#Eugene is kinda a prick

[bellewintersroe]

Max Verstappen x HornerDaughter!

Part 5- here’s the link to part 4. After a borderline disastrous second practice for both Checo and Max in Singapore, tensions mount inside the garage. Again, caught in the crossfire, Leni removed herself only to be greeted with the exact person she was avoiding…

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It was a joint seventh and eight for Checo and Max in practice 2. I don’t think anybody knew how to feel, the garage was quiet apart from the odd mutter here and there about the grip on the tires being ‘dog shit’.

The tension only grew when the two drivers began having disputes with their engineers, the engineers disputed with the mechanics and the mechanics disputed with the managers. “Leni where’s your dad? Shouldn’t he be here fixing all this?” One mechanic in particular spoke brashly towards me, involving me in the dispute that was unfolding in front of me. “Um, dad? I don’t know.” I politely answered.

“Well go get him.” He waved me off as I scoffed out a laugh. “Prick.” I felt my face warm in anger as I turned around, only to bump directly into Max. The blonde glanced at me, offering a hand on my shoulder.

“What did he say to you?” His brows were scrunched as his gaze moved back up to the back of the guys head. Max did not seem in the mood. It was a little intimidating.

“Just- just being rude, I don’t know.” I rolled my eyes, momentarily not remembering all the drama existing around Max. “Him?” Max seemed pissed, he was already red in the face from it being so hot out, so that only added to the annoyance in his expression.

“It’s fine, Max, it doesn’t matter. I’m leaving anyway, it’s awkward.” I forced a smile. “Yeah, I’m leaving too.” He huffed, clearly upset with todays outcome. “Already?” I turned up to the blonde man now walking besides me.

“Yeah… I don’t really wanna be here. You want a lift back to the hotel?”

“If you don’t mind.” I gently spoke, eyes falling down to the ground as I suddenly remembered everything that had happened with him, the affair scandal, our awkward bicker when we last saw one another. My heart began racing and suddenly I felt extremely conscious of what to talk to the driver about. “Yeah. It’s just one of the drivers, we’re going the same way.” He spoke quietly, placing a hand on my upper back to lead me through the door first. “Are you okay, Max?” I then asked after the two of us just walked a few steps away. I didn’t mean for my voice to come off as empathetic as it did, but when I felt his eyes on me, I felt as though I had to start stumbling out more and more words. “It’s just that- I haven’t seen you in a while and obviously all that happened with Kelly, and the last time we saw each other was kinda-“ “It’s fine.” Max cut me off, a small chuckle leaving his lips. This time I actually looked up to him as he walked a little faster through the grid, clearly desperate to get outta there. If I was him I’d be avoiding the press at all costs too, god I bet it was exhausting to discuss not only your personal life but also your professional downs too.

“I mean.. obviously it was a shock but, things were already kinda over.” Max shook his head. “Oh.” My voice failed me, coming out as a gentle whisper.

“And-” he inhaled, gaze focusing on me own. “I’m sorry, Leni. For the last time we spoke.” The Dutchman spoke. My cheeks burned darker than they already were.

“I’m sorry too.” I shrugged. “Why are you sorry?” Max then borderline laughed. “Cos, it was awkward.”

“Yeah, it was.” He agreed in amusement, I smiled gently. “As long as you’re okay though.”

“Yeah. Surprisingly I’m ok. Just not after the shit qualifying.” He spoke on an exhale as I offered him a gentle smile. “Hey, hey, Max! Would you be able to speak to the press, just for two minutes?!” His publicist ran over. I paused, glancing towards the car only a few feet away. A few people had began to notice Max’s arrival and started shouting. I dropped my head, feeling a little on edge with everybody’s eyes and cameras focusing in the direction I also happened to be in. I figured it wasn’t the best look. “You can go to the car, it’s ok. I’ll meet you there.” Max muttered to me gently, acknowledging me awkwardness as I flashed him a gentle smile before hurrying towards the backseats of the car. I glanced up every now and then, unable to see where he’d gone. The driver and I shared a few forced small talks, but mainly I was distracted, scanning the area for the blonde man.

He emerged again, signing a few autographs and taking pictures, I felt my heart clench in my chest seeing him interacting with the excited fans. He looked happy, smiling with a gentle twinkle lingering in his eye when he climbed back into the car.

I had to turn away in order not to look so weird, staring at him. The drive home was a little awkward, not tense, just awkward. I didn’t really know what conversation to make with Max. The last time we were in a car together we shared that really awkward moment, like something that proved there was actually something there between us. Fuck, I should maybe some form of conversation, anything!

“You know-”

“I went to this-” Max began, we caught each others eyes and I instantly glanced away, smile covering my face. “No you go first, Leni.” Max insisted.

“It’s okay, I was just gonna say there’s this really nice smoothie bar-”

“- at the bottom of the hotel!” Max finished my sentence causing my attention to snap back up to him. The driver perked an eyebrow in the rear view mirror.

“Yes!! It’s so good!”

“I had four yesterday.” Max childishly stated. “Four?! Max that’s not good enough when I’ve had five.”

“Five?!” Max spluttered out a laugh, angling himself in his chair to face me as much as possible. I crossed my legs on the car seat, “I couldn’t help it, they must have crack in.” “They’ve got something in.” He commented as I scanned over his expression, cheeks still slightly pink, I put it down to sunburn. “The mango is the best.”

“I agree, that’s the only acceptable flavour.” He held out his hand for a low high five. I met his hand, slapping it gently, hands taking a moment to separate. Who would’ve thought such an awkward moment could be squashed by bonding over smoothie flavours?!

In fact we loved them so much we ended up ordering another two each. “How are you feeling for tomorrow?” I questioned as we waited for the lift to arrive.

“Okay.” He took a deep breath. “I mean I don’t think I’ll get on the podium but I can try.”

“You don’t think?” I sipped on the fruity juice. Max shook his head. “No, but it’s okay.”

“Gives somebody else the experience I suppose… until next week.” I smirked.

“Two weeks actually.” He pointed out. “Oh, yeah. I’m losing track of time.” The lift doors opened, thankfully entered and we entered. “What floor are you on?”

“4.” I responded. “Oh nice, me too.” Max nodded, pressing the button. Somehow he held the two cups between one of his hands, his veins were popped out and ran all up his arms. God, I never really appreciated how fucking sexy he was- “You’re spilling!!” His words caused me to jump, realising the smoothie had began dripping down my chest. The cold, sticky liquid ran over the swell of my breasts creating almost an over-sexualised view.

“Oh god.” I attempted to wipe with the back of my hand. Max was snickering like a child, clearly noticing where it had dripped. It was a good thing I was wearing black. “Jesus, it’s melting to fuck.”

“You’re just clumsy, Leni.” He pointed out. “Am not!”

I certainly was. As soon as I got back to my room I’d dropped a full cup of mango smoothie all over the floor. I’d even sent a picture to Max, to which he replied pretty fast with a picture of him laughing. Somehow, the conversation flowed naturally from there. It was a good conversation starter, and my desire to talk to Max more and more continued developing throughout the weekend…

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

I saw someone saying that the farmer is “special” (explaining why they always get to see the blue jellyfish every summer) and this idea came to my head.

May I request some headcanons on the adventurer’s POV where they realized the farmer is “special”, and kinda fall for them the moment they realized that?

Think of it as like the lantern scene between Eugene and Rapunzel in Tangled. Thanks in advance ^^

Honestly, it turned out more like one-shot than headcanon, but I hope you enjoy this format as well, dear anon. Thanks for the ask! 🫰💕

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Alesia:

It had been so long since Alesia had set foot in the Cindersap Forest. The last time she'd been here was probably ten years ago, when Marlon had taken her to train and gather mushrooms for brewing elixirs. It hadn't changed much since she'd moved to Castle Village, so it would be easy for her to remember all the paths here. Venturing deeper into the forest, she scrutinised the majestic poplars, looking for the secluded spots of mushroom colonies and simply enjoying nature. After all, she had missed the forest...

The archer's attention was drawn to some movement behind the dense blackberry bushes. Crouching down and trying not to make a sound, she curiously crept closer and closer until she finally reached the bushes. What Alesia saw made her very surprised. She had expected to see a fox or a grouse, but instead she saw the Farmer surrounded by wild deer.

A young male, three females, and four fawns - one big friendly family of noble creatures that surrounded the Farmer and would not let them pass. The adult deer licked Farmer's hands, jostling slightly in an attempt to take all attention for themselves, while the little fawns jumped and galloped around unrestrainedly. One even stole a tasty cave carrot from the Farmer's basket.

Alesia was so amused by this picture, how all these forest creatures demanded the Farmer's attention, affection, to be scratched behind the ears... And the way the Farmer glows with happiness, how they genuinely laugh and smile...

The crunch of a dry branch that the sniper stepped on immediately made all the deer turn their heads in her direction and prick up their ears. The male shook the signal and the whole herd galloped away, leaving the slightly confused Farmer alone.

Alesia emerged from the bushes and nodded a greeting to Farmer.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare them," she smiled slightly guiltily at Farmer.

"Actually, I should thank you. They follow me around forever when I'm picking berries in the forest," Farmer was still smiling just as broadly. "Or else they'd steal all my carrots from me!"

That event was something Alesia would remember for a long time after returning to the Galdoran Continent.

Lance:

The Lunaloo migration, or Moonlight Jellies as they are commonly known, is perhaps one of the most majestic phenomena Lance has ever seen. They are frequent visitors not only to the Stardew Valley, but also to Ginger Island, so Lance was able to enjoy the beautiful sight without leaving his post.

Once again, the pale light emanating from the magical jellyfish illuminated the entire shore. Lance sensed this energy and quickly teleported to the docks. However, he didn't know that there were more spectators here who had come to see the jellyfish.

Farmer had been on Ginger Island for a month now and their presence wasn't too surprising. But as far as the pink-haired adventurer could remember, all the people of the Valley come together on this day. So why is the Farmer here? And alone?

Lance wanted to call out to them, but stopped himself when he noticed something even more unusual: at least five green, Shining Lunaloo were swimming very close to Farmer when they put their hand into the sea water. Such jellyfish were very rare, and the fact that there were as many as five floating near Farmer...

"A wonderful sight, don't you think?" Lance thought to himself that he should learn not to scare people with his sudden appearance, for this was the second time he'd made them jump in surprise. "Sorry, my friend, didn't mean to disturb you."

"That's okay, don't worry," Farmer assured him, and then their attention turned back to the jellyfish. "Look how beautiful!" they pointed with their hand at the glowing water.

"Beautiful creatures, indeed," Lance agreed.

The two stood in silence for half a minute, only the sound of the sea waves and the distant noise of the local jungle fauna could be heard.

"You know," Farmer broke the silence, "I don't know why, but those jellyfish, the green one, always come near me. Strange, isn't it?"

"Lunaloo are creatures imbued with magic. So it's no wonder they sense magic in you, too." Or something special, Lance wanted to add, but decided not to distract the Farmer any further with conversation, examining the jellyfish closer and setting himself up for dreamy thoughts.

Isaac:

Fireflies... They were strange creatures, at least to Isaac, who had never seen fireflies. In fact, neither had he seen any of the other fauna of the forest. The dark-haired adventurer was so used to the quicksand and bloody fog of the Crimson Baldlans that he was beginning to wonder about fireflies. Even the gardens created by their witch Camilla in Castle Village can't compare to the beauty of nature. And yes, Isaac was a connoisseur of beauty too, even but only a couple of people knew it.

He was standing on the dock near Marlon's boat, enjoying the silence of the night and the scenery of Adventurer Summit. And then, it flew past him - a glowing bug that caught the Isaac's attention. The firefly flew higher and higher, and without knowing why, Isaac followed the insect up the stairs. What was his surprise when the firefly he was following headed straight for the Farmer, who was surrounded by dozens of other fireflies.

Like a large camp lantern, they stood motionless, trying not to scare away the bugs that had managed to land on their sleeves. Noticing Isaac, the Farmer chugged a smile.

"Hey, good night. Um. Yeah, I know I look a little silly for you, right?" Silence was the answer for Farmer, and they weren't surprised at that - Isaac was a man of few words. The most they could hear from the monster hunter was a snort because the Farmer had once again interrupted his rest and enjoyment of solitude with his noisy company.

But the scarred man had a completely different look - there was no rolling of the eyes, no irritation, no anger, no indifference. His gaze was so soft and so unnatural to Isaac that the Farmer was a little confused.

Isaac, after all, was a connoisseur of beauty, and now he was looking at something more beautiful. Maybe something more beautiful than even the fireflies.

[beeindaclouds]

Hi Mama! Can I request DSMP as Disney love story? For example: each character is a different story based on a Disney movie.

(Sorry if this kinda messed up, English is not my first language)

-🥀 anon

Hallo! I just wanted to say, it was so friking hard to choose a love story for all of them because most of the stories didn't really fit the DSMP and I didn't like the idea of writing them, SO, I made it off of any Disney couple from animated, non animated, dcoms, ect.

Hope you enjoy <3

DSMP as Disney couples

*A.N: keep in mind that the gender of the Disney couple doesn't affect the Readers or DSMPs gender

Includes: Dream, Georgenotfound, Sapnap, Badboyhalo, Quackity, Karl Jacobs, Wilbur Soot, C!Technoblade, Nihachu, Eret, Punz, FoolishGamers, Awesamdude

Click here before requesting, please ^^

Reader: GN - They/Them

Dream: Tangled

I can see Dream being Eugene-

Like him being a good thief, trying to use the smoulder on you, helping you escape from the tower and having to deal with your mood swings, taking you to see the lights and then, while you fall first, he is the one who falls harder for you kdndkd- It's too cute T^T

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Georgenotfound: The Sleeping Beauty

Did I choose this because George is the one who "sleeps most of them time"? Yes, but, hear me out-

In this version George is Aurora, living with the fairies (Dream, Sapnap and Bad), naturally befriending all the animals and then he meets you in the forest

You two instantly click but, unlike the Disney version, you two secretly meet up for a few years before the inevitable birthday comes and George falls into a deep slumber after getting pricked

The fairies fly to you, asking for your help, knowing that you were the only one who could help George and wake him up from his deep slumber. So you made your way to the castle and faught whatever came your way, just so you could share a kiss with the boy you had fallen for...waking him up from the curse

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Sapnap: Frozen

Sapnap reminds me so much of Kristof and I can't see anyone else.

Him being kind enough to help you get to your sibling, meeting a talking snowman along the way (who for some reason I think it would be either Karl or Foolish) and going on an adventure with them. Sapnap tried his best to save you after you got hit with ice, he was sad to have to let you go to someone else... especially after he had started having feelings for you, but in the end he got you back and you both decided to take things slowly, even if you were head over heels for eachother

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Badboyhalo: Geek Charming

If y'all have never seen it, I highly recommend it!

In this story, you're the usual "popular" kid, while Bad is the "geek" who is trying to win a film festival, so he decided to make a movie about "Popularity". But upon working with you, he realizes that you're not really the stereotypical popular person, you're just like everyone else. You're secretly smart, a bit of a geek yourself and just a fun person to hang around; you gave in to this whole popularity thing just so you could win a competition and feel closer to your mother, who had passed away.

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Quackity: Coco

Ok, let me explain, cause I'm not only going off of the whole "Oh, he's mexican"

I see Quackity as being someone who gets really into his work and would do anything for it, but one day he realised that he wasn't happy if he was without his family. But when he was trying to come back to you, and your child, he was betrayed by one of his close colleagues. You two meet later on again, in the after life during the day of the death, your grandson helping Quackity explain what had actually happen and finally giving him the recognition he deserved.

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Karl Jacobs: Enchanted

To me this is just, perfect!

Karl coming from a fairy tale universe and you saving him from "entering the fake castle". You two having to live togheter. Teaching eachother and learning the ways of love, what you should expect from it and how you should act on it; only for you two to fall for eachother and leaving your others partners togheter

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Wilbur Soot: Starstruck

For some reason every time I think of Wilbur I think of enemies to lovers-

So, unlike the movie, Wilbur isn't as much of a douche as the protagonist but he is pretty confident in his skills and his career. You two do meet and don't immediately hit it off, but with the challenges of having to hide from paparazzi and his fanbase, you two are basically obligated to spend time togheter; which leads you into some interesting situations and some questionable sparks

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Technoblade: Beauty and the Beast

This was predictable wasn't it? But it just first so well!

The big scary Blood God, who hid himself far away in a castle to never be seen by anyone and you, a simple commoner who teaches him to love himself no matter what others say or how he looks.

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Nihachu: Little Mermaid

This could go both ways.

You could easily be the mermaid that falls in love with the princess at sea, Niki, with her beautiful smile and radiating confidence. Or you could be the royalty that the mermaid Niki falls in love over, to the point where she would give up anything just to be with you.

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Eret: Cinderella

I honestly feel like I had to with this one

The beautiful Eret, who is kind and caring to every people, creature and plant but still hated by some, specifically her step mom and sisters. You, the royalty of the town, knew that you couldn't let her go as soon as you got to know her. So you scavanged the whole town, in hopes of meeting the one who fit the shoe

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Punz: Princess Diary 2

Specifically the second one, because...

You two are put at "rivalry" for who's gonna rule over Genovia. Punz taking every opportunity to make fun of you, joking about how you could never rule a country. But the more he looks at you, the more he realizes how devoted you are to the country and especially it's people, making him fall for the soon to be royalty

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Foolish: Hercules

This is another obvious one

The all muscle and heroic Foolish, son of Zeus, who could get every person to fall of him. You knew you should have stayed away, especially since you worked for Hades, but under all that cockiness and "hero" image he was just as kind and charming as people make him out to be. But, you would never say that you're in love, right?

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Awesamdude: Descendants

Honestly I can just see Sam being the son of Belle and the Beast, the soon to be king

And you, the child of Malificent, sent to Auradon just to steal the wand and free the villains from the isle...only to fall for the prince, who showed you that you were capable of love and that weren't your parents.

[zomboys-blog]

scent.

summary: wednesday came home one day smelling like a certain barista. enids jealous

pairings: suggested wednesday x tyler wednesday x enid

spoiler: idek there’s not much kissing or anything this is REALLY tame

(i just didn’t think i did you guys right with the last fic so here’s a semi okay one) also in this au wednesday knew tyler’s secret and used it to her advantage in order to get stronger.

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enid hadn’t know quite when it started, actually it wasn’t even noticeable at first. wednesday would spend just a little longer on her nightly walks, spent less time writing, and had even started using the phone xavier gave her last year. She didn’t think much of it until wednesday came back to their dorm late one night, even late for her.

enid hadn’t slept that night, much too worried for wednesday’s safety, she knew wednesday could handle herself but you could never be too safe. Thankfully enid heard the door knob rattle then slowly the door creaked open and in walked a disheveled looking wednesday.

she looked insane, yet beautiful. Dirt smeared her face, bangs sticking up, a small scratch on her face. That was enough to make enids heart sink.

“wends? what happened to you?!” enid immediately got up from her bed and sprinted to wednesday, scent.

enid thought she imagined it at first but as she kept getting closer she was sure of it, a slight hint of cologne. It actually smelt rather familiar, it wasn’t eugene’s she was sure of that. Maybe xavier? no no she’d immediately know it.

Then it hit her, a wave of coffee like scent was also mixed into the cologne, tyler. The normie she oh so despised for getting so close to wednesday in such a short amount of time.

“i’m fine enid.” wednesday stepped away from enid who was now standing infront of her, wednesday walked towards her closet, grabbing the closest thing in proximity and speed walked to the bathroom.

enids stomach dropped, had she just been rejected? wednesday never minded when enid checked up on her, so why has she been brushed away now?

Actually this wasn’t the first time, enid believed it had started a week ago. wednesday seemed off, no longer speaking to enid in the halls, no longer attending bee club, and even skipping her writing time.

Before enid could realize it her claws had pricked through her favorite sweater leaving a hole in it, frustration overtook her.

“what’s her deal.”

enid growled out from under her breath and walked over to her bed, plugging her headphones into her ears and pressing shuffle on her playlist

as she heard the melody, she felt her anger wash over her.

“Not today, not tomorrow. kinda strange, feelin sorrow”

“ i wish she’d just talk to me.” enid felt her body curl up into a ball. Why had she felt so angry over the fact that wednesday no longer cared to speak with her? or even that she’s been hanging out with tyler.

she was lost in thought and hadn’t heard the bathroom door opening.

wednesday sat on her bed, noticing a slight change in the atmosphere. She felt awkward even, wednesday wasn’t dumb just very oblivious. However not even she could mistake this feeling in the air for anything but heartbreak.

wednesday sat up from her bed and just stared at a sad looking enid that was facing away from wednesday, curled up in a ball.

“she was fine just a second ago.” wednesday was puzzled on whether or not to intervene and ask why she was so depressed today. Her guilt got the better of her.

“enid.” wednesday spoke out in a stern voice .

No answer.

“sinclair.” wednesday didn’t like raising her voice but she had slightly. Enid shuffled a bit before making herself comfortable and continuing to listen to her playlist on full blast, unknowingly wednesday got angrier.

wednesday got up, walked over to enid and ripped the earbud out of her ear.

“what the fuck” enid said looking up quickly at the ceiling to see who had ripped her ear bud out.

wednesday loomed over her with the same dead look she always had, only this time much more irritated. her hair was soaked and still down, not yet being put into braids. Her body was slim and pale in her black tang top and her baggy black and white pj pants.

“are you ignoring me sinclair.” wednesday sent glares at enid.

“what are you talking about? and give me back my ear bud.” enid snatched the ear bud from wednesdays hand, her words came out harsher than she wanted them to. oh well.

“what’s bothering you enid? Why must you act like a toddler.” wednesday was still bent over, looming over enid. both arms on either side of enid so she could maintain her balance.

“what are you taking about wednesday. go back to your side.” enid put her earbud back in and ignored wednesday’s looks, choosing to be petty.

wednesday was feeling angry now, enid was being mean for no reason. Wednesday had no right to be treated this way. She had to take care of this the only way she knew how.

wednesday hoisted herself up and over enids body, now both of enids legs were trapped inbetween wednesday’s, and wednesday’s arms were still on either side of enids body.

enid hadn’t known what to do as she looked away out of nervousness. She hadn’t even pressed play on her playlist so she was able to hear every word wednesday spoke.

“i should behead you for speaking to me in that way. I won’t, instead i’ll show you mercy.” wednesday grabbed both of enids hands and pinned them above enids head.

“you see, often times when an addams struggled to get the truth out of a captive they tend to turn to an old ritual.” wednesday looked at enid, she had a snarky smile on her face.

“i’ll give you a single chance to explain why you’re acting so frustrating tonight.”

enid looked away, refusing. She’d never admit that she only did it because she wanted to know how far this would go.

“pitiful.” wednesday bent down blowing softly on enids neck, causing shivers to fall all throughout enids body.

“wends?” enid tried to speak but wednesdays name was the only thing that could come out of her mouth.

wednesday lifted up her head, looking down upon enid. caressing her face softly, then her neck, down to her chest, rubbing her collar bone softly.

“enid, mia lupa. tell me what’s wrong dear.” wednesday looked up from enids chest to her eyes.

“well.. i don’t think it matters much anyway, it’s silly actually wends.” enid giggled softly as sweat dripped down from her forehead to her chin.

“tell me enid.”

“it just bothered me how little we talked now, and how much you were leaving with tyler.” enid looked away.

wednesdays grip softened, she looked at the kicked puppy pitifully.

“enid mia lupa, you know me and tyler are only leaving together so we can train together right?” wednesday let enids hands go and patted her face.

Enid adjusted herself beneath wednesday, blushing from embarrassment. Still happiness fills her.

“i’m too busy being yours, to fall for somebody new”

enid turned her head to the phone that was now playing spotify. Wednesday’s hand accidentally bumped into her phone. enid fumbled to turn off the music.

“sorry. Not just for that but for assuming something was happening between you and tyler.” enid looked ashamed, refusing to make eye contact with the beautiful black haired girl that sat atop her waist.

“enid.”

enid looked up at wednesday.

“kiss me.”

“please.”

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GUYS should i make a part 2 of them actually kissing or no 😛

[lastchance1art]

Dead-End's Love Character Bios

Craig Ryan Jr: Born on May 13th, 1990, Craig is the first child of Craig Ryan and Edna Ryan. When he was one, he got two twin brothers, James and Eugene, along with his father abandoning them. He also earned the nickname Dead-End after hitting his face on a dead-end street sign after a dare that his oldest friend Adam Taylor suggested. Which is how he met his best friend, Michael Davis. When he was young, he met Atra Chance, and the two were basically inseparable. He may be a tough, stubborn, cold, calm, and collected punk, but don't he don't bite if you bark too loud.

Atra Chance: Born on April 8th, 1991, Atra has a Japanese mom, Shizuka Chance, and American dad, Casey Chance. She's an only child and was always the odd one out. Her two close friends are Suki Honda and Emma Daaé. When she was young, she met Craig Ryan Jr., and the two were basically inseparable. She may be described as kindhearted, sweet, naive, cheerful, and smart, but she does have a tough side sometimes.

Michael Davis: Born on February 21st, 1991, Michael is from Philadelphia Pennsylvania but moved to Mays Point News Jersey when he was five, and when he got back surgery he met his best friend Craig Ryan Jr. Michael is a punk but can be kinda nice just don't fuck with him.

Emma Daaé: Born October 6th, 1991, she is a French American girl who gets her looks from her mother but not her freckles. She is kind and sweet but very mature for her age. She loves to read, which is something her and Atra's close friend Craig have in common. She met Atra Chance and her friend Suki in middle school and connected on their love for Phil Collins and Duran Duran. She might be beautiful, but don't let that fool you she's quite smart and can sometimes get ahead of herself.

Suki Honda: Born on July 29th, 1991, Suki is a firecracker. She is also a mega anime fan just don't tell her dubbed is better but she loves the voice actors. Her only Japanese friend is Atra but loves the fact that her friend Craig loves Japanese culture. Again, she may be a firecracker and will mess you up if you insult or hurt her friends, but she can be sweet.

Adam Taylor: Born on February 22nd of 1991, Adam comes from a Greek mother and American father, and he has a love for the stage. One thing him, Craig, and Emma have in common. He is a blast to be around but can be a prick sometimes. While he might not be Craig's closest friend, he is his oldest and even is responsible for why Craig became Dead-End.

[local-writer]

This will contain spoilers of season 11 of twd, mostly the last episode. This is my thoughts on it, so proceed with caution.

I will also be sharing my opinions and talk about some of my favorite parts, so if you want, lets share opinions and gush over this together! <3 Its kinda all over the place, hope y'all don't mind lol.

SPOILERS BELOW.

HOLY SHITTTT.

SEASON 11 WAS AMAZING, I HAVE CRIED MULTIPLE TIMES.

They really went all out with the last season. I loved it and I crave the rumored movies to see how it ends. RICK MUST BE UNITED WITH HIS FAMILY. 😭

Honestly, I was super surprised whenever they finally had the balls to let the actors say fuck more then just once or twice 😂 I liked it, it felt more realistic and very much in character for a lot of the characters. I also very much enjoyed the horror this season gave off.

The reapers and the whispers have to be my favorite group of villains that have been introduced. Its been awhile since there were villains that really added the horror part to the show, and they deilvered, at least in my opinion. (*cough* glad Leah is dead tho *cough*)

Pamela and Hornsby also added the horror; those two were sadistic AF (props to the actors, they did a badass job). I could tell Hornsby was unstable from the moment I seen his creepy ass face. Oh, and I hated Sebastian. I felt bad for him because his mother is a gas lighting, abusive witch, but he's still a prick.

I was pleased to see that they had brought back the walkers from season one, where they open doors and pick up objects, and even gave them the ability to climb. THAT IS FUCKING SCARY DUDE. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW TERRIFYING THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THEY WOULD HAVE ADDED THIS SOONER??? One of them even picked up a FUCKING ROCK TO HIT JERRY WITH. THAT'S SCARY AF. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed they waited so long because that is wasted potential right there. Season 1 was so good because the walkers weren't entirely brain dead. They could even SPRINT THEN TOO. And the fact that they waited until the big final to bring them back is disappointing. 😔 But it was cool nonetheless, so I can't be to upset lol. I wish Rick could have seen the climbing walkers though DAMN.

I WAS AFRAID WHEN JUDY GOT SHOT. What is it with Grimes and getting shot? 😭 I think it was the same spot Rick got shot in too. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT. When Daryl called her lil ass kicker and she called him big ass kicker was my favorite moment, it was so precious. 😂❤❤

Now I wanna take a moment to honor Rosita. WHY

THE WAY SHE SHOT UP THROUGH THOSE WALKERS? TO SAVE HER DAUGHTER?? BADASS MAMA BEAR ROSITA MOMENT. Rosita will always be one of my favorite characters. 😭

I cried when Eugene named his daughter after her. You cannot convince me otherwise; Eugene will always have a special place in his heart for Rosita.

Speaking of Eugene, I am so happy he found Max. He deserves her sm.<3 They are adorable together ahhh 🫶

PRINCESS AND MERCER ARE MY FAVORITE COUPLE THIS SEASON. They just work so well together. And Lydia and Elijah too, they are to cute 🫶 🫶 🫶

CAN WE TALK ABOUT CONNIE AND DARYL? The way they look at each other? The way she makes Daryl smile? Although Carol and Daryl have this magic between them and they would work very well (I like Caryl, don't get me wrong), so would Connie and Daryl. <3 He learned sign language for her, even. I think that speaks volumes. 🫶 🫶 🫶

Dude, when Judith called Daryl daddy?? 💔💔💔

God, I love Daryl so much. He's an amazing dad, a helleva man, and a total badass. I hope he gets to reunite with his family too. 😭

I used to hate Negan, but DAMMIT HE'S CHANGED SO MUCH ITS HARD TO NOT LIKE HIM. He deserves his new lil family 🤧

Well, I think that's the end of my gushing lol. Seriously the final was worth every second of my time, it was incredible and I'm going to miss twd (thank goodness I can always start over tho lmao). I can't believe it's actually over. There will never be another show like it. 😭 I had literal chills when they were all saying "We are the ones who live"

[finnoky]

DKAU - Part  2 ( Movie and Season 1)

These are drabbles and ideas but a vague idea of how the Kingdoms work in this AU (There will be more parts for my own sanity)

So... Enjoy

PART ONE

In this Eugene was raised as a prince in the Dark Kingdom, alongside Varian as a little brother figure. ((The anticipated part 2 because I have a lot on my mind.... Part 3 will need a lot of work))

Eugene and Varian get to see all the sights as they travel to find the Sundrop - luckily navigating the Great Tree without much trouble (And to the delight of Varian who takes some of the scrolls for good measure to study later) Adira assists them at some points like the Forest of No Return and generally acts as the wise but eccentric guide. Varian and Eugene are both capable warriors and have some luck against rogues. In Vardaros they reconnect with an Ex-DK resident, Lance, who had previously been forced to leave the DK a few years prior due to being ‘At risk of tainting the Prince’s loyalty’ as well as the Orphanage he’d been residing in evacuating. Eugene is delighted to find his old friend again and the trio spend a fair amount of time in Vardaros! Cue some antics into a small life of crime which they unwittingly help out on before leaving the city. Lance is arrested soon after they leave.

Around 6 months into their journey the dynamic duo get seperated. Seeking shelter, Eugene goes up the tower and finds Rapunzel. Conflict remains by Eugene being mistaken for the notorious Flynn Rider… a guise he initially keeps because admitting he's the DK prince would probably be bad, after all Edmund has told him how much the Kingdom is hated, especially in Corona. Until he finds out Flynn Rider is wanted etc Movie drama with more fluff about discovering the world… they bond more over their experiences. Eugene recognizes Rapunzel can solve all their problems and once they see the lanterns they can run back to the DK. He wants to impress this girl so he keeps his suave persona and pretends to be someone else until he dies. During the campfire scene he runs into Adira again, who is happy by the news but vaguely reminds him they don't know what'll happen when the stones reunite leading to Eugene worrying a lot more. 

Meanwhile Varian is mulling around and protecting Eugene from the shadows. He loses him frequently, much to his annoyance. On the eve of the lantern festival he comes across his Mum's old home in Old Corona, now abandoned. Quirin is also there, having tracked his son down. He tells Varian not to come back, they decide together to hide in Old Corona since Varian doesn't really WANT to be a knight, Quirin wants some semblance of freedom, and their home is dead… Quirin states Varians mother would have wanted a better life for him and he's finally ready to provide that chance for his son. Seeing him sworn into knighthood for life just didn't sit right with him.  Thus, Apple dad still exists, Chaotic good Alchemist does too. 

The movie ends like normal - Eugene saved from taking the fall for the crimes of Flynn Rider. Then Eugene almost died thanks to Gothel. He realises the Sundrop is gone now by his own hand and that he's kinda… doomed his kingdom, but doesn't want to lose what he's only just found. For a while he's selfish and indulges in the life he's found here.  Which, to be fair, is what Varian and Quirin seem to be doing too. Adira leaves again, since the Sundrop is gone, though irritated she's once again the only one looking for a solution. 

Eugene isn't recognized by Fred as the prince - Rapunzel's return leads to him reluctantly apologising to Quirin and allowing him a tiny amount of power in the form of being the vassal of Old Corona, though he still believes the DK had some part in his daughter's disappearance.

All three get carried away enjoying their new lives. Especially Varian and Eugene who forget their quest, sure the sundrop has disappeared. Eugene finds Varian again in 'What the Hair' and finds he's been thriving being a normal kid. Eugene is still hiding the fact he's a prince of the infamous Dark Kingdom since it's still feared and now it’s a secret he doesn't know how to break, thus his relationship with Varian must stay a secret too since he and Quirin are notably from the DK. Varian says that they'll find out sooner or later. Quirin advises Eugene that the journey back will be dangerous and no one can really be sure what will happen when the stones reunite. Plus the reaction the rocks had to Rapunzel already don't bode well. Eugene decides to think some more since it'd be a whole mess. 

It's all dandy until the rocks reappear. Now Destroying Varians new home he gets very upset and determined to solve the problem once and for all with Alchemy. Quirin discourages this as he thinks Varian should know better and it leads to a rift in their relationship. Quirin is tired of Varians constant experiments, Varian is tired of the new shady attitude Quirin had adopted to bow down to Fred with. Quirin still acts canon with Fred as the worries regarding the rocks are the same. 

Eugene tells Varian to keep experimenting while he feigns some ignorance to how dangerous these rocks are. He's happy in Corona, it's comfortable, returning to the DK is daunting. At this point be feels he can't dig himself out of the hole he's in and thus tries to wait for the perfect time to tell Rapunzel he knows more than he's letting on… after all, reuniting her with the stone could be deadly… and he's not ready to return to his fathers wrath yet. He attempts to keep things light with his normal shenanigans until Varian can conclude how these rocks will react to Rapunzel, though Fred is growing suspicious.

With tension rising, Eugene and Varian start to have little spats about what to do. Varian is starting to feel cast aside for Rapunzel and is keeping secrets for too many people at once. The wear and tear is starting to get to him, as well as the failures of his experiments and attitude from Quirin. Eugene tries to reassure him that it’ll work out. Old Corona will be ok, it has to be! They’re team Awesome and they never fail. Varian agrees to keep going and asks for 5 weeks solitude to translate the scrolls and find some stable experiments. 

Eugene isn't aware of what happens to Varian during QFAD so he doesn’t go to check on him and continues his regular life. When Quest for Varian happens he is suddenly shocked into realising how bad everything has gotten. His brother is missing and chased by secret police, his uncle presumed dead,  it's a mess. and tries to keep Rapunzel away from them, afraid that she might shatter if she holds them. Rapunzel notices how devastated Eugene is by the state of Quirin and Varians disappearance, which he explains by giving some insight into the fact that he's seen this happen before… well, partly.

Varians actions in 'The Alchemist returns' leads to Eugene and Varian getting into another argument. Varian accuses Eugene of not caring about their home anymore, Eugene says Varian didn't either and he shouldn't blame him for what happened to Quirin. Eugene accidentally tells Varian that the kid 'ruined everything' by messing up with the rocks and now he's worried about Rapunzels demise. He calls Varian a villain who needs to be stopped. Varian feels… betrayed. He realises Eugene doesn't care about him or Quirin anymore and that these rocks are his problem alone. Eugene wants to wait but Varian knows they can't, he knows this 'waiting' won't go anywhere. After being isolated and chased for months, now being rejected by his brother, he sets out to enact his plans. 

However their argument does ignite a light in Eugene. He realises that yes, they need to do more about their problems. He tells Rapunzel about everything which leads to initial anger. He says he wants to go back to the DK with her to see what they can do, but omits the part of it potentially being deadly due to the fact that he's not really ready to face that himself. Rapunzel needs some space. She’s annoyed he was lying for so long and asks what, if anything, was genuine. He insists he has been genuine with her. Their relationship continues but they need some time to talk and work it out… which they do. After an entire night of conversation they agree to be more open with each other.

Then! Secret of the Sundrop time. Eugene is more apprehensive to help in an attack against Varian but knows he's gone too far. Attacking Rapunzel and setting a monster onto Corona were feats he never thought Varian would take and fails to recognize his little brother in this new Varian. He also acknowledges he should have checked on Varian earlier but that’s not an excuse for all this. The battle of Old Corona happens as usual. Varian is even more bitter at how he’s lost his entire family and grabs Eugene instead of Cassandra. Eugene tries to talk to Varian before the quest to the DK but it's hard. He sees how his brother has fallen and how broken and alone he seems.

Varian is bitter and resentful, telling Eugene it’s all his fault and he hopes his happy life was worth it. They have a very tense conversation, Eugene promises he'll come back for Varian when it's over, but Varian did step out of line. Varian pretty much refuses to speak and only addresses Eugene by saying ‘Yes, Your highness’ in a harsh tone. Eugene blames this all on the moonstone… He needs to prevent its destructive nature in anyway possible.

[double-knots-archive]

Heyy, here’s a poll.

Character descriptions under the cut 

Undine - Amphibia - completely self indulgent. amphibia spoilers ahead Basically, What if the core had been given a human body earlier in the time line? What if Andrias fucked fell in love with a human that he ultimately betrayed because I love me some toxic relationships in fiction 

Crystal Vein Humbert - YFM - an old oc who’s source material just made a comeback after 10 years and i kinda wanna revamp her but idk yet 

Adelaide - N/A - From @otomesent, i’d just move her to either the mainblog or put her on a sideblog? IDK but yea she’s gonna be moved 

Hano Kei & Minami Shion  - Diary of a Teenage Youth - two ocs based on that song ‘My R’. & the album as a whole. V trigger fyi. happy ending but like,,, youve been warned 

Nandini - Jungle Book inspired - from @fetchwatertm, havent done shit with her in a while tm 

Ashur - Tangled / tts - used to live in the orphanage w/ lance and eugene, became a thief, and partnered up w/ lance after eugene ditched them. ftm. hot. we love ashur lmao

Dusk - Strange Magic - Dawn & Sunny’s self entitled prick of a kid. Self appointed best friend of Caroline. if i add him its gonna mostly be for the caroline & him interactions.

Chen Nuan - N/A - a mtf girl who’s tweek’s best friend in highschool. she was part of the gang that got him and craig together originally. she has a pet rabbit. she likes rabbits a lot. we like her.

Tozi  - maya & the three - i call her the fraud tm, basically an oc i made for an au idea i had. that’s all u really need to know tbh. idk anyone else that writes in this fandom but dallas so ??? 

Odette Riley - fandomless - tl;dr: Odette is a waitress at a fancy restaurant, and ends up meeting a CEO/Billionaire who’s known to be cold hearted and emotionless, but he basically falls in love with her @ first sight lol

Nekkoya Yuugi - Fandomless / DDLC ish - The blank slate MC of most dating sims turned into a real oc 

Nara Yan- Fandomless / Otome games  - The blank slate MC of most dating sims turned into a real oc 

Saewulf Lyfelde - Original Universe -  The Black King, a dark and demented man who’s basically cursed. He has 2 timelines: the good and the bad

Jakarn - wylde flowers - he/him, witch, can turn into a fox. causes chaos and loves food. hes cute we like him. 

Jaiden Moore - fandomless,delmere - rich boy tm, sorta friends with derek and sterling. referred to as the sug/ar d/addy of his friends lmao 

[everything-laito]

About time I finally finish this; here’s the final part of the Laito and Cordelia analysis saga

Hiya! It’s been a hot minute, hasn’t it? Like I said in the previous parts, I’m just going to be answering Cordelia/Laito questions that I’ve received before the saga came out or during the time I was releasing analysis parts. So without further ado, here’s the last part under the cut!

Here’s the rest of the saga, that I recommend reading in order!

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

This was sent to me in an ask before the Laito/Cordelia analyses began. I knew I was going to touch up on some of this before hand, but the reason why Laito doesn’t have a chance of having DID or the like is because I do believe he was groomed as a child! I gave my argument here, in part I section 2. The grooming process is an attempt to make the child trust and rely on the predator so they believe that they cannot be abused or hurt by them. It’s why Laito was later on so confused by his trauma and feelings towards that situation, because he thought it was good to do those actions with Cordelia. Regardless, I do not believe Laito has DID because like you said, there is a chance that this happens, and also the first time when Cordelia did sexually abuse him (to our knowledge) did not start when he was a child since that was the process of him being groomed. 

I do believe forming repressed memories over traumatic experiences is more common than forming DID or other disorders like it. I’d say Laito suffers more from repressed memories or at least forgotten ones than DID, considering he didn’t suffer from sexual trauma when he was a kid and also he’s still haunted by memories from his nightmares. Sometimes (as we see in the games) he’s surprised by some of the surfaced memories his nightmares bring him, which gives the inclination that those memories were either repressed or he’s just lived for so long he’s simply forgot about some of those details.

(Also, it’s not good to compare types of trauma and abuse, just another thought! It’s personal for everyone, and saying a type of trauma is worse than another invalidates one’s experience with it, not to mention it’s comparing “apples to oranges” as they say)

I think both of these are the same question? Or similar at least? But please correct me if I’m wrong! 

I’m honestly not entirely sure on this one. Cordelia didn’t want to have children in the first place, so I don’t know if she would care. I don’t even know if she really realized that Karlheinz was abusing her in the first place. If she saw it first hand and it kinda struck her to a deep level??? Maybe??? But maybe she would be like “oh that’s normal” considering she justifies her trauma in a way by saying that she loves and hates him (I believe she also said that like Laito??? If I am wrong please call me out for it and I’ll edit this :)). She just has several unhealthy and abusive coping mechanisms. So I don’t know, but I’m leaning towards a “no” since she’s pretty full of herself and doesn’t show to feel empathy for other people aside from Karlheinz in a twisted fashion. 

Hope that makes sense! 

That’s a very very interesting question! I do believe he would have, eventually?? Considering he did want to be the one to kill her since he “loves her so much that he hates her.” We do know from Dark Fate that Karlheinz wanted the triplets to kill her eventually, which is why that abusive household was strung up in the first place through his puppet strings. So I’d say so. Maybe he would have snapped one day and done it. Nonetheless, that’s a very interesting prompt to think about!! If I think of anything more, I will definitely add to this :) 

Karlheinz did know about Laito and Cordelia even before he “found out.” In fact, he wanted something like that to happen in order to create the conditions (somehow) to create a new human race. I think that he might have locked up Laito in order to just make the situation worse and to “show” Cordelia that he still “cares” about her. 

Karlheinz is also an abusive prick too, considering he did all of this on purpose. He’s the true villain of the story, pulling the strings. I definitely recommend playing Laito’s Dark Fate route, it’s absolutely amazing. If you can’t play it, I definitely recommend reading it, however Hirarin’s voice acting is definitely half of the emotion :) 

But basically, Karlheinz never cared about Cordelia, that’s the sad part. He just used her for his eugenics experiment. In Ayato’s More Blood flashbacks in his Maniac Epilogue, Cordelia gets a blue rose from Karlheinz, which means “impossible” or “unattainable.” Ironic, considering blue roses actually do not exist! Well... kind of. The true “blue rose” looks more like a purple color. Blue pigment in nature is very rare in comparison to other pigments. Natural blue roses to not exist, and it has been quite the feat for biotechnologists to make a blue rose, given the meaning of “impossible.” A true blue rose (that has not been dyed or is fake) still does not exist to my knowledge, but I'm assuming the demon world has blue roses haha. However, Ayato knows that blue roses means “impossible,” so he crushes the rose. Cordelia, however, is blissfully ignorant and gets mad at Ayato for crushing it. 

Karlheinz is just a goddamn snake. He just sent a complete double meaning to Cordelia (honestly,,, probably where Laito gets his snakiness) with her unaware of his true meaning. His love is “impossible” and “unattainable” to her. 

And there you have it folks! The end to the saga. Feel free to send me any Laito and Cordelia related asks! I just wanted to compile the ones I had in my inbox just to close it all off and to tie any loose strings too. Thanks for being on this journey with me! More to come soon, as always, I’ve just been wicked busy with school. But thanks for all the support you’ve given me as always :)

also, guess I am immortal considering I don't have tendinitis by the time I finished writing this saga laksdjf

[shimmershae]

My thoughts on Episode 7--Promises Broken

Placed behind a cut for those of you that would rather escape my babbling, lol.  You’re welcome.  

The episode opens with Maggie, Elijah, Father Gabe, and Negan.  

Right away I can’t help feeling disappointed because the emotional core of last episode (Kelly and Connie’s reunion and the aftermath) seems like it’s being ignored and punted further down the road so we can waste another hour getting piece meal progress on the Reaper front, but I’m going to try to push my misgivings away and enjoy this episode for what it is, so.  

“Daryl just told us to go home.”  

And save your hides and keep the rest of the community safe?  I can’t argue that Negan might have an actual point here, lol.  But Maggie sure can.  

Not gonna lie.  When Negan came back with “I think he was being subtle. He said they were armed with lookouts” I had to LOL.  

“We will never be even.”  I mean.  Maggie been frustrating me with her stubbornness in this suicide mission, true.  But she right.  They will never, ever be even.  

“Ya’ll know Blackbeard, too?”  I admit it.  I laughed.  A little.  

Okay.  I don’t know if this bodes well for this episode or not, but the cold opening in this episode?  Was the most underwhelming cold open of this season.  

At least the opening credits still give me that old familiar rush of the heyday of TWD.  

Fake Stephanie and Eugene are on Walker clean up duty.  Hmm.  I think I’m going to refer to Fake Stephanie as Fifi until she gets a real name for brevity’s sake.  

Fifi handles herself surprisingly well with the Walkers.  Is she one of Mercer’s stormtroopers working undercover maybe?  

Somehow I doubt it’s true that our friends can trust “Lance” but whatever, lol.  

I hate to admit it but I’m already kind of bored with this episode.  We’re barely over 6 minutes in.  

I didn’t recognize Princess without her fluffy pink coat!  

Zeke is definitely struggling.  

I do like that these two  have been paired up.  They have taken to each other quickly and already have a good rapport.  There’s something endearing about their scenes together.  

“Never been afraid of hard work.  Kinda anti-friends who die from stubbornness.”  Have I mentioned lately how much I love Princess?  Because I really, really do.  

So it’s been days.  Has it been days that Maggie and Negan and Co. have been outrunning the Reapers?  I’m talking since they left the safe house.  Does that mean that it’s also been days since Kelly and Connie’s reunion?  This timeline is so slow and yet they keep telling us it’s been days and making me think we’ve been missing time.  Like I can’t even.  

You know Carol’s “Pookie is in danger” senses have to be big-time tingling by now if it’s been DAYS.  

Also?  Alden almost certainly has to be dead.  

But I digress.  They obviously don’t want us getting hung up on the apparent time warp between ASZ, Meridian, and the Commonwealth.  It’s like the Bermuda Triangle of the ZA.  

“A person with your pedigree...”  

Okay then.  Commonwealth is full of uppity assholes.  Good to know.  

Yumiko looks classy!  I say that in my best Princess voice, lol.  

Well.  At least they’ve given Daryl Dog back.  Has Dog come to his senses though?  That is the question.  

Daryl sharing a smoke with the enemy to gain some intel.  Or maybe just the keys to food storage.  

So.  Another redshirt (Elijah’s sister’s friend) we don’t know bites the dust.  Meh.  Including that tidbit in the trailer was purposefully misleading, lol.  Not that I want people to die, but still.  

“But the one?  He’s mine.”  Let’s take bets.  Was it Carver Elijah has a beef with because it just seems like it was.  Could also be that his name is the only one I know, lol.  

Where is Maggie sending our hobbled Father G?  

“I kept my mask for practical and sentimental reasons.”  Negan?  You almost had me.  He really can’t help his inherent asshole-ishness can he?  

But seriously.  Yuck at what they about to do because I assume Alpha and Co. at least cured the nasty skins.  

I wish I could say I give a damn that they’re attempting to give Leah some more likeable layers but it’s a cheap cheat so naw.  

There’s that damn river that symbolizes the great divide between Daryl and his love and his family.  At least it’s pretty.  

I’m with Daryl.  Is Pope just looking to cleanse the earth of those he doesn’t feel belong or what?  Wheedle the truth out of her, Daryl.  

“You never needed anyone to make you strong.”  

Think our guy has ever said this to his real girl?  

It’s kinda funny that the Whisperer flunkie is now the herding Whisperer tutor.  

Is that the Reaper’s version of a priest?  Sorry.  I swear.  I’ve been trying to pay attention during their scenes.  But my mind wanders because it feels like Woodbury and the Sanctuary all over again.  The Whisperers at least were elevated by Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Thora Birch, and yes, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.  Like I love Norman Reedus and the character he’s crafted in Daryl but he’s not enough to have me enthralled with Leah and these dudes.  I don’t care if they were all Calendar pinups before the ZA.  

Truly.  A+ casting with Yumiko’s brother.  

Yeah.  Something’s definitely fishy about Tomi’s reluctance to go back to his old life in the Commonwealth, but the desire for a slower, less stressful existence is definitely relatable so I’m not going to hold that part against him at all.  

What did Maggie say after Elijah asked if Negan had changed?  Because I replayed it a handful of times and still don’t know.  

This Lancy Hornsby dude reeks of slimy politician.  

Too much one on one Daryl and Leah in this episode.  Without any kind of chemistry at least these two drag each other and their parts of the episode down.  Leah’s character is a fail for me and it has nothing to do with shipping reasons.  She’s just not believable or authentic to her role as a mercenary.  

“If I could do it all over again, I’d have killed every single one of you.”  Damn.  Well.  He’s being true to himself, I guess.  Unapologetically Negan.  

Again.  I can’t say Negan’s wrong exactly but shit does he deliver some uncomfortable truths.  

Princess’s childlike delight over treats is <3.  

Look at Eugene running toward danger!  OG Eugene would never.  Abe would be so proud.  

Eugene and Fifi actually work pretty good together but it all feels so staged.  I feel sorry for our guy.  

“This guy was being, well, an asshole.”  LMAO @ Josh’s delivery. The asshole definitely deserved that punch and his date deserved to be eaten.  

Real Stephanie is so pretty.  

Aww.  She’s concerned about Eugene.  

Oh shit.  Eugene punched Pamela Milton’s little entitled prick of a son.  This feels like the ASZ Monroes all over again.  Sorry.  I can’t remember their names.  

Poor Eugene.  Have I said that already?  

Is this Lance Hornsby guy the lesser of two evils or...”  

All the chances you’ve gotten, hmm?  Seems to me they’ve been set up for some failure too, though.  

Maggie and Negan leading a herd where?  Meridian?  

That poor woman.  Just wanting her family safe and spared of seeing her meet her maker.  

f

So Leah’s not completely cold.  Okay.  Doesn’t mean she’s able to be saved though.  

At this point, Kang is just  yanking Daryl’s chain and ours in the process.  

Even hidden behind that skin mask, Elijah made me tear up when he saw his sister.  

No previews?  What a copout.  

Not Kang correlating Maggie and Negan to child and coach, lol.  

The narrative they keep pushing about the villains having families and FEELINGS doesn’t change much for me, Angela.  Gracie was the only innocent in that outpost Team Family attacked.  I’m not saying they should have done it but stop trying to make the bad guys sympathetic.  It isn’t earned.  

Interesting how she mentions Gabe is trying so very hard to hold onto faith.  

If Leah’s the frog boiling in that pot?  They better be serving frog legs to the starving community she’s hunting.  Just saying.  

Overall impression of this episode?  

It was boring.  No seriously.  

I wish I could say I liked it better but it was just meh.  I can’t even muster up any words because I just feel blah about it and that’s not a good feeling to have going into the first final (mid?  half?  tri?  I don’t know what to call it) episode of the season.  

Withholding the previews further adds to the doldrums because what is there to actually be excited about here after that episode?  At least try to pique our interest, Angela.  

[the-star-knight]

Tales of A Star

Tales of A Star

Summary: A retelling of the show through Star’s eyes

Chapter 3 - Great Expotations

Word Count: 2,781

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Today was the day of the Great Exposition of Science, which is always interesting to visit, but I never was that fondly interested in.

I saw Rapunzel and Eugene talking to someone, which I assumed was Cassandra.

“Hey, Eugene, Hey Rapunzel, hi Cass—ahh!”

“Oh hey there, Star!” Varian said. I didn’t expect him to be here. But, then again this is an exposition all about science and well, Varian is really into science. 

“Oh, um....” My anxiety started to kick in and thoughts began to swirl in my head again. Is Varian upset with me since our last encounter? Should I still give him more space? Maybe, I should. I better get out of this quickly! Think, Star, think! “Oh, I think I hear my dad calling me! Okay, see you guys later bye!”

I ran off before I could hear anyone say anything. 

I sighed in relief. I really didn’t want to talk to Varian again, Not now, at least. This reminded me of the whole handmaiden situation where I accidentally tore a dress and the handmaiden wasn’t too pleased with fixing it. Since then, the handmaiden refused to talk to me and I’ve just kept my distance. 

I wandered around the exposition. It was nice to distract myself for a moment. I looked around the exposition. People gathered in several different presentations. I approached one of them.

“Hey, Star.”

I turned around and saw Rapunzel and Eugene together. 

“Oh, hey there.”

“Star, what happened back there?” Rapunzel asked.

“Huh? Oh, um, it’s just that I think it’s best for me to stay away from people that don’t like me.” I said. 

“Don’t like you?” Eugene asked. “Who doesn’t like you? Rapunzel and I like you and—oh….”

“Who? Varian?” Rapunzel said. 

“Um, yeah…” I scratched my head nervously. 

“Why wouldn't Varian like you?”

“Well, for starters, the first time we met I kinda attacked him. And the last time I saw him, well, he wasn’t exactly too thrilled to talk to me.”

“Okay,” Eugene said, “So, you two may have not gotten on the right foot, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t like you.”

“Yeah,” Rapunzel agreed. “Plus, I don’t think he doesn’t like you. He seems equally happy to see you.”

“You think so?” I wasn’t really convinced. “I don’t really want another handmaiden incident again.” 

“Yeah! Oh, and I have an idea!” Rapunzel jumped. “Varian said he was going to be presenting his new invention. Why don’t you offer him to help! I’m sure he'll be more than happy to have an extra pair of hands!” “Um...sure! Yeah, I’ll do it!” I said. I wasn’t sure what i was getting myself into but it’s worth a shot.

I went off to look for Varian. The judging doesn’t start for some time so he couldn’t be setting up yet. Maybe he was at the castle? 

Let me tell you something, don’t take away your eyes from the direction you’re walking at, looking away for more than even one second results in me nearly tripping. I looked away for one second and I bumped into Varian. 

“Oh, sorry,” we both said. 

“Oh, um, are you ok?” I asked nervously.

“Yeah, I’m fine!”

I took a deep breath, “So, um, Varian. Rapunzel told me that you were going to present your invention.”

“Yeah, I’m super excited to show everyone my invention.” “And, well, um, I was wondering if I could help you.”

“Oh, um…I, uh, actually already asked Cass to help me with that.”

“Oh,” I knew I shouldn’t have said anything. “Well, um, this is awkward…”

I began to twirl my braid while we stood in an awkward silence until I said, “Well, I better get going now. I have stable duties.” I didn’t have any chores to do in the stables, but at least I can get out of this situation. 

“Oh, ok, see ya.”

I walked away. I felt really dumb after that. I really hope I don’t show my face near him again. That was just too embarrassing.

I walked through the hallway and I saw Rapunzel down the hall. 

She saw me and ran up to me, “Oh, hey, how did it go?” 

I looked down, “Oh, Varian already asked Cassandra for help, so he didn’t need my help.”

“Oh,” Rapunzel frowned.

“I have an idea,” Rapunzel smiled. “Why don’t you come and watch my presentation?” “Wait, you’re presenting too?” I really didn’t expect the princess to present.

“Yeah, it was a last minute thing.”

“Yeah, okay, I’ll be there.” I smiled at her.

Everyone was crowding near the stage. I looked around and decided to sit somewhere a bit away from the stage, I sat on the ledge of a fountain not far from the stage. From there, I could see participants preparing for their presentations. Eugene and Rapunzel saw me and waved at me from afar. I waved back at them. They stood in front of, what I guess, is Rapunzel’s invention.

Rapunzel stepped through the curtains and began her presentation. I was pretty impressed with what Rapunzel was able to make. Although, after the presentation, I don’t think Eugene was exactly thrilled with her invention with his new hair. 

Varian stepped onto the stage next. 

“Behold! The power of alchemy!” He said.

Shorty stepped through the curtains.

Shorty? I thought Cassandra was going to assist him. I scanned around the stage and saw Cassandra standing next to the judge. Oh, she must have been given the task to be his personal guard. Good for her, but I don’t think Shorty is known to be very helpful.

As I continued to watch Varian’s presentation, I could tell he was nervous. And with good reason too. 

Shorty nearly hurt the judge with a knife, luckily Cassandra was there to stop it. 

Now, I don’t really like to judge people by looks, but I had a feeling the judge was a stuck up prick. So, when he had the audacity to disqualify Varian, not because of anything he did, but what his assistant did, that really rubbed me the wrong way. And that’s putting it in the nicest way possible.

The next presentation was pretty much all pizzazz and no real science whatsoever. It was just a floating ball. I was very shocked to witness that thing win over Varian’s invention, where he made a new freaking element! Like, an element, come on! I mean the name of the element could use some work, but still…

Varian walked slowly off the stage and sat on the ledge of the fountain. I’ve never seen him so crestfallen. As much as I knew, this exposition meant the world to him. 

I sighed. I sucked up my pride and slid next to him. 

“Um, you know, I think your invention has a way bigger wow factor than that lady’s invention.”

Varian looked up at me, “Thanks.”

He sighed, “Look, I’m sorry for turning down your offer to help.”

“Why would you be sorry?”

“I know. I just can’t help it. I feel like I’ve let you down.”

“Let me down?” I laughed. “Really? Because, I thought I was the one letting you down...I-I thought you didn’t like me…”

“Didn’t like you? Why would you think that?”

“Well,” I began, “I kinda tackled you in our first interaction and well, after our last interaction, I just got the feeling that you, um, didn’t want to see me again…”

“What? No, no, not all!” Varian shook his head. “Sorry about that, I didn’t mean to come off that way.”

“It’s okay, I just have a harder time reading people. Also, I was just scared that you didn’t like me as a friend.”

Varian blinked and then smiled, “But, you are my friend.”

I smiled.

Those words were exactly what I needed to hear. Varian is my friend. No more thoughts running around in my head about it. This confirms it. Varian is my friend.

I saw Cassandra approaching us through the corner of my eye. 

“Oh, and we need to talk about the name of the element you’ve given it. You aren’t exactly keeping the fact that you like Cass a secret.” I teased.

I slid over and Cassandra sat in between us. Varian’s smile immediately disappeared.

“You should have won,” she said.

I couldn’t agree with her more. He absolutely deserves to win. 

I saw St. Croix approach Varian's invention. He took a look at it and began to inspect it.

"...I think he likes your invention, after all.” Cassandra said. 

"Master St. Croix! No! Don't!" Varian yelled as he ran off. Cassandra and I followed. 

"Back off, boy! I'm a scientist!" St. Croix said as he shoved Varian aside. 

Like I said, a stuck up full of himself prick. 

St. Croix pulled a lever on Varian's invention which built up so much pressure inside of itself, it flew itself off the stage and bounced off the walls.

It nearly hit Varian, but Cass pushed him out of the way. Fortunately, the machine hit St. Croix.

The machine began to form a funnel of clouds and lighting spark out of it, as it tried to suck everything in. 

I ran towards Varian.

"...how do we stop this thing?" Cass asked.

Varian explained the only way to stop it was through a manual lever, then ran off to stop it.

 Cassandra grabbed his arm, “Where do you think you’re going? You’re going to need an assistant.”

Varian smiled and then he looked at me, “No. I’m going to need more than one set of hands. Come on, you two!”

I smiled. 

We ran towards the machine where it floated in mid air, continuing to suck up everything. 

My gem started to glow faintly. I knew I had to transform, “Starlight, star bright, I wish for the power for me to fight,”

With a flash of light, I was in my full armor. 

Varian slowly began to rise off his feet. “Oh no! Cassandra! Star!”

Cassandra grabbed his leg while I grabbed his other leg. We struggled to keep him from flying away. 

I saw my hand begin to glow. A sword appeared in my hand. Good timing. I wedged my sword into the ground and gripped it tightly.

Varian tried to reach for the handbrake but it was too far. Varian needed a way to counteract the wind, which meant Rapunzel’s invention was just the right thing for the job. 

Varian approached closer to the lever as Rapunzel’s machine counteracted the wind. I was slowly starting to lose grip on my sword. “Come on, Varian! I don’t know how much longer I can hold on!”

“I’m almost there!” Varian yelled. “Got it!”

He pulled on the handbrake. For a moment, it felt like time stopped and everything floated in the air. Then, everything landed on the ground.

“We did it!” Rapunzel cheered.

Everyone cheered. 

Cassandra picked up the blue ribbon and gave it to Varian. Varian attached the piece Cassandrium to a necklace and gave it to her. Cassandra apologized to him. 

“Well, I guess I better start cleaning this mess up,” Varian chuckled.

“And I could possibly lend out a hand?” I asked.

“Sure,” he smiled.

 We turned around and began picking up the debris on the ground.

“Hey, Varian, you know what you did back there for Cass? That was really nice of you.” I said. 

“Well, you know anything for a friend,” he said. “Hey you know what? You should come visit me in my lab later. I would really love to have a chance to study your gem.”

“Really? Okay, I’ll head there once we finish cleaning up here.”

We overheard Cassandra and the Captain discussing. Ultimately, Cassandra decided to help us out.

“I got this idea from the black rocks that sprouted in my village,” he said.

“Black rocks?” Cass, Rapunzel and I said at the same time. We looked at each other. This wasn't good.

Later, we gathered around the black rocks 

As Rapunzel approached the rocks, her hair began to glow. 

"Fascinating," Varian said in amazement. "The rocks are having a reaction towards you…"

"Shh, we have to keep this a secret," Rapunzel hushed him. "My father has forbidden me to talk about this stuff."

Now, I see why Rapunzel was on edge about talking about it to my parents. If my parents found out about my magical necklace they might tell the King and I don't want Rapunzel to get in trouble. 

 "Promise me, you'll keep this a secret. Can I trust you Varian?" Rapunzel asked. 

"You can trust me, Princess," Varian reassured.

"Hey does your necklace glow that brightly usually?" Varian aaked.

I looked down at my necklace and saw it was glowing brighter than usual. "No, not really. Why is it doing that?"

Varian pondered for a moment, "Hm…there is a possibility that your necklace can be tied to this magic."

"Star, didn’t you say that you found that gem the same place where I touched the black rocks?" Rapunzel asked frantically.

I nodded, "You don't think that…"

"Yeah, you could possibly be tied to all of this," Varian said.

"Oh, well that's...just great." I wasn’t sure how to react to that. This all is just happening so fast and how the heck did i get myself into this? 

"How does that even happen?" I asked Varian.

Varian shrugged, "Who knows, but if you come with me to my lab maybe we'll get some answers."

"You want me to go to your lab?"

"Yeah, the sooner the better. Come on!" Varian grabbed my arm and we headed towards his lab.

"Okay," Varian said as put on his goggles. “Why don’t you go ahead and transform?”

“Oh...I... “ I wasn’t sure to tell Varian that I did not exactly know how to transform quite yet. "So...about that. I can't exactly transform on command."

"You can't?" Varian blinked.

I shook my head.

"Oh well, just try and we'll see."

I sighed, "Alright." 

I stepped back and closed my eyes, "Star light, star bright. I wish for the power for me to fight."

Nothing.

I opened an eye and saw Varian with a disappointing look on his face. 

"Sorry," I said.

"It's fine. I've already seen you transform twice so it's not like i don't believe you." He laughed and snorted a bit.

I chuckled.

Varian walked up to me.

"May I?" he asked.

"What?" I said frantically.

"Your necklace."

"Oh! Yes of course." I gave him my necklace.

"Thank you."

He put the necklace under magnifying glass.

I looked around his lab. I was pretty surprised that much wasn't missing after his home was completely destroyed after the last time I was here. 

"Hm, fascinating. I've never seen anything like this,” Varian said as he looked through his magnifying glass. “This looks like light is coming out of the gem rather than reflecting it.”

I took a peek in his magnifying glass. 

I always knew that this gem was different, but I always felt dumb for trying to point it out, as if I was thinking something that simply just couldn’t be. Now that I know that there is something more with this gem, I’m a bit afraid of what it could be.

“Since your gem glows around Rapunzel and the black rocks, do you think it has similar properties as the princess’s hair or the rock?”

Makes sense to me. “Uh, yeah. Might as well could be.”

“Here,” he gave me back necklace. "Try singing the healing incantation, maybe it'll do something."

"Um, okay," I felt hesitant to do so. For one, I feel embarrassed trying to sing, because I can’t sing. For another, I doubt whatever the gem is has some sort of healing ability. 

I sighed and gave in. 

It wasn’t as bad as I thought, but nothing happened. 

“Okay, so that one more thing we can cross off the list,” Varian said. 

I looked out the window. I noticed that it was beginning to get dark outside. 

“Uh, Varian, I think I should go home. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.” I felt bad that I couldn’t help out Varian more. I also felt disappointed in myself. Maybe if I were able to transform, then we would’ve gotten more answers. I would be lying if I said I didn't want to know more about the gem. 

“It’s fine. There’s a lot of times in science where things don’t go exactly the way you wanted to. Trust me, I know first hand,” Varian laughed.

“Anyways, thanks for trying to help.”

“Anytime. You can come by anytime.”

“Yeah, alright. I’ll see you around Varian.”

I smiled and left.

[marvelmymarvel]

Old Memories, Same Crush

Part 2/3

George Luz x Medic!Reader

Synopsis: You knew George Luz from Rhode Island where you both went to high school. You had a major crush on him, but being the nerd and him being the class clown made it seem impossible. You got over your crush once you joined the Airborne, but then you run into him again. Something blooms.

Warning: Sexual Harassment. Slight PTSD? My brother has it from the war so I’m familiar with it and its symptoms, but if you feel like its wrong please let me know. Her PTSD is more like bullying/harassment. If that makes you uncomfortable than I apologize. If you wish to read and this bothers you because of past experiences, please remember this: You are worthy and you did not deserve that harassment, there was no reason for it and no matter what people around you may think, you are the victim. Please speak up and never go silent. You’re worth more than silence. 

IMPORTANT A/N (PLEASE READ FIRST): Some characters will be portrayed as worse than they were in real life, these versions are not supposed to match the real-life people in the show so PLEASE imagine them as different people. I mean no disrespect.

Story 1: Old Memories, Same Crush (1, 2, 3)

Story 2: Tomorrow Is Another Day (1, 2, 3)

Story 3: TBD

September 5th, 1943; Train to Brooklyn Naval Shipyard: 20 Years Old

The train rumbled and you leaned your head against Eugene's shoulder as Nixon passed by, going straight to Winters. “I hope our friendship gets to be that strong Genie” you cooed out as you turned and nuzzled into his warm neck. 

This was you.

Cuddly, warm, happy, and you... You didn't like the ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ show that you put on for the men. After all, it made you feel worthless and easy, two things you were certainly not. Eugene stuck by you, but George didn't.

Your eyes traveled to a seat adjacent from you both to the brunette who silently read a book. You watched him as his eyes traveled across the page, his brain taking him to another world as he read about dragons and knights. He wished to be a knight, but he didn't know that he was your knight in shining armor. Sighing you looked back up at Eugene who looked at you knowingly before nodding over to the man, encouraging you to man up and talk to him. “No” you stated firmly before sitting up straight and crossing your arms like a child. “If you don't go Y/n I will drag you there” his normally sweet cajun accent threatened you causing your face to go pale. You knew not to mess with him, but you also knew you couldn't face George again. “Y/n” he growled lowly in your ear, causing your cheeks to heat up knowing there was no way out of this. “One”

“No” you whispered out shakily as you looked at Eugene in fear.

“Two”

“Genie please” you begged as you braced yourself.

“Three” his arms looped around your waist as he pulled you up with him before hauling you over and into the empty seat next to George. Your eyes went wide at your best friend but he turned around and laid down both seats so you couldn't return...

Bastard.

Turning back, your face was close to George’s making you inhale sharply and pull back. “Sorry” you muttered out sheepishly as you rubbed your bright red neck. The last time he had talked to you was in the bar when you and Babe made out. He had seen you at your worst and you didn't blame him for hating it, you hated it too. But when you tried to talk to him he would run out or ignore you. You didn't really know why he was so upset, but you didn't care.

“You’re sitting next to me now?? I thought Babe’s seat was open for you... Or any other man for that matter” he muttered out before turning his attention back to his book. Your heart shattered and you recoiled back into yourself, feeling ashamed for your behavior. George expected a witty comeback or a simple ‘Fuck you’, but neither came. He looked up from his book and saw you staring at your hands. Your face was blank but your eyes screamed sadness. “I’m sorry Y/n” he whispered out as he closed his book “I shouldn't have-” but your sniffle cut him off, “Save it... I know I’m nothing but a whore to you” you whimpered out before standing up and swiftly moving to the back of the train where Malarkey was. Eugene had moved his legs and looked at you softly but you just walked past him, not in the mood for these stupid games. Eugene’s eyes trailed to George who looked back at him in despair. Eugene stood and menacingly hovered over George who was still sitting. “I’m gonna talk... And you’re gonna listen... Is that understood?” Eugene snarled out as his fingers gripped the back of the seats. George nodded sheepishly before Eugene plopped down angrily. If George wouldn’t listen to you.

He’d have to listen to the Cajun.

September 6th, 1943; Brooklyn Naval Shipyard: 20 Years Old

You were walking through the ship, looking for an open bed by Easy Company when a hand grabbed you and pulled you to sit down. You let out a yelp but two strong arms caught you, allowing your body to make a soft landing on the bed and the person. “Hi babe, we can share a bed” the strange man purred out as he bopped your nose with his dirty finger. The men around him, who you soon realized where from Dog company, laughed and catcalled the man as he grabbed your butt roughly. “Ugh” you groaned out disgustedly as you tried to push from him but he only grabbed harder. “Come on baby, you gotta help a man out, I haven't seen tits in 2 years.” He joked out as he grabbed the top of your shirt, trying to rip it open with his one hand. “LET ME GO YOU PRICK” you screamed out as you pushed with both hands against his chest but it was no use. At this point, some of the men in Easy a couple rows down heard the commotion causing them to stir as no one touched their girl.

A strong arm wrapped around you and hauled you off the man. Just from the tight hold and the scent of the man, you knew who it was. “Hey, why don't you get your nasty paws off her before I slam a fist down your throat” Don snarled out as he held you tightly to his side, fearful that you were gonna vanish if not. Your cheeks heated up as some of Dog company laughed at the fact that part of your shirt was open. You ducked your reddened face and began to button up the shirt before hiding your face in Don’s shoulder. “Sorry man didn't think she was yours” the man joked as he reached out to pinch your cheek. Don slapped his hand away before pushing you towards some Easy men who had come as backup. The force of the shove caused you to go flying as you tripped on a pair of shoes. Lieb caught you and helped you straighten up as he smoothed your hair down and pushed you towards the safety of the Easy men area. Like an assembly line, you were passed from one man to another as they wanted to help Don beat up the man that harassed you. 

You were finally placed on a bed beside Muck as you heard the fight begin breaking up thanks to the Lieutenants. Don came back with a bloody nose and you scrambled up to asses him as he looked at you with a big smile. You shoved him down on the bed you were just sitting on and lifted his chin to examine the broken bones, “You didn't have to fight him Don” you muttered out as you opened your bag, searching for something to help set it in place. Raising your head back up he was suddenly closer to you. Muck had left and the men went back to their respective bunks, all feeling proud that they beat the twerp to a pulp. “No one touches you” he whispered out as his finger ran down your face, his knuckles were bloody but you knew it wasn't his. You gulped as your heart skipped a beat but you nodded and grabbed his chin to help his nose. What he did for you as a friend meant so much... But it felt more than as a friend.

And you kinda liked it.

May 18th, 1943; Aldbourne, England: 20 Years Old

Sobel came storming into the barracks, screaming for everyone to get ready for PT, everyone except for you. “Y/n!” he screamed out, causing you to freeze up in fear. Flashbacks of your past experiences with bullying have taught you to just take it, take the harassment and pray that it's over soon. Now that you were in the Airborne, you had to learn to stand up for yourself yet you always found out that it was easier said than done. “Yes sir” you stated firmly as you turned on your heels and straightened up in front of him, the fear was hidden well. Something you learned in training.

He stayed silent as the door closed, leaving you two alone in the quiet barrack. You didn't think anything of it until Sobel came to you in two long strides, making you stumble back into the wall behind you. The shock was written on your face as he grabbed your braid before inhaling it deeply through his nose. Goosebumps raised along your arms and you froze, not sure what to do in this situation. “I’ve seen you eyeing me Private... Did you really think I wouldn’t notice your wants?” he purred in your ear as his lips traveled to your neck before kissing it softly. Your breathing had stopped altogether at this point and you were sure he would get the hint.

But he didn't.

His hands traveled down your sides before resting on your hips as his lips attacked your throat. “Please stop” you finally mustered out as his hands gripped your hips tightly before he ripped them up towards his. “I know you want this Private... Wanted it for a very long time” he muttered out as he pulled his head up to lean against yours. You cringed back a little, hoping to put some distance, any distance, between you two. You shook your head violently as tears fell, “No, Captain, I-I never wanted this” you whimpered out but he just shushed you by slamming his lips against yours. His hands traveled up under your jacket and you just stood there, eyes wide open as he felt you up. After seconds of this, your fight or flight finally kicked in. Shoving your knee up, they slammed into his groin causing him to groan and stumble back. You grabbed his face before slamming the knee into it, knocking him out fully. 

You stood there looking down at him shakily as tears flowed from your eyes. You had to tell someone, Sobel had always made passes at you, but never this. Your feet carried you to the one person you knew you could trust.

The Colonel.

“Did he hurt you?” The Sink started right after you got done crying. The poor secretaries had to scramble to find you more tissues, considering you couldn't stop crying from the fear. Your eyes lifted to him, silently pleading with him to believe you. “He didn't get the chance Colonel” you whimpered out as a hiccup escaped your throat. The secretary flew in with some more tissues and you thanked him with a weak smile before he flew out again. “I’m proud of you Y/n...” he stated before nodding his head as he grabbed his cigar and stood up fully. The chair that you sat in felt welcoming and for once, you felt safe. You didn't know if that was thanks to the Colonel being nothing but a father to you, or that he was listening and obviously cared about the situation. But you were wrong. He didn't just care about the situation.

He cared about you as well.

Ever since he got word of the incident on the ship to England, he kept a close eye on you, praying that nothing else would harm you. You signed up for war. Not harassment and he was very disappointed in his men. Which is why the man who harassed you on the boat was sent back to America, and why he was going to do his next couple of actions. He squatted down in front of you before grabbing your trembling hand in his large, old ones. The wrinkles and warmth made you feel at home and his soft face made you calm down almost immediately. You weren't sure if he would take you seriously, but you reminded him so much of his own daughters that were safe at home. 

“I’ll take care of him Y/n... You will not have to worry about him anymore and if anything like this happens again, you promise you will come to me? I will not tolerate harassment...” he trailed off as he rubbed a loving circle on the back of your hand. You nodded as you fought back tears once more, thankfully the tears were happy instead of fear. “Now I want you to go find Winters or Nixon and stick by one of them... By morning Sobel will be gone, but I need you to be safe until then... Understood?” he continued and you nodded once more. He stood up and helped you stand as well. He grabbed your shoulder and gave it a tight squeeze.

“You’re strong... Don't let some idiotic man change that” he stated finally before motioning to the man at the door who then opened it for you. “Go with her and place her with Nixon or Winters and make sure they know she is not to leave their sights... Then go find Sobel and bring him here...” Sink instructed as the secretary grabbed you softly around the arm. “Yes sir” he started before he turned back to you and encouraged you to come with him. You didn't know what Sink was going to do to Sobel.

But you didn't care.

You and the secretary found Nixon who was going over plans in his office. Knocking on the door, you could see Nixon pouring a glass of whiskey before he called out for you two to come in. His eyes flicked up and he set his whiskey down swiftly the second he saw your bloodshot eyes. “My God... What the hell happened to you? Are you hurt? Who hurt you??” Nix muttered out as he rounded the desk and cupped your cheeks in his hands, observing you for any wounds or bruises that could answer his question. The secretary cleared his throat, causing Nix to stop and look at him as he motioned with his head to the hallway. Nixon nodded before wrapping an arm around you and guiding you to a seat “Alright sweets, I’m gonna be right back but you just stay right here alright? I’ll be right outside if you need me” he whispered before squeezing your shoulder as you sat down. The door closed behind you softly, signaling that they were both out in the hallway and that Nix was about to hear the story for hopefully the last time. 

You just wanted it to be over. 

‘Soon’ you reminded yourself. Soon you’d be free from that man.

May 19th, 1943; Aldbourne, England: 20 Years Old

You watched Sobel leave from where you and Nix sat on the grass. Having to spend the day with the grumpy Lieutenant was actually quite enjoyable. Not only did he make you feel safe, but he made you feel okay. He took a drag of his cigarette as he watched Sobel intently while your attention was fully on the Lieutenant beside you. His lips wrapped around the cigarette and your mouth began to water, you didn't know if it was the cigarette or his lips that made you hungry.

But you wanted to find out.

Reaching up, you grabbed the cigarette from his pink lips. “Hey princess that's mine” he grumbled but didn't make a move to stop you as you took a drag from it. Smoke filled your lungs as you laid back onto the grass, an airy giggle rising up and out of your throat as you looked at the white puffy clouds above you. Letting the smoke come out, you turned your head to look at Lew who was smiling softly down at you. You should be sad and scared still, but he made you feel so safe. Sure he could be hard to get along with, but through this whole thing, he was nothing but kind and understanding. Your eyes looked at his lips while his eyes stayed strictly on yours. He didn't want you to feel like a piece of meat, something a man could take without asking. You were more than that. 

He wondered if he could show you that. 

“You know you’re a special girl right?” he whispered out as he grabbed the cigarette from your lips, letting his fingers brush against the skin of your face made your body ignite. “I’ve been told” you stated simply as you sat back up, watching him take a drag from the now red-stained cigarette. “Are you wearing lipstick??” He grumbled out as he pulled it back and exhaled the smoke. You cackled at his bright red lips before shoving him and grabbing it again. “Guess its mine” you whispered out playfully as you stood up and began sprinting away from him.

He chased after your giggling form but his face froze as he noticed where you were running. “Y/N!” he screamed out but you just giggled and turned back to face where you were going. You inhaled sharply as your body collided with Sobel’s, causing you two to slam onto the ground. The cigarette flew across the gravel and your courage went with it. You scrambled to your feet and your heart began to beat faster at the glare he shot you, “You better watch yourself...” he snarled out before standing up and straightening his hat that was knocked partially off of his head from the impact.

“She won't have to” You heard a deep voice call out from behind you as you were grabbed by the wrist and pulled behind the person. You expected Lew, but turning you saw that he was stopped in his tracks, not expecting this side of...

“Lieutenant Winters” you started as you grabbed his arm softly but you saw his head shake, signaling for you to be silent. “You will not harm anyone in my company again... Seeing you leave is a relief, not only for me but for my company. Have a great rest of your life” Dick snarled out before saluting him and turning towards you, grabbing your bicep he pulled you back over to Lew who was in total shock of the situation. He had never seen his best friend lose his cool before, but when it came down to you and your safety, any saint lost their cool. “You were supposed to keep watch of her Lew” Dick snarled out as he let you go. There wasn't a word for how upset he was at the whole situation so you being that close to Sobel made the anger 10x worse. “It was my fault Lieutenant... I ran away from him, please do not blame him” you pleaded as you grabbed Dicks arm once again before stepping in between the men as a sort of shield. You had grown to like Lew...

But he didn't hold your heart like another did. 

Granted, the two men you were in between both took your breath away. They were both gorgeous, tall, and protective... But they were missing something. Your eyes landed on someone across the way and you looked back at Winters, “May I be excused, sir? Sobel is gone and I wish to speak to someone...” you muttered out before stepping back and giving you space from the two men. You were foolish, trying to fall for these two men when you knew only one had your heart.

And it was neither of them.

It wasn't Malarkey who saved you from Dog company, it wasn't Liebgott who caught you before you fell, it wasn’t Muck who made you feel safe, it wasn't Nixon who made sure you slept soundly beside him and it wasn’t Winters who protected you from an upset Sobel.

It was Luz. George Luz.

“Permission granted Private. You know where to find me or Nixon if something comes up... Please be safe” Winters muttered out before squeezing your bicep and pushing you away from the two men who were about to argue it out like children. You weren’t going to stay for it though, you thought as your strides got longer and faster as you ran towards the one person who was on your mind. The one you loved.

The only one you loved. 

“Luz” you exclaimed out breathlessly as you grabbed his wrist, causing him to stop in the group of men who now looked at you both expectantly. Eugene gave you a smile when you looked at him, encouraging you to finally do this. Looking back at the brunette, you took a deep breath.

“I lied...” you whispered out before looking around at the other men who hadn’t gotten the hint that you two needed privacy. Luz looked at you blankly, he had heard what had happened to you and he was trying very hard not to punch somebody. You looked back at him before shaking your head and lurching forward. Cupping his cheeks in your hands, you slammed your lips against his. The men got the hint and swiftly moved away from the situation as Luz grabbed you firmly by the waist. Kissing you harder, he felt the anger melt away, finally understanding everything...

Or so he thought.

Pulling back you rested your head against his, building up the new courage to tell him the truth once and for all. 

“I’m her... I’m Y/n”

And just like that, he was lost again. 

End A/N: The final part will be posted tonight as well as Mama and Her Babies

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[takeiteasypeasybaby]

Save Me: Chapter 4 - Rumours and Truths

~Hey guys! This is Chapter 4 of ‘Save Me’. This is Molly’s first encounter with the Saviours where she meets a strange man. Hope you guys like it! Make sure to follow my page for chapter updates every Wednesday and Sunday! Thank you ❤️ ~

Molly couldn't rest until she found out more about the Saviours, or better still killed one. Who knows how many there would be but each one was a step closer to 'Negan'.

As much as we didn't want to admit it, we were crumbling.

Rosita and Abraham broke up because Abraham wanted to be with Sasha.

Tara would be gone for two weeks with Heath on a supply run.

Rick and Carl were at loggerheads over the Negan situation.

Maggie was worried about her baby as Dr Carson was at Hilltop and of course, the Saviour problem.

Luckily, Daryl and I were both in agreement and we couldn't rest until we found out more about these infamous 'Saviours'.

After Rick called a meeting in Gabriel's church at Alexandria, he said we would have to kill every last one of them.

Of course Morgan opposed this and warned me against going after them but everyone else wanted this.

But I couldn't wait so Daryl, Rosita and I went to scout the area to see if we could find anything.

Abraham and Eugene were already out of the compound trying to find any trace of them.

Just as we were leaving, Denise asked if she could come along which I knew would be good for both of us with Tara gone.

So, we set off on the road.

Rosita was quiet in the car but she didn't like to share her problems and I knew I would have to get her alone to get her to talk.

Daryl, I think was just happy to get outside the compound and feel like we were actually attacking the Saviours.

I was lost in my thoughts until we came across a fallen tree and Rosita told Daryl to stop driving.

We halted the car and slowly stepped out.

Denise wanted to wait in the car while we checked it out and besides we were more ready for combat.

Daryl moved some of the branches while Rosita and I killed the walkers trapped underneath.

The way that Rosita was swinging her machete made me a little worried about her so I told her she should watch Denise back at the car while I took care of it.

She sighed but agreed.

I could tell that Rosita was tense but I didn't realise how much until she started arguing with Denise.

Once we cleared the tree, we were back on the road and found a little building that resembled an old supermarket.

Of course we thought that it would be completely looted and full of walkers but it would be good for all of us to relieve some pent up anger by killing them.

Denise was happy about this because she wanted that orange soda that Tara liked as a present for when she got back, so I killed the walkers in front of us while she looked for it.

Daryl and Rosita carried on foot down the grassy path and over onto some old train tracks, not wanting to risk it just for soda.

But, Daryl couldn't leave Rosita by herself so he went with her even though he didn't agree with her, because he now knew what it meant to her.

It didn't take too long to find the soda with most of the shelves being cleared but it gave us time to talk about Tara and share stories of her.

It was nice to bond with Denise and I think it was comforting for both of us to have someone to talk to who was close to Tara, while she was gone.

Finally we met up with Rosita and Daryl on the train tracks and once Denise showed that she was happy and in love, Rosita lost it.

'I honestly think Tara and I will be together forever' Denise said happily as I smiled at her.

'Are you seriously that stupid?!' Rosita argued.

'What?' Denise uttered.

Rosita repeated herself while Daryl and I looked at her as if to say what the hell are you talking about.

'Rosita leave her alone' I said warningly.

'I'm serious are you? You think that you'll live forever, if you think that way you'll die and you'll drag Tara down with you'.

'That's enough' Daryl said pushing Rosita back away from Denise.

'Are you?' Denise said, standing now more confidently.

'Excuse me?' Rosita retorted, folding her arms angrily.

Denise stood her ground and said, 'I mean it are you? Do you have any clue what that was to me, what this whole thing is to me? You see I have training in this shit, I'm valuable, I'm not making it up as I go along with the stitches and the surgery. I know that to you, it's just soda but for me this was about proving that I'm more than just a doctor to be kept alive for others. That I could finally do something for myself'.

Denise turned to Daryl and said 'I wanted to come along because you would be there and you remind me of my brother, and sometimes you actually make me feel safe'.

Looking at Rosita, Denise said now much more calmly 'I wanted you here because you're alone, probably for the first time in your life and because you're stronger than you think you are which gives me hope that maybe I can be too'.

Denise looked at me now and said, 'and Molly, I wanted to come with you today because we need each other more than we know and not having Tara here hurts both of us'.

I looked down at the gravel and then silently nodded with a slight smile.

'I could have gone with Tara, I could have to told her that I loved her but I didn't because I was afraid, that's what's stupid' Denise said smiling in frustration.

'Not coming out here, not facing my shit and it makes me sick that you guys aren't even trying because you're strong and you're smart and you're really good people and if you don't wake u-'.

An arrow suddenly shot straight through Denise's left eye.

Our eyes widened as the realisation hit.

'NO!!' I cried.

Denise slurred as she collapsed in Daryl's arms 'and face your-', she was silent now.

Rosita and I aimed our guns towards the woods where the arrow came from.

Daryl lay Denise down and joined us.

All of a sudden about a dozen men came out from the woods with their guns aimed at us, then came a man holding Eugene and making him kneel down.

I glanced over at Daryl who seemed to lower his gun, I thought that he must have recognised the blonde haired man.

He looked like he'd been through some shit because half of his face was burnt off.

Looking around amongst the heavy set men, the fact that Abraham wasn't there made my breath quicken, I couldn't help but think, what if they killed him?

The burnt man now focussed on Daryl, 'well you got something to say to me?, gonna clear the air, step up on the high horse, no? Well, I know you don't talk much'.

He ushered his men forward to take our weapons.

This must have been the guy Daryl said he tried to help not too long ago.

'Still getting the hang of her, kicks like a bitch', he said while holding Daryl's crossbow.

'I should've done it' Daryl said, 'what's that? Seriously I didn't catch what you said' the man said leaning in mockingly.

'I should've killed you' Daryl said angrily.

'Yeah you probably should have, but here we are. Kinda begs the question right? Who brought this on who? I mean, I get that you'll just have to take my word for this but she wasn't even the one I was aiming for' the man said smiling.

Daryl lunged for the strange man but when the other guys aimed their guns higher at us, I held him back.

'Like I said, kicks like a bitch but it's nothing personal' the man continued.

'Look, this isn't how we like to start new business arrangements but well you pricks kinda set the tone didn't you?' the blonde haired man said sternly.

He must have been talking about the guys I blew up.

The man looked over at Rosita and I, both looking like we would kill him.

Rosita lunged at him, 'Rosita don't' I whispered holding her back.

'What a pretty name, Rositaaa' he exaggerated.

'What do you want?' I asked scowling at him.

'I'm sorry darlin I didn't catch your name?, I'm D or Dwight, you can call me either'.

I looked at him for a while, not willing to answer to the man that just killed my friend.

'So, what's your name?, knowing that he wouldn't give up I said, 'it's Molly, what do you want?'.

He walked closer towards me and said sinisterly 'well Molly, it's not what I want, it's what you, Rosita and Daryl are going to do'.

'You see, you're gonna let us into your little complex, it looks like it's just beautiful in there, and then you're gonna let us take whatever and whoever we want'.

Fuck. These were definitely Saviours.

When Dwight said 'whoever' he glanced over to Rosita and I.

We both gave a look that said not gonna fucking happen.

Dwight seeing this said 'or we'll blow Eugene's brains out, then yours' he said looking at both of us, 'then his' as his gaze landed on Daryl.

'I hope it doesn't come to that, really, nobody else has to die' he said sighing.

'Just try and start with one, y'know, maximum impact to get our point across.

‘So what's it gonna be, you tell me?' Dwight asked.

Eugene breathing heavily, shaking like a leaf, said 'you wanna kill someone, you start with our companion hiding over there behind the oil barrels'.

Dwight looked round to the oil barrels as we saw a figure shift out of view. It must have been Abraham.

'He's a first class A-hole and he deserves it so much more than us four' Eugene spoke hastily.

I looked at Eugene questioningly as if to ask him what the hell he was doing.

With everyone's eyes on the oil barrels, Eugene breathing more heavily than before, suddenly bit onto Dwight's crotch.

'Agh!' Dwight screamed in pain.

Abraham came out from the oil barrels and shot down some of the Saviours.

Daryl spun round and slit one of their throats while Rosita and I grabbed our guns and mowed down the rest.

The sound of gunfire drew out the walkers from the wooded area and they made their way toward us.

Dwight managed to pry Eugene off his dick and tried to shoot Eugene but focussed on the walkers surrounding him instead.

Dwight yelled amidst the smoke and walkers, 'FALL BACK!'.

There were only a few men left but they fell back into the woods while we continued firing on them.

Dwight attempted to shoot Daryl but thankfully missed before running away.

Once they ran, I looked over at Denise lying there on the tracks.

The strength in my legs left me as I collapsed over her body.

Rosita came over towards us kneeling by me.

Eugene had been hurt, a bullet wound to the abdomen.

Daryl wanted to immediately go after them, when Rosita yelled 'Daryl stop!' and Daryl froze turning around to see us by Denise and Eugene.

Tears rolled down my face thinking of Tara and how I would tell her.

Daryl came back over and wrapped his arms around my back while Rosita put pressure on Eugene's wound until it was time we left as more walkers would be here soon.

Abraham and Daryl lifted Eugene into our car and Rosita and I lifted Denise's body so she could be buried at home.

That journey home was full of sorrow, Eugene was strong and the wound was neat so we knew he would be okay with rest, but losing Denise hit all of us hard, especially me.

If this is what the Saviours we're capable of, we needed a stronger plan to eliminate them all.

They were monsters.

[thewalking-negan]

Season 10, Epsiode 15 ♡

i can’t believe it’s already the finale! well for the foreseeable future at least! i’m sad but also excited for the future and the last epsiode and season 11!! ❤️ thank you for the support as always! i love you all and to @nrdixon for the inspiration 👏🏼

⚠️ Spoiler Warning!! ⚠️

- princess!

- she hasn’t seen people in over a year

- yumiko! don’t be mean to her!

- ezekiel! i love you so much

- those walkers were her decorations! it makes so much sense

- i wanna be her friend

- “queen makes me sound old and pretentious”

- AHHH HE ALMSOT SAID KING IM DEAD

- PLEASE DYE EZEKIEL’S DREADS

- shit that was cool

- hold the horses you idiots

- princess is great man, don’t shit on her

- “princess is a few bananas few of a bunch” PHAHAHAHA

- i’m howling

- i love her so much

- she gave her massive gun to eugene

- HEY GET OUT OF ALEXANDRIA PRICK

- KELLY IS TEACHING GABRIEL SIGN LANGUAGE

- daryl is talking to michonne about the “old gang”

- oh shit

- THE PHANTOM OF ALPHA IS HERE

- ALDEN!

- NOBODY BETTER GET GABRIEL’S DEATH

- lydia has a pet cat

- i’ve never been abused so i don’t know what lydia is going through but i actually love her

- uncle negan

- i love him

- STAY IN THE HOUSE JUDITH I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD

- JUST LIKE CARL!

- “smells like cat pee” AHAHAHAHA

- daryl must see so much of carl in judith

- beta got triggered so quick

- poor lady almost died, she shit herself

- “please watch your step 😁👍🏼”

- THAT POOR HORSE

- NO

- THATS WHY SHE WAS COUNTING IDIOTS

- yumiko stop you are really pissing me off

- OH SHIT

- she’s not dead, she’s just filming a marvel movie. don’t worry she’ll be back

- kelly is wayyy too forgiving. if someone put my brothers or sister at risk i wouldn’t be forgiving

- kelly is so so so brave

- carol is brave but she did mess up this time

- DOG!

- uncle negan is great

- “i’m avoiding you”

- god he’s so hot. i can’t deal

- i didn’t hear what she said but dog follows her everywhere

- holy shit, those explosions are sick

- princess = 😁👍🏼

- daryl teaching judith to hunt 🥺

- yumiko put that arrow down

- i’m sobbing now

- princess don’t worry i love you

- eugene you lied about the cure, not about knowing the fastest route

- i kinda feel bad for this woman

- “i wanna walk, after” why would you want to become a walker? crazy lady

- judith is struggling to see this many bodies in this war

- ok so beta is crazy and lost his mind

- YOU IDIOTS! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!

- TWATS! STUPID IDIOTS!

- lydia you shouldn’t punch negan because he’s too pretty

- cassidy is amazing

- negan hug her please

- thank you

- omg negan crying has me and my mum crying

- “he’s quite sweet isn’t he?” my mum about negan while we both cry over that scene

- BIKES! FFS

- omg yes! princess has joined the group!

- judith shouldn’t be here

- judith please tell daryl about rick and your mum

- that was a beautiful scene

- wtf

- NO

- NO

- NO

- YOU CANT DO THAT

- YOU CANT LEAVE US WITH THAT CLIFFHANGER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE

[daryls-dixon-antoni]

Chapter 41.) The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

"Rick sent me to get you. He wants your opinion. Wants Dwight to help us. Dwight says it's why he's here."

I glance up at Daryl, "Do you believe him?"

"He ain't lyin'... Least don't think he is."

"Okay... take me to Rick."

"He thinks it's best you be holdin' Hope when Dwight walks past to get in his truck."

I roll my eyes, but make my way to grab my daughter.

"We just started it;" Rick tell me. "The whole thing."

"What if he's lying?" I ask.

"If he's lyin', I'm gonna kill him real slow." Daryl explains. "When this is done, I don't give a damn if he's sorry. I will kill that son of a bitch."

"If he's lying, this is already over." Rick corrects, then walks away.

"You'll be staying here?" Daryl asks.

"Do you want me to?" I ask, softly.

"I want Hope here. And Mason."

"Mason wants to fight... I don't want to stop him."

"If he dies-"

I cut him off, "Carl's fighting, Rick said he'd keep an eye out for him-"

"You want me to be a dad to him? He stays."

I can't help my small smile, "Okay. He can stay, but your breaking the news to him."

"Alright. As long as he's safe."

"If he stays, can I come?"

He hesitates, "Your asking my permission?"

I shake my head, "More like... your opinion."

"I want you to stay... but know that's not who you are." I smile.

We hear the turkey calls letting us know it's go time.

Rick looks down from his perch on a vehicle, "Rosita. Get into position. I'll signal you. And the wall's gonna hold?"

"It'll hold." Rosita agrees.

As a car approaches we all hear Eugene's voice, "All points are covered. Every contingency is already met. I come armed with two barrels of the truth. A test is upon you, and I'm giving out the cheat sheet." The vehicle stops and the speaker with which Eugene is speaking through stops so it's only Eugenes voice, "H-Hello. I come salved with the hope that it is my dropped knowledge that you heed. Options are zero to none. Compliance and fealty are your only escape. Bottom-lining it; you may thrive, or you may die. I sincerely wish for the former. For everyone's sake. The jig is up and in full effect. Will you comply, Rick?"

"Where's Negan?" Rick responds after a few moments pause.

"I'm Negan."

Daryl and I exchange looks and I mouth, "I love you." He nods, it's go time, we brace ourselves for the explosion.... that doesn't come.

Instead the clicks of weapons surround us and the dumpster people have us all at gunpoint.

One of them let in Negan and his men, we've been double crossed.

"You ever hear the one about the stupid little prick named Rick; who thought he knew shit but didn't know shit and got everyone he that gave a shit about killed?" Megan asks, "It's about you. You're all gonna wanna put your guns down now."

"No one drops anything." Rick responds, evenly. I hear him continue, "We had a deal."

"Tamiel came for the boat things," the garbage leader replies. "Followed ones who took. Made a better deal."

"You push me, and you push me." Negan says. "And you push me, Rick. You just tried to blow us up, right? I mean, I get me, my people. But Eugene? He's one of yours. And after what he did; he stepped up. You people are animals. Universe gives you a sign, and you just shove your finger right up its ass." He laughs, "Dwight, Simon, chop-chop."

We watch as they pick up a coffin and turn it upright. "So, you don't like Eugene anymore. You guys gotta like Sasha. I do, too." He taps on the coffin, "Got her right here packaged for your convenience, alive and well. Now, I brought her so I wouldn't have to kill all of you, and not killing all of you could get complicated. See, I know there's a lot of firepower left in there, Rick. So I'm gonna make this simple. I want all the guns you've managed to scrape up. Yep, I know about those, too. I want every last grain of lemonade you got left. I want a person of your own choosing for Lucille." He turns to Daryl, "Daryl. Ooh, I gotta get me my Daryl back. I see you. And the pool table and all the pool cues and chalk. And I want it now or Sasha dies, and then all of you. Probably. C'mon, Rick. Just because I brought her in a casket doesn't mean she has to leave in it." He sighs when Rick doesn't respond. "You know what? You suck ass, Rick. You really do. I don't want to have to kill her, but that's exactly what you're gonna make me do."

"Let me see her." Rick demands.

"Oh. All right. Just give me a second. I might have to get her up to speed. You can't hear shit inside this thing."

"Sash." I hear Negan say. "You're not gonna believe this crap."

I shake my head, but he mouths "Run!" Again I look around me, everyone is looking at Negan and the coffin. I start slowly backing away.

But that's just as I hear, "Holy! Goddamn!" I look up at the truck with Negan and the coffin on it, and see a very much reanimated dead Sasha bursting out of the coffin attacking Negan.

And just like how at the shooting starts, "Run! Anne fucking Run, Woman!" Daryl says, shouting at me S he shoots the people around us. I shake my head but he shoves me towards the exit. I take off, shooting everyone in sight. When I glance up I see Rick falling off his stand, but I'm running, I know where Daryl wants to meet, and I will be damned if I let him down. I'm shooting everyone I can on my way. Hoping to take out a good portion of Negan's men. I make it out of Alexandria and out into the woods, making my feet move even quicker as I hear the gunfire stop. Praying my people won. Praying that just this once we won.

I hide out in the spot Daryl and I would go to get away from the gates. That's when the gunfire starts again, and I can't help but run my ass back, run to make sure Daryl is okay.

I get there to see not only Hilltop fighters but also the Kingdom, I start shooting, all the men from Negan's group, back to back with Daryl who is very much alive. Shoot the garbage dwellers as well.

The saviors begin throwing smoke bombs and retreating and I know we just won.

"They're falling back," Rick states.

"Eduardo, Bertie, between the houses;" Maggie orders, "Cover the gate! Let's go."

As Ezekiel yells, "Now we finish this!" I realize I've lost sight of Daryl again, and just hope he's okay, following behind Ezekiel and his men, shooting as I do, more men, more shots. I follow Morgan over towards the gates, finding Daryl once more. He gestures towards a truck, yelling now, "Now!" Some men go to close the gates, and I follow Daryl up onto the truck, we look out to see no remaining Saviors. "We did it," I whisper hoarsely.

He pulls me into him and kisses me, deeply. When he pulls away, he has his hands still on my cheeks and his mutters, "I love you." My heart soars and I kiss him again, pulling him even closer to me, not letting him move an inch.

When we pull away once more, I smile and only realize I've started crying when he wipes my tears from my cheeks.

I help Daryl close the gate, and when he sees wooden carved soldier, with Didn't Know written on it, we exchange looks.

"I need to tell you something, and your not going to be happy."

Daryl looks at me, "Your pregnant?" He guesses.

I shrug, "I don't know for sure... but..." I take a deep breath and then sigh. "I had a dream of a little boy last night... he looked an awful lot like you."

He nods, "Okay."

"That's it?" I look at him worried, thinking I was going to be starting another fight.

"We did alright with Hope, you did good with Mason. We'll be here for another kid. But we ain't namin' him Meryl."

I laugh softly, "Then what are we naming him?"

"Can we name him Glenn?"

"Can his name be Glenn Paul Dixon? Because Jesus isn't using his real name, and I'd kinda like to call a kid Paul?"

Daryl nods, "Glenn Paul Dixon it is, I guess." I smile.

"You know, we never gave Hope a middle name."

"What's Mason's?"

"Tyler, after his dad."

"Mason Tyler Andrews? What was Aaron's?"

"Zachariah. After one of my brothers."

"And Tonia's?"

"Anna, for me."

"Could we call him Dimitri then? After my middle name? Our new baby?"

I nod, "I like that the best."

"Dimitri Paul Dixon... and Denise Hope Dixon, call 'me both by middle names?"

"So your name is Daryl Dimitri Dixon?" I tease.

"Yeah, well what's your middle name?" He asks gruffly.

"May."

"So your name is Antionette May Dixon... which isn't as bad." We both grin at that.

"We best not tell Maggie we almost named our kid after Glenn then decided with Dimitri."

"I won't say shit, that's for sure." He pauses, "Have you told Mason of our marriage?"

My heart stops momentarily, "No... we can tell him both news at the same time. Two birds one stone."

[vorthosjay]

Can we get a quick backstory on why urza is a prick? Ik he joined the phyrexians (i think) but what else made him what people would consider a villain seeing as how hes kinda in a protagonist spotlight from what i can tell.

Urza might be considered a villain were he not comparatively so much better than Phyrexia. Here are just a handful of examples I can immediately think of in the ‘VERY BAD PERSON’ category.

As a human, he ordered the genocide of the Sardian Dwarves for selling to Mishra in addition to himself.

As a planeswalker, he created a eugenics program to breed ‘heroes’, in some cases without consent and in all cases without proper informed consent. Meaning he messed with people’s genetics without telling exactly what he was doing to them.

Alongside that, he bred a slave race of a super soldiers.

Rather than save Benalia City, he pretended to be a old beggar (Blind Seer) and ranted crazy things at them rather than actually warning anyone Phyrexia’s invasion was imminent.

He brought along Tevesh Szat on his tour of Phyrexia for the express purpose of murdering someone else in their group to justify killing and blowing up Szat.

He then turned against his own group, murdering his ally Taysir, and submitted himself to Yawgmoth. How much of that was Yawgmoth’s influence on him is debatable, as none of the other planeswalkers were affected.