#I quite liked how the show started out so lighthearted and fun

[valentinerose529]

does anyone else get the feeling that RWBY might have done differently if it was a monster-of-the-week fantasy school type story instead of the chosen-ones-against-the-evil-mastermind path it's going now?

From a storytelling perspective, I think the plot could have been more consistent if it had remained in the schools with a smaller-scale plot. The gang moves to other schools as part of exchange student programs, and every few seasons end in an Amity tournament at the end of the school years, signifying the move to a new story arc. As the gang settles in the other schools, they get to uncover the backstories and whatnot of various characters.

This would require smaller-scale antagonists and villain-of-the-week setups with various cronies and schemes. Perhaps if it stuck with the season one villains: Ronan and Neo, whose main motivation was nefarious profit, and Cinder, whose original characterization was someone who was so cool and awesome that she simply had to be the best at everything, including gaining all four Maiden powers. You'd likely have to scrap characters like Salem and Oscar who are 100% related to the Big Destiny Plot, but honestly I think it would have remained consistent with the original vibes of the first few seasons.

And of course, you could return to the tried and true method of using classrooms for worldbuilding exposition--how better to explain your lore than to make the characters quiz each other with flash cards about the upcoming test on the king of Vale? Weapons upkeep class (perhaps taught by Professor Qrow, wouldn't that have been better than just hearing about him and Tai being teachers offscreen?) in which Ruby gets to present her scythe and excitedly talk about all the aspects of huntress weaponry?

I think i would have liked that better than the World of Remnant segments because I didn't even learn about those until halfway through season three. And I'm not the kind of person who likes having to find information elsewhere (a la authors posting important backstory details on Twitter), so honestly I would have liked the worldbuilding to, yknow, be in the story instead of as a side piece. But that's just me.

[phantasmagoria-in-neverland]

Hiii how are you? 🤍

I was wondering if I could request headcannons for Task force 141 + Alejandro, Rudy and Alex with a reader who is like a wildlife biologist basically someone who works with wild animals like from big tigers to venomous snakes and scorpions!! Thank you for your time have a great day!

TF 141, Alejandro and Rudy with a Wildlife Biologist!Reader.

A/N: Hello there, thank you so much for your request! I'll be honest, I knew very little about this topic before researching for this, so I really hope this is at least a little accurate. All of the headcanons are quite lighthearted, except for a few mentions of Simon's past, I didn't include any details though. I hope you enjoy! 💜

Characters: Simon "Ghost" Riley, Johnny "Soap" MacTavish, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick, John Price, Alejandro Vargas, Rodolfo Parra.

Simon "Ghost" Riley

-Simon loves you to hell and back, he loves who you are, he loves how passionate you are about what you do… but he stays as far away from your job as he possibly can. His past with his father and the dangerous animals he used to torment him with, has left a scar that will never heal completely, so it's very difficult for him to get too close to your profession.   

-Despite his necessity to stay a safe distance away from what you do, the last thing Simon wants is for you to think that he isn't proud of your achievements, or that he doesn't support your career. He tries to be there for you as much as he possibly can, and he celebrates with you every step of the way. 

-Simon listens to everything you tell him, every story about what you've seen while away that you want to share, and every little fun fact or discovery you've learned or made, although sometimes he can get a bit uncomfortable. Pictures tend to be a big no for him, especially if it is a photo of you too close to something he used to fear so deeply, it brings back memories that are hard to shake for the rest of the day.

-Because of this, Simon does his best to open up to you, and show you how much he cares. He tries to explain his past to you as best as he can, but without going into details. He just wants you to know that although at times he might seem a bit unsupportive of what you do, it is just because he can get unsettled by it. Still, the fact that you are so incredibly different from his father helps tremendously, and with time, he starts to get a bit more comfortable with it.

-While snakes freak him the hell out, and he absolutely refuses to even see you handle one, mostly because he gets a feeling of worry for you that logic can't dispel, he's way more chill with animals like lions, tigers, elephants and the like.

Simon also has a strange fascination with those animals that are generally considered “creepy” or “harbingers of death”, like hyenas and vultures. 

Johnny "Soap" MacTavish 

-Johnny absolutely loves your job, he thinks it's one of the coolest things ever, especially when it comes to field work. He's always been a bit of an animal person, and honestly, anything that is big and scary fascinates him. If his vocation hadn't always been the military, he could genuinely see himself doing what you do.

-And for that reason, Johnny has begged you a hundred times to let him come along for at least one of your expeditions. He argues that the fact that he is a soldier will prevent him from getting in the way, and he definitely knows how to stay quiet when he wants to, also he gives you the cutest puppy eyes in the world. If you do decide to let him accompany you, he'll be true to his word, and he'll make for a great adventure partner despite his lack of training. Once the two of you are back at your accommodations though, be prepared to be drowned in questions, he wants to know everything about the things you two saw during the day.

-On the same note, if you are a marine biologist, Johnny will 100% ask you to come scuba diving with you. He's quite a bit of an adrenaline junkie, and he's going to secretly hope to meet some kind of big, scary shark the whole time.

-Johnny genuinely believes you're one of the bravest people he knows, and he knows a lot of them. You have to be quite fearless to do what you do, and to get so close to so many things that could kill you while remaining completely calm. And also, at times you have to stay in the wild, working, even for twelve hours straight, you have to trek through very difficult terrains, more often than not with terrible atmospheric conditions. He admires you for it so much, he thinks your passion, determination and resilience are truly inspiring.

-Johnny has a fascination with big, wild, dangerous predators. Lions, tigers, wolves, bears… they are all extremely interesting to him, and he really, really wants to try and pet them, despite knowing that it would be a terrible idea. Another thing he finds really interesting is the way animals fight, he doesn't like seeing them hurt of course, but the claws and the teeth are incredibly fascinating to him.

-Johnny will without a doubt ask you to make a list of the top ten wild animals you think are the scariest or the most dangerous, and he'll definitely make you go into details about it.  

-Despite how unbothered he is by wild animals that could kill him in a heartbeat, Johnny isn't very fond of insects of any kind, so you're going to have to be the designated “creepy crawlers banisher” of your household, especially if you don't want them to get squashed.

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick 

-Kyle doesn't really know how he feels about your job, on one hand, it's clear how happy it makes you, and he is in complete awe anytime he sees you working, no matter what you're doing, but on the other hand, he always ends up worrying about you. He knows you're trained, and he knows you can handle it perfectly well, but anytime he hears you are in the middle of nowhere and he is not there with you, he can't help but get a bit anxious about it. He's never going to complain about it though, not with anyone else, and especially not with you, he's not a hypocrite, he's a soldier, and he knows you're constantly afraid for his safety, so he would never risk making you feel bad for making him worry.

-If there's anything about your job that you want to tell him, he's going to be all ears, he finds your job incredibly fascinating, and he has a ton of questions about it. But despite his interest in it, Kyle is never going to ask you to join you, he'd much rather stay a safe distance away.

-There are many, many types of wild animals, and altho lions, tigers and other predators are cool, Kyle is much more interested in the elephants, giraffes, zebras and the like. He finds them so incredibly unique, and he really appreciates how tranquil they tend to be.

-Kyle has a notebook filled with all the fun facts you've told him about, and more often than not he shares every new one you tell him with the rest of the team. 

-Kyle has a, somewhat irrational, fear of chimpanzees. He can't help but find how human they look disturbing, especially when it comes to their eyes, he's sure they have murder on their minds. Also he's heard some horror stories that were enough to give him nightmares, and that's not an easy task.

-On a more positive note, he's also really fascinated by marine life. Anything from squids, to seahorses, to jellyfishes, to orcas… they are all so unique and different from each other, and Kyle loves hearing anything and everything you have to share about them. You might even convince him to come scuba diving with you at some point.

-If you ever see something upsetting during field work, like some kind of gruesome scene, Kyle will always be ready to offer you his shoulder to cry on. Even when the two of you are far apart, he's going to stay on the phone with you for hours if you need him to. He knows how much you care about animals, and he knows how big your heart is, he is always going to be understanding when you are upset.

John Price 

-John can't help but be constantly worried for your safety, no matter how much he trusts you and your expertise, he knows how unpredictable certain things can be. He checks up on you any time he can while you are doing field work, and he absolutely insisted on being your emergency contact. Although he is incredibly proud of you, he still answers every single one of your phone calls with “Everything alright?”, and he still gives you a hundred safety lessons that you are most probably never going to need.

-He's mostly stressed you'll end up getting stuck in the middle of nowhere, with no signal to call for help, maybe bitten by something poisonous. He's a little paranoid about it, considering you know exactly what you're doing, but he can't help but sigh in relief anytime you come back home safe and sound.  

-You've explained to him how sometimes your job also consists in rescuing some of the animals you come across, and John thinks that's the most beautiful part of the work you do. He wants to hear all the stories you have to share about it, from the moment you find the poor beast, to the entire process of their recovery and rehabilitation. He will want updates every step of the way, and he will encourage you to not give up even when things look bleak or it all gets extremely tiring. No matter if in the end you succeed or not, John will be with you, either cheering with you, or giving you a shoulder to cry on. No matter the outcome, he knows better than anyone else how hard you've worked, and that you've done everything you could, and he's never going to let you forget that.  

-One time, you sent John a video of you handling a giant, venomous snake, and he almost had a heart attack. He swears he lost years of his life. Did he think it was badass? definitely. Does he ever want to see it again? absolutely not.

-Despite being worried for your safety, John loves when you send him pictures of all those secluded places you travel to, he's alway been fascinated by the beauty of uncontaminated nature. When you tell him all about the cool things you've seen, he will share his own experiences with you. Sure, the places he has seen are not nearly as peaceful, but it's still one of his favourite topics of conversation.  

-The life of a wildlife biologist isn't all about field work, but it's also discoveries and many, many hours spent in front of your computer trying to put together and analyse all the collected data. Every job has its not so glamorous side, John would know that, so he makes sure to support you just as much when it comes to that. 

-Of all the animals you usually encounter, John is particularly fond of bears. He wouldn't be able to tell you why, but he loves it every time you have new stories to share about them.

Alejandro Vargas 

-Alejandro is so incredibly proud of you, of how much passion you put into what you do, of how hard you work, and how determined you are. He really thinks you rival even him when it comes to giving it your all for what you believe in. He is loud with his praise, letting you and anyone around hear it clearly, and he's not afraid to compliment you everyday.

-Whenever you send him pictures, whether it's the beautiful places you see, the incredible wildlife you encounter, or a video to show him the difficult terrain you've just traversed, Alejandro will show all of it to the Vaqueros as well. As I've said, he's incredibly proud of you, and his men are pretty much his second family, so it's not surprising that he'll brag about you with them. Not that they mind, Alejandro is their family as well, and as his partner, you are too. When he has the chance to call you and answer you, you'll hear both him and many of his men in the background complimenting you, telling you you're doing a great job, and to come drink at the bar with them when you come back home to tell them all you've seen.

-Alejandro has seen some of the conditions you've worked in, and many of the risky things you've done, and he genuinely believes you to be braver than some of the soldiers he knows, and he definitely doesn't hold back from telling you that.

-On the same note, although he's usually super chill when it comes to your job, Ale knows that some days can be absolutely exhausting for you. He's seen you travelling for hours on a boat during a storm, or trekking through dangerous terrains, he's seen you working for twelve hours straight, and camping in the cold… and even though luckily it's not often that this kind of things happen, he is always ready to be there for you if you need him, or even just cheer you on if he can't be by your side.

-You showed him a picture of you posing with a lion once, and let's just say that it made him feel… hot and bothered. Ale can't really help it, he just loves the way you are so fearless, and how fierce you look, it's a weakness of his.

-He is really, really interested in crocodiles. He is especially fascinated by their “death roll”, but he's going to listen attentively to any and every information or fun fact you can share with him. Alejandro is quite fearless himself, and he's actually seen a few crocodiles up close before, but he'll still ask you to come with you if you have any research to do on them. 

Rodolfo Parra 

-Rudy thinks your job is beautiful, especially the part of it that includes taking care of the animals you encounter, helping them heal, or teaching them how to take care of themselves if they were orphaned too early. And although he worries when you are away doing field work, he does his best to not let you notice it, you already have more than enough to worry about, and he doesn't want to add to it. He always asks you how you are feeling though, because yes, your job puts you at risk to get hurt, but he also knows that sometimes it might take a toll on your mental health, and he wants to be able to help you through those tough times. All in all, he just tries to take care of you without being overbearing.

-Rudy is surprisingly chill when it comes to scorpions, snakes and the like, even when they are poisonous. He has no problem dealing or getting close to them himself, and he doesn't mind watching you handle them, because he is well aware that you know exactly what you're doing. But that same logic, for some reason, did not apply that time he saw a picture of you, crouching way too close for his comfort to a tiger. It's a bit irrational, because the risk is more or less the same, but that was the first time he truly thought he was having a heart attack. 

-Rudy absolutely loves that you have a notebook filled with annotations about all the discoveries you make, and the species you observe, especially if you add little doodles of them. He asks you if he can hold onto it for a few days every time you come home, so that he can take his time attentively reading through it. He pretty much studies it, so that when you talk to him about the things you've seen, he'll be able to actually understand and respond, making the conversation more engaging for you. And honestly, he thinks it's all so interesting that he can't even choose a favourite part of it.

-Rudy will be more than okay with the idea of turning the house the two of you share into a wildlife rehabilitation center if you want to. Any animal is more than welcome to stay with the two of you until theyre healed enough, or have grown up enough to be released back into the wild. If you give names to the animals you take care of, to keep better track of them and knowing who you are referring to, Rudy will learn and remember every single one of them. He's right by your side cheering every time you've successfully rehabilitated one of them, and he gets just as emotional as you when it's time to let them go.

-Aside from field work, Rudy knows just how much effort you put into writing down your research and analysing the data you collect, and he also knows how happy, but nervous, you are every time you have to do a presentation. He does his absolute best to support you every step of the way, and when the day of the presentation finally arrives, he's right there to support you, listening to every single word you say despite the fact that he heard you practise this speech a hundred times, with a smile that refuses to leave his face all day, he's so incredibly proud of you.

[guppyfish77]

Another year Another summary of Art! An Entire Year of Submas lets gooooooooooo!!!! This year I feel like I really pushed myself when it comes to illustrations and I feel like I've learned a lot! But at the same time I feel a little tired, next year I think I wanna relax and experiment a bit more, I gotta learn to loosen up! Might get more art out if I do :p

I also feel the Submas grip ever so lightly relaxing (unless they decide to do Unova remakes haha XD), so I might introduce some of my numerous ocs in 2024! I'll probably start with the conductor oc ;]

Thank you for all your support! (you are all very nice! ToT), I still have a good amount of submas stuff planned in the works so look forward to that (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

If you are interested, I also have some commentary and behind the scenes for some of my submas illustrations! I wanna talk about it and now seems like a good time to do so now that the year is over! (Beware! its going to be long!)

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Lunch Break

hoho! This one is the sort of AU thing in which the only thing that changes is that I give Emmet a Victini friend (not a part of his team, I dubbed them the "victory duo" because Emmet likes winning and Victini is the Victory Pokemon), I planned out a few wordless comics regarding the idea, they were all very lighthearted slice of life kind of stuff, usually Victini causing some mischief and the brothers having to deal with it

and here's the thumbnails for this piece! I played around with various angles but decided to keep it simple and choose a straight on angle. It was originally a snack break and Emmet sharing a granola bar with Victini, but as I was planning it, submas unexpectedly showed up in the Pokemon Anime where they were serving ekiben, after learning about it it quickly turned into a lunch break! (how fun when new information lines up with an art piece you are working on hoho! ^ ^) After studying what foods Ekiben usually have in them (there was quite a variety!) I took what I learned and try to make the food look like the gear station logo :D

In the background there are children drawings because in the battle subway one of the trainer classes you can face off against are preschoolers, and I thought at least one of them would share their drawings with the subway bosses (and of course why wouldn't they hang it up?), there is also a trophy in which you can get in the players room if you beat the subway bosses on the super trains (one day, battling competitively is not my forte), I did my best to make Emmet's office feel lived in by adding a little bit of clutter (like adding a note) but overall very organized

(hey hey that joltik mug looks familiar in the corner there, its the same one Rei is holding in the christmas drawing)

Bonus Emmet and Victini Drawings

aw come on dude, not on the trains!

ah this one, it gave me quite a bit of frustration! This piece I used to challenge myself on perspective, and challenge me it did! The version you see now is I believe the 6th iteration of this drawing! The reason for restarting so many times is because I originally wanted it to be in 3 point perspective, but I couldn't get it to look right so its now in 2 point... Haha Some valuable lessons learned there!

This illustration was inspired by the history of New York Subway Trains and Graffiti! I read about it when I got to visit the New York Transit Museum and found it super interesting!! Then I went I gotta do something with this! Since Unova is based in New York after all!

I got so many subway surfer comments, they don’t know I forgot subway surfers existed while making this and that I am a huge nerd lmao

I had a lot of fun designing the graffiti on the train (yes it says among us) stylizing the fictional letters was so fun! I studied some graffiti to see how they do it, I could've pushed the graffiti style more but then it would be illegible! I also mixed in elements of Grafaiai graffiti, and trainer that is running away is the artist trainer class in SCVL because they are graffiti artists! And the train that got graffitied is the Wifi Train, due to BW (and the DS) servers being shut down, I doubt that train gets used much anymore, which makes it a perfect target!

Derailed!

hohoho! This was a fun one! I'm not sure how many of you guys read my tags, but in there I did state that this piece was based off the fact that model trains are powered by electrifying the rail it runs on (very low watts mind you) and the fact that Joltik eats electricity, but thats not the only inspiration, it was also inspired by those videos of cats laying on the layout and derailing the train!

Theres quite a variety of thumbnails for this idea (including a comic!), and the idea was there in 2022, but this year I decided to fully commit to it! I started rendering the top right one and almost finished it, but it felt really boring to me, so I switched it up and made some thumbnails in a new perspective and viola! thats what ended up being finished!

The train that is being derailed are Sanriku Railway Type 36s, based off a model train I have in my collection! (While sharing this fact on the original post Haiku Bot detected it as a Haiku?! and this art went out of my target audience, that certainly was a day (⊙□⊙;))

Also I straight up put a picture of Thomas the Tank Engine in the background, I'm not sure if people noticed cuz its quite blurry, the fact that nobody said anything means I probably would’ve gotten away with it before sharing this fact, so hehe :3c

Unexplained Melancholy

eyy! this one! It started out wholly different

It was originally me dropping Warden Ingo in various natural landscapes around Hisui as I didn't feel like drawing anymore linear perspective (ah, but heres the thing, all environments require a little bit of perspective lol), and it was just going to be Warden Ingo hanging out in a lush forest, specifically by the train rock that was shown in his concept art! but after sitting on it, I realized I could do something more with it! by making it a snowy environment I could make callbacks to Emmet's coat being white! hence the "SNOWY!!!" being scribbled there, that was added like weeks afterwards, Then I realized I could push it even more by making the whole environment about Emmet's colors! So the new thumbnail is in color because thats whats its about!

The moon smile thing was stumbled on by complete accident, while working on it it felt empty there and I added Emmet's smile to fill the space before going "moon!!!"

The piece is also a sort of a parallel to last years piece “I am Emmet, I wish for Ingo and I to be a two-car train once more” composition wise, sort of, I tried to at least 👍

Black Tower and Whitetree Hollow

Ah! I was quite proud of this one! Black City and White Forest are some of my favorite places in Unova mainly because the parallels are so very cool!

As the thumbnails suggest it was all going to be in complete black and white, as I was working on it though I could not help but add some values in there so yup! I quite like both compositions but the perspective won me out, plus that one focuses more on the characters than the other one (as much as I love backgrounds, it really is supposed to be about Emmet and Ingo U_U)

Being places of duality and having a battle challenge in there, it really fit them!

Emmet drops the hottest single of all time 🔥🔥🔥

Not really much to say about this one since it was very much done on a whim, but

its not the first time I drew Emmet with his hat backwards, I did this little doodle around the same time I did the train graffiti piece, been wanting to do something with this silly idea, and when I heard that audio, I went :o

Following Some Rumors of a Time Machine

the finale! I decided to choose Area Zero because its a very cool place! I am inspired by cool places! and I decided to give it my all for this one!

The thumbnail I made was more for jotting down the idea, and the landscape was going to be more eyelevel? Later I decided to make it so you were looking down into the crater and you get to see the fog blocking the crystal caverns, to show that Emmet was going deeper into Area Zero and the Deepest part is his destination (the time machine, not the underdepths, I didn't know about that yet haha!) I was always going to make Emmet encounter a Slither Wing, with it being based off Volcarona, a gen 5 pokemon :]

Anyways, That's all I have to say! I hope you found it interesting! (and enjoyed my varying quality in sketches and thumbnails XD) Thanks for listening! see you in 2024! ✌

[jack-kellys]

racetrack in uksies!!

well guys! i did it- i finally started paying attention to the newsie i was pretty sick of for a while! and i was generously rewarded. here is some stuff i observed from josh barnett's racetrack higgins:

disclaimer: racetrack, in the script, is quite literally only noted as "RACE, a little tough guy". there is no one way to characterize him, and no features about him are universal/should be universally accepted beside what he says.

that said. this mf is a damn little tough guy!!!

his place as one of jack's main two lieutenants (the other being crutchie) is a lot more solidified in how he acts around the other boys, he certainly comes off older and more in charge

king of new york has him singing out from downstage to the audience as all the chaos (swinging from lamps...tapping...spinning and shit...) he incited occurs behind him. like it is his song this time which is cool, and makes sense- he's the last "original" (sorry davey) leader left that the newsies can look to and it shows.

his trio consists of specs, albert, and himself it looked like. sometimes finch but that's for more lighthearted moments. they all have trousers and not knickers, signifying their older age, and they frequent the aisles together. also specs is definitely some kind of leader based off of what he does in the show and his demeanor.

race and al are like...the soakers. they are picking fights or mocking fights when they are together LMAO.. at the gate when the headline goes up albert is like Right Up At It to make the delanceys rattle the bars to make him step aside (no one else does this). race and al also imitate jack socking the delanceys with crutchie's crutch, al fake punching race in the gut and race making a face lmfao. they also together circle around the delanceys when they're shoving crutchie around.

^something i've noticed every time but only now clocked as intentional: race's cap is the only one, out of everyone's, that has a ripped seam at the brim. it's frayed, it's been there a while, it's intentional as hell. this kid's a fighter, and he's literally rough around the edges. love it SO much omfg

another fun thing about this race: he. fucking. does. not. like. davey. for the entirety of act 1.

"hoi poloi" is mean. he says it at davey instead of around him to the boys at the circulation center. tbh the newsies in general give davey a sort of sus once-over when he mentions having a mother, but race is leading that charge and like... not for laughs exactly?? idk it felt like more at davey's expense.

race gets fucking pissed at "well if you look, and see brooklyn, then they're with us!" he pushes davey's chest and says either "don't be smart with me/right now." I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS. it is everything to me– it shows how short race's temper can be when he's stressed, pushing it onto davey– because davey got them all into this, didn't he? so what right does he have to make jokes right now, especially about brooklyn, whose backing would ensure that davey's idea of the strike wouldn't get all of them beat into the ground? (because. let's face it. of course race is going to blame davey and not jack.)

while davey is singing his piece of seize the day, race confers with jack, and (this staging was sooo good for woodside last night) points at les, who is standing right in the window between where race and jack are standing a ways away from the kid. like a "why the fuck did he bring the kid here". race definitely thinks that davey doesn't understand who's really at stake here, which is so.. protective<3.

king of new york is like a mini arc for them. at the top of the song, daveys still at the center table, race is there too, and like. he punches davey's arm. of which davey is literally like "ow", and then rubs at it through... half the whole song. what's funny abt him getting hit then is that he sings his lyrics pretty soon after, so it's like a literal push from race to get more involved (since they're the only two leaders left). as davey does get more involved, messing around with les and involving him w/ the rest of the boys, race warms up to him a lot more and their last time near each other, race gives him a smile and ruffles davey's hat. atta boy, if u will.

i think race's general refusal to trust davey with his boys is just so. fucking sick. race can trust him with the strike inner workings if jack does, crutchie actually is shown talking to davey a lot more than race and trusts him via that, and jack trusts him because jack refuses to leave anyone even remotely like his boys behind (and he recognizes they need someone like him if they want to succeed). the four of them r so. intimate to me.

but. what is also quite fascinating to me.

is that everything i've said so far about the lack of trust, the hot-headed nature, the protectiveness... y'all know who we usually 'assign' those traits to, right?

spot. conlon.

like this race is like.. if 92sies spot was in the musical..mixed w/ 92sies race LMFAO!! and you fuckin know what? i loved him for it. i have always loved characters like that, i think they're fun, very... greaser vibed, hard-hitting, etc. this spot is almost more ready to hit than protect, and the holding out on the strike therefore seems like manhattan/jack needs to prove himself to brooklyn vs. spot having to look after their newsies first.

anyway yes congratulations to uksies racer for making me enjoy the character again!!!

FUN FACT: earlier this week, someone was. literally on their laptop during. the fucking show. in richmond, which is p close to the stage. so during one of his exits, he went up to the person and said like "close your laptop. that's fucking disgusting." josh>

[once-upon-a-stolas]

Here’s the one, guys. The one that I’ve been waiting for and I know a lot of you have been waiting for, and we should talk about all the things that have happened in the interim, we should view these through the the lens of the Kendraws screenshots, Millie’s brother, the transandrophobia/ableism screenshots...

We’re not going to be doing any of that. Not today. Let me have the memory of this one.

This incident starts off with Blitzo, undisguised and in plain view, being spotted and photographed by a human in the living world. To say that Stolas is annoyed would be a gross understatement; he’s pretty fuming, not even remotely playing around. It’s quite possibly the angriest we ever see him become, with the possible exception of the time a commenter suggested he rape Blitzo.

Now, before we get to the good part, it has to be said how important this is, because it speaks volumes regarding Before!Stolas and Blitzo’s arrangement regarding the grimoire. This was all taking place pre-Murder Family, and as said many times before on this blog, without expecting anything in return. Stolas simply allowed Blitzo to use his grimoire because he liked him, and in these posts, we see that his only condition was this: that Blitzo not do anything foolish with it. A condition Blitzo, being Blitzo, breaks.

That being the case, Stolas shows up at I.M.P.’s office, waiting for hours in the office to have a serious talk with Blitzo, who avoids him until Stolas makes it clear why he’s interrupting work hours, at which point Blitzo lets him in immediately.

And here’s, of course, where things get fun.

Blitzo lets Stolas lecture him for a while, and then whips out a remote controlled vibrator. Stolas is surprised, but needless to say, delighted. Blitzo is delighted. You’re delighted, I’m delighted, everyone’s delighted. The only one not enjoying this is Moxxie. 

(The commenters are also delighted, and that’s not a good thing. Just a quick scroll reveals that there are a lot of very, very young people in this crowd. I’d say at least half of them have no idea what’s going on here.)

Stolas would be within his rights to get extremely upset over this, but after all is said and done, he just tells Blitzo that he’s lucky he’s cute. Blitzo flirts back at him, saying Stolas is lucky Blitzo wasn’t recording him, Stolas is aflutter, and all is forgiven.

So, what does this very lighthearted, extremely fun incident tell us about Before!Stolas and Blitzo’s relationship? A couple of key things.

1. Blitzo and Stolas’s sexual encounter was not a one-off deal; the only way that this is able to take place is if Stolas is wearing a vibrator 24/7. 

2. Blitzo enjoys his sexual relationship with Stolas. He enjoys teasing him and is comfortable enough around him to do so.

3. Because the full moon deal doesn’t apply, they’re both doing this for no other reason than they want to.

We now know, by Vivzie’s own admission and the admissions of people who were close to her, that Vivzie writes by the seat of her pants and frequently changes things on a dime. We know, for instance, that Present Day!Stolas and Blitzo being childhood friends was a last moment pivot based on a piece of fanart she liked. This is, of course, not the way to write a coherent story, but it explains everything about Stolas’s wildly inconsistent characterization. The Stolas we saw bleeding out in today’s episode, love him or loathe him, is a completely different character than the Stolas who once crossed his legs and went brrrr.

And that’s why, the further away we get from that summer of 2020, the more important it becomes to me that that briefly lived iteration of Stolas is remembered for who he was, and his romance with Blitzo remembered for what it was. Because it was trusting, playful, healthy.

And it had remote controlled vibrators.

[heybaetae]

gifmaker / cc wrapped 2023!

thanks for tagging me my angel @jkvjimin 💜

i tried really hard not to choose all comp sets, but those take the most effort and therefore are what i'm prouder of than a standard set, but regardless...

here are my top 10 fave creations of the year:

bts chapter 1 insta feed // this was an insanely taxing project and is probably the most work i've ever put into anything, but i was really inspired to do it. it took about a week (one day for each panel) and was repetitive, i literally threw out my back by day 3 from sitting working on it that my body was in SO MUCH PAIN, but i wanted to get everything right and make it make sense which is why i wrote up a detail post breaking it down and explaining every decision that went into this. i still intend to make this a series and do one dedicated to their japanese discography (i actually started on one before i published this but didn't like the concept) and for their solo work, but it doesn't feel like the right time yet as things continue to release. but i look forward to it!

cheesy bts valentine cards // this was purposely corny, but the response was unbelievable! i had fun working on it and was so happy it made people laugh and smile. the tags were a joy to read on this post and it's my fourth most popular gifset ever. thank you!

bts guide to troubled birds // yet another corny idea, but i get a kick out of making silly comps and was inspired to make this. i started with jimin's as an experiment because his poem was the easiest to choose and built the rest of it from there, carefully deciding which poem to apply to each member and recreating them from scratch. i love celebrating their chaos in fun ways, so this was nice!

jungkook's sensitive tear ducts // sometimes i get really random comp ideas and spontaneously start making something with no plan. this was one of those times and it is now my third most popular gifset since making this blog in 2020 lol. ofc i'd never gif him upset about anything serious, so i only chose moments that didn't feel inappropriate to include to keep this set lighthearted and humorous.

long live bts (10th anniversary set) // i always knew i wanted to make something with the lyrics of that song because every word of it reminds me of their story. the 10th anniversary was perfect since it literally says "it was the end of a decade". i wanted the set to just be really simple so i went with a more desaturated look and focused more on choosing a scene from each year that fit the lyric per that gif.

love me again mv // this was my first time bothering to gif a music video in 4k. i usually avoid it bc it slows my computer down and takes a lot longer (i also have to reconvert the youtube download to a different file type to get it to play in my kmplayer, it's a whole process) but i waited a few days after it came out because i originially didn't think i could color it when it premiered so i just didn't gif it. but i gave it a try anyway when i didn't feel so pressured and i really like how crisp they came out.

jungkook's bday set // i didn't have a plan for this when i started, but i searched a lot for inspo and finally found something i felt like i could make something with so i came up with this very barbie-esque rendition for jungkook that i'm still very fond of. i purposely didn't write happy birthday on it anywhere so it could be shared year-round. it's probably my fave set i made all year and everyone seemed to like it too!

jimin's bday set // this was originally just going to include songs from FACE, but i decided it didn't celebrate jimin's work as a whole if i didn't include all his solo songs/endeavors so it turned into a big monster. i like how it came out though!

standing next to you mv // this year i was introduced to HD master files, so instead of rushing to download a new mv from youtube and giffing it fast, i'd wait for a higher quality rip from apple music to show up online. the difference is quite astounding. i made gifs with master files for all three of jk's music videos this year (seven, 3D), but i like how this one turned out the best.

vmin comp // just felt like giffing my two favorite people before they left and needed to channel my sad emotions into something before seeing them seperate for so long. i included moments i've giffed before and ones i've never had the chance to gif. i could have made this post so much longer but forced myself to stop lol. i like the pink and blue colors in it a lot <3 i miss them so much

thank for all your support on my work this year! i have lots of (old) new stuff in my drafts to share in the new year so please keep your love coming x

i'm going to tag @userjiminie @userjungkook97 @btsiu and @cordiallyfuturedwight to do this if they'd like to!

[corrodedcoughin]

Hello!!! How're you?? Hope you're well!! I'm currently having Munson family feelings lmao

Please imagine lil pre teen Eddie settling in with Wayne, finding his footing, becoming more open in a way that he wasn't with his father. And he's really getting into his dnd. Has the manuals Wayne got him for his birthday one year. A mini or two. And he wants to get better at DMing, but he can't practice with his group because that would ruin the surprise of it all. So one day, he shyly asks Wayne if he'll practice with him. Fidgeting with the hem of his shirt and shuffling his feet. Isn't 100% sure what Wayne will think just yet

And to his surprise, Wayne says yes. And Eddie just... lights up. Smiles a big megawatt grin and starts talking about how it'll be super fun uncle Wayne you won't regret it!!!

They spend an evening making Wayne a character - a human called Wayne, they're keeping it simple - while they eat Mac n cheese for dinner. Wayne loves how happy it makes Eddie. How carefree.

And on Wayne's next day off, when Eddie doesn't have school, they play together. A mini campaign, just for the two of them. Eddie practices his skills, gets to play dnd, and hang out with his uncle all in one go. It's kind of everything to them. It's a lighthearted adventure where Wayne goes on a quest to get the perfect bait so he can go fishing and catch his dream fish. Eddie tells him what dice to roll, helps him fight a goblin and a bear, and puts on all sorts of voices for the characters Wayne meets. Eddie gets so wrapped up in it all, so excited. But when it ends he's all nerves - bitten lips and wringing his hands.

Did Wayne like it?? Did he have fun?? Was Eddie good??

And Wayne honestly says it wasn't quite his thing but he had a lot of fun. Eddie is a damn fine storyteller, has a real knack for the dramatics. He'll impress his friends, for sure.

And idk!!! I love Eddie and Wayne exploring their dynamic and figuring out where they stand with each other those first few years. It would have been a bumpy ride but they love each other!!!

Wayne getting in from grocery shopping on a Saturday, he likes to go really early so he can avoid Sally Knowles town gossip extraordinaire who Kees letting Wayne know ‘people are gonna talk if you don’t give that nephew of yours a Mothering presence in his life’ Wayne’s heard enough of it. So while it means he has to get up early, he’ll do it to escape the song and dance of busy bodies.

He’s making his way up the trailer steps, bags of groceries in hand (he’s a one trip kind of man and won’t be changed) when he hears a voice behind the door. The muffled and rushed but excited voice of his nephew barely audible through the rustling of groceries and the clattering of god knows what in the trailer - ‘okay. Okay he’s here. Go time. Show time. Time to shine. Story telling powers on.’

Wayne can see Eddie in his minds eye, turning an invisible switch at his temple. A ritual he started for their very first session. The boy had been nervous then and now, four - games? Chapters? Wayne wasn’t sure - in the nerves were still there but the excitement far outweighed them.

Opening the door, Wayne flicked his eyes over to the couch were Eddie was propped up, books spread out on the coffee table and rudimentary map laid across the table top.

Eddie’s head shot up, ‘I’ll help!’, scrambling to his feet to take some of Wayne’s provisions off of him.

‘You in a rush, son? Normally I’m shouting you through to give me a hand with these?’ Wayne was teasing. Could see that Eddie was conflicted, had Wayne forgotten that he promised to finish the story today? That it was going to find the Pond Of Dreams? Wayne loved the kid but he wanted to have a little fun too.

Setting the bags down and putting the freezer items away, everything else could wait. Not even glancing down at Eddie, Wayne stretched tall and exaggerated ‘think I need a nap after that. Don’t mind me Ed, gonna get some shut eye.’ And the thing is he couldn’t look at Eddie, if he did he’d crumble and it would all be for naught. One glance of Eddie in his home sewn cape and it’s be over.

So he hot footed it to the bathroom, hoping Eddie wouldn’t question the pre-nap detour or the backpack he was taking with him.

He could hear Eddie mumbling, frustration and disappointment evident in his tone. Then the tv going on, cartoons on high volume as he tried to distract himself. Which is when Wayne decided to re-appear, clad in his full fishing gear and rod. Along side a toy lizard he velcroed to his shoulder.

‘Well boy, you ready to go fantasy fishing? Heard there’s a dream pond waiting to be found’ Wayne tipped his fishing hat like a cowboy as Eddie’s eyes grew wide, scanning the outfit. It wasn’t much but Wayne tried to add the little details as he could; the potion belt of healing (an ammo belt he borrowed from somebody at work), the spear character wayne earned in his first battle (a pvc tube Scott Clarke was happy to provide after their last dinner where Wayne recounted Eddie’s tales) and of course -

‘Is that Creedence?!’ Eddie finally speaking up and pointing at the lizard, the decided companion and helper to Wayne in his journey.

‘Sure is kid, think he’s ready to roll. The question is, are you?’ It’s not the easiest thing for Wayne to do, sometimes he feels silly with all the fantasy and character voices that Eddie insists upon but when it makes the boy this happy? This unguarded and free? Who is Wayne to say no? Maybe the sillyness is good for him, good for both of them.

[asmallcommitteeoffrogs]

The way I see it, each life series is related to a season.

Third Life- Fall

Last Life- Winter

Double Life- Spring

Limited Life- Summer

Secret Life- Fall

Real Life- Winter?

Last Life is winter. I haven't actually seen Last Life in a while so this might not be a great analysis but bear with me. Everyone sort of went into this season with an almost sense of scramble and knowing what was to come. The winter set in quick and they all made their groups hastily in an attempt for shelter (which ended up causing unstable alliances). The boogyman caused distrust as players just tried to survive and keep themselves safe. Everything feels inevitable and every player is aware of what's at the end. I have strong feelings about this one, but if anyone else who is more familiar with Last Life wants to add on, please please do.

Third Life is fall. Now, you might say, "but, Frog, what about Red Winter?" to which I point out that Red Winter was coming, but it never fully came. The Red King and Dogwarts fell before it could ever officially be winter. Third Life is also fall because of the slow decent into death of everything as well as scarcity of resources as winter approaches. It's not winter yet, but it lurks on the horizon and as things get colder, so do the players and their relationships with each other.

Double Life is spring. Third time around, everybody is sort of starting to get used to the game and how it goes. They know what'll happen, but their attitudes are lighter. The ranchers ranch, new fresh partnerships are made, and everyone is sort of out and about. New elements are introduced such as, goat horns, allays, frogs, powdered snow, and the warden (rip Rancher's Revenge). The whole energy feels kind of excited and fresh in a way. Like just coming out of hibernation.

Limited Life is summer. I feel like I don't need to explain this one too much. The amount of water and ocean themes we get tie into the warm weather aspect. Everyone is social with each other (even if that's because of murder). I've seen this season compared to little kids playing pretend on the playground which sort of ties in with the fun and lighthearted energy. And yet the ticking timer reminds them that nothing, not even summer, can last forever (play 2000's teen summer movie trailer music here)

Secret Life is fall and it's the start of the season cycle again. Lizzie's pumpkin vibes help this theory. This season also had a sense of division to it with the secret tasks forcing people to go off on their own most of the time. In sort of a call back to Third Life, this season could be seen as a omen of what's to come in the winter, and I think that with, as the biggest thing, the Canary Curse getting broken can show that these people have changed and that they are prepared for the winter ahead and that things are going to be different.

And then I guess Real Life would be winter. I haven't quite figured out where this fits into my season theory, but I feel like it could show how this winter is different than the ones that came before. I admit, this season was too short to get a great vibe, so depending on the next season it might get cut to Fall 2.0 (cause I definitely think it's been accepted as canon and I don't want to just remove it)

Anyways those are my thoughts. I'd love to hear what anybody else thinks. I definitely could have said more about some of these but I don't want to ramble too much. I also feel like this could kind of tie into some funky things with the winners too, but I'll save that for another time.

[daydream-cement]

ohhhh for the nsfw ask thingie ⛓️😺🎤🤪🎇 for larissa AND ALSO for brienne whooop

larissa's are written by me and @bri-sonat wrote brienne's.

if yall see any brienne content from me, it is 1000% written by @bri-sonat. when we write together, they write all of brienne's actions and words.

⛓️kinky headcanon:

larissa: tie her up and tie her down, baby. with long term/trusted partners, larissa would be happily tied up in the bedroom. at the end of the day, she wants to relinquish control and be taken care of.

brienne: praise praise praise!!! very light degradation and she must be praised when degraded. she has been called similar things too many times. so “my good little slut,” or “my sweet little thing, you’re doing so well.”

😺how they eat the pussy:

larissa: it truly depends on the mood and the moment. i think larissa would want to be all slow and tantalizing, but as soon as her partner starts moaning, she loses control. she gets frantic quickly, her only thought being her partner's orgasm. she doesn't quite know when to stop either. she typically keeps going and going until she is stopped.

brienne: brienne is like, the lesbian of lesbians. once she gets a taste of pussy, she can’t stop craving it. this means that she will be slow in her tongue movements, wanting to savor as much of her partner’s taste as possible. but she’s also very driven, wanting to give her partner the pleasure and release so at the same time that she is slow and savors, she also makes sure to be deliberate and determined enough to bring her partner to the edge relatively fast whilst also satiating her need for pussy.

🎤how loud they are:

larissa: she is never silent. she is always sighing or humming fro the pleasure, but as the sexual experience increases in intensity, so does she. she won't get too loud though. larissa would be mortified to hear the students of Nevermore may have heard her being pleasured.

brienne: brienne is very shy and this transfers to her sex life as well. she is very quiet and the only sounds she’ll make that will show that it feels good is soft moans and quiet whimpers. sometimes if a spot is hit during oral or penetrating that feels insanely good, she will lose herself for a second and release a cry of pleasure or a loud moan, but will pull herself together after she realizes how loud she was. if her partner tells her that they want to hear her or if she’s very comfortable with the person she is with, she will allow herself to let go and be a little bit more vocal.

🤪silly sex headcanon:

larissa: larissa is a huge proponent of making sure there are lighthearted moments in the bedroom. she is very serious in her work, so having moments of lighthearted sex is a must for her. i think after she has VERY intense orgasms, she may start laughing with her partner as she regains control of herself.

brienne: at first she takes sex so incredibly serious so if anything silly happened, she’d be mortified. but as time passes and she has more sex with her partner, she’d be more comfortable with something going wrong. like for example, her bumping her head or being clumsy. if that would’ve happened in the beginning she’d be so embarrassed but after a while, she’d be able to laugh about it and realize that sex is supposed to be fun, not to be taken so very serious.

🎇orgasm headcanon:

larissa: larissa is one that can have many orgasms rather than one really big one. just expect her to be writhing and tugging at the sheets as she gets wetter and wetter. she typically loves very long sexual encounters as her orgasms build in intensity, becoming more pleasurable as sex keeps going.

brienne: brienne’s orgasms are explosive. like after not having sex for so many years and not having a single orgasm, her first orgasm nearly makes her pass out from the pleasure she has never felt before. the ones after that are a bit more mild.

[sweet-villain]

You Got The Moves~ Joe Keery

Anonymous asked:

Can I request Joe Keery where he gets put on dancing with the stars and the reader is his pro dancer. They get along great and see eachother as fast friends. They're doing so great on the show able to get good scores by doing fun lighthearted dancing. However the time has come for a Rumba dance. The reader has choreographed based on this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx0BhtBtKEE

The reader and Joe are struggling during rehearsal because all of a sudden they realize there is an attraction towards eachother.

@ceriseheaven

Joe didn't know what to think when he was told he was going to be on Dancing With The Stars and you were going to be his partner. He felt his stomach tie in knots when he first laid eyes on you and watched as you practiced in the studio with loud music through the speakers.

He watched the way your hips move and the concentrated look your face. He stood in the corner with his agent with his hands in his pockets not knowing weather to interrupt or what to do.

You took notice of him in the far corner, slight smirk on your face seeing the way he was looking at you. You walked over to the speakers to turn off the music and turn to face him.

Hands on your hips, you spoke, " Hi there!"

Joe snapped out of his thoughts as he walked over to you, the squeak of his sneakers made a loud noise as he walked over and stuck his hand out.

" I'm Joe. Joe Keery" his fluff of hair catches your attention right off the bat as you wondered what it would be like if you ran your fingers through it.

" I know, I'm Y/N. you probably heard of me" you giggled. Joe's smile widen as he nods. How could he not hear of you? You were one of the best pro dancers in the world and he has heard from all the dance partners that you had, that you were a great teacher and you were fun.

" Heard a lot about you" you rose your eyebrow at him.

" I hope nothing but good things, Keery" he nods. His agent pats him on the back, " I will let you two get settled then. This should be great for you Joe"

" Yeah I'll keep him on his toes" you giggled, Joe rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.

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" So how did they know to pair me up with you?" Joe asks as he walks into the studio and drops his bags.

" Well it's based on personality, height and compatibility. The producers felt like your personality matched with mine and were at a great height difference. They also thought this would be a great opportunity for you. Something you never done before"

" This is something I never thought might happen, let alone have you as my dance partner"

" Would you preferred someone else?" you frowned as you turned to face him. " No, it's perfect. You're perfect. I mean-" he was turning red by the end of the sentence causing you to giggle.

" Calm down, Keery. Breathe" he looked away as he rubbed the back of his neck. You made him nervous, in a good way. Since the first time he saw you on his TV screen, he was in awe of you and wanted to learn more about you. Here he was, chosen as your partner. He was going to dance with you.

" How much time do you usually practice?" He asks as he watches as you start to stretch. Not really knowing where to start himself.

" Seven days a week with breaks in between. Why? Are you thinking of quitting on me already?" He chuckles as he shakes his head, " I'm not a quitter."

" Good, get to stretching. You've got lots to learn"

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Both you and Joe became friends and rehearsed every day of the week and he was keeping up with you.

" In matter in no time, you'll be a pro at this" you tell him as you walk through the doors of the studio. You were done for today and tomorrow would be the first dance that the two of you would do on live television.

" Oh stop, I feel like I've stepped on your toes once or twice" he says as he walks besides you.

" Didn't feel a thing. You doing okay?" you turn your head to look at him. His heart speeds up at the way you are looking at him with the bright smile on your face and the way your eyes were twinkling at him.

" I think I'm a bit nervous for tomorrow, it's our first dance" He shrugs. He knows he shouldn't be nervous an all. He is used to all of this but he's more nervous on impressing you, dancing with you for the whole world to see.

" You have nothing to be nervous about, we are going to have fun. Trust me" you bumped shoulders with him as he almost crashes into the wall. You giggle, " Just keep up, Kerry."

Joe's cheeks redden as he walks faster to keep up beating you to the door as you try to open it.

" What a gentleman" you say, " Thank you" you walk through the doors into the busy streets, standing on the sidewalk.

" Did you drive?" He asks looking around to see your car. You turn your shoulder to glance at the car parked a few spots ahead and nod.

" Yes, it's over there" you motion to your car. It wasn't much but you loved it. " Guess I'll see you tomorrow?"

" Bright and early, they like us to be there before the show. Wardrobe and everything else"

He nods as he looks down at his feet.

" Stop, don't be nervous. I'll take the lead if you get cold feet" your hand skims over his arm and he can't help but get the fuzzy feeling inside of him at your touch. His eyes lock with your eyes as he looks up.

" Goodnight" you mumble and wrap your jacket around yourself.

" Goodnight, pretty" he says watching you walk to your car but not before he catches you giving him a small wave, he can't stop smiling as he waves back.

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The first dance was " Cha-Cha-Cha" and Joe was dressed in black slacks, a black button down shirt with a black vest over the shirt and few buttons open in the begging and the sleeves were rolled to the elbows. While you wore a black skirt with the top covered in crystals, little shade of brown with flowers on in the corner near your shoulder and near your wrists. You had brown heels to match the top.

" You look..." you turned around seeing Joe stare at you with wide eyes as his mouth a jar. " Ugly?" you finished for him but he shook his head. " Really beautiful" your cheek redden as you eye his chosen outfit.

He looked really good.

" You look handsome" His cheeks beet red as he thanked you quietly before you were told you were going to be up soon. The Cha Cha Cha had lot of hip movement, leg action and footwork.

Before you were going up with Joe to do the Cha Cha Cha, there was a video of Joe explaining who he was and how he always wanted to do Dancing With The Stars. They showed him a couple of times like an interview he was doing that he couldn't pass up this opportunity.

Then the screen showed you, introducing you. You were announcing that you were returning after a year off and you have been on Dancing with the Stars for a couple of years.

They had filmed you guys meeting for the first time, not the other one where he was with his agent. There was another one where you couldn't believe your eyes that Joe Keery was your partner.

" We are going to work so well together, he's such a goofball" they showed you two practicing together in the studio.

" I'm so excited to have Y/N as my partner, she's so creative, so smart and super pretty."

" He's got a lot of heart in to and to me that's half the battle already"

They showed you practicing and goofing off, " I can just the the terror in your eyes. Relax. We got this" you patted his cheek.

The video packages has ended and it was time for you and Joe to steal the show. The music had picked up as you two moved along together, showing a lot of foot work and movement. When the song came to the end and you finished with Joe, he was panting with excitement and couldn't help but wrap his arms around you and kiss your cheek.

You two faced the judges, not hearing the first part of when he talked about Joe coming out and wooing the crowd.

" You come out with the Cha Cha Cha, it was crips. It was clean. There was lovely leg action. This was the dance of the night for me" one of the judges says. You squeal as you turn to face Joe and jump into his arms, he catches you and laughs.

" Get back to the red room, the crowd loves you and welcome back Y/N" you two were waved off as Joe took your hand in his and raced off.

You came up to the interviewer as she wrap her arms around you, " What a way to finish the night. Are either of you breathing?" she asks.

You had a hand on your stomach as you chuckled, " we are breathing"Joe says.

" That was fantastic you guys, lets get your scores." Joe squeezed your hand as you two faced the screen as Carrien began to speak, " Joe you could of brought more hip movement, but I love you guys together" and she shows a 7 up.

Len throws up his thumb up and throws up an 8. Joe and you pump your fist in the air with big smiles. Bruno brings up his number and it's a 7, "Loving you two with killer extensions."

The score was a total 22. You wrapped your arms around Joe in happiness. It was out of 30 which wasn't bad.

" We're doing good, right?" Joe asks leaning down and whispering, " we're doing great. You're great" you tell him. He looks down at you like you have given him the world and he leans down kisses your cheeks.

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Weeks after weeks, Joe and you grown closer together and performing dances and almost getting perfect scores. The two of you have been non stop flirting, the fans loving you guys together as you kept posting backstage moments between the two of you.

" What's our next dance like?" He asks as he comes into the studio and puts down his bag. You turn to face him with your hands becoming sweaty all of sudden. Your eyes growing wide as he had taken off his shirt and wore black sweats. You can see the hairs on his chest and his brown eyes sparkling as he takes notices you checking him out.

" I was too hot in putting on a shirt, I hope that's okay" he says, " I have a shirt in my bag if that's too much" you waved your hand off.

" Whatever you feel comfortable in" truthfully you were screaming on the inside.

You clear your throat, " Our next dance is the Ramba. Do you know what that is?" He shakes his head.

Your cheeks redden as you explain to him and his cheek redden as he looks away. How was he suppose to be so close to you? You'll feel his heart racing at your touch. You usually perform the Ramba easily but this time you weren't too sure about it since you felt like melting.

He step forward as he brushed his hands down his pants feeling a lump in his throat as you stood closely to him. You two started on the other end of the room before the music started and walked towards each other and as you passed him, he stood behind you and pulled your arms, you could feel his nose brushing against your ear. His hot breathe making you pause in your step.

He paused too as his hands trailed down your arms sending chills up and down your spine. You turned around to face him as his brown eyes stare into your own. His cheeks were flushed from behind so close and you can feel his breath fan over your face.

" Joe.." you started to say. His Adam's apple bounced as he swallowed. " I can't do this" you pull away from him as you walked over to the stereo to turn off the music. Joe had followed you there and when you turned around to face him, you gasped as he pinned you in between the stereo and himself.

His hand came up to cup the side of your face and crash his lips against yours. Your eyes widen feeling his lips on yours but your eyes fluttered closed as you threw your arms around him, kissing him back.

His lips danced with yours. One of his hands came up to grab onto your leg and lift it as it wrapped around his torso. He continue to kiss you, tilting his head and deepening the kiss as he licked your bottom lip for permission. His tongue met your tongue in a battle, he won as his tongue covered each inch of your mouth. Your fingers ran through his hair, grabbing onto the brown locks and giving it a tug. He groans in your mouth as he pulls away from you, leaving you breathless.

" Shit" you mumble underneath your breath making him chuckle.

" Shit indeed" he says. " Now we defiantly can do the Rumba" he laughs as he leans back in and pecks you on the lips.

" If this wasn't clear enough, I like you" he says as he pulls away and runs a hand through his hair, with the other hand offering to you.

" I like you too" you took his hand as he pulls you flush against his chest. The heat radiant off his body as he looks down at you.

" Think we can start again?"

" What's the rush? We have all day" you lean up on your toes capturing his lips with yours for another dance.

[holdmytesseract]

How about:

"Dancing through life Skimming the surface Gliding where turf is smooth Life's more painless For the brainless Why think too hard? When it's so soothing Dancing through life No need to tough it When you can slough it off as I do Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through"

Dancing Through Life" from Wicked

Kinda gives off some fun chaotic!Loki vibes for something a bit more lighthearted?

a/n: There we are... The last Lyric-Drabble... 😱 What a hell of an ride it has been! I had so much fun doing these! 🥰 I hope y'all had just as much fun reading them! Thanks to everyone who send in a request! 😁

@ijuststareatstuffhereok89 ... It's an honour for me to finish this special with your wonderful request. 🥰 I hope you like it, my friend. ☺️

Warnings: nothing? Fluff

Word Count: 868

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Based on this song:

Be Right Now

Since that day Loki just sauntered into your life, seemingly out of nowhere, everything started to feel brighter somehow. Better. Lighter. He was positively lightening up your life. Turning it from a rather boring, barren grey, into a bright and shining yellow. While the lot of the other Avengers were somewhat pissed at 'babysitting' Thor's younger, mischievous, pain-in-the-ass brother, you were delighted. The chemistry between you and him was snap just there. Never before had you clicked with somebody so quick. It was friendship at first sight. You spent a lot of time together, just hanging out, reading and pranking Thor. Of course, you would go out with him as well, showing Loki some fascinating Midgardian things like shopping centres, cinemas and amusement parks. The god learned to trust you and to open up to you. You and him were the best buddies. A friendship, deeper than the earth's core. You were certain, that this friendship was going to last forever; for eternity...

"You did what?" Loki looked at you quite a bit incredulously, blinking. "You are going to take me where?" You grinned like a Cheshire cat, clapping your hands excitedly. "To Lapland! Well... to Finland. Rovaniemi, to be precisely." Loki was still blinking. His birthday was coming up and you decided to surprise your best friend with a nice holiday. He took you to Oslo, Norway before, so you decided to take him to Finland. "A-Alright and, um, when are we leaving?" You smiled at how overwhelmed he was, taking a quick look at your watch. "Our flight goes in precisely 12 hours, so... Hurry up and pack your things!"

The moment you and his feet landed on Finnish ground, a bright smirk graced the God's lips. "Y/N... We barely left the airport and I am already enchanted by this beautiful city... Where's our hotel?" You shook your head, smiling and lacing your fingers through his. "We are not going to stay at a hotel... I got something better for us. C'mon." Without hesitation, you dragged him to the next taxi stand. The taxi drove you and him through the city, which was almost a sightseeing tour for the both of you. It was great and the snow just made everything even better.

The taxi driver drove the two of you out of the city of Rovaniemi and came to an halt on the outskirts, close to a forest. "There we are. We have to walk the rest of the way." "Walk?" "Yep. Let's go! It's getting cold!" You knew of course exactly, where you had to go; having planned this surprising trip after all.

About fifteen minutes on foot later, you reached some kind of glade, on which quite a few 'hills' stuck out of the snow... Loki's eyes widened. "Are those...?" You grinned, nodding. "Igloos, yep." "By the norns... This is... breathtakingly astonishing." You led him to one of the igloo's, knowing that it would be yours and his home for the next two weeks. "Let's go inside, shall we?" Loki nodded, visibly excited. "Yes, please." You entered the igloo together and looked around in awe. The igloo consisted of two parts. The first part was some kind of little hut with a wooden table, benches and a bathroom, of course. The second part was a round 'room', which was the bedroom. The special thing about the bedroom was, that the ceiling was a glass dome. "Wow..." Loki breathed out, stunned. "This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for taking me to such a wonderful place." "Well... Happy Birthday, Mischief."

You spent the rest of the day packing out your stuff and getting something to eat. In the evening, when it was already dark and the stars twinkled on the Finnish night sky, alongside polar lights, you and Loki were back in the igloo. Both, you and him had seen polar lights before, in Norway, but they never failed to amaze you. It was beautiful. Soft music was echoing through the small igloo, as you and Loki laid on your separate beds, staring up in the sky through the glass, watching the beauty of nature. Suddenly, Loki jumped up from the bed, soon to be looming over you. "What?" You asked with a giggle. He stretched out his hand towards you. "May I have this dance?" You giggled again, "Seriously?" getting up, "I am dead certain. " and taking his hand. So, you both danced clumsily, freely and without a worry in the world around the igloo, laughing.

At the end of the song, Loki lifted you up and spun you around, causing you to yelp and giggle even more. You felt like flying in this moment. So light-hearted and free. Loki let you down again, but kept you in his arms, close to him. His blue eyes were literally shining, just like the smile on his face. "You're perfect..." He blurted out, a little out of breath. "You're perfect, so we're perfect together, born to be forever, dancing through life." "We are, Lokes, we are..." Just in that magic moment, both, you and Loki knew, that the bond you shared was perhaps more than just a deep friendship. Perhaps, you could call it love.

[lemonhemlock]

That anon does have a point when saying that lots of Aemond x OC fics (especially where the OC is a daughter of Rhaenyra) use some of the same plot points for their made up character. For example they will have their OC, instead of Luke (sometimes he will not exist at all in the fics and she takes his place), be the one who takes Aemond's eye which is even more startling when, as an adult, he will hopelessly fall in love with OC, is ready to sacrifice everything, abandon his family and switch sides just to marry her something that will almost never happen in the opposite case. While yes, Aemond developing an obsession with the person who took his eye is very normal, falling in love is a totally different thing and seems forced and just…unrealistic? And it's very weird when you see team black stans complaining from time to time about the amount of Aemond fics on AO3 paired with a daughter of Rhaenyra's falling in love with him and betraying her side when 99% of the same fics are written by other team black fans and have Aemond doing the switching sides thing lmao.

Of course people are free to write whatever they want about fictional characters, but after a while these type of fics are quite tiring since they're following the same plot points and tropes, more or less: she takes his eye or defends her brother doing the same without even trying to understand Aemond's POV, is either a Strong or Daemon's bastard masquerading as a trueborn Velaryon, rides Vermithor or Cannibal and knows how to control them unlike Aemond, behaves and sounds like a modern day feminist or is a girlboss who, unlike all the other ladies, knows how to fight using a sword and so on while Aemond behaves like a dumb simp all the time and is constantly villainized by the narrative (as well as most of the commentators) for being a misogynist who hates seeing women in power because why is he not swearing allegiance to his half-sister in two seconds????!!! Not to mention that in most of those fics the greens are villainized to the point where they seem like cartoon characters, especially Alicent who is always characterized as the worst mother ever who doesn't love her children at all or as a religious extremist. I've had to quit reading some precisely because of reasons like these despite them being popular and amongst the fics that were very well written otherwise. Nowadays if I really want to read an Aemond/OC fic (or an Aegon one) I'd probably search and choose one in which the OC is a lady from some random house…at least with these ones you have a lesser chance of being disappointed down the road if you're a green fan.

oh definitely the aemond x oc fics really started to get very derivative after a couple of months and the template you provided is really spot-on. but those traitor!aemond fics (where luke is replaced by another black-aligned OC) were never really written by greens anyway, so it's funny that anon thought to complain about that in the askbox of a green account :)) i also noped out of quite a few fics when they started with the alicent-bashing, i just don't have the patience for that & it was rarely even nuanced criticism anyway, at least not in my travels

i don't really know what the state of the nation is nowadays, if lucemonds really discovered body horrror, but at the time i was complaining about it, their dead doves were, at most, ridiculous dungeon sex slave fics that would be on par, comedic-wise, with Unhinged by Vera Valentine or Stuffed by the Were-Turkey by Tate McKirk. and, like, good for you if you enjoy the silliness of it, bc it's never really that serious, but, equally, be aware that people are going to poke some lighthearted fun at you for it

the thing about lucemond is that, while there is definitely basis in the enemies-to-lovers trope or the idea of obsessing over your tormentor, at the end of the day they have to be honest with themselves and admit that they started shipping it after they watched hotd. it's an entirely show thing, no one shipped those two when only Fire & Blood existed. and, say what you will, but there is no shipping subtext in the show about this either, PLUS the visual discrepancy between the actors' ages makes it really not secksual at all. like, that is clearly a grown man and a barely pubescent teenager, there is no "story chemistry" to speak of :)) and i'm not even talking about the squeamish implications of that taboo topic, but there is 0 such <chemistry> or buildup in the text of FB and there is 0 in the media text of the two hotd episodes where both of them appear. not from the part of the actors and not from the part of the technical crew that filmed and edited it. i would love for someone to point out at least 1 such frame that indicated lust or longing or some kind of repressed romantic feeling. so it's only natural people are treating it as some kind of crackship.

anyway it's funny people are still in the grips of lucemond more than one year on. by all means do what you want, but, man, you gotta make some allowances for the goofiness of it all :))

[annamcdonalds67]

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬- 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡

"Hey you guys," You said as people started flooding in the live streams.

You were kind of bored because Sam was gone on another ghost adventure with Colby, Kris and Celina. It was currently evening and with nothing to do you thought the best thing to do was talk with your fans.

"How are you?" You asked, leaning your hands on the kitchen counter as your phone was propped up against something.

""Where is Sam and Colby?" They are currently on another ghost adventure with a couple of new guests that I think you will love. I personally love them so much I think they are both terrific people." You said, keeping it short as you could not give away a lot of info.

"I'm so bored right now cause Sam is not here and I don't know when he will be here so I'm kinda bored and that's why you guys are here to keep me entertained." You said smiling, not noticing Sam sneaking up behind you very quitely. 

As soon as he was close enough he came up behind you and tapped you on the shoulder, causing you to jump slightly.

"Hey there!" Sam exclaimed, grinning mischievously.

You turned around, startled, and saw Sam with a playful smirk on his face. The live stream audience erupted with comments like, "Sam's back!" and "Surprise!"

"Oh my god, Sam! You scared the life out of me," you laughed, playfully hitting his arm.

"Sorry about that, couldn't resist," Sam chuckled. "But hey, look who's back from the ghost adventure!" He gestured to himself dramatically, as if he expected applause from the virtual audience.

The comments flooded with excitement and greetings for Sam and Colby. It seemed like your boredom was about to come to an end, thanks to their unexpected return.

"Well, looks like I won't have to keep you all entertained alone anymore. The dynamic duo is back, everyone!" you announced, turning the camera to show Sam and the viewers his trademark peace sign.

"Go shower, you're all sweaty." You said, shooing him away as you turned the camera back around and towards yourselves.

"Colby you as well." You said to the raven-haired man behind you who immediately obeyed your orders and went back up.

While both of them were upstairs freshening up you were chatting with the fans who seemed like a fun time and asked a ton of questions.

When Sam was done he came downstairs and sat down next to you on a chair before grabbing your hand and pulling you into his lap before you continued.

Comments were flooding as people commented about how cute you guys are or how hot Sam is which they weren't wrong about.

"Now that Sam is here, this is your one oppurtunity to ask us questions." You said before Sam looked towards you and asked, "Any questions?' He asked rather teasingly before you replied, "Any."

And that's when the questions started flooding in, people were going crazy with excitement, typing furiously to get their questions noticed among the flood of comments. The chat became a rapid stream of inquiries, ranging from the lighthearted and fun to the more personal and intimate.

"Favorite ghost adventure so far?" popped up on the screen, and both of you exchanged a knowing glance before Sam answered, "Definitely the one where we explored that abandoned asylum. It was creepy as hell, but the adrenaline was insane!"

The questions kept coming, and you and Sam took turns responding, creating a lively and engaging atmosphere. Fans wanted to know everything, from your favorite snacks during adventures to the scariest moment you've experienced.

"Who's more likely to get scared easily?" someone asked, and you both pointed at Sam simultaneously, causing a burst of laughter in the comments. Sam feigned offense, making goofy faces to lighten the mood.

As the live stream continued, the questions became more personal. Fans asked about your relationship, how you met, and even some daring ones like "Have you guys ever pulled a prank on each other?" You both shared anecdotes, creating a sense of connection with your audience.

One fan's question caught your eye: "Any upcoming projects or surprises for the fans?" You exchanged a secretive look with Sam before teasingly saying, "Well, let's just say there might be something special in the works. But you'll have to stay tuned to find out!"

The live stream went on for a while, with fans expressing their love and admiration. It was clear that your interaction with them was a highlight of their day, and the feeling was mutual.

"Alright, before we wrap this up, let's take a few more questions," Sam suggested, looking at the comments section. The questions continued to pour in, making it clear that your fans weren't ready to let go just yet.

"Favorite supernatural encounter that didn't make it into the videos?" someone asked, and you exchanged a knowing glance with Sam. "Oh, there was this one time," you began, leaning in conspiratorially, "we heard footsteps in an old mansion, but when we investigated, there was no one there. Gave us the chills, for sure."

As you shared more stories, the atmosphere in the live stream remained energetic. Fans were curious, engaged, and eager for every detail you were willing to share. It was like having a virtual hangout with thousands of friends who shared the same interests.

A playful question popped up: "Who's the better cook between you two?" Sam immediately pointed at you, causing a wave of agreement in the comments. You laughed, "Okay, maybe I've had a bit more practice, but Sam here can whip up a mean bowl of cereal!"

The banter continued, and you both lost track of time as the live stream extended. Fans were loving every moment, and the interaction between you and Sam felt like a genuine connection rather than just content creation.

Eventually, you noticed the time and decided to give your fans a heads up. "Alright, guys, we'll be wrapping this up soon, but we promise more live streams and adventures coming your way. Keep an eye out for updates!"

The comments section flooded with expressions of gratitude, excitement, and requests for future live streams. It was evident that your fans cherished these moments just as much as you did.

Before officially ending the live stream, Sam leaned in and whispered, "One more surprise for them?" You grinned, nodding in agreement. "Stay tuned, everyone. We might have something special for you in the next few days. Don't miss it!"

With that teaser, you and Sam bid a temporary farewell to your fans, promising to be back soon. As the live stream concluded, you both felt a sense of fulfillment, knowing that your unexpected evening had turned into an unforgettable experience for both you and your dedicated audience.

After wrapping up the live stream, you and Sam took a moment to catch your breath and share a laugh at the unexpected turn of events. The energy from the virtual connection lingered, leaving you both with a buzz of excitement.

"I can't believe how much fun that was," Sam remarked, leaning back in his chair.

"Absolutely, our fans are incredible. The questions were wild, and their enthusiasm is contagious," you replied, scrolling through the comments.

Suddenly, your phone buzzed with notifications. It seemed like the live stream had sparked a surge in followers and subscribers. The community was growing, and the excitement in the air was palpable.

"Looks like we gained quite a few new members to the family," Sam noted, his eyes wide with surprise.

"Welcome, everyone! We're thrilled to have you on board," you said, addressing the newcomers. The comments section exploded with greetings and emojis, creating a virtual celebration.

As you and Sam chatted with your fans in the post-live stream glow, an idea struck you. "What if we do a special live stream for the new members? A Q&A just for them?"

Sam's eyes lit up at the suggestion. "That's a fantastic idea! We could make it more intimate, like a welcome party. What do you think, guys? Would you be up for that?"

The response was overwhelmingly positive. The virtual crowd cheered, expressing their eagerness for another live stream. It became clear that your audience was not just there for the ghost adventures but for the genuine connection and camaraderie you shared with them.

"Alright, it's a deal then. We'll plan a special live stream for the new members. Stay tuned for details!" you announced, making mental notes for the upcoming event.

The post-live stream excitement continued as you and Sam interacted with fans in the comment section, discussing ideas for the upcoming special session. The sense of community was thriving, and you couldn't help but feel grateful for the bond you had with your audience.

As the night unfolded, plans for the next live stream took shape, and you and Sam were already looking forward to sharing more stories, answering questions, and creating unforgettable moments with the growing family of fans that had become an integral part of your online journey.

In the days leading up to the special live stream, anticipation grew among your fans. The comment section on your social media was filled with excitement, questions about the upcoming event, and suggestions for what they'd like to see. It was heartwarming to witness the genuine enthusiasm of your community.

During this time, you and Sam took the opportunity to involve your fans in the planning process. Polls were created to determine the theme of the live stream, with options ranging from a behind-the-scenes look at your ghost hunting equipment to a lighthearted game night. The engagement from your audience was overwhelming, and it became evident that they appreciated being part of the decision-making process.

As the day of the special live stream arrived, both you and Sam were buzzing with excitement. The set was adorned with welcoming decorations, and you made sure to have some surprises in store for your viewers. The chat was already lively with fans eagerly counting down the minutes until the broadcast.

When the live stream finally started, the comments section exploded with greetings from both familiar and new faces. You took a moment to express your gratitude for the growing community and then dived into the special content you had prepared.

From sharing funny anecdotes about your ghost adventures to reminiscing about the early days of your channel, the live stream was a delightful mix of laughter, nostalgia, and genuine connection. The chat was alive with emojis, expressions of joy, and even virtual cheers as fans felt the warmth of being part of an exclusive event.

Throughout the live stream, you made sure to interact with as many comments as possible, giving shoutouts to fans and responding to their questions. It wasn't just a one-sided conversation; it was a dynamic exchange that made everyone feel valued.

As the special live stream came to an end, the chat filled with messages of appreciation, love, and requests for more such events. You and Sam promised to make it a recurring tradition, a way to celebrate the ever-growing family that had formed around your shared adventures and stories.

Closing the broadcast with a heartfelt thank you, you and Sam couldn't help but reflect on how these moments had transformed from casual interactions to a genuine bond with an incredible community. The special live stream had not only entertained your fans but had also solidified the sense of belonging that made your corner of the internet feel like home for so many.

In the aftermath of the special live stream, the positive energy lingered. The feedback poured in from your fans, expressing their gratitude for the personalized experience and the efforts you and Sam put into making it special. The sense of community reached new heights, and it was clear that this connection was a two-way street.

Inspired by the success of the special live stream, you and Sam brainstormed more ways to engage with your audience. Fan-submitted ghost stories, collaborative art projects, and even virtual meet-ups were on the table. The possibilities seemed endless, and the excitement in the air was palpable.

The comment section on your social media channels became a hub of activity. Fans eagerly shared their ideas for future live streams, and the creative suggestions were both inspiring and heartwarming. It was as if the community was actively shaping the direction of the content, turning it into a collaborative effort that went beyond the screen.

Embracing this collaborative spirit, you decided to involve your fans in the decision-making process for your next ghost adventure. A series of polls allowed them to vote on locations, types of hauntings, and even the equipment you'd bring along. The engagement was unprecedented, with fans passionately advocating for their choices.

As the plans for the next adventure took shape, the excitement reached a fever pitch. The anticipation wasn't just about the spooky locations; it was about the shared experience, the thrill of being part of something larger than oneself. It was a virtual journey that transcended the digital divide.

In the midst of all this, you and Sam took time to personally connect with fans. Virtual hangouts, surprise live chats, and even responding to fan messages became regular occurrences. The relationship with your audience was evolving into a genuine friendship, with both parties supporting and uplifting each other in various aspects of life.

The special live streams, collaborative projects, and interactive content turned your online presence into a vibrant, living community. It wasn't just about ghost adventures anymore; it was about the shared moments, the laughter, the support, and the joy of being part of something extraordinary.

Looking ahead, you couldn't help but feel grateful for the unexpected turn of events that led to the special live stream. It was a testament to the power of connection, the magic that happens when creators and fans come together to create something beautiful and meaningful. The journey was far from over, and you were eager to see where the road led next.

In the midst of the growing sense of community, you and Sam decided to take it a step further by introducing a fan spotlight segment in your content. This involved showcasing fan art, sharing their ghost stories, and even inviting some fans to join in on virtual interviews during live streams.

The response was overwhelming. Fans poured their creativity into submissions, whether it was art inspired by your adventures or spine-chilling stories they wanted to share. Each fan spotlight episode became a celebration of the diverse talents and stories within the community.

During the live streams, you made it a point to give shoutouts to fans who actively participated in discussions, creating a positive and inclusive environment. The chat buzzed with excitement as fans saw their names highlighted, fostering a sense of recognition and connection.

To take the interaction to the next level, you organized a virtual fan meet-up. Fans from different parts of the world gathered in a digital space to share their experiences, discuss common interests, and even collaborate on future projects. The meet-up became a testament to the global reach and impact of your community.

Embracing the collaborative spirit, you initiated community challenges. Whether it was a spooky scavenger hunt or a creative contest, fans eagerly participated, showcasing their passion and enthusiasm. The winners were celebrated not just for their achievements but for contributing to the vibrant tapestry of your community.

As your content evolved, you began exploring different formats, including podcasts where you discussed not only ghost adventures but also broader topics suggested by your fans. The podcast format allowed for more in-depth conversations and a closer connection with your audience.

The bond with your fans went beyond the virtual realm. Inspired by their stories, you collaborated with a group of fans to organize a charity event, raising funds for a cause close to the hearts of both the community and yourselves. The event not only made a positive impact but also strengthened the sense of purpose within your growing family.

Reflecting on the journey, you marveled at the organic evolution of your online space. What started as a casual live stream to alleviate boredom had transformed into a thriving community, a place where people found not only entertainment but also friendship, inspiration, and a shared sense of adventure.

As you continued to explore new horizons with your fans by your side, you were grateful for the unique and beautiful journey that had unfolded. The future held endless possibilities, and you couldn't wait to see how this remarkable community would continue to grow and shape the path ahead.

A/N

This is my favorite cause I'm a big Sam girl and I love him so so much so if you like it to then you're my bestfriend

Bye-Bye

But before I go gimme a little kiss

[lululawrence]

lululawrence's January 2023 Fic List

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Happy 28th! Here are the 19 fics I read and loved during the last month. You'll notice I'm still finishing my Christmas reading, so let's just pretend it isn't so late in January as it is, shall we? And as always, be sure to show your love and appreciation for all of the hard work our fandom authors have put into their fics with kudos, nice comments, and (when applicable) reblogging their fic posts!

Mistletoe's For Two by @ireallysawanangel / crimsontheory (91k, E, Harry/Louis, Advent fic, enemies to lovers, fake dating, miscommunication, light angst, this fic was just so beyond charming and fun, i loved it so much, and from the beginning LOVED figuring out these characters, it was a great read and such fun enjoying as a WIP though i'm sure it's great all at once too haha)

love drunk, waiting on a miracle by @hellolovers13 / HelloLovers13 (30k, E, Harry/Louis, Advent fic, acquaintances to lovers, well, more like barista and customer to lovers, though that kinda happens at the beginning, and the focus is more on the development of their relationship, it's so sweet and fluffy and fast paced, it's a fun and lighthearted read that's got that festive spirit too)

Midnight by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything (11k, E, Harry/Louis, NYE fic, a/b/o dynamics, alpha Harry, omega Louis, friends to lovers, idiots in love, neighbors, there's more i wanna tag but it's kinda spoilery so I won't, I paused my Christmas reading for this, because everything about this fic is like crack to me, and as soon as I saw Lauren posted it and the tags and summary I had no choice, I had to read it immediately, and I regret absolutely nothing I loved it so very much, It was the perfect way to start the year for me lol)

Love This Christmas by @chloehl10 / lovelarry10 (68k, M, Harry/Louis, Advent fic, strangers to lovers, primary teacher Harry, teacher's assistant Louis, single parent Louis, pining, getting together, this fic was so much fun to read and I loved the details of the class and their working situation as well as outside of work the glimpses we got of their lives, and how it all just came together, this fic was adorable and sweet and i loved it)

Eyes on the Horizon by @uhoh-but-yeah-alright / yeah_alright (12k, E, Harry/Louis, Reverse Bang fic, age difference, older Harry, younger Louis, skydiving instructor Louis, Harry is having a bit of a mid-life crisis of sorts, he's just broken up with his long-term girlfriend, lost his job, and is coming up on a big birthday when he meets Louis, and he's so afraid of being a predator but ohhhhhhhh, he has NO need to worry about that hah, this fic was so incredibly fun and honestly quite educational about skydiving imo lol, but also so fucking hot it was SO good)

It's Thursday. Let's Get (un)Dressed. by @bananaheathen / bananaheathen (9k, E, Harry/Louis, NYE fic, tiktok, ootd tiktoker Harry, freshly broken up Louis, emotional hurt/comfort, Louis is pretty damn depressed which makes sense considering the situation, but he gets out of it and is okay!, genderfluid Harry, closeted Harry, this fic i'm kinda marveling at the fact it's only 9k because so many feelings and so much was put into it, it felt so much longer, and it takes up more space in my head and heart than I expected a 9k fic to be able to fill, but it's just, this fic is very important to me and i ADORE IT, SO MUCH, i keep thinking about this harry and louis as i'm going about my day sometimes, it's kinda ridiculous, anyway love love love and please read it and scream with me about how amazing it is thanks lol)

Wanted: Dog Walker by @louandhazaf / YesIsAWorld (6k, G, Harry/Louis, Reverse Bang fic, age difference, older Louis, younger Harry, silver fox Louis, dog walker Harry, neighbors, this fic is short and sweet and such fun, I love how Harry throws himself into walking Clifford, and how he and Louis start to develop a relationship with each other, it's very sweet and easy and honestly kind of precious)

Snow on the beach by @onlythesweet / onlytheclouds (9k, G, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, based on Hallmark movies in general, so it's exactly what you'd expect, the busy city guy spends his holidays with his family in a small, rural town, and gets off on the wrong foot with the town's darling, only for them to fall in love hehehe, and that's exactly what you get, featuring Louis as the city guy and Harry as the town's darling, this was such a sweet fic and had a lot of feelings mixed in it was lovely)

Odd Dogs by @londonfoginacup / LadyLondonderry (4k, G, Zayn/Niall, Christmas fic, strangers to lovers, dog rescue, lots of dogs but especially a very special and important idiot of a dog, we love her very much a lot hahaha, if you're familiar with Emmu's special quirky shorter fics then you know about what to expect, and yet this fic just somehow goes one up, and i seriously almost woke up sleeping members of my household because of my laughter and teh sounds I was making trying to hold it in, this fic just hit me in the funny bone in a very specific way and Emmu's humor was perfection here, very very sweet and fun fic)

While the Moon is Bright by @tommokat / tommokat (1k, T, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, girl direction, speed dating, meet cute, this fic was such a fun little snippet of their lives and I loved the hints of what might be to come that were sprinkled in too)

Baking Spirits Bright by @beelou / cherrylarry (2k, G, Liam/Harry, Christmas fic, youtuber Harry, established relationship, baking, well it's hot chocolate from scratch which is more cooking but that's fine, fluff, this fic was a pure and sugary confectionary treat to read, it was fun to see what their relationship was like and how fun it is for them too, you know?)

All I know is I'm in trouble ('cause the atmosphere's so cold) by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed / we_are_the_same (8k, T, Harry/Louis, Zayn/Liam, Christmas fic, enemies to lovers, miscommunication, meet ugly, haha, skiing holiday, this fic was so good, I was trying so hard to figure out what exactly happened to make them so cold towards each other, especially when it was so obvious how much they loved their best friends and the fact their besties had fallen hard and fast, and then you learn and it's just, very sweet from there on out imo, this felt like a safe and soft space to hide out in for a bit)

'Sno(w) joke by @sun-tomato / SunTomato (6k, NR, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, snowstorm, stranded, in a library of all places hahaha, strangers to lovers, cuddling, this fic was just so sweet and easy, and Lewis was of course the silly side-bit character we all love him being, it was just overall a fun and kinda silly but also heartwarming fic)

Ho Ho Hopefully by @larrieblr / safetyfilm (5k, T, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, Harry is one of Santa's elves, Louis is a human he's been assigned to, pining, emotional hurt/comfort, strangers to lovers, this fic is so warm and tentative and sweet, and Louis is so lovely and exhausted and Harry just wants to adore him, it's so soft!!!)

Snow Squalls & Kitty Paws by @littleroverlouis / littleroverlouis (9k, G, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, cat cafe, cat cafe owners Louis and Zayn, pining, snow storm, snowed in, acquaintances to lovers, this fic was so fun and such a joy to read, i loved reading it so much and it was like a hidden safe place i just happened on, it was so sweet)

If you ever feel alone (Don't) by @beardyboyzx / beardyboyzx (10k, G, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, this fic is so heavy and sad almost but also so heartwarming?, Louis is clearly depressed and stressed and it makes sense why he's feeling that way, but also his friends are trying so hard to make sure he knows he's still loved and wanted, and so appreciative of the efforts he's able to make you know?, it's just, this fic was so lovely i adored it)

Louis' "Harry" Christmas by @chai-hat-tea / The_Halcyonic_Lachesist (10k, M, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, friends to lovers, idiots in love, hurt/comfort, like literal hurt, Louis injures himself and Harry cares for him, it's so very sweet, but also Harry's family helps them realize how stupid they've been, because they've basically been in a relationship without even realizing it lolll, i love it so much)

Mistletoe Cove by @wabadabadaba / wabadabadaba (5k, G, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, snowmen competition, strangers to lovers, this fic is so sweet and I love how it's based almost entirely around the snowmen they're trying to build, but they still manage to flirt despite that, it's so fun and silly and lighthearted)

The Elf who Saved Christmas by @ladyaj-13 / LadyAJ_13 (3k, G, Harry/Louis, Christmas fic, strangers to lovers, older brother Louis, Harry works at a Santa setup at the mall, and Louis doesn't know the rules about appointments, and it's so very cute, Harry and Niall are so funny but also I would imagine risking getting into trouble, but also I almost cried out of relief when they did what they did for Louis, I loved reading about how sweet they were without even knowing Louis!)

[zeldaelmo]

Director’s commentary on Somebody That I Used to Know!! If you need/ want a specific chapter - rituals.

Ah, B, thank you! This story experienced a revival in the last few weeks because a friend was inspired by it and now toys with writing a sequel to it which makes me very happy.

A common trope in OoT fics is Link leaving for searching Navi and coming back in the middle of a ball several years later to sweep the ever waiting Zelda of her feet. It makes for a cute little scene, but after reading a couple of interpretations of it, my mind went down the 'and what if he doesn't?' road.

So I started thinking about Zelda waiting for him to fulfill his promise of coming back and he just... doesn't. What would she do after five years, after ten years, after thirty years? A why wouldn't he keep a promise? What would make him break it?

When I had the idea, I didn't plan doing anything with it anytime soon. I have quite some fic ideas like this: some hastily notes thrown together and saved on my discord server, waiting for the right moment to come. And then, @zelinkcommunity published the prompts for zelink week 2022 and the story fit so perfectly, that I dropped everything and started writing.

I usually write lighthearted stories. They have some angst to keep the plot going, yes, but overall they don't cut too deep. That's mostly because fandom is escapism for me and I want to have fun. This one is different and it was interesting to explore what I'm capable of in the right setting.

I wanted to show how having lived through half of their lives already affected Link and Zelda after all the trauma they went through. We see a lot of exploring the immediate effects of the games in fan fiction, but stories about how they affect the big and smaller life decisions are rare. And that's where the fun for me began: To work out how complicated life is. To show there's no easy answer to why Link didn't come back. To highlight that Zelda was a terrible queen because she projected her anxiety on her reign.

The story only gets Kudos every few weeks, because it's probably nothing most people in fandom search out nowadays, but if I have a super long comment in my inbox, it's usually for this one. Maybe it's the mature approach to OoT's tragedy or the respect for complicated characters and feelings, but something about the story resonates strongly with the people who read it. And I'm very happy and thankful about that.

My favorite scene from 'Rituals' is this here:

He fell silent, digging the tip of his boot into the hard soil around the fire. It took an eternity for him to look up again and when he did, his gaze was cold. It was the first time that she thought the missing eye made his face a tad harsh. 

"So instead of a hard-earned happy ending for us, you managed to create a version where I'm gone, one where I end up here, and one where I'm killed. Eh, good work, I'd say." 

Zelda drew a shaky breath. "Would you even have wanted a happy ending for us?" The words toppled from her mouth before she could quell the bitterness in them.

His gaze snapped away. 

"I didn't know that I would create different realities, Link," she continued, her voice now purposely soft. "We thought it was safe. I just… it wasn't your fault that you got dragged into all this and I wanted to give you the chance to live a normal life."

"I'm an orphan raised by a tree, Zelda. I never had the chance for a normal life." When she shifted on her seat, he buried his hands in his hair. "Sorry. I know you meant well. It's not that you choose to be part of all this either. It's just… this one moment was maybe the only one where we had a choice. And you made it for me."

Zelda couldn't tear her gaze from the way his hands dropped listlessly back into his lap. How had she never considered this? All he had wanted was to choose his own future.

"I'm sorry," she pressed out, and it didn't matter if she stole this choice from him or the other Zelda. 

His hand darted to hers, squeezed, and was gone again. "It is what it is."

[bloomboxygo]

ARC-V Month Day 16: Actually, he would say that

@arcvmonth

Alright, I know last post I told that the salt prompt was the next one I'd work on, but that proved to be more than I could chew. I need it to be accurate and thorough, so I'm delaying it for now, and I'll do easier, more lighthearted stuff.

I... At the risk of getting too off topic, I'm gonna mention the Monsters (mostly Melodious) a lot in these headcanons. After all, who else will? Still gonna have actual ARC-V characters here and there (Yuzu)

You know that I do Duel Spirits, so it makes sense that they have the Spirit World. The Melodious' home is a Conservatory, not a stage. They are performers who seek to soothe the souls of whoever listens (this is based off Cross Duel flavor text, RIP)

The Spirit World itself is kinda like a dreamworld crafted by the humans' desires in the real world. That's how we can get the new Melodious Fusions, the Synchro Superheavies, and all the new forms of Odd-Eyes, the performapals, and such.

Now, there's some implications that Aria and Sonata are related, as they gently hold hands to perform their techniques such as Tribute Summoning. Also Sonata is never seen without Aria. They're girlfriends. Based off of that, there are other ships of mine in this new world: Canon/Solo (graceful, but also tough with a short temper/ a cheerful, playful ball of positivity) and Mozarta/Cat Dancer

Elaboraring on the latter, Mozarta trained Cat Dancer to control her power and have her combined with the grace of a performer, as the Dancer's form wasn't refined at all. With that, Cat Dancer evolved into Panther Dancer and beat Mozarta at last, scarring her with vertical marks down her eyes, which she keeps as a reminder that she has to attain personal growth as well, and thus a rivalry, and love, was born. (She's the only maestra to have those marks in her body, and those are kept as Bloom Diva)

Oh yeah Cat Dancer's essentially Goku. Starts off as Blue Cat, the strongest of her kind, and trains more and more to protect the other Lunalights. There, she fused with Purple Butterfly to become Cat Dancer, which is SSJ1. Panther Dancer could be considered SSJ2 and Leo Dancer SSJ3.

Sorry if I bored you with that, let's get to the silly/cute stuff

The Melodious are open to new genres of music. Yuzu shows them, via Bloom Diva, some other musical trends that the Monsters have fun of. One time, Yuzu showed a famous song to Bloom Diva, who was endeared by it but also kinda confused. When she met the other Melodious, she found out that Serenade, Sonata and Solo were doing the Caramelldansen, much to many's shock.

Not all experiments were good. Yuzu had a Duel with a Duelie Club students who used autotune for her songs. It was so bad for the Melodious, it got turned into their favorite insult when they think something is really fake.

But some were great! They had an exchange program with a band of traveling performers of light and sound known as P.U.N.K.

Bloom Diva's pot is actually her feet. It's like her shins have turned into roots that could somewhat move beneath the pistil of the flower platform she's in. Nobody really knows why.

After some demonstrations by Yuzu and Mikiyo, Aria tried to emulate the more modern, idol style, as she thought that would boost her confidence and make her more open. It... Didn't quite work out, but the try was definitely appreciated.

Elegy got significantly better at performing once Yuzu's adventures were over. The Melodious felt they were affected more by her tragic, gloomier songs, and Elegy doesn't really elaborate why. Turns out, Yuzu's misadventures gave her a lot of new material and she's somewhat embarrassed of it.

Harmonia's still trying to get Melodious Pendulums to the Conservatory to this day. Sadly, her efforts seem to remain futile.

Superheavy Samurai Brave Masurawo is actually a statue built by the other big Superheavies in Gongenzaka's honor. Superheavy Samurai Prodigy Wakashi is a little flutist robot built by the little guys as "Masurawo's best friend".

The Lyriluscs, as you may know by my fics, are girlscouts. They were always that way as with these ideals, they've worked together and grown stronger together. Nightingale only takes the messages to heart...

While Promenade Thrush is strict about the respect of the rules. Heck, sometimes, when it's particularly bad, she turns into Sergeant Hartman for a bit.

The Windwitches can come in two forms: humanoids and constructs. Humanoids talk as a person would, but constructs only communicate with dings, bells and chimes. Winter Bell adds whistles.

I'm sure there's more I could put, but I'm a bit tired. And next part... Is gonna be a big one, let me tell you.