#fuck you rob thomas

[raisedbythetv89]

I just started watching White Collar for the first time and a realization about most male written and directed media smacked me DIRECTLY in the face which is that SO MUCH media written by a for men is genuinely just male nerd self insert, non-canon compliant, AU fan fiction??????

Like them writing and creating stories is just “ok so these guys are soooo smooth and well dressed and women just flock to them at every turn and they can get away with anything and everyone believes and supports them when they do mess up and everyone thinks they’re sooooo brilliant”

This media isn’t just portraying women “for the male gaze” it’s EVERYTHING. Everything in these stories is supporting and uplifting mens’ delusions about who they are, how they’re perceived, and how they should expect to be treated. Which is incredibly ironic because anytime media portrays women or the world in the female gaze in a more “in my ideal world things would be like this” instead of portraying us as nothing but weak, broken, unloved, traumatized, victims OR one dimensional sex symbols with no needs or emotions they’re screaming, crying, throwing up about how stupid and unrealistic the story is….

This explains SO MUCH about how male characters are handled in shows like Veronica Mars and Buffy. Even though they’re shows staring women all the “good guys” get the delusional self insert, y/n, AU fan fic treatment (Buffy still wants Angel in season 3 and Riley in season 6 even after everything they did and Xander is CONSTANTLY forgiven for all the atrocious shit he says and does and is wanted by all women besides Buffy. Veronica forgiving Duncan and getting back together with him and even CONSIDERING Piz could truly only be born from men being delusional AS FUCK. Writing how they want men to be treated by women rather than being based in reality and the woman having even an ounce of self respect.)

Which is why the “bad boys”, Logan and Spike are such better characters. They’re so much more realistic, they get held accountable by the women in their lives, have better growth and are just way more appealing and attractive because they’re not the walking embodiment of what MEN want men to be treated and act like.

Oh god this feels like such cursed knowledge to have like it’s important to see this media for what it really is but now watching it feels that much yuckier like finding the porn of someone you DO NOT LIKE but like their emotional porn “this is what life would be like in my fantasies” and they’re the fantasies of the grossest men alive 😭😭😭😭😭

Also it shows their emotional maturity like all of these things are what 13 year old boys fantasize about not actual mature, grown men….

Also just realized this is why the Star Wars sequels were so hated. It wasn’t just Rey being powerful and loved by her found family and Kylo. It was that the movies showed the reality of men like Kylo. They destroyed the male fantasy Darth Vader created. They aren’t super cool, powerful badasses. They’re extremely sad, broken, temper tantrum throwing lost little boys who just want love and acceptance but have lost the ability to accept it because of the dark side (aka the patriarchy) which is the reality and that made me SOOOOO ANGRY lololololololol and this is why Joss Whedon THOUGHT making Spike into a sad pathetic mama’s boy of a poet would make the audience not like him because that DOES work on misogynistic men who enjoy the male gaze but does NOT work and only humanizes and makes Spike even more complex and lovable to the female gaze 💀💀💀💀 oh good lord

[veronicamarsconfessions]

10 Crime Shows With Terrible Endings

From great short-lived shows like Veronica Mars to long-running hits like Criminal Minds, some crime shows failed to impress in their final season.

The more successful a series is the harder it is for the show to conclude in a way that satisfies the dedicated fans and watchful critics. While many crime shows start on a high note that draws the viewers in, the finale of the overarching plot has to end with enough thrills and satisfactory justice to convince the audience.

After the highly controversial conclusion of the revival, it's safe to say this crime series is unredeemable.

[asexual-juliet]

rob thomas will write a boy whose childhood sexual trauma canonically manifests itself as sex-repulsion and say ah yes. it makes enough sense for him to be last season’s rapist that we will retcon the entire plotline we wrapped up 23 episodes ago just for the sake of drama. jail for 1000 years mr thomas im not kidding this time

[primordialscream]

bob didn't win, rhea didn't win, thomas schnauz didn't win, the jury really wants me to pull a lalo salamanca and show up in their homes with blue loafers and a gun don't they

[bittwitchy]

[snakes-on-skates]

BATDR Thoughts: (not in any particular order)

SPOILERS!!!!

you can pet Tom!!! you can hold his little face!!!

sammy :(

cant tell if i like the Ink Demon's voice or not. The sound gets kinda weird at certain lines. also he snarls/growls too much

we barely got to travel with Toon Bendy!!! i feel like the big reveal of him transforming from the Ink Demon wouldve been more effective if he had been with us longer. We met him, he ran off a bunch, we befriended him, traveled together for like ten minutes, abd then he was gone again. kind of disappointing. which seems to be a trend.

Bendy <3

ending felt empty. which seems to be a trend.

very much liked the cutscene after the boss battle with the rainbow guy, though i was scared someone would intercept and idk stab Bendy or something

I despise the keepers more than i despised Joey back in the day, and thats saying something.

I dont hate Joey AS MUCH as before, but i still dont like him. you screwed so many people over.

kinda miss the BATIM Ink Demon design and the overall vibe he had, and that he could just show up and you had to hide. Now i feel like its mostly scripted, and he usually isnt physically there. it just doesn't feel the same.

Several saws are not enough, Wilson should've had worse.

Wilson really had a whole dimension after us just to show us his OC and try to kill us

No Norman?? :(

BENDY 🖤

SAMMY :((((

the Wandering Sin easter egg is awesome and i love it

Porter is insane and i love him a lot

Heidis alright. i like her but i dont think about her much

excited to watch Pastra's playthrough, wish i was there for the stream though.

he.... he has HOOVES.

BENDY HAS HOOVES

thats so cool....

[hopeymchope]

No hardcore fandom has ever died so quickly and so completely as Veronica Mars. This is the story of its murder.

They should study Veronica Mars in Hollywood. I'm serious. It's an incredible story of how to go from "loud, passionate fanbase with its own fandom name that campaigns and advocates constantly for it" to "absolutely zero fucking interest" damn near OVERNIGHT with just ONE epically terri-bad decision.

If you weren't there, you don't understand: From 2007 to 2014, the fandom — the "Marshmallows," as they called themselves — were everywhere in the Internet's geek spaces, my friends. They routinely beat the drum about the series' three seasons and its excellence, lamented its cancellation, pushed others to give the show a try, and always - ALWAYS - proudly and loudly called for the series to be revived.

FULL DISCLOSURE/CONFESSION: I've not even watched that much Veronica Mars, frankly... ? Yeah, I'm sorry! it does seem pretty good from like the four-or-five hours I've experienced firsthand. I just never took the time to sit down with it. Regardless, I find fandoms and their dynamics — both how they operate internally and how they display to others externally — deeply fascinating. And I honestly find them easier to study from the outside than the inside. Like, if I'm IN a fandom, I'm more likely to stay in my corner and ignore places that seem negative. But being on the outside lets me just... absorb what's out there, looking into every forum without judgment. It's like studying pop-culture sociology or something? And it helps that I'm very close to some serious(-ly burnt) Marshmallows. It makes it so much easier to find and absorb the gamut of the fandom.

Besides: There is NO fandom story I've ever seen that's anything like what happened to Veronica Mars and the Marshmallows.

(Time to insert a brief explainer for the uninitiated: Veronica Mars was a TV series that aired from 2004-2007 on the now-deceased UPN network wherein Kristen Bell played the titular character, a high school girl whose single dad was a private detective in the fictional community of Neptune, California. She grew up working "unofficially" as his assistant, which meant that she herself was effectively a teenage private detective.

The three core elements of the series were: 1) Veronica investigating each week's big mystery with plenty of quips and snark, 2) Watching Veronica's various relationships develop and shift, with most of the focus given to a) her relationship to her father and b) Her romantic pursuits (which began as the Veronica/Duncan/Logan triangle before eventually becoming focused on the slow-burn, off-on Veronica/Logan love story), and 3) The gradual development of that season's "mytharc" — the overarching BIG MYSTERY that doesn't get resolved or wrapped until the season finale. So it went over the course of two seasons that took place in high school and the third, shorter season that was at the start of Veronica's collegiate career.)

Just how big and how passionate were the Marshmallows? WELL! When series creator Rob Thomas (not the Matchbox 20 guy) and star Kristen Bell announced the Kickstarter campaign for the Veronica Mars movie in March 2013, it achieved its heretofore-unprecedented goal of TWO MILLION GODDAMN DOLLARS within less than 12 hours. At that time, it was the biggest Kickstarter goal to ever succeed — and certainly the fastest to reach that kind of height. Fans fell OVER themselves to pay out for it. Hell, my own significant other was DEEP in the tank for VM at the time and invested enough to get multiple t-shirts as backer rewards as well as a disk copy of the movie when it eventually came home.

And AFTER the movie hit in 2014? It was thankfully beloved and embraced! The once-teenage characters were adults who were actually out living on their own and working for a living, but the fandom had grown up with them, so it wasn't like they were begging for them to stay young students. They embraced Adult Veronica and her new adventure. The fandom rejoiced loudly and continued to be all over the geek side of the Internet... where they, of course, still wanted more. Sure, there were new novels in the aftermath (which were written by the creator of the series), but most of the Marshmallows were calling for more movies or a streaming revival.

And then, at long last... season four was actually announced. And there was much (premature) rejoicing yet again.

Yes, Veronica Mars returned for a fourth season on Hulu in 2019. It was just eight episodes, and it was heavily centered on one season-long mystery instead of sprinkling that amongst a bunch of smaller ones, but it would still feature the same ol' Veronica. They promised a new, more "adult" mystery/investigation plus a strong focus on Veronica and Logan's love story.

New Hulu purchased the rights to the first three seasons and hyped up its presence on the platform while marketing the return for the new run. The marketing team played up the most popular quips from the show's history plus put out TONS of stuff centered on the Logan/Veronica ship to pump up the fans.

The season was dropped all at once using the classic Netflix "binge" model in July 2019. And then... afterwards?

There was a brief explosion of LOUD RAGE from the Marshmallows at what series creator Rob Thomas had to done to burn and spite the fandom and ruin his own goodwill.

SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4: See, at the end of the movie, Veronica and Logan finally entered into a long-term relationship. In season four, they've been dating for years, and Logan proposes marriage. But of course there has to be drama/obstacles: In this case, Veronica isn't sure she's ready to marry... or capable of being in a marriage. Ah, but of course she eventually realizes how much Logan means to her. The two are married, and, in the season finale... Logan is killed by a car bomb in the penultimate scene. The final scene is a flashfoward to a year later, where Veronica leaves Neptune alone.

For most fandoms, that'd be a memorable point of pain. A big ol' speed bump that ultimately throws some people off the bus, leaving only the die-hards. But the fact that fans had been invested in this relationship for literally 15 years and that Hulu (and creator Rob Thomas) had heavily marketed the new season as being a big romantic event for the ship... it was too much. Unlike the aftermath of the Star Wars sequels, there was no lingering group of die-hard fans who were open to whatever was next — at least no significant one. I did some Googling and could only find TWO people who still wanted another season.

Funnily enough? Critics LOVED this. Hell, Vanity Fair infamously penned an editorial about how Veronica Mars had "finally grown up" with this finale. I suppose all the other murders and deaths and drug overdoses and r*pe weren't "mature" enough before now for... some... reason. (The same editorial also featured the author openly hating on Veronica ever being in a relationship because it causes "arrested development" and declaring that the movie -- which was acclaimed by both critics AND fans alike, I remind you -- was a lame dud. So. The writer must be a reeeaaaal fun person.)

But a series doesn't live based on critical acclaim, as it turns out. The fandom was murdered overnight. "Marshmallows" stopped appearing in geek spaces online entirely. No one expressed interest in seeing the next season or the next movie. The constant flow of fan AMVs on YouTube and fanfics on AO3 dried up to nothing or damn nearly so.

Since 2019 ? Nothing. Chirping crickets. An intensely dedicated fandom of 12 years was just... vaporized.

I've never seen anything like it before OR since.

That's why it's so fucking fascinating.

So what went wrong?

Creator Rob Thomas was adamant about two things: ONE, the series was intended to be a noir show, which meant there couldn't be any happiness for its protagonist. And TWO, the death of Logan was necessary to evolve and grow the series.

Thomas thought that having Veronica in a relationship would be holding her back, and that a marriage would absolutely kill the series and leave her stagnant. It never even occurred to him that marriage isn't the end of a character's life and growth. It never occurred to him that plenty of drama can be had AFTER someone is married, or that development/growth could be that the characters mature enough to be capable of maintaining a committed relationship. Thomas' view of his own universe was so myopic that he couldn't conceive of any possible way that Veronica could still be a private detective involved in life-threatening investigations AND be married at the same time. Futhermore, he felt that fans just wanted Veronica to become a pregnant housewife, which is about as far from what Marshmallows were after as you can get without straight-up killing Veronica and/or Logan. He managed to do the only thing wronger than what he wrongly thought was their insistence.

On top of the above, Rob Thomas only viewed "noir" as a vehicle for total fatalism... despite the fact that many of the most famous noir stories are cynical and full of moral ambiguity, but they still feature a positive outcome. The Big Sleep still has the protagonist get the girl. The Set-Up arguably ends with the happiest possible ending in spite of the beating the hero receives.

Perhaps most importantly? Despite Thomas own insistence that Veronica Mars was always "noir," the majority of both TV critics and fans did not think that designation ever truly applied. I suspect that's the reason why Thomas decided to go as dark and fatalistic as possible: He wanted to be noir, and he was being told that he wasn't. So he went so far into noir that he killed his own most popular property.

He was adamant that it was the only way for the series to grow. But as it turns out, it was instead the only way for the series to permanently end. Without that season four finale, a passionate group of fans would still be begging for more. With it? It's over. Nobody fucking cares now.

That's kind of amazing.

[b-00-biez]

Please do slashers with a reader who giggles and covers her face when they compliment her because she is not used to being told nice things and is extra shy. Thomas Hewitt, Bubba Sawyer, Jason Voorhees and Brahms Heelshire, if it's not too much trouble! 🙏🏻 If they are too many, feel free to choose whichever you feel like writing for the most! Thank you before hand! ❤️

awwww thank you this one is so adorable!

Slashers with an adorable and shy s/o

Characters: Thomas Hewitt, Bubba Sawyer, Jason Vorhees, Brahms Heelshire

Thomas Hewitt

He is also shy and if you return nice compliments hes gonna be shy about it too🥺

He really loves how you giggle it warms his heart and would punch Hoyt if he ever says something bad about it

You might act like that with Luda Mae but its very special when its just the two of you

You both were cooking dinner and the dipping sauce exploded in his face. You cant help but giggle

He was so embarrassed and kinda fell in love all over again? like his heart went OAJEJHFFOEBFKDBF

He just looks at you and you get all shy and flustered , he didn't even say anything!

He feels reassured that you feel flustered and actually see him as a man that makes your heart go crazy.

Bubba Sawyer

Also goes fucking crazy

Like youre just so fucking adorable

How the fuck did he even bagged you???

When you go shy he also goes shy

When you laugh or giggle and cover your mouth out of habit or shrink in bashfulness if he does something sweet for you

His brothers even tease him for it like "get a room!" or "those two love birds"

He does cute things too , if you cover your face he pries your hands off just to look at your blushing cheeks

The way he looks at you in pure awe just makes your cheeks even redder

HE TWIRLS YOU AROUND IF YOU KEPT ACTING SO CUTE AROUND HIM

Jason Vorhees

You both act like middle school couples

Like those cringey but sweet things you both do

Although he got robbed of growing up like a normal kid he just feels like a normal human being with you

You are so shy around him and it makes him feel at home

He stays silent but he gives you flowers and little antics from campers

HE WOULD FUCKING CARVE YOUR INTIALS ONTO A TREE

If you cover your face when you're shy he just cups your cheeks and stares at you or pulls you closer into a hug!

Brahms Heelshire

He makes you blush in an old fashion way

He writes you letters even though hes literally just in your walls

He calls you stunning ,gorgeous, beautiful like a gentleman , like those guys in their 40s that are either still single or have a lovely wife

When you blush he caresses your cheek with his thumb and looks at you longingly saying your name so sweetly

He purposely makes you blush like holds you close from the back or pulls you in unexpectedly

HE PURPOSELY BRUSHES THE LIPS OF HIS MASK AGAINST YOUR SOFT LIPS THEN JUST ACTS LIKE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN?!??

I swear he loves how adorable and bashful you are around him so you better not act like that to other guys ahem ahem delivery boy

I'm sorry it's not that long, I got a little rusty after my hiatus😭💕 but hope yall like it

[lovelornnobodyknows]

why did a post I made 3 years ago when I finished watching veronica mars start getting notes again lmfao 💀

[angelltheninth]

genshin men reacting to a shy s/o during sex? Like, they keep covering their eyes/mouth lol its an odd habit of mine I get embarrassed easily!

Omg that's so cute! You have a cute habit Anon!

Pairing: Kaeya, Diluc, Itto, Thoma, Kaveh, Dottore, Pantalone, Zhongli x Fem!Reader

Tags: nsfw, smut, hickies, teasing, praise, gentle sex, kink discovery, mating mark, corruption kink, shy Reader

A/N: Man I wish I could get someone so flustered that they act all cute. The reactions are just really nice to think about.

Kaeya thinks it's very cute how you try to avoid looking at him. He's already got one eye covered, he doesn't want to be robbed of looking at your flustered face when he's balls deep inside of you. Come on now, just hold his hands, it'll be ok, he'll distract you with his kisses, praise whispered against your lips, and his cock hitting your sweet spot.

Diluc thinks he did something wrong when you try to shield your eyes from him. He stops half-way in, his hands smoothing over your hips, asking you what's wrong and if he should stop or not. You've had sex before but he's never seen you like this. Upon learning that you're just shy he chuckles and promises to go really slow then, maybe he can even close his eyes too if it'll make you feel better. You wan work up to looking at him, he doesn't mind.

Itto thinks you're playing with him and pins your hands next to your head, getting in your face and growling at you like an animal in heat. Your eyes widen in both surprise and arousal, which is only further evident by your pussy clamping down on his cock. He wants to hear you, see you, feel you. You try your best to keep looking at him but at some point you turn your head which he takes as an invitation to bite your neck. The pain is delicious and has you coming harder then ever before, and him only moments later.

Thoma kisses the backs of your hands since he can't get to your lips. He keeps going slow, constantly touching you so you can feel him everywhere not just him filling you up. He loves physical contact so its important to him that he's touching you, he won't make you look at him if you're feeling shy and by now he feels like he can tell how you're reacting just by how tight your pussy is around his cock.

Kaveh is fine with you turning your head but he absolutely has to hear you moan for him. He himself is very vocal in bed and he encourages you to be just as vocal if not more. Your little whimpers and the breathy way you moan his name send pulses of pleasure straight to his throbbing cock. He needs to fuck every little noise out of you, he has to find out what noises you can make for him while your pussy gets pounded by him.

Pantalone lays you on your side and then gets behind you, his arms around your stomach to pull you against him and then he fucks you. That way you don't have to feel shy about eye contact, he can still get in deep and he can mark up your pretty neck all he wants. As far as he's concerned that's a pretty good way to make love to you until you get a little more confidant.

Dottore has a solution for you. He's not gonna stop fucking you, no way, your cunt feels so wet, so warm, so tight, it wants to be fucked by his cock. He can't stop now, but he will blindfold you, not only that but he'll shut you up himself, his hand on your mouth to muffle your moans. Seems like he's learning more about you, as shy as you are you're still getting off on this. Hopefully you can explore this with him more in the future.

Zhongli wants to look at you, to hear your sweet voice always, but if you're too shy for that right now he can wait. He'll gently push your head down against the pillows and angle your hips up, you don't have to look at him in this position but he can still see you perfectly, see his cock be swallowed up by your needy pussyhole while you stifle your moans by biting into the pillow.

[raisedbythetv89]

Listen the angst of seasons 1 and HALF of 2 is MORE THAN ENOUGH. By season 3 I’m beyond ready to see them happy and at peace within their relationship with the only conflicts coming from outside their relationship that they deal with together and NOT from Veronica’s friends or family because Logan is still so young he deserves a fucking chance when he’s getting the love and support he needs and is free of his abusers. And I don’t care if that’s unrealistic, the whole show is unrealistic lol if they can experience more trauma in a season of television than some people do in their entire lives they can also magically have their love for each other be enough to make them feel secure and trusting at least with each other. So Skipping the entire cassidy plot twist and therefore V isn't doubly sa’d and skips all the trauma of that night of thinking Keith died, no kendal there in the morning after alternaprom and so LoVe comes back together because Veronica is able to be brave and Logan is ok being alone and give Veronica a little time to process. Not because trauma forces their hand. No piz, no parker, no madison, no mercer, no break ups, Keith isn't psychotically overly involved and mistrustful of logan, they move in together, no 9 years of radio silence, NO NAVY, no corporate law and no tragic ending. LET THEM BE HAPPY THEY’VE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH.

[dragelton]

the ghosts finale was literally the worst finale of any show i have ever seen and i fully mean it

youre gonna take THE gay person found family show, add a fucking baby into the mix, have alison leave the ghosts so she can focus on the baby???

and like yeah. she has to. of course she has to. but like the baby isnt REAL. they wrote that thing in. they had her look at her found family and go sorry guys, this was fun but i need to focus on my real family, me and my DH and our lovely baby girl.

and see like. everyones posting analysis about how its actually even more family that they left because you also have to move out of your home when you grow up and only see your family for holidays yadda yadda and its like. well. yeah thats true. you live with your family until youre older and you love them but you outgrow them, who as much as you might like them are a part of you as your family and not as people you have independently grown to bond with. so you eventually leave them and surround yourself with a friend group or something such. one might even call it. a found family. and the reason why this sucks shit is because it betrays that this whole time the people writing this found family have been thinking “well yeah friendship is awesome but its nothing like REAL family where when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much-”

and then with that perspective you think back to the core of these characters who resonated so much and realize that their tragedies have always been a lack of family. julian was a serial cheater and workaholic who never told his daughter he loved her. pat will never get to see his kids grow up. thomas died before he could marry his beloved. fanny was robbed of a marriage with a man who loves her. kitty never grew up and got the dream wedding she desperately wants to have and her daddy never loved her. and then you get to cap who by all rights should be the exception to this and realize that when they teased him coming out the whole show but at the end subverted it to make it about his lost love it was not a radical portrayal of love between two men it was actually about them having the most cishet perspective on gay identity. it was them looking at a man who spent his entire life repressing his sexuality and going my, what a tragedy, he never got to get married.

of course you can say this has always been what the show is, that its not the shows fault i thought i was watching something else. fair enough. but appearently i’ve been watching something that is just not that good. like im going to be honest maybe it was just kind of bad.

[dragonss-in-the-north]

I’ve had a certain interview with Rob James-Collier and Allen Leech pop back into my brain after lying dormant for years - the one in which they suggest that Thomas run a gay bar, and Tom run an Irish bar, and they be business rivals. My first thought: “Oh! That would be a fun modern AU!” But then I thought: “What if canon era though????” So... uh... this is what I’ve got:

At some point after the events of the first film, Tom decides to run an Irish pub instead of the car business he was managing with Talbot (Mary/Henry divorce mayhaps?). He’s desperate to get some space from the Crawleys and find himself again.

Meanwhile, Chris has been recently released from prison. Thomas has been exchanging letters with him on the quiet for all the months he was locked up, and they have become good friends. Chris wants to arrange meet-ups with the rest of the Turton’s crew, but everyone is understandably skittish about squatting in another abandoned building.

Tom finds out about all of this because of [muffled sounds behind hand] reasons, and he’s like, “Wait! I think English cops should go fuck themselves, as well. You fellas should use the back room of my pub for your parties. We can stick it to the man together.” Thomas is... not impressed. But Chris is not about to look a gift horse in the mouth.

And perhaps Tom bizarrely, impossibly finds himself drawn to this new Thomas, who dances and laughs and drinks with his fellow gays. Maybe that funny, happy, beautifully alive man is... sexy? But even if Tom really did feel that way - which of course he doesn’t - it wouldn’t matter. Because obviously Thomas and this Chris guy are some sort of item. Neither of them have ever actually said that, but clearly they are. Probably? Maybe?

Branrow shippers, is this anything??? Genuinely do not know at this point.

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

does this mean that we'll get to see Harley reacting to Thomas being Off ™️ at some point?

like, he's got Logan and the others in the background overshadowing him, so he might not realize it for a while. but he's a seer and they do get married, so at some point he's got to realize that his beloved Thomathy is maybe only 98% human, right?

playing around with the idea of The Thing being that thomas has a really dim, but noticable tapetum lucidum so the first time theyre out after dark outside of a big city is in wickhills on the first or second visit right?

imagine turning to face your hillbilly ass boyfriend in the middle of america's pitch black armpit, theres fog all over the damn place like a bunch of ghosts are about to fucking rob you - and his fucking eyes are glowing in front of god and everybody

[hellfire--cult]

Baring Teeth {Eddie Munson x Fem!Reader} - Ch. 1

Picture for Banner: pitifulbaby

Chapters: Masterlist (Go here to see list of chapters.)

Pairing: Eddie Munson x Fem!Reader

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Non-Traditional Omegaverse, Slow burn, Modern!AU

Warnings: Ab*se, Violence, Mental Health, Cursing, Smut (mild), treat it as a normal Enemies 2 Lovers book, but the A/B/O dynamic will appear at some point.

Crossposted on: Wattpad & AO3

Chapter 1

The world is a mysterious, yet ever changing thing.

A world where once reigned in just two secondary genders at one point. Alpha and Omega. A world where one claimed one another as forever mates, one able to provide of children, the other to be the protector of its pack.

But now it is 2023. The world only reigns in Betas, the middle in between an Alpha and Omega, someone who provides children with the adequate amount of treatments and prescriptions in medications, making them fertile. That is how the world procreated and mutated into just this kind of gender.

This happened once laws started being created, feeling as if Omegas did not have any kind of say in many things, regarding them as small, powerless, and people who were just created for the sole purpose of procreation. That led to forced mating, even rape and abuse. Omegas who did not feel bonded to their Alphas in any way, even Omegas being sold as slaves and breeding machines.

After the 1900's the Omega and Alpha population decreased, and it continued on till the days of today. People dated who they wanted, married who they wanted, and procreated with who they desired and if they desired it.

Alphas and Omegas do not exist.

But mother nature is wise.

—------------------

"I do not!" You screamed loudly as you blocked yet another person off from your dating app. Robin was sitting next to you as she laughed loudly, throwing her head back with the bottle of beer in her hand.

"Yes, yes you are picky, and it's time you realize this." She commented, making you squirm in your place.

"Robin, committing to someone is a big deal, it's not that I'm picky cause I want to." You tried to excuse yourself with the faintest of blushes and then Steve looked at the screen and back at you as he took a sip of his beer. The bar you are in was not that crowded yet, the Happy Hour started a few minutes ago, and you had decided with your friends to come by for a drink since it was friday already and the stress from work was eating you up.

"Okay, what did this guy have then?" Steve asked, pointing at the phone. You shrugged, scrunching up your nose as you looked at the picture with the 'Blocked' sign over it.

"Well, he was nice, and all…" You started and Steve hummed, coarsing you to keep going. "But then he started talking about his ex, and that's like, a big red flag." Steve now made a face of disgust and looked at Robin.

"Okay, yeah, she's got a point there Robs." He says with a nod and you look at Robin with an 'I told you so' grin. She just rolled her eyes at you and took another sip of her drink.

"It doesn't take away the fact that you are picky. Last guy, you fucked him, and he wasn't good at it. Then the other girl you rejected because her hair had not been washed for a week, which by the way, it's normal for a healthy scalp! Then there was Thomas, who I don't know why you even rejected." Robin says with a cross of her arms, looking at you and you simply shrugged.

"He was just… He was just that. Meh." You say with a shrug, taking a sip of your daiquiri. Another voice chirps in, making you look up at the bartender in front of you.

"I can say you are picky." Jonathan says while wiping the glass in his hand. He was grinning at you as you sunk in the bar in shame. "Yeah, I have a right to say it."

"It was different with you Jonathan, I just felt like a friendship connection with you, instantly." You say with a wince and a blush. Jonathan had asked you out the first time he met you, and you did go on a date with him because he seemed nice and polite, only to find out that you weren't really attracted to the poor guy. Gladly, he had said the same thing about you, and even if you kissed in order to find that out, there was never awkwardness between you two.

"Yeah, but I did do the whole dating plan, and you still did not want to be with me." He says with a grin looking at Steve.

"And thank god she is picky." Steve says with a smile, leaning over the bar to plant a soft kiss on his boyfriend's lips. You whined as well as Robin, making a disgust noise.

"Can you please not eat in front of the poor?" You say with a whine, taking a sip of your drink.

"Not their problem if you can't get a decent date."

And that was the voice you despised the most, coming right from behind you. Your eyes immediately turned into a glare as you shoot it behind your shoulder.

"Munson. You weren't even in the conversation." You say with a sneer and he shrugged, his dark curls moving over his shoulders, over his dark denim jacket with a smirk on his lips.

"You were loud enough." He says while greeting Steve with a pat to his shoulder.

Eddie Munson. Local owner of a Mechanic shop at the end of the main street, best friends with Steve Harrington, and who you got acquainted with thanks to meeting Robin at work. You've known him for a year, and your first interaction was interesting to say the least.

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"Guys, hope you don't mind, I brought my new coworker and new best friend over." Robin said with a smile as she stepped first into the bar, greeting Steve, Nancy, Eddie, Argyle and Jonathan at a booth at the bar.

"New best friend Buckley? Seriously?" Steve asked with an eyebrow raised up as you came out from behind Robin's protective back, showing your face.

"We bonded over Golden Girls." You said with a smile, taking off the office blazer that was over you. Steve directed a smile to you and got up from his seat, putting a hand out to you.

"Of course it's Golden Girls… Steve Harrington." He presented himself and you looked at him, and noticed how good his hair looked, just like Robin had described. You grabbed his hand, shaking it in greeting, never losing your smile, giving him your name.

"And she's Nancy, Jonathan, Argyle my dude, and Eddie." Robin presented as you let go of Steve's hand to give a nod to each person in the booth. They greeted you back, and that made your nerves dissipate just a tiny bit. You were nervous about meeting new people, having moved out of your parent's place from Atlanta and into the new city that is Indianapolis. You just wanted some independence of your own, and you got signed into a very important designer's magazine as an editor.

You left your old life back in Atlanta, wanting to start anew, meet new people, and after you got your degree and some experience in a small editorial in town, you bid your folks goodbye.

Meeting Robin first thing in your new job was like a breather, and it gave you hope in your new life in the big city. She was the one that gave you a tour around the office, and after a month of chit chatting here and there, you came around the fact that Robin was a wonderful human being, and you instantly became best friends, as if it were destiny.

You had, though, declined this invitation from her before, too afraid of meeting new people and feeling like the new branch in a tree that didn't need anymore leaves. This time, she got fed up, and almost dragged you out of the office in order to go drinking with her and her friends.

"Yo, 'sup my dudette." Argyle greeted you, making you smile immediately as you took a seat next to the person you believed she introduced as Eddie, now feeling a certain shiver down your spine as well as a flush to your cheeks.

Because Eddie was handsome.

He had long hair, which was tied up in a small ponytail, wearing a denim vest over a white tank top, his tattoo sleeves showing off on his arms which you couldn't help but stare a bit. He was like the black sheep of the group, because Nancy was wearing a nice pink cardigan, while Argyle had a simple blue shirt on, Steve had a polo shirt on, and Jonathan was wearing the bar's uniform with an apron around his waist, while you and Robin were wearing your office suits.

"So, welcoming gift from the house, whatcha want?" Jonathan said with a smile as he stood at the end of the table. You blinked at the request and tilted your head. "Oh, I am the owner of this bar." He responded with a grin to his face and you made a surprised noise as Robin sat next to you.

"Oh! I didn't know that… Okay uh… Strawberry Daiquiri?" You said with a slight wince, not used to getting things for free really, and he smiled and nodded, walking away to the bar.

"So, what brings you to the big city?" His deep voice startled you, and you looked towards Eddie who was smiling at you with beer in his hand. You looked around and saw that all eyes were staring at you and the nervousness was brought back into your belly.

"Well, um… Independence mostly. Always lived in a small town in Georgia, and I didn't have many opportunities with my degree there so… Here I am." You explained with a soft smile. A smile that hid more than you told. A smile that you hoped everyone bought.

"Oh, that's cool! We're all from the same high school, also moved to the big city for bigger opportunities." Nancy said with a smile and you blinked looking at all of them.

"Same high school? Really?"

"Except for Argyle, Eddie met him in California when he went to see Metallica once and after a while he moved here." Robin says and Argyle simply nods with a smile to his face.

"Hell yeah, been inseparable since!"

"Oh, you guys are dating?" You asked and that made everyone spit whatever they were drinking, making you jump while Argyle simply let out a big laugh.

"Do I look remotely gay to you?" Eddie asked you, wiping his mouth with his wrist and you blushed in embarrassment, noticing that you didn't say the right thing.

"I just– I don't know, he said inseparable so I assumed–"

"Well, it was wrong." He said coldly, taking you aback. You opened your mouth to apologize as the table erupted in giggles.

"Eddie and Argyle, well that is an image I did not need in my mind." Nancy said with a giggle and Eddie groaned at her in warning.

"What Brochacho? Am I not sexy enough for you?" They kept going at him, and you noticed how silent he got as they picked their fun on him. You felt small next to him, embarrassed for making him a target to his friends mocking and laughing. Jonathan came back with your drink in hand and placed it in front of you with a smile on his face.

"What's the laughter about?" He asked and Steve looked at him, hiding his chuckles, calling your name before speaking.

"She thought Argyle and Eddie were dating." He said and Jonathan started laughing as well, earning another glare from the dark haired man next to you.

That was not a good impression.

After chatting for a while, getting to know them all, coldness in Eddie's voice all the while, you saw your chance when he got up to go get a beer at the bar, and you felt the need to apologize to him, so you excused yourself from Robin and the rest, following him, standing next to him as he talked to the bartender.

"Hi… Um… I wanted to apologize for the misunderstanding– I mean, he worded it weird…" You tried to explain, feeling quite ashamed for your actions, but nonetheless he didn't look at you as the bartender handed him his beer.

"Right. Are you going to also apologize for bullshiting everyone too?" He asked with no venom, no evil, just sternly. You looked up at him with an eyebrow raised up in confusion.

"Excuse me?"

"One of my qualities, princess, is that I can read people like the back of my hand." Now he did look at you, with some sort of sly grin on his face. "Independence? I heard better excuses than that one."

"What are you even talking about?" Now it was your turn to turn angry. Who did he think he is asking you these kinds of questions? Judging you the way he was doing? Meddling in your life without even knowing you?

"Oh come on. You didn't move here just because of the thrill of it. What happened then? Mommy and Daddy cut you off?"

"Listen here, I don't even know you. I don't know who you are, but I said my motive of moving here with nothing but the truth." You spat back at him and he whistled, the grin never leaving his face, and you just wanted to punch it, right off.

"Yeah, sure. Are you going to keep lying yourself into the group?" He asked, but now, it did include venom in his voice.

He did not cause a good impression either.

So it wasn't a surprise your defense mechanism shot up by a hundred, protecting your dignity and your worth.

"Is this because your masculinity got squashed a little bit by my comment? Is your dick seriously that small?" You saw a twitch of his brows at your commentary, and you smirked right back at him, knowing you got him with that comment. But then he chuckled, shaking his head.

"We just met and you're already talking about my dick? Damn, ask a guy out on a date first next time." That made you red in the face. You took back all of the commentary you did before on his face. Right now, he was disgusting to you, a wretched thing.

"Oh please, is there even anything to talk about?" And that earned you a glare on his part.

"You seem eager to find out. C'mon, keep talking about my dick sweetheart."

-

And that's where it started, your rivalry, your disputes, your arguments in the group, because even if Eddie complained about him having you there, Robin never stopped inviting you, telling him to man up. You also complained of course, to which she delivered the same response to you.

You had tried to be civil with him, but he always made a small remark that got you back to square one, the insults never stopping from eachother's mouths, never overdoing the line of course, but sometimes they do get a little bit under your skin, like right now. You've been trying to find someone decent, give another chance to life, to love, yet noone was sufficient. Noone sparked anything inside of you.

And he just had to appear and make it known.

"At least I get some." You said as a snarky remark towards him as he finished greeting Robin. He simply smirked, nodding at Jonathan as a silent request for a beer, then looking at you.

"I don't need to flaunt them like you do. That need for validation is probably why they all scurry away from you." You gripped the glass a little more than before, your jaw clenching in anger, but Robin seemed to notice that Eddie was crossing the line with that one, and gladly, she covered you up.

"She is actually the one who runs away, not the other way around Eds." That made him simply hum with a nod as Jonathan gave him an opened bottle of beer. You put your cell phone away, your mood sour in just one second thanks to the man who stood next to Robin while he chatted with Jonathan.

You never understood why the dynamic was set this way, but it simply was, ever since that night. You both never saw eye to eye. You don't even know what he does in the day, or in the night, or what else he does apart from working, and he doesn't know about you either. He doesn't need to know.

Because honestly, ever since that night, when he called you out, you created a shell over you, like a protective field, not wanting to let him in. You were afraid that he would keep looking into you, making you peel the layers off, one by one.

But no, you weren't going to do that. You came a year ago to start fresh, new, without the backstory, without the need to explain your whole life to people, without the need of missing people back in Atlanta, because there were none… That's what you told them, of course.

Yet, as you swirl your daiquiri in hand, looking down at the drink, you hear him laugh with Robin, as they talked about something which you couldn't decipher, or you just didn't understand what it was. Sometimes they get stuck with their high school talking and you can barely include yourself there, but it's understandable.

You took out your cell phone again, in a way to distract yourself as Jonathan whispered to Steve so he could hear him with the music of the bar. You opened up instagram to look at the new profile that followed you. Jason Carver. Mutual people: RobinBuckeee, SteveHarrington94, Nance_Wheels, argzzthedude, J_Byers.

You tilted your head as you started scrolling through the profile. Blonde, blue eyes, great body. No body modification, at least anywhere to be seen. You took a sip of your daiquiri, not noticing the person hovering over your shoulder, looking down at the screen.

"Oh, I wouldn't recommend him, Sweetheart." Your eyes glared up towards nothing as you looked down towards the screen again.

"Why's that Munson?"

"Heard his dick is the size of a thumb." He said with a snicker, which you only huffed at and looked over your shoulder to look at him.

"Heard, seen or felt Munson?" His smile dropped at your insult, which only made you smile again and look back down towards the phone. Robin looked at your screen and her eyes widened, shaking her head.

"Oh, no. No, no… He's right, don't." Your eyes frowned and looked at your friend with complete confusion.

"What? I mean, you guys follow him too. Is he from your school or same town?" You asked and Robin sighed, nodding.

"We went to the same high school. Jason was a bully. Like a real asshole with a capital A." You looked at the screen again, tilting your head. He didn't really look like an asshole to you, but if you learnt something in life, is to never take appearances for granted.

"Okay… But just if I want to–" And you clicked follow back with your finger, making Robin groan. You giggled at her reaction and put your phone away, only for a scoff to be heard behind you.

"What a disappointment that will be." Eddie remarks and sits next to Steve, finally, moving away from you, a person away, but it's still a nice amount of distance. You didn't follow him on social media, and he didn't follow you either. You didn't want to know anything about him, or even hear about him. Sure, you sometimes see Stories posted from Argyle or Steve sharing a beer or doing something stupid with him, but that's about it. You don't need him in your life.

You just really fucking hate Eddie Munson.

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End of chapter 1

Next chapter ->

I hope you enjoy this, I swear that the omegaverse with me IS VERY MILD, and not at all explicit in any way. I don't see many fics with this trope, but just treat it as a normal enemies to lovers thing!

We'll build it up real slow, lots of backstories to be added too, and angst ofc!

I don't know how this is posted on Tumblr, so imma go with the waves!

[bengiyo]

Cherry Magic TH Ep 7 Stray Thoughts

Last week, Achi realized how much Karan has been quietly taking care of him, and realized that his life is harder without Karan around. He realized that he wasn't doing either of them any favors by holding back and ran to him. Pai, seeing her ship about to set sail, "borrowed" a motorcycle to make the airport scene happen. Meanwhile, Rock affirmed how much he admires Pai, and Min and Jinta had a very cute impromptu date.

Yes, Pai, silence the Rokaku analogue so he doesn't ruin a moment.

There is a beauty in the sunset in that it's safest to look at the sun when it's moving away.

Now I want to read How To Be A Normal Person again.

There is a softness with Jinta and Min that I really like.

As a man, it is so sexy to me that Karan wanted to take Achi to get this shirt.

I'm with you Pai. Good food and good shows can keep you going for a while.

Oh good. They're just rushing Jinta to finish the book and not to make a character straight.

You know this barista is a good friend because he's giving Karan shit.

Good. Jinta should keep his glasses.

Jinta, bro, put your fucking glasses on.

Goddamn Tay Tawan is beautiful.

Why are we getting in a helicopter? This is how we lost Kobe! This is not KinnPorsche!

Look at Lays giving the ad to the het pairing. A bold decision

He's talking like Rob Thomas! Get out of there, Pai!!

I'm enjoying Min and Jinta a lot. Mark plays fond well, and I like the show playing out Jinta realizing explicitly that he has to talk and listen to develop closeness.

Incredible. Karan is going all out but this date is rather flat.

Okay, I am enjoying the bestie debrief after their dates.

This episode has been kinda slow, but I am enjoying Achi talking with Jaran directly about how he's feeling.

This scene was really good. Thai BL often relies heavily on dialogue to convey feelings, and I think Cherry Magic is well suited to that. I like that there is an explicit question about being a couple.

Ah, yes. It's time to deal with the magic powers.

Oh no. We're using the workplace itself as an obstacle now.

This episode felt a bit slow, but it finished pretty strong. I'm really enjoying the way Achi feels distinct from the Japanese versions of Adachi, and I like the way they responded to the busted date. Curious if they're using the workplace and the boss as a sort of paternal obstacle.