#Its the keefe quote

[thepumkinmoth]

One of these is not like the others

[crymeariveronceagain]

kotlc characters as random things i said/heard today

about time i did one of these

Biana: as a wise wise creepy bisexual woman who likes dolls and weed too much once said, "Don't let them fuck you, honey."

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Keefe: I mean I think the scariest dream I've ever had was the time I did a fandom deep dive on the joker and then in the dream I was the joker and Batman had killed my family.

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Mr. Forkle: What's the best story you heard all summer? Sophie: my grandpa once went to Canada and burned down his tent and all his food and had to hunt a moose to eat but then that got eaten by bears but don't worry! they made it out alive when the helicopter came and picked them up after a week. Linh: Linh: I watched the second season of Only Murders in the Building.

[swans-chirping-in-the-distance]

I found this on Pinterest and tagged Shannon Messenger even though I don't think she'll see it, you gotta admit; it's true

[bookwyrminspiration]

ok not to alvar post in your inbox again but liek.

“You want to talk about being left for dead?” Alvar lunged forward, but Sandor and Ro shifted their blades to block him. “ I was left in a pod of orange goo while my brother and sister stood by watching! The same brother who threatened to carve me up with a knife earlier that night! The brother who stopped pressing buttons to try to save me as the pod filled up—did he tell you that? He let the tank fill, waiting for me to drown” (632).

this excerpt makes me want to eat concrete in a good way. we love to talk about fitz stopping pressing buttons, but the way alvar is angry at fitz for stopping isn’t really talked about as much as it could be i think.

i always thought it was so funny because alvar was given the chance to change and come back from what he did throughout flashback. and when his memories came back, he made his choice to turn his back on his family, but he’s mad when said family turns their back on him in return. but i rlly wanted to hear your thoughts on this because you’re one of the most ardent buttonsposters on this site

this is FASCINATING. Okay, so. Looking at Alvar's familial feelings, a lot of his hatred is centered on his parents. He felt drowned in unrealistic expectations he could never live up to as the only Vacker kid, and saw Fitz as a replacement, his parents saying he'd never be good enough. Whether this is true isn't really relevant, as it's how he took it

Fitz ends up in a weird cross section here where he hasn't actually done anything to Alvar but exist. Alvar hates Fitz for replacing him, but it was their parents that chose to have him. Everything Alvar hates about Fitz is a manifestation of his resentment for Alden and Della.

Fitz is the perfect golden boy. A telepath like their father, the youngest to naturally manifest at that. Replaced Alvar in looking for Sophie--actually found her when Alvar passed her by. Fitz enrages Alvar for being everything he thinks their parents wanted that he wasn't

But Fitz doesn't have to be. I think that's key. Fitz could throw it all away, stop being perfect, drown under the pressure like Alvar did, and join him. And I think Alvar wants him to. Then he wouldn't be replaced, and instead Fitz could serve as evidence of how horrible their parents were. If Fitz breaks, too, then the problem wasn't with Alvar

And yet he isn't. FItz is choosing, again and again, his family. His parents. To be on the opposite side. Which means he's now making an active choice to become the replacement he inadvertently always was, proving the problem's with Alvar. Which means Alvar can hate him for being himself now. He's just like them, and he's turning their sister, too. The little sister who was the most likely to get him--so when she doesn't? They're blinded, representing everything wrong with their world. The expectations, the indoctrination of the next generations, everything

Alvar is desperate to be the one hurting. He grew up incredibly privileged and only talks of the burden it was. Keefe said Umber was left for dead and he immediately lashes back with this quote, talking about how he's been hurt just as much if not more because he got gooed. And not only that, his family gooed him.

Which reveals he does value family to an extent. If it's worse to be hurt by your siblings, it's because they matter more. Again, everything Alvar hates is centered on their parents. Fitz and Biana were supposed to choose him, to see his pain and understand him, leave their parents behind. They're siblings, even if they're bratty and naive.

We see that in the repetition of brother before each point; he's highlighting the connection they should've had--and blaming its dissolution on Fitz. A little on Biana, but mostly on Fitz, as Fitz was the replacement and the spark to the fuel of Alvar's suffering. The last straw. He's furious. And frames everything as if its unbelievable.

Which implies, potentially, that he wouldn't do the same. That he wouldn't take a knife to his sister, or watch his brother drown. That for all his talk, he sees them as different from their parents and that they matter, deep down.

I think Alvar is desperate to have his pain acknowledged, to be seen and understood, which is a valid desire. But he has blown it entirely out of proportion in his quest to be seen--and his siblings were his main hope. Who better to understand what being a Vacker kid did to him than the other Vacker kids? But because of that blowing it out of proportion, even though they're all Vacker kids, they can't understand. Because Alvar's reaction is illogical. He's in the wrong, and he refuses to understand or realize that because there's kernels of validity to his feelings.

so he's simultaneously furious at Fitz for replacing him, being everything he wasn't, and not choosing him, and desperate to be seen and acknowledged and understood by him and Biana.

basically Alvar's a clusterfuck of complications of a man

[milo-igidk]

wanna talk abt like keefes anger and the way he handles it 

bc like there are very few instances in the series that keefe is like outwardly angry outside of his own pov. being raised in an emotionally abusive family can fuck you up real bad in the way you handle your emotions, thats without even putting into account the fact that hes an empath. like, that environment where you're constantly forced to push down any negative emotion because you know itll just make things worse for you, it can cause you to let it out in unhealthy ways, often times towards yourself.

i feel like he has so much anger and rage inside of him that he is forced to keep inside and he would rather ruin himself a hundred times over than let it out on someone he loves, and i have no doubt hes terrified of it. hes terrified of himself, of the thoughts and feelings that he has. and im trying really hard to like keep it in cannon and remember whats actually real but i know he has said that he, and i quote "has a major dark side" and that violence and blood doesnt really affect him the way that it does other elvesthe way its supposed to. some people just, are like that, they have dark, bad, violent thoughts, especially mentally ill ppl or victims of abuse. and on keefes side, his dad is a shitty abuser and his mom has killed enough people to be considered a serial killer, i dont think it would be a surprise if he himself had violent thoughts like those, thoughts and feelings that he doesnt act on but theyre still there.

idk what the point of the post is i just have thoughts that i worry are too obvious but then when i say them here ppl like them so ✨anggggsstt✨

[marvelcomics4ever]

More Incorrect Quotes

Keefe: You lying, cheating, piece of shit! Sophie: Oh yeah? You’re the idiot who thinks you can get away with everything you do. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD Keefe: I’m leaving you, and I’M TAKING FITZ WITH ME Biana, picking up the monopoly board: I think we’re gonna stop playing now.

Biana: Truth or dare? Sophie: Dare Biana: I dare you to kiss the hottest person in the room Sophie: Hey Fitz Fitz, blushing: Yeah? Sophie: Could you move? I’m trying to get to Keefe

Linh: Just be yourself. Sophie: 'Be me'? Linh, I have one day to win Keefe over. How long did it take before you guys started liking me? Biana: Couple weeks. Dex: Six months. Marella: Jury’s still out. Sophie: See, Linh? Sophie: 'Be myself'. What kind of garbage advice is that?

*Squad reactions to being told ‘I love you’* Keefe: Thanks fam! Sophie: oh no Fitz: *cries* I love you too Biana: Sounds fake but okay Dex: *A flustered mess* Marella: can i get a refund

*The squad is over at Keefe's house* Sophie: Ohhhh, we each get our own oven? Keefe: ... N-No... Keefe, laughing: How many ovens do you think I have??? Sophie, motioning to their kitchen: Three, I thought! Fitz: I see a- Keefe, motioning to one device: This is a microwave. Sophie: Oh, well I- Keefe: Hey wait wait, actually- hang on- *fiddles with the buttons on the microwave* Keefe, amazed: Its got a bake setting! Biana: Ohoho, you learn something new every day! Dex: Do we- Do we roshambo for who gets to pick first? Keefe: Now I've just discovered I have more ovens than I thought, we don't have to roshambo nothin! Keefe: I am someone who owns four ovens... Keefe, louder and way too happy: I am someone... who owns FOUR OVENS... Keefe: I didn't know I was so rich with ovens... Marella, pointing to another appliance: Also the toaster oven! Keefe: Sophie: Ohhh, toasty boy! Four- Five ovens! Keefe: Keefe, fucking ECSTATIC: I AM SOMEONE WHO OWNS FIVE OVENS

Keefe: Rules are made to be broken. Sophie: They were made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken. Fitz: Uh, piñatas. Biana: Glow sticks. Dex: Karate boards. Marella: Spaghetti when you have a small pot. Keefe: Rules. Sophie: You guys are not helping!!!!!!

*The squad right before Keefe and Sophie's wedding* Linh: Well I have to go, I have a wedding to attend. Marella: Wait... Oh! I have a wedding to attend too! Biana: Oh, I have a wedding to attend as well Dex: I THINK WE ALL HAVE WEDDINGS TO ATTEND Fitz panicked: I THINK I HAVE A WEDDING TO OFFICIATE

Keefe: Hey Girley-pop. Sophie: Not today! Fitz: Greetings, Humans. Dex: Three kinds of people. Biana: I want pudding. Keefe: Four kinds of people. Marella: WHAT’S UP FUCKERS? Dex: Five kinds of people.

Keefe: Bye Sophie! Bye Fitz! Bye Biana! Bye Dex! Bye Sophie! Fitz: You said ‘bye Sophie’ twice. Keefe: I like Sophie.

Keefe: Good morning. Sophie: Good morning. Fitz: Good morning. Biana: You all sound like robots, try spicing it up a bit. Marella: MORNING MOTHERFUCKERS Biana: That works.

Keefe: What did you guys get in your yearbook? Sophie: 'Prettiest Smile' Fitz: 'Nicest Personality' Biana: 'Most likely to start a bar fight' Tam: 'Least likely to start a bar fight, but most likely to win one'

[everliving-everblaze]

Best Kotlc Quote: Match 1.8

Quote 1

"I also think this is one of those ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ kind of deals. Or is it ‘my enemy isn’t my enemy if they’re also my enemy’s enemy’?"

- Keefe Sencen, Lodestar, Chapter 43

Quote 2

"What do we do," Fintan asked, "with a species that’s clever enough to build and create, and yet foolish enough to design its own ruin? Creatures so violent, they’re always at war—but with others of their own kind? Creatures that destroy everything they touch, including this planet we’re all forced to share?"

- Fintan Pyren, Lodestar, Chapter 78

[labaguetteisdabest]

my favorite keefe quotes

"You must be lost." well DUH its gonna be here

"Woah - back the T. Rex up!" also duh

the entirety of anything to do with the ballad of bo and ro

"Ode to Keefe Sencen. That brave lovable nut, he may not have teal eyes but he has a really cute-" hehe

"Okay, I figured out our reply. Write this down Gigantor: You may not want to meet, but we definitely do. Name a time and a place or we'll pelt you with sparkly poo." I swear anything he's ever said is hilarious

"I could be your hero any day"

"Dude, you did not just insult The Hair!” ALL HAIL LORD HUNKYHAIR

EMBRACE YOUR INNER SILVENY GUYS

KEEFE KEEFE KEEFE!

@iam1withthepeggy check this out fren

[worldsunlikemyown]

Keeptober 2023 #31 — Halloween

   “You have to be in costume!” Sophie insists. “And then we can knock on all the Councillors’ doors to give them a fright, and to ask them for baked goods — pretty sure at least Bronte will have something. But don’t ask me for costume advice — surprise me.” 

   And so all the others turn up at Havenfield, obediently dressed in whatever approximation of a costume they can muster. 

   Biana dresses as a mercenary — she has become familiar with the concept from goblins’ stories — with twin swords of some cardboard-like material strapped to her back, and an outfit made entirely out of something supple and leather-like. Sophie approves, and Biana, as usual, pulls it off. 

   Tam is dressed as a light-bulb, ironically, and Sophie wonders how he even knows what one is — he tells her later that Dex has told him. Linh, Maruca and Stina decide to come as the Hecatae, which also astonishes Sophie, until they tell her that they have got the idea from someone’s Ancient relative who has lived through the rise and fall of Greece and thus, that of Greek mythology. Marella, with Dex’s help with the media again, is dressed as Jack Frost, which is very funny. 

   Dex himself is dressed as a robot — one of the ones from Star Wars? Sophie doesn’t quite remember — with shiny metal wrapped all over his body, and a cleverly crafted helmet over his face. He greets her robotically, and she laughs. 

   Introducing them to Halloween has been great. 

   Fitz is dressed as a vampire — he’s apparently watched Hotel Transylvania, and that’s what he knows them from. He doesn’t say much about why he has been to a movie screening during his time searching for Sophie, but he looks good. Wylie comes as Batman, which is… unexpected, and Keefe in a swan (? White bird anyway) costume. Ugh. That’s going to be slightly awkward. 

   They say that they’ve swapped ideas, just to surprise her. 

   She’s been sufficiently surprised by all of them. 

Sophie herself has dressed with the intention to figure out if one of the Councillors might have been the ones who had spoken to Tolkien (the thought of that inscription and its similarity to that verse still haunts her), so some character from his books it is. Besides, the irony of being an elf dressed up as an elf is too good to resist, so she intends to pick an elf. But it’s a hard, hard choice — recognisable, someone she knows well enough, someone whom a Councillor who might have inspired (or seen inspired) would recognise on sight…

   She ends up, at last, picking a human. Half-elf, half-human, really, and for once, in exact measures. Sailor’s clothes, wild hair, seagull plushie on her shoulder and a shiny-looking, pretty stone (for which she has raided Edaline’s brooch drawer) ‘bound upon her brow’. Or at least she thinks that should be a quote, if she isn’t misremembering. 

   If anyone makes the connection between Keefe’s accidental Elwing-callback, they’re never going to let her live it down. But, well. It’s worth the risk. 

   They start with Councillor Alina. 

[nysocboy]

Top Hot/Hung Photo of Blair Jackson, Part 1: Wicked Lips, Fierce Friday, and what happened in the summer of 2016

Gemstones Episode 1.4, "Wicked Lips," is pivotal for Kelvin and Keefe in several ways.  It switches Keefe's back story from primarily about the drugs to primarily about the Goth/ fetish lifestyle, and establishes that he's gay.  And it allows Adam Devine to demonstrate that Kelvin is not attracted to women.

Central to this transformation is Austin (Blair Jackson), Dot Nancy's older, sleazy boyfriend. In their first meeting, Austin criticizes Kelvin as "the 40-year old virgin," and Kelvin counters with "I took a celibacy promise." 

Later, at Club Sinister, Kelvin and Keefe save Dot from sleazoid Austin and a police raid, but they turn the "damsel in distress" trope on its head.   After the rescue, neither falls in love with Dot: Kelvin's chief concern is "dropping a deuce," and Keefe announces his love for Kelvin.

Blair Jackson studied at the Hollywood Academy of Arts and Sciences.  He is known for Varsity Blood, Terminator: Dark Fate, and four episodes of Deputy (with Stephen Dorf) 

Blair is also a philosopher (check his instagram for quotes from Paul Coelho), personal trainer, model, and best dude friend. 

More hot/hung photos, some NSFW, on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends

[uni-seahorse-572]

Coming to you with a sokeefitz fic update:

So I write in this really weird way that's super inefficient but it works so i don't want to mess with it where i basically just write a giant incorrect quote and then glue the actual sentences together from there

Anyway. The incorrect quote is done! I might staple a little more onto the bottom of the mtg or baking sections but i'm really happy with where it is right now. And all of its 4k words that'll probably end up as more like 6k words.

Well i have a tendency to go overboard, so that's not really surprising and a lot of the words are explaining mtg to both keefe fitz and the audience so those are important words. I was not expecting this to be so long but i'm really enjoying their interactions. Sometimes it feels like fitz is trying to wrangle two 7 year olds which is just everything i could ever ask for. (Ew, preposition--wrong fic aah)

The mtg portion was really fun to write per usual and i'm not regretting it at all. It was actually easier than i remembered because i took better notes this time. Who would' e thought?

But now it's on to the hard part. Taking out the swear words (or most of them i'm not entirely decided) and filling the gaps with actual words and sentences. Also coming up with a title.

Awesome! Congrats on the progress so far and I can’t wait to see what the fic becomes. Honestly every “short” project I have never does turn out as short as I expect - not sure whether better estimations of length is a skill you develop or whether I just am doomed to underestimate. Also that’s literally half the Sokeefitz Vibe (tm)

May I just say that I don’t understand how you are the grammarian you are. It’s genuinely insane to me that you look at sentences and think that they’re messed up because of the preposition stuff whereas I simply put them where they wanna go.

As far as swear words I think you’d be fine even if you just left them, as plenty of kotlc fic had tons of swears, particularly on ao3. Best of luck with your writing!

[crymeariveronceagain]

"And how many times will you almost die in the process?" he asked. "How many emergency physician visits will there be? And what if Elwin can't fix you?" "What if Elwin can't fix you?" "I... Don't matter."

---Lodestar, by Shannon Messenger. Page 23.

[great-irken-invader]

Invader Zim: JPopIdolAU Chap2

Chapter 2: Alien in the Library

Summary: Dib followed Zim and Keef to the library. Zim did some sus alien stuff. 

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. Dib bolted up from his seat and attempted to push through the crowd towards Zim. Though it seemed like Zim was preoccupied with a greater threat than Dib. 

Keef shook with unbridled joy. His nostrils flaring as he giddly dances on his tippy-toes. “ I can’t believe it.” Keef fans himself with both hands “you are the actual Zim. The…ZIm!”  biting the bottom of his lip in excitement while gazing at Zim. Zim begins to look from the side, hoping someone would help him out of this situation.

Zita shoved Keef’s face away and stepped in front of Zim. “Seriously Keef. You need to chill. You’re acting like a creep” she shakes her hand like it she was trying to air dry it

“Hey I’m not a creep” he stamped his feet 

“I’m Zita.” She bruises an out-of-placed hair back into place “and I actually know how to be cool” she grabs Zim by the arm and pulls him towards the door. “We should get going you don't want to get on Miss Bitters bad side” 

Dibs watches in horror as Zita leads Zim outside his class

“Thank you.” Zim softly smiled “Zim was surprised to find that so many people know of me here. I have been to several American schools but not many have recognized the great Zim.” he puts a hand in while restraining himself from throwing Zita off of him

“Well that's the price you have to pay if you want fame” she threw her head back in laughter while dreamly looking at Zim 

“Yes. “ He looks over his shoulder “I do enjoy being worshiped by my fans. But..Keef…was..”

“Oh I get it. Keef has a weird look in his eyes whenever he talks about you. He is pretty crazy about you guys.”she comforts Zim

“However,  Zim’s plan need to be altered” he mumbles to himself

They entered Miss Bitters with Dib trailing behind them. Dib chose the seat behind Zim in order to keep an eye on him and scowled  at the back of Zim’s head the entire class. 

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The bell rang and the students walked towards the criteria. ZIm was chatting with Zita when Keef came bouncing towards them “Hey! Zim! Wanna eat lunch together” 

Zita rolls her eyes and puts an arm between Zim and Keef “Buzz off Keef. Zim is gonna eat with us” She points behind her to her friends sitting on a table, happy in their own little world. 

Zim gently pushes down Zita’s arm and smiles at her softly “Its alright friend Zita there is something I would like to discuss with Keef”  

“Are you sure?” She raises an eyebrow. Zim squeezes her hand in affirmation and gives a little nod “Come on Keef, let's go eat somewhere else.” Zim turns towards Keef and puts his arm around Keef's shoulder. Looking back at Zita “I’ll make it up to you tomorrow.” he casually waves goodbye, while Keef buzzes in joy. 

“Yeah.” She shrugs her shoulder “See ya later” she squints  skeptically at Keef as they walk away

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A food tray slams onto the table “Seriously Gaz can you believe it!” crouching over and stabbing his salisbury steak. “They’re all falling for that idol act crap.” air quoting the idol part. “It is painfully obvious. I know he is planning something!” twisting his fork in anger “And I have to stop him.”

Gaz continued to blast zombies away on her Gam Slave 5 “Like the nefarious werewolf sicence teacher?” scrutinizing her brother 

He straightened his back and raised his fork in the air “He was unnaturally hairy and howled at the moon…!” 

“Whatever.” She sighs “Just don't blow up the school like last time” she picks up her fork and crushes it in her hand “I don't want to be stuck being homeschooled and see your gross face more than I have to”

Dib nods his head “Yeah..I don't wanna be stuck with you either” he continued to pick at his food until he noticed out of the corner of his eye Zim and Keef leaving the cafteria. 

“What is Zim planning…” he squints  his eyes  “and why would he need Keef?” he jumps out of his seat and rushes off “Bye Gaz! I’m off to save the world”

Gaz just plays her game slave 5 as Dibs rushes off with his suitcase in hand. Dib followed as closely as he could, ducking behind the garbage cans and hiding behind the lockers each time Zim checked for people. Zim led Keef to the libarbay and made sure to take him into the most secluded corner. Zim did one more scan of the area to make sure he was alone with Keef. Dib managed to hide behind a bookshelf, pulling a book out of the way to make sure he had a clear view. 

Zim standing in front of Keef and with a coy grin “Keef..was it…” He pushes Keef into the corner, his hand on Keef’s chest “Yes. I am keef and I am a hu-uge…” Keef's heart is pounding like mad as thoughts fill his mind, but there is this uneasy feeling that is telling him to run nibbling in the back of his mind. Keef leans against the corner and slides down, making Zim stand a head taller than Keef “Yes. Yes. Huge fan. That pleases Zim.” he uses a claw to tilt Keef’s head up. Keef's face reddens like a tomato. “You've been to Zim’s concert. You were there, listening to Zim’s great song in person, live?” Keef is a bit confused by Zims question but happily answers, even though that voice in the back of his head is screaming. “Yes. It was the most amazing thing in my life” Zim cups Keef face with both his hands “Good…” Zim brings Keef’s head closer and tilts his head and whispers something into his ear. 

From the angle Dib was watching from, it looked like Zim was doing something less innocent than whispering into Keef’s ear. Dib ears turned red as a blush ran across his face. His mind races as he thinks of all plausible reasons an alien would be kissing Keef. Is Zim trying to eat his brains, depositing his eggs into Keef, or maybe it's some kind of mind control. 

ZIm watches in glee as Keef's eyes roll back. His eyes roll back into place, but there is something off. It is very subtle but Keef irises are distorted giving them look like a very round star. 

Zim pulls away from Keef and observes him with an evil smirk “Good. You will serve Zim well”

“Yes…Zim…” Zim grabbed Keef's chin, putting a thumb of one check and his pointer finger on the other. He moved Keef’s face side to side making sure he was completely under his control.  Zim started to speak “I need you too…” but halfway through he stopped speaking and only mouthed his words, or at least it looked like he only mouthed them. 

“Now leave Zim. Oh and…” again he stopped speaking and only mouthed something. Dib looked confused and tried to clean his ear out thinking maybe something was obstructing his hearing. Keef heads towards the exit, temporarily blocking Dibs line of sight. When his line of sight was cleared Dib saw Zim halfway up climbing the wall with his PAK legs. Dib rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Zim used his PAK legs to pry the ceiling open and disappear into it. “He is an alien!” he happily exclaims to himself. He took out his phone and opened a recording app. “New Log, log 001-Z, my first log of an Alien known as Zim.” 

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After he completed his log Dib looked around for Zim but didn’t see him until their shared Math class.

Zim and Zita were making a Glam Short for FastGlam and frowned when they noticed Dib stomping towards them in the background.

 “Hey! Zim!” Zim ignores Dib and continues to make his short. Dib, enraged by being ignored, rushes at Zim like a bull at a matador. As he reaches out for Zim the door is swung open and Dib's face is squashed by the window in the door. Zim and Zita laughed furiously. 

“Oh my god. Did you get that” Zita shaking Zim by his shoulders.”Yes! I recorded Dib's epic fail in high definition.” Zim cackles. Dibs rubs his face and was about to say something until the math teacher interrupted. “Put away your phone and get into class unless you want to be marked tardy and Dib. Watch where you are going” All Dib could do was scowl at Zim. Zim gave a smug smile as he entered the class and with a sugary voice “I apologize. Zim was not aware of skool’s phone rules.” Dib could only bite his tongue as Zim took his seat in class. 

Dib kept an eye on Zim whenever he could, however it was difficult to get near Zim because he was always guarded by Zita or one of Zita’s followers. It wasn't until after school that Dib saw Zim slip away from his lackeys and hide behind a large oak tree in the school’s front yard.Dib thought it was finally his chance to confront Zim and get solid evidence that Zim was an alien. 

So what your big evil plan alien

Zim was infuriated by the annoying and lesser Dib. Zim was used to paranormal nut-jobs that thought he was an alien. But they usually stalked him from a distance and gathered evidence. Which gave Zim the time to develop a plan with his agency to silence anyone that would hurt their profits. He took a deep breath and calmed himself. The stinky dirt-monkey had no evidence, just follow the script and the dirt-monkey will start to doubt himself, and then he would be out of his  hair. Zim entered his idol persona and perfectly faked his blinding smile that made many fall to their knees. 

“Zim is not an alien. I am a normal adolescent earthworm. This is my…gimmick.” rubbing the back of his head “Though I suppose i should be flattered if you thought I was really…an alien” 

Dib secretly takes out his phone, hoping Zim might let something slip.“Oh yeah, why are you green?”

 “It's a skin condition.” he nervously replies  

 “Oh yeah what with that thing on your back” he accusingly points to Zim’s PAK

“My backpack?” Zim looks at Dib, looking genuinely confused 

“Backpacks are not metal and they don't make those noises” as an act of rebellion against Zim, the PAK makes a disturbing mechanical sound. Zim could fill his face heat up. 

Zim tossed his hands in the air “Fines…” he sighs and looks down at the earth, he paints on a bitter face, rubs his arm. 

“You caught Zim…I will tell you my secret but please do not tell anyone. Zim wants to continue being an idol” Dib looks excited.  

“Zim..you can say…is ill. My liver was damaged at a young age so it has difficulties. PAK was made to help lessen the burden. And the green skin is a side effect of the medication used to keep my PAK functioning.” 

Dib looks guilty “wow…i had…no idea…” Zim’s acting was very convincing  and Dib probably would have believed him if he had not seen Zim use his PAK legs earlier in the library.

 “Your lies could have worked, Zim. But I watched you use your alien spider legs in the library! So I know that your little illness is complete bs!” Dib tackles him to the ground with a crazed smile and pins Zim down.  “You are an alien and I am gonna prove it!” Dib tries to rip the PAL off of Zim. Zim grabs Dibs arms and holds them away from his PAK, with a panicked expression Zim thinks of the best course of action. He wants to use his superior alien strength to send Dib flying into the tree but  people will question why and how he can be so freakishly strong. Zim spots something from the corner of his eye and relaxes, and gives Dib a quick smirk.

Dib was weird out by Zim’s smirk and wonders why the alien has instore for him. He then feels a firm hand squeezes his shoulder before he is yanked away from Zim and flies through the air landing face down. 

“Zim, are you ok?” His deep and worried voice soothed Zim. “Yes, Zim is ok. Just dirty.” Zim looks down with a grossed out face and pulls his hoodie out to show all the dirt. 

He inspects Zim as helps Zim up from the ground “Is he another crazed fan? Should we call the police or should we call Ken?” Dib finally lifts his head from the ground to see Zim dust himself off. 

“Pfft..Mamour. “He puts a hand on his shoulder “Lets just leave first. Zim is tired from having to deal with the Dib-Stink all day.” Mamoura nods his head and gives Dib a death glare. “There won't be a next time when I see you.” Mamoura protectively escrost Zim to his motorcycle parked nearby. He hopes on and gives ZIm his pink helmet before putting on his green one helmet on. As Zim clips the helmet into place he sticks his long tongue out and pulls eyes down.

“Log 002-Z, subject Zim, has a very long tongue. He may use it to eat the brains out of humans” Dib makes a quick log as he watches his bus leave without him. “Guess I’m walking home” a drop of water falls from the sky and slides off on his cowlick before it begins to pour down.

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Fathoms Below notes!

Kia ora!

  First of all, let me say that, in the terms I learned from my English class this year when we read a story by a Māori writer, I am Pākehā,meaning 'different' as opposed to Māori, meaning 'same'. It's a general term for anyone who is not Māori. By no means am I an expert in Pacific Islander culture. I've just googled shit so it seems like I know something. All of my information is either from Google (search and Translate), a little bit from youtube, and a lot of the Moana Jr. script I used for dialogue reference.

Let's start with my usage of words in not-English. Most of them are in te reo Māori (the maori language), also known as te reo (the language). Kia ora (te reo) is one such example, and it's just a simple greeting. Whakatara (te reo) = a swear word that probably shouldn't be in a Disney movie. Atua (te reo) = god(s). Maero = a traditional Māori violent giant. Pulotu = Samoan/Tuvaluan place for spirits. Hongi = a traditional Māori greeting in which foreheads are pressed together in a demonstration of pure compassion. Tumatārau (te reo) = magic. Iramutu (te reo) = nephew.

Unfortunately, I don't have the patience or resources to translate all of the songs, but one of the songwriters has a website with all of the translations for you. (opetaiafoai.com)

I did have to change some words because of ugh gender in some of the songs, so to help it blend in, on the Moana side at least, I changed a little bit to Te Reo Māori. I've been listening to that version of the soundtrack for weeks on end now and it's very stuck in my head. So you get to enjoy it with me.

These are tamaiti = child. anei = here. Hua-nati = coconut. Tama = son. Te kāinga = home. How far i'll go has a lot changed so i'll let you google translate that yourself. Mihi mai rā = congratulate me (source: youtube comments. I'll find it again if anyone needs it). Taku tina = my lunch. Tēnā = please. Uia, ko wai koe = ask, who you are. Ko wai au = who am I. (Au) E hao nei = this was pretty difficult for me to find, but hao is like capture, and nei implies nearness. E is just there for grammatical purposes and au is kind of just like 'oh' i think. Taku ara = my way. Ko au a (fitzroy) = i am (fitzroy)

Also, If the songs are in quotes, then a character is singing it. All of the songs are in italics, and really short lines, which make it easier to see. Any end quotes either signal the singing has stopped or a different character is singing. Quoted songs are semi-diegetic, which means it sort of takes place within the story, but it doesn't totally, as--at least as far as I know--people don't just randomly break into song. If there are no quotes, then it is entirely non-diegetic, or background music. Note: kiss the boy cannot be physically heard by Fitz during its runtime, because crabs...can't talk...to humans...idk that's what little mermaid canon calls for, which is why it is not in quotes, but it is diegetic to Dex.

Keefe's full neopronoun set is o ia/ia/lona/lona/ia lava. This is because languages that evolved from proto-polynesian, arguably the native language of all our islander characters, really only use one pronoun that covers everybody. I am using the Samoan pronouns for this, as opposed to Te Reo Māori because I used that quite heavily for Motunui, and it gives some contrast. Te reo, Samoan, and Hawai'ian were also my only options on google translate for this kind of thing.

While I'm talking about Keefe, O ia was born in Fiji (or elsewhere in Melanesia it doesn't matter all that much) and then the gods that saved ia were Samoan, so that explains the blond hair thing. Also, on the island of Samoa, there are traditionally four recognized genders: male, female, fa'afafine, and fa'afatama. There are similar gender roles on other nearby polynesian islands with slightly different names. Fa'a- means 'in the manner of', 'fafine' means 'woman', and 'fatama' means 'man'. This doesn't quite have an exact translation into today's western terminology for gender. It's not quite trans, and it's not quite nonbinary either. In this story, Keefe is fa'afafine for reasons that mostly consist of 'why not?'

We all know Flounder from the Little Mermaid, right? So I did not utilize him very well in this, being recast as Sophie, but I did find out that blue angelfish (which is apparently the type of fish Sophie is) is a protogynous hermaphrodite. What does that mean? A female can change into a male at a certain point in their life. Trans fish, everybody! Also Sophie is probably super lost because he's supposed to live in the Caribbean, but let's just add that to our suspension of disbelief, okay?

Why does Fitz know Dex's pronouns right away, even before he knows xor name? Because it's my fic and I can do what I want. And what I don't want is Fitz to misgender Dex. Also I couldn't function with the thought of she/her Biana so ae had to be ae/aer and by that point i didn't care anymore so xe/xem dex.

While I'm thinking about Dex, I would like to explain my reasoning of why I chose xor native language to be Italian in the spotify playlist. (Side note: while Te Reo Tahiti and 'Ōlelo Hawai'i dubs of moana were made, they are not on spotify, so I was left with Te Reo Māori for Fitz's native language). There is some debate over where it takes place, but one source I saw said that Hans Christian Andersen was inspired by his travels in Italy. Also, look at Prince Eric's castle. At least to me, it feels /super/ Mediterranean. The Little Mermaid does utilize the Greek Gods (namely Poseidon) in its canonical script. That being said, the Greek dub was not on Spotify. Trust me, I tried. We're left with Italian, and it would make sense that if Ariel were to speak a human language as her native tongue, it could very well be the one Eric's kingdom uses. No, there is no Mermish version of The Little Mermaid I could use.

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Gisela: listen, I can explain-

Fintan: you're making 500,000 dollars and only paying me 30,000?!?

Gethen: you're getting thirty grand? I'm only getting a thousand!

Keefe, in the background: you guys are getting paid???

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KOTLC FANS, SOKEEFE SHIPPERS, READ. THIS. ⚠ SPOILERS ! ⚠

WARNING, HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD!!

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Okay, now that you're here, reader, here's the big news, and it's a huge win for Sokeefe shippers like me:

Remember the Lumenaria incident when Forkle #1 died? Keefe held Sophie's hand as they searched for Forkle, and he ended up getting enhanced for the very first time. He asked Sophie: "So... I'm basically getting a clearer reading of your emotions?" and Sophie answered, "Yeah. Why?" and she saw a glint of a grin on Keefe.

And remember in another book, I can't remember which one, either Keefe or Lord Cassius told Sophie that elves can, to some extent, control the Head emotions but not the heart, and that it takes a trigger to make the elf aware of the heart emotions... and he even hinted that Sophie liked Fitz in her head but Keefe in her heart?

And remember at the end of Unlocked, Keefe left Sophie a letter DECLARING HIS FEELINGS, because he thought he was never going to come back? Well, I feel like THAT'S Shannon's plan! The letter is the TRIGGER! And since Wonderboy is out of the picture after the Oralie disaster, it’s a PERFECT way to get Sophie to realize that Keefe is her soulmate!

I gotta hand it to you, #shannonmessenger, that was smooth... but you can't get it past us! ;)