#baby carnage deserved better

[bledyn]

Sometimes I imagine how the world would be if Tom Hardy read the venom fics out there and THEN I remember that he wrote one. Venom: Let there be carnage. Venom 2 was a fanfiction. Venom 2 was a fanfiction written by him in his phone notes and Sony just thought "yeah, let's give our fans what they want" and that was a wholesome domestic gay love story with monsterfucking undertones and cannibalism.

[runawaycarouselhorse]

[spiderispunk]

Constantly caught between the feeling of complete disillusionment about the future of humanity, that things will get worse and worse so why even bother to try? But then there’s this small glimmer of something that says maybe not but it definitely won’t happen if everybody gives up.

[sorrowfulrosebud]

The soft grass underneath you and Katsuki provided comfort as the two of you laid close together, hands encompassed tightly as your shoulders touch.

Both pairs of eyes focused on the stars above you, yet your peripherals were trained on the other. You had managed to sneak away from the dorms in an unplanned rendezvous after curfew, knowing that Aizawa was gonna ground your asses. But, that was future you’s problem.

“Katsuki?” You asked softly, rubbing your thumb on his hand. Katsuki looked at you and let out a small “hm?”.

“Do you think… do you think we’re together in every universe?” You turn to look at him, your cheeks warm and gaze soft as you peek a gaze at your docile boyfriend.

His eyes widened a second before he pushes your cheeks close to his lips, pressing a feather light kiss before nosing your jawbone. His arm snakes under your neck as his large hands caress your shoulder, the other reaching your waist.

“Either way, I’d cross every damn universe there is and join us together. We’re the perfect couple in every dimension, universe and plane. I’d be stupid not to chase you,” he promises, squeezing you tighter to star gaze with you.

The heavy metal of Katsuki’s armour proved too heavy for him to relax in, so it was left in a heap in the corner. The head knight had personally assigned him to be your royal guard, and the mutual (but forbidden) affections bloomed.

Carmine eyes were soft for once as his hair was gently pushed out of his face. His weary head rested in your lap as you held his calloused hand, pressing the occasional kiss. Your crown had been ditched, not caring for the silly trinket as you soaked up your lover’s attention in your chambers.

“Your majesty?” Katsuki coughed, cheeks growing slightly pink. You hummed in acknowledgment, slowing your movements as a silent means to continue.

“Do you think that, I mean… I’m not exactly of royal stature. If we were lovers in another universe, or if I were royalty and you were my bodyguard, would we still have this bond?” Katsuki asked, voice hushed as you petted him.

You gave his hand a kiss, before bending down and pressing your lips to his.

“Katsuki, even if we were two lowly peddlers in the street, or if you were a royal and I was your servant, then I would still pine after you until my dying breath,” you affirmed, softly petting his cheek.

“I knew you would say that, princess. It just hurts that somewhere, there’s a bastard me who gets to live our dream life without secrets.”

Katsuki trudged through the door, toeing off his boots as he enters the carnage of the house. You looked so tired as you had managed to wrangle the quadruplets into their afternoon nap.

Despite the baby food in your hair, bodily fluids and coffee stains on his your ratty old T-Shirt, you had never looked more beautiful. You were at home, taking care of the babies YOU gave him, taking care of the home YOU wanted to provide for your family.

He owed his very existence and life to you, so he can feel his heart breaking as he sees you quickly wipe your exhausted tears. You smile wanly at him as you go to give him a hug, but grimace at the idea of hugging him in your current state.

“Oh I’m sorry baby, I look a mess right now. I’ll go clean up for you so I don’t look so gross,” you say, ready to go upstairs.

As you pull away, Katsuki pulls you tighter and kisses you firmly. Your resolve begins to crack as he feels you tremble in his arms.

“Katsuki, no. I’m filthy at the moment, you deserve better-,” you start as he shushes you.

“Baby, you could wear a bin bag and look better than any model in the entire world. You’re doing amazing to take care of our babies and do everything else,” he murmurs into your ear, fearing that if you tried pulling away then you would completely crumble.

“You’re working so hard though, you’re saving people’s lives and I’m here crying over a few toys on the floor, baby food in my hair and snot on my shirt,” you whimper, burying your face into his beefy chest.

“(Y/N), you just pushed 4 babies out of you. You quit your job so that our babies wouldn’t be left with strangers. You still manage to get the house tidy, but you know I only give a damn if you and the babies are alright. On top of that, you manage running any of MY errands that I didn’t manage to do. You’re a fucking superhero baby,” he murmurs, squeezing you tighter.

“But you deserve so much better! You deserve someone who has time to put makeup on and do their hair and, and-,” you were interrupted by Katsuki shushing you.

“Baby. I would choose this life over and over again, no matter what I was offered. I will always choose you, I will always find you, I will always want you. I’m taking time off work to prove that and we’re taking a holiday together,” he said firmly, wiping your tears as you hiccup.

“I’m always going to choose you too.”

Katsuki and you sat comfortably on your porch bench, occasionally swinging as you nestled into each other. Today marked your 50 year anniversary, and the two of you chose a quiet celebration.

You had lost a lot of friends over the years; some were lost in villain raids, and some succumbed to their injuries years later. It wasn’t until Kirishima passed from a heart attack in the field did Katsuki retire, choosing to live the rest of his natural life with you. No more hero work. No more pain. No more villains or heroes. Just you two in your little country home with your chickens, cats and dog.

“Would you ever do it again?” Katsuki asked, his mouth lines trembling a little.

“Do what, sweetpea?” You ask, rubbing the soft loose skin on his hands. Katsuki sighed and looked away.

“Would you ever consider a different person? I’ve only ever caused you harm. My work, my personality, my overall being,” he asks, looking away as his mouth twitches. You let out a small “oh”.

“Never in a billion million years, my love. I chose you for a reason. I chose you because I love you, despite your flaws. We have had such a wonderful adventure together, some good moments and some bad. You’ve gained and lost a lot too, Katsuki. You’ve lost friends, mentors, family…” you reason with him, heart breaking at his shiny eyes.

“When it’s my time, I want to know that I made you utterly happy. I don’t want to leave you knowing that if you could have, you would have never had met me, never spoken to me and not have to deal with my baggage. I want to proudly say I lived my life fully and without regrets. YOU’RE my life baby,” he sobs softly, years of self-loathing catching up to his old and creaky body.

You wove your bodies tightly together, holding each other as the two of you shed loving tears together in bliss.

“Katsuki? You okay, pup?” Katsuki’s sandy ears perked up as he sat upright in bed. You knuckled your eyes out of sleep as you looked at your mate. He was often plagued by nightmares, even after falling deeply in love with you, after being abandoned by his pack.

You, ever the kindly human, took him in. Fed him, sheltered him, cleaned his wounds. 2 years later and you were his mate, sole confidant and lover.

Katsuki panted a little, before snapping his head to you. His hackles were raised, teeth bared self-consciously as he tries to calm down. You held up your hands, showing you mean no ill will. Slowly, your hand extending to your mate’s ears, rubbing the soft spot between them as he closed his eyes and slowed his breathing.

“Hmmm, thank you,” he muttered lowly. He rearranged himself on the pillow so he could face you. You smiled at him and kissed his nose, giggling when he goes cross-eyed.

“Do you want to tell me what you dreamed?” You asked quietly, petting his cheek as his tail whomped against the mattress. He huffed.

“Jus’ a stupid nightmare, nothing special,” he muttered, grabbing your hand and kissing your palm.

“I’m here if you need me, pup,” you told him, getting yourself comfortable again, trusting he would tell you.

“… my old pack got you. In my dream. We had a stupid argument, and I hurt you. You were killed,” he said quietly. Almost full of resentment. Your eyes widened, prompting him to continue.

“Are you happy with me? I mean, for fucks sake, I’m a fucking wolf-man creature and you’re a human. Our relationship is as unnatural as nature can allow, but we still play house,” he ranted lowly, fists clutching the sheets.

Your hand found its way to his, interlocking your digits and being mindful of his claws. Sandy ears pricked your way as you stroked his chest.

“I don’t care that you’re half man, half wolf. I love you for who you are, not what you are. I was aware of everything that you’ve faced, and I still chose to take you in. And I would do it a million times over,” you said firmly.

Katsuki let out a shaky sigh, before nuzzling into you.

“I hope in every universe we’re together.”

[jarofstyles]

what would gangrry on a stormy night be like if yn was scared of storms?!! i picture him learning it was storming after it was already started and putting everything on hold to get to her but when he comes home he finds her all tucked away in blankets and nervous 🥺

Oh my goodness…. Such a good suggestion!

Warning- mention of death, blood, anxiety

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“We can continue this later.” The gruff voice echoed in the warehouse, Harry stiffening as he heard the roar of thunder in the air. It truly would be a good place for a movie to be placed, an umbrella passed to him as his wool pea coat flowed behind him. Harry knew that this was his cue to go the fuck home, not only because he was wearing new Italian leather and he hadn’t been able to get them waterproof- but because his one love sat at home, scared.

His fierce, seemingly fearless woman had experienced a lot. She had seen carnage and blood and injuries, death, even. She took to it and dealt with it in ways he hadn’t imagined her to. She didn’t flinch when he came home with bloody clothes anymore, simply cursing because the stains could be a lot to get out. She has people follow her around and handled it extremely well, using her pepper sprays and her defense training he had made sure she got. But the one thing that she feared the most was storms.

Harry did his best to stay ahead of the weather. One would assume that being a man of power he wouldn’t have time to do so- and he didn’t. He had one of his men check the radars a few times a day to ensure there wasn’t any large storm cells moving closer to them. I wasn’t something that he took lightly. Her fears were something that he knew were serious, didn’t trivialize.

There had been a lot of trial and error in their relationships but Y/N always, always was good to him in the end. She deserved the coddling, the sweet words, the feeling of safety he seemed to provide for her. So he drove home quickly, cursing as he hit the steering wheel when lightning flashed in the sky. He knew she was scared right now and he wasn’t there to make it better. But he was hurrying.

There were traffic laws broken getting home but the cops knew better than to pull him over once they ran the plates. Harry was a powerful man and had friends in high places, he didn’t like having to be bothered by trivial things. Especially when he kept things so quiet and made their lives easier.

The moment he got home, he ran through the rain and cursed, throwing his keys to a newer member to park it in their large garage with his collection of vehicles. He didn’t have the time to do the code or anything, wanting to make it to her. The umbrella was closed as he rushed through the foyer, locked the door behind him before he jogged up the steps.

“Darling?” He called, listening for signs of her. Popping his head inside of her art studio, he didn’t see her. Neither in her beauty room- but his heart ached when he opened the master bedroom and saw a lump underneath their covers.

The curtains were drawn tight so nothing could be seen outside. The television on low, some reality show playing on the screen. All the lights on, along with candles flickering in multiple places in the room. She had prepared much better than he had, making him want to coo as he approached her body underneath the blankets.

“Baby?” He tried again, getting her attention this time. Earbuds were nestled in her ear so she couldn’t hear him at first, his form startling her momentarily before she tore them out and shot up from her snuggle place. Her body launched into his, arms looping around his shoulders as her face buried in his neck. She sat on her knees at the end of the bed, shaking slightly as his arms wrapped around her.

“You’re here.” She croaked, feeling herself melt a bit as his warmth hit her. The rich, spicy smell of his cologne making her body react automatically. She had been scared but tried her best to do the routine they’d worked on together to try and lessen her fears until Harry could get to her. The girl had been at their pool when the clouds rolled in and the first rumble of thunder had sent her shaking inside, her pool day ruined. It was a surprise storm because none of the weather apps had said anything besides some light rain!

“Course I am, angel.” The coldness of his rings made her shiver as he cupped the back of her neck. The hair was piled on top of her head in a bun, not having bothered to fix it since she came in from the pool. She smelled like chlorine and sunblock mixed with her normal scent, which he found a bit soothing. “as soon as I saw the weather… M’sorry I wasn’t here earlier but you did so well.” He praised her efforts.

It was hard when someone had a fear. Harry’s mainly were focused around her being hurt, but it wasn’t necessarily irrational. He had all the ability to protect her though, she was smart and he had the best security to boot. For her- Storms were real and while they most likely wouldn’t hurt her, bad experiences as a child had ruined the appeal. She would never understand people who liked watching them.

“It’s okay.” Her voice was hoarse because she hadn’t used it much today. It was supposed to be relaxing. “You’re here now. I missed you.” She squeezed herself to him, pressing a kiss to the side of his neck. No one would ever imagine that a man like Harry- so feared and known to be merciless to enemies, stoic and cold- would be so soft and pliable for his woman. So passionate and warm. He loved her with his full heart and was never afraid to show her that.

“I miss you every time I leave the house, my love.” He murmured back, gently prying her from his neck to cup the sides of her face and angle it up so he could kiss her. Soft, tender pecks to her petal smooth lips, letting the last one linger. “Look so beautiful in my clothes.” The fact she was in one of his button ups didn’t escape him at all. If anything he was more than pleased with this development to this day. “Let me change quickly… I will sit with you as the storm passes. We can watch… the television you’d like. Or listen to music.” It was customary for them now to drown out the sound. He couldn’t do much when thunder vibrated the house, but distraction was always good.

Y/N let him slip away with a dreamy sigh. It was amazing to her that she had gotten a man like him. Of course he wouldn’t be most peoples cup of tea. He was beautiful, yes, but he was harsh. Brash. Mean. He had a hard job that wasn’t exactly in line with morals- even her own. But he loved hard and well and showed her a love that she ever thought possible in her life. Gave her a home and the chance to relax, took care of her so well that she couldn’t possibly want for a thing, and opened his heart to let her see the real man beneath the ammunition and trading of weapons and other substances. It was enough for her to stay.

When he appeared again, he was in sweatpants and no shirt. Her absolute favorite. So snuggly and warm. His tattoos made her drool, her body aching to be close to him and stick her face back in his neck and inhale his scent again. the wish would be granted as he climbed into the bed with her on his side, her body shuffling into his own and the large arm pulling her close.

The large man with so much metaphorical blood on his hands handled her with a love and tenderness that she had always craved. The long finger brushing hair from her face, looking at her with a look of affection and a bit of concern. Harry worried about her well being more than anything else. It had been such a huge change from just a while ago when his only concern had been his business. She topped it all.

“My beauty.” He sighed, pressing his lips to the middle of her forehead. “You’re safe now. Okay? M’not going anywhere. The storms can’t hurt you. We can stay in bed for as long as you need.” His phone was buzzing but he didn’t care. If it was truly an emergency they would come to him- and nothing was more important to him than her emotional and physical well being.

“I know. Thank you for coming so quickly.” Her fingers traced his sparrow, smiling at the eyebrow on it. She teased him for that often. “I know it may seem silly but… you’ve never made me feel that way. And it makes me feel nice. Safe. Always.” She admitted, kissing his chest and dipping her fingers down further to brush through the slight dusting of hair on his chest that was growing.

“It’s not. Everyone has fears they can’t get over. It isn’t the silly fear you think it is. But you are brave. Come so far from before… you’re so strong all the time. It’s alright to have a fear.” He wouldn’t have said that before her. But she’s taught him so much. “Now…” he adjusted slightly and played with her hair as she melted into his chest, feeling his chest rise up and down with calming breaths. “Tell me what I’ve missed on this show. Who has slept with who, darling? I haven’t watched with you in quite a while.”

[kitausuret]

8, 24, and 30 for the comic meme

8. What hero doesn’t deserve their hype?

I think every hero deserves their hype, and even when I feel annoyed by their presence, I would never wish ill on the fans who love to see them. For the ones I do admittedly get annoyed by, I feel like I'm not knowledgeable enough to pass judgment.

I am, however, a massive Venom fan, so I am going to sit here and say I'm so fucking sick of seeing Venom in so many places.

(Spider-Man/Venom Free Comic Book Day 2022)

Like, what is this? What is this bullshit? Why are we doing another Venom event? At least they're not as back to back to back like it was for Venomverse/Venomized, Absolute Carnage, and King in Black but Jeeeeeeeesus PLEASE stop pulling absolutely insane stuff trying to make Venom your new "it guy". Just stop it. Please. I'm begging. I want Venom to be kinda boring again.

24. Ship(s) that makes you cringe.

I hate to say it but Flash/Tandy!!! They have absolutely no chemistry. I don't know what's happening with them. They're not like, the wooooorst worst but she's definitely the worst Flash ship that he's had in canon. It seems like he's only there to give some spice to the will-they-won't-they of Tandy/Ty and I think all three of them deserve better than that.

HOWEVER. Dagger atop Anti-Venom dragon. Good for them, I guess. (Savage Avengers #7)

30. What side character do you hate?

This is gonna sound mean but uhhh Dylan Brock. I'm SORRY I just don't understand why he exists and why anyone is following what Donny Cates stated about him being older than Normie Osborn, it's literally impossible. I know because I just read every appearance of Normie's father, literally from the comic he was born in. But that's another rant.

Admittedly 95% of my issues with Dylan arise from the circumstances of his conception, which could have all been fixed by simply saying "Anne and Eddie had a one night stand and she decided to go through with the pregnancy", which wouldn't have fixed her dropping the baby off with Eddie's abusive father, but that's yet ANOTHER rant. Honestly I'm kinda hoping the current run says something really weird about Dylan just so we can stop pretending he is a normal human being. In fact I am begging for him to be something other than a normal human being.

This is symbiote comics!!! Let him be fucking weird!!!!!! Let him be Knull's progeny or some shit!!!!!!!!! shaking and sobbing also tell him to leave Normie aLONEEEEEE (Spider-Man/Venom FCBD 2022)

Ask me salty comics questions!!!

[mermaidsirennikita]

IAD Hero Power Rankings: Part... V?

Almost forgot that a new sexy babe entered the villa and took over today!!!

Rydstrom Woede, demon (king), Kiss of a Demon King

Pros:

--called Sabine a "good girl" even when she's actually being a bad girl

--is explicitly a dom

--the first time he smiles is after she flips him off

--is into spanking

--takes Sabine to a bar and everyone leaves the bar because she's evil and he's all "awwww baby I don't understand why they don't like you :(" when she's committed, like, war crimes... down ridiculous...

--his big comeback to his enemy is like "lmao well I'm about to make your girl's eyes roll back in her head SOOOOOOO EAT IT CUCK"

--has two elaborate fantasies in this novel: a) suspending Sabine from the ceiling and edging her until he lets her grind against his face B) watching Sabine cuddle their cute baby. The duality of demon king

Cons:

--I mean I guess he did some pretttttyyyyy dubious shit to Sabine, but only after she did them to him

--met a woman and became her friend and talked to her for days and literally didn't remember fucking her once until she reminded him.... I thought it was funny

--that time he went at Sabine's tits for so long that the next day she was all "THEY HURT SO BAD" so I assume he was like a newborn baby or something

--"I don't have any fetishes!!!!" has every fetish known to man

--was so down ridiculous that he went to try and kill himself to save her... this is a pro... but I'm gonna pretend it's a con

--is pretty hard on Cade who was just trying!!! his!!! best!!!!!!!!!! but again this is only mildly a con because his disappointed dad thing is hot

2. Conrad Wroth, vampire, Dark Needs at Night’s Edge

Pros:

–exceedingly good at removing obstacles between him and what he wants

–a virgin and SUPER embarrassed about it in a way that is INCREDIBLY precious (when he finally fucked this woman and went “So I was good?” I almost fucking wept)

–murder puppy only wants death and blood (until he discovers………… other things)

–a natural born dirty talker

–BABY BOY…. BABY BOY…./EVIL

Cons:

–has erectile dysfunction for a significant part of his book, he gets better but I was so sad for him

–I mean, is fully insane and wants to murder his entire family, but nobody’s perfect and Nikolai kinda deserves it

–wears sunglasses indoors

–got aroused while buying underwear for her and had to limp home

–made Bowen MacRrieve sad and that makes me really upset because I love Bowen MacRieve

3. Bowen MacRieve, werewolf, Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night

Pros:

–is a werewolf general

–was celibate for 1200 years after his lover got so scared of his wolf form that she gored herself on a tree stump (lmao)

–spent those 1200 years trying to bring her back to life

–great at catching and preparing seafood

–breeding kink (wants to put all the bairns in Mariketa)

–kinda into bondage…?

–gets hard at the thought of Mariketa’s carnage, even when he is the carnage

–update pro: gets sent to a party by himself so that Mariketa can run an errand and just sits there confused and miserable at the bar by himself waiting for her to show up even though he knows people there; I imagine this is much like that SNL skit about a dog park for boyfriends, where the shy boyfriend hides under a picnic table

Cons:

–kind of a fuckboy (will say his dead lover’s name when he comes, ONE TIME, but “Mariketa” and “Mariah” begin similarly so)

–doesn’t like it when Mariketa chant incantations into her mirror because it creeps him out

–breeding kink (casually tries to get her to stop taking birth control)

–makes fun of Mariketa’s vibrator, even if I found that actually hilarious

4. Lachlain MacRieve, werewolf, A Hunger Like No Other

Pros:

–chewed his own leg off to get to Emma, pinned her to the ground in broad daylight, and inhaled her neck like a fucking FREAK

–actually pretty good at being the werewolf king (saves Bowen from his own stupidity multiple times, much daddy, very authoritative)

–saw Emma kill her own dad and basically swooned

–is absolutely down to get his blood sucked… through his penis (I believe he says that’s the only way he’ll accept BJs now…?)

–gets by on missing 150 years of progression purely on intimidation, which I personally find deeply sexy

Cons:

–I mean yes Lachlain is one of the rape-iest IAD heroes even if most of that was werewolf instinct and burning alive for 150 years

–doesn’t know how to use an iPod

–but will max out your credit cards

–a werewolf supremacist (is this a bad thing…?)

–says “Kiss me like you want to live” which I guess I should put as a con because it’s non-consensual but whatever I was dow–

5. Cadeon Woede/“Cade the Kingmaker”, demon, Dark Desires After Dusk

Pros:

–extremely loyal to his brother (which I found cute)

–orders ahead to get pre-packaged food for Holly to accommodate her OCD, while helping her Walk on the Wild Side

–was the first guy to 69 with his heroine in this series

–stalked Holly for like a year (stalking is love)

–gets adorably tongue-tied around her, but not in a lame way

Cons:

–lied to Holly for like… that entire book lmao (even though it was fun)

–is called the Womb Raider for a reason, apparently (a little tooooo potent)

–sort of fucks with Holly’s birth control, in the sense that he made sure she was super fertile, but to be fair Holly did not… actually… take birth control

–threw out Holly’s OCD meds, though I chalk this up to the year the book was published

–just sort of drove around giving Holly head for WEEKS while Rydstrom was getting sexually tortured, so like…. maybe doesn’t have GREAT priorities…. maybe has the best priorities… Rydstrom was fine…

6. Nikolai Wroth, vampire, The Warlord Wants Forever

Pros:

–deeply efficient and good at his job (being a bloodthirsty warlord), which turns his mate on as much as it should literally everyone else

–scars all over

–very family-oriented, which means he’s extreeeeemely daddy, and very much uses that in the bedroom

–will try to make nice with your bitchy sisters for you

–is receptive to therapy, even if the therapist was his beaten and bruised brother whose advice was basically “do better”

Cons:

–did steal Myst’s chain and used it to make her come on command; which, while I liked it, was very much non-consensual

–insecure about Myst’s history as the greatest femme fatale of the last couple millennia (though he gets better and decides to be a sex-positive feminist)

–that time that he turned his little brothers into vampires against their will

–was so down bad that he literally started to waste away when Myst didn’t let him get off for five years

–does not properly heat his manor

7. Sebastian Wroth, vampire, No Rest for the Wicked

Pros:

–basically a virgin when he meets Kaderin

–Gentleman in the Streets Freak in That Random Nightclub Where He SNAPS

–joined the mile high club remarkably fast

–throws out all his principles for her

–Speaks Like Dracula but in a “I vant to suck your clit” way

Cons:

–borderline beta, or as beta as a murderous centuries old vampire warlord can be

–a little tooooo accommodating of Kaderin’s bullshit

–could have been more demanding, to be honest (Bowen and Lachlain would noooot have been as patient as he was, which some would like but I was a little weary of)

[lizallanosborn]

I don't how a writer would even pull off a redemption arc for Norman when he canonically sold his son's soul to Mesphiesto (aka the devil and the literal ebodoment of evil) to get his business booming at the price of his son's life becoming unlucky and for also teaming up with the carnage symbote to create chaos and caused Flash to die during that whole red goblin arc. Just. Like. How??

Well. Short answer: No, you can't. Lol

Longer answer: It's literally impossible to redeem Norman of all people, the fact that the method for his 'redemption' was getting shot by a magic gun that removed his sins (which has yet to be properly explained. Like what does that mean/entail in this context. Like so far he's been shown to have surface level guilt and feels hallow/empty like. Okay me too cry about it) says everything it needs to.

Norman has done far too much heinous shit to even entertain him getting a redemption arc, especially because writers themselves have RECENTLY brought up baby Mayday and the fact that he killed her. I don't like that plot point, it makes me extremely uncomfortable and I think it was very unnecessary but they've brought it up themselves in this arc so like... What.

I think in this case especially, that, obviously comics play in a very different ball park morality wise compared to real life, after all people don't have superpowers and in fiction it's fine to explore someone like a murderer changing for the better but given his. Everything and how Norman is, it's like. Why would you want to give him a redemption arc. I'm not going to list every awful thing he's ever done, it would turn into a novella but Norman is canonically 1) an abusive father 2) baby murderer as they've recently reminded us 3) has committed every form of murder possible and very much unapologetic about all of it and that's a very short list for my own sanity. Then you can include anything from 'every fucked up thing that he's done to Flash alone' 'selling his son's soul to the devil', I don't like that plot point either but unfortunately it is canon so it DOES count.

I literally cannot fathom why they're doing this because I've not seen one person who likes it. Especially because this arc has come at the cost of other characters. Peter of all people would never comfort Norman, especially about Harry of all things when Peter has told Norman that he cannot have Harry multiple times and told him to stay away from him, killed Peter's girlfriend, killed Peter's daughter, killed Flash, buried May alive, killed Peter's brother etc the list goes on forever. It's just... Not in character for Peter to even believe that Norman would be magically better and a changed man, Peter's paranoid on a good day let alone about Norman of all people. Like it's insane to me we don't need this

Also from a story telling perspective, it's not interesting! It's unnecessary and boring! Like okay Norman feels guilt and wants to atone but he doesn't seem to understand why his actions are bad and it all feels very surface level. Especially because they want to redeem him but have barely mentioned Harry, his own son who he abused and who is, for better or worse, a massive part of Norman's own character and vice versa AND who IF, you were going to have Norman become a better person, a lot of that would begin in realising what he did to his son, but that in general is very ooc for him just off the bat. Like he doesn't deserve one and it offers nothing of interest. And like! If he really meant that he wanted to change maybe he'd fuck off forever from the people he's irreplaceably hurt and wallow in his guilt on his fucking own lol. You can't have a character say they want to atone for their actions but do nothing of any real substance and arguably keep traumatising others just with their presence. Norman saying he's sorry and that he feels bad means nothing compared to literally everything he's ever done.

And again! Not interesting, I think when he's used right and written a certain way (the 60s and 70s goblin stories are my absolute favourites for example) Norman can work very well as the villain of the story but making him a better person spits in the face of any character who's even shared a room with him, ooc for a million reasons, has resulted in some of the worst Peter characterization in literal decades, is unnecessary and fucking horrible lol! Like it drives me insane that we're doing this but not even addressing EVERYTHING with Harry and that it's costing other characters of their actual selves.

[or-something-better]

October 11, 2022

Nightly RP   Horseman  Part 4

Donna

tossing and turning unable to get comfy!

Cassie

running In  mommy! Mom!!! Mom!! WAKE UPPPPPPP shaking mommy

Donna

Ahhhh! Good gravy!!!! Cassandra…. What is wrong???? sitting up slightly

Cassie

You, we, the bunker you have to get there now ! DADDY IS GOING TO KILL AUNTIE Charlie!!

Donna

oh baby I sit up all the way come sit down princess!

Cassie

Mommy there���s no time! Daddy is going to kill her

Donna

I take her hand! your father is very angry. Pissed! There has been fights … and really It comes down to Charlie actually shot me! I almost died, thank God your father was right there and saved me!!! trying not say she deserved it but!

Cassie

Mom! It’s not what you think . She didn’t want to it was …..

Donna

Daddy is defending me… What????

Cassie

It’s…..there was a change in the universe what auntie Charlie was because if the horseman, war, she tried to fight him but we can all feel him

Donna

The what… who, war??? I kick off the blankets! we have to get there now!!! …. calls downstairs! MISSY!!!!

Missy

Yes mom??! running up into your room

Donna

You’re in charge! Watch over your brothers and sisters! Get Evie to help you! Cassie! I loop her small arm! Bunker, now! Let’s go!

Cassie

holding on your mom we vanish

Gabe

slamming Charlie down on the table again furious

Sam

Gabe! Stop it, you’re killing her!

Charlie

feeling the slams over and over

Meg

pulling my out and bringing it up in a flash at Sam’s throat can it Sam! Charlie brought this on herself by what she did! remembering Donna, and the baby

Sam

Feeling the sting of the blade at my throat, I hold perfectly still.

Ruby

Seeing Meg with the knife at Sam’s throat, everything suddenly has a red tinge to it. Without thinking, I throw out my arm, sending a blast of telekinetic energy at Meg that wraps around her throat and lifts her off the ground. Unless you want me to kill you and send you back to hell in pieces, I’d watch what you’re doing!

Sam

Watching Ruby take care of Meg; I couldn’t help but feel a little pride. Ruby had sure become a Team member over the last few months.

Meg

trying to breath, lifting my arm toward the space Cass had occupied a moment before

Ruby

Watching Meg, I warn her Watch it Bitch!  You’re outmanned and outgunned!

Bela

laughs watching the demon fight, i wrap an arm around Crowley staying out of the way   oh hell yeah wonder who will come out on top in this black eyeyed bitch fight?

Meg

laughing as much as I can, my chest heaving

Ruby

Mildly confused at Meg, What’s so funny?

Meg

smiling maliciously, I point behind ruby. Winking

Cass

silently appearing behind I put my hand out

Alex

YO!!!! GUYS! STOP IT!!!!!

Crowley

I smirk watching everyone fight, while sarcastically saying No.... please.....stop....... My eyes glow with excitement while watching the fighting.

Patience

shaking my head at Crowley. You idiot what the hell are you doing egging them on like that

Crowley

I roll my eyes at Patience I'm a demon darling. Chaos and carnage is kind of our forte.

Henry

Dad, please stop you’re going to kill her begs for him to stop

Gabe

She asked for this , THIS IS GET FAULT WITH WHAT SHE DID AND YOUD FORGIVE HER ?

Sam

Gabe, you’re wrong. This was my doing! Not Charlie’s… mine.

Gabe

turning  oh trust me I haven’t forgotten you and you black eyed wet dream Samuel! If you were smart you’d take her and hide as long as you can

Alex

Cover my mouth PLEASE DON’T!! Feel scared

Sam

At Gabe’s obvious threat, I trade looks like Ruby thinking it might just be a really good idea… then my better reasoning takes over and I know that there is no place on this earth I can hide from a God

(a portal opens and Cassie and Donna appear)

Donna

Ohhhh sweet lord!!!!

Donna

I move closer to my beloved! Sweets!!!! SWEETS!!!

Cassie

DADDY STOP!!!!!

Ellen

watching the fighting going back and forth between my family I can't stand it. I see Cassie and Donna appear and Trying to hear what the little celestial is trying to say, I pull my gun and fire a round into the air

Patience

stopping and being quiet watching Ellen

Donna

Whoa!

Alex

Jump and look over Ellen whoa Ellen whoa

Gabe

looking from Patience to Cassie and Ellen

Meg

looking at Ellen

Bela

jump looking at Ellen

cass

protectively standing in front of Meg just in case

Sam

jumps Shit, Ellen!

Ellen

I lower my shotgun and look at the little being let her speak! I smile at her go on ahead hun. You have their attention now.

Donna

Hi 💛

Gabe

hi gorgeous, you’re ok

Alex

Donna! Cassie! Donna are you ok?

Donna

I’m okay baby! I’m okay.

Alex

Took a deep breath that good

WAR

appears again outside the bunker to listen how the revelry is going!….

Gabe

the shotgun goes off

WAR

smiles yes yes…. closes my eyes and looks into heaven Wait…. No …. No new arrivals… damn it. Why hasn’t anyone died yet! looks into the windows Let’s solve this probables shaaall we! moves his fingers to his ring and starts to turn- -

Dean

watching war I sneak up pulling my gun I put it to the back of War’s head.  I wouldn’t do that douche bag!

WAR

freezes! damn it! You are a pain the ass! Do you know that Winchester!? Not much good just killing me! I wouldn’t do that if I were you!

Dean

And you’re a creepy peeping Tom prick, are you related to Crowley? He peeps into Donna and Gabe’s house. Now, hands if the ring before I blow a hole in your head that I could drive my baby through

WAR

You’re puny little gun won’t hurt me…. Dean!

Dean

Oh I know it won’t, but a hole through that thick skull of yours will slow you down enough for Gabe to make you his bitch before finally killing you.

WAR

rolls his eyes what do you want? You’re worse than my late brother!! Which is all your guys fault by the way!

Dean

Peace on earth. Nympho Asian super models, free bacon cheese burgers and cold beer on ice forever, but here I thought we’d take a stroll. Get inside kicking ear in the ass move

WAR

Uggg! You really are a pest!! starts to walk, heads into the bunker!

Dean

And you’re a dick, just move

Donna

leans in to our second born, and gently says! Cassie! … tell the team what you told me at home!

Alex

look over smiles at Cassie

Cassie

looking at mommy nervously nods  it…. It wasn’t auntie Charlie’s fault it was the horseman, war, he….he did this he made everyone so mad and made her shoot mom and all the other bad things that have happened tears streaming down her cheeks  daddy please don’t!!!!

Bela

Looking at Cassie listening

Gabe

letting Charlie go walking over to my family, wrapping an arm around Donna and wiping away Cassie’s tears

Sam

I step forward getting ready to tell everyone I told you so.

Charlie

feeling the grip loosen off me and I shoot Sam a look as I see him start to speak

Sam

Catching Charlie's look, I just shut the hell up

Cass

sure Meg is ok walks over and heal Charlie

Ellen

seeing that Charlie is ok this all is making sense now why things got so outta hand so fast!

Crowley

I nod watching everything I thought something felt off.

Alex

Look over WHY THE Look over Cassie and look back at Crowley HECK YOU DIDN’T TELL US!!!!

Henry

helps Charlie to the main and checks on her Are you ok he almost killed you

Charlie

Yeah I'm ok. Thanks

Henry

Let's stay away from the angels till they calm down. And figure out what to do

Charlie

I nod in agreement

Cass

follows Gabe towards his family

Donna

You did amazing Cassie! You are truly a life saver! I hug her gently and kiss her head!

Gabe

kneeling down I hug Cassie that was very brave princess. Now head home I don’t want anything to happen to you here baby face

Cassie

Ok mommy & daddy hugging them both, the portal opens and Cassie vanishes

Ellen

looking at crowley why the hell didn't you help end this?

Crowley

I look at Ellen and Alex rolling my eyes Once again, I'm a demon. Everyone seems to be forgetting that. I then shrug in response I just wanted to see how far everything would go.

Alex

Walk up to Crowley and slap his face hard

Crowley

I recoil from Alex slapping me with a scoff

Bela

I shove you back away from crowley keep your damn hands off him!

Patience

quickly pointing my gun at Bella thinking so ready to shoot this bitch listen here Bitch I scream at her the next time you lay your slimy hands on Bear it will be the last thing you ever do!!!

Ellen

seeing Bela push Alex I raise my shotgun you touch her 1 more time and that's the last thing you'll ever touch!

Crowley

I growl and step forward, squaring up to the women If you want to get at Bela, then you're going to have to go through me.

Alex

Fell on my butt offf

Bela

smirk as u hear crowley aww crowley see even a demon can care about a human

Gabe

I’ll be happy to!

Cass

Agreed

Crowley

I look over at the angels Oh my, I see suddenly family is very important again, just when it's not including select people.

Charlie

with Henry at the same time Will you shut up!!

Ellen

Again Crowley, what didn't you help?

Crowley

I sigh dramatically Really, suddenly when Gabe's not intervening for everything it's all on me? There wasn't anything I could do.

Gabe

You could have SAID something I’d you knew. If you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem

Cass

Says they guy more than willing to watch the “family “ kill each other And if you’re crazy wench so much as looks crossed eyed at Alex or Meg  you’re going to get her eyes delivered to you in a box

Bela

Who are you? rolls eyes

Crowley

Sorry, inter family murder was the family structure I was raised with. I tilt my head Wasn't it the same for you?

Cass

I’m an Angel of the lord, and you, you two bit, worn out meat sack, con artist, thief are nothing but insignificant trash. A flea on the ass of the earth grabbing your throat  roll them again and it’s the last thing you’ll do

Gabe

(the door bursts open and Dean, holding his gun to the back of war’s head walks in)

Crowley SPN: I move forward and grab Cass's wrist squeezing it and prying his hand from around Bela's throat with a Snarl.

Dean

HONEY IM HOME AND I GROUGHT GIFTS!!

Sam

Looking up, I’m surprised at who enters the Bunker along with my brother. Dean?

Bela

grab Cass hands on my throat looking as Dean and war come in

Gabe

raising a single finger I slam you head first through a wall holding your there as brick after brick crashes against your thick skull. seeing war  I should have known

Cass

dusting myself off laughing at the childish strength of Crowley, I see war  can I smite him?

Meg

stepping up next to Cass I grab his arm hard. Shaking my head at him

Charlie

seeing horsemen war walk inI demand you tell me what you did.

Crowley

I brush myself off and hurry forward grabbing War's jacket

Cass

seeing you calming down

WAR

walking in all smug! chuckles! who little old me? slipping his hand inside Crowley’s arms and pushing him away! HEY! Hands off the suit, it worth more than your whole eternity!! I’m a horseman.. glares! don’t touch! You filth!

Bela

I see you shove crowley, grabbing my gun from my waist behind my jacket i turn it on war you caused all this you piece of shit!  pulling the trigger I shoot you in the chest

WAR

Now now now…. Temper little mortal! with a lift of my finger slams Bela against the roof!

Sam

Hey! Everybody! Just calm down, it’s okay!

Bela

fly up hitting the roof and drop back down to the ground shit!

Ellen

covering Alex as she helps Bela

Dean

listen to Sam guys calm down !

Ellen

Gabe is there anything you can do? still covering Alex

Ruby

Seeing the bottle of Holy Oil on the table, I grab it Gabe! I throw it at War, seeing it shatter on the ground at his feet.

Gabe

turning to Ruby, I watch the oil hit the ground and snap my fingers setting it a blaze

Patience

falling to the floor in agony holding my head and screaming in pain  AHHHHHH!!!

WAR

laughs watching the fire lights ohhh you guys are fun!

Donna

runs and kinda catches you as you fall! What’s happening???

To Be Continued……

…………………………………

1. Donna lays in bed stirring awake as Cassie runs in the room and shakes her. Donna sits up wondering what’s going on and Cassie tells her she has to get to the bunker. Trying to calm Cassie down, Donna asks what’s wrong. Cassie frantically tells her that daddy is about to kill auntie Charlie. Donna tried to explain to Cassie what happened with Charlie. Cassie says it’s not true. Donna asks what she means and Cassie explains. Sitting bolt upright in bed donna hops out getting herself ready telling missy she’s in charge and that she and Cassie or going to the bunker. Donna tells Cassie to hurry and get them there. Cassie and Donna vanish.

2. Gabe slams Charlie against the table again Sam yelling for him to stop. Meg, pulling her knife puts it to Sam’s throat telling him to back off Charlie brought this on herself by what she’s done. Furious Ruby lashes out using her powers to lift Meg by her throat telling her to watch waist she dies or she’ll send her back to hell in pieces. Bela cheers on the demon fight wrapping an arm around Crowley wanting to See bloodshed. Ruby  warns Meg, as Meg reaches out to the banished Cass, that she’s out manned and out gunned. Meg laughs weakly and Ruby demands to know what’s funny. Meg points behind Ruby and Ruby turns as Cass touches her forehead blasting her across the room. Alex tells for them all to stop as Crowley watches approvingly egging them on. Patience asks what the hell he’s doing, and Crowley reminds her he’s a demon, chaos is his thing. Henry begs for Gabe to stop, telling him he’s going to kill Charlie. Gabe scoffs telling him that after what she’s done she deserves it. Sam pipes you saying it was him and Ruby. Gabe turns reminding Sam he hasn’t forgotten if he were smart he’d take Ruby and hide as long as he can. The portal open in the bunker and Donna and Cassie appear. Donna and Cassie try to get Gabe’s attention as the group yells back and forth. Ellen pulls her shot gun shooting a round into the air. Everyone turns to her shocked and silent, Ellen tells them they need to let the child talk.

3. WAR appears outside the bunker the sound of the gun shot putting a smile on his face. Looking in heaven shocked to see that no one has died, infuriated he goes to turn his ring when he feels the muzzle of a gun against the back of his head. Dean tells him he wouldn’t do that if he were him. Eat tells him that Dean can’t kill him with a gun and laughs. Dean tells him he knows that but it can slow him down enough to kill him for good. War asks what it is he wants. Telling war that he wants to go for a walk, keeping the gun to his head Dean starts to lead war into the bunker.

4. Donna tells Cassie to tell the team what she told her and Cassie does. Gabe backs away from Charlie letting her go and Cass walks over healing her. Sam goes to say I told you so but Charlie shoots him a warning look. Ellen tells them it makes sense now why things got so escalated. Crowley said he knew something felt off and Alex demands to know why he didn’t tell them. Henry checks in Charlie and helps get to the main room telling Charlie is likely a good idea to give Cass and Gabe done space until they can figure out what to do. Charlie agrees. Cass starts to follow ax Gabe goes to his family Donna telling Cassie what a good job she did, Gabe telling her to go home before things get worse. Ellen looks at Crowley asking why he didn’t help end this. Crowley looks at Ellen and Alex telling Alex that he didn’t help because he’s a demon and wanted to see how far it would go. Alex walks up slapping Crowley and Bela pushes her telling her to keep her hands off Crowley. Ellen and Patience point their guns at Bela warning her the next time she touches bear against it’ll be the last thing she does. Crowley growls telling them if they want Bela, they have to go through him. Bela smirks condescendingly, until Gabe speaks up telling Crowley he’ll do it. Cass agrees. Crowley snarks about family as Charlie and Henry yell for them to shut up. Ellen asks Crowley again why he didn’t do anything, and Crowley says there was nothing he could do. The fighting starts up again.

5. The door bursts open and Dean walks in behind war. Gabe says he should have known. Cass asks to smite him. And Megs stops him short. Charlie demands to know what he did and war only laughs. Crowley grabs him and war shoves him away reminding Crowley that he is a horsemen and there’s nothing these. Bela skips out her gun taking a shot at war who flings her again at the roof of the bunker. Sam and Dean shout for everyone to calm down. Alex rushes to help Bela. Ellen covers Alex as war watches her as Ellen asks if there’s anything Gabe can do to stop him. Ruby grabs the holy oil throwing it towards war and as it hits Gabe ignites trapping war. War grins, as Patience falls to the floor gripping her head screaming in pain, Donna catching her as she falls Asks patience what’s happening.

[whokenobi]

One thing I learned in history class was that the majority of Americans supported the Vietnam war until the nightly news started showing the dead bodies of American soldiers on tv. I think it's time that we start showing the public what carnage these assault rifles exactly do. These pro gun people live in a fantasy land and we need to stop protecting their precious eyes. Sounds extreme but that's where we are.

I honestly think these are two different situations. Dead soldiers are not dead 7 year olds. And we shouldn’t have to resort to gore to make people care. Those babies deserve better than to have their photos used in that way. If they don’t care at the hypothetical idea of people, children, dying, they likely won’t give a fuck seeing it themselves.

Also in terms of Vietnam.. I have very specific feelings about that war. And tbh, I think that if you have to be shown people who look like you to give a shit about a war.. that’s pretty sad. To convince you that you have a personal interest, doesn’t really tell me that you truly give a shit at all. And while many of those soldiers were drafted and didn’t have a choice, the war crimes committed in Vietnam made victims out of an entire country. The way those innocent civilians were treated and died is some of the most heinous shit you’ll ever hear. If you don’t know the story of My Lai… I encourage you to.

[guessimabasicnerdgirlnow]

I love the arc Venom Beyond despite its flaws, and I have a series of hcs that make it even better:

Alternate Anne and her symbiote are a bisexual wlw power couple. They’re every inch as gay as Eddie and the symbiote are in the regular timeline. The symbiote is still genderless, of course, but because it’s bonded long term to Anne, they are usually more seen as a “her” while their canon counterpart is more seen as “him”

Alternate Dylan is 100% Anne’s and the symbiote’s child since there’s no way Eddie could have been a part of it, being dead and all. Possibly Anne said or implied that Eddie was his father to avoid judgement from other people and stuff. Maybe she even lied to Dylan himself. She was just afraid of what her half-alien baby’s life would be like if everyone knew.

Since he has no human father, alternate Dylan is trans. That’s just basic biology.

Fuck what the Carnage book said, that thing is full of AUs anyway, the only truth is that everyone is okay and nothing went wrong and Anne is reconnecting with fully recovered, reformed Dylan

(Knull eventually invaded and Anne and Dylan and the team fought him together and Anne was going to be the one to give the final blow and become the new King Queen but Dylan stopped her and did it himself because 1- he had some personal shit to settle with Knull 2- he didn’t want his mother to take this burden after everything she went through) (I am under the impression that alternate Dylan is older than canon Dylan and is not a child, but if they’re supposed to be the same age I will review this point)

Reformed!Dylan and Andi are besties

Apparently it was supposed to be implied that canon!Eddie and alternate!Anne were romantically involved during the months he stayed there but I call bullshit. Like, they seem to have had an emotional reaction to seeing the face of their dead darling but also to be very aware that this alternate version of them is not the one that they loved and lost. I don’t think they would just go and get together as if they were. Anne did accept to play mother to canon!Dylan for his sake, even if it hurt sometimes. She and Eddie became good friends.

I don’t remember if this is addressed but alternate!Anne was already divorced from her Eddie, and if he hadn’t died, she would still probably not have gone back to him unless he worked on the issues that ended their marriage in first place. Eddie’s suicide still hit her hard because just like canon!Anne, she still cared for him, and learning that he probably suffered from issues that dated since before their (recent) divorce made it “her problem”. She feels guilty she wasn’t able to help him while they were still together, and for not noticing that the moment she divorced him was when he needed someone there for him the most. Not that the suicide was her fault, in anyway, but in her mind, specially at the beginning, she blames herself which is why she goes to the “blame Spidey” route. She eventually worked these issues, the symbiote helped.

President Thompson had messed with symbiotes before and so manages to come back to life during the fight against Knull. His involvement with symbiotes was a secret so he can’t return to his old life and instead stays with his most trusted friends, Anne and the team. He got his own symbiote back too, so after the thing with Knull is over they are just the beautiful symbiote/human found family we all deserve. Yep, even Cletus is in it. Because, I repeat again, that Carnage book was fake and he is truly a good person. Maybe not nice, but good.

[utterlyinevitable]

Darling Dom😘 kiss #4 for e&b? Please and thank you🌻

Again. 

Pairing: Ethan x F!MC (Becca Lao) Rating: Mature/NSFW Summary: It’s been three months since the incident. They haven’t been intimate since.. except today Becca thinks it’s time to try again.  Warning: Eludes to pregnancy termination/loss Trope: NSFW, Partnership, Pregnancy, In Love, Traumatic, Ethan POV. 

#4 …where it hurts. 

A/N: from the write a kiss list. Oh Petra thank you for requesting this 💚 I was seriously stuck on what to write for these beans for a very long time. One night I was in my feelings and spilled this out in the dead of night. It’s raw, got away from me and I’m not really sure there’s a coherent plotline. It’s also my very first attempt at smut.  This is in the DWHAF? universe with the intended audience of just you and me. I know you’re on hiatus right now and hope you’ll find this soon.  I love you 💕

A/N2: this is emotional porn. again, i have done ZERO editing to this. please be gentle. 

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It hurts. 

Not physically, no. 

It’s an ache in the chest that never seems to heal. 

Becca thought she was ready. It has been months, after all. Three weeks was the recommended recovery time, her own proclivities chose six just to be safe. Just to make sure everything healed the way it should. 

The reality is it’s been three months.

They haven’t had sex since the week before she took that daunting test. 

Ethan hadn’t pushed her. It wasn’t his place too. And he had bigger worries than their libido - like the grim look on her face, and getting her back to work. Bringing the color back to her smile. Even when it did return, duller than before but there, he worried. 

If Ethan was being honest he hasn’t felt like it either. 

So Becca got to choose when they were ready to go farther than sweet kisses and soft above-waist caresses. 

She chose tonight; quite randomly Ethan must admit. Nothing about the day was very romantic nor inspiring, everything about it was the same mundane routine they’ve fallen into. 

The only difference being the hunger in her eyes as they left work and the fervent kisses up his arm and on his neck in the elevator up to their condo. The way she pulled him down to her lips the moment his key scraped against the lock of their door. Her determined fingers unbuttoning half his shirt before they’ve even crossed the threshold. Shoes tossed in the same motion as their tops. 

Ethan gathered her in his arms. Hiked her up around his waist carrying her to the bedroom. His lips never leaving her skin. It’s been so long it feels like the first time. The butterflies and electricity and static and wonton anticipation, he’s already hard and twitching just thinking about being in her again.

He sets her down on the bed as gracefully as a his inherent carnage would let him. Becca bounces on top of the memory foam, her fists gripping at his pants. 

Ethan playfully bats her away - a few fingers to her shoulder pushes her back towards the mattress. Now she’s laid out before him like so many times before - her open mouth and flush cheeks saying more than she has all day. 

He leans down to try to seductively remove her trousers, wants to try to have a semblance of lasting foreplay. Ethan wants her to be ready. Sure. Confident that it’s the right time. Becca wiggles with splendid impatience that has his devious smirk broadening. He peels the skin-tight pants off her legs and admires his woman. 

She’s in the most remarkable unremarkably mismatched lingerie - a horrendously lime green everyday bra and blue cotton panties. 

It’s his favorite sight to behold.

Then her hands are reaching for him, opening and closing like a toddler reaching for a parent. 

For a moment Ethan falters. 

For a moment he’s forced to remember why this time is special. 

Why he needs to be careful. 

That even though she hasn’t talked about it, it’s a heart wound that may never heal. 

Ethan swallows back the emotion that begins to build in his throat. The leftovers of which manifest in the glaze of his eyes. Mixes with every ounce of love for his beholder. 

He’s resigned to believe he’s made peace with what’s happened weeks ago. It wasn’t his place to get involved more so than as a supportive partner. He didn’t have a right to make any part of this about him. It may have been his baby but it wasn’t his body, his life on the line. He’d take a thousand more weeks like that one if it meant keeping Becca by his side.

Ethan laces his fingers through hers, uses her as an anchor to bring them closer together until their clasped hands are pressed into the mattress and he’s hovering above her. Until mandarin oranges and peony are in his nostrils. The smell of her mixed with the sweetness of sex starting to transpire on her skin. Until one of her legs hooks around his and pulls him closer. 

It’s a tender kiss with soft lips. Another to her jaw. To the other side. Peppers of pecks down her neck. His hands follow to free her breasts, tongue swirling around one nipple while the other is teased by the tips of his fingers. It’s the switches when she groans, perfect lustful reverberations. Then she’s wiggling more seeking friction between her legs, grinding against what she can get from his thigh.

Ethan can’t help but oblige.

Lips trailblazing the plain of her body, hands following until fingers curl in the waistband. Tugs one side then the other down. 

Becca lifts her hips eagerly. 

The motion shouldn’t have stopped Ethan in his tracks. 

But it did. 

He has to take another moment to appreciate this sight. Her. His Madonna. His siren. The love of his life. The woman who far surpasses any of his wildest dreams. 

His partner.

She feels his intense gaze - his azure eyes weighted down with so much love. It makes her uncomfortable. 

Bare and barren in front of him Becca throws her arms over her face. 

She didn’t want this. She didn’t want the attention - didn’t want the cloud of despair that hangs over her every moment of the day to rain on this one bit of normalcy. She wanted to get back to the way they were. Wanted to get so intoxicated on him that she didn’t feel anything anymore. 

She wanted to go back to before.

Ethan catches the shift. His hands are rubbing up and down her thighs comfortingly, and Becca feels one side of the bed dip below her hips.

The air is filled with terminal understanding.

His fingers are still grazing her upper thighs, to her hip bone, through her tuft to the other side and around again. Drawing a parallelogram around her most sensitive area. Sparking sensations she hasn’t felt in months and desensitizing her all the same.

Becca peeks out from her hiding place. Even in the dampened glow of Boston through the windows, she can see him so clearly. His eyes so dark and large, inviting and questioning. 

She forces a half smile. 

He responds with a kiss to her lips with every ounce of understanding he has to offer. 

His smiles matches her own when he receives a roll of her hips as his forefinger grazes the crease of her legs. Then he gets a moan of encouragement. She parts for him and his finger meets her labia, sticking out like always. He gives it the attention it deserves then dipping further into her folds. Wet and biologically ready. 

Further up he circles her clit and the little groan she makes is music to his ears. It’s a groan of pure satisfaction. Deep and pleasurable. Ethan looks over and Becca's eyes are shut once more. Enjoyably light and without creases. Like she’s lost in his touch. Her hands twirling in the sheets in anticipation for what’s to come.

Ethan shifts. Swift movements down the bed to kneel between her legs. She smells sweet and a little like chlorine and undoubtedly like sex and they have barely started yet. It settles deep in his abdomen, his cock twitches. 

He wants to keep going. 

He will keep going. 

He’ll worship her and bring her to ecstasy multiple times. 

But, before he does anything else, he leans over.

He leans over to place a delicate everlasting kiss to the inner area of her pubic bone. To the area she’s clutched and cried out in pain over. A quick recognition of what was, has been. 

They’ll never forget. 

But they’ll move on. 

They’ll make it better, together.

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a/n: woowee this was a doozy. can you see what i mean by i didn’t edit and just sent it off into the void? this was also my first attempt at smut so i hope it wasn’t cringe-central 🤞 

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IAD Heroes Power Ranking: Part VI

Listen man I'm on a fucking roll and the latest book was "vampire rake meets Sexy Elsa" with very creative sexual activities sooo

Rydstrom Woede, demon (king), Kiss of a Demon King

Pros:

–called Sabine a “good girl” even when she’s actually being a bad girl

–is explicitly a dom

–the first time he smiles is after she flips him off

–is into spanking

–takes Sabine to a bar and everyone leaves the bar because she’s evil and he’s all “awwww baby I don’t understand why they don’t like you :(” when she’s committed, like, war crimes… down ridiculous…

–his big comeback to his enemy is like “lmao well I’m about to make your girl’s eyes roll back in her head SOOOOOOO EAT IT CUCK”

–has two elaborate fantasies in this novel: a) suspending Sabine from the ceiling and edging her until he lets her grind against his face B) watching Sabine cuddle their cute baby. The duality of demon king

Cons:

–I mean I guess he did some pretttttyyyyy dubious shit to Sabine, but only after she did them to him

–met a woman and became her friend and talked to her for days and literally didn’t remember fucking her once until she reminded him…. I thought it was funny

–that time he went at Sabine’s tits for so long that the next day she was all “THEY HURT SO BAD” so I assume he was like a newborn baby or something

–“I don’t have any fetishes!!!!” has every fetish known to man

–was so down ridiculous that he went to try and kill himself to save her… this is a pro… but I’m gonna pretend it’s a con

–is pretty hard on Cade who was just trying!!! his!!! best!!!!!!!!!! but again this is only mildly a con because his disappointed dad thing is hot

2. Conrad Wroth, vampire, Dark Needs at Night’s Edge

Pros:

–exceedingly good at removing obstacles between him and what he wants

–a virgin and SUPER embarrassed about it in a way that is INCREDIBLY precious (when he finally fucked this woman and went “So I was good?” I almost fucking wept)

–murder puppy only wants death and blood (until he discovers………… other things)

–a natural born dirty talker

–BABY BOY…. BABY BOY…./EVIL

Cons:

–has erectile dysfunction for a significant part of his book, he gets better but I was so sad for him

–I mean, is fully insane and wants to murder his entire family, but nobody’s perfect and Nikolai kinda deserves it

–wears sunglasses indoors

–got aroused while buying underwear for her and had to limp home

–made Bowen MacRrieve sad and that makes me really upset because I love Bowen MacRieve

3. Bowen MacRieve, werewolf, Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night

Pros:

–is a werewolf general

–was celibate for 1200 years after his lover got so scared of his wolf form that she gored herself on a tree stump (lmao)

–spent those 1200 years trying to bring her back to life

–great at catching and preparing seafood

–breeding kink (wants to put all the bairns in Mariketa)

–kinda into bondage…?

–gets hard at the thought of Mariketa’s carnage, even when he is the carnage

–update pro: gets sent to a party by himself so that Mariketa can run an errand and just sits there confused and miserable at the bar by himself waiting for her to show up even though he knows people there; I imagine this is much like that SNL skit about a dog park for boyfriends, where the shy boyfriend hides under a picnic table

Cons:

–kind of a fuckboy (will say his dead lover’s name when he comes, ONE TIME, but “Mariketa” and “Mariah” begin similarly so)

–doesn’t like it when Mariketa chant incantations into her mirror because it creeps him out

–breeding kink (casually tries to get her to stop taking birth control)

–makes fun of Mariketa’s vibrator, even if I found that actually hilarious

4. Lachlain MacRieve, werewolf, A Hunger Like No Other

Pros:

–chewed his own leg off to get to Emma, pinned her to the ground in broad daylight, and inhaled her neck like a fucking FREAK

–actually pretty good at being the werewolf king (saves Bowen from his own stupidity multiple times, much daddy, very authoritative)

–saw Emma kill her own dad and basically swooned

–is absolutely down to get his blood sucked… through his penis (I believe he says that’s the only way he’ll accept BJs now…?)

–gets by on missing 150 years of progression purely on intimidation, which I personally find deeply sexy

Cons:

–I mean yes Lachlain is one of the rape-iest IAD heroes even if most of that was werewolf instinct and burning alive for 150 years

–doesn’t know how to use an iPod

–but will max out your credit cards

–a werewolf supremacist (is this a bad thing…?)

–says “Kiss me like you want to live” which I guess I should put as a con because it’s non-consensual but whatever I was dow–

5. Murdoch Wroth, vampire, Untouchable

Pros:

---just extremely determined... his heroine can't bear skin to skin contact? He's gonna use an icicle as a dildo. He fucked up so bad she fled to an ice kingdom? Well, he's gonna fucking find her

--probably the closest IaD gets to a himbo... HE WAS MORE THAN A RAKE, DAMMIT!!! HE DIED IN A WAR!!!!!!!

--I don't think y'all get how impressive it is that he consistently hit the clit through a blanket AND fucked her to orgasm with an icicle for like a year

--is actually a very good brother

--finds out his woman maybe married another guy and goes "she's going to be a widow" I love mess

Cons:

--I mean does bitch a lot about how sexually frustrated he is but his heroine is an ice princess who can't stand skin to skin contact without extreme pain so........................... I do get it blue balls kill

--will masturbate to the thought of you in the shower while you're unconscious six feet away covered in arrow wounds... if that's something you're not into...

--has confidence issues because the Wroth brothers are rattled off like Nikolai: the leader! Sebastian: the brain! Conrad: the mysterious babe! Murdoch: ... the slut?

(do love that the Wroth bros are the Charlie's Angels of this series)

--bit Dani without her consent blah blah blah

6. Cadeon Woede/“Cade the Kingmaker”, demon, Dark Desires After Dusk

Pros:

–extremely loyal to his brother (which I found cute)

–orders ahead to get pre-packaged food for Holly to accommodate her OCD, while helping her Walk on the Wild Side

–was the first guy to 69 with his heroine in this series

–stalked Holly for like a year (stalking is love)

–gets adorably tongue-tied around her, but not in a lame way

Cons:

–lied to Holly for like… that entire book lmao (even though it was fun)

–is called the Womb Raider for a reason, apparently (a little tooooo potent)

–sort of fucks with Holly’s birth control, in the sense that he made sure she was super fertile, but to be fair Holly did not… actually… take birth control

–threw out Holly’s OCD meds, though I chalk this up to the year the book was published

–just sort of drove around giving Holly head for WEEKS while Rydstrom was getting sexually tortured, so like…. maybe doesn’t have GREAT priorities…. maybe has the best priorities… Rydstrom was fine…

6. Nikolai Wroth, vampire, The Warlord Wants Forever

Pros:

–deeply efficient and good at his job (being a bloodthirsty warlord), which turns his mate on as much as it should literally everyone else

–scars all over

–very family-oriented, which means he’s extreeeeemely daddy, and very much uses that in the bedroom

–will try to make nice with your bitchy sisters for you

–is receptive to therapy, even if the therapist was his beaten and bruised brother whose advice was basically “do better”

Cons:

–did steal Myst’s chain and used it to make her come on command; which, while I liked it, was very much non-consensual

–insecure about Myst’s history as the greatest femme fatale of the last couple millennia (though he gets better and decides to be a sex-positive feminist)

–that time that he turned his little brothers into vampires against their will

–was so down bad that he literally started to waste away when Myst didn’t let him get off for five years

–does not properly heat his manor

7. Sebastian Wroth, vampire, No Rest for the Wicked

Pros:

–basically a virgin when he meets Kaderin

–Gentleman in the Streets Freak in That Random Nightclub Where He SNAPS

–joined the mile high club remarkably fast

–throws out all his principles for her

–Speaks Like Dracula but in a “I vant to suck your clit” way

Cons:

–borderline beta, or as beta as a murderous centuries old vampire warlord can be

–a little tooooo accommodating of Kaderin’s bullshit

–could have been more demanding, to be honest (Bowen and Lachlain would noooot have been as patient as he was, which some would like but I was a little weary of)

[archangelgabriel]

venom: ltbc thoughts

saw an earlyish release of venom 2.... losing all my marbles literally fucking losing it (spoilers)

1. WHY WAS THE OVERACTING IN THE CLETUS KASADY BACKSTORY . SO BAD. OH MY GOD 2. generally all of the acting in this film was. man . woody harrelson gave it his all 3. tom hardys accent has NOT gotten better. u wer so good in the drop man what happened 3a. (maybe he was not good in the drop and i just forgot. actually. its ok i found it incredibly charming) 4. THE FUCKING BITE LOL IT WAS SO GOOD. WHY D HE BITE HIM 5. why does cletus know everything about eddies daddy issues if hes been in a facility since he was like 4 (5a. the whole best friend plot was weird and i hated it but it was SO WORTH IT 2 see eddie lose his shit at the end and for venom 2 go fuck this guy and eat him) 6. shriek deserved literally so much better. literally SO much better. she did nothing wrong and didnt deserve a) cletus b) to die 7. WHY IS DAN NORMAL NOW?? WHAT HAPPENED To my weird little man whos fiancé's ex was possessed by an alien and needed their help and he was just like :) ok eddie youre so cool. lets get you some medical attention eddie :) HE WAS MEAN IN THIS MOVIE it made me so unhappy as an ot4 truther 8. that being said i loved him so much in that fight scene. kill it baby 9. THE FIGHT SCENE in the cathedral was sooo good but i wish they used the periodical ringing of the bell more. It wouldve been cool to see like flashes of just eddie and cletus duking it out and then venom and carnage coming back as soon as the bell rang 10. im out of chronological order but the gay bar scene made me LOSE MY SHIT. venom said im tired of hiding our tender loving queer relationship and eddie shouldnt be ashamed of me and everyone in that bar was like yes girl say that 11. ALSO THE FUCKING.DFKJSHFKJSDFS GOING TO A NON-EXTRADITION COUNTRY? HANGING OUT ON TH EBEACH? LOVE CONFESSION? WHAT ? ?? LITERALLY INSANE 11a. LITERALLY EVERY PART OF THIS MOVIE AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IS SO INSANE 12. if venom and eddie gaybirthed carnage just by bleeding on cletus why isnt eddie having children just like all over the place. like whoops i cut my finger BAM child 13. the end credits the end credits the end credits the endcre. the implications the impliCATIONS 13a. we're gonna get weird uncle eddie with silly little boy peter. please please please. im manifesting it i want him to be so socially inept around peter i want them to just be silly and goofy 13b. doc ock and venom and hfakjsdfhkaj all in the same movie. LOSING IT literally losing it tl;dr: fuck, man

[taaroko]

Saw Eternals. Hoo boy.

This whole post is going to be spoilers, so begone if you don’t want them. I need to vent.

I was prepared to be pleasantly surprised by this movie. I’ve liked all the other new MCU content to come out in 2021, which I know isn’t a universal opinion by far. The title didn’t inspire much excitement, but I thought Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man sounded extremely stupid and then I ended up loving them, so maybe Eternals was going to be a surprise hit for me too. 

Nope. I legitimately enjoy several of the MCU movies that a lot of people claim are bad, particularly Thor: The Dark World (Incredible Hulk, not so much). This is unequivocally the new bottom for me for the films, and overall I’d put it somewhere slightly above Inhumans and Punisher S2 but below Iron Fist S1. I did not like it. I wish I could swap the runtimes of Eternals and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. (Andy Serkis seems proud of how short his movie is, but those characters deserve the breathing room Eternals wasted.) 

The best thing about Eternals is probably the visual style. Their powers have a mostly unique look to them and their costumes are cool. It was interesting to look at. But visuals can’t carry the whole thing.

This movie is exceptionally bad at “show, don’t tell” when it comes to the plot. So much exposition that could’ve been conveyed through interesting visuals instead of an opening text crawl (which has no music behind it, making it feel much longer than it actually is) and a whole 10-minute scene where Arishem explains the twist (i.e. the Celestial life cycle). It sucks most of the drama and sense of betrayal out of it, especially when it still has to be re-explained to each additional character they find scattered across the world. Loki and even Captain Marvel are much better at showing that the organization presented as the long-trusted authority is actually bad.

I assume they opted for dry exposition instead of something cool to watch in order to make room for all the character building in such a large cast of new characters. It was mostly a bad trade, except for Gilgamesh and Thena, who I like, except they killed off one and failed to do much with the other’s interesting struggles, so that’s great. By the end I was barely invested in any of them, and it’s gonna be an uphill battle for whoever the heck Kit Harrington’s character is supposed to be in the larger MCU.

After all that exposition, there isn’t even good follow-through in the plot. Arishem says Tiamut needs billions of sentient beings as fuel to be born, but during the Emergence, it looks like it’s just gonna poke out of Earth’s crust like a baby chick, and the only reason that will be bad news for humans is because of the natural disasters that will result from it thrashing about to get free of the eggshells. The battle does not at all make it clear that Tiamut needed to gestate on a populated planet. This could’ve been a fabulous eldritch horror sequence where every human on Earth doubles over with a migraine at the same time, kinda like in X-2, worsening the more active Tiamut becomes. It would’ve made the stakes very visceral instead of relying entirely on Tiamut’s hugeness for that. 

The Deviants looked cool but end up feeling pretty wasted as a concept. As soon as the main one absorbed a second set of powers and gained the ability to speak, I was hoping that the Eternals were going to team up with them against Tiamut. Or at the very least that they’d find a way to wire the Deviants into the rest of the group when they pooled their energy to take Tiamut down. They do not, and all they do with the remaining Deviants is kill them in normal combat. Boo.

Before the movie came out, everyone was like “where were the Eternals when Thanos showed up?” and I was prepared for a good explanation to that. At first, I thought the movie delivered on that front, if little else, because they straight up state their reason for not interfering, which works because we later find out that the Eternals have been unwittingly working for beings that don’t care about saving lives. But then fridge logic kicks in and actually no, this explanation doesn’t work at all. The Celestials NEED big populations to be born! They would violently oppose Thanos’s goals purely for dietary reasons, even if they don’t care about the moral ones. It’s not even that the Eternals should’ve dealt with Thanos; Arishem should’ve personally squished him like a bug the first time he slaughtered half a planet’s population! And it might have made Thanos retroactively make more sense if his goal was to thwart the Celestials, but he specifically cited resource scarcity as the problem he wanted to address...which is a problem the Celestials claim to already be the solution for. By thwarting Celestials, Thanos is actually creating the resource scarcity problem. So this explanation ends up retroactively making Thanos make even less sense. 

While I didn’t dislike any of the main characters, there were only a few that I actually enjoyed watching. The main couple in particular is so boring, which is a serious problem when they end up being on opposite sides of the plot in the final battle. How hard would it have been to give them personalities so that their conflict would actually hurt to watch?

Ikaris flying into the sun could not have been more on the nose. I couldn’t believe they went there.

Kumail Nanjiani’s character and his cameraman/director friend were the most fun parts of the movie, but he isn’t in the entire final battle! Was that a COVID thing? Did he get stuck in another country so they had to write him out of that part for a lame reason? Because that kinda sucked. 

Bad, deeply uncomfortable call to have Sprite, the immortal child, be in love with Ikaris. I know they’re technically the same age but it’s super weird visually, and then her big speech about how hard it is to fit in on Earth gets horribly undercut by her getting bonked on the head the second she finishes talking. By a character whose survival was not explained, no less.

And finally, bold move, Marvel, to reference DC characters for the first time ever in your only movie that’s worse than some of the DCEU clunkers. I probably would’ve been making the comparison anyway since you’ve got a dude who flies and shoots lasers out of his eyes, but you invited the negative comparison by drawing attention to it. The Eternals are basically the Justice League but lame (while also trying to take credit for several different ancient pantheons). Ikaris is no Superman, but he’s not interesting enough to be Homelander either. Anywhere else, I would’ve liked the idea that kids in the MCU read DC comics and vice versa, but this was not a good place to get that going.

So yeah I’m just gonna headcanon that the Celestials are full of BS and don’t actually create galaxies. The big moral dilemma of the movie is absurd. Is it evil to kill an entire planet to birth a new galaxy full of planets more Celestials can destroy when they’re born, especially without telling that planet it’s going to happen? Um, yes. That’s basically the same argument as whether or not, as a doctor, if you discover that an expectant mother is 100% going to die if she carries the baby to term, is it wrong not to tell her that and just let it happen? YES. Only in the movie, the expectant mother is an entire planet that still doesn’t know it’s pregnant on delivery day. Why are we even having this debate? The people living on Earth right now are not responsible for preventing the eventual heat death of the universe by dying horribly. The Eternals dithering about it for the second half of the movie after the first half dragged so much was ridiculous. 

[cletuscortlandkasady]

Louise deserves better ;-; like killing Roscoe and taking lil Cletus away somewhere safe ;-;

Because of Cletus' broken memories (read: conficting canon information), I am not so sure that she was indeed the safest place for him to run off to during Maximum Carnage.

While there is little to support my theory of her being in any way (read: physically or emotionally) abusive, I'm pretty sure she was neglectful. Compared to Roscoe, she seems a saint, but they were a match made in hell and the worst parent a child with Cletus' tendencies could've asked for.

Yeah, it's all headcanon, but I believe Louise noticed her son's strange behavior early on, and refused to speak to anyone due to her own experiences with psychiatric doctors (read here). Both her and her husband (who can't even deny that redheaded devil as his son when he looks the spitting image of him) saw their worst selves in their child, but refused to take any responsibility for the part they each had to play.

Though I would've loved it if her act of defiance against Roscoe would've have been her last and she snatched Cletus out of his grap and made her escape. Why? Well, I love gothic horror and doesn't this dysfunctional family sound like they'd make for good villain protagonists?

Louise would have nowhere to go, so she'd break into some poor folks' farm house, steal clothes, food and supplies and, when the old man brings out the shotgun, she wrestles with him and it goes off. She becomes a murder that night before her impressionable son's eyes. More than that, they live in the home of that dead couple for a while.

Then, they're on the move again. And Roscoe is right behind them, following their bloody trail. When he finally catches up with them, so do the authorities. Or so you'd think spotting the sheriff's car in the rearview mirror. It's him, and he killed both the sheriff and the deputy. For her. "Woman o' mine turned me into a killer. Get out the car, baby. I'm takin' you home."

The End?