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sourcherryandsprinkles · 2 years

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Hi, I have a Aemond request for Midnight Rain role reversed. Aemond is chasing the fame and reader wants marriage and comfortable

I couldn’t not fulfil this Taylor inspired request. Also, this is my first time writing for Aemond! Please be kind

keep sending requests!!

She was sunshine, he was midnight rain

She wanted it comfortable, he wanted that pain

She wanted a husband, he was making his own name

Aemond’s sword was back in the sword holder hooked to his belt when he entered the gardens, unsurprised to find you there with your nose in a book. ‘’What is my little bird reading on this fine afternoon? Let me guess, a tale about a forbidden romance. A bastard and a princess, perhaps? That would be very fitting considering my nephews are here-’’

‘’Aemond.’’ You raised your eyes from your book, giving a reprimanding eye to your betrothed. ‘’That wasn’t very nice what you did in the courtyard.’’

He had a smug look on his face, the same he always had after winning a fight. ‘’I was hoping my sword swing would've impressed you.’’

‘’You know I have no interest in sword-play. Or threatening children.’’

Aemond had been showing off his sword skills with Ser Criston in the courtyard, an admiring crowd surrounding him and applauding him, when his nephews had showed up, having arrived shortly ago at the Red Keep. Aemond being Aemond, he decided to provoke and threaten them with his sword.

‘’I get that there has been a feud between your families since the incident, but they are children, Aemond. Threatening them with violence won’t solve anything. It will just beget more violence until that is all there is left. Do you want our children and their children to continue this?’’

What had happened to him at Laena Velaryon’s funeral was unfortunate and very sad, revenge was not the solution. It would not restore his eye – nothing would. It would give him a sheer satisfaction of successful revenge perhaps, but nothing else.

A smirk curled on his lips. ‘’Our children?’’

Had this been another conversation, you would have smiled and elaborated on your future with twinkling eyes, but Aemond had missed the whole point of what you had just said and you were tired of him blatantly ignoring your dutiful paroles.

‘’Is that all you took in of what I just said?’’

Aemond reached for your hand and sat beside you on the stone edge of the pond. ‘’It was the most important part.’’ He brought your hand to his lip and kissed it, the sweetness of his gesture making you almost pass the sponge on his behavior.

After hearing of the King’s death, you went to the Red Keep to be at Aemond’s side. His death had been a surprise to no one with the digressing of his health, but you thought Aemond might need you for emotional support. He was always the one holding the family together and being there for his mother, but who would be there for him in a moment of grief if not you?

When you arrived at the castle, the Queen informed you that Aemond was out with Ser Criston, but that you could wait for him. Instead of sitting in a corner, you offered your support and company to his sister Haelena and her children.

While you were playing with the children, she let slip that Aemond had caused some chaos during last night’s dinner. A provoking speech that led to a small altercation between him and Jaecerys Velaryon.

‘’Why did you have to cause chaos at what ended up being the King's last family dinner? You could have behaved for one night…’’ you asked in the quietness of the corridor leading out of the royal appartments.

‘’I was only playing. Jace reacted a little too strongly.’’ Aemond sniggered at his own wordplay, making you halt in your step.

‘’I can’t do this.’’ You shook your head. ‘’Not today.’’

Aemond frowned. ‘’Do what?’’

‘’Listening to you laughing and saying slurs about your nephews. I came here to bring you support and comfort on this sad day, but it seems to me that you don’t need me.’’

Weeks later, the Blacks declared a War with the Greens and Jaehaerys was killed.

Why Jaehaerys? He was Aegon II's firstborn and heir, but how would hiring someone to kill a child give Rhaenyra the Iron Throne? It didn’t make sense. Then, the news of Rhaenyra's son began spreading and you saw red. A son for a son.

You felt sick.

After returning from taking Vhagar on her daily ride, Aemond was informed by one of the handmaids that you were there.

‘’Lady Y/N wishes to speak to you, my prince. She awaits in your bedchamber.’’

Aemond thanked the handmaid with a curt nod and headed to his bedchamber, excited to tell you about how high he flew this morning. When he opened the door, that excitement on his face fell when he saw the sapphire earrings he had gifted you on the bed.

‘’I am calling our betrothal off, Aemond. I changed my mind.’’

You didn’t want to, but your goals and values didn’t align anymore.

Still standing behind the closed door, Aemond looked at you. ‘’Why? Why the change of mind?’’ he asked immediately. ‘’We are supposed to marry when your father returns from the Iron Islands.’’

‘’I know. But I cannot wed you anymore.’’

He crossed the space to the bed, taking a seat beside you, trying to think of a possible reason for your change of heart. ‘’Is it because I haven’t given you as much of my time? If so, I apologize. With the war going on, Mother needs me more than ever-’’

You shook your head. ‘’I love you, Aemond, but your hunger for revenge knows no limits. It matters not to you that you commit acts of cruelty. You express no remorse for chasing your nephew with a war machine like Vhagar, leading to his death.''

Aemond had tried so hard to keep this from you. It was foolish of him to think you would never learn what had happened at Storm’s End. ‘’I didn't intent to kill him-’’

You stood and snapped at the prince. ‘’But you did!’’ It was rare that you lost your calm, so Aemond stayed quiet and listened. ‘’I do not own a dragon, but I do know that dragons are bonded with their riders. If a small part of you wanted to kill Lucerys, your dragon sensed it and acted on it.’’

When Aemond had returned from Storm’s End without an eye to bring to his mother, he had been terrified of her reaction. Albeit it had been an accident, he had killed the boy. He had seen her disciplining Aegon, screaming and hitting him for his debaucheries and heinous behaviors, and doubted him being almost a man grown would stop her from disciplining him.

‘’Your sister had to pay for your crime. How can you sleep at night knowing a child was killed because of you?’’ you continued, thinking of a heartbroken Haelena following the traumatizing event. ‘’You lust after the crown and the violence and crimes you are willing to commit to get it are something I cannot live with.’’ You gave the prince one last glance before leaving his bedchamber. ‘’Goodbye, Aemond.’’

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jesuisici33 · 5 months

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Fuck it Friday

tagged by @thewolvesof1998 @mikibwrites @daffi-990 @hippolotamus @spotsandsocks @wikiangela @malewifediaz @fortheloveofbuddie @aroeddiediaz @wildlife4life @disasterbuckdiaz @theotherbuckley ...okay so that gifset of oliver stark with a sword got to me, okay? i am not responsible for this! (okay, i'm a little responsible) so here's a new wip

“Evan!” Margaret harshly whispers at him.

Buck looks down where one of his legs is about to go over one of the throne’s arms. From childhood he never could sit perfectly straight and still like his mother wanted. Always needing to correct his posture during important royal meetings when his presence is required as prince and in the few times she came to check on him during school lessons. Rolling his eyes, he does as his mother asks, but he isn’t happy about it.

He hates his throne. Not just in what it represents, but the actual throne itself. The seat is too hard to be comfortable. The elaborate jewels along the chair push too hard into his back. And to top it all off, he has to wear this stupid crown. A heavy, golden thing encrusted with rubies that give Buck a headache. He’ll be grateful when this meeting with Sir Athena is over and he can finally sneak out on his horse to mope about the letter Abigail gave him earlier this morning.

He knows Athena hasn’t found his sister yet. Buck knows her. If she wanted to be found, she would be found. Even Chimney says he doesn’t know where Maddie is. The letters he gives him to magically send her, Chimney says he’s pretty sure is a false lead. A hospital on the outskirts of the kingdom.

However, that doesn’t stop everyone from looking. Buck only wants to see his sister again. His parents so they can marry her off to another prince. He hears talk of some guy named Prince Edmundo they want to marry her to. If Maddie knew of this, no wonder she ran. Buck wouldn’t want to be forced to marry him either.

“Sir Athena,” his father says. He looks grave, composed. Like how a king should look. Not at all like Buck’s petulant frown. “Tell me of any updates you have on my daughter.”

Sir Athena, the lead knight for the royal Buckley’s, bows before her king. She is graced in her golden armor to set her apart from her lesser counterparts. “I have a lead, Your Majesty. A weak one, but a lead nonetheless. I will need the Mage Howard’s help in this. There are rumors of a Douglas Kendall living with a woman that fits the princess’ description. When I tried to go towards his residence, I was blocked from going near his door. I suspect him to be a Mage as well and perhaps that’s why none of Howard’s tracking spells could work. I’ll need his help to counteract this spell of Douglas’.”

Buck leans forward in his seat, sharing a quick, excited look with Chimney. Of course! This makes so much sense. Thinking back, he remembers Maddie talking about a man named Doug she fell in love with right before she left. Perhaps that’s how she stayed hidden for so long successfully.

King Philip and Queen Margaret share a look of their own. “Do it,” Margaret declares. “We need her home soon. Mage, go with Sir Athena.” With a wave of her hand, Margaret ends the meeting, lifting herself off her throne. Philip following his wife.

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peppertaemint · 4 months

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Dear Peppertaemint,

This unnecessary mess with Taemin and fan behavior has made me think about different levels of disclosure within the fandom community, the industry, if there are limits and who should be aware of them. I have some questions, more like openings to get some food for thought because I don't think there's some definitive answer to this.

Do you think an idol should be more careful when they disclose information regarding career management? I couldn't help but think of a similar situation with Jimin when he casually revealed in an interview with Japanese media that BH considered having a music video for the entire album an unreasonable request. That led to uproar and I admit I was surprised and angry myself. But then again, Jimin didn't elaborate more on that aspect and the matter hasn't been brought up again. I believe that the situation with Taemin is sort of similar, as in he made a statement on a live stream which was taken as an indication of mismanagement by SM. Do you take they should be more careful on how idols phrase their statements? Perhaps either elaborate more, knowing how the fandoms are behaving lately? Should they take that into consideration? Or perhaps they have no part in how fans are reacting?

Hi @reflections-in-a-critical-eye <3 I love that you sent an official Ask, lol.

I've been thinking about this since the mess started, and although it is complicated, I think it's a mix of pervasive low EQ as well as the Western savior complex at play.

It would be a shame if artists felt they couldn't share what they already do with us. I appreciate Taemin's honesty, even if it creates chaos. I wouldn't want him to stop being himself because of fan behavior. Apparently, that's what happened with NCT Ten due to fan behavior, and now he barely comes to Bubble or anywhere to speak to fans. :( And we know Jimin really limits what he shares, too, so we wouldn't want that relationship damaged further.

What I think is required is EQ on behalf of the fans. This feels silly to write, but it's sort of EQ 101 that is helpful for everyday life. Emotions can be contagious and some people are more prone to catching them than others. Having healthy boundaries means not accepting everyone else's emotions. If an artist says "I'm upset" that doesn't mean you have to take on that upset.

Another part of EQ, complicated by social media, is how we interpret each other's emotions. In-person, someone can say, "I'm disappointed by this," and as the listener, we're using verbal and non-verbal cues to understand the full meaning of what is being said. How upset is the person, how much has it affected them, do they seem okay, are they sharing to unburden themselves, does the issue seem resolved? These are all questions that often go through a person's head when they're confronted with someone sharing their thoughts and feelings. When this happens in person, it's a natural process for most of us.

When we're encountering a piece of media, for some, it's much harder to engage in these EQ processes. When Taemin sends Bubble messages, unless he adds a specific marker of tone (like the Korean "haha" or "keke" or some other emoji or face), it's up to us to interpret the extra bits. We don't know if he was crying while sending these messages or playing Nintendo or something, totally fine (I don't think he was crying, btw; I am just using that as an example!).

I'm not sure what Jimin's non-verbal communication was when he dropped the bit about the label denying him music videos for all songs on his album. If he was smiling while saying it, that would be a signal that although a disappointment, what happened is okay. When Taemin said he was disappointed, he wasn't sad or distraught. Those non-verbal cues told me that, although it wasn't what he'd hoped for, things were okay and this wasn't something to dwell on. Instead, many people latched onto his disappointment and took an emotion that maybe seemed to be at like, an intensity of 3 (to me) and ratcheted it up to a 10. This isn't good for anyone, and especially not him.

The other side of this is fan as a Western savior (colonialist!). It's a constant issue when it comes to international fans of Kpop, many who are Western and perceive that Western ways are superior, and that success in the West is of greater value than success in any part of Asia. They also feel that they "know better" than industry people in SK (and often even their artist!), and that they must demonstrate activism on social media to "save" their artist.

A good example of this is that even when international SHINee fans were confronted with K fans asking them to stop engaging in online activism about Taemin's performances because it would be damaging to him to continue, they did not stop. Being confronted with cultural context (K fans were explaining that what they were doing wasn't good culturally and was reflecting poorly on him), they did no self-reflection but carried on, trying to "save" their artist.

There are a lot of nuances of Korean culture that feel counterintuitive to non-Koreans. I had a Korean friend tell me that I should use filters on my thoughts and opinions in writing so people understand clearly that I'm stating my thoughts and opinions, such as "I think that..." etc. At the time, I thought it was odd and a misunderstanding of rhetorical writing (LOL, me being an asshole), but later in my study of the Korean language, I learned that this is how people are expected to express thoughts and opinions in Korean and the language is set up to enable this. It's considered impolite or aggressive to use different constructions. So, in this way, I'm not surprised that international fans struggle to understand the Korean perspective. It's subtle and nuanced and might feel counterintuitive to them depending on their home culture.

There is one other facet to consider, and that's just plain bias. We are biased toward our favorites and want them to have everything. And how dare anyone not give them exactly what they want. Fans are like out-of-control parents at their worst, lol. So, even if a calm and perfectly fine Taemin says "I'm disappointed because of X", a swathe of people will go into crazy mommy mode. Give my baby boy everything!!!

Anyway, this is probably a too-long reply, but this is my take on what's happening here. I don't think idols need to change their behavior, even if part of me thought, Taemin, you've really done it now. LOL. There is a fundamental difference between sharing honest emotions and fans struggling to parse them versus situations where bullying and harassment are thanked or congratulated (RM), or someone saying they received death threats from fans is met with silence (BTS). Even though Taemin's words did spark the fan debacle, he still took responsibility for it all and spoke about Yeonjun when his junior was being slammed online. While it's true he made no mention of the girl group who covered Guilty, I think he mentioned Yeonjun specifically because of the fan's bad behavior.

Jimin may have deserved an infinite budget for his debut album, and I certainly would have loved to see more beautiful, dance-focused MVs from him, especially in a larger project a la Lemonade. But, that wasn't in the cards this time, for whatever reason. It's understandable to be disappointed by this. If I heard Taemin wanted a visual album and didn't get it, I'd be so sad. But I guess there is a final EQ point to be made. Just because we feel sad or angry, as you mentioned, that doesn't mean we have to act on it... Were you secretly emailing expletive-laden missives to Big Hit, hmm? Did you launch "akgae" campaigns online against other BTS members in hopes that they'd be sidelined so Jimin could get a bigger budget? Do you have a secret DC Gallery account?

#Ask #it's such an interesting subject #I don't think artists are absolved of responsibility when it comes to fan behavior #and I think he knows that and that's why he said something

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princelylove · 22 days

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Since a lot of recent requests have lacked manners, here’s how to submit a request to me, in steps.

First step: Greet me. When you start a conversation with someone, do you just start talking? Maybe to a stranger on the street, but it’s not polite given the circumstances. You’re about to ask me to write something for you, why do you feel so comfortable not saying hello? Use basic manners. Show me the respect I deserve. Your request does not have to be perfect, but put some effort in.

I prefer to be addressed by “Prince” or “Your Highness.” You may use other titles, but you must keep it appropriate to my rank. Nothing lower than a prince’s, or I will lightly flick your wrist, or send you to the dungeon for a few days.

I can forgive mistakes in addressing me only if the effort is evidently there. Sometimes I am wrongfully addressed as ‘Your Grace,’ but I do not mind it because the respect is obviously there and they’re trying. An attempt is an attempt. I’ve answered requests with the wrong title before, and will likely do so again if other requirements are met. That does not mean that I prefer it, but I don’t exactly take it as malicious intent.

Second step: Talk to me. This can be praise for my works, an off topic comment, or any thoughts you’d like to share.

I may be a stranger on the internet, but I write your porn for free, and don't exactly think I'm asking for much at all. Show some respect and do something for me. I like to be spoken to, even if it isn’t stroking my ego. Why would I open a blog that takes requests if I didn’t want to talk to people about my works? I could be somewhere else, or turn my inbox off entirely and only write what I want.

I do not know why you would request something from me if my demeanor isn’t appealing to you, but I cannot and will not force you, you do not have to stroke my ego for me to answer your request. You just need to use your manners and at least speak to me a little. You can talk to me about your request.

An example of this is this anon's request, where they asked a question and elaborated, and were polite about it. I like it when anons elaborate like this anon did, you do not HAVE to speak about me when you send a request.

If you would like to play into my worship kink, spend some time talking about my works or my demeanor. Be specific, consistent, and try not to throw darts at a thesaurus. Perhaps this topic deserves a separate post, which I will make if someone requests it.

Third step: Say your request.

Include a “Please” and “Thank you.” You are asking me for a favor. I do not have to respond to it, acknowledge it, or even read it in the first place. Be polite about it. “May I please request —” and “Could you please tell me your opinion of —” are fine ways to start whatever you’re about to talk to me about. “Please” and “Thank you” are very, very basic manners. I know I do not have to teach my peons how to speak when the majority of you are older than I am and very much so should know that.

I do not mind when anons prattle on in my inbox, but try to keep it within control. I cannot write for you what you have already written, but if you’re aiming for something specific, it’s better to tell me some details.

You can also ask a small question, like this anon. As long as you're polite, I don't mind the lack of a big message attached, but I do not want the majority of my inbox’s messages to be so small. Try to elaborate at least a little bit.

Fourth step: Send it in and wait. Sometimes I will let your request sit in my inbox for a while, as in up to or over a month, but if it's up to code, I'll get to it. If you're worried I deleted it, send another in and ask if it broke any rules of mine.

You cannot rush me. This is MY laptop, I'm not doing something on my laptop that I do not want to do. Checking if it's okay is fine, I will either post the original soon and delete the "Is it ok?" message or respond to the is it ok message if the original is taking some time.

I'm probably going to go through my inbox today and weed out the ones I don't want to give attention to. If you sent an ask that you think doesn't fit what I've just stated, or otherwise broke my rules, try again. I've got some older requests that are fine but I've just yet to get to, it is not personal. I tend to either answer an ask immediately or I'll take a month and a half.

If anything is confusing, send an ask for clarification.

#the prince speaks

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softxsuki · 8 months

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☾*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

---1.5K FOLLOWER EVENT: TROPES AND SONGS (CLOSED)

this event will close once all spots are filled!

Yes I’m doing another event for another milestone–don’t kill me please.

So welcome to my 1.5k follower event! Thank you to everyone that helped me get this far, I truly appreciate all your love and support with my writing. Interacting with some of you has been the highlight of my year and really motivates me to continue with this blog!

Anyway, onto more about this event! There will be TWO options to choose from; either trope drabbles or song inspired drabbles.

Allow me to elaborate on each one:

For tropes, you’d pick a romance trope from the list I’ve provided along with the name of a fandom, and I’d write a brief 500 word or less drabble of a character from the fandom you chose that I think fits that trope the best, along with a brief drabble of seeing the trope and that character in action (pls why is it so hard to explain this)

And for song inspired drabbles, it’s just as stated–you’d send me a song (i’ll have a few examples if you can’t think of one) along with a character and one quote from the song you’d like me to include (this is optional) and I’d write a little something for you. Under 500 words.

If this is confusing then please continue reading so I can hopefully clear those confusions up lol.

***ALSO I WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTING 10 REQUESTS FOR EACH OPTION. Once all 10 spots fill up, requests for this event will be closed. IF I happen to finish them up quickly then perhaps I’ll open them again and accept a few more. But as for right now, only 10! First come first serve!

»RULES

It would be nice if you followed me so I know I’m doing this for my followers <3 but if you don't, that's okay. Perhaps I can convince you to stick around after this? Or if this is your introduction to my blog then welcome!

I only accept character x reader requests

Fem!Reader and Gn!Reader only

SFW requests only, but suggestive material is OKAY so long as it isn’t explicitly NSFW content!

I will not be taking songs about cheating (unless reader has an ex who used to cheat, but ISN’T the character)

Pls see my rules for any other specific no-no’s lol

Mental health requests are okay!

For the song drabble requests, please read the list of characters I write for first! Pls and thank you. If you send a character I don’t write for, I won’t write your request <3

A hi, please, and thank you would be great. I don’t write things that are just demanded from me :)

please only pick ONE of the two options for this event!

» TROPE DRABBLES:

Pick a trope from the list below

Pick a fandom from the list below

Also please mention any characters you WOULDN’T want me to write this for. I want to make sure you’re happy with the end result, so listing some characters you don’t like from my list of characters that I write for in the fandom of your choosing would be great (this is optional)

Say whether this is for x gn!reader or x fem!reader

These are all going to be romantic so if you’d like something platonic then perhaps the song drabble one would be better for you!

And that’s it :D real easy

Example: “Hey congrats on hitting 1.5k! I’d love to participate in your event! Could I do the trope drabble one, with trope #1: enemies to lovers and the fandom is for one piece with Fem!Reader please! I'd like to exclude Sanji in your decision making, I don't really simp for him! Thank you!

** If the same trope is requested for a fandom, I’ll respond to your ask, saying to pick a different one! You can keep track of which ones have been used for a specific fandom in the masterlist below. I’ll write down the requests I get as they come in!

***also note that the tropes I write for the fandom of your choosing, I’ll be writing for any of the characters on my “who I write for list” so if I don’t write for any of your favs, then perhaps my blog isn’t for you </3

Tropes: (CLOSED)

Enemies to Lovers

Opposites Attract

Friends to Lovers

Secret Identity

Forced Proximity

Forbidden Love

Soulmates

Fake Relationship

Sunny vs Grumpy

Marriage of Convenience

Work Romance

One Bed

“Who did this to you?”

“I don’t believe in love” yet falls in love

You fall first, but he falls harder

He falls first and he falls harder

Secret Relationship

Royalty

(ignore the fact that some of these aren’t official tropes :D)

Fandoms:

» SONG DRABBLES: (CLOSED)

Pick a song (either your choice or one from my list) it can be a song in any language so long as english translation exists out there somewhere lol

Pick a character (one that i write for pls. You can view my list here)

Include a quote/line from that song that you’d like me to include (this is optional)

Say whether its for x gn!reader or x fem!reader

Platonic or romantic?

And whether this will be angst or fluff

And that’s it!

Example: “Hey, congrats on your new milestone! I was hoping to participate in your event if that’s okay! Could I do your song drabble one with ‘Kiss Me’ by Ed Sheeran with Zoro from One Piece. Fem!Reader please! It would be great if you could include the line ‘This feels like falling in love.’ romantic with fluff please! Thank you!”

***Please note that for songs, I’d write them based on my own interpretation of the song, so apologies in advance if that doesn’t align up with your own meaning of a song you send me!

Some song suggestions, feel free to request your own songs though:

“Cry” by Cigarettes After Sex

“Heather” by Conan Gray

“Before You Go” by Lewis Capaldi

“Star” by Colde (bro this one with Ace will hurt)

“Matilda” by Harry Styles

“Super Shy” by NewJeans

“I tried” by Daniel Seavey

“Back To Me” by The Rose

“Amor Eterno” by Rocio Durcal

“Just A Little Bit” by Enhypen

If you have any questions regarding either idea, let me know in my asks or dms!

click "more" to see the masterlist of this event!

»MASTERLIST

TROPE DRABBLES:

Trope #13 obey me

Trope #7 tokyo rev

Trope #9 aot

Trope #12 jjk

Trope #16 tokyo rev

Trope #18 obey me

Trope #1 tokyo rev

Trope #10 tokyo rev

Trope #3 one piece

Trope #1 mha

Trope #15 haikyuu

Trope #16 one piece

SONG DRABBLES:

“Begin Again” by Taylor Swift— marius TOT

“The Outsider” by Lyn Lapid—kazutora Tokyo rev

“Picture of You” by Sara Kays—Itadori jjk

“Figure You Out” by VIOLÀ—gojo jjk

“Deja Vu” by Olivia Rodrigo—Oikawa hq

“Wait it Out” by Shy Martin—Tamaki mha

“Tunnel” by Kim Sejeong—Giyuu ds

“Think Before I Talk” by Astrid S—Megumi jjk

“Hablame de Ti” by Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga—Daichi hq

“Endless Embrace” by Myth and Roid: zoro op

“Smarty” by Lana Del Rey: Dabi mha

started: 9/12/2023

finished: tba

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helioleti · 2 years

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Interesting how most of Milkvan’s crucial moments are always in public/in a group and depicted as comical, vs Byler’s crucial moments being intimate and private.

Milkvan first kiss in s1: in the large school cafeteria, defeating the feeling of privacy, plus just after El genuinely and cluelessly asked Mike if they were gonna be like siblings

Milkvan kiss in s2: in a crowded room at the Snowball

Milkvan breakup in s3: in bright daylight & public, in front of the mall and the entire party, framed as a girlboss moment with El and Max giving each other a high five and Mike looking rather disgusted

Milkvan “makeup” in s3: in the hospital waiting room, Lucas distracting Max so they can talk and Mike sending Will away from the seats. Basically the whole party is in the same room and almost everyone is aware that they’re making up.

Milkvan “blank makes you crazy” in s3: again, in a public space (the store). They may be alone in the aisle, but like the s1 kiss it also defeats the feeling of privacy. And again, like the s1 kiss, it’s placed in a comical light due to El’s cluelessness of what Mike is trying to say.

“I love her and can’t lose her again” in s3: Homeboy basically publicly announced it to everyone except El herself.

“I love you too” in s3: This is one of the few “intimate” Milkvan moments in this season and Mike looks uncomfortable throughout all of it. He stalls & pretends to have forgotten what he said previously, not to mention his eyes are open when she kisses him and he looks infinitely confused afterwards.

Skipping over all of s4’s moments of the first few episodes because they were just fighting or putting up an act-

Milkvan reunion in ep8: The framing of the scene made us focus on Will’s silhouette standing between them more than anything. Also Willel’s reunion was 10x more emotional from both sides.

Mike’s monologue in ep9: Nine “I love you”s in front of three other people in a speech that was cliché and barely made sense, not to mention he wouldn’t have made it if Will hadn’t pushed him to.

(I guess the scene in the Surfer Boy’s Pizza was kinda sweet, but we will never know what either of them were actually gonna say because they got interrupted by Argyle. We can theorize El wanted to amicably break up with him based on her body language but nothing is definite. I’m also not adressing all of Mike’s moments of calling up El in s2 bc that can also pass as a guilt reaction rather than romance, but the post would be too long if I start to elaborate.)

Then there’s Byler.

It was a Seven? Will waited til the others were gone. Crazy Together? Privately in Mike’s basement. Superspy hand hold? Alone in Will’s room. “It was the best thing I’ve ever done”? Perhaps they weren’t alone, but the scene was framed as if they were. Emotional, intimate, Mike was crying, speaking softly without hesitation. The rain fight, aka the Byler equivalent of the Milkvan breakup shortly before? Lucas stays downstairs, they’re alone, the scene with its light and dialogue is framed like a truly heartbreaking moment.

And s4? Heart to heart 1 (“it’s going to be up to us again”)? Alone in Jonathan’s room until they get interrupted. Heart to heart 2 (“Cool.” “Cool.”)? Alone in Will’s room.

Arguably their other two moments on top of the car and in the Van are not the two of them alone (Argyle and Jonathan are in the vicinity and in the latter Jonathan is even full on listening) but still they are framed more intimate than any of Milkvan’s moments.

And then the final scene of s4. One of the last few dialogues of the show. They sit down together as soon as they’re alone, to have another heart to heart.

My point:

Milkvan’s most “important” romantic moments can always pass as conformity and nothing else. As Mike trying to prove to everyone including himself that he likes girls (Or El, depending on the hc). With grand gestures- or rather, grand words that are never an issue with any other healthy couple on the show. As both of them being in a relationship for the sake of it, and not genuine romance.

I think it is very funny when Milkvans’ biggest argument for the ship is that it’s “been set up since season 1” but like. If my ship had been set up like that, being portrayed as a joke most of the time, I’d honestly be so offended.

#byler

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hadesknockedupintheunderworld · 1 month

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Do you have any headcanons regarding Sonic characters and their sexuality? Either from idw, archie or just Sonic in general

I do, actually! Since I have quite a lot I'll put a bunch of random ones under the cut

But if there are any sexuality headcanons I didn't include under the cut or you'd like me to elaborate on, feel free to send me another ask!😊❤️

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Sonic (Archie):

Oh boy. So, writing inconsistencies aside, from pretty early on I settled on Archie Sonic being on the AroAce spectrum. And originally, this was because of how his relationship with one Sally Acorn was handled. I've read my fair share of "will they won't they" romances in my lifetime, so I could understand having one or both of them being jealous when there's an implication that the other may like a different person romantically. I can also understand being afraid to confess or trying to make the other person jealous so they'll chase them without having to make a proper confession.

However, I soon became very frustrated at the writers' handling of this relationship I'd so loved when I was a kid. Why? The simple crux of the matter is that there is a point early on in Archie Sonic where both Sally and Sonic are aware that the other has feelings for them, but the story is still played like a "will they won't they". These two were often treated like they were in this weird spot between dating and childhood friends. So if Sally kissed someone else (like Geoffrey) it would make Sonic wildly jealous. With that, in moments like these, each of the other would react as if they'd been cheated on (although if memory serves me well, Sally's actually kissing other people or pretending to be into someone to make Sonic jealous wasn't treated as badly as Sonic looking in the direction of a love interest, but I digress). And as this relationship started stretching out to 50 and 100 and more issues, I started going from wondering if it would ever be resolved in the runtime (because their relationship drama always seemed to be milked for views, with Sally's character traits often changed on a whim so she would create this drama) to just wishing they'd have the two go for other people or something (and perhaps perserve any love I still had left for a nostalgic childhood ship).

The thing is is that the longer their relationship and "will they won't they" stretches on, the more it just seems like there are no excuses for them not to have started dating officially yet. And honestly? It really isn't even fully Sally's fault that it takes so long for them to get together initially. Why? Well, early on pretty explicitly, Sally makes it clear that she's afraid to push her relationship with Sonic because then *Sonic* gets afraid and sort of runs instinctually away from being tied down. Interesting, right?

Sonic the Hedgehog flirted with Sally Acorn, sure. He even had grudges with characters like Antoine or Geoffrey because they expressed similar feelings for Sally, and acted jealous when anyone threatened to take Sally away from him. In issue 50 of Archie Sonic, Sonic had an all out brawl to the death with the original Robotnik in that comic over him orchestrating Sally's death.

And yet, it doesn't matter what happens. Once Sally's no longer looking at some other guy, he doesn't kiss her or try to get her to date him. He lets things go back to normal on purpose. He succeeds at making her only look at him because he apparently doesn't want others to take her, but then doesn't confess. He saves Sally from a kiss after thinking she died, being sentenced to banishment after being framed for her death, and after fighting their mutual enemy to the death over it, and all he can do when Sally wakes up is play it all off like he doesn't actually like her like that. The romance tropes are shoved in front of his eyes (fairy-tale romance tropes even)!

But the moment he's sure Sally isn't looking at anyone else or that he has her, he immediately makes sure things go back to how they usually are. For the longest time it seems like no big life fearing event or act of jealousy is enough for Sonic to solidify that relationship. And because he has so so so many moments and chances to, moments that other characters in a story snatch up in a heartbeat (especially when they know the feelings are mutual), it's hard not to feel that this is purposeful or means something.

So while reading I proposed the headcanon or possible reading that Sonic is on the AroAce spectrum. More specifically, that he's solidly aroace/grayaroace and is suffering from comphet, or that he's litho. I personally surmise that he cares about Sally Acorn a lot (that was never out of the question), but as they are childhood friends about the same age that can work well together, everyone and themselves assumed that the two of them would naturally end up together. I think the real reason Sonic would get so jealous when Sally kissed someone else early on was because he had it in his head that that was supposed to be them, and was afraid that if anyone else dated Sally then he and Sally wouldn't be able to have as strong/close of a relationship as they do. I think he ran away when Sally would try to confess and make things go back to normal when Sally was okay and only looking at him because he didn't actually want to be in a romantic relationship with her. Essentially, he wanted the security that she'd be around and they'd still be close without actually dating. At the end of the day, even if they both knew their feelings were mutual, Sonic avoided confirming their relationship status for the longest time because he didn't actually want to date her (and I'll be clear right now, the event that finally gets Sonic to date Sally in Archie canon was not only less life endangering than when he thought she was dead, it was very clearly a forced moment where Sonic finally had to make a choice for the sake of the audience. And despite not really indulging in Mina's advances, it says so much that the writers were seriously going to make Sonic choose and then date whichever girl the fans liked more).

And beyond how Sonic himself spent so much time avoiding confession and actually dating Sally, there's also this. He never really presents real romantic affection towards any other female character (in fact, it's largely implied in scenes like Mina kissing him that he didn't feel the same because he was pursuing Sally). He expresses not wanting to marry Sally because he doesn't want to be tied down and stuck as king of the country instead of adventuring. In fact, he has a nasty breakup with Sally after they finally get together because she tries to force him to stop being a freedom fighter and settle down in the castle with her. Once, Tails even asks Sonic why he's not dating any girls, and Sonic expresses to Tails that he can date pretty much any girl he wants out there, but that "girls are too much trouble" and that he'd rather be free and be himself than be tied down (also implying to Tails that he doesn’t really want to be with anyone). When Robotnik is dead and the rebuilding of Mobotropolis begins, Sonic opts in on taking Tails on a worldwide adventure with him to find Ixis Naugus (a journey that told me personally that Archie Sonic was at his happiest when being able to freely explore the world at his own discretion with his little buddy at his side). While this is a small thing also, in the issue centered around he and Sally having a date, they are both late to it (in a way that almost makes you wonder whether it was really an accident).

So, to end this bit. While I think it's clear Archie Sonic cared about Sally a lot and did like having kids, the handling of his relationship with Sally most of the time makes a lot more sense to me if I recontextualize it as Sonic having a strong platonic bond with Sally and dealing both with his comphet/internalized homophobia telling him that they naturally have to get together and that he has romantic feelings and the truth of him not actually wanting to date anyone (or girls at least). That's really why I feel like Archie Sonic could be litho or generally on the aroace spectrum, especially since his stronger more passionate bonds are often with rivals/enemies like Knuckles and Scourge, and how the damsel in distress tropes or the "you and me together forever makes me happy" thing was applied to his relationship and journies with Tails.

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Sonic (IDW):

My actual general headcanon for Sonic’s sexuality is AroAspec but also gay, just because he often shies away from certain advances that certain girls make that he doesn’t mind when guys do it. However, Sonic also to me seems to just have a thing for people who try to kill him. So even though I align him as AroAspec and gay leaning, I do concede that the rival/enemy effect (aka, Sonic just really having a thing with people who have all out brawls with him or genuinely try to kill him) transcends gender. I suppose I could headcanon IDW Sonic as bi but eh. Even though there are female characters I ship idw Sonic with, those relationships are just special to me and don't neatly fit into the romantic category.

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Tails (Archie):

Okay, so in general I headcanon most versions of Tails as bi. I'll get that out of the way first. To me that is a bi fox.

However, Archie is one of the few Sonic properties where I headcanon Tails as gay specifically. Why? I'll tell you

So early on in the beginning of Archie Sonic, the most Tails expresses any strong feelings is when he upholds Sonic as his hero (the same way Amy does when she is introduced). For a little while he's not shown to be interested in any real romance or in any girls romantically. However, there hits a point where it often seems like the writers will go "Ah shit uh. This fox likes girls okay! We promise!", present it in the most forced manner, and then not actually put any real substance into Tails' alleged feelings for said girl. The biggest moment of this though (as all the moments before are really tiny) is when Tails meets the robot copy of Fiona Fox.

Personally, the origins of the Fiona Fox thing always seemed forced to me. From a Doylist perspective, it felt like the writers started the Fiona Fox thing to prove that Tails was a "normal" growing boy who obviously would like girls, naturally. In this case, quite possibly because the fans just wanted Tails to have a girlfriend since Sonic was paired with Sally and Bunnie with Antoine. From a Watsonian perspective, especially with the emphasis on Tails wanting to be treated like a grown up and insisting he's mature, well... Let's just say that what better to prove that you're just as mature as everyone else than by having a fairy-tale romance with a girl fox about your age who is aesthetically pleasing?

No but honestly. Since Tails was a younger character who hadn't expressed any real romantic interest before this (with him putting the most passion into his admiration for Sonic), the Fiona Fox thing felt extremely forced. It was hard to believe that someone who'd never really expressed interest in girls or dating before would suddenly fall madly in love. Plus, after the reveal of his love story being fake and made up, the dramatics kind of shift between Tails going off about his lost innocence and how he can't bear to fight Fiona and loves her so much, to him being...unconcerned with his "broken heart" and more concerned with seeming mature and how he wants to be treated with respect by the freedom fighters. It was hard for me personally to take those stories seriously and seriously believe that Tails was into girls in Archie.

And for Archie Tails, the Fiona thing as far as I remember was the only thing he had going for him romantically. Like Sonic, he put all of his fixation onto the one girl he's narratively supposed to like romantically and didn't show an interest in romance with girls otherwise. In fact, Tails' romance prospects after this don't really come up again until the real Fiona joins the freedom fighters. And while the intent of this is to show "oh, Tails still has feeling even though what he had was fake", here's my reading of Archie Tails (re:the Fiona thing).

Just like with Archie Sonic, I don't actually believe Archie Tails wants to be with girls romantically. I think the robot Fiona thing was (at best) infactuation, and more than likely him playing into the romance angle because of "he was a boy she was a girl can I make it anymore obvious" and wanting to prove that he's as mature as the other freedom fighters and deserves respect reasons. It's also common for gays suffering under comphet to find this one person you can fixate on. Essentially, this person who would make sense to be attracted to, who is objectively attractive, and who you can put on a pedestal and endlessly pursue because they will never date you. Essentially proving you're "normal" by pursing someone who will most likely never like you back, specifically because deep down if they never like you back you never have to get in a relationship with someone. I think that when Fiona returned (organic this time) as this beautiful older girl who other people he knew would objectively describe as "sexy", she was someone he could easily put back up on that pedestal and pursue even while she clearly wasn't interested in him. And with that in mind, even though Sonic's dating of Fiona put a strain on his and Tails' relationship, it always seemed to be that this was not because "Sonic stole his girl". Rather, Tails was more distraught over Sonic breaking "the bro code" and getting together with someone Sonic knew he had a thing for (or allegedly did). Essentially he was more concerned with Sonic breaking his trust or not considering his feelings than he was over someone else getting to have Fiona romantically.

And again, outside of the Fiona thing, pre and post sgw Tails is rarely implied to genuinely have romantic interest in girls. He gets married to Mina in 25 yrs later and has kids with her, but we never get to see the leadup to this, he is never implied to have feelings for Mina in the Prime universe, and when he actually appears in 25 years later to speak it's more of a given that he's married to Mina than he's actually shown having some profound romance with her.

You get me?

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The Tails Variants from Sonic Prime:

They're another exception to my usual "Tails is bi headcanon", largely because I see them on the aroace spectrum and as gay😂

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Amy Rose:

I have sort of conflicting headcanons with her. I both see her as a lesbian who put Sonic on a pedestal as a boy she could chase around and pursue romantically (even though Sonic clearly didn't reciprocate) while having the security that Sonic won't actually agree, and I headcanon her as someone on the AroAce spectrum who is more in love with the concept of love than someone who actually experiences romantic love herself. This is a largely universal headcanon I have for her, and while I can lean more one way or the other depending on the Sonic property, I usually enjoy both of these headcanons.

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Knuckles (Archie):

Every iteration of Knuckles is gay to me. I'll just put that out there. And in Archie Sonic specifically I headcanon him as gay and ace (or on the ace spectrum). This is largely because, well.

To even date a woman, the universe (and Mr. Penders) had to forcibly deliver him one in the form of a soulmate. His early writing of his relationship with his love interest, Julie-Su is often so inconsistent as well that you know he considers her a friend at some point, but his alleged "romantic feelings" feel like they're inherent (like he has to have them because they're Echidna soulmates) and that the interpretation of them being romantic is being pushed onto him. Mr. Penders played the "a boy pulls a girl's pigtails and calls her annoying cause he secretly likes her" card with this relationship, but Knuckles quite literally confides in his father that he doesn’t get why she annoys him and that he gets along so much better with his guy friends. Knuckles even suggests that girls should stick with girls and boys should stick with boys before his father, Locke, gives him a talk that kind of amounts to "sure you could be with guys but of course you as a normal boy would eventually want *more*". And this is also after Knuckles confesses that he doesn’t look at other girls (unsurprising, given that he doesn’t pursue any other girls romantically).

This is all to say that while not only was his romance arc forced and it's often hard to believe he has romantic feelings for her, it's hard not to read how he acts generally and his conversation with his father as him being an allegory for a closeted queer boy who doesn't know that boys can kiss boys. And really, even while Mr. Flynn actually presented Julie-Su and Knuckles' relationship in a way that makes more sense where you can tell they care about each other quite a lot, even Flynn Era just before the sgw feels easier to read Knuckles and Julie-Su as platonic soulmates who've formed a strong partnership.

Also this *is* the Echidna that joked in front of a bully of a gorilla (Monk) that he (Monk) probably loves seeing him in the "groveling position"

But I digress.

Post sgw as well, Knuckles also seems to reject the idea that he's dating or even leading on either Rouge or Relic.

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Rotor the Walrus:

Gay Ace.

Cobar the Echidna, Tommy Turtle, the events in 25 yrs later or him being roommates with Tommy

His lack of romantic interest most of the time

Honestly even his origin story post sgw read to be a bit like an allegory for being disowned for being queer

Must I say any more?

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Bunnie Rabbot:

I don't have much to say about this other than that she clearly has feelings for Antoine and I always felt she got on with Sally well

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Nicole:

Lesbian

The most she ever really shows interest in guys is when she body swaps with Sally and it's implied she felt feelings for Sonic through this. However, she decides to create a body so she can hang out with Sally (and watches the stars with her). She doesn't present romantic feelings for any guys after that either. Even with Shard, I always got the feeling that they became friends because of their similar situation and their status as ais who obtained free will and "humanity" so to speak, but that Shard had a onesided thing for her while she just considered him a good friend.

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Tangle the Lemur:

Lesbian

I think what solidified this for me is the difference in how she acts when she meets Sonic for the first time vs how unwell she is about Blaze in that same issue when she first meets Blaze. That and both her initial interest in Whisper and how her relationship with Jewel kind of read like a "best friends who are exes" deal when Jewel first became a character.

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Rouge:

AroAcespec

While I do ship her with certain girl characters, she always struck me as the person who likes dressing "sexily" without actually being someone who experiences sexual attraction. Likewise, so much of her flirting reads to me as something she does in service of doing her job or getting things she wants. Especially in IDW, it's more than implied (practically shown) that Rouge is more in love with gems and the master emerald than any one person she flirts with. Honestly, she's the type to end up in situationships

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Lanolin the Sheep:

Jury is out. I have no headcanons right now. So far she just seems entirely uninterested in romance or sex and is more married to her job

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Silver:

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Blaze:

Also bi

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Sally Acorn:

Pre sgw? Bi

Post sgw? Lesbian

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Elias Acorn:

I take no criticism on this one. Gay.

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Geoffrey St. John:

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Surge the Tenrec:

Surge to me is gay but like. She's gay in that way that anyone attracted to her is gay, and anyone she's attracted to regardless of gender is always in a gay way. Likes a girl? Gay. Likes a guy? Gay. Likes someone of any gender? Gay

Kinda like with Sonic though I also often read her as on the AroAce spectrum, especially since she seems to have no personal interest in romance. Like at best the most passionate she is is the hate she harbors for Sonic, and whatever she has going on with Kit. So like. AroAspec and gay. That's my final answer

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Kitsunami the Fennec:

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Vector the Crocodile (Archie):

In all other Sonic media I see him as bi, however

Gay. He tries and fails to prove to Espio that he actually likes women and can get a woman after Espio says he's all bark and no bite. Like sure he takes the service worker lady with him to the event he and the Chaotix were invited to, but he never actually stays with her. He's also one of the two 25 yrs later characters who has a kid but is not married and has no mention of the other biological parent (the other is Lien-da). Literally his son has more charisma and success with picking up girls than him, and Vector doesn't even really seem to like girls (although honestly I'll admit Penders gave *him* more chemistry with Julie-Su than he gave her and Knuckles)

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Lien-Da:

AroAce and also more lesbian leaning

Romance and sex is far from anything she worries about or dabbles in, and at best she uses flirting the way Rouge does (empty flirting to get her way or to mess with people). The only reason I said lesbian leaning is because she seems the type to me to end up in situationships/atypical enemy relationships with women

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Shadow:

I'm always oscillating between gay and just grayaro/gray ace. Depends on my mood

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Robotnik:

Frankly it depends on the adaptation.

Movie!Robotnik I feel is more demi or gray aroace

Sonic X Robotnik is bi to me

Prime universe's Archie Robotnik (this goes for the original and his replacement) is gay while also being on the aroace spectrum to me

But yeah in general Robotnik is on the aroace spectrum and whether I read him as bi or gay depends on the adaptation

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Metal Sonic:

Gay

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Chaos Sonic:

Also gay!

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Shard:

Sorry, but Shard to me likes women the same way Archie Sonic does to me. This is to say, he forms a strong relationship with *one* female character and confuses what they have for romance because comphet. So on the aro/ace spectrum and seems to get into situationships with guys fairly often

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Mina the Mongoose:

Bi!

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King Max Acorn:

Hoho definitely bi

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Locke the Echidna:

I want to say gay but he's like a heavily closeted queer at baseline. His relationship with sexuality is complicated, and while he has been with women before (sexually and romantically), he seems to relate a little to well to Knuckles' plight of not being interested in most girls and thinking guys should just stick with guys. Plus there's that scene where Scourge and Rouge are both surprised that Rouge's flirting and sex appeal isn't really doing anything for Locke.

Like if I had to label him I'd go closeted gay, but I feel like if he ever became comfortable enough to label himself as "not straight" he'd be more comfortable with the term queer or simply "not straight" as a catchall so he can avoid using a usual label

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Mighty:

Gay!! This goes no matter the adaptation

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Ray:

I have no headcanons other than that he does like boys

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Lara-Le:

Bi!

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Julie-Su:

Bi, but I also like to think of her as Demi too

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Lara-Su:

I take no criticism. Bi

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Nic the Weasel:

Gay, man. She and Fiona just had something

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Nack the Weasel:

Gay but also married to his job

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Bean the Duck:

Bi/Pan

The duck is queer

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Bark the Polar Bear:

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Vanilla the Rabbit:

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Charmy the Bee (Archie):

In general I don't have a headcanon for him, just because of how he's depicted in idw and the games these days.

But pre sgw Charmy (back when he was depicted as 16) is either gay or bi depending on how I feel. Not super solid on it, I just know he likes boys.

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Fiona the Fox:

I don't take criticism on this one either. Demi Lesbian

I have not once felt that she was genuinely really into a guy romantically. I think she just has a thing for danger and is a sadist in general, and I think she uses both Sonic and Scourge to get her fix for it. But frankly just like Scourge she tends to get bored in the opposite sex, and despite any declaration is liable to split the moment she's in danger. If she has anything for him, it reads as pretty shallow.

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Scourge the Hedgehog:

Gay but like extremely comphet about it. Like he seems to be more fixated on the idea of being desired by women and the idea of desiring women than he actually desires them. There's an issue where he grows bored with all the girls in Anti-Mobius (even Anti-Sally) and decides to find Sonic instead to start a fight so he can be no longer bored. The cover of that issue shows all of those hearts with his name + a girl's name written in the middle, AND a heart where he's written his name + Sonic in the middle. Despite having Fiona at his side, he proclaims he actually wants Prime!Sonic to rule beside him with the two of them as Kings. Like he seems to like the attention and seems to understand what an objectively attractive women looks like, but he's always growing bored with them and partnering up with them only to not really have much substance in a relationship with him. And while I will put the disclaimer that Mr. Flynn did not create Scourge's original character, nor does anything he says push or deny ships for legal reasons, he did once say in a bumblekast episode that in a hypothetical "Scourge Team Racing", Scourge would choose Miles and O'knux as his teammates because he "dislikes them the least".

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Antoine D'coolette:

Bi!

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Antoine's Father:

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Snively:

Absolutely Bi

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Clutch the Opposom:

Haha

Gay

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Jewel the Beetle:

Lesbian

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Whisper the Wolf:

Not completely sure yet. I think I kind of settle on Arospec but likes girls

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Sonic (Sonic Prime):

I see him on the aromantic spectrum but also like. Gay

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Sonic (StC)

Just straight up gay. At worst he's gay but comphet about it in a similar way to Scourge

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Tikal:

Generally she's a lesbian to me

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Relic:

Bi but also married to her work

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Adam the Ai:

Demi/grayaroace

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Espio:

In general he is always gay to me

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Chuck Thorndyke:

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Anti-Tails/Miles:

Haha. Gay

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Thanks for the ask, anon! I enjoyed answering this one😊

Like I said, this is by no means a comprehensive list, but I did put down some characters from different Sonic media off the top of my head.

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zazzander · 1 year

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i saw a joke post of "if hera did the demigod swap on another pair of demigods camp halfblood would send octavian back" and i went "that would not fucking happen" but lacked the knowledge and proper depth to elaborate. your octavian character analysis was incredibly in depth, analyzing every single moment and dissecting his character in a way that shows a clearer grasp of the character and who he is more than the supposed pieces given but never expanded. the fic has shed a new light on a character and explained exactly why i liked him so much in son of neptune.

so therefore i propose a question for you: if hera actually did swap octavian into camp halfblood without any of his memories with another greek demigod into camp jupiter (nico, rachel, etc), what do you think would happen?

apologies for any inconvenience! your take was exactly the thing i was looking for, and im so thankful that ive found others who share the same love of octavian. have a good day/night!

Thank you for the ask! This answer is potentially very simple or very complicated.

To begin with, the issues with Octavian being part of the switch:

Firstly, Hera would never. While she's isn’t openly against Octavian, I get the impression she didn't want him to interfere at all. Possibly because he'd tell her all the ways her interpretation of the prophecy are wrong (lol).

Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, Octavian is a legacy and Camp Half-Blood is only for half-bloods (it's in the name!). Octavian would likely struggle to enter the camp to begin with.

So the short answer would be... they'd just be very confused by Octavian and likely treat him as a clear-sighted mortal. They wouldn't kick him out so much as just like... not let him in?

But that's a boring answer.

The More Complicated Answer

In this scenario, the switch would probably be led by Apollo and, yeah, Rachel would be the other side of the switch. With Rachel missing, the Greeks are more likely to see Octavian as her replacement, but it still might be awkward.

Also, Octavian’s “team” would have to be different, primarily because Octavian isn’t a great fighter – Octavian effectively replaces Piper in terms of abilities. So they’d need some muscle for any quests.

When the Greeks realise that Octavian can see the future, they will likely make the connection between him and the missing Rachel. The gift of prophecy is rare. So at the point they realise Octavian can see the future, I don't think they'd drive him out without just cause. After all, prophecies are how quests begin – without their Oracle, Octavian is their only alternative. They are definitely not going to let him go easily!

Like Jason, with his memories gone Octavian wouldn't have the prejudices nor the knowledge of history and legend that Canon!Octavian does. He wouldn’t view the Greeks as his enemies.

At the same time, I don't see Octavian taking the loss of his memories in his stride in the same way Jason does. Octavian is the opposite of chill. So I think a great deal of panicking and yelling ought to be expected.

However, we also know that Octavian has a dream: becoming a hero. This isn’t something seers usually get to be, they just help the heroes on their journey. So I think Octavian could quickly become very motivated to achieve whatever quest Apollo gives him. And a determined Octavian is a forced to be reckoned with!

One thing I can see happening is that the Greeks not being all that keen for their maybe-Oracle-who-is-definitely-a-mortal wanting to go on a dangerous quest. And even without his memories, Octavian would take exception to that. Unlike Jason, Octavian doesn’t care about breaking the rules. I don’t see him waiting around very long once he’s foreseen what he needs to do.

Basically, Octavian would sway his new buddies to come on a technically-sanctioned-quest-because-I’m-the-seer-and-I-say-it-is quest. While the Romans would hate this, I think the Greeks would be more inclined to let it slide.

In summary, while it would take a bit for Octavian to settle in, I think Octavian would be a lot quicker to fully enculturate to Camp Half-Blood. A lot of his personality fits better with the Greek side than the Roman – there’s a less of a demand from the Greeks that everyone be a warrior, for example.

I once joked about how, if Octavian had been switched, he’d never want to go back to the Romans – and that’s kind of true. The Greeks respect prophecies and those who provide them. Whereas the Romans never respect Octavian. They assume that they’re going to be perfectly fine with or without him. I don’t see them looking for him at all. They’d just mark him as a deserter and washing their hands of him.

Octavian really just wants people to like him, honestly. And while he’s definitely prickly on the outside, so are a lot of Greeks (see: Clarisse and Michael Yew). I think they’d respect him, even like him, a lot more than the Romans do.

That all being said, Octavian has a strong sense of loyalty to Rome. His loyalty doesn’t falter even when those he’s loyal to stop caring about him. Even if the Romans hate him, he will try to save them. So it’s not like he’d ignore the peace mission. But also don’t see him getting his memories back changing his opinion of Greek demigods.

If Octavian would be able to actually sway the Romans on his return is the real question. Furthermore, the reunion would then lead to the tricky scenario with Rachel returning to the Greeks, and Octavian being left in the lurch. The Romans probably don’t want him back – but now he’s not useful to the Greeks.

I could see his character arc being about him becoming more than an augur, where he develops his other skills and becomes a strong fighter. And eventually getting his wish of being a hero.

TLDR:

That joke post was half-right, but not for the reasons they were probably thinking. Still, if the hurdle of Octavian being a legacy and not a half-blood were overcome, then I don't see Octavian ever leaving the Greeks' side.

Once again, thanks for the ask and thank you for reading my blogs & stuff!

#octavian hoo #octavian pjo #octavian analysis #octavian headcanon

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Okay so re: “I need the other three to have like, a campaign to make him understand. or maybe a game to see who can get away with the most blatant innuendo or...I can't think of the word. but like making excuses like 'oh you should take your shirt off while doing XYZ 😇 you don't want to get it dirty' “

I have this vision of Kenta getting into baking?? Like he keeps getting told to pick a hobby as part of his recovery, and one day he helps Kim or Dean or Winner (WHEN WINNER WANTS TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR DEAN FOR ONCE) (or maybe even SonicNorth!) with baking a cake—and he finds that he enjoys it?? Not in an explosive “this is so much fun omg” way, but in a quiet way. It’s so instruction-oriented and I think that would be soothing to him, on top of it being hands on, and then at the end of it he has something to give the people he cares about.

ALSO he has a good foundation for bakers arms and he’d look fine as hell doing it!! WHICH IS WHY Winner tells him “You can’t wear your shirt while baking, you’ll get it dirty.” To which Kenta just gives him this look

“That’s what the apron’s for.”

But Dean jumps in to help “No, no, he’s right P’Kenta, your sleeves will get all dirty.”

Which is why Kim walks into the room to find Kenta shirtless, wearing an apron cinched tight around his waist that does absolutely nothing to cover his generous and bountiful bosom, his beefy arms on full display as he aggressively kneads the dough he’s working on.

Kim gives Winner a Look, to which Winner just takes a sip of his coffee and mutters “Don’t act like you’re not enjoying the view.” Which of COURSE Kim is enjoying the view; all he wants to do is grope and tease Kenta’s tits from behind, but Baking Time is NOT to be disturbed or it becomes Knife Time. So Kim, Winner, and Dean all just sit at the island watching Kenta, with Kenta giving them the occasional concerned/confused glance.

AFTER baking time however, the three of them absolutely help with “cleaning up” the flour that’s gotten all over Kenta’s skin until they’ve got him spread out over the counter, a panting, whimpering mess, until it clicks that maybe they hadn’t been taking a sudden and random interest in how to make bread, and it was just him they were watching.

(sorry to hit you with two long asks 🙏 you can take as much time as you need!)

please send me another three million words of this okay thank you!

not baking🥺 winner baking a cake for dean just leave me here 🥺 YES omg Kenta would love the ritual of baking. precise measurements, all the steps that have to be followed in correct order, doing and then waiting and then doing again. and then at the end of it he has something to give the people he cares about. 😭😭😭 STOPPPP before this Kenta really wouldn't have anything to give to people. all his funds previously were Tony's, and then I honestly don't know if he would get a job? or how he's living after that (maybe he can get a job in a bakery lol) but the food he makes would be like the first thing that's really HIS that he can gift.

all of these words are SO GLORIOUS!!! knife time is always only three seconds away. I'm screaming the thought of them all just sitting there WATCHING as Kenta kneads dough and gets a bit sweaty from opening the oven. perhaps mixes something vigorously.

feel free to elaborate on how they would help clean him up 😌honestly though it would take Kenta a while to actually realise, like he'd think about it but dismiss it pretty immediately because why would they be that into watching HIM? they would have to spell it out verrrry thoroughly

my first thought about the shirtless while doing mundane tasks was the classic "working on a car in the garage" wouldn't want to get grease all over your shirt!

"Oh," Kenta says, casting a quick look down at himself. "I thought, it's black so it probably won't matter---"

"Still, if it gets on there it's going to be messy," Winner points out sensibly. "And you know how fussy Kim gets about the laundry...'

And well, it's Winner's car so he would know best, and Kim did get really worked up that time Kenta put his blood-soaked jeans in with everything else last week... Kenta pulls his t-shirt over his head and sets it safely to one side. "What about yours?"

Winner shrugs and follows suit, tossing his shirt far less carefully away. The rag tucked into his waistband is pretty grubby; their shirts probably would have ended up the same if not for Winner's intervention. Kenta tends to forget, for all his extra years, how much he's outclassed when it comes to the garage.

(lol I love how we both were like of course Winner would be the first one to exploit this)

and then Kim and Dean come in from where they were practicing and settle in for the show 😇 perhaps Kim is convinced into sitting the driver's seat and turning the car on and off so they can test Kenta's handiwork. and while he's there Kenta swears he can feel Kim's gaze like a physical touch. and also when he can look away from Kim, he sees Winner has his dirty hands all over Dean, so obviously the only correct course of action is for everyone to take their shirts off. and perhaps more.

#asks #pit babe #pit babe polycule

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succession s4 e6 recap: bite me

happy international workers day, girlies!!

let's celebrate by watching billionaires be responsible for multiple SEC violations!

the bitch is back.

shitting on his children even from beyond the grave.

the video in question: logan speaking of their new product, living+, which will play a surprisingly large role in this episode, given we've never heard of it before.

shiv has a private jet rendezvous with mattson. they both excel at flirting:

mattson: we're buddies, can we talk? shiv: no, maybe i fucking hate you.

true romance<3

mattson tells her about the CE-bros and their little freakout on the mountain, which is the opposite of what her brothers eventually tell her during the meeting with the inner circle.

ken and rome, still adamant about tanking the deal, tell them that elon musk mattson is unstable and druggy etc etc etc --

somehow, i don't think any of them are buying it.

shiv sure as shit doesn't buy their bs.

this is the comeback i've been waiting for.

roman immediately makes his sadboy face and asks for a hug, because all he wants is love, but my heart is starting to harden. he is truly in his flop era this episode.

shiv pencils in 20 minutes in her calendar to cry.

i love you, shiv roy. ilysm, but you will never be holly hunter from broadcast news.

cry-time is briefly interrupted by making out with the future ex-husband she absolutely hates.

we've all been there.

roman has to deal with hollywood.

he is not pleased.

i can sense the utter distain jesse armstrong has for hollywood through my screen.

the hollywood exec pushes one of roman's buttons (lots of them lately) and he fires her in a way that reminds me of logan, but also doesn't. i have a feeling logan would send "the help" to do the dirty work for him?

roman's firing spree begins. we all know where this is headed.

kendall is being annoying.

asking too much and telling your staff they can never say no?

just a regular day for me, working with politicians.

also, a fucking minefield in terms of sexual harassment, don't we think?

anyway, he wants to play house on stage and fudge the numbers and be the cringiest of cringe. let kendall be kendall, i guess.

tom and shiv hook up twice in this episode????

unrealistic.

also they bite each other.

i shouldn't have to elaborate on that.

ken and rome are still working on their "tank the deal" plan and so far the road ahead seems very realistic and not at all like the potential symptom of bipolar disorder.

for once, greg is of use and summarizes their strategy pretty well:

bla bla bla business talk bla bla bla i don't care.

roman contemplates his own mortality, as one does, and thinks there should be some other option.

death is, after all, very much one-size-fits-all.

and where does he want to end up post death, you ask?

inside a tortoise 👀

conveniently, gerri calls him in for a talk to chat to him about some very serious issues, such as:

roman is shocked to know he can't just do whatever the fuck he pleases. but that's what my dad would do, he says, to which gerri responds, but you are not your dad.

i think we've hit another button..........

and gerri, having zero fucks left to give, does not hold back.

uh oh.

and thus, roman's firing spree continues.

i'm broken.

and also mad.

i know there are probably some readers of this recap not entirely obsessed with romangerri (but really, do you exist?!), but i just have to say, please endulge me.

we're just over halfway through the season and gerri's been fired twice. let me wallow.

kendall, however, is thrilled about this unhinged energy:

"fucking eat greg" is perhaps the funniest thing he's ever said.

meanwhile, after sleeping together, shiv and tom share a heartfelt moment.

just kidding.

tom says he loves money.

how gauche of him.

the set is not up to par for our mate kendall over here, so he morphs into joni mitchell for a short sec:

I'VE LOOKED AT CLOUD FROM BOTH SIDES NOW!

where are the clouds from berlin?? really makes u think:(

luckily, he can fudge the numbers some more to elevate the stock price to distract himself.

the sibs, however, notice his erratic behavior, and shiv convinces rome that this whole presentation is not a good idea.

and despite the eventual outcome, i think they are right, given ken's track record.

karl has a spine conspiracy?????

it feels good having the old guard telling the kiddos how they truly feel.

in the back of his mind, all karl is thinking about is that greek island. that's queen shit.

kendall goes on stage alone, because roman really doesn't want to wear his stupid pilot jacket.

he interacts with a video version of his late dad, which of course shows a man that is so very stable.

best roman quote of the episode: if i cringe any harder i might become a fossil.

gerri agrees, but in a more resigned way:

couples who hate on kendall's speeches together, stay together<3 (this is what denial looks like).

my summary of kendall's presentation: starts out shit, then he pivots into karolina's script and it's fine, and then he plays the dead dad card and we can't really argue with that.

living+ is still a fucking shitshow imo. not sure if i would go as far as mattson, tho:

yikes.

leave it to the swedes to underestimate nazi discourse (please don't come for me swedes, you know).

greg unfortunately has the best line of the episode:

and turns out, it is very much true.

tom channeling his inner oprah was not on my 2023 bingo card.

and they all agreed ken did a great job.

and karl devolves into his usual, spineless self:(

i have a feeling this all means an end to whatever sibling solidarity we've been seeing, given shiv and roman's reactions.

roman comforts himself by listening to what is basically an AI generated clip of his dad saying he has a small penis.

shiv and tom seem to decide to keep it all business, but also not??

it feels more or less like a high school relationship to me at this point. i love it.

and we get a clip of kendall in the water, but he didn't die, so i couldn't use one of my precious screengrabs on that.

you all should probably thank the tumblr gods that they have a 30 image limit on these posts.

see you next week for the afterparty, featuring more scandis for me to make strange references about!

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clayorel · 2 months

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RP SEARCH POST AHEAD -w-

I want to make a discord (text-based) RP server of profic/proship people who are interested in RPing OCs !!! And we need a big group. like 10-15 people if not more. These RPs will be TTRPG-like: I like to create strategic games/storylines with puzzle elements and host them. We aren't looking for a specific response length, just want people to have fun! Also, usually I run games where characters... will die. Not just "can die" but they will die. So angst and gore abound. (I hope this sounds fun to people O_o)

Once I have more prepared for these RPs, I'm going to send ads out to profic rp search blogs, buuuuut since it’ll take a while to find a whole group, I decided why not start talking about it now to gauge interest :3

Underneath the cut I'm going to include more details about the plots and themes we have in mind ^_^ If you're interested, plz feel free to DM me!!! I'm also including a google forms survey for people who are interested but are too shy to DM + for people to elaborate more on their interests!

We have two plot ideas currently:

1. In a small, secluded town, people have started dying suddenly and going hysterical—it's becoming increasingly clear: a demon has possessed the people of this town. The Church has gathered you—along with other townsfolk—as suspects for being the heretics behind this. Your goal is to figure out who the true culprit is... or to hide that you are the culprit, lest you face death: Either way, the Church or the Demon will execute each of you one by one until one side wins.

Setting is in an original historical fantasy universe on the verge of an apocalypse, and the game will essentially be like Town of Salem if you are familiar with it! There are powers in this universe based on sacrifices (blood, body parts, etc) that OCs can have, and you can ask for more details on the nature of these powers if you're interested ^_^ Also, OCs can fit anywhere from ~1400-1800, it's been made into a rather anachronistic setting

2. For one reason or another, you are desperate—desperate enough that you have accepted an unexpected invitation to attend a dinner party promising fortune, fame, or whatever else you desire. Perhaps you should have gone with your gut feeling to decline, or perhaps you end up enjoying what fate has in store for you at this party: a game filled with increasingly deranged and demented challenges where you must choose to hurt yourself or your peers.

Heavily based off of the movie Would You Rather? Setting is a realistic, roughly 1910-1930s New England, America. OCs should fit this time period and have some desperate desire in their life, whether it be driven by a loved one, an enemy, or a personal motivation.

Other Notes:

We are looking for people who will embrace dead dove content—gore, violence, taboo content and relationships (lolisho, non/dubcon, incest, etc) !

It's okay if you personally don't want to RP these themes, but this is something we want all members to be okay with!

RPs/games will last for a couple weeks and we do want members to be present a little bit every day; it is a bit of a commitment and we'll look for weeks that will work the best for all members

We aren't sure about other boundaries we want in this server, it really depends on who the members will be. The survey (linked below) is for people who are interested in this to let us know what they're interested in and what they’re okay with!

Contact/Survey:

You can reply to this saying you're interested or just DM me to say you're interested! You can also leave a way for me to contact you on the survey.

And here's the link to the survey lol

#WELL WELL WELL #I already have my bf who will be a part of this server but no one else >_<#profic rp group #proship rp group #profic rp #proship rp #profic ttrpg #proship ttrpg #oc rp #proship oc rp #profic oc rp #discord rp server #discord rp #proship safe #proship friendly #dead dove

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phoenix-before-the-flame · 1 year

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Scar anon again I'm so sorry for sending consecutive asks but mashima really made the coolest dude + team ever (laxus n the raijinshuu in case it wasn't obvious) and then refused to elaborate like???good sir I would have paid for a full series of Them?? The raijinshuu are so criminally underutilised like I want to know their backstories!! I want to know how they came to join fairy tail!!! I start frothing at the mouth everytime I think about how mashima did the raijinshuu so dirty esp during the Tartarus arc ;- ; anyways sorry for the rant it's like 4 am and I'm having many Thoughts ok that's all from me for real this time 👍🏼 peace!

Everything after Tartarus is my villain origin story lol, not even joking. It's so messy.

Im not singing praises for everything before it ofc there was some jank from beginning to gmg but after tartarus' end the story and characterization really seemed to start coming apart at the seams and it really tanked everything even though at that stage mashima's art was 10/10. Which is a shame bcus tartarus really was a step in the right direction tonally but it just stopped right there. Copped a massive W then tossed it out for consecutive L's.

But yea man! Laxus and his squad! Laxus will forever be a sorta sore spot for me because of the dropped Dreyar family plot thread. The whole dealio with Ivan, Makarov sending Gajeel to spy on him, Laxus' lone adventures. It really could've culminated in either a small side arc or a B-plot of an already existing arc

(I personally would add it into Tenrou. Take Gajeel off tenrou to have him doin his spy gig, accidentally meet up with Laxus during that, plot details regarding the dreyar family happen all while the events of tenrou go down. The duo gets wind of Grimoire Heart heading to tenrou from Raven Tail due to all dark guilds sharing info. The duo head over to tenrou post haste and allowing gajeel to carry out the iconic gajevy moment where he saves her and justifying why Laxus ended up on Tenrou instead of just randomly showing up at the nick of time. But alas, details lol)

Thunder Legion's always been interesting to me though. I'll admit i dont think about them often but they are a pretty unique squad with varying personalities across the board that, on paper, you probs wouldn't expect em to be friends, let alone friends that close and loyal to one another.

Their magics are also a main point of interest because it really is so out there. Freed in essence has an upgraded solid script (plus those unused transformations the beast lookin one from fantasia and the more streamlined one from tenrou), Evergreen has the petrification magic (alongside her main magic with the energy attacks) and Bickslow? Soul manipulation? That can't be legal man. The magic system in FT is really underexplained and has a anything goes sorta deal (hello summoning gods) but man, i would've loved something there for these 3- power limits or drawbacks, how it works, whether its magic they naturally manifested or learned or both. Something along those lines.

And while i don't think a backstory would've been necessary for them per se, because at the end of the day they still are side characters so relevancy of the information learned throughout the story dictates how much is really needed to be known and this extends to learning about how they joined the guild as well (i personally think they all joined as adults tbh. I know a lotta peeps like to think of em as a teen friendship squad but i really prefer it they were an adult friend group. Having a friendship that strong forming in their 20s feels right to me), but i think even a one line or 2 regarding their pasts could come up in conversation for that information to come up naturally.

Like for eg. Freed gives off rich kid energy, so perhaps he's a runaway rich kid like herself but not from Fiore, that could be revealed in a convo with Lucy at some point to strike common ground between the two. Evergreen feels like an orphaned soul turned away (i personally think she gives off Jessie from pokemon vibes) by others a lot so why not a kinship with her and Juvia or even Mirajane? Bickslow the wild card could spout jokes about his acrobatic skills he learned from being a street performer, just something. They're not perfect concepts no, but they're little ways the characters could've been given even a scrap of info to help learn more about em.

Also uhhhh, it always threw me off that they weren't all S-class wizards so i think it would've been cooler if they were a whole squad of s class wizards who attempted a guild coup instead of just 1 s class and his homies. Aight byeeeeee.

#fairy tail #fairy tail headcanon #thunder legion #raijinshuu #listen man side characters are side characters for a reason ofc but something couldve been done to liven em up yknow?#not leave so much up in the air #or unanswered #but like #ft as a series has so much good elements #good art simple enough premise to garner interest fantastic art cool characters and interesting plot threads #everything just needed proper development and thought with how things were supposed to be pieced together n carried out #and how characters would be handled with some decency #but im ramblim lol

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deicidis · 2 years

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Flesh and Sky

Alicent Hightower x Rhaenyra Targaryen

status: completed one-shot

wordcount: 2k

summary: Days when Alicent agonises over Rhaenyra after their quarrel at Driftmark and finally reuniting with her after six years.

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O god,

what do i do with all my hungry?

my empty?

—

“Where is duty? Where is sacrifice?”

Why did you betray me? Why did you leave?

The words came different from her mouth. When she slashes Rhaenyra’s arm with the steel of her ancestors Alicent feels the blade cut her own flesh. When Rhaenyra’s fingers twitch, Alicent fingers drop the blade in response. The horror and euphoria settling in. She hides herself in her chambers and tears herself open.

“It’s trampled under your pretty foot again.”

Why didn’t you share my fate? share my burdens?

There’s a drop of blood on her finger. Her hand trembles. Alicent wonders if her hair would turn pale if she consumes it—If Targaryen blood is as magical as the myth said. Perhaps Rhaenyra wouldn’t have left her if she was simply the blood of the dragon. Chase Alicent around like a fucking dog as she did to her uncle. God knows the Targaryens have queer costums.

Alicent licks the blood clean.

What little sleep she could have on that night, she dream her hair is as silver as the moon.

—

Alicent knows the specks of silvers on the parapet. The niece and the uncle watching her set sail. Taunting her. Tempting her. Alicent feels the cells of Rhaenyra’s blood coiling inside, Refusing to conjoin with her own.

The blood of the Dragon only seeks their own.

Alicent doesn’t gorge on her cuticles for years. But she claws the handrail of the ship. She finds relief at the wooden splinters piercing the flesh under her nails. Sends waves of shivers over her skin.

—

There is a raven that Rhaenyra had wed Daemon.

Alicent can’t recognise her own feelings upon it. Of course they’re still infatuated with each other.

But she didn’t expect how heavy her heart is. Her dress constricts a little too tightly, labours her breathing just a brush. Unable to focus on any words at the council, she wonders whether they fuck before or after the wedding.

Laenor’s body haven’t even eroded by the water and they don’t even have the decency to wait.

But he is dead and he wouldn’t care, the dead does not think. She lives still. She wishes she was the one in that stone coffin at the bottom of the sea.

A tempest of unbearable hunger envelopes her like an old friend. Alicent eats until she vomits on her bedside that night.

—

At the day of her children’s wedding, Alicent finds Helaena had fashioned her hair in elaborate braids piled on top of another around the crown of her head, accented delicately with pebbles of rubies, a single plait dangles at the base of her skull. The first sight of it almost collapsed Alicent’s lungs.

“Who did this?!” Alicent shrieks as her fingers dig into her daughter’s arms. She never screamed at her beloved Helaena before. But her child doesn’t look like her child. The silver serpents atop her head catapult her to her early days under the Weirwood. She looks like the phantom scar on her arm. The drop of blood restlessly scraping her insides. The razor claws of the dragon.

Helaena doesn’t even flinch. Only gives her mother a joyous, bride-like smile. When her child’s eyes look upon hers, it did not managed to touch the present. Probing into the distant past instead.

“Do you like it, mother? That day she wanted to ask if you liked it. But you were late.”

Helaena brushes away the tears dripping down her mother’s chin, then circles her arm around Alicent’s waist.

—

The queen regrets betrothing Helaena to Aegon. Standing at the sept under the watchful eyes of the seven, there is a shadow inside her firstborn son, threatening to spill all over the dais. She had birthed that shadow inside him. Nurtured that very shadow. Alicent is afraid it will smother his new bride.

She should have accepted her betrothal to Jacaerys.

—

The princess is coming and Alicent struggles to decide what to wear. 6 years passed since their last encounter and she cares about what the Heir thinks of her still. She feels her heart beating in her throat. Her toes curls restlessly at court awaiting the arrival of the princess. The drop of blood is agitated.

But she makes the princess wait. Afraid of be seen too eager.

Alicent’s eyes caught the pale keloid across Rhaenyra’s arm like a centipede. The first thing she notes when she enters the room. A reminder of her regret, her affection. A phantom scar on Alicent’s arms feels stiff as if it were ruched.

Then to her face. How radiant she looked, her eyes almost watered by her unchanged, imposing beauty.

“Princess Rhaenyra.” she called to her with a pursed smile, and to her would be king consort. Him was more of an afterthought. Then Bitter pleasantries exchanged, deceptive formalities after.

Alicent tries so hard to not latch her eyes on her swan—like neck. Rhaenyra’s beautiful, delicate, skin. Alicent can still feel her chin pressed against that skin on the day Rhaenyra was named heir. That very same skin would make her bend the knee if she was the lord of Hightower.

She wouldn’t know any other way to live.

“Of course, it is they who keep him…” Rhaenyra paces towards her. Alicent’s mask of indifference slipping by inches. She digs her nail into her thumb.

“Addled on milk of the poppy while the Hightowers warms his throne.” Rhaenyra continues. She slipped daggers into her words, flays Alicent’s skin open. Alicent secretly welcomes her bitter accusations over nothing.

—

Alicent dreads to have to dine with her. What words Rhaenyra gave to her on their first meeting since the last six years, Alicent is nervous there would be more on this night. She wishes for Rhaenyra to not be as unfavourable when they dine. The king would be there, her children would be there. Alicent hopes that would suspend her temper and dampens it whole.

—

The king takes a long time in his feeble state to come to the dining room. For the moment the Queen and the Princess sit side by side wordlessly. Rhaenyra wafts an air of bitter coldness, the ice of her silver hair. She feels like the ocean between King’s Landing and Dragonstone.

Alicent can’t help but steal glances. And so does Rhaenyra. There is small little thrill inside her stomach at the knowledge.

The coming of the king interrupts Rhaenyra’s glance. Viserys sits between them with a wheezing, wet sigh. After Alicent insist on a prayer, the king Insists on a speech.

The king wants for them to get along. There is a lingering question in the air, tasted by all who sit on the table, how do you mend years and years of silent contempt and treachery. Acrid hostility everyone had nurtured so thoroughly.

But her dear, dying husband begs so pitifully, even unfastened his mask to show what gruelling, torturing six years had passed for him. What little tenderness Alicent has for her husband, she will grant him for this one night. She can see it in Rhaenyra’s eyes too.

In a swift move after her father’s speech, Rhaenyra raises her glass.

“I wish to raise my cup for her grace the Queen.” Rhaenyra’s eyes found Alicent, the princess gaze’s soft unhardened. Alicent’s heart beats a little faster as her hands work to clasp the king’s mask.

“I love my father. But i must admit that no one has stood… more loyally by his side than his good wife.” Alicent feels the heaviness lodged in Rhaenyra’s throat. Her own throat is burdened by that weight.

“She has tended to him with- unfailing devotion. Love, and honour. And for that she has my gratitude. And my apology.” Alicent swallows her words. Sweet like dornish wine she drank moments ago. Alicent dare not blink for she fears that it was merely a dream. As if Rhaenyra would turn into ashes on that very table. It was all she ever wanted, for Rhaenyra to acknowledge all she had done, all she had give, all of her being. What unspoken words left on Rhaenyra’s tongue, Alicent can feel it in Rhaenyra’s sincere gaze.

“Your graciousness moves me deeply princess.” she almost trips over her own words. Her voice almost trembles.

“We are both mothers, and we love our children. We have more in common than we sometimes allow.” Alicent rise from her seat.

“I raise my cup to you, and to your house.” she raises her glass to the princess. Lost in her face for a moment.

“You will make a fine queen.” she feels her father’s gaze burning her back. But in that moment, Alicent believe no truer words than that sentence. Her heart stutters when she finds Rhaenyra hiding a small smile in the tuck of her chin.

Alicent watches her husband’s content smile, his inquisitive gaze drinking all that he can. She watches Aegon’s taunts that prompts Jacaerys to ask her daughter for a dance, a vision of what could have been. She watches Rhaenyra’s giggles with Daemon, even the sight is surprisingly sweet to her stomach. She watches her own father, uncharacteristically festive, clapping along to Helaena’s dancing footsteps. She watches Aemond’s silent countenance. Baela’s sweet smile as she lovingly watches the dance. Rhaena’s secretive giggles with her betrothed. Lucerys plump cheeks filled with carrots and potatoes.

Alicent wants to watch the night away so she could engrave this moment inside her skin. Echo this rare sweetness on her deathbed. She is committed to not miss a single thing, she wants this night to last forever. For the first time since her marriage, everyone on that table feels like a true family, even when they only pretend that all the contempt and lies and betrayal never existed. If they could pretend for one night, what stops them from pretending for the rest of their lives?

Alicent wants to pretend. For her family’s sake. Her husband. Rhaenyra.

But rarely her wishes are aligned with what her family wants. Chaos would always follow.

Aemond’s self control might be superior than his older brother, but his pride is not.

For once she is grateful for Daemon. His control over his children prevents the night turning even more sour as Rhaenyra pushes the boys into their respective chambers. Even her own son shows restraint to their uncle—brother in law. Aemond choose to follow Aegon out of the room, Then Daemon left.

There is only her, bathed in yellow candle light. Her silver hair gleaming enticingly. Alicent forgets that her father is still in the room. Her head lost to the heir in her sight.

“Rhaenyra.” she reach for her. Her feet moving on its own.

“It’s best i think if we go back to Dragonstone.” Rhaenyra’s voice is low, her hand caressing her swollen belly.

Don’t go.

“You’ve only just arrived.” again, the words came different from her mouth. But Alicent’s body betrays her when her hands reach for the Centipede. Rhaenyra’s flesh warm and tender on Alicent’s palm. Both of them drawn to where their hands meet for the first time in years. Rhaenyra’s fingers graze her wrists, making circles on her lifeline. Familiar. Almost loving, so delicately Alicent could cry on those hands.

“Let me see the children home. I’ll um…” Rhaenyra swallows.

“Return on dragonback.” There is longing in Rhaenyra’s gaze, like a silent call for Alicent to return with her on that dragonback. Her soft, bright eyes are the blue skies above the Weirwood tree, where she declared she wants to take Alicent across the narrow sea and eat only cake.

Alicent smiles, her chest caves in heavy on herself.

“The king and i would both like that.”

I would love nothing more.

Alicent knows deep within her she would do it if Rhaenyra only asks. All the duties she has done plenty. All the sacrifices she had made until there is nothing left for herself. Her children are grown, her husband is dying. She would go wherever she would take her.

But Alicent is satisfied by the unspoken words. Possibilities. She wants so desperately for them to become what was. Those little girls under the Weirwood tree, purposefully naive whenever they are together, for there are no place to be than when they’re with each other.

There is hope and Alicent clings to it. Finds it in Rhaenyra’s eyes, her silent yearning. The drop of blood inside her stomach melts into her cells.

#alicent x rhaenyra #rhaenicent #rhaelicent #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #hotd #house of the dragon #title is from Pier Paolo Pasolinis poem #the poem is very much relevant to this pic

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Claireverse, Goodbye Stranger

Dean gets in the car and looks behind him. He sees Crowley, holding onto Meg, sees the both of them staring at him, and makes one of those lightning decisions, the one where it’s not really a decision, it just kinda happens.

Dean slams the car into reverse. In surprise, Crowley releases Meg, who takes a few skittering steps back. The back of the Impala plows into Crowley, sending him flying. Meg gapes at him.

“GET IN THE FUCKING CAR,” Dean roars. Meg doesn’t have to be told twice, jumping into the shotgun seat. Dean takes off like a shot, gripping the steering wheel, trying to breathe even. They drive in silence for the first five minutes or so, Meg staring at him as he white knuckles the wheel.

“Where’s Feathers?” She finally asks.

“It’s.” Dean takes a deep breath. “I don’t know.”

“What do you mean, you don’t know?”

“I don’t know means I don’t fucking know, Meg.” He takes another breath. “The angels… did something to him. He beat me half to death, he snapped out of it, he took off.”

They’re quiet again.

“Why did you do that? Back there?”

“I don’t know. I think. I think I owe you one, maybe.”

Meg squints at him. “Elaborate.”

“I, uh. You kept an eye on Cas. When he was nutso. And I… I think I owe you one. For that.”

“You do.”

“So I am… paying you back. I’m not doing it again, though, so you should stay the fuck away from Crowley.”

“Yeah, that’s not gonna be a problem.”

“Didn’t think it would.”

Meg takes a deep, steeling breath.

“Thanks,” she says, very grudgingly. “Or whatever.”

“Yeah. Yeah. Sure.”

They fall silent.

“Hey, can I ask you something?” Dean says abruptly. “By which I mean I just saved your ass from Short Dark and Cranky back there, so I get to ask you something.” Meg doesn’t say anything, just glowers, but she doesn’t bite him or anything, so he takes it that he’s good to go. “What’s the deal with you and Cas?”

“And what deal might you be referring to?”

“Oh, fuck you, don’t make me beg.”

“I dunno. Maybe I like the sound of you begging.”

Dean grits his teeth. “Look, do you have the warm fuzzies for him or not?”

“Why? Are you jealous?”

Dean scowls. “No. No. No, I’m not, I just want to know. He’s my friend, I’m looking out for him, something you’d know, if you had friends.”

Meg looks out the windshield.

“What can I say? I find myself rather fond of the little tree topper.”

“Fond how?”

“I’m not going to corrupt his angelic virtue, if that’s what you’re so worried about. I have no interest in popping that particular cherry.”

“Then what do you want with him?”

“Well, perhaps I enjoy his company. I don’t call him just when I need something, you know.”

“I don’t do that,” Dean snaps. “And you don’t call him, anyway.”

“Don’t you?” Meg stretches her legs out, resting her feet on the dash. “He’s always so happy to bleed for the Winchesters, but are the Winchesters so happy to bleed for him?”

Dean grits his teeth. “Meg, get your fucking feet off my dashboard before I break them off.” Meg rolls her eyes but complies. “You know, Claire and I were settled. We had our own apartment, we were stable. And he didn’t come to see me once. He came to see Claire which, don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for! But he only came to see me when he needed help. So you wanna talk about me only calling him when he needs something, sister, it is a two way street.”

Meg tilts her head back. “You wanna know what I think?”

“No.”

“I think that you are fundamentally broken.”

“Meg, I am seven seconds from kicking your ass out on the side of the road-“

“But I think so is Castiel. And so is Moose. And so I am, too, maybe. And I think we all behave in strange, fucked up, fundamentally broken little ways, and none of us know how to communicate with each other.”

Dean sniffs. “Since when do you get profound?”

“I was tortured for a long time, Ken Doll. I had a lot of time to think.” Meg sighs. “I don’t know what to tell you, Winchester. All I can tell you is that I like being around him. I like the way he sees me. You say I don’t have friends, but I think I have one. I think I have Clarence. And if I get my hands on whatever angel fucked him around in his brainpan, I’ll skin them. That’s what you would do, isn’t it?”

Dean tightens his grip on the wheel. “Yeah. Well.”

“Am I permitted to interrogate your intentions now?”

“No, you are not.” Dean looks at her. “So what are you gonna do?”

“I’m going to ground. Somewhere far away. I’m getting my hair how I like it and I’m burying myself so deep the Little Prince of Hell will never find me.”

Dean grits his teeth. He can’t believe he’s doing this.

“Okay,” he says. “Well, we’re making a pit stop, before you fuck off.”

Meg folds her arms. “You know, if you wanted to kill me yourself, I have to tell you, I can absolutely take you.”

“Believe me, I’d love nothing more, but.” Dean thinks of the look on Cas’ face, staring down at him. The horror in his eyes as he healed Dean’s broken face. “I’m doing somebody a solid.”

Meg barely says a word the entire time Dean is buying the phone, eyeing him suspiciously. When they get outside the phone store, Dean programs his number into it, and programs the new phone’s number into his. He shoves the phone at Meg.

“Here,” he says. “Take it.”

Meg does so, slowly. “Why?”

“Listen-“ Dean steels himself. “I don’t know where Cas is or what he’s doing. But, uh. He’s gonna. He’s gonna wanna know you’re okay. So I am… I am leaving an avenue open for him.”

Meg sizes him up.

“Thanks,” she finally says.

“Hey, I’m not doing this for you, Bitch Barbie. I’m doing this cause maybe. Maybe I owe Cas one, too.”

Meg slides the phone into her pocket. “Well. Guess I’ll see you around.”

“Ideally, no.”

“Mm.” Meg stretches. “Later, bitch nuggets.”

Meg strides off, leaving Dean leaning against the Impala. He rubs his eyes, taking a deep breath. He’s got to go home. Brief Sam. Come up with a story for Claire about Cas. Take a long, long nap.

#heterosexual men of course deny their jealousy about their male bestie emphatically three times #spn #claireverse #ocean speaks #ocean’s fic

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