#techie has been on the list for a while

[poppybros-jr]

I’ve been planning this ambush for a long time!

SURPRISE PROPAGANDA ATTACK!

It’s Techie! Techie is the coolest, she likes purple (the best colour), and you should vote for her! Here’s a few reasons why!

- Her dad is Nightmare! Yes, that Nightmare! I bet she could win almost any ‘my dad can beat up your dad’ argument!

- She has dream powers! I don’t know exactly what that means, but I think I heard something about her being able to see into other people’s dreams? That’s cool!

- She has sharp teeth! I have sharp teeth too! Let’s team up and bite anyone who says mean things to us just ‘cause of who we’re related to!

- I think she’s a gamer? Hey, Techie, want to play a round of Mario Kart after this? I’ve been looking for a worthy opponent!

Vote for Techie!

Techie belongs to @ivynajspyder and has a blog of her own at @hnm-tech-support

@kirbyoctournament

[ryewwww]

Request: incel virgin!eren is a peeping Tom on his neighbor that does OF. Masturbation, peeping, blackmail, cum in pants, cum on face, forced orgasm, vibrators

-> hope this is okay! Sorry for any mistakes!!

⚠️: NONCON, OF model!reader, peeping, blackmail, use of vibrators, bondage, degradation

You were too trusting. Too sweet, too soft, too naïve for your own good. (Except you’re a liar lol)

Your parents bragged about you on Facebook. They thought you were a successful corporate girl, working in a big office, making good money. “So proud of our baby girl!” They posted pictures of you in a blazer, smiling like the perfect daughter.

But Eren knew the truth. You weren’t sitting in board meetings, instead you were sitting in front of a camera, legs spread, whining into a microphone.

When you moved in next to him (it’s a condo), he thought you were stunning. He watched from the window like a creep, seeing you prance around, excited for your new home.

He wanted to avoid meeting you. He’s really introverted and you were such a pretty girl, he’d probably embarrass himself and you’d never want to talk to him again.

But one evening, you knocked at his door. Eren was home, not expecting guest and when he looked through the peephole, it was you.

You stood there, a plate of cookies in hand.

You waited for a minute or two and just when you were about to turn around and go back home, the door opens.

“Oh, hi! I’m your new neighbour! I brought some Cookies for you to enjoy. They’re homemade, no nuts in case you’re allergic.”

“Thanks.”

He takes the plate from your hand and you introduce yourself.

“Nice to meet you…have a good day.”

He closes the door in your face, not even bothering to introduce himself.

Weird.

You settle in quite nicely, the neighbourhood you lived in was beautiful and safe. So you went for runs everyday.

Little did you know that while you were gone from the house, Eren would go outside, dig through the soil for the spare key he watched you plant, and enter into your home.

He couldn’t help himself. You were so sweet and so fucking hot, he needed more.

He walked into your home, went upstairs to your room to investigate.

He’s super techy so he hid little cameras all around your home while he was in there.

Stole some of your used underwear of course.

What he wasn’t expecting was the second room in the house to have various sex toys lined up, as well as a ring light and a camera.

He wasn’t expecting you to be an OF model but damn he was happy.

Fortunately for him, there was a banner with your onlyfans user on the wall.

So immediately he went back home and subbed to your OF.

His infatuation with you got worse over time

He had seen you. Had paid you. Had jerked off to you more times than he could count.

He spent thousands on you. (He made more money than he knew what to do with cause he worked in IT.)

He loved the special attention you would give him when he would give a massive donation. You’d even send him exclusive content for his generosity.

Eren would pay for you to fuck yourself faster and this sick mf would stand with his ear pressed into the wall, hands jerking his cock vigorously at the sound of your moans.

He was soooo close yet so far.

Like a stalker, Eren tracked down your family.

He was amused to learn that you had been lying to them and he wondered why.

But whatever the reason was, it still gave him something to hold over your head and he liked that.

The timing couldn’t have been more perfect.

The same night he tracked your family and found out you’ve been living a lowkey double life, you sent out an email to top donors about meeting in person for a date

It kind of infuriated him that he wasn’t the only person on the list. He 100% has given you more money than anyone else so he should be your top priority.

Like did all the private convos with him mean nothing to you?!

He responds fast, “I’ll give you $10,000 just for dinner.”

The next morning you respond, “Omg! That’s so sweet of you!”

Eren sends you some details about where to meet, since you weren’t comfortable giving your home address away. (Little did you know 💀)

Eren got dressed in nice clothes (that his mother forced him to buy). He shaved his face, washed his hair (for the first time in forever), and put some cologne on.

He arrived at the restaurant first, booked a nice private room for the two to you

When you arrived, the server lead you to the nice room and you were nervous but excited

You were fully expecting an old man to be in the room but when you walked in and see your neighbour, you can’t hide the shock on your face

You stood there, completely dumbfounded

“Y-your Eren?”

“That’s me. Take a seat.”

You release your breath and sit in front of him

“Wow, I was not expecting that.” You laugh awkwardly but Eren stays silence.

“So, um, how was your day?”

“Better now that I’m with you.”

His comment makes you squirm in your chair. “You’re so sweet”

You can’t hide the fact that you’re VERY uncomfortable. You didn’t know what to think or what to say.

So Eren takes over.

“I didn’t mean for this to be weird, thought you were really pretty since the day I met you. And one day, I came across your content and yeah, now we’re here.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to make this weird. I just wasn’t expecting this. But I mean we’re here now. So why don’t you tell me about yourself since you already know so much about me.”

He told you a bit about himself but not too much. He told you he worked in IT and you joked that it all makes sense now (because he sent you sm money)

Afterwards, silence swallowed the room

But thank goodness for the server coming in to take your orders.

Fortunately, the server was friendly so it lit up the room a bit, but after he left it went back to silence

Until Eren cleared his throat and asked the unexpected, “how much would you charge for real life services?”

Your heart beats faster at the question, “uhh, I don’t know. I-I actually wouldn’t do something like that. This is just a date, you know.”

“What if I paid you $1000 to sit next to me right now?”

“Just for sitting beside you?”

He gets up from the booth and gestures for you to slide in first.

You hesitate but ultimately decide what’s the worst that can happen? Plus you felt bad because he’s spent sm money on you.

Well, the worst that can happen is your hand rubbing his harden cock through his pants

He had you close, nearly on his lap as he inhaled your scent

And when he was close, his hand came down to yours, stroking his clothed cock harder till he came in his pants with a groan.

After the date, you wanted to Uber home but Eren insisted he drive you. Besides, it’s not like he doesn’t know where you live, he’s your fucking neighbour.

You both walk up to your doors, and you turn around to bid him goodnight

“Thanks for the date, Eren. And all the money you’ve sent me. I really appreciate it.” You give him a friendly peck on the cheek before unlocking your front door.

“Do your parents know what you do for a living?”

You pause before turning, “n-no. I’d like to keep it a secret from them. I’m sure they wouldn’t react well.”

“Right, because you lied to them about being in corporate, correct?”

Your eyes widen. How does he know that?

“I-I didn’t lie. I was working there and then they laid a bunch of people off. I needed some money to help me get back on my feet.”

“I mean, I’ve probably sent you a hundred thousand alone. That’s plenty to get you back on your feet.”

“Yeah, it is.” You turn back to the door, hurriedly opening it so this conversation could be done with.

But Eren won’t let that happen

“It’s a shame. I’d hate to see your parents disown you, but you’re leaving me no choice here.”

“You don’t know my par-”

He name drops and states where they reside and you immediately back track.

“Don’t, please. What do you want?”

“You know what I want.”

Eren had you tied down to your bed, vibrator buzzing on your clit as he face fucked you.

His hands were in your hair, yanking you back into the pillow as you gag around his cock.

He was rough, had no mercy on your throat

You couldn’t do anything, just focused on your breathing so you don’t pass out

He pull his tip up to your tongue, making you suck it before pulling out and releasing all over your face

You sob when he’s finally out, catching you breath before crying at his harshness.

“Shut up, you fucking slut. Be fucking grateful for this cock, otherwise, I’m gonna tell your daddy his precious daughter’s a whore.”

“No, please don’t! M’sorry!”

“Better fucking be.”

He comes down to your pussy, lifting your legs onto his shoulders

You’re already wet and prepped thanks to the vibrator

He easily slides into your fluttering pussy, eyes closed as he groans at your tightness

When he starts fucking, you cry at his pace

He’s rough from the start, doesn’t care that you’re overstimulated and sore, just cares about taking what he wants

He has you cumming around his cock over and over, no regard about your well-being

You hated every moment, but you were petrified of him telling your parents

How he even found them is beyond your comprehension but he knows who they are and he has the power to destroy your life, your future, and your reputation

So when he bends you over and breeds, you reluctantly let him.

He made you stop posting on OF

I mean he knows the internet better than anyone else, once you’ve posted, it’s gonna be on there forever

But with his experience, he was able to get a lot of them down.

Of course, he didn’t want other people to be paying for you

He wanted to be the one and only

And if you wanted your little secret to be safe

You had no choice but to agree.

[nerdwrites-allegedly]

My favorite yandere characters tend to be the stalkers, the nosy ones that just have to find out everything they can about you, and worm their way into everything. Plenty of the Batfam members have their own ways of fitting this bill; I've seen most people go for Tim specifically for this. However, I would argue there's a better choice for this. Tim is good for the former, but not always the best at being... normal, for lack of a better word.

But do you know who would be? Fucking Barbara Gordon. Nobody talks about her but she's such a good yandere candidate and I need people to see my vision. She's like THE techie of the group if there's a way to find it, bug it, hack it, whatever, she's the one who's gonna do it. She's probably got a whole file she's been working on on the side; where you come from, where you work, your family, your friends, any bit of personal history she could dig up (may vary depending on what she's got bugged and how tight lipped you are), your search history, your grocery list, hell might even have your social security number if you've got one who knows.

AND she has the bonus of acting like a normal ass human being. She was able to hide her identity as Batgirl and Oracle from her father for years, this is probably nothing in comparison. It's simple to move into a neighboring apartment and play the girl next door. Even easier to pretend to struggle moving her things in; surely you'd be nice enough to help the girl in the wheelchair if she asked right? Hauling so many boxes and maneuvering the chair around has got to be exhausting. She promises she'll make it worth your while; dinner can be on her tonight!

(Nevermind the fact she has enough people willing to help they could haul everything up in one trip.)

Has no problem playing up her geeky or nerdy side either, whatever it is you like that'll give her an in. Do you like a specific book genre or series? You might run into them if you visit, or come back another day to help her unpack.

(You will help won't you? You're such a nice person after all! And it's not like she could do anything bad to you. Plus she already looks so exhausted...)

Maybe you'll find a collectable figure from a favorite series (Aw it's your favorite character? She's happy to work out a trade, she wasn't that attached to it anyway. So long as it's yours, she doesn't particularly care what you offer for it either), or she'll offer to play your favorite video game together someday, or even display records of your favorite music albums somewhere noticeable but discreet. Whatever it is that will get you to talk, to open up and even be a little vulnerable to her, Babs will consider it money well spent.

It takes time to build a relationship, for you to really let her into your life, but if Barbara has learned nothing from all her training it's that patience is key. The first time you let her into your apartment she has to suppress full body jitters in excitement. Her instinct screams at her to set up recording devices where she can, but she only has so much time, and she can only move so fast with her wheelchair, so Barbara wills herself to be patient. That can come later, during longer visits, when you trust her more. Game nights, or sleepovers perhaps.

(You've never had a sleepover?! Well now we have to fix that, come on! Lets go gather some blankets and make a blanket fort-)

The first time you take a drink from her without much fuss, it occurs to her she could have easily drugged you and you'd have been none the wiser. She's got no need for that right now of course, but the level of trust and access you give her provide a similar amount of satisfaction.

[cyberdragoninfinity]

it may be impossible to do, and if it is, dont worry about it, but i need to know your like. top 10/5/3 duel links themes, based on the music alone, ignoring the character its for

but if you cant separate them id still love to know which're your fave and why

OH YOU KNOW THIS GIRL'S GOT A TIER CHART FOR THIS EXACT PURPOSE

i actually originally made this back in may, so this was a great excuse to dig it back up and add all the characters/themes added since then <3 (and theres been some BANGERS)

but to get into the specifics lemme narrow my top 10's too hard to pick (WHY DOES ALL THE MUSIC IN THIS GAME SLAP LIKE HELL!!) so here's my top five instead, that a nice round number

First, Some Honorable Mentions: Z-ONE'S CRAZY KICKASS ANGELIC CHOIR THEME, Kalin's straight up heartpounding western movie theme; that weird opening warbly in Antinomy's theme; soulburner's insane Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Riverdance theme that would probably be in my number 6 spot i think.

anyway, The Real Favs!

#5: Supreme King Jaden's theme for that absolutely heartwrenching soulful opening guitar riff alone. It's just a really beautiful track to me; I usually like the guitar-heavy DL tracks a lot anyway but this is just one of the absolute best to me.

#4: GOTTA BE JACK ATLAS'S CRAZY EUROBEAT BANGER OF A THEME the first time i heard this track blow my tits clean off. It's so good. (and as an aside, while mostly trying to ignore The Characters Themselves tied to the themes for this list, I do love that Jack's theme invokes the techy dance eurobeat of his actual in-show battle theme. it's a cool detail!) Just an absolutely hype as hell song. It makes me feel like Reneta Bliss, Your Freestyle Dance Teacher

#3: A FRESH AND NEW AND 2024 ENTRY but Spectre's theme just goes fucking bonkers. The most "this sounds like something out of a toby fox game" type song in Duel Links hands down. It's weird and it's rhythm is so entrancing and then the beat drops and it's just like OH OK LET'S GET FUNKY WITH IT ALRIGHT. great song, really dig it.

#2: Absolutely Gong Strong's terminally underrated theme, start to finish it just goes hard as all hell. The military-march drums and horns combined with those very traditional Japanese flutes and strings has no damn right to work together as well as they do. It's a shame nobody even plays Gong in pvp so i NEVER GET TO HEAR THIS MASTERPIECE OF A SONG!!! >:(

AAAND MY #1 FAV DUEL LINKS THEME: hands down no contest it's Yugo's theme AND IM NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE I LOVE YUGO. THIS TRACK WAS BLASTING MY BRAIN IN HALF MONTHS BEFORE I EVEN TOUCHED ARC-V. just everything about it is absolutely fucking S-tier. That sick as hell chiptune opening, the techno dance beat that pops the fuck off, the crazy sweeping strings and horns and invocation of the yuboys' leitmotif, it is SO so fucking good, I could listen to it for hours.

[masterjedilenawrites]

Heyy 🌸🩷 I’ve been a really big fan of your Headcanons about the boys <3 I wanted to request something as well and it’s

,,what are their favorite fragrances on you“ or what fragrance really attracts them I know for a fact Crosshair would go for something strong

This is a fun one, thank you! I went with smells in general, so it could apply to a perfume on a partner or a fragrance they'll smell in their environment that makes them happy 😊

(I actually have a different HC for Crosshair, but I could see him enjoying a good strong scent every once in a while.)

Fox and Jesse love sweeter smells, though only Fox would ever actually admit this. Anything sugary, flowery, or fruity is their jam.

Kix and Crosshair tend to go for clean smells, something fresh like soap or ocean breeze, or more sharp like citrus or lemongrass.

Wrecker and Mayday prefer natural aromas, whether it's someone's B.O. (no joke, they don't mind a little sweat), or something woodsy and mossy. 

Wolffe and Hardcase go nuts for something dark and heavy, especially if it has a hint of spice. They want to feel surrounded by the scent.

Cody and Tup are classic vanilla guys. They like the simplicity and homeliness of it, making them feel like they're wrapped in a cozy blanket.

Fives and Tech enjoy complex fragrances, things that keep them guessing. Like an aged wine, blended incense, or a layered perfume/lotion.

Rex and Echo have a thing for lavender. It's calm and refreshing, but it also has an herbal tone to it that gives it just the right kick.

Dogma and Hunter don't really have a preference, just so long as it's not too strong/thick. They are rather sensitive to smells and don't want to be overwhelmed.

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[luimnigh]

Okay, I wanna pitch a Marvel movie.

Now, this is a Marvel movie that will absolutely never get made. They would not allow this. So here's my pitch:

We open on a heist. A group of absolutely Z-list, one-paragraph-on-the-marvel-wiki, single-digit-appearance-count supervillains robbing a secure facility. The villain that hired them narrates the plan as we watch, and while it doesn't go off without a hitch, some of the more bloodthirsty villains cause some unecessary bloodshed, it succeeds.

Our villain protagonists leave the scene in a van, loot inside, and drive off into the countryside to a rural, isolated house in the forest to lay low for a couple days. Everyone's celebrating their success, they're drinking, there's some drugs, a few people sneak off for sex. This is the point where we get to know the personalities of our villains, some are assholes, some are complete monsters, and there's a few people who are pretty decent and are really only in supervillainy because life dealt them a shit hand. We can see factions dividing our group of villains.

Their boss finally arrives separately, sporting some more villains as muscle, and the conversation turns back to business: the division of the loot.

And then someone finds a body outside.

One of the villains has been murdered. Everyone is immediately suspicious of everyone else, accusations are thrown, motives speculated, tensions get higher and higher, weapons get drawn-

A shot rings out. Everyone either opens fire or runs. One or two villains die in the crossfire, others are injured, this goes on until one of the more sympathetic villains calls for a ceasefire.

They're in the middle of trying to talk everyone down when they hear a car engine start, and one of the villains who ran from the fight bursts out of the garage in the getaway van-

With the loot still inside.

A few of the villains fire shots at it, but are soon stopped- they could destroy the loot. The boss explains as the van drives down the road that with his resources, tracking the villain that's double-crossed them would be easy as-

And then the van explodes in the background.

As our main party of villains makes their way to the burning wreckage, flaming dollar bills falling around them, they speculate on who the hell boobytrapped the getaway van-

But are interrupted by a click.

One of our villains looks down to see that nobody boobytrapped the van. Someone landmined the road.

Thankfully, one of our villains is a techie, and after a few tension-filled minutes, they disarm the mine. The villain who stepped on the mine is thankful, and the techie explains that they should be able to clear the road soon enough, right before their head explodes in a shower of gore.

If the landmines hadn't made it clear enough, that certainly sealed the deal: this wasn't a double cross, this wasn't an ordinary murder.

They're being hunted.

This is a slasher movie.

The film continues on, the villains getting picked off one at a time in creative and gruesome ways, some even having their tech stolen and used to kill other villains. But throughout, we never catch a glimpse of the killer.

Right up to the end of start of the final act. By this stage, you've started to root for our supervillains to overcome this. There's a few assholes left you wouldn't mind seeing die before the final curtain, but the killer's will have lost sympathy by this stage, having killed some of the more likable villains. We wanna see them pay for that.

And just as the killer is stabbing one of those likable villains to death, our surving villains, and the audience, finally catch sight of the predator that's been stalking them through the night.

A man dressed all in black... except for big white skull painted on his chest.

And suddenly there's no guarantee that any of the villains you've come to like are walking away alive.

[twst-hottest-takes]

Time to jump the gun here. Thoughts/rankings on the Blazing Jewel Songs?

If “Far-Out” isn’t near the top then your opinion is invalid. /j

The what now?

. . .OH! You mean the dorm songs!

Yeah, we can do that.

*Clears throat*

Ranking the 5th Anniversary Blazing Jewel Dorm Songs based on my own personal tastes!

Disclaimer: I LIKE ALL OF THE SONGS! At this point I have listened to all the songs multiple times and it's been really hard to place some of them above others so I had to come up with some arbitrary way of actually ranking them. I still haven't looked up the lyrics for all the songs let alone anayzed how much I think they reflect the dorms or anything deep like that. In the end it mostly boils down to just the vibes and personal taste. I AM ABOUT TO SHAMELESSLY SHARE MY BIASES.

(That being said I think Anon will not be disappointed with where "Far Out" is placed.)

7: "恣意天変" (Diasomnia)--It's slow. I don't feel like dancing when I hear it. It's beautiful, but as far as Malleus singing goes I like "Make a Wish" more and I think that song spoiled this one for me a bit. This one just doesn't impress me much. If I was going to make a workout playlist this one might be for stretching. . .maybe.

6: "La volonté" (Pomefiore)--Weirdly enough, my bias against Pomefiore didn't land this one in last. I actually really like the beat of this song, and while it's not a workout song, I find myself swaying while listening to it, which is more than I can say for the previous one. Now it can't go any higher because that's all I can vibe with and I've already heard the Pompom boys sing way too many times.

5: "Entanglement" (Octavinelle)--I've always loved the Jazz club vibe Octavinelle has going for it. It's also one of my favorite dorms. But again I had to pick either this one or Obedience to be next and going purely off of vibes, this one has yet to get stuck in my head unprompted. Overall good stuff but I had rank one lower. (Azul is going to kill me for this.)

4: "Obedience" (Heartslabyul)--Fighting really hard Octavinelle for this middle spot. It loses points overall for being the most generic song of the bunch. It doesn't sound like it belongs in Hearstlabyul, it sounds like normie JPOP idol group music. This song might as well have no association with Twisted Wonderland. I like to listen to it a lot, but I can't in good conscience place it above the middle.

3: "DIADEM" (Savanaclaw)--You just know I wanted to make this number one, and it WOULD be if Jack and Ruggie could carry a tune. They can't. At least not compared to Leona. The singing is just lack luster enough for me to want to cry, but my Savanaclaw bias can at least get it up to third place. Also the song itself is a bop and I can put it on repeat without any trouble. If the bass was bassier and my boy could actually sing, DIADEM would top the list no problem. Alas, Leona carries the vocals, HARD and him essentially singing backup to his underclassmen is just enough to take me out of it. (I'M SORRY BOYS!)

2: "双絶アイオーン" (Ignihyde)--What do you want me to say? Ignihyde pretty much always gets quality stuff.~ Bonus points for the backing track sounding like something out of a Crash Bandicoot game. Very techy, very bouncy, very fun. Since I mentiond the singing a couple of times before I may as well say that Idia and Ortho have fine enough voices.

1: "Far Out" (Scarabia)--So. . .unlike with Diasomnia and Pomefiore I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF JAMIL AND KALIM SINGING! Their vocal performance alone could land this song as my number one favorite, but coupled with the music there's really no contest. Scarabia got a big win with this ones. Good for them!

I hope you like how this turned out. This is probably the least formal ranking list I have made so far, so I apologize if the casual nature of it is off-putting or not what you would have hoped. I am so happy we got dorm songs, and I really do like all of them so it got hard to justify putting one above the other.

Thank you for asking!

[tech-deck]

Tech-Deck 2.0!!...sorta

This is a long one folks, so I'll add a TLDR at the bottom. But for those who wish to read on, grab some popcorn :3

Hello friends! It's been a while. like, a year or so I guess? There may be some who remember me, and there may be some who are like "never heard of ya!" and that's quite alright!

My name is Tech-Deck, or Techie, or Amber (by person to person mostly, but anyone is welcome to call me by that name too) I used to be someone who posted an re-blogged a lot back during the heydays of a show called "The Bad Batch"

A year ago I made the ulimate decision of destroying my tumblr account of, geez 11 years? I had it since 2012, but really didn't do much on it for a long time. That was until I got hooked into the Star Wars fandom. And suddenly it was like an entirely new wave of socializing had swept me under my own two feet!

I fell in love with a show called "The Mandalorian" during lockdown and had such a blast that I wanted more SW content, but didn't really know what else to watch that I found interesting.

And then my brother told me about this Clone Wars spinoff called "The Bad Batch" and I watched the first hour long premiere and I was instantly hooked.

But at the time I had not seen much of The Clone Wars TV show outside of a few stray episodes on cable TV. so I knew I had to dig my heels and go back to watch the entire 7 season run of the show and...My God what a show it was! (This is why I'm an avid cartoon = for everyone ambassador because holy hell!) So much drama, and action and political espionage and sabotage and all the "tages" lol.

From there I got back to the new show that seemed to be an interesting spin-off of TCW and it was something in that show that really sparked my shift into more social and creative avenues.

I joined Discord for the first time, I started to connect to a lot of other fans of the show, and then....I got the inspiration to write!

and my God, did I have a lot to write about, or moreso I had a lot to write about a certain character. But the bottom line in the moment was I had jumped into a new creative avenue that I never thought I would ever do. And, not to toot my own horn, but I felt like I did pretty well with my works. At least the ones important to me were.

I enjoyed the love and even the constructive criticism I got, I went through the same fun of watching each episode and wanting to write my own characters, or ideas into each one, but alas my time management and slow writing speeds didn't quite match up all the time.

And lets just say, that in all my years of living, I have met friends for a season, a reason, and a lifetime thanks to this fandom. I get to work with an amazingly talented, awesome, and wonderful individual who has been nothing but supportive of my endeavors and I am so very thankful to have them in my life! so yes, thank you @tech-aficionado!!

And of course, there are too many to list here, but I have made some incredible friends that have pushed me, and inspired me to not only write, but to be more open about my experiences and challenges, and dare I say, my strangeness in such a strange world.

...With all that said...why did I leave tumblr then if I was doing great?

To be honest...on the inside I let my own self doubts and criticisms get the best of me.

Many days i would struggle to even open up my discord or chat with people, or even be honest in how i was feeling. I could tell that a lot of external pressure I thought I felt was really my own self-hate and guilt seeping through the smiles and bright eyes. I wanted to be open, but something was holding me back from explaining my sorrows, and ultimately I also could tell my main struggle was hoping for absolute recognition.

I realize it's a silly thing now, but back then I would be disheartened at the lack of response or comments and such to my works or to my replies. I felt like there was still this invisible wall that I couldn't get past to be part of this greater collective of individuals. I let my idea of perfectionism and need for approval get the best of me, and I finally had a moment of clarity driving out to a hike one day.

There were many times I wanted to delete everything social media wise and just forego the entirety of it. To finally be like me in my youth where all I really needed was the open air and a good book and some irl friends to hang with.

So I finally deleted my tumblr account and oddly enough, it did feel like a giant weight came off of my shoulders. Like I no longer had to feel like I needed to prove myself by writing all the time, or trying to engage in fandom chats with everyone at all times. I finally felt free to let my real personality and introverted needs to take over.

I was still pretty active on Discord with friends, but even then soon I started to dwindle in my comments and posts. Gone were the days where I would have the app open on my laptop or phone, ready to jump into a conversation about the latest episode or the latest spicy fic one of us wrote!

Now I barely keep check, I'm on a few times during the week, but it's mostly DM's to my boss, who is currently sitting next o me as I type like my keyboard is on fire, about how annoying our co-workers can be, or planned trips to places together. But I can tell that this is exactly where I am the happiest.

I love all my friends that I have made on here and on Discord or other media, and I want you all to know that I will never not love you all so much, but I also know that my own sanity rests with more quiet time than probably most people.

I'm a loner at heart, always have been and I probably will most likely be for the rest of my life. Do I have my days where I need social contact, yes. But even then there are moments where my battery just dips so drastically that I need a breather for a week or 2 before I come back online, or chat again.

So now the real question...why am I back on Tumblr, where it all began?

Well, I guess I never really left this place. I had this new account for a while, mostly to make sure my friends were doing okay that I didn't chat to much, but also, there's just something I enjoy about seeing everyone's passions and love to share their creativity and liveliness on one of the last genuine social sites left. I can't bear the idea of not having something great to read or share with others and this is that one place that sparks creativity in others...it definitely did for me :3

So now you all know, at least whoever read all the way through! (I commend you, it was definitely a lot to process myself) and I want you all to know that I'm not fully back and running a blog like I used to. I don't write much at all anymore, and I probably won't pick it up much again unless I really feel the urge, but even those urges are just small WIP's that hang out in my docs for years collecting dust and growing new mold spores!

I'm just here, vibing to my own tunes and at my own pace, and I have made peace with that. And I want to encourage you all to also take a breather from time to time, you don't have to delete anything if you're not as insane to jump the gun like I did.

But take some time to consider your own health and well-being. Find that lost spirit if you feel like you're in the dark, and if this is where you feel your best and your most "you" than keep at it!

I will be here, vibing and lurking, just being me. And that's all that I need to be! PEACE!

TLDR: Tech-Deck is back, but at my own pace and my own vibe!

[sentientgolfball]

Hello! It's very funny but maybe Dews reaction to an s/o gifting or showing them goats in a petting zoo?

I've been on a Dew kick for the last 24 hours so now was the perfect time to crack this one open :))

I just think he's neat

My requests are open !

When you offhandedly mentioned you were from the area tomorrow’s show was to a couple of other techies you did not expect it to lead you here. You were just making small talk since everything got set up in record time. You didn’t have much to do so you killed time by chatting. Someone ended up asking what there was to do around here and you began listing off things you could remember that seemed somewhat entertaining. Then the words petting zoo left your mouth and suddenly you had a very excited Aurora in front of you asking what that was and if you could show her. 

You happily explained the concept to her, though you weren’t sure if you could take her without Papa’s permission since it wasn’t actually that close to the venue. She ran off after that and the other techies who watched the exchange just laughed and wished you luck. You were a little confused until she returned twenty minutes later with the entire pack, fully glamoured, and Papa Copia without his paint. You figured he’d just ask for the name of the place or directions and leave it at that, but no, he actually invited you along since you were familiar with the area. 

That’s how you ended up in a place pulled straight from your childhood memories with a bunch of demons in human disguises attempting to feed little farm animals. 

“It is good for them to explore” Copia chuckled and patted your shoulder “I would rather them do it like this than in a less ehh legal way.” 

You watch with amusement as he walks over to Mountain who seems to be locked in a staring contest with an alpaca. You were about ready to join them when you realized there was one ghoul who had not moved from the original meeting spot at the entrance. 

Dewdrop.

He was usually so full of energy and fired up, but now he was rigid and expressionless with his hands clasped behind his back. He looked exactly like he did at the pre-show meetings; only this time, he didn’t have a mask over his face. When he noticed you looking he glanced your way before looking back over where Rain was watching a gated-off duck pond. You noticed a blush spreading across his face and down his throat. You don’t even get a chance to ask him if he’s good before he starts talking. 

“They’re just…so small.” 

“Huh?” 

“The animals. They’re so little.”

“Do you…wanna go pet them?” 

He turns to fully face you, eyebrows pinched together “What if I hurt them?” 

You have to hold back a laugh. Oh if that wasn’t the sweetest. 

You gently nudge him “You won’t, come on what do you wanna see?” 

His eyes flick to the goat pen. You smile and start walking towards it, motioning with your head for him to follow. You’re honestly surprised when he does. 

When you two approach, a small brown and black goat looks at you both before bleating and walking closer. You gently pet along its back. It sniffs at Dew’s leg through the fence. 

“Look it likes you! Give it a little pat.” 

He reaches his hand out and the  goat butts its head into his palm.

“Okay maybe it’s trying to fight you?” 

Dew doesn’t hear you though. There’s a glint in his eye as he scratches at the back of the goat’s head. You could practically see his tail flicking through the air despite the glamour. 

That one eventually gets bored and walks off, but that doesn’t deter him. You watch him run around each corner of the pen attempting to pet every goat at least once. He only takes a break to go pester Copia for some of the feed he bought. 

While he’s gone, Rain comes to stand next to you.

“How long has he been at it?” 

“Since we got here.” 

You both laugh watching the massive grin on his face when the goats take the feed from his hand. 

“I don’t think you can let him into the gift shop. He might spend all his Ministry allowance.” 

“Already got that covered.” 

You look over and Rain pulls a small goat plushie from a brown paper bag. 

“Thought it might be a good idea after watching Swiss try to stop Phantom.” 

You smile and turn back to Dew who’s pointing at a white and black goat excitedly talking to Cumulus when she walks over. 

You were really glad the ghouls were having fun. You had good memories of this place and it made you happy to know you now shared some with your friends. Now you just had to pretend you didn’t hear Dew ask Swiss if he’d help him steal one.

[tewwor]

NEWEST MUSE LIST 07-05

*** doubles as an interest check so like this and i'll cook up a starter! highly suggest specifying muse(s) for this one! i will be focusing on them more between drafts!

jackrabbit ‘ines ortiz’

Civilian occupation: hacker. Marked position: techie. Ability: body temperature manipulation. Part of The Marked ( lore here ). A bit too proficient with technology that’s starting to crosses over into biotech. Implemented a way for overseers to see health status of active members (and alerts healers when conditions are critical ). Likes to stir up shit just ‘cause. Doesn’t like talking about the past and doesn’t like to be alone.

rem ‘alon galvez’

Civilian occupation: hacker. Marked position: handler. Ability: hypnokinesis. Part of The Marked ( lore here ). Reborn to calmly knock everyone off their asses, forced to babysit most of the problem makers. Usually divvies out the more complicated hunts and helps newbies picking easier ones. The only person that can handle Ricochet. Has the vibe of smoking at least six cigarettes at the same time. Glossy shoulder length hair — no, you can't touch it. Isn't usually one for spite, but has induced chronic insomnia on people that have crossed him.

the unnamed

once a normal girl turned into a fragment of saul's liminal world. she spoke to an aspect of void and made a trade of names. thus, erasing hers while also being in ownership of the void's own. said void fused with her, stamping an archaic spiral symbol at the base of her throat and causes a never-ending hunger in her gut. her true form blurs into a soft darkness that tricks the eyes. only the feeling of fuzzy static comes from making contact with her. she dares not speak in fear that the void within her will consume parts of the other person like it had done to her. crime verse is pending.

bishop 'cain roth'

Civilian occupation: journalist. Marked position: scout. Ability: soul manipulation. Part of The Marked ( lore here ). One of the few that were exposed to the supernatural prior death. Keeps close tabs on the hunter group he was raised in and betrayed. Swears to hunt down the corrupt creature that granted his wish in trade of half his soul. Has to live with the repercussions of having reaped what he stupidly sowed. Tries to befriend the other Marked, but honestly doesn't hold it against them if he's disliked.

caesura 'chiru sato'

Civilian occupation: TBA. Marked position: wheelman. Ability: door manipulation. Part of The Marked ( lore here ). Flighty, little thing. Doubles as a honeypot for high threat hunts, but would much rather make a quick escape rather than fight. Almost always with a partner on any job. Arguably the most in tune with her emotions. Often sought out for deep conversations or quiet companionship.

soothsayer 'saraj cai' .

Civilian occupation: stenographer. Marked position: advisor. Part of The Marked ( lore here ). Mother of this local sect, does dote on pretty much all of The Marked but in her own semi-strict way, has prosthetic eyes, it’s ok to accidentally make a pun or two around her — she does it too ( no, the irony of of her saying ‘i see’ or being titled as an overseer isn’t lost on her ), prefers to use a cane, has her way on keeping tabs on everyone.

amant taylor boudreaux

just a guy that's been obsessed with harborview's happenings. he's dedicated his life to accurately detail not only it's citizens but also the mysterious people that return from the sea. is the author of the harborview codex. would 1000% try to get nasty with someone just to lowkey research them. brainrot on god ( aka oram, even if he doesn't know that weird soggy man is the sea god responsible for all sea creatures )

[richincolor]

Review: The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram

Publisher summary: Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny new romantic comedy, set in the sordid world of high school theater

Jackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he’s not is a romantic. And why would he be? He’s already had a front row seat to his parents’ divorce and picked up the pieces of his sister Jasmine’s broken heart one too many times.

No, Jackson is perfectly happy living life behind the scenes—he is a stage manager, after all—and keeping his romantic exploits limited to the breakup lists he makes for Jasmine, which chronicle every flaw (real or imagined) of her various and sundry exes.

Enter Liam: the senior swim captain turned leading man that neither of the Ghasnavi siblings stop thinking about. Not that Jackson has a crush, of course. Jasmine is already setting her sights on him and he’s probably—no, definitely—straight anyway.

So why does the idea of eventually writing a breakup list for him feel so impossible?

My Thoughts: One of my favorite activities for relaxing is reading rom-coms. With school recently finishing for the summer, The Breakup Lists was the perfect book to pick up. It inspired a lot of laughter and giggles as Jackson stumbles through his roller coaster of a school year.

Jackson's talents in the theater were fun to behold, but his humor and the growth he has in many of his relationships over time were a true delight. He has a life that he enjoys for the most part, but he has done very little to move beyond the few folks he has close relationships with already. He's hard of hearing, but interacts with very few people in that community. He's also queer but has very little contact with other queer young people beyond his best friend. His world is mostly confined to his family, best friend, and the school theater. Readers get to see both the difficulties and joys he experiences growing pains and his world is shaken up.

Khorram and Jackson have quite a few things in common such as theater, Iranian heritage, and being queer, but Khorram is not part of the deaf community. It seems that he did a lot of work to portray that aspect of Jackson's identity in a realistic manner though. I am also not part of that community, so there may have been things that I missed, but I appreciated the way that readers could see ways in which it affected his daily life and how that was part of him. When Jackson would miss some of the words people said, readers also miss those words. We could see him become tired and turn off his hearing aids and learn that he was frustrated by the fact that his family still hadn't learned sign language. We can also see how meaningful it is when some characters begin to learn sign language. This is not the focus of the book, but definitely shapes who he is and how he interacts with those in his circles.

Since we see the whole story through Jackson's eyes, we meet Liam little by little. Liam is a sweetie and it's cute to watch them get to know each other. This is obviously a complicated relationship as their friendship is deepening, but Jackson's sister is also becoming more and more interested in Liam. As with most rom-coms, there are a lot of clues that lead one to believe certain outcomes are coming, but there are road-blocks and miscommunications.

My Recommendation: Get it now especially if you love a good contemporary rom-com or if you are/were a theater kid. There are so many reasons to smile and laugh in this book even though there are some rough moments to muddle through too. Be prepared to yearn for a smoothie while you read. I am dreaming of a mango smoothie as I type.

Extra:

Pages: 336 Availability: On shelves now Review copy: Library copy

[screentunes]

Hi! I've been interested in tokusatsu shows for a while now, but I don't know which to start with, or how to watch them.

Could you help me?

GRINS SO WIDE summarized quick answer: where to start: my go-to answer is kamen rider ryuki, it's my absolute favorite and you can find it for free on tubi :-) tubi is a streaming service only available in the us, so if you don't live there you'd have to use a vpn to use it (that's what i do!) how to watch: tubi has a few other titles from kamen rider, sentai and ultraman, so feel free to look around if any others interest you! tsuburaya also has an official youtube channel with a bunch of content, icnluding the currently airing season with subs in multiple languages and an english dub! there's a lot of shows with no official international releases, for which you'd have to use.. other means

if interested, there's a longer (very long... sorry), more detailed answer under the cut!

as for where to start, it's completely up to you! :-) look around and if a show catches your interest, go for it! in kamen rider and super sentai at least, the shows are self-contained and separate from each other so you can jump in with any show you want at all!

some reccs of mine for the big three are as follow:

kamen rider: my personal favorite so far of the big three :-) the seasons can vary a lot in tone and setting, pretty much the only consistent thing is that there's a guy with a bike. oftentimes the guy looks like a bug. sometimes there's even more than one (!!) guy with a bike

for kamen rider, i recommend:

kamen rider ryuki: my absolute favorite tokusatsu show, and one of my favorite shows period!!! it's the 2002 installment of kamen rider. in this series, a silly journalist guy happens to discover a mysterious card deck while investigating for a story. with this, he accidentally becomes involved in a conflict between kamen riders. as the series advances, the reasons for this conflict become more clear out of the shows i've watched, this is one of the heavier ones in tone. however, it's also really funny. the show jumps from grim conflict to looney toones sitcom situations and then back again and its so awesome this was actually the show i began with, and it kickstarted my interest in tokusatsu!! i don't want to say much so as to not give anything away, but there's compelling, unforgettable characters that are so so dear to me, a pulling story with unfolding mysteries, and beautiful suit design!

some other shows i can mention are kamen rider fourze (show from 2011, generally much lighter in tone, very funny and sweet, space-themed kamen rider show about a delinquent-esque highschooler who wants to become friends with everyone) and kamen rider w (i think this one is commonly recommended to beginners! it's very fun, it's about a pair of young detectives who investigate mysteries and fight monsters. the main trio from this show are so dear to me). there's also a bunch of other shows i loved like ooo and kuuga (my second favorite!) but if i started listing them all out we'd be here all day...! if you wanted to start from the currently airing season, gotchard is on episode 16 right now. it's been cute so far!

super sentai: this is the series power ranger adaptations are made out of! there's a team of color-color coded heroes fighting villains and they have a giant robot etc etc

for super sentai, i started with kikai sentai zenkaiger! very cute and silly show, made me laugh out loud multiple times :-) a guy and his robot buddies hang out and have sooooo much fun

another recommendation would be tokumei sentai gobusters! probably one of the most solid tokus i've watched. it's a techy-themed season which is a plus for me :-) i heart computers. this one has a smaller core team than the usual sentai show, composed of three members. the characters are great and the antagonists are unforgettable!

i also loved toqger and i've had a lot of fun with gokaiger so far :-)

ultraman: ... i know far less about this one SORRY. there's a giant alien guy who fights giant monsters. lots of creatures in this one. peace and love on earth and also the entire universe...!!! like i said, i'm less knowledgeable about this one but from what i've seen the special effects tend to be breathtaking! miniature sets the world...

so far, the only ultraman show i've watched is ultraman orb, it was very nice! with around 20 episodes, it's shorter than the other shows i've recommended, which average 50 episodes

the currently airing ultraman show is ultraman blazar, which... i've unfortunately fallen back on a little! i have no idea if it's still airing or if it finished HELP. anyway i've loved it so far! there's a nice, slow-pace feel to it, gorgeous effects, and very memorable episodes! it's available worldwide on youtube for free, with an english dub and subtitles in multiple languages!! getting to watch it live is suchhh a nice experience there's also plenty of shows outside of those three franchises, but i'm not knowledgeable about them and i don't have reccs for those! i definitely want to venture out at some point.. i hope this helped! again, these are just some general reccs of shows i've liked! look around and see if any show catches your interest :-) if you have a certain tone, setting, etc etc in mind and want more specific recommendations i can also help with that!! thank you for letting me ramble about toku for a while ^__^

[dustedmagazine]

Listed: Water Damage

Water Damage plays a thick and noisy variety of drone, favoring looooooong compositions that the band refers to as “Reels”; on Water Damage’s most recent LP, 2 Songs, you get two reels, subtitled “FUCK THIS” and “FUCK THAT” (band’s caps). All those verbal antics feel appealingly playful, but the music is deadly serious stuff — not surprising, given the players involved. Members of this septet also play in Austin-associated bands like USA/Mexico, Marriage and Spray Paint. As the band’s moniker suggests, the music is patient, persistent and often insidious. Here's some music the band has been listening to.

Travis Austin

Surface of the Earth — Surface of the Earth (1994/95, Reissued 2022 Thin Wrist Recordings)

New to me when it was reissued and the record I’ve played most since then. It feels as huge to me as it does microscopic — prehistoric as it does post-apocalyptic.

Jon Hassell — Aka/Darbari/Java: Magic Realism (1983, E.G. Records)

Start to finish, I don’t know of anything else that sounds like this — the hazy atmosphere and way the rhythms tumble. From the liner notes: “a ‘coffee-colored’ classical music for the future.” And the cover is by the same artist who did the cover for Bitches Brew.

Mike Kanin

Archie Shepp — Blasé (1969, BYG/Actuel)

I heard this one for the first time just this past year. I can’t believe I’ve missed it. By turns raw and beautiful, honest and evocative, what’s here transcends genre while highlighting Black experience and struggle. Incredible work.

George Dishner

Clipse — Hell Hath No Fury (2006, Star Trak / Re Up Gang Records)

The most engaging rap record in history as far as I’m concerned. Pusha, Malice, and the Neptunes peaked. Sonically HHNF is minimal and alien sounding, almost nonmusical at times. Lyrically, it’s bleak throughout and incredibly funny at times (some of the best punchlines ever recorded). At 12 songs and 48 minutes with only a few guests and skits, there is no fat whatsoever.

Remarc — Sound Murderer (2003, Planet Mu)

I’m always looking for cheap electronic records at every record store. Mid 1990s Jungle scores are the best. It’s a pretty narrow subgenre but one of my favorites. Remarc checks all my Jungle boxes — chaotic, lo-fi, dubby, rough. It’s devoid of any pretentious jazziness or techy soullessness. His formula is pretty basic — supreme mastery of The Amen and sick ragga Bass shit. This is a comp of some of his best stuff of the era when Jungle was at its best.

Nate Cross

Omertà — Collection Particulière (2022, Standard In-Fi, Zamzamrec)

Not to point out the obvious, but France is a huge influence for Water Damage. I’ve obsessively kept up with everything they’ve done and all their various related projects and their label Standard In-Fi. This is Omertà’s second LP; the group features members of France, Tanz Mein Herz, Societe Etrange and more. The album is a vibe, I can listen to it over and over. Really interesting to hear these folks do something more ‘song oriented’ instead of the normal long-form style in their other groups. Also, you can never go wrong with two bass players.

Bumblebee Unlimited — Sting Like a Bee (1979, RCA Victor)

Always been a huge disco nerd and Patrick Adams was a genius. This one-off LP and group was about as close to perfect as you can get and is a sort of bridge between disco and house music. So much glorious repetition on this album, and the bass lines are minimal brilliance. The chipmunk-esque vocals are ridiculous, but still work so well (similar to another 1979 disco gem — Bryan Adam’s “Let Me Take You Dancing”).

Jeff Piwonka

John Coltrane — Olé Coltrane (1961, Atlantic)

This is one of the first jazz albums I heard that had two bassists on it, Reggie Workman and Art Davis, Davis being a little lesser known I think and a really really amazing bassist. This whole album is great but the first side, 18 minutes of everyone going in and out, and there is space for the bassists to get weird with arco and pizzicato playing. I’ve known this album for a long time, but it’s been played a lot lately because both my 4-year-old and 16-month-old grab this record from the shelf all the time. It’s really strange actually, I put it in a different spot each time and they still grab this record very frequently, it’s a French pressing and Reggie Workman’s name is spelled “Reggie Wokrman” and Eric Dolphy is “George Lane.”

Greg Piwonka

Lungfish — Artificial Horizon (1998, Dischord)

Love this record, and the repetition is something that I often thought about as we were still figuring out Water Damage ideas. I feel like some of the newer songs that we are working on sound like extended Lungfish songs. Much of that has to do with the influence of this band on my drumming. There is a part toward the end of this interview where Daniel Higgs talks about experiencing repetition as a listener, and how there isn’t really a thing such as a repeated passage in time — that it’s unique every time… the listener is creating the pattern. That idea is foundational to me in relation to what we do as a band. Every time we play, I get lost and question how the pattern is even working.

Palace — West Palm Beach/Gulf Shores (1994, Drag City/Palace)

These two songs back-to-back are high on the list of my favorite things ever recorded. The mood here reminds me of all the rundown beach towns around the Gulf. The playing is great, it sounds like they just went in the studio and made it with very little effort. Many other recordings have that same vibe, Neil Young’s Zuma, Songs: Ohia’s Didn’t It Rain, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme… this list could get long. I guess a technical term for that vibe is magic. I had not listened to this for a few years and returned to it recently and instantly loved it again.

[bringingourrealitys2life]

Raising A Tello - Year Five

It's far from unexpected to open Donnie's door and find a screen hidden under the covers after bedtime. Especially after Karai went behind their backs and gave him a tablet during their last Mutation Day. When cornered about it, she dismissed him with a casual, "He's a techie, Leo. Let him have his tech.". 

While that is a legitimate observation, it’s not a real reason to offer unlimited tech to a child. Anything Don had was built from his own intelligence and resourcefulness. He'd made a laptop all on his own from books and broken parts. He'd earned the right to use it, and Splinter couldn't very well dictate a device that he'd spent hours crafting by hand. 

This is a different story. Leo knew she had Yoshi pretty darn spoiled, but he's trying to teach Donnie the importance of good habits and proper eyesight- which involves not getting him attached to a device that he sneaks to bed every other night to play with under his blanket. 

And maybe he would make a device of his own someday, but for now...

"Oh, Dee." He hums ominously as he draws the blanket from over his head, readying himself for a light scolding before he removes the tablet from his possession until they can have a real conversation at breakfast.

When he finds a look that's drenched in guilt as the pillow is roughly dragged down to cover the screen, Leo's big brother senses go on high alert. 

"Leo!" He yanks off the earbuds that he must have borrowed from Mikey before Leo swipes the tablet, flicking open the password-free device. "Leo, wait, I-!"

It's a long list of files that seemed vaguely familiar, each one a jumble of letters and numbers.

Leo disconnects the wire, pressing one with a tense frown. He pales as a familiar face pops onto the screen; a voice that had faded from memory ringing brightly through the speakers.

"This is it. Today's the day." A long breath of relief is released as a bright smile reveals a gap. "Project Roboturtle's blueprints are finished and I'm going to start on the body. Thanks to Mikey's creative genius, I have a wide range of new ideas to add to this baby."

He glances at something on the tablet in front of him. "I... Think I'm going to take Leo's advice. Stick with the old AI code..." There's a pause as brown eyes sadden before he looks up. "Maybe I'll be able to do it again. It won't be him, but it can't hurt to try."

Leo stops the video with a shaky hand. An intelligent gaze brimming with life and loss stares back with the renewed inspiration that Leo had helped influence. He'd always felt bad for being part of the reason that they'd lost Metalhead, and when Don had nervously brought the suggestion up years later, Leo had jumped on it. 

He helped whenever he could, eager to show all the support that he neglected previously. 

Roboturtle lays unfinished in the lab.

"Donnie." He makes sure his voice is steady as he addresses the turtle with a bowed head. "What is this?"

"SD card. It has a bunch of videos." He fiddles with his hands. "I- Found them in the lab."

Them. His heart rate picks up. "How many are there?"

Donnie stares at his hands.

"Donnie." An edge enters his voice. These had been here all this time and none of them knew it. How did they forget that? "I want you to tell me where you found these." 

"They're mine." His voice rises a bit as his fingers entwine. "I just wanted to watch them."

"They're not. You know that. That's why you hid them from us." Leo turns off the screen, ignoring the ache deep in his chest. "I can't believe you'd do that." 

"I didn't want you to take them." His younger brother pleads as he looks up. "Please, they're mine. I made them! That's me!"

"No." Leo feels along the edge and then presses down. The SD card comes out easily. "I can't let you keep this."

"But it's mine!" Fury and desperation mix in his expression. "You can't do that!"

"Watch me." Leo shoves it in a belt pocket and then holds up the tablet. "And you're losing this too until you show me where the rest of them are."

"That's not fair!"

"It's plenty fair." Leo narrows his eyes. "They don't belong to you."

"They don't belong to you either!"

"Maybe not." His hand tightens around the stupid tablet that he should never have allowed Donnie to have in the first place. "But that doesn't give you the right. I should have known you were too young for this responsibility."

"You're not listening-!"

"We trusted you!" Leo snaps. "We trusted you, Donnie! Don't act like I'm the villain!"  

"This is why!" Donnie practically screams, fingers digging into the bed. "I didn't tell you because I knew you'd be mean and now you're being mean and it's not fair because it's mine!" 

"They are not!"

"They are!"

"Would you stop-"

"That's me!"

"YOU’RE NOT HIM!"

Donnie flinches and the room light flicks on. "Leo?" 

Leo faces the floor, grinding down on his teeth and taking a moment to collect himself. He breathes out and looks up. "Sorry, Mike. Didn't mean to get loud."

"No big." He steps in with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. "What's going on?"

"Donnie..." Leo glances at him pensively and realizes that he isn't even bothering to face him anymore, body turned away and curled in on itself, facing the wall away from them. Leo's patience snaps. "Nothing. Something to deal with in the morning. Hamato Donnie, I better come back and find you asleep or you'll be permanently kissing this goodbye." 

Without another word, Leo storms from the bedroom, refusing to acknowledge the other turtle that they must have woken up as he heads to the kitchen. He shoves the problematic tablet into the highest shelf. 

He flings the curtains as he exits, planning to head to the dojo to blow off some steam, only to practically slam into a brother.

Leo steps back in exasperation. "What?"

Raph narrows his gaze. "What'd you do?"

"I didn't do anything," Leo growls as he shoves past. "How about you go interrogate the little liar?" 

"Stop it." Raph grabs his arm. Leo refuses to look at him. "What'd he do?"

"Raph-" 

"Let's not act like I won't hear the whole story in some big lecture tomorrow." Raph tightens his grip to keep the eldest in place. "When Donnie is red face and yelling, what do you always say?"

"I'm not in the mood-" 

"Didn't ask."

"Raphael, would you just-!" 

"What do you say?!" 

Leo sucks in a deep breath, holds it for a few beats, and then releases it. He continues steadying his breathing until his heart rate settles and the urge to maul something dissipates. The anger is still buzzing under his skin and pressing down on his chest, but it's a bit more manageable. 

Raph seems to reach the same conclusion. 

He releases his arm. "Great. Okay. Run down. Now." 

Leo opens and closes his hands, letting out a final sigh. "Remember those records Don used to take?" Raph frowns in thought. "Talking about his inventions and blueprints and all kinds of other stuff he'd rather talk to a screen about than us?"

"Yeah, 'cause we couldn't understand half of it." Raph huffs with a tinge of amusement. Leo gives him a sharp look as it starts to dawn on him. "Wait, did- did Donnie find those?"

"He's been watching them behind our backs." Leo stops leaning his weight away when he realizes that Raph has every intention of having this conversation. "He won't tell me where the others are. Says they're his."

"They kinda are." Raph shrugs half-heartedly. "He just doesn't remember making them."

"They're not." Leo challenges fiercely. "Whatever happened to 'different turtle, different kid' and 'can't make him Don 'cause he's his own turtle'?"

"And I stand by that 'cause it's true." Raph scowls. "But treatin' him like this Donnie doesn't mean we ignore that he was also Don."

"I'm not ignoring that! It's just-" Leo cuts himself off, trying desperately to put the reality into words. "Don't you hear the way he talks sometimes? Like, when he talks about Don? It's constantly I made or I did or straight-up claiming Don's stuff as his! He didn't do those things! Any of them! He's not in those stories! This wasn't him." 

"We know that, but he's five." Raph crosses his arms. "He's still figuring things out. It took us forever. Gonna take him some time too. Most kids don't grow up hearing stories about themselves." 

"I know!" Leo throws up his hands. "Of course, I know that!" 

"Then what is the big deal?" 

"I don't know!" 

"Not good enough!" Raph growls. "You can't wake up the entire lair screaming at our little brother for no reason!"

"I was not screaming and there was a good reason! He was going behind our backs!"

"You were! And he's a kid! He's gonna mess up!" Raph jabs a finger at his plastron. "But I've heard you lecture him enough time to know you know that. So what's. Your. Problem?" 

"Why do I always have to be the bad guy?" 

"You're not always the bad guy, but you are acting like a total jerk!" Raph shoves him. "Now man up and give me a good reason or I'm giving that tablet back!" 

"We talked about undermining me-!"

"And we talked about not screaming at Donnie but here you are not taking your own advice!"

"He yelled first!"

"HE'S FIVE!" 

"HE-!" 

"-IS DON WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!" 

Leo snaps his mouth shut, heart pounding against his ribs and adrenaline coursing through his veins. He doesn't know why he's madly struggling against a flight-or-flight instinct, but he plants his feet, forcing himself to stay put.

Raph stares him down. "One day he's gonna look like Don. He's gonna talk like Don. He's gonna invent and ramble and even yell like Don. And you can't be mad at him for that."

"I wasn't-" 

"Would you just let me be right for once?!" 

Leo looks away. 

The hothead scowls. "Look, I get it. Sometimes I can't look at the picture in the dojo 'cause he'll be meditating with you and- and he's right there, but it feels- it feels like- I dunno, like Splinter." Raph gestures uselessly at nothing and then heaves a heavy sigh. "I get it. I hate it. But I can't be mad at him. That's not fair. He's just as confused as me and you." 

Leo blinks away the collecting moisture. "He went behind my back." 

Raph raises an eye ridge. "You ever think he might have a reason for that? He figured out Splinter all on his own. And you know how we handled it?"

Leo's heart sinks. "Yelled." 

"Yeah." Raph lowers his hands. 

A beat of silence passes between them. 

"...He's a smart kid. He'll figure this out."

"I know."

"Do you?"

Leo swallows a mixture of emotions. "I'm a bad brother." 

"You messed up." Raph rebukes. "So fix it." 

Leo looks towards the bedrooms and Raph shakes his head. "Tomorrow. You gotta shake yourself off. Let Mikey do damage control." He hesitates and admits. "Don't think the squirt will want to talk to you anyway." 

Leo's shoulders slump and Raph lightly hits one, trying to offer some comfort. "Get some sleep."

"Night Raph." 

He watches his younger brother head back to the bedrooms and lets out a long sigh, turning back for the kitchen. He swishes the curtain and plops on an island chair. After a long moment of staring blankly at the island, he gets out his t-phone and the SD card. 

He flips it between his fingers, stomach churning in an emotion that he can't quite describe. 

He puts it in, takes a deep breath, and presses play. 

***

It's hard to avoid anyone in a home as small as theirs, so self-seclusion is the only way to successfully never interact with whoever is upsetting them. When Donnie doesn't show up for breakfast or lunch, Leo knows he has to do something before his younger brother's reluctance to conflict drives him to starve himself.

So he orders his younger brother's favorite pizza, swallows his pride, and heads to his bedroom.

"Dee? You hungry?"

His younger brother is curled around the teddy propped in his lap, duck-taped chest mostly covered by a comfy purple t-shirt with a science beaker bubbling over. He doesn't say anything in response to Leo's call, mutely staring through the words in the textbook in front of him. 

Leo lets another minute tick by. "...I just want to talk, little brother."

Another beat of silence and then a timid, "No yelling?"

"No yelling." He swears as he enters the premises, sitting down on the bed next to him. He closes the textbook that Donnie clearly isn't reading anyway, and sets the pizza down in its place. Donnie lets the bear sag in order to grab an offered slice.

Leo sighs when he refuses to look up. "Look, Donnie, I shouldn't have... Reacted the way I did last night. It wasn't fair and... Maybe a little mean."

Donnie swallows. "Yeah."

"But- you know I wasn't trying to be mean, right?"

"Yeah."

"You just- you can't take things that aren't yours, especially when you know you might get in trouble for it. It's dishonest and I expect better. You can't be going behind my back like that."

"Okay." Donnie takes another bite.

One-word answers. Leo can tell he's not really listening. Frustration spikes and he feels his fingers tighten on his lap, nails digging into skin, but he allows himself a moment to think before speaking. He breathes in slowly, manually loosening his fingers until they're flat against his thigh, and then lets it out.

He looks back to his younger brother, voice even, "Can you tell me what's on your mind?"

More silence stretches. Leo waits it out.

"I'm mad at you." There's a defeated finality to the bitterness. He bites into the cheesy crust and stares down at his plate. "You won't listen."

Leo hesitates on an answer. He knows that Donnie doesn't have much of a right to be mad. He's the entire reason this situation came to be.

Yeah, Leo scolded him, but only because he disobeyed. And maybe he raised his voice, but it wasn't like Donnie was being receptive! He heard all of his excuses, but that doesn't mean this is excusable. He should know better than this kind of dishonesty. It's unacceptable! What's so hard to understand?

And yet, if he comes down on him for admitting his perspective and feelings, Donnie will only duck further out of this and future hard discussions. How does one get through to a five-year-old that his judgment sucks?

Leo sighs. "I'm sorry."

The statement leaves an off taste on his tongue, but he knows that the best way to reach a disgruntled brother is a bit of humility. "I did more talking over you than I did listening to you last night, didn't I?"

Donnie nods, peeking sideways at him. Leo offers a small smile, "We can try the conversation again, if you want. Different this time. With us both listening."

His younger brother frowns, swallowing down the last of the slice. "I was listening."

"Were you?" Leo tries to hold back the bite. "Kinda seems like you were doing a good amount of talking over me too."

"You were angry 'cause I lied." Donnie states, voice stronger, the plate forgotten. "And it squished your corazon and that hurt."

These are obviously Mikey's words, but Leo lets it slide. Donnie wasn't the only brother who needed an outside perspective. "Donnie, I was upset because those weren't yours."

"They were!" Leo opens and shuts his mouth before he can give in to the knee-jerk reaction to correct him. "That's me. I'm not that big yet; I know- but I'll look like him and talk like him- he's me, just when I get bigger! That's the me I'm gonna be, Leo! I just wanna get him right!"

Leo's eyes widen. "No- no, Donnie, that's not-"

He knew it- he knew this would happen- he knew-

He struggles with the new panic until he can get it settled, trying not to look at the earnest eyes of his younger brother who can't possibly understand how impossible that is. 

He tries again, "Donnie, you can't-"

His voice falters and he gives up, pushing the pizza to the side and holding out his arms. His younger brother's brows furrow, but he releases the bear to crawl forward, allowing Leo to scoop him into his lap.

Leo takes a calculated breath to calm his nerves. He feels the shifting of his brother as he gets himself comfortable- the present brother- his baby brother- the brother who might spend his entire life tearing himself apart trying to be someone who can't exist again- and blames the stinging of his eyes on the lack of sleep from the late night.

He waits till Donnie relaxes to mutter, "I don't want you to be him."

"What?" Donnie scans his expression with wide eyes. "But Don-"

"He's gone. And we're okay with that." Leo ignores the way his voice shakes. "He was someone else. He's Donatello, Don, and we loved him. And you're Donnie, our little Dee, and we love you too. We love you for different reasons, because of different things."

Donnie frowns skeptically. Leo hesitates, "Don never liked Space Heroes, you know that?"

"Really?" He gawks. "Not even Dr. Mindstrong?"

"Not even him." Leo vaguely recalls his irritation and disappointment, but it overlaps with clearer memories of laughter and fondness. "But we never miss an episode. And I've loved sharing it with you."

He gives that a moment to sink in, releasing his grip. "Do you think you're going to hate it tomorrow? Or in a year? Wake up and never want to watch it again?"

"No." He sounds almost offended. Leo tilts his head, "Then how can you be the same?"

Donnie stares at his plastron in deep thought. "But... But, he's- we're-"

"You look the same. Maybe you have the same interests. But that doesn't make you the same." Leo urges carefully, trying to make sure the message sticks. "And you don't have to be the same. Never. We love you how you are now. As Donnie."

Donnie leans against him. "Yeah?"

"Yeah." Leo squeezes gently.

"Even if Donnie is a liar?"

He huffs a laugh at the serious tone. "Yeah, well, then we might have a couple lectures lined up in our future, but I'd hope that this will be the last time you feel the need to lie." Leo studies the guilty face. "I don't like lies among family, Dee. You should be able to trust me."

"I didn't want to make you mad," Donnie admits. "I was only gonna watch one, but then- then Don was really interesting and-and smart an- and I just wanted to see more."

"I get that." Leo concedes, because he does, in a way. It had been hard for him to detach from the memories that came with every word of a past brother. "And I know this subject is delicate. And that you're used to it having... Bad results, when brought up... But when I say no, you have to trust that there's a good reason. Even if I seem mean."

His face scrunches. "I don't like when you're mean."

Leo scoffs and sets him back on the bed. "I gathered. Trust me, I'll work on it."

"And I'll work on it for not lying." Donnie decides as he gets to his feet. "And then no one ever has to be not listened to or mad."

"Sounds like a plan." Leo smiles and holds out his fist. Donnie bops it and they both vocalize explosions. His younger brother goes for the plate and Leo gets to his feet. "How about we head to the kitchen? There's more box to finish... If Mikey hasn't already gotten to it."

His youngest brother gasps. "Noooo- my pizza!"

He darts for the door and Leo watches him go, deciding to continue the conversations about the tablet and the rest of the missing cards later. He needs practice with this whole listening thing, but he'll work on it.

"MIKEY NO!"

"IT WASN'T ME!"

"IT'S IN YOUR MOU- RAPH THOSE ARE MINE-"

"I don't see your name!"

"LEOOO! LEO, THEY'RE EATING MY-!"

A loud squeal and laughter cut off the cry for help. Leo rolls his eyes and smiles fondly, switching off the light to head for the kitchen. 

Looks like they're going to need another pizza order...

[masterjedilenawrites]

love your work!! could i request the bad batch and the clones whose S/O is a jedi but she has been captured and tortured by the separatists? sorry if it’s a bit too angsty

I wrote these headcanons to go with any kind of S/O, Jedi or otherwise, that got captured somehow.

Fox, Jesse, and Crosshair are going full-blown Liam Neeson, I-Will-Find-You-And-Kill-You Mode. They have frightening laser focus throughout the situation, and may not make the most moral decisions on their quest to bring their partner home. Once they have rescued them, they'll be quiet and sullen for a while, not daring to admit just how scared they were at the thought of losing them.

Dogma, Kix, and Tech are being much more careful and logical in their efforts to locate and save their S/O. They don't want to leave anything up to chance, or have the situation go from bad to worse. They play it safe, but also won't rest until their S/O is safe. They'll then be the most tender and doting partner as they nurse them back to health.

Cody, Tup, and Echo take a moment to collect themselves upon hearing the news. Their worst fear is happening and they know they'll have to be brave in order to save them, but kriff does it still hurt. They cling to their partner as soon as they're found and refuse to leave their side as they recover, and maybe even after they've recovered. They don't ever want to lose them like that again.

Rex, Fives, and Wrecker put together a trusted team to help them rescue their S/O. In fact, the whole GAR is recruited in some form or fashion to help out. They run on pure adrenaline as they search, fight, and liberate. It's only when their S/O is safe at home do they collapse, exhausted both physically and emotionally. They'll need time to recover almost as long as their S/O will.

Wolffe, Hardcase, and Hunter can't help but blame themselves. They should've been there, they should've protected their partner, even kept them a secret, if it meant they could've stayed safe. Even when their partner is rescued, they are not stopping in their efforts. They're installing new security systems, assigning off-duty brothers as bodyguards, signing them up for self-defense classes, etc. Never will their partner suffer on their watch ever again.

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[hyperfix-tangented]

SOD Trio (incorrect) quotes! Because I'm bored, have no impulse control and own a laptop

Thyme: I’ve become a bread crumb dealer to four crows at the lake. They pay me with a bit of everything. Like shiny things, fabric, or pens. But recently they paid me with a 20 dollar bill they found somewhere. So I decided to buy them some more expensive bread. They loved it. So they understand what to do. Give me money. I’ve probably racked up about 200 dollars at this point. Is it morally wrong though, I mean. They’re the ones who steal the money from others. Or perhaps they just have a big pile laying somewhere. Should I keep on doing this? Hyper: You sound like the start of a Batman villain.

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Techie: Do I least have a chance to explain myself? Hyper: This is America, so nope! Techie: This isn't America, this is OHIO!

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Hyper: Hello friends! The Squad: Hyper: You might be wondering why I’m taped to the ceiling

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Techie: My future friend must be brave, strong, intelligent, successful and organized. Thyme: steps on a caterpillar and proceeds to drop to their knees and sob while apologizing profusely Techie: That one. I want that one.

(Listen I know it said 'partner' before but this is too accurate I can't.)

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Techie: watching the squad's shenanigans with concern Do you feel like this has gotten out of hand? Hyper: I don't know. Feels normal enough for a group that's on 911's blocked callers list.

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Techie: There is no future. There is no past. Don't you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every fact. Hyper: …All I asked was if you wanted to cut your birthday cake first.

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Techie: Oh, so when crows remember people who wronged them and hold grudges, its “intelligent” and “really cool”. Techie: But when I do it, I’m “petty” and “need to let it go”.

(100% something she would've said at some point. Not even incorrect just definitely have been words she's spoken at one point or another lol)

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Techie: You’re alive. Hyper: No need to sound so disappointed.

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Thyme: Don’t worry, I know exactly what I’m doing. Everything is going to be fine! Techie: How can you still say that? Thyme: Because sometimes, when things get tough, denial is all we have.

(Oof, painfully accurate.)

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the Squad cleaning up Thyme: Pick up the nearest piece of trash and throw it away. Techie, to Hyper: Aight, which bin do you wanna go in—

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Techie: Alright, listen up you little shits. Techie: Not you Thyme. You’re an angel and we’re thrilled you’re here.

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Techie: We all have our demons. Techie, grabbing Hyper: This one’s mine.

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Hyper: BE A BETTER PERSON! Thyme: WHY?! Hyper: BECAUSE SOMEONE NEEDS TO HAVE MORALS IN THIS RELATIONSHIP, AND IT SURE AS FUCK AIN'T GONNA BE ME, SWEETHEART!

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This feels like a good place to stop XD