#Bringing back fan favourites / Jeff crapped all over that!!!

[nunesbytko]

TW: Is it true that they didn't even ask Cody/Theo back????

I just assumed that Cody said no,

But after reading some articles, he said that he wasn't even contacted

Does anyone else find that odd???

Sure some fans are saying that his arc wrapped up great so all's well, but he's one half of a popular ship. I assumed Cody was one of the FIRST actors producers/Jeff would be calling

Plus Theo was one of the most interesting characters deserting his sister/ he was raised by the fricking dread Doctors!

Thiam aside, I was very interested too see how the new Redeemed Theo turned out. And I wanted to see how his relationship with Scott has changed over the years

I can't believe the TW Team had the opportunity to invite him and were like.......

And the cast and crew all loved Cody,

And it didn't even cross their minds to ask if he was free????

This makes absolutely NO sense at all!!!!!!

[holidaywishes]

Embers V

Chapter V: out of line

  Summary of series: Katie moves from Peachtree, Georgia, to L.A. with her son, Alex to start fresh after the death of her husband. When she meets Evan Buckley, a young firefighter, she falls fast but will her son be so quick to accept Evan into his life?

  Summary of chapter: After the dinner at the Firehouse, Katie is confused by the way Big Jeff is acting around her and tries to talk to him but it doesn’t go as planned.

  Warning: Angst, death, possible trigger warning for death of a child

  Author’s Note: Here we go y’all! The start of the angsty chapters. I love me some good angst but this, to me, is the bare bones of what I’ll typically consider angst. This is more just casual dramatics but I did want to have some kind of ‘Evan has a bad day and come to Katie for comfort’ element so this is what I came up with. I have something pretty big in mind for a few chapters down the line which I think you’ll enjoy but, until that comes, I hope you enjoy the ride! Cheers, xx! 😘

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Katie’s P.O.V

  You dialed Evan’s number into your phone, sighing before bringing the phone to your ear

  “Hey” he greeted

  “Hi,” you smiled to yourself, something about his voice could immediately calm you down, “I’m sorry about last night.”

  “Don’t be. A little drama never hurt anyone” he laughed

  “I don’t know about that. I’m gonna talk to Jeff today, and Nick, to find out what was going on...”

  “Okay,” he responded, uncertainty on his tongue, “do you need me there in case he tries something?”

  “No,” you smirked, “I think I’ll be fine. Plus, I’ll have Alex with me. He’s the best way to diffuse any situation.” Evan laughed before agreeing and signing off, while you got ready to head into the fire -- so to speak. As you and Alex drove to your young client’s house, you tried to come up with something to say so you didn’t get too emotional but when you pulled up in front of the house, your anger couldn’t be contained

  “NICK!” You shouted outside Nick’s door while banging your fists on the wood, “I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE! ANSWER THE GOD DAMN DOOR NICKY!”

  “RELAX!” He yelled as he whipped open the door

  “Where is he?” You said, pushing Nick aside

  “Who? Big Jeff?” he answered, a confused look on his face, “he really didn’t mean anything by--”

  “Where. Is. He?” You urged and Nick obliged, directing you and Alex to the kitchen where his bodyguard was preparing a meal

  “Oh Katerina! Alex!” He said with a smile, welcoming you into the house, “It’s so good to see you!”

  “Save it, Jeff...” You hissed, “what the hell was that last night?”

  “What?” He asked, dumbfounded

  “Alex, sweetie,” you knelt down to meet your son’s eyes, “how about you go play video games with Nicky for a bit?” Just as you thought he would, Alex bounded over to the couch and you turned her attention back to ‘Big Jeff’

  “Everything okay?” he asked

  “Do you think I’m stupid? Or that I’d find the way you acted last night flattering?” you started, “because it wasn’t. It was embarrassing and completely out of line!”

  “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, walking over to the fridge to put away the food he’d brought out earlier, “I was looking out for you and Alex. I’m always just looking out for the two of you.”

  “What was there for you to look out for?” you chided, “we were at dinner and my boyfriend offered to drive me and my son home. There’s nothing to worry about there..”

  “I think there is”

  “I think there’s not”

  “Well maybe that’s why you need someone like me.” Jeff said as he moved behind you slowly

  “What?” you asked, your breathing beginning to shallow

  “What would Jesse think?” he whispered, finally standing still behind you

  “Excuse me?” you started to turn but Jeff forced you to stay forward

  “Your husband died,” he snarled, “he didn’t leave. He died. You think he’d be okay with you moving on so fast?”

  “Watch it, Jeff” you tried, but it only seem to make him snicker

  “Someone needs to make sure you keep some kind of... virtue--” he circled around you and met your gaze-- “wouldn’t want to ruin the reputation you’ve worked so hard to create for yourself would you?”

  “You have no right to talk about my husband. You didn’t know him and my reputation is going to be just fine. I don’t need your help. We don’t need your help,” you scolded, beginning to storm out of the house, yelling to your son, “ALEX, come on baby, we’re gonna be late for school!” Your breathing was beginning to normalize but you could feel Jeff following you out of the house; he watched you as you helped Alex into the car and opened your car door before stepping in yourself, an almost sinister smile creeping across his face.

xx

  “So... what do you think his problem is?” Marie asked curiously, “think he’s obsessed with you?”

  “What? No!” you answered, “I don’t know what’s wrong with him but it was super weird and incredibly sketchy. I mean I’m sure it’s nothing...”

  “Yeah maybe..” she started, “but if you feel at all nervous, I would keep your distance. You and Alex”

  “I know but how am I supposed to do that? He’s on Nick’s payroll and I guess, technically, so am I..”

  “Just don’t be alone with him.” Her words sounded so final like they should be easy but something just didn’t sit right with you

  “Should I say something to Nick?” you asked

  “No,” Marie said bluntly, “I don’t think Nick would do anything other than say ‘it’s probably nothing’ and then go play some stupid video game.” You shrugged and moved on with your day.

  “Katie, let’s go!“ Your boss called out and you shot to her feet

  “Where are we going?” you asked

  “We’re going to get set up your two favourite clients on a date!” Raquel confidently walked past as her words mingled with the business of the office, “come quick before I take her off your hands!”

  “I never wanted her on my hands in the first place” you muttered to herself

  “KATIE!”

  “COMING!” You responded, running to meet your boss for a meeting you really didn’t want to have.

xx

  “I’m sorry,” Amber said, disdain dripped from her tongue as she spoke, “why do I have to fake a relationship with this... child?”

  “I’m not a child,” Nick replied, smiling as he continued, “and I can prove it to you.”

  “Ew” she scrunched her face before Raquel interrupted

  “Look, this is a great opportunity for both of you to branch out to different audiences,” she said, “get more fans..”

  “I don’t do PR relationships.” Amber stated, making you scoff and roll your eyes

  “You also don’t respect yourself” you added

  “Excuse you, yes I do.”

  “Not according to the millions of results whenever someone does a web search for Amber Reed” You chided

  “Who cares,” she scoffed, “that’s all fake anyway”

  “It doesn’t matter, Amber,” you tried, “your audience is made up of young, incredibly impressionable, girls and their parents are the ones who hold the purse strings.”

  “So..?”

  “Oh my go--” you sighed to her boss who immediately took over

  “So, you don’t make money if your image doesn’t improve”

  “I’m not a child and I want to be treated as the adult I am”

  “You have to know your lines and learn to stick within them.” You added and watched as Amber considered your words, pursing her lips before looking at Nick

  “So what does surfer boy have to do with this?” she asked and you noticed Raquel smile

  “Well,” you started, “Mom’s love Nick. No one really knows why, but it probably has something to do with his videos with his little brother who doesn’t live in L.A.--”

  “He lives in Minnesota with my Dad” Nick interjected and you shook her head, smiling at him

  “Mom’s can see Nick as being a good influence on their kids because he’s a good influence on his own brother. Add to that that his publicist is a mother,” you gestured to yourself, “and they’re immediately won over by him and his stupid charm.”

  “I have to play girlfriend to a Youtuber to fix my image?” she cringed

  “You really think I wanna do this sweetheart?” Nick countered, “No. I know your story. Spoiled little rich bitch who won a talent show and never had to work to get where she is. I’m only agreeing to this because I trust Katie and she seems to think this could be good for both of us.”

  “You don’t know a thing about me” Amber scowled at Nick

  “That’s why you get to know each other,” Raquel added, “you two don’t actually have to date each other. Just learn some things about each other -- enough to fool reporters and paparazzi and both of your audiences.” The two thought about it for a minute until reluctantly agreeing. You would be lying if you said you didn’t think it was going to be a total disaster but you were really hoping you were wrong.

xx

Evan’s P.O.V.

  “So you talked to him?” he asked Katie, who’s voice chimed from the other end of the call

  “I did. It was really weird, he was really weird. But it was probably nothing...”

  “Are you okay?”

  “Oh god, yeah,” she laughed, “I’m fine. I’ve got it handled.. for now anyway.”

  “I’m only a phone call away if you need me”

  “Good to know.” The siren rang through the firehouse and you had to say goodbye to Katie. He had no idea what the call would be about but he dove in, ready for anything. Though he couldn’t say he was ready for this.

  “Holy crap...” you whispered to yourself, staring at the scene in front of you. A bus had skidded off the road and was stuck between a branch and a road off the side of a cliff.

  “What do we got?” Bobby said as Hen gave the team a run through. Everyone else had gotten out of the bus fine, unscathed, except for one little boy who was too close to the front door -- too far for anyone to reach, “alright. Here’s what we’re gonna do. Eddie, Buck, you two are going to repel on either side of the bus. We have to move quickly because we don’t know how long that bus is going to stay where it is. But the two of you can’t make any sudden movements when you get there, we don’t want to risk that bus falling.” There was something about Bobby’s tone that made you realize that the likelihood of saving this boy was low but he did as instructed and made his way to the front of the bus where the boy was. When you saw the little boy, he called out and asked for the boy’s name

  “Kingston” he sobbed

  “Hi Kingston, my name is Evan and this is Eddie,” he gestured to Eddie on the other side of the bus, “we’re gonna get you outta here okay? But you have to be really still for us.”

  “Okay” he replied and you could see him wiping away his tears.

  “I don’t know how to get in there, Buck,” Eddie called, “if we try to open this door, the whole bus could shift and fall”

  “If we break a window, we won’t have room to get in there and bring him out safely,” you answered, “it’s not sturdy enough for us to shimmy through”

  “How’s it goin’ down there guys?” Chimney called

  “We’re thinking!” Eddie yelled up, concern lacing every word, “we need a harness!” You weren’t sure what Eddie was doing since the two of them agreed there was no way of getting into the bus without it shifting loose and falling

  “Eddie, what are you doing?” you asked as Eddie contemplated a way to get inside

  “If I can get in there and position myself in front of the window, and quickly grab him, maybe I can break the glass and repel out the front instead of to the side?”

  “And what if the bus falls forward?” you argued, “it’s too risky Eddie!”

  “I know! We can’t just leave him there. We need to do something!” Eddie was clearly stressed but he calmed himself down enough to talk to Kingston

  “Hey buddy, it’s Eddie, how are you doing?”

  “I wanna go home” Kingston answered shakily

  “I know, bud, and you will. Can you do something for me and Buck?” he asked and Kingston nodded, while you payed close attention, “can you move slowly, very very slowly toward this door?”

  “Eddie..” You started but Eddie held his hand out as if to say ‘give me a second.’ Kingston moved slowly but when the bus began to creak, he stopped

  “I can’t! I can’t!” he cried

  “Okay, that’s okay,” Eddie said, “you did so good, Little Man!” He dropped his head and tried to figure something out with you but the you could only stare at each other.

  “I think that we can only keep him calm..” Eddie sighed, “make sure he’s not alone.” You knew, on some level, that Eddie was right but you didn’t want to lose someone else; especially not a child.

  “What if we--“ You started to suggest something when a voice called out

  “Kingston!” the voice yelled, “Kingston baby! Where is my son?! WHERE’S MY SON!”

  “Mommy?” Kingston yelled

  “Ho-ho-hold on!” You and Eddie both yelled to the woman above them

  “Mommy?!” Kingston repeated

  “Kingston, no!” You shouted as he saw the little boy begin to move, “STOP!” Your words were met by panicked screaming as the bus shifted away from the branch it was trapped by and crashed to the bottom of the cliff. Leaving you and Eddie to drop their heads in defeat, a rush of sadness covering their faces.

  “Where’s my son?!” The two of you heard the mother call as they removed their harnesses and slumped back to the truck, “WHY COULDN’T YOU SAVE MY SON?!” She cried; both Eddie and you were silent as they left the scene and made no eye contact with the rest of the team.

xx

Katie’s P.O.V

  “THIS IS AWESOME!” Alex shouted as you and him set the bed with the new comforter set that he picked out for Evan

  “I think he’ll get a kick out of it” you laughed as you stared at the comforter, covered with Does and Bucks.

  “I think he’ll like it too!” he smiled

  “So you like Buck now?” you asked and Alex nodded emphatically.

  “He’s pretty cool.” You smiled before finishing making the bed. When the doorbell rang, Alex rushed to answer it

  “Slow down, bud” you laughed

  “Hey Buck!” Alex greeted him just as you came to stand behind your son

  “Hey Bud!” Evan replied before Alex dragged him into the bedroom to show him the comforter, “WHOA! Look at that!” Evan said

  “They’re Bucks, and you’re Buck!” Alex shouted and you laughed, paying close attention to Evan’s face

  “I love it, buddy.” He was sincere in how he said it, and when he picked Alex up to give him a hug, you noticed Evan’s eyes welling up with tears

  “Hey Liebling,” you said to Alex, “how about you go watch T.V. for a little while okay?” Evan put him down, and you giggled as he skipped out of the room and down the hall to watch his favourite shows, “the set isn’t that bad is it? He saw it and immediately thought of you, so we bought it. But it can just st--”

  “No no,” Evan smiled, rubbing your arms, “I love it.”

  “What’s going on?” you whispered, bringing him to sit on the bed with you. As soon as you asked, he fell apart in front of you, his head falling onto your lap and you brushed his hair to soothe him

  “Can I just.. be here like this?” he asked, tears falling on your lap

  “Of course you can” you replied, continuing to brush his hair, not knowing if he would tell you what had happened when he sat back up and began walking out to where Alex was; you followed closely behind, furrowing your brows when Evan stopped at the end of the hall and leaned against the wall. You let him know that you were there by rubbing his back gently, feeling him release a deep sigh

  “He’s so happy,” Evan said as he watched Alex play with his Lego in front of the T.V. with a very colourful show playing across it, “such a happy kid. Exactly how he should be...”

  “Yeah, he is..” you smiled but turned him to face you, “talk to me, Evan. I’ve never seen you like this and I’m starting to worry.”

  “We lost someone today,” he answered, “a kid.” He fell back against the wall and you moved closer to him, closing the gap to comfort him

  “Evan I’m so sorry”

  “His name was Kingston and he was just so young. It all happened so quickly. I can’t imagine how scared he was or what his parents are going through. I’ve only lost one other person on the job and it did a number on me...” You weren’t sure what to say, so you rubbed his shoulder and let him talk about it as much as he needed to, as much as he wanted to, “I don’t mean to dump all of this on you, I didn’t think I would talk about it this much--”

  “You can always talk to me,” you added, “about work, good or bad. About anything. I’m always here for you Evan...”

  “I know,” he smiled, taking your hand in his, “as weird as it sounds, I just wanted to see his smile. I wanted to just be around him, and you of course.”

  “I understand.” You smiled and he made his way over to the couch to sit by Alex. You watched as the two of them built an imaginary world of Lego’s, smiling at each other, laughing and letting the day wash away from them; you could tell it was exactly what Evan needed. He looked back to find you and smiled when he caught your eye, you returned the gesture before walking over to the couch to join them.

[wayward-wren]

Excuse me while I get a little bit sappy. I’m probably going to dip out of tumblr for most of today - the episode airs during the afternoon over here and I need to be semi functional for the rest of the day, so I’ll watch it tonight and I want to avoid spoilers, but I just want to talk about Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD for a moment. 

I didn’t watch SHIELD in the conventional way, but I’ve been a fan since almost the beginning. I was I think thirteen when I first discovered the show. Just recently moved to a new city, figuring things out, trying to make friends. It was a Sunday evening, I believe, when I walked into the living room to find Mum and Dad watching a tv show - and hey, I think I recognize that guy, wasn’t he from Avengers? 

It was season 1 episode 10 the Bridge. I know because I distinctly remember the explosion and thinking ‘oh did Coulson die’ and commenting that Ward’s ded cos he got shot at (My parents informed me that he couldn’t be because he was one of the main characters.) 

My brother and I joined in watching. I can’t remember exactly what had happened - I’m pretty sure Mum and Dad had seen it before, because we weren’t allowed to watch the episode with Lorelei in it since it was ‘’’unsuitable.’’’ I distinctly remember the moment I was in hook line and sinker (and possibly when I started shipping Fitzsimmons, my first OTP) - episode 13 T.R.A.C.K.S. The way it was done with all the cutting and flashbacks and mystery was AMAZING (it’s still my favourite season 1 episode I think), the Stan Lee cameo and then Skye getting shot at the end solidified to me that hey, I’m attached to these characters! 

And then episode 17 rolled around and SHIELD shaped who I became. My own stories were influenced by it - a lot of the stories from when I was 14/15 and ‘’’edgy’’’ featured characters being spies, undercover, betraying the team, and looking back on it, those these were greatly inspired by Ward’s betrayal! 

And then season 1 ended. I missed the show, and when on with my life. Until, I discovered a little later that season 2 had started. And my parents had been watching it. Without me. 

Naturally, I was disappointed, but being the completionist i was, didn’t want to jump in halfway through the season. Plus, I thought it may be unsuitable and my parents didn’t want me to watch it. 

For the next few years, I never forgot about SHIELD. I was always a fan, even though I had only really seen half a season. I would occasionally wonder if Fitz ever recovered. If Ward ever got the redemption arc I wanted him to (spoilers, he Did Not). Skye was apparently now called Daisy, and that was weird. 

Then, around my 17th birthday I realized something. Season 5 was coming out soon, and apparently that was going to be the last season. And I was old enough now to have my own laptop, plus I’d watched a number of other shows. 

So I binged. I sat down and rewatched season 1, relived those moments. I watched season 2 - realized Ward wasn’t going to get a redemption arch, cried when Tripp died, got angry at Simmons and watched Skye meet her parents and gain powers. 

I watched season 3, screamed when Fitzsimmons kissed finally, cried again when Bobbi and Hunter left (I remember wandering downstairs in that foggy ‘a tv show made me SAD’ state and telling Mum which part I had just reached - turns out she didn’t remember much of season 3). (Frankly neither do I it’s been like 3 years since I watched it) 

Then came season 4, which is still my favourite season. LMDs, Fitzsimmons angst (i mean, that’s every season though right), the Framework, Ghost Rider. The Framework is still VERY CLEARLY in my mind, even though it’s been years since I watched it. 

I finished just before season 5 started, and I watched season 5 with my parents. There were many discussions of time travel while renovating my room, a few in depth conversations about paradoxes and Fitzsimmons children and how it all worked. I remember watching the last few episodes with DEEP CONCERN because I had seen Infinity War but my parents hadn’t. 

Season 5 ended and I finished highschool. I moved out, and when season 6 aired, my parents didn’t end up watching it because it didn’t air in New Zealand and I found it online (they still haven’t watched it. Hurry up and put it on Disney+ pls)

I grew up with SHIELD, even though I didn’t watch it while it aired the whole way through. These characters mean so much to me. 

So thank you, Agents of SHIELD. 

Thank you Clark Gregg, for Phil Coulson, for being the heart of the show, for bringing the family together. 

Thank you Ming-Na Wen, for Melinda May, for showing strength and how to be a strong female character who has emotions and can and will still kick your ass. 

Thank you Chloe Bennet, for Daisy Johnson, for growing up with me through the show and being the character who needs her family around her. 

Thank you Elizabeth Henstridge, for Jemma Simmons, who shows that a character can make mistakes and grow from them, for compassion and protectiveness. 

Thank you Iain De Caestecker, for Leopold Fitz, for giving me unrealistic standards for me, for showing me that mistakes don’t define you and the darkness in you isn’t who you are. 

Thank you Brett Dalton, for Grant Ward, for the character we all love to hate, for a part of my childhood. 

Thank you Henry Simmons, for Alphonso Mackenzie, for a character who holds onto his faith despite all the weird crap, who is strong and compassionate, who grew into a role he never expected to have. 

Thank you Natalia Cordova-Buckley, for Elena Rodriguez, for teaching me to always bounce back. 

Thank you Jeff Ward, for Deke Shaw, for a character I can see myself in - the outsider, who doesn’t exactly fit in but is part of the family nonetheless. 

Thank you to the cast, the crew, the writers, the directors, the producers, everyone who has been involved in this show that shaped my childhood. It feels like my childhood is dying this year, all the tv shows I watched as a early teenager are finally coming to an end. Clone Wars, now Agents of SHIELD - truely, it feels like a part of my childhood is finally leaving. 

I trust the writers to give us a proper send off. I trust the actors to deliver that send off beautifully. 

I don’t know what to expect tonight, but it’s going to be a ride, and I’ve glad to have been along for it!