#ATTA GIRL BLAKE

[msn-04iinightingale]

Hel

Drop: -10:00:00

The Seraph died, torso armor and cockpit ravaged by PPC blasts and LB 10-X auto cannon rounds. Owen switched targets, raking a Deva with his ER Medium Lasers. The enemy mech responds with a Gauss rifle slug which slams into the left leg of Owen’s mech. He grunts with the neural feedback of the damage dealt. Quickly checking his armor, he was relieved to see that the round hadn’t penetrated the armor. 

“Atta girl, Katherine, gonna take more than that to take you out.” He grins at the chime indicating his ER PPCs are recharged. “My turn!”

The twin PPC bolts snap out with thunder cracks, blasting into the Deva’s right arm, tearing away armor and hopefully, damaging the Gauss Rifle there.

Seconds later, the arm explodes, the Gauss rifle evidently having been damaged enough to overload. The Deva staggers, allowing Anya to light the other mech up with her Clan Pulse Laser, and Clan Medium Lasers, green and blue beams cutting into its armor in multiple places. It swings, and fires its Light PPCs at the Thunderbolt, two missing and one blasting into Anya’s torso armor. Owen hears the small sharp intake of breath over the comms. It pays for this damage by catching a LB 10-X slug to the cockpit fired by Owen. The enemy mech shudders, and then slumps over into the side of a nearby building.

“You ok Major?” He asks.

“Yeah…fuck that hurt…” Anya replies. “But I’ve still got armor, I’m good.” She sounds tired.

“Christ we all are.” Owen thought. The fighting had been fierce, and nearly constant since they landed. The city, a small place named L’Anerie, had turned into a near constant running battle between Barghest Company and Fursona's Fusiliers, and the Word of Blake. The city was a maze of buildings just tall enough to obscure sight lines more than a few blocks, and it seemed like it was filled to the brim with enemy mechs, weapon emplacements and ambushes. They had lost several Fusiliers to Heavy Level II’s lying in wait, and several of his own mechs are badly mauled. Billy’s Archer is missing an arm and the LRM launcher in one side torso, and Vance’s Thug’s damaged leg is now almost locked up. Not to mention all of his mechs have had their armor savaged. And the ammo situation…

Owen sighed a bit. He always knew it would be a bad one. 

Still.

In the next street over, Victoria and Vance have brought down an Archangel with Kei providing large laser and missile fire. Victoria wrenches her mech’s hatchet from the enemy mech’s side, as well as pulling the retractable blade, and the arm attached to it, from her left torso armor.

“Ugh…don’t know how much longer we can do this, boss…” she says, over comms. “Got a hole in my left torso armor.”

“Yeah, Envy’s pretty banged up too.” Kei added. “Also I’m soooooooo hoooooooot….uuuuuuuugh….”

“Understood.” Owen replied, checking the mini map. The forest of red dots had been reduced significantly, leaving only several small pockets and one decent sized one left.

“We good to move forward, sir?” Maria asks, ever professional. Her Mad Cat had lost a good chunk of it’s armor, and was down top a quarter of its missile load, but still functional.

“Hell, I’m ready to pack it in, few more scraps like this and I got is a fucking pair of medium lasers left, might as well spit at em at that point” The gruff voice of Billy adds, ever the blunt one.

Owen considered, they were banged up, but still largely functional.

“Sir….I have found something” The soft voice of Elenor appears over the comms.

“Report Lt, what’ve you got?” Owen asks.

“Civilians, sir…a lot of them…” She replies.

Owen feels a familiar weight in his chest at what might come next. The Word was never kind to the civilian population of the worlds the conquered.

“…report status of the civilians, Lt.” He asks.

“… scared, sir.”

Owen lets out a sigh. Great…just great…

He pushes several buttons and keys up Savannah’s frequency.

“This is Garm 1 to Fursona, we’ve got a situation here. A civilian situation, over.”

@is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

Warning: there be adult themes!

Ruby: Yang, I need some advice.

Yang: (goes big sister mode) What's up, Rubes?

Ruby: (whispers) howdoifuckweisssowellherlegsshake?

Yang: What?

Ruby: How do I fuck Weiss so well her legs shake?! It's our one year anniversary and I want her legs to quake like leaves in a hurricane! I want her to not walk tomorrow!

Yang: First, I'm so proud of you. Second, you don't want to stop there.

Ruby: I don't?

Yang: Nope! (Claps Ruby on the shoulder) Dear sister of mine, let me tell you a secret.

Yang, Ruby, and Blake sitting in a Cafe getting coffee, tea, and sweets.

Ruby: (scroll pings) Oh, it's Weiss. (Puts call on speaker)

Weiss: RUBY ROSE, WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!?!?

Ruby: What?! What did I do?!

Weiss: First, my legs wouldn't stop shaking until 3 AM this morning, then I was late to work because I couldn't walk!

Yang: (snickers)

Weiss: NOW I'm trying to scrub a blood stain out of my good skirt because my period started early!

Yang: (howls with laughter) Atta girl, Ruby!

Weiss: Oh! Yang, you brute! I should have known you had something to do with this! Ugh! I'm hanging up! (Click)

Blake: You told Ruby how to fuck Weiss into starting her period early, didn't you?

Yang: I did. And I could not be more proud.

[veryqueermovies]

My list of Queer books.

Now my labeling only has to do with the main protagonist, except for the books labeled "Queer" some of those the main protagonist is not Queer but the book has lots of Queer main and side characters. I only included the first books to make it easier but some of these are series.

The problem with making lists for books is that there's So. Goddamn. Many! New ones are being released every single day so all I can really do is add as I go. I also take recommendations so let me know of books I missed (specify what category they go in please 😊). I could also add specific Sexualities and Genders but right now I'm just doing basic categories because this is going to take time.

MLM:

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

In Deeper Waters by F.T Lukans

So This Is Ever After by F.T Lukans

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

The Gentleman's Guide To Vice And Virtue by Mackenzie Lee

The Fever King by Victoria Lee

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston

The Taking Of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice

Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Call Down The Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

Zachary Ying and The Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

The Disasters by M.K England

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

And They Lived... by Steven Salvatore

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzalez and Cale Dietrich

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

The Song Of Achilles by Madeleine Miller

WLW:

A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

The Unbroken by C.L Clark

The Black Veins by Ashia Monet

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling

The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Deliah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

The Lesbiana's Guide To Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

She's Too Pretty To Burn by Wendy Heard

You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

One Last Stop by Casey Mcquiston

The Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker Chan

Polyamorous:

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (F/M/M)

The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare (F/M/M)

A Dowry Of Blood by S.T Gibson (F/F/M/M)

The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin (F/M/M)

Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton (M/F/M)

She Whom I Love by Tess Bowery (F/F/M)

Knell, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher (F/M/M)

Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylvester (F/F/F)

Midnight At The Orpheus by Alyssa Linn Palmer (F/M/F Poly V)

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (Multiple Interlinked Poly V's)

The Fell Of Dark by Caleb Roehrig (M/M/M)

Books Of Raksura by Martha Wells

Lifelode by Jo Walton (M/M/F/F)

The Elemental Logic by Laurie Mark (6 person polycule)

The Tale Of The Five by Diane Duane (Group Polycule)

In The Ravenous Dark by A.M Strickland

Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Queer (Books that have characters of many different identities):

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin

The City We Became by N.K Jemisin

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (everything written by them is Queer)

Chef's Kiss by T.J Alexander

The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

The Backstagers and The Ghost Light by Andy Mientus and Ryan Sygh

Once & Future by A.R Capetta and Cory McCarthy

Nimona by N.D Stevenson

Trans/Non-Binary/GNC:

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

The One True Me And You by Remi K. England

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson

When The Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callander

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore

Aro/Ace Spectrum:

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Bardger

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire l

Tarnished By The Stars by Rosiee Thorr

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann

Hazel's Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow

The Sound Of Stars by Alechia Dow

Thaw by Elyse Springer

The Ladies Guide To Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee

[lwde-haven]

Jailed Blake, Toilet Duty.

At this point, the cat had lost count of the many, many cocks she had to service. She could always count the tally marks on her buttcheeks, but didn't have the mental strength to do so.

Tied up to the urinal, forced in an uncomfortable position upside down, her legs spread widely as her feet lay next to her head thanks to her incredible flexibility. Where she had a perfect view of the inmates entering either of her holes.

It had taken the entire day to service everyone, by now the poor girl was drenched in cum. Both her holes were spread opened lewdly, as even more semen came out of the ruined orifices, usually landing in her mouth, forcing her to drink due to the insane amount of batter.

At some point came one of her fellow inmates, not to sample her, at least right now, but to clean her. The man on toilet duty for the toilet duty girl scratched his head as to how he was going to clean her insides without untying her.

With her mind stuck in the border between clarity and breaking, Blake asked in a strange, drunk-like voice.

"Please... Let me go... Stop this, or else I'll never go back..." The faunus half begged, half moaned.

"No can do, lil' kitty. Guards said you'll only be able to leave once you beg for more. On your own accord, of course."

"Ngh...~ I don't want to become a toilet..." She said despite the lustful look in her eyes. Her pink hazed mind battling between staying strong and falling into depravity.

"Don't think you have much of a choice, kitty. It's the only future you have here, might as well enjoy it. And if it makes you feel any better, you're doing a great job. Everyone feels much better now that you're here."

Against all expectations, the praise actually did manage to make Blake crack a smile. A very, very, lewd smile.

"Atta, girl..." the man said before getting back at the task at hand. Having a willing, meat toilet was great, but it still needed cleaning. While he looked around, he saw a plunger, sitting in the corner of the dirty bathroom.

"I think I might have an idea about these clogged up insides of yours... You might wanna brace yourself."

[naturesfirstgreenisgold]

Judd and Grace Ryder playlist {9-1-1 Lone Star}

In order of artists

Take My Hand- 5 seconds of Summer

505- Arctic Monkeys

Till Forever Falls Apart- Ashe, FINNEAS

Stand by Me- Ben E. King

Take My Breath Away- Love Theme from “Top Gun”- Berlin

Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)- Big & Rich

Honey Bee- Blake Shelton

I’ll Walk- Billy Covington

Cowboy Casanova-Carrie Underwood

Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’- Charlie Pride

Hold On- Chord Overstreet

This Side of Paradise- Coyote Theory

Can I Call You Tonight?- Dayglow

Islands In the Stream- Dolly Parton, Kenny Rodgers

I Will Always Love You- Dolly Parton

Can’t Help Falling in Love- Elvis Presley

Love Me Tender- with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- Elvis Presley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Let’s Fall in Love for the Night- FINNEAS

Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)- Frank Sinatra, Count Basie

Love Me Tender- Frank Sinatra

Calling Baton Rouge- Garth’s Hits

Soldier- Gavin DeGraw

Write This Down- George Strait

Carrying Your Love With Me- George

Strait Check Yes Or No- George Strait

we fell in love in october- girl in red

Hey Good Lookin’- Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys

BOYFRIEND-HARDY

Love Of My Life- Harry Styles

I Want You Back- The Jackson 5

When You Love Someone- James TW

Lover, Lover- Jerrod Niemann

Hey Good Lookin- Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, George Strait

It Ain’t Me Babe- Joaquin Pheonix, Reece Witherspoon

Heaven Sent Me You- John Michael Montgomery

Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)- John Michael Montgomery

High School Heart- John Michael Montgomery

Cat’s In The Cradle- Johnny Cash

Ring Of Fire-1988 Version- Johnny Cash

I Walk The Line- Single Version- Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Two

SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK- Joji

Somebody Like You- Keith Urban

American Kids- Kenny Chesney

Hold My Hand- Lady Gaga

Atta Girl- Lainey Wilson

A Woman Like You- Lee Brice

I Don’t Dance- Lee Brice

Drunk On You- Luke Bryan

Fast Car- Luke Combs

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell

As the World Caves In- Matt Maltese

Ophelia- Matt Schuster

Vienna- Matt Schuster

Tennessee Orange- Megan Moroney

Great Balls Of Fire- Live- Miles Teller

Me and My Husband- Mitski

Sweater Weather- The Neighbourhood

Heaven- Niall Horan

Fishin’ In The Dark- Live At The Red Deer Fine Arts Center, Canada/1991-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Dixieland Delight (Alabama Cover)- Old Crow Medicine Show

Story of My Life- One Direction

Mr. Loverman- Ricky Montgomery

Unchained Melody- The Righteous Brothers

See You Tonight- Scotty McCreery

You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)- Taylor Swift

Everybody Wants To Rule the World- Tears For Fears

My Girl- The Temptations

Die A Happy Man- Thomas Rhett

Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not- Thompson Square

Always On My Mind- Willie Nelson

Something in the Orange- Zach Bryan

Oklahoma Smokeshow- Zack Bryan

[newcountryradio]

New country 25e jaargang  #1152 (711) van  21 november    2022  (wk 47) tussen 19.00 -22.00 op Smelne fm

Album van de week: Dailey & Vincent -  Let’s Sing Some Country  

        Artiest                        Title                                                   

1.    Shania Twain –  Love Gets Me Every Time     

2.    Carly Pearce – Every Little Thing         

3.    Morgan wade – The Night                                       

4.    Zach Bryan – The Greatest Day Of My Life           

5.    Chris Stapleton – I’m A Ram

6.    Jordan Davis -Part of It

7.    Brantley Gilbert ,Blake Shelton, Vince Gill- Heaven By Then

8.    Jimmie Allan – Down Home

9.    Dailey & Vincent  - I’ll Leave My Heart In Tennessee *album vd week

10. Dailey & Vincent  - You Rescued Me  *album vd week*  

11. Overzicht  5-1 airplay:

12. Tyler Hubbard – 5 Foot 9  -  #1

13. Clay  Aery – Only One

14. Brad Paisley -We Danced  - 2000

15. Alan Jackson – She’s Got The Rhythm (and I got the blues)

16. Lainey Wilson – Atta Girl   --favoriet    

17. Darryl Worley – have You Forgotten ? (2003)

18. Darryl Worley – Tennessee River   (2003) Run

19. Randy Houser -Remember How To Pray        Sofi 3.58

20. Flatland Cavallery - …Meantime .

21. Jim Lauderdale – That Kind Of Life (that kind of day).

22. Molly Tuttle - Cooked Tree -.

23. Wllie Nelson – Live Forever .

24. 49 Winchester – Russell County Line .

25. Dailey & Vincent – Colder Than Winter  *album vd week

26. Lainey Wilson –.Watermelon Moonshine    *albumvw  

27. Morgan Wallen –  Outlaw (feat. Ben Burgess)     #1 album

28. Sara Evans – Born To Fly (2001)

29. Dixie Chicks – Without You

30.  Lonestar – Tell Her  

31. Aaron Tippin – There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With The Radio   -  *Trucksong

32. Shania Twain – Honey I’m Home  

33. The Brother Brothers – Waltzing Is For Dreamers   *    juweeltje

34. Marty Stuart – Country Star

35. Ben Steneker – Bouquet Of Roses    * Dutch corner

36. Hilde Vos – All These Years .

37. Stroatklinkers – Op De Kovvie

38. Alabama – My Home’ s In Alabama  (3in1        .)

39. Alabama – Jukebox In My Mind

40. Alabama – The Living Years

41. Dailey & Vincent – Dig A Little Deeper In The well.*album vd week

42. Merle Haggard – The Farmers Daughter

43. George Jones – Tender Years  

44. Willie Nelson –  To All The Girls  I’ve Loved Before

45. Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire .

[citrusandbergamot]

do people ever get tired of being critical?

like, it’s so endless. so needless. take the bad with the good, I mean, come on. like, type in RWBY into the youtube search bar and half the videos are reaction ones about why RWBY sucks now, ‘why I stopped watching’ blah blah blah. 

like, I get being frustrated and being annoyed that your expectations are not met but seriously

no piece of media is perfect to all people. it just isn’t. it’s really easy for something to feel awesome when it’s new. few things end stronger than they begin. Few things have a strong ending, period. But being so goddamn down on stuff makes the creators feel like shit. It makes people not want to finish things. 

You know what’s worse than a character death you hate? A show/series never, ever having a conclusion, something just...drifting away. Like, I don’t super love the ending of Naruto. I actually really dislike it and what’s happened in the sequel. I don’t like most of what JKR has come out and said since the ending of HP. And I fucking hated the epilogue. Words cannot express how much I disliked it. 

Can you imagine the agony if those stories had never actually ended? If they had given up, halfway through? Good god, it’d be awful, just awful. The what if, the endless what if. Do you think people are going to love the end of Rebuild? Do you think it can possibly match the expectations that have been building all this time? Eva fans want it to be perfect; they want it to be exactly as good as they imagine. Is it any wonder why it’s been delayed so long? The whole damn thing is probably torture for Anno. Do you think the ending of One Piece is going to satisfy its millions of fans? Maybe, maybe not. And that world is so rich, so complex, so consistent, so deep. It still has to end, eventually. If it’s not everything you want it to be, will that sour all the joy it brought to you before? 

Can you name for me things that have met your expectations and exceeded them? things that ended as strong as their original promise, their beginning? 

endings are weird, always. Even great endings, there’s often something that feels unfinished. There’s always a let down, it’s just the way that stories are shaped. Eventually the plot twists and the motivations and the consequences have to end, the camera has to stop rolling. Things that feel flat or disappointing sometimes just feel that way because we don’t want things to end, or because we want things to go the way we’ve expected them to. Like, I remember being so disappointed in Revenge of the Sith. And yeah, some of that comes from I think valid criticism of the pacing and emotional depth of the story, but in the end, I’m glad to have had that story, I’m glad to have the prequels. Shitting on them endlessly, needlessly, doesn’t do a damn thing to change it. It only generates more negativity and shitty, reactionary behaviour and stifles creativity, and makes the people involved in the project feel like shit. It doesn’t feel great inside either, all that negativity. Like, what’s the fucking point?

And sometimes endings take a while to settle. Sometimes, it takes awhile to really understand that it was the only way a story could end. I loved the way Life on Mars ended, but I know my brother absolutely hated it. I didn’t like the way Fight Club ended when I first saw it, but it grew on me and now I cite it as a brilliant, brilliant ending. I hate the depressive way Rogue One ends, but that last sequence with Darth Vader is one of my favourite scenes in the Star Wars universe. I actually think Return of the King has a terrible ending, but I understand why Peter Jackson chose it and it still makes me cry. I don’t think having the scouring of the shire would elicited the same emotional reaction. Trainspotting has always been perfect though. I think Supernatural should have ended in season 5, but if it did, we wouldn’t have had the bunker, or Abaddon, or Charlie, or season 8, or the way Jared looks right now, or Sam’s like, complete mental torture since season 6. ...season 4?? And all that shit has been awesome, to varying degrees. All that shit has brought some enjoyment, even if mostly (for me) as fuel for fanfiction. ((It’s brought about other things, more negative and terrible as well. Supernatural fandom would not be this way had it ended in season 5 and the fandom is so goddamn abusive and toxic it’s hard to talk about the good points of the show without bringing that up. But that’s not the show itself per se.))

And yeah, things sometimes live way past their expiration date. I really hate when Sam and Dean have the same old conversation - I want my characters to change. But i also know that other people don’t feel the same way - they want Sam and Dean to always be SamandDean. Take FMA. I think Brotherhood is tighter, more cohesive story. I think the 2003 version is darker, less simplistic, but with a lot more strife between the characters. Which has better growth? The one with the deeper plot/conspiracy and triumphant, satisfying ending? Or the one with the heavier consequences for the individual characters and more ambiguous ending? I love me some Brotherhood, I love it a lot. But remember what happens to Scar and Liore in 2003? Remember who killed Winry’s parents? Remember the final fight with Sloth? Do you remember the final fight with Sloth? Holy shit, holy shit. So I thought Dante was kinda a weak villain. Is that the only thing that matters? 

Like....I’m pretty glad I live in a world with both versions. And I really cannot say which one is better, as each has their faults. Being needlessly critical of creative choices is just so exhausting and....well, childish.  

Youtube tried to recommend a vid about why Captain Marvel is going to cause the downfall of the MCU. And I’m like....????? it hasn’t even come out yet???? To be that critical before even seeing it?? It’s just plain misogyny  entitlement packaged up as ‘intellect’. 

No show is going to stay exactly the same. What RWBY was pre-volume 3 is impossible to return to: the world is different post-fall of Beacon. The structure of the characters world, their expecations, their security, their drives...it’s all different now. The show is bigger, has a bigger budget, has better animation. The story, with the world building and the multiple factions and a clearer look at the end game, is so beyond what it was at the start, where everything was new, where Cinder was still mystery and seemingly all-powerful, where we didn’t know what was possible in the world. Where a goddamn Nevermore was the biggest Grimm they’d ever seen. Where Monty was still alive. 

The show is going to be different. Different is not bad. Maybe they lost some of the potential but of course it’s going to, because it had to choose a path forward, it couldn’t stay exactly the same...! How could it have? I miss things about the early seasons a lot, but it worked because they could move the plot at a snail’s pace. Remember all those eps about Jaune being bullied? Remember all that shit with the dog and going to class and becoming friends. It was light-hearted and happy-go lucky and that made the action scenes pop and our favourite villain was campy and charismatic and not actually the one in control at all. Now we have darkness on all sides and the mysteries have been revealed for the dangers they actually are, and the emotional scenes and the connection between the characters and their resolve is the only thing that can push back against that darkness. Do I wish it was a little darker at times? Yes, yes I do. But it was always going to be a little simplistic. 

It’s a web-series about teenagers. Chill the fuck out, you aren’t entitled to shit. 

yes this is about Adam Taurus can you tell, if people couldn’t see it coming I don’t know what to tell you. If you couldn’t see it coming, we haven’t been watching the same show. 

[yinyangofnevermore]

YYON’s initial reactions to V8C11

REN GOT HIS SHIT TOGETHER!!!

THAT’S RIGHT PENNY HAS A SOUL DAMMIT! SHE’S NOT JUST A MACHINE!

Marrow is a good boy! And Winter totally just saved his ass cuz she KNEW. But I am all sorts of terrified for her now.

Your turn Elm!

SUMMER ROSE!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

BOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!

Atta girl, Emerald!!  still excited for her to meet Ilia and fall in love

Blake playfully punching Yang is giving me LIFE

Nora strong in so many ways! 💪🏼

I agree with Qrow but also with Robin at the same time

I’m here for all of the Ruby and Yang sister moments. They’re so precious.

[sneezehq]

Deserved

Team RWBY, crashing post-finals.

Written for an idea by silverstarrdust on AO3. Enjoy!

The dorm's common room is soothingly dim, lit only by the faint light of the television screen. The volume has been turned down to just a murmur, as to not disrupt the peaceful atmosphere. Stifling a yawn, Weiss glances around the room to take stock of the rest of her teammates.

It's the end of a very, very, very long week of final exams and frantic cramming for said final exams, so it's unsurprising that the rest of team RWBY looks as exhausted as Weiss herself feels. Blake is curled into one of the corners of the couch, impossibly small, her eyes half-shut as her head leans against the armrest. On Weiss' other side, Yang's head is tipped back against the back of the couch, her long hair loose and fanning out behind her. She's gazing in the direction of the TV but doesn't seem to be very focused on the movie playing on onscreen.

And then there's Ruby. The younger girl is slumped over, sound asleep and snoring quietly. She's drifted over slightly from her corner of the couch, curled up loosely on her side with her head in Yang's lap.

Weiss shifts slightly on the couch, wanting to speak up but not wanting to break the peaceful quiet that has fallen over her teammates. "Shouldn't we go to bed?" she says finally, attempting to keep her voice low.

Apparently, she doesn't try hard enough. Whispering never was one of her talents. "Shhh!" Yang hisses, glaring at her. On her lap, Ruby stirs slightly, groaning. Yang continues to card a hand soothingly through her hair, sighing in relief when Ruby just slips back to sleep with a contented murmur. "If you wake her up, I will make you regret it."

Weiss tilts her head in confusion. "But shouldn't she get to sleep in her bed?"

Yang lifts one shoulder in a half-shrug, careful not to disturb her sleeping sister. "Ruby's barely slept all week. So long as she's sleeping, she could be in her rocket-powered locker for all I care." When Weiss still looks unconvinced, she sighs again. "Listen, Weiss, if you want to drag your butt upstairs so that you can go crash in your bed, that's up to you, but I'm planning on passing out right here on the couch, 'kay?"

Weiss debates the matter internally. On one hand, she's never slept on a couch before. It seems improper. But on the other hand, she is really tired, and their room does feel impossibly far away, and the couch is so comfortable . . .

In the end, her body makes the choice for her, her body relaxing back into the couch cushions and her eyelids becoming too heavy to lift. Yeah, staying right here seems like the best option.

"Atta girl," she hears Yang murmur as she drifts gently off to sleep.

It's high time they all got some well-deserved rest.

[curiousscientistkae]

Bumbleby Prompt #2

Taken from this list here and given to me on discord. I just went with one bumblebaby this time lol

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13. Candles

The power has gone out, casting much of Patch into a blanket of darkness and shadows. Nothing out of the ordinary. During storms, it is not a surprise that something goes down. With any luck, it will return before night takes a hold once more tomorrow night. But for now, to keep the blackness at bay, Yang and Blake gather any candle they can and place them around the house. 

Most of the candles are lit by matches and lighters each woman carries. However, their middle daughter has other plans. Much to the surmise of most, Heather unlocked her semblance from an early age. Fire. Blake believes that her young daughter unlocked it so early in life was from her turbulent start. Born too early, too small, and too sick. Struck down by colds that usually only are a bother to most. Yet, there is a flame inside of her, one that always keeps her going and fighting. Now, it has manifested in control from the child. 

Well…”mostly” should be added to that sentence. 

Making sure there is nothing flammable in the way and a pot of water is nearby, Yang places a jarred candle in front of the raven haired girl. “Okay, Hezzy. Remember to take a breath first.”

Heather inhales through her nose, filling her lungs with oxygen and expanding her chest. After several moments of keeping it trapped inside, the girl slowly exhales. Blake stands nearby, the pitcher of water in her hands. 

“You ready?” Yang asks.

“Yes,” Heather replies. 

“Okay. Try lighting it.”

Heather lifts up a hand, sticking out her index finger. Her dark, violet eyes focus on the light wick. Both Blake and Yang have been working with Heather to help hone her fire into a more controlled spark than flames that can easily light the world, and the house, on fire. A tongue sticks out of the corner of her mouth. After several long moments, a bright, orange spark with a hint of purple shoots out of her finger. It connects with its target and the wick is encased by the small flame. 

“Atta girl!” Yang shouts with glee. She places the candle on a table before wrapping her arms around her daughter, pulling her into a tight hug. A kiss is placed on her forehead. “You are getting so good at that!”

“Soon we won’t need a lighter or matches,” Blake states, placing the water down. “We just will need you.”

“Can I light another?” Heather asks her mothers.

“Maybe in a bit. We need some in the bedroom and no offense, but I don’t want the curtains to become our own personal candle.” Blake wiggles a lighter in her fingers. “You can help us with this. Let’s go.”

[mansionofmuses]

Alright fuck it I figured it's time to put my nuts in the ring when it comes to writing up rwde reviews about shiddy writing.

I already made a post about how closure doesn't exist in rwby, so that SHOULD trim this a bit. Hopefully.

These last two of seasons of rwby have been ASS and idk even know where to start. So lemme do some character progressions instead of jumping all over the place. Let's start with my fav: Neo. And I'll be as unbiased as possible.

Starting from v6, she came back and teamed up with Cinder. Cool? Cool. Fair enough. V7 onwards she's been treated like a BITCH by Cinder and has visibly shown her disdain for that on screen. And yet she still chooses to hang with her? Why? Like... Genuinely why? Is Neo not like the stealth queen? And the driver of a thousand vehicles? Why does she even need Cinder? Could she not have just jacked an airship herself, flown to Atlas after getting the info from Cinder, and began her hunt there? Instead she's just some minion to her now? Okay fine so let's say their team up makes sense in some odd world. Why the fuck would Neo agree to go to Cinder in the Satan Whale? Why? Why the fuck is she there? After being denied multiple times to get to Ruby and even being treated like shit with visible disdain, she should have absolutely left with a middle finger to Cinder. But nope. We get to see her be visibly uncomfortable in this cult and clearly wants out. Which she does, so good shit. She snatches the lamp and heads out. Fair enough, I guess? I don't know why the fuck she trusts Cinder to go back to her after being treated like shit. After Cinder's doodoo attitude towards her, Neo should be like "wow maybe she's lying to me about roman lemme check with this genie bitch" but no. And don't say "oh well she can't talk so jinn wouldn't be able to answer her." Fuck that. 1. I should hope that the password wouldn't be so ableist against mute people. 2. Neo's resourceful as hell. Text to speech and boom. There ya go. Instead she goes back to Cinder like a lost puppy after being shown multiple times how much she hates her. Why the fuck does she need Cinder to get to Ruby? I have no fucking idea! And then everyone's favorite scene. I know I know she killed Blake's hip atta-- I mean character devel-- I mean Yang. That scene. Was doodoo. And I'll get into more intricacies about it much later. But for now, why the hell was Neo so sloppy in that assassination? Like gurl you revealed yourself so early from, apparently so far away? Pretend to be a passerby with everything disguised (I saw that lamp) impale her and boom. Done. Not sure why she went for a slash either when a thrusting weapons like that would be best for a quicker impale. It would have made any on screen death so much more confirmed instead of up in the air bullshit.

Next we have Ironwood. Oh James. How far you've fallen. I don't really understand what the hell they're doing with this character any more. Like... At all. I fully expect him to turn into the joker and join salem at this point lmfao. At first he was complex, but cool, right? Ok a stern leader who still wants to help people and see team rwby in beacon grow and be successful. Fair enough. Then came v4 and he was like "hey yang. Heard about the arm. Here ya go homie." That was pretty cool to give to a young veteran. Fair enough. But good god once v7 hit, everything just went haywire. He started making the dumbest decisions. Kind of. I understand how he's like "aite let's sack mantle to ensure atlas lives cause otherwise both parties will be dead." except idk why he didn't just make a plan to evacuate everyone to mantle first but whatever. I mean team rwby did it like... In a day? Shouldn't have been hard. Then he started losing his fucking mind. There was an entire thing about trust issues and plans (ngl I didn't care enough to pay much attention) and he ends up wanting to arrest the kids more than actually stopping Salem. Like homie. Why. You have a gang of strong ass hunters on your side, don't just throw that away. They could say "acab fuck the police anarchy reigns" and you should still keep them just to fight literal satan on your doorstep. But he fucking drops everything and resources and materials on arresting them. Like why???? And then he just shoots a child just because? And he goes around full fascist mode and his character is just gone at that point. He literally actively wants to kill the people of Mantle now instead of stopping Salem and I don't fucking get it. He could literally plot with salem about how to nuke mantle and I'd be like "shoulda seen it coming". And then when he gets outta jail he kills Jacques... Just cause? Like why? I understand Jacques let Salem's forces in and eventually led to this shit show, but like... Atlas was falling. Just leave. I don't understand. But I guess it's to show how hateful he is towards those who oppose him, so whatever. Idk I'm so done with him. This man is just so boring I just can't wait for him to get killed off so we can be done with him. I'm sure I missed a fuckload of intricacies about Ironwood but I really don't care at all about this schmuck.

Next on the shitlist is the entirety of team rwby. Just to compact it all into one. Ruby has been getting on my nerves SO much. She is so holier than thou and always right. If she had just openly talked with Ironwood about all these secrets and shit, none of this would be happening. Yeah there would be panic, but homie what's the alternative? Fight in secrecy against the police and Salem?

"hey Ruby I noticed that lamp you keep hanging around. What is that?"

"oh uhhhh definitely not a grimm magnet HAHAHAHAH"

Like no shit everyone's gonna be pissed when you lie to them and keep these secrets. Also these plans are dogshit. "We gotta get a message out." To who??? The rest of the world is gonna see some lil kid be like "hey Ironwood's gone crazy and some evil witch bitch is here tryna kill us all." Like who are they gonna believe? A random girl or the fact that ironwood is the head of the largest military state in the world? For all they know it's just some prank and it's totally unbelievable.

Team RWBY sippin team for v8 and doing nothing all volume? Nice. "But they needed to protect Nora." You mean to tell me Ruby, May, Blake, and Weiss all had to be there to protect someone. The Grimm attacked once and that was it. You guys have no medical history. At all. All you did was wrap her up and drink tea during the volume where there's a literal war happening outside. You don't just "wait for help" you ARE THE HELP you're hunters you fucks! Go out and get shit done. Have like one person stay behind just in case shit goes wrong. Preferably Weiss so she can have those meaningful conversations with her family members she never fucking had. But whatever. Ruby and Yang get into... A fight? That lasts for five seconds when they leave and then when they see each other again it just doesn't matter so I'm not sure why the fuck it was brought up at all. It had no impact whatsoever. And there's a ton more I'm sure I'm just burning out at this point. But let's just talk about the big shit. Yang's death. Everyone's saying she'll come back because plot armor but I'm in the "I genuinely think she's dead" group. She turned to Dust as she fell. I mean who knows maybe Deus Ex machina rears it's convenient head. I hate hate hate how that scene was done. That was such an unbelievable death. Weiss, Ruby, and even Blake all have ways of catching her. Easily. Weiss has like fifty ways of catching someone between summons and semblance. Ruby can teleport around the world. And Blake can just shadow clone jutsu her way there but WHATEVER. I guess everyone was too busy being nerfed and sucking ass. Again. And the reactions? Dog shit. Even when she sacrifices herself for Ruby, it's still all about the bees. It's so genuinely annoying. Ruby just whispers her sisters name and that's pretty much it aside from a >:( face here and there. Weiss doesn't even grieve she just comforts Blake who's losing her shit. And I don't know why Weiss doesn't grieve cause SHE WAS HER HOMIE TOO LIKE C'MON RT LET'S SEE SOME UGLY SOBBING DAMN so now everyone's gone feral (except Weiss who just doesn't give a shit about Yang apparently.) And despite Blake saying "yo let's not kill people aite Yang?" She's gonna say fuck that and have it out for Neo and Cinder out of revenge. Alright I guess. That's fair honestly. Challenging ones own morals based on emotions. Good enough. But god I just wished we could see more from Ruby and Weiss during that. Also I'm so sick of the "oh this character fell are they dead are they not?" Thing that rt keeps doing. Just have Neo impale her and go. Easy as that. On screen confirmation. I'm sure team RWBY has a fuckload more to crit but I'm done with this topic.

Winter. Bootlicking to the extreme that she casts aside her own sister and doesn't care if her friends die. Nice. No closure at all after she turns back to being a good guy I guess. I'm done with her. Not a whole lot to say.

The aceops are just so dumb. I'm done with them. Everytime they talk about genocide for the good of atlas I'm just rolling my eyes. Just say you're fascists and move on. And idk why the fuck harriet is gonna bomb an empty mantle. Atlas is already falling on it, you literally have no reason to do this. And this plot point is stupid as hell. Next.

Cinder. I'm not sure why they decided to randomly drop her background story into the mix. Like I don't think anyone gives a shit after all the crap she's done. I'm so sick of rt trying to make her some "uwu woe is me" woobie after doing so much shit and killing so many people. Her uwu crying moments are just stupid. Honestly watts is one of my fav characters just for telling her how crappy she is. Next

Hazel. Homie is dumb as hell. He hates Ozpin because his sister died in a mission. Fair enough. Why the fuck would you ever join Grimm Hitler when Grimm are what killed her in the first place??? Like??? Just hate him on your own time dude, jesus. And he is consistently hypocritical and it's so stupidly funny how bad this character is.

"HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN WILL YOU HURT OZPIN" as he beats the piss outta Nora, Ren, RWBY, Oscar, and probably some random five year old on the street while shouting OZPIIIIN to the skies. It also didn't take a whole lot to convince him how stupid he was thank god. His character was so cool in design and in theory but good god he got executed soooo fucking poorly. Kinda glad he's dead just so we don't have to deal with his stupidity. Next.

Emerald. This bitch. I can't. I LOVE how easily rwby just forgave her. It was so stupidly funny. "oh but yang was ready to fight her at first and snatched her weapons" yeah for five fucking minutes. Then came the part where she helped stabilize Penny and gave a half assed speech about switching sides. Meanwhile everyone's just magically forgiving of her like OH THAT EMERALD AHAHAH like she didn't help orchestrate the fall of Beacon, the death of many, including Penny, and all the terrible shit that's gone down. No resentment from RWBY except for my favorite line delivered this volume. It was Weiss's ever so beautiful "SHUT UP" LOL (I play Smite and I love how her VVGQ Quiet voice line sounds the same. So when I heard this line, I thought of Smite and immediately laughed. Kudos to you Weiss.)

Salem. The hound attacked Penny in the mansion... Why? You already established connection with Watts in jail. Did he not tell her "ay she cool with us." And in turn did she not tell him "ay she cool with us don't hit her"? I guess not? Cause the hound and penny shoulda bounced together the second they met up lmao. Other than that, salem's done nothing this volume except try to be scary and get her ass beat by hazel. She could easily just go out in the field with her grimm and blasts some people or SOMETHING GOD so far our main villain is just so boring and unimposing that literally every other villain, including her subordinates, feel more like threats than her.

Now I'll just talk about scenes.

The scene with ambrosius was COATED IN CONVENIENCE. Apparently Ozpin didn't tell the gang about the WinMore button they could just fucking walk to until now because??? Idk. I LOVE how team rwby just assumed that penny would be okay when they took her robot parts out. Realistically she should just be a floating husk of aura and nothingness. Like she never had organs. I don't understand how she's a real person now? Which, by the way, I'm pretty fucking insulted about how they handled that. Why make Penny human? She was already a real girl and accepted by her loved ones. Like shit, she was a character that a LOT of transgirls, myself included, could relate to on a personal level and we LOVED how Ruby handled it in v2. It was cute! It was sweet! She said she was a real girl back then and it made all of our collective kokoros go doki doki. Fun stuff!

But now? It feels like none of that was validated until she got an actual human body. Like damn I wish I could just get my ideal body within seconds. Shit. I've seen and heard a lot of upset from my fellow tgirls about how doodoo that scene was, because it's implying penny wasn't a real girl until after she got her human body and that's probably how most of the rwby fandom is gonna see it too. "oh wow penny's a real girl now!" And just forget Ruby's cute speech in v2. So annoying. Minor nitpick, if she's got the aura of a black man inside of her (her father), and her robot body is gone, why the fuck isn't she black? Like? Idk minor nitpick I guess. But anyways back to ambrosius scene. I love how rwby had the answers for everything within the hours worth of planning they were given by Ironwood's motive. Totes believable. And yet the "one way ticket to vacuo" thing was the simplest shit they could have avoided lmfao. Like THAT is what you trip up on? Not the portals you're trying to make or the assumption that penny lives without her robot parts? Insane. (side note: how did oscar have a flashback to that scene if he wasn't even there?)

And now everyone's favorite scene. Yangs death. Already covered it early I just wanted to add more on. This scene is insane. Like... If they actually go through with killing her (i don't see how she could have survived turning into dust) then roosterteeth is dumber than I gave them credit for. Like... They have to realize the shitstorm they're gonna receive right? First they kill off clover, an lgbt+ coded character. Next is Yang? A main character who is WIDELY loved by all. Apart of their most pandered ship in existence: bees. (Both the ship and the character make them so much money in merch btw so this was stupid from an objective standpoint.) You can't just kill a main character that is heavily lgbt+ coded in THE most popular ship in the show. Like... How dumb can they be? They're gonna lose so many fans at the very least. Sales? Down. Death threats? Way up. It would be astonishing if they weren't up to their necks in shit in backlash by that decision. Bury Your Gays trope strikes again folks. But this time with everyone's favorite! Like I just... Idk that decision was stupid and that scene hardly was given any real pomp or circumstance it deserved. She's a major title character and that scene lasted like a minute lmao. It's gonna be RWBY without the Y. RWB. As in rt is a bunch of rubes for making that decision. A cynical part of me thinks they did that just because they want an excuse to off Neo, another really loved character. (Well if everyone hates her now we can kill her off cause god knows we don't know what to do with her), but I'm not gonna make this about her. I honestly don't know how to feel about this death tbh. On one hand it's shitty and *points to essay above*. On another it lets Blake be her own character for once. We get to see who she is on our own. And we can finally shift gears from The Bees Show featuring Some Plot to RWBY without the Y. But again that scene was done horribly with doodoo writing already explained up above. They're gonna use this as some edgy excuse to have the heroes start killing again or grieve or whatever bullshit shock value.

(now that I think of it tho, Neo shoulda killed yang in v2. How the fuck did Raven know she was finna die again. Lmao)

Anyways, that's my two cents. I'm sure there's so much more I forgot. Love or hate my ramble idc these are just my thoughts. I'm sure I made doodoo arguments at some points so feel free to call me an idiot and point them out. Imma bounce. My fingers fucking hurt lmfao

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

Jailbreak pt. 2

Guard: Alright, you four. Up and out.

RWBY: (walk out of the jailcell)

Raven: And what have we learned?

RWBY: That the amount of "Find out" directly correlates with the amount of "Fuck around".

Raven: 'Atta girls.

Kali: (sprinting into the jail panting) Gods of the Shallow Sea, am I out of shape! Girls, are you alright?

RWBY: Fine, Mrs. Belladonna/Mom.

Raven: (squints) Kali???

Kali: Raven?????

RWBY: YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?!?!?!?!?!

Kali: Oh! Um....

Raven: Hey, it's good to see you again, Black Cat! You remember those mouse Faunus twins back in Mistral?

Kali: (sweating) All too well...

Blake: MOM!!!

Kali: Blake, I told you I used to have wilder days.

Blake: A ménage à trois! Trois! Three! THREE!!! Not FOUR with one of them being my girlfriend's MOTHER!!!

Kali: (leans over to look at Raven's ass, then looks over to stare at Yang's) I thought those legs looked familiar.

Blake: MOM, NO!!!!

Yang: Wait.... Raven got with your mom?

Raven: What? It was before you were born.

Yang: ......get it, ma.

Kali/Blake: YANG!!!!

[rwby-grimm-guardians]

RWBY Grimm Guardians Arc 2: Beacon’s Fragile Light Ch X

Hey, everyone! This is the tenth chapter of Beacon’s Fragile Light! Here, we go through the Yang v. Mercury event….with VERY different results! As usual, please enjoy.

Disclaimer: Still own nothing!

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(At Amity Colosseum)

“Hey, Cres? Could you do me a favor, please?” Ruby asked, looking at the taller woman in her weapon form. Summer raised an eyebrow, “Sure. Is something wrong?” The young leader bit her lip, before saying, “Well, if anything unexpected happens during Yang’s match with Mercury, could you...step in and prevent a possible disaster?” The taller woman just blinked, “I’m not going to deny you, but may I ask what brought this thought up?”

“Mercury’s been hanging out  with Cinder a lot… Same with Emerald. I’m worried that they might be working together.” The young leader said. “Gotcha. I agree with your thoughts that something’s up with them.” Summer said. “I have an idea on how we can make sure nothing goes up in flames, though it’s entirely your decision if you want to do it.” Ruby tilted her head, “What is it?”

“Well…” Summer paused for a bit, before sighing, “Well, I could take control of your body for a temporary period of time and intervene if the battle goes wrong.” Surprising Summer, Ruby’s eyes began sparkling. Then again, she should’ve assumed that that would be her daughter’s reaction. “I take it you have no problem with it?” Summer asked. “THAT IS AMAZING!” Ruby shouted, startling Weiss and Blake, who immediately relaxed when realizing that their leader was talking to Summer.

“Okay, I’ll take that as an answer.” Summer smirked with a sigh. “I’ll let you know when I’ll possess you, but know that it is gonna feel really weird. Also, only I will be able to hear you.” Ruby nodded, “Anything else?” The taller woman rubbed her eyepatch, thinking of an answer, only for Ruby to say, “Want me to make sure that stays on?” “Please.” The red clad woman said, giving a small smile. ”If there’s anything you’d like to ask about the possession, please don’t hesitate to do so.”

The young leader nodded as the two went back to watching the match. “Can all Weapon Spirits do that?” Ruby whispered. The former STRQ leader shrugged, “Not sure. You’ll have to ask the others afterwards. Though my best guess is that, yeah, they all can.” She then glanced over where Cinder and Emerald were, but only found that they were gone. “Shit. We might have to do it soon.” She whispered. She then sniffed the air, saying, “It smells like someone is trying to use their semblance.”

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(In the arena…)

Yang continued her match with Mercury Black. As she did, Ember offered helpful advice, pointing out to keep Mercury on the move and not letting him catch a break. After landing a fury of blows on the gray-hair teen, the match was over, the blonde had depleted Mercury’s aura. “Atta girl! Showed him what’s up.” Ember grinned, making Yang smile. “Learned from the best.” She said, walking away from her opponent.

However, as she did so, the blonde witnessed Mercury attacking her with a flying kick. Before she could react in a similar manner, that was a thunderous crack as Crescent Rose was embedded in the floor...with Ruby standing on it. ‘Could’ve entered the arena in a more calmer way.’ Ruby said to Summer in their now-shared mindscape. ‘Needed to get to your sister as quickly as possible.’ Summer thought telepathically, before looking at the two combatants.

“I know you’re going to ask why I’m here...and the reason for that is to make sure that there are no disqualifications...for EITHER of you.” Summer said, using Ruby’s voice. She then turned to Mercury, saying in the kindest tone possible, “So please. Wait to thank Yang for a splendid match. Thank you.” After that, she brought Yang with her towards the combatants’ exit. “S...Cres? Is that you?” Yang whispered. Nodding Ruby’s head, Summer whispered, “Bingo. You’re really lucky I got to you two in time.”

Yang raised an eyebrow, “How…?” “Ruby allowed me to take temporary control of her body in case something went wrong.” Summer explained as guards helped bring them out of the arena. Once in the waiting area and safe from the public eye, Summer materialized as both she and the young leader collapsed to the floor, groaning. “Okay...not happening again unless in desperate times.” Ruby said, groaning in pain. “Ah, that sucked.” Summer grunted in agreement, “I would prefer it if that is the LAST time we do that.”

One of the guards removed his helmet, revealing him to be Oobleck in disguise. “Professor Brown told me to help you out if things went south.” He explained, giving a small smile as he, the now-materialized Ember, and Yang helped the two up. “You two are some sort of crazy.” The taller woman just nodded, “Thank you. What’s happening out there?” “Judging by your almost inhuman speed and strength, they’re...a little frightened.” The green haired man said.

Ember raised an eyebrow, “Inhuman…?” The former STRQ leader froze, before her face and Ember’s began to pale. “Oh shit….” She whispered, before removing her eyepatch, asking, “Is it glowing?” Ember and Oobleck looked at the Grimm eye in Summer’s right socket, queuing Oobleck to say, “If it was, it no longer is now.” Summer let out a short sigh of relief, before putting the eyepatch back on. “Sorry to interrupt, but what exactly happened?” Yang asked.

“Basically, Ruby has reasons to believe that Mercury is conspiring with Cinder.” Summer said. “There was also someone using their semblance on you.” The blonde teen raised an eyebrow, “You mean Mercury trying to kick me?” “He wasn’t kicking you. He was just walking up to you....possibly to thank or congratulate you.” Ruby said. Ember nodded, “So someone was purposefully trying to disqualify us?” The two red clad leaders nodded.

“I’ll warn the guards and staff. Hopefully, we can find Cinder and question her on these actions.” Oobleck said. Summer nodded, thanking him as the two blondes and leaders went up to the food court, where the others found them. Blake hugged Yang and Ruby tightly, asking, “What the hell happened out there?” Ember sighed as Gambol wrapped her arms around her, “Someone’s trying to disqualify us.” Silence filled the space between the group. “Shit…” Arktis said, earning a nod from the tallest of the group.

“Shit is right.” Summer said. She then looked around before whispering, “We have reasons to believe Cinder and Mercury are involved.” “What do we do now?” Weiss asked, taking a brief hold of Ruby’s hand. The young leader shrugged, “Who knows at this point? Professor Oobleck knows and is going to notify staff…” She then sighed, “But honestly, the only thing WE can do is just keep an eye out.” Ember raised an eyebrow, “how do we know that there won’t be any more illusions?”

Summer stayed silent, before tightening her fists, “We do not….” “Hell, at this point, my powers are going to be a bigger issue?” She said. Gambol and Arktis raised their eyebrows, before paling. “Are you serious?” Gambol asked, receiving a nod. “The speed and strength I put out were inhuman...similar to how there were during our training.” The former STRQ leader said. “Shit…” The elder faunus said in a hushed whisper.

Summer nodded, before the group’s attention was brought to the arena, where Mercury was being escorted out by two doctors. Judging by Summer growl, the group assumed that one of them was Cinder in disguise. “She’s pissed by what happened.” Gambol said. The group looked at her, with Blake asking, “You can tell?” “Part Grimm and Faunus, remember?” The taller faunus smirked. She then looked at Yang, “One of the doctors has eyes similar to the pinkish woman you described a while ago.”

The group paled, before Ember asked, “What the hell are we gonna do?” The silence that fell between the group was an answer enough. Not a single one of them knew what to do now. There were three people conspiring with each other against them, but there was no way to tell if there were any more. They needed to find out why they were here, but no one knew HOW. Summer hissed as she collapsed to the floor as her right eye throbbed in pain.

“Cres!?” The taller blonde shouted as the red clad woman applied pressure to her eye. The group then looked at a nearby television, which was showing the events that had just happened. “Negative emotion...rising…!” The tallest of the group groaned. “Blaming...Beacon and...the headmaster...for this…” “Any Grimm active?” Gambol asked. After a few moments of silence, Summer nodded, “The Grimm...are coming.”

“How many?” Ruby asked. The elder Rose shrugged, “Don’t know… Senses are...overwhelmed…” Just in time, Oobleck showed up with cloaks, saying, “Come on. We need to get you all out of here for your safety.” After glancing at each other, the group unanimously agreed to leave the arena. Taking the cloaks and helping Summer up to her feet, they left to head back to Beacon.

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(Back at Beacon….)

Evergreen carefully removed Summer’s eyepatch, examining her Grimm eye. “How bad is it?” The taller woman asked, receiving a sigh. “Do you really want to know?” The headmaster asked. “Well, I can tell you that it’s not glowing, but the whole eye is red.” He gave Summer an ice pack, before saying, “Obviously, there’s some negative emotion form humans that caused your Grimm instincts to spike.”

“Does it have to do with the tournament?” Yang asked. Evergreen shrugged, “Hard to say, but it’s possible that some people are pissed by the results, even with the information we have.” “Unfortunately, for your safety, I will have to remove you from the tournament.” The gray haired man said. The group groaned. They knew that it was best for them, but it really sucked that it had to happen. Ruby asked, “Well, what can we do?”

Evergreen looked at Summer and the other Weapon Spirits, before saying, “Right now, keep an eye on your instincts and behavior. If your Grimm instincts get overwhelmed, you could end up becoming your own worst enemies. I’m sure neither of you want that.” The four just nodded, not really wanting to risk losing control of themselves. “So...what do we do now?” Summer asked in a pitiful groan.

“I would suggest that you all relax for now.” Evergreen said. “However, I also assume that you’d like to be informed as well, so you’ll be given daily updates to what’s going on. Sound fair?” The group of eight looked at each other, before unanimously nodding. The headmaster nodded, “It’s settled then. Oobleck will be giving you updates. Qrow and Winter will be here soon to check up on you all.”

Soft smiles formed on the group of eight’s faces, before they all nodded. “Thank you.” Summer said, before being helped up Ember. Evergreen smiled, “Of course. Just listen to doctor’s orders this time.” The tallest of the group gave a small glare as the amused headmaster, “I was not that bad back then.” “Your records say otherwise.” The headmaster said, grinning as Summer’s eyebrow twitched. “I swear, you are a BASTARD sometimes.” She hissed, only for Evergreen to chuckle.

After leaving the room and heading back to the dorms, Summer immediately crashed onto one of the beds on her back. “This fucking sucks.” She said. “Both my eye being in pain and this situation for all of us.” Ruby nodded, sitting down next to her. Yang also sat next to the tallest of the group, before sighing, “What do we do now?” The group went silent, before Ember shook her head, “I don’t know.” The elder Rose tightened her fist, “We should wait for now.”

Everyone looked at her with raised eyebrows. “What do you mean ‘for now’?” Weiss asked. Arktis tapped her chin, before reaching a startling conclusion, “Don’t tell me.... You think we should do our own investigation?” “Have you lost your mind?” Blake asked. “I understand you want to do something, but you are in no condition for that!” Gambol walked up to the tallest woman on the bed, before kneeling next to her.

“Answer me, White Wolf…” She said in a serious tone. Summer looked at her with a stern glare as she asked, “Even though you’re wounded...or rather, restrained by your Grimm eye, do you still plan on doing a private investigation in order to protect people?” “You’re encouraging this behaviour?” The red clad woman asked, raising an eyebrow. The elder faunus smirked, “It’s no different from what we would’ve done...given the circumstances. Plus...if the headmaster is right, then you don’t care about rules.”

Summer stayed silent for a few moments, before sighing with a soft chuckle, “Well...if you’re wondering, I have no plans on doing it ALONE.” “We’ll wait until my eye is feeling better...or if it’s numb. Whichever comes first.” She said. Arktis sighed, “You are insane. You know that, right?” The red clad woman smirked, “You act like this is a shock to you all.” Silence filled the room, before Ember sighed, “Alright. We’ll go with your idea, but PLEASE don’t overexert yourself.” No promises, but Summer would try anyway.

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Sorry if this is short or seems rushed. I tried to find a better way to end this chapter and make it longer...but i couldn’t think of one. Anyway, we’re coming to the end of Arc 2, everyone! The three chapters will be about the fall of Beacon! See you then!

[preppymayhem]

For my edification, a list of books I currently have checked out from the Palm Beach Library, not including e-books:

Books I Have Finished

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollack (THIS BOOK PISSED ME OFF SO MUCH)

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus (Decent, Buddy Read with friend. Cooper and Addy are Legit Bosses)

Books I have DNFed

The Troop by Nick Cutter (DNFed because I can’t do kids and body horror in the same book)

Book I am Currently Reading

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

Books to Be Read

Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

The Deep by Nick Cutter

Bunny by Mona Assad

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callendar

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Legend by Marie Lu

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Sisters by Daisy Johnson

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

[private-rossi]

So @freebooter4ever tagged me to spell out my username with songs. Here we go!

Y - Young Adult, Ritt Momney

O - Out Of Sorts, Atta Boy

U - Up The Down Trench, 1917 soundtrack

D - Daniel, Elton John

O - Our Song, Matchbox 20

N - Nihilism Isn’t My Cup Of Tea, Human Petting Zoo

T - They Think We’re Stupid, Ezra Bell

R - Romeo and Juliet, Hobo Johnson

E - Entertainment, Adam Lambert

M - Mr. Novocaine, Don McCloskey

E - Electric Feel, MGMT

M - Mr. Loverman, Ricky Montgomery

B - Bubble Gum, Clairo

E - Everybody Talks, Neon Trees

R - Remember When, Bad Wolves

T - Trees, McCafferty

H - How I Survived Bobby Mackey’s Personal Hell, Lincoln

E - Elouise, The Lumineers

S - So Long, Honey, Caamp

O - Overjoyed, Matchbox 20

M - Mad About The Girl, Valerie June

M - More Than Survive, Be More Chill

E - Ever The Same, Rob Thomas

Pulled these from my playlists and wow it was surprisingly hard to find songs that started with E.

Anyway, tagging: @journalisticintegrity (have fun, mads!), @blakeisbaby, @blake-and-sco, & @cloverfemme

[disney-outsiders-rp]

Meet Lady, a 20 year old Soc who looks identical to Blake Lively....

Lady was born on the right side of the tracks and up until her 18th birthday she didn’t know any other form of life. Growing up she was very sheltered from the world. She is her parents proud jewel, one could say, and they would do anything in their power to make sure Lady followed in line. Unfortunately tragedy struck Lady’s life when her mother passed due to a terrible accident caused by a drunk driver, who according to her dad was a young ‘Greaser thug’. It was that very accident that caused Lady’s homeschooling to come to an abrupt halt and turn into going to the local Disney Community College. For Lady it was like a small wish come true, though she would have never in her life wished for it to come true the way it did. After a year of being kept inside her house and attending to her father, she was finally allowed the freedom of attending the local college when she turned 20. Even though she is fairly new to the outside world her kindhearted, friendly personality has made her quiet popular among the socs at her school. She has become very close friends with fellow popular soc girl Atta, having both been raised in a similar ‘keep your thoughts and opinions to yourself’ fashion it was almost like destiny when the two legit bumped into each other when they were coincidentally both running late for the same class on the first day of classes. Another person whom Lady has found herself to become close with is fellow Greaser, and rebel, Tramp. From the moment the girl laid eyes on the male she knew she wanted to be apart of his life for a long time, though she wasn’t sure in what way. Her heart may skip a beat or two when the other is around but her brain knows how much trouble that would cause for the both of them. Unfortunately for Lady what she doesn’t know is that Tramp holds a secret that could change everything. 

Atta --> Best Friend Tramp --> Close Friend /Complicated Possible Love Interest

Lady is OPEN