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obeythebutler · 3 years

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Chaotic Love (Mammon X Reader)

Unusual is a fitting word to describe your friendship. He's a demon, and you a human. Mammon and you are the most chaotic pair ever known to the Devildom. From pranking to hanging out (sometimes literally) you two are the yee to each other's haw.

Everything is going smoothly, with fresh shenanigans taking place every day until a spark ignites itself between two best friends. Now, even eating ramen with Mammon at three a.m. feels like a date. Now, you both are finding it hard to have casual sleepovers, where his leg would be draped over yours, and you'd kick him in your sleep.

Now, you're finding love brewing in your friendship.

Part 1.

"I like my coffee how I like my soul. Black and bitter."

You roll your eyes as you hand him the cup which has more sugar and milk in it than coffee. Mammon immediately snatches it from your hand and takes a swing, and a smile forms on his lips when he finds the drink to his liking.

You actually gave him black coffee fit for Lucifer's taste once, and the demon spat it all out on his clothes. His look of disgust at the bitterness still makes you laugh when you reminisce the hilarious incident. A snort escapes as you take a sip from your cup, and Mammon shoots you a sour look, which unfortunately makes you chuckle harder, as you revel in the scorn your best friend gives you, an uncanny resemblance to when his mouth was filled with coffee.

After you calm down enough to quieten, the silence isn't broken until you both are significantly awake enough and your cups are half-empty.

"So what's the plan today?" You question as you settle down the empty vessel, and the demon brightens up immediately. You know he'll announce his plans whether or not you ask the question, but when you do, his voice takes an excited edge to it.

"The Great Mammon has a busy day! I've got some plans today!" He answers as he beams, an excited smile forming on his face as he downs the last of his coffee.

"I've got a meeting with the witches today and because of that I'm going to become filthy rich! They'll fall into the traps of the Great Mammon!"

"And you're coming along!"

"Obviously." You quip and watch Mammon fish out his D.D.D., checking the time before putting it back.

"You'll finally see how awesome I am!" He adds the last part as his hands card through his hair, which never seems to tangle.

"Awesome as in running away from debt collectors and colliding with me?" A deep voice from the doorway makes Mammon freeze.

Lucifer's strict tone has an immediate effect on Mammon, who starts quaking in his boots when he sees the first-born's scowl.

The dark- haired demon grabs his own cup of coffee, and when he passes you he gives an affectionate pat to your head, humming as he takes a sip of that 'sweet, sweet liquid' and walks out again, in a better mood than he was before.

Coffee really does wonders to even a demon, huh?

Breakfast is the usual affair, for Beel inhales his food and you've prevented Belphegor from falling asleep more than once in his bowl of soup. Satan and Lucifer bicker as they usually do, while Asmodeus periodically checks his face for any traces of extra makeup, or just to admire himself.(The demon pulled out a mirror from a pocket once, and from that moment onwards your suspicion that the latter is true was set in concrete), and Levi arrives late as always, to find out Beel has eaten his food.

Mammon flashes you a grin as he bites into his bread and you wink, for today's plans are industrious. Hopefully, you won't end up coated with egg or other foul substances, this time. Or have to run away from geese.

The walk to R.A.D. is short, and you and your best friend` discuss subjects ranging from his hatred of curses and hexes to superiority of cats or dogs. Mammon claims crows are the best. You're yet to see how.

Everything goes smoothly, until Curses and Hexes class pops up and when you're about to settle in your seat and pull out your notes to revise, someone becomes very insistent on poking your back with a pencil.

"What?" You hiss as you crane your neck to see Mammon fiddling in his seat with a look of helplessness on his face. Immediately, you turn around, and just as you open your mouth to ask what's wrong the demon beats you to it.

"I forgot to study for the test!" Mammon confesses as he stares at his textbook in bewilderment and when the latin doesn't make sense, he chooses to rest his head on the textbook, as if osmosis might do the job. You sigh as you shake your head, taking out the notes you made with Satan. This isn't the first time this has happened, but hey, you got each other's back.

Turning behind so that you're facing the white-haired demon, you chide him softly. "Of course you did. I warned you to study for it, didn't I?"

Your best friend groans. "Sorry." He mutters, already planning to accept defeat and another scolding from Lucifer. He looks guilty, and you can't help but open your notes. When Mammon sees them he beams, an adorable smile forming on his face.

"I knew I could count on you!" He cajoles, and the happiness that emits from him makes you raise an eyebrow but you shake your head and begin a quick summary of basic spells, one that will ensure Mammon passes at least. Thank Satan for tutoring you. Curses and Hexes passed smoothly, without having to not mutter answers, and not risk being caught.

After you both get home, the second thing you do after taking a shower is a nap. Because R.A.D. is exhausting and also because your collective antics wear you out. When your head hits the pillow, you sigh in blissful relief, the plushness already making you feel relaxed.

You chuckle when you remember how a demon was very confused on learning that all his pens and pencils were 'disappearing' one by one. They weren't vanishing into thin air, but instead being chosen as high-quality 'sticks' by a crow. The pens were shiny, and of course the crow would be attracted to them.

Mammon's always been attracted to shiny things, you reminisce as you finally drift off to sleep, a sense of tranquility washing over you.

Almost.

Because you can hear footsteps approaching and the door opening.

You pretend to be asleep.

You can feel the mattress dip under new weight as a hand comes to violently shake your shoulder. "Oi! MC!" Mammon's voice rings out loudly, and when someone's shaking you that hard, you can't pretend to be asleep unless you're Belphegor.

The scowl on your face is terrifying as you stare at Mammon through half-lidded eyes. "What?" You hiss, and the demon shakes his head before pulling the blanket away from your body. You try to clutch to it in the hopes you won't be separated, but you don't stand a chance against his grip.

"We were supposed to go together!" He whines, shaking your shoulders even more violently as he urges you to sit up, which you do begrudgingly, and gape at the demon.

You grumble. "Let me sleep—"

And you immediately shout in surprise because Mammon has literally swung you over his shoulder. You forgot how determined he could be when it came to his interests.

Your fists come to pound at his back in an attempt to make him free you. "Let me go Mammon—all right I'm coming, but for the love of everything that is unholy let me down."

Mammon laughs as he puts you down, and tells you to meet him at the entrance as he secures Goldie, so that his brothers can't reach it.

You regret this.

You wish you had stayed at home, wrapped up in your blankets.

Staring at a flower growing from a crack has become so boring.

Mammon hasn't come outside since an hour. The building itself is shady, but Mammon paid no heed to your words or concerned look, smiling and merry as he went inside with the witches.

The laughter died down quickly, and was replaced by faint whispers, which quietened down too. You've considered screaming for Mammon and bolting, but you won't, not yet. But Lucifer's number is on speed-dial, a precaution for when shit breaks out.

A text from Mammon breaks you out of your reverie.

Mammon: Hellfire naked.

Huh?

Your face twists in confusion as you stare at the text, as if gaping at the screen will make you understand the meaning of 'hellfire naked.'

You: Hellfire naked?

Mammon: Hellfire *snakes!

You: You want those for dinner?

Devildom has..particular ingredients when it comes to their cuisine. Like hellfire mushrooms and newt, or a boar leg the size of your torso. Mammon likes dried blackbelly newt legs, and scorpion in some kind of sauce. You would prefer sticking to desserts that won't burn your esophagus.

A scream makes your head snap toward the iron gates.

It's Mammon's voice.

He's never sounded so terrified, not even when Lucifer hung him from the chandelier for a whole day.

He's in danger. With a sudden burst of adrenaline, you run forward and attempt to open the gates, but they don't budge, not even shaking as you try to channel your meagre human strength into opening them.

A growl escapes your lips as you pull up your sleeves, and do the only thing you can come up with. Climb the gates. It's stupid, but it's worth an attempt.

So, with determination in your head to save your best friend you climb the iron, barely managing to reach the top. You cheer, giddy as if having climbed a mountain, but an iron gate is an impressive feat too.

But when you look down, only then you realize how tall the gate is, and what parts of your body would bruise if you jump.

Shit, shit, what do you do now? Your D.D.D. lies on the bench were you were sitting, and now calling one of the brothers also seems impossible.

But the glowing pact on your body reminds you.

Mammon, you close your eyes. Mammon, where are you? Are you okay?

You feel his answer in the back of your mind, even if he isn't speaking you can feel the message as you sigh in relief.

But your happiness is short lived, because the next thing you know is that the window has been shattered due to a figure slamming into it, and you almost fall due to the shock.

The blur of white-hair tells you it's Mammon.

Screaming, but it's Mammon.

"You idiot." You begin, numerous scoldings already threatning to spill past your lips at having given you such a fright and being the reason for your predicament but before you can even speak the first syllable, the demon has already climbed the gates like a monkey and is now standing on the other side. huffing and panting.

"How," You begin, eyes widening in disbelief. "It took me a hell lot of time to get here and you've already scaled it twice." Mammon shakes his head as he shouts for you to get down.

One look at the height has you reeling.

You mutter in denial. "Not in a million years, nope. Have you seen the height of this thing?" Mammon shouts in frustration as he motions behind you. "What?" You frown in irritation, and when you turn your head, a curse escapes your lips.

Hellfire snakes, more than twenty of them.

Goddammit.

You can't jump, nor can you let the snakes catch you, because they climb things quickly. But you don't want a bone to be broken too.

Hopelessly, you stare at Mammon for any solution.

The demons open his arms. "Jump!" He screams. "Jump and I'll catch you!"

Already, a noise of protest is about to spill past your lips, but when you see a snake coil itself around the gate, with a scream you're off.

The fall is short, thankfully, because you've latched yourself onto Mammon, who nearly topples over at the force you've jumped at him with, but sets you down as he shouts at you to run.

You barely manage to ground yourself, adrenaline still thrumming through your veins as you pocket your D.D.D., and when you see Mammon in the distance, you cry in fear, because the snakes are almost near.

You're frozen in place, shaking as a snake approaches, fangs bared and malice in its eyes as it prepares to strike.

But then you register someone's hands pulling you on their back.

"Mammon?" You whisper, and the demon grunts in response as he adjusts your posture, and instructs you to hold tightly, which you do, and in a moment he's off, scrambling with you on his back.

He's rushing through alleyways and passages you never knew of.

"I told you to run!" He mutters harshly as you finally escape the alleyway and into the streets, where Mammon ungracefully drops you on the ground, and you huff as you try to brush the dust off your clothes.

"I'm a human! I can't run as fast as you!" You retort back, fuming as you sit on a chair in front of a cafe. "You fucking own me."

Mammon says nothing, instead opting to pull another chair and sit besides you, sighing as he rests his head on your shoulders, and just when you're about to ask what happened this time, the ringing of your D.D.D. interrupts you.

"Whose it?" Mammon slurs, already half-asleep as he glares at the screen.

"Shit," You mumble. "It's Lucifer."

I'm very bad at titles and summaries, but I had to get this out today. The poll voted most for Mammon, and I imagine the friendship to be chaotic.

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absurdthirst · 3 years

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So I work as an underwear model and sometimes I get to bring shit home, and it got me thinking... Could we have some hcs about surprising the guys with some new lingerie?

When You Bring Home New Lingerie:

Javier: He likes the pretty wrappings, he really does. Did you not see that man’s reaction when the door to the brothel opened and all those ladies in lingerie were in the doorway? He was almost giddy. So when you bring home need things, it’s like Christmas morning. He will dig into the bag and hold it up, imagining you wearing it. Then demand to see it. You will get fucked with it on.

Ezra: There isn’t much in the way of ‘new’ out here as a prospector. So when you get a chance to have something that makes you feel sexy, Ezra is alllllllll over it. He eyes are narrowed on your figure as he takes in it, basking in the perfection before he asks you to take it off. He doesn’t want to damage it. Who knows when you will be able to get something so fine again.

Mando: He appreciative. Not that you can see that behind the beskar. Instead you see his helmet slowly tip down and then back up again. Those leather gloves come off his hands. “Take it off.....or I will.”

Catfish: He didn’t really get the appeal of the lingerie until you started bringing home new things. Modeling them for him. He was always a ‘prefer them naked’ kind of guy, but this...this is amazing. He loves how you look, and more importantly, he loves how it makes you feel. Especially when you see the reaction he has. Confidence is sexy as fuck and he loves seeing you wear it.

Tovar: Ripped....on the floor in seconds. Flimsy lacy doesn’t stand a chance against him. He’s sorry that he ripped it later, but for now he doesn’t give a shit. He’s too eager to get his hands on you.

Agent Whiskey: This arrogant yee-haw bastard will get on his knees for you in lingerie. It’s a weakness. A low whistle comes out of his mouth before his tongue hangs out. Watch him, he will drool. Wearing lingerie is the best way to get Jack to agree to anything. Dinner with your parents or a weekend away. Bring the lingerie and he’s there.

Max Phillips: He’s pouting. Not because he doesn’t like it. He does. He just wishes it were in red. You know that’s his favorite color.

Marcus Pike: Your soft sweet boyfriend is very uncomfortable right now. Not because he’s a prude, but becuase of how tight his pants are getting. He loves it. He will actually ask if you get to bring home anything new when he talks to you before he leaves the office. High key LOVES when you get freebies. Makes sure there is plenty of room for you grown collection of lingerie and lets you know what his favorites are.

Oberyn: This man commisions lingerie for you. What are you talking about? Something about silk and thin straps does things for him. But those that you show off more than you conceal....thats where it’s at. He loves watching you prance around the chambers wearing those things. Hell, he will show you off at a royal banquet wearing it.

Max Lord: This man low key has a panty obsession. LOVES when you wear lingerie for him. That put together facade of his slowly crumbles as he pulls at his tie and looses his collar because it’s suddenly warm. Then that double breasted power suit is coming off and he is reaching for you.

Marcus Moreno: Don’t let this mild mannered, bespectacled man fool you. He is practically GIDDY with anticipation as he counts down the minutes that Missy goes to bed and you break out the lingerie that you have been teasing him about. We are talking racing through the shower, doesn’t bother getting dressed, sitting on the end of the bed wearing only a towel around his waist excited. He loves you job.

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lunaekalenda · 3 years

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Hi can u do please 4 , 18 with Levi🥺

yees ofc!! i hope you like it!! <33

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�� levi x reader

❁ 4. [sleep with me tonight] & 18. [what about a kiss?]

❁ i was listening to “blueberry eyes” by max and suga while writing this, so maybe you’ll like to listen to it too!

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"Oh, it's raining."

Levi took his gaze away from the papers he's reading and looked trough the window. His grey eyes looked how the raindrops were hitting the near buildings. You walked to the kitchen and closed the window. It seems like it's not going to stop soon.

"Did you came walking?" you ask. Levi doesn't live that far. The little distance between his house and yours let you sleep on the others a lot of times. He nods.

"I'll go back when it stops a bit." He says, looking back to the papers. You two were searching a flat to move together, so, while he’s comparing prices, you’re searching an estate agent. You can’t wait to move together, even when he sleeps there almost once a week. He’s always saying he don’t want to get used to it, he wants to start your life together in your house. He thinks connivance is one of the most important things of all, and he wants to start right with you, make things right.

“What do you think of an apartment in the center?” You ask, bitting your nails. Levi gets up and takes your hand out of your mouth, leaning to put his lips instead.

“You know bitting your nails is not good for you, hm?” He says once his mouth lets yours free.

“Yes, sorry, I’m so excited... We’re moving together!” his eyes get soft and he sits next to you, letting you put your head on his neck. He caresses your hair, while you two look to the raining sky.

“It seems this isn’t going to stop, just get worse.” He says. With a sigh, he gets up, searching his coat. You look at him in silence. You don’t want him to leave. You stand up quietly, walking behind him. Your arms sneak under his, hugging him from behind. Your head rests against his back.

“Sleep here tonight, please.” You say. He’s totally static. “I don’t want you to leave...”

He thinks about it for a moment. He think he has a couple sweaters and jeans here, so it wouldn’t be a problem. You’re conscious of his decision when he caresses your hands.

“Good. I’ll sleep here.”

You kiss his back before leaving him. He goes straight to the kitchen and you follow him as if you were a little duckling. You sit on a near chair while he takes some fruit to do a fruit salad for dinner. He rolls up his sleeves.

You can’t do anything more than look at his powerful arms, now the sleeves squeezing them in the right points. His muscles flexing and his veins marking when he makes force to split a watermelon.

“Can you cut some strawberries?” He asks. You nod, looking again at his arms. “Baby please let my arms in peace.”

You laugh and walk to the fridge, taking some strawberries and blueberries out. Once all the fruits are cut and ready, you fill a bottle with sparkling peach water and go back to your sit, under a blanket, near Levi. The TV has nothing interesting to see and you eat in silence. His sleeves are rolled up yet. When you where a new couple, he always put them back fast, but now you know he keeps them like that because you enjoy his arms. They’re so strong and awesome. He puts one of them around you once you’re finished having dinner. His hand hangs from your shoulder to your chest, and you kiss his arm.

“Should we go to bed?” he asks in a whisper.

“Maybe the last night we sleep here together.” His lips show a vague smile before standing up, taking you with him.

“Should we take advantage of it, then?” he asks. You smile.

“Maybe we should.”

The next morning, with you between his arms, feeling his warm and soft skin against yours and his legs tangled with yours, you feel like the luckiest person alive. He moves a bit, opening an eye.

“Are you awake?” he asks. You hum in response. “Do you want a tea?” he says. You turn to face him.

“What about a kiss first?”

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klonoadreams · 2 years

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So I just came across your into the wild story and I gotta say I want more already even though I’m a sucker for anything that has a mom zoroark in it but still this was very good and can’t wait to see where this goes

sorry for taking so long to answer this, but I'm glad to hear that!!

Mama Zoroark content is like...good stuff. Reason why I have such a soft spot for the Zoroark movie. :V

and yee, I'll be doing my best to write more!! I'm just as excited to see where this story goes. :D

#ask #usagit1000 #pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #into the wild (fanfic)

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softrozene · 3 years

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One Piece Fantasy Cottage Event

Event is Closed

3-in-1 Event Masterlist

I have finally decided what I wanted to do for the 3-in-1 event and name it One Piece Fantasy Cottage Event! This event was going to take place in June but I found out my family planned two weeks of vacation for my 21st birthday so I will be quite busy at that time which would also be this blog’s birthday : ( So here we are a month early and this event will stay open until I get overwhelmed lol. Before we continue to the event this is a reminder but any requests for this event must be for One Piece characters. I will do any character up to the Whole Island Cake arc. I am willing to try other characters past that but if I am unconfident in them, I will delete that request. I am not writing for other fandoms in this event. Okay now here we go:

Imagine you stumble upon a cottage in the forest, with a lake nearby. It has a mysterious vibe to it but also one of calmness. You decide to check it out. The closer you get, the more pretty the surroundings come to be. It is surreal. It is like you stepped into a painting.

The color of the flowers surrounding the homey little cottage stands out. The greens of the plants nearby wanting you to come closer. The lake seems to glisten and glitter as your hand goes out to the doorknob. You hesitate- The hesitance a feeling that this place is too good to be true. Or that you are about to disturb the majestic feeling of this mysterious cottage. Then you feel a calm wash over you. A calling for you to open the door so…

You open the door. Inside is even calmer, silent even. The cottage is near empty, but three doors lay before you. Each with a sign.

The first door says: To celebrate the milestone of 1k followers, I dare yee to enter the library of fantasies where you can pick a character(s), your gender, the genre, and any fantasy creature, monster, or mythical lore (Who do you want to be the fantasy creature? Or it a character as well in this story?) and any details to live out a short story written by the creator of this cottage.

(Basically, this is the door where I will write anything fantasy!au related!)

Example: I entered the library of fantasies. May I get knight!Zoro with a gender-neutral Reader, fluff, and a dragon (Zoro slays the dragon or they adopt it- something of that sort)!

Library of fantasies! May I get a fae!Robin with a female Reader, genre angst!

Etc. Any creature basically goes here! And a reminder that fairy and faerie are different!

The second door says: To celebrate this blog’s 1st anniversary, I dare yee to enter the library of memories where you can pick a character(s), your gender, the genre, a memory of something you treasure or maybe despise with that character of your choosing, and any details you wish to add to that memory to remember a short story written by the creator of this cottage.

(This door I will basically write anything you want to “remember” with a character.)

Example: I entered the library of memories. May I get Robin with a non-binary reader, their first kiss with fluff, please?

Library of memories! May I get poly Zoro and Sanji with a Male Reader, break up with angst, please?

The third door says: To celebrate the creator of this cottage’s birthday, I dare yee to enter the library of birthdays where you can pick a character(s), your gender, and a gift (please say what gift you or your character want) and any details you wish to add to see how you or your character would live out their special birthday day, a short story written by the creator of this cottage.

(Of course, this is the birthday part since my birthday is coming up lol so this will just be plain out fluff or nsfw)

Example: I entered the library of birthdays. May I get Luffy (who gets the gift of dinner that reader made) with a female reader?

Library of birthdays! May I get Ace with a nonbinary Reader (who gets a necklace as a gift)?

That is all the doors say. You suddenly get a note in your hand from the creator of this cottage:

Dear Reader: Lol, I apologize if any of that is confusing! I really wanted to do a theme and thought of this while looking at cottagecore aesthetics. I thought this would be perfect for the 3-in-1 event! Just pick a door, make sure to read the examples, and make sure you read what you need to write for that door when requesting!

As for the rules of this event- All I ask is that you guys are polite and patient since it is my first major event on here. (I may be biting off more than I can chew but I am very excited!) My goal is to keep it going for as long as I can for this month or until I get overwhelmed and need to temporarily close the askbox in order to work on these.

You are more than welcomed to request multiple things or in this case doors! Just send your requests separately to avoid confusion. Please do not spam me with requests though.

You can request multiple characters (as in poly or love triangle) and most of these writings will turn out to be scenarios or one-shots! You can also choose multiple characters and have them be separate but those will only be headcanons.

Also- If you want your request to be nsfw in any way, please add that and any details for it, but know for anons, I will only be doing Hint of Spice and tagging it as so (meaning the most nsfw for anons will be is make-outs) since I may be a bit uncomfortable doing extreme nsfw for anons on this event.

If you are a mutual or someone that actually has their legal adult age in their bio then I am more than willing to do nsfw for you guys!

Anyway, minors and those who are not comfortable with any nsfw content please blacklist the tag #spicy writing and #n s f w (and #sinful but I use that tag for other writer’s or artist’s works).

I will have a pending requests list out for this when requests start rolling in, in order for everyone to know what requests have been accepted and so there are no repeats or copies of similar requests!

Anyway, have fun requesting!

Love, Roze- The Creator of this Cottage.

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severetimetravelnerd · 3 years

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I Don’t Know(13) (ft. G Dragon and MINO)

Part 13

You’ve had enough of this crap.

This series will be updated once a week, every Friday! No specific time though lol. It’s an AU where Jiyong has a younger sister and you’re her best friend! Featuring my OC Mirae as the Best friend. Just saying, it’s not related to any of the scenarios I’ve written so far. Please do leave me some comments or asks! I love receiving them! It’s also a bit of a love triangle situation, so yeah :)) There will be eventual smut in this series.

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This is the second last part!!

Word Count: 2020

WARNINGS: crying, drinking.

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You tried to put up with it. You really did. For two weeks, you respected his wishes and put some distance between the two of you, no matter how much it hurt you to go back to being practically strangers with Jiyong. You didn’t message him. You passed on all messages for him via his manager. You didn’t try and acknowledge his existence at work, even though you were working on his comeback. It got tougher by the day, because his manager had given you printouts of the lyrics of the songs in his comeback for you and your team to have a better idea of what to do and after reading them, you were moments away from bursting into tears, because of the beautiful way in which he put down the feeling of longing he had for you. You knew that feeling. It was what you felt for him. For all those years, and somewhere deep down, you knew you still did. You also had to fight the urge to laugh, because when you read his lyrics about wanting to be close to you, all you wanted to do was shake him and ask him why he was pushing you away again. Yeah, maybe he wasn’t being mean to you this time, but it hurt. It hurt so goddamn much. You were so confused. But you tried. You really tried to maintain the distance. You tried even harder to pretend like it wasn’t affecting you. But you betrayed yourself in the small things. The hope in your eyes whenever you thought you heard his voice. The constant looks towards the door. The general air of weariness about you. The pained expression you got whenever someone spoke about him. Even so, you persevered for two weeks before a combination of things made you snap.

-two weeks later-

You were mid conversation with Hwiyoung when Jiyong’s manager walked in. He was smiling and looked very excited.

“Okay, you guys! I thought it might help with your work if you listened to Jiyong’s album, starting with the title track ‘I Don’t Know’. It’s the song for the music video you’ve been working on!”

And before you could make an excuse to get out of listening to something you knew would only cause you more pain, he started playing it. The moment you heard Jiyong’s voice reading out the message he sent you the night you confessed to him, you found yourself unable to move. You wanted to get up and walk away, but from the sound of his beautifully melodic voice and the things he was talking about, you were stuck in this flurry of memories. They all flashed before your eyes. The day you realised you liked him, the times you cried over him, the times he comforted you; everything took over in this wave of emotions and it proved to be too much for you to bare. The song had ended, but you were still stuck in your own world. You were only jolted out of it when Somin hesitantly wiped a tear off your face. Shocked at yourself, you looked upwards to find Hwiyoung, Lia, Somin and Jiyong’s manager staring at you, confused. You opened your mouth to make an excuse and laugh it off, but you couldn’t.

“I-I need to go.” Your voice cracked. “I’m sorry.”

And you walked out of the room, tears streaming down your face.

What was going on? What was Jiyong playing at? You liked him and then he rejected you. You tried getting over him and more or less succeeded, but then he entered your life again. He told you he loved you, he acted like he cared. He drew you out of your walls, enough to trust him again and expect something from him, when he disappeared and ignored your existence. That song pushed you too far. You were just so confused. You walked down the hall, fully planning on crying until you calmed down and returning to work, when you heard his voice. At first, you thought it was just the song echoing in your head, when you heard it again. His laugh. Pausing, you looked around and realised you were near a practice room, with the door wide open. Against what your mind was telling you to do, you peeped in to see Jiyong doubled over with laughter and the actor blushing and hiding her face.

“Jiyong, stop laughing at me!”

“That is not what I meant when I said dance.”

“Well, I know that now.”

“Here, this is how you do it.”

He turned her to face him and guided her arms to wrap around his neck. Smiling, he wrapped his arms around her waist, leaned her head against his chest and began swaying to the music. And that was it. You snapped. It wasn’t even seeing the way she looked at him or the way he touched her, though that didn’t help. It was the song he played while dancing with her. It was the same song that played for the first dance at Sohyun’s wedding. It was the same song the two of you danced to over and over again. You looked down at your phone, looking through the images and finding the picture from that night. It was one of the few good memories you had with him. Subconsciously, you always thought of that song as special to you and Jiyong. Seeing just how special it was to him, you felt betrayed. It wasn’t even noon, but you were done. You needed it to stop. You walked off, deciding to go to Mirae’s house and drink your ass off. Little did you know Jiyong heard your footsteps as you walked off. He wanted to run after you, hold you and erase every memory of him with that other girl, but he couldn’t. He knew he had to maintain the space. You were happier without him.

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Mirae jumped up from the couch when she heard this continuous knocking on her door, almost annoyingly loud.

“Hold on, for fuck’s sake! I’ll be there in a minute.”

She flung open the door, fully prepared to scream at whoever was at the door when her jaw dropped. You were standing there, seriously dishevelled, in your work clothes. Your hair was pulled out of the neat arrangement it had been in in the morning, your make up was smudged from all the crying and you had tear marks running down your face. You had this painfully forced smile on your face and you held two bottles of wine in your hand.

“Mirae! Babe,” You threw your arms around her. “Let’s get drunk.”

“Y/N, what? It’s 11 am.”

“So what? Who cares? It’s just a little wine anyway.”

And before Mirae could stop and ask you what happened, you opened a bottle of wine and chugged.

Mirae gently coaxed the bottle, which was half empty, out of your hand and sat you down.

“Y/N, what’s wrong? Do you want to talk about it?”

You grabbed the bottle back. “Nope.”

Before you could drink again, Mirae snatched it away again.

“No, we’re not doing this. You’re going to get drunk and rant and then forget everything if you continue drinking. Not happening. We’re going to talk this out and deal with our problems, okay? We can take however long you want, and you don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to, but you’re not doing this thing again where you try to forget about them.”

You fell silent.

“You wanna take a shower and change into something comfy? I’ll fix you something to eat in the meantime.”

You slowly nodded and left. When you got back, you were decidedly calmer. Your skin was a little splotchy from having cried so much, but you weren’t near hysterical anymore, which is always a good thing. Mirae just quietly watched you and didn’t say a word until you had eaten. While handing you a glass of water, she sat down beside you and pulled you into a hug.

“Y/N, I don’t know what happened, but it’s okay. I’m here for you. We’re going to get through this.”

You couldn’t help it. You started crying again. She held you and let you cry it all out before finally asking you,

“Do you want to talk about it?”

“Yeah.”

You took a deep breath and started ranting about Jiyong. Mirae heard you out throughout and with each passing second, she got more annoyed at her brother.

“Good god, he is an idiot. I don’t know what he’s thinking. You know what he rants about when he’s drunk? About how he would do anything for your happiness. I didn’t realise he meant he wanted to pull this bullshit. He always talks about how he will wait for you, no matter how long it takes, if you’re unhappy. That idiot doesn’t realise that there is no need to wait for fuck’s sake. He even heard you tell him you love him. But no, that’s not enough. Why? “She won’t remember saying it.””

She paused when she noticed you staring at her.

“What?”

“I told him I love him?”

“Yeah, you did. You were drunk, which is probably why you don’t remember.”

But the moment she said that, hazy recollections of the night he sat with you in the park started to come back to you. Fuck. You told him you loved him. You told him you missed him. And as you sat there shocked over your words, you realised just how true they were. Shocked, you whispered to yourself,

“Then why is he doing this?”

Mirae sighed. “He’s an idiot, that’s why. Also, he thinks he’s never seen you smile as happily as you did when you were with Minho.”

“What?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s only because I wasn’t with him!”

“I know that. You know that. The only problem is he doesn’t.”

You jumped up, determined to go and talk things out with Jiyong, when Mirae held your arm, stopping you.

“Look, I know you want to go talk to him now, but it’s only 2 in the afternoon. He’s still at work, with everyone else there. If someone records your conversation, it would be a huge scandal. You should talk to him after he goes home. Why don’t you nap for a while instead? I know you haven’t been sleeping all that well.”

Reluctantly, you followed her advice. She was right. You couldn’t afford to risk a scandal involving you, Jiyong, Yuna, Jae and Minho.

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It was late when you woke up from your nap. Really late. You rubbed your eyes and reached across to check the time on your phone. 11pm. Wait. What. How on earth did you sleep for nine hours straight?! You doubled checked the alarms you set on your phone. Great. You managed to sleep through all of them. You looked around Mirae’s room and you saw a family photo. Jiyong. That was why you were exhausted in the first place. You couldn’t sleep thinking about him. Well, not anymore.

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Jiyong was lazily watching some old reruns of a tv show, not able to bring himself to watch anything you liked, when he heard someone maniacally banging on his front door. Worried for a minute, his fear eased when he heard your voice.

“Kwon Jiyong, I know you’re in there! And if you don’t fucking open this door, I’ll stay here all night.”

Worried about you, he gently opened the door, prepared more for you coming in and sitting down. He was not prepared for you storming in with crazed eyes, kicking the door shut behind you, grabbing his collar and pushing him against a wall.

“Wh-what”-

“Enough. I’ve had enough of this Jiyong. Why? Why are we putting ourselves through this?! No. Why are you putting me through this?!”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ve had enough of you ignoring me.”

“Y/N, I had to-”

“Shut the fuck up and listen. I love you Jiyong.”

And you pulled him closer, sliding your arms around his neck before kissing him.

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gothediistance · 3 years

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Welcome to the Bakugan Hercules AU ! Here is a non detailed summary of the story so you won't get lost !

ACT 1

(GOSPEL TRUTH I)

-Nurzak and Serena give birth to Dan in Olympus.

-Dan is offered many gifts by the gods, which will be of use later.

(GOSPEL TRUTH II)

-Mag Mel, imprisoned, learns of his nephew's birth and asks the fates ; Sellon, Chris and Soon, if that will affect his plans.

-The fates give him the prophecy that basically says that it will he does nothing to stop it.

- Mag Mel sends his two demons to kidnap Dan and assassinate him.

- They succeed in kidnapping the newborn and they manage to turn him mortal but before they can finish their work, they are interrupted.

-Two mortals, Miyoko and Shinjirou find Dan and decide to adopt him, making it impossible for the two demons to finish their work.

-However, they managed to take one thing from Mag Mel, a key needed for his liberation. Dan still holds the gate that Mag Mel needs to free his chaos bakugans.

-The demons decide to lie to their master about their failure.

(GOSPEL TRUTH III)

ACT 2

-Dan grows up as a mortal in a village where the majority of the population reject him for he has developped fire powers and oftenly sets things and himself on fire, his only allies are his motal parents, brother and a nice black-smith named Seth.

-One day, Dan comes face to face with a big bully of his, Shuji.

-Shuji harms Dan's mortal brother Noah and Dan sets Shuji on fire and runs away.

(GO THE DISTANCE YEE)

-When he comes back, his mortal parents tells him they need to leave for the village doesn't accept their presence anymore.

-The conversation leads to Dan's mortal parents telling him he's adopted and showing him a fire dagger which carries the symbol of Serena, the queen of all gods.

-Dan leaves early without his mortal parents noticing, he wants to go to Nurzak and Serena's temple for he seeks answers about his origins.

(GO THE DISTANCE ONCE MORE HEE)

-As he arrives to the temple, he notices his mortal brother Noah followed him

-The statues of Nurzak and Serena come to life, they tell Dan everything about his origins : He is their godly child and if he wants to come back to Olympus and needs to seek out the hero trainer Preyas and become a hero.

-To give Dan some help, Nurzak summons a pyrus Bakugan from Dan's childhood, Drago.

-Dan sends Noah home as he reunites with Drago and sets off to seek Preyas

(GO THE DISTANCE REPRISE WOO)

-Drago flies Dan to Preyas' living territory, they find him relaxing in a lake.

-Dan gets so excited that he falls off Drago and lands directly on Preyas

-Preyas is happy to see Drago once more but is not very happy being asked to train Dan for he is retired and all the heroes he trained never had a happy ending.

-Preyas mentions one hero in particular : Apollonir whom he thinks probably had the most tragic fate but he doesn't bother explaining it to Dan

-Eventually (With a quick "AND THEN ALONG CAME ZEUS" intervention from Nurzak) Preyas accepts to train young Dan.

ACT 3

(ONE LAST HOPE)

-Dan goes through heavy training adapted to his fire powers for an entire year. He gained muscles, control and confidence, Preyas announces him to be finally ready for some hero jobs and so, our trio sets off to Thebes !

-As they fly on Drago's back, Dan hears hears the sound of metal hitting metal, Preyas tells him to not bother but Dan is curious and wants to know the origin of the sound

-They find a young man fighting a bakugan Centaur and he seems to be in difficulty

-Preyas informs him of the centaur's identity. His name is Centorrior and he despises humans so much that he does not value their lives

-The young man gets trapped in Centorrior's grip and Dan rushes to intervene as he ignores Preyas' advices

-Dan is fully ready for a fight but he gets heavily distracted by how beautiful the young man in the centaur's grip is. He takes a full hit from Centorrior which allows the young man to free himself from the grip.

-Dan helps the young man get up which creates a waist touch.

-The young man acts rudely and strictly refuses Dan's help, Dan responds with the same rude attitude and insists on helping.

-The two young man must fight Centorrior together as their comments towards each other turn into a rivalish flirty banter which annoys Centorrior to an extreme point. (Preyas too but that's irrelevant-)

-The boys manage to defeat Centorrior together, Dan is confused as to why the young man is not afraid of his fire powers.

-Dan finally introduces himself and surprisingly, the other young man also introduces himself, his name is Anubias.

-They have a small conversation before Anubias leaves. Dan is very confused and flustered from this incounter.

-Dan, Preyas and Drago officially takes their leave for Thebes.

-Little did Dan know, Anubias is actually a servant of Meg Mel and after his little misadventure with the little hero, Anubias went back to the underworld.

-In the underworld, there is a huge three-headed dog named Cerberga.

-Cerberga is actually team Anubias (Ben, Robin and Jack) revived by Mag Mel and turned into a three-headed dog.

-Anubias goes to talk to Cerberga every day and with time, he managed to guess which head is who.

-So, as always, Anubias speaks to Cerberga about his missions, but today it seems that Anubias can only talk about a certain annoying boy who calls himself a hero.

-Eventually, Anubias gets interrupted by one of Mag mel's demons. Shadow.

-Shadow and Anubias do not get along.

-Shadow enjoys inflincting any kind of pain to others, may it be physical or mental. He particularly enjoys tormenting Anubias.

-Shadow takes pleasure into calling Anubias "mutt" or "bad luck charm", today is no different.

-Anubias and Shadow start arguing before Shadow decides to lick Anubias' face.

-They are one inch away from starting a fight until Mag mel's other servant demon comes to interrupted, Mylene.

-Mylene tells Anubias that Mag Mel wants him to report and that Shadow was suppose to come get him but it seems that he prefers to start fights

-Anubias goes to report to Mag Mel.

-Mag Mel asks Anubias about his failure to get Centorrior on his side for his plan to overthrow the gods of Olympus.

-Anubias says that he would have managed to bring back Centorrior if a certain self-proclaimed hero named Dan hadn't intervened.

-Mag Mel is shocked by hearing that name, he tells Anubias to repeat.

-Once he does, Mag Mel is enraged, his demons lied to him, Nurzak's offspring is still alive and breathing.

-But before he burns to death his demons for their lies and failure, Mylene reminds him that, at least, Dan is mortal.

-Mag Mel does not burn Mylene and Shadow to death. Instead, he decides to make a plan to get rid of Dan with one of his bakugan monsters.

ACT 4

-Dan, Preyas and Drago finally arrive in Thebes, a city full of troubles.

-The citizens are not very welcoming and some are even, very creepy.

-Dan introduces himself as a hero to a group of people.

-These people tell Dan he is not a hero.

-Preyas heavily defends Dan but one of the people recognize him as the trainer of Apollonir.

-They stare at him in fear, thinking he is bad luck.

-He feels quite indignated but is calmed by Drago.

-The civilians leave but one lady tells Dan they need a true hero, not an amateur.

-Dan feels down, Preyas and Drago try to cheer him up until they hear some strange noise.

-Dan learns that two children have had an accident and are in trouble outside of town, he immediatly flies there with tons of citizens following him.

-When he arrives, he sees the boy he met earlier, Anubias, struggling to help the children (which are Shadow and Mylene).

-Dan saves the children which somewhat impresses the citizens and Anubias (not so much but somewhat lol)

-Preyas and Drago come to congratulate Dan who's proud of himself but a big bakugan named Hydranoid comes out of a cave close to where the "children" use to be.

-The citizens are terrified, Dan gets ready to fight and is joined by Anubias.

-Sadly, Hydranoid feeds on other's energy, shortly after the fight begun, he feeds on Anubias energy and the latter faints.

-Dan takes Anubias in his arms (bridal style ofc) and brings to Preyas, who reluctantly accepts to take care of sleeping beauty.

-Dan fights the hydra only with his powers which is very unsuccessful.

-Dan is worried about Anubias and Hydranoid is a good fighter.

-Dan's frustration is stopping him from concentrating properly, he eventually gets swallowed by Hydranoid.

-The citizens are panicking as Hydranoid is about to attack them.

-Hydranoid stops, making a weird face until his heads gets cut from the inside by Dan, who used his mother's fire dagger to cut his way out.

-Preyas and Drago are extremely proud and Anubias can't help but be relieved.

-Sadly, Hydranoid gets back and grows more head, the fight continues but this time, Drago refuses to stay behind.

-Drago makes Dan hop on his back to help the young hero cut more heads, but everytime they cut one, another grows.

-Dan falls off Drago's back, he has no idea how to defeat the monster...until he does.

-Dan concentrates his energy and creates an explosion to end the beast.

-The citizens are shocked, the young hero just sacrificed himself for them.

-Preyas is devastaded as he is reminded of Apollonir, Drago feels horribly guilty.

-Anubias feels....unsatisfied ? Disapointed ? As he sees Shadow and Mylene happy.

-Mag mel, who was watching from the underworld, is very satisfied.

-But Dan comes out of the smoke, unharmed and very proud of himself, he even winks at Anubias who crosses his arms and rolls his eyes but still gives the boy a small smile.

-Mylene did not miss that little detail. She is, sadly, very observant...

-The crowd cheers and celebrate the new hero as Mag Mel rages.

(ANUBIAS INTERMISSION)

-Mag Mel is furious after that fail, he wants to know what the future holds and thinks of Sellon.

-He sends Anubias to the fates' lair with skull jewelry as a gift for Sellon.

-Anubias meets the fates and presents the gift to Sellon, asking her for his master's future.

-She refuses to tell him Mag Mel's future, instead, she wishes to read the palm of his hand to guide him.

-Sellon reads Anubias' future and gives him cryptic advice, which annoys him a bit.

-After a little talk, Anubias leaves to tell Mag Mel about Sellon's refusal.

(ZERO TO HERO BABYYYYY)

-Mag Mel is, once again, furious. The fates refuse to tell him the future and Dan keeps killing his bakugans.

-He is fully ready to take his rage out on Shadow and Mylene but the female demon has...something interesting to reveal to her master.

-Mag Mel listens carefully as she tells him about the wink the little hero gave his human servant Anubias.

-Mag Mel is very happy, an idea just came to him.

-He goes to Anubias and subtly asks him to gain Dan's trust and find his weakness.

-Anubias is quick to refuse this "mission", he tells Mag Mel to asks his demons.

-Mag Mel reminds him that they failed when he was a baby, he needs who can handle the boy and gain his trust.

-Anubias refuses once more.

-Mag Mel, in his sadistic ways, reminds his servant why he sold his soul to him : To bring back his dead mercenary friends, who are now a three-headed dog that can only be turned back to humans if Anubias keeps being a good boy that listens.

-Anubias gets irritaded but Mag Mel strikes him a deal : if he finds Dan's weakness, his friends will be humans again...

(DAN INTERMISSION)

-Dan goes to his parents' temple, he proudly explains to them how he defeated hydranoid, he is excited to join the gods again.

-His parents sadly explain to him that he is not a hero yet.

-Dan doesn't understand and gets sad.

-As a consolation prize, his mother Serena gifts him a dragon scale armor made by his aunts, Fabia and Mira and a shield forged by his uncle, Spectra.

-Dan is grateful, but still doesn't understand why he isn't a hero.

-His parents leave with an unsatisfying answer for him, he is quite unhappy.

ACT 5

-Dan is now very popular, rich and very buzy but he dislikes it.

-He talks to Preyas about how he almost wants to give up, he gave it his all and its still not good enough.

-He shares a warm conversation with Preyas but they get interrupted by a group of fangirls.

-Preyas helps Dan get rid of them and gives him some time to himself.

-Meanwhile, Anubias had managed to sneak in behind all the chaos caused by the fangirls.

-Dan is very flustered to see him, he wasn't expecting it.

-They have a small cute talk.

-Anubias asks Dan if he wants to hang out.

-Dan asks if it's a date.

-Anubias gets flustered and says that it is what Dan wants it to be before telling him when and where they'll meet up, he leaves soon after.

-Dan is very happy but also very stressed.

(MUSE OF DANCE INTERMISSION)

-The next day, Dan has already bought an outfit for his date that is coming up soon.

-He told neither Preyas or Drago that he had a date but he did invent an excuse for his absence that day and secretly made a gift for Anubias in between his trainings.

-He feels very stressed about the date, he never had any and he's scared that he'll have to dance with Anubias. He doesn't know how to dance.

-That was until the muse of dance, Runo, appeared out of nowhere to give him dance lessons.

-She was a very harsh teacher and her lessons were painful but now Dan knows how to dance and he feels very confident for the date.

ACT 6 (THE DATE AFHRARJYZDZH-)

-Dan arrives to the restaurant where he was meant to meet Anubias.

-He eventually spots Anubias in a very different outfit that usual.

-It's blue, ofc, but it shows much more skin than Anubias usually shows, basically, Anubias looks stunning.

-He spots Dan too, they awkwardly greet each other and quickly go inside the restaurant.

-They sit down at their table and awkward conversations ensue.

-A lady and the tramp with spaghettis scene makes it more awkward.

-When they finished eating, Anubias brings them to their next location.

-I imagine they have a conversation on their way there.

-Their next location is a beautiful theater.

-Anubias asks Dan to choose their play, he chooses Hero and Leander.

-Anubias knows it's a sad play and kinda can't wait to see if Dan is a crybaby.

-They go in and sit next to each other.

-Hero and Leander is indeed a very sad story, so much that Dan can't help but cry.

-Anubias thought he would mock Dan for crying but in the end, he doesn't. Instead, he puts his hand on Dan's, trying to be reassuring.

-When they are done with the play, Anubias thought that would be the end of it but Dan says it's his turn to bring Anubias somewhere.

-Dan leads Anubias to a beautiful garden, it's full of beautiful fountains, roses and elegant statues.

-Dan didn't take those dance lessons for nothing, so he asks Anubias for a dance.

-Anubias is reluctant at first but gives in eventually.

-Dan confidently leads the dance, it lasts long and they both end up the happiest they've ever been.

-Once it ends, Dan is so overtaken by his happiness, he becomes the most charming of princes.

-Anubias is so happy but he also seems reluctant towards giving into the moment.

-The situation leads to Dan opening up about his childhood which gets Anubias to do the same after Dan tells him he's a beautiful person.

-Anubias tells Dan his entire story (minus the part where he sold his soul to Mag Mel).

-Dan is touched and opens his heart to Anubias and they are once inch away from kissing....UNTIL THEY ARE INTERRUPTED BY PREYAS AND DRAGO FOR FU-

-Preyas is not happy, he wants Dan to go back right now !

-Dan does one more thing before leaving, he gives Anubias his gift, a light blue rose made of glass and a kiss on the hand.

-Dan leaves with Preyas on Drago's back with a lovey dovey look on his face.

-Anubias feels in love.

(I WON'T SAY I'M IN LOVE YUS PWEASE)

-Anubias accepts that love and gets lovey dovey unknowing that during the entire time...a crow had been watching everything carefully.

(THE DOWNFALL)

-After changing, Anubias goes back to the underworld, eager to talk to Cerberga about how Dan made him feel.

-He is stopped by Mag Mel, he asks him how his mission to find the young boy's weakness is going.

-Anubias tries to lie but Mag Mel doesn't buy it. They start arguing until Anubias cracks.

-He tells Mag Mel that Dan has no weakness.

-Mag Mel gives a very much satisfied smile and tells Anubias a little bird told him otherwise.

-Mylene steps out the shadows with a beautiful smile, she told her master everything.

-Anubias doesn't have time to react, Dan's glass flower gets shattered and Shadow knocks him out.

ACT 7

-Dan is. In. Love. Absolute. Love.

-Preyas has something to tell him but he isn't listenning, he just keeps talking about Anubias.

-Preyas gets angry and yells at Dan to stop being with Anubias.

-Dan gets really annoyed and they start a violent argument.

-Eventually, Preyas tells Dan that he'll never be able to protect Anubias and that he will get hurt.

-Dan rages, his whole body goes up in flames.

-Preyas has had enough and leaves to clear his head.

-Dan feels down and angry, Drago comes to him, he would like to explain to Dan why Preyas acts this way towards love.

-Dan and Dan have a deep conversation

-Drago starts by explaning Apollonir's story with his lover Exedra.

-Next, he tells his own backstory with a bakugan named Wavern.

-Dan learns that everytime Preyas lost a friend or a hero, it was love's "fault".

-Dan tells Drago he needs to think so Drago leaves him be.

-Meanwhile, Preyas and Drago both trapped in a fire illusion by Shadow and Mylene. An illusion that gives them their perfect world for a certain amount of time

-Dan gets bothered in his thinking by two panicked kids.

-They tell him they saw demons drag an innocent person in hell, that person was calling Dan's name.

-They show him shards that were left there, Dan recognizes his glass flower and now he knows Anubias is in danger.

-He asks for directions and runs to the underworld without Preyas or Drago.

ACT 8

-Dan arrives to the underworld and takes in the scenery.

-He spots an enraged three-headed dog chained to the wall it's terrifying.

-Eventually, he finally meets the master of hell, Mag Mel.

-He has a conversation with him but he doesn't last long, Dan asks to see Anubias.

-Mag Mel gives him what he wants.

-Anubias is hoisted up dangling over a pit of blue fire.

-Dan lives a horrifying scene, he is held to the grown by Shadow while Mag Mel scares him with the things he could do to Anubias and Mylene whispers terrifying things in his ear.

-Mag Mel strikes Dan a deal, he frees Anubias if Dan gives up his powers for the next 24 hours and willingly gives him the gate he needs to free his chaos bakugans.

-Dan isn't sure to understand but he adds something to the deal, if Anubias gets hurt, the deal is off.

-Mag Mel accepts and Dan is stripped from his powers.

-Mag Mel frees Anubias and tells him his friends are off the hook.

-Mag Mel reveals to Dan a tiny little detail, Anubias belongs to him and he proves that by pulling Anubias' bangs out of his face, revealing a moon, the symbol of Mag Mel.

-After humiliating both Dan and Anubias, he leaves, excited to overthrow his brother and the other gods.

-Anubias can't take it anymore, he cracks and cries. Shadow doesn't miss that opportunity.

-Shadow makes sure the weak Dan is watching, he holds Anubias against his will and licks his tears.

-Dan is too weak to do anything but someone else does it for him

-Three boys come out of nowhere and take care of Shadow.

-The big guy punches the demon who turns into a snake, the princely looking one gets Anubias away from the demon and the smallest boy stomps the snake who still manages to get away.

-Anubias realizes that's his team, Ben, Robin and Jack are back to being humans, he cries harder as he reunites with them.

(THE CHAOS BAKUGANS ARE FREED BY MAG MEL AFTER SO MANY YEARS AND THEY ARE READY FOR WAR.)

ACT 9

- After this emotional roller coaster, the six young men get out of this hellhole.

-It is absolute chaos outside, Mag Mel's bakugans are everywhere.

-The boys are ready to fight again after so many years but Preyas and Drago have been freed from their illusions and are shocked to see Dan so weak.

-Preyas immediatly blames Anubias but Drago reminds him that now is not the time, they must all fight together. Team Anubias agrees.

-They all fight chaos bakugans and team Anubias finds it great to fight as humans after so many years.

-Dan does his best to fight, Anubias does his best protecting him.

-Eventually, two of Anubias' friends join the party, Mylene and Shadow.

-Shadow takes on Anubias who gadly takes to opportunity to get back at Shadow.

-Dan tries to go to Anubias but is stopped by Mylene. She is his opponent.

-Shadow and Anubias' fight is brutal, their hate for each other is obvious.

-Sadly, Shadow is more violent, trash talks and doesn't play fair. His strength outmatches Anubias'.

-Eventually, Shadow sees Mylene giving him a signal, he's going to stab Dan.

-He goes past Anubias towards the hero with a clawed hand ready to massacre.

-Anubias steps in and is stabbed instead of Dan.

-Everyone is shocked, Dan slowly regains strength as he tries to go past Mylene.

-Shadow, once again, makes sure the hero is watching as he tries to lick a trail of blood on Anubias' face but before he can, Anubias cuts off his tongue.

-Mylene is distracted by Shadow's scream, Dan takes the opportunity and burns her eyes.

-The demons retreat.

-Everyone goes to Anubias' side, even Preyas.

-Dan is on the brink of breaking down, he doesn't understand Anubias' actions, he wants to stay by his side, uncaring of defeating Mag Mel.

-Anubias encourages him to go and kisses him on the nose.

-Team Anubias and Preyas assure Dan that they'll take care of Anubias while he's gone.

-Dan hops on Drago and goes towards Olympus for the final battle.

ACT 10

-Dan arrives and frees the chained gods.

-Drago finds a old foe and must fight him to free himself from his past.

-Mag Mel creates a fire arena, only meant for Dan and him.

-The battle between Dan and Mag Mel begins, it is long and hard for Dan.

-Mag Mel eventually uses a perfect world illusion.

-Dan finds himself in his perfect world, his family happy, Drago and Wavern in love and well, team Anubias all laughing and doing great and him, in a happy perfect relationship with Anubias...it doesn't take long for Dan to realise it's a lie.

-He gets out and ends the battle by cutting Mag Mel's arm off which makes the fire arena disapear.

-In the meantime, Drago's battle is so also finished.

-Dan frees his father, Nurzak, who officially ends the war with his son by truly ending the chaos bakugans.

-All is well, until Mag Mel, in his retreat, reminds Dan that Anubias is in agony.

-Dan hops on Drago hoping to get there in time.

(INTERMISSION ANUBIAS' DEATH)

-Anubias is in great pain, the fates are ready to cut his thread.

-Sellon is sad to do so but she cannot bear seeing the poor human in pain and so, his thread is cut.

-Dan arrives too late, Anubias is dead.

-Ben is enraged, Robin is shocked, Jack laughs nervously in denial of the situation while Preyas....he knew it would happen.

-Dan is devastaded, he goes to Anubias, holds him in his arms and cries uncontrollably.

-Preyas tells him he can't change this.

-Robin, who got out of his shocked state, says that Dan can change this.

-Robin tells Dan about the jewel chamber, a secret only meant for Mag Mel and his servants.

ACT 11

-Dan arrives in hell, looking for Mag Mel.

-He meets the injured demons and their master.

-He tells Mag Mel he wants Anubias back so he wants to go to the jewel chamber.

-Mag Mel takes the opportunity and accepts.

-Once they arrive, Dan is both mesmerized and horrified.

-All the souls are trapped in jewels, unable to rest in peace because of Mag Mel who created the jewel chamber to trap them under his control.

-Dan says he only wants Anubias and goes in.

-Mag Mel lets him, knowing the hero will die before he can even get to his lover.

-Dan is in great pain, the jewels burn. Badly.

-Dan tries to get to Anubias' jewel, he immediatly spotted it since it was the same color of Anubias' eyes.

-Dan burns and burns as he drags himself to Anubias' jewel, he grabs it but dies soon after.

-Mag Mel is happy to get revenge but it doesn't last long. Dan gets up, reborn in his god form.

-Dan uses his godly powers to free the souls from their jewels, allowing them to see their loved ones one last time before officially resting in peace.

-But he doesn't free Anubias' soul yet.

-Dan leaves Mag Mel and his demons, they'll receive punishment later.

ACT 12

-Dan arrives looking very different, everyone is surprised.

-Dan frees Anubias' soul and puts it back in his body.

-Anubias is revived and he has a second cute reunion with his team. Dan chooses to stay behind to let them have this moment.

-Eventually, they choose to follow Dan who wishes to go back to his village, worried about his family because of the chaos bakugans..

-When they arrive, the village is not untouched but it's doing better than a lot of other places that were destroyed.

-The villagers a terrified of Dan's return while his family is extremely happy.

-Dan introduces his new friends to his family but he's not sure of how to introduce Anubias.

-The villagers arrive, not ready to accept Dan again, they start trash talking him again.

-Anubias steps up to defend him and says the beautiful things about Dan and even ends it with an "I love him".

-Before Dan can respond, him, Anubias, his team, Preyas, Drago and Dan's mortal family are all called to Olympus.

-They meet the gods celebrating Dan's return.

-Nurzak and Serena grating their thanks and blessing to everyone who took care of Dan.

-Dan's mortal parents are greatly thanked by Nurzak and Serena.

-Noah is blessed to become a fine hero.

-Nurzak is proud to see Drago make peace with his past.

-Serena introduces Preyas to Elfin.

-Team Anubias are granted the title of Heroes.

-Anubias is approached by Serena who gives him her entire gratitude for sacrificing himself for her son.

-She gives him a kiss on the forehead and asks Dan to look on his lover's forehead.

-Dan realises the moon symbolizing Mag Mel is gone, Anubias cries of happiness after finally being freed from Mag Mel.

-Dan asks Nurzak what he'll do about Mag Mel and his demons.

-Nurzak reveals their punishment : they were turned into a three-headed Chimera, stuck together forever.

-Everyone is happy, and the gods welcome Dan.

-Dan looks back at his found family, at Preyas, at Drago at his future friends in team Anubias and at Anubias himself.

-Dan tells the gods he wishes to live his mortal life.

-Serena and Nurzak respect their sons decision and tell him he'll be back to normal when they'll go back down.

-Dan goes to Anubias, stressed he asks if Anubias isn't bothered by his god appearance.

-Anubias tells him that Dan is Dan no matter what he looks like.

-Dan and Anubias finally share their long awaited first kiss in Olympus.

(FINAL SONG : A STAR IS BORN)

END.

THERE YOU GUYS GO !! I FINALLY DID IT ! Please remember that this is a non detailed version. Yes I know, IT'S LONG AF FOR A NON DETAILED VERSION.

Stuff can be changed, taken out or added or different if I got some stuff wrong

Some actions, reactions, interactions, thoughts, are missing.

Examples : I didn't put when Dan called Anubias his moon, nor the scene where Mag Mel reveals to Dan they are family, nor the scene where Dan asks Anubias if he had any feelings for him.

Also, I have no idea how Dan finds out about the jewel chamber since it's meant to be a secret so I invented something, it's okay if it gets changed.

And I'm pretty sure that's not how the jewel chamber scene will officialy go but I tried to come up with something cause it wasn't established.

I'm pretty sure that Anubias has more interactions with Shadow than what I put in.

The epilogue is absent because it is something new that will be invented by the author and runner of this blog.

My head is spinning-

On this I bid you all good night ! Keep having fun, keep being cool and sorry for the spelling mistakes.

#hercules au #the fact that tumblr let an ask this long be written lmao amazing #this is so long and detailed and amazing thank you so so much again reminder anon #ur work will definitely be appreciated by not only me but by everyone else here! especially by newcomers!

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theotherace · 3 years

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This might be an idea you've already touched on in one of your past works, but I'll give it a try here: In a taang marriage AU, how would you see Toph handling the role of basically being the Lady of the new Air Nomads (made up of both their future children and Aang's followers from the other 3 nations)?

Hmmm.

Well, usually there are Air Nomads other than Aang around in my AUs, so that question actually hasn't come up too much. The short answer is: I think she'd hate it.

For the long answer, let's look at the AUs I have where Aang actually is the last airbender. Boy, this is getting long.

Pre-LoK AU: By the time they get together, they each have a child from previous relationships; an airbending daughter and a nonbending son. Which means in this AU, she's not the (only) woman who helps bring back the airbenders, and she's not at all interested in encroaching on Yee Li's territory when her and Aang get married. Yee-Li knows what she's doing, she's been raising an airbender for the past six or so years, and she's been actively learning about their culture since she was a teenager. Toph can't compete with that kind of knowledge, and she doesn't want to, either.

Doesn't change the fact that people very quickly start looking at her like they previously did at Yee-Li. And it's infuriating because she didn't spend the last two and a half decades building an image only to then be made into something she isn't by the world just because she married Twinkle Toes.

She'd do her very best to learn and understand Aang's culture, of course, and not only because of the kids, but she's not an Acolyte, and if anyone called her "Mother of the Air Nomads" or some shit like that, I think they'd have to limp home. She also would absolutely not tolerate the Acolytes putting any of the kids on a pedestal just because they happen to be airbenders. Appreciate all of the Avatar's kids or appreciate none of them, but all of them are more Air Nomad than you'll ever be, so stop treating them like second-class citizens just because they're an earth/nonbender.

She'd absolutely be by Aang's side no matter what he does and how much he wants to teach their kids about their culture, as long as he's teaching all of them, but she's Toph Beifong while doing that, Greatest Earthbender in the World, and don't you forget it.

She'd reject the role in the beginning, and then begrudgingly accept that this is how it is now, while making sure nobody forgets who she is behind that. She'd help Aang rebuild, because she loves him, because it's important, because this is her children's heritage, too, but she very firmly stay herself, an Earth Kingdom woman at the end of the day.

(Also, the airbenders do come back in this AU eventually, but not through some Spirit Portal bullshit.)

His Father's Weight AU: This one's a little different, because Aang dies incredibly young, and their son is only born after Aang's death.

There's a lot of rumors surrounding the kid; not everybody thinks he's actually Aang's, some people think he's adopted, not even all the Acolytes know for sure who his father is because, well, his father was violently murdered, and nobody would like to see that happen to Kelsang.

In this AU, nobody treats Toph with any sort of reverence for being the mother of the last airbender. On the contrary, there's plenty of people who believe she had an affair or slept with some rando immediately after Aang's death. Nobody but some very close friends even know he's an airbender until he's about 15.

Toph would take being the mother of an airbender seriously in a much different way here. She has to find him teachers, she has to teach him what she remembers, she would curse herself for not listening to Aang better, and the Acolytes for sneering at her when she has questions. She would hate this, as well, but in another way entirely.

She'd take her role much more seriously in this AU, because there's nobody but fate forcing it on her, so she can tell herself that she's chosen it herself. It's not like there's anybody else around to make sure Kelsang knows about his father's culture, and she doesn't care so much who she goes down in history as, as long as it's not as the woman who cut off the last airbender from his Air Nomad heritage. And if it's as the Mother/Lady of the Air Nomads, well, that's not what she would've wished for, but at least it means she did a good job with her son, and that she did right by Aang. She's still Toph, of course, and unapologetically so, but she has much less energy to fight idiots. Call her what you want. Look at her however. She's got a kid to raise.

And once Kelsang reveals himself as an airbender, the music changes, of course, but by that time, she's fed up with suck-ups, especially those who had nothing better to do than rumor and whisper over the previous years. She doesn't change her behaviour, she still stands with the Air Acolytes (specifically Teo and the kid, obviously) at important events, she more fully immerses herself in Air Nomad culture in this AU than in any other and is somehow still the most disconnected from the Acoyltes in this than in most of my other stories. She's not the most happy person in this AU. Things are difficult.

Main AU: In which Aang isn't the last airbender, so any notions of her being some sort of important figure to the Air Nomads is quickly dispelled, should it come up. There's still weirdos around, of course, but she would shut them down quickly. The Acolytes would be more interested in the actual Air Nomads than her, which is more than fine by her. All in all, this would be very similiar to the Pre-Lok AU, with maybe a little more annoyance, because it's less understandable. There's Air Nomads! Airbender! Men, women, everything outside and in between! Leave her be, she isn't even the person who gave birth to the most airbenders in the last ten years. Still surportive of Aang and the kids. Still learning. But don't call her anything but Toph unless it's "Greatest Earthbender in the World".

And also, because re-reading made me unsure if you weren't maybe talking about some sort of arranged marriage, the Arragend Marriage AU: Toph would hate to be put in this situation and she would resent everybody who put her there. Maybe in this AU, the Gaang never stumbled upon her, and then one way or another, she ends up Aang's wife, anyway.

She hates him. She hates, hates, hates, hates, hates him. She hates that she'll never be more than what she was supposed to be now, and she hates that he's okay with just marrying this random girl who he knows nothing about. So she makes an effort to learn nothing and be as uncooperative as possible until she realises ... he's not pissed? In fact, he doesn't seem much of anything. He avoids her most days. He hasn't even touched her hand since they got married. He's gone a lot, and he always offers her to come with him, so one day, she does.

And they get to know each other, a little bit. And he promises he'll never do anything she doesn't want, and that she can leave whenever; he was just worn down after months and months of people urging him to take a wife. So neither of them were exactly excited about this marriage. And they aren't for quite a long time.

So this AU is very similar to the first and third once she's fallen in love with Aang, but she is just a giant dick in the beginning -- and she's earned that, too. Call her Lady of the Air Nomads again and catch these hands. She's not even bending, she's just kicking where it hurts the most. Also, leave her kids alone, she had those for herself, not for the world to gawk at. This Toph is very "Fuck off" in general; more so than in canon, and if an Acolyte (or whoever) gets weird about Aang/any kid being an airbender, they are banned from the family. ("Toph, I can't ban them from the Temple, this is their home, too." "Well, I can throw them off the mountain, if you'd prefer, Aang.")

Aaand ... I hope I answered your question? Sometimes I get lost in a thought and then talk right past an actual answer. In any case, thank you for the ask!

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #aang #toph #taang #lok au #his father's weight #dunebabies

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ducktracy · 3 years

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183. porky’s double trouble (1937)

release date: november 13th, 1937

series: looney tunes

director: frank tashlin

starring: mel blanc (porky, killer), tedd pierce (narrator), sara berner (petunia)

the end of an era—this is the final cartoon to feature “fat porky”. though he’d been dieting since late 1936 and steadily throughout 1937 with the other directors, frank tashlin was the last one to skinny him up. ironic, since he was such a stickler for streamlined designs! nevertheless, this is an exciting change, as porky is finally completing his transformation into the pig we know and love today.

not only that, this is the final appearance of frank tashlin’s petunia as well. she’d go on a hiatus all throughout 1938, only to be revived by bob clampetts with a totally new design in 1939. unfortunately, she was only kept for two more shorts before being discarded again. parting is such sweet sorrow!

we deal with not one porky, but two: an escaped convict kidnaps porky and steals his identity in order to successfully rob a bank. it’s up to petunia to put a stop to this criminal’s crime spree... or is it?

a silhouette of a pig furtively creeps under a blanket of typography from the title card. the pig isn’t our favorite stuttering porcine, but rather a grisly, stubbly porky doppleganger attempting to escape from prison. he jumps and growls at the spotlight that shines on him, shooting at the offscreen subjects. not only does he whip out two pistols, he even flips them--such a small detail of flamboyant dramatics goes a long way.

prison guards shoot back at the convict, silhouetted against the night sky, illuminated only by the glow of the searchlight and the stylized white bullets raining down below. the composition is stellar, its flatness reminiscent of the backgrounds of the early ‘40s cartoons, primarily from the likes of frank tashlin, chuck jones, and even norm mccabe at times. a whistle screeches as the prisoners run along, rifles in hand. in all, the dramatic opening rampant with silhouettes feels quite reminiscent to the opening of little beau porky, another tashlin entry just a year prior.

callbacks are more blatant as we undergo the signature Frank Tashlin Expositional Montage, footage of cop cars racing out into the street reused from tex avery’s the blow out, while a close-up of a newspaper press is also reused from avery’s porky the wrestler. all the while, a shot of the convict, identified as “killer” by one of the newspapers in the montage, oversees the chaos, his eyes drifting along to survey the action, his lips parted in a sneer. the narration (tedd pierce?) is the cherry on top--often times, narration has a tendency to feel redundant, as if it’s a crutch to support the gags (i.e. some of tex avery’s earlier entries), but here it elevates the theatrics of the entire prison escape.

speaking of narrators, ours introduces us to a gangster hideout--an abandoned all girls school by the name of katz school for girls, a nod towards studio business manager ray katz--no doubt a place frequented by killer. tashlin’s cinematography is in full swing as we iris in on an exterior shot of the hideout before panning along the interior, an arsenal of weapons littering the schoolroom of years past. a smooth, clever transition of pans from the classroom to a grandiose hallway, focusing on a door.

killer’s lackeys crowd around a table littered with alcohol bottles and playing cards, but most importantly, newspapers highlighting killer’s escape. his cronies all mutter words of praise in thick brooklyn accents (”yeah, dis guy’s clever, jus’ like who-dun-y! he can get outta anyt’ing!”). the conversation between the gangsters is surprisingly natural and fun to listen to: one of the lackeys likens killer to “clark taylor”, a humorously false remembrance of actors clark gable and robert taylor combined.

knocking outside the door prompts the cronies to whip around with their guns drawn, all crowing “who’s ‘dere!?” in unison. outside the door stands a rather spherical caricature of mae west--if there’s a mae west cameo, it must be a ‘30s cartoon! funnily enough, tashlin gets an animation credit on buddy’s beer garden, a cartoon whose mae west caricature is relatively integral to the plot as well.

mae informs the boys that she comes peddling a message from killer. furtively, they all crowd around the door, stacking on top of each other, each peering out of their own peephole door. the silent film inspiration is strong in this shot. not only that, its composition also reminds me of some of the shots in tashlin’s porky pig’s feat, a personal favorite of mine.

all hesitation to let newcomers in is dropped once the cronies spot their curvaceous company. they’re instantly smitten, batting eyelashes and all, one of the cronies going so far as to stroke mae the messenger’s face. tashlin’s cartoons always had a promiscuous flair to them, especially in the ‘40s--here is no exception. perhaps it’s only natural, seeing as this entire cartoon is one large parody of all of the gangster pictures churning out from warner bros. at the time (marked woman, kid galahad, san quentin to name a few.)

“he said...” mae lunges a haymaker, causing all four cronies to domino together and knock into the door as mel blanc settles out of his falsetto, “NOT T’ FOOL AROUND WITH DAMES, YA LUGS!!!” killer strips out of his outfit (even removing an iron barbell from where his chest is), growling “let that loin ya a lesson!” as always, mel is fun to listen to--his falsetto voice sounds rather similar to the voice he’d use for his lou costello caricatures.

killer eyes a stray newspaper, gloating “once i was only public enemy numba NINE!” at the sight of his new title as public enemy #1. (it should be noted that in tashlin’s first picture, porky’s poultry plant, another “public enemy” gag is used. gag continuity is always fun to see!) his eyes drift over to an article on the other side of the page (if you look closely, the date is “thoisdays octember 42nd”, the paper addressing the denizens of “porkysville”.):

“hey! what’s dis? da guy looks just like me! he could be me twin brudda!” frank tashlin’s disgruntlement with porky can be felt multiple ways here. not only did he hesitate until 2.5 minutes into the cartoon to introduce him, the underscore is “puddin’ head jones”, a frequent score associated with porky on numerous occasions offering not-so-subtle commentary about his intelligence (or lack thereof.)

killer ushers his lackey to take a glimpse at his bank-teller doppelgänger, whispering a plan to them involving porky and the bank, the narrator clueing us in that “the evildoers carefully plan another hideous crime.”

it’s not a tashlin cartoon without his signature up-shot: we iris in on an impressive up-shot view of “worst national bank”, a score of “plenty of money and you” and even the extravagant car horn of a limo solidifying that yes indeed, this here’s a bank! inside, porky dutifully deposits the goods of his spherically designed patrons. even by 1937, these mathematically proportioned designs were out of style--i suppose tashlin got the memo, though, seeing as this is the final “fat porky” cartoon, indicating a transition into more modern, streamlined designs.

bob bentley animates a close-up of porky depositing the cash of a scottie dog. cue the ever prevalent “cheap scotsman” gag, the scottie’s coin purse (a sock with a lock on it) revealing a swarm of moths upon its opening. he deposits a lone dime, porky happily obliging to sign the bank book. the scottie leaves, and it only takes a few bloated seconds for porky’s brain to catch up with him, realizing that he just signed a bank book to deposit a measly dime. he smacks himself in the face, a carl stalling favorite cue of “you’re a horses ass” providing musical commentary as porky glowers into the camera, hand sliding down his pudgy face. stereotypes aside, this is a fun little scene. it gives porky some personality, accentuating his gullibility (a persistent factor of his character, no matter who is directing him), and bob bentley’s animation is extremely appealing. no discretion to volney white, who animates the next scene, but there’s a noticeable difference in bentley’s and white’s styles, bentley’s animation much more dimensional. i absolutely love how he draws porky.

secretary petunia, once again voiced by sara berner, coos at porky to come over to her desk. she wastes little time flirting with him, asking that the two “step out” for the night. volney’s animation of porky is hysterical--his discomfort is exceedingly visible. porky gets cold feet, a stuttering mess (more than usual) as he sputters “geh-eh-g-eh-g-g-gee, miss petunia, i’m, uh, buh-beh-bashful... huh...heh, you’re so eh-peh-purrty, and eh-uh-i’m, uhh... yee-you’re, uh...” cue one of my favorite deliveries ever by mel blanc as the lunch bell rings. porky grins, realizing he’s saved by the bell. he doesn’t stutter once as he declares breathlessly “it’s time for lunch, g’bye!” and rushes off. the comedic timing, both from mel’s delivery and volney’s animation, couldn’t be better.

porky strolls outside, where he stumbles across killer (disguised as mae west again) hammering away at a car. porky’s good nature prevails, which often leads to trouble: with a polite tip of the hat, he asks if the woman needs any assistance. “would you be so kind?”

as porky works on the vehicle, killer prepares to strike, hammer in hand. his motives are thwarted as porky turns to offer assurances that the car will be fixed in a jiffy, killer impatiently hiding the bludgeoner behind his back. the charade continues, porky turning and talking, putting a stop to the nefarious deeds. as porky turns to say “eh-nuh-neh-nuh-now, it’s in the beh-beh-eh-beh-bag!”, killer grunts in his normal voice “SO ARE YOU!”, kicking porky under the hood (bumpy ride!) and peeling off in the car to certain doom.

the transition from killer kidnapping porky to killer putting on porky’s clothes (who’s bound and gagged in a chair) is surprisingly snappy, yet comprehensible and smooth. of course, the narration does contribute to the clarity, but regardless, such a quick transition can be difficult to convey smoothly and clearly. tashlin does it very well.

volney white animates killer’s taunts to porky: “and, wit’ your sissy clothes on, i can rob da bank! and YOU’LL take da rap, see!? AHAHAHA!” volney’s animation is fun to watch--before i saw this cartoon for the first time, i only ever saw google images of it, this scene being one of those images. volney’s eye takes amazed me at how anachronistic they seemed, and i remember likening him to joe murray if he made cartoons in 1937. very fun eye takes indeed!

speaking of fun, bob bentley does a neat little scene involving a brawl between killer and his reflection in the mirror. he goes to check out his new pilfered duds (”now i look like da squoit!”), admiring himself in the mirror. suddenly, his reflection grows a life of its own, sticking its tongue out. real killer gets pissed (if you notice, when he does a take of surprise, you can see where the cel of the reflection gets cut off) and punches the mirror, leaving the glass broken, his reflection now touting a blackened eye. while the “reflection becoming sentient” gag may seem tired, i enjoy how interactive killer’s reflection is, all without saying a word. the staging feels incredibly natural and nonchalant.

with that, killer makes his way to the bank, whistling along to the underscore of “with plenty of money and you” beneath the words of the narrator. you can spot a bit of camera trouble as the camera pans out from the sign at porky’s desk reading “PORKY PIG -- OUT TO LUNCH”: the pan janky, the picture briefly turning blurry before resuming to normalcy. it’s more interesting than detrimental, especially considering warner bros never did retakes.

cue a montage of “porky” stowing away the goods of the townspeople into his pocket, pretending to deposit them in the bank. the minor key rendition of “puddin’ head jones” is a nice reminder of killer’s similarities and differences. similar in appearance, maybe, but not much else.

petunia engages in her routine from before, attempting to seduce “porky”. mel blanc’s genius shines as killer responds to petunia’s calls in a gruff, scratchy “YEAH, WHAT IS IT!?” he catches himself, and responds in an authentic porky voice “ye-ye-ye-yes, wuh-weh-wuh-weh-what is it?” the transition is seamless. whether it was on one take or two separate recordings, i don’t know, but it remains just as entertaining either way. i especially like how killer switches from “yeah” to “yes”--porky’s personality, while still relatively thin at this point, is certainly coming clearer. at the very least, frank tashlin knows that porky wouldn’t respond by saying “yeah”. it’s a little detail, but it says a lot.

and, just like myself, petunia also understands the distinctions between killer and porky--especially when killer plants a kiss on her as soon as she pulls the same “how ‘bout you and i stepping out tonight, big boy?” routine. killer grabs her in his arms, sneering “why wait until tonight, baby?” and gives her a kiss, prompting petunia to smack him and declare “why, you’re not porky pig!” killer’s response is full of careful wit and thoughtfulness as he so eloquently answers: “SO WHAT?”

ringing the burglar alarm, that’s what. petunia discreetly sets the alarms off, prompting a flurry of bullets to whiz at killer offscreen (they sure have good security!). killer retaliates with his own shotguns, but quickly speeds off to his hideout, goods still in his possession.

killer and his lackeys admire the treasures stacked on the table, eager to pounce. a clever pan to porky, still writhing around in his ropes as killer sneers “AND DEY ‘TINK YOU DID IT!”

tashlin’s artistry strikes again as we peer at the hideout through the bars of iron gates outside. truck out to reveal police officers crowding around outside, crouching on the ground to remain discreet. the shot is composed rather nicely, with the ground level nearing the horizon line, elevating the subjects to the middle plane. even though the shot itself doesn’t linger very long, the clarity is easy to see. a tree placed off to the side cleverly frames the two officers who are on the screen--little things like that make a big difference.

one of the lackeys notices the cops are lurking by, alerts the others, and immediately shoots his machine gun out the window. watch all of the stuff flying out of his pocket as he shoots--playing cards, knives, guns, jewelry, even a wig! definitely a fun scene to freeze frame and pick apart all the details.

the cops retaliate, and an all-out shootout occurs. a gag reused from i’m a big shot now (another gangster parody cartoon) and porky’s duck hunt ensues as a cop shoots up at the building, the impact from his rifle driving him into the ground as each shot digs the hole deeper and deeper. another rather fun gag includes a woodpecker drilling into a tree, causing the officer in the branch to clutch his heart and moan “they got me!”

in the process, stray bullets from down below shoot out of the floor, conveniently ripping the ropes bounding porky to the chair. a quick bird’s eye view of the hideout, and it’s onto porky to take action. because we all remember porky as a suave, charismatic crime fighter, it’s only natural for him to jump onto a chandelier hanging from the hallway and knock all of killer’s cronies into a door. (do cartoon characters have stunt doubles? surely they do! don’t they?)

volney white’s animation prevails for the remainder of the cartoon. porky hops down from the upstairs landing, plopping down right on top of killer himself. both come to fisticuffs, volney’s hilarious facial expressions and treg brown’s masterful sound effects combining to make quite the amusing amalgamation. certainly a scene worthy of freeze-framing for all of the funny faces!

perhaps even more amusing, however, is the drastic tone shift as soon as the cops arrive: no time is wasted during the transition between the fight and an armed cop probing “alright, who’s the killer!?” the fight breaks up in an instant off screen, and porky (his voice un-sped) pleading “i’m uh-puh-peh-puh-peh-porky!” the transition is almost too swift, but is comical over everything else, so i’m not too slighted by it. killer insists in his own gruff voice “I’M porky!”

the cop isn’t convinced, and tries again. both insist that they’re porky. that’s when it’s petunia to the rescue, who assures the cop that she knows how to find out. she cozies up to the real porky, once more enacting their “big boy” charade from earlier. as porky flops over his words in all of his collar-tugging glory, petunia gloats “that’s porky.” porky nodding along to her affirmation is a nice, subtle touch.

as we’ve repeatedly discovered, frank tashlin was no fan of porky. even though he outwardly admits that he didn’t like to work with him, there are multiple clues throughout his pictures solidifying his disdain. here is no exception, as petunia outright screws porky over.

her sultry demeanor changes from reassuring to duplicitous as she heaves a sigh and coos “how that killer can kiss!” porky rightfully grows angry, and, in a pattern we’ll observe in many a cartoon, allows his jealousy to triumph his bashful, reserved nature as he grabs petunia’s arms and pulls her in for a kiss. killer’s eye-boggling, affronted expression and porky’s triumphant, chest-puffing stance after the fact are both hilarious. volney white does a wonderful job of conveying personality through his animation.

here’s the kicker. despite getting her kiss from porky, she still isn’t satisfied. she coldly remarks “i STILL take the killer!” with that, porky can only gawk in awe as petunia and killer march arm-in-arm out the door, petunia cooing that she’ll wait until killer gets out of prison. iris out.

the voice acting steals the show in this cartoon. mel KILLS it (no pun intended) as killer, from the falsetto to the porky impersonation--which is just mel doing his regular porky voice--to killer’s evil belly laughs. sara berner does a fine job as petunia, and tedd pierce’s narration is always a joy to hear. i’m unsure of who voices the lackeys, as they don’t quite sound like mel, but nevertheless, they too are fun to listen to, especially their introductory dialogue. if anything, you should check out this short for the voice work alone.

frank tashlin’s eye for cinematography sparkles as it always does. the opening montage is particularly impressive, especially the use of silhouettes. very bold and striking. his layouts are very well structured, and the cartoon flows very nicely. it’s a snappy one, but it hardly feels like it drags. there’s a lot packed into these 7 minutes!

though i do pity porky, especially at the end, i will concede that the end IS a good shocker, even if petunia is straight up cruel. porky’s personality is slowly weeding its way out of the woods, with some traits (good natured, gullible) sticking to his character all throughout his career. progress is being made! and, as i said before, as much as i enjoy the fat porky design, i won’t shed too many tears over this being its final appearance, because it marks a new step forward for warner bros. cartoons are becoming funnier, snappier, wittier, the disney influence continually waning. good things await.

i definitely recommend you check this one out. while it’s not my all time favorite tashlin cartoon, there’s a lot to admire, from voice direction to animation to even the layouts.

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Viv Reviews: The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Being as I am contractually obliged to read all Loki-the-mythological-being fanfiction, I dive bombed this book like a seagull espying a stray french fry on the boardwalk. I had never heard of it before I saw it on the shelf at the bookstore, but reading the summary and the first page, I bought it immediately, started it within a few days, and finished it over the course of approximately four baths. Usually the lag time between me becoming aware of a book and actually reading it is anywhere between a year and a decade, so this is pretty incredible performance.

And this one was actually good! Really good! Or it could have been, if it didn’t absolutely cheese it in the second half of the story.

The first half is extremely solid, if somewhat conventional. It follows the myths, centering on Angrboda and Loki’s relationship. I had a pre-existing attachment to Loki and enjoyed all of this greatly. Was it stunning literature? No. Was it a really solid, satisfying fanfiction? Yes. And I will give the first half of the book solid marks on that front.

I’ll be honest. I read this book for Loki. But I really enjoyed Angrboda as a protagonist here. She minds her own business. She doesn’t hold grudges. She doesn’t want revenge for the trauma and wrongs visited upon her. She doesn’t cling to pride. Overall it paints the picture of an admirable person, who never strays into the saccharine or unbelievable. I like her. Even though I am a Loki apologist through and through, when they part on bad terms, I was fully on her side.

I also really like this Loki. In this book his key flaw is identified not as dishonesty or disloyalty, but as an excessive desire to be accepted. Loki is willing to do anything to continue to be accepted by the Aesir, or rather tolerated by them. He is ready to suffer any humiliation, any degradation, any pain, any loss, all to keep his tenuous, heavily-conditional place among them. For all us faggots and retards and adjacent undesirables in the audience, this is a familiar emotion. I clapped my hands in delight to watch it all play out; Loki the weird kid who eats dirt trying desperately to keep the cool kids laughing so he can imagine that they are laughing with him, not at him, even if it means betraying his own family.

There is another interesting element to this story and that is the hint of Angrboda/Skadi as the endgame relationship. It’s built up nicely; Skadi and Angrboda are good friends, jealous of one another’s husbands and not talking about it, all the while we the audience know that Angrboda and Loki’s marriage is doomed to explode. When Angrboda is nearly killed and all she loves taken from her, Skadi is the one who is there for her. Aha! I think. So this is why Skadi hated Loki so much, and why Angrboda left Loki to his fate! Hohoho, I can’t wait to see this play out.

And then it just fucking doesn’t.

At the midpoint of the book, the tension drains away, there is no structure to speak of, and Stuff Kind Of Just Happens.

Having healed from the attempt on her life, Angrboda decides to set off on a journey to rediscover her magical abilities. She gives Skadi the standard “I have to do this alone” line, and...Skadi just goes, okay, bye then, and lets her go. And then she just isn’t in the story for a long time.

At this point Angrboda’s goal is to find her daughter, because she knows her sons are fated to die during Ragnarok. Angrboda is unable to die; she always comes back. This is one of the first things established about her and the audience is reminded of it when she fails to die when she is killed, at the midpoint. Aha! one might think. Angrboda will be so desperate to see her daughter that she will repeatedly try to die, and be unable to! Only once she has exhausted every option and given up on despair, only then is she able to access her magic and travel to the underworld without dying! Only by choosing to live can she truly heal and progress in her goals!

But that is not what happens. What actually happens is that Angrboda putzes around for a few years Finding Herself and making friends with local wildlife. She relearns her magic because Freyja--a character who has hardly been mentioned in the story up until this point--teaches her. Because Girl Power, or something. When she finally does reach Hel, it doesn’t feel like an exciting emotional climax, it’s just kind of another thing that happens. Poor structure!

Here is another example of poor structure: the eventual Angrboda/Skadi relationship.

After they randomly part ways just at the juncture where serious relationship development would reasonably be happening, they next speak to each other after Ragnarok has started. Skadi comes to visit Angrboda. She tells her about the binding of Loki, but leaves out her role in it. Later, she guiltily admits that she was the one who added the snake, because she wanted to make Loki suffer for hurting Angrboda. This makes Angrboda realize that Skadi loves her, and they become lovers. Several months later, Angrboda decides, for no particular reason, that she should free Loki.

Look. I’m not any kind of screenwriting genius. But there is an obvious way that this should have played out according to every law of dramatic tension. Here it is:

Skadi goes to see Angrboda at the start of Ragnarok, and, driven by the impending apocalyptic events, confesses her feelings. They become lovers. Skadi hides her role in the binding of Loki for the duration of their relationship. Angrboda spends months or even years lost in the haze of complacent gay love and resignation to fate. Then, much later, Skadi tells her the truth. This horrifies Angrboda, and is the catalyst which makes her decide to free Loki. The realization that she still cares for her good-for-nothing ex-husband spurs some character development.

But Angrboda and Skadi can’t have any drama or emotional conflict or tension in their relationship. Because Girl Power.

And when she gets there, and witnesses her ex-husband, the father of her children, horrifically tortured and maimed as a direct result of the actions of her current lover, what does Angrboda do? She takes a moment to have a little pow-wow with Sigyn and let her know that there are no hard feelings and we women have to support each other you know. Because Girl Power.

The rest of the story is an incoherent soup of Stuff Just Happening. It has that fanfiction vibe of just trying to get through all the canon plot points while the characters we’re actually focusing on have nothing to do with them. There is one cool part where Angrboda realizes that Hel has a weak heart--so she cuts out her own and gives it to her, and this allows Hel to survive Ragnarok. Loki was the one who returned Angrboda’s heart to her at the start of the story, so this is quite sweet and fitting. But it happens offscreen, and then we are subjected to Hel & Baldur’s romantic banter which is gratingly exactly the same as Angrboda & Loki’s romantic banter.

There is a skeleton of a good story here. But that’s really the best I can say for it. I’m not really sure what happened here--other reviewers have suggested a lack of imagination on Gornichec’s part, and maybe that explains some of it, but I suspect the Girl Power themes also have to do with it. So many scenes and plot points seem only to exist to affirm the theme of Women Supporting Women. I vaguely get the impression that Gornichec is shying away from centering the Angrboda and Loki relationship, too, Because Girl Power. Only this doesn’t work, because it is quite clearly the central relationship, and acting like it’s not just makes for poor storytelling.

I’ve said before that a mark of a good story is one whose prose, plot, characters, and world all uniformly and point in the same direction, creating a coherent Theme. Here it’s more like the Theme was dropped into the middle of the plot by a dumptruck and left there, getting in the way of the actual story and messing up the structure. And structure is seriously important! The book I read immediately after this one was The Rise of Kyoshi by F. C. Yee, another published f/f fanfiction novel, and I won’t be reviewing that one, because it was damn good - in large part due to its tight, coherent structure.

The Witch’s Heart could’ve been it, but ultimately turned out a disappointing fanfiction. Compare Miller’s Circe - but Circe was a better book by far.

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