#kevin chalk

[jolteonmchale]

bad news for frank/victoria and emily/shred shippers

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Prep & Landing

Rating: G

Director: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton

Cast: Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke, Derek Richardson, Mason Vale Cotton, David DeLuise, Peter Jacobson, Lino DiSalvo, William Morgan Sheppard, Nathan Greno, Hayes MacArthur, Kevin Deters, Kasha Kropinski, Adam Shapiro, Stevie Wermers-Skelton

Release year: 2009

Genres: fantasy, comedy, adventure

Blurb: Seasoned elf Wayne gets a new rookie partner in Lanny after his previous partner got the promotion Wayne wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's prep and landing elite unit.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Buddy Games: Spring Awakening 2023

[falafels]

an interviewer offhandedly saying “Hi everyone I’m here with Kevin Day, Matt Boyd, and Andy Minyard-” and then stops to be like why is kevin convulsing. why does matt look like he just ate chalk. why are the rest of the foxes eyeing minyard from the locker room door like something is about to happen. why does that scary ginger one look kind of confused and horny. what is happening

[bunny-jpeg]

hi bunny!!! can i submit a request for kevin magnussen? something like a mafia!au where he’s big and scary except for when he’s with reader?💞

kevin magnussen

cw: smut/pwp, mafia au, mafia boss!kevin, size difference/kink, doggy style, protective!kevin, reader doesn't know he's mafia, creepy men, mentions of blood and violence, body worship

thank you lovely anon for this idea! i know i usually get bakery submissions, but i do accept other ideas you might have! so this was a pleasant surprise in my inbox!

coming to copenhagen wasn't on your bucket list of dreams. while it was for some, you only took the job because the hours were better. and after a nasty break up only a few months prior, it felt like a good idea to be in another part of the globe. while you missed family, there was something about the unknown that made you pack your belongings (and cat) and head to denmark.

you knew living abroad would have its risks. they were put to rest when you met a tattooed gentleman with the kindest eyes. his name was kevin, kevin magnussen

kevin was an interesting man. you had met him after a blind date fell through and he was at a nearby table by himself. he was waiting for 'friends', but didn't mind spending some time with you. before his 'friends' arrived he ordered you some dessert for after your meal.

he also slipped you a business card and said, "if you need anything in this city, let me know." then smiled at you. the address on the card led to a mechanics shop and kevin told you he owned and "worked" here, but you never saw too many cars come through.

but any questions were met with smiles and promises. you felt a little safer in the city when you were kevin. you one time asked him, "it seems like everyone looks at you when we walk together. or maybe i'm just imagining things."

even though you became accustomed to the public transport of the city. kevin was more than happy to pick you up or drop you off even places like the grocery store. you didn't want to think about all the times he bought you groceries. one time he made you grab another pack of salmon and not to look at the cost. he told you that you can freeze it for a few months. your throat tightened when you saw the price at the check out. but kevin simply paid without a second glance.

maybe you were used to people in your country being paid pennies. you chalked everything up to better wages in denmark.

  “you don't have to pay for things, kevin! really, this job i do pays well enough.” you held onto the front of his zip-up jacket as he carried your groceries back to your apartment. you still didn't know what he saw in you. but, if you couldn't give him the money back, then you'd simply have to keep him smiling. not that it was hard, even your worst jokes made him laugh and wrap his arms around you.

kevin seemed weird, but you found it endearing. when he was all smiles with you, in front of the family he was serious. he could be cold, methodic, dangerous. the light that he brought into your world were the same as the shadows he put into the underbelly of the city. people looked when you went down the street, because it wasn't very often to see him out on the streets. especially with someone so…. cute. 

but, there was something that lingered inside of the danish man you met. kevin saw it with his own two eyes when he entered the bar to meet with you one night. he saw a man at your table trying to chat you up. even with your back turned to kevin, he knew you were uncomfortable. nobody liked unwanted sexual advances.

but you weren't budging giving this man an inch, instead waving him off and eventually he took the cue to leave. but not before he touched you at the small of your back which made you lean away from him in disgust.

kevin saw your mouth move and then take a sip of your drink. at least kevin knew that you could stand up for yourself a little bit. at least enough to get this creep to go away.

eventually he did and when he walked away, kevin followed. no one was touching his girl. you were your own woman of course, you did as you pleased with kevin's support. but, most of the city should've know by now. you were under magnussen protection.

you were too occupied with your drink when the man left for you to notice that kevin had saw the entire thing. and instead of meeting you at your table, he followed the man in the washroom.

kevin wasn't the mechanic he told you he was. the tattoos weren't just from the lifestyle of fixing cars. they all meant something, his past, present and future. his family. his life. the head of an important family in the country. he rolled up his sleeves and the man who was flirting with you noticed him.

"almost done, man." he said as he turned off the tap and shook his hands to dry them. kevin crossed the small bathroom and instantly his fist was in the other man's face. causing him to sprawl out on the tiled floor of the bathroom.

kevin got on one knee down to the other man's level. he grabbed him by the front of the shirt and said, "don't, don't, don't yell." he pulled the bloodied man a little closer, his nose obviously broken, "you're going to leave this place. and you're not going to come back. you do not touch a woman without her permission."

"but i-"

"shh, shh, shh. i saw what you clipped to the back of her pants. a tracker? gps? going to follow her home? kidnap her? sell her? answer me." his voice was firm.

the man looked shaken and bleeding, he was trembling like a leaf at the end of fall. kevin was dangerously close, but didn't want to get blood all over himself. he didn't want you to worry.

"keep yourself out of here. if you don't. not even your dental records will be able to identify you. and if you want a date so badly, stop being a fucking creep." then dropped the man and got up.

the man nodded before he propped himself up against the bottom of the sink. he wiped his bleeding nose and before he could get a word in, kevin was gone.

"min elskede!" kevin's words could be heard and made you look over. you perked up a little bit as your boyfriend sat across from you. you were all smiles now in his presence.

"what happened to your hand?" you asked as you carefully took his hand in yours. you examined the red across his knuckle.

kevin rubbed the top of your head with his other hand, "oh, nothing. i wasn't looking at got it right at the corner of a door. you can kiss it if you want?"

you giggled a little then brought his knuckle to your lips, "what would you do without me, kevin?"

"oh, i don't know. i'd be lost." he smiled back at you.

-

back at your apartment, you were trying to get your socks off. they had little flowers printed on them and were a lovely pair. but it was hard with kevin's lips on your skin.

you squirmed a little and broke the kiss, "please, honey. let me get my clothes off." then burst into giggles when his lips got onto your neck. you ran your fingers through his hair and laughed.

"i can't help it, you're so beautiful." he admitted before he managed to pry himself away from you to let you get undressed. as he undid his button up shirt, he watched you struggle to get out of your jeans and chuckled softly to himself. beautiful little thing you were.

"oh shush." you said as you slipped off your panties, feeling kevin's eyes on you, "i'm alright looking. nothing to write home about."

he took you and pulled him to your chest. he kept those strong arms around you, as if he didn't punch a guy in the face earlier that evening. but, that was simply a part of his life. he had a punch that could kill, but with you. he was so sweet.

eventually you wiggled out of his grasp and got yourself in a further state of undress. soon you naked body was exposed to him and you could feel his hungry gaze on you.

you said as you looked at him, "i'm not a piece of meat, honey."

he reached for you and pulled your naked body next to his. he kissed at your face with such love and said, "of course you're not. you're too important to be meat." then trailed kisses across your body.

you laughed, "oh, c'mon!" you squirmed a little bit and arched your back. your nails rubbed against his scalp. his hips shifted a little bit and his cock rubbed against your thigh.

he knew that if anyone in the family saw him in that moment, they'd think he was a totally different man. the mean boss of the family was reduced to getting head scratches while he worshiped your breasts with his lips.

he said sweet things against you, watching your squirm when his tongue touched your left nipple. he watched your reaction for a moment before he closed his eyes and started to really suck on it. leaving wet trails behind.

his large hands kneaded your breasts and he felt his back arch against you. you felt hot all over and you moaned a little louder. two lovers naked in bed together.

you ran your hands up and down his shoulders, you knew both arms were heavily tattooed. you moaned against his lips before he pulled away and moved away from you. he got you onto your elbows and knees with your ass in the air.

he groped your ass cheek a little bit as he stroked his cock a little bit before he got closer to you once more and rubbed his hard cock up against your slick pussy. he listened to your sweet noises which only excited him more when he slipped his cock in. the angle let him get quite deep inside of you.

"kev!" your back arched a little, "oh. wow! every time." you hit your fist against the bed for a moment. your back arched a little more and you held onto the covers under you.

kevin licked his lips as he kept both hands on you. he loved the feeling of your cunt around his cock. it was his little slice of heaven. all the money from being in the family was something, but to have your sweetness around him made everything feel so much better.

"you're so pretty." he said softly, "you are the most gorgeous thing i had ever laid eyes on. i think about you all day, how much i love you and care for you." he pressed his chest agaisnt your back, then kissed at the back of your shoulders as he rutted against you.

he could feel the pound of his heart as he continued to move against you. his breathing was heavy against your skin as you buried your face into the soft pillows. the pillows he bought for you because you talked so much about how they were just so soft. and you hated to admit that since sleeping with them, your sleeps have improved.

he watched you move a little bit and whine into the covers. you sounded so pretty as he rutted against you. he kissed your shoulders once more.

"please, kev. honey!" you whined.

"you're so beautiful, my love."

his movements continued and the heat in the room grew, especially between the two of you. you could feel the sweat of his chest on your back as he wrapped his arms around you. he kept you close to him as he picked up the pace.

he pushed your further into the bed and worked at your hips. his cock slipped in and out of you perfectly. you were a dream around his cock. the creaking of the bed under you as the two of you made love under the low light of your bedroom.

it was comfortable, it wasn't painful in every way. and it was so good to feel your lover so closely. you panted heavily into the pillows and clutched it tightly. your noises were muffled as he moved. he pressed further into you and knew he wasn't going to last long.

a man capable of such violence was so docile around you. he wanted you so badly. he needed you more than he needed almost anything. his heart sang for you, and when he was away he tried to get home to you as soon as possible.

the dangerous life was common for him, but he didn't want to scare you off. if you knew the truth, would you hate him? would you run away or to the police? would you leave kevin?

he loved you so much, the idea of losing you made him almost scared. he pressed into you as much as he could and fucked you with heavy thrusts. he heard you pant heavily into the covers as he felt the pleasure in his brain.

you whined more as you felt orgasm hit you like a train. you said to your lover, "please, kevin. i love you."

he kissed your cheek and said, "good. because i love you too." then gave a few more thrusts before he finished inside of you with one final movement of his hips. he came with a groan before he slowed to a stop. he rested his face against your shoulder and just let himself feel you for a moment.

"i love you so much." you groaned.

kevin slipped out of you and laid out beside you. you laid next to him and let him wrap himself up around you. like a protective blanket. he pressed soft kisses against you and melted against your heated skin.

he said with his voice close to your ear, "i promise to protect you forever." then kissed the shell of your ear, "all of my days and all of my nights."

you giggled and turned in his arms, "sounds like you're trying to propose to me." your cheeks warmed at the thought.

he smiled down at you, "maybe, but i'll need a ring first." maybe he'll slowly let you into his world. to be closer to him than ever. he wanted you for a lifetime, to love you was an honour as he kept you in his arms while you both calmed down from your climaxes, "it's a secret for now." he said, "have to give you a little surprise."

you buried your face in his chest and giggled, "oh my god, kevin!" you squirmed a little bit on the bed, "you don't need to propose! really! i'm fine being your girlfriend." the idea of marriage made your cheeks hot!

he held your back and smiled into your hair, "even if it is just a ring, you deserve something nice. and if it is pretty enough then no idiot men at the bar will try to make you uncomfortable." he thought about the tracker he took off of you. being married to you was the end goal, but to protect you was a constant in his mind.

he kissed you, tomorrow he'll go ring shopping before his meetings. it'll be a hard choice to pick the perfect ring, but only the best for you. <3

[kevjeanday]

I need to know how Kevin and Jean went from learning French in dark corners and conspiratorial whispers to ‘that was a long time ago’ and ‘if you were ever my friend’.

Maybe Riko just eroded it away through making them be bystanders for each other’s continuous torture.

Or do you think something else happened?

I always wondered if Riko noticed Jean being on love with Kevin, and that is why Riko chose to ‘break him in’ (considering Jean’s ‘Jean knew better than to look at another man too long. He’d learned that lesson the hard way and would not survive a revisit.’) but what I’m even more curious about is the line

Once upon a time Jean would have done anything for this stupid man and Kevin knew it.

So he likely knew of Jean’s feelings for him, at least Jean thinks so (unless he just thinks he can chalk that up to devotion and submission). I can’t imagine that is the reason for their falling out, though.

Most likely it’s ‘just’ Riko’s continued abuse that finally wore through their friendship. Jean says Kevin didn’t know about his sexual abuse, “just the jagged half-lie Riko fed him.”

So if Riko did spin this up because he noticed Jean looking at Kevin it would make sense for this to tear them apart, Jean having to live with this trauma alone, while being so much younger than all the other ravens, being on Riko’s perfect court while being tortured regularly. And it all being because of Kevin, though indirectly.

[noe-clara69]

Propaganda I’m not falling for:

- “Nora is a bad writer”/“aftg is badly written”

I’m sorry but did you READ the series??? Like actually read it?

First off, we have five fucking books so far, three more to come maybe, and we have no continuation errors or plot holes that I know of. Now, you could argue there are some continuity errors during the overlap of tkm and tsc, but it’s so little that we can literally chalk it up to Neil being an unreliable narrator. If there are any plot holes, they’re not big enough for the series not to make sense.

Second, do you know how fucking hard it is to write complex characters and actually pull that shit off??? Most authors try like hell and it usually comes off fake, unrealistic, wooden, etc. Nora pulls it off with most of her characters. ALL of her characters have so much fucking depth and most of yall are glazing past that shit. Complex characters and characters with depth are HARD to write. Most authors give them a half assed backstory with some trauma and call that depth and complexity without letting it affect their character in any way. Nora does that with most of not all of her characters. First let’s talk about Andrew, arguably the most complex character we have so far in which we also understand his motives and wants thanks to Neil. Oh my fucking god. Andrew is a fucking testament to Nora’s writing. Authors wish they could write a truly “morally gray” character like Andrew. They try by making them kill people, but they always have some reason like “these people are the reason my mommy’s dead” or something else that a lot of people would say is justified. With Andrew, the upperclassmen and even most of the monsters have trouble giving reason to Andrew’s violence. We only know why he does it because Neil is so close to Andrew. Even with all of the other characters, the fandom has near constant discourse over most of them because they do shit that some people don’t like and can’t give a good reason to validate such actions. I feel like Kevin is a big one. A lot of people chalk him up to be a coward, honestly I did that for a while. But if he’s getting his own duology, then he’s obviously going to be more complex than that, and I think that’s a big reason why Nora’s writing it. She wouldn’t be giving Kevin more of a story of she didn’t think it was necessary and if he’s didn’t have a greater story to tell. I’m honestly so excited for his books because I know it will add so much more depth to his character. I honestly think those books are gonna break the fandom.

Anyways, stop hating on Nora’s writing, it’s fucking amazing. If you hate it so much, find something else that’s better 🤷‍♀️.

[aftgtandn]

Are you Real?

Rated Mature, 6052 words

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard

Characters: Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard, Kevin Day, David Wymack

Summary: Neil woke up on Wymack's couch, his skin torn as a result of Riko's torture over the past two -three?- weeks. So when hazel eyes stared at him with such intensity, he chalked it up to dizziness. Andrew couldn't be here yet. Andrew was supposed to be at Easthaven. Or, Andrew comes back from Easthaven before Neil gets back from the Nest. Andrew is there for the immediate aftermath.

💚💚💚

Andrew comes back from Easthaven but Neil isn't at Palmetto, where he promised he would be. If you ever wondered what it would be like if Andrew was present for the immediate aftermath of Christmas at the Nest, this one is for you.

[jtl-fics]

Fluent Freshman - Part 32

PREV

He had the first week back from Thanksgiving break off from both classes and practice.

The week off of classes leaves FF feeling like getting stabbed has been a net positive experience for him.

First he feels like it really cemented the apparent friendship he had with at least Andrew and Neil. Second, he technically had a job offer in his Freshman year. Third, and most important, his language professor who had wanted him to come and speak to his gen-ed Latin class of over 100 students told him not to worry about it and that he had gotten one of FF’s friends to agree to the presentation instead.

His relief was so immediate and all-consuming that he hadn’t even had the energy to pretend he was upset that he had been replaced. Thankfully his teacher just chalked it up to relief that he wouldn’t have to stand up and present when his stomach was healing from the surgery.

Coach Wymack and Abby wouldn’t even let him go to the Court. Kevin had tried to argue quite a few times on Sunday when that decision had been made. Argued that he could sit in and watch for strategy purposes if nothing else.

However, even Kevin couldn’t guarantee that FF wouldn’t get accidentally run into / knocked against considering his complete lack of presence.

Matt had rushed into Abby’s house having made a bee-line for it upon reaching the airport.  “Smiths! You got stabbed!” Matt yelled as if informing him of his own predicament.

“Yeah.” FF agreed as if it were something that could have been debated.

“What happened?! Nicky just sent a pic of the flowers he got you and the card?” Matt had asked pulling his backpack off his shoulder and to his front as he unzipped it and rooted around for something before pulling out an orange envelope. “This is from me and Dan, you remember her right?” Matt had asked.

FF thought of quiet conversations he has overheard over the phone and not so quiet noises Matt makes when engaging in some phone sex with his girlfriend.

“Yes, I remember Dan.”  FF had said diplomatically and accepted the card.

The card was sitting on the nightstand at Abby’s house next to the card the Monsters, his grandma, other teammates, and some cards from friends he had made outside of Exy. It feels nice to look at the multiple cards all wishing him well.

His Grandma was going to stay for two weeks and Abby was being incredibly kind to put them up

He spent most of that week sleeping, spending time with his grandma, getting yelled at by Abby for trying to do chores, and spending time with the Foxes that came to visit him.

Nicky had come over to hang out every day without fail. Most of the upperclassmen who were on the original ‘miracle’ team of the Foxes stopped in to see him regularly. Even Jack stopped in to complain about how Captain Neil presented a danger to the rest of them before giving him a Get Well Soon card and leaving.

It was a strangely thoughtful card that he’s near positive Jack’s girlfriend picked out for him. When the end of the week and the first game that FF would need to sit out from approached Coach Wymack asked if he wanted to come.

“You can’t play, but you’re still a Fox.” Wymack had said and his grandma had encouraged him to go and spend time with his friends. She’d hold down the fort for Abby, cook up a bunch of food for the the team to enjoy when they got back late.

So FF climbed onto the bus and sat next to Nicky who had declared himself FF’s bodyguard for the evening who’s safety he would only pass off to Coach Wymack during the game proper.

***

They’ve come so damn far from the worst team in the Division. His kids are thriving and because of that he’s gotten a larger budget. A larger budget to better help his kids with. David would be lying if he said he didn’t spend some nights wishing he could tell himself of a few years ago just how good it would get.

Still, the match is a lot closer than it should be.

He looks to his side and sees FF sitting there watching the game with rapt attention.

He looks as Sheena fumbles a pass that his newest problem child had mastered the timing of a month before. He sees Kevin’s shoulders go up in anger but Neil’s quick reflexes save it before the play is fully fumbled.

Neil makes a feint to pass to Kevin and the goal lights up putting them in the lead by 2 goals. David thinks of the numerous plays that would have gone smoother with the kid next to him playing instead of Sheena but there was no point in wishing for things that couldn’t be.

FF wouldn’t be playing until the Spring Championships started up and David would need to address FF’s medical hiatus and Lisa’s ‘family emergency’ that had her leaving the team.

It always stung when a Fox left but it hurt less when it was of their own volition instead of in a body bag.

He looks to the side again and thinks of the numerous decisions he had needed to make as Kevin slept in the car on the way to the hospital. Honestly, if he still was thinking about going after the hospital.

How the fuck did the hospital just leave the damn kid in a hallway for over an hour? He hates the thought of FF laying there in pain and bleeding watching as people went by.

He’s grateful that the kid didn’t seem to remember it.

He wasn’t going to mention it to any of the other Foxes, not even FF if he could swing it. He has no doubt that at the very least Andrew and Neil would go on a rampage and he’s near positive that Kevin would take special delight in it considering a week on he was still bitching about what he had seen in the Nutritionist office.

He’s not sure what Nicky would do but he knows it’d give him a headache.

Nicky takes a hard hit that has him subbed out for one of the freshman backliners. Nicky’s a little woozy and Abby confirms a very slight concussion that she’ll keep an eye on during the trip back.

They win by slimmer margins than they should but it’s to be expected.

“Coach Wymack?” FF asks.

“What’s up?” David asks.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom. It...uh...well it takes a while now.” FF says and David can read the embarrassment.

“Meet us at the bus. Be careful.” he orders.

FF nods and heads off.

Neil and Matt are on press duty and David preps the press to let them know about FF and Lisa. There are some questions about what kind of medical hiatus but David declined to answer knowing that Neil and Matt wouldn’t let it slip either.

His last two players get showered and on the bus.

He does a count and gets the correct number and starts the bus.

They’re just about to get on the highway when there’s a shout, “Wait! Where’s Smithy?!” Nicky exclaims full volume over the general conversation that had been going on throughout the bus.

David frowns, he had counted-

Abby. He had counted Abby’s head next to Nicky.

“Oh god dammit.” he says.

***

FF looked at where the bus should have been waiting for him.

He closes his eyes and hopes that the bus will appear between blinks. 

He opens his eyes again and finds...nope just fans milling about heading to their own cars and home. He gives a hopeful look across the parking lot wondering if the bus maybe just got moved back somewhere so that they could get out easier after he went and made them wait?

A lot of people. Some kids. Some disappointed Belmonte fans. Some excited Fox fans. Some general Exy fanatics who were discussing what the Belmonte team would need to do to stay in  for the Spring Championships.

No Palmetto State Fox team bus.

He swallows a bit of disappointment and moves past it.

He pulled up his phone to plug in Abby’s house and saw that it would be a 4 day hike from Belmonte. He looked down at his shoes contemplating if they’d make the over 300 miles of walking. The doctors and Abby had been very clear not to do too much exercise but surely it wouldn’t count since he was just going to walk? They said walking was fine right?

FF sighed at the thought.

Yeah, it wasn’t going to work.

His stomach hurts at the thought of a 5 hour car ride. Maybe there was a bus station nearby and he could make his way back via greyhound.

He was looking at his phone again when it started to ring and Nicky’s face was on his screen to let him know who the caller was.

He hit the answer button, “Hello-“

There was an inhale and FF had been on the receiving end of this quite a few times at this point so he held his phone the entire length of his arm away from his ear, “SMITHY, ARE YOU ON THE BUS OR DID WE FORGET YOU?!” Nicky screeches and it hurts his ears even from an entire arms length away. He wonders how in the world Nicky can stand being that loud with his minor concussion.

He stares at his phone dubiously for a few moments, worried that Nicky may shout again.

“Smithy?! Smithy?” He hears Nicky’s not quite as loud but very concerned voice. FF decides to bite the bullet.

“Hello Nicky, I am not on the bus.” He says.

“We fucking LEFT SMITHY!” Nicky yells and FF can hear a collective groan from across the line.

He may even hear Coach Wymack yelling something about ‘again’ and feels shame burn in his stomach. He should have just held in his pee. He hadn’t really needed to go that badly and it’s not like Coach Wymack doesn’t take bathroom breaks.

“It’s okay.” He rushes to assure Nicky. “I can…grab a bus or something. You don’t need to come back, I’m-“

“Young man, if you say that you’re fine I can not be held responsible for what I will do when I see you in the next 20 minutes.” Nicky threatens. “I also can’t be held responsible for what I’ll do to Neil since I feel like he’s infected you somehow.” He says.

He hears a distant “Hey” followed by an even more distant “Man, I hate to say it but I think he’s right.”

“I don’t want to bother you.” He says.

“Smithy, you are so far from a bother it is insane. How about I stay on the line with you okay?” Nicky asks but something has caught his eye.

Two kids haven’t moved as the rest of the world continued to. He watched as they clung to one another and no one seemed to take notice of them. He doesn’t understand how anyone could miss them with the bright orange children’s jerseys they had on. One sporting 01 - Josten and the other 10 - Josten on the backs.

“That’s okay Nicky. Call me when you’re close.” He says and makes his way over.

He can see the little boy’s hand holding the little girl’s hand tightly and is careful to walk around them in a way so that he wouldn’t appear out of nowhere. “Hey,” he squatted down to their height and the little boy still jumped slightly, dropping a small book to the ground, and the little girl hid her face in his shoulder. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. I just noticed you looked a little lost.” He says and his muscles won’t pull in a way to offer a reassuring smile but he hopes he can convey it through his tone.

The little boy visibly swallows down nervous spit, “I’m not supposed to talk to strangers.” He says holding on tighter to the little girl.

“Smart, continue to do that.” He says immediately, “Can you just nod yes or no for me?” He asks instead.

The boy thinks for a long moment before nodding affirmatively.

“Great, good job.” He says, “Did you come to the stadium with your parents?” He asks

A nod in the affirmative.

“Do your parents know where you are?” He asks.

He shakes his head in a negative.

“Are you lost?” He asks.

Another negative.

“So you mean to be right here?”  He wants to clarify.

A nod in the affirmative this time.

FF takes a moment to piece together what he knows and looks down at the book.

An autograph book. “Oh, you wanted to get an autograph from Captain Neil?” he asks.

The little boy looks up but it’s the little girl who answers. She finally takes her face out from his shoulder. FF’s eyes can’t help but see the large burn scar on her cheek but also see how her eyes sparkle with delight, “You know Captain Josten?!” she exclaims in delight.

“Millie!” The young boy says. “He’s a stranger!” he hisses.

“Nu-uh!” she shakes her head, “Number 13!” she points at his jersey he had worn in solidarity. “He passes to Captain Josten!” she says brightly. “See Brandon?” she smiles.

It could just be a fan jersey though FF highly doubts that anyone would buy fan merch for him. He is no Kevin Day, Captain Neil Josten, or Andrew Minyard.

Still the little boy, Brandon, looks at him with wide eyes, “You’re Smith?” he asks.

“Yeah.” FF nods, “Captain Neil is my Captain.” he says.

“I love Captain Josten! I wanna marry him!” Millie says and FF can’t help but wonder if Andrew would squash such adorable competition. “His face is like mine!” she giggles.

“Yeah, your face is as cool as Captain Neil’s is.” FF agrees with completely sincerity.

“We came out here to get Captain Josten’s signature” Brandon says with a pout, “All the adults were in the way and it was...kind of scary.” he admits with a flush.

A thought occurs to him. He doesn’t want to leave these kids and brave the crowds to find someone to announce the lost kids. It would only be about 12 more minutes before the bus comes. Coach Wymack would be able to help and...

“They’re coming to pick me up pretty soon. How about we stay right here and we can get Captain Neil’s autograph together?” he asks.

Both kids light up at the idea. “Really?” they both ask.

“Yeah, I also want Captain Neil’s autograph.” he says because he does. He’s wanted Captain Neil’s autograph for AGES but had been too awkward to ask. Then Greg had come and made it seem like FF would want it just to sell it or something.

Now he has the perfect excuse.

***

David pulled into the spot he had left almost half an hour ago and barely managed to put the bus into park before most of his more senior players were prying the door open to go look for FF.

Nicky had called but FF hadn’t picked up and it had set his more paranoid players’ teeth on edge.

The only one that stayed on the bus was Nicky since Abby had a firm grip on him.

David sighed and told everyone else to stay put before exiting the bus and began the herculean effort of trying to spot FF in a crowd.

It actually wasn’t too hard as he found his players standing and watching as FF crouched with his back to them as two little kids in orange Fox jerseys were re-enacting something for him.

He’d be tempted to let them keep going if he didn’t remember Abby’s list of specific things FF shouldn’t do with his still healing stomach and squatting like that was definitely on the list.

“Smith.” he says and watches as the Freshman jolts and tips over, thankfully onto his side, from his squatted position.

The kids get nervous when they see him but then their eyes both lock on Neil’s face. For a moment his heart aches for his player, plenty of kids have cried about Neil’s scars but then his eyes land on the little girl’s face more properly and...

Oh...

Those are stars in her eyes. David looks at the two different Josten kids jerseys that the Palmetto store had released.

FF recovers from his tumble admirably, “Coach Wymack,” he says getting up onto his feet. “These two are lost, can you see if there’s a way to contact their parents?” he asks.

David nods and pulls out his phone and steps away slightly.

He watches over the interaction that happens next.

**

As promised, FF had taken the awkward lead of asking for it and had them form a line. It had been weird but he watched as understanding dawned in Captain Neil’s eyes as he saw the two Josten jerseys. It had felt even less weird to get Captain Neil’s autograph when Matt had jokingly gotten in line behind Brandon because he too wanted Captain Neil’s autograph.

FF felt a little bad that Captain Neil had been so flustered by the requests but at least he finally had the Captain Neil autograph he’d wanted since last March. It also felt nice when Captain Neil had smiled the way he did at Millie when she babbled about how they matched.

Andrew had bumped into him in the way that FF was learning meant that he was pleased with whatever FF had just done. Kevin and Aaron had been the ones to ask if his stitches were okay after his startled tumble.

Millie and Brandon’s parents were incredibly grateful and swore to continue to be lifelong fans of the Foxes. Millie and Brandon themselves had been more excited about their Captain Neil Josten autographs than being reunited with their parents. They had waved goodbye with Millie loudly proclaiming that her and Captain Neil would get married someday.

Climbing onto the bus he was subjected to a check over by Abby when both Kevin and Aaron dragged him to her. Then he was sat down next to Nicky who shoved him into the window seat and cuddled up. “I won’t lose track of you if I’m on you.” was his logic.

The bus ride resumed.

“I didn’t know you liked kids.” Nicky says head on FF’s shoulder. “I’ve watched you go to the other side of the street to avoid middle school kids.” he adds.

FF feels ice in his stomach.

“Middle school kids are mean.” FF says and doesn’t properly answer the question but Nicky is just concussed enough to not call him on it.

MASTERPOST FOR ALL PARTS OF FLUENT FRESHMAN AU

NEXT

Like I said in my last part I will be tagging people separate from the actual update going forward. Still any requests to be added to the tag list feel free to put in the replies here.

[baxterstockmanisthecenterfold]

Thoughts on the Baxter being black or white discourse?

Funny you send this ask anon because I won't lie to you I was LITERALLY Planning on making this post on my own one day when I got the time to. But uhhhh looks like you just sped up that process so let's just get down to it then.

First starting with a history lesson. All starting and going way back to 1984 when Baxter was born. (Well. In our world at least. Cus in actual comic continuity he was born in 1948.)

After the first issue of TMNT was a success, Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird of course got to work making another comic so it can be an official series. And when you have a new hero or heroes, you gotta have more villains for them to fight. And that second big baddie happened to be Baxter.

We can see here in this image above us that during his designing phase, Baxter funny enough had 2 different designs. One white design & one Black one. Showing us that it actually would have been an either or decision with how he would have ended up as. But of course, the 2 men obviously settled on the black one

And for a good couple of years that's just how it always was. At least until the 87 cartoon came out & we were re-introduced to Baxter looking noticeably different..

Baxter in his first outside comic book appearance had been one of the first of many POC characters to have been whitewashed (those unaware, whitewashing is when a character of a certain ethnicity/race is portrayed or designed as a Caucasian). And the reason for this massive change is STILL, to this day is a bit of a mystery. Like you & many suspected, why not go up to Kevin & Peter themselves & ask them why this happened? Or if they even had a role in it? From every source I could find & the only answer I really got was that Kevin & Peter had no idea why they changed him either! BUT they actually didn't really mind or care because if we go back to Baxter's concept art, he was ALMOST Going to be white anyway so if anything the show just made their "what if" choice a reality. At the end of the day, they didn't really care & I don't blame them since Baxter's race wasn't really a key part of his character. But I'll get to that in a minute.

Another consistent answer or rumor I hear about this change is because the showrunners didn't want the risk of being labeled as "racist". Because Baxter's role in the first cartoon was simply a "Weak subservient henchman who constantly refers to his boss as "Master" ".

*winces teeth* yeaaaaa I can kinda see what they mean by that looking bad..

But hang on now, then what about Bebop?

Before his mutation, he was noticeably black & he was turned into a pig that's ordered around & takes tons of verbal & physical abuse from his master and even called him that once yet nobody's batted an eye about that??? (Plus said Master is Asian Soo)

Well my personal best guess on why Bebop is overlooked could be for the following reasons:

He's a mutant. Yes he started off as a human being. But for the rest of the entire series aside from 2 instances to my knowledge, he's a mutant warthog. And not exactly a brown one either.. So for people starting off watching TMNT, they probably have no idea he was human or even black for that matter.

Some people don't even know he's black! Again. I imagine most people's first introduction to him was from a random episode & they never saw what he looked like as a human. And it's not like his voice actor was convincing of being otherwise either. Barry Gordon is obviously not African-American nor did he sound like one like most modern non black voice actors. In fact Bebop's voice is far from it. As a black person who has grown up in multiple areas of NY. Including the bad parts where thugs like Bebop reside. I can say. I have never once met or even heard another black person talk or sound the way he does.

Oddly enough, Bebop has actually been whitewashed himself two times. In the Archie comics & even in one of his first action figures to which again I personally chalk this up to people just not knowing he was black

3. And finally last. Rocksteady. Bebop is just tweedleDee of TweedleDumb. Rocksteady is his just as stupid best friend & are rarely to almost never seen separated from each other. So he's given the same treatment as Bebop & written just as much the same. You can't really tell the difference between the two. Or I can't really since I don't know or care much about their 80s counterparts. They're pretty much the same character. Henchman/Comic relief goons not really meant to be taken or thought of that seriously. And it's because of these reasons why I think Bebop is pardoned from receiving racial backlash. He's just a funny mutant goon & like Baxter, being black's not really a big key part of his character. Which again. I'll get to.

Back to Baxter. Whether it was because of avoiding backlash, or because they wanted to give his mirage concept art a chance, or they just wanted to cash in on Back to the Future.

Baxter Stockman was now a white man & that was just the way it was for a VERY VERY long time.

In fact, I came across at least 5 80s & 90s kids that GENUINELY Thought Baxter was ALWAYS a white guy. The damage had already been done that severely until 2001 teased what would eventually be the 2003 series & Baxter had at long last returned to his true African-American roots.

And it's been the go-to norm ever since (with a few occasional slip ups)

But it's because of these slip ups that a little bit of controversy started regarding Baxter's race. Especially with the possibility of turning him white again in a random adaptation. Most people prefer it while others are strongly against it especially on account of the fact that TMNT completely lacks black characters to which, they are not wrong about. At all!

Aside from Baxter & Bebop. The only black characters in TMNT we had for the longest was Angel & Xever (He's Afro-Brazillian before you idiots come at me) & it's opened up a pretty collar tugging realization the only black characters in TMNT all seem to be bad guys. It's honestly no wonder why people want to make more original ones like Sunita from Rise & make April Black like said Rise & Mutant Mayhem. April herself actually falling into this similar category as Baxter because she's actually had a bounce back & forth from being black & white in the mirage comics. (But I am not going to get into that because that whole thing is honestly ITS OWN Very confusing can of worms that literally anybody else can cover if they want to)

From what I've seen & gathered, Baxter remaining black is a big deal for most people because it branches out the black diversity in the TMNT mythos & it's just a core part of his character. Which I'm finally going to get to.

The thing is... It's really not.

Yes Baxter Stockman is an African-American man. But. That's not ALL he is. He's a super genius, he's intimidating, he's only looking out for himself, he doesn't care how much stronger or powerful you may be than him, he'll find a way to take you out or use you for his own benefits. Any piece of technology in his hands equals horrible news! He's your textbook definition of an evil genius! He just HAPPENS to be black! It doesn't matter what color he is, Baxter Stockman will always be Baxter Stockman. I feel like he would have been the same character regardless if Kevin & Peter DID go with his white design way back in 1984! Realistically, what difference would it have made?

In every single adaptation that Baxter's appeared in, in every single story focused on him, where he himself is the main character: His race has never ONCE been brought up.

Not a SINGLE TIME has him being a black man affected his life, development or any other aspect of his livelihood. Of all 20 interactions that Baxter has appeared in. Not ONCE. did he ever bring up being black. Nor did somebody else bring up that he's black. Not a single time, has that ever been a focus or key part of his story. For the same reason why any other characters like him or not like him haven't. The same reason why Dr. Robotnik/Eggman being white isn't brought up or focused on, or why Medic (TF2) being German isn't focused on, or even Willem Viceroy iii (Randy Cunningham) being a black scientist himself isn't even touched on! Their races aren't their characters, it just happens to be a fact about them! And the same should go for Baxter! Especially when you take in & remember the fact that he was almost never gonna be black in the first place.

Now I'm not saying that you shouldn't care about him being black or white, or that him being black shouldn't matter to you. I know from experience that we see ourselves in some fictional characters, good guy or bad guy. Especially if they share the same skin color as you. I probably wouldn't have latched onto Baxter like I did if it wasn't for him reminding me of my then afro wearing, nerdy 12 year old self at the time, but I know he's more than just his race & that's what I do want the fans to see when it comes to talking about him.

Now because I know I'll get this question either later on or in the comments of this post I will answer it beforehand.

Do I like Baxter better as a black person or a white person?

And to be completely & Brutally honest with all of you: . . . I genuinely don't mind either or. 🤷🏿‍♀️

I honest to God. Don't mind what Baxter looks like. I WILL admit, I do heavily prefer he be black. But if he happens to be white, then I don't mind it tbh. To me. When it comes to an adaptation of Baxter Stockman. The only thing that really matters to me is how he's written. As long as he's written well I don't mind or care at all what color he is. But again. I would prefer him black, still either or is fine by me.

What about you guys tho? I'm genuinely curious/interested about how YOU 🫵🏿 prefer he look like? Do you guys like him better being black? Or white? Can be any reason why. Could be cus you relate more, or you grew up with him being that way. Just as long as it's a reason. Be fun to discuss 🤗

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Could we get some Vampdrew :)

WIP Wednesday (9/18) | Vampire Andrew AU (Part 178)

Neil had allowed himself to be dragged into the girls' dorm mainly as a means to get away from Kevin and Andrew. Well, mostly Andrew if he's honest. The man's mere presence was enough to get Matt to back off and Neil isn't sure what to think about that. He is sure that he'd like to slink off to his own dorm to lick his wounds in private. But Dan is pushing a glass of tea into his hands before he can think to excuse himself. And when Renee notices his skinned knee, she forces an antiseptic wipe on him. Even gives him a cute little pink bandage to stick over it.

So Neil stays and tries his best to make conversation, out of obligation. Matt was the one who ripped Kevin off him after all. Neil swallows and raises a hand to feel his neck. He's not sure if it'll bruise. He hopes not. He's got enough going on, he doesn't need anyone giving him strange looks about bruises. And it's far too hot outside to wear a turtleneck or a scarf, not that he has either of those things in the first place. Neil accidentally tunes out whatever is being said and thinks he hears something in the hallway.

"Hey Neil," Matt says, his tone indicating he's said it more than once.

Neil blinks. "Yeah?"

"Are you seriously okay with getting in their car?"

"It'll be fine."

"You sure, man? Don't want you to get sacrificed to Satan on the way to the court."

"They're not that bad," Renee tsks. "They're just... misguided. Besides, it sounded like Neil started it."

Neil looks down at the ground again. He's not about to break the news about the district change to the rest of the Foxes. What would Wymack say during their team meeting tonight?

"Maybe I'm a little misguided too." Neil admits, making everyone laugh.

"We all are. It's why we're here."

"Misguided, yeah. But I didn't think you were so stupid." Matt says. Neil looks up at him, offended, and Matt raises his hands. "I told you to stay away from them. And what did you do? You went to their dorm to pick a fight with their princess."

"...Princess?"

"Kevin." Dan says as if it's obvious. "They're all weird about him. You have to have noticed."

"They're weird in general." Neil says. Though, now that he thinks about it they're right. Andrew's glued to Kevin's side most of the time. But when he's not, Aaron and Nicky are. Sometimes they randomly put themselves between Andrew and Kevin. Neil's noticed that on the court a lot. He chalked it up to them being backliners, but... they also do it in the locker room and in the parking lot. And... They are really weird about Kevin, Neil decides. But... then again, so he is. In a different way. His binder's proof of that.

Wait. His binder. Neil's heart drops through his stomach and then through the floor. He was so pissed off at the intrusion, he didn't even think to check his stash. If Andrew rummaged through his clothes, he definitely flipped through Neil's binder. Right? Fuck, fuck, fuck. Neil swallows and tries to stave off a panic attack. He has to go check. He has to go check. Right now. Neil stands abruptly, drawing three sets of eyes.

"You good?"

"Yeah, I just... Have to use the bathroom," Neil lies as he starts for the door.

"You can use ours," Dan offers.

"Uh, that's. No thanks." Neil says awkwardly. "I'll be right back."

As he steps into the hallway, the door to Andrew's dorm is closing. Neil stares at it for a moment, expecting the little bastard to come bursting out of it with a chainsaw or something. But he doesn't. So Neil continues into his own dorm.

After checking his binder, Neil is relieved to find nothing out of place. He lets out a breath he's been holding for half his life and crams the entire binder into his brand new safe. Then he goes back to the girls' dorm as promised.

[0bnoxious0range]

pure curiosity: why did you say jean had a "pseudo-eating disorder" in an earlier post?

Ok so I drew that conclusion mainly from the whole ordeal of when Jean when to that Indian restaurant with Ananya, Pat, and Cody and he kept refusing to eat. And if Nora just left it at that-at Jean’s reluctance to eat because of how unhealthy all the food looked-then it could easily be chalked up to him being a Raven and on a strict diet yada yada. But. It seemed to me that the reason for Jean’s reluctance was less about him keeping fit (like Kevin) and more an obsessive impulse to micromanage everything that he eats. Jean is anxious to eat and because of it doesn’t eat food he knows logically is safe.

I provide exhibit A:

And B:

Jean is so scared of being wrong about unfamiliar food and somehow messing up his performance that he becomes scared to even try it. I’d call that an eating disorder, but am not sure it could actually be diagnosed as one (since he does eventually try the Biriyani and his anxiety will probably lessen as he is exposed to more food) so I slapped pseudo in front of it.

Oh and Pat said this and kinda solidified my inklings:

Hope this helps! :)

[butchreg]

regressor ! allison mcroberts headcanons !!

requested by @theyamjam !! eek so very excited that somebody asked me about this !! would absolutely love to chat kcfh agere with you btw .. tehe i wanted to wait until i started my rewatch and i've just finished the first episode and the mailbox scene of allison and patty brought me back to my roots ( pattison yuri and agere allison ). likely will be adding to these as i continue watching (*-`ω´- )人. anyway without further ado here we go !! ( upcoming list here btw ^_^ )

cw / tws : talk of being drunk / alcohol , allusion to sh , cursing

allison is very much a vent and trauma regressor. it is entirely involuntary for her and often a difficult experience for her. for years it was something that she kept to herself , something she was ashamed of and didn't have the words for even. she tries to keep to herself but if she's small enough she'll go to patty though reluctantly.

she tends to regress a lot when she feels negative emotions or really any overwhelming emotion. she's gotten so good at repressing her emotions , especially the negative ones that she often doesn't realize how she's feeling until it explodes out of her in some kind of outburst , leaving her feeling small and helpless.

she tends to regress when she gets drunk. those around her often chalk up her childish behavior to the alcohol but drunk allison is almost always small allison. she's a bit clingier when she's in this state , following patty around jabbering to her about whatever comes to her head. the typically quiet , reserved allison becomes quite the talker , often spilling thoughts she'd otherwise never let see the light of day. drunk words are sober thoughts or however the saying goes.

regressed ! allison who lashes out when she's overwhelmed. yes , she punched the mailbox , it's far better than the alternative of taking her pent up anger and disappointment out on herself , or god forbid kevin. i think this is where patty finds out about her regression.

she's silent , not sure what to say. that pesky brainfog , the one that leaves her feeling like she did when she was younger , much younger.. is back , having taken over. she shakes her aching hand , biting back tears. "you throwing a little tantrum out here ?" comes from the other woman with a chuckle. god the way patty teases her makes her feel so horribly fucking childish. it infuriates her , really. embarrasses her.

she plops down on the stoop , tears threatening to spill. she supposes she'll wait for patty to retreat , she will not give her the satisfaction of seeing her cry. strangely enough patty seems to want to talk , really talk. allison spills , she spills all the thoughts that have been trapped in her head. fuck it , what else does she have to lose ? she waits for rejection , that casual laugh patty can never seem to suppress when allison is in trouble. yet it doesn't come. patty moves to sit on the stoop with her , being almost nice ? sure she calls allison crazy but it's the nicest she's ever been for certain.

after this time they have some kind of understanding. patty doesn't quite know what to make of the cloudy feeling either but she tends to become .. softer around allison. checking up on her sometimes , without even being prompted. it's different , but a welcome change for certain.

allison who smashes things , carves naughty words into the perfect unmarred surfaces of the bottom of her nightstand or a drawer. never on her pottery barn coffee table though , make no mistake. she needs some kind of outlet and sure it's destructive but it does help her feel better , less hurt , more in control.

she loooves treats. she's partial to powdered jelly donuts but they are so very messy and the powder always gets all over her face and clothes. if it's a secret treat she's indulging in , she likes cookies , mainly more plain ones like shortbread or sugar. she often indulges in sweets as a reward for going a certain amount of time without an outburst or for getting all of her tasks done in a day.

oftentimes when she's regressed she's stationary , feeling too overwhelmed to move much or speak. she'll often curl in on herself to make herself smaller and cry or just dissociate or think.

allison doesn't have any gear. she's far too shy , embarrassed , even ashamed and afraid of her regression to fully embrace it. she's also afraid of kevin or neil finding it if she were to purchase any. plus money is tight , and lord knows kevin would question her about where the money had gone.

a part of her longs for a bottle or even a pacifier but it's too risky she decides , though she does often chew or suck on her thumb when she's by herself , often until it's all wrinkly and noticeably so. she'll often hide her hands in her pockets , and nobody seems to notice all that much. nobody except patty who gently teases her in private when she notices the state of allison's thumb.

she sets rules for herself. for example : no swearing ( at least aloud ) no matter how much patty disapproves. patty thinks it's hilarious to try to coax allison into saying a bad word , groaning and rolling her eyes whenever allison drops an "eff" instead of the full word.

[devilsrecreation]

Headcanons and other stuff with Tamka since he still lives rent free

- In a human au, he is DEFINITELY Italian-American. Not only is he fluent, but he also unintentionally teaches Nduli some of the curse words since h curses so often. Sometimes he’ll rant in perfect Italian until someone says “….What?”

- Oh and speaking of the human au, I’m thinking of everyone having human names like ‘John’ or ‘Kevin’, so Tamka’s is Tommy cuz ofc it is

- He brags about his singing when in reality he’s pretty bad at it😭 (Though it’s strangely decent when he’s singing softly)

- He and Neema have a…complicated friendship. Neema often insults him for his stupidity every chance he gets and Tamka sometimes calls him an asshole. Having said that, they still have each other’s backs. Only they can insult each other lmao

- His relationship with his dad is, unsurprisingly, really rocky. Ever since Pua learned about Kiburi’s stunt, he’s been the most disappointed with Tamka. He knows his son isn’t the smartest, but he sure as hell didn’t raise him like that no matter how cocky he used to be back then. Tamka just chalks up their disagreements as Pua being bad at communication and always dismissing him in favor of the other crocodiles just because they were more intelligent (Tamka c’mon, everyone else’s parents had died. He couldn’t just ditch them). Even though Tamka’s said things he regrets, he still loves his dad and vice versa…especially vice versa. Tamka’s the only hatchling of his clutch that survived and Pua couldn’t afford to lose his only son, not after promising to watch over him when Kuimba died

- They do slowly mend their relationship by bonding over Kuimba. You’d think tamka wouldn’t remember his mom, but he remembers everything: her voice, her face, how loving she was, the lullabies she sung, all of it. They eventually apologize to each other for their past mistakes

- His mother had a pretty big impact on him. Tamka would trust anyone who reminded him of her without even realizing it, hence why he trusted the meerkat mob boss (who I’ll name Bosi, meaning ‘boss’) so easily. Bosi acted so sweet and motherly towards him, it was hard for him to believe she was only using him.

- Like Reirei and Goigoi, Tamka and his love interest, Erevu, have that smartass x dumbass dynamic. She thinks of everything and he supports her like the sweetheart he is :)

- Tamka almost immediately fell for Erevu when he met her. While he did find her beautiful, it was really her brains that made her even more attractive. It took a while for him to impress her, but they bonded over the fact that there’s more to the both of them than what meets the eye (ie. Erevu wants to be seen for more than just her beauty and Tamka wants to be seen for more than just his lack of brains)

- Tamka and Nduli both are really affectionate with their mates. Infinite nuzzles, compliments, and support coming from them

- He tries to be the best dad ever for his hatchlings in the future, especially with Kutojali. Unfortunately, he just ends up embarrassing them

- I agree with the hc that if TLG had cussing in it, he’d do it the most

- He’s shown to be a bit selfless at times, saying he’d rather be the one to get hurt than any of his best friends

- He and Chungu like to roughhouse sometimes. Tamka always wins, but Chungu has gotten really close a couple of times. Though he’s better suited for being Tamka’s emotional support in return for Tamka boosting his confidence

- I’ve said this before in the tags of a previous post, but he’s basically the self-proclaimed “leader” of the Idiots. Now if only Kiburi would let him be in charge of the float when he’s gone

- Even though his time in the mafia was really brief (like a day and a half), it kind of rubbed off on him. He’ll still make mobster movie references and intimidate others mobster-style

- You know what’ll make him change his ways? Saying he’s breaking his late mother’s heart. Works every time lmao

“You’re breaking your mother’s heart”

“MAAAAA! I’M SORRY, MA! 😭”

- He and Nduli have their own Youtube channel in the Zootopia AU where they do a bunch of comedic skits and do a bunch of stupid stuff (think Smosh). They’re also Kiburi’s biggest fans and have even done collabs with each other

[tomorrowusa]

It's hard to say if Florida's Ron DeSantis is exactly the worst governor in the US because there's so much competition for that title: Kristi Noem, Greg Abbott, Kevin Stitt, and Jeff Landry are all strong contenders.

In addition to book bans, intimidating news media, whitewashing history, homophobia, and attacking women's health, Gov. DeSanctimonious is using politically motivated climate denial to screw the residents of his state in times of disaster.

Ron DeSantis skipped meeting with Joe Biden on Sunday, the second time in as many weeks that the Republican governor did not meet with the outgoing Democratic president while in Florida touring storm damage. Biden traveled to the state to survey the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, which wreaked havoc on Florida earlier this week. The storm caused a significant amount of damage in the state after touching down along the Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains, high winds and tornadoes across the peninsula. Biden took an aerial tour of the damage over Tampa Bay and received a briefing on the recovery effort, according to pool reports. Biden told reporters before departing the state that he has not spoken with DeSantis Sunday. A spokesperson for the governor confirmed DeSantis did not meet with Biden, adding that the office was represented by the state’s emergency management chief Kevin Guthrie at the briefing. [ ... ] DeSantis has not met with the president in Florida during this year’s hurricane season, which coincides with the final stretch of the presidential election. After Hurricane Helene hit the northern part of the state late last month, DeSantis did not join the president during his visit to the state. At the time, the governor chalked it up to a scheduling conflict, with DeSantis touring storm damage in the state hundreds of miles away.

Ronnie previously refused to take calls from Vice President Harris related to disaster relief.

Nobody questions DeSantis's right to be an ignorant putz. But it's getting in the way of serving and protecting Floridians.

[disneytva]

Iconic Holiday Special Series Prep & Landing Get Revived At Disney Television Animation In New Special For Disney+.

Disney has announced at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival that it has greenlighted a brand new “Prep & Landing” holiday special, which is called “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol”.

Stevie and Kevin had a lot of ideas for additional stories starring Lanny, Wayne, and Magee. Unfortunately, Walt Disney Animation Studios seemed to have closed the book on the characters. But now that Stevie and Kevin are at Disney Television Animation on a overall development deal with the studio for new shows,films and specials, they were able to dust off some of their “tinsel” ideas.

In this new instalment of the Emmy-winning holiday specials, the high-tech team of elves from the elite unit known as Prep and Landing is back! When their holiday missions go awry, Wayne thinks he is in BIG trouble with Santa, which opens a vault of merry mishaps from the past. It’s going to be hard to dig their way out of the snowbank this time in “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol."  Stevie and Kevin could only share a storyboard panel from the new special's introduction. Familiar imagery, like a closeup of the Gingerbread Man (GBM) device, was paired with a new gadget: An angel tree topper whose horn to hark doubles as a fire extinguisher, used to put out the flames of a burning snowman. Stevie and Kevin also confirmed that Dave Foley, Derek Richardson, and Sarah Chalke will reprise their roles as Lanny, Wayne, and Magee.

This brand-new animated special is 22 minutes long and has been produced by Disney Television Animation replacing the previous studio of the specials Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The executive producers include Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton.  Colleen Evanson ("Monsters At Work") worked as the story editor/co-producer, and Melissa Kurtz Melissa Kurtz produced the special.  It was also revealed that Hilary Helding ("Monsters At Work") wrote the special and that Shane Zalvin ("Monsters At Work") directed it.

The special is set for a 2025 release date on Disney+.