#luca the ball python

[ask-team-bucciarati]

Would you like to get yourself a pet? Which one? Question for everyone

Due to my work, I cannot get a pet. I'm not interested in having one, anyway. -Bruno Bucciarati

A cat. Or a German Shepherd. -Abbacchio

Well, I can create animals and plants at will, so I already have a lot of pets. Some of my favourites are: my red eyed tree frog, Froakie, my praying mantis, Leavanny, my stickbug, Henry, my orchid mantis, Lurantis, and my ball python, Luca. -Giorno Giovanna

I don't really need a pet, but Giorno gave me a corn snake, which I named Canolli. -Pannacotta Fugo

something that could match my energy, like a chill dog or something -Mista

a dog! a goldn rechreever, to be spesfific -narancia

[primepast]

task   zero  + character introduction.

⌕   . ˚   ⅋.   「   pedro pascal. forty six. cis man. he/him.  」 luca reyes  was recruited as a  captain’s crew  for the libertalia  twenty six years ago  and was given the codename:  dionysus  for their  carefree  but  spiteful  behavior, typical for  the sagittarius. while preparing for a heist they listen to  back in black  by  acdc  and don’t dare to leave without their most trusted item:  engraved pocket knife.

part one: statistics.

basic information:

full name: josé lucas reyes espinoza luca reyes.

nickname(s): lu, whatever insult is being thrown his way.

age: 46.

date of birth: december 2nd, 1976.

place of birth: santiago, chile.

nationality: chilean american.

gender: cis man.

pronouns: he / him.

orientation:  bisexual.

language(s) spoken: fluent in english, spanish & portuguese, familiar with russian, asl, & french.

accent: used to have a slight new yorker accent, not so much anymore.

family ties:

mother: maría espinoza, deceased.

father: juan reyes herrera, deceased.

siblings: has five siblings, three younger and two older.

spouse / partner: widower, currently single.

children: has a daughter named mia, in her mid twenties.

pets: has a ball python snake named ralph.

occupational information:

codename: dionysus.

meaning behind codename: dionysus, the greek god of wine ( also bestower of ecstasy / god of the drama ... fittingly enough ).

position: captain's crew.

skillset: scoped firearms / long range weapons / quick thinking under pressure / expert hand eye coordination / lockpicking / anything that allows him to stay still.

weapon of choice:  prefers a sniper rifle, currently carries a m1903 springfield.

physical appearance:

face claim: pedro pascal.

hair color:  dark brown.

eye color: dark brown.

height: 5'11"

weight: 165 lbs.

build: athletic.

tattoos: has a small clown fish tattoo on his left shoulder for his daughter.

piercings: none.

clothing style: whatever's still in his closet from the past decade, mostly old shirts with the occasional hole or stain and jeans. sometimes wears a leather jacket he found at a thrift store ... he doesn't really have a "style" just if it fits and isn't too fancy... comfortable dad attire.

distinguishing characteristics: salt & pepper hair, dimpled smile, square jawline.

personality:

mbti: estp.

element:  fire.

western zodiac: sagittarius.

chinese zodiac: dragon.

positive traits: carefree, charming, adaptable, perceptive, bold.

negative traits: spiteful, impatient, impulsive, defiant, insensitive.

hobbies: drinking, fishing, woodworking, reading, doing nothing.

character inspiration:  seth gecko ( fdtd ), the ten seconds of screentime dionysus gets in the pj movies, ron swanson ( parks & rec, this is strictly only vibes ), jim hopper ( stranger things but not the cop part acab ).

part two: questionnaire. 

001.  the professor provides every member of libertalia a unique codename that reflects their personality. each codename is derived from various forms of mythology, folklore, or literature. why do you think the professor chose that name for you? do you agree or disagree with his decision? 

the professor has always been an idol of luca's and joining within libertalia's first year is something he looooves to brag about. he was codenamed dionysus and though a bit stumped at first, he realized that the professor must have known about his sticky fingers expensive alcohol bottle collection ... or maybe he just has a sense of humor and was already well aware of luca's drinking problem. there's much more to the name than luca understands - a man of intense passion, both known for his excitable attitude and anger. either way, luca has never really cared to know, especially since he likes to imagine the professor does have a sense of humor... and for that reason, he loves the decision.

002.  gaining an invitation into libertalia isn’t an easy feat. what do you think made you special enough to get handpicked by the professor? 

luca usually chalks it up to being young and lucky enough to be on libertalia's radar early on. he hadn't planned much at the beginning and had been reckless on his heists, going into hiding after a bank robbery went wrong and he was separated from his partners. for whatever reason, he was given a second chance when it seemed like his life was over and for that, he'll always be grateful.

003.  the captain’s crew is the highest position at libertalia. do you desire to graduate to this level? if you’re already a member of the captain’s crew what motivated you to change your position? 

as a current captain's crew member, the position has been on his mind since he learned it was a possibility. he has no desire to be in a true position of leadership like the professor, but luca owes everything to libertalia and his allegiance has only strengthened over the twenty plus years with the group. he used to love joining on adventures but as he's gotten older and faced injury after injury, his focus began to shift to the potential of heist planning - whatever he needed to do to remain useful to the organization. he fears that his intelligence isn't as good as his physical skills but is doing his best to make sure no one notices.

004.  although many members of libertalia don’t know each other’s personal lives, it’s rumored that many members came from suspicious backgrounds. who were you before joining and what was your life like prior?

joining libertalia was an impulsive decision, one made without the knowledge of his wife. she was always in the dark about his thievery and criminal background, some he even completed while they were married. they'd known each other since high school and she only discovered his extracurriculars once he was already in libertalia. luca had grown up having to make his own way in the world and refused to change for anyone, but it cost him the opportunity of having the family he'd always wanted. libertalia was his purpose after that and he's refuses to think about the past anymore.

005.  what was your primary motivation for joining libertalia? was it for the riches or for the thrill of adventure? or is there something else motivating you to continue working for the group? what do you hope to achieve? 

the primary motivation had always been to see what the world had to offer. a simple curiosity of what else there could be and a desire to scratch an itch of thievery. he hadn't expected much, truthfully, as far as profits go - but once the money started showing on paper, that helped too. now that he's lost the other side of the life he had, libertalia has essentially become everything to him and he hopes to help it flourish with the years he has left. he loves the idea of passing on all the wisdom and experience he's learned, a main reason he's apart of the captain's crew.

006.  how would the other members describe you? would you consider yourself to be a team-player or do you prefer to work independently? 

never serious, always joking, mouth never not open. not usually seen without a drink in his hand. he's got a contagious laugh and that can either soften the view some people have toward luca or infuriate them. always loves to be the life of the party and at every single funeral, he's made the "i put the fun in funeral" joke to someone. doesn't know how to read a room very well but he's got the best of intentions. works well with others... but usually gives them a headache at some point.

007.  libertalia is anonymous, therefore necessitates secrecy outside of the group. how do you balance your personal life outside of this, granted you have one? is there a clear separation between libertalia and your personal life? 

luca used to be able to balance everything perfectly within the first few years of libertalia - after his wife discovered he'd been lying about a business trip and knew he couldn't lie to her anymore, it went downhill from there. after a messy separation, luca's personal life became more or less existent. his thirties were spent jumping from mission to mission, becoming almost obsessed with his work until a bad back injury made him replan his future. now he's just focused on remaining valuable.

008.  henry avery’s treasure has been lost since 1695. even with the brightest minds on the case, all leads to find the treasure haven’t turned up. avery’s treasure is the professor’s white whale and after several years of searching, many believe the treasure ceases to exist. do you believe the treasure exists? 

luca is certainly skeptical but leans toward hopeful.

009.  do you trust the professor? do you trust the libertalia? 

yes and yes - with his life.

[muses-of-the-memory]

Kaa and Oogie Boogie were both complimented by Lucas about what they could do after the villains had shown their cartoon for the House of Villains. Then, Oogie, Kaa and the other villains' eyes started to gleam red with ominous auras. "Good idea. Kaa, let's show him our ssstuff." Oogie said to the rock python said as he showed his snake-like tongue.

"Trussst in Me..." Kaa said having to try and hypnotize Lucas using his eyes, until they heard Minnie Mouse coming in. "I'm giving you and the other villains just 30 seconds to turn this back into the House of Mouse! Starting now!" Minnie demanded to Jafar as she started to count.

"30! 29! 28! 27! 26! 25! 24! 23!" Minnie counted as Jafar gestured Captain Hook to show her the door as she was grabbed with his hook. "Now, we were going to heat things up with a twisted tale to give Mickey and Minnie a real scream, but since this hero is here, let's give them our best performances." Jafar said to his fellow villains as Minnie screamed being tossed out.

On the stage, villains were having Lucas watch their respective performances; like Captain Hook having to toss his sword at Peter Pan's dolls wearing a blindfold, Hades using his flamethrower routine at his imps, Pain and Panic, Ursula tossed water balls with Cruella de Vil at King Triton tied up, and Oogie Boogie was eating a lot of bugs tossed by Lock, Shock and Barrel.

"Like what we've done with the place, piggyback-rider?" Asked a boy similar to PJ who was standing next to Lucas. It was Dark Mills who was now wearing a scar on his face thanks to fight with Ladybug and Cat Noir. "Was wondering when you'd show up... Tell me? Did my wimpy counterpart show up with you?" He asked as I manage to sneak Mickey and his friends backstage, and set him up for his fight with Jafar.

@the-world-hopper

"Hey Lucas. You and me just got invited for a Halloween Bash at the House of Mouse." PJ said. (@muses-of-the-memory)

"Again?" Lucas asked, seeing as if it's the second invite so far, "Well, can we at least invite our Heartless troop to come with us?"

@muses-of-the-memory

[brisketbabe]

Couldn't sleep, but Luca kept me company 😴

[twothpaste]

remembering i gave future paula a fox terrier for no good reason but it suits her. i think on a long enough timeframe ness would become aimlessly depressed without a large mutt in his household, but guinea pigs will have to suffice until he graduates college. jeff's the kinda guy who says he's not particularly fond of animals, then somehow ends up with a cat, then becomes a doting cat dad in all of about 2 weeks. poo probably raises & rides horses, and would definitely take up falconry. lucas is one of the most blue heeler owner coded characters of all time in my eyes. kumatora would adopt any stray cat or dog that happens to wander onto her porch. any au where duster just has a pet ball python is absolutely delightful. claus would yearn for an anatolian shepherd or a bengal cat or a bearded dragon or a tank full of piranhas or literally any "cool" animal at all - but if i think too hard about him lovingly caring for white-furred red-eyed lab rats i get teary.

anyways. pets.

[kennahjune]

Hear me out hear me out hear me out:

Everyone’s always talking about how Steve’s such a mom to the kids. And he is. I totally agree.

But hear me out:

Animal dad Steve adopting the weirdest fucking pets (at least weird to Hawkins).

Like— Steve with a pet duck, a pet snake, a pet RACCOON even. The duck is Sir Cheese Louise the Fourth, the snake is William Snakespeare, and the Raccoon is Philosopher (cuz why not?). The snakes a ball python btw.

And he just— has these rlly weird animals. The kids love them though. Philosopher paints with Will and El (read: he steps in paint and walks over the canvas). Dustin and Lucas love chasing Sir Cheese Louise the Fourth around the house. Max and Mike and Erica love napping in the sun with William Snakespeare.

His collection grows and now he also has 3 cats (a ginger, a calico, and a black cat) and 2 dogs (a golden retriever, and a husky).

The ginger is Lincoln McBlinkin (named by Robin when she was drunk out of her mind). The calico is Miss Thing (named by Nancy). And the black cat is Ethereal (named by Jonathan). Robin, Nancy, and Jonathan have fun with their respective cats.

The golden retriever is Marry Anne Solace, she is the princess of Luxville and rules over her people with a sense of right and order (she really likes cuddles 🥰). The husky is Dasher, he is a simple boy who likes simple toys and playing in the yard with Steve and Dustin.

Was this mainly me projecting my pets and pet-wants onto Steve? Maybe. Maybe not. You’ll never know.

Over and out.

[where-is-my-pen]

Aheheheh I know this is silly

[lunaicfantastic]

for the daemon au, here's a master list of everyone's daemons!

Eddie: Guinevere, a black-tailed jackrabbit

Steve: Caroline, a european badger

Nancy: Sebastian, a merlin

Robin: Alexander, a ring-tailed lemur

Jonathan: Calliope, a ball python

Argyle: Cornelia, an orangutan

Max: Hercules, a cougar

Dustin: Samantha, unsettled as of s4 but eventually settles as a hummingbird

Will: Patroclus, a hedgehog

Mike: Bianca, a border collie

Lucas: Etienne, unsettled as of s4, but eventually settles as a trumpeter swan

Eleven: her daemon is technically unnamed, but goes by Tommy bc eleven secretly called him 'me-two' and tommy is that but backwards, kinda. He's half-settled in that he has a default form (flying squirrel) but can still shift if he needs to (it just takes effort). like witches in hdm canon, El and her daemon can be separated for long-distances without pain

[snakecratetm]

Meet our Snakes part 2!

This is Luca. She was purchased kind of on a whim when my girlfriend and I went to a local pet store. We had no intention of getting a snake but when we met her we knew we needed her. Never before had we met such a calm/relaxed snake. Even after quite a lot of travel to get her home, a friend of ours put his finger right on her nose without asking and she didn’t strike. Honestly, if I were her, I would’ve bit the shit out of him. She is honestly the perfect snake to educate people because she has such a calm personality to her. Interestingly enough, she was sold to us as a pastel male and she turned out to be a lesser female, so that was interesting to find out. We have learned so much about proper husbandry since we got Luca, and these pictures are super old, but too cute to resist. She’s now in a stand alone tub with two hides and a water dish kept at an ambient 86 with humidity at 60. Thanks Luc, for teaching us so much, being as patient as a snake can be, and never missing a meal. She has gone on to make more than one person who was previously scared of snakes ask if they can keep her.

[wibble-wobbegong]

Can I have some Micheal headcanons pretty please 🤸‍♂️

number one headcanon: he can and will be a fan of system of the down bc it’s literally autism metal with specific critique of the us government. Literally him but metal

because of this drawing will made, i like to think he and will’s favorite movie as younger kids was monty python and the holy grail!! the way will drew the man being eaten is pretty similar to the black knight from the movie after he loses his limbs

idk it has the type of stupid humor i think they’d love, plus all the fantasy elements.

i feel like they would also both pretend to gag and throw up whenever the house of virgins scenes started because ewwwwww girls have cooties 😝 and they watch it when they’re older but instead of gagging like little kids they make fun of the clear over exaggerations and stereotypes. neither of them could imagine any of the women in their lives being like that

i think mike can draw a little bit. he’s by no means Will Byers but i think he’s been doing little sketches in the margins of his notebooks his whole life so he was bound to learn how to draw some things. he can’t do crazy dynamic stuff, but he’s got a stupid cartoon orc he draws all over the place and he tried to copy different comic book art styles for fun sometimes so he’s got a unique little doodle style. when he gets really into one of his worlds while writing and can’t think of a way to describe a certain thing, he tries to do a mini sketch of it at the top right of the notebook paper so he can envision it a little more easily

SPEAKING OF he totally spent like 30 minutes trying to master the skater S to impress will (he’s known how to do it for months and hasn’t told mike)

he color codes his class materials and gets pissed when anyone disagrees with the colors he assigned to each class. lucas said english was yellow and he didn’t talk to him for like 3 days (they still passed notes during chemistry when lucas needed help with the math or mike couldn’t remember a chemical formula)

he has physical files he keeps of his friends, like reference notes and concerns and reminders, and they all sit under his bed. if you ask him this is Completely Normal behavior

when he and will move out to the city, he finds out he loves the ballroom scene. he never participates because he would trip and fall if he tried to do anything those people do but he adopts the flashiness into his style a little bit, kinda like how he sucked a little bit of eddie into his new look. like kirby. anyway i think he flares things up a little when he moves out to the city with bracelets and long shirts with flares at the wrists and his rhinestone belt over jeans and boots he got for $5 and they have a two inch heel to make him even taller. i don’t know anything about fashion but i think he adopts some ballroom flair into his look in the 90’s

he gets the heart+crown tattooed over the scar he got trying to sacrifice himself to save will

hates beer but drinks it as a teenager anyway if it’s an option, but as he gets older and into his more “fuck it we ball” attitude he learns that he REALLY likes mimosas and just any kind of wine

shockingly good at table tennis. He should not be good at table tennis the way he plays but he Is and it’s Weird

he can do the thing with your finger where you bend it to make it looks like it’s broken and he used it as a kid to make dustin feel a little better about his own stuff

HAAAAAATES shrimp. Absolutely despises it.

whenever he revisits hawkins he lays a flower down on the field for bob, barb, and eddie and tells them he hopes they’re doing okay wherever they are. sometimes he holds eddie’s flower a little longer and thanks him for all his help and talks about his latest dnd campaign or date plans with will (he likes to think eddie would be proud that he finally accepted it and even managed to win will’s heart back)

👍👍👍👍

[danaanm]

Thank you notes 16th July

I’m thankful for the niche Youtube category of women who live in vans. I’m thankful for this frustratingly beautiful woman with a teal van and a ball python (!). I’m thankful for chocolate cheesecake. I’m thankful for Lucas’ pawpaw ointment.

[atlanteancrown]

rules     ━     tag 20 followers you’d like to get to know better . tagged by: @gctbackup & @themurderovs ( ilu ) tagging: @killypool, @fxkegxd, @sonicanary, @namedforthefirst, @puhddin, aaaand i don’t know who else hasn’t done it. feel free to steal it! nickname : luca gender : agender astrological sign : pisces height :  5′7″ sexuality : bisexual hogwarts house :  gryffindor favorite animals : all. of. them????  when i’m sad i look for pictures of ball pythons, baby boats, platypuses ( platypi?  idk ), and alpacas.  does that count? average hours of sleep :  1-fuck if i know.  i survive on naps.   number of blankets :  1 weighted blanket and 2 heavy minky things where i am from :  grew up in socal by the beach.  now i live in frozen hell. dream trip :  back to japan, scottish highlands, some kind of historical tour of italy when i created this account :  december 22, 2018 why i created this account :  i tried to write arthur after justice league came out.  no dice.  after watching aquaman the muse struck me again. followers :  78

[im-having-a-gender-crisis]

Tier list of my interests because I'm bored and want to make a list

Special interests:

Hazbin Hotel

Helluva Boss

Ball pythons

Hyperfixations:

Helluva Boss

Moonknight

Quadrobics (unfortunate, I know)

Past hyperfixations that still mean a lot to me because I spent so much time on them:

Luca

Zootopia

Turning Red

Lucifer

Dexter

Deathnote

Things I enjoy a lot

Beastars

Ghost Eyes

Writing

Cosplay

Drawing

Also, here's a list of things I'm collecting atm

Acrylic standees

Stickers

Soda tabs

Pins

Business cards

[brisketbabe]

Give them back

[ramblingthoughtsofayoungadult]

Me vs. You-Billy Hargrove Imagine

Requested: No

Warnings: harrassment, violence, and racial slurs

A/N: I can’t stand Billy as a character and don’t understand all the imagines about him but I got this idea and thought I would write it. Also, this is inspired by another drabble I saw but I don’t know the author’s name. 

   Simply put, I hated Billy Hargrove. I hated how he walked around as though he were the coolest thing God had put on Earth. I hated how he smoked like a chimney.  I hated that mullet that made him look like he was forty instead of seventeen. I especially hated the dead rat above his lip that he called a mustache. All the girls in Hawkins loved him and thought he was so gorgeous, but it was only because he came from California. White girls are weird. 

    Most importantly, I hated how my incredible loathing for him attracted him to me in a disgusting, strange sense. Billy would act as though he could not function during the day unless he bothered me in some way and it had been like this since the first day of school. I had been grabbing some notebooks for class when I realized someone was leaning against the locker next to mine. I glanced over and saw Billy looking at me as though he were appraising my value.

    “Hi, can I help you?” I asked, truly confused. 

    “Not unless you have a light,” Billy said, gesturing to the cigarette in his hand.

    “I don’t smoke.”

    “Yeah, cigarettes are pretty light for your kind.”

    I hesitated. “My kind, what’s that supposed to mean?”

    Billy scoffed. “Like you don’t know.”     Though there weren’t many black people in Hawkins, the people didn’t have the nerve to make comments like that. I wanted to smack him and felt my anger rising up from my toes.

     “No, I don’t. Tell me exactly what my kind is.”

     Billy smirked. “Negroes who would rather do crack than get a job.”

     Then, it was my turn to scoff. “Negroes? Did I suddenly take a time machine back to 1952?” 

    “Oh yeah, I forgot, you guys are so sensitive with your terms. What’s the newest one called? Ni---” 

    Before he could get the rest of the word out, I smacked him. The cocky demeanor flew off his face and was quickly replaced with a glowering red face. However, I only felt a small tinge of fear in my gut since the fury overrode.

    “I don’t know how things go in California but in Hawkins, we show respect to others.” 

   Then, Billy snatched me by the wrist and stared down at me. “You’re lucky that I’m not wringing you up to a tree with rope like your ancestors were. You are going to show me respect, understand?” 

   Before I could respond, Steve interrupted us.

   “Hey, Y/N!” His usual jovial expression faltered when he saw how Billy was holding my wrist. “What’s going on here?”    Billy released me and smirked. “Nothing, just askin’ a girl for a light.”

   “That’s not what it looks like.”

   “Back off, Steve, it’s fine,” I muttered.

   Billy smirked at me and sauntered off, taking the attention of all the white girls in that hallway with him. I massaged my wrist, feeling the ache from Billy’s strong grasp settling in. 

   “Is he messing with you, Y/N?” Steve asked. “Because I could totally handle him for you.”

   “Down boy, I’m fine. He shouldn’t be bothering me again.”     Steve didn’t look convinced, but my best guy friend relented and didn’t bring it up again. Unfortunately, I was wrong in my prediction since Billy made every day horrible for me. He would push me, call me the N-word, make racially-charged jokes, and even some sexual ones. The times he got touchy were the worst and they made me want to cry. One day, I left Honors Biology to go to the bathroom. When I came out, Billy was there and he spun me around and pressed me against the wall, putting his whole body weight on mine to keep me from moving. I yelped but he threatened to cut me if I made another sound. After so much torture, I’d begun to believe him and tried to keep myself from trembling too much. 

     “You smell so good for a niggerette, like flowers or somethin’,” Billy whispered.

    “If you don’t let me go soon, Mr. Fletcher will send someone to look for me,” I begged quietly.

   “Your skin is so brown but it doesn’t look like sh-t, more like chocolate.” Billy leaned closer. “I wonder if you taste like chocolate.” 

   Then, his slimy tongue ran up and down the side of my neck. It felt the same way as the class snake from fifth grade when it wound itself around my hand. However, I was not nearly as afraid of that ball python as I was of Billy. If it were any other guy, I would have shoved him away, but I was afraid of the serious physical repercussions I would face. 

   When he let me go, I was too shaken up as he smirked at me.

   “Until next time, sweetheart.” 

   As soon as he walked away, I wiped off the side of my neck and gagged a bit. It was so strange to be filled with so much anger, fear, and sadness at once. I wanted to strangle him and also let Eleven throw him off the side of a cliff. I wanted to tell people too, but was too ashamed. I blamed every cut and bruise I’d gotten on my clumsiness, but I was sure that Steve, Nancy, Jonathan, and my parents were believing in me less and less. I wished for the day that I could finally put Billy in his place.

  The day came quicker than I thought, a few weeks after that disgusting neck licking incident. Steve and I were holed up with Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, and Max in the Byers’ house while everyone else went to the lab. Unfortunately, Will was still a bit out of it thanks to the whole possession thing and I was doing my best to help Steve maintain authority.

   “Max, get your a-- out here! I know you’re in there!”

   Just hearing his voice made me freeze and Max’s eyes went super wide.

   “What’s Billy doing here? How did he find me?” Max asked.

   “I have no idea, just whatever you do, don’t go to the windows,” Steve said.

   Of course, the kids didn’t listen and practically ran to the windows. Then, they ducked down and I rolled my eyes.

   “Lucas, stay down!” I hissed at my little cousin. 

   Lucas rolled his eyes but the fear in them was as great as it was in Max’s. 

   “You better not be in there with him!” Billy snapped.

   “Him?” I turned to the kids. “Him who?”

   They collectively shared a glance while I stared down my cousin. 

   “I want an answer,” I said.

   “Lucas, he’s talking about Lucas. He doesn’t like him...or people who look like him.”

    I had to bite back a sarcastic comment that would have outed me as a victim of Billy’s bullying, but turned to Lucas instead. He glared at Max for a quick second before he turned to me. 

    “Watch them, I’ll handle Billy,” Steve said as he headed outside.

    “Don’t you want your bat?” Dustin asked.

    “I don’t need it.”

   I shook my head at Steve and knelt down so I was eye level with Lucas. “We’re family, you know that, right?”

   “Yeah, I’m not an idiot,” Lucas sniped.

   “Well, you’re a plain old fool if you don’t tell me what’s been going on with you and Billy.”

   Lucas pursed his lips. 

   “I will put you in a headlock, Lucas, don’t make me do it in front of your friends, because I will.” 

   I stared him down the way I learned years ago that would make him go along with whatever scheme I had in place. Lucas kept a strong face on but I could tell he was weakening.

   “Dude, just tell her!” Dustin said. 

   “Listen to your buddy, Lucas.” 

   “He bothers me sometimes,” Lucas muttered, looking down at his folded arms.

   “Has he touched you?” When he didn’t look up at me, I smacked his arm. He snapped at me and I raised an eyebrow.

   “He pushed him once,” Max said.

   “Max!” Lucas exclaimed.

   “It’s true!” 

   I slowly stood to my feet, feeling much more stable than I had in a long time. It was one thing for Billy to harass me, but Lucas was just a kid. Billy was nearly twice my little cousin’s size and Lucas was basically defenseless. Anger and determination swept through me as I pivoted and grabbed Steve’s bat.

   “What are you doing, Y/N?” Lucas asked.

   “Teaching a jerk a lesson.” 

   I took a deep breath before ripping the door open. The first thing I saw was Steve lying on the yard, face bloodied and bruised. The second thing I saw was Billy standing over him, not a scratch on him. He looked up at me and his gaze hardened.

   “Look who came to join the party,” Billy said.

   “Get out,” I said.

   “That’s no way to speak to your superior.” Billy took another step towards me. “I thought I taught you your manners by now, little girl.”

   “Get out.”

    “Not without my sister. MAX!” Billy yelled.

   I took a step down the stairs. “You messed with Luke?”

  “Do all you people talk to each other?”

   “We do when we’re family.”    Billy opened his mouth to speak again, but all I saw was red as I lifted the bat and swung it at him. It hit him right in his stupid curly blonde head. He staggered back and I stepped forward, swinging sporadically. He was on the ground, lifting his arms up to protect himself, but I didn’t stop swinging. I saw blood but since he was still breathing, I thought it was fair game.

   “Y/N!” 

    I froze when I heard Lucas’ voice and knew that I couldn’t be anywhere as much of a monster as Billy was. I let the bat rest at my side and looked down at Billy’s face. It was far worse off than Steve’s. He was gasping blood and his one good eye stared at me in shock. I slowly bent down over him. 

   “You come near me or my cousin again and I’ll make sure you get to hang out with the rest of the Klan for eternity.” 

[stenka-razin]

Happy New Year, Here’s Every Movie I Watched In 2017!

Bold = First Viewing

Dracula (1958, dir. Terence Fisher) Hot Fuzz (2007, dir. Edgar Wright) Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986, dir. John Heyn & Jeff Krulik) Obvious Child (2014, dir. Gillian Robespierre) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, dir. Robert Wise) Barbarella (1968, dir. Roger Vadim) Kagemusha (1980, dir. Akira Kurosawa) The Last Samurai (2003, dir. Edward Zwick) Red Desert (1964, dir. Michelangelo Antonioni) 07/27/1978 (2017, dir. lasagnacat) The Mind’s Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey (1990, dir. Jan Nickman) Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993, dir. Takao Okawara) Captain America: Civil War (2016, dir. Anthony & Joe Russo) The Secret Life of Pets (2016, dir. Chris Renaud & Yarrow Cheney) Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla (1994, dir. Kensho Yamashita) Zaat (1971, dir. Don Barton) Legend of the Drunken Master (1994, dir. Lau Kar-leung & Jackie Chan) Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016, dir. Jake Szymanski) Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster (1964, dir. Ishiro Honda) Ikiru (1952, dir. Akira Kurosawa) Get Out (2017, dir. Jordan Peele) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014, dir. Ana Lily Amirpour) Silent Running (1972, dir. Douglas Trumbull) Heavy Metal Picnic (2010, dir. Jeff Krulik) Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986, dir. John Heyn & Jeff Krulik) Deadpool (2016, dir. Tim Miller) Keanu (2016, dir. Peter Atencio) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, dir. Jim Sharman) Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (1995, dir. Takao Okawara) Doctor Strange (2016, dir. Scott Derrickson) Independence Day (1996, dir. Roland Emmerich) Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954, dir. Jack Arnold) Star Trek Beyond (2016, dir. Justin Lin) The Heat (2013, dir. Paul Feig) The Exorcist (1973, dir. William Peter Blatty) Godzilla (1998, dir. Roland Emmerich) Day of the Dead (1985, dir. George Romero) Ashik Kerib (1988, dir. Sergei Parajanov) Eyes Without A Face (1959, dir. Georges Franju) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, dir. Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones) Versus (2000, dir. Ryuhei Kitamura) Godzilla 2000 (1999, dir. Takao Okawara) Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965, dir. Ishiro Honda) Stenka Razin (1908, dir. Vladimir Romashkov) Queen of Spades (1910, dir. Pyotr Chardynin) Airplane! (1980, dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, & Jerry Zucker) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, dir. Nicholas Meyer) The Big Sick (2017, dir. Michael Showalter) Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus (2000, dir. Masaaki Tezuka) Steamboat Willie (1928, dir. Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks) Stalker (1979, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, dir. Robert Wiene) The Wizard of Oz (1939, dir. Victor Fleming, King Vidor, George Cukor, and Norman Taurog) Final Destination (2000, dir. James Wong) Final Destination 2 (2003, dir. David Ellis) Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998, dir. Tom Ellery & Bradley Raymond) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Special Edition w/ Red Letter Media Commentary Track (1977, dir. George Lucas) Scream (1996, dir. Wes Craven) Hellraiser (1987, dir. Clive Barker) Logan (2017, dir. James Mangold) The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999, dir. Katt Shea) Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, dir. Francis Ford Coppola) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001, dir. Shusuke Kaneko) Popstar: Never Stop Stopping (2016, dir. Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone) Cube (1997, dir. Vincenzo Natali) Screwed (2000, dir. Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski) The Ascent (1977, dir. Larisa Shepitko) Landline (2017, dir. Gillian Robespierre) Get Smart (2008, dir. Peter Segal) Chemicals Like God (2017, dir. Matthew Roe & Kat Parker) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, dir. Gore Verbinski) Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002, dir. Masaaki Tezuka) Lady Bird (2017, dir. Greta Gerwig) The Giant Claw (1957, dir. Fred F. Sears) The Stranger (1946, dir. Orson Welles) The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station (1896, dir. Auguste Lumière & Louis Lumière) Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986, dir. Daisuke Nishio) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace w/ Rifftrax Commentary Track (1999, dir. George Lucas) Primary (1960, dir. Robert Drew) Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017, dir. Josh Greenbaum) 12 Dates of Christmas (2011, dir. James Hayman) Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015, dir. J.J. Abrams) Adventures on the New Frontier (1961, dir. Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker, & Kenneth Stilson) A Christmas Prince (2017, dir. Alex Zamm) Christmas Inheritance (2017, dir. Ernie Barbarash) La Chambre (1972, dir. Chantal Akerman) Hotel Monterey (1972, dir. Chantal Akerman) Pearls of the Deep (1966, dir. Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, & Jaromil Jireš) Catch Me If You Can (2002, dir. Steven Spielberg) News From Home (1976, dir. Chantal Akerman) Daisies (1966, dir. Věra Chytilová)