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mahs-dumpster · 9 days

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"Happy 100th anniversary"

a/n: this is soooo self indulgent please. It's a vignette (written only in dialogue) for Daisy's (my Yuu) birthday jacket card that I just made! I'll be linking it here once I edit this post!

cw: oc x canon (Ruggie x Daisy; they're established to be in a relationship and Daisy has already made her decision to stay in twisted wonderland); dialogue heavy; poor attemps at making this look like a fake translation from a vignette bc I'm delulu

The template for the frames of the paintings can be found here.

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Happy birthday, Daisy!!

Daisy: To think I'm able to visit a museum like this! I wonder what sort of paintings I'm going to see…

Daisy: I'm expecting to maybe recognize a few from the stories mom used to read to me… let's see if I actually can recognize them!

Daisy: I wonder… is she someone I'm aware of? A lady who constantly cleans her house…

???: That's the princess who inspired the glass slippers you always wear.

Daisy: Huh? Oh, Ruggie! I thought you were all the way on the other side of the museum!

Ruggie: I was, but then I met Trey and we kinda ended up wandering around until I got here.

Ruggie: What a coincidence that I found you looking at the painting of the lady who inspired your favorite shoes, shishishi~

Daisy: I guess it is a fun coincidence. Oh, right! Would you mind explaining more about her to me?

Ruggie: Fine! But don't go walking around telling people I've gone soft…

Daisy: No need to worry, I wouldn't even dream of it.

Ruggie: *sigh* anyway… This lady is the princess that inspired your shoes, do you know the story behind it?

Daisy: Sam only explained to me that the princess who wore them danced with them until midnight… so I guess I don't know much more than that.

Ruggie: Right. Legend says she was an orphan who was forced by her stepmother to become basically a servant.

Ruggie: She cleaned the house all day everyday, was forced to hear awful things by her step family and when she wanted to go to a ball her stepsisters tore down her dress.

Ruggie: A Fairy Godmother – well, her Fairy Godmother – decided to help her get to a ball, she gave her a gown, a carriage and everything!

Ruggie: the Prince fell in love with her almost immediately and when she ran away and left her glass slipper fall, he tried it on every lady in the kingdom to find out who his beloved was. Then they got married and she never saw her family again.

Daisy: That’s basically the story of Cendrillon.

Ruggie: What? Oh– one of the fairytales from your world?

Daisy: Yes. I’ve always admired her story, I reread it a lot growing up because I related to her.

Ruggie: Ah… you did say your stepmother treated you horribly.

Daisy: She… treated me as best as she could.

Ruggie: Which wasn't anywhere near good enough.

Daisy: Haha… I guess you're right.

Daisy: What I mean is just… she treated me badly, but I don't hold grudges.

Daisy: Whatever she's doing, I forgive her. And now that I'm somewhere better and living a happier life… I hope that her and her children manage to grow as people.

Daisy: That's what my mother taught me.

Ruggie: …sometimes I really do wonder how I fell for such a goody-goody.

Daisy: W-what’s that supposed to mean?

Ruggie: I’m just saying, you're way too naive and nice to forgive someone like that.

Ruggie: if it were me, I’d never forgive them. No way someone's gonna step all over me and I'll forgive them.

Daisy: because that's exactly what you did to Leona-senpai, huh?

Ruggie: besides the point.

Daisy: Ruggie, isn't this painting depicting that story you told me about? The ones about the dogs sharing spaghetti?

Ruggie: Oh, that one, yeah! I didn't know they actually painted the scene, who would've thought.

Daisy: They're so adorable, I see now how romantic this is.

Ruggie: I guess? It's still just spaghetti…not only that but it's outside in the middle of the night. I guess for dogs it would be cool but for people? I’d honestly just be excited because it's free food.

Daisy: Oh, come on now! This is super romantic! It's a candlelight dinner under the night sky!

Daisy: If someone did that for me, I know I’d be pretty happy and satisfied.

Ruggie: You’re just trying to convince me to ask you on a date, aren't you?

Daisy: …

Ruggie: Should’ve figured, shishishi!

Daisy: You can't blame a girl for trying, I’ve been pretty lonely these past few weeks since you’ve been working more than usual.

Daisy: But jokes aside, this right here is already enough. I’m already way less lonely just by walking around this museum with you, it's practically a date!

Ruggie: I don't think a date would consist of everyone from our school coming with us…

Daisy: You get what I mean…

Ruggie: Tell you what, once we get back I’m cooking us both some spaghetti and lighting some candles if that's what you’d like.

Ruggie: If my flower is feeling lonely then I better give her a proper date so she can feel loved, right?

Daisy: You really don't have to… but thanks. I would love to.

Ruggie: Ah, this one's actually a very famous painting, I’ve seen pictures of it around quite often.

Daisy: R-Really…?

Ruggie: What? You don't believe me?

Ruggie: It ties with Sunset Savannah’s history and with The King of Beasts’s story!

Daisy: Well, forgive me for not understanding the historical significance of a monkey holding a lion cub…

Ruggie: *sigh* Alright. Lemme explain.

Ruggie: This is a ceremony often done by members of royalty when a new child from the royal family is born.

Ruggie: It goes so far back even the lions from The King of Beasts’s story did that. They basically present the baby to everyone else in the kingdom… it's kinda hard to explain.

Daisy: Oh, I get it now!

Daisy: I see why it's so famous, seeing how it portrays an aspect of the royalty of Sunset Savannah.

Ruggie: Eh… I never went to one, as you can imagine.

Daisy: Never? Is it not open to the common folk?

Ruggie: Well yeah, but back when there was one for who I now know is Leona-san's nephew, I was trying to survive.

Ruggie: I didn't have the time to go to a ceremony just to watch a new baby I didn't care about being presented to the whole kingdom.

Ruggie: I’d learn about him regardless, so I just didn't care much.

Daisy: I guess that makes sense.

Daisy: Still, it must be super interesting to see it happening. How cute would it be to see a baby cub being shown to the entire world just like that, hahah!

Ruggie: Ah– sorry, before I got here I told Leona-san I’d go fetch something for him at the cafeteria in a few minutes… if I don't go now he’s gonna be pissed.

Daisy: Why didn't you tell me sooner?!

Ruggie: Well, ya know– it's impossible to resist spending time with you~

Daisy: Alright there, Romeo, enough! Go before he gets upset. I'll be looking around this area for a while more if you want to come back.

Ruggie: *sigh* ‘kay, I'll be off then!

Daisy: Hm? Ah, this is another painting of Cendrillon.

Daisy: She looks so much free... I'm happy she got her happy ending.

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devildom-moss · 5 months

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Happy 1 year anniversary to your blog! ❤️

Can I request gn! reader on their first date with Meph in nightbringer

hope you have a great day/night ^^

Thank you for the request. I had so much fun with it that I might have taken longer on it and made it a little longer than I should have. Oh well!

1 year anniversary flash request event - SFW

(Mephistopheles x gn!MC)

Prompt 9 - First date

How did this even happen? Mephisto wondered as he opened his car door for you, taking the opportunity to inconspicuously ogle at you as you got in.

You had taken the initiative and invited him out for a drink. His flustered, wide-eyed face confused you as the words tumbled from his mouth: “A-are you asking me out on a date?”

“Yeah, that was my intention,” you shrugged.

“Why, I never –! A human of all the –!” Mephisto mumbled to himself.

“What? I think you’re cute.” You furrowed your brows. “Have you never been asked on a date before?”

“I’ve been asked out before; I just never accepted. I’ve never had any interest before.”

“Before? So, you have interest now?”

“I didn’t say that, you impudent human!” Mephisto crossed his arms defensively, heat rising in his cheeks.

“Well, I suppose you might not be an ideal date anyway – due to the lack of experience and what not,” you teased.

“How dare you! I’m a gentleman. I would make an astounding escort –”

“Who said anything about an escort?”

“Escort on a date! Not a – forget it.” Mephisto mumbled. “I’ll pick you up at Cocytus Hall at 7pm tomorrow night. Wear something nice but comfortable!”

With that, he stormed off – just in time to hide the smile that cracked through his indignant façade.

He brought you to a nice restaurant – not quite as upscale as Ristorante Six, but you knew he had called ahead and leveraged his name (perhaps even slipped some money towards the establishment) to get this reservation. Now that you were sitting across from him, with his handsome face and his dignified suit that somehow outshined his god-awful taste in neckwear, you were starting to feel nervous. He picked up on that.

“Relax. You’re the one who asked me out, after all,” Mephisto sounded annoyed, but he stared at you with a reassuring smile. “You look lovely tonight. Just act like your usual, barely-tolerable self, and you’ll be fine. I’m here with you. There’s nothing to worry about.”

“Thank you for agreeing to go out with me.” You smiled and let out a sigh of relief. Mephisto cleared his throat to distract from the sudden warmth that flooded his face.

Not too surprisingly, Mephisto was an excellent conversationalist. You were delighted when you actually managed to make him laugh so much that he looked surprised as he tried to quiet his laughter – as if he hadn’t expected you to be so funny, or maybe he hadn’t expected to enjoy your company so much.

After dinner, you expected him to promptly take you home, but instead, he offered you his arm and took you for a walk down the street. You didn’t mind, but you asked him nonetheless, “Where are we going?”

“That’s a surprise. You wouldn’t want to ruin a surprise, now, would you?”

A short but rather relaxing stroll later, Mephisto stopped at a small, almost shady-looking shop. After a wonderful dinner, you decided you owed Mephisto the benefit of the doubt and walked into the shop when he held the door open for you. The shop was filled with (shockingly clean and organized) shelves, each one stacked with intriguing knick-knacks and magical items. You could feel the magic just by walking through the doorway.

Somehow, in response to almost anything that piqued your interest, Mephisto had some kind of insight or background knowledge. And you thought Satan and Solomon were the nerds.

“You’re so knowledgeable,” you admired him. “But what made you think to bring me here?”

“You’re studying under Solomon, aren’t you? I figured the wise sorcerer’s apprentice might appreciate something like this. And I’m not that knowledgeable; I did a write up on this place a few weeks ago. I’m a little disappointed you didn’t have the chance to read it.”

You stifled a laugh at his slight pout. “Still, it looks like you retained a lot of that information. That’s pretty cool.”

Mephisto smiled at your praise. “If something in particular catches your eye, let me know before we leave. I’ll get it for you – and no, it’s not any trouble. I’m happy to provide you with a memento of our date. Consider it a reward for being surprisingly good company.”

“You didn’t have to say ‘surprisingly.’”

Mephisto looked around quickly before leaning in and stealing a quick kiss in the middle of the shop. “Consider that one a reward for the adorably stupid faces you make when you’re annoyed at me.”

“You’re awful,” you lied.

“I know.” Mephisto smirked and stole another kiss from you. This time, he lingered on your lips. “Thank you for asking me out.”

A/N: requests are still open for the rest of today if anyone else wants to enter. (rules here) I probably won't get to all of the SFW requests, but I may be able to finish them up tomorrow or the day after.

#moss 1 year event #moss 1 year event sfw #anon #requests #mephistopheles #gn!mc #obey me #obey me short fic #obey me mephistopheles #mephistopheles x reader #mephistopheles x mc #mephistopheles fluff #I swear he's going to be my third favorite if y'all don't stop making me fall for this man every time I get a request to write about him

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daughterofcain-67 · 6 months

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𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 (pt.2)

(Beau Arlen x Female Reader)

(masterlist)

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: Beau has a break in his kidnapping case and both he and Jenny have to see where this goes, while you find yourself getting drawn towards the new guy in town.

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Mentions of kidnapping, nothing other than that as far as I know.

It was yet another morning in Helena, Montana.

You finished up the first few orders of the day for people heading into work. Made sure any breakfast items were warm and ready for your customers. It was a little busier for a weekday but you didn’t mind since it kept you busy. Especially since the anniversary was coming up. You needed the work to stay out of your head.

Today was a little different. This time you decided to play the news to see if anything about Beau’s case was on the screen, but you weren’t sure if they’ve gone public yet. Although they might have since it’s been almost a week.

The front door opened up and you heard the bell ringing. You looked over expecting to see Beau but instead, you saw the new customer from yesterday.

“Morning! Y/N, right?” The handsome stranger asked and you smiled kindly.

“Andre, right? Good morning.” You greeted as you stepped up to the register.

“What can I get started for you? Did you want another cold brew?”

“You remembered what I ordered yesterday?”

“When it’s a customer’s first time I try to remember what they like unless they want to try something new instead.” Andre smiled at the response and you had to admit, that smile was sort of growing on you.

“Is that so? Well… I was thinking of trying something a little different. Maybe a different type of cold foam.”

“So still cold brew?” You asked and tilted your head a little with a grin.

“Why differ from something that’s already perfect?” Andre winked at you, causing butterflies to form in the pit of your stomach.

You cleared your throat and looked back at the screen so you could make his order, “What flavor were you wanting?”

“I think I’ll go with hazelnut this time around and see how that works out.” Andre said and you gave him the total.

“Let me get started on that for you.” You replied after he payed for it. Then you gave him his card back.

Your sister, Cadence must’ve noticed things were a little busier because she stepped out to help with some other orders as well.

Cadence grabbed a cup to get started on another order that was behind Andre’s and you could practically sense the way she was smirking.

“What?” You asked.

“Oh nothin’. Just that it’s interesting that our newest customer decided to swing by two days in a row. You should invite him to movie night! It’s at your place anyway isn’t it. And Beau needs another guy around to talk to.” Cadence said and you started to think about it.

“If you don’t invite him, then I will.”

You rolled your eyes and grinned before you finished up Andre’s drink. You placed a lid on it and you wrote his name in your neat handwriting. When you walked over to the counter and you called his name you could hear the door opening up again but you didn’t see who it was.

Andre came over to get his drink.

“So, you where are you off to?” You asked.

“I start my first day at my new job.” He answered and he thanked you for the drink.

“Oh yeah? What do you do?”

“I have to keep something as a mystery. What would we talk about the next time I come in?” You snickered a little but then you thought about it.

“Hey, um… I’ve got a movie night planned and it’ll be at my place tonight if you want to swing by after your first day. Think of it as some kind of celebration for completing day one at your new job.” You smiled.

“Really? I’d like that.” Andre nodded.

“I’ll meet you here at the end of the day.” You insisted.

“I’ll see you then.”

With that, Andre left and you saw Beau in the corner with a bit of a puzzled look on his face. But when the other man left, the sheriff smirked at you before walking over to the counter.

“So I’m gonna need to grab snacks for more people?” Beau asked as he broke out his wallet while you already started to put his usual order in the system.

“Just the one. Cadence thought I should invite him over. He’s new around here and both of us thought he could make some friends.” You admitted.

“Uh huh. And you weren’t at all some kind of giggly when he said he’d come back and tell you what kind of job he starts today.”

“Are you jealous or something?” You asked with a teasing tone as you made his coffee.

“You wish.” You heard Beau chuckle.

Honestly you weren’t sure how to take that comment. He sounded like he was joking and that he could be jealous- that’s only if your sister was right about Beau having feelings for you too. But maybe he really was joking and didn’t care who you invited. It was your house that movie night was going to be in this time after all.

“So um,” You cleared your throat for a moment, “how’s the case going? Got anymore leads on your kidnapping situation?”

“Well, yesterday an eye witness saw one of our girls coming out of a green SUV at a gas station. When we asked the friends and family members about whether or not they knew anyone that drove that vehicle and well. Unfortunately they didn’t. So Poppernack is looking into how many of those vehicles are in the area. We’re gonna see what we can do to get those ladies back as soon as possible.”

“A green SUV, huh? I don’t know anyone around here that has one of those off the top of my head. So you may want to check some of the outskirts of Helena too just to be on the safe side.” You spoke, trying to be somewhat helpful.

Beau arched a brow, but he nodded a little. “We’ll look into that. Thanks, Sweetheart.”

You handed him his coffee and you looked up at him, noticing now that his hair wasn’t combed like it normally was. He must’ve been tired and he was probably working late last night on this kidnapping case.

“Be safe out there, okay? Try not to overexert yourself on the field. Your station needs you healthy you know.” You said and Beau grinned at you.

“You worried?”

“You wish.” You joked.

Beau playfully rolled his eyes at you before sipping his coffee then he looked at you again, “Hopefully I’ll see you tonight if this case doesn’t get more complicated.”

“Alright. If not, let me know if there’s anything I can do. I can always stay late and make some coffee to take to the station while you guys are working on the case.”

“Thanks, Sweetheart. I’ll let you know how things are lookin’ later today. Don’t work too hard though.” He smiled at you.

You grinned as you watched the sheriff turn around and walk out your door. Then you turned to handle the drinks Cadence was ringing up.

“You two drive me nuts, you know that?” Cadence asked, you rolled your eyes and smiled since you knew what she was referring to.

“Wait, so you really think that this Andre guy is coming to movie night?” Jenny asked, suddenly interested in the coffee shop drama.

“I guess so. I don’t think Y/N knows for sure if he’s gonna be there or not.” Beau replied as he kept his gaze out on the road. They were on their way to a few houses that happened to own a green SUV.

“Are you gonna go even if he’s there?”

“Uh, duh? Who else is gonna bring the snacks? I think Y/N is just trying to be friendly.”

“Ah, I see. So you won’t be monitoring this new guy the whole time to make sure he’s not suspicious.” Beau could hear the teasing tone in Hoyt’s voice and he shrugged a little.

“Well we do have an ongoing case. Two kidnappings and suddenly this new guy rolls into town? Come on, there’s gotta be some kind of connection, right?”

“Well, maybe not. You know you were knew around here once remember? None of us were really that suspicious of you.”

“That’s different. I’m in law enforcement and there’s not really a reason to suspect me of kidnapping somebody.”

Jenny shrugged a little, “We could have had a reason,” she began. “Before you came around, there was another individual named Rick Legarski in law enforcement. He was a state trooper that was involved in selling slaves to the Syndicate.”

“Damn… What happened to that guy?”

“Cassie shot him. It was a bit of a complicated situation and miraculously he didn’t die when she shot him. His wife ended up finishing him off.” Beau’s eyes widened as he listened. He didn’t think that would be the way things would turn out but he continued to listen.

“My point is that even though you were new in town you weren’t under surveillance. So maybe you should cut this guy some slack too. Not everyone has bad in them. There is some good in the world even though you and I deal with a lot of the bad.”

Beau thought about it as he continued to drive to the certain address. Maybe Jenny was right and he could cut Andre a little bit of slack, but at the same time he was cautious. There was something about this Andre character that he didn’t like.

“I still want to at least double check and see if he is one of the ones that has a green SUV.”

“Beau, trust me, he doesn’t. His name didn’t show up in the list Poppernack gave us.”

Beau tightened his jaw for a moment and soon enough they made it the third address on the list. He just wanted to get these two girls back to their families. Sidney’s little sister, Lidia, had come in earlier that morning and asked if there were anymore leads. Mr. James O’Riley, Ember’s husband had come in too desperate for answers.

A teenaged girl and an expectant mother missing for nearly a week and it feels like they’ve gotten nowhere. Beau felt like he was grasping at straws and he wasn’t even sure if he should go to your little movie night despite you not wanting him to overwork or whatever. Lives were on the line and Beau couldn’t let other families go through what he did when Emily went missing.

When the two officers got out of Beau’s beat up, red vehicle. Beau walked up to the green SUV to see if there was anything suspicious inside. Unfortunately he found nothing but he and Hoyt went up to the front door.

Jenny knocked on the door and after a few moments the door opened up.

On the other side of the door was a younger adult, couldn’t be older than 22, maybe 23 at best. He was a kid really but he had dark brown, curly hair, a freckled face and a slit in one of his brows.

“Can I help you?”

“Hi there. I’m Deputy Hoyt and this is Sheriff Arlen. We’d like to come in and ask you a few questions if that’s alright.” Jenny asked.

“Am I in trouble?” He asked, Beau lifted a brow. Of course it was a normal question to ask, especially if you’re a kid and you’re trying to stay out of trouble.

“No, not in trouble. We’ve just got to ask you a few routine questions about that car of yours Mr….?”

“Hayes… and the car?”

“Green SUV specifically.”

“Oh that. That’s my mom’s car. She borrowed mine because the battery’s shot right now. She’s at the shop to get it charged up. We just got it inspected if you’re here about the sticker being out of date.” The kid said.

“No, that’s fine. We’re looking into a separate matter. You mind if we have a look?” Beau asked.

Even Jenny had to admit he looked a little nervous. But inevitably this kid nodded and he grabbed the keys and walked out with the two officers. He held out his hand and pressed the button to unlock the car so they could get in.

When the doors were unlocked, Beau opened up the driver’s seat to open the hood. After all, they didn’t have a warrant to search the car itself. He cringed at the smell on the inside and when he looked, there was a stain from where someone got sick. Was it their expectant mother?

“Sorry about some of the mess back there. Turns out my little sister gets car sick and blew a bunch of her cheerios.” Beau heard Hayes point out. It was plausible, he supposed, but he had to keep an opened mind as Jenny would say.

“No worries. My daughter tended to get car sick when she was younger.” Beau reassured before he got out of the car and he opened up the hood.

Jenny opened it up and sure enough, there was in fact a missing battery.

“How long has it been since you were able to drive this?” Jenny asked.

“Well the car wouldn’t start yesterday. Mom and Dad ended up carpooling together since they work in the same place. Mom was off work today so like I said, she took my car to go take care of the battery while I babysit.” He said.

Beau looked over at Jenny who shrugged. Then the sheriff watched Jenny walk over to the kid and she handed him her card.

“Thanks for your help, Hayes. If you could get a hold of your mom and tell her we’d like to talk to her, that would be great.” She said Hayes agreed.

When the two got back into Beau’s car, the sheriff drove off with a grumble.

“Well that went well…” Beau commented.

“I’d consider it a lead. If the car was out of commission yesterday, it could have been in use at the gas station two days ago. I wouldn’t knock it yet. But we do need to find those other two vehicle owners and fast.” Jenny said.

“Call Poppernack to see how many members of that family there are. This Hayes kid may not have a sister at all and we know one of our captives is in her first trimester.”

Even if this wasn’t a legitimate lead, they still had to be thorough.

The next house they went to was the McCallum residence. A couple named Erica and Laine claimed that they just bought their SUV a week ago and they used it to go on a trip to see their family members this week and had just returned today. Naturally Beau and Hoyt would end someone to supply that kind of alibi but if they were cleared then this couple couldn’t have been the one at the gas station.

The third and final house that ended up being closer to the outskirts of Helena was the last known owner of a green SUV in the area. The resident in the house was a woman in her mid sixties named Irene Landry. She’s had the same vehicle for several years and her grandson had been known to drive it every once in a while. But when Beau and Jenny got there, there was no sight of the vehicle and Irene didn’t know where her grandson was.

That was their new lead.

It wasn’t busy in your coffee shop anymore so you had some time to clean up the lobby and wipe down some tables. The housekeeping part of your work, or some of it at least.

You were in the middle of wiping down some tables when you heard your door open again and when you looked up, there was the familiar face of the man with dark brown hair and those hazel eyes.

“Andre? What are you doing here? I thought you were working.” You said.

“I’ve got an hour for my lunch break. And well.. I was wondering if you’d go to lunch with me. Anywhere you want.” He smiled.

You were a little stunned that he would ask you to lunch with him, but you supposed it couldn’t be harmful. You looked over and saw your sister behind the counter.

Cadence grinned and shooed you odd, “Get out of here. I’ve got this covered. I’ll even take your apron for you.”

You held back a chuckle at how eager your sister seemed to be for you to meet someone, even if it was just a simple lunch outing. You untied your apron and handed it to her, “I’ll be back in about an hour.”

“Take your time, now go before Andre’s lunch is wasted!”

You glanced up at Andre and he held out an arm, “Shall we?” he asked and you smiled bashfully. You didn’t expect him to be a gentlemanly type. But you took his arm nonetheless and he escorted you out of your coffee shop.

“So, what are you in the mood for?” Andre asked and you hummed.

“Shouldn’t I ask you that? You said you were new around here so where are some of the places you’ve been?”

“Well I’ve been to the cafe that’s run by this bigger guy. I think the name tag said like Donno or something.” He said and you nodded.

“Tonya and Donno’s place is pretty good. He’s a really good culinary artist. Makes the best sandwiches.” You said, not knowing that from when Beau rambled about Poppernack making him try one of the sandwiches.

“So where else have you been?”

“Well, I’ve been to your cafe. Been to the Chinese takeout place that’s around here. But that’s about it. I haven’t really explored too much.” Andre admitted.

“Well… I’ll take you to another place. I go there once in a while especially after a long week.” You said and Andre took you to his silver truck.

He followed your directions to the bar and when you guys made it and went inside, it was fairly quiet. Not too busy and they had some classic rock playing in the background.

The two of you sat down in a booth and the hostess handed each of you a menu. You both ordered the drinks you wanted and she wrote them down for the waitress to get for both of you.

As you gazed down at the different options on the menu, you tried to think of what you could talk about. Lifting your head up, you started to speak, hoping to get some kind of ball rolling, “So… why Montana? Of all the places you decide to move to, why here?”

Andre looked up at you and he smirked, “Too impatient to talk about that tomorrow?”

“Well yeah, plus I’m sure we’ll find something else to talk abut if or when you come back to the cafe.” You chuckled, his grin grew wider.

“Well, if you must know, my job needed me to relocate. They had me come to Montana to start up a new branch of our business.”

“Our’ business? Who do you work with?”

“My family owns this jewelry business. It’s been a small business but during these past few years we’ve been expanding. The base is in Washington but we’ve opened some stores in California, Idaho, and we even have one in Canada. Montana was next, so here I am.” Andre spoke and you tilted your head a little.

“Jewelry? That wasn’t what I thought.” You admitted and he chuckled.

“So what was your best guess?”

“I don’t know. You just seemed like an outdoors-y kind of guy. Especially with driving a truck, and when I first met you yesterday, you wore more denim than suits. I thought you could have been somewhere in the construction business or maybe some kind of contractor. Maybe one of those people that buys houses and flips them like Property Brothers.” Andre just laughed.

“The truck felt practical for me since I didn’t have enough to pack with me to need a whole trailer or a UHaul, a car’s too small. The outdoors-y look, well… I like to do some hiking and rock climbing once in a while so that’s another reason why Montana seemed to call my name. No, I don’t have any experience with construction or contracting work or anything like that. Yesterday I was just exploring so that’s why I wasn’t really in business attire.” He explained. Then the waitress came with your drinks. Naturally you and Andre had been talking the whole time and you hadn’t really thought about what you wanted to eat so the waitress said she’d give you a few minutes.

“So why the jewelry business?” You asked as you took a sip of whatever you had ordered. You liked to keep things varied and when you came here you tried not to order the same thing twice.

“Well, like I said. Kind of a family business. I thought about getting out of it and start up a different business of my own. But I have a brother who’s in law school, so he’s not exactly wanting this gig. My little sister wants the business but she hasn’t even graduated high school yet. She’s been taking a lot of business extra curriculars though to kind of get her started. I guess I’m sort of the placeholder until then.”

“So if you’re kind of working on your own time, why’d you say you only had an hour break?” You asked curiously.

“To give you a sense of urgency when I asked you to lunch.” Andre winked and you smiled.

That was when you heard your phone going off. Your first thought was that it was Cadence and there was something wrong at the cafe. When you pulled out your device, you saw that it was the sheriff calling you.

“I’m sorry, is it alright if I get this right quick? It’s the sheriff.” You said and Andre nodded.

“Yeah, go for it.” He insisted and you got up and went outside for a few moments.

“Beau? Is everything okay?” You asked.

“Hey, Darlin. It looks like Jenny and I won’t be able to make it to movie night. We’ve got a lead on the case and we don’t know how this’ll turn out. We’re gonna have to rain check.”

You could feel your heart sinking but you knew that this was right. You wanted those women to be safe and you hoped that Beau would be able to find them.

“I understand. You and Jenny be safe, alright? If there’s anything I can do just let me know. I hope you catch the guy soon.”

“Me too Darlin. Be careful and keep a look out for that SUV and stay away from it.” He told you. When you assured him you’d keep an eye out for it, you hung up. Although you weren’t necessarily worried that anyone would come after you or Cadence.

You sighed, putting the phone in your pocket again and you walked back over to your seat in front of Andre, “Everything alright?”

“Yeah. I thought it was something about the shop but it turns out he and his deputy won’t be coming to the movie night I was telling you about this morning. They’re working on this case and they’re getting their hands full.” You admitted.

“You’re friends with the cops?”

“Yeah. I’ve known Jenny since we were teens. I’ve only met the sheriff shortly after our previous one got wounded in action. That was several months ago.”

“You’ve got some friends in pretty height places, huh?” Andre snickered and you shrugged.

“Anyways, if you still wanted to come over tonight, it’ll be my sister and I. I’m not sure if Cassie will be there. She’s a private detective that used to work with Jenny. They still work together once in a while, but Jenny has to do things legally since she’s in the sheriff’s department.”

“Sure, I’d love to come over if you’d still have me.” He smiled.

“Well, do you have any movie preferences?” You asked curiously and Andre hummed.

“I think I tend to watch more action films. Maybe horror once in a while. But I’ll watch a little of everything.” He said and you tried to think of some ideas.

“How does The Shining sound?” You asked.

“Is that one of the Stephen King movies? The one about the hotel and the family inside?”

“Yep, that’s the one! It’s got Jack Nicholson in it too.”

“Man, I haven’t seen that movie in years. Psychological thriller, and he played that part really well.” You nodded in agreement.

“So The Shining?” You asked and he grinned beautifully.

“Works for me.”

When the waitress came back, the two of you placed your orders and you had a really nice outing. You didn’t know where this would go with Andre, but he seemed pretty interesting and you were starting to become glad he rolled into town and came into your cafe.

Hey guys! I know it’s been a little while. I’ve been gathering some ideas for not only this series but for future short stories as well. I hope you enjoy this second part! There will be more to come very soon~

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Collector's Edition: It's the Most HTGSC Time of Year

Happy 25th Anniversary to this spooky little episode~. To celebrate, I compiled a collection of fics themed right before, during, after, and very after Mulder and Scully's Christmas Eve adventure.

Loose chronolgical order below~

This_ape_writes's So What Were Those Christmas Gifts Anyway?

She had been looking for paperclips. They were usually on top of the desk just free floating but now there weren't any to be found. She'd started digging through drawers with free floating sticks of gum, a sharpie, napkins both new and used, and some unidentified stickyness. She had also pulled out a baseball card that he quickly dove across the office to pull away from her grasp.

Pre-HTGSC Mulder draws parallels between keeping his father's baseball card and Scully's longing for a very expensive kaleidoscope.

@minuete-blog/Minuete's

Last Minute - Chapter 1

Scully hits the jackpot at the toy store as she grabs the last Tickle Me Elmo that, presumably, someone stashed away in a random place in the store behind some puzzle boards. Another beeline to the checkout counter, resulting in a 10-minute wait as she shuffles the many shopping bags she has from one arm to the next while guarding the Tickle Me Elmo toy with her life. Across the KB Toy store, she spots a Sam Goody store and knows exactly what to get for Mulder this year.

Pre-HTGSC Scully is rushing about doing last minute Christmas shopping.

Christmas Offerings - Chapter 1

She hums in defiance, wraps the afghan blanket more securely around her.

“That won’t do.” She hears Mulder chuckle. She furrows her eyebrows and manages to crack open her eyes making out a blurry image of Mulder kneeling on the ground, his chin resting on the crook of his right elbow upon the couch, facing her at eye-level. He smiles softly.

Post HTGSC Mulder wakes Scully so she can spend Christmas with her family.

@leiascully's (Ao3) Day 25: Wrap

Last Christmas, there was Emily. This year, Scully will smile at her nephew with genuine and deep affection and not a little envy. Mattie is thriving and Emily is gone.

Pre-HTGSC Scully buys Mulder a kaleidoscope while remembering her painful last Christmas.

FridaysAt9's Worse than Rush Hour on the 95

Scully struggled with the bags in her hands as she thought about taking off her jacket to get some relief from the heat that was blasting through the store. The line was at least fifteen people deep, and she was seriously starting to consider ditching the sweater for her sister-in-law in favor of practically anything from a store without a line.

Pre-HTGSC Scully is managing crowded malls and last second instructions from her mother when Mulder gives her a call.

Erin Blair/Erin M. Blair’s

155 Words - Dear Santa by Fox Mulder

She believes that I'm in love with Diana Fowley. Diana's my ex-partner and it has been over for many years. I don't know why Scully believes this, but I would like to set the record straight.

Pre-HTGSC Mulder asks Santa for advice concerning Scully and Diana.

Christmas 1998

Mulder, you asked me why I decided to come out with you tonight. You wanted to know why I wasn't at my Mom's celebrating Christmas with my family. I had every intention of being there with my family, but somehow my heart wasn't in the holiday spirit. I think you know why.

Post HTGSC Scully is grateful for Mulder's distractions and Melissa's previous words.

is_this_just_fantasy's Insomniac Ghosts

“Again?” Scully asked genuinely.

“Yeah.”

“So, Mulder, your plans were to spend Christmas, and Christmas Eve staking out an old house?”

“With ghosts Scully, don’t forget the ghost.”

AU-- Pre-HTGSC Mulder's apartment is (once again) fumigated; and Scully invites him over. Both really didn't want to be alone.

@ghostbustermelanieking/skuls’s merry little christmas

"Will you really be alone on Christmas, Mulder?”

He’s shrugging at her. “Sure, why not? I’ve spent enough of them alone.” The casualness in his voice isn’t quite as strong as it should be; it’s strained, just a little.

Scully switches off the water, watching him drink his coffee out of the corner of her eye. An idea springs up in her mind, too tantalizing to push away. “You don’t have to spend it alone, Mulder,” she offers, her voice going quiet at the edges.

AU-- Pre-HTGSC Scully drags Mulder out shopping before he drags her out haunted house hunting.

Jennifer Stoy's Christmas in Space

So, yeah, yeah, yeah, they say in DC that Fox Mulder's heart grew three sizes that day. It was an accident! I wasn't all that converted when I retrieved my precious cell phone, grabbed some Chinese at the food court, and went home. I can't explain how I woke up the next morning brimming with Yuletide cheer. It might have been the Elvis; the clock radio was playing "Blue Christmas" when I woke up. But the magic of the season had me in its tinseled, consumerist clutches before I finished my shower.

AU-- Pre-HTGSC Mulder might have wanted to surprise his partner for Christmas, but didn't quite expect Scully to pull a gun on him.

Jennifer Brady's Secret Santa

"Any holiday plans, Scully?" He asks, a little curiosity in his deep timbre.

Well, actually. "Yes, in fact we have a case," Uh oh, where did *that* come from? Was that me?

Mulder's face breaks into a grin, and he walks over to my desk, perching himself on a corner. "A case? I haven't heard anything," He says, his voice taking on a definite teasing tone.

Time for all those improvisational classes I took in high school.

Post FTF, Pre-HTGSC Scully is ready to tread on the wild side, unleashing Dana as she lures Mulder to a Christmas retreat on a bogus case.

Titania de la Mer's Conspirators' Dark Designs

The afterlife wasn’t half as thrilling as it appeared, but on this one night they had always had fun. Their games were perhaps not the most pleasant. Well, not for their guests anyway, but you had to get your kicks where you found them.

HTGSC Maurice and Lyda are more contemplative than bothered.

@wexleresque/hellsteeth's Msr + mistletoe??

She joins him in his gaze upon very old and shrunken mistletoe that hangs above them. It is mostly curled up and decayed to nothing, save for the red ribbon pinning it to the doorframe.

It's old and dusty and beautiful in its own very weird way, just like this house.

AU-- HTGSC Scully and Mulder stumble onto more than just ghosts in the old, haunted mansion.

BarbaraWar's The Ghosts Whose Christmas Was Stolen

"Are you afraid Mulder?" She asked, her voice wavering slightly, although he couldn't tell if it was from the strenuous position or fear of her own.

A gun went off.

At first he didn't notice it'd been his own, but he felt the recoil, saw Scully's eyes widen in surprise, saw her fall back with a whimper, saw a red stain form on her formerly white blouse. But hadn't it been red? He then noticed his own clothes were now blood-stain free . He dropped the gun, ran his hands over his chest, nothing. Oh, no. "Scully!"

AU-- HTGSC Mulder shoots Scully, and watches as she snarks her way into death. The ghosts convince him to finish the deed.

@allyinthekeyofx’s (Ao3) Bittersweet promise.

Softly, quietly he had asked her what was wrong, his fingers smoothing the sweat-damp hair from her face, a simple act that calmed her hitching breaths almost immediately and which gave encouragement to speak.

"I haven't had my hot chocolate. Mommy makes me my special hot chocolate before I go to sleep."

Post HTGSC Mulder makes Scully the same hot chocolate he'd shared with Emily.

@i-gaze-at-scully/ i_gaze_at_scully's All I Want for Christmas (Ao3)

It didn’t help being sidelined. Long days in the bullpen with as much intellectual stimulation as watching paint dry. Long days knocking on doors, using honey to catch flies while the vinegar bubbled in her throat.

But she had Mulder.

Post HTGSC Scully is glad that Mulder distracted her from Emily; and he is glad she got him a very hard-to-find Christmas present.

Leyla Harrison's (Alt. Tumblr, Gossamer, Mulders Creek) The Star

She looked just like a little kid.

Her eyes kind of widened and then softened at the edges. Then the blue of her irises danced around. I can't even begin to explain how her mouth turned up. Her whole body language just screamed giddy, and for Scully that's pretty restrained. But hey -- I don't get to see Scully very giddy very often, and it had been a rough night, you know?

Post HTGSC Mulder gifted Scully a star.

stellar_dust's (Gossamer) Fall of Snow, Pacal's Tomb, and Thou, A; or How We Stole Christmas Back From the Ghosts (Ao3)

"Mulder, why don't you come to Mom's house with me in the morning?"

He opened one eye and looked at her for a moment. "All right. I'd like that. I think."

They stared at each other.

"Um," Scully fumbled.

Post HTGSC Mulder sets aside the neglect of his mother to focus on spending the day with Scully-- watching her nap and facing off in a snowball fight.

@slippinmickeys/SlippinMickeys/Slippin' Mickeys's Unnamed

“Pick a key,” Mulder said, setting two keys of similar profiles in front of her.

They were thick and ancient, with a patina that had probably been earned. They looked so old – practically antediluvian – that she thought briefly that if the locks they unbolted survived, the doors they had protected probably had not.

Post HTGSC Mulder has Scully pick between her Christmas gifts for a bonus surprise.

Sheryl Nantus/Sheryl Martin’s (FFN) It Hurts (FFN)

Suddenly he noticed that her arms were tightening around him - not enough to hurt, but in a sudden shift of emotion.

Then he felt it.

The first touches of dampness on his bare skin.

Post HTGSC Scully tearfully relates the pain of Emily's death.

pokeitlikejello's The Drabble Files - Chapter 28

“Scully, what are you doing here?” Mulder leaned against his open apartment door. “I thought you’d be halfway through a warm, cozy Christmas dinner.”

“I couldn’t stop thinking about how you’re all alone,” she told him honestly.

AU-- Post HTGSC Scully fails to lure Mulder to her family party... and decides to stay with him, instead.

Nynaeve's Almost Home

"How is work?"

"Work," she had said flatly, sighing. "Let's just say I'm not exactly making that difference I thought I could."

Maggie had covered her daughter's hand with her own. "I'm sorry."

Another smile had twitched at the corner of Scully's mouth. "No, you're not," she told her mother. "You're thrilled I'm doing something safe." There was no malice in Scully's voice, only the recognition that Maggie, like all mothers, was glad her child was in a safe job, at least momentarily.

"All right, yes, I'm glad you're safe," Maggie had agreed with a laugh. "But I *am* sorry you're not satisfied."

AU-- Post HTGSC Scully recalls her childhood-- the cold, sibling truces, and snow fights-- then shares that magic (and more) with Mulder.

@catharsisxf's (Ao3) When We Finally Kiss Goodnight (Ao3)

They sat comfortably for a while, watching little flecks of white dance past his window. He could admit to himself now that this was what he'd wanted all along. To not feel so alone. He'd felt the need to frame it as a case when he'd have been perfectly happy just spending a quiet evening in with her.

AU-- Post HTGSC Mulder and Scully revisit that moment in the FTF hallway.

@lotsoforangesoutside/@lotzzoforangezoutside/lots_of_oranges_outside's Fall Like a Feather (Ao3)

“Look at what we’re wearing, Mulder.”

He’s not following. “We’re wearing what we’re always wearing.”

Scully shakes her head. “It wouldn’t be snowing if we were...” She stops, and tries again, “I’m not even wearing a sweater, Mulder. It can’t be snowing outside. I’m not dressed right, and neither are you. I didn’t feel cold on my way here. Your neighbors are way too quiet... the world feels too quiet.”

AU-- Post HTGSC Mulder and Scully wake to a white Christmas... and the realization they'd both died the night before.

piece_of_the_stars's Christmas Ghosts and Imaginary Mistletoe

Mulder was there when she found it. They’d stopped for gas in the middle of Wyoming and Scully got out to stretch her legs. There was a shop next door selling knick knacks and Mulder walked in the store to find her staring at the necklace, unmoving. He silently made his way to her and only then did she look away from the gold cross in her hands. He lead her to the register where she paid and he did the talking for her, knowing she had nothing to say. When they were back in their rental car, Mulder silently took the hand not holding the necklace and laced their fingers together. They drove silently back to their motel and haven’t said a word about it since.

AU-- Post HTGSC Scully decides to make a decisive overture before leaving for her Christmas obligations.

Ten's (The Salvation Archive) Having a Happy X-mas

By the looks and some quick whispering, rumours had been flying, sailing, driving, sprinting and galloping around for the last few years. The fact that he and Scully were still holding hands only added to it. "Merry Christmas, everyone," he managed, while turning 180 degrees.

150 degrees into the turn he saw Bill glaring at him from over near the fireplace. /Wonderful./

Almost at the end of his turn, his eyes met those of someone over in a corner. The occupant was an old lady in a motorised wheelchair, eating a cookie. She stared at him. Her eyes widened. Mulder inwardly sighed. /Billy boy has done a sterling pre-publicity campaign on me./ Time stopped for a second. Suddenly she coughed and made a choking noise.

AU-- Post HTGSC Mulder is persuaded to Scully's party where both Scully brothers are not allies... and where he meets a familiar face who recognizes him from 1939.

Pattie's Happy Turkey Trot

"I bet you didn't get a turkey this year, did you?"

"Scully, I think you pretty well know how I spend Christmas."

"Well, I have one in my freezer, Mulder, at all times."

"What?"

AU-- Post HTGSC Scully and Mulder get food poisoning together.

@agentwhalesong/sadandangstyagent's (Ao3) Tell Him

“Listen, Scully… there are things I have been wanting to talk to you about and…”

Mulder had no time to complete his sentence. A very loud and very clear word filled the room.

LEAVE!

Post HTGSC Mulder and Scully visit another haunted house; but this ghost helps them just as much as they help her.

Vickie Moseley’s (Ao3, Gossamer) Comfort

OK, so she came over and she forgave me and I got this really neat tie that I can almost tolerate even though it's pretty mundane, but it's 100 percent silk and you really can't go wrong with silk. And I got to give her my present, a nameplate for her desk. A nice one, not like the cheap gold painted metal ones from supply, but a wooden one with her name engraved on it.

Post HTGSC Mulder's snippy POV as he and Scully are badly shot up at a crime scene.

Mystic's Truces

Pulling into the curb in front of her house, she was a little more than shocked to see Mulder sitting at her front step. He looked up at the car and stood, walking towards her.

Scully opened the car door and let a small smile escape her. "Mulder, where have you been?" She tried not to sound amused, or upset, but neutral.

He lowered his head shyly, "I went home."

Post HTGSC Scully calls a truce with Diana while Mulder drops in on his mom (and leaves.)

whatliesabove's ghost ship

Scully blinks, jaw set. As she stares at him, she realizes she’s been hiding from the wrong things this entire time, so scared of the what-ifs that she's refused to even entertain the possibility that they wouldn’t crash and burn.

And maybe they still do. Maybe they end in fire and destruction and broken hearts. Maybe they end up hating each other; no longer lovers, no longer friends, but strangers again. Maybe she becomes someone he’ll always miss, maybe his name becomes something she no longer acknowledges.

But maybe they don’t.

AU-- Tithonus Scully dreams of an alternate timeline with Mulder, from Season 1 to making unpartnerly moves in Detour that are (sort of) resolved in HTGSC to family life with a little girl... and then she wakes up.

petit_chou's from now on our troubles will be out of sight

She loves to hear about their old cases. While most other young children hear fairy tales and nursery rhymes, Annie’s bedtime stories are fantastic tales of her parents chasing real monsters in the dark.

And there’s one such story that’s perfect for today. “How would you like to hear about the time me and your mom went ghost-hunting in a haunted house on Christmas Eve?”

Post HTGSC Mulder and Scully enjoy a post Revival Christmas with Jackson and their little daughter. And what better way to celebrate than competitive snowball fights and spooky ghost stories?

Thanks for reading~

Enjoy!

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Emma’s Epic Bday Multi-Fandom Rec List: Stranger Things Edition

(yes, there will be many parts because oh my god I read waaaay too much fic)

Since it was my birthday recently (and around the 1-year anniversary of when I started actually using Tumblr again after a years-long break) I figured it was only fitting to do a giant master list of all of the amazing fanfics that I have read (and reread) in the past year.

I do my best to reblog as much as possible but sometimes with work and life I miss it so this is my attempt to make up for that and give all of the amazing creators on here the credit they deserve. Thank you all so much for sharing all of your work with us. This year has been a long and difficult one for me, especially mental health wise, and being able to escape into these stories has been so valuable and important to me.

If you read anything on here that you like, please reblog and/or comment on these fics to show the creators some love!

AN IMPORTANT NOTE: While not everything listed here will include smut, many of these authors have 18+ blogs. Please, please, please respect their boundaries and DO NOT INTERACT WITH THEM/THEIR CONTENT IF YOU ARE A MINOR.

Stories marked with ❤️‍🔥 contain NSFW content

Stranger Things:

colors (series) ❤️‍🔥by @loveshotzz — this was my introduction to ST fanfic and hooooo boy what an intro it was. what i wouldn’t give for a steamy, forbidden romance with best friend’s dad!Steve —sorry, Jenny, but he was just too hot to resist — it’s hot and emotional and basically the stuff that fantasies are made of. loveshotzzz is also the creator of the Foxy Lounge series, featuring flirty bartender Eddie and bad-at-fighting bouncer Steve which is also *chef’s kiss*

Time to giddy up, yeah? ❤️‍🔥by @loveshotzz — two words: pornstache Steve. Two more words: mustache ride. Two more? You’re welcome.

As You Wish (series) ❤️‍🔥 by @corroded-hellfire — my all time favorite Eddie series! Ryan and Luke are the most adorable, hilarious kids (i loved their little “scheme” to set their dad up with their babysitter) and the little family that Eddie and his sons form with the reader has just been so delightful to read. (also, for the record, it’s on sight with brittany)

put me through it, baby ❤️‍🔥 by @agentmarvel — PINING EDDIE MY BELOVED! Ugh I loved the slow building of the friendship between Eddie and reader, the angst of him knowing that her boyfriend was trash but not wanting to cross a line, the passion between them. As i wrote when i reblogged it, “Screaming, crying, laughing, smiling, CRYING 😍🥹😭🥵 “

take me higher ❤️‍🔥 by @munson-blurbs — i will never get enough Argyle stories, and bug has written some of my favorites. this is one i reread all the time (i’m clearly a sucker for a good babysitter fic) because i love the way Argyle feels so real in it. The flirtation, the banter, those sweet little moments of awkwardness, it’s all truly 10/10. A special runner-up mention goes to this blurb which features best friend! Argyle and hair pulling and is just … just a dream.

bad idea ❤️‍🔥 by @abibliophobiaa — if i’ve said it once, i’ve said it a million times: Steve Harrington is a menace. Best friend!Steve gets his hands on the romance novel you’re reading and decides to tease you with all of the flirty things he picked up from it. Steve is at peak menace in this, which means i fell hard and fast.

this is gonna sting by @lovebugism — this one was written so, so beautifully. Sweet, lovestruck Eddie afraid to open up and confess his feelings always hits me hard and the imagery in this was just so stunning that i think about it a lot. I aspire to write a sentence as beautiful as “he leaks a bright red truth right across from you and carries everything he feels about you in raging scarlet scrapes.”

Steve Harrington Boat Smut ❤️‍🔥 by @lovebugism — God, what a glorious day it was when those pictures of Joe Keery on a boat in Italy made their way online. Anyway, this is exactly what is says on the tin and exactly what we all needed in that moment.

This story by @pouringmyheartoutforpaper — sweet, sweet lovesick Stevie who is determined that things will be different in this relationship meets reader who has some insecurities about how slow their relationship is progressing. Gorgeous, sweet, fluff that will give you the warm fuzzies.

The Tune-Up ❤️‍🔥 by @roanniom — Issa, queen of smut! This mechanic Eddie story is so hot that it will have you contemplating whether or not you should mess with a few things on your car, just for an excuse to come visit him in the shop. (Also just read all of her stuff. It’s so, so good.)

Happy Mother’s Day, Steve Harrington ❤️‍🔥 by @roanniom — STEVE. HARRINGTON. BREEDING. KINK. WILL MAKE BRAIN GO BRRRRRRR. I rest my case.

The Riddles Three ❤️‍🔥by @blueywrites — You cannot convince me that Eddie “Dungeon Master” “Lord of the Rings nerd” Munson would not try and do a Gollum impression in bed. As a firm believer in goofy, weird bedroom antics, this story is canon and I will hear nothing else about it.

Smoke and Cherry Pop Rocks ❤️‍🔥 by @somnambulic-thing — want to have your heart broken in the best way possible? HERE YOU GO. A gorgeous, tender, emotional story about regrets and moving on and finding the courage to open up, even if it’s a little too late.

Classified ❤️‍🔥by @pullhisteeth — considering the slightly absurd premise — putting an ad in the paper to lose your virginity — this was gorgeously grounded and real. Eddie is so lovely and gentle in this and it was just a treat to read.

monster under the bed ❤️‍🔥by @eddiemunsons-missingnipple — i’m going to be honest: this is monsterfucking. But if that’s something you’re into, you *need* to read this. It will make you go feral.

River Monster! Eddie ❤️‍🔥by @courtingchaos — brb, wandering along the banks of all the rivers near me in an attempt to lure River Monster!Eddie to come out and mate with me. Again, it is monsterfucking, but … come on. It’s so good. (Meg also has some of the best Gator Tillman fics out there. They’re hot and weird and wild in all of the best ways.

My Goyle Fiend ❤️‍🔥by @bettyfrommars — You want monsters? You go to Betty. Trust me on this. Her gargoyle series was the first that I read from her and I was hooked instantly. She’s written werewolves, vampires and is currently working on a brilliant series where Eddie works at the Nightmare Factory and appears in your dreams as all kinds of different ghosts and ghouls. If things that go bump in the night aren’t your taste, her biker! Eddie and Steve series are also great, as well as her beautiful gigalo!Eddie story.

I Can See You ❤️‍🔥by @fairyysoup — I don’t know that there are enough words to express how much I loved this story, The not-so-unrequited affection, the building tension, the way Steve and the reader keep coming together over the years, Steve’s big grand gesture at the end … just so beautiful and moving and steamy. I’ve already reread it like 4 times.

Stranger Things Adjacent a.k.a. Joseph Quinn characters

The Hat Shop Girl (Ralph from Timewasters) ❤️‍🔥by @rehfan — Y’all this story is *so* good. It packs so much into this love story — issues of class, grief, sexuality, power dynamics — in a way that just makes their journey so much richer and more interesting. This version of Ralph is perfect, soft and sweet and well-meaning but also the way his confidence builds throughout the story is delightful and the smut between them is so delicious and delightful. 10/10.

Knight in Shining Armor (Billy Knight) ❤️‍🔥by @rehfan — I’m gonna say it: This is my favorite Billy Knight fanfic of all time. So soft and tender, it handles Billy’s mental health in a way that feels really empathetic and realistic while also letting the audience indulge in the thing everyone really wants: to give sweet Billy all the love in the world.

This Billy Knight Masterlist ❤️‍🔥by @pollenallergie — I could not pick just one of these amazing Billy fics. pollenallergie is, in my mind, *the* authority on all things Billy Knight and she’s got it all. Her writing is soft and steamy and touching all at the same time and I love it all.

Worth It (Ralph from Timewasters) by @wheels-of-despair — Do you want to feel *all* of the delightful warm fuzzies as you daydream about the perfect life with sweet Ralph? This is the story for you. Every chapter is delightful and touching and will make you feel *all* of the feelings. I love it so much.

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Considering RTD and Moffat are friends, I thought it was shitty for RTD to write Tennant’s first regeneration to indulge everyone who didn’t want 10 to go because he left things on a really sour note for Moffat and Smith to attempt to follow on from. Just seemed ungracious, even at the time. And now he’s pulled a somewhat similar trick with a nicer veneer for 14, except this time for the first black doctor knowing there are a bunch of people rooting for Gatwa to fail. It’s just not a great look!

This exACTLY. I hated it back then and I hate it now.

The fact as well that Moffat even made a point of making it a bit of a character arc for the Doctor, with Twelve having a similar reluctance to move on. “Doctor, I let you go” was such a sweet and graceful handoff only for RTD to come back and be like “no actually he didn’t ever let go of that one face he had :)”

Idk if I’m making sense. It just feels like… ego? Like, Ten’s regeneration was also Rusty’s farewell — the fact that he chose to handover to not only a new Doctor but a new writer with that temper tantrum always felt a little like a slap in the face

Moffat, for all his flaws perceived or real, still handed over with “hey next writer, here’s some basic groundwork for how Doctor Who works (never be cruel or cowardly etc), I’m now letting go of this position and gifting it to you, use it well, I’ve had the time of my life and you will too”

Only for RTD to come back and go “ha so anyway I decided now I’m back I’m also going to make the 60th anniversary of the show all about My Work with like a nod to some old stuff ig. Also my Sexyman Doctor was the best Doctor and even the Doctor thinks so therefore he gets to be the focus. Ncuti whowha? Oh you mean the Other Doctor who gets to hug my sexyman Doctor and tell him he’s the bestest. Yeah he’s there too.”

Nothing against anyone who sees it differently. I just,,,, it feels like RTD has to be the Most Right about DW all the time and he has an ego the size of a planet and I jut hope to all HELL that’s the last we’ll see if ANY of his first era’s favourites. I’ll accept Martha or Mickey, but it’s time to let Donna and Ten and Rose T. go and actually write something NEW.

And I hope to fuck that he hasn’t made it even more difficult for Ncuti like he did for Matt. It’s not like Ncuti was already going to have a hard time as the first black Doctor or anything :/

#dw spoilers #doctor who #RTD critical #dw #as a writer it feels like he decided ‘kill your darlings’ was a rule made for everyone but him

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We’ve Got A File On You: Evanescence’s Amy Lee

I’m curious about the “Bring Me To Life” demo on this new anniversary edition of Fallen. Is this the exact version that you played for the label before they pushed for the rap part?

AMY LEE: Actually, no.

What’s the timeline on it? Where does it come from?

LEE: We did, like, at least nine demos of “Bring Me To Life.” Because they had decided this was the song that’s gonna be the first single, and we’re gonna put a whole bunch of focus on this breaking-in point. So, they just kept being like, “How about do the whole thing again, but add this?” And they were paying us. It was back in the day when people got artist development, which was actually really cool. So we kind of had to do what they said. [laughs] “OK! Whatever it takes!” We just did that demo a million times, and that one, as far as I can tell, is the last one or one of the last ones before the rap happened. They were already giving us notes at that point, but it didn’t go there. The Daredevil thing hadn’t come up, and we hadn’t had that whole new wave of, “OK, now let’s talk about this whole new idea.” So I felt like that was a good representation of us getting it all the way to another version that you’re not already pretty much hearing on the album.

You’ve been open about your fight with the label about adding a male co-vocalist, and how the guest spot that ended up on that song was the compromise. Is this version that we’re hearing now, this demo, kind of how you still think of the song in your head?

LEE: You know, actually, after all this time, playing the song a million times live, they’re never done growing. Especially when it’s a song like that. We’re always gonna play “Bring Me To Life” at a show. We want it to get better and better. We want it to be interesting. And also, you realize you have moments when the crowd does something. Make space for that. Let’s make extra space. We have a whole new part of it that’s a little bit longer, where we get everybody with their hands in the air. So when I think of the song, actually, I hear it the live way, because that’s the way I’ve heard it the most in my life. And the rap is in there, just, I do the rap, which is pretty fun. It’s not really a rap. It’s such a weird way to call it. Anyway.

A ton of people feel a very strong connection to Fallen. It’s also a snapshot of who you were at 21. Is that kind of strange, to have people feel so intimately connected to this very young version of you?

LEE: Yeah. You know, that was hard for a minute, because it was always really a stress of mine in the beginning to bring them along to the next thing. Because I love making music, and my personal quest as an artist is always about sharing more and more and more, and showing the whole picture of my heart and things that I’ve experienced, and drawing from real life. And there’s just so many colors to a human being, and to the things we experience. It would be impossible at any age to sum up your whole self in one song, or even in one album.

So that was actually my biggest reservation about the idea of having a guest vocalist on the first song, was that if this is our only chance – because that happens all the time, this is the thing that people are gonna hear and it’s all they ever hear of us, which is totally possible – I want our first thing to be the best possible representation. That’s why there’s so much pressure on a first entrance single. It’s like, I have to show you who I am as completely as possible, for a million reasons. One of them being, if you like it, you get the rest of the album and you’re not disappointed. Or if you hate it, it’s like, “Wait, that’s not fair! That’s not it! Please listen, I have more to say!” A lot of that fear was quelled very quickly, because “Going Under” did great, and of course “My Immortal” did great, and we have brought so many fans along. At this point, 20 years later, it’s insane. I am so grateful.

So yeah, that bothered me at first, and I’ve gone through a couple of little moments like that. But I don’t feel like that anymore. We have millions of amazing fans who love our latest album. And I feel really proud of everything that’s out there. And in context, I love Fallen. It’s not that I love it less…actually, I do! I love it less out of context. In context of the whole picture of us, and all of our growth, after all this time, I love it. But if that was our only thing that we had done, it would really bug me. So maybe that’s the reason I can’t stop coming back.

The Early Days Of Evanescence (1994-2000)

You started the band as a teenager. What was the music scene in Arkansas like in the mid-’90s? Did people know what to make of you guys?

LEE: It was different. We were different, even for that. I always saw that as a positive. The time period is part of that. [We were] super influenced by grunge and alternative. Heavier stuff, too. But what was the music scene like in Arkansas? It was what you would expect. Country was big. Hip-hop, pop, whatever was on the radio. Whatever you’re being fed by the top 40. So there’s that world, and then there was this total counterculture death metal scene. So, we obviously didn’t fit into either of those groups. But the death metal scene was a little bit closer. Those were the concerts I went to, in tiny, sweaty, back-of-the-pizza-restaurant clubs and stuff. I definitely learned to have an appreciation for this really heavy, rhythm-driven music, and cool riffs, and double bass pedals.

That’s not where I came from. That’s not my origins in music. I was really into classical. Dramatic classical, and then Soundgarden and Björk and cool, interesting alternative music. So when we did our thing, what was different about us was, first, that we weren’t a live band. It was just me and Ben [Moody]. Kids making music, in my parents’ garage and his parents’ garage and basement. Any basement or garage, or studio we could borrow after hours at my dad’s radio station, or anything like that. And we were recording artists. We were just finding what we could and making sounds. It was more like an electronic duo, and then pulling in band elements was always like, “Who will do a show with us?” And we’d gather up a drummer, and a bass player, and another guitar player, and promise them pizza and play a show. And we got signed [by the BMG-distributed Wind-Up Records] pretty quickly. We’d only played a few shows. It was like, “OK, we’ve got to put a band together, and make this real.” So we really grew up and became a band in front of the world.

It’s a very old-school, major label A&R story, I feel like. You get discovered, you get plucked, and you get brought out to LA. That kind of thing doesn’t really happen anymore in the way it did then. What was that moment like for the band, to kind of be thrown from playing the pizza place, to now, you’re in show business?

LEE: It was tumultuous. It was fighting. It was so much push and pull. It was gratitude, as well, but I felt from a pretty early point that I was constantly having to fight everyone around me to not sell out all of our vision.

So, we got signed, and it was awesome because we didn’t have to do a showcase. Everyone else wanted us to play a live show, and it was like, we’re not really like that. We still have to put this together. And this one label from New York was obsessed with it, and they’d had big success before, and we were like, “OK, we’re doing this.” Just a really rash decision at 19. And then instead of it being like what it sounds like when you say it, which is they flew us to LA, they put us in a cool place, and it’s cool and we’re making this album now. That is what we expected. We thought the album was done. But I have to be grateful now, because what we thought the album was is nowhere near as good as what Fallen ended up being, because they made us do crap that we didn’t want to do and write more music.

We had the freedom of not having to have jobs that would suck all of our energy. We could make our job impressing the label with something great. So, we just worked on writing new songs and demoing songs for a year and a half. And there were rocky moments in there, where we had to fight for our rights, and go home, and there were insults flying around everywhere when we didn’t do everything that they wanted. But all those fights were completely worth it, too. It was just the right combination of saying we’re gonna write more and do more, and also fighting back on the things that would’ve absolutely bastardized this whole thing and made us something that wouldn’t have existed this long.

Joining Korn For “Freak On A Leash” On MTV Unplugged (2006)

How well did you know Korn before they asked you to do that?

LEE: Oh, quite well. I loved Korn. Korn was one of the heavy bands that I loved, and I was so excited as a fan when they wanted to do something with me. We toured, I think, right after that. I think that was one of the last MTV Unpluggeds they did.

I think you’re right. I miss it!

LEE: I do too! It was beautiful. I made up my part the day before, I came in, we ran through it one time, and that’s it. I loved doing it, and then we went on tour together after that, which was cool. And then we did it again 15 years later.

Yeah, you stayed close.

LEE: Yeah. And then we finally did that song live! Because we never did it back in 2007 or whatever, when we first toured together. And this time, I was like, “Are you gonna have me up on that song, or what? Come on!”

The Cure were also a part of that show. Did you get to hang out with Robert Smith?

LEE: Yeah, we were all on the couch together, hanging out backstage. It was pretty amazing.

Singing “Sally’s Song” For Nightmare Revisited (2008)

I saw the Nightmare live show in LA a couple of years ago, and Billie Eilish sang that part.

LEE: Oh, amazing!

It’s cool how that song is kind of becoming a standard for alt-leaning pop singers.

LEE: Yeah! It’s funny you say the word “standard,” because there’s so few [new] Christmas standards. These songs that we’re always going to listen to, they’re all from the exact same era. And I do it too. But The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those really rare things, where there are holiday songs on that – countercultural, of course – that are gonna live forever.

Yeah, and that belong to a younger generation. Was Nightmare big for you growing up?

LEE: Yes. It came out when I was 11 or 12, which was perfect. I mean, it was perfect. I think Edward Scissorhands was right before that, and I was obsessed with that. That’s one of my favorite scores. And then [Nightmare] came out, and I was really blown away, because I have a big love for stop-motion animation. My first record that I ever bought with my own money was the California Raisins. [laughs]

Wow!

LEE: I have always really loved what we used to call Claymation, but stop-motion animation stuff. And seeing my favorite director [Tim Burton] and my favorite score composer [Danny Elfman] do something that was that, I was a fan for life. Immediately obsessed with it.

How did you end up getting to do “Sally’s Song” for that record? Did you know Danny at that point?

LEE: No, but he was really nice to me. He invited me over to his house. It was a really surreal, cool experience. But [Disney] just asked me. I also did a random song that I don’t know a lot of people know from The Muppets [“Halfway Down The Stairs”] on their Muppets tribute album, but I think that was after that, because they were like, “Hey, that went well, let’s do another one.” But they asked me. I got the call, and I said, “Hell yeah! Please, can I do ‘Sally’s Song?'”

Nightmare – thanks in large part to Hot Topic, I think – is synonymous with a certain strain of alternative fashion. And for a while there, I think Evanescence was as well. I was in high school in the mid 2000s and there was definitely a lot of “the Amy Lee look” in the hallways. Did you ever see yourself as a style icon? Was that something you cared about?

LEE: I really have always been into fashion design. As a kid, it was hard for me to choose a definite career path, because I loved music. I felt like music was my passion, and I had to do music. But I also had a lot of passion about visual art and fashion design. And I have journals full of all of it. And making things, I’ve always made most of the art in our homes. I buy art, too, but I get an idea, and I’m like, “I want that on my wall. Here’s what needs to be here.”

I am so lucky, because what I’ve been able to do is combine all of those things into this job. I get to make my music, which is the center and the focus and the king. That’s the point, but then all around that, from production design ideas to album art ideas. I usually sketch them out before we do an album cover. I have a sketch of every one, where I had an idea, and I was like, “This is what we need to make. This is the title, this is the vibe, these are the colors.” And then with clothes, too, I’ve been making my stage wardrobe forever. Not all by myself, but I design it and I have somebody with a lot more patience than me do the math and help me take it all the way.

Her Children’s Album, Dream Too Much (2016)

Dream Too Much came out in 2016. Your son was born in 2014. I imagine there’s a correlation there.

LEE: Mm-hm, definitely! Making music isn’t always serious. You just sing your way through the day sometimes, and I realized that extra after having a baby, because you just end up filling the space with happy sounds. My husband and I both do it. You’re just singing through the activity, and then it’s like, “That’s kind of funny.” The song “Dream Too Much,” I was goofing around on the guitar, and Jack as, like, a two-year-old was saying those first couple of lines while he was playing. “There’s a monkey in the band!“ He was talking about Curious George, I think. And then, “The muffins are sleeping!“ I was like, “The muffins are sleeping? Awesome, we’re putting that in there.” [laughs]

It was fun to just have an opportunity to let things be goofy and fun, and when you have that subject there, you know exactly how to entertain them. There’s a person to focus on. It’s like, “I’m going to make this the thing that you love.” Including the stop-motion animation, and the instruments that are click-y. He used to love this Nesquik commercial with a STOMP vibe. Everything was pencils on glasses and chicka-chicka-choo-kah stuff. My producer and co-writer friend, Will Hunt – not Will Hunt the drummer [of Evanescence], very confusing – we did that album together, and he’s this super, like, science-y, fun, experimental music guy. We became friends over our love of Björk. He’s like, “Oh, this is great. I have all these weird tubular sticks and junk we can make sounds out of.” And it was just this really fun experience where I got to work with my whole family.

It sounds so naturalistic, or something. It doesn’t sound like the discipline of songwriting. You almost make it sound like you were just goofing around.

LEE: We were having so much fun! That’s what it always should be. I think that’s where good music comes from, is that you’re enjoying what you’re doing and that translates. But there are different paths and ways. It felt like we didn’t have to think so hard and make it complicated for an adult audience. It’s funny, because you make choices that are just natural, and you realize that maybe that’s not such a bad idea in general. There was definitely learning through that experience.

Metalocalypse: Army Of The Doomstar (2023)

I recognized your voice right away, even though you have like two lines.

LEE: I keep meaning to capture the clip and put it on social media somewhere! I want them to hear my voice screaming.

I was looking at your IMDb, and I was somewhat surprised that you haven’t done much voice acting or acting. Was that ever something you were interested in pursuing?

LEE: Always. I’m always asking for the right opportunities to do that stuff. I haven’t always had the best representation, and I think that maybe held me back in the past, when I would have really liked it. I just didn’t have the access that you’d think that I would. But I’m not in that situation now, so I’m always looking for something fun like that, whether it’s voice acting or making music of any kind for a film. It’s interesting the way the film industry and TV industry work. It’s so depressing how often things go so far and then get canned. There are so many things that get half-made and then dumped, and I’ve written music for a lot of those. [laughs] It’s not my fault! Or maybe it is. Maybe I should stay away.

Well, it’s odd, because movies have been woven into the Evanescence story. You mentioned the Daredevil thing, which ended up being so huge for you guys. Did you feel like you were interacting with Hollywood at that time, or did that feel like it was in a separate sphere?

LEE: There were moments. Hollywood doesn’t feel that separate from the music industry in LA. It’s all one big thing to me, in my mind. So going to those awards shows – or, we played the screening party for Daredevil, and all the actors and everybody were there – I definitely felt like we were intermingled in that world in a way that was very surreal. It’s weird. It’s like, “Whoa. Why are we here?”

That’s a great era, the early 2000s, for action movies randomly having a metal song over the end credits.

LEE: Right? [laughs] You’re welcome.

“Goofy Sings Evanescence’s Bring Me To Life” (2014)

I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t ask you about the Goofy version of “Bring Me To Life.” I’m told that you’ve heard it.

LEE: I’ve heard it. I’ve heard a lot of things over the years.

When you heard it, what was your reaction to it?

LEE: Not to insult the artist…

Bring it.

LEE: Honestly, I was like “What the fuck is this? This is stupid.” It’s funny. I don’t have a huge response. So many people sent me that. Even more people sent me this recent, the music note thing. There’s this toy that’s a music note, and it’s floating and singing the song. It’s not singing, it’s like [imitates warbling noise]. It’s so bad. My favorite one of those, I will tell you because it haunts me to this day. Somebody worked at Chuck E. Cheese or Showbiz Pizza, and you know the animatronic characters of the band?

Yeah.

LEE: So, after hours, when nobody was there, I don’t know if they work this way or if this person programmed the show. I don’t know if they’re sensitive to sound, so they move their mouths and move around, or if the person programmed it, but they made a light show, and it was dark, and they’re playing the instruments, and they did like three of our songs. In the right state of mind, that’ll give you nightmares. It was horrifying and awesome. And I salute you, sir or ma’am, whoever you are. [laughs]

You’ve got music that’s kind of been absorbed into the broader pop cultural consciousness, and I guess that’s why these things happen. There’s also the Ariana Grande thing on Fallon, where she’s doing a vocal impression of you. Is that kind of stuff surreal? How do you even process that?

LEE: It’s not surreal anymore. When we were starting out, it was. But at this point, living with it for this long, the music kind of just takes on its own life, and you start to see it as separate from yourself. It’s hard to explain. It started out very surreal and strange, and impostor syndrome is very real, but I feel like at this point, I’m where I’m meant to be. It’s amazing and I’m proud. I am ready to accept my fate as goth superstar Amy Lee of the fuckin’ dark-ass band Evanescence.

#amy lee #evanescence #2023 interviews

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◆Satsuten 8th Anniversary Post Translation◆

Happy Satsuten 8th Anniversary!!

Sanada Makoto made a public post on her fanbox acc with a drawing of characters she doesn't draw together that often. This month it's Rachel and Eddie!

Below is my translation of their possible dialogue in a make-believe interaction scenario. It's mostly gags.

You can find the full blog post here

◆Rachel & Eddie Conversation: Start!◆

Eddie: Wow! A drawing of Rachel and me, what a nice surprise!

Say, Rachel, when was the last time we’ve talked to each other anyway?

Rachel: Probably during Episode.NG?

Eddie: Yeah, I think so too. Man, Episode.NG was such a disaster.

Didn’t you step on me and feed me some extremely spicy pizza back then?

Rachel: Oh, it wasn’t... intentional.

Eddie: Was it now?..

Rachel: I should apologize, shouldn’t I?..

Eddie: Ah! N-no, you don’t really have to!..

I’m actually alright despite all of that! Look, my arms are fine at least, my arms...

Rachel: If you say so.

Eddie: Uhm… Y-yeah…

Rachel: …

Eddie: …

...B-but you know, it’s so rare to have a chance to talk to you like that, I’m really happy!

Because even back when you first came to my floor we didn’t have a lot of time to chat.

Q1: What was your first impression of each other?

Rachel: Nothing outside of “a person who can kill me and lay my body to the ground” I suppose.

Eddie: What?! Is this really it?

Even though I did my best to properly confess my feelings to you!

Rachel: It was... a confession?..

Eddie: Of course! I was interested in you from the very beginning.

It’s not like we have a lot of girls my age coming to the building, you know!

Rachel: I see.

...Even so, why did you decide to confess to me? We haven’t met each other even once.

Eddie: Well, I’ve got plenty of reasons!

First of all, when I saw you burying that little bird on Zack’s floor, I couldn’t help but think: “We’d definitely get along!”

And then I heard your beautiful voice...

Rachel: A little bird… Don’t tell me you’ve been watching me?

Eddie: Yeah! One of the next floors was mine, so of course I had access to security cameras!

Rachel: ...For some reason it doesn’t sit right with me.

Eddie: Huh, why? Urm, s-sorry I guess?..

I don’t think it’s that strange of a behavior for a floor master though…

Q2: Did this impression change after?

Rachel: Yeah, to “green”.

Eddie: Green… Is it because of what I looked like during the trial?

Rachel, don’t you have anything else to say about me?

Rachel: ….

Eddie: ….Okay, nevermind. Just please stop giving me this blank stare.

As for me, I thought you were a little bit selfish.

You're also stubborn, don’t listen to what others tell you and only ever care about making things yours.

But in all honesty, I do get it. You and I are more alike than you think. To the point of maybe someday digging graves together, you know!

Rachel: Not that I wish to dig graves like you, though.

Eddie: Wait, what??

Rachel: So all of this time you thought I’m as passionate about grave digging as you are?..

Eddie: Because you tried your hardest to make a nice grave for the little birdie, I...

Rachel: Eddie… you’re terribly assumptious.

Eddie: But doesn't it make the two of us?! Say, doesn't it?

Rachel: ….

Eddie: Did you frown just now?.. It means this time I'm definitely right!

Rachel: ….

Eddie: Hey, no, don’t ignore me!

Say “yes” already!

Fin!

Sanada-sensei also said she's planning to draw Zack and Danny next month, so if you're interested in more unhinged interactions please consider subscribing to her fanbox!

#satsuriku no tenshi #angels of death #rachel gardner #edward mason #rpg horror #angels of slaughter #my translations #apologies for any spelling mistakes i'm running on 4 hours of sleep #feel free to point stuff out tho

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Old WIP

soo I know I havent been active in like forever BUT! I've slowly been getting back into bnha :)) ... I finally watched the latest movie and im almost up to date on the manga

anyways I had this idea for a fic like two years ago and I've decided its time I share it cause I don't think ill ever actually write it lol (mostly cause im just not motivated but also cause I lost the draft I had for it) keep in mind that I thought about this like two years ago tho so all the recent manga/anime developments never happend (also mentions of bad parent Mitsuki ahead)

it was gonna be a kid Katsuki fic where Bakugou got hit by a quirk that basically made him 10 years younger (so he’d be 6). And the ‘rules’ to this quirk were the following:

- whoever gets hit by the quirk instantly turns into themselves from 10 years ago

- but like. exactly themselves from exactly 10 years ago. so they'd have the exact memories and body they had at the exact time of day just 10 years in the past.

- so for example if u got hit with the quirk at 3:23pm on the 10th of august 2022 you’d turn into the version of yourself from 3:23pm on the 10th of august 2012 and if you were hungry or thirsty at that time in 2012 you'd still be hungry or thirsty when you appear in 2022 (this is rlly vague but hopefully it makes some sense lmao)

-also say you were playing outside at that time, you'd suddenly be super confused as to where you were and what was happening etc.

- its kinda like the person hit by the quirk rewinds exactly 10 years. does that make sense(?).

- after exactly 24 hours the person hit with the quirk ‘ages’ (or I guess ‘fasts forward’) exactly a year. so 3:23pm august 10th 2012 kid turns into 3:23pm august 11th 2013 kid. cause its a day later.

- they age by exactly a year every 24 hours until they reach they're actual age again. so it takes exactly 10 days for the quirk to wear off.

- whenever they age up again, they have no memory of the day before

those were the basic rules to the quirk and I can't remember if there was anything else to it but yeah (lmk if it made no sense ill try to explain better)

so in my fic I was gonna have Katsuki get hit by the quirk (obviously). and it was gonna be part of my Bakugou Katsuki is class 1a’s big brother - change my mind series which means that id have Katsuki already adopted by Aizawa and part of the Aizawa-yamada household. (Hitoshi, Shoto and Eri also part of the fam of course) but the adoption process was gonna either not be over yet or at least super recent and the extent of Katsuki’s past and abuse was not gonna be known by anyone. also I like hawks so I think I had Baku as hawks’ intern in this

I believe I had already written the first scene where I was gonna have Miruko, hawks and Bakugou out on patrol fighting some villains and then Bakugou getting hit by the quirk. (I forgot the password I need to get to the draft tho💀, so I can't share it with you guys at the moment)

anyways, I thought the idea had a lot of potential cause I was gonna have everyone see how Katsuki aged from a 6yo to a 16yo over the course of 10 days. and I was gonna make it that his ‘past selves’ that ‘appear’ had just been kidnapped or something or had a lot of buises or hadn't eaten in however long and then all of a sudden they find themselves in a room full of (to them) strangers who he obviously doesn't trust. everyone was gonna see first hand how messed up Katsuki’s childhood was. and in the meantime Katsuki was just gonna be trying to figure out whether he could trust these people or how he could escape them.

it was gonna be a lot of trauma and fun!

oh and I was gonna make it that when he initially got attacked by the quirk, it would've coincidentally be exactly 9 days away from the anniversary of when the sludge villain attacked him. meaning that his 14yo self (that would've showed up on day 9 of the quirk) was gonna happen to be in the middle of being choked by sludge whilst the quirk hit which would make it that (to him) it'd feel like he’d be fighting sludge one second and then he’d suddenly be in front of a whole class of UA students the next.

I had all these ideas for the fic that I can elaborate on if anyones interested! but I mostly just wanted to share this cause I started thinking about my old WIPs recently and thought it'd be fun to talk about them!

feel free to send me any asks about this if you want! maybe ill try to look for my old headcanons and wips if anybody’s interested

#bakugou katsuki headcanons #katsuki bakugou #abusive Bakugo Mitsuki #there was gonna be lots of dadzawa #and eri hitoshi shoto and baku as siblings #and Katsuki and hawks #kidnapped bakugou #that was for sure gonna be a thing too lol #don't remember how much I was gonna have Aizawa discover about that tho #cause I had another wip that went into the whole #Bakugou Katsuki gets kidnapped a lot headcanon #abused Katsuki bakugou #class 1a #Bakugou Katsuki is 1a's big brother #kid katsuki

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asordinaryppl · 7 days

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A3! Seasonal Event - Anniversary Game: Episode 4

Hisoka: …

Tsuzuru: Thank you very much… Actually, Mikage-san, you’re too good at this.

Izumi: (After Tsuzuru-kun, Kumon-kun and Azami-kun received chess lessons from the others…)

Izumi: (They decided to hold a small competition, because Tsuzuru-kun easily memorized even the most detailed rules, but, well...)

Tsuzuru: I also lost to Chikage-san before this… I’m starting to think you guys aren’t just hobbyists.

Azami: Seriously. Kumon and I have just been watching, but even we can tell you’re strong players.

Chikage: I think I’ve still got a long way to go, though.

Hisoka: Azuma is even stronger than Alice.

Kumon: Really!? I heard Homare-san is really good at chess, though…

Azuma: Fufu, I wonder…

Homare: Hello, hello, everyone! I’ve heard all about it! It seems you are holding chess lessons!

Izumi: Ahaha. Speak of the devil.

Hisoka: So loud…

Homare: What do you mean by that, Hisoka-kun! I came here to offer my help.

Kumon: Homare-san, Homare-san! I want you to teach me how to play!

Azami: Me too.

Homare: Hm, feel free to ask me about anything you may not understand regarding chess!

Azami: You okay, Kumon?

Kumon: I’m okay, but… Chess is reeeaally difficult.

Kumon: Just listening to everyone’s chess lectures is giving me a headache!

Azami: I mean, you’re just starting out.

Kumon: True, I’ll do my best!

Kumon: Oh, yeah! There’s a place I want to go with you tomorrow after school…

Azami: (I didn’t see that underclassman at school today. What was their deal, anyway…?)

Kumon: Azami, look!

Azami: Hm?

Kumon: Over there, there’s a table where you can play chess! That’s a chess-themed establishment for you~

Azami: Yeah. I bet it’d feel nice to play chess over there on a day with good weather.

Kumon: Right! I’m glad we came to scout out the area beforehand. It'll get us fired up about the event and even help us learn!

Kumon: But where’s the outdoor stage we’re supposed to perform on?

Azami: It’s gotta be somewhere around here.

Azami: (Also… It might be a weekday evening, but there’s not as many people as you’d expect to be here.)

Azami: (Reminds me that Director said the owner has been worried about the lack of visitors lately.)

Visitor: Excuse me, I’d like to see the giant chess…

???: Ah, y-yes. If you go straight ahead from here…

Azami: (Hm? That voice just now…)

???: From there, the giant chess should be on your right hand…

Azami: (That’s them…! Are they a staff member here?)

Azami: (I wanna hear what they have to say, but I don’t wanna interrupt them while they’re working…)

Kumon: Excuuuse me! How do we get to the outdoor stage?

Azami: Ah, hey…!

???: The outdoor stage…? That’s…

???: Oh, Izumida-senpai!?

Kumon: Hm? Azami, you know ‘em?

Azami: Not really. They’re probably a first year.

Azami: But this is good timing. There’s something I gotta ask… Can I talk to you for a sec?

???: Y-Yes! Um, my part-time job here will be done in a while, so if you could wait till then…

Azami: Got it. I’ll see you later, then.

???: I-I’m sorry for keeping you waiting…

Azami: It’s fine, good work.

Kumon: Good work on your part-time job!

Kumon: Azami said you’re a first year at Tsuku High? I’m Kumon Hyodo. I was a student there till last year.

Iwakami: Y-Yes. I’m Iwakami. I work part-time at Chess Garden…

Azami: That’s the first time you tell me your name.

Kumon: Really!? How do you two know each other, anyways?

Azami: He approached me at school the other day, wished me good luck at Chess Garden.

Iwakami: I-I’m really sorry about that!

Iwakami: I’d heard that MANKAI Company might be helping with the anniversary event, so…

Iwakami: I really wanted MANKAI Company to accept, and a classmate told me you’re in the same school.

Iwakami: So, I mustered up my courage to talk to you…

Azami: That so… Well, we’ve decided to accept the proposal.

Iwakami: Y-Yes. So I’ve heard…! I’m really glad!

Iwakami: Now… Chess Garden might not disappear

Azami: Huh?

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#a3!#translation #a3! translation #tsuzuru minagi #chikage utsuki #kumon hyodo #azami izumida #hisoka mikage #homare arisugawa #azuma yukishiro #izumi tachibana

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cataboliac · 2 years

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Update :D

It’s been a minute. 😅

To be honest, I thought September 15 was my anniversary, but it turns out I mixed it up in my calendar 😅. So yeah my real anniversary is September 5!

Anyways, hello! Since it’s technically still within the range of my 1 year of “posting”, might as well take this time to thank the many people who have helped me out here. And to ramble.

So if you’re interested, just keep reading! It won’t be TOO long, promise!

So if you want a TL;DR version of what this post will be it’s this:

reflecting on a year of writing and some fun facts

update my status as of now and future plans (I’m still on hiatus, tbh no idea when I’ll write again)

and thank loads of people.

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Now for some fun facts about some of my writing style and some of my fics!

The border you just saw above this sentence is my “signature”. The border is usually fixed on Google Docs or Word, but when I transfer it here it sucks. So I just decide to keep it for funsies (and since I was just too lazy to fix it when it happened).

The fastest fic I wrote was Display! I wrote it in less than an hour!

Currently, my “best performing” is Dance Partners. I wasn’t planning on writing for Hyewon, but this was a major BFH of a writing, and to be honest a big step in my writing. This was a very fun story to write because of the dance scene, and how I described it was super fun, all the way to the build up of the kiss!

What I consider my “best” work though would depend. When it comes to story telling it’s a three-way tie between Undying, Super Yummers,and Refresh. Looking back, I can’t believe the world building I made back then! Each story shows how much I’ve grown, and it just really boils down to how I was surrounded by great talent.

I consider myself to be plot driven, fluff heavy, and smut earned! I try to go for that emotional payback.

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So how am I now? Well I’m actually studying for a very important exam next year! Hopefully I get to follow my dream job. Anddddd I got a side job to help finance myself. I hope to be on time for these things. Writing is in the back burner of my priorities, but I currently have 3 drafts on the standby.

To when I get back to writing—I’ll be honest I have no idea when. I am still on hiatus. As of now I really do prefer lurking and reading all the stories in my spare time. Hopefully someday when I do get the time for myself. For now, I grind my real life job and all!

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And now the main meat of this post.

First, I want to thank @midnightdancingsol and @worldsover for keeping up with my grammar. Even outside of Tumblr I try to use better words to expound more on my thoughts and feelings. Thank you for bringing life to my writing style! I absolutely love the em-dash hahaha Thank you @existslikepristin for that one beta-read that defined how I make my plots! It’s fun if it’s hot slapping smut, but it’s even more fun if it’s all connected in a sensical way! (Shameless plug, elp helped me here: Heads and tails ) Thank you @nsfwflint for all the encouragement, all the music that accompanies me when I write or when I do other things. Thank you for always talking to me, I’m a shy person so thank you for approaching me first.

Thank you @ifeelsounsure0, @ggidolsmuts , @kaedewrites , @pfxhk , @sooyadelicacies , @banananutsmuthie , @sinswithpleasure ,@floradewrites, Ara, @v1ntrix, for the beta reads and or passing suggestions on my stories, or just listen to me be weird and express ideas. Each comment helped me grow as a writer, and the ideas and plots that swirl in my head are products of all the things you all taught me.

I really really want to thank everyone on the discord server (thank you kaede you cap lord) like @plateauworld (who also beta read my Xiao fic!), @nsfwrpg for poker nights, @fillinforlater for that Dahyun fic, and thank you for all the american football talk, @friskyriskywhisky for the asks, @usedpidemo for the pokemon tips and fun server!

I’m really sorry if I didn’t mention certain people, I’m currently writing this while on my break. Just know that I’m supporting all my fellow writings one way or another :D. I remember all the discord fun times I had from the hunger games (Love you flor), to hanging out and watching football or F1, or just chatting.

Lastly, thank you for reading! I would have never gotten to this point without the readers! I never expect to pass 1000+ followers or to even hit pass 200 notes, but I did! These aren’t my true measures of success though—it’s hearing and learning feedback from my fellow writers! And of course, actually getting the opportunity to write.

Thank you everyone, for helping me grow. :D. I will never forget this part of my life, and I don’t know how I’ll ever get to explain to someone how much this all kept me sane for some time. I hope I was able to make my small mark in this niche world, and keep all the lessons I learned at heart. Till the next time everyone, see you all later!

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twilightknight17 · 27 days

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Today on P3R we are accumulating many small play sessions together that were done in-between anniversary prep and entirely too much minecraft. X’’’D

So let’s roll!

Where last we left our intrepid heroes, Minato’s boyfriend passed out in the middle of the bridge and was carried like a damsel back to the dorm to rest. And canon has no proof that that didn’t happen, so there. :P But anyway, for some reason we all go to school the next day as usual, and Mitsuru arrives at the end of the day to tell us that Ryoji is awake. So it’s time for a meeting.

We’ve got some questions about Nyx.

I’d like to point out that he says “we” and includes himself as part of life/humanity.

So everyone is going to become like the Lost: listless, unable to care for themselves. And if everyone is like that, with no one left to take care of them, everyone will just waste away. Which is horrifying.

SEES, of course, wants to believe that there’s some kind of mistake. Something that they can do to avert it. But Ryoji says everything has already been decided.

So, how long do we have before the Fall arrives, then?

Well, then we can fight! We beat all those other Shadows; this is just an even bigger one!

(We’ve fought Time before, actually. Half of Linear Time, to be specific. But I guess we don’t remember that.)

The Appriser would normally be born as just another Shadow, but because of the experiments, the fight with Aigis, and everything after, Ryoji exists instead.

Please don’t make that face when saying that.

Dearest. Darling. Beloved. You are giving me war flashbacks to a man who won’t be a problem for like eight more years. Even if you’re not technically making a whole fake reality. X’’’’D

He says “technically” he’s the same as Nyx, so he can’t be killed. He’s a Concept, not a person. But he’s just human enough now that Minato specifically would be able to kill him.

You hear that? NEVER.

(I will, probably, just to see the bad ending. But that doesn’t count.)

Ryoji says we just don’t understand the terror of certain death, so he’s going to come back on New Years Eve, the next full moon, for our formal decision whether to give up our memories or not. After that, he’ll lose his physical form. But it’s fine and we shouldn’t worry because he’d just disappear when Nyx arrives anyway.

And then he leaves. Which… don’t. Stay here with us. Please.

No one is okay after that talk.

And then it just dumps me back downstairs for my normal evening activity?

At least I can pet Koromaru.

I guess we’ll go on the computer and watch ninja videos.

Yesterday was a terrible day, but we must still go to school today. And after school, we’re gonna go vibe at the mall.

...or not. There are more and more Lost every day. And we have no way to make them better anymore.

I’ll go find Elizabeth. I’ve got a quest to turn in, anyway.

……oh. Uh. Okay. Yeah. Let’s go.

You know… it seems very lonely, being a Velvet attendant. They’re too human to be confined to that room all the time. Elizabeth, especially. She’s a free spirit if I’ve ever seen one. I can assume they have each other, of course, but… I dunno. Seeing Elizabeth get so much happiness out of experiencing new things with Minato is bittersweet.

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…look. I love my boyfriend very much, but I got the worst news on the planet last night. I think I deserve to make out with a supernatural girl who could bench-press four of me. Just this once.

I spent some time alone with Elizabeth. But like I said, just this once.

I understand. I will still bring you silly gifts, though.

Exactly!

I guess now that all of that is done, I should bother to go to my student council meeting.

...Atlus really didn’t write this link in a way that accounted for it taking all year. X’’’’D

Apparently the teachers want the offending student expelled when they find him, which Odagiri is having second thoughts about. Removing the “bad” kids isn’t going to make everyone else more “good”. So I think he’s finally getting the stick out of his ass. XD

All week, all your teammates want to do is go over the information you got on the third. So there’s dialogue to go over every bit of detail about what Nyx is and why and how this is happening.

Don’t call him an it, senpai, what the fuck.

All the kids at school, meanwhile, are gossiping about how Ryoji’s parents got transferred again, so he’s had to move away. And how mysterious it was that he managed to fit in so well in only a month.

Minato? You doing okay?

...me too, buddy. Don’t worry, we’re gonna spend all day on Sunday playing our MMO.

Maya’s happy to talk again, and has some news! She’s got a crush!

In her homeroom.

Look, I’m not the sort of person who gives a damn about fictional relationship options. Legit I do not care. Date the homeroom teacher if you want. But I just wanna know what she sees in Minato. I guess he doesn’t do half the stupid shit Akira does, but he’s constantly hanging out with weirdos and small children and spends his evenings eating too many burgers. Not that she’d know that, because he doesn’t interact with his teachers regularly at all. It’s not like Kawakami where we had a proper link and we actually knew each other.

She doesn’t know we’re talking right now! If she was confessing to “Tatsuya”, that would make more sense narratively.

Siiiiiiiiiigh.

Also, Mitsuru’s biggest fan wants me to drop off her present for her.

I just said “no”. XD

After a full week of agonizing, we are calling another meeting to decide what we’re doing.

We better all agree, or we’re going to have a problem in a minute.

No one is comfortable with having to confront the possibility that we’re all going to die, but Junpei is the one who finally cracks. He’s on the “anger” stage; he’s been making angry comments about Ryoji all week, and is angry now because he can’t actually do anything. Even if he wants to forget, Minato’s the only one whose decision actually matters in the end.

Yukari tries to make a joke to break the tension, and he fully snaps, yelling at her and all of us and Minato especially.

He says it’s Minato’s fault.

(Kudos to Junpei's VA for the performance of the week here)

Anyway.

He’s not THAT THING. He’s our FRIEND. Do not call him an it! We’re all scared, but Minato couldn’t have fixed this!

Junpei calms down and apologizes for yelling and for snapping at Yukari. He knows it’s not anyone’s fault. He knows we’re all scared. But… I’m glad he got all that out there. Bottling it up would have made it worse. Better now than when we’re about to fight Nyx.

Meeting adjourned.

At least Fuuka is worried about Ryoji.

...he sounded less like he was crying when he explained this time. But… I hope he’s okay alone.

None of us should be alone right now.

#Li plays P3Re

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