#most importantly love milo

[vivwritesfics]

Hooked On A Feeling

Chapter Ten - Milo's Hot Momma

Daniel is a Formula One driver, but, more importantly, he was a single dad to a wonderful little girl. He wants her to be a normal little girl, to have a normal social life, so he sends her to daycare. That was where she met Milo, her future best friend.

Milo's mother was incredibly stressed. She worked so hard to provide a good life for her son. But then he makes a new friend, a friend who has a hot dad (ofc they fall in love)

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It was a relief when Milo climbed back into his mother's lap before they began their descent. She sat in her own seat and allowed Milo to take his place in her lap as Olivia sat opposite them. She was a big girl; she didn't need her daddy.

"The tattoos," Y/N began as she held Milo. "I feel like you've got them to appear all terrifying and intimidating, but you're secretly a loser," she said to Daniel.

"A loser?" He asked, but he was unable to contain his smile.

Y/N laughed, her chest shaking slightly. "Don't worry, Danny. All the best people are."

"Are you a loser?" Daniel couldn't stop himself from asking. When Y/N nodded her head, he decided he didn't mind being a loser.

***

"Keep a hold of my hand, Munchkin," said Y/N as she and Milo entered the paddock.

Milo began skipping as he walked beside his mother. "Do you think we'll get to meet any of the drivers, Momma?" He asked as they walked forward.

Y/N truly didn't know. Daniel had gotten to the circuit much before they had and she had no idea where they were meant to be going. There must be somebody she could ask.

Everybody was far too busy. Every time she approached someone they hurried away, unaware that she and Milo were even there, asking for help.

Finally, she found a man in a navy blue shirt with RED BULL printed on the back of it. Red Bull, that was Daniels old team, she recognised. "Come on, Munchkin," she said and placed Milo on her hip.

She kept a tight hold of him as they walked towards the man with the short blonde hair and blue eyes. "Excuse me," Y/N said before the man had the chance to walk away. The man turned, wearing an ever so kind smile on his face. "Could you help me? We're trying to find the AlphaTauri garage and we're a little lost."

"Of course," the guy said and pointed them in the right direction. He began walking, falling into step beside Y/N as he took her towards where she needed to go. "Are you an AlphaTauri fan?" He asked, noticing the hat on Milo's head.

"I am!" Milo answered and wriggled out of his mother's grip. She put him down and grasped his hand.

Y/N straightened up his hat on his head. "We're friends with Daniel Ricciardo," she answered. "Do you work in Formula One?"

Max couldn't stop himself from laughing at that. "You're not a Formula One fan, are you?" He asked. When she shook her head signalling no, he held out his hand. "I'm Max, I drive for Red Bull," he said.

"Oh!" Y/N suddenly cried. "Your team won last time, didn't you? Congratulations!'

"Thanks," Max said, somewhat bashful. "You said you're friends with Daniel?"

"Our kids are friends from daycare," she answered.

They chatted idly as Max led them to them to the AlphaTauri garage. The conversation was easy, enjoyable, friendly. Milo was happy to talk to Max, tell him everything he had learnt about Formula One so far (most of which Olivia had taught him).

At the AlphaTauri garage, Max left them there. He waved them a goodbye and disappeared, making his way back to the Red Bull garage.

Even though they were now where they were supposed to be, Y/N was lost. "Where do you think we go now, Milo?" She asked, not quite expecting an answer.

But she did get an answer, just not from Milo. "MILO!" Came a loud, familiar voice. Suddenly Olivia was running towards them. She quickly threw her arms around Milo, knocking his hat off in the process.

Her father walked up behind her, greeting Y/N in a much calmer way than Olivia greeted Milo. He still wrapped his arms around her and squeezed, just not as aggressively as Olivia did Milo.

Pulling away, Daniel picked the hat up from the floor and placed it on Milo's head. "Hey Loser," Y/N couldn't stop herself from saying as he pulled the hat down.

"Hey Loser," he mimicked like a parrot. Olivia pulled away from Milo and returned to her fathers side, a proud smile on her face. "We were beginning to think you weren't going to make it," Daniel said as he placed his hands on her head, messing up his neat braids. "And Olivia wanted to introduce Milo to everybody."

That didn't surprise Y/N one bit. "Milo would love to be introduced to all of Livvy's uncles," she said.

Suddenly Olivia grabbed a hold of Milo's hand. She pulled him away, running back through the paddock. "Milo!" Y/N shouted, trying to reach for her son.

"Livvy!" Daniel shouted at the same time as he attempted to grab her, but she was already gone, already taking off down the paddock.

Y/N looked at Daniel. Daniel looked at Y/N. "Shit," they both said and took off, following their children down the paddock.

The first place Olivia wanted Milo to see was the Red Bull garage. "You need to meet my uncle Max, uncle Christian and my uncle Checo," she said as she pulled him around the RB20 with the number 1 on it.

Rather abruptly, Olivia was no longer holding Milo's hand. She was no longer on the ground, instead hoisted into somebodies arms. "Livvy!" The familiar man cried as he held Olivia on his hip.

"Uncle Maxy!" She screamed as she wrapped her arms around him.

At first Max didn't recognise the little boy Olivia was dragging around the paddock. He hadn't learnt his name, but he still recognised him from the AlphaTauri hat on his head. "Who's your friend?" He still asked her.

"This is Milo," she said. "He's my best friend from daycare."

Suddenly Y/N and Daniel were behind them. "Milo!" Y/N shouted, her voice scolding as she picked him up. "Don't you ever run away like that again! You scared me half to death!"

Daniel took Olivia from Max's hands. "What were you thinking, Badger? You know you can't just run off like that," he said, his voice a lot calmer than hers.

Blushing red, Olivia tucked her face in against Daniels chest. "Daddy you're embarrassing me in front of uncle Maxy," she muttered.

"If you're gonna take Milo around the paddock, you need to make sure you have me or his momma with you, okay?"

"Okay," she replied quietly and Daniel placed Olivia back on the ground.

He watched as she walked back to her Uncle Max, who took her and Milo's hands and walked them further into the garage. Daniel checked the watch on his wrist. "Listen, I've got to go and get ready for free practice. Think you can get the kids back to the garage in twenty minutes?" He asked.

"Definitely," Y/N said as she checked the time on her phone.

Daniel kissed her cheek before he took off. Goddamn, she was never going to wash that cheek again.

***

On Saturday it was a little easy to navigate the paddock. Y/N and Milo found themselves in the AlphaTauri garage with Daniel, Olivia, and Daniels teammate, Yuki.

Olivia and Milo were passionately defending McDonalds to Yuki. He was acting as babysitter while Daniel took Y/N into his drivers room. "I'm pretty sure I have an AlphaTauri shirt somewhere in here," he said as he went through the little wardrobe he had in his drivers room.

At last, he found one. "Aha," he said, wearing a grin as he pulled it from his wardrobe and passed it to her.

She took it gratefully. "Well, turn around then," she said, her smile somewhat daring. Daniel made a big show of shutting his eyes and turning around so that Y/N could get changed into his AlphaTauri shirt. "There," she said and Daniel turned around.

He placed his arm over her shoulders and walked her out of the drivers room, back to where the kids were still talking to Yuki. It was impressive enough that Yuki had managed to keep the swearing to a minimum, but Daniel supposed he'd had enough practice in front of Olivia after the last year of them being teammates.

"Now everybody knows who the hot single momma is supporting," he said as they joined his teammate.

This didn't go unnoticed by anybody in the AlphaTauri garage. Even those in Red Bull could see it, the fond looks they shared, the way Daniel was always standing close to her, the way he so clearly wanted to kiss her.

"You think I'm hot?" Y/N replied, but her tone was teasing.

Daniel spluttered like he had just been caught out. "Y-yeah, sure," he answered like he was unsure of himself. "You're Milo's hot momma."

"Well, if Olivia's hot papa thinking I'm hot, then it must be true," she said as she picked Milo up and placed him on her hip. They looked like quite a pair, with Milo in his AlphaTauri cap and Y/N in her shirt.

They watched the qualifying from the garage, with Olivia holding Y/N's hand and Milo sat in her lap. The qualifying felt incredibly long, but not boring. It was nerve wracking and, if she wasn't holding onto the kids, Y/N's nails would have been chewed down to nothing.

After Q1 was over, Y/N thought that was it. Daniel had finished in the top fifteen, top ten actually. He had made it through to Q2 but she didn't realise that, not until it was happening. "Livvy, what's going on?" She tried to ask, but Olivia had AlphaTauri ear defenders on and couldn't hear a thing.

Again, Daniel finished in the top ten. "Must be my lucky charms," he'd said down over the radio. It didn't take a genius to figure out what he meant, who he meant.

Daniel made it through Q3. He was doing better than his teammate, who had finished just outside of the top ten in Q2. He didn't finish as high as he wanted in Q3, not considering he wanted to go back to his glory days in Red Bull, but it was still good.

Starting P6 wasn't bad for an AlphaTauri, he decided as he climbed out of his car. He went through all of the usual procedures before making his way back to Olivia, Y/N and Milo.

A sweaty Daniel was... something else. Y/N couldn't tear her eyes away from him as he walked past them. She almost let out a low whistle, but she held back, remained her composure in front of the children.

If watching Formula One meant seeing a sweaty Daniel, she could live with that.

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[danvillecheese]

the dwampyverse and all its timelines

welcome to the analysis i've been promising for like two years! this will be phineas and ferb centric simply due to the sheer amount of episodes compared to milo murphy's law and hamster and gretel. with the inclusion of hamster and gretel, i will admit this has gotten a little less easy to navigate, but i'm hoping with a bit of analysis and suspension of belief, it'll be okay. ready? lets go!

the best way i can describe this first part is by providing a visual of how i see it. and using a three-circle venn diagram makes perfect sense with all of the overlapping and individual parts.

so - pictured above is said venn diagram. each part is its own timeline. ones where each show is their own timeline, ones where pnf/mml overlap, mml/hng overlap, pnf/hng overlaps and the one right in the centre where they all overlap. this doesnt include timelines where "endings" are separate (read: quantum boogaloo, act your age, doof 101, owca files... any ending that isnt last day of summer. but i'll get to those ones later). make sense?

1. where only phineas and ferb exists.

this works best before 2015. this timeline is the one that has zero murphy crumbs on it. dan and swampy haven’t yet had the idea of doing a show about a kid with awful luck and time travelling shenanigans. this is the most nostalgic timeline, for phineas has reigned over the disney channel cartoons for eight years. the lumberzacks dont exist, hamster and gretel dont save danville each week. pnf is its own show. no other shows have an influence on it.

adding to this - if you ignore any of the alternate timeline episodes and stop at last day of summer, you get my personal favourite way of watching the show. this one is basically just ignoring owca files, doof 101, all of mml and most importantly - act your age. I love the idea of an open book ending for these characters, especially for ones we saw on our tvs for over eight years [when it aired]. the events that take place after last day of summer are simply giving an idea of what COULD happen to our beloved cast, and without them, they really make no impact on the original story. the events before the end of summer are in no way impacted by the other alternate ending episodes.

2. where both phineas and ferb and milo murphy’s law exists

this is the canon, everything-exists-all-at-the-same-time timeline, pre-hamster and gretel. every piece of context works together, and everything is all connected. everything is canon! everyone is friends with each other! the pnf effect works! doof moves in with the murphy's, and this timeline is basically if you watched pnf and mml chronologically, without any of the alt ending episodes (in case you forgot which ones: quantum boogaloo, act your age, doof 101 and the owca files). this is the one i think we're all familiar with - it also includes candace against the universe (mostly uh... broadly speaking, the lumberzacks are the only mml thing in there).

3. where only milo murphy’s law exists

a timeline where pnf and hng are nonexistent. this timeline would probably exclude anything past season one, really. the crossover would not work. maybe even in this timeline the pistachions take over everything and the human characters cease to exist. (eleanor shellstrop this is the bad place!.jpeg) this further pushes the point (that I haven’t made - I’ve been thinking it I just haven’t said it lmao) that you can’t have milo murphys law without phineas and ferb. the crossover plot proves it. both in the real world AND in mml.

4. where just hamster and gretel exists

this one is a little hard to explain, especially since hng has only just finished its first season. there are a few pnf references in this show but it stands on its own feet much more than mml did. i think the likelihood of hng existing in its own timeline works a lot better than mml - but the chance of there being a surprise crossover is moderately high. like i said, it's a little hard to analyse this since its that much more removed from its predecessors.

5. where milo murphy’s law and hamster and gretel exist

this is a very unlikely scenario, but there is a chance a timeline like this exists somewhere. it’s a bit difficult to analyse or even prove since there haven’t been any kind of references or even characters that pop up in hng from mml. I wouldn’t expect the opposite either, considering that mml ended in 2019 and hng didn’t exist until after that, so hng within mml is basically impossible without a third season.

these last two timelines make a lot less sense, especially since hng still has stories to tell and we havent seen mml characters there yet (well... unless you count doof. hes technically a mml character, right? as much as some of us dislike that fact? haha. ahahaha.)

6. where phineas and ferb and hamster and gretel exists

this one works. i think it’s basically how dtva thinks it works (basically completely ignoring mml’s entire existence lmao) but this is basically the canon timeline of hng currently. but we’ll wait and see if there’s a crossover.

7. where all of phineas and ferb, milo murphy’s law and hamster and gretel exist all at once

like I say, a surprise crossover could happen (but based off what happened with the pnf effect I can’t even imagine how messy this would get) so yes, they could exist all at once. and they probably do, just that hng is a lot further removed from its predecessors in terms of references and characters popping up out of nowhere (doof and his inators don’t seem to have much importance yet, but who knows how it’ll end). this timeline, basically, is for those who don’t really mind that everything’s in a collective universe, and it seems like the easiest one to comprehend if you aren’t pedantic about all of this.

but what about the episodes where timelines end?

you’re probably here thinking okay, so what? there’s different timelines. this isn’t news. what about the other individual episodes that are within the umbrella timeline? I like to think of them as individual timelines within the show, along with all the other ones mentioned above.

quantum boogaloo

timelines have been a thing pretty much since season 2 of phineas and ferb, notably in the episode quantum boogaloo where they go forward in time and see a potential future where stacy is the president of uruguay. this is an example of something ‘canonically’ happening after last day of summer, 20 years in the future. this episode has a couple of potential timelines - the one where everything is fine, and the one where doof is emperor and everyone is named joe. the first timeline has candace ending up with jeremy and having three kids, along with ferb at camp david and phineas at an awards ceremony in switzerland. however, this particular timeline doesnt match up equally with act your age, since their ages dont line up. in quantum boogaloo, pnf are aged 30 twenty years later, in aya, pnf are aged 18 ten years later. this means they could either be 8 or 10 in the original summer, depending on the timeline. the second one is pretty much null to me since they time travel back and both of the future timelines cancel out.

doof 101

so. this is an episode i havent seen for a while. however, this is one of the perfect examples since the theme for doof 101 says "and this all takes place in fall so don't let the timeline throw you" like hiiii thank you for acknowledging that this is a separate timeline! there's a short bit in the title that shows doof facing either prison time or teaching at the high school in court, and its something we don't see the events leading up to. sure, he's done crimes against humanity but there weren't ever any consequences during the show. who turned him in? why is he on trial? what happened between him being evil and becoming a high school science teacher? and why does this monobrow edward rooney ass guy have beef with him and charlene out of nowhere? timelines, dude. got me stressed out and its not even my show.

act your age

[through gritted teeth] this episode also shows another potential canonical ending for the cast. phineas ends up with isabella 10 years after last day of summer, showing that this particular timeline has the kids aged around 8 or 9 in the original summer. we all know my thoughts on this particular ending, notably posted here. this timeline is easy to ignore if you dislike it, like the majority of us.

what does line up with the original summer, however, is doof's b-plot in act your age. I'm not a huge hater of his arc in this episode, and honestly, it might be his most in-character timeline ending out of all of them. yes, you heard me, theres something i dont dislike about act your age. like i said in the post linked above, i dont find it hard to believe he would bowl with perry and carl and monogram every week. he would totally have a mid-life crisis that wasn't real, like this guy canonically can't even hate christmas. this is so in character for him! in terms of it being a different timeline though, the only proof i have is that it's one of many different timeline ending episodes.

last day of summer

this episode is kinda like a flagship for the timelines, and as mentioned above, my favourite ending. i don’t think I need to reiterate it, but it really just provides an open ending for the entire cast, and makes room for anything else to happen. I’m curious to see how it pans out in the reboot; if they keep the continuity and acknowledge that ldos happened, or if they just kinda skip over it if it’s true that the new seasons will happen in the summer after the original one. but don’t worry - if the reboot adds any kind of canon divergence (I’m literally counting on it) You Will Certainly Hear From Me About It. lol

the owca files

I'll admit i haven't watched owca files for a number of years but i still remember bits of it. its a very strange timeline to me. i understand that doof is legally an ocelot and can be an agent but it does feel like the beginning of that out-of-characterness he displays in mml. and i guess the owca files is canon there, right? the bit with monogram during the pnf effect?

this also includes the pine tree. it feels like a way of letting us know owca files is in a different timeline. the flynn-fletcher house gets blown up, they get new plates, and we have symbolism of the end of an era with a pine tree in their backyard.

milo murphy's law

this one in particular is mostly just the pnf/mml overlap but ensures that doof ends up as professor time. if you've seen mml i don't think i need to explain it - after last day of summer (and owca files if ur nasty) the events of mml occur chronologically as if its one continuous timeline.

wait! what about the other canon divergent episodes?

ones that aren’t necessarily an ending but are set smack bang in the middle of the show with no explanation? don’t worry. I got you.

phineas and ferb christmas vacation

this episode features doof being evil in the middle of winter. dan povenmire has said he relapsed, but this is a perfect example of different timelines. a lot of the “ending” episodes were written and aired well before last day of summer so the chance of them knowing how the show was going to end was likely very little, if not zero. so, let’s imagine that last day of summer doesn’t happen. none of that arc happens, it’s just doof being passively evil throughout the year and then this christmas event happens. i don’t think he ever stopped being evil in this timeline. the chance of him just getting less… violent with his schemes is probably the best way of thinking about it. hell, he got perry a present. yes, it was a vase, but would the s1 heinz have done that? probably not. he’s definitely less evil as the show progresses, and even an episode like this one that aired in season 2 shows how quickly they turned it around.

on the other hand - the boys make their santa clubhouse invention and candace stresses what to get jeremy as a gift. does she try and bust them? surprisingly, no. her main focus is jeremy, and when it all goes south she’s in on what the boys are doing when santas elves show up. she mentions “what’s different this year than last year?”, insinuating that the boys weren’t inventing anything before the summer that the show is set in, and that this episode is definitely set after that summer. the B plot is definitely more solid proof of the alternate timeline, with heinz “relapsing” although I struggle to believe that with all the canon divergency that happens within the show and in mml/hng the chances of it just being a relapse are very remote.

that’s the spirit!

this one is similar in that it diverges from our last day of summer ending. doof is still evil, and candace - wait, she doesn’t even try and bust them. she’s keen to trick or treat with the gang and then go to jeremy’s party. she doesn’t even try and bust them. (man, it’s almost like it’s another timeline or something.)

back to doof though - he might have relapsed like in the christmas vacation episode, but he’s not necessarily evil here either. sure, he declared war on grass for an unknown reason and turned himself into a were-cow, but it’s not established that he wants to take over the tri state area like usual. if anything, it’s the opposite. he runs from the masses like it’s a witch hunt.

the curse of candace

this episode is all fine until the end where candace turns to dust and phineas says "we're gonna need a dustpan and some glue." there isnt much else to say about this one, but it indicates another timeline where candace is glued back together afterwards. and she’s also a vampire.

happy new year!

this is set after the summer the show is set in, considering that jeremy and coltrane are at the party as candace and stacy's respective dates. doof is still evil as his plot is to become ruler of the tri-state area. candace makes one last attempt at busting her brothers. this is definitely another timeline, and also apparently one where gangnam style exists. pretty easy to understand - doof doesnt have his giving-up-evil arc and continues to be passively evil like always. this could also work chronologically with christmas vacation, where he tries his naughty-inator and then a week later comes up with the resolution-changer-inator. candace's arc is a little different, she could have stayed consistent and tried to bust the boys from summer onwards, only getting to new years and wanting to change her ways with a new years resolution.

for your ice only

evil doof is back again in the fourteen days of winter vacation that fall between christmas and new years'. for him, this could be an evil scheme that takes place at some point in between christmas vacation and new years, or it could be its own timeline altogether. candace also attempts to bust the boys again, as per usual.

what's interesting about this one though, is the fact they refer back to football x7 when talking about hockey z9. and you're probably thinking 'obviously? whats ur point' and yes. obviously they bring up the original episode when referencing the sport with the same name format. but this also implies its in the same timeline as the football x7 game, meaning there's at least two timelines that divert off my fair goalie - one that doesn't include hockey z9 and one that does (this episode). and this one (i'm circling back) includes evil doof. bam!

escape from phineas tower

what! this is a normal episode, right? if that was your reaction upon reading that subtitle, you'd be thinking the same as me, until you remember the ending where the tower extends its forcefield around the entire milky way galaxy. but here's where things get really interesting. what film, may i ask, has a plot where the ensemble cast has to fly to another planet to rescue two other ensemble cast members? thats right, candace against universe! this means that catu is set in a timeline that doesn't include the escape from phineas tower episode, since they're able to exit the milky way galaxy and enter the vroblok cluster. this would be impossible if it were in the same timeline as this episode, since they would have stopped at the dome and wouldn't have been able to get to feebla-oot.

she’s the mayor

honourable mention to this episode since it features time travel and timeline fuckery and I never see anybody talk about it!

"Back at the golf course, Roger is astounded at how fast the game is going as Dr. Doofenshmirtz points out that the slight chance that the Accelerate-inator could destroy the very fabric of space-time and possibly the entire universe is a small price to pay to get done with the game. Perry then breaks the Accelerate-inator using a golf club, causing time to flow backwards at the exact moment when Linda and Candace are about to bust Phineas and Ferb, also undoing all of the day's events back to the announcement in City Hall and causing an alien from another universe to appear.

At City Hall, Mayor Doofenshmirtz prepares to announce the winner of the Mayor-For-A-Day Essay Contest. The alien destroys the Accelerate-inator, causing the time-line to be altered once again as the new honorary mayor is announced: the old coot and telling everyone that any gold that they find is now his, causing Candace to lament, "I was robbed."" (from the pnf wiki)

what would’ve happened if doof's machine wasn’t destroyed and set the timeline back into place? the fabric of time and space would have been destroyed, and there is a very high chance there would have been a last-day-of-summer-esque situation where everything within the void would cease to exist. right from the start of the episode, it begins with a clock chiming, so from the beginning we are made aware that time will somehow have significance, which it does. after the timeline resets, we hear the clock chime again, which lets the viewer know we're now in a different timeline. there don't seem to be any repercussions of this timeline fuckery later in the show since it doesn't get mentioned again.

night of the living pharmacists

second honourable mention goes to this ending that @momphineasandferbmadeablog reminded me of (tysm bestie) where it "ends" with stacy turning off her tv as if the entire episode was a horror film the whole time. however, even before verifying, i had a feeling it was debunked and its just the ending of the grievance film. and i was right.

"Dan Povenmire made it clear that the entire episode was canon instead of a film Stacy was watching, and that the "The End" card on Stacy's TV was merely the "The End" title card of the Grievance movie she was watching." (from the pnf wiki)

there isnt a citation for it and none of his tweets showed up while i was looking for actual proof but i definitely remember him saying it somewhere, but please, absolutely feel free to think of it as a separate timeline! without dan saying it's a canon episode, there isn't actually any proof within the episode that it isn't its own timeline.

across the second dimension/tales from the resistance: back to the second dimension

and for our third and final honourable mention, this one is basically the existence of the second dimension. I haven't added it as its own since the concept is pretty obvious - its another dimension where a different timeline occurs. i mean, idk if i need to fully explain it, if youve seen the film and the s4 episode you know what happens. it's explicitly stated to be another dimension, however the specific mention of timelines is nonexistent. semantics, yes, but i do really feel like atsd is separate from all of it.

it's certainly a timeline that could happen - doof could lose his choo-choo and eventually take over the tri-state area and the events of the film would occur, but the fact that the main characters cross over and meet each other puts it into a different category for me. but by all means, feel free to think of it as yet another timeline!

I want to specifically mention: this list of episodes is not at all an exhaustive number of timelines. the way I see it, this is just the ones that are “labelled” (for lack of a better word) as their own timelines. there can be as many or as few timelines within the dwampyverse as you like. this analysis is not a rulebook, but rather answering the conundrum with one solution out of an infinite number of possibilities.

the dwampyverse and its "current year syndrome"

i think we can all agree that phineas and ferb is a relatively timeless show, in that you could watch it at any point in the past fifteen years and it wouldn't feel particularly out of place. that being said, the technology used in the show makes it feel aged or weirdly out of time. most notably, the switch between candace having a flip phone in the first three seasons and a touch-screen phone in everything post-season four. this is clearly influenced by the smartphone boom that occurred in the 2010s when iphones became mainstream, and thus impacted everyday life, including in tv and film.

so, when the animators jumped on this trend, phineas and ferb became a lot less timeless. candace owning something like a flip phone, something that didn't even exist for a long period of time in real life, felt less like something that was trying to keep up with the times than when she suddenly appeared on screen with a smartphone. not to mention the alexa joke in candace against the universe. now that was a jumpscare.

if you did want to carbon date the summer that the show is set in, like this post did for example, and if you're like me, you might headcanon phineas and ferb's summer taking place somewhere between 2009 and 2012. the other times where they've crossed over is set whenever it makes sense. the pnf effect? i think its pretty much canon that it takes place in 2017, what with all the pop culture references like pokemon go, dabbing, and uptown funk. definitely things you can date back to that mid 2010s era.

milo murphy's law also makes sure it stays current too, like specifically mentioning the year 2016 when the lumberzacks formed, milo's bag of toothbrushes labeled 2012-2014, and king pistachion doing a selfie with everyone which is like the most 2016 thing ever. (you guys remember the oscars selfie?) there's certainly some purpose behind dating some of the events within the show, since its entire B-plot is about time travel, but it doesn't feel like its really trying to be a current show. at least, not until they have references and allusions to pop culture things like ducky mo-go.

hamster and gretel has what is unfortunately the worst display of the three - there's a lot of social media references in the show. not necessarily memes, but just a lot of display of the characters using social media. the first one that comes to mind is the destructress, where her typical Thing is her doing a livestream or some kind of story update announcement with her phone, clearly showing that this is a 2020s cartoon, and it feels the need to be very current. hell, eight year old gretel has an iphone in this show, but i won't go down the track of why that fact alone is so weird to me since it'll derail this entire analysis.

granted there are a LOT of inconsistencies throughout these three shows but the current year syndrome, although sometimes unavoidable, proves the fact there are multiple timelines - and they can be traced back to candace's flip phone.

so, what do we do with this?

I personally love cherry-picking the parts of canon that exist, purely from a selfish point of view but also because this universe allows for it. there are a lot of different endings or alternate paths these characters can go down, and as exemplified by act your age, we can either ignore them or embrace them. sure, it’s unlikely but there are some people who like the aya ending and say it’s their own canon, and others who like the ending where doof becomes professor time. or there's others, like me, who absolutely adore last day of summer as their timeline end. the openness of it in such a positive light makes it feel like it’s not even the ending for these characters.

it also begs the question - does everything go back to the status quo at the end of every phineas and ferb episode? well... it can't, really. most character arcs within the show are tied to events that happen, like monty and vanessa getting together, or buford joining the backyard gang, or even doof's slow arc to being a good, if not morally grey character.

no, it’s not a big deal that there’s a lot of different timelines in the sense you have to constantly think about it as you watch it. but it does present us with the classic conundrum: which one is actually canon? and to this, i say, pick your own ending. if you like cherry picking as much as I do, indulge yourself. skip episodes you don't like. ignore parts of canon that don't actually have that much impact on the timeline. hey, its not like the show doesn't allow for it!

[archer12xx]

Forever Holding Your Peace

tags: slight to moderate angst (I think), wedding, Tobias Fox, featuring Milo.

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You clicked play for the umpteenth time and watch as the love of your life kneel down and pull out a ring, smiling as tears fall down his cheeks, on the video. "He looks so happy," you whispered just before Milo snatched the phone from your hand. "You have to stop doing this to yourself," he said, turning the video off and putting the phone on the table.

You leaned in, putting your elbow on the table and rest your chin on your palm. Your gaze wandered outside the window, watching the people come and go but... not really. Lost in thought, your mind fixates on Tobias' happy face, especially when the love of his life said yes. How ironic. He used to say he's never going to get married. Now, there's only a few weeks left and he'll be wearing a band around his ring finger. Forever tied to one and one person only. Bet he doesn't care about that anymore, you thought. "I'm happy if he's happy," you said. Milo sighed and shook his head. "No, you're not." No, I'm not, you thought. And it's only going to get harder. You sighed as your heart begun to ache. Why you're not used to this pain yet is beyond you.

The day, that you wished to never come, came as fast as a lightning strike. You sat on your chair, amidst a crowd consisting of the bride and groom's family and friends. It's like cage diving only that there's no cage, only two sharks getting married and ripping your heart apart. Why are you even there? Why do you have to torture yourself further? When being friends with him alone has made you and your poor heart suffer-- that, you can bear, but this... And most importantly, why are you still hoping that it's you who's going to walk down the isle, stand next to him, and deliver the words of your eternal love for him? No, it's not you and it's time for you to wake up. You know this but, as you watch him cry happy tears as he watch the bride walk down the isle, you can't help yourself. And all of a sudden, your feet started moving. You stood up, wiping your tears as you walk away. Tobias saw you, got confused for a moment as to why you're storming out of the wedding hall. But as soon as his gaze meets the bride's, he's immediately forgotten all about it. And the wedding went on as planned, and you...you went and pick up every piece of your broken heart, hoping one day you'll be able to piece them back together.

Fin.

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I just found this in my drafts. Now I'm thinking about Tobias marrying someone else at 3am T^T might as well post it.

[len-wither]

So witch!Scott and Milo finale theory (ig??)

so as i was rewatching Scott's ep9 (the one where he becomes immortal) it really got me thinking a lot

just what if he does become the supreme witch? what if he brings Milo back? would it really be the same?

cuz, as time goes on Scott, is slowly becoming less and less human (both literally and metaphorically) (I mean the guy is slowly turning into a walking corpse, what else do you want from him?), then when (if) Milo comes back, would he look at Scott the same?

would he still see the man he has once called his "sunshine" or a completely different person who is ready to curse and hurt and even kill others just to become stronger and get what he wants? and I mean, sure he did do it for Milo but does it matter?

and most importantly, would Milo still want to be with him or would he leave? thatxs not the same man who he fell in love with, but the complete opposite for that matter

also we can't forget that none or Scott's characters ever had a happy ending (esmp s1, rsmp, etc)

I'm excited to see what type of angst Scott will rain on us at the end of this series, cuz the angst potential is so high with this one, I'm tellin' ya!

[pasteloctoz]

I am always looking to have FL and the rest of the damn crew interact with any of the other characters. But especially FL with the other listeners. I already headcanon an entire friend group with the mates, lovely, and darlin' because OF COURSE THERE IS. If you're lookin for that bit that set off this idea, here's the post I made:

SO- I have more :D

FL, Gavin, Baaabe, and Asher are the most fashionable couples in the group. But most importantly, Gavin and Baaabe both talk a lot about where they get their clothes.

Speaking of which, when Gavin meets Asher, Ash just embraces Gavin's flirting and Gavin eats it up.

It takes a while for everyone in the group (even their partners) to get used to Gavin, but when they see how laid back FL is about it, they warm up to him.

David is still hella protective of Angel though and it shows. 'Tis why Gavin stopped flirting with Angel (obv he's not gonna be that shitty of a person) even though he still messes around with David.

Milo is equally as protective as David is about SH but as long as SH doesn't say anything to him and Gavin doesn't over step their boundaries, Milo is chill about it.

Sam doesn't get anything Gavin says and Darlin' just laughs at him for it, while its the other way around for Vincent and Lovely.

On an angstier note- All the listeners trauma dump to one another. Whether its stuff we've seen or just random stuff from their past. They have such a precious relationship with one another that one of them can just simply say "Hey, I can someone come over, I need a distraction." And they all drop everything. Suddenly a full day of going out on the town and partying is planned and they're all down for it. They all know what its like so they don't ask until the person in question is ready. Then they listen. I remember typing something like this up but I either can't find the post or I never posted it. All the listeners have been through so much whether the inversion or their own personal/childhood trauma. I feel like its only fair for them all to have this kind of healthy understanding and safe place with eachother.

Also, for Angel, Baaabe, and Darlin', Lovely hooked them up with their therapist because even though they weren't in the ward, Lovely knows how much stress they felt knowing their partners were in there.

Speaking more about the inversion, when the wave of magic happened, I'd like to think that the people in the wards could feel their friends/family/partners that helped the wave go off. So David, Asher, and Sam all felt Darlin's magic along with a few others when it happened. I want that to be the reason why Darlin' was shifted when they met back up with Sam (but also to sniff him out ofc).

Baaabe is a lawyer so anytime one of the listeners + asher get angry at someone they say, "You'll hear from my lawyer." And two minutes later Baaabe is there like "What did you do to piss 'em off."

Thats all I got rn!!! Have a lovely day! (No pun intended)

[mazosstuff]

SUMMIT SPOILERS (Redacted Asmr)

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK HAPPENED?

Let's go in chronological order:

Why is Milo always searching for a pair of goddamn socks

Vincent giving the crown to Lovely, my heart melted at that moment

PORTER GASLIGHTING VINCENT I CAN'T.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHERE TF IS TREASURE?!

I'm happy that Vincent and the the Boys are on good terms, it would have been hell on earth if it were otherwise... :'D

What the fuck is the House of Bennett now and who runs it??

Alexis being the bitch she always was. I wanted to punch her in the face omg. I kinned Darlin' so much in that moment.

I don't know how to feel about the offer that was made to David...

GO GET IT SAM! NO ONE DISRESPECTS DARLIN'

PORTER OMG, THE LORE BOMB DROPPED THERE LIKE IT'S NOTHING.

Asher taking decisions? Idk why but it reminded me of the Imperium

Sweetheart. Just Sweetheart. I need to know what they saw.

The arrival of Alexis feels weird. I mean, it's too well timed. Porter doesn't feel like it's the one that would cause problems between the houses/clans/ idk how they call themselves.

I feel like Porter actually did something good for once. At least both him and Vincent and also Sam have an alibi.

Sam being the fucking mom of the group, why are you two acting like toddlers Jesus Christ.

WHO DIED?!

ERIK YOU CAN'T LEAVE US WITH A CLIFFHANGER

Pls give me your theories because I need other points of view :'D

[penncilkid]

5+1 Headcanons!

Thank you so much @gingerbreadmonsters for the tag, I had to reach into the depths of my brain for these. (Translation: I got so excited that every headcanon I've ever had left my brain /lh)

Rules: Share 5 Redactedverse headcanons you hold, plus 1 headcanon you're still working on!

1: Timeline be damned, Sunshine and Elliott were childhood friends (/lh). This is just something I've thought about a lot for Dan-Bi (my version of Sunshine) and Elliott, and it makes a lot of sense. It gives more depth to their pining while also letting them have more general knowledge of each other seeing as they grew up together. And, more importantly, it further emphasizes the parallels between them and Blake/Bestie.

2: D(a)emons are naturally polyglots. It's what allowed them to adapt to life on Elegy, and it's a fun tool for adding depth to dynamics/interactions between characters. That said, it doesn't automatically mean they're well-versed in slang and such. Only that they have the ability to communicate via whatever language they encounter. Each d(a)emon has their personal preference for what language they use most often.

3: Darlin' has always been a physical touch kind of person when around the pack. But it's specific types of touch: Playfully punching someone's arm, leaning on someone's shoulder (my Darlin' is fairly tall /lh), general pack roughhousing that's normalized for shifters. It's later on when Darlin' opens themself up to more vulnerable forms of physical affection, ones that they need to initiate in order to feel comfortable. It's why it means so much when they're willing to hug someone else from the pack. It's as if through the embrace, they're saying "You make me feel safe. But I don't know how else to say that."

4: My design for Guy is Asian and Latino, but this works for any Guy who speaks a 2nd language: He is absolutely tormenting Honey by saying the most heinous shit in public in a language other than English. He finds it hilarious, especially when Honey isn't able to properly react to it in the moment.

5: Freelancer is the "I got it" friend. You need a nail file? They've got one. Forgot to eat? Don't worry, they've got some snacks tucked away in their bag. Oh your hair got messed up? Give them five minutes max, they're gonna go grab their haircare bag (That last bit leans towards my specific design for them but still).

And my plus one: This is broader but I love thinking about the speakers/listeners as it pertains to A) cooking and B) dancing. Like my Milo is Dominican, of course he's taught Nirav (SH) how to dance bachata. What's that? Malakhi (Baaaabe) is Jamaican? Hell yeah, he gets to help cook for the pack (especially knowing Asher's track record). I could write an essay on how Ayl (Lovely) using cooking as a means of getting to know people pre and post turning is so fascinating from a vampiric standpoint. I don't know why, but it's just something I enjoy thinking about a lot.

[romerona]

Chapter 11: The beginning of the end.

-In which the daughter of the Lord of Darkness who was born with the sole purpose of destroying the universe falls in love with Peter Parker.-

Masterlist.

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Carina had a few crushes in her life, two to be exact, her first crush was when she was six, a boy called Isaiah Mcdougal, he was a lot older than her, he was fifteen if she recalls correctly, he had the most beautiful olive skin, and hazel colour eyes that reminded her of the colour of her favourite tea, she always watched him from afar, it was a little bit stalkerish but at the time Carina didn't though so.

He was the son of a woman who came for guidance, her husband had abandoned them and she needed to find herself again, Isaiah needed guidance too because apparently he was going down a wrong path, whatever that meant.

He was nice, truly, and although Carina was shy and hardly spoke to him, whenever they did share a few words he was always nice to her,- polite more than anything now that she thinks about it- then a day of august the two left, having found their path again which was not in the mystic arts, it was sad but Carina was glad they found what they were looking for.

Her second crush was a bit odder, something she didn't expect but she couldn't help but fancy, Kovu from The Lion King 2. Carina didn't know what possessed her for her to find an animated Lion attractive, but she did, maybe it was the dark mane or the charming green eyes, but what carina truly consider very attractive was his personality, something about it was just so intriguing and enticing to her, and his story with Kiara, his character development, it made her heart fluttered at the thought of a boy like that.

She thought the lion was the end of it. But it seems she had something for animated personalities.

Now, she had to add Milo James Thatch to the list, the geeky, lanky boy from Atlantis: The lost Empire. He was so endearing, so soft-spoken yet determined, awkward to a fault, imaginative, full of peculiar ideas, a bit of a loner, although he is delighted to share his knowledge with the others, so loyal and nerdy. Carina found she liked that very much, she liked him very much.

By the time the movie had ended, Carina realized she had developed a crush when she felt disappointed she wasn't going to see his brown eyes behind those round spectacles anymore.

Currently, she was following behind the group of kids who were watching the movie with her to the east courtyard where most of the adults were drinking their night away, but most importantly where the sweet table was. It was a quick walk, thankfully. Grabbing a few chocolate cover strawberries and a cup of chocolate milk she leaned against a pillar to observe the courtyard, as she had nothing better to do and still did not want to go to bed.

The courtyard looked as it always did on the full moon parties, the levitating candles that were burning around the courtyard illuminating the space along with the fairy lights that stretched from one side of the roof to another and around trees, the sound of the drums echoing around the area, over the chatting people, most adults with a drink on their hands, some already stumbling, others happily chatting with their friends or opening a portal to wherever is it that they're going, overall having a good time, which is exactly what the full moon parties are actually about despite of what the masters say.

But Carina couldn't enjoy it, she felt there was something on the back of her head that didn't let her be, a nagging feeling, a dull pain on her chest, like an itch she couldn't reach because it was under her skin. 

"What's with the long face?" 

Snapping her head to the side, she was met with Stephen Strange, the new and improved Stephen Strange, he had cut his beard and hair a few days ago and Carina still couldn't believe the difference between now and then, he looked decent now, expensive, if she could use that word to describe him.

Carina frowned, looking up at him, "What long face?"

"The one you have," Stephen said, his eyes set ahead, gazing at the people while holding a cup of ale in one of his hands. "Was the movie that bad?"

"I actually really enjoyed it, it was rather interesting." Carina huffs, after taking a strawberry she offered Stephen some. He looked down at the plate and grabbed one. "And I do not have a long face."

"Maybe you haven't noticed it but you do." He mumbled with a shrug, taking a bite of the strawberry.

Carina pursed her lips, she was still a bit gutted about Milo James but she didn't think it was that bad to have a sour look, or maybe it's not that but rather the dull pain on her head, regardless she wasn't going to admit either of them.

"I do not," She scoffs stubbornly, sending him a quick annoyed look, "Anyways, how are you enjoying the evening?"

Stephen shrugged, taking a sip of his ale. "I can see why people enjoy the beer so much, and this evening it's going better than my afternoon, so, I'll say I'm enjoying it."

"What happen this afternoon?" Carina questions, always the nosey one.

"Wong didn't let me borrow the books of  Astral Projection." He grunts sourly, and by the look on his face, Carina could tell he was still annoyed. "He said I'm not ready."

"Maybe you're not." Carina couldn't help but let out a soft laugh at the annoyingly impatient glare he was giving her. "Wong knows best, he is one of the best sorcerers in here, the third best just behind the Supreme and Mordo, I reckon." 

Stephen purses his lips, eyes glimmering with frustration. "I thought I prove myself already, and I am ready. I already read all I had to about spell casting, the next is Astral Projection. I refused to pause now, I can't."

Carina regarded him, he was admirable yet terribly stubborn and agitated to do things quickly, that is something she knew since she first meet him, but she could tell something has change in him, he was less rigid, more open to his spirit. He finally listen to what the Ancient One had been telling him and open his eyes and let go of his seldom.

"He doesn't even know who Beyonce is," Stephen continues to ramble, grabbing another strawberry from her plate mindlessly. "Who doesn't know Beyonce? It's like not knowing who the Avengers are."

Carina snickers softly knowing that Beyonce is one of Wong's favourite artists, along with Rihanna, J. Cole and BTS but just like his love for awful jokes, his music taste is a secret only a few chosen ones know about. "He's just reserved when it comes to his likes."

"Yeah, I gathered that already, and where is he anyways?" Stephen asks, eyes roaming the people while Carina holds her cup of chocolate milk to her lips.

But before she could take a sip, someone nudge her hard from behind making her stumbled a little and the milk to splash on her chin and clothes.

"Oops, I'm so sorry Miss Agamotto, I didn't see you there," Hanna said with obvious fake remorse. 

Carina looked back at her as she walked away, giggling with Eloise and her other friends.

"I still don't understand why don't you say anything to them, or the Ancient One for that matter." Said Stephen, who was glaring at the back of the girl's heads.

"You know me, I don't want to create more problems." Carina sighs, wiping her mouth with her sleeve.

"Oh, come on, Carina." Stephen huffs, opening a portal to the sweet table and grabbing a napkin. "For how long have they been harassing you?"

"Does it matter?" Carina was impressed by how quickly his ability of portal opening improved in the past days, her eyes narrowing in thought as an idea formed in her mind while taking the napkin Stephen was handing her.

"It does, why do they bother you thought?" He asks, glancing down at her with a confused look.

Carina shrugged, trying to dry her chocolate stained robes with the napkin. "Agamotto is a horrible name to live up to, and they just like to make sure I know how terrible I am at doing so."

Stephens's lips fell into a tin line, an emotion flickers through his features, "Why aren't you allowed to learn magic with the other kids?"

"All I know is that I am the last legacy of the most powerful family of sorcerers, Stephen," Carina told him, trying to sound as indifferent as she could, trying to sound as if she hadn't spent nights laying awake on her bed over that fact. "My magic is quite different from yours or anyone on this temple, I'm... special and my time to learn will come but it's not now,"

Or at least that's what the Ancient One always tells her.

"That makes sense, I guess, I read about your family the other day–," Stephen says, once again looking ahead.

"All the overachievers Agamottos," Carina mumbles, recalling what she had read about her family too, there was a whole book about them.

Each Agamotto accomplished something historic in their own way, something that changed the Mystic Arts drastically, it could be a spell, a form of casting, a newly discovered dimension, a book, a won battle, an artefact, all of it worthy of praise and respect.

'The Agamottos are fated to greatness' was one of the most prominent lines of the book, almost like the motto of the family.

"If you are anything like them, I'm sure you'd become the best sorcerer around," Stephen said, nudging her arm. "Only behind me, that is."

Carina scoffs a laugh, if you're anything like them, that's quite the burden. "You sure have a way with words, Stephen."

"I try." Said Stephen with faux petulancy, a familiar smirk on his face. "And I think they are jealous, those girls,"

"Of what?" Carina asks, frowning hardly believing she had anything people ought to be jealous about.

"Because despite it all, you are still an Agamotto, the best there is, it's bound to bring envy from people."

Carina hums, lips pursing in thought. Envy over a name? That's stupid. "I take it you've experienced envious people before?"

"A few, I am the best neurosurgeon in America after all," Stephen told her, a soft proud smile on his face before it went away. "Or was, for that matter, now I am in a temple learning about Mystic Arts or trying to but Wong won't give me the books I need-- wait," He turned to Carina in question. "You won't be able to get them for me, would you? You get them for you and then you handed them to me?"

Carina laughs softly, shaking her head. "Last time I let you borrow a book from me, Wong banned me from getting any books, I can't risk it."

"Right." Stephens sighs defeatedly, looking away.

"But I can give you an idea..." Carina trails off, making Stephen glance at her.

"What?"

Carina looked around, making sure no one was at earshot and motioned Stephen to lean down to her level. "You didn't hear this from me, okay? Because you'll be breaking the rules."

"Sure." Stephen rolled his eyes, unamused.

"Now that you can open portals, you can use that to...  get things quickly and without much effort, if you understand what I'm talking about," Carina whispered, eyes gazing over the courtyard, before sending Stephen a pointed look.

It took him a second but when his eyes shinned with realization, Carina knew he had understood what she had told him, he grinned at her nodding his head once as he straightened up back to his height.

"Understood."

"But be quiet, find a time Wong's distracted." She told him, a yawn ripping out of her, alarming her that she needed to sleep.

"When he's distracted with what? He doesn't seem to like anything." Stephen scoffs, crossing his arms.

"He sometimes likes to listen to his cassettes, when it's a slow day or night, maybe he's doing it now,"  She told him, leaving her plate and cup on an empty table, "I'm going to bed now, good luck."

"Yeah, thanks," Stephen said, sending her a quick dismissive wave.

"And remember not to tell anyone or we're both going down."

"Yeah, yeah, I understood it after the first time you told me that,  just go to sleep."

"Fine, have a good night then, Mr knows it all," Carina said, walking away to her bedroom, hoping with all her soul that it'll be a whisper-less night.

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It wasn't, if anything it became worse.

As the days pass, the whispers turn louder, it was almost as if they were whispering next to her. Carina still didn't understand what they were saying, no matter how much attention she put into comprehending them, nothing was clear.

She couldn't sleep, the nagging on her head had turned into a sharp, painful throbbing, which was gradually getting worst.

It was making her crazy.

And it sure was showing, for Stephen had come up to her one evening and asked her if she was sick but not after complaining to her that Wong snitched on him, and that the Ancient One had taught him to open a portal to the mirror Dimension. She gave him a quick congratulations and made sure to tell him that she had been sleeping later than normal, he seemed reluctant to believe her, but at the time he seemed to do so.

Carina made a point to avoid him, Wong and the Ancient One in fear of questioning, because as the nights pass the bags under her eyes became darker than usual and she knew it was matter of time before they notice it.

There were nights when she had cried from exhaustion, rapping her pillow around her head, in hopes for the whispers to leave her alone, but all futile, of course.

Carina should tell the Ancient One, she knows, but she had trouble doing so, always chickening out at the last minute, not wanting to feel like a burden or fear judgement from her, although Carina knows she won't be judged, but that was an irrational fear of her, one that's keeping her from telling the sorcerer or anyone else.

So, instead of telling anyone, Carina decided to take matters into her own hands, because she could handle it. It was vexing, painfully so, but she knew could handle it alone. She had handled things in her own life before, this shouldn't be any different, it was just a small inconvenience, nothing a bit of meditation can't solve.

I am in control.

I am in control.

I am in control.

Carina repeated that mantra over and over, day and night, there were days when she missed breakfast, lunch or dinner to meditate, but no matter how many times she did it, meditation didn't do much. The whispers had progressively gone from a few hours at night to hear them a few times during the day.

"Little star?" The Ancient One's voice cut through Carina's train of thought as she was walking back to her room making her halt in her steps.

Carina grimaced, she had been successful to avoid the Sorcerer in the past days but she knew the Supreme would came to her eventually, she just has hope that when the time came whatever was happening stop.

"Yes?" Carina mumbled as she turn to face the woman, keeping her gaze down.

The supreme walked in front of her, Carina could feel the burning gaze on the top of her head but she still didn't look up. "It's dinner time, I heard they were serving Coconut Curry, I know how much you like it."

"I-I'm not hungry at the moment," She turn her attention to her shoes, although coconut curry sounded divine at the moment, Carina didn't feel like being around people.

"That's new," The Ancient one hummed, tilting her head down to catch her gaze but Carina still didn't meet her eyes. "You never turned down Coconut Curry before..."

Carina shrugged, a hand on her necklace, feeling slightly irritated. "I'm just not hungry, but I'll grab some another time, If you excuse me I-."

"Look up at me, Carina." The supreme interrupted her, her tone of voice containing authority, making her flinch, she had only heard a couple of times before and never directed to her.

She slowly did as told, holding her gaze with the woman, whose eyes shinned with curiosity but mostly concern. "What's wrong, my dear star?"

"I–I'm just," Her heart was shouting at her to tell her, to tell the Supreme what was going on but her mind was stronger, her fear catching on. "I'm missing some sleep, that's all."

"Is that so?" The woman asked, placing a hand over her forehead and then her cheeks, Carina felt as if her eyes were staring down at her soul. "You're cold."

"Maybe I'm catching one." Carina offers meekly, hoping the sorcerer believes her.

"In that case, you would have been warm," The Ancient One moved her hand to the back of her neck, moving her hair out of the way.

Carina moved out of her touch as it was starting to irritate her, her amethyst eyes moving once again to the ground. "I just need a few hours of sleep and I'll be all right, now please, excuse me."

With that she turned and began walking back to her room, a hand rubbing her tired eyes, feeling drowsy when she finally reached her room. Carina threw her bag somewhere and lay on her bed, breathing heavily, her eyes roamed over the paintings on her walls, all different, the sun hiding behind a green hill, the ocean, a snowy mountain under the night sky, a field of flowers, and then, there was one in the blank, the last wall.

Without even thinking, she grabbed the pink paint and with her hands, she started drawing lines, and lines, she then grabbed the purple and painted over those same lines, mirroring them. Carina took a step back when she felt like it was done, the blank wall was now the home of an abstract symbol, a sigil, Carina noted, and although she had no idea what it meant, or how did she know how to draw it, it felt oddly familiar. 

She felt a chill running down her back, she ignored it and moved to the bed once again too tired to care, and not even bothering to change into her nightgown, Carina slumped into bed and fell asleep...

Whispers, those damned whispers awoke her once again, and Carina couldn't help but let out a sob, she was exhausted, so exhausted, she'll do anything for the stinging pain to cease.

What was happening to her?

When the next morning arrived something had changed, Carina felt off, an unsettling feeling forming in her stomach. It wasn't right, it was overwhelming.

She didn't make it to breakfast, the thought of food was nauseating, instead, she went straight to her morning classes, she was the first one in the class, saying a quick good morning to the professor, she went to sit on her usual seat.

"Carina, I have to leave for a moment, could you help me pass out these papers, please?" The professor asks, yet not waiting for her response as he hands her the large papers before heading out. "Thank you."

Without another option, Carina stood up and place the papers on each desk, where each student was seated. Soon, students began to flood in, each chatting happily with their friends, being blissfully loud, oblivious that they were giving Carina a headache. She sighs closing her eyes for a moment, to keep her ache from furthering.

"Hey, Miss walking failure," She heard the annoying voice of Eloise, "You haven't given me my papers, are you that useless you can't even do something as simple as hand out papers?"

"Would it be that surprising, though?" Hanna added, earring a few laughs around the class.

Carina let out air through her nose, jaw clenching as an unwanted heated feeling waved over her, she walk towards them, thankfully the two girls were sitting together so that made it easier to hand them the papers. With her head down she gave Hanna her papers, but took a bit to find Eloise as hers were on braille.

"Sbrigare," Eloise exclaimed, impatiently holding her hand out.

"Give me a second, would you?" Carina mumbled, rolling her eyes as she finally handed her the papers.

Eloise snatched the papers off her hands."Sei fottutamente inutile."

Carina gritted her teeth, it was new for her to feel such an overwhelming feeling, such overwhelming pressure to hurt Eloise, but she manage to bottle it up, she took a deep breath and kept handing out the last of the papers.

The professor wasn't back yet, leaving the students to keep chatting amongst themselves much to Carina's dismay.

She walked back to her seat, dragging her feet as she did so when suddenly, a gasp left her mouth when she felt a foot on her path sending her straight to the ground. Carina was lucky to break the fall with her hands and knees because otherwise, she would have plumped her face against the solid ground.

Laughter echoed around the room as she sat up, she glanced at her hands, they were red but there wasn't any scratch. Carina glared over her shoulder at Eloise, who was cackling with Hanna and a few of their friends.

"Awn, Miss Agamotto, are you going to cry?" Hanna laughed, pouting mockingly.

Eloise giggles, "Come on cry for us, Miss Agamotto."

"Cry for us." Hanna chanted, slapping her hand on the table.

"Cry for us."

The class had joined. "Cry for us."

"Cry for us."

Something engulf Carina, a feeling so awful she hardly believed it was coming from her but she couldn't help it, she indulge in the feeling, the rage, and then as if on cue, the whispers appeared.

"Cry for–"

"Shut up," She roared standing up, her hands turning into fists as she stared at the two girls, "Shut up. Shut Up."

Carina glared at them, not noticing the cracks forming under her feet, the flying things around her or the green angry flames engulfing every paper and part of the desks, she only noticed the scared look on the girl's face as they started to hover a few feet, skin turning a sickly shade of grey.

She didn't understand what she was doing but she couldn't stop, it was refreshing, energizing, addicting.

"Carina stop." Hanna choked out, tears falling down her face. "Please."

Eloise was sobbing, her glasses had broken, and were somewhere on the ground, she was twitching, her brown irises blown with fear. "I-I'm s-sorry, mi d-dispiace."

And like that, Carina realized what was happening, her fist loosening, she gasp looking around the room, the two girls slammed to the floor, still sobbing, crawling into a fetus position, the flames had burned out, and the things around her seemed to settle as well but Carina wasn't, she was choking on air, she couldn't breathe, she needed out.

Without another look, she took off, away from the mess she caused, ashamed and terrified of what she had done.

Carina felt like she was about to explode, her head was throbbing painfully, the whispers were so loud she couldn't even think, it felt as if someone was yelling in her ear, she just wanted to collapse, she wanted to let go, she wanted relief.

She wasn't in control.

She couldn't handle it alone as she thought, she was so stupid to think so, she needs the Ancient One, she'll know what's happening to her, she'll know how to help her.

Carina leaned against a wall, there was a sudden painful feeling on her chest, an overwhelming need to let go, but she couldn't, she needed to find the Ancient One. Bumping into people, murmuring weak apologies, she staggers to find the Supreme.

Carina knew she must look like a proper nuisance but she couldn't care less.

After what felt like an eternity, Carina found the Supreme in the courtyard, helping two students with their combat skills. Panting, she stumbled down the stairs, grunting as she felt something ripping on her chest.

"Carina!" Someone shouted, she couldn't recognize the voice and at this point, she didn't care, she was ready to pass out if it wasn't for the pressing whispers.

She felt someone grab her, it was a familiar touch, the Ancient Ones, she was telling her something, but nothing made sense. Carina felt another bolt of pain shooting through her chest, making her groan, and place her hands over her chest as she crumbled to the ground.

"What is happening to her?" Someone asked concern seems to be oozing out of their words.

"Strange, stay back–"

"Let me help, I can—"

"Stay back."

When Carina felt a hand on her back, she finally looks up and was met with the green alarmed eyes of the Supreme, it was the first time she had seen that look on her.

"The whispers. I can't –" she choked out, she felt as if she needs to sneeze, those moments where you suck air in to blow it out later, moments where you can't breathe, only inhale. "I-I can't..."

She heard the cracking of glass under her and for one second, for one breath, it was peaceful.

The second of calmness before the sneeze.

An overwhelming rush erupted out of her, the power of a tsunami, so strong she felt the ground beneath her shake, so strong she felt the glass cracked above her, so strong that for a moment Carina thought it might have ripped her chest open.

But at long last, she exhales.

[yeastinfectionvale]

Blood, Sweat & Coffee

A William solaire fiction for @sparkledragonxi for this year's redactedverse summer match ups! Hope you enjoy! [Finally got my laptop working so I can post on tumblr!]

William Solaire thought of himself as a vampire that still understood the traditions of the past. The King of the Coven was expected to care, protect and lead those under his wing.

Many saw him as a tyrant, a man with an iron fist. However, William saw himself to be a father figure, shepherding his children with a hard hand. Slowly his old rules and routines were no longer suited for the new generation of vampires under his wing and William wasn’t sure what to do.

Fatherhood was never easy, but William never thought he would be sitting in a cafe across from Marie Rosado (formerly Marie Greer) . Marie was respected in her social circle, a woman who was known to aid those in need, but most importantly she was a mother. William was hesitant to ask Marie for her help, not because he didn’t want it but more because she frightened him slightly. 

But there they were in a cafe on D.A.M.N campus grounds, Marie sipping on a peach ice tea while William enjoyed an oat milk & blood latte.

“I don’t know what to do Marie! It’s like they are out of control. I have Vincent and his Lovely who seem to be perpetually in the honeymoon phase. I am happy for both of them but I think if I catch them one more time I will die. Fred and Bright are 'undead graffiti artists' their words not mine. Not a problem but they keep forgetting about sunrise and Sam is getting tired of healing them. I know that they have done wrong but Quinn and Alexis are my children and even when they are away from the clan. I keep tabs on them. Currently they have this weird hate-sex pact that I am 80% sure only happens if both are extremely drunk and blindfolded-"

Marie stifled a laugh into her drink as William continued. "Sam, I don't think I have any complaints about Sam. He gets his work done on time and is happy in his relationship with Tank. All I have to do is keep Alexis and Quinn away." 

Marie watched William take a large sip of his drink, eyebrows creased as he drank the last of his latte. "Well I don't know much about siring vampires but I have raised a pack of werewolves." Marie said, setting her empty glass down. "About Vincent and Lovely, that will never change. The best you can do is pray you don't walk in on them. Milo and Sweetheart are the same. I may be his mother who changed his nappies, but I don't want to see my son's bare bottom ever again, especially when you can see the sole of his mate's feet over his shoulders. Fred and Bright, why don't you let them forget about sunrise and figure it out themselves? It hurts as a parent to watch your child get hurt, but getting burned by the stove is the best way to learn that fire is hot." 

William let out a long breath before nodding. "The best thing to do about Quinn, Alexis, Sam and Tank is to leave them alone. Keep tabs on all of them, but it's for the best if you maintain your distance. Sam and Tank are happy and healthy and as terrible as it is to say this, Alexis is better off away from Sam so she can figure out what she wants for the future. Quinn however needs to stay away because if he even comes close to Tank, I will hunt him down for hurting one of my babies." Marie looked out the window, noting that sunset was fast approaching. William glanced at Marie, paying for their drinks while she was distracted.

The pair walked out the cafe, a parasol above their heads as they walked riverside, arms interlocked. William looked down at Marie's hands, noticing that she was no longer wearing her wedding band. "Everything finalised?" He asked carefully, watching to see what emotion would appear on her face. She looked down at her hands before looking back up at him, "Last Monday. It feels strange. I spent most of my early life as a Rosado, I was a Greer for only 32 years, 15 of those I spent separated from Colm and yet I still feel like I'm mourning a new relationship. Like we married each other last year." She looked up at William, "I miss him, I really do but I don't think I could spend anymore time being a lifeboat for a ship that no longer remembers I was even there. I'm not sure if I'm ready to be a Rosado again, I'm not getting any younger and I'm scared to be single again." The two embraced, watching darkness take over in silence.

William drove Marie back to her house, watching her go inside before driving off home. Fred and Bright stood partially covered by hedges, whispering to each other as they snuck out. William suppressed the urge to remind the two about returning before sunrise, instead letting them leave. He parked his car and entered inside his home, hanging his coat and parasol on their respective hooks.

He turned to go to his bedroom, but paused as he caught a glimpse of himself in the tin-based mirror that Tank had gifted him. His hair was untied, locks of silver hair falling over his shoulders. There were small crows feet beside his eyes and smile lines lightly adoring the outside of his mouth. William chuckled at his reflection, smiling as he looked up at the painting he commissioned when he first welcomed Alexis and Quinn. He sat alone in the painting, his hair tied up in intricate knots, shoulders covered in a regal purple silk cloak. There were no crows feet or smile lines on his face, just the shadow of duty in his eyes. William couldn't help but feel sad for that version of him, there was no love in his eyes, just a sense of obligation. "To love is to be changed" He said aloud, repeating what Lovely had said to him once. William walked into his bedroom, happily reading text messages from his children.

The painting in the hallway had been removed, hidden away in the attic as two smaller photographs took its place. The first was of William surrounded by his children, Sam and Vincent sat beside him as Lovely, Tank, Fred and Bright sat in front. In William's hands were two brooches, one belonging to Quinn the other to Alexis, so that he spiritually could have all his children near him. The second photograph was of William and the Shaw pack. The members of the Shaw pack lined up behind him and Marie. Marie's arm was interlocked in William's and Asher was on Milo’s shoulders so he could give William bunny ears.

[vivwritesfics]

Hooked On A Feeling

Chapter Four - The Park

Daniel is a Formula One driver, but, more importantly, he was a single dad to a wonderful little girl. He wants her to be a normal little girl, to have a normal social life, so he sends her to daycare. That was where she met Milo, her future best friend.

Milo's mother was incredibly stressed. She worked so hard to provide a good life for her son. But then he makes a new friend, a friend who has a hot dad (ofc they fall in love)

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Y/N parked her car and hopped out. She opened the back door and grabbed Milo from his car seat, buttoning up his little jacket. “Excited, Milo?” She asked as she took his hand and walked him along the grassy park, to where Daniel and Olivia were.

They were in the playpark, Daniel pushing Olivia on the swings. Y/N opened the gate to the park (fenced off to stop dogs from entering) and let Milo walk through. She held his hand as they walked over to them.

Spotting Olivia, Milo let go of his momma’s hand and went running towards her. He jumped into the swing beside her and started shouting ‘push me, momma!’

So, Y/N followed him over. She said a hello to Daniel and began pushing Milo on the swings. It became a competition between the kids to see who could go higher, but the parents are more concerned about their safety than some silly competition.

After they finished up on the swings, Olivia and Milo went running over to the slides. Y/N and Daniel sat down on one of the benches scattered around the playpark as Olivia and Milo chased each other down the slide.

Daniel was easy to converse with. The more Y/N learnt about him, the more she liked to spend time with him. He was an interesting guy, had an interesting life. She was beginning to love listening to him talk.

Eventually, the kids remembered that they were promised ice cream the day before. They slid down the slide and went running towards their parents. Milo grabbed a hold of his mother’s arm and jumped on the spot. “Ice cream, momma!” He shouted as Olivia did the same.

Daniel looked at Y/N, wearing a grin. He grabbed a hold of Olivia, placing her on his shoulders as he walked out of the part. Y/N couldn’t do the same with Milo. She held his hand and followed Daniel out of the park. “Momma, I want to go on your shoulders,” he said with a pout.

“Sorry, Milo,” she muttered as she picked him up and placed him on her hip. “What ice cream would you like, munchkin?”

“Chocolate!” Milo shouted.

Falling into step with Y/N and Milo, Daniel tried his best to look up at Olivia, still on his shoulders. “What about you, Badger?” He asked, bouncing her slightly.

“Hmm.” Olivia thought about it like it was the most serious question in the world, like the world depended on it. “Cherry,” she said. “Wait, vanilla. Wait, chocolate.”

In the end, Daniel bought Olivia a cherry flavoured ice cream. She skipped along happily with it while Milo ate his chocolate ice cream. “Do you want one?” Asked Daniel, his wallet still in his hands.

But Y/N shook her head. “Thanks though,” she said as the two of them followed the kids along.

While they ate their ice creams, Milo and Olivia walked around the park. Y/N and Daniel walked behind them, hands swinging lazily between them, almost close enough to touch. But they didn’t, not yet at least.

“Okay,” Y/N began. “Milo said you’re a race car driver. Is that true?”

Daniel let out a laugh. “You mean an F1 driver? Yeah, yes, I am,” he said, his grin growing wider.

“Seriously? I thought Milo was just making that up to make things sound more impressive,” she replied. “Like, last month Milo told some of the boys in his class that his dad is a famous football player to try and get them to like him.”

Daniel laughed, but it was a sad sort of laugh. He knew Milo to be a lovely boy, one that didn’t need to make up such things for friends. But he continued. “I swear to god, I’m an F1 driver. Have been for years now. It’s why my parents sometimes drop Olivia off at daycare.”

“Okay, prove it,” she said. “Tell me everything there is to know about F1.”

Daniel laughed. With his whole body, he laughed. He held his chest as he stopped walking and placed one of his hands on his knees. But then he got an idea. A brilliant idea. “How about, instead of telling you, I show you? Take you and Milo to a race?”

“Seriously?” Y/N asked, staring at him. “You’d seriously do that for us? we’re basically strangers.”

Daniel nodded his head. “Of course. Milo is Olivia’s best friend and I know she’d love to have him at a race with her.”

“Holy shit,” Y/N mumbled under her breath, not loud enough for the kids to hear. “Thank you, Daniel. Seriously.”

He just smiled in return. Because, before he got to say anything, Olivia came running over, pink ice cream all over her face. “Daddy,” she began as Y/N reached into her bag to pull out some tissues. She handed a packet to Daniel, who immediately began wiping Olivia’s face with it. “Milo has never seen the Cars movies.” She turned her attention to Y/N. “How have you never shown him the Cars movies?” She turned back to Daniel. “Can Milo come over to watch the car movies?”

Daniel picked her up and placed her on his hip as Milo ran over, chocolate all over his face. Y/N grabbed another packet of tissues and cleaned off Milo’s face. He protested, trying to avoid the tissues (but Y/N got him, holding him still to clean him off).

“Well, Badger, you’re at your mums next week and I’ve got another race. But I’m sure, if it’s okay with Miss L/N, that Milo can come over the week after,” Daniel said, gently swaying her from side to side.

Y/N did the same with her son, placing him on her hip. “What do you say, Milo? Do you wanna go to Mr Ricciardo’s house to watch Cars with Olivia?” Milo nodded his head eagerly. “Tell Mr Ricciardo, not me,” Y/N said gently.

“Yes please, Mr Ricciardo!” He said, excitedly.

The kids wiggled out of their parents grasps and went back to running around, chasing each other and playing tag. Olivia chased Milo across the path and across the grass, with Y/N and Daniel never very far behind.

“Maybe we should swap numbers, now that our kids are best friends,” Daniel said, his voice somewhat nervous.

Y/N nodded. “Definitely,” she said as she pulled out her phone. Daniel programmed his number into her phone, taking a quick picture of himself for the contact picture, and Y/N did the same (minus the picture). It was to make planning out playdates easier, they both reasoned. Daniel even made a joke about sending Y/N and Milo some AlphaTauri merchandise for when they came to watch him race (but, it wasn’t really a joke).

“Can I ask a kind of personal question?” Y/N asked as Daniel handed her phone back and they began walking again.

“I love it when you say that.”

Y/N couldn’t help but laugh. Daniel was funny and charismatic, always switched on. Y/N couldn’t help but laugh along with him. But then she asked her question. “Why is Olivia’s nickname Badger?”

Finally, a question Daniel was happy to answer. He was hyper aware as, when he began speaking, the back of his hand brushed against hers. “In Formula One, my nickname is the Honey Badger. Off the track I’m this happy, friendly guy, but on the track I’m vicious, like a honey badger. When my ex was pregnant with Oliva, my friend-“

“Another driver?”

“Another driver – he gave her the nickname little badger. She was the honey badger’s daughter, so it just made sense,” he finished, beaming. He loved talking about his job.

Y/N played with her fingers. “Can I ask another question?” She asked and Daniel nodded his head. “So, I remember you saying about your ex and the kind of things she does to Olivia when she’s there. Can’t you ask for full custody? Take her to the courts?”

It was something Daniel thought about a lot. His little girl was miserable when she was with her mother, of course he thought about it. But he knew taking her to court for custody of Olivia wouldn’t work, especially with his job. The fact that he was gone so often would probably be enough hand full custody of Olivia over to his ex.

So, Daniel told her this, in as little detail as possible. This was harder to talk about than his breakup with his ex. The thought of not seeing Olivia again was enough to send him to his knees, unable to breath. But he held it together as he talked to Y/N.

At the end of the playdate in the park, the four of them walked back to the car park. Olivia and Milo walked side by side, with their parents on either side of them. When it came time so say goodbye, the children held each other. They refused to let go as their parents pulled them apart.

“Good luck with your race,” said Y/N as she held Milo in her arms.

“Race? Momma, can we watch?” Milo asked suddenly, before Daniel could say anything.

Looking at Daniel, she nodded. The two said their goodbyes and got the kids into the cars, strapping them into the car seats and driving away.

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Look, I don't want to make you ramble but I want to: I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CALEC'S TIEFLING FAMILY 😭 is Milo the youngest? Are the twins a bit creepy like twins are sometimes? BARD MOM? (i love me some female bards) WHO ARE THESE AMAZING BEINGS I WANT DESCRIPTIONS

Oh you always know just want to say 🤭

OKAY! We're doing this, I'm gonna make a cut cause I'm gonna ramble and there's gonna be pics okayletsgo!

First, let's start with some introductions, starting with the parents.

Caelestia Breeland: A tiefling bard from the home of devil summoning, Cheliax. She's beautiful, she knows she's beautiful, and if she has her way she'll be beautiful until the stars burn out. She sings, dances, plays a bunch of instruments and, most importantly, she's a damn fine cook. She loves her kids, and she loves her husband. A lot. So much. Like, think Morticia and Gomez Addams these folks are having kids into their 40s and beyond they LOVE love each other and they don't hide it, much to their kids' chagrin. She's the "fun mom"

Speaking of her husband, Thorin Breeland: Thorin is a human ranger from the frozen Land of the Linnorm Kings. He made his way south looking for adventure, found Breachill and The Call for Heroes which is an event regularly held by the town when the people need adventurers. That's where he met Caelestia and fell in love. She thought he was quaint, he thought she was hot, it was a match made in heaven. She got pregnant with their first child and they got married shortly after at the ripe age of 18 and settled down in the town where they met. That worked out so well for them that they decided to keep it up and had 4 more kids after that. One of his wife's favourite things about him is just how normal and plain he is, which is unfortunate for him because none of his kids seemed to pick up that trait, and Milo is still a little too young to tell.

Speaking of kids, I'll skip the first born(we don't talk about him) and move to the next set. The Twins.

Jules Breeland: Jules is, by trade and passion, a rogue. Her whole life all she's ever wanted to do was disturb shit and look hot doing it and by god she's killing it. She's the only kid other than Calec who inherited their mother's tail and unlike her kid brother she leaned into that, and has trained herself to use it as either a distraction or a slightly clumsier third hand. Her thievery is a great boon while they're adventuring but Thorin has a hell of a time keeping her out of trouble at home. Caelestia doesn't care, she thinks it's good to keep practicing and if her daughter is gonna show up with a beautiful new pearl necklace for her and the guards aren't looking their way then who is she to question her good fortune? She's an absolute disaster lesbian.

Which brings me to, Freya Breeland: Freya looks like the least troublesome of the two sisters but actually that's just a carefully constructed ruse. Freya is a witch, a fire-starter, and an absolute fucking nuisance. She takes after her mother when it comes to her beauty and penchant for using it to her advantage and she lives to tease her kid brother. She wasn't born with the same kind of inherent magic as some of her siblings, so she used her head and reached out to some...less scrupulous benefactors, got herself a magical patron and hasn't looked back since. Her hawk familiar, Apollo, is her closest confidant after her dear sister and while at one point the bird used to try and reign in her chaotic tendencies now he just rolls with it. Despite the chaos, Freya is a genuinely kind and loving person and she'd do anything for her family even though she sometimes shows that by casting curses on them and animating Calec's toys when he was a child and convincing him they were haunted and giving him nightmares for months... but I digress. She took to potion crafting like a moth to flame, and her proudest achievement to date is figuring out the formula for Serum of Sex Shift and crafting it for Jules for her birthday. She's a distinguished member of the Pathfinder Society, like her sister and parents.

We know him, we love him. Calistair Breeland: I won't dwell too much on Cal cause he already gets all the spotlight but his place in the family is special. He adventured with the Breeland Bunch for a bit before Milo was born and then, as the next youngest and least experienced, it became his responsibility to stay home and take after the wean while the rest of the family went on an adventure. He took up a job as a blacksmith apprentice and quickly became lead smith at Quarters while also occasionally doing security on caravan runs and other shorter escorting gigs to keep food on the table while the family was away. He was a flirt and a troublemaker in his youth, a spoiled brat and the kind of pretty boy that knows he can get away with everything. He takes after his mom. Taking care of Milo, though, settled him a little bit and he's finally caught up to his age. He idolized his older brother, the oldest in the family and a Champion of Desna.... the first adventure they went on without Calec, though, his brother never returned from, and there's been a rage boiling inside of him over it ever since.

I don't have a mini for Milo because...it's darn hard to make a kid on heroforge lol. Anyway!

Milo Breeland: Milo is the baby. 8 years old, and Calec's biggest fan. He's smart, cheerful, inquisitive. He spends his days with his nose in books reading tales about heroes just like his family and insists he's going to go on adventures with Calec some day and save people. He looks the most like his father with his red hair and pale skin and big green eyes. The only sign of fiendish blood in him is the sharp incisors that have started to grow in. His mother babies him whenever she's home and seems to favour him, which pisses Calec off for reasons he's not ready to confront yet. Calec, who tbh used to be kind of a whore, won't date anyone anymore unless they're Milo approved and treat the kid with the respect he deserves. Milo adores Rehgar.

And then we have the animals, that I'm gonna breeze through. Ursa and Fenn:

Thorin's animal companions. Ursa is a sweet lady who loves her family, curls up with Milo every chance she gets, and is fiercely, fiercely protective. She likes to eat maybe too much, and snores like a beast. Fenn is a clever wolf (heroforge only had dogs suspend disbelieve and pretend he's massive lol) and younger than Ursa. He favours Calec and the two of them often caused a lot of trouble together when Cal was younger. Now, when they're together, he's Calec's training buddy. Calec can almost keep up with Fenn's speed now, and his goal is to outrun him.

I didn't include any info on Calec's older brother because, tbh, I decided I wanted my GM to cover that and I love the mystery xD No one ever speaks about him, they won't talk about what happened, and Calec is starting to think maybe he's going a little bit crazy. Milo was too young to remember him and now after all this time Calec is starting to worry he's imagined everything so I'm keeping the details I do know about him very vague on purpose lol. All he has left is Celeste, his frankly oversized polearm that he crafted through his mourning with the fragment of his brother's starknife that the family brought home, as a reminder that he ever existed at all.

I wanna run a game where everyone plays a member of this family and put them through so much shit ;;

[wheresurboytonighthelookslikeenj]

Opinion on Watt's relationships with Milo Strange and Jack Walker?

who are you and why are you after my blood

theres a read more. look what youve made me do. this is a long detailed rant on why i dont like the watts plot in s15, including some good old fashioned resentment for jackwatts. proceed at your own risk

jack was really nice at first, i shipped them, i wrote a short fic or two even. of course he was bland but like the entire fandom held on to the idea that he'd eventually be developed slowly as the episodes go by right. right. idk i think it's the love of a soft and reserved and "normal" love interest for our guy whose life has been so much turmoil, so far from "normal" for so long. but we never really got good jack development did we, the most of his character being mostly made up in the fandom's heads. (ive skimmed aios, really good fic, murdoch fandom staple, like im at least somewhat cultured).

and then well it happened, ministry of virtue, everything goes to shit, their relationship has hardly been anything onscreen and now its over and i lose my mind because i'd been so hopeful. like i didn't sleep well that night because Murdoch Mysteries Is A Show. in a vacuum the whole marriage thing was an interesting way for the plot to go, jack bringing up how watts's profession clashed with so many other parts of his life was really good and i fucking love it, but hardly of it was built up to or worth it and before during and afterwards it never got the attention, screentime, etc, it deserved. dear god. and then they got back together but then next season jack's kind of a jerk now? much of it is warranted because of the awful things hes been through but "some things are worth the risk" had been such a staple line for him and their relationship and it was just. not romantic anymore. and importantly watts wasn't happy anymore. and it was just such a weird direction for the writers to take the ship.

also there was the funnies with the well lit kisses lmao and then milo strange happened?????? god i love milo i think theyre very funky and lovely and the weirdest character the show's made technical-wise because he kinda doesn't need to exist and the fact that he does ends up as just an insult to watts's story, milo the character, and his actor. like. ok. we have an issue: wonderbread barbie prince ass white boy jack walker being boring and now being too afraid to be out with watts. how does the show seem to try to fix it? flamboyant polyamorous black poet named milo strange who's as out and proud as you can be in edwardian toronto without getting arrested or killed. he's devastatingly lovable because of his whimsy and opinions and how easily they make watts smile and even laugh. not the most characterization but somehow more remarkable than jack ever was, at least before ministry of virtue. he and watts were very nice together and though i don't ship it much anymore because the show hates me i still have an ongoing fic with them but thats mostly just because i'm slow and forgetful.

anyways. then we get into the really bad shit. like. um. jack's wife dies. and this shit sent me off the edge like. this show is so bad? fridging the wife is like one of the first things people tell you not to do when they teach you how to Not Write Like A Misogynist/An Idiot In General? dude??? watts and jack fight about it and its devastating but you kinda knew the relationship was going there after all this. and then jack kidnaps the baby and escapes to greenwich and i was happy because the writers committed a misogyny but at the very very very least jack walker is gone and i am free from this stupid hatecrimes plotline.

right????

right???????

BUT NOOOOOOO like now we get into how watts himself was at his worst in season 15. like daniel maslany's acting is always so good but his writing. was bad. at the beginning he was not the best at communicating, letting his problems (the love triangle) be solved for him instead without any effort from him--like. this point has been hammered into the ground recently but love triangles if done well could symbolize for different values different choices that one can make right? like the famous one is the hunger games agressive gale vs softer peeta but like even the george-nina-louise triangle was a better example, like george made an active choice to go back to nina because despite louise being a more proper partner with similar values in wanting to settle down some day george chose nina's loyalty and kindness. but with watts? idk hes just really confused and i know watts has the personal emotional skills of a potato but narratively it sucks. because he doesnt make a decision. the decision is made for him when jack's wife is killed by her ex. what was the point? why couldn't they have made him at least a bit more active in all of it?

ohoho but it gets worse. because the plotline's not even done yet we still have half a season. watts spends time with milo and they're very sweet but watts comes to the realization that milo is polyamorous. like. milo has talked about this before. they make it pretty clear. and maybe it's my own brainworms, believing watts would have been more open or at least more understanding to it because of his open nature, but watts gets frustrated, he tries to convince him to change, he calls milo greedy. like hey man that may not be your thing but thats so uncalled for. and is that not out of character? watts, who has always been so sympathetic and understanding, especially for those who are different? even under all the duress. i dont know. it might be more reasonable in other interpretations. the worst part is that he never properly apologizes. but we'll get to that.

and they continue to stay together in some sort of limbo until the end of the season and watts gets shot. and watts goes through this shit every tuesday but that mustve been a lot for milo to go through in a minute. and watts gets back up like nothing happens and milo later expresses that he's willing to change his lifestyle, willing to become monogamous for watts. thats. thats not a light statement. but fucking guess what watts receives a letter from jack???? and i guess theres a lot of apologizing and sappy stuff in the letter but we never see or hear the contents so all we have to process for now is that watts once again is letting his problems being solved for him? like as a character it sucks that it takes all these conveniences to switch him around to choose and narratively all these conveniences are bad in the first place. ugh. he tells milo to not change who he is and embarks for new york. and we. we never see milo again. and i am going to set something on fire.

and the thing is after the season premiere's homophobia of the season watts's conclusion is really good, like ive talked about it before him quitting the force and leaving to find himself was such a satisfying decision after all his moral and emotional turmoil! and i'm hopeful that jack is not coming back. but.

milo was done. so dirty. because we're back at the point about watts's arc. because regardless of the way you see it it's shitty. if jack was always his first choice and milo was only a rebound he didn't care as much for, not only is that just. bad taste. but its also shitty to milo, watts seeming to be so keen on being together but only on his terms then ditching at the first chance of being back with his old boytoy; not only is it a shitty thing for watts to do but in writing a character it's stupid. and if watts actually did care for milo and genuinely want to be with him, only to go back is even more confusing and again begs the question of the point of it all. why was milo introduced? why did you get us invested in a relationship that went nowhere and can be cut? watts and jack couldve still split, all homophobia and misogyny and kidnapping intact, and watts could have still come to his conclusion that he needed to be on his own, but instead of the polyam hate we couldve just had him wandering off on his own for half a season instead, and when he received the letter and went back to jack he couldve realized that hey. i was actually feeling good by myself, like i was going somewhere by myself. or something. i don't know. i love where watts's character is at currently but i hate how he got there.

and it's utterly devastating because milo was a lovable character! they were so fun! but he was doomed from the start and it's fucking awful. it never amounted to anything. his own little arc wasnt even allowed to finish properly, while jack's technically was? we never get a conclusion to milo strange but we know that jack's still doing ok with the baby in greenwich after brackenreid ended homophobia there ig /j

anyways. in conclusion i dont ship either anymore but at least i still like millewellyn because i resent jackwatts for what it represents

[braxiatel]

Writer’s Round-Up 2022

I made a post following this writer’s meme on New Year’s Eve last year, so I thought I would repeat it for comparison. It isn’t one you need to be tagged in to do, nor do you need to tag others if you do it.

Total Word Count:

I have published a total of 68,570 words! Compared to 2021’s 31,021 that’s 2.2x as much!

New Things This Year:

There’s three main things that come to mind.

I started writing Hermitcraft/Life series fic!

I made some new writing friends I think deserve a shoutout. First @stitchthesewords and @atherix, and more recently @sparksnevadas and @mochiwrites. I love their works and admire each of them for their craft and their style of writing, so making their acquaintance has been lovely.

Finally I have rediscovered the joy in writing. Last year is struggled so much with anxiety about writing and publishing fic, to the point that it was preventing me from writing. I think I am a lot more confident in my own ability now, and more importantly I’ve become more comfortable with my own shortcomings. All writers have room to improve, and the best way to do that is by writing. If it is too frustrating I stop, and if not I write it as well as I can and accept that my writing is best when I am enjoying the process.

Fic I spent the most time on:

Could I Be The Sky for sure. I spent about four months working on it, and I am so proud of how far I came through the process of writing it. As such I think the story gets stronger the further you read, and the third chapter + the epilogue are by far my favourites.

Favourite thing I wrote:

Hmm. See, the thing is, I like a lot of what I wrote.

Other than CIBTS, which means a lot to me for a lot of reasons, I think the answer has to be one of the Equinox AU fics. However, because they are all part of one story I struggle to pick one. Possibly the latest, In the Darkness You Reap, or maybe the one before that Harbour Me, Guide Me Home

I also really enjoyed writing "We Double as a Drama Troupe" not least for the excuse to use a little bit of the 0.5 theatre degree I earned before dropping out of university. I think it’s funny, and that I got the characters pretty spot on.

Favourite thing I read:

Oh there’s so many. Genuinely.

I read less Warcraft fanfiction now than I did last year, but I still just want to give a shoutout to that fandom for the amazingly high level of writing quality. I specifically want to list @khadgarfield’s Convergence. I love the language it uses, especially for descriptions. In fact I think of it often while writing myself.

Another favourite was @milo-hypno’s Aftershocks of Divinity. This fic… wow, this fic. I don’t think I will ever read another romance/slowburn fic and not compare it to this. The way Aftershocks of Divinity treats the subject of love, of recovery, is genuine and poetic enough that it brought my to tears even as I was reading it for the third time - and it is one of those where rereading it adds to the story.

And lastly, I would be remiss not to mention the Midnight series by @atherix. Oh Midnight. I don’t even know where to start listing all the things I love about it. Atherix, friend, you are the master of world building and foreshadowing. Midnight is fun to read because it rewards paying attention to details. Oh, and then there’s the characterisation, of course. It has that perfect mix of accurate to canon and sensible in the context of the AU it is set within. This one is a masterclass in slowburn as well, and were it a little less late I would dig out a screenshot of me messaging the group chat full of people who do not read Hermitcraft fic, letting them know that the OT3 from the fic series I keep talking about finally got together.

Writing goals for next year:

There’s projects I want to start working on and ones I want to keep working on. Equinox and Kingdom of Boatem AU are the main two, but they aren’t necessarily a goal.

I think most of all I just want to keep working towards writing being something that brings me joy and creative satisfaction. I’ve come so far in 2022, I want to keep up that good work.

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Finally, something I couldn’t fit in anywhere else. I have to give a massive shoutout to @loombarrow for all of your help with writing through the year. Love you, friend!

[russilton]

From one trans person to another: how did you choose your name? Cause mate I’m having a bit of a struggle here

Oh dude I get you it’s scary shit! And however you go about it is the right way btw

If I had the option I would have taken the male name I should have got at birth, but it went to another family member born after me. I could have been George…

But I couldn’t so for me I wanted to keep my first initial (M) because I started signing work and assignments with M (last name) early so I could get out of writing my dead name. Masculine M names narrowed it down fast.

I was going to be Martin but it was veto’d by family who I was trying to involve in the process. Matthew, Malcom and Michael were taken by other family members. Other names like Max and Milo I didn’t like bc I knew boys with those names I disliked (this was pre f1 and man am I glad I disliked Max so much when I was choosing)

When I got to Mark, I realised it was similar to my dead name in a way that would appease the family who chose it for tradition, and masc enough for me. It’s undeniably male and easy for strangers to hear and spell. It’s strong, blunt, british, and I personally liked that. I didn’t want androgyny for myself, but undeniable masculinity. I did my research and I love the links to Mars.

Most importantly I just started using it in my head all I could. It always feels weird to start with, because you’re trying to change your instinctual reaction. But it felt so much better than my deadname, and now? I don’t even respond to my dead name without prodding, it becomes second nature. As far as I my brain feels, it’s like I’ve always been Mark.

So I guess, break down what’s important to you? I wanted a very male name, something traditional and common, it’s okay if that’s not for you! It’s okay if it takes a while to click my friend, take your time ❤️.

(My middle name was a similar process but I don’t want to share that and dox myself I’m afraid)

[pirate-queen-boy]

Jinx is the most Important character in ARCANE

🔴SPOILERS FOR ARCANE!!🔴

OK so recently I was thinking about an AU for "What if Powder became a Firelight" and as I was brainstorming, I came to a realization; SO MUCH WOULD CHANGE! And with that realization came another realization... It's the title. But anyways, let me start this off with a meme.

Love her or hate her, you know this is true!

There are two types of ARCANE fans. Those who love Jinx as Silco does, and those who wish to see her disintigrate in a pool of acid. Lets Analyze the latter for a second. People hate Jinx because she does a lot of things that really screw everything up, inadvertantly making her a less likeable character.

Fair.

I don't hate her, but lets not dwell on that too much. Instead, lets try and analyze some of the terrible things she does.

The House Robbery:

Within the first episode, Powder, Vi, Milo and Claggor all raid Jayce's house. They each find something to put in the bag, and among all of that, Powder goes into Jayce's personal study (or workshop, whatever it's called) and she finds the Hex-gems. The result from that is Powder dropping one of the Hex-gems, blowing up much of Jayce's home, and then a chase ensues.

Now here's what would have happened if Powder didn't take any of the Hex-gems: Jayce was already knocking at their door, so even if the kids got away in time not to be spotted by Jayce, they would still have to finesse their way off his balcony, in time not to be spotted by the Enforcers. Plus, they busted open the door to Jayce's balcony, so he could have noticed and spotted them anyway. And all of this isn't even to mention Jayce could have reported them anyway. But fine, lets say that Powder's one choice didn't derail everything... what then? The kids may have gone back to the Undercity, made a buck off of their findings and then...

Do you think that would make a more interesting story? If the kids just got away with stealing Jayce's stuff and then everything continues the way it was supposed to? Because that's just what would have happened. Every important story beat after that happens because of that one choice that Powder made. Keep that in mind as we continue to through this.

The Monkey Bomb Incident:

Hey remember how traumatizing it was for EVERYONE INVOLVED when Powder tried to help everyone by killing them? Good times. But I've actually thought about this one, and there's a good chance that what actually happened really was best case scenario. You might remember a Shimmer-juiced Deckard was litterally knocking at the door of Powder's family. So yes, Mylo was able to free Vander, Claggor made a hole in the wall for everyone to escape out of... but how long would they really last? I mean, Deckard on shimmer was fast enough to kill two people without even being seen. The way I see it, they would have gone through all of that effort just to get bodied by a kid on steroids.

And where would that leave Powder? Alone at the last drop, unbeknownst to her that her entire family was just killed, with no one to look after her... exept maybe Ekko could have found her, and then she could join him as oNE OF THE FIRELIGHTS OHMYGOSH-

Nah, but you know what DID happen because of what Powder did? ALMOST everyone died! But hey, Vi is still alive so she can punch her sister in the face and leave her for dead!

...my appologies. Anyways, Becaue of what DID happen, Silco was able to find Powder and take her in so she could eventually become Jinx, and Vi is still alive so she can partake in the story.

The Zeplin Mishap:

One of the more minor ones, but in Episode 4 Jinx freaks out after seeing a Firelight girl that looks like her sister. What happens after that is the firelights successfully burining most of the shimmer, and Jinx freaks out and starts shooting everyone. Now what if that one thing didn't happen? Well, Silco and his buisness wouldn't have been subject to setbacks, and more importantly, the show couldn't really continue. Becaue of Jinx's freak out, Caitlyn was able to deduce what happened, and even figured out that one of Silco's henchmen recived friendly fire from Jinx, so he had reason to talk. That leads to Caitlyn going to stillwater prison to try and talk to him, but instead she meets her future girlfriend Vi!

NONE of that would have happened if Jinx had kept it togeather during that scene. And frankly, I think that's asking a bit much of someone who has that much Trauma.

Alright, this is getting long enough:

There are a LOT more moments I could take from to make my point, but we would be here all year, and probably miss the entire second season if I noted every single thing Jinx did. So my point is this: Jinx may have done some crappy things, but if not for those things we relly wouldn't have much of a story. ARCANE would not exist (at least as it does now) if not for the character Jinx was written to be. So that's why I think Jinx is the most important character in ARCANE, all because she made the choice when she was young, to steal some pretty gems from a young scientist...