. No one else could've done what Sebastian did, and Bucky would never have become such a hit without Sebastian's care and diligence, I'm positive about that.

(I will also say that in my opinion, Chris loves and understands Steve much better than he usually gets credit for, but unfortunately, he had much less room to mold and shape the character than Sebastian did, which means that he had no choice but to concede on certain points, where the creators/audiences expected him to. But still, I think no one but Chris could've done Steve justice the way he did).

[kalkaros]

Fanart for a Severitus fanfiction Alleviate by crimes_all_the_times, chapter 3. It's really quite a genious fic - certainly a crown jewel among Severitus fan works if you ask me. If you're looking for some good hearty angst, thoughtfully and skillfully written, with amazingly sharp wit on the side, I recommend you check Alleviate out.

Under the cut alternative versions of the sketch as well as my thoughts about the process

Couldn't decide which was the best one, since the one with Snape's silhouette is narratively most clear, and rich perhaps, but I'm unsure how balanced it looks. If you have an opinion on this I'd love to hear it.

(The one on the left is just a dark blob of miasma because I reckoned the Snape one didn't look far from that anyways)

Honestly there are even more versions, because I tried to color it, but I'll leave them to my vault for now. Color would have been great in bringing out the very specific atmosphere this scene had (specifically the scorching sun that was cooking Harry's brain) but I was losing my marbles with it.

Nevertheless, I had fun with this and I'm planning to properly draw Snape from this fic too, when I can choose a scene that combines recodnizability with my skill level (backrounds are hard...)

[alpaca-clouds]

Potentially Solarpunk-esque/Cozy Apocalypse Anime?

Yes, I am well aware of the irony of me posting about Solarpunk loving to humanize robots - and today recommending an anime about humanized robots. But hear me out.

I stumbled across this anime yesterday because Youtube tends to put anime announcements into my "recommended" list right now, and watching the trailer reminded me a lot of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, which is an old cozy apocalypse series with an OVA, that is well known for having a lot of Solarpunky vibes, and also having an android protagonist.

Apocalypse Hotel has similar vibes. The story is as followed: About a decade ago humanity thought they had it all. They had a new method for energy, they figured out space travel, and they had managed to create robot companions and robot workers. Things were going well. Until the apes started dying - and it turned out that their new source of energy was creating a new gas that sadly was highly poisonous to primates and was now in the atmosphere. First humans tried to solve the problem, but then this did not work out. Then they tried to settle the ocean floor. That also did not work. So in the end, the humans who could afford it fucked off into space, leaving the poor to die, and the robots to... well, keep on their work in the hope to make return to earth a bit more viable at some point.

Yes, this is a very, very WALL-E story.

Well, the robots of the Gingarou Hotel have indeed tried their very best to keep the hotel in operational order. But given that anything technological breaks down and they do not have spare parts, their team by now has massively thinned out. However, one of the receptionist robots will stick to her programming to keep this hotel running until the humans return, quite anxious about not having met the guest number goals in years now.

But then a guest appears. Only they are not human.

So far only episode 1 is out, so that is really all I can say, especially this is an original anime, so has no basis in a game or manga or novel. So we will see where this show is going to take us!

So far the first episode had me both laughing and crying. Laughing about the genious naming of the new gas that is poisonous ("Unfortunium" - wonderful, A+ naming!), and crying because the robots here indeed mainly really just exist to do their programming. They seem to have a little bit of indepedent thought, but not a whole lot of it, with the receptionist, who was created to mimic humans, obviously having the most complex patterns.

Which is kinda what I enjoy so far. The robots do what they do because they were created for it. They do somewhat understand the humans are gone and fucked off to space/died, but they do not understand the exact context of it.

So far, this is really quite sweet, and yes, it definitely hits the right vibes.

You can find it on Crunchyroll. :)

[theninjanomicon]

Concept art for McFist and Viceroy by Jhonen Vasquez. Originally posted on his tumblr which has since been deleted. Original description by Vasquez:

Here’s some concepts of villainy for Randy Cunningham -  McFist and his henchman the Viceroy. I don’t remember the exact description I had for McFist but I knew he was  supposed to be some kind of corporate jerk, probably former military, with his defining feature being a robotic arm controlled by a fish brain.  Pretty sure it was a fish brain.  McFist I think saw the biggest changes from sketches to how he appears in the show, with concept stage McFist being a stocky block of a man.  Looks like he slimmed down in the end, but here he’s a bit more of a cybernetic monster jerk.  I can’t recall if the fish brain’s old-school arcade joystick made it into final animation, but I thought it was funny that that arm would be controlled with as simple an interface as a joystick. Viceroy was actually one of my favorite dudes to figure out and I think he remains relatively unaltered from concept to final animated form. Described as kind of a super-genious henchman dandy, I ended up going with something inspired by Richard Ayoade’s Moss from the IT Crowd, and Sam Jackson’s Mr. Glass from unbreakable.

[snarkylinda]

I am seeing suppositions for UnSub!Reid on the revival and, as fun as the concept sounds like, I would actually hate to see it on the actual show. Why? Simple really.

I don't want my favorite character to die.

Like I think some forget this is not a shonen anime- if Spencer comits crimes he wouldn't had an redemption arc and then come back to his found family with a hot new look- he would just be killed. Point blank. Every single UnSub that was shown in CM no matter their intentions, or their motives, were either sent to Jail for eternity or killed off. And like what is the thing they constantly repeat all the time about Unsubs that already went to Jail? They won't go back. So they either kill themselves or get the cops to do it for them. You can guess what I am implying here.

Spencer was never a really morally gray character. He has his own agendas and his own way to tackle issues in manners that other members of the team never would- but he is geniuly a good hearted man. Him caring for SOME Unsubs wasn't him going full "oh yeah they were right to murder those people because... society™" he just felt bad for them. He is utterly compassionate. Being a total bitch that makes questionable decisions doesn't makes him gray- it makes him human. Even at his lowest, when he DID hurt other humans beings (emphasis on hurt, not kill) he got terrified, he insolated himself from his team and subconsciously convinced himself he was better off left to rot. He felt regret over the thought his actions could had caused fucking Cat to have an spontaneous abortion. FUCKING CAT.

Spencer was put through the ringer but his heart of gold remained, for him to go full Joker out of nowhere only to get killed off and be forevermore remembered as "that Genious cop that started up really sweet but then shit happened and he fell off the badgon." would be an fucking insult to anyone that ever cared about his character for fucking 20 years and a really weird, offending move that I hope they never ever think about pulling.

[sardix]

Solar worse then Eclipse!?(theory)

If you have watched recent vedeos since solar has been oficially in the family, you can see solars clear dislike for sun, and the tendancy to always remind that sun is the stupid one. While eclipse literally was the vilain and he did tell sun that he's weak.

Eclipse didn't do it as often as Solar simply becouse he never cared about hurting sun, sun was Just an obstycle and eclipses always goal was revenge on old moon. Eclipse even one time told sun how to save moon, when he got nothing put of it and Yes sun failed in saving moon and moon lost his memories, that was on sun's part not eclipses. Eclipse could have just said to sun that becouse of sun, moon lost his memories but no he told him that he has to go to Golden freaddy becouse eclipse didn't know the symbols needed for the ritual (since eclipse never thought himself any magic) and ask Golden freaddy to teach him how to re-do and contain moons magic so moon wouldn' lose his memories.

And EVEN NOW eclipse always asks what sun thinks, becouse for him sun's opinion is more important since he hates moon and the fact that sun and eclipse are most alike which has been proven many times in past as well as the fact that they know eachother so well they can perfecly reacreate eachother withought anyone telling the difrence.

On the other hand solar,when was left by himself with sun when moon whent missing has offended sun sooo many times and implied his stupidity so much and they spoke only for what 2? 3 minutes?

It feals that literally eclipse and solar are ment to be eachother oposites well... not really more like what id eclipse redemed himself and joined the family? or basicly solar being what would happen to eclipse if sun found him earlier and shown him kindness.(but we can see how with time they start to be more and more deifrent from each other, which isn't nececerly good or bad only time will tell) And here where is it ironic becouse seing at solars dimension you would think that he would like sun more then moon but that is clirly not the case.

And in eclipses case he literally didn't kill them becouse moon lost his memories, he's only goal demolished becouse old moon died and now eclipse had no one to have revenge on, so he just wondered what to do now and saw how pointless it was and then he decidet to warn the brothers and we know how the rest of the story goes. Eclispe has also complimented sun in his will to fight in the past and aaing that sun is strong on some instances (mentally strong), the reason why he also cares is probably becouse eclipse literally was at the begining old moon(which they recently implide in the show) until he was forced to be his own person, so that could be also why he cares for sun.(he aperantly has also all of old moons memories from before he was created)

So in conclusion it goes like this Eclipse hates moon and likes sun while Solar hates sun and likes moon.

And you may ask why did I ask the guestion if solar is worse then eclispe just becouse he hates the oposite way eclipse does. Well it is quite simple while on one hand eclipse is a villain and his dislike is obvious, solar in the other is part if the family so he is basicly even if not intenionaly manipulating sun more then eclipse ever has, becouse eclipse never acted like he was sun's friend or maybe not friend but part of his family. We have seen how coments about suns knowledge affect him and how much it hurts him when he is reminded every time how stupid he is.(which is in my eyes not true he isn't just a genious like moon, solar and eclipse) All that stuff Led sun to a path of self hatread, reminding himself each day how usless he is which Led him to beaing even suicidal and incresead sun's mental problem giving him bigger anxiety, panic attacks and after bloodmoons death freaking shizofremia.

So you can clirly see why and if that's not enough evidence and you think solar is better then eclispe, (which fair enough it is you're opinion and I may be even wrong, only time can tell) Ask youreself this:

"What moon would say if he saw how solar treats sun when they are alone?"

Anyways what do you think?

(Also shout out to my fellow solarxmoon and sunxeclipse shipers)

[insaneyukii]

Hey uhhh so, I'm sure i'm NOT the only one who noticed how Charlie looks a BIT too similar to Rocío on the demo right?

Sooo...i'm suspecting...following the Possesion theory (or Personal Hell theory)

Grace helped Rocío connect her conscience to the games.

In the same screenshot I used, she says "and here I thought she was dumbfounded by MY genious" which means, she DID that machine. And the way they are with the wires is pretty similar (comparition below)

They look prety familiar, except Charlie's looks...safer

And with Grace having already admited SHE made that, it's pretty suspicious

Also

THIS.

Well of course she knows that since SHE made the machine but, isn't that similar to what happened to Rocío??

And also, remembering my last post where I mentioned that Rocío's face is mostly shown melting, and Grace mentioning this...yeah.

Let me know what yall think!!