#i did not know I needed more O'Brian but I did

[littlepup93]

You know, the more I watch Deep Space 9, the more Sisko is becoming my favorite Star Trek Captain. In some ways, more so than Picard, and definitely more than Kirk (I haven't seen Voyager yet). Like, don't get me wrong, it took a season before Avery Brooks seemed to settle into the role, but once he did... ugh... *chef's kiss*

Heck, I didn’t think I'd like DS9 nearly as much as TNG, but the whole cast has grown on me. They feel alive in ways TNG didn’t, not to say that TNG was in any way flat or uncompelling because that also was. Like, I don’t know how to put it, but the cast is just so vibrant in DS9 in a way that doesn't feel as overtly space melodrama.

[imaginesig]

“If they call me a slut, you know it might be worth if for once”

Lewis Hamilton x singer!reader

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yourusername: my muse <3

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tmz_offical: just days after the end of the season, f1 driver Lewis Hamilton is spotted out with young girlfriend Y/n L/n. The couple is notorious for keeping their privacy, making paparazzi pictures a rare instance. Click the link in our bio to see what else was taken during their night out on the town.

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user1 no wonder they keep private, I would too if ended up trapped in a relationship with a slut like her

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user3 I could never imagine dating someone that much older than me

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y/nupdates: Y/n seen outside the studio with her producer after radio silence all winter!!

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user3 fr, after that one tmz post blows up and her comments are flooded with negativity, she locked herself away with her love, and is now seen for the first time in awhile leaving the studio

user4 I CANT HANDLE THIS RN

user5 not the slut trying for a comeback

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yourusername: "Slut!" out now on all streaming platforms!! The rest of the album, "Amor Omnia Vincit" out this Friday!

when I originally sat down to create this new album I didn't image I'd write half the songs that made the final cut, but I did. This has been a very therapeutic experience for me.

Thank you to this album, my amazing team, and my lovely muse for keeping me going in the difficult time <3

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user3 "if I'm all dressed up, they might as well be looking at us" WE KNOW THIS COUPLE ALWAYS BRING FIRE FITS

user4 very obvious but "if they call me a slut, you know it might be worth it for once," just hits so hard, like this is an issue she's dealt with for so long but Lewis makes it all better bc their relationship trumps everything

user5 piggy backing off of @/user4 's reasoning, "the sticks and stones they throw froze mid air"

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yourusername: surprise!! Since this album taught me what it was like to write and create in such an intamate space with very few people/outide influence I wanted to celebrate it with 3 small shows in Monaco, London, and Ottawa!

tickets on sale at 12 pm eastern this friday, see ya then ;)

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To all those close to me, our relationships mean the absolute world!! Special love to Lewis who held my hand through my darkest time, showed me what a true relationship was, and gave me a perfect little boy (I love you Roscoe). Darling, its been a wonderful experience being with you <3

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[specialagentlokitty]

Walter x reader - a little unsure

Walter O'brian x reader. Either reader is a vigilante (yes. I have a problem. an obsession with vigilante reader. shh.) or is one of his co-workers. Maybe a Tony Starkisc reader? Smart with mechanics and VERY VERY advanced things but not the best with emotions. (like the rest of the team.) their feelings for each other got so bad, even the team had to yell at them their feelings are shared. - @nyxiethesimp 💜

A/N: it’s been a while since I watched the show so sorry if it’s bad 😅

Sitting in front of your desk, you grabbed the wrench next to you and carried on working in the part of the car engine in front of you.

You heard the door to your garage open then it closed.

“You haven’t been in for the past two days.”

You glanced up at the man who walked in then back down to what you were working on and he walked over, sitting in front of you.

“Your case isn’t all that interesting to me.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s a plain and simple car jacking, that is boring Walter, you know it’s boring too, I don’t see why you took it.”

“There’s more too it, I was actually hoping I would be able to convince you to help. I was going to send Paige since she’s more of communication person, but they told me to come.”

You set the wrench down, then you picked up something else to take apart the engine so you could get at what you needed.

While you were doing that Walter set a few papers on the table.

“There were some microchips in the car, they contain codes for missiles all over the country, they were going to be sold, we need to find them.”

“So, check all the sites, they’ll be up there somewhere.”

“Done that, nothing. Cabe was hoping you could check with some of your informants.”

You stopped what you were doing and looked at Walter, leaning back in your chair.

You held out your hand and he got up, walking around the table to sit on it in front of you, handing them over.

You flicked through them, taking one of them before handing him back the rest.

“Yeah, okay. But he owes me money.”

“I don’t understand why you don’t just work with us, you do the same thing, and you’ll get a regular pay as well.”

Folding up the paper, you set it inside your jacket pocket.

“I don’t like other people Walter, people get in the way, working as a team makes things go slowly and I have no patience for that.”

“But you like the team. Right?”

“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t let them come here.”

Walter followed you across the room.

“You don’t let Cabe in.”

“He’s a federal agent, for both our sakes it better he doesn’t know what I do properly, what he doesn’t know can’t get him trouble, and it means I also don’t get arrested.”

“So, will you help?”

You nodded, grabbing the keys to your bike as well your helmet.

“I’ll meet you at yours.”

“Thank you.”

He left and you left a few minutes later, heading to one of the well known underground bars and you walked to the bartender.

You leant over the counter.

“Stolen microchips, what do you know?”

He looked at you.

“Nothing you need to know.”

Humming a little, you grabbed him by the collar, slammed your helmet against his forehead and you shoved him back.

The whole place fell silent.

“Look I’m in a hurry, I have a car I need to fix, a friend who’s waiting for answers, so, let’s try this again. What do you know.”

He gave you some papers and you began following the trail.

You worked fast and brutal, you did what you had to in order to get the job done, and by the end of the day you made your way back to Walter.

Walking through the doors, you made your way to Cabe.

“You owe me.”

“How much do you want?”

Pulling off your helmet you thought for a moment, making your way to Walter’s desk, sitting next to him.

“I’ve changed my mind, no money. I’ll save this for a rainy day.”

“You know there’s some things I can’t bail you out off.”

“I know.”

“So, what did you do to get this, because we couldn’t find it.” Toby said.

You waved your hand dismissively at him, leaning your head on Walter’s shoulder and he looked at you before going back to his work.

You stared at his screen in boredom.

Computers weren’t your thing, but when it came to anything else, that’s where you came in handy.

Yawning slightly, you kicked your feet up on his desk.

“(Y/N) please, that’s unsanitary, put your feet down.”

You grumbled a little but complied, putting your feet back on the floor.

Everybody shared a look at the pair of you, but neither of you noticed it, or the way that the pair of you would occasionally sneak a glance at the other.

“How long until they finally come out with it?” Toby asked.

“At this rate never. Honestly how two people so smart can be so oblivious is beyond me.” Happy said.

“Well, maybe somebody should tell them.” Sylvester suggest.

“That’s not a bad idea, but maybe we should try setting them up first.” Paige suggested.

Everybody immediately agreed with her, since she was the more compassionate of the group.

And that’s what they did, they tried to set you both up on dinners to drinks and nobody else turning up.

They tried everything and neither of you could see how the other felt.

Finally they had enough.

Walter was sat with your in your garage and they walk came bursting through the doors.

“We’ve had enough!” Happy yelled.

You looked up from where you were laid with your head in Walter’s lap.

“Of what?” You asked confused.

“You two are in love with each other! Discuss!”

They all stood there and you turned to Walter confused, and he looked just as confused.

Taking his hand, you led him to your office and closed the door and blinds for privacy.

“I.. I don’t know what they’re talking about..”

You studied him for a moment.

“Is it true?” You asked.

“I.. I don’t.. they’re not..”

He fumbled for his words, not able to get them out.

“Walter.”

He stopped, looking at you.

“Look, we both suck at the whole emotion thing, but Paige doesn’t, neither does Toby, or Cabe, and Happy and Sylverster know more than both of us combined about it.”

“Yes, I’m aware of that.”

You pointed to you, then you pointed at him.

“So, me and you. They’ve seen something, we need to figure it out.”

“Well… I.. I don’t.. you go first.”

“I like you, I get along with you and I don’t want to hit you if that counts for something.”

“You don’t want to hit me?”

“I want to hit a lot of people.”

He nodded his head.

“Well, I.. I suppose that I do enjoy your company…”

You both went quiet.

“So… would you maybe consider dinner..?” He mumbled.

You smiled a little.

“Absolutely, how about now?”

He nodded and you held out your hand, letting him unsurely take it.

Neither of you knew what you were doing, or if you were doing this right, but you decided to just roll with it and see where it went

[raffe156]

Breakaway State part 4

Pairing - Price X Female OC “Tank”

Summary - Mckinley has serious control issues, Ghost needs to man up and shoot his shot, (only joking), Mckinley dibs top bunk, WWE Smackdown, also Dr O'Brian is the biggest Sh*t stir

A/N - Honestly, I love you lot! Thank you for your patience, life got a bit in the way of this one, but we are back on track somewhat!

As always, please comment and let me know what you think. It means the world to me when you do x

Warnings -17+ Angst. Language, Age gap Price (39) Tank (25), Violence, fighting, abuse, abuse of power, controlling behaviour, injury, Blood, mentions of death

Tags:  @irnbru32 @shuttlelauncher81  @mildlyhopeless @mentallynot-here​ @deadbranch @soapyghost @fluffysmiko @bangirl134 @mortallyscrumptiousmilkshake @boomtowngirl @fanficandartgal @merakiaes @tapioca-marzipan @boniscute @chb-7 @adicthao @a-littlebirdie @mostannoyingbillioner @brewed-pangolin

If I've missed anyone, please let me know ​

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Call of duty characters - Only Tank, Luke, Dredd and Mckinley

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As you walked back to the base with Kyles arm thrown over your shoulder you couldn’t help feeling slightly deflated…you didn’t really expect Price to be standing waiting with open arms, did you? Maybe a little part of you did?

You could feel McKinley’s eyes burrowing holes into the back of your head. Willing you to turn around just once so he could cut you down with just a look, unnerve you with his presence, but you didn’t not for a second instead, you focused on Kyle's voice, filling you in on all that you had missed. It was a lot, apparently.

“The captains in his office…mountain of paperwork to get through…” Kyle glanced in the general direction of Price's office.

Good…you didn’t want him seeing you like this, hopefully, avoid him for a day or two.

“I think Tank can manage from here, fellas…Tank wanna come with me an we’ll get our stuff unpacked?” McKinley's voice echoed. He didn’t need your help at all he just wanted you on your own. Ghost turned to face him.

“I’ll grab Tank's stuff an bring it by later…Captain” the captain part was an afterthought.

McKinley shot him a smirk.

“She’s not part of the 141 anymore fella…she needs to carry her own bags…an when I tell her to come with me, she comes with me…me being her Captain an all” McKinley squared his shoulders, he wasn’t afraid of Ghost and that worried you, he knew he was untouchable but even if he wasn’t you knew for a fact he still wouldn’t be afraid…McKinley was a dangerous man.

“Captain” you didn’t look up, simply motioned to follow him, Kyle lifted his arm from you. The words coming from your mouth didn’t match. He didn’t like it.

“Thats better, come on let’s go see what this shit hole has to offer” McKinley walked away but he watched you from the corner of his eye to make sure you were following close behind, you were. Anything to keep the peace. You didn’t want Ghost or, worst Kyle getting entangled with his man…he would drag them down showing no mercy.

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Price pushed the files to the edge of his desk he sighed, he had been in his office since last night he wasn’t lying about the mountain of paperwork he had to do, but he had dragged it out..it would have been done hours ago had he not been trying to avoid you…he didn’t really know why, he had planned on waiting for you with Kyle. He wanted to talk to you clear the air…ask when you had stolen his hat…ask when you were coming back…but he had decided against all of that and opted for being a coward shutting himself away in his office hiding behind paperwork…he was pathetic.

***********

“Captain…”

“Yeah?” McKinley turned to look at you his eyes somewhat softer, it unnerved you even more.

“How long did you say we would be stationed here?” You hated how pathetic you sounded.

“I didn’t…why? I thought you would love being back here? Seeing all your old squad mates, that old Lieutenant of yours needs taking down a peg or two..telling me what my sergeant will do ha I don’t think so…I don’t know what kind of team Price is running but it’s not how my lot talk to their superiors…” he laughed pushing the door open to the bunk room, the sight made you want to cry, tiny single cot beds stacked on top of each other, just enough room to climb on top. You wished you could stay in your old bunk room, it was a least a private room with a slightly wider cot bed, only a few doors down from Prices…You noticed McKinley throwing your bag onto the bottom bunk…then he threw his on the bunk above…what was he playing at? Surely you would be sharing a room with Dredd?

“Erm captain that’s your bag you’ve just thrown up there? I’ve got Dredds here” you lifted the bag. He looked at the bag then back up at you his face expressionless. He wasn’t serious?

“Dredd and the rest of the squad will be down the hall…your in here with me…where I can keep my eye on you” he took the bag from you throwing it out into the corridor with the rest. A chill ran up your spine, keep an eye on you? As he walked past McKinley gripped your arm leaning in he looked you dead in the eyes. His fingers digging into your flesh…definitely going to leave marks. When you didn’t meet his eyes he shook you hard.

“Listen to me Tank, this isn’t your team anymore your part of squad 8 now an I won’t have you going walkabout while I’m here…so you better make sure I know where you are at all times…do you hear me?” His grip tightened, causing you to wince. His face inches from yours.

“Do you hear me?”

“Yes…” you tried to pull away.

“Yes, what?” He shook you again.

“Yes, Captain!” You were almost whimpering your arm losing feeling.

“That’s better…” McKinley released his grip. You stepped back, putting as much space between you both. He grinned as he turned to sit on your bunk, he gave a few bounces on the bed it squeaked in protest. What was happening? You edged towards the door. Please let him dismiss you…you never had to be asked to be dismissed by Price…

“It’s ok, you can go see your little friends…Dismissed…” He leaned back on the bed. You didn’t hesitate you almost ran out the room. He called after you.

“Remember Tank your part of squad 8 now, act like it…”

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Ghost watched as the new arrivals made themselves comfortable in the common room, he recognised a few of them in passings. Dredd stuck out the most to him, you and her had been as thick as thieves back in your rookie days never one without the other.

“Sooo ever take that mask off?” Crest looked over at him the whole of squad 8 was intrigued by Ghost an he didn’t care for it. He looked the other Lieutenant up and down without answering.

“Don’t mind him, he’s not a big talker…an no he doesn’t take it off…ever..” Soap launched himself down onto the couch next to Crest, Kyle handing them both a beer.

“So how’s Tank really been?” Kyle sat on the seat facing Dredd she shifted, the question was a loaded gun.

“She’s good…still settling in but she’s good” she stood up taking the beer from Crest. He looked after her, Soap laughed standing up to get him another.

“Is she really? You with her when she ‘fell’?” Ghost leaned on the doorframe blocking her from leaving. Dredd smiled up at Ghost taking a sip of her beer. He was even bigger up close…

“Yeah I was…wasn’t looking where she was going that’s all took a nasty fall…I patched her up as best I could, but I’m no medic..I’m better at breaking people down not building them back up lieutenant..” she gave him a small smile as she turned back to her seat. She knew what she was doing was wrong and she was dying to tell them what had really happened, how McKinley had been relentless in the sparring session, how he had taken a shine to you which in this case wasn’t a good thing and you needed bringing back to the 141, but she knew it would just make things worse that and you had also sworn her to secrecy.

“If you say so..” Ghost glanced over at Kyle who knew exactly what he was thinking. They needed to talk to Price. An just like that there he was stood behind Ghost his eyes searching the crowded room for the only face he actually wanted to see, yours…

“Alright boss…” Kyle stood up offering Price his seat and a beer, he declined.

“No thanks son, how you guys settling in?” Price nodded towards the other squad. They all nodded back, Dredd watched him he wasn’t really interested in them he was looking for you.

“Yeh very accommodating your lot…” Dredd pointed her beer at Ghost.

“Tanks unpacking her stuff in her room…East bay…” She glanced up at him, Was it that obvious.

“Hmm? Oh right thanks…i was busy when you lot arrived…so didn’t get a chance to say hello..” Price looked at Kyle.

“Ohhh…Bet you’ve missed her eh?” Dredd smirked she knew from his face he had. She knew for a fact you had missed him even though you would never admit it.

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Price made his way to the east bay, he was excited and nervous a sudden thought popped into his head, would you even want to see him? The thought caused him to stop just outside your new room, even if you didn’t he needed to see your face know that you were doing alright. He knocked on the door, no answer, he knocked again, silence then a familiar voice answered.

“Come in” the voice was deep and accented…Scottish. Mckinley? Price pushed the door open his brow furrowed at the sight of the other Captain lay on the bed…where were you? Had he got the wrong room? Mckinley lazily sat up grinning up at Price.

“John… how's it goin?” He stood up, stretching his arms above his head.

“Good…sorry I must of got the wrong room…I’m looking for…” He was cut off by McKinley.

“Tank? No you have the right room…she’s just gone to the common room to see everyone.” McKinley reached for his bag and started to unpack. Price watched him, he could feel his blood pressure rising just from being in the same room.

“That's where I’ve just come from, must of just missed her…” Price turned for the door, he couldn't help feeling like something was a miss, wait did he say he was in the right room? Before he could comment, McKinley stopped unpacking, turning his focus towards Price.

“Honestly, I don’t know how you just let her go like that? Not only is she highly skilled, she’s easy on the eyes…can see why you selected her, but hey one man's trash is another man's treasure…I don’t know how any of you got any work done with her walking around!” Mckinley scoffed. Price tilted his head had he just said that?

“What did you just say, Bruce?” He could feel his temper flaring. Mckinley laughed. He knew he was getting to him.

“No, don’t get me wrong, she isn’t without her flaws, she’s soft, needy, daydreams she needs to focus. You obviously coddled her too much and I don’t blame you, if it was in my nature to be like that id have done the same but I believe in tough love, She clearly lacks certain disciplines…less yes, Daddy, more yes, Sir…but given time Im positive I can get her to her full potential…its going to be tough to break her…habits you’ve instilled a few bad ones in her. You’ve clearly never told her no…” He paused as the look on Price's face suggested cardiac arrest. Price could feel his heartbeat in his neck, this man was clearly insane…no sane person would talk like this…He gathered himself taking a deep breath in. Mckinley was lucky he was on base grounds or else Price would be caving his face in.

“Are you finished?” Price stroked his hand over his beard. Mckinley looked at him confused. Had he spoken out of turn? He nodded.

“Right…I’m going to leave now as I’m afraid what i might say next Bruce…but just know you wont be able to ‘Break’ Tank I’ve taught her well…” Price walked out of the room his fists clenched tight. He needed to find you, he needed you back with him back with the 141…where you belonged.

*******

Kyle was the first to spot you as you walked in to the common room, he patted the cushion next to him. You gave him a little smile. Ghost was perched on the arm of the couch he repositioned himself so you had more room.

“Well well, well, if it isn’t our little traitor!!” Soap roared a big grin plastered on his face, which quickly faded when you turned to laugh at him. You noticed his eyes scanning your face, the busted lip, the dark yellow bruise that reached round your eye and onto your cheeks bone. He almost looked sorry, his brows knitted together. He opened his mouth to speak but Ghost stopped him.

“Get her a beer Johnny…” He beckoned you over.

“I just need to speak to Dredd a minute, don’t let Soap drink that beer on me?” You rested your hand on his shoulder. He felt he warmth from your palm deep under his skin.shit. He nodded, but longed for your hand to rest there a little longer. Dredd jumped up following you into the little room just off to the side it was full of spare seating and an old Tv set.

“What’s up?” Dredd was almost whispering, you felt like a school girl telling her friend some gossip…oh how you wished that was the case.

“Well…Im not your bunk mate anymore…” You whispered back. Her eyes lit up.

“Am I shacked up with Ghosty? Please say yes…oh me Ghost and hand wash? I don’t usually dig Mohawks but they look like they come as a package deal which I’m ok with…” She looked hopeful, again you wished that was true

“No…your in with the rest of 8, I’m bunked up with Mckinley…” the words made you ill. Dredds face slowly changed as she registered your words. You lifted the sleeve of your T-shirt up showing her the red finger marks from his grip. Her mouth dropped open.

“Said its so he can keep an eye on me…doesn’t want me going walk about while I’m here…I don’t know what to do..I can’t tell the guys…” You rubbed your arm as if it would rub away the marks.

“You need to tell Pri…”

“No! He’s the last person I need to tell!” You sat down on one of the old chairs. You had no idea what you were going to do, who ever you got to try and help you would only be thwarted by Mckinley.

“I was afraid this would happen…I should have told you to take your request and shove it up your arse! Mckinley won't stop this till your his perfect little soldier…he’s warped Tank…he knows how devoted you were to Price and he wants that he wants your devotion and he will use it against you to benefit himself…” She leaned against the wall taking a long swig of her beer. So in other words you were fucked. Destined to be McKinley’s little toy soldier.

You could hear the guys out in the common room laughing, you could at least make the most of the time you had with everyone like this before you had to go back to being under the watchful eye of your new Captain. You patted Dredd on the shoulder, linking her arm to walk back round into the main room, but as you both turned the corner you noticed your seat was now occupied by a familiar face, a face that despite the pain it had caused, made you feel safe. Price was smiling at Soap but his body language was off, he looked tense.

“There she is!” Soap smiled at you, the look of sympathy still hadn't left his eyes. Price quickly glanced at you that eye-crinkling smile on his face as he stood up, but once he was up and his eyes landed on you properly the smile dropped, he almost tripped over Ghosts outstretched legs getting to you. Dredd slipped her arm from yours moving out of the way as Price bounded over. His hands hovered on either side of your face. His scent filled your lungs, cigars, kerosene and cedar. His dark blue eyes sad and full of questions you could only look into them for a second, before you had to look away.

The room was silent, even without knowing everything that had happened between you two, it was clear that this was a moment not to be interrupted.

“Tank…what? What happened?” He was whispering his words soft as his hands made contact with your face, the warmth from them soothing, his thumb gently sweeping over your cheekbone, it only made you wince slightly, it was still tender. You couldn't answer him, you didn’t know how to answer him. Him of all people wouldn’t believe you had fallen and damaged your face this bad…Ghost shifted, Price being so intimate with you riled him up and he knew why but he bit his tongue.

Price felt his heart drop, he knew what had happened you didn’t need to speak it was literally written on your face. The tough love and talk of breaking your habits was Mckinley to a T. His lip twitched. He was going to sort this out, this was too far. He slipped his hands to the back of your neck, tilting your head up gently he leant forward so you were eye level. He gave you that smile, but it didn’t meet his eyes. He straightened himself up, releasing your face. His whole body language had changed in an instant you could feel it and so could the entire room.

“Right.” And with that Price was out of the room before anyone could stop him. You shot Dredd a panicked look. It took the others a second to catch on.

“Shit!” Kyle jumped up at the same time as Ghost and Crest, all clambering for the door, Soap still didn’t have a clue what was going on, but followed anyway.

Kyle spotted Price he was already half way across the base, he had a feeling he knew where he was going…He glanced back at Ghost.

“Cap hang on a minute…” Kyle called after him, but Price kept walking.

“What’s going on?” Soap asked Crest as they caught up to Ghost and Kyle.

“Im not 100% sure, but I think Your Captain has just realised my Captain has given Tank a crack or two..either way it ain’t gonna be good…” Crest looked back at Soap, who looked enraged.

“He’s fucking what?” Soap spat he was fuming, but Price was on fire. Crest’s confirmation only fuelled him more.

“Price!..” But his words fell on deaf ears as Price had just spotted Mckinley.

Mckinley looked up a smirk on his face, he knew what was heading his way and he was ready.

Kyle and Soap had jogged ahead to stand in the way of Price, Kyle tried to stop him his fists gripping at his T-shirt attempting to pull him away, pleading with him to stop, but again it was no use Price was incensed. McKinley’s smirk only making him madder. With both Kyle and Soap now on him he was at a standstill, but still they struggled to keep him away, it was no use With two moves Kyle was on his arse and Soap thrown on top of him. Ghost hung back he was going to give Price one shot at Mckinley then he would step in.

“Ohh and here's me thinking your were the nicer one out of us two?” Mckinley watched as Kyle and Soap tried to jump back up.

“Ill show you fucking nice…” as he spat his words Price jabbed out at McKinley, but he missed leaving himself open to a stomach punch from Mckinley, it caused him to double over, it had knocked the wind out of him. Kyle and Soap stood in shock had he really missed? Even Ghost was debating stepping in and lamping Mckinley one now…but as Mckinley was distracted by his small victory he hadn’t noticed Price had righted himself and before he could move out the way Price's forehead made contact with his nose followed by a knee to the stomach, Mckinley crumbled to the ground. He went in for more but Ghost stepped in front of him, his hands on his chest pushing him back with all his strength, Price was pushing 40 but he was still stronger than any man half his age Ghost just about matched him.

“Right..that’ll do Captain…hes had enough…” Ghost didn’t even believe himself…he was dying to land one on the little shit, but knew there was a time and a place…but he had that coming to him.

“You ever lay a hand on her again…an ill make sure you regret it i swear to god…Ill have your fucking head Bruce…” Price was raging he was ready to bury Mckinley. Ghost tried to get Price’s focus on him, He looked Ghost in the eye but he couldn’t shake the image of you battered and bruised. If anything it fired him up for more.

“Captain enough…now you’ve had your go…but you can't go round knocking other Captains out…we'll get this sorted…” Ghost was still using all his strength to keep Price away from Mckinley. It wasn’t until Ghost noticed you to his left did he feel Price ease up. You defused him.

“Please John…Stop…just stop…” You glance down at Mckinley, he was grinning his teeth stained red. You couldn't even enjoy this moment because your knew now it would only get worse, he would ride you harder, hit you harder, grind you down faster, berate you quicker. If anything Price had only soothed his own ego…you felt no joy in seeing Mckinley bleed, because you knew he was going to make you bleed even more…

Price watched as you walked away, he felt deflated…the red mist clearing he realised what he had done was probably going to bite him on the arse…

********

“She’s back one day and she’s already caused a mass brawl…” Helen's shrill voice rang round the med bay. She looked Mckinley up and down. He wasn't at all how John had described him, she thought he was quite good-looking.

“Let’s take a look at you eh? And John did this? I don’t know, that man wants his head testing…all this over a silly little girl…” Helen snapped a pair of gloves, she tilted his face to check for any breakages. She could feel his eyes on her.

“You got something to say Captain?” She gripped her light to check his pupils.

“No…ahhh you don’t seem to like Tank very much? Why’s that?” Mckinley caught on that he must of hit a nerve when she didn’t answer him and instead sat back on her stool.

“Wanna know what my issue with Tank is? Really?”

“Yes…I’m her new captain now i need to know these things,” Mckinley laughed.

“Well, lucky you…for a start, she’s nothing but trouble so watch out for that, she could cause an argument in an empty room…and do you know what she’s a manipulator she uses her looks and ‘charm’ to get those poor lads to do whatever she says…oh and don’t even get me started on her and Johns relationship… he's old enough to be her dad! Give or take a few years…he had her round at his house a few months back…god knows what they got up to…all alone in that big house in the country, it's a lovely house really is…well they weren’t completely alone…Kyle was there as well but they definitely had some time, just the two of them…he picked her up yah know drove all the way to Manchester for her and back…I had to get the train down!” Mckinley interrupted her. “Did you say she was at his house? Do you think they slept together?”

“Well I don’t know for certain, she apparently dating his neighbour Luke lovely lad, big strong, handsome…I don’t know what he sees in her…can’t wait for him to find out what she really does…she’s better off with someone like that brute Riley…at least he seems interested in her”

“Wait, wait so Tank is dating Price's neighbour? But he doesn’t know what she really does as a job? And you're telling me Ghost also has feelings for Tank?” Mckinley was in awe he had struck gold with this one.

“Yes…and yeh Ghost definitely has a thing for her…which winds John up. I say let them have at it…but again Tank wouldn’t because she has this silly little crush on John, she probably thinks its love but its nothing more than a silly little infatuation! She needs to get a grip…and so does John; this thing between them would never work…hes kidding himself,” Helen finally stopped.

“Well, she’s not part of the 141 anymore is she, she’s part of my little family now…” Mckinley patted Helen on the thigh.

“Yeh your right…he was gutted though when he found out she had left…went right to the top…if she hadn’t though he never would of let her go…so she must of realised it was never going to work out between them…” Helen finished dressing the cut on McKinley’s nose.

“All sorted…take these painkillers 3 times a day, ill need to see you before you leave, also I could do with seeing Tank actually…routine physio check-in for her shoulder while she’s here…so send her to me first thing tomorrow morning.” Helen snapped the gloves off throwing them in the waste bin next to her feet.

“Will do Doc and thanks again for the info” As he got up to leave he winked causing Helen to blush. What was John talking about, this man wasn't a monster if anything the real monster had been at his side much longer.

***********

Your head was spinning, you sat on the edge of your bunk, you were dreading Mckinley coming back from the med bay, from what Kyle had told you Dr O‘Brian was still stationed at the base so she definitely would have something to say. To Mckinley…maybe well done for kicking your head in…you knew she would love a go given the chance, but you were certain you would, but the lanky bitch on her flat arse…you could feel your blood boiling at the thought of them together plotting how to make you suffer…

The door creaked open, you half expected Dredd even Kyle or Ghost, but no such luck. The hairs on the back of your neck stood up as Mckinley slinked into the room. All your senses were on alert…ready to take action just in case….

“Well what an afternoon that was…I think PRice really enjoyed that…fighting for your honour…” He shut the door behind him locking it. The click of the lock echoed in the small room. You stood up, moving towards the desk on the other side of the room. He followed.

“She a real talker that Doctor isn’t she? Dozens like you very much i can tell you that for nothing…or Ghost, but I don’t blame her on that one…she seems to think he has a thing for you? A little crush?” He moved closer. A little crush Ghost? What were they on about?

“Dr O’brian doesn’t know what she’s talking about…she deranged” as you looked away he closed the gap between you, his hand clutching your jaw. You stumbled back into the desk, your hands flying up to his wrist. His eyes were focused on you.

“Funny that, she had a lot to say about you and Price as well…little weekends away at his house? You and him all alone in the country…getting up to god knows what? Price the dirty dog…Oh an you didn’t tell me about Luke? We’ll have to nip that in the bud won't we? It would be for the best…civs and us never work out”

You struggled against him, but he pressed his body into yours pining you to the desk, you kicked out at him your other hand pushing at his chest, he pulled your face up to meet his.

“Don’t even think for a second that I’m going to let you rejoin the 141…your part of my squad now and the only way out is dismissal or death….”

[ghostwriterofthemachine]

will you pretty please tell me about how teen wolf is a shonen??

Oh Griffin you're gunna be so sorry you asked.

I started thinking about this in the first place because I was pondering about the genuinely weird fan reaction to the first couple of seasons of Teen Wolf. Mostly, how people went "this is a concept we like!" and then had no idea what to do with and how to react to the main cast.

To be totally fair, part of this is because the writing of the first season is even worse than you remember it being and the Scott/Allison romance, which is supposed to be the show's centerpiece, is maybe the worst written part of all of it. Another part of it is that the acting talent skewed very young (Dylan O'Brian and Tyler Posey were both only 19/20 during season 1) and their ability to work with this frankly terrible material was a little bit uneven (Posey got WAY better as the show went on and by the end of it was really great imo, but oh man. that first season is not his best work).

But I also think there's a genre and genre convention thing going on here. Let me explain.

(disclaimer because this is a public post on tumblr: this is not that serious and is mostly a thought experiment in genre conventions please don't take it that seriously)

When did Teen Wolf first air? 2011. What were some comparable shows coming out about that time, or that an audience who wanted to watch Teen Wolf might also have watched/been aware of?

The Vampire Dairies, Supernatural, probably something like Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

What do some of these shows have in common?

Snarky/sarcastic main characters (Dean Winchester, Buffy)

Main characters who are often gray-moral or struggle with a pull to The Dark Side (the moral compasses in these shows are usually part of the supporting cast) (and are always high up on the list to be killed off for drama tbh)

Pre-streaming TV formula (episodic monster-of-the-week builds to a larger plot which is resolved in the last 4th of the season)

Romance that relies strongly on will they/won't they, love triangles, and edgy angsty 2000s vampire shenanigans.

You will notice that Teen Wolf has. basically none of this?

Teen Wolf has:

A painfully sincere main character

That same main character is about as moral and stick-to-his-guns as they come

Said main character gives Big Sweeping Speeches that convince irredeemable bad guys to be on his side instead of theirs.

Structured in clear and well-defined arcs, no episodic monster-of-the-week, where the bad guys keep getting bigger and scott's party keeps needing to power up to deal with them.

Audience knows who Scott is gunna end up with pretty much immediately (even when Scott moves on from Allison because of IRL cast fuckery, he always has one main romantic objective and works toward that)

Liberal application of coming-of-age themes/The Power Of Friendship

,,,,,Hm, I think to myself. That sure is something that feels more familiar to the way a shonen is structured than how a western supernatural teen drama is usually structured.

Scott in particular is an archetype that feels very foreign to the landscape of the western supernatural drama at the time. Protagonists of those types of shows were rarely as good and pure and kind as Scott is, and I think it's a big reason why so much of the audience didn't know what to do with him at first and instead attached to Stiles (who is gray-moral and sarcastic and would not feel out of place in a show like spn or btvs) (yes yes I know the sterek thing is also a big reason but go with it for a second here). However, Scott is NOT an archetype that would feel foreign to Shonen Jump at the time, particularly in an era where Naruto was still ruling the world.

Honestly, the whole cast of characters feels out-of-beat with a 2010s Western supernatural drama. The dynamic of the main cast in early seasons — Pure of Heart-Dumb of Ass hero, Tragic Cold and Competent foil (Derek basically playing the role of Sasuke here, lol), Powerless Childhood Friend, Love Interest with a Badass Weapon to Hide Her Vulnerability — all feels much more familiar with the tropes of a shonen (something like Shaman King specifically jumps to mind) than something that would show up in The Vampire Diaries. In Western supernatural dramas, you usually had a Snarky-Angry Hero, Tragic Brooding Love Interest, Concerned But Useless Friend/Sidekick.

,,,,,,Tbh, in a standard western teen drama, the Derek character would have been Scott's love interest. Which. Honestly, what the hell, now I want that, that sounds like an awesome show. Probably better than the Teen Wolf we got.

Oh. Also, there's a hot murder uncle. which is for-sure an anime thing.

ALSO-also, there are kitsune in this show for one season for like no reason because they're never mentioned again and vanish in the next season which happens WAY MORE THAN YOU THINK IT WOULD in this DUMB BAD NONSENSE SHOW —

clears throat. nevertheless. My thesis:

1: At the time it came out (2011), Teen Wolf was structured more like a shonen than a western supernatural teen drama. 2: That is part of the reason why fans had weird reactions to it — they were expecting one genre and it gave them another one, which a lot of the audience likely wasn't that familiar with. 3: this whole show is batshit bonkers.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk. *bows.*

[hirukochan]

this is a random ask but i had to know

can your ocs+harrie, snape, &voldy play any instruments/sing? (excluding dove&astrea with piano)

in my head your snape definitely play some kind of string instruments like cello/violin or back in his younger days in cokeworth at least trying out some guitars in a music shop

freya extra ahh i can pictured her playing with harp or some kind of instruments she found abroad somewhere

harrie…my guess is she can’t play any lol(okay, maybe at least a melodica?) i can imagined a scene, pre hogwarts when she’s 8/9 yo had to be pulled out from mandatory school choir because her atrocious tone-deaf voice XD (am i too cruel?)

did i get some right?

thank you for even considering to answer this ask haha

I love random! (and sorry for keeping this in my inbox for ages 😅 Life has been pretty turbulent lately)

Nah, I doubt Harrie has any musical talent whatsoever lol I was forced to learn how to play the recorder in primary school, is that a thing in the uk too? Then that, maybe. But more likely than not she couldn't practice at home because it annoyed her aunt and uncle and she sounded like a banshee while playing. She has no ear for rhythm or pitch but that won't stop her from belting out her fave songs in the dorms or common room.

With Severus, I love love love that @tuesdayspectacular's Severus plays the Cello! Snape definitley dabbled in playing bass guitar. he'd never be able to afford one but there was a small run-down record shop just a few streets away. Severus would share his pot (that he convinced some Hufflepuffs to grow in the abandoned Greenhouse 8 and is selling at Hogwarts. To anyone but the Marauders and they are pissed) with the owner and in return be allowed to play around with the few instruments they had for sale. He was planning to save up for a second-hand one after school but then the war sucked him in and Lily died. Now he can't look at his old note sheets without thinking of her.

In 'More than just a Death Eater', a fic I wrote ages ago and will be translating once 'The Weeping of the Songbird' is finished, my OC Theodora O'Brian gifts Severus a bass guitar to their wedding. Later she can convince him to treat himself to an acoustic guitar. He likes playing for her when they have some peace and alone time which doesn't happen much because both their jobs are demanding their attention a lot.

The image of Severus with a harmonica is intriguing 🤔 It would suit him to be freakishly good at playing it and pulling it out in the breaks when he's bored/nervous and needs to have something to do with his fingers (Theodor of course is down to be that something but young sevvy is a bit prudish, no public make out sessions :((). He would have stolen it from a classmate back in primary school, just like his skateboard, at learnt to play it just out of spite. And to annoy his father.

And ofc Severus sang in his church's choir! The church had a programm for the poorer families of Cocksworth. They paid the kids who'd sing in the choir a bit of money. They knew the families would never accept handouts and getting the kids off the street after school to practice was good as well due to the high crime rate. In 'A Servant of Death' and 'Carrying Atlas' that ended rather tragic for Severus though 🥲.

Freya plays the piano and violin. It's the standard education for all pureblood girls (alongside dance and ballet) in my fics. She hasn't really touched either, or any other insturment for that matter, since her mum's death and her father started treating her so horribly. It reminds her too much of life before that tragic day and she can't ever have that time back so she'd rather not dwell on it.

Dove, as you said plays the piano, she's decent at the violin but not exceptional which in her house means she's terrible. I like to think she has an almost angelic singing voice. Her children love listeninig to her sing while she works or cooks. And Severus of course too!

Astrea too plays the piano and violin. She has had a singing teacher since she could talk. Her parents love listening to her in the evening after dinner. Narcissa and Astrea often play together. And we all know Voldy likes to hear his little songbird sing as well 😏

With Voldemort I like to think he used the Room of Requirments and taught himself how to play the piano to fit in with the pureblood crowd but he wouldn't have had any access to instruments before that and would soon lose interest too for the sake of learning more about dark magic and magic in general.

I think that was all of them and I didn't miss anyone 🤣

[discocandles]

Danger verse characters and their favorite super bowl show.

Firstly, our titular bitchular himself, Henry Hart:

Henry would say Bruno mars, but couldn't tell you anything about the performance other than "it's cool". He could be talking about the Coldplay show which both Beyoncé and Bruno mars were in, but he could also just really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

(Note: credit for titular bitchular goes to Athena P. Thanks for the notable quotable queen)

Next up, and needing financial compensation for This bullshit, Charlotte Page:

Charlotte's favorite performance is Prince, and she shouldn't have to explain herself on that, as it is one of of not the best halftime show ever. Beyoncé is a close second, as it is one of the only other ones she believes comes close.

Third, our lovable buckethead, Jasper Dunlop:

Jasper knows most all of the halftime shows, and it's a tie between Lady Gaga and Madonna for him, which somehow surprised some people thinking he'd say Katy Perry). He responds to those allegations with "fair, but she didn't impress me. Madonna and Lady Gaga impressed me. In both spectacle and singing."

Up next, Wait are you causing daddy issues? You're not even a father, Ray Manchester:

So I was thinking *NSYNC and Aerosmith, but then I remembered, and the answer is obvious. Ray's favorite halftime is Janet Jackson, and it's not just for the controversial part, surprisingly. But it does help it be the favorite. It definitely helps.

(Note: listen if you have no clue what I'm talking about, that's fair. The performer had a wardrobe malfunction and the nfl basically tore down her career after. Look it up.)

Next, sorry, you did fuckin what now?, Schwoz:

So unlike canon, I will be kind-ish to schwoz, and say his favorite is The blues brothers(and he likes the movie too), and he likes the aged rockers era. Source: schwoz's outfit in the bttf ripoff.

Behold, our iconic queen: Piper Hart

Beyoncé, easy. No one may speak to her when Beyoncé's performance at the super dome is playing. And I'd be remiss not to mention that Piper was foaming at the mouth over Rihanna's performance. But it doesn't beat Beyoncé.

Disclaimer: I've watched 5 episodes of danger force max. I love the four kids' vibes but can't find the episodes anywhere. So with that said,Its time to go into unknown territory:

Wow this girl's more scrambled than my scrambled fucking eggs, Mika Macklin:

Shakira & J. Lo. I feel like Mika's really likes Spanish music(I dunno she just gives me that vibe), and the vibes of the shakira & j lo show is just a bunch of fun and I think that's what draws her to it.

Ah yes the boy, Bose o'Brian. I have no other way to describe him:

Listen, Left Shark who forgot their choreography resonates with Bose. Also the amount of brightly colored spectacle and "I forgot Katy Perry did that in the show." seems very Bose to me.

Up next, the one I feel like I know the least about, Miles Macklin:

so miles feels like he'd take the easiest answer that takes little to no explanation. So I think it'd be the hip-hop medley with dr. Dre & co, bc all you really need to know is that it was about damn time.

Wait, this isn't my snarky lesbian bff? Fr?, Chapa de Silva:

I was tempted to say that Chapa doesn't care about super bowl halftimes, but that's quitter talk. Her favorite is Bruce Springsteen, and she will sometimes quote it when fighting or after a fight and no one knows why bolt is talking about guacamole. but if it's 3am and she wants to watch something stupid, Chapa would watch the Indiana Jones show(yes that exists and it's as bad as you think it is).

[lovecolibri]

SaL anon here friend and you know I wasn't about to go into the finale without spoilers, especially after last night. And I can say the wedding looks lovely. Too bad it's only the last 15 minutes and instead we spent 3/4 of the final episode on Another. Fucking. Murder Plot. Is Tim still aware this is a weewoo show?? Much like I would have cut Buck's plots this season, i would easily have subbed the entire marriage plot for some actual build up to Gabriel dying. Anyway, for us both 🍸🍸🍸🍸.

To be fair they didn't spend *too* much time on the murder plot and it ended unsolved (for the season, I fully expect it to come up later). But that's....also kind of the problem? It NEEDED more time to breathe. And look, I do NOT like Gabriel dying, I think it's dumb and I would rather have gotten more of him and Carlos working together down the line. HOWEVER if they were dead set on this needing to happen why for the love of CHRIST did they not have Gabriel die early in the season and had that be the investigation Owen was doing instead of the honor dog's thing??? They wanted Owen and O'Brian working together and working with the FBI? Why tie it to some side character we barely know and did not likes's nephew and not to a main character?!?! Why have all the Iris drama when they cut that in s1 and could have left it burried and instead had this be Carlos' storyline all season? It even could have tied into him getting kidnapped!

NGL, I am sitting here like

and LOL-ing a little bit about Lone Star being the finale with the big wedding and giving the fans 2 hours of heavy death and trauma with a sprinkling of wedding fun, while OG was supposed to have a big disaster and went the toxic positivity route by wrapping it up quick with everyone suddenly fine and back at work with no issues, and slapping love interests on Buck and Eddie at the last second.

The wedding was indeed lovely, and the Tarlos scenes were *chef's kiss* and Rafa just SLAYED this episode, good for him. It could have been so much more though and would have improved the season as a whole to have shifted some of these storylines so they weren't all crammed into the finale.

I am going to bed to read some Buddie smut because damn I need something happy after all that.

[thatredheadwriter]

Thoughts on S3 E3...

I don't know what in the hell is going on in Coruscant, but Katy O'Brian has my fucking attention. She's serving absolute them-fatale vibes as ______ and it's the only reason I'm not mad we didn't get more screen time of our shiny metal tin can man, his fuzzy little son, and Bo-Katan the divorced lesbian wine aunt.

Did anyone else feel like that was two completely different episodes? I can't be the only one who was simultaneously frothing at the mouth for more Din and yet completely forgot what show I was watching for about thirty minutes.

(Also you can't tell me Paz isn't about to through a fucking coup. I need to see Bo beat his ass, then Din's gonna beat his ass, and then they're going to finish him together. That's right, it's a need, not a want.)

[elveny]

Movie recs of movies that are... slightly weird or special

Tl;dr:

Love and Monsters (2020) - monster adventure movie, cute and funny

Annihilation (2018) - psychological scifi thriller, haunting and beautiful

Arrival (2016) - scifi movie, challenging and brilliant

Agora (2009) - historical portrait, heartbreaking and moving

Brotherhood of the Wolves (2001) - period action horror, atmospheric and dark

Moon (2009) - scific movie, quiet and suprising

9 (2009) - animated movie, heartwarming and haunting

Donnie Darko (2001) - psychological scifi thriller, weird and... weird

The Fountain (2006) - magical realism drama, gripping and beautiful

More details under the cut.

Love and Monsters (2020) - a monster adventure movie. Stuff(TM) happens that made insects and amphibia HUGE AND MONSTROUS and also eat people, and seven years after people either died or went underground, Joel (Dylan O'Brian) goes to find his then-girlfriend. It is a really cute and funny movie, with the right mix of humor and excitement and a bit of sadness.

Annihilation (2018) - scifi and psychological thriller with an ever-amazing Natalie Portman. Something landed on earth and starts to change its surrounding. Lena goes in to find her husband. The whole movie has this atmosphere of strange and disturbing beauty, and definitely no clear finale.

Arrival (2016) - based on a short story, that movie challenges your perception of linearity and language. Aliens land on earth, and Louise Banks (Amy Adams) comes to decipher their language. Absolutely brilliant.

Agora (2009) - tells the story of philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and generally brilliant Hypatia (Rachel Weisz) back in the 5th century. That movie shook me. Not only is the cast amazing (Oscar Isaacs is also there), it is so moving and heartbreaking. Watch if you need a good cry.

Brotherhood of the Wolves (2001) - a period action horror film set in France. Chevalier de Fronsac (Samuel de Bihan) is sent to investigate the horrible murder of various people by what seems to be a werewolf... and is anything but. Amazing acting, super intense atmosphere and Mark Dacascos and Monica Bellucci.

Moon (2009) - Considering that we have one (1) actor starring basically the whole movie, namely Sam Rockwell, this movie shouldn't be as great as it is. Humanity has started to harvest the moon, and Sam is one a 3-year solitary mining mission. His only companion is a robot, GERTY. Of course, strange things happens, and the resolution is not what you'd think it'd be.

9 (2009) - an animated movie about a small ragdoll-like robot who awakens shortly after the end of mankind, and must find eight other robots to figure out the mystery behind humanity's destruction while tangling with the vicious creations of a massive soul-stealing machine. Heartwarming and lovely and beautiful.

Donnie Darko (2001) - a movie that makes you go "dafuq did I just watch". Officially a psychological scifi thriller, it's strange and then some more strange. Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) survives a bizarre accident by sleepwalking and has visions of Frank, a guy in a horror bunny costume. Frank tells him that the world will end in 28 days. The movie is weird in the best sense, and nobody I know who watched it can tell if they actually like it - but it definitely leaves an impression.

The Fountain (2006) - a magical realism drama. With emphasis on drama and magical. Three storylines that revolve around immortality and love, with amazing acting and extremely beautiful pictures. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz and honestly, what do you want more?

[slifarianhawk]

Chapter 15: thanks but no

Dawn was encroaching upon the horizon and the wolf pack and agent hawk pulled back into the vehicle bay. Leaping from the ATV, I headed towards the medical wing. the leader of the ragtag bunch of deer huntsmen had fallen and was attacked by a wolf form of the Cerberus B.O.W. He needs the T virus vaccine as soon as possible. Thankful I had Archer trained to formulate one on call.

"Commander Tabitha." agent hawk ran over to me from his parking spot, " go to your guest I'll handle the idiots."

"Alright just follow Archer's orders regarding the treatment Pheonix corps true purpose must be

protected at all cost," I spoke casting light on how serious of a matter this was.

"Understood." he saluted and escorted the six individuals to the medical bay. Without a doubt, I was exhausted. The past few months were busy and the lack of rest was finally catching up. This is a major proving point to Wesker and the no-good she bitch that I was on their side. That I was a cause for destruction, not rehabilitation. This world was a merciless place for those who fought against the mess umbrella made. I need to make a call, he would be able to give some fun.

"ill be in my room," I spoke as I entered my elevator. The ride was short, all while my mind was with thoughts of worry. Once I arrived at my breath shuttered out as I had stepped out of a walk-in freezer.

"WHITE QUEEN!" I shouted in frustration.

"Yes, my lady," she spoke her voice monotone and electric.

"Scan this room for bugs!" I near shouted, "No make it the entire building."

"Understood, commencing scan of the Pheonix Corps headquarters..." White Queen stood silent.

I hooked up my webcam to my desktop and decided to report in but not as Alistar to Wesker, as Tabitha to Chris. I'm not on any side, my path is my own. I will break fates design.

" Scan complete, a single bug has been located in the room Ricardo Irving is staying in," White Queen stated before disappearing.

So they will be monitoring my actions from it more than likely. I turned on the VPN that was set up to mark me in Russia. It was time to call Chris. I clicked the link that reached out to his PDA. The next thing I heard was the dial tone. Such a small thing created immense dread in the bottom of my stomach. Fear was racing as I sweated bullets. I looked in the camera and saw my frantic reflection. my heartbeat flew through the roof and I started to panic.

"do you even know what time it is O'Brian!" Chris shouted, perfect.

"Chris I know it's dawn, but I need to inform you on som....mmmm...something." I studdered fear dripping like thick honey from my voice.

"T WHAT THE FUCK!!! WHERE ARE ARE YOU?!?" He shouted.

"Don't yell don't yell no time." I panted quickly," there is a black market deal today in south Pittsburgh! the connections will be there!"

"what wait T where in south Pittsburgh" Chris groaned out in exasperation.

BANG BANG

"come on it's time to leave" steve yelled through the door.

"I have no time. I'm sorry Chris," I said crushing the webcam, '' coming steve."I open the room door blood dripping from my hand onto the black porcelain tile. Steve stared back at me in horror.

"let me get dressed its been a long night for me." I chuckled.

" why is I leave you alone for any amount of time your injured when I return? That will need stitches!" steve nearly shouted at me.

"accidentally broke a webcam. I forget my strength in moments of panic, nightmares."

"oh yea I understand, come out to the lobby ill stitch you up out there." steve said motioning me out.

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Chris Redfield pov

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"damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!." I threw on my uniform and boots. "again, AGAIN! Barry, T disappears without giving details. she is my elder sister why is she so avoidant of me."

" Chris, I get it. I'm frustrated with her but we did treat her like a monster. in both cases after the mansion incident and for a while after we found her dying in Russia. we saved her from Wesker then and she going out to find a pipe dream of finding him the man that nearly killed us including her from what she said." barry said trying to console his old friend.

letting out a massive sigh I spoke to barry exhausted, "I'm going to south Pittsburgh barry. I'm not joking. I'm going to find her. "

''Whoa whoa whoa, Chris! we don't even know if she will be there or not. think before you do something stupid!" barry snapped on the line and I stopped on a dime," look if you're this worried I'll call out and try to find her. I live like 40 minutes outside Pittsburgh anyway."

"thank you berry but no, I'm not leaving this. I lost jill, I've lost my mother and father, hell I thought she was dead after Raccoon city and I never did a funeral for her I was so pissed off. I am not abandoning her again when she is lost." I said staring off in a mirror and I swore I saw Tabitha standing behind me dressed in all black with blue shades. how she was last time I saw her, ready for war.

"CHRIS! DO NOT DO THIS!!!" with an audible click I hung up the phone.

"I'm sorry Barry but this is a Redfield matter" I spoke as morning draped into my Durham apartment.

This was going to be expensive but, I had paid rent ahead for a few months last week. so i had enough saved up for a three thousand dollar flight if it was necessary. nothing was going to stop me this time. i will save my older sister.

[peabrainedraccoonlady]

DC Weirdness and Stories

Thingy Two: Interesting Justice League International Members

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I wish to give all these characters a big hug like this.

However I am too small.

This ones gonna be long.

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Justice League.

Who do we know?

Of course theres Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Cyborg, Aquaman, Hawkgirl, and Martian Manhunter. Main peeps.

But did you know there were more and interesting in and out members of the Justice League/Justice League International?

Let me tell you some of my favorites.

So first we start with one of my big favorites.

✨PLASTIC MAN!!✨

As a person who loves cartoons, Plastic Man being a slapstick rubber hose man is what made me very intrigued by him. And when he's in media, ANIMATORS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I love the gags that happen.

Former criminal Patrick "Eel" O'Brian is his name, being a nuisance is his game. After a stealing job gone wrong, he gains rubbery stretchy powers.

From that day on, he became the chaotic superhero, Plastic Man! (And also DCs "Weirdest Super" but I guess they forgot about COMPOSITE SUPERMAN but ok DC whatever.)

In certain media, he's portrayed with a family. He has a... rocky relationship with them but he does love them very much.

His power is pretty cool because, as his namesake, he can't be hurt normally. He's rubber! He's just a stretchy rubber man! And I love how blunt and funny he is! He's great and DC needs to use these characters more.

And not make them absolute creeps for shock value or for "realistic purposes." No the silly character would never f#cking do that DC. Stop it.

Anyway. Hey look!! IT'S BOOSTER GOLD!!

Never heard of him? You should've! He's the, self proclaimed, best hero in The Justice League!

So this guy is Michael Jon Carter.

He used to be a quarterback from the 25th century, until he was caught in the act of betting on his own games, ruining his career. He took up a job as a night watchman at a museum where he found A F#CKING TIME MACHINE. This time machine used to be owned by a hero known as Rip Hunter. Booster being Booster, he stole items from the museum including a suit and a ring that gave him the ability to fly (no not a Power Ring.)

BADA BING BADA BOOM! BOOSTER GOLD IS HERE TO STAY!

Oh and he has a small floating super computer mech friend called Skeets. He has Boosters only brain cell.

Alright. Heres were it gets a bit difficult. There are three Blue Beetles. The first being a... guy, the second is a guy whos best friends (possibly homosexual relationship) with Booster Gold, and the third being in the Teen Titans... I think.

Now VERY FIRST Blue Beetle was a character that was made for a thingy called Fox Publications. His name was Dan Garret.

After being bought by DC, they changed him up. Gave him a bit of spice. Dan Garrett, they never changed the name, was now an archaeologist who found a mysterious blue scarab in Egypt. The scarab granted Garrett POWERS! Then he became known as The Blue Beetle!

Blue Beetle Number 2 was Ted Kord (my favorite!), a university student of Dan Garrett, the first Blue Beetle.

Yes. Dan Garrett. An archeologist. Becomes a professor in a university.

Huh. Sounds... familiar.

Where have I heard that before...

Anyway, Garrett had found that Ted’s uncle was building an army of robots to take over the world, as one would. He tried to stop him as the Blue Beetle, but, OH BOY WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT, was killed after Teds Uncle destroyed his own base. Garrett left the scarab to Ted, hoping he could be the next Blue Beetle... but it never gave Ted the power. BUT TED THOUGHT THAT WAS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. SO, he made inventions as a substitute! Ted would later on find his braincell partner, Booster Gold, who accepted him as his best friend immediately.

Our third and current Blue Beetle is Jaime Reyes, a high school student who grew up in El Paso, Texas. Yes, my friends. The land of heat and cowboys.

In Texas, Jamie found the scarab that Ted thought was destroyed early in his career. He found it on his way home from school... on the sidewalk, because yes child, grab the sidewalk beetle. In the darkness of night, it attached itself to his spine, giving him the powers of the Blue Beetle. Apparently Ted wasn't worthy, I GUESS.

The truth of the scarab was revealed... in the most weirdest way. See, in every variations, the beetle was magic. But APPARENTLY. CAUSE WE WANTED THIS. It was ALIEN TECHNOLOGY.

"An infiltration unit, sent by invaders known as the Reach, to blend in and enslave the human race."

ACTUAL THING MY DC KNOWLEDGE GUY TOLD ME. WHAT?!

No worries however. Jamie f#cked their sh#t up. So now he's his own hero.

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Sorry this was long, I would've added Shazam but he deserves his own post.

Next? I hope you're ready for me to lose my damn mind. We're gonna talk about Flash.

[silvercrystalwhump]

I posted 143 times in 2022

51 posts created (36%)

92 posts reblogged (64%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@ashintheairlikesnow

@silvercrystalwhump

@eatyourdamnpears

@wildfaewhump

@card-games-and-pain

I tagged 86 of my posts in 2022

Only 40% of my posts had no tags

#oc asks - 23 posts

#dmitri o'brian - 18 posts

#whump - 15 posts

#dmitri asks - 15 posts

#vincent shield - 14 posts

#whump community - 14 posts

#vince asks - 7 posts

#dmitri loves vincent - 6 posts

#spicy asks - 5 posts

#whumptober - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 73 characters

#i really wanna write more of these two and theyve been on my mind forever

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Dmitri & Vince Livin' Life (1)

(Vincent Shield belongs to @ashintheairlikesnowow)

Dmitri tucks the blanket around Vincent and himself. Vincent lays half-awake across his chest as the breeze from the open window runs through his hair. Resting his hands on the small of Vincent's back, Dmitri closes his eyes and lets himself relax.

Ripping both of them out of near sleep, Dmitri's phone rings. The Devil Went Down to Georgia startles Dmitri nearly off his couch. Dmitri, grabbing vainly on the table behind him, takes his phone out and answers, "Hey Tia, what's up?"

"Uncle D," Tiana's voice chirps through the phone, "Are you busy?"

Dmitri looks down a Vincent, who lazily looks up at him through his curls. He reaches up and runs his fingers through Vincent's hair before answering, "Not really, whatcha need?"

"Can we play minecraft?" Tiana asks and Dmitri can hear the rustling of drawers through the phone, "Mom said I could call you and ask once I was done with homework."

Dmitri pulls the phone away from his face and looks down at Vincent, "Do you mind if I get on Minecraft with my niece or do you want me to wait until you leave?"

"I don't mind," Vincent murmurs as he shifts up closer to Dmitri's chest.

"Is that the perosn that Roxy thinks is your boyfriend!" Tiana practically yells into the phone, "Hi person that Uncle D doesn't want to talk about."

Vincent looks up at Dmitri, slight panic apparent on his face. His voice drops to barely a whisper as he asks, "Did you tell them?"

"Your name in my phone is Sweetheart," Dmditr answers as he presses a kiss on his forehead, "THey came to the other conclusions themselves."

Vincent exhales before snuggling back into Dmitri's chest. Tucking the blankets back around him, Dmitri leans over and grabs his remote, "I'll be on in a second Tia."

15 notes - Posted April 30, 2022

#4

Dmitri and Vince just Livin' Life (2)

TW: drunk driving (mentioned), drunk character (mentioned)

Vince belongs to @ashintheairlikesnow

Vince wakes up to the sound of a text message and Dmitri’s quiet groan. His boyfriend shifts under him and mutters a near silent, God fucking dammit, before starting to shuffle out from underneath Vince.

“W-ait,: Vince murmurs as he tightens his grip around Dmitri’s shoulder, “-ere you goin-?”

Dmitri looks down and sighs. Vince feels his boyfriend's lips press onto the crown of his head. Leaning into the touch, Dmitri scoops Vince up and rests him back down on the pillows.

“Roxana just texted me saying that she needs someone to pick her up,” Dmitri sighs, “She’s probably hammered based on the spelling alone and I don’t want her drunk driving.”

Vince rolls over and watches the moonlight from the window illuminate Dmitri’s silhouette. He props his arms under him and lets some of the light filter into his eyes, “Mind if I come?”

“You want to be in the car with a very drunk and probably sobbing 18-year-old?” Dmitri asks, “You can but she can get a little intense.”

“I just don’t want to be alone right now,” Vince says as he pushes his toros up into a sitting position, “And trust me, I know drunk and soppy.”

Dmitri lets out a chuckle, more of a puff of air through his nose as he leans over and takes a shirt from off the ground and throws it on.

Grabbing his hoody from the back of a chair, Dmitri hands it to Vince.

Lazily, Vince fusses the fabric over his body and pulls the hood up. Vince, seeing Dmitri hold out his hand, lets himself be pulled up into Dmitri’s arms.

“McDonalds or TacoBell?”

Vince blinks and looks up at Dmitri and cocks an eyebrow, “What?”

“I usually get her fast food to help her sober up,” Dmitri replies, “Unless you have anywhere else.”

“Hmm, you pick.”

“Mickey D’s it is then.”

15 notes - Posted November 26, 2022

#3

The World Knows Now

So, here is how the world finds out about Dmitri and Vince. (And what Owen's last straw is)

Vince & Owen belong to @ashintheairlikesnow

TW: noncon photo-taking (nonsexual), forced out of the closet, possessive whumper, (VERY vague) implied past noncon,

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Once Vince and Dmitri finally arrive home, Vince flops onto his couch and practically melds with it. Grabbing one of the pillows, he plants his face into it and groans. 

He vaguely hears Dmitri mutter, "I hate flying."

Vince props his head up and glances over at Dmitri, who is still very pale. It is funny, the tallest man Vince knows is scared of heights. Petrified even. 

"You'd think you of all people wouldn't mind being up high," Vince laughs as he rests his chin on the back of his couch. He faces Dmitri who slides his suitcase next to the stairs. 

Dmitri replies with a low chuckle, "Oh hush, you have your Achilles heel."

Vince rolls his eyes and lets himself ease back onto the couch. The familiarity of his home sits welcomely.

Vince couldn't help but think about the trip. He had his PA plan most of it, with inputs from Dmitri and himself, and just enjoy the silence from his phone. He asked Tamara to deal with all of his calls for both weeks, just saying he was on vacation and would deal with it later. But, Vince is not looking forward to shuffling through two weeks of unanswered business calls.

The last thing he wanted to do is instantly jump back onto a stage and talk about a movie he's barely just finished.

Dmitri stands in the kitchen, pulling something out. "Want anything?"

"Just surprise me!"

Vince’s phone buzzes. He flips his phone over and sighs, Tamara’s name stares up at him. He leans back and presses the answer, it’s about time he got back into the swing of things.

“Vincent, darling. How was your vacation?” Tamara says before any words can leave Vince's mouth. He knows her voice tone, this is small talk before she dropped something that would give Vince a headache for the next hour.

“Great!” Vince responds as he glances over to Dmitri who is finicking Vince's new Owen, “It went swimmingly, and you are?”

“Good good- have you been on social media at all since last Wednesday?”

Vince pierces his lips, “I told you I was completely disconnected so no. I asked you to handle all of my affairs while I was gone.”

He hears her chuckle slightly before saying, “So, you were spotted on your vacation with someone, and Timbermen is running with it and the internet basically imploded over you.”

Everything stops. 

Vince's chest has never been tighter and the air in his lungs goes stale. Tamara says something else, words not quite forming in Vince's mind. He starts to shake, his phone banging against his ear. 

"Vince? Hello? Did I lose you?" Tamara says with an unspoken earth-to-Vince behind it.

Vince is barely able to say, "I'll call you back," before he hangs up. Grabbing the fabric of his pants, everything starts to blur around him. His breaths go shallow. Just like that, time slips between his fingers for the first time in months.

“Vee,” Dmitri steps up next to him and places the two mugs of something on the table. “What's wrong?” He sits down next to him and pulls Vince close, pulling him from his self-made void.

Dmitri's hands wrap around Vinces and rub warming circles into his knuckles. Vince lets himself come back forward again and he sees multiple missed messages from Tamara appear on his phone, as well as a plethora of other messages. 

"They know," Vince murmurs, his voice far away from him.

Dmitri places a kiss on his head, "About what."

"Someone got a photo of us."

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16 notes - Posted June 13, 2022

#2

How would Dmitri and Owen interact if they ever met?

(Owen and Vince belong to @ashintheairlikesnow )

It would entirely depend on whether Dmitri was in the loop with what happened and if the public knew about him and Vinces relationship.

If the public was unaware and Dmiti was unaware he would just ignore him. He'd be respectful if they were talking but would just not engage with him.

If the public knew and Dmitri was still unaware he would definitely notice the hostility towards Vince and would try to not engage with Owen for his sake. If Owen was rude to him all Dmitri really has to do is glare and he looks very intimidating.

If the public didn't know but Dmitri was aware, he would try and keep Vince close to him when was around. Both to make Vince feel safer and to keep Owen at least an arms distance away.

If the public was aware fo their relationship and Dmitri was aware it would be close to the same except Dmitri might be a bit more standoffish to Owen. If Owen tried anything however... he's getting thrown.

18 notes - Posted March 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Into Thin Air

(All characters but Dmitri belong to @ashintheairlikesnow)

TW: implied kidnapping, Owen Grant, (by proxy) implied noncon

Her footsteps are heard long before the door is opened. Kauri barely looks up as Nat steps into their house, her feet pressing forward with urgency. She sets her bag down on the table, and Kauri hears an audible sigh.

"Nothing?" Kauri asks as Nat turns into the kitchen, making eye contact with him. Wiry tiredness rests across Nat's face, one built with a glorious blend of lack of sleep and contact moving.

Nat shakes her head and rests her hands on the counter. She inhales, "Dmitri got back this morning. I watched him nearly rip Vince's house apart looking for anything, just to find nothing."

Kauri looks down at the dishes that he just remembered he was doing. Kauri looks away from Nat, piercing his lips, "He's probably off in his own corner of the world. He's fine."

"No one, not even Dmitri, has been able to get ahold of him for three days now," Nat says with the tiredness fully easing into her words, "And I don't think Vince has not spoken or called him everyday since they got married and before even that they were impossibly close."

Picking up a dinner plate and setting it under the faucet, Kauri watches the water swirl and fall away. He tosses it into the bin beside him and shakes his head. "Trust me, I know. Vince's disappearance has all that's been on TV for the past two days."

To add to his point, Kauri walks over to the remote that sits on the dining room table and clicks on the TV. Immediately, as the screen turns on, Kauri freezes to the spot.

"So Owen," the televisor interviewer says in an all too positive way, "You recently just fixed things with Vincent, how has his sudden disappearnce affected any of that?"

Kauri can feel Owen's gaze when he glances into the camera and through the screen. It sits across his skin like microscopic lead weights, pulling his skin tight around his muscles. His breath catches in the back of his throat as Owen leans back in his chair and does that little something that he does with his hands. He did it back in the condo too.

"The fuck?" Kauri says as he snaps his head to look over at Nat.

Nat shakes his head in disbelief; confusion tights her fingers around the counter. "The last thing that Vince wanted to do was 'fix things' with Owen. He wouldn't be in a room with him if he had any say."

"Well," Owen starts casting his eyes to the floor in what Kauri knows as an all-too-well-crafted sympathy, "At first I was frustrated because I thought he was just not speaking with me all over again. I honestly thought that our hours over the phone were for nothing, the apologies, the explanations, everything just for nothing. Then, once word started coming out that not even his PA was able to get ahold of him, and mind you our personal assistants are in our ear more than anybody else, no doubt more for someone of Vince's fame. I started to feel this sense of dread if not even Tamera was able to get ahold of him."

Finding his breath again, Kauri feels his mouth dry. he glances back over at Nat, whose mouth falls agape.

"I only hope," Owen tilts his head to the side and looks into the camera, "That wherever he is, he is safe. I hope he comes back soon."

Kauri watches the screen shut to black as he holds the power button with a death grip. His hand shakes, and the remote quietly rattles against the table. Slowly, Kauri and Nat have the same thought.

Vince did not vanish into thin air, and they both knew it well.

19 notes - Posted May 31, 2022

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[autism-aint-a-flawtism]

Plastic Man's Adventures in the DC Universe! Now with undertones of angst!

Eel O'Brian liked to consider himself a simple man. You know, single father, likes to make people laugh, one of the only members of the Justice League that Batman is actively afraid of. You know, normal everyday Joe stuff. He'd tell you his origin, but he's a little embarrassed to tell people that he used to be a goon for Zebra Man of all people. But, that conflicted with his feeling of pride that Batman of all people is basically his parole officer. Overall, when people ask Eel O'Brian what his origin is, he typically just tells them "Zebras". That typically leaves the audience confused enough for him to be satisfied.

O'Brian and Batman had just finished a mission that required him to turn into a key that Bruce couldn't make a conventional copy of. O'Brian was waiting in the Batcave for Bruce to change out of his costume. Some idiot hired the Condiment King of all people and Bruce's costume was completely covered in yellow, red and green paste.

Alred approached O'Brian with a cup of tea in hand

"Tea, Master O'Brian?"

Plas gave Alfred a loving look. Alfred's been nothing but kind to Plastic Man. Plas has honestly considered inviting him to Thanksgiving multiple times. But, he just figured it would be weird.

"Please Alf, you can call me Plas. And is that earl gray?"

Alfred gave O'Brian a warm grin. O'Brian was admittedly one of his favorite Justice League visitors aside from Diana. Everybody else in the league acts awkward when they visit the cave. O'Brian and Diana act their own version of casual around him. It's refreshing.

"Yes sir it is."

Plas took a sip of his tea. He loved it. He morphed his face into a thumbs up

"It's awesome Alf. Thank you!"

Plas' face turned into a question mark

"Ooooo, is that a dash of honey?"

Alfred gave O'Brian a surprised face

"How did you detect that? Not even Master Bruce has noticed the dash of honey."

O'Brian morphed his face back to normal

"Nobody realizes my powers affect my taste buds."

Alfred gave a look of intrigue

"Fascinating"

The two gentlemen drink their tea in silence. Not awkward silence, but a familial sense of silence. O'Brian morphed his body into random geometrical shapes, it's his equivalent to stimming. Alfred didn't mind. After O'Brian finished his tea, he noticed that Robin was standing in front of a display of a Robin costume

"What's up with Robin? He's normally a lot more cheery than that."

"You're referring to Master Grayson. Master Bruce got a new ward. His name is Jason Todd. Master Bruce decided to adopt him after he tried to steal the tires off the Batmobile."

O'Brian's eyes slightly widened out of pure shock and intrigue

"Master Jason is a little...jaded. Almost reminds me of somebody else I used to know,"

Alfred gave O'Brian a glance

"Perhaps, Master Todd could benefit from hearing from somebody who used to live a life like his old one."

O'Brian gave Alfred a glance

"Okay Alf, I'm hesitant to do this, but your voice normally sounds like my common sense. So, I'll do it."

O'Brian proceeded to morph himself into a slinkie and made his way over to Jason. He noticed that Jason was bloodied up. He looked livid. All he could do is look at Dick Grayson's old costume

"What are you looking at?"

Plas morphs back into a human form

"Are you talking to me or the mannequin?"

Jason gave a scowl

"Take a shot in the dark"

"Wow, so I guess you definitely got Bats' signature scowl"

"What do you want, clown?"

"Wrong character, my derogatory pronouns are idiot/moron"

Jason's scowl turned into confusion

"What the hell?"

"Forget it. I just wanted to tell you that I get what you're going through. And if you need to talk to som-"

Jason snapped

"YOU DON'T KNOW JACK SHIT ABOUT BEING A STREET RAT!"

O'Brian stood in silence

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT IS TO HAVE AN ADOPTED FATHER WHO BEATS UP PEOPLE THAT YOU USED TO PERSONALLY KNOW! TO HAVE AN ADOPTED FATHER THAT KEEPS ON COMPARING YOU TO HIS LAST ADOPTED SON!"

O'Brian stood, listening to every word Jason had to yell at him in frustration. He held himself in a composed manner

"Woozy Winks"

"What?"

"Woozy Winks was my best friend, my literal partner in crime. The day your dad found me was the same day that he died. Just some Joker goon that was feeling spiteful. Shot him three times in the chest. He told me to run off before he reloads. Before that, I had to live on the streets. Doing things that you probably had to do, too. I know you think I'm a buffoon. I probably am. But at the very least, I can tell you that I know what you're going through."

Jason turned red in embarrassment, shame, guilt. He realized that he was shutting himself off like Bruce did. He had always told himself that he was going to be better than Bruce. How could he be so stupid?

O'Brian takes a knee and looks Jason in the eyes

"You're a pretty good kid, you'll get up-"

Jason hugged him and cried. O'Brian didn't know what to do. He only had a kid a couple of years younger than Jason and Luke was never this much. So, O'Brian did the only thing he could think of doing: the thing Batman would do to help somebody crying and in need

"Hey kid, do you wanna join us for dinner?"

[catnip-smuggler-radio]

How did you come up with the characters you play or what inspired you?

So, Anon, got you ask a bit ago but had to think on it because I was genuinely curious about what inspired me for each and hope this is at least a decent answer!

So for Tray, he was made as after a series of chars I made for FF14 that didn't click. I decided I wanted to make a character that was extremely outgoing and social so it would be easy to get rp in game. After that, I wanted to challenge myself and make a bit of a chill pacifist that was more excited about life than most. After that his entire yoga and moko stick was born because at the time I was really getting into yoga myself and felt it was a good trait to give to someone that dealt with a lot of mental issues by abusing drugs to calm himself down and yoga would help. I made him a sailor and drug smuggler because I love all things Pirate and nautical. Of course 'Pirates of the Caribbean' was an inspiration and I think some Jack Sparrow ended up inside Tray but I also grew up reading Patrick 'O'Brian novels and loved the series and all the ocean going adventures so making him a sea-going smuggler just felt fun. Plus I love Limsa so was another great excuse. Now Tray has changed ALOT since I first made him. He's become almost a case study for how power and absolutely warp someone and his mind is rather shattered at this point, though most people don't see his psychotic episodes. But RP is always fun and can change them. I'd say Tray became more defined THROUGH RP than how I started. He was more vague at the start and has become very painted and defined now after five years playing him. Now for Krick. Krick was defined very well AT THE START. See, growing up, I was introduced at an early age to the Warhammer Fantasy universe and setting by picking up a game called Mordhiem randomly at a store. I didn't play it much, but I fell in love with the lore and the Grimdark theme. I'd say Warhammer Fantasy's lore and aesthetic overall influenced my writing more than anything. Grew up reading the novels and C.L Werner is an amazing author that does NOT get enough recognition for his talent with the written word. So my view of necromancers and the undead are very inspired by this world and I had long written necromancers or day-dreamed their adventures so it was a theme I was well versed in. So when I made Krick, I took the flavor of the Warhammer world and found out how necromancy works inside FF14 (Which there is a surprising amount of Lore in-game that I didn't know until I started researching) and found a great way to theme the lore-friendly necromancy with the grimdark I enjoyed. Krick was meant to be an NPC sort of villain and first that's what he was, this scheming villain in the dark shadows of the world, lurking and waiting to ruin the lives of anyone he needed to further the cause of his secret order. He was very easy to slip in and play and write. He was given a awful backstory to help explain his shift to being such a cruel person and it was more in depth than almost any other character I'd written if I am being honest. I'm almost sad most people won't learn about it. LOL. So essentially, Tray was a yogi smuggler meant to get me rp by being fun and Krick was my chance to bring my love for Grimdark necromancy into an rp scene. Hope this answered you question. Also, since some may guess, yes the 'Vampire Coast' is my favorite faction in Warhammer 2 to play as since it mixes my love of the sea and the undead into one beautiful mix. In fact I like the aesthetic so much, I even had a work commission inspired by the faction, inspiration that played a large roll in Krick's back story. So here, enjoy that one. XD

Thanks for the question Anon!

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4. someone they admire

5. someone they’ve forgiven

8. someone they view as a role model

12. someone who taught them a valuable lesson

4. "Captain O'Brian, head of the BTF. He's an old pro and kept us together during those dark and uncertain days after the Mansion. He's a great leader and an incredible detective and it's an honor to serve with him."

5. "Barry. His betrayal cut the deepest that night because I was so close with Chris too. Our friend sold us out and was willing to become an accomplice to our murder. But he had no choice, and came good in the end. There may always be a little bit of tension between us, but it's well in the past now. I hear him and his family are doing well for themselves in Canada, and I'm really happy for them."

8. "Lieutenant Columbo, from the LAPD's Homicide division. The first time I had to work with the police on a murder investigation, he was the detective assigned to the case. I was awestruck by his sharp mind and incredible ability to understand people, and I took mental notes on everything he did. He was the perfect unofficial mentor and role model for a rookie like me, and I take every opportunity I can to work with him. Actually, part of the reason I work so well with Captain O'Brian is because of how much he reminds me of the Lieutenant."

12. "Ashley. I think we've both learned from each other, but she showed me a side of myself that needed healing and helped me begin the process of healing it. I don't think I would have realized that without her, or at the very least, it would have taken me a lot longer than it did. I'm forever grateful to her for that, more than maybe even she knows."