#1000% sure this is Logan

[adventuringblind]

Ma Belle

Lestappen x Reader

Genre: Mafia AU, fluff

Summary: an arranged leads to a few struggles. The main one being that Max and Charles can only seem to summon their wife with her favorite movie.

Dialouge prompt: "It's okay baby, you're safe with us." "Yes we can watch the same movie for the millionth time, love."

Warnings: arranged marriage, daddy issues

Notes: part of my 1000 followers event. Requests are open again for regular asks btw (poly, lando, oscar, charles, Max, daniel, and logan for sure, and Liam and Carlos, depending on the request)👀

Masterlist

Being a bargaining chip had been her purpose. The only reason she was born. In the possibility some kind of treaty needed to be made, she would be there.

So she learned how to be perfect. How to look the part her father needed her to. Played the game that everyone in this line of work plays.

Regardless of if everything in her mind is screaming to back out and run away as they sign the papers. She's being married off to not just one man, but two men who she doesn't know. They know each other. They'd supposedly been in her situation and have been married for a while already. They look at her with Kindess. A Dutch named Max and a Monegasque names Charles. A sympathy maybe only They can share with her.

She closes herself off the second they are alone. She is nothing more then a possession. A piece on the board for if things go wrong. These two don't actually want her and they already have each other. Why is she even here? Because of some treaty?

She ignores them. Keeps her distance. Pretends they don't exist. All the while watching the same move over and over again when they aren't around to hear.

Beauty and the Beast is her comfort movie. The one consistent in her life apart violence and backwards politics. She's not sure where it came from, the love for this movie. Maybe it's the comfort she finds in knowing she's not the only one locked away for some underlying purpose.

Max and Charles, to their credit, attempt to make am effort while not scaring her further away. They offer food at her door when she doesn't want to come out. They make attempts to show her affection. They give her space when she needs and don't push for more them she is willing to give.

Max and Charles weren't supposed to be home until later. Out on 'buisness' which code for something probably illegal. Which means, she wraps herself up in a blanket and makes her way to the television. She puts on her comfort movie and promptly passes out after a having a sleepless night in her own bed.

When the two males return, they find her asleep with the movie long forgotten. They don't move her, but instead restart the film. They stay with her until she wakes.

The shock hits first and then something like bewilderment follows. She eats with them after that and even keeps up some light conversation.

They tell her that the situation isn't ideal, but they made the most of it and intend on doing the same with her. They comfort and hold. They keep her safe when she needs it. They spoil her when she lets them.

But most importantly, they watch the same movie with her over and over again.

On this particular occasion, she was coming home from a visit with her father. The man who basically abandoned her with unfamiliar men for the entirety of her life. It left her feeling drained and insecure. She had been prepared for this her entire life and somehow she wasn't treating Max and Charles like she knows a good wife should.

She collapses on the couch. She pays no attention to anything else and just sobs. You'd think she was injured. Maybe even dying. Though this certainly felt like death. The idea that Max and Charles will leave her one day, send her back to her father who will find some other way to use her. It makes her stomach churn.

The two males take in the scene before them. Charles hastily fumbles for the the remote and sets up the movie they've watched almost everyday for a month now. He it man enough to admit its grown on him and he has the lyrics of every song memorized and working on turning it into piano music. Max sets about getting the female upright. She goes unwilling and ends up with her head in Max's lap.

"liefde, what's got you in tears?" Max makes an attempt at drying her tears only for more to show up.

She hiccups a few times. "I'm not a good enough wife, but I'll do better I promise. Just, please, don't send me back."

Charles joins the on the couch and runs nimble fingers along her skin. "Did something happen with your father to make you think that?"

"He used to make me pretend to be a wife to some of the men who work for him." Her eyes get cloudy thinking back to the memories. Her childhood was not one she looks back at fondly. "I just want to be enough."

"Dry your tears." Max starts before she can spiral again. "It's okay, baby, you're safe here with us. You're trying your best, and we know this kind of situation isn't easy. Just let us show you we care, yes?"

She looks up to see the movie ready to be played. The soft music in the background instantly calms her. "You don't mind?"

"We can watch the same movie for the millionth time, amour." Charles laughs softly when he sees her smile. "It really is a good movie."

"Charles is jealous." Max smirks playfully. 

A genuinepang of curiosity hits her. "Of who?"

"Belle, because I'm the beast and he's obviously Gaston."

"Why am I Gaston?!"

"Because you wear red all the time, duh."

[jerzwriter]

Upon Arrival

OK, I really have issues. This was another <100 ask, and I clocked in at 1600 words. I think I need to change that to 1000 if I ever do it again! lol Anyway, this is based on this ask from my friend @icecoffee90! I hope you enjoy it, Z... Tobias/Jackie/Airport... it was a little challenging. 😉

Book: Open Heart Pairing: Tobias Carrick x F!MC (Casey Carrick) Featuring: Jackie Varma Rating: Teen Words: 1,600 Summary: Casey's stuck at work a little late, so she asks Tobias for a favor. Her usually unflappable husband seems a little... flapped... and we're about to find out why. A/N: Participating in @choicesnovchallenge | Go for a ride day. It may not have been a planned or desired ride, but it was a ride nevertheless. lol

Tobias bopped into the Diagnostic Team’s office with his usual effervescence, and why not? His shift was almost over, and it had been a banner day. Not only did he solve a case that had left the nation’s top doctors baffled for months, but he saved a young child’s life in the process. If that weren’t enough, his favorite patient, Mr. Ortega, went home after two months at Edenbrook, but not before his husband hand-delivered a dozen of his incomparable empanadas as a thank-you. Now, he was about to go home to the most precious little angel ever created with the most beautiful woman in the world on his arm. Sure, he knew the last part was strictly his opinion, but he also knew he was right. He had every reason to be happy.

He lit up when he saw his wife seated behind her desk, but one look at the expression on her face and he quickly dimmed. 

“What do you need?” He asked before she could say a word.

“What?” Casey answered defensively, “Who said I needed anything?”

“That look on your face did. Do you need me to take care of a difficult patient?”

“When have I ever asked you to pick up a difficult patient?”

“Never,” he agreed. “Is it Ramsey? You had rounds with him.” Thinking he got it right, he snapped his fingers. “He’s constipated again, isn’t he? And taking it out on you? I’ll go spike his coffee with Fiberlax...”

“No,” Casey laughed. “Ethan’s fine. Please don’t go medicating him illegally. But...”

“But?”

“But he needs me to stay on a little later tonight. Amanda Chou is coming out of surgery in an hour, and we agreed we should assess her as soon as she’s done.”

“That makes sense. Don’t sweat it. I’m more than capable of caring for Samantha until you get home. We’ll both be eagerly waiting for you.”

“Yeah, about that,” she winced.

“What? You don’t think I can take care of Sammy?”

“No! I know you can do that! But did you forget? It’s Wednesday... I was supposed to pick Jackie up at Logan tonight.”

“Oh, right!”

“So, I was wondering... would you be able to get her for me?”

“Casey....” he groaned.

“I already cleared it with your Mom, and she’s happy to stay with Sam until I’m home....”

“Would she happily pick Varma up at Logan for me instead?”

“Tobias, you know she doesn’t drive at night. Besides, she barely knows Jackie.”

“I hardly know her either. But it’s no fault of my own. She hates me.”  

“She does not hate you! She’s just... Jackie.”

“No. She hates me.”

“Well, then this is the perfect opportunity for you to get a little one-on-one time with her to work whatever it is out. Come on, baby, do it for me?” She looked at him with the saddest puppy-dog eyes, batting her lashes adorably.  

“That’s not fair! You know I can’t deny you. Especially when you give me those eyes.”  

“I know, that’s why I do it. Come on, T,” she pleaded as she sat on his lap. “I promise you, she doesn’t bite.”

“I’m not so sure about that,” he scoffed. “I’ll do it, but if I end up needing rabies shots, I’m gonna be pissed.”

~~~~

The sun had almost set, but its light was still bright as Tobias waited in his car for Jackie. He adjusted the sunvisor to shield his eyes, then looked at the clock. Fifteen minutes had passed since she told him she was five minutes away. He double-checked the gate to ensure he was in the right spot when he saw her walking his way with two large suitcases in tow. He jumped out of the car with a grin.

“Hey, let me give you a hand with those!”

“Thanks,” Jackie half smiled. “But I managed to get them from my apartment in Los Angeles to Boston. I think I can manage throwing them in the trunk.”

“Suit yourself,” he replied, raising his hands in surrender. “Just trying to be nice.”

He considered attempting small talk as Jackie settled into the passenger’s seat and strapped herself in. But he decided to let her take the lead instead.

Years before, when he came into Casey’s life, every one of her friends was skeptical. After the chemical attack, each warned that he’d meet his fate in unique and painful ways if he dared to hurt her. But if memory served, Jackie’s method of ridding the world of him was the most frightening of all. Most of her friends had come around. After all, they were a disgustingly happy married couple with a little girl of their own. He was obviously in this for the long haul. Casey was safe. He now considered her friends, their friends... except for Jackie, and for the life of him, he couldn’t figure out why.

They sat in awkward silence for several more minutes when Jackie caved.

“So... how’d you get stuck coming to get me.”

“Casey’s working late,” he answered, palming the wheel to turn onto the highway. “So, I’m being a nice husband and stepping in.”

He was doing his best. But the neutral expression he had plastered on his face began to crumble when a loud snort escaped Jackie’s nose. Maybe Casey was right; perhaps he should use this time to finally clear the air.

“What?” He asked, annoyed. “What did I say that was so funny?”

“Nothing. But it still blows my mind a little that words like ‘nice husband’ are used to refer to you.”

“OK... but they fit now, right?”

“I guess,” she shrugged. “Casey’s nauseatingly happy, so you must be doing something right.”

Just like that, the smile was back on his lips. “That’s good to know.”

But silence descended upon the car again, and Tobias had to ask. “Jackie... do you have a problem with me? I know you thought I was an asshole in the past, but that’s a distant past now. Why the hell don’t you like me?”  

Jackie’s eyes lit up, her lips pursing to prevent a telltale grin. She could have some serious fun with this, and her mind spun with fantastical stories that would have Tobias sweating the whole way home. But something happened. She wasn’t sure if it was the borderline fear she saw in the 6’1” man’s eyes or her own worry over the reprimand she’d get from Casey later, but she relented.

“What? Does everyone in the world have to succumb to the charms of Dr. Tobias Carrick?”

“I didn’t say you had to love me, Jackie; it’s just....”

“Why the hell do you think I don’t like you?” She interrupted. “I acknowledge your existence. I talk to you on occasion. I eviscerate you on social media. I was at your wedding, for God’s sake.”

“Yeah, but those could be categorized as obligations because you’re a friend of Casey’s... well, save the social media part.”

“Ah, you don’t know me very well, Carrick. If I didn’t like you, I wouldn’t do any of those things. If I truly didn’t like you, you wouldn’t be married to my friend. I would have locked Casey in a closet before your wedding out of moral obligation. But no... I was there.”

“So, you weren’t there solely for the free food and open bar?”

“Well, those were my top two reasons. But I was a freaking bridesmaid. I wouldn’t put myself through that torture if I didn’t like you.”

“So you do like me.”

 “You don’t suck... and you make Casey happy, which is all that matters to me. But you really thought I hated you?”

“Well... you always looked at me with disgust...”

Jackie waved her hand, “No, that’s just my face.”

“Ninety percent of the time, if you’re speaking to me, it’s pure sarcasm... and you never call me by my name. It’s always Rico Suave.”

“The name is fitting! Not for nothing, but your mother should have changed it legally before you started school! You’re far more Rico Suave than Tobias.”

“I’m pretty sure that’s meant to be an insult,” he smiled.

“Only a baby one. You really thought I didn’t like you? Have you not seen me with Bryce?”

“I have. I assumed you didn’t like him either.”

“Theoretically, I hate everyone, so I understand the confusion. But Bryce is one of my best friends. Tell him that, and I’ll make sure there is no way you can ever procreate with your wife again.”

Tobias shook his head with a laugh. “So, the first time you admit that you like me, you also threaten violence. Does this mean we’re best friends, too?”  

“Don’t push your luck, Rico.”

Tobias pulled the car into the carport of his townhome, and he and Jackie looked up to see Casey at the window with Sammy on her hip. She held the infant’s hand as they excitedly waved together. Tobias watched Jackie break into a rare, genuine smile as she waved back.   

“I’m so telling your wife,” she said as they exited the car.

“Telling my wife what?”

“That you’re a wuss. I may have to consider a new nickname for you if you were actually afraid of me.”

“I was never afraid of you! I didn’t want one of Casey’s best friends to hate me. But now I know I have the Varma seal of approval, so all’s well.”

“Hey, slow your roll. If you want an official Varma seal of approval, there will be a fee involved, money bags. Either that, or you could hook me up with your brother. Either will do.”

“Sorry, I think my brother has his eye on Raf.”

“That bastard!”

“As to the fee... how about I treat to dinner tonight?”

Jackie nodded thoughtfully. “Dinner tonight, and I get to tell everyone you feared me.”

Tobias sighed wearily. “I wasn’t afraid of... you know what, if you want to tell a limited audience that I was afraid of you, go for it.”

“Good,” Jackie grinned as Casey opened the door, “Now I know what I’m telling Sammy for a bedtime story!”

I hope it was decent, @icecoffee90... I'm not sure. lol Thanks for the ask, dear!

@choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanfics

Tagging others separately.

[moonlit-void-to-the-far-unknown]

Logan Roy would 1000% send his children to be institutionalised if they were more blatant about there mental illnesses.

Like all of the Roy family has sever mental illnesses let’s be real here how can they not growing up like they did.

But I see so many ‘being the youngest Roy sibling’ HC and I keep thinking about being the youngest Roy sibling and showing sever signs of bi polar or depression or schizophrenia *hey hey I have bi polar, depression and had schizoaffective disorder so I can say that shit ain’t fun* so here some Hc? Brain dribble about that.

So it’s under readmore and yeah also I am

Someone who has been in a psych ward many times *dont ask* so I feel qualified to make this.

Like they show signs of it being sever, sever and like they get dealt with, when there like a kid and Logan just punishes them like they are having tantrums. But by like maybe early to mid 20s it becomes very clear when they try to off themselves.

That’s when Logan says ‘fine we’ll deal with this the old fashion way’ and let’s just say the siblings are ya know sitting with the youngest Roy at Logan’s house when the men in white jackets come and basically yank them up and the whole time the others are screaming like ‘the fuck is going on?!’ And the youngest is just screaming for them to let them go and maybe even tries to grab onto Kendall or Roman or shiv while being dragged out.

After logan explains, your just going to a hospital that can better treat you, and help you deal with your mental state better.

Connor fully riots when he hears this happened, storms into Logan’s office with Kendall and Roman behind him trying to ya know stop the fight that’s about to kick off and Connor is fuming like

“You fucking bastard! You already locked my mother up, your once wife! But that’s not enough so you lock your fucking kid up?!” Like this is an anger I don’t think anyone’s ever seen in Connor.

And Connor is the one to visit you every day, he brings you things you may need, or just things he hopes you can decorate your little space in your room with.

Roman brings you like the things you can’t sleep with out at night, like a special stuffed animal or a blanket or pillow. He’s the one who jokes about you being the actual crazy one, and like he gets the need to deflect with dark humor.

Shiv is the one who brings you the clothes you actually would wear, and not the random stuff that Logan had a house keeper pack for you. When she first visits to bring them your in a full on hospital gown because you refuse to wear what Logan gave you.

Kendall is the most awkward when he visits because yeah he went to rehab but like, this is way more lock down and he maybe realises that this could have happened to him if he didn’t ya know get a control on his shit like he tries to.

You meet Tom while still in the ya know hospital and fully tell shiv if she marries him you have a free bed in your room if she needs it.

Logan basically 51-50ed you so like the resentment against him is real, it’s like not good.

You spend like a solid almost 2 years institutionalised. But when you get out, Connor has a welcome home party for you. Everyone comes out, except Logan cause Connor was not about to have that KO fight happen.

You have always been closest to Roman, not really sure why but you two just get each other better and oh the jokes you both make at each other, like makes everyone else so uncomfortable. When eating at the like welcome back dinner he switches your silver wear for plastic and you joke like

“Plastic can still hurt. Wanna see” and like he knows it’s a joke but everyone else gets that like uncomfortable vibe about them

“If I can’t joke about it, I’ll cry about it, so we joke yes? Do you want me to jump off the roof cause-“

Roman casually jokingly makes sure your taking your meds everyday like texts or calls or quips like

“So how’s today? You eat? Take your fucking crazy pills that make you see god or whatever…” like very obvious but very Roman.

I just, I have feelings alright…

[bwoahtastic]

Charles is a little mommas boy (he does love papa Dan but its momma! How could he not love Max) and maybe Logan is a papa boy? He loves Max obviously but he just takes to Dan so quickly and is like his little shadow and always creeps into his garage which panics everyone because they thought he was safe and sound over at Red Bull! Logan being a little escape artist and being good at hiding from his time at the orphanage

Plss!

Charles is 1000% a momma's boy even though,he loves papa Dan so much too ofc! And Logan loves momma lots but he can't help being a papa's boy, papa takes him to see sheeps and other animals and tickles hid tummy to make him laugh and let's logan sit on his shoulders!

Sksks little escape artist Logan toddling from Red Hull to the Alpha tauri garage to see papa, and Charles sees him go so tells Christian who is in charge of running after him to make sure he is safe aksks

[dogcodedcatboy]

pre relationship: 3, general: 3, 6, love: 10, 13, domestic life: 7 !!

hihihihihihi !!!! i cant wait to start s2 tonight i need to see my kittycat i need to see him !!!!! thank u for always sending asks my aaroman warrior o7 u should rb this ask game 2 so i can pelt u w waystarshipping and jermstone questions

Did any of their friends or family want them to get together?

absolutely fucking not!!!!!!

by the time any of the roys find out its too late, theyre already very much together. i think the fam knows abt aaron before 04x03 and like, willingly keeps him a secret (have 2 believe none of them would out a family member for personal gain. if not just to avoid the shitstorm for logan). some of them wuld obviously would prefer for roman to a) not be gay or b) at least not be dating a Fucking Weirdo. oh well!

aarons friends are also not. thrilled. for obvious reasons. reactions range from 'ok...u r gold digging, right? does this mean we can afford a hot tub :D' to 'morally/ethically what the Actual fuck is wrong with you bro???'

What was their first kiss like?

hmm the first time they kiss probably an impulsive. half-drunken thing. prolly after their first '''date''' (which roman insists is not a date despite calling him up and inviting him for dinner and drinks). it's rlly messy, roman is kind of an awful kisser at first (out of practice #nobitches) so aaron is kinda like...ok....but it's very endearing somehow.

What’s their relationship with each other’s families?

i could write a dissertation on. aaron and the roys. i think he's...polite? i mean, he knows roman is super close to them despite how fockin shitty they are to him all the time, so he's willing to grin and bear it. he doesnt like ken for Reasons (annoying on twitter, involvement in 'dog pound', annoying in real life)*, he's rightfully intimidated by shiv, he thinks connor is rlly fuckin funny, he has a weird psychosexual obsession w tom (as stated, would put tom in a saw trap), he thinks greg is cool and would like to talk about his record collection w him.

*authors footnote: i personally like kendall a lot i do love the fucked up brother dynamic between ken and rome BUT aaron is protective and an asshole and doesnt care abt nuance if youre mean to his boyfriend you go to the gulag for 1000 years ! aarons friends are hsi family! he lives w his childhood + college besties! they are all spectacular assholes as well so roman weirdly fits in! roman likes aarons bff because he is also a snarky asshole. one of aaron's college friends actually is from LA, so that's another person he can relate to somewhat. ovi he's a rich asshole tho and like, has to adapt to how normal people live and socialize (aaron and his friends arent even normal theyre like a weirdly codependent found family) but. they all kind come around to him! (will post extended oc universe lore someday on god)

Do they prefer verbal or physical affection?

i think they both are kinda stupid abt feelings and prefer physical affection, as sometimes its easier to manage than like, pouring your heart out. aaron is big on words of affirmation tho, once they r more comfy in their relationship/roman is more comfortable w receiving stuff like that.

Who remembers the little things?

aaron is def a romantic, he's big on anniversaries, quick to pick up little things like roman's coffee order, his favorite snacks, etc. roman is a little rusty but is surprisingly sensitive when he cares about someone. he's super in to aaron, so he makes sure to note all of aarons favorite movies and albums (so he can bring them up later and Totally sound like he knows what he's talking about).

[also they r a beautiful ocd (aaron) x adhd (roman) couple so in general aaron is Incredibly on top of things (or else he might die, who knows!) while roman is a fockin mess with remembering shit.]

Who kills the bugs in the house?

the real answer is gustav. he eats them. aaron will hold the cat up and he will take care of business.

[awanderingdeal]

Happiest of birthday to our dear Knutty. This year, I imagine he's dragged Finn and Logan camping and it's a great idea until rain starts falling...and just doesn't stop. It's cold and it's wet and it's going to get dark soon and there's no way they are getting the tent set up or a fire going. Car camping it is.

They manage to find a rundown looking cafe that Logan is convinced is going to be the last place they ever visit because they are going to be murdered, but Finn can charm anybody and the grumpy old lady inside is no different.

The furniture is 1000 years old, and there's a layer of dust on tall bookshelves that line the walls that doesn't look like it's been disturbed in about as long. The tables however are pristine.

There's no menus, just a chalkboard with delicate handwriting that looks out of place amongst the rest of the rundown interior.

Egg, bacon and cheese sandwich $5

Chocolate pie $3.75

Coffee $2

They order 3 of everything and Peggy (the grumpy old lady) points them to one of five tables. They try not to out themselves - rural new york isn't exactly known for being a beacon of liberalism - but they're out of practice and it's not long before an endearment slips out. All three of them pause, time seeming to stop until Peggy chuckles and shakes her head. "I'm 82 years old, there's nothing you could do I ain't seen. Besides, my Jason, he's one of you lot. And I'll tell you what I told him, there's food for everybody here. Everybody."

They're not sure if it's because they are cold and hungry, or if the sandwiches are truly as sublime as they taste right now. The coffee is thick and dark and slightly burnt and fantastic.

Peggy takes a shine to Logan, piling another sandwich onto his plate with a rare smile when he asks. She finds out it's Leo's birthday and there's a great clattering in the kitchen before she returns with a slice of pie, a single candle in the middle.

It's not exactly the birthday Leo expected, but it's pretty darn good nevertheless

[freddiefiction]

“During the day the cats had the run of the house and grounds, and at night one of us would round them up and bring them inside. But that night Goliath was missing. Phoebe, Joe and I ran through the house looking for him, frantically opening cupboards and drawers. Then we combed the garden, but we couldn’t find him there either. We widened the search to the roads around the house. Still no Goliath.

We knew that if Goliath wasn’t waiting with the other cats when Freddie got home, he’d go completely berserk. We kept searching and searching, but by the time Freddie arrived home, shortly before midnight, Goliath still hadn’t returned.

We owned up right away. ‘We don’t know where Goliath is. We can’t find him anywhere,’ Joe told Freddie.

From Freddie’s look we knew that his day at the studio hadn’t gone well. This was all he needed. Worried by what might have happened to the kitten, he was close to tears. He ran around the house and garden calling for Goliath. He asked where we’d searched and suggested other places. We were sure we’d looked everywhere.

Freddie became frantic, and in deep despair he hurled a beautiful Japanese hibachi through the window of the guest bedroom. It was the hibachi we had spent all our time in Japan searching for so diligently.

When Freddie calmed down we talked about what else to do. Joe suggested putting-up ‘lost’ posters in the neighbourhood, and Freddie said he would offer a £1000 reward.

I went out into the garden one last time calling for Goliath. Then I heard a car pull up in Logan Mews. I heard a front door open and close, then the tiniest of squeaks. I flew out of the house in the direction of the sound. Goliath was crouched under a car, shaking.

I picked him up and went into the house. Freddie was over the moon. For five minutes or more he poured his attention on the kitten, cuddling and stroking him. Then, like a mother, Freddie scolded the cat, shouting and screaming at tiny Goliath for leaving Garden Lodge. The dark ball of fur just sat there, listening calmly to Freddie’s outburst and purring loudly.”

My favourite Mercury & Me moments (part 16/?)

[dbnightingale24]

Okay, so I haven’t made (a real) post about ‘Succession’ all season, because I wanted to see how it would all play out, and I’m so disappointed. Shiv didn’t fuck the deal because she thought it was the right deal, she fucked it because she was petty and jealous. My fiancé said that she found more security and power with Tom, but I think that’s bullshit. Tom said himself that he isn’t sure if he wants to try again at a relationship between the two of them, he kept his bitch-boy Greg, and he went with Lucas behind Shiv’s back. She knows good and damn well that there’s NO security or relationship with Tom, but because she got fucked over, Kendal had to as well. To make it worse, they all had a night of bonding as siblings and told Kendal they’re fine with him being in charge, just for her to fuck him over at the meeting. Lucas and Tom are NOT gonna look out for Shiv, at all, and she has to know that. Kendal, for as fucked as he is, would have looked out for the family. He 100% has flaws, and is unstable, but he’s the best out of all of them. Shiv doesn’t think Lucas is best for the job, she just doesn’t want Kendal to be in charge. That’s been her issue since season 1. Why him and not her? And yes, Kendal did kill someone, but Logan made sure that would never be pinned to him. No one would have ever known. Shiv was mad that Kendal made a good point about how she had been backing Lucas all this time, then decided to change ships last minute. That’s her fault. She said, “if I can’t have it, no one can.” She didn’t give a fuck about anyone but herself. And you know what? I don’t care how petty this sounds, I’m 1000% fine with Shiv’s child not having their Uncles in their life. She did that to herself. Tom is gonna fuck her over (he literally said that he’s fine with Lucas fucking her as long as he still has a job), Lucas doesn’t give a fuck about her, and neither does Greg.

Fuck Shiv and good riddance.

[snufkinnieee]

every reference to greek and roman history in succession (part 1)

This has been an obscene amount of work and I actually am rewatching the entire show to ensure that I don't miss anything. If I did, please let me know! I’m not a historian by any means, I just did this for fun. As a background on why I think this is important, there have been so many intentional allusions to the Greeks and Romans throughout the series; often as foreshadowing. Most obviously, Nero and Sporus, but there have been ones that are much more subtle! It leans predominantly towards Roman references, but there are a few Greek ones in there. Anyway, please enjoy. I am going to break it down by episode/general things I have noticed. I will link any outside sources I used but most of this will come from my own knowledge. This first part will cover non episode specific references.

Nonspecific References

Most importantly, the whole reason why I think Rome is such an apt metaphor is because of where it is in history. Rome reigned for over 1000 years, it was founded in 625 BC and fell in AD 476. If you told an average Roman that it would fall, it would seem literally unthinkable. That is kind of how the kids view Waystar, and by extension Logan; especially Roman, who can’t even see his clearly aging father’s health as fallible. It’s also how Logan views himself in my opinion, not as a person, but as an empire. I could talk more about this but I’ll cap it here.

Very obviously, we have Romulus “Roman” Roy. Romulus and Remus are the mythical twin founders of Rome who were raised by a she-wolf. The versions vary, but most tellings say that Romulus wanted to build the city on one hill, Remus on another. Romulus kills Remus and thus, Rome was founded on an act of fratricide. Now what does this actually mean for Roman? So there’s two things I personally think. One, I find it very interesting that Logan named him Romulus, the twin that killed his brother and founded arguably the most powerful empire in history. It is completely in line with Logan’s seriously fucked up value system. But he rarely calls him by his given name. He calls him Roman, indicating like just a normal everyday soldier, not the illustrious founder of Rome. The second thing it makes me think of is the whole conversation around who is a “killer”. Roman isn’t really the type who would kill his sibling to rule. He refuses to sign Shiv’s letter, he doesn’t take the out in “All the Bells”, sure, he does terrible awful things to his siblings, but he is not a killer. I find this contrast with his namesake very interesting. Particularly with how this does make Kendall defacto Remus, always the sacrifice, never the ruler. 

Full credit to @greggsandham for pointing this out to me, but there are 3 kids in contention here (sorry Connor). Very famously, Rome had two triumvirates. The First Triumvirate made up of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus. They worked together to consolidate power in Rome, despite their personal dislike of each other because working together was the only way they could get what they all wanted. It actually worked for a little bit until Crassus died and Caesar became a dictator and then got stabbed by all his coworkers. The Second Triumvirate was actually legally sanctioned and consisted of Marc Antony, Augustus (Caesar's adopted son), and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. It was formed in response to the assassination of Caesar. This alliance also fell, and Augustus killed Marc Antony, who very famously died with his lover Cleopatra. But that threeway power deal sure does sound an awful lot like the three way power deal that the kids wanted to form…

Additionally, Rome was ruled by two consuls who were supposed to keep each other in check. Rome and Kendall are co-COOs! Designed to balance eachother out/check each other's power just like the consulship.

The treatment of Shiv as a character is generally misogynistic, but is in line with how the Romans viewed women. They could not vote or hold public office and were generally viewed as extensions of their husbands and fathers; even the daughters of emperors. Their primary function was to be a wife and mother. Mirroring Logan’s comment to Tom about producing a grandson, that is the best thing that Shiv can actually do for her dad in his eyes/her primary. He doesn’t say grandchild, he says grandson. He clearly doesn’t view Iverson as suitable, so he needs Shiv to give him another option. 

Another much discussed reference that could be its whole own post is the staggering amount of Kendall/Jesus imagery and connections. Jesus lived during the time of the Roman Empire for anyone not familiar with the Christian canon. Just to name a few, we have the literal cross in “Too Much Birthday”, laying in Naomi's lap like the Pieta, and Roman pushing him down (Jesus fell 3 times during the Way of the Cross). Kendall in the crucifixion pose in the S2 finale + the reference to Judas when he kisses Logan on the cheek before betraying him.

Please stay tuned for part two! I'm currently watching season 1 again, and already have noticed quite a few that I didn't catch the first time around. Let me know what you think and if you made it this far, thanks for listening to my silly little rambles about my fav show ever :)

[callofdooty]

5-4-3-2-1 Tag Game!!

Tagged by @alidravana ! Thank you so much for the tag! :D

top 5 works i’m proudest of (not in any particular order):

Since I only have two actual works, I'll just put them both LOL:

Just Us - Keegan and Merrick havea moment after the events of the game

My Bed Is A Pool And The Walls Are On Fire - Keegan being delirious for 1000 Words

top 4 current wips i’m excited about:

Mostly all Whumpuary works since they've got my full attention rn LOL

Woken Up Like An Animal - Fill for the prompt Nightmares. Logan makes friends with Mouse after he accidentally kicks her across a room. Title is a line from Human by Daughter (aka one of the best Logan songs to exist LOL)

Keegan's Hypothermia fic - Prompt fill for Hypothermia and "Stay With Me" - Trying to play into the found family as much as I can because I am a SUCKER for it) Pending title ^^

My Heroes Are Dead (They Died In My Head) - Prompt fill for Betrayal. Bitter stream of consciousness, takes place after Struck Down, from Keegan's perspective (but Ajax's fate will be left ambiguous so he might be dead, might be canon divergence that lets him live) Title is a line from Diluted by Slipknot

I Won't Give Up On You (So Don't Give Up On Me) - Prompt fill for "Don't Do This" and Blurry Vision. Not entirely sure what this will entail but it will probably center around Hesh and Logan :) I love :) Angst :) I'm just hella into the title and the prompts as a combination. Title is a line from The Sadness Will Never End by Bring Me The Horizon

top 3 improvements in my writing:

Actually rewriting drafts. A lot of the time, I don't typically rewrite drafts, but for some of the Ghosts ficxs, I've actually got multiple different versions of fics LOL

Uhh I'd say I've definitely developed a stylised way of writing? Which, is actually pretty much just the way I write normally AHA - a lot pauses in strange places, and of course the angsty internal monologuing. I also like messing with structure when I can (Unfortunate House of Leaves simp over here)

Catching when my tenses slip. I don't know why, it might be due to roleplaying, but I find that I often flip between past and present tense in the middle of writing (where it wouldn't make sense to) But I've been able to catch it, lately. Makes editing fics a bitch LOL

top 2 writing resolutions:

Just posting more honestly. Last fandom I wrote fics for got a grand total of three fics because I didn't get to finish the others LOL, and then I kind of drifted off to other things (it's still some of my best angst work, so hopefully I can bring that energy to the Ghosts. The character I fixated on actually might have some similarities to Logan ssooo 👁 👁)

Maybe trying to branch out more? My two modes of writing are Hurt/No Comfort (hilarious, because I hate reading Hurt/No Comfort) and Whump so maybe I can try smth else? Maybe romance? Definitely not something I'm familiar with writing, but it feels like something I could try. (The real issue is finding ships I wanna write about /hj)

number 1 favourite line:

Hmm, this is hard, so I'm going to make up for all the other ones I can't fill by giving a few LOL

From Just Us, I'm quite fond of this line:

Shame stirs in his stomach, making him nauseous before working its way up, gripping his heart and then balling up to cause a lump in his throat that he tries his best to swallow around. "I miss him." The shame ignites like a gasoline trail, flaring quickly into anger (whether it's at himself or Rorke... it's hard to tell with all the smoke) that only makes him feel more sick. "God damn it, I miss that piece of shit."

From the Nightmares fic I'm working on (almost done with it!):

Her eyes did more than enough talking on that front, strangely expressive for how closed off she otherwise seemed. They told a thousand stories; all indecipherable, written in a language that no one could speak of, but could understand all the same. The mind's exact tales of suffering were locked away, hidden, but their effect still seemed to shine from the soul's very own fractured looking glass. A hint of resignation acted as dust upon the reflection's surface; a house haunted by time more than any other phantom.

and then this giant excerpt from a WIP abt Hesh :)

Occasionally, a glimpse will come to Hesh’s mind. Sometimes it’s intrusive, lightning flashing against a canopy of dark clouds, shaking the foundations of his mind with a deafening roar. Sudden, brief and violent in nature. Other times it’s… slow. Easy and gentle, like ocean waves crawling their way up the beach; soft, hushed. Almost comforting, if not for the deep grief that the tide often brought with it, the wind brushing by carrying the faint echoes of laughter and excited voices.

On days like this, the wind only seems to carry his own distant screams. The tide now feels lonelier than it ever did. That one set of footprints trailing in the sand was just that; a single set. The second set of imprints settled in his own stride now gone. 

Instead, the ghost of his shadow is embedded yards away, a trench dug out by desperately grasping hands, reaching for anything. Reaching for him.  

It’s still the gentle ease of a memory washing over him, sea foam gathering, swaying and receding slowly, but that’s perhaps what makes it worse. The slowness. The time he has to sit there and dismantle himself from the inside out, while his own head taunts him with things he no longer has, can no longer reach out for. Even the ebb and flow of water can wear down cliffs with enough time, steady and persistent in its movements. 

Imagery galore! LOL

tagging... @bubble-dream-inc , @goorehound and @neon-amnesia (If y'all want to, don't feel pressured to! ^^)

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top 5 works i’m proudest of (not in any particular order):

top 4 current wips i’m excited about:

top 3 improvements in my writing:

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[maudlintrash]

would f1 drivers do the suck and blow card passing challenge for grill the grid

as we slide inexorably towards fanservice pr, it's only a matter of time until the paper game finds its way to f1. Who would be down to clown:

George: Yes, a slut for attention.

Lewis: No, he's above it and he's busy the day that they film it.

Max: Yes, any excuse to be gay without coming out.

Perez: No, homophobia.

Charles: Yes, and he's going to be so competitive about it.

Carlos: Yes, no thoughts.

Fernando: Yes, and he cups the back of his partner's head and dips them every time he passes the card and everyone is scared of him and I, viewing this at home, die

Esteban: Yes, with mischief in his heart and a desire to be better at it than Fernando.

Pierre: No, no homo.

Daniel (he's still here somehow don't do the math): No, he chickens out, just like when Max begged Danny to lasso him and he just whiffed it, coward.

Lando: No, he's afraid of second-hand embarrassment and this is humiliating.

Mick: Yes, he wasn't sure if he should, but Estie's doing it, so it's fun and fine, right?

KMag: No. This is a dumb game.

Yuki: Yes, and he intentionally lets the card fall and locks lips with his partner to appease the gods of fanservice and himself.

Nyck (he's here): Yes. He survived Prema. 1000% feral energy. No questions asked.

Alex: Yes, and he's so competitive about it, but like Esteban it's challenging because he's so damn tall.

Sebastian: No, for one, he's retired, for another, this is stupid.

Lance: No, laughs his way out of it. Coward.

Valterri: Maybe! He's too old for this shit, but he's got a latent mischief streak.

Zhou: Yes, why not.

Logan Sergeant (if he's here, rip): No, homophobia.

[alcohol1maid]

Henloooooo!!!!! I am not sure if you are still looking for asks but I have one.what are your fav ocs from ur friends?

Ooh, I'm always open for asks anon!!

Hm, my favourite ocs from my friends? Ill start!

@boiling-potato - Trickster 1000% I love her so much!! Seriously everything about her *chefs kiss*

@feelin-lo - Logan and lo, both of them have amazing designs, and amazing lore! I can't wait to learn more about them!!

@aesopsbaby - sylvester, his design is really cool, I'll love to know more abt them!!

@mystique-flowers-and-sibling-duo - FROST!!!! I'm the gayest gay ever but if frost proposed to me I'd agree without hesitation 😳💕

@startheimpactfangirl - megumi!! She was so fun to draw! I'd love to draw her again! ^_^

I'm sorry if I misses anyone, and sorry for the really late reply!! I was busy with school and such and more personal thingies ;_;

[dwarvenchords]

I know it didn’t win the poll but I would like to humbly beg for part two of your lol story.

You wrote Liam so well, and they way he just so perfectly fit into Logan and Oscar’s dynamic. That fic is one of my favorites.

oh it will 1000% get its other parts don’t worry!! It was just how am i prioritizing, but to be perfectly frank im super burnt out from the end of my semester at university and the creative juices are not flowing again just yet. so, it will definitely come but im not sure when just yet! <3

[pynkhues]

Top 5 kendall roy disasters!

Oh my god, there are so many to choose from, anon, hahaha, OKAY:

5 - Kendall Roy failed bearhug because he accidentally kills a waiter. Obviously disastrous professionally and psychologically, but it also triggers such an incredibly good season of television in s2 that I barely see it as a disaster at all. 6/10.

4 - Kendall Roy failed birthday party disaster. On the one hand, it feels like it should be the biggest disaster, but he didn't actually crucify himself on stage and also had the brief flicker of self-awareness to realise the only important present at the party would be the one from his children which shows an uncharacteristic amount of conscience and restraint in staving off disaster, and luckily his siblings were all so embarassing and mean at this party they could share the disaster load. (Except Connor, Conhead 4ever) 7/10.

3 - Kendall Roy confusing Sophie Iwobi dragging him on a late night show as an act of love and desperately trying to be in on the joke before crying in one of the tech rooms. Complete abused childhood regression disaster, it h u r t s me. 9/10.

2.5 - Kendall Roy telling his siblings they need an intervention at his own intervention like, twelve hours after he almost killed himself. 11/10 Classic Kendall Roy disaster moment.

2 - Kendall Roy Stakeholders Meeting. Literally can't talk about it, he is so deeply mortifying in this episode and I'm not sure which is worse, that moment where he's on stage behind Karl or the moment where he is stood up by his own dad. Only thing that saves this for me is that the joke is kind of on the Roy's too because as much as they all would deny it, you know Kendall never would've fucked up Logan's meds like Kerry, and you also know that Logan never would've trusted Connor, Roman or Shiv with it in the way he would've his number one boy, and they all know that too. 1000/10 Kendall Roy disaster.

1 - Kendall Roy refuses to participate in family therapy, goes to commit "patricide, fratricide" only to get distracted by a story about how his brother couldn't kill a dog, relapse, try meth for the first time with some wolf men, have to call his little brother he was planning to kill instead to come and rescue him, sings In the Jungle in the car and crashes a family fight. 1000000/10 Kendall Roy disaster, I love him.

Ask me about my top fives!

[emoprincey]

Drabble/ficlet masterpost

Here’s the masterpost of my ficlets and drabbles!! Most of these are short fics under 1000 words, and most aren’t posted on ao3 

Fortunately, Unfortunately

Relationships: Romantic dukeceit

Summary: Canonverse. Janus reassures Remus that he really does love him.

"You own my heart"

Relationships: Romantic anxceit

Summary: Janus is a prince, and a lot of suitors are after his hand in marriage. His boyfriend, Virgil, isn't too happy about this.

The Truth Hurts

Relationships: Romantic anxceit

Summary: Canonverse. Angst. Janus tries to stop Virgil leaving. Then he doesn't.

"How do you get accidentally married?"

Relationships: Romantic moceit

Summary: Patton has some wonderful news (at least, he thinks so). Virgil takes it about as well as you'd expect.

A shoulder to cry on

Relationships: Romantic loceit

Summary: Canonverse. Logan is feeling a bit overwhelmed. Fortunately, Janus is there to comfort him.

Where Loyalties Lie

Relationships: Platonic anxceit

Summary: Janus finds out his best friend is a traitor to the crown.

Feels Like Forever

Relationships: Romantic analogical

Summary: Virgil goes to visit his boyfriend. This would be easier if his boyfriend wasn't the prince, and if he didn't have to scale a tower to see him.

Race Against Time

Relationships: Romantic dukeceit

Summary: Perhaps the middle of a heist isn't the best time to Define The Relationship.

Of Flying and Flowers

Relationships: Pre-romantic logince

Summary: Roman and Logan are both pilots, dedicated to their jobs with no time for a relationship. Why then, is Roman gripped by the desire to do something romantic every time he sees Logan?

The Curious Case of the Missing Jacket

Relationships: Platonic anxceit

Summary: Based on this prompt by @/sleepyvirgilprompts: Virgil can't sleep without his hoodie. When it disappears one day and ignores his attempts to summon it, this becomes a problem.

Stay With Me

Relationships: Romantic moceit

Summary: Janus doesn't know what happened, or even where he is. All he knows is that he doesn't want Patton to leave his side.

Moceit parents au

Relationships: Romantic moceit

Summary: Janus and Patton are both busy parents, but maybe they can make time for each other.

Falling for you

Relationships: Pre-romantic analogical

Summary: Logan is a little nervous about talking to his crush. Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately) Roman is there to help out.

Two can play at that game

Relationships: Romantic loceit

Summary: Logan thinks Janus should get out of bed. Janus disagrees.

Steal a hat, or a kiss

Relationships: Romantic anxceit

Summary: Virgil tries to pull a prank, and it goes better than he could have expected.

Stimming and sparkles

Relationships: Romantic anxceit

Summary: When Virgil gets excited, his eyeshadow turns into purple glitter. Janus thinks it's beautiful.

Always

Relationships: Platonic anxceit

Summary: Virgil isn't doing so well, but there's one Side who will always be there for him.

Cold

Relationships: Romantic anxceit

Summary: Based on a headcanon by @/princeanxious. Janus has cold hands, and delights in using this to prank the other sides. That is, until he tries to prank Virgil.

The World is Ugly

Relationships: Romantic intrulogical

Summary: Remus is a newly turned werewolf, and unfortunately he has to deal with the prejudices that come with that.

Dukexiety high school au

Relationships: Romantic dukexiety, platonic LAMP.

Summary: Remus bumps into his crush. Literally.

Anaroceit cuddles

Relationships: Romantic anaroceit

Summary: Virgil is rudely awoken from his nap, but somehow he doesn't mind too much.

Hypocrisy

Relationships: Romantic analosleep

Summary: Virgil and Remy make sure Logan gets some sleep.

What's In The Box?

Relationships: Romantic logicality

Summary: Patton brings home a surprise.

[cooledtured]

Exodia Unchained

I’m sure you remember this iconic scene. Even if it was years ago, people still remember Yugi pulling Exodia and defeating Kaiba. There were plenty of people who hoped that they themselves could one day pull off their own “Exodia Obliterate!” moment. However, as time went on, we all came to the same conclusion: Exodia is terrible. You wouldn’t think that a card that lets you immediately win the game would be, yet here we are. The only decks that can make it work are ones dedicated to pulling it off, however even those can get stopped with just one card. Konami has tried multiple times in the past to make Exodia work, however each time failed to make it work. All previous support did was give Exodia a different way to use its pieces instead of addressing the underlying issues. Playable Exodia seemed hopeless. Enter February of 2024. Konami has finally made Exodia good by giving it its own archetype known as ‘Millenium’. This archetype centers around bringing Exodia’s newest iteration to the field: ‘Phantom Exodia, the Manifested’. While this card doesn’t have the same instant win ability as the original, it still feels like a card that once you bring it out, your victory is assured. This card has the ability to permanently gain attack points equal to your life points when it battles. So if you summon it while you have 8000 life points, then you’ll have an 8000 attack monster that can continue to get stronger every turn. As a drawback this card makes you lose 1000 life points at the beginning of your turn, however you are likely winning by that point.

The Millenium archetype centers around bringing out this new Exodia at the cost of either 2000 life points or revealing the new card ‘Millenium Cross’. So in situations like this where your life points will be low, the other new card ‘Exodo Blaze’ will come in handy. This card uses the original pieces in a new way by giving Phantom Exodia a grand total of 10k attack points. And when you combine that with its own effect, you’ll be obliterating everything in your path.

These new cards don’t automatically make Exodia an unstoppable power house. There are still plenty of ways to interrupt them and the reliance of needing a certain card to avoid taking damage is not good, even if it’s relatively easy to do. However, if you are a casual player that really likes Exodia, then you will likely enjoy them a lot. So go pick them up and obliterate your opponents!

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