#redacted damn-ily

[sillyguymilooooo]

Lasko’s listener is so fine move lasko NOW it’s MYYY turn

[heartf0ul]

Big ass fucking eyes fuckin bug lookin mf

Y ur eyes so big silly bug bitch man

[boobpancakes]

gotta overcome my mental illness so i can catch a nut

[raylazuko]

Okay, Fontaine act 5

Fontaine. Act. 5.

I know I took my sweet time getting there but damn it was worth it.

Probably the best single act in Genshin alongside Perilous Trail. Genuinely not sure which one is better.

I won’t spoil for those who are slow like me but holy shit.

[wutheringheightsfilm]

20 questions for fic writers

tagged by @trans-yllz THANK YOU!!! i'll tag @neixins ehehe...

1). how many works do you have on ao3?

3!

2) what's your total ao3 word count?

131,244 and climbing baby

3) what are your top five fics by kudos?

i only have three but the order is odd geometry, that dream you could never get to, and lazarus

4) what fandoms do you write for?

currently, only cql/the untamed, but i have written for bbc merlin in the past and someday hope to again

5) do you respond to comments? why or why not?

yes! i always try to respond to most comments i get. i love having conversations with people and showing my readers they're appreciated!!! this is to incentivize more comments. LOL

6) what's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

ermm probably that dream you could never get to just because it ends canonically 😭

7) what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

well... remains to be seen as odd geometry is unfinished

8) do you get hate on fics?

luckily not! everyone has been very nice to me so far

9) do you write smut?

well. i'm going to eventually (terrified)

10) do you write crossovers?

absolutely not and i hate them. sorry to yuck someone's yum but they're so not for me

11) have you ever had a fic stolen?

hopefully not and if i ever do i'm going to [redacted]

12) have you ever had a fic translated?

no! but i would be honored if someone wanted to

13) have you ever cowritten a fic before?

nothing published, just me and my friend ian having a laugh. i'm otherwise way too bossy to work with anyone else. me and my friend myan also write together, but we don't work on the exact same story at the same time. it's also not fanfic to ME lol. we just make contributions to the same universe

14) what's your all time favorite ship?

wangxian <3 it hasn't stopped consuming my brain since i was 18

15) what's the wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

oh so many. probably that lan xichen pov because detentionnotes did it better than i ever will

16) what are your writing strengths?

um... i've been told that i have a very good grasp on introspective/emotional scenes, as well as political dynamics! i also do a LOT of research... even if you don't notice it 9 times out of 10 there was a lot of background that has gone into something. i think i'm really good at getting into a character's head most of the time, and i know i'm good at pacing.

17) what are your writing weaknesses?

scene setting. my lieutenant can affirm that one. i'm sure there's also simple grammar mistakes i keep making as well LMAO. sometimes i really do lose grasp of what i've done previously as well---i have a bad memory, so sometimes that translates into me writing inconsistent character behaviors or mentioning things that don't make sense in context. luckily i have my beloved beta reader lieutenant to catch these mistakes for me!!!

18) thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

can be done well sometimes, but most times it's unnecessary. unless you're translating it in the footnotes for readers i don't know why you'd include it.

19) first fandom you wrote for?

ask me no questions and i'll tell you no lies.

20) favorite fic you've ever written?

ODD GEOMETRY!!!! i'm begging you to read it i'm putting so much time and effort into this damn fucking thing and it's genuinely very good. i don't want to toot my own horn but it's true.

thank you ben for tagging me!! ily <3

[autisticempathydaemon]

could I please get a match up?? 💗

What song are you fixated on at the moment? What lyric or verse, and why?

Wanderlust by Eloise and my favorite line is “How I’m with you is beyond me” bc I just feel really lucky to be with my partner 

What is your Enneagram type?

Peacemaker

Do you love gargantuan Youtube video essays, and if so, which is your favorite and why?

I don’t really watch essays, but I like cake-decorating tutorials and I watch them a lot

Tell me about your childhood imaginary friend. 

I didn’t really have an imaginary friend, but I used to dress my poor baby kitten up in doll clothes and make him sit through tea parties

What is your go-to way to fall asleep?

I read and journal for a little bit and then put on my sleep sound machine

If you had to change your name, what would it be, and why? (In tandem, if you have changed your name, why did you pick that one?)

I would want something really unique and go with no last name. Just Echevaria

What is your favorite of Redacted’s audios, and why?

I think Caelum is really cute and there is more to him than anyone realizes. I miss him 🥺

What Redacted boy holds no appeal to you, and why? Like, not the one you hate but the one who you don’t get the hype for. (I won’t judge, I promise.)

David. I do understand why people like him, but he’s just too much for me. I think if someone talked to me like that I would cry.

Tell me about that one book/movie/tv show you know all the words to.

I can recite Goodnight Moon from memory. I did a lot of babysitting.

Which Redacted boy are you platonically attracted to? Like- forget dating, which dude do you want to be your best friend?

Lasko and I have a lot in common

Do you have a go-to thing you ramble about when you’re tired, and if so, what is it? 

Baking again. Especially weird combinations. I hardly ever make up my own recipes but when I do it’s because I’m not all there

What’s your guilty pleasure media, and why?

Redacted is my guilty pleasure omg if anyone knew…

Ahh, a fellow Type Nine baker who relates to Lasko, my kinfolk. This may be a little biased then, but hand to heart, it’s gotta be Huxley for you.

Peacemakers tend to be diplomatic and thoughtful- sometimes to a fault, putting the needs of others ahead of their own. Huxley is a good match for you because he would never let that go too far, the king of taking care of his loved ones and being their rock. I also like that, if you don’t like kids, you’re definitely good with kids, and Huxley would love that in a partner and would just melt if he saw you reciting Goodnight Moon to a child from memory.

Huxley would be such a sweet partner to a baker. He raves about absolutely everything you make, calms you down when something goes awry as they inevitably do, goes out to the store when you had way less sugar than you thought you did, just an absolute treasure. Huxley constantly shares the leftovers with the DAMN-ily and his team, raving about you and your skills whenever he can. Also, he loves the story about the time you dressed your cat up for a tea party. As someone who definitely had a loving childhood with his moms, he’d love to hear about similar stories from yours and sharing his, revealing the parts of each other that existed before you two met, you know?

Song:

Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated/ By the evening sunshine through them/ Fiery gems for you, only for you/ Our house, is a very, very, very fine house/ With two cats in the yard/ Life used to be so hard/ Now everything is easy 'cause of you

I love the idea that Huxley listens to old-school music- like, that’s what his moms played while he was growing up, so that’s what he listens to. I also love this song’s vibes for you, because it’s so cozy, warm, and happy, perfect for the two of you hanging out, resting on the couch, and waiting for bread to proof.

Runner-ups:

Geordi is a runner-up because I also think of him as a baker (a la @romirola and her gorgeous fics), and who doesn’t love a team and power couple? Anton is a cute runner-up because I think he sucks at baking, which makes no sense, but he does, which makes him love and admire your skill all the more.

note: thank you for your entry, I hope you like it!

Read this post and send me an ask if you’d like a match-up of your own! 💌

[sheherlockholmes]

🌠?

alsooo i associate you with bugs, sherlock holmes, and gorgeous eye makeup. i see someone wearing pink or yellow or orange or purple eyeshadow and i’m like. damn. my friend tara would rock that.

and one million other things. david tennant, trolls, quark, gotham, etc etc etc. i love u so much keep posting forevwr <3

GIGGLE GIGGLE HEHE YAY ILY ^_^ TROLLS MENTION!!!!!! anywyayssss you are my 👁️ mutual and you ❤️ men covered in blood and [KINK REDACTED] and of course LEAVES!!!!! and btvs :3

[swanno-arts]

More fun rambles before I sleep <3 hopefully the read more works lol

Re: Charlie worships One Sin. Charlie stumbled across an abandoned L Corp branch, got too curious, ventured in and came across One Sin. Got enlightened or something and he builds a church above the ruin. He's basically associated to One Sin and the EGO Penitence (even though he doesn't really understand it).

The halo on Charlie's head is an implant of sorts. It doesn't seem to serve any purpose except being decorative. (?) Idk Charlie might as well lie lol

Charlie does not fight well. Penitence is solely in his possession for self-defense, allegedly. The most extra thing he'd do as a support is ramming the bus into enemies.

Charlie keeps complaining about TT reviving him, but at the same time, he has a fear of dying and staying dead for reals. This continues to annoy other Sinners.

Charlie cannot force himself to swear and will slur it into other "safer" words.

If you call Charlie a roadkill he will get your ass.

Charlie's color is called Damned Orange.

fuck dude i need to draw him actually all he has is his ref aughghh

The Beelzebus.................. yay

Many of Parker's skill names in any IDs are just really long rambles, much like LCE Yi Sang's skill names.

A lot of Parker's post-uptie chatters would have her rambling about other Sinners of the same faction. If there's 3 other Sinners, her post-uptie chatters will have 3 unique versions for each.

"Where do you keep getting your drinks???" "Wouldn't you like to know weather boy."

If Winston is not wearing his glasses, do not make the "how many fingers am I holding?" joke towards him. He will genuinely freeze up in panic.

Winston actually betrays the other Sinners during his Canto by surrendering them to B Corp in exchange of himself not being recaptured. He regrets it somewhere halfway.

Speculative stuff about Beholders, since we know jack shit about B Corp canonically. Winston is a Rectifier Beholder, meaning he has B Corp's Singularity (?) of redacting, deleting, altering, and incinerating almost any information - like those Concept Incinerators. As a Beholder, he can also project himself elsewhere, usually to spy or survey others. All of this has since been stripped off him after being detained.

It's rumored that N Corp (read: possibly Hermann) had requested B Corp to erase JS' name, technically having Winston to blame for it. Neither B Corp nor Winston has confessed to doing such.

Yossarian used to have shorter hair. What stress does to a motherfucker.

"Planes don't exist in the City." Not in my canon, not sorry kjh fuck you. I'm willing it to be canon for the sake of Yossarian or so god help me. It had existed and been used in the Smoke War against Old G Corp & co. before, but they were so destructive that after the war the Head banned it all together so now most City dwellers have no idea what that is. Bam! I win.

Yossarian has beef with Outis. I think. Probably.

JS was a weaponsmith for Fudge Motors Workshop back at N Corp. It's a fairly low grade class Workshop that makes both weapons and vehicles and had been seeing a decline as it tries to compete with higher class Workshops. JS was actually just laid off from the job before he was "taken in" by Hermann.

JS had been to the Smoke War, but not in the front lines. He, with Fudge Motors, supplied weapons.

I genuinely made the whole Quail-Crimson Guardian thing before the reveal of Don Quixote-Sancho and now these two are basically the same thing LMAO. Quail ily but you're basically just Donqui Crimson i'm sorry your spear is just Sancho's La Sangre now im sorry 😭

Crimson Guardian, looking at the Red Mist and Red Gaze: okay fine i can be the Slightly Less Red color. fucking hell.

Crimson Guardian had so much beef with the Hana Association. Girl why were you so angsty. what did they do to you.

Hana Assoc : yeah you're the reason the star related abnos won't violently attack the city and yeah you served your role as color fixer well but unfortunately we need to erase your color fixer memories bye.

"lah kocak" (gets memory erased)

was it overkill to put Dealing With a Literal Color Fixer for the 3rd Canto? maybe. then again, B Corp for Canto 4? lmao. branch f really is just limbus hard mode idc.

"whys crimson's eyes red while quail's eyes are green is he a bloodfiend" he is not - but also i have no explanation for it too OOPS. theyre probably just like. decorative eye color contacts or something. crimson doing it for the bit.

is mars even a thing. does the solar system exist normally in this fuckass universe. what the hell are you talking about quail. looks at pjm dead in the eyes.

remade that long post i accidentally posted oops. anyways. have some barely comprehensible rambles abt my limbus ocs bc art block </3

Only one Sinner per Canto could listen into another Sinner's inner thoughts (?) ala Dante. All Sinners could still see and interact with the other's story dungeon as usual.

In order of Canto: Yossarian hears Parker's, Winston hears Yossarian's, JS hears Quail's, Parker hears Winston's, and Quail hears JS'. Time Traveller hears none and cannot be heard by others ...?

(Tentative) The bus that Branch F uses is a kind of crude recreation of The Mephistopheles, supposedly made by Time Traveller. It has no name officially, but some unaffectionately refer to it as The Beelzebub.

Strongest to weakest Sinner, ala Regular Check-Up: Time Traveller, Quail, JS, Parker, Yossarian, Winston. TT had initially been uncounted for due to his mechanical existence. Quail ranks high due to her Color Fixer background. JS ranks third due to the influence of Blank Slate. Parker ranks average but has more potential should she considers her habits. Yossarian would've overtaken most if not for his avoidance. Winston ranks last because he has every ailment under the sun /hj

Any machinery created by T Corp could literally be considered as Time Traveller's relatives. This includes Steam Transport Machine and Backward Clock. Sometimes, TT refers to Backward Clock as his "older sister", unironically.

Before being nerfed by T Corp, Time Traveller had visited both distant pasts and futures. He knows how a lot of things had or will (as experienced) happen. He finds it interesting when a future occurance does not happen as he remembers them.

TT would sometimes feel "nauseous" and disorientated if his inner clock/sense of time is extremely distorted - He does not fare exceptionally well in WARP trains.

Every Sinner has an N Corp Inquisitor ID (Klein Yossarian, Mittel Parker, Groß Winston, One Who Shall Grip Quail, and One Who Grips JS) - except Time Traveller. This is because in this Mirror World, Grips!JS had killed TT, as shown in what would be Grips!JS' uptie 3 art :]

In direct dialogues, JS is referred by others by Jayes, but indirect texts would still refer him by JS.

Any excerpts, documents, and dossiers that had JS' full name have them either censored, scribbled out, or left blank completely. This is the effect of his name being incinerated/deleted. What is left is his ID, JS/07 M 378, which he uses as an alternative to his full name.

Abnormalities are Distortions that had gone too far. JS' distortion was already immediately in the brink of full control after losing Blank Slate's influence that held back the voice of distortion. Had the Sinners not reach him in time, JS might've been fully lost.

Quail, pulling JS out of the distortion: GET OUT OF MY DAD MS. CARMEN 💥💥💥‼️‼️‼️

Quail looking at Siegfried post-The Reliving: 🧍‍♀️wow i can't believe k corp replaced me with this dude

(tentative) Quail has a connection to the Star Luminary and Blue-ish Star/Blue Star during her time as a Color Fixer.

Winston's satchel uses the same space-storing technology as Butlers. He fits quite a lot of things in there.

Winston's weapon is literally his book. Thwack Thwack Thwack. 💥💥💥

He's trying to lose the habit, but Winston still speaks in Newspeak sometimes. You'll hear him replace simple words to things like "doubleplusungood" (meaning "horrible" or when he intends to swear).

JS, when Winston admits to cheating on his wife for Julia: are you fucking stupid

Parker, when Winston insisted he could fix Julia, seeing him nearly distort as well: are you fucking stupid

Charlie, when Winston continues to sob over Julia after his Canto: are you fucking stupid

Winston has the slowest speed due to a slight limp on his left leg.

Charlie worships One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds.

I have no idea where both Parker and Yossarian's native district are. You two talk it over and come back to me when you have the answer /j

JS was literally the first reason why I made LCB OCs. Now you know why I think about him the most <3 SORRY LOL

[taegularities]

“where did my smut abilities go?” umm I beg to differ cause I would love to be having the kind of sex your characters been having 💯

jdksbdhs LMFAO thank you, babe omg 😭 but ykw, still !! with the exception of the next one or two cmi parts, i will go ham with my future smut. absolutely ham 🤍

[kiwikiwii]

About Milo's audio 13/3/22

Little bit of a ramble of Milo's audio today

MILO AND AGGRO FOR PRESIDENT 2022

MAN Do i love this man so much. He's so precious and MMMMMMm I love him to pieces. He (and Aggro) care so much about Sweetheart it's so sweet to watch...

I'd like to believe that even Aggro tried to help but he couldn't see him and was just confused as all hell and that just makes it so much more precious. (Also Aggro meow reveal? SHeeeeeeeeeeeeesSSHHHHH)

It's probably not Milo's first time dealing with Sweetheart's panic attacks but this is probably the worst he's seen and honestly I think he took care of it really well. Grounding Sweetheart and minding their personal space was just really sweet and god does it help my anxiety for my stupid test tomorrow...

All in all, love the two, they both deserve more screentime and MAN do i have more of a problem with Milo now...Milo and Aggro for President 2022

Just a little bit of a backstory,, When i first started watching Redacted I told my friend I liked one of the wolf bois and I said I don't remember which (at the time i really liked Ash) and my friend said Milo? and i was like yeah that's probably the one and then I realised I've never heard Milo before... THEN after that I went to binge the entire thing and I've never loved any other boi more than him.. Tadaaaaa love story for the ages

[grilledcheezy92]

Poly!DAMN Crew Ice Cream Headcaons

Damien - Cookie Dough

Huxley - Pistachio

Gavin- (surprisingly) Vanilla

Lasko - Coffee

Dear - Cookies and Creme

Freelancer - Mint Chocolate Chip

@polydamnory

(Bonus: Caelum - Cotton Candy)

[sillyguymilooooo]

HUXLEY OMGG

[mmurderviictim]

love a man with fat tits and homicidal tendencies

[hearts1ckness]

vincent once again proving again that he’s the best rasmr man iktr!!!!

[readyandnot]

this made my night.

ELEMENTALS EARLY ACCESS LETS FUCKING GOOOOO

here’s my readyrambles :))

(spoilers under the cut)

OH MY FUCKING GOD.

I FORGOT ABOUT EA TONIGHT BUT OMG IT WAS A NEEDED SURPRISE

i’ve had two shitty days so this was definitely needed. thank you redacted. NOW- THOUGHT TIME

FIRST OF ALL- NEW ADDITION WITH THE LIGHTS AND WHOSE SPEAKING??? FUCKING BRILLIANT. IT’LL DEF HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE FIRST LISTENING TO THIS SERIES. LOVE IT.

NEXT- THUMBNAIL/TITLE/DESCRIPTION ALL AMAZING. HOIST THE COLORS WOOOO

okay okay- so, DAMS???? AS A NICKNAME??? SO FUCKING CUTE I LOVE IT- HUXLEY YOURE ADORABLE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PET NAME

oh god he’s nervous- i would be too, it’s totally understandable.

“damien.” “i’m freaking out.” “can i hold your hand?” “yeah.” “talk me through it.” THAT JUST SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THAT DIALOGUE ALONE.

“they are our friends, i know that. i know that they would just, just want us to be happy. i know they won’t care, i know they won’t judge us i know that. i know, i know all of those things.” DAMN RIGHT

“i don’t know why this is so scary for me, but it is.” that hits different.

DAMIEN HE KNOWS YOUR NOT ASHAMED OF THE RELATIONSHIP. YOURE NOT BROKEN DAMI.

“and anyone who has a problem with it can go fuck themselves for all i care” POP OFF

“i don’t know why it’s making me so nervous to do this.” damien you and i are the exact fucking same. BUT ITS UNDERSTANDABLE TO BE NERVOUS.

“you don’t owe anybody anything. and you don’t need some easy answers for why it makes you nervous to make that nervous feeling be valid, it is. even without an explanation. it’s okay to be scared, even though you don’t know why.” fucking hell i won’t cry i won’t cry i won’t cry-

“i want a reason. i want an explanation that i can give you because i, i don’t want you to think that i’m ashamed of us because i’m not-“ “i know damien. i know that, you don’t need a reason i know.” THERE IT IS- THERE IT FUCKING IS.

“it’s scary to open yourself up, even when you know it’s people you can trust.” TRUTH RIGHT THERE. HUXLEY ILY

IT IS ON YOUR TERMS HUXLEY YES.

“i’m here, no matter what damien. always, i’m right here.” fuck now i’m tearing up-

“i love you.” “i love you too.” AHHHHHHHHHHH GOD DAMMIT I LOVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP SO MUCH

DAMIENS SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER OMFG

“i’m gonna be scared if we wait an hour or a year, it’s just how i am” ME FUCKING TOO.

“i want to do this today. now. i already know the only thing that really matters, how we feel. and everything else is just background noise. so let’s do this.” YES DAMIENNNNN ILY

“you’re sure?” “kiss me?” GOD DAMMIT THIS IS TOO DAMN GOOD-

CUTE KISSES ENSUE- “i’m sure.” YES YES YES.

“i’ve got you.” “i know.” AND THEIR LAUGHS AFTER MY FUCKING GOD- this has already broken me in the best way possible.

THEIR BANTER ABOUT THE DRIVING LMAO I LOVE THEM-THEY FIT EACH OTHER SO WELL AND SO PERFECTLY. THEY COMPLETE EACH OTHER.

LASKOOOOOOO

GAVINNNNNNN

oh so gav didn’t do spring semester ( as he shouldn’t i wouldn’t either shit-)

freelancers just chilling and smiling alongside their boys, i know i am :))

THE MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUNDDDD BOLD MOVE REDACTED I LOVE IT. SUCH BANGERS TOO GOOD TASTE

“handle you???” lasko you make this so easy- LMAOOO

“oh i do love to be handled” THERE IT IS.

gavin on his best behavior for lasko- i love him.

“a little birdie” YUP THATS US.

OOOH HES STILL TEACHING- GAVS GONNA TAKE HIS CLASS AGAIN OMFG YES!!!!

lasko’s so fucking cute. enough said.

“oh? hands on?” “oh, fuck, i walked right into that one didn’t it?” “yeah.” YUP AND ITS HILARIOUS.

“favorite incubus?” “…” “that would be me freelancer yes” “unless of course you’ve been visiting other 7/11’s without telling me lasko” “NO! i havent, you’re definitely my favorite incubus, gavin.” GOD THEIR BANTER UGHHHH

if this isn’t fucking flirting i don’t know what is. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE ANOTHER LISTENER FOR LASKO OR ANOTHER CHARACTER TO GET PAIRED WITH HIM- THIS TRIO MAKES SENSE. THEY FLIRT, THEY HAVE HISTORY AND THEY FIT SO WELL TOGETHER. CMON-

“i’m glad you’re in my life.” “i’m glad you’re in mine too lasko.” GET TOGETHER ALREADY FUCK.

“if you’d rather i’d take a different session, i will. of course.” SO. FUCKING. SWEET.

“while i can’t say i don’t mean to tease you, because, we all know that would be a lie.” THE FUCKING WHISPERING. GAVIN. PLEASE.

GOD SEE LOOK AT THIS- LOOK AT THEM, PERFECTION.

“i-i-i-i don’t mind it. i li-i like it when when you tear me and and you never crossed a line with me, i-i’d tell you if you did, it’s fun, i like it and, uh- and i would like you to be in my class, if if if you want to be” do i need to say anything more.

NO SPECIAL TREATMENT YOU GO LASKO.

“i wouldn’t have it any other way.” CMON MAN-

THE HAPPY COUPLE IS HEREEEEEE

THE GANGS ALL HERE LETS FUCKING GOOOOO

i’ve never smiled so hard in a while holy fuck.

“be right back my love.” GAVINNNNNNN

LAKSO YOU FORGOT??? it’s okay- huxley coming in clutch. “how many backpacks do you have dude?” probably fucking too many LMAO

“well, well, well, fancy meeting you here my fiery friend!” “i know, that you know.” HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.

“know what wildfire?” “ don’t play with me gavin. not about this.” … WELL GOD DAMN-

“i’m sorry.” “you must have sensed me and huxley’s feelings for each other by now.” “yes, and i can also feel how nervous you are now. but, you don’t need to be.”

“does the freelancer know already? did you tell them?” THE HURT AND WORRY IN HIS VOICE

“they weren’t my feelings to tell, i haven’t said anything.” “thank you.” “do you plan to bring it up?” “yes.” “good, it’ll be nice to see you give him those doe eyes publicly, instead of trying to hide it for once.” THEIR LAUGHS

“i don’t do that!” damien. i can’t even see you and I KNOW THAT YOU DO IT.

“it’s sweet damien. and you’re allowed to be sweet.” DAMN RIGHT HE IS.

“i am not sweet.” YES YOU ARE GRUMPY BOY.

“hydrations important” so huxley has been influencing you- IM KIDDING LMAO

“i bet you’d love that damien” FUCK HUXLEY YOURE SO CUTE.

oh shit gavs coming back.

DAMIS STILL GONNA WIN PROBABLY LETS BE HONEST

“i’ve been busy.” “ohhhh interesting.” gentle gavin-

“it is?” “no it’s not.” “it’s not?” “its. not.” “sorry.” “for what?” “i-i need to go to the bathroom.” NO DAMIEN ITS OKAYYYY

HES UPSET FUCK.

“hux, is is he okay?” HE ASKS HUXLEY FIRST. THAT SHOULD BE A BIG INDICATION ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP ALREADY. TOGETHER OR NOT.

“he’s nervous.” “i shouldn’t have teased him.” yeahhhh that wasn’t the best of timing-

“you don’t know gav.” “yes i did. and i should’ve known better.” there you go, take ownership gav, we love that. <3

“i thought it might lighten the mood but this want the time,” “t-t-tease him about what? being busy?” lasko you sweet boy-

“no” “yes” well fuck that’s awkward…

“fffreelancer do you know what they’re talking about?” NO TF I DONT (but sky does tho…)

“is everything okay?” “everything’s fine, i just needed a minute to bring my temp back down.” “you’re sure” “yes freelancer, i’m sure.” “i’m sorry damien.” “don’t worry about it i know you didn’t mean anything by it.” FUCK CMON PLEASE ITS OKAY.

“mean anything by what? what what does it matter if he was busy? i-i-i don’t understand!” lasko baby it’s okay-

“maybe we should just start the race.” “i’ll sit out so you four can all try.” “no, wait. now?” OH MY FUCKING GOD-

“whenever you’re ready damien, i am.” “can you-?” THEIR GONNA HOLD HANDS AND HUXLEY KNOWS WHAT HE NEEDS GOD- THEYRE SO PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER.

“i got you.” YES YOU FUCKING DO

“damien and i wanted to tell you guys, that, we’re dating!” WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THATS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FORRRR

“wait what?” roll credits-

“he and i have been together since back in june! we’ve been figuring out the right time to tell you guys.”YESSSSSSSS

“oh!” lasko you’re too precious-

DAMIEN NO YOU HAVENT. STOP.

“damien you have not.” SEE??? THANK YOU HUXLEY.

“the only one who’s been an ass is me, but i’m very happy for you two.” GAVINNNNN

“i know it was just teasing gav, it’s okay” YAY THE BOYS ARE GOOD

“congratulations!” lasko i love you.

his rambleeeee he’s so adorable and sweet. he’s genuinely happy for them and there’s no sense of anger or upset feelings in his voice. he’s genuinely happy. his ramble going on about it proves it.

“you’re a really cute couple!” UNDERSTATEMENT.

“i had some suspicions-“ OMG LASKO. “but i wasn’t going to say anything” we know <3

“should i cut him off?” “let him go for a bit” THEIR CHUCKLES AFTER FUCK THEYRE SO CUTE

“lasko, it’s okay buddy.” “there was a lot of sweet stuff in there, thank you. we are happy, really happy. and it feels really good to finally tell you guys, so uh, thank you.” I CAN HEAR THEM BOTH SMILING.

“thank you for trusting us with it, and lasko’s right, you do make a cute couple.” YES THEY DO.

“shut up gavin!” “aw thanks gav!” soulmates. SOULMATES YOUR HONOR

“two kinds of people” “i-i mean i did kinda call it with the odd couple thing!” “do not side with him lasko!” “but we are cute damien! specially you.” “awwww”

“you knew i was sappy when you picked me!” “awww!” “STOP saying awwww!” “at this rate, there’s gonna be a damien shaped burn in our couch freelancer!” “well, if you four would stop teasing me, i could stop doing my best impression of a furnace!” “but i love your heat.” OMFG

“lasko, do not open your mouth!” “sorry!” “ah, shit”

“if i didn’t know any better i’d say our favorite furnace hates being the center of attention!” “and i’d say you’d be right! lasko, start the race!” “i told ya nothing would change”

YAYYYYY THEY KISSSSS I CAN HEAR ALL OF THEIR SMILES AGAIN.

“thank you. NOW START THE DAMN RACE” damien i fucking love you omg-

their laughs- ugh my fav boys i love them!!!!

okay okay- so. i have not laughed and smiled that hard in an audio for a while, it’s been really fucking nice.

i’ve had a frustrating couple of days, and this was super nice to just let go and laugh and smile with my fav boys :)) thank you redacted, seriously.

now- damien and huxley’s relationship has only gotten better and better. there’s always been some sort of connection between them, and they’ve always gotten along together. the way they’ve come to care and love each other is extraordinary and beautiful to see. after inversion, fuck it made them both realize not to waste any time, and they truly love each other. i love their relationship so much. they’re perfect together and i can’t wait to see more!

lasko- precious boy, he’s so sweet still to this day and so supportive. redacted could’ve gone about this in a different way and he’ll maybe in the future give lasko some angst- EVEN IF HE DOESNT DESERVE IT. but i’d like to think he’s either just happy with himself, or another character.

orrrr HE’LL GET WITH THE GODDAMN FREELANCER AND GAVIN. THEY ALL FIT SO WELL IT MAKES SENSE. if it doesn’t happen, no harm done! i’m just saying- IT WOULD WORK OKAY? AND BEAUTIFULLY SO.

gavin- it’s nice to hear more of his teasing self, even if he does have to get back to making sure he isn’t crossing any lines again. and that’s okay. he got into some hot water, but damien understands, and gavin will get back to that happy medium soon. love the best and only incubus :))

this audio was fucking great, and it’s probably in my top five now, it’s that good. it made my day, it was happy it was story driven and it was full of laughter. i love it.

WHOS NEXT- CAELUMMMMMMMMMM MY SON. OH GOD IM GONA CRY I MISSED HIM SO FUCKING MUCH. IM DEFINITELY GONNA CRY WITH THIS EVEN IF ITS NOT THE POINT. DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE FL WILL CRY TOO BUT HAPPY TEARS. ugh i’m so excited. and impatient lmao

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oo okay i absolutely love your writing you’re very talented! no pressure at all but can i request from that angst prompt list maybe ‘why won’t you let me in’ with davey n angel? or honestly anything with them :) sending lots of love <3

omg omg omg tysm!!! i'm rlly glad that you like my writing ;-;

i will absolutely write you some angst!!! >:)

ik this sucks im sorry i tried  :( ily ty for the req

cw/tw : implied hurt/comfort, lil bit of fluff n angst n stuff, work problems

Word count : 1,168

Fandom : redacted asmr

Pair : Davey/Angel

if u wanna read on ao3!! 

Angel was definitely the kind of person who would crack a joke to cover something up. Whether that something was an issue they were dealing with, or it was a little oopsie-daisy that they wanted to hide.

But, David “Davey” Shaw, Mr.Big Man Alpha of the pack, could see through all of their bs. Did he call it out all of the time? No, but he definitely noticed. Maybe some of the other friends Angel had made through the big guy weren’t as perceptive as David, but it wasn’t hard for him to pick up on jokes being made for the sake of faking a smile, or making sure only good attention was on them. 

Angel wasn’t a huge fan of having negative attention on themself. If it was a joke, or something stupid they and Asher pulled, then sure! By all means, they wanted to laugh it up. However, somebody asking if they were okay, whether that was physically, mentally, or emotionally? That made them feel... icky. They didn’t want that kind of attention on themself, so jokes would have to do.

Again.

David Shaw is more perceptive than most.

David knew it was going to be a long day for Angel at work. He knew they had been working on some big project for the company they were working for, but he couldn’t be too sure of any details regarding it. All he knew was there wasn’t really anything he could do but make sure Angel took care of themself when they had the time. 

He had tried sending them text reminders throughout their long work day, trying to remind them to make time to eat the lunch he packed for them, drink some water, and take a break when possible. All messages went read, but without response. 

It had already been almost 7pm by the time Angel walked through the door of their shared home. They were under the impression that David would be out on a quick job that night, so they promptly shut the door and groaned loudly while kicking off their shoes. Much to their surprise, David’s head peeked around the corner from the kitchen, eyebrow raised.  “Welcome home, Angel. Is everything alright?”  They stopped for a moment, looking to David as they dropped their work bag to the floor. A large grin overtook their face now, nodding their head rapidly. “Yep!” The ‘p’ was popped, the toothy grin quickly reappearing. “It smells good, Davey! Whatcha makin’ tonight?” Their bottom lip was now hooked between their teeth, and David could practically see the drool pooling at the floor beneath them. 

His eyes rolled, one hand now propped on his hip. “Tonight’s dinner is a surprise, Angel. I know you had your big presentation today. How did that go?” 

“Oh, wouldn’t you like to know, big man?” They chuckled nervously, swallowing the small lump that had formed in their throat. “I’m gonna go change into something comfy!” Angel was quick to turn their heel to lead them down the hallway, shoulders dropping as they could finally relax into the shared bedroom to change.

It didn’t take much for David to know that their presentation probably didn’t go well, but he wasn’t going to make too many assumptions. Maybe it went well, but there were a few hiccups? Who could know? He didn’t have a damn clue what it was about in the first place.

It was only a few minutes later that Angel sauntered back down the hallway wearing some very cozy pj pants and a loose t-shirt, work clothes having been discarded in the laundry hamper. They practically threw themself down onto the couch, stretched out as a lazy hand reached out to grab their phone that was on the coffee table.

“Angel, you never really answered my question. How did that presentation go today? You’ve been working yourself half to death, so I can only imagine it went well.”

Silence.

Yeah, uh, it didn’t go so well.

“Angel?”

“Yeah, Davey! It-uh, it went fine. Don’t worry about it!” 

Diversion is all they knew. They didn’t know how to focus on the topic, or how to tell David that their presentation was awful. Well, not that it was awful itself, but everything they had worked towards with it was completely shut down. 

Again, David rolled his eyes, placing whatever amazing smelling dish he’d been working on in the oven to finish. He walked into the living room, seeing Angel distracting themself on their phone. “Angel, what happened? Did something go wrong? Did you get nervous? You know you can just imagine everyone in their underwear. That’s what my dad always said, when it came to speaking in the pack meetings. ” They looked over at him, letting their phone plop screen down onto their chest.

“Well, technically everything went great! I gave my presentation, and that was it!” That really was it. I mean, the reaction and praise to their thorough project was incredibly limited, so they really weren’t lying. “Y’know, it would have gone waaay better if I could see you in nothing but your underwea-”

“Angel.” 

He was onto them. They knew it too, which only made them more nervous. 

Jokes? Try more jokes. 

“Whaaaat? I’m just sayin’! I mean,” They took to their feet, sauntering over to David, their fingers now walking up his broad shoulders to rest beside his neck, “I would do anything to see you in just your underwear. Or less than that.” They could only laugh at the low growl that left David’s lips. Not some sexy growl, but more of a warning. 

With a huff, David placed his hands on Angel’s waist, gently rubbing up and down their clothed sides. “Angel, can I ask you something?” 

“You just did.” 

David blinked, like, hard. It was a slow, hard blink because his patience was starting to run slightly thin. 

“Sorry, sorry! What’s up, Davey?” 

He sighed now, voice much gentler than before. 

“Why won’t you let me in? I mean, you haven’t done the most spectacular job trying to hide the fact that you’re pretty upset over something today. You got home, half slammed the door and groaned. You keep avoiding my questions about your project and making up shit answers, which half of, by the way, are filled with comments about me in my damn underwear.” 

David leaned forward, his head teetering to rest on Angel’s shoulder. “Listen, you don’t have to tell me what happened if you don’t want to, but you need to know that I’m here for you. If today was a bad day, then that’s fine. Just let me in. You don’t have to try and cover up your problems with jokes, especially not around me. Just let me help, Angel.”

His words were dripping with sincerity, and it almost made Angel tear up.

“Okay, Davey, I’m sorry. I... Let’s eat first and maybe we can talk about it later. For now, I just want to be home with you.”