#Owen goes “Hey that doesn't seem right”

[swan2swan]

Jurassic World (2015)

[chloe-spade]

Fight for What You Love: I See London

London.

London.

LONDON.

Noah should've expected so much whenever he was in a new place around the world, and London was somewhat on his to-do list, but not while they were trying to avoid Jack the Ripper while doing stupid challenges. Luckily for him, they were on the stretcher, for which Tyler happily volunteered.

"Quick tie him down before Alejandro shows up and makes me do it just because I'm shorter," groaned Noah.

"Aw, why don't you like Al?" Owen spoke up, tying Tyler down. "He's great."

"I don't trust the guy," Noah answered, hands on the wheel. "He's like an eel dipped in grease, swimming in motor oil."

"Hm, dirty?"

"Slippery," Noah corrected. "Think about it, Owen. He's like Heather only with social skills. And trust me, I've seen that first hand."

Tyler's anguish screams cut their conversation short, even though Noah hadn't started it yet.

"Stop," Tyler begged. "Stop! It's too much! Stop!"

"You do realize that we haven't started yet, right?"

Tyler gets up and looks around before sighing in relief. "My bad, it's cool. I'll go silent. Sweaty yoga-ish monk style."

Noah rolled his eyes and started to turn the wheel.

"Well, if we are going to talk about our friends," Owen chuckled as he looked at the side. "Like you and Cody?'

Noah blushed as he pulled on the wheel, which caused Tyler to react in surprise.

"..What about him exactly?" Noah muttered as he carefully started to turn the wheel. "Well, I guess I could say that he's simple but goofy and funny to be around…most of the time. And we had a couple of accidents during the World Tour."

"Like Al made you think of Cody when you kissed that fish-"

"NOT THAT."

"Hehe, sorry, but it seems to me that you love Cody," Owen teased. "Like a massive ton!"

"Hey, just because I kissed his stupid ear during Island does not mean I love him," Noah rolled his eyes. "It's unrealistic that I have a crush on him."

"But you have that look. I know the look," Tyler intervened. "It's the look of love."

"Says that whose girlfriend forgets he exists every 5 minutes," scoffed Noah. "Like come on. Even if I did like Cody, he likes Gwen, remember?"

"Oh…no, he doesn't," Tyler commented. "I mean, when's the last time he tried to look cool in front of her."

"Every day if he wasn't smothered from that freak." Noah chuckled. "She is so freaky that I can't believe Chris even lets her participate. Poor Cody, I know I wouldn't treat him like that."

"Oh my god, he said it," Tyler gasped, looking up at Owen. "He compared himself."

"I don't think he noticed." Owen whispered back. "But let him talk. I think this is the only time he's talking about his feelings for Cody."

"I would've liked this if I wasn't be stretched out right now," Tyler groaned. "Does that mean I own you 28.98 Candian Dollers?"

"You bet, buddy."

"Shouldn't you be quiet?" Noah asked Tyler, glaring at him.

Tyler shuts up after that, but Owen decides to ease Noah into talking again.

"Come on, little buddy, I want to hear you talk about Cody more," Owen urged. "I think it's a good way to let your frustrations out."

Noah continued to talk about it until the hatch opened, revealing a new clue for them to read.

☕

Cody groaned as he took care of his burned hand. But it wasn't surprising. What did he think would happen when he fell asleep during the day in Jamaica? He should've known better, but man, he was tired for many reasons, which made him feel bad. In the most sociable words Cody could think of, Sierra is a massive pain. He still goes by what he said when he tried to eliminate her, but the other girls had him apologize for something that wasn't his fault.

It made him oddly bitter, and that was new for Cody. He never felt bitter before, especially towards a girl he liked. Yep. Liked.

Cody didn't know how a crush could disappear so quickly, but it did. He enjoyed it while on the World Tour, but her joining Sierra in an attempt to get her back on her feet made Cody very sour. It was so sour that he backed off and hasn't tried to make any moves, which Gwen overlooked.

During that time, he felt stuck.

But all that changed when he remembered catching Noah during their Yukon Trip, causing an accidental kiss. But Cody took it in good faith and joked about it.

Cody.

Cody likes…

Cody likes Noah now.

And now everything between them made so much sense! He didn't think much about it, but Noah seemed nicer to Cody, and unlike Owen, he barely gave him nicknames that many considered demeaning—the stares, the laugh at Cody's sucky jokes while at Economy Class. Everything started to make sense, and now he has to find a way to tell Noah.

Or did he want to?

He wants to. But he was scared.

Why?

Was it because of Sierra? Mostly.

But did he care that much? No.

He's sick of trying to bend to people's expectations, and there was no more bullying.

This was Cody's choice. And he needs to do it.

Especially since Sierra was the one that got them caught by Jack The Ripper, so there's that.

☕

Things couldn't get any worse for Noah. Tyler was so silent that they forgot, which led to his capture. Owen was making a fool of himself, which isn't bad when they were on the plane, but not during the challenge.

"The Ripper's Most Natural Place has two levels that make up the space," Noah reads, then scoffed. "Sure…easy peasy."

"Double Decker Bus?" Own answered as he took a dog off his arm.

"Yeah," Noah acknowledged. "So there is a brain in there. You've been holding out on me."

"Holding Out?" Owen gasped. "I told you I smuggled some wieners off the plane!

Noah chuckled as he started to walk away, with Owen following. Going to the night with the stars out and a killer on the loose who could capture them at any moment was scary, but as they approached the Double-Decker Bus, bag in hand, they entered the Bus, hoping that the clue was right.

As they entered the Bus, they noticed how empty it was. But that wasn't unusual, but it made things extra creepy.

"Here, Ripper, Ripper, Ripper," Owen whimpered as the friends tip-toed forward. "We have a lovely bag for you."

Noah didn't have to say much as he felt the Ripper's hands around his mouth and swooped up above Owen, but Owen noticed when he heard the doors of the driver seat open and Noah's unsettling screams.

But Noah watched as Owen released the dogs, who imminently attacked Owen. But once one of the dogs found the sausage, Owen kicked it into the Ripper's hands, and all six dogs attacked him, and that's when Owen bagged him up.

"Alright Owen," Noah cheered.

"Who's the Ripper now?" Owen proudly grinned as he farted in the Ripper's face. "Oh, Noah, let me get you out."

"No! Wait until the air clears!" Noah screamed.

☕

Once the teams boarded the plane, it was a relief to see that everyone was alright. Noah was concerned about why Alejandro wasn't happy that they had won and was just glaring daggers at Noah.

"Sweet, everyone's ok!"

"Yep, everyone's fine," Heather confirmed. "You guys were so stupid to be worried."

Everyone glared, so Heather shut her mouth, which Noah was glad about.

"But it was reasssuring to see that someone was concerned," Alejandro spoke, glaring at Noah completely.

"You…You were watching everything?" Noah asked, now feeling a sense of dread. "Well, that's awkward."

"Like an eel dipped in grease," Alejandro repeated, his eyes narrowing down some more.

"Where I'm from, that's a compliment," Noah chuckled nervously, though he knew Alejandro saw right through him. "Tough Neighbourhood and all that."

Noah cleared his throat. "But hey! We caught the Ripper type guy!"

Owen unbagged the Ripper, who looked disheveled after the dogs attacked. His wrinkles curled when he frowned, looking over the teens who watched him.

"Old Man Jenkins?" Everyone gasped in unison.

Chris stoically stepped forward and grabbed the old man's head, revealing another shocking face—a face that everyone thought was eliminated in the very first episode.

"Ezekiel?" Everyone gasped again.

"Found him living in the cargo hold," Chef explained. "Found him homeschooling with the rats."

"I was gonna let him back in the game if he avioded getting captured." Chris added. "But since he could not."

He was booted off the plane. But there was still a question that lingered around.

"Who did Courtney and Gwen catch?" Heather asked, looking at their full bag.

"Well, Chris wanted a crinimal," Gwen started, looking down at the bag. "Well, ok, we didn't catch the right one. But.."

When Gwen removed the bag, Noah and the others' eyes widened at the sight of the green-haired delinquent. Everyone didn't even know his location, and he was right back on the plane once again.

"Duncan?"

"You brought me back here?" Duncan groaned, annoyed. "Ugh, where the stupid exit again?"

Duncan was ready to leave until Chris stopped.

"Uh, uh, uh, not so fast, quitter," Chris spoke, stopping Duncan. "Thought you could skip out on the game, eh? Thought we wouldn't find you, hmm?"

"Um, you didn't. We did." Gwen corrected, with Courtney nodding in agreement. "Sorry."

"And that's why Team Me is Super Hot is our winner!!" Chris announced. "That means that Team Amazon is going to the elimination room. Don't be late."

Everyone gasped in surprise.

"And Duncan, since you just came back, you join Chris is Really, Really, Really, Really hot!"

"…what kind of team name is that?" Duncan cringed. "That name is stupid."

"Blame the stalker," Noah chuckled, pointing at Sierra. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it."

"Ugh, whatever," Duncarn rolled his eyes and walked past them.

☕

Gwen was the one who got eliminated. Heather, Sierra, and, to her shock, Cody were the main ones who voted, but she accepted and jumped.

Cody groaned as he entered the restroom. His hand was still burned, and he felt his heart beating so hard, considering the camera situation when they were captured. Watching Noah, who is just as stoic as a soldier, admits to having feelings for Cody made Cody feel very warm. He was so lucky that Sierra was arguing with Alejandro during that time. He had to get it out of his chest, even if it was in the confessional.

"Uugh," Cody groaned again. "I feel all fuzzy inside, like I drank too much pop…." he paused when he realized the camera. "…Cause Gwen is gone! Obviously! Stinks we lost Gwem…and the challenge."

Cody looked down and sighed.

"…Is it wrong that I'm glad we lost?" Cody finally asked. "I-"

He jumped as he heard the door open, and Noah was there. He didn't look quite surprised, which Cody was grateful for.

"Oh crud- I didn't lock the door?!" Cody gasped, still in shock.

"The lock's broken-who's surprised." Noah replied sarcastically, looking at Cody. "How's the hand doing?"

"Not much better," Cody boasted. "Why? You have something to say bout it?"

Noah chuckles and carefully grabs his hand. "Maybe I do? Is that a bad thing?"

Cody laughed and looked down at his hand. "Ow…Hey, you know that hurts."

"What are you going to do about it?" Noah teased, a playful smirk on his face that made his eyes sparkle.

Cody felt a rush of energy coursing through him as he looked at Noah, his heart pounding wildly in his chest. This is your chance, his mind urged, the two thoughts intertwining with each other. You must kiss him, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life!

The moment's warmth enveloped them, and the tension hung thick in the air as Cody's gaze lingered on Noah's lips, making it harder to suppress the instinct pushing him closer.

Cody gulped, put his free hand on Noah's cheek, and pulled him forward for a kiss. Noah didn't even object as he lingered closer, hands carefully intertwined. Nothing could stop this moment, and they were so in the moment that they didn't know that Tyler watched with bated breath, now witnessing the moment of love.

Cody was with the one he truly loved.

What's the worst that can happen?

(au belongs to @fight-for-what-you-love who gave me permission to write this)

[erstwhilesparrow]

hey does it ever make you kind of crazy that post-reunion, c!owen introduces himself to us as owen agarci? agarci as in the name of the demon he shot in the chest during his trial? we know that's not c!owen's real last name -- he tells us so right then and there -- but i think it matters that of the last names he could have chosen for his lie, he took this one. his last name might have been the only thing he still carried with him of his family, of his past before the attack, and he refuses to use it or admit to it.

because it is an introduction, y'know? his narration, after the reunion, is a way of remaking himself in our eyes -- he is not the person we thought he was, so he needs to introduce himself again. and here, the thing he claims as his originating point, as the moment from his past he wants to carry around with him in something so fundamental as his name, is the moment he first killed a demon. this is the most important piece of his past. this, he is telling us, is where he comes from.

i think a lot about how we never actually see owen's parents. i don't even think we get their names? we get their voices in flashbacks over shots of empty fields and unpopulated streets. there is a kind of blankness to owen's past, or to what owen will reveal to us of his past, that forces us to take on faith that he is telling the truth when he talks about his own history. there is no one who could say otherwise; all the people who might have known him before he was a soldier and then a general are almost certainly dead.

it grants owen a fascinating degree of control over his own history. of course he can remake himself in this way, of course he can tell any story he wants of himself in this way; there's no one left to dispute his claims. in a way, he is his own origin -- as he tells us the story of his life, he is also creating that story. he came out of those woods with nothing but a bow on his back, no history, no one still living who could call to him by name. whatever life he lived before that point doesn't matter -- the thing that fundamentally made him the person who walked into town and demanded to join the army wasn't the life he lived with his parents, it was the violence he'd been exposed to and the violence he'd discovered himself willing and able to engage in. or so his story goes.

do you think when he woke up at the bottom of that elevator, memories wiped, nothing left to him of his past, there was some strange sense that he had done this before? do you think he rose up toward the light of the clearing above, empty-handed and alive, his entire life before this point a history waiting for him to tell it, and wondered why it felt familiar?

or maybe it's that he's refusing us. because following his turn during reunion, there's almost a sense that he has tighter control of the camera now. he addresses his 'voices' nearly antagonistically, wishing we/they would go away, responding and talking to us/them in a way that feels harsher than how he's addressed chat in the past. he's frustrated with us/them: why are you still here, i thought i was done with you. he accuses us/them of only pretending to care, of lingering not so much out of concern or any desire to do something as out of some morbid curiosity. there's a degree of access to him that we seem to have lost. it's as if he's finally certain that there is an audience, and what he's willing to show us shifts.

there's something really lovely and horrifying about a lot of the more scripted sections of owen's pov after the reunion. how it shows us things only he knows (the knife in his hotbar for much of his dinner conversation with guts, the beat where he grabs his backpack and reaches for a weapon when it seems like ayngel is about to recognize him, the interaction with puddy in the second clearing when he visits with krow), but we are nevertheless shut out of his interiority as he starts talking less to others, starts favouring third-person camera shots and narration where he gets to step out of the moment and talk to us directly. you can even think about the 'scripted by owengejuicetv' segments after each kill as signalling this: he has such visible direct control of the story we get to know now. he is the one who gets to tell this story, who gets to move the pieces on the board. here's what happened, he says to us. this is how it went. this is what i do and who i am and here are the parts that mattered. do you ever think about how rasbi's ending wasn't streamed from her pov? do you ever think about how the only witnesses to rasbi's death were rasbi herself, and owen?

[saintyveningstar]

Mind your P's and Q's

"What, no! I hate Ellie!"

"Ya hate her, but ya can't stay away from her, it seems like." He said, "And plus, I hate Owen. So what now?" Brown eyes pierced blue with a challenge.

"Please, Papa."

"What do you even hate Ellie for, I thought she was a nice girl. Smart n' pretty, sweet." Jerry eyes her with a knowing look and Abby blushes profusely.

"She's weird, and .... gay."

or:

Abby being a little shit to Jerry, and he puts her right back in her place cause he's a stern dad who doesn't take shit

Abby remembers when she was younger, and it was just her and her dad — she was at that age where he really wasn't fucking around when it came to curfew, hangouts, parties, all of that.

Abby remembers thinking she'd somehow get over on him, doing all her chores, even chores that weren't hers, cutting the grass, sterilizing her dad's suture tools, cleaning his lab.

She'd saunter into his room, hands behind her back, "Pop?"

"Yeah, honey?" Jerry looked away from his TV, then back, then a double take back at Abby. "You want somethin'. What is it?" he sighed.

She ran up to him gripping his arm, "Please, let me?"

"I don't even know what it is ya want from me, Abs." 

"Can I go out with some friends?"

"What friends?"

"Nora, Manny ... Mel."

"Is it Ellie or Owen?" He sighed.

"What, no! I hate Ellie!"

"Ya hate her, but ya can't stay away from her, it seems like." He said, "And plus, I hate Owen. So what now?" Brown eyes pierced blue with a challenge.

"Please, Papa."

"What do you even hate Ellie for, I thought she was a nice girl. Smart n' pretty, sweet." Jerry eyes her with a knowing look and Abby blushes profusely.

"She's weird, and .... gay."

"So what are you, normal? And straight?" Jerry says, "It's okay if you're not, hun. Ain't nobody gonna judge ya. I like women too, I see the appeal."

"Jesus, papa! I'm not freaking gay, oh my god!"

"Okay." He says simply, teasingly, "Doesn't change the fact that you're still not goin' out with Owen, so you might as well just call her up anyway." Jerry says offhandedly, changing the channel. "You know, I haven't even met his Mama yet."

"This isn't fair!" Abby stomps, and Jerry's gaze finds her again, eyeing her with clear warning, looking her up and down, then turning back to the tv.

"I'd watch it, if I were you." He says. "Cause you can be hanging out with nobody."

Abby storms off, goes upstairs and slams the door, and Jerry tries to compose himself quickly before he's storming after her and ripping the door open. "Hey!" he yelled, "Get your fuckin' act together, okay!"

"or what?!" She screams back, and Jerry's eyes widen. 

"Abigail Junia Anderson." He gripped her doorframe, teeth gritted as he warned her. "I'm not blowin' smoke here, you better start mindin' your p's and q's. I got no problem tanning your hide."

Abby knew he was pissed when he started using her name-name.

Abby stays quiet this time, staring at him. Jerry taps his belt, points at her — Abby shakes her head, and he gives her a look that says thought so — then turns to leave. "And this fuckin' door stays open."

[injaws]

simone kessell, fifty-two, she/her   ⟡   —   is that CIRCE NGATA-LANDRY i just saw walking around kilmer’s cove? i heard they’re a RESIDENT who’s been here for THIRTY YEARS. it slipped my mind, since they just tend to hang out at DELPHI'S DELIGHT. at face value, they’re said to be WARM and LEVEL-HEADED, but i don’t know… some people have said they can be quite SNEAKY and SECRETIVE. just don’t get on their bad side, i guess! don’t tell them i told you this, but i’ve heard they DO NOT believe in all the ghost stories around town. who knows what the future holds for them! 

BASICS:

full name: circe arielle ngata-landry nickname(s): none referencing her actual name, though “ari” was common as a child  age: fifty-two  gender: cis woman pronouns: she/her  sexuality: pansexual & panromantic date & place of birth: april 23rd in miami, florida  occupation: owner & false oracle at delphi's delight spirituality shop  faceclaim:  simone kessell notable characteristics: long, dark tendrils of hair flowing down to her lower back, typically kept down or in a long braid; features weathered by years of laughter & smiling; kind eyes, a simmering fire beneath the surface; a knowing smile that has you questioning if maybe she is a psychic, though you don't know what she knows traits: warm, level-headed, sneaky, secretive, lonely, wistful, quick-witted, adaptable similar to: joni thrombey, gillian owens, donna sheridan, jean grey, mary jane watson, senshi (dungeon meshi)  aesthetics: incense smoke filling a room; lavender crushed up under a pestle; prayer rice for any type of manifestation; tall candles, wax melting down the sides; long, billowing skirts & billowing shawls to match; coffee at 10 pm, tea at 8 am 

BULLET POINTS — TW FOR EMOTIONAL NEGLECT, INFERTILITY, & SPOUSAL DEATH

– circe doesn't think of her life before raymond, and by extension, before kilmer. it exists in a fog she's too far removed from to find a path back to – with that being said, circe had a fairly normal childhood (or so she'd tell you). emotionally neglectful parents who soothed wounds with gifts, & her nanny as her best friend. dinner was eaten alone, at a very long table designed for twelve and housing one. made for a family. – she's generally aimless, but circe is smart, she knows what she has to do; she goes to college for a business degree so she can maybe make something of herself. she meets raymond landry, delightfully charming nd quirky in a way that endears her greatly. – they have a whirlwind romance their senior year of college, & circe receives a ring at the same time she receives her diploma. – the affection she'd so greatly craved is given to her tenfold, and not just from raymond himself, but his family. family, it seems, is essential to the landrys; it makes circe uncomfortable at first, until the child begging to be loved rears her ugly head once again. – raymond asks her to move back to kilmer with him and she doesn't hesitate in saying yes. while kooky, the landry's fill the very long table, and circe's life is full of happiness, laughter, & a healthy dose of odd. – she starts her own shop soon after; though having little interest in what most business actually entails, circe misses her nanny, veronica. vero, a beautiful woman with gray hair and eyes as dark as coal, taught circe about the occult; about crystals, about cleansing, about the spiritual. circe finds immense comfort in this, and she decides to surround herself with it forever (and share it with the world, if all goes well) – she doesn't even offer readings or fortunes at first, in her defense. she intends to stick to what she does believe in, but money was tight and demand was low. she has to really think … she's parked right next to an oddities museum, so, hey, why not make the most of it? – circe begins offering her oracle services to unassuming tourists, of which kilmer has more than enough of throughout the year. she can put on a persona to keep her store, to keep vero. plus … ah, she'd be lying if she said it wasn't fun. – throughout this all, circe and raymond are trying for a family. circe can think of very little she'd love more than one of her own, a child she could ensure was loved and knew they were loved. – years pass and circe worries; she's twenty six when the doctor tells her she can't conceive naturally, and her and raymond are looking into adoption agencies that afternoon, an effort to pivot from the grief wracked throughout them – luckily, they find the light of their life, a baby as sweet as a little peach. for many, many years, circe gets her happy family, and the little girl inside of her remains content. – raymond dies and circe feels she may follow him on behalf of her own broken heart soon after. their child, though now an adult, and the rest of the landry's remain the sole reason she is here today. several months had her practically bedridden, staring out the window for hours at a time. one could say she was little more than a spirit, unable to pass on from the life she'd had before. this was also when she decided to move back into the landry household, the support system she'd built there much needed. – now a days, she's better. she has her family. circe feels like her life may slowly be starting to piece itself together again, and that's really all she can ask for.

HEADCANONS:

– it is important to note that circe is in fact scamming tourists. her fortunes are fake, she does not know what is going to happen in your life, and frankly, she thinks that if you still believe her even after filling out a pre-meeting interview, you deserve to be scammed out of your money anyway. - it's widely known among anyone who has been to kilmer for longer than a weekend vacation that the fortunes are fake. again -- if you fall for it, it's your business! – that being said, she truly does enjoy the spiritual, the occult, and all things related. scamming was purely a way to draw more traffic to the store, though she does think it's kind of funny. – circe doesn't believe in the ghost stories around kilmer; the jury is still out on whether she believes in ghosts themselves or not ( she does, in some way. she thinks that energy cannot be destroyed, and so there must be some purpose we have after death. however, she's a scammer, and so she tends to be pessimistic about the intentions of these “ghost stories” anyway – loves trash tv. avid real housewives watcher – fiercely protective of her loved ones, does not play about those she holds dear to her heart. mama bear instincts on 100 – some old habits die hard; her love language is gift giving, & she has the tendency to shower those she loves in gifts (where is the money coming from? well, she's an heiress to something! but she left that life behind after all) - hates cooking in an almost laughable way. spends way too much on takeout – kind of an ipad baby. OBSESSED with the sims app she has on her phone. someone take it away from her????

WANTED CONNECTIONS

– guh. check back l8r

[yeah-w-r-i-t-e]

You reblogged the "send me questions and bother me" tumblr ask post so I thought I'd come to your inbox. I'm feeling like I'm about to get ill (you know, the first symptoms coming up but you can't grasp it yet) and I need some distraction from it.

So: please rank the Mission Impossible characters by how much you like them (please also add characters that only occurred once or twice throughout the series if you want to). Please tell me why. And then rank them again by the chaotic energy they're radiating :D

Do that only if you want to, that is. Thank you and all the best 🧡

Hey, thanks for the ask! I'm putting the rankings under a cut cause it's gonna get pretty long haha

My number one is obviously Benji!! I'm not sure I can put into words why and how much I love him, but I'll try. Benji became my favorite as soon as I watched Ghost Protocol. I love his nervous energy, how he rambles a lot, and how he clearly has a deep admiration for Ethan. My favorite thing about him, however, is how much he grows over the course of the movies! In mi3, he's just tech support. In Ghost Protocol, he's a freshly-made field agent. Obviously he knows his stuff, but he doesn't have much experience. He also has some major hero worship of Ethan going on (and, as Simon Pegg himself said, a crush). Then, in Rogue Nation, we see him confident enough in both his abilities and relationship with Ethan to yell at him and insist on helping. His character development is beautiful, and I only wish mi3 Benji could see Fallout Benji. I'll have to write that someday.

Number two is also obviously Ethan. He's so fucking crazy and I love that for him. But I also love how he's so obviously good. He's such a genuinely good person. And he has so much hope. He basically runs on hope; even when a mission goes disastrously wrong, he still hopes for the best outcome. That's why he's unwilling and unable to sacrifice any life; he has hope for the best outcome and always aims for that rather than a perhaps more realistic one. Have I mentioned I love how he's insane? One of my favorite tropes is when people underestimate how crazy and competent he is or think he's the bad guy, and he proves them wrong. Think Rogue Nation. I love him sm<3

I think Ilsa and Luther are tied for my 3rd favorites! I don't have as much to say about them but Ilsa is so competent (I love that scene where she's sitting on that one guy's shoulders and uses her legs to strangle him and then lands on her feet??? Fucking awesome) and Luther's sarcasm is hilarious (and he's stuck by Ethan this whole time). They're the two best members of Team Hunt (other than Benji ofc).

Okay while I do like the other IMF agents (like Brandt and Jane) I'm gonna skip them to go to my favorite villain: Owen Davian. NOT because I like the guy but because he's a FANTASTIC bad guy!! The interrogation scene where he pretends to have Julia killed??? AMAZING! I think he's the scariest villain of the whole franchise (Gabriel could never lol). He makes me genuinely afraid because he promised to go after Ethan's loved ones and did. He reached Julia, who was supposed to be safe as a civilian, and Ethan could do nothing about it. 10/10 villain right there

Okay, now in level of chaotic energy:

Okay number one is obviously Ethan. He is, as stated before, INSANE. It's not as obvious in the first movie (or even the second, despite the odd showboaty stunts), but it becomes clear when he does crazy shit like CLIMB THE BURJ KHALIFA and HANG OUTSIDE AN AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT that he's CRAZY!!! As Hunley says in Rogue Nation, he's the living manifestation of destiny. Whatever he wants to do, he'll do it, no matter how impossible (no pun intended) it seems.

Number two is Paris! My only evidence is that scene where she goes into road rage in the car chase. I mean, look at this!!!

Possibly controversial but I'm ranking Sean Ambrose from mi2 in third because he cut off his employee's finger and shot him like a million times. And because of this picture of him:

I just think it's funny.

You may be thinking. Where is Benji on this list? Does he not have enough chaotic energy to be in the top 5 at least? The answer is that yes, he does, but I'm afraid I am incapable of being unbiased when it comes to Benji. Ethan is obviously the crazy man of the franchise, but I can't tell if I'm exaggerating Benji's chaotic energy in my mind because I spend all my spare time shaking him in a little metaphorical glass jar. Benji's somewhere on the list. Maybe 2 and a half??

Anyways thank you again for the ask, and I hope you feel better! Sorry it's so late; I had a lot of family stuff today:)

[david-talks-sw]

why do so many people hate on Mace Windu?

'Cause he's too much of a badass for them to handle! Jokes aside, this is a subject I came across a few times. If I had to guess why?

1. "Mace was a jerk to Anakin!"

A lot of people see Mace as "always being antagonistic towards Anakin". When - if you look at the facts - that's not really true.

In Episode I, sure, Mace initially votes to not let Anakin into the Jedi Order. But shortly after, when it's put to a vote a second time, Yoda is the only one still not wanting Anakin to join.

Implying... that Mace was cool with it!

Hell, there's even a non-canon comic that covered this, with Windu actually arguing letting Anakin into the Jedi Order against Yoda because he thinks Anakin will bring Balance to the Force.

In the comic, he also suggests giving Qui-Gon’s lightsaber to Anakin.

In Episode II, he's actually defending Anakin. He and the Council are confident in Anakin's ability to have his first solo mission, praising Anakin's skills and - in a deleted scene - even reminding Obi-Wan to have more faith in his Padawan.

Finally, in Episode III, at a first glance, it looks like Mace is indeed written in a way that makes him antagonistic to Anakin (the same Anakin who turns to the Dark Side in the same film, so maybe his instincts weren't so off after all...)

A lot of people say "he says he doesn't trust Anakin!" and I've already covered what that's really about here:

TLDR: he says he doesn't trust Anakin when he's 1) on a secret mission 2) with Palpatine. Which makes sense, because Anakin isn't exactly subtle and he has an emotional attachment toward Palpatine who everyone can see has Anakin wrapped around his finger.

Also, if you wanna count it... the novelization of Revenge of the Sith justifies this by the unbearable stress he is under.

A stress due to the Clone War and his whole Order being drafted into being warriors when they're supposed to be diplomats, thus causing hundred if not friends of his comrades to die (and don't even get me started on how hard the loss of clone lives must weigh on him).

Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu writer Matt Owens seems to echo this sentiment:

"The Jedi are like atomic bombs: they have so much power, but they really don’t want to use it. Mace is a masterful warrior who doesn’t relish fighting. Such use of his power goes against his code, but if he doesn’t use it, what will become of the Republic? As a member of the Jedi Council, he is under pressure because he is a leader. He’s forced into an uncomfortable situation where he is doing something he doesn’t entirely agree with for what he believes is ultimately the greater good. But he has to be sure of himself because he has so many others looking to him for direction." - Matt Owens, Star Wars Insider Special Edition, 2021

So it's not personal toward Anakin at all, but Anakin's whining and making it all about himself certainly isn't relieving the stress.

But hey, let's suppose he is a dick to Anakin in Episode III (he's not, but let's go along with it).

That's still one movie out of three. So if there's a change in attitude toward Anakin from Attack of the Clones to Revenge of the Sith...

... what spurred it?

What event would make Mace go from telling Obi-Wan to have faith in Anakin to having him be adversarial toward him?

It would've been nice to see that in an episode from The Clone Wars, which partially exists to fill in the gaps between AOTC and ROTS.

I mean, was there a time where, for example, Anakin prioritized saving Ahsoka over a bunch of people in a building, leaving Mace to do it himself?

Still, we get moments between them, and they're not all negative:

They have fun banter, at times, right? But then we hear Dave Filoni say that Mace had an issue with Anakin from day one.

"You see, Mace Windu’s the guy that tells little Anakin ‘no, he will not be trained’. You cut to Anakin and he’s like, ‘What??’ There’s this look on Anakin’s face like, 'I’m gonna remember that, you’re a negative, why are you doing that?’ So you have to look at it, the Jedi are - though they mean really well for Anakin – they’re always telling him 'no’. They’re always saying 'no, you’ll be expelled, you’ll have to leave the Jedi Order’. [...] So when you get to that point-- all these things I’m talking about get you to that point where Palpatine’s on the ground and Mace Windu has a lightsaber at his throat and he’s saying “he’s the traitor”. So Anakin’s there and he’s choosing between the guy that’s always told him “no” - that, while he respects him and [Mace’s] not a mentor, but he’s a fellow Jedi - and the father figure [of Palpatine] who holds the key possibly to immortality and you saving this person you love in Padmé." - Dave Filoni, Rebel Force Radio, Star Wars Fan Days III, 2009

So... I honestly don't know who to listen to.

If we're meant to see Mace as "negative toward Anakin" then the episodes failed to convey that properly.

If we're not, then why is Dave Filoni saying the above?

Same thing goes for the recently-published novel Brotherhood, written by Mike Chen.

Like, I want to give the novel the benefit of the doubt and say "yeah, but we're only seeing Mace through Anakin's eyes, so of course the opinion is biased and exaggerated." But then I hear Mike Chen say stuff like this...

"And, like, [Anakin’s] constantly pulled in every direction and the finally, when you go from that to Revenge of the Sith where it’s like “hey, my wife is going to die unless I listen to my cool uncle, who has never been mean to me” and then you have Mace Windu who’s like “TAKE A SEAT, SKYWALKER!” y’know, it’s like who’re you gonna listen to? It really makes sense, it feels very organic, from that perspective." - Mike Chen, Beyond the Blast Doors, 2021

... and it's clear my arguing "unreliable narration" would just be me expressing a headcanon.

2. "Mace represents everything wrong with the Jedi"

Then, another argument I heard once is that he embodies everything wrong with the Jedi Order. As said in this comment here:

Wow, that's a whole bunch of hate hurled in Mace's direction.

Also inaccurate.

The fact is, Mace is - like most Jedi - a space shaolin/buddhist monk. He's incredibly wise and spiritual as heck. But when it comes to it, he's a no-bullshit kind of guy, especially when considering the Jedi being forced into a war.

As Samuel L. Jackson put its:

"Mace is a voice of reason. He thinks before he speaks. He's pretty calculating, mostly even-tempered, and he's not to be trifled with. He knows that the war is coming and he has a pretty good idea who is behind it. [...] Mace Windu has known Obi-Wan Kenobi for a very long time. Mace was a contemporary of Qui-Gon Jinn. He understood his faults and admired his qualities and can see that Obi-Wan has taken on some of Qui-Gon's strongheadedness by wanting to train Anakin Skywalker." - Samuel L. Jackson, as reported in Star Wars Insider: The Skywalker Saga Collector’s Edition, 2021

That doesn't mean Mace isn't compassionate or empathetic. On the contrary:

Here’s Mace taking down a criminal who was using child soldiers.

See that teenager who shoots at him in the final panels? At the end of the comic, he tries to have her freed.

Then, here’s Mace going out of his way to save a Twi'lek girl.

And this post, right here, lists a ton of examples of Mace putting others before himself in The Clone Wars.

Oh, you wanna go Legends? Let's go Legends.

Here’s Mace before and after saving an old lady from thugs.

Here’s Mace being kind to a starving Sith worshipper who tried to start a mob to kill them, choosing talk and mercy over violence.

Here's Mace praising Anakin!

One time, Obi-Wan almost died on a mission. Mace stayed by Anakin's side the whole time Obi-Wan was undergoing surgery.

Here’s Mace calmly agreeing to disagree with a Jedi who thinks the Order shouldn’t have joined the Clone War.

Hell, here’s Mace being nice to animals.

Mace Windu embodies everything right about the Jedi Order.

3. Misc "arguments"...

A number of silly, small things I hear sometimes:

"Oh he called her 'citizen' what an asshole!" He refers to her the same way she referred to herself. Ahsoka's been gone for months she doesn't have context and letting her into the fold in that particular instant would spell disaster. It's not personal, Mace even gives her a respectful nod before the call ends.

Then there's:

"Mace never apologized for the way the Council treated Ahsoka!" Because Plo Koon apologized on behalf of the whole Council.

“You have OUR most humble Ahsoka.” Plural. He’s speaking for all of them, nobody contradicts him, thus showing they agree. It’s a 22-minute TCW episode, they’re not gonna have each Council member apologize individually. It’s common sense. I'd also hazard that the "this was your real trial" line lingered from the first draft of the script as originally, Ahsoka didn't leave the Order at the end of "The Wrong Jedi" and prolly got promoted to Jedi Knight.

Also:

"Mace Windu once believed himself to be the Chosen One, he was jealous of Anakin!"

Uh... I'm just gonna post this one again...

Then there's this one I read which just made me cringe:

*sigh*

Yeah that TOTALLY sounds like something Mace “You Can’t Kill The Zillo Beast 'Cause It’s An Innocent Living Creature” Windu would do.

Intentionally leading his Jedi brothers to slaughter is so typical Mace “Get The Men To Safety While I Risk My Life For Them” Windu behavior.

So, why do some fans not like him?

I honestly dunno.

The only other reason I can think of (like the other Jedi, he's not as flawed as Anakin, some see him and the Jedi as holier than thou, he's nothing like Luke Skywalker) is explored more in detail here:

[sl-ut]

college!abby loving scissoring >>>>>>>

i'm in love

listen, i don't make the rules, i just enforce them (even though i totally made this rule)

more college!abby

i feel like abby would not be totally convinced that scissoring is even a real thing for a long time. ofc she has seen it in porn and its a running joke within the wlw community, though it just doesn't seem like it would make sense to her. like i mentioned in some posts before, despite her being out and proud for a little while now, y/n is her first real girlfriend (i hc that she labelled herself as pan for a while after she dated owen but then realised after dating a few other guys casually that, no, she is definitely a lesbian).

the first time she hooked up with a vagina owner, it was very very basic. she struggled for a bit to find the right spots (the clit was easy enough, but when it came to inside????? that's where the struggle was), but hey, practice makes perfect. it was tongues and very mild fingering but that's it. i hate to make it sound like i hate the guy, but i absolutely hate owen, and i just know that he's not all that in the sack. he might have had some good intentions, but the skill wasn't always there, so she honestly wasn't entirely sure of what would make herself feel good.

the first time she tried it, it wasn't great. it was awkward, and neither of them actually got off on it, but it definitely had potential. she didn't even attempt it again for a little bit, well after she'd gotten more comfortable taking on a more dominant role in the bedroom. another issue that i know many queer women who have previously only dated men have is overcoming the idea that being feminine is not exclusive with being submissive, and abby struggled with this for a while. however, once she was over that little bump in the road, she's breaking beds and backs left right and centre.

so when she finally tries it again, it's literally life changing. we all know that abby is an absolute beast with the strap, so we already know she's got the stroke game, so she quickly finds the best and most efficient way to go about it. her usual go-to is pinning her partner to the bed, knees to their chest while she goes to town, though she discovers a new favourite when she tries it with y/n.

they do it once or twice before y/n suggests a slight alteration. like i said, y/n is her first real girlfriend, and as mentioned in this post, most of her past hookups were with girls who were similar to herself (she would pickup girls from class or the gym). i'm not trying to say that people who are anything like abby physically or personality-wise are definitely a top, but in this case, they most often were. y/n is the first girl she's been with that hasn't tried to fight for dominance every time and actually enjoys getting manhandled by her, she when she suggests that she could be on top for this, abby was a little hesitant.

she'd had her ride the strap before on a few occasions, and had also forced her to get off on her thigh a time or two, but this? this was completely different, and abby liked it. laying flat on the bed, she felt a little vulnerable under y/n's touch as she gently adjusted her legs to make room. she shivered when she felt the familiar press of y/n's sticky cunt against her own, letting out a shaky sigh as she began to rock her hips slowly to find the right movement. she did take the time to appreciate y/n's figure on top of her, watching in delight as her head dropped back as small whimpers began to roll from her tongue, and letting out a quite whine of her own as y/n's breasts began to bounce with her movement.

"that feel good, baby?" y/n would ask through hitched breath, struggling to keep herself from shying away from the euphoric sensation.

abby nodded as a pathetic grunt escaped her throat, hands searching for something to grip. this was y/n's first time really being on top, and she wasn't really sure how to be on the bottom. then, y/n grabbed her hands, settling them on her hips and helping her guide her hips along. she bent forward, lips brushing abby's as she muttered to her in the quietest voice possible.

"use me, abs."

oh mama. she used her, and she almost didn't wanna stop. she had only just gotten comfortable with being the dominant one in the relationship, and was quite resistant to let go of that, so being able to be on the bottom while still retaining her dominance was perfect. she had the ability to move and grind y/n down on her in any way that she could possibly want, bringing herself to her climax and back twice before letting up. she would prefer it much more if y/n managed to get off at least once during it, but she also knows that it's not gonna work for everyone, so she will happily give her at least three big o's before letting her out of bed.

i think it's safe to say that abby likes scissoring.

just a little.

[12colors]

Episode 1, Part 1 - Teams arrival (v0.1)

This is just 1st draft of the script, so there arent that many details.

=== Episode 1 ===

Chris: Welcome to total drama, all'n'awful, where we will be redoing first three seasons with even bigger cast, which will be made out of Generations I, II and IV. Why it doesn't include Generation III? Cause they died! Hahahahaha!

*Cheff rolls his eyes*: Not really, they jus- Chris: Shush! You are ruining it! Anyway, here are the contestants. *Talks to a headset* Drop 'em Boys!

There is a big plane above, with the cast inside. The doors open and everyone falls out. Chris: Don't worry! They had parashutes there!

That was true, but almost nobody wore them, except for: Cody and Sierra (Sierra was expecting that, so she secured cody and herself just in case... But she used like 8 on Cody), Owen (AAAAAAAAA PLANES), Cameron (Jo equiped it on him to make fun out of the fact that it's too heavy for him), Axel, Zee (Yooo, free stuff!), Priya (she knew it) Those who didn't, landed in water, except for Dawn, who used a shortcut and got to the land dry and without a scratch. Those who had parashutes also landed on the beach. *Complaining etc.* Everyone gets out of the water and Chris announces: Hey, I brought all of you to fight against each- Priya: Yeah, everyone knows the formula, even Zee.

Zee: Formula? are we cooking something? Owen: Are we gonna eat something? Heather: The game is always the same. At the end of each episode there is voting-based elimination- Sierra: But not always. There are exceptions

Heather: Ekhem... Person with most votes is out, and the Final Two fight for Milion dollars Chris: Nope! This time the reward is 10 Miltion Bucks! *Shock. Even in people who werent interested at first like Gwen or Duncan* Chris: Shut it! Now we will be splitting into teams. There will be 6 of them. To what team you go will be based elimination order from previous seasons. Let's start:

Chris: Wild'zekiel, Team A. Walk over there *Chris points at his far right, contestants' far left.* Ezekiel seems less feral. Looks like he finaly got the terapy he deserved. But still has some Leftovers. Chris: Eva, Team B.

Eva walks up to the spot on the left of Ezekiel Chris: Noah, Team C. Noah goes where he needs too and shares some looks with Eva. Chris: Justin, Team D. Justin walks to his place. Chris: Katie, Team E. Katie goes to the spot to Justin's right Chris: Tyler, Team F. Tyler takes the final spot. Chris: Izzy, Team A. Izzy: Yo, Ezekiel! Glad your hair is finaly regrowing. Chris: Cody, Team B. Cody slowly walks up to his team's spot, but keeps the distance from Eva Chris: Beth, Team C.

Beth goes there, where she needs. Chris: Sadie, Team D.

Sadie runs up to Katie, Screaming and they hug.

Chris: No! I said Team D! Not Team E! Sadie is sad, and goes to the correct team. But she isn't sad for long, because she sees that she is in the team with Justin Chris: Courtney, Team E. Courtney goes there. Chris: Harold, Team F. Harold goes there.

Chris: Trent, Team A.

Trent goes there.

Chris: Bridgette, Team B.

Bridgette goes there, but hides behind cody. Eva doesn't care Chris: Lindsay, Team C.

Lindsay gasps, runs up to Beth and They are very happy. Noah sighs, saying: „Great...” Chris: DJ, Team D. Sadie: Yay! DJ! Chris: Geoff, Team E. Geoff is quite happy, as always. Chris: Leshawna, Team F. Leshawna seems quite happy with her team, as does Tyler and Harold Chris: Duncan, Team A.

Duncan goes there, not impressed or anything.

Chris: Heather, Team B.

Heather was the fist one of her team who got close to Eva. Eva is listening on her smartphone. (haha, no more mp3's. Now smartphones are the thing)

Chris: Gwen, Team C.

Gwen is as happy as noah is. Chris: Owen, Team D. Owen high-five's DJ, Justin and Sadie Chris: Blainley... Sorry... Mildred >:), Team E.

Mildred is just as happy of her team as Courtney is.

Chris: Sierra, Team F. Sierra: Noooo! Cody! (Cody is in Team B) Leshawna whispers to Tyler on the side: She goes out first.

He nods. Chris: Alejandro! Team A. Alejandro walks up to his team, smiling... He smiles outside. Chris: Ms. Blah Blah. Shut Your yapper and go to Team B.

Staci stops talking to Millie and goes to her team.

Chris: Dakotazaurus-Rex. Team C. Dakota goes to her team. Noah and Gwen share a look. They aren't dissapointed. Chris: Beverly, Team D. Owen High-Five's B.

Chris: Dawn, Team E... Oh... You are arleady there... Alright Chris: Sam. Team F.

*Sam stops playing on his 3BS*: Wha... Oh... Okay. Sierra: Yo! Is that Pocketed Monsters Platinium? Sam: Yeah. They are way better than Pearl or Diamond. Sierra: Not even talking about their NonTendo Swap remakes. They both laugh a bit, and Chris Continues

Chris: Brick, Team A.

Bricks walks up to his team, and Tries sharing a handshake with Duncan, Failing.

Chris: Anne Maria, Team B.

Anna: Wha- Oh okay. *She walks up to her team* Heather: Wow! Your hair looks... Gorgeous! Anna: Thank you! But yours could use a bit of Conditioner Cody: Yeesh

Heather pushes Cody away, he Lands at Eva. She doesn't care and continues listening to her music.

Chris: Finaly single Mike!, Team C.

Mike: I 'm not single! Singular? Maybe.

Chris: Jo, Team D. Jo walks up to her team, complementing DJ and fist-bumping him.

Chris: Scott, Team E.

Courtney and Scott: What? No!

Chris: Zoey, Team F.

Zoey welcomes her teammates. Get's either ignored by Sam and Sierra nerding out about NanTendo, or getting death stare from Leshawna

Chris: Lightning, Team A.

Lightning: Oh Yeah! A is for Sha-Avesome!

Chris: Cameron, Team B.

Cameron isn't really sure about his team.

Eva is Eva, Cody and Bridgette are being bored to sleep by Staci, Heather is mad at Anne. So he just goes there, but with a bit of distance. Chris: Caleb. Team C.

Caleb just walks up to his team, thinking.

Chris: Axel, Team D.

Axel walks up to her team. Starts a conversation with Jo.

Chris: Nicole, Team E. Nicole: Okay! Hey, team.

Mildred: BTW, Your career was nothing compared to mine. Good thing it ended. Nicole was to shoked to speak.

Chris: Scary, Team F.

Zoey welcomes Scary Girl. She might regret that.

Chris: Damien, Team A.

Damien goes there.

Chris: MK, Team B.

MK: Ugh...

Noah: Your team not-so-great too, huh?

MK: You bet. But at least we are not Team A. Just Look at theese guys.

Noah: Yeah.

Chris: Wayne, Team C.

Wayne: Hey!

Mike: Hey.

Caleb: Hey~

Noah: Jesus Fucking Christ.

/*Caleb Confessional

Well... Playing „Justin” didn't do much for me last time. And based on that reaction, I have to change strategies.

Or I could just try playing it safe and get Lindsay and Beth like Justin did. Oh. Of course I know them. I watched the show. Duh. Well... It might not work for Lindsay anymore... Hmmm *Thinking noises*

*/

Chris: Raj, Team D.

Raj goes there.

Chris: Ripper, Team E.

Ripper tries making fun of Dawn, which fails, because she wasn't listening, and just responded with „Huh?”

Chris: Zee, Team F.

Zee: *Sips his soda* Hey Lauren. We are in the same team.

Scary Girl: Yeah! This is going to be so much fun! *She looks at leshawna, zoey backs off a bit* Chris: Chase, Team A.

/*Trent Confessional So Yeah... Half of our team are jocks... Would Izzy count as a jock?

*/

Chris: Emma, Team B.

Emma goes there.

Chris: Juliet, Team C.

Juliet: Well, this is gonnna suck. My whole team are just weirdos. Maybe except for Caleb.

Chris: Millie, Team D.

Millie goes there.

Chris: Bowie, Team E.

/*Bowie Confessional

Well... My team might not be the strongest... But I will survive.

And Raj's Team is strong, so he will be fine too.

*/

Chris: And Ending on Priya, Team F.

Priya walks up to Leshawna, Harold and Tyler confidently: Hey guys.

Harold: Hey.

Tyler: What's up!

Leshawna just rolls her eyes.

/*Priya Confessional

Well... To survive, I need allies. And Leshawna, Harold and Tyler are good enough for allies, and weak enough to fuck up, and get eliminated instead of me. Maybe I could even get to Sierra and Sam?

*/

[castleclerics]

el's memories not being her own ??

hey so like why do we see brenner's pov here of the massacre in 4x01 ....

...and then whenever el has flashbacks of it before nina, we see the same shots that were from brenner's pov??

(these shots i took from after the byers dinner scene when el goes upstairs)

something something i have a sneaking suspicion the massacre didn't actually happen the way we were shown in 4x07 and they possibly injected brenner's memories in el's brain somehow and the way brenner explains repressed memories to el several times begins to look suspicious especially with the "you have demons in your past eleven" and other gaslightly phrases like that like ????? ik it's to like make el believe it was her fault until she relives the memory but come on it's purposefully overkill.

then we have el seeing things that definitely didn't happen in her original memory. like when the numbers are lighting up that circle of lights in 4x05, then suddenly el sees her hands covered in blood and everyone disappears, and she walks out into the hallway to see a part of the massacre memory as a literal a man-made build-up until she relives it fully.

it's not even like they're taking a piece of the massacre memory and putting it into the one she's currently in for her bloody hands, they literally fabricated/manufactured it. similar to how vecna during trances can make his victims see anything he wants... also here's another good example of how el's memories seem man-made.

so obviously they can alter a memory and trick her brain into seeing things WITHIN a memory that didn't actually happen, so how much of the actual massacre memory is even real ??? i have a feeling not much.

also how convenient is it that el loses her powers right before vecna comes back and attacks people in s4, then they have basically a time machine 100% ready to go for her the week of (ik owens was working on it for a while but still) and brenner has the perfect memory strong enough to bring her powers back... it all just seems a little too good to be true, don't ya think ? and tying it all back into el having those flashbacks only when and as soon she doesn't have powers seems so planned. the build-up and timing is too perfect to not be planned by brenner it's so weird.

seems more plausible to me that they took someone else's memory and had el live through it convincing her it's 100% what happened and her own lived experience so she could get her powers back.

(also highkey think that one was put into her memories and wasn't actually there originally)

[morganaspendragonss]

I hope that you are doing well! I love the your writing! If you are open to a Tarlos fic request: TK to Carlos after the doctor has told him Carlos might not make it through the next 48hrs "I cannot imagine life without you, please don't let me live my greatest fear. I won't survive."

Carlos has been working a case and it happens that he becomes a target. He starts getting messages at work, at home and becomes paranoid but doesn't tell TK, but TK can see that Carlos is on edge. Carlos picks a fight with TK so that he goes to stay with Owen for a while. Carlos does this to protect him, let him at least stay away so that if anything happens, TK is safe. Then one night, Carlos is alone at home and someone breaks in, torture ensues and he is barely clinging to life. He calls 911, Grace answers and he can barely get the words out "it's Carlos, send help". 📍

holly's august extravaganza day 10: i can't imagine my life without you

thank you!

ao3 | 1.9k | descriptions of torture, major character injury, angst, hopeful ending, open ending

TK knows he’s annoying people. The atmosphere in the ambulance is thick with tension whenever they’re out on a call, and it’s not much better back at the firehouse. He tries to keep his distance, occupying himself in the gym or aggressively doing chores, but he can’t avoid everyone forever and his bad mood is starting to spill over.

Like when he and Nancy fell back into their old pattern of snipping at each other, or when he nearly bit Paul’s head off when he asked what was wrong. It was less the question itself—though TK certainly doesn’t want to get into why he’s so out of it—and more the way Paul phrased it. Nobody likes to be asked ‘trouble in paradise?’, particularly when the answer is yes.

He just doesn’t understand. It had come completely out of left field—one minute everything was fine, the next Carlos had turned to him with guarded eyes and a clenched jaw, and said six words that sent TK’s whole world crashing down.

“I think we need a break.”

Carlos hadn’t explained why; when TK had tried to push, he’d turned it into a fight, until TK had no choice but to leave. He’s been staying with his dad for a week now and he desperately misses his boyfriend, torn between wanting to go over and check on him and wanting to give him space.

He’d settled on a text, a simple you okay?, which still felt woefully inadequate. Carlos had been on edge for weeks before the blow up and TK hadn’t been able to get a word out of him about why.

The text is still unanswered, though it’s been marked as Read.

TK huffs and hauls himself up into the ambulance to check stock. He knows Nancy has already done it and she’s going to be pissed if she catches him, but he needs to keep his mind occupied somehow, lest he start to spin out. But the peace he finds is short-lived, as not ten minutes after he starts, TK looks up from his clipboard to see Judd approaching, hands held out in a pacifying gesture.

It has the opposite effect, TK’s nerves becoming that bit more frayed at the spooked animal treatment he’s getting, but his pointed glare does nothing to deter Judd. Nor does turning his back and returning to work, as he finds out when Judd’s heavy footsteps stop behind the rig and don’t move away.

“TK,” Judd says, his voice suspiciously rough.

TK doesn’t bother turning around, hoping it will get the message across. “Fuck off, Judd,” he says, which would normally be a guarantee of riling him up enough to get him to either leave TK alone or engage in a more physical manner.

At this point, TK doesn’t really care which reaction he gets.

Unfortunately, he’s not in luck today. Which, honestly, tracks.

“I got a phone call,” Judd continues, undeterred, “from Grace. Now, I figure you’ll be getting a similar one soon enough, but we thought it might be better if you heard it from us first.”

TK sighs and hangs his head, reluctantly turning around. “What?” he snaps out. When Judd doesn’t react, not even with a raised eyebrow, a quiet dread begins to pool in his gut, a little voice in the back of his head telling him he already knows ‘what’.

He tries to push it down, but there are very few reasons why Grace would call Judd and ask to talk to him. TK takes the proffered phone in a shaking hand, his heart starting to pound as he lifts it to his ear.

“Grace?”

“Hey, TK.” Grace’s voice is gentle, as it always is, but there’s a soothing note to it now, and more of the pieces start to slot together in TK’s head. “Listen, honey, I’m at work and I just got a call come through. I’m… I’m so sorry, TK. It was Carlos.”

TK’s breath catches, tears pricking the back of his eyes. “What do you mean?” he demands, voice shaky. “What do you mean ‘you’re sorry’?”

“He was… I don’t know. He was barely able to talk, but it sounded real bad. EMS 122 were in the area at the time so I sent them out; they should have arrived at the hospital by now.”

And TK… TK doesn’t know what to say to that. He slumps back on the bench in the rig, breathing turning shallow as he imagines what could have happened to Carlos. The last time they’d seen each other—the last time they’d spoken—it had ended with them throwing insults across the kitchen island and with TK packing a bag and slamming the door behind him.

The thought that it might be the last memory they have together kills him inside.

He needs answers. Before he can face this new reality, he needs to know what happened, which means there’s only one thing he can do right now.

“Grace?”

“Yes, sweetie?”

“I want to hear it.”

*

Judd has followed him up to the mercifully empty bunkroom, refusing to leave after both his and Grace’s attempts to dissuade him had failed. TK ignores him for the most part, but he does give in to his request to put the phone on speaker. Much as he wants to deal with this on his own, it is a kind of comfort to have Judd’s steady presence next to him.

“Are you sure about this, TK?” Grace asks for the millionth time. TK appreciates her concern, but he needs this. He needs to hear it for himself.

“I’m sure.”

“Alright then.”

He hears a few clicks and then the recording starts, Grace’s voice coming over the speaker.

“9-1-1, what’s your emergency?”

No response.

“Hello?”

The silence continues, broken only by static, and then what TK recognises as heavy, gasping breaths.

“Hello, is anyone there?”

A few more seconds pass, and then, “Grace.”

TK has to suppress a sob at the sound of his boyfriend’s voice—though, if he didn’t know for sure it was Carlos, he wouldn’t have recognised it. His words come out ragged and hoarse, riding on breaths that seem to be getting slower and more laboured by the second. TK clutches the phone tighter in his hand, biting down hard on his lip.

“It’s… It’s Carlos. I… Send help. Please.”

“Carlos, can you tell me what’s wrong?”

But Grace goes unanswered, and TK suddenly notices that he can no longer hear the sound of Carlos breathing. His own breaths hitch, his lungs refusing to expand properly, and his vision blurs with tears as he curls in on himself, hands braced on the edge of the bed and gripping tightly onto the covers.

He doesn’t notice Judd taking the phone back, nor is he aware of him moving to sit next to him until he’s being pulled into a strong embrace, TK’s head cradled against Judd’s chest. Judd whispers things TK doesn’t hear as his hands gently rub his back, the touch grounding him as he loses himself to tears and the overwhelming pain in his heart.

Five minutes later, TK’s phone rings.

Fifteen minutes after that, they arrive at the hospital.

*

“Please,” TK whispers, clutching onto the hand in both of his. “Please don’t make me do this. I don’t… I don’t want to live a life without you in it. I can’t, you understand me? I can’t. If you leave, I won’t survive it, so you just hang on for me, alright? Forget what the doctor thinks, you keep fighting, and come back to me. Please, Carlos. Please.”

TK looks up, hoping to see Carlos’s beautiful brown eyes staring right back at him, but of course they’re not. He might never see them again, which is something TK is still trying to wrap his head around. That’s not the only thing either; Carlos has so many injuries that he’s struggling to remember them all—the only thing he does remember with horrific clarity is the doctor’s words when he’d asked to speak to TK privately.

“We’ve done what we can, but I’m afraid Officer Reyes’s wounds are grave and there is a significant possibility that he may not make it beyond the next 48 hours. If he does, then we will re-evaluate, but currently his chances of recovery are slim. I’m truly sorry.”

TK wipes away a stray tear and presses a kiss to Carlos’s bruised knuckles. His other hand is completely shattered, and TK can barely stand to look at his face; it’s been beaten to a pulp, there’s a patch over one eye, and whoever attacked him even went so far as to rip out some of his teeth.

It’s grim, and that’s to say nothing of the rest of his body. Torture is the only word to describe what happened to Carlos—brutal, savage, and without mercy, somebody tortured him in their home.

And he was alone.

*

“Son, you didn't know.”

“That’s no excuse. I left him.”

“Carlos pushed you away. He was trying to protect you.”

“And where was I when he needed protection?”

“TK—”

“Don’t, Dad.”

*

“TK, I really shouldn’t be doing this.”

“Please, Mitchell. I need to know. Carlos knew something was going to happen but he chose to drive me away instead of letting me in. I just… I just want answers.”

“...I’ll see what I can do.”

*

Carlos makes it through the 48 hours, but not without incident. Somewhere around hour 32, the machines had started going haywire, summoning an army of doctors who shoved TK out of the room, leaving him to stare in through the blinds as they worked to save Carlos’s life.

They’d done it, but it had taken TK hours to come down from the resulting panic attack.

*

“Oh my god.”

Mitchell is standing at his shoulder, watching him warily as he flips through the file she brought him from the station. She keeps looking around anxiously, as if her sergeant is going to appear and arrest her for misconduct at any moment, but TK only has eyes for the images and words in front of him.

“Did you know about this?” he asks, gesturing to the myriad of threatening messages they’d apparently found in Carlos’s desk.

She shakes her head. “We noticed he’d been acting weird, but we figured something was going on between you two. He never said a word to anyone that I know of.” She pauses and sighs shakily, placing a comforting hand on TK’s shoulder. “We, um. We found some at your house, too. In Carlos’s nightstand.”

TK stares, first at Mitchell, then at the file, then at Carlos, still just as silent and motionless as he’s been since the day all this happened. “Why?” he breathes, and he doesn’t know which one of them he’s addressing the question to.

*

The doctors are amazed when they get to a week and Carlos’s heart is still beating. He still has a ventilator breathing for him and there’s still been no sign of him waking up, but he’s not giving up.

TK wants to say that he never doubted him, but he can’t ignore his paramedic training. He’d heard how badly Carlos was injured; he’d seen the crime scene photos and all the blood coating their bedroom.

(He’d needed several minutes in the bathroom to recover from that sight)

Much as he didn’t want to admit it, all the signs pointed to Carlos not making it.

But he’s still here. Still fighting. And TK can’t help but let that little bit of hope into his heart.

[goodmorrowing]

it's pouring cats and dogs after school hours and ivy hasn't come to dani's class yet and dani starts to worry. she searches for ivy the whole primary school building and still doesn't find ivy. She informs hannah and calls jamie

"jamie, i can't find ivy and there's nobody at school"

"what? has she not come to you after school ?"

"no, she didn't and i checked the whole block, didn't find her"

"alright, alright, i'm on my way..."

*dani starts crying on the phone"

"daniii...love, she must be around somewhere okay? we'll find her"

"jamie she always comes to me after school, this never happened before"

"may be it started raining when she was in the playground, love. she must've gone home with her friend. Why don't you give them a call and ask the other kids while i get there yeah?

"okayy....okayy"

"are you alone?"

"no, hannah is with me"

"okay, good, i'll be there"

........

jamie reaches the school and dani is crying, having a panic attack

"jamie, i've called every single kid from her class and nobody has seen her"

jamie hugs her and tries to calm her down "jamie, what if we don't find her"

"hey, we'll find her alright ?.........have you checked both the blocks?"

"no, only the primary"

"elementary students can't get into the high school block, unless they have a sister or someone related there" hannah says

"i'll go and check it out then, it's gonna be okay, dani. She'll be around somewhere here"

jamie goes into the high school block and checks every floor, every restroom and on the 4th floor , she hears a girl crying. she goes into the restroom and calls for ivy

"ivyy?"

"mumm" ivy stops crying for a second and responds

ivy is inside the bathroom and the door is locked from the outside. jamie releases the bolt and finds ivy there, crying her eyes out. ivy runs towards jamie and jamie picks her up in her arms and holds her tight. she immediately takes her phone out and informs dani that she's found her. jamie lets ivy cry and doesn't answer any questions about how she ended up there right away. ivy's grip hasn't loosened her grip around jamie's neck but her sobs seem to decrease eventually. they go to hannah's office where dani and hannah were there and as soon as jamie approaches them, ivy loosens her grip around jamie's neck and goes "mommyy" and starts crying again. dani takes her into her arms and calms her down

"heyyy, shhh it's okay, it's okay, mommy is here"

dani sits down with ivy on her lap, rubbing her back, calming her down. jamie comes back with a water bottle and asks both dani and ivy to drink some water and then makes a comment

"you and mommy look like tomatoes" because of all the crying

both ivy and dani laugh at that and then hannah asks jamie

"where was she?"

"she was locked inside a bathroom"

"WHAT?"

"yeah"

and then ivy finally speaks

"mommyy"

"yeah, honey?"

"someone from the high school came to me and said that you were looking for me. she said that she'd take me to you and then she took me to the bathroom and locked me there. It was dark and it was so scary mommyy"

"how long were you in there?" dani asks

"i don't know mommy, i was playing and she came to me there"

so it was probably ivy's playing hour and dani does the math, it was probably close to 2 hours "i'm so sorry, honey" and dani kisses her

and then jamie responds to her "ivyy, if mommy wants you she'll come and find you okay ? same goes with me, okay sweetie?"

ivy nods and jamie kisses her head

"come, on then, let's get you home"

"and you can have as much as ice cream you want" dani says

"really?" ivy asks

"really." dani says

hannah says that she'd check the cameras and she also tells jamie that she has texted owen about this and he would be bringing them dinner that night.

dani sits in the backseat with ivy because ivy wasn't letting go of dani. jamie drives them home, informs at work that she will be taking the rest of the day off.

owen and hannah bring them dinner and while owen, hannah and dani arrange the table and the plates, jamie bathes ivy and tries to cheer her up.

when jamie comes to the living room with ivy, she goes "look uncle owen's here, ivyy"

ivy just gives a smile to him but doesn't let go of jamie and then owen says "she's probably traumatized after what happened today, poor thing"

ivy doesn't let go of jamie the whole time. She sits on jamie's lap, jamie feeds her, dani gives her 2-3 scoops of ice cream. owen and hannah leave their house after sometime. ivy falls asleep in jamie's arms and dani settles beside her on the couch, comforting ivy

"i'm sorry, jamie, i couldn't-"

"hey, it's not your fault"

"but-"

"No,it's not your fault, dani. you are a great mother, alright?" and jamie comforts dani

"i was so scared, jamie"

"i know. i was too"

"she probably won't be able to go to school tomorrow..i could take the day off but i have this thing at school-"

"it's alright, i'll stay back"

"you sure?"

"yeah, it's the weekend after tomorrow and i need a break anyway....."

"okay..okay" dani is still panic breathing and jamie pulls her close with her free arm, cuddling her close "it's okay, it's okay"

they go into their bedroom with ivy and jamie puts her on the bed. ivy immediately wakes up when she loses jamie's contact and tugs on her shirt "mumm, don't leave me"

"shh...i'm not going anywhere, sweetie, just getting under the sheets...there you go" and ivy snuggles on top of jamie. dani comes in after some time and ivy is sandwiched between them.

holy fuck this is literally a core memory pulled right from my head 😂🖤 but omg, poor dani! and ivy! the little punk who did that better have gotten suspended

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #484

Top Ten Times Loki Should Visit in His New Show

I don’t think anyone’s going to believe me, but I absolutely called the D.B. Cooper thing. Seriously; the bit in the trailer, with him jumping out the plane? “Hey,” I said to myself, as no one I know in real life actually wants to hear me talk about the MCU, “Hey, leaping out of a plane with loads of money only to disappear? That sounds like D.B. Cooper! I bet they’re going to say that Loki is D.B. Cooper!” Well, reader, I was right. If only I had some syndicated newspaper column in which I could have publicly predicted that. Then they’d know. Oh, they’d know all right.

I also theorised, it must be said, that based on “Loki is Cooper” he’d also be inserting himself into other mysteries throughout history. Given that the Cooper scene appears to have taken place in Loki’s actual past and didn’t involve time travel, maybe we can rule that out. Or maybe not? Who knows?!

Generally speaking it seems people are raving about Loki following the first two episodes (although critics got to watch the first two so maybe that does make a difference). Personally, I was a touch disappointed, although my expectations were high. It's difficult to parse my reaction, as I'm not sure if it’s legitimate criticism of the episode as presented (I felt it was rather slow) or rather my dislike of the premise as currently presented. I'm sure this is all part of some unfolding mystery, about which I have my own theories, but I'm not a fan of “prime timeline” or “single universe” plots in fiction, especially large-scale fiction like the MCU. I think it tends to be limiting and just ends up with people being forced to create woolly concepts such as hypertime or anti-matter universes to justify their stories. Also, it feels like time travel as depicted in Loki thus far operates differently to its depiction in Avengers: Endgame, and seems way more magical and hand-wavy; I actually really, really liked the whole “each decision creates a branching timeline but you can’t change your own past” premise. So, like I say (Loki say?), I'm not sure if my lukewarm (Lok-warm?) reaction is genuine critique or just personal preference. Having said all that, Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson were just fantastic and have a great chemistry, and I'm looking forward to seeing where they go from here. Also, the show just looks and sounds great. I'm all for a hyper-technological, seemingly-magical future-world that looks just like a department store from 1981.

So, where is the show going to go from here? Or, I guess, when is the show going to go? Because the thought of Loki bopping around the history of the MCU is really intriguing. And so – even if this doesn't end up being the actual plot of the show – this week's list is full of my thoughts for which time zones I’d like to see Loki gatecrash. Part of this is just which places/times I’d like to see; and part of it is which eras I think it would be cool for Loki to visit. Maybe there are characters there for him to interact with; maybe it offers some insight into Loki himself. But mostly the point of this list is to get one character in particular into the MCU. You'll know who I mean.

Before we jump headlong into the actual list, I do want to pose one question; or maybe it’s just a thought. In Endgame, Steve Rogers goes back in time and lives a life with Peggy Carter. There's been debate since the film came out about whether this was an alternate timeline, or “our” timeline; we know Peggy married, so was her husband (in the “mainline” MCU that we’ve followed so far in the movies) always secretly Steve? Does that even possibly make sense? How could Steve not have tried to rescue Bucky or stop Hydra? Personally I think it makes more sense that it’s an alternate timeline; except wouldn’t the TVA have erased it? Where and when did Old Steve come from on that famous park bench? And where did he go? I do wonder if any of these questions will be answered in Loki.

Anyway. The list. Loki goes to...

The Cretaceous Period: the MCU meets Jurassic Park! Perhaps Star-Lord could inexplicably cameo just for the hilarious in-joke? Imagine Loki attempting to not step on any butterflies while Agent Mobius gets good-naturedly exasperated. But really there’s only one reason for a Marvel character to visit caveman times, and that’s for a Devil Dinosaur cameo. You know you want to.

Lindisfarne in the 8th Century: Loki is a Norse God, which means he’s sort of a Viking. Or, at least, was worshipped by the Vikings. We’ve seen relatively little of the Scandinavian countries, or examined their relationship to these otherworldly creatures, apart from New Asgard being in Norway and the fact that Stellan Skarsgård is around. So it’d be interesting for Loki to crop in Actual Viking Times, and the raid of Lindisfarne would be a good opportunity to look at that. There are connotations of “barbarians raiding Christianity” and all that, and the more violent excesses of Viking culture, and how Loki (the “real” person) could fit into all that given his status as a legend. Also: get more of the North East on screen.

Salem in the 17th Century: the Salem Witch Trials are always a good opportunity for storytelling, and Loki is actually magic (and his mum was a witch, right?). So not only is there fun to be had in Loki being all magic at a time when magic was frowned upon (and – hey – Mobius’ sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic too, right?) but there’s the added bonus of shoehorning in an Agatha Harkness cameo.

The Caribbean in the 18th Century: pirates! Imagine Loki as a pirate? They have to go off out on a boat for some reason! That’d be good, wouldn’t it? Some pseudo-Pirates of the Caribbean shenanigans could go down. Maybe for some reason Loki has to do a shit Captain Jack impression? I’m gonna be honest here, I don’t really know of any actual pirate characters from the Marvel Universe; in the DCU, you have the Black Pirate Jon Valor, who I only really know about because he’s referenced in The Return of Bruce Wayne. But maybe I’m just not well-read enough. Anyway: Pirate Loki. Sounds fun.

The Wild West in the 19th Century: what’s better than pirates? Cowboys. So let’s stick Loki in the Wild West, riding along on horseback with Mobius like they’re in Wild Wild West or something. Again we have Loki taken to a situation or scenario that’s really outside of what we’ve seen before, and giving him an opportunity to act up. Again, I’m more aware of DC’s Western characters (Jonah Hex, for instance), but a quick Google informs me that the Two-Gun Kid was a character created by Stan and Jack in the sixties, so he’d be a fun cameo. But what would be even cooler here is if there was a cameo from a wealthy Canadian called John Howlett. Imagine how that would set the internet alight.

Tunguska, 1908: okay, I’ll admit; I’m moving through different thought processes in this list. We’ve gone from a big Marvel cameo (Devil Dinosaur) through to “it’d be fun if Loki was a pirate/cowboy/etc”, to a couple here which is “conspiracy theories in my teenage X-Files addled brain”. The Tunguska blast in 1908 is a famous mystery – was it a meteor? Was it an alien? – and, a bit like Loki as D.B. Cooper, is a good opportunity to stick Loki into established history as a kind of cause of this huge nuclear-style blast in Northern Russia. Perhaps this could be some kind of enormous battle with the big baddie of the piece (that alternate, murderous “Loki”?). There might be some kind of fun way to tie this into the events of Black Widow, perhaps the mystery prompting Russia to create some kind of department or agency to investigate paranormal activities, which ends up becoming the whole “Red Room” stuff by the time of the Soviets.

Roswell, 1949: see what I mean? Big X-Files conspiracies. Hey, if Star Trek can do it, so can the MCU. I think Loki crashing a spacecraft from the future might be a bit on-the-nose, but perhaps there could be some kind of scenario where Mobius (or some other ally) is captured by the government and Loki has to break them out. Also gives us an opportunity for Agent Carter to make a cameo. Maybe Area 51 is one of the first SHIELD bases?

New York, 1962: so I was thinking about the 21st Century and where else would be fun for Loki to pop up. A good one would have been, I thought, him ending up as the guy on the grassy knoll in Dallas in 1963. But this would be an even better place to crop up, both as part of the MCU’s history and also as a kind of meta-fictional “birth of Marvel” era. Imagine Loki running around sixties New York, trying to avoid Agent Carter (who’d be, I guess, fifty?) and her nascent SHIELD agents, but also bumping up against references to Marvel itself? Maybe a funny cameo from “Stan” and “Jack”? Maybe the Baxter Building makes an appearance? Hey, what if – hear me out – what if there’s a reference to the Fantastic Four, who were erased from time by the TVA? And then, right at the end of the whole series, something or other happens that brings them back? Okay, I’ve gone crazy now. But I still think sixties MCU New York is a fun place to see Loki.

New York, 2099: hey, 2099! It doesn’t feel quite as futuristic as it did thirty years ago or whatever (back when Iron Man of 2020 was seriously in the future), but it still offers an insight into where the MCU might end up. I’m not sure the Sony dealings would allow a cameo from Spider-Man of 2099, but from the range of 2099 books that Marvel published in the nineties, we could still get the futuristic versions of the Punisher, or Doom, or whatever. Stan Lee created a character called Ravage, who didn’t (as far as I know) have a “contemporary” analogue, so they might be a good one to pop up in the “future”. And seeing a kind of Akira/Blade Runner/Coruscant-style sci-fi cityscape in the MCU would be quite good fun.

8162: and we’re back to proper wish-fulfilment “I just wanna see this character” stuff. 8162 is where Death’s Head ended up in his first miniseries thirty years ago. It’s a totally wacky, anything-goes style of future, way more out there than 2099, which is recognisable as the current world but a bit sci-fi. Here there are toad people and dudes with horse heads. But the opportunity to see Death’s Head make an MCU debut – especially if he’s hunting Loki, and our favourite misanthropic godling has to take cover with the Dragon’s Claws – would something very special indeed. Yes?

[did-i-do-this-write]

Hey -the self indulgent anon- there was a family emergency (but its all good now) (and I can't remember if I sent something like this already but oh well)

So about two years later aku and Liam find luca -and he is a wolf Demi-human- and basically the wolf tribe kicked him out for failing the coming of age ritual/challenge -which think like what they did in black panther but - as per tradition (cuz if you cant complete it your too weak or something)

and so aku and liam find him half dead and take him in and aku helps train him to be stronger. (And he Wields a sword because I said so)

and then we have prince kuro who is the heir to the cloud kindom and basically the angels and demons had made a truce and were going to be equals but some angels didnt like that and killed the king and queen and took over (and the bad angels broke kuros wings and chucked him over the side of the cloud kindom figuring it would kill him)

but aku stole like a bunch of books and kept stealing them over the years -mostly maps and history, gardening and like -those plant identity books so he doesn't eat something poisonous - and some docter type books from his 'parents' second library that they never use (because rich ppl lol) so he Was able to patch Him up.

and then aku got his story and promises to help him get his kindom back. -if he would stop trying to escape and go back , you 're already almost half dead damn it!-

so then Aku decided to head to this town That sells and trades goods to maybe sell his own stuff that he grew

And everything looks fine -lots of people coming to see what this town has ya know?- But the town ppl are like hella poor and most homeless because the person who owns the town -who also work under aku's 'parents'- are underpaying and overpricing everything. -Cuz like you need a permit to sell things And setup a stall and its expensive and then the person also takes a large cut if the sales that was made-

And aku is like....why is everything so corrupt? The wolf tribe? The cloud kingdom! Here?

-and this is before he finds out about what the noble are doing to the spell books and such-

So then he decides to do something about it and goes to a different town -or maybe a nobles house and sells an invention for a lot of money plus a royalty- And uses the money to buy the town from the current owner -but since he doesn't want His noble parents to know he's there he has Luca Do it under his name instead of aku-

So i haven't figured everything out about the restaurant.

But I'm thinking Aku kinda just makes normal recipes but better because they've been improved in his time -and also things from other countrys-

So like maybe pizza pasta sushi? And like condiments -like ketchup mayonnaise and things like that-

(which (free history lesson) ketchup Used to be a fish sauce and wasn't actually Made from tomatoes until the 1700s!)

And the recipes get really popular with the people who come to buy stuff so then the word gets out and more and more people come and like the town is becoming more popular then before!

And then he Makes a Better orphanage and ends up taking in a few Of the homeless kids: owen and voilet which are panda twins and maple who is a racoon) and gives them jobs.

-like maybe gathering the firewood Needed (I mean he doesn't exactly force them too but they wanted to help) And Helping with the cooking and he pays them for it-

Which is basically the start of aku slowly taking down all the corrupt systems

And then a little bit later aku meets an aracnia In the woods named Adrian who is fixing up a birds wing right?

And so they talk and Adrian wants to be a doctor but racism says no (and I haven't decided if I want arachnids to have like 6 spider like legs or 6 human arms but I'm leaning towards the latter) so aku -who now is the mayor of a town that doesn't really have a docter But has a bunch of medical books- is like "I have the perfect place for you"

Oh and I forgot so Adrian and kuro are oldests at around 17ish I think

And then aku is also 17 but the youngest off the three of them

And then Luca is about 15-16 ish

And liam is 15

And then the panda twins and maple are about 8-10 I'd say

(no worries! And you did already send this but this one has more detail so it's the one I'll respond to 😅 I just got caught up today and couldn't answer, sorry!)

First of all, loving the concept of the first step to ending corruption being opening a restaurant. That's just a god tier concept, well done 👌🏻

All of the rest sounds really good, too! A very captivating fantasy world you seem to have created! It sounds like you have a lot to work with! Even tho you mentioned it being more self indulgent, I would love to read something like this (and I have a feeling I'm not the only one)

If you have more to share, I will offer you the same thing I offered the other anon which is you can always DM me about your WIP if you'd like to talk about it more! These long asks can sometimes clog people's dashboards and it can be a little much sometimes 😅

[12colors]

TD All'n'Awful - "Not so happy return of the campers - part 1". Full

Chris:

We are Back in Muskoka, Ontario, where 54 Campers will be divided into 6 different teams, and compeeting against eachother for 78 episodes. It will be good old Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action and Total Drama World Tour crammed together, but with even brutal'er challenges, even bigger cast, and even more Drama.

As for the cast, we brought back 3 Generations: Generation 1, Generation 2, and Generation Zee. What about Generation 3, the one from PakitewIsland? Hahaha! They're Dead!

Chef:

Not Really. They're just- Chris: You are ruining it! Anyway, This season will be divided into 3 parts, 26 episodes each for the seasons we will be recreating. Our Campers will be fighting challenges, nature, and themselves for a BIG money prize.

Talking about the campers... We then go to the plane, somewhere high in the sky. We can see that inside, there are our campers, and a pile of parachutes somewhere in the corner. Not a lot of them even noticed them, but some did.

Sierra has one, and is seen equiping multiple of them on Cody. He already has like 8.

Owen is sitting there with a parachute already, clearly stressed out.

Axel and Priya are sitting there with parachutes too. They seem to have expected something to happen.

Scary girl also has a parachute, and seems kinda nervous. Zee walks up to her.

Zee:

Yo. Is this stuff free?

Scary Girl:

Ummm... Yeah.

Zee: takes one

Cooooool...

Cameron is also standing there, wondering. Jo walks up to him.

Jo:

What, are theese too heavy for you?

She equips one on Cameron, and he trips over the weight. Jo is laughing.

We turn back to Chris. He looks at clearly not existing watch on his arm.

Chris:

Welp, It's time for them to say hello!

He takes out a Walkie-Talkie

Ok, boys, Drop them!

We turn back to the plane. The plane's rear hatch opens and everyone falls out. Jo didn't get to equip her parachute, which she regrets instantly.

Everyone falls. We turn to Owen and Scary girl Screaming, Axel and Zee near them.

Zee:

Hey! I'm Flying. Cool.

Axel:

You guys know that you have to release the parachutes?

Owen stops screaming and releases his parachute. Zee sees Owen doing that, and also pulls the string on his parachute to release it.

Scary Girl doesn't stop to Scream, so Axel sighs, gets closer to her, and pulls the string on Scary Girl's parachute, releasing it. Axel then releases her own parachute.

We get back to Chris. We see that Everyone who didn't get a parachute, falls into the sea.

From the people with Parachutes, we see that Priya lands on the beach first.

Priya:

Yeah! I'm f-

Owen lands on her.

Soon, others with the parachutes are also on the beach.

Axel after landing, looks at the beach rocks, seeing Dawn dry, despite not having a parachute.

Axel:

How did she get here?

Jo: Walks out of the water

Ugh... She used a shortcut.

We then cut to the scene where all contestants stand in one group, most of them wet. Chris holds a clipboard.

Chris:

Okay Campers! It's time to assign your teams. In which team you will be, depends on the on the elimination order. So let's get going.

Wild'Zekiel, please go over there. You will be in Team A.

Ezekiel goes where Chris pointed at. He seems less feral.

Chris:

Eva, Go over there, to the right of Ezekiel. You will be on Team B.

She does that

Chris:

Noah, You will be on Team C.

Noah walks up to the space on the right of Eva, and shares a look with her.

Chris:

Justin, You will be on Team D.

Justin goes to the space on the right of Noah.

Chris:

Katie, You will be on Team E.

Katie goes there, quite concerned(?).

Chris:

Tyler, You will be on the last team, Team F.

Tyler goes to the right of Katie.

Chris:

Izzy, You will be on Team A.

Izzy walks up to Ezekiel.

Izzy:

Glad your hair is growin back. You looked real weird half-bald.

Chris:

Cody, You will be on Team B.

Cody slowly walks up to his team's spot, but keeps his distance from Eva.

Chris:

Beth, You will be on Team C.

Beth goes there, and stands next to Noah.

Chris:

Sadie, You will be on Team D.

Sadie runs up to Katie.

Sadie! I said Team D! Not Team E!

Sadie walks sadly with her head low to the Team D. Justin comforts her.

Justin:

Don't worry Sadie. You will see eachother during challenges.

Sadie looks at Justin, clearly no longer sad anymore. She is happy that she is with Justin on the team. Katie, not so much.

Chris:

Courtney, You will be on Team E.

Courtney goes there, not very happy.

Chris:

Harold, You will be on Team F.

Harold walks to tyler.

Chris:

Trent, You will be on Team A.

Trent goes to Izzy and Ezekiel.

Chris:

Bridgette, You will be on Team B.

Bridgette goes to Cody and Eva, and just like cody, keeps her distance from Eva.

Chris:

Lindsay, You are in luck. Team C.

Lindsay is happy to be on the team with Beth. Noah isn't.

Noah: Sighs

Just Great.

Chris:

DJ, You will be on Team D.

DJ goes to Sadie and Justin.

Chris:

Geoff, You will be on Team E.

Geoff goes to Katie and Courtney.

Chris:

Leshawna, You will be on Team F.

Leshawna goes to and high fives Tyler and Harold. She likes this team so far.

Chris:

Duncan, You will be on Team A.

Duncan goes there.

Chris:

Heather, You will be on Team B.

Eva is now seen listening on her headphones from her phone. Heather walks up to her team, but unlike Cody or Bridgette, she isn't scared of Eva.

Chris:

Gwen, You will be on Team C.

Gwen is as happy of her team, as Noah is.

Chris:

Owen, You will be on Team D.

Owen high fives DJ, Justin and Sadie.

Chris:

Blain- Sorry... Mildred, You will be on Team E.

Geoff and Blainley aren't happy being in the same team.

Chris:

Sierra, You will be on Team F.

Sierra walks up to her team.

Sierra:

Aww Man. I hope that both I and Cody will get to the Merge.

Leshawna: whispers to Tyler

She is out first.

Tyler nods.

Chris:

And ending Generation 1 on Alejandro, Who will be on Team A.

Alejandro walks up to his team smiling... Outside.

Chris:

Staci, You will be on Team B.

Staci goes to the team.

Chris:

Dakotazaurus-Rex, You will be on Team C.

Dakota goes to her team. Noah and Gwen share not-so-dissapointed look.

Chris:

Silent Treatment B, You will be on Team D.

Owen high fives B.

Chris:

Dawn, You will be on Team- Oh. You are already there... Moving on.

Dawn indeed was already next to her team.

Chris:

Sam, You will be on Team F.

Sam stops playing his 3BS.

Sam:

Wha- Oh. Okay.

And he walks up to his team.

Sierra:

Yo! Is that Pocketed Monsters Platinium?

Sam:

Yeah. It is way better than Pearl or Diamond.

Sierra:

Not even talking about their NonTendo Swap remakes.

They both continue to chat.

Chris:

Anyway, Brick, You will be on Team A.

Brick goes to his team.

Chris:

Anne Maria, You will be on Team B.

Anne Maria:

Wha- Oh. Okay.

She walks up to her team.

Heather: knows that Anne Maria knows nothing about her.

Wow! Your hair looks... Gorgeous!

Anne Maria:

Thank you!

But yours could use a lot of work.

Heather is flasherbanged

Cody:

Yeesh!

Heather pushes Cody away, and he lands on Eva, who doesn't care.

Chris:

Finaly Single Mike, You will be on Team C.

Mike: Walks up to his team.

I m not single!

Singular? Maybe.

Chris:

Jo, You will be on Team D.

Jo: Walks up to DJ and fistbumps him.

Glad to have you on my team.

Chris:

Scott, You will be on Team E. Meaning that You... Will be with Courtney!

Scott and Courtney:

WHAT?!

Chris:

Yeah. Man. It can be hard to believe how interesting teams were formed, by a pure coincidence, but nope! I didn't chose in what order theese guys were eliminated! Anyway, Zoey, You will be on Team F.

Zoey: She walks up to her team.

Hi guys!

Sierra and Sam are too busy chatting to even notice her, and Leshawna gives her an uncomfortable stare.

Chris:

Lightning, You will be on Team A.

Lightning:

Oh Yeah! A is for Sha-Awesome!

He walks up to the rest of the team.

Chris:

Finishing Generation 2, Cameron, You will be on Team B.

Eva is Eva.

Cody and Bridgette are annoyed by Staci.

Heather is Mad at Anne.

So Cameron just goes to his team, and just stands there uncomfortably.

Chris:

Caleb, You will be on Team C.

Caleb goes to his team.

Chris:

Axel, You will be on Team D.

Axel: She walks up to her team and talks to Jo.

Hey. Are you the one who equiped the parachute on that Bubble Boy for fun?

Jo:

Umm, Yeah. What's up with that?

Axel:

Nothing. Just glad you survived. Alongside everyone else.

Chris:

Nichelle, You will be on Team E.

Nichelle: Walks up to her team.

Okay! Hey, team.

Mildred:

BTW, Your career was nothing compared to mine. Good thing it ended.

Nichelle was too shocked to speak

Chris:

Scary Girl and Her skull, You will be on Team F.

Scary Girl goes to her team, along with her skull.

Zoey:

Hey! Whacha got there?

Scary Girl:

Oh! It's my skull. Still doesn't have a name, but I will propably name her after my first victim.

Creepy stare at Zoey.

Zoey:

Wha?

Chris:

Damien, Team A.

Damien goes to his team.

Chris:

MK, You will be on Team B.

MK: Goes to her team

Ugh...

Noah:

Your team is not-so-great too, huh?

MK:

You bet. But at least we are not Team F. Just look at theese guys.

Noah:

Yeah.

Chris:

Wayne, You will be on Team C.

Wayne: Goes to her team

Hey!

Mike: Hey.

Caleb:

Hey~.

Noah:

Jesus Fucking Christ.

= Caleb Confessional =

Caleb:

Okay...

MAYBE playing the Beautiful one wasn't get me far last time...

I should rething my strategy. I could charm Lindsay and Beth like Justin did... But I'm no longer sure if it would work... Maybe for Lindsay, but Beth? Not so sure anymore. I really need to rethink my strategy. But for now, I should try flying under the radar... But how? Hmmm...

= End of the Confessional =

Chris:

Raj, You will be on Team D.

Raj goes to his team.

Chris:

Ripper, Team E.

Ripper: Walks up to Dawn, who seems to be meditating.

What are you doing nerd? Thinking?

Dawn: „wakes up” from her meditation

Huh? Did you say something?

Ripper: Shouts to her ear

I SAID: WHAT ARE YOU DOING NERD?! THINKING?!

Dawn: Grabs her ear in pain

Reading from your aura, I can tell that thinking is something your parents didn't have time to teach you. Ouch. Assuming that they had time for you in the first place.

Ripper: In shock.

W-What?!

Chris:

Yeesh. Anyway... Zee, You will be on Team F.

Zee goes to his team, sipping his soda.

Zee:

Hey Lauren! We are in the stame team. Coool.

Scary Girl:

Yeah! This is gonna be so much fun!

Gives a VERY wide smile to the rest of the team. Zoey backs off a bit from Scary Girl.

Chris:

And we are finaly closing the teams! Chase, Team A.

Chase goes to his team.

= Trent Confessional =

Trent:

So Yeah...

Half of our team are jocks.

…

Would Izzy count as a jock?

= End of the Confessional =

Chris:

Emma, Team B.

Emma goes to her team.

Chris:

Julia, Team C.

She goes to her team, upset.

= Julia Confessional =

Julia:

Well, This is gonna suck. My whote team is made out of Weirdos.

…

Maybe except for Caleb

= End of the Confessional =

Chris:

Millie, Team D.

Millie goes to her team.

Chris:

Bowie, Team E.

Bowie goes to the team.

= Bowie Confessional =

Bowie:

Well...

My team might not be the strongest... But I will survive.

And Raj's Team is strong, so he will be fine too.

= End of the Confessional =

Chris:

And Finishing on Priya, Team F.

Pryia: Walks up to Leshawna, Tyler and Harold.

Hey guys.

Harold:

Hey.

Tyler:

What's up!

Leshawna just rolls her eyes.

= Priya Confessional =

Priya:

To survive, I need allies.

And we all know that in this team, Leshawna, Tyler and Harold are gonna stick together like glue.

So I kinda not have any other option.

= End of the Confessional =

Chris:

Okay campers. Since Everyone is now assigned to their teams, Let's Get to the names of your teams.

Chris turns to Team A.

Chris:

Ezekiel, Izzy, Trent, Duncan, Alejandro, Brick, Lightning, Damien and Chase. You will be... Agressive Ants!

Chris then turns to Team B.

Chris:

Eva? Please take off your headphones. I m talking to you.

Eva takes them off.

Chris:

Thank you. Staci! Stop talking!

Staci stops talking, which relieves Bridgette and Cody.

Chris:

Anyway... Eva, Cody, Bridgette, Heather, Ms „I have such a big Yapper, even Heather's Ego would fit in there”...

Heather:

Ay!

Chris:

...Anne Maria, Cameron, MK and Emma. You will be... Bloody Beavers!

Chris turns to Team C.

Chris:

Noah, Beth and Lindsay, Gwen, Dakota, Mike, Caleb, Wayne and Julia. You will be... Cruel Crows!

MK:

Aww man. I would want to be a Crow.

Chris turns to Team D.

Chris:

Justin, Sadie, DJ, Owen, B, Jo, Axel, Raj and Millie. You will be... Deadly Deer!

Chris turns to Team E.

Chris:

Katie, Courtney, Geoff, Blainley, Dawn, Scott, Nichelle, Ripper and Bowie. Your team will be named... Explosive Eagles!

Chris finaly turns to Team A.

Chris:

This leaves Tyler, Harold, Leshawna, Sierra and Sam stop talking and listen, Zoey, Scary Girl, Zee and Priya who will be... Ferocious Ferrets.

Is everyone happy?

Heather:

No?

Noah:

Meh.

Gwen:

No.

Julia:

Nuh-uh.

Jo:

Eh, Could be worse.

Courtney:

No, I'm not!

Mildred:

Heck No!

Tyler:

Sometimes I think that no one is taking me seriously. Sometimes I even think that all I am is just some sort of a running gag.

MK:

Is this because You run a lot?

Scary Girl:

I'm always happy! I can hear people's internal screamings, even through the screens!

Scary Girl then proceeds to deeply stare at the viewer.

Chris: Checks his clipboard

This one done, this one too... safety instructions skipped...

Okay!

I brought all of you to compete against each-

Priya:

Yeah, everyone knows the formula, even Zee.

Zee: Stop drinking his soda.

Formula? Are we cooking something?

Owen:

Are we gonna eat something?

Heather:

The game is always the same. At the end of each episode, there is voting-based elimination-

Sierra:

But not always. There are exceptions.

Jo:

During the elimination ceremony, the person with the most votes is out-

Sierra:

But here are also few exceptions.

Zoey:

And at the end, two or more people compete in the finale for 1 milion dolars.

Chris:

Nope! This time the reward is 10! MILION! DOLARS!

SHOCK!

Even some people who weren't interested at first, now are.

Chris:

Few other rules changed. First:

Since there are now 6 teams, your performance will be ranked from best to worst.

The worst performing team will be eliminating someone.

And you might think that this is where the ranking ends, but it's not!

1st Team in the ranking, will be spending the time until the next challenge in the Mansion, fairly similar to the one from All Stars.

2nd and 3rd Teams will be sleeping in the Cabins you are almost all familiar with.

4th and 5th teams will be sharing two Trailers from Total Drama Action. One for the girls, and 2nd guys.

All I can do for the worst performing team is to wish them luck surviving in the forest during the night.

Chef:

A lot of challenges will also have some ajustments, to fit this big cast, and this many teams. Like the challenge we will be doing today, which is jumping of the cliff, just like in Total Drama Island. This part will mostly stay unchanged, but the 2nd part, which is you building your own Jacuzzi, will have a small change. While the team with the least chickens will have the carts to help them transport the suply crates, The team with the most chickens, will have a penalty, where every member will have to wear those handcuffs untill the end of the day.

Chef shows the campers the handcuffs he was talking about.

Chris:

But that will be on the next episode. Theese teams will have to endure pain, struggle, stress and multiple other things on following episode of

TOTAL

DRAMA

ALL

'N'

AWFUL!