#happy birthday queen of cliffhangers

[panda-writes-kpop]

White Rabbit ~ JiU

A/N: It honestly feels like forever since I've updated this series, but it's only been two months, which is wild to me. Anyways, I hope you all are well! Happy belated birthday to my favorite ray of sunshine in Dreamcatcher!

TW: Reader experiences clairvoyant visions and past memories together, a hospital scene, reader gets knocked out, and another cliffhanger until August. :)

Summary: JiU's presence brings clarity to the storm of emotions and thoughts that's been surrounding you, but you still have plenty of questions to be answered. The top one, by far, is this: Who's the new girl who you've been seeing in your visions, and how does she tie into you, Yoohyeon, and Wonderland as a whole?

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“I’m late, I’m late!”

A voice echoes in your head, but your surroundings do not support the existence of a new being.

“Yoohyeon, where are we?”

The concern in your voice is visible, but Yoohyeon rolls her shoulders back, and your concerns go flying into the wind.

Wind? There’s wind?

You place your hand out as a gentle breeze floats between your fingertips.

I guess this place isn’t so bad after all.. It’s not that different from my own world, except in a hundred different ways.

The colors continue to swirl in your vision as you keep walking, but your feet start to tire after a while.

“We need to stop, Yoohyeon, otherwise my feet will fall off!” You whine as Yoohyeon’s pace slows.

“You want a break? We’ll take a break, but don’t you complain when something bad happens!”

~

“I’m late, I’m late!” JiU scrambles to take a seat opposite you as you chuckle at her behavior. “I promise I’m not usually like this! It’s just been a rough day.”

“It’s alright, JiU.” You reach out and place your hand over hers.

She smiles before tilting her head at you.

“You’re not mad?”

“Why would I be?”

“Other people would be mad.”

“Patience is a virtue, my dear, and trust me, I’m nothing like other people.”

~

“I’m late, I’m late!”

You want to tear your ears off of your head as those words echo inside your head, again and again.

Listen, I don’t know who you are, but I promise you’ll be just fine! Please shut up, for the love of everything good in the world!

Yoohyeon continues to lead you forward, but the buzzing of this voice in your skull forces you to pay no mind to your surroundings.

“I’m late, I’m late! Oh, Dearest Queen, what will you think of me now that I’m late?”

You wince in pain as the voice echoes louder, and you nearly crash into Yoohyeon as she stops.

“Why have we-”

“Handong.” Yoohyeon pointedly says as you peek around Yoohyeon’s frame.

“It really is you…” You mumble as a light smile appears on your face.

“Go back to your hiding place.” Yoohyeon hisses as Handong shakes her head.

“I’m afraid I cannot do that with good consciousness, my friend. I made a deal with Alice, and I will make good on said deal.” Handong offers you a reassuring smile before stepping aside. “Plus, I brought some help.”

The curled smile appears before the red hair, and you feel your spirits lift as Gahyeon appears in front of you. She waves at you before wagging her finger at Yoohyeon.

You’re a liar, she mouths to Yoohyeon.

“I-I don’t know what you mean!” She folds into herself before quickly turning to you. “You don’t believe them, do you?”

“I-” You bow your head in shame. “You haven’t given me a straight answer one way or another. How am I supposed to trust you when you can’t give me an answer for the simplest of questions?”

Yoohyeon darkly laughs before shaking her head.

“Fine! You trust them sooo much so they can lead you to the answers you seek! I’m going home.” She leans in and glares at you before walking away.

You fiddle nervously with your fingers as Yoohyeon walks away from the three of you.

Is everything going to be okay now?

You sigh in relief before looking at Handong.

You go to open your mouth, but you’re stopped when someone else crashes into you.

“Who are yo-”

“I’m late, I’m late!”

~

You open your eyes, but you’re not in Wonderland.

Where have I gone this time?

You look around at your surroundings. You’re in a coffee shop, similar to the one Gahyeon took you to.

This must be where Gahyeon got the inspiration to bring me here. But why this specific coffee shop? Why not another one?

A girl with brown hair and streaks of pink in her hair brushes past you, but she pays you no mind.

I must be in someone else’s memory… but the question stands, who is the girl in front of you?

You can’t get a good look at her face as she sits in front of you with her back facing you. After everything you’ve gone through, you’re reasonably scared to confront the young woman.

What if it’s a trap? What if Yoohyeon is the only one who can save me?

Another woman walks into the coffee shop, but from the opposite direction. Her face is unfamiliar, along with her short black hair.

Who are you???

After sitting at the table, her eyes snap up to you.

“You’re not supposed to be here.”

“What do you-”

Your hand covers your own mouth, but not by your conscious desire.

What the hell is going on now?

“I’m not the enemy you seek.” She softly says before gazing at the other girl in front of you. “We can’t meet, or at least, not yet. You have others to meet, yes?”

I-

“I should let you get back to that. JiU has someplace to be, and I think it would be a shame for you to miss her again, right?”

The other girl in the room tilts her head at the black-haired girl.

“Who are you talking to, Y-”

~

You gasp as you open your eyes.

“How hard did you hit them?” Gahyeon asks before placing a gentle hand on your chest. “Breathe, you’re alright.”

“I-I-” You pull at your hair nervously, but the words won’t come out.

“Hold on.” Handong pushes past Gahyeon to reach out to you. “Did you see a vision?”

“A vision?”

“I suppose hallucination would be the most accurate word, but whatever you saw is an event that happened at the same time that she collided into you.”

You glance to your left, and you see a black-haired girl bow her head in shame. Her hat goes with her head, and on top of her hat are two rabbit ears that come out of either side.

JiU.

“JiU?” You gently ask before reaching a hand out to her. “The White Rabbit.”

She laughs, pitiful at best, as she puts a smile on her face.

“It’s quite obvious, isn’t it?”

“I think I’ve just become a better guesser.” You joke, and a real smile appears on JiU’s face. “I heard you before I saw you, if I’m being honest.”

Her eyes light up with surprise.

“You heard me?”

Gahyeon raises her eyebrows and looks over to Handong.

“Another effect of the visions?”

Handong nods as you sit up on the bed.

“Where did you take us, Gahyeon?”

“A makeshift hospital ward, but it has similar effects to the coffee shop that I took you to earlier.”

You sigh before folding your arms.

“So, who’s going to start talking and telling me what the fuck is going on?”

Handong sighs.

“I suppose I should start, right? I should preface, I can’t tell you everything-”

“You and Gahyeon have told me that multiple times.” You grumble before continuing on. “But continue on, I think I’ll need as much as you can tell me.”

“So, as I was saying, I can’t tell you every answer that you can seek, but I can tell you about myself.” Handong places a hand on her chest before taking a seat in the chair that sits next to your bed. “Like Gahyeon, my powers only work in the range of the forestry and in this place. I’m not able to be as useful as I’d like to be, but I can try my best.”

“What exactly are your powers?”

“I figured you would ask that, Al-” She stops herself before shaking her head. “I should stop calling you that. It’s not your true name.”

JiU looks at Handong with confusion.

“But they are Alice.”

“They are, but they didn’t choose to be Alice. That’s the difference.”

JiU’s eyes widen in shock as a fiery flame of anger sparks inside of Gahyeon.

“You’re not serious, right? That can’t be possible. It shouldn’t be possible-”

“Gahyeon, relax, I’m getting there.” Handong raises her hand to silence Gahyeon, and she, although completely upset, resigns herself to silence. “As you are aware, part of my power comes from making deals with others. My deal with them,” She gestures to you, “was a trade of memories for allyship. Using their memories with Yoohyeon’s, I was able to figure out what actually happened.”

“Wait, Yoohyeon made a deal with you?” You scrunch your eyebrows at Handong.

“A long, long time ago, but yes. I asked for her memories, and I offered her the same as you. She wanted different terms, and I obliged.”

“What were the terms, Handong?” Gahyeon bitingly says.

“It was the same on my end - the memories she was fine with; however, Yoohyeon asked for the power to travel between our realm and the Awake.”

“That sort of power… it can be only harnessed by-”

“The Author, Gahyeon. You can say their title, but not their name.”

“The Author?” You say before placing a hand on your head. “If I didn’t have a headache before, I certainly have one now.”

“To keep a long explanation short, they control the story of Alice in Wonderland. They control our powers and where we can use them. The problem is that they are also bound by the force that they yield.” Handong explains.

“Totally not confusing at all.” You mutter before rolling your eyes. “Okay, so Yoohyeon got this power to travel through worlds from you-”

“Technically it was from the Author.” Handong corrects. “I had to get special permission in order to create such a deal. It was a complete hassle for me, but I did what I had to.”

“Okay, fine, so Yoohyeon gets this power from this ‘Author’, but for what purpose?”

“I had no idea why she would want such a power either. I finally figured it out when you appeared out of literally nowhere.”

“So Yoohyeon dragged me down here… for no reason at all? Seriously?”

Gahyeon bites her lip, nervously, as Handong leans back into your chair.

“That I can not tell you, due to the terms that the Author has set.”

“What Handong means to say is that you have to find the reason out for yourself.” Gahyeon interprets before stepping closer to your bedside. “We can’t tell you. Otherwise, we’ll disappear forever.”

“Holy shit, this sucks.” You deflate back onto the headrest of the bed before you look at JiU.

“I’m the only person who can use their powers in any part of Wonderland.” JiU explains before showing you her shoes.

Her shoes have wings attached to them… why am I unfazed by this? Is this my life now?

“This is good. You’re starting to regain your personality, what makes you unique… I wish we could have met under different circumstances.” Gahyeon sadly says.

You notice that Handong opens her mouth to say something, but she chooses not to.

One question remains on your mind.

“What now?”

“You can come with me to meet the Queen of Hearts, and we figure out the rest from there.” JiU offers. “Otherwise, you can explore Wonderland on your own.”

“Somehow, I know that exploring this place on my own is a terrible idea.” You chuckle at yourself before continuing on. “I like the idea of going with you.”

JiU stands up and adjusts her hat.

“It’s settled.”

You go to stand up, but Handong’s hand catches your shoulder.

“One last thing. Once you leave the forest, Gahyeon and I won’t be able to help you anymore. We can only watch until you choose to return to the forest.”

“I- It’s something I have to do. I need answers, and something is telling me that this is the best way forward.”

“Your intuition is a powerful tool. Let it guide you to the answers you seek.” Handong, let's go of you as you stand next to JiU.

“Shall we go?”

A bright smile lights up JiU’s face.

“We shall.”

~

Handong and Gahyeon watch as you and JiU disappear into thin air.

“Do you think we did the right thing by intervening?” Gahyeon asks.

“Do you think we didn’t?” Handong shoots back.

“Don’t say things like that. You sound like Yoohyeon when you do.”

“Don’t insult me!” Handong says before folding her arms over her chest. “Besides, I have something to show you.”

“You do?”

“Remember when you said that you wished you could meet them under different circumstances?”

“Of course I do, it was only a few moments ago!” Gahyeon exclaims.

“Then do I have something to show you, friend.”

[virtie333]

20 fanfic questions

Thank you, so much @otterandterrier for the tag!!!!

How many works do you have on AO3?

97. Though I plan to start posting #98 on Monday!

2. What's your total AO3 words count?

813,847 (!!!!!!!!!)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Star Wars (sequel trilogy mostly, but some original trilogy), The X-Files, and currently working on my first Moon Knight fic.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Kinetic (Damerey) - 245 Flight 814 (The X-Files) - 161 Eyes In the Night (The X-Files) - 160 My Best Friend's Weddings (Damerey) - 144 Let's Get This Show on the Road (The x-Files) - 127

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely! I love kudos, but I live for comments. I don't always know what to say (other than 'thank you' and 'i wish i could hug you'), but I will always do my best to show them my gratitude.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Well, I always write happy endings... unless I'm writing a series and I know I can drag it out a bit. Which means my angstiest ending was probably Let's Face the Music and Dance. I knew I was going to continue it, so I purposefully left it as a cliffhanger.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Almost all my fics have happy, sappy, fluffy endings.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really. I have had one person complain about me calling my AUs 'Star Wars' because I could 'put any character in the story,' and I did get couple of complaints from Reylo fans because I tagged Rey/Ben (past relationship) on a Damerey story. This, of course, made me laugh. I can't even tell you how many times Reylo stories turn up in the Damerey tag. But, I've always been polite (if firm) in my responses.

9. Do you write smut. If so what kind?

I do. Back in my X-Files days, I had one reader call it 'classy smut.' I feel my style has changed a bit, but I hope it's still 'classy'! LOL It's mostly 'vanilla,' and will always be full of emotion, but I'm always willing to test my boundaries.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Nope. I've never felt the urge.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I was once told that one of my X-Files fics was stolen years ago, but I could never find any evidence.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have. I know I was asked for my permission on an X-File fic years ago, but I can't remember which fic or what language. Same with a Damerey fic more recently. I remember which fic, and I'm pretty sure I remember who asked, but I can't find it, so either it was deleted or my memory is faulty.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Way back in the day, myself and a few other crazy X-File writers did a 'round robin' fic that got waaaaay out of control. We never finished it, and I have no clue if it's still hanging out on the Internet somewhere. BTW, I'm still friends with a couple of those writers; one of them was with my on my 50th birthday in Disneyland earlier this year!

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

It's got to be Rey and Poe, the ship that never was. I still believe we were robbed. I adore them so much, however Mulder and Scully will always be special to me, too.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I will always finish my stories. If I don't, then you know something horrible happened to me.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I don't really know. I have been told that I am the 'queen of angst' and I've also been told that I write believable and realistic dialog.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I can't stay on a consistent schedule. Part of this is due to my physical and mental health, I'm sure, but for every chapter I write, I've tried writing it ten times unsuccessfully first. Something (migraine, exhaustion, anxiety, stress, work) always gets in my way.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I tend to make Poe Latino in my AUs, since Oscar Isaac is, but my Spanish sucks. I try to use as much as I can to give credit to him and his heritage, but not enough to embarrass myself. If I wasn't so busy trying to write these stories I might get down to actually learning the language!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Wrote for? Star Wars. Han and Leia. I also wrote for Jack and Jennifer from Days of our Lives. Alas, none of these stories were ever read by anyone else (unless my mom snuck a peek). The X-Files was my first 'published' fandom.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

This is so hard! I actually really love them all. I don't understand writers who can write something and then try and forget about it. I think I put too much of myself in my stories. El Halcón will always have a special place, as it was my first Damerey AU. Kinetic is also pretty special, not only because it's my 'greatest hit,' but because it was the story that helped me through my suicidal era. My first X-File fic, The Letter, and my first Damerey fic, Rising, are both very close to my heart. Other faves include The Secret, Naboo, I See You, No Molestar (my first and still best drabble), The Back Corner (smut!), Tempest, Blind Faith, and She Makes Him Laugh. I'll stop there!

Tagging a few writer friends, if you want to do it! @randomfoggytiger, @my-secret-shame, @soft-girl-musings, @campingwiththecharmings, @the-little-ewok, @writefightandflightclub, @sperastella, and anyone else who sees this and wants to do it (it's after 1 in the morning, and I should be in bed!)

[kingliam2019]

Happy Birthday Anitha

@ao719 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR QUEEN OF ANGST AND CLIFFHANGERS

[tlcwrites]

Consequence

A birthday gift for @paper-n-ashes

Summary: When you steal the Supreme Leader's sweater, there are... repercussions.

Word Count: 3483

Tags/Warnings: Kylo Ren x Fem Reader. NSFW, 18+. MINORS DNI; PIV sex, unprotected sex (no glove no love), oral sex (m receiving), fingering, heavy dom/sub dynamic, praise kink, breath play, I'm probably forgetting other kinks but I finished this at 3AM last night and I'm not even sure that I used real words let alone remember what I wrote so if I missed any let me know and I'll update the tags, smuuuuuuut for daaaays, canon what's canon The Rise of Skywalker can go fuck itself mostly except for that beautiful white set of rooms on the Steadfast.

Author’s Note: It's my hetero lifemate @paper-n-ashes' birthday today (at least in my timezone for a few more hours so IT COUNTS sorry Sarah at least you got to read it yesterday) and she has been waiting SO patiently for me to finish this damn fic. I started writing it back in like November? Maybe even October? and have struggled so fucking hard with finding the mojo to finish it. Then out of the blue this week, said mojo came back and I figured Sarah's birthday was the perfect deadline. So, voila. And don't forget to go tell her how awesome she is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SISTER IN THIRST AND SHAMELESS HOEING. I couldn't actually get you Kylo so I got you this instead. #throne room hair is the best hair forever the end

You’re perched on the sofa, open book on your lap, when the comm chimes. You can’t help your soft smile; it’s finally that time of the day cycle.

You don’t bother answering the comm, since it’s an alert, not a call. Closing your book, you rise and return it to the bookcase set into the wall of the lounge. With a gentle press, the hatch closes, and the bookcase disappears into the stark white expanse of the rest of the room, precious cargo hidden. Books are an expensive indulgence, even for the Supreme Leader.

Or whomever he choses to share them with.

You cross to the base of the stairs that lead to the chamber’s entrance and open a small compartment, also a part of the structure of the room. You toe off your slippers, setting them carefully inside the cubby. Your soft leggings pants are next, folded carefully. You start to remove your sweater as well, but hesitate. It is chilly. For all of the technology the First Order has amassed, you’d think they’d have figured out how to keep their Destroyers at a comfortable temperature.

You leave the sweater. He’ll definitely have an… opinion about it.

Now bare but for the sweater and your bra, so scant it hardly deserves the term, you take your place at the base of the stairs. The hem of the sweater brushes your thighs. Standing tall, feet together, hands clasped loosely behind you, you wait. You keep your eyes on the blast doors.

When the doors finally open, you smile softly. “Good evening, Supreme Leader.”

His cape billows behind him as he descends the stairs (he’s clearly inherited his family's flair for dramatics). As he reaches the bottom, you respectfully drop your gaze. His boots stop in front of you, your bare feet looking so small compared to his. But then again, everything looks small compared to him.

He raises a gloved hand and strokes the back of a finger down the collar of your sweater. “What’s this?” His voice is throaty and deep. As usual, it sends a thrill through you.

You keep your eyes downcast. “A sweater, Supreme Leader.”

“Clearly.” His finger continues down from the collar of the garment, caressing the soft rise of your breasts. “Perhaps I should rephrase my question.” His finger catches your nipple, and you can’t help but gasp. “What is my sweater doing on your body, when your body doesn’t have permission to be wearing anything?”

You finally risk a glance up. His face is impassive, but there’s a glint in his eyes. He’s amused.

You raise your chin. He loves when you’re confident. “It was cold.”

“Cold.” The finger continues to tease your nipple through the fibers. “In space.” The tease turns into a flick, and you barely smother your gasp. His lips twitch. “Imagine that.”

He’s in a good mood. You decide to toy with him. “Perhaps I simply need something substantial to keep me warm, Supreme Leader.”

One eyebrow raises, ever so slightly. He’s going to play along. “Do you find my care unsatisfactory?”

“Of course not, Supreme Leader.” His finger has shifted to your other nipple. You take a shuddering breath. “I would never dare to question your wisdom.”

He shifts almost imperceptibly closer to you. “And yet-” He brings that accursed finger back up your sternum, tracing up your neck and ghosting over your jaw. “-is that not exactly what you’ve done by ignoring my directive?”

Kriff.

He passes the leather-wrapped digit over your lips, stroking the soft skin. “Nothing to say, pet?”

You drop your eyes again. “My most sincere apologies, Supreme Leader.”

His hum of approval reverberates in your chest. “I imagine they will be.” He applies the barest hint of pressure to your lips. “Open.”

You comply immediately, opening your mouth enough to allow his finger entrance. The leather tastes so different from his skin. He presses the thick digit inside, and doesn’t have to say a word as you begin to suck obediently. He adds a second finger and you can’t stifle your moan.

“Good girl.”

Two words. Just two words, hummed in that honeyed voice, and you can practically feel your arousal dripping down your thighs. You glance up once more.

He’s watching you, his pupils blown wide with arousal. Maker, you love his eyes. You can always read him through his eyes. He tries so hard to bury his emotions, but nothing can be hidden in their cinnamon depths. And right now, his eyes say that he’s about half a standard second away from losing what’s left of his famously little control.

Hmm. Time to have a little more fun.

You deliberately graze his fingers with your teeth, the leather of his glove supple under your bite.

His cheek twitches and you know instinctively he’s chewing on it. “You’re playing with fire, sweetheart,” he warns you.

Pulling your mouth off his fingers with a ‘pop’, you smile serenely up at him. “Whatever do you mean, Supreme Leader?”

“You know exactly what I mean,” he purrs, dragging his spit-soaked fingers along the edge of your jaw, his own clenched as he tries to keep himself in check. “Careful you don’t get burned.”

Your smile becomes less teasing, and more sincere. It’s okay, you think, knowing he’ll be able to feel your emotions. You never guard yourself around him. I trust you, Master.

There’s a split second when his eyes search yours; for permission, for acceptance, for confirmation of that trust that you hold in him and that he holds in you. It’s a breath of a moment, but he leaves his raw self exposed.

He’s affection starved, your Supreme Leader, even if he’ll never admit it. Deep inside, where even his former masters couldn’t reach, is that little boy he once was; still desperate to please and be praised by those too focused elsewhere to pay attention, and terrified of disappointing those who do. It breaks your heart that he’s spent his whole life feeling so alone.

Your dynamic fills that void in a way he feels safe with. It’s on his terms. He needs your adoration; needs your worship. He craves the affirmation. No more abandonment and fear from those he should be able to trust most; no more abuse and gaslighting at the hands of those who are supposed to guide him.

Just trust, and love. Pure, unconditional love.

He presses his lips to yours.

You whimper into his kiss, pressing a hand against his massive chest to steady yourself.

In the next moment, he scoops you up, pressing you against the window and hooking your legs around his waist. You yelp at the coolness of the transparisteel against your back, even through the sweater, but he swallows your cry as he plunders your mouth.

“Kylo,” you whimper when he lets you up for air, but he ignores you, sucking a line down your neck to your collarbone.

“Get this off,” he growls, tugging at the neckline of the sweater. “Or I’ll take it off for you, and it won’t survive the removal.”

You let go of his shoulders, grasping the hem of the top and practically ripping it over your head.

His mouth is on you in an instant, those plush lips teasing one nipple at a time through your lacy scrap of a bra.

“Maker!” you gasp, flinging the sweater in the general direction of the floor and bringing both hands to grip his hair. Frantic fingers twist his dark waves. You could write sonnets to his hair. “Kylo!”

You feel the clasp of your bra come undone. He rips his lips from your breasts, and with one barely-there flick of his fingers, the undergarment is on the floor next to the sweater.

“Did you just-” It’s next to impossible to smother your giggle when you realize what he’s done. “I can’t imagine the Force is meant to be used for that.”

Kylo ignores you, although you’re positive you can detect the barest hint of a blush on his ears. But then you’re not paying attention to his ears, as he’s sucked one of your nipples back into his mouth and is grazing it with his teeth. Your moan turns into a shriek when he hooks his arms under your legs and hefts you higher against the wall, so it’s easier for him to feast on your flesh.

He shifts your weight to one of his massive arms, that paw of a hand gripping the opposite flesh of your rear as he brings his other hand back up to your mouth. “Open,” he commands once more.

You take the two still-gloved fingers as deep in your mouth as you can, gagging slightly as he presses on the back of your tongue.

His dark chuckle is breathless. “Such an eager whore,” he murmurs against your chest, your answering whimper going straight to his cock. Pulling his hand back, he nips the skin at your collarbone at the same time he drags the fingers you’ve just drenched straight through your swollen folds below.

“Do you even deserve my fingers, Pet?” He smirks as you drop your head back and moan. “Such a wanton little thing you are.” He teasingly traces a circle around your clit with just a fingertip, satisfaction growing at the sound the movement elicits from you.

“Master,” you gasp.

Without warning, he twists you away from the window, carrying you with ease to his desk. When he drops into his chair, he’s unable to suppress a sharp intake of breath as he settles you on his lap and brings your core into direct contact with his cock, hard and throbbing beneath his trousers. The contrast of your nudity with his still-clothed body is intoxicating. He guides your hips to roll against him again, your moans simultaneous as your cunt makes slick the leather stretched taut over his arousal.

Already closer to his breaking point than he'd prefer to admit, Kylo clamps his teeth down on the inside of his cheek hard enough to break the skin, the pain working as usual to allow him to refocus his energy and reclaim control of his passions. Unhinged as his reputation is, there is part of his life the Supreme Leader rules with meticulous care- you.

He knows you love him, and you’ve declared time and again it’s unconditional and without reservation. Your submission is a gift he knows he will never truly be worthy of. Maker knows he adores you with every part of his long-shrouded heart. But the fear never leaves him. Decades of distrust and broken promises means he lives in terror of the day his tenuous temper snaps, and he horrifies you or, stars forbid, truly hurts you.

That dark voice lurking at the back of his mind teases him with a possibility somehow perversely worse than fear or injury: abandonment. That you’ll inevitably see him at his most honest; broken, contemptible. Unworthy.

He loathes himself all the more, because he knows if it comes to it, he couldn’t survive letting you go. He isn’t strong enough to endure the loss of the only light he still has.

Unaware of his internal torture, you grip the front of his gambeson and try to rock your pelvis against him, whining as you’re foiled by his hands still gripping your hips. “Master, please.”

Your voice jerks him back to reality, and your begging makes his cock twice as hard. “Something you desire, Pet?” he purrs, grateful you were too wrapped in lust to notice his momentary lapse.

“You, Master.” You can’t help a frustrated whimper as you try once more to undulate against him and are again prevented from doing so. “Please, Kylo, let me please you.”

He reburies his anguish, and smirks at you. “Very well.” He releases your hips. “Please me.”

As soon as he lets go, you’re sliding off his lap and on to your knees, scrambling to unhook his belt. He obligingly helps you open his trousers. You make quick work of the placket and draw out your prize, salivating as you pump his already-leaking cock.

He hisses as your mouth engulfs him. “Yes, just like that. What a good, good girl you are.”

A lewd moan escapes around his length as he fists his hands in your hair.

He doesn’t need to say another word. You can read it in his eyes, every filthy, dark thought as you bob your head on his shaft. How good it feels when you take his cock in your throat; that he knows exactly how hot and wet it makes you when he fucks your mouth; how knowing you’re waiting in his quarters to be used as his personal whore is the only thing that gets him through the day. You moan again, and one corner of his mouth twitches.

You know him well enough to recognize it as a smirk.

“As delightful as this is, Pet,” he finally sighs, a slight waiver to his voice the only indicator of how close you already have him to release, “there’s a different part of you I desire at this moment.”

Releasing his cock with a ‘pop’, you continue to stroke him with your hand as you beam up at him. “As you wish, Master.”

Your mouth and chin are wet with precum and spit. He drags his thumb through the mess and brings it to your lips, his cock jumping in your grasp as you wrap your tongue around the digit.

“Up,” he snaps.

Rising immediately, you can’t help your squeak as he spins you to face the desk and pulls you back onto his lap, impaling you on his cock with one hard thrust. You gasp, unable to cry out as all the air is expelled from your lungs. Your arms are wrenched behind you by invisible bonds, the posture thrusting your breasts out. You hear his low chuckle as he tweaks both nipples while simultaneously bucking his hips, eliciting a shriek from you.

Thick fingers twist into your hair, pulling you back until you're flush with his chest. His breath is hot against your ear as he snarls two words that have your cunt clenching in anticipation: “Ride me.”

No further encouragement is necessary. He works your body over as you rock in his lap, reducing you to a burbling mass of arousal. Releasing his grip on your hair, his hands make their way down your body, the leather feeling so kriffing good as he caresses every inch of you.

Plush lips drag against your jaw as he leans forward, pressing his chest closer against your back. He trails his fingers up your thighs while simultaneously dragging his teeth along your earlobe. The noise that escapes you is undignified at best, and positively libidinous at worst.

The bastard’s smirk is obvious against your heated skin. “My beautiful Empress,” he murmurs, licking a stripe up your neck.

You can’t suppress your panting as he nips at the sensitive spot just below your ear. “I’m not your Empress,” you manage, your voice breathy with arousal as you continue to move.

“Mmmmm.” Kylo hums as his right hand trails up your abdomen to gently cup your left breast, those elegant fingers plucky at your nipple and making you moan. “Not yet.”

“Oh.” You squeak as he latches on to your pulse point, his teeth scraping over your skin as he marks you. His other hand drops to your core, fingertips stroking your folds as deftly as a musician plays a hallikset. You cry out as he deliberately ignores your clit, but your cry becomes a gasp as he abruptly slaps the inside of your thigh. “Kylo!”

“Feel how wet you are, little whore.” He pulls his hand from your cunt and wipes your slick across your cheek. “Only the most depraved whores drip like this.” When he wraps the same hand around your throat, you sob in euphoric bliss. His chuckle is low. “Look at you, reduced to a needy slut who wants nothing more than to be filled by her Master.”

You can’t help but moan as he tightens his grip, the other hand on your breast squeezing hard.

“Speak, Pet.” His order is hissed in your ear, his breath hot on your skin. “Tell me how much you want my cock.”

“Need you, Master,” you gasp, deliciously light headed from the lack of oxygen. “Need you to- oh, Maker!- need you to fill me, need you to fuck m-me oh!”

A squeal erupts as he abruptly thrusts up, hard, and proceeds to set a brutal pace. Helpless to do anything but take what he gives you, all you can do is wail and enjoy the desperation in his movements.

When he stands and surges forward, shoving you against his desk while still buried in your swollen heat, it’s just enough to send you over the edge and you crash into your climax with a scream.

Over your shoulder, you hear Kylo tsk in admonishment. “Oh, princess,” he chides, as you feel your Force bonds tighten even more, “you know better than to cum without permission.”

With that, he shoves you forward, pressing your chest flat against the thermoplastic and using his knee to spread your legs. You willingly comply, relishing in his hiss as he pumps into your wet, waiting warmth. He finally releases your throat, and the sensation of your cunt clenching as you cough is too much for him. His pace becomes blistering, each thrust sending your pelvic bone into the edge of the desk; speech is now beyond your power, incoherent babble all that remains as he obliterates your cunt.

The lewd symphony of your coupling is punctuated by his growls and your cries. You can already feel the crest rising anew and you beg for salvation. “Master, please!”

He grips the back of your neck, anchoring your head, snarling as he takes you with rapid, deep thrusts. “Do you think now you'll be able to follow instructions?”

You nod frantically, trying desperately to stave off your orgasm. “Yes, Master!”

His voice is deeper than ever, trembling slightly as he uses your body to chase his own end. “Tell me, my little slut; who owns you?”

“You, Master!” You can’t hold back the shriek that erupts from your lips as you feel that subtle tickling of his powers against your clit.

The sounds you’re making have him right on the edge. “You’re mine, all mine,” he sneers as you cry out once more. “Say it.”

“Yours, Kylo,” you gasp. “I’m yours!”

“You need to cum again, sweet little Pet?” When you frantically nod, he fists your hair and yanks your head back. “Do it,” he hisses next to your ear. “Cum for me. Now.”

You explode around him, screaming your pleasure. His echoing roar is your only warning before he slams into you a final time, ripping himself from your heat and snatching your body off the desk. You land on your knees just in time to receive his spend, splashing across your face and chest as he pumps his length.

---

It takes several moments before you can even start to become aware of your surroundings once more. In that time, Kylo has bundled you in your favorite cozy blanket, and cradles you in his lap as he smooths your hair back and murmurs sweet words of praise. His seed still decorates your body, and you preen as you feel his hands, finally ungloved, gently rub it into your skin as one more claim of his ownership.

Your contented sigh is what alerts him to your consciousness, and he can’t help his proud smile as your eyes slowly flutter open, or the chaste and caring kiss he presses to your temple. “How are you feeling, princess?”

A beaming smile is his reward. “Wonderful,” you sigh, and then giggle. “And filthy, in the best possible way.”

“As requested,” he slyly teases.

You notice that sometime during your torpor, he’s shed his gambeson and trousers, replacing them with soft lounge pants and  the stolen sweater. Hooking your fingers over the neckline, echoing his own earlier actions, you tug gently. “Thief.”

He laughs, your favorite sound in the galaxy. “The Jawa calls the Ewok short.” Your answering eye roll elicits another chuckle and another brush of his lips. “Happy birthday, love,” he murmurs against your forehead.

“Thank you, Supreme Leader.” Your smile is soft as you raise your face, content when he understands the overture and leans down to press his lips to yours. A/N: Alexa, play "I Want Kylo Ren To Rail Me on a Desk" by Beyoncé or someone.

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[sparrowmoth]

A/N: @hoodpane Happy birthday, Cay! <3 I started writing this little Jal drabble as a rarepair treat for your birthday, but unfortunately, I did not actually get to the ending yet so, uhhh, consider this part one with a bit (okay, a lot) of a cliffhanger as to the resolution jdkajgksdg.

*** Imagine that the Evil Queen, having once vied with Maleficent for the seat of power on the Isle, has seen in Maleficent's defeat her chance to reclaim that former glory of empire. She subdues Maleficent's pig-headed guards and with the brute strength of her new army, subjects the other inhabitants of the Isle to a punishing medieval style of rule.

It is to this newfound structure of power which Mal returns, alone and unsuspecting, wanting so much for the comforts of her old life that she never even stops to consider things might have changed.

If she had, she would have never arrived so boldly in daylight.

Her mother's guards are upon her almost at once, but where before they showed restraint in handling her, they have none of it now. Her bones are creaking from the force with which they grip her arms, and she can't feel the ground beneath her. She kicks at knees and thighs, then at hands that attempt to restrain her further. She hisses threats of what her mother will do, but her threats are met with... laughter?

Mal is thrust into her mother's throne room, pushed to her knees.

The robes that pool at the base of the dais are deep blue, not black. The hand that appears in her vision is pale, yes, but the nails aren't right. They're painted, long and polished—not a sign of wild, inborn power like a raptor's talons. No, something else, like a shard of glass: fragile once and even still, but dangerous for having been broken.

Before Mal can raise her head, her chin is sharply grabbed and her gaze is thrust up to meet that of the Evil Queen. Not her mother.

It hits her, then: this isn't her mother's throne room.

But it used to be.

*** Jay's not careful. He doesn't have the time. The King or whoever can have him arrested later—assuming he makes it back—but right now, he's assured no one will follow him, since he's made it to the bridge.

They'll know where he's going, since they were all supposed to go together after Mal—him and Carlos and Evie and Ben. He'd agreed without even crossing his fingers. But he'd never meant to let them come. He'd offered to bring the limo around, just to take off with it.

Carlos and Evie would be safe now, with no other way onto the Isle except Fairy Godmother's wand—and she wasn't about to help them.

*** Once through the barrier, Jay destroys the remote after a moment's hesitation. He can't risk it being stolen. Mal can open the barrier for them to leave, once he finds her. He won't be leaving otherwise.

Not without her.

Strangely, though it is barely evening, the streets coming up from the bridge are quiet and empty. Jay moves quickly to the rooftops, where it feels much less like he might be ambushed any moment. He makes out a cluster of light and noise in the distance, from where the towers of Bargain Castle rise well above the points of other buildings around.

He doesn't stop to think, just runs breathless until he's nearer.

There's a crowd in the square and many up on the rooftops, so on the fringes of the bustle, Jay drops back into the streets, tears a piece of dusty canvas from the roof of a market stall and pulls it over his head.

He roughly shoulders through the crowd without apology, keeping a tight grip on his makeshift cloak to keep his face in his shadows.

That is, until he steps up to the edge of the messy gathering, where the senseless roar of the crowd in his ears reforms, sharply, suddenly, into intelligible words between bouts of laughter. His fingers slacken and he drops his cloak, standing frozen as fistfuls of rotten fruit and dung are thrown with cries of, "Long live Evil! Long live the Queen!"

Mal is almost unrecognizable as she stands in the pillory, her bleach blonde hair and pale face streaked red and brown and orange. She's small as she ever was with her mother's castle looming behind her.

Except it's not her mother who stands smiling on the balcony.

➼ To be continued.

[sunlightinourheadlights]

heyoooo so i got hit by chapter 71 so hard so can you rec some fics while i recover :( i read your latest one and its soooo good but i think i'm gonna need a lot more fics ╥﹏╥

Hey Anon, we all got hit hard by chapter 71, you’re not alone. 😭

Thanks for reading my latest fic! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and I can absolutely recommend some fluff fics! We have a lot of very talented writers here, and we all could probably use some fluff. 💕💕

Here are some of my favorites in no particular order:

A Spoonful of Sugar and Stardust by Baronesscmd (SweeterThanYourDarkestSin) (@baronesscmd) -  Amane isn't in love with the pretty girl who comes into the coffee shop three days a week, he's not. (Well, maybe a little.)

Note: Amanene coffee shop AU series! Need I say more? 

Wonderstruck by thebonezone (@fangirlingforeverz) -  “It’s one of those famed love events you always get to hear about! At an unfamiliar location! Then, a gentle kiss!”

Note: Remember when chapter 67 came out and everyone was going crazy over that rescue scene? Well, relive those happy moments before the Big Sad hit by reading this amazing fic. 

12 Year Romance by lilaflo (@istoleyourboat) -  A tale in which Amane falls for the beautiful onee-san he met at a Tanabata festival.

Note: One-sided pining that ends with a happy ending might be my favorite trope tbh. You absolutely have to read this if you like fluff. 

Futures, Strange as They May Be by thatsrightdollface ( @thatsrightdollface) -  Nene Yashiro stumbles accidentally into a glimpse of one of her possible futures.  

Note: One of the first fluff fics I’ve read for the fandom, and it absolutely melted my cold dead heart. One of the greats, honestly. 

The Monster's Bride by hammsters (@uglierdaikon) -  A retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche.

Note: Not necessarily a fluff fic, but it’s got amazing world-building, and a happy ending! Definitely read. 

Bleed For Me by banjjakz (@banjjakz) -  Five times Hanako is painfully, embarrassingly obvious about being a vampire -- and the one time he doesn't even need to be.

Note: This one might be cheating. It doesn’t fit the box of a conventional fluff fic, but this is probably the happiest Yu will write, and you know what? It’s fantastic. Especially if you ignore the open-ending and just believe everything is peaches and rainbows after the end the way I do.   

Still Lake, Wrought Iron by Indigo_Floof (@indigosienna) - The soon-to-be ruler of the House of Spades was, if lightly put, a reserved young man. He didn't care much for political unions or even the idea of marriage. And then he met her.

Note: Indigo? Writing a happy ending??? But for real, this fic is everything. Such soft Hananene, you will ache in the best way. 

The Shape of Stardust by milkteamoon (@spades-queen) -  Nene Yashiro writes poetry about a certain school spirit (and the one time he read it).

Note: This is more of an angst/fluff fic, but that’s Milk for you. Still an incredibly gorgeous fic, and the ending is just hopeful enough to make this fluff list. 

Nene's Guide to Finding Love in One Summer by insipidenvy (@insipidenvy) -  How fast can one find love? Nene finds it hard to figure out.

Note: Ruka blessed us with fluff immediately after ch 71 dropped. Read this for a cute, fluffy, good time. 

All the Ways to Care About You by LyricalSniperRifle  -  The development of a supernatural's feelings for his human assistant, as told by some of the many, many ways he has touched her.

Note: Read this one at your own risk. It’s incredibly soft and heartwarming, but reading it after ch 71 might really hurt. 

for real, this time by sourlemoncandy ( @sour-lemon-candy) - "I told an upperclassman we're dating." A string of very inspired stuttering erupted from Amane’s mouth. "Sorry, you...you did what? I didn't mishear that?"

Note: A childhood friends AU and a fake-dating AU? Together? In one? Incredible. Super sweet story. Part one does end with a bit of angst and a cliffhanger, but if part two doesn’t have a happy ending, I will personally fight Peach myself.

Maid for Each Other by corologs (@corologs) -  For some reason Tsukasa thought it'd be a good idea to bring Amane to a maid cafe for their birthday. But what possible reason could he have to think th-- Oh God is that Yashiro?!

Note: Courtney has been consistently providing us with fluff since she’s arrived, but this one is still my fave from her. Childhood friends, Maid Cafes, make out sessions, it’s all there. 

That’s it for this list! I’m sure I’m missing some, but if I remember them I will come back and update the list accordingly. Please make sure you support these amazing writers by them leaving kudos and comments, and reading their other works too!  💕

[ryoceann]

Walker- 1x04 ~spoilers~

I know i’ve said this a dozen times...but Walker just keeps getting better and better and better! With every. single. episode. I loved everything about this episode so much and again! Jared live-tweeting it was the best!!! I watched this episode at 3 am lats night again help.

~spoilers~ last warning!!!

OK SO CRDIREZ BEAUTY EPISODE!!! YES! I loved loved loved loved the development of their friendship in this episode SO MUCH! 

First scene Cordirez and them badass rangers catching bad guys together YES!!! Walker trying to find out Micki’s middle name is so cute pls. 

I really enjoyed the case they worked here as well. It was both deep and emotional and that twist! YEPPPP SIGN ME UP.

THE BAR SCENE WITH WALKER AND MICKI. AGAIN THEIR FRIENDSHIP! The episode title fit so well here and I’m glad Micki and Walker have really reached a good understanding on a friend and partner level. THEY\RE THE CUTEST PLEASE I LOVE THEM. 

‘‘walker where’s my drink’‘ ok every word micki and cordell exchanged with each other was the best??? 

WALKER AND HIS KIDS AND BROTHER UNPACKING TOGETHER!!! I asolutely adore their relatioship. AUGUST IN THAT BLUE HAIR AND SUNGLASSES DHJHHF AUGUST I FUCKING LOVE YOU CAN I ADOPT YOU.

I really adored the tiny exchange between Stella and Walker. Speaks volumes of how much they’ve progressed since the pilot. Walker and Stella’s dynamic I ADORE so seeing them at really good terms is just beautiful.

Annnddd now August is being the rebellious kid. 

I’m glad they brought up Belle’s case here as well bc i thought they’d completely overshadowed it. STELLA AND BELLE ARE SO CUTE! I WANT SO MUCH MORE OF THEM

OK NOW IK I SHIP CORDIREZ TOO BUT I SHIP TRICKI TOO. GOD.

They are so so so CUTE WITH EACH OTHER AND TREY IS JUST THE BEST I LOVE HIMMMM. 

Micki is such an epic artist??? HOLY SHIT GIRL HOW MUCH TALENT DO YOU HAVE HIDDEN IN THERE.

Micki and Walker working the case ‘off the books’! YES PARTNERS IN CRIME. or well soving crime. i didn’t like monty shaw too much anyways...idk bad vibes. WALKER DEFENDING MICKI AND SAYING SHE CAN FEND FOR HERSELF. I COMBUSTED.

THE CORPSE LADY WAS THE SAME ONE FROM SUPERNATURAL’S NIGHTMARE 1X14. HOLY SHIT.

*sigh* The Harlan Family. Classic Rich People.

‘‘can we keep this one off the books’‘ ‘‘OFF THE BOOKS???’‘ ‘‘are you kidding me off the books is my middle name. Just kidding it’s Beauregard what’s yours’‘ HHAHAH NICE TRY WALKER I LAUGHED SO HARD THEY’RE ADORABLE.

Cordell Beauregard Walker- such a fucking handful!

THE INTERROGATION SCENE. WHEN THAT GIRL WINKED AT WALKER AND HE JUST FLINCHED AND TURNED AROUND LMAO. WALKER WHAT HAVENT U HAD PPL HIT ON U BEFORE.

‘‘You got it ranger rick!’‘ PLSJJCDDFJFD. ‘‘that was so satisfying’‘ same micki same.

‘MICHELLE FLORIANA’‘ WOW??? I LOVE IT.

ALSO MUSKRAT! ADORABLE SO ADORABLE I WANT CORDELL TO CALL MICKI MUSKRAT ALL THE DAMN TIME.

‘‘on a scale from micki to muskrat where am i’‘ ‘‘floriana’‘ THAT LOOK THO.  HSHSHSHS DONT WORRY WALKER YOU’LL GET THERE.

-I love how this show is really taking the time to address the difficulties someone like Micki- A Female Latina would go through- the sexism, blatant disrespect and disregard. Micki’s character is also something that’s very well written and acted(Lindsey ily) and portrayed extremely well. One of my favorite things about Walker is how he really trusts Micki, views her as an equal, and wants to earn her trust, not demand it. It’s perfect(cordirez breakdown time). Micki is also slowly letting her fences down around him and it’s a huge and very delightful to see step. I love and adore their friendship and chemistry so much. 

MICKI SPEAKING IN SPANISH IS AN OFFICIAL TURN ON FOR ME BYE.

ALL OF THEM SOLVING THE CASE TOGETHER!!! NOT JUST CORDIREZ BUT TREY TOO! WALKER AND TREY MEETING TOGETHER WHEN.

Trey is such an amazing boyfriend truly! THE TOWEL ON HIS SHOULDERS DJSFDJFD AND AH THE COMIC MICKI DREW??/ ADORABLE. Also love how encouraging and supportive Trey is. The men in this show are the best.

LIAM AND WALKER SCENE. I love their dynamic too and i wanna see moreee. Also more micki and liam scenes yes please.

‘‘thanks brother very supportive’‘ i sobbed when he called him brother. i just. *screams*

Ok so Abby and Bonham really had a bad falling out huh. Abby was in an affair with someone who still misses her??? Damn, can’t wait to see how this one progresses. ALSO WALKER FINDING THAT LETTER FROM GARY TO ABBY IN THE BASEMENT I FREAKEDDD,

THE ADDRESS. ON THE LETTER. IS THE SAME. AS THE LOCATION. OF JENSEN’S BREWERY. THE SAME BREWERY. WHO’S FIRST KEG OF BEER. WAS GIVEN TO JARED. BY JENSEN. ON HIS BIRTHDAY. HELP. HELP. HELP. NOT ME HAVING A J2 BREAKDOWN IN THE MIDST OF A WALKER EP AT 5 AM IN THE MORNING.

Aight so August and Ruby is a biG NO OK. Like idk idk idk just idk.

WALKER HAD AN AFFAIR(after emily so ok but still) WITH SOMEONE ELSE WHILE UNDERCOVER??? WAS IT JUST UNDERCOVER OR REAL??? I NEED ANSWERS STAT.

THE PHONE THAT WALKER HAD. ONE OF THE CONTACTS WAS WINCHESTER AUTO. W I N C H E S T E R  A U T O. Jensen coming to the show owning this shop and Walker going to him to get his car fixed when Jared Padalecki.

MICKI AND CORDELL(AND TREY!) SOLVING THE CASE TOGETHER!!!

‘‘micki gives a play by play of the security footage’‘ ‘‘we’re watching the same thing micki’‘ *bitchface* PLS I LOVE THEM.

Holy shit Mrs. Harlan having an affair with Monty??? ENZO BEING BOB’S SON??? HOT DAMN THE CASE CONTINUES. Again. LOVE THE WORK/FAMILY BALANCE.

OK OK SO THE SCENE IN WHICH MICKI AND WALKER CONFRONT SHAW AND THE LOOKS THEY GIVE EACH OTHER BEFORE MICKI GETS IN THE CAR WITH SHAW WHEN THE MUSIC STARTS PLAYING!!! YES. YES. MY SOULFOOD.

I loved the way they worked it out. Phonecall, recording everything, THEM PARTNERING AND WORKING IT OUT SO BEAUTIFULLY I NEED SO MANY MORE CORDIREZ CENTRIC EPS YALL DONT EVEN KNOW.

‘‘walker! bulldog it!!’‘ HSHJDSHDSJ YES.

PLS I SCREAMED WHEN SHAW PULLED THE GUN ON MICKI.

BUT SHE IS SUCH A FUCKING QUEEN BADASS I LOVE HER.

Success!!!! The Micki and Walker and Larry scene at the end was so cute! I like how they’re actually invested in their jobs and want to do good it’s so heartwarming.

WALKER CALLING TREY TO FIND OUT MICKI’S FAV THINGS!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! Also I genuinely love that Trey wasn’t weirded out by it or jealous or anything.  Can’t wait to see them interact I NEED IT!.

‘‘thanks for believing in me’‘ ‘‘i didnt. i trusted you.’’ HELP STOP MY FEELS.

‘‘thanks beau’‘ don’t mention it flor’‘ I DIED I DIED I DIED. MICKI AND WALKER I LOVE YOU. JKSJD MICKI WARMING UP TO THE MIDDLE NAME. THEIR FRIENDSHIP IS THE BEST.

That last scene with Walker and his mom was so touching. Walker’s relationship with his parents is so sweet. His mom hugging him and comforting him when Walker said he missed emily so much *cries* I just wanna hold him please. 

August being worried for his father’s happiness I JUST. YOU SWEET BOY. I really think messaging Twyla was a baaaaddd move though.

WALKER AND AUGUST SELFIE. The way Walker so easily just picked his son and brought him to him, made him family photographer and that scene. THE BEST. 

I genuinely don’t think anything happened between Twyla and Walker. But we’ll have to see.

oKAY SO. Captain James??? It’s just an on and off thing. Do I trust him? Do i don’t? Why did he take those surveillance vids out??? I trust Liam with it and i’m glad he’s looking into it and all. Hopefully it doesn’t backfire badly. I have a very bad feeling that James had something to do with Emily’s death.

THAT STELLA AND BELLE INTERACTION. SO CUTE. Stella giving that jar of jame to try and make up and Belle being all cute and funny I love them. For a sec i was so scared Belle might yell at her but I’m very happy to see that they’re going strong despite all the circumstances- Belle’s parent’s deportation.

ALSO TREVOR IS SO HOT??? I like him and Stella they’re cute. Stella so obviously has a huge crush on him and they ride horses so well together. HHAHAHAH THAT DANCE STELLA DID WHEN HE FOLLOWED HER ON INSTA. SO RELATABLE.

The last Tricki scene mY HEART. ‘’you wanted a hero so you drew one. then you became one’’ Micki is going to be such an inspiration I love her. And the way they interacted, Trey getting a job!!! And Micki’s excitement, THEIR HUG!!! ‘’hugging is one of my superpowers’’ TREY BARNETT I LOVE YOU.

THAT LAST SCENE WHY LEAVE IT LIKE THIS. WHAT IS HAPPENING WHY DOES WALKER OR DUKE APPARENTLY HAVE TO GO BACK.

Anyways! As you can see the entire episode was so enjoyable and I loved it. The best part of this was definitely the Cordirez friendship development and i cannot wait to see where it goes from here!

Speculation/Thoughts for Episode 5:- So it’s for sure that Walker is going back undercover as Duke who’s a baseball...person? Idk he was wearing a baseball hat so :) Walker’s past is now very much mixed in with his present and I AM SCARED. What he’s doing is yet to be revealed but Tywla is coming back and that will just. mess. things. up. The scene in which Walker is yelling at August GOD SO NOT READY FOR THAT. It feels like him and his kids might go back to how they were before. I really don’t want that to happen. Also why am I expecting a major cliffhanger. 

HEY BUT THERE’S SHIRTLESS WALKER AND! MICKI RIDING THAT MECHANICAL HORSE IN A BAR OR SMTH AND MORE INSIGHT INTO WHAT TREY IS DOING SO IM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

And it’s going on hiatus. Idk how to deal with that. :(

[doof-doofblog]

"Sweet Dreams!"

Tuesday 31st March 2020

Good Evening everyone! Hope you've all enjoyed your Tuesday, are you all reeling from last night's episode? It ended on a pretty big cliffhanger, right? What's going to happen now Phil is back? Who's excited for tonight's episode? Before we start focusing on tonight's episode, I have a big #SPOILER for you! New pictures have been released of Phil in, what appears to be, a prison a cell! Does he hand himself in to the police after being overwhelmed with guilt? He returned last night after vanishing after the boat crash. After seeing how dismayed and heartbroken Sharon is, does he make the life-changing decision and hand himself in? It is still to come to light that Ian locked Dennis in a room below deck during the boat crash, however Phil still did play a huge part by causing the boat to crash while fighting with Keanu. Is Phil going to end up being put behind bars for years, or can his reliable lawyer, fans will know as Ritchie, be able to prevent Phil from being locked up?!

I'm hoping Phil wont be put into prison for long, he's, personally, one of my favourite characters in the soap and he has such a legendary mark on the soap. What do you guys hope for Phil? Anyway, lets focus on tonight ... there was a hell of a lot going on, but of course the main focus tonight was Sharon and Phil, I'll come to them at the end, shall we start with Dotty?! She's getting herself in a bit of a mess I think and getting drunk, is it a coping mechanism of knowing what Ian did? Saying liars should pay and getting a group of random lads to buy her a drink. Of course Bobby and Peter come to aid, you know, i'm actually looking forward to their love triangle story-line, i'm interested to see how it starts and how it all comes together, will both Beale brothers know each one of them are pining for her? Or will Dotty play them both against each other, it can go so many ways, plus mainly, will it lead to Dotty forcing Ian to come clean? This is one story-line i'm really looking forward too! Also what were the keys he was fishing out of her bag while she slept? Obviously one set of keys was for restaurant, but what was the other set? The Arches possibly?

Another main focus during tonight's episode was Linda and Mick. So Shirley was the one who put a mark on the vodka bottle, Mick looked so disappointed with her. I did kinda feel for both of them during that moment, after everything she has been through, Linda felt she could just have "The one drink!" just to get her through, but you could see the look in Mick's face! That's not the way it goes, with her being a recovering alcoholic, it's the last thing she should be doing, it's just more temptation isn't it? It's kinda like torturing herself I guess, there will always be that craving of just having another, and just having one more after that until it gets out of control. Those words Mick spoke to her ""I choose our marriage" you said, "I choose you!"", it was a feeling of disappointment. Later on, during the scene in the bedroom, it was amazing to hear Linda open up about her life with drink, growing up in a Vic and her father giving her the odd sip of his pint, she has been living around alcohol her entire life, I was really engrossed in that section of dialogue. I thought the script-writers were brilliant tonight can I just add! Also can I just say how such a cute child Ollie is? He has a gorgeous little face! When they were lying in bed and talking to him about moving house, it was incredibly cute, using it phrases the little lad would understand. I think they have both made a good decision though, it is time for them to move out of the Vic, the amount of history that is there for them, they need a clean slate. It's where Linda was raped, where Stuart was shot and Mick was framed, where Mick and Whitney's affair started ... only questions are, who will they sell the Vic too and who will be the new owners of The Queen Vic?! Where will Mick and Linda go?

Now, I cannot not mention Ballum tonight! How incredibly cute were they?! Callum walking in on Ben while he was wrapping his birthday present! Can I just saw how bloody adorable Ben was the way he was staring at Callum when he was sat, with his eyes closed, in his underpants, telling him how he'd always be there for him, saying that it didn't matter to him whether he was deaf or not, if Phil wouldn't be there for him, then he would! Did anyone see Ben tearing up as he was being told these words?! It was the most perfect moment for Ben to say "I love you!" ... and what a beautiful moment it was, i'm sure a lot of Ballum fans were rejoicing, I know I was! I can't have imagined it to have happened at a better moment, even when they were lying in bed together, it was just incredibly sweet as they were swapping presents. I'm hoping there will be a lot of happiness for Ballum in the future, do I dare say a wedding possibly in the future? I don't think there's been a gay wedding in EastEnders has there? Someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but I would love to see Ben and Callum get married eventually, of course it's not going to be a smooth road for them, there will be obstacles along the way, but they make a perfect couple and I think EastEnders will miss a great opportunity if they don't make these two characters wed?! What do you guys think?! Let's start a petition ... "WE WANT A BALLUM WEDDING!"

Okay, now the main event. Everyone, please lets have a round of applause for Letitia Dean and Steve McFadden! What an amazing chemistry these two share on screen! I was gripped by their performance tonight! As soon as it started and Sharon went off the scale yelling at him to leave, you could see how devastated Phil was to be told to leave. When Phil followed Sharon back to the house and she was telling him how he killed his biological father, Dennis Rickman to then (accidentally) kill Dennis Rickman Jr, I think it hit a moment of truth for Phil that he, in the end, was responsible for the death of the two people Sharon loved the most. Even when they were at the Mitchell household, talking in the kitchen, it was clearly both of them are grieving for someone they loved dearly. Phil loved Denny like he was his own, he pretty much brought him up and always looked out for him, he is riddled with guilt, mainly for not knowing that Dennis was on the boat at the time of the crash. I found it very emotional and even I got a tear in my eye when they both started getting teary. I never expected Sharon to apologise to Phil thought for having her affair with Keanu, that was a surprise. Part of me was thinking was she faking it or did she genuinely mean it? She'd said many times that Keanu made her feel in a way that Phil couldn't. But then again, she was right, if she hadn't of had her affair with Keanu, Phil wouldn't have been on the boat after Keanu, Denny wouldn't have been on the boat either and everything would've been okay. The two most powerful characters in the soap and they are both battling with grief and guilt, for them to clash right at the beginning to then being able to talk and understand one another near the end, it shows what kind of history they have both shared. I found very fascinating and I can't applaud the script-writers and the stars of tonight's episode Letitia Dean and Steve McFadden loud enough!

I'm kinda sad that Phil has felt his need to turn himself into the police there at the end. I mean, Ben doesn't even know he's back and Phil doesn't even know about Ben losing his hearing. Somehow it's going to be brought to light to both of them surely? Maybe it'll be Kathy to be the one who breaks the news to them both?! What did you make of tonight's episode? What do you think is going to happen to Phil? But also, what is Sharon going to do now, she's buried her son and she's living on the square alone, not really being able to call anywhere home, what's going to be her next focus? Let me know what you guys think, please feel free to share your thoughts and opinions on what's currently happening in the soap, I'd love to hear your theories. Anyway folks, sadly, that's all we have for this week, EastEnders will be back on our screens next Monday! I hope you're all keeping well and getting through this the best you can!

Keep safe and I'll back again with another blog very soon! Thanks again everyone! xXx

[ashleesbookishadventure]

Desperately Ever After by Laura Kenyon

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Imagine what might happen if our most beloved fairy tale princesses were the best of friends and had the dreams, dilemmas, and libidos of the modern woman. How would their stories unfold after the wedding bells stopped ringing? Set in a fictional realm based on New York City, DESPERATELY EVER AFTER sprinkles women’s fiction with elements of fantasy, and encourages readers to rethink everything they know about happy endings.

Years after turning her husband from beast back to man and becoming his queen, Belle finds out she’s finally going to have a child. But before she can announce the wondrous news, she catches him cheating and watches her “happily ever after” go up in flames. Turning to her friends for the strength to land with grace, she realizes she’s not the only one at a crossroads:

Cinderella, a mother of four drowning in royal duties, is facing her 30th birthday and questioning everything she’s done (or hasn’t) with her life.

Rapunzel, a sex-crazed socialite and one-woman powerhouse, is on a self-destructive quest to make up for 20 years locked away in a tower.

Penelopea, an outsider with a mother-in-law from hell, is harboring a secret that could ruin everything at any moment.

One part Sex and the City, two parts Desperate Housewives, and three parts Brothers Grimm, DESPERATELY EVER AFTER picks up where the original tales left off—and reimagines them a la Gregory Maguire’s Wicked. With the wit of authors like Jennifer Weiner and the vision of ABC’s Once Upon a Time, the women of DESPERATELY EVER AFTER rescue each other from life’s trials with laughter, wine, and a scandalous new take on happily ever after.

I really really liked this story and let me preface by saying that I did not know this was part of a series when I started it. Much to my surprise, in the end, it didn’t really end. Total cliffhanger! I guess I will just have to read the next books in the series to know what finally happens. Either way, I love a good fairy tale retelling and I love it when fairy tales are modernized! Our favorite Disney princesses are all grown up and experiencing real-life problems such as aging and infidelity. A lot of the issues these princesses were facing were hilarious because of just how real they are. For a 30-something like me who grew up watching these movies and reading these stories, it’s great. Totally relatable. I think Cinderella was my favorite character partially because I think our lives are somewhat similar. I am not happy with my impending birthday bringing me ever closer to an age I do not want to be and I’m sort of unsure about what to do with myself as well. 

To be honest, I wasn’t that much of a fan of Rapunzel. I get it but I think her story was a little unrealistic. I think someone who was locked in a tower for 20 years would want to get out and see the world and everything/everyone in it. Rapunzel, for reasons unknown for most of the story, distrusts men completely and doesn��t want to form any lasting relationships with men. She was a little pushy and overbearing to her friends who are already married and, for the most part, happy. Just let them be happy. 

Overall, I really did love this story. I thought it was really funny and I love the strength of their friendship. I know that seems a little cliche but a lot of girls are not that great of friends closeup so it was a nice change to see the support, especially towards Belle, who had it worst in my opinion. I think anyone who grew up loving the Disney princesses would get a kick out of this “where are they now?” take on our favorite fairy tales. 

Laura Kenyon is an award-winning journalist and the author of three novels, DESPERATELY EVER AFTER, DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, and SKIPPING MIDNIGHT. Her stories and articles have appeared in Kiwi Magazine, Westchester Magazine, Just Labs, Serendipity, The Improper Bostonian, InD’tale, and Westchester/Hudson Valley Weddings, as well as in myriad newspapers and at PrickoftheSpindle.com. Her first book was a National Indie Excellence Awards chick-lit finalist. The Boston College graduate does not live in a castle, but has been blessed with a heroic prince charming, two beautiful princesses, and a noble steed.

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176. Sonic the Hedgehog #108

Oh… please, come on, man… not this…

Robotnik x 2 = Trouble!

Writer: Benny Lee Pencils: Ron Lim Colors: Josh & Aimee Ray

So, did you think that perhaps for once in the history of comic books, that we'd actually seen a major villain die for good? Well, apparently not so! Eggman has detected the strange reality fluctuations caused by Knuckles several days ago, and gleefully demonstrates to the newly-roboticized Snively that one such fluctuation can be localized directly within their lab. What - or who - might this fluctuation affect, you ask?

Just outside of Knothole, the Freedom Fighters are relaxing and playing a nice game of hide and seek, when Tails, who is "it," runs smack into Robotnik, looking battered and scared. They're all, of course, incredibly shocked at his reappearance, and skeptical when he claims that Eggman brought him back, but is even worse than he ever was. He ran for his life, wishing now to seek shelter in Knothole. The Freedom Fighters reluctantly bring him to the king and queen, who get him a checkup by Dr. Quack to ensure he's not merely a robotic duplicate, and then, despite his literal war crimes, just… allow him to stay in the village. With all the people he tortured and terrorized barely more than a year ago. Seriously, not even a trial for his crimes? Nothing?

Robotnik seems to have settled right in, despite Sonic's obvious exasperation, and as the crew flies him to Robotropolis he eagerly speaks about perhaps becoming allies after all this is over, while they mostly ignore him in favor of playing cards. They infiltrate the city and fight a cursory number of shadow-bot guards, and Robotnik leads them to a room with a suspiciously-shaped "computer," inviting them to stand on a platform in the center of it and have Nicole take some readings while he accesses the mainframe. Of course, this is when he shows his true colors, and traps them in an energy field that harnesses the power of Eggman's "matter fluctuator" while the two alternate-universe villains giggle with each other, ecstatic that their plan to erase their enemies seems to be working.

The Freedom Fighters reveal that they knew Robotnik was trying to trick them all along, and only played along so that he would lead them straight to the device that brought him back so they could destroy it. He's baffled by this since he's already been brought, and as he and Eggman begin to fistfight over the failure of their plot the Freedom Fighters leave, satisfied that their job is done. Their true intentions become clear very quickly, as due to Robotnik's manner of return, his molecules were very unstable, and in the middle of the fight he vanishes back into oblivion, causing Eggman to punch Snively accidentally and then become furious at his loss once again.

This story basically ended up going nowhere, as Robotnik really, truly is gone for good this time, but I suspect it was mostly written as a lead-in to the two character files we'll be perusing today - one on the original Robotnik, and the other on Eggman, AKA Robo-Robotnik. We'll be skipping the explanations of their life stories, as we already know all of it - no new information is provided - and instead we'll look at the technical details. First of all are their height and weight. These details are identical for both entities, as they come from near-identical backgrounds in their respective zones. Their height is 189 cm or 6'2", which is only one inch taller than their game counterpart. However, their weight is where we run into a bit of a problem. Given all the tasteless jokes made especially in the early days of the comic about how fat and humongous and gargantuan Robotnik is, how heavy exactly would you imagine he is? I bet you didn't guess 61.7 kg or 135.8 lbs. That is not just an absurdly low weight for a being of his stature, that is my own weight. I'm pretty sure this is just a big oversight on the part of the writer, because there's no way in hell an obese six-foot-tall man shares his weight with an average-height, average-build girl in her early 20s. For Eggman, however, though I'm sure he shared his body type with Robotnik when he existed within his own zone, those stats are likely to be a bit different now due to his being a robot in a new body and all.

As far as their ages, this is where they differ significantly. They shared their early history in their respective zones, so both were born on the same birthday of September 10. However, the original Robotnik died at age 45, almost 46, when the Ultimate Annihilator went off. I include "almost 46" because the character file actually gives an exact date of death, June 13, meaning we now know to the day exactly when Endgame occurred. Endgame played out over the course of three days, so that whole shebang started on June 11, which was also the day Sally supposedly died before the truth was revealed. Please keep this date in mind, it will become important in a few issues. Eggman's reality, on the other hand, diverged a few years before Endgame, resulting in his own roboticization at the age of 43. At this point, his physical age likely "froze" since he was no longer bound by the aging process of flesh and blood, while his mental age continued to progress. His zone's timeline has already surpassed that of Mobius Prime, as in that zone Sonic and Sally were married with children, so mentally he'd more likely be somewhere in his late fifties or early sixties. Makes sense to me, though original Robotnik was certainly a little younger than I had imagined him to be.

"…A Girl Named Hope!"

Writer: Karl Bollers Pencils: J. Axer Colors: Josh & Aimee Ray

Sally has received a letter from Hope Kintobor, who was taken along to Station Square with the rest of the refugees, and decides to bring it to her parents to read it out to them. Hope proves herself to be a very well-spoken young girl in the letter, writing about how when she and her people first landed on the outskirts of Robotropolis and she saw Sonic, she thought he looked scary, as she'd never seen a Mobian before. However, over the course of living in the city, she began to mistrust her uncle after seeing more evidence of his roboticization of Mobians, and eventually realized that the Mobians were better than she had been led to believe after witnessing them rescue both their roboticized brethren and the rest of the Overlanders.

She describes how most of her life in space, ever since she was two years old, was spent in cryosleep, learning about the history of their home planet, including the details of the Great War between her people and the Mobians. They only ended up returning because their ship's power supply began to fail, but now, she no longer feels at home amongst her people, with the loss of her stepfather and grandmother.

This is honestly a very sweet story, and I'm glad we'll be seeing more of Hope. She was definitely the most interesting character among the Overlanders, and she's obviously a very observant and intelligent girl.

Reunification (Part 3)

Writer: Ken Penders Pencils: Dawn Best Colors: J&A Ray

Lara-Le is not at all happy about Knuckles' decision to join up with the Legion, even scolding him for what his father will likely think when he finds out. Knuckles becomes defensive and asks her why they can't just hear him out first, and she replies that she thinks he's too much of a threat to her children.

Wow, Lara-Le, you and Wynmacher have been pretty busy then, huh? That's a pretty big gap between your kids' ages there - Knuckles is gonna be seventeen by the time that baby is born, assuming that Mobian echidnas have a similar gestational period to humans. While he and his mother continue to discuss matters, Dimitri goes before the council to argue his case for reuniting echidna society. Most of the members present have obvious misgivings, but one Mitre agrees that society should come back together instead of fighting, though he expresses some disapproval of Dimitri's methods through such extensive cybernetics. While they continue to argue things out, Lara-Su waits outside Lara-Le's apartment, waiting for Knuckles to come out so she can spy on him and ensure he's not killed. He exits, and she follows him to the council chambers, witnessing him talk briefly with Lien-Da on the steps outside the building. She recognizes Lien-Da as "the one person Mom absolutely refuses to talk about." The two go inside, and Knuckles steps forward to express his reluctant support for Dimitri, commanding the respect of those present since they know he's fought with Dimitri many times before. Interestingly, the current echidna government is referred to as "the theocracy" in contrast to Dimitri's "technocracy" - elements of an echidna religion have been hinted at here and there, such as Lara-Le praying in the Aurorium, and the councilor all the way back when Dimitri first "died" quoting from what sounded like some kind of bible, but I think this is the first indication we've ever had that the current government is literally a theocracy, running according to a religious tradition instead of an intellectual one. This puts an interesting - and even more worrying - spin on the whole "banning technology" thing, as real life has shown time and again that religious fundamentalism almost always leads to hypocrisy and needlessly-restricted personal freedoms, which honestly fits exactly with everything that we've seen over the echidnas' history so far. But anyway, while Knuckles says his piece about trying to work together and resolve differences, Lara-Su tries to badger her way into the council chambers, only to be stopped by a guard.

What a cliffhanger! I'm sure there's no way she's interpreting the situation wrong due to not seeing everything that's happened up to this point, right? Right?

[sammysreelreviews]

Gather Around Y’all, It’s Time We Talk About Insatiable.

(Pictured above, Debby Ryan)

Okay so if you have Netflix or ears you know the commotion about their newest original series Insatiable starring Disney Channel alum Debby Ryan. You might also have heard the problems people have had about it. I’m here to tell you that while the show isn’t the best thing I’ve ever seen it’s also not as offensive as it seems either. In the next few paragraphs I’m gonna break down, in my opinion, why the show did and didn’t leave me wanting more.

First of all let me explain the plot of this unhinged show. Patty (Debby Ryan) is an overweight girl who one day gets punched by a hobo, please bare with me this is literally only 15 minutes into the first episode, has her jaw wired shut the whole summer and loses a ton of weight. On the other side of town we have Bob Armstrong (Dallas Roberts) a lawyer who moonlights as a pageant coach but his reputation is on the line from being accused of sexual assault. He didn’t do it but when he has to represent Patty he sees how beautiful she is and figures by making her a pageant queen winner he can save his image. Although Patty may be extra hot on the outside, Bob has no idea how ugly she is on the inside.

WHEW! Anyways, from here on out there will be some ***MAJOR FUCKING SPOILERS!*** so you have been warned ***probably some trigger warnings to drugs and sexual misconduct***

Let’s start off with the bad in Insatiable so we can end this on a happy note. So, the show got a bad rep because the trailer they complied for it made it seem like she got skinny and all her problems were solved WHICH WAS NOT THE FUCKING CASE!!! So I’m gonna tell you right now the whole skinny is magic plot like you think they’re promoting is not true in the slightest. The fat shaming wasn’t the problem it was the lazy ass writing. The show is pretty decent and funny up until like episode 7. It goes off the beaten path and there is way too much going on. Patty with the two love interests, the two bobs getting together, and the fucking demon Patty thinks she has are three things that NEVER needed to happen.

Patty beteen the two guys in this one short season was a lot and they could’ve have saved a boy for season 2. It didn’t add to her story at all and was honestly pointless. The two Bob’s getting together I guess was cool but we already had one really good lgbtq storyline I feel like the two Bob’s getting together was for shock factor and ruined the awesome coming out of Nonnie (Kimmy Shields). They also made some jokes about bisexuality that weren’t very tasteful that I didn’t appreciate. I understand it was a joke but they didn’t get to the punch line fast enough. Speaking of relationships the show didn’t need, Brick (Michael Provost) and his dads’s arch nemesis Regina Sinclair (Arden Myrin) sleeping together. Especially in the wake of the #metoo movement a story about an underaged boy sleeping with a older woman was stupid and honestly it’s very played out. It’s 2018 like come on. The demon story line I’m not even going to get into but at one point Patty thinks there’s a demon in her cause she’s just the worst and has an exorcism... yeah you read that correctly. There’s a scene with Patty talking to a trans woman about not feeling good enough to be in a bikini that also lowkey pissed me off. Like I don’t think you can compare yourself getting skinny to a trans woman’s transitioning into a whole new body that they knew they wanted... like that was just a tad fucking tone death.

Lastly the thing I think that pissed me off the most was Magnolia Barnard’s (Erin Westbrook) drug and alcohol use. I feel like it was so fucking random and being black I was mad that the only black girl on the show had to be the drug abuser like come on.

We are done with the bad! On to the good!

The show if anything is funny and I really did like the message! Patty going from not to hot played out differently than I anticipated. I thought it was just gonna be her being skinny and popular but Patty is so much more than that. She’s truly evil and insane. If anything Instiable is a cautionary tale. The people you bully aren’t always so forgiving and they could want revenge and that’s exactly what Patty wants to do.

The cast was phenomenal in my opinion. There really wasn’t a weak link at all everyone held their own and gave the show life. I watched the show Jessie religiously so I’m glad to see Debby Ryan doing something more grown even if her character is in high school. Nonnie was my favorite character because having her there you realized that maybe Patty was awful this whole time and she’s the only one who realized it. In a weird way I hope they have a season two because we were left off with a crazy cliffhanger and I really wanna see how this is going to play out.

There were also some very real moments Patty had. At one point she is trying on bikinis and breaks down because she thinks she’s gross. That really resonated with me. No matter how much weight I lose I always feel like I’m never exactly where I need to be and that moment made me tear up. The other moment was on Patty’s birthday where she binge eats a cake and the scene has no sound all you can hear is Patty eating the cake and crying. It’s chilling.

Insatiable has its issues but there are enough moments where the good outweighs the bad. I really hope that if there is a season 2 they get on a more linear track and deal with the mess that was the season finale. The best line was “being pretty on the outside means nothing if you’re ugly on the outside,” and I need everyone to think about that. Insatiable taught us that skinny isn’t magic but Bob Barnard shirtless 100% is.

[your-highnessmarvel]

Your Queen’s 2018 writer suggestions (Marvel)

this is my compilation of the best writers I have found this year. This is to congratulated them and signal boost them, because they truly deserve greatness and more recognition for the great work they’ve put on this site. They are incredibly creative, shocking, and immersive writers. A completely Loki-less list, because I feel I should signal boost those who write other characters than who I write. All these writers have written more than three beautiful pieces; this is just me giving you a taste of some of their bests, according to me. Enjoy!

@caplansteverogers calls herself the queen of mob AU’s and that is the truest thing of my 2017. Consistent and clear writer, with the capability of ripping your heart out and making it whole all in her expert writing skills. Queen of plot twists and cliffhangers, I present three of the best works according to me:

This Could be Heartbreak: a truly captivating story of Mob!Bucky which will immerse you in Caplan’s amazing skills and give you a taste of her incredibly envious creativity. 

Sultry Weathers: utterly her best, hands down. (Again, my opinion). Immerse yourself within the world of mobster Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. I feel like this piece of art needs so much more, if not all, the recognition. 

Wrecking Ball: some really hot and sexy, steamy Cap smut. I love the way she captures Steve in all his different angles. So here is the best Captain America smut out there. 

@hellomissmabel: welcome to a world of beautifully crafted writing. Annie immerses you into colorful, descriptive, and heart-wrenching writing. She is the queen of marvel, in my opinion, and delivers impressive and mouth watering pieces. Here are three that have marked me in 2017:

Hello Future Husband: if you are looking for a plus size!reader and Bucky goodness, I suggest you read this. I have read a lot of Bucky fics in my life, and yet, I keep coming back to this one. 

No One Does it Better: honestly the best sequel to this. She completely and utterly catches the personality of both Bucky and Steve. Amazing writing as always; story encrusted within the chapter, characterization perfectly exhibited. I am in love. 

Lay Your Shield Down My Love |part one| part two|: A beautiful series with Steve x reader. I always had a kink for Cappy and let me tell you, Annie has delivered for me. I love the way Steve is characterized in this; beautifully and to the point. Congratulations. A must. 

@papi-chulo-bucky: my first tumblr crush and my all time favorite blogger. The URL explains it, but Del is the master if not the queeeeen of Bucky. I am always so enamored and impressed by her work. A world of Bucky fun and smut. I present to you, a Bucky-only trio of goodness: 

Delta:  A very NSFW, but a very well written and smoldering piece of art. I love the way Del captures Bucky: utterly and totally brooding and conflicted. This A/B/O story has fucked me up in the best of ways. Don’t forget to read the sequel here. 

Nicknames: some good old Bucky smut that still has me shivering and shuddering every time I read it. I love Bucky in this. I suggest, if you want some really well written and wetting fanfic, read this. 

Pursuit of Happiness: a different turn on Bucky, but Del remains professional in her way of picturing him. He is very vivid and illustrated, as if he’s been painted on a canvas. I absolutely adore this and I really suggest you read. 

@anaboo96: says writing is her thing, well I think writing is absolutely her thing. This girl can write a damn good story. Insipirational writing skills. Always in contact with her followers. Has an amazing sense of the character she writes, and stays faithful to them. Beautifully crafts her characters along with the Marvel ones. If you want a really good mix of Marvel characters, Ana’s your girl. 

Sweet Talker: This Sam Wilson one shot has got me shook. I don’t normally read Sam Wilson, but when I came across this, I knew this was a masterpiece. She accurately represents him; cunning and seductive, like a snake almost. I absolutely love it. 

A Halloween Birthday: this is the most accurate and amazing multi-character fic. I love how Ana really mixes the personalities of Natasha, Sam, Steve, and Bucky. A very quirky and amazing light story, which immerses you in how life would be with those foolish, goofy people. 

Think Like A Man: Again, Ana’s got Sam down to the detail. Sam deserves so much recognition, and she has given it to him. She does him justice in this beautiful, two-part series. It is just a shame that it is incomplete, because I know she’d do a hell of a wonderful job continuing it. 

[mya-rt]

*I decided to merge all the asks in my inbox and all the replies in this post. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please let me know if i made any mistakes with english!*

ASKS:

@melisa-kirkland said: Wait I totally don’t remember if I had said this to you before but you are the best, the most adorable, lovable, talented and greatest person I’ve ever seen on earth, and I love you so much.

You’re so sweet mel-chan omg !!! I’m tearing up... You’re the best and super adorable too. The Normanray art you drew for me is so beautiful, i will cherrish it forever.

@melisa-kirkland said: The new chapter is leaving me sobbing for the cliffhanger @melisa-kirkland said: The moment I finish this chapter: “Fuck” 

I feel you. Mel-chan is me after any tpn chapter. So relatable.

Anonymous said: Can I use your drawing of Emma (for her b-day) in my aesthetic? Thanksss!

It isn’t a drawing for her birthday but for the author of the manga! Since it’s a drawing for posuka demizu so please refrain from using it!! I’m sorry. Thank you for asking first.

@astolfoh said: Yoooo, Rie!! May I just... sob here in your ask box since finally our local boy Norman appeared?? I really missed him so much ;;. What relation do you think Adam has with him? May I join the send Peter Ratri to the shadow realm squad? . There's just been so much happening lately that I can't help but scream, omg. Hope you're doing well! ♡

Of course! ((Anyone is always welcome to sob over tpn hell in my askbox hehe-)) I’m SO GLAD NORMAN IS ALIVE. He was obviously one of my favorite characters and I missed him more than a lot! I think it’s possible that Adam was one of the guinea pigs for the lambda project, and managed to escape somehow. Everyone is invited to send the rat Peter Ratri to the shadow realm (I swear if he dares to lay his filthy hands on norman I will take care of him personally) (also anti daddy kink... smh) I hope you’re doing well too Mei!! I love you~ It’s always my pleasure to get asks from you.

Anonymous said: I really like your lining brush plus, of course, your art!! Can you please share it if it’s okay?? If not that’s cool too!! 💗

Thank you very much buddy!! I’m totally fine with sharing it but please take into account I recently changed laptop and so i just set it like this for the time being from memory. I used this brush for these drawings: 1 2 3 4. That’s not my actual lining brush but something close, and if you were asking for the brush settings of my previous drawings.... i have no idea sorry! By the way I color with the regular pen if you’re wondering.

@tododorkies said: Happy Valentine’s Day! Send this to anyone you’d like to send love to today ❤️ 💕 💗 (P.S. this is Bee)

Happy Belated Valentine’s Day!! I love you Bee (Bee and I are married by Oni laws) (Shoutout to @sleepy-cyclops because Bee’s side blog is cool, go follow for good tpn content!)

FOR THE ASK MEME:

@g-ran said: 001 TPN & 002 Cairn/Phos & 003 Haj

001 I Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: Ray ? Norman ? I don’t know anymore...

Least favorite character: RAT jk I love everyone

5 favorite ships: raynorman - normanray / emmanorman - normanemma / gildaemma / natanna / rayanna

Character I find the most attractive: I don’t think attractive is very appropriate but Dominic design wise ? (White hair, dark skin and red eyes... he will grow into a fine man... I can feel it)

Character I would marry: JAMES RATRI (It was. Love at first sight...)

Character I would be best friend with: Emma !! She is so cute and cheerful she would always brighten my mood.

A random thought: “ray is fine this way”

An unpopular opinion: Norman actually hides a frightening dark side behind his cute facade (I always call him my pure son yet he was damn serious about murdering krone...)

My canon OTP: normanemma

My Non-canon OTP: normanray

Most badass character: Bunkerdude

Most Epic Villain: Isabella. Mama is the best.

Pairing I am not a fan of: I’m pretty much ok with anything unless it’s incest etc...

Character I feel the writers screwed up: Conny because she deserved to live!!! My sweet daughter!!!

Favorite friendship: Ray and Emma... friendship goals.

Character i most identify with: Gilda. I feel like we have a lot in common.

Character I wish i could be: none. But I would love to be as brave as Emma, as clever as Norman, and as witty as Ray

002 I Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When i started shipping it: as soon as Cairngorm punched Phos

My thoughts: “YOOUUU AAAARE NOOOOOT DREAMIIIING” “What’s up with this crap!?” (Their relationship is all over the place... I love this.)

What makes me happy about them: How they manage to get along despite everything that happened

What makes me sad about them: Everything. This ship is so sad and hurts me so much... ((I love it?)) ((I’m so maso))

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: I don’t read fanfics

Things I look for in fanfics: Pain ? Probably.

Who i’d be comfortable them ending up with if not each other: Phos with Cinnabar (although i find them annoying tbh) (I’d have said antarc if he wasn’t dead...) and Cairngorm... nobody (He only loved Lapis or Ghost and since both are dead...)

My happily ever after for them: I don’t think this will end up well tbh

003 I Give me a character and I will tell you

How i feel about this character: I LOVE YOU HAJIME MY #1

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Tori Himemiya, Eichi Tenshouin and Ritsu Sakuma

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: With the ra*bits members

My unpopular opinion about this character: he can. actually top...

One thing I wish had happened with this character in canon: Happy Elements could have given me Hajime in an Alice in Wonderland dress. but. They didn’t. We could have had it all...

Favorite friendship for this character: With Tomoya... aww...

My crossover ship: hajiruby. (Ruby Kurosawa from love live! lol i feel like they could get along well!!)

@tododorkies said: 003 Ray ;^)

003 I Give me a character and I will tell you

How i feel about this character: MY PRECIOUS EMO SON

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Norman COUGHS OUT BLOOD AS IF IT WASNT OBVIOUS ENOUGH and Anna!

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: raychristy is the best and heals my soul

My unpopular opinion about this character: His long bangs doesn’t make him cool, it’s ridiculous imo (Yet I love it)

One thing I wish had happened with this character in canon: Show him crying (I want to see ray crying so badly... I’m sure he must have cried a lot younger, since he often tend to keep things for himself and must have suffered a lot in the past)

Favorite friendship for this character: Emma!!! They have the best friendship... or Don.

My crossover ship: Ray x sleep is an otp. Give me the good content...

@lightningflash55 said: 001 Kiznaiver / 003 Ryuko Matoi / 003 Your fave tpn demon :3

001 I Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: HONOKA MAKI I love this girl

Least favorite character: Kazunao Yamada...

5 favorite ships: honoruru / hononico / katsuchido / katsunori

Character I find the most attractive: Honoka Maki is my goddess

Character I would marry: Honoka Maki... (Makichan all the way)

Character I would be best friend with: Nico ! She is so cute and seems funny to talk to.

A random thought: Maki doesn’t like whipped cream.

An unpopular opinion: Maki is a lesbian,,, 

My canon OTP: honoruru

My Non-canon OTP: hononico

Most badass character: Honoka Maki

Most Epic Villain: Was Sonozaki really a vilain?

Pairing I am not a fan of: honoyuta

Character I feel the writers screwed up: None?? I liked how all the characters were written tbh

Favorite friendship: All the friendships... since this anime is about strong bonds!

Character i most identify with: Chidori Takashiro?? Maybe.

Character I wish i could be: none.

003 I Give me a character and I will tell you

How i feel about this character: RYUKO MATOI IS MY QUEEN

All the people I ship romantically with this character: I only like ryumako

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: ryuko and senketsu

My unpopular opinion about this character: All the ryuko outfits are great. All of them.

One thing I wish had happened with this character in canon: I want to see how she is doing after all the events that happened sobs

Favorite friendship for this character: With everyone. Ryuko has so many nice friends

My crossover ship: I can’t think of any...

003 I Give me a character and I will tell you

How i feel about this character: You only appeared three times yet I love you

All the people I ship romantically with this character: None

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Norman as a joke because I thought he held him captive while norman disappeared

My unpopular opinion about this character: His hands are very cool

One thing I wish had happened with this character in canon: See him again?

Favorite friendship for this character: With his other demon friends

My crossover ship: with swirly boy??? lol...

[jules85]

Felicity Smoak? Hi, I'm Oliver Queen...

Five years ago, Stephen Amell and Emily Bett Rickards filmed a silly little scene together, that in any other actor’s hands would have been a throwaway and insignificant scene.

The writers simply needed an IT expert to further their plot for the episode, but by casting Emily they got someone with so much presence and charisma, that their star man couldn’t help but fall under her spell.

Just like the rest of us.

Felicity Smoak’s brilliance burst from the screen providing light to Oliver Queen’s shade. She didn’t buy his bs and he cracked a smile. Emily and Stephen clicked in those first scenes.

Something magical happened that day.

‘You’re remarkable,’ and ‘thank you for remarking on it.’ ‘I still feel like I can trust you.’ ‘It feels really good having you inside me,’ and ‘platonic circumstances.’ ‘If you’re not leaving, I’m not leaving.’

We all became slaves to their on screen chemistry. We all grinned like idiots whenever Felicity would say something inappropriate. We would sigh at every shoulder touch. We’d melt whenever they unleashed the heart eyes.

In the early days we were so starved for any kind of sign that these two dummies would finally realise what we had seen from the start. I miss those days, as torturous as they were.

In season two we got more of the above but then we watched Oliver falling in love with Felicity without him or us, or anyone even really realising it at the time.

‘There was no choice to make’, and ‘you will always be my girl’.

‘I rely on you’, and ‘you’re my partner’.

‘You’re not alone’, and ‘I believe in you’.

‘He took the wrong woman’, and ‘I love you’.

We thought they were teasing us. We thought that there was no way that the writers would follow through with what they painted as a ruse in the finale.

Then season 3 arrived and we got flirty Olicity. Oliver Queen asked Felicity Smoak on a date. He was nervous and adorable. They went for Italian. Felicity looked gorgeous. She babbled. Oliver opened up.

‘There was just something about you’.

‘It was red’.

The restaurant blew up and Oliver killed us all when he broke Felicity’s heart. Not before giving us the perfect and most beautiful first kiss of all time.

‘Don’t ask me to say I don’t love you’.

Much of season 3 was pretty much an angst fest, with the occasional glimmer of light between our babies.

Oliver’s delight at meeting her mother.

The whole married af routine when they went to Central city.

‘With the landmines’.

The forehead kiss and the ‘I love you,’ before going off to face Ra’s.

The last thing he thought about before the fall. Thinking he was dead. Dreaming of the woman he loves. The heartbreaking 'I don’t want to be a woman that you love.’

The 'you’re cute,’ and the smile when we discovered that the first scene that started it all, wasn’t the beginning of our ship after all.

Oliver thought he would die alone because Felicity was 'momentarily unavailable’ (I love you, John Diggle).

Oliver thanked her and told her she was right. Felicity called him handsome, flirted a little and then killed us all by telling him that as long as he was in her life, she was happy.

Felicity has always known who he is. Whether he’s wearing a suit or under a hood, he’s the man that she lo…he’s the man that she believes in.

Then came episode 3x20. The fallen was a pretty apt title because shipper down. Shipper down!!!

She gave him a blanket because he looked chilly. She stood up to Ra’s Al Ghul.

She thanked Oliver for changing her life for the better. He opened up her heart in a way she didn’t even know was possible.

'I love you.’

He removed her glasses; the final barrier between them. They kissed. They undressed. They made love.

(I don’t know what happened after that because I died.)

(The Lazarus pit resurrected me)

'So that happened,’ and 'I’m glad it did.’

Drugging the man she loved because she couldn’t leave him there. He loved her all the more for it.

Heartbreak and tears as they said goodbye without saying goodbye this time.

Then after Al Sahim, forced betrothals and fake deaths, we got 'don’t fight to die, fight to live.’

Felicity could figure out how to fly in the Atom suit, but couldn’t figure out how to remove it so that she could kiss Oliver after saving him. 🙅

'I want to be with you’. Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'I’m happy.’

Season four started off so well with domestic bliss.

'You have failed this omelette’.

'Kinda sweaty,’ and 'I know, its amazing’.

Olicity in bed together. No more subtle shoulder touches. Felicity’s hands roaming that boys back. Engagement rings and soufflés. Dammit Thea and Laurel. Your timing sucks.

Adorable head kisses. Adorable arguments.

'I love every moment that I am with you. No matter where we are.’

Silent conversations and that thing she does when she hugs his arm and rests her chin on his shoulder.

'Nothing worthwhile ever come easy.’

Back rubbing and 'I have you’.

Salmon laddering and 'wearing what?’

Heart to hearts on the couch with all the hand holding.

The first thing he goes to, the hugging and kiss.

Chatty Cathy and tears over burnt chicken.

'We found ourselves in each other,’ and synchronicity.

'Felicity, honey…’ and 'my love’.

'I am happy. I finally have everything I’ve ever wanted. Being with Felicity has given me a real sense of peace.’

'Didn’t you tell me guys like us never get the girl?’ and 'I was wrong.’

'But I chose this life, and I chose you And I don’t understand why we can’t have both.’

'Just so you know, if you’d asked me, I would’ve said yes’ and heart eyes

Desperate I love you’s.

'I thought I lost you,’ and 'I’m here. I’m here.’

'There is one person in particular that I am grateful for. Someone who has stood beside me when times were darkest. She is the one who lights my way…’

'Felicity Smoak…would you make me…the happiest man on the face of the earth?’ and 'Yes.’

Happy tears and kisses and cuddles. They got engaged!!!!!

'All I care about is you.’ More kisses and they lived happily ever after.

Felicity got shot. She was told she’d never walk again.

'For better or worse,’ and 'I’d go anywhere with you.’

'I love you,’ and 'I love you too.’

'Thank you for always being on my side,’ and 'No place I’d rather be’.

'You don’t have to be funny for me. You know that, right?’

’…it’s part of what makes you the man I love.’

'Will you marry me?’ How many proposals is that now?

The break up came. Lies and hidden truths. Fake weddings and I don’t want to let you go’s. But they did. Through death and magic and nuclear threats, the team went their separate ways. 'You thought I was leaving too’ and 'not a chance’ With season 5 came separation, new love interests but 'i will always care about you’ and 'it’s a mortal lock’ gave us the slightest glimmer of hope for our beleaguered pair. Even an alien dream world couldn’t stop Oliver from remembering his true love 'Felicity’. (Did I really just write 'alien dream world’?) 'I do believe in magic’ and 'you know me better than almost anyone’. Helix and Prometheus and skeevy reporters led to some very dark times but then came 5x20. Teamwork is key. Trust returned. Salmon ladder flashbacks led to a different kind of workout on the mats ;) 'I trust you. I will always trust you. I don’t trust myself’ Oliver finally let her see the ugliest part of himself. The part that believes he kills because he likes it. Felicity shut that down and reminded him that she wouldn’t have fallen in love with him and wanted to marry him if she didn’t know exactly the kind of man he was. He listened to her because she knows him better than almost anyone. Remember? Then opening up and 'stop living for your father and start living for yourself’ 'Felicity has a way with words’ saw the Green Arrow suit return. Birthday celebrations and heart eyes and 'We can take it one step at a time’ 'Dating my ex fiance…’ Then Prometheus’ plan went into motion seeing a return to Lian Yu. A kiss and 'Just in case’ and too many regrets. Explosions. Cliffhanger. Who survives? Five years of magic, exhilaration, angst, chemistry and love. It started with two actors and a script, and they changed everything. Thank you.

[daphneeinkorea]

1. I HATE CLIFFHANGERS 

2. let los live and get use to the people being tatted up. this show is on at 11PM MNET, you’ll be aiight.

3. Heesun is a queen. 

4. Young B’s glow up is REAL. 

5. JUNO YOU BETTER FUCK IT UP THIS SEASON. 

6. Hash Swan es smol. 

7. Does the Quiett impersonator do birthday parties?

8. I’m so happy to see people like rekstizzy on the show as well repping the states #badrap #watchthedocumentary. 

9. Dean is a savage smush. 

10. Penomeco + his voice = greatness

11. MR. NELLO MAKES MY HEART SOAR. 

12. MY UNCLES ARE AMAZING! aka gaeko and uncle tiger.

13. IS. BIZZY. SINGLE!? ima keep asking till i get an answer so.....

14. Choiza is an adorable doof lmfao. 

15. GIVE ME MORE JAY NEXT EPISODE LMFAO. 

16. i need to know nucksals hair regimen. 

17. dikiri is lit and i need to look him up for more info and background. 

18. haaayyyyyy daeil *saysinbirdvoice*

19. somebody be a friend AND TELL DOK2 TO MOVE ON FROM THOSE DAMN BRAIDS PLEASE!

20. I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY MY SHOW IS BACK! YAS!