#interesting to imagine how that whole scenario would make everyone else feel. hm.

[forcedhesitation]

mayrina is STILL pregnant in act 3????? you're telling me we've done ALL this shit in barely any time at all? wasn't she close to having her child in act 1? there's no way we breezed through act 1 and 2 that fast. I could believe the whole game taking place over 9 months. but if mayrina's still not given birth between acts 1 and 3....that would suggest it's only been a month at most, right? which just. makes No sense to me.

[tipsydipsydo]

Request: "I was wondering if you can do a scenario with Poly OT7! BTS about their boyfriend (male reader) who is taller than them and everyone thinks they are a top, but is actually very shy and submissive. can be this a smut too ☺"

Requested by: @awkfanboy

Pairing: Dom! Poly OT7! x Sub! Taller! Reader

Gender of the reader: male

Word Count: 1.3k

Genre: a little bit of Comedy at the beginning, then Smut!

Warnings: Filthy Language + Dirty Talk; Polyamory; Dom-/Sub-Themes; Daddy-Kink; Sir-Kink; Petnames (Babyboy etc.); Soft Degrading(?)/Reprimand; Teasing; Mentions of Stereotypes, Sex Toys, Oral Sex and Mastubation

A/N: My first requested Scenario is written! whoop whoop~ And I know... that got a bit out of my hand, it's literally more a fic than a scenario... well... I'll see how it'll goes in the next time and where I'll set my maximum of the word count.

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“Arrg, I hate, hate, hate it! Why the fuck thinks everyone this shit always, just because I'm just a tiny bit smaller than the 'average' man and doesn't have 'this aura' like seemingly every goddamn other guy?! Yeah, I know, 'I'm way too cute for that'!”, curses Jimin and doesn't put the shopping bags full of groceries on the kitchen table as careful as he should do it.

You follow him with the other two bags in your hands, your head hanging low and you're chewing nervously in your lower lip. That you didn't say anything in this incident in the shop, Jimin will definitely don't let go you away with it and you will certainly getting something back for it tonight, if not immediately...

But this thought doesn't frighten you, rather an excited, maybe even a feeling of anticipation spreads in your stomach... Even though it was just a small misunderstanding, it was precisely this misunderstanding that kept pissing him off and he could get a complete outburst of anger.

"God, how I hate that everyone always has to think that just because I'm 'so small and looks so cute, they just can't imagine of anything else'! Shitty clichés! Namjoon and Jin hardly differ in height to you anyway, even when you're actually taller than them! And Yoongi? We have the same height and yet everyone seems to know that he is your dom! Probably because of his aura, which I don't have! Why do everyone think that I'm your sub?!" He seems to talk himself more and more into rage while he lovelessly firing the food into the fridge. Still, don't you dare to open your mouth and remind him that these things are groceries you still want to eat somehow.

Out of the corner of your eye, you can see Jin and Yoongi leaning against the door frame. "Hm, Jimin? What happened? The same problem as always?" There is coming a dangerously deep growl from Jimin's throat, which gives you goosebumps on your whole body and you let your head hang even lower when he lays his intense gaze on you. Despite your size, you seem so submissive and Jimin so damn dominant even when he's shorter than you. Now everyone would recognize who is Dom and who is Sub here!

Jin grimaces as if he's in pain when he's watching Jimin, how carelessly he's putting the fruits into the fridge. "Jimin, let me unpack the rest of the groceries and go with Yoongi and Y/N into the living room. Tell the others what happened.” 

You don't miss the very satisfied smirk that appears on Jin's lips when you're looking at him. Oh fuck, you're going to have problems for your behavior... as different as every of your boyfriends are, but when it comes to the acceptance of their status as a Dom, they hold together mercilessly. 

When you walk into the living room, you feel like you are on the way to the Day of Judgement. When you walk through the door frame, you see all four other pairs of eyes curiously looking at you. Whatever they did before, reading a book, playing video games on TV or writing on new lyrics, they put down their work and focused their entire interest on you.

When your eyes meet Taehyung's, he raises one of his eyebrows in a damn sexy, arrogant manner and crosses his arms. "Hm, babyboy? What did you done to make your daddy so angry? Hm? Tell us!"

Now all six pairs of eyes turn on you and an uncomfortable silence returns to the room until you finally open your lips with bright red cheeks and tell in a shaky voice how it cames to the misunderstanding in the shop.

You went grocery shopping with Jimin today and on the way back you drove to the sexshop of your trust to buy lube again from the special brand, which is only sold in a few sex shops. While Jimin went to the shelf with the basics to get the lubricant, you liked it to stroll around in the shop and to look a bit for things that you could bought yourself to give your daddies a little pleasure...

At that moment a metal buttplug with a beautiful azure blue gem catched your interest. But suddenly there was a young man next to you who looked like a new employee of the shop and was enthusiastic, maybe a little too enthusiastic. Since Jimin and you were the only customers in the shop at that time, he assumed that you were a couple (which is more or less true...).

“This is a really nice buttplug, made out of the highest quality material! I bet with you, it will look wonderful in the butt of your little darling~ I can immediately see that you are his dom! Sweet in the streets, hard in the sheets, right?" 

And he didn't said that very quietly, after all you were the only customer in the store and maybe he thought he could make Jimin, as your sub, a little bit shy. Jimin's cheeks flushed red, but not out of embarrassment, but out of anger.

The last words come from your lips and you look like a kicked puppy, hardly dare to look into the eyes of your other Doms. Namjoon is the first to speak.

"Hm, Baby? Why didn't you immediately corrected the situation that the plug is for you and not for Jimin? That you wanted to choose a plug, to please your Daddy with that adorably gemmed buttplug in our sweet Babyboy's ass? Why did you put your Daddy in such an uncomfortable situation?"

"Was our big boy too shy to say he wanted the plug? Or did he just wanted to be a little bratty, after all, he knows how much Jimin hates it for being misinterpreted... You enjoy it when everyone thinks that you are his Dom... and not his whiny sub, right?~", Hoseok joins the lecturing and looks at you with a dark gaze over the border of his glasses. This look with his glasses that make your legs weak.

You want to explain everything, that this accident is not your fault but you're cutted off pretty quickly.

"I think our bratty babyboy should pay for his bad behavior... how about our Prince kneeling down in front of Jimin and giving him a blowjob? Let Jimin fuck his face until he has his cock deep in his throat? We all see how submissive our big boy is, taking that cock so well? I would really enjoy this sight and I think the others too, right?", says Jungkook with a cocky expression on his face, thighs spread open and rubbing his crotch with a dirty smirk on his lips. 

Your cheeks become crimson red, but you can't deny it, that the thought is turning you on to please Jimin on your knees like the good, decent boy you are and have all of your other doms behind you and watching you, how well you 'll take Jimin's cock deep into your throat. 

"Yes, Babyboy, do it. Your Sir is waiting to see you taking care of your Daddy's dick.", agrees Yoongi with a growling voice, sitting down in his throne-like wingchair and is about to unbuckles his belt.

"Oh fuck, baby... I love the sight of you being obedient to the maknaes...", sighs Jin from the doorframe, massaging shamelessly his own growning bulge.

Slowly you sink down on your knees, gulping when your in the same level with Jimins not so small bulge in his pants. You're getting so hard in your own jeans that it's difficult for you not to start whining. You never admit it to them, but you love it to do filthy things in front of all of them.

[memoriashell]

with age comes wisdom ( or at the very least, entirely unneccessary celebrations )

Characters /  Pairing: Fukawa Touko / Naegi Komaru ( focused ), Syo / Komaru, Warriors of Hope

crossposted on ao3

Notes: happy @tokomaruweek week everyone!! i love these funky wlw so i am going to try and have some stuff up this week, but i probably won’t manage to do the whole week / i'll go back to do the ones i miss afterwards? we’ll see.

for today i decided to combine the birthdays + warriors of hope prompts.

i’m also just ignoring canon’s timeline bc god knows i did not want to figure out that bs sorry dr3 ily but i dont love you that much just know it is somewhere post sdr2 / pre dr3 probably?

i also use they/them for syo ( nonbinary hc ) and while there aren’t any specific trauma mentions, given the group of characters this revolves around, there’s refrences to the fact they have shit lives. and some lighthearted murder jokes and self-deprication?

Summary: nothing says happy birthday quite like babysitting her ( favorite ) group of brats

It’s just her luck that this would happen— a coincidence for sure, but that doesn’t make Touko any happier about the whole thing.

This is the situation: they don’t usually see the ( former ) Warriors of Hope much. The kids stay on their side of Towa, and her and Komaru tend to stick closer to the adults. The adults are the ones that need to be kept under supervision, in her opinion. Not that the kids are blameless, but is there much reasoning with brainwashed kids? No. Of course not. Are the adults also practically brainwashed and hard to reason with. Yes. Would this all be easier if Future Foundation was involved? Yes. Yes it would, but for obvious reasons they are not ( they have all agreed to omit some information from public record for the sake of those involved, and right now Naegi’s stunt with the Remnants have Future Foundation’s attention away from them ).

Sometimes Komaru takes some of the things that they get over to the kids because things are rough enough as it is, and Syo will go with her because they can keep the Monokuma off their tracks better. Or you know, because Syo is generally more helpful to Komaru when it comes to things like that. She’s not jealous.

Allegedly— Touko does not know this for a fact herself since she hadn’t been fronting, and only learns this second hand while she is in the middle of typing up a report to send back to the foundation— Kotoko is the one to bring it up, casually handing off some of her share of the cookies Komaru had made for them, to Jataro. An early birthday present, she had said ( pointedly ignoring Nagisa, who’d pointed out she had given Jataro the ones he hated ), before turning to Komaru to ask if they could throw a party. A small one. With no murder, because that would be ‘totally not adorbs’. And no adults, because they stink ( it goes unsaid that Komaru and Touko themselves are the clear exception to this rule, which is some kind of progress, supposedly ).

That seemed like a fairly reasonable request, according to Komaru, who’s only response was to ask when his birthday was. And then accidentally lets it slip that hey, that’s the week that Touko-chan’s birthday is! And that’s how Touko finds out that apparently, she’s having a joint birthday party with the kids because Masaru managed to turn a party into a competition, somehow? Touko has no clue what that actually entails, because Komaru refuses to elaborate.

( Also, at one point before leaving, Komaru had tried asking Jataro if there was anything she could get him; to which he’d remarked, “A new mask?”

...Yeah, Touko can’t blame her for not knowing what to say to that, even if Komaru had spun it as not the most self-deprecating thing he could have said, which was an improvement? She personally disagrees, but whatever )

Here, she should point out the obvious fact that she does not want to really celebrate her birthday, let alone have a party for it. Because those kind of things lean so far into the zone of things Touko doesn’t really know how to handle, that it makes her close to uncomfortable. And if— if she had humored herself in imagining how she would ideally spend her birthday this year; quite frankly, it would be very quiet and boring and only with Komaru. Not with a group of ten year olds. Ten year olds that she might think of rather fondly, but ten year old brats all the same.

( It’s not like she has any alive friends: if Touko acknowledges the other survivors, justifiably they are too busy with more important matters to fuss over a birthday. They aren’t kids anymore. Some of them hadn’t ever really been like normal kids to begin with, but that’s besides the point )

“Look at the bright side,” She starts, and she bites back a snide what bright side and remark about how that’s all Komaru’s good at ( it’s not. She’s more talented than she gives herself credit for ). “None of you probably have really positive memories when it comes to birthdays or parties, so even if it isn’t the greatest, at least the bar to please should be pretty easy to clear!”

Touko thinks she probably gets the point she is trying to make here, but Komaru’s complete and utter lack of tact doesn’t make for the best delivery. “Are you trying to...to make me feel bad? S-So sorry my life was complete sh-shit growing up.”

“No! That’s not what I meant at all!” Komaru pouts at her. “Does that mean you’re not interested in having a party?”

It’s not like she’s so cold-hearted and selfish that she’s going to say no to that. Well, no, that’s not quite true, Touko might be just that; but it doesn’t really matter either way, because Komaru gives her best kicked dog impression, so she says ( a less than enthusiastic ) no, she doesn’t mind, yes you can have a party; even if she thinks she’ll probably regret that choice.

Okay, if you are to be honest with herself, some part of Touko that never got to be a normal child doesn’t entirely mind the thought of a party, even if it’s...not the most ideal scenario, the impractical fantasy situation that lives in her head. But if she says that aloud, Komaru will either take it too seriously, use it as an excuse to celebrate things more often, or something else that probably has consequences that she doesn’t want to think about. And also admittedly because if she says it aloud, she has to acknowledge it, and maybe she doesn't want to get her hopes up over something as stupid as a party.

( There’s also the fact that, deep in her extremely repressed memories of Hope’s Peak before the tragedy, she does remember parties. Birthdays. Celebrating things with her classmates, if somewhat forcibly so. She has no desire to remember those things, so those feelings remain repressed with most of her trauma )

It’s easy to not acknowledge any of that when she has to deal with the sudden onslaught of a headache that is Syo forcing themselves into their shared headspace, hand rubbing at her temples. Not trying to co-front, she can tell they aren’t trying to snatch control from her ( for now ), just forcing her to pay attention to them. It works, even though Touko has told them to not do this specifically because of how irritating it is for her.

I could scare the kids into cooperating? It’ll save us a headache and a half! Syo offers, maybe too eagerly. Their ideas of scare and cooperate are probably different from her own. Still. She also knows Syo is aware of more than they are letting on, given that they had been present when this conversation had occurred, but she doesn’t think she’ll get much out of them in that regard.

No. Touko tells them firmly. It’ll be counterproductive, Komaru won’t let you do that, and they’re all traumatized enough without you adding to that.

Boo, you sure about that? Consider it a birthday gift from me!

No. She repeats herself sternly, and she feels them withdraw a bit after that. Ugh, Syo hasn’t had a chance to front much recently, now that she thinks about it. Since they usually only take over when she’s in danger, and she hasn’t really been in ( as much ) danger now that things are starting to calm down. Well, relatively speaking. Syo is probably just looking for an excuse to be allowed to front, since it’s probably rough going from being very present to rarely getting the chance to be out: akin to going cold turkey on an addiction. That’s not exactly her fault ( or theirs ), but maybe she’ll ask Komaru if she’d be okay with hanging out with Syo more, if only to placate them a little, before they try something more drastic.

“Everything okay? That was Syo, right?” She hears Komaru ask after a few minutes, and Touko rubs her eyes and blinks. “You looked a little frustrated.”

She considers telling her the truth, but no point in getting her concerned over nothing. She’d like to figure out what she wants to negotiate with Syo firstm so she’ll leave that conversation for another time. “Fine. They just...ugh, just wanted to make sure I was okay with it.”

“And you are okay with it, right? You aren’t agreeing just because I asked?” Touko thinks she begged more than she asked, but she’s pretty sure Komaru will only sulk if she brings that up.

“I wouldn’t let you if, if I was really opposed to it.” Probably. She...trusted Komaru, or something like that, so she figures she’d probably be more honest with herself and not mentally torture herself by putting herself through something she has no interest in. “But...what are you even planning on doing to celebrate? I can’t im-imagine we’ve really got much around here that we can use for a party.”

“Ah. Uhm.” Komaru looks a little embarrassed at that. “About that. I was kind of hoping you and Syo might help pitch in. You don’t mind, right?”

You’re hopeless, she wants to mutter, but—

Yeah!!!! Syo wakes right back up upon being mentioned, no sense of self awareness at all, much to your annoyance, but it’s not like you completely disagree with the feeling that is shared between you two.

“You— You really bit off more than you could chew, hm...? Good thing this wasn’t supposed t-t-to be a surprise.” She quips, leaning over to peer at the paper she’d been making her notes on. “We’ll help, just tell us what we...what we need to do.”

“Thank you, Touko-chan! And Syo too!” Komaru sounds somewhere mixed between grateful and relieved, and casually plants a kiss on her cheek as if it’s no big deal—

She said my name last, so the kiss was for me! She knows Syo is intentionally trying to provoke her and get a rise out of her ( yeah, a rising sense of jealousy ), but puts that aside for the time being because Komaru’s blabbering on like nothing happened.

“I know we probably won’t have the whole day to ourselves to do whatever—” Correctomundo, Dekomaru! “— but I’ll make it up to you on your birthday, okay? We’ll do something that you want.”

“You don't...there’s no need for that.” She forces out between gritted teeth, trying to ignore the flustered feeling in the pit of her stomach, chewing around a fingernail ( what an unattractive sight to follow that ). “Because— ugh, don’t repeat th-this, okay? What I want to do is spend time with...with you. That’s all. So don’t go...you don’t need to go out of your way trying to do s-s-something over the top. Stick to being normal.”

“Really? You’re sure?” Komaru sounds a little uncertain, but happy enough to pull her into a hug, despite her grumbled complaint. “Oh, but Syo has their own birthday, don’t they? So I should probably ask them what they want as well, right?”

“Don’t make me repeat m-myself. It’s embarrassing...” Touko huffs, but lets herself be held against her side, just for a moment. It’s nice, though she won’t admit it ( it is better than any real gift that she could receive ). Syo is kind enough to back off long enough to let her have this moment. “You can ask them later— focus on, on what you need to plan.”

By something short of a miracle, they are able to pull together a party that is not a complete disaster, even if Komaru probably has a point when she says the bar to clear is a pretty low standard for all parties involved. The closest she has to an actual concern is the very narrowly avoided fight that almost breaks out when Masaru and Kotoko fight over which one of them should give their present first— which is apparently the competitive aspect of the party? It’s probably meant to be heartwarming, if it were not such a foreign thing to Touko. Which Nagisa is quick to put an end to: because this is how they would treat Monaca, which is not inherently healthy, and she’s glad that at least one of them can recognize that fact now. Jataro spends the entirety of the fight trying to hide behind her long skirt and, relatable kid, and rubs the top of his head while Komaru tries to both scold them for fighting and appease them because they’re, well. Kids. Who still need to learn some things and have time to unlearn things.

So yeah, it’s a good party— for not being on her actual birthday, she’ll consider it one of the better memories Touko has associated with the day. The start of many, she’d like to hope.

[cctinsleybaxter]

1. with Catch-22 of course and TDOS if you please, 2. with Milo 'n' Yossarian (hahaha, just try for a happy ending!) and 3. with, hm, Dunbar, Danby, and Wintergreen.

An oh my god, okay 

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

Favorite character: Can’t choose. Dunbar maybe?

Least Favorite character: There’s the villains with no redeeming qualities (read: Aarfy), but I’m not exasperated/angry when they’re onscreen. I’ve experienced media like that so often that I’m grateful for my least favorites

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon):

This changes almost daily there are so many characters, but let’s go

Yossarian/Tappman

Clevinger/Dunbar

Milo/Wintergreen

Cramer/Duckett

McWatt/finding out who McWatt was sleeping with because it had to be one of them. My money’s on Havermeyer

Character I find most attractive: McWatt (backed by canonical evidence)

Character I would marry: Answered

Character I would be best friends with: I wouldn’t be able to make it five seconds near any of these people 

A random thought: I’ve always imagined Peckem to look like evil John Waters

An unpopular opinion: The chaplain sucks. I know I go on and on about how perfect he is but he’s kind of terrible and I love it

My Canon OTP: Yossarian/Luciana

My Non-canon OTP: Yossarian/Tappman

Most Badass Character: Nately’s girlfriend’s sister

Most Epic Villain: Catch-22

Pairing I am not a fan of: Anything morally repugnant (a lot of these people are kids and every day I thank god I don’t have to see discourse on like. How old Snowden was)

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Everyone including Heller has screwed up all of the characters at one time or another, but in text Nately’s girl gets the weirdest ratio of ‘serving the story’ vs ‘getting to be a person’ (not even the worst- just the weirdest)

Favourite Friendship: Yossarian and Dunbar, but also Duckett and Cramer, and Havermeyer and Appleby, and Daneeka and Halfoat-

Character I most identify with: Probably the majors unfortch

Character I wish I could be: None. Absolutely not.

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

When I started shipping them: I’m not sure; I remember very jokingly being like ‘oh haha they like each other’ when we get to the line about how Yossarian is the only person Milo has ever trusted, and then halfway through the book it was just …please say sike

My thoughts: We are like a sentence away from having a 15-page google doc for every conversation/post about these two. I like that Yossarian’s very selfish way of wanting to help people extends so perfectly to Milo, and that Milo feels the same way about him. It’s kind of that beauty and the beast dynamic everyone’s into? …except instead of one of them being beauty thinking she can fix things through hard work and patience they’re both frantically fucking around being awful

What makes me happy about them: I really enjoy the conversations they have. They run the gamut from ‘talking with Work Friend at work when there’s no one else around and you’re bored’ to ‘talking with Real Friend at 3 am when you’re more vulnerable than you’ve ever been in your life’

What makes me sad about them: They bring out the worst in each other and then think they deserve it 

Things done in fanfic that annoy me (best section because this stuff literally doesn’t exist so I get to speculate): Romanticization and mischaracterization

Things I look for in fanfic: That they be on equal playing fields. Power imbalance in terms of like, one of the characters always having more information than the other and/or complete binding control of a situation isn’t fun or cute or interesting (though I know it’s hugely popular.) On paper Milo’s in a position of control, but Yossarian knows exactly what he’s doing and has his own advantages. They’re both very smart and very stupid I love to see the banter

My wishlist: Someone write fic we’re all bored

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: This whole ask is great because like yes of course I ‘ship them, is the sky blue, but I also don’t want them anywhere near each other.

My happily ever after for them: I can’t imagine a scenario where they’re able to both compromise and be happy without drastically changing their personalities. Both too headstrong for that :-\

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003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

Dunbar

How I feel about this character: One of the best; fondness for him only grows with time I promise

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Yossarian, Clevinger

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Nately, Yossarian, Clevinger

My unpopular opinion about this character: Apparently his being a main character and key player throughout the entire 500+ page book is controversial 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Wish Joseph had gotten his shit together and written that spinoff

Favorite friendship for this character: The chaplain oh my god! Every time I re-remember they’re friends I’m just :’-)

Danby

How I feel about this character: I like him

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: I think Danby might be the most sexless being on Pianosa

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Literally anyone he’s like their weird uncle (’what do enlisted men like? A book of matches? Or a shaving kit? A copy of my birth certificate?’)

My unpopular opinion about this character: I don’t know that this is unpopular but movie Danby owns and always will

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: This is one of those things I’m glad wasn’t included in the book outright, but would love to see him interact with Major Major

Favorite friendship for this character: Pretty sure Danby doesn’t have real friends (at least not until after Yossarian leaves), but his relationship with Korn and Cathcart is perfect

Wintergreen

How I feel about this character: Maybe the most human of the villains and morally-grey characters; he’s like one of those people who was a business major but with eight minors in a bunch of weird shit. Someone could tell me he was a witch and I would believe them

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Only Milo and him can handle each other

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: His relationship with Yossarian is so fucking funny I can’t even be mad

My unpopular opinion about this character: I want him in more scenes

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Interaction with Daneeka oddly enough? I’d really like to see how that would play out. Also Whitcomb

Favorite friendship for this character: Hmm lots of options and so few of them explored.. Towser seems a good candidate

[lchufflepuffcorn]

Five times (Kuroko x Fem!Reader)

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Please feel free to ask for Imagines, preferences, and scenarios, I don’t mind and I will be more than happy to oblige to your requests. 

Have a wonderful end of the month of December, whatever it is that you are celebrating. 

The boys and Riko were used to see you wait until practice ended so that you could walk back home with Kuroko. Sometimes they would catch the both of you drinking milkshakes at Maji Burger. But sometimes, Kuroko wished that they would get the message.

                     1- When you were walking his dog.

The practice had lasted longer than Riko had intended it too.  The boys were being brats all practice long and she really just wanted to tiered them out for the form. Kagami had been complaining about the overwork they were doing, resulting in getting him much more circuits than the others. Hyuuga's patience was getting dangerously low as each minute passed by and Riko wasn't doing much better than he was. Izumi was doing the honors of being on everybody's nerves. Kuroko, on his side, was slowly getting discouraged. His batteries were running short, he wanted to go home.

A bark resounded in the gymnasium, making everyone turn their head searching for the source of the sound. Nigou was sitting close to the bench, the one that was closest to the exit. A light blue collar matching his innocent puppy eyes, attached to a leash sharing its color, that was ending between the hand of a small cute girl who owned the most dazzling smile.

''Ah! (Last name)-chan, good evening!'' Shouted Riko as she raised a hand up to greet you.

You responded by a shy smile and small wave, which was soon followed by Nigou's bark once more.

''Practice is almost done. Are you waiting for someone?'' She asks.

You shrug, of course, you were, but it didn't really matter because you had to go and get some food at the grocery store anyway.

''Take your time, don’t worry about me.'' You reassured her. If you knew one thing, it was not to press Riko into something. You smiled once more toward the team and sat on the bench to wait until their practice ended.

Kuroko was quick to change and get back to you and his dog. Riko waved you goodbye with a broad smile as the both of you left the gym. Your conversation was quiet, neither of you was loud. None of the guys had asked why it was that you had brought Nigou with you in the first place.

                               2- Studying every Sundays.

Sunday was your favorite day of the week. You weren't working on Sundays, never. Not that the flower shop where you had been taken in was very demanding. But Sunday was the day where you could do all of your homework and relax at the Maji Burger with a milkshake.

Today was no different. Kuroko was sitting in front of you, reading the assignment you needed to do. With milkshakes and fries near the abandoned books and pencils, you were studying for the next exams. Because Kuroko didn't actually have the time to prepare for his exams because of his matches and practices ever since he started playing basketball, the two of you had picked up a scheduled to study.  

Maybe an hour after both of you started to study, a voice called your name, making you look up in its direction.

'' (Last)-chan!''

Riko and Hyuuga were walking in your direction energetically. Well, Riko was, Hyuuga was more following than anything else.

''How are you? What are you doing here alone?''

''Hm, Riko-san... she's not alone.''

Riko screeched, surprised to see Kuroko with you.

'So transparent' thought Hyuuga. Even after months of playing with him, he could still pull out his tricks so easily with them.

''O-oh... What are you guys doing?''

She took place in the same booth as you were, forcing Hyuuga to it. Kuroko didn't seem really bothered, but then again, when did he really show his emotions? He just took a sip of his milkshake.

''(First)-chan, do you have your history notes ?''

                               3- That time on the roof.

Kuroko had dozed off on your shoulder. His book long forgotten near the lunchbox you had prepared in the morning. A quiet lunchtime was rare those time around. With everything that was going on, you couldn't blame him. With all of his matches and the exams and the stress from practices was taking all of his time. His breath was deep and silent like a murmur in your ear. Your hand was in his hair, stroking them slowly.

The light blue of his hair was matching the sky and you were lost in your thoughts.

The door blocking the roof from the rest of the world opened harshly, waking Kuroko at the same time. The both of you took a little distance, taking in the newcomer near them. The blue-haired boy was looking distressed and lost until the fiery red hair of his friend came in his viewing range.

''Oh, Kuroko. I didn't expect to see you here.''

Kuroko blinked, unbothered, as he took a bite of the lunch the both of you shared. Kagami sat with you and began to eat his own meal.

''Kagami-kun...''

''Huh?''

''Could you leave?''

You choked a laugh at the face that was pulling the redhead boy at Kuroko's statement.

4- Kuroko's phone.

'Work hard at school and practice today.'

                                                          ‘I’ll do my best, you better do the same.’

'Is tomorrow still working for you?'

                                                  ‘Yes, same place, same time. See you there.’

'I'll take Nigou with me.'

                                                   ‘His collar broke yesterday, take his harness.’

Kuroko's phone was open for everyone to see the conversation he had with you. The constant buzzing was distracting him from the team's winning meal.

''Kuroko-kun, who are you talking with?'' Riko was looking over the table with prying eyes.

''(First)-chan is asking the details of the game.''

''Ah, right! I didn't see her today.''

''She had to leave early.''

Riko took the phone from Kuroko's hand when it buzzed once again. She scrolled through the conversation.

'Don't stay up too late.'

                                                          ‘Don’t worry, don’t sleep too late either.’

'I'll take Nigou home with me, come and get him tomorrow, okay?'

                                              ‘Yes, thank you. I’ll text you when I’ll get there.’

'Could you tell your mother that her Yakitori was delicious.'

                                               ‘I will pass the message, I’m glad you liked it.’

'Don't overwork yourself.'

                                                   ‘I’ll be careful, but you should do the same.’

'Play well today.'

                                                                               ‘I’ll try to make you proud.’

''You two talk a lot right?''

Kuroko nodded briefly, taking a bite of the offered meal by his coach.

                                 5- The quiet talk after practice.

The month had been hard for both of you. The exams week was now done. You could feel the tension going down under the mask of heavy and warm tears. You were sitting in the back of the bench, Nigou laying at your feet, waving its tail with happiness.  Was taking the time out during the practice to go see what had happened to you.

The boys weren't that interested in the matter, but Riko was and informed quite loudly the whole team about it.

''Do you think (Last)-chan is alright?''

''What do you mean?'' Asked Hyuuga, who didn't understand what she was asking.

''She looks like she's crying.''

''Huh??''

The boys hurried to see if what their manager was saying was real, of course. Only to find Kuroko's back shielding you from their intrusive eyes. The blue-haired boy was talking silently, they could only overhear the murmur of his voice echoing in the gym. The only thing they could see about you was your shivering shoulders. Riko shooed them away, making them run laps, giving Kuroko more time to go through whatever he was going through with you.

The boy hugged you gently, before getting back to practice. He had promised to talk more about the matter after practice. Nigou near you, his head on your laps, as if he was asking you how your days had been.  Bad, the whole week, but the dog couldn't understand. That's why you were waiting for Kuroko no.1.

Sometime later, Kuroko was clothed in his school uniform and ready to walk you home, quietly speaking encouragement and other sweet thoughts in your ear. The team was following close behind you. They were trying to catch a part of your conversation and have content to talk about.

''You did well during those exams. You worked hard.''

You only nodded in response. Your breath was shaking and sometimes cut by little crying sounds, but everything else was fine.

''Stop crying now, what do you want to eat?''

''Can we go to your house? Your mom makes the best food!''

                                  6- Their obliviousness fell.

Saturday was always a crazy day. Your parent accepted that you slept at Kuroko's house when you worked during the weekend and you usually had to work early in the mornings. The silent blue-haired boy had an early practice this morning. Riko was making them run all around town so they would be more apt for their next matches.

Walking hands in hands, Kuroko and you were directing yourselves toward the flower shop where you worked. The silence of the town was calming and serene. The chirping of the birds was making you smile, the wind was just enough to make you feel comfortable.

The both of you were quiet, shy and discreet. You didn't like when the attention was on you. So in the morning, when only trucks and older people were strolling down the roads, it was a perfect time. You felt invisible, invincible, even. The older people looked at the both of you with smiles on their face, the rest of the world was oblivious of your presence.

It was Kagami's voice that made you jump out of your comfort bubble. Looking behind you, trailing with the rest of the team, the red-haired boy was looking angry.

''Why are you not home when we said to get ready, huh?''  

Riko was seemingly agreeing with him when she caught your tied hands.

''Heh?!? Kuroko and (Last)? You two are together?''

''Don't act so surprised please.'' Asked Kuroko.

He knew how you didn't like attention, and she was currently drawing the attention of the whole street in your direction. Your cheeks burned a bright red, as Kuroko was becoming gloomier as the looks accumulated on your backs.

''When did you to started going out together?'' Asked the manager without a care in the world.

''Some months before Senior High School.''

''That's beside the point!'' Exclaimed Kagami who was still angry.

Red, embarrassed and slightly late for you shift, you took the opportunity to squeeze Kuroko's hand before leaving. There would be a time to discuss your relationship with everyone else.

[jungnoir]

college boyfriend!joshua

a/n: special thanks to @choco-seventeen for giving me the idea of barista!josh which ended up being the best idea ever,,, get rdy to die yall

here it is, our long awaited gentleman of seventeen!! requested by this darling~

i’ve never written anything for josh (which is appalling) and seeing as he’s now,,, like a bias,, i mean i kinda have to don’t i

i’m going to pretend that a straight week of searching for joshua scenarios did not help encourage this

so, lovely josh has always had a love for animation

ever since he was a baby, he’s always found a joy in watching cartoons, so his parents always put on some colorful children’s movie for him whenever he got fussy, or when he’d wake in the middle of the night from a terrifying dream and he’d need some calming down

this kind of comfort of seeing characters of all colors, shapes and sizes gave joshua an abundant imagination as a child. he always found he liked the fantastical feeling of animation that live action didn’t really provide him

anything could happen in animation, and anyone could be anything and look anyway that they liked, which was part of the appeal for him

as he got older, he was exposed to anime (lol) and he found that he enjoyed the more mature animation just as much as the kind marketed for children

and he didn’t discriminate either! he could watch anything from tokyo ghoul and death note to your lie in april and haikyuu!! 

but his favorite kind of animation lied in the love of studio ghibli films

something about the wonder of each film enthralled joshua so much as a teen, bringing him the nostalgia of his childhood that he loved so much

to all of his friends in high school, they had always expected joshua to get a stable, lackluster office job and stay in california with his family, which, originally, was the plan

but the films had inspired him to take a leap, so after applying to a few universities in seoul and getting accepted to the good majority, josh finished up two years of college in california before packing up everything he had and all the money he’d saved from odd jobs through his high school/college career and booked a flight straight to seoul, south korea

he obviously wasn’t flying completely blind, as he did have a friend living there already by the name of vernon

long story short on how the two met, bonding over xbox live can lead to long-lasting friendships ok

after a few years of friendship, countless nights of Skype calls and planning to meet one day, joshua had taken the first step and vernon’s family were more than happy to let joshua stay with them until he could get onto his own two feet (not that there’s any rush!! vernon totally doesn’t mind having an older brother around)

joshua was no stranger to korea either, having been taught korean since a young age by his parents, so he was pretty much set to start his new life in korea, even if his parents were pretty sad to see him go so far and so soon

they knew joshua had been a good kid his whole life, and he was making sure every connection and plan he had for his new life was laid out just right so he wouldn’t make things hard on himself and his family, and that was all they could really ask of him

for the summer before school started in korea, vernon takes to making sure joshua is settled in and at least semi-good at making his way around seoul without a problem

there was that one time,,, where he did get lost for like five hours and showed up back at the chwe house with an assortment of baked goods and sweets and exclaiming that “this stuff is so much better than the stuff in california!!”

vernon: you realize that we all thought you were dead right

josh: *blink blink* hm? :)))

but i mean before vernon knows it, joshua is freakishly adapted to life there and he’s suddenly like a local, making friends with literally everyone he meets because everyone is so fascinated by the american boy!! yet it’s funny cause the way josh saw it, vernon was v similar to him in a lot of ways, so he was a lil overwhelmed to find all of vernon’s friends were like !!! a foreigner !!! tell us everything

and sure, vernon hadn’t been to america since he was about five except to visit family, but they were all sooooo excited to hear about things from joshua’s perspective compared to the younger boy’s

so josh obliged, always talking about his experiences overseas and the other kids would be like :o or :D because!!! to josh that was all just boring everyday stuff to him but to them this was all so cool and interesting, and the way they felt about america was the same way josh felt about korea tbh

after a year in college in seoul, joshua was well settled down at the school

since he’s like,,, one of the best english speakers in school (save for a handful of other students who were bilingual their whole lives, foreigners, or just really good at the subject asjdijisa) he’s always willing to help his friends out with english class projects and he coaches them by speaking to them in english at random intervals

like they’ll be having a completely korean conversation and then all of a sudden josh is like “explain the plot to howl’s moving castle in english” and they’re like o shit here we go

but it’s really helpful??? they all get amazing grades bc of his pop quizes

all hail english professor hong jisoo

but, ok, everyone is so confused because that’s….. not what he goes to college for

like he’s verbalized that he loves learning and that being an english teacher in korea would be great for him bc he loves to show people the joy of learning! but animation was his first love

he’s v passionate about it, and he’s made several short films where the characters were stylized after his friends and their experiences (with their permission of course)

he actually did one on jun’s story of coming to korea for the first time as a chinese transfer student and entered it in a small film contest and won!! and jun was so happy that he cried ok

joshua was on skype with jun to jun’s family back in china and they were all gushing about the film after josh emailed it to them

basically if joshua ever needs to flee to another country, jun’s home is open jun’s mom said joshua has privilege of jun’s room before jun does

despite being really good at animating though, joshua is actually kinda shy about showing his work. he’s even shy showing it to his friends with the exception of vernon and jeonghan, the latter of which passive-aggressively convinced joshua to do it and is now joshua’s biggest hype man

“jisooooo. jun got a movie and I didn’t??” “…what would a movie about you even be about? you don’t do anything but sleep” “it could have been about how much you love me!!”

to placate him joshua showed all the lil drawings of chibi!jeonghan joshua had done over the year and jeonghan wouldn’t stop smiling and hugging josh all day jfc

jk jk tho jeonghan is super supportive and whenever people ask him (or don’t. they usually don’t ask but whom the fuk cares jeonghan says) about joshua, jeonghan just guuuushes about the boy and all of his great art and shows them joshua’s v tentative instagram page of his art. there’s only a few pics of outlines and some small clips of films he puts together, but jeonghan will gas his boy up so bad you’d think joshua already had an oscar

on the side, joshua has a job at the campus coffee shop

and like,, idk if you understand just how much of an accumulator of revenue that boy’s face is??

joshua is pretty humble so whenever his friends tease him and say that most of the customers that come to the coffee shop are there for his face, he downright refuses

but i mean,,, it’s true,, the majority of customers come during joshua’s shifts

and if josh isn’t working, it’s like a funeral home

it gets so bad the school is like “do u wanna like work here forever bc we’re totally down with that”

josh is like “lol no”

but he’s really good at his job and not many ppl notice that!! some jealous dudes think the only reason ppl even buy coffee from the shop is bc josh is serving it and they’re deluding themselves into drinking it, but josh is actually an amazing barista

u kinda get creative with coffee when you’re living off of it to graduate ajsiodha

he’s also king of latte art don’t fight me on this

he was playing around in the back one day on his break when he got an idea to make some art in a latte, bc he was at a creative loss with his art on paper, and he just made this v simple couple of hearts here and there, and then suddenly he was making all kinds of designs that ppl loved

his favorite is a little cat design that is so friggin cute ok. everyone loves it

everyone except you,,, who had no idea this was even a thing

between classes on certain days, you have about two hours of free time to yourself, so you like to escape to your favorite coffee place to study and relax

you usually didn’t like to go during this certain time in the day bc the shop was always bustling with customers and you really rather preferred to be in a smaller crowd. so basically, you’ve never seen joshua

you haven’t even heard of him bc you’ve always been pretty in your head when it comes to your studying time

u basically zone out the minute you can smell the coffee beans

but a friend of yours held you up in your last class, so your two hour break diminished to fifteen minutes, and you still hadn’t had your coffee

you practically bolt toward the coffee shop, but your eyes bug out of your head when you notice that for once, there’s a huge crowd of students there, something that never happens when you’re there

so like, groaning internally, you force yourself into line before anyone else can get in front of you and delay you even further

but like… the line is moving at snail’s pace

you can barely see up front, all you know is that someone is taking their sweet time making coffees

in fact, 70% of your time is swallowed up just waiting for the line to move up

you’re jittery, knowing class starts soon and you already don’t have that much time to book it to your next class at this rate, but you have to have your coffee

finally,,, you reach the front….. and….

“hi there! what can I get you this lovely afternoon?”

in the words of jeonghan again, whom the fuk-

“u-hhuhhhuuu hhh ????” 

windows has shut down unexpectedly

this beautiful specimen of a man is smiling down at you without a worry in the world, blinking softly with the longest, prettiest eyelashes you’ve ever seen on a guy

his hair is short and well kept, roots dark and colored with highlights of chestnut throughout

he’s in the uniform but that’s really only black slacks and a half apron; he’s wearing a really nice baby blue dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows and his collarbones are just slightly exposed with only two buttons undone at the collar- !!

“do you need a minute?” he asks, looking concerned at your vacant expression

that seems to snap you out of it (or maybe the frustrated swears from behind you do), and you sheepishly apologize, spitting out the first thing that comes to mind, which is definitely not your usual order, “small latte, please”

his eyes light up when you answer, “would you like the art too?”

you furrow your brows and he stares at you for a good moment before he realizes,, wow u really don’t know about his latte art? that’s literally all ppl come here during his shift for

but he does notice he’s never actually seen you during his shifts before

hmm. interesting

“i… i do latte art. it’s kind of… sort of a thing? i don’t know, um, would you like me to make you something in particular?” he says, suddenly a little flustered

you know. you know deep in your heart that you have zero time to spare and that you really shouldn’t be late for this class… but also,,, why the heck not

“surprise me!” you say softly, letting out a breath you didn’t know you were holding

joshua perks up and he nods (probably harder than he should have) and quickly puts in your order for your latte 

you quickly scoot to the side and another boy takes over in his place as he turns to make your coffee, and you can’t help but watch his calm, gentle hands as he prepares it

there’s no rush in him, no sloppiness detected, and you can tell he takes pride in his craft

he pours the steamed milk with no difficulty, pouring it with such smooth precision that it hypnotizes you, even as he’s half turned from you and you can barely see what he makes

it’s only when he’s done and handing over your coffee with a smile that you realize,, you’re holding a mug

you forgot to ask for a to-go cup!

but like,,, if you put it in a to-go cup now, it’ll ruin his art

yet, you’re so late for class already……..

he looks at you with even more concern when he just catches you staring at the small tulip etched into the surface of the coffee, and he’s about to ask if you’re alright when you suddenly smile at him and say “you’re beautiful”

in ur mind, you’ve just told him the art he made in your coffee was beautiful

it takes u like,, eight seconds to register that is not what you said AT ALL

but by the time you realize your mistake and wordlessly try to motion to the cup he’s already laughing gently behind his hand, eyes locked on yours, and when he’s done he says “i’m sorry, i’m not making fun of you… you’re just… very sweet. i hope you enjoy the coffee”

part of u still wants to correct yourself, maybe save some of your pride, but instead, you simply sigh and accept his compliment that low (high) key makes your heart beat a little faster, and you quickly whisper a “thanks again!!” before skedaddling

and josh just watches with a soft smile, and can’t seem to get the strange new customer out of his head even after his shift

he doesn’t even mention that you’ve stolen the mug when his co-worker asks about it in bewildered confusion

“just say I broke it” he tells him, and goes back to work like nothing happened

the next day, you come in much earlier and find that the shop is void of a crowd, much to your relief and quieter dismay

holding in your hands the mug that you had washed and stared at in disbelieving horror the whole night in your dorm, you walk up to the counter and hold out the mug to the cashier, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion when you start to ashamedly explain exactly how you had snuck out one of the mugs

but before you can even get anything out, josh suddenly appears from the back, tying his apron just as he spots you and he goes “oh!! hey, mug stealer”

your face flashes in mortification

“i swear it was an accident-” “don’t worry, no hard feelings. I already covered for you so I mean, it’s practically yours anyway. you didn’t have to bring it back”

but you still hold it out, sighing “it made me feel bad, ok? i can’t look at this shame cup anymore”

joshua snorts bc

shame cup

ur too fucking cute for him

“ok, well, let’s make it not so shameful” he says, carefully taking the mug from you and going over to the coffee machine “latte, right? same as usual?” he throw over his shoulder

the girl at the cashier actually knows you, has served you for the last few years, so she shakes her head and tells him that’s not your usual, which makes him a little surprised and he apologizes, saying that he’s since switched around shifts with someone else so he’s still adjusting, so he’s about to ask you what you usually get when you blurt “latte’s fine!” 

and ok, yeh, you’re not getting a latte for him of course

obviously

he just smiles that beautiful smile and gets to work, and the cashier gives you a small, very indiscreet wink much to your chagrin

you shuffle to the side and watch joshua work again, smiling as he gets ready to pour the milk, when he asks what kind of art you’d like

“can I have… wait, what are you good at?” “hm, well, my favorite is a kitty” “kitty it is!”

he quietly makes your kitty, lip tucked between his teeth and you can tell he’s working hard 

he sets the cup before you (this time in a foam cup, just in case you have to run and didn’t remember to tell him again), and watches with pride as you beam at the art, your eyes shining

before you even think about it, you’re whipping out your phone and snapping a photo of it for instagram, before you realize you don’t simply want to credit “random handsome campus barista” for something as beautiful as that

“what’s your name?” you ask, and joshua tells you, and you quickly type down his name in the caption before tapping the photo to add a tag “do you have a instagram?”

and though he rarely ever uses it unless jeonghan prompts him to, joshua spells out his username for you and you tag him successfully, posting the photo just as joshua’s back pocket vibrates with a notification

“thank you so much, joshua. you’re really good at this you know” 

and josh hears it from everyone a lot. all of his customers and co-workers compliment him often so it’s not like he’s unaware of his talent

but there’s just something about the fact that you complimented him that makes him blush, but he just bows a little at you and thanks you softly as you depart to find a table to start studying

of which,,, u do not do lol

even tho it’s barely 10 posts, you spend quite a while looking through joshua’s instagram

they’re mainly shots of his art, of which you soon find out that his major is animation and film development

the captions are v minimalist, but in the comments to his friends and others who’d found his insta, he’s cutely gushing with lots of exclamation marks and the like about how his work is coming along, having casual convos about the others and how their lives are going, and responding to compliments with v heartfelt thanks

because he doesn’t post much, you check the posts he’s tagged in and see a bunch of candid, secret pics of him from all kinds of funny angles, most from students and some parody ones from his friends

by the time you decide to check how much time you have left until your next class, you find you’ve got about a half hour to cram whatever you were going to study within two hours into half of one and get to your lecture on time

so as fast as your legs will allow, you quickly hit follow on his instagram and stuff everything you have back into your bag before sprinting out, missing joshua’s small goodbye and wave in your haste

he smiles anyway, and later when he gets off his shift, he checks his notifications and finds he has a new follower… you

he totally misses everything his professor says looking through your instagram for a good hour and a half

so it goes on like this for a while, you getting your coffee from josh now that half his adoring fans are usually in class when you go to see him, and the two of you casually chatting about this and that

he talks about his major, you talk about yours, and a pure friendship forms

with josh, you really feel like you can talk to him about anything and he understands

he speaks slow, soft, uses pretty words but they’re never overrated. he talks to you with the utmost respect and attention, 100% focused on you whenever you’re around. you’re honestly surprised no one has snatched him yet, what with how much of a catch he is

and like,, you know that anyone would kill to date him because not only is he talented and beautiful and a certified dorkozoid, he’s considerate, kind, feminine…. he almost feels untouched by this world and everything in it

maybe that’s why, you usually think. he’s a catch. anyone would be lucky to have him and you’re having regular chats over coffee and you can tell ppl are jealous

but he just feels too good for you. for anyone

you can’t think of one person on campus that would be good for him. not necessarily that there isn’t anyone… it’s just… who?

as months pass and winter gets colder, you find yourself feeling the effects of being single ten times more

so your friends are like!! are you still head over heels for that barista?? let’s set you up on a blind date to get your mind off it!!!

you’re only like 60% against it

because honestly, even though you’d do anything to work up the courage to date joshua, you wouldn’t mind getting a little dolled up for someone and having fun on a date

so your friends set you up with some guy who’d meet you at this italian place in the city on friday, and you anticipate the day, even telling josh about it when he has time to listen

“ahh… heh, a blind date? you must be super excited” 

instantly you can tell something is off with the way josh talks, but he still keeps that pleasant smile, even tho it doesn’t quite reach his eyes

for the next few days leading up until friday, josh feels a little more reserved to you, not as open as usual and somehow always a little out of it when he talks to you

even when you ask, he just smiles (and it is nothing like his real smile) and tells you he’s fine

so come friday, you’re all dressed up and you happen to walk past the campus coffee shop and see joshua going in for a late shift, so you wave to him on your way and

fuck

fuck

he can’t even manage to say anything, completely speechless as he sees how absolutely stunning you look

and how he wishes you’d turn into the shop, grab his hand and tell him you were excited for your date

but instead, you’re meeting someone else, and all he can hope is that they care about you half as much as he does. even half was a feat

he suddenly catches up to you before going in, grabbing your hand, and you blink up at him in confusion when he says “be careful. text me when you get there please? so i know you got there okay. and… and text me, or one of your friends on your way home, please. you don’t know who this guy is or what he might do. just… have fun. be careful.”

you look at josh, his eyes showing such worry and concern for your well being that you pull him into a quick hug, smiling into his chest as he lets out a sigh, “of course. i’ll be good. plus, i have a pocket knife and a full can of pepper spray just in case he tries to get one over on me”

he chuckles, feeling a lot more relaxed as he hugs you back, “let’s trust you come back with that can still full and that knife still clean, alright?”

eventually, he has to send you off, and you head to your date

you arrive by 6:55, having been told that he’d be there by 7, and so you anxiously look around, knowing you were supposed to be on the lookout for a guy in a navy blazer

but… all the guys in navy blazers are there with someone already

by the time it’s 7:30, the waiter has come by twice, asking if the other member of your party is coming

and by 8, you’re sure he’s not

so you begrudgingly order dinner, eat it in angered silence, and don’t even bother to text your friends he didn’t show. you get your leftovers boxed and order one slice of strawberry cheesecake and leave, your eyes stinging and your heart hurting, but you get back to the school just fine

and at first, you were going to just head back to your dorm. 

but you walk past the coffee shop, and you look through the windows to see it’s still open and josh is still inside, cleaning up and shutting down for the night

before you can think, you’re rushing inside, glad he hadn’t locked the doors, and as soon as josh looks up in surprise to see you, he’s shuffling out from behind the counter and scolding you with “you never told me if you arrived or not. why are you back so early? you look sad, (y/n). what happened? what did that bastard do-” “I have cheesecake. you want some? take it or leave it”

you look hurt, but you keep up the stony expression and he just quietly nods, following you to a booth in the very back

he says nothing as you take out the cheesecake, says nothing as you go into the back and grab two forks and hand him one, says nothing as you take the first piece and sigh, over-exaggeratedly praising the dessert

he says nothing because he knows better. instead, he just listens as you begin to babble about the day, about how excited you were for today all week, how your friends had gassed up your blind date so much and how you had spent two hours eating by yourself, too embarrassed to cry or even tell your friends

he watches as you quietly struggle to pick up a strawberry, the sauce drenched fruit slipping off your fork as your hand trembles with words unsaid

so, he slides out of the booth and into yours, slips an arm around your shoulders, and makes you put it down

“it’s okay. i’m here” he says softly into your ear, and you let it all out into his shoulder

all of your tears and makeup stain his shirt but he couldn’t care less, his only priority in holding you close and comforting you

he wants to beat up your blind date, make them feel terrible for ever passing up an opportunity to spend a night with you because gdi, you were amazing and lovely and he wished he was in that bastard’s shoes

you guys stay like that for a while, you simply relishing in his comfort and joshua wishing he could help you feel better, yet not knowing how

but then he gets an idea

“do you want me to show you how to make latte art? you mentioned you were interested once”

at first, you’re kind of like??? now of all times?? but you also can’t help wanting to get your mind off things, so he helps you slip out of the booth and leads you to the back in the kitchen

there you see his sketchbook and laptop up, seeing he had been working on something before he’d gone to clean up

he goes to get some coffee together while you look over his work, smiling when you see he’s intricately drawing a character at a booth in what looked like a coffee shop, but as you look at it longer, something starts to click

“josh?” you ask, and he hums, filling up a cup with some coffee “Is… is this me?”

he glances back at you and his eyes widen some when he sees what you’re looking at, but he turns back around to play it off before you can say anything “ah, yeah. i needed to warm up so… i thought of you and drew”

“this looks way too detailed for a warm up” you say with a smile, tracing your fingers over the drawing, half of it colored in, the other half still white parchment paper and blending in to the colors where they end

josh snorts, making his way over to you and closing the notebook, “look at you. you know me too well, it seems”

you simply nudge him and he places the coffee cup before you before handing you a metal cup of steamed milk, “so, we’re going to start out with making a simple heart. it’s really important how you guide your hand. i don’t expect it to be perfect, so just try, freely”

he hands you the cup and you nod, turning the spout toward the cup and trying to carefully pour in the shape of a heart, but it becomes a deformed swirl too soon

josh still smiles, telling you to attempt to fix your mistake, but you continue to find it hard, somehow making the swirl more prominent

“josh, please help me” you whine with a small smile, and he nods with a laugh, reaching his arms around you

and,,, you’re caged against the counter, his hand coming to rest above your own where you hold the milk, and his head leans down to whisper into your ear how you should pour, murmuring “it takes a bit of practice, but once you get it, it’s satisfying”

you can’t even focus on the damn coffee bc he’s so close sasjhnasi

he keeps whispering in your ear, helping you try to fix your mistake, and then he grabs a toothpick and starts to trace the swirl into something of a shape, looking a lot better than before

“see?” he whispers by your ear, smiling even as your heart beats so hard you bet he can hear it against your back “not so bad”

you turn your head slightly, only able to move so much with his arm around you and body behind you, keeping you practically pushed up against the counter

he just looks at you for a moment when he sees the look in your eyes, mouth going a little dry

it must be the moment, or maybe the mix of emotions you’d released earlier, because you can’t find the nervousness from before anywhere near when you knead your fingers into his shirt and pull him in to kiss

his lips taste like coffee and stolen sweets, and he moves his body only to turn you around for better access to your mouth, his large hands closing around your hips and squeezing

he’s careful but he is not shy. he kisses you like he’s been wanting to all night, and if you asked him, he’d tell you he had 

you get so caught up in his heady kiss that even when he lifts you onto the counter and pulls himself between your legs, you don’t stop to laugh or marvel at his strength you didn’t know he had. you just thank god that he’s closer

after a few moments, he ends up pulling away, your lips chasing his with a frustrated whine that has him nearly buckling under his weight “my boss will kill me if we make out in the kitchen”

“then let’s take it somewhere else, dummy”

joshua has never locked up the coffee shop faster

after that day, he finally asks you out, and of course, you say yes

your friends apologize to you, feeling absolutely terrible for what happened with the blind date, but you honestly couldn’t care less bc if you hadn’t been stood up, you may have never gotten the chance to kiss joshua

everyone, and i mean everyone can tell there’s something different about josh come monday

he’s so much more peppy, so much more friendly, he’s practically beaming like a ray of sunshine,, like more than usual

and it’s so obvious why when you come in, stealing a kiss from him when he gets your coffee to you before you leave

josh’s co-workers are like??? is this allowed?? wtf is this allowed????

joshua’s boss doesn’t care cause it’s FRICKIN CUTE

a majority of joshua’s suitors back off when they find out he’s taken, but of course they continue to come bc josh is amazing at making coffee and no one is petty enough to stop coming just bc he’s taken lol

if joshua was an amazing friend, he’s an even better boyfriend ok

turns out that one drawing of you in the coffee shop was not the only one

he draws you often, and his favorite you to draw is a cute lil chibi version which he swears is so cute bc like,,, u small

boy literally giggles whenever he thinks about it

you: it’s really not that funny josh-

joshua: YOU’RE SO SMALL

actually made a chibi ver of himself and animated your chibi selves to kiss

he sent you the video and you look at it before you go to sleep every night bc it’s so cute

is always hyped for animated films and you can never get him as excited for live action films

he goes absolutely nuts for disney and stuff but he’s also a fine tuned indie animated film connoisseur of course

sometimes he’ll be like “so i watched this film last night called blah blah blah and it was about blah blah blah and…” and you don’t know wth he’s talking bout sometimes but you just listen to him babble bc u love him

scolds u if you haven’t seen a particular movie/anime/cartoon and then proceeds to force you to watch it

but you actually end up liking them?? and some of them become your comfort movies just because they remind you of josh

will send you animated couples and be like “this is us”

even if you two have nothing in common with the characters? it could just be a cute scene and he’ll link it back to you two

jeonghan LOVES you…. and also will fight you for joshua’s attention but he still loves you

he prides himself on being “joshua’s best friend” but then you meet vernon and vernon is like “he was my best friend first” so you go from a love triangle to a love square

if you added in all of joshua’s admirers it’d be like a love….  enneacontakaipentagon

(that is a thing)

since it’s a lot to go back to america to meet josh’s family, you instead meet vernon’s family in place of them, who despite only knowing josh for a year feel like he’s their second son

they gush about how much they love him and his influence on vernon and vernon’s lil sister and it’s just,,, so precious

but you can tell he gets homesick sometimes, and when family holidays come, he gets particularly sad

vernon’s family works hard to make it easier on him so they set up a skype date with his family every holiday and you watch josh as he talks about how his graduation is coming up, how he can’t wait to visit them, how he misses his mom’s home cooking and how nice life is in seoul

he introduces you to them over skype as well and they’re so kind and lovely!! they absolutely spoil you with love and attention and only have lovely things to say about you

then one day, you get a call from vernon’s mother

she tells you that secretly, they’ve been setting up for joshua’s parents to come visit, and they want you to keep it secret, as well as keep joshua out of the house the day they arrive so he doesn’t catch on

which,, proves harder than you expect

even on spring break your lovely boyfriend only wants to stay in and catch up on shows with you so you have to literally drag him out of the house to hang with jeonghan and vernon at the mall

while you’re all out, joshua just happens to see a shirt while you’re all shopping

it’s a tank top with the word “california” written across it

and usually, josh would just ignore little things like that, but as he stands there, he starts thinking of home and his family who he misses like crazy

it’s not like him, but a few tears slip past his eyes before he wipes them away, attempting to hide it before one of you saw

you did, but you don’t say anything, instead hooking an arm with him and leading him elsewhere, practically bursting with the need to tell joshua what was awaiting him at home

you manage to keep it secret though, even as you smile wider than ever on your back to vernon’s house

of course,,, josh is highly concerned

“why are you smiling so much? what are you hiding?” “dang boy, can’t a girl just smile a lil bit” “not like that. your smile is too big. it’s creeping me out”

if you weren’t driving you might’ve socked him in the arm

you carefully pull up to the house and joshua’s eyebrows furrows when he notices vernon’s parents’ car is parked somewhere different than it was when you all left 

“v, did your parents go somewhere?” he asks, but vernon simply shrugs and follows a grinning jeonghan out of the car, leaving just you and him alone

he stares at you for a bit, the smile still on your face, and then looks back at the house, the wheels turning behind his eyes

“what are you waiting for? i don’t know about you, but I wanna meet the hongs sometime this week, thank you”

his eyes widen a little bit and you’re laughing as he tumbles out of the car, rushing toward the front door as you trail behind, hearing a chorus of elated screams before you enter the house

when you do, you see josh all wrapped up in between his parents, all three of them crying into each other as jeonghan, vernon, and vernon’s family watch with smiles just like yours

for the rest of the day, you spend it with josh and his family, catching up on all that they’ve missed along with getting to know the hongs personally

they’re just as sweet in person as they are over skype, and they absolutely love poking fun at josh to you whenever they get the chance

the sound of josh’s embarrassed “mooooooom” in the background as she tells you about josh’s anime phase and how she’d seen an episode of one of those shows and had to have a talk with him afterward

you: what were you watching, josh?

josh:… i have since refined my taste

by the time the night ends, you’ve got enough embarrassment fodder to last you months

“please don’t take anything my parents said seriously okay. they live to make my life terrible” he tells you over the phone that night, after vernon’s family told you it was getting far too late and you should be heading home

highest of keys, josh was hoping you’d stay so late that they’d let you sleep over but knowing he had two (2) sets of parents in the house now, they’d probably make vernon sleep between you two and that’s the closest you’d get throughout the night

“i don’t know about that. those baby stories were comedy gold” you grin into the phone, laying on your back and smiling up at the ceiling

he scoffs, “just wait till i meet your parents. they’ll tell me all the crazy stories and i’ll have so much blackmail i won’t even know what to do with” “isn’t it funny how i met your parents, who live in california, before you met mine who live here?”

he smiles into the phone, “’s okay. makes us a unique couple. i was starting to think we were far too daydreamy. almost feels like a movie.”

“i’m surprised you haven’t turned it into one, actually” you say, playing with your shirt hem as sleepiness starts to creep up on you and you let out a yawn

“i promise one day i’ll make a movie about us. now go to sleep, i’ll see you tomorrow, okay?”

you yawn again but oblige, and you say your goodbyes before hanging up and laying down to fall asleep, a content smile on your face

but then your phone vibrates under your pillow not twenty minutes later

confused, you pull it out, and find a video message from joshua

carefully, you open it, unsure of what you’ll expect, but find a seemingly quickly drawn stop motion video of chibi!you and chibi!josh kissing each other’s cheeks

you smile tiredly, shaking your head at the boy, but as the video comes to an end, a speech bubble appears above chibi!josh’s head, his eyes turning into hearts as he speaks to chibi!you “i’ve been debating on when to say this for a while, but i’m proud to be the first of us to say it: i love you”

the video ends, and you giddily dial josh’s number once more, the boy picking up just as quickly as you had called

“yes?” he says softly, voice tinged with slight worry

but you just chuckle, “jerk. i wanted to say it first. now let me go to sleep… i love you too”

[theindifferentdroid]

Proximal: Part 2 [Rebelcaptain]

Part 1

Summary: Jyn and Cassian meet in college, an unfortunate effect of a clerical error and happenstance.

A/N: Still sort of a setup chapter, but we’re getting there! I’ve had this written for weeks now and just never thought it was ready. It just needed to mature a bit in my computer for no reason, I guess. Enjoy!

Word count: 1,900+

Warnings: Language

Jyn had joined Cassian the following day, same room, same time. She'd been nervous about it all morning but was able to talk herself down as she climbed the stairs. Maybe it was how her hands and feet were finally thawing from the cold that made her feel better, warmer in her chest and her gut.

However, embarrassment washed over her the second she had opened the door – depressing the handle with her elbow and kicking it open with her boot, hands full. The room was blanketed with the smell of coffee, fresh coffee, confirmed by two cups on the table, one by Jyn's side of the table and one by Cassian, who was visible only once the door had shut.

A surprisingly unbashful grin crossed his face. "Morning."

"Hi," Jyn responded, flustered. "I, uh..." She held out a hand to him. "Brought coffee too. Sorry."

He rejected her apology, taking the coffee anyway. Cassian waited for their fingers to graze. Jyn did her best to avoid it.

"You didn't have to do that, you know."

"Yea. Well, neither did you. So..." Jyn trailed off as she took her seat at what was apparently established as her side of the table. Jyn ignored how the rushed familiarity of it made her chest sink a little.

It was quieter this time. Cassian had traded his laptop for a stack of notes, so there was less clicking and more shuffling. Both of them noticed the absence of the minute barrier between them today. Jyn managed to get some studying done, however. She was less likely to glance at him without the protection the laptop had afforded her.

Jyn never bothered herself with the corporeal distractions of a college student's life. Relationships and late nights out weren't her thing. Hook ups, she found, didn't take too much of her time, though, so she allowed it. Studying didn't come easily to her. She scraped by during the semester, testing off of what her short-term memory was able to give her, and committed herself to the life of a hermit during final exams, cramming her brain with any information it would take. Like now.

But with four exams left, and it being only Tuesday, Jyn's outlook was bleak. And it was all Cassian's fault.

At least that's what she told herself.

The time passed in nearly the same fashion as it had the day before. There was just more coffee this time around. And slightly more conversation.

Cassian cleared his throat, after about an hour of silence. "What are you studying?" His voice was hesitant, deep and unused, but he couldn't help his interest.

"Hm?" Jyn asked, looking up. It wasn't that she hadn't heard him – she had. She was more confused he had even asked.

Cassian's eyes were inquisitive, relaxed. And warm. Jyn caught herself staring before slamming her book shut to snap herself out of it. She stood the book upright and turned it to face Cassian. "Brit Lit," she said, with little inflection in her voice.

"Oh," Cassian remarked, in a sarcastic tone Jyn had only yesterday found grating. "Tantalizing."

Jyn let the book fall onto its face. The noise shook the small room. "Hey. Watch it."

Cassian leaned back casually in his chair, crossing his arms. "I'm sorry. You didn't seem like you were enjoying it."

"I'm an English major," Jyn said, opening her book again. "I'm supposed to enjoy it. I'm just having trouble doing that... right now."

Jyn wasn’t lying. Not really. Memorizing lines of The Canterbury Tales that she had barely remembered reading in the first place was not enjoyable. Though anything would have trouble vying for her attention with this beautiful man sitting in front of her.

That’s what he was, wasn’t he? Beautiful?

Fuck.

It seemed Cassian was a mind reader of sorts and ceased the conversation after that exchange, returning to his papers. Jyn opened her book, attempting, yet again, to retain the line-for-line memorizations.

The next two hours passed with fairly awkward silence. Despite the unfamiliarity of it all, Jyn found it surprising how easily Cassian had situated himself into her life. She found it even more surprising how okay she was with it. She couldn’t remember the last time she had enjoyed the quiet presence of anyone other than Bodhi.

Jyn’s head snapped up from her book at the sound of a knock at the door. Her eyes were tired; she felt as if she hadn’t looked at anything but the fine print of her book in hours, which was likely true. She blinked a few times to focus on Cassian’s face and imagined the surprised look on his face mirrored hers. Before either of them could stand up, the door opened.

A random student poked his head in. "Hey, no rush, but I have the room next."

Cassian stole a quick glance at his watch before clamoring to his feet. He cursed under his breath, something unfamiliar. He swung his bag over his shoulder, draped his jacket over his arm and scooped up the papers in the other.  

Jyn had barely closed her book before Cassian was swinging the door open to walk out. Disappointment pulled in Jyn’s chest, but Cassian turned just before letting go of the door. A hurried smile crossed his face.

“See you, Jyn.”

There were no promises of the room being shared again the next day.

Jyn tried to book the room herself once she left, but it wasn't available. When questioned, the receptionist denied that it was booked by someone named Cassian.

“Jyn!”

Jyn stopped short just outside the elevator, spinning around to search for who had whispered-shouted her name. The scene was dizzying. There were too many people in the library coffee shop to pick out where it had emanated.

"Jyn! Over here!" Bodhi stood up and waved his hand, Jyn shuffling over to him through the crowd to take a seat.

"Where have you been?" he asked.

"Studying," Jyn said, her tone matter of fact.

Bodhi shot her a glance before he took a sip of his coffee. "Where exactly? This place is packed."

Jyn fiddled with the pen in her hair, avoiding Bodhi's gaze.

"Don't tell me you snuck into a study room again."

Jyn raised her eyes long enough to meet Bodhi's before they fell to the ground again.

"You know," he said, making a scene out of his books and papers strewn on the small table, "you could invite me next time. This environment isn't exactly conducive to studying."

Jyn bit her lip, choosing her next words wisely. "I, uh, couldn't invite you. It's rude for a guest to bring someone else."

Bodhi looked up from his notes, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. "Spill."

Jyn stood up quickly. "There's nothing to talk about. I have to go."

Bodhi grabbed her arm. "I know you don't have class until three o'clock. Sit."

Jyn huffed, but ultimately heeded Bodhi's request, plopping back into the seat dramatically. She began her story before Bodhi could ask specific questions, hoping to get ahead of any ideas he may have had. "So yesterday-"

"Yesterday?!" Bodhi interrupted excitedly.

Jyn only shot him a glance, one he knew all too well.

"Sorry. Continue." He gestured to her respectfully.

Jyn paused to give Bodhi a moment to collect himself before starting again. "I found an unlocked room yesterday, and it was fine all morning until some asshole showed up. I played the whole double-booked scenario. And he bought it."

She paused. Bodhi raised his eyebrows. "Until..."

Jyn groaned, running her hand across her face. "Until he left to get coffee. And he checked with the front desk. And he called me out."

Bodhi's laugh echoed through the small cafe, and he quickly covered his mouth, whispering a quick "Sorry" when eyes darted his way.

"Oh, Jyn." Bodhi paused, taking a deep breath to rid himself of any residual laughter. "That's –"

"But he invited me back and bought me a coffee," Jyn interrupted, hoping to get the rest of the story out quickly without drawing any more attention to it. "So he obviously wasn't that upset. So that's where I was. Studying."

It was quiet for a moment, and Jyn distracted herself with her backpack. Bodhi had seemed to be satisfied with the story. At least that's what Jyn presumed.

"Studying?" he asked, unconvinced.

Jyn slowly looked up at Bodhi, and his face said all Jyn needed to know. A lopsided smirk was creeping its way across his lips.

"Bodhi, no," she said, exasperated.

"Studying," Bodhi repeated, this time with added gestures to punctuate his tone, his fingers curling dramatically in the air.

"I'm leaving," Jyn declared flatly, grabbing her things. "Goodbye."

As she walked away, she heard Bodhi call after her, chiding her not to study too hard.

The quad outside the library was quiet, final exams scaring some sanctity into the campus for once. Jyn could appreciate that. The bitter wind also did its best to keep everyone inside. The cold bit at Jyn's neck briefly before she threw her scarf snugly around her, wrapping it around as many times as its length would allow.

Jyn headed a course for her next class in a hall across campus. She was early, but she'd camp out on the cold tile floor just outside the door like she was wont to do. At the very least she could glean some last minute information from her notes before taking her exam. It was Linguistics, which Jyn had absorbed generously over the course of the semester. The final did little to worry her.

Half way across the quad, it started to drizzle, the cold, almost misty rain prickling delicately on Jyn's face, the only part of her still exposed to the elements. She cursed under her breath and ducked into a nearby hall, already planning her reroute through campus. She could building hop from here; it wouldn't be too difficult.

The wind slammed the door shut just behind her, and Jyn felt a slight push on her backpack before she hopped out of the way. The hall was stifling, the air unmoved while the bodies of the students occupied the classrooms instead of the hall. Jyn tugged the scarf away from her neck, feeling suddenly suffocated, and began through the building. She was acutely aware of the squeak of her boots against the tile, just barely wet from the beginning of the rain.

Some doors were open in the classrooms, and the sounds of zippers and shuffling paper poured into the hall. The nervousness was palpable, the quietness explaining exams had begun, and little whispers of last minute questions had ceased. It was strangely comforting to be on the other side, albeit momentarily.

A voice echoed into the hallway and met Jyn's ears. It was down the hall, she could tell, and softly grew louder as she proceeded.

"... books away, please. If you do not know it by now, it is too late."

Jyn chuckled under her breath, the phrase familiar to her. She had heard it her fair share of times over the last three and a half years.

As she passed the room, a student spoke up. "Mr. Andor -"

"No, no more questions."

Jyn's steps ended in one harsh squeak of her boots, stopping just on the other side of the open door. That voice. It sounded familiar, recent.

It sounded like Cassian.

Jyn stood frozen with her shoulder against the wall, clinging tightly to the side of the hallway. She waited to hear anything else, but it was silent, save for what sounded like someone writing on the chalkboard.

Just as she had convinced herself to walk past the room again to take a look, the door shut.

[almaasi]

reaction post typed while watching SPN 13x07 “War of the Worlds”

in which I explain exactly why I don’t enjoy Buckner/Ross-Leming episodes (beyond obvious problematic issues and pacing), and why Meredith Glynn’s episodes are better imo

03:41pm

don’t know what to expect, so it’s gonna be SURPRISE

not expecting greatness since it’s the deadly duo, but i’m hoping this won’t become a “cas is leaving and won’t be back or mentioned for 8 episodes straight” thing

(or a “these writers are racist and misogynists” thing)

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THERE’S A FLY IN MY ROOM

why do they never just fly back out the way they came in??? THE WINDOW IS OPEN YOU CURSED BEAST

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03:44

whoop time to pull my window blind down ‘cause this show is so dark and i can’t see shit

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03:45

i have yet to care about asmodeus

and i decidedly don’t care about lucifer

i care about mary in the sense that i don’t want anything bad to happen to her but i’m fine with her not being part of the main story

does that downtrodden black demon have a name?? i’m still rooting for him either way

also still can’t tell if michael’s vessel is a white dude or not

(edit: i think maybe no)

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03:48

frankly i am still unsure why jack blasted team free will across the room, repeating his last mistake, given that doing that killed someone before??

was it like a “if gonna hurt everyone and here let me prove it” thing? or a “i’m getting you out of the way so you can’t grab me” thing??

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03:50

*insert stock footage here*

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05:53

cas lists all the worst possible scenarios

yea he’s a dad

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03:54

why is david haydn-jones credited in this?!?!?!?! WHAT

maybe a flashback

WHOA WAIT OSRIC CHAU TOO WHAT IS HAPPENING ??!??!!? 

ARE THEY ALL ALIVE IN THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE

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05:56

cas: “my contact is already anxious... won’t speak in the presence of a stranger”

sure jan

what’s the bet the writers have a pool of “reasons cas has to go alone” and they just pick one from a hat

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dean: “so introduce me, then i’m not a stranger”

good. please.

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UGH I AM SO SICK OF CAS DOING THINGS ALONE

but tbh i’m kind of amazed dean is healthy enough to let cas go alone and not worry that he’s gonna lose the guy again, given he just got back from the dead

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04:00

the was asmodeus is purring “jaaaaaaaack” makes me imagine him as a snow leopard

edit: i could definitely see him on a tarot card, a snow leopard with a scarred eye, sitting on a throne

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04:01

“the jack”

i enjoy that lil twist on his name. like the jack in playing cards

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04:02

such manspreading

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04:03

asmodeus: “say wW’hH~at !”

hurr hurr

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04:04

i’m finding it hard to pay attention to michael and lucifer talking about stuff

these episodes always feel like uuuurughghhh gotta push through

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04:06

OMG OG OM OGM KEVIN

CAN WE TAKE HIM TO THE OTHER SIDE AND KEEP HIM PLEASE

OH MY GOD I MISSED HIM

PLEASE GOD LET THIS BY THE DEADLY DUO TRYING TO UNDO PAST MISTAKES, NOT INADVERTENTLY MAKING THEM WORSE

P L E A S E  DON’T KILL HIM AGAIN

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04:08

this kevin is very different

kinda twitchy

maybe autistic? (i mean... could he have taken that "worm” insult more literally?)

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04:11

lucifer: “can’t you see michael is a monster? pure evil??”

kevin: “okay i’m confused, aren’t you SATAN”

*snort*

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04:13

so lucifer just leapt through the rift

where is mary though

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04:14

how did all those people not see satan fall out of a GIANT GLOWING RIFT

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04:15

“no eye contact, beverley”

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06:16

HEY ASS-MODEUS, LEAVE THAT RANDOM GUY NAMED KARL ALONE

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04:17

random guy named karl is dead

>:{

yup thanks let’s add another non-white person to the deadly duo murder list

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04:19

i just had a weird moment where i was like “ugh the filler episodes are so dull” and then realised this was a plot episode, and actually i like the filler better than the plot because the plot is just shoehorned in by buckner and ross-leming between interesting episodes

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04:25

paused for a bit to feed my cat

and while i did i was thinking i’d like jack to meet kevin. i’ve been thinking about that for a few weeks, but it seemed impossible for obvious kevin-is-dead reasons, BUT NOW

I HOPE IT HAPPENS

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04:27

wait

so the witch told the winchesters she needed protection, then left without explaining why

and then the winchesters had to follow her there, to a place that was hard to find

and then tell her “we followed you here”

and it was hard to find even though they followed her????

and they just enter the house not assuming it’s a trap of some kind

.................

⁽͑˙˚̀བ̇˚́˙⁾̉

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04:32

i replayed it, sam says “but we followed you here”

that “but” makes a lot of difference okay we’re good

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04:35

this cabin looks exactly like all the other cabins they’ve used as a cabin

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04:37

hm.

look, in comparison, i love meredith glynn’s writing (e.g. the one where sam and dean visit the therapist, the one where dean loses his memories). because yeah, her stories are whimsical and i adore that - but sometimes they’re also gory and can get dark. yet her characters are soft and emotionally available. and they make decisions because of curiosity, or worry, or sadness, or grief or... y’know, something core-deep and with lots of different perspectives within those emotions.

whereas buckner and ross-leming.... every decision their characters make are fuelled by straight-up anger and fear. and it’s usually surface-level - reactive, or sudden, without narrative depth giving a clear reason for that anger.

and i’m not saying that anger-fuel can’t be interesting, it’s that it makes it hard to watch for me. the characters feel more closed off, more directly just going for a “kill or be killed” thing. they want to hurt people, get revenge, use force to get information.

it’s not necessarily out of character, it’s just that a) there’s a lot of it, and every character seems to function the same way even though they’re different people, and b) the setup to those scenes isn’t enough to make me understand why they all begin by fighting, or torturing someone before asking nicely.

no, i don’t like ketch at all, but skipping straight to the I’MMA PUNCH YOU UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO HEAR doesn’t work for me

at all, on any level.

and this scene where dean punches ketch?? it directly parallels the information-gathering methods of dean, ketch, and asmodeus within this episode, and that just puts dean in a bad light. and honestly i can’t even tell if it’s intentional or if the deadly duo didn’t know what they were doing and they don’t know how else people ask questions.

it’s not “different because it’s dean doing it”. it’s a villain’s move. they all did the same thing, and it was violent and unnecessary every time.

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04:47

so dean and sam know the parallel universe contains familiar people, still alive (freakin’ bobby for instance)

but when they realise ketch doesn’t recognise them, why the heck don’t they even consider maybe he came through the rift

it’s not like it was ages ago

they lost their mother through that rift probably three or four weeks ago

wouldn’t they assume maybe there was more than one portal ??

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04:50

“his twin”

right

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04:56

ugh more fighting

i don’t wanna watch ‘cause lady angels are probably gonna die

man i hope cas would leave them alive after being told the angels are going extinct

angels fight to the death way too often

edit: ??????? nobody died???? i’m impressed

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04:58

lucifer calls cas “cowboy”

mmmmmmmm that’s right

dean’s lil sheriff of heaven

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05:01

lucifer: “meth-head kevin tran”

ah that explains the twitchiness

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05:03

“agent russell”

as in kurt russell i assume

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05:05

cas: “yesss i would like to see you too, the sooner the better”

cute

and awkward

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05:09

asmodeus shows up

there’s so many characters in this story jeez

i have no idea how the casual viewer could keep up

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05:16

whoa that ending was sudden

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.................hrhghgh i dunno

i’m still of the opinion that one of this writing duo is better than the other

the scene with lucifer and cas in the bar was pretty well written

the plot reveal with ketch and rowena’s magically-undead spell made sense and was well-spread throughout the story, but i fail to see why ketch would tell the winchesters about it

i’m a lil :/ :/ :/ that ketch is back ‘cause dear god i thought we were rid of him already

where is mary??

everyone is so angry

i hope rowena is alive though

this was all a big jumble of plotlines and... to be fair it could’ve been a lot worse. the pacing wasn’t as messy as usual. for revealing a whole ton of info, it was pretty decent really

hmm 6.5/10 maybe

just cause it had almost none of the things i like watching, but it wasn’t necessarily bad...........

:/

MORE KEVIN PLEASE

[monikakrasnorada]

Pulling threads

There are several threads that I’ve been pulling recently, but they all seem to want to snag on the same knot.  I’m not certain that once they’ve unravelled we won’t just find more gaping holes instead of a finely woven tapestry, but since, we’ve nothing but time on our hands for the forseeable future, I thought, what the hell? So let’s see where this all goes and if any of it makes sense- or even matters once it’s all said and done. :)

*Full disclosure (though I don’t know how anyone in fandom can’t know this at this point because I’m pretty vocal about it): I’m an EMPer. I believe Mary shot Sherlock and that he hasn’t regained consciousness since and that S4 is merely the continuation of TAB- the Victorian personas in the modern age, since Sherlock clearly isn’t awake yet at the end of TAB. 

Not sure how much of this will be EMP-based, but just wanted to give a head’s up, in case that isn’t your jam and you can just skip this post altogether.

Okay. Here we go!

Lady Carmichael

Did not kill Sir Edwin.

This is my first bone of contention that I see in fandom a lot. I see so many posts that take it as gospel that Lady Carmichael did, in fact, kill her husband. But, that just can’t be the case, because as Moriarty says-

The argument can be made that Sir Eustace and Lady Carmichael are the stand-ins for a whole list of different people within the show. At any given moment they can represent:

John and Sherlock

John and Mary

Lord and Lady Smallwood

Mrs Hudson and Frank Hudson

Talk about confusing, I know. It makes my head hurt, tbh. 

There is one fact that is a certainty- Sir Eustace was killed. But, that it was at the hands of a group of women- which we are wrongly lead to believe was headed by Lady Carmichael- treated badly by the men in their lives, is more than I can accept. Yeah. there’s a few dudes I wouldn’t mind getting rid of, but I’m not going to join some group of conspirators in order to do it.

Sherlock had it right when he spoke to Lestrade-

Of course I solved it. It’s perfectly simple. The incident of the mysterious Mrs Ricoletti, the killer from beyond the grave has been widely reported int he popular press. Now people are disguising their own dull little murders as the work of a ghost to confuse the impossibly imbecilic Scotland Yard.

First instincts are usually correct, and Sherlock knows that. 

The murder of Sir Eustace did not follow the usual MO of the ‘bride’, (the league of furies)-

Murdered in their own homes, rice on the floor, like at a wedding, and the word YOU written in blood on the wall

There was none of that when they found Sir Eustace-

Sir Eustace’s stab wound was a mirror image of Sherlock’s gun shot wound. Imagine that. 

And, it wasn’t Lady Carmichael. Not only because Moriarty told us it wasn’t her, that it was ridiculous that it would be her (this is Sherlock’s mind telling him, so he knows he got it wrong) but also because, why would she go to Sherlock to prevent a murder she was going to commit?

(Just as Mary didn’t go to Sherlock for a murder she did plan to commit, hm.)

The Bride killed Sir Edwin (and Sherlock), it’s true. But she was not a member of a ‘league of furies’. There was nothing ‘honorable’ about what she did. Each time we see the Bride that isn’t Emilia Ricoletti, two very peculiar things happen-

We get the villain head tilt a la Mary, and their voice is disguised. 

In the case of the Bride that warns Sir Eustace in the maze, if that were Janine or Molly, why disguise the voice? At this point, it’s almost certain that Emilia was dead and we are supposed to believe this is one of the women conspirator’s come to threaten (which was never mentioned as part of the other Bride murders, fyi) So, the voice didn’t matter because Sir Eustace wouldn’t have recognised it, but- we would have? And then, in the hallway, as Watson waits and is scared by the ghost bride*, the voice is once more disguised. Again, why? Watson certainly wouldn’t have recognised Molly or Janine’s voice. But, guess who’s voice he would have. Mary.

(*coming back to Watson here, later)

The bride stabbed Sir Eustace, just as Mary shot Sherlock. 

Sherlock got it wrong. Moriarty told him, it’s his downfall, always. He wants everything to be clever. And that’s what he tried to do with this scenario. When he ‘found’ the “Miss me?” note attached to Sir Eustace’s dead body, that’s when his mind made the connection between Mary and Moriarty. What do we say about coincidence? But, his mind revolts and is tearing itself apart because he cannot accept this truth-

So much more under the cut.

This is my fundamental belief in what is going on throughout the end of HLV, TAB and S4: Sherlock can’t reconcile that the woman John chose is actually the enemy and he keeps trying to come up with a way to make that untrue,  but none of them work. 

Because, it doesn’t make sense.

Lady Smallwood came to Sherlock for help. Lady Carmichael came to Sherlock for help. Mary never came to ask for help. Help Sherlock surely could have provided. Why would a person go to such lengths to hide a past they didn’t want revealed, when the people they were hiding it from would be the very ones to understand and be able to help?

Mary never once offered any information about herself. She sat quietly by, as Sherlock divulged ‘all he knew’ and she neither confirmed nor denied. She handed over the AGRA memory stick and said it was her initials (another lie, later proven). When Sherlock asked her why she didn’t come to him for help with her case, she simply asked “what case?” as if she hadn’t any problem she needed help with. Five years ago she became Mary Morstan. Five years ago, Moriarty met Eurus and hatched a plan. Coincidence? I’ll leave you to your deductions on that bit.

John Watson is definitely in danger

Thinking about this makes my stomach literally hurt, but needs must.

There are several important moments that we need to remember in HLV and TAB, concerning John Watson-

John bristles at the idea of having a gun with him, but on both those occasions he did, in fact have it with him. 

Now, we get this scene in HLV. John is still riled over finding Janine in the flat. Sherlock’s being a bit of a dick about how he and Mary compare how much weight John has gained since they got married. Then we have Sherlock telling John not to bring a gun, to confront the person that just took a piss in the hearth of 221B. Do we really believe he isn’t going to bring his gun?

I would say the balance of probability is pretty close to nil.

Sherlock tells Mary that John is downstairs, where he left him in HLV and ordered him to stay in TAB-

What else are we told?

Mary entered through CAMs office (somehow, and my money’s still on her being a member of the Black Lotus, and having been the one scaling the buildings in TBB, but that’s another post) she knocked out the security guard and Janine*. So, how do we suppose she left? Who might she have encountered on her way out? Who more than likely also had a gun with them that night?

We keep getting the imagery of the gun being fired in S4 along with the rather ominous re-appearance of this carpet from CAMs office-

I am aware of the theory that John has been shot, and at this point, it’s hard to argue against that idea. It is highly likely that he was also shot in CAM Tower and S4 has been some kind of weird Inception-esque look into both Sherlock and John’s minds as they both struggle to survive. But, I feel like it’s more likely John shot Mary than the other way around. 

Go back to TAB,and my asterisk from earlier. 

Look at that once and future BAMF! Locked and loaded and not afraid of anything. I’m sorry, that is not a man that would run away from a ‘ghost’ and I don’t believe for a second he did. I don’t think Sherlock is aware what really happened after he was shot and that this is all just his imagination and what he thinks would have happened.

I think Mary went down those stairs and... I don’t know. Did they shoot each other? Did Mary shoot John and escape? Did John shoot Mary and kill her?

Honestly, I just don’t know. I only believe the fact they made such a fuss over John bringing a gun or not and that Sherlock went out of his way to tell us that Mary left the way she came is something not to be overlooked.

Perhaps this image is all that Sherlock’s mind can recall. The reoccurring dream. It plays over and over in his mind because in his own unconscious state, he doesn’t know if it’s John or Mary. (I know it’s not logical, but dreams / subconscious minds usually aren’t)

*** ETA: I was in the middle of writing this post up today when @sagestreet posted this meta Therapists for Mirrors as Love Interests. In this, sage proposes (as have many others since the show aired) that S4 is a mirror-verse. It’s hard to know just how far to take this. Can everyone and every action be flipped and reversed in order to show us what really happened? It sort of terrifies me when thinking of the aquarium scene. OR all of T6T, for that matter. Mary is much more “John” than John is in that episode. Sherlock prefers her help even, much to all of our collective disgruntlement. Can we put the mirror up to the Norbury scene? Who becomes who in that sense? Mary is really John? Norbury is really Mary? 

Like I said, it’s a disheartening thought and one that doesn’t help make any of this any better :(

But, then, my brain rebelled at the idea they would turn Mary into John and then this happened:

There’s something about Janine

Okay, so I’ve debated even writing this here and adding it to this post because it just seems a bit too...much? But, then I look at S4 again, and all the fuckiness and I laugh my ass off because really? Really? I am going to think this idea is too far-fetched for this show? :P

I was never a believer in Janine being anything other than a hapless pawn in Sherlock’s game. I still find it hard to imagine that she is, but @wellthengameover  made a really strong case that she just might be. She’s Irish. Moriarty’s Irish. She has dark hair and eyes and so does Moriarty. Yeah, and so does half the world probably. It just seemed to me like a casting coincidence, as naive as that may sound. Yeah, I was that person, until I saw this post of Andrew Scott and his real sister, and it seems like the improbable could just be possible.

I’ve written several things about Janine over the past year- (X) (X) (X)- that now feels trite and as if I was completely blind to what we were being shown about her.

So, I ran straight to watch HLV again last night with this in mind and it hit me like a slap in the face, because you can’t kill an idea once it’s in your head-

A personal assistant is a secretary!

We all hate the idea of Eurus- a last minute new character that just comes in and fucks everything up for no reason. Usually, when we have a ‘new’ villain introduced, they give us time, throughout the episode to understand why we shouldn’t like them and understand why they are the villain. The villain of T6T should have been Mary, but I understand, looking at it through the lens of EMP and Sherlock’s desperation to somehow try to redeem Mary in his own mind, that we get this convoluted mixture of a vllain. 

Mary saying this never made sense to me. We were told in TAB she is a nurse, and scenes from TEH seemed to back that idea up. So, why is she mentioning a receptionist now? I know here in the states, it isn’t normally the done thing that the receptionist is also the nurse in an office, but I’m not sure if the same can be said about Britain. It does seem like an odd thing to me. Either way, I don’t think her mentioning a receptionist knowing loads of stuff they shouldn’t is a coincidence.

Sounds an awful lot like a personal assistant or a secretary to me.

The villain is three people?

How did Sherlock know that Norbury would be at the aquarium? The aquarium???

If EMP began with the shooting, what is the last thing Sherlock would remember from the day / night he was shot?

Magnussen is a shark, which would make his office a shark tank (X) (X)-

Honestly, I really believe the Norbury scene tells us what really happened the night Sherlock was shot. The similarities are uncanny-

Sherlock recruits John to ‘assist’ him on a case “too big and dangerous for any sane individual to get involved with.” A case he later informs John that he knows he’s ‘free’ to help with because apparently he has already been in touch with Mary to ‘ask’-

In both the CAM Tower scene and the aquarium, John arrives after Sherlock (and Mary)-

(And, just because I think their level of detail in mirroring these two scenes is amazing, I love how Sherlock peeks around the corner in both as he prepares to see Janine / Norbury)-

Lady Smallwood as the representation of love, was pointed out by @sagestreet . Love and their secretary, shown in both instances, literally and figuratively-

Which brings me to Codename: Love-

L O V E

A M O

A M M O

That is some serious ammunition Janine used against Sherlock. “Nothing hits the spot like revenge with profits.” But, seriously, WTF? HOW is this revenge on Sherlock? Making him out to be this insatiable sex fiend? Why would that hurt Sherlock’s reputation? The only this makes any sort of sense is the fact that Janine was so sexually explicit from the moment they met.

So, in Sherlock’s mind, at this point, Janine would be all about sex and revenge to use it as a weapon.

What else do we know about “Amo”?

Betrayed by the woman on the phone. A British woman, but could her accent have simply been mistaken?

I feel like I could go on all day with the similarities between these two scenes. That there are a million threads to be pulled from just it alone. Thinking about Janine brings more answers than questions. What exactly did CAM have on her? If she isn’t Moriarty’s sister, what on earth could have been so awful that she would allow that man to flick her in the eye because of it?

*Crack alert* Read ahead at your own peril :P

My mind wants to weave all sorts of narratives concerning her now and give in to the crack and speculate the craziest of scenarios: 

Ajay. Gabriel. Rosamund. Alex.

Ajay-

held and tortured for six years. Returns to kill Mary (the one he believed betrayed them) AMMO. The code word that led them all to ruin. It was the ‘English woman’ on the phone that betrayed them, but how did Ajay know Mary made it out alive?? Mary says she escaped but lost track of the others. Why would Ajay think that only Mary survived based on Ammo?

Gabriel-

???

Rosamund-

We know where she is and what she’s been up to.

Alex-

Ajay says he was with him, tortured to death.

Gabriel is the only one left hanging. Gabriel. The name could be either masculine or feminine. I don’t know if I want to suspect Janine being Gabriel, but I mean, the possibility exists?? CAM had some really bad info on Janine it seems and somehow he had all the info on Mary. Where did that come from?

(This photo could potentially be the three remaining AGRA members) 

@gosherlocked @the-7-percent-solution @ebaeschnbliah @tjlcisthenewsexy @loveismyrevolution @tendergingergirl @johnlockiseternal @221bloodnun @mrskolesouniverse @possiblyimbiassed @sherlockshadow @sarahthecoat @kateis-cakeis @not-a-bit-good @asherlockstudy @holmesianscholar @raggedyblue @darlingtonsubstitution @devoursjohnlock ( @iamjohnlocked4life, not sure if you want to be tagged in things like this anymore, but thought you might like the Janine bit)

[doctor--idiot]

Men of Fortune – Ch. 4

Read the whole thing here.

“So,” Sam began, leaning back against the bar while Nate climbed onto one of the stools, “What’s our plan from here on out?”

“Don’t really have one,” Nate admitted, “We see if we can find Avery’s grave. Then I guess, it’ll be a surprise.”

“You think we’ll find something?”

“I think it won’t be as easy as we’d like it to be.”

Sam gave him a wry smirk. “When is it ever?”

“How do you feel?” Nate found himself asking, veering off-topic because the question has been burning inside of him for days.

Sam raised his eyebrows at him, his glass half-way to his mouth. “What do you mean?” He took a swig that left his mouth shiny with liquid.

Nate fidgeted on the bar stool, looking at his knees. “I mean, fifteen years in prison couldn’t have been a walk in the park. It must be difficult to … work through all of that while at the same time trying to get used to normal life on the outside again.”

Both of them had been jailed at one time or another in their life but never for longer than a few months at most, and always for fairly banal things – usually theft. Never for murder in Panama with bribable guards that were a little too eager to let their fists speak for themselves. Nate hadn’t been able to see any other scars than the healed bullet wounds on Sam but that didn’t mean there weren’t any, especially those he couldn’t see.

“Yeah,” Sam allowed, downing half his beer, licking his lips, “I mean, sure, it wasn’t exactly a party but … it’s over, Nathan. I’m trying not to dwell on it, so … if you don’t mind.”

“Yeah, sure,” Nate hurried to say. He still had so many questions, so many worries but Sam had given him more today than Nate had hoped he would, and it was time to cut him some slack.

“I have to say,” he said, steering the conversation into safer territories, “I’m surprised you came straight to me.”

Sam threw him a half-smile, picking at some lint on his jeans. It could be the dim light and Nate’s imagination but his cheeks looked slightly flushed.

He said, “Where else would I go?”

“I just mean,” Nate gestured between them, “you didn’t even try to find, I don’t know, a woman, spend some time with her?”

“Why would I do that?”

Nate snorted. “Fifteen years in prison? Ring a bell?”

Sam laughed awkwardly and Nate briefly wondered if there was more to his question that that had mostly been to lighten the mood. He rubbed his thumb along the rim of his glass and Nate’s gaze was irrevocably drawn to it.

“No, I didn’t,” Sam said, “I can think about sex later when I got my freedom back from Alcazar.” He coughed slightly, rubbing his mouth.

“Never thought I’d see the day where you turn down sex,” Nate joked but it fell flat somehow. He couldn’t really say he knew Sam at all anymore after such a long time.

“Not turning it down,” Sam corrected, “Just not going out looking for it.”

“Alright,” Nate allowed and flagged down the bartender to gesture for a refill for the both of them as Sam chugged the last bit of his beer down.

A little while later, Nate excused himself to the bathroom to relieve himself. It was just his luck that there was a line. When he eventually returned, his brother had vanished from the counter and the beers with him.

The bar had filled up more since they had walked in an hour ago and it took Nate a moment to locate Sam by one of the standing tables. He had his elbows resting upon it, talking to a lanky brunette in a midi dress. They were conversing in Spanish and the women laughed at something Sam said before both turned their heads when Nate approached them.

He raised an eyebrow at Sam as to say ‘Who’s this?’ Sam slid him his beer. “While you were gone, Clara came up to talk to me. She’s from Madrid.”

“Seeing the sights,” Clara offered, her voice accented and melodious. Suddenly Nate found himself wishing he had learnt to speak Spanish as well as Sam. His brother had always been the one to pick languages up more quickly and frankly, Nate was out of practice to boot.

“Okay,” he said because he didn’t know what else to say. Sam snorted, drawing Nate’s attention. He narrowed his eyes at his brother. Maybe Sam had taken his question about chatting up a women for sex as an actual suggestion. Not that Nate could fault him – Clara was beautiful with her symmetric features, the narrow nose and the full lips, her thick hair hanging long over shoulders that were bare save for the small straps of her dress.

“I’m Nate,” he offered, opting for the nickname nearly everyone knew him by instead of his full name. For some reason, that had always been reserved for his brother.

She nodded at him, smiling, tilting her head to the side. She was looking at him with open interest despite the fact that she had her hand lying barely half an inch from Sam’s and Nate thought he had seen her caress his brother’s fingers when he had approached the table.

Nate reached for his beer glass. “Would you like something to drink?” he asked the woman, mainly to be polite.

“Already ordered,” Sam said and Nate clicked his tongue. He was suddenly becoming impatient and uncomfortable. He had counted on him and Sam drinking their beers in peace before returning to the hotel to go to sleep early – like the pair of old dudes they were – to head out around 7am.

A beautiful woman – one his brother was clearly interested in – had not been on the agenda.

“Sam told me you two go on adventures,” she said with a smile, her attention fully on Nate now.

He nearly laughed, shot Sam a sideward glance, catching his brother’s grin. “He likes to brag.”

Her smile turned sly. “So you’re not currently looking for a long-lost, very secret treasure?” Her accent made her drag the words, making them sound almost sensual.

Nate shifted, leaning forward against the table. His arms brushed Sam’s. “I mean, sure, of course, that part’s true,” he said, putting enough weight in his words to make them sound like a lie, so she could take them however which way she liked.

He kicked Sam’s shin under the table, asking ‘What the hell, bro?’ without as many words. Sam didn’t respond other than to learn harder into Nate’s side.

“I told Clara she could hang out with us at the hotel if she wanted to.” It sounded so casual that the meaning initially went over Nate’s head.

He turned to face Sam but Sam was looking at Clara, who was smiling back at him.

Nate cleared his throat. “Sure.” He wasn’t entirely positive he knew what was going on. Was Sam subtly asking him to stay away so he could spend time with Clara in their hotel room?

If so, Nate was inclined to tell him to fuck off because he wasn’t about to stroll around the nightly streets alone in a city he didn’t know, where people might still be looking for them. Aside from that, the thought of Sam and Clara together while Nate would be exiled turned his stomach sour and nearly made hot bile shoot up the back of his throat.

The other option, one that he only now allowed himself to consider, was that Sam was talking about the three of them returning to the hotel room together – he had said ‘with us’ after all – and Nate couldn’t even spin that scenario any further because his palms started to sweat at the mere idea of it.

Sam elbowed him gently. Their shoulders were still pressed together. “Hm?”

“You with us?” Sam asked. Nate’s gaze fixed on Clara who was looking between them, bemused but with a smile and a glint in her eyes.

“Yeah, sure,” Nate hurried to say, putting a hand on his arm to assure him that he was okay, just lost in thought, but then Sam said, “Alright, let’s go then,” and Nate felt lost again.

What had he just agreed to?

Clara’s manicured fingers snaked around his wrist and he automatically offered her his arm in an exaggerated gentleman-y gesture, making her laugh. It sounded high and pearly, making her think of Elena. What the hell was he doing?

He had only had two beers but he could definitely feel them as they left the bar and cool air greeted them on the outside.

“So,” Nate asked Clara, “do you do this kind of thing a lot? Allowing two strangers to lead you back to their hotel room, I mean,” completely putting his foot in his mouth.

He winced while Sam laughed and Nate swatted at him behind Clara’s back, who was sandwiched between them.

Thankfully, she seemed far from offended. “No, in fact, but Sam was very persuasive.” Sam’s name sounded extremely suggestive in her mouth and Nate would like to know what Sam had told her in the brief window of time that Nate had been absent.

For a moment he wondered whether she was a hooker but then he waved that thought away.

“Excuse my little brother,” Sam said with audible mirth, “He still hasn’t learned how to talk to women.”

Nate nearly stopped dead. He was utterly taken aback by the ease with which Sam mentioned their relation to a women who, judging from the glances she was throwing the both of them, was definitely interested in more than just talking.

She didn’t even blink an eye, so maybe Sam had already told her that particular tidbit. What the purpose of that would have been, Nate wasn’t entirely sure. Then she turned her eyes on him and there was something mischievous there. Perhaps the fact that they were brothers made them even more interesting to her. Nate swallowed.

In front of their room, he nearly yelped when Sam slid his hand into the back pocket of Nate’s jeans to retrieve the keycard that Nate had snatched when they had left earlier. He managed to suppress the noise of surprise but he couldn’t help but flinch a little at the unexpected contact.

Clara’s fingers traveled up his arm to his shoulder as the three of them made their way through the door, making Nate shiver with her gentle touch.

She leaned in to speak into his ear, the words moving up and down with her accent. “You know, I believed him when he said you were hot but wow, you’re actually delicious.”

His eyes flickered to her slitted ones, mouth falling open. “He–uh–what?”

She chuckled, curling her slender fingers around the back of his neck. He was still stuck on her words even as he eyed her full mouth. How did he even get here?

Sam materialized next to them, balancing three whiskey tumblers. On autopilot, Nate took two of them from him and extended one to Clara. She tilted it in their direction. “To us,” she said, smiling, waiting for Nate and Sam to repeat the sentiment, before all three of them gulped down the harsh liquid.

It burned Nate’s throat and settled warm in his stomach. Clara, lips shiny with whiskey, blinked up at Sam before leaning in for a kiss. Nate could see Sam’s eyebrows rise with the suddenness of it but he quickly went with the program and tangled his fingers in her hair.

So, apparently, they were doing this.

It was strange, watching Sam kiss someone. They used to talk about women, about dates and relationships, even sexual fantasies, a lot when they were younger. Nate had always been too curious for his own good and had asked Sam even the most awkward of questions. Practically nothing had been off limits, not between them.

But Nate had never actually seen Sam with anyone. He had known about Crystal, way back when, but they hadn’t been big on PDA. Nate had always thought that Sam had kept that part of his life away from Nate for a reason.

This was entirely different. They were both grown men now, experienced but at the same time they didn’t know each other anymore, not like that. Nate didn’t know what Sam was into, what he liked – although apparently it was leggy Spanish brunettes – and it hadn’t exactly been a topic that had come up in the past few days. They had had other things to think about.

But now Nate found himself wondering as he watched Sam with Clara. She seemed happy enough to take the lead and Nate didn’t know why it surprised him that Sam let her, allowed her to kiss him, to grab his hair and his hip while his own hands on her shoulders were rather hesitant. For some reason, Nate had always imagined his brother as the guy in charge, no matter the circumstances.

This newfound knowledge automatically conjured up thoughts that weren’t exactly safe to think about. It made him want to push, test the boundaries of whatever this was right there. He wondered what it would be like, to be in Clara’s place, holding his brother close to him while they explored each other’s mouths with care. He wondered how warm Sam’s body would feel against his own and suddenly he was transported back to this morning, how Sam hadn’t made a move to extricate himself from Nate when Nate had essentially wrapped himself around him in his sleep-hazy state.

Clara pulled back a little to ruck up Sam’s wrinkled dress shirt and he helped by flicking open the buttons and shrugging it off. She made an appreciative humming noise, then playfully pushed him away, grabbing the front of Nate’s shirt and tugging him in instead.

Her mouth descended on Nate’s and Nate could hear Sam laugh in the background and when he opened his lips against hers he was brutally aware of the fact that what he could taste on her tongue wasn’t just her taste but also his brother’s. He was vaguely aware of how that shouldn’t made him grab her arms and pull her closer to him, kissing her harder to muffle the groan that escaped him. There was another sound from Sam, a soft gasp, and Nate kept his eyes shut because he had no idea what he would do if he looked at his brother right now.

Clara hummed against his mouth, her fingertip tracing the shell of his ear and down his neck, making him shiver. She smelled citrusy and tasted like whiskey with a deeper, darker undertone, and Nate briefly took her lower lip between his teeth before letting her mouth go.

“Damn,” she said quietly when she stepped back, grinning at him openly. Then she turned her head to look over her shoulder at Sam, reaching out for him.

For a moment Nate caught Sam’s gaze and somehow there seemed to be the expectation in the air that now the two of them would kiss and Nate’s pulse staggered. Then, Sam looked away and took Clara’s hand and the moment was over. Nate almost felt bereft.

[lilietsblog]

my mirai nikki liveblog notes from last night

yandere is a gross and creepy fandom trope beloved by gross and creepy fandom dudes but I really like Mirai Nikki and personally Gasai Yuno, and I hope she finds some stability in her mind orrr she could kill either herself or Yukki to get the other to be the god of time and space and I'm honestly not sure which of those would be a healthier decision or more fascinating to watch. but i dont want this ending bc of the cop )= (my taste in anime is impeccable)

I like how Yukki is still majorly creeped out by Yuno, even if making out with her is no longer even a Big Thing for him

WHY DID THIS THING JUST HAPPEN THIS IS LIKE THE WORST POSSIBLE SCENARIO HONESTLY WHAT THE FUCK I like the girl just snapping photos of everything I aspire to be this chill

Yuno if you fuck up Yukki's friendships because you are jealous I'm going to be very cross with you that's exactly what you're going to do isn't it I mean you've been 100% right about Tsubasa and you've been actually very charismatic with Yukki's mom but I can just feel the trainwreck coming

huh, they all end up just hanging out together, that's surprisingly nice I'm glad things other than blood and carnage are allowed to happen in this anime it won't last long will it

shine shine shine wow Yuno maybe chill

Mao and Hinata, I swear I'm going to remember this

HINATA PLEASE OH PLEASE DON'T GET MURDERED BY A SERIAL KILLER WHAT THE FUCK ANIME WHY ARE YOU GIVING ME THESE THOUGHTS DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE HAVE ME BE RIGHT ABOUT THE FORESHADOWING

okay what followed was teeth snapping not blood from a bitten throat so maybe she won't die after all thank god

NO HINATA WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO GET EATEN ON PURPOSE YOU ARE THE PUREST CREATURE IN THIS ENTIRE ANIME PLEASE DONT DIE

guys you are discussing it with them walking right behind you how well have you thought this through I guess they were further behind?

I SURE HOPE RUNNING CHANGED THE FUTURE AND SHE IS STILL ALIVE

Akise is another Diary owner isn't he

I feel Yukki on his Definite Overload With Everything

I sure hope those are not Akise's dogs that Akise deliberately set on them to engineer this situation

hm well at least this is not personally Akise, doesn't mean he's not affiliated with this guy at the very least they seem to share hair color

I love Mary tho

hmmm this might actually not be the guy with the flesh eating dogs, these look different okay I'm holding off on further speculation right now and giving it a tentative 50/50, as well as to Akise turning out to have been behind the attack

okay what the FUCK that looks like Hinata

fuuuck i am SO tempted to like Akise but that would also come with a sore wish to have him Join The Team and I hoped that for Tsubasa too >_> my heart can't take it

...that feeling when Yuno is being the Voice of Reason

aaand it's gone

shit I hope Yukki figures out what to do about this shit situation because I'm out of ideas HEY NICE PUTTING THAT DIARY TO WORK I SURE AS SHIT HOPE THERE WON'T BE AS MANY DEAD BODIES AS WITH THE SIXTH THO TO BE FAIR THEY WERENT NAMED CHARACTERS I HOPE THESE KIDS' PLOT PURPOSE IS NOT TO DIE POINTLESSLY HINATA WAS ENOUGH OF A SACRIFICE WHICH I WAS RIGHT ABOUT BTW DEPRESSINGLY ENOUGH STILL DIDN'T EXPECT THIS THO this anime just kind of keeps escalating in ways I fail to expect time after time

please Yukki don't tell them about your diary there's nothing about that that's not a bad idea don't drag them into this aaand of course that's what you're doing and once again, Yuno is me

aaand there's Mao isn't there fuck not the one I was expecting at least thank you Akase for it not being you

okay Hinata is alive that's fair enough except she won't be for long will she why must you take away Pure things from me anime why ugggghhhh

a Breeder's diary??? oh right dogs whew

oh my god Akise too????? okay this is kind of hilarious now I hope they go for a reverse of the temple thing and he actually gets to join the squad I guess the girls were doomed because of Yuno anyway but he has a chance

so I think Deus rigged this whole game specifically for Yukki his random observations diary made the future diary a very interesting idea and a very powerful tool but then Deus threw a bunch of various... interesting characters into it, and I imagine physical proximity (or ability and willingness to get around fast) and, ah, interestingness of character were the main criteria, and he went for ANY kind of diary at all, which made most of theirs much less potent

another thing I'm thinking is I've been noticing the small child holding hands with ?parents? in the end credits for a while, and it looks like Hinata, and she might be an important character

maybe this anime just burned through a few expendable characters at the beginning to set up the situation and create the athmosphere, and the main plot is going to be about a bunch of high schoolers after all, because that's just how anime rolls - high schoolers would be the major characters out of the whole bunch of diary owners

so maybe they're not all dying next episode is what i'm trying to say

Murmur is amazing btw

hum so Akise got his diary late? or does he not have one after all oh my god I love Akise so much already his expression here like 'i can't believe i'm going along with this' and yet he's going along with this like sure ok

aaand SUDDEN DORK MODE oh no I have a new favorite character please don't turn out to secretly be a mass murderer that's all I ask ;~; hum might he not actually have a diary after all dammit these are supposed to be post credit scenes not revealing plot twists I'm just confusing myself at this point aren't I

lol oh my god they thought Akise was a diary owner but he's just a guy who's good at investigation isn't he

or is he??? godfuckingdammit I need to stop doing this to myself theorizing is a bad habit that I get way too into I don't like bumpy rides of plot twists I like being able to follow what the fuck is going on )=

yeah he does not have a diary nor any idea what's going on does he lol I called it seconds before Yuno caught on it's kind of interesting how it seems her job is to be the genre savvy one, whose usefulness is however kind of fucked up by her brain cockroaches

Yuno??????? why are you doing this HE IS TRYING TO WIN BACK YUKKI'S DIARY WHY WHY WHY HE IS ON YOUR SIDE DOn'T FUCK UP HIS GAME

I guess she caught on that he was bluffing but??? ??? ???

and Akise's just going nuts and laughing because what else is left to do honestly

Akise why are you so fucking likable how dare you I'm actually angry at this development HAVE A FLAW DAMN YOU I CANNOT RELAX BECAUSE OF THIS SHIT I CANNOT TRUST WHAT I AM SEEING THIS FUCKING ANIME

oh man I thought they were lesbians when Mao first brought up that she's taken, but this is V Cute

oh my fucking god Akise have you MISSED Yuno's thing in your investigation or are you doing this ON PURPOSE

wait what just happened was that yandere on yandere combat or what

Mao what the fuck were you doing

Yuno you are an ASSHOLE I hope everyone other than Yukki keeps just ignoring everything you say and do

I love this one normal guy who's kind of a dick and just reacts normally to things and his contrast to Akise whom I love

honestly Yukki I agree I think I DON'T WANT TO is the only argument Yuno can be receptive to

oooor that only makes things worse huh Yuno honey please settle down believe in Yukki a little more than that

oh hey good solution even if it's just getting yourself deeper in I guess in a BLOOD DEATH situation it's kind of the best available option

"You don't want me to hate you, do you?" A+ game Yukki hit her where it hurts aka explain basic facts of human relationships >_>

aaand yep he's freaking out because he doesn't even like her that way and he's getting deeper and deeper in )=

oh my god Hinata's dad do you realize you've GIVEN HER YOUR DIARY YOU DUMB FUCK ALL ANYONE PRESENT NEEDS TO DO TO KILL YOU IS BREAK IT

uuunless that was a lie huh can't deny that possibility

lol Akise also has voice of reason tendencies <3

hum okay dammit I liked the cop a lot then again Akise is like him+ as far as having an Awesome detective character goes and Yukki has a Squad his age now I'm surprised by how well this went actually

another episode and I'm going to sleep (yes i'm aware these are Cursed Words but what if I'm lucky)

Yuno? Uh, are you okay?...

see the thing is I really can't find a way to apply to this anime the standards of 'healthy relationship with a mentally ill person' because PEOPLE ARE DYING AND EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE LET'S PUT THAT OFF UNTIL THE FUCKING GAME IS OVER like Yukki can't just ditch Yuno because she keeps fucking saving his life??? and Yuno can't just resolve to Not Murder because that keeps fucking saving both of their lives??? they can't do what would have been the Reasonable Thing To Do under normal circumstances because these SURE AS FUCK AREN'T NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES

oh please girl are you sure anyone's MAKING you do anything

wait what the fuck is going on here oh it's Murmur fucking around isn't it yep there it is

hum

okay I'm not sure what's happening like, what? seriously? what the fuck

okay so that's what happened huh that still leaves a lot of holes but okay

uh Akise why what makes you think this is a good idea I mean I've noticed you don't exactly have conventional emotional responses to fucked up stuff either but like seriously

oh Yukki you're starting to become more OK with murder that's just the world you live in huh

awww he cares about her when they are one on one as much as he cares about EVERYONE which he does because he is wonderful and I love him it's just in mixed company that Yuno's stalkerish shit gets lower priority to everyone else's normal shit and Yukki is 100% right in that

aha I'd been wondering whose last name I forgot

ahhh so that's what he was doing that makes more sense than him being a shipper on deck -_- just throwing Yukki under the bus for the sake of investigation that's p much normal... by this anime's standards...

also holy damn Yuno you can work when you try hum self-induced amnesia or something? that's almost a sensible coping mechanism I'm glad the anime is actually paying attention to that

augh what the fuck Kurusu why do you gotta hum and there's that other detective uuugh this anime has way too much going on I guess it IS 11 pm and I HAD decided to go to sleep after this

[comicteaparty]

April 11th, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on April 11th, 2019, from 5PM - 7PM PDT.  The chat focused on Kitty Kitty Bang Bang by Moe.

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- THURSDAY BOOK CLUB START!

Good evening, everyone~! This week’s Thursday Book Club is officially beginning! Today we are discussing Kitty Kitty Bang Bang by Moe~! (https://tapas.io/series/kkbbcomic)

Remember that Thursday discussions are completely freeform! However, every 30 minutes I will drop in OPTIONAL discussion questions in case you’d like a bit of a prompt. If you miss out on one of these prompts, you can find them pinned for the chat’s duration. Additionally, remember that while constructive criticism is allowed, our focus is fun and respectfully appreciating the comic. All that said, let’s begin!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

Superjustinbros

Hello!

RebelVampire

hey super~!

Superjustinbros

Coming in and I'd like to give a big shoutout to that header image on the comic's Tapas(edited)

I dunno, I thought it looked badass

RebelVampire

it is a nice header image. although what sells it for me is the logo design. its a really nice logo.

for favorite scene, hmm. ya know, i cant not pick it. the convention scene. that scene legit almost made me cry at how touching it is both with its message about how anyone can cosplay whatever they want regardless of how they look. not to mention the themes of reaching out to others. all wrapped in a nice package of no dialogue so that its the emotions at the center forefront.

Superjustinbros

Yeah.

Also this guy's hair.

RebelVampire

i like his hair and his smile combination. like both scream cocky little shit design wise and i love it cause he kind of is a cocky little shit. XD

Superjustinbros

Oh yes XD

Cocky little shits are my favorite

RebelVampire

another scene i want to show some appreciation too is the scene where we first meet kit's mom. like, i knew it was coming from the chapter title. but i enjoyed the twist it was her step-mom and theres a deeper issue going on. it turned what was easy to guess to something surprising again just by how the story plays out the reveal

Superjustinbros

https://tapas.io/episode/1370747 This is a pretty good page.

Hm, Doug McClure sounds a awful lot like this chap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUg6e072vgA

RebelVampire

anything in particular you like about it super?

Superjustinbros

The last two panels.

And the followup

https://tapas.io/episode/1371714

dat backside

RebelVampire

i really love the back shot composition. like what a great way to show overwhelming odds

mathtans

Evening. Made it as far as the start of the Bully arc, so late 2018.

Superjustinbros

Yeah. Also ello

I love also how Doug's got like, a million pouches on his belt

I dunno it's a detial I like

mathtans

Yeah, the convention stuff was good. Some of those real-life scenarios that made you want to shake people are good when done right.

Superjustinbros

Yes

mathtans

I'm not sure if I have a big favourite moment, but I have some little ones. Like when that "pinball wizard" thing played as Kit was taking on that nozzle in the gaming store, and it turned out it was the coworker.

The guy at the school in the knight suit, who had the fascination with corndogs. Weird background detail, added some humour to an otherwise tense scene.

RebelVampire

i love the corndog knight

i want a spin-off comic of just them

cause i want to know about them

why are they a knight

why corndogs

so many questions

mathtans

Heh. Made me think of that other bounty hunter, pointy-ears, who also couldn't speak.

Also, did not expect the female reveal there.

And I liked how the scientist flipped out over his research having the higher bounty than himself. Like, that trumped everything else he was in the process of dealing with and he went on a rampage. Amusing.

RebelVampire

yeah the scientists in general was fairly hilarious in everything he tried to prioritize. although i enjoyed that at the end of the mission the crystal wound of broken anyway. cause i felt it was fitting given everything it had been through

mathtans

I thought it was really clever how the rock was used to blind the scientist. Kitty is this weird mix of hyper competent (like when she used the snack habits of that one guy to track him down) and absent-minded (like when she then didn't make a grab for the compound).

I'm not saying that's unrealistic or anything, I can totally see it.

Very "living in the moment" with a dash of forward thinking.

RebelVampire

nah i agree shes a really interesting character. like at first i wasnt sure id like her but some of her plans have been pretty spot. and to be fair a lot of the absent-minded ness you could write off as it her being a kid. so of course shes expected to be a kid and not always think through with her actions.

a more comedic moment i liked was at the end of Mor where Kit and Mary both have to stand there awkwardly making their false apologies to the whole school. this page especially cracks me up just cause of the sheer height diff between the two. i think that makes it extra hilarious https://tapas.io/episode/1215017

mathtans

It's true. And I'm still wrapping my head around the kid thing.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 2. One of the comic’s focuses and highlights are the action sequences found within. Of the characters Kit has pursued so far in her bounties, which has been your favorite? Why is that? Likewise, which bounty did you think had the best fight choreography? What do you specifically think makes the choreography the best one? Do you think we’ll see any of the criminal characters again? If so, what could that mean for Kit? Considering many of the villains parody stereotypes and similar things, what other sorts of characters do you think or hope we might see? Lastly, do you believe Kit will encounter more of her professional rivals? If so, what do you think will happen?

its okay i had my struggles wrapping my head around but the convention scene really cemented it for me for some reason. but that might just be personal association of conventions being largely for the youth.

mathtans

Incidentally, I wondered initially about the use of "der"... and then when Kitty used the term "Hoser" I thought she was Canadian. That proved incorrect, what with the Norwegian thing.

Ahh... yeah, I went to a certain convention for 20 years straight soooo...

Like, I want to ship, but it feels wrong. Normally if they're young I just think of it as cute, or picture them as older, and neither of those things kinda work here.

I wonder how big Kitty's gonna get when she's 20.

RebelVampire

i didnt start going to conventions till i was an adult but at the same time my experiences is that theyre largely dominated by the youth. not to say there arent older adults there. but the youth are the ones always around drawing attention to themselves being loud. but i digress, just wanted to give context for why it worked for me

mathtans

That's fair.

RebelVampire

tbh i just assumed she was full grown. cause i was actually only an inch or two shorter than my full height at 13 cause i sprouted up early

mathtans

As to the question of the moment, I admit I'm not huge on seeing action and choreography, tending to be bigger on characters anyway. Which is probably why that scientist one sticks out so much, since we got his whole backstory and everything.

I am gonna be in for such a shock when my little one grows up, aren't I.

That short gangster guy who stole the boat might return. It was implied.

RebelVampire

and i legit cant imagine kit taller cause she literally towers over everyone. although is she still shorter than her dad? cause if she is, shell probably be his height.

mathtans

I think she is. I'm equally bad at noticing that sort of thing.

RebelVampire

id have to look again just cause it wasnt something i was looking for and her dad was only in so many scenes XD

im torn on my answer to this question of the moment. i think i agree i like the scientist the best cause he got a lot of backstory. not to mention when kit was doing their dialogue for them from the roof i was like "nah shes gotta be exaggerating" then we meet the scientist and nope, he really is just that arrogant and she was spot on. so overally he was definitely the most entertaining

but for fight choreography, im picking the first bounty with the spin off kool aid man. i really enjoyed the use of the environment and just the sheer level of destruction that was visited upon that grocery store

mathtans

She knows her business. I wonder how long she's been at it.

Oh yeah, almost forgot about that one. I liked when Kitty roped the random customer.

RebelVampire

i liked when after the fight ended, the old lady asked if the employee who was buried under rubble basically could get her a new box

MoeAlmighty

And that was most difficult one to come up with

mathtans

The one with the orcs going after cows was also good, not for the fight (which I think was offscreen) but world building. Until then it was sort of, like, what's reality here anyway.

Oh, hello creator.

MoeAlmighty

Hello there all ^^\

mathtans

Rebel: That was a good scene for setting the tone.

Superjustinbros

Hello Moe!

MoeAlmighty

Thank you. It's always a challenge to come up with a beginning for a series.

Superjustinbros

Thanks for this cool comic of yours.

MoeAlmighty

Howdey

Thanks

Superjustinbros

No probs

And yeah all this talk about conventions is reminding me of all the ones I've been going to lately. Comic focused ones and hugely commercial conventions are easily the most populated-by-youth ones.

mathtans

"Annie" con was a clever name.

MoeAlmighty

It was a little play on words. I always like to make those little puns when I can(edited)

RebelVampire

i did enjoy the orcs with the cows. probably just cause of the extreme accent going on in that dialogue. but i also just love this concept that someone would think clearly humans are only good cause they drink milk. like someone really watched those got milk commercials too much.

mathtans

I very much approve of puns. Also Senshi Kitty.

The head orc was milking his time in the spotlight.

Superjustinbros

Puns are always good

RebelVampire

i do agree with you math that i got the impression well see the gangster who got away from the scientist again at some point. what it means for kit? i could see her being extra determined to catch him since he got away last time. but then maybe thats when well see buff elf chick again who is out for revenge.

MoeAlmighty

Defintely. Orcs have always been my favorite fantasy race to play around with

mathtans

biab

RebelVampire

i do appreciate orcs getting some love in a way cause in my experience theyre really underutilized in a lot of fantasy settings. can find elves everywhere, but nobody wants the orcs.

MoeAlmighty

Well nothing is off the table.^^

Orcs have always been treated as the bad guy or the henchman merely due to their monsterous appearence.

RebelVampire

speaking of not elves, i really like that this guy turned out to be the real villain from bully bully https://tapas.io/episode/1348464. partly cause it was a good twist that it was a bully victim becoming the bully. since that is very true to life. but also, selfishly, i noticed this character immediately in the background one time and i was like "ah man what an interesting looking side chara too bad well never learn about him" and then we learned about him.

QUESTION 3. Even in Kit’s dynamic world, she still has some unique mysteries surrounding her. Why do you think Kit is the only female in her family to receive Freyja’s blessing/curse, especially after it’s been so long it’s almost a myth? What do you think the story is behind Kit’s rage modes that seem to take over when she gets mad? What do you think happened to Kit’s mother, and why is Kit so sensitive about the subject of her mother in general? Additionally, why did Mary calling her mother a whore set her off in particular? Lastly, how do you think Kit got involved with being a Bounty Killer? Why do you think her family lets her pursue the career given how dangerous it all is?

MoeAlmighty

Oh yeah the Goblin. I thought it was a perfect opprotunity to not just introduce the Goblins , but I was also playing around with laying out clues in plain site for the reader to notice.

Superjustinbros

That's smart thinking/writing

MoeAlmighty

There are plans for future stories that are straight up mysteries Kit will have to sovle.

RebelVampire

that sounds exciting and like a good challenge for her character too.

in regards to the current question, i want to dissect the fact that kit's specific phrasing about her mother was that mary hadnt even cared who her mother was as a person. and to a degree, i kind of feel like it was projecting that set her off. that kit herself didnt know a whole lot about her mother. so it might not be so much that her mom was called a whore that did it, but that someone would make a bold claim about her mother when kit herself didnt even know her that well and has since lost the chance to get ot know her. but thats just me theorizing.

mathtans

Back, little one's asleep in the crib again. For now.

MoeAlmighty

Mm hm, It would show that Bounty Killers in the world aren't used for just nabbing a bad guy with a hefty sum on their head. Sometimes folks need someone to investigate with the police's involvement and not ask any questions

mathtans

Was Kitty maybe given up for adoption? (Is that what makes her worthy of the cat ears?)

The police were handy against the scientist too, for a little while.

Superjustinbros

That's a good way of expanding upon bounty hunters.

RebelVampire

i dont think given up for adoption fits cause mor said shes the step mom which implies kit's father is her biological dad. that and there is one pic where the dad is with the mom

mathtans

Oh, right. We did see her biological mom in that holiday special though, didn't we? And Kitty must remember enough to have taken up violin playing (on the roof). So... yeah I dunno.

RebelVampire

thats interesting to know that the bounties arent just for nabbing bad guys. although makes me wonder what kit is going to do when shes told to do something shady and just not ask questions

mathtans

Or was that not the biological mom, was that a younger Dar?

I can't see Kit not asking questions.

RebelVampire

that was her step-mom. her bio mom we only see briefly in a pic

https://tapas.io/episode/1279607

mathtans

I wasn't sure if it was her dad remembering another time in that scene though. Like, the previous stuff was a memory.

(I also don't get enough sleep these days.)

RebelVampire

i could see how youd get that interpretation but pretty sure it was the step-mom and the bio mom was just in the picture

MoeAlmighty

There are a lot of things I don't want to say because of spoilers and I'll be answering those kind of questions down the road. But to answer the question pretaining to Mary, they do indeed have some History as hinted.

mathtans

Mary is actually the younger cousin of the short boat-stealing gangster.

It's why her dad went into law.

MoeAlmighty

heh. that is a pretty interesting theory.

mathtans

(I need to have at least one insane theory and one ship per comic chat. I think it's in my contract.)

RebelVampire

puns are also in your contract math. although you already fulfilled that one.

mary's dad kind of spooks me. like hes a really domineering presence and idk if i want to believe hes good or bad.

MoeAlmighty

Truth is, when I created Mary, she was developed as just the rich girl who presented herself as Ms. Perfect while also having the spoiled brat persona as well

Superjustinbros

lol

mathtans

Oh right. Well, those come naturally. I wonder if her dad is part orc.

Superjustinbros

That's one of many ways to describe that

MoeAlmighty

Best way to describe him is that he's a Lawyer... a very wealthy lawyer.

Oh no, he's part Dutch lol

mathtans

Incidentally, I kind of like that Kit's got both cat ears and human ears, it tends to be how I draw my characters too (even if mine are just headbands). But it does make me wonder how the curse might have rewired her brain to deal with the extra input.

Oooh, a flying dutch man.

RebelVampire

all the dads just drink lots of milk

Superjustinbros

What about Doug.

RebelVampire

to be fair if kit's cat ears are more sensitive than her human ones the extra input probably doesnt matter cause one would hear it better than the other anyway. at worst i imagine things just sound even louder XD

mathtans

It's that special beer.

Maybe it's partly why Kat's so on edge at times.

Superjustinbros

mm, beer

Wait, what kind of beer we talkin

MoeAlmighty

It's kind of a mix bag with it comes to her ears. Internally they do connect to her regular ears and she can hear through them, but only if she concentrates. Mostly they just act like a short range radar or a sixth sense. Something like spidey's spider sense.

Ah yes, I've notice some folks like our esteem adventurer. Others not so much

RebelVampire

QUESTION 4. Besides the action, there is still a lot of slice-of-life material to be had in the comic as well. Do you think Kit will eventually tell Bia about her career? How do you think Bia will react to finding out about it? What challenges do you foresee awaiting Bia and Kit as their relationship continues to develop and secrets reveal themselves? Further, how do you see Kit balancing her school life in general with her job? Will she manage to maintain her grades and everything, or will things prove tougher than she expects? In terms of Kit’s regular life, what things are you hoping to see be explored in how she lives her day-to-day life? Lastly, are there any themes (like bullying) that caught your eye from the slice-of-life segments? What about them did you enjoy?

mathtans

It's cool that youv'e thought about that.

Honestly, the bounty-hunters clashing, while not necessarily slice-of-life, felt realistic and added depth to the idea of the job. Also revealed how their methods are non-lethal. And was the first ship I considered.

MoeAlmighty

Ah yes, I had a lot of folks doing a double take when I revealed her age.

RebelVampire

unrelated to the current question, i really hope we get to see more bounty killers in the story just cause they cant all work out as well as buff elf chick. also id really like to get a feel for the age range cause its concerning the gov was like "nah a 13 year old bounty killer? thats fine"

mathtans

That's a good point. Did she register under an assumed name?

Superjustinbros

Seconding Rebel.

MoeAlmighty

Well due to Kit's size, she may or may not of lied about her age when she took the job

mathtans

Also, I feel like the construction job field gets a lot of work in this universe. We only see Kitty's exploits but there have to be other incidents in the world as well.

Actually, magicians too must be a thing. And mimes.

Did not expect the mimes.

MoeAlmighty

Their are plans to explore other parts of world. One in particular is the Bounty Pick Up units sent to pick up the bounties and make out the reports.

Yes, beware the mimes ^^

I will be exploring a lot more of the Magis and how the magic works as well.

mathtans

Silent but deadly.

MoeAlmighty

very

mathtans

That short magic comic did a good job, I thought.

And I liked the money van guy critiquing the pun.

MoeAlmighty

Hm Hm, well not everything can be a homerun for our little cat girl

RebelVampire

yeah i really liked the short magic comic. cause it was funny and really did some good world-building

i also loved the cowboy bank robber

just cause he was a cowboy

and that was ridiculous

mathtans

Oh yeah, forgot about him.

I wonder how Kitty practices her quick draws.

Where do they lock these guys up, anyway? Regular jails seem like they wouldn't be sufficient.

MoeAlmighty

Yes, you don't see that many cowboys these days. But it was a perfect nod for one of the inspirations of the comic

Superjustinbros

Cowboys are fun.

MoeAlmighty

Um, they go to regular prison and go through the same process as the law provides^^

Superjustinbros

Always love one with an appealing design when one shows up.

MoeAlmighty

Very much so

RebelVampire

what sort of lawyer is mary's dad?

mathtans

How do you lock up an orc so that he doesn't just bend the bars?

MoeAlmighty

He's a defense lawyer

mathtans

He lawyers der fence.

RebelVampire

ah so i can say maybe mary's dad defends all these criminals kit tries to send to jail.

MoeAlmighty

Booooo

It's a possibility and her dad is very much against the Bounty Killer and the Bounty Board in general

Superjustinbros

ooh, is that so(edited)

mathtans

Circling back to Bia, it'd be amusing if someone in her family was also a bounty hunter. Kitty admits it and she's like, "oh, okay, I can see how you'd be good at that too".

RebelVampire

just to talk a bit about the current question, i do feel its inevitable kit has to tell bia about her job. cause i mean...kit isnt the most undestructive. just takes one time of showing up burnt to a crisp to school to give it away. but i think bia is gonna take it better than kit thinks shell take it. cause tbf, if i was bia i would not be surprised.

tbf i kind of agree with mary's dad. they might be catching criminals, but holy shit that property damage

mathtans

I feel like Bia might find out not through Kit though. Like maybe even via Kit's brother. Which could strain the relationship.(edited)

RebelVampire

especially the property damage caused by the scientist

cause even if they have the money to fix it, it still takes time

mathtans

Or magic.

MoeAlmighty

Bia finding out Kit is a Bounty Killer is inevitable, and it might happen happen sooner than you think

RebelVampire

it could strain their relationship too. though for some reason i feel for bia itd be more about the age thing than the danger thing if that makes sense. cause the career suits kit. just maybe not when kit is still 13, in school, and all that

mathtans

'Cept her dad is okay with it.

I feel like I'd totally be that dad by the way. Who makes concessions. Then ends up in trouble with mom too.

MoeAlmighty

It is going to a very unique exploring the relationship Kit and Bia have. In many ways, Bia will act more like the straight man of the relationship

Well Edward looks at it more like she's hunting game. expect the part of gutting it and cleaning it for food^^

RebelVampire

i just want to say i really love kit's dad and i hope we get to see him more. he seems just so utterly likeable. like a gentle giant

mathtans

Just want to give a shout-out to the school nun badass. Possibly like the opposite to dad.

MoeAlmighty

He is indeed^^

Superjustinbros

Since the CTP is wrapping up in a bit, I'd like to wish @MoeAlmighty the best of luck with Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, it's got a great artstyle, story, and some good humor.

mathtans

Oh right, pretty good stuff done with only black and white too.

MoeAlmighty

Yes, Beatrice is indeed a beast^^

Thank you so much^^

Superjustinbros

You're welcome! ^^

RebelVampire

yeah i loved the nun. especially her epic entrance and this page https://tapas.io/episode/1188530

like everything about that page is perfect

"Keeper of the Lunch Period"

MoeAlmighty

God help the guilty

mathtans

Indeed.

Probably a bumper sticker on her car.

MoeAlmighty

I'm sure everyone here remembers that one teacher that kept everyone in check at lunch period

best bumper sticker ever

mathtans

Kitty has some nice exclamations too.

Superjustinbros

lol

Anyways, cya till next time, and thanks for dropping by @MoeAlmighty

^^

RebelVampire

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November 1st, 2018 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on November 1st, 2018, from 5PM - 7PM PDT.  The chat focused on Littlelight Asylum by Julian Dominguez (Writer), Esther Pimentel (Artist), and Toben Racicot (Letterer).

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- THURSDAY BOOK CLUB START!

Good evening, everyone~! This week’s Thursday Book Club is officially beginning! Today we are discussing Littlelight Asylum by Julian Dominguez (Writer), Esther Pimentel (Artist), and Toben Racicot (Letterer)~! (http://littlelightasylum.spiderforest.com/)

Remember that Thursday discussions are completely freeform! However, every 30 minutes I will drop in OPTIONAL discussion questions in case you’d like a bit of a prompt. If you miss out on one of these prompts, you can find them pinned for the chat’s duration. Additionally, remember that while constructive criticism is allowed, our focus is fun and respectfully appreciating the comic. All that said, let’s begin!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

i think for me, my favorite scene is hands down when cthulhu shows up and lays the smack down. this might be biased from really liking to see cthulhu get around. but i also just kept being like "this squid kid reminds me of cthulhu" and then my assumptions were vindicated

keii4ii

Yup XD

I also liked seeing Eve get excited for the Crimson Archer

mathtans

That was pretty cool. I also liked just earlier when Eternal Flame was still the dork.(edited)

Yup, gotta imagine Eve squee face.

RebelVampire

yeah i liked the timing for it too. cause eve stonewalled for so long but then gotta have that little quieter squee when the actual hero showed up.

although i also liked when lilith was all squee but then immediately turned on the tsundere "its not like i like this at all" XD

mathtans

I like her personality. Vaguely Spock-like. She's sensible.

Eve, that is.

Also, MASSIVE bonus points for "drum roll". That was too good.

keii4ii

On a more subtle note though, I also liked that Eve hid the video games, AND that her gaming stash had both of the other characters' favorite games. Sometimes you wonder why/how some characters get along, and it's subtle details like that that grounds the relationship for me, by showing that they have more in common than it may seem.

mathtans

keii: That's an excellent point. She's a good friend.

Though how could you not get along with Hollow.

RebelVampire

i liked that moment too because i think it demonstrates both eve's intelligence and that for monster kids, taking away their stuff is really not that easy. so it was a moment that kind of did some subtle and excellent world building as well.

mathtans

I think Eve is the only one who can portal though.

keii4ii

Yeah

the person who took the stuff wasn't expecting it at all

mathtans

(And there's just this dude living in there, that was funny...)

RebelVampire

true but i dont doubt the others could find a way to hide their games. like lilith seems like shes 100% use magic....that would ultimately mess up in some fashion. hollow might be screwed unless he decides to bury his games in the backyard.

granted i wouldve thought headmistress light wouldve realized eve kind of has some op powers for someone her age

mathtans

Fair. I do think Light is happy so long as there's no destruction of property going on.

keii4ii

Though if the average monster kid is good at sneaking stuff around, I would think others would be more aware/skeptical

mathtans

I'm still trying to figure out my feelings about Lilith. She seems pretty self-absorbed.

keii4ii

She kinda seems like the meanie who hangs out with the good kids because she does get lonely, and no one else will tolerate her

RebelVampire

tbf tho their tolerance isnt the highest. since the first scenario they basically said "nope lilith has to clean up her own mess" until it wasnt possible for them to leave it alone

im interested in what shaped lilith's personality to be as it is

keii4ii

I found it interesting that she seemed to genuinely like Sona as a character, as opposed to just "I like her because her game is fun." Sona seemed like she had a decent personality (or maybe that's just my assumption based on "typical video game main characters" )

RebelVampire

nah sona had a nice personality cause she was all positive in the brief moment we see her. very opposite of lilith. so it makes me wonder if lilith has had a bit of a troubled childhood. like i mean dont get me wrong, shes mean. but given shes also a kid you always have to wonder how genuine it is and how much of it is putting on airs and acting in a way she thinks is expected of her.

cause i know her profile even mentions shes half demon or something. so she could be thinking "no im a demon gotta do the evil"

Superjustinbros

Hey there, just popping in to say hello since I'm a bit occupied with something else atm

if I can make it later I'll jump into the chat proper

(I do want to say briefly that this story has some appealing character designs)

keii4ii

It could be something like, she doesn't get along with the Less Evil of her parents (could be the demon, could be the other one), so she's latching onto evil being desirable. But that's a total stab in the dark at this point in time

RebelVampire

true. could be opposite in that the witch parent is more evil. or they could both be evil

QUESTION 2. The cast of the comic is colorful to say the least. Did any of the characters in particular strike you as interesting? If so, who and why? Why do you think Lilith is at the orphanage when she implies she has parents? Who are her parents and where are they? What about Eve and Hollow? Do you think they’re actually orphans or are there mitigating circumstances to why they’re at the orphanage? What do you think Eve’s implied connection to Cthulhu is? What about Hollow? Any theories that turn what we believe about Hollow on their head? Do you think the three main children will manage to stay friends despite their differences, or will one of them cause a rift?

keii4ii

I do think an "the friends have a fight, but realize it was silly and reunite to defeat a foe that they could not have defeated individually" episode is likely, though it's still early on and can't really say what might cause such a scenario

RebelVampire

i could argue thats sort of their whole relationship tho. the whole friends fight but reunite

cause even the first issue basically kind of does this

keii4ii

Yeah

But I mean something more... extreme

The first one seemed like a daily occurrence kinda thing

But like, something that makes them think, "great, I'll never talk to the other two again"

RebelVampire

actually what i hope happens is that lilith is the great ill never talk to the other two again

has a solo adventure but comes back

and eve and hollow are were like "what do you mean our fight and friendship breakup? we thought you were just being you"

keii4ii

If that happens, I would like to see it contribute to Lilith's character growth long term, even if very subtle

mathtans

Sorry, had to deal with little one here. Just to finish my earlier thought...

Lilith seems to have this need to prove herself to someone, so there's that, but she's not great at considering the consequences. Like even being forced to clean up the kitchen. It's an interesting counterpoint to Eve... and I guess since my personality's more like Eve, I have little issues.

I think Lilith was probably left at the orphanage by a relative who just couldn't deal any more... her parents were maybe going to come back to said relative's place at some time. Now Lil's trying to get their attention, maybe?

RebelVampire

maybe. i feel like something deeper is going on. cause normally if you couldn't deal with a child youre watching you just ship them back to their parents. not send them to an orphanage.

not to mention lilith is a bag of trouble

and if i was the headmistress and knew lilith had parents who didnt abandon her forever, i wouldve been like "oh whoops back to your parents you go"

although nobody might know where the parents are

maybe lilith's witch parent is as bad as magic

are trapped in a video game

mathtans

Yeah, I figured maybe it was a "no forwarding address" kind of thing. Possibly because one of them is wanted, and they don't want their ties to the kids to be an issue.

Heh, that'd be amusing, if Lilith's witch parent had the same trouble with spells. Came by it honestly.

As to parent/kid ties, I feel like Eve is maybe a reincarnation of Cthulu or something. Which is why she can channel subconsciously?

RebelVampire

or the secret child. cause i mean of course cthulhu would abandon a kid. not out of evil but cthulhu has evil cthulhu stuff to do. no time to be raising kids. but ya know, can make time to show up and say "dont you tocuh my kid weird demon fellow"

but reincarnation works too

never considered that

or maybe eve just is cthulhu

the only one

and that was just an astral projection of her power or something fancy like that

mathtans

Yeah, monster adults be busy and all. Speaking of, I wonder if the other beings are kind of in their own dimension somewhere? Or if there are pockets in the real world? I mean, seemed like a normal town not too far away.

Eve is a chibi-cthulhu.

RebelVampire

it could just be both cause this seems like one of them tricky magic worlds where every answer is probably plausible O_O

i want to know why hollow can breathe fire on a side note. like is this werewolf lore i dont know about XD

mathtans

They live in video games.

Hollow eats a lot of spicy peppers.

keii4ii

I'm not aware of fire-breathing werewolf lores, but now that I think about it, it'd be really cool(edited)

to see a howling wolf exhale a long stream of fire into the moon

mathtans

Maybe it comes from the human side. Born of one of those fire eaters in the carnivals and a werewolf.

keii4ii

Unlikely but not impossible: could be a loose reference to the eclipse dog that tried to eat the sun (and failed)

mathtans

Hm, not one I know of.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. The world of the comic is interesting to say the least. How do you think Littlelight Asylum manages to stay under the radar given its unique composition of occupants? Do you think we’ll see Mel again? Further, do you think Mel will manage to expose Littlelight Asylum for what it is, or will Mel’s efforts wind up in vain? How abundant do you think monsters are compared to humans anyway? What do you think would happen if normal humans found out about the orphanage? Will it turn out okay, badly, or do you think they have safety nets in place? Lastly, why do you think Headmistress Light continues the orphanage when it causes her many headaches and risks a lot?

RebelVampire

ive never heard of that one either but i dont mark it off as impossible either. it was just a weird detail that made me curious about hollow. granted tbf hes a wolf all the time so this def is a diff sort of werewolf

mathtans

Different rules and all... demons live in hats.

I think calling the place an "Asylum" is a good way to keep random visitors from showing up. Just saying.

Monsters must be more prevalent than one thinks though, if they're having relationships with humans? And if Mel has enough data to identify them as such?

I'm not sure about safety nets, btw. The best solution they had seemed to be get on the bus.

RebelVampire

well that orphanage alone was pretty populated from what it seemed. and having an orphanage implies that either 1) the population is large because generally you only have an orphanage that community raising isnt a viable option or 2) orphans in the monster world are extremely, extremely common and probably more orphans than kids with parents

thats a great point about asylum tho

that its used as a detterent

thats brilliant and i never considered that

mathtans

True, about the implications. It could also be that it's the only place on the entire Earth for them.

I wonder if anyone tries to send an actual human orphan to the place. Are they listed in the yellow pages?

RebelVampire

if they are actually using the asylum thing as a deterrent for humans, probably not

mathtans

About Headmistress Light... she may have inherited the place? It is sort of named after her.

RebelVampire

yeah her profile says as much

mathtans

Probably not. Unless you get a tax writeoff or something.

RebelVampire

that the place was her father's

mathtans

Ahh, I didn't recall the profiles.

RebelVampire

i assume she actually just cares about kids and knows that as monsters its not like they have anywhere else to go. cause you cant exactly send them to regular orphanages cause they might not understand the concept of not getting caught by a human lynch mob that well

mathtans

Yeah, I kinda feel the same. She also checked out the costumes before going into the town.

RebelVampire

i do think were inevitably going to see mel again. mel had too much potential as an antagonist

and i also think mel would be a good character way to show the human side of things

and how the humans might perceive monsters

and maybe actually show those preventitive measures

mathtans

Yeah, that does seem likely. I wonder what her damage is? Like, just give the weird monsters a chocolate and they'll leave you alone. You can then do all your plotting in secret.

Mel has her own issues, basically. ^^

I liked the explanation for why they went to her house even though they knew she was annoyed with them, btw.

Also, very topical for this time of year.

RebelVampire

yes. not even purposely timed XD

tbh tho i kind of also hope they turn mel into an ally

like show mel look we can go into the video games

and mel is like "ok this is cool i will help you now"

mathtans

Help them what though? Hide out? They've been pretty good at that.

Though it could be funny if Mel can cast spells properly, so Lilith gets advice from her.

RebelVampire

if not mel i do hope we get to see a more competent spell caster that can mentor lilith a bit. although i kind of hope all the kids get mentors. learn to become well-rounded ppl

QUESTION 4. The story is formatted in a way to offer lots of room for interesting scenarios. Are there any sorts of supernatural based scenarios you think might be interesting to see? Alternatively, is there something non-supernatural that you think it’d be interesting to watch the kids go through? Do you think we’ll see any of the antagonists from the previous scenarios again? If so, what do you think will happen? How many of the future scenarios do you think will be caused by Lilith’s magic going awry? Speaking of the supernatural though, what other sorts of cryptids or similar are you hoping to see character wise? Alternatively, is there a character you’ve seen already that you want to see more of based on their cryptid base?

RebelVampire

to answer one of those questions, id really like to see monster schooling. cause that must be a crazy mess

mathtans

I'm just trying to think of who'd be the mentors... might mix things up, have the wolves try to mentor Lilith...

I'm wondering if ghosts are a thing. Or contacting dead people. Particularly if parents are dead.

I hope the Lilith's magic going weird doesn't become a crutch... I liked how it was subverted a bit in the most recent one, where they were able to defeat the enemies.

RebelVampire

yeah. i do hope to see some character and skill growth

cause i really want lilith's magic to be useful at points

and for her to learn to maybe read the whole thing

and not invoke curses

mathtans

I feel like her learning might be a bit of a stretch. Could be interesting if they end up in classes though.

Like, are there spell casting classes?

RebelVampire

maybe

oh you know what i could forsee as a scenario

another witch joining the orphanage

that is way better at magic

mathtans

Ohh, that could be an interesting point.

Or even worse, like, gives Lilith a superiority complex.

RebelVampire

yeah that could happen to

unless the orphanage has that already, another witch. tbf id really like to see more of the kids in general. cause there were a lot of interesting and great designs already(edited)

and it could add to the kid's dynamic as well. like seeing how they interact with the others. cause lilith might not be the only one who's kind of outcasted from the other groups

mathtans

It's true. Maybe all three of the mains are kind of seen as the troublemakers by other kids too. So they end up by themselves.

Just looking at the character page again. It mentions that headmistress light has a power. Maybe she'll end up as a mentor?

Also, I wonder about Annabel there too.

RebelVampire

yeah. annabel i hope we get to see of more too. cause she looks sort of puppet or frankenstein like perhaps? so i want to know what her story is

granted i also want to know about bel too

i especially want to know how eve and hollow feel about bel

cause i assume they know bel exists

mathtans

Yeah, that would make sense.

Like, I would assume they figure he can't control Lilith any more than they can... so hmmm, what use is he?(edited)

RebelVampire

on the opposite end they might feel hes a bad influence on lilith

mathtans

Annabel could be a puppet, that might explain the pose after she fell off the ceiling, I hadn't considered that.

Maybe. Particularly if Bel's, like, reporting back to a witches council or something.

RebelVampire

he might just be a bad influence via not always discouraging lilith's crazy. you could make that argument at least

mathtans

Maybe he's really Lilith's dad in disguise.

RebelVampire

before the chat closes out, i want to add that i agree with super in that the character designs are really fantastic. theres a real great balance of detail and simplicity and i feel like all the designs really match the character theyre for.

mathtans

Dad's kind of a bumbling goof, doesn't want anyone to know. ^.^

Yeah, and I think the characters complement each other really well. Like, the more reserved sensible one, the off the wall random one, and the guy who's prone to excitement and is happy to be doing his best.

Even that second antagonist (if the ones at the start with the vines were the first), the Flame guy, he had some good motivations and things... and "eternal" wasn't just a catchphrase.

Btw, Hollow and Eve seem to share a room... does Lilith have a roommate, you think?

RebelVampire

well bel could technically be considered her roommate

probably just bel

lilith might spell another roommate into accident death

i liked eternal flame guy. he had the kind of over the top personality that is really fun

mathtans

There is always that danger.

RebelVampire

and i also liked that until cthulhu showed up he was op and able to beat children

mathtans

Extreme traits are interesting. Yeah, I liked the line "Oh, uh, are you with them" or whatever it was.

I suppose he could come back too, from the pocket dimension. Maybe he'll help to mentor them.

Anyway, should prove interesting to see what the next storyline is.

RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- THURSDAY BOOK CLUB END!

Sadly, this wraps up this week’s Thursday Book Club chat for now. Thank you so much to everyone for reading and joining us! We want to give a special thank you to Julian Dominguez, Esther Pimentel, and Toben Racicot, as well, for making Littlelight Asylum. If you liked the comic, make sure to support Julian Dominguez, Esther Pimentel, and Toben Racicot’s efforts however you’re able to~!

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