#Nico x Angie

[letsgetrowdy43]

Nico and Angie as parents—

Au Masterlist!!

Nico and Angie have their daughter when he’s around 36 and she’s 33.

The question of children had always been a sensitive subject for the couple, both of them wanting a family, but unsure of how to start one.

The conversation is quite delicate because even though he's expressing a desire to have a child, she interprets it as him expecting her to sacrifice her dreams for his. This leads her to often avoid the conversation because she feels guilty about not being able to fulfill his wishes.

Angie loves the idea of having a little her and him running around, but every time the conversation comes up it always seems like pregnancy and having a baby starts with the end of her career. Her hesitancy falls within not being ready to give up her dreams just yet, but also she feels a lot of societal pressure to have babies from not only the media around her but a lot of the women who surround her, so she is very at a crossroads.

It leads to a lot of relationship turmoil. But then, one day, he listens, steps back, and acknowledges that he's been going about it the wrong way. He realizes that he hasn't been explaining or telling her that he'd never want her to quit her career. They talk, and for once they are both communicating. He tells her that he would never ask her to give up the thing she's been working towards her whole life. Instead, he brings up the option of adoption and expresses his willingness to retire so that they could start a family together.

They adopt Olive Josephine Chandler-Hischier at the end of the 2035 seasonn when she's around three months old!!

Olive brought such a sense of completion to their marriage too, it was already perfect, but Olive was like the missing puzzle piece that they didn't even know they were searching for. She's made their little family feel whole in a way never imagined possible.

Angie was very scared of motherhood, she isn't a soft or nurturing person in any way shape or form, but when Olive came into her life it was like a switch flipped and everything made more sense. She is a mama bear for sure, and all of the pieces just kinda came together to form the most beautiful bond with her daughter!!

Nico is just enamoured with her, he took to the role so naturally. Watching Olive's little face light up when she sees him it's like all the worries of the world just melt away for him, the unsureness that lies within their lifestyle disappears

Angie was scared about the balance that would come with work and motherhood, but that all withered away when Olive was brought into her life, seeing how supportive Nico is and loving this little ball of sunshine has made all the difference.

Being parents has also created such a sweet and domestic routine in their lives, they love just being parents and their lives revolve around Olive. It's such a change too, from their constant being about hockey to being able to step away from the competition and begin to focus on loving this little life that they brought into theirs.

Nico is the emotional of the two, and Angie is the more logical. He's the worrier, she's the one that calms him down. It's such an interesting dynamic where the societal expectations of gender roles are reversed!!

They love their new life though, they live in New Jersey during the season, Nico coaches a local junior team, Angie plays with the Devils still, and Olive gets to grow up in a city that her parents love. They vacation in Switzerland, Nico continues to play worlds in the summers, and they train together in Michigan!!

Olive is a very stern and stubborn baby just like her mama, she may not be biologically theirs but she inherits all of their traits and mannerisms including her mama's frown and dad’s shy smile.

The main thing that comes out of their journey into parenthood is that Olive comes before everything else. That may be obvious, but it's an important thought process they both took on when she came into their lives. No game, no Championship, and no team is above her, she is always the focus in their lives and to them it's important the people around them know that

[ilythena]

𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘 || 𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐒

★SUM after spending a night in a small island, luke keeps seeing you everywhere he goes.

SMUT! Fem!reader, let’s just pretend alcohol is free for them, reader is not a human, oral (?), p in v, obsession, praise, Luke is a pussydrunk FOOL, definitely submissive Luke over here guys, one night stand turned spooky….readers a succubus? Idk guys I just like writing smut… this will probs have a part 2

♪ CANDY - DOJA CAT

“You have got to be fucking kidding me.” Jack sighs as the flight attendant announces that they would unfortunately have to stay a night in this random island after the plane had difficulties.

The plan was simple, get on the plane to Australia, stay there for a few days, and then fly back to New Jersey. But like his life, things were never easy for him.

Luke groans in annoyance as the flight attendant looks at him with guilt on their face even though everyone knew it technically wasn’t their fault, and set them up for three different hotel rooms a few minutes away from the airport they had to emergency land in

“Well, at least they weren’t shitty enough to just leave us without rooms and put us somewhere” Nico says and the two brothers huff in dissatisfaction

“Come on! Cheer up! Like, let’s go out to a club! They gotta have one somewhere on this island.” He says and while everyone’s not pleased at their situation, they begrudgingly agree to his plan.

After a while and everyone’s settled, they google a club, look at the reviews, and luckily it was in walking distance so they wouldn’t have to pay for anything.

They get in there and the place is full of tourist and some locals scattered around the place, and it was actually kind of fun. Everyone was letting loose of the tense atmosphere they had earlier.

“Hey, I’m gonna go search for the bathroom! I’ll be back!” Jack shouts to Luke over the music and Luke nods his head in agreement. As jack’s seat next to Luke suddenly becomes empty, it quickly becomes occupied again as you slip into the seat

Well, more like your friend pushed you there after you’ve been eyeing the curly head the second he stepped into the resort you were staying in, but same thing.

“Oh! I’m so sorry, didn’t mean to bump into you like that.” You say and straighten up his sleeve before he could do it himself. “…it’s fine. You’re fine.” He says and he could feel his breath suddenly getting caught in his throat at the sight of you next to him.

Your eyes capture him in a way he can’t escape, shining and glimmering under the clubs lights and he’s stuck, trying to tear his eyes away from yours and despite how hard he tries it’s impossible.

“You from here?” You say, moving your tone to a more flirtatious one as he shakes his head no. “You look a little overwhelmed…why don’t we step outside for a minute? Get you some air…” you whisper into his ear, pulling him close to you by his collar and Luke’s mouth is moving quicker than his mind as he chokes out a yes.

Before he realized it, you two were outside on the beach right next to the club, the waves crashing down onto the shore and the dress you’re wearing is slipping down your shoulders that Luke can’t tear his eyes off of.

“I never got your name? And honestly you didn’t get mine either.” You giggle and that’s what brings him down from his cloud of ecstasy, suddenly flustered that he’s out with a stranger. What about Jack? What if him and Nico are looking for him?

“U-um, my names Luke, I’m sorry, I don’t think I should be out here-“ he says and you silence him with a toothy grin that has his heart hammering against his chest

“Y/n. What’s stopping you? Got a lady back home?” You say, bringing your hands up to rub his chest and he fucking melts, you could tell he’s an awkward one, but that’s how you like them.

“N-no…..forget I said anything” he mumbles and despite the faint background music from the club, you could still hear him due to your proximity.

Looking into your eyes again, Luke can feel himself slipping into a foggy mindset. It’s like he can’t control himself despite not even knowing who you are.

A Deep feeling of anxiety swirls in his stomach, but lust quickly takes over him as he feels your lips press into his. Your teeth slightly biting into his lower lip makes his mouth drop open and you take that chance to shove your tongue into his mouth.

He moves his hands down to your waist and whines into the kiss as you reach your hands up to tug at his hair, the two of you kissing in the middle of the beach as if there wasn’t anyone else in the world.

Your plan was almost ripped away from you when you part away from him for air, and he gets a text as soon as you take your first breath away from Luke.

Jack 🏒

Didn’t think you were that type of person lukey 👀

Be safe!

You quickly shove his phone back down away from his eyesight so you can ensure that you can get Luke in your hands for good.

“Don’t worry about it, whatever it is.” You say grabbing him by his chin and redirecting his vision towards you. “Take me to your hotel? I’ll show you how we do it over here” you whisper and he takes you by surprise when he drags you towards the place.

You two messily stumble into his room and you don’t hesitate to get your mouth on his again, reaching for the bottom of his shirt and moving it upwards to rub his stomach and fidget with his belt at the same time.

You shove him down onto the bed and his face is astonishingly red, the bulge in his shorts making them unbearably tight.

He moves your hands out the way to take his belt off and you stop him, “you’re not gonna ask me? And here I am thinking you’d be obedient.” You tsk and he hesitates “what do you want me to do?” He whispers and you don’t skip a beat telling him to beg for it.

Attaching your lips to his neck, he lets out a small moan he was desperately trying to hold back and lets out a quiet please. “Please what? Ask me properly.” You demand and he shakily obeys “please, please take my shorts off.” He says and you finally shake them down his ankles to which he very swiftly kicked off.

“Good, knew you could do it for me.” you purr out and he huffs as you start to palm him through his boxers “please take those off too” he groans out, with a giggle you gently take his cock out and a hiss is heard through the room as the cool air hits his tip. Not wanting to keep him waiting, you pump him and small puffs of air escape his lips before you spit down on it to give him more lubrication

“Fuck, I’ve never- never been this fucking hard from a handjob before.” He moans out, another smiling snicker along with a kiss below his ear has him crumbling completely.

“C-can I mention how this isn’t fucking fair at all? I have my whole dick out and you’re fully clothed. Not really equal over here” he whines and you hum. “Want me to take my tits out?” “Dear god please do. Wanna see them so bad.” He breathes out and flinches when you swat his hand away when he tries to reach for your chest

“No touching.” You state and he grins, “really? Not gonna let me touch your chest, but you’re jerking me off- oh” he cuts himself off when you run your thumb over his tip as a gentle reminder that you expect to take control here.

“You have an attitude on you. I’m gonna take that away, but for now I guess I’ll give you what you want…” you say as you slowly move your dress down your shoulders to reveal yourself to him. You roll your nipple between the fingers of your free hand and he swears he can feel himself about to drool.

“Fuck, please? Can I at least put my mouth on them? You’re gonna kill me.” He grumbles out and you play pity on him, sliding your dress off and straddling him so you can push your panties to the side and rub himself between your folds.

“Since you asked so nicely, I’ll let you.” You state and he immediately latches onto your left boob, groaning in both disappointment and excitement when he feels your hand move him near your entrance

You can feel the vibrations of his muffled gasps when you rub his tip against your clit, anticipation biting Luke in his gut waiting for you to finally put him inside.

“Mmm, it’s so close, would be so easy to-“ “you’re getting bratty. Keep it up and I won’t hesitate to hold off your orgasm tonight.” You bark out, interrupting him. “Fuck, ‘m sorry” he mumbles, wiping the drool off his mouth and leaning back

“Oh fuck” he suddenly whimpers out when you finally have enough and slip him inside of you. When he reaches for you for a second time you have enough and pin his hands to his bed.

“Gonna pin me to the bed? H-oh god” he cuts himself off and you smile in satisfaction, knowing that he’s giving up that ‘wanna be dominant’ attitude.

The room is full of you two, the sounds of you bouncing on him and Luke’s whimpering along with your gasps

“Please let me touch you, I’m gonna fucking lose it over here. Please, please.” He begs and you coo down at him. His face red, eyes hooded, and begging for the most simple thing.

“Sure, baby. See? I’ll give you what you need, as long as you ask me nicely.” You let his wrist go and he immediately grabs handfuls of your ass, moaning when he’s able to feel your soft skin under his fingers

“I’m close.” He whines out and you look at him with confusion “already? We just started baby…..if you cum, how am I gonna get off?” You mock him and all of a sudden he feels this wave of embarrassment hit him, tossing his head back with a groan.

“I don’t know what you’re doing to me. I’ve never- fuck- never been like this before for anyone.” You bite down behind his ear and he shudders “mmm… maybe I’m just different. All I know is that you shouldn’t cum yet.” You whisper and he shakes “can’t. I can’t hold it. You’re too fucking good.”

“Hold it.” You demand, and go right back to attacking his neck. “I’m trying. I’m trying.” He cries out, repeating himself. A small part of you wonders if he’s trying to convince you or himself, and right when he’s about to break, you let go of your pending orgasm and give in.

“Cum for me, Luke.” You rasp out, and he’s a mess as he comes undone under you. Shaking and eyes rolling into the back in his head, you get that feeling of accomplishment take over you as you orgasm. This is what you came here for.

Helping him ride out his orgasm, you gently grind yourself on him, watching him slowly come down from his high.

Everything for Luke after that is a blur. All he can remember was you cleaning him up and basically tucking him into bed before he knocked out.

The morning after, Luke woke up to Jack blowing his phone up, asking him where he was.

He frantically got up and got dressed, rushed to the airport, and met up with the other two boys. “Luke! Where were you at, man?” Nico asks and Jack smirks, looking at his younger brother.

“Lukey here had quite an eventful night if I say.” Luke can feel his face heating up at jacks words and brushes him off. “Whatever, man. Let’s just get on the plane?” He says and he was the first person to sit down and plug his headphones in as soon as he sat down, waiting for the flight attendant to give him the green light to board the plane.

As Nico goes over the plans for the trip when they land, Luke glances over to Jack and almost has a heart attack when he sees you sitting at the bar across the area from them. He sits up abruptly and when he glances at Nico for a second when his captain asks him what’s wrong and then looks back to where you were, you aren’t there anymore.

“…..Luke?” Jack repeats, concern spreading on his face as he waves his hand infront of Luke’s face. With his mouth parted and stuttering, he eventually says never mind and sinks back into his chair, gaining confused looks from both men next to him but slowly moving back into their previous conversation.

Sneakily glancing back to your spot, you still aren’t there, and he begins to wonder if his mind was playing tricks on him, but he can’t shake off the feeling that he was right.

Eventually he boards the plane and flies to Australia like it was meant to do, and Luke takes a nap. The rest of the flight is smooth, nice and quiet like he wanted it to be. He couldn’t stop thinking of you. What you two did last night, and if you were really there in the airport with him.

He wakes up when the plane lands, collecting his stuff and joking with Jack and Nico, he freezes when he leaves the plane and sees you again across the room talking to another girl.

He stands there for a solid second, staring holes into your back like if he looks away you’ll disappear. Jack bumps into him from behind due to the sudden stop and when Luke slightly lunges forward and his eyes snap off you for a second, you weren’t there anymore.

“Luke, are you okay? You’ve been acting weird since this morning.” Jack says, gently rubbing his shoulder after running into Luke and all of a sudden Luke can feel anxiety bubbling in his chest. “Yeah. I’m fine.” He states quickly, trying to return back to normal when Jack and Nico look at each other, both equally aware that something’s going on.

What they don’t know can’t hurt them.

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I FUCKING HATE THE WAY I ENDED THIS but I wanna post for my pookies

[classicsapphicships]

The first round of preparations are finally complete, and that means the first round of the Classic Sapphic Ships bracket is almost ready to go! I'll be preparing the polls today and tomorrow to hopefully go live on Friday, and voting time for at least the first two rounds will run for a week. Check out the FAQ in the meantime, and feel free to send over any additional questions as well!

The full list of Round 1 Match Ups is under the cut!

Right side:

Franky/Bridget (Wentworth) vs Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time)

Watson/Moriarity (Elementary) vs Lucy/Amy (DEBS)

Gina/Rosa (Brooklyn 99) vs Debbie/Lou (Ocean's 8)

Jo/Blair (The Facts of Life) vs Peyton/Brooke (One Tree Hill)

Piper/Alex (Orange is the New Black) vs Bering/Wells (Warehouse 13)

Xena/Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Trini/Kimberly (Power Rangers 2017)

Ripley/Annalee (Alien) vs Annalise/Tegan (How to Get Away With Murder)

Susan/Talia (Babylon 5) vs Chessy/Meredith (The Parent Trap)

Ann/Anne (Gentleman Jack) vs Scully/Reyes (X-Files)

Cat/Kara (Supergirl) vs Olivia/Natalia (Guiding Light)

Nikki/Helen (Bad Girls) vs Ola/Lily (Sex Education)

13/Cameron (House MD) vs Sara/Catherine (CSI)

Delphine/Cosima (Orphan Black) vs Emily/JJ (Criminal Minds)

B'elanna/Seven (Star Trek) vs Rachel/Quinn (UnReal)

Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars) vs Beca/Chloe (Pitch Perfect)

Carol/Maria (Captain Marvel) vs Raven/Abby (The 100)

Left side:

Grace/Frankie (Grace & Frankie) vs Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)

Callie/Arizona (Grey's Anatomy) vs Stef/Lena (The Fosters)

Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer) vs Luce/Rachel (Imagine Me & You)

Tara/Pam (True Blood) vs Ally/Ling (Ally McBeal)

Alex/Olivia (Law and Order SVU) vs Miranda/Andy (The Devil Wears Prada)

Samantha/Janet (Stargate SG-1) vs Nomi/Amanita/Sense8)

Willow/Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs 13/Yasmin (Doctor Who)

Sharon/Brenda (The Closer) vs Kalinda/Alicia (The Good Wife)

Max/Anne (Black Flag) vs Petra/Jane (Jane the Virgin)

Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place) vs Kelly/Yorkie (Black Mirror)

Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls) vs Aneela/Kendry (Killjoys)

Quinn/Rachel (Glee) vs Jane/Maura (Rizzoli & Isles)

Nico/Karolina (Runaways) vs Serena/Bernie (Holby City)

Laura/Danny (Carmilla) vs Peggy/Angie (Agent Carter)

Hecate/Pippa (The Worst Witch) vs Bobbie/Chrisjen (The Expanse)

Bo/Lauren (Lost Girl) vs Bette/Tina (The L Word)

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Updated Shiplist!

Well, I’ve pretty much changed up my ship list, so... I’ll update it! Let me know if you guys have anything to say about me, just keep it respectful... Or don’t, I really don’t care.

[ Eden Tobisa x Nico Hakobyan ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ Xander Matthews x Nico Hakobyan ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ Hajime Makunouchi x Nico Hakobyan ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ David Chiem x Nico Hakobyan ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ Levi Fontana x Nico Hakobyan ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ Veronika Grebenshchikova x Rose Lacroix ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ J Rosales x Arei Nageishi ] { Danganronpa: Despair Time }

[ Setsuka Chiebukuro x Kanade Otonokoji ] { Super Danganronpa Another 2 }

[ Iroha Nijiue x Kanade Otonokoji ]  { Super Danganronpa Another 2 }

[ Nikei Yomiuri x Hajime Makunouchi ] { Super Danganronpa Another 2 }  

[ Emma Magorobi x Hajime Makunouchi ] { Super Danganronpa Another 2 }

[ Kinji Uehara x Haruhiko Kobashikawa ] { Danganronpa Another }

[ Honoka Onizaki x Daisuke Shiriaki ] { Brave Danganronpa: Coward’s Paradise }

[ Hiroto Akagi x Daisuke Shiriaki ] { Brave Danganronpa: Coward’s Paradise }

[ Desmond Hall x Kai Monteago ] { Project: Eden’s Garden }

[ Mark Berskii x Kai Monteago ] { Project: Eden’s Garden }

[ Jean Delamer x Kai Monteago ] { Project: Eden’s Garden }

[ Fuuta Kajiyama x Mahiru Shiina ] { MILGRAM }

[ Shizuku Hinomori x Airi Momoi ] { Project Sekai: Colorful Stage }

[ Nene Kusanagi x Rui Kamishiro ] { Project Sekai: Colorful Stage }

[ Tenko Chabashira x Angie Yonaga ] { Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony }

[ Nagito Komaeda x Mikan Tsumiki ] { Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair ]

[ Leon Kuwata x Kiyotaka Ishimaru ] { Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc }

[ Leon Kuwata x Celestia Ludenberg ] { Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc }AA

[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

Representation matters!-in YA novels

-i am, obviously, not able to type ALL here, but the ones i know and love dearly+the ones I think are most important for the readers♥- I WILL KEEP UPDATING THIS WHEN NEEDED♥) +obvi not in any important-order!!

-BUT FIRST BOOKS THAT HELP FIGHT RACISM/EDUCATE/INFORM ABOUT BLACK LIVES:

-White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo

-Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

-The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

-The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

-The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison

(thank you for this list Dakota Johnson!)

+

-The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

-Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

-Becoming by Michelle Obama

-BOOKS EDUCATING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE/CRISIS list:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=climate-crisis

-BOOKS EDUCATING ABOUT AIDS/HIV list:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=about-aids-hiv

1. BISEXUAL-BI-REPRESENTATION (as a bi person myself I still think this should be represented more in media everywhere)

-bi boys: Isaac Sullivan (The Devouring Gray + The Deck Of Omens (duology), Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows, Grishaverse), Ness Arroyo/Eduardo Iron (Infinity Cycle Series-Infinity Son + Infinity Reaper as for now), Rufus Emeterio (They Both Die At The End), Nathan Allan (I Wish You All The Best), Magnus Bane (The Mortal Instruments), Nick Nelson (Heartstopper), Alex Claremont Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue),  Winter Young(Stars and Smoke), Jonah Collins & Dylan Ramirez (They Hate Each Other), Ash Ashton Taylor (The Law of Interia), Will Tavares (Only Mostly Devastated), Enrique “Quique” Luna (This Is Why They Hate Us), Adam Parrish (The Raven Cycle Series), Will Solace (Percy Jackson Series),

-bi girls: Violet Saunders (The Devouring Gray + The Deck Of Omens (duology), Nina Zenik (Six of Crows, Grishaverse), Maribelle Lucero (Infinity Cycle Series- Infinity Son + Infinity Reaper as for now), Vivi Duarte(TheCruelPrince-The Folk Of The Air), Imogen Scott (Imogen, Obviously), Cleo Ferrara (The Girl Next Door), Nora Holleran (Red, White & Royal Blue), Lara (Only Mostly Devastated), Jules Lu (The Charm Offensive), Lea Li Zhang (How to Find a Missing Girl), Sutton Spencer (Those Who Wait),

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=bi-bisexual-characters-done-well

1b. ASEXUAL REPRESENTATION

Ling Chang (The Diviners Series), Tolya Yul-Bataar (Grishaverse-ShadowAndBone), Tori Spring (Heartstopper),  Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper),

1c. PANSEXUAL-PAN-REPRESENTATION

Parisa (The Charm Offensive), Iris Blackthorn (How to Find a Missing Girl),

2. GAY/ LESBIAN REPRESENTATION

-gay: Wylan Van Eck (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse),  Henry DuBois IV (The Diviners Series),  Griffin Griff Jennings(History Is All You Left Me), Brendan and Winston (Shatter Me Series), Prince Henry- Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor of Wales(Red White&Royal Blue), Amir Azadi(How It All Blew Up), Charlie Spring (Heartstopper), Orion Pagan(The First To Die At The End), Valentino Prince (The First To Die At The End),  Clark Huckleton(If I See You Again Tomorrow), Beau Dupont (If I See You Again Tomorrow),  Baz Pitch-Tyrannus Basilton Grimm-Pitch (Simon Snow Trilogy), Reynolds ^ Bartholomew Brimsley (Queen Charlotte), James (The Law of Interia), Ollie-Oliver (Only Mostly Devastated), Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle Series),  Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson Series), Emil Rey (Infinity Cycle Series- Infinity Son+ Infinity Reaper as for now),

-lesbian: Arriane Alter (Fallen Series),  Ling Chang (The Diviners Series), Tamar Kir-Bataar (Grishaverse-ShadowAndBone), Nadia Zhabin (Grishaverse-ShadowAndBone), Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper), Tara Jones (Heartstopper), Charlotte Thompson (Those Who Wait),

2b. Non-Binary Representation

-Ben Benjamin De Backer (I Wish You All The Best)

-Wyatt Fowler (The Feeling Of Falling In Love)

-Gem Echols (Godly Heathens)

-Jude Ricci(Okay, Cupid)

+please go read “Gender Euphoria“ by Laura Kate Dale

3. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

- Wyatt Croft (The Witch King)

- Felix Love (Felix Ever After)

- Neil Kearney (The Feeling Of Falling In Love)

- Noah Byrd (The Borrow A Boyfriend Club)

-Enzo Truly (Godly Heathens)

-Gem Echols (Godly Heathens)

-Yadriel (Cemetery Boys)

-Huy Trinh(Okay, Cupid)

+please go read “Gender Euphoria“ by Laura Kate Dale

4. ASTHMA REPRESENTATION

- Arthur Penhaligon (The Keys To The Kingdom Series)

4a. DISABLED CHARACTERS REPRESENTATION (AUTISM/OCD/MORE..)

Kaz Brekker & Jesper Fahey & Wylan Van Eck (Grishaverse-Six Of Crows), Genya Safin & David Kostyk(Grishaverse-Shadow And Bone), Ling Chang (The Diviners Series), Harper Carlisle (The Devouring Gray,The Deck Of Omens), Griffin (History Is All You Left Me) (OCD),

-! PLEASE READ Chloe Hayden-Different, Not Less-A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After (especially for Autism/ADHD)

also for AUTISM : Jessie (Something More by Jackie Khalilieh),

4b. EPILEPSY in Literature(Thank you for the list The Cameron Boyce Foundation)

-100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith

-The Idiot by Dostoevsky

-The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

-Dings by Lance Fogan

-What the Wind Can Tell You by Sarah Marie A.Jette

-Mustaches for Maddie by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

-When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

-How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets by Garth Stein

-The Thing With Feathers by McCall Hoyle

- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

5. DIABETES REPRESENTATION

- Cassie Salazar (Purple Hearts)

6. ADHD REPRESENTATION

- Jesper Fahey (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse)

- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series)

- Alex Claremont Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue)

- Anne Shirley (Anne Of Green Gables Series)

7. DYSLEXIA/ DYSGRAPHIA REPRESENTATION

- Wylan Van Eck (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse)

- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series)

8. BLACK PEOPLE AS THE LEAD REPRESENTATION

-The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas

-Pride- Ibi Zoboi

-Beau Dupont (If I See You Again Tomorrow)

-Jesper Fahey(Grishaverse-Six Of Crows)

-Memphis Campbell(The Diviners Series)

8b. LATINX MAIN CHARACTERS-REPRESENTATION

Jude & Taryn Duarte (The Folk Of The Air Series starting with The Cruel Prince),

Alex Claremont-Diaz  & June Claremont-Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue),

Lila Reyes ( A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ),

Infinity Son-Infinity Cycle Series, (many!)

This Is Why They Hate Us, 

The First to Die at the End,

Rufus Emeterio (They Both Die At The End), 

Cemetery Boys

9. THE PROTAGONIST WEARING GLASSES REPRESENTATION

- David Kostyk (Shadow And Bone/Grishaverse)

- Emma Morley (One Day)

- Lewis Barnavelt (Lewis Barnavelt Series)

- Harry Potter (Harry Potter Series)

-Mateo Torrez (They Both Die At The End)

-Elle Argent (Heartstopper)

-Dev Deshpande (The Charm Offensive)

10. MUSLIM REPRESENTATION

-A Very Large Expanse Of Sea/AVLEOS-Tahereh Mafi

-An Emotion Of Great Delight/AEOGD-Tahereh Mafi

-All My Rage-Sabaa Tahir

-An Ember In The Ashes Series-Sabaa Tahir

-How It All Blew Up-Arvin Ahmadi

-Other Words for Home-Jasmine Warga

-My Heart and Other Black Holes-Jasmine Warga

11. NARCISSISTIC/ABUSIVE PARENT REPRESENTATION

-Aaron Warner (Shatter Me Series)

-Adam Kent (Shatter Me Series)

-Wylan Van Eck (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse)

-Ness Arroyo/Eduardo Iron (Infinity Cycle Series-Infinity Son + Infinity Reaper as for now)

-Evie O’Neill (The Diviners Series)

-Henry DuBois IV (The Diviners Series),

-Maxon Schreave (The Selection Series)

-Cardan Greenbriar (The Folk Of The Air Series)

-Sydney Sage (VA-Bloodlines)

-Adrian Ivashkov (Va-Bloodlines)

-Prince Kamran of Ardunia (This Woven Kingdom Series)

-James & Lydia Beaufort (Maxton Hall Trilogy, Save Me Series)

12. VEGAN REPRESENTATION

-Luce Price (Fallen Series)

-Emil Rey (Infinity Cycle Series- Infinity Son+ Infinity Reaper as for now)

-Bea (The Law of Inertia)

13. JEWISH PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

-Sam Lloyd/Sergei Lubovitch (The Diviners Series)

-Mabel Rose (The Diviners Series)

-Nora Holleran (Red, White & Royal Blue),

-Just One Day-Year-Night series by Gayle Forman

14. ASIAN PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

-Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

-James (The Law of Inertia)

15. LOSS/ GRIEF REPRESENTATION

-The Devouring Gray Duology-Christine Lynn Herman

-History Is All You Left Me + Infinity Cycle Series-Adam Silvera

-The Diviners Series-Libba Bray

-Grishaverse-Leigh Bardugo

-The Shadow Of The Wind- C R Zafón

-They Both Die At The End + The First To Die At The End-Adam Silvera

-This Woven Kingdom Series- Tahereh Mafi

-One Day-David Nicholls

16. WRITERS/AUTHORS REPRESENTATION

-Anne Shirley (Anne Of Green Gables Series)

-Daniel Sempere (The Shadow Of The Wind-The Cemetery Of Forgotten Books Series)

-Julian Carax (The Shadow Of The Wind)

-Emma Morley (One Day)

-David Martin (The Angel’s Game-The Cemetery Of Forgotten Books Series)

-Memphis Campbell (The Diviners Series)

-Orion Pagan (The First To Die At The End)

-Prince Henry- Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor of Wales(Red White&Royal Blue)

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After Shine Part 5 (Damian Priest x OC) (Eventual The Judgment Day x OC)

Dominik

July 25 – New York City, New York

One of Dominik’s favorite things about the line up any given Monday was that he usually got to watch a match or two - people often he hadn’t locked up against, yet. He enjoyed watching the tag-team duo that was the Usos, he loved the chemistry they had in the ring, and wished his and Rey’s chemistry was more like that, more fluid and cohesive. Austin Theory was getting better in the ring, he’d always been good on the microphone, but to hear all that he had accomplished in one year while Dominik was coming up on his third, well that was a bit irritating. He did enjoy watching Rey’s highlight reel, the music banging, as the other legends talked about him. Dominik missed the entrance where he jumped up and out of the stage. He still thought Rey was the most massive legend in the world, but his connection with Rey was starting to be more hatred than love. The bits about Eddie were so important, Dominik felt, as seeing them on screen again filled him with goosebumps and happiness. Hearing his own voice, caught him off guard, he hadn’t realized he was going to be part of the reel - but he supposed their tag team run was one of those things that would go down in history. 

They had a promo cut earlier in the day to air right after that, well earlier in the night he supposed. Danika hadn’t been able to arrive with them, neither had Buddy. Instead they’d arrived together, and had met with the rest of the family, so cameras could catch Rey, Dominik, Angie and Aalyah arriving together - as one cohesive unit. Rey dressed up, as he rounded the front of the car to help Angie out, Dominik helped Aalya out, as the group of four climbed the long hallway. When they reached the party room, Danika was the first one to cup Rey’s face, and kiss his cheeks, “Papi, veinte años, leyenda, ¡te amo!” Rey hugged her, and immediately moved to greet his grandchildren - even Lainey, while Danika hugged Angie and Aalyah, the young girl heading past Danika for Buddy as soon as she could. Danika and Buddy had one job - stay out of the cameras. Dominik felt Danika wrap around his middle, he ducked to kiss her hair, and smiled when she whispered, “I remembered to get Papi’s gift from you, don’t worry.” She laughed as he kissed her nose, bending down with a smile, before he was hauled into the family celebration. 

He caught Danika and Chavo hugging, Chavo whispering in her ear, as he moved to hug Nico and Rosa. Dominik had almost expected Vickie to be there, but in her stead was Shaul and Sherilyn, both of whom quickly hugged Dominik, then moved to hug Aalyah, Buddy, and finally skirting most of those on the Mysterio end of things to post up with Danika and Chavo. Dominik found himself and Rey being hauled out to the ring - when had he become some sort of half-ass bodyguard for his father? - so Rey could give a speech in the middle of the ring. Danika caught his wrist on the way out, and mouthed a quick, ‘te amo’, before she let him go. Rey Mysterio's entrance music blared as the pair of than ran out - Dominik had resigned himself to being a hype man for his father, so he might as well ham it up while he was still on Rey’s metaphorical side, he loitered as he made his way down the ramp, making sure his dad was greeting everyone, before he did. They had their corner moves, Dominik watching his father a bit more critically than he ever had before. It was troublesome, but he realized he didn’t want to be there, in the ring celebrating his father. He wanted to be with his friends. 

As Rey took the microphone the crowd cheered around them, and Dominik, true to his character, urged them on with his hands. He still thought Madison Square Garden was an odd choice of venues to celebrate Rey Mysterio, but Dominik figured that had to do with scheduling. The crowd began chanting, “Thank you, Rey” around them, and honestly Dominik could get behind that chant, in a rather cynical sense, even though he needed to thank his father for the limelight that had brought him this far. “Twenty years, this is special, man.” Rey spoke, his voice familiar and welcoming, it curled around Dominik and he felt worse for all the negative things that had been rattling around in his brain, “Really special.” They paced the ring, always in movement - luchadores. “Now let me give you a little backstory, I was fourteen years old when I had my first match in Tijuana and I never imagined then in a million years that one day I would perform inside a WWE ring.” Dominik hummed, probably because there wasn’t a WWE then, but he held that in for later thought, “Travel the world, make money, and create legendary rivalries for all of each and every one of you to enjoy.” 

Dominik clapped his hands as he bounded on the balls of his feet, “Now, the truth, the truth is, guys my size back then weren’t part of the business, but I was able to break that stereotype.” Sometimes Dominik wondered if his height bothered Rey, he continued to listen to his father, pacing and bouncing happily, nad really he was going to have to talk to someone about how good of an actor he was becoming, because all he really wanted to do was scream, “I broke the so-called blueprint of what a superstar should look like. Now as a smaller guy, and as a damn proud latino,” Dominik clapped, with a smile on his face, “I became world champion at WrestleMania 22. I made a lot of friends along the way. Friends that I want to thank for helping me pave the road for me in my career. You might know some of these names.” Dominik felt his stomach sink, his dad was going to say Eddie’s name, and it always seemed like Rey fell back on Eddie, on everything that Eddie was. “Dean Malinko, K-Dogg. Batista. Kurt Angle.” Each name had the crowd going louder and louder with cheers, “How about Edge?” Dominik clapped at that one, because he knew that was the storyline, but he wasn’t sure if he liked Uncle Adam right now or not - he was one hundred percent confused about everything. “We can not forget the great Eddie Guerrero.” The crowd lost it, and Dominik felt tears on his lashes, he had to bow his head, and attempt to hide the fact, he wiped his eye the best he could as the fans started chanting for Eddie, like they could call him back from the heavens. “Eddie, I love you man, and I miss you every damn day.” Rey was choking up over his admission.

Dominik was barely holding his tears together, as he continued his nervous pace, head down, and biting his lip to prevent the sob that wanted to start. Eddie meant something different to everyone, but he had belonged to Dominik, in a way that maybe he hadn't belonged to anyone else, and Dominik had never been able to fully explain that to himself or anyone else. “I wouldn’t be here without you, I know you're always watching over me. Thank you, Eddie.” The crowd hit a loud cheer again, like they too could feel the ghost of Eddie as it seemed to wrap around them all. Dominik bit his cheek harder, “So the truth is, tonight I stand before you and feel truly humbled and appreciative for all the love and support you guys have given me for the past twenty years.” Dominik rolled his shoulders as Rey paced in a small circle, trying to get his emotions in check. The cheer of thank you, Rey, started up again, while Dominik couldn’t help but send a prayer to the heavens himself for Danika who had talked Damian and Finn out of interrupting this - a small good moment in a sea of otherwise negative ones coming. 

“You know this is special, to be able to live all of that, with my family, it just means much more.” The chant of you deserve it sounded from the crowd, a huge group of people who believed in Rey, who would always believe in Rey. “Angie, Aalyah, I know you're watching backstage, I just wanna say thank you for always being there. I love you both.” The big screen showed half the party people in the back, Danika and Buddy with the kids out of the picture, as usual. “Dom, I’m proud of you son.” And isn’t that just the worst, Dominik patted his heart, right now Rey in front of all these people was saying the one thing that Dominik had been yearning for, for years and it wasn’t for him, not really, it was for the fans to hear. “I’m proud of the man you have become.” No, he wasn’t, Rey didn’t like how Dominik and Danika lived together but wouldn’t honor Angie’s wishes and get married, he didn’t like that Dominik had become a father without being married, he didn’t like how Dominik had fought alongside Danika for custody of Lainey, “And I know that one day, when I’m no longer here…” He held his hand over the ring for a moment, Dominik was nervously bouncing on his feet again, “You’ll be representing the Mysterio legacy to the fullest.” Dominik nodded his head, he was going to represent his legacy to the fullest, he was going to leave a legacy for his kids, for them to rise as Mysterios to the ring if they wanted to, he mouthed thank you to Rey.

“I love you son.” Dominik felt those tears again, but something wasn’t right, not about the admission or how it was done, “WWE Universe-” Rey turned his back as he walked away, leaving Dominik in his proverbial shadow again, the boy recoiled from the thought as it danced through his mind, but was careful to keep his face schooled to one of adoration for Rey, “And everyone watching around the world, thank you for accepting me, for always rolling with the Mysterios, and for twenty of the dopest, most awesome years.” Rey knew how to work a crowd, that was a truth that Dominik hadn’t quite managed to overcome yet, the crowd began to cheer, as Dominik inched closer to his father, “And I believe I saved the best for last. Last but not least, I want to thank all of you here tonight. I could have been anywhere in the world, but I’m here tonight in the legendary and iconic Madison Square Garden celebrating twenty years. Thank you guys, I love all of you.” He paused while the crowd went wild, Rey started his thank yous in Spanish, so Dominik let his mind wander. “Viva mi raza!” He ended the speech, which got a lot of screams, and Dominik couldn’t help but smile.

Dominik inched over again, to squeeze his shoulder and smile - but Rey’s speech wasn’t apparently done, “I love all of you guys, thank you so much, it means the world to me, you have no idea.” Alright, he saw Finn, apparently Danika could only convince them not to be assholes for so long. The fact they’d made it through the speech was an amazing one, not lost on Dominik, whatever Danika had bribed Finn and Damian with, he’d have to get her to pay double, somehow. Finn was sarcastically clapping as he made his way to the ring, the other two couldn’t help but search for Damian and Rhea - was she back yet?. 

“Congratulations!” Finn called, as Damian appeared, stalking to the ring, the pair on either side of the ring, circling them. They did have a match coming up, so they were going to have to face them, but Dominik had hoped for a little more of a breather before they showed up. Finn had Dominik in the corner but by the time the cameras came back from commercial - in the interim they had targeted Dominik only. Rey was ready for the tag when Dominik made it to his side. Dominik made it back to the corner while Rey started dominating Finn, once Dominik was tagged in again, they had a rhythm one out of memory, since they hadn’t created any new moves as a tag-team since this whole issue with the Judgment Day started. Rey was looking for revenge, and Dominik couldn’t help but marvel over how well Priest and Balor worked as one in the ring, for not being a tag-team. Dominik already knew the outcome of the match - Rey was going to pin Finn, but how long that took was up to Rey, this whole match was to show the world his skills. Dominik didn’t mind hovering by the sidelines and watching, not when this was Rey’s night, but Dominik hadn’t agreed with Angie and Aalyah being forced to stay backstage or the continued ignoration of Buddy (maybe he was mad on behalf of Aalyah) and Danika.

Priest caught him when he tried to fly through the ropes, Damian tossed him into the barrier, and once again Dominik knew it wasn’t at full strength, it was enough to look like a bump, but it wasn’t one that was going to leave him injured for long. Damian’s high scream made Dominik cringe, the man roared like the lion he was. Once again Dominik was the target of both Finn and Damian, they were as usual keeping Dominik away from his father, unlike Rey however the pair tended to mutter the planned defense and offense as they moved, careful to make it look like trash talk. Rey and Damian had all eyes on them, Damian’s sheer strength against Rey’s agile speed - it wasn’t a fair match, not even remotely. Dominik wondered if Danika was more worried about him or the Judgment Day at his point, she had love for Rey but she didn’t support his choices when it came to Dominik. Coming back to the match, attention on the almost three-count, Dominik broke up the pin Finn had on Rey (reasoning that his father could fuss at him later for doing something shady), Priest slid the chair into the ring while the referee was distracted by Damian, Dominik helped distract the referee, just for her to turn around in time to see Rey on the floor acting as if the chair had connected with him.

Dominik had a moment to think Eddie Guerrero would be proud, before they were setting the boys up for a dual 619, Rey got the pinfall, and Dominik had to put his acting to the test, celebrating his father, and pointing at him with a huge smile on his face, as tried to lead his father back to the party room. “Papaíto!” Dominik grinned as he caught Lainey who had been running down the hallway, headed straight for him, Buddy about three steps behind her looking as if he knew he had fucked up. Dominik grinned as he kissed Lainey’s head, and spun her around, she immediately looked for Rey, “Abuelo, you were sooooooooo brave!” She sung down at him, Rey shot her a grin, before he thanked her and kissed her little hands. Rey might not agree with Dominik’s life, but he did give Lainey, Rosa, and Nico love. 

The promo celebration was chanting Rey as they made it back, and quickly had to be recut, for Buddy to take Lainey and hurry them out of shot. They shot it a second time, with Dominik following his father, squeezing his shoulders as they met the family shouting for Rey again, cheering him on. Champagne was popped by one of Dominik’s cousins, and it started to rain down on all of them. Aalyah had the only gift that was scheduled to be given on camera, so Dominik could just sort of ride out the champagne and cheering, as the whole family danced and celebrated - bouncing in time for Rey. Rey found the tequila bottle, passed it to Chavo, who immediately moved to uncork it for him - this was a celebration after all. Dominik had to start clapping, everything about the promo had been organized and agreed upon - as far as he knew, beforehand. His father still had a nasty habit of leaving him out of the important information, it had been Danika who told him it was Rhea who would be coming for him, and she only knew that because Damian had kindly told her. Aalyah appeared with her perfectly wrapped gift, and Dominik winced because he had no clue what Danika had gotten for his gift for Rey, he was sure Danika had done something related to the children and Dominik for Rey’s celebration gift, she always seemed on top of her game when it came to that stuff.

“Did you pay for it?” Dominik teased his little sister, who gave him a sharp mocking grin. She hadn’t wanted to be a superstar, but she liked showing up for storylines every now and again, it caused a bit of a rift between them if he were honest. And her continued relationship with Buddy (who he liked for the most part outside of the ring). It was a sight to see, Rey’s original ring gear, from years before. Whatever Danika had managed to make for Dominik to give him wouldn’t touch that, once again Aalyah had won who's the best sibling without even trying. He sort of wanted to bash his head against the nearest wall, once the shock wore off, he glanced at Danika who held up her glass of water with ice cubes in it, a salute, he realized, a warning - he was holding Rey’s original 1997 Halloween Havoc gear, and Danika was warning him that Rhea had arrived. And she had no right to look that beautiful and terrifying in one go.

“Oh, Rhea, please, this is a celebration.” Rey had tried, Dominik went to hold his father back, aware Rhea was there for him, and him alone. Allowing Rey out of the room would spell disaster, he was sure, especially since Danika looked so bothered. 

“This is a special night, there's no need for you to be here.” Dominik had tried, Rhea’s eyes met his and he knew he was going to either hate the next fifteen minutes of his life or love them in so many inappropriate ways. 

Of course Aalyah couldn’t leave well enough alone, Buddy had opted to sort of hide behind Danika, which was a dick move, as Aalyah stepped forward, “I think it’s time for you to leave.” Alright maybe his sister wasn’t over the temporary break she and Buddy had had back January to March, maybe she was still a little upset about Rhea and him hanging out, possibly hooking up, but Buddy had apologized and he had won her back. It took balls to stand up to Rhea Ripley, and honestly Aalyah didn’t have the skills to back it up. Dominik hoped the camera didn’t catch his smirk as Aalyah bodily placed herself between him and Rey, “Get out of here.” The younger woman ordered, Rhea looked down her nose at Aalyah, unbothered and amused. A slight twitch of her wrist was the only warning Dominik got, before Rhea used her whole hand to shove Aalyah out of her space by her face, and back into the rest of the Mysterio family. Dominik stepped forward to attempt to catch her, all he managed to do was shoo her into Buddy’s arms, the man had a vice grip on his younger girlfriend, and was probably relieved that Rhea didn’t break her, honestly, Rhea seized her chance, and grabbed him by the back of his hair, yanking him out through the door, with Rey chasing them.

He had a moment of fleeting worry when Rhea grabbed his hair and jerked him out of the room - and the worry had little to do with how much pain she could probably inflict and everything to do with the spike of arousal the hairpulling caused to bubble in his stomach. Yeah, Danika was going to tease him mercilessly about this. Damian took Rey out with an odd sort of tackle, sphere combination. As Rhea held Dominik away from the exchange, her hand in his hair merciless, she whispered a soft, “Don’t move.” Under her breath, he managed a slight nod of his head, following her lead like he did Damian’s normally, “When we move, you move.” She added, as Damian kicked at Rey, and Rhea, using her grip on his hair, flung Dominik away and down the hallway, “Stay for now.” She ordered, a little firmer, he nodded his head, looking at her in understanding, she graced him with an almost smile, before joining the abuse Finn and Damian were heaping on his father. Rhea picked up the Halloween Havoc gear, and tossed it into Danika’s waiting hands, a whirl of emotions passing between them, before Danika nodded her head, and stepped back, allowing some of the Mysterio family out - and how had Danika managed to hold them back to start with.

Dominik gave chase once he knew for sure where they were going, and as Rhea gave him a fleeting look through the doorway to the staging area where they set up all the things not used in the staging of the seats and ring as well as catering. Finn was screaming about his birthday (Dominik had actually gotten Finn a birthday present but had forgotten to shop for Rey’s 20th celebration, he was maybe an asshole, afterall). Rhea’s shrill, “Get him,” As Damian hoisted Rey up and slammed him shoulder first into a stack of catering tables was his cue, as far as Dominik was concerned, he’d stayed back like Rhea had asked, and now he needed it look like the caring and concerned son. Angie and Aalyah rushed to Rey’s side, first, followed by some of the cousins, some still drinking wine, while Dominik tried to climb over the wreckage to get his father out of the tables, while the group called out for him, “Dom.” 

They seemed to retreat, but not before Rhea had the last word, “Hey, Aalyah, you're boyfriends a bitch.” And then Damian was dragging her away, Finn nodded his head at someone - a glance at the crowd would reveal Danika standing with Rosa on her hip, holding Lainey’s hand, the little girl was holding Nico’s hand. Damian paused in his forward movement to pick up Nico’s little lion up, he looked at it for a moment, before his head turned, Domini watched as he handed it off to Danika, she gave him a measured look. Finn was calling for Damian, even as Danika turned slightly to watch him scurry away, the lion in her grasp. His platonic soulmate might not be interested in storylines, but she was a member of Dominik’s most trusted circle, and apparently she meant something to the Judgment Day. Reassessing his family, he watched as Danika and Buddy took charge, ushering everyone back to the celebration room, even Angie went eventually, Dominik settled beside his dad to wait for the medical staff to come check his shoulder - Rey had hit it hard. Alexa Bliss’s music had barely stopped when the Judgment Day started in on Rey again, Rhea came out of nowhere and kicked him in the shoulder, Dominik hadn’t been there to protect him - he’d been tangled up with both Finn and Damian, the pair teasing him, and calling him Dom Dom.

Danika

“What the hell did you do to Demi Bennett?” Danika hissed harshly at Buddy as they worked on cleaning up the room, and ushering the family back in. Buddy narrowed his eyes at her, “Don’t start with me, dumbass, she made it very clear you were a bitch.” There was a slight twitch to Buddy’s cheek, she liked Buddy, but he was an idiot when it came to Aalyah and his allegiance to the Mysterios. He didn’t make his life easier on himself either, constantly giving Rey and Angie reasons to hate him. 

“I thought I wanted a change, Aalyah is younger you know, it’s hard sometimes to connect so I thought I’d try out someone in the business, she was coming off a break up and I thought we agreed it was casual-” Buddy looked ready to continue a long tirade against Rhea Ripley, but Danika didn’t want to hear it, nor did she want Aalyah who was practically her little sister, to hear it. She elbowed him hard, making sure to hit him square in his flat gut, he let out a wheezing grunt. 

“Stop talking.” Danika growled, “We are going to discuss this later.” She added as Aalyah came back to his side, eyes narrow. “Is Papi ok?” Danika asked softly, taking Aalyah’s hand in hers, and squeezing for comfort. 

“Dom wanted to stay with him, the medical team was looking over him.” Aalyah offered, “What was that between you and Priest.” Aalyah asked, darkly, “As he was walking away, he stopped to pick Nico’s little lion up and handed it back to you like he knew who you were and who it belonged to.” 

“I’m sure it was just in his way.” Danika hadn’t realized anyone had caught Damian handing her Nico’s stuffed lion, which had been kicked into the hallway when Rhea took Dominik, it had been dropped by Nico when he was playing, and they hadn’t been able to find it - Damian had recognized it and handed it back to Danika off camera, before he continued his attack on Rey. 

Aalyah didn’t look like she believed her, mercifully Rey and Dominik returned, then Dom made his way to Danika’s side and dropped Rosa’s purple giraffe in her hands, before placing a chaste kiss on her lips. “Everything ok, cariño?” He asked as he looked over at her with the kids, Lainey was hiding behind her, Nico and Rosa were eating snacks on the table ahead of her.

“It’s fine, babe.” She promised him, “Papi ok?” 

“Looks like. I wanted to give him my gift, where is it?” Dominik asked, softly. Danika pointed to under the table, watched as Dominik pulled a rather large box out, “Thank you, mi alma gemela.”

“Bienvenido.” She offered back to him, deciding to ignore Aalyah’s gaze as she watched Dominik walk across the room to Rey who had shut the door to their party room, and taken a seat by the cake. 

“Jefe, I got this for you.” He presented him with the silver wrapped box, a large golden and red bow on the top of it. Danika watched as Dominik settled it down in front of him, she’d packed his Halloween Havoc gear back up in the gold and silver box it had come out of, and handed it off to Angie. A smile pulled on her lips as Rey opened the large box, she had made a scrapbook timeline of Rey and Eddie Guerrero’s rise to stardom together. She had also had a custom lucha outfit and mask made for him, which had elements of the Halloween Havoc suit in it, and she had found one of Eddie’s original Black Tiger luchador masks, with its authenticity verified. Dominik thought that was everything, but at the very bottom, under it all, was the speech Dominik had written when he thought he was going to announce his father for his 20th year celebration. 

Danika watched his face, watched Dominik realize the adoration she had woven for him, Rey hugged him tightly, “Papi, this one is from us.” Danika approached, on heels, her black dress was fitted to her, showing off her pregnancy well. Her red hair was up in a elegant braid around the crown of her head, the box was much smaller, but Rey opened it with eager excitement, “Lainey helped me design the mask, Papi, and the twins doodled you those pictures, and I give you, Papi, this.” She handed him an envelope that had an all expense paid vacation to the Bahamas in it for him and Angie, it was good for four years, so they could go whenever. 

“Thank you, dulce hija.” Rey took her hand in his and kissed her knuckles. 

“You are most welcome, Papi, I can not tell you how lucky I am that you took me in.” She bowed her head and kissed his mask, sweetly, before she stepped back, so the others could hand out their gifts. The party tapered off after that with Buddy, Aalyah, Angie and Rey heading out before RAW was over to get dinner together, Danika had waved them off, “I’m exhausted.” She had explained, and Dominik had decided to stay with her, and once everyone had shuffled out of the room she’d given him a blinding smile, “We have dinner plans ourselves, let’s find the Judgment Day’s locker room.” She took Lainey’s hand while Dominik scooped up Nico and Rosa, he’d had time to change into street clothes, his gear bag on his shoulder as he trailed after his best friend.

Danika led them to the room Damian had texted her about, relieved when Finn opened the door and he looked normal, “Priest and Ripley are in the showers, hello princess.” He bent down to talk to Lainey, “I gotcha something, doll.” He pulled a shirt from behind his back, a new Rey Mysterio shirt, Lainey grinned warmly.

“We gotcha somethin’ too, Fergie.” Lainey beamed at him with the biggest smile, before digging through her pockets, and pulling out a small box, “Here go.” She handed it off to him, impatiently.

Finn knelt down to open the little box, a small squashed black bow atop a tiny silver velvet case. He opened the case carefully, inside was a set of keys, with a luchador mask as a charm dangling from it, he looked up to Danika who shrugged her shoulder, “Housekeys, for Tampa. We also got you a new leather jacket and Lainey made you a cupcake.” The little girl hurried over to dig a little cardboard box out of the diaper bag that Danika had for the twins, she rushed it back to him. 

Finn opened the box to find a mashed, misshapen chocolate cake of some sort, with purple icing and a shamrock cookie on top of it. He had to bite back tears, his whole face going red with a flush, he had to clear his throat a couple times before he could press forward and kiss Lainey’s forehead, “Thank you princess.” With that he turned his attention to Dominik,  “Not hurt are you, lad?” He asked Dominik, who shook his head, “How are you, lass?”

“Pregnant and tired, and due a conversation with Buddy Matthews.” She offered, as she pushed in and headed for the couch, she curled up on it, yanking one of Damian’s leather jackets off the back of it to curl around her as she yawned, “Dios, growing a baby is exhausting.”

“Do you two know what this one is?” Finn asked as he settled on the other end of the couch, Dominik took a seat on the coffee table, and immediately dug out some toys for the twins, handing his phone off to Lainey. 

“No, we like to be surprised.” Danika explained, “Dom, can you unlace my heels.” She was so tired of having to dress nicely all the time, “Do we have time to swing back by the bus for me to change?” She asked Finn, pleading. He nodded his head as Dominik unlaced her heels, and helped her slide them off her little pale feet.

Damian emerged in jeans with no shirt or shoes from one of the showers, “Hola Bella dama.” He patted her braids as he walked past her, looking for his shoes, “Little ones.” He ruffled Nico, Rosa, and Lainey’s hair as he moved around them, “Ah, here we go.” He grabbed his boots, “That wasn’t too much, right?” He settled down on the floor not far from the table Dominik had sat on. 

“Nah, it will look great for the lead up into Summer Slam, we got a match now, on Saturday in Nashville.” Dominik offered to Danika who rolled her eyes, “What?”

“This is a lot of build up, if Mr. Levesque doesn’t allow you to betray Rey.” Danika said point blank, which brought a giggling Rhea Ripley out of the back room, “Demi Bennett, pleasure to meet you.” 

“I have no idea who you are.” Rhea offered as she moved to join Finn on one of the chairs, “I didn’t hurt you did I, Dom?” She asked sweetly. 

“No.” Dominik offered, “I’m fine, and this is Danika Wesson.” He motioned to Danika, “She’s the mother of this little horde of children.” He pointed them out, “My children.” Danika watched as Rhea’s eyes got big, “We aren’t together or anything,” He added quickly, stumbling all over himself - Danika couldn’t wait to tease him on the crush he obviously had for the femme fatale, “Just best friends who sometimes have babies.” He mused.

Damian laughed, “They are complicated, but not in love. You need to put comfortable clothes on, Bella dama.” 

“Yes, I do. I’m too weak to walk, surely someone will love me enough to carry me.” She pouted, which earned a laugh from the group at large. Damian hauled his shirt on, he’d gotten his boots laced up at some point, and moved to sweep her into his arms, “I do love a strong man.” She grinned, and settled against his chest. 

Rhea looked at the smaller children, before she looked at Lainey, “Hey, wanna piggy back ride?” The little girl nodded, as Dominik scooped Nico up and Finn picked Rosa up, the group as one headed out of the room, and down the back corridor, headed for the exit to the bus.

Danika pressed her face against Damian’s warm chest, “Thank you, Luis.”

“You are welcome, and easily too delicate to be left to your own devices.” He teased her, which made her cackle a little bit, “Seriously, Mami, tiny little slip you are.” She rolled her eyes, but nuzzled into him more, “I bet you’d rather sleep than go out to dinner.” 

She wasn’t going to give that an answer as they reached the travel bus, and all climbed in, she watched Dominik give the driver an address for the restaurant, before Damian put her down, she gracefully climbed to the second floor of the bus to switch into comfortable clothes. Pulling on a red sweater, and bell bottom blue jeans, sliding her feet into converse. She left her hair alone, as she headed back down the stairs. The kids were already crowded together on the couch, with Finn playing against Lainey on the SWITCH. Rhea and Dominik were at the table talking amongst themselves, Damian was on the smaller living room couch, looking large and imposing, she instantly dropped into place next to him. 

He dropped an arm around the back of her shoulders, “You look adorable.”

“So you’ve said, now tell me more about that band you like…” She watched his face light up in excitement, Damian was her favorite human other than Dominik and her kids, hands down. Damian  had launched into an explanation of Twisted Sisters' importance in music history. Damian hadn’t stopped talking about 80s music by the time they reached Mccarthy's Pub. The bus dropped them off out front, Danika leading them down, Lainey in Damian’s arms, Finn holding Nico, and Dominik carrying Rosa, while Rhea brought up the back of the group. 

They were led to the second floor, to a private room. “You picked a place for me.” Finn looked over the moon about the meal venue.  P.J. Carney’s Pub was near Carnegie Hall. Upon entering a sign warned: If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you. The bar itself was hardwood, and it looked old. There were so many Irish alcohols lining the back of the bar that Finn looked like he was in legitimate heaven, they were led to a private corner, with the hostess eyeing the kids and Danika, at least until Danika whispered to the hostess that they were the Wesson party and that she had ordered a Boozy Irish Whiskey Cake for Finn’s birthday. He looked shocked as the cake was brought out with candles pushed into the top of it in the shape of a crown. They sang him a roaring rendition of Happy Birthday, which had him in tears, even as he skimmed the menu. They let him compose himself, which proved to be worth it when Finn suggested, “Alright, no talking shop tonight.” He decided, “Let’s talk about everything else.”

Danika grinned as they told stories - Damian started, talking about his time in the Indies and going to Rock Concerts, he admitted to the group at large that he only scattered memories of Danika on the Ring of Honor tour in 2018, and how much he wanted to take Danika to a rock show. Finn talked about Ireland, and all the places he wanted to take Dominik and Danika when they were able to go, all the places he went as a kid that he figured the little ones would be interested in seeing themselves. Rhea talked about growing up in Australia, she talked about figuring out how to break into wrestling, she talked about how she made her parents proud, somehow she got on the subject of Buddy - explaining that he’d chased her, and they’d never slept together, but he’d tried and pressured her for it. Damian had chimed in with the fact that he’d been the one to tell the boy to hit the damn bricks, while Finn hissed in irritation. Danika and Dominik talked about their youth. 

“I was a gymnast and a dancer.” Danika offered, “All through high school, Dom did football and soccer, Aalyah was a cheerleader, but I wanted to do gymnastics, so…” She breathed out, “Rey and I danced together, we chose to use that as our bond.” She hummed, “I mean I did some competitions but nothing exciting…” Dominik on the other hand bragged about his grades and his ability to befriend pretty much everyone. 

Damian hummed, leaned over the table, “I sort of want to see you dance.”

“Oh, it’s worth it.” Dominik grinned, “She says it isn’t, but for being non-latino, she can shake it.” Danika swatted his arm, “What, gruñón?” He looked so insulted that she’d swatted him.

“You brag too much.” She countered, then looked across the table, “Tonight we are supposed to park back at the arena and wait for Rey to rejoin us, but do you think we could have a movie night or… something?” Somehow, they ended up eating ice cream, and watching Scooby Doo with the kids laying over them, spread out over the couches in the ‘living’ area of the tour bus. Rhea curled up against Dominik, with Nico laying over them, Rosa curled into Finn’s side, the pair snuggling under her Elsa blanket, while Lainey was laying across Damian, under her Harry Potter blanket, and Danika was leaned against his shoulder, with her own blanket tossed over her, Damian’s arm around her. 

[iheartgirlzn]

ANGIE’S MASTERLIST

PERCY JACKSON/HEROES OF OLYMPUS

percy jackson

kiss me better — percy jackson x child of apollo

first date headcannons — multi pairing x gn!reader

obliviously in love — percy jackson x fem!reader

annabeth chase

dating headcannons — annabeth chase x gn!reader

first date headcannons — multi pairing x gn!reader

social media au — annabeth chase x fem!reader

grover underwood

first date headcannons — multi pairing x gn!reader

clarisse la rue

strawberry picking — clarisse la rue x daughter of demeter

luke castellan

nothing !

jason grace

nothing !

piper mclean

nothing !

leo valdez

nothing !

frank zhang

nothing !

haze levesque

nothing !

will solace

nothing !

nico di angelo

nothing !

rachel e. dare

nothing !

thalia grace

nothing !

will be updated every time i post!

[thebigqueer]

nico started dating will for his height and i don't mean it in a "omg tall people are so hot" way i mean it in a nico is jealous and they have plans to steal will's height somehow while he's sleeping just so nico can be like

you could call will nico's sugar height

[thekaiqueen]

My Marvel ships:

Sam Wilson x Bucky Barnes

Clint Barton x Bucky Barnes

Loki Laufeyson x Bucky Barnes

Howard Stark x Bucky Barnes

Howard Stark x Peggy Carter

Peggy Carter x Natasha Romanoff

Natasha Romanoff x Wanda Maximoff

Natasha Romanoff x Pepper Potts

Pepper Potts x May Parker

Tony Stark x Stephen Strange

Loki Laufeyson x Mobius

Thor Odinson x Bruce Banner

Gamora x Mantis

Matthew Murdock x Clint Barton

Anna Jarvis x Edwin Jarvis

Darcy Lewis x Monica Rambeau

Carol Danvers x Rhodey

Peter Parker x Michelle Jones

Peter Parker x Harry Osborn

Peter Parker x Gwen Stacy

Peggy Carter x Angie Martinelli

Wanda Maximoff x Daisy Johnson

Valkyrie x Jane Foster

Matthew Murdock x Foggy Nelson

John Walker x Lemar Hoskins

Nico Minoru x Karolina Dean

Carol Danvers x Maria Rambeau

Phil Coulson x Glenn Talbot

[letsgetrowdy43]

Label Talk—

Nico Hischier x Angie Chandler

Warnings: nothing very serious, the piece insinuates some sexual stuff a bit at the end but nothing too detailed.

Au Masterlist!!

Nico’s lips brushed against her bare shoulder, a gentle hum leaving her mouth as she washed the shampoo out of his hair. Her fingers gently scraped his scalp as she pushed her body flush against his chest to get closer to the warmth of the water.

Nico watched her with loving eyes as she chewed her bottom lip, eyes full of concentration as she started to condition the ends of her hair. His lips pulled into a small smile as her gaze landed on him, eyes crinkling as her concentration slipped into a look of adoration.

“You’re staring,” she said lowly. “You’re so pretty,” he mumbled back, hand cupping the side of her face, her cheeks deepened to a shade of pink as she stood up on her tiptoes and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips.

His thumb swiped the plumpness of her cheek as he pulled away from the kiss, his other hand tracing down her side, hands gently needing her hip as he spun her around and put her under the stream of the shower head to help her rinse her the conditioner out of her hair.

As they stepped out of the shower, both of them carefully maneuvered around the bathroom, Angie wrapped her hair in a towel, applied the skin care products he had purchased for her, and kept them in his bathroom. Her eyes wandered over to him, towel wrapped lowly around his hips as he combed through his hair, she smiled gently as he caught her stare in the mirror, she turned to him and moved closer leaning into his side as she rested her head on his shoulder, sighing contentedly.

“Thank you for the shower,” she murmured, Nico smiled while pressing a soft kiss to the top of her head before she spun around to face him, her lotion-covered hands raising up to moisturize his stubble-covered cheeks, he closed his eyes and melted into her touch as she applied a little pressure to massage his temples.

“Thank you for everything,” he replied, his voice filled with warmth and gratitude as he opened his eyes to see her brows pulled together with concentration once again. Angie returned his smile, her heart swelling with affection for the man in front of her as his hands fell to her hips. He brushed a strand of damp hair away from her face, his touch gentle yet possessive. “I love taking care of you,” she whispered, voice soft but fervent.

Love was still such a foreign concept to the two, so apparent in their growing situation, but still so unclear as they tiptoed around the concept of a label and a set relationship.

Angie’s eyes sparkled with emotion as she leaned in to capture his lips in another sweet kiss. In that moment, surrounded by the steam of the shower and the intimacy of their embrace, they knew that their love was something truly special going on between them.

It was truly just a matter of who was going to address it first.

Angie's hands gently played with the towel tied around his waist, fingers running over the damp fabric, across his v-line. innocent eyes trailed down his frame before she stopped her actions and turned to brush her teeth.

The air between them was charged with unspoken words and lingering touches, each moment fuelled with the weight of their emotions. As Angie brushed her teeth, Nico watched her in the mirror, their stares meeting each other every few seconds as they adoringly stared at one another.

He wanted to say something, to express the depth of his feelings, but the words remained lodged in his throat, elusive and hesitant.

With a final rinse, Angie turned off the faucet and dried her hands, turning to face Nico as she dried her hair and removed the towel wrap from her head as her messy wet curls splayed across her shoulders. The silence stretched between them, noticeable yet comfortable, as they stood in the bathroom, bathed in the soft glow of the overhead light.

Nico took a step closer, his hand reaching out to tuck a stray strand of hair behind Angie’s ear. “Angie,” he began, his voice soft but determined. “There’s something we should probably talk about.” her ears perked at the sound of sincerity in his voice, forming gentle sentences in his mind as she watched her full attention fall onto him in the present moment.

He took a deep breath, the two of them stood half-naked and freshly washed in the comfort of his bathroom as he was about to pour out all of his pent-up emotions.

"I really like you," he said quietly, all his confidence out the window as he placed his delicate heart into her hands, vulnerability spewing from his mouth as he stood in front of her bare and open for the feelings for the first time in a long time. "I really like you too," she said sweetly, a groan leaving his lips as he realized she wasn't picking up on the gravity of his words. "I mean like really like-like you, more than just a friend, and especially more than this tiptoeing thing we are doing," he mumbled, accent thick as he watched her face soften.

She looked down at the floor to hide the deep red shade that adorned her cheeks, an inerasable smile on her face as she looked back up lovingly at Nico, "I feel the same way," she said softly, her voice filled with truthfulness. "I've been feeling it too, for a while now," Nico's heart swelled with relief at her words, she grew shy under his stare as his hands kneaded at the roundness of her hips.

"Ange, I don't want to keep tiptoeing around this," he said earnestly. "I want us to be together." "I want that too. I want to be your girlfriend." With those simple words, a weight lifted off Nico's shoulders, replaced by a sense of exhilaration and certainty. “I want that too,” he pulled Angie into his arms, holding her close as he pressed a tender kiss to her lips once again.

A groan left his lips as her hand ran up his chest and landed on his bicep, gently tracing the lines of his tattoo, their bodies gently pressed against one another before Nico pulled away with a grin his finger hooking on the towel that wrapped around her silhouette, looking at her for permission, she nodded as he unravelled the towel from around her. She stood in front of him vulnerable and smitten as he drank up her figure, cheeks red as he mumbled a quiet "fuck you're beautiful" before hoisting her up in his arms and heading off into his bedroom.

Laughter and passion filled the air as they melted into each other's embrace, love dancing in the back of their minds enlightening the darkness of the world around them with the silent promise of a future fuelled by endless devotion.

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[tvseries-writings]

Characters I write for ( x reader or not)

MARVEL

Wanda Maximoff

Natasha Romanoff

Maria Hill

Daisy Johnson

Bobbi Morse

Jemma Simmons

Karen Page

Jessica Jones x Trish Walker

Peggy Carter x Angie Martinelli

Karolina Dean x Nico Minoru

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova

    DC

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman)

Kara Danvers

Lena Luthor

     MOVIES OR OTHER SERIES

Beca Mitchell x Chloe Bale

Maya Bishop x Carina DeLuca  

Clary Fray x Isabelle Lightwood

Hope Mikaelson x Josie Saltzman

Fatin Jadmani x Leah Rilke

Octavia Blake x Clarke Griffin x Raven Reyes x Lexa Woods

Cassie Blake x Faye Chamberlain

Carla Rosón Caleruega

Nancy Drew

Kiara x Sarah x reader (Outer Banks)

[classicsapphicships]

Round 1 Polls are posted! Each poll will be up for a week, so good luck to everyone’s favorite ships!

Right Side:

Franky/Bridget (Wentworth) vs Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time)

Watson/Moriarity (Elementary) vs Lucy/Amy (DEBS)

Gina/Rosa (Brooklyn 99) vs Debbie/Lou (Ocean's 8)

Jo/Blair (The Facts of Life) vs Peyton/Brooke (One Tree Hill)

Piper/Alex (Orange is the New Black) vs Bering/Wells (Warehouse 13)

Xena/Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Trini/Kimberly (Power Rangers 2017)

Ripley/Annalee (Alien) vs Annalise/Tegan (How to Get Away With Murder)

Susan/Talia (Babylon 5) vs Chessy/Meredith (The Parent Trap)

Ann/Anne (Gentleman Jack) vs Scully/Reyes (X-Files)

Cat/Kara (Supergirl) vs Olivia/Natalia (Guiding Light)

Nikki/Helen (Bad Girls) vs Ola/Lily (Sex Education)

13/Cameron (House MD) vs Sara/Catherine (CSI)

Delphine/Cosima (Orphan Black) vs Emily/JJ (Criminal Minds)

B'elanna/Seven (Star Trek) vs Rachel/Quinn (UnReal)

Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars) vs Beca/Chloe (Pitch Perfect)

Carol/Maria (Captain Marvel) vs Raven/Abby (The 100)

Left Side:

Grace/Frankie (Grace & Frankie) vs Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)

Callie/Arizona (Grey's Anatomy) vs Stef/Lena (The Fosters)

Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer) vs Luce/Rachel (Imagine Me & You)

Tara/Pam (True Blood) vs Ally/Ling (Ally McBeal)

Alex/Olivia (Law and Order SVU) vs Miranda/Andy (The Devil Wears Prada)

Samantha/Janet (Stargate SG-1) vs Nomi/Amanita/Sense8)

Willow/Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs 13/Yasmin (Doctor Who)

Sharon/Brenda (The Closer) vs Kalinda/Alicia (The Good Wife)

Max/Anne (Black Sails) vs Petra/Jane (Jane the Virgin)

Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place) vs Kelly/Yorkie (Black Mirror)

Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls) vs Aneela/Kendry (Killjoys)

Quinn/Rachel (Glee) vs Jane/Maura (Rizzoli & Isles)

Nico/Karolina (Runaways) vs Serena/Bernie (Holby City)

Laura/Danny (Carmilla) vs Peggy/Angie (Agent Carter)

Hecate/Pippa (The Worst Witch) vs Bobbie/Chrisjen (The Expanse)

Bo/Lauren (Lost Girl) vs Bette/Tina (The L Word)

[krys-loves-otome]

Writing Summary of 2020

Inspired by @tsundere-mitsuhide​'s own 2020 writing summary post, I decided to make my own 2020 Writing Summary list.

This space would normally be filled with an art summary of the year, but I decided to focus more on writing this year, as you'll see. 2020 hasn't been a great year (for... a lot of reasons), but, seeing the totals on this list, it surprised me to see a word count I haven't really seen of myself before, like, the last time I did this much creative writing, I was in high school writing DBZ and Yu-Gi-Oh fanfics and RPs.

So, this was a trip to count up, finding things that I had forgotten about. It’s been a bit of journey!

And, as always, here’s my masterlist where I’m trying to keep everything (at least until I reach tumblr’s line break limit, then I’m gonna be sad).

So, without further ado, let's crunch some numbers!

Published Fanfics on Ao3/Tumblr: 6 -The Experiment [Ikemen Sengoku, Mitsunari Ishida x Houki of Jiyel (OC) NSFW]: 2,102 -Sex Under the Sundress [Ikemen Sengoku, Shingen Takeda x Reader, NSFW]: 996 -I'm Borrowing Your Lap [Ikemen Vampire, Theodorus Van Gogh x Dorothea Reid (OC)]: 1,457 -That Didn't Stop You Before [Ikemen Sengoku, Mitsuhide Akechi & Kyubei, Fictober 2020]: 895 -Fais de Beaux Rêves [Ikemen Vampire, Comte de Saint Germain x Aged Reader, Fictober 2020]: 1,077 -How About You Trust Me For Once? [Midnight Cinderella, Nico Meier x Reader, Fictober 2020]: 846 Total Word Count on Published Fanfics: 7,373

Published Original Fiction on Tumblr: 2 -I Can't Do This Anymore [Takashi Imeteri x Arianna Imeteri, Fictober 2020]: 664 -Will You Come Look At This? [Dani x Angie, Fictober 2020]: 1,181 Total Word Count on Published Original Fiction: 1,845

Published Headcanons on Tumblr: 2 -Warlords + Jealous of the Baby [Ikemen Sengoku, All Warlords]: 2,526 -Warlords + Ace Spectrum Reader [Ikemen Sengoku, All Warlords]: 4,857 Total Word Count on Published Headcanons: 7,383

Published WIPs on tumblr (that were written in 2020): 3 -Ophelia and Ranmaru [Ikemen Sengoku, Ophelia of Revaire (OC) & Ranmaru Mori]: 1,029 -All I Ever Wanted [Ikemen Revolution, Zero x Reader]: 703 -Houki and Nobunaga Play Go [Ikemen Sengoku, Houki of Jiyel (OC) & Nobunaga Oda]: 367 Total Word Count on Published WIPs of 2020: 2,099

Unpublished WIPs (of 2020): 2 -A Second Glance, Chapter 3 [Ikemen Sengoku]: 3,209 -Corset-Tying Headcanons [Ikemen Vampire]: 219 Total Word Count of Unpublished Wips for 2020: 3,428

Total Word Count for My Creative Works of 2020: 22,128!

But we're not done yet.

Fandom Essays/Commentary/Other Writings -30 Days of Fanfic [Combined]: 9,878 -Traveler's Guide to Krys's Ocs, Volume 1 [Houki of Jiyel, Ophelia of Revaire, Dorothea Reid, Takashi and Arianna Imeteri, Dani and Angie]: 2,860 -2am Ramblings [Misc Talking on OCs and Fanfic Ideas]: 1,391 -Uncommon Questions for Ocs and Creators [OC Ask, Houki of Jiyel, Ophelia of Revaire, Dorothea Reid]: 944 -Houki Clarifies What She Means By Not Wanting to Be Involved in Killing and Violence [OC Ask, Houki of Jiyel]: 530 -Houki Gives Her Opinion on Masamune [OC Ask, Houki of Jiyel]: 292

Total Word Count for Essays/Commentary/Other Writings: 15,895

Grand Word Count of 2020: 38,023!!

Have a (hopefully) better 2021, tumblr! I’ll be seeing you guys next year!

[richincolor]

January's New Releases

2021 told 2020 to hold it's beer and what a month January has been! Publishing YA also came out swinging with a slew of new books (many already bestsellers) in what we hope will be another banner year for BIPOC stories. Click below to find books for your TBR list. 

Week of January 5th

The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake Scholastic Inc

My feet are heavy as stones when I walk up the block wondering why I can’t find my old self.

In The Skin I’m In, readers saw into the life of Maleeka Madison, a teen who suffered from the ridicule she received because of her dark skin color. For decades fans have wanted to know the fate of the bully who made Maleeka’s life miserable, Char.

Now in Sharon Flake’s latest and unflinching novel, The Life I’m In, we follow Charlese Jones, who, with her raw, blistering voice speaks the truths many girls face, offering insight to some of the causes and conditions that make a bully. Turned out of the only home she has known, Char boards a bus to nowhere where she is lured into the dangerous web of human trafficking. Much is revealed behind the complex system of men who take advantage of vulnerable teens in the underbelly of society. While Char might be frightened, she remains strong and determined to bring herself and her fellow victims out of the dark and back into the light, reminding us why compassion is a powerful cure to the ills of the world.

Sharon Flake’s bestselling, Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel The Skin I’m In was a game changer when it was first published more than twenty years ago. It redefined young adult literature by presenting characters, voices, and real-world experiences that had not been fully seen. Now Flake offers readers another timely and radical story of a girl on the brink and how her choices will lead her to either fall, or fly. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant Balzer + Bray

Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She’s rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the romance novels she loves. The only place she’s a true leading lady is in her own writing—in the swoony love stories she shares only with Caroline, her best friend and #1 devoted reader.

When Tessa is accepted into the creative writing program of a prestigious art school, she’s excited to finally let her stories shine. But when she goes to her first workshop, the words are just…gone. Fortunately, Caroline has a solution: Tessa just needs to find some inspiration in a real-life love story of her own. And she’s ready with a list of romance novel-inspired steps to a happily ever after. Nico, the brooding artist who looks like he walked out of one of Tessa’s stories, is cast as the perfect Prince Charming.

But as Tessa checks each item off Caroline’s list, she gets further and further away from herself. She risks losing everything she cares about—including the surprising bond she develops with sweet Sam, who lives across the street. She’s well on her way to having her own real-life love story, but is it the one she wants, after all?

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite Inkyard Press

ISN’T BEING HUMAN ENOUGH? When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic.

One of the good ones.

Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind–why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?–Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there’s a twist to Kezi’s story that no one could’ve ever expected–one that will change everything all over again.

Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis Inkyard Press

If Romeo and Juliet got the Hamilton treatment…who would play the leads? This vividly funny, honest, and charming romantic novel by Dana L. Davis is the story of a girl who thinks she has what it takes…and the world thinks so, too.

Jerzie Jhames will do anything to land the lead role in Broadway’s hottest new show, Roman and Jewel, a Romeo and Juliet inspired hip-hopera featuring a diverse cast and modern twists on the play. But her hopes are crushed when she learns mega-star Cinny won the lead…and Jerzie is her understudy.

Falling for male lead Zeppelin Reid is a terrible idea–especially once Jerzie learns Cinny wants him for herself. Star-crossed love always ends badly. But when a video of Jerzie and Zepp practicing goes viral and the entire world weighs in on who should play Jewel, Jerzie learns that while the price of fame is high, friendship, family, and love are priceless.

The Awakening of Malcom X by Ilyasah Shabazz & Tiffany D. Jackson Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

In Charlestown Prison, Malcolm Little struggles with the weight of his past. Plagued by nightmares, Malcolm drifts through days unsure of his future. Slowly, he befriends other prisoners and writes to his family. He reads all the books in the prison library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm grapples with race, politics, religion, and justice in the 1940s. And as his time in jail comes to an end, he begins to awaken — emerging from prison more than just Malcolm Little: Now, he is Malcolm X.

Here is an intimate look at Malcolm X’s young adult years. While this book chronologically follows X: A Novel, it can be read as a stand-alone historical novel that invites larger discussions on black power, prison reform, and civil rights.

When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris HarperCollins

When you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—people think you’re trouble. No one looks twice at a missing black girl from the projects because she must’ve brought whatever happened to her upon herself. I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister, Nicole, got too caught up with her boyfriend—a drug dealer—and his friends.

But she’s been gone too long now.

If I hadn’t hung up on her that night, she’d be spending time with our grandma. If I was a better brother, she’d be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list. It’s time to step up and do what the Newport News police department won’t.

Week of January 12th

Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne Crown Books for Young Readers

She looks me hard in my eyes & my knees lock into tree trunks My eyes don’t dance like my heartbeat racing They stare straight back hot daggers. I remember things will never be the same. I remember things.

With gritty and heartbreaking honesty, Mahogany L. Browne delivers a novel-in-verse about broken promises, fast rumors, and when growing up means growing apart from your best friend.

The Meet-Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson Simon & Schuster

Mia’s friends love rom-coms. Mia hates them. They’re silly, contrived, and not at all realistic. Besides, there are more important things to worry about—like how to handle living with her bridezilla sister, Sam, who’s never appreciated Mia, and surviving junior year juggling every school club offered and acing all of her classes.

So when Mia is tasked with finding a date to her sister’s wedding, her options are practically nonexistent.

Mia’s friends, however, have an idea. It’s a little crazy, a little out there, and a lot inspired by the movies they love that Mia begrudgingly watches too.

Mia just needs a meet-cute.

Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas Balzer + Bray

If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.

Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control.

Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father.

Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different.

When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can’t just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink Feiwel and Friends

Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. A passionate follower of WEB. Du Bois, he believes that black people should rise up to claim their place as equals.

Sixteen-year-old Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family’s financial situation is in turmoil. Also, as a loyal follower of Booker T. Washington, she believes, through education and tolerance, that black people should rise slowly and without forced conflict.

Though they’ve attended the same schools, Isaiah never noticed Angel as anything but a dorky, Bible toting church girl. Then their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library, a three-wheel, two-seater bike. Angel can’t turn down the money and Isaiah is soon eager to be in such close quarters with Angel every afternoon.

But life changes on May 31, 1921 when a vicious white mob storms the community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are.

Week of January 19th

Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela Cinco Puntos Press

Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaría and says she’s her, from the future. But Anamaría’s thirteen, she knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico—it’s the 90’s and fear is overtaking her beloved city as cases of kidnapped girls and women become alarmingly common. This thirty-year-old “future” lady doesn’t seem to be dangerous but she won’t stop bothering her, switching between cheesy Hallmark advice about being kind to yourself, and some mysterious talk about saving a girl.

Anamaría definitely doesn’t need any saving, she’s doing just fine. She works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle school—so hard that she hardly gets any sleep; so hard that the stress makes her snap not just at mean girls but even her own (few) friends; so hard that when she does sleep she dreams about dying—but she just wants to do the best she can so she can grow up to be successful. Maybe Thirty’s right, maybe she’s not supposed to be so exhausted with her life, but how can she ask for help when her city is mourning the much bigger tragedy of its stolen girls?

This thought-provoking, moving verse novel will lead adult and young adult readers alike to vital discussions on important topics—like dealing with depression and how to recognize this in yourself and others—through the accessible voice of a thirteen-year-old girl.

Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall Atheneum/Dlouhy

Things can change in a second:

The second Frankie Green gets that scholarship letter, he has his ticket out of Jamaica.

The second his longtime crush, Leah, asks him on a date, he’s in trouble.

The second his father gets shot, suddenly nothing else matters.

And the second Frankie joins his uncle’s gang in exchange for paying for his father’s medical bills, there’s no going back…or is there?

As Frankie does things he never thought he’d be capable of, he’s forced to confront the truth of the family and future he was born into—and the ones he wants to build for himself.

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Dutton Books for Young Readers

“That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: “Have you ever heard of such a thing?”

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.

America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.

If I Tell You the Truth by Jasmin Kaur HarperCollins

Told in prose, poetry, and illustration, this heartrending story weaves Kiran’s and Sahaara’s timelines together, showing a teenage Kiran and, later, her high school–aged daughter, Sahaara.

Kiran is a young Punjabi Sikh woman who becomes pregnant after being sexually assaulted by her fiancé’s brother. When her fiancé and family don’t believe her, she flees her home in India to Canada, where she plans to raise the child as a single mother. For Kiran, living undocumented means constant anxiety over finances, work, safety, and whether she’ll be deported back to the dangers that await her in Punjab.

Eighteen years later, Kiran’s daughter, Sahaara, is desperate to help her mother, who has been arrested and is facing deportation. In the aftermath, Kiran reveals the truth about Sahaara’s conception. Horrified, Sahaara encourages Kiran to speak out against the man who raped her—who’s now a popular political figure in Punjab. Sahaara must find the best way to support her mother while also dealing with the revelation about her parents.

We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya #2) by Hafsah Faizal Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return.

As the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom’s darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. He must learn to hone his power into a weapon, to wield not only against the Lion but against his father, trapped under the Lion’s control. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat—a darkness that hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash. In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster, Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made.

Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal.

Week of January 26th

Written in Starlight (Woven in Moonlight #2) by Isabel Ibañez Page Street Kids

If the jungle wants you, it will have you…

Catalina Quiroga is a Condesa without a country. She’s lost the Inkasisa throne, the loyalty of her people, and her best friend. Banished to the perilous Yanu Jungle, Catalina knows her chances of survival are slim, but that won’t stop her from trying to escape. It’s her duty to reclaim the throne.

When Manuel, the son of her former general, rescues Catalina from a jaguar, a plan forms. Deep in the jungle, the city of gold is hidden, home to the fierce Illari people, who she could strike an alliance with.

But the elusive Illari are fighting a battle of their own—a mysterious blight is corrupting the jungle, laying waste to everything they hold dear. As a seer, Catalina should be able to help, but her ability to read the future in the stars is as feeble as her survival instincts. While searching for the Illari, Catalina must reckon with her duty and her heart to find her true calling, which could be the key to stopping the corruption before it destroys the jungle completely.

The Knockout by Sajni Patel Flux

If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously. She’s landed the chance of a lifetime, an invitation to the US Muay Thai Open, which could lead to a spot on the first-ever Olympic team. If only her sport wasn’t seen as something too rough for girls, something she’s afraid to share with anyone outside of her family. Despite pleasing her parents, exceling at school, and making plans to get her family out of debt, Kareena’s never felt quite Indian enough, and her training is only making it worse.

Which is inconvenient, since she’s starting to fall for Amit Patel, who just might be the world’s most perfect Indian. Admitting her feelings for Amit will cost Kareena more than just her pride–she’ll have to face his parents’ disapproval, battle her own insecurities, and remain focused for the big fight. Kareena’s bid for the Olympics could very well make history–if she has the courage to go for it.

Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony #1) by J. Elle Denene Millner Books/Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

“Make a way out of no way” is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister changes forever. Rue’s taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon—a hidden island of magic wielders.

Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Miserable and desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mother’s death, Rue breaks Ghizon’s sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother’s life.

Worse still, evidence mounts that the evil plaguing East Row is the same one that lurks in Ghizon—an evil that will stop at nothing until it has stolen everything from her and everyone she loves. Rue must embrace her true identity and wield the full magnitude of her ancestors’ power to save her neighborhood before the gods burn it to the ground.

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After Shine Part 2 (Damian Priest x OC) (Eventual The Judgment Day x OC)

Dominik

July 4 – San Diego, California

Summer Slam in 2020 might have been the proverbial start to Dominik Mysterio’s career in the WWE, but it had also been the end of his semi-normal private life. His high school sweetheart had left him shortly after because his time on the road was ‘too much’ too hard for her, and for a brief stint he’d fallen into sleeping with his best friend, Danika. He and Danika shared a set of twins, named Delarosa Analucia Raquel (they call her Rosa) and Domenico Andrés Felipe (they call him Nico), but they’d kept that largely underwraps for his career. For the first time in months Danika was at a show tonight, with both almost eighteen month olds (wearing noise canceling earphones) in her arms. He picked her out easily in the crowd, from the backroom when the camera spanned the crowd a second and third time, the babies were rocking little Mysterio onesies, with his and Rey’s logo on the chest, if they were facing forward, she was standing with Aalyah and his mom. 

Angie hadn’t been so understanding about him and Danika’s questionable relationship, Danika was almost two years younger than him, and she was probably a little less understanding now, considering Danika was pregnant again. Not that Dominik minded, he liked being a dad. Danika had skipped two grades and the pair had met in middle school, she’d supported him and his dreams from the moment they met, never once had she questioned who his real father was, nor had she asked him about Rey’s legendary matches. She was one of the few people who saw him for him. Angie had been livid, when the twins were born, that Danika and Dominik refused to get married. On the flip of that, his mother was not foaming at the mouth for Aalyah and Buddy Matthews (known as Buddy Murphy or just Murphy), there was an age gap, and they’d had a rollercoaster relationship since they got together in 2020 (although their relationship had started as kayfabe). They’d broken up for a couple of months over the summer, and Buddy had been linked to Rhea Ripley, briefly before he and Aalyah reconciled. 

Tonight - well, it was rumored to be the start of legitimate hell for him. It’s the fourth of July, they had barely made it through one of the biggest pay per views of the year - Money in the Bank, and he was already on edge because he hated that they dropped the titles after only sixty some days as champions, it was a little irritating, but as far as creative cared to explain, it was the beginning of a massive storyline for him. He caught the sweet smile of Danika on the big screen. He loved his best friend, and positively adored her. She might be the only person who openly accepted Aalyah’s odd relationship with Murphy, although he was pretty sure she’d told him off for leading Rhea on (or something along those lines). Danika wasn’t interested in the WWE or their storylines, or participating, Angie had warned her that sometimes there wasn’t an option.

Last year, he could remember taking the twins to see fireworks in whatever town they were in on the road. Danika is lucky that she can travel with them year round, she’s a tiktoker and an influencer. She’s been beyond careful of sharing too much about the twins with the world - instead she had made it a going mystery. Tonight the twins were at their first real WWE show (Danika had come most of her pregnancy, and had shown up for events a few times after that when Angie or Aalyah could watch the twins). He wasn’t looking forward to facing Judgement Day tonight. He still was a bit confused about how he and Rey had become targets for the Judgement Day, but he chalked it up to the fact that his dad and Edge (Uncle Adam) were such close legends. 

“You ok, Dom?” Rey asked from where they were watching the matches in the backroom - Austin Theory had just interrupted Bobby Lashley, and honestly Dominik sort of wanted to see them wail on each other. He gazed at his dad, watched as Rey looked around the room, obviously checking for anyone who might be bilingual before he switched languages, “Tu madre tiene buenas intenciones cuando se trata de Danika, sabes que los ama a ambos. Tal vez deberías pensar en lo que significa tener otro hijo.”

“I know she means well, and we have thought about it, right now neither of us are even remotely interested in casarse solo para apoyar la tradición.” He looked around to make sure no one had heard him, “And a third isn’t going to break the bank account, currently she makes more money than me.” Dominik murmured unbothered, he wasn’t going to marry Danika just because tradition strongly suggested it, he wasn’t going to marry her just because his mom wanted him to. Sure, there was probably honor in doing that, but Danika was more than vocal on the fact that she wanted to marry for love not obligation. Dominik watched as his father seemed to think that over, “Mamá no está exigiendo que Aalyah y Buddy se casen.” 

“That is different, I think your mom still expects him to dip.” Rey hummed, as Austin started yelling about something in the ring, his right and youth or something. Dominik pulled his phone free of his shorts pocket, he tended to wear shorts and a t-shirt over his ring gear until they were ready to go out. “What are you doing?”

“Checking on Danika.” He offered, slowly, because Damian and Finn had entered the room flanked by Rhea who wasn’t medically cleared to be back, and had arrived with street clothes on - she looked adorable in the skinny jeans and oversized black t-shirt. With no cameras on the trio they looked over friendly with one another, joking and laughing. He caught Rhea’s gaze, the woman sent him a wink, he snickered a little bit to himself. They had to hurry out of the room for an interview, so Dominik pushed his phone away, and scurried out of his overshorts. 

“Gentlemen, do you have a response to the inflammatory comments made last week by Finn Balor?”

Dominik should really work on learning who the backstage interviewer are, his phone vibrated in his pocket, as Rey started to take the question, Dominik stopped him, remembering how soft Damian and Finn had looked together without the camera watching them, “Jefe, I got this, what Finn said last week was not only disgraceful but it was very disrespectful.” He knew he was getting stronger on the mic, even Danika had commented on how much more confident he seemed, “And to be honest, there's no one in this business that I would rather learn from than mi jefe.”

Rey hauled him down to kiss his cheek, it made Dominik grin, he loved making his dad proud - even with the looming heel turn all he wanted was to make his dad proud. Rey spoke clearly into the mic then, “I’m not one to brag, but Dominik and I were the first father and son duo to become WWE Tag Team Champions.” That was a feat that no one else would ever be able to take from them, it filled Dominik with pride, and he knew Danika had made a whole scrapbook dedicated to their short reign as champions, “I must be doing something right, as far as tonight goes, Megan,” Oh, so that was her name, Dominik filled that information away for later, “It's been 10 years since I’ve been here in my hometown, San Diego.” The crowd went wild, “This is Dominik’s first match ever here in San Diego.” Dominik couldn’t help but bounce and dance a little in excitement, “Tonight, just because it’s our house, es nuestra casa y nuestra raza, we’re gonna teach the Judgement Day how to respect Los Mysterios in the 619!”

He doesn’t get to check his messages as Rey’s entrance music blares over them - Danika had asked him once, why he didn’t have his own entrance, or why they didn’t have a specific entrance for their tag team but he hadn’t had an answer, and hadn’t been brave enough to ask Rey. The moment they enter with the crowd going crazy is always his favorite thing, it’s the only place he gets to do anything that’s just his, as always Rey hops onto his back, to get a ride halfway down the ring. Dominik meet’s Danika’s  gaze as he climbs onto the rings edge, she shoots him a wink, while both his kids call out for him, he can read their little lips, papaíto. No sooner than the Judgement Day music starts with the lights dim are Damian and Finn on them, Dominik’s head somehow bounces off the bottom lip of the announce table, and all he can see is Danika’s worried face, Aalyah had taken Rosa so Danika could balance Nico easier. He made it back to his feet, and back to the ring during what he assumes must be a commercial break with how slow the action flowed in the minutes that preceded the attack.

Dominik really hates how hard Finn hits, but past that he sort of hates how happy they are about it. Damian was at least kinder to him, guiding him as they locked up - Rey had told him when they first started gaining traction, that when you worked a crowd, you wanted to do it with someone who communicated with you. Damian was always sharing his moves and goals with Dominik, which was much different than the way Rey and he interacted. Finn and Rey are both fast movers, quick and agile, Dominik is still awkward, but he has height, and a different sort of gracefulness. When he went for the 619 Damian caught him, and tossed him into the barrier just in front of Danika, who had handed Nico off to Angie, and bent over the edge of the barrier, the camera was off him, when she hissed, “Levántate Dom, Nico está llorando por ti, y Rosa está ocultando su rostro. Levántate, ahora.”

Grunting he did what she asked, and hurried back to his feet, and back into the fray, sparing a quick glance at his son - eighteen months and worried about him - before he managed to tag in Rey again. His father was in his element, they called him the giant killer , and Damian was one hundred percent a giant. The way to ‘manage’ Rey Mysterio was to keep him grounded, Dominik wasn’t as much of a high flier as his father, but was getting better at it, he was even better at setting his father up for elaborate moves. The kick to the head from Damian didn’t make him feel any better, he hated the thought of leaving Rey alone with them - the Judgement Day weren’t a tag team, and yet they moved and operated like they were in perfect synch. The double 619 felt amazing, he couldn’t wait to reassure his kids later, he realized belatedly that the twins probably didn't recognize their abuelo. Dominik snickered as Rey pulled a move from Eddie Guerrero’s playbook, pretending Finn had hit him with the chair that Damian had pushed into the ring. 

“Latino heat!” Dominik and Rey shimmied together, even as Rey sent a kiss to the heavens, and then kissed Dominik’s cheek, the pair grinning. They had a backstage promo thing to do with the Judgement Day attacking them before the others could join them, Dominik figured it was probably for the best that his kids not see him get roughed up again, and was secretly hoping that security were already leading them through the secret paths back to the backstage area. 

Rey had told him, earlier, that the Judgement Day was going to be sore losers about it - Dominik hadn’t known exactly what to expect, but another hard hit hadn’t been it. It should have been, everything with the Judgement Day was painful to a point. They headed down the hallway just as Dominik caught sight of Finn’s bandana. He and Rey were talking about the match, as the pair came at them from behind, Damian instantly targeting him, while Finn went after Rey. Damian at least had the foresight to tell him to guard his head, since he was throwing him toward the concrete. Referees came running, before Damian could remove Rey’s mask, then Damian said something in Spanish that Dominik didn’t catch. Together they limped toward their dressing room to wait on their familia to join them. 

They wouldn’t have to wait long for Angie, Aalyah, and Danika to make their way backstage to the Mysterio dressing room, to hang out for the rest of the evening. Dominik dropped onto one of the chairs, after he rolled his shoulder. Rey opened the door, when a series of knocks sounded. Danika was the first one into the room, with Rosa and Nico on her hips, the pair were quick to climb into Dominik’s lap, as Danika pressed a quick kiss to his forehead. Buddy (who couldn’t be seen in the arena unless he was competing, and he wasn’t currently signed to the RAW roster) and Aalyah trailed in next, as Angie hugged Rey and kissed his cheeks. “What did you think, mi familia.”

“Que te dieron una paliza en el.” Danika huffed, Buddy snickered as did Aalyah. 

“I did not get my ass kicked.” Dominik shot her a playful look.

“Damian looked like he was working well with you.” Rey hummed, “You two traded some words, yes?”

“Yeah, he was like Konnan, guiding the moves so we both looked good, Finn not so much.” Dominik offered.

“Finn is the Irish one?” Danika asked as she sat down on the metal bench, across from Dominik, “He seemed particularly pissed off tonight.” She glanced at Rey, “Did you forget to smile or something?” 

Rey rolled his eyes, “It's just his nature, hija.” Dominik would always be thankful of how much his parents had accepted and integrated Danika into their lives, since basically middle school. She didn’t come from the best of home situations, but she had made the best of herself, and more often than not she helped Dominik keep his calm head. “Was the match good?”

“It looked great, Pops.” Buddy offered as he sank down not far from Danika, the pair of them friends in their own way, even though she had told him off (loudly) for whatever had happened with Rhea (which still wasn’t clear to Dominik or his parents). “Seriously, it looked fantastic.” He added, “Dominik, your moves are getting smoother, you look so confident.”

Danika

Dominik had apparently driven himself to the arena since they were in San Diego, so she’d offered to ride back with him - Aalyah and Buddy were flying out to the next NXT show, so they took an Uber, Angie and Rey offered to take Rosa and Nico on back to the family house if Dominik and Danika would pick up some groceries on the way home. “Do you have a light?” Dominik asked as they headed out the back entrance of the arena, he had his cigarettes - not that Rey needed to know he was smoking currently - but he didn’t have a lighter, Danika fished one out of her clutch and lit it for him. “Thanks, querido.” He kissed her cheek, “Want to wait for me here, I’ll jog over and get the car, so you don’t have to do anymore hectic walking.” He suggested, as he pressed the palm of his hand against her midsection, she was due in early September. 

“Sure, querido.” She shot back at him, unamused, he was supposed to be working on quitting smoking, she’d quit after all. He wrapped her up in a thin jacket, before he hurried off in a jog, she’d been leaning against the wall for all of five minutes when a tall dark figure approached from the darkened side of the building. Footsteps echoing off the pavement in an almost menacing symphony. 

“Got a light?” He asked, the deep baritone of his voice rushing down her spine like warm caramel.

“You know, asking a pregnant woman is probably a dick move.” She snarked back, eyeing the man who went by Damian Priest, “Luis Martínez, right?” She ventured, as she once more dug the lighter out of her clutch, “And it is beyond creepy that you hide in the shadows stalking people.”

“I was curious, querido.” He parroted the word to her, patronizingly. “You clearly belong to the Mysterios, but I don’t recognize you.” That made her snort, “So I wanted to know more.”

“No, you had an assumption.” She countered, irritated by the man’s bold statement that he didn’t recognize her - she supposed it was fair, it felt like a lifetime to her too, “You assumed that I was dating Dominik, or worse you assumed that I was Rey’s love child, I have heard both so many times it's frankly annoying.” The man before her looked her up and down, “Oh, I know how it looks, but Dom and I are best friends.” She offered, “Have been since middle school.” 

“You are not what I expected.” Damian admitted, “Want to sit down?” He motioned to the steps, hauling his hoodie over his head, and stretching it out for her to sit on, “Don’t want you to get dirty, and you are wrong on both accounts.” He added as she moved to sit, he sank down next to her, his long legs reaching three steps down, comfortably, to bend at his knees. “I heard you, at the barrier.” He took another drag, “You called those babies Dominik’s, which to me means you aren’t his girlfriend, you're his secret.”

“Legally, I can’t agree or disagree with you.” She hummed, “But I can tell you that you're barking up a dangerous tree even asking, and it wouldn’t be me coming after you.” She watched as he flicked his gaze over her again, clearly thinking about it. “Dom says you're a good one, you work with him in the ring, call the moves, help him.” She flicked her gaze over his long form, “Thank you.”

 “What do you mean by that?” He asked, softly.

“I’ve watched him and Rey workout, Rey just… doesn’t tell him things. The ebb and flow thing, you know?” He nodded his head, “You gave him ebb and he flowed with you. He needs someone to teach him that isn’t so…” She paused, “I shouldn’t have said any of that to you.” She admitted, “Look, Martinez you're smart, you’ll figure it out the more you target Dom, but leave me and those kids out of it, I refuse to allow them to be used like Rey and Eddie used Dom, when he was eight.” The anger and aggression in her voice made the tall man in leather shrink away slightly, “My children are not going to be some kayfabe storyline.”

“Hm.” He mused.

“We’ve met before.” She offered him, as she looked over to gaze him up and down, “Four, almost five years ago, when I worked for Danny Cage.” His eyes widened as he looked her over again, “It’s easy to forget the face of a little girl, huh?” She found herself teasing, his face had slimmed up, and his body had gotten more muscular, but his smile and his eyes were still the same in her opinion, the same as the man who’d knocked and Englishman out in Tokyo for getting too handsy with her when she was eighteen and touring with Ring of Honor on Danny Cage’s orders, when she was still cutting her teeth in the Influencer business, when she was still impressionable, and wanted to marry someone who could protect her and adored her like Rey did for Angie. Before she had kids, before she became the Mysterio no one talked about. Damian Martinez was Luis Martinez was Damian Priest, and his eyes still pinned her down in a way that made her feel alive and uncomfortable, but now she recognized it for what it was. Hunger. She wanted this man to always look at her, hell even back then when she was eighteen she’d wanted his attention, she just didn’t know how to explain it.

Lights flickered into view, “You're ride?” He hummed, eyes still tracking her, like he could pin down specific memories, but those had been dark times for him, even with him winning - she could remember how often women and booze had been his retreat, how often she’d been the one packing his luggage in a hurry while they were rushing to get him together and on the next plane, she could remember doing his hair, when he’d managed to run off one too many hairdressers with his violent and at times largely Spanish rants. She’d been the one to clean his cuts more than once, and she’d been the one to stitch his ring gear up. She wondered if he could remember how even with her slight fear of him, she’d never bowed away when he’d asked her for something, yet he’d never given her anything in return. She’d begged him to let her interview him, he’d broken the window of the hotel in response. She’d begged him to just take a picture with her, her phone had to be replaced because he’d tossed it out the window of the bus. He’d tormented her back then, but she’d been a child in his eyes, and largely an insolent one she’d be willing to bet - because Cage always told her to stay away from him, yet she was always the first to volunteer to help him. 

She nodded, then stood, she moved to pull his hoodie up but only caught sight of his retreating form slinking back into the shadows. She looked down at the SAMCRO hoodie, rolling her eyes as she wrapped it around her, maybe Dominik could return it - Luis Martinez was a giant, especially compared to her tiny stature. Dominik hurried to open the door for her, she climbed in, just as he gazed at the hoodie, “Isn’t that Priest’s?”

“Yeah, he kept me company while you were getting the car.” She offered.

“Really?” Dominik shut the door, and rounded the front, “He was nice, right, I don’t need to… like, call him out?”

“I think he’d break you if you tried.” Danika smarted back, “He was asking questions.”

“About us?” Dominik could read the apprehension she supposed.

“About us.” She confirmed, “But he backed off, I think he and I have an understanding.” She offered, as she cuddled into the hoodie she had draped around herself, “Do you think you can manage to return this without it getting awkward or caught on camera?” 

“Should be able to, do you have the list for Mami’s house?” Danika shot him a look, “Of course you do, are you sure about going on the road with me until August? I know how much you hate traveling while pregnant.” He felt her take his hand on the gear shift. 

“Dom, we are familia, even if we aren’t dating. Rosa and Nico love you so much, and right now they can be on the road with you without school getting in the way.” She offered, “Plus I can work from anywhere, and I don’t have familia except for you and yours.” She squeezed his hand, “And I know you're excited about the rental bus instead of flying. Even Rey is stoked.” That was because they were going to spend all this time traveling together before his big scheduled heel turn, not that Danika was supposed to know that. “What store are we going to?” She asked, curiously.

“Uh, probably Wal-Mart, that seems the easiest and maybe no one will notice me.” He shrugged.

She grinned mischievously, “You could wear the hoodie.” She motioned to the one on her lap. She openly giggled when he shot her a mortified look. “He’s nice.” Danika breathed out, “He’s nice, Damian, Luis, whatever you call him. He seemed concerned, there is something about him, Dom, he’s… I can’t explain it.” She decided on, when Dominik gave her a long look, “Just, he’s good, and I think you should trust him.” There was a weight to the statement, Danika hadn’t understood why he’d wanted Rey to train him, she’d felt like he needed a different first trainer, someone who wasn’t so integral to his confidence, she hoped he understood.

[romanberry]

Good Moments I Havent Seen Anyone Mention Part 1

This was going to be good moments from the whole episode but just the liar montage has so much.... So this is just the first like half. Under the cut bc its kinda long!!

-Roman adn virgil popping out of the coatrack togther... Sirs what were you Doing in there

-Roman can has lolipop

-”Oh, sorry, im not..stinky”

-Roman signing off his text with a crown.... virgil angy.......

-”Oh, sorry, im not..stinky.” 

-Perfume sales reps v+r.... Someone make this an au please

-This

-SIRS NO WHAT ARE YOU D

-Thomas’ FACE

-When thomas originally says hes not interested in Nico hes animated like this... Now that COuld be him shaking his head OR... Hear me out..... Janus is the god with 2 faces or whatever..... And like........ and like.... maybe janus representation after all??? 

-”Hes got stickers on his laptop” “Pretty gay” agree!!

-Thomas not being able to see his backpack from like 20 feet away is the central source of conflict. Just get glasses hun

-AGAIN......

-John malcovitch (??) sticker on his laptop AND pin on his bag. Running theory is hes the orange side

-”An X-X-Xpert” “Easy tiger” 

-He really said “no thoughts head empty” huh

-This Face

- 3:

Part 2 soon :eyes:?