#They had at best 5 minutes to think about that happned

[joshy-tomato]

Ok, I dont understand why there's people saying that WBYJ dont care about Ruby or are taking out importance of what happened to her.

Their timeline is, Ruby drinks the tea, the cat possesses Neo, they ran away from the mansion because it was breaking apart and Jaune stressed out of what happened to Ruby. Weiss tries to get the hopes up because they have to keep moving, as far as they know CC is on his way to Remnant and that state of Remnant is already bad enough, they need to think on a way to get back. Almost instantly the found the ascended Paper Pleasers, changed but the same at the core, and you could say better now that they are less fragile. And they come to understand that ascension is not a bad thing, is just change and is scary, but just change after all.

They didn't have time to worry about what happened with Ruby because the cat attacked them, they had to run to safety and then almost instantly got the confirmation that ascension is good and tree is not evil.

Man, latter in the episode thay have the door back home right in front of them and they decided to stay and fight to prevent the cat from meddling with Ruby's ascension process. And they stopped Yang earlier from doing the same.

They are not worrying because they now understand that there's nothing to worry about. Ruby will change, but she will still be Ruby Rose.

[kms-art]

Missed Chances

Just one knock. That what’s repeating inside Lena’s head for the whole 5 minutes she’s been standing outside Kara’s door. Ever since the blonde woman has been back from the phantom zone, them fixing their relationship and moving forward as they both forgave each other; Lena tried so hard to admit to the Super how she felt for her since the beginning.

Truly, she didn’t know how to start but ever since that tragic day in the fortress, she cannot stop regretting that she failed to tell Kara how she felt, the moment she found out Lex sent Kara to the phantom zone she knew she’s too late.

But maybe not. They got her back- she got her best friend back- if can still call Kara that.

Just knock Lena, she took a deep breath and with her might knocked on Kara’s door. A few seconds later she heard Kara’s voice as she walks towards the door.

The moment the door opened Lena had a nervous smile on her face “Lena?”

“Hey Kara I have something important to say to-“Lena immediately stopped speaking the moment she realize how Kara looks. Hair disheveled, blouse messily buttoned, and lipstick smudge “Uhm did I interrupt something?”

The blush that appeared from Kara’s face was enough of an answer- and truly Lena’s heart broke. She immediately apologized for the interruption as she tries her best not to cry in front of the super. “Lee, are you okay?” Kara asked the moment she felt that something is wrong with Lena. The brunette just nodded but Kara didn’t believe her for a second “Lena you can always talk to-“but Kara didn’t get to finish her sentence when another voice spoke from inside the apartment.

If Lena thought her heart broke the moment Kara opened the door, she thought wrong. Apparently seeing William half naked, with just a towel covering everything from the hips. “Oh Ms. Luthor I didn’t know it was you. I thought it was the food”

Another set of blushes appeared on Kara’s face, and now she can’t even look at Lena knowing how awkward the situation is. William seems to sense it and excused himself telling both women that  he’ll wait Kara inside.

When Kara’s blue orbs met green ones, all she saw was pain- and that made the Girl of steel’s world stop. She didn’t know how long she stared at Lena but the next thing she knew is that the other woman was backing up and started walking away.

Kara was left frozen by the door; she didn’t know what just happened. When her mind returned to the real world she immediately ran after Lena who was just about to turn towards the corner. But even with her super speed she wasn’t fast enough to catch Lena, as the portal just used closed right in front of her face.

Little did she know that’s the last time she’ll see Lena in a while.

______

Kara can’t believe it- Lena took a sabbatical.

She found out about it through brainy, because apparently the place where Lena headed didn’t have any reception nor WIFI. How she regretted not searching for Lena immediately that night- if she could’ve known the she wouldn’t suffer the last 6 months without the Luthor.

Kara has everyone but right that moment she felt like she’s back in the phantom zone. She only lacks one person yet she felt invalid. Like she lost an appendage.

“Hey” Kara looked behind her, seeing her sister entering the tower’s balcony to stand beside her “I’ve been calling you for a while. Everything okay?”

Kara gave her a small smile and shook her head “I just can’t stop thinking what Lena was supposed to tell me that night. She seems so distraught that night Alex. Then the next thing I knew she ran off to Rao knows where. I don’t even know if she’s safe!”

Alex placed a comforting hand on her sister’s shoulder. She feels so guilty that she can’t tell her sister that she knew what Lena was up to that night- that she was the one who convinced her to confess everything to her sister.

“she is. I feel that she’s fine wherever she is right now. And who knows maybe she’ll be back before you knew it” the super shook her head yet again, not believing Alex’ statement “Lena will come home when she feels ready”

Kara hopes to all the Gods out there for that be true. And she prays to Rao for that time to come soon.

______

Another 2 months passed; Kara just arrived at tower after a mission when she noticed everyone’s sly smile. “What did you guys do?” she says reluctantly, preparing herself to fly yet again to resolve whatever trouble it is they’ve started.

Brainy walked towards the other side of the control room, where Kara just noticed stood a table covered with a curtain. She was just about ask what behind the curtain when Brainy pull it off and revealed a table full of food.

Kara being such a food lover that she is, tried her best not to jump in excitement with how many food there is and how much of it are her favorite. She asked the Super friends what they’re celebrating when a someone spoke behind her.

“It’s a welcome back party” Kara turned around and saw Lena descending the stairs from the loft. The Super used her super speed to hug her best friend, whom hugged her back tightly.

“Why didn’t you told me you’re coming back? Wait are you okay? What happned?”

Lena stared at her lovingly, and it made Kara’s heart dance in joy “Kara everything is fine, very good even! And besides I didn’t tell you because I wanted to surprise you. Alex and Brainy helped a little” the blonde woman looked at her sister whom is standing next to the Coluan, she pouted at them and Brainy immediately covered his eyes with both hands.

“You will not use your ability to copy a puppy on me” Brainy said making everyone laugh loudly, with Lena trying to hide hers behind her hand. Kara’s eyes travelled into Lena and that’s when she saw- Right there in Lena’s hand is what appears to be an engagement ring.

Rao no.

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headcanon - how jake and sunghoon became friends

okay so jake’s been sitting here watching different trainees come in for a while now

some of them seam nice, some are kind of intimidating, but jake’s pretty chill - but! The spot next to him is still empty and with the speed at which new trainees are coming in it’s not gonna be free for too long.

Jake’s a pretty introverted person, so yeah he’s a little worried.

Then these two guys come in, and they’re really fucking cool okay. They don’t even freak out when the fucking stage starts moving like okay Jake is kinda in awe

One of them is in all black and he already kinda looks like an idol which is so cool cos jake thinks he could never. The guy just has this sorta awkward, sorty smirky, smile on his face and - yeah, jake wants to be friends with him.

jake gestures to the area next to him and the dude’s sitting next to him

the other one says something about trusting the two of them, and the one in black says “well ur making us seem untrustworthy” and yeah, jake likes this one

they make a bit of conversation, jake finds out their names are sunghoon and jay. youngbin asks what the two of them did before i-land and - wtf cool idol looking guy sunghoon used to be a figure skater?

thats so cool???

anyway things go on as usual and more people come along and well - fuck only 12 of them get into i-land? 

Needless to say Jake’s nervous, he hasn’t trained for too long ok and he’s up against people who’ve trained for 2-4 years.

Sunghoon and Jay go up second and yeah, they’re really good

jake isn’t suprised

everyone puts up their hands for sunghoon and jake isn’t surprised 

again

either way bothh of them get into i-land and jake barely know them but he’s happy for them

jake claps a lot for everyone and he votes and generally he’s kinda having a good time - wait fuck it there are like 2 spots left now???

unfortunately him, youngbin and sunoo go last, and by the time they get onto stage the the number of spots left is already -1

-1???

but jake gives it all, and he performs probably the best he’s every performed. He’s not sure about how well he’s done, all he knows is that he wants to debut and well - whatever happens happens.

they finish and jake’s waiting to see the outcome. His name is announced and for a second there’s silence

and then sunghoon raises his hand

people follow suit and - yeah, jake definitely wants to be this guys friend

sunoo, youngbin and him all get into i-land which is surreal and Jake makes sure to thank sunghoon for it. Sunghoon smiles back, still a little awkward, and says “well you did great, so i had to!”

Yup, this guys gonna be jake’s best friend in here.

they enter i-land and things are a little tense, jake’s pretty sure he’s more likely to get kicked out than the others but he tries to remain positive.

He’s ashamed to admit it but throughout the whole 2 hour deliberation period Jake kinda follows Sunghoon around. The guy already seams to have a couple friends at I-Land (Jay, of course, Heeseung, and seemingly Jungwon, K and EJ), so Jake tries his best to be discrete about it but he doesn’t know how well he’s doing.

somehow he makes it into I-Land tho.

jake’s pretty sure he’s dreaming.

And somehow, throughout the course of the first week, him and Sunghoon just kind of click. They’re friends now.

They have a part together in the song, and it’s probably Jake’s favorite part nGL.

Unfortunately, alls well doesn’t end well and, you know, 59/100.

Jake’s score is dismal at best and he’s not surprised when he goes to the ground. He’s upset, but not surprised, and he’s def going to work harder now,

And he does

He tells sunoo about how he’s made friends with Sunghoon before sunoo get’s sent up, and Jake spends the week thinking about I-Land and wishing he could be up there again.

and then they practice fire till Jake can’t feel his legs and his hands flop around like strands of spaghetti.

the I-Land stage is amazing, but 4 people are still gonna get kicked out. The Ground stage is also amazing, and guess what fuckers Jakes back!

Sunghoon hugs him first and it goes on for about 5 minutes. Jake kinda wants to cry, but he’s really glad to be back.

Their next challenge is the representative test and both him and sunghoon (with EJ, of course) are selected as the backup dancers.

They practice together a ton and they get even closer. They’re the same age with barely a month between them and Jake thinks, yeah, makes sense that they click.

Now that Jake knows him, Sunghoon is kind of a little shit.

They have an arm wrestling match and Jake wins round 1 but then sunghoon wins rounds 2-4

the first one was the only fair one fuck you

then they do the weights thing and sunghoon wins again and just laughs like a maniac (K does too, but Geonu’s just sitting there the whole time looking worried).

Jake can’t believe he used to think Sunghoon was cool.

They’re really close now, to the point where Jake knows he can crash Sunghoon’s bed and the guy will do nothing except whine a bit about how Jake’s stealing his blanket.

Jake still steals the blanket.

what, he knows he said Sunghoon was annoying, but he never said he wasn’t.

And when K starts contemplating a member switch and Sunghoon gets selected Jake’s pretty fucking happy for him (he feels bad for Jay, of course, but Jay’s a good guy and well, him and Sunghoon seem to be doing just find. They are friends after all).

he misses his practice partner a bit but it’s fine because Sunghoon goes out there, fucking rocks the stage, and long story short I-LAND WINS! 

they’re all safe and Jake makes sure to hug Sunghoon with all he’s got once the original celebrations are over and Jay’s stopped parading Sunghoon around like a princess.

then any happiness is gone because - well, the final twelve.

Jake practices hard, and he helps out as many people as he can. Sunghoon and Jungwon compliment him and Jake’s excited, Sunghoon clowns him a bit but Jake knows he loves him.

Well, they practice hard. Really really hard. And Jake’s nervous to death, but he’s also feeling kinda really good about it.

They walk onto stage and Sunghoon’s behind, before they start Jake makes sure to shoot him a smile in support. Sunghoon send him one back.

He doesn’t know what’s gonna happen after this, but well, much like that first I-LAND elimination, whatever happens happnes.

And unlike that first I-LAND elimination, Jake knows for a fact that he has a good ass friend backing him up this time.

[the-blind-assassin-12]

for Billy (YOU KNOW THE ONE) P. 7 & 8 (before IT happened) 14, 21, P&F. 4, 5, 7 (apart from what happened with Frank)12, 16, 18, L. 3, 5, 7 C. 1 (before & after pls), 2, 3, 4, 11 W,E &H 4 (before) 6 F. 2, 3, 4, 7 P. 1, 2, 5, 7 S. 4 & 5 (before and after pls) V. 1, 3, 5, 6 DL. 5, 6, 7 (before IT happned)

Oh man. You went there. Okay. Okay, fine. Just know that this took a lot out of me emotionally. (and also moved Red up on my to-write list.) Okay. here we go. Jigsaw//Blue Billy: 

Personality 

7-What makes them laugh out loud? (before)

Not much, he’s pretty reserved in the way that he expresses his feelings and reactions. But when he’s happy, really happy, he can’t hold it in. His smiles get so big that they turn into laughter, like all the leftover laughs that he didn’t let out finally shook loose. Very few people in the world have heard him laugh out loud, but you’re the one who has heard it the most. 

8-How do they display affection? (before) 

Billy was a big hand holder with his girl- but not the typical fingers laced together hand hold. He liked the way his whole hand felt wrapped around yours. It was how he said “I’ll protect you” without actually saying it. He’d drape an arm around you while walking together and pull you just a little closer. It was how he said “I’m so lucky you’re mine” without opening his mouth. Occasionally he’d plant a slow, lazy kiss on your lips in the middle of a crowd. It was how he said “I’d choose you every time.” Without ever having to work himself up to say it out loud. Billy knows that actions speak louder than words, and he knew that you understood what he wasn’t saying. 

14-What is their greatest fear?

Failure. Because no matter how high you climb, if you fall off the ladder you’re going to be forgotten. No one remembers #2. And failing you? That’s the worst thing he could do. 

21-What sense do they most rely on?

Hearing. A lot of missions and jobs occur in pitch black locations, but things sound the same no matter how dark it gets. 

Past & Future

4-What is the most offensive thing they ever said?

It wasn’t something he said out loud. It was what he sent to you in that email when he said it would be better if we don’t see each other for a while. Because he could picture you reading it, alone in your apartment, absolutely heartbroken and blindsided. 

Sure, there were probably a lot of way more offensive things he’s said to people. But they don’t register with him because he didn’t care about them like he cared about you. 

5-What is their greatest achievement?

He holds a few records with the USMC that he’s proud of. Longest sniper kill shot and fastest three mile are the ones that mean the most to him. 

7-What is the worst thing they did to someone they loved? (apart from what he did to Frank) 

At the very beginning of your relationship, when he first realized that he felt differently about you than he’d felt about any other woman he’s been with, when he realized that he in fact loved you...it scared the daylights out of him. He had no idea what to do with love. He’d never been given it and had certainly never felt it before, and he didn’t know if he was capable of living up to what those four letters meant. So instead of trying and failing, he broke it off with you. Told you that he’d had his fun but that things were getting boring, predictable. (he actually liked that- the predictable part, and that’s what really scared him. He was getting used to having you around, and the thought that it would hurt him if you weren’t made him feel weak and that scared him.) He left you crying in your kitchen. 

Two days later he showed up at your door with flowers. “I’m sorry,” was all he’d said, but you could see in his eyes and in the way his chest was moving with every breath that he was feeling a lot more than those two words. The note on the flowers said “I love you”, and it was the first time he’d told you that.

12-What is their best childhood memory?

Once his class took a field trip to the Bronx Zoo and he got separated from his group but he wasn’t scared and he didn’t try to find a chaperone or staff member right away. He hung out with the chimps for a while before taking his time to visit the reptiles and then the big cats. For an hour or two he didn’t have anyone telling him what to do and he enjoyed it. When he finally found his teacher she was livid but Billy just shrugged and said he was in the bathroom.

16-What past act are they most ashamed of?

One of the assassination missions Rawlins had them on had Billy, Frank and the others torturing this “enemy soldier” before murdering the guy in front of his wife and kid. Billy would never forget the look in that little boy’s eye, and of all the dirty missions he was a part of, that was the one that stuck with him, giving him real shame and regret over. 

18-has anyone ever saved their life?

Yup. On his first deployment, Frank saved Billy’s ass after he got shot . (The one near his hip) It was a nasty one, a real bleeder. But the most dangerous part was that Billy couldn’t put any pressure on his left side, even after they got the wound packed and wrapped. Fowler, one of the guys in their unit suggested that they leave Billy in the blown out building they’d sheltered in to tend to the wounded (one more soldier- Ziegler or Z for for- took a bullet in the shoulder. Couldn’t carry a rifle but he could walk just fine) until they could get help and send an Evan team in for Billy. But Frank ADAMANTLY refused to leave anyone behind (especially Billy who he’d come to see as a younger brother). He told Fowler to fuck right off, that there was no way in desert Hell that he was walking out of that building without Russo. Billy tried to protest. “Just leave my back to the wall and gimme a gun, Frankie, these fuckers ain’t gonna get me twice.” 

“Shut your goddamn mouth, Bill, and put your goddamn arm around my neck.” Was his answer. Billy listened, and Frank essentially carried him out of the shell of the hotel lobby. Billy had a pistol in his free hand and Frank managed to keep his rifle up even bearing most of Billy’s weight, and together they got back to the rendezvous point. Less than 10 minutes after they got to safety they got word that the building they’d been in had been leveled, and if they’d have followed Fowler’s instruction, Billy would have gotten buried in the rubble. 

Love

3-how do they behave in a relationship?

After that 2 day breakup bonanza, Billy took the relationship very seriously. He was never over the top about displaying affection, but he found ways to make it clear that he was yours. He’d meet you for lunch on Tuesdays when you had an extended break, and if the weather was nice you’d grab a hotdog from the cart on the corner and find a table in the small park near your office. Since neither of you were well off, dates usually consisted of take out on the couch, but that was just fine with you and with Billy- he’d never kiss sauce from your face in public, but at home it was a different story and if the corner of your lips caught a little pizza sauce, his lips wouldn’t be far behind to remove it and swallow your giggles. He even met your sister when she was in town once, not shying away from her questions and engaging her in conversation, clearly trying to show her how much you meant to him. 

He doubted himself a lot, about not knowing if what he was doing for you was enough, about whether or not he’s the kind of man you deserve, about why in hell you’d want to be with him when you were clearly head and shoulders better than him. But he always tried his best not to show those insecurities, and you’d put them to rest without ever really knowing the extent of them. 

In a nutshell, Billy is a dedicated, loyal partner in a relationship. He would never cheat on someone that he had real feelings for or someone who loved him like you did, because he knows that it’s pointless. Lots of the women he slept with back in the day were cheating on their significant others with him, so he saw a lot of relationships in their final stages, and it's never something he’d put you through.  

5-what sort of sex do they have?

The extremely thorough kind that doesn’t require a mattress. The couch, kitchen counter, shower stall or a sturdy wall, door, window or banister will do. His mouth and hands are constantly on you and constantly moving, and you both know you’re going to have little marks from his teeth and little bruises from his fingertips...but that’s just fine because he’s going to be equally marked up from your fingernails and the hungry kisses you sucked onto his shoulders and collarbone. It’s Billy’s goal for you to know and feel exactly what he’s thinking and feeling, whether it’s jealousy because some schmuck had the balls to flirt with you in front of him, or need and ache after a fight or after a rough day, or raw unfiltered desire from that tight dress you’d worn for your birthday dinner. 

But when it’s love that he’s feeling? When his thoughts are consumed with you and how you’ve changed his life for the better, how you showed him that he was capable and worthy of love? That’s when he takes his time the most, and that’s when no matter where it starts, it always ends in bed, even when he has to carry you because he’s already rendered your thighs into jello. He keeps his eyes on you, even when you close yours, and the bites get lighter until they dissolve into gentle brushes of his lips. He loves when you’re on top so that he can look up at the only woman to ever hold his heart and drink up your perfection, but he loves feeling you under him, chest to chest and hips glued together even more. 

After these times he always leads you into the shower and helps you clean up, running his soapy hands over every inch of your still tingling skin before bringing you back to bed where you both fall asleep loosely tangled together.   

7-Have they ever had their heart broken?

Twice. Once in real time when he lost you right in front of his eyes, and the second time when that memory cut through the clouds and he was forced to relive it a second time. 

Conflict 

1-How do they respond to a threat?

Before: If someone threatened him or you in anyway, he’d square up instantly. Billy’s not afraid of a fight. He’s confident in his ability to keep you both safe under pretty much any circumstances, and while he always carries a knife for protection (and out of habit) he knows that he wouldn’t really have to use it. He can take on up to three attackers at a time if they’re unarmed, and he can handle disarming two aggressors before he had a problem. He knows how to end a fight without killing someone, but if he had to, he would. 

After: Well you saw what he did to Krista. More of that. 

2-Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue?

Both, words first and fists to follow. Billy’s not one to start fights with random punks on the street or d-bags in a bar, but he’s sure as hell going to finish something that gets started on him. He’s not even much of a striker, but he’s good at using things to his advantage: he’ll bash someone’s head off of a bartop or use their own sweatshirt hood to choke them out. His hands he likes to keep clean and unbroken, so he can wrap them around yours without the juxtaposition of bloody bruises. 

3-What is your character’s kryptonite?

It’s you. It’s just you. If he didn’t have to watch you get shot on that carousel things may have turned out differently in that fight. If he didn’t have to relive that moment in his sessions with Dumont, she might still be alive and he might still be handcuffed to that bed. He might not be on a mission for revenge. 

4-If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be?

Now? Well now he doesn’t have a place per say… I mean… he’s got somewhere to go but the only possessions he has right now are the contents of that folder that he took from Krista. But in that folder are the three photos of you and him together. And he’d walk through a burning warehouse for those. 

11-where do they go when they’re angry?

He used to go to Central Park when he was angry. There’s a big boulder overlooking the fields and he’d just sit there quietly until the anger passed, especially if he was angry with you over something, because he knew that you were likely right and that getting his anger away from you was the best course of action. 

Work, Education & Hobbies 

4-What are their hobbies?

Billy was an avid reader. He liked autobiographies of war heroes and historical fiction novels. Sometimes he meets up with some guys to shoot hoops but it’s really just an excuse to get one hour of physical activity in before heading to a bar to shoot the shit over a couple beers. 

6-Do they have a natural talent for something?

Billy’s a great whistler. He has a very talented tongue. 

Favorite?

2- what place would they most like to visit?

Billy would love to see the Grand Canyon. He’d never told anyone this, but the reason is because the Grand Canyon is a giant crack in the Earth. It’s a flaw. But it’s beautiful and inspiring. Even before his flaws are advertised on his face, he’s felt flawed and imperfect in a lot of ways in his life- no one wanted him as a kid, the abuse he’d been through, the things that have happened overseas that he’d never be able to get out of his head. 

3-What is the most beautiful thing they’ve ever seen?

That dress he dreamed about you wearing to the ball? You wore it to your sister’s wedding and you sent him a picture of you all dolled up before the ceremony. The two of you had just started dating at the time, so you hadn’t asked him to come with you. It was before that scared shitless breakup happened, so if you would have asked him to come with you it may have spooked him a little too much. But damn. When that picture came through he nearly dropped his phone on his face. 

4-What is their favourite song?

I’m not sure, but I can tell you who he’s listening to. Billy was a teen in the 90s, so he listened to a lot of Soundgarden, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and TOOL. 

7-What is their password? (on his phone) 

3-17-01

It’s the date he turned 18 and got out of the group home. 

Possessions

1-what is in their fridge:

We’ll go with before because he does not have a fridge currently. So he spent most nights with you, either grabbing take out or you doing most of the cooking, but on the rare ocassion that you had plans or were out of town, or if he had plans to go out with the guys and needed to eat when he got home, he’d keep the essentials stocked. Eggs, milk bread. Most of his food was in the pantry because it was stuff like cans and pastas and rice- non perishables since it was more likely than not that he wouldn’t be cooking often.  

2-What is on their bedside table?

You gave him a framed photo of the two of you that he kept on his bedside table. It wasn’t one of the three that he currently has, it was from your first Thanksgiving together, and you’d told your family that you had to go on a business trip so that it could just be the two of you. You cooked a whole damn turkey, and the two of you were eating leftovers for a week and a half. Every surface in your small kitchen was covered in pies and side dishes, and he told you later that night when you were on the fringes of a tryptophan coma that it was the best Thanksgiving he’d ever had, that he was more thankful for you than he could put into words. 

“A picture’s worth a thousand words,” you mumbled sleepily, not making much sense from the cider and the long day of cooking and eating. 

“Yeah, you’re right,” he grabbed your phone from the coffee table and snapped a picture; you tucked up against him on the couch and an orange and brown afghan thrown over both of you. 

You had no recollection of the photo until the next day when you tried to take a picture of all the leftovers to show your sister when you finally came clean that you just wanted a quiet holiday with Billy, and when you saw it you knew you wanted to give it to him.  

5-What is in their purse or wallet?

The bare minimum. I.D., one credit card and some cash. A punch card from a local pizza joint. (at last notice he was three punches away from a free slice) But no pictures or personal information. 

7-What is their most treasured possession?

Now its those three pictures of the two of you from the file. They’re going to be on him at all times. 

Spirituality

4-What do they think heaven is?

He doesn’t believe in heaven, and if he did he wouldn’t think it was a place meant for him. But he believes in souls, so I suppose his perception of heaven would be a place where he can be with you again someday. 

5-what do they think hell is?

He’s in it right now. The realization that he watched you die and  couldn’t do anything about it and now has to carry that around for however long he got left? That’s hell. There’s nothing worse. Nothing. 

Values 

1-What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person?

They can be torn down to nothing and left alone. Like he did to Frank, and like Frank did to him. 

3-when did they last lie?

When he told Frank that he had nothing to do with killing his family. He didn’t pull the trigger, but he had a hand in it in other ways. 

5-When did they last make a promise?

Ugh. When he promised that he would come home to you in front of the Alice sculpture. And then he didn’t. Ever again. 

6-Did they keep or break their last promise?

...you know the answer to this. 

Daily Life (all before) 

5-What do they do first thing on a weekday morning?

First thing on the Russo daily checklist is 50 pushups and 100 crunches. Then it’s right into the shower, and then and only then does he get his first cup of coffee. He drinks two in the morning and one around midday. 

6-What do they do on a Sunday afternoon?

Sunday afternoon is YOUR day to be together. If you haven’t come up with something to do- there are always tons of street festivals, food truck events, seasonal stuff to do- then the two of you would have a lazy day, likely staying in bed until at least noon. Eventually you’d move to the living room after a shower, and you’d likely much on coffee and bagels before taking up opposite ends of the couch with your books. Billy with his war stories and you with something from your book club. After an hour or so you’d find that you’d made your way into his lap and after trying to earnestly recount for one another what you’d just read, he’d end up scooping you into his arms and dumping you back in bed. 

7-What do they do on a Friday night?

Friday is your late night, because that’s the night you’d volunteer as a tutor. (You worked with kids who were in danger of failing and therefore wouldn’t be able to graduate, and the program you volunteered with was in Brownsville- not the nicest section of the city) Billy would come pick you up so you wouldn’t have to take the subway alone, and then you’d see what your or his friends were up to, maybe meet up with Curt and his girl, or if Frank and Maria were lucky enough to get a sitter, the six of you would meet up for drinks. If nothing was going on, and he had a little extra cash that week, he’d take you out for dinner with a promise of dessert once he got you alone. If going out wasn’t on the docket then he’d come back to your place and you’d end up with desert before dinner.

[cosmicdreamworld]

Hank McCoy: Painted The Stars

Pairings: Hank McCoy/Reader

Warnings: None

Word Count: 2095

"Hank, can you hand me the wire cutters, please," you asked, holding out your hand.

"Hank?" Still nothing, it was like the lab had been deserted, but then you looked up, trying to figure out where he went and that's when you saw it, plain as day.

Raven. It's not that you hated Raven, you thought she was nice, but it always pained you the way Hank would look at her - the same way he is now. Eyes lit up, hanging on her every words, his cheeks dusted pink cause she brushed his arm, he was beginning to stutter cause he was getting nervous. The same way he was when you and him first got together - now you were practically invisible and second best.

Quietly, undetected, you slipped out of the lab, to your room to pack your bags. You made sure your thoughts were loud enough for Charles to hear and made him promise not to tell Hank. You had everything planned and the taxi called - grabbing your bag, you walked the end of the road, making sure you didn't miss your cab.

"(Y/N), wait," a small voice called from the distance. Turning around you saw Hank running to catch up. Catching up, he looked at you confused. "You're leaving, why?"

"I uh- I got a better job offer," you lied.

"Liar, Charles said its because of me. What have I done wrong?"

'Goddamn it, Charles! You promised you wouldn't tell him.'

'Sorry, (Y/N), but he deserves the right to know and I knew you wouldn't tell him.'

"It's for the best, it's for your happiness, Hank."

"My happiness? My happiness is you, it's you staying. (Y/N), I love you."

You give a small smile to fight back the tears. "Now you're the liar, cause you don't."

Hank opened his mouth to say something, but you cut him off.

"No, just don't. I can see it, so can everyone else. You don't love me, you love Raven. The way you hang on her every word, the way you smile when you see her walk into a room. How you blush when she compliments you, how you stumble over your words when you talk to her. You look at her like she hung the moon and painted the stars," you paused to catch your breath. "It's the same way you used to act around me, it's the same way you used to look at me," you whispered.

"(Y/N)," Hank whispered, you didn't even need to look in order to know he had tears on his eyes too.

"It's okay, sometimes people grow apart. That's why I'm leaving, I don't want to stand in the way. You can pursue her now and I wish you guys the best."

"So, not only are you leaving, but you're breaking up with me?" His voice was breaking and it killed you, but you thought it was for the best. Looking down the road, your taxi was in sight. Grabbing your bag, on your tips toes, you place a kiss on his cheek.

"Goodbye, Hank. I love you."

Getting in the taxi, you didn't dare look back for fear of not being able to control the tears.

••6 months later••

Theo and you were so engrossed in conversation, neither of you heard the sets of footsteps that walked into the break room.

"Wait, so you're meaning to tell me that you can build quinjets, build fighter jets, pilot them, breathe and control fire, you're a telepath, and can manipulate and rebuild any molecular composition, and split atoms, yet you can't even knit a pair of socks," Theo laughed unable to believe what you had just told him.

You laughed and gave Theo a little push, "Oh hush, I'm not a knitter, alright."

"Ahem, are you two finished?"

Both of your heads snapped up at the sight of your boss, making you both stand up immediately.

"Professor Xavier, Dr. McCoy, this is Dr. Theodore Marx," he gestured to Theo, "and this is Dr-"

"(Y/N)," Charles cut him off.

"Charles," you smiled sweetly.

"Dr. (L/N), Charles tells me he has a project he'd like you to assist with. It will be a lengthy project, so I have permitted eight weeks leave for you."

"What exactly is this project?"

"(Y/N), I need you and Hank to help rebuild one of our jets. You two are the ones I trust with this the most," Charles explained.

You hesitated to answer, you were worried about having to work with Hank, you still harbored some feelings for him and working in such close proximity was sure to bring them back up.

You forced a smile, "I would love to. I'll pack my bags and be down in a minute."

'Just so you know, the only reason I accepted was for you, Charles.'

'Thank you.'

••At the Mansion••

Hank and you never had much conversation aside from discussing how to rebuild it or asking each other for tools or direction. Both of you were focused on the rebuild or talking with others.

When everyone would take a break, you'd hang around Jubilee and Peter and Hank would station himself with Logan and Charles. Hank was in mid-conversation with the two men when he heard you laugh at something Peter had said, it made his heart and his head drop - the same reaction he had when he walked in the break room and saw you with Theo.

No matter how hard Hank tried to concentrate, he'd always turn his focus to you, hoping to catch your eye, but you'd always have yourself focused at the task at hand or Peter. He was constantly hovering around you and flirting. You liked Peter, not in that way, but you indulged his flirty antics with some of your own, knowing you'd be back to your apartment in no time.

In no time the jet was rebuilt and you were on your way back after having said some tearful goodbyes; your taxi pulled up and you were on your way.

'Rememeber, (Y/N), no matter what, you are always welcome to come back.'

You noted the slight smile in his message. 'I know, thank you, Charles.'

The trip back was slightly exhausting, but you wanted to get your clothes unpacked. After taking a couple articles of clothing out, you noticed a white envelope addressed with just your name. Grabbing it and sitting on the edge of your bed, you open it and see an array of numbered pictures.

1:

The day you arrived and first met Hank. He had a small smile and was looking at his feet.

-After that day everyone joked about how you had him hook, line and sinker.

2:

You had been there just a few days shy of a month. You were sitting in the gardens admiring the flowers with Hank beside you. Except he wasn't looking at the flowers - he was looking at you, a shy smile on his face as he watched your face light up as you talked about your love of gardening.

-That was the day no one let him live down how smitten he was with you.

3:

You were at the piano, fingers dancing across the keys effortlessly. Eyes closed, feeling every note, but Hank wasn't watching how delicately your hands glided over the keys. He was watching you, completely entranced by how lost, how much you felt the music.

-Everyone started calling him 'lover boy' after that.

4:

You were in your room on bed rest after an incident on a mission, Hank was sitting on the edge of your bed with a trey in his hand - some soup, juice and new bandages scattered across it. He had promised to take care of you until you were well again. It made Hank worried sick when he realized you could have died.

-That was the day everyone, but you, knew he truly was in love.

5:

It was after your first year at the X-Mansion. You and Hank were dressed to the nines, in the middle of a slow dance, your head on his chest, his arms wrapped around your waist. Somehow the students convinced Charles to have a small dance for the students and teachers. Hank had to hype himself up, with a little help from Charles and Logan, in order to get the courage to ask you to dance.

-That was the night he decided to go for it and ask you out.

6:

You and Hank were coming back from a movie, hand and hand up the driveway, smiles on both of your faces. You had been dating for six months at the time.

-He had told he loved you and asked if you'd 'officially' be his girlfriend, even though everyone knew you already were for a while.

That was the last picture until a note, you opened it to reveal a few more pictures. The were from the recent weeks when you were helping rebuild the jet.

7:

When you arrived back at the mansion to help rebuild. Everyone encapsulated you in a group hug, while Hank just stood back, an adoring smile on his face, waiting for you to make your way to him.

-He held hope that you'd come back permanently. Hank didn't sleep that night, he was up thinking about you.

8:

Hank, hands around your waist, helping you jump out of the engine. Dirty and greasy, you climbed out of the jets engine, ready to jump. Hank noticed and dropped what he was doing to go over and help you down; he didn't want you hurt.

-He didn't want to let you go once your feet hit the ground. Hank wanted so badly to pull you into him like he used to.

9:

You, with Hank reading over you shoulder, looking at the blue prints to the jet.

At the table, you had the blue prints for the jet rolled out. You were concentrating on the paper in front of you when Hank came up behind you, pressing himself against you. You paid it no mind, continuing to focus on the diagram, letting him read over your shoulder if he wanted to.

-He never once look at the blueprints. The only thing he looked at was you. Even in the photo, anybody could see the adoration and love he still had for you.

10:

You and Peter talking. The entire time you had been there, you avoided Hank as best you could, only talking with him when neccessary. So, you usually occupied your time with Peter. Peter had walked with you to grab some tools, and that's where you decided to sit down and talk for a while. In the background was Hank - practically staring daggers towards Peter.

-He hated not be able to get your attention anymore and as ashamed as he would be to admit it, he wanted to fight Peter that day.

11:

A single picture of Hank, forlorn, back against the wall, looking at an old picture of you and him.

-He missed you, anyone could see that. If he could change what happned he would.

12:

The picture Hank had been staring at in the last photo.

You, face covered in frosting, kissing Hank.

You, on the last birthday you had at the mansion.

Hank had attempted to make you a cake and surprise you with it and small party with everyone. Jean lit the candles, and after you blew them out, some of your friends decided to push your face into it. Everyone started laughing, even Hank. As slight "revenge" you get on your tiptoes and gave Hank a long kiss on his lips, making extra sure to get frosting all over him.

-Even though he hated how sticky it made him, he wouldn't have traded that day for the world. He loved the smile you had on your face and the fun you had. He loved you then and still does now.

That was the last photo that covered the writing on the paper that held them. Unfolding the paper, you braces yourself, thinking the worst.

(Y/N),

If it wasn't obvious enough to tell, Hank never stopped. He loved you then and he loves you now. He still thinks and still looks at you like you hung the moon and painted the stars. He waits every night; he walks out to the end of the driveway, hoping you'll come back. I know you still love him too.

Please, (Y/N), won't you come back home?

-X

[datingadviceonreddit]

To start, I’ll begin with my background. I’m a 25 year old woman who became single for the first time since I was 18 just this last September. I have been single and on my own now for a whole year and let me tell you, I have learned a lot and have gone through a lot in that time.When I was 18 back in 2012, Tinder had just been released. Since I was that young and in a relationship, it was something that I had really no grasp on and what I knew about it always came from my single friends. After my first relationship ended, I downloaded Tinder for the very first time and met my last partner within a week and then promptly deleted Tinder. Because of that short stint on the app, I wasn’t on it long enough to actually date for real. Then that second relationship ended last year. With that being said, I didn’t know how to date. I have never actually dated. Last year, I entered into the dating scene without any actual knowledge about dating. But now that a year has passed (rather quickly I’d say), I would like to share what I have learned. Hopefully, y’all find it helpful.Dating shouldn’t be hard and it shouldn’t be unenjoyable. Dating should be something you can learn from and have fun with. You know a majority of the best memes come from dating mishaps. And memes are essentially unifying in human misery. It’s modern comedy but I digress.1. PICK THE RIGHT APP/WEBSITES AND DO YOUR RESEARCH. There is Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OKCupid, The League, Match, eHarmony, FarmersOnly, ChristianMingle, CoffeeMeetsBagel, Happn, Zoosk, Grindr, etc…There are so many places to date and meet people and you need to research which platform is going to be best for you and what sort of activity on that platform is going on in your city. Don’t just randomly pick one. Then don’t pick multiples to be on. Just pick one. If at all, have only two. The more apps/profiles you have, you will drive yourself insane and get obsessive. You don’t want to get too attached and over zealous about your profile. You need to maintain a level-head. I would have 3-4 profiles going at once and I would be on them constantly and losing my shit. Since moving to being on only 1-2 apps, I would say, it’s been a lot easier to manage my time as well when it comes to dating.2. MAKE SURE YOUR PROFILE IS 10/10 (HAVE YOUR FRIENDS HELP YOU AND GIVE YOU ADVICE). This is what makes or breaks most people and tragically, most people are not willing to do their best with this. You need to be able to represent yourself accurately and well. You want to appear confident, fun, interesting, and unique. Picking good photos is important. Do not and I repeat do NOT do mirror selfies. Most advice pieces online state this and it’s true. The only reason you should have a mirror selfie is if you don’t have a recent full body picture. The caveat for this exception is that you need to look well-dressed and be in a CLEAN bathroom…preferably at a nice restaurant, museum, or somewhere cool because then it looks like you just took that selfie on a day out while doing something fun. But honestly, stay away from the mirror. NO CAR PICTURES. For the love of god, no photos of JUST your car. Nobody cares what car you drive. And then don’t take a selfie in your car. Please don’t do this. Like attracts like. You need to be able to present yourself well to the kinds of people you want to attract. So have a photo of you with your friends or doing something you like to do. But never lead with a group photo. In this order: a candid or a headshot (NOT A SELFIE), a group photo, an activity/hobby shot, a full body picture (with a group or you by yourself), and last but not least…a selfie. A selfie is how YOU see yourself and how you want others to see you. A selfie should always be last. Aside from photos, have a good bio! Include something positive. State what you are looking for and what you like to do in your free time. Include enough details to make it seem like your care enough about your profile. Also, don’t be negative. Don’t say “I’m not here for games.”, “I’m not here for hookups.”, etc. Just be honest about what YOU want. Oh…and don’t list your Snapchat username or Instagram handle…it then looks like your giving it out to everyone which means you ain’t picky and have no standards on who you allow into your social life. It’s fucking weird and I don’t understand why people do this. Access to your social life isn’t a right, it’s a privilege. It also looks and screams trashy to me. I would think most people would agree with this. But I guess I might be wrong considering how often I see this phenomenon.3.DO NOT MESSAGE INSTANTLY AFTER MATCHING/MAKING A CONNECTION AND LET CONVERSATION COME NATURALLY (DO NOT FORCE IT). When you make a match or connection, you’re going to want to instantly message. I would strongly suggest waiting anywhere from an hour to a day depending on the urgency of the platform you’re using. Having restraint and not coming off too eager is going to suit you well. When you do send a message first, also make sure it’s a fun greeting. Say something that you don’t think that person would hear on a daily basis. A fun fact, maybe if you know another language, greet them in that language or something. Don’t say “Hey! Whats up?” You want them to have fun too. Now, either your conversation will take off and you’ll plan a date (which I suggest sooner rather than later) or the conversation will die and neither of you will meet. WHICH IS FINE. Nobody is entitled to anybody’s time. This isn’t a prisoner/warden situation. Respect your match and their time. Also, respect yours. Do not obsess over whether or not you will meet this person or not. Chances are that you won’t ever meet a majority of your matches. I had 55 matches on Tinder stint and probably only met less than 10 of them in a two month span. That’s less than 5%. And oddly enough, during that stint I dated 0 of them longterm. If you accept that you’re not going to click with everyone you match/meet/try to date, you’re going to have a better time. It should always go without saying...if you no longer want to see someone after having met them once or more...PLEASE DO NOT GHOST. Just be honest. If you haven't met and don't talk a lot? Then you can ghost. But if you have met, do that person the a favour if they think nothing is wrong. Be honest and don't be an asshole. Also, if you're going to ghost yet you have them on social media...just remove them from your social media. Stop following them on Instagram. Orbiting is worse than ghosting. It's also weirdly pathetic. They aren't you friend and your not theirs. If you choose to watch their stories and like their pictures but can't manage to be up front about your desires to not date them let alone be just friends (if that's what you want), you probably need to have some shit worked through on your own.4.DO NOT BE ACTIVE ON YOUR CHOSEN PLATFORM (LIMIT YOUR USAGE TO 15-30 MINUTES A DAY). In order to maintain your sanity, do not check the platform unless you have a notification. If you have a notification and have an ongoing conversation that looks like it is going somewhere potentially, try to give them your number or another way of communicating. You want to get off the app, so be proactive when need be in this regard. The less active you are not the app, the less likely you are to get obsessive compulsive while using it. Do not take it seriously, this is supposed to be fun. A notification should excite you. Not make you nervous or fiend out.5.BE CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU WANT (EVERYONE IS INSECURE BUT NOBODY WANTS TO DATE INSECURE). You are a human being. We all have hard times and are insecure about things. But the whole point of dating is trying to get someone to see you for how you actually are. You’re not you’re insecurities. You are so many amazing things and you want a partner to see that the way a friend sees it. Don’t say anything bad about yourself. At least not seriously. If you’re one with a comedic streak, a self deprecating joke CAN be funny in the right context but don’t over do it. Highlight your humility. With that also being said, you need to make sure that YOU are your NUMBER ONE FOCUS. Right now, this is about YOU making sure YOU get what you want. Hopefully, you have a career or are working on it, going to school, pursuing a dream, etc…this is self-confidence. Love yourself and where you are at in life. You need to be able to convey not only to yourself but to others that you have your shit together and love your life. Another caveat, if you’re not confident, not in a place to date, or have a lot of personal issues…it should go without saying that you probably aren’t ready to date. If you don’t feel ready…it’s because you aren’t and you should allow yourself time to prepare. Relationships are work. Dating shouldn’t be. If you put dating above yourself, you are dooming yourself.6.LISTEN TO YOUR GUT, HEART, AND HEAD (AND YOUR FRIENDS). Honestly, most people these days don’t know how to listen to their gut. Our intuition and ability to understand communication and situations is grossly neglected. This combined with dating makes most single people out there dating clueless about how to handle anything in regard to prospective romantic relationships. When you meet someone you click with? You’ll know. If you think something is too good to be true? It probably is. If you didn’t see something coming? Lies! You were not following your intuition. If someone isn’t vibing with you the same way after a week, it’s because they probably aren’t feeling you anymore. AND THAT IS OKAY! It’s fine. Not everyone is going to stick around. But it needs to be accepted that if it’s not happening now, it’s not going to change. You can’t make someone want to stay. Ever. I learned this the hard way this year. When you neglect your instincts, not only are your allowing yourself to be more susceptible to pain and let down, you are losing the opportunity to actually be happy.7.THE LESS YOU CARE ABOUT DATING, THE MORE FUN DATING CAN BECOME (DATING IS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE NOT THE OUTCOME). Don’t go into a date thinking it’s an interview, don’t go into a date thinking you’ll get married, don’t go into a date thinking it won’t be fun. Go into a dating thinking you might make a new friend or having a new experience. Remove all pressure and negative attitude. Enjoy the process and enjoy your life. Don’t be afraid of rejection, embrace it. But also, don’t let fear of rejection keep you from enjoying the process. We live in a crazy world and you never know what is going to happen next. Love life, love yourself, and be confident. When actually going on dates, keep things light and simple. Let the connection grow in time if it’s there. Good things come in time. But if nothing happens after a date or two? That’s fine. Does that change your confidence or ability to have fun? It shouldn’t and if it does, go back to step 5.I know all of this seems like it might be old hat but this has been my own guide to dating and so far, I’ve not been stressed about dating. I’m living my life and focusing on myself. If I happen to meet someone? Cool. But in the mean time, I’ve been going back to school and enjoying being young. This isn’t a time to be willingly stressed over dating. Dating isn’t something that should be a chore. It should be a fun activity.Anyways, good luck y’all and stay happy <3 via /r/dating_advice