#rusty's dad

[lazyartdog]

Gay dogs

[goatvaxing]

boy venturer's one good normal day

[homunculovers]

Let’s be seahorses with mama

[vaultnewt]

thought everybody should bear witness to this

[slavhew]

what happened?

[drenched-in-sunlight]

Been looking at all your awesome Armoured Core stuff again recently, and it reminded me of something.

I vaguely remember that there was some reason a lot of folks shipped Flatwell & O'Keefe, I think something about their callsigns or emblems, but I can't remember what specifically and It's bothering me a disproportionate amount.

Would you happen to know what that might be about?

(To be clear I don't disapprove of it at all, it's just been on my mind and my internet searches haven't turned anything up :/ ).

o-oh.... the reason ppl ship O'Keefe and Flatwell is because of me haha :sweat:

there are only 4 pilots that use the MA-J-200 RANSETSU-RF rifle in the game and it's Rusty, Flatewell, O'Keeffe and Dolmayan.

the description of MA-J-201 RANSETSU-AR (another Ransetsu rifle in-game) states that this line of rifle is mass-produced for Rubicon Liberation Front.

Given that 3 out of 4 people that use it are RLF members, it's not a stretch to say O'Keeffe could be one of them or at least a sympathizer, since there's text data stating Vespers don’t favour kinetic weapons (which Ransetsu rifle is).

There's also that thing about how Flatwell used to be a spy & having swayed over a significant contact in Schneider's HR department + his AC being an agile, lightweight AC with the same design concept as Schneider ACs + O'Keeffe being head hunted by Arquebus information dept + Schneider being a subsidiary of Arquebus

-> i believe Flatwell used to work as a double agent in Schneider & the important contact he managed to sway over is O'Keeffe, who went on to become V.III

Rusty being able to rise so quick through Arquebus rank is a joint effort between the two of them (or as i like to joke the nepo baby allegation)

there are other things like Flatwell and O'Keeffe being the only pilots to use the same line of Furlong missile launcher (BML-G1 line) with Furlong also giving out the technology to help build Rusty's Steel Haze ORTUS, Flatwell and O'Keeffe also rank next to each other in the arena lol.

what you mentioned about emblems is one of my talking points too (:head in hands:...), Vespers are named after famous individuals and O'Keeffe is an artist, whereas Flatwell's emblem is a cover art of a real book

(if you want another truth nuke, the photographer providing inside photos for that book is Russell Munson.

"Rusty" is shortened nickname version of Russell.)

(i swear the Japanese fandom also discussed that, im not insane)

[evnnkinard]

tommy slowly kissing his way down to buck's neck. he starts with his cheek, trailing a path of kisses down to his jaw, and buck tilts his head to the side, breath hitching, to give him better access. tommy eagerly accepts the invitation, continuing his exploration just underneath his jaw and then down, down, enjoying the way evan's hand fists at the back of his head, fingers curling into his hair, pressing him closer, enjoying the soft, breathless moans spilling out from his mouth, encouraging him, until he reaches the juncture where evan's neck meets his shoulder. he brushes his lips against the sensitive skin there, and then- mischievous, on a whim, changes the angle of his face, moves his lips away and presses his cheek there instead, strokes it back and forth, gently, playfully, scratching his soft stubble against evan's heated skin, again and again.

"tommy!" evan shrieks at the betrayal, body tensing, shuddering at the sensation, shoulders shaking with tommy's favourite sound. his limbs turn to jelly, failing him as he tries to push tommy's face away. "t-tommy, please!" he laughs, breathless, squirming, and tommy's heart swells with affection, happiness, so much love he doesn't know what to do with it other than try to give even a quarter of it back. he smiles against evan, locks the moment away for safe keeping, and then takes mercy on his boyfriend, pulling away until they're facing each other.

"i'm sorry, is that not what you wanted?" he teases, head cocking to the side slightly like he's genuinely trying to figure it out.

evan's eyes dance with mirth, barely contained joy radiating from his features. tommy brings a hand up, cupping his face, thumb tracing under his eye. evan presses into him, melting, and then pouts, "you're such a menace."

tommy laughs, eyes crinkling, doesn't argue. he leans forward, closing the last of the distance between them and catches evan's mouth with his own, thoroughly kissing his pout away.

[cloudysarts]

FOLLOW ME,

I'M ON THE BRINK

OF VISUAL EPIPHANY!

LIFE IS A COSTUME AWAY,

OH, LIFE'S A WARDROBE CHANGE!

[uncaaj]

Fanfiction: Decisions (Bluey)

READ NOW ON AO3!

This Bandit Minisode is called “Decisions.”

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The door to The Mirth and Merriment swung leisurely and Bandit Heeler, Pat Labrador, Josh Border Collie and Diesel Kelpie sauntered out in various stages of wibbly and wobbly. Pat had his arm slung around Diesel’s neck, the yellow fur on his face rosier than usual, while Bandit walked mostly straight whilst twirling his keyring on his finger. All dogs piled into Bobo, his reliable orange Jeep and fastened their seatbelts. Bandit climbed in last as the designated driver and shut the door. 

“I think it’s time for a proper meal, eh?” said Bandit. “Where we goin’ to soak up our drink?”

“Nothin’ too pricey, Righto?” said Pat in the back. “The ol’ wallet’s a little lighter than before.”

“Barkeep’s thankful for that,” said Diesel, poking Pat on the top of his head. “Next time, don’t make darts wagers you won’t regret.”

Pat waved Diesel’s hand away. “Says you with your lucky triple 20!”

“Guys, I’m hungry here!” said Bandit. “Back to task.”

“How about a curry?” asked Josh.

“I had curry last night, thanks to you,” said Diesel.

“Oh yeah, that’s right,” said Josh.

“I could go for chicken bucket,” said Bandit.

“Isn’t the closest chicken bucket across town?” asked Josh.

“I’ll eat a boot off the sidewalk at this point,” Bandit groaned, clutching his stomach.

Pat opened the back door. “Uh, gimme a mo’, tank needs drainin’.”

“I wouldn’t use the bar’s dunny if I were you,” said Diesel.

Pat paused, one foot hanging out over the road. “Really?”

“You remember when Stripe spilled the soup all over the kitchen?”

The dogs paused to recall the memory, then recoiled simultaneously. “Ew!”

“Yeah, not pretty,” Diesel confirmed.

Pat shut the door, and all sat in silence for a moment, trying to erase the mental picture Diesel had painted. Pat then smiled sheepishly and reached down to hold himself. “So I’m gonna need a place for us to eat or…a bush.”

Bandit threw his paws up and cried out in exasperation. “This happened last time!” he complained. “How is it that whenever we go out, we can never decide what to eat?”

Josh, Pat, and Diesel looked at Bandit, then at each other, then said, “Dunno, mate.”

Bandit rolled his eyes. “Okay, look, I’ll solve it the same way I solved it last time. There’s a chippery down the street and I know they’re open late because we’ve been before. Is everyone okay with that?”

Everyone nodded. “Yup.”

“Right,” Bandit sighed. “Let's go, then.” With that, he turned the key and Bobo roared to life.

“Hooray!” they all cheered.

[vaultnewt]

Special little gifset dedicated to the bond between Giorgios & Rusty!

Thought now would be a good time to post it, considering the occasion. So, here's a warm Happy Father's Day to the best human dad that Rusty has ever had!!! :]

[gingeredroots]

YIPPEE all of my beloved vbros characters in one post💜

[just-an-enby-lemon]

A very important thing I just noticed when I relistened to RQG is how much Hamid is just despreatedly looking for a father figure everywhere. Poor boy has deep daddy issues and it will affect his relationship with all authority figures he finds.

[homunculovers]

I stand corrected: Rust apologized to Orpheus too, and with more pathos. He was excusing himself from having that histrionic reaction to Orpheus’ suggestion to spend the night in a motel.

Make of that what you will

[drenched-in-sunlight]

sometimes Flatwell put on his hot babe disguise and go visit Rusty in Arquebus, claiming to be his mom of all thing ....

[sunpoweredautism]

i just know that if i looked I'd find a well of 2012-avengers-tower-type fanfiction about the ocean's 11 guys

[jopzer]

i have a lot of real dndaddies art ideas but all that came out was this