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moon-yean · 4 years

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could u elaborate what was so bad about the barbarians? i saw the show and thought it was ok but i don't have enough knowledge to know what are the ideological implications of it? sorry, just really curious and wanna learn more

*takes a deep breath* oh boy, where to even begin? Thanks for your question as I might finally get this off my chest! Okay, fair’s fair, anyone who likes the show should look away now because I’m not going to mince words. And I want to reiterate that there were things about the show that I liked, mostly on a superficial aesthetical level. Generally you could tell from the get-go though that the writers are hacks who know nothing about history or good storytelling for that matter. I could’ve dealt with a show that was historically inaccurate if only the character drama had been written well. I might also have enjoyed the show more if the character drama had been mediocre but if there had been a sense of historical authenticity (not accuracy, mind; but still something tangibly more substantial than the patina they tried to throw onto their frankly embarrassingly lowbrow attempt by having parts of the dialogue translated into Latin by an expert and by hiring a good crew for the costume and props design - of the Romans at least... putting lipstick on a pig and all that, although pigs are great and the writing here is not).

Since you asked about the ideological implications specifically, I’ll start with that and work my way towards other criticisms (this is going to be LONG):

19th century nationalism: The story of Arminius and his merry band of brothers who defy the big bad Roman empire is a narrative that became especially popular in Germany in the 18th and 19th century, both with liberal patriotic movements that were advocating for the unification of the “German cultural nation” in a modern nation state (spurred by the Wars of Liberation against Napoléon Bonaparte and French occupation) and later with the völkisch movements where that nationalism segued into the pseudo-scientific racial ‘theories’ of a ‘superior German race’ which in turn was part of the ideological foundation of the genocides and atrocities committed by Germany in the 20th century (not only in WWII, see also the colonial genocide of the Herero in 1904). We cannot disentangle this predominantly racist reception history that re-invented Arminius (”Hermann der Cherusker” - “Hermann the Cheruscan” - or, indeed “Hermann the German” ha!) as the founding myth of a German people from the way this story has been depicted in media, entertainment and culture and, as evidenced by Barbarians, continues to be to this day.

Barbarians pays lip service to the fact that actually there was no German people at the time by having the tribes meet at the Ting in the first episode and have someone outright state it. These kinds of tidbits literally voiced by characters give off a strong whiff of the authors googling something, reading something on Wikipedia, and then putting it in there. I’m sorry (actually not sorry) to come down harsh on this but given what we’re talking about here, that’s just not good enough. It’s an embarrassing level of “writing”. The authors clearly have NO idea what they’re talking about or what they’re dealing with because despite their lip services, they actively reproduce the harmful narratives that were spun around this actual historical event and these actual historical figures in the 19th century. No effort was made to depict anything complex or realistic here. Case in point: Even though there’s a pretense that the tribes aren’t part of the same people, they don’t look much different from each other, they all speak the same kind of modern high German that sounds like they’re at a costume party in the year of our lord 2020 (and in the case of Folkwin, drugged out of their mind; he sounds like a guy who’d throw beer cans at passersby). They come across as basically just being separated by the few acres between their villages. And then when the big bad evil Roman empire wants to squash their resistance (Asterix did it better change my mind challenge), freedom fighter Arminius rallies them together with a heroic speech and they charge at the Romans RAAHWWHR! ... no, just no.

There would have been SO MANY ways to reframe and retell this story in a fresh, new, and exciting way that would have made for amazing character drama. The premise is so good. If we were to look at the basics of what is known, there are so many personal AND political complexities in there that just beg to be coloured in with a little imagination. I just... I don’t even know where to begin to fix the choices that the show did go with since most of them don’t make any sense, don’t contribute anything to the narrative and are just. there. Have y’all noticed that there is ZERO dramatic tension in any of the scenes? Like, what? How?? Culture clash, divided loyalties, identity issues, the way that a militaristic upbringing might warp the mind, feelings of home and belonging and displacement, the return of the lost son, the betrayal of a high-ranking officer, just, there are so many themes that the show could have focused on but it botches all of them, nothing of it feels real, earned, or logical. Characters behave in idiotic ways for the sake of the plot (I wanted to like Thusnelda, I really did, I’m always here for female characters but she was so painfully obviously written by 3 dudes who thought that feminism = praying to the good sisters of the forest and slashing your face aöldksfaökdjf plus the actress could not sell any of it, she sounded ridic).

I’m exhausted just thinking about the many ways in which the writing on the show sucked. Impaired character used as a symbol~ for other characters instead of being a character on his own? Check. Weird mystical shit? Check. Earthbound tribal people who are one with nature? Check. Death on the cross to get that Christian imagery in there? Check. Lack of female characters except feisty!badass!Thusnelda, scheming!conniving!pulling-the-strings!wife, weird!mystical!seer? Check. Varus doing a Herod by demanding first-borns to up the Christian persecuted ante? Check. (All he was missing was the mustache to twirl. Was he even a character? He looked vaguely concerned and sceptical. That was his character.)

Look, the actor Arminius was great but even he couldn’t make sense of any of it. The character work was so shoddy, it was shocking. One minute he’s still all-in with the Romans, ordering lashes for “German” mercenaries without being very conflicted about it, reminiscing with fellow Roman soldiers about the good old times in some fireside bonding, asking his foster father to go home to Rome, and then when bad!dad is like “lol no” (surely they would have had that convo before??? surely Arminius would have known how far his career could go???), Arminius turns around and goes “let’s kill 3 Roman legions!! I’M MAD!!” ... lmao dude, just...

Another favourite of mine: The romance between Thusnelda and Folkwin is supposed to be illicit and against her social status. Does anyone even notice? Does anybody even care? Why did the writers come up with Folkwin in the first place? (His name Folkwin Wolfspeer is a hoot and an embarassment in itself. I wonder whether they used some kind of Germanic name generator. They certainly did use a generic speech generator for the battle speech Arminius gives in the last episode lol)

Back to the topic of a lack of tension. Of course there can’t be any tension if the characters suck. But it’s also because of the design of the scenes and plot points. The cliffhangers are so telegraphed and artificially constructed, it’s almost hilarious. My “favourite” has got to be the one of the first episode: The “hi dad” one. Not only does Arminius go to the village with other Romans in tow who then disappear because nothing in this show makes sense but this kind of revelation also goes against everything we know about good storytelling. There’s a famous quote by Hitchcock and I’ll quote it in full because I think it absolutely applies here (and it is valid for character tension as much as it is for suspense):

There is a distinct difference between "suspense" and "surprise," and yet many pictures continually confuse the two. I'll explain what I mean.

We are now having a very innocent little chat. Let's suppose that there is a bomb underneath this table between us. Nothing happens, and then all of a sudden, "Boom!" There is an explosion. The public is surprised, but prior to this surprise, it has seen an absolutely ordinary scene, of no special consequence. Now, let us take a suspense situation. The bomb is underneath the table and the public knows it, probably because they have seen the anarchist place it there. The public is aware the bomb is going to explode at one o'clock and there is a clock in the decor. The public can see that it is a quarter to one. In these conditions, the same innocuous conversation becomes fascinating because the public is participating in the scene. The audience is longing to warn the characters on the screen: "You shouldn't be talking about such trivial matters. There is a bomb beneath you and it is about to explode!"

In the first case we have given the public fifteen seconds of surprise at the moment of the explosion. In the second we have provided them with fifteen minutes of suspense. The conclusion is that whenever possible the public must be informed. Except when the surprise is a twist, that is, when the unexpected ending is, in itself, the highlight of the story.

I hope you can see what I mean here. Barbarians continuously springs surprises on its audience but it has absolutely no tension/suspense in any of its scenes. The only time where the show even comes close to having any kind of genuinely dramatic moment is the conversation between Arminius and Varus where Arminius tries to hide his hurt and disappointment, and all the emotion in that scene is completely due to the actor since the dialogue is fairly idiotic for what is supposed to be the turning moment. Let’s go back to the basics and imagine what the show could have done differently, even allowing for the way in which the writers wanted to tell it (which, as I mentioned, is not appropriately sensitized to the misappropriation of the material in the past - but even if we go with THAT kind of freedom fighter / lost child narrative, it ought to be done well). And here now follows my actual essay of grievances:

The premise of the story, in as much as we know from history, is amazing: An officer of the Roman army, delivered to the Romans by his tribe as a child, returns to the "country" of his birth as part of the invading Roman army which oppresses the natives of the lands. He switches sides, unites different tribes and leads them to a decisive victory against the Roman army in a battle in a forest that lasted for several days and was cleverly planned by the "Germans" who end up outsmarting the Romans who are victims of ambush and the terrain, being split up and stumbling through the forest exhausted and without finding a way back to the other troops (love that the show as we have it managed to squeeze in the cliché "two armies standing on opposing sides decide to just start running towards each other, epic clash, chaos" (which is militarily so fucking stupid and nobody ever did that)).

Anyway, that premise is amazing. You could do so much with it. And if you wanted to make a miniseries about it, the biggest question would surely be: Why did Arminius switch sides? That’s the key plot point. And themes of otherness, oppression, exploitation, identity, and so on, would be a good fit. The first problem with the miniseries is that it has nothing to say about any of that. Arminius doesn’t even feel like the main character (aside from his actor being a cut above the rest). We don’t get to see much of his POV. We don’t get many meaningful conversations between him and Varus (actually just one after which he has a total character transplant). Instead, we get to spend lots of time with characters that don’t add anything in particular to the central plot nor to any of the central themes. Literally, why? 6 episodes is already pretty fucking short to make Arminius’ turn believable, so you’d better spend most of them on him. This is not material for an ensemble show (nevermind that the other characters suck and are not well-acted and written to behave stupidly... that’s just ON TOP of the fundamental issue of this show lacking a POV).

Like, you can turn this into a big Hollywood action movie about the battle or you make it a character drama where the battle is also told from a character perspective (i.e. focusing on the mounting fear and desperation of the soldiers as the battle drags on for days etc but more importantly focusing on why the battle takes place and why it’s important to both the Romans and the “Germans”). As it is, in the show, we don’t get any idea why the Romans are even there in the first place and pestering the people by demanding some tributes. And we don’t get any idea why the Germanic tribes are so opposed to this or why others of them might not be. We don’t get any of the broader political implications, we just get some eagle-stealing pranks (defiance!! cool, just agitate them in a completely stupid and arbitrary way, why don’t you) and a few people executed because the “Germans” were being stupid. That’s not the scale that’s needed here. And I don’t mean that we needed to see mass executions. In fact, I would have preferred if there had been no such hackneyed and emotionally manipulative device.

Arminius is basically absent for all the early encounters of the Romans with the “Germans”. So while we suspect that the mistreatment of the “Germans” at the hands of the Romans would be a strong motivational factor for him, we don’t actually see him witness any of few hints in that direction that we get, so it doesn’t actually matter for his character arc. I have so many issues with how his arc is written. In the first episodes, we don’t get any sense that he’s not a happy Roman. When a “Barbarian” mercenary ridicules Rome, he has him whipped and we don’t get much of a sense that he’s very conflicted about it. Even just moments before he ends up destroying his effigies of Roman gods, we see him trying to get Varus to send him back to Rome. Earlier in the same episode, he prays to those Roman gods. I’m sorry but wtf? How the turntables... If you want to make it believable that he would turn on Rome, why not start with him already being frustrated with the way that things in Rome work? With the way the army is run? And why not give him a careerist streak and make him frustrated that he can’t advance much further because of his lowly birth and background? And instead of Varus being an asshole to him about it (he’s supposed to be his foster father, surely Arminius would already know how Varus thinks about his people and surely he’d already know how far he can climb up the ranks), have Varus be sympathetic but basically like “sorry, there’s nothing I can do.”

Arminius betraying Rome shouldn’t be about Varus saying something mean~, if anything a personal connection of his with Varus should just make the betrayal harder and be something that he does despite the fact that there are Romans he cares about. If you start out the show with him already having significant doubts about his place in the Roman army and identity issues, you just need to add something to it that will finally breaks the camel’s back. Have him become increasingly agitated by the way the "Germans” are treated by the Romans. Start the show with him making to leave Rome, someone asking him whether he’s excited to return to his place of birth and him joking about it but obviously being conflicted and then overwhelmed when he actually gets there because it totally destroys his sense of self which he has built for himself (and for which we would have needed to see the contrast, even if just for one scene, of how he is treated in Rome – perhaps snobbed by others, not treated equally in some sort of social setting, could be something subtle – to show us and him that as much as he wishes, he is not and will never be accepted as a Roman).

And then when he gets to the provinces, we need to see that from his perspective. What’s his reaction to arriving there? To seeing the familiar landscapes? (Or maybe he was taken as a younger child and doesn’t actually have that many memories of it but feels a sense of belonging anyway.) There are so many scenes in this show that seem to hint at these things but they are completely random and unfocused and interspersed with the stupid village people shenanigans. Varus talks about burning down villages in retribution. Well, why don’t we see any of that? (Nevermind that it’s comic book villain level of evil, but I’m working with a fix here and not a total rewrite as would be better.) Surely it can’t be too expensive to burn down a few huts in the night. And having Arminius ride along / witness it but not say anything even though we can see these things having an effect on him. As mentioned: The worst offense is the scene when he rides to the village (with other Romans in tow!) and announces “hi dad!” just to have that cliffhanger. Wtf?

Characters doling out information that the viewer doesn’t have is the absolute worst way of telling a story and maintaining tension. It should be the other way around. How about instead you have him be part of a Roman delegation that rides into the village and demands [random, whatever, the fucking eagle if you must keep that shit] and when the Reik (whom the audience already knows to be Arminius’ father) doesn’t want to give it (because he’s not actually a weak fucking clown as almost everyone in the actual show is aside from feisty Thusnelda who’s a fierce~ fucking clown rmfe), the Romans begin beating the dad or whipping him or whatever, completely humiliating him and his people, and we see Arminius on his horse watching the show with growing unrest until the realization really hits him that this is his father (cue flashback to a very young Arminius being dragged away) and the tension keeps ratcheting until he shouts in German “that’s enough” before correcting himself to give the same command in Latin (maybe he still thinks in German, would be an interesting idea) and the Romans look at him with suspicion, like wtf was that, and the "Germans” are like, why tf does this Roman officer speak German, and it’s super awkward and shit and maybe Varus is also there and he looks at Arminius like, oh shit I need to protect my boy he’s actually all up in his feels about these wildlings let’s go back to the camp and have a talk, and so the Romans end up leaving and the “Germans” are like “wait, was that... could it have been.. remember lil Ari who you gave up... but it couldn’t be...” and meanwhile the beaten dad doesn’t want to hear any of that because he actually has never dared hope he would see his son again and also he kind of doesn’t want to see him again because he would be too ashamed to meet his eyes.

And then later we see Arminius pacing up and down in his tent because this won’t let him go, even after he had a talk with Varus, and after some agonizing he steals away in the night to go confront his father (if you want to keep that German mercenary noticing shit, have him notice that). And then we see the father in his hut and everything is quiet and we are waiting for Arminius to show up because we know he’s on his way. But we don’t know whether he wants to talk to his father or just kill him in revenge for the trauma he’s caused him. You’d show the dad and if it were a good actor, you could see so much in his unrest, maybe despite not wanting to think that that guy could be his son, he kind of knows in his heart that it must be and he’s unsettled and whatnot and then we hear someone outside the door and the door opens and there stands Arminius in a cloak and there’s none of that ridiculous music that wants to scream “epic” but falls way short. Have it be quiet. Have Arminius enter and pull back the hood and they just look at each other. And the dad looks like he wants to hug him but he doesn’t move. And Arminius looks like he wants to murder him but he actually moves to sit down, all the while they keep an eye on each other because who knows, they might actually end up murdering each other. That’s the kind of confrontation you need with a reunion like this jfc. And then they talk and it’s an important scene and I’m not going to write it all out but I hope y’all know what I mean.

I feel like you’d have to rewrite this whole show to actually give the character drama the weight that it needs and deserves because what’s happening in the show is dramatic af but you wouldn’t know because it’s so unbelievably stupidly written. I CANNOT believe that when Arminius is back in the village, he’s standing around with Thusnelda and Folkwin in a field as if they’re catching up at a high school reunion. “So, how’s it been?” “My name is now Arminius lol” “You’re kidding lol” ... uhm hello ??? Is this show a meme or...???

Actually as a last thought, I would have kept Arminius’ mother alive and killed his dad. His dad is irredeemable. He gave him away. But if we assume that he never had a substitute mother, then meeting his mother again (who was against giving him away) would make for much more interesting scenes and would also have a much stronger impact on Arminius. I’ll stop now but I just wanted to note how much I hate the writing on this show and everything it chooses to be. Thanks.

#anonymous #ask #reply #barbarians spoilers #barbarians meta #tv: barbarians #txt #i feel like there is so much more to say #actually the show would need to be rewritten from scratch to be either a good character drama or a good period drama or both #forget my fix here #you can't fix stupid #the whole motivation for arminius' betrayal would need to be revamped #with an eye towards the ways in which it has been misused #in history #but at the same time the story DOES need to be told from his POV imo and it's not here and that's the biggest issue #the conflict within the Roman army would have made for the most intriguing approach #and all that childhood sweetheart bs has to go #that was the worst #so soapy and plain bad #can you imagine how amazing it would've been for roman officer arminius to meet germanic princess thusnelda for the first time?#(if she had been written and acted well)#what could have been...#imma cry #(also WHY is varus the actual foster father of arminius instead of just a higher-ranking officer who takes him under his wing #when he joins up bc he takes a liking to the kid? just... aöldjsfaökdjls)

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wizworldanalyses · 3 years

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A collection of Severitus

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#Severitus #Mentor Snape #Harry Potter #good Snape

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quandaryqueen · 2 years

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Any riddler's

Riddler's meeting the new and already popular villain they kept in hearing about and lo and behold, it's actually their childhood friend/sweetheart

They become partners in crime after they caught up on each other's life and it's honestly fucking scary to some cause holy shit two very SMART and POWERFUL villains are teaming up w each other?? Shit

Their relationship dynamics are cute and imma list a few:

TOTALLY MARRIED

-called out by everyone

-mutual respect & lovefest

-married squabbling

-checks each other's bs

Very comfortable with each other

Low self esteem x Their number one supporter

What I'm saying is, they're both acting like they're in a relationship even though they aren't and it's just fucking funny

They both def share a house in their civilian form and still has the nerve to say "their just my friend"

Reader would take be his personal nurse if he's injured cause, why not?

The heroes have a hard time w this power duo cause imagine two geniuses combining??? IT'D BE HARD FOR THEM

Sure, some of em has powers but villain!reader is quite strong in a magic sense so yeah, good luck for them

They're such a power couple when they actually confess their feelings for each other (Reader made an anonymous love letter to riddler and left riddles, resulting to riddler himself going into a restaurant where reader is just patiently waiting for him, I bet he loved the riddle game)

They'd watch each other's backs when in a battle, compliments getting thrown to their way, being so mushy that people are groaning now, we know, y'all are very inlove, NOW STOP TELLING EACH OTHER THAT YOU LOVE EM FOR THE 100th TIME THIS DAY- IT'S STILL 9 IN THE FUCKING MORNING DAMMIT

Childhood bestie to spousie

Gotham Edward Nygma X Reader

I intended to make it with multiple Riddlers, but I got carried away with Gotham Eddie so I made it about it omg I hope you don't mind 💚

Oswald Cobblepot was initially annoyed that there's a new villain that's surfaced and took his spotlight and he was delighted to know it wasn't only him who felt threatened by the newcomer-- Edward Nygma seething about how the fresh face in Gotham Gazette's front page is getting more attention that his latest activities. So it was a perfect opportunity for a collaboration to happen.

Despite his displeasure, Oswald has half a brain to recognise the individual's ability and how it would most certainly be a valuable ally. He believes that keeping your enemies close is utter bullshit, and so he'd rather have people to trust closer. He's learned. Edward, on the other hand, has nothing but murder in his mind. As you can see, the roles have been somehow switched-- but not for long.

Edward is a proud jack of all trades of sorts, it was easy for him to track the new individual. They're new, they've yet to make a major mark for themselves, hell they don't even have a name yet. All that's known of them is the enigmatic scene they painted behind their wake-- ten men found dead in Gotham harbour, their hideout raided of their weapons and equipment.

But anyways, he wasted no time to give Oswald what he found, including a phone number. Now, for an arrangement.

"What's yours, but others use it more than you?" The other line was silent, but that didn't not deter him from his enthusiasm with the riddle. "The answer is name. Mine happens to be the Riddler."

Oswald glances at the Riddler with an exasperated look. Can't he just say 'hello' like a normal person? Penguin snatches the phone from the taller man.

"Hello. I'm (Alias)."

The voice that came through the phone was something they both didn't expect. It didn't sound of a person who killed ten men and robbed them.

"I take it that this is the face that made it in Gotham Gazette's front page?" Oswald paced away out of habit, with Edward flowing behind to hear the conversation.

"Oh my god, you're Oswald Cobblepot... It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I'm a big fan of yours!"

Oswald tenses in shock for a moment. Fan? Of him? Oh shucks!

Before the Oswald can respond to his flatterer, however, Edward snatches the phone, much to his chagrin.

"Forgive me for disrupting the lovely discussion, but we have to talk." He walks away with the phone in his hand, oblivious to Oswald's murderour glare.

"Oh um... Of course! We can talk." There was disappointment in their voice, but they try to sound eager.

"How about in person? Book your schedule with a meeting in the Iceberg lounge. 10 PM sharp or else."

It was difficult to know that they were there. Oswald was particularly irked at Edward for putting the phone down immediately after vaguely threatning them. They could've talked more about the meeting and certainly not stroke his ego whilst talking to someone who is his fan apparently.

Iceberg lounge... 9:50 PM.

It was at its usual atmosphere, a live band was playing, people scattered to their own booths and cures with drinks in their hands. While they wait, Oswald was called backstage by the lounge manager leaving Edward to meet the mysterious (alias).

Really? (Alias)? That was the dumbest thing he's ever heard.

"Um... Excuse me," a small voice pulls him away from his musings. He glances at the source behind me, spotting a timid figure. "Would you happen to know where Penguin is? Not to overspill, but I think they'd kill me if I don't get to him by ten."

They even look pathetic in real life.

"Um... It's (alias)... Y/N L/N."

I'm sorry, WHAT-- Edward squints, tilting his head aside. Wait, you couldn't be!

"Um... Pardon me?"

Just how much did he change to the point his childhood friend won't recognise him???

"You... Seriously don't recognize me?" Edward points at himself, inching forward towards you.

Upon instinct, you back away with wide eyes. "I am so sorry, how could I be so impolite? Y-you're the Riddler! Of course I--"

"Not that!"

You stare at him with knitted brows. What the fuck does he mean?

"Edward Nygma? Gotham Elementary school? Gotham Academy? The kid with the riddles???" He places emphasis in every word by leaning closer, as if the distance of his face would make him all the more recognisable.

"Oh my god, shut up," you blurted out in shock. "Eddie?"

"Yes that's me!"

"OMG, puberty hit you like a freight train! I didn't recognize you!"

To be fair, he's had a major change of appearance. Back then he was shorter than you were, scrawnier, his hair was solely held together with a thick glob of gel and parted to the side, big glasses that didn't flatter his face shape, and not to mention how he dressed awkwardly. Oh, and certainly his voice. You were used to it being high pitched and riddled with voice cracks.

"How's it been? You're the Riddler? Oh gosh, I'm so stupid I didn't realise it! You've always been a riddler! How could I be so dumb not to notice that!" You smack the bottom of your palm on your forehead with a laugh.

"I've been great!" Aside from the sporadic in and out of Arkham, all's well! "I can't believe you're (alias)! I must say, you made quite an entrance in Gotham Gazette's front page."

"Oh gosh no, that crime was mediocre-- sloppy at best. And not to mention, I only came up with my name when Mister Penguin called me, I think it's so... Dumb."

"What? No! It's not dumb at all! It encapsulates your character well!"

"You really think so?" You sheepishly shift your body weight from side to side, shyly peering from your lashes.

"Yes! It's clever!"

Oswald finds himself in the middle of two dorks catching up, only being acknowledged once in a while whenever he's in some stories told by Edward before he's forgotten again. And so the grumpiness switches to Penguin again, while Edward and the new rogue catches up. Well, at least he knows now that you're an ally.

"Barbara, you release my Y/N at once or else!"

What Oswald didn't expect is that your 'catching up' was a first step before you break in a full sprint to become something close. Where Oswald is always caught in between two affectionate idiots constantly being affectionate idiots eVERY TIME. He's not even sure whether the two of you are together, but you might as well be one.

Oh, and he's not exaggerating when he says that the two are being affectionate idiots every time. Gun pointed your head, whilst your neck is in a headlock? No, that doesn't stop Edward.

"Or else what?" Barbara challenges.

"No don't submit to her demands, Edward! Just go!" You exclaimed.

"But Y/N--!"

"Oh my god! I am going to wring your neck myself if you don't straighten up, Edward! Go!"

"What?! No! I'm not leaving you!"

Oswald would very much like to get this over with, please. So you'll find him often rubbing his temples, wishing this nightmare would end already.

"Barbara could you just shoot me instead?" Oswald looks up to meet the woman's equally disturbed face.

Whenever you'd quarrel, Oswald is yet again caught in the middle. As much as he fucking hates it when you're at each other's throat affectionately, it also kills him that his two favourite person are at each others throat violently. He doesn't say it out loud but, he's grown fond of the two of you together... Even if you two aren't together. So he consoles both parties separately and be their confidant.

But yes, you've made a name for yourself out there in Gotham, made only scarier when you paired with Edward. What's more scarier than the two of you? Three of you. But the Riddler and (alias) will always be an iconic, fiercest pair feared by the public and groaned upon by your fellow rogues with your excessive lovey dovey bullshit.

#edward nygma #riddler x reader #edward nygma x reader #dc x reader #dc x you #edward nigma #request #gotham edward nygma #gotham oswald #gotham riddler x reader #fox gotham #absolutelysmittensimp

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enjolrasofficial · 3 years

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hey :3 idk if you've talked abt this before but what are your Amis first name headcanons?? I've been asking a few people bc I think its kinda funny how in one same fandom we all have such different ideas on such basic things :))

hey there!! no i havent talked about this before but i do have some thoughts even tho (disclaimer) i dont know shit about french, french names, french culture or historically and culturally accurate french names. so now in no particular order:

firstly somewhere out there is a post about all the amis first names being jean and thats why they all call each other by their last names except for jehan bc hugo states in the brick that "jean prouvaire called himself 'jehan' as young people do" and that works as a nickname of sorts . i LOVE this headcanon and i usually go with it for all of the amis BUT

i also love Grantaire being called René and they all call him R bc that's how he signs his paintings and it started as a joke (as most nicknames do) but got out of hand and now only joly bossuet and bahorel know what his actual name is (joly and lesgles bc they were the ones who came up with it and bahorel bc they practice boxing together and R always has to sign in with his actual name. (I am a fan of Italian!R in modern aus too so for that i LOVE him being called Rafael and being pissy bc Rafael is one of the great maters and he will never be that good so he only signs his paintings with R)

as for enjolras... for me theres only two reasons for him to go by his last name: 1. (and this is my canon era brick headcanon) hes trans and didnt bother to figure out a first name bC THERES MORE IMPORTANT THINGS, FERRE (also the masc version of jeanne is jean and... well 90% of his friends are called that so. last name it is) and 2. his name is some royalist bs like Louis-Phillipe or Charles Louis and he HATES IT (this is my usual modern au headcanons aND DONT ASK WHY also i think theres a similar post somewhere)

same goes for combeferre and courfeyrac. since they're the og trio i usually go with both of them being called jean and using last names for convenience and/or courfeyrac also having a hideously royalist name (Jean Louis ?) curtesy to him being aristocratic and using his last name bc of that.

since i headcanon feuilly as half irish for some reason (esp in modern aus) while still staying true to the scheme i am tempted to say his first name is john bc his mother insisted on the spelling.

with bossuet and joly its both jean again (once again theyre childhood sweethearts and its weird for everyone involved to not call them by their last names. but sometimes i also want to change it up and then they're both called Pierre and still go by their last names bc of the aforementioned reason)

now bahorel. hes different. somehow i always imagine him having some very obscure very old french name in some dialect that basically only his great granny still speaks (that lady is 104 and still very healthy knock on wood) and that no one can pronounce so they all stay safe by calling them bahorel. (since i have absolutely no knowledge of french names and much less of obscure dialects i have no idea what this name might look like so i'm just glad to stay with bahorel in this case but if anyone knows something about the topic pls hmu)

#so i hope you enjoyed my little rant about jean jean jean jehan jean jean jean john and jean #yes i know im one of THOSE les mis fans #leen talks shit #ask tag #a-little-fall-of-pain #les mis #les miserables #les amis

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liam-cadmus · 3 years

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college au feat. sasushikahina

If you walk in Konoha University, you’ll immediately know the campus sweethearts, Shikamaru Nara and his girlfriend, Hinata Hyuuga. Hinata is the Student Council President, often seen with Shikamaru, the male carrying her books for her. Deep inside, the two knows they’re missing one, the third to their duo, the one who’ll complete their triad. Hinata would rest her head on Shikamaru’s shoulder, the Nara wrapping an arm around her. “Are you missing him again?” he questions, guiding their bodies through the crowd. “How can I not? They said the new student is a Uchiha.” she murmurs, remembering onyx eyes and black hair, a bright smile and chubby cheeks. “Troublesome, I swear, if this isn’t Sasuke..” Shikamaru trails off, his arm hugging her closer. Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha thought of bringing Sasuke along to their trip across the planet, wanting to settle in America with Sasuke’s older brother, Itachi. The boy was crying that day, hugging the two of them as tight as he can being a 7-year old child. Their picture is still on their nightstands, small purple and green bracelets beside it, the accessory too big for their wrists. “Come on, Hina, stand straighter, we’re close to the campus entrance.”

Itachi looks at the mirror, seeing his younger brother staring out the window, his charcoal eyes curious, glinting in the morning. He made sure that Sasuke knew the country they were from, the younger Uchiha still fluent in Japanese. He glances at Shisui who’s driving, his right hand clasping Itachi’s left on the gearstick. “He’ll be fine, ‘Tachi.” Shisui murmurs, offering a grin. Itachi sighs in worry, “You know that he doesn’t remember any of his friends right?” The plane Sasuke and his parents were boarding crashed, their parents sacrificing themselves to protect Sasuke, the boy coming out alive— but he was diagnosed with amnesia.Thankfully his brother remembers them, but they’re not sure if he will remember his childhood friends. “He’ll be fine, he’s been healing. I think Obito’s plan to make us live here again is a good thing,” Shisui assured, a smile forming on his lips. Itachi bites his lip, before nodding— it wouldn’t do anyone good if he’s pessimistic, Sasuke can take care of himself. Sasuke pulls his backpack, slinging it to one shoulder. He opens the car door, stepping out, before turning his head to his brother. “I’m gonna go in now, nii-san, be safe.” he says, closing the door gently. “You’ll be fine, twerp.” He nods to Shisui before waving, the dark blue convertible driving off the road. He exhales softly, before putting his hands in the pockets of his bomber jacket, turning around. The squeals of girls flood his ears, making him frown in distaste— the action only increasing the volume. He knows he’s good-looking, but the supposedly good attribute turns sour when girls swarm him, his dislike on physical contact increasing. He breathes heavily, willing himself not to make a scene, walking swiftly past the girls crowding him. He walks into the campus, looking around to see the students that were supposed to show him around, a girl his age waving at him shyly. He sidles up to them, nodding. “Are you the ones that are supposed to uh..tour me?” he asks, smiling softly. The brunette man stares at him before talking, “Quite the impression you made there.” Oh, he was talking about the fan girls, “Tell me about it,” he snorts, “I think it’s in the blood.” “In the blood alright, come on, let’s get you out of here.” Shikamaru starts walking, Hinata walking beside him. The students part to give them way, it seems like these two are the popular kids in this university, he thinks, watching as girl wraps her hand on the brunette’s arm. The said brunette turns to him, a hand outstretched, “I’m Shikamaru Nara by the way,” Sasuke clasps his hand, shaking it, “Nice to meet you, I’m Sasuke Uchiha.” His two companions stop in their tracks, making him raise an eyebrow. Shikamaru gulps, nudging Hinata. “H-hi Sasuke-kun, I’m H-hinata Hyuuga.” she greets, making him return a smile. He walks along, the two of them catching up to his side, the three of them walking to the office. Shikamaru opens the door, Sasuke walking inside, the door shutting close behind him. A man lifts his head, a scar across his nose, his hair pulled on a neat ponytail. “Nice to meet you, is that you Sasuke-kun?” the man asks, making Sasuke nod hesitantly. “It’s been a long time since I saw you here, you’ve grown up to a tall man.” Sasuke blushes slightly, “I’m sorry, I’m afraid I don’t remember you.” he admits, seeing the man’s smile slip, before masking it again— making him really guilty. “It’s fine, here’s your schedule, locker and dorm key, and these two will show you the classes and dorms.” The schedule and keys are placed on the desk, making Sasuke get the keys and attach them to his keychain, holding the schedule in his hand. He nods, “Thank you..,” he glances at the nametag, “Iruka-san.” the man chuckles at him, waving the honorific away. “Iruka is just fine.” He murmurs a thanks again, before closing the door behind him, seeing Hinata and Shikamaru leaning on the wall, patiently waiting for him. He smiles, before giving his schedule, Hinata’s light lavender eyes gazing through, Shikamaru nodding over her shoulder. Shikamaru whistles, “BS in Engineering? Hello engineer, I’m architect, and she’s BS in Interior Design.” “We have Physics and Algebra together, and it looks like you have History with Hinata, then we all have Design together twice a week.” he notes, Hinata nodding along. “D-do you have a club on your m-mind?” Hinata stammers, fiddling her fingers together. “Uh, I’m not sure if I’ll join one.” he brushes his hair out of his face as the couple nod, the two of them starting to walk, Sasuke following. Suddenly, there’s a arm thrown over his shoulder, making him flinch. “Woah, chill man, I’m not gonna hurt ya,” a tan-skinned male with short brown hair grins at him, two upside down red triangles on his cheeks. A blond girl with turquoise eyes jump on his back, squealing on his ear. Thank god he has fast reflexes — he adjusts his grip to not let her fall. “This is great and all, but can you please explain what’s happening?” he asks, confused out of his mind, staring helplessly at his tour guides. “Do you not remember me, Teme?!” A loud booming voice exclaims, wide blue eyes and blond hair obscuring his vision. “I’m quite sure I don’t recognize nor seen you before.” The blond deflates, the group around him slipping into hurt expressions, frowns marring their faces. “I’m really sorry, I’m apologize for not knowing you, I have amnesia so I genuinely don’t remember you.” he explains, scowl in place. It’s annoying when people gets upset he can’t remember them, it’s not like he wanted to. “It’s fine, ‘Suke.” a taller pale teen with long brown hair approaches, white eyes staring at him. “We understand.” Shikamaru and Hinata stare at him sadly, before pulling his arm, the group slipping into position behind him. He listens absent-mindedly as Shikamaru and Hinata gestures to the different classes, the information going to his brain while he thinks about the nickname. ‘Suke? Where have I heard that before?’ he scowls internally, silently looking around the campus. They finish the tour, stopping by the outdoor garden, several students seating together as a group, he follows absently as Shikamaru and Hinata’s friends sit in a circle, making him sit on a bench a few feet away. He drops his backpack beside him, reminding himself to drop it in the lockers. He opens his phone, reading Itachi’s message, ‘Your bags are in your dorm already, if you have time, visit Kakashi-sensei, his class is in 3A.’

He sends a ‘Thank you, nii-san.’ in return, pocketing his phone once more. He watches as a girl with green eyes and pink hair seat beside the blond girl earlier. A black-haired male with a bowl-cut that surprisingly fits him sits down energetically, a girl with buns and two more males arriving.

He glances away from the group, rummaging through his bag for his earphones, a tap on his shoulder making him look up. “Gaara?”

The red-haired man smirks, plopping beside him. “What took you so long?” Gaara asks, watching amusedly as Sasuke’s earphones slip from his hand, the black-haired man glaring at him. “I had trouble with the embassy, with the plane crash and other stuff.” he huffs, jamming the an earphone in his ear, leaning on the bench.

“Temari and Kankuro is with me, we moved here three weeks earlier than you.”

Sasuke rolls his eyes, “I know that, you kept sending me selfies of you three together.”

“Sorry to disturb your conversation, but do you wanna have lunch with us?” The boy with bowl-cut interjects their conversation, politely smiling at them — specifically Gaara. Sasuke gives a quiet ‘ah’ in understanding, before pushing Gaara forwards. “He’d love to.” he smiles sweetly, snickering at the flushed glare Gaara sends him, the boy seating down beside the male.

The pale teen from earlier sits gently beside him, the one who called him by a nickname. “Hello, ‘Suke.” he says, making Sasuke knit his eyebrows — half in annoyance, and because the nickname is familiar. Suke, Suke, Suke, Suke... he thinks repeatedly, wracking his brain for when he heard that nickname from.

“Suke?”

He gasps, a memory floating to his brain.

A pale boy smirking at him, a blurry girl beside him. “I think it’s time for *Hinata* to use that swing,‘Suke.” he mocks, hands on his hips. The older boy approaches him, making him squeal and hop down, glaring. “That’s unfair, I’m using it, Neji.” “You’ve been on that for an hour now, let others use it.” Sasuke playfully pouts before hopping down, letting the girl sit on the swing instead, walking to the bark of the tree to lean on.

The Hyuuga is worriedly waving a hand in front of his face, white irises pinched in distress. “Neji?” he whispers, before clutching his head, closing his eyes at the memories re-surfing. “You remember?” Neji asks, surprise in his features.

“No, I just blurted out a random name to someone who was never introduced to me.” he sarcastically retorts, wincing at the harsh tone his voice dropped to.

“Slow down, Sharingan, you just got a lot of memories.” Neji admonishes, hands steady on his shoulders to avoid him moving too much.

“You still have that nickname?” Sasuke croaks in amusement, a glint in his onyx eyes in memory. “You’re Byakugan.” he teases, watching the older boy huff in mock annoyance, fond eyes rolling at him. ‘Who’s the girl you were with?’ he wanted to ask, but kept his mouth shut, a blurry figure in his mind. “So, I’m guessing I’ll be helping you to regain memories.” Neji gives a half-smile, before pulling him to the group. “Hey guys, mind if you introduce yourselves?” Neji asks them while he seats himself beside the male, focusing on his hands. “I’m Tenten, this is Lee,” she gestures to the boy beside her, the bowl-cut. “I’m Ino, this is Sakura.” the blond girl continues, “she’s my girlfriend by the way.” He nods along, looking at the blond who called him ‘Teme.’ “And what’s your name, Dobe?” he asks, the insult rolling out of his mouth. The name? pet name? insult? gets the blond’s attention, blinking repeatedly. “So?” he urges the man to talk, an awkward silence covering the group. “Naruto Uzumaki, dattebayo!” the blond beams, then clapping the man beside him on the back. “This is Shino, and that is Chouji.” he points to a male beside Shikamaru. “I’m Kiba,” the one with triangles on his cheeks introduces, Sasuke memorizing their names. “I’m Sasuke Uchiha.” The others separate from him, walking around quietly, up the stairs into the third floor. He searches for room 3A, wanting to meet his cousin’s boyfriend, Kakashi. He knocks on the door, before peeking in, seeing a silver-haired man reading a orange book. Upon closer inspection, he sees the title, Icha Icha Paradise, making him gape in disbelief — what professor reads porn in public?

He clears his throat, the masked professor looking up at him lazily, it seems like the man already knew he was here.

“You’re Obito’s little cousin, Sasuke-chan?” he drawls, closing the book in his hands and resting it on the table. “Hn.” he agrees, pulling a seat out in front of Kakashi.

“You wanted to have a mentor in Engineering right?” Kakashi hums, flicking through stacks of paper.

Sasuke nods, watching as Kakashi separates a folder from the pile, adding it two more. “I have this club you see, I don’t know if you’ve heard it, but it’s groups with three students and a professor, and we do activities around the school.” the man explains, opening two other folders. “These are my current students,” he points to Naruto and Sakura’s folders, pulling the new one closer, “And I’m thinking if you want, to join our group.” Sasuke purses his lips, considering the idea. “I was originally not gonna join one, but sure.” Kakashi smiles at him behind the mask, “You’ll enjoy it, we’ll meet twice a week. I met Obito because of this, we were groupmates.” Sasuke ‘tch’ed, looking away. “You have Orochimaru as your mentor for Engineering, he’s actually a professor from Team 7, you’re like, their descendants.” He notices the TEAM 7 stamp on the folders, confirming Kakashi’s statement. Ah, the Head Professors, the trio known for graduating with doctorate degrees. “So I’m guessing Naruto is taking Journalism and Sakura is taking Medicine?” Kakashi nods at him, their group really matching the head professors. “Sure, I’ll join, Hatake-sensei.” he signs his signature in the corner, listening amusedly at Kakashi. “Maa, maa, I have three cute little students, that are small versions of the head profs..Kakashi is fine, Sasuke.” “Okay Kakashi, is that all?” he asks, again, “Meet us in the courtyard by 4 pm every Tuesdays and Fridays.” he nods, before bowing. “Thank you.” Kakashi pushes him out the room, making him glare, “Bye bye, see you tomorrow!” He stumbles out the room, adjusting the bag on his shoulder. Someone trips to him, making him reach out to steady them? him? her? He glances to the person, seeing Hinata, letting go when she’s standing steady. “I-I’m sorry for stumbling to you.” She says, fixing the stack of books on her arm. “It’s fine, I was about to search for you anyways. I don’t know where the dorms are.” he shoves his hands on his pockets, walking beside Hinata. “Ah, If you’d follow me.” she whispers, her hair tied in a high ponytail, pressing her glasses up her nose. “So, you visited Kakashi-sensei, did you join their club?” she asks, starting small talk. He hums, thinking his words over before speaking, “I needed a mentor, but yeah, I’m with Sakura and Naruto.” She smiles, “It helps you improve actually, I’m in Team 8, Kiba and Shino with Kurenai-sensei as our professor.” Sasuke ‘ah’s, letting the information roll in his brain. They walk the hallways quietly, enjoying the comfortable silence between them. Sasuke pulls out a the dorm key, seeing the embedded 223 on the metal. They went up two flights of stairs, stopping at the dark brown door. “You’re roommates with Shikamaru.” she says, pulling her own key of the dorm to open it. They enter the threshold, removing their shoes and placing it in the shoe rack. Hinata nods at him before seating on the couch, resting her socked feet on the low coffee table. He wanders around, peeking to the kitchen, and walking to the hallway, seeing an empty bedroom. “Is this mine?” he questions, pointing to the room with a thumb. Hinata leans forwards to see the room before nodding. “Yeah, that’s yours, Shikamaru’s is the one on the end.” His confused face makes Hinata giggle, the sound coming out as tinkling bells. “Your bags are here.” she points to the bags stacked by the couch, making him pout and retrieve it. “I’ll just...pack my clothes to my room.” he says, walking away, closing the door behind him. Shikamaru opens the door surprised, he sees his girlfriend typing away from her laptop, Sasuke on the kitchen counter mixing various berries in cream. He slides off his shoes silently, before leaning on the doorframe and crossing his arms. “Well aren’t you comfortable.” Sasuke jumps in surprise, before scowling at him, irritated. “Close the door,” the man chides him, before plucking a muffin by the stove. “You baked muffins?” he asks, walking to the counter, leaning his arms on the top. “Hn.” a muffin is pushed to his hand, before Sasuke walks to Hinata, placing a muffin by the table. “Thank you.” she says, a very light blush on her cheeks. He nods, before plopping on the other side of the couch, munching on the muffin with one hand, his other hand flipping through the pages of the book he’s reading. Shikamaru takes the muffin before sitting in between the two, leaning on the back of the couch when he finishes it. Sasuke looks up to Shikamaru leaning on his shoulder, and Hinata cleaning up papers. “Do you mind if you get him to bed, Sasuke-kun?” she asks, making him surprised — he thought he would be uncomfortable by now, but the action seemed oddly familiar. “Ah,” he starts, before gently resting Shikamaru on the couch, draping a loose blanket on him. “I’ll walk you to your dorm, it’s late after all, if you don’t mind?” She shakes her head, making Sasuke pout. “Come on, Shikamaru will get upset with me if I let you out on your own this late,” he reasons, knowing he’s being stubborn, but he just can’t shake the feeling of how right it is. Hinata stifles a laugh, knowing that Shikamaru can’t get mad for not walking her back — especially Sasuke. She stares at him, seeing the same from her childhood, their memories making her smile in nostalgia. Sasuke snorts at her, “Yeah, I’ll need to walk you back, you’re just staring to space. Walking alone is out of discussion.” he threatens softly, locking the door. Sasuke drops Hinata off in her dorm, ignoring the whispers of the other students, glaring at the boys who try to pull her away. “Thank you S-sasuke-kun.” she waves, making him return the gesture. He hurriedly walks to the elevator, ignoring at the peering eyes of the others. His keys jingle as he finds the correct key, jamming the key in and turning the knob, almost slamming the door — remembering Shikamaru’s still asleep. Shikamaru wakes to his body being jostled, sleepily batting the hand away. A dry chuckle was heard, “Shikamaru, it’s late, just go to your bed.” Shikamaru blinks at him, before grumpily bunching the blanket around his shoulders, complaining. “Bothersome, I just wanted to,” he gets cut off by a yawn, “sleep.” Sasuke hums amusedly, watching the Nara sleepily finding his way to his room in the dark hallway. “Sweet dreams, Shikamaru.” he grunts, before closing the kitchen lights, hearing a faint mumble. Sasuke fixes his button up, wearing a woolen sweater on top. He closes the door to his room, walking up to Shikamaru’s door and knocking. “Wake up you lazy ass!” he bangs on the wall, finding satisfaction when he hears a tired groan, and a pillow thrown to the wall. “Such a drag.” the complaint is heard through the door, followed by silence. Sasuke, learned after a few weeks of living with Shikamaru, despite his high intellect and smart responses, is very lazy. “Come on, I’ll buy you coffee today, my treat.” he bribes, scowling when he hears no movement. “I’m not going to be late today, Nara.” A few seconds tick by, before he hears sheets shuffle, and a begrudgingly brunette opening his door. “Fine, I’ll be out in 10 minutes.” He waits by the couch, twirling his keys around his finger, oblivious to Shikamaru looking at the band that holds it all together, a blue bracelet, making him force a smile. “Come on.”

A difference between Sasuke on and off campus is very different, to much of other people’s surprise. The jet black male is withdrawn, quiet, and polite outside, his expression often indifferent or ignorant to the people around him, making him look like an ass. His friends know better, learning his other side, the witty, sarcastic Uchiha who often teases, the stubborn, polite Sasuke they once knew. He’s remembered some of them, mostly ones who he doesn’t spend much time back then. Sasuke often can be seen close to the campus’ couple, Hinata and Shikamaru worming their way to his heart. He knows that their bond is more than friendship, he feels it in his bones and bloodstream, not that he would admit it out loud. He just stays in the sidelines, watching the two share affection in his presence, but he doesn’t have the mind to disrupt them.

Sasuke really, really dislikes the girls who hounds his space, his face often displeased when they show up — especially those who already has significant others, it earns him glares. He sometimes curses his good genetics, knowing that pale skin and dark hair are attributes girls often find attractive.

“Thank god,” he breathes, walking in between Kiba and Neji, the two glaring at the girls to back off. “Sasuke-kun.” Kiba mimics the high pitched tone, wrapping himself on Sasuke’s arm. “Ha, ha, terribly funny.” he grits out, pushing Kiba away. “You’ve been here for months, they still haven’t stopped.” Shino commented, gazing out of his tinted glasses. Sasuke huffs, remembering the girls flirting at him, shuddering at the memory of flowery perfume and long nails. The boys around him chuckle at his reaction, knowing how many times they had to rescue the boy from crowds of women. “Sasuke Uchiha, please come to the office.” the intercom announces, speakers loud in the bustling hallway. “What did you do?” Chouji asks, pausing a moment to talk, before munching on his chips again. He shrugs his shoulders, before separating, pretending to not see the students avoiding him. He opens the door to the office, stopping in his tracks to greet Iruka, only to see Itachi and Shisui, Kakashi and Obito on one side. “Is there something wrong?” His eyebrows knit in worry, seeing the scar going across Kakashi’s left eye, and the scars on the left of Obito’s face. His gut churns at the image his mind provides, before turning to Itachi, who’s leaning on Shisui, the other male kissing his aniki’s temple. “Uchiha clan was massacred in America.” Sasuke can feel his jaw dropping, his eyes widening in shock. Their clan was massacred? Does that mean the four of them are the only ones left? “Yes, we are the only ones left, we just got recently attacked.” Obito gestures to their faces, grimacing. “You’re here to tell me that there might be someone coming after me?” he asks weakly, shoulders slumping. “Just a precaution, just...make sure someone is always with you, okay?” Itachi murmurs, patting his head. “I’ll make sure to have company, aniki.” The bell rings, snapping him out of his thoughts. He hugs them, reassuring that he’ll call them if something was to happen. He slumps beside Naruto, tiredly rubbing his eyes, rummaging in his small bag only to groan, noticing his lack of packed lunch. Shikamaru leans forward on his other side, commenting dryly. “Nice lunch you got there.” Sasuke peers at him with dark charcoal eyes, tiredly rubbing his arms. “Where’s yours then?” he asks, a dark eyebrow raised in return. Shikamaru opens his mouth to say he’s usually taking a share of Sasuke’s lunch when two bento boxes fall into each of their laps, making them look up in surprise. Hinata blushes at the sudden attention directed to her, making her scrunch her nose up. “I prepared extra lunches, I n-noticed you two leaving e-earlier than normal.” she stammers, hand curling gentle fists. Shikamaru sighs at her, tugging at her hand and intertwining it, “It’s fine, thank you babe.” he whispers, kissing her cheek softly, pulling his purple-haired girlfriend beside him. Sasuke turns away from the couple, keeping his head bowed while eating with the chopsticks.

Truthfully, Sasuke already recovered some of his memories with Hinata and Shikamaru, remembering the times they played around the Hyuuga estate when they were kids. He distinctly remembers his mom’s chatter, talking with Hiashi-san and Yoshino-san. “Oh, remember when we were graduates? Our group was the three of us, now look at out kids.” Mikoto whispers, delight in her expression. “Mikoto, Hiashi was the only boy in ours, look at our children, his daughter is the only girl now.” Shikamaru’s mother giggles, Hiashi pinching his nose in worry.

“I’ll marry you both when we grow up.”

The day where he laid down beside Shikamaru on a hill, both of them content in watching the cloud pass.

The day where Neji introduced Hinata to him, making him push the purple-haired softly on the swing he sat on.

He remembers Hinata teaching him and Shikamaru to make flower crowns, the three of them making one for each other.

He remembers when he left, leaving the purple and green bracelets around their wrists.

Even if he remembers it, he kept his mouth shut even if all he wanted to do was hug them and twirl them in circles.

He cracks his knuckles, leaving his room in a sleeveless hoodie and joggers, his hair tied to a half-bun, his running shoes on. “Want me to bring coffee back? Vanilla Latte and Black Coffee?” he asks, wrinkling his nose at Shikamaru’s order.

The two nods at him gratefully, smiling. He closes the door behind him, placing both his earphones in, and jogging to the field, wanting to meet up with Suigetsu and the rest of Team Taka.

Team Taka is the sport news writers, Sasuke joining the small group when he remembers he used to play baseball and soccer. “Ah, Suigetsu.” he greets, sitting down beside him on the bleachers. “Isn’t that the bad player from Kumo?” he blurts out, before slapping a hand over his mouth, Suigetsu barking out a laugh. “Ah him? Yes, he is.” Suigetsu smirks smugly at him, before glancing at the opposite bleachers, Sasuke stiffening when it’s filled with Kumo students. “You’re lucky you didn’t say that louder.” Karin comments, before writing notes. Ah, it was Kiba and Naruto’s practice, the two of them sweaty and panting.

They stay there until 6pm, Team Taka leaving him on the bleachers. He walks to the stairs on the side wanting to meet up with Kiba, when Naruto crowds him from below the steps, blue eyes glinting in the dark night. “Hi, Sasuke.” the blond speaks in a monotonous voice, making him stiffen where he’s standing. “Why are you crowding me?” he asks, suspicion in his eyes. “I just wanted to tell you that if you break their hearts, you’re dead to me.” Naruto threatens, Sasuke knowing that ‘their’ is Shikamaru and Hinata. “And why is that, usuratonkachi?” he quips, dreading the next part. “‘Cause I know you like them, you’ve been like this ever since childhood.” He exhales shakily, knowing that out of everyone, Naruto is his best friend despite being separated for 13 years. “Sasuke stop lying to yourself, please.” Naruto pleads, his hand pulling at Sasuke’s collar. “What if I do?” he snarks, pushing Naruto back. Naruto looks at him with gazed blue eyes, frowning. “I’m trying to help you, because I don’t want to see them hurt again.” The blond snaps, “I don’t want you to be hurt staying in the sidelines.” he walks away, unaware of the group of Oto students hiding by the shadowed tree, Sasuke stumbling back blinking. He regrets snapping like that, knowing that keeping this to himself would harm him in the long run. Sasuke watches as Naruto’s from disappear in the distance, leaving him sitting with his arms pillowing his head. Sasuke’s cries of help is unintelligible in the dark night sky, a group of Oto students successful in beating him up. Kiba runs towards Naruto, panting from running across the Academy, duffle bag in hand. He just came from the lockers, leaving Naruto on the field with Sasuke. Speaking of — “Naruto, where’s Sasuke?” he asks worriedly, looking at the agitated expression his lover has. Naruto’s lips are set in a firm line, “I left him about 10 minutes ago.” Kiba grips him on the shoulders, shaking him, “Where?” his voice must have been so distressed that the blond notices it. “Naruto, where?” he repeats, uneasily, getting impatient. “The back of the stands.” Naruto finally mumbles, the alarm in Kiba’s tone bothering him. “Shit,” Kiba runs a hand through his hand before running off, Naruto following. Kiba sprints, ignoring his protesting lungs, willing himself to keep going. “Kiba, what’s wrong?” Naruto shouts, only increasing his speed. God knows how long the Uchiha has been alone, the other teen telling him and Neji that he needs someone beside him at all times. Kiba pants, before walking silently around the stands, snarling at the laughing group of Oto students leaving to the back gate of the campus, before turning to Sasuke who’s laying down on the grass. He winces, before slowly approaching Sasuke, sitting the boy up against the wooden poles. “Sasuke, are you awake?” Sasuke groans, before coughing, clutching his stomach. “Did you break anything?” Kiba asks worriedly, rubbing his back to help him with the coughing fit. “Bruises and cuts.” Sasuke groans, slumping on the pole, wincing at the bruises on his arms. He inhales shallowly, his breath coming out in stutters. “Let’s get you to Sakura.” Sasuke lets Kiba support him, Naruto hesitantly going to his other side. “It’s not your fault, it’s fine.” he reassures the man before they walk in the dark, avoiding bumps. Sasuke walks along with the couple, knocking on Sakura’s door, the pinkette scoffing when she sees him. “And what did you do that got you beat up?” Sasuke sighs at her before shrugging, the girl narrowing her eyes at him. “You better be grateful that you have a bestfriend that’s a medic.” she clicks her tongue before pulling her first aid kit, kneeling in front of Sasuke to tend to his wounds. “Thank you Sakura.” he turns fond eyes to her, the girl rolling her eyes at him in exasperation. He looks down at his arms marred with bandages, the girl putting ointment on his bruises, his cuts cleaned and covered. He walks to Sakura, hugging her tight. “Thank you.” he mutters to her ear, inhaling the calming scent of light sakura leaves. Sakura snorts, patting his back. “We need to talk about it some time, but you should go home first, it’s late.” He waves before going out the door, Naruto walking with Kiba on his back, asleep. Sasuke drops them at the second floor, “Thank you for coming to rescue me, and don’t blame yourself, Naruto.” he emphasizes the last part, knowing the blond will feel guilty for leaving him alone. Naruto opens his mouth to disagree, when Sasuke adds, “I should have told the group I needed a person with me at all times, but I only told Kiba and Neji.” Naruto snaps his mouth shut, blinking. “I’ll talk to you about it tomorrow, just get your boyfriend on the bed,” he looks at the watch on his wrist, wincing at the late hour, “it’s close to midnight, just rest.” Naruto squints his eyes before nodding, Sasuke silently walking to the elevator to the third floor. He winces at the fabric rubbing his shoulder, the action making the bruise sting. He needs to wear a softer, oversized hoodie tomorrow, to not aggravate his skin.

He turns the door open, seeing the asleep couple on the couch, making him arrange them to lie down better, making sure that Shikamaru has an arm around Hinata to not let her fall. He walks to his room to get his dark blue blanket from his closet — the one from his childhood, the one they used when they’re sleeping over.

Sasuke pushes Shikamaru’s hair out his face, the brown locks falling on his shoulders, eyes closed in contentment. He moves Hinata’s ponytail from where it’s stuck beneath her head, letting it fall behind her.

He tucks the blanket securely around their shoulders before kissing their temples — wanting to smack himself after doing the action. He stands with tense shoulders, walking away to close the door behind him softly. Sasuke rummages in his closet, looking for his oversized hoodie, only to remember he used it a few days ago, the hoodie in his hamper. He scowls before knocking on Shikamaru’s door, the man taking a shower. “Shika, can I borrow a hoodie?” he shouts through the door, listening to the water running. “Just come in, it’s folded in the second drawer.” a voice calls back before Sasuke opens the door, hastily opening the drawer to get the hoodie, retreating back to his room immediately, not wanting the Nara to see his bruises. He wears the hoodie, inhaling the woodsy cinnamon scent. He knows the Nara’s oversized hoodies are huge on him, but he doesn’t care. He huffs a quiet laugh, seeing the sleeves enveloping his wrists, the dark green color surprisingly looking good on him. He coughs, before walking out the room, looking at Shikamaru who’s ruffling his damp hair. “Why’re you wearing a mask?” Sasuke shrugs, before coughing, Shikamaru raising an eyebrow. The Nara doesn’t comment on how the Uchiha went home late nor the fact the two of them woke up tucked in the blanket. He narrowed his eyes at him, Sasuke wasn’t one to arrive late, if so, he would’ve messaged him or Hinata. Sasuke shifts his feet, frowning behind the mask, his furrowed brows hidden behind his bangs, the hood a secure feeling around his head. Sasuke stares at Shikamaru who’s staring at him, probably thinking why he arrived late, after all, he did say he was gonna buy coffee for them. Sasuke lets the Nara get lost in his thoughts, fixing the rips on his jeans before wearing his sneakers, tapping his foot from where he’s standing by the doorway. “Shika, we’re gonna be late.” Sasuke brings him out of his musings, the Nara shuffling silently to wear his own shoes, walking behind Sasuke thinking.

Sasuke leans on the bench, Kiba and Neji seated on the wooden seat. Hinata is seated next to him, their knees bumping to each other. On Hinata’s other side, Shikamaru leans on her, their hands laced together, not that Sasuke is looking at him.

They read the notes in between them, Shikamaru and Hinata alternating in asking him questions for the review for the short test in Algebra later. Shikamaru, the smug lazy ass, would undoubtedly pass the test in flying colors without reviewing.

His mask is by his chin, his bowed head hiding the small scars on his cheek. Shikamaru quips some facts while he reviews, nodding along to the added lessons, the information going straight to his brain. Hinata whispers to him, much to Sasuke’s amusement.

“Mmmm..you’re warm.” Shikamaru sleepily drawls to Hinata, his tall form bending to cuddle to her side, on the grass. Kiba snickers at him, Naruto laughing from where he’s resting his head on Kiba’s shoulder, bent down.

Sasuke turns to give them an amused smile, reaching over Hinata to play with Shikamaru’s hair, the Nara slumping in drowsiness. Hinata giggles at him, whispering, “Sleep, babe, I’ll wake you when it’s time to go.” He turns a pout in Hinata’s direction, his head on her shoulder, lips expecting a kiss, Hinata rolling her eyes and kissing his lips softly. He hums before turning his eyes to Sasuke, staring back at dark charcoal eyes who’s watching him, lips giving a half-smile. Sasuke turns his eyes to his lips before turning to the other direction, the hood falling down his head. Neji leans down, whispering in Sasuke’s ear. “I can see your blush, you look like a tomatoe.” Sasuke scowls, glaring at Neji. “Says the one who avoids Suigetsu like a plague.” the Hyuuga splutters, gawking at him, the Uchiha promised him not to mention his crush. “Wolf peach is blushing.” Neji says to Kiba, the Inuzuka clutching his stomach in laughter. Sasuke turns outraged to the two, his cheeks red in embarrassment, “Kiba already made me like dogs because he knew I wouldn’t remember I hate them, and now you’re calling me wolf peach?” Neji dissolves in snickers, smacking his thigh. Naruto jumps up, “Love apple.” he declares it so proudly, that even Sasuke chokes on his laughter, Hinata looking at them confused. “Why are you laughing?” she asks shyly, seeing the carefree smiling of Sasuke, the man wheezing, “That is the most obnoxious nickname you could think for tomatoe?” wiping the tears off his eyes.

Sasuke breathes deeply, trying not to laugh. He turns to Hinata with a wide smile, the girl looking breathless when she actually saw the dark green garment Sasuke is wearing. He looks...right — he looks like he’s theirs. She looks at him, noticing the light red scar peeking out of his bangs. “What’s that?” she asks worriedly, before Sasuke lifts a hand to his cheek, unconsciously showing reddened knuckles, the Uchiha looking at Kiba for help. She then sees a dark purple-blue bruise on Sasuke’s collar, before he lifts the hood up again. “What happened.” she says, stern and firm, pulling Sasuke’s hand away from where he’s pulling the strings of the hoodie. She lets her thumb graze over his knuckles, providing comfort. Shikamaru moves beside her, looking at them half-asleep, brow knitted in the confusing scene in front of him. Sasuke turns to the others, Sakura and the rest of Konoha 12 — their group name. He knows he’s being petty by not letting the two know, but it’s not that important.

Shikamaru pulls the hood off his face, his hands cupping both his cheeks, making him internally pray that his cheeks aren’t red. Kiba smiling cheekily behind his hand, the three of them watching his face flush in amusement. Shikamaru tilts his head up, showing the bruises on his neck, the color slightly faded. “So this is why you borrowed my hoodie.” he murmurs, his thumb following the bruises, Sasuke shuddering.

Shikamaru lets go after a few minutes, his sleep long gone when he noticed the weary expression of Sasuke. “You wanna talk about it?” Sasuke opens his mouth before closing it again, at a complete loss of words. He bites his lip before telling the news he got when he was called to the office, of how he needed to have someone with him at all times, how he visited their practice — leaving his conversation with Naruto unmentioned. He says how Kiba came back and brought him to Sakura, and when he covered them with the blanket.

Shikamaru stares at him before smacking him upside the head, disappointedly glaring at him. Sasuke turns to him gaping incredulously, rubbing the part he hit. “What was that for?” he asks, Shikamaru crossing his arms and letting out a ‘tch’. “For a genius, you sure are dumb for not telling me this.” He blinks before shrugging, looking away. Shikamaru sighs before wrapping an arm on Hinata, the girl whispering, “He’s just worried like I am.”

Sasuke exhales, wanting to keep calm despite how nervous he is. He wears a light brown sweater with a black coat, his tousled hair contained under a beanie. He opens the door to the dorm, silently walking behind Shikamaru and wrapping a blindfold around his eyes. The Nara jumps in surprise before leaning against him lazily, blushing. “What’s this for?” he asks perplexed, hands going in his pocket, curiosity killing him. Sasuke told him and Hinata to wear something nice, that they’ll go somewhere. The two of them plan to include him to their relationship, hoping that what they see between them is mutual. He lets Sasuke guide him to his convertible, the man asking him. “Passenger or Back seat?” Shikamaru responds dryly, “Passenger please.” He sat down on the seat, snorting. “You really plan to blindfold us while going there?” Sasuke lets out a nervous yet excited ‘Hn.’, making him chuckle. “If you say so.” he leans back on the seat, listening to Sasuke running to the direction of the girl dorms.

His brows quirk up, a smile twitching on his lips when he hears Hinata talking to Sasuke, her tone light. Sasuke opens the door behind him, Hinata shuffling to seat in the middle. Sasuke sat down on the driver’s seat, before pulling the seatbelt around Hinata’s waist, then extending to pull Shikamaru’s seatbelt around him securely, leaning a bit close. “There.” he says, before the car rumbles, the engine lighting. Sasuke removes his beanie, securing it on Hinata’s head before driving. “Why’d you put your beanie on me?” she asks, pulling the beanie tighter to her head. “I don’t want it to fly away.” he murmurs, the radio playing a song. Sasuke hums along, his deep voice mingling nicely with Shikamaru’s quiet singing, Hinata singing along.

The wind blows against their faces, sometimes breaking out in fits of laughter because of how ridiculous they might be looking. They sense, they know Sasuke is pouting whenever they laugh, the Uchiha grumbling on how the surprise would be ruined if they were able to see it.

Sasuke stops the car, removing the seatbelts around them. He opens both their doors, before dragging them out, the two holding on to his arm. He exhales before lowering Hinata on the swing, the girl gasping when she feels it wobble only to realize what it is.

Shikamaru lets Sasuke guide him blindly, laying down on a patch of grass. Sasuke smiles with dimples, before reaching out to tug their hands. “You can remove the blindfolds now.” They remove it, seeing the meadow, their clan compounds on the village in the distance. Shikamaru leans up on his elbows before huffing, “This is what you meant by we’ll know if we weren’t blindfolded.” Hinata turns to Sasuke, the Uchiha leaning on the tree. “So you remember everything?” she asks, watching as Sasuke’s hand fiddling in his pocket. “Everything.” he confirms, before slipping a purple bracelet on her wrist, one that fits her. He turns to Shikamaru, placing a green bracelet softly. “I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine.” he confesses, placing a blue bracelet in Shikamaru’s palm, curling a hand over it. He leans away, mumbling, “It’s okay if you don’t though, I’m fine being friends with you.” Hinata share a ludicrous look with Shikamaru before giggling. “Idiot, why would we not have you?” she murmurs into his temple, blushing prettily. She places a flower crown on his head, getting two more from her bag to place on Shikamaru and her own.

Shikamaru brushes his hands with Sasuke, before intertwining them, his other hand placing the blue bracelet with flushed cheeks. They peer at Sasuke’s face, seeing red cheeks and a shy smile. Sasuke stands up with both their hands in his own, the three of them forming a circle. The corner of his lips curl to a smirk, asking, “Can I have kisses now?” They stare at him expectantly before he moves towards Hinata, resting his hands on her hips, drawing her closer. He leans down, letting their lips meet, sighing out in happiness. Hinata throws her arms around his neck, stepping up to her tiptoes. Shikamaru tugs on the cuff of his shirt, Hinata pushing him off towards Shikamaru. “Geez, you’ll get kisse-” he gets cut off by warm lips pressing against his, kissing Shikamaru back. His hands slip to his half tied hair, fingers holding his face close. Shikamaru smiles into the kiss, his tan hands caressing his cheeks.

They pull away, Shikamaru and Hinata sharing a small, quick kiss, before Sasuke pulls them into his arms, kissing their temples. “I think, I love you both.” Shikamaru snorts, “That’s a bit early, but I love you two too.” he wrinkles his nose at the repetitive phrase, Hinata nudging all their noses together. “I love you boys too.” Sasuke smiles as he drives, his hand clasping over Shikamaru and Hinata’s on the middle, squeezing it in comfort, Hinata leaning her head on his shoulder. Shikamaru glances at them from where he’s watching the clouds, “What’re you two smiling for?” he asks, half-asleep.

“Ah, nothing.” Shikamaru squeezes his hand, his head sleepily resting on his other palm. Sasuke tries to hide his smile, only to chuckle softly, not believing he has two lovers now, a girlfriend and a boyfriend — which he admits, was delayed.

“Come on Sas’, it’s dark and I can see you blushing.” Hinata just giggles at him.

Kiba and Neji pat him on the back, congratulating him for finally confessing. Sasuke chuckles, leaning beside the two, Sasuke looking lovestruck at his lovers, Hinata deciding to wear his hoodie. Shikamaru looks at him over his shoulder, cracking a smile in his direction. “Whipped. Like buttercream, or maybe meringue.” Kiba teases, genuinely happy for him. “Now let’s help Neji got his boyfriend.” he answers, smiling when he sees Suigetsu smirk at him. “Oh look, me and Kiba need to go to the others real quick, we need to water Akamaru.” he rushes to say, pulling Kiba, the two of them snickering at the bad excuse and Neji, who’s red while talking to Suigetsu. He drops beside Hinata, the girl leaning on him once he was seated, routine at this point. Shikamaru lays his head on Sasuke’s thigh, mumbling. “You’re my pillow now.” Sasuke just smiles fondly at him, his hands running through his brown strands. “I love you.” he whispers quietly, only audible by the two beside him, Shikamaru peeking at him with one eye. “We love you too, Uchiha.”

Note :

Danzo was arrested, along with his minions, ensuring the safety of the Uchihas. Madara, an Uchiha moved back with them, along with his boyfriend Hashirama. (”I tried my best, it’s a busy week for me, so I apologize for the grammar mistakes.I know that they’re a bit ooc, and some details aren’t added, like some Team 7 bonding or Orochimaru being a mentor. I wrote this really quickly, so I can’t make sure it’s good, but I hope you enjoy.” - lian <3)

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Can you talk more abt ur fandoms ocs? I like your writing a lot and would like to know more abt em

Oh my goodness I’m 🥺🥺🥺🥺 you’re SO sweet thank you!

Well, I have quite a few and some have their own deeper lore stories that go with them. If you guys want more information on them, I can do separate posts on all of them. But Here they are! I’m so excited to share my babies with you!

More is under the cut. The Picrew I used is here.

Ikemen Revolution

Black Army Side

Corrin Fukui

Age: Appears to be in mid-early twenties

Hair: Brick white

Eyes: Blood Red

Height: 4′11

Any other Qualities:

Draconic features -- She’s literally a dragon but not by nature

Curved Opalescent Horns

Shimmery opalescent tail

Wings that also shimmer in the light

retractable?

Pointed ears

Easily frightened by loud noises and sudden movements

stunted growth

Hoards blankets and comfort items

writes in a journal every day

its one luka got for her and she refuses to write in anything else. she pours her heart out on the pages, and all her memories

she had a brother! but he passed away because of the magic tower :(

turns into a gIANT DRAGON

ICE ICE BREATH BABY

Was found by Luka while on a patrol near the forbidden forest, lost and afraid, so she was taken in

Had amnesia at first

She actually is an experiment of Amon and she managed to escape

Excellent at sewing and gardening

Sufficient with baking

She’s for Luka! The way they fell for each other was a slow, gradual trust, and mutual understanding. She saw him as a man, as he was, and nothing else.

Sometimes is called Corri

gentle hearted and innocent

but not as innocent as you’d think

she’s a dragon, and she’s a greedy little one

Ophelia Dae

Age: 24

Hair: Crimson red

Eyes: Jade green

Height: 5′8

Any other Qualities:

A skilled swordsman, and one of the Chosen Thirteen

9 of Spades baybeee

While she is more accustomed to short swords and sabers, Phelia is a magic user! But she isn’t really in agreement with Ray with his stance on magic

BOMBASTIC AS HELL

BISEXUAL

“Is he bothering you Queen?”

Trans

Was friends with Ray and Fenrir while in school, and was just as much of a hellraiser as them

she was there when the day things went dark happened and was almost taken but that day is a blur for her

phelia REFUSES to talk about it

she still has nightmares

raised by a single mother

TRIVIA! She was an old fire emblem oc i had and she was the daughter of Arvis -- so if you squint when she uses magic you’ll see Valflame

joined the army probably because Fenrir was too, and she was inspired by him

she joined for her own reasons but he made it easier for her to do it too

his passion was what made her fall for him in the first place

has a personal vendetta against the magic tower for what they did to her and her friends

AND CORRIN JEEZ

will sacrifice herself if necessary to the cause

PROBABLY HAS ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF IT

Bruh girl

Amira Nasiri

Age: 22

Hair: Chocolate brown

Eyes: Turquoise blue

Height: 5′3

Any other qualities:

My version of Alice! Difference is that she’s Persian

That’s it

She’s just as spunky as Alice

however she responds with being called Alice a little different

she’s adamant about being called Amira

At some point she just accepts Seth does it to distance himself

also an avid baker like alice

pISTACIOS

BAKLAVA

Amira is just Alice except she’s just my take on her.

She has the same vibrant spirit as Alice

and I personally consider Seth the canon route for REASONS

just ask me why fjgdfgjksd

Red Army Side

Azul Flores

Age: 25

Hair: Raven black

Eyes: Wisteria purple

Height: 5′0

Any Other Qualities:

An old friend of the Queen of Hearts

like she met him when she was 8 years old

fought his bullies when they would give him a hard time when he was a kid

they dated for a WHILE

did NOT work out

HARD CHILDHOOD

Ambitious, hard working young woman who was married into a high standing family on the Red side. Her mother was a teacher and gained the attention of one of the Chosen Thirteen on that side, and got married

Azul is NOT the officer’s daughter. She’s his step daughter

Has had extensive studies on the History of Cradle and of the Red Territory.

Wants to be a Cradle Historian

Works for the Red Army as a personal assistant to the queen

UNINTENTIONAL

THEY ACTUALLY CANT STAND EACH OTHER

Unless....

Look their story is very dramatic and it hurts me every day so please stay tuned with them.

CUT THROAT BITCH

YOUR DEVIL

DEMON

Heckles Jonah like its her job — she knows him better than anyone elsd, if anyone knows his bs, its her

Bad resting bitch face

Actually really shy, and quiet when in different surroundings

A sweetheart and will cut a bitch for you once she knows u

She is perhaps one of the most transparent, honest, genuine person. there is no bullshit with her. she will tell you her honest thoughts with you

Cerise Nam

Age: 19

Hair: Berry Pink

Eyes: Petal Pink

Height: 5′2

Any other qualities:

Her mom came to Cradle from a far off place, and set up a food and pastry shop in the Central Quarter. Met her dad. Been there since

They live in Black Territory

She works for her parents and works with the pastries/desserts

loves making desserts from where her parents are from

She knows the Queen of Hearts VERY well since she makes the best mille feuille

Got a job from him actually, and works for the Red Army Headquarters kitchen

Loves to cook and bake!

a little naïve, but she’s a realist

youngest of FIVE kids!!

Morning girl

She may be petite but she can HEAFT heavy bags of flour/rice/dry goods

Met Zero by accident, and crashed into him while in town

love at first sight for her. how can you fault her?

she thinks he’s dreamy... and sweet...

does she flirt with him a little? Cerise can’t help it...

She and Zero have more of a hidden relationship because she fears her parents won’t approve

family stuff -- and she understands

RED ARMY OFFICER?? BLACK TERRITORY GIRL

look im cheesy

dont worry it works out

zero has to consider himself and his own personal stuff too so its a little difficult

Non Army Suitor(s)

Lucile Lidell

Age: 20

Hair: Straw blonde

Eyes: Aqua blue

Height: 5'1

Any other qualities:

She and her twin, Noelle, are the actual descendants of the original Alice

Inherited unusual hairpins that were from cradle

More of the 'modern woman stuck in the wrong time' kind of gal

Rebellious

Noelle and Luci: partners in crime

Short skirts galore

Does not give a singular shit of what MEN think of her

Wants to be taken seriously

Sometimes acts like an airhead in order to get attention. She's actually pretty somber as a person and prefers to be in the background as her sister takes the stage

loves her sister more than anyone else in the world

When she and Noelle fall into Cradle, they kind of hightail it and live in the woods with Harr and Loki

Sticks with Harr since he's literally the least threatening man ever

First man to feel safe around

"Excuse me he said NO pickles!"

Will cut a bitch for him, or use magic -- luci will hurt someone if they even think a bout looking at him wrong

Loves to make clothes

'I mended the holes in your cloak for you...' 'Bye Harr, be safe and have a good day.'

'Welcome home, I missed you.'

Puts up a tough girl front but she's just a big softie just like him

Doesn't realize she has a crush on him until shit starts to hit the fan

Actually very vanilla tbh but wants to spoil her bf

Ikemen Sengoku

Ito Tsunade

Age: 26

Hair: Straw Blonde

Eyes: Molten Gold

Height: 5′5

Any Other Qualities:

Graduate student at the same university as Sasuke

got stuck in the storm with him and Mai, and was tossed into the sengoku era

but she got separated from Mai

Met Shingen first much to her luck because uh.... lets say Tsunade is aint the sharpest tool in the shed

HEAD EMPTY

ZERO THOUGHTS

AIRHEAD

her aesthetic when she gets there?

TITS OUT

BIG HONKERS BIG TATA

HOT

her head might be empty but her tits are fat and they will protect you

Music nerd — loves traditional Japanese instruments, especially the difficult ones

Specializes in girl metal in modern day

eventually proves herself and plays some sick chords for the takeda/uesegi forces

she has entertained them for now

puts sake away like a monster

when she meets sasuke, she finds comfort in the fact he’s also lost with her, so she clings

asks him how to protect herself from shingen bc he’s horny lolol

genuinely thinks sasuke is hilarious

also does NOT realize she’s in love with him until the gravest of grave happens

her name was UNINTENTIONAL

Aibana Hinata

Age: Presents in his early-mid twenties

Hair: Black Midnight

Eyes: Haunting gold and vermillion

Height: 5'3

Any other qualities:

The concubine of Nobunaga

Please know I made him a long while before the other guy was dropped so I’m just gonna offer this little gay boy

Nobunaga bought him from a brothel after being so intrigued by him. Hina entertained him so well that he was set for life

A RIGHT SNARKY BASTARD

HE KNOWS HE’S PRETTY AND CAN GET AWAY WITH MURDER

Likes to challenge Nobunaga in battles of wits

board games

debate as pillow talk

swordplay if the lords will entertain him enough

Bisexual as hell

Gender? Don’t know her

He uses all pronouns

True pronoun: princess

ONLY EXISTS IN A UNIVERSE WHERE THERE IS MAI

Nobunaga/Mai/Hinata........

Unless.......

Smart, and educated

former geisha

he can read! and write!

LOVE FUCKING WITH HIDEYOSHI

if there is mai, he would bond with her like no one else

he would be her best friend

her confidant

genuinely adores her

even if she is pursuing nobunaga, he doesn’t resent her ... he just wishes that she would find room in her heart for him too

puts up a tough exterior

a softie.....

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tartagliaxx · 3 years

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first off, hello 🤷‍♀️ anon! sorry i missed you out

and secondly, dw, marius is my favourite too lol, he reminds me a lot of my younger cousin who i lived with when i was younger. i was always the one who took care of him and marius calling me older sister just set off so much memories of my childhood. the both of them are also vv similar in personality, attention seeking, playful and artistic so i always see him whenever i look at marius.

artem is probably my second favourite ngl, ever since i read his ssr where he was jealous and got drunk (what a good combination lmao) i just grew so soft for him. at the end of the day, he's just a vv soft sweetheart who's insecure that we'll leave him :(( i have like 3 ssrs at lvl36, two of them are artem cards and the other is luke. i vibe with luke too bc i love the childhood friends trope, it's top tier. and as for vyn... i have vv mixed feelings abt him. i feel like he could so easily see through me if he was real and i'm just like, how about no. he's rlly pretty though, like rlly pretty.

*major spoilers*

and you've finished the archon quests!!! personally, i feel like the ending felt a bit rushed(?). it's weird bc i thought the resistance war against the raiden shogun was supposed to be the center of the story, but it just devolved to us helping yae with the entire war being swept to the side. and i already knew somebody was gonna die, and as soon as i saw that teppei had become the captain, i just knew.

it's interesting bc i would love to explore what happened to la signora and scaramouche to make them so disregarding of human life. like, i don't like them, but i want to understand their minds. it's sad to read signora's artifact's background honestly. and the fact that her crown said she used to be called rosalyne, that she had perhaps once led a more innocent and naive existence. i dunno, to me it seems like a good ending for her honestly, she had already lost herself after her lover's death and brings pain to many others, i don't think she can rlly return to being her again.

and honestly, a lot of people are talking abt scaramouche not telling signora he already had the gnosis and saying that he orchestrated her death, i don't rlly think so. i feel like he's just that apathetic to human life, even if it's someone that stands on his side, he just doesn't care enough. it also says how he never got along with anyone, not even his fellow harbingers, so i don't know why ppl expect him to seek out someone he doesn't like just to warn her of danger.

i vibe with scaramouche and la signora as the antagonists bc they're good antagonists, but as characters, well. other than the fact that they're pretty, they have like one likeable trait and that is their loyalty. they would do anything for the tsaritsa even if it cost them their life. i'm rlly excited to see what the tsaritsa has in store for us in the future.

considering our sibling is nicknamed 'the prince/princess', i wonder if there's gonna be a day where we're gonna have to go toe to toe with them. if we had them backed them into a corner with no way out, i wonder if they would kill us. it would be an interesting twist if we could actually die, but i feel like the protagonist halo will prevent it lol and i'm sorry bc god, this is so long.

— r. anon

marius. that’s the tweet. man,, you dont realize how in love i am w him?? like,, this man was literally my only hope when i fell horribly sick. i cant w myself now that i’m hearing it w my own voice. it must be nice to remember the good ol’ days… i despise my cousins and i dont have siblings so i dont really have that sort of connection w him. to me, his onee-san is just a joke? a petname? idk but it simultaneously makes me so mad and giddy just like childe’s existence does

i like vyn bc his vibes are sus but at the same time, he’s cares abt our mental health 🥺👉👈 no one’s ever said shit like that to me… jokes aside, luke is seriously threatening his spot bc of his blushing bs like pls 🤲 i’m so weak for that shit give me more. artem makes me soft too like,, he keeps mentioning that he trusts us and he’s just…. HE’S A BIG TEDDY BEAR THAT BLUSHES AT LIKE ACCIDENTAL HAND BRUSHES GRRRR. in conclusion, i love them all.

but man,, give me ssr luck… literally, im in pain…

now that the excitement’s worn off, i can now judge things properly. i think that… the pacing is horrible. like the plot is good, genuinely, but there’s just,, so much to explore abt this. if you think abt it, this is the climax and yet we didnt get much. scratch that. we got a lot but it’s all underdeveloped that it felt like nothing. we go to sangonimiya, got promoted, became captain for like, one sec before we are sent onto an investigation that didnt really produce any results bc app teppei alr knows everything? and then the delusion thing is a good plot point but it’s not really explored? just… a lot of things are left unexplored and i think that story wise, a lot of the possible lore explanations went down the drain. it would’ve been nice if we saw more abt the rebellion and if we had gotten to know whats the real deal w the commissions but eh… idk… i would’ve rather done more quests abt this whole storyline than like… do that whole dance w the three people who lost their vision in 2.0.

if im going to be honest, la signora is such a wasted character. like maybe her death was just for the shock factor or maybe it’s to prepare us for more harbinger encounters in the future.. idk but she’s such a good character from what we’ve seen but we know jack shit abt her and her motives. we know a little from the artifact set but beyond that, what do we have?

precisely! that’s how i feel abt this whole thing when we’re talking seriously. like w ei, i dont really agree w whatever they’re doing but i want to understand why they do the things that they do. everything has a reason and their psychology is just interesting to me.

i think scaramouche’s nature makes it easy for him to disregard human life. call it arrogance or whatever but ultimately, he’s seeing himself as smth above all these people bc he’s more or less capable of standing toe to toe w a god. why should he bother telling signora? it’s not like he gains anything if he does. i think that when he got the gnosis, he’s just ‘well she dies if she dies. who cares abt that? i dont have any need for incompetent colleagues anw’ i agree and i dont think he orchestrated her death but at the same time, he just allowed it to happen too.

as for signora, i’m actually surprised? for the most part, i think that the harbingers took their posts for selfish reasons. for scara, it’s to entertain himself and pass time. for childe, it’s to fight and grow stronger. for dottore, it’s to conduct dubious research w/o anyone stopping him. i expected signora to have some similar motive like power or money but it seems like she does actually believe in the tsaritsa? it would be very intriguing if signora’s main motive in becoming a harbinger is simply bc she is loyal to the tsaritsa and her will. bc in contrast, i think scara and dottore are more loyal to the fact that the tsaritsa can give them what they want, not bc they actually like her. actually, idek if they’re willing to die for her lol. like i wouldnt be surprised if they suddenly abandon post in a life or death situation but who knows…

in any case, they are very good antagonists. i like yo think that the tsaritsa isnt as bad as the game portrays her to be… of all the gods, she’s the one im looking forward to the most but… haha… what version would that be….

i’m almost certain that they’ll make us fight our twin maybe before we face the unknown god? if one of them dies, i would be very sad. like legit. but knowing mhy, well, our twin is almost 100% a walking death flag.

anw i’m shutting up rn— i also spoke too much kahdjabdhakbsjansb—

#˗ˋˏ°• letters from cat island •°ˎˊ˗#˗ˋˏ°• from my darling : r •°ˎˊ˗#inazuma spoilers

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phoebehalliwell · 4 years

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so apparently my brain will not let me rest until I figure out the Prue/Roger dynamic, so: Prue's right out of college when she gets hired at the museum and she gets partnered with a senior curator, Roger. Roger flatters Prue first professionally, then personally, and when Prue is hesitant because he's married, he spins some line about how his marriage is over in everything but name. Prue, young and only having one real relationship before, falls for his charm and they start sneaking around 1/?

at the office. at some point Roger does divorce his wife, he and Prue are together publicly, and then he proposes. somewhere in there, he makes a move on Phoebe, who rejects him. Phoebe immediately goes to Prue, but Roger insists that she's lying, "Prue, don't you think I love you, I left my wife for you." Prue, habituated by years of this kind of emotional manipulation, chooses Roger over Phoebe. This pretty much destroys her relationship with her sister. Prue and Roger continue plans for the wedding until Grams dies, at which point Roger calls off the wedding because he didn't sign up to be anyone else's emotional support. Prue, spends her days angry at Roger, Grams, and Phoebe for abandoning her, and spends her nights secretly wondering if there was anything she could have done to keep any of them with her.

hmm an inch resting yarn you have spun here but i’m gonna offer you another one: pure was popular in high school she was like really fuckin cool and she could very easily have been any man of her choosing. there was no settling for her, she was prue motherfuckin halliwell. so she went for what her heart always wanted and dated her childhood sweetheart andy trudeau. and like,, they were the It Couple in their heyday and it was definitely that passion head first our love will never die dramatic but also just kinda silly love. and that sorta sets the bar. then she’s off to college presumably at this point still trying to pursue a career in photography and she’s like having fun she hangs out with the artists and free spirits and people who were misfits in high school and draws them in with her undeniable queen bee energy but like. she knows her stuff. she doesn’t get by on looks and popularity, she’s really good at what she does. so now we bring in college boyfriend no. 1 who cupid name checked as alan, and we’ll say this really is a relationship of two artists and they’re both amazed by each other’s work and the soul and heart and spirit in it and in them it’s definitely the most pretentious of prue’s relationships but it’s like the kind where they “break into” the local art gallery after hours (alan works there and has a key, so it’s not like it took a lot of masterminding) and like slide around polished hardwood floors until they fall down laughing that type of vibe. but now we’re encroaching on prue’s blue period. for starters, piper’s get ready to y’know apply for college this that and the other and like grams is all concerned about how much college costs blah blah blah with paying for both prue and piper and the same time yada yada yada and prue sorta realizes how sorta tight the money situation is what with the cost of education and the house and this that and the other and she’s starting to realize that this photography career is Not the move bc like this house needs a breadwinner if they want to keep it blah blah blah so life already blows when she has to go pick up phoebe from a party which she’s not like happy about but like you know at least phoebe isn’t drunk driving maybe this is a chance for them to bond as sisters for prue to impart some wisdom on her chaotic younger sister but no of course not of course they have to get in a huge argument and prue doesn’t hit the breaks in time and the car gets totalled and phoebe lands in the hospital and like now prue’s sorta spiralling and she like wants to quit photography and she feels horrible about everything and alan who is again i must harp on pretty pretentious is like no u can’t quit ur family doesn’t understand you it’s not about the money it’s about the art use this pain to make something amazing to which like sorry king,,, but it is about the money. the manor has been in the family for decades and prue can’t lose it. and with piper’s college, phoebe’s hospital bills, and grams’s failing health... it’s 100% about the money dude. and fuck turning your pain into art fuck glorifying suffering and fuck you. so now prue’s p cut off she’s pretty isolated she’s all down in the dumps blah blah blah she changed majors to whatever major it was she needed for like museum jobs bc at least this way she can make bank but she’ll still hold a piece of art close to her and she like drowns herself in her work like she’s not just gonna be this major (art history?) she’s gonna be the fuckin best she’s gonna be the top of her class blah blah blah yada yada yada. but y’know flash forward an amount of time and her roommate’s like hey babe. i get like life’s shit i get u got to be the very best like no one ever was but like. you have not left the apartment in four months. you haven’t smiled in probably twice as long so like. idk do something?? that makes you happy maybe???? and prue’s just like :/ bc what made her happy was like photography but now she has very mixed emotions around that and her roommate’s like what did you do for fun in high school like what did you do after school and prue’s like idk cheerleading practice and her roommate’s like word well then go to cheerleading tryouts time skip we really see prue return to all her old glory and climb up the lil cheerleading ladder blah blah blah and in this renaissance of hers she also scores a new love interest who’s basically the opposite of alan enter tom peters the star wide receiver. and i think this relationship for prue was really just like fun it was tipping her toes back into the water it was learning to smile again it was just like a good time fun simple no concerns about the future just like vibing right then and there and then that ended just sorta naturally and they both graduated and it’s time for prue to leap into the professional world and she’s never left california so when she gets a job offer in london she jumps at the chance blah blah blah she’s working she’s having fun she’s defining herself enter eric from london who i’ll say is like a Business Man he’s like a this that or the other idk maybe a museum investor like the young son who just took over his dad’s business that sorta vibe and like eyes meet breath catches there was just this click but it like took them months to get together it was just this dance this game of cat and mouse until prue finally like took the bull by the horns and just like went for it and i think that would be her like most “adult” relationship like dates were going out to fancy dinners not breaking and entering or picnics on the empty football field these were like two professional adults like dating but you know they hit a year and then some and we’ll say like prue is maybe like 24 25 and this guy’s maybe 29 or whatever and they’ve attended friend’s weddings bs they’ve hit that era where everyone’s getting married and suddenly this cloud’s hanging in the air like baby are you my forever girl like is this it fifty years from now to i still come home to you put you know what let’s push that to the back of our minds but now eric’s like 30 and his family’s like dawg,,,, r u gonna be like a spinster or something are you gonna put a ring on it or not and prue (after many many international phone calls to piper) has decided yes she’d do it she’d stay her and be with this man she loves and eric decides prue’s just not the girl for her. so uh. ouch. blah blah blah prue’s had her fun in the uk but it’s like time to return home piper’s just graduates college or whatever and found a job in the city if prue follows suit they could room together which is when she gets the job at the museum where roger works at. and blah blah blah prue’s like amazing as always and of course she catches roger’s attention bc how could she not and he’s constantly pursuing her and prue keeps turning him down at first bc she’s not really interested and then like he’s her boss and then like it becomes a sort of game but now all her friends from high school are getting married and marcia from homeroom has a baby look and the lil pumpkin on her christmas card and fuck what am i doing so you know what yes roger i’ll be your date to the new years party and here’s the thing roger knows prue is really impressive like she’s amazing at her job and she’s a total babe like he shows her off all the time and prue’s like you know receiving this really high praise and you know roger also has cash to spare so it’s like it’s not bad and she doesn’t well love him but he clearly loves her so she can be satisfied and you know her high school reunion is this year and if there’s one thing she would love it would be to write (nee halliwell) on her nametag, to show she got the job, she got the guy, and she’s living pretty in pac heights. so when roger proposes, she says yes. and piper’s happy for her and phoebe thinks roger’s a sleaze and grams is lukewarm but what does grams know about a long lasting marriage and what does phoebe know about anything so blah blah blah she goes to that high school reunion with a big ol rock on her finger and this that and the other and like to be perfectly frank coming home to roger is not like the highlight of her day there’s not this comforting glow when she falls asleep next to him but it’s like. she’s committed. she’s gonna see this through. besides, they’re already working on the guest list and venue and everything like she’s in it now there’s no turning back now and it’s fine like roger’s fine he’s perfectly palatable and she’s encroaching on 30 so. well whatever prue and roger host an easter party and it’s so cute she’s in a darling floral dress dazzling roger’s stuck up parents and eating finger sandwiches when she hears voices coming from the bedroom and is like gonna pretend to ignore it when she catches piper’s eye and piper has that uncomfortable look on her face and she realizes she can’t find phoebe anywhere and Where Is Roger and she busts in on the two of them looking disheveled and phoebe’s like prue- and prue’s like i don’t want to hear it and roger’s like baby- and prue’s like not now and she turns to phoebe like i think it’s best you go and she looks at roger like we’ll talk about this later your parents are wondering where you are so piper drives phoebe home and phoebe’s telling her about how she went to confront roger on being a whore and also like a spineless sleazebag and she was gonna tell prue when he totally started hitting on her and trying to kiss her and then prue broke in and piper’s like uh huh uh huh bc like. she doesn’t like roger all that much. and she agrees with phoebe. but still this thought sorta lingers at the back of her mind like could phoebe have done something? purely to get back at prue? no she wouldn’t. probably. meanwhile roger’s like your sister was totally hitting on me blah blah blah and prue’s like we can talk about it later right now we’re hosting a very nice party and i’m not going to have you ruin in and roger’s like see that’s what i love about you and prue’s like yeah cool and now whenever she comes home to roger she’s just like 🙄 and she’s like complaining to piper about how like she like doesn’t really want to marry him but it’s like too late now the venue’s booked and the save-the-dates have been sent out and piper’s like it’s not too late until you say i do. do you really want to be married to that sleazebag? and prue’s like :| and piper’s like you can call off the wedding and prue’s like :| and piper’s like i’m just saying and prue’s like does he remind you of dad? and piper’s like what? and prue’s like i think roger’s just like victor. i think i’m about to make the same mistake mom made. god, i always wondered how she could have married such a douchebag and here i am about to do the exact same thing! and piper’s not really commenting bc she doesn’t really remember dad but what she does say is you haven’t made that mistake yet so prue’s like you’re right. and that night she calls of the engagement.

#charmed #prue halliwell #prue x roger #💌#margaretsminiessays

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kiara-carrera · 4 years

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Headcannons dating meme: Anthony x Theresa

this is under the cut because it got long really quick!

where they first met and how: they met during their childhood. their parents were all very close, so theresa and her brother spent a good deal of time with the bridgertons. however due to the 6-ish year age gap, they didn’t spend a good deal of time together and anthony most definitely viewed theresa as like an additional little sister due to her friendship with daphne

how long their ‘flirting’ phase was before feelings got involved: okay this i’m still shaky on because i sort of need season 2 to come into play (also waiting on my copies of these books to be delivered so i can have a tad more context), but there is definitely some light flirting in season 1 but it’s not super serious on his part but season 2,,,their might be a bit more even though she’s with another dude like anthony you choose now to like her????

who fell for who first (if applicable): theresa’s been head over heels for anthony since she was a teenager. at first it was kind of just like a cute lil childhood crush on her friends eldest brother but when she was like finally an adult and stuff she started taking her feelings a bit more seriously.

where their first date was and what it was like: they go promenading in the park, very nice weather, very cute, his mom chaperones from afar and is vvv happy while anthony’s like mom i’m like 30 stop embarrassing me jfc

who asks who out and how (with a sign? spelled out on a cake? just a simple ‘will you go out with me’?): anthony is the one who makes the move to officially court her ... it’s very out of nowhere and kind of angsty because she’s technically courting someone else.

who proposes first: anthony

if they keep / kept their relationship secret or let everyone know right away: it’s a secret at first because once it’s clear that they’re doing this for real, she has to break off a courtship with someone else and it kind of causes a bit of a scandal because it looked like they were going to be engaged. when they do go public, it’s lowkey a shitshow

where the proposal happens and how (kiss cam at a baseball game? on a hillside surrounded by ducks? at a disney park?): so there’s an impromptu proposal and an official proposal. the impromptu one is basically the same moment as him confessing feelings because lord does he not want to see her marry someone else and it’s sort of uncalled for but he’s just putting everything out there. the second one is a bit more formal and they’re not completely alone but it’s very soft.

if they adopt any pets together: nope

who’s more dominant: anthony

where their first kiss was and what it was like: very abrupt, a little aggressive and overly passionate ... also depending on how i timeline this it may technically count as cheating pls do not come for me

if they have any matching couples stuff (mugs? sweaters? pillowcases?): i like to think their wedding bands have a matching vibe to them, but that’s sort of like a standard thing lol.

how into pda they are: not really. it’s also sort of a time era taboo anyways, but they’d only like going as far as like holding hands or a kiss on the cheek when others are around.

who holds the umbrella when it rains: anthony because he believes in being a gentleman

where their usual ‘date spot’ is (if applicable): honestly at their house, they just like quiet intimate time together.

who’s more protective: this is sort of even between them, although anthony’s more of a defend your honor publicly kind of person while theresa’s more the one who pulls him aside to be like i want you to be safe sort of like making sure he doesn’t do anything stupid.

how long it is before they sleep together (can be as in ‘had sex’ or as in ‘shared a bed’): their wedding night covers both of these

if they argue about anything: this is well before their relationship, but they argue a lot about his bs in s1 with berbrooke and sometimes how he gets this mightier than thou attitude with her because they’re at the point where he still views her as like just some lovesick little girl

who leaves more marks (lipstick, hickeys, scratchmarks etc.): theresa and she has no shame in it whatsoever.

who steals whose clothes and how often: theresa’s been known to pick up his discarded shirts every once and while and wear it to bed

how they cuddle (spooning? facing each other?): sometimes it’s spooning, but sometimes they face each other and she rests her head on his chest.

what their favourite nonsexual activity is: walks in the park, horseback rides, just spending time together in general.

how long they stay mad at each other: anthony can usually only go a few hours after an argument, but if theresa knows she’s right you can bet she will silent treatment the situation for like a day.

what their usual coffee / tea orders are: they both drink tea but i know nothing about tea drinking so i’m not going to answer this lmao

if they ever have any children together: they will have a few! definitely not as many as his family had, but at least 2 or 3. one’s definitely going to be named in honor of her late brother.

if they have any special pet names for each other: anthony uses darling a lot while theresa’s been known to use sweetheart every now and again.

if they ever split up and / or get back together: they don’t. once they’re together, it’s a straight shot to happily ever after!

what their shared living space is like (messy? clean? what kind of decor?): elegant and definitely tidy.

what their first christmas / hanukkah / etc as a couple was like: they probably spend it with their families, so it’s definitely a fun affair. it’ll probably be a little bit after they marry, so it’ll be a good time.

what their names are in each other’s phones: this is not relevant to them for obvious reasons

if they have any ‘couple traditions’ (buying a new mug for their collection every year? baking every friday evening?): none as of right now!

who falls asleep first and who wakes up first: theresa for both, but she likes to wake up on the real early side which sort of drives anthony up a wall.

who’s the big spoon / little spoon: theresa lives to be little spoon but on occasion she likes to be big spoon

who hogs the bathroom: i think based on regency styles, probably theresa based on the aspects of everything that goes into looking “presentable” but i really want to say anthony because i just think it’s amusing to think about him sorting out his sideburns every day.

who kills the spiders / takes them outside: anthony’s in the business of whacking spiders swiftly while theresa’s like hold on let me get something to scoop him up to put him back outside.

#asks #ship ask game #antheresa #hughstheforcelou

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chicago’s very own noelle washington has been spotted on madison avenue driving a mclaren 720s , welcome ! your resemblance to normani kordei is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your twenty-fourth birthday bash . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re deceitful, but being benevolent might help you . i think being a gemini explains that . 3 things that would paint a better picture of you would be sunset picnics , fruit smoothies , and the smell of vanilla . ( cis female + she/her ) + ( elle , 20 , she/her , cst )

my name is elle! i was here like a month ago then i left to vibe and clear my brain but i’m back and better than ever! this is my absolute BABIE noelle, most of you will remember her, and those who don’t i am so sorry this fake bitch has to enter your life, enough about me let’s talk about noelle!

* --- biography

noelle washington was born into an extremely strict Christian family, the middle child of three children. her family did everything by the bible. her dad was an extremely famous tv preacher, and her mom was a lawyer turned preacher’s wife. perfect family dynamic, no gimmicks, just wholesome family love.

her and her siblings went to church everyday, noelle grew up believing the things that her family told her.

family was very fervent in their beliefs and noelle kinda just had to stick behind them because they were family? ya know?

noelle grew up with her housewife mother! who was constantly cooking and cleaning and taking care of household tasks, so noelle followed in her footsteps

she developed a love for cooking and baking, and it became a passion to her. her parents were proud! they raised such a positive child

but she wanted more, she had bigger aspirations than being good at cooking for somebody else one day

middle child vibes are your parents forgetting that you even go to gymnastics in the first place, but that’s what she did! and she was great!

but her parents wanted her to focus on the cooking thing so she did, went on chopped junior and she won!!!! would later go on to win an actual episode of chopped but that’s different tea

ANYWAYS from that her family was offered a reality tv show because wow what wholesome family activities! and their children are so talented!! wait noelle who again? yeah she was...ignored per usual love that for her

she continued to practice gymnastics and she was heckin good at it i’m proud of my bb, she went on to by the youngest female to win three gold medals a talented queen i know

her family finally wanted to put her on their show because she was bringing in views everyone wanted to know how she was so well behaved and obedient and performed on the level that she did

she was a really good student! was valedictorian, student council president, and a bunch of other extracurriculars that would make her family proud of her

honestly she was jus tryna get into a good college ngl...as far away from her family as she could get

BUT THE WORLD DEMANDED NOELLE and so her family delivered for her, finally she graduated and phew she couldn’t wait to get as far away as possible from them

she ended up going to Stanford for...law....and although her family could pay her way and she was offered a full ride...she didn’t want to have to depend on her family for anything SIS DIDN’T EVEN WANT TO CALL HOME

she went to Stanford and worked a normal job...and everyone was so shocked! to see Noelle Washington working a normal job and being you know a fucking human but despite the gawking she continued to do so

she graduated college with her law degree and as valedictorian so she was like cool i appeased my parents time to move back...and she moved back!

she was like ‘guys i don’t wanna be a lawyer i wanna...open a bakery’ and so she did

you can catch her there literally anytime in the morning because she might own the place but she also you know works there because it’s hers....fun times!

she’s just began releasing her music! and her vc is normani

but this america’s sweetheart bitch has a secret

everything i told you was the truth! but i mean one version of the truth here’s the side of noelle nobody gets to see

* --- second biography?

noelle’s family seemed perfect one the outside but her father was a serial cheater, and her mother was a borderline alcoholic

they didn’t love her or her siblings so they often all fell to the wayside unless it was maintaining appearances in public, then it was all smiles, and how they lived by the word, a bunch of bs

noelle stopped believing in what her family force fed her early on...but she kept that shit to herself

the cooking and cleaning and literally every other responsibility fell upon noelle and her siblings, she sorta despised her parents, but still craved their validation, it was a really messed up cycle

all of her achievements are true tho! she got valedictorian, student council president, youngest person to win three gold medals, etc etc

her family really did get their own reality tv show, and put on extreme appearances for the cameras...and noelle was pushed to the wayside because middle child vibes again

she did go to Stanford for law...but let’s get into the main portion of her double life

she didn’t work a normal job! she wasn’t a waitress or a cook or even a dishwasher nope she did none of that shit

she became a stripper! but she couldn’t show everyone her face obviously...so she developed a plan!

she would go on stage in a really extravagant masquerade mask...like to the point where nothing was recognizable but her eyes

and that shit worked! she was a hit! an icon! people loved her...she made mad bank

well one day an agent approached her and was like...do you want to do porn? and this extra ass bitch said more money? hell yeah

the one condition she did have was obviously she kept the mask, but she could change it during scenes, like different colors and shit love that for her

it was amazing that this bitch managed to graduate with all the hours that she was pulling...lowkey would be proud when annoying frat boys that called her a ‘prude’ would talk about how much they wanted to fuck her

ANYWAYS she took her work with her when she moved back to new york mostly her work in the adult entertainment industry...but she continues to do porn and that’s where a big majority of her money comes from

that’s her secret lmaoooo she hasn’t told her family or even her friends because you know appearances

so when she’s not at the bakery during the day she’s usually filming a scene...and when she’s not around at night she’s stripping

* --- personality

PUBLIC LIFE

extremely sweet

literally doesn’t have a mean bone in her body...but not nice to the point where anyone’s suspicious...just nice enough to teeter that line a little bit

fun loving young girl, or at least she tries to be, she tends to let her emotions get the best of her tbh, but despite that she’s gentle and kind and would never hurt a fly if she could help it

she always gives everyone the benefit of the doubt, believing the best in everyone and always looking for the good, you could tell her a million and one bad things about someone and she’d still only care about the one positive aspect

noelle has the biggest heart, and often thinks she’s mislabeled as naive, although in reality she truly is and is often easily lead on

not gonna lie, noelle apologizes for just about everything, even if it isn’t her fault, bam there’s another apology coming out of her mouth

she’s sorta of the mom friend in a way? like she can barely take care of herself, but she literally tries to take care of every single person there is to ever exist

is resilient and to this day there isn’t a problem that she hasn’t overcome, even if she did have a little help from alcoholic beverages

lowkey a hopeless romantic??? like she’s the kind of girl who falls in love with strangers, or sees people in coffee shops and then envisions their wedding, she’s hopeless

SECRET LIFE

extremely outspoken

will fight for what she wants deadass she’ll punch you don’t play with her she doesn’t take shit from anybody

extremely comfortable with herself and her body and just embraces who she is i love that for her

she talks mad shit ngl but she’ll back that up with a punch dw

judgmental but like lowkey not about your looks or clothes or anything but she will talk about how you act and carry yourself since that’s important to her

ngl lowkey has this whole ass superiority complex

hella sociable, she loves meeting new people

sexual!1!1!1!

if you can’t tell she do be having anger issues

* --- wanted connections

don’t feel limited by this list, italics means i’m open to more than one

best friend / ride or die

roommates

basically her son

bad influences around each other

pr romance

little brother

step siblings / ex step siblings

pals

childhood & high school friends

awkward situation

frenemies

bad terms

FIRST LOVE THAT ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED HER

big heartbreak ex-fiance OR alternatively an annulled vegas marriage

will they ? have they ?

exes, on bad terms

exes, on good terms

skinny love

high school sweetheart

friends with benefits

one night stand

industry friends