#i have more to say again rahhhhhhh

[jalapenobee]

happy anthem day woohooooo

[blitz0hno]

For the ask game: general 1, 3, 6, 7. Prisoner, 1, 3 (Amane), 4 (mikoto) I didn’t ask too much questions did I

I AM SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG RAHHHH I got the notif, forgor, got another ask for this like a day ago, forgot again, and finally check my inbox today lmao you asked the perfect amount of questions no worries!!

General:

1. My favorite prisoner? It really is Mikoto I cannot tell a lie 😭 why? He's just... So heartbreakingly earnest. And when I was on Milgram Twitter back in 2021 I really didn't want his story to be a DID story. I wasn't about to discuss that stuff on a pretty public account no matter how intrigued we were. However, as time went on, and we thought about how all the other prisoners are "mentally ill" in some form or another, we held out hope that the whole "DID murderer who doesn't remember" thing would be subverted in some way. We came to really really look forward to his second trial, and after Purge March even moreso. In our opinion, Milgram team fuckin DELIVERED when Oct. 25th came around. While I personally relate more to John, Mikoto's story and how it's being told are very important to me. The extreme ambiguity of it all makes it better honestly; it's strikingly realistic in that sense. A host who has no idea what's going on or how to deal with it, in a boat with a bunch of presumable singlets who feel the same way, strikes a chord that few other medias have. Plurality is a very difficult topic to do justice, but I think Mikoto's narrative is very humanizing.

3. Favorite headcanon has gotta be the sibling-type relationships, particularly Amane and Fuuta. I love the idea of them stirring up trouble together. Trans headcanons are also my favorite anything ever (transmasc Fuuta and Mikoto/John and nonbinary Amane are my personal favs but transfemme!Fuuta, transfemme!Kazui and other trans headcanons are all GOATed imo)

6. RAHHHHHHH DIFFICULT favorite MV? siiiigh it probably is MeMe. Surprise tone-shift? Check. Tarot motif? Check. THE CRIME IN BRUTAL DETAIL? Check. Lyrics go crazy. Color palette goes crazy. Outfits go crazy. Although I will say "I Love You" is criminally underrated and provocative. Also LOVVVVED Harrow, Tear Drop, INMF, Purge March and Deep Cover. It's so hard to pick!!

7. Who I would get along with? Ironically, probably Fuuta. I think I would put up with his gruff attitude better than most, and we'd probably have similar worldviews regarding justice and the systems in place in society. I've been in similar (thankfully less serious) positions regarding his murder. We both enjoy video games and ramen lol he's still a little shit tho. I also feel like Yuno and I have very similar worldviews and would get along just fine.

Prisoners:

1. What do I think of Amane? Easily one of my favorites. Why? SHE IS SO REAL THAT'S WHY. She's thoroughly heartbreakingly indoctrinated but STILL trusts herself enough to do what's in her best interest in protecting herself. She denies herself so much joy to honor her devotions, even though I'm almost sure she will come to realize that the only "god" looking out for her is her. She just wants everyone to have the "heaven" of infinite happiness she's been promised, and doesn't yet understand that it's something one must make for themselves and that no one can see and know her every move and judge her like that.

3. Amane's first verdict was cruel, but I understand why it happened. Magic's very vague about who she killed and it seemed like she did it simply because the doctrine said to. It was almost like she'd been manipulated into doing it and didn't feel bad at all. When really, she was just joyous that she got to punish her abuser for once, using the rules THEY told her; not the other way around. I still do regret voting "unforgiven," personally. Her second verdict though? Based. I was in the trenches w y'all for that shit. Purge March my beloved. She had every right to punish someone who would torture a child and I don't see how Kotoko doesn't get that??? Amane inno sweep all the way they better treat my girl RIGHT from now on.

4. What do I wish people understood more about Mikoto? Woooo boy. How do I word this.

In the fandom: Mikoto is just a host alter - he's as capable of being mean and aggressive as John is capable of being nice. And his response to John and anger towards the protector is as natural as it is unfair. He's not immune to being a flawed human and deals with stress very differently from John despite sharing a body. Mikoto's denial keeps him going along "normally," but it's doubtless that "he," Mikoto, is truly the responsible one for the crime (as hosts often are the ones making big decisions). And idk, people seem to understand overall?? But there still seems to be confusion sometimes, about how John isn't "just" a protector, but a completely separate person/ego state. Neither one is the "main" alter, or a "nicer"/"better" alter. They're rounded people like the rest of the prison.

In-universe: I wish they understood him and John. I wish they knew he switched sometimes, and that though they're different they aren't dangerous just by virtue of being like that. I wish Mikoto wouldn't shame himself for not "measuring up," and accept himself and what he's done. But we're going to superhell so idk about that.

Thanks for asking!

[jojodelaguerras-wooden-stick]

Here's me infodumpinf about my two favourite songs Let's Hear It for the Boy from Footloose and Chip On My Shoulder from Legally Blonde because they make me feel things

Let's Hear It for the Boy

First off I wanna say I heard the original song from the 1984 movie (I love the movie btw) and I love both the original song and the musical version

I'll ramble in context of the musical because it's easier

What makes me love this song so much is that it's basically rusty loving Willard so much, she doesn't care that Willard can't dance, she enjoys time with him and he does too and AHHHHH

Oh maybe he's no Romeo / But he's my lovin one -man show

the song is just her loving willard so much even tho hes not perfect or impressive. And she loves him so much she wants to show him off!! So let's hear it for the boy !!!!!

My baby he dont talk sweet / He ain't got much to say

But he loves me loves me loves me / I know that he loves me anyway

The mutual connection of I know you love me and you know I love you even tho they dont verbally say it

But he loves me loves me loves me / We always have a real good time

It's just this energy of I love you because of who you are and I love our relationship, our dynamic and the time we spend together I love all this so much I wanna make sure everyone else knows it too

What he does he does so well / It makes me wanna yell / Let's hear it for the boy

Cause every time he pulls me near / I just wanna cheer / Lets hear it for the boy

RAHHHHHHH IT MAKES ME WANT TO YELL

And Willard learns how to dance !!!!

Side note: Miles Teller and Christian Borle have both played the role of Willard and idk how to feel about that /pos

Chip On My Shoulder

I will be putting this song on repeat if it means I have an Emmett in my ear telling me we gotta be driven as hell for me to be motivated

This whole song makes me want to scream because it's Elle and Emmett's relationship developing from almost strangers to ultimate besties like YOU SEE THAT HANDSHAKE THEY HAVE ultimate besties goals

With the chance I've been given / I'm gonna be driven as hell

I'm gonna be playing this line in my head any time I want to give up Emmett my internal emotional supporter

Also Emmett is so sweet literally and he works so hard I wanna hug him

Out out / what are you angry? / Good so get angry / You may find a chip on your shoulder

I love this whole part because Emmett observes that elle obviously hasn't been studying and he's pushing her to start somewhere, clean up her table and "get to work" and he does it in a way to get her frustrated and motivated to study with this "chip" he judt gave her even if its as small as cleaning out her room when she doesn't want to

Idk I love that so much for some reason

They laughed at me like they're laughing at you/ We can't win if we don't follow through

'We' as in both of them like Emmett isn't leaving Elle alone in this journey he's gonna help her study and get up there in class. He also shows empathy towards her by sharing how he experienced being kicked out of class too, again showing shes not alone in this.

And the fact that even tho Elle is already able to pass the class, he still pushes her to work harder, knowing her potential is better than that.

also chewing gum isn't the law it's selling gum cuz someone stuck gum in the train door and caused problems anyway country mention MAJULAH

Let's not chase him away / Let's face him and say / Hey punk let's dance

Elle finally has something to drive her! And it's not just trying to prove Warner she's serious, it's looking him in the eyes and saying "Hey look at what I can do, not like before where i was dumbly chasing after you, I am facing you head on" like YES GIRL

I am reclaiming my pride

THIS Elle went all the way to Harvard to chase after Warner, not really thinking about anything other than get back with Warner. Then finally, she realises she needs to do more than that and becomes "smarter and bolder", she knows what to do now and that is to study and work hard !!!!!!

I also wonder if this is where she stops loving Warner but hasn't realised it until she verbalised it in So Much Better.

If you saw the proshot and you saw how excited Emmett was when Elle finally found her 'chip' like AHHHHHHHH

She was something to see there / I'm just happy I could be there / First big test and she aced it / She's so close she could taste it / She's got a chip on her shoulder

THIS PART I LOVE IT SO MUCH Emmett is so proud of Elle for winning the case exercise (idk if that's the right term) BUT AHHHHHH he's so proud of her and her journey through the past few months studying hard and staying with her along the way, helping and guiding her. I'd just imagine all the moments in those months where Elle struggled and finally she achieved something, Emmett must have been so!!! Happy and proud!!!! Someone also said this is like the part Emmett falls in love with Elle LIKE YESSSSSSSS AND THE GREEK CHORUS RUNNING AROUND HIM bros like a middle schooler falling in love with her omggg AND HIS LITTLE DANCE MANS SMITTEN

This is also me crushing on Emmett I need an Emmett in my life please I love him

^ me listening to these songs

These two songs basically show my view on love, romance and relationships

I also really love Playing with the Boys by Kenny Loggins because of the energy it has, it's just people having fun even the MV is a grp of people playing volleyball (*cough* and the beach scene in TG *cough*) its so underrated its such a good song to get people to have fun

Alright that's it

[goatedgreen]

RAHH RAHHHHHHH so much fun varie. As for dear wilb,i was going to send an email today But then i realized its saturday and now i have to wait till monday.well i guess i could send it now But id still have to wait till monday for a response. ive said it beofre and ill say it again ...ive never felt as autistic as i do when sending emails

SO REAL but i can assure you brother your emails are so normal <3 never a more normal email writer has there been than you i prommy YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH EMAIL HELL

[fire-emblem-heroes-supports]

Fallen!M!Robin/Fallen!F!Corrin C-S Support

Written by @huinari

C SUPPORT

Grima: Hmm?

[Grima peers into the forest to see Corrin lying under a tree.]

Corrin: Hah… That’s better… [covers eyes with an arm.]

Grima: Do you plan on actually digging into the dirt and becoming a worm?

Corrin: Huh? Oh. It’s you… Hello.

Grima: Spare me your pitiful attempt at niceties. It’s almost as pathetic as your idiocy.

Corrin: My… excuse me?

Grima: You heard me.

Corrin: I did, and I was hoping it was the blood rushing in my ears that distorted my hearing… You shouldn’t be near me… it’s dangerous…

Grima: Hopes and wishes are for fools, of which you seem to be a prime example of. Your puny current self has no hope of harming me.

Corrin: …

[Corrin stares at Grima until he breaks eye contact.]

Grima: …Hmph.

[Grima turns around and leaves.]

Corrin: He really is… something.

[Fallen!M!Robin and Fallen!F!Corrin have reached support rank C.]

B SUPPORT

Grima: Another battle, and yet here you are, still emulating an actual worm.

[Corrin, leaning against the tree with her cape covering her legs, glances towards Grima.]

Corrin: ...Hello, Robin. I see you’re here to insult me again.

Grima: I am the fell dragon Grima, fool. Do not mistake me for that weak tactician.

Corrin: Ahh… How could I forget. Nngh. [Grimaces in pain.]

Grima: !

[Grima reaches out to pull away Corrin’s cape, uncovering gashes to her legs.]

Corrin: ! Hey!

Grima: I thought I smelt blood. It seems you were lesser than a worm, with dreams of being food for maggots instead.

Corrin: It’s just a small wound...

Grima: Would the healers say the same?

Corrin: …

Grima: It seems you know the answer. [raises hand and gathers energy.] I may as well just end your existence now.

Corrin: ! [rolls out of way just as the attack hits where she was.]

Grima: It seems the worm can still squirm.

Corrin: Ngh…! Get away! [dark energy begins to break out across her skin.]

Grima: Heh. That’s more like it. Come, let me see what you’re really capable of.

Corrin: RAHHHHHHH!!!!

[Fallen!M!Robin and Fallen!F!Corrin have reached support rank B.]

A SUPPORT

Grima: A worm with the homing instincts of a pigeon, back in the dirt. If it weren’t for your power, none would ever mistake you for a dragon.

Corrin: …

Grima: …

Corrin: …What do you want, Grima?

Grima: [grins sharply.] So there’s some fight in you, then?

Corrin: More curiosity than fight… I know you’re trying to anger me… trying to pick a fight with me.

Grima: …Don’t presume we are peers on equal footing with each other. It’s all-too clear to me that your heart and will are both too weak and hinders what your blood could give you.

Corrin: … heh heh.

Grima: You laugh? Are you mad or foolish?

Corrin: With my blood and how it boils, probably both… but Grima, you only ever come close to me when I’m having difficulty holding myself together.

Grima: And how would I know when that is? Cease this senseless sentimentality, wailing soul.

Corrin: You only talk to me when I’m here. And… I only come to this place when my blood boils and I’m close to losing control. Because these woods… they slow down my blood somehow.

Grima: …

Corrin: And when I did lose control… you kept my rampage to this area and stopped me from hurting anyone other than yourself… Thank you for that. I wouldn’t have been able to… forgive myself if I’d…

Grima: …You are sorely mistaken if you think I take pity on your pathetic state. I merely wish to see when you finally make the choice to give into what you are truly capable of.

Corrin: Which would be?

Grima: Despair. Destruction. Death. All things of unparalleled beauty you with your weak heart and parroted morals cannot understand the true worth of. And when you finally do, and make the choice to let your blood run free as it was meant to, I will enjoy myself immensely in the carnage you create.

Corrin: …So you think I’ll make the choice?

Grima: Yes. And I will witness the results you chose and relish them.

[Grima leaves.]

Corrin: …I wonder if he knows… that he’s fleeing …

[Corrin covers her eyes with her arm.]

Corrin: …I think I really am going mad… if I find comfort in those words … .

[Fallen!M!Robin and Fallen!F!Corrin have reached support rank A.]

S SUPPORT

Grima: …

[Grima fights a rampaging Corrin.]

Corrin: HAARGH!!!

Grima: Hm!

[Fade to black.]

Grima: [looking down at an unconscious Corrin.] Until you become the agent of havoc and chaos you were born to be, until you make that choice yourself, you will continue to waste your potential.

Corrin: …

Grima: And I have no tolerance for fools, let alone fools who cannot accept the gift they have been given. Until you choose with your own will the might of your power, I shall not permit you to rampage blindly.

Corrin: …

Grima: That is why I stop you from leaving this forest in your rampage.

Corrin: … [coughs]

Grima: …

Corrin: …then …

Grima: ?

[Corrin raises her head to look Grima in the eyes.]

Corrin: Then… I guess we’re going to be seeing each other here… for a very long time…

Grima: Oh?

Corrin: You seem to have some… strange faith in me… that it’ll be my choice that drives me over the edge…

Grima: What of it?

Corrin: That’s a faith… that I didn’t have in myself… and yet you’re adamant that I will choose the path of destruction and madness… and willing to act to keep me from accidentally harming allies.

[Grima and Corrin stare at each other, not breaking eye contact.]

Corrin: You’ll have to wait a very… long time… because… I have no intention… on giving in to the madness in my blood. No matter how much… it burns and boils.

Grima: Heh. [Grins.]

Corrin: I won’t give in… I won’t hurt those I care about with my own hands… That’s my choice. And it won’t change.

Grima: We’ll see about that.

Corrin: We will. Watch me, Grima… And I’ll prove it.

[Fallen!M!Robin and Fallen!F!Corrin have reached support rank S.]

[ice-cream-nekogirl]

like a dark paradise (Tokoyami Fumikage X Reader)

I’M BACK FOR A BIT! WHAT’S UP MOTHER-TRUCKERS~?!

Ahhhh school is really kicking my ass you guys... >.< But I had this in my head and I wasn’t going to just let it go while the bug was still in me! I can’t get enough of dear Tokoyami so I wrote this! He’s one of my favorites!!

I apologize for any OOC-ness cuz my writing skills are NOT getting any better XD

Featuring... Birb boi!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwCu8u0bzA

Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise... No one compares to you, I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side...

6 YEARS AGO

He was never treated like the rest of the other children. Then again, not all of the children had features as unique as his, some actually looked more bizarre but they always chose Tokoyami because he was an easy target. Ever since he started school he’d gotten a lot of stares, not subtle jokes made at his expense and he was a sensitive child back during those days so he spent a lot of time hiding in the bathroom, crying.

All he wanted was to keep to himself so he wouldn’t bother anyone with his presence as he sat outside, but they never left him alone and they always followed him just to torment him more. The boy cringed and whined when he felt little bread crumbs being thrown at him. Again. They always did this, any chance students got they would toss bread at him to ‘feed the bird’.

‘Let me at them! Come on!! I can’t let them hurt you!’

But he had gotten his quirk by that time, as Dark Shadow arrived in his life when he was 4 years old and has been with him for the past 5 years. Tokoyami was partially relieved to have a sentient quirk that made him feel a little less alone, but the shadow could be very willful at times and he didn’t have the best control over it yet.

‘No! Don’t! You’ll just make it worse!’

Tokoyami knew better than to fight back, the worst thing children could do at this age of childhood was to stir the pot and give bullies more reason to pick on him. On top of that he had gotten in trouble a few other times because of Dark Shadow’s intervention and he didn’t want a repeat of that because he always got blamed for it even if he and his parents knew that it wasn’t his fault.

“Hungry Tokoyami?” The voice belonged to a slightly older boy, maybe 12 at best with three other 6th graders beside him, all of them boys too. Tomo was the name of the ringleader he thought. The others were Katou, Goda and Maeda.

He slowly stood up where he sat. He could feel all of their judgmental, taunting eyes on him but Tokoyami didn’t dare say anything back to them though, because he feared if he did it would somehow give them more to tease him about.

“I love feeding the birds, but I don’t get why you don’t ever eat what I give you? I go out of my way to feed you dude.” Tomo asked him, leaning in a little closer as he kept his eyes to the ground and kept quiet.

“You need to show a little more fucking gratitude you stupid bird.” Goda then roughly raised his voice as the boy cringed and closed his eyes, his fists clenching from fear as he held them to his chest and trembled where he stood.

“Maybe he don’t like bread. Maybe he’d rather have worms instead? Birds love to eat worms.” Katou suggested with a small smirk, and Maeda had gone off, likely behind a rock to find said ‘worms’ as Tokoyami flinched and gasped a little bit, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes that the other boys noticed.

“Ooh! That’s right… sorry bird boy, I’m an idiot for forgetting that birds like to eat bugs… here we’ll give you something juicer…”

Tokoyami took a step back, but didn’t realize what a mistake that was as Goda hooked his arms under his shoulders and prevented him from trying to get away. “N-No…” He whimpered quietly as he saw Maeda coming closer, hands full of dirt and worms he could see slithering about as he gasped and tried to wriggle away but Katou helped Goda pin him to the ground and held his arms down.

“No… no please…”

He shook his head and pleaded with the boys to show mercy, but he knew that they weren’t as Tomo gave him a menacing grin. “Hee-hee-hee… calm down… just a little bite. It’s delicious… birds eat them all the time… and that’s all you are anyway. A bird we get to feed…” His smirk darkened as the worms Maeda gathered were set to the ground and the latter made sure to hold the 4th grader’s legs down.

“Please! D-Don’t… no…” Tokoyami shook his head, involuntary tears springing to his eyes as he squirmed in their hold but they were stronger than him, bigger than him and older than him.

‘I WANT TO COME OUT! I WON’T LET THEM HURT YOU!!’

‘DON’T!’

The young crow shut his eyes as Dark Shadow demanded to be released but he couldn’t let him, because then the whole school would be after him if he did. “Lunch time Tokoyami~.” Tomo held up two long, wiggling worms as Tokoyami’s eyes widened and he turned his head when those disgusting things were brought closer, and closer to his beak…

“N-NO!!”

Meanwhile…

You weren’t a particularly special student, and you didn’t have a particularly special quirk. All you could do was construct things out of light and you could barely do that. The most you could make was a ball of light, real awesome. You sucked at it…

And on top of that, everyone here at school was lame too, well… maybe except this one guy. He seemed like he was okay but he was a bit of a loner based on what you noticed from the boy.

Perhaps you were a cynical 4th grader but no one really talked to you and you couldn’t find it in you to talk to anyone else either so you decided to just go outside for a bit with your backpack to draw or something instead of being around the other students.

However, you froze when you stepped foot outside and the loud sounds of retching hit your ears as you cringed.  It sounded like someone was sick…

“OH HE PUKED!!”

“DISGUSTING!”

“What the hell is wrong with you?!”

You heard voices, and they were yelling, and by the sound of it they were yelling at someone. Now the logical side of you was telling you to go and get a teacher, but the impulsive side of you instead forced you to run towards the sounds as the voices and the laughter got louder.

And you gasped and hid behind the corner, your (E/C) eyes widening as soon as you saw what was going on. There he was, that boy, hunched over with his arms around his stomach and a puddle of vomit in front of him with three other boys standing over him and laughing. They looked much older too, hell they were 6th graders! What were they doing picking on a 4th grader?!

It made you so mad you shook and breathed heavily, what the hell was wrong with those psychos? Whatever they did they made the boy throw up and it pissed you off to no end as you looked around the ground…

“Unbelievable… we give you food and this is how you repay us?” Tomo asked the smaller boy as Tokoyami heavily panted in an attempt to catch his breath after purging up what the force-fed him. 

He whimpered lightly as he made the mistake of looking at the thick, pale-yellow and chunky liquid that used to be his breakfast, along with the two worms that had been shoved down his throat, still wiggling and undigested. He couldn’t dare look at it anymore without fearing he’d throw up again as he fearfully peered up at Tomo’s face. He tried to glare at him but the tears streaming from his eyes hardly made him look threatening.

“You know… I also read somewhere that mother birds puke up what they eat to their babies.” Katou once had an evil idea as Tokoyami gasped. No, that wasn’t going to happen, he already choked down those vile worms and vomited them back up. He couldn’t take it anymore…

“No…!” He stood up on shaky knees to run away but Goda grabbed his shoulders and pushed him down to the ground. Clutching a fistful of his feathers. “If you don’t eat that throw up I’ll tear off all your feathers one by one bird boy…” The boy growled as Tomo laughed a little bit.

“Well Goda… go ahead… let him eat up his own puke… c’mon it’ll be funny. Do it!” He demanded of the boy and he smirked, picking up the boy and motioning him over to the vomit as Tokoyami shook his head, crying more openly as he pleaded and begged for them to stop, but they weren’t going to…

He shut his tearful eyes as he cried, he didn’t want to look at it, he didn’t want to…

“RAHHHHHHH!!”

Without warning you whacked the brutish Goda on his head with your backpack hard and made him shout as his hands released Tokoyami, making him hit the ground just inches away from his own vomit. Quickly he backed away with wide eyes of shock, gasping as soon as he saw his savior.

His classmate, he had seen you before but not once did he ever expect you to come to his rescue…

You were panting and carrying your backpack with contempt in your eyes as Goda growled angrily at you, while Tomo, Katou and Maeda looked at you in shock. “You bitch!” Goda shouted as he held the back of his head, obviously in pain as you glared at them.

“Go away! Why don’t you ass-clowns go pick on someone in your own grade?!” Despite being a fourth grader, you already picked up on some swear words, but that didn’t matter to Tokoyami. The second he realized that he was saved, he quickly stood up and ran from the four boys and hid behind you. He felt like such a coward but he couldn’t help it.

Tomo on the other hand, still had the gall to be smug as he laughed and smirked, “Oh look Tokoyami. It’s the princess coming to save you… it’s supposed to be the other way around though… hehe c’mon girly girl… what are you doing? Are you really going to try and mess with us? For that freak?” He asked with his hands on his hips, his smirk pissing you off so much that you grabbed one of the rocks you filled your backpack with and threw one right at his stomach.

“OH!!” The boy suddenly held his stomach, groaning and moaning in pain like a little bitch as his friends all gasped and backed away. “AH!” But then they all started screaming when more rocks and small balls of light were tossed as you didn’t hesitate to throw whatever you had on you at them. Unknowingly giving them a taste of their own medicine now that they were the ones getting pelted.

“What the fuck?! Are you crazy?!”

“Get lost Tomo!”

“Bitch!”

“Hey! Leave your mom out of this!” You exclaimed, grinning a little bit when you saw Tomo’s face turn red, and out of impulse you grabbed a very stunned Tokoyami’s arm to run off. The boy yelped a little bit, but he ran away with you as Tomo kept screaming at you both. 

“I’M GOING TO GET YOU BOTH!! I SWEAR IT!!”

Neither of you paid him anymore mind though as you and Tokoyami made your ways back into the semi-safety of the school building. Both of you were panting after such a brisk run, but you started to laugh a little bit as you leaned against the wall.

Not noticing Tokoyami looking right at you, his red eyes still wide as he stood stunned, almost marveled and in disbelief. You looked like a heroine in his eyes as he blushed warmly at the sound of your laughter. Such mirthful laughter sounded like a sweet melody to him. You saved him… why did you save him?

“Hey… are you okay…?”

He was so distracted he didn’t even hear you speaking until you waved your hand in front of his eyes. “Hello…? Are you all right?” You sounded gentle, yet concerned and confused especially since the poor thing got sick from whatever it was those assholes did.

Tokoyami finally noticed that you were talking to him, you were talking to him. “I…” He couldn’t quite muster up a sentence though, so he could only timidly nod at your question. “Good… do you need to go to the nurse’s office?” You asked again though, but Tokoyami shook his head.

“ ‘m fine…” He said rather quietly, voice full of trepidation as he averted his eyes shyly. 

“W-Why did you… w-why did you do that…?” Finally, he found it in him to ask you a real question, which surprised you since you hadn’t ever really heard him talk before.

“Help? I had to… I don’t know what they were doing but I couldn’t just let them hurt you.” You gave your answer, pretty simply too as if it were obvious. And it was to you, there was no way you could let that happen and not do anything.

However, Tokoyami was still surprised that someone, anyone, would even bother to help him at all. After all, he was just a creep and a weirdo.

“But… I… I-I’m a freak… aren’t I…? Just… some weirdo…” He quietly said, tearing up slightly when he repeated all the things almost all the kids he’s ever met in his life called him. You could see how sad the poor guy was though, so you wiped a tear from his eye and he perked up with a light little gasp, his face growing hot at the unfamiliar touch.

“Don’t show them your tears. We’re all freaks. We all have powers… I’m a bigger weirdo than you…” You smiled with a little giggle, “Anyone who tells you you’re a freak is just a nasty little shit, those boys are nasty little shits and if they think they’re gonna try and be heroes like All-Might they’re as stupid as they are ugly. And they are ugly.” You reassured him kindly despite your language as you flashed him a grin.

“T-Thank you...” He said very shyly, his voice cracking a little bit as you swore you could finally see a little smile from the little crow.

“Anyway I’m (L/N) (Y/N).” Finally you shared your name and gave a little bow, and Tokoyami immediately bowed back, except his bow was lower, more respectful. “I’m Tokoyami Fumikage.” He said in the politest voice you had ever heard from any other fourth grader as you giggled happily, making the boy blush as he looked away shyly. If there’s one thing having a bird head was good for, it was hiding any blush on his face.

‘FUMIKAGE LOVES (Y/N)~!!’

Dark Shadow did nothing to help as he sang that in his head, and the boy immediately grew flustered, “N-No I don’t!” He shouted back at his quirk, outloud as you perked up and looked at him in confusion… now he was REALLY thankful that he had all the feathers…

PRESENT

Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise... No one compares to you but there’s no you, except in my dreams tonight...

Tokoyami’s eyes slowly opened as he escaped dream world but that wasn’t a dream, it was a memory, bitter and yet sweet, just like a dark paradise.

He sighed heavily when it all came back to him, all the bullying, all the torment, and yet here was now. In the prestigious UA Academy, already dubbed one of the stronger students, and he actually made friends. Friends who didn’t judge him based on his appearance, and friends who actually cared about his well-being, amazing friends that he was so happy to have made.

However…

He had to admit that none of them compared to you, as you had gone to UA with him. The two of you remained friends, rather close friends after that day and you freed him from his loneliness. Although Tokoyami had gotten used to solitude and at times preferred it, he made you an exception as the two of you could just be alone together.

Something he considered a personal paradise.

But now that he was awake, he realized that you were not here, you weren’t in his bed as you had been previously. He swore you were just here, you were in bed with him weren’t you?

Tokoyami knew that he shouldn’t have gotten so frantic, but he couldn’t help the rapid beating in his heart as he sucked in a sharp, shallow breath and looked around. He opened his eyes and you weren’t there. Did he dream the whole thing? Did none of that really happen and were you just a figment of his fragile imagination?

If so why did he have to wake up? He didn’t want to wake up anywhere if you couldn’t be on the other side with him. And you weren’t here…

He shook his head as he couldn’t go back to sleep, he wished he could but he couldn’t. All the crow could do was exit his room and go look out the window, clear his head despite the faint tears he tried to fight back. Dammit there was no way that this could ever leave his head…

He hated this, he hated feeling like the same, pathetic little boy he was all those years ago.

The same boy that had to be saved by a kind human being that he wasn’t even sure was real anymore. But then he paused and froze when he heard a familiar voice, a familiar melody.

“Whether near or far… I am always yours… any change in time, we are young again…”

You sang somewhat cheerfully, shaking your hips as you grabbed the small canister of ice-cream and a spoon, “Laaaay us down… we’re in love… lay us down… we’re in love…” Softly you twirled about in your pajamas, not seeing the shocked face of your boyfriend as he slowly walked closer to something he hoped was real…

“Ahhhhh…” You started to hum, but stopped as soon as you finally saw Tokoyami right there, a pink blush coating your cheeks as you couldn’t help but grin widely and nervously. “Oh boy… hee-hee you’re awake… well… good evening handsome~.” Still you kinda flirted with him, but grew a bit confused when you saw his figure slowly slouch as he let out a subtle breath of relief…

So it was all real…

“Good evening.” Feeling somewhat embarrassed for freaking out like that, he reverted back to his polite, ‘edgy’ self as you giggled. You remembered back when he was just a shy little thing and now he was the gloomy prince of darkness, but you fell in love with that, all of him. Of course you had to be the one to ask him out first though, since secretly, Tokoyami was a little bit shy when it came to things like romance even though he was a secret romantic at heart.

“What are you doing awake?” He asked you, a hint of curiosity in his voice as you chuckled sheepishly, shrugging your shoulders. “You know me… it’s hard for me to go to sleep and… I tried to sleep but I just couldn’t…” You sighed a little bit, having had some trouble sleeping since you never did go to bed early, and Tokoyami knew that.

He gave a small sigh as he went over to you, “I can stay up with you.” He offered to you politely, scratching the side of his beak a little bit as you couldn’t help but smile, “Yay~. I’m glad you’re here actually, I don’t like bein’ up all by myself… less I’m gonna be dancing…” You chuckled a little bit and earned a small smile from your boyfriend.

You always knew how to light up a room, like you had lit up the darkness in his life just by being in it. For all his talk about his love of the darkness, you were his break from the darkness by giving him light.

“What about you? What woke you up Fumi?” However, the fact that Tokoyami was awake at the same time you were, didn’t go unnoticed. It was 1 in the morning, and while Tokoyami didn’t exactly go to bed early, as most teenagers didn’t, you were still concerned.

Tokoyami almost froze, the last thing he wanted was for you to ask any questions like that since it honestly still embarrassed him. It’s not like it was even a nightmare or anything, but the memories of those ‘nasty little shits’ from his childhood still haunted him from time to time. How they made him feel, how they treated him, it was something he hadn’t quite let go of yet even though he tried.

But he would never lie to you, he swore to never lie to you when the two of you got together. “I had that dream again. The memories of my childhood.” He admitted lowly, his eyes downcast as you frowned a little bit, eyes narrowing slightly when you recalled those little assholes that you were happy to never see again after they picked on your dear Tokoyami.

You knew it was something Tokoyami didn’t like thinking about, even if something good came out of that memory, parts of it was something that brought out all of the feelings of worthlessness and self-hatred back to him. So you put your arm around him, gently leading him over to the couch, sitting him down as you gently kissed his beak.

He jumped ever so slightly, his red eyes widening as his face burned hot at the little kiss. Even if you and him were dating he would still always blush like a schoolboy every time you kissed him. “Remember what I said? How those boys were all just nasty little shits? Well I stand by that…” You said to him gently, nuzzling up to him and making him blush even darker, but you couldn’t see under the feathers.

“You’re a hero Fumikage… leagues ahead of any of those little shits, and stronger than anyone else I know. To go through all of that, and to be here now… that goes to show that you were always better than them. I always thought so…” Your voice was gentle as you gently hugged him, running a gentle hand through the soft feathers you loved as you felt Tokoyami’s arms slowly engulf you into a soft embrace.

“Thank you (Y/N)… thank you for everything…” Tokoyami whispered to you as he held onto you a little tighter, wanting to feel more of your warmth. It gave him peace during these times as it just reminded him that this wasn’t a dream, and even if it was, he never wanted to wake up from it.

Smiling warmly, you gave his beak another little kiss as you giggled when his feathers floofed up a little bit, no doubt from embarrassment, “C’mon… it’s Friday night. Let’s stay up together love… wanna watch The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina?” You asked as you grabbed the remote, remembering the ice cream you grabbed as Tokoyami couldn’t help but give you a smile.

“Yes I would like that very much.” He said with a very content, relaxed tone as you grinned and turned on the TV but kept it low so you didn’t wake anyone up. Your head on his shoulder as you and Tokoyami gently put his arm around you while the credits played.

I don't wanna wake up from this tonight

[tfpshatteredglasswriter]

The Return Of A Lost Friend Part 6

Meanwhile on the Nemesis, Megatron was enraged about what happened as the others just watched on from a fair distance to not get caught with their leader's temper.

"RAHHHHHHH!!! The Dark Energon was within my grasp! Until that little human pest destroyed it and not only that but she was able to bring back life to a dead Cybertronian! How is it possible?!" Megatron growled angrily as he let out a roar of frustration. Everything was going smoothly but that human girl destroyed his plans to get more energon.

"Well..., my liege, to... to be honest... I have no idea. You see, the legends say that the Sword of Creation has unknown powers. Maybe reviving Cybertronians is one of these powers." Knock Out said sheepishly since he read something about the sword that he saw the human girl used but he only got a threatening glare from Megatron.

"Instead of telling me what I know, you should tell me what I don't know!" Megatron yelled at him since he knows what the legend states of the sword of creation or sword of Primus but he just didn't understand why and how.

Soundwave walk towards the computer and replayed what happened at the battle moments ago and showed Megatron and the others what happened earlier when Emily grabbed the Dark Energon shard and they took notice that she seemed to be in so much pain as they noticed that her optic-eye were an eerie purple.

"Hey check it out." Breakdown watched the footage curiously and couldn't help but shiver at the sight of the eerie purple color and the aura surrounding the girl. It all just seemed so dark to the feeling.

"Hmm... oddly weird. Energon could cause negative effects on human biology and yet this little human girl was able to grab it." Knock Out informed since he found it strange how the little human was able to grab the shard and not get any symptoms from even touching it since he knows that humans and Energon don't go well together.

"So why was she acting like that?" Airachnid grew interested in the footage as she watched how the human girl was trying to fight for control as if fighting someone.

"That's a total mystery." Knock Out agreed with Airachnid since they don't know how or why.

"Or maybe it's not. It seems that this human girl could not control the power of Dark Energon. If we had some, we could use it to control her." Megatron observed the footage closely and took down the information on what he was seeing.

"Too bad the Dark Energon was destroyed." Breakdown reminded them since they didn't get one measly shard.

"Speaking of which. Where is Starscream?" Airachnid asked as she noticed the absence of the seeker.

"He's checking the mine. To think that is because of this massive brute that my Finnish got ruined. I mean look at that." Knock Out complained as he noticed that his paint job was ruined again as he sent Breakdown a glare.

"Well next time try to hit an Autobot instead of me." Breakdown sneered at him as he could still feel the pain from getting hit by Knock Out instead of him hitting Bulkhead.

"Oh, please. None of you could hit an Autobot." Airachnid told them smugly since she was able to hit Arcee and injured her.

"Oh really? Look who's talking. You were able to hurt the Autobot called Arcee and yet you failed to kill her." Knock Out sneered at her as she sneered back with an angered hiss.

"Perhaps I can remedy this situation by taking care of you!" Airachnid hissed angrily as she was ready to take Knock Out down as Knock Out sneered at her.

"You just try it!" This escalated to a full blown argument as Dreadwing and Soundwave just watched on in amusement and this made Megatron more pissed off as he turned around and growled loudly.

"ENOUGH! I will not tolerate your childish bickering inside my ship!" This caused the arguing trio to stop instantly but were sending each other death glares.

"Forgive us, Lord Megatron." Airachnid apologized as she sent a glare to Knock Out who glared back while Dreadwing shook his head at them before turning to Megatron.

"Lord Megatron." Dreadwing called as he took notice that Megatron was calming down slightly.

"What is it, Dreadwing?" Megatron asked curiously as he turned to the other seeker.

"I received Starscream's report from the mine and I think you should see what he found." This made them all curious and interested as they all went to the lab to see what Starscream found.

They arrived there and noticed the dimmed crystal on the table and they knew that it was Dark Energon but it was a faded purple color as this confused them. How can there still be Dark Energon? The explosion blew the whole place up.

"A Dark Energon crystal?" Megatron asked curiously as Starscream entered right after they entered.

"How is it possible? Nothing could've survived that explosion." Knock Out said as he took a closer look and noticed that it was faded and didn't give out that bad vibe.

"Apparently Dark Energon can. It's prodigious to see how this very rare form of Energon survived but it's completely useless. If you look at it, it's completely drained as if-" Starscream started only to be cut off by what happened next.

The Dark Energon crystal starts glowing and Megatron's own Dark Energon shard is pulsating as if it activated the dormant crystal as the shard started to regain its power which shocked them all.

"This... cannot be." Starscream looked shocked as he took hold of the shard and noticed that it was now a dark energon shard as Megatron started to laugh by the turn of events.

"Hahahahaha. It appears that this Dark Energon shard has been activated by my very will." Megatron smirked evilly as he was starting to like what will happen if they gather more.

"Quite impressive, my liege." Knock Out was surprised by this but was liking it slowly as Megatron turned to the seeker.

"Starscream, go back to the mine and bring back more of these crystals. Breakdown will accompany you." Megatron ordered as the seeker just bowed down as Breakdown nodded.

"Yes, master." Starscream complied as Megatron turned to Knockout to give him instructions.

"Knock Out, I want you to examine this Dark Energon sample and try to explore weaponry possibilities." Megatron handed the shard to Knock Out who took it carefully in his servos and was careful not to break it.

"Right away, my liege." Knock Out went to where his equipment was to start the research as Starscream started heading out to prepare the orders given to him.

"I'll prepare our mining team for the task." Starscream said as Airachnid decided to taunt him.

"I hope you will have learned how to kill an Autobot by the time you get back." Airachnid taunted him and caused Starscream to growl at her before he left with Breakdown following to start the mining process.

Dreadwing approached Megatron since he was curious about what he had in mind for the Dark Energon that will regain its power.

"Lord Megatron, if I may ask. What good could Dark Energon provide us?" Megatron turns to him as Dreadwing can see that he was formulating a plan for their newest target.

"A lot of good and perhaps maybe give us control of a certain asset that belongs to the Autobots." Megatron said as he started to think of the things he can do using Dark Energon to control Emily.

Meanwhile back at the Autobots base, Arcee's status was stabilized as Cliffjumper was being checked from head to pede by Ratchet, the kids were talking about the fact that Emily's sword brought back Cliffjumper from the dead as they still couldn't believe it.

"I can't believe that a sword was able to bring back Cliffjumper." Miko said as she was sitting on the couch as Emily was leaning against the railing with her hands in her pockets.

"Me neither. I bet Arcee won't believe it either when she wakes up." Jack said as he thought on how Arcee would react to seeing her once dead partner was alive.

"She's gonna think that she might be dreaming or dead." Raf smiled as Emily just giggled at the thought before they looked up to see that Wheeljack went up to them.

"Hey speaking of the dead. I've gotta go back there and find my ship." Wheeljack remembered that his ship was back at the mines and had to retrieve it as Bulkhead came up.

"I'll go with you." Bumblebee beeped and they knew that he wanted to come along as well to help as Smokescreen nodded and joined in.

"Me too. You might need some help." Smokescreen said as Bulkhead patted his back.

"Sure thing, kid. Ratchet, can you open the bridge?" They turn to Ratchet expectantly but he just waves his servo at them without turning away from what he was doing.

"Can't you see I'm busy?" Ratchet told them as Bulkhead rubbed the back of his helm sheepishly.

"Oh right." Bulkhead laughed sheepishly as the others gave him a look while smirking as Raf put the coordinates to the mine.

"I'll do it. Opening the ground bridge now." Raf said as he pressed the final key and the ground bridge went online.

Wheeljack walked up to Emily who looked up to him curiously.

"Well, it was nice meeting you, girl. If you ever need some shooting tips, I might take some time off to show you some tricks." He gave her a grin as she grinned back. Maybe someone with expertise in handling the plasma cannons might help her get a good aim.

"I'll think about it. Be careful out there, guys." She nodded before turning serious since she sensed that the cons didn't leave the place yet.

"We'll be alright. See you later, kids." Wheeljack turned to the others who waved to them as the foursome all ran to the portal and disappeared through it before Miko replayed what Wheeljack said. What did he mean by Emily needing shooting tips? She didn't have a gun, right?

"Uh... what did Wheeljack mean with shooting tips?" Miko turns to Emily in confusion and she almost facepalms for forgetting to tell them.

"Oh right. I totally forgot." She said sheepishly as she outstretched her left arm and it transformed into her plasma cannon much to their shock.

"Whoa! You have guns?" Jack asked in amazement as he saw that it looks powerful and will pack quite a punch.

"Amazing." Raf said as he pushed back his glasses.

"Sweet." Miko fished out her phone from her pocket and took a picture as Ratchet turned to them and had to warn Emily to be careful with her new weapons. Seeing Emily using a sword is one thing but her having plasma cannons was another.

"Be careful with those things. They're dangerous." Ratchet warned them as Emily looked at him in confusion.

"Come on, Ratchet, there's no need to worry. I've got it all under control." Emily said but it seemed that she proved herself wrong as Emily accidentally shot out a plasma shot straight at Ratchet's toolbox and it scattered the tools on the ground.

"I needed that!" Ratchet gave Emily a stern and scolding look as she laughed sheepishly and nervously as Ratchet picked up his scattered tools back.

"Oops sorry." She apologized as she turned her cannon back into her hand.

"I'll just put them down." She rubs the back of her head as the others snickered while Cliffjumper approaches them. After seeing what happened, he knew that Emily was a powerful one.

"Haha. Same old Ratchet. Glad to see that some things haven't since I was..." He trailed off as Emily knew exactly what he was gonna say.

"Must have been hard to be back huh?" She asked solemnly as he nodded as he looked around the base and noted small changes but that's all.

"Yeah... I don't remember much except that Starscream made a hole in my chest. And then it all went black... I also remember joining the Allspark but then nothing." Cliffjumper explained as Ratchet approached. He couldn't stay mad at Emily since it was an accident but she would definitely need a lesson for handling those plasma cannons of hers.

"Yes, well... It's best for you not to know. The best thing for you now is to rest. There'll be plenty of time for catching up." Cliffjumper knew he was right but before they could move, Arcee was starting to stir, signifying that she was waking up from her slight stasis.

"Hey look. Arcee is starting to wake up." Emily noted with relief as they went to see Arcee is indeed waking up as Ratchet went to check on her before he uses his light to see if she's alright.

"Are you feeling okay, Arcee?" Ratchet asked her as she opened her optics slowly.

"It still hurts. But I'll live." Arcee said but winced slightly at her wound. Before she could even utter another word, a familiar voice made her freeze knowing who the voice belonged to.

"Good to hear." Cliffjumper said in relief as Arcee turned to him slowly with wide optics. Was this for real? Is Cliffjumper alive and standing before her?

"It's been a while." Cliffjumper laugh softly as Arcee was still in shock.

"Cliffjumper? I must be dreaming or under a Cortical Psychic Patch." Arcee sat up while shaking her head as she didn't believe it.

"I can assure you, Arcee. This is very real. Cliffjumper is back." Ratchet told her as she looked shocked by what he meant and she looked at the mech before her and was still shocked to see that her old partner before Jack is alive and back.

"Is it really you?" Arcee whispered softly as she tried to keep her composure in check but she was failing.

"Of course it's me. I know it comes as a shock but-" he was cut off by Arcee giving him an upset glare as the others didn't expect that kind of reaction from her but they understand why.

"What were you thinking, Cliffjumper?! Facing the enemy on your own like that?! Do you have any idea of what we've been through?! Of what I've been through...?" Arcee whispered the last parts as Cliffjumper felt his spark break by hearing how broken and sad she was. She already lost Tailgate and just seeing him alive and back just throws her off.

Everyone remained quiet as they watched what was going on as they knew that Arcee was upset with Cliffjumper for not having back up and leaving Arcee all alone.

"Arcee, I-" Cliffjumper started but was cut off again as Arcee rushed toward him and gave him a hug as lubricant started to fall down her optics as he was taken aback but let her.

"I'm glad to have you back." Arcee whispered as her voice shook as they could clearly tell that she was trying to hold back tears. She can't stay mad forever as she was just happy and glad to have the mech she grew close to was back. That's all that matters for now.

Cliffjumper sighed softly before hugging Arcee back as he felt bad for leaving her just like that. The others watch on as the two hug happily as Miko wipes a small tear from her eyes while Jack smiled as he was happy for his partner as Raf and Ratchet smiled at the sight while Emily kept her emotions in check but had a soft smile at the sight of Arcee being happy again.

"I'm sorry for what happened. It's good to be back." He whispered softly as Arcee started to calm down but she was still confused about one thing as she pulled away from the hug.

"But I don't get it. How were you able to come back?" Arcee asked in confusion as Cliffjumper shrugged since he didn't know.

"To be honest. I don't know." Cliffjumper turned to Ratchet who shook his head since he didn't know either.

"Don't ask me because I don't know either." Emily cleared her throat as they looked at her as she looked up to them.

"It's thanks to me. It would seem that my sword had the power to bring Cliffjumper back. I just need to put it in his spark chamber and... there he is." Emily finished her explanation as she gestured to the now alive Cliffjumper as he smiled thankfully at her.

Arcee then approaches Emily before getting down on one knee and let's her climb on her servo to give her a hug as Emily smiles up at Arcee who smiles back.

"I can never thank you enough for this." Arcee brought Emily to where her Spark is as Emily patted her chest plate as she smiled up to her as Cliffjumper looked at them with curiosity.

"I'm glad I was able to help a friend. Speaking of friends." The two pulled away as Arcee lowered her servo to the floor as Jack approach the femme when Emily got off.

"Hey, Arcee. Good to see you're okay." Jack smiled up to her as she smiled back.

"You should know better not to worry about me." Arcee told him as Jack just chuckled. Same old Arcee.

"Is that guy your new partner?" Cliffjumper asked as he saw how the two interacted.

"Yeah. He's also my friend." Arcee nodded as Cliffjumper kneeled down to look at Jack closely.

"So... you've been having Arcee's back while I was gone?" He asked him curiously as Jack nodded as he turned to him.

"You might say that." Jack said before Emily remembered something.

"Oh now that I think about it. I've got something for you, CliffJumper." Cliffjumper turns to her as she walks toward him.

Emily reached inside for her pocket before grabbing something from it inside it and opened her hands to show what it was. It was Cliffjumper's broken horn. After getting it from her pocket, she showed it to him as he looked surprised before he patted the side of his helm and took notice of the missing horn.

"Consider it a welcome back gift." She smiled up at him and he couldn't help but smile back.

"Thanks, kid." He smiled at her as she smiled up more.

"Call me, Emily." She introduced herself as Cliffjumper nodded before he kneeled down and accepted his missing horn back as he stood up.

"Thanks, Emily. I would love to have my two horns." He turned to Ratchet as the medic nodded as he turned his servo into a welder.

"Hold still then." Cliffjumper sat down as Ratchet aligned it before making sure that it was okay before reattaching the broken horn back on Cliffjumper's helm. After a few minutes, he was done as he stood back and nodded to Cliffjumper.

"There. It is good as new." Ratchet put the welding back where it belongs before going back to the computer to resume his work before the whole mine incident.

"Thanks, Ratchet. If anyone wants to go for a ride." Cliffjumper said before turning to the kids with a grin as they got curious.

Cliffjumper then transformed into his vehicle form and ignited his engine before opening the doors and they smiled excitedly at the prospect of riding Cliffjumper in his vehicle form.

"Come on in." Cliffjumper told them as the trio ran up to get in to start the fun.

"Whoa... nice." Raf said as he got in the back seat.

"So awesome." Miko grinned excitedly as Arcee just smiled at them.

"You'll have to go without me, guys." She said as Cliffjumper was disappointed by this but understood.

"Too bad. It's been a while since we went out together." That came out wrong as Jack, Miko, Raf and Emily looked surprised and confused by this and Ratchet had to hold back a laugh by their reaction.

"Together? Were you two dating or something?" If Cliffjumper was still in his robot form, he would have the same blue hue on his faceplates like Arcee as she averted her gaze with her faceplate a soft pink color.

"No. Just go." Arcee went to her berth room to recharge and to avoid further embarrassment by the idea of her and Cliffjumper being mates but it sounds like a nice idea to think.

"Come on, guys. You coming, Emily?" Jack laughed at Arcee's reaction before turning to Emily expectantly for her to join but she shook her head with a smile.

"You guys go ahead. I need to check my motorcycle." She pointed to her motorcycle by the sidelines as Jack nodded in understanding.

"Okay." He nodded as she nodded back before he got inside CliffJumper on the front seat so that way it would look like he's driving and they took off with the kids whooping in joy and delight.

After watching them go, Emily started checking her motorcycle for any damage as she started thinking back at what happened at the mines. She took out some small rocks that got in slightly in the engine of her motorcycle and she guessed that it would need to be cleaned later on.

"What a load of rocks." She muttered to herself as she wiped her cheek but got slight grime on it. She heard footsteps and glanced up to see that Optimus came in as he walked up towards her and stopped while looking at her curiously.

"Do you need help?" He asked her curiously and it caused her to blush when she caught herself staring for a bit since she got lost in his optics.

"Optimus,... oh, uh,... well..." She stuttered slightly as he raised an optic ridge at her curiously as she shook her head to clear her mind while making the blush go away slightly.

"Yeah, I could use some help." She admitted as she saw that a rock got lodged in the front wheel of her motorcycle.

She started to tug on it but it wouldn't budge a bit but it was stuck good.

"Come on." She gritted her teeth as she kept tugging it but it didn't help.

She laughs sheepishly as she looks up to Optimus who chuckled warmly before Optimus grabs the rock to help Emily. They both removed some rocks that got in the base and they were done after a few minutes.

"Oh thanks. That should be enough for now. Cliffjumper surely loves to have his horn back." She smiled up to him as she dusted the seat of her motorcycle as he smiled back.

"A very generous thought coming from you." He told her as she tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Thanks, Optimus. Are you okay?" She thanked him before looking him over to be sure that he wasn't hurt badly by their battle.

"Yes it's just that I was asking myself how were you doing?" He asked her as he looked at her optic-eye which was an interesting color.

"I'm doing okay. I gotta admit today was kind of... hectic. You know, with the Dark Energon and everything." She sighed softly since she remembered how she felt after grabbing the shard.

"I saw how the shard was trying to control you." He told her as he was worried and concerned moments ago as he couldn't get the way she looked at them when she was fighting the influence of the Dark Energon shard that was trying to put her thought out of his processor. She looked so scared back then and he got scared that he might lose her to something.

"Yeah... it was... scary. I started hearing a voice telling me to take the shard and use it. I believe that this voice called himself Unicron or something. Whatever it was, I'm glad I got rid of the shard." She shuddered slightly at the memory of it. It just made her feel sick and uneasy like she almost lost a part of herself to the darkness.

"Today you have shown great courage and great strength. And you were able to perform that not even a Prime could do. There is more to you than meets the eye." He told her before he patted her head with his digit before he got up for a drive to clear his processor of what happened as she smiled as she watched him go before checking her bike again.

While Emily was checking her bike, She wondered what Optimus meant with what he said as she looked confused and wondered what he meant by them. She accomplished something that not even a Prime can do? That was something.

"What did Optimus mean with that? Mm... ah well. Guess I won't figure out the answer today. Time to go catch the others." She said in confusion but she shook her thoughts away before grabbing her helmet.

She got on her motorcycle while putting on her helmet before turning on her engine as she revved up the ignition before turning to Ratchet who was watching her as she smiled at him.

"See you later, Ratchet." She waved to him as he nodded back before going back to his work.

"Yes, yes." Ratchet waved back before she made her engine roar with life and left the base and quickly caught up with the others.

Meanwhile Bulkhead, Smokescreen, Wheeljack and Bumblebee were inspecting the crash site of the Jackhammer as they found it and saw that it had a lot of damage and will be a few days before it's fixed.

"The Jackhammer took quite a hit. Let's try to fix this thing." Wheeljack said as he started to fix his ship as Bulkhead knew what he was going to do.

"Planning to leave soon, Jackie?" Bulkhead looked at him curiously as Wheeljack looked at him and nodded.

"You know me, Bulk. I like flying around." Wheeljack said as he continued fixing the Jackhammer.

"Can I go with you?" Smokescreen asked since he wanted to experience and learn more of his more experienced team mates.

"Sorry, rookie, I like working alone." Smokescreen sighed but understood.

"Ah man." Smokescreen pouted as Bumblebee beeped and comforted him before they all froze when they heard some weird noise. It sounded like drilling.

"You guys hear that?" Bulkhead asked as Wheeljack nodded as he recognized the sound anywhere.

"Sounds like a... Decepticon drill?" Wheeljack said in confusion. What are Decepticons doing back there? The place is not worth going back to... Right?

Bumblebee beeped as if telling them that they should check it out to make sure.

"Let's go check it out." Smokescreen said as they walked to the ledge and crouched down to check it and to their biggest surprise and shock they saw that Decepticons were still there and mining the whole place as gears like drills and crates were being played out.

"Are you guys seeing this?" Bulkhead whispered in shock as they stayed hidden and quiet to avoid getting caught.

"Yeah. It's weird." Wheeljack had to agree with Bulkhead. It's strange to see their enemies back at the same place where they battled.

Wheeljack watched each cons before noticing a certain seeker and wrecker as he motioned for the others to see.

"There's Starscream." Wheeljack said as they saw the cons as they were giving the workers orders to mine some kind of crystals.

"And Breakdown. Hmm... Something big is going on here." Bulkhead glanced at Bumblebee as he beeped quietly while shaking his head.

"Yeah, well, whatever it is, it's going down." Wheeljack was about to go for round 2 but Bulkhead stopped him before he could even jump down.

"Hold up, Jackie. We should call, Ratchet." Bulkhead said since this was a big thing and they need someone with enough knowledge to know what's going on.

"On it." Smokescreen said before he turned on his comm-link.

"Ratchet, come in."

Back at the base, Ratchet was just putting his tools away before he looked up and saw that Smokescreen was on and using his comm-link.

"Ratchet, come in. Do you hear me?" Ratchet approached the computer to answer.

"I hear you, Smokescreen. What is it?" Ratchet replied but he could hear faint sounds in the background.

"You might think it's crazy. But right now the cons are mining." Ratchet had to blink at this. Did Smokescreen say that the Decepticons were back at the mine they have been to and we're mining? But the whole place doesn't have anything worth mining unless some Dark Energon survived the explosion.

"In the mine we've been in? That's impossible. The explosion should've destroyed all the Energon in it. But since it's Dark Energon there is a possibility that it might've survived." Ratchet tried to think of why the cons would start mining again if the Dark Energon survived somehow.

Back at the mines, they kept watching the cons put faded and dimmed colored energon on the crates which gave them more confusion but were getting a bad feeling about why they needed it.

"Looks like it. Although it's weird. All the Dark Energon looks drained." Smokescreen said as he saw the crystal shards that were being loaded in the crates.

Back at the base, Ratchet was typing away at his computer as Smokescreen was keeping him updated on what's going on.

"What good would that be to the Decepticons?" Smokescreen asked curiously as Ratchet went into thoughts before telling them what he came up with.

"Hmm. The Dark Energon shard that was destroyed earlier acted like some sort of energy. Like a battery. Without another shard, this Dark Energon would be useless... Oh no... This is worse than I thought." Ratchet started to feel his Energon run cold as he started to realize why they were mining the dimmed Dark Energon but it can't be true. It just can't.

"What is it?" Smokescreen asked in concern through the comm-link since he heard what Ratchet said.

"I can't be sure yet. Be careful and make sure they don't see you." Ratchet told them as the four needed to get back before they were caught.

"Roger that. Smokescreen out." Smokescreen then hangs up and leaves Ratchet alone with his thoughts.

Back at the mines, the others look at Smokescreen since they heard the conversation.

"What did Ratchet say?" Bullhead asked as Smokescreen glanced at him.

"He's not sure. We should try to move the Jackhammer far from here." Smokescreen told them before gesturing to the Jackhammer and to move it someplace else so they won't get caught.

"I hate to run out from a fight." Wheeljack huffed in annoyance but Bulkhead gave him a look.

"But we have to." Bullhead told him sternly as Bumblebee beeped and whirred in agreement with Bulkhead

"Let's go." They all nodded before going towards the Jackhammer to try and move it someplace secluded so they won't be caught.

Meanwhile back at the base, Ratchet was asking himself what Megatron was planning with the Dark Energon.

"What could Megatron possibly be planning with that Dark Energon? Whatever it is, it can't be good." Ratchet said as he grew worried since he still couldn't get the way Emily was looking at them when she was trying to fight for control against someone out of his processor.

He just hopes that they can protect Emily before something bad or worse happens to her and he would blame himself for failing something that he vowed to do.

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Global Source meets Mayday

Following on from last week’s post, where Global Source caught up with the girls of B.L.O.O.M. ahead of their debut night at Soup Kitchen, this week we continue our series on Manchester nightlife with an interview with Tom from Mayday, a collaborative project between two well-established names on the Manchester scene: CULT and Ossia. This Saturday at Hidden they’re hosting what looks set to be a pretty outstanding showcase of cutting-edge electronic music, with a serious roster of talent from the celebrated R&S Records, and none other than Talaboman (John Talabot and Axel Boman) headlining. Read on to find out about what it takes to throw a rave in a skatepark, the challenges of making high-end bookings as an independent promoter, and what to expect from Mayday in the coming months.

Global Source: First things first, for those unaware of what you guys are up to, can you describe Mayday in your own words? What’s it all about, and what’s the link with Ossia and CULT?

Tom from Mayday: Mayday is a collaboration between Ossia and CULT. It’s simply the joined forces of the brands. It’s opened up new possibilities for us in terms of bookings, both financially as well as by combining our roster of residents. We’re taking Mayday in a different direction from the other two brands, which tend to focus on more intimate gigs in medium-sized venues, usually showcasing 1 or 2 artists. Mayday on the other hand is all about collaboration with organisations, labels and collectives, really trying to provide some of Manchester’s most top end nightlife. Our show with Dimensions last year was a lot of fun and an amazing opportunity to bring high-calibre artists the likes  of Daniel Avery to Manchester.  

GS: Cool – nice to see a full-on long-term collaboration between the two crews. Having more of you involved must make it a little easier on the wallet to make those higher-end bookings… Does it also make it harder to agree on a lineup? What’s the decision-making process like?

TfM: The costing is definitely eased by the number in the group, sure, but it doesn’t detract from the huge risk we put on ourselves for every show! The lineup process is always a tricky one but thankfully we’re all extremely passionate about the music and appreciate artists from across the spectrum of the dance scene. There’s rarely a suggestion that gets completely shut down because ultimately we’d love to have everyone play for us. Most of the time the main restriction is availability and the booking costs of the artists, we may agree on a 5 stage contingency of acts we want and get in touch with them all, only to find out that they’re all booked, taking the month off, or tied up in something else. Finding a solution is one of the fun bits though, trying to work out who would fit with who, whether they played too recently or too near, all these things come into play.

GS: So back in June you guys hosted an event at Manchester’s Projekts skatepark, where you had Mall Grab and Shanti Celeste play. How did that event come about? I saw some pretty funny video of people who’d had a few too many trying to negotiate a quarter pipe – did you have to do a risk assessment?

TfM: We scouted out the skatepark because we saw that UKF had done an event there a couple of years back. It looked like a wicked event so we got in touch and they were fortunately interested in having us in. They have to get a TEN [Temporary Event Notice] to have an event there but even with that we got the council coming over an hour before the licence expired telling us to pull the plug. Luckily we managed to pull a filibuster and sweet talked them for the hour so that we didn’t have to shut down before Mall Grab finished! The venue was covered with a risk assessment already but we had to take out insurance in case anyone did bail on the quarter pipe while trying to backside blunt and split their chin open. Luckily everyone partied *fairly* sensibly and we didn’t have any issues. There’s always an element of mutual trust when holding events like that, and with a crowd who are there for the music not because they’re at “UNAYYY” and love chanting about the most recent footballer caught up in a controversy we were alright.

GS: I’m sure you heard about the recent controversy caused by Jeremy Underground’s agent threatening to bite someone if they didn’t book a 5 star hotel with a gym and sauna for his client. If you don’t mind, I’d like to get your take on it – should top DJs feel entitled to a post-set spa session? Is there anyone you guys rate highly enough that you’d pay for their sauna to get them on the bill?

TfM: To be honest most tier 1 artists require 5* hotels with room service, wifi, leisure facilities, all expenses covered, upmarket dinner, excessive riders etc. It doesn’t come as any surprise to me that JU asked for those extra facilities because as he said, he had a very busy week of shows. That said we’re always careful to read the contract beforehand to know exactly what we’re getting ourselves into. Everything is negotiable, so as long as you don’t blindly sign bits of paper you should know what to expect. Changing agreements last minute on the other hand isn’t okay. It’s a bit of a confusing situation and it seems that the agent and the promoters were both slightly in the wrong - Jeremy offered to pay for it all himself so in my eyes he wasn’t being out of order. Personally I’d let Dixon have my house keys, all of my savings, any current girlfriends, my watch and my best pair of shoes because I think he is an absolute god. Whether I speak for the rest of the Mayday team is another question but he holds a special place in my heart!

GS: While we’re on the subject of big bookings, at this time of year as we all know it’s Warehouse Project season. Obviously they’ve elevated the standing of Manchester’s club scene on the world stage as a heavyweight contender, but some feel they’re unfairly monopolizing the market. As a smaller outfit, what do you feel are the pros and cons of the WHP brand?  

TfM: I remember a great piece of convo I had with Toby who was the original Ossia don, saying that he didn't mind WHP before this year because as much as they got most of the huge names they tended to leave a decent gap for more niche artists. This year they've just snapped up so many acts we wanted to book who we thought were a little more under the radar. So, kudos to them for improving the programming but also, rahhhhhhh. It's the exclusivity contracts that grind our gears – it takes away so many options for booking talent we truly love and who would provide a totally different show in a smaller venue that wouldn’t detract from Warehouse Project’s ticket sales. But there you go, they operate like a business whereas a lot of promoters do it for the love of the scene.  I can't help but thank them for making the Manchester nightlife so revered, no doubt they're a credit to the city and the scene as well as a pain in the arse. I remember my friends travelling from down south to attend WHP a few years back and it’s always drawn people to Manchester. I’d love to see them find a better venue because I’ve definitely fallen out of love with Store Street, but maybe I take that back because it might make our lives even harder!

GS: Yeah it’s definitely a tough one, hard to argue with the lineups they put together but seeing the corporatisation of the “underground” music scene does leave a sour taste in the mouth. Anyway, enough party politics for now. Let’s get to the matter at hand – this Saturday!  You guys are bringing the legendary R&S Records to Hidden. It’s a hell of a lineup, with Talaboman headlining, and you’ve even arranged an in-store pre-party with Space Dimension Controller at Eastern Bloc Records. How are you guys feeling about it? Looks set to be a night to remember…  

TfM: Safe to say we’ve all been absolutely buzzing for this show ever since we got the go ahead from R&S. They’re a household name in the dance music scene and have proved time and time again that venturing into the unknown and embracing diversity in your taste creates a successful following. Their roster of artists is so impressive and we’re blessed to have Paula Temple, SDC and Renaat. Paula especially has been on our watchlist for a while, and ever since Ossia had SDC do a DJ set a couple of year back we’ve been gagging to see him perform live! Talaboman as the special guest was a no brainer for us - since the two heavyweights joined forces we’ve all been drooling over the prospect of seeing them play together. The fact we’ve got them on a line up is a dream come true. Excitement in the Mayday camp is second to none and we just hope that everyone who plans on joining us brings immense energy and we have a proper party!

GS: I have no doubt that’s what it’ll be. Tom, thanks for your time, and all the best for Saturday night and the year to come – can’t wait to hear what’s next on the Mayday Agenda. Any clues as to what that might be?

TfM: I can't give too much away yet but we've got something special lined up for next may… think Bongos Bingo and Schloss!

There are still a few tickets available for Saturday night, go cop right here.

Check out the videos below for a hint of what you can expect music-wise on the night:

Talaboman - Loser’s Hymn

Space Dimension Controller @ Dekmantel 2017

Paula Temple - Ful (R&S)

[poppy-metal]

Being Arts baby-sitter when he was younger, the ones who take more care of the kid than their own mother, does everything for him, spends all day, watches him cry when you have to leave every night, only do stuff he doesn't want to do when its you asking, and... Make u agree with him when he says the two of you will marry when he grows up bc you dont want to see him getting mad over a "no" (he would forget tho, of course, you think).

He doesn't, when college him see you again one day, hes basically a parasite, always around, most of the times scaring the kids you take care of nowadays bc he gets jealous, you being kinda mean to him bc hes being a creep.

(Am i too sick? Sorry)

RAHHHHHHH WAIT THIS IS IS <3333

I love younger!guy/older!woman - him taking that promise to marry him when he was older VERY serious. like fully coming to you as soon as he's in college and on the path to a good life - like "hey I'm here to marry you."

you're very against it at first - it's hard to take him seriously, and you're worried about the age gap. you're not the same woman who babysitted him when he was a kid and you were in high-school - you had dreams then, hopes. now you're just a run of the mill 30 something who doesn't know where the hell her life is headed. dating men who play too many games and won't treat you right. you've been waiting for a good and honest man like art to come along.

that's the thing, though. a man like art - not art himself. he's just too young. he should be dating women his age in college and having fun and sleeping around.

but he wants you. he's set on you.

hes somehow the same innocent boy you used to make dinosaur maccaroni and cheese, cherub blonde curls and blushing cheeks. but he's also a man now - and he looks at you like he wants to lick your pussy. and that shouldn't make you warm, but it does.

it just feels good to be wanted. you won't actually let him seduce you.