#like isn't that technically the same as tearing it down lol

[star-dust-shark]

PJO characters as dumb things me and my friends ( bonus one with my parents ) have said part two

Will: what's your type?

Nico: you

Will:

Will: that's sweet but I meant blood type

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Percy: oh fuck I'm blue now

Percy: but like actually blue

Percy: like a smurf

Percy: being sad's for idiots lmao

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Leo: everyone hates me lol

Jason: what am I??? like???

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Nico: and Axl Rose's real name wasn't Axl Rose

Percy: *crying* STOP

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Will: easiest way to come out to people is tell them that you listen to coldplay

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Nico: Im gonna fugging krill myself

Annabeth: krill????

Nico: isn't that like a fish or smth

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Piper: *knocking on Leo's door* WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE

Leo: uh shit uh erm uh

Leo: *moans loudly*

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Will: *joking* we should makeout

Nico: I really wanna

Will: what

Nico: ...

Nico: did I say that out loud

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Piper: *sobbing* why are penises so ugly

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Annabeth: math is weirdly calming to me sometimes ngl

Annabeth: *flips page over to read massive paragraphs of words*

Annabeth: *bursts into tears*

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Will: I just had to help hatch a baby chick

Will:

Will: I'm waiting for applause it was so gross

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Will: if you drink the water I'll give you a forehead smooch

Nico: *glances at water, thinking*

Nico: nah you wanna give me one anyway

Will: gods dammit

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Rachel: *GASP* MY SKETCHBOOK

Rachel: MY BABY

Rachel: *kisses it*

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Hazel: ugh I want someone to fuck me

Hazel: hahah jk that shit's nasty

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Piper: yeah I've noticed after watching you for a bit that you smile whenever Nico messages

Will: aww that's so swee-

Will: wait why are you watching me

Piper: *stares into his soul*

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Nico: I miss you

Nico: *replies an hour later* that was a moment of weakness fuck you

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Will: what if I say "darling" in a seductive voice

Nico: no

Will: u sure?

Nico: I ahdiamdveip dnsjhbksahcblaiwcbjsd-

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Will: like at first I wanted to be you but then I realized that there's a diffrence between wanting to "be you" and wanting to "be on you"

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Percy: I'm depressed

Percy: ...

Percy: WAIT I HAVE COOKIES NVM

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Will: wtf are hickeys??

Will: I'm an experimental learner btw

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Leo: omg guys look the guitar strings made my finger darker

Leo: *looks at finger* do you like watermelon, sir?

Will: you are so close to being hit in the head

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Frank: *points* haha you've been fingered

Hazel:

Hazel: love... no

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Thalia: OMG IM GONNA BE BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS RYAN GULDEMOND

Reyna: technically you already are

Thalia: *passes out*

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Octavian: ugh I'm so single

Nico: *sighs* me too

Nico:

Nico: WAIT I CANT SAY THAT ANYMORE

Nico: FUCK YEEEEEEEEAH *smashes table*

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Annabeth: what's ur favourite animal I'm gonna buy you something

Percy: shark but don't waste your money

Annabeth: but my parents told me to spend it on something important

Percy:

Percy: *cries*

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Will: I'm autism!!

Will: *turns to Nico, wiggle eyebrows* I could be in you

Nico: tism rizz????

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Frank: I love these drama videos

Reyna: *massive bags under her eyes* why do you want more drama wtf

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Jason: honestly scared to sit on the edges of chairs at my trans boyfriend's house

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Percy: *over text* jason are you gay for me

Jason:

Jason:

Jason:

Jason: no gtg

Percy: he's hiding something

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Piper: don't mean to be heterophobic but why is straight porn so gross

Nico: agreed gay porn is much better

Piper: IM SORRY WHAT

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Percy: are there any not cool lesbians

Reyna: I mean they probably exsist

Annabeth: no

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Leo: *sighs sadly* cock and ball torture

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Will: guys I learnt how to play my favourite song on guitar *starts playing good lookin by dixon dallas*

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Leo: *playing adopt me*

Leo: chat chat guess what I'm on acid

Percy: KARMA'S A BITCH

Percy: I SHOULDA KNOWN BETTER

Leo: wait since when do you play adopt me

Percy:

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Reyna: yk those yummy smelling shampoos

Nico: yea

Reyna: well I went to walmart and thought I found some and started smelling it but this lady was giving me weird looks

Nico: oh?

Reyna: yeah

Reyna: so uh

Reyna: it was lube

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Will: hey bbg *winks*

Nico: I will slam you down and makeout with you right now

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Percy: hi

Jason: hi

*leaves swirl around them*

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Leo: don't mind me just massaging my clit

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Leo: NICO GET UR GYAT OVER HERE

Nico: WHAT????

Leo: *points* HOMOSEXUAL TENDANCIES

Nico: WHAT DID U SAY

Leo: HOMOSEXUAL TENDANCIES

Nico: OH

Nico: I HEARD SEXUAL TENDANCIES

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Leo: *singing* coked up dick sucking hoe?

Jason: *walks in*

Jason:

Leo: oh haiiii

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Leo: how does it feel to be Draco Malfoy

Jason: idk how does it feel to be tweek

Leo: idk pretty good

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Reyna: you don't deserve it

Percy: yeah I do

Percy: I've been a good boy

Percy:

Percy: jesus I just turned myself on wtf

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Leo: *in sad voice* I'm a cheeseburger

Jason: a sexy little cheeseburger

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Will: *gets text from Nico*

Annabeth: SIMP

Will: ???

Annabeth: YOU SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPP *has siezure*

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Will: darling

Nico: *throws phone, screams into pillow, face red* I hate that man

anyway part three will cum ( pun intended )

thanks to @crowwolf8 @justagremlinoncaffeine @localcosplaymushroom @secret-mewtwo and my om and dad for being inspiring an shit

[melz-367]

right, so this is odd but I just had the WEIRDEST revelation and went what if I made Michael Yew trans, gave him a massive self-hate arc when he hits puberty and make Jake the best boyfriend ever for just being awesome through it?

...

so I did.

and I can't be asked to make a proper story out of my random chunks of writing to put on ao3 so I'm posting it here lol

just... don't question where my brain went with this, it's cool, I'm insane

😎 👍🏻

first bit is a lil angsty and cringe bc I havent edited properly but the rest is basically crack and chaos

~~~

Jake wasn't all that surprised when he found Michael in their tree, staring at the sky miserably. Instead, he sat beside his boyfriend and joined him in watching the clouds. "What's up?"

Michael sighed heavily, muttering something under his breath that Jake didn't catch. He raised an eyebrow at the son of Apollo, and the archer huffed, covering his face with his hands as he spoke.

"Maturing."

Jake paused. "Sorry?"

His boyfriend groaned, rubbing at his eyes and refusing to look at Jake. "I'm maturing."

"Right. And...? Isn't that what everyone does as they get older?"

"No. Well, yes, but like..." He sighed, spitting it out. "My body is maturing and I hate it."

Jake stopped, realisation washing over him. "Oh. So, you're..."

"Menstruating." Michael said through gritted teeth. "And it sucks. It doesn't feel right. Also, hip curvature equally sucks."

He looked at the son of Apollo, faintly befuddled. "Hip curvature?"

Michael groaned, then sat up and pulled his shirt tightly around his waist, and Jake paused as he spotted what the archer had been hiding under loose t-shirts and hoodies.

Oh.

His boyfriend's hips had indeed curved, forming a slim waist and slight hourglass figure that most girls would die for. Michael, however, looked absolutely miserable about it, seemingly under the impression Jake might be put off or horrified by the change, but the son of Hephaestus just looked at his boyfriend and noted how it accentuated his natural beauty. He gently moved to wrap his arms around the other, carefully pulling the archer into his lap, and found his hands fit just perfectly in his boyfriend's curves, meaning he was easily able to hold the smaller boy, and it felt right. Michael had tears in his eyes, and Jake pulled him closer, resting his head on the other's shoulder as the son of Apollo refused to meet his eyes, staring out into the trees stubbornly.

"I think you're beautiful." He hummed, pressing a kiss to the archer's jaw, and Michael blushed, but still avoided eye contact, seemingly embarrassed as he sniffled quietly. Jake smiled and cupped his boyfriend's chin, turning his face to look at him. "Hey. I don't care that your hips are curvy, or that you're on your period, or any of that shit. Actually, I do care, and I think it makes you even more beautiful. This," He slipped his hands under his boyfriend's shirt, tracing his fingers along his boyfriend's sides and outlining his curvy figure. "Is not something to be ashamed of. I love you for who you are, and that will never change, yeah?"

Michael smiled slightly, then sighed, looking at himself in disgust. "I'm a girl."

"No you're not. And if you are, I'll love you just the same. Doesn't matter to me."

Michael snickered slightly at that. "Are you seriously saying you'd turn bisexual just for me?"

Jake smirked, shrugging. "Yup. I'm yours, no matter what."

His boyfriend looked at him for a minute, then grinned, leaning forwards to kiss him. "I don't deserve you."

"Likewise."

"I'm still a boy, though."

He grinned. "Good. Thought so."

Michael snickered, then sighed and looked back down at himself, frowning. "But this still isn't good."

"Why?"

"The bone structure isn't as strong." He said, matter-of-factly, and Jake smirked, raising an eyebrow at him.

"So, it makes you more delicate?"

Michael sighed, rolling his eyes. "Technically, yes."

"Good to know. Guess I'll have to be extra gentle." He grinned, and Michael slapped him lightly, huffing, but there was a smile twitching at the son of Apollo's lips.

"Shut up. I'm not fragile."

"Only to me."

"Shh. I'm fine. See?" He hit himself in the ribs, hard, and Jake paused, grabbing his boyfriend's hands and looking at him, unimpressed.

"Don't hurt yourself."

"I'm fine."

"Please."

Michael looked at him for a moment, then sighed and nodded, leaning his head on Jake's shoulder. Jake smiled, moving his hands back to the other's waist, secretly loving the feel of his boyfriend's curves, not disgusted in the slightest by the change, and instead enjoyed the way the son of Apollo did feel more delicate, in contrast to his normally hard, stony exterior. Michael was unbelievably strong in some ways, but in others he was much more fragile, particularly mentally, and Jake sometimes had to take the initiative, not that he minded, because in times like this, Michael let himself be taken care of, and the son of Hephaestus enjoyed it.

~~

He soon found out that the only downside to reassuring the son of Apollo that he loved the way he looked, was when Michael used that to his advantage, and managed to twist Jake into a complete mess, simply by losing a bet.

Michael had reluctantly informed him earlier in the day that he'd managed to lose a bet with Kayla, and she was making him pay the price at campfire. Therefore, Jake was expecting his boyfriend to be forced into playing his guitar during sing-along, or telling bad jokes onstage, or something else the son of Apollo would greatly dislike.

He did not expect him to walk in wearing his sister's clothes.

Michael was dragged into the amphitheater by a giggling Kayla, the son of Apollo wearing skinny jeans, a crop top, and his camp necklace tied around his bow, with only the bronze pendant Jake had given him on show. Jake felt his brain short-circuit as he looked at the other boy, noting how ridiculously good Michael looked in those clothes, with his slim figure and tanned skin shown off brilliantly. Nyssa whistled quietly next to him, nudging her brother in the ribs.

"Kay mentioned she was giving Mikey a glow up as punishment for losing, but I didn't think she'd be able to get him looking that good. Damn, when did he grow into his height like that?"

Jake just stared, completely and utterly entranced by the other boy. Kayla soon spotted him gaping, and nudged her brother, gesturing to Jake and grinning. Michael turned and spotted him, instantly blushing scarlet when he noticed the son of Hephaestus staring at him, and he smirked, winking at the other boy, which absolutely did not help with Jake's current state of mind. Nyssa snickered and poked him.

"Dude, you're basically drooling over him right now, you know that?"

Jake slowly peeled his eyes off his boyfriend, face bright red in embarrassment as he looked away, instead meeting Nyssa's eyes as his sister smirked at him. "I- shut up." He blushed, and Nyssa grinned.

"Wow. You really are a simp."

"Shut up! I just... didn't expect it. He looks good, though."

His sister smirked, looking back at the son of Apollo. "True. Since when did puberty hit him, my gods."

Jake snickered. "About a month ago. He was really upset, got his period and everything."

Nyssa winced. "Poor guy. Confused?"

"Nah, he knew what was going on. Just embarrassed, mostly. Disgusted by himself, which I wasn't okay with, but I think we've sorted it. He had to go to Ellie for period advice, which he was not happy about either."

"Hm. A late bloomer, clearly."

"Apparently so."

"He's grown into it, though. If he was a girl, he could totally pull that figure off. Damn."

"Yup." Jake was staring again, and he knew it. Michael seemed to be finding it endlessly amusing. Nyssa suddenly poked him again.

"Not gonna lie, I don't think you're the only one checking him out." She hummed, nodding to a boy that had slipped through the crowd to sit next to Michael, eyes trained on the son of Apollo's hips and waist. Jake scowled as he sat down beside Michael, much too close for anyone's comfort, and quite clearly started flirting, trying to touch the son of Apollo and wrap an arm around his waist. Michael, however, was not amused in the slightest, and Jake could see him snapping at the other boy and pushing him away. The camper didn't seem to get the hint and kept pushing, until Michael rolled his eyes and pointed to his necklace, then at Jake, who was glaring the guy down, resisting the urge to punch his face into a wall. Michael seemed quite amused by the angry fire blaring in his boyfriend's eyes, and eventually managed to shove the camper away, but Jake could still see far too many eyes on his boyfriend, and it made him grit his teeth. He'd never been a massively jealous person, but right now he was feeling seriously possessive; the urge to walk over, make out with the archer and hold him tightly, clear to everyone that the son of Apollo was his, becoming very strong in the back of his mind.

He just about managed to avoid that until the end of campfire, and then as everyone was packing up, the other boy just grinned at him and disappeared back to cabin seven, leaving Jake fuming as he returned to cabin nine. Jackass.

~~

"Hey."

Jake was sitting against one of the trees bordering the lake, just relaxing and watching some of the younger campers splash around in the water, until he heard a very familiar voice and looked up.

That was his first mistake.

Michael was stood next to him, grinning and leaning against the tree, wearing a similar outfit to the night before with low rise skinny jeans and a slightly cropped shirt. He was still wearing his bronze pendant, with his bow slung over his shoulder, and the son of Apollo looked absolutely amazing. Jake just stared at him for a moment, then shook his head and quickly looked away, training his eyes on one of the trees on the other side of the lake. Michael snickered, flopping down next to him, and Jake groaned internally. This wasn't going to end well for him. Michael just laughed. "Are you ignoring me?"

"No." Jake replied, continuing to stare at the trees. "Just not looking."

"Why?" He could hear Michael's grin in his voice, and he knew the other boy knew exactly what he was doing to Jake. Asshole.

"Because I can't have a conversation with you if I can't think straight. Literally."

Michael snickered, shuffling up so they were shoulder to shoulder, and Jake sighed heavily as the other boy spoke, smirking. "Do you like it?"

He huffed. "Too much, along with half of camp." He grumbled, and Michael snickered again.

"Jealous?"

"Unbelievably jealous. I was about ready to punch that guy last night."

He snorted. "Wasn't the nicest guy, I'll be honest. Bit touchy."

"Looked it."

"You wanted to kill him, didn't you?"

"Just a bit. Gods, I don't know what the fuck you've done to me, but I completely stopped working last night. You melted my brain into a puddle of sappy thoughts."

Michael laughed at that, but Jake had noticed a new camper, roughly their age, quite clearly checking Michael out with a smirk. He muttered something to his buddy, and then they were both staring at the son of Apollo and oh, Jake felt the possessive urges return. He just about managed to keep a cap on it, but Michael saw right through him and snickered, nudging the son of Hephaestus teasingly. "You alright there, Tool Boy?"

"No." He growled.

"And why's that?"

"Because there's about five other people checking you out here, and it's pissing me off."

"What are you going to do about it?"

He turned and saw the son of Apollo grinning at him innocently, and Jake sighed heavily, knowing the archer had got his way quite easily here, but he couldn't bring himself to care too much.

"Jackass." He muttered as he leant forwards, and Michael laughed as they kissed. It wasn't as long as Jake would have liked, considering there were about ten little kids in view, but it certainly did the job as Jake spotted several shocked or annoyed looks when they pulled away, much to his amusement. Michael snickered, and the son of Hephaestus hummed, gently grabbing the smaller boy and pulling him onto his lap before he could protest. Michael smirked, leaning back to look at him as Jake wound his arms around the archer's waist protectively, and Jake shrugged, smiling.

"Someone feeling a bit possessive?" The son of Apollo teased, grinning, and Jake hummed, watching the guys that had been checking Michael out huff and walk away, rolling their eyes. Good.

"Possibly. You're absolutely fucking beautiful." He murmured, resting his head on the smaller boy's shoulder, and Michael blushed brightly, but smiled.

"Does that mean I should borrow my sister's clothes more often?" He smirked, and Jake huffed.

"If you want me worked up into a complete mess on a daily basis." He grumbled, moving his hands to hold his boyfriend's waist, rubbing his thumbs along the other's sides and tracing his curves. "I'm glad you're embracing this, though."

Michael shrugged, humming and leaning into the son of Hephaestus' touch. "I thought over what you said. And then Carly walked in when I was changing and completely

freaked and made me play dress up with her and Kayla."

Jake snickered. "You enjoyed it, didn't you?"

"Hm." He shrugged. "Carly supposedly figured out what my best colour is or some shit. And apparently Kayla had wanted to put me in a bunch of random different outfits for a while now, so she loved it."

Jake smirked. On the one hand, it was hard to imagine Michael willingly playing dress up with his sisters, but on the other hand he knew the son of Apollo would do anything to see his siblings smile, so it wasn't all that surprising. "And what did Carly say your best colour was?"

"Green, apparently."

"Do you even own anything green?"

"Nope. I have no idea how she figured that out, but she made me wear a green shirt and... yeah, I kinda see her point."

Jake raised an eyebrow at that. Michael was never one to ever think he looked good in anything, particularly with his history with his body, but if he thought he looked decent in green... That was interesting. He wondered what magic Carly had done to make the son of Apollo like wearing something.

"Interesting. Is that another thing that's likely to make my brain fry?"

Michael snickered. "Yeah, probably."

"I'm happy you think it looks good on you." He grinned, pressing a kiss to the smaller boy's jaw, and Michael blushed.

"Shut up."

"Nope." He smirked, pressing another kiss to his boyfriend's jawline. "You're beautiful, and perfect, and amazing, and I'm the luckiest person ever because I get to date you and those losers don't."

Michael blushed brightly, his ears tinting red, and Jake grinned, amused by the reaction. Michael rolled his eyes, but kissed him anyway. "You're such a sap."

"You love it."

"Shut up."

~~

Jake frowned as he walked past the Apollo table at breakfast, noting Michael wasn't there, and looked at Lee in confusion. The older son of Apollo grimaced.

"He's back in the cabin. Not feeling well."

That made Jake frown. Michael rarely got sick- and never that badly either- it was a side effect of being the son of the god of sickness, so either Lee was lying, or his boyfriend was embarrassed and hadn't given his brother the true reason for why he was staying inside.

Jake popped in the Apollo cabin after breakfast to check on him, and found Michael curled up in a pile of blankets on his bed, holding his stomach and looking absolutely miserable. Jake walked over and carefully climbed the ladder, sitting next to the archer, and Michael looked at him for a minute, then sighed. "I'm fine, don't worry."

Jake raised an eyebrow. "If you were fine, you'd be outside. What's up?"

Michael huffed. "It's just- ugh." He winced, leaning forward slightly and wrapping his arms tighter around his waist in pain. Jake looked at him in concern.

"What is it? Why are you...?"

His boyfriend groaned quietly, head now on his knees as he rocked back and forth slightly.

"Nothing. Just..." He sighed. "Cramps."

"What, like stomach cramps, or- oh." Understanding dawned on the son of Hephaestus, and Michael groaned again, nodding.

"Yeah, fucking period cramps. Shit."

"Bad?"

"Really bad. I couldn't walk earlier. Lee did a scan and told me there wasn't much he could do, I just have to wait it out. Fuck-" He groaned again, cursing. "Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck."

Jake winced, then looked around the cabin, searching for something. He hummed when he spotted what he was looking for, climbing down off the bed and walking over to grab a beanbag stuffed parrot. He wasn't sure whose it was, but he knew it was microwaveable, and that's all that mattered. He walked over to the small microwave they kept in the corner of cabin seven, used for reheating things or making hot packs for injuries, and plopped the parrot inside, pressing start. Michael looked at him in confusion.

"What are you doing?"

He shrugged. "Nyssa uses a hot water bottle to combat hers. Figured a parrot might work the same."

Michael raised an eyebrow. "You're microwaving Carly's parrot?"

"Mhm. The bean filled ones are like hot packs, just covered in fluff. Harls has a dragon one that Niss steals every so often."

The microwave beeped, and he pulled the parrot out, now very warm, and walked back over to Michael's bed, climbing up and flopping down next to the son of Apollo, passing him the parrot.

"Try it."

Michael looked at it. "What, I just hold it?" Jake smirked.

"No, you put it where it hurts, dummy."

"Oh. Right."

Michael took the parrot and placed it just below his stomach, curling back up again and humming happily. Jake smiled. "Better?"

"Yeah, actually. Thanks."

"Anytime. I am gonna get you a beanbag animal now, though. I don't want Carly to kill me for stealing hers."

Michael rolled his eyes. "I can get one myself, you know."

Jake smirked. "Where's the fun in that?"

Michael elbowed him and he snickered, then looked up as the door to the Apollo cabin opened and the rest of Michael's siblings walked in, not even noticing Jake and Michael until Sam turned and spotted them, grinning and placing his hands on his hips. "Mason. Are you trying to make a move on my brother?"

Michael rolled his eyes as Jake blushed. "No, dumbass."

"Oh, really?" Carly grinned. Jake smiled.

"I borrowed your parrot for Michael's cramps, hope you don't mind."

She looked at him for a minute, then smirked. "Ah, you're here on boyfriend duties. I see. It's fine, I use it for that anyway."

Michael huffed, and Ellie smiled, walking over and reaching up to ruffle his hair teasingly.

"Feeling better than earlier?"

He sighed. "Ish."

"Are they like, a stomach ache, or more like someone stabbing you?" Austin asked casually, flopping backwards onto his bed, and Lee suddenly grinned, moving to rummage through a cupboard in the back of the cabin.

"Why don't you try it?"

Kayla looked at him. "Sorry?"

"We have a machine that replicates the pain of a period cramp, because I convinced Chiron it could be useful for teaching people about why they are a valid excuse to skip on things."

Jake snorted. "To teach the Ares cabin, you mean?" Lee shrugged and Ellie hummed.

"Not Clarisse. She gets them bad."

Lee suddenly pulled a box out of the cupboard, blowing the dust off and smiling. "There it is. It has different settings, so why don't we get the people that experience them to put up their normal setting for the rest of us to try?"

Carly smirked. "Sure. I'll go first."

Lee explained how it worked; putting a pair of pads just below your stomach under your shirt and turning the knob up a notch at a time to reach the average pain scale. Carly hummed and placed the pads below her stomach, then turned the dial up slightly. She continued for a few notches until she started wincing, then stopped. "Five."

Kayla snatched it next, placing the pads on herself instead and turning up the dial until it hit her average and she winced. "Yeah, five."

Ellie was an eight, and Michael said that apparently he'd reached a break in his cramps, so he'd give it a go. The son of Apollo scrunched his face up as he turned the dial, flitting straight past five and eight, up to ten. There were fifteen notches on the scale, and Ellie stared at him as he grimaced in pain, taking the pads off quickly. “Ten.”

“Ten??”

He winced. “Yeah.”

Austin wandered over, picking it up off Michael’s bunk and walking over to Lee. “Can I try?”

Lee smiled at him, gesturing for his little brother to sit beside him on the bed as he talked him through it. Austin made it to a four, and he winced, looking at Kayla.

“Yeah, I see your point.”

She hummed, nodding, and Ash grabbed the machine next, him and Sam sitting on Sam’s bunk and messing with it for a bit. Ash made it to seven, grimacing, and Sam looked at Jake quickly. “Do you want to go next?”

Michael snickered. “Give it to Jake last in case he blows it up.”

Jake looked at him. “Seriously? I’m not that bad.”

“Jake, I’m surprised you haven’t seriously injured yourself yet with the amount of things you’ve accidentally blown up this month.”

“Harsh.”

Ash snorted, passing the device to Sam. “Just take it while they argue like an old married couple.”

“Hey!”

“Michael, he’s not wrong.” Kayla grinned, and Michael rolled his eyes, flipping his sister off and ignoring Lee’s dirty look at the action. Sam made it to eight, and Will got to six, then it was passed to Jake. He frowned as he turned it on, quickly noticing a problem with the electronics, and the rest of the room snickered as he pulled a screwdriver and a pair of pliers out of his pocket and quickly started fixing the problem, because it would annoy him if he didn’t. Michael grinned, taking advantage of his distraction, and flicked the dial straight up to ten. Jake yelped, doubling over in pain, and a small explosion occurred, blowing up the device. He sighed heavily and sat back up after a moment, glaring daggers at his boyfriend, who smiled back innocently, nodding to the machine.

“I think there’s something else for you to fix now.”

Jake huffed, swatting him on the head. “Jackass.”

“Language!”

“I thought you weren’t allowed to do that for me because you have no responsibility over me?” He smirked, ignoring the rest of Michael’s siblings laughing at the blown up device while Lee raised an eyebrow at the son of Hephaestus. Carly snorted.

“You’ve basically become an extra sibling at this point, you’re in here that often. Plus,” She grinned. “Brother in law counts, doesn’t it?”

Both Michael and Jake immediately blushed scarlet, and Michael waved his hands at his sister, scowling. “Slow down a bit, for fuck’s sake.”

“Language!”

“Fuck off!”

Kayla snickered. “Dibs on first speech at their wedding.”

Jake groaned as Will snickered. “Oh, come on-”

“When’s the date? Gotta get my suit ready.”

“Will, I will pin you to an archery target.”

“You can’t even move right now.”

“Won’t fucking stop me.”

“Language!”

“Piss off Lee!”

“Fine, but I’m walking you down the aisle.”

“Lee!” Jake groaned again, ignoring Lee’s teasing smirk. “Don’t encourage them! We’re fifteen and sixteen!”

“Oh yeah, you’re a pervert.” Carly nodded. “Preying on someone younger than you.”

Michael burst into laughter as Jake looked at the daughter of Apollo. “Carly, what the heck? I’m five months older, not fifteen years.”

“You never know.”

He scoffed. “You never know- yes, because I look like I’m thirty, clearly.” Michael was in fits of laughter, and Jake huffed, picking up the device and hopping off his boyfriend’s bunk, walking out the cabin and rolling his eyes at the teasing smirks. “Goodbye, I’m going to fix your machine. Michael, you better eat lunch.”

“Ooh, Mikey, you’ve been called out for starving.”

“Starving?? Bitch, how many meals do you think I’ve missed?”

“Language!”

“OH MY GOD I’M FIFTEEN!”

“AUSTIN’S ELEVEN!”

Jake snickered as he closed the door behind him, listening to the group bicker between themselves. Some things never changed.

[reidfucker]

boy wonder

mini drabble of reid coming out to the BAU as a trans man. happy belated trans visibility day !!! sorry, i only realized what day it was by 11pm lol. i can't think of much, just wanted to get this out of my system before exams.

also !! this might be very very ooc. it's more self indulgent than anything.

dr. spencer reid knows who he is. and he's sure that aside from his mother, the BAU is the closest to knowing the most about him. but there's something he hasn't ever mentioned — not because he didn't trust them, but at first, he was scared. and when he had the courage, he could never find an appropriate time to speak up.

well, up until today...

see, while on his walk to the office, he passed by a little trinket store selling button pins of a flag he's all too familiar with. in those 5 seconds he had in between approaching and passing by the shop, he had a bit of an internal debate.

for one, he could just buy one, wear it on his leather messenger bag, and not have to explain himself until one of his friends points it out. however, on the down side,

wait.

he can't really think of a con.

it's not like they're unaccepting,

it's not like something like this, at this point of their dynamic, would ruin it all...

that day, reid walked in a little cheerier, with a little button pin on the strap of his bag. upon walking in, he felt a sudden surge of confidence, like he had to tell someone. he couldn't keep all this euphoria to himself. so, he stormed into garcia's bat cave.

reid opens the door swiftly, but no sounds emit, so garcia doesn't notice. he taps her on the shoulder, while shaking just a bit, and before she could react, it all kind of just.. spilled out.

"i got a new pin. it's a trans button pin. because i'm transgender. i'm a trans man, i transitioned at a very early age. i don't know if it's obvious but i really, really wanted to tell somebody! and i just really don't want to hide this from you, or the team, and i know not bringing it up technically isn't hiding it, but—"

"reid." garcia cut him off. reid looks at her, a little upset, a little confused.

garcia pulls him in for a hug, rubbing circles on his back. reid stands stunned for a few seconds, but he melts into it. he doesn't quite understand what this means.

"oh, my sweet, sweet boy wonder, you don't have to explain yourself to me." penelope says, not letting go of him. "you're still the dorky, adorable genius i've known since day one." spencer feels tears welling.

penelope finally lets go of the hug, keeping two hands on his shoulders — which is... an odd position for their height difference, but it's still heartwarming, all the same.

spencer can't help but cry. and penelope understands, comforting him with her sweet words and soft touches. she always understands.

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kas!max mayfield

okay, this is a thought i've been rotating in my mind for a while (since vol2 dropped) and maddie (@verymuchablog42) and i were talking about the ever popular kas!eddie (which, while fun to explore, likely is not going to happen)

do you know who is the perfect candidate for a kas figure?

max mayfield.

i don't think max is out of the woods, and while it might not be an exact kas the bloody handed scenario,(i don't think the duffers would add vampires this late into the show, lol) i think we can all agree that vecna isn't done with max. yes, technically el is the one who brought her back, not vecna. but i think max is still the perfect candidate.

reason number one: she's in a coma, meaning she's basically defenseless against vecna if he were to strike again. (unless el is consistently monitoring her, which, from the looks of episode 9, she is, but still!) we know vecna/the mind flayer can possess people, and that vecna possession is way more powerful. we've seen vecna/the mind flayer possess people before, and though he's been knocked down a few pegs, he's not completely powerless. though el is the one who brought her back, vecna could be the one to give max her life back, meaning no more coma.

reason number two: the whole puppet master thing. the master of puppets is vecna, and who's the perfect puppet right now? a semi-dead girl who has a connection to el and will and the rest of the party. vecna could tear the party apart from the inside with max. (and a girl who vecna is now seemingly attached too, both with billy's possession and subsequent death, and then with max's death.)

reason number three: if we assume that max will tear the group apart from the inside, we also have to assume that she will be the one who rails against vecna with them in the end, too. because we all know max, there is no way that she wouldn't be fighting off vecna with everything she has, even while he's the only thing keeping her alive. she's going to make him pay.

reason number four: the emotional potential. god, could you imagine? not only would it break lucas and el (and the rest of the party + steve, robin, and nancy) that their best friend and girlfriend is now a puppet for the enemy, but they can't do much about it. it won't be as simple as 'play kate bush' and it saves the day.

not only that, but from max's pov, it would be emotionally devastating. 'do you accept the risk?' and this is the consequence of that risk. that tiny, seemingly insignificant acceptance, has led her to this. she didn't want to end up like billy, spent her years with him defying him the best she knew how, and yet, at the end of the day, she would have the exact same fate as him. her fate is no longer her own (has it ever been?) and she becomes the puppet for vecna's ultimate plan.

anyways, this is half me theorizing about max's s5 fate, and the other half trying to reconcile the fact that max could very well just, die. and i don't want that to happen, i want her (if she does have to go out) to go out with a bang. a 'fuck you!' to vecna, if you will. but i think if max does wake up in season 5, this is one of the routes that they could very well explore.

[hornyhornyhimbos]

okay i know its not filthy friday, HOWEVER, i had the most genius eddie thought. Eddie acts all cool, but we all know he's less than smooth lmao, so i imagine he's gotten quite a few girls to come back to his trailer, but he doesnt last long enough to umm get his pants off? if you know what i mean lol, so technically even though he has had experiences with girls where he finished, he's still a "virgin"

so im thinking eddie and reader are dating but any time they get physical eddie stops it real quick cuz he doesn't wanna embarrassed himself again, but reader takes it as him not being into them and gets sad so he tells them he's a virgin and thats why he keeps stopping, cuz he cant last very long, but reader is like "Eddie you idiot, i am too. We'll probably have the same problem" and then dry humping ensues and they both have the same "Problem" hehehe

hi!!! i hope this is alright! it's not exactly the same as you requested but i do think it turned out really cute!

pov: your study date with eddie goes south... like way south ♡

18+ of course, semi-virgin!eddie x innocent!virgin!afab!reader, dry humping/thigh riding, slight handjobs maybe, use of a condom, nicknames (princess/baby), explicit language, reader maybe has strict parents, 1.5K whoops, beta read by @rupsmorge

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"eddie, are we ok?" you broke the silence that had taken over the air since the two of you had started studying.

he looked up from his history book with soft eyes. "of course, princess. why wouldn't we be?"

you swallowed down a lump of insecurity that had risen in your throat. "i just…"

"yeah?" his brows knitted together in some mixture of worry and confusion.

instead of just outright saying the words and asking why things seemed off, you did what any rational partner would do in your case: you waltzed over to his seat, sat in his lap, tugged at the hairs on his nape, and pulled him in for a long, lemonade-flavored kiss.

he stiffened as you first sat down, surprised by your sudden change in behavior, but quickly leaned into the kiss, his wide palms landing on your hips to hold you in place.

you broke away, met with the sight of a frown akin to one of a toddler who didn't get the toy they wanted at the store. "just wanted to make sure we were ok," you told him, doing your best to ignore how cute his lips looked when turned downward.

he nodded, leaning back up to meet you for another heady kiss, the musky smell of his cologne nearly taking your breath away as you took him all in.

you moved to straddle him, your core brushing ever so gently against his jeans, causing you to nearly shiver at the contact. "eddie," you mumbled against his lips, your fingers toying with the edges of his denim jacket.

"baby," he said, attempting to pull away from your needy hands. you met him with a pout similar to the one he previously wore. "we can't," he told you, like it was just as simple as that.

your arms crossed tightly in front of your chest. "and why not?" you tested, an eyebrow raising.

"i doubt you'll want it," he scoffed, his eyes darting away. it wasn't just as simple as that, and even if he thought he could hide it from you, you still saw right through his facade.

"try me."

"baby," he started to say, still not having made eye contact with you. "you don't want it, trust me."

you scoffed, pushing off of him and heading back to your spot, promptly cleaning up your things.

eddie watched as you moved around the table swiftly, shoving your books and pens back into your bag. "you don't have to leave," he said. his voice sounded genuinely upset, which confused you, to say the least.

"sounds to me like i need to," you huffed, zipping up your backpack quickly.

"princess-"

"don't 'princess' me, eddie," you argued, your eyes nearly rolling to the back of their sockets. "if you don't want me like that, just say it."

a tear nearly fell from his eyes as those horrible words fell from your tongue. "no, baby, i promise it isn't that."

you threw your bag over your shoulder, your eyes darting toward the front door behind him. "then what the hell is it?"

"i'm not…" his voice trailed off, his eyes falling to the floor once again.

"not what? not interested in me? because that's what it seems like," you said, your voice teetering on the edge of yelling.

his lips trembled as he forced out the words, "i'm not experienced, ok! there, i said it!"

you scoffed before tossing your bag down on the ground, then leaning up and pulling eddie in for a sweet, romantic kiss. almost as if a juxtaposition to the other kisses, this one was slow, like your lips were taking all the time they needed to memorize every crack and divot of his mouth.

he pulled away, a confused and ashamed expression overtaking his otherwise bold, chiseled face. "what was that for?" he asked quietly, like if he said it any louder, his voice would crack or fizzle away.

"you're not the only one who needs some work in that department, you know." it was the first time you'd ever admitted it to someone, somehow it still felt like a shock to yourself.

his hands slipped down to your waist again, kneading the soft skin as a sideways smile appeared on his face. "would you like to… help me learn?"

you looked away, though a sly smirk betrayed you and formed on your lips anyway. "i suppose i did come over for a study date."

a string of giddy chuckles fell from his lips as he pulled you toward his bedroom, slamming the door behind himself as you settled on the bed. he fiddled with the fastening of his belt, an almost too eager look sitting on his face.

"hey," you stopped him, wrapping a hand around his wrist. "shouldn't we figure out how we wanna go about this?"

"you're right," he said, moving swiftly to sit at your side. "what position do you want to try first?"

you giggled, placing a hand softly on his leg. "no, i just mean…" your voice trailed off as you climbed onto his lap once again, your legs straddling either side of him. "do you want to take this slow? take our time with this? or do you wanna just get in there, so to speak?"

his eyes fell away from your gaze, but you quickly met his chin with a thumb and pulled him back up to meet your eyes. "i only ever… one time with a girl. and i… in my pants before she ever even… yeah."

it didn't take a rocket scientist to fill in the gaps, but you still met his lips for another needy kiss anyway. "it's perfectly," you paused for a quick kiss, your hands moving to pull away his belt, "ok with me. just wanna," you stopped for yet another kiss, "make sure you feel good."

unbeknownst to you, eddie nearly came in his pants right then. he watched as you situated yourself on his thigh, your core rubbing against his jeans as you worked at pulling him out of his boxers.

"condom?" you managed to ask, your lips parting from his as you took in the sight of his cock.

you'd never seen a cock before, being a virgin and all, but you imagined there were none prettier than eddie's. it was thick, and long, and the prettiest color you could've ever imagined it to be. you weren't sure how eddie ended up being blessed in all those aspects, but you sure weren't complaining.

he let out a chuckle as you went back to humping his leg, your body feeling heavy and pleasured. your hand slid down his cock, the pre-cum warm under your hand.

he reached over to the nightstand and struggled to pull out a condom from the top drawer, his whole body sensitive from the work of your skillful hands. he tore the packet open, but you quickly stopped him before he could put it on. with pouty lips, you asked, "can i?"

"shit, princess," he sighed, watching as you took the rubber from his hand. you slowly rolled it on, your hips rocking all the while.

an unfamiliar feeling ripped through you as your hand slid up his covered dick. "fuuuuuck!" you let out, your cunt riding out this strange feeling on his leg.

almost in sync, your hand had barely finished rolling the condom on and eddie was letting out a string of profanities. "shitshitshit," he called out, his hand wrapping around yours to help you work him through his own high. "at least she got it out this time," he thought, the only clear thought in his otherwise messy, blissed out brain.

your hips snapped against his leg, and you basked in this feeling you'd never known before. "eddie, what's-" you got out, cutting yourself off with a moan.

"shit, princess," he whined, his chest heaving in sync with every sloppy pump of his (and your) hand. "did so well for your first time."

"is that what that was?" you asked, gasping for air.

his eyes shot open, his movements on his cock stilling. "what?"

"i've never…" this time you looked away, your cheeks heated as his gaze fell on you.

he lifted a hand to your chin, pulling you back to meet his eyes again. "you've never had an o before?"

you shook your head softly, taking in his amazed, glassy eyes.

"you're nineteen and you've never had an o?" he asked, his eyebrows raised so far up, they nearly touched his hairline.

you shook your head, your lips forming into an awkward, thin line.

"have you ever touched yourself?" he asked, and you shook your head again. "not even a little?" still, the same answer. "you haven't fingered yourself?" nope. "not even played with your clit a little bit?"

you exhaled, your face burning with embarrassment as your palms flew to hide it. "no, eddie. my parents always-"

"said it was bad for you?" he finished your statement, pulling your hands away from your face. you met him with a slow nod of your head.

he gripped your hips, flipping the two of you over. "well, baby," he started, pausing to pull down your panties and shove his head under your skirt, "we've got a lot to cover during this study session."

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[lordarsonizzzzt]

Heya! Hope this isn't a weird request but i would rlly luv some SCP staff as parents

(Mainly Jack and Iceberg lol if you can) and it would technically be a kid that they had with reader if that makes sense? Luv your work <33

JFKER GTHANKS, I LUV UR WORK TOO

SCP STAFF AS PARENTS

characters: Jack Bright, Iceberg and Kondraki.

BRIGHT

☆ Hear me out, I love Bright but I don't really think he'll be interesed in being a father? He doesn't think it's something that suits him

☆ Because she knows she will have to watch their kid go through all the stages of life until there is no more life, but she will still be alive.

☆ Not only that but because all his family shit, I don't think any Bright is mentally ready to be a parent, or even date.

☆ When he hears you are pregnant or you present the option of adoption to him, he's is troubled, because he will love to have a family with you! But he doesn't want to live with the knowledge that his kid will eventually die, and he'll be there to see it.

☆ Also doesn't want to be like his father like, at all.

☆ So yeah, it will take a time to warm up to the idea, but when the kid is already there with you, he can't stop that feeling of happiness in his chest, still, he will get more sessions with Glass so he knows he is going to be a great papa.

☆ And he is, his kids and you are his world, first come the kid(s) and TJ, then you, and then the other people

☆ tbf the foundation doesn't like this? cause if anything happens he IS going to let his work unattended and go care for his family.

☆ It will take Bright a lot of time to prepare for what's eventually to come, but meanwhile he will be the best dad he can be.

ICEBERG

❄︎ So i'll be completly honest here, he doesn't want kids. Even if you met him in his soldier years he would have told you the same. The reasons are somewhat the same.

❄︎ When he was on the military, he barely saw his family and if you were dating he barely saw you too, so he wouldn't want a kid because he doesn't want to be absent for them.

❄︎ Now in the foundation he became another person, he's cold, he's an asshole, and deffo not ready to have kids nor raise them.

❄︎ Honestly I doubt he even likes kids? I think he has a very short temper and while he wouldn't yell at a child, he would say some nasty shit. Also not good influence at all.

❄︎ Maybe he would be more accepting if you had a kid before getting together, but even then he wouldn't be really,,, good.

❄︎ 0/10 wouldn't let my kids with him.

KONDRAKI

✥ As I said before, this man NEEDS a domestic life.

✥ The having a kid thing probably was unexpected if it's when you are already on a relationship or it's a kid you already had.

✥ So going with the 'a kid you already had' let's say it's a girl, like, 4 years.

✥ She is Kondraki's and Draven's sun.

✥ Draven loves his little sister, whenever he can be home with you two he will play with her, sometimes with tears on his eyes because, that's another boy that needs a nice family.

✥ Kondraki wants to be better for your baby ( "Our baby", you will always tell him ) but he also feels guilt when he thinks about Draven's feelings. He is stopping the 'being wasted every single day', and one day he sits Draven down and has a talk with him.

✥ He doesn't want his son to feel bad, but when Draven told him he understands, and that that was... another situation, Konnie feels so light.

✥ Similar to Bright, he will leave any work he is doing if she needs anything.

✥ 408 loves hanging around her and she loves playing with the butterflies.

✥ Iris also met your girl and she's so happy for Kondraki and Draven to finally found a nice family, and she's grateful for you to be there with them.

✥ 10/10 dad, loves his kids.

[just-some-random-blogger]

I know this is late rn (it is here in my country lmao);;; but will you continue the Morpheus X Filipino!Reader???;;; I'm not really sure if there's a follow-up that I'm not aware of sorry... But I have an idea, after the drunk shenanigans, they get a massiiiiive hangover and question if what happened really happened but continue their day. Then after being kicked out, Morpheous just followed them like the lost puppy he is (in this case a lost sad wet cat lmao) like in a work/university(as a student or professor idk). LITERALLY everywhere (stalking but in a cute way if it makes sense?). And Cori visit now and then, for his own amusement lol, just to annoy Dream and make him jealous or watch his "Dad" suffer and be a pathetic love sick puppy LMAOOOOO Also, Matthew gives Morpheus some love and courting(?) tips is quite cute and funny at the same time lolololol

Anywayyyyyyyyyyyyyy have a great day or night~!!!! idk

Oh, Don't Be Like That

Dream of the Endless x Reader + Corinthian x Reader (except its mostly Dream & Cori duking it out AHHAHA)

Summary: There was a battle going inside your mind between a nightmare and the master of dreams... literally.

Word Count: 1k+

Warnings: gender neutral!reader, psychological mind fuckery, corinthian being the nightmare he is, brat!cori, jealous!dream, exasperated dad!dream, angst?, crackfic?, typos, etc.

A/N: hi nonnie, there is actually a next part to it, but lol sige na nga ahsf;lashf i'll write what you want (i hope you like it) only cos i love corinthian so much and i want them to bite each other (in a fight HAHHAHAH) i hope you enjoy it and yeah it was pretty late when you sent this i remember but that doesnt matter cos i got back to you 1000 years later lol This is technically a p4. [p1 "Thorn At My Side"] [p2 "Beer"] [p3 "Not Enough"] but you dont have to read them to understand lol. Tagging everyone from p3!: @cleverzonkwombatsludge @pinksirensong @lexi-anastasia @aralezinspace @emy635 @libra207 @secretdreamlandmentality @deniixlovezelda @shadow-pancake9 @laraackerman @reallystressedhoneybee @farintonorth @shining-yuu @ellooo0ooo i'll also tag @sloanexx even though this isn't the jealous!dream req i was talking to you about lol

I was running. I was running so fast that I was losing my breath. The halls were winding. I reach a split hallway and take a sharp turn right.

"Oh, little bug," the ominous voice calls, "why are you running from me? I thought we were friends?"

I run faster, skin crawling, rising with goosebumps, as I tread frantically down the hall.

I see light at the end. I run faster and faster towards it, as fast as my legs can take me.

All at once, the light is gone and I slam into a dead end. I fall to bottom and scramble. I push myself back into the corner, looking out into the darkness, awaiting my demise.

"Oh, pretty thing," he laughs, "how stupid of you."

My entire body is trembling. I break into an ear piercing, body curdling shriek when I see a figure. A grim, twisted, eerily grinning face comes into view from the shadows.

My head blares because of my screaming, and yet when the figure comes to light and doubles down in laughter. Tears in my eyes are clouding my vision, and I'm curled up in the corner for dear life.

He takes of his shades and leans on his knees. The teeth in his eyes wheeze with him. It takes me a good long while for me to realize just who in the nightmare this man was, with the aid of him introducing himself.

"It's me, doll," he chuckles, turning to me, "your boyfriend Cori."

I recoil, as this finally dawns onto me. Boyfriend my ass. I begin to heave as my frightened tears turn into bitter angry ones. I rise to my feet, chest rising and falling in anger. I point an accusing finger to the blonde, "you are NOT my boyfriend," I step forward each statement, "you stupid, annoying, evil little bitch-ass, rat!"

Corinthian raises his hands in defeat, chuckling once more, proceeding to wipe his glasses on his shirt, looking down as he snorts, "oh, but I am."

When he looks back up as he puts his glasses back on, the grin on his face disappears as he is faced with nothing but darkness.

Corinthian is no longer in the hall, he is only stood alone in the darkness.

"Deceiver."

Corinthian's blood runs still. His breath hitches when he turns and is faced with an imposing figure.

Dream of the Endless glares at his creation with a tense jaw. His eyes are lit with a fury. Corinthian can easily recognize the envy.

He feels a possessiveness, an irksome roll in his gut. What is he doing in my nightmare?

Corinthian grinds his teeth then exhales, adjusting his shades on the bridge of his nose. He feels ire rise up the artery in his neck, but he plays it off with an airy chuckle, "sounds like a whole lot of denial on your part, papa bear."

Dream's nostrils flare, he steps forward, not willing to lose to his spawn, "I have gotten my answer, nightmare. Bego-"

"You've been following us," Cori cuts in, not wanting to end the nightmare, not wanting to lose either. He watches the strangles expression on his maker tighten. The nightmare's gotten some good footing, "you've seen us walk together," he raises a brow, "laughing, holding hands."

The blonde is excited by the involuntary reaction he gets from Dream. His dark form darkens even more. The king begins to contort into a thing of horror. His form is shifting into fear itself.

If a nightmare had a nightmare, it would be him.

And yet he does a good job of playing it off, Corinthian wills himself to, just before fear overtook him, "it'd be stupid of you not to realize the feelings we evidently share for each other."

Lord Morpheus' frightful and terror-inspiring form begins to dwindle, to lose its edge at the his words. Corinthian was, like the Lord of Dreams said, a deceiver, a master at that, but he was nonetheless true at a point though. That was why a paleness overtook Dream's face, dejected, cold.

Corinthian enjoys the fact he has the upper hand, "I've been spending all my time, frolicking with-"

"And yet," his voice cracks like thunder, "you were denied," Dream cuts, smashes with a sledgehammer. He nears Corinthian. His master feels his shudder, "enough of your games, child."

A shiver runs down his spine. The power of his words over Corinthian was absolute gospel. He felt like he was being drawn back into the depths by his ankles. Cori was not giving up without a fight however.

"I can hear your true intentions, Corinthian," Dream speaks, "cease your childish prods-"

"No," Corinthian snorts. He points a finger to the ground, "no, you're wrong. You can't make me!"

He watches Dream narrow his eyes and tilt his head. He gulps when he hears him say, "can't I?"

Corinthian feels his body vibrate in anger, in annoyance, in deviance.

At the same time, they both feel the stirring of the being's consciousness.

Corinthian heaves, forcing himself to laugh, "there's still something you still don't understand, pops."

Dream is done with him, and yet he decides to humor his Corinthian, "and what would that be?"

"Unlike you, we actually have a relationship, and I'm actually, at least, friends with t-"

I gasp awake, feeling a cold sweat down my neck. I squeal and snap my head to the side when I hear a voice from across my bedroom.

It's Corinthian, taunting me, a blanket on his form from where he was spending the night on my sofa chair, groaning as he shifted, lips curving upward, "nightmare?"

I catch my breath, scowling, grabbing the pillow beside me on my bed, "asshole!" I throw the pillow at him, "I knew it was a bad idea to let you sleep over!"

Corinthian is hit in the face by my unexpectedly good shot. The glasses he kept on slips from his nose and yet he is undeterred, and even chuckles, "that's what you get for playing good Samaritan."

"Rat!" I bark, "cretin! TROLL! GREMLIN-"

"I don't know why you're so angry," Cori laughs, "I'm sure you don't remember a thing."

"That doesn't mean I don't feel the fear in my body, moron! IMBECILE!"

Dream, on the other hand, who manifested his consciousness back in the Dreaming, alerts Matthew, who had been waiting for him, perched on his throne's backrest.

"So?" the raven crows.

Dream ignores him, standing from his throne, and walking off with a dark cloud over head.

Matthew watches him storm away. He sighs, "I told you to just ask if Corinthian was-"

"Silence, bird."

Matthew stops. He sighs. He'd roll his eyes if he could. He gently mocks, "ok then, boss. You're the boss, boss."

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The Descent (2005)

(yay my first horror movie review! Expect alot of these lol)

Spoiler sink! Spoilers ahead for The Descent and (technically) The Descent 2.

So this was definitely not my first horror movie or media that I've interacted with that took place primarily in caves and primarily with both hallucinatory and crave creature elements. (Looking at you until dawn and house of ashes) But, for what it was, I quite enjoyed this movie.

Let start off with our plot, the idea isn't too bad on its own: cave creatures in Appalachia that live off animals and climbers. Seen this before. I appreciate the movie for giving our protagonist Sarah plenty of motivation and baggage pretty much off the jump and, although I had the twist and many of the big awesome jumpscares ruined for me, it was very fun to watch my partner react fresh. The first two kills were awesome, definitely not the same in strength as something like the infamous first scene of zombieland saga, but definitely along those veins. Very sudden and realistic car crash kills are always loved in my book. Having the guts to kill a kid (in a non-snuffy way) in the first 20 mins of the movie was taking a chance but definitely not one I think they failed.

The following scene with Sarah finding out first with a dream/hallucination fake out then the real thing felt a little out of place but I think worked by using the suffocating and monotonous halls of the hospital and the lights going out with Sara barely escaping a good foreshadowing of her future cave endeavors. I just wish Shauna Carter (Sarah's actress) would have put a little more energy into Sarah's break down upon realizing the loss of her family. The cries didn't feel like a world-shattering moment of the violent and sudden deaths of the two closest people to her as much as losing a distant family member you knew and loved but hadn't seen in a long time. Ive heard cries of anguish in many a media and this one... Idk just didn't feel spicy enough. It didn't jerk tears out of my cold dead heart like many cries have. It wasn't comically bad but it certainly barely reached "good enough?" Territory.

We jump ahead a year later and she's on a trip with her friends, mostly friends of Juno but she does know some of them. Here's where we kinda arrive at my first criticism of the descent: every girl other than Holly, Juno and Sarah are one or two personality traits and quiet while also having barely distinguishable appearances. Part of this could be that this movie is actually quite dark and although I won't say the darkness of it is too much and ruins the movie, it's very hard to tell which vague white girl in a headlamp I'm looking at. Very few times could I definitely tell who I was looking at and neither could my partner. This resulted in me nicknaming the girls outside of holly, Juno and Sarah and even then, I had to look up their actual scripted names while writing this cause I couldn't really remember them. I remembered them as Sunday school teacher ( Beth)(because she looked like my Sunday school teacher), Older sister ( Rebecca) and Doctor/Younger sister( Sam). I also distinctly remember Juno calling out for a girl named Grace after the big main attack from the crawlers but couldn't find any mention of a girl named Grace. I am going crazy like they did apparently??

Because these characters are vaguely personalized and the way they look in the caves is so indistinguishable and dark, this results in me, half the time, not knowing who I'm looking at. I kind of wish they would of taken the effect bodies bodies bodies did by having each character be more than a one dimensional personality lit by things other than all just wearing headlamps and having that light source be a mild representation of their individual personalities. Anything really to make the girls more identifiable would of been awesome. This dose detract from the movie for me abit. Do I care about all the girls? Yes but Rebecca and Sarah look the same to me and I thought Beth was a brunette for most of the movie( maybe this is who I thought the mythical grace was??). They all look the same in a dark cave outside of our alt queen holly, cheater Juno and the bright blue jacket of our protagonist.

While learning about this movie, I learned they built multiple cave pieces and simply rearranged them to give the appearance of a new cave system. This was genius and very few times in the movie, if any, did I specifically notice a reused set piece. Maybe it's a personal issue but I didn't like that the movie never took the opportunity to give us any idea about the space the girls were in. Maybe it was to add to the special confusion or due to the lack of a map but I would of loved some more sweeping cave shots or anything to establish just a few more wider areas they were in. The audience didn't know where any areas were in relation to other areas so the whole thing felt like a blind person in a maze. Interesting but ultimately makes the audience give up on understanding the space the characters are in which can lead to it, like me, no longer caring if our characters are picking the right or wrong direction.

Part of the issue is based in the fact that although I wanted all the girls to survive, because Rebecca, Beth and Sam are all basically nothing characters with no establishment of personality or emotional investment, you don't feel sad when they die. They, like many many slasher victims before them, feel like meat bags there to increase party size and increase body counts and Rebecca's and Sam's deaths(especially Rebecca's) just feel kills to add the run time and tie up a loose end. Holly's death is brutal and befits the awesome character she was, Beth's was an incident of accident then purposement to show that Juno's ego and fear of looking lesser can end fatally and Sam's was just awesome and one I've never seen before. The brutality of her death in trying to kill something she knows just killed her just to save her friends. The image of a climber just hanging by their ropes with a slit throat in the middle of a cavern is an awesome image. Rebecca just got yanked back and eviscerated mostly off screen. Pretty boring tbh.

Now we get to address the titular moment of Juno accidentally stabbing Beth. I loved this moment. Juno's frozen response, Beth's cries for Juno not to leave her, Juno ultimately choosing to save her own life by running away and lieing about it. However, ultimately, I didn't really... Hit for me. This is supposed to show a "darkening of Juno's soul" and supposed to take the fact she was cheating with Paul, Sarah's husband, and really hammer home that Juno is a shitty person. However, it's as if the story completely forgot that Beth's stabbing was an accident. She didn't intentionally stab Beth, she thought Beth was a crawler. Should she of lied about stabbing her? No but in that situation, where people are so freaked out and scared they could make stupid split second decisions? I would lie about involuntary manslaughter too. It seems the story agrees with me but is more angry with Juno for leaving Beth to die alone. However, again, the story forgets itself and ignores the fact that Juno literally hears crawlers around them, is watching her friend presumably bleed out (and beth should have died there realistically. There's no way Beth would of had enough life to later speak, with an entire hole in her neck, to sarah) and just fought a crawler in very intense hand to hand combat. Would I wanna be there for a friend? Yep. But I'm not gonna die trying to stay by your side in your final moments. I would of ran too.

And yet, Juno is later ATTACKED for doing that. Choosing to save her own life and not play sentimentals to a dieing person who can't speak and get ripped apart and eaten by vicious little rabid falmers bought off wish. Juno is a shitty person, not only for putting them in this situation but also for cheating with a friend's husband. But the whole friend group is also shitty cause they all literally knew she was before Paul died and after and still didn't tell Sarah. Rebecca litterally makes a comment, staring at Juno, saying they all lost something in that crash. None of them thought to tell Sarah! Not until they were litterally dieing or unable to! Juno did not deserve to get an ice axe in her leg and abandoned for the crime of... Abandoning a dead friend instead of dieing beside her needlessly. Not the cheating. Not the involuntary manslaughter. The abandonment. Of a dead person. Huh????

Of course I have to talk about Sarah's transformation from crying, scared and scarred protagonist to badass Carrie looking motherfucker. Dose she look awesome? Yuh but NGL I don't feel like it's fully earned. She did almost nothing this whole movie till the very end when she had that chat with Beth and kicked the ass of like 3 crawlers max. Badass? Yes but if this had come just 20 minutes sooner in the movie, I would of been just a bit more behind it. Small improvement. No matter, the ending with her rising out of a bloody puddle, the climb up the bone ramp and emerging above ground with a labored and emotional gasp were amazing. Good cinematography, good lighting, amazing depth and I deeply enjoyed it. It felt earned.

Small splinter to talk about the general environment and the crawlers before I end this, as someone from Appalachia, I did enjoy this movie's portrayal of it appearance wise. It was gorgeous and I felt like it definitely captured the woodsy areas of it well. It definitely felt like it was missing our giant hills and mountains though and looked like it was more filmed at the foot hills around Virginia rather than deep central Appalachia. You can also tell this wasn't made by an Appalachian because Appalachia covers over 737,000 miles of land, 15 states and gose everywhere from maine to Alabama to Tennessee to Ohio. It covers most of the eastern seaboard of the US. Just pick a state please cause this is so much land. It also suffers from grungy-movie-made-in-the-earily-2000s in that everything is blue and looks like twilight. Gloomy and dead. Regardless,I did enjoy the look of the movie and the realistic appearance it attempted. The caves were ok. Many times I could tell they weren't real and they were made to be moved around but for what they were attempting, I could fool myself for it's run time. The crawlers, being primarily practical, looked good enough. You can tell they didnt cheap out or anything but you could also tell they were benefiting from the dark environment. The way they moved sometimes was abit corny, they like I mentioned earlier just look like falmer with the face shape and chunkier version of golem from the transphobic wizard series. Honestly I could take them or leave them. Good enough but definitely could be better. My suggestion is mostly in that I wish they were a little less human like and their bodies being a little thinner and spindley-er. Not nessesarily rake like but more tik tok mlp infection au type beat. They were ok. Good even. but nothin I would really praise.

I'll rapid fire some criticisms I had: the soundtrack was barely noticeable, the cgi sucked but I could understand why it needed to be used, some cuts/shots were a bit wonky, why did they say piss in every 3rd sentence in the first half of the movie, the necklace felt like kinda a cop out, I wish we had more hallucinations (especially if the first two hallucinations we see from Sarah are supposed to shove a potential unreliable narrator red herring towards the audience), i wish we would of gotten some lore about what the crawlers were, some acting definitely fell flat for me, some scenes carried on too long(the car talking scene), some scenes were a little to overplayed (2 angles is enough, can we get some establishing shots please??) and the extended ending was a bit too bleak(I can see why it was decanonized by the second movie).

Rapid fire praises: dialogue was witty enough to be funny but not cringey, why is there so much sapphic eye fucking during the pack-to-go-to-the-caves scenes??, holly is gay and the writers knew it and that's why they made her want a ton of kids later in life you can't convince me she's not at least bisexual, the first scene with Juno and Paul was an amazing first nod, the cast was cute but could of been better written , the skull shovel was funny, the crazy car driving was a fun nod to show Sarah letting loose and I thoroughly enjoyed that the movie did not shy away from brutality and gore. It was very enjoyable.

All in all, I enjoyed this movie and all it gave me. It's really a shame that the descent 2 ended up being such a terrible movie that it took all that made the first movie good and just rehashed it. I would of loved to have a period movie that showed who put that original climbing equipment there. Maybe some pioneers with a smart local native guide who intentionally tried to get them killed? Some good yummy lore? Really anything else. I won't count that movie's failure towards the rating of this one though so just pretend TD2 doesn't exist 😘 again, very good and i would suggest it to others. Just probably not best for a new horror fan or someone whose squeamish around blood and gore and a little violence. Great for someone pretty familiar with the genre but you don't need a deep cut life long fan to appreciate it.

8/10 sinks!

This one was pretty much everything!

[hellcatinnc]

Things I Love About Kei Okazaki

Breaking Down On Some Of The Things That Makes Him A Great Husbando

Somethings are canon I took from the game as well as mixed with headcannon based on his personality and things he has done before.

He is 26 years old (technically he would be 27 now lol)

Birthday is Feb. 22nd (National Cat Day)

He is 5'9 (175cm)

O Blood Type

Kei - means contract

Likes sweets

Never learned to cook he has a spotless kitchen that has never been used

When he tries to cut foods he will cut himself with a knife, if he uses a gas stove he burns his clothes

Making tea is too hard for him usually just ends up with a cup of sugar and nothing else

He doesn't grasp the concept of laundry (shrinks clothes)

He can clean but can't use a vacuum cleaner (he even had a robot vac run away cause he left the door open)

He isn't good with technology (like can't use a tv remote properly but he can text good and use the phone)

If he can't protect someone his life has no value

when someone makes something hand made in the food department he gets overly excited

He knows judo and kendo

He speaks Japanese & fluent in english

He has alot of knowledge and gets excited about pillows

He sleeps with a stuffed sheep

He likes aroma infusers, sleep sounds cds, sleep machines, bubble baths, sleep aids, humidifiers, herbal air fresheners, eye masks in different shapes and colors, different types of pillows ranging in softness and style plus anything that revolves around sleep because if he could he would love to sleep 24hours straight

He can fall asleep super fast

He likes waking up before you to watch you sleep says you make cute faces in your sleep he loves to see

He loves the idea of protecting a special person in his life and even though a proud SP in the police force that special comes first

He likes the idea of being his woman's knight in shining armor

He does get jealous easy if your talking to other guys

He wants special things from you that no one else gets, like hand made treats, letting him in your apartment, walking you home whatever he wants to do with you he wants no one but him to do it from then on out

He likes cats

He believes promises should be sealed with a pinky swear

His nickname is Mr Black Cat

He likes to send cute texts with saying meow and symbols

He is a very passionate man and his desires burn strong. he keeps himself controlled due to his job but if he ever loses control his partner better worry because he is the type to take you to cloud 9 with the passion this guy has built up

He will softly scold you if he thinks you did something stupid or put yourself in harms way but after you will find his compassion will end up making him pull you into his arms and hold you close

He is clingy and he loves a clingy woman that dotes on him but also lets him do the same

He will nag you about eating better or getting more sleep

He needs to be needed

Loyalty, justice, and honesty run through this mans blood however if it means tearing all those apart to be only those things to you he would give up the world for you

He isn't afraid to cry in front of you cause you mean everything to him

He honestly would not want to live in a world your not part of

He would give his life to protect you

He is very persistent and pushy to have his way

He makes up his mind you will have a hard time changing it

He can sleep anywhere which is why he always has a sleeping mask on him that is so damn kawaii

It kills him if your mad with him and he will pout and sulk trying to find new ways to apologize to you

Will call you up to tell you he misses you and had to hear your voice

If you don't text back fast when he is in the middle of talking to you or he thinks something is wrong he will drop everything to be at your door

He will do anything he can to make you smile even when life has you down

He isn't afraid of PDA he will hold your hand or kiss you in public

Can be a bit impatient but thats because he really is needy of your attention and praises

He sends good morning and good night texts every day

He likes to give you flowers

He has a naughty side that makes him want to ravage you

He loves horror movies

Once you light that fire in him he is very dominant

He likes to tease and make his woman blush and flustered under the things he says and does to her

He is very possessive and doesn't even want you thinking about anyone else but him

His favorite position is missionary because he likes to pin you down, putting his weight on top of you and seeing your expressions as he makes love to you

[mrs-gauche]

Guess we finally know how to stop him guys sfkdfgpsjafs

[simping-on-the-daily]

Agents and their S/O having been blackmailed

I absolutely adore this blackmail plot and I'm very excited to see where it leads,,,,, if this dude isn't the next agent I'm throwing hands /lh and half of the agents will too, because this dude was a dick to some of them lol

Summary: Agent!Reader gets an anonymous message from a mysterious person who's been going after the Protocol. How will their beloved handle this information?

Characters: Omen, Cypher, Killjoy, Yoru

Omen

Listen if anyone got the worst end of the stick when it came to the messages it was this dude

Seriously though that blackmailer was fucking rude they better fucking apologize

Man was not happy at this dude just prodding at his insecurites,,,,

And now that this anonymous dude has gone after you? Welp now Omen wants to kill a man

Even if he struggles to reassure himself, he will effortlessly help you. He will let you know that you are not a monster, and that anyone who tries to tell you otherwise can get a bullet in their head

His hatred for this random dude increases. How dare they. How dare they prod and poke at what happened to his beloved and bring them down. Omen knows he's a monster, but you? You're a shining ray who deserves only the best

Omen may want to rip their head off, but your comfort is his first priority. As such, he will do anything he can to make sure you are happy, and not mulling over the blackmailer's words like he has been

Cypher

This dude already wasn't happy. He couldn't trace the blackmailer, and even Sova failed to locate them. Cypher was determined to try and find them, and he didn't object to their murder if they knew too much.

And then his personalized message came, and it all became worse. How dare they mention Nora. How fucking dare they bring her into this. How dare they bring his little one into this. How fucking dare they

Man was pissed, and when you came up to him, almost in tears because of the same person? He got even more pissed off. How fucking dare they.

He didn't object at first, but now he will actively vouch for this rando to be dead on the sidewalk. He's more determined then ever to try and get something, anything about them, and he will not rest until he does

He swears it on Nora, he swears it on his little one, and he swears it on you. He will find them

Killjoy

Killjoy was already aware that her genius had caused problems. After all, her mirror counterpart did a lot in creating the spike, and now numerous of Valorant's missions have been trying to fix up the mess that it leaves behind

But now, she's worried about what she's done even more. What if her work for Kingdom is now in the hands of this blackmailer? What will they do with it? And what have so many attempted to twist her projects into?

These worries, however, cease upon the realization that this stranger has gone after Killjoy's lover. Now, her priorities have termed from 'worrying' to 'comfort my s/o.'

Like Sova, Killjoy insists to Brimstone that this blackmailer be their priority instead of building the portal. Killjoy can't help build it when all she's thinking about is how you've been effected by this.

Killjoy may have no idea how bloody her hands are, but if they're stained with the crimson of this despicable person, she won't mind

Yoru

Yoru doesn't know about much, considering he has gotten a message himself. But what he does know is that they're prodding, and they've gone after you

He will not stand for the second one

While this man is horrible at comforting, he tries his best. Yoru lets you know that whatever this blackmailer has said is complete bullshit, and that anything they say is invalid

While he technically isn't allowed in many discussions because he hasn't been targetted, the fact you have has Yoru vouching for the blackmailer's death

This minnow won't get away with this, that's for sure

[itsclydebitches]

Here's a quandary I've suddenly found myself in: where do you stand on writers deleting their own works, fanfiction or otherwise? I've had this happen to me on more than one occasion - I go to look for an old favorite and find it's since been deleted from whatever site I read it on.

On the one hand, I'm inclined to think that, "Sure. The author wrote it, it's their call. I don't own the work - I certainly didn't pay for it. It's their decision, even if it's disappointing."

But at the same time I can't help but consider the alternative - if I believe in death of the author (and I do), that an author's work fundamentally isn't solely theirs once it's been published, posted, etc., then it also seems wrong to have a work deleted. Stories aren't the sole property of their creator, after all.

But then I circle back. D'you think there are different obligations between authors and readers and the works being made in fandom space? I know if I had bought a book and the author decided they wanted it back, I would feel pretty comfortable telling them no, given I'd paid for it and whatnot. But that's a different world from fanfic and fandom space generally.

So. You're insightful Clyde, I'm curious as to what you'll have to say here (and to all y'all thinking about it, don't flame me. I haven't decided where I stand here yet - haven't heard a good nail-in-the-coffin argument for or against yet).

Val are you a mind reader now? I’ve been thinking about this exact conundrum the last few days!

(And yeah, as a general disclaimer: no flaming. Not allowed. Any asks of the sort will be deleted on sight and with great satisfaction.)

Honestly, I’m not sure there is a “nail-in-the-coffin argument” for this, just because—as you lay out—there are really good points for keeping works around and really good points for allowing authors to have control over their work, especially when fanworks have no payment/legal obligations attached. In mainstream entertainment, your stories reflect a collaborative effort (publisher, editor, cover artists, etc.) so even if it were possible to delete the physical books out of everyone’s home and library (and we're ignoring the censorship angle for the moment), that’s no longer solely the author’s call, even if they have done the lion’s share of the creative work. Though fanworks can also, obviously, be collaborative, they’re usually not collaborative in the same way (more “This fic idea came about from discord conversations, a couple tumblr posts, and that one headcanon on reddit”) and they certainly don’t have the same monetary, legal, and professional strings attached. I wrote this fic as a hobby in my free time. Don’t I have the right to delete it like I also have the right to tear apart the blankets I knit?

Well yes… but also no? I personally view fanworks as akin to gifts—the academic term for our communities is literally “gift economy”—so if we view it like that, suddenly that discomfort with getting rid of works is more pronounced. If I not only knit a blanket, but then gift it to a friend, it would indeed feel outside of my rights to randomly knock on their door one day and go, “I actually decided I hate that? Please give it back so I can tear it to shreds, thanks :)” That’s so rude! And any real friend would try to talk me out of it, explaining both why they love the blanket and, even if it’s not technically the best in terms of craftsmanship, it holds significant emotional value to them. Save it for that reason alone, at least. Fanworks carry that same meaning—“I don’t care if it’s full of typos, super cliché, and using some outdated, uncomfortable tropes. This story meant so much to me as a teenager and I’ll always love it”—but the difference in medium and relationships means it’s easier to ignore all that. I’m not going up to someone’s house and asking face-to-face to destroy something I gave them (which is awkward as hell. That alone deters us), I’m just pressing a button on my computer. I’m not asking this of a personal friend that is involved in my IRL experiences, I’m (mostly) doing this to online peers I know little, if anything, about. It’s easy to distance ourselves from both the impact of our creative work and the act of getting rid of it while online. On the flip-side though, it’s also easier to demean that work and forget that the author is a real person who put a lot of effort into this creation. If someone didn’t like my knitted blanket I gave them as a gift, they’re unlikely to tell me that. They recognize that it’s impolite and that the act of creating something for them is more important than the construction’s craftsmanship. For fanworks though, with everyone spread around the world and using made up identities, people have fewer filters, happily tearing authors to shreds in the comments, sending anon hate, and the like. The fact that we’re both prefacing this conversation with, “Please don’t flame” emphasizes that. So if I wrote a fic with some iffy tropes, “cringy” dialogue, numerous typos, whatever and enough people decided to drag me for it… I don’t know whether I’d resist the urge to just delete the fic, hopefully ending those interactions. There’s a reason why we’re constantly reminding others to express when they enjoy someone else’s work: the ratio of praise to criticism in fandom (or simply praise to seeming indifference because there was no public reaction at all), is horribly skewed.

So I personally can’t blame anyone for deleting. I’d like to hope that more people realize the importance of keeping fanworks around, that everything you put out there is loved by someone… but I’m well aware that the reality is far more complicated. It’s hard to keep that in mind. It’s hard to keep something around that you personally no longer like. Harder still to keep up a work you might be harassed over, that someone IRL discovered, that you’re disgusted with because you didn’t know better back then… there are lots of reasons why people delete and I ultimately can’t fault them for that. I think the reasons why people delete stem more from problems in fandom culture at large—trolling, legal issues, lack of positive feedback, cancel culture, etc.—than anything the author has or has not personally done, and since such work is meant to be a part of an enjoyable hobby… I can’t rightly tell anyone to shoulder those problems, problems they can’t solve themselves, just for the sake of mine or others’ enjoyment. The reason I’ve been thinking about this lately is because I was discussing Attack on Titan and how much I dislike the source material now, resulting in a very uncomfortable relationship with the fics I wrote a few years back. I’ve personally decided to keep them up and that’s largely because some have received fantastic feedback and I’m aware of how it will hurt those still in the fandom if I take them down. So if a positive experience is the cornerstone of me keeping fics up, I can only assume that negative experiences would likewise been the cornerstone of taking them down. And if getting rid of that fic helps your mental health, or solves a bullying problem, or just makes you happier… that, to me, is always more important than the fic itself.

But, of course, it’s still devastating for everyone who loses the work, which is why my compromise-y answer is to embrace options like AO3’s phenomenal orphaning policy. That’s a fantastic middle ground between saving fanworks and allowing authors to distances themselves from them. I’ve also gotten a lot more proactive about saving the works I want to have around in the future. Regardless of whether we agree with deleting works or not, the reality is we do live in a world where it happens, so best to take action on our own to save what we want to keep around. Though I respect an author’s right to delete, I also respect the reader’s right to maintain access to the work, once published, in whatever way they can. That's probably my real answer here: authors have their rights, but readers have their rights too, so if you decide to publish in the first place, be aware that these rights might, at some point, clash. I download all my favorite fics to Calibre and, when I’m earning more money (lol) I hope to print and bind many for my personal library. I’m also willing to re-share fic if others are looking for them, in order to celebrate the author’s work even if they no longer want anything to do with it. Not fanfiction in this case, but one of my fondest memories was being really into Phantom of the Opera as a kid and wanting, oh so desperately, to read Susan Kay’s Phantom. Problem was, it was out of print at the time, not available at my library, and this was before the age of popping online and finding a used copy. For all intents and purposes, based on my personal situation, this was a case of a book just disappearing from the world. So when an old fandom mom on the message boards I frequented offered to type her copy up chapter by chapter and share it with me, you can only imagine how overjoyed I was. Idk what her own situation was that something like scanning wouldn’t work, but the point is she spent months helping a fandom kid she barely knew simply because a story had resonated with her and she wanted to share it. That shit is powerful!

So if someone wants to delete—if that’s something they need right now—I believe that is, ultimately, their decision… but please try your hardest to remember that the art you put out into the world is having an impact and people will absolutely miss it when it’s gone. Often to the point of doing everything they can to put it back out into the world even if you decide to take it out. Hold onto that feeling. The love you have for your favorite fic, fanart, meta, whatever it is? Someone else has that for your work too. I guarantee it.

So take things down as needed, but for the love of everything keep copies for yourself. You may very well want to give it back to the world someday.

[dreamersscape]

In Which I Attempt to Wreak Havoc Upon Panharmonium's Heart. Or Something.

Because I am an awesome friend, clearly, and possibly making people sad/verklempt is definitely an excellent way to (belatedly 😔 but I did start before the 15th!) celebrate Kakashi's birthday, right? ;)

I will admit up front that this is nowhere near as deftly structured and compiled as your Kakashi fanmix, @panharmonium, but that is precisely why I'm not even going to try to organize all these songs into individual playlists. Yet. Plus, I have a tendency to over-explain so this way I can better expound on why certain songs remind me of certain characters. Sorry that I sorta went a little... overboard?

Everything--except a few that aren't available on spotify, I'll link to them directly--can be listened to HERE.

What I'm Looking For - Brendan Benson | Kakashi → I may be a little biased with this one because it fits SO many of my favorite characters so well, somehow, but there's just something about the upbeat/tongue-in-cheek musical cues/delivery of lines such as 'I visit hell on a daily basis, and I see the sadness in all your faces' that just feels so Kakashi to me.

Happy Ending - MIKA | Kakashi → This is presumably a breakup song, but I enjoy it so much more in a non-romantic context (and the song itself isn't really boxed in with overtly romantic framing, so I appreciate that!). Anyway, some very important instructions IMO for listening to this with Kakashi in mind: everything before the bridge is about Kakashi up through his ANBU years, but when you get to the 'little bit of love' refrain, picture Kakashi meeting Tenzo, and then becoming Team 7's sensei, opening back up to Gai, adopting all the other leaf genin, assimilating Sai and Yamato into Team 7, and it keeps building with Kakashi gaining more and more loved ones to fill the hole in his heart, and then cry tears of joy with me! Just my personal suggestion. :D

Light - Sleeping At Last | Kakashi & Team 7 (/all his kids)

with every heartbeat I have left I will defend your every breath

→ I've seen this song used for ship vids and I'm all ????? about that because this is clearly a song about the love you have for your child! But I suppose if one of my favorite pastimes is aggressively re-interpreting love songs in non-romantic ways, I can't begrudge the opposite process... too much, lol.

Heroes - MIKA | Team Minato

your blood on me/and my blood on you/but to make you bleed/the only thing I wouldn't do/.../I wish there was a way/to give you a hand to hold/'cause you don't have to die in your glory/die, to never grow old

Long Lost Friends - Transit | Kakashi & Obito

how long/do you have to say that/this is not the person I used to know/you are not the person I used to know/.../because lately, you've been looking at me like you've seen a ghost/and isn't it obvious who's been missing who the most

→ What the heck! What the heck! What the heck! What the heck! What the heck!

Against the Voices - Switchfoot | Kakashi

'cause everybody knows/the hardest war to fight/is the fight to be yourself/when the voices try to turn you into someone else

Out of the Darkness - Matthew and the Atlas | Obito? Yamato? Kakashi? Itachi & Sasuke? Naruto & Kurama? → I'm a bit undecided about this one, or if I should just not worry about choosing one character and just let myself feel all the "inner darkness is not an innate characteristic, Danzo! They're just grieving/in a lot of pain, and they can find their way out of that dark place!" feels.

Save A Place - 1969 | Kakashi & Sasuke

so I'll keep away and save a place for you/and I'll only make the same mistakes as you/.../when all the blood all over your fingers is dried up/the pain will still linger

→ I'm not uber-confident in picking out really fitting Kakashi & Sasuke songs yet, but I hope this hits a lot of the right notes for you. :)

Thrive - Switchfoot | Kakashi

I'm always close, but I'm never enough/I'm always in line, but I'm never in love/I get so down, but I won't give up/I get so down, but I won't give up

→ See, it says right there that he's never in love! Not the crux of the song, and he's not always 'in line' either, but still! :)

Disarm - The Civil Wars | Kakashi & Obito

the years burn, burn, burn

→ I don't know how I keep collecting fictional relationships that work so well for this song, but literally every single line of this song hits so hard for these two?? Will never recover from this. (Also, I usually disregard when 'my love' pops up in the last line of the chorus, as the mood dictates. :) It's pretty incidental as is IMO.)

Renaissance - Paolo Buonvino & Skin | Sakumo & Obito & Kakashi & Naruto

let me show you one last time/let me show you one last sign/you can find it/I can't say that I can change the world/but if you let me, I can make another world for us/let me suffer all for you/make this vision all brand new/we can fight them/I can't say that I can win it all, [but] come with me and I will make my words stand tall

→ Okay, this is a very odd choice given that it's actually the theme song for a different show about the Italian renaissance (if you happen to see this, Mirjam, don't hate me!), but this could be IT! The "those who break the rules are scum, but those who would abandon their friends are worse than scum" anthem that's all about building a better world based on these principles! I really hope our sharing-a-brain talent translates to listening to this song in this way because I am feeling SOME KIND of way about this!

The Lament of Eustace Scrubb - The Oh Hellos | Kakashi → I really liked the song you chose from this album for your fanmix, so now I've feeling a tiny bit too on-the-nose with my choice, but I guess this is just a Kakashi album all around. 😆

Glass Heart Hymn - Paper Route | Kakashi(+ Obito) & Sasuke(+ Itachi)

memories as heavy as a stone/ I am empty, in my end you are my beginning

This Is Home - Switchfoot | Yamato & Kakashi (+ Team 7)

and now, after all my searching/after all my questions/I'm gonna call it home

→ All finding-where-you-belong songs are actually Yamato songs. True story!

Faust, Midas, & Myself - Switchfoot | Obito

you have one life left to leave/you have one life left to lead

→ Could this be any more perfect for Obito? It even has creepy-old-man!Madara!

Pluto - Sleeping At Last | Kakashi

Always Gold - Radical Face | Kakashi & Obito/Sasuke & Itachi/Naruto & Sasuke

all my life, I've never known where you've been/there were holes in you, the kind that I could not mend/and I heard you say, right when you left that day/does everything go away?/yeah, everything goes away/but I'm going to be here till forever/so just call when you're around

→ ...but mostly Kakashi & Obito because 'there were holes in you' 😭😭😭

Lemon Boy - Cavetown | Yamato & Kakashi → You already know the delights of this song of course, but I gots to be comprehensive. :)

Everywhere I Go - Lissie/cover by Sleeping At Last | Kakashi & Team Minato

danger will follow me now everywhere I go/angels will call on me and take me to my home/well, these tired eyes just want to remain closed

→ I chose the Sleeping At Last cover for maximum angst, 'cause sometimes it be like that.

Uneven Odds - Sleeping At Last | Kakashi

maybe your light is a seed, and the darkness the dirt, in spite of the uneven odds, beauty lifts from the earth

→ ...just like an earth style: mud wall :') Okay, okay, bad jokes aside, the seed metaphor of course makes me want to associate it with Tenzo, but this is clearly a Kakashi song!

Twenty-four - Switchfoot | Kakashi & Obito

life is not what I thought it was twenty-four hours ago/and I'm not who I thought I was twenty-four hours ago/still I'm singing spirit, take me up in arms with you/you're raising the dead in me/I wanna see miracles/to see the world change/wrestled the angel for more than a name/for more than a feeling, for more than a cause/I'm singing spirit, take me up in arms with you/and you're raising the dead in me

I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) - John Rzeznik | Kakashi

and how can they say I never change?/they're the ones that stay the same/.../they can't tell me who to be/'cause I'm not what they see/.../and their words are just whispers/and lies that I'll never believe

→ Yeah, I might've accidentally imprinted on Treasure Planet as a 14 year old, and then someone made sure this song would forever live in my heart by making a fanvid of it with my favorite character from my robin hood show, but! He's still here!

See You Again - Wiz Khalifa (feat. Charlie Puth) | Kakashi & Obito/Team Minato

how can we not talk about family when family's all that we got?/everything I went through, you were standing there by my side/and now you gon' be with me for the last ride

→ I am being very unoriginal here, and there are in fact already fanvids made for these relationships set to this song (along with many others featuring different Naruto relationships), but I don't think I'll be able to rest until I translate the movie playing in my head whenever I hear this song now into an actually watchable format. After all, they have come a long way from where they began, and I intend to make that both as touching and ironically hilarious as possible!

Goodnight, Travel Well - The Killers | Kakashi → Admittedly, I got this idea from a magnificently crafted fanvid done for my robin hood show, but I genuinely think it would be really interesting to make something similar for Kakashi centered around the time he technically died but got better? I don't know how to explain it, but I think it fits quite well.

30 Lives - Imagine Dragons | Kakashi & all the people he's loved and lost → can be listened to here.

A Pound of Flesh - Radical Face | Kakashi

then today I wake up feeling easy/and find I'm on more familiar roads/I got a darkness wrapped inside me/but now it ain't so hard to let it go/so keep a candle burning in the window/I'm almost home

Hold Back The River - James Bay | Kakashi & life getting in the way of him being with his precious people (you may be sensing a pattern here) → @the road of life: Let! Kakashi! And his People! Hold! Each! Other!!! Also, 'tried to square not being there, but think that I should have been' is absolutely about Sasuke's defection and Kakashi adding it to his long list of undeserving self-recriminations.

The Fall - Imagine Dragons | Yamato & Kakashi → 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Shadowman - K's Choice | could work equally well for Kakashi or Obito, I think

any time tomorrow a part of me will die/and a new one will be born/any time tomorrow/I'll get sick of asking why/sick of all the darkness I have worn/any time tomorrow/I will try to do what's right/making sense of all I can/any time tomorrow I'll pretend to see the light/I just might/.../and doesn't it make you sad?/to see so much love denied/see nothing but a shadowman inside

Paint - The Paper Kites | Kakashi & Team 7

still there's a wound and I'm moving slow/though it don't show, though it don't show/I've got a hole where nothing grows,/how little you know, how little you know

→ A song for just how much Team 7 doesn't know about their sensei.

Always Find Me Here - Transit | Kakashi → ...most likely at the memorial stone. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (why am I like this)

Taste - Sleeping At Last | Kakashi

it’s bittersweet, it’s poetry/a careful pruning of my dead leaves/it’s holy ground, a treasure chest/I'm on my knees and only scratch the surface/like fists unraveling, like glass unshattering/we’re breaking all the rules, we’re breaking bread again/we’re swallowing light ’til we’re fixed from the inside

Help - Hurts | Yamato & Kakashi

take my hand and lead the way/out of the darkness and into the light of the day/.../'cause I know what I've been missing/and I know that I should try/but there's hope in this admission/and there's freedom in your eyes/.../I can feel the darkness coming/and I'm afraid of myself/call my name and I'll come running/'cause I just need some help

→ NO ONE TOUCHE ME.

Your Soul - RHODES | A mish-mash of Kakashi & Tenzo and Rin & Obito & Kakashi and Gai & Kakashi vibes? → So like, 'oh you know when you're alone/I'm holding on and on and on and on/to your soul' reminded me of your 'when you're all alone...the only thing you really think about is dying' 'but when there are two of you...the only thing you can think about is surviving.' and now kakashi - who just saved his life - is asking him 'did you want to die' and yamato is saying 'no' there are two of them and yamato wants to SURVIVE. tags as well as Gai's steadfastness as a friend, and 'I just wanna hold your hand' made me think of Rin's "Well then, I'm just going to have to connect the two of you." while holding their hands, and the sunlight/'soul shine'/'your light' motif is just A Lot in this song!!

7 Years - Lukas Graham | Kakashi → Alright, yeah, there are already approximately a gazillion pre-existing Naruto AMVs for this song and even one or two focusing on Kakashi, but they don't capitalize on all the angst possibilities in many of the lyrics or reach the fluff potential of 'will I think the world is cold or will I have a lot of children who can warm me [when I'm old]' and I cannot abide that!

Putting The Dog To Sleep - The Antlers | Kakashi & Sasuke → Okay, on one hand, this song is One Big Oof. But I do like the (potentially odd) way I've conceptualized it for Kakashi & Sasuke? Like, the first half is Kakashi going through all the tragedies in his life and getting lost in ANBU, but then in the second half it transitions to him wanting to prevent Sasuke from having to be as alone as Kakashi once was and they can face life together? It makes me emotional!

Trust Me - The Fray | Kakashi & Obito

I found a friend, or should I say a foe?/said there's a few things you should know/we don't want you to see/we come, and we go/here today, gone tomorrow

→ There are a few lines that call Tenzo & Kakashi to mind, but mostly it's Obito & Kakashi.

The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?) - Snow Patrol | Kakashi → I had to, right? My mindscape is a little murky/scattered about what specifically I want to think about when I listen to this, but obviously it has to do with Kakashi in one way or another.

Kettering - The Antlers | Team Minato(???) → Honestly not sure if this will make any sense, but yeah, vague team minato vibes?

Swans - Unkle Bob | Kakashi & Obito/Rin/Minato/Kushina/Sakumo → They should be by his side always!!!

Looking Too Closely - Fink | Kakashi → I honestly feel rather ambivalent about this one too, but I can't deny 'truth is like blood underneath your fingernails/and you don't wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself/looking too closely' always destroys me because... well, you know. I love suffering. :(

Souvenirs - Switchfoot | Kakashi & Obito & Rin

wolves - Switchfoot | Kakashi

snowfall for the battlefield/roses for the father's sons/see them red on the ground:/bleeding/when the revolution came/we were more than hungry men/we were hoping for more:/bleeding/end. begin again./all of my world is collision and spin/hope is a world that has yet to begin/awaken, oh sleeper/awaken, oh sleeper/a new day begins

→ I wanted a wolf-related song too. :)

PRODIGAL SOUL - Switchfoot | Obito, Itachi, & Sasuke; just all them wayward Uchiha boys

Coming Down - Dear Euphoria | kid!Kakashi & his relationships

the shell/that I wore/it wasn't for fun/it wasn't to make you/stick around/it was for survival/it was what I've learnt/it was for the sun/.../our love has grown/our love has flown

→ Another one I'm a little unsure of whether it makes sense outside of my head or not, but I like the vibes?

Ghosts That We Knew - Mumford & Sons | Kakashi & Yamato? → Hmm, can I maybe submit this as a Kakashi-&-Yamato-just-need-to-mske-it-through-this-war-so-they-can-have-a-bright-bright-future song?

All Is Well (It's Only Blood) - Radical Face | Kakashi → ...he said as he's bleeding out or after he's thrown himself in the line of fire protecting someone he thinks is a better person than himself...

Bleeding Out - Imagine Dragons | Kakashi

when the hour is nigh/and hopelessness is sinking in/and the wolves all cry/to fill the night with hollering/when your eyes are red/and emptiness is all you know/with the darkness fed/I will be your scarecrow/you tell me to hold on/oh, you tell me to hold on/but innocence is gone/and what was right is wrong

→ In a similar vein to the previous song. But goodness gracious! Were they NOT straight up describing Kakashi here?

Amaryllis - Shinedown | Yamato & Kakashi → Just tossing this one out there, not sure if it will make sense or if it's a reach... but I like it?

lost 'cause - Switchfoot | Kakashi & Sasuke

are we a lost cause?/or are we just lost 'cause/we won't be the future we refuse to see?/and if I'm your lost cause/it'll be your lost 'cause/you won't see me as I am, the possibility/that I'm not the enemy

→ 214 feels. (And before and after that, but yeah.)

Through the Ghost - Shinedown | Kakashi & Obito

so many silent sorrows/you never hear from again/and now that you've lost tomorrow/is yesterday still a friend?/.../everything that mattered is just/a city of dust/covering both of us/did you hide yourself away?/I can't see you anymore/.../did you hide yourself away?/are you living through the ghost?/did you finally find a place/above the shadows so the world will never know?/the world will never know you like I do ... like I still do

Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men | Kakashi → Just Kakashi having little chats with his ghosts, totally the most heartwarming way to conclude this section. 😅

Sleepyhead - Passion Pit | Kakashi → Just kidding! Here's a slightly less morbid song for the Most Tired Boy Of Them All.™ (Random aside: this was my customary song to listen to on my walks to 8AM organic chemistry classes; I found it strangely soothing! On a different occasion, after a particularly long day for her, one of my roommates didn't have the energy to make it to her bed but nevertheless requested a lullaby from us. So I obliged by playing this song for her, but she didn't seem to gain the same peace of mind from it as I did. 😄 I know it's not my place to propose anything like this, but it does amuse me to imagine bookends!Kakashi in these situations, even though it's not OChem classes he has to go to.)

General/Miscellaneous:

Rise Above It - Switchfoot | Ensemble

don't care what they're telling me/we can be what we want to be/.../just because it's law doesn't mean that it's fair/.../don't believe the system's on your side/.../the curse is spoken/the system's broken; rise above it

→ I mean, how could I not think about Naruto when this song also has the lines 'hear us sing tonight like the last night on earth/we will rise like the tide/like dead men coming back to life/we are rising, rising'? It's fun to be literal sometimes!

Doorways - Radical Face | Allllll the traumatized children → Someone has to put all those tragic childhood flashbacks to good use, after all.

Ghost Towns - Radical Face | take your pick of Itachi, Sasuke, or Post-Kannabi-Bridge!Obito

there's no comin' home/with a name like mine/I still think of you/but everyone knows/yeah everyone knows/if you care, let it go

Blinding Light - Switchfoot | Hey, Hiruzen? You may have coined the phrase, "children are the king" but I don't think you truly understand it... (insert Princess Bride joke here)

hey boy, don't believe them/we're the nation that eats our youth/.../still looking for the blinding light/still looking for the reason why/still looking for the sun to shine/all my life I've been living in the darkest night/still looking for the blinding light/to take me higher and higher

Brother's Blood - Kevin Devine | EVERYONE → ...but certainly so much you could do with Itachi & Sasuke, Obito & Kakashi, Shisui & Itachi, even Hashirama & Madara! Sakumo's teammates turning their backs on him and saying 'I don't know one thing about my brother's blood'?!?! There are SO MANY ideas I have for this song! It gives me chills and makes my brain scream.

We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real | Ensemble → Already mentioned this one to you, but I have to include it here for thoroughness' sake!

Whispering - Alex Clare | the Hidden Leaf's lost/ostracized children/orphans

who will care for the falling?/who will care for the falling leaves?

So this is probably a strange concept to come up with and apply to this song, but the 'whispering, whispering, whispering' parts brought Konaha's virulent gossiping/passing judgement about others and often kids they don't even know problem to mind, too, and yeah?

The World You Want - Switchfoot | Ensemble → If I were to make a fanvid set to this song, I would definitely keep a broad focus, but I can't deny that the lines 'you start to look like what you believe, you float through time like a stream, if the waters of time are made up by you and I, I could change the world for you, you change it for me' FOR SURE has strong Obito & Kakashi/Kakashi & Tenzo vibes.

Red Eyes - Switchfoot | Ensemble, but definitely many dashes of Uchihas 😄 → I would like to thank Masashi Kishimoto for creating a world where red eyes are a Thing of Importance so I can one day make a fanvid using this song in not just the tired or teary bloodshot-red eyes way, but in a very literal sense too.

TAKE MY FIRE - Switchfoot | The Will of Fire → 'Cause I think I'm sooooo clever. 😄

Above The Clouds Of Pompeii - Bear's Den | various parent & child relationships → This obviously derives from the not-caring-about-your-female-characters problem, but it always gets me that all the single parents in the Naruto universe are almost invariably the fathers! I guess sometimes you can safely guess that the mothers are still alive/exist, but either way we hardly ever get to see them. :/ The one exception I can think of right now is Kurenai, but maybe I'm forgetting another conspicuous single mother. Anyway, I don't know if this helps or hinders more a potential Naruto fanvid for this song, but regardless, it still gives me feelings?

Who We Are - Switchfoot | Ensemble → It just makes me inordinately happy that the chorus for this song starts with 'who we are (in the fever of our youth)', you know? :D

Brother - Kodaline | all the friendships we can stuff in here and then some → Quite a well known song I'm pretty sure, but I love how many dynamics one could showcase in a potential fanvid of this. And, not gonna lie, 'oh brother, we go deeper than the ink beneath the skin of our tattoos' deserves to be used in some sort of Tenzo 'n' Kakashi or Team Ro fan creation!

Special Bonus:

Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine | Kakashi & Obito → I'm not sure whether I would have realized how well this works for Kakashi & Obito on my own, funnily enough, but then I found this fanvid of it (containing only scenes you've seen naturally!) and it hit me like a ton of bricks. It's so well done!

[spicymayo1983]

Hiya. This is part 2. You've graduated from flight school and eager to take your relationship with your now former instructor to the next level.

Warnings, porn with a plot, smut, light domination, graphic descriptions of female receiving oral sex, unprotected sex, not for anyone under 18 because this one is XXX steamy but still soft. Lol.

Chapter 2: The graduate

You were frustrated sexually, and a bit perplexed, at why Poe abruptly called an end to your intimate encounter.

Poe walked you home. When you arrived at your dorm you punched him lightly in the arm and told him with a slight laugh,

"You're terrible, you know that, right?"

"Technically what we did wasn't sex". Poe teased, as he slipped his arm around you. "I had to stop myself before I went further".

"You wanted to go further? Didn't you?" You pressed on, smiling a little.

"Truthfully I wanted to grab you and bend you over my desk". Poe confessed, as an irrestible, rogueish smile appeared on his gorgeous face. "But if we got caught it wouldn't be good for either one of us".

"Then why pursue me, then?" You replied back, your smile getting bigger.

"Because I'm crazy about you". He answered back quickly, his smile fading a little and the look on his face becoming softer, more sincere. "You bring out so many feelings in me, feelings I haven't felt for years".

"Oh Poe". You told him as you could feel the tears welling in your eyes. "I feel the same way too".

The two of you shared a lingering, passionate kiss amongst the dark shadows.

You didn't want to say goodbye to him. But at that moment in time you had to.

When you went upstairs you were surprised to see your roommate, Liz, home so early. Usually she was at her job at the cantina.

"Why are you home so early?" You ask with a nervous laugh.

"I got fired". Liz told you with a deep sigh. "Long story short there was an incident with a wookie, I don't want to talk about it".

"I'm sorry to hear that". You tell her as you give your friend a supportive hug.

"Nah, it's no biggie". She told you with a slight laugh. "Where have you been?"

"I had to stay after class and help Mr. Dameron with something". You told your friend as your face turned slightly pink.

"Uh-huh, I can imagine". Liz teased with a slight laugh. "So when is the wedding?"

"Our relationship isn't like that". You reply defensively, your smile fading. "He's my mentor, and teacher".

"I can see the way he looks at you, he's smitten". Your friend continued, her smile getting bolder. "Good for you, he's Poe fucking Dameron".

Her words make you burst into laughter. You've known each other since you started college and became fast friends.

She was studying X wing repair and you were going to become a pilot.

Like you, she was set to graduate next week. You were hoping that she would stay on D'Qar after graduation.

She was like a sister to you, your best friend in the entire galaxy.

Before you realized it graduation day was here. You had graduated at the top of your class and had been assigned to the black squadron.

After giving your speech you sought out your mother and with tears in her eyes she congratulated you.

Life wasn't easy growing up with a single mother. Your father had died from an illness shortly after you were born.

Your mother worked hard to support you and to make sure that you got an excellent education.

There were days when you didn't have enough food and your clothing was ill fitting and ragged.

The struggles of your childhood only fueled your ambition more.

Poe admired that ambition, and how you climbed out of poverty to the top.

You were a strong woman and he loved that. You could even say that he admired you (even though he likely wouldn't admit it, his flyboy ego wouldn't allow that).

After the ceremony Poe treated you to a special dinner at a nice restaurant.

"You didn't have to do this". You told him with a genuinely embarrassed smile.

"It was my pleasure, y/n". He told you as he gently caressed your hand. "You deserve this, and then some, I'm so proud of you".

Poe looked impossibly handsome in his general's uniform. His curly hair looked neat yet still somehow untamed at the same time. You wanted to lean over and run your fingers through it so badly, just imagining the feel of the soft ringlets made you shudder in delight.

The mere thought of what Poe was going to do to you that night was also conjuring a flurry of X rated thoughts to race through your mind.

After dinner the two of you returned to his quarters, where you would have more privacy.

"I'm no longer your student and you are no longer my teacher". You purr seductively as you unbutton the first few buttons of your shirt.

With only a wicked smile on his perfect face Poe kissed you, slipping you a little tongue to drive you crazy.

He pushed your back against the wall in a gentle yet still forceful manner (to once again remind you who was in charge).

You loved the subtle, light dominance that he asserted over you.

You wrapped your legs around his waist and enjoyed a steamy makeout session. You could feel the warmth, and hardness, of his manhood against your own body.

You were craving him physically as you rubbed yourself against his body. You felt like the lower half of your body was throbbing in anticipation.

Poe could sense this too by the urgency in your movements. You weren't being subtle and it was driving him wild. Essentially you were dry humping him.

"You couldn't be more obvious, babe, your body is telling me what you want". He whispered into your ear. "But I want to eat you out again first, to get you ready for me".

"You just like the taste of my pussy". You whisper back as Poe began to kiss and nibble your neck.

"Oh gods yes". He replied quickly, with absolutely no hesitation. "You are beautiful, and delicious, I could lap you up all night".

Poe carried you into his bedroom, still wrapped around his body.

He gingerly placed you on his bed and began to undress you carefully, almost like he was unwrapping a present.

You were wet and fully aroused, your body was absolutely starving for his cock.

When he removed his own clothes you were struck by how drop dead gorgeous his smooth, tanned body was.

Poe had a fat cock too, that was in perfect proportion to the rest of his body.

Everything about him was lovely. His skin even felt smooth and soft next to yours.

You were amazed by how soft his hands felt as he lovingly explored, massaged and caressed every inch of your body.

You felt like he was worshipping your nude form, the beauty of what was before him had caused the dominant, cocky flyboy to melt away.

It was clear that Poe didn't want to fuck you hard and rough, he wanted slow, soft lovemaking instead.

He wanted to take his time to enjoy you, like a delicious meal he wanted to savor your body.

You felt like you could cum from his touch alone.

As Poe cupped your breasts with his hands he began to suck on each of your hard nipples.

The air was thick with the scent of your nude bodies and hormones. Every gentle caress and tender kiss showed you how much affection this beautiful man truly had for you.

As you reclined on your back Poe gently spread your legs open and as he carefully massaged your outer lips he began to lick your wet inner ones as the tip of his nose rubbed against the head of your engorged clit.

You couldn't control yourself anymore and the moment he penetrated your vagina with his tongue you gushed warm fluid all over him with a low, primal moan.

"I'm so sorry!" You immediately apologized, feeling embarrassed for a moment.

"No, no, don't". Poe told you with a slight laugh. "I want to see if I can make you do that again, only on my cock".

He kneeled between your spread legs and as his strong hands grasped your ankles he carefully penetrated you with his bare cock.

Your body felt filled and stretched to the max by his impressive girth. The skin on skin contact allowed you to feel every vein on his rigid cock.

You frantically rubbed your clit with one hand, causing your already tight muscles to clamp down on Poe.

"Fuck". He moaned as his eyes rolled back into his head a little. "You're strangling me".

Poe began to slowly thrust into you. Your body was tingling and he felt incredible inside of you. Like the rest of him his cock was simply perfect.

"Can I?" Poe asked with a deep groan.

You knew what he was asking. He wanted to cum inside of you.

"Of course". You replied with a moan.

His thick seed filled you to the brim. So much so when he pulled out you began to leak. Poe pulled you close to him and began to kiss and nibble on your neck.

His recovery time was quick. In a half hour he was ready for round 2.

The two of you continued this cycle, foreplay, sex, a brief break, all night long and into the next morning.

The two of you were snuggled intimately into each other's arms in a naked, sweaty heap. Poe had pumped you full of what felt like gallons of his thick cum, it was a good thing you were on reliable birth control.

Sexually you couldn't get enough of each other. Poe was extremely virile, and insatiable.

You finally fell asleep at 7 AM, with the sun shining brightly. It was almost 3 in the afternoon when Poe woke you up with a gentle kiss on the forehead.

You had fallen into a sexually induced coma and had enjoyed a deep, relaxing sleep. Your entire body felt relaxed.

"You're still terrible, Poe Dameron". You teased with a slight laugh as your eyes fluttered open.

"Why is that?" Poe asked with a slight laugh as he caressed your cheek.

"You're terrible for making me feel this good". You replied as you burst into laughter.

End of chapter 2

[another-jjba-headcannon-blog]

Heya! Could you do something where Josuke and Okuyasu's s/o decides to join the Speed Wagon Foundation to understand and study Stands better, but they have to go to America for a few months. What would they do when their s/o came back, but was a bit beat up b/c of their encounter with a very strong Stand user? I hope this isn't too much!

 Nah its not too much!! Alrighty *cracks knuckles* one semi-ficlet for each coming up lol

Josuke-

- When S/o gets the memo they need to leave, Josuke promises to call them everyday and check up on them. They go out for one last big date before s/o leaves for America, so Josuke’s taking them to as many places in Morioh as he possibly can and taking tons and tons of photos. S/o probably assures him it’s just a few months, but he’s still going to miss them lots!!

- He gives them lots of hugs and kisses before they leave at the airport, and stay with them until they need to get on the plane. Before they leave, he promises to call them once they get to the hotel in america, and that he’s going to think of them every day!! He’ll quickly give them a couple goodbye kisses and wish them a safe trip.

- He’s really missing s/o by day 2. “Has it been 3 months yet?? I think i’m dying! For real!” He tries to take his mind of things like playing video games or hanging out with his friends, and that usually works until he gets home and realizes s/o is gone for another few months. Mostly he’s incredibly bored without them to talk too.

- When he manages to get ahold of s/o due to their likely busy schedule, they talk for hours. Josuke is really interested to hear about what they learned about in America. He’ll help them theorize on stands and their origin (though he probably shouldn’t, since this might be classified top-secret information.) and casually ask them about how America is in general. He’s got a bunch of questions about the foreign country, since that’s where his dad is from after all.

- They’d be talking on the phone as per usual when suddenly the line just goes dead. The phone just clicks off and cuts s/o off in the middle of their sentence. Josuke thinks it’s just a simple technical accident, but finds upon him trying to call them again there’s no answer. He keeps trying at least 4 or 5 more times before he starts to get panicky, quickly calling up Jotaro to see if he can get him in contact with the Speedwagon Foundation and check up on them. They wouldn’t just hang up so suddenly. That’s not like them at all. He tries using Crazy Diamond to fix the phone, but nothing’s wrong with it. Days and eventually weeks go by without a word from s/o or the SPW foundation, so Josuke’s more than a little on edge. He can’t wait for them to get back more than ever.

- Soon it’s the appointed  day for s/o to come back, and Josuke practically sprints to the airport to see if they’re finally home, safe and sound…but nobody’s there. He stays there for most of the day, asking the attendants where their flight is and if it’s possible they got delayed or changed their plane. He’s on the brink of panic when it turns to dusk and he reluctantly heads home, wondering if S/o got injured and had to stay…or maybe worse?

- He opens the door and hears a familiar voice yell “Josuke!!” and arms thrown around his neck, pulling him into a gigantic hug. When he realizes it’s s/o he’s absolutely ecstatic, picking them up and swinging them in circles. When they finally stop their reunion hug he notices the heavy plaster on s/o’s arm, the multitude of bandages and how banged up their left leg looked. He shrieks in surprise and heals them up as quickly as he possibly can. They’re call had been cut short because of a particularly strong stand user surprise attacking s/o, knocking them out cold for a few weeks. Josuke brings them into a tight embrace and tries to make them promise they won’t get hurt like that ever again, even if that’s a part of their job. “Maybe send a memo or somethin’ next time, you know? It’s great you’re not hurt though…I missed you lots, s/o.” All he cares about at this point is his S/o being safe, the stand user that did this to them can get what’s coming to them later.

Okuyasu-

- He’s so reluctant to let his S/o leave! Not to mention he’s incredibly worried, not that S/o can’t handle themselves, but just in case. What if they needed The Hand? What if they get lonely? What if HE gets lonely?? S/o would assure him that everything will be fine, and that they could hang out before S/o left. He understands it’s really important for them to go, but is going to try every trick in the book to get them to stay (or at least take him with them). Okuyasu spends the next few days helping S/o pack, hanging out with them and helping make arrangements for their trip (even if he’s not very good at it tbh, he’s still helping and thAT’S THE BEST SUNNY BOY HERE CAN DO) and giving them an excess supply of cuddles, hugs, and kisses for their long trip. “You know what? I’m going to join the Speedwagon Foundation so you don’t have to do this alone!” He’s hellbent on this idea for a couple of days. He doesn’t stop holding their hand until then, either.

- He gives S/o a ride to the airport on his motorbike and just kind of sits outside the airport as he sees their plane leave. He’s gonna be a sad boy or a few days but it shouldn’t bother him too much, or so he thinks. After all!! S/o is tough and works for the toughest foundation he knows, he’s got his friends to back him up, what’s the worst that could happen?

- He’s a mess of emotions. For the first couple of weeks he’s gonna miss them something terrible, occasionally crying manly tears of emotions. He just got something in his eye guys he promises. Soon after that he probably subsides the sadness into the FEAR STAGE. What if they meet some hot american guy/gal/nonbinary pal and decide to leave him? What if they like America more than Morioh? So he calls them up when he can and S/o always reassures him they’re most definitely coming back. Okuyasu is then totally fine to ask them how their job is going. They’ll chat about what’s happening in America and what’s going down in Morioh. He’ll give them updates on little things around town, like if there’s a new ice cream flavor at the shop, maybe if a new stand user is in town he’d let them know first. Overall it’s just a nice, simple chat filled with hundreds upon hundreds f “I love you’s” and “I miss you’s”.

- He and S/o are talking on the phone, coming into the end of their trip when there’s suddenly a loud banging and a gasp from S/o. They mutter a quick “I have to go-” and the line goes dead, even before their finished. “S/o? S/o!! S/O!! Dammit what’s goin’ on?!” and tries to redial them several times with no answer, eventually just getting static and an invalid number message. Instantly after he’d dart to find another phone anywhere and dial up their number, getting the same response. He’d make a break for Josuke, and ask him what’s going on.

- Okuyasu starts getting really worried, he and Josuke are brainstorming what could have happened for days. They were studying stand users, so of course it must have been a stand user that caused this. He spends the next few days wigging out and investigating the “crime scene”, He’s got 5 days until they come back, and he’s going to find out what that was about. His first at the top of the likely enemies list is Akira, he used phone lines to axe off his loved ones before. Okuyasu darts to the local prison and interrogates him about Red Hot Chili peppers, and Akira is insisting that he had absolutely nothing to do with S/o suddenly dropping off the face of the earth. RHCP needs energy to run, and frankly there’s not much he can really do inside a prison cell.

-Okuyasu leaves for his house, remembering that S/o is supposed to come back tomorrow. He opens the door and there they are, incredibly beaten up, sure, but there nevertheless. Okuyasu thinks he’s hallucinating at first until S/o tries to pull them into a bear hug. HE’s absolutely ecstatic and brings them into a gigantic bear hug until S/o winces and says “Ow-” He puts them down immediately and apologizes profusely for hurting them, kissing wherever they got hurt from their incident.

“Why didn’t you call me back? What even happened?! Are you okay?! Well clearly you’re not okay but- Oh!!! We should get you to Josuke he can fix you up-!” He has a million questions for S/o, but first he’s intent on getting them fixed up.

-Once they’re fixed up he still has a million questions, and asks them what happened, who the stand/stand user was, and if he can do anything to help them. S/o insists that he can’t do anything now, they’ve already gotten them back in America. This boy is still insistent on helping them though, he doesn’t leave their side until he’s 1000% sure they’ve gotten better even with Crazy Diamond healing them.

THESE GOT HELLA LONG WHOOPS-

If you wanted these to be poly let me know!! I’ll 500% rewrite them with that in mind because i love ot3s aaaa

-Mod Fish