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Kane & Jim #38: Heat Wave Part 1

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content: vampire whumpee, whumper turned whumpee, whumpee turned caretaker, heat whump, accidental whump, begging, recovery from past starvation / weight talk

retconned jim’s truck into a car because i realized i needed him to have a trunk for this chapter. edited the 5 mentions of a truck in chapter 1 to reflect this. in return for this sacrifice, i will give liz a truck if it ever comes up.

thank you @lost-in-labradorite-halls for giving me the idea for this chapter!

Kane hummed along with the CD player, his new favorite thing. He’d been expecting a record player when he’d asked Jim for a way to play music, but apparently that wasn’t current anymore. He’d not made much of an effort to keep up with new technologies even before his capture, and Jim said that this device had become popular during his time locked away, anyway.

Jim was out of the house, which meant he was locked in the basement. Jim always seemed apologetic about it, but Kane didn’t mind it one bit. The basement was safe. Jim’s whole house was safe, but especially the basement. Free of windows that could let in wretched sunlight, a securely locked door, his nice comfortable bed that he could hide under or wrap himself up in blankets and lie on.

The only problem was that it was starting to get very, very hot.

It was making Kane nervous. It hadn’t been so when Jim left, but now it was so hot that he even took off his jacket, ceasing his peaceful humming. He refused to change out his long sleeves for short, though. Especially when the heat was an ever-present reminder of the sun looming outside.

At first it was just uncomfortable, but as the minutes turned to an hour turned to two, it became unbearable. Sweat drenched him, though he still did not change out his clothing for more revealing options.

A thought occurred to Kane as he cooked: was he being punished?

Maybe he’d done something wrong, displeased his savior somehow. His heart crushed at the thought. He thought he’d been good. He’d been trying so hard to be good, not that Jim made it difficult, here.

Maybe it was a punishment for before. That made more sense. He’d always expected the other shoe to drop eventually, for Jim to finally take his revenge. Maybe Jim just wanted him healthy again before he started. A fresh slate. If so, Jim was true to his merciful nature: being baked in the sweltering heat was better than being burned alive in the sun.

Hot tears welled up in Kane’s eyes despite the lenient nature of his punishment. After three months of peace, of mercy, of finally being able to exist comfortably, he dreaded going back to punishment.

But of course, he’d never deserved Jim’s kindness. He knew that, but it still hurt. Jim was all he had in the world, the only person who he thought might care about him. But this was always how it was supposed to be. He had to pay for what he’d done.

Kane whimpered as he grew hotter still, splayed out on the floor. He felt lethargic, like he’d be unable to remove his clothing even if he tried.

It’s still better than burning. Be grateful.

God damn, this heat wave was awful. Jim’s car’s air conditioning struggled against it as he made the drive back out to his secluded home. He'd already booked an appointment with the AC repair guy, but he was backed up with appointments and wouldn’t be able to come for a few days, and that was the soonest he’d been able to find. But even if his AC at home wasn’t as cool as it normally should be, at least it was something.

It was so hot, he’d even gone outside with his neck exposed. He never did that, ever. Hadn’t in years. But, well... he knew Kane wasn’t out here.

But when he parked and entered his house, he found that it was just as hot inside as it was outside.

“Fuck.” Jim checked the thermostat, but it wasn’t functional. He banged on it a few times, turned it off an on again. Nothing.

He’d have to go stay with Liz until it could be fixed, at least while the heat wave was on. It was unbearable. He was already massively uncomfortable, and he’d only been in the house for two seconds.

Oh, shit. Kane.

Jim raced to the basement instantly, unlocking the door to find Kane laid out on the floor, looking miserable. He’d hoped that the basement being underground would at least make it a little cooler than upstairs, but it was just as unbearable down here. Depending on when the AC went out, Kane could’ve been stuck in this for hours.

“I’m sorry. I’ve been trying to be good.” Kane rasped, looking at him with pleading eyes. Jim couldn’t tell whether the wetness on his face was sweat or tears. “Thank you for the lenient punishment. I know I deserve worse. Thank you.”

“Shit, Kane, no.” Jim raced down to Kane’s side. “This was an accident, it’s not a punishment, okay? AC gave up on us. I just got home.”

Kane’s head lolled weakly to the side, facing Jim. “Not, not a punishment?” he questioned.

“No, man. I don’t do that, right? If there’s a problem, we’d talk about it. Here, c’mon, lemme help you up.” Jim helped him to his feet and started him toward the basement’s half-bathroom.

Kane’s eyes sparkled with hope as he leaned into Jim. “Thank you, thank you, I’m sorry.”

“You’re fine. You’re gonna be fine.” Jim leaned him against the sink and turned it on cold. At least that was working. As soon as the water cooled, Jim splashed it lightly onto Kane’s face, watching the vampire’s eyes flutter shut with relief. He splashed his own face too, for good measure. “That better?”

“Yes. Thank you so much.” Kane enthused, already sounding like he had a little more energy in him.

“Alright, good. The AC repair guy’s not coming for a few more days, but we can’t stay here, not in the middle of this heat wave. Shit, that’s just my luck. Can’t exactly take you to a hotel. Liz’ll probably let us stay with her for a few days.” There was a time when he would’ve been nervous about letting Kane near Liz, but it had become apparent that Kane was pretty much harmless. Besides, Liz was a hunter.

Kane apparently reached the same conclusion, his eyes going wide with fear.

“What?” he squeaked. He couldn’t have heard Jim right. He couldn’t be saying they were going to stay in a hunter’s home. Leaving his basement, leaving Jim’s house, his only safe haven in years, for who knows what.

“Hey, you’ve met Liz a few times. She’s never hurt you, right? It’ll be fine.” Jim’s voice kept that same gentle, soothing tone, but only confirmed his fears.

Kane shook his head profusely. “I can’t, I can’t, please, Jim, I don’t want to go, please.”

“Hey. It’s okay. I’m gonna be there with you, remember? You’re safe. No one’s gonna hurt you. I know it’s not... the best situation, but it’s kind of our only option right now. I promise, it’s gonna be fine.” Jim took Kane’s hand and guided it to the sink. “Splash some more cool water on yourself and relax. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Kane obediently dipped his hands into the stream and doused himself in more of the nice, cold water. It felt amazing, but did little to quell the anxiety clawing away at him. His hands shook. “You, you won’t leave me there?”

“I won’t. I know it’s scary, I know Liz isn’t exactly the most... approachable person. Listen, the most likely thing that’s gonna happen is you’ll stay in a room the whole time while we wait it out. An air-conditioned room. Liz, uh... probably isn’t gonna give you free roam of the house.” Jim rubbed his back comfortingly. “No one’s gonna hurt’cha.”

He knew he didn’t have a choice. If Jim wanted him to go, he had to go. And staying in a cool room sounded so nice right now. And Jim was being nice. He nodded, a lump in his throat stopping any words from coming out.

“Alright, how about I grab you a bag and you can pack up whatever you wanna take? A few days’ worth of clothes, your CD player, whatever else you want. Sound good?” Jim asked encouragingly.

“Okay...” Kane said, his voice barely above a whisper. He’d get to take his things. That was something. He wouldn’t be left with nothing, like back in the cell.

Jim gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder. “Be right back.”

Kane got to work gathering what he’d like to take. A week’s worth of his favorite clothes, long pants and long sleeves that would shield him from the sun if he was forced into the light, all folded neatly and stacked in a pile. He debated taking the jacket, but decided against it, not wanting something so precious to leave the safety of Jim’s home.

Jim came down with a luggage bag shortly after. “Let me know if you need more space, I’ve got more bags.”

“Thank you.” He took the bag gratefully, and began filling it. It would likely be enough space.

“I called Liz, she's letting us stay. You’re gonna have to be a little more restrained while we’re there, both sets of cuffs on 24/7, since Liz doesn’t have a vampire-proofed room. I know it sucks, but it’s just for a few days, and it’s sure better than staying here in this heat wave.” Jim said apologetically.

“I don’t mind the restraints.” Kane assured him. “The, just the padded ones, right?” he added nervously.

“Of course. Don’t even have ones that aren’t. I wouldn’t burn you. Nothing’s gonna hurt at all.” Jim’s words did help him calm down a little.

He nodded as he finished packing his things, coiling the wire of the CD player and tucking the machine between two stacks of clothing. “All done.”

“Great. I can take that and my bag out to the car, and then we can work on bundling you up for transport.” Jim said.

That stopped Kane in his tracks. His head snapped up to Jim, looking him straight in the eyes with sudden terror. “We’re n-not... waiting for night?”

Jim sighed sadly. “Let’s sit, okay? Try to calm down. I promised you that you wouldn’t get hurt and I meant it.” He sat on Kane’s bed, patting the space next to him as invitation.

Kane shakily made his way to the bed and sat next to him as indicated. Despite the oppressive heat, he felt like ice was flowing through his veins.

“Kane, I’m not gonna let anything bad happen to you. I know how scared you are of the sun, but we can’t just wait around here for the next five hours for it to set. You might not be able to get heat stroke, but I can. We gotta go. We don’t have to rush it, you can take some time to psych yourself up for it, but we can’t wait for sunset.” Jim spoke slowly and carefully, like he’d been practicing what to tell him. “I’ll make double sure that every inch of you’s covered up before we take a single step outside. You’re not gonna get burned, and you’ll feel a lot better once we get there. Okay?”

“M-maybe I could just... stay behind? Please, Jim?” he suggested. “You can just lock the door, and, and I’ll stay here in the basement the whole time. I’ll be good, I promise.” Fresh tears pooled in his eyes. “Please. You said no more sun.”

“I’m not gonna leave you locked up all alone with no food while you bake alive for days.” Jim’s voice was gentle, but Kane hated the words. He would take what Jim was describing over the sun any day. “Listen to me. It’s going to be okay. Let’s... think about it a little. What’s the worst case scenario here?”

“Sun.” Kane said immediately, shuddering at the thought.

“Alright. So let’s say, hypothetically, I bundle you up real thorough with blankets like I’m planning. You give the go-ahead that you’re all covered up. You’re also wearing your regular clothes underneath. Somehow, a bit of sunlight gets through and burns you when we walk outside. I pull you back in right away and we fix it so you’re really all covered. It hurts, but it’s a probably one-inch burn that heals by the next day, ‘cause you’re healthy and fed. That sound about right?” Jim asked.

Kane thought about it, trying to think of any flaws in the scenario Jim laid out. He was right, it was different now. He was fed. Burns wouldn’t take weeks and weeks to heal from anymore.

“Wh-what if it slips off in the middle? While you’re driving?” He could picture it. The blanket slips while Jim’s driving, and he’s too busy with that to fix it, so he burns and burns and burns the whole way to Liz’s house.

“As soon as you let me know, I’d pull over right away and fix it. You won’t be stuck.” Jim assured him. “You’re not in this alone anymore.”

“Could I go in the trunk? If, if that’s okay?” Kane asked tentatively. No windows in the trunk. No risk.

“Totally.” Jim agreed. “If you wanna ride in the trunk, if that would make you feel safer, you absolutely can.”

Kane was still terrified. He was about to go out in the sun.

But Jim would be there, this time.

Jim lightly clapped his hands together. “Sounds like we’ve got a plan in motion. Anything else you wanna add to it?”

“What happens when we get there?” Kane asked.

“I’ll open the trunk, double check to make sure you’re all covered, and take you inside. The blinds’ll be closed. I’ll unwrap you, and then we can both enjoy the wonders of air conditioning again. No burning.” Jim patted him on the shoulder. “You okay?”

Kane nodded. He couldn’t believe he was agreeing to this. But... Jim wanted it. He had to. And he did make it sound a little less terrifying.

“I’m gonna take everything out to the car. I’ll leave it running so the AC gets it cool, but it’s probably still gonna be hot as fuck in the trunk, especially with you all bundled up. It’s about a half-hour ride and then you’re clear.”

“Okay.” Kane agreed.

Jim left with the luggage and returned holding two large, thick quilts, some duct tape, and two sets of cuffs. “I was only gonna use one quilt, especially ‘cause you’re gonna be real toasty with the heat already, but I can put a second one on if you want me to. Up to you.”

“Both, please.” Kane decided. It would be wildly uncomfortable, but it was a million times better than the chance of even a second of being burned by sunlight.

“Okie dokie. Hold out your hands?” Jim locked the restraints into place, first his wrists, than his ankles. They weren’t too tight, resting comfortably against his joints. Jim then laid one of the quilts out on the floor. “Go ahead and lie down in the middle, alright?”

Kane fought the instinctive urge to say Yes, sir as he did as directed.

Jim could see the fear written all over Kane’s face. Poor guy. He wished there was a better way to do this.

He would make damn sure to keep the promise of not letting him get hurt.

“I’m gonna cover you with this one first, roll you over, and do a second layer with the second one so it opens on the other side. That way, even if one were to somehow fail, it’d just open to more blanket. I’ll use the tape to keep everything in place.” he explained. “We won’t take a single step outside until you give the go-ahead.”

Kane nodded shakily. “Okay.”

“It’s gonna be a lot better when we get there. Just remember: once we set out, only thirty minutes to air conditioning.” Jim said as he folded the quilt over Kane’s body, making sure to cover every inch of him. “Doing okay so far?”

“Yes.” came a muffled voice from inside the quilt.

“Great, gonna do the first layer of tape.” Jim began winding duct tape around Kane’s bundled form, lifting Kane up with his hands where he needed to. By the time he was done, it was apparent that adding a second quilt would be complete overkill. “Are you sure you want the second quilt? You look pretty protected like this, and it’s gonna be hell sitting in that the whole drive.”

“Yes, please!” Kane’s words were tinged with panic.

“Alright, your call.” Jim agreed with a shrug. He laid out the second quilt, tumbled Kane over to lay on it, and began wrapping him in that, too. Jim did not envy his position: he was already unbearably hot in just a t-shirt and shorts, he couldn’t imagine what Kane felt like under two blankets. But hey, his choice. “Still good?”

“Mm-hm.” Kane’s voice was even more muffled now, barely audible under the thick layers of protection.

“Good. Lemme get that locked in.” He wound tape around and around, making sure it wouldn’t slip in transit. “That feel secure?”

Kane’s bundled-up form nodded with another “Mm-hm.”

“Okay, gonna pick you up now. I’ll let you know when we’re about to get to the door. I won’t take you out until you’re ready, alright?”

Jim scooped Kane up into his arms. He wasn’t very strong, but Kane was light, even with the blankets. He’d only been eating again for two months, and had been slow with gaining his weight back. Every day, he looked a little less skinny, but it was still gonna take a while for him to get himself up to a healthy weight.

He climbed up the stairs, making his way to the front door. He couldn’t wait to get into the coolness of his car.

God, it was gonna be awful for Kane in the trunk.

“You still sure you wanna go in the trunk? There’s not a bit of you showing, and it’ll be a lot cooler up in the front with me.”

Kane nodded frantically. “Mm!”

“Okay. However you wanna do it.” Jim stopped in front of the door. “We’re at the door. You let me know when to step out. If anything hurts, say something and I’ll bring you right back inside.”

Kane was silent in his arms for a long moment. A minute turned to two as Jim stood there, sweating. Even with Kane’s unhealthily light weight, Jim’s arms started to shake as he held the bundle of him in the oppressive heat.

Finally, he heard a soft, scared noise come from beneath the blankets.

“Alright. You’re gonna be fine. Opening the door.” Jim struggled to open his front door while holding a man in his arms, taking a slow, tentative step outside.

The bundle in his arms was rigid. Jim could feel just how tense Kane was as the sunlight shone on his blanket cocoon.

“Anything hurt?” he asked.

Kane shook his head no.

“Great. You’re doing great, Kane. It’s alright, I’ve gotcha. Not gonna let anything bad happen to you.” He carried Kane’s trembling form over to the car, opened the trunk, and gently laid him inside. He curled in on himself instantly, then uncurled. Probably already hot enough as it is.

“You all set for me to get the ball rolling on this?” Jim asked.

Kane made a soft whining sound, nodding.

“Alright. Shout if you need anything, loud, so I can hear you. I’ll get you out of there soon as possible.”

With a last look at the blanket burrito of a vampire, Jim shut the trunk. The car was blissfully cool compared to outside as he got in, guilt panging him that Kane was stuck in the hot trunk.

But, well, he’d offered. Kane wanted to be in there. With a final muttered curse at the AC for breaking at a time like this, he made way to take Kane to the house he grew up in.

extra content posted in between #37 and #38!

canon drabbles:

Bites Him

Sunburn (referenced in this chapter!)

au stuff:

Sun-day by @whumpshaped for the SPK crossover

Kane forgets Jim’s name

and have a plug for Magnanimous Moonrise & Savage Sunset, an amazing vampire whump series by @not-a-space-alien that takes place in the (slightly altered lore) same universe as Kane & Jim! it’s been updating with crazy frequency, put out 8 chapters (4 in 2 parts each) in the time between this and my last chapter. highly recommend. heed content warnings.

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anwn · 2 months

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tell me about the gun commander! I need to hear your opinions I am deeply curious

hi! i really apologize for taking this long to respond. truth is, i didn't know where to start. given how bare bones the writing is when it comes to the commander, it's difficult to talk about his character without immediately dipping into speculation territory... and i'd end up asking myself things like "is this an actually widely accepted hc or just something i've thought about?"

so, i'm gonna lay my cards on the table here and say that this will mostly me sharing my thoughts (some more speculative than others) about unexplored aspects of his character, or things i think would have deserved to be expanded upon.

but first off, i'd like to advertise this post (the one that got me thinking about this in the first place!) so you can see where it is i'm coming from, and so i don't have to reiterate the points touched upon there

the first thing i noticed about the commander is how... he feels like a near perfect mirror to shadow, in a way that i don't think many people have noticed.

they're two people who lost the one most dear to them and thus blames the other for this tragedy, determined to take their revenge on those who wronged them. shadow blames gun, humanity -that of which the commander is a part of, meanwhile the commander casts gerald and the black arms, and therefore shadow, as guilty. while the commander has sat with his anger and sorrow for decades, shadow still holds the memory of the massacre fresh in his mind.

do you ever think about the fact that they might be the only people still alive who knew maria? the commander literally says he saw maria as an older sister figure. not friend, a sister. when you take into account that shth is the same game where shadow and maria are first referred to as siblings, it's hard not to see this detail as... deliberate.

it's almost like sonic team looked at shadow's grief and revenge arc from sa2, and thought "what if we did that again, but from the other side of the equation this time?". i'm not crazy it's right there dude. it's compelling as fuck and probably why i'll never think of the commander as the flopburger character others see him as.

something people might bring up as a plothole is the fact we never see the young commander on the ark before shth. if he and maria were this close as kids, how come we never see them together in sa2?

the commander is an obvious retcon (and not the only one in this game tbf), but that elephant aside, the shadow and maria scenes from sa2 are short and few enough that i don't think it's asking too much from our suspension of disbelief to imagine that young commander just. happened to be away during the duration of these scenes. in fact, i can think of at least a few good reasons for why it makes sense for him to not be around them at this time.

given his status as a top secret project, it's reasonable to think shadow would have had limited contact with anyone on the ark who wasn't a scientist. maria being an exception speaks for itself as she is gerald's granddaughter, and to some extent the person shadow was "made for".

but above all, i think when taking into account young commander's apparent terror from seeing shadow... i could easily see him try to avoid the hedgehog as much as he could. not yet out of hatred (the way i see it, his grudge against shadow and gerald would only grow after the ark raid happens) but more out of suspicion, distrust, and especially fear. he's so offput by the fact maria keeps hanging out with this guy, that he declines any of her suggestions to spend time with them.

sidenote: although it seems silly to us, i like to think most children would be scared of shadow, and the commander was no exception (especially considering black doom was like, right there which probably made the scene feel a lot more sinister). maria would then be a rare exception, as her bouts of compassion/sympathy towards the experiments on the ark seem to suggest. i could see her as the type of person to catch a bug and show it off to you for a bit, going on about how cute it looks... if she's a creature enthusiast, it would make sense why she clicked with shadow so well, in contrast to the commander.

i could imagine that in the event where shadow and young commander would have to pass eachother down the halls, yc would immediately try his best to put distance between him and the (dreadful) creature. switching lanes, changing directions, walking very close to the wall, you name it. (in my mind, shadow doesn't pay much mind to yc, but the fact that this kid seems to be that terrified of him is somewhat amusing)

anyways, it's that tendency to keep shadow at arm's length that leaves me thinking that his confrontation with shadow 50 years later could very well have been his first time... actually talking to the guy. because he never actually got to know shadow personally, his entire perception of him was built on unchecked biases given space to fester for decades on end. in these conditions, is it surprising that the commander ended up holding that grudge against shadow for all these years? how easy it is to project all the evil in the world onto someone you know next to nothing about?

the semi-hero story is the only path where the commander actually gets to talk to shadow face to face and... the shadow he meets feels lightyears away from the monster he had made him out to be, from his quiet and measured demeanor, to the graceful acceptance of his sins. and worse, shadow doesn't even remember the massacre the commander had been so eager to blame him for.

it's a brutal clash between reality and the fragile narrative he's constructed, one that literally leaves the commander to collapse on his knees. in that moment, it doesn't matter if shadow truly is responsible or not when the commander's biases and resolve have been shaken regardless. how could the hedgehog who spoke with so much truth and integrity be the evil demon he's been chasing after for so long? it just doesn't make sense.

i think for the most part, the commander's change of heart about shadow as it is depicted throughout the game does the job, and that string of dialogue where he invites shadow over to make amends is really sweet (although you can only hear it when playing the expert mode).

the commander hasn't been utilized again as a character after shth aside from a few scenes in chronicles, which is kind of a shame... because if there's one thing that i think should have been explored further, it's the commander's involvement with GUN. while we get a somewhat substantial exploration of his perception of shadow and its evolution, the same can't be said for the other side of the coin.

think about it, do we ever actually see him reflect on the fact that GUN was the one responsible for the ark raid all along? how does he feel about working for the organization who literally killed his family? does he even know about it for that matter??

personally, i often feel like a lot of the complaints about this plot point are done somewhat in bad faith? i've always held the opinion that young commander likely didn't know better or was misled on GUN's involvement on the ark, deliberately or not. i don't know about you, but to me, an 8yo child trusting a human-led organization who we know to lie to the general public in order to cover their tracks, over a scientist whom he personally saw create an all powerful creature with the help of an even more terrific alien demon kind of... speaks for itself. listen, my point is, it's not that hard to think of a reason why the commander would have this perspective on the events that transpired, especially given he was a small child when they happened.

but.

even putting sonic fans' obtuseness aside, the fact that none of this is touched upon in the actual game is such an oversight... like, it's a setup that never sees a pay-off or is ever called into question, and i understand shth is about shadow's character first and foremost, but jeez if you're gonna create a brand new character from scratch with their own backstory and motivations maybe don't leave a huge blank space right in the middle of it? it's sad because by diving into the circumstances of his enrolment at GUN, they could have covered some interesting themes like that of military indoctrination. and it would have added another layer of parallels between him and shadow, who is also deceived throughout the game and struggling to find the truth...

i think i've exhausted all the points i've wanted to make, so here are some dumb hcs i came up with that i didn't know where to mention

- since the commander was a child on the ark like maria, he might not have seen a lot of the earth so it's totally possible that shadow is the first mobian he ever saw, which would add to the spook factor

- the commander's parents were scientists who brought him along on the ark when he was little more than a toddler (i'm thinking around 4yo?). they were killed by GUN as part of the initiative to stop project shadow (afterwards the young commander would be told it was because of a freak accident involving gerald's roaming experiments, something he would believe for most of his life)

- after the ark raid, the young commander would be sent to live with distant relatives back on earth, all while being closely monitored by the organization (as they must have done with the other rescapees)

- the grandchild he mentions in expert mode is a little girl named alice, aka alicia. she was born on 30th october 2005, a few weeks before the game takes place (her parents were trying for an halloween baby and missed the mark by a day) (i may have kind of designed a whole family for the commander? if anyone's interested, maybe i'll post them eventually)

- the commander was granted access to a secret safe after rising through GUN's ranks. it has a ton of memorabilia that was locked in there after the ark shut down, away from prying eyes. as part of his effort to make peace with shadow, he invites him to go through it so he could recover some of his memories. among the countless toys and photos of maria he thought he'd never see again, there is no mention or pictures of project shadow at all, which was likely destroyed forever.

#sth #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #gun commander #abraham tower #blingee asks #blingee.txt #sorry that this took a week to write bah #but i hope you're happy with the rambling anon

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piglet26 · 4 months

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Rey Solo... Rey from Jakku.... Rey No one... anything but Rey Skywalker.

The Last Jedi simply revealed that Rey was a "nobody" – perhaps the most shocking and least expected outcome for the Rey lineage debate. It was a perfect twist in our heroine story despite people seeming desperate for her to be connected to some man already in the franchise.

Daisy Ridley has even expressed her frustration with the Rey’s lineage debate multiple times, “I love that Rey is such a great character, they’re like: ‘No, no, she has to be… she has to be-’She’s her own person! Let her be her guys, let her live."

Exactly! Why did people care so much? Maybe initially, it was fun to hypothesize. However, once the reveal came out people actually liked that she was fresh, a brand new start instead of just nostalgia, or, a way to continue on a males legacy. We have Ben Solo for that, or, at least we did.

More than a shocking twist created just to subvert expectations, the Rey “no one” reveal encapsulated The Last Jedi’s perfect message – anyone could be the hero of their own story. Rey’s realization was that her heritage don’t matter ... all that matters is who she chooses to be now. Rey’s legacy didn't need to be defined by Luke or Leia, which would leave her free to start her own story - hell, Star Wars to have a future. On the other end was Ben/Kylo Ren, who did come from the mighty Skywalker family and hailed as the son of heroes and wanted to escape that legacy.

Then here comes JJ "Nostalgia Kind" Abrams and Chris Terrio. Terrio here “We also thought that Rey’s arc cannot be finished after Episode VIII. You can leave Episode VIII and say, “Well, now, Rey is content. She’s discovered her parents aren’t Skywalkers, or whatever, and that’s fine.” But so much of her personal story was about where she came from, what kept her on Jakku all those years and the trauma that shaped her. We see quite strongly in Episode VII that something mysterious and troubling happened to her. Although she did get some answers in Episode VIII, we didn’t feel that that story was over. We felt that there were still more questions in Rey’s head about where she came from and where she was going. So, that was the other big idea that we had to address in this film. Rian’s answer to, “What’s the worst news that Rey could receive?” was that she comes from junk traders, and that’s true. She does come from junk traders; we didn’t contradict that.” No, you just went back to what you wanted in the beginning.

By the end Rey takes on not only the Skywalker name but she looks over two suns which brings me to the point of this essay...... if Ben wasn't going to be there, then she should have taken last name. Rey Solo.

What's irritating about LucasFilm/Disney is their desire to appease everyone. I don't give a damn about the antis, nor should they. Reylos were a big support group for the films and mightily invested. TROS came off as trying to please everyone. If we really think about, with the exception of the end of Exegol, the Rey and Kylo interactions lacked depth and intimacy. Perhaps it's just not the style of JJ Abrams and Chris Terrio, who did support the pairing.

While I'm 100% convinced Reylo was planned, all the creators seemed very open to adjusting if it wasn't working. Hence why Finn and Poe were both open considerations, especially Finn. I don’t think Adam or Daisy intentionally played up any sexual tension in their scenes together to give us an impression about something in TFA. I think it just happened. Early bird Reylos picked up on it. Some critics, including the one who wrote the TFA review for Time magazine, picked up on it. Rian Johnson picked up on it too and the rest is history.

Leia’s behavior's is odd for entire decades. Being a trained Jedi herself, she could have taught her son - instead she sent him to his uncle( Oh wait, that was a retcon). Han was either helping with the Resistance or off doing something shady. From the novels we learn that Ben heard his parents arguing and talking about him like he was a monster ever since he was a child, and that when he was sent away this seemed to confirm to him that something was wrong with him and had to be fixed. (From the novels we also learn that he actually had no ambition to become a Jedi and wanted to be a pilot - true Skywalker and also Solo that he is -, but he had no say in the matter.)

For both Ben and Rey, their journey is about letting go of childhood trauma and discovering their own independence. Ultimately it's about their pairing being both emotionally healing AND a balance in the force. They are a DYAD after all. I saw all this to say, he is her closest personal connection and impact through the 3 films. Leia is her master but we don't see that, it happened off camera.

Terrio says that the decision to have Rey take on the name “Skywalker” was a way to show that “you can choose your ancestry.” Which is not true and also a strange thing to say considering.

Which brings me to the correction of this tricky trail. Pay Adam Driver want he wants and reunite the dyad.

#reylo #star wars #ben solo #rey star wars #kylo x rey #rey skywalker #finnrey #kylo ren #ben solo deserved better #ben solo x rey

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chopper-witch · 8 months

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Alright just bc I am v annoyed at the “but the lore and/or intention!” Takes rn:

In the original trilogy, aptitude for the force is implied to be strongly influenced by an individual’s genes and even suggests that people are born with a natural ability to harness/wield it, but at no point claims it is exclusive to those who have the natural talent. It is even implied Han sometimes makes use of the Force, despite having no real inclination or natural ability towards it.

The prequel trilogy adds in the component that makes the force, the force. An identifiable cell that is in every living thing and binds the galaxy together. The more someone or something has, the more that person/thing can manipulate and use the flow of the Force.

The sequel trilogy unfortunately distills it heavily into the “you need blood to be good at the force” when that is the exact opposite of what the Force is meant to be.

The whole idea is that the Force is something that lives within every single person, and that theoretically anyone can wield it, Jedi (and Sith) just have a physical component that puts them at an advantage. It is a living thing within all of us - regardless of natural aptitude towards it. The idea that anyone can be a Jedi is not novel or breaking lore or even intent at all.

Thusfar, Sabine being trained and Ahsoka pushing her to try and be more Jedi like breaks no lore at all. It only breaks tradition - that people with the natural ability to wield it thus go through training. Ahsoka, who both respects and resents the Jedi Order and all it stood for, training someone without the natural ability to wield what everyone in-universe has is a fresh look at the idea that “anyone can use the Force”. It fits her character perfectly too - someone like Grogu frightens her too much because she has seen what attachment can do to people who can just use the Force. Someone like Sabine is attached, yes, but without the innate abilities like other Jedi she has to work harder and truly understand who she is and why she wants to use the Force before just whipping it out in anger (cause she can’t).

Plan on writing something a little more comphrensive since this was slapped together before bed, but this is a start. I understand why people don’t like the choice and I do have some conflicting feelings about it, but there is nothing in lore or about the intent of the world in general to suggest the choice to train Sabine is retconning and changing lore. I do want to know the WHY behind it though. That piece is missing and I really want it.

#ahsoka spoilers #ahsoka series #star wars #star wars ahsoka #ahsoka tano #sabine wren

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saviourofzaun · 5 months

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PSA: CHANGES ON THE BLOG

Given with certain circumstances, and how things have developed, I now can officially say that Silco's interactions have been retconned. As unfortunate as the situation is, and that I do hope that everyone will heal from this (also the people from the opposite side), it does give the opportunity to give Silco a fresh start. It will give him a breath of fresh air, where he doesn't have to keep in mind the feelings of other people, only that of Jinx, and to a certain extent, Sevika. That said, the CHECKMATE verse will not be deleted, but will be reformed, with those who will move forward. As sad as I am, I also realise that this is indeed for the best. And, like someone said, I now, for once, agree with them, it is indeed sometimes better if some bridges are burned down. There was no ill will intended, ever. Purely concerns. However, I do not feel the need to try to convince someone otherwise, given that I can't, even if I wished to do so. It only will do more harm than good for everyone involved. At the end of the day, I can learn from this. I realise that some things don’t matter. As often as you can ask, 'Are you sure you're comfortable with this?', if they are not upfront, then you won't know. I realised that I missed certain signs, and/or patterns, and I will learn from that. If someone has their mind made up, that is what it is. Protect your energy from trying to change something.

Though, there’s a silver lining in all of this: At first, I thought I was going to lose this community for my stupidity, only to find out that people, unprompted, had my back, checked things, and that things do can mend. I thought I lost a friendship, only for her to come back and tell me she wasn’t going anywhere. I grew closer with the people of this community. That is something I’m thankful for. Despite this all happening, I realise I’m not alone, and that all I can do is try my best, in which I did. I want to give a shout-out to the following people who always have my back: Melis, Biscuit, Kat, Ama, Egg (mwah), Laura, Ria, Wolfy and Cónan. I don't say it enough, but thank you for being my friend. Thank you for your patience, your kindness, and, overall, your warmth.

Thank you for being here, and for this community. Like Jinx said, 'Here's to the new us.'

#》 𝘿𝙊 𝙒𝙀 𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍? ⎯ (𝙥𝙨𝙖).

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weirdmarioenemies · 1 year

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Name: Chomp-Chomp

Debut: Pac-Man: The Animated Series

I’m glad Pac-Man has a dog. He is the kind of guy who should have a dog. He’s a “family guy”! He has his family, and they have their dog. His entire family is held ransom due to legal disputes, his dog is still there for him. He gets a fresh new state-of-the-art family, and his trusty dog is still there, same as always, a welcome constant in his life! That’s the great thing about dogs, that they are immortal! But where do such creatures possibly come from?

They come from Hanna-Barbera cartoons, of course! When Hanna and Barbera give you a dog, that’s when you know you’ve made it. I do not have much to say about the cartoon itself, but if you’re the DOG of a famous character who debuted in a licensed cartoon and went on to become a mainstay of the franchise, that’s when you know you’ve REALLY made it!

The Hanna-Barbera cartoon had weirdly a lot of influence on the game series, serving as a source of inspiration for Pac-Land, which even uses a version the main theme song as its dang music! And look who’s there, it’s our pal Bluish-Gray Chomp-Chomp. Mere years before his first metamorphosis.

I have talked about Pac & Pal here before, but it is important to Chomp-Chomp’s history, so I will go over it briefly again here! Pac & Pal is a Pac-Man followup featuring Miru, a friendly yet mischievous character who helps collect fruit in the maze, at the cost of some points for the player. When (unsuccessfully) testing the game in the west, it was renamed to Pac-Man and Chomp-Chomp, replacing Miru with the cartoon dog! I love Miru to death, but look how cute Chomp-Chomp is in these sprites! I’m not sure why he was redesigned, but it’s definitely my favorite design for him, and I wish the game was popular enough to properly release, so we could have both versions. And like I said in the Miru post, I think a dog actually fits better in this context, as a character who you know is a friend, but who you might not want to get away with your stuff!

And then, Chomp-Chomp just sort of kept appearing in things! Long after the cartoon was even relevant, here he was in Pac-Man World, for example, where he has clearly pupated between games, since he now has developed a whole new body plan! He also talks in this game, which is very funny, because he sometimes says dog phrases like “good boy”, as if he’s mimicking what his owners have said to him.

I’ve always been a bit torn on this design. It’s very cute! But I just feel like a Pac-Dog SHOULD be spherical. What if he was spherical?

Oh no! Oh god! This is wretched! Why would you do this, Pac-Man World 2? This is not a dog! This is just a Pac-Person with floppy ears! This is not how you make a spherical dog!

Ah... thank you so much, Pac’n Roll. I really needed that. Thank you for reminding me that a Pac-Dog can be spherical without looking like the equivalent of Pac-Man’s severed head. He is just named Pac-Dog here, but we all assume this is Chomp-Chomp.

The most recent Chomp-Chomp development... well, you may be aware of the Legal Hell that Ms. Pac-Man has been in, and you may be aware that Pac-Man’s entire family has now been retconned into new characters, with new names and new designs. But what of our dear Chomp-Chomp? Must he be replaced, as well? Are we in for the most drastic redesign yet?

Nope! Good ol’ Chomp-Chomp is our anchor, keeping us stable and comfortable even when the world as we know it crumbles around us. His body is smaller in comparison to his head now, and I think I kind of like it more? The more stylized proportions feel like they fit more with the other characters! He DID, however, get a name change.

He is now Pac-Buddy! It feels unnecessary, but whatever! It’s fine, I guess. He is indeed a Buddy. Maybe they were worried Hanna-Barbera would decide to start caring about the Chomp-Chomp name again. I don’t really care what they call him, though! The Pac-Dog is here, he’s always been here, and with the more consistent branding recently, it seems like he is finally here to stay!

#chomp-chomp #pac-buddy #pac-man #pac & pal #pac-man and chomp-chomp #pac-man world #pac-man allies #not mario #funky friday #mod chikako

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Hi I'd love it if you could make an analysis on Adrien and Marinette this season. I've been seeing too many people say that their characters have been ruined and so and so. Your takes and opinions are really fresh and actually smart, so I'd love to hear what you have to say.

I would absolutely love to talk about them. The notion that their characters have been ruined comes directly from a butthurt place of salt, and it just demonstrates to me that people are not watching this show with their eyes open. I know we are missing a lot of context for this season, but so far from what I’ve seen of the later episodes, their characters are maturing and developing in ways we’ve been begging for since s2. And to understand that, we’re going to look back at the last couple seasons up until now.

CAUTION: I will be discussing all of the currently aired episodes, so if you have not watched anything past Elation or Transmission and don’t want to be spoiled for later episodes, go ahead and keep scrolling. I will not be discussing leaks, so you are safe from those. Let’s dig in, shall we?

Firstly, I think we need to address something I’ve seen people claiming in their tantrums about how Adrien and Marinette are “ruined,” and that’s this idea that Adrien’s feelings came out of nowhere/they weren't actually friends before now. They didn’t and they were. They’ve actually been hinting at his budding feelings for her for a while, we just didn’t know for sure that was happening until now. Hell, one of the biggest clowns on his character since s1 was literally “sHe’S jUsT a fRiEnD” when he’s literally making heart eyes at her and talking about how great she is, but I want to focus specifically on the moments that take place after Puppeteer 2 because Adrien himself cited that episode as the point when he noticed his feelings for her changing. And him saying that wasn’t a retcon or random. They actually started dropping mad hints after that episode, we just weren’t 100% aware that his feelings officially changed. I made another post a couple months ago with several instances that hinted at Adrien’s changing feelings, but let’s talk about those a little more.

I’m going chronologically, so not necessarily in broadcast order, but if we look at the production codes, Puppeteer 2 was episode 21 of s3. The next episode after that? Chat Blanc. Everyone clowned on Adrien for “only liking Marinette because she’s Ladybug,” but looking back on it, his sudden feelings aren’t so sudden after all. We’ll talk more about Chat Blanc later because as we know, this timeline got erased, and Marinette is the only one that kind of knows about it. Which brings us to Ladybug, and possibly one of Adrien’s darkest moments as far as things he consciously said and did. Up until this point, Adrien had always been kind of soft and mild-mannered, not wanting to stir up trouble to a fault, but the end of this episode is the first time we see him righteously pissed as Adrien. Another tidbit to point out from earlier in s3 that relates to this moment is from Oni-chan when Adrien tells Lila that he won’t support her or be her friend if she hurts the people he loves. Jump back to Ladybug when Adrien holds that friendship over her head again to restore Marinette’s reputation. Adrien isn’t the type of character to be shady or underhanded, but he is the type of character to fiercely protect the people he cares about, and in this instance, that person is Marinette. That moment was a huge indicator about how Adrien feels about Marinette and how much he values her/their relationship.

Next, we have the first instance where Adrien truly stops and ogles over Marinette in Heart Hunter. We’ve joked in the past that he gives her soft looks all the time, but this is the first time that he full-stopped and admitted out loud that he thinks she’s attractive. And he does it twice in that episode. Not to mention how badly he wanted her to run away with them, and how disappointed he was when she left. Additionally, we have him being conflicted over his feelings for Kagami over the next several episodes. He hesitates and isn’t sure how he feels. We all thought it was because he still loved Ladybug, which he did, but now we can see there was also unconscious feelings for Marinette swirling around in the mix. (RIP Adrigami) Marinette was always an obstacle in their relationship both as Ladybug and as herself, even unknowingly. It’s actually Marinette’s lucky charm keychain that pushes Kagami to break up with Adrien in Lies after all of his erratic and wishy-washy behavior toward her, signaling that Marinette would always be between them.

Season 4 brought forth several small hints, the cutest one being Mr. Pigeon 72. Adrien gets distracted several times by Marinette in this episode, which isn’t necessarily weird when he thinks he sees her during his dive, but the moment in the end when he bumps his head on the car because he can’t take his eyes off her? Boy was falling hard. One thing I find really interesting is that Adrien falls for Marinette at her most unhinged. He tells Kagami in Protection that he just always thought Marinette acting weird was part of her charm and found it cute (think back to how softly he smiles at her in Optigami when she’s freaking out over the elevator or how enamored he is with her acting crazy in Psychomedian). Seeing the context of these moments in retrospect when Adrien talks about how he felt during them just confirms that their relationship was always deeper than it seemed. His side of the story as it relates to their relationship has always been missing, and maybe that's what people mean when they say their relationship was underdeveloped? We always saw things through Marinette's lens, and of course, she freaks out and overthinks and doesn't think Adrien will reciprocate her feelings. It's refreshing to see his perspective and understand what he was thinking and feeling during some of those key moments, and it gives us more insight to the nature of their relationship this whole time.

Next we have Ephemeral, which I know this timeline also got erased, but I’ve always seen the ‘what if’ reveal episodes as a way of checking in on how the love square is doing development wise. In Chat Blanc, Adrien’s feelings for Marinette were still budding, and while it did make it easier when he learned her identity, I think his reaction in Ephemeral was much more telling about their relationship. People have said that Adrinette were “barely even friends” before s5, but I think Ephemeral proves that’s not true. (I mean, watching canon with your eyes open prior to that also proves that’s not true, but I digress). The moment Marinette reveals herself to Adrien in Ephemeral, he tells her how happy he is to find out that one of his best friends in the whole world is also his partner and the girl he loves. By Ephemeral, Adrien sees Marinette as one of his best friends, and that point continues in Risk when he confides in her about his homelife. He tells her that he doesn’t want to tell everyone else his true feelings because “they wouldn’t understand,” but he opens up to Marinette because they are close enough that he deemed she would listen. And people say that one moment was when his feelings changed, but that moment was just when all of the other hints came to a head for him. He didn’t fall in love with her in that one moment, he’d been falling for her slowly all throughout s4, and he was even still falling into s5 and didn’t realize he was in love until Determination.

Risk was just the moment that pushed him over the edge because he realized she was someone he could confide in, someone who would listen to him and understand his feelings without projecting another narrative onto him. And we’ve seen Marinette working on that throughout s5. She’s stepping back and letting him be who he wants to be and encouraging him to make his own choices. Adrien literally says in Transmission that the Adrien everyone else knows is a marketing image. Gabriel states in Pretension that he crafts the perfect images to sell to people, pretty much implying that he is in direct control over how the world sees Adrien and the person everyone thinks he is. Marinette is the only person that sees beneath the surface of that and wants to help him do something about it. And people think that’s “ruining” their characters? By letting them grow closer and fight for and support each other? By letting Adrien figure things out and work toward his own autonomy? Yall want him to stay lonely and miserable under his dad’s control forever? Weird take, but okay. Like it or not, his relationship with Marinette has been building up since the beginning, and we’ve seen them make big strides each season. Nothing about what’s happening in s5 is random, nor was it thrown in casually. The signs were there the whole time, sorry yall missed them.

Secondly, I want to look at LadyNoir, the big source of everyone’s grief, but in the same way the Adrinette hints were all there throughout s4, the LadyNoir hints leading them to where they are were abundant as well in s4. Looking back in the context we have now, LadyNoir and Adrinette had an inverse relationship in s4. The more Adrien fell for Marinette, the more his feelings for Ladybug faded, and their conflict last season had a lot to do with it. Ladybug pulled away from him a lot last season, and I don’t think it was entirely intentional or conscious. She was dealing with a lot and scrambling to juggle her new responsibility with Shadowmoth on the loose, Su Han bitching in her ear, Alya knowing her secret. And unfortunately, the more she pulled away, the more hurt Chat Noir got, so he pulled away more, which in turn made her start relying on other heroes more, which created even more distance, you get the idea. I think there are two key episodes that point to 1. Why Chat Noir stopped loving Ladybug and 2. Why LadyNoir could not have worked romantically. (actually there are 3 episodes about why LadyNoir can’t work romantically, but we will get to those in a minute)

The first episode deals with the reason Chat Noir moved on from Ladybug, and that’s Glaciator 2.0. Prior to this, Ladybug had been softer in her rejection of him, but still firm with the public that there was nothing romantic going on between them. She does care about his feelings, and if we recall the first Glaciator episode, she tells him that she doesn’t want to toy with his emotions or lead him on. She is sensitive to the way he feels, but she also stands her ground that she’s not interested. In Glaciator 2, we have the two of them already being a little at odds with each other from the growing distance between them in s4, and we also have Ladybug at her most stressed. So she snaps. And I think that episode did stick with him and play a huge role in why he moved on. She makes it abundantly clear in that episode that she doesn’t love him, has never loved him, and will never love him. She set very clear boundaries with him in that episode, and we’ve seen those boundaries stick with the way Adrien treats Marinette in s5. He’s not pushy, he’s patient, he lets her lead their interactions. That episode affected him. That episode alone is why it's not surprising that he moved on. She'd been telling him for 3 seasons she wasn't into him like that. He finally listened.

The other episode that points to the big problem with romantic LadyNoir is Kuro Neko. People don’t want to hear this, but LadyNoir does not function effectively when Ladybug in particular is distracted by love. We saw this in Desperada, we saw this again in Kuro Neko. She gets too distracted, and things don’t work. We see teasings of this in Determination when Ladybug gets distracted by Chat Noir, and they almost lose until he snaps her out of it. Granted, she was also still down about losing everything, but the point still stands that she does not do well when she’s in love with her partner. Contrast that with the way they effortlessly work together at the beginning of Perfection. They’re holding a whole ass other conversation while fighting bad guys as if they were doing anything else. Their mojo is back, and they’re getting along better than ever as friends. Romance was always a point of contention for them, and now they don't have to worry about it. They can just do their job.

Now, I know a lot of people are also of the mindset that they should just reveal their identities already, but we have two examples of why that’s a bad idea as well. Chat Blanc and Ephemeral prove that they will work well together post-reveal, BUT the main obstacle in their way is Hawkmoth. It’s too dangerous for them to reveal their identities while he is still around because as we’ve seen, they get reckless and careless and Gabriel sniffs them out. They lose. (yes, I count Chat Blanc as a loss). So long as Gabriel is still around and pulling the strings, they cannot tell each other their identities. They’ve said that on numerous occasions. It’s not a matter of compatibility because we know they’re made for each other, that much has always been clear. It’s a matter of practicality and dangerousness. It’s not safe for them to reveal right now, and I think the writers wanted to push them through the development they’re getting first, which brings me to my next point.

This season is about healing trauma, particularly Marinette’s, but also increasingly so Adrien’s. And the only way they could go about healing the particular trauma these two are dealing with is the way they’re doing it. Adrinette was the side that offered the most opportunity for that development by becoming canon, and I don't care if that pisses people off when I say that. "But best friends to lovers is better-" okay, but you're ignoring a lot of important context that I’ve talked about. Mixing their jobs as heroes with their romantic feelings is actively detrimental to their job. Ladybug loses focus, Chat behaves recklessly, Hawmoth literally learned their identities and took advantage of that. The world got destroyed, the universe nearly got rewritten. But yeah go off about how much better things would be if the heroes got together, especially in the season where stakes are at an all-time high and them focusing on the mission is absolutely crucial.

They needed development as civilians, but that doesn't make them less deserving of love, nor does it “ruin” their characters. That's the biggest crock of shit I've ever heard. Marinette needed to overcome her hesitation and anxiety around Adrien. Because what good would it do them to date as heroes because she ran away from her problems with another boy only to turn around and find out that the boy she was running from is the same boy she ran to? Do people think that reveal would go well with her still not having healed from that? A huge point at the beginning of the season was that she was running away from her problems and throwing herself at someone else instead of dealing with her trauma. Marinette needed to turn around and face her feelings for Adrien. She needed to face the mistakes she made as a result of loving Adrien specifically and heal from that. And ya know what? Allowing Adrinette to date fixed Ladrien without them even having to appear next to each other. It allows Ladybug and Chat Noir to focus on their mission without their feelings getting in the way. It allows both of them the opportunity to be happy and get shit done. And ya know what, since they're healing trauma, they're gonna be ecstatic when the reveal eventually happens. We loved each other the whole time? You're actually my best friend in and out of the suit? You're gonna be at my wedding next to me marrying me? We're gonna grow old together? All sides are benefitting this season, and yes, being platonic is a benefit for some sides. Just because it wasn't what some people wanted doesn't change that. I swear some people just wanted to treat the sides as separate forever and only ever have good things happen for their favorite. I saw it all the time when people would pout about one side getting development in episodes in prior seasons. Personally, I am in it for the whole picture because I know it will be more beautiful in the end if every side gets worked on. I'm here for the love square, not just Adrinette, but it seems like some people forgot we’re all on the same ship.

Additionally, it’s not really a big secret that they’re winding down the Agreste plot. This season will resolve that storyline, so they needed to bring the Agreste plot to the frontline, and it wouldn’t have worked with LadyNoir. Marinette needed to see first-hand how bad Adrien’s situation is. We still don’t have all of the pieces, but later episodes show how desperately they’re fighting to be together and to free Adrien from his father’s control. They could not have put her that close to the situation with LadyNoir because they can’t reveal for reasons I’ve already mentioned, and as such, Chat Noir can’t tell her about his home life. LadyNoir being together would have been self-contained. It wouldn’t have propelled the other sides forward in the way they needed to. Marinette would still assume that disasters happen when she pursues Adrien. She’d likely still blame herself for being blinded by love for losing all of the Miraculous. She’d likely still distance herself from him, which would remove Adrien’s confidant about his home situation. The story they’re telling wouldn’t work. And that’s the other thing, we don’t know all of the details about the story they’re telling yet. (I mean, unless you’ve read leaks, but we’re not talking about those rn). Obviously, Adrinette being canon was important to the story, and I am personally just not seeing it as a detriment because I’ve seen all of the positives that have come from it in later episodes. Their characters are growing and maturing. They’re supporting each other. They’re fighting for each other. Is that not what we’ve always loved about the love square? The way they complement each other? How deeply they love each other and how much they sacrifice for each other?

The only conclusion I can come to about anyone saying their characters have been ruined is that they haven’t watched anything past Transmission. And not only that, they’re making a ton of bad faith assumptions about Transmission and the next episode after it in order to justify their outcry. But as someone who has watched every episode officially released right now, their development this season is solid. On all sides. There is a huge difference between not particularly liking something and something being bad. People would do well to learn the difference.

#cat replies #asks #ml meta #ml fandom salt #s5 discourse #ml protection #ml pretension #ml revelation #ml perfection #ml spoilers

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acourtofthought · 3 months

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considering elain's motif is literally flowers, I need to know why anyone things she'd be anywhere but the day/spring court?? from the beginning the drawers feyre painted and the cake she got for her birthday all painted a very clear picture of the sisters, not only as people but who they end up with. feyre obv is with the high lord of night thus the stars, nesta herself is fire but so is cassian, elain needs sunshine and flowers and has from the beginning. e/riel was never going to be endgame.

The drawer wouldn't even be the ace up our sleeves because initially she imagined Nesta with Lucien which is where "fire" might have come into play with her drawer. Or at least imagined her in the Autumn Court. But once she realized Nessian was going to be a thing she changed the flames into "Silver Flames" that are meant to indicate her power of death and tied that into Cassian being a warrior who has "walked beside death his whole life."

It's the fact that SJM has never shifted Elain's motif in the way she did Nesta.

Book 1, she has Feyre paint flowers on Elain's drawer and has her the prettiest she'd ever seen when Elain was outside in her garden at their estate.

Book 2, Feyre reminds us that Elain is a gentle grower of things and that she's as soft and lovely as a summer dawn.

At that point in the series, there's nothing major to suggest that Elain would be happiest in Spring or Day.

But it's book 3, after the big Elucien are mates reveal that SJM really starts driving things home.

- The suite was filled with sunlight. Every curtain shoved back as far as it could go, to let in as much sun as possible. As if any darkness was abhorrent. As if it chase it away. And seated in a small chair before the sunniest of the windows, her back to us, was Elain.

Feyre then tells us that Elain is wearing a "moon-white" dressing robe and that her face is so pale it looks like fresh snow and that these things that are white for Elain are "the color of death."

Of course there is a moon in all the courts but the NC is known for it's nights. Claiming that the night sky and the moon aren't symbolic of the Night Court because other courts have them too is like saying New York beaches are the same as the beaches in Florida's because they're both beaches.

And snow is probably in a few of the courts, Night Court, Winter....but we know the Spring Court does not have any.

So after telling us how Elain is sitting in the sunniest window, as if darkness (Night Court, it's not rocket science) is abhorrent, she tells us white like the moon and white like snow are the colors of death for her. All things associated with night and the colder courts.

We're then told "she had always been so full of light".

Later Elain comes out of her room for the first time. Two days after Lucien's arrival. And she just happened to make her first stop in how many months the library, after hearing Lucien's heart beating through the stone where Lucien himself randomly decided to visit, a big deal since he says he hasn't been able to read for pleasure in a long time. You know, her mate with those hidden sunshine powers, the ones SJM retconned in book 2 after realizing Elucien would be mates. She's again sitting by the windows.

Lucien demanded they take Elain outside for fresh air and lo and behold, she began eating, drinking and sleeping as soon as they did.

We all know Nesta asked Elain what she could get her and Elain replied, "Sunshine."

We know the gates to Elain's mind are sleeping buds and what do those need to bloom? (SUNSHINE! SUNSHINE!)

At the end of ACOWAR, Elain says the world needs more gardens.

In the novella, we're reminded of how much time Elain spends tending to Feysands garden, that now that winter has fallen she's lost the color in her face and Rhys said that Elain took a spot by the windows which was typical for her.

In SF we're told she's been helping the elderly fae in Velaris with their gardens, she's again caught standing by windows, and SJM (clearly for no reason at all of course) told us that Elain's scent is a promise of Spring. That the Spring Court had been made for someone like Elain. That Nesta would have told her to visit if they weren't arguing. That NC black sucks the life out of Elain and leeches the brightness from her face.

So yeah.

The drawers have held up as being true to Elain's character but I'm not sure how anyone can look back over everything SJM has told us about Elain and think, Yes. The Night Court which is associated with the color black, darkness, shadows, the moon and stars....THAT is the best place for Elain to thrive. Just like Feyre stared out her window at the Night sky while in Spring, Elain is always staring out the window craving sunshine while in the NC.

#elain archeron #elucien #pro elucien #anti e/riel

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What are your top 3 Roy facts

hm. okay. i was actually talking about roy with someone just now so he's fresh on my mind

Roy is a fucking twig. He's skinny as hell. He has a constitution stat of 6, which is like, the lowest of any dude. The only people with less con are all girls. This is bcuz most of the game revolves around launching him at the goal post, so any unit should be able to pick him up like a couple of grapes

because of retcon prequel shenanigans, Roy is, very likely, one quarter dragon. And a whole chunk of plot revolves around "hey where did the dragons go" roy. roy. they're right here.

This

Roy: You see, I'm a bit frustrated with someone in the army. I understand where he's coming from, but... Wolt: You understand his logic, but your feelings don't agree. Is that it? Roy: Yes, exactly. My feelings don't align with what I know to be true. And when I start feeling frustrated, I feel like telling him. Wolt: Then do so! It is bad for your health to keep your feelings bottled up. Besides, we all know you are in a stressful position. I'm sure he will understand if you feel the need to vent. Roy: Do you think so? Wolt: Of course! If you want, I can go talk to that person. I will always support you, so don't hesitate to ask anything of me. Roy: Thanks, Wolt. I feel better now. But enough chatter! We have to get moving! Wolt: Yes, Lord Roy! ...By the way, tell me who it is you're frustrated with. I will sit him down and have a frank discussion... Roy: No, it's all right now. Wolt: Really? ...Who was it? Roy: He's closer than you realize. Wolt: What! Where? ...... ...Was it...me? Roy: You got it! (Roy leaves.) Wolt: Lord Roy!

#feli gets asked #THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME ABOUT ROY

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It’s Nice to Have a Friend: We Tell the Truth (Chapter Four)

Authors Note: There is some retcon of the Gwen storyline, she won’t die. Solely because I am a selfish girl and can’t put Peter through that.

Pairing: TASM! Peter Parker x Reader

Content Warning: Flash Thompson, attempted sex talk from readers mom, bloodied nose, underaged drinking, fist fight, mentions of throwing up. I’m sure I forgot something, if you catch anything let me know!

As always please like and reblog!! It helps the writers an insane amount. Love you guys!

(Senior Year)

For the rest of the school year Peter put (Y/N) in the forefront of his mind, walking her to and from school and even to work when she started shifts at the coffee shop a few blocks over. Always lingering around a couple minutes later, only one person there knew how Spiderman liked his coffee before patrol.

“Here you go Petey..”

“You make me sound like a common household pet.” He laughs, sipping the hot liquid.

“I was thinking more of a common house spider.” She joked low enough for only them to hear. “I can go back to calling you tiger.”

Peter pondered the ultimatum for a moment before his phone flashed violently.

“Gwen or work?” She nodded to his backpack where the alter ego hid.

“Work..” He stood still for a minute before looking at his phone, before jumping to his feet.

“After this I have to go to Gwen’s for dinner and then I’ll be here to walk you home.” He rushed out, as he slung the bag over his shoulder.

“Don’t do that! I’m walking you home.” He argued seeing her mouth open to talk as he flung himself out of the door.

Peter Parker was a jack of many trades; who knew juggling was one.

After his nights patrolling when (Y/N) didn’t need a walk home from work, the route to the rows of townhouses didn’t seem like such a long swing back suddenly. Which may have been why he found himself waking up in her bedroom more often than not. Wanting, no needing, to see both of his girls. He had them on a schedule: Fight whatever this week's robotics project gone wrong was, see Gwen, give her at least two hours and then make it to (Y/N)’s. Which usually by the time he got there he was dragging himself through the cracked window; finding a place to rest on the bed next to her. He never intended to fall asleep as long as he would, for the last three months Peter was having what May fondly called ‘the never ending sleepover.’ He hoped Gwen understood that he wasn’t trying to skip out on her. He hardly ever found himself waking up in Gwen’s room anymore, maybe she didn’t mind. After all, it was her who was insistent Peter fix their relationship.

It was a Friday when he woke up on (Y/N)’s floor, having rolled off the bed at some point in the night. He laid on his back as long as he could, his hands tossing his recently cut hair as he stared up at (Y/N). Her arm dangling off the bed, her face pressed into the side of the mattress- that’s definitely how he ended up on the floor. His hand reached for hers, his fingertips tickling her palm; she stirred in the creaky bed rolling towards the wall. Peter checked the time on his phone, jumping to his feet. He slid his shoes on, shoving his suit into the backpack before he headed next door.

“You’ve got thirty minutes to meet Gwen and I outside, you better start moving your ass.” Peter says ruffling her hair, pressing his nose to the side of her head as a sweet gesture.

“Get out, and bring me some of May’s fresh orange juice please.”

“She’d have my ass if I didn’t”

Peter made his way downstairs, jumping the last few steps.

“Morning Mrs. (Y/L)!” Peter greeted (Y/N)’s mother coming in the front door from her late night shift.

“Peter, nice to know you were on guard all night.” Bella laughed awkwardly at her daughter's friend. Peter saluted her with a laugh as he moved out the door, rushing next door.

Upstairs (Y/N) stood looking in her bathroom mirror as she brushed her teeth, her hair clipped back to keep it from her face as she spit the toothpaste into the sink. She left her hair clipped back pulling a few pieces out to look a bit more presentable. (Y/N) rubbed under eyes, as she walked to her room to get dressed looking in her closet coming across an old baggy shirt of Peter’s. She slid the shirt over her head and tucked the front into her jeans. Bringing the fabric to her nose inhaling his scent, her eyes closing with a sigh before heading out of her bedroom.

“Peter was in an awful big rush this morning to get out the front door.” Bella said, sipping her coffee as her daughter came into the kitchen grabbing her backpack from the chair.

“You caught each other? Tell me you’re not gonna scold me for having Peter out of everyone in my bedroom. He’s been sleeping here almost every night for the last three months.”

“Yeah why is that?”

(Y/N) shrugged, not wanting to sell out she had been the one nursing Spider-man back to health.

“Making up for lost time. Is it a problem? I can ask him to stop.”

“No, no I know you’re smart. And I’m glad you’re fixing your relationship, I just want to know that you’re being safe and smar-”

“No! No it’s not like that. He has a girlfriend! Peter and I are just..it’s complicated. But we’re not like that with each other.” (Y/N) defends, her face burning looking at her mother. She couldn’t help but wonder if Peter had been getting the same talk from May. “I don’t want to talk about this. I don’t need the sex talk I’m good I’m eighteen years old momma. I know how it works.” (Y/N) says, closing her backpack and looking at her mom giving her a thumbs up.

“Great, good, noted. I’m going to bed.”

(Y/N) kissed her mom’s cheek, heading for the front door seeing Gwen sitting on Peter’s stoop.

“And he gave me thirty minutes to get out of here.” (Y/N) laughs.

Gwen smiled at (Y/N), nodding at her comment. “Sounds like him.” She says standing up intertwining her arm with (Y/N)’s, who looked at their intertwined arms; shocked at the contact. It wasn’t until earlier in senior year that her and Gwen had started to hang out exclusively without Peter. She knew it wasn’t the physical contact that bothered her, instead it was the green little monster a part of her held against Gwen. She loved Gwen, they were friends- it’s normal to be jealous of friends, right?

“Are you coming to my party tonight?”

(Y/N) tilted her head before realizing, tonight was Gwen’s valedictorian party. “I know graduation is still a few weeks away but my mom is insistent that the family take off and celebrate in a cabin upstate after so I just want to have it before.” Gwen rambled, her arm clutching (Y/N)’s forearm. “Say you’ll come please, please. I won’t stop..I’ll get Peter to beg too.”

“Okay, okay!” (Y/N) laughed, grabbing her arm back. “I’ll be there just do not let me fall victim to Pete’s puppy eyes.” Clapping her hands together, Gwen let out a squeal turning to look at Peter who was wandering out of the front door two to go cups in hand.

“You beat me!” He says “You were half asleep when I left. How?”

(Y/N) goes to open her mouth, Gwen tilting her head at Peter. “When you left? You slept at her house?”

“It’s not like that!”

The two yelled in perfect sync, Gwen let out a laugh nodding. “I didn’t think it was. I just…wasn’t expecting that.”

Wonder sat in amongst the three, trading looks amongst each other. Did any of them realize what was actually happening? In the last year it was hard to deny the fact that Peter and (Y/N)’s feelings had grown for each other, and Gwen Stacy was not stupid. She was number one in their class after all. Gwen smiled, her hands wrapping around (Y/N)’s forearm again pulling her friend into her side, Peter admired the girls starting to walk up the street with them.

“I got (Y/N) to agree to come to the party tonight! It’s gonna be so fun, my family is gonna be gone and…”

She hadn’t meant to tune Gwen out, she had gotten caught up looking at the shoes Peter was wearing. They were an old pair of red converse (Y/N) had drawn all over sophomore year, on the white tip of the shoe sat her first initial a poorly scribbled black heart next to it. How long could she really wait? She had spent the last five years waiting, and not to be dramatic- but anymore may kill her. Peter must have caught her staring as they stood at the crosswalk, his foot nudging her’s with a playful grin on his lips.

This felt wrong, it felt dirty, Gwen was right there and she was here playing footsie with her boyfriend. (Y/N) zoned back in on Gwen, nodding as she had finished her ramble about the party. “It sounds great, I’m looking forward to it.”

Once the trio had reached the doors of Midtown high they had rushed in their different directions, not after Peter and Gwen traded a parting kiss that made (Y/N)’s stomach plummet. Soon Gwen heads for her calculus class and (Y/N) makes her way to chemistry. Peter trailing behind her like a puppy dog, his fingers nudging at her wrist, wishing he could hold her hand.

“You okay? You seem kind of off.” Peter said as they made their way to the back of the lab, sitting at the table. (Y/N) thought for a minute “It feels..I feel bad. Like I have this neverending icky feeling in my stomach.”

“I’m not sure I’m catching on.”

Peter thought for a minute, watching the classroom fill with other students. “Oh.” Realization hit him like a ton of bricks. He pursed his lips together looking at his notebook in front of him, his fingers twirling the pen around them lost in his own conflict. Finally bringing her eyes to meet hers.

“It’s just different now. Knowing we both..” (Y/N) looked hesitant on saying the words out loud, afraid their peers would hear. If they did it would surely be all over the school by lunch. “...love each other but we have awful timing, and there’s Gwen and. And she’s so sweet, I can’t help but regret every touch or look between us.” She sighs rambling in a low voice, not wanting to end up the hot new topic of their classmates.

“I know I’m sorry I put you in this position. I thought clearing the air would..I don’t know help me figure out what I wanted to do. But I honestly just haven’t had the time.”

(Y/N)’s hand came up to hold his shoulder, her thumb rubbing slowly. It was her duty to comfort Peter, he had a bad habit of being too hard on himself. None of this was his fault, but expressing that wouldn’t change the guilt he felt, but her role was to lighten the load the best she could.

“It’s not fair to either of you. She gives me this look and I can’t help but wonder if she-”

“Knows?” (Y/N) cut him off, Peter looked at her nodding his head.

“If she did, I’m sure she’d tell us.”

“Ms. (Y/L), Mr. Parker, is there something you want to share with the class?” Mr. Cosgrove questioned having, evidently, started class while the two were deep in discussion. (Y/N) shook her head, dropping her hand off Peter’s shoulder. “Good back to what I was saying.”

From the next lab table over, Peter felt the glare of Flash Thompson staring him down. Had it not been for his spidey sense he would have sworn there was a red dot firmly planted on the back of his head.

Throughout the rest of the day everything moved smoothly, (Y/N) and Gwen had their free period together sitting together in the courtyard flipping through graduation things (Y/N) had agreed to help Gwen on.

“I don’t want to weird you out, and I’m sure Peter would flip if he were here, but Flash is staring you down.”

(Y/N) looked over her shoulder acknowledging her sworn enemy since that day in December. She had never tried to hate him too much, there was no telling what the guy’s home life was like- besides, he brought her Peter.

“Yeah I don’t know what that’s about he’s been doing that everytime he sees me today.” She says turning back to Gwen. Working on a rough draft for the banner, she passed the design off to Gwen for approval. “It’s weirding me out.”

“Maybe he…finds you attractive.” Gwen looked up at (Y/N), awaiting her reaction. (Y/N) stuck her tongue out with a fake gag, causing the two girls to burst into laughter. “I always thought he had a thing for you?” (Y/N) asked

“Yeah I tried that, glad I got out of it. But is there..anyone?”

Subtle Gwen, really subtle.

(Y/N) casted her eyes down in response, breaking into an awkward laugh. “Oh my god who?” Gwen pushed lightly, the situation felt like (Y/N) was standing on the edge of the cliff, if Gwen pushed too hard (Y/N) might through herself over.

“No one special..just some guy that comes into my work.”

She lied, but this was the way she could admit to Gwen and hopefully rid herself of the nervous stomach bile that built up in her throat everytime.

“He’s sweet, and he keeps me company during my breaks even when he’s..busy..himself. He constantly keeps me entertained, there is not a moment where I’m not laughing around him. We’ve become really good friends, he remembers everything about me. Brings me my favorite candies without me asking, tells me I look nice. He just understands me.” “As well as Peter?”

(Y/N) nodded, her cheeks felt like they were on fire. “Just like Peter.”

Silence washed over the table, it wasn’t a tense one; it was comfortable. (Y/N) closed her eyes taking in the sunlight, before the sound of a cardboard box hit the table ruined her moment. Opening her eyes to a box of sour patch kids resting in front of her, Peter’s lips pressed to Gwen’s forehead.

“All for me?” (Y/N) laughs while opening the box, popping a blue candy in her mouth. “Call it a bribe for keeping your promise to come tonight.” Peter teased, reaching into the box taking a couple red ones. “And because you’ve been pretty sour today.”

(Y/N) mocked a laugh, “Bite me.”

Peter tilted his head playfully contemplating the proposition Gwen laughed, taking one out of his hand, chewing on it as she finalized the banner design. (Y/N) half expected her to start telling Peter all about the mystery boy. Out her work crush and tell Peter all about, well; himself. But it never happened instead she immediately started planning when they should meet up and start on the banner.

“Principal Conway says it’ll feel more authentic if it’s handmade. But I know he has a back-up one already prepared.” She complains. “I have to go dress shopping tomorrow so how does Sunday sound?”

“Perfect, can we do it at my house?” She asks “It’s just-”

“Don’t worry! We can do it there. Thank you for agreeing to do this, you're a great friend.”

(Y/N) smiled and squeezed Gwen’s arm sweetly before making her way back to the building. “I gotta get to art.” She says ruffling Peter’s hair as she passes by, before disappearing into the crowd.

“Lookie here, Puny Parker has two girls all over him.” Now there was a nickname Peter had not heard in ages.

“I thought you left that back in middle school Flash?”

“Yeah, I thought you did the same thing to (Y/N).”

Peter stood up quickly, what was this dude’s problem today? The lunch table jarred under him as he stood to Flash’s height. Flash was no longer the short, asshole he was in middle school. Instead, he was a tall dickhead. “Keep her name out of your mouth.” He said blankly, staring Flash in the eye who could only give a smile that held something mischievous behind it.

“Mhm, I’ll see you tonight at Gwen’s? I have a story to tell everyone.” He said, whispering the last part under his breath before leaving for the field house.

“You invited that dude?”

“My mom made the invitations.” Gwen looked up at her boyfriend, her hand pulling him back to sit next to her. “Pay him no mind, help me with this list.” Peter nodded, the only thing lingering in the back of his mind was what story Flash wanted to tell so badly

“Gwen’s killing you for making us both late!” (Y/N)’s voice came out louder than usual as she talked over the wind gusting past her and Peter as they swung from buildings. “We won’t be late, it is insanely faster this way! You’re the one who took forever to get ready!”

“Wow! Dated insult!”

Peter laughed as they landed with a thump on Gwen’s fire escape. “You look fine, stop worrying. Gwen isn’t gonna complain, you know that. She’s just happy you agreed to come” Peter says, reaching out tucking (Y/N)’s hair behind her ear, cradling her face.

“Pretty girl..come on.”

He trailed his own hands through his hair, pushing Gwen’s window open letting (Y/N) go in first. (Y/N) looked around at Gwen’s room, her fingers dragging over her desk as she picked up the framed photos. It looked similar to one she had framed in her room from the spring formal from Sophomore year, but in her place stood Gwen.

“Don’t snoop.” Peter tsked at her, taking the photo from her hands, setting it down.

“How do you not feel out of place here? They’re loaded Peter.”

“Ya get used to it.” He mumbled as he dusted himself off, and closed Gwens window. Shoving his backpack under the bed in case he needed to rush out. “C’mon it’s clear.” He says poking his head out of the door motioning her out behind her. The two snuck into the party, (Y/N) pulled self consciously at her dress looking around.

“There you two are!”

Gwen greets (Y/N) first, pulling her into a hug, before sharing a kiss with Peter. “I didn’t see you guys come in..I didn’t see you guys come in.” She repeats, looking at Peter with wide eyes. “I know the city never sleeps but can we not do the..spider..stuff tonight?” Her plea came out in a whisper.

“Yes ma’am”

(Y/N) looked around the penthouse, most of their graduating class having shown up. “Missy!” (Y/N) yelled, waving at her walking over. “Hey..what’s up?” (Y/N) asked, sitting next to her on the couch. “Nothing really, Conor is talking about the battery project he’s working on for physics.” Missy responded as Peter followed over, sitting next to (Y/N).

“Oh yeah I saw that at the science fair, it's really cool. You made those- uh- little tyke cars run on a potato battery!” Peter joins the conversation. He passes his drink off to (Y/N) letting her drink on it, his eyes scanning the room. Flash Thompson was against a wall talking with his friend group as he and Peter locked eyes. Peter stared at him down, and Flash’s lips curled into a smile that let Peter know something was about to happen.

“You okay?”

(Y/N)’s voice pulled Peter out of his head, he looked at his friend before nodding. Something bad was about to happen but he couldn’t tell what it was. This feeling wasn’t coming from his spider-sense, this was coming from somewhere deeper, his stomach twisted as he stood up. Flash pushed off the wall walking to the center of the room. Before Peter could reach him Flash was already standing on the coffee table getting everyone's attention. (Y/N) moved alongside Peter, standing behind him enough to see over his shoulder.

“I have something I wanna say!” Flash yells over the crowd making eye contact with Peter and (Y/N), before looking back over the crowd. (Y/N) swallowed hard her hand grabbing Peter’s shirt.

“Gwen Stacy is, out of all of us, the only one who deserves this. She has gone out of our way to help most of us, even you Parker. You're her favorite charity work.” He jokes taking any moment to dog Peter he can.

“Don’t forget about tutoring you!” (Y/N) yells at him thinking it’s all light hearted, the crowd laughs even Flash lets out a breathy laugh.

“She saved your reputation (Y/L)! Got you all buddy buddy with Parker again.” Flash feigns shock. “Which oh my god brings me to my next thing.” Flash laughs looking at Gwen. “Get down, you’re drunk, you're making a fool of yourself.” Gwen sounds as if she’s talking to a toddler as she attempts to talk him down off the coffee table.

“Your boyfriend and new best friend..are in love with each other.”

The party falls quiet. “That’s right! Peter and (Y/N)..” Flash hiccuped through a laugh. “Are in love..have been for years. Which makes sense once you think about it Parkers a bitch and so is (Y/N).”

“I’m gonna fucking kill you.” Peter says, grabbing Flash off the table, throwing him to the ground. Flash recovered fast enough, landing a punch straight into Peter’s gut. The two boys moved around, throwing punches, everyone moving out of their way.

“Stop it.” (Y/N) and Gwen said grabbing at them trying to break them up. Peter shoved Flash off of him, his nose bleeding. “Get off me.” Peter said, yanking his arm away from (Y/N)’s grip, the sheer force of his strength rocking her back into a group of girls. Their drinks spilling on her dress, Flash laughs, signaling the others to join in.

“Babe.” Peter the slip comes out under his breath as he’s reaching down and pulling her up, seeing the tears on her cheeks. He goes to wipe them but hands pull her away from him. Gwen pulled (Y/N) away from Peter, shaking her head at him.

“You are an insane person.” She says pushing past Flash as she escorts (Y/N) to her room. “Get out..the party is over! Everyone thank you for coming, please show yourselves out. Expect you Peter.”

Gwen and (Y/N) disappear into her room, the blonde sits her friend down on the bed pulling her into her side. “I’m sorry Gwen, I’m so sorry.” (Y/N) apologized as her friend held her closer, letting her cry. Saving her the embarrassment of crying in front of everyone.

“Oh..you guys thought I was clueless.” Gwen laughs her head on (Y/N)’s. “I knew, I can’t be mad at something I was aware of.” Gwen laughs, wiping at her own eyes before wiping at (Y/N)’s.

“You knew?”

“As someone who had the honor of knowing how Peter loves, and knowing what it’s like to love him. I knew the night you made up.” Gwen rubs her shoulder, pushing (Y/N)’s hair out of her face. “It’s all been really messy, but I’m going to England. After graduation I got this opportunity and I can’t pass it up. I was gonna tell Peter tonight after the party. I was gonna give him to you.” Gwen laughs teary eyed. “Kind of like a dog.”

“He is a dog isn’t he?” (Y/N) laughed, her tears still pooling on her cheeks.

“Our dog.” Gwen says, she looked at the stained white dress. “Here I might have something that fits you.” Gwen stood up shuffling through her closet, pulling out some options

“These are my cousins, you're about the same size. She left them when she slept over..if you wanna go change.”

(Y/N) nodded, grabbing a top and bottom before disappearing to the bathroom. Gwen had walked out to the living room, seeing Peter cleaning the mess up. “You owe her the biggest apology. That is embarrassing, you acted no better than Flash.” Gwen scolds Peter, her arms over her chest.

“I don’t..I was gonna tell you.”

“No, not that. I knew! Okay, I knew all along. I see the way you look at her, it’s the same way you look at me Peter. You know who you want to be with, but aren’t gonna make the decision for yourself.”

Gwen holds Peter’s hands in hers pulling him into a hug. Peter opens his mouth to speak to her, but Gwen pulls back looking at him. “I’m going to England..Oxford- I got the scholarship. So, I am no longer your girlfriend. I’m your best friend.” Gwen points down the hall towards her bedroom.

“She is going to take over my role as girlfriend, no arguments. She is who you deserve to be with.”

Peter laughed, even in complete chaos Gwen had everything planned out. She wasn’t gonna let him mess this up again. “Take her home Peter, and apologize.” “I love you.” Peter says, pulling her in kissing her head. “I love you too Parker, go get her.”

The subway ride back to Forest Hills was quiet, (Y/N) and Peter both stayed quiet, the two of them not sure what to say. The quietness continued as they walked to their houses, Peter wrapped his arm around her holding her close. (Y/N) shrugged his arm off her shoulder as they sat on the stoop of May’s house, Peter sat next to her his eyes admiring her.

“I’m sorry. For acting out like that, I’m not embarrassed by you. I never have been, I never will be.” He says, his hand swallowing hers as she holds it on his lap. “I love you. I'm sorry for making you wait”

(Y/N) took her hand away, her head falling onto his lap resting there, his hand found its way to her hair. “I know you’re not. You don’t owe me anything Tiger.” She laughs, lifting her head up looking at him. Peter smiled pressing his nose to her forehead, (Y/N) laughed, closing her eyes letting out a nervous breath.

“Will you..finally, be my girlfriend?” Peter asked, his voice shaking.

“I thought you’d never ask.” (Y/N) grinned, looking up at him. Peter kissed her head, his hands cupping her face. (Y/N) let out a happy squeal as Peter dropped his head down bringing her into a deep kiss. She gave in kissing him back, her hands holding his forearms in the kiss.

From inside the house May and Bella looked at their children, before closing the curtain.

“Took them long enough.” Bella laughs, joining May on the couch. “Oh I know.”

“Ben would be so proud of him, but also upset it took him all of high school.” May laughs while sipping her wine.

“How long before they’re married?” May asks, nudging Bella with her knee. “I hate to think, we’d need to pull a few more late shifts to pay that.”

Outside, Peter and (Y/N) lounge on the stoop, her head back in his lap. The couple looking up at the stars, falling victim to a butterfly effect that somehow ended them up in a similar position the night they realized they loved each other while camping in the backyard.

This is it! We have one more chapter to go before it’s all over I can’t believe it. I am however encouraging you guys who are in love with Peter and y/n (who needs a nickname for this series) to come chat about them with me in my inbox! Or just Peter in general: headcanons, blurbs, anything I am all ears.

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