#except when kevins involved

[dayurno]

real talk. is jeans dick really that big as everyone thinks or just average

its big but hes bad at sex and without proper instructions would injure someone. thats why hes a bottom warrior

[shanastoryteller]

i know supernatural is the show of missed opportunities but man. the trials really get to me - what a perfect way to reboot and reset this show that you're artificially extending for ratings. it could have been really, really good, actually

so the trials of god is a way for someone to gain the ability to seal the gates of hell and the gates of heaven

they have the translation for hell, they know that slamming the gates of hell shut means calling all the demons back home and locking the key. it's logical, then, to for them to believe the same is true of the one for heaven - that it calls all the angels back home and locks them away where they can't do any more damage

peace, for the people of earth, outside of the influence of angels and demons. that's got to be worth it, right?

so while sam is completing the hell trials, they get the angel tablet, kevin gets translating, to figure out the angel trials. or maybe metatron helps nudge them along to figuring it out, since him being the big bad here isn't really relevant and they are in a bit of time crunch

canon doesn't tell us what the heaven trials are, except that the first one involves a ritual using the heart of a nephilim. they make it sound like they're carving it from their chest, but what i would do is

have a nephilim offer you their heart from their chest (gain their loyalty in a binding ceremony)

create grace from freshwater (there is no rain that falls anywhere on earth that is safe to drink and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters)

find a human soul to guide you to heaven (babel fell but the stairway was built and those with wings have no need of stairs)

so sam is in the midst of the hell trials when dean sort of accidentally on purpose completes the first heaven trial and then the brothers are on parallel train tracks heading in the opposite direction

sam works to close the gates of hell

dean works to close the gates of heaven

demons and angels both working to stop them

sam completes the trials. he restores crowley's humanity and he dies and the gates of hell are closed

but that's not the end

metatron says they can close the gates if they're willing to pay the price. canon says the price is sam's death, but frankly that doesn't make any sense. what's the death of one human against the horrors of hell? and remember, metatron doesn't know the winchesters. maybe another angel would make this comment, knowing how the winchesters have weighed the safety of the world against their brother and left the world out to dry, would think this a price worth warning for. but metatron wouldn't bother, wouldn't even think of it, if that was the only price

the gates of hell close and malevolent spirits explode across the globe, evil spirits and angry ghosts causing death and destruction everywhere

hell serves a function and now the gates are closed and every evil human soul is forced to stay on earth, causing as much destruction as it can

that's the price for closing the gates of hell

except. except. aren't the hell trials interesting?

kill a hellhound. rescue an innocent soul and return it to heaven. purify a demon and restore their humanity.

the trials are not to prove if someone is worthy of closing the gates of hell. it's to prove they're capable of setting hell to rights

the trials are if things got too out of hand, if things were taken too far, and hell had to be put back in it's place. sam dies and ends up exactly where azazel wanted him - ruler of hell. all the demons and souls are trapped with him and what he has to do, while he has them all there, while they can't escape, is exactly what he did to get there

he kills the hellhounds, leaving only those meant to patrol hell. he releases every innocent soul bound there. he purifies the demons one by one, who he either releases as innocent souls or who to pledge to do their job as demons of hell - punishing evil, containing evil - in penance for what they did before (how do i even begin to make up for what i've done, crowley had asked, and this is the answer)

meanwhile, dean, heartbroken, completes the heaven trials and dies

and the gates of heaven slam shut and all the angels are stripped of their grace and expelled from heaven and dean finds himself in charge of an empty heaven

the trials are for when things have gone too far and heaven must be rebuilt, after all

good souls pile up, no one who dies able to truly leave earth, and given enough time they become twisted things that must be hunted along with the spirits of evil men and women who cause chaos from their last breath

dean has work to do. he has one angel - the nephilim whose loyalty he earned in the first trial - and this is what he has to do. he recruits more, to replace the ranks, he creates grace and hands it out judiciously. he sends them to guide the good souls home, using the stairway that the former angels wouldn't be able to use even if they wanted to, and each good act and deed earns them a little more grace. former angels throw themselves into the fight for humans, because they know it's the only way that dean will return their grace to them and lift them back into heaven

and in fighting for them, in living like them, they learn to love these creations of their father that they'd despised. they see what he saw and the thought of destroying this place in a civil war becomes unthinkable to them. they are once more the angels god intended them to be

in this, dean and sam fulfill their destiny as lucifer and michael's vessels. not in letting them in, but in pushing them out, in doing the work each was intended for but refused

only when there is only evil human souls being punished and caged, only once the demons are once more working to run hell and earn their release to heaven, does sam reopen the gates of hell

only when there's a full choir of angels once more, committed to their cause, only once there are souls working with reapers as it once always was, does dean reopen the gates of heaven

they're called the god trials for a reason. above and below, sam and dean act as god, putting things back in their intended places

they could stay. they should stay. keeping house, making sure it all goes smoothly, eternally keeping earth safe from angels and demons both

they're called the god trials for a reason. not even god could resist the paradise inbetween that he'd created

dean doesn't know if sam is going to return to earth. he might stay in hell, and if dean becomes human once more, then what's the point? he'll live and die a human, get stuck in heaven, and be forever separated from the brother he loves

sam doesn't know if dean is going to return to earth. he migh not be able to, might be stuck doing his work - sam assumes if the hell trials did this to him, then the heaven trials did the same to dean, and the idea that dean could have failed the heaven trials after he dies doesn't even cross mind. if he returns and dean's not there then he loses it all, he never again gets to see the brother he loves

but when, exactly, haven't they been willing to risk everything for each other?

dean falls as lucifer fell, throwing himself towards earth

sam rises as michael did after the fall, pulling himself towards earth the same way michael once pulled himself to the top of heaven

what's the use of being a god without his brother, after all?

dean and sam are reunited on earth, human once more

no more angels, no more demons, heaven and hell functioning once more as they should. we're back to basics, a clean slate, all of the rest remade and set aside by their own hands (it's literal and a metaphor, the way the show could have remade itself with the trials, after setting aside kripke's plan while at the same time recognizing that the design of it - two brothers who love each other going across america and fighting evil - is the thing that made it worth watching to begin with) and now it's them again, brothers forged in blood and sacrifice and love, and a new appreciation for the humanity they gave up and returned to

and then we get my beloved monster of the week with no stupid too high stakes, convoluted bullshit involved, beyond the occasional angel who dean refused to reinstate and demon tracking down miscreant souls and, every once in a while, a person or creature or something in between squinting at them and going - weren't you two gods?

nah, they say, all corn fed grins and the dimples their momma gave them, we're brothers

[karinab00bs]

Doin' Time

Karina x Named reader

tags: enemies, enemies with benefit?, cock-riding, tit-fucking, blow jobs, dirty talk, lots of pet names (baby & princess)

summary: Ethan, a popular and charming guy, engages in a secretive and intense sexual relationship with Karina, the sister of his friend. Their encounters are characterized by lust, dominance, and a mix of conflicting emotions. Despite their mutual dislike, they share passionate moments that seem to bring a temporary escape from their everyday lives.

Ethan lived a great life. He studied on a very popular university and was the star of their football team. He had modeled for some famous Korean brands, which gave him a lot of free designer clothing on top, and it didn't need much for anyone to fall for him. A charming smile here and a nice word there and he would get anything he wanted. It just came naturally, it was a gift and he was grateful because it made his life so much easier.

Of course, he had some bad habits, like being a lazy ass and breaking some hearts here and there. But Ethan had a much bigger problem and she was by far his worst habit of all. She was the younger sister of Yu Family. Ethan hated her so much because she was always so arrogant and so full of herself and nothing like her brother– Kevin, Ethan’s friend– at all. Kevin was a very caring friend, helpful and athletic– a born leader.

They knew each other since elementary school. Kevin and Ethan had been always in the same class together– and so had his sister. She had been always that popular girl other kids wanted to be friends with and this hadn't changed at all as she got older. During their high school years, she'd only date the popular guys– although she had been seen with various girls too and there were a lot of rumors of her being involved in group sex at a party– although Kevin denied that anything like that had ever happened.

They ignored each other at university and when they talked at Kevin’s house, it became clear that they hated each other's guts. Except at some point– it was at a party of one of his friends– Ethan had had enough and had just grabbed and kissed her to shut her mouth. Ethan couldn't even remember what they had fought about. Was it like always the simple annoyance when they saw each other? Or had there been a real reason? Ethan couldn't remember and it didn't matter at all for the things that had followed and been still ongoing.

The kiss had escalated pretty quickly and had ended with them fucking on a billiard table. Despite the lack of a reason, Ethan knew exactly what she was wearing that night. A tight black satin dress that had barely covered her long slender legs, but had wrapped her womanly curves in so stunning, that again every eye had been on her while she was dancing. She had looked so unbelievably gorgeous with the fabric only hanging around her stomach, while Ethan had sucked her perfect pink nipples, fucking her tight pussy so deeply that she was screaming. He had made her come twice that night.

Since then they hadn't been able to stop, their lust and hunger for each other was so overwhelming sometimes, that they couldn't even hold back when Kevin was in the same room. He would finger her under the kitchen table, while she was rubbing his dick through his pants and it made the sex after so much better. Sometimes Ethan would go over to Kevin’s house, while the older was still occupied with his club activities, just so he could have his way with his sister. She wasn't prude at all. He remembered that one day last week pretty clearly.

He'd come over after school to meet her and they'd started to make out in the kitchen and just as Ethan wanted to relocate their make-out session to her room, she'd pushed him away with a sly grin. Her long manicured fingers had wandered over the kitchen counter as she lifted herself on it, spreading her legs wide for Ethan with the words What's wrong with right here on the counter?

Her name was Karina. She was overwhelmingly attractive with her long legs, always showing because of her dangerously short skirts. Her long, silky brown hair and that really nice set of tits that were showing under the blouse of her school uniform made everyone fall for her. Karina’s flowery perfume always smelled so enchantingly, so feminine and was a perfect fit for her– although Ethan would never admit that he loved it on her.

Ethan hated her when she was talking, but he loved it when she was screaming his name, begging him to fuck her deeper and harder– additional to that, Karina’s mouth around his cock was like heaven, so was her tight pussy. He had felt bad at first for fucking Kevin’s sister behind his back, but since he didn't hurt anyone and Karina wouldn't stop him either, he could live with that.

It was a quiet Thursday afternoon as Ethan went back into the locker room with his teammates. They had just finished their practice for the day and Ethan was looking forward to having a nice hot shower to wash the stress off his body. With a satisfied sigh, he got rid of his sweaty tracksuit, threw it carelessly into his bag and moved into one of the shower cabins. In contrast to the other players of his team, Ethan’s body wasn't as strong and muscular. He was skinny, had always been skinny but apparently, this wasn't an exclusion criterion to be popular with the girls.

Sometimes his friends would tease him that he was still unable to commit himself to someone and was wasting his time with meaningless one-night-stands. No one knew that he basically was seeing someone on the regular– well, fucking someone on a regular basis would describe the circumstances much better in his case. Especially because Karina and Ethan weren't talking to each other in front of others, no one was actually even thinking about the possibility that these two would share a much more intimate connection. Although some of their friends had seen them kissing on that particular party, they had simply blamed the alcohol for it.

What had they been arguing about? Ethan closed his eyes as he washed his hair and thought back at that night of the party. He thought about how angry he had been, how hysteric she had been and that very first moment their lips met. It didn't even deserve the word kiss in the first place, were their lips simply pressed against each other. Did he do it just to shut her up?

That was something he'd ask himself pretty often recently because he could've just left the party and ignore her like he always did. She had pushed him back, a confused look on her face, her fingers clawing into his shirt. Ethan remembered that blush on her cheeks he had never seen before and it definitely hadn't been the touch of pink rouge. Her cheeks would always have that natural rosy touch after they had sex and Ethan thought that she always looked the most beautiful right at that moment when she reached her climax, so vulnerable, out of control, her body shaking under him.

She had indicated him to come with her, with her head low as they started to climb up the stairs to the first floor. Ethan hadn't asked questions, where they were going or why she seemed so familiar with one of his friend’s house, and just followed her. The simple touch of their lips had ignited something, a fire that was spreading, escalating with every kiss and touch they'd shared. He could still feel the silken fabric under his fingertips, as he had opened the zipper of her dress while kissing her delicate neck.

It had been a few days since he had been with Karina and for some obscure reason, Ethan missed her, though he had seen her walking around the field earlier and he was wondering if she was going to stop by. Just then he noticed that it got quiet in the showers, so he moved the shower curtain aside to check for his teammates who must've already left. Well, it wouldn't have been the first time for Ethan to fall asleep in the shower, so no one was actually questioning him when he was the last one leaving.

He stepped back under the water and scrubbed his body with soap before he turned it down and got out of the shower. With a towel around his hips and another one rubbing his hair, he walked outside to the lockers just to find her sitting on the bench beside his bag.

“At least you're not smelling as bad as your clothing.”

Karina said with a disgusted expression towards Ethan’s bag – not to mention that the whole locker room didn't smell like a field of flowers instead of sweaty trainers and various scents of deodorant. She was dressed in her school uniform and even though her skirt didn't leave much room for imagination, he couldn't see her underwear– well, assuming she was wearing any in the first place because sometimes she wouldn't if they had to be quick or simply because she loved it to tease him and knew that Ethan’s dick would become hard just by imagining her without her panties.

“A little bit of exercise wouldn't hurt you either.”

Hearing her snappish comment already gave Ethan the feeling of another headache incoming and he simply rolled his eyes as he stepped closer to her. They both knew why she was here and what they were going to do, but that didn't stop them from showing how much they disliked each other.

“Well,” She got up from the bench, both now standing right in front of each other, their eyes locked. Karina was nearly as tall as him, so it was an easy task to look her straight into the eyes, seeing that usual spark she got. She was so full of confidence, knew what she wanted and needed and also that Ethan was going to give it to her better than anyone else. Karina slowly reached up to her blouse and started to open the buttons, one by one, never breaking their eye contact.

“I'm here for some exercise called cock riding.”

With a challenging grin on her shiny lips, she tossed her blouse off her shoulders and somewhere behind her– possibly onto the bench. A white laced bra covered her perfectly shaped breasts– it was one of Ethan’s favorites and he lost count on the many occasions he had already got rid of that piece of fabric. He hated it that she got so much power over him and that he wasn't able to say no to her as he stepped closer, his hot breath ghosting over her jaw while his fingers snipped her bra open.

“Then get down on your knees and let me fuck your tits, princess.”

Ethan ordered with a deep voice into her ear and pulled the piece of fabric down to toss it aside. Karina was good at teasing him but since two people could play this game Ethan didn't give her the satisfaction of him touching her perfect curves– even though he really wanted to. He wanted to suck on her hard nipples, caress her breasts with his big hands, while he was kissing her breathless, sucking on her tongue until she was whimpering, pressing her smooth body onto his.

“You're such a fucker.”

Ethan smirked at her and sat down on the bench, searching for the lube inside his bag before he looked up at Karina, shaking the bottle of lube in her hand before she got down on her knees in front of him. She easily got rid of the towel around his hips, wrapping her long fingers around his soft cock to work him hard without hesitation– reservation was definitely a word that didn't exist between them since the very beginning of whatever it was they had. Karina gave his shaft a few slow strokes with one hand while she used her the fingers of her other hand to caress the top of his cock, carefully rubbing her thumb over his frenulum with a minimum amount of pressure before she formed an 'O' with her thumb and her index finger to stimulate the tip more intensely.

“And yet you're always coming back for more.”

Ethan moaned, stroking a few of Karina’s long locks aside. It never took long for him to get hard when Karina was touching him and he still couldn't figure out why it had to be her out of all the pretty, actually nice girls, he was attached to this one– the one he couldn't even have a normal conversation with. Well, they were speaking a lot more during their sex sessions than ever before but Ethan was sure it didn't count. He had had sex with a lot of other girls and none of them had such a strong impact on him like Karina.

“Just because this perfect cock is sadly attached to your body.”

She bit her lower lip while her thumb rubbed around the tip in small, devotional circles before she leaned down to do the same with her tongue. She could never get enough of him, his size and thickness were just perfect and he'd always make her come so breathtakingly hard, that it would've been a shame to abstain from it. Ethan hissed and licked his lips as he watched Karina playing with his cock like it was the holy grail and he found it somewhat amusing to think about her riding a dildo in the shape of his cock– although it definitely brought them both much more fun with Ethan attached to it.

A hot wave of her breath on his cock made Ethan shiver, as she let go of him to cover her full breasts with lube. Just looking at her doing this made his cock twitch in excitement and the grin on Karina’s lips told him that she had totally seen it coming. Ethan couldn't help it but everything she did made him so unbelievably weak and horny that he was wondering if he was still thirteen and unable to control his hormones. For an Asian woman she had comparatively large breasts and she was the first woman that had ever initiated something like this and even though Ethan hadn't been sure about this titty fuck thing in the first place, she totally knew how to make him feel good.

He spread his legs wider so she had enough space to kneel between them. Karina gave his cock a few more strokes with her lube-covered hand and began to slowly rub his cock on her right breast, making the head rub over her nub, covering it with his pre-cum, what made them both moan in excitement. She leaned down to lick once more over the tip before she put his cock in between her soft breasts, squeezing them together with her hands, to add enough pressure as she began to rub them up and down his hard-on. Ethan couldn't take his eyes away from his cock between her soft breasts, slipping easily in and out in between, that felt so smooth in contrast to her hard ribcage he felt on the underside.

“Oh fuck, princess, your tits are so perfect.”

Ethan closed his hands around hers, pressing her breasts harder around his cock that made her whimper in a high pitch. He imagined her getting wetter and wetter as he saw her shifting her hips, listening to her suppressed moans and silently admired the light tint of pink that painted her cheeks from the stimulation of her breasts. He started to buck his hips, fucking the smooth gap between her tits that made him bite his lower lip. Just the sight of it was hypnotizing, especially as his dick started to constantly leak pre-cum, that made her chest even shinier than the lube alone.

As Ethan was getting closer to his climax he took off his hands and Karina loosened the pressure of her breasts around Ethan’s hard, leaking cock to wrap her hand, once again, around him as she took him hungrily all the way into her mouth, pressing her wet tongue flat against the sensible underside of his cock, taking him even deeper in with every movement. A deep growl left his lips as he felt his tip hitting the back of her throat and he was once again wondering if Karina had any gag reflex at all. The low vibrations of the moans in her throat made it so much harder for him to hold back, so he grabbed the back of her head and pulled her closer, thrusting into her sinful mouth, not allowing her to move away as his cum shot down her throat without further warning.

Ethan could feel her long nails clawing in his thighs as she pressed her eyelids together, concentrating on breathing regularly and swallowing his come. Even though she really did a great job on that, a thin line of his cum leaked out from the corner of her mouth and down her jawline and just seeing her like this made him moan in pure sensation.

“Fuck.”

She pulled her head back, wiping the cum off her jaw with the back of her hand and looked up to him.

“At least give me a heads-up you dumbass!”

She said a bit hoarsely but in her usual annoying tone that made Ethan roll his eyes half-heartedly. It wasn't the first time it had ended like this but he wasn't a monster and she totally deserved a reward for all her efforts, so he grabbed the hem of her skirt to pull her closer as she was back on her feet.

“I make it up to you, princess.”

His plush lips traced an invisible line over her milky thigh, placing hot kisses on her skin while he caressed one hand up her other thigh in a firm circular motion. Ethan knew his princess needed his full attention now, and he knew exactly how to crack her open, leaving her bare for him to really appreciate the person she was instead of the person she was showing to everyone. And for what it was worth: He was craving to eat her out, to taste her and make her body shake in pure pleasure before he was going to fuck her oversensitive, making her come once again.

Karina sighed satisfied, buried one hand in Ethan’s hair that felt still wet from the shower he had had before and watched him kissing and caressing her slender thighs, praising them until Ethan slipped both hands under her skirt to pull her panties down, already soaking wet – like her pussy. She wanted him so badly, his fingers, his tongue, his cock, whatever he was using to fulfill her with pleasure, would let her touch the sky and therefore they both knew, she'd always come back to him for more. Her body already felt like it was on fire because although she was complaining about Ethan fucking her mouth, coming deep in her throat it was turning her on every time.

There she was, standing right in front of him, only dressed in the skirt that still lingered around her hips, while Ethan looked up to her with a slight grin. His long fingers vanished under the remaining piece of fabric, making her shiver in desperation as his hands got closer and closer to her crotch.

“You're always so wet after you sucked my dick.”

He whispered against her stomach, kissing the soft skin there, while his long fingers rubbed over her folds, not using too much pressure but enough to tease her.

“Do you want me to eat you out?”

He softly bit her stomach, right next to her belly bottom as his thumb brushed over her clit just for a brief second that already made her legs shake, pressing them together unconsciously as she bent more forward, resting her hands on his shoulders.

“Or do you want me to fuck you with my fingers?”

A silent gasp came over her lips when Ethan easily slid two fingers inside of her, making her grip even tighter at his shoulders.

“Talk to me, baby.”

Ethan’s let his thumb brush over her swollen clit again, before he fucked his fingers into her, making her sink down on his lap as her shaky legs gave up on her. He loved to see Karina like this, her red cheeks, her arms wrapped around his neck as she moved her hips back and forth on his fingers so Ethan could easily reach that sweet spot inside of her, that filled the room with her loud moans.

“Eat me out, please.”

Karina nearly begged under her breath and seemed more than thankful as Ethan slid his fingers out of her with a smile, brushing his warm lips over her flushed cheek. He securely wrapped his arms around her body and got up from the bench to turn over and let Karina down instead. She laid down on her back and spread her legs for him, tracing her own fingers between her legs, rubbing them over her clit, while her eyes hung hungrily on Ethan’s.

“Don't make me wait.”

Ethan could feel his cock harden again just by looking at her like this, spreading her legs for him so he could see her perfect pink pussy, so wet and smooth that he held his breath for a moment before he got down on his knees. He grabbed her hand, to stop her from touching herself and leaned forward to give her wet folds a long lick with his tongue, that resulted in a sweet whimper and her hand grabbing his hair.

There was so much about his behavior towards Karina he couldn't explain. Before he started sleeping with her, he had never really cared about giving the girls he'd been with this kind of pleasure. Yes, he was a selfish prick, only caring about his own pleasure, but not with her. Even that night they had fucked on that billiard table, he had taken care of her, made sure she'd reach her orgasm and he was taking care of that ever since. He couldn't explain why he cared so much about her when in the end it was just sex, two bodies connecting without the great number of feelings and love.

Clearly, Ethan had no time to wrap his head around the question why he liked to fuck Karina, to be with her, and set his focus back on the task he was working on. She did such a great job on him, that Ethan wasn't wasting any more time to tease her and decided to give her what she needed. He once again took a long lick over her fold and settled at her clit, giving it a few slow licks before used skilled circular movements. Tasting her on his tongue, hearing her panting, feeling her bucking her hips against his tongue, made him even want more – every single time.

With her eyes closed, she was whimpering his name over and over again, kneading her own breast with her free hand as she leaned her head back, pulling Ethan closer on his hair as he began to suck her clit. His fingers were spreading her folds, caressing them and he slowly inserted two fingers back into her, resulting in her moaning his name loudly, trying to spread her legs even wider for him.

“You're tasting so good, princess.”

Ethan whispered against her mons veneris, looking up to her, while he finger fucked her painfully slow, only concentrating to stimulate that sweet spot inside of her, that made her gasping in desperation. Seeing her arching her back, her legs so shaky and her hand still grabbing her breast while her fingers rubbed over her hard nub and her face – her beautiful face looked so breathtakingly with all that lust and pleasure written all over it.

He could've stared at her like this forever, how exposed Karina was, so vulnerable, so pure. And even though she was in complete mercy of him, Ethan would have never made fun of her. He was aware of her imperfections, that made her even more beautiful. There was no room for hate or ignorance when they were together and naked like this and it was so confusing sometimes. He had started to call her princess because she was always so ignorant, an arrogant diva, only acting in her own interest but calling her princess during sex was different. Why did he like it to be with her? Why did she like it to be with him?

Ethan placed hot kisses on both her inner thighs before he assaulted her clit again with his tongue, using the right amount of pressure as he licked it up and down, drawing circles around it. Every whimper, every begging of her was like music in his ears and he could feel she was already so close, so Ethan traced his free hand over her stomach, up to her breast, she wasn't occupied with herself, massaging it, stroking his thumb around her hard nipple to give her all the attention she deserved.

“Ethan! Fuck.”

Karina fisted her hand tighter around Ethan’s hair, warning him of her unavoidable fall. After a few more skillful licks of his tongue on her clit and a few more strokes of his fingers inside her walls, she came hard against his tongue. Her whole body was shaking, her back arching in desperation, but Ethan wasn't stopping right away, flattening his tongue to press it softly against her clit, while he slowly thrust his fingers in and out of her pussy. Ethan couldn't hold his own moaning back because the fact was he was really turned on and his dick so painfully hard and craving for attention.

Karina tried to push Ethan away as she was oversensitive, but he just wiped his lips, licking over it shortly after, sliding his fingers out of her to get up from his knees. The view of his rock hard dick made her swallow, her eyes filled with lust and desire as she sat up. Ethan reached out for his bag to grab a condom, rolling it over his dick with routined movements before he sat down beside her on the bench and looked at her with a challenging grin on his lips, stroking his cock slowly up and down.

“Didn't you say you wanted to do some cock riding?”

Ethan was amused of Karina rolling her eyes, clearly not in the mood for his teasing attitude, so she slapped his hand off his cock, straddling his thighs shortly after. He placed his hands on her hips, right over the skirt she was still wearing, rubbing his thumbs over her hip bones. The piece of fabric prohibited him to see anything under it and although he loved it to see his cock sliding in and out her wet pussy, he would also enjoy the feeling alone.

“I hate you so much.”

She whispered against his lips, although her tone hadn't had a particular emphasis. With one hand around his cock, she lined him up against her entrance and slowly sank down on him until his dick was completely inside her. She was so prohibited tight and felt so incredibly amazing around him. They both moaned against each other's lips before Ethan leaned forward to kiss her intensely, slipping his tongue inside her mouth, while his hands went up her back, his fingertips tracing over her velvety smooth skin. They hadn't kissed the whole time and now it was like they couldn't even stop. They just kissed, for long-lasting minutes that felt like an eternity.

Ethan didn't know what was happening between them, whenever their bodies were connected like this but he couldn't deny the fact that it felt overwhelmingly good. The kiss provided Karina with enough time to adjust herself to Ethan’s cock inside of her and so she started to sway her hips shortly after they broke their kiss, letting Ethan kiss her neck and collarbones. He wasn't allowed to leave marks on her, but that didn't stop him from admiring her perfect body.

Karina really did know how she could get what she wanted and she clearly did know how to move her hips to wipe every single thought out of Ethan’s mind. He could just see her, feel her tight walls squeezing him as she quickened her pace and was now bouncing on his cock. Her pussy was so unbelievably wet, making it so easy for Ethan’s cock to slide in and out of her. Ethan placed his hands under her skirt and on her firm ass cheeks, giving them a nice squeeze before he started to meet every bounce of her with a hard thrust.

“Fuck, you're taking my cock so good, princess.”

Ethan gasped against her breast, kissing down to her hard nipple to give it a long, slow lick with his tongue before he took it between his lips, sucking on it with great care, leaving her moaning even louder. Her hands found its way into his hair and the small of his back again – and unlike Ethan, she would leave her claw marks regardless all over his back. He knew what she liked, where she liked to be touched and it was once again one of these moments Karina looked the most beautiful. The pleasure was written all over her face, her body so sensitive after her orgasm and still she couldn't get enough, needed to touch the sky once again, getting as far away from her everyday life as possible.

“Don't stop. Never stop.”

She nearly begged, whimpering at his forehead, while Ethan caressed her other breast with the same care. He spread her ass cheeks with his hands, so he was able to go deeper, penetrating her smooth tight walls faster, driving them to their climax in full speed. Karina wanted to come so badly and at the same time didn't want to come at all, too great was the pleasure Ethan was providing her with, but there was no escape from the fire that inflamed her entire being.

She nearly screamed his name while her second orgasm rolled over her like a huge tsunami wave, making her toes curl and her eyes roll back into her head, that everything she could see and feel was all these colorful points, dancing behind her eyelids, as she got carried away with pleasure and great satisfaction. Karina’s grip on Ethan’s back was so tight, but the only thing he was able to possibly pay attention to was this very moment, seeing Karina blossom like a flower in spring, while he never stopped fucking her through her orgasm, giving her the feeling she was coming over and over again. He came deep inside of her shortly after, so hard, he thought he might black out any moment.

It was always like this. Intense, incomparable to any other experience they might have had with other people. And not just Ethan acted differently when he was intimate with her, she did too, reaching out for him, looking at him with glassy eyes, so pure, so perfect, before she kissed him. Ethan always thought that these moments were the most precious ones, when they were just together, just kissing, holding each other after they reached their climax. Even if it was just a few moments of silence before the storm. Silence and the knowledge that everything was falling apart, slipping through his fingers, the second they'd break their kiss.

“Let go of me, will you.”

Karina said a bit hoarsely but in her usual sassy tone as their lips separated, taking all the magic with it. Ethan let go of her so she could get up, walking over to the sink to clean herself up, like nothing ever happened. He looked at her back for a moment before he stood up and threw the used condom away, getting himself dressed.

“What would you’re brother say if he knew that you're spreading your legs for me?”

He said in his usual teasing voice, increasing the distance between them even more, even though he wanted to keep that magic between them for a bit longer, looking at her grabbing her clothes and her bag.

“I'm not doing this with you. It's none of your business.”

She sounded angry as she put her clothes back on, brushed her hair and retouched her make-up in front of the mirror.

“You got a nice dick and you can perform when I need it. That's all.”

“Whatever.”

Ethan shook his head, brushing his hair back with one hand after he got his shoes tied. He grabbed his bag and waited for her to leave first so no one would see them together.

[allfor-thegames]

wymack driving a silent bus to baltimore.

wymack who's spent all night trying to find his team, and tracking them down across different hospitals, finding them bruised and cut, but breathing. except one.

scrambling to find the last one. the growing sense of dread when no one can. the ominous feeling the kid's belongings give off. like a last trace of him.

getting a call that doesn't make any sense. but the kid's alive. and then kevin tells everyone the truth. his real name's nathaniel. he's tied to shit wymack only hears about in movies. but this is real. people have already died because of what neil's involved in.

but wymack knows. this is a big case. this disrupts a lot of pieces in the bigger game. the fbi aren't going to just give neil back.

wymack drives a silent bus to baltimore, hoping it's for more than just to answer a few questions.

[captain-sunshine-11]

Kevin/Seth is such a ship that found me in a rarepair fic and it grabbed me the collar and forced me to read it.

Anyway here is some Kevseth headcanons because I can:

Seth lives and plans to make Kevin's life even more of a hell on court than it was before. Enough that Wymack does have to step in and tell them to settle their differences or there were going to be consequences. Kevin is reluctant to be civil and Seth doesn't want to lose his scholarship or prevent himself from getting another one. (Seth still has grad school ahead of him)

So the series of events that lead to them getting together is just them accidentally being alone together -> purposely being alone together after realizing that the other isn't Just an Asshole (ofc they don't tell the other its on purpose) -> A fight that leads to a kiss and the rest is history

They pinch each other and hit each other's arms when the other is being a dick. Depending on the damage done dictates how much it'll hurt (but they wouldn't ever draw blood or try to bruise the other)

When the others find out everyone is shocked except for Aaron. Mostly because he couldn't care less

Matt and Dan call them "The 2nd Cutest Couple" just to piss them off ("We aren't cute, Seth." "You're right, we're the cutEST, fuck you Matt." "Seth--")

Kevin calls Seth "Bryan" once as a joke and they don't talk for a couple days

Kevin can't sleep on his back when Seth is with him because he will just snore, so Seth has to hold him to make sure he doesn't roll over (he says its just so he can "Get some goddamn shutteye"... sure buddy)

Kevin makes an effort to become more knowledgeable on addiction for Seth, but also to understand the other addicts on the team. It makes his relationship with people like Aaron and Matt better as a consequence

Seth might not be as into Exy as Kevin but they do sit down and watch games together. While Kevin is analyzing strategy and players' tactics--Seth is yelling at the TV (he'd just seem like the type even if its a Baking Show or whatever)

Kevin, being involved with Seth, means he becomes better friends with Allison. (Seth & Allison here just remain very good friends that keep in touch beyond graduation) Which means Allison sometimes buys him clothes she makes Sure he wears and Kevin kind of has no choice (Kevin thinks that maybe making friends with Allison has been one of the best calls he has made in his life)

As Seth learns to be more open and less temperamental, they both end up saying lovey-dovey shit that embarrasses both of them. Seth once said "I love your smile" and Kevin had to leave the room cause he felt like he was dying

Not to say they aren't rough around the edges, a couple fights had to be taken to Dobson's office because one or the other feared that something would end them.

Dobson is never their first choice though, Seth goes to Matt for Advice and Kevin goes to Neil (finds out that is a bad idea) and then goes to Allison.

Their first big fight surrounds the area of Seth's insecurities that we see in TFC and Kevin's large ego when it comes to Exy. It led to angry sex, but lingering resentments that Kevin knew had to be resolved after ranting to Wymack (who told him to stop whining and apologize). Which resulted in a very awkward apology conversation

After a bit they get a hang of how to handle arguments but they are rocky in the first year or so of their relationship

Seth figures out Kevin's strange relationship to food and tries to cook (and fails) to make meals more tolerable. Kevin tries to be grateful but he ends up insulting the food anyway

Whenever Seth comes along to Eden's the rest of the Monsters wake up to find Kevin & Seth in the strangest positions asleep on the couch the morning after

Adding onto Seth coming to Eden's he pulls Kevin onto the dance floor and they always end up making out in the corner or in the bathroom

Seth wears Kevin's clothes but refuses to wear the USC Hoodie Kevin has.

Seth kissing Kevin's tattoo and sarcastically saying "Your Highness" whenever he does

[zablife]

Our Little Secret

Harry Da Souza x female Harrigan reader (Kevin's daughter)

Harry Da Souza Masterlist

Warning: infidelity, mention of pregnancy, kidnapping

🪽Harry had been best friends with your father since their teens though you'd rarely seen him around. He lived a busy life in London, often traveling much further to handle the problems your family was adept at creating. Everyone except you, of course.

🪽Nicknamed "Angel" for your kind disposition and heart of gold, you never caused trouble for anyone. That's probably why your parents placed their trust in you, allowing you more freedom than your incorrigible younger brother, Eddie.

🪽But despite your best intentions, trouble found you in the early hours of a sleepy Sunday morning. Harry was getting some much deserved rest when the phone startled him awake. "You stay there, I'm coming for you," he reassured you after listening to your tearful plea for help.

🪽It wasn’t like you to cause a scene which is why it distressed Harry to see your hotel suite torn apart in a violent fit of rage. He knew you couldn't have done this, your meek posture and the blood trickling from your lip enough to tell him the real culprit was elsewhere.

🪽 He didn't rush you to talk about it, accepting you into his muscular arms for a long embrace. He waited for the sobs against his chest to subside before learning the truth about the volatile boyfriend responsible for the damage. With one large hand stroking over your hair, he whispered a promise to make it right.

🪽 And he did, though he would never divulge the gory details to you in full. "He won't be a problem for you anymore," is all he would say on the matter. The news should have been cause for celebration, instead your heart sank as you thought of more birthdays and holidays alone.

🪽 Like a loyal guard dog, Harry stayed by your side until your mood lifted, listening to every anxious thought in your head that kept you from sleeping. When you eventually tired, you made one small request. "Stay with me tonight, Harry."

🪽 He tucked you into his side, stroking along your back in soothing circles as one might do for a frightened child. He didn't dare leave you in this state, so unlike the other women in your family who hated to show an ounce of vulnerability. And tho he only held you on the sofa as you slept, it felt far more intimate than anything he'd done with Jan in years.

🪽 It wouldn't be the last time he was called to keep you company during a difficult evening. He told himself he wasn't taking advantage of the situation, but in his heart he knew better. It was wrong to lead you on when he had a wife and daughter at home. And wasn't that what he was doing making jokes and ordering your fave takeaway? It all felt too comfortable.

🪽 He tried to remind himself of his duty to protect your family. If he allowed his emotions to get involved, he could no longer remain objective. However, his affection for you was rapidly compromising any shred of integrity he had left.

🪽 Meanwhile your sweet smile was giving him all the justification he needed to remain in your life. When he was with you, you made him believe in the goodness he was capable of. Not only that, you rewarded his tenderness with a patience of your own, listening to his problems in compassionate understanding.

🪽 That's when he slipped, taking you to bed if only to show you how a man ought to treat you. And once he'd made you his, there was no return, despite the numerous promises he made to himself as he washed your perfume from his skin to return home to his wife. You called to him like a siren and he returned night after night.

🪽In truth, he'd anticipated Jan's tears, but never yours. That's why it came as such a shock to see your red rimmed eyes staring back at him as you wordlessly pointed to a positive pregnancy test.

🪽 While the old Harry might have tried to compartmentalize it, treating you like another Harrigan problem to be solved, his love for you wouldn't allow him to disconnect so easily. When you asked, "What am I going to do, Harry?" he swiftly replied, "What we are going to do, yeah, is sit and make a plan. Then we have to be sure you and the baby are healthy, don't we, Angel?"

🪽 Using his connections, Harry secured a doctor who offered complete discretion. In that way, he was able to accompany you to all your appointments and watch the little life you created growing inside you. If he was nervous, he didn't show it, beaming whenever he had the opportunity to splay a hand across your growing belly to feel his son kick.

🪽 It was safer to keep this little secret for yourselves so you remained adamantly silent on the paternity of your child. And to your surprise, your parents didn't press you on the subject. They came to believe it was an old flame who had abandoned you and sympathy for your plight only grew. Somehow Jan ended up throwing the baby shower, quite unaware that the child was Gina's half brother.

🪽 Harry was at the hospital under the guise of providing protection the day his son was born, coaching you every step of the way. It was the comforting sound of his voice that guided you through labor, his tender words of love and devotion welcoming baby Theo into the world.

🪽When you succumbed to the exhaustion of the birth, he held his son in his arms for the first time. As the infant's tiny hand grasped his enormous pinkie, he swore to protect you both, not knowing how quickly that day would come.

🪽 Mere days after returning home from the hospital, you and Theo were taken in the night by a vengeful Richie Stevenson. Harry worked tirelessly for your return, going days without food or rest.

🪽 Once you'd safely arrived in the Cotswolds, he felt free to breathe a sigh of relief. That is until he was asked to a family meeting where not only the Harrigans but Jan and Gina were also present.

🪽"Harry, we wanted to convey our gratitude for your service," Maeve smiled at him sweetly, placing her hands on his shoulders to deliver a quick peck to each cheek. She took the opportunity to lean in for a private word that sent chills down his spine. "Shall I tell them about Theo or would you like to do the honors?"

[thatonefandomweirdo]

Poppy Playtime Make Believe AU where the events of the game are just a (very messed up) game the kids at the orphanage are playing.

It all started with "Huggy" playing a prank on the unassuming Player, secretly following them around. It spiraled from there because a lot of kids wanted to join in afterward. Poppy was the one who came up with the basic plot and got "The Prototype" to play the villain. Except for Theo and Poppy, nobody interacted with The Prototype, so nobody knows who the big bad is, but most are sure it must be Poppy's father, Elliot Ludwig.

It's Marie who first throws in the idea of cannibalism and everyone immediately loves it. Poppy puts her in charge of the Game Station in the story, and the shy Marie becomes the completely unhinged Mommy Long Legs. She blossoms as Mommy Long Legs. It is terrifying. But she accidentally breaks her arm during the game and has to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, much to her disappointment.

Theodore is the next one to focus the story on himself. At first his worship of the Prototype within the story is acceptable, but he gets a little too excited to play this game over time and steals some files on the other orphans to use as a base, so he as well as Marie (due to her broken arm) get to have long extensive talks with Elliot Ludwig. Because both incidents happened because they were needlessly antagonising the Player. Elliot is not amused. Poppy and the others decide rather than getting dragged away after being caught, Catnap deserves the honor of going out in a really cool boss fight.

Quinn acts like a rabid animal in the game. Outside, he is a relatively normal kid, but in game he goes full animal. It is terrifying

Riley is really happy she is involved, and writes some very intense diary entries that fit the story. Miss Harper is very concerned over this. "I am finally fitting in with the other kids :D" "I am being cut open. Life is hell"

Matthew was originally not supposed to be a part of the game since he is much older than most kids, but he was supervising Jack and Kevin at the time, who both wanted to join in, but only with him. Kevin was a bit too rowdy, so the adults asked Matthew to watch over him, and Jack's parents worked at the factory but couldn't find a babysitter. So Matthew was asked to handle both.

When it got pointed out by someone Jack needed to be an orpan, Kevin said they would just kill off his parents and Jack immediately happily agreed. As revenge for trying to exclude Jack from the game, the trio decided to kill off the character of the kid, Pianosaurus, immediately. "Pianosaurus" was mad over this, but the others found it hilarious.

Initially, the trio is teamed up with Poppy and the Player, but Kevin does not like this arrangement. When the Player messes up too much and them doing their job leads to most of the characters dying off, he convinces Matthew and Jack they should get revenge.

There are some adults who play along. The Prototype and... Harley Sawyer?? The mean doctor who most kids are convinced is evil. But Quinn managed to convince The Doctor to join in to torment the Player. Nobody is 100% sure if it is because Quinn was the one who asked or if the Doctor just hates the Player so much and loves tormenting them.

But for most adults the kids just reenact things they heard them say to fit the game, making them come off as exaggerated.

The Player is just some worker, none of the kids knows their name. They don't even realize they are made part of the kids' game, they just think they have very bad luck and the kids are being a bit weird. OK, not a bit weird, they are being chased around by kids, bitten by Quinn and attacked for no reason.

[toomanybirdss]

how many of us think that the Butcher's trial/case, and Neil and Jean's involvement in it, will be an event that plays a large role in the plot of the next book?

i didn't really think of it too seriously during tsc just because these books are about Jean and Jeremy, not Neil who is obviously the primary witness/corroborator for the case. but now with tgr, there have been multiple instances of the fbi and Neil himself bringing Jean further into the case as well. such as with Neil and Stuart ensuring the fbi's discovery of the Moreau's connection to the Butcher at the end of tsc, the subsequent arrest of Jean's parents in tgr, and of course the fbi stepping in to provide housing to Jean, Laila, and Cat when their house burns down, specifically outlined as being done to protect (and bribe/monitor?) a witness in said case until the trial ends.

in the discussion about the housing with Browning and Owens, they imply that the trial should be finished within the school year. so obviously it'll be happening at the very least in the background like we saw with Aaron's trial, but given these examples of Jean's perceived importance to the case by the fbi, i think it's likely that his involvement will play a larger role than i originally thought in the plot of the next book. (books? i'm still convinced there's too much to cover in only one more book, especially if this ends up being a part of it)

how he is involved, however, i'm wondering if will be different than we or even Jean is thinking. he specifically says to the agents in the housing discussion that he has provided them with the little amount of information he has and knows nothing else of worth for this case. and that's true... except for the exclusion of his knowledge on the Moriyamas. Browning's response to Jean stating that he was of no more use to them was “i guess we'll see”. i have a niggling suspicion that the fbi might be starting to look further than face value into either the potentially (though we know it's certain) extensive violence and abuse (and murder) that occurred in Evermore, or maybe even considering a connection between the Butcher and the Moriyamas and/or the Ravens given the concern brought up by Neil in tsc over why his appearance changed after going to the Nest in trk and Jean's early induction into the Ravens now that the fbi believes his family was working with the Butcher. or both given that one leads to the other.

i don't think this line of questioning will go far, considering how little it seems the fbi knows about the Moriyamas true business and the fact that we know that Neil, Jean, and Kevin continue to play exy in contract with Ichirou well into the future, but i wonder if this will become the primary issue in Jean's involvement in the trial with him having to validate his connection and knowledge about the Butcher and Neil without revealing anything about the Moriyamas, as we have already seen him having to censor himself about during the discussion with the agents.

and finally, if all of this comes to be true, i wonder if Jean's concern (likely terror) at being involved in this trial due to the Moriyamas and the complications that inevitably arise because of that, becomes how his contract and the real Moriyama business gets revealed to Jeremy, at the very least, but likely (hopefully) Cat and Laila as well... because as we know, where Jean goes those three follow and Jean will choose them right back.

[silyabeeodess]

So, these aren't really theories (I guess except the last one, but I don't feel like I'm adding much to what's already out there), just things that have kind of stuck in my head that I want to get down somewhere after Chapter Four's release. None of them are really worth their own post, so I'm just gonna note them each below. The subheadings are as follows: 'False Justification and Unrestrained Evil,' 'The Importance of Kevin Barnes,' and '"Love" with Limits.'

False Justification and Unrestrained Evil

Throughout the game, we've seen several of its villainous characters try to justify the experiments "in the name of science" or in "how it can one day help a lot of people," but nowhere near as much as in this chapter. This chapter showed us cases such as how Stella Greyber got involved with them despite her supposed love for kids, how security staff members who were both aware and unaware of the truth behind the experiments would abuse the toys, and how Warrenbach Construction was pushed into maintaining its contract despite Mr. Silver's concerns over what they were building. Each of these times, all of the adults try to come up with some reason for the evils they're involved with - and even though some of them were rightfully fearful of their own lives, I will go so far as to call out all of them for being wrong.

Starting off with Stella, yes, we can say she "loves kids," but that "love" never goes behind her own desires. Reflecting on her tape all the way back in Chapter One, when she first interviews to get into the company, we already see that she has an obsession with the idea of youth. Quote: "I don't think anyone ever really feels like an adult. Your body, just gets older and older... and then you die." It's important to note that no one prompted her on this issue: She was just asked why she wanted to join Playtime and volunteered these thoughts. Even the interviewer is put-off by her remarks, telling her that they were "getting off track."

This is important because it tells us why she gives in so easily when she finds out about the experiments. She's not doing it because "it'll help out a lot of kids someday." She's doing it because the end result is something she personally desires: Effective immortality. Note that, when speaking to Leith in her VHS found in Chapter Four, she doesn't ask about the failed experiments (as if anyone could avoid seeing the literal mountains of bodies at the Prison's front entrance) or the treatment of the kids involved, she asks "Do they know when it will be ready?" Her rationalizing that "it'll help a lot of kids too" is just a flimsy excuse to spare herself from feeling guilty. For an irl comparison, her behavior and that of the other scientists who follow this justification isn't really all that different from people who murder and steal organs to sell on the black market or doctors that let registered donors under their care die--all under the idea of "saving lives."

People have and continue to donate their bodies to science. Playtime Co. could've focused on that. Even in the events of the story itself, we see individuals like Thomas Clark from the Bron video on MOB's YouTube channel willingly let themselves be turned into toys--a fact that the other toys are very much aware of and understandably infuriated by. The orphanage just gave the scientists a means of hurrying their experiments along with an endless supply of bodies no one would know went missing.

You can say maybe Stella didn't know about just how bad the Prison was, but I don't give her a pass there either. Knowing about the experiments, going out of her way to even make recordings for the kids who undergo them in attempt to calm them down, yet somehow never paying attention to how they were treated is, in the very least, willful blindness. That, and since the toys were already being used around the factory as slave labor, she doesn't get to make excuses: She would've seen them all the time, particularly the ones in Playcare. She is just as guilty as the other executives, and the fact that she pretends to care despite this, acting as one of the many "gentle voices" that Kevin talks about, makes it even worse.

The matter of the prison guards is a little more to the point. Some of them didn't know anything about the toys being anything other than monsters, as seen in Cole's notes: They followed a "you hurt us, so we'll hurt you," mindset, which while understandable, is never justified. Some guards, however, like in one of the first VHS tapes found in the prison, did already know that the toys were kids--hearing them cry out for their parents or consulars and comparing them to their own children. These individuals are just plain vile. They ignored the horrors that the toys were going through because of their own "struggles" dealing with them. These workers were callous and completely lacked empathy, evidence we see in employees on other teams as well such as the ones on clean-up from the Theatre Incident.

Now to Warrenbach, we can give them some leeway since their lives were threatened. They themselves are also victims of Playtime... but we have to note that it wasn't like they didn't have options either. In Mr. Silver's case, his life was in immediate danger--so, yes, the logical thing to do to save himself was to play along with Eddie's wishes. Key words here: "Play along." Here's a little fun fact: There is no company on this planet that can make you commit a crime. For all of Eddie's talk about the contract, in the eyes of the law, it would be nothing more than a worthless scrap of a paper--and that's not even getting into the matter of morality clauses, something that has regularly been used--and, granted, abused--to break contracts. If I were Mr. Silver, or even just a standard construction hand capable of sneaking a camera in, I would've been keeping receipts. Were they too scared to take Playtime to court? Fair enough, but how about the press? In the very least, you don't think prison blueprints would've raised a few more eyebrows and get people asking questions that Playtime didn't need? One of the worst things a person can say to themselves in a situation is, "There's nothing I can do to fix it." There's almost always something you can do, no matter how small. Giving into fear or ignoring a problem because "you can't do anything" may not be a stance many people can blame you for taking, but it is the exact kind of mindset that allows villains to thrive.

All of the adults in this series failed the kids by trying to justify their sins with these excuses. Even still, all of that doesn't even scrape the surface of Dr. Sawyer's unrestrained evil. Don't get me wrong: He makes the same "for science" excuse that the rest of his team do. However, there's also a lot that he openly admits to doing "because it amuses him." The biggest example of this is Yarnaby, who he treats as a pet, among many of the other toys as well--specifically the Nightmare Critters. A post of MOB's explains that the Nightmare and Smiling Critters once got along well, but "not anymore." It seems odd to say that all of one type of toy simply defaulted to the Prototype's side. Another thing worth noting is that, unlike the Smiling Critters, all of the Nightmares are shown to be feral by the events of the game. I wouldn't be surprised if this was Sawyer's doing. For the experiments, he may have wanted the toys to have intelligence, but the same couldn't be said for his own, personal playthings.

He's done plenty of other acts that have nothing to do with the experiments as well. He had Boxy Boo's appetite "tailored to human flesh," and while yes, this was a way to get rid of witnesses... he could've just as easily have done that by sending their body to the labs. During the Theater Incident tape, one member of the clean-up team notes that he doesn't understand why Sawyer wouldn't cover up his involvement. It's not a matter of Sawyer thinking he's in the right or that he's acting on some greater purpose: He just doesn't care. The only things that Sawyer cares about are what piques his curiosity at any given moment--and the only thing that stops him is the fact that he overestimated his worth to Playtime. Up until then, Sawyer was the embodiment of actions without facing consequences.

The Importance of Kevin Barnes

There's been enough critiques going into how Kevin is labeled a "problem child" both in and out of the story, so I won't get into that here. All I'll say on the issue that I also don't agree with that label. Instead, I'd much rather focus on what makes Kevin's role so pivotal among the three boys used to create Doey. There's a quote from the 2000's Teen Titans cartoon that keeps coming back to me when I think about him: "Having that thing inside you doesn't make you an animal. Knowing when to let it out is what makes you a man."  We can say this for Doey "letting Kevin out," but we can also say this for Kevin himself when it comes to his aggression.

Before I really get into this topic, let me point out one thing I don't think a lot of people considered. For the most part when it comes to Doey's actions, people tend to place Kevin only in the steering wheel at Doey's most aggressive/untrusting moments. Despite this, there's one more time I think we see Kevin's true self shine though, and that's in Doey's final tape. When Doey talks about his decision not to leave the factory, he says the other toys, "mean a lot to him... a lot more than [he] thought they did." This line can't easily be applied to Jack or Matthew. Jack wasn't from the orphanage, but his personality is already plenty bubbly and loving. Matthew would've already cared: He already saw himself as responsible for the well-being of others and wouldn't shut down his emotions. But a kid like Kevin? A kid that was known for getting into fights with his friends and having rocky relationships? That backstory fits this line to a tee. While he was forced to become part of Doey, Kevin came to accept that he cared. Kevin's personality doesn't just come out when Doey's angry: As much credit as we give to Matthew for this, Kevin comes out when Doey needs to protect those around him.

We see two bits of evidence for this. First, is our own meeting with Doey. Pianosaurous tries to attack the Player and Doey destroyed Painosaurous in one of the most gruesome ways possible. The second example is in the murals in Safe Haven. I don't think it can be seen very easily, but in the mural with Doey's arms extended around the other toys, he's drawn with an angry face--the face we associate with Kevin.

One of the reasons Kevin was chosen to become part of Doey was because of his high scores in "mental fortitude." This means that, while Kevin is aggressive, he's also the one who can best handle high-stress situations. Jack was just a small kid with no clue what happened to himself and would've lacked the ability to regulate his emotions like someone older could. Matthew was a peacemaker, but was someone who had already been traumatized due to losing his parents in an accident, which made him fall back on his own sense of guilt and insecurities. Kevin was someone who can put all of that aside to act fast when he needed to. He was a fighter, and I strongly believe that that fighter's instinct is what allowed Doey to be as strong a leader and protector as he was.

Everyone has the capacity for violence. Kevin being aggressive wasn't a flaw: He just needed to learn how to temper that aggression into a tool that could defend others instead of hurt them. The tragedy of his character is that he had to learn that all on his own and in the worst kind of circumstances.

"Love" with Limits

While this theme is echoed with Stella and the security guards who have kids of their own, the character I'd really like to cover with this is Elliot Ludwig. What I'll go into here follows the theory that Elliot became the Prototype, and my reasoning for supporting this theory rests largely in how the Prototype acts toward Poppy. Even when under the guise of "Ollie," he talks to her like a parent would. When he wants Poppy to explain what "the bad men" did to her in one of the VHS tapes, he prods her with the typical lines like "Is there something you need to talk about?" and "There's more to this you're not telling me." He's not really even pretending to talk like a kid: This is how a mom or dad talks, sitting on the end of your bed and refusing to leave until you give them an answer. We also have his reminder of "what he and Poppy are" and his insistence that "she come home"--back to the case, in the room connected directly to Elliot's office.

If the Prototype is Elliot, I think it goes without saying that Elliot loved his daughter. Despite how much he stressed the need to care for others and the formation of the orphanage, however... I think Elliot's idea of love had its limits. For one thing, the experiments seem to have been going on a long while, including during the time that Elliot was in control of the company. We find a report for Experiment 814 on his desk, and while that one only alluded to the possibility of involving humans, there's one more bit of evidence we need to consider: The Poppy dolls themselves. By the time we get to the factory, while Poppy is shown in advertising, we don't see any more of her dolls having been in production by the time the place shutdown. Nevertheless, we know there were more besides our Poppy at one point due to their advertisement and maintenance video. The latter is what's most important, because it shows that organs/blood were used in the toy at a very early point in the company's history. I can't find where exactly I remember this from, but I believe there was also a notice from Playtime insisting that customers not repair the dolls on their own and instead send them back to the company--likely to avoid this discovery. (If someone remembers where, please feel free to link it. Every time I look it up, all I really get is shopping pages...)

There is a good chance that Elliot was framed with the kid in the duffle bag situation, but I think it's equally as likely he experimented on others before Poppy's success. He cares about his daughter, not necessarily kids as a whole. Playcare being built underground was already fishy, something that Rich brings up in one of his tapes when he points out that the kids deserve real sunlight. The Prototype may have saved Theo, but he's also the reason Theo nearly died. There were teenagers in Playcare he could've gone to. There were caretakers at the orphanage who genuinely loved the kids and would likely fight to protect them, not to mention other employees who wanted to expose the company. Instead of turning to them, people who were far more capable of using a grabpack and/or with more access around the factory, he picked an isolated seven-year-old, someone easy to manipulate. There were kids from the orphanage who grew out of the program and added on as factory employees, just like how some of the caretakers wanted Matthew as part of their staff: The Prototype thought nothing of slaughtering them too during the Hour of Joy. And we could go on and on about all the evils the Prototype committed against the toys themselves.

Elliot/the Prototype may have shown the other kids love... when they were useful and obeyed him. Even his love for Poppy is twisted in this way. While locking her in the case can be seen as putting her in "time out," it's also treating her as an object to be shelved--ironically, just like how the Prison itself is called, "The Shelf." Like the prison cubes, there's barely any room to move in the case, little to no comfort, and nothing to occupy your time but your own thoughts in the darkness. It's abuse. He also shows no remorse for murdering his daughter's friends, scolding her for "missing the point" when she's grieving directly because of his actions. Whether he sees it or not, despite his protests that Poppy isn't a "thing" to him, he's treating her as one: A thing that's thoughts and emotions are to be disregarded, a toy that's always meant to be a sweet, obedient child.

[minyard-05]

hi, me again.

neil josten deserves some of the hate and i'm not kidding

CW: abuse, child abuse + neglect, aaron's whole backstory

now, prefacing this by saying: i LIKE neil. i also recognise that he's a complete dick. i am also fully aware that i am the only person who thinks/cares about aaron minyard this much. i ALSO recognise that i have made this post 4 times already but i'm making it again

SO. i present page 236 of TKM

this scene was over the line even for neil

allow me to *cracks knuckles* Explain.

there are two foxes who, i think, would be able to actually somewhat understand what aaron's life growing up with his mother was like, and those two are wymack and renee. wymack grew up with a bad father who hit him and killed his mother, and renee grew up with her mother and her mother's boyfriends, who are all described as being heavy handed. what pisses me off the most about this scene in particular, among other neil & aaron interactions, is that neil implies that aaron could've stood up to his mother and he didn't.

aaron's mother died when he was fifteen. he had no siblings living with him, no dad, and nicky says he got involved with some bad stuff once he got to columbia, all of which points to aaron being almost entirely isolated as a kid. isolated from everyone except for his mother, who was neglectful before she got violent, but even still, that neglect would bear scars of its own. aaron probably had to learn to cook before he was tall enough to reach the kitchen counter. aaron probably had to walk himself home from school when he was too small to see over cars before crossing the road. aaron probably had to lie to his teachers when they asked to call his mother, had to forge her signature on permission slips, had to learn to shoplift young so he could still eat when they didn't have any money. and then he would have to learn how to clean a cut without it getting infected, because he couldn't go to a hospital. he would have to think about long sleeves and baggy shirts to cover up bruises, he would have to learn how to lie quickly if anybody asked why he was limping slightly, he would have to figure out any possible way to keep people from finding out what was happening, because the alternative was that he'd get taken away, and then he'd really be alone. and that's scary. when you're twelve, the prospect of losing your mom is scary. even after everything, he still didn't know what to do without her. he loved her because there was literally nobody else in his life he could love. and he was a kid.

aaron was a kid and he was scared, and 90% of his actions/reactions to things throughout the books are the actions of a kid who didn't get to do anything other than grow up too fast and now he doesn't know what to do. considering the above scene i cited is immediately after Happy Birthday Junior, aaron's reaction (which is directly confronting neil about wtf is going on) is completely justified! because another reminder that all of the trilogy is in neil's first year of PSU, but aaron and the others have been through the aftermath of kevin signing with them (which we know meant a lot of threats, fights, and other bad shit), with the addition of general Fox drama. and aaron has NO idea what's going on. all he knows is that this random kid from arizona seems dead-set on pissing off riko moriyama, one of their teammates is dead, somebody put a dead fox in their car, and now somebody broke into their locker room and filled neil's locker with blood. so, naturally, aaron's asking what the fuck is happening.

ok so now i am not 100% sure where exactly i was going with this, i am still sick and have a very short attention span so my TLDR is this: when aaron punches neil in the corridor after neil talks to katelyn (even though that happened before this), neil kind of had it coming. also i personally believe aaron deserves to punch neil just one more time. he's earned it

[diejager]

Hi can you please do a stepdad!Konig and dbf!Horangi where reader sneaks out one night with her boy bestfriend and Konig and Horangi dont find out until they see her text messages about going to the gas station in the middle of the night and grabbing snacks or something😋 love ur work btw.

Cw: DARKFIC, DUB-CON/NON-CON, stepcest, possessive behaviour, controlling behaviour, tell me if I missed any.

You hadn’t meant to sneak out, you were just lonely and missed your friend, the boy who lived just across from your house : Kevin. König had - wrongfully - banned you from seeing him, demanding you to stop spending time the your childhood friend despite not having any right to deny you of seeing your friend, especially as an adult. You fought them on it, both him and Horangi, loud and vicious to the point where your mother had to step in. She too, had no issue in letting you see Kevin or any other friends when you felt like it, you were an adult, old enough to be and be held responsible of your decisions.

You felt vindicated, having your mother tell her husband to back off, to let you do as you wanted because she trusted you and trusted Kevin, having watched you grow up laughing and playing as kids to young adults. She hadn’t understood where König stood with this impulsive decision, but had shrugged him off and whispered to you with the cheekiest grin you knew:

“You could always sneak out, sweetie. I remember jumping out of the window to go clubbing with my friends.”

While you weren’t planning on going clubbing any time soon, you were grateful for her little advice, her smile infectiously making you grin back at her. 

And you too it to heart after König and Horangi had stopped you from meeting Kevin, Elisa or any other friend you made during your life. You slipped out under the guise of going tot he closest gas station or convenient store (whichever came first) to buy a few bags of chips or candies that you ran out at home, a sudden crave for it at night. It technically wasn’t a lie, you did have a slight craving for sweets at the gas station where you’d meet Kevin at, planning on spending an hour or two at a park and catch up on the weeks spent apart. 

He let you rant on and on about your stepdad’s oppressiveness, his strive to separate you from any male figure in your life and the sudden controlling behaviour. You spoke about everything except their wandering hands, grabbing you left and right, bruising your skin with their harsh grasp and rough hands, and their hungry eyes, staring shamelessly and drooling until they had you beneath them, naked for their eyes to devour. Kevin let you scream your heart out and you did the same, listening to his woes and plight, his recent breakup with his boyfriend and his family’s disappointment in his attraction to men more so then women.

Then your little hazy of happiness, comforting and warm, shattered at your ringtone, König’s name glaring at you from our screen. You grimaced, frowning in irritation as much Kevin felt annoyance at König and Horangi’s constant involvement in your life. You wanted to ignore the call, let it go to voicemail, but he’d chew you out eventually, your punishment worse than the one planned if you had answered him. 

“Hello?”

“Come home.”

His voice was deep and gravelly. He was angry at you, wrongfully so, but you weren’t going to fight him on it, knowing it would get you nowhere.

“Okay…”

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[foureyedfella]

☆I've gotten the case of a little art block so I'm sharing my headcanons on what I think the biggest injuries each fighter has had (apart from bring in the ring!)

Glass Joe

☆man what hasn't happened to Joe it's hard to pinpoint his biggest injury 😭 his biggest was probably a combo: twisting his ankle and then falling down the stairs due to said ankle. While trying to get him on a leveled area, Disco Kid and Bear Hugger drop him (butter fingers). Several bones broken and a concussion 😞

Von Kaiser

☆ Prank gone wrong.

☆ His students tried setting up like a Kevin McCallister home alone prank, miscalculated how bad the punching bag would swing, sent Kaiser FLYING-

☆If anyone wonders why the boxing schools' water fountain is snapped off the wall, it was him

☆ Dislocated his jaw, and if he is still or resting he can still feel the lower back pain from the incident 💀

Disco Kid

☆ He was in a paired up dancing competition, and his partner was NOT locked in 🙏

☆ During the climax of the dance, Disco Kid needed to spin mid air and get caught by his partner. His partner did not catch him.

☆Cracked his skull, but was more upset to find out they would have made it to qualifiers if it weren't for the infraction

King Hippo

☆Rogue Coconut.

☆This in itself isn't terrible, but it KEPT happening on the same spot on his noggin.

☆Severe concussion, can still hear the coconut conk when its quiet.

Piston Hondo

☆ He is honestly pretty careful and mindful when doing stuff so he probably has not had anything catastrophic happen to him

☆Unfortunately his carefulness does not account for those around him. He was caught in the Bear Hugger Fishing Fiasco.

Bear Hugger

☆The Fishing Fiasco.

☆Was on a fishing trip with Hondo, decided to try to get all fancy with his cast.

☆To be fair, the motion of his fishing line was cool- unfortunately a badly timed sharp swing while the fishing hook was still swinging behind him sent the hook straight across their backs

☆Both got stitches done

Great Tiger

☆ To the surprise of no one it would be Aran to cause his demise 💀

☆ He was doing an eye coordination test on Aran with his clones, with the goal being that Aran can still spot him after shuffling between the clones.

☆What he did NOT expect was for Aran to just lunge at him AND his clones at once, safe to say he found the real Great Tiger

☆Fractured neck, for the 2 months he wore a neck brace, he made sure to not leave Aran alone about it

Don Flamenco

☆ His heart 😢 por Carmen 😢

☆I'm lying, he was drunk one night doing the bachata on a flimsy table, it quite literally folded on him

☆ Everyone was too drunk to take anyone anywhere, so he just woke up the next morning in agony 😭

Aran Ryan

☆ Tried getting into a classic bar fight like he was back in the grand city of Dublin at the pub, except he's not and he was in America

☆Definitely got shot, but it grazed him so he clowned the guy on his way out for not getting the job done right, passed out after the adrenaline rush

Soda Popinski

☆ Also incredibly drunk one night, decided to put his juggling skills to the test with more and more stupid objects

☆ Curse whoever recommended him knives because he did just that

☆Several hand stitches, claims they're from boxing so he doesn't have to bring up how he actually got them

Bald Bull

☆ Early in his career when he was setting his persona straight, his manager was pretty adamant on having bull tied into it

☆ Did this really need to involve actual charging bulls at him? No, not at all. Was he doing pretty good wrangling them? Yeah honestly but you can only do so much with so many bulls

☆ Got rammed. Broken ribs, and a fired manager

Super Macho Man

☆ Unironically got into a "how much you bench bro" squabble with some other meathead at the gym

☆ He did NOT have the physique he has now so idk what he was thinking actually

☆ Tore his chest muscles, devastated that he ruined his precious pecs 😞

Sandman

☆ Actively chooses to gatekeep this information. Never shares it

☆ (but between you and me, he absolutely snapped his arm in an arm wrestling competition when he was younger.)

☆ It took way too long to heal and it pisses him off when he thinks about it now

☆ Little side note, but the punch out community has been so awesome here, I was surprised to find such a nice community when I started posting you guys have been so awesome 😁

☆ I love that everyone has such differing opinions from eachother and we're all like "👍" I love hearing everyone's headcanons

[moefling]

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic reread

"It wasn't me. Ask my doppelganger?" (Page 12) is the best line for someone with an identical twin

(Page 16) realizing that Andrew freaked out about the call for Higgins is because of abuse and not because he's a cop

Aaron and Andrew met when they were 13 (Page 20) (or that is when Aaron learned about Andrew) right b4 Andrew went to juvie (Page 21).... (is that related I can't remember) they are 19?20? Do 5 years ago, they didn't really meet until they were 15ish? ... OK they've only really known eachother for 3 years...

(OK but you can't have Andrew start going into withdrawal quickly after missing a dose but then also have him not take a night dose to wind down)

My head cannon is that Neil never really figures out phones/texting/memes but that Andrew does understand them and secretly enjoys them

So Aaron and Nicky ate the only ones to bring dates to the banquet. I wonder if Nicky did so that Aaron wouldn't be the only one? Like, fine that Nicky likes to have fun and would bring one but also really no one else was going to so maybe Nicky needed to be sure it wasn't only Katelyn...

I don't think I caught Jean calling Andrew Doe the first read through, now tho... (Page 99)

I saw some discourse about a pic with Neil with a 3 on his cheek and a Ravens jersey, I'm pretty sure Neil (or rather Nathaniel) was supposed to be 3 but when he ran Jean couldn't be 4 (that would look really bad on Riko) (Also a side note how does Ravens!Neil fanfic work? Does he like make up Neil as a fake name for himself? Or does the fic call him Nathaniel the entire time?) -- ope Neil even says he would have been 3 (Page 125)

Oh yep there is the glass from the talk show (Page 112)

Kevin and Neil finding out about everything is kinda one of my favorite moments in the series....

(Page 130) Kevin saying Andrew wouldn't respect Neil's choice to stay I think is wrong. Andrew would be "mad" about Neil excepting he is going to die at the end of the year but Andrew wants him to stay and fight even now

(About Nicky)"It was a more reserved expression than Neil usually saw on his face. It made Neil wonder if Nicky was naturally loud or if he exaggerated his outgoing nature to balance his unfriendly cousins. " (Page 142)

Nicky is like 4ish years older than the twins? If he was a senior in high school went Aaron was 13/14. --- oh lol Page 165 has their ages Aaron and Andrew 19, Nicky 23

I... Nicky told Neil about what love means to him and Neil immediately was like ...so Andrew? But no that's dumb...

I love how much Wymack threatens marathons -specifically when he threatens Neil, because loves to run and honestly he would probably do it just to be pissy

Neil: finds out Andrew is gay. "OH. Then Andrew and Kevin-" (Page 192)

Some ick on Thea. Is was 23 when Kevin was 18 and "Kevin would have known Thea her entire 5 year career as a Raven." (Page 193) I don't recall if the books say when romance became involved between them but at first meeting Kevin was probably 13/14 and she was 18...

I know we all know that at least some of why Andrew "gives in" to Neil's requests is because Andrew thinks he's hot but I wonder if some of it is also just that Neil knows how to ask the right questions and is willing to just ask and wait for answers

(This is random and a joke) ....have we considered if Andrew is a changling? I was think how he doesn't really lie, he might walk around the truth but lies... not really. So my mind went to him being a fae, but then changling and Aaron could be the OG baby but (I can't remember her name or be bother to look it up) was to high to remember is she game birth to 2 babies or one... (this was a joke but my brain kept going after the original thought....)

I just image 3 small men all cover in different amounts of blood, 2 looking traumatized, the one in the middle with a giant smile all sitting together on this bed with a dead body on the floor

I don't think Andrew actually blames Neil for Drake, but it is part of their game to reframe truth so reminding Neil that going there was his idea would be part of their back and forth

Oh. Neil always makes sure he has a way out, a way to run and a plan. The redirection away for suicide as a plan was quick but I saw it (Page 254)

Lol Wymack being like andreil? I don't think he was surprised by them both being men but of the fact that both of them have told him they don't trust them as far as they can throw them (that's the phrase, right?) but ironically that's more than either of them trust anyone else....

Order of ppl who realized Andrew had a thing for Neil: Renee, Wymack, Matt (Matt is sus when he realized Andrew gave Neil his car keys)

Does it even make sense that Neil was a backliner? He's so small.... .....OK I guess Aaron is also a backloner and he is smaller so 🤷‍♀️

For some reason I thought this book would end with Neil getting on the plane and the next book started with him at the airport coming back

[ossy-serenity]

Aftermath

i always enjoy reading fanfics involving an expansion of Absolute Power part 2

or the way kevin tries to salvage things with the ones he has hurt after the whole deal

but how did canon handle it?

very weirdly, mind you

there`s Eye of the Beholder briefly mentioning it as a joke:

Kevin: I mean, if he says, "I saved the whole entire universe," one more time, I'm gonna go psycho. Gwen: Again? Kevin: It's just an expression. Gwen: And yet I still feel the need to check.

then there`s Victor: The Spoils:

Ben: We're going in there and taking that weapon off the table! Kevin: Sounds like a job for the UN, not us. Ben: Except that the weapon is named "Dr. Viktor." What Ben said to Kevin has caught the latter's attention. Kevin: Huh, think he's still mad at me from last time? Ben: Oh yeah, definitly.

that sad comment in Moonstruck:

Ben: How did you fit all this stuff in here? Max: Gradually. I haven't done spring cleaning in the Rustbucket since I got her. Kevin: Except for when I blew it up... which I probably shouldn't mention. Max: Just help carry the boxes outside and stack them up.

this one was weird in general because it was ben who threw him through the RV

then there`s that nightmare scenario in Night of the Living Nightmare:

Ultimate Kevin: You turned me into a monster. Gwen: That's true. Ben: You're not a monster anymore, this doesn't make any sense!

and the last one off the top of my head is in The Ultimate Enemy part 2:

Gwen: Don't you see, Ben? It's the power. You're tempted-- like I was tempted to go full anodite.Kevin: And like when I lost control of my powers.

to get to my point, i always found it so unusual and insulting to some degree that this arc hasn`t been used enough

they wanted to have a cake and eat it too, they had the drama of kevin losing his sanity but not the repercussions after he returned back to his base form

the way UA after that arc sorta gets back to sorta stand alone episodes for a while just breaks the pace again as it did in the first 2 seasons of AF

how can we just brush that aside or only use it as a joke?

don`t quote me on this but i don`t think we know how much time has passed between the end of UA and OV

because it seems that it hasn`t been a lot?

alan has not spoken to kevin since Absolute Power apparently?

Kevin: Hey, Alan. Long time. Alan: What do you want, Kevin? Last time you showed up, you drained my power. Kevin: Yeah. Sorry about that. Alan: Sorry?! (sarcastically) Oh, goodness me. Kevin Levin is sorry. Let's go grab a pie from the windowsill, cut us a couple of slices and let bygones be bygones. Kevin: Look, Alan, I really am sorry, and I'm just here to talk- honest. Alan: Nothing to talk about. Now, I'd appreciate it if you guys turned around and got off my property.

and the way alan reacts to kevin trying to touch him-

Kevin: Okay, okay. No talkin'. How about I show you? Kevin reveals to Alan the energy he had absorbed from Servantis jolting around his fingers. As he draws closer, Alan transforms into his Pyronite form and jumps back. Alan: Back off! Kevin, surprised by Alan's reaction, hides his hand.

kevin didnt try to reach out to the plumbers` helpers?

at all?

[coldsaturn]

TGR TIMELINE

As I did with TKM and then TSC, I needed a more detailed timeline for fic and meta reference, so here it is for anyone who needs it! [I will tag for the obvious, gigantic book spoiler, but in case you needed the reminder: SPOILERS AHEAD]

June 29, Friday: Team meeting where it's announced that Grayson is not allowed on campus. Lucas explains that Grayson tried to kill Jean. Xavier finds out that Ravens weren't allowed access to medicines. They have a picnic later, Jeremy receives a text from one of his hookups and Laila disapproves. Jean reminisces how when he was still in France his mother had killed his first captain and her entire family because Jean had talked about something else that wasn't Exy with them. Police shows up, and Jeremy gets a call that alerts him that Grayson is dead. They are interrogated, and we learn that Jeremy's stepfather has two brothers in the LAPD and his father in Congress. Later, Rhemann drives them to Laila and Cat's house, and he tells Jeremy that Jean would be the most obvious suspect for Grayson's death if it weren't for his rock-solid alibi. Jeremy tells him that Jean was with Neil the night before. Jeremy gets a call from his father, then gets back inside. “Pop. How easily these monsters die in the end.” Jeremy gets a message from Joshua, then drops his phone into his mug of coffee. Jeremy decides to learn French for Jean. Jean admits he wanted Kevin dead so he wouldn't have to keep his promise with him. Jeremy goes to dinner at his family's, his mother pressures him into taking the LSAT, then rudely asks if Jeremy has already slept with Jean and insists he should get together with Laila because it would be good for his grandfather's votes. We get more clear hints on Jeremy's background story which involve Bryson and drugs. Jeremy has sex with Leo, then goes to Cat and Laila's. Jean finds out that Jeremy wants to take the LSAT and doesn't approve because it will ruin his Exy prospects. "There you are. You go away when you go home."

June 30, Saturday: The press tries to get Lucas to talk but the entire family shuts them down. Rhemann and Jeremy make a joint statement, followed by the LAPD declaring Jean's innocence. Grayson's case is closed as a suicide.

July 2, Monday: Jeremy gives Jean the new code to court. The Trojans pay more attention to Jean. Cody gives Jean a peach, Derrick and Derek seek him out to chat. Later at lunch break Cody invites Jean to a campus tour while Laila and Cat will go to a museum and Jeremy will see Bishop. In the afternoon, Jean helps Derrick with his form. He then tries to help Nabil and Derek. Tanner asks him to teach him Raven drills. Cody explains Jean his class schedule, then they go to dinner with Pat and Ananya but Jean doesn't eat anything and the others learn of his issues with food. Jean calls Bee and decide for a session the next day. Cody accompanies Jean back home, he hears Jean's accent when he says "Jeremy." “Eat?” “Ate. It was good.” ":)"

July 4, Wednesday: Cat, Laila, Jeremy and Jean learn about Jean's birthday. Later they go out, first to Jeremy's house to make food, then to the beach. While they're at Jeremy's Jean finds out that Jeremy lost a sibling four years earlier. They go to the beach, Xavier explains to Jean that his scars are from top surgery. They watch fireworks later, though Jeremy mostly looks at Jean.

July 5, Thursday: Rhemann allows Jean to teach Raven drills. The schedule for their matches comes out.

July 9, Monday: Lucas comes back to the team. Jean manages to stop himself from hitting Mads while teaching Raven drills.

July 17, Tuesday: Lucas goes back to talking to everyone except Jean. Jean gets 4 pupils in total for Raven drills. We learn that several times a week Cat teaches Jean how to ride a motorcycle.

July 22, Sunday: Jeremy sends a text to Kevin in support for Aaron's trial starting the 23rd.

July 23, Monday: Andrew is among the first called to testify, Bee is with him. That afternoon Kevin is called, then on Tuesday Nicky, who gets into a fight with his parents. Katelyn is only absent on the day Andrew testifies.

July 25, Wednesday: No verdict. Laila brushes Jean's hair.

July 26, Thursday: Aaron is cleared of all charges.

August 3, Friday: The Ravens send Jean his car. Jean says that he doesn't want it. Rhemann offers to take it from them while they figure out what to do with it. Jeremy suggests selling it. Kevin tells Jeremy that his car arrived, too, together with his notes and textbooks.

August 10, Friday: Kevin and Andrew arrive to LA. Kevin tells Jeremy that the Foxes have split in two, with the freshmen uniting against Neil, and Jeremy innocently says that he thought Neil would come again to see Jean. Kevin and Andrew knew nothing about that. Jeremy tries to appease them by saying that it was good Neil was there since he became Jean's alibi, but that info makes things worse. Once they arrive, Kevin helps Jean choose an outfit. Jeremy notices how Jean looks at Kevin and Jean reacts strongly when caught. Cat gets Kevin to help with arepas. "We can't all be perfect" "You are close enough to count." Kevin and Jeremy go out and Kevin tells him why he didn't speak up in Jean's defense in the spring.

August 11, Saturday: Jean finds out that Kevin drinks. Kevin and Jean's interview. Hannah discovers that Jean's family has been arrested and derails the interview to make it fit on top of obviously favoring the Ravens. Kevin shuts down every lead she has to cover for Jean. After Hannah tries to talk about Jean's family's, Jean takes a break and Andrew follows him outside to ask if Grayson touched Neil, and if Neil killed him. Jean tells Andrew he'll be too slow to save Neil if he doesn't quit smoking. They go back home, Renee's necklace breaks, Cat says she can fix it using one of Laila's. Jean gives them the version of their backstory he decided with Neil. Jeremy calls Rhemann to tell him how the interview went. Kevin finds out about Jean's destroyed postcards. Bryson tries to confront Jeremy, Jean slams him into Laila's car. “I am your partner. It is my place to assess and handle threats against you, not hers. Let me go.”

August 13, Monday: The team is warned about increased risk of scrutiny and trespassing journalists. Lucas confronts Jean about him being 19 and the implications for Grayson. Emma gives Jean band-aids.

August 16, Thursday: We find out that Jeremy is being financially controlled by his mother, who also hid his passport. Jeremy gets jealous when Jean and Annie check each other out.

August 17, Friday: Jeremy signs for the LSAT so his mother will let him stay at Laila and Cat's for the last week before classes started.

August 18, Saturday: Jeremy accompanies Jean to the psychiatrist and finds out Jean can't ride elevators. Jean asks about Jeremy's last name, and Jeremy reveals he's thinking of changing it to something else he hasn't yet decided. Kevin sends Jean a new postcard.

August 27, Monday: Jeremy finds the paper with the guillotine. Start of the school year. There are reporters waiting for Jean and Jeremy. First pottery class together. When they get home after practice, there's again a reporter on their doorstep who tells Jeremy that the address was leaked by an anonymous tip.

August 28, Tuesday: Reporters start pressing on campus and USC closes the gates.

August 31, Friday: Jeremy is officially off to therapy, but returns with someone else's shirt on. Cody arrives and when they start talking about the fall banquet, Jeremy leaves with an excuse. Cody tells Jean half of Jeremy's backstory: Noah was his plus-one at the fall banquet 4 years ago, then Jeremy left for a party and Noah was left alone at the hotel where he jumped over the roof. Cody leaves hints that Jeremy had something else going on and he needed help, but Noah's death worsened things.

September 1, Saturday: Fall banquet. While on the bus, Jeremy speaks a little French with Jean, and Jeremy decides he'll find a way to learn Marseille French. “No one will take you seriously if you learn French with a southern accent.” “Does that really matter? I’m not learning French for anyone but you.” Jean chats with the other teammates (including Lucas, who's coming around to accepting Grayson's responsibility in Jean's abuse) and then when he goes back to Jeremy he teaches him a phrase in French if he needs a break at the fall banquet. They reach their hotel room, Jeremy tries to get Jean's attention by stripping, Jean crowds him on the bed to ask him about the phrase he taught him. "The details cannot matter tonight. You are my captain and my partner; that is all I need to know. I will stand with you against them." "You and me against the world." Then Jeremy works on Jean's tie and Jean fixes Jeremy's collar. At the banquet the Bobcats immediately antagonize both Jeremy and Jean. Their goalkeeper harasses Jeremy until Jean intervenes, but it all gets to Jeremy anyway and he asks Jean to go out for a smoke. The Trojans do their best to introduce Jean in a positive way. Jeremy hooks up with Faser. He comes back with bruises on his neck and the group confronts him on that. Once they're alone, "Tell me about the cocaine." We get the rest of Jeremy's backstory. “You are my partner. My success is your success; your failure is my failure. Do not ever backslide, Jeremy. I will not forgive you.” “Cat has never bruised Laila like this.” “Maybe Laila’s not as good with her tongue.”

September 6, Thursday: Jean receives hate spam and a few normal letters. Harry Rogeson, a Raven freshman is found dead on a shuttle bus. During the pre-match warm up, Cat asks Jean if he's ever been in love, we learn that he was in love with Kevin, but Riko reacted violently when he realized.

HOME GAME: Trojans vs Bobcats The Bobcats turn violent soon, but the Trojans keep up with them, and Jean sees with his own eyes how good the team is. “You are very good,” he said to Jeremy. “I finally understand why Kevin admires this team.” Halftime ends with the Trojans two points up. Jean and Jeremy play in second half. Jean uses Cat's "Have a winning day" on Hinch and gets immediately punched. He's replaced by Lander, who gets more violent and surpasses Jean. Jean hits himself before going after him, helping Laila block the second shot at goal. Trojans score, and then three players, Jean and Jeremy included, are replaced. They get checked for injuries, and Rhemann warns Jean he doesn't want to see him hurt himself. "It makes you interesting. Not your capacity for unkindness, but how fiercely you fight against it." The match ends 9-6, Trojan's favor.

Reporters interview Jeremy and Jean post-game. They invite Zane to talk to Jean, and when they walk away to talk in private, it quickly gets violent. "You should have let me die." "I should have. But you were my partner, once. That meant something to me even if it meant nothing to you." When Zane tells him he should 'get over' what happened to him in January, Jean punches him. Lucas hears the commotion and Zane mistakes him for Grayson, Jean stops Zane from attacking him and Lucas calls for help. When Zane keeps on insulting Jean, Rhemann comes and punches Zane. Rhemann takes Jean to another room, and Jean breaks down.

September 7, Friday: Jean wakes up at Rhemann's house where he meets Adi. Jeremy comes pick him up, tries to get Jean to at least make a statement against Zane, and Jean throws back at him that he's still refusing to care about his own bruises caused by Faser. "You deserve better than that." "Fuck what I deserve. What about what I want?" "I don't ever want to go back to how things were. Maybe you are fools, and I am the biggest fool for indulging you, but better to be reckless fools than Ravens." Jeremy confirms to Jean that Rhemann and Adi are together. "Fireworks. Fathers." They go back home. "GOLDEN RAVEN SOARS IN DEBUT" title drop. Jeremy accompanies Jean to the doctor. "I deserve to get better." "You do. And you will."

September 11, Tuesday: PSU interview for the upcoming match against the Ravens. Kevin and Neil have to speak together, and Neil says that Jean's injuries involved his ribs. Kevin ends the comment saying that the reporters should ask the Ravens since that's the only side they're interested in, even if Ravens only say what they're told to say. Renee and Andrew are next, and Renee will suggest they ask the right Ravens for the truth. Jeremy watches from his family's house, and William gives him options for tutors that could teach him the Marseille accent.

September 14, Friday: The team arrives in Utah and gathers to watch at least half of the Foxes match before they have to prepare for their own game. Jean accidentally calls Tetsuji "master" in front of the team.

HOME GAME: Foxes vs Ravens Almost as soon as the game starts, the Ravens attack the Foxes. Once the Ravens are sent away, the game gets postponed to a later date yet to be defined. Yellow cards to Matt and Aaron; red card to Dan, and red card plus a 5-game suspension to Andrew. The Ravens all get red cards.

Neither Jeremy nor Jean play. Some Utes' players blame the Foxes for the Ravens' behavior. Rhemann tells the team that the ERC has suspended the Ravens for the rest of the season. Jean calls Renee and finds out that Neil has two fractured ribs, and Andrew a fractured clavicle that might need surgery. "How Jean’s kind heart had survived a place like Evermore, Jeremy wasn’t sure."

AWAY GAME: Trojans vs Utah 7-6, Trojan's favor.

While on the bus on the way back, Laila gets a call: their house was set on fire by three men. They get on a flight to be faster.

September 15, Saturday: They check the house, even though it's 4AM and it's too dark to see properly. Wymack calls Jean to check on him. Jean asks him how he can protect his friends when Ravens only listen to other Ravens, Wymack tells him they'll think of something. They go to sleep at the hotel where Kevin and Andrew stayed. The next morning Jeremy gets an angry call from his mother. Jean asks Laila and Cat about the Wilshires and Dermotts. The FBI shows up offering witness protection from Jean but he turns it down, so they choose another apartment that the FBI can monitor closely. The new apartment allows pets. They invite the floozies. Andrew has his surgery.

September 16, Sunday: Jeremy drives Jean to his doctor, and while Jean has his session, Jeremy goes to his own doctor, Dr. Spader. They have an agreement where Spader still charges weekly sessions but gives back the money for one each month, giving Jeremy cash that can't be traced by his mother. On the TV Jeremy sees that Kevin is giving a statement with Thea behind him. Then Aaron arrives driving Andrew's car, with Andrew and Neil as passengers. Andrew crushes his cigarette instead of smoking it. Neil welcomes Thea letting the reporters know she had already been there months before when Jean was with them. Thea berates the Ravens for not living up to his legacy and calling them cowards. Jeremy goes back to pick Jean up, they then go to the dealership to sell Jean's car. Jeremy goes back to his family's house where he has an angry Warren telling him to stay put, then Cat and Jean visit him with their new matching bikes.

September 17, Monday: The new Ravens' captain (who attacked Neil) dies, then Brayden and Cameron (who attacked Andrew) too.

September 18, Tuesday: Jeremy's parents are away until Sunday, and Laila/Cat/Jean visit him to stay until Saturday. Jean tells Jeremy that he shares the blame for these deaths because he had asked Wymack how he could protect them, and his answer had been Thea. “I am not sorry. Perhaps I should be. But I will choose you every time. You, and Cat, and Laila, every time. I will lose them all if I must.”

September 19, Wednesday: They go back to their new apartment. Lyle Holden is hospitalized. In the afternoon Edgar Allan releases a statement but only to introduce the new Coach, Coer, a member of the Ravens' original lineup and the team's first captain. Jean contacts Lyle's partner Sergio.

September 20, Thursday: Sergio replies, saying that Lyle had been sent home.

September 21, Friday:

HOME GAME: Trojans vs Las Vegas 9-4, Trojans' favor.

We learn Jeremy receives three calls a day by his mother.

September 21, Saturday: Mathilda calls at dawn completely ignoring the time. Jean notices the obvious lack of trust. They go back to USC, and Jean goes to his doctor to reschedule their appointments: they'll now be on the late morning slot on Sundays. "I wish I could stay and help." "Then stay." Jeremy goes back to his family, Jean/Cat/Laila go buy more stuff for the house and uni. Jean tells them his favorite color is brown (like Jeremy's eyes). Cat and Laila want a dog, but Jean thinks it's a bad idea.

September 22, Sunday: More shopping for the new apartment, then Jean opens up about Elodie to Laila and lets her know he reluctantly agrees on their idea to get a dog.

September 23, Monday: They take the dog from the shelter, it's Jean who chooses him in the end. Jeremy pays, and his mother calls him shortly after about it. Jean texts Renee and she casually drops that Andrew had immediately known Jeremy was gay, and Renee had deduced the rest with how much Jean talked about Jeremy. "There is nothing to ask. It is against the rules." "Whose rules?" Jabberwocky is on Jean's lap when Jeremy goes down to kiss his head and Jean bluescreens.

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kandreil thoughts for wip wednesday? 👀

wip wednesday 2/19

thank you for the ask 🥺🥺 ive been struggling to finish this one for a bit

📌 snippet from kandreil thoughts

Kevin would’ve wagered high on Andrew not slitting Jack’s throat, even without the coming Neil intervention. He appreciated Neil’s ability to deescalate Andrew, though it was at odds with his faith in Andrew to apply pressure where it needed to be. Violence was rarely Andrew’s first reaction – not like it had been for Riko. It was a tool at Andrew’s disposal, a very useful one when he applied it like this. Kevin doubted Jack would come within arms reach of Andrew again this semester, let alone think of laying a hand on him. And ultimately, that was Andrew’s goal. Why waste the energy gutting a man when the minimal effort of a knife to his throat would ensure the results you’re looking for? “Cat got your tongue, John?” Andrew dared Jack to speak once more. Violence was to teach a lesson: this is what happens when you hurt my family. This is what happens when you lie to me. This is what happens when you touch me without my permission. He trusted, if Andrew wanted someone dead, it would not be done in a slip of control. The man was meticulous with expressions of emotion, and rage wasn’t the exception to that. No, if Andrew wanted someone dead, it would be a plan months in the making, perhaps one that involved a slick, dark road and a flipped car.