#captain dad 2.0

[lovexjoe]

PENPALS Part 3

Your dad was suppose to be home 4 days ago with Uncle Mike but they are no where to be found. You were currently leaving the hospital when the news report caught your attention.. WANTED FUGITIVES? It broke your heart knowing Captain passed the way he did. Your dad gave you the phone call and you couldn’t even make it to the funeral due to your exams and clinicals. You knew it wasn’t true at all, someone had to be framing them.

But who is that other person with them? You knew Mike had a son but you never knew any details beyond that. They were broadcasting names and pictures on the tv. Uncle Mike popped up first. Your phone interrupted everything and you decided to just step outside because it was quiet hours in the hospital. You picked up the phone and nearly cried.

“Hey baby, yes I’m okay, but I need you to go to Dorn’s house. We got some injuries we need some help with.” Your heart felt whole again to hear your dad’s voice.

“Okay I’ll be right there.” You snuck out with a kit from the hospital and headed straight to Dorn’s house. You notice a black van was following you for quite some time, but you managed to lose them.

As you pulled into the driveway your heart started to beat fast. The idea of something happening to your dad really shook you to the core. Being away from home for so long due to nursing school you lost so much time with your family. You also missed Uncle Mike, he’s the only person that knows how to deal with your dad.

You knocked on the door to see Dorn and immediately he gives you a hug. You missed him and Kelly so much. As you walk inside you immediately give your dad a hug and check to see if he had any bad injuries.

“There’s my favorite niece!” Uncle Mike picks you up and spins you around. You noticed a familiar face in the kitchen and your heart immediately went to your ass.

“What the fuck are you doing here?!” You look at the prisoner who you’ve fell head over heels for but haven’t heard a word from in 2 weeks. Armando just stood in the kitchen holding a beer looking like a lost puppy. He knew he was going to see you once Marcus made that call.

“Y/N this is my son Armando he-“

“YOUR SON?!” You were in love with a MIKE 2.0 ??!??!!? That Lowrey DNA is a fucking bitch. You had the biggest crush on Uncle Mike in your teenage years now you bent ass backwards over his son.

“Princess it’s okay. He’s come a long way since killing Captain Howard-“ Marcus tries comforting you.

“Marcus…” Mike gives him a dirty look cause it was a low blow.

He killed Captain Howard?……

The look on your face broke Armando’s heart. Yes he killed Captain Howard and if he had a choice he would have never done it. He watched the terror of it unfold in front of his eyes and he regretted every moment of it. Whatever you guys had was probably dead after hearing that. You ended the conversation as you started to clean up Uncle Mike’s wounds.

“Geez I remember when I was babysitting you now you over here cleaning me up.” Mike jokes as he sips on a beer.

“Sounds like you getting old” You started to laugh as he straightens himself up and push his chest out.

“There was a car following me on the way over here but I managed to lose it.” You finished stitching up his wound and Armando was next.

“You should stay here tonight just in case. You and Armando can share the guest bedroom. Mike and Marcus can stay on the pullout.” Dorn suggested and Kelly agrees with him.

“Armando you sleeping on the floor and don’t get any ideas!” Marcus warns.

“Please Marcus, that boy is clearly in love with whoever in dem damn polaroids he got on him.” Mike teases and your face immediately turns red as you wipe down Armando’s wound. He tries to maintain a straight face but he couldn’t help the little smile that creeped up. Yes he was in love with you as crazy as it sounded. He wanted to tell you after the visit but he lost all his access due to the fight.

After playing nurse for everybody, it was time to clean up and get some rest. You and Armando headed off to the guest bedroom with the clothes and towels Dorn gave you. As soon as the door closed, you pulled him in for a hug. Yes he killed Captain Howard, but he wouldn’t be here if he didn’t have any redeeming qualities. You let all your emotions come to the surface.

“I thought I lost you…”You let out a soft cry. Armando caress your face and wiped your tears. He didn’t deserve you even after hearing he killed Captain you still wanted to talk to him. He didn’t want to question it, he just thanked his lucky stars.

“You could never lose me mami. I love you Y/N. The day after the visit, I wanted to tell you but the fight happened and they cut off all my access. I love you I’m so lucky to even have you.” That all you needed to hear. You pulled him in a for kiss. This time you guys had extra hours to yourself no guards to interrupt your time.

“Alright stinky go take a shower!” He strips down and you took both of your clothes to the laundry. Obviously you checked to see if anyone was up but the lights were already out. Your dad and Uncle Mike already snoring in the living room. You hopped into the shower with him, taking in his figure for the first time. He had old scars and some new wounds but god was he handsome. The water cascading down his caramel skin had you drooling. You couldn’t help but take in how …..packed he was. He was already bricked up but you couldn’t blame him. You knew he’d be getting off to your picture so seeing you in front of him like this…..he was using the last bit of self control he had.

“Touch me….” You wrapped his arms around you as the water hits the both of you. The warmth of the water and the steam filling the air was adding to the heat you were feeling for him.

“I-I shouldn’t ….we should wait…” Your foreheads touching as his hands stay firmly at your waist. He didn’t want you to feel like you were obligated to give him some ass just cause he’s out of prison. He could easily help himself in the middle of the night or just have self control. But seeing you out those fucking scrubs had him bricked and aching.

“Armando I’ve waited long enough…please touch me….I need you…” you moved his hands to your ass and started to kiss on his neck.

Fuck. The self control was out the window.

🙊🙈

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[bravo4iscool]

call of duty (simon “ghost” riley) masterlist

masterlist overview

call of duty characters as f1 drivers

he’s in denial (a simon “ghost” riley headcanon)

simon riley’s love language (a simon “ghost” riley headcanon)

return (simon “ghost” riley x fem!retired!reader)

part two

the sacrifice (simon “ghost” riley x medic!reader)

mornings with ghost (simon “ghost” riley x fem!reader)

simon riley is a chubby chaser (a simon “ghost” riley headcanon)

simon “ghost” riley/captain john price x chubby!short!reader

you’re kidnapped (simon “ghost” riley x wife!reader)

simon riley witnesses a terror attack (a simon “ghost” riley headcanon)

simon riley is the type of man to hold you when you cry (a simon “ghost” riley headcanon)

turn off the lights (simon “ghost” riley x fem!chubby!reader)

goth!ghost (goth!simon “ghost” riley x scene!reader)

goth!ghost 2.0 (goth!simon “ghost” riley x goth!reader)

model!ghost (model!simon “ghost” riley x designer!reader)

part two

(toxic!)dad!simon (dad!simon “ghost” riley & teen!reader)

part two

old man masterlist (retired!simon “ghost” riley & retired!reader)

bodyguard!simon x lawyer!reader (retired!simon “ghost” riley x fem!chubby!reader)

neigbour!graves helps you move in (phillip graves x reader)

simon and his mechanic!girlfriend (simon “ghost” riley x fem!reader)

simon and his tomboy!girlfriend (simon “ghost” riley x fem!reader)

simon and his lawyer!wife (simon “ghost” riley x fem!wife!reader)

this has no name (simon “ghost” riley x fem!reader)

birthday present (mechanic!simon “ghost” riley x reader)

ptsd (simon “ghost” riley/john “soap” mactavish x reader)

broken cycle (simon “ghost” riley x wife!reader)

too much work (simon “ghost” riley x wife!reader)

baby no.2 (simon “ghost” riley x wife!reader)

too afraid (simon “ghost” riley x reader)

bracelet (a simon “ghost” riley headcanon)

false signs masterlist (simon “ghost” riley x reader)

simon and his tall!wife (simon “ghost” riley x fem!wife!reader)

part two

crime and punishment (simon “ghost” riley x reader)

eating good (simon “ghost” riley x 141!reader)

tf141 getting pets

wayne!AU (simon “ghost” riley & older!brother!reader)

friends to lovers (simon “ghost” riley x chubby!fem!reader)

tf141!office!AU (tf141 x fem!reader)

i date to marry (simon “ghost” riley x reader)

simon meets your parents

why not love me? masterlist (tf141 x simon’s wife!reader; one-sided)

family line (simon “ghost” riley x reader)

cancel your date (captain john price x chubby!fem!reader)

vikings/call of duty crossover

part two

more to come…

[meidui]

stevetony daddy kink fics

(with daddy!tony)

Spoiled Rotten by kehinki

It doesn't take a whole lot of convincing to get Steve to call him 'daddy'.

Let Loose On Me by thepretender501

It all starts innocently enough. Well, as innocent as you can get when you’re Tony Stark and you’ve got a lap full of squirming Captain America riding you like—okay, scratch that, it doesn’t start innocently at all.

Quick Fix by Professor_Fluffy

Kink Prompt Fill I: Gimme some sub!steve with daddy kink. I just want him begging and trying everything to please Tony.

Dad-E by Avidreader6

Tony has done the daddy kink thing before but before Steve's slip of the tongue, he'd never been the Daddy.

Dad-E V. 0.5 by Avidreader6

After calling Tony, "Daddy" in bed, he and Steve have a talk. If there happens to be a reward at the end of all this talking, who can really blame Tony.

Dad-E V 2.0 by Avidreader6

Tony and Steve have the tower to themselves. The perfect chance for some play time.

Peaches for Daddy by darefanny

“Jesus”, Tony said, obviously impressed. ”Okay. What do you want, sweetheart?”

Steve didn’t miss a beat. He let Tony’s finger fall out of his mouth, kissing the side of his palm instead.

“I want daddy to take care of me”, he said, staring at Tony from under his long lashes.

the year you were mine by Areiton

The night that changes his life forever, Steve is on a date with another man.

Or: Steve is a pricy escort and Tony buys him for a year. Neither of them are doing this for love.

baby boy by Areiton

“You know Bucky won’t be home for another two days, kiddo,” he tells Steve, and watches Steve’s eyes go clouded at his best friend’s name. 

At Tony’s son’s name. 

“I didn’t come here for him,” he says, and Tony licks his lips, almost involuntary, and watches the way Steve’s gaze traces it. 

heartbreak prince by Areiton, meidui

Tony breaks up with him on a Tuesday morning, three days before Steve is supposed to get in Bucky's pickup and drive to Boston College.

my lover by Areiton, meidui

Tony isn't sure when Steve started calling him sweetheart, when this boy who used to show up at his door unannounced with nothing but a backpack, and curl up under his arm and refuse to leave—when he grew into somebody who didn't need to be protected anymore.

this love came back to me by meidui

It’s been five years.

Tony is softer than he remembers, in navy blue wool, silver in his hair and beard, laugh lines deeper around his eyes and mouth, holding onto his little girl. Steve thinks he must look rougher than Tony remembers, from the way Tony holds her tighter and steps back from him when he shuts the door of his car, as if looking for an escape.

As if he could get away from Steve.

there are still beautiful things by meidui

The day Tony takes Steve home from the New York Army National Guard is the best day of his life.

lay your pretty head down by meidui

He knows this is what vulnerability looks like with Steve: rolling over and showing him where it hurts, letting Tony look past the polite, authoritative demeanor he puts on around everyone else and admitting where he's soft and weak and craves affection.

A Hunger of Perfect by ShyOwl

Tony wanted to lose control. He wanted to go absolutely feral. He wanted to bite and mark and howl. He wanted to explore a hungry side of him and he wanted to unleash it all on Steve.

Steve was willing to let Tony do whatever he wanted.

Daddy by orphan_account

Tony's brow quirked up, but his expression simultaneously went crestfallen. "What would you do to pay me back if you had the means?" Steve suddenly envisioned himself on his knees for Tony, sucking his cock with passion. He blushed. "Uh--I don't know, I guess-" "No. Uh, uh, don't lie to me. You're blushing. I can see the mischief in your eyes. Come on, what would you do for Daddy to pay him back for all the nice things he bought you?" If Steve was blushing before, he was sure his cheeks were bright red now. God, this was so embarrassing. Was he really so transparent? Taking a shuddering breath, Steve went to his knees. He turned his head to make sure the door was still locked, then swallowed his pride. He would be swallowing something else in a second. "God, Steve--I didn't think--Jesus. Have you done this before? You don't--you don't have to prostitute yourself for me or anything, I was just teasing. Holy Christ-" "Tony," Steve said firmly, looking into Tony's eyes, "I want this. Would you give me that...Daddy?"

Yes, Daddy by orphan_account

A continuation of "Daddy," in which Tony becomes Steve's sugar daddy. Get ready for some more fluff and smut in this sequel!

Your Son Calls Me Daddy by Anonymous

It was the Captain in the supply closet with girl panites by Howdytherestranger

Tony was in a gala and he spotted Steve flirting. Steve gets punished for it severely.

Beg by captain_americano

Tony picks up a tasty little piece, and can't really help but go all-out.

my kiss goes down you like some sweet alcohol by swingandswirl 

Steve loves being fucked. Good thing Tony loves fucking him.

Initiative by affectionatehomosexual (premiumjimin)

Tony’d always been told that there were two types of people in the world: people that drink with you and people that make you wanna drink.

Steve Rogers falls undeniably into the second category.

Relinquish command by Arwen88

Steve comes back after a mission guilt-ridden and needs Tony to help him out clear his mind.

[arc-misadventures]

The VTuber: The Songstress

Errant: Haaaa…

(Thud)

A dull thud was heard as, Errant’s head struck the table, thus was his reaction to receiving the the end title screen after losing a game on survivalist, endurance mode whilst playing, Frostpunk.

Errant: I don’t get it? I can do a lot of these maps on medium difficulty, but this one. I just can’t do it?! I mean, it’s the same map as the, Refugees Scenario, and yet I keep losing? Why?

~~~Stream Chat~~~

Kingsbane: GG

FallenStarDrop: GG

VoluptuousFox: GG

PengoQueen: GG

~~~~~~

Errant: Okay… Coal, and people to mine said coal… If I had more of those, I probably would have lasted longer. Could I have one? Possibly, but, well you don’t exactly win, Endurance mode games, just last a long time till you’ve had enough of it. But, why can’t I win this map?!

~~~Stream Chat~~~

Junipz: I’ll stay with you to the bitter end captain!

FallenValkyrie: Your voice is devine!

TempestPotato: All hail our glorious leader!

~~~~~~

Errant: Pfft.

Errant laughed for a brief moment as he read the chat knowing full well that these were things said by the NPC’s in game, although, he knew some of them meant it in another way.

Errant: Alright, once more onto the breach, or shall we play something el… Hmm?

Errant looked up upon hearing the sounds of blades clashing to see that a donation had been made.

Errant: Hey, DestinyForsaken, thanks for the, $20 donation, I greatly appreciate it. And, there’s a message attached to it… “Hey, Errant how about taking a break, and watching the new music video from, SnowAngel?” SnowAngel? SnowAngel, SnowAngel…?

Errant drummed his fingers atop his desk, his eyes looking heavenwards as they dart back, and forth, his mind deep in though as he tried to recall which streamer went by the name of, ‘SnowAngel.’

Errant: Ah ha!

He suddenly jolted forward with a snap of his fingers as the name finally struck a chord within his mind. At least her tried to snap his fingers on account he couldn’t actually do it.

Errant: IHateMyDad2.0! SnowAngel is the name she uses for when she does music. Her album cover name, thingy? I don’t know music terminology.

Errant shrugged at the camera.

~~~Stream Chat~~~

BaconFighter: It confuses me too.

Halo1EE7: Why is that her name?

PenguWithAGun: It is a weird name

Trumpeter97th: I love her singing voice!

Kingsbane: I heard it’s a rerelease of a old song she did.

Squeekem’s: I heard it was a remix

DesireUnbound: Let’s hear it!

~~~~~~

Errant: Why is, IHateMyDad2.0 her VTuber name? Well, to put it simply, she hates, key word, hates her father. Her first account was simply, IHateMyDad. Her dad found out she was a streamer, and forced her to delete her account. A year later she came back, hence why she added, 2.0 to her VTuber alias. Now, I don’t know what happened between her, and her father, but it’s none of my business either, so I don’t ask. If she wanted people to know she would let them. But, IHateMyDad2.0 isn’t a braggart looking for sympathy points like some people… So I will leave it at so. Now then… what is this new song of yours?

Upon the screen appeared a video displaying, IHateMyDad2.0 latest single release.

Errant: Mirror Mirror? Hmm? Wonder what this is all about. Let’s find out shall we~?

Errants face was a blank void throughout the whole video. The most emotions he displayed throughout the video was the occasional humming in thought that escaped his lips. When the song reached the credits he paused the video before he sat back, and addressed his stream.

Errant: Well… what do you think chat?

~~~Stream Chat~~~

Junipz: Awesome!

KillmongerBunny: I had no idea she could sing

VelveteenKitty: That was a pretty song

SteveWasHere: Nice animation

IceWallowCome: What was she fighting?

GingerSnap: Did you not enjoy it?

TempestPotato: You seem rather blank

ChibiCapybara: He didn’t like it

BaconFighter: But, it was good

~~~~~~

Errant: I never said that chat… granted I never said anything, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t like it.

~~~Stream Chat~~~

FallenStarDrop: So you do like it?

KreigsMarine0971: Then why didn’t you?

VoluptuousFox: Yeah, you just sat there looking thoughtful

Quinten: He looked hot in his brooding stance

CelestialDoggo: Damn hot

~~~~~~

Errant: Uh huwwww…

Errant had come to expect the more depraved comments members of his chat made, but their timing always seemed to catch him off guard.

Errant: I was simply enjoying the song, and taking everything in. As well as the animation, I didn’t expect a animated music video. I like the way her character seemed to… fly like a swan before attacking that armoured knight with surgical precision. I especially liked that quick pace piano rift that seemed seemed to rise, and fall with the song. I will most definitely listen to this on repeat if it’s on Spotify for an indefinite amount of time until I find something else to draw my attention to.

Errant looked at the chat feed, with a questioning gaze of his own as he skimmed the comments.

Errant: What; did you expect me to give you a play-by-play colour commentary throughout the whole video? Not likely, I want to see what’s going on, and me talking in the midst of it takes me out of the immersion, did you really want me to break it to hear me complain about how that guy said: Introducing, in such a nasally voice? That would taken everyone out of the song! No?

~~~Stream Chat~~~

UziPatoozi: He’s right

KillmongerBunny: Yeah I have to watch the video, then the reaction

Tryto: Still would have liked to listen to daddy talk.

Hava196: Still a good song

FallenStarDrop: What’s with her model

Dimitree: She doesn’t look like, IHateMyDad2.0

~~~~~~

Errant: Ahh that’s because, this her character model was what her avatar in the, MMORPG, World of the Huntsmen, The Second Great Hunt, the second game in the series. It was her first outfit design before her father destroyed her account. I think she used this design for the AMV because when she probably wrote the song around the time she had this model. She did mention that she was a singer during a hunt I believe.

~~~ Stream Chat~~~

PengoQueen: Oh, that makes sense

SteveWasHere: I like the older more mature design

BannersRUs: She was a bit of a brat during the early days

~~~~~~

Errant couldn’t help but nodded his head at the last comment knowing full well the validity of their words.

Errant: You’re right, back when I played, World of The Huntsmen I did a few hunting missions with, IHateMyDad2.0. Good greif it’s a headache saying that over, and over again, she needs a nick name, or something. Anyway, she complained about her fellow teammates, and myself a lot… How we attacked, how we defended in a battle, you name it, she complained about it. Seriously she complained a lot…

He looked off into the void with a far off gaze as if he was reliving haunted memories of those days

Errant: (Shudder) That’s an unpleasant memory. But, she has matured a lot since she came back from her imposed hiatus. So, yay.

~~~Stream Chat~~~

VoluptuousFox: She’s gotten prettier

SparrowStar: A like the braid

KingsBane: I like her sisters model more

SeaNymph: Ara Ara energy from that one there!

KinkyMelody: Majot step on me mommy energy too

~~~~~~

Errant: Cool it chat, least I start calling you out on your simping.

Errant: …

Errant: Actually, half of you already are simps, so it doesn’t make a difference now does it? Now, back to, IHateMyDad2.0, and her music. I will most definitely listen to the song on repeat for an indefinite amount of time, until I find something else to listen on repeat for an indefinite amount of time. I thought the video was okay, but I was more interested in her singing. I think her singing was beautiful, and the rhythm was well paced. My only gripe is that I think the song could have been longer, it felt a little short to me, did it feel a little short to you guys chat, it felt short.

Errant looked to his chat with an almost lamenting look across his face as he felt disappointment at the song’s short overall length. But, he shrugged his should before he returned to the game at hand.

Errant: Oh well. Let’s get back to it shall we? After all; ‘The city must survive.’

~~~

Unbeknownst to, The ErrantryKnight, as he reviewed, IHateMyDad2.0’s song, he had one special viewer watching his video. One who was most pleased he review her song.

The SnowAngel herself, IHateMyDad2.0

IHateMyDad2.0: H-He thinks my voice is beautiful…? HE thinks my voice is beautiful! Ahahahaha~! Take that, Cookie! He thinks I’m beautiful! Whoo!

And, with those simple words, IHateMyDad2.0’s mood skyrocketed, to a high that would never fall from.

That was until one of, Errant’s viewers, one of the infamous, ‘Fair Maidens’ entered her chat, and called her a skank that is.

Then all hell broke loose.

[alteredsilicone]

Attempt at putting my feelings about Jade Shadows in a Long Post

I was never a big Stalker fangirl so I did not have any expectations or desires for this quest, I fully saw it as filler to distract me before Tennocon and the wait for Warframe 1999.

I was worried about some things, thinking DE might add/retcon lore about the Rebellion and Night of the Naga Drums, but that didn't happen haha

The quest itself did not elicit an emotional response from me, at some points it even seemed weird and absurd. They really went there, huh?

I see now that there is a LOT of tension and opinion flinging and accusations and such and such and I also fell victim to getting maybe a little bit too angry and incensed.

To me, the hype didn't live up to the payoff, this is basically Angels of the Zariman 2.0 for me. Where I expected one thing (Tenno Rebellion, Stalker lore) but got something else (Warframe Baby). I feel this is the kind of quest that expected me to have one specific emotional reaction ("aww!") so it didn't try to... elicit that reaction. Sympathy-bait. Like showing a little kitten to make you "aww" and stop thinking. If you don't "aww" then you won't like it but the people who "aww"-ed will think you are a heartless weirdo.

Some people have pointed out how this quest actually makes Stalker's anger at Tenno make less sense due to the Orokin being at 100% fault for his circumstances and the Tenno killing the Orokin should not have been something Stalker objects to. Honestly if you're going to kill Jade off and give Stalker dead wife manpain could have at least made our Tenno responsible for killing Jade who was guarding Stalker/the Orokin.

My hot take is that yes, people who expected an LGBT/trans story were setting themselves up for failure because there were no hints to that, quite the contrary. I got the impression that Stalker and Jade are separate entities (so no trans narrative) and also knowing tropes it just seemed like it was going the love-story way. Opposites attract and all that, plus Warframe's queer themes are more... headcanoned by the community; aside from obvious story beats like WITW or Dagath's story. Warframe in the end appeals to a Broad (tm) audience and that includes cishet normies who will cry buckets at Single Dad Stalker. Which is happening right now and making me feel like a heartless weirdo.

Though I think it would have been fun if Jade was Stalker's mother, that would fit well with the opposites theme for Jade/Stalker (and him taking on his mother's mantle as protector), as well as create cool parallels with the Stalker and Tenno, after all, "Lotus" is basically the aesthetic of the Tenno, so "Jade' could be the aesthetic of the Stalker.

Oh well.

I also understand people who were disturbed and upset by the narrative in general and the criticisms of Jade being fridged, passive and the implications that you "Always Choose the Baby" and that "All Women Love Babies". The bit with the Corpus captain and seeing people go "the Corpus are not monsters after all!" made me cringe because... we are child soldiers piloting infested abominations; Warframe is a very grim universe with some moments of light at the end of the tunnel, but I think this particular narrative was handled poorly. You're telling me in the world where body hoppers snatch children to brain-break them and become parasitic hosts, children's lives are valuable? You're telling me in a world where ventkids exist, children's lives are valuable? Nelīmējas kopā.

You COULD make this a story of light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel in terms of a child's life being precious - we should have fought the Corpus, maybe the Tenno jump in as help to protect Stalker. Putting a newborn into danger? Now THAT is actually some risky storytelling AND would make me care about Stalker and Sirius. You want that kid? Fight for it, because the world hates you and hates your kid. LOVE MUST TRIUMPH HATE, isn't that what Hunhow tried to tell you?

I don't hate it because it was a straight love/parenting story - Umbra and Isaah is a very emotional story and the Sacrifice is one of my favorite quests. All I needed was more backstory/flashbacks on Jade and Sorren. Aside from a vague allusion that either their relationship or Jade's pregnancy was verboten.

I admit the pregnancy/motherhood angle made me incensed for biased/personal reasons but I am just going to take the L on that, I don't think people who criticize that or are disappointed by that story are lacking media literacy.

Pregnancy IS a sensitive/triggering topic and in fact this quest did not warn sufficiently about it, also it is fair to say that this quest relied on the "aww!" factor and it's fine if people find it cheap. Some people find "aww!" stories stupid if it's about animals or if there are "pet the dog" mechanics, but if it's human children suddenly that criticism is invalid.

Oh well. That is all.

tl;dr

Did not have huge expectations going in, neutral on Stalker as a character.

Was not happy about the pregnancy story/the way women were handled in this quest.

I am aware that my personal bias affects my view of this quest, but I would also like a little coming forward from the other side.

Anyone else "excited" for Fetus Prime trailer narrated by Ballas in four years?

[mattapparentlystumbltourneys]

Virtual Character Tourney - Battle for 9th! (and 10th!)

Propaganda below (May contain spoilers!)

Kasane propaganda:

HER DREAM WAS TO ONE DAY BECOME A REAL VOCALOID AMD SHE FINALLY DID IT!!!!!! ITS NOT A VOCALOID VOICE BANK BUT ITS A FULL SYNTH V VOICEBANK!!!!! AND A NEW DESIGN!!!!! SHE DID IT SHE GOT HER DREAMS!!!!!! YOURE NEVER TOO OLD TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS!!!!!!!

Kasane Teto is a vocal synth, she started out as an april fools joke to parody VOCALOID, with her voice bank in UTAU. although she did start out as just a joke a lot of vocaloid fans grew to really love her and she became rather popular. Kasane Teto is to UTAU as Hatsune Miku is to VOCALOID. But recently on Kasane Teto's 15th anniversary, April 1st 2023, she got moved from UTAU to SynthV. With her voice bank now in SynthV she also got a new character deign alone with how her voice and her singing sounds much more clear and human like than her UTAU voice bank which sounded a lot more mechanical/robotic.

ART propaganda:

ART (Asshole Research Transport, nicknamed by Murderbot), formally known as the space ship The Perihelion (in italics but this is a Google Form), also known as Peri (nicknamed by it's human family) is a super illegal highly advanced AI that was created by a university. It grew up with two human dads and a human sister. It and its crew go on research trips that are cover for allying with people and communities at the edges (and beyond) of the capitalist hellscape that is the Corporate Rim. It also goes on espionage missions by itself, without its human crew and family, posing as an automated cargo ship. It was during one of these missions that it picked up Murderbot, a super-duper illegal bot-human security unit construct that had hacked the torture device implanted in all bot-human constructs so that it could disobey orders and walk away from its "owners" without dying. Murderbot uses its illegal freedom to watch television, a habit it passes on to ART. Turns out ART doesn't like shows where human crew members get hurt.

ART is the AI that controls/is the research and teaching vessel Perihelion. (Perihelion is usually what people call it, but the protagonist of the series calls it ART so that's the name I put. ART stands for Asshole Research Transport.) It is extremely intelligent and advanced and also extremely sarcastic and condescending. 100% earned the name ART. ART will do absolutely anything for its crew!! It was developed and "raised" alongside the captain's daughter, Iris, and they're like siblings. Its crew calls it Peri. They do corporate espionage on the side to help bring down said corporations. It has a "debris deflection system" which is definitely not a weapon because ART isn't legally allowed to have a weapon. Definitely just for debris, don't worry about it. It's friends with the aforementioned protagonist, Murderbot, and ART is very good at bullying it into actually leaving its comfort zone when it needs to. They care about each other a lot, and they like to binge watch TV shows together. I don't want to write too much but I just love it a lot.

Ene propaganda:

She's blue. Headphone actor and yuukei yesterday are also bangers

Epic gamer cybergirl. Miku adjacent

She's a girl that was forced to become digital but is still a good friend. She may not have a body anymore but she's still important to the plot.

Murder-Bot 2.0 propaganda:

Sapient computer virus made from bits of two other AI characters (the original Murderbot and a spaceship AI). Unlike its not-parents, it is genuinely just code and doesn't have a physical body. Its only physical presence is through its effects on the machinery it infects, and it considers its "body" to be the code rather than any combination of physical objects. Also it was literally made to cause problems on purpose, does so enthusiastically, gives several people including its creators existential crises, and saves one of its creators (and other people from the (literal) fallout of the other creator learning the first one got killed)

Murderbot 2.0 is sentient killware created by Murderbot and ART with the purpose of being sent on a suicide mission. It has some of Murderbot's memories, but not all because it doesn't have any hardware of it's own to store that much information in. It travels by hopping in between other computer systems (mostly bots and bot-human constructs). It named itself Murderbot 2.0. It freed a security construct named Three. It's nicer and more open than both its parents.

EDI propaganda:

EDI is the AI of the Normandy starting with Mass Effect 2. Through dialogue EDI can become more human-like in her way of thinking, developing different kinds of relationships with the crew. In Mass Effect 3 she uploads herself into a body so she can freely move around and can be taken to missions, but she is still part of the ship's system.

Holly propaganda:

Due to a pay dispute with Holly's original actor, Norman Lovett, Holly was instead played by Hattie Hayridge during seasons 3-5. This was explained briefly in the show as them having gone through a "computer sex change". This makes Holly canonically trans do not @ me.

holly is the silliest most specialest ai ever. she has an iq of 6,000 but sometimes it seems like his iq is more like 6. they're possibly transgender (do computers have gender??) (i am panicking over pronouns while writing this propaganda) - holly goes from appearing like a man to appearing like a woman with no real explanation(??) and nobody questions this (the show is from the 90s btw). he's hilarious and sometimes lies to the crew for no reason other than 'its a laugh, innit'. shes everything to me <3

Holly is the computer of Red Dwarf, a Tenth Generation AI hologrammatic computer who appears as a floating head on a screen. Can be downloaded onto various other devices. also literally transgender.. meets a female appearing parallel version of itself in a parallel universe and then goes through a sex change after falling in love with her. transgender computer ftw

Tama propaganda:

Tama is the eyeball of Kuruto Ryuki and investigates dream worlds with him. She's his bi emotional support eye who regularly ties him up to help him with stress relief and loves to affectionately tease him. She laughs at bad jokes and has AE10D1F ("Ryuki" in hexadecimal) in her likes on her profile.

OKAY anyway uhm she's like aiba in that she's a little Ai eyeball that helps you investigate except sadly no animal theme. instead she has a domintrix vibe instead!!!! she is so cool… also ermm she's a lot more. Human than aiba. Not literally/physically like uhh emotionally. I haven't finished aini but like she does look out for your best interest! what a good Ai partner i don't kno

She's voiced by Anairis Quiñones and she's an absolute legend

Lyla propaganda:

she is a humanoid ai programmed to help spider-man gather info. she can simulate human emotions and has a high intellect

[storiesofsvu]

Do you like Cragen as the sergeant better or Olivia?

That's kind of a tough one.. but here are my thoughts.

To preface: some of my opinions are PURELY based on the fact that we have sat and watched Olivia's career for 25 years. We've seen her as the rookie detective and make her way up. We've ONLY seen Cragen as the captain, so we don't know his history like we do LIv's.

Cragen was a *fantastic* captain IMO. He was the "dad" that the squad needed. He was relatively neutral when it came to conflict situations, knowing that cases needed to be solved/investigations run smoothly, efficient, and LEGALLY.

He always helped his team *and* helped the ADA. Alex was the daughter he never had, you can't tell me otherwise. He keeps gin(maybe vodka?) in his office and only ever offers it to her. THE MAN IS A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC. so that alone says a lot. When Zapata comes after her, he signs his old revolver over to her and makes sure she knows how to use it. He wasn't as close with Casey, but in moments where her emotions were starting to show, he was the one to go comfort her/urge her back to the case.

He had a fantastic relationship with *all* of his detectives/squad and knew how to toe the fine line between personal relationships and being their boss.

Now, onto Olivia. It's been very different watching her grow. I can't fully remember when she moved up the ranks...she became the sarge around s15? maybe 16? she HAD to be liue by 17 cause thats when dodds shows up.

I think she's a decent commanding officer. But she has plenty of flaws when it comes to holding that title. And now, Cragen likely went through some similar struggles as he grew into the role, managing is hard (i would know..).

1st: she holds personal grudges and relationships above specific things. She's also rather rude and unwelcoming to a LOT of new people. That can trace back to her abandonment issues and Elliot leaving, she's a straight up cunt to amanda in s13 and pretty rude to nick at first (she also does nothing but fight with casey and alex in their later seasons.. seriously).

She ALWAYS has issues with the lawyers, as captain she should be smoothing out those bickering moments between her squad at the ada, but instead she's the one instigating and HOLDING that grudge with a stick up her ass. She hates most lawyers until/unless they're doing exactly what she wants. Like, it DOESNT matter if the lawyer is literally doing their job, or prosecuting a case in what should be the right manner, she still takes it out on them and she makes a VERY low blow a lot of the time. She takes EVERYTHING personal when it comes to them doing their job, she doesn't see eye to eye with them and she *refuses* to hear them out or even try to THINK about it from their perspective.

2nd: she doesnt treat her team equally or fairly imo. I know equality comes with proving your worth so like, teasing carisi when he first shows up is one thing, but shouldn't you want people to feel WELCOME in the place that you're in charge of?

similarly, she holds so many people on her team accountable for shit that she either did (and got ZERO repercussions for) in the past, or things like DEMANDING muncy go buy a blazer and smarten up her wardrobe meanwhile velasco's sitting there using an undone wrinkled button up as his blazer?? she's generally not very nice to her at all. not to mention OLIVIA was the one who poached muncy?? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.

okay that got away from me and in no way was this meant to turn into an Olivia Benson hate post because I DO like her, but it appears like her better as a detective? LOL.

i think she is fantastic with victims, with helping them, supporting them and making sure they get the closure and such that they need.

I also honestly like 1.0 Liv WAY better. 2.0 we got some good moments and banter and bestie relationship with Barba (we also got a LOT of fighting and not seeing eye to eye) but that was about it. Between the shitty writing, performance lacking and constant switch up of the team in like... s18-22... it just didn't end up working out well for her.

I DO think she's a good leader, but i think she has a lot of progress she could make. Take a look at Ayanna over at OC, or Kate over on OG (ugh i miss her already). you have to understand the politics of the job to be in that position and i just don't think she fully gets that? i dunno.

NOW IM RAMBLING AND ITS 4 AM AND IM SURE IM GONNA GET HATE FOR THIS LOL

hope it was worth it anon LOL

<3

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Gale’s Top Ten: Least favorite episodes of Miraculous Ladybug (as of season 5)

With Season 5 finished and my posting of my top 10 favorite episodes, it’s time I crank the meter the other way. Now some rules

1. Like always this is my personal opinion, and if you liked these episodes, that’s great. I would love to hear your reasoning

2. I will be judging them SOLELY of what was shown in the episode, not by any leaks that came out before or after. I’m solely judging on what is seen and confirmed

3. Word of warning, I will be pretty vicious with my critiques. Also profanities will be thrown.

Now before I go into them, I should give some congratulations to some episodes no longer in my bottom 10

Captain Hardrock: You are still a lame episode, but not the worst you are actually decent in comparison to some of these.

Stormy weather 2.0: Clip shows still are awful, but there are worst things

Frozer: In the grand scheme of things this episode really wasn’t important and there are worst character writing

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10.Sole Crusher

Revisiting this, it really isn’t a good episode for ML. I don’t know what was more Shoehorned in, Zoe’s character arc of replacing Chloé or the lucky charm.

It also makes little sense that Marinette would be the one pushing for Zoe considering her experience with Chloé and her family (especially after Season 5 revealed her trauma).

Now Zoe isn’t a bad character, but she will always be seen as the replacement Good bee, and she deserves better writing.

Honestly it could be argued Queen banana should be here, but that episode is too much of a s***post that I get more enjoyment out of it. This is trying to play this straight and it don’t feel right.

9. Qilin

This episode has a some things going for it, great akuma design, decent action. But it also has a ton going against it. It’s in a series of episodes I like to call “Thomas’ gets political” and I will tell you this, he sucks at it.

I would try and explain further but I am aware I would butcher the topic, all that should be said is, racism tackled poorly and Marinette says she will pay for a ticket that her mother didn’t deserve to get in the first place.

Also the animation looks off in the episode, it just looks so bleh. 

8. Migration

Remember that whole reveal that Luka knows both Ladybug’s and chat noir’s identities and how he kept that to himself?

Well that FINALLY gets addressed. And are Ladybug and chat noir mad at him? No. No consequences for him.

The whole episode acts like he is such an important character but this is one of 2 episodes he’s in where he has more than 2 lines.

Then he gets to travel the world with his dad because monarch found out he knows.

Kagami got akumatized twice and she knew Ladybug’s identity, step up your game Luka.

Also the fake out with Rose was bulls*** and everyone knows it.

Also the entire episode had everyone but Luka lacking brain cells.

I don’t rank it lower because while it annoyed me greatly, there are worse offenders on the list.

7. Animaestro

Astruc complains for 22 minutes that nobody cares about him anymore.

Also Marinette teams up with her bully which after watching Derision, WOULD BE THE LAST thing she would do.

This is the worst example of the Creator calling out the audience, There are other episodes like this but this one is the least entertaining. And if the ending of season 5 is concerned. “I’ve seen your writing, so I can FUCKING CRITIQUE IT YOU ARROGANT PIECE OF…”

Okay, I’m calm. Point being. It’s his call out the critics episode and it sucks

6. Furious Fu

I HATE Su Han.

He is a worse version of Fu in every stretch of the imagination.

The episode where Su han shows up and starts making demands is stupid. The only thing he has going for him is his fighting style which he never teaches the two people that could have needed it!

The episode isn’t lower because despite Su Han’s impact, he really doesn’t do much and he is just there to be a nag later on. Also Fu’s akuma looks dope as hell and gave Fu some slack.

5. Feast

So remember how Su han showed up in the last episode. Well he and all the other guardians were gone for over 100 years because they lost to a 4 Foot blue dog made by a hungry child.

This episode isn’t as bad as the others as a stand alone, but knowing the lore makes it sound so completely stupid. Like Fu was HAUNTED by his past and we find out it was because he was hungry when training and the guardians COULDNT handle that? All trained to fight miraculous users should they go rogue, couldn’t beat ONE DOG. The mysterious order is incompetent as heck.

It’s just so stupid. Also Fu was acting irrational af over all this didn’t help.

4.Reflekdoll

I want everyone to know how massive this is, Reflekdoll is no longer my least favorite episode.

For anyone that follows me, my SEETHING hatred of this episode is well documented.

I won’t go on about how the tropes were horribly done or ignored, how off the banter was, or even how stupid everyone is this episode. Because I’ve discussed it in length.

I will simply say, Thank God there is Passion, so if people want a GOOD kwami swap episode they can watch that one.

3. Miracle Queen

I’ve talked about this episode to death on here. But really the only flaws with it are the last half of the episode.

The drama of the first half is great. But the ass pull of a memory wipe, the clear degradation of Chloé’s character, and just the simple giving up of Hawkmoth, he could have easily still won if he pushed a bit longer. The ending was depressing but also a clear example of how the writers put themselves in a corner with no way out.

The only thing that makes it worse is Fu’s replacement (Su han) ends up being a worse teacher.

Also considering how they spent season 4 quickly getting Marinette and Adrien out of the relationships with the love rivals, even they realize it was a dumb call.

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2. Ephemeral

Hey, let’s make an episode to explain why Adrien can NEVER know his father is the villain.

This episode is the go to justification of the writers on why Adrien will always be sidelined. It was also the unofficial reveal of the sentimonster theory before it was said pretty much outright in season 5.

The worst akuma design. Marinette gaslighting, gate keeping chat noir at its worst.

Gabriel wins and gets his wish.

And none of it mattered and no one remembers it except I think Sass. So it was pretty much pointless.

Not even the ladrien and cute reveal could save it.

And don’t even get me started on how pointless and avoidable it is.

It’s almost funny because despite how pointless this was, it’s still better than number 1.

1. Re-creation

So many cool concepts, great designs. Marinette dropping a piano on Gabriel. So many great things. But it also had some flaws, like having Adrien sidelined, and the focus on heroes from the specials for practically no reason. But all of that could be forgivable if the ending lands…

It really shows how an AWFUL ending can fuck up everything.

Imagine having 5 seasons of fighting to stop a villain from getting the miraculous to make the wish only for him to WIN! Yes he wins. He gets to make the wish, you know the wish that was said should NEVER be used. Of all the stupid, asinine, Shark Jumping BULL SHIT. Who the fuck APPROVED THIS HORSE SHIT?!

So he gets his wish, and he gets a statue HONORING HIM. What the fuck? Adrien, who was ABUSED now sees his abuser as a hero and EVERYONE THAT KNOWS THE TRUTH IN HIS LIFE IS HIDING THE TRUTH FROM HIM. Nathalie, Marinette, Felix, Kagami. Even PLAGG!

And the whole utopia crap, everything is just perfect now, because the villain got what he wanted.

That’s a great lessons for kids! (Blatant Sarcasm)

But let’s really dig in, the ending left a LOT of things vague. And hilariously ALL OF THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES ARE SHIT.

1. Emilie was revived and Nathalie got healed.

So Gabriel gets everything he wanted from the wish, justifying everything he did and he gets treated like a hero and another person hiding the truth from Adrien. Marinette knows everything that brought this about and is keeping that from Adrien, but is justified slightly because it could encourage Adrien to try and get his father back with a wish. Also brings up the question of who took Emile’s place.

2. Only Nathalie was healed.

Gabriel ended up with Emilie like he wanted, gets treated like a martyr, Adrien is technically an orphan, Marinette is knowingly lying to him about his father and Adrien continues to get Gaslit.

3. Emilie is revived, Nathalie is healed, and memories were altered

Gabriel’s wish basically shaped EVERYTHING how he wanted, meaning he is still in control of Adrien’s life even in death. Even his own wife. So while this removes Marinette covering for him intentionally, it just means Gabriel was so much worse.

4. Nathalie’s healed and memories altered

Gabriel gets to be with Emile and has shaped Adrien’s life even in death. Everyone basically puppeteer by him as he died. Sure he’s dead but he also retconned for his redemption, which is bullshit.

Now there are people that defend this ending/potential ending.

I’m sorry but, unless they revive Gabriel and he gets exposed, Adrien finds out the truth, and he gets held accountable for his actions. I can’t feasibly imagine this ending being good.

The writing staff aren’t going to do Anything about this, they are just going to move on to Lila as the main villain and say the Agreste plotline is over.

If they Do, do something, I’ll happily take back my words and alter my view of the episode but right now.

It’s one of the WORST season finale’s I’ve seen in my life.

[diazpatcher]

Predection list for 7x10 cause I'm bored

Buck and Tommy have a sweet date thats nice

Eddie and Chris will have a big fight and Chris is gonna talk to the Grandparents because he feels betrayed, the Diaz' overreact obv and fly down trying to get Eddie to let them take him for a while (so they both can heal)

Eddie breakdown era.2.0

Buck finally gets to actively see the manipulation of the Diaz' and see why Eddie does things a certain way

Bobby survives but is out of comission for a while bringing back Captain Hen❤️ -> bc of that Tommy comes back for a while

OR Bobby's still in the hospital and gerard takes over for a min and the 118 does something collectively like ignoring his direct order

Also. Henren take Ortiz to court and they do actually win the case (hence the Madney/Henren stills) they celebrate

Tommy either steps back from the relationship bc of everything thats happening OR they stay together and Tommy helps buck realize that he can indeed love Eddie

Athena will have to call May and May will be at the hospital begging Bobby to wake up because she needs her dad (michael is no where to be seen alri)

I dont know what else

[unrealisticlea]

I never badmouthed season 6 while it was airing and I always went into episodes thinking “I’m gonna take what’s good and ignore everything else” and I always blogged what I liked and shut up about what I didn’t like (except the sperm donor storyline, I bitched about it all the time, fuck that shit) but now that I have nothing but praise for 911 season 7 I gotta get this off my chest: SEASON 6 WAS BAD!!! IT WAS SO BAD I DECIDED TO STOP WATCHING 911 AFTER THE GODDAMN AWFUL FINALE!!! The only good things were HenRen Begins, “Mom brought two kids into the marriage, you brought one”, Madney Proposal and 6x13!!! And THAT’s IT!!! I was bored out of my mind half of the time and appalled at the nonsense choices the other half!!! I fucking SKIPPED scenes!!! I’ll never forgive them for making me skip scenes IN MY FAVOURITE SHOW!!! Everything was immediately forgettable, I couldn’t tell you a single thing that changed the characters in a meaningful way!!! They fucking MURDERED Buck and did nothing with it!!! There was no Josh or Sue or Linda!!! dispatch was completely forgotten! The Jinx 2.0 episode was the episode where Eddie had the most screentime and nothing happened!!! They had a WHOLE EPISODE where Buck and Eddie were married and raising Chris together and 2 episodes later they had Bobby tell Eddie “you are a lonely single dad and I feel bad for you”!!! I hate that Chim lost the ring!!! I hated Danny’s father!!! I hated the Han and Buckley parents redemption arcs!!!! I hated Tia Pepa sending Eddie on dates!!! I hated that 6x11 had both Thunder by Imagine Dragons and Fix You by Coldplay!!! It was supposed to be most heart-wrenching episode and it felt like I was watching glee! And don’t get me started on whatever the fuck they were doing with Buck. Seriously, what the fuck were they doing with Buck??? They kept setting up life-changing experiences for him and they always went nowhere!He wanted to be enough to become Captain. He wanted to find happiness. And instead they took away his couch and gave him a dumb book about always saying yes, a bunch of cum jokes and old friends who really drove home the fact he’s only good for spare parts. They told us explicitly he was suicidal and they just made him chase and date a death doula about that!!! They put him through the worst things they could think of and he somehow ended up exactly where he started!!! The pacing was weird, they kept picking up storylines and then dropping them and then wrapping them like 3 episodes later in 5 minutes! The calls were absolutely forgettable! There was no big emergency! They kept pairing characters in weird ways and supposedly best friends went months without so much looking at each other! The finale was an high stakes emergency for like ten seconds! And the fact that it was supposed to be the last episode ever makes everything worse because it means that they wanted to end the entire show with everyone on its own, no firefam, just a bunch of republican nuclear families! How do you make the last episode ever of a 6 seasons tv show so boring that during the same week Lone Star murdered a beloved recurring character and my first thought was “well. At least something happened in this show!”.

that’s it. I’m done. I’ll never speak of this season again. Returning to normal posting about how I love everything and everyone.

[improv-master-mikey]

masterpost thingy!

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Heyyy! Names michelangelo, but everyone calls me mikey! :)

big fan of pizza, improv, and many, many, many, mannyyyy more!

______________________________________ the fam!!

the simp: @ieatdanger4breakfast

Lover of anime & kpop: @donnie-the-weeb

the ragerr: @the-rager-ever

dad!!: @dojoratdad

EVIL. BAD. JUST EVIL. @superflyyyy

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Very colourful version of me and my brothers??? Whaaaaaat?

he’s kinda fruity: @leontheluxuriousone

WOAHHH, HES TALL!!!: @raph-reign17

Why does he have eyebrows??: @geniusbuiltblogtm

another me!? Cool!! : @mikey-the-mischevious

another dad, but shorter: @rat-jitsu

so tiny! :0 @riseleon

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More serious fellos, woah

This Leo seems less a teachers pet, at least: @captain-ryans-no1-fan-2

shorter & more spooky: @im-a-turtle-with-anger-issues

He seems less nerdy, at least!: @donniepedia-the-encyclopedia

sillier version of me!!: @the-party-dude

who’s this guy??: @goongala-hockey-puck

She’s giving some vibes..: @karaiirl

An april?? She’s looks so different :0 : @apriloneilcicierega

hah, he looks like a cheese grater: @leader-of-the-foot

walking tiger..guy?? rip-off hello kitty more like: @tigerclaw-takeshi

WOAH, NOW THATS A TALL DAD- @a-wise-rat

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Sad looking dudes. I think they need hugs :(

wha..what happened to me? @last-ronin

Is he ok? @0r0ku-k1ller

yikes..@nightmaresoftheabyss

they definitely need therapy. @brainstimesbrawn

______________________________________ colourful us 2.0?? But a lot more wrinkly

He gives off dad vibes Fr @ninjas-greatest-weapon

HE HAS HAIR…?: @marvelousmichelangelo

WOAH. @b1g-raph1e

He looks similar to that random dude!! @hugzfromcaseyjr

______________________________________ woahh..they look really serious. Kinda scary-

“Fearless leader”: @leos-katanas

even angrier, wowie- @raphaelsplinterson2003

silly guy: @turtl3-t1t4n

Bob the builder vibes: @the-tech-turtle

Getting bad vibes from this dude: @johnbishop03

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buddies!! :D

Vivi (cool name btw!): @mikey-rottmnt

Stella, like stellar jay? The bird?: @stella-kessho-2nd-account

white rabbit? Like, the candy?: @yokai-nerd

another rabbit!?: @rabbit-samurai

pax to the max!: @pax-man2010

rosemary (pretty name! :0): @rosewater-n-rosemary

luna “eclipse” (heh): @the-multiverse-jumper

short Raphs girlfriend?!: @rokkarokkawaii

Cat lady!!: @valkyriefae1

woah, Edgy much?: @n1ghtsh4de-nyx

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Would you look at that, more spooky people. Except they’re trying to..kill us?

spooky spider lady: @bigmama10ffical

Another edgy person..:@@rena-hoshimi-at-duty

ANOTHER BUG-: @repo-maniac

tadpole, lol.: @the-frog-assassin

[zombee]

THE PRINCE AND THE PIRATE AUTHOR'S NOTES

like blood under the skin, if you plan on rereading and want to figure out these lil easter eggs yourself, maybe skip these for now. otherwise, please enjoy!

·        I originally called this “Blood Under the Skin 2.0.” BUtS was one of my first fics, and while I’ve published 100 now, with many WIPs in the vaults, it was my most beloved for a long time. Might still be if I’m honest. Anyway, this was hitting very similar beats, and still does obviously, but specifically wrt Stede’s character. He was way more timid in the first few chapters, way more of a genuine coward. But then I figured out he was a dom and that was the Leslie Knope switch from season 1 to 2 – he’s a brat/bitch from the beginning, not just internally but externally. That set him apart from BUtS Stede and really cracked the whole fic. I had to do extensive rewrites of his character in the first few chapters – another reason I’m a finish before I post it truther!!!

·        I had Stede’s ship name in [brackets] for SO LONG, but then I figured out the Hydra twist (I had already had the Hercules play in place), and I went ohohoho! And went back in and put in a LOT of Hercules references. Stede’s title was originally “…grand duke of Montrose” not Nirea (named after a character in The Adventure Zone podcast), but Nirea is a reference to Nireus, one of Hercules’s male lovers. So is Iolus, Stede’s fake name at the costume contest. I don’t remember all the other references because I don’t know the myth that well, but like “Herah” being the capital city of Low is an obvious one. And River (the pirate captain who Ed has to kill) is a reference to Achelous, and so on. And generally, of course, Hercules is the half-blood son of a king. Oh and Tebai (honeymoon port) is Thebes.

·        SPEAKING OF WHICH, i came up with the name “The Prince and the Pirate” before I cracked Ed’s backstory. I also considered that a working title – it sounded like a romance novel. But I didn’t want Ed and Ned to be exes, and then I was like… oh FUCK. because Ed and Stede are BOTH the prince and BOTH the pirate.

·        The original antagonist was Prince Ricky, because we didn’t have s2e7 when I started writing. But the beats were the same – he was a monster that Stede didn’t want to marry even in the face of thinking Blackbeard would also be monstrous. But then I saw that episode and was like OH FUCK. HE IS P E R F E C T. “King Ned” sounds stupid, so that’s why he’s referred to as “the King of Low” a lot lmao

·        When I realized Ned’s real name was Edward I was so pissed. I considered changing it, since who cares, but then I figured Ned/Ed’s dad just George Forman’d them and that was EXTREMELY funny to me. And it led to the “My Edward” bit so!!! Positive, I reckon. I had plans for other bastards all named nicknames of Ed but didn’t end up working it in.

·        I did not really plan to bring Atella back (I’m very much a pantser not a plotter) but I had to c’mon

·        Stede’s whole Thing with his title being the most valuable thing about him is the crux on which him not admitting he loves Ed is based on. Nigel was the biggest part of it, but if you notice I also mention “his [number] to last ever friend” a few times – they all pretended to be friends with him and got fed up and left him. Ed is who he considers his “last ever friend,” btw.

·        Also… it’s just fun. It’s fanfic. I despaired like, is it TOO fucking stupid they’re not just saying it! And then I was like. No. It’s fun. Just have fun.

·        Ed’s reason is that he knew about Stede’s trauma and was afraid if he said it Stede would run. Which he did lol. There’s a lot of their development I don’t show on the page and that’s because Stede doesn’t even realize it’s developing. He kind of does, but not to the extent it’s happening. I put in little (or not so little) hints throughout. One of my favorites is you find out when Ed is playing the fiddle there were nights when they danced together Stede you sweet oblivious idiot.

·        Stede has cherries embroidered onto his suit in that first scene because he’s a virgin

·        The reputation of his virginity will be forfeit, regardless that he’s certain from his studies that Blackbeard does not run a ship where rape is permissible, or indeed that that kind of assault is common on the Sister Seas at all – it’s not common because Ed more or less put a stop to it

·        The hickeys are ENTIRELY adhdduck’s doing, everyone say thank you duck. They also commented in the doc “I’LL GIVE THESE PIRATES A THOUSAND HICKEYS BEFORE I DIE!” and I think about that a lot.

·        “My people would suffer all the same. Rumors, by their nature, do not care for fact.” Stede places his hands on the edge of the desk and leans forward. “And that is why it matters if I appear willing. To make Ned look like a fool.”

He knows at once from the way Blackbeard’s face goes sharp and shrewd that these are the words he needed. If he is going to succeed at this gambit, this will be how.” - so, the original words in here were “sharp and hungry,” because the motivation in my head was literally just Ed wanting to fuck with Ned. Buuuut, then I cracked the plot of Calypso, and I thought Ed knowing Stede could be a part of the plan was a better excuse for him not to admit he loves him.

·        "That's your only stipulation to this arrangement?" – Ed says this in chapter 1 and then Stede says this in the 17th chapter, right before he kills Ned >:^}

·        SO I originally had Ed giving Stede a ring in the engagement scene. But I just forgot to include it throughout the next chapters, and then I was annoyed at the thought of rewrites, so I changed it to the thumb-kiss thing. WHICH IS NOW ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS! Stede, btw, only does it once—in the last line of the fic.

·        “Oh dear. There goes Stede’s cock again.” Def a lowkey Rick and Morty reference lol

·        “but his leg pops up of its own accord anyway.” Thank you everyone who called out the Princess Diaries reference

·        There is a small motif of “interesting” (when Stede clocks something about Ed that adjusts his perspective on him) and “for now” which is just Stede being a brat

·        “There are no maimings, but otherwise the wedding is a complete success.” – there are “several maimings” at their wedding in the last chapter!

·        Ugh the stupid wedding suit. It was important enough to the plot I knew I had to describe it, and I had to find a color that wouldn’t look good on Ed or Ned. I used actual internet websites to find one. Do I think Ed would actually look bad, no, but yknow. Supposedly gold is not a great color for him.

·        “Then perhaps she can…stay?” Stede asks, trying not to sound like he’s begging. Based on the pattern of his life so far, he knows the answer. But still, he wants to try. “Can she stay on the ship with me?” – again this is me explaining that Stede has serious trauma about things in his life staying that are Good. Canonically we know once Stede figures it out he is fully confident Ed loves him back, so I had to figure out a reason that Stede wouldn’t in this universe.

·        As SOON as Stede finds out Ed’s real name, he starts thinking of him as Ed in his head.

·        “No matter. Whatever it is that Ed wants, that is what Stede shall do.” – in their first sex scene, there is emphasis on “What Ed wants right now is to do what Stede wants.” Lil baby boy cracked it :’)

·        Gosh I love the stupid “Prince’s Wedding Night” throughline lol. And thanks for calling me out on twitter that “laddybuck” is definitely a Tamora Pierce reference.

·        Stede sighs and crouches next to Ed. "Shall I help you undress?"

Ed sneers. "What, are you willing to?" – a reference to the first hickey scene where Stede says he’d “be willing” in whatever way Ed wanted aka sex. And that fucks Ed up for a LONG time because he thinks Stede would only fuck him because of their arrangement~

·        We all knew Ed did actually see Stede jacking it on their wedding night, right?

·        “Stede frowns and looks down at himself. It is true he is wearing Ed's clothes, and there is no mirror in Ed's cabin, so he must look disheveled.” (ch 2), “He has to imagine Ed took the lovely gilded mirror from his old cabin and brought it aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Perhaps if he behaves Ed will let him keep it.” (ch 4), “He buttons up his waist coat, admiring himself in the gilded mirror that has taken the place of the awful battle painting.” (ch 5)

·        In BUtS, I skirt around the idea of assault/rape – like, obviously it’s there, but I don’t say it out loud. I kind of consider tpatp adult while buts is young adult in that way (I mean, except for the porn). Buts was my love letter to the YA fantasy I read as a kid in general.

·        “"Raped to death?" Ed says, incredulous and offended. "What kind of a monster do you think I am, your highness?"

"Not that kind, to be sure." – dummies why don’t you LISTEN TO WHAT THE OTHER IS ACTUALLY SAYING

·        “He had not known kissing could be so soft.” (ch 2) and then I bring it back in ch 8 with “He had not known fucking could be so soft.”

·        “"What kind of books do you like?"

"Oh, all kinds! My favorites are stories of adventure and magic."

"Like what?"

"Sethera and Fairyfoot and Estril’s Mermaid Tales." – S&F is a reference to another medieval AU I wrote, I Hate It When You Stare. (shhh it’s a reference on purpose not because I didn’t want to come up with something else)

·        I almooooost tagged this enemies to lovers. I decided against it in the end for the same reason I don’t tag things a lot of the time – if you come looking for that content specifically, you might be disappointed. But know in my heart it counts.

·        ““Oh, yeah, we’re taking everything but the food and water. They should be bringing in your stuff now, actually.” Ed’s eyes go stern. “I’ll be looking through it all before I let you keep it. Make sure there’s nothing you can use to escape.”

“Ah. All of my things…?"

“Yep.”

Stede winces, thinking of his intimate toys. Oh well. The worst case scenario is that Ed will mock him. Best case, they can enjoy them together. – SCHROEDINGER’S BUTT PLUG

·        “I accepted your conditions because I want to make fucking Ned fucking mad,” he snaps. “I’m not going to fuck you, okay? You can stop these stupid fucking games. You’re safe.” - Ed thinks Stede is doing stuff like jacking off where he can see because he is trying to “honor” his side of this deal and coax Ed into fucking him. He thinks he’s real obvious about how in love with Stede he is as well, that’s a part of it.

·        “This is just a fuckery.” Ed’s voice is ice cold. “You’re going to earn your keep on my ship by participating in it, but I’m not going to hurt you. I don’t want you. Got it?”

Stede finds that he is crying. (ch 3)

“Good,” Ned murmurs. “You’re learning.” He leans in and leers into Stede’s ear. “This is just a contract. We both know what our duty is. I don’t want to have to hurt you. Got it?”

Stede finds that he is crying. (ch15) - do you get it because they’re brothers and ultimately similar and in both instances they’re lying wait wait don’t leave—

·        “Is he really so undesirable? Anyone seems plain next to Ed, but Stede thinks he has rather nice broad shoulders and a fetching pair of legs. With the right clothing and a good pair of shoes, His Royal Highness Grand Duke of Nirea Prince Stede of Bonnet is adequate.” – he also feels a little ugly in their first sex scene, but being wanted by Ed makes him blossom and by the end he’s like “yeah bitch I’m hot af”

·        In ch2 Stede wonders if he’ll ever be hugged again. In ch3 Ed hugs him.

·        “Slow,” Ed murmurs. “Slow.” -  bring this back twice! Rule of 3s, baby. Once in Tebai (honeymoon port), when Stede is teasing Ed, once in the final chapter when Ed is doing the same.

·        I have been a “Stede hates mornings” truther forever and while I don’t need canon to validate my silly AUs, I do like to be when it happens

·        “There we are,” Stede says. Indeed, Ed looks magnificent, and Stede is too tired to be self-conscious when he says, “you look fantastic like this.”

Ed’s eyes go dark. He licks his lips. “Yeah?” – hallelujah, a praise kink is born

·        “Yes.” He remembers Ed’s words from the night previous. “Like everyone knows you’re mine.”

Ed jerks backward, spins on his heel, prowls away from Stede. "It's fucking time, your highness. Get out of fucking bed." – Ned used to call Ed his. I don’t have full details, but I don’t think I’ll ever do an Ed pov for this? So something like, “you’re mine” and “my monster,” probably.

·        I have been saying “drat” and “vexed” in my real life a lot since writing this

·        “He kisses Ed warmly on the lips. Ed goes rigid, and fuck him for it, but it’s not like he can chastise Stede in front of those they are attempting to deceive.” – of course, Ed is not going rigid (snrk) because he’s mad, but because he’s shocked Stede would initiate a kiss.

·        God bless season 2 of the hit television series our flag means death for healing my relationship with canon izzy because he is SO FUN to write (ftr I liked izzy for about a month before the shitty parts of the izzy fandom ruined him for me)

·        “He thinks bitterly Ed must have chosen this on purpose, for dramatic effect.” – nope he was waiting until the last minute possible to let you sleep, you big goof

·        “might be his last kiss” because he’s traumatized baby boyyy. BUT I make it up to him with the “best kiss yet” bit in the honeymoon chapters.

·        Stede becomes a skilled seamstress throughout the fic. I put that in before we got the bts that he sewed up the couch in the captains’ cabin!

·        Ed does try to play nice in these chapters but because of the miscommunication Stede is a bitch back and Ed is like “GOD DAMMIT”

·        I had the proto-Calypso bits in before I cracked the plot. Thanks season 2!!!

·        I like the “Ed doesn’t laugh he giggles” bit a lot because he’s a SILLY BOY

·        Part of the reason Ed doesn’t allow Stede to go ashore (besides that he’s worried for his safety) is that he’s afraid Stede will run

·        “Scratch the back of my neck,” Stede says, knowing it will look pink and puffed to any key witnesses. Ed obliges. “Harder.”

Ed rakes his fingernails down Stede’s skin and digs them into the knot above his spine.

“Yes. Good.”

Ed lets out a soft whine as they squirm together for a moment – this isn’t the first hint Stede is dommy but it is the first time he like, combines it with Ed’s praise kink. Hence the “soft whine.”

·        I drop the tobacco + leather motif (mostly because of laziness) but also because Ed is dropping his blackbeard mask around Stede more and more as the fic goes on

·        “Ed sits at the desk and pores over his maps as Stede chatters at him between wolfing down bread and fish about the book he is reading.

“And then he tilts at a windmill, Ed!” – don quixote reference. Not really alluding to anything it’s just an old story.

·        “That’s because Bonnet only uses geldings. I bet you’d do well with a stallion.” – besides being funny (nice and subtle, Edward), this is a hint that Ed knows more about the machinations of court than you would maybe expect. Like, why would a commoner from Low know that about Bonnet? Why would he even be tilting in the first place?

·        “Stede takes the dagger carefully and inspects it. It is fine work, castle steel, undecorated except for a snake etched into the hilt.” – I wanted to do more with this but the muse didn’t take me. However I kept it in because “castle steel” is another hint Ed is more than he seems.

·        “And may we keep the chair, my darling? I have some… ideas for it.” – shroedinger’s sex chair

·        God I fucking love the party scene lol. No real notes I just love it. THEY’RE! IN! LOVE!!!

·        “the raids do get a bit boring, after a while… there seems to be quite a lot of them these days.” HMMM I WONDER WHY ED WOULD DO THIS NOT FOR KISSES SURELY!!!

·        Shit like, “He has even given Stede a small cabin to use as a library.” And then later when Stede has a necklace Ed gave him, again my little hints that like fuckity duh stede he’s in love with you

·        i. love. Their. First. Sex. Scene. I love it SO much. Definitely a bit of Ed pov is “Lord mother. He had married a sex god, and they weren’t ever going to fuck again (probably?)”

·        was working through a lot of episode 6-7 feelings with this one lol

·        Ed gasps and tries to pull away again. Before he can get far, Stede grips him harder on the back of his neck and says, “stay.” – STEDE WANTS SOMETHING TO STAY!!! HE SAID IT OUT LOUD!!!!!!

·        “A quiet, traitorous part of his mind says: he is frightened and you want him much more than you are equipped to give him comfort otherwise.” – idk why I do this so often but this is a flip of (part of) what I imagine Ed was thinking in e6

·        No matter that this might not be the right choice indefinitely, in this moment, this is what they both desire. – again… working through a lot of e7 feelings lmao

·        They both call each other Ed/Stede throughout this whole scene instead of “your highness/Blackbeard” (except at the very end when they both think it’s never going to happen again). Ed calls Stede Stede sometimes, always deliberately on my part, and Stede kind of does the same, but not when he thinks Ed can hear.

·        Idkkkkk it’s just been so fun to play with the power dynamics here. Like, stede wants Ed to be rough and kind of out of control, but he also loves being the one controlling that narrative, and just. The layers are fun for me. No way I could have written something so complex two years ago.

·        Stede is suddenly very aware of the aches in his body. “Ow."

Ed tenses. “Shit, I—”

“No no,” Stede laughs. “It is a good kind of ow.”

Stede pulls back to smile at his husband, who is looking magnificently fucked.

…But also quite cagey. – I swear to fucking god if Stede had said anything but “ow” they might have worked it out right then.

·        He’s “stealing” kisses in this one, afraid he’ll lose everything now… stede my beloved.

·        “There is so much warmth and wonderfulness that happened tonight, including and perhaps especially this very moment. Stede will do his best to remember that, in the days to come.” Maybe working out some general season 2 feelings WHO KNOWS!!!! Not for myself but for those who were so disappointed with izzy’s death they couldn’t keep enjoying the show. I’ve been there. It sucks. But when I look back, there was a lot more good than bad and I’m grateful. – same as “No matter what comes after, the during was wonderful.”

·        It’s been hard to take (direct) apologies out of Ed’s character since s2 but I have done it. He does apologize in this story – when he apologizes for not telling Stede sooner that he loves him 😊

·        "If you make me say it again, I shall lie to make you feel bad." – then I flip this in the honeymoon chapters when Ed says a similar thing.

·        “Can you really blame me for thinking you’d want to escape?”

“I can, actually.” – I bring back “I can, actually” twice more as well! I loooove to do that, where partners start to parrot each other’s speech patterns.

·        The Queen Anne’s Revenge is my kingdom and you are my king.” – because he’s royalty too do you get it wait doN’T LEAVE—

·        THE NIGHTGOWN STINKING IS SO FUNNY TO ME LMFAO. Stede dear god. It’s been months.

·        I tried not to actually name any direct Greek mythology references (like, I never say Hercule’s/Heracles’s name--) but I realized I did use “Adonis” in one scene just let me have this

·        I love the bit of them inventing new stories every time someone asks them how they got together SO MUCH. They’re both so dramatic and love to play off each other eeee

·        I have Ed use “my love” because that is how Ned speaks. That’s a canon reference. God I watched ned’s scenes so many times for this fic lmao. He has a more stilted way of talking than canon to parallel  Stede’s voice as that’s kind of my nudge nudge at how royalty are brought up. Ed rarely slips into it but he does sometimes.

·        Ed pushes him against the wall as soon as they are somewhere enough in the shadows and kisses him again. “Tell me what you wa—”

“This, Ed. Just this.”

Ed looks very intensely at him. “Just this?”

“Exactly this.” – gahhh another bit of misunderstanding. Ed morosely thinks “okay, Stede just wants to fuck. that’s fine, I’ll take that.” I call it back in ch 11 when Ed and Stede are fighting after Stede got hurt.

·        How many times can you spot Ed almost saying “I love you” because there is a lot >:^}

·        A lot of Stede’s “nothing stays” stuff is shit I learned from meditating. And it is SUPER useful, it is! But sometimes it’s okay to want things and Stede learns this lesson throughout the fic.

·        The boys are in their 20s for this fic that’s why they can come so much and so fast lol

·        Since the very first fic I wrote in this fandom, Stede being okay with and/or turned on by Ed’s violent parts of himself is really, really important to me. So happy I got to include some of it here!

·        “It wasn’t the almost dying,” Ed says. “It was the almost dying without having had…” Ed darts his eyes away and then makes a LOT of eye contact. “You.” – kind of a canon bathtub/dock scene reference.

·        “You are not a monster for wanting to fuck your willing husband.” – again this type of shit is important to me – I don’t want to spell out that Stede has figured this shit out about Ed. Show don’t tell, yknow?

·        Fun facts people (as in, Europeans, since we’re the gross ones) were more clean than you’d think in the middle ages. Public baths were def a thing.

·        “Don’t do that. At least not until we’re old and gray.” – STEDE PLEASE LISTEN TO HIM HE’S ALREADY PLANNING YOUR FUTURE DECADES FROM NOW

·        Even though Ed has been eating Stede out for an hour, Stede sends him down to get water and doesn’t actually give him the promised facial massage. Because he is a bitch. He would have if he was in his right mind, but, yknow. Rimmies!!!

·        ���sublimation” “sodium” “aliens” lots of others – I love the David Jenkins School of Historical Accuracy (FUN FACT DID YOU KNOW I INVENTED THAT PHRASE!!! I am pretty sure. I have receipts from April 2022. I at least popularized it.)

·        Ed says “there’s my favorite prince” and in the next chapter Stede says “there’s my favorite pirate.” I told you in the tags the references are heavy-handed lol

·        “Flay the skin off your fingers until you beg him to cut them off—” I am a game of thrones hater unrepentedly and forever but I did used to fuck with the books hard and this is of course a Ramsay Bolton reference.

·        “We’ll be here another week yet. We are going home.”

Ed’s hand squeezes in his in such a way Stede is uncertain if he meant to do it.

“Home?” Ed echoes.

“Yes. Home. Come along, husband.” – ed’s never felt like he has a real home before IF YOU EVEN CARE

·        Thiiiis is the chapter some of yall figured out Ed was Ned’s brother and I’m DELIGHTED because these were the most obvious hints!!!

·        “Oh! Lord above” might be the funniest thing in all of season 2 and THIS IS WHERE THE ENTIRE RELIGION IN THIS FIC COMES FROM lollll. Again I had a lot of brackets like [equivalent to jesus fucking christ]” and this solved it. Thank u Frenchie.

·        Stede goes numb and hears as if from underwater himself say the words back. Ed puts him down and kisses him again. This one is, regrettably, all Ed and no Blackbeard, and Stede is struggling a bit not to cry. Ed says quietly into the ear not facing the audience, “It's funny because we're already married.” – again this is leading to Ed’s belief that he should not say it to Stede because he’ll spook him. He was about to before Frenchieus Interruptus but now this is another step back.

·        No real notes on the kidnapping scene I just think it’s funny

·        Wait I lied - “No face!” Tacky barks, stopping Stinky short from kicking Stede’s teeth in.

“We’ll just say it was Blackbeard did it.”

“He’ll blab! Look at him! He’s a sniveling little tattletale, aren’t you, your highness?” – because Ned’s general orders to people about how to capture Stede. The implication here being like “you can rough him up, just not so that the public will know you did”

·        Ed playing the violin is for one, a canon reference to his piano-playing (I like to put that in fics when I can) and also Ned’s real backstory of his brother being a savant and him being insanely jealous

·        You just have to let me be Blackbeard.”

·        “It’s not complicated! What are you afraid of, Dread Pirate Blackbeard? That I will stop loving you if you go too far?”

“You are Blackbeard,” Stede says, beleaguered. “You could stop hating yourself and start fucking me instead, you know.” – ed baby boy accept all parts of yourself it’s okay we still love you <3

With all the venom he possesses, Ed spits, “fuck you.” – LISTEN! TO! THE! WORDS! YOUR! HUSBAND! IS! SAYING!!!! Ed thinks stede is mocking him here but yknow

·        I am also subtly trying to tell you that Stede is beginning to believe more and more that Ed really does love him and I think ch12 is the most heavy-handed before I just say it outright.

·        For all of you who called me out on my Steven Universe in this chapter, bless u

·        “A prince among sex fairies."

“I don’t love that,” Stede grumbles. “Can I be a fairy queen?”

“Prince, princess, king, and queen,” Ed says easily. He yawns. “You’re everything to me.” – gender non conforming Stede my beloved. Also a recurring bit that stede is like “can we PLEASE forget about the prince thing, jesus”

·        “Oh, do you mean like that one time you asked me to call you—” Kitty Cat. He asked him to call him Kitty Cat.

·        If you thought River was supposed to be referencing a glam rocker aesthetic you would be 100% correct!

·        Now, Stede thinks, heart swollen. Now is the time to tell him. Just say the words. You will still have until Calypso at least. Be brave.

“Thank you.” Drat. Try again. “I…”

“Hm?”

“Forgot what I was going to say.” – callback to Ed saying the same thing where he was also going to say I love you

·        Ed proposing and Stede saying “Quite brilliant. I accept.” Is a rule of 3s – the last time of course it’s reversed!

·        “Sirede contingent” is a reference to adhdduck’s AMAZING SIREN!STEDE FIC PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ IT!!!

·        “What utter hogwash. The sea is both, and Stede loves every part of it.” Very unsubtle reference to Ed lol

·        The pirates at Eryma that are Stede’s heroes are all my early readers thanks guys <3

·        I’m in a group chat where we discussed the absolute chaos of a Frenchie/Archie team up, hence them being on Stede’s wedding planning team

·        Since as you know now it ends as brat4brat, see if you can spot the places Ed is playing that role. The public alley bj is a big one, but it’s been throughout.

·        I think if you squint a young Bronson Pinchot looks like Ed. If you squint.

·        Because word all over Eryma is that he’s led around by his little cock by you – because Stede encouraged this kind of chatter, whoopsy! (also it’s… correct lol)

·        “His eyes are—wrong, they make Stede feel uneasy—but he supposes with all the horrors Ned gets up to, that makes sense. – because they look like Ed’s

·        “I only punish someone I love if they misbehave.”

Stede says, anguished and unable to stop himself, “Ed—”

Ned laughs. “No, Ed stopped caring after too long. Which was a nuisance, by the way. Until I found something different to try.” - Ed’s praise kink does come from his past, but I put this in to let yall know he was still like, fuck THAT to Ned even as a young kid. He wasn’t just accepting his fate until his mom saw him torture someone.

·        Ned’s mouth and fingernails being black and his breath being bad is a hint that he’s poison-trained. Kind of inspired by president snow in the hunger games.

·        I am still, as of writing this, the only person in the Vincent tag for OFMD. Justice for Vincent.

·        Stede explaining wabi sabi to Maggie and Vincent my beloved

·        Stede at first is confident Ed is coming for him, but then his confidence flags throughout the next two chapters.

·        When it doesn’t have to racism and sexism etc don’t exist in my universes. I’m still informed by the real world, of course, but rest assured none of the Ed/Ned childhood stuff has to do with that. The “people confusing Ed for being the real prince” stuff that was a part of my calculations.

·        People got verrrry close to knowing the hydra/suit twist but no one quite got it right (who commented, anyway)

·        If the Ned/Stede wedding stuff feels like Tamora Pierce at all it’s because I’ve read her books dozens of times over the last 20+ years

·        I had to change “he tastes like black licorice” to “rotting black licorice” because some of my early readers were like “but black licorice is good tho” (they’re wrong but I didn’t want to distract from the point)

·        Also you should be getting Princess Bride vibes from their wedding 😊

·        Ned is sitting on the throne. Gray, and bedraggled, but unmistakably alive. His elbow is on one armrest with the side of his forehead propped on his fist. His legs are crossed and one foot bounces. His eyes are bloodshot around their black pupils, slicing into Stede like castle steel.

The kingsguard marches Stede forward and dumps him onto his knees at Ned’s feet. Ned hooks the toe of his boot under Stede’s chin and pulls it up until they are looking at each other. – this is a shera and the princesses of power reference and unfortunately I think it’s a little bit kind of sexy

·        One of them has on chipped black nail polish and Stede feels dizzy with anguish. – that is, in fact, Ed!!!

·        “I love you,” Stede says urgently. “I love you, I love you–”

“I know,” Ed says gently, voice thick. “I know that. We have to go.” – he did, btw. He figured it out the night of the bondage scene :’)

·        Atella my beloved. No notes I just love her.

·        Stone parchment dagger = rock paper scissors. Izzy and Lucius were both wanting to slap Stede to wake him up but Zheng wins without them even knowing she’s playing.

·        God once again so happy to enjoy izzy again I had so much fun with him this chapter

·        DENTAL PLAN! MAGGIE NEEDS BRACES! DENTAL PLAN!

·        Stede kicks the guard in the ribs because he knows how much that fuckin hurts

·        Who did Olu propose to? Maybe Zheng. Maybe Jim. Maybe all three 😊 you decide.

·        Oh I forgot to mention but Stede being so anal about water is trauma from when he was a captive to Nigel

·        I loooove a good bookend cathartic sex scene. BUtS has one, as does Mink Ed POV, and also ski boys. Brat4brat 4ever

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING I HOPE YOU ENJOYED!!! No particular plans for my next longfic.

(that is a lie. It’ll be another medieval au. It just might not be a longfic)

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Random Halloween headcanon...

Spirit's Eve was the first festival Mayor Lewis instituted after the bus broke down to lift everyone's 'spirits.' 👻

Alex is totally into superheros. He fancies himself a collector of action figures and movie posters. He doesn't read the comics, but he likes watching a movie with his grandpa every in awhile. George and Alex bonded over Captain America. Alex got his grandpa a Cap tee shirt for Spirit's Eve. 🦸‍♂️

Sam once secretly took Vincent into the spooky maze. He freaked out more than his little brother. Vincent bought him a maple bar with coins from his piggy bank to cheer him up. 😬

Emily makes Jas a fairy princess costume every year. Marnie helps with the embellishments. Haley wore a matching outfit one year. Jas was smiling the whole time. 🧚‍♀️

Shane would absolutely wear a chicken costume with a beer mug in one hand (or a Monster if he is sober). 🐔

Leah secretly hopes the punch is spiked... always. And she would be down on the dance floor doing the Monster Mash. 🧟‍♀️

Elliott wants to suck your blood. But he's totally harmless... or is he? 🧛‍♂️

Linus helped the Wizard create the maze. He makes sure no animals or creatures are hurt in the process. Also he appreciates when you give him a piece of candy from your stash. 🍬

Marlon and Gil staged a sword fight one year in the town square. The Mayor was worried about insurance coverage so they haven't been allowed to do it again. Instead the Adventure Guild throws a little after party in the mines. 🎃

Abigail and Sebastian compete to finish the maze first. Every year the Wizard tries to make it harder and harder. The loser passes out candy at the Winner's home. Really it's win-win for Abi. 😉

Pam would try to cosplay Sandy 2.0 from Grease and totally embarrass her daughter.💄

Victor doesn't like to dress-up. He has worn the same costume for years - a construction worker from the YMCA song. He doesn't get why the ladies love it. He sits in the corner sipping spiked punch and reading his architecture magazines. 👷‍♂️

Wizard would make a wonderful Willy Wonka. Complete with golden tickets to see his concoctions in his tower. Not quite as chocolatey as expected though. 🍫

Evelyn makes a splendid Mrs. Claus. The white muff keeps her warm on a chilly late fall evening. 🤶

Kent can't stand Halloween. He stays home and watches horror films. Once Vincent goes to sleep, Kent and Sam watch an alien movie together. Sam doesn't sleep a wink after, but he likes to spend time with his dad (and eat popcorn). 👽

Andy dresses up like a Cow! Moo! Hangs out with Shane drinking. 🐮

Martin is a Potterhead. You're a wizard, Harry! 🧙‍♂️

Sophia dresses up as Sailor Moon. And she looks adorable. I am a pretty Guardian who fights for love and Justice. 🌙

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random updated/established sam family dynamic things I've added that I haven't had to chance to share yet (partially inspired because the current book I'm reading has a protag with strikingly similar dynamics as him and it's making me laugh lmfao):

Going from the most obvious/unchanged things but Sam is the oldest of five siblings; he has one full brother** (same mother and father) and 3 half-siblings (different fathers)

Grew up living with his siblings (Sanjari, Muthu**, Roshni, and Balan), mother (Somatra), maternal grandmother, his biological father (Dheivamani), Dad 2.0 (Khodi), and briefly Dad 2.5 (Iravan)

Muthu (short for Chinnamuthu) is one of the only siblings who actively seeks Sam out when it's necessary because he will only respond to him; he has never given up hope that one day Sam and him will reconnect like how they were when they were younger

Balan is the youngest and also wants to have a relationship with him, but Sam is less likely to engage with him. He and Roshni are full siblings; Roshni has very mixed feelings about everything LMFAO

Sanjari is the second eldest daughter, the only child with Iravan, and is the most resentful towards Sam, often getting hostile if he is even mentioned in front of her. Sam feels the same way towards her (more or less)

More of the heavier, longer details undercut; content warnings for mentions of familial death & injuries (and general family angst lololol)

Iravan was employed as a translator for different Prakran military groups and mainly traveled abroad (something Sam was extremely envious of, hint hint lol); he and Somatra eventually ended things after Balan was born, and he stopped sending money/letters all together

Somatra was a major figurehead in their village, known for her quiet poise and strength. Worked as the unofficial "captain" of a fishing boat and was an expert diver despite never being compensated as such. A little like a local legend in some ways lol

She was also a bit of Hoe (adoring), and while all the other siblings obviously knew she had her three (then two) life partners, she was also sleeping with several other people on the side. Sam is the only one of his siblings to know this (apple -> tree)

Dheivamani and Somatra met while he was a traveling poet; he traveled with a group of orators up until after Muthu was born. When Sam was a child, he severely injured one of his legs on his last trip, resulting in him losing it

(This was extremely traumatic for Sam and was really the beginning of him needing to step up as a secondary parental figure for the family; this is also why he is so paranoid about keeping his body in shape--yes this is me giving sam my very specific daddy issues LMFAO)

Sam attended school up until he was 15; he was expelled when he broke a chair over his teacher's head (deserved). As a result, Somatra gave him two options: leave to live with his extended family further west to complete his schooling OR remain home and take on an apprenticeship at the village's pearl farm.

Obviously he took the latter option, knowing his family would not thrive without him home and not wanting to leave them (he will not make that choice again)

Sanjari and Sam always butted heads as the eldest "daughters" and that tension was only exasperated when Iravan left. She was the only one to (correctly) assert that Sam had willingly left the family; all the others held onto the belief that he was taken/blackmailed into leaving (also slightly true?)

Somatra only slightly found out the truth when a group of soldiers showed up at her home demanding she give them information on Sam, informing her that he was wanted for his association with Mara, who by that point had become a notorious antimonarchist.

While she tried to keep this under wraps, Sanjari connected the dots together and informed the rest of the family that Sam had abandoned them for "that woman"; she has always been insistent on disavowing him due to the shame it brings their family

This effectively ruined her relationship with both Somatra and Dheivamani; Dheivamani has always rejected that Sam left them point blank and to this day believes he was spirited away essentially

After the truth was revealed, Somatra took a steep decline. She lived up until Sam took on his new identity as The Duke and died a few months later. Despite asking for him, Sanjari refused to let any of his siblings reach out to him, and Somatra passed without him knowing

I DONT THINK I NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAS FUCKED HIM UP SO SEVERELY AND WHY HE DOESNT TRUST ANY OF HIS SIBLINGS LMFAO

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👄 Nikki

ooh boy Nikki clearly spends too much time around Tony 😂 she's a little shit and loves nicknaming everyone she meets

Tony: Uncle Tony, Tin Can, Uncle Dad

Steve: Dad, popsicle, Captain Dad, Papa, Pops

Rhodey: Uncle Rhodey, Uncle Platypus (“I’m going to kill you, Tones")

Bucky: Uncle Bucky, Uncle Wolf-Man, Uncle James/Jamie (when she talking about him to people who don't know her connection to Bucky Barnes™)

Sam: Uncle Sam (sometimes this is soft, sometimes it’s an uncle sam joke), Bird Uncle #2, Uncle Captain

Natasha: Aunt Nat, Tasha

Clint: Uncle Clint, Uncle Legolas, Uncle Bird

Thor: Uncle Thor, Sparky

Bruce: Uncle Bruce, Uncle Hulk (she actually calls the Hulk that lmao), Mr. Green, Dr Hulk

Peter: Pete, Spidey, babe, Wonder-Boy, Arachnakid (technically this is what Lady Liberty calls Spiderman)

Harley: Harls, shithead, Tony 2.0, rust bucket

Harry: Har, Harry Potter, kermit the frog, rich boy, green bean, Harry-Honey

Pepper: Aunt Pepper, Boss Lady, “the smartest person in every room”

Fury: Grandpa

Happy: Uncle Happy, Happy (she coined the name for him), Uncle Grumpy

Ned: “literally the greatest thing to ever happen to anyone ever”, Neddie, Nedster

MJ: MJ, Chelle, queen/queen of my heart

Betty: Betts, Lizzie-Betty

Miles Morales: kiddo, Spider-Baby

Yelena: Lena, Aunt Lena, тетя Lena (aunt Lena but in russian)

Alexei: Mr Red Guardian Sir, дедушка (dedushka; grandpa in russian)

Send me a 👄 + an OC and I’ll tell you all the nicknames they have for canon characters

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Silver's new house:

I love the piano opening. And the dramatics.

He's right by the beach. Or at the very least this is his beach side house.

No matter what, I am forever delighted that they were able to get TIG out of retirement to reprise his role. Like kudos to everyone who came back for this show.

Kreese is an unknown caller to Silver which makes sense he was using the dojo's number.

I also love that Silver picks up, here's "Hey, long time" and then doesn't say another word and hangs up on him. 🤣🤣🤣And changes to playing a very dramatic song.

This is supposed to pick up right where the last one left off, like literally seconds after, and yet we've got new kids in the yard.

Johnny literally trying to teach at the same time but seperately from Daniel. They're confusing each other, and the students and should've lesson planned before hand. Though they do all line up when Johnny tells them to, which I don't think Daniel's had them do before.

I guess they try to translate the rock to: Envy sees only the garden without the rocks.

And Bert hits Mitch straight into the rock, which they're both Johnny's eagle fangs.

Don't you teach any defense? (No he needs you to teach him some)

Great question

It is interesting to see each style with the others right there. Because Demetri and Sam just sort of never stop circling each other until Demetri explains one needs to be provoked so Johnny throws a bottle at him.

It weird that they're teaching together but not.

Like Daniel has them waxing the car so Johnny has them clean the van which is full of RC cola.

Do the students drive? Carpool? If so where do they park? Do their parents drop them off?

Johnny once again made equipment out of whatever he could find, which is tires, glass, a baseball bat, a boat paddle and metal drums he set on fire which both Miyagi-do and Eagle Fang use, though Chris pukes in the boat.

Why are they fighting inside the house? Eli's foot goes through the paper in the doors.

Robby hasnt officially joined Cobra kai despite the gi in the season finale. and he doesnt think its a good idea, just credits kreeses strike first to ending trouble in juvie and needing a palce to crash but doesnt want to be a pawn. Kreese says hes not a pawn but a king.

Kreese pulling the your dad picked Miggy over you

Being a champion according to Kreese is a reputation that follows you the rest of your life. Please note that all the trophies in the dojo were Johnny's and yet everyone treats him like garbage.

Amanda running in with a baseball bat and Anthony with his tablet ready to witness his mom kickass.

Their security password is Outlander

They didn't go to the police because of the PR nightmare for their business and don't want Sam to have to relive it.

the dream

Amanda has nicknamed Johnny Captain Eagle Claw

Tired progress for they didn't beat each other up.

I feel like for a moment Daniel really is positive and hopefully around Johnny and it's refreshing.

Sam hears her dad call her LaRusso 2.0 and how they'll win because of her and that it'll show everyone Cobra Kai doesn't work, especially Robby. So...making Sam a pawn.

fajita and grilled vegetables, pico de gallo, and corn and flour tortillas. Dude's learning after his pollo tacos.

Oh hey we have our first coke product, I believe that's due to this being the first netflix season.

He got the recipe off the Chilli's website (though I looked and if they did have a recipe up I think it's gone now)

fajita and grilled vegetables, pico de gallo, and corn and flour tortillas. Dude's learning after his pollo tacos.

Oh hey we have our first coke product, I believe that's due to this being the first netflix season.

He got the recipe off the Chilli's website (though I looked and if they did have a recipe up I think it's gone now)

I don't know why but for some reason I thought Johnny bought the fajitas and passed it off as his own. But no, he actually made it. Proud of him. That didn't look awful.

Johnny knows that they're Ecuadorian, I wonder if he just doesn't know the food and because his first date with Carmen was Mexican food he just assumed they share some cuisine.

Also he hasn't talked to Miguel about liking Carmen or how everything went with Ali and how it was just two old friends catching up, but I get why Carmen was like let's take it slow and not rush into things because there's still all this danger.

Kreese just sort of shows up places, even when there's signs that say no trespassing. It's interesting that he knows where Terry lives.

I guess Silver's lived here for a while. This staff person's name is Carla and Silver runs to help her when she leans down to try and get what she dropped.

Terry Silver, welcome back.

Kreese thrown by the fact Terry is having a party.

Cheyenne calls Silver: Terrance

Kreese seems to be getting along with Cheyenne. Says he'll take 2 mimosas, she takes his hand and they walk off laughing/giggling.

Listen literally doing this is dumb. Like you two were trying to teach at the exact same time. But teaching opposing viewpoints in general around the same time, by taking turns, like any small child knows, wouldn't be bad for them.

I appreciate the kids being like wait a second we're training together, why are the eagle fang going up front. They didn't realize on day 2 they might need to break out the SDRP: Sensei Dispute Resolution Protocol.

Wait where did Johnny's sleeveless eagle fang shirt go? Is it Netflix's fault Johnny has sleeves?

Practicing their front sweeps on hawk

Robby don't be an unsafe dumbass, you do need a spotter. Listen to Tory.

Kreese put up a bullitin board in the backroom. Why there where Robby sleeps and they only sometimes work out there I don't know.

Some Silver cars, or possibly his friends.

Silver, is that a sand garden? With smooth sand? Why? Aren't you supposed to draw lines in the sand in that thing for meditation?

Kreese is sitting with so many people which is wild since there's a whole empty couch across from him.

It's totally organic and Cheyenne recommends dipping it in the cashew cilantro sauce.

Terry and Kreese have known each other for 50 years, met in 'nam, special forces. And Silver didn't tell Cheyenne he was in the military.

oof

Kreese literally a second away from murder but also, a what the fuck Terry with the 'what nice new friends you have Terrance.' with a strained smile.

This party is for Cheyenne's mindfullness app, it's a launch party. It's so kids outside of LA, in places like Ohio can learn mindfulness

The vipers karate team. 🤣

Kreese gives Silver a challenge of a look like are you going to let her call it the vipers? Silver corrects her.

he does not realize how much danger he's in. calling it a phase is what broke Kreese.

I kinda love that the kids can't focus with Johnny teaching outside.

One of the Eagle Fang kid's name is Gus.

Daniel calls out to Johnny: Sensei Lawrence and Johnny responds: Yes sir.

Hawk inspired by the art on the wall after Johnny tells him to walk it off. Like I know it feels like Hawk is being picked on, but I kind of wonder if Johnny did that on purpose so they could get their frustration out asap and move on.

According to Demetri that is the sparring deck where Mr. Miyagi's great grandfather taught karate on the waterfront

The reason why I think maybe Johnny did it on purpose is the Miyagi-do's are all pissed at him and it's only them that show up pissed, the eagle fangs seem to have gotten it out of their system, at least a little. Because Chris tells him he's not wanted there.

Johnny: Everything's a disaster with you. Which is how it does sound most of the time. But Daniel is surprised by that. Ali's right, I think they enjoy bickering. Just so long as they don't go for the low blows.

This is Daniel once again kinda taking his anger out on one of the students when they don't need it. And based off the way Hawk rushes of and Johnny asks Daniel what he did makes me think Johnny was slowly working on taking Hawk back in and trying to get that aggression out of his own team. Fixing those burned bridges.

These idiots

Except apparently Hawk, huh Daniel?

Under what roof? We're outside. 🤣

They're bickering over silly shit now which is better, I mean some of it's real like over Hawk and their students, but the roof is funny. Though it also points out that Daniel has the power to make the dojo-less.

Miguel pulling out the big gun. Rocky III

Miguel for this situation you need to be Appollo. Johnny: Why can't LaRusso be Apollo? 🤣

Is Sam driving a Mercedes? Yup.

Sam's at the skate park, already having talked to her dad. (How dare they not show us that convo too. Did the SDRP determine both get Rocky III pep talks or is there a different one for Daniel?)

Robby at a different skatepark than before, i also think he must've gotten a new board. Because I don't think Daniel would've let him easily leave if he showed up to get his stuff and with the new security system there's no way he would've been able to sneak in and get his stuff, not without Amanda coming running in with a baseball bat.

The bottom of his board was covered in stuff on both boards, and for one of them the top was completely worn this one looks new. Did Grandpa Kreese buy that for you? Where'd you get all your clothes and your board? (Other than that Netflix money?)

Remember when youtube had it and so Robby was wearing the same thing for days because he was literally homeless and on the run?

And! Miguel always had the same beaten up backpack? People mention how they can tell and I never noticed before, but you can. But now he has a newer backpack.

Apparently this skatepark is where Sam looked for Robby every day while he was on the run.

Sam having the same convo with Robby that Tory did.

I want to point out that Sam and Tory being mad at Robby when they're the ones who wouldn't stop fighting...

She says she never stopped caring about Robby even though she was mad at him. Robby: "Never stopped caring about Miguel either."

Sam saying she knows and it was more complicated then she thought but Robby tells her she had a choice and she chose.

Same tells him he's a good person, his father knows it, her father knows it and he shouldn't make the wrong choice. And Robby snaps.

Poor Johnny, but at the same time. Robby can go a little feral. He tried to stop a fight and it ended up throwing him in juvie. His dad tried, but then didn't believe in Robby that he'd been trying to stop the fight because he hadn't heard Robby's side. Daniel dropped him twice. Sam dropped him too. His mom's in rehab and he's essentially homeless and not going to school and everyone is telling him that the guy whose letting him crash at his dojo is evil, but he's also spent forever listening to Daniel say Johnny's evil. And he knows Johnny didn't like Daniel, so...yeah poor kid.

"The it looks like I get to be the first person to ever tell you this. You're not getting what you want" Damn Robby, going for the throat there. I mean he lived with the LaRussos, so he knows that she pretty much gets what she wants without much repercussions when she does something wrong.

Speaking of which, I wish we'd seen Anthony's reaction to living with Robby and their relationship.

Sam saying 'just remember, this was your choice' when Robby's not even on team cobra kai, just literally sleeping there. She...i hate to say it, sounds like Kreese with that.

they jumped the timeline from 30 years ago to 35 years ago, which Johnny did too in the Ali episode.

Terry thinks John wants money, and is upset that they didn't finish what they were supposed to do because Kreese vanished on him.

Terry's demeanor changes like he can't believe Kreese is still fighting Daniel. "Danny-boy?"

I love how there's this big build up and then Silver says 'no'.

Terry thought he could conquer the world in the 80s, he (cough the writers or maybe netflix) blame TKK3 on cocaine.

Apparently Terry hit rock bottom after TKK3 as well, but got himself into therapy and well he looks good and has a great place. he also found 'clarity'

"turns out you disappearing was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Kreese leaves with a wink

I do like that they kept Johnny practicing what he's going to say:

"we got off on the wrong foot. I'm sorry for interrupting your class today. No. Don't apologize it shows weakness."

Johnny planned to call, Daniel just shows up. This time he doesn't try to break the door down.

Daniel apologizes for snapping and Johnny's like you should be sorry. Which I think is the first time he kind of is like hey the way you snap at me isn't cool.

I also love that Daniel brought Johnny's beer of choice. Which I truly wish they'd hadn't pulled away from that scene and actually shown us Johnny's face to Daniel showing up on his doorstep with his favorite beer. 🤣

THE HAM

Johnny why would you just pour out the ham liquid all over your floor? You live here man.

The way Daniel stutters and looks disgusted. It's bad enough he's drinking Johnny's beer. Literally Daniel: "Uh, uh n-no. No, I'm, I'm...I'm good."

He is doing a bit better.

"I understand how difficult it must be coming to my dojo."

Oof. Not the right way to go there. "For the sake of the kids, I think it's time you officially join Miyagi-do."

Like I think Johnny gets that Miyagi-do has a rich history but his point is more, why should I give up my independence as a dojo and follow you? But Daniel takes it more as my dojo's older, has a richer history and yours is 3 weeks old and you started it in the park and got the name from the poster. which is kind of rude to Johnny since technically all the kids except Sam were originally his, even Demetri for like 2 lessons.

So technically for active dojo's, Johnny's been an active sensei longer than Johnny (at least for teaching outside of the family). And saying that there's not a good place to fight is a really good point. they have too many students for the space, Miyagi-do works well for one or a few students, but once you get more...well. It was originally Mr. Miyagi's home, it wasn't ever mean to be a dojo.

Then Daniel brings up that Johnny's using his dojo for free, which he was also using the park for free. So? He also was perfectly fine at Cobra Kai until you upped the prices on him and all the other tennants. And he was doing well financially until Kreese stole his dojo. Yes he's there for free, but come on.

Johnny did steal the car, or more accurately, kept it. And he's right, you even agree, it's a shitty car.

They enjoy arguing but Daniel realizes their bickering and gives up on them and Johnny softly agrees that it won't work.

Sam calls Johnny by Johnny.

Hawk showing up to Miyagi do with a sledgehammer is concerning for a guy who trashed the dojo before. Don't worry kiddo Johnny totally would plan to take you with him, the downfall is he wouldn't be training with Demetri.

it's interesting how when Hawk was there Kyler fell behind everyone else, and also thought Robby was the coolest but now is pissy about Robby being there and even seems to be trying to take over that void Hawk left.

I don't know how Tory handles it, pretty much all her friends are gone.

Robby proving himself to them by telling them anyone who lands a hit means he'll leave but otherwise he's training them, because he's merging coba kai and miyagi do, which is what Daniel and Johnny are supposed to be doing but Robby is ahead of the curve. Because like his dad said, he's smart.

I think this is the first time Tory has actually watched Robby fight.

Tory needs a cobra kai buddy that is not Kyler. 🤣

She's the only one to land a point and it's a kick to the face. Robby, your dad's got some cursed blood there, protect your face bud, you're going to get a lot more of those if you've got the same shit luck. And protect your neck.

"Light traffic today?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing, I'm just surprised you got here on time is all" "Why wouldn't I be?"

Like they've had one lesson together, one day, and he came with all his students, so that doesn't necessarily mean Johnny's late to class. And when else would Daniel have had a chance to know whether Johnny is running late or not????? Like Daniel that little jab doesn't make sense.

Hawk literally breaking down the fence to give them more space. "You're both right. Talk is cheap so I'm building a bridge." And then Demetri showing up with the plans for an Okinawan sparring deck, Eli designed it himself. I'm proud of Eli for planning this and creating it and working together.

Mr. Miyagi had another car back there??????

"They think they're better than us" (Robby is telling the truth Miyagi-do does believe it's better)

Cheyanne asks for a bottle of montrachet from the cellar. This is wine that apparently costs between: $170 and $2900 and is purchased through a broker and is considered one of the best. So she's asking for his best wine.

would like to point out that they purposefully slicked back Robby's hair for his officially 'joined cobra kai' look.

Cobra kai once again filling out with random unnamed extras that are new

Kreese delighted that Robby is there leading his students.

How much money did Kamen wine give to have their wine on display and kicked by Silver?

I don't know if that painting is ruined or better. 🤣He didn't even clean up the glass. What happens when you back down there for another bottle of wine huh? What if you go down there drunk and barefoot? Future you or your staff are going to be pissed.