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Okay this is NOTHING like my usual content but because S2 of HBO Max’s “Velma” show came out, I have arrived to say that for some reason I have the sudden temptation to try to rework it, because as bad as it is, there is SO MUCH potential they could have used when it comes to characters specifically that the writers WASTE HARD because they aren’t competent at all.

Like, they REFUSE to give any of the ‘likeable’ main characters some sort of self-awareness about shitty behavior and REFUSE to make them change and develop as characters to the point where the supposedly “alpha male parody” character ends up being the most likeable and interesting (yes, this is me confessing that I sat through the entirety of “Velma” S1 for Fred LMAO), and even then they just make him the absolute butt of the joke.

Honestly, unpopular opinion, but I think the idea of “Velma” being a bit grittier with their protagonists having a little bit more unlikeable traits could have worked, but they didn’t use it well and just turned it into a freakshow lovechild of “Family Guy” and a Temu version of “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”.

Then again, I’m not that familiar with the “Scooby Doo” franchise as a whole (I’ve only watched a couple old episodes), so if I were to rework “Velma”, the characters probably will still be at least a little OOC, but at the same time, the “Velma” versions are so OOC already, it fails as an adaptation/reboot of Scooby-Doo from the very first episode- At this point, any possible rewrite of the show is to expand on what it was possibly going for just so it can try to stand on its own 😭

(ALSO /GENQ WHERE CAN I START WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INTO “SCOOBY DOO” AS A FRANCHISE? I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING INTO IT EVEN BEFORE I THOUGHT ABOUT REWORKING “VELMA”)

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When are you going to make the "conversations with your drug dealer" part 2? (no rush)

ACK honestly I don’t know, it’s been so long and I hate looking at part 1 now 😭 I might rewrite part 1 first when I get the chance then work on part 2-

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So I decided to cross post this on AO3, with some small formatting changes-

If you wanna read it again, then be my guest!

(Uhhh so I wrote this a while ago based off of an idea for an alternate ending to S5 Case 52 where the player decides to accompany Jones as he walks home. Have fun reading it, I guess, I’m not that proud of it, but eh. I hope you enjoy!)

(SPOILERS FOR S5 CASE 52 AND TW FOR SEWERSLIDE IMPLICATIONS)

(Also, sorry if any of the canon characters are OOC-)

“A Tough Time Holding Up”

“…I don’t think you should have done that.”

Gloria’s whisper is the only thing keeping the tension in the car from going silent.

And stale.

“Done what?” I ask, my voice a low grumble.

“You know what I mean.” Gloria replies, not even raising her tone.

The silence I give as my response causes her to sigh as we stop at a red light. “Listen. I don’t like Leroux for a lot of reasons, killing Zoe being one of them…but breaking his nose wasn’t-!”

She runs a hand through her hair and groans. “You know what? Whatever. Leroux got sentenced, and his cowardly ass is going to rot in jail for a long time…Zoe’s finally at peace.”

She says the last part with some level of uncertainty. I don’t blame her at all.

There were too many unanswered questions to this case — Leroux’s motive, Zoe’s involvement with Dreamlife, et cetera, et cetera. Gloria and I had to find these explanations fast.

But first, we had to check up on Jones back at the station.

After we park the car in front of that oh-so-familiar blue building we see everyday, I practically barrel out and make a mad dash into the station to find Jones.

I can’t find him anywhere.

Shit, where is he?!

“Jones?” I ask, running over to his desk to see if he’s there.

He isn’t.

“Oh, are you looking for Jones?” Gabriel asks as he sips from a mug of coffee. I nod somewhat frantically in response.

“He’s in the bathroom right now.” He tells me. “I think he’ll be out pretty soon.”

“Ah, alrighty then. Thank you.”

I sit down at Jones’s desk and wait patiently for him to show up.

Sure enough, a couple minutes later, I hear a door open and close, and Jones walks in from around the corner.

Judging by his physical state alone, he looks better(?) than before - he’s calmer, albeit looking a bit exhausted, and it looks like he had splashed cold water on his face.

“Oh! Hey, Val.”

“Jones! Hey!” I reply as I get out of the chair, making sure to give him a warm and friendly smile. “How are you feeling?”

Jones just gives me some sort of dazed stare in response, and I just look at him right in the eyes, waiting for him to answer my question.

He does not answer my question and instead says, “...I heard you arrested Leroux…for murdering Zoe.”

I flinch at the mention of Leroux, and I nod. “Yup, we did…and I even broke his nose. For, y’know, good measure.” I make a fist with one hand and make a swinging motion to demonstrate, and Jones gives me a half-hearted chuckle.

We stand in silence for a couple of seconds somewhat awkwardly until Jones reaches past me and grabs his jacket from a chair. “...Well, I’d better get going.”

Going?

“Uh, wait, you’re going? If you don’t mind me asking, where, exactly?”

Jones flinches at my question. “Oh, uh…I’m just gonna go home and take a nap. I’m…exhausted.”

…Something about his words feels off to me, but I don’t know what.

“A. A nap?”

“...Yeah, what about it?”

He’s only glancing at me, but I can feel his eyes boring into my soul.

“...Oh, uh, nothing really.” I stammer out, feeling a bit embarrassed with myself.

“...Alrighty, then.” He frowns slightly in response.

“I’m going to take a rest.” Fernando tells me. “I’m…I’m just tired right now.”

Something in my gut is pulling me towards Jones, telling me to make sure nothing bad happens to him.

But how do I help?

I know fuck-all on what to do.

I’m internally panicking, mentally scrabbling around to try to find ideas.

Jones is saying goodbye to Gabriel and Gloria as I’m just standing by his desk like a complete goddamn fool.

“Take care.” Gloria tells Jones with a comforting smile.

“Stay safe, alright?” Gabriel says to Jones, putting his hand on Jones’s shoulder.

Jones flinches at Gabriel’s touch, looking at the floor as he mumbles, “I’ll take care of myself, don’t worry.”

He’s lying.

I don’t even have to look at him, and I know he’s lying.

I don’t know what he’s going through, but all I know is that I have to help him somehow.

But how?

I have no game plan, no nothing.

Jones is heading towards the exit carrying nothing with him, even leaving his jacket by his desk.

…Fuck it, we ball.

I make somewhat of a mad dash at him, grabbing his jacket along the way. “Jones! Wait up!”

“Hm?” Jones turns around to face me, looking more tired now. “What is it now?”

“…Can I walk you home?”

“…What?”

“I- I mean, if you want me to, of course- your home is kinda far away if I remember correctly, and you seem pretty tired right now-”

Jones blinks once. Then twice.

“I- uh- what I was trying to stay, I mean say- is that you could use some company???” I blubber out like a fool.

I immediately brace for incoming rejection.

You know what? If he wants to head home, then that’s alright. Maybe I’m worrying too much about him. I probably am kind of bothering him and distracting him from his own thoughts, after all-

“Sure.”

“W-what?”

Jones gives me a small smile. “Yeah, sure. I think I could use the company right now. So why not?”

“I-”

I almost fucking gape at him like he just told me I won the lottery.

“…Val? You alright?”

“I- uh- yes!” I exclaim with a smile, patting (unintentionally slapping) him on the back. “I’ll- I’ll go get my jacket-!”

“V-Val, you’re wearing your jacket-”

“Ah! Alright! I’ll go ask the Chief for permission to walk you home then!”

I scoot over to Chief Parker’s office and almost kick open the door.

“CHIEF.”

Chief Parker yelps with surprise as she almost drops her papers. “Ah!- Detective Perez, please do not scare me like that again-!”

“Sorry! I- uh- so Jones is going home, can I escort him?” I stammer out.

“…Perez, you have work to do-”

“I know, I know!” I exclaim. “But I’m genuinely worried about Jones, and- and I want to escort him home to keep him company and make sure he feels less alone…”

Chief Parker sighs as her eyes flick around the room. “Pere- Val, listen. I’ve known Jones for a while, and I’m genuinely sure that he’ll get through this…eventually, he just needs a bit of time. He’s…a strong individual…”

“Chief.”

“…and I’m sure that all he just needs is a bit of time to himself to recover mentally.”

“Chief. Chief. Chief.”

“I do understand your concerns, but right now, Jones needs some space alone to breathe, alright? Also, you have other work to do when it comes to investigating Leroux’s claims of Zoe’s telekinesis-”

“Chief!” I shout.

“What?! What is it?!” Chief Parker shouts back.

We’re in a bit of a silent standstill for a moment until I exhale.

“How long have you known Jones?”

“…3 years.” She responds, raising an eyebrow. “Where are you going with this?”

“Well, I’ve known Jones for 5 years, and even I don’t know everything about him.” I reply. “Just because he looks calm right now, it doesn’t mean that nothing’s going on for him. I do also believe he needs some time alone to process everything, but goddamnit, I am VERY sure that he needs comfort and support right now instead!”

A pause. I notice the Chief rubbing her fingers together repeatedly as she looks around for a moment.

“I’ll be fine.” Fernando tells me with an exhausted, slight upturned curve of his lips.

“Trust me.” I say. “I know something’s wrong. Just…PLEASE let me be there for him.”

“Val, I-”

I’m tearing up right now, but I don’t really care. I just need the Chief to understand what the hell I’m saying.

Fuck it. I even get down on my hands and knees and start begging.

“WHOA! Val, HOLD ON-!”

“PLEASE, Chief Parker. I’m worried for him. I just want him to be mentally okay, but I don’t want him to be alone…please, please, please, please, please…”

I look up for a moment at Chief Parker’s shocked expression. “Val, I’m not su-”

“CHIEF, I WILL LICK YOUR SHOE-”

“ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!” She exclaims, stepping back. “I will let you accompany Jones on his way home, and I’ll ask Gabriel to partner up with Gloria in the meantime.”

“OH, THANK THE GODS-” I almost sob with joy.

“Val, please calm down.”

“-Ah, alright. Sorry.” I get up from the floor and dust myself off. “Anyway, thank you so much, genuinely.”

“It’s no problem.” She replies with a tired smile.

I nod and bid my farewell as I leave her office.

To my dismay (but not surprise), Jones was not where I had last left him.

He was already across the street when I dashed outside like a maniac.

“There you are!” I exclaim, running over to catch up to him.

Jones flinches at the sound of my voice and flips around. “Oh! Val! Heyyyy!” He says nervously.

“I thought I was gonna walk you home! Why’d you leave me in the dust like that, man?”

“You- you were actually serious about that-?”

“Yeah, of course!” I reply. “You’re one of my closest friends, man. I can’t just leave you alone.”

“Oh!” Jones looks pleasantly shocked. “I- thank you.”

“No problem.” I grin at him. “So…do we take public transportation to your home, or-?”

“…Nah, don’t feel like it tonight. I just feel like walking.”

“Ah, alright.”

“…”

“So, your home’s this way-?”

“N-no, no, Val, it’s that way. We’re literally going to Newmark right now, I live all the way in Fairview.”

“Ahh, shit, my bad.”

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I REMEMBER THE FURBY ONE LMAOOOOOO

Julian ramis headcannos?

I got this asked on intsa awhile ago, so here. There's definitely some that are inside jokes, but otherwise here ya go

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Hi cody baloney think you know the basic info about gaia, what's vals thoughts about her?/nf!

I’ll just talk myself for this one because it’s best if I describe it-

Val thinks that Gaia’s really cool! She respects her and her family a lot!

I imagine she first met Gaia from Jade, and that Gaia becomes a sort of mentor figure, in a sense? In the case of that one friend you can ask for some advice, I mean.

Also, Val will never admit it herself, but she does have some levels of gender envy about Gaia, so I like to imagine that this is how Val asks Gaia for advice on how to present herself-

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Heiiiyooooo,for Val's opinions,just dropping this my season 3 that have now been updated!

Full Name: Michael Vincent Spencer

Alias: • Michael (casual)

•Mike (After you got close to him)

Gender: Male

Age : 26 (early game)/ 27 (late game)

Height: 6'0

Weight :(Insert healthy weight cuz my dumbass doesn't know things very well)

Blood: A-

Origin: North Dakota,USA

Past profesion: • Detective

• private investigator

Extra things:

• Sarcastic,with the side of rudeness sometimes (when in bad mood but not often later on)

• Temperamental

• have some passive aggresive roomate traits when he is in a bad mood (like living just a certain person's plate when he is doing the dishes or circling a certain someone name in chores chart)

• Chews and bites on his necklace when he is nervous, overwhelmed,Etc (A bad habit of his)

• Slowly becomes your Grumpy and moody younger brother figure

• Reliable

• Fast and agile

• Strong grip and strength

• Trustworthy...Even tho he have trust issues with people he First Met

• looks like a could kill you...is actually a cinamon roll with an attidute that only Shows the cinamon roll side with people He's close with even tho it isn't really Visible in his demanour

• Could get along once you got close which takes a while

• Playful and humoris once u get close despite his moody attidute

• is actually an unidentify introvert...But he Doesn't want to Admit it

• Realize He's not that bad in first glance and is actually a good friend to people he is close with despite having an attidute and complex personality and development and you guys became good Sibling like relationship later on

• DIES BY GETTING SHOT BY BENNETT AT LAST CASE

Val's Thoughts:

"He was pretty alright. He and I didn't really interact all that much compared to other Bureau members, but we were pretty amicable with each other. I bought him a chew necklace one time for his stress, and he seemed to like it! We sometimes chat over coffee in our free time.

He was kind of scary sometimes, to be honest. Gave people the stink eye occasionally. But in the end of the day, he was honestly a nice dude. Sometimes I thought of him as a younger cousin figure.

...And now he's gone.

Rest in peace, Mike."

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Who do each of your ocs date

Valentina's actually the only one with some sort of dating history-

Before S1 - Dated a classmate named Reese Cohen while in police academy. That relationship was not healthy at all and fell apart quite quickly.

S5 - Dated Rozetta Pierre for a small bit until that relationship also fell apart because of the whole "Ad Astra" thing.

S8 - Finally got together with Yoshinobu Toshiko, but the two actually first met in S3.

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Hmmm,how did Ryder and Julian met?

This actually goes into kinda spoiler territory, so I will be somewhat vague.

However, what I will say that they first meet in the S5 university district, and a certain professor's lecture is where they first meet...

*cough*, Narcisse, *cough*

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I dont know if youll see this but im so jelly over your art style

Awww, thank you! ^_^ It really means a lot to me that you enjoy my stuff :]

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Do you ever want to be a cat

Yes

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Updated intro with a carrd :]

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Hi!

Quick post addressing something a lil more serious, but I think I might have to do some reworking on this blog-

Like, redoing my intro post now that things have changed quite a bit, answering all the asks I was honestly too unmotivated to answer, and maybe being a bit more direct when it comes to boundaries.

I’d also like to quickly apologize for a couple things—

1- Being horrible at managing things. When it comes to the content I promise and yet never finish, for example. I tend to stack a bunch of shit on my plate and bite more than I can chew, and that is fully my fault. For some reason, I tend to lose motivation when it comes to my projects very quickly, so, shit-

2- Not being active. I’ve been more focused on some of my other social medias, also like I said before, my motivation’s been in the dumps, so that’s also a factor-

3- REALLY important one, not setting proper boundaries with my audience. As cool as you all are, I don’t wanna form any parasocial relationships with anyone I’m not close to, please and thank you. My DMs and asks are still open, but my DMs are only open for any truly serious concerns, and my asks are only open for some occasional shitposts and banter if you want, that’s it.

I’ll try to finish answering my asks if I can, and I’ll get to anything I need to finish when I can.

I hope that’s alright with you guys :]

— Alex/Cody

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Forgot to mention, I made this artwork yesterday for my boyfriend’s birthday! He’s the #1 Rain fan I know lmao, and I’m really happy with how this piece turned out!

Full disclosure, I did use this pose reference by @mellon_soup on Pinterest to help me with anatomy-

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Hi!

To any one of my followers who like Criminal Case, I have a treat for you!

I’m actually writing fanfiction again for it! Finally!

It’s a bit rusty so far, but I’m actually quite proud of it :D

I actually had a lot of fun writing this, and I hope you’ll enjoy reading it too :]

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SHITTY BIRTHDAY ART BC IT’S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY LESSGOOOOOOOO

[alexlesuagz]

hi

👋 Can I tell you something? Can you please accept requests or suggestions for drawing fanarts?

Eh, not sure if I’m doing fanart requests right now, sorry. I might be open for some soon, so when I open up requests again, if you want to send me a RQ, then either DM me or send me an ask!

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BIRTHDAY ART COMING SOON I AM CURRENTLY OUTSIDE RN

BUT YEAH I’M FINALLY 16