#And potentially more angst too

[aki-draws-things]

So, inspired by this post (which is not mine, and if OP doesn't want me to take it as inspiration it's alright) and my inability not to wrote angst... Here's a bit of what I scribbled over lunch!

Feat. Cougar and Slider still being close from academy days, and Goose trying to spare him a heartbreak.

Not feat. Merlin, but he'll be there too. And an absolutely oblivious Ice. Like... Man, really? He can't stop staring and you spend years not noticing? Ugh!!!

[...]

Maybe winning Top Gun could do the trick.

Yeah. Yeah, it could.

"hey, Coug. How you doing?"

"I'm good. Fuck, sorry... That migs truly messed up our lifelong plans, mh?"

"can't blame you. How's your baby boy?" Cougar laughed on the line.

"keeping me awake at night. worse than you."

"hey! I never--"

"Sli. My dear, good Sli. How many times I threatened to dump your restless ass out of the room?"

"you guys would've never." slider pout over the phone, he knew his tone would reflect it, and he knew Cougar was still not immune. The man laughed again.

"no, because you would make us feel guilty forever with that puppy face. Enough about that. Tell me." he lowered his voice to a more conspiring tone. "you gonna do it? You can't have done already, we would know."

Slider hesitated.

"when we win..." he settled in the end. Cougar let out a soft whistle.

"when you win. Not if. When. Sli, you start acting like your pretty boy too."

Yeah, he was. Except Ice wasn't his.

And he never would.

"keep me posted on your training, yeah? I know, I know, I'm out and I chose it, but you're still one of my closest friends. You're my baby brother. So you'll have to tell me everything."

Slider hummed in agreement and the phone call finished with him not telling everything. Actually, with him lying.

[...]

"you were friends. He can't be that terrible." Mav said.

"he is. Let me tell you, it's gonna end up in tears and heartbreak. I'd hate to see that."

But whose, he wondered. And yet he knew. And he hated it much more than he ever claimed he would.

"what are you trying to do, Goose?"

Slider asked, his voice so different now, hardened, where was the softness?

"me? Nothing. Why do you think--"

"telling your short pilot that Ice is not good enough for him. What the fuck?! Ice is more than enough."

Goose frowned, he swallowed, looked back at him.

"I was--"

"are you trying to hurt Tom? Because that's what's gonna happen. Fuck. He can't stop talking about him. The way he laughs, the smile, the way his eyes shines and--"

"reminds me of someone..." goose found himself whisper and Slider chuckled. He sounded vaguely wet.

"your pilot too, mh?" the smile was far from reaching his eyes. Goose wanted to reach out the way he used to.

"both of them, yeah."

"both of----"

Oh. Oh...

Goose noticed his lower lip tremble slightly as he stretched them in a smile. So, so sad. Distant. Teary.

"don't Goose."

And there. There it was, that softness. Not lost, just hidden. Hidden behind pain and tears a heart that Goose knew was hurting more than he deserved.

"I'm not worth the trouble. Besides, I love the smile he has now. Don't take it away for something never meant to happen."

(goose thought of calling both Merlin and Cougar to Miramar for backup. He didn't thought he would make that call with his heart stuck into his throat after the disaster Hop 31 ended up being. He expected the tears, but not the punch Cougar managed to land on Ice. Neither him nor Merlin stopped him when he lounged, though.)

⬆️ That is just an idea if I want it to end in actual tears. The other idea still has tears and a punch, but Sli is "just" in a coma.

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: referenced mind control / parasites / intrusive thoughts (only in the tags) / ]

(This is just a fun “what if” so bear with me-) I know we make mention of the potential for Krang remnants to be stuck with Raph and/or Donnie, but Mikey and Leo also had a moment with the other two where a type of Krang goop was crawling beneath their skin (this being immediately after Raph broke free.)

So I raise you the potential for all four of them to have a bit of that Krang parasite on them…and for that to have unforeseen consequences.

[clambuoyance]

I’m sure it’s because not many people know but kon actually has a lot of different sources for angst potential! He’s engineered to be a copy of earths greatest hero yet constantly struggling to find out who he is outside of a given purpose. He galavants around with the idea that he’s independent enough to be his own boss, but from the moment of his creation he’s been told who to be or exploited by the people he meets. He’s both treated like an adult yet punished for acting like a kid. He makes mistakes and often feels like a screw up but he gets up and tries again every time! He’s acts like the S symbol is both something he already deserves (because that’s what he was made for) yet acts as if he constantly has to prove he’s worthy. He didn’t have a name for the first years of his publication history, and for a long time he didn’t know how to be anything other than Superboy (and maybe he’s still figuring that out). He cried tears of joy when Superman finally gave him his very own Kryptonian name and verbally accepted him into the family, a testament to how important that journey of identity and belonging is to him. At the same time, why did it have to take so long?

His life is constantly being uprooted, and he can never settle in one place long enough to call it home. He deserves agency and stability, yet his life is often slipping out of his own control. He yearns for a mother or father, and maybe if he had one, he wouldn’t feel so lost. For a while, he thought he would never grow up and be who he needs to be, which is ironic given how many people are quick to call him immature. He cares so much for his friends and family, and he is pained when people leave and feels immensely guilty when he hurts the people he cares about. Regardless of what he may think, those people are happy to remind him that they think of him as family too and they’ll travel across time and space and to the ends of the earth for him.

Despite being created in a lab to be a copy of someone else, ironically he is brimming with a unique personality that is sometimes sought to be stifled. But he’s tied so much worth into who he’s supposed to be that shaking that foundation shakes his very core and is a source of insecurity. He acts so differently from Clark, yet so similarly as well. He wants to be Superman, but both emulates him and fights to be Different from him. He believes in seeing the good in people, even if it lands him into trouble, and though he may doubt it or question it he really is a hero at heart. He’s like Clark where it matters, but everything else—his personality and style, his connections to his friends and family, his struggles and triumphs—all of that is completely his own.

He may not have figured out everything it meant to be human, but he’s loved enough to die for it. To die would indeed be an awfully great adventure, but like J.M. Barrie said, “To live would be an awfully big adventure.” And Kon has certainly experienced it all, good and bad.

<3

[clockworkclownart]

Day 7 - Mind control- #DannyMay2024

this one goes out to all those great mind control fics in the phandom ~ 💚 please leave your favorites in the replies, i want to read more! 💚

[stiffyck]

Okay what if the winners got to meet previous versions of themselves through the life games.

Like grian meets no one. He didn't have any previous "versions".

Scott meets 3rd life Scott.

Pearl meets 3rd life and last life pearl.

Martyn meets 3rd life, last life and double life Martyn.

Scar meets 3rd life, last life, double life and lim life him-

This whole thing was an idea that I got just because I was thinking about ll and sl scar because they were both so lonely like wtf and I just though about a scene that would be so. Grips chair.

Ll: "We won?"

Sl: "Yeah"

Ll: "Did we have allies? Friends?"

Ll scar probably thinks sl scar won only because he had allies to support him. He knows what its like being lonely and he hopes no one has to go through that loneliness. And he wants to be optimistic for once that sl scar, future him, gets allies, gets friends.

He tries to hope and then he sees the look on sl scars face. Or maybe sl scar tries to lie- maybe he tries to say they had allies.

Ll scar sees right through him. He's him after all. Maybe he's always gonna he lonely anyway

[incorrect-fnaf-quotes]

I have no idea if I’ll write it, but I started thinking of Springtrap x reader plots, and then I started talking to @ravenmccookies about like... the main idea that I have.

So, imagine: Y/N is one of those people who likes to restore old things. They never worked at the attraction, and never actually knew about it, either—but they heard about something burning down.

While out walking, they end up discovering Springtrap, and they’re like: “Oh, a cool robot bunny. I’ll take it back with me and fix it up. Should be fun.” And they drag him back home.

And they basically start streaming on what they plan on doing—and when they go to the room that they were sure they left the rabbit in... he’s just gone.

Y/N manages to find him, but in a panic, ends up hitting Springtrap with a bat that they happened to have brought with them.

And that’s just how the two actually meet. I have a ton of other ideas involving this potential thing—including ideas for how it could actually end. Something angsty, I’m thinking.

But anyway: shenanigans occur.

[sugurugayto]

used to be a hater of best friends to lovers trope until satosugu and itafushi showed me its true potential

[bones-of-a-rabbit]

Being regularly but unexpectedly doused with sea water is an occupational hazard of having a Sea Monster Spouse™️ but Eclipse doesn’t mind, he just loves when ur affectionate like that. Absolutely adores u

[bunchofdoodlesinspace]

"Charmix: a temporary power-up gained when a fairy is able to overcome a personal insecurity."

I guess this is a continuation of this post?? I blame this mostly on the fact I've actually been rewatching the early seasons of the show again LKJFKLHG

But I got slapped in the face with this mental image of Phil standing up to the Ender King and gaining his Charmix in the process, because he's able to get past his insecurities about being a father and keeping his eggs safe :D

Also! I decided to do the style of Charmix that I created for my own personal redesign series that I. have yet to post art of. But shhh I just thought the glowing lines would look cool okay just roll with it-

[chrxnicdaydream]

to lose the one person who knew you best…

“Looking back, there were tender moments we shared as well.”

“And now… look what’s happened…”

[better-call-mau1]

Lucasfilm: Literally every single romance or almost-romance we’ve ever written in the Star Wars universe has ended in tragedy.

Lucasfilm: Han/Leia? Split up after their son went off the deep end. They eventually died broken and alone.

Lucasfilm: Anidala? No match for Palpatine’s plotting, Anakin’s attachment issues, and Padmé’s Sadness.

Lucasfilm: Obitine? Jyn/Cassian? Reylo? Tragedy! Tragedy! Tragedy!

Lucasfilm: At least we gave you Kanera. Aren’t they just so sweet and devoted and —— oh, whoops! More tragedy!

Ezra: I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

Sabine, drawing her blasters: They can pry you from my cold, dead hands.

Ezra: Please don’t tempt them.

[summershouto]

crocomom theory is so funny. ridiculous enough to piss people off but backed by the fact that nothing in canon refutes it 

and yet...also...the sadness of crocodile not knowing his own child is such a concept to me ??

Like..he could’ve given up his baby because he felt no love for it…or at least no attachment strong enough to warrant sacrificing his life plans. He agrees to carry the baby to term but gives it away before he could overthink his decision, telling dragon the child was his and his alone and therefore it was dragons choice on what to do next. For crocodile the choice was clear, the path was set, and he refused to play mother. it was only a blip in his plans until it all comes back at marineford.

or maybe he /did/ love their child but he feared for the baby’s safety...he trusted it with anyone but himself because his life was bound to bring trouble. Dragon was dangerous too but he was fighting for freedom and he claimed to have a plan so crocodile agreed blindly.

or maybe crocodile had the baby unwillingly taken from him. “for the greater good” sorta deal; doing things for the baby’s sake but not on crocodile’s terms. a rough goodbye and the assumption that he’d never know or meet his baby. perhaps he simply woke up and found his baby already gone, already taken “somewhere safer”, or lied to and told that the baby didn’t survive.

No matter the situation, he doesn’t let it take over his life. He accepts it and tells himself to move on. He never even gave the child a name; there’s nothing for him to grieve. Once Ivankov changes crocodile’s sex then it all becomes a part of the past; he could never be that baby’s mother and he pretends he never was in the first place

Until he learns the truth behind dragons name

[foolishlovers]

hi, i’m going through it with uni right now (finals season rip) and was wondering if you have any recs for some really soft, tender fics that will remind me of the good in the world 😭 maybe with some soft smut too, preferably over 20k if they’re out there and i’m happy with non au or au whatever. just need something comforting yknow. hope you’re doing well :)

oh hello love, i feel your struggle and am sending you lots of strength!!

here are some of my favourite softer good omens fics:

[You can request more fic recs here.]

Caramel Delight by AJ_Constantine (E, 16k) After years of enduring hellish neighbours, Crowley is delighted when they finally move out, and even more delighted when their replacement is easy going, friendly, doesn’t leave his bins on the kerb for weeks, and… attractive in a way that causes a fluttering in Crowley’s midsection like a battalion of butterflies attempting to form ranks. Crowley knows that hooking up with the person who lives next door to him is a Bad Idea. But a jar of his Nan’s famous caramel sauce as a ‘welcome to the neighbourhood’ gesture couldn’t hurt. And what’s he supposed to do when Aziraphale continues to show up at Crowley’s door with an irresistible smile, asking for more?

Liquid Gold by smolalienbee, Tarek_giverofcookies, Sodium_Azide, fashioncriminal (T, 36k) Goth beekeeper Crowley starts a new life in the countryside, in a suitably gothic house, with suitably goth furniture, tombstones, and bees. One day Crowley finds a surprise singing to the bees. And Crowley's suitably goth life changes. A gentle cottagecore human AU, featuring a bit of a bastard, a bit of a soft touch, and many many bees.

First Class (Hons) Christmas, University of Tadfield. by heloluv (M, 41k) Dr. A.Z. Fell is a renowned literature tutor at the prestigious University of Tadfield. December is upon the University, and Dr. Fell is leading the Christmas Charity Drive. He needs volunteers. Dr. A.J. Crowley is a skilled plant ecologist who recently began his tenure at UoT. He can't stand Christmas, and nothing at all could ever possibly convince him to partake in "festivities". Until a certain literary expert catches his eye. A Christmas and New Years fic, in which Aziraphale teaches Crowley how to enjoy the most wonderful time of the year. Lavender Apiary Of Your Honey Eyes by snek_of_eden (E, 62k) The first thing Aziraphale registered was fiery red hair matted with sweat. The second thing was the man’s face, sharp and intelligent and a little guarded, sunlight dappling a spray of freckles. Upon seeing this, two contradictory thoughts crossed his mind: ‘Gosh, he’s pretty’, and ‘I don’t believe I’ve ever heard a man use that many expletives in the space of a minute’. “Oh,” he said, swallowing hard. “Hello, then.” When Aziraphale inherits a small, cosy cottage in the countryside, he finds unexpected company in a gardener he didn't even know he had. Crowley is sweet, and strange, and about as foul-mouthed as you can get. Before he knows it, he's falling pretty goddamn hard for a man whose friendship he's terrified of risking. Ah, the foils of love. (To the surprise of no one, they're both pining extraordinarily hard for each other)

and now all of my garden is grown in lavender by ilikeblue (E, 70k, WIP) Popular queer romance author, A.Z. Fell, has been lying about having a husband and a happy marriage for years. Longing to escape a string of failed relationships and looking for a fresh start, Aziraphale moves into the cottage left to him by his Great Aunt Agnes. When a TV adaptation of one of his books leads to sudden popularity and throws him into the limelight, his fans (and the press) are eager to catch a glimpse of Aziraphale's own mysterious leading man. Unfortunately, he still has to cast someone for that role. Enter the handsome gardener… Under Crowley's meticulous care the cottage's neglected garden slowly comes back to life, and Aziraphale finds himself writing the most important love story he'll ever write: his own

you know i'll never be lonely (you're my only one) by SylWritesStuff, ladydragona (E, 256k) Anthony Crowley has long since given up on love of the romantic sort. Besides, after the tragic passing of his cousin and her husband he now has a preteen pup to care for. If only the courts and social services would quit assuming a single, unclaimed omega isn't competent enough on his own to raise one, things would be going just fine. Warlock's problems at school aside. Aziraphale Fell is an accomplished author, bookshop owner, and does quite well, if he should say so himself. Love might have conveniently passed him by and the nights can be quite lonely, but he'd rather be alone than not be himself. And the thing they're both longing for might just be each other.

[you can find more fic rec masterposts here]

[bambeebirdie]

This is for @bluepeachstudios ‘s Ghost in a Shell. It’s really good you should read it.

I looked at exactly one picture of Jupiter Jim and went “yeah this should be enough to draw him.” I will not be answering if it actually was

Have some bonus content under the cut!

And sketches

(I love any character who can say “I don’t want to go back to prison” it’s like the funniest thing to me)

[fireyartccoon]

Recently re-watched the Boxtrolls and might have accidentally made another AU in the process

Anyways have some doodles, the AU isn’t fully fledged yet so I’m having some struggles, specifically with the names, but I’m sure I’ll be fine, If you haven’t watched the movie and plan to watch it I guess this post has some light spoilers, so best be warned

Currently debating if I should call Sonic Boot or Sneaker, Boot seems like the most likely option out of the two but Sneaker has a nice ring to it

idiot is one of the speedier ones (to no surprise) and tries to save as many boxtrolls (or whatever I’m going to call them in this AU) as he can, sadly he isn’t too successful given he himself has to hide too

He kind of takes Fish’s role, I tend to have some creative liberties with these AUs so instead of having him get kidnapped, Tails gets ‘napped instead, speak of the devil,

Might call him Coin-flip or something around those lines, he doesn’t get the cool yellow eyes since he’s a regular mobian that got adopted by Sneakers, he pretty much takes Eggs’s role, instead of the Trubshaw baby, except it’s the Prower baby this time around

And Gloves, much like the last ones, the name isn’t solid yet, aside from that he kind of takes Shoe’s role, not much else to say so far aside from his attitude

he does (try to) comfort Sneakers after Coin-flip gets snatched by the Red hats (AKA Eggman and his lackeys in this AU) but ends up having Sneakers run off to go find his brother, task failed successfully I guess

I’ll try my best to juggle these AUs, mostly since I tend to be unpredictable, I should probably get working on some of the MRD AU stuff

either way have a lovely day

[in-the-multiverse]

I really enjoy the life series being a thing that goes “thrown into a death game and shit gets intense and we all end up needing therapy” BUT ALSO the meta version where it’s “Grian invited us to a death game and we voluntarily went and shit got intense but it’s all good we know we’re doing this for entertainment, no hard feelings anywhere (although some players hold grudges stronger than others)”

But what if it was combined? Sorta like genloss

Maybe it’s only the winners who see eldritch beings holding cameras or floating cameras. The winners get a special mic held up to them while they rant about their strategies or thoughts. Maybe everyone else sees it too, but it becomes invisible to them as the season progresses. As shit gets intense and they get their head lost in the game

And Gem, the newest addition, doesn’t have seasons worth of ignoring the things out of the corner of her eye. She catches a camera and stares right at it. At the audience. Us

The eye imagery still stands, because what the players perceive as floaty glowing eyes are actually camera lens. Reflective black “eyes”. Watching. Waiting. Recording