#he’s literally a liar people i need you to pay attention

[wiklm]

if you have ever watched or read saiki k and walked away with the conclusion that saiki kusuo hates his friends do NOT talk to me i can’t believe you fell for his lies

[myhaikyuuacademia]

Totally fake | Ant x Reader (Heartbreak High)

Fake dating, fem!reader A/N: it’s been a while since I watched s1 so forgive me if the timeline is a little wonky. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

You had no idea how you got yourself in this… situation. In this mess, honestly. Thanks to Amerie, the whole school life had imploded. Thanks a lot, Map Bitch. Now here you were, standing next to her trying to get a ticket for the party as Ant told her about how his mom reacted to the whole Darren wristy thing. Your face twinged up in sympathy. Somehow Quinni and Darren had adopted Amerie into your friendgroup after the whole thing, so here you were, supporting your new friend. Well, it was more like she dragged you along. Moral support or something. Ant ended up telling Ams to go ask Spider and she trudged away disappointed, but you stayed, hesitating. “Um, I’m sorry about your mom.” You offered. What a stupid thing to say, you cursed yourself. Boys made you nervous. “Yeah, it really sucks. I love Jesus and all but going to church 3 more times a week is reaaaaally boring.” He groaned. You began walking to your next class together. “Um.” You started talking before you could think. You were a fixer, it was a whole thing. A pathological need to fix things, which is why you couldn’t really be against Quinni and Darren taking Amerie in, you wanted to help fix this. But sometimes in your need to fix things you went a little overboard. You realized that that was what you were doing after you had already started talking, and now you didn’t know what to say. But being quiet now was also embarrassing. “What’s up?” Ant stopped and leaned against the doorway of your classroom. Looking at you expectantly. Fuck it. “Maybe I could help.” You looked at him. “With your mom I mean.” He looked confused, his brows furrowing as he tried to figure out what you were proposing. “How?” Taking a deep breath in, you began rambling the plan that had formed in your head in the span of maybe 10 seconds. Which in hindsight, perhaps was a sign that this was a really dumb idea. “Well. I’m assuming your moms problem is that Darren is not a girl. Because you’re Christian and all. Which, I don’t know, not very Christian, ya know? Loving your neighbour and all. But anyway. If her problem is in fact that, I am a very good liar, I know enough about like the bible and stuff, and I happen to be a girl…” You trail off. He looked as confused as he did before you started talking, which, honestly, you figured this would not be enough to get him to understand. It was just too embarrassing to finish. You felt cold all of a sudden. Nervous. Rubbing your arms for warmth, or perhaps in an attempt to rub the nervousness away. “I’m saying I could be your fake girlfriend until she calms down.” You finally huffed out. “Ohhhhhhh” You swore you could almost see the lightbulb that went off above his head. “Gotcha.” He nodded contemplatively. “You’re really smart, y/n, I’m impressed.” Still nodding. You were a little surprised he knew your name. People tended to not know it because you mostly kept to yourself outside of your friendship with Darren and Quinni. And you hadn’t talked to Ant before, like literally ever. Yeah you shared a lot of classes, but he didn’t really seem to pay attention and so far you had never been paired with him for any group work. “Let’s do it.” He grinned, excitedly. “Wait what?” Your eyes widened in surprise. “For real?” You didn’t know what you expected his answer to be, but for some reason you hadn’t prepared yourself for a yes.

“Yeah! I’m in! I only see positives honestly. I get to pretend to date the coolest girl I know and get my mom off my back.” Wait, what did he say? The coolest girl he knows? Huh? You blinked in confusion as he left you standing in front of the open door to go to his seat. Autopilot activated you went to your seat, in between Darren and Quinni. Completely zoned out your eyes trained on Ant who was sitting a couple rows ahead and to your right. “Earth to y/n, repeat Earth to y/n.” A hand was waving in front of your face and you blinked as you turned to Darren. “huh?”. “What’s wrong with you today, space girl?” They asked. “What?” Your brain hadn’t completely caught up yet. “Why were you talking to Ant?” Quinni asked excitedly. Why was she excited? “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you talk to him before.” She mused. Uh. What were you supposed to tell them? Both of them looked at you expectantly. Completely frozen, your brain refused to cooperate. “I.. uh. Amerie. Party. Slapband. You know?” The words were more stuttered out than said, and they did in fact not know what you meant.  Your saviour came in the form of a very out-of-breath Amerie, who was almost late to class, but just almost. She fell into her seat next to Quinni and immediately started babbling about whatever it was she was up to after she had left you and Ant, taking all attention off of you. And if they saw you staring at Ant the whole class, they didn’t say anything. Yet.

By the end of the school day you had bounced back, the whole Ant thing still nagging at a corner of your brain but not at the front anymore. Until you were walking out the school gate with Darren, Quinni and Amerie, that is. “Hey, y/n, Wait up!.” This caught the attention of your more than nosy friends. You stopped and turned around to see Ant jogging up with a stupidly cute grin on his face. “Um, hi, what’s up?” Your face felt unusually flushed. Your friends looked at you like they were vultures and you, and the ensuing gossip that would come from this, their prey. You didn’t need to look at them to know that. “Here.” He held out a slapband. “You don’t have one yet, do you?” “No, I don’t, actually.” You were about to tell him that you were not interested. Partys? Not your thing. But the way he looked at you, and the fact that he got you one and went out of his way to give it to you, rendered you incapable of rejecting it. He was waiting for you to take it, or do something to accept it, so you lifted your arm and held it out in front of him. He slapped it on your arm and you mumbled out a thank you. “No worries, babe.” He leaned in and gave you quick peck on the cheek before he proceeded to wink at you and then leave with a wave and a “See you later!”. You almost dropped to your knees. What the hell just happened. Wide-eyed you looked after him, hand lifting to touch the cheek he had just kissed, legs still awfully wobbly. “BABE?!?!?!” A chorus of awestruck half-yells ripped you out of your moment, seconds before your friends came into view in front of you and crowded you. This was… too much. You gave up trying to keep your legs steady and dropped down to the ground, sitting on your knees, before shifting to sit criss-cross applesauce. “Whoa, shit girl, you okay?” Amerie dropped down next to you. Not trusting your voice you simply nodded yes. “Oh my god, you and Anthony Vaughn?” Darren crouched down next, almost scandalized by what they had just witnessed. “Oh, are we sitting now?” Quinni, bless her, sat down next to you. “Yeah…” You just said, to no one in particular, nodding. “Oh my god, you’re like, a total goner.” Amerie laughed. “I am?” You turned to look at her with puppy-dog eyes. Before this day started, you had never talked to Anthony Vaughn before, and now, before it ended, you were apparently head over heels for him. You blamed it on hormones, or some kind of chemical inbalance in your brain. Because… there was no way, right?

This would make the fake-dating significantly harder, you concluded, after you had time to mull it over. You and your friends had continued sitting on the ground for a good 10 minutes, before you felt stable enough to attempt standing and walking again. Of course they all had a million questions, yelling simultaneously, trying to understand what they had just witnessed. You had no idea what to tell them. “I will tell you once I know.” You end up saying, which leads to more questions. “Seriously guys, not right now.” You couldn’t tell them anything before you lined up stories with Ant. Well, technically you could tell them it was all fake, but they were all huge blabbermouths, and you wanted to check in with Ant first, before doing anything. You hadn’t expected him to just… go and do that. Like, at least you had expected talking to him once, or maybe twice, about what being in a fake relationship entailed, you know, lining up stories, where, what, who, when…. What kind of person his mother was, how far to go, how much to do to make it believable. But now everything had kind of blown up and it had to wait. You didn’t even have his number, you realized, after you were finally alone. The gang had tried to peer-pressure you into making this a whole goss-sesh at the diner, but you managed to worm your way out of it. Now they would probably just do it anyway, but without you to defend yourself. Not that there was anything you could say right now. Frustrated you blew a piece of hair out of your face. This was gonna be one hell of a week.

[eluxcastar]

This is so silly: Fatui Harbingers receiving a bouquet of flowers from their shy s/o?

Harbingers receiving a gift from their s/o

── ୨୧：harbingers x reader

୨୧﹑synopsis :: it's exactly what's written on the tin but with a side of me being off my head again

୨୧﹑content :: gn reader

୨୧﹑words :: 950

I'm so in love with the requests that let me answer them like a crackhead. but also I'm so sorry to the anons who want me to be serious I've just got the sillies. I spent the entire time calling it a pot until I realised the thing I was actually referring to is a vase and had to go back and change it all

if you're wondering where the shy part went, it was lost to this phenomenon called "I can't read" and by the time I realised it said that I was already done. I feel like this is the second time it's happened.

Alright usual order Tartaglia first. I'll be honest; I have no clue. Like, I literally left his here just saying, "Alright usual order", because what the FUCK would he do. He doesn't seem like a flower person, but also it being his s/o changes that so much because his s/o might make him a flower person. You could guess his favourite colour is yellow and suddenly it's yellow because he's so normal for you. He didn't even like flowers, but omg, you got him flowers. These are his new favourite flowers ever kinda thing.

Next is Arlecchino (more food is coming I promise), and tbh, I feel like she'd enjoy receiving flowers. It's not an overly flashy gift, and it probably took a lot for you to go out of your way to get that for her, let alone give it to her. She appreciates that you would get her a gift at all because receiving gifts feels nice sometimes. You can have a kiss for your flowers.

Third would be Pantalone, whose I kinda answered. Flowers are a gift, and honestly, I love the idea that as long as the gifts have sentimental value, that's what he'll treasure the most. He's gonna display those in his nicest vase for people to see. Why would you be nervous about that? The thought of what people think of them? No need. Nobody critiques his decor and means it. They know better.

La Signora would appreciate them, but they gotta be nice, yk? And like, you've gotta pay attention. There's no point if you just get whatever's available. Does she like those kinds of flowers? Do they smell nice? Compliment their surroundings? It's in the details that say you care because, to her, it means you were paying enough attention to consider it for what is a very standard gift for many people.

I did Scara then realised I forgot Sandrone omg anyway flowers, she would love those in her own silly little way. They're nice, and it's so cute that you went to the effort that she might just smile at you. She's 100% gonna keep those to herself and just stare at them for a while because someone got her a gift (this basically never happens) (if it did who the fuck are they?? unimportant 🙄)

Aight we got Scaradouche. Firstly no way this man is going to let you immediately know you got him a gift he likes. Flowers? That's such a girly present to give someone 🙄🙄 (They'll be in a pot on his dresser within the hour). He wouldn't usually want flowers, but since you already went and got them, he'll just have to. Just a little, I think he'd be losing it on the inside, kinda like when someone says they're so normal about something, and you know they're fucking lying. Like that

I totally missed Pulcinella last time, so he can get some flowers now. Honestly, I can see why I forgot him. I probably intended to do him but didn't have an idea and was like, "I'll come back to it", then got hit with this thing called filthy liar syndrome. Old people like flowers so he'd be happy with that, something nice to add some colour to a room or something Idk I'm not old (I'M SORRY I'LL BE SERIOUS). Some of you have no grandfather OR father you just like me fr so I'll throw in for y'all that he'd be proud of you for picking out such a nice gift and acquiring it of your own accord (which you are capable of) because it must've been difficult to get past the initial conversation starter problem.

Already off that train, we're finally at Capitano. I can't say for sure cause he has two lines but tbh, he seems like he'd like it. You can have a nice pat on the head and everything cause aww you went to all that effort just for him? That deserves a nice cuddle ❤️

Columbina thinks of it like anything else you do, more confused as to what the occasion is than anything and not very sure what provoked you to do this, but she accepts it and thanks you nonetheless because she still does like it. She just also wants to know what you're doing and why, but she's satisfied with the answer that you just wanted to and cuts you off before the apologies if she doesn't like it.

What the fuck did you get Dottore flowers for?? Like, what would he do with them?? That's awkward. He'll take them off your hands, but after that, he kinda just 🧍 because what else does he do? He can look at them and sit them somewhere, but like they have no purpose. The effort is nice. He probably doesn't want these again tho unless he can use them for something. You'll get a thanks, but like he's kinda bad at hiding that he's got no idea what to do with it. Get him some flowers that are useful rather than decorative maybe?

We are at Pierro, and I think it's a bit of a mix. On the surface, he may seem like he doesn't want them and only accepts them to save your feelings but secretly treasures them ❤️ I like the idea of him being sentimental toward his s/o because something about it is just cute. It also matches the vibe, like, he's got a very closed-off exterior that you are used to that's meant to hide that adorable and undeniably vulnerable interior that really, really loves you and all of the things you do for him.

[embracing-the-ineffable]

Good Omens, staying skeptical, and the mystery and the lie at the heart of Gravity Falls

-Neil Gaiman, 29 June 2023

I recently came across this post by @apathetic-revenant, which goes into extensive detail about a whole secret meta lie generated by Alex Hirsch, creator and head writer of Gravity Falls, midway through the show.

It went like this: the show was very focused on mysteries, codes, ciphers, etc, and early on a character discovered a mysterious journal with an unknown author, and this drove the plot. There were clues placed in the show so that people could solve the journal author's identity, or more probably so that it would all make sense in hindsight after the big reveal. However, the show ended up with a larger-than-expected fandom who started organizing online in a way the creators hadn't expected or planned for, and they were worried everyone would collectively solve the mystery too easily, too soon, and the suspense and appeal of the story gradually unfolding would be lost.

So they took a fake BTS photo that appeared to reveal the journal's author and "leaked" it online. To give it credibility, the show's creator posted "Fuming right now" and then deleted the post soon after, once they were certain it had been seen and screenshots taken. The Gravity Falls fandom then stopped trying to solve the mystery, as they believed the answer had already been revealed. It was a solution "targeted toward delaying that group problem-solving, without actually affecting the experience of any individual person watching the show."

Ok, Good Omens fandom. Are we Gravity Falls all over again? Are we also experiencing meta lies?

Is it possible that Amazon's marketing department has just released a new promotional video about Aziraphale & Crowley's "timeline of interconnectedness" (discussions here and here ) where they honestly:

got several of those timeline dates wrong, including labeling the entirety of seasons 1 and 2 as belonging to the same year?

mixed all the season 1 and 2 clips together so they're completely interconnected and out of the order they were presented to us so far?

didn't consult with Neil Gaiman for even a moment to be sure they had their facts straight? (Or literally anyone else who's spent years working on it? Or even someone who has just watched it once while paying attention?)

didn't understand the way most series tell a story by moving through time in a realistic linear fashion?

When Neil said today that "time is fine" in response to questions about the timeline of interconnectedness video, was he trying to misdirect the fandom away from the mystery that's clearly hidden throughout both seasons (and especially season 2)?

The Good Place seems suddenly more relevant than I'd imagined:

Neil has told us that his Tumblr posts aren't canon. He's also said:

"Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story."

"Writers are liars, my dear, surely you know that by now? And yet, things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot." -Both quotes are from The Sandman [link]

So here's my plea to whichever part of the fandom might read this: Stay Skeptical. It's wonderful to talk to Neil about his characters, the worlds he's created, his writing process, his views on world events, his sense of humor, his kindness, his compassion and empathy, and his good advice & encouragement for the entire range of the human experience. I respect him very much, and I'm thrilled he's here on social media talking to all of us. (Except he doesn't have social media, obviously. He's like Schrödinger's Social Media Neil-cat.)

I'm looking forward to all the surprises I'm certain are in store for us (and Aziraphale and Crowley) in Good Omens season 3. I trust Neil (and Terry!) to deliver our beloved characters to a very satisfying ending. But I don't trust Neil to honestly answer all of our questions on social media - and neither should you.

Especially not when he's already blamed obvious season 2 changes to the Bentley on the "lighting" (as just one example).

With lots of thanks to the members of the @ineffable-detective-agency - including @bbbitchvibbbez, @kimberleyjean, @maufungi, @noneorother, @theastrophysicistnextdoor, and @thebluestgreen for all their excellent fact-checking, ideas, and discussions!

Interested in diving further into all the Good Omens mysteries? I have more posts plus Clues and metas from all over the fandom, here.

[pix3lplays]

Hi! I love your writing. Will you please write headcanons for dating Argenti?

Okay! Yeah no problem!! And thank you!

Cw! Mentions of suggestive stuff, religious themes because it’s Argenti, Spoilers for Argenti’s mission, a bit angsty, mentions of starting a family

-Dating Argenti hcs-

It’s very amazing you were even able to Convince him to date you! He’s…Very devoted to Idrila. He knows he doesn’t really have room in his heart for another. But here you were, truly beautiful…so beautiful that he found his guard faltering and on his knees begging you to let him be by your side, for just a short while, at least… And how could you not be smitten with the handsome, clearly very devoted knight? So you agree to ‘see’ him. And oh, he’s so thrilled, you can tell from the way he clasps his hands around yours and smiles that handsome smile at you. He vows to be a good boyfriend to you. And he is not a liar. He is very much an acts of service lover. Tell him what you need. He will literally do whatever it takes to get that to you. And he’s not hesitant to use words of affirmation either. He’s big on that. He’s full of pretty, romantic words. Yes, this man did pay attention to your outward appearance first, to be completely honest. But that’s not how he measures true beauty. Once he starts to get to know you, he realizes that your Heart is also beautiful, which is a very important trait in his partner. As I’ve discussed with a few people…Argenti writes you letters. The sweetest, most romantic letters that smell like roses and are written in gold ink and always contain at least One poem describing his love for you… And of course there’s the gift giving…typical things like roses or other flowers that remind him of you…but he’s also the type to buy you all sorts of little trinkets that make him think of you. You have a little shelf dedicated to stuff he’s gotten you. Dates are interesting. He loves taking you out into the stars aboard “The One and Only”, showing you the galaxy as it was meant to be seen, and of course he can’t help but wax poetic to you, claiming how yes, the stars were beautiful, but not even a million stars compared to you~ This man would literally trade his life for yours, no questions asked, even if you’ve only been dating for a short while. Yes he loves being romantic with you, hugs, kisses, slow dancing aboard the One and Only…but he’s probably not going to share a bed or do anything intimate with you until After marriage. He considers it a very…sacred thing, and he’s not ready to share it with you until he’s Certain you’re the one who’ll be staying by his side for life. Speaking of. Argenti is an extremely loyal partner. But that loyalty doesn’t extend Just to you. He has a strong sense justice, and unfortunately this translates into him being unafraid to almost DAILY put his life on the line for others. Like when he volunteered to fight the giant sting…you really thought you were going to lose him, and no matter what you said, you couldn’t convince your lover to reconsider. He claimed he HAD to do it. Let’s talk marriage. Argenti is loyal. Determined. But not just to you. He is also loyal to his beloved Idrila. So I really do believe it’s very unlikely for him to actually marry you. Yes it breaks his heart, but he literally CAN’T promise you his loyalty when he must be loyal to Idrila… In his mind, he would be loyal to you. Date you. Protect you. But never marry you. He just can’t. And even if you’re the one who proposes, he’ll always gently shut you down, claiming he’s happy where your relationship is right now. But of course he WANTS to marry you. Nothing would make him happier than devoting his life to you completely, maybe one day starting a family with you… His mind wanders at night. Dreaming of your wedding day.

[eihwaz-y-d]

Twin Skeletons

Part IV

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Again: I know nothing and do what I want.

The petty criminals were quickly dealt with, Jason just needed to walk in the alley and as soon as the wannabe muggers noticed the Red Hood they ran like a dog with its tail between its legs. 

Suits him just fine, now he just needs to deal with the teenagers with zero Self-preservation. Turning around he found himself facing the from the museum. The boy is hunched into himself and rubbing his temples as if to prevent or fight a bad headache, he pays no attention towards his surroundings at all. On closer inspection the kid does not look good, maybe he needs medical attention? 

"Hey kid, are you okay? Are you hurt somewhere?" the boy does not react at all. That is not a good sign, reaching out Jason tries again. "Hey kid?" 

But as soon as his hand makes contact with the tens shoulder the teen reacts immediately. 

The kids eyes flyes open -later Jason would swear his eyes flashed a toxic (Lazarus) green for a moment-, with one arm he beats Jason's hand off his shoulder and with the other he throws a punch towards his throat, then something like recognize, understanding and fear flickers other his face. He tries to pull his punch and let it land somewhere other than the throat, literally anywhere else.  Everything happened in a matter of seconds, Jason didn't have the time to react at all. The punch hit him just under his throat where his neck goes into his breast. Jason staggers back, a breathless cry /groan leaves his lips and for a moment it's difficult to breathe again. The pit shrieks and wither in fear and tries to hide deeper before it goes eerie quiet again - It nearly feels like it is gone and never was there in the first -. It takes a moment before air fills Jason's lungs again, he rubs his throat before sitting up again. 

A feral grin spread across his lips and Jason is glad for his helmet overwise he would look like a maniac. But Damn, possibly dangerous person or not, the kid is like a freaking messiah for Jason. One look and the pit trembles in fear and goes quiet, one punch and the pit disappears like it was never there. 

He feels jittery and happy but also at peace. It's like he got dosed with Dopamine, serotonin and Endorphin all at once. He can't remember the last time he feels this good. There was pain he did not notice till it was gone. It feels like heaven. He is high on the best drug and probably already addicted to it. 

" Damn kid, that was a mean punch." Despite the voice modulation his voice still sounds a little hoarse. 

The black haired teen seems almost panicked in his worries. " I'm so sorry, by the Ancients, I didn't mean to punch you. Are you okay? Do you have difficulty with the breathing? Do you need a Doctor? Where do one find a doc-"

A low chuckle - the red hood does not giggle and if anyone would say so, Jason will call them a liar - cuts the rambling short. " Relax, kid, you didn't punch me that hard. I wasn't expecting it and you just caught me off guard. "

Danny narrows his eyes suspiciously, his whole body language screams mistrust. "Are you sure?" 

"Yep." he answers way too cheerful for Red Hood's reputation as a crime lord but Jason simply did not care. He is still grinning like a loon under his helmet. 

After a minute of silence and awkward looking around from Danny and open staring from Jason - who is here to call him out on it? Nobody, he can look all he like-, Jason decides to break the ice, Danny looks rather uncomfortable. 

" Hey, you are the kid from the museum, aren't you? Did you get to see the exhibition you wanted to visit? "

" No."

" A shame, it's really good." 

" just rub it in, will' ya?" 

And Red Hood laughs again while Danny sulks. 

" Whatcha name kid?" 

"Danny" 

" Alright Danny, what are you doing out here in the Narrows at this time?" 

" I got out, then I was attacked by some kind of ninja. I ran and got completely lost but at least I think I lost the ninja dude." 

" lost you say? Why are out and about anyway? Shouldn't little kids like you already been to bed? "

" I have no qualms with punching you again. Can you tell me how to get to the museum from there on I would probably find my way back. "

" I could take you directly to your hotel." 

" Thanks but no thanks. Have you heard of stranger danger? You are not really easy to read with the helm and the voice modification. This doesn't really inspire my confidence in you. I don't fancy being kidnapped again. Just tell me what way to go and I'm not your problem anymore. "

So Damian kidnapped Danny and the boy got away? That is surprising. 

Danny was once again holding his head and was breathing forcefully controlled, like he was trying to breath away pain. 

And the moment of silence was back, then Jason reached for his helm and pressed the mechanism before pulling it off. Luckily he still wore his domino mask underneath the helmet. He did it without thinking and the bat would not approve but who cares about the bat anyway, not Jason, thats for sure. 

"You don't look quite alright, let me help you?" 

" it's just a headache, I'll survive. So? Which way now?" 

Sighting, Jason pointed in the right direction. "That way." 

 Danny slowly moves towards the end of alley. "Nice. Thanks Mr Hero dude."

That brings a little smirke on Jason's lips. "You don't know who I am, or?" 

Looking back other his shoulders Danny replies with a little grin. " No! But with hair like yours I'm pretty sure I would recognize you out of your hero outfit." 

Shaking his head, Jason snorts. "Cheeky brat" 

"At your Service." the Teenager has the nerves to bow mockingly towards him and than he was gone.

As Danny got back at the hotel, it was nearly half past four in the morning and neither his core nor his mind had settled and he didn't believe he could sleep without some nightmares so he would better not try to sleep. Sneaking back in was easy. 

He took his sketch pad from his backpack and did was away does best after a nightmare, he let the memories take hold and just draw till his mind was quite again.

Soooo..... Fun fact. How Danny deals with his overwhelmed mind (and after nightmares) is how I deal with nightmares. I draw them and then they don't haunt me anymore. And one of my head canon of Danny Phantom is that Danny is really good at engineering. (in the Fenton household it is a necessary survival skill for Danny to be good at engineering, he needs to know how his parents technology works, how to manipulate the technology or straight up sabotage it so he dies not completely) but being good at engineering also means to know how to read the blueprints correctly or draw some himself, I think. And I assume one needs at least a little bit of drawing skills for that so for this fic Danny is decent at drawing and sketching.

And also. Someone once told me as I hit puberty if I am in the need of defending myself I should always goes for the soft parts like the throat and than run. So it becomes a habit of writing punching someone in the throat rather than punching in the face.

I hope you all enjoyed reading!

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[dearweirdme]

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I don’t know how you tkkrs can watch this Live, listen to all that was said and still think that taekook are a couple because of 5seconds of eye contact and clear awkwardness because they didn’t know what to talk about. You claim that jikookers ignore Jimin being a 3rd wheel? What is there to ignore when people not only watch actions but also listen to what is being said? We literally find out that Jimin and Jk came back from the concert together and were eating chicken together when Tae started his Live. Jikook were eating together while Tae was eating by himself. What a great boyfriend Tae has. Also, Jimin showed up instead after Tae asked for Jk and at some point, Tae didn’t even know if Jk was going to come there or not.

Y’all watched this Vlive and concluded that it had to be taekook and Jimin was 3rd wheeling because according to y’all Jk was trying not to look at Tae’s thighs and because of 5seconds of awkward eye contact between TK cuz of the dead silence but u closed your ears to everything that was said? How do y’all explain Jk coming back from the concert with Jimin and eating with him while his “boyfriend” ate alone? How do y’all explain Jimin mentioning that Jk visits his hotel room 3 times a day and even comes at 1:50am and Jk not denying it but going on to say he does that because he gets lonely by himself? How do y’all explain Tae mentioning that he went to Jimin’s room and thought it was Jk’s because Jk answered the door? How do y’all explain Jimin giving Jk the side eye when taekook spoke about doing a song together which he didn’t know about? Did u ask yourself why Jimin would give Jk that look? Only Jk and not Tae? (A song we now know was never in the making cuz taekook were bluffing, the same way Jk bluffed about Tae giving him an expensive present). How do y’all explain Jimin talking to Tae about him and Jk like they are a unit and saying “We haven’t showered yet?” If you were Tae would u sit there and watch your friend talking about “we haven’t showered yet” while referring to himself and your boyfriend? You sit here asking how jokers can watch the live an still ship taekook, well maybe because unlike y’all, Jokers actually pay attention not only to what they think they see but also everything that comes out of the members mouths.

Now ask yourselves why on earth Jk will feel the need to visit another man’s room 3 times a day and even at 1am when he should be cuddling his “boyfriend”? Then he goes on to say it’s cuz he is lonely by himself. Why should someone whose boyfriend is right there feel lonely enough to visit another man’s hotel room that many times a day and even at ungodly hours of the night? Didn’t u hear this or are u going to call them liars again or say Jimin just said that so TK are not obvious?

Did you ask yourselves why on earth Jk will be in another man’s hotel room so much that even his “boyfriend” thought the other man’s room was Jk’s? Or are u once again going to call Tae a liar? Cuz from this two things were clear. Jk was in Jimin’s room alot and Tae didn’t know his own boyfriend’s hotel room.

Did you ask yourself why on earth Jimin would be bold enough to tell Tae that he and Tae’s boyfriend haven’t showered yet? Talking about them two like they are a unit? How utterly disrespectful will that be to Tae? And why on earth would Tae put up with such disrespect?

Unless y’all want to call Jimin, Tae and Jk liars you cannot honestly sit here asking why Jikookers still ship Jikook after that Vlive when you also ignored everything that was said during that live cuz nothing that was said could make anyone think taekook are the couple. Nothing!

Also, what kind of horny freaks do you think taekook are who according to y’all can’t keep their eyes away from each other’s thighs? If tk have been together for as long as y’all claim don’t you think they’ll atleast be able to control themselves infront if the cameras? It’s funny how how y’all continue to read into things forgetting that so many factors could come into play which will explain why that Live was so awkward and why there was what you think was sexual tension with Taekook. Jk is a good friend to Tae and all the other members and at that particular time he paid attention to Tae who called him cuz he needed him. That is what friends do people it has absolutely nothing to do with Jk wanting Tae or vice versa. If Jk wanted Tae as much as y’all think he would’nt have been spending every waking moment in another man’s hotel room. If he wanted Tae, he wouldn’t leave his “boyfriend” alone at 1:50 am to go knock on another man’s hotel room door. If he wanted Tae, he won’t be doing Lives at 8am in the morning insisting to go to another man’s house and shower there, talking about it normally like it something they do all the time. If Jk wanted Tae, he wouldn’t have been hanging out on most nights with Jimin and even stopping Jimin from going to Join Tae’s Lives. If he wanted Tae, he wouldn’t do all the things he does with Jimin (which y’all ignore or find ways to explain away ) cuz that will be straight disrespectful towards Tae. Y’all don’t have the sense to look logically into your own delusions but u want to point fingers at other shippers? Lol. If you want to atleast sound logical, analyze the entire situation and not what suits ur narrative. Don’t pay attention to eye contact and what u think is tension between taekook while clearly ignoring all that was said in the same Live, well not unless ofcourse you think all Taekook and Jimin spend their time doing is lying to fans to “hide” Taekook’s relationship or not look too obvious cuz if u listened to all that they said during the live and even the way everything unfolded, there’s absolutely no way u’ll get out of there thinking Taekook is the couple cuz of eye contact lol.

Some of y’all clearly haven’t been in relationships and have very little life experiences and it shows in the way you view the world and people in it. For y’all Harry Styles concert was a huge moment and was very telling about Taekook cuz they held each other’s hands and leaned into each other while singing. “Such couple behaviour”! Sure! Because taekook are a couple who are out and about and can freely do pda so comfortably without worrying about being outed. Let’s also completely ignore Jk’s painfully shy personality and think that he wouldn’t at all feel a lil uneasy or uncomfortable leaning into his gay partner and holding hands while singing at a concert. Y’all are funny for real. You continue to look at TK with the same lenses you’ll look at a normal couple forgetting that there is absolutely nothing normal about two members of the biggest boy band in the world dating each other, hence u cannot expect normal couple behaviour from then in all settings.

While what convinces you about TK is how natural and comfortable their skinship and touches look and feel, that is what convinces me that there is now way they are a couple. You know why? In their circumstances expecting that level of comfort is extremely unrealistic. There should be panic, hesistance, uneasiness. A clear concience fears no accusations. Taekook can be as touchy feely with each other as they please and you wouldn’t sense any sort of discomfort or uneasiness because those two have nothing to hide. They do not overthink when they are touchy with each other or are glued to each other more than platonic friends should be because there simply is nothing to hide in their relationship.

You think Taekook are the couple because of how u see Taekook interact with each other even when Jimin is right there or when it’s just three of them. Well that is exactly what u should expect when 2 are dating and among 3 friends and they are a couple who are not out and about. The ones who are just friends will have smoother and closer looking interaction than the ones who are dating because they ones who are dating know they have something to hide so they’ll try to hard to be as no challant with each other (or atleast one of them would) so as not to give too much away. The friends who have nothing to hide can be as touchy feely with each other or as glued to each other as they like cuz they have no skeletons in their cupboards.

Did you ever ask yourselves why it only seems that Taekook were usually more glued to each other only in public or infront of the cameras while Jikook seemed to always be together when the cameras were not rolling? How many times has Tae gone Live and mentioned that Jikook were together at ungodly hours of the night? How many times has Hobi mentioned eating with Jikook or being with Jikook during his lives? How many times have the other members mentioned doing something with Jikook as a unit? How many times has even Jk himself in his Lives (B4 chapter two) mentioned either being with Jimin or eating with him or doing something with with him? Yet y’all ignore all these and want to point fingers at jokers for continuing to ship Jikook? Lol. Truth is, no one knows who the real couple is (if at all there is one) but y’all should stop acting like y’all don’t only pay attention to the narratives that suit u.

Anon, your lack of knowledge about Tae and Jk is shining through like nothing else. Come back when you’ve actually looked at tkk footage, or just general footage of BTS, because this is really showing that you have only ever looked at Jkk material and Jkk blogs. I don’t really even care if you start believing in Tae and Jk as a couple.. but even neutrals know that Tae and Jk have very obviously not been shown together much and think they are just awkward (also not true). Seriously, don’t talk about comparing ships when you only have one side of the story.

Also:

[siriuslysatorusimping]

Sorry back to back, but now I have a question in regards to the AU:

What’s Rinko’s teaching style going to be? Is she a hardass, pretty chill, lots of on field learning, etc

Also, I agree with what someone else posted. I’m not big on AU, but I’m willing to check it out if I enjoy the author enough, writing style/narrative/etc. That said, I will be checking this one out 😊

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And one last also, to finish showering you with compliments for the night (lol) I LOVE your writing style in Another Level. Literally, the past/present dynamic keeps everything so engaging and dynamic; it feels like it fleshes out a character to their fullest, without needing to put so much heavy writing on all aspects of there life. I love this style so much and plan to attempt it with one of my own stories.

For you:

YOU ARE PERFECTLY FINE.

I plan on Rinko's teaching style to be a mix of chill and hardass. Like, her classes are pretty chill and if you pay attention, you learn a lot. It's a lot of applied learning. So, examples and projects. A lot of 'real world' examples and case studies. Her exams are difficult if you don't show up to class, but if you show up and you give a shit, then they're actually pretty easy. Funny enough, she doesn't require attendance but people learn very quickly why. Because if you don't fucking show up, you will not pass lol

But her classes are fun and she's super witty and laid-back, so her students adore her. In fact, Yaga begs her to teach at least one freshman or sophomore general course a semester because she typically gets at least two new majors and a couple of minors for their department when she does.

In her second or third year of teaching, Touma asks if he can work with her as her grad research and teaching assistant and she obviously accepts. She tries really hard not to overwork him 🥹

ALSO as for my writing style, I'm not sure if Physical Paradox will be in the same format as Another Level, in that there won't be as many flashbacks within the installments themselves. I might end up switching things up, but it'll mostly be 'present' for that time period.

BUT THINGS CAN CHANGE. I DO LOVE MAKING PAST ME A LIAR 🙃

[maedaeme]

I'm calling upon the baldur's gate 3 enjoyers who want to listen to me be unhinged because i'm having a 'who to romance' crisis and i need feedback. yes i'm at work right now. and i'm only in act 1. but LISTEN. shakes my awful little guy upside down and steals his lunch money

magni:

drow rogue. raised to worship lolth. considers his 'devotion' to the goddess as more a devotion to chaos, because he's completely certain that if given the chance lolth would just eat him.

he's completely unbothered by that, prompting everyone in the party to be like 'bro are you ok'

thinks he's very smart for going 'nothing in life matters! (skateboard kickflip)' to fuel his selfish behavior and is very irritated that the people in his camp are making him actually examine that

lives to cause problems on purpose. literally. it's his only motivation for anything (for now)

to make it WORSE he is an exceptional liar who is not against playing the long game, so you may not realize he is being absolutely horrible about something until the Dawning Realization Hits.

He's going to face Consequences for that. Eventually. There Will Be Growth i promise he is going to learn how not to be terrible and he is going to hate it the whole time

which leads me to.

i hate having to make romance decisions quickly because i want to like... pay attention to character dynamics instead lmao. but i understand WHY it's that way. I'm just a baby.

astarion or lae'zel are probably the only options that make sense rn, but i'm just here like. what if there's another option that would be more fun and i just don't know enough of everyone's secrets. I turned down Gale and i've been sitting here for like 2 days going 'BUT WHAT IF......'

magni and lae'zel are currently very similar, but he's lies and deception where she's blunt and honest. I kind of like the idea of keeping them Terrible Besties though. having to confront their issues together and hating every minute of it. he's like i think i'm dating someone and she's like '''dating''' what a stupid word. and he's like yeah i know wtf is up with that

which leaves astarion, but i'm getting the feeling astarion is secretly an angry puppy under 12 layers of posturing and magni's current form of showing affection is 'i will kill that guy for you but first i will ruin 3 generations of his estate' and his usual reaction to emotional vulnerability is to internally do an evil little :) like you should not have told me that. he would not know what to do when someone he does not actually want to hurt gives him information he could hurt them with. it would freak him out. he would not sleep for 2 days

In the end i'm probably going to end up headcanoning impossible poly romances (gale watching him be a bastard like 'i can fix him' while astarion goes no he is going to actively make you worse) but like. if you have thoughts on the romances, lay em on me. I've avoided spoilers but i'd be super interested in knowing if any of them are like.. extra good or surprising lol. ya feel me. am i making sense. i feel like the pepe silvia meme

[astrovagrant]

obvs my full timeline isn't done yet but the orin vibe is like. ana IS an impostor. and the feeling that orin has for her originates from hatred, but the context is entirely different from as-written durge

i'm gonna cut for big ol durge spoilers

orin as written is jealous, feeling she deserves more. she seeks to displace someone more powerful and more favored than her, to prove her worth, etc. it's a little-sister-on-a-power-trip, and while that's fun and puts the player in the position of realizing they really did suck that bad to be Top Bitch over her, i both a) want more for orin and b) need more control over anathema's origins

orin with anathema is still antagonistic but it's like - she is the pure-blooded grand/daughter of sarevok. she is an eminently skilled shapeshifter. she killed her mother and then (in my lil timeline here) the 'canon' bg/2 protag (whatever the hell his name is, though i might eventually play those games For Real rather than half-remembered watching-my-mom-play bits) for bhaal's favor and the right to lead this cult to glorious slaughter and she has been doing that for years - careful planning, for a beautiful outcome.

this orin is more methodical, more patient. she still has her moments of cackling blood-soaked glee, but i want her to be SCARY and not just unstable - she knows good art takes Time and avoiding too heavy of an eye on her group is critical. she feels, in every sense, that she both is entitled to and has also earned everything she has, and threats to her status/position will be disemboweled posthaste. to that end, i think i enjoy her being a full dread three planner way more than a revan-esque "YOU were the EVIL MASTERMIND" reveal.

enter stage left: a shambling puppet, filled with a stolen gift. she Knew something was wrong about anathema as soon as she entered the stage, and even as she saw doubt enter her sect at the arrival of another claimant to the throne, she believed her father would never favor a liar and a thief over Her. she, who has done so much for Him, in His name. when bhaal turns his eye to anathema and doesn't immediately unravel her at the seams - even tells orin that she's Actual Competition - she's seeing red, literally.

ana - even in her fucked-up state - gives her a run for her money. don't really have what the underlying goal was for this whole gambit (i'll get there ok ok - the durgening might also Not Even Happen in a fashion that there IS a 'before'-time. i have yet to decide)

regardless of When the durgening happens, orin's energies with ana upon re-meeting are a) intense b) violently taunting rather than jealous overcompensation c) knowing that ana is an Outsider, not an equal - she is prey, no matter what she's stolen. does she deserve a duel? maybe if you're good, pet. maybe if you're good.

i also think orin toys less with hostages (that's a gortash tactic - see the iron throne, yetcetera) and more with the looming and HIGHLY legitimate threat of violence and sowing distrust to shape ana's behaviors. they're playing a little mind game and ana IS susceptible, because ketheric's dead and gortash can be reasoned with (as a man who wants to maintain dominance and power, he still ultimately needs People and Things to dominate), but orin is sheer unadulterated joy in the rending of living flesh. slaughter is the journey And the destination. you can't really reason with someone like that, and ana Knows it. so when orin starts coyly bringing Other Party Members And Associated Friends into the conversation as viable alternatives for bloodshed since ana won't do what she Fucking Wants, ana IS paying attention.

what does orin want? to kill anathema, most certainly. but more directly: to reclaim what she has 'stolen', of her own volition or not. to drain and consume her.

so orin fucks with her more Directly, but always a little cheekily, flirtatiously. don't you wish you could kill me? you won't kill any of these sad little scenarios i keep giving you, but i know the lying transfusion in your veins wants to rip me limb from limb. i know you wake up almost every night with blood in your mouth because your weak mind roils against MY father's sacred visions. your blood - even stolen as it is - sings for mine because it knows it Belongs to me. it should be one with mine. you should be one with me. wouldn't you like that? you'll walk into my jaws willingly, Soon. when there is nothing left but me. when your blood leaves you no other option than to return Home.

[loud buzzer sounds as ana's 'fucked up psychosexual things to have with antagonist or antagonist-adjacent npcs' counter goes up by one]

[starlightshadowsworld]

Bendy and the dark revival part 3

Thonks and notes.

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She was the fourth

👀

Something tells me this is about Audery? But... The fourth of what?

Better not be the fourth closet...

Listens to Jane Todd tape

So the fourth is Carly, a ghost girl Jane wants to join the Butcher gang.

That was rejected.

... Hmmm

.

So Nathan Arch, aka guy from Archgate productions bought the rights to Joey's characters.

He talks about Joey as an old friend but idk if its just cos of fnaf and Henry addressing William the same way.

But something doesn't seem right bout this.

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Porter is interesting, I mean there's very few people nice down here.

I like how he just goes nope your name is Bobby now.

.. And he has ink magic 2.

Sure okay than.

I like him.

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The power belongs to him

Apparently not just him.

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Game needs to stop taunting me with Boris...

Boris plushi in the ink.

Boris cardboard cut out which is also bizarre cos it's usually bendy ones.

In the words of Susie Campbell's Alice Angel from the first game

"Give me back my Boris!"

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Ohhh chain door.

This should be good.

They crawl

Okay than and there's a dead lost one? On the floor surrounded by ink.

And the ink demon is back.

Fun.

The deep abyss remembers you, Audery.

If the abyss is Wilson... Than tell him we're not here.

A child of the darkness.

Hmm that's werid cos everyone else is referred to as a child of the machine.

Just more and more hints that Audery is different to the others.

And remembers?

Has Audery been here before I wonder.

I mean Henry was stuck in a time loop so... Who knows.

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Wandering ebat the difference between lost ones and searchers are... Other than one having legs and feet.

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Your journey will end as you are consumed into my dark kingdom.

That's just late stage capitalism man, was already there in while working in a dark semi abandoned animation studio

Here you will find meaning in your pain.

That's what we call a paycheck.

And I doubt your giving one out.

Also.. Ink demon needs to clear his throat once in a while.

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People saying I should watch Superhorrorbros videos on this rather than Mark's playthrough for lore.

And I will but it's nice seeing stuff for myself and making ideas and having thonks and than seeing it from someone else.

That and than I don't get to see Mark aggressively "wallopolise" lost ones with the wrench while screaming and cursing them with eternal damnation.

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The sweat cannot be cleaned

I love the wall writings in this game but.... Ew.

Couldn't you go with idk blood or death or literally anything other than sweat.

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We don't live forever.

When we're killed or finally pulled apart our diseased soils return to the ink to be reborn.

An unending cycle of torment.

But sometimes, something even worse can happen.

A soul can slip from the ink completely. It gets caught between worlds, unable to die or return.

They wail in the night. Drifting in shadow. The phantoms of the machine.

The ghosts.

So... You do live forever.

Liar.

Also this sounds like what happened to Henry.

Stuck in a loop of time unable to truly die and stuck in an endless cycle.

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Werid how the ink demon doesn't have the ability to Flow like Audery and Porter do.

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Ugh... Wilsons back.

Attention children of the machine. It's Wilson.

We know!

There have been lies that the Ink demon has been spotted in animation alley.

Pay no attention to these filthy rumours.

I destroyed the ink demon myself! Be died my hands do don't be afraid.

I legit forgot he said that.

He's a fucking liar.

I knew he was lying because obviously but wow.

If said demon kills him ima just turn the other way.

Didnt see it.

Your friend Wilson will protect you.

I'm more afraid of you than him frankly.

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Without fear there's chaos

Wilson would love star wars with his whole with fear is order and with order there is no chaos and all that wallop.

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Audery... Maybe don't punch through ink canisters.

Like I get it.

But you know could be glass or something. Hell there is a glass shattering sound.

Be careful.

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Feels like Nathan is now going to the church of the ink machine.

Just like Joey before him.

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And chapter 3 begins, the Eternal machine.

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This is Wilson

Go away!

Anyone caught in the restricted areas will be taken immediately to the Pit.

Where a ballpit will send you to a Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria in the year 198-

... Wrong pit.

My bad.

So be a good egg.

Follow the rules.

.... Hmm nope.

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Good to know the true enemy of Joey Drew studios is slow working lifts.

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Audery gets in lift. Recalls in the 1st game how the lift crashed down and Susies Alice Angel stole Boris

...I have a bad feeling.

Unauthorised surface elevator in use. Manual lift ejection activated.

Knew it.

See lifts in this game... Not good.

Bad things in this game:

Lifts

And Wilson.

... And ink crabs now apparently.

Still better than Sea Bonnie's.

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Audery finally gets the coffee she came for!

... Hold up its $15.

Jeez I knew Joey Drew studios went bankrupt and all that but... Who the fuck is paying that much for coffee.

Especially when it's called Compost Coffee.

... See this is scarier than the ink demon.

Late stage capitalism is the real enemy of this game.

.. And Wilson.

Fuck that guy.

... Actually don't.

[therummonster]

{this is kinda long, you don't have to read it}

alexis: hey! benny! wake up!

benny: huh? what's goin on?

kayla: you missed the entire mission plan because you fell asleep.

benny(grabbing a drink): is that so?

mara: yeah. don't take this the wrong way but maybe if you pay attention to the mission plans, you wouldn't have as many... broken mechs.

benny(drinks a small amount before setting the glass down): so i need to pay more attention?

alexis: yes-

benny: you got jump scared by an icicle, you also have numerous accounts of hitting yourself in the back of the head with pebbles behind you.

alexis: ... how did you know-

benny: let's also not forget that you, sterling, heath, all thought it was a good idea to team up with the guy that just looks like bad news.

heath: well ulitus told us-

vasillia: ULITUS!? HE LOOKS LIKE IF YOU TOOK 20 OF THE MOST FEARSOME BEASTS AND TOOK EVERY BIT OF KILLING DESIRE AND PUT IT IN A HUMAN. THIS IS ONE OF THE SITUATIONS WHERE THE BOOK COVER IS EXTREMELY ACCURATE.

benny(spins around to stare directly at vasillia): sorry silli, but i apparently need to pay attention! so i might as well get out all the pointless little details out in the wind!

vasillia: benjamin, don't you dare.

benny: fine, fine.

vasillia: ...

benny: ... you get high off of cat nip.

vasillia: YOU LITTLE-

tayrun (snickering)

benny(without even turning): you had to get kayla's help because you couldn't put down this weird bear thing that just looked really sad. literally nothing special about it. this was also about a week ago.

tayrun: well- i- yeah...

astra(trying to climb out a window)

benny: i thought i was going to kayla next but since you're going..

astra: I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!

benny: you wait at the door whenever alexis and sterling leave until the nexus point gets triggered, then you jump on to the couch and pretend you weren't just waiting for them.

kayla: oh my god this is a massacre...

benny: you have spent multiple days doing work from charlie.

charlie: can confirm! i haven't slept in days! do i even need to sleep? people drink coffee to stay awake so..

benny: you will literally give someone a panic attack if you drink coffee while connected to them. just hop off and pass out.

champagne: how do you know all this????

benny: the same way i build mechs! i just know i've got the practice. sorta like how you got practice pretending you don't care about us and getting annoyed at our stupid things! and hiding the fact you've been visiting dinocross park the first wednesday of every month.

champagne: i shouldn't have said anything..

vasillia: you still go back to that place!?

benny: eeny meenie miney.. Mara, for the love of god don't feel bad for the people that were at the coalition!! they were gonna cut you to bits as if they were the second coming of christ!

mara: i can't help it!

benny: i know, but please!

sterling: benny i think you've proved a point-

benny(staring at the gopher): hush. ARCHIBALD!

everyone: tf??

benny: have you yet figured out how to turn off the record function?

gooby(flabbergasted expression)

everyone: TF!?

benny: i take it you still didn't know! don't worry, nobody else has em because i wasn't as paranoid as i am with the knowledge you can just appear!

jake: what on earth..

benny: kid, don't worry about it. sterling, i may as well get to you since i don't got a clue what the two braincells in the murder machine that likes cute things are doing.

sterling: that- that wasn't everything???

benny: nope! i mean... c'mon. me and cham have been dating for... like 5 months?

sterling: you- you have?

alexis: sterling. they haven't been keeping it a secret.

harold: jeeze sharp! i feel like ya went over board!

benny: you quiet down, your dad sold you and your boss tried to get my friends killed multiple times.

harold: eh, y'know what that's fair.

benny(turns back to jake): alright, since i think that's about everyone, this a brief thing.. i don't need healing, i am fine.

ana: liar.

benny(stares at ana)

ana(staring practically into his soul)

benny: final piece, you scare me a bit. not because of your powers however..

[mariacallous]

just a morning thought: Republicans are so very lucky because no one takes the seriously, a Senate candidate in a major race literally says government officials need to be in the doctor's office with you to help make health care choices and like... yeah some people are upset but I wouldn't say horrified, people are making joke videos and things about it like it was a gaff and not what he thinks, not what they all think

and thats just what gets attention, plans to take the Russian path on LGBT issues barely gets coverage, attacks on social security and medicare, who cares, etc you tell people what Republicans literally say they want to do and people roll their eyes at these over the top Democratic attacks "they're not really gonna..." yes yes they are and even if they weren't why would you vote for liars who wouldn't do what they ran on?

It's partly because it's so outrageous that you instinctively (or at least, most people instinctively) push back and think about how ridiculous it is.

And then you have the pressures of everyday life, especially during a pandemic and during a period of economic uncertainty which could steadily worsen, and so you just try to assume that stuff is a fluke or overreaction, if you pay attention to it because so much is going on.

But also because we've just gotten used to this kind of thing, especially when you come off of 4+ years of a presidential administration being both extreme and outright lying and distorting information on a daily basis, and a political party outright enabling it.

[livingecho-arch]

@azurescaled​ asked ( but also needs to know i am gonna answer the other ask you sent but i’m just kinda having trouble writing IC sajdfkads -  ) : Is Vis the type to put his goals above all else? Can he be convinced to stop something if a person is close enough to him? Does he see people as a means to an end? If someone calls him out on using them, does he have any reaction to it?

beautiful ask ! i love this a lot as i have been meaning to write about his NPD & how it affects his relationships ⸻ now these kinda questions do relate back to his NPD but i want to stress that his personality disorder does not mean he’s a horrible person who’s constantly looking for people to use . he was the one that was abused & is trying to protect himself . that does not excuse his behavior but it does rationalize it . also murder is brought up . enjoy ♡

first & foremost : yes . his goals are above all other things that come into his life . his one true goal is to keep his daughter safe , followed by fixing the kingdom for her . everything centers around vivian von hellbert . he believes educating the world is the way to do that . vis does nothing but work towards that goal ! even in the storyline of the comic vis does not stray from his goals joining the revolution ; the methods just change . murder is on the table & he is VERY WILLING to get his hands dirty . the comics very first bit of action is vis killing a doctor performing a ‘ deformity test ’ on his daughter & when he says something along the lines of : i understand you love her but it would be best to euthanize her , she’s deformed & will never live a normal life . he loses it & stabs him to death with a pair of scissors . ( which is why i use scissors in vis icons ♡ ) the boundary of what he is willing to do for her just keeps expanding until he’s liam neeson in taken & murder / lying / cheating the government is just a normal tuesday for him . for a person who literally just wants to work on his schools his hands get very very bloody . 

if someone close to him told him his methods were bad / poor / genuinely fucked up he would continue on .  #gaslight them into believing that he is doing is the correct way ⸻ the only way . i think i’ve talked about this once before but even if vis was in love with you or valued you so highly he will not listen . having his respect does not save you . if anything , he starts to think you’re going to betray him & tries to figure out the quickest way to get rid of you , should you show signs of distrust towards him & his methods . 

a friend or a lover is also a means of attention for him ; a thing he needs to stay sane . often he will seek out people just to get compliments ⸻ hell , even negative attention makes him happy . just give him attention . but he is quick to discard you if he feels you are used up & no longer useful towards him or his goals . or at least put you in the back burner until he feels like he could use you again ( his friends see that often , mostly dr . vanus when he is used during vis narc crashes for attention . mostly in sexual sense as that gets him the attention the quickest ) .

people are indeed a means to an end . the help he keeps are ones that are beneficial to him . clara , his head maid & ladies maid , is very vital to his life & not just in the sense of ❛ oh she knows what i like ❜ but ❛ she can cover up a murder for me . she can get this past border control . she can poison someone . ❜  many of the other maids are simply good liars , or good at other tasks that benefit vis in the long run . they all also know vis will make them disappear if they wrong him . . . but why would they do that ? the pay is better here than in any other noble house : he pays them way above what any other does & often gives raises . it’s a tactic for them to stay & never leave . they know too much to leave . 

now for reaction ? i see very straight faced , maybe a raised brows like ❝ oh ??? ❞ make them think that vis using them is the last thing on his mind . he would hate that they wised up to it & try to adjust his methods because now the person is aware . manipulation is harder when they are looking for it , but that’s what doubt is for . also love bomb then pulling away is a method his wife used ; so he will try that one . praise them for speaking out & standing up for themself . be kind ⸻ then nothing . when asked he will act as if nothing has changed & they are the one acting odd . he as always been like this , don’t you know - he’s quite busy . 

[harleyyjackson]

The Winter Wraith: Chapter 31

Summary: the Avengers are tasked with eliminating a certain threat

Word count: < 2.5k

Warnings: n/a

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There seemed to be a collective pause as the fact sank in. Clint, who had looked half asleep, seemed to snap awake. "One person killed all those people?"

Fury rolled his eye. "Of course, she would have worked with teams for some of them." They were used to hunting down murderers, liars, and manipulators, but normally they focused on taking down an entire Hydra base, not one person. Bucky, he guessed, had been an exception to the rule, but at least he had had Steve who knew who he really was. He felt like he should be doing the same thing for this girl, making sure the sole focus of the team was helping her rather than defeating her. He couldn't work out why he was so sure she wasn't on Hydra's side, but he couldn't ignore the gut feeling. He had told himself before and he would tell himself again: you shouldn't pity a monster, yet he found himself wondering if he could ask Wanda to help him remember her. He didn't know if she would be able to, but if there was even a possibility his memories could save the girl, it was worth it.

Completely oblivious to Bucky's inner turmoil, Sam asked, "If she was at all these other events, can we get a better picture of her?"

"No."

"But... why?" Sam's awkwardness, and Fury's answering glare, was enough that Bucky had to stop himself from smiling.

"Because we don't have one. In fact, the only reason we know she was at the events is that she's never on camera."

Stark sat forward in his chair. "I'm a literal genius, so there's no way I'm the only one who's confused." Bruce looked inclined to agree. "Are you saying the only way we know she was at these events, is because we can't prove it?"

"Yes." Fury showed no hint of amusement.

"Right." Stark nodded. Then, "I need more coffee."

"We looked up the guest lists for each of these events, or the people recorded to be present. At every event, each person listed can be accounted for."

Sam, still recovering from his earlier embarrassment, cleared his throat. "Then what's the problem?"

"Someone else is there as well, someone who is careful enough to avoid all cameras as they find and eliminate their target. We don't have a single shot of her face on any occasion because she either manages to remain off-camera or the electricity seems to drop out when she passes. No normal person would choose to – let alone be able to – avoid all these cameras. And the fact that this unaccounted for, unseen person has appeared at every event where someone has been killed, indicates Hydra is more active than they've been leading us to believe."

At first glance, it would've been nothing, some civilian passing around the edge of a camera. In this case, a flash of an emerald green dress, or maybe a suit. But if you were to follow that flash to where it should appear on the next camera, you would see the wearer of the outfit perfectly obscured by a random guest. Continue the progress, and the flash would drift away to walk behind a feature piece or duck their head to fix their clothes just as the camera should glimpse their face. Right until the flash of green was standing next to Melniv, their back to the camera. It was too smooth, too natural, for it to be real.

Looking at the various other clips playing on the screen, the only indication it was the same person was the fact that they were never seen on camera, just flittering around the edges. It wasn't a very convincing case file, but there was no way it was a coincidence. The hair and clothes were different every time, meaning even though they had a target, they had no idea what she looked like. So why did Bucky feel like he did?

Placing her empty coffee cup on the table, Nat asked, "That's not the only thing the video proves, is it?"

"No. Glad to see someone's paying attention." Steve looked personally affronted at Fury's comment. "Not unlike what we'd heard about the Winter Soldiers, she interacts with people." He paused, allowing the information to sink in. Someone as dangerous as the Winter Soldiers, able to flawlessly blend in with crowds, was not an easy target.

"How do we know she's doing this voluntarily, and wasn't kidnapped or being forced to cooperate?" Wanda looked about as comfortable as Bucky felt with the idea of potentially harming an innocent person.

"Intelligence suggests it's more likely she's a volunteer. It would take years to manipulate someone to act like that, and the Winter Soldiers were a relatively new experiment. Not to mention, someone being forced to help an evil organisation likely wouldn't act so..." Fury paused, searching for the right word.

"Willing?" Hill suggested, glancing up from the laptop.

"Like they were enjoying themselves." Fury finished. It was true, the girl glimpsed in videos was always seen laughing and chatting. Considering the four or so ex-spies and military personnel in the room couldn't pick up on anything unnatural about the girl's behaviour, it was highly unlikely she was some unwilling Hydra hostage. But something just didn't sit right with Bucky. People didn't join Hydra without a good reason – Wanda was proof of that – so why would this girl throw her life away to become a murderer? There was something else bothering him too. He felt like he knew this girl, he felt something he couldn't explain, something he couldn't face. It was a feeling without any memory, floating through the broken abyss of his mind. He had barely glimpsed this enigma and yet a saccharine voice, tinged with honey and dripping poison, was whispering to him that for her, he would burn a thousand times over. But was it a heavenly blaze or the pits of hell he knew he would so willingly succumb to?

Steve drummed his fingers on the table, eyes narrowing as he ran the mission through his head. "We still can't be sure everything is as it seems."

Wanda nodded her agreement, and Clint looked like he was about to add his thoughts when Fury snapped, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realise this was a moral debate and not a mission briefing. Regardless of her reasons, she's a dangerous weapon in the hands of our enemy. So, I'll keep it simple: stop her."

Tony rolled his eyes, but his bored demeanour was punctuated with the tension accompanying their task. "How, exactly, do we plan on catching a criminal we can't identify?"

Fury gestured to the screen, which was now flicking through pictures of a neoclassical looking government building. "Our intelligence believes she will target the upcoming 12th triennial Global Peace Conference. Lucky for us, America was the agreed host for this year. We have the guest lists scanned and managed to attain access to their security cameras and guard rotations. If she tries to enter as staff or a visiting official, we will know. We have one chance to pull this off before Hydra knows we're on to them, so do not mess this up."

"How do we know she won't strike before then?" Bucky thought the answer was obvious, but that wasn't a surprise seeing as the question came from Sam.

"Hydra will use her sparingly. The only times we've ever caught her on camera was when she was forced to mingle with other people as part of a cover. There are no traces of her other killings except for purposeful ones, messages from Hydra. We believe we can afford to wait for the Peace Conference." Fury sounded confident, but Bucky noted the way Hill's mouth pressed into a thin line and he wondered how much of the mission was actually guesswork.

Steve raised his hand slightly before stopping himself, and Bucky fought to withhold the smile curling the corners of his mouth; Steve had always been such a teacher's pet. "When you say stop her, are we considering recruiting her?"

Fury raised an eyebrow. "Are you asking me for permission?" He gave a pointed look towards Clint, then to Wanda. Bucky had heard of Clint's impromptu battlefield initiation.

"Uh, no. Yes. Maybe. I don't know what the right answer is."

"The answer, Miss America, is that she evidently has advanced fighting skills and would be a useful addition to the team but is also a murderer and a threat to everything S.H.I.E.L.D. stands for. If it comes down to it, don't let her get away."

A collective stillness overcame the group; even Tony stopped fidgeting with whatever invention he had pulled out of his pocket. Something akin to panic flared in Bucky's chest, and he grit his teeth against the foreign emotion. It was like his subconscious was trying to warn him, but he didn't know why. He told himself to chalk it up to the fact that his sleep schedule was almost as messed up as he was, the combination of nightmares and memories doing nothing to help his body or mind react rationally to the mission. He looked to the rest of the team, already knowing the reactions he'd see taking place. None of them were particularly comfortable with the idea of killing someone who might not be evil. But their job was to protect the world, and so there was a grim acceptance around the room. It wasn't like she would be the first person any of them had killed. Nat pulled her eyes away from the screen, though Bucky wouldn't be surprised if she had the videos and everything they revealed about the girl memorised. "Do we know anything else about her? Age, name, history?"

Hill pressed a button on the keyboard, flicking the screen back to the original blurry picture. "Age, no. The only name we've come across is whisperings of the codename Winter Wraith, which indicates she likely is related to the Winter Soldier program. As far as her history is concerned, she's supposedly been encountered by S.H.I.E.L.D only once before in 1988."

"What happened?" Clint prompted.

Hill shrugged. "S.H.I.E.L.D tried to get in contact with her. Apparently, they had been tipped off she was an unwilling recruit, though it was probably a trick because the contact, a man named-"

"Lorenzo Ricci." The words were out before he knew he had thought them.

Hill's eyes flicked down to her screen. "Lorenzo Ricci," she confirmed.

All eyes were on him now, Fury with an eyebrow raised expectantly. The memory was all jumbled in his head, but he stammered to explain, "I remember the mission, I think. We were in a hotel-

"Did you check in, or just arrive for the event?" Fury interrupted.

"Uh, we checked in."

"What was the name of the hotel?" He wondered if anyone had ever told Fury he'd make a great interrogator. Bucky would know.

"Ah, a flower, of some kind. Maybe a rose? No. Uh-"

"Anytime, soldier."

Discordant flashes of sounds and images scrabbled for purchase in his mind, punctuated by a monolithic building and navy uniforms. What was the logo he had noted, the silver embroidery prominent against the fabric? He remembered long sweeping lines, delicate curling forms, and finally, the image of the flower formed in his mind. "Calla Lilly Hotel."

"We'll get in contact with the hotel, see if they have any footage or pieces of ID. Even they're fake and outdated, we might be able to gain something."

"Do you remember what happened, anything about her?" Steve's voice was steady. Too steady. It was obvious he was trying to mask the concern Bucky could hear mingling with his words. Bucky should acknowledge Steve, let him know he was absolutely fine, this was just another mission. Only, he was afraid his traitorous thoughts would come spilling out instead.

He could remember the taste of her skin on his lips, the feel of her body pressed against his. Visions of (h/c) hair and (e/c) eyes, dancing on the brink of his sanity, taunting him with the secrets they refused to spill. The memories weren't memories, they must have been warped and wrong, remembered incorrectly. It must have been a cover. A deep cover. But he almost never did covers, just killing. Hands were reaching for his chest, but the gentle lover's caress dug talons into his skin, clawing into the cavern where his heart beat an unsteady rhythm.

"Buck, are you okay?" Steve, shattering the images – the warnings – flashing through Bucky's head.

The concern in Steve's eyes made Bucky want to cringe, in shame or annoyance he didn't know. "Yeah, um, I think she's enhanced, I just don't remember how exactly." Who was this stranger he felt like he knew?

Fury doesn't bat an eye at the new information; he had probably already suspected as much. "It's nothing we haven't dealt with before."

Bucky wasn't listening anymore. He was trying to untangle the web in his head. Is she like me? Or is she like them – the other Winter Soldiers? I know her, or at least, I knew her. But who is she? As if sensing his silent question, Fury's severe gaze found his. "She's a ghost. A wraith. Your mission is to take her down."

Take her down. The words were alarm bells in his head, yet he could not decipher the feelings flooding his thoughts.

A stifled sought of gasp, muffled by her hand flying to her mouth, emanated from Wanda. She was staring at Bucky, eyes wide, but when everyone turned their questioning gazes to her, she just shook her head, averting her eyes to the table. When she glanced at Bucky a few moments later, the contemplative look she gave him was full of questions he didn't know the answer to. With no further explanation, she looked up at Fury. "When do we leave?". The young Sovokian's voice was softer than usual, and the blatant subject change didn't go unnoticed. Though, to her credit, she didn't shrink under Nat's assessing stare.

"You'll depart in 5 days. As far as we know, Thor won't be joining us, and War Machine is currently overseas, so don't rely on backup." No further explanation was needed. Thor had been visiting Asgard for the past few weeks, and Rhodey often had his own missions with the military.

With nothing more to say, Fury dismissed them to prepare for the mission. Bucky was the first out the door, his thoughts raw kindle doused in oil, a bonfire waiting to be lit so it could burn down his reality to build a new one from the ashes, and that woman stood at the centre of it all, match in hand and a smile on her lips.

[vespertin-y]

here’s the next part of ch4′s daily life, in which i was an absolute moron to think i could bang all this out in one post wtf this chapter is so long

-”you can trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. it’s the honest ones you wanna watch out for...cuz you can never predict when they’re gonna do something...incredibly stupid. it’s honestly easier to go through life without telling a single lie. which means honest people are just lazy jerks who’d rather coast through life. by the way, the recent trend of encouraging honesty is actually a lie. you see, it’s better for liars if there are more honest people in the world to deceive. they’ve been lying about that trend so there can be more stupid honest people...but that might be a lie, too. puhuhuhuhu.” normally i wouldn’t type out an entire monokuma theatre, but *COME ON*. do i even need to comment on this one.....danganronpa loves a good bit of false foreshadowing what can i say.

-[what the hell kind of ending was that? and that was way too long for an announcement.] THANK YOU!!!!!!!

-while we’re on the subject of shuichi saying things that are very satisfying to me: he asks gonta about his “tiny bugs” almost every time he sees him (including this particular morning) and is v concerned about them, repeatedly saying that he doesn’t think gonta’s making a mistake or seeing things. it’s always nice to see people take gonta seriously.

-”use your self-destruct system to save us. that’s how robots make themselves useful.” H I M I K O. “even though that is true, at least hesitate before you blurt out something like that!” KIIBO YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO AGREE!! at least threaten to sue her or something cmon D: [but you admit it’s true, huh...?] E TU, SHUICHI? pleasg tell me in the JP they said something closer to ‘that’s how robots make themselves useful in movies’ and everyone didn’t just become a complete dipshit all of a sudden......

-”anyway, that failure doesn’t bother me anymore.” right, which is why you’ve refused to use swords ever since, get visibly upset when just *seeing* a sword, and get even more upset when kaito and shuichi laugh about it. not bothered at all! no emotions here!!

-maki’s jaw literally *dropping* when kaito and shuichi apologize to her :(((

-FTE time! maki’s first up (and they don’t fuck up the gift this time!). we get the ICONIC line “i’ve turned a 5 story building into a 4 story one before.”, plus the reveal that she’s killed friends from school - but what kind of school *was* it, to have both a child assassin and the daughter of a yakuza kingpin in attendance...? inch resting.

-kokichi is next! “i bumped into kaito, and he ended up giving me a lecture. he told me to think of a way to escape...but the only idea i can think of is becoming the blackened myself. that’d entertain everyone.” (HANG OUT WITH KOKICHI Y/N) “nee-heehee, i’m lying! don’t give me such a scary face! here, you want some bubblegum? it’s my last one, but i’ll give it if you reeeally want it!” is offering people bubblegum when they’re pissed at you your defense mechanism or something!? anyway, the rest of the FTE is the rock-paper-scissors scene, which is...cute. it’s cute! it’s a good way of establishing that these events are just kokichi trying to get shuichi to spend as much time and attention on him as possible! there’s analysis to be had, obviously, but i feel like it’s already been done ten times over by smarter people than me. they’re the saiou FTEs, everyone and their mother knows what they’re about.

-it’s nighttime now, but instead of an announcement we get...a surprise visit from miu. oh boy. at least “me n the twins wanted to pay you a visit!” is one of the funnier jokes she’s told...?

-”don’t act all depressed just cuz you didn’t get to spend any alone time with me!” “...do i look “depressed” to you?” godDAMN shuichi ok

-the artstyle clearly makes it some kind of parody (of what i don’t know, sorry) but the fact that kokichi rounds everyone up to leave and abandon the virtual world plan and miu gets on her knees and begs to be able to kill him is so genuinely chilling.

-kokichi is also already noticeably crueler to miu - normally he does one or two over-the-top insults toward her per trial, which she even seems to.....enjoy......but here, he’s spitting venom almost nonstop and miu seems far more hurt than excited.

-”wh-what the-? am i...really that untrustworthy?” yes, miu. yes you are.

-”this body made my soul, and my soul made this body...which means my body and soul together make me who i am! separating them is outrageous!” another W take from himiko!!

-”him! he’s my daddy!” don’t be ridiculous, monotaro, he’s obviously your cousin. he comes from the hope mascot side of the family, which makes usami basically his mom. i’ve done the math!!

-”out of curiosity...what happens if you switch the cords?” “i dunno. i’ve never done that before...probably gets all glitchy or something! maybe you’ll become a vegetable, maybe you’ll body-swap with someone...who knows?” how i wish this chapter was a fun body-swap sidequest...how i wish......