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questionableratatouille00 · 9 months ago

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Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Fem!Reader

Summary: In an effort to get the two of you to bond, Tony Stark sends you and the ex-assassin Bucky Barnes on a road trip together. The reason? You hate each other. The situation? Two weeks in a car together. The reward: three days of a resort vacation. And the problem? He's kinda cute.

Warnings (Entire Series): Enemies-to-lovers, cursing, sexual tension, angst, fluff, crying, fighting, violence, chaos, mentions/talk of trauma, discussions of mental health, and potentially more.

Warnings: Reader buys a dress, cursing, mentions and eating of food, let me know if more needs to be added.

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𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒚

The next morning, you’re back on the road once again. You’re in the passenger seat now, letting Bucky drive.

You snack on some granola bars that you’d packed, offering one to Bucky. He takes one, offering up a small ‘thanks’ in return.

Several hours later, you notice the small town slowly circling around the truck.

“Bucky. Can we stop?” You asked.

“We can make at least five more hours today.” His brows furrow.

“I haven’t pissed since yesterday. I’m gonna die.” You complained.

“There’s a gas station..30 minutes away. Can’t you wait?” He argues.

“No. Pull over.” You huffed. “Look! That diner right there. Debbie’s.* We can get lunch.”

“That’s gonna waste at least an hour. We don’t have time.” His grip tightens on the wheel.

“We’ve got like an extra two days! The drive isn’t that fucking far! Pull over before I piss my fucking pants, asshole!” You blow up at him. Tony intentionally planned it so that there was time for a little bit of dilly-dallying.

Begrudgingly, he turned into the diner parking lot. You zoomed out of the car and straight to the bathroom inside of the diner.

After taking care of your business, you met back up with Bucky in the line to the counter.

When it was your turn, you waited as Bucky ordered some burger before you ordered your own food.

Bucky reached for his wallet at the same time you reached for yours.

“I’ll get it,” you said.

“It’s fine. I’ve got it.” Bucky brushed you off. It made you..mad? He said it almost smugly, as if he was doing you such a favor.

“No, I’ll pay. I’ll do it.”

“I’m already doing it.” He snarked back.

You quickly tried to shove your card against the tappy-machine as Bucky scrambled to do the same. You engaged in a debit-card-sword-fight for several seconds before the lady behind the counter—an older woman, with short and thin gray hair and bright blue eyes, chuckled.

“You two make a mighty fine couple, I can tell.” Janet H. said, a fond smile on her face.

“We’re not together.” Bucky and you said sharply at the same time.

Distracted by this, you fumbled and Bucky won the war.

You walked towards a booth in the 50s-style diner, sliding into it and looking at the receipt. Order #157.

When the number was called by a slightly younger elderly woman, you took the initiative to walk back up to the counter.

“Thank you,” you said, taking the white bag.

“No problem. You here for the festival?” She asked, making small talk. Sharon C.

“Festival?” You echoed, curious.

“Yeah. The town’s got an annual Blast-from-the-Past festival thing. Always draws in plenty of tourists.” She slid a white half-sheet of paper with a little infographic on it.

“Thanks,” you murmured, looking down at it as you walked back to the booth.

If Bucky was curious about what the paper was, he didn’t voice it. You assumed that the Serum had probably boosted up his hearing, so maybe he already knew.

As Bucky unpacked the white, grease-stained paper bag of food, you scanned over the paper.

“Bucky. We should stay for this. This is pretty cool. It's like a 'this-town-through-the-decades' kind of thing. There's a 40's style dance thing tonight." You state, reading the first event listed. The festival is a week long, starting tonight, Monday, and ending on Sunday. “Look! Tomorrow is ‘30s-‘40s night. There’s a dance, and food, and all kinds of cool shit.” You grinned.

He stared at you like you had three—no, twelve—heads.

“We definitely don’t have time for that.” He grumbled as he munched on his burger.

“Bucky, we still have like, 5 or 6 days before we can even check into the resort thing. To get there is a 3-4 day drive. We’ve got plenty of time.”

As he shuffled awkwardly at the presentation of the facts, you could tell that time wasn’t the main reason he wanted to skip it.

“C’mon. Please.” You begged.

He stared at you, unsure.

You remained resilient.

“Fuck. Fine.” He broke, clearly unhappy about it.

“Yes!” You cheered. “I think we passed a store that was selling stuff for the festival. I’m sure they’ve got some themed outfits.” You raved.

“Okay. There’s the motel down the street, right? We could just get a room there.” He murmured. “I don’t have a good feeling about this.”

“Why not? It’s just a little dance.” You huffed.

"We're both Avengers. We could be recognized."

"So? Either way, we're in a tiny ass town in the middle of nowhere. If we were recognized, it wouldn't even matter."

He looked down at his gloved left hand. He always wore thick jackets or long-sleeved shirts, paired with gloves.

"Nobody's gonna care." You reassured quietly. It was true that the two of you didn't get along very well, but you didn't think it was fair to make personal attacks. You knew his arm, and basically his entire past, really, were sensitive topics.

“Okay.” He conceded. “C’mon. Let’s go get hotel rooms.”

You lift your suitcase and backpack out of the backseat, before heading into the lobby. Bucky follows as you approach the receptionist.

She's an older lady, some sections of her hair gray, other sections a warm brown. Her eyes match the brown, and she smiles when she sees the two of you walk in.

"Hello. Welcome to the Brandon Briar Hotel. How may I help you two today?" She asked, looking up at the two of you. She has wrinkles by the corners of her eyes, and smile lines around her mouth. Her voice is warm, as is everything about her. A quick glance to her nametag revealed that her name is Barbara C.

"We'd like two rooms, please." You smiled politely.

"Alright, and how long will the two of you be staying, dear?"

"Just for tonight, if that's okay."

"Wonderful. Is it okay if it's a connecting room? The festival always brings in a lot of tourists." She smiled proudly.

"Really?” You ask, making small talk. You feel a pang of joyful spite as you see Bucky shift awkwardly next to you. Socializing is not something he’s known for.

"Yes, Brandon Briar has it every year. Here's a flyer, if you're thinking about attending." She slipped a brightly colored flyer over the counter, sliding it in front of you. The main colors, yellow, blue, and white, were eye-catching and pretty. This one was much more in-depth than the flyer the girl at the diner had given you.

"Now, is the connecting room okay, sweetheart?" She asked again, though there was not a single note of annoyance in her voice.

"Oh--yes. That will be perfect." You glanced back up at her, eyebrows raised subconsciously.

You pay quickly for both of the rooms before Bucky--who had been standing behind you silently--could fight you on it. Barbara hands you the two key cards, and you hand Bucky one. Taking the flyer with you, you give Barbara one final 'thank you' and a smile, before heading to the elevator.

Bucky presses the button for the 2nd floor, where your rooms are. You study the flyer.

"Neither of us have anything to wear to it." He tries to reason as the elevator door opens.

Walking down the hallway, you continue to argue with him. "I'm sure there's at least one store that sells stuff specifically for the festival. Barbara--the receptionist--said that the festival brings in a bunch of tourists, so they have to have something around here." You said optimistically as you both opened the doors to your hotel rooms.

It had been easy to find a store selling dresses made to look like they were from the 1940's. The Brandon Center, the little store that could only be found in Brandon Briar, had an overwhelming amount of them. You'd left Bucky to find whatever he needed, you instead opting to browse through all the pretty dresses. There was a large selection, filled with pretty prints and colors.

Bucky, perhaps ten minutes ago, had interrupted your browsing to tell you that he was going to wait in the car. You had simply nodded, quickly glancing at the bag he carried.

A stunning red dress caught your eye. It had a little belt to go around your waist, with 3/4 satin-cuffed sleeves and a matching satin heart-shaped collar.

Sure, there were other dresses in a similar color, but once you saw this one, there was no going back. You checked the tag, making sure that it would fit.

Grinning once you saw that it did, you took the hanger off the rack before looking through the jewelry stand. When you found nothing that fit your style, you sighed.

Walking to the register, and you were greeted by a woman, probably in her sixties. Her hair was dyed blonde, which looked good with her blue eyes. She wore black eyeliner all the way around her eye, with thick mascara to match. She grinned, a heavy country accent coming in thick when she spoke. Though you'd only spoken to a few locals, they all seemed to have the same accent.

"Hiya! Will this be all for you today?" She had a nametag on her floral blouse. Brenda.

Nodding, you reply. "Yes."

"Okay. Oh..this is a pretty thing. You plannin' on comin' out by the old diner for the dance tonight?" She laid the dress out on the counter, examining it.

"Yeah. It's..it's in that little square, right? I saw the string lights this morning when I was driving by, but I didn't really have time to look."

"Yes, yes. The decorations are always gorgeous. Wait a minute..oh, this is from Mr. Lee." She said, beginning to fold the dress. When she noticed your confused expression, she grinned.

"A while back, we had a guy donate a bunch of old dresses like this after his wife passed. His wife was friends with that lady Peggy Carter, funnily enough. Anyway, we kept a bunch of those dresses in the back for a few years. Some were altered, made bigger or smaller or even just turned into somethin’ brand new. Forgot all about them. Until now, that is."

You nodded, though the mention of Steve's almost-kind-of-basically girlfriend startled you. A younger girl, maybe a college student, stepped out from the door next to the register. The creaky wooden floor announced the presence of another customer, as did the bell on the door.

"Aunt Brenda, can you help Ms. Owens? She wanted to look at that green dress I told you about." The girl said. Her hair was brown and straight, going down to her waist.

"Oh, yes." Brenda turned back to you. "Stacy will ring you up." She explained, placing the folded dress into a white paper shopping bag.

She walked out from behind the counter, Stacy taking her place.

"Sorry about that." The girl—Stacy—apologized. "That'll be $23.99. Hero's discount."

When she glanced up to you, she smiled a little. "Don't worry. You blend in a lot. Most of the people here are older, and anyone who isn't is just a young couple coming here for the festival. My great aunt and my grandma live up here, so I stay here every summer to help with the store." She assured.

Once you paid, she waved you goodbye as you walked out of the shop. Bucky was waiting in the driver's seat of the truck, scrolling on his phone.

"Y'know it starts at 6:00, right?" He asked when he heard the truck door open.

"It's 3:15, we'll be fine." You rolled your eyes, buckling your seatbelt. You didn't say much on the drive to the hotel, instead thinking about what else you were going to wear.

Bucky stood inside of his hotel room, not sure what to do. You had decided to close your door to his room, and he decided to do the same. Just because your rooms were connected didn’t mean you would go into each other’s rooms. That was weird, right?

He showered quickly, before getting dressed. He felt stupid as he glanced at himself in the mirror. He knew how he was supposed to look, but none of this felt...right. He tied his hair into a low ponytail, just to keep it out of his face.

He opened his door to your room, just to be met with your door closed. He knew it was going to be closed. Of course it would be closed. There was no reason he should feel so...disappointed.

Disappointed? No. No. Bucky was sure of it. He barely tolerated you. You were annoying, and you liked starting fights for no reason. Ever since he’d arrived at the Avenger’s Compound, you were nothing but cold and nasty towards him. The first time he’d met you, you’d made an angry face at him before ignoring his existence.

But he couldn't deny the feeling of excitement he got when he saw your name light up on his phone.

Ready.

That was the entire text message. And somehow, a single word made his stomach feel light. Without typing a reply, he stepped into the hallway of the hotel, before he saw you.

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skeedelvee · 7 months ago

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Carry On Countdown Day 2 - Chosen

For this year's COC I've decided to put together daily fic rec lists! Let me know if you find any new favorite reads from these <3

For todays prompt I've gone with fics that involve Simon being the chosen one

Not Really by @sorbriquette

Rated T, 67,592 words

Enemies to friends to lovers. This is a really extensive and excellent take on it

After learning of the growing distance between the Mage and his heir, the Families decide that they'd rather make an ally of Simon Snow than kill him. Snow is nothing if not loyal though, so turning him is going to need a little more than a good deal. New loyalties must be created and who better to do that than Snow's roommate and soon to be ex-archnemesis, Baz Pitch. Basically, an AU where the Families get Baz to befriend Simon and try to flip him. Then it develops into something more.

Hang the Moon by @captain-aralias

Rated T, 29,171 words

Arranged marriage as a way to end the war with the old families. Oh so good!

Fighting one war is bad enough; three is almost impossible. That’s why, when the Old Families offer the Mage a deal that will put an end to their conflict, he accepts. Simon hates everything about the deal. (And his life. And he definitely hates Baz.) He’s only going along with his part in it because he’s the Mage’s Heir and he has to. There definitely aren’t any other reasons. Or at least, if there are, Simon doesn’t know them. Yet.

Your Fragile Bones Are Mine by @artsyunderstudy

Rated E, 40,581 words

Great use of time in its storytelling, I love the way the story goes back and forth in its timeline. Excellent angst and going off scenes

The grounds around the gates of Watford are burnt. The dining hall stinks of magick. It's three months since the tumultuous end of seventh year—one lonely summer, and six more weeks in a lonelier room—and Baz is finally back. And Simon needs to know why.

Keep Calm by @captain-aralias

Rated T, 68,943 words

What would happen if the Mage actually shepherded Simon away for eighth year. Great humdrum attack scenes

The kidnapping attempt fails, but it’s not the Mage’s only scheme. Eighth year begins. Tyrannus Basilton Pitch returns for the start of term – and finds his roommate missing.

Magic in the Midnight Sun by Coldskin

Rated T, 9,279 words

Baz has to save Simon with a true love’s kiss after he gets cursed by the humdrum. Great getting together story

Simon is struck with a fairytale curse.

There's No Place Like Home by @annabellelux

Rated E, 15,650 words

Simon’s magic teleports him to Baz when he’s in danger. Really fun, lots of barging in at in opportune times

Simon got away from the Humdrum at the end of 7th year by teleporting back to Watford—which Simon thought was all well and good, until he started teleporting to Baz over the summer at the most awkward possible times.

✨Gratuitous self rec✨

Masquerade by me! @skeedelvee

Rated E, 4,191 words

Simon and Baz work together to fight off a Humdrum attack at the end of this one!

Watford is throwing a masquerade ball for its students. With everyone in disguise, who knows what will happen?

If you have any recs that fit the prompt that I've missed, feel free to leave them in the comments! There's plenty of gaps in my reading so there's a good chance I may not have read it.

Also I've had a hard time finding if some people are here on Tumblr, so if you know someone who hasn't been tagged, feel free to leave that in the comments as well <3

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celaenaeiln · 2 years ago

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lol hi its me 12 am anon so uh tldr is that i hung out with my friend and we got drunk and we made out or smth but more importantly they made w fuckin list of dick grayson things i started talking abt while drunk

- “bad idea right?” but its dick grayson and his exes

- bruce technically gave dick a family but dick’s the one who like truly made it feel like a family when it comes down to it he’ll fuck up bruce for his siblings

- that one “5 man band” trope and how he can fit as the leader and the heart

- into a specific (blank) to lovers? dick grayson’s got you covered

- the “barney from how i met your mother basketball hoop scene” and “eleanor from the good place mom she never had” but make it dick and bruce (teenage or adult idc i’d love both)

- nightwing could 100% be the figurehead of the dceu (like im talking spiderman level) if dc would do something [this was timed . i talked abt this for like 30 minutes all on its own]

i am . so embarrassed. also i dont know if we made out before or after the rant and i dont know which is more embarrassing .

what. what. "more importan-" NO! NO ARE YOU KIDDING ME THAT IS NOT MORE IMPORTANTLY OH MY GOD!!!

MY MIND IS LITERALLY BREAKING RIGHT NOW!

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT? Do you like her? Did she say anything?! I-

WAIT DOES THAT MEAN DICK GRAYSON LITERALLY GOT YOU TWO TOGETHER?!

NO WAIT!! SHE KISSED BACK. SHE KISSED BACK!

oh my god i'm reeling.

Have you guys talked about it yet?

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS

I LITERALLY CAN'T THINK OF DICK GRAYSON RIGHT NOW AFTER THAT BOMB YOU DROPPED ON ME BUT FINE

"Bad idea right" was literally written for Dick Grayson!

Nightwing (1996) Issue #133

"Bad idea right?"

Actually every single Olivia Rodrigo's songs feels like Dick wrote it.

Like the sour album? Every time I listen to it I imagine that Dick just wrote the album because he was so mad at bruce after being fired from Robin lol.

"bruce technically gave dick a family but dick’s the one who like truly made it feel like a family when it comes down to it he’ll fuck up bruce for his siblings"

That's true too!

Batman (2011) Issue #11

"The truth is, I didn't save you from some dark fate, those years ago. You saved me from one."

Batman (2011) Issue #11

"And you still are saving me, every day."

Bruce gave Dick security but Dick gave Bruce a life. He gave Bruce the ability to become human, to be happy.

Take Gotham War for example,

Batman (2016) Issue #138

Bruce tells Jason he's saving Jason from himself and Jason in turn asks Bruce who's going to save Bruce from himself.

Cut immediately to -

Batman (2016) Issue #138

Dick.

Dick has always been there to pull Bruce out of his darkest days when he tries or is willing but Bruce giving up on Dick's ability to do so is symbolic of him giving up on himself. It's the height of Bruce's irredeemability.

Even after Jason died, Bruce indirectly called Dick to come join him but at this point his back up personality is too far gone for him to recover.

Batman: The Return

Dick literally is the reason Bruce stays connects to the batfamily. In a good way.

He has no reservations about keeping Bruce in check.

"that one “5 man band” trope and how he can fit as the leader and the heart"

5 man band trope: one leads, one contrasts, one thinks, one fights, and one keeps all of the above from killing one another

DAMN RIGHT

He's the leader.

Batman: Gotham Nights (2020) Issue #12

And the one that keeps them all together

Batman: Gotham Nights (2020) Issue #12

Dick is the defacto leader when Bruce is gone or lost it.

Batman (2016) Issue #137

Batman (2016) Issue #704

"Selina doesn't run Gotham. You do. While I'm away."

And the family's protector.

Batman (2016) Issue #137

"into a specific (blank) to lovers? dick grayson’s got you covered"

Yup!

Canonical:

Childhood partner to lovers - Raya Vestri

Friends to lovers - Barbara Gordon

Enemies to lovers - Shawn Tsang

Psuedo-family to lovers - Helena Wayne (they actually married in Earth 2)

Crime fighting partner to lovers - Helena Bertenelli

Kiss at first sight to lovers - Koriand'r

Pseudo-therapist to lover - Bea Bennet

Landlord to lovers - Bridget Clancy

Teammates to lovers - Zatanna

X to lovers - literally him and everyone

He's just so shippable that way. Not gonna lie, literally all of his relationships Dick and his lover have been great together.

the “barney from how i met your mother basketball hoop scene” and “eleanor from the good place mom she never had” but make it dick and bruce (teenage or adult idc i’d love both)

youtube

The New Teen Titans Issue #50

Man this hits hard. I've never seen how I met your mother but the parallels in the basketball hoop scene and Dick's talk with Bruce are uncanny.

The thing I think is weird about Dick and Bruce's relationship is that it's steeped in insecurities for each other. Dick feels hurt and betrayed and lost as to why Bruce would take in a new robin so suddenly and Bruce's tenure as Dick's robin is riddled with insecurities about him not being a good enough partner.

Batman and Robin Eternal Issue #6

However it's because of these insecurities that I believe they are close.

The difference between Barney and his dad, from what I gather from the clip, is that his dad never acted like one to Barney.

But with Dick and Bruce? Bruce was a good dad to Dick. But he was a terrible partner. Bruce treated Dick like an equal while still fielding reservations about his age and dealing with his own insecurities. Bruce knows that what he's doing is not right but at the same time Dick is far too competent. His intelligence, his athletic skills, his compassion, and his fearlessness were light years beyond anyone Bruce had ever met and Bruce acklnowledges this.

Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder Issue #2

"The GAS was supposed to knock his OUT. His brain out to be sailing past the MOON, right now. What's this brat MADE out of?"

Batman: The Widening Gyre Issue #1

Bruce's biggest problem with Dick is literally that he talks to much.

Dick is equal in every way to Batman and even exceeds him in some ways when he was Robin itself. So Bruce pushes the responsibilities of Batman's partner on to Dick while treating his as his son, mother, therapist, and partner. And Dick steps up to that. Soon they fall into a rhythm where Dick is Bruce's one for all human interaction. So imagine when you have a constant thing with someone that you're comfortable with and they suddenly start holding back from you. They begin talking about how you're too young to handle adult responsibilities. How you shouldn't be facing that burden. Now you're confused. Those responsibilities they are criticizing you for are the very ones that depended on you for. So now you start doubting yourself and trying harder and harder to make them see that you can handle the job. While you're struggling with confusion, they're struggling with guilt.

That is Bruce and Dick's relationship. Bruce grew a conscious after 10 years and Dick can't understand it. So there comes the self-blame and strife.

What Dick doesn't understand his Bruce feels guilty of his over reliance on Dick. Dick's self-blame has come to such a point that now even when Bruce in full honesty rants about how proud he is of Dick, Dick holds reservations because if Bruce was really proud then he would dump all the responsibilities on him right?

It's really messed up.

"nightwing could 100% be the figurehead of the dceu (like im talking spiderman level) if dc would do something [this was timed . i talked abt this for like 30 minutes all on its own]"

LOL

I think the Dawn of DC does have Dick be the figurehead or at least he will be in the future. We're just getting the beginning now.

Nightwing (2016) Issue #100

"We want you to lead."

Justice League (2011) Issue #51

It comes full circle.

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eris090 · 1 year ago

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Title - War Dog

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Ships - RED Demoman/BLU Soldier (Team Fortress 2)

Tags - Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Puppy play, Pet Play, Fluff, Subspace, Dom/Sub, Praise Kink, Enemies to Lovers, Beating, Drunk Sex, Internalized Homophobia

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These Red bastards weren't gonna get away with this. Soldier had a reputation for getting captured by the enemy team due to his reckless antics, but he always managed to escape, even if it was with a missing hand that Medic would have to sew back onto him at 4 in the morning, and it had happened again. Soldier was sitting in an uncomfortable folding chair in the middle of a dark room that he was beginning to find rather familiar, hands and feet tied to the piece of furniture.

Outside the room the Red team was having a muffled conversation, likely discussing what they should do with this lunatic given how many times he's been here and hasn't given them any information. There were more voices than usual this time though. Normally there'd be only 3 to 4 voices talking outside the room before they came in, this time however, it seemed that the entire Red team was outside the door, making Soldiers chances of getting back to his base in one piece even lower.

Loud voices argued and yelled until one particularly rough voice cut through all of them with a questioning tone, silencing the rest for only a moment. From that point the conversation continued with less fighting, seemingly only the rough voice from before and a voice that couldn't be mistaken as anybody except the red heavy were left speaking. The muffled conversation continued for a solid five minutes before they seemed to reach a conclusion. The sound of several footsteps outside the door got quieter and quieter until they disappeared, leaving Soldier worried that they may have just abandoned him. That worry disappeared however when the patriot saw the doorknob twist.

The door opened with an irritating squeak, and a man that Soldier had hoped he'd never again see outside of the battlefield walked in. The Red Demoman, carrying a half empty bottle of scrumpy in his left hand entered with an expression of sheer disappointment scrawled on his face. Soldier grumbled at the sight, hoping in vain that his enemy may have just accidentally wandered in here due to the alcohol, honestly preferring to have been left alone all night rather than have to face his ex-friend. “Well would you lookie here! Some enlisted man you are huh?” The Scotsman broke into a fit of laughter.

“What?! You come in here just to laugh, Cyclops!? Do whatever it is you do to prisoners at this unpatriotic base and then get out of my sight!” Soldier barked in return, breaking Demo out of his laughter. “Oh, like yer’ team is any better! I hear torture's pretty popular thar’ as of recent.” He growled, walking closer to the patriot as he spoke in a show of dominance that would probably work on anybody who wasn't mercenary. “We do not torture our prisoners! We just give them to Medic.” Soldier corrected, matter-of-factly. “Oh yea’ as if thas’ any diff'rent!”

The two mercenaries stewed in silent rage for a moment, glaring at each other with contempt. The room was tense with unspoken rage, rage that was only let out when they ran around killing each other everyday, but that didn't count for revenge. That was their job.

“What'd ye’ come here for? You lookin’ fer’ more of them weapons ye’ traded me for?” The Scot questioned sarcastically, fuelling Soldiers' rage even more. “Like I'd ever tell a member of the enemy team why I was sent here! That's top secret, and in America we don't negotiate with traitors!” The excuse was as flimsy as their uniforms. Nobody in their right mind would send Soldier to an enemy base to achieve something unless the goal was getting captured. “Yea’ right, ye’ sack o’ crap, you probably made yer’ way over here by accident.”

Soldier grumbled, unable to refute that claim. “And yer’ a damn hypocrite calling me a traitor afta’ you took the deal from the old hag!” The Scot continued, walking up to Soldier and knocking his helmet off his head, making the Patriot lurch forward and try to bite his assailant's hand as it came near, failing and only nearly causing his chair to tip over. Demo laughed “Yer’ bloody insane, ye’ lunatic!” He leaned forward to be eye level with his captive, who quickly spat on his face in an act of defiance. Demo wiped his face with his hand and delivered a hard slap to Soldier's face.

The patriot gave a single laugh. “Typical, of course you're resorting to torture, you kilt wearing pansy!” Soldier yelled, making the Scot slap him again. “You dunae have a clue what torture is.” Demo retorted. “Yer’ a man ain't ya’? So take the consequences of leavin’ yer’ best friend in the mud like one!” He punched Soldier square in the nose, without a doubt breaking it. The patriot screamed roughly before regaining his composure and glaring up at the Scotsman. “You are a liar! You did not value our friendship! You called me a civilian!”

Demo stared at the patriot with confusion for a brief moment before lifting both him, and the chair by extension, up by his uniform collar. “I did nae such a thing, ye’ bloody liar! Who'r ye’ even tryin’ to justify yer'self tae here? God? Cuz I assure ye’ lad, I'll make damn sure that ‘e don't forgive ye’!” Soldier scoffed, “I'm only telling the truth cupcake! You're a damn traitor!” he argued, leading Demo to drop him, making him topple over in the chair, his tied limbs unable to get himself back up.

The Scot took pity on the man and used his foot to get the chair straight up once again, setting his foot next to Soldiers thigh and pushing it upwards. Soldiers' now uncovered eyes lingered on the way the Scots kilt lifted up enough to just barely still be covering his pecker before they snapped back up to Demos' face that was looking down at him smugly. “I'm sure you think yer’ tellin’ the truth laddie, with that lead poisoned head o’ yers’, but I know yer’ a bloody traitor!” The Scot argued.

“The administrator showed me! She showed me a video of you calling me a civilian in a weird unnatural voice that I'd never heard you talk in before! Seems you were hiding a lot from me!” The patriot growled back, making Demo pause for a moment, thinking. Miss Pauling had told him that Soldier took the offer for weapons before he did, but according to Soldier, weapons had nothing to do with it. The administrator made a fake video where he called Soldier a civilian, and that's what caused the Patriots hatred.

Of course Demoman didn't want to trust what the man who he'd been enemies with for the past 6 months said, but it did make sense. Surely both their employers could've come to an agreement when two good mercenaries were at stake, and the old hag always did seem a tad sadistic over the speakers. It was stupid and could have easily been avoided, but Demo conceited. He had abandoned his best mate because of a lie.

He removed his foot from the chair and uncrossed his arms, instead placing them on his hips. Looking down at Soldier, still disappointed, but no longer with him, Demo sighed. “That video was damn fake, I dinae say any o’ that crap.” The Scot stated, trying to sound as genuine as possible, knowing how stubborn the Patriot could be. “Huh?” Soldier raised an eyebrow in confusion. “Yer’ employers faked a video so that we'd stop bein’ friends.” Demo reiterated, and Soldier furrowed his eyebrows once again “Yeah right, why would they do that?” The patriot doubted his claim.

Demo rolled his eye. “Because normally if two people are friends they dinae want te’ kill each other everyday as their job. Lucky fer’ them we're both pretty fuckin’ crazy.” The Scot reasoned, and as much as Soldier wanted to doubt it, his logic checked out. It made sense that they weren't supposed to be friends, but the idea of spending time with Demo again made Soldier happier than he'd like to admit.

The first day of their rivalry, when Soldier was meant to be using his new weapon to kill Demo, he instead spent the day inside his apartment sulking. He really loved going to gun shows and wrestling with the Scot, he enjoyed spending time with him at all if he was honest, but he had spent the last six months repressing those feelings in an attempt to keep up his self imposed loner identity since it seemed Demo didn't want to be friends anymore either. Knowing Demo didn't hate him anymore sent him through the roof with endorphins, and a blush grew on his face just above a large, toothy grin.

The grin made Demo a bit worried before the patriot looked up at him with an expression of pure excitement. “I knew that once you've taken a man out for whiskey and ribs and fought the police with him you've formed an unbreakable bond!” Soldier screamed, kicking his feet to the best of his ability while still tied to the chair.

A cautious smile grew on Demoman's face. “Really? Ye’ jus’ believe me?” He questioned, making Soldier chuckle. “Yeah! As long as you don't call me a civilian.” Soldier stated with his voice lowering as he went on. “I won't lad.” Demo reassured him. “So canae untie ye’ witout’ you jumpin’ me?” He asked, gesturing to the rope still binding the patriots' limbs. Soldier nodded quickly, the material likely having already left marks on his skin.

Demo kneeled down to untie Soldier's legs at which point Soldier couldn't take his eyes off him. Knowing the Scot was focused untying his restraints made the patriot unafraid to admire the sight of the man knelt down in front of his spread form, the rope tying each of his legs to opposite sides of the chair so that they were spread just enough that Demo's head could fit snugly between them. The idea of Demoman taking advantage of Soldiers' slightly compromising position invaded the patriots brain, where he quickly dismissed it with a shake of his head as his blush grew darker.

Demo finished untying the Patriots legs, allowing him to roll his ankles a bit to get the stiffness out of them. The Scot got up from his knees, rubbing them a bit as the cold of the concrete floor had sunk into them, before going behind Soldier to untie his hands. Having his hands freed felt like heaven to the patriot as the rough material first loosened before losing contact with his skin completely. Moving his hands to look at them, Soldier saw his skin on his wrists had become red.

Demo walked back into the patriots view before reaching a hand down to help him up, which Soldier gladly took, allowing the Scotsman to pull him to his feet as he focused on how warm Demo's hands were. The Scot looked over Soldier's body, searching for injury before remembering that he had broken the man's nose. He inspected the injury before sighing. “Stay here fer’ minute, I'll go ask Medic fer’ some supplies. Don' werry about ‘im telling anybody. He's pre'ey good at keepin’ secrets.” The Scotsman drunkenly wobbled out of the room, leaving Soldier alone.

The patriot groaned in relief once the Scot left the room, unable to keep the thoughts he was having about the man from affecting him any longer. Picking up his helmet from the floor and putting it on, Soldier winced and sat back down on the chair he had been tied to as he felt a stirring in his pants. The infirmary was on the opposite side of the base. He had time to take care of this.

His hands fell to his lap with his right creeping its way up his thigh and inwards. A soft moan fell from his lips as it rubbed over the bulge in his pants, his blush only darkening when he saw a very slight dark spot form at the tip as pre leaked from his arousal. The patriot hurriedly undid his belt and pulled down his pants just enough to allow his member to bounce out, slapping against his shirt and leaving an unnoticeable stain. A shudder escaped his throat as he thumbed the tip, spreading pre across his head while he gripped the side of the chair with his free hand.

Letting a groan fall from his lips, Soldier slid his fingers down his length while keeping his thumb on the tip, digging his nail in slightly and moaning at the ecstasy of the pain. He imagined Demo's hand wrapped around him, teasing him for all he was worth as he sped up, sliding his thumb off the tip so that he could fuck into his fist. The patriot's noises became louder and louder as he already started to near his climax, the world around him no longer existing in his mind as he focused on the pleasure he was providing himself, certain he'd have time to clean up after he was done.

As it would turn out, he wouldn't even have time to finish, as while, yes, the infirmary was on the opposite side of the base, Medics room and a storage closet were a mere hallway away, and Demoman opened the door to the room with ice and a rag in his hands. Soldier hated everything. The sound of his friend walking in on him slipping his mind as he reached his climax, gasping as he came onto the chair, staining the wood with white as Demoman stared at him with an unreadable expression.

Soldier regained his senses faster than he ever had before, though his senses didn't do him much good as he stared back at the Scotsman in silence. A moment passed, and Soldier looked around the room, unsure what to do. “Ye'-ahem-ye’ alright lad?” Demoman asked hesitantly, also unsure of what to do. “Yeah.” Soldier responded simply, conceding to look down at the floor to the right of him, as, if he were to look down ahead of him he would simply be faced with the mess he had just made.

Soldier tucked himself back into his pants without a word, and Demo seemed to share his sentiment in not wanting to talk about what just happened as he simply approached his friend and began cleaning his wound in silence. After wiping the blood off his face, Demos' expression turned uncertain. “Medic told me ay just need ta’ push yer’ nose back int’ place…” he angled his hand next to the patriots misplaced nose and pushed it back into place, cringing at Soldiers pained scream until the likely wrongly performed procedure was finished.

Demo removed his hand and examined his work, coming to the conclusion that it was ‘good enough’ and shrugged. Soldier put his hand on his face to feel his nose, coming to the same conclusion as Demoman that it was ‘good enough’. He could breath and wasn't in debilitating pain so hey, what the heck, this was fine. Soldier could take a beating. Demo offered his hand once again to help Soldier up from the seat making sure not to look at the mess Soldier had spilled. “Ye’ want te go drinken? Haven't done that in a hot minute!” The Scot exclaimed, remembering what a fun drinking buddy Soldier had made for. “You bet your ass son!” The patriot responded with a grin.

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One, two, four, eight, the two started drinking at 12 PM and they had now finished no less than half of Demo's entire whiskey supply that he kept under his bed in 3 hours. Demo was no worse for wear, having already been shitfaced before he saw Soldier. The patriot on the other hand could actually hold his alcohol fairly well. Both of them were insane by default so alcohol didn't have much of an affect besides making them even less shameful than they already were.

Demo, unable to stand the silence, insisted they put on a movie, at which point Soldier forced him to put on ‘All Quiet on the Western Front.’ Not that they were paying attention to it. An anti war movie didn't serve much purpose to 2 men who fought in an eternal war all day, everyday as their job. Soldier just knew it was patriotic. Instead of watching, the friends occupied themselves by talking, filling each other in on everything they hadn't been able to talk about for the last 6 months.

Their laughter rang against the walls, blocking out the sound of someone moaning the next room over. Eventually the noises stopped, but not for long as it seems Demo's neighbor, who was apparently the RED Spy, only stopped to come bang on his wall. “Demo, if you would be so kind as to shut the hell up, some of us are trying to sleep!” The Frenchman scolded, his lie evident and voice muffled, making the two care even less than they would have if the Frenchman was saying that to their face. Nonetheless, Demo turned off the film, offering some sympathy to Spy who seemed to have been engaging in the same physical activities that Demo wished he could do with Soldier.

What happened earlier was weird, yes, but it didn't mean anything! God knows Soldier was an erratic man, he very well could have just haphazardly decided he needed to jerk off at that exact moment while still in the enemy base. But the oddness of Soldier's behavior is what endeared Demoman to him. They were both on a similar level of deranged, even if Soldier was slightly higher. Demo once again opted to ignore these thoughts, taking another swig from his scrumpy before looking up at Soldier.

“Who'd ye’ bet ‘s shaggin’ over der?” He pointed toward Spies' room where the moaning had now continued. Soldier looked at his friend, scandalized. “You guys are that unprofessional over here?!” He gasped, making Demo roll his eye. “Oh please, ye’ nitwit. Yer' team without a doubt does it too.” The Scot argued, making Soldier go silent briefly before answering his friend's previous question. “Sniper.” Demo raised an eyebrow. “What makes ye’ say that?” He questioned, making Soldier shrug. “On our team we can't get those two off each other.”

“Nah, couldn't be.” Demo debated “on our team those 2 hate each other's guts.” He took a large swig of his scrumpy. “My bet is it’s Scout's bloody mum!” Demo busted into laughter, followed quickly by Soldier laughing as well. “I still bet you a bottle of expensive whiskey, its Sniper, you guys over here are strange!” Soldier chuckled, making Demo smile but shrug. “Eh, I prefer meh scrumpy anyways.” He responded before going to take another swig and finding his bottle empty.

“Ah cripe, move outta the way Soldier I gotta get another bottle…” the Scotsman got up from his bed where he was sitting next to Soldier and kneeled down in front of him to pull out the crate of scrumpy he kept. Soldier opted to simply spread his legs so Demo could get the crate out rather than full on move out of the way, both too tired to do so and thoroughly enjoying the sight of Demo between his legs. The shamelessness that came from his drunken state made him unbothered by his erection, the incident from earlier having fully left his mind by now.

Demo, in an action that he would later justify to himself as just being instinct, saw something move above him on his friend's crotch, and glanced up to be met with a very obvious erection straining in his dear friend's trousers. The blush already dusting his cheeks due to the alcohol darkened sharply before he looked up fully to see Soldier who was currently staring at him, cheeks red more from the alcohol than shame, who had a wobbly, drunken grin on his face.

“Sorry…you're just…” Soldier paused, thinking of a word to describe his friend who he just so happened to also be helplessly in love with. “Beautiful as a damn firework on 4th of July.” Soldier vocalized the best he could, his smile dropping when Demo let out a wheeze of laughter in response. “What're you laughing at! I love my friends the same way I love Ameri-” Soldier yelled back defensively, getting cut off as Demo got up from his knees and leaned forward towards the patriot. “Oh, shut it ye’ bloody crackjob!” The Scotsman exclaimed before leaning forward more to fall on top of his friend's lap and pressing his lips against the patriots.

Soldiers initial shock quickly wore off as he melted into the kiss, letting his eyes close and Demo take the lead. The Scotsman pushed his tongue into his friend's mouth, exploring the wet expanse that tasted of cheap liquor while the Patriot moaned into the kiss, his usual rough and loud demeanor being substituted by a malleable and soft one.

Demoman jumped when he felt hands claw at his belt in an attempt to remove it which failed as Demo took the patriots hands in his own and pulled back from the kiss. “Is this what that earlier incident was about?” The Scotsman asked to fill the void left between them as he studied his friend's expression. His blush had darkened immensely and his teeth were together as if he were angry, though his eye that was visible from under his helmet due to it being slightly askew told of a different emotion. Pure, unbridled lust. Soldier nodded before Demo looked down where he saw the patriot's erection had only gotten worse, looking almost painful.

“Do ye’ want me?” Demo gave another question, this one being answered much faster by the man underneath him with a swift nod. “Thas’ good cuz damn do ye’ look like a bloody feast right now.” He answered before pushing Soldier backwards to lay down on his bed as he continued kissing him.

It seemed like it didn't take much to get the patriot worked up as Demo had him gasping into their kiss as he arched his back to rub his clothed erection against Demo's leg like a dog in a matter of seconds. The man was acting as if he hadn't received pleasure in years as he desperately rutted against his friend, forcing Demo to hold him down, to which the patriot mewled.

Soldier pulled back from the kiss to look up at his, definitely more than a friend at this point. “Christ on a crocket!! Just fucking touch me or get out of my sight!” Soldier threatened without malice, his aggressive attitude coming out again as desperation took hold of him. “Yer in my bloody room man, I'll toy wit’ ya’ all I please.” Demo responded, ruthlessly teasing the man below him, making him growl.

Demo leaned back down, kissing the patriots neck until he left marks on his rough, scarred skin. Soldier squirmed, animalistic sounds of pleasure escaping his throat as Demo reached his hand down and cupped Soldier's clothed erection, rubbing it gently to drive the patriot even more crazy. “Tavish…” Soldier moaned into Demo's shoulder in a futile attempt to silence himself. “Usin’ names now are we? Thas’ a bit personal don'cha think, Jane?” The Scot teased the writhing man below him who only responded with a whimper that Demoman couldn't help but find adorable coming out of the war dog's mouth.

The term war dog was becoming a more and more accurate description of Soldier as Tavish continued his teasing, the patriot's noises beginning to sound even more animalistic until Demo bit down on his collar bone, eliciting an extremely concerning noise from the patriot.

He barked.

It wasn't especially different from the other noises he had been making but this one was very explicitly a bark. Demo pulled back to look down at Soldier, who was panting through his teeth and whining. He didn't seem very concerned with it though, instead taking the Scots surprise as an opportunity to rut against his leg, though he was quickly stopped. Smirking, Demo put his hand on Soldier's cheek, using his thumb to coax his mouth open before pulling on his tongue so that he was no longer panting through his teeth but instead appearing more like an animal. “There's a good lad.” He praised, making Soldier melt. “If yer gonna sound like an animal ye’ might as well act like one.”

Tavish removed the patriots helmet and put it on his bedside table so he could look his love in the eyes, finding them full to the brim with desperation and lust. “What is it ye’ want pup?” The Scot asked, his own cock starting to become painfully erect. Soldier growled, still panting with his tongue hanging out despite his seemingly defiant attitude.

“I-I am a respectable ex-soldier of the US military and a-a current Soldier for Builders League United-! Not your dog-” Soldier began defensively before Demo silenced him with a brief kiss. “Not here ye’ ain't. Here, yer’ mine, unless you don't wanna be that is, in which case you're completely free ta’ leave.” Demo gave him a way out, an opportunity to change his mind, but it was more so just teasing, as Soldiers erection still twitched with need and his love for Demoman was only growing.

A moment of silence passed, and Soldier said nothing, so Demo took that as an invitation. “Now, what is it ye’ want pup?” He restated his earlier question, this time expecting an answer. Soldier glanced to the side, not wanting to make eye contact, “Fuck me…” he said through gritted teeth, making Demo smile and give the patriot a pat on the head, an action the American was strangely receptive to as a wobbly grin returned to his expression. “See, thas’ all ye’ had te’ ask.” Demo teased as he removed his belt. “Now strip would ye’?” He asked, to which Soldier swiftly began unbuttoning his uniform.

Getting up from the mattress felt like a nightmare but Demo managed it as Soldier continued to undress, his military attire proving quite the obstacles. In the meantime Demo opened his closet and fished around until he found a box which he quickly pulled out and took something out of. Soldier was paying no mind however as a button on his shirt refused to open. Demo sat whatever he had been holding on his bedside table to help Soldier undo the button, in the end probably damaging it but at least it was open now.

Eventually Soldier laid bare on the bed, the owner of the bed equally bare and taking a bottle of lube out if his drawer before once again climbing atop the patriot. “You ever had stuff up yer’ arse be'for?” The Scot questioned, to which Soldier nodded his head. “Yeah, fingers and crap.” The answer made Demo laugh. “Well yeah I assumed ye'd have crap up there be'for. It'd be concernin’ if ye’ didn't!” Demo joked before going into hysterics. Soldier only found it funny enough to warrant a chuckle however.

“Nae, but yeah, this's gonae be quite a lot bigger. I'll be gentle wit’ ya’ though, don't ye’ worry yer’ pre'ey lil’ head.” Demo assured him, wanting the patriot to know what to expect. He only grinned however. “God knows you don't have to be gentle with me!” He argued jokingly, making Tavish give him a stern look. “Don't go sayin’ crap like that. Bad anal is goddamn hellish. You ye’ gotta be walkin’ tomorrow lest people start te’ talk.” He reminded, making the patriot sink back into the mattress.

Demo squeezed some lube onto his finger before prodding at Soldiers entrance, gaining the patriots full attention before pressing it in up to the first knuckle. Soldier moaned lowly, humming to distract himself from the slight discomfort until Demo pushed it further in, now fully inside the patriots ass. He squirmed, but attempted to stay still as the Scotsman pumped it in and out, not offering much pleasure but accustoming the patriot to the sensation.

Slowly, Demo added a second finger, feeling Soldier already begin to tighten around him. Soldier jumped as Demo put his hand on his stomach and started rubbing, but quickly melted at the feeling. If he had the ability to purr, he would have. “Loosen up, pup. I gotta stretch ye’.” Demo reminded, and that combined with the relaxing feeling of having his belly rubbed, Soldier complied. “Good lad.”

Demo scissored his fingers inside the patriot as he thrusted them in and out, curling them every so often in search of Soldiers prostate. It was uncomfortable, but bearable as Soldier waited for Demo to finish stretching him. Any thoughts of patience however were thrown out the window when Demo curled his fingers upwards and hit a bundle of nerves deep inside the patriot, making him let out a truly ungodly sound that turned into a whimper when Demo removed his fingers from the spot. “There ‘e is…” Demo whispered before pressing his fingers back against the spot, massaging it gently just to watch the patriot cry underneath him.

Finally Demo finished his teasing of the patriot, removing his fingers and getting up from the bed to which Soldier whimpered. Taking the object he had previously gotten from the closet off of his table, Soldier could see what it was. A collar and leash. He couldn't keep himself from grinning as Demo brought it over to him and clipped it around his neck. It squeezed his neck comfortably like a weighted blanket when Demo pulled on the leash, making the patriot let out a long whine.

It felt even more like a weighted blanket when Demo crawled back onto him and pushed his thighs back, leaning down to bite the rough flesh before taking more lube on his hands and applying it to his cock, shuddering at the cold feeling as he pumped for a moment before lining himself up with Soldiers entrance.

Soldier let a long, soft cry fall from his lips as Demo pushed into him, what felt like filling him to the brim with pure heat as his brain started to feel floaty. A groan escaped Demo's throat as he fully sheathed himself inside the patriot, waiting for him to adjust to his size before moving, though with how loose Soldier was around him I seemed he could start whenever he wanted, and that was right away.

The Scotsman slowly pulled out of Soldier before thrusting himself back in with force, groaning when Soldiers walls twitched around him. “Good lad, jus’ take it nice and good lad.” he sighed as he began a slow rhythm, reveling in the noises Soldier was making whenever he pressed in.

A quick yank of the leash had the patriot sobbing with euphoria as Demo began speeding up, the sounds Soldier was making not permitting any ability to control himself. “God bless America-!” Soldier groaned through clenched teeth, giving Demo a good chuckle that quickly turned into a moan when Soldier tightened around him as he hit the patriots' prostate.

The patriot white knuckle gripped the sheets as Demo abused his prostate, not even capable of words at this point, instead resorting to noises, mainly whimpers. When Jane let another bark slip past his throat it was swiftly transformed into a growl as Demo pulled on his leash. “Such a good dog ye’ are Jane- Christ I could fuck ye’ like this fer’ a whole match!” The Scot praised, making the patriots length twitch as its owner trembled uncontrollably.

“D- Demo- Fuck-! Demo- I- I-” Soldier babbled as a heat grew in his gut. “Please- call me - fuck-! Call me good again-!” The patriot begged, needing Demo to push him over the edge using a tactic he'd never in his life admit that he absolutely adored. “So good fer’ me Jane-! Absolutely bloody fantastic!” The praise fell from Demoman's lips as he buried himself inside his lover, tugging on the patriots leash roughly to bring the other man to orgasm. Heat spread through Jane's entire body as Demo filled him with seed, dumb muttering about pups slipping past the patriots lips as he reached his own climax.

White ropes shot onto Soldiers stomach as he came with a cry louder than anyone he'd ever given on the battlefield. The Scotsman merely admired the scene of Soldier laying underneath him with a delirious grin on his face and cum sprayed across his stomach until the patriot came to, needing a few minutes to come down from his high, at which point he grinned up at Demoman.

“Did ye’ enjoy yer'self?” Demoman asked, which as far as Soldier was concerned was a rhetorical question, though he nodded anyways. “Great because that felt bloody amazin’...” Demo exclaimed as he got up, stretching before taking some tissues from his desk. “‘Ere, I'll clean ye’ up.” Demo cleaned the cum from the patriots stomach, as well as made sure there wasn't too much cum leaking out of his ass, as he did need to go back to his own Base.

Once they were both clean they just spent a few minutes basking in each other's presence. It was sappy and dumb by Soldiers standards, but it was comfortable. Unfortunately, Demoman glanced at his clock, finding that it was 6 AM. That's when the RED Soldier usually does his routine of waking everybody up. Sighing, Demo shook Soldier awake, admiring the sight of the large man relaxing on top of him like an oversized lapdog.

“Ye’ ought te’ go back te’ yer’ base.” Soldier blinked open his eyes and looked at the clock, suddenly spiraling into a panic. “Shit! My soldiers never wake up on time! I have to get back to BLU!” Demo rolled his eye fondly “Ye’ and the RED Soldier ‘r similar after all.” He mumbled jokingly. Soldier turned around to look him in the eyes “You don't happen to have a spare rocket launcher do you?” Demoman had hardly opened his mouth to answer when the RED Soldier came bursting in, primed to screech at Demo until he woke up from his drunken slumber but instead finding him already awake and with a member of the enemy team.

The doppelgangers stared at each other for 5 seconds before tackling each other and fighting in a cartoon dust cloud. “Commie!” “Treasonous!” “Bastard!” Etc…

Demoman snuck out of the room before the RED Soldier could yell at him.

#tf2 #team fortess 2 #boots n bombs #petpl4y #tf2 demo #tf2 demoman #tf2 soldier #soldier x demoman #cw // suggestive

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facelessxchurch · 2 years ago

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Baronpine and/or Sorrowscorn for the ship bingo please

Imma do Sorrowscorn bc someone else already asked for Baronpine!

Surprisingly enough this is my first Bingo! :D I already filled out the other bingo cards but I'm answering these in the order of what is fasted to draw/answer.

I can make it so fucked up/Colour me intrigued: Self-explanatory. Just, the tension in each interaction, and them being the very definition of kill me romantically. Just everything is personal with them. Eliza can't decide if she wants to kill China, be her or fuck her. Meanwhile, Eliza is a reminder of a past and her old self which she both really rather leave behind. Since they were both part of the Faceless Church, their idea of romance back then has the potential to be so messed up and I do love some (self)destructive love archetypes <3

They're exes: Landy did Eliza so dirty by writing her as the biter ex archetype and giving her like no other personality traits. Even her name is based on that! Scorn -> "Hell has no fury like a woman scorned"

Basically canon to me: And then he has the audacity to claim he never admitted China and Eliza were canonly a thing during the war. There is a reason Sorrowscorn was considered a canonship along with Ganith for the longest time. But he either deleted the tweet or it was an answer on the SP forums which have been shut down by now.

They're the same fucking guy: Landy also did her dirty by making her the colour-swapped, lesser version of China. She, like China, has the ability to make anyone she comes across fall instantly in love with her, though it is established that this power is not as strong as China's, she is a rival collector and information broker to China and she very likely also chose symbol magic as her adept discipline as the glowing daggers she threw seem very similar to what China was shown to be able to do with her sigils. Her personality is also pretty much just wartime China. Since she is the weaker of the two she was very likely the one copying China instead of developing her own strengths and weaknesses. This shows a weakness of character that puts her in a power imbalance with China and also prevents her to climb the ranks of the Faceless church beyond her current position.

Fated Enemies/There is no way this will end well: And that's why their relationship could never last. That's why she could never be more than China's plaything. Seeing so much of herself in Eliza fed her ego and narcissism. She loved herself so of course she would love someone so much like herself. But when she changed and Eliza didn't...

They Enable the worst in each other: Accurate for both wartimes, pushing each other into new extremes since they are rivals as much as lovers trying to impress each other. In the present day, as enemies, Elize definitely brought out China's old 'sharp' self while they were fighting each other.

In a relationship not sure what the relationship is but they are in one: Self-explanatory.

Oh, the devotion/inherit eroticism of attempted murder: 👀👀👀👀

Thematically delicious: Ngl I have a thing for relationships doomed from the start. During the war they were birds of a feather. She found kin in Eliza since she has the same curse ability to make people fall in love with her. Finally, she has someone who understands the hardships that effect brings, finally, someone is immune to it, and finally someone's feelings are real. Now, China is a fallen idol in Eliza's eyes. Someone who she looked up to and wanted to be like now no more than a traitor. Not only did she abandon the church, she had abandoned HER too. And she hates the fact that she knows she would forgive China in an instant would she return to her. To China Eliza is a reminder of a past and an old self she'd rather leave behind. Landy said in a tweet that Eliza would kill China eventually (that was before phase 2 was announced and I think he deleted that tweet) but I think it would be more fitting if China would kill Eliza and quite frankly, Eliza would have it no other way.

#Sorrowscorn #China Sorrows #Eliza Scorn #skulduggery pleasant #answered #anonymous #meme answer #my stuff #artwork

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curiouscalamitys · 6 months ago

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READING LOG No. 1 & 2: The Ever King and The Ever Queen

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The Ever King, (Book 1 of The Ever Seas) by LJ Andrews

Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars; 9 of 10 scale | Recommend: Absolutely Yes! Genre: Romantic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy | Format Read In: eBook Status: First-Time Read | Favorite Aspect: Vivid Descriptive Writing; Worldbuilding, Character Diversity Content Warnings: Descriptive Sexual Activity, Violence and Gore, Child Torture (implied)

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The Ever Queen, (Book 2 of The Ever Seas) by LJ Andrews

Rating: 4 of 5 stars; 8 of 10 scale | Recommend: Absolutely Yes! Genre: Romantic Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction | Format Read In: eBook Status: First-Time Read | Favorite Aspect: Character Development, Vivid Descriptive Writing; Worldbuilding, Use of All Characters Content Warnings: Descriptive Sexual Activity, Intended SA (not explicit), Violence and Gore

The Ever Seas, Books 1 & 2 - A BRIEF REVIEW ♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢

"The ending needed to be altered."

From the opening line of the prologue, I knew that the writing in The Ever King would be superb. And I was not disappointed. If anything, what is disappointing is having this novel marketed as simply a Romantasy book about pirate Faes. The rich world building, the clear and vivid descriptive writing, and the diverse ensemble of interesting characters all speak for the quality of the story. The explicitly detailed spicy scenes could have been left entirely out of the story and the books would have sold regardless. However, I do not count that as a negative point against the book, as those moments did not feel forced nor awkwardly inputted.

Another surprising element was the twist to the insta-love, fated-mates, enemies-to-lovers tropes that were incredibly mixed for the romantic portion of the plot. I am not typically a fan of insta-love, but these characters were written in a way that didn't make the trope feel superficial.

I have always been a believer of things coming into your life when they are meant to. I believe this was the perfect time to read these two books, The Ever King and The Ever Queen, despite not having been in a mood for pirates or worldbuilding fantasies. However, reading these during the same time period as the release of the final installment of EPIC, a musical retelling of The Odyssey, as well as the premier of the Star Wars show Skeleton Crew, which, to simplify, is about pirates in space, I feel as if it was time for me to return to my pirate-loving era.

One of LJ Andrew’s greatest strengths in these books is their ability to truly portray dark characters. Erik Bloodsinger is not just a typical brooding, closed-off dark King of Fae that changes into a softer character by the end. His character, at its core, stays the same. It is simply the perception of his actions that are changed. Everything Bloodsinger does is for his kingdom and, later, his queen. But he never changes how far he’s willing to go or how ruthless he needs to be to achieve his end goal.

“You are my heartbond. I need no magic, no spell, to tell me that you are written into every thread of my future days.”

Although the driving force of the story is the romantic tie between Erik and Livia, that is not all there is between the pages. An intricate world rich in a history of elves and fae, of political divide, honor, loyalty, sailors and kingdoms are all utilized in a tantalizing way. Blood blond created and broken. Characters honored and betrayed and hidden and risen. If you are a fan of fantasy stories with maps, not only does this have a map, but both books also have a glossary for the kingdoms, characters, creatures, spell/abilities, etc. The second book also opens with a well-detailed recap of the first book! It picks up directly after the ending of book 1. This series, The Ever Seas, is only but a part of a larger saga with more stories on the characters of the world (I have yet to explore but I am intrigued by it all).

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ao3feed-rhaenicent · 1 year ago

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#ao3feed #fanfic #rhaenicent #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #hotd

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kalak · 2 years ago

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Luke/mara fic rec list

These are some of the best mara/luke fics I've read - feel free to add more in rb/comments!

Repair by BananasAreForParties - Graphic Depictions of violence, fluff and angst, whump. 20k complete. Mara Jade came to Aran to trade. She acquires nutcakes, Imperials, and one Luke Skywalker, condition: damaged. Hurt/Comfort fic.

Reccer's note: Their awkward but geniune flirting in this is so cute

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, You Aren’t Even Stuck In Your Tower by PrinceJakeFireCake - fluff, secret identity, 6k complete. Mara Jade, an ex-spy for the dragon, Emperor Palpatine, now a knight of Princess Leia Organa, is on a mission to rescue the princess’ twin brother from the tower he was locked in.

A.K.A.

Someone had to write Luke as Rapunzel and I am someone

Limpet AU series by frodogenic - humor, family fluff, 89k complete. Newly returned from the Unknown Regions with Darth Vader, Admiral Piett doesn't expect much of a welcome from the New Republic. And not in a million lifetimes would he have predicted that their very first guest would be Luke Skywalker. After all, Skywalker and Vader are still mortal enemies...right?

Reccer's Note: this series is so good, like, insanely good. I keep rereading it.

Take My Breath Away by atamascolily - hanahaki disease, 1k complete. Luke collapses during a sparring session, coughing up blood--and flowers? A concerned Mara drags him to Cilghal for medical treatment, but the answers aren't what either of them expected.

Catch and Release by frangipani - rated E, sexual experimentation, 10k complete. So let me get this straight," Mara says."You decided that to entertain yourself while I'm offplanet you're going to get licensed to pilot a Mon Cal cruiser?"

He frowns. "You say it like it’s ridiculous.”

"Those ships aren't even made for human pilo--" She narrows her eyes. "Oh no, it's the challenge thing, isn’t it?"

Or the one where Luke and Mara try to bang while keeping Luke's pulse within a specific range. Absolutely 0 science knowledge went into this. Consider yourself warned.

Who Needs a Cover Anyway? by JediDryad - misunderstandings, jealousy, 1k complete. Against his better judgment, Luke agrees to act as "Jedi Ambassador" on a mission with Mara and Lando. Will he be able to keep his feelings to himself or will observing their relationship be too much?

Miscommunications by JediDryad - misunderstandings, 849 words complete. Luke sends Mara a nervous rambling message inviting her for a visit. What she receives is something quite different.

Family Planning for the Force-Sensitive by beautifultoastdream - domestic, fluff, 13k complete. Two years after Exar Kun is defeated, Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker are married. Mara is uneasily settling into life as a Jedi trainee and as the New Republic's representative to the Smugglers' Alliance. But when Karrde's vornskrs have a strange reaction to her during a routine meeting, Mara learns that something else is about to happen ... And it scares her more than C'baoth.

Slight AU from Star Wars Legends, fluff and angst.

The Trouble with Bootie Comms by frangipani - 3k complete. "I have an issue with my apartment right now," Luke said. Mara was pretty sure why.

Luminous Creatures by celinamarniss - daemons, action/adventure, enemies to friends to lovers, 30k complete. Mara has never been prouder when Asyr settles early. He shifts into the form of a night felinx when Mara is thirteen, a whole year early. It’s a good body for stealth, her trainers tell her, and praise them for it.

Luke is the last of his friends to have his dæmon settle. Speculation drifts through his childhood. What sort of animal do you think your dæmon will choose? asked by adults with indulgent smiles and between children as their dæmons flit from form to from in impromptu races across the desert sand.

Strange Bedfellows series by celinamarniss - action/adventure, humor, light angst, 37k complete.

Reccer's Note: this series has a very domestic couple feel to it and I love that.

Under the cover of Darkness by randomlyimagine - time travel, fix-it, 57k complete...ish. (there's a sequel that is tbc.) Being pulled back through in time, getting to see the Old Jedi Order, Ben, even Anakin Skywalker, before he Fell…it was an opportunity Luke had never dreamed he’d have.

If only he and Mara hadn’t been pulled back in the middle of a mission where they were undercover as Sith.

slipping into the ground or into your arms by BananasAreForParties - rated E. Fluff and angst, mutual pining, implied/referenced child abuse, 41k complete. More than colleagues. Less than friends. Better than acquaintances. They remain in balance. The Command, the dark whisper, slumbers and Mara has no desire to poke a sleeping rancor. To dance with Skywalker. . .could it ever be worth the risk?

Mara and Luke succumb to the gradual formation of their Force bond through an activity far more pleasing than fighting for their lives.

the history books forgot about us by celinamarniss - happy AU, 2k complete. Jedi apprentice Asha is sent on a quest to find the legendary Luke Skywalker. She thought he was a myth!

better tell 'em while they're here by philthestone - 4k complete. Jacen discovers a Fish in the new fountain just outside of the Old Palace's reception hall, which obviously means that the Imps are planning to take over the galaxy. Jaina thinks that everything would be alright if only Nik could remember where he put his pants.

And of course, Uncle Luke's getting married today.

(AU for the EU)

Reccer's note: recommend reading the whole series. This fic has such a human warm fuzziness to it.

Boundaries series by frangipani - rated E, smut, 106k complete. A year after the events of the Last Command, Mara is still in Coruscant attempting to fulfill her Smuggler's Alliance duties while continuing her Jedi training. Former Emperor's Hand, turned smuggler, government liaison, and Jedi apprentice...she's long known that the only way things work in the new life she's made for herself is through clearly delineated boundaries.

It's really too bad Luke Skywalker unwittingly keeps taking them apart.

The Son of Suns trilogy by blank101 (link to each installment: Into the Storm, in shadows and darkness, at the Brink of the dawn and the darkness) - graphic depictions of torture, psychological torture, sith!Luke. 721k complete. Darth Vader captures the passengers of the Millennium Falcon after their attempted escape at Cloud City, sure that Luke will convert to his cause and aid him in overthrowing the Emperor. When his plan is rebuffed he falls back on more desperate measures and hands his son over to Palpatine, who begins to systematically take apart Luke’s life to create a new Sith, turning him against his allies, his father and his beliefs with devastating consequences for both the Empire and the Alliance, as events cascade beyond anyone's control.

This is a completed trilogy, featuring Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Palpatine, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Mara Jade, Mon Mothma, and Crix Madine.

Reccer's note: I really love this one - both for the sith!Luke portrayal, and the conflicts luke and Mara go through.

Drive You Mild by obaona - sith!Luke, drama/romance, 70k complete. How do two powerful, individualistic people who were formerly enemies unite? Emperor Luke Skywalker, meet Jedi Knight Mara Jade.

Misc - archive sites/author recommendations

Mara and luke archives

Utopicworld.net

LiveJournal community

Jedimordsith, frangipani, JediDryad, celinamarniss, BananasAreForParties, and evilmouse are all great writers and you should check them out!

#luke skywalker #mara jade #skyjade #lukemara #maraluke #star wars legends #my ramblings #fic recs

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HP longer fics recs : more than 200k words

Here are a few longer fics recs. Posted in alphabetical, order as always.

Black, in the Smothering Dark by @lol-zeitgeistic [101k]

Harry Potter is rescued from the Dursleys and spends the summer with his god…father? This is the prequel to The Hush of War. Beta’d by giesha_kitten/laureen.

The Hush of War by @lol-zeitgeistic [351k]

Voldemort has made a bargain with Harry to stop killing muggles and muggle-borns (when at all possible, of course) in exchange for Harry’s cooperation. While Harry thinks he’s using the time to find a way to defeat the Dark Lord, he will realize that Voldemort is always one step ahead, and so long as he isn’t killing anyone…what’s the big deal? He has bigger things to worry about now, anyway. Includes dementors, pureblood culture, the prophecy, what exactly happened with Lily’s sacrifice, magical breakthroughs, children Death Eaters, and portraits of family. Final pairing: H/D. Sequel to Black, in the Smothering Dark.

Can’t Get You Out of My Head by @femmequixotic [14k]

After he sees Harry Potter naked in the Auror showers once, Draco can’t stop thinking about him.

Lost In Your Arms by @femmequixotic [257k]

Three months after their brief encounter, Draco has almost forgotten about Potter–or so he tells himself. Then a Dark wizard shows up on the Auror radar and all hell breaks loose. Draco will have to choose between everything he holds dear–everything he’s worked so hard for–and a few stolen moments of passion with a certain green-eyed Inspector, once his sworn enemy and now something rather different entirely. He’ll make the right choice, won’t he?

Who is he kidding? He’ll ruin everything, as per usual. Bad choices and the name Malfoy go hand in hand.

These Secrets In Me by @femmequixotic [357k]

Auror Special Branch team seven-four-alpha–Sergeant Draco Malfoy, Constable Pansy Parkinson, and Constable Blaise Zabini led by their SIO, Inspector Harry Potter–must handle personal and political fallout from the implication of Ministry employees and Aurors in the scandal around escaped Death Eaters and a Dementor uprising at Azkaban. On top of that, their original target, Antonin Dolohov, is in the wind.

With all the ruckus, it’s a good thing they have help from Unspeakable Hermione Granger, American Unspeakable, Legilimens, and Harry’s recent ex, Jake Durant, Blaise’s legendary necromancer grandfather, Barachiel Dee, and his potions expert mother, Olivia Zabini. What could possibly go wrong with an army of best friends, ex-lovers, and family? Especially when you add the strong-willed Parkinson clan to the mix.

Meanwhile, troubling new leads arise, taking Our Team in a surprising direction.

And Draco, still hiding his relationship with his SIO from the upper echelons of the Auror force, is definitely not falling in love with Harry Potter along the way. Not at all. Don’t be ridiculous.

Dare To Think by @femmequixotic [388k]

After recent events in New York, Seven-Four-Alpha are set to return back to London. They’ve captured their primary target, but by no means settled their case. They’ve still got rogue Dementors at Azkaban, prying investigators from Luxembourg, and a far larger Death Eater threat to manage, not to mention pressure from their own higher ups. Draco is reeling from his loss, and Harry is trying to be the best boyfriend he can, which may mean not being Draco’s guv any longer. Harry’s uncertain what his team’ll find as they press deeper in the investigation, but he knows they will all be tested, perhaps more than they can bear.

But they haven’t a choice, have they? It’s the bloody Death Eaters, after all, and the political integrity of Wizarding Britain and their magical allies hangs in the balance.

Set Me Free by @femmequixotic [196k] *Incomplete

Seven-Four-Alpha are back in London with available resources of the Ministry tracking their every move. Draco Malfoy remains lost, last seen in Thibodaux, Louisiana, as MACUSA was closing in. Harry is raging, barely in control of his magic, and the rest of the team are battered and unsure. Their recent failure haunts them, as does the spectre of a MACUSA-Ministry alliance under the control of the Quahog administration and its shadow puppetmaster, Aldric Yaxley. The Dementor crisis with Luxembourg is brewing in the background, as is a conflict with Rodolphus Lestrange. And that’s not even mentioning the bargain Blaise struck with Death to return his cup. The team have very little energy or resources for one fight, much less several of this magnitude simultaneously.

Should they fail, though, political tyranny will grip both sides of the Atlantic and evils recently banished may return. Each of them is fighting for something they hold dear, but no victory comes without a price. Still, desperate situations call for desperate measures, and desperation appears to be all they have.

Changing of the Guard by Lomonaaeren [210k]

Need a perfect stranger? Ask Metamorphosis. Harry Potter runs the business secretly and becomes whoever’s needed for each occasion. He’s not sure whether he should be more surprised, worried, or amused when Draco Malfoy comes to Metamorphosis and requests an actor who can play his boyfriend so that his parents will disown him. Yet Harry has even more dangerous choices after he creates Brian, Draco’s “perfect” boyfriend. Draco doesn’t know who Brian is, but he’s trying to find out—and now so is Harry.

Double Edged Sword by @romaine2424 [554k]

Harry thinks his life has been planned out, but the night he comes of age changes everything. Now there are decisions to be made and a path to be chosen, and the choices before him will change the lives of everyone he knows. But when destiny calls, Harry finds himself ready to listen.

This is an epic story of the love between Harry and Draco. Join them as they journey through their life together, through the good times and the bad, facing obstacles both external and internal, and see how they come to be who they were meant to be.

Eclipse by Mijan [287k]

“You’re dead, Potter… I’m going to make you pay…”

Draco swore his revenge on Harry for Lucius’s imprisonment, and Harry all but laughed at him. But Draco is planning more than schoolyard pranks this time. The old rivalry turns deadly when Draco abducts Harry for Voldemort. It’s the perfect plan, guaranteeing revenge, power, and prestige, all in one blow. But when Draco’s world turns upside down, the fight to save himself and Harry begins, and the battle will take them both through hell and back. If they come back.

Left My Heart by @emmagrant01 [85k]

Auror Draco Malfoy has disappeared, and Harry Potter has been sent to San Francisco to find him. (Post-Hogwarts, set in February, 2004. Written before Half-Blood Prince was released.)

Surrender the Grey by @emmagrant01 [151k]

Draco Malfoy returns to London after five years of self-imposed exile to start a new life with Harry. But will the secrets of the past destroy everything they’ve worked for? Sequel to “Left My Heart”.

Men Who Love Dragons Too Much by @fencer-x [479k]

[Extensive re-telling of Deathly Hallows] As in Half-blood Prince, Draco is charged by Voldemort with killing Dumbledore—only instead of trying to do his best with the challenge, he realizes he’s been set a futile task and focuses on finding a way to save both himself and his parents. He eventually decides to spend his sixth year studying Animagecraft, convinced it’s his best shot at escaping the impossible situation he’s found himself in. But just his luck, his Animagus form turns out to be a dragon, and a rather randy juvenile at that, intent on finding its mate: one Harry James Potter.

Objects of Desire by Azrael Geffen [400k+]

The dream team sign a magical contract promising to lose their virginities within the year, they soon fix on the objects of their desires, but will the bitterness left in the wake of the war prove too hurtful for love to exist?

Per Solum Lacuna: By Words Alone by Azhure [560k]

A set of enchanted journals bring solace to two very unlikely lost souls. Whoever said the art of penmanship was lost? This is a wizarding twist on the old fashioned art of correspondence (or the modern art of Internet chatting). What will happen when the mystery writers finally discover the identity of their counterpart? Join this star crossed pair as they obliviously chat to each other; along the way learning about life and love. Find out what will happen when their own voyages of self discovery lead them to the most unlikely of places. This is eventual HP/DM, but other pairings for the protagonists along their journey.

Reparations by Saras_Girl [87k]

Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places.

Foundations by Saras_Girl [236k]

When one door closes, another one opens – with a bit of a push. Life, love and complications. [sequel to Reparations]

Turn by Saras_Girl [306k]

One good turn always deserves another. Apparently.

Twist of Fate by Oakstone730 / @i-didnt-wanna-do-it [302k]

Draco asks Harry to help him beat the Imperius curse during 4th year. The lessons turn into more than either expected. A story of redemption and forgiveness.

Underwater Light by Maya [200k+]

Featuring an extremely depressed Harry, in a war-torn wizarding world, about to get the shock of his life when he discovers that Draco Malfoy is slightly more important to him than he would have ever guessed. Including a very odd friendship, lots of angst, suspicions, conflicted loyalties, clueless Ron, on-the-warpath Hermione and two very messed-up boys.

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did!

#my recs #drarry #drarry recs

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dreamingon-forever · 2 years ago

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Masterlist/Navigation

Finally took the time to sort out my written works. Hope this helps out some of you navigate through my works!

AO3 Link: 💜

Multi-chaptered stories:

Black Tea is Fine- (Angst, slow burn, love triangles) Levi was the new janitor at Paradis High. He thought that rowdy teenage brats would be the worst part of the job, until he met the school's eccentric chemistry teacher Hange Zoe. His peaceful and quiet afternoons within the building were soon challenged by her persistent invitations for some tea in her classroom.

Unexpected Co-Parents- (Fluff, co-parenting, unexpected meetings) Levi Ackerman had been living in the big city of Sina for a while now as a corporal worker, finding peace in the little solitude he got from the bustling and lively city life. His peaceful days however, are numbered as he unexpectedly finds himself becoming co-parents with an eccentric florist he just met.

Short HC:

Four-Eyes- (Canonverse, post-war, reminiscence, slight angst) Armin gifts the ex-corporal with a gift that belonged to Hange. The present bringing newfound comfort and memories to resurface years after the war.

The First Kiss- (Canonverse, rumbling mention, post-war) How their first kiss happened and how Levi remembers it after the war.

The Best Friends Lover Trope- (Prewar, Veteran era, fluff) Levi and Hange's love language and how they express their feelings for each other. How they'd be in a relationship

Drabbles:

Tied Up in Marley- (Canonverse, semi-sad, fluffy ending) Follows after the event of the SC making it to Marley. Levi finds it difficult to adjust to the cultural differences in the enemy territory. Mainly the clothing style and the overly complicated accessory called a tie. Hange, however, helps him figure it out.

The First Night- (Canonverse, mainly fluffy, mention of death) After Furlan and Isabel's death, Levi struggles to deal with the loss of his best friends. Hange having noticed the man's shift in attitude, decided to help him get through his grief, and in the process creating a special bond between them.

Happy Birthday, Four-Eyes- (Canonverse. Veteran Corps. Fluffy. Enemies to friends) The corps was getting ready to celebrate Hange Zoe's birthday, but Levi, the one person who didn't get along with her, ends up getting involved in the celebrations anyways.

Levihan as a Couple in Modern AU- (Modern AU, strangers to friends to lovers, fluff, slight angst, domestic life) From an ask sent in. Explores the relationship of Levi and Hange as a couple in modern life.

Previews of Next Works:

List of Previews

Captured at First Glance, Immortalized at a Second- (Angst, missed love, slow burn, missed opportunity) Levi Ackerman, a renounced photographer had been friends with ecologist Hange since they were young. And that was the only way he could ever see her as despite Hange having confessed her love for him during their high school years. Unfortunately, love isn't always reciprocated, and instead of returning his childhood friend's sentiments, Levi ends up falling for her half-sister Petra instead. As separation and new life events lead them into different life paths during their teenage years, severing their ties with each other along they way, they end up meeting once again as adults for Mike and Nanaba's wedding. Where Levi is suddenly confronted with the possibility of having lost on the love of his life when he realizes he'd been in love with Hange all along.

Levihan Promp Ideas

Posts:

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Analysis:

💜Shared Jacket

💜Levihan X Aruani

💜Levihan How it Started vs. How it Ended

💜Levihan Hellos in No Regret vs. Last Goodbyes in Ch. 132

💜Levihan Opposites Attract

💜Hange's Importance and Influence on Levi's Life

💜Levi's Scars are the only Physical Reminder Levi Has Left of Her

💜Dedicate Your Heart and Levihan Being Almost Married

💜Levihan Actors Wearing Original Scouts Uniform

💜 Levi's Gaze Towards Hange Over the Years

💜 Levihan and Hanako/Kabakura (Wotakoi) as Each Other in Different Fonts

💜 Levi Brave Order Birthday Wish for Hange

💜 Levihan and their Adopted Kids

Random Thoughts:

💚 One-Eyed Junior High Hange and Levi

💚 Levihan X Collaborations that Call Levihan Canon

💚 Levihan Sharing a Lollipop on a Date in Marley

💚 Levihan Sharing Tea Official Illustrations

💚 Levihan X Re:SHAZAM Collab

💚 Levihan Sharing Everything

💚 Levihan X Eremika Parallels

💚 Levihan in Eremika Steam Punk Outfit Edit

💚 Levi Constantly Losing the Important People in His Life

AoT X Collaborations:

⚔️ EEO Sherlock and Phantom of the Opera Style Collab

⚔️ Levihan X RE:SHAZAM Collab

⚔️ Flex Japan Tie and Suits Collab

⚔️ NOBIACE Levi Collab Illustration

⚔️ Charalog Chibi Collab

⚔️ Marakuji Circus Collab

⚔️ Junior High Umbrella Tags

⚔️ Animate Marley Collab 2

⚔️ AoT Sleepy Collab Compilation

⚔️ Chibi Sleep Collab

⚔️ Eren, Erwin, Hange, Levi X NOBIACE Collab

⚔️ Ackermans New Skins in Brave Order

⚔️ AoT X Roll Ice Cream Factory Collaboration

⚔️ BellHouse Shop Collab

AoT Random Posts:

AoT Pairs that Lost Their Significant Halves and their Love Tropes

Sauna Official and Fanart Illustration

AoT Characters Seen as Actors by Isayama

AoT Tarot Merch Sets Meanings and Explanation (In Depth)

#levihan #levihan masterlist #masterlist #levi x hange #levi x hanji #hange zoe #levi ackerman #levihan ff #levihan fanfiction

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ifyoucandaniel · 2 years ago

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Crimson Rivers as Reputation Songs

hi ive decided that taylor wrote reputation for Crimson Rivers and I'm sure you've all had the same thought, but i wanted to write down all the little ways i see them in the album and my interpretation!!!! soe spoilers for CR ahead so be warned! @mayzarbewithyou

…Ready for it?

jegulus!!!

“In the middle of the night in my dreams / you should see the things we do, baby / In the middle of the night in my dreams / I know I’m gonna be with you / so I take my time”

very regulus to james !! dirty scandalous man hehe

regulus talking quietly to James when they’re alone and not being watched and he opens up and tells james the things he dreams about for them

I see how this is gon' go / Touch me and you'll never be alone / Island breeze and lights down low / No one has to know

regulus at the beginning of the fic when he was in his parting gift era

"no one has to know"

Obviously the “baby let the games begin” is very Crimson Rivers of her!!

“I see how this is gonna go"

Regulus seeing the ending before it can even begin and never letting himself just want and have until be finally does

“Knew I was a robber / first time that he saw me / stealing hearts and running off never saying sorry”

WHEN THEY WERE LIKE “ stole your heart, did I?” “Return it to me will you?” “No I think ill hold onto it for a bit more” IDK if that’s word for word but off the top of my head that’s what I remember and ??? That’s so them im???

“Every lover known in comparison is a failure” regulus after exactly one night and thinking Barty wasn’t as good as James LMFAO

End game

This one is also jegulus I’ve decided

“Big reputation / you and me we got some big reputations / and you heard about me / I got some big enemies / big reputation / you and me we’d be a big conversation”

This is so them before their games!!! Like there isn’t a single person who doesn’t know their names and if they were in love??? They’d be a big conversation indeed

“I don't wanna touch you / I don’t wanna be / Just anther ex-love you don’t wanna see / I don't wanna miss you / Like the other girls do / I don't wanna hurt you / I wanna be your end game”

This is so James to reg. Like he wanted him to love him so badddd he just wanted to be reg’s endgame!!! He didn’t want them to be something only to be nothing to him later :(

“Knew her when I was young / Reconnected when we were little bit older / I Did Something Bad”

Them growing up and being in love so close yet so far and then when they’re older falling in love fr this time??? Yeah this is so them

Don’t Blame Me

dorlenes ANTHEM

“For you, I would cross the line / I would waste my time / I would lose my mind / they say she’s gone too far this time / Don’t blame me love made me crazy”

You’re going to look at me and tell me this ISNT Dorcas meadows starting a WAR to save Marlene ???

“Lord save me my drug is my baby”

Dorcas literally on her KNEES doing whatever she can to save Marlene oh my god they’re so in love they invented love

“And baby for you / I would fall from grace / just to touch your face / if you walk away I’ll beg you on my knees to stay”

This is it. This IS their song it belongs to them and them alone I don’t care

Like dorcas went against both riddle and Dumbledore for Marlene. She made her own side and went against the person she’s been fighting for for years for the love of her life

This whole song is just so them!!! I love a woman on a mission <3

Delicate

Lilymary!!!!! Also wolfstar, but lilymary!!!

“This ain't for the best / My reputation's never been worse, so / You must like me for me / Yeah, I want you / We can't make any promises / Now can we, babe? / But you can make me a drink / Is it cool that I said all that? / Is it chill that you're in my head? / ‘Cause I know that it's delicate “

The first part is so remus to Sirius because he met him at his lowest point and still fell in love. they are the definition of love. Look up love in the dictionary and its them

Then lily <3 she was always so afraid of love and what it can do and how It can rip you apart, but she knows what she has with Mary is so so so special and she wants to treat them with so much love and care!! They have a delicate beautiful thing that she’s holding so gently!!

“Just think of the fun things we could do / ‘Cause I like you”

When lily only wanted a fun time with Mary at first and wasn’t ready for anything else, but then going from that to just “it cool that I said all that? / Is it chill that you're in my head? / ‘Cause I know that it's delicate”

Yeah just them being so lovely and treating what they have with so much love and care

Also very remus and Sirius learning to trust and tentative touches and gentle kisses and washing dishes together and !!!

Just delicate things

Look What You Made Me Do

this could go either way and a little bit of both between dumbledore and riddle.

But either way it’s directed at Dorcas.

Dorcas finding out the things dumbledore has done to ensure he wins this war HE started

“I don’t like your little games / the role you made me play of the fool / no I don’t like you / I don’t like your perfect crime / how you laugh when you lie / you said the gun was mine / isn’t cool / no I don’t like you”

Like we can all agree this is Dorcas @ dumbledore right? Okay cool

“But I got smarter I got harder in the nick of time/ honey I rose up from the dead I do it all the time/ I got a list of names and yours is in red underlined”

DORCAS MF MEADOWS BABYYYYY she’s so cool wtf I want to be her and be with her I just need her

“Oh look what you made me do” riddle bc he fucking sucks

But also Dumbledore when he made Gideon and fabion take the fall for dorcas

And dorcas when she started a war because neither side was doing anything so she took things into her own hands.

Dorcas looking at Dumbledore and saying “look what you made me do” is so powerful!

Dorcas is a badass mf put some respect on her name I want to kiss the back of her hand so bad

Getaway Car

this is one of my favorites off the album and it is very much dumbledore and grindelweld. (unfortunately? idk bc zar did so amazing fleshing or their backstory that its fascinating and i dont like them as people, but their characters are fascinating and the PARALLELS mmmm so good)

“It was the best of times, the worst of crimes / I struck a match and blew your mind / But I didn't mean it, and you didn't see it / The ties were black, the lies were white”

Albus falling in love during the worst time of his life (best of times worst of times)

Grindelweld not seeing albus’ betrayal coming or maybe he did but the lies were white

"X" marks the spot where we fell apart / He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself / I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed / We never had a shotgun shot in the dark”

He poisoned the well I was lying to myself- albus when grindelweld betrayed him and killed Ariana, he was lying to himself thinking grindelweld wasn’t the man he was and that he wouldn’t do anything to get him back

You were drivin' the getaway car / We were flyin', but we'd never get far / Don't pretend it's such a mystery / Think about the place where you first met me / Ridin' in a getaway car / There were sirens in the beat of your heart / Should've known I'd be the first to leave / Think about the place where you first met me

This part belongs to the moment when dumbledore finally kills him.

Don’t pretend it’s such a mystery, think back to the moment you first met me- they were never going to have a happy ending and grindelweld should have seen it coming, they met during the hunger games where he was putting him and his sister in an arena to fight for their lives. They could never exist like they wanted to.

“Until I switched to the other side, to the other side / It's no surprise I turned you in / 'Cause us traitors never win”

Albus turning on the man he loved, betraying him and killing him, but never winning.

“It’s no surprise I turned you in”

Just thinking about dumbledore killing him and saying “don’t pretend it’s such a mystery” as if he would ever do anything less to avenge his sister, even to the man he loved.

Gorgeous

Regulus through and through

This song is literally his internal thoughts about James 24/7

reg wrote this song about James I know bc he showed me his sad boy poetry and this was in there

“You should take it as a compliment / That I got drunk and made fun of the way you talk / You should think about the consequence / Of your magnetic field being a little too strong / you’re so cool it makes me hate you so much”

Liiiiike? Regulus coded. Taylor knows CR reg personally and wrote this for him

Him making fun of James because otherwise hell just talk ab how pretty he is and how in love he is

You're so gorgeous / I can't say anything to your face / ‘Cause look at your face / And I'm so furious / At you for making me feel this way / But, what can I say? / You're gorgeous”

ITS SO REGULUS.

Like come onnnnnn he can’t even look James in the eye most of the time bc every time he does he’s just a deer in the headlights

James is so pretty im in love with him

Regulus get in line I wanna kiss James face so bad

“You should take it as a compliment / That I'm talking to everyone here but you / And you should think about the consequence / Of you touching my hand in the darkened room / ‘cus you’re so gorgeous it actually hurts”

God this is so regulus idk what more I can say

“Ocean blue eyes looking in mine / I feel like I might sink and drown and die”

I know James eyes aren’t blue, but the comparison to regulus drowning in them is too good

“You make me so happy, it turns back to sad, yeah / There's nothing I hate more than what I can't have / You are so gorgeous it makes me so mad”

UUUUUUUUGH they’re so lovely im clawing at the wall I want what they have ugh ugh ugh

Dress

this is both wolfstar AND dorlene

“Secret moments in a crowded room / but they don’t know about me and you / there is an indentation in the shape of you / make your mark on me”

This is so CR wolfstar Zar might as well have written the song himself.

Secret moments in a crowded room but they don’t know about me and you??? You’re joking. Like it’s so them😭 Remus at parties as a server while Sirius is siting with sponsors like 3 feet away with hickies he left the night before?? Yeah

“Say my name and everything just stops / I don’t want you like a best friend / only bought this dress so you could take it off”

DORLENE DORLENE DORLENE

LITERALLY THEM. When they tried to be friends but Dorcas wanted so much more! Them being in love and being friends never being enough!

When Marlene asked Dorcas to take her dress off!!! God I love them so much oh my god

“Everyone thinks that they know us / but they know nothing about / all of this silence and patience / pining and anticipation/ my hands are shaking from holding back from you”

WOLFSTAR <3 I love them so much. When the hallows think they have Sirius and Remus all figured out and put in their little boxes, the boy who give out sexual favors for sponsors and the servant to the hallow, but they know nothing about them

When they’re around the hallows and have to hold back from each other but all they want is to be in each other’s arms😭

Also dorlene!!! Again everyone thinking they know Dorcas and Marlene and they have them in their little boxes, but Marlene would never be the girl they wanted or thought she was and Dorcas was literally undercover for a war.

The pining and anticipation / my hands are shaking from holding back from you !!!! Dorcas and Marlene!!!! They’re so in love oh my god I love them sm

“Flashback when you first met me / your buzz cut and my hair bleached / even in my worst times / you could see the best of me / flashback to my mistakes / my rebounds my earthquakes / even in my worst lies / you saw the truth in me”

This is so wolfstar and dorlene. Flashback to my worst times- Sirius knowing Remus saw both his games and has seen him at his worst and Remus thinking about grayback but even then Remus saw the best in Sirius and neither love the other less for their lows

Flashback to my mistakes- Marlene finding out about lily and despite not being together still hurting because it hurts! They’re so heartbreaking and I just love them so much

Call It What You Want

THIS IS CR WOLFSTARS SONG I DONT CARE THIS IS IT

“I brought a knife to a gun fight / they took the crown but it’s alright”

Sirius winning his games but never actually winning

“My baby’s fit like a daydream / walking with his head down / I’m the one he’s walking to / so call it what you want”

Remus walking with his head down bc he’s a servant but he’s always walking to Sirius!

Sirius thinking Remus is so fit all the time and basically drooling nonstop- me too babe, me too

“My baby’s fly like a jet stream high above the whole thing / loves me like I’m brand new”

Remus never paying attention to rumors and loving Sirius for him and nothing else, loving him like he’s all new and never been tainted by the hallows or the games

“All my flowers grew back as thorns / he built a fire just to keep me warm / all the drama queens taking swings / all the jokers dressing up as kings / they fade to nothing when I look at him”

Sirius feeling like after the games he only destroyed things and like he grew thorns and ruins everything he touches, but Remus showing him he’s loved???

All the hallows trying to get their hands on him and sink their claws in but he only has eyes for Remus (specifically that one scene when Remus is working at the party and all the hallows are throwing themselves at Sirius but as soon as he sees Remus his eyes follow him all night and yeah them)

“ I’m laughing with my lover / making forts under covers / trust him like a brother / yeah you know I did one thing right / starry eyes sparking up my darkest nights”

It’s literally them. That’s all. It’s them building trust and loving each other and laughing together and being in love.

“I want to wear his initial on a chain ‘round my neck / not because he owns me / but because he really knows me / which is more than they can say”

No you’re not listening. This is literally cr wolfstar

NOT BECAUSE HE OWNS ME BUT BECAUSE HE REALLY KNOWS ME

Remus is the only person aside from his friends who can say they KNOW Sirius because Sirius let’s him know him. He KNOWS Sirius. All the hallows who want to own Sirius and to make him THEIRS don’t get it. Sirius could never be theirs because they don’t know him and they never will. Sirius wants to belong to Remus because it’s his choice! He wants to belong to the man he’s built trust with and who KNKWS him. Oh my god they make me SICK. They’re so perfect

“Would you run away with me?” Sirius to Remus all the time pls pls pls I love them

anyways I have to go do some work so this is all i have but i just love these characters so much and !!!!!

#sirius black #remus lupin #marlene mckinnon #mary mcdonald #james potter #regulus black #dorcas meadowes #lily evans #aberforth dumbledore #ariana dumbledore #albus dumbledore #crimson rivers #jegulus #wolfstar #dorlene #marylily #zeppazariel #marauders #the marauders

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friedfriedchicken · 2 years ago

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I finally finished watching TF:EarthSpark S1 (please give me like 2+ seasons) and I have gathered all my thoughts into one silly list

Love how Alex Malto is very Filipino honestly. Like- it's so small but he's very there and he's the only fictional Filipino I've ever seen in anything live-action or animated that didn't originate from the Philipines. My dad was immediately activated when he heard/saw Alex say 'nanay' (my TV was quiet compared to the movie he was watching in the other room) and it makes me insanely happy. Also he's a lot like my dad scarily enough.

Originally I had TF:Cyberverse in my brain as the 'divorced Transformers show' but EarthSpark has much more divorced-exes vibes oml. Megatron with Soundwave and Shockwave, Bumblebee with Breakdown, Tarantulas in general, especially Megan and Sounders

I'm not a fan of humans in TF stories but the Maltos were great- they were woven into the story very well and were also very entertaining! Alex could infodump and had a fun arc with Bumblebee, Dottie and her backstory were great lore-fillers and her mom abilities were silly (there were a lot of dads but only one mom), Robbie and Mo felt like their own characters without overshadowing the Transformers, and the other background humans were generally enjoyable.

On the other hand- Mandroid didn't really stick with me, especially after he came back after his thingy blew up. Dude is practically a zombie- let him die 😭 BUT I'm excited to see what he'll do next season regardless of how little I enjoyed him as the big baddie

This show has so many dads oml. Alex Malto, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Tarantulas, Soundwave, where are all these dads coming from?! It's so fun, you get dads in different fonts like silly, casual war vet, PTSD war vet, not-paid enough war vet, new dad war vet, give him another chance war vet, and angry ex!

Starsceam's eyes are blue! It's so random and small but it activates my brain! Is it a design choice or something more?!

We've seen multiple stunticons but never all together in one place. I wonder if we'll get Menasor or not but, regardless, I love this version of Breakdown so much. Dude is so chill and spawned a new ship in my brain QwQ Bumbledown? Breakbee? Those two had very complicated vibes but my non-TF fan sibling agrees with me they have friendly exes energy

TERRANS- I LOVE THEM- ALL OF THEM- THEY'RE SO COOL

The fight scenes were so 💋 smooth and beautiful and I'd marry the fight scenes if they were people

I thought Bumblebee's friend he was chasing down was going to be Blurr because hee hoo I grew up watching TF:Animated and TF:Cyberverse plus Blurr is one of my favorite Transformers

Actually, my brain is infested with Bumblebee × Breakdown because seriously- this show didn't use slowmo scenes until BREAKDOWN SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO LET BUMBLEBEE ESCAPE. WHAT IS THAT?! IT TICKLES ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHIPPING TROPES OF ALL TIME (friends to enemies to lovers) BECAUSE THEY RACED TOGETHER, GOT SEPARATED, BY THE WAR, AND STILL RETURNED TO RACING WITH EACHOTHER HELP ME

Arcee with her classic car-inspired look omg 🛐 she's so cool and pretty besides for her black eye-liner thing. It looks really weird when her eyes are closed but she's very pretty regardless

Addicted to the found-family vibes of this show (It's not a TF series unless there's found family) but the especially traumatic energy of Tarantulas and Nightshade fuels my 4:47 AM mind. Tarantulas literally doesn't care about anything other than keeping this kid safe and can't tell what actually is safe or not and SACRIFICES HIMSELF SO NIGHTSHADE AND THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY CAN ESCAPE. PLEASE DON'T HURT HIM HE JUST WANTS TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH THE COOL KID HE FOUND IN HIS HOUSE ONE DAY

The size differences in this show are immaculate.

After getting kidnapped by Mandroid and cut, Megatron keeps the slice in his shoulder for later episodes and it's so cool that the continuity is there but sir, please patch yourself up! I don't hate it, it looks cool, but your armor is broken!

Please where did Mandroid get the funds to make who knows how many Arachnamechs?! The government/GHOST sure wasn't paying him while he was in his corrupted Howl's Moving Castle evil lab or sitting in his illegal fight ring.

I know the captions call Hashtag 'Hashtag' but she said she didn't have a word for it therefore her name in my brain is actually gonna be #. Just that. #. She deserves it because she's so silly. She has a fake ponytail and headset as part of her head design- it's amazing.

ALSO # MADE A REFERENCE TO "All your base are belong to use" AND I LOVE HER FOR THAT- POP OFF QUEEN

On the topic of design, Nightshade's protoform look was a little uncomfy for me with the helmet leaving their head very exposed and the random 'ear' discs. It felt weird but after they got their alt-mode they've been nothing but beautiful.

Jawbreaker my boy- you don't need an alt-mode to be so silly <3

Reoccurring Fluffy Ears is amazing

Honestly a lot of designs are either hits or misses. Megatron looked perfect to me but Optimus was off with his very flat head and weird faceplate. Like he was missing a forehead and the faceplate itself looked wonky. Soundwave was super pretty, even if his face is one solid color he absolutely rocked that look. I miss the smiley face Cyberverse Bee had on his pelvis area but at least my eyes aren't drawn to EarthSpark Bee's hips lol. Also Wheeljack. They brought back the mustache face but made it white and it feels incredibly silly and cool and scary and weird at the same time.

I think I'm done rambling for now but this might come back later hee hoo

#FriedRambles #Transformers #TFEarthSpark

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crowned-clown-rising · 3 years ago

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A long ass Nevra pov for the last episodes because I feel you guys don't do him justice

I'm sorry not to be a Nevra apologist but I'm imagining this episode (and last one) from his pov and it really saddens me, specially if I fit it to my headcanon storyline:

1- He has to take a bunch of people to a strange murderous world he knows nothing about while being responsible for their lives

2- Even with that responsability, he can't really do anything but use his senses to be more cautious, something only Erika seems to take seriously.

3- His lover is having the wrost time and he can't do much to change that, and on top of that both Erika and Huang Chu, a guard leader, suspect of Mathieu being a traitor. Because the Guard is 50% royal runaways and 50% traitors

4- Going with Erika to her house, watching her break before him and having to prioritize the mission over her feelings, even knowing he has a major role in her current problems (potion consequences).

5- Some strange soldier comes to take Erika away and he decides to trust her and let her go without even a proper plan to the gods know where with who for what. And the hours she takes to come back? Please I couldn't be more anxious

6- They kidnap half of HIS team before him and he doesn't even know how. Imagine being that utterly helpless as a leader. One of them being the sister of one of his only close friends and boss. Then go to his girlfirend's house, where his abusive father (like his own) lives and needs to explain to her how his father is not trustworthy and may want to kill her.

7- "This sketchy things my father do and the dangerous situations we are getting ourselves into are totally ok" Erika darling how do I spell this out to you we absolutely need an escape route. Erika please don't accept to be alone with Chales, you said 30 seconds ago that was the worst case scenario.

8- After an eternity of waiting by themselves, he hears trouble and they are attacked on their way down, and then finds ERIKA WITH HUANG CHU AND CAMERIA ALONG WITH OVER 30 HALF DEAD FAERIES BEING ALMOST KILLED.

9- Suddenly there are 30 faeries they didn't know had been abducted under their nose, including children, to take back to Eldarya, having to make them arrive through a portal that was half a city away. His lover, who he thought was having a chat with her father, had her own vomit all over her and almost falling to the ground. All as a hell lot of soldiers only he hears come for them, having to carry 30 prisioners in that state with only 3 people being able to fight. Chances are they all die in there, so I understand how he is not going to break the party to go search for Leiftan, who had already been looked for unsuccesfully. 100% chance of getting all of them killed.

10- They could massacre dozens of people, sure, that would only lead to international forces being involved and dragging the public and several countries into this war against Eldarya, which they are already loosing and the enemy is only one niche organitation. That would also incite a declared war premise so it would give the humans green light to return the favor. Those are still a lot of lives to take, period. And Erika would have to take a lot of them.

11- If his problem was the sun, then he is ok at this point, but if he has the vampire sickness, he is probably already suffering.

12- They barely make it out JUST from the building (they had to cross the city unprotected), and Erika asks for her missing ex-boyfriend, who she thinks Nevra hates and who he believes she still loves. And let's say he heard Leiftan there, how does he tell her that there is simply no way he can let her go for him when that surely leads to her death. Specially when Leiftan's life is now a valuable resource for them, since it's one of the only faeries they have left. Do you really think he relishes in leaving Leif there? come on, even logically it makes no sense to leave an eldaryan there, specially one with such power and knowledge.

13- So damn right he is not risking everything for him, his own feelings aside, if she dies then the worlds die with her.

14- Back outside: he is lost, hurting from the sun (HOPEFULLY, BC THE ALTERNATIVE IS WORSE), and guilty about taking Erika out by force, and also probably lying to her. She, who just found out her father is the leader of the organitation that almost killed her as they did with several others. He sees how Erika hurst from leaving Leiftan there, the one he thinks she truly loves, and blame herself for the choice he made. He can only think of how hard it would hit her if he died. Considering their lives are not linked.

14.5- Imagine you are hyper-sensitive and are used to rely on your hearing, then stepping in a crowded multitude full of high and low pitched sounds, noises, uncountable voices and more sounds you don't recognise. Boy I get anxiety for having adhd hiper-acusia. He also stated when Erika lost her powers how helpless he would feel without his... just like that.

15- Lover's abusive father responsible for several war crimes and their enemy makes an entrance and proceeds to drive Erika to the edge. Nevra inmediately refuses his offers because he is positive Erika would accept, because his heart simply cannot take her staying behind, because Charles obviously know about her identity and wants to use her powers to his gain, meaning both bad news to Eldarya and who knows how much emotional distress to Erika.

16- He actually ensures Leiftan's life as well as he can by threatening Charles like that. (And it worked, Charles ordered that no one touched him. His subordinates just disobeyed, making me think he is being toyed with by someone else)

17- When they get back I really hope he is no longer hurting from the sun and that he is not told he has this evil arcane vampire sickness, which tbh is probably the case because why else would they even make up something like that just to discard that later. Erika doesn't ask about this. She doesn't ask how he is.

18- They have to go get Leiftan back and he cannot deny that he is the best option for the job, as much as he wants to stay with Erika that night. But he is resposible for Leiftan's fate, Erika's ex-boyfriend who she probably still loves and whose death he cannot allow to haunt her. So he returns to Earth without saying goodbye and bringing his own sister into that hell of a world.

19- Erika is responsible of saving the world as imposed by the oracle, and that's a lot, but there are 2 worlds, and in one of them he is literally the second authority holding the actual political responsability. Like, of all Eldarya, the one whose actual job is to fix this shit is firstly Huang Hua and right next to her: him. And tbh they go a little in tandem and her decisions are mostly based on his opinions, so one could argue that he not only feels responsible, but actually is responsible of saving the world.

So yeah, I do get why he acts the way he does I'm sorry I don't care if he comes off as rude sometimes, he is the boss after all.

#And then he starts to get hard whe Erika messes up his hair #Poor boy was like omg there is no way I am doing this now please #Nevra was probs feeling so guilty for Leiftan and fucking with Erika then was probably going to be haunting #I imagine he also feels he would break down if he opens up then #Also telling Erika he probably has a deadly disease I cannot #He honestly probaby requested himself not to let Erika go back to Earth for the rescue mission even if she was helpful #And maybe that was his own emotions getting the best of him because logically she should go with #eldarya nevra #eldarya new era #eldarya ane #eldarya erika #nevra #eldarya #eldarya a new era

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