#fuck up to battle and only for his daughter! So go worry about her don't act like you care about the hotel!! That's how Al feels.

[radioconstructed]

// Slow burn radioapple where Al keeps being a menace because that's the best way she knows how to cope with being in crisis, her local Lucifer pushes back bc he shouldn't have to deal with this shit, they keep getting into beef,,, if he's not aware already, he becomes aware that she doesn't get this triggered by anyone else and wonders what the fuck her problem is with him,,

maybe he'll ask her. maybe she'll tell him half. she won't tell him the other half.

maybe he'll figure it out.

[i-cant-sing]

Okay but like you guys know how Toji killed Riko Amanai because she was the star plasma vessel and he hates the Jujutsu world?

Imagine that after killing Riko and just narrowly escaping Gojo and Getou, promising to kill every Star plasma vessel just to spite them, he has a daughter- you, and its revealed that you're the next star plasma vessel, a perfect match for Tengen to merge with and prevent forced evolution, and now Gojo and Getou are sent put to capture you and bring you to Tengen.

And they go, not because they want to bring you to Tengen, but because they want to protect you from Toji, only to find out that you're his daughter that has him wrapped around her tiny finger and oh oh THE HYPOCRISY???? So as long as you're his daughter, TOJI WONT KILL THE STAR PLASMA VESSEL?????

Ans Toji's all like- "ohh you guys don't need to worry about Y/n, I'll take care if her and protect her from anyone and everyone. Yall better leave rn unless you want to have a horrible death." Meanwhile, toddler reader is just in her own little world as she's spinning around in circles because it's fun when the world is spinning and makes her stumble.

Anyways, Gojo and Getou don't believe him, and even if they did, they won't just let him go that easily because fuck that guy, he killed a teen and now has the gall to stand there like he didn't kill an innocent kid.

And Gojo is all like "fuck that, we gonna kill your kid too bitch." He's not, but he's gonna make sure Toji feels scared and doomed before dying.

Immediately, Toji has whipped out all of his weapons, pushing you behind him, and just then, out of thin air, the entire Zenin clan appears to Toji's aid because yes, they hate Toji too, but they adore you and they eint letting white haired bitcha and his emo Buddha bf take you.

As the battle begins, there's someone from the clan who's keeping you safe, moving you away from the battle ground so that you don't end up getting hit, and obviously, they put some headphones and sensory videos on their phone to keep you distracted from the fight. Meanwhile, there is absolute chaos on the field, Getou and Gojo being merciless as they kill one clan member after another.

Eventually, one of the attacks ends up blowing away your "bodyguard" and you're just there alone, unattended and unsupervised, so naturally, you look to the ground and see Gojo wielding Hollow Purple, and you don't know what that is except for a purple orb and since your dear uncle Naoya had been forcing you to take tutoring from the best teachers in tge world, you had learned color theory and immeadiately, without knowing the consequences of your actions, you throw out a yellow orb directly at the purple orb because you were taught in art class that "yellow cancels out purple", but now everyone is looking at you like "did a kid just- neutralise the most powerful Jujutsu technique???? Without so much as breaking a sweat?" And you're just giggling nd jumping up and down, calling out to Naoya "see uncle Naoya??? Those classes were not a waste of money!"

And that's when everyone noticed-

You're alone.

Naobito is immediately yelling at Toji to "collect your chaotic child before she reveals more of her powers and becomes everyone's target!" And Gojo is like "??? Um wtf?? Did a child just beat me???", while getou is springing into action to get his hands on you before Toji can.

Toji beats him to it, grabbing you with one hand while the other pulled out his sword. Getou summoned his own curses to help him attack Toji and simultaneously save you. As the two began fighting, Gojo sent another attack to Toji, who in an attempt to save you, shielded you with his body while taking the impact of hit.

As Toji was down, you were taken away from him by Getou, and while you didn't understand just what happened to your dad, you were becoming distressed as he didn't respond to you. And with your distress came a change in your cursed energy, which Getou recognised and he knew sooner or later, you will have an outburst of energy and hurt everyone in the process, because you're just a kid who doesn't how powerful she is.

So, yanking on Gojo's shoulders and telling him to leave the other members of the clan because they need to leave right now, the three of you teleported out of there.

Anyways, Gojo and Getou decide to take you in because there's no way they're giving you to Tengen, and taking you back to the Zenin clan was also out of the question, AND not to mention, they want to discover more about your cursed energy and help you control it. I mean, Getou wants to help you learn your powers and also give you a normal childhood, Gojo is slighted that he got beat by a child who didn't know what she was doing and he's low key concerned if you're gonna be a threat in the future. So... why not just take you in, and act like your parents because you're a gullible child who'll believe anything, and really has the attention span of a goldfish.

And at first, things were great because Gojo was like a chaotic parent who adored bullying you, while Getou was the calm and collected parent who helped you calm down as you swore you were gonna Hollow Purple Gojo if he kicks the back of your knees one more time. But everything changed when Getou parted ways with Gojo because he wanted to "kill humanity because they're all selfish and cruel🥰" and Gojo was like "babe, no, it's my job to be the sadistic one as a joke and you're the one who's supposed to laugh and say no, humans need us to protect them🥺" but Getou is like no, fuck that. And then Getou is like, well you can give Y/n to me because I love children and I love taking care of her, and Gojo is like "no." While holding a very struggling child that wants to scratch his face off, and Gojo only said no initially just so that there's something for Getou to come back. He knows how attached and fond Getou has grown over you. But Getou just sighs and goes "aight. Shared custody it is then. See you in 8 months, Y/n! Give your papa a kiss🥰" and you do.

And yeah, everyday since Getou departure, you can see the changes in Gojo's behaviour. It's not bad exactly, he's depressed for sure, and he's doubting his principles every step of the way, BUT he's kinder to you and to humans in general now. Meanwhile, whenever you do meet papa Getou, with Gojo's supervision cause my man doesn't trust Getou to not take you away and turn u into a killing machine, you can see the changes in Getou's personality too. He may still have that same kind, noble, shaman facade going on, but you see the way he looks down on the weak and on the non sorcerers. You see how he uses people as means to achieve his ultimate goal. Sure, you can also see that he still adores you, but you... dont know if you still love him with his view of the world.

Then one day, it happens. Gojo has finally killed Getou, not because of any ill intent, but because he simply threatened his students and the innocent people of Japan. And even though you knew this day wold eventually come, you still didn't forgive Gojo for a long time. You cried and fought against him, until Gojo had to eventually knock you out just so that your breakdown wouldn't unleash cursed energy and endanger everyone.

After Getou's death, Gojo's behaviour towards you and in general did a whole 180. He became the kinder, softer, gentle parent towards you. The empathetic teacher who pushed you but also consoled you when you failed, instead of the previous Gojo who would ridicule you for failing to master a technique.

Getou's death had definitely changed Gojo in other ways too. He had become more protective of you, always keeping you around because he couldn't bare the thought of losing someone else (Riko, Getou, etc). He keeps a close on you, watchubvvyour development and progress like a hawk because he knows you will soon be wanting to help him on missions, or worse, go solo. He doesn't want that, he can't have that. So the more you push Gojo to let you be independent, the more he tells you to sit down and practice more because you're just not ready yet.

Then one day, you reach your braking point and just- leave when Gojo is busy with his students. And this turned out to be a big mistake because the moment you had left Jujutsu High, it seemed like you were surrounded by thousands of enemies. Everyone wants to either kill you or capture you, and you don't even know why (because Gojo never revealed to you about your family or you being the star plasma vessel). Fortunately, you had trained enough to fight these assassins, and by the time you were done, you were tired and wanted to return back to Jujutsu High, but before you could, someone knocked you out.

When you woke up, you were lying in bed in a traditional Japanese home. Soon, a man with blonde hair came in, introducing himself as your uncle Naoya. He revealed who you were, how he was your family, how he saved you from Gojo, the man who stole you and killed his family members.

Of course, you call bs because why wouldn't you?? Naoya gives major prick vibes without trying so yeah, you didn't trust him at all. Then he pulled out pictures of you, of Toji and everyone else, and you vaguely remembered them, but not enough to believe him because Naoya could just be manipulating you to be compliant for human trafficking.

And then he takes you to another room, on the way you see a lot of other people who are looking at you fondly and have tears in their eyes, they seem like they want to say something or touch you, but Naoya glares at them to move away. Eventually, you reach a door and on opening it, you see a man sitting on a wheelchair, looking away from you.

"Who's that?" You asked as Naoya gently pushed you in. He walked towards the man, turning his wheelchair around and your breath hitched-

"Y/n, meet Toji, your-"

"Dad?" You whispered, recognising him as memories flashed through your mind. How- how could you have forgotten him all these years?

Tears began flowing down your face as you saw his miserable state- his face emotionless, the man was missing an arm, and he looked pale and weak.

"Gojo did this to him." Naoya began. "While your father was fighting, Gojo tried to purple Hollow you. But Toji took the hit instead, protecting you. He almost died that day, but with a little cursed energy, we were able to save him." He sighed, patting Toji's shoulder. "Unfortunately, he is paralysed. The cursed technique we tried to save him, has sent him into a vegetative state. He can't move, can't speak, doesn't even react."

More tears fell as you began questioning if Gojo really did this. Then again, if he was so innocent, why did he never tell you who your father really was.

"Why- why did you bring me here?" You asked.

Naoya scoffed. "Why wouldn't I? I had to save you from that monster. Look at what he did to your father! How could have I just leave you with him? You belong here, with your family, with your clan!"

"I cant- I can't stay here." You said, tearfully.

"Why not?"

"Because Gojo will find me. And when he does, he will hurt you all. I- I can't have that-" but Naoya pulled you into a hug as you began sobbing into his chest, heart heavy with guilt at the sight of your father.

"Shh, its okay. This is not your fault. You didn't do this, Gojo did. Which is precisely why you must stay here, with me and with your father. Besides, you don't need to worry about Gojo. I'm not a weak sorcerer, yknow? And not alone either. Plus, I remember you neutralising Gojo's attack pretty easily as a child. I'm sure you're better at it now. Obviously, not better than your uncle, I mean who are we kidding? No ones better than me-"

Yeah, you're remembering Naoya alright now.

Meanwhile, Gojo is losing his mind and is on a murder spree through Japan to find you. He doesn't even know who fucking took you, and Naoya may not be as strong as Gojo, he is pretty good at hiding, like a rat.

Besides, Gojo isn't the only who's looking for you.

[aphroditeinthesea]

“ guilty as sin ”

jason grace x fem!reader ⚡️

if there’s no such as thing as bad thoughts, why is y/n feeling so guilty? | pt. 2

⚠️ cheating, swearing, breaking girl code, make out, sexual insinuation & while i was posting this there was random lightning and thunder so took that as a sign that this was pretty good

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The first thing Y/N noticed about Jason was his girlfriend. Okay, maybe that wasn't the first thing, but it was up there. Maybe the first thing she noticed was his hair, the way that sun shined around it, making his aura glow. Or maybe it was the way his eyes were so vibrant that she felt like she was drowning in the Blue Nile. Or, gods, his muscles. The way his shirt was barely able to conceal his abs. Then, his absolutely beautiful girlfriend, who surprise, surprise, was a daughter of Aphrodite.

Of course she knew she had to keep these feelings locked inside a vault. Especially at how she so easily befriended Piper, who if she knew about these feelings, would have Y/N’s head. But how was she supposed to? Whenever she saw him, basically doing nothing, her mind already had images of him flashing in her mind that she tried so desperately to flick away.

But once the feelings had gotten too intense, she had to tell someone. So she turned to the wisest person she knew, Annabeth Chase. She decided to walk to the Athena cabin after training. She found the blonde reading a book on her bed. She approached her, speaking up, “hey, can we talk?” she looked around, “privately?”

Annabeth nodded before leaving alongside Y/N. She led her to cabin 3, which was uninhabited since the disappearance of Percy.

“What’s wrong?” Annabeth began.

Y/N sighed before explaining the ordeal to the girl. Excluding certain fantasies about the boy that not even Zeus himself could get her to confess.

“As a girlfriend of a guy who everyone has a crush on,” she began, seeming annoyed at her own statement, “don't act on it.”

Y/N nodded, “yeah, I could never act on it, I mean, Piper’s my friend,” she paused and looked up at the daughter of Athena, “I’m not a bad person am I?”

“There’s no such thing as bad thoughts, only your actions talk.”

But after a few months. After they found out the memories were fake, that Jason was a Roman demigod, that there was no relationship to begin with, Y/N had the guilty hope that they would break up. But no. Instead they continued dating? She was furious, while also hating herself every second of every day. She had thought that maybe after all this time the feelings would go away. But they didn't! They wouldn't! They couldn't!

Every time she saw the two of them together, she wanted to vomit. Especially when they’d act all couple-like and kissing and hugging and standing within a ten foot radius.

One day at archery practice, she was about to shoot, when she saw the couple walking nearby. She immediately sunk into herself. She drew back her arrow, sulking, until she heard a loud, “ow, fuck!”

She looked up, realizing that she had accidentally shot the foot of the son of Apollo that had been helping her. She gasped, “oh my gods, I’m so sorry.”

He sat on the grass, holding onto his bleeding foot, “dont worry about it,” he hissed through the pain. A few other campers ran over to help him over to the infirmary.

She awkwardly looked around, unsure of what to do.

“What happened, Y/N?” The sound of Piper’s voice behind her caught her attention.

She paused, looking up at the blond boy before back to Piper, “I got distracted and, uhm, accidentally shot him.”

“Is he okay?” Jason questioned.

“I’m sure he’ll be fine,” she brushed off, “a little arrow in the foot never killed anyone.”

“Achilles would beg to differ,” he remarked with a smirk. Gods, that was going to be the death of her, The way his scar curved with his mouth. She liked to imagine he got the scar in a battle to the death against a Roman beast- or whatever, she didn't really understand what happened at that camp, other than the fact that they had really hot guys.

She must have been staring for too long as Piper looked back up at her boyfriend herself, raising an eyebrow.

Y/N panicked, “I should go see if he’s okay,” she ran off to the direction of the infirmary.

“You shot someone in the foot?!”

“Annabeth, I really don't feel like talking about this right now.”

“No, Y/N,” she stood in front of Y/N, “why?”

“Jason-”

Annabeth shook her head, “he has a girlfriend.”

“I know, that’s the problem-”

“She’s not the problem, Y/N,” the girl interrupted again, “you're being so immature, you have to get over this.”

Y/N turned around to see Piper and Jason laughing about something. She looked back at Annabeth, “I’ll try.”

That next week, she had gotten a date with a son of Hermes. It was a nice date, too. A picnic on the dock during the campfire.

“I was originally born in Minnesota, but then we moved to New Hampshire-” his voice was drowned out by her thoughts. She felt so… faithful to Jason. If it's make believe, why does it feel like a vow? She felt like he had written ‘mine’ on her upper thigh in her mind- “what about you?”

“Oh, I’ve never been to Michigan.”

He raised an eyebrow, “I asked if you liked strawberries?”

“Oh,” she looked at the strawberry she had accidentally crushed in her hand, “yeah.”

“You don't like me, do you?”

She shook her head, “no, nothing with you. You're great, this picnic is amazing, I’m just… I am so in love with one of my best friends’ boyfriend. I’m just trying to get over him.”

“Jason?”

She looked at him, her mouth agape, “how did you…?”

“A good guess.”

She hid her face in her hands, tears welling in her eyes, “am I allowed to cry?”

He pulled her into a hug, “go talk to him.”

New advice? She’ll take it!

She stood up, “I’m really sorry, I’ll make it up to you, promise!” she claimed before running off to the fire. Everyone was beginning to disperse, when the blond hair caught her eye. She rushed over to him, “I need to talk to you.”

He looked confused, but nodded, leading her into his cabin, “what’s up?”

“I have a huge fucking crush on you,” she blurted, “I know I shouldn’t, but I can’t help it. And I thought that if I told you, it would go away. I’m sorry.”

He stayed silent for a minute, thinking. He ran his fingers through his hair. Did everything about him have to be this fucking hot?

“I have a girlfriend.”

“I know.”

He shook his head, “no, I need to remind myself of that. Y/N,” he walked closer to her, taking her hands in his, “I really like you, Y/N.”

She let out a deep breath, “Jason, that doesn't help.”

“It doesn't help me either, that’s why I’ve been trying to ignore it, but,” his right hand let go of hers, finding its way to her lips, “look at you.” He slowly leaned down to kiss her. Once, twice, thrice, four- over and over again. She wasn't even sure when she was suddenly pinned to his bed as their kisses got messier. His fingers traced the skin under her shirt, sending shivers down her spine, gasping when he would zap her.

“Jase,” she breathed, “this is really bad.”

He bit her bottom lip, “I know, we shouldn't-”

She kissed him again, “no.”

He leaned back, “Y/N, we really can’t.”

“I know, I know,” she heavily breathed, “but what are you saying?”

He stood up, forcing his glasses back on, “I need to go talk to Piper,” he grabbed her hand, helping her up, “go back to your cabin, let’s just forget about this.”

“No.”

“Y/N, please, we can talk some other time, but please, just go for now.”

She nodded, tears in her eyes, “right, okay,” she followed behind as he walked to the door, opening it for her. She looked up at him, “goodnight, Jason.”

He gently touched her arm, “goodnight.”

She walked out feeling shame and guilt fill her body. She felt it in all her limbs, making it hard for her to walk, feeling pulled down by her emotions, she wondered, without ever touching his skin, how could I be guilty as sin?

[cairavende]

Worm Arc 8 thoughts:

. . . . .

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

WHAT THE FUCK! WHERE DO I EVEN START? WHAT DO I EVEN SAY?

I just. I . . . WHAT?!?

Ok I'm just diving in, it's probably gonna be chaotic (hey, just like the Endbringer fight!)

Someone needs to give Scion like, a beeper. Get a tinker on that to make it an extra good one. Maybe it should be in bracelet form so he can't lose it? Fuck it, just give him an ankle monitor as well so we know where he is at all times.

I adore the shit out of Dragon and really wish she didn't run a fucking prison so I could like her even more.

Legend is not great at the pre battle pep talk. He doesn't lie to them sure, but that sure doesn't seem to help moral at all. Sometimes you just gotta go "lets fucking do this!" and start punching gods ugly middle child.

Seriously, he just keeps bringing the mood down. They probably shouldn't have let him do this after his villain "not boyfriend" died fighting an Endbringer, it clearly tore this man apart. (No this is not canon as far as I know and I don't expect it to be. But I took this "I have seen too many good heroes,” he paused for a fraction of a second, “And villains, too, die because they let their guard down." and just fucking ran with it. He paused cause he was chocked up because his rival that had incredible sexual tension with him got killed fighting an Endbringer. It's canon for me.)

Sucks to be Newfoundland I guess. Or sucked. Cause it ain't there no more.

I wonder if we get full death numbers for all the Endbringer attacks ever. Or even just how many attacks there have been. Obviously Kyushu and Newfoundland were extreme causality events. But Kyushu was Leviathans 6th attack, so they had at least started to learn how things work. It seems like the first few Endbringer attacks would have been massive. I dunno, I like numbers and I'm curious.

The fight holy shit it just keeps going. Everyone is fucking dying and it just keeps going. Skitter is doing her best in all of it and I'm proud of her. Providing medical aid when she can't figure out what else to do. She's a good egg. Look for the helpers.

Tattletale just gets washed off a roof and I have to spend the rest of the fucking arc waiting to learn if she is ok! I was worried about my baby! Not Skitter, my other baby. No not Bitch, the third baby.

Early on I said "throw Clockblocker at him". And while that didn't exactly happen I am glad that I had the right idea. Too bad they didn't use the timestop grenade after that instead of before though, could have just stuck him in time for a few years. Kicked the can down the road as it were.

Look at Skitter being the one to get someone to save Clockblocker too. Everyone is there but she is the only one that noticed he was drowning. She is very good at seeing the details. Saving his life is a fair trade for the whole bug thing at the bank.

At least a lot of the Nazis croaked during the fight. That's a small bonus.

Of fucking course Magic Stick Batman tried to plan this all so he gets to have the big final fight and be the hero. Let a bunch of people die to do so. No surprise at all, this guy has been an asshole since day 1.

On the note of him though, more like "Armmaster" now! Eh? Ehhhhhhh? Cause, cause see, Leviathan ripped off his arm. So now he only has one arm. Instead of two. An 'arm' instead of 'arms'. See? You get it.

AND THEN WE GET SKITTER GOING BACK IN TO THE SHELTER TO FIGHT LEVIATHAN 1 ON 1 TO SAVE CIVILIANS. "Which left me only one thing to do.  I had to be better than Mr. Gladly." FUCKING LOOK AT HER! LOOK AT MY AMAZING DAUGHTER! SHE IS THE BEST OF US!

AND THEN SHE TORE LEVIATHAN A NEW ASSHOLE! LITERALLY!

And then he just fucking breaks her back and she starts to drown.

AND THEN! AND THEN AND THEN!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCKING BITCH! BITCH PULLS HER OUT OF THE WATER RIGHT BEFORE SHE DROWNS! JUST COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND SAVES HER GIRLFRIENDS LIFE!!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

And then all the dogs die. And I got very sad. And very mad.

Fucking Scion finally shows up, the last two dogs die after he gets here but he doesn't really try to move fast enough to save them. I spent like 10 minutes just swearing up a fucking storm at this guy for not coming sooner. I'm pretty sure the Endbringers are his fault anyway. Fuck this prick.

And after all this Skitter has to deal with being cuffed up in a hospital! WTF guys. Rude.

I really feel like they should just pass some laws to prevent capes from suing hospitals during events like this so the hospital staff can actually talk to people. Seems like it would make things a shit ton easier.

Panacea is in love with her fucking sister isn't she? God dammit girl. You are definitely going to end up as a villain and a really fucked up one too.

I fucking LOVE that Taylor escaped the handcuffs by using her bugs to get a key and everything! She is so fucking clever, I love the shit out of her.

Sophia is Shadow Stalker I FUCKING CALLED IT! FUCKING HA! (See Arc 6 thoughts). Also more proof that the heroes are shitheads.

I loved watching Tattletale absolutely god damn CLOWN on Armmisser. Uses his password to get priority access. Just completely reveals all the shit he pulled. Fucking Legend laser blasts him when he tries to attack her, amazing. I will never not love to see this man get clowned on.

BABIES BREAKING UP? EVEN IF JUST FOR A CHAPTER? NO!! BABIES BE FRIENDS FOREVER!

The dogs names carved into the monument. Just. Fuck. I cried. A lot. They were the bestest puppies. They were brave. They were strong. They were good. They mattered.

Interlude 1 thoughts - I loved getting some Lisa PoV. She is possibly my favorite and getting to see her power from her perspective was fun.

Interlude 2 thoughts - Coil is a horrible horrible human. I've established that. But oh my god I would read an entire book from the perspective of someone with his power. I love the shit out of powers and abilities like that I dunno. Just my absolute favorite.

[iu-xo]

"Like we've always hated each other"

Tantrum.

intro part 1 part 2 part 3

It took much less time than expected! I hope it's enjoyable to read, god this is so slowburn, so they still hate each other! But... do they really?

The sun... the sun that comes through the window... the fucking sun.

The most recent being to move into the hotel after its restoration, he was fighting a battle to the death with nothing more and nothing less than the sheets of his bed, nothing new for the king to say the least, In his mind it was the eighth time he told himself he would get up, And this was the real thing, he thought for the eighth time...

When he heard a door suddenly open, and even though he loved his daughter with all his heart, he couldn't wish for anything other than that she would leave him for another hour to rot for a little longer in his nest of depression and procrastination, Which didn't happen that way.

-DAD! I'm sorry to bother you... I know you were still sleeping and stuff! despite being past noon.. But your help would reeeeaaaally help me a lot rigth now!

Even though his body betrayed him and made him want to sink and become one with the mattress, knowing that his daughter needed something from him gave him enough motivation to sit up in bed.

-Whatever you need honey..

His voice was still hoarse and sleepy, revealing his little to none desire to exist at that moment, but surely when he did something he would feel better... he hoped.

The princess gave a happy squeal to take out some notebook pages with lists and colorful crayon drawings, and grabbed one in particular which she put on her father's nightstand while she put the rest away with some clumsiness.

-Today I have an activity planned but I mixed up my schedules with next week's, so I have nothing to start with!

The blonde looked very worried about this problem she had, and Lucifer thought that maybe she would ask him for things to buy and he could just magically appear them, piece of cake.

-So while I fix this I wanted you to put these flyers in the businesses that already gave me permission!

Wait. What?

the angel really thought He could get away with doing this quickly with a little magic trick, but he really had no way of appearing flyers in specific places which he had no idea where they were..

-erm.. Dear.. Can't we just put them in... I don't know... everywhere?

-Nop! Because today's topic is... consent!

She said while making a rainbow in the air with her hands , Therefore, the little angel had no choice but to personally walk through the disgusting streets of the pride ring... his ring. While he was hanging little pieces of paper on the windows of the shops of the ungrateful sinners that owned them. But... it was for Charlie... so how bad could it be, He stopped thinking about how bad it would be and instead saw Charlie's smile explaining how she wanted to deal with today's topic, he saw her eyes full of sparkle and got out of bed.

-Count on me char-char, I'll take care of it!

Charlie smiled from ear to ear and hugged him, leaning down, he had taken Lucifer a little by surprise but he gladly reciprocated

-Thank you.. means a lot.

They both felt a silence after that, it wasn't awkward, it was like they were telling each other without words that they were trying to heal something, And even if it couldn't happen overnight, they were trying, Charlie knew they would make it, Lucifer... he could only hope so.

But after that charlie decided to left the room to let her father get ready, she also had too many things to do, time was against her and she wasn't going to waste it.

-Well.. see ya!

She said goodbye with her hand, while her father did it in the same way, Once she was outside, the angel walked slowly to his closet, looking for something more casual, but ended up wearing his usual outfit but without his white jacket, he rolled up his sleeves and headed to the bathroom to fix his hair, he saw himself in the mirror for a moment, a wave of melancholy drowning him for a few moments, He saw himself worn out, tired.

He washed his face with cold water as an attempt to wash away the draining thoughts, it just... everything used to be so simple for him, at least sometimes... He left the bathroom and opened a window in his room, looking to breathe something other than his own self-loathing, A burst of sulfur aroma was what he found, he sighed, At this moment he missed the aroma of fruit and freshly wet grass... he may not be missing the regime of heaven but... that garden and it's smells sure were something else

He realized that he had gotten quite lost in thought, so he washed his face one last time Seeking to return to reality, and avoiding the hassle of seeing so many faces at the reception... he opened a golden portal under his feet that left him at the exit of the hotel, now he only had to...

walk.

Lovely.

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-WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT.

A demon twice his size was shouting at him in the middle of the street, the lamb-like demon had bruises he was bleeding and holding the demon's hand that grabbed him by the neck while lifting him off the floor, he didn't seem scared, in fact he didn't feel the slightest bit of fear despite the dangerous situation he found himself in, as if he believed that at any moment one of his exterminators would arrive and take him out of there, or simply as if it didn't enter his head that he wasn't untouchable.

-F-FUCK YOU.. YOU.. FUCKING PUSSY!

He tried to get free even with less oxygen than required, he increasingly gained strength to kick his attacker into the pit of his stomach, leaving him breathless momentarily and falling to the ground, he took a deep breath and before the opponent could notice Adam was half a block away, he may have been out of shape, but he managed to ran into an alley and lean against the wall, while he saw the idiot run past him.

-SHIT- FUCKING- DAMN IT!

He dropped to the floor sliding down the wall, wiped the blood from his nose, then saw the blood on his hand..

Red.

His blood was... Red. Did he feel.. anger? No.. sadness? Of course not.. he was not a pussy.. He felt... To hell with what he felt all this was bullshit and he shouldn't be going through this! He shouldn't be here! He Should not.. he shouldn't be here...he was the first man...God's most beautiful creation! Fuck..he couldn't be rotting in this shit hole together with all these pieces of shit! They all came from him. where is his respect..

Interrupting his internal monologue bar existential crisis, he heard footsteps and unconsciously clung to the wall with his new claws, since he had arrived he had already escaped from five guys who were looking to kick his ass, perhaps a sixth could be avoided.

Humming a catchy melody, a familiar face passed by looking for something, looked at a sheet of paper, then at the shops, Then he approached the window of the establishment and stuck a flyer on it, without realizing the stare he had on him, Although of course, many people had looked at him since he left the hotel, he had had to send a couple flying, so it wasn't something especially peculiar

•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•

of all the habitants of hell... IT SHOULD BE FUCKING LUCIFER THE FIRST FAMILIAR FACE HE SEES?! This day, this place and all of this it's nothing but a stupid damn joke!

What the fuck is he doing? Hanging ruffles? Last time he tried to sell him that he was such a big deal, what was he doing hanging fucking pamphlets in the disgusting streets full of shit?

The gaze that Lucifer felt on his shoulder felt heavier and heavier, when he looked out of the corner of his eye he noticed a sinner looking towards the flyer he puted on the glass, and an idea crossed his mind, what would be better than advertising the hotel? Well, make it work of course! He could do this, it was just... talking to a stranger! Perfect, and the bad thing was that... he had to talk to a stranger. come on morningstar! For your daughter's approval!

-Heey you.

They both remained in total silence, panic could be seen on Adam's face, had he recognized him? It seemed like no... everything pointed to no, but that didn't stop his brain from wanting to run away and leave him alone in that moment, Lucifer had an ackward face and it shows in the way his eye twitched that he regretted his decision ever since the words left his mouth, but there was no way to take it back now, meanwhile Adam considered the possibility of just running away.

-I see you... watching from there! You can... read it. You know.. it's a pamphlet. They are for... reading-

He could easily smash his hand against his face in an exaggerated way, but this wasn't the time for that, if he brought a guest to the hotel today Charlie would be so happy! he can do it, it was like selling, It's not that he knew how to sell things... but how hard could it be

Meanwhile Adam looked at him with a disappointed face, his communication skills were as deplorable as they had always been, but he glanced at the pamphlet, of course, their fifth class hotel.

-It has everything! You should tell every person you see in hell about it.

Adam's disgusted face spoke for him, while Lucifer sighed, obviously it wouldn't be that easy to bring someone to the hotel in one day, but for Adam everything was going wonderfully since at least he didn't know it was him.

The feeling did not last too long, as he felt a figure forming behind him, heat emanating from near his back, the lamb-like demon feared the worst, and unfortunately he was right.

-To claim to be the first dick you are quite the pussy.

Said a demon behind him, twice his size, Shark-like, It was the guy from before for sure, shit-

-wait. what was that first thing you said?

before the words had a chance to come out of the angel's mouth in their entirety, He felt a gust of wind pass by him but as far as he was concerned, the wind doesn't scream.

As he turned around at the speed of the wind itself, he could briefly see his future guest crashing into the brick wall at the hands of the stupid demon who had interrupted his negotiation attempt, in a moment six wings came out angelically from the sovereign's back to place himself just in time between the two demons with a flutter of his wings, whit one hand he stoped the inevitable punch destined to hit Adam's face.

-Nobody taught you not get into the grown up's conversations... right?

He said this while a grin formed in his face, showing sharp teeth which this guy would remember all his life, Lucifer released the guy's fist to hold his wrist and with a twist of his hip he easily sent him to the other side of the pentagram.

-now. where did you get that phrase from?

When the angel looked behind him he could see nothing more and nothing less than two hooves walking away two meters away

-Shit shit shit shit shit SHIT!

Although Adam's intention was to lose sight of the small man following him, when he looked back all he could see was his imminent arrival to the ground, receiving a tackle from Lucifer, they both fell rolling around as if they were two little children fighting in the school garden

-SPEAK FILTHY CREATURE

He demanded, standing on top of the lamb, despite it being half his size and looking humorous, the truth is that Adam couldn't get out of his grip no matter how hard he tried.

-STOP BEING SO DAMN DENSE BITCH!

Oh God. He recognized that voice, he recognized that stupid self-nickname, and worst of all, he recognized that stupid tantrum.

-how the hell. are you here rigth now.

-Why should I say that to you, huh?!

-maybe because YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER OPTION?! MAYBE??

Both continued to struggle with each other, one to escape and one to have answers. Lucifer was afraid of letting him escape and that he could cause some trouble, although thinking about it carefully... he looked at his lamb's ears, his hooves, his eyes and his teeth... now he was a simple sinner, There wasn't much he could accomplish even if he tried, he'd probably be screwed, he may already had taked a few beatings even.

-Well, I have no idea! I hope that helps sucker!

He said and spit in his face, something he didn't thought about properly, or didn't thought about at all, The ruler's face was irritated, as if he were putting up with a spoiled child, well... that's practically what he's doing.

-That's all, Let's go.

He cleaned his face whit his sleve and grabbed him by the collar of his clothes and began to drag him along the sidewalk, he had an exhausted expression as if he didn't have what it took to face this situation today, although he probably wouldn't any day.

-the FUCK. ARE YOU DOING?!

He said, fluttering his black wings everywhere, managing to irritate Lucifer by obstructing his vision, forcing him to stop, to which he grunted in annoyance.

-Well. taking care of you! What else am I supposed to do! It's what I should always do! because it seems like your entire existence is made to cause me problems!

Adam's gaze could be nothing but anger, he struggled away from Lucifer's grasp, which was curious to see due to the difference in sizes, once free he turned around to look at him from the front

- YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, I WAS MADE TO BE FUCKING PERFECT! YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT.

-If you were as perfect as you say, how do you explain this eh! How do you think this happened?! You are not in this putrid pit for being the dick of the dicks PAL!

The lamb growled in exasperation as he stamped on the ground with his right hoof, after pulling his hair looking to escape from his angryness he lookef at the little one in the eye.

- IF I DON'T CARE, WHY THE FUCK SHOULD YOU CARE, YOU PIECE OF CRAP!

He felt a lump in his throat, but not as painful as the lump in the throat of the king of hell himself, Why should he care? Why the fuck should he care??

-Oh then i saw You die a fucking WEEK AGO. and You expect me to see that You are alive and let you wander through hell knowing that any demon is out there KICKING YOUR FUCKING ASS?! A THANK YOU WAS ENOUGH!

Lucifer screamed as his eyes turned from yellow to red from how infuriating he found having to argue with this idiot, he was never particularly reasonable but right now he was more irritable than normal and had no idea why

- THANK YOU?! OH SURE THEN YOU THINK YOU CAN TREAT ME LIKE A CHARITY CASE FOR YOUR BRAT'S SHITTY HOTEL HUH!? Well I have news for you DUDE!

Adam He kicked dirt from the street, dirtying Lucifer's clothes, who coughed in response to the cloud of dust

-im not your fucking guinea pig.

He narrowed his gaze in disgust, looking down literally and metaphorically at his contrary.

-Are you allergic to kindness? or why is it that you can't accept a fucking favor!?

Adam's Contemptuous face became one of intense anger and he took a step forward and brought his face closer to the angel's.

-from YOU? Of course. Good joke.

Lucifer had enough, he wouldn't wait to know where this reunion could go, It's not even worth wasting his breath on... Adam. Or at least that's what he thought.

-you know what? It's fine with me. It's not like you're not used to everyone leaving you, stay like that, as always, stay alone.

The king shook his clothes to remove the dirt, with one hand he snapped his fingers and as he arrived he left, Adam was left with an unreadable expression, he didn't move from there, he just stood there.

still and quiet.

•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•

The golden portal opened above the hotel's front door, since he had avoided greeting people in the morning he assumed he could say hello in the aftern.. nigth, it was nigth.

Well, anyways, he would greet them at night then.

Opening the door abruptly without worrying about whether it was timely or not, he stepped into the hall.

-HEELLOOO everyone! How does the night treat you all?

From there you could easily see the bartender behind the bar along with the little maid sitting at the bar playing with some dead bug, on the sofa lay their most exotic guest and a certain deer showed no signs of being close, much to the king's liking.

-we have been better short king, But nothing that a drink can't fix, rigth wiskers?

The feline rolled his eyes but smiled at the end, and began to mix different liquids, When he looked in the direction the king was his eyes widened in surprise

- wow. It looks like you were hited by a truck.

Angel Dust looked in the same direction realizing what the bartender was referring to, It really looked like they had made him crawl on the floor, well, in fact something like that happened-

- someone played too rough whit ya~?

Husk put his palm to his face as Nifty leaned over the bar counter

- I like rough.

She said, sketching a sinister smile, to which Lucifer reacted with a certain degree of displeasure, and Husk put a donut from the bar counter in her mouth to make her shut up for a little bit

- umh.. rigth. Well no, I wasn't hit by a truck, and no! Neither, the other thing. I just ran into a few issues. Nothing to worry about.

While this small exchange of words was going on, footsteps could be heard in the distance approaching faster and faster, ending with a hug from behind to Lucifer's surprise.

-DAD! What happened? It took you hours to come back!

-Oh come on, come on... it's nothing at all! A few small issues, a few hours! But everything is fine now.

While the angel convinced Charlie that it was nothing, sounds of static reached everyone's ears, covering them in the act, everyone anticipated the arrival of you-know-who, it was nothing new for him to arrive in such a dramatic way, especially if the king was there prior to his arrival

-How interesting... I would swear it would take more than a few small matters to delay the big boss.. a couple hours.

The one who had just arrived in the room exclaimed very arrogantly, with a smile from ear to ear per usual , Charlie watched him appear on the spot and waved happily, only to receive a greeting from the deer-like demon in return.

-oh oh oh If you only knew You little shit.

Lucifer smiled evilly knowing that if Alastor ran into Adam again the last thing he would do would be act with that arrogance so characteristic of his

-Honey there is someone at the door.

Vaggie entered the room and to the conversation to warn her girlfriend about the presence of someone outside, so charlie left the two old men arguing to answer the door

-Oh but tell us your highness, what were these "issues" then.

-Nothing that your walnut-sized brain can understand piece of-

Two brown hooves entered, stepping on the red carpet that covered the hotel's entrance hall, to which Charlie said very excitedly and taking small jumps until they reached the area where everyone was, her girl on one side of the stranger and her on the remaining side.

Lucifer's sight changed from being fixed on Alastor to seeing the newcomer and although the king was already prepared to smile at the person to receive them, when he looked at him carefully, the only thing that came out of his mouth was..

-FU- ADAM?! THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE.

When everyone heard who he was talking about, they stayed cold and glued to the floor. With his new demonic form, no one would have guessed that it was the leader of the exorcists in person, or rather... in demon.

-ADAM?!

-adam??

-THAT ADAM?!

-OH OH estás muerto CABRON!

-Mhhh..

After the domino reaction Adam with lowered ears tried to talk keeping his dignity and pride, not very successfully, with a stupid smile on his face he speak

-heey bitchees.. so.. what's for dinner?

You could swear there was the sound of a cane breaking in the background followed by a static sound.

[atlasscrumpit]

Miguel x Reader (platonic) 🟡

Unfair

Miguel was going on a walk through the streets of the city at 3am in the morning, he didn't have to worry about criminals, he could squash them like bugs after all.

He passed an alleyway and heard someone mumbling and giggling to themselves.

He went further in and noticed they were standing over a body, he gasped, catching the attention of the stranger.

"I did good... I did good, I did good. Look!" You said excitedly as you pointed at the dead body.

Miguel's eyes widened as he stared at you.

He knew the best thing was to try and defuse the situation for the time being.

"Hey, it's okay. Can you tell me your name?" He asked as your shook your head.

"No, my daddy told me that I shouldn't tell people my name." You said as he nodded.

"Okay, that's okay. Well, my name is Miguel. Did you hurt this man?" He asked, glancing at the body.

"Yes! Yes, I did, I did! Look, I did good!" You said rushing towards him making him step back a little.

"Did someone tell you to hurt him?" He asked as you giggled and clapped your hands like a child.

"Yes! Daddy told me! Daddy said he would love me!" You said happily before you heard a noise.

Miguel looked behind to see a large man coming forward.

"Has my little girl made a friend? You know you're not allowed friends, sweetheart." The man said as you squealed and ran forward to hug the intimidating man.

"I did it, daddy! I hurt the bad man!" You said as the man chuckled and hugged you back.

"That's my good girl. Now, turn away darling I need to deal with your new friend." The man said as you nodded and went to the entry of the alleyway and blocked your ears.

Before the man could shoot you Miguel shot his webs at the gun and grabbed them before they were locked into a battle.

You turned around and saw Miguel about to kill your father.

You ran to him and hit him but it did nothing.

"No! Let him go!" You screamed before Miguel pushed you away and threw your father against a wall, knocking him unconscious.

Miguel went up to you and wrapped you up in webs, to stop you from leaving.

"Now, here's what's going to happen. I'm going to get the authorities take your father away and hopefully get you some fucking therapy and foster care." He said as you began to cry.

"No... No please, please, I don't want to! I didn't mean to get caught, I was bad, I was bad he's going to hate me." You sobbed out as you rocked back and forth.

Miguel looked at you and his tough exterior began to chip away.

"Don't let them take me, don't let them take me, please." You cried out as Miguel thought for a while.

"Dammit." He growled before he helped you untangle from the webs and picked you up.

"I can't let your father be free, I'll make sure he's taken away for good, but I won't let them take you, okay?" He asked as you hiccuped and nodded, cuddling into him.

"My daddy will be so angry with me..." You muttered as Miguel cradled you in his arms.

He had failed his own daughter and now he had a chance to redeem himself, he wasn't going to let you go.

"He won't hurt you, don't worry. You're going to be safe with me." He said as he began to walk away from the scene of the crime and back to his apartment.

Once he got to his door he noticed you were asleep in his arms.

He got you into the apartment and laid you on the couch before he grabbed a damp cloth and began wiping away the blood from your face and hands.

He couldn't believe a father could do this to their child, you were only about sixteen and your father had made you into a killer.

It didn't seem fair, Miguel had fought for his daughter and lost everything for it. Yet this man could have a daughter and treat her like this.

He sighed and ran his finger down the side of your face.

"You'll be safe here."

--

Miguel had gotten you cleaned up and let you sleep on the couch for a bit.

When you woke up he had some dinner ready and looked to see you hugging your knees to your chest and just staring at the wall.

"Do you think you could tell me your name now?" He asked as he placed a plate in front of you.

"Y/N." You whispered making him smile softly.

"It's nice to officially meet you, I'm Miguel." He replied seeing a small smile on your face.

"I'm not ever going to see my father again, am I?" You whispered as he looked at you sadly.

"I'm afraid not, but do you really want to?" He asked as your smile faded.

"He was all I knew... But, he used to hurt me so much. He got so angry at me and would hit me." You whispered as Miguel looked at you with sadness in his eyes.

He noticed that even though you were sixteen you seemed almost like a seven year old, but it was surprising considering the trauma you'd been through.

"Your father shouldn't have hurt you, no matter what you did, okay? People that love you won't hurt you." He said as you nodded a little.

"Are you going to be my new dad?" You asked making him smile a little.

"I don't know, little one. Maybe, we'll have to see what the future holds. But, know that I'll protect you and keep you safe and comfortable no matter what, okay?" He replied as you smiled an dleany forward to hug him.

He hugged you back tightly.

"Okay, Miguel."

[noideawhatshappenin]

I need to rant about a few things from Bad Batch so

SPOILERS AHEAD

I'm writing this based on memories right after my first watch because my emotions are overwhelming me and I need to rant about them to strangers on the Internet. They're also not in any chronological or logical order.

First off, Echo telling Emerie that he knew the Zillo was Omegas doing? Because he would have done the same?

Immaculate. Fives would be proud to see his brother still being up to dangerous shit. And even passing it along to his little sister/daughter.

On the same note, the Zillo breaks out and the boys outside immediately know it's not coincidence because of course it would be one of their genius madlads.

Crosshair: Was that Echo or Omega.

Wrecker and Hunter without missing a beat: Omega

Because of course it was her.

Then Crosshair saying Clone Force 99 died with Tech had me crying buckets. Baby really has lost all feeling of self worth and needs time to heal on Pabu. Poor boy. Probably feels hella responsible for his death, too, because he wasn't there to help them.

Next up, Hemlock's operatives? You cannot tell me that they're not reminiscent of the Clone Force 99 we saw in Clone Wars. Using debris as a shield, like the first plan we see them do? One fighting with knives, like Hunter? One having a rifle, like Crosshair? Hemlock saw the boys and said: damn I want that as well.

It also explains why many people (me included) hoped for the reveal of Tech being CX-2. They're meant to seem like the Batch.

Also I really hoped Scorch would somehow survive this, just because I'm currently replaying Commando and feel for my poor boy.

Then I think a lot of us remember the meme with the explosion? Absolutely adore, that it was Nala Se blowing the research and Rampart to pieces.

Don't get me wrong, Rampart was a great addition to the recent episodes and his screams had me dying with laughter, but he was an evil piece of shit till the end. He died as a selfish evil Empire guy instead of dying for redemption (like there is a tendency in Star Wars) or getting to live on without any change. He stayed an asshole, even if he was kinda funny in the end.

Now to get into some specifics about the ending and the fate for the boys.

The cut to black when one of the operatives threatened Crosshairs hand? I nearly shat myself, holy hell. What the actual fuck.

The constant pan to Wrecker being injured? I was fully expecting him to sacrifice himself in the end, very glad he didn't.

The scene in the rain on the bridge? Immaculate. The perfect climax to the show. Perfection.

Hemlock's threat being empty, because he needs Omega.

Crosshair still worried because, even if Hemlock won't shoot Omega, his trauma won't just go away and he cannot risk Omega getting hurt.

Omega realising Crosshairs struggle and helping out.

Hunter realising that Omega realised.

Crosshair getting the first hug.

And then we see them leave. Safely. Because it's over. Their fight is over. Bad Batch is over.

Seeing all the clones and children happy on Pabu was the kind of ending the show deserved.

I'd go so far as to call it the ending the show needed. Because the Bad Batch would never have stopped fighting, if there was still danger threatening one of their members. Omega wouldn't have stopped fighting if she had lost another one of her brothers or hadn't been able to free the other clones.

The only way for them to find peace in that world, was a happy end. And I think that's beautiful.

In fact, this leads right into my final thoughts on this. Omega leaving to fight for the rebellion is very on brand for her selfless nature. It's also why this has to happen in the future. The Bad Batch had done their duty. They had fought enough battles for their lifetime, which is why we don't see them joining the rebellion with her. Why it has to happen, when Omega is ready to leave on her own.

Then of course, I cried buckets for Tech's glasses on the dashboard. Because her following in his footsteps and becoming a pilot makes this story come full circle.

Sidenote, I'm pretty sure her hairstyle is, at the very least, inspired by Phee. And her flying is probably closer to Phee than Tech as well, because she is still a chaos child.

Perhaps we'll see more shows from this time. We're certainly still lacking important info.

How does Wolffe join his brothers?

Why are Gregor, Wolffe and Rex "retired" in Rebels?

What happens to Echo?

I imagine, Filoni will give us a Clone Rebellion show (possibly with a sadder ending than Bad Batch) to answer these questions.

Do I have a closing thought? Yes.

As nice as the final scene was, we were absolutely robbed of older Crosshair and Wrecker. ROBBED I SAY.

[keithisbae1]

Akatsuki SasuSaku AU 2/2

"Now don't be shy dear, come on out. I thought you wanted to fight not to play cat and mouse." She heard her chuckle darkly. Sakura instantly tried to flatten herself against the wall. It would be harder to take her down given that they would either have the same strength or as much as she hated to admit it, she be slightly stronger. "Why are you doing this? Surely you have friends and a family to go home to?" Sakura's voice echoed in the caves, but she kept moving so that her other self couldn't find her. 

"Friends? You mean the ones that are all dead now?" What? "What are you-" Dead? Of course, she should have expected that they have their own reasons for being this way. They lived in different worlds, who knew how much more corrupted theirs were. 

"I don't expect you to understand, you have a daughter, right? A girl called Sarada, I know that much from your husband. We don't even have a Naruto in our own world or Kakashi or-" She stopped mid-sentence, there was no use in counting everyone that's dead. 

"It doesn't matter, the point is the villagers fucked up and were keen to get rid of everyone who went against them. Imagine thinking killing Naruto is, okay?" "I... I'm sorry." Sakura really didn't know what else to say. 

"Tch, pathetic. I don't want your pity. I want you to come out and fight." She went around the corner punching the wall only for it to be empty. Damn, she was sure she heard her voice there. Until feeling someone behind her choking her by the neck. "If you resist I won't-" 

But then Sakura felt herself being lifted and slammed to the ground, fuck so this was it was like going against her strength. "You're going to have to do a lot better than that sweetheart." She got up from the now destroyed ground, chances were even the other Sasukes' felt that. 

Damn. This would be a long battle.

~~~

It was a stalemate. Sasuke did say it wasn’t his Sakura they needed to worry about, maybe they underestimated their other selves. “Release my husband, now!” She held a kunai to her neck, with her other hand gripping her hair tightly. 

Both of them were battered with bruises and cuts. “Don’t, she doesn’t have the guts to do anything.” “You may be right about that… but that doesn’t mean I can’t make you suffer in other ways.” And by proving it dragged her by the hair so that her face was against the wall. 

"I won't go soft even on you for messing with my family." The kunai was now against the skin, even if she couldn't kill, she could still torture them. “Wait!” The other Sasuke spoke. “I’ll let him go.” “What are you… don’t even think about it!” 

“You don’t get to decide anything in the state that you’re in.” He then turned to the original Sakura. “Your Sasuke for my Sakura, deal?” She nodded. “Yes.” And with that, untied the Uchiha, he watched him carefully making sure there was no funny business but upon feeling his arm free groaned. It was so painful being kept in the same position for a long period of time. Sakura slowly released her other self-attending to her husband. Her hand glowing numbing the pain. "Are you alright?" “You idiot! Why did you-" Her villain self was about to snap but collapsed into the villain Sasuke's arms. "What... what happened?" “I’ve attacked your pressure points during our battle, you were too much in a rage to notice. It’ll be a while before your in any state to fight.” Sakura stated calmly. 

"I told you about the state your in." He picked her up bridal style heading out, completely ignoring the other two. "Where are you going?" Sasuke asked glaring at them. "That's none of your business. We'll be seeing each other again. Well, I hope so." The Uchiha grinned and disappeared in a flash. Ah yeah, he was fast. "We should follow them," Sasuke looked at Sakura who was still in the process of healing him. "We should," she agreed but neither one made an attempt to stand up to look for them. 

"You weren't really going to torture her were you?" It just wasn't in Sakura's blood to treat people in such a way, even the enemy. If they can call them that. "Obviously, but I had to do something. They wouldn't know." Or maybe they did, she wasn't sure. 

"I don't think the other you would have risked it." "Hmm?" "She said... a lot of things during our battle. It seems we're the only two left so..." "They're all that they have." "Exactly, they can play tough all they want but when it comes down to it they won't risk getting the other hurt." She smiled. "I just wish there was an easy way to help them." "We'll figure a way." He poked her forehead lightly.

"You should get some rest, you did have a tough battle." "She wasn't that tough," Sasuke smirked. 

~With the other Sasuke & Sakura~ "You shouldn't have let them go. I would have been fine." "I couldn't risk it." "Why not?" "Because I can't lose you, idiot!" He yelled glaring at her. Did she seriously expect him to watch her get tortured or taken whilst he made his escape with his other self? Sakura blushed at the heated gaze looking away. "She... she wouldn't have done anything. You know that right?" "I'd rather not take the chance," he cupped her jaw pulling her into a deep kiss.

[thewillofdeez]

Worth the Risk: A Smoker/OC Romance - Epilogue

Summary: Kuzan forces Smoker into a much-needed, but not wanted, vacation. While there, Smoker runs into a pirate who's been eluding his capture for years. They decide to put their differences aside, just for a little, and as it turns out, two people don't have to be enemies just because they're a pirate and a Marine. They might even fall in love.

Epilogue word count: 2088

My first completed chapter fic!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has read, commented, or liked. I cannot tell you how encouraging your support has been, and I truly hope you have enjoyed this little Smoker love story.

Again, if you want Smoker and Ruby to have a happy ending....don't read this.

Ruby sat in a small cabin on the Moby Dick, watching the moon shine over the water through the porthole. The ship was stationed off the coast of Sabaody, and was already partially coated in bubbles in preparation for the underwater assault. She had arrived on board about a week ago to help coordinate the attack on Marineford. While not a member of the crew, she was close with Whitebeard and his men, and they had asked her to sail with them on the flagship when they went to war. Ace was a good friend, and Whitebeard considered her an unofficial daughter. She was happy to go to bat for them – it was just part of what she did.

But there was, of course, a problem. Smoker had messaged her on the lamp a few days before, when Ace’s execution had been announced, which was now only two days away.

.-- .- .-. .----. ... / -.-. --- -- .. -. --. “War’s coming,” he’d said.

.. - / .. ... .-.-.- “It is,” she’d replied.

.-- .. .-.. .-.. / -.-- --- ..- / ..-. .. --. .... - / ..-. --- .-. / - .... . -- ..--.. “Will you fight for them?”

.. / .-- .. .-.. .-.. “I will.”

They’d said nothing more. There was no need to. Ruby knew he’d be there, on the side of the Navy, fighting alongside the other Marines. She knew they may very well have to face each other in battle. As Kuzan had advised at the start of their relationship, they’d come up with a plan in case they’d ever cross paths unscheduled. They had a script, they had choreographed battles, and they were lucky that they’d never had to use them before.

But this was a very different situation. This wasn’t going to be just Smoker and his crew. This was almost the entire Navy against the crew of the world’s strongest pirate and forty three additional ships worth of allies. By Ruby’s estimate, they would be over ten thousand strong. It was going to be a bloodbath. And with so many eyes around, and the stakes of the battle itself, there was no guarantee that Ruby and Smoker would be able to avoid each other.

Ruby hadn’t heard from Smoker since she confirmed her intent to fight for Whitebeard’s side. Her three second taps had gone unanswered. She wished desperately that she knew what he was thinking.

But he couldn’t hold her intent to fight for them against her, right? He must have known, he knew Whitebeard was an ally of hers. She was so deeply worried that this might be their end. She could practically feel it coming.

Deciding she couldn’t let herself dwell on it for much longer, Ruby settled down in the cot they’d provided for her and tried to go to sleep. Just as she was drifting off, she heard a knock. Ruby got out of bed and opened the door, but there was no one there. She was starting to wonder if she was hearing things, when she heard it again. It wasn’t coming from the door – looking to the window, she saw the view obscured with smoke. It was him.

Ruby opened the porthole and the smoke entered the room, re-forming into a man - her boyfriend of three years, Smoker.

“Are you insane?!” she whispered angrily when he’d fully solidified. “What the hell are you doing here? I haven’t heard from you in days and you show up on the fucking Moby Dick and –”

“Ruby,” he cut her off, “We need to talk.” Smokers expression was serious, and something else she was dreading seeing from him – sadness.

Ruby nodded and sat down on the cot, and Smoker joined her. They sat in silence for a few moments, both knowing what was coming.

“Ruby, I’m not gonna insult you by asking you not to fight. I know you wouldn’t ask the same of me either. But…I can’t face you on that battlefield. I just can’t. Not like this, not loving you as much as I do.”

“I know,” Ruby replied. “I’ve been thinking about it too. But there’s every chance we won’t have to face each other. There will be tens of thousands of people there, the odds that we’ll even cross paths are slim.”

“But if we do? If I’m ordered to take you on? Akainu’s been giving me shit about letting you get away for years, I know the guy, and if he gives me an order I won’t be able to refuse.”

“It’s not like we haven’t prepared for this. Not on this scale, no, but…we can try.”

“There’s no trying in this battle, Ruby. It’s kill or be killed, and you know it. The stakes are too high for both sides. A lot of people are going to die. If you’re still mine, I’ll throw away everything to protect you. I’ll do everything in my power if I can’t block you out of my heart. Which is why this needs to end now.”

Ruby felt tears beginning to fall down her face. She nodded. “I know. I knew this would happen from the minute the execution was announced,” she said, wiping at her face. “We were doing really well too. That’s what sucks the most. We were doing so well together. Three years.”

Smoker moved closer and pulled her into him, allowing her to cry, and fighting back tears himself. “We were. But we’ve always known it would probably end this way.” Smoker lifted her chin to look into her eyes. “I don’t regret a minute of these three years I’ve spent with you, Ruby. It’s been the best time of my life. I love you.”

Ruby let out a sob. “I love you too, Smoker. I love you so much.”

Smoker held her close as she cried. When she removed herself from his grip she rose, and he did as well. It was time to say goodbye.

“Please be safe out there,” she said. “And if we end up in battle together…”

“We’ll do what we have to,” Smoker said. “For your side, and for mine.”

Ruby nodded, and Smoker brought her body to his for one final, painful kiss. Then, without another word, his body formed into smoke and he left the room, back through the porthole.

The battle raged around Ruby. She’d been in countless fights but none like this. Bodies littered the ground around her, smoke filled the air, and the sounds of guns, cannons, and clashing steel were deafening. The Whitebeard Pirates had already suffered several major casualties, and Ace was still perched on that execution platform, his grandfather sitting cross-legged next to him, his head down. She couldn’t imagine what the man must be feeling.

After disembarking from the Moby Dick, she’d begun engaging Marine after Marine in battle, making a dent in their numbers one by one with her sword. There was no order to her actions, no plan at this point, until she was told otherwise. All it was, was get past the Marines, get to Ace, get him to safety - however she needed to do it, however she could help.

Ruby had seen Smoker briefly, standing with the other higher ups after the Moby Dick had burst through the water. Their eyes met across the battlefield before she’d had to spring into action and force her former lover from her mind. At this point, she didn’t know where he was, and she didn’t really have time to think about it given that she now found herself engaged in battle with Dracule Mihawk, the World’s Greatest Swordsman.

“I hope you won’t take this personally, Ruby,” Mihawk said, the intimidating Yoru clashing against her katana. “I do not wish to kill you. But I also have a job to do.” Another slash of his sword, just barely blocked by Ruby’s. She was a very skilled swordsman, but she wasn’t on his level. This had the potential to be very, very bad.

“I know, Mihawk,” she said, striking back. “You have your role and I have mine. I won’t hold it against you.” The two continued to fight, unaware that they were being watched.

Smoker could see them clearly from where he stood with Tashigi. The officers had scattered to take on their own share of pirates, while the Admirals and Sengoku remained in their places, watching over the battle until they were needed. Smoker fought alongside Tashigi, trying to clear the ever-incoming waves of pirates, but always keeping an eye on Ruby. He’d watched her knock out Marine after Marine with relative ease – it reminded him of their battles long ago – but now that she was fighting Mihawk, he was beginning to worry.

And it pissed him off. The whole point of breaking up was so he could be in this fight without constantly worrying about her, so that he could harden his heart against her and place her back in the mental box with all the other pirates. It was proving to be much, much harder than he had ever anticipated, and he was kicking himself for thinking it would be that easy. His heart screamed at him to intercede and protect her. His brain told his heart to shut the hell up and fight.

Smoker watched as Mihawk’s sword pierced Ruby’s flesh, its long blade entering her and protruding from her back, before he pulled it out. Ruby screamed and fell to the ground as blood began to flow from the wound.

Tashigi must have seen it too. “Commodore Smoker, you can’t,” she said. “You can’t interfere.” Smoker said nothing.

Ruby laid on the ground, the wound in her gut more painful than anything she had ever felt. She found herself thinking that on the one hand it sucked that she would have to die by Mihawk’s hand over anyone else’s, as she had always quite liked him, despite his icy demeanor. On the other, she’d rather lose to the World’s Greatest Swordsman than some random low-level Marine. She supposed it didn’t really matter at this point, she was going to die anyway.

Mihawk walked into her field of vision. “I have a lot of respect for you, Ruby. I’m truly sorry about this.” Ruby watched Mihawk raise his sword. She closed her eyes tightly and turned her head to the side, waiting to feel the blow that would end her life.

But it didn’t come. Instead, she smelled smoke and heard the sound of metal clashing against metal. A familiar voice spoke: “Stand down, Mihawk.”

Opening her eyes, her blurry vision saw Smoker standing over her body, his jitte raised and covered in glossy black Haki, blocking Mihawk’s attack.

Mihawk looked shocked, something she didn’t think she’d ever seen from him.

“I said stand down,” Smoker said, his voice lower and more gravelly than usual, and his dark eyes boring into Mihawk’s golden ones.

Mihawk stepped back, bringing Yoru with him. The Warlord watched as Smoker turned and knelt down at Ruby’s side. “Hey, baby,” he said, lifting her head to rest in his lap. “It’s okay, you’re gonna be okay.”

“Smoker…” she said weakly. “You shouldn’t have…we’re…”

“Shh, don’t worry about it,” he replied. “I couldn’t watch you die, Ruby. I thought I could do this, but I couldn’t.” Smoker looked around the battlefield. A pirate he didn’t recognize was running by. “Hey!” he called out to him.

The pirate stopped and looked around, his gaze settling on the scene before him as he walked cautiously over. Smoker lifted Ruby into his arms and brought her to the pirate. “She needs medical attention or she’ll die. Get her to safety as soon as you can. And find the Phoenix.”

The pirate looked from Smoker, to Ruby, to Mihawk and back again. “Is this some kinda trick?” he asked. “Why would a Marine want to save a pirate?”

“It’s not a fucking trick,” Smoker growled, “Just take her and get her to safety. Please.”

The pirate looked to Mihawk. “You heard the man. Take her and go.”

Satisfied, the pirate took Ruby from Smoker’s arms and began running to one of the allied ships. Smoker watched them go until they were no longer visible.

“A pirate and a Marine, huh?” Mihawk drawled from behind him. “I never would have thought a relationship like that would work.”

Smoker lit a cigar. He hoped Ruby would get to safety in time. He hoped he wasn’t seen by anyone important. He hoped he wouldn’t end the day with no job and no girlfriend. But it was out of his hands now, and he didn’t regret it.

Smoker took a puff from the cigar, letting the smoke waft and disappear into the air. “It didn’t.”

Previous - Chapter 4: Confession, Part 2

[blackjackkent]

Fun little battle with the Foundry guards. This seems remarkably easy compared to duking it out with the Steel Watchers.

Hector was able to obliterate the main guard in his first turn, at which point the "Motivator" the guard was carrying fell to the ground and announced: "Prinski's Motivation Sequence Activated" and a weird mechanical sound started playing. This seemed... bad.

Closer inspection indicated it WAS bad:

I'm guessing that "something" is the head of one of the Gondians.

Didn't have to find out though, thankfully - out of curiosity, I had Minsc, whose turn was next, pick up the motivator to see if he could turn it off. The good news was he could. The bad news was it's an intelligence check and this is Minsc. XD Only DC5 though so he still passed, because Minsc is unstoppable.

Yeeks. Guessing someone would have blown up at the top of the round maybe.

Now that we're not fighting Watchers anymore I can much more effectively bring Owlbear Jaheira into combat also. >:) I love this shot so much.

The Gondians also all kicked some serious ass in this fight and were not afraid of anything. Guess they don't have much to lose at this point.

Talked to Toobin (the blindfolded guy who seems to be the leader of the gnomes here) and he was very worried about his daughter, who was the gnome from the Iron Throne who encouraged us to go rescue these ones from the Foundry in the first place.

"Some hostages died, but your daughter wasn't one of them."

"My heart... I thought her lost. I would give more than just my sight to keep her safe."

Poor guy. :( Fuck Wulbren; these folks have had a brutal time of it and we're going to help them.

"Our destination is the Neurocitor," Toobin goes on to explain. "The nerve center of the Steel Watch. Guide me there, and I'll do the rest."

Hector has the option to point out that he still has the runepowder bomb, which would certainly settle the matter pretty thoroughly, but even though the Gondians would presumably get out first, he's still not any more comfortable than he was before with the idea of setting off an enormous explosion in the middle of a populated city. So this Neurocitor sounds like a better plan.

(After this quest I am so ditching the dumb bomb back in camp because it is SO heavy. It's like twenty pounds which is roughly a fifth of Hector's entire carrying capacity and he's been lugging it around for the whole act. And no, there's no way he's giving it back to Wulbren. XD )

"Agreed," he tells Toobin. "Let's finish this."

"My fellow Gondians! Flee this prison! We're bringing this place down!"

Hell yeah we are.

[goldeneyedgirl]

Do you think Alice would be affected by her vision in BD? Would seeing Carlisle and Jasper die have a lingering effect on her? Would she even tell Jasper what she saw?

Another ridiculously late response but I love this question.

I absolutely believe Alice would be affected by her vision in BD because it was so close to an absolute fate. But how is the real question.

(And listen, I think the lack of fighting Jasper got to do in BD2 was stupid; Jasper would not go down without a hell of a fight. They missed a golden opportunity to have Jasper, Peter, and Charlotte fighting together referencing what was established in Eclipse and... I think the battle could have been done better, but let's work with what we have.)

I think there are two possibilities here.

The first is that Alice confides in Jasper, needs his reassurance that it's okay, that they one, that what she saw doesn't need to haunt her because she won the game. I think that Jasper would have been more protective of her and that they would have been slightly distant from the family as Alice dealt with the knowledge of what could have been. I also think that Alice would have had to weigh up the value that Carlisle places on her (and I mean, there's a lot of dark content there if you wanted to look at Carlisle rushing to the protection of a beloved daughter vs Carlisle trying to make sure he doesn't lose the most powerful weapon the family has - and failing.)

Would Carlisle have gone after Aro for anyone other than her, Edward, Bella, or Esme? Is it a paternal affection or is it an obligation? I can see Alice getting right up into the technicalities and Jasper would be there, talking her down and convincing her that it's okay, she saved everyone. And Alice just being terrified that she still got Jasper, Carlisle, Bella, and Edward killed in that future. That they came so close to cleaving the family in half; that she gambled and lose Jasper. I feel like this version of Alice, confiding in Jasper, would let her heal, let her appreciate her family, and even find more value as Alice Cullen, and not the family psychic.

Option two is the darker version, the version that really changes Alice. Internalizing that fight, realizing how close she came to losing Jasper and getting Carlisle killed makes her a little ... harder? A little less human, a little more serious. And that's entirely because of Jasper's death. That was her fault, and in her mind that is unforgivable. We think of Jasper as the overprotective one, but I honestly believe that Alice has the same streak of overprotectiveness. I think it would make Alice a lot more precise with her visions, a lot more critical and she would try to overcompensate in future-proofing them.

With Carlisle, she would really feel like she had let down the family, and everything that they had offered her. I think that everything she knows would be a wake-up call to how harsh the universe is.

Jasper would worry about her, and Alice wouldn't tell him what she saw, only that it was bad. I think Edward would end up telling Jasper and Carlisle what Alice saw to try and 'help', and whilst I think Jasper would definitely be able to support her better through that guilt and terror, and frustration, Alice would be fundamentally changed by internalizing it. And I don't think she'd play 'fair' with her visions again; I think that Alice would absolutely weaponize her visions for maximum damage when the Volturi return because of Jasper's death in the battle vision. Fuck around and find out, Aro.

That was fun, anon! Pro-violence Alice will live rent-free in my head for a hot minute now.

[tsuki-sennin]

Okaeri, Sabi-senpai :)

Anyhoo, WOOOOOOOOOO SUPER GOTCHARD

BRO THIS IS SO LIT OH MY GOD

THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOOOOAT

-Hello, Goat-aro.

-...Oh, that's actually a good pun. I'm gonna hold that in my back pocket.

-Dinosaur~!

-HE'S EATING PEOPLE

-Oh shit, crimbus

-Hoppa pa~! Hoppa pa~!

-Christmas Gotcha!

-Oh fuck, Kudoh

-Oh don't worry Rinne. If you lived in America, you'd see them come up on November 1st.

-Ahhhhh, planning ahead.

-Well, you don't know! Lotsa people love a good peking duck Christmas.

-Renge-oneesan...

-Wanna come eat dinner? :3

-Ohhhhh, I see...

-Day off time~!

-Free the Hopper

-To the lake with us.

-Oh, hey man.

-"The fuck...?"

-Oh god, dinosaurs, it's the revenge of Revice.

-"That kid's really messing you up, huh Rinne-san?"

-Rinne... :(

-Ohhhhh, Hotaro... :(

-You poor kids.

-They're gonna have to deal with X-Rex later too :(

-Oh, now

-Level 10~!

-"Ohhhhh coool! Dinosaurs~! I wanna hug him~!"

-"You'll be hugging his colon in five minutes if you're not careful."

-"Civilization~!"

-Hi Spanner.

-I see the Alchemist Guild is still acting hella sus.

-Sawa

-Oh, you're

-Definitely unrelated, don't mind me little lady.

-I really like your outfit, it's super cute and comfy looking.

-Are we getting rival magazines?

-Cryptozoology~!

-Unfortunately a field littered with pseudoscience and sensationalist television, but definitely no less legitimate a science in the Kamen Rider verse than alchemy.

-Oh hi, Spanner.

-"Come fight me, you vermin."

-"Gladl- wh- hey!"

-"I called dibs~! Remember~?"

-Oh hell yeah, Lachesis Rider.

-I see Dread's power doesn't affect them negatively at all. As expected.

-"Oh no you don't, Kurogane Spanner~!"

-GIRL???????

-...oh man, now I'm completely enamored.

-God, Valvarad's just getting Worfed left and right. ...it's like the second coming of G3.

-...Hikawa, I'm so sorry.

-Oh my god, she blows a kiss.

-"You can keep your shitty wrench sword, we want Kamen Rider's belt."

-The internet is dominated with talks about the Kamen Rider~!

-OH MY GOD, HE ATE HIM

-Cut! Drag! Paste!

-That's our Kamen Rider for you.

-Oh..... a photograph...

-We're Bowser's Inside Story now.

-Literal Vore.

-Ohhh....

-Pops....

-A beautiful dream...

-Okay, while Chemies numbered 1-9 can be forcibly merged by human malice, Level 10 Chemies instead have the capacity to choose what they seek out.

-I wonder if that's how X-Wizard drives the plot in the movie?

-Ohhhh... Sawa-chan...

-Y-you don't know that! He could've gotten eaten by X-Rex and dropped it!

-"What the hell man, no! I'm not gonna lie about my beloved dinosaurs!"

-He was so desperate to keep it together...

-Ohhhhhhh, nooooo, Manabe-san... :(

-Noooooooo :((((

-Give the man hope :)

-"Kudoh Rinne. I'm gonna smash your bug boyfriend into paste."

-X-Rex wants to know....

-"Come eat me instead~!"

-Manabe-san's had quite a wild day. First he has a depression walk over his journalistic integrity, then he gets eaten by a dinosaur, then he's stuck wallowing over his poor daughter, and now this kid's inviting him to probe his mind.

-WHAAAAAAT????

-EXCUSE ME?????

-WHERE THAT HOPPER COME FROM????

-Gotcha get???

-UFO-X... we made a friend :)

-Croissant~!

-And now he's an alien.

-Zoop~!

-"Child murder~! My favorite hobby~!"

"Fucking finally. I've been waiting all goddamn month for this!"

-OHHHHHHHH FUUUUCK CLOTHO TIME

-...y'know, looking at Dread's design, it can be quite feminine.

-"This form's ours, you little shit. Of course we do it better."

-Hi X-Rex :)

-Gonna leave us off on a cliff hanger, eh?

-Ohhhhh, I don't mind! I got a lot of what I wanted from this run of episodes, so... I can only hope Clotho gets to cause all the carnage she wants even with Hotaro trouncing her.

-Oh shit, Rinne/Atropos duel, X-Wizard cameo, and form debut battle?

-Going a mile a minute next week!

-KAJIKI SERVES?????

-The legends are true...

-No wonder Kaguya made him his butler in the A.R. World.

[larrytimelines]

Olivia's speech for ELLE Women in Hollywood - Oct 17 2022

Olivia Wilde would be the first to say her journey to becoming one of Hollywood’s leading actresses and female directors has been far different from any man’s. The Women in Hollywood nominee spoke at ELLE’s Getty Center celebration about just that: “the burning hellfire of the misogyny that defines this business.”

Her remarks came after Don't Worry Darling co-star Kate Berlant introduced her, noting how Wilde’s filmmaking style stands out in what is still a very male-dominated industry. “We need more voices like Olivia Wilde’s in Hollywood,” Berlant said. “She’s an artist and a visionary. And the women in her movies actually drive the action. They’re not just window dressing for men’s desires.”

Although Wilde only playfully alluded to the drama surrounding her film, she nevertheless used it as a jumping-off point, joking, “You are not a woman in Hollywood until you’ve begged to be placed into a medically induced coma until your press tour is finished.”

Read Wilde’s full speech below:

"Wow. I’ve learned so much from all of you tonight—mostly that there are apparently other covers with other women on them. Which is a real curveball. I was so honored and, frankly, shocked that you all showed up for my cover party, but this makes more sense. It tracks; it’s fine.

I’ve known some of you for a really, really long time, I believe it’s been 20 minutes. Some of you I could’ve even met when I was a casting assistant; I was the one who over-served you coffee for three hours and then told you we had no bathroom or parking validation. Sorry about that. You were great; we just went another direction. So, for those of you I’ve known forever, hi again. Still me. For those of you I haven’t met yet, it’s a pleasure. I am Olivia, member of the Sigourney sisterhood. I was an actress who started producing and then finally got the courage to start directing, and I wouldn’t have started any of it at all if I knew Twitter would be invented. But here I am. It’s a real thrill to have what is undeniably the greatest job on the planet.

I’m here tonight because the wonderful Nina Garcia did me the honor of adding me to a truly extraordinary list of women who have not only inspired me forever—forever—but who forged the very shape of this industry through their hard work, bold choices, and resilience. I am gobsmacked by this moment. I am deeply grateful for the support that it represents. These opportunities like tonight, to gather as women, are crucial. They’re extremely impactful. They offer us a chance to look into each other’s eyes and say, ‘Keep going.’ Because, let’s face it, it’s not always easy to keep going. In fact, sometimes it’s tempting to excuse ourselves from the burning hellfire of the misogyny that defines this business and say, ‘Good night, good luck, I’d rather eat glass for a living.’

But we won’t let each other give up. Recently, I’ve had several opportunities to personally experience this power of encouragement from other women in this business. It often takes the form of a tight grip of your shoulders and an intense stare into your eyes and a defiant ‘Do not let them fuck with you.’ And it’s always really tempting to reply, ‘Well, if I didn’t know things were bad before, I do now.’ Just kidding; it’s always very much appreciated.

But, you know, these moments are profound. Because they’re maybe our most honest acknowledgement of a constant battle we are all fighting, in which we are allies. Relying on each other not to fall back and stop advancing because we are up against a seriously massive force of opposition that has, for centuries, tried to rein us in. If one of us steps back, we all step back.

So, no matter how much the patriarchy relies on us to cut each other down in order to weaken our collective power, we have to resist the urge to play by their self-serving rules. Remind the world and specifically our daughters that we aren’t so easily manipulated. So this evening, here tonight, thanks to Nina and to everyone at ELLE, this is one of those moments. I feel energized by you all, and I feel motivated to keep fighting through the hellfire. In some ways, the challenges are all a part of it, right? Real badges of honor, par for the course. Let’s face it: You are not a woman in Hollywood until you’ve begged to be placed into a medically induced coma until your press tour is finished. Until then, you are just a woman residing in or around the Hollywood area.

I love my life. I love my job. What more could I ask for except to be the only cover, but that’s another conversation I’ll have with Nina privately. Thank you so much. I’m deeply honored.

-Full speech transcript, Oct 17 2022. Link

Watch it here

[timeskip]

date & mizuki ;_;

describe their canon relationship/dynamic

Mizuki is a child who has never had enough love, and Date gives her that love in a way she can handle, without being too overbearing. They also make fun of each other <3 family

your ideal/headcanon version of it? how does it differ from how it is in canon & why is this your favorite version? any other alternate versions of it you enjoy?

MY FAVORITE VERSION IS THE VERSION WHERE THEY SAY "I'M HOME" & "WELCOME BACK". Which is canon but more specifically I like the idea in my head (not really in canon) that as years go by they're able to be a LITTLE more affectionate with each other. They do silly stupid things together as a FAMILY.

what do you like about their relationship, why is it interesting or enjoyable to you?

I like the way Date took her in just because she needed him!!! Best dad fr!!!!!!!!! I also just love LOVEEEE how prickly both of them are but how obvious it is from the very start that they care about each other. Date goes all "she's just my roommate" but also "I refuse to suspect her of murder" and sleeping by her hospital bed in the SECOND SCENE IN THE WHOLE GAME I love them so much. And the way it talks about family and what it means is sooooo so good I love you Date family. Mizuki's arc and route the WORLDDDDD

what about the individual characters involved? what does this relationship mean to them, what makes it unique among their relationships?

Date see above. He didn't sign up for having a kid, much less a kid like Mizuki--and he's kind of bad at being a dad, but he's HER DAD and that matters so much. I also love how he doesn't think he's worth anything compared to her other parents :( But she shows him that he IS who she needs :)

Mizuki ONLY has him and that's so. augh. Like her relationship with Renju is complicated in a bad way but she still loves him, and Shoko is... Shoko. But Date is ALWAYS THERE FOR HER even when he fucks up, he's still doing it out of deep care for her safety. And I know she can tell that that's true... She loves Date so much :')

favorite interaction they have in canon

MIZUKI PUNCHING DATE AFTER CAPTAIN. also CAPTaiN in general tbh. And the hospital scene before it. Mizuki Route makes me cry so much.

favorite interaction they have in your head/a situation you want to put them in

I'M SO BAD AT THINKING OF THESE UMMM I like the idea of Date doing that stupid coolguy "don't worry I know a guy who can deal with these thugs we're facing against" and his superstrong teenage daughter leaps into battle and Date is just like :) that's my girl

[travelling-on-the-octopath]

S Plays 'Golden Wildfire' - Part 5

Chapter 8 - What Makes a King

There's not a whole lot of differentiation here between battles and content, so it's just one big post here.

Oh? Fun; there are no side battles or anything here, just fighting Almyra.

Hm. Claude: "That doesn't change the fact that messing up now could mean the end of the Alliance. All because of my miscalculation."

Getting very worried at how uncertain Claude is in his own abilities . . . because it would have been a compelling trait in Houses, now it just makes me nervous.

Judith to Erwin: "You can drop the traitorous villain act. I know you've done more for the Alliance than anyone else."

Erwin to Judith: "You give me far too much credit. All that has ever mattered to me is ensuring the well-being of the commonfolk in my territory. Not the Alliance itself."

Tiana and His Majesty: The Origins? Alliance Soldier: "I heard a story once about the daughter of a certain noble falling in love with an Almyran prince who had snuck into Fódlan. She abandoned her home and returned to Almyra with him to become his queen. Or so the story goes. It's terribly romantic, don't you think? Though I doubt it's true."

Mercenary: "We were initially supposed to defend the Great Bridge of Myrddin. But then our employer told us to go fight Almyra instead. You wanna know who our employer is? It's Erwin, the head of House Gloucester."

Alliance General: "Viscount Nilsson is tasked with a special duty within Leicester. Which is why he's traditionally been overlooked when it comes to supplying military aid to the Alliance. But this time the viscount reached out to the Alliance leader of his own accord and sent us to help. After all, House Nilsson can't fulfill its duty to the Alliance if Almyra invades Fódlan." I don't know what any of this means but that only makes me curious.

Nader growing tired of Shahid's shit and debating jumping ship. Good for him.

Claude is very clearly not happy about this fight gjdflkgj my baby

Okay is it just me or is this battle DIFFICULT?

Changing the difficulty from difficult to easy for my GW playthrough to save myself the headaches and time; AG remains on normal.

:(((((((((((((((((((( Clauuuddee :(((((((((((((((((((((((

Well, yeah, he sent Shahid over a cliff. He told Shez killing him was his burden to bear, and referred to him as his brother right before he let the arrow fly. I'm really glad I watched it with the JP voices because it just Hit. My heart hurts for him :(

"You know, I thought a guy like me would be impervious to this king of thing. Looks like I don't know myself as well as I thought. But now that I know, I won't make the same mistake again."

And this folks is the scene that does in his character, apparently.

Claude: "It turns out Almyra isn't as unified as many believe." Yeah no fucking shit it's the size of Fódlan and apparently one kingdom.

Nader: "You see, I sere the king of Almyra directly, as a retainer I was never obligated--or inclined--to obey Prince Shahid." that just makes me love Claude and Nader's dynamic more to be honestfgdlkjgdf

Holst and Nader are friends once more in this timeline. Cute.

ARE YOU TRYING TO FUCKING TELL ME RAPHAEL WAS THE FIRST TO PIECE TOGETHER THAT CLAUDE'S ALMYRAN?????????????????

It doesn't go anywhere by the way. Claude breezes past it.

Nah now hold on are they ALSO trying to tell me that Holst is enough of an idiot to actually eat bad mushrooms not once, but TWICE?

Arval: "[Claude] harbors many secret ambitions. I wouldn't expect him to back away from this war any time soon."

Uh-huh. Okay.

And that's the end of part one!

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i wanna hear about your ocs. go.

(also if your sona was in empires what empire do you think they'd be from?)

hi sorry i didnt post this last night internet cut out >_<

*rubs hands together* okay peoples we are talking about Snow today (or. tonight ig)!!

Snow is technically a princess, being the daughter of the [title pending] of Parhelion, a city of icebergs in The Winter Territories. She left the relative safety of her northern town to get some godsdamn life experience HOW is she supposed to handle all the politics of the Territoires if she's never seen the damn Territoires, DAD!?! Honestly.. (and if she eventually wanders beyond the borders of Winter, then really, who's to judge??)

(more under the cut because holy SHIT this got loooooong)

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I have not yet figured out how she and Rune end up meeting, because they are literally from opposite ends of the continent. But they end up meeting, falling in like and dating for.... three months-ish. After literally bumping into Les and maybe getting caught up in a brewing revolution, Snow, Rune and Les travel through The Shadowed Grove, where Nix and her people live. (i could talk for HOURS about how Snow and Nix are each others mirrors, narrative foils, their paralels- *inhale* but thats a post for another day)

god i also wanna talk about Nix leaving the Grove and her community, her flight, but that is also a post for another day

So Nix leaves the Grove with the gang to see the world! And also fight this evil conqeruer guy down south or whatever. (evil conqeruer guy = Drift Sandshifter my beloved i will talk about you someday god you're so cool)

Snow.... doesnt like Nix. At all. From her POV, this random Drakonyc (Lisken for "half-dragon) just wandered in here, tagged along on their very important mission, WILL NOT SHUT UP, and ON TOP OF THAT, Les trusts her! After only a week of traveling!! What the fuck!!! It took WEEKS for him to even look her in the eyes!!! How. Shes so confused and hurt. what the actual fuck.

By the time they arrive in Nimbus(?), the town being thretened by The Cloaked Conquerer (Drift), tensions are at a breaking point. As The Conquerer's forces amass in the deserts outside of Nimbus and the resisters gather in town, they prepare for battle.

And the moment arrives.

Snow, with her sliver spears, fighting for the innocent town thretened by evil. Fueled by rightious anger, she fights like a whirlwind. She doesnt know what is happening on the other side of the battlefield. She cant know, how could she? (Later, she learns what happened on the other side of those dunes. She hates herself when she doesnt know if she would have stopped it.)

Nix with her staff and leather armour, wanting adventure, caught off guard by the brutality of both forces. She is felled by a warrior stronger and more experienced, succuming to a blow to the head. The last thing she sees is a dark green cloak brushing across the sand.

And so the battle ends, neither side winning. As the leaders both call to retreat, Snow seeks out her partner and friend, excited to tell them of her fighting skill and triumphs. She finds them outside the infrimary, Les trembling and Rune bleeding sluggishly as he tries to comfort him. 

When she asks what's wrong, she learns that her feathered friend is one of the legendary Spiritwalkers, famed mages able to hold emmense power over the souls of both the living and the dead. Les connected all of their souls to his, just for the battle, so he could know if they were dead or seriously injured (btw dont ask me how soul magic works i have absolutely no idea). 

"Nix- her connection- its muted, its so faint, we've asked around but no one's seen her, she's missing and we havent collected all the bodies yet what if one of them is her's-"

They don't know. They can't know what's happening in a small stone cottage a mile away, and they won't know for another few hours. And so they wait, they wonder, they worry. (and you can't know either, as im going to discuss that when i do one of these for Nix)

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And thats pretty much all i can say about Snow and her journey without getting into some major spoilers for Nix's story and Shadowed at large lmao. This got SO MUCH LONGER than i thought it would good fucking lord.

But yeah. That's Snow of Parhelion, token human of her friends and heir to the frozen jewel of Winter.