#dirty dealings

[inuhalfdemon]

Alastor stopped at the grave and Addie watched him. He still wore a large smile across his face, but his eyes had softened and there was a gentle sadness there that she didn’t expect to see from him. Several moments passed with him standing there, just like that, completely and utterly still.

Addie thought about stepping away and leaving him alone, when he told her, “She was my mother.” 

“Your…mother?” She wasn’t sure what she had anticipated. Looking more closely at the gravestone now she saw that the day of death was June 25th…

“You come here…” Addie said, starring at the worn stone. “Every year? On the day she died…” Addie hadn’t visited the grave of either of her parents. Not once.

“Not every year.” He told her, almost as if they were chatting happily. “But, every year that I am able.”

“Isn’t the day though…” Addie wasn’t sure how to ask it. “I mean, it’s kind of depressing right? Why not visit on another day of the year? Her birthday even?” Addie couldn’t fathom it.

“I wasn’t around when she was born, Adeline.” He told her. “I was there when she died.”

Addie didn’t know what to say to that.

“Do you…? She offered, after some time.  “Do you want to me to go-?”

“No, no that is quite alright.” He told her. Snapping his fingers, he produced a brilliantly colored, red rose. Bending down, he tenderly placed the rose atop of the grave’s headstone.

“Do you…?” Addie fumbled, not sure if she should even be asking him this. “Do you know where she is now?”

“Heaven.” He told her. “But, even it doesn’t deserve her.”

“What do you think she’d say…? You know, about you being what you are now?” She wondered.

“Oh, she would be horrified.” Alastor laughed. “Absolutely, and truly mortified. But,..” He looked at Addie, now, the radio static falling from his voice briefly. “She would still love me.”

Fanfiction excerpt from Chapter 4 of "Dirty Dealings"

[zutarawasrobbed]

I’m sorry, but the Netflix showrunner referring to Kataang as an “issue to tackle” in the future is some of the funniest shit I’ve ever read/heard.

[olexxx]

AU episode idea: The “antagonist” accidentally saves the day

[charlietheepicwriter7]

"Mr. Bubbles, Mr. Bubbles-"

A little boy's voice--the first little boy that Tim had discovered in the labyrinth city below Gotham--echoed through the cavernous halls. Tim crept over the rubble of a broken stalagmite that had fallen through the ceiling, destroying the white and gold decor and dripping water inside. The room up ahead was lit only from glowing green tubes of liquid that lined every wall of Amity, the ectoplasm that powered the entire city.

"Are you there? Are you there?"

He peeked out from behind a crumbled wall. On his own, the little boy was crouched over corpse, fresh enough that it's blood was still wet on the floor. The boy's giant needle, the go-to weapon of all the Little Sisters that Tim had seen so far, was jabbed into the corpse's stomach and, slowly, ectoplasm and blood filled the glass jar on the end.

"Bring me a lolli-"

There was no sign of a Big Daddy, but Tim knew there was one nearby. These children were never without their protectors after all.

"Bring me a toffee-"

And at this point, Tim had killed enough of them to know for certain that one was around.

His left arm, marked all over with the needle marks of constant Plasm and ecto-dejecto injections, tingled, like there were ants under his skin. Or more accurate, he mused grimly, electricity-

Don't Think About It.

"Teddy bear, teddy bear."

He kicked his bare feet excitedly as he finished harvesting ectoplasm. Screwing off the jar, the child lifted it up to his lips like a cup and drank the viscus liquid down in huge, chest-heaving gulps like his life depended on it. Unlike Little Sisters who wore gore-covered dresses, the Little Brother was dressed in a white medical gown, relatively clean considering his filthy surroundings. His arms and face were free from dirt or blood, and even his hair looked suspiciously washed and combed.

Tim tightened his grip on his gun.

The Little Brother sighed, wiping his mouth on his sleeve. Brushing off his skirt, he yanked the needle out of the corpse. Then, like he could sense him, the boy looked straight at Tim. He froze.

Blank eyes covered in a green flim stared at him... and the Little Brother smiled at him, his teeth stained brown from the muck. "Mr. Helper! There you are, I've been waiting soooo long! Big Sister thought you'd never catch up!"

[sapphic-agent]

I can't believe how mixed-up the fandom (and the LOK writers) get Katara and Zuko's characters.

I want to make this clear, just because she grew up during the war, doesn't mean Katara was forced to fight. I honestly don't know where people get this from. Her cultural norms very blatantly dictate for her not to. It was something she vehemently struggled against to be able to do. It was always her initiative and choice to fight because that's who Katara is; a warrior.

Hell, she's even reveled in dominating her opponents and showing off her skills in battle

But you know who was forced to fight? You know whose skewed concepts of honor dictated him to fight? You know whose society urged him towards participating in war? You know who was the most at-ease and relaxed working peacefully in his uncle's tea shop?

The entire concept of Zuko's character is that he doesn't easily thrive as a warrior and doesn't enjoy fighting if he can avoid it. One of the key things he learns post-redemption is that fire isn't just a force of destruction, it's also life and passion. And that's what allows him to be a better firebender later.

So it makes no sense that Katara gave up on fighting before Zuko. And don't misunderstand, both of them should have been still relatively active (because Zuko is a warrior too and the point of this post is not to claim he isn't). But between the two of them, Zuko would have been the one to embrace peace and retire

[zane-romeave]

damn imagine getting married and agreeing to do a joint wedding, but the other couple are the protagonists so you have to say your vows off to the side like 50 ft away from the alter next to some bush.

[monocub]

you think dadan would have dressed up as santa and gifted the asl boys coal for christmas and those little assholes would've complained and started throwing it at her

[bonefall]

no joke you turned star flower into one of my least favorite characters into one of my favorites. this is why i follow you and this is why its important to talk about this stuff. even when people are aware of these issues, it can be hard to see just how deep they run until somebody points it out

Star Flower deserves better, most of the cast of DOTC deserves better but Star Flower, Snake, and Bumble deserve the most better

She didn't DO anything man. She's not even that mean. It's super popular for people to just end up absolutely hating her because of Thunder being jealous and angry at her, but she didn't fuckin "betray" anyone, and everything Thunder is saying about her is SUPER messed up and should really have been examined!

Like... how do they unironically write Thunder looking at Star Flower, saying "YOU ONLY LIKE MY DAD BECAUSE HE REMINDS YOU OF YOUR FATHER" and just let that hang in the air?? And leave Clear Sky's internal monologue about how she's going to obey him, be more loyal to him than his "own kin" (Thunder) whomst he's actively abusing, and how he finally has someone who won't question him?

I need her to get therapy, man. I need her and Thunder to get therapy and Clear Sky to blow up.

[sandinmybed]

can i be fr for a minute?? sending abuse to people online for holding different views than you is not activism and in fact actively hurts your cause. most people are not extreme in their viewpoints, you can give them a new perspective if you're willing to spend some time explaining shit. if someone is saying something you disagree with and you rush in there to condescend to them and call them disgusting and subhuman and dont even TRY to explain calmly why their views are harmful, they're going to shut you out instantly and double down on their views.

most people are simply genuinely ignorant to the issues they're talking about - they just pick their views up from the news and the world around them and express opinions because that's what every person does. if you run in there and tell them they're scum for it, what then? if someone does that to you, are you going to think "maybe i should do some research" or are you going to think "this person is an asshole, im blocking them." a lot of you think you're activists and then refuse to do any kind of actual WORK to support your cause.

[yourgfdgirlfriend]

if he doesn’t react like this when he gets to see a picture of you; drop his sorry ass

[inuhalfdemon]

Dirty Dealings

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New Orleans; 1950: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Addie LaRue is determined to find her life's purpose: despite Alastor's cleverly placed entrapments. The radio demon may just find that he can be bested by his own game...

A fictional Hazbin Hotel prequel work heavily inspired by "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" written by V.E. Schwab.

Status = COMPLETE

Mature; M/F

Tumblr: Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Chapter 7: Chapter 8: Chapter 9: Chapter 10: Chapter 11: Chapter 12: BONUS ONE-SHOT: Chapter 13: Chapter 14: Chapter 15: Chapter 16: Chapter 17: Chapter 18: Chapter 19: Chapter 20: Chapter 21: MUSIC PLAYLIST

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54085216

[frogs-with-tea]

thinking a lot about zoro having really sensitive morning sickness, and the smell of cigarettes being the worst offender.

so that means sanji trying so hard to quit so he doesn't bother zoro, and sneaking shameful smoke breaks when he gets too stressed.

think about the potential comedy.

[saintkillerivy]

The face in the mirror isn’t my own

[furbing-atrocities]

I JUST ORDERED A JESTER AAAAAAAAA LOOK AT HIM!!!!! WHAT A GUY!!!!! WHAT A LITTLE SILLY!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!

[20001541]

the anime did this scene so bad, like why did they take his coat away 😭

too bad it wasn't like the official coloured version, that one captures the feeling of the original well. the coat afo wears looks wispy to fit with the fact that this is a memory. the pale blue looks better than the gray and the people around him aren't just formless red blobs....

[thepiedpiper94]

So, can I just ask why Elrond is explaining to Celebrimbor of all people, about Dwarven culture in Rings of Power?

Celebrimbor, the man who's family had interacted and been on good if not friendly terms with the Dwarves since the First Age? I mean, you have Caranthir over here trading with the dwarves. You have Maedhros saving the life of the Dwarven King, Azaghâl. And then you've got Curufin, Celebrimbor's own father being one of the few elves to learn dwarvish, being friends with and exchanging gifts with Telchar the Smith.

Celebrimbor, who's very name is carved into the Doors of Durin, directly connecting him to the dwarves and showing us his friendship with them? "Speak Friend and Enter" and all that...

I get that the showrunners don't have rights to the first age, and so can't directly reference any of Celebrimbor's family. And maybe they'll show Celebrimbor's relationship with the dwarves growing over the course of the show. But even still? Eregion is Khazad-dûm's neighbor. Even in the Appendices, it states that Eregion was built where it was specifically to trade with the dwarves.

Even within the show's own logic, it just...it doesn't make sense. Eregion is Khazad-dûm's neighbor, Lindon being much farther off. Celebrimbor would have had far more opportunity to befriend the Dwarves than Elrond would have, simply due to proximity. Celebrimbor had already stated that he respects the dwarves as well, so, for as long as both realms seem to have been established...why hasn't he reached out to them by now? It ends up making him look incapable of doing anything for himself as the Lord and Leader of the elves in his realm, by making him just stand around for Eru knows how long just...waiting for Elrond to decide to show up?

Honestly, I don't hate the show. I have my issues with it, and this one is a big one, but the Relationship between Elrond and Durin is cool, and if you like it that's awesome! I just don't understand why to facilitate that, the show had to take Celebrimbor's knowledge of the Dwarves, and his relationship with them, and give it to Elrond.  I mean, would it have been so hard to have Celebrimbor introducing Elrond to the dwarves? They could have still had a really awesome friendship developing between Durin and Elrond after being introduced by Celebrimbor. In fact, then we could have two really awesome dwarf/elf friendships, not just through Elrond and Durin, but also through Celebrimbor and Narvi! As far as I'm concerned, the more Elf/Dwarf friendships we have, the better!

Like I said. I don't hate that Elrond has a Dwarf friend. I'm just annoyed that the showrunners actively made the choice to take Celebrimbor's knowledge of the Dwarves and and his friendships with them -- an aspect of his character that I feel is an important thing -- away from him.

They did my boy dirty.