#Zombie if you see this you're actually so smart

[xx-chillicious-pie]

First time drawing Rick and it's ship art? Yea, why not

This is the dynamic right? Like basically?

(image credit to ReddsMess)

[talaok]

Hey, love! How are you? I hope you’re doing great 💕

Can i request a joel x fem!reader?

So, a few days ago I found a strand of white hair on my head and I freaked out cause I’m only twenty and wtf ?? And soo I had this idea of reader, Joel and Ellie being settled in Jackson, reader’s brushing her hair and she sees the white hair and screams and joel and ellie go to her thinking that something bad happened… joel keeps teasing reader about it but eventually comforts her because she’s a little insecure about it? Oh, and maybe age gap?

I also wanted to thank you again for your beautiful stories, they make my day so much better, you have no idea! Sending you a lot of love !!!

❤️‍🩹🫶🏼

Babe why are you always so nice you make me want to cry, also this is literally something I'm so insecure about bc I have a bunch of white hair and I don't get why so thank you for requesting this. 

(HUGE sorry for the wait I just really have to study)

A scream echoed through your house in Jackson, and as time stilled, and both their hearts jump-started, they came running towards your voice.

"What happened?"

Joel's eyes were clouded with fear just as the fingers gripping his gun trembled with worry.

"are you ok?"

Ellie's voice was thin, quiet, nothing you'd ever heard before.

You looked at them, the hairbrush still in your hand, the daunting discovery lingering between your fingers.

"I have a white hair" you spoke, your tone somehow more horrified than both of theirs.

"what?"

"look" you urged, bringing your hair more in the light, your face twisting in an appalled grimace.

"sweetheart..." Joel sighed, shaking his head and putting away his gun "I thought something bad happened" he frowned, a glimpse of a smile ghosting his lips.

"you scared me to death y/n" Ellie protested too now.

"I'm sorry" you murmured, "but something bad did happen!"

They looked at each other, their eyes wide with amusement, and they could not help but burst out laughing.

"why are you laughing? This is not something to laugh about!"

"I'm-I'm sorry it's just..." Ellie spoke between giggles "It's just a white hair y/n, it's nothing"

"Nothing? This is everything! If I get one that means I'll get more"

Again, their laughs bounced across the bathroom tiles.

there you were, despairing for a different colored hair in a world where zombies actually existed.

You shot them a look "I hate you, go away"

"y/n-" Ellie tried

"no, just leave me alone while I try to find a way to hide this"

They glanced at each other, a small - I'll handle this- traveling from Joel to Ellie was all that was needed before the girl went back to her room.

You went to stand up

"careful there, I'm not sure you're in the right shape to stand up on your own at your age" Joel joked.

"That's not funny," you scowled, making Joel finally understand how serious you were about this.

"baby..." he murmured, stepping closer to you "it's not a big deal"

"but it is" you replied, desperate

"no, it's not baby" he continued, wrapping his arms around your back "It's just a white hair." he persisted "You're still the most gorgeous woman on earth"

"that's not the point" You shook your head

"no, then what is it?" he spoke gently, his thumb caressing your side

You hesitated "I-I don't know"

Joel smiled, trying to reassure you "Baby if you think that's bad, look at me" he chuckled "I look like Santa Claus"

"you don't" you bit down a smile "and besides, it's different, you're..."

"you can say it, sweetheart, I'm old"

"you're not old"

"no, then what am I?"

"you're just... older than me"

"That's a nice way of putting it"

You shook your head, smiling as you soaked in the feeling of his embrace.

He felt like a warm blanket after a cold winter day.

He stroked your cheek "C'mon now pretty girl, you're an amazing woman, you're smart, beautiful, funny, kind, good, and beautiful, you don't need to worry about a little white hair"

Your lips turned into that little happy pout Joel adored

"You said beautiful twice"

"Yeah, I know I did" 

You hit his chest playfully, your hand lingering on his body "I hate you"

"why?"

"'cause you always make me feel better, I'd like to be mad or sad for more than two minutes once in a while, y'know?"

"I'm sorry" he smirked, his thumb tracing your jawline "I'll do better next time"

"you better" you joked, making him smile.

"Are you feeling ok now?"

"mh-mh" you gave a shy nod

"you want me to kiss it better?"

"you can't kiss a white hair better"

"now" he said "there's no harm in trying, sweetheart"

[serxinns]

uhhhhh i have an idea!!!

imagine class 1a (platonic or romantic, u can choose) with a darling who acts like a thembo (i mean ABSOLUTELY STUPID) and then it starts to affect their training and stuff, so they suddenly do better and the class finds out that their darling was actually really smart this whole time, they just act dumb because people liked them like that :3

Your classmates knew you were a nimbo always wondering out the world without a care and it gives them gray hairs but they still love you

Whenever Bakugo is sarcastic with you or someone else says a joke to you, your brain goes into a loading screen and when you FINALLY get it it's already too late 😭 and he either pinch your ears or pinches your stupid adorable face telling you to stop being so stupid and you're just looking at him with either a blank face or just smiling "innocently"

You have this habit of cooking your head to the side like a dog curious about noise and they just head over heels Ochako squealed to herself blushing Kirishima covered his hold head with his arms making small mutters about how cute you are along with Midoriya

Even Iida couldn't stay strong to cute little you he couldn't even finish his lecture without trying to form a smile or covering his face with his mouth cause he wanted you to take him seriously whenever you left your notes he gave you his or offers you to study with the two of you alone together and if anyone of your classmates wanted to join he use excuse like "they need it more" or "I can only tutor one person"

Denki is always teasing and flirting with you he sees you as a flame twin the two of you would always do chaotic stupid stuff that would result in destroy the room or would get the two of you hurt and despise that the two of you would laugh it off, the class FORBIDS the two of you to be lab partners cause denki told you to put in the yellow chemical when it's suppose to be the pink one sero had to rush In and grab the bottle and throw it out the window where it exploded safe to say denki got scolded while you were babied

Momo is like a mama bear whenever she sees you do something stupid she'll quickly rush over there to the rescue and fight off or remove whatever is about to Harm you and hugs and nuzzles you against her to check and see if you are OK, she always packs a med kit whenever it's hero training or anywhere dangerous to patch up mostly you and your classmates up but mostly you buys you the most amazing and expensive gifts and always gushes and cherish over any gift you send her even if it's some crappy glittery macaroni with a glittery heart and an M in the middle she would put that up on her wall like its a trophy

Tsuyu is so sweet and patient with you whenever it's something you don't get she explains it the best way she can for you, she's obsessed with every little thing you do every time she's watching you do something or minding her business (like drawing, making origami, etc) she sighs dreamily observing and studying you like one of their study books whenever your near harm or in hair she wraps her tongue around you and quickly takes you to a safe place

One day in the common room bakugo and his gang were playing video games bakugo and Sero were yelling at each other to shoot at the zombies while Bakugo was on the edge of breaking the controller and killing Denki and Kiri, Sero wanted to tease you a bit "Hey y/n! What's the database that only pro heroes can assess?" Mina smacked his head while he laughed like a hyena "Stop teasing them it's not very nice! y/n bestie you don't have to" "It's the hero network!"

Everyone paused and silently looked at you with a blank stare even Sero shut his mouth while you were casually eating your snack you looked at them confused "Isn't that the right answer...?" "HOW DID YOUR DUMBASS KNOW THIS" "BAKUGO! be nice!" Before they could ask you any more questions you left with your snack in your right hand and your device in the other, ever since then your classmates started bombarding you with questions and you would answer them correctly without even thinking about it while your classmates were impressed they were also worried do you not need them were you smarter than they thought? Were you offended by them babying you?

So one day Ochako came up to your desk playing with her fingers and looking away "y/n how are you so smart all of a sudden?" You turned to her and smiled "I acted like this because everyone liked me being like this! People started bullying me for being smart so I acted a bit dumb then people would like me" The class heard about this and all hugged you (expect Bakugo) telling you that they like you the way you are smart or dumb

And now the class was more obsessed with you than before always asking you questions Denki and Mina begging you to be their study partner or to do their homework and they'll reward you with sweets but Iida would scold them for it the class would still love you even if you were a little dumb or smart it doesn't matter but you'll always be naive to their dark obsession with you

[jacks347]

Would the listeners survive a zombie apocalypse? (In my slightly sarcastic, completely subjective opinion)

Idk man, I'm bored and got time to kill in church so here we are

(Tagging this is going to be a nightmare-)

(Edit from the future: It was. It really was.)

Redacted:

For sake of my sanity this isn't all the listeners, just the ones I'm still actively keeping up with (I'll get to the others...eventually)

Angel - Solid maybe. Out of all the unempowereds, definitely has one of the highest chances. But it would take an extreme streak of luck.

Babe - No...I'm sorry but no. Would be like one of those extras that you see eaten in the first minute of a horror movie.

Sweetheart - Probably. Can a zombie detect someone invisible? Sweetheart is smart enough to survive, they'll be fine.

Darlin - Yes if they have Sam to hold them back from sacrificing themself for the "greater good". No if they're left completely to their own devices.

Lovely - Depends on the version. Pre Adam, no. Pre Inversion, maybe? Post Inversion, definitely. Hard to die to a zombie apocalypse when you're a) already dead and b) literally immortal.

Treasure - Okay, I know Treasure is the newest addition to the roster and we haven't had a lot of time to see their personality develop but as of now? Yeah...no.

Freelancer - They'll do it on -3 hours of sleep simply out of spite. Freelancer has been through enough, they're just tired. They'd survive but begrudgingly.

Honey - Honey would survive out of spite and spite alone. Would definitely have that baseball bat from The Walking Dead.

GBA:

Guardian - ...you're kidding, right?

Darling - Yeah...no. Soft bby would never.

Faithful - Possibly? That stubborn attitude and medical abilities would help but has absolutely no combat training so ehhhhh, it depends.

Paradise - If she can break a pirate crew out of space Fort Knox and wrangle Yargwynn, a zombie apocalypse is pocket change. Paradise would own an apocalypse.

Partner - I swear I'll stop bullying the new additions. Once they're worth not bullying. The man made the zombie apocalypse, I guess we're gonna find out if he survives won't we? I'm not hopeful though.

Escaped:

Asset - No one in ATW even knows how to do basic math, the only way any of them survive is through sheer force of which they might actually be successful. So maybe.

Raven - Yes but she would have a mental breakdown about it so she would not be the same on the other side.

Slash - ...seriously?

Guest - Hm, a trained vampire slayer in a zombie apocalypse, I wonder what would happen! Obviously she'd be fine.

Intern - Entirely dependent on who they're trying to keep alive. If it's just them, probably. If it's them and the rest of their merry band of misfits, no.

Future Wife - You're funny. RIP my girl, no one will know her husband broke the fuckin timeline for some pancakes.

Agent Schäfer - Once the shock and panic wore off, yeah she'd be fine. Hope she doesn't get eaten during that freeze.

("Where's Lass?" When Desmond returns for more than five minutes, come talk to me about listening to Blue Infinity)

Nomad:

Pack Mom - Definitely. We already know she's a deadly shot and wasn't afraid to shoot a living person, a dead one would be fine. She will be perfectly fine.

Lass - Yes. Not with as much overwhelming power as Pack Mom but she'd get through it. I mean...she has formal sword training, I think she'd do okay.

Little One - Probably not. Out of the original Frosthaven romances, they are the least likely to survive. They'd put up a good fight though.

Lamb - Yes and no. Physically, she'd be just fine. Mentally, I don't know if she could do it. Slipping back into that killer mindset might just drag her under.

Chester's mate - Probably not. Out of all the new Frosthaven romances, they're the most average. They'd try though.

Harlow's roommate - No. I love them but no. Not our slightly stupid boat captain.

Caltraxus' TA - Yes and they'd hate it every step of the way. Would survive completely hungover if that was an option.

The Doctor - Probably? If not by her own merit then definitely through someone else cause everyone needs a doctor in the apocalypse.

Beau's mate - Yes. Literally fought a bear once. She will be just fine.

(The lack of fandom names for Nomad's listeners saddens me greatly. And also makes my work so much harder)

This was so dumb but I had fun so :P

[ghostlymarauder]

MONSTER HIGH G3 IS NOT AS INCLUSIVE AS MONSTER HIGH G1

EDIT: THIS IS JUST A RANT, DON'T TAKE IT SO SERIOUSLY LOL

Maybe that sounds crazy. Maybe it's been said a million times. Anyway, I'm just ranting about my 3 am thoughts.

I know in G3 we have non-binary Frankie (who also has a prosthetic leg), and the Draculaura doll is more curvy. But as far as I'm concerned, they took everything else that made Monster High inclusive.

For starters, and I know it was never actually confirmed, but still, Clawdeen is lesbian (bisexual at best). Once again, it was never confirmed, but in my opinion is a theory popular enough for the Monster High management to hear about it.

If they really wanted to make it more inclusive, why did they not confirm Clawdeen sexuality and give her a female romantic interest?

No, they had to break up one of their best couples. This leads me to my next point, what the fuck are Cleo and Deuce doing being separated?

The first G1 dolls literally came as a package. If you got one, you got the other. That's how much of an obvious couple they were. And not only that, in the Boo York movie, they broke up for like five minutes before realizing they didn't want to be without each other.

Which, in my opinion, it's so fucking cute because they come from completely different worlds. Cleo is royalty, Deuce is just a normal guy. Cleo is a little too superficial, and Deuce looks like he never showers. But they love each other and that's enough.

And you know who else loved each other and that was enough? Clawd and Draculaura. What do you even mean with "Clawd likes Cleo"? That man was in love with Draculaura, that man would've done anything for her, and you're telling me they also broke them apart?

Especially since they made Draculaura curvy, it would've been beautiful to see them together. Because it would've been a great plot point to have jock, almost-bully Clawd evolve into falling in love with curvy, smart, witchy Draculaura. But no, they just separated them.

On a completely different note. What the fuck is Gil doing without his tank? Do I even have to explain why this is taking inclusivity out of the Monster High concept? He couldn't live without his tank outside the water. Ergo, he was limited without his tank. If you ask me, this is Monster High equivalent to something like hearing aids (and this is just an example, there are many other things you could compare Gil's tank to)

Also, Ghoulia talking bothers me a lot. First of all, she was the smartest of the group, but we couldn't understand what she was saying, which added a lot of comedy since us, the spectators, were only pretending to know what the fuck Ghoulia's plan was. And I repeat, she was the smartest of the group.

The smartest of the group couldn't communicate like everyone else. I won't even explain why that is fascinating in itself, because it just is and it added so much depth to whole story. And to add more to my problem with G3 Ghoulia, why is she standing straight and walking at a regular speed?

Ghoulia standing like a zombie was, again, to me, a form of inclusivity to all the kids out there who had some walking impediment, or, in general, had any chronic illness that stopped them from moving around. And her walking slow as fuck was just straight-up funny (especially that one web episode where she got a motorcycle).

There's a lot of things I do like about G3, as I think it improves the brand in wonderful ways, but they definitely took some of the most essential things that made Monster High what it was.

[goatcheesecak3]

Dean taylor x reader

I think this still counts as a fluff, but it's a tad bit more spicy than normal since it's pretty impossible to write fluff for dean. Also shouout to @coveredinsoot because he's the only other person who loves Dean as much as I do <33

"We gonna head to bed?" Dean asked, putting an empty beer bottle in the bin

"I don't know, I don't really feel like it" you said, internally laughing, you knew this would piss Dean off slightly.

"I wasn't asking" he said, tapping the pistol he kept neatly tucked into his boxers.

"I'm not scared by that, Dean. I know you're not gonna hurt me." You said smugly

"What makes you so sure?" He turned to face you, his body looming over you in an attempt to seem menacing.

"If you were gonna do something like that you would've done it by now. If you change your mind this far along you'll just seem indecisive" you replied casually, you knew exactly how to push Dean's buttons. He wasn't exactly the type to be affectionate, but you knew how to coax it out of him. The most successful method was to stroke his ego.

"You're a smart guy," you continued, your voice low and sultry, "we both know you've kept me around this long for a reason"

Dean smirked to himself, before reaching out to grab your hand.

"Come to bed, baby"

There was that word, baby. Coming from any other guy you would have immediately called him corny and felt the urge to leave. But with Dean it felt different. You knew he only said it to get his way, it didn't really mean anything to him, but you didn't really care. Just the fact that he actually had to resort to cute pet names to have some sort of hold over you was enough. You knew he had to work harder with you than with anyone else, and that did it for you.

"If you insist," you said, standing up.

You wobbled slightly, you'd had a fair amount to drink and you hadn't really eaten much that day, so you were extra unstable, something which Dean immediately picked up on.

"Fuck sake y/n, you're all light headed again aren't you?"

"Fuck is it to you?" You snapped.

"I hate it when you get like this. I can barely talk to you"

You made a face at him. Since when did he care about being able to talk to you?

"And that's a problem because???"

He refused to look you in the eye.

"Because I hate seeing my girlfriend/boyfriend  acting like a fucking zombie"

You smiled to yourself. You knew how much he hated admitting that you were his girlfriend/boyfriend, and how he would only do it if he was feeling particularly needy.

He noticed your complacent grin

"You're really pissing me off tonight, y/n"

"I know" you smiled biting your lower lip.

Dean couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. He hated to admit it, but he found it insanely attractive when you matched his energy. He hadn't really met anyone other than you who'd been able to put him in his place, and while he did find it irritating at times, it really did make him like you more.

He wrapped his arms around your waist, staring you directly in the eyes, your faces centimetres apart.

"Just come to bed, y/n" he whispered, his lips almost touching yours.

You leaned forward to kiss him, but he pulled away.

"Uh-uh, you get that when you do as you're told" he whispered, satisfied that he'd finally regained dominance.

A/n requests are still open! Sfw only, check my pinned post to see who I write about :^)

[miraclewoozi]

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[howlingday]

Since you're into Ratchet and Clank at the moment, how about the 'I can make it look like an accident!' from All 4 One?

Here's the link.

Yang: Ruby? Ruby, where are we?!

Ruby: I don't know, Yang. Have you seen Uncle Qrow?

Qrow: (Tangled) Hey, uh... little help?

Yang: Great. Can this get any worse?

Watts: (Dragged in, Cybernetics fritz)

Weiss: Oh, Jaune! Kiss me! Hold me! Love me like before you turned into a flesh-eating zombie~!

Jaune: RAAAAARGH!

Yang: Uh, Uncle Qrow, could you, uh...?

Qrow: (Punches Watts)

Watts: YOU FOOL! How dare you lay your inferior, bumbling hands on me! When I get free from these binds, I will rip you in half!

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Ironwood: It's good to see you, Team RWBY. How are things with J-A-C-Q-U-

Jacques: I can spell, James.

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Qrow: ...You did a great thing, Doctor!

Watts: Get bent!

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Qrow: You know, I'm starting to actually like it here. Sure, it's toxic and irradiated and filled to the brim with mutated Grimm, but when you take away all of that, you know what you got? A bitchin' headmaster retreat slash water park!

Watts: ...Can I kill him now?

Yang: No!

Watts: I can make it look like an accident!

Yang: How?!

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Qrow: This is it! This is the end! I can feel death's cold, icy grip! Arthur, I'm sorry I pushed you around in Beacon. You were so smart, and I was-

Watts: A moron?

Qrow: I was going to say "an Adonis," but if you wanna be a jerk about it.

Watts: I'm sorry, too, and I want you to know that even though I was wishing that Beringel was tearing you limb from limb so that I could Riverdance all over your smoldering, drunken ashes, I still considered you my friend.

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Whitley: Good evening, father. I hope you don't mind, but... Well, it seems the evil sidekick market is a bit thin these days. I do hope that the position as your assistant isn't filled.

Ironwood: Your heart is in the right place, Whitley, but today has been a revelation for all of us. Together, we faced a threat that was neither human nor faunus. We learned about life, friendship, and the tender bond held between us. So I'm afraid your father won't be doing anything except stealing OUR SHIP?!

Jacques: SO LONG, SUCKERS~!

[horrorlove14]

Hey Nurse, Be Gentle With Me - Resident Evil

Pairing: Leon S. Kennedy x nurse! Reader

A/N about the reader: The reader is a young prodigy who is smart, good-looking and kind-hearted, making them popular and reliable by friends, colleagues and family.

Warning(s): Slight mentions of loss, death and injuries.

You finally fulfilled your childhood dream of becoming a nurse after experiencing a loss of a family member back when you were a child. You made sure to study your butt off during school so you could get a scholarship to the best nursing school in the country.

During your time throughout nursing school, you spent your time studying like crazy to ensure that you have good grades on your coursework and exams. Once it's done, you graduated with flying colours and got a job offer from a major hospital.

But unfortunately, a massive outbreak has plunged the whole country into absolute chaos and destruction where the citizens had become undead zombies and mutant creatures slaughtering everything on sight.

Luckily, you have managed to escape from it and sought shelter with Leon S. Kennedy and his organisation so you agreed to be their nurse for their medical team.

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Present time

It's another chaotic day at the infirmary where you tend to the wounded soldiers and agents who have returned from their latest mission. You always made sure that patients are well taken care of by treating wounds ranging from gunshots to nasty deep scratches.

After all that, you are finally done so you head to your room to take a nice, relaxing shower then relax in your bed. Once you're done with your shower, you dry yourself and your hair before putting on some fresh loungewear, consisting of sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt.

You exit the bathroom to walk over to your bed to lie down and tune out for the day before you got rudely interrupted by a knock on the door. You sighed, got up and walked over to the door to take a look at the peephole and to your surprise, it's Leon S. Kennedy, your crush ever since he rescued you from the outbreak in your hometown.

You step back to compose yourself for a bit before unlocking the door to let him in. He politely excuses himself before entering your room and removes his worn-out combat boots and coat. You closed the door and locked it before making your way through your room.

"So Kennedy, would you like to make yourself comfortable?" you asked while you go over to your mini kitchen area to prepare yourself a cup of your favourite Japanese green tea.

He thanks you then sit down on the edge of your bed and watches you carefully as you make your tea. "So, what brings you here to my room? The infirmary is closed now." You ask as you sip on your tea while you sit at your kitchen island.

"I know but I actually wanted to see you because I have something that I've been meaning to tell you, Y/N," he said with a hint of nervousness in his voice and his face turning a soft shade of red as he is blushing.

You innocently ask "Oh, what would that be and I better hope you're not hiding any untreated injuries from your mission today."

He gulped before replying "Well, does having a few minor injuries count?" You rolled your eyes and sigh, knowing that he's doing this on purpose to get your attention and you can't help but scold him for being reckless when there are zombies and mutants out there waiting for their next meal nonstop.

You got the first aid kit from one of the cabinets before heading toward him and then sitting down next to him to assess the damage he has sustained.

Little did you know that Leon is actually blushing more and more as you clean his wounds with antiseptics carefully so he wouldn't be in pain for long.

"Kennedy, I swear to god that you're getting yourself injured on purpose just so you could go visit me at the infirmary. " You said while you get the bandages ready before you can dress his wounds.

"Hey nurse, be gentle with me, please." He said with a playful tone in his voice as you wrap the bandages around his wounds. He carefully observes you taking care of him in a gentle manner, making him feel like he couldn't control himself and that he desperately wanted to kiss you, ravish you and even make you his forever.

"There, all done now." after finishing your duty on Leon and putting away the first aid kit you got it from. "Hey Kennedy, didn't you say that you have something you want to tell me." you reminded him after returning to your previous position on your bed, facing him.

He snapped out of his little trance before replying "Oh yeah, I do, Y/N." He took a deep breath to collect himself before he is ready to confess his feelings towards you.

"Listen, Y/N. I'm going to say this once because I don't want to have regrets if I were to die during a mission." Leon said with such seriousness that you know that he is genuine and not playing around.

"I've been in love with you ever since I rescued you and I love how you've managed to treat anyone who was injured or sick with such care, regardless of how serious the injury or illness is."

"I want to make you mine forever because I simply can't live without you and I also want you to be my personal nurse," Leon said with nervousness while blushing at the same time.

You smiled and confess that you feel the same way as him before leaning forward to his face to kiss him and wrap your hands around his neck. He obviously kissed you back because he's been dying to taste your lips.

He broke away for a moment before kissing you again, making your heart skip multiple times since this is the very man you've been in love with ever since you got rescued by him.

The kiss is broken once again, he sighed against your face before innocently asking you to become his partner forever which you happily accepted.

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[anjaelle]

White Light | Part III

Characters: Ghost!ATJ x Black Female!Reader Rating: M+ (Warnings: Death, Claustrophobia, Nyctophobia, Horror Elements [Demonic Entity]) Word Count: 2.2K Summary: Your new, dead roommate disappeared into the ether. So...now what? a/n: This chapter is a little more creepy than previous chapters. I felt like horror comes with the territory of the not-so-dead. You know? There will probably be more horror elements in the future. SIDE NOTE: Below is a playlist of songs that give a great idea of what his band sounded like in 2003. I've also included parts 1 & 2. If you'd like to be tagged in the update, please let me know. Please like, comment, and reblog!

[Part I] | [Part II] | [Part IV] [☁ Masterpost ☁] | [♫ The Crimson Zombies Mixtape ♫]

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It'd been about three weeks since he poofed into thin air.

Not that you were really counting.

You'd just gotten used to the idea of having a ghost in your apartment only for him to just disappear without a trace in less than 24 hours. After learning that Gavin was Aaron's former bandmate, you briefly wondered if finding out Gavin's fate was his unanswered business, and why he moved onto the other side. It was a true hardship to get over the feeling of constantly being watched, and you questioned your sanity for feeling that way. Aaron's presence--before you knew he was there, obviously--never felt threatening. You could compare it to having a very clingy cat who seemed to shadow you wherever you went. Though, he swore he never watched you in the bathroom, a fact you were thankful for.

At least he was a respectful dead guy, given the circumstances.

You decided that it'd be best to move on and mark this as just one very strange initial experience in your new home. To stave off the loneliness, you decided to invite over your best friend, Kayla, for a sleepover. Between the drinking, the dancing, the movies, and the junk food, you were able to forget about the last few weeks only for a moment.

"Have you ever considered dating, again?" Kayla suddenly asked, as she sat at your feet. Your hands hesitated as you braided her hair, and you sighed before resuming the task.

"No." You responded, shortly.

She made a noise that sounded like a slightly sympathetic hum, and you nudged her with your knee.

"Don't do that."

"Do what?"

You playfully tugged at the braid in your hand, "That. Say what you wanna say, babe."

Kayla made a point to sigh dramatically, and pull her knees up to her chest. When she slightly rocked from side to side you rolled your eyes, dropping the completed braid down her back.

"I just..." she sighed again, and you snorted, "Don't laugh, I'm concerned about my little sister. You're in your twenties, you're beautiful, smart, funny, and you're supremely prickly."

You feigned offense, "I am NOT prickly. I'm just able to see through the romanticism of it all."

"So you say," Kayla hmphed, "You and I both know you get a little bit of a thrill out of bullying people."

As you combed your fingers through the completed braids with mousse, you smirked to yourself. She wasn't wrong. But you didn't fully see that as an inherent character flaw. Bullying could be fun sometimes.

"Maybe..." you agreed.

"Not 'maybe.'" You could almost hear her pouting. "I know things with your ex ended badly--"

"--Don't." You warned, leaning away from the woman sitting between your knees like she'd scalded you.

"I'm just saying that you were right. And I still wish you'd let me hit him with my car, but whatever. I'll ask again in a couple of months and see how you feel..." At this, you giggled. "...BUT I think you should consider dating around. Just so you can remember what it feels like to actually like someone, you know?"

"I did go on a date with someone and you know how that ended."

Kayla sucked her teeth and turned to look at you, squinting her dark brown eyes in annoyance.

"What?" You asked, fighting the growing smirk on your face.

"What?" She mimicked in a voice that sounded impressively close to yours.

Kayla, of all people, knew that dating in the modern age was trash. Who really wanted to go through the talking stage over and over again, with numerous people? As much as you hated your ex at the moment, there was a small comfort in never really having to question if he wanted to be with you. You watched your friends have tired dating experiences. And though your relationship was far from perfect, you didn't envy those who still had to search for their person.

Karma was a no good, rotten ass bitch. You refused to entertain her.

You finally tilted Kayla's head back and gave her a gentle smooch on the forehead.

"I'm okay, babe. I promise," You reassured her. "I'm okay with my solitude."

She scrunched up her nose at you--the perfect mirror of yourself, and you knew she was very much your sister.

"Gross." She chuckled.

Once Kayla finally went to bed, and you had the chance to get lost in your own thoughts, you tried to better understand what the emptiness you felt stemmed from. I couldn't have been a relationship. Despite everything that happened in the last year--and a LOT had happened--you didn't feel like you needed a partner. You simply just felt aimless.

You examined your face in the bathroom mirror, with a towel wrapped tightly around you. You focused on your grounding mechanisms to ward off the dissociation that'd been slowly creeping up on you over the last few months. There were two dark, dull eyes staring back at you.

"Ooookay." You said to yourself, shaking your shoulders out before hanging up your towel and stepping into the tub.

You mentally examined yourself: a nose, a mouth, braids with a disappointing amount of new growth. A neck, shoulders, a chest, a stomach, and legs. You were there: thinking, existing, blinking, and breathing in the minty steam rising from your shower.

The repetitive sound of the water hitting the tile walls made you zone out, briefly wondering if maybe you were just doing something wrong with life. After all, no matter what you did, you could never seem to find that much needed level of satisfaction. Maybe you were meant to be unfufilled--

"SHIT!"

You jumped at the sudden outburst, nearly braining yourself on the floor of the tub. A new shadow shifted on the other side of the curtain.

"GOD DAMN IT, AARON! FUCK!"

-x-

He had no idea where he went. One moment, he was standing beside you in your bedroom. The next, he was submerged in pure darkness. He saw nothing, he felt nothing.

He tried to call out for you, but it was as if his voice was snatched from his throat. His brain was floating in an empty space devoid of sound and light.

He tried to scream.

Nothing.

The unnatural quiet of the liminal space set his nerves on edge. It was as if his brain--or what was left of it--was trying desperately to find something to latch onto.

Aaron's consciousness felt stretched thin and compacted at the same time. He called out for you again. And again. And again.

Nothing.

That was when he felt it.

Something that watched him in the darkness. It had a thousand eyes that seemed to be stalking him from all sides, and he could almost feel the heat of its breath on the back of his neck. The thing spoke, croaking from deep inside his subconscious, and scratching at the inner corners of his mind.

Malevolus...et caedes. I hunger. I'm watching. ...you can't have her.

The thing shifted around him, and he felt its icy hand on his shoulder, nails digging into him hard enough to draw blood. It leaned in close to him, and the smell of mold and blood lingered on its mouth.

Suddenly he was in your bathroom, hands up in a defensive stance, and screaming.

"GOD DAMN IT," you screamed, "AARON! FUCK!"

He curled up in a ball, trying to get his bearings but unable to focus. He stared off into space, chest heaving, eyes wide and unfocused. He couldn't hear you calling his name. And even as you crouched in front of him in your towel, he couldn't stop staring at the thing that seemed to stare at him from the corner of your bathroom. Grinning with sharp jagged teeth and a mouth full of blood. Its eyes were black without pupils, and its face seemed to shift in the light. Then it was gone.

"Aaron?" You whispered, reaching out to him. He shrank away from you, continuing to stare at the wall where the creature had been.

"I was gone for almost a month?" He asked the following day, watching you pace back and forth in your bedroom. He shook his head, "That's...that isn't possible. I was only gone for a couple of minutes. Maybe an hour."

It killed him inside to watch you ignore him as Kayla rushed in to check on you and eventually led you to bed. He didn't want to be alone. Not when that thing was still watching him. But now that he was back, he wanted to grab you by your hands to get you to stop and look at him. He just needed to know that he wouldn't disappear again.

"I thought you'd moved onto the other side after the Ga-" you hesitated, then glanced at him cautiously and whispered, "the Gavin thing."

You both paused, almost waiting to see if he would drop off the face of the Earth. When he didn't, he let out a deep sigh and shuddered to himself.

"What happened?" You asked. When he quirked an eyebrow at you, you clarified, "What made you disappear?"

He swallowed hard and avoided your questioning gaze, choosing to stare at his hands. He was relieved to see them again, but was confused by some new scars that seemed to have appeared on his knuckles. That couldn't have been right.

"I was so angry," he confessed, "I felt white, hot rage. Rage I'd never felt before. I just...Gavin was like my brother. And Talia was the only woman I'd ever really loved. He was constantly saying that Talia was terrible, and I defended her with my life. I died angry at my best friend over her. Only for them to get married not even a year after I was put in the ground?"

When he said it aloud, he felt the heat rising up again, and he flexed his hands.

"My body wasn't even fucking cold yet." The lights flickered in the apartment, and he tried to reel himself back in. Aaron wanted to desperately squeeze the bedsheets in his fists, maybe even punch something, and was frustrated that he couldn't. "And now he's dead. Gone forever. And I can't even ask him why he did it."

He briefly wondered if Gavin was haunting some hole-in-the wall somewhere. It'd be on brand for him. Maybe he was in Hell, if that existed. That was even more on brand.

"I'm sorry." You murmured, sitting beside him, "For all of it. I'm sorry you found out this way. I'm sorry you lost your best friend--"

"I want to know how he died."

He watched you fidget with your hands and bite your inner cheek, avoiding eye contact.

"...Are you sure?"

It still hadn't even sunken in that his best friend of several years was dead, leaving behind Talia and three children. He figured it'd be better to rip the band-aid off.

"No. But tell me anyway." He wanted to reach out and hold you to let you know that he'd be okay. Instead, he offered you a small smile and shrug, hoping to reassure you that he could handle it. You still stared at him with wide, worried eyes.

"I don't know if that's a good idea."

"C'mon..."

You huffed at him, crossing your arms, "You don't know how you looked when you came back. You were terrified. You were babbling about a thing in the dark. And you were gone for almost a month over this. Who's to say you won't be gone for even LONGER next time, just because your emotions shifted?"

The mere mention of the dark made him involuntarily shudder again, and you motioned at him as if to say, "I told you so."

He decided it'd be better to concede. For now. He would ask again at a later date. He was sure you thought he was curious out of a desire to feed some morbid curiosity. He wished it was just that.

He finally coaxed you to sit beside him on your bed, and he was surprised to find that there was still a small tingle of warmth as you sat near him.

...you can't have her.

The croaking voice seemed to ring in his head as he looked at you. He didn't tell you everything. He couldn't. As long as it couldn't invade your thoughts you were safe.

At least that was the assumption he was going to make.

He spent the following nights sitting in bed next to you, keeping watch as you slept and it watched him from the darkest corner of the room.

I hunger.

He focused on the sound of your breathing, actively trying to ignore the grinning creature. As the nights wore on, it seemed to slowly vanish. Soon there was nothing.

On the eighth night of his hypervigilance, he watched as you sighed in your sleep and curled up closer to him. Your brows furrowed, and you groaned.

"You alright?" He whispered, hovering his hand over your forehead. You were burning up. He could feel you burning up. He hesitated, and then fully pressed his hand to your forehead. In turn, you instinctively grabbed his hand in your sleep, and jolted awake.

You both stared at your joined hands.

"Oh...you're ice cold." You whispered before passing out.

[coolcattime]

heyyy coolcat! my brain keeps thinking about capsize & tom and ianite & tom. there’s something strategic about how both of them go about interacting with tom.

when ianite says ‘heroes’ (plural), I personally never take it to mean that she’s including tom in that. but then she’ll single him out; be it calling him pathetic for dying by his own blade, or that she doesn’t care what happens to his god, puny even after he killed dianite. when capsize dies however, ianite calls him hero, calls him green man, appeals to him through his connection with capsize. while this could characterize her as manipulative, I think it also shows how intelligent she is.

While I do take capsize to have been more genuine in her approach to tom, she too is smart for having put her focus in cultivating a positive relationship with him. Even if she didn’t realize just how important he would be in all of that, even if she hadn’t gotten to witness the ending to her mission. I take her to be more genuine, because when she gifted him his fish back she had no idea that he was the literal key to getting ianite’s heart back.

Okay yes, I agree with this so hard. There's something so interesting about the way that interactions work with Tom & Ianite and Tom & Capsize.

Because like Ianite clearly doesn't like Tom very much. Like it's fully reasonable that she wouldn't since he's the champion of the brother that imprisoned her and stole her heart so there was always going to be dislike/uneasiness there (though still calling him puny after he kills Dianite I think is a bit much). And obviously the dislike is very much mutual since Tom clearly wants to fight her and is very much loyal to Dianite. So it makes sense that she is typically insulting him. Like you're very much right, I tend to feel with Ianite it's The Heroes + Tom.

Except for the meeting after Capsize is killed by Furia. For the first time Ianite calls Tom a hero and doesn't insult him, because Tom is actually willing to help when it comes to Capsize. And I'm absolutely sure Ianite knows that and knows she can get him on side. And yes I agree that this is more intelligent than manipulative. Though, there definitely is a way to read this as Ianite being purely manipulative, if you read her words as about being unable to save Capsize without leaving her unable to recognise them all as meaning Capsize would've become ended up a zombie there and Ianite always knew they would not be able to save her.

Now, I don't really subscribe to this headcanon, because I think Ianite genuinely thought she could save Capsize. I don't think she would have tried reviving her in the finale if she knew she couldn't, because regardless of what the heroes wish, Capsize was her friend and she wouldn't make her suffer needlessly. I mostly just wanted to say that there is a possible reading of Ianite saying that there's hope to save her to try and get Tom on side.

And also I bring it up because in my own personal headcanons, Ianite does lie a bit about Capsize's state here, though out of kindness rather than trying to manipulate them. As, within the universe of my post timeline, Capsize is already dead at this point (so she can't hear her crying) and was not being kept in the same place as she is, but both the lies are in an attempt to spare them from the knowledge that they could've rescued Capsize if they hadn't come to see her. In general, I do think Ianite can kinda manipulate via omitting information (both here and later with the alts), I think she does it out of genuinely wanting to stop more hurt that would otherwise be inflicted.

And off that very long discussion/ramble and onto Tom & Capsize: I absolutely agree that Capsize had a more genuine approach than Ianite. She does clearly know what she's doing in becoming friends with Dianite's champion, trying to get him on side in order to get him to help save Ianite rather than hinder as Dianite would likely prefer. But seeing how Capsize interacts with Jordan, there is no way she would've been so nice to Tom if she didn't genuinely like him. Regardless of her original intentions, Capsize sees Tom as her friend and as one of the heroes.

Their interactions are so genuinely nice and like, and it kinda sucks that Tom agrees to go save Ianite so he can save Capsize. He ends up killing his own god. He helps save Ianite. And the person he originally wanted to help dies anyway. Like there's something really narratively unsatisfactory about the whole situation because Tom gives up the most and gets nothing back? (Like yes he technically becomes a god, but nothing comes of that in canon.)

[regulus-books]

warnings: so fluffy it made me want to throw up

wc: 967

I walk in to my apartment, my dark hair wet from the pounding rain outside. I put my bag down on the ground and walk to my bedroom, where I find my boyfriend, James, playing video games at his setup that he insisted we have. He's got his headphones on, ones with cat ears that I told him were childish, but he wanted them because they light up, one of his ears are uncovered so he hears me close the door.

"Hi, babe," I walk over to him and put my hand on the back of his head, leaning down to softly kiss him. The sound of his controller clacking is soothing to me.

"Hello, darling. How was school?" I sit on a bean bag chair.

"Very boring, very lonely."

"I keep telling you to make more friends, Pandora can't be around forever." I roll my eyes, Barty and Evan dropped out of our college within four weeks of being there.

"I know," I run a hand through my hair, pulling it away from my face. "What are you playing?" I look at his screen.

"Don't know. Some weird zombie killing game Sirius wanted to play," He clicks something on the screen and goes back to the controller.

"Hm," I shrug. "I'm gonna go take a shower." I stand up and kiss his head, then grab clothes. I take a long, hot shower, dry my hair and go back to my room.

"Feeling better?" James asks, turning to look at me.

"I guess," I sit on the floor next to him.

"Don't sit on the floor, darling, you're all clean. Come up here." James grabs my hand and pulls me up to sit on his lap, so I'm facing away from the screen.

"Who are you talking to?" I hear my brother's voice through James' headphones.

"Regulus," James answers, both his arms around me, he continues to play his game.

"Tell him I say hi."

"I can hear you, Sirius." I say, loud enough for James' microphone to pick up.

"We should chill soon," Sirius says, I can hear Remus in the background, complaining about one of his essays, also in college.

"Sure," James answers for me as I cuddle farther into his neck skin. "You're warm." He says, laying his head on top of mine.

"Makes sense, I'm not cold blooded, dear."

"What did I do to deserve such a smart boyfriend?" He laughs.

"Common sense and intelligence are different."

"Someone's tired, hm? You usually feed into my flirting."

"Aye! That's my baby brother your talking to, Potter!"

"He's in college, Sirius! Not a baby!"

"I don't care! If you had a brother, I wouldn't-!" I reach over to James' mouse and hang up on my brother.

"That was mean," James takes a hand off his controller and rubs it down my spine.

"He's annoying." I can feel James' smile.

"And you're mean."

"Don't care."

"Text Sirius for me and tell him you hung up on him, he won't be mad at you," I reach over to James' phone.

"Put in your password," I hand it to him, he pushes it away.

"The code is our anniversary," He says, I just stare at his face. When he realizes I'm staring, he looks at me and laughs a little. "You okay, m'love?" I look back down at the phone, a picture of me from when we got our flat is his background, I smile a little.

"Um, yeah," I punch in the numbers 10.3.80. It actually unlocks. "Oh."

"What? Is something wrong?" James asks, moving a piece of my hair out of my face.

"Nothing. Everything's perfect, darling." I lay back on him, my hands wrapped around his neck so I can still see his phone.

I text my brother.

This is Reg. Sirius, I promise, you don't have to worry about James hurting me. He loves me. I love him. So much. PS I hung up on you, he didn't. Stop being annoying. kisses hugs.

I shut off his phone and put it next to his keyboard.

"You wanna go to bed?" James asks, I turn to look out the window, and then look at the time on James' desktop screen.

7:30pm.

"Do you want to?" I ask, looking at his face.

"If you want to."

"James, that's not a answer."

"Alright, let's go," James closes out of all his tabs and picks me up.

"I can walk, J." I say, but I don't pull away.

"Grab my phone, will you?" He ignores, I nod, and lean back to pick up his phone off the desk. "Thank you, lovely," James holds me, one hand on my back and one on my butt. He sets me down on our bed and I crawl to my side. The right side. I always have the right side, when me and James first moved in together he fought with me over it. I won, obviously.

"Did you learn anything today?" He asks, plugging his phone into its charger.

"No," I say, folding the blanket over my body.

"Oh, you did too. You know what they say?"

"No, what do they say?"

"You learn something new everyday." James smiles and lays next to me.

"I learned that you saved that picture of me from last year when we first got the flat after I told you to delete it." I raise a eyebrow.

"Well, you look so cute in it." James puts an arm around my stomach and lays half on me, his head on my chest.

"Well, you told me you deleted it." I put a hand in his hair.

"I lied."

"Thanks for telling me."

"You're welcome." I smile, happy and content.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (24-30 Mar 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 Murder at the Island Hotel (Miss Underhay Mystery #15) (Helena Dixon, author; Karen Cass, narrator) - Kitty & Alice go to an island hotel to certify it for the local hotel owners assn & of course murder happens.

😍 Operation: Gros Michel (SquadOfCats) - 358K, stucky recovery fic - incredible, phenomenal fic - really digging in to trauma & recovery but in a way that doesn't feel too heavy/dark for very long - Steve's POV so we see his healing & recovery, and his finding purpose again. Amazing OCs. Plus a lot of really, really yummy sexy times. Reminds you that hope is an action, hope is hard, and hope has many manifestations of being. also makes you love Florida at least a little bit.

😊 Where The Inevitable Isn't (Survivah) - 41K, sterek, alternate dimension AU - enjoyable dimension hopping fic with Stiles Prime portaling to a more dystopic/gritty dimension where he & D are super together. I really liked the aspect that they could ping pong back & forth between dimensions, it wasn't just a one-time thing

💖💖 +121K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Deep Sea Diving (AidaRonan) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 5K - forever fave, comfort read

The Salt is All the Same (the_deep_magic) - The Eagle of the Ninth: Marcus/Esca, 23K - a really good omegaverse AU

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

D20: Adventuring Party - s2, e1-2 [Pirates of Leviathan]

Game Changer - s6, e4

Um, Actually - s9, e3

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Baron's Game" (s21, e12)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Big Clue Energy" (s16, e12)

D20: Mice & Murder - "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" (s9, e1)

D20: Mice & Murder - "A Scandal in Britannia" (s9, e2)

D20: Mice & Murder - "A Time For Clues" (s9, e3)

D20: Adventuring Party - s4, e1-3 [Mice & Murder]

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

The Allusionist - 191. Hypochondria

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #3: The Charter

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #4: In the Drink

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep3 "The Charter" and ep4 "In the Drink"

Imaginary Worlds - Doctor Who's Power of Regeneration

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Vent Haven Museum

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Short Wave - What's It Like To Live In Space? One Astronaut Says It Changes Her Dreams

WikiHole - Battle of the Bay (with Moshe Kasher, Guy Branum and Grace Kuhlenschmidt)

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #5: Water, Water Everywhere

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep5 "Water, Water Everywhere"

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Ganvie Lake Village

⭐ Death, Sex & Money - The Very Hot Marriage of Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts

Vibe Check - Welcome to the Chaos

Ologies with Alie Ward - Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF) with Paul Rozin

Code Switch - Who does language belong to? A fight over the Lakota Language

99% Invisible #575 - Autism Pleasantville

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Julia Gets Wise with Sally Field

Fansplaining - Episode 219: Tropefest Speedrun

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A Journey Around the World with Sebastian Modak

Shedunnit - Bonus: Thoughts on Spoilers

I Said No Gifts! - Harvey Guillén Disobeys Bridger

Imaginary Worlds- Class of '84: Rise of The Villains

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #6: Fresh Fish

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Godzilla x Kong, Godzilla Minus One And What's Making Us Happy

Dear Prudence - My Partner Sticks Her Finger in Food to Taste Test It. Help!

Endless Thread - Shaq Time: Is Shaq OK?

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books - 608. Women as Shields and Scapegoats: Talking Kate Middleton with Melissa Blue

Consider This from NPR - A new biopic on Shirley Chisolm fills in the picture on a woman who broke barriers

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep6 "Fresh Fish"

You're Dead to Me - Mozart

I Said No Gifts! - "Weird Al" Yankovic Disobeys Bridger

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Chappell Roan

Disco 2024

Presenting Rob Zombie

Metal Radio • Pump-up

COWBOY CARTER [Beyoncé] {2024}

[el-hawthorne]

TXT in Zombie Apocalypse

Pairing: TXT x Reader

Rate : general

Words : 405

Warning : none

Genre : Zombie Apocalypse, romance (?), Friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, strangers to lovers

Soobin

I imagined him as a strict boss who actually protects you from zombies. He appeared as a cold person and irritated towards people except you. You didn't know about him but he actually cared for you and always prioritized you.

"What? Don't think about me! You have to run while I distract them!"

Yeonjun

That popular and cool senior who could do anything and happened to be your mentor at your workplace. Both of you hate each other for some reasons, but now since the zombie apocalypse, both of you have stuck to each other. Actually he's not only that, he was also the son of your parents' friend. His family was quite close to your family. That's why—

"You don't understand! It's my obligation to protect you and take you to your family safely. So stop being a burden, can you?"

Beomgyu

You were exhausted after you ran away from a bunch of zombies. Now you were alone in the forest and thought you're gonna die. But at least, you didn't have to become a zombie. That's what you thought until you woke up in a mafia camp. You knew they were mafia because your police uncle was working with them. You often see your uncle hanging out with the leader—Choi Beomgyu.

"I only save you because your uncle said, the only one who could stop shits like this is only you."

Taehyun

That smart guy who knows it all. You and him weren't close even though he was your classmate. But because the only survivors who left were both of you in your school, now both of you were determined to protect each other.

"The radio said, we have to go to the camp at Baekdu Mountain. Also, I already prepared the electric shock all over the car's body, so the zombie couldn't touch our car when we turned on the machine. Let's go!"

Hueningkai

He was your bubbly and loud best friend who matched your bubbly and cheerful energy. But since the zombie apocalypse, you have become silent. Who wouldn't? when you witnessed your family turn into zombies as well. Every night, you would have a bad dream about it, whimpering and crying in silence. Everyone wouldn't notice. But he did. It really pained him seeing you like this. He suddenly became mature.

"Y/n? Nightmare again? Do you want me to sleep beside you?"

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Guess who has two thumbs and only barely got out of bed in time to do this?

"Previously on Quantum Leap: Remember that relationship bullshit?"

And Ben winds up in Yellow Filter Egypt.

And Ben does the smart thing and immediately finds a wallet.

"You see that pyramid? That's how you know we filmed on location."

How much do you want to bet they didn't cut anything, and Raymond Lee actually did walk until the sun started going down?

"1961. You want an actual date. Fuck you."

There's a different world where that man slightly raising his newspaper was supposed to mean he wanted Ben to fuck off.

"When are we meeting?" "1PM" ...yeah, you're kinda late, there...

Ben, you've technically been a spy at least three times by now (fourth if you count undercover cops).

And cut to the life Ben should be living, just to tighten the screws.

And of course Tommy's about to propose. How much do you wanna bet that's getting flushed too?

Ian, you know damn well what she means by "a ring", don't be coy.

"You've never leapt out of the country before. It took Sam four seasons to get to Egypt."

Addison, not for nothing, but leaping is technically the same as espionage, given how you described it.

Yes, keep loudly talking to ghosts in the middle of the trailing mission, that never ends poorly.

["That's right, you sit there for a minute, and you think about how you fucked up, son."]

You got bluffed by a Zippo, Ben, you are bad at this.

Yeah, I'm willing to bet we ain't leaving Egypt this leap, ma'am...

"The traitor from your embassy." ...not to get conspiracy theory-y, but given how Ben's waitress friend returns this episode...

"Nomad's a myth." Confirmed. [Inside joke.]

I swear to God, I keep thinking this guy is played by Christian Slater, even though he isn't.

Sir, that was a shitty-ass fake sneeze, you better hope no one actually noticed that.

"Ben, you're gonna get fucking killed if you fuck up today. Pep talk over."

Annnnnnnd der she is! Not having aged a day since 1947!

[Seriously, I'm still on the "Hannah is a secret leaper" camp, this is the third episode where she got involved on a leap where Ben was some form of government agent doing some form of government agent shit, there's a connection here...]

[If there's nazis in Egypt this time, I swear to God...]

"I waited a long time to see you." ...it's been six years, though. Last time, it took you 8.

"How do you feel?" "Alive. Waiting for renewal."

Ben, I'm willing to bet Hannah is the reason you're here, and not to get conspiracy theory-y, I think we both know what I mean by that...

"...Hannah, my hologram-ex just indirectly gave us the okay to pretend to be married this leap, you in?"

"Darling, are you enjoying our honeymoon, which we are both on?" "Yes, we are definitely married and on our Egypt honeymoon, this is natural conversation."

Well, Ben, maybe you can slip in the backdoor and undo your fuckup...

Ben continues to suck at Metal Gear Solid, so in comes Suddenly Southern Hannah.

I am actually fucking impressed that this gong show worked.

"Okay, kid, you scored." That terminology existed in 1961?

Hannah, there's 34 minutes left, unless this is a multi-leap episode, you ain't done.

"I told you to photograph the meeting. You sent in a Southern woman, and slipped me a recorder. How did you fuck this up?"

...well, ma'am, to be fair, Ben kinda sucks at this spy shit...

I love how Addison left after Hannah's sales pitch.

Oh, that's because Addison's heart broke, I don't wanna laugh, but dear God, this makes me want to so bad...

Imagine if they decided to hard cut from Ben and Hannah kissing to Addison sobbing in the break room, dear God, this plot twist is so damn funny, I'm trying to not be like this, but dear God...

"No, Ben, you are the nomad." And then, Ben was a zombie- wait.

And cut to Addison getting drunk in Magic's office.

"Be true to your present, Addison." It will be doubly funny if it turns out my theory about them undoing the time skip is still in the cards...

...why does this double-break up feel like Addison telling Ben she quits?

"Like I said, she's a pro." "She's gonna make it." Annnnnnnd three... ...two... ...one...

Ben, time to make like a tree, and get the fuck out of here.

"Look, while you were off having a romantic subplot with that Hannah lady, I had to do my goddamn job, even if that meant blowing Layla's cover!"

Oh, don't fucking tell me we're having Layla be killed offscreen, that's dirty fucking pool, episode...

"Annnd... Fade to black. Whelp, that was a sad way to end it, but hey, maybe people won't mind-" "Frank, there's still 20 minutes left in the episode." "But, I- we- where the fuck do we go after killing Layla?!"

"Maybe this is why we kept crossing paths; sooner or later, I was gonna fuck up big time..."

[And it is around this point I am reminded of them discussing the grandfather paradox during the trailer for this entire {chunk of the} season...]

Addison, don't act like the solution isn't having someone leap into Layla to fix this...

...

...I swear to God...

...

...okay, I am actually annoyed, you don't make us think Layla died offscreen, only to pull the "Just foolin'" card, THAT is dirty fucking pool

Oh, hey, they remembered Ben got a phone number at the start...

And so we have a chase scene in a mosque. But at least the bad guys know to take their shoes off.

And so Ben knocks out that Bill Burr looking motherfucker.

...Ben, you are so close to doing the full Kyle Reese, just say the line properly...

Plot twist, Layla was secretly Hannah, was a shock!

Yeah, get fucked Bill Burr, say bye bye to your car!

"Look, we're sorry about lying about Layla getting killed offscreen, how about we have her drive off into the sunset instead, we good?"

Hannah, call me totally nutty, but I think you'll see Ben again this season.

"I spent more than two dozen leaps looking backwards. From now on, I look forwards" Translation: #RenewThisShowForSeason3.

"So, Ben almost fucked up the leap, but turns out he didn't, that's wanna see me propose?"

...goddamn, this is a plot-twist heavy episode.

["Whelp, we ran out of pre-strike episodes! See ya next year!"]

And to think, I almost missed this one.

[aviculor]

Plot spoilers for the Teal Mask

I'm not surprised they were doing the "history was wrong" plot twist. In fact, it was obvious. However, it's just so hard to take the original story seriously when Ogerpon looks like that. What scary ogre? You mean this little leaf child?

I'm getting some mixed messages about the Loyal Three. So they were a trio of thieves who stole Ogerpon's masks and were killed by Ogerpon in front of the villagers who interpreted what they saw as a trio of heroes fending off an evil oni at the cost of their lives. That much I get. But why does the quest info talk about the three being worshiped by name for individual reasons, and about them becoming smart/strong/beautiful by wishing for it? Was this before or after they literally died? Someone mentioned offhand that Okidogi's mask is greener than its actual self, is that supposed to imply that the three were completely different in their original lives and what popped out of the burial site are like...deified versions, based on the people of Kitakami's conceptions of them? Maybe Kieran wished really hard that they would come back so the villagers would see them for who they really are, and the weird stories that cropped up in the centuries gone by intermingled with what he knew to be the truth? Briar did say that Kitakami flows with a similar energy as the terrastal phenomena, and it would connect to the prevailing theory that paradox pokemon are Sada/Turo's wishes given life. I suppose the real question is where did the toxic chains on them come from?

The order things played out in is a little strange. Like, we learned the truth about the loyal three before they even showed up. And with Kieran playing devil's advocate from the get-go, the pre-release information was the only time we were ever expected to buy the legend of the Loyal Three. As soon as the Festival of Masks happens, Kieran and Carmine's grandpa tells you what really happened and there's no more mystery to solve, you're just hunting down and beating up some shitheel zombies to collect Ogerpon's masks again. Kieran also managed to change the village's opinions offscreen so there was no drama to deal with there.