#my ocs ft maxwell

[pixelrhys]

Calamitas proceeds to be world's worst aunt to Fritz and Andrew's son in the modern au.

She genuinely thinks they're bonding though.

[ghost-qwq]

Hello, Butch DeLoria fans

[smollmilly]

I just learned about the cover of “Every time we touch” by Dan Avidan and my GOD

My FUCKING god dude. It is so good! I kid you not when I say it literally would fit all my OCs and also many of the characters I draw for many different reasons. Wilson and Maxwell from Don’t Starve, Fake Peppino and Peppino from Pizza Tower, the Dealer, Dr.Habit.

There is something so beautifully dark about this version like… either you can apply it to someone that is touch starved and need the intimacy and is desperate OR you can go the insanity path and apply it to a character that is obsessed with another one.

Would recommend a listen definitely. Will be vibing to this for a while and will draw things to it as well cause my god I’m obsessed cjgbkvb

Also as usual Dan’s voice is 👌👌👌👌 (if you don’t know him, go listen to “The Last Domino” or some Ninja Sex Party songs or cover they did. Tis good food.)

Here is the link for you people who would be lazy to search it on yt (i got you fam I’m the same)

[thisweekingundamwing]

This Week in Gundam Wing 18 September - 1 October 2022

Here’s the last two week’s roundup! September 18th - October 1st!

Remember to give your content creators some love! Be sure to join in on the events at the bottom! And remember to send in any new works you see or make next week!

~Mod Hel

Fanfiction/Ideas/Snippets:

@doctormegalomania

Dirty Computer (Ch. 26) https://archiveofourown.org/works/28577022/chapters/105558129

Multi, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy, Chang Wufei/Original Female Character(s), Trowa Barton/Quatre Raberba Winner

Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Quatre Raberba Winner, Trowa Barton, Chang Wufei

Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags Contain Spoilers, Minor Violence, Espionage, Unreliable Narrator, Post-War, Reference To Past Injury, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Original Character(s), Disassociation, Intrigue

The night is long and it knows when to haunt them... The Gundams get ready to go to spaaaace.

@fallenwingzero

Frozen Teardrop Translation https://fallenwingzero.tumblr.com/post/695900103873019904/frozen-teardrop-translations?_branch_match_id=1105025213137966549&utm_medium=Share&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXBQRKAIAgAwBcl935DiWYhOIBT4%2BvbvSKG7wAYKWY%2F2NKpHQoyk7xN6iJTKKaLZAtCy6ZjC0NxxmgqDpJvbV6%2F8fj8AXPJj81OAAAA

Frozen Teardrop Volume 1 Afterword:

As well as the series itself, I want to translate the authors notes at the end of each volume. Sumisawa does some interesting character analysis in some of the later ones and cocktail recipes based on the Gundams in FT as well as production tidbits, so I thought I’d share them too!

Frozen Teardrop Volume 2 Afterword https://fallenwingzero.tumblr.com/post/696057109848145920/frozen-teardrop-volume-2-afterword?_branch_match_id=1105025213137966549&utm_medium=Share&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXB2w2AIAwAwImgUfDHbYoUHwFKapGE6b27VNu7A6Ba7SVksQcXSJgz1XHXc5IwJOFJ1SihROFmPs69kFkNJiUZLBGWFqp3mxvknx%2Fc4FQ4VAAAAA%3D%3D

The first half is very loosely translated (sorry my manga history knowledge isn’t 100% ^^; but I did try with what I could look up), so there may be some mistakes but the second half Sumisawa talks about some interesting points about the original GW anime as well as Heero and his voice actor, Hikaru Midorikawa.

This afterword is long so translation under the read more:

Chronicle of the After Colony Era Translation. https://fallenwingzero.tumblr.com/post/695827907134799872/chronicle-of-the-after-colony-era-translation?_branch_match_id=1105025213137966549&utm_medium=Share&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXBAQqAMAgAwBeZQRDUb9xwbeB0OCPq9d3ViDFPRIol7p7El2wdC4mwPk2vj90wVzdtWRisQFQGKsEO2cT0BXaCcNIpFM0UD9721UYdSa8fcm%2Fjo18AAAA%3D

@janaverse

Whirlwind https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/696686474411786240/whirlwind-heero-had-not-known-duo-was-coming

Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, drabble

@lemontrash

Gonzo Valentine (Ch. 9) https://archiveofourown.org/works/17798489/chapters/104824491

M/M, Chang Wufei & Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell

Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei

Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Drink Spiking, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Rescue Missions, Drag Queens, ludicrous situations, Crossdressing, Gangsters, No beta reading we go down with our typos yelling, Coming Out, Explosions, Mild Hurt/Comfort, OCs by the handful, bodycount is high, but no canon characters, Off-screen death, off-screen violence, Canon-Typical Violence, Bad people using bad words, bad people doing bad things, Crushes

In which Duo finally gets his boots back, Wufei comes to terms with things, and really every good boy gets more than he deserves.

@noirangetrois

Coming up Roses (and Tulips) https://archiveofourown.org/works/41787396

F/M, Duo Maxwell/Relena Peacecraft

Duo Maxwell, Relena Peacecraft, Heero Yuy

Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Birthday Fluff, Anniversary, Alcohol, Implied Sexual Content, Domestic Fluff

When Relena comes home to celebrate Duo's birthday, Duo is waiting for her with a surprise of his own.

The Reward is in the Risk https://archiveofourown.org/works/36468997

M/M, Treize Khushrenada/Heero Yuy

Heero Yuy, Treize Khushrenada, Duo Maxwell

Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Bar/Pub, Age Difference, but everyone is an adult, Professor Treize, Student Heero, Christmas Fluff, Alcohol

The first time Professor Khushrenada came to Po’s Pub, Heero wasn’t sure if the man recognized him. It was early October, Week 3, which meant the first round of midterms. He’d just sat for his Intro to Philosophy midterm that afternoon before coming on shift.

"Do you have anything local on tap?” the professor asked.

In the two months Heero had been bartending, he’d come to love and hate that question. He loved that Po’s Pub supported local breweries, that eight or nine of the twelve taps at the pub were always given over to local brews. But people who asked that question came in two flavors: people who genuinely liked the variety that came with supporting local, and people who liked the cache they thought they earned by avoiding major labels.

“We have eight local beers today. What types of beer do you usually enjoy?”

The professor looked at him thoughtfully, then gave a small smile. “I enjoy trying new things. Surprise me.”

@tziganecaffiends

Stitch in Time https://archiveofourown.org/works/42028002/chapters/105519342

M/M, Chang Wufei/Treize Khushrenada

Chang Wufei, Treize Khushrenada, Lady Une

Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Time Travel, Domestic Fluff, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Treize Khushrenada Lives, Mental Health Issues, Developing Relationship, Cozy, ZERO System (Gundam Wing), Romance

Wufei's eyes widened, and Treize wondered if he would run. It was a surprise when his chin raised, and he marched straight toward him, sticking his stick-ribbon in the vase in the middle of the table that now held Treize's. "Well."

"Please sit down," he invited, letting himself feel some of the shock he hadn't been able to feel when he had been injured, stunned, agonized, and somewhat out of control.

"So." Wufei pulled the chair catercorner to him, glancing around to see how close other diners might be. Possibly they were too close, because he seemed to relax in a way that implied there would be no true conversation to be had. "I hadn't expected to run into you here. Precisely." It was probably why he'd come in after the lunch rush. Fortunately or unfortunately, Treize'd had the same idea.

"I didn't know you were.... here." And why. Why New Canada, of all the god-forsaken places?

Arts/Crafts/Photo Manips:

@ghost-proof

https://ghost-proof.tumblr.com/post/695886095532146688/heeros-jean-jacket

Heero Yuy, fanart

@seitou

https://seitou.tumblr.com/post/695793916967010304/citrus-scale-grapefruit-if-you-know-then-you

Trowa Barton, fanart

@vegalume

https://vegalume.tumblr.com/post/695635294314266624

Quatre Raberba Winner, fanart

https://vegalume.tumblr.com/post/695635250484805632

Duo Maxwell, fanart

Photosets/Gifsets/Screenshots/Manga Pages:

@fallenwingzero

https://fallenwingzero.tumblr.com/post/696456862354276352/a-few-more-pics-of-my-sims-3-hiiriri-family-this?_branch_match_id=1105025213137966549&utm_medium=Share&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAw3CUQqEMAwFwBM9gwh%2B7G2qpG2wsbWJSD29y0x2b%2FYjCj75rVvp016VYiiFz0fO9HKvFBD5gdbOaLIbaoQOmKhhQRbpf4hBpQx4FqO5HSPd23oppw9qdNPYYgAAAA%3D%3D

Relena/Heero, Sims, family shots, screenshots

@janaverse

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/696745982793285632/sometimes-its-acoustic-but-not-often-i-took

Duo Maxwell, Sims, screenshot

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/696757260427444224/so-very-baby-i-have-died-a-thousand-deaths

Heero Yuy, Sims, screenshot

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/696831163814330368/zero-one-here-continued-inspiration-by

Heero Yuy, Sims, screenshot

Fandom Discourse:

@fallenwingzero

https://fallenwingzero.tumblr.com/post/696747411053379584/fallenwingzero-fallenwingzero-it-appears-that?_branch_match_id=1105025213137966549&utm_medium=Share&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA13HOw6AIBAFwBPBVhZ6m8XwM8sn8AjK6e2ZbgJQ%2B0XE0BjJSNN3SeRYxOYZs1%2B2la1qa4TiWi23rhAYNNdIp3v8e3zrBx7YNPJfAAAA

Frozen Teardrop discourse

@tricksterwitchkat

https://tricksterwitchkat.tumblr.com/post/695866026084237312/gundam

Some places to find older things.

Quotes:

@incorrectgundamwingquotes

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/695861181584424960/incorrectgundamwingquotes-sally-so-with-a-flu

Sally, Heero, & Duo

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/695770552443584512/odin-lowe-do-something-i-wasnt-able-to-do-all

Odin & Heero

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/696767134516363264/over-vidscreen-wufei-02-we-need-to-discuss

WuFei & Duo

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/696676605424254976/dorothy-whats-your-type-heero-i-have-a

Dorothy & Heero

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/695951766958882816/quatre-after-receiving-a-rude-text-i-dont-know

Quatre & Trowa

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/696042387352551424/wufei-soup-is-lowkey-mid-cathy-if-you-dont

WuFei & Cathy

Calendar Events:

@gwcocktailfriday

Cocktail Fridays!

Post responses on Friday, during Happy Hour between 3 & 5 pm in your own timezone.

Here’s the prompt for Friday, October 7th! https://gwcocktailfriday.tumblr.com/post/696899167414616064/cocktail-friday-post-responses-on-friday-october

In need of prompts!

@thisweekingundamevents

Events Calendar https://thisweekingundamevents.tumblr.com/post/644080386309275648/events-calendar-update

If you are hosting an event currently, or are planning on one, hit us up with links and dates! We’ll add them to the Calendar and reblog your notices to get the word out!

GW Holiday Gift Exchange 2022

Rules https://thisweekingundamevents.tumblr.com/giftexchange

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GW Hallows 2022!

Prompts! https://thisweekingundamevents.tumblr.com/post/696899170227896320/gw-hallows-2022-heres-the-prompt-list-for-this

[acronycjellyfish]

jfkdsajf last three days kinda!! i was behind a day and just kind of decided to be lazy but it was fun also! just uhh. dnd and songs from character playlists :’). i didnt think it through and just kind of thought of idea and and then drew in the time it took for the song to play! ((except basils first one i cheated bc i was talking to my roommate and forgot to put the song back on fskafjslk))

[valiisi]

                                      On the coast of the Infinite Ocean.

[moodmusicmonday]

Luck of the Draw MASTERLIST

In March 2022, creators were invited to participate in @moodmusicmonday's first ever Luck of the Draw! To join the event, each person submitted a song. Once collected, each song was then drawn at random and distributed amongst our participants. The goal: be inspired by the music and create something for the Fandom!

We knew this fandom was talented, but Wow! Take a look at what was created! Works are alphabetized by creator's username.

~🍀~

⛔ Please by advised by all trigger warnings. Some stories are not suitable for younger viewers. By continuing to interact with this blog, you agree to abide by all warnings, including cessation of viewership when told to do so.

📖 Fic

🎨 Moodboard

🎬 Media

@ao719 📖

This Isn't How It Was Supposed To Be

"My Love" - Sia

TRR; Liam x Riley

Song submitted by @twinkleallnight

@appiomofchoice 📖

Payback

"Good Kisser" - Lake Street Drive"

OPH; Bryce Lahela x f!MC

Song submitted by @lilyoffandoms

@arjaywrites-deactivated20220329 📖

The Rough Patch

"sugar ray" - pizzagirl

OPH; Ethan Ramsey x f!MC (Dana Pearce)

Song submitted by @dcbbw

@aussiegurl1234 📖

"The Very First Night" - Taylor Swift

TRR AU; surprise pairing

Song submitted by @peonyblossom

@dcbbw 📖

The Year of Our Lord

"1950" - King Princess

An original piece

Song submitted by @queenrileyrose

@jerzwriter 📖

Like Never Before

"Like I've Never Been in Love" - Hailey Mae Campbell

OPH; Ethan Ramsey x f!MC (Casey MacTavish)

Song submitted by @rookiemartin

@kat-tia801 📖

To Fix the Pain

"Doctor Doctor" - Oh Pep!

OPH; Ethan Ramsey x MC (Brynn Cooper)

Song submitted by @appiomofchoice

@lilyoffandoms 📖

"love & hate" - Camylio

TRR; Liam x Riley, Drake x Riley

Song submitted by @ao719

@lucy-268 📖

"Never Sorry" - Jeremy Renner

OPH; Bryce Lahela x f!OC (Maggie Layne)

Song submitted by @aussiegurl1234

@nestledonthaveone 📖

Heartbroken

"Best Days" - Graham Colton

TRR; Drake Walker x OC (Evie)

Song submitted by @kat-tia801

@peonierose 📖

By a Landslide

Landslide" - Fleetwood Mac

OPH; Bryce Lahela x f!OC (Luna Auclair)

Song submitted by @lucy-268

@peonyblossom 🎨

"Instant Crush" - Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas

AME; Carson Stewart x MC (JJ DuBois)

Song submitted by @arjaywrites-deactivated20220329

@queenrileyrose 📖

Would've Gave It All

"Alone" - I Prevail

TRR/RoE; Leo Rys x ?

Song submitted by @txemrn

@rookiemartin 🎨

"Nancy Mulligan" - Ed Sheeran

OPH; Ethan x Marsey

Song submitted by @peonierose

@socalwriterbee 📖

In the End

"Moral of the Story" - Ashe ft. Niall Horan

OPH; Ethan Ramsey x MC (Tessa Martinez)

Song submitted by @jerzwriter

@txemrn 📖

"Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet

TRR; no particular pairing

Song submitted by @nestledonthaveone

@twinkleallnight 🎬 (1 of 2 submissions)

"You're Going to Live Forever in Me" - John Mayer

TRR; Drake x MC; Liam x MC

Song submitted by @erinphoria

@twinkleallnight 🎬 (2 of 2 submissions)

"10,000 Hours" - Dan + Shay ft. Justin Bieber

TRR; Liam x MC; Maxwell x MC; Drake x MC

Song submitted by @socalwriterbee

~🍀~

[pixelrhys]

I remembered that Fritz is fully capable of having a kid (Trans win) so in the Modern AU, him and Andrew have a son. :)

[emichelle]

Up in Flames

This is my entry for the 12 Days of Fictmas 2020, straight from the CGW AU @cordoniansgonewild created by @ao719 @cocomaxley @leelee10898 and @speedyoperarascalparty, and contributed to by lil old me.

Pairing: Maxwell x Erin (OC)

The wind whirled around them as they strolled through the Christmas tree farm tucked back in the countryside near Ramsford, Cadence and Bartie looked around wide eyed at all the trees. Some were decorated, some had been tagged, and soon they came upon a very large tree nestled in the back...with an enormous octopus topper sitting proudly at the crest.

"I can't believe we're out here doing this." Bertrand grumbled, pulling his sweater tighter around his body. Savannah elbowed him in the side, but it was too late. Erin turned with a face splitting smile. 

"It's Christmas B, you have to have a real tree. The smell of it alone is just chefs kiss" she motioned with her hand before turning to see Maxwell preparing to cut the tree down with an ax. Her eyes widened, "Oh no, absolutely not! They will cut these down for you!"

"Truly they're both mad." Bertrand mumbled under his breath. 

He watched as Erin tried to take the ax from Maxwell, only for him to hold it over his head out of her reach. She reached out and tickled him and he dropped it, nearly hitting her in the head, but they both laughed and shared a kiss before heading to get someone to cut the tree down. As he watched them walk away he thought back to the catastrophe that had brought them here.

••••• The Day Before •••••

Bertrand sat on the veranda along the side of the estate, enjoying his morning cup of coffee - black - when he smelled something terrible. He followed the smell to the back of the house, and as he rounded the corner his eyes widened in disbelief. Erin stood watch over a 10 ft tall flame, looking very pleased with herself. His shock turned to anger as he realized that the inferno was actually the faux Christmas tree they had been using for years. As he marched over to her, Maxwell came sprinting out the back door with his hands raised.

"Bertrand I told her we could get a real tree next year, that the staff had already put this one up!" Erin cut him off, smiling sweetly at her brother in law.

"You guys tell me every year we'll get rid of this thing and get a REAL Christmas tree, I took the liberty of doing away with it so nobody forgets and puts it up again." She narrowed her eyes at both the men, watching Maxwell's adams apple bob as he gulped and Bertrand's face go beet red.

Bertrand opened his mouth to speak, but Cadence and Bartie came bounding out the door before he could get started.

"Father!"

"Uncle Bertrand!"

They both threw their arms around either of his legs and smiled up at him. "I can't believe we finally get to go to the Christmas tree farm tomorrow, aunt Erin is the best!" Bartie blushed, "sorry uncle Max." He added sheepishly.

"Yeah mommy says we get to go get a beautiful tree, and decorate it ourselves!" Bertrand's eyes snapped back to Erin and she shot him a wink.

"That's right babies, a real family tradition." As she walked past Bertrand on the way back inside she leaned in to whisper…

••••• Present •••••

"Momma said fuck that fake tree, so now we get a real one!" Cadence cheered gleefully as they continued to skip around the Christmas tree that had been chosen, each holding an octopus tentacle.

"Yeah, fuck that fake tree!" Bartie chimed in, holding his small fist in the air. Savannah snorted trying to hold in a laugh as Bertrand just sighed. 

Tag list : Writers : @texaskitten30 @leelee10898  @zaffrenotes @alj4890 @burnsoslow @kat-tia801 @darley1101 @msjr0119 @annekebbphotography @god-save-the-keen @plumeriavibes @ofpixelsandscribbles @camillemontespan @ao719 @cocomaxley @cordoniansgonewild @twinkleallnight @the-soot-sprite @cordoniantrash @axwalker @innerpostmentality @lucy-268 @janezillow @katedrakeohd 

Readers : @mom2000aggie @sfb123 @bbrandy2002 @debramcg1106 @desireepow-1986 @speedyoperarascalparty @hopefulmoonobject 

[cyberfairyblog]

Some more stuff about Vanessa Marbles or marble idk XD

Contains spoilers for a 30+ year old show ft. My fancharacter Vanessa Marbles-Whittaker. Rambling, oc x canon (romantic and platonic), some meddling with canon events, and j*ll*an m*rsh*ll bashing

- i'm thinking about her placement in Odyssey & I'm entertaining the thought of having her "debut" be in 1989 bigbrainmeta

- She arrived in town like right after Connie and Eugene got fired

- So that makes her older than Jason in terms of episodes; she appears a whole 3 years before him 😂

- That first year she did genuinely like her nunnery but didn't really interact with her fellow nuns much keeping them at a distance

- It wasn't until year 2 she started having doubts. Nothing bad happened it just that there was a nagging feeling that she tried to stifle

- Vanessa is afraid of heights that's why she travelled by train instead of plane. She gets nervous by bridges & mountains even a tall hill is enough to make her stomach churn

- She got the job at Whit's End to help herself learn to befriend people & because the show needs more responsible adults lol

- For a time there was rumors about her being a vampire which she took in stride because having sensitive skin she walks around with an umbrella

- Eugene helps her with technology and how to operate the Imagination Station

- "Is that a time machine?"

- "No it's a holographic imagery generator meant to emulate time periods from prehistory all the way to even the future! Well not the future future, still has to figure out how to predict outcomes but I'm working on it."

- Vanessa dead ass got lost at the generator part

- She legit said that she was surprised they didn't blow up Odyssey given how powerful that machine is this around the Novacom arc

- Jason was a total enigma to her like 'who is that crazy fellow' and someone tells her that he's Whit's son & she's like oh. OH John didn't tell me he had kids smh

- They didn't get along at first and had poor communication though Vanessa really did try to be fair

- The funniest moment was when Jason accidentally revealed himself to be NSA and Vanessa revealed herself to be a Blackgaard - THE Blackgaard's daughter

- "Wait so you're mad at me for being a spy but yet you hid THIS from us?"

- "Well yes but actually no, at least you have the entire government on your side everyone literally hates my family jason!"

- Vanessa is very protective of her mother and Uncle Edwin

- She's a somewhat decent actress, she has stage fright sort of but swallows it in order to help her uncle get his play off the ground

- Despite switching to Protestant she still upholds a lot of Catholic values since she was raised as one

-She doesn't have much contact with her mother's side of the family due to strain from her parents divorce again divorce frowned upon in strict Catholic families

- She did give jason a gift for his engagement to Tasha but after that fiasco he tried giving it back to her and she told him to keep it

- In an alternate universe (let's call it marbleverse for future reference) jason proposed to her (having already broke up with Tasha years ago) and she declined not ready for marriage. they hurried up after novacom tho lmao

- Vanessa inherited a Blackgaard Castle located in Connellsville which she retooled as "midnight manor" a haunted house/vacation home

- Vanessa prefers Eugene with his hair down because seeing his eyes creeps her out

- "Six feet apart j*ll*an, six feet apart." Vanessa like everyone else with a brain dislikes villain marshall

- "Hello again it's me Vanessa! Double-S Vanessa, Double-T Whittaker!" She jokes this after she meets j*ll*an the second time

- Vanessa doesn't interact with child characters all that much but a part of her character arc is becoming a cool aunt to jason's cool uncle

- Some kids and connie helped set up a date for jason/vanessa totally not suspicious they knew what was going on and decided to play along; discovered they actually enjoyed each other's company

- During his time as The Stiletto Jason left roses and candy and other tokens around for her to find, which she eventually figured out was a sign of him being alive

- She was mad, relieved, overjoyed at his presence & the rare time you see her cry

- Only other time she cried was when Tom Riley passed because she admired the man

- Meta-wise Vanessa prefers jason's old look though she likes all of his designs

- Vanessa did get her own public access show which was crucial to the novacom arc

- Afterwards she suggested the idea of reforming the boxes into teaching tools, using them as art projects

- Vanessa was so sus of Monica Stone like "you think im not watching you lady?? Think again! I know you, i am watching you!"

- Vanessa and connie are like sisters considering she's an only child; in fact connie waa another close friend she made in odyssey

- If Chris (the narrator) gets sick or unavailable Vanessa fills in for the intro and such is introduced in her workshop painting

- She canonically has a guardian angel named Mariposa who sometimes appears; Mariposa works under Malachi and her human disguise is Posie

- After leaving the nunnery the first thing she did was buy a trendy wardrobe like miniskirts, boots, she was happy she didn't have to were ultra-conservative attire anymore

- She has a pet doberman named angela who ironically hates everyone in town

- If vanessa wasn't with jason her next choice of love interest would've been Richard Maxwell

[frolicinq]

Charr!Commander x Trahearne is incredibly underrated

Ft. My commander oc Maxwell. He's a trans male charr :3 he also is an Idiot. I love him

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Inspired from a prompt by @/spookyold-saintjm

[brattywriters-anonymous]

A Night Off..

Erik x OC

Part three of “I’m Never Wrong” Series

Mini playlist: Moments Of Love x Art of Noise

It’s You x Kem

Share my Life x Kem

Night Off x Drake ft. Lloyd

You’ve been busy. Hella busy. Erik and you had Leanna September after that fateful Christmas, you married the following April, and two years later (before Leanna’s Moana Luau birthday celebration) you found out you were pregnant again. You gave birth to N’Juma That following summer and after being cleared to return to work you were swamped.  

You received the promotion for Managing Partner at your firm and you played the role of the Partner’s keepers. Even though you were glad about not having to see courtrooms unless deemed necessary, you now have to track their time at work and expenses on business cards, their vacation and sick time; Along with sitting in extraneous meetings with board members with their bottom line being the only thing they ever care about. You know you could quit at anytime. Your husband reminds you time and time again that he can take care of you, Lee, JuJu, and any other kids you plan on having single-handedly. 

Him being a prince and all, you were certain that he could. Momma just didn’t raise you to be nobody’s housewife. You love your children more than anything, and to a certain extent, you love your job, but after two months of going between Mommy and Senior Partner, F/N M/N Udaku, esq. needed a BREAK.

You came home on a Friday evening to find two ladies from the Dora Milaje on your front porch, you knew either Queen Mother, Shuri, or T’challa was behind the door. To your surprise, it was Shuri. You often used to joke to her that Leanna took a piece of Shuri’s personality because she always had a witty come back to her daddy’s sly comments, and they were as thick as thieves from the day she was born.

“Y/N! Hello!” Shuri stands up with your almost four year old in her arms. “Mommyyy!” Leanna yells out in glee. “Hey Lee Lee! Good evening Shuri! To what do we owe this pleasure your highness?” You suspiciously look at her and your daughter like they were up to no good, as you lay down your briefcase. Leanna looks around pursing her lips and says, “Mommy, I d-du-dunno what you talking about!” as she shakes her head. You grin at her adorable yet horrible attempt of lying, “Where’s Juju? Where’s daddy?” Speak of the killer prince..he shall appear. He emerges from the hallway, “Juju is knocked for the night. I gave him his bath fed him, and he went down for the count about fifteen minutes ago.” 

The first thing that catches your attention is his cologne. That Dolce & Gabana light blue for men gets you in trouble every single time. You slip out of your work shoes as you apprehensively question, “N’jadaka, What do you have up your sleeve?” Then you travel to your awake child, placing her on your hip, “What is daddy up to LeeLee?” She starts playing with her nails, “Daddy says he wants you to go with him!” Erik scoops you into his embrace, “Daddy needs you to shower up and get dressed. I got everything all laid out for you on the bed, and after we go where we go, I got a room reserved.” His cologne engulfs you into a hypnotized state as he briefly kisses you. You open your eyes to see Leanna covering hers. Shuri retrieves her, “I got some improvements I need to make on T’s suit, I need a little helper so we’re gonna go to the Stark Enterprises lab to do that..” You look back and forth between your husband, your cousin-in-law, and your child, “Well what about JuJu?” T’challa bends the corner from your guest bathroom, “It seems like I am on diaper and bottle duty tonight.”

You lay your arms lazily around Erik’s neck, “So daddy’s got it all figured out, hm?” N’jadaka nods, “Now go get dressed. Don’t make me repeat myself.”

You get to your shared master room to see this two piece outfit with a pair of white pasties, and a white thong to match your husband’s two piece linen button up and matching pants. “Where does this nigga think I’m going looking like somebody’s stripper?” before you can go back in the foyer to protest, he’s already standing at the doorway, “You going with daddy tonight. Lookin’ like daddy’s personal stripper.” He stealth-like footsteps cruises his way over to you to give you a forceful smack on the ass, which got bigger thanks to carrying Juju.

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You hopped out of the shower, reluctantly put on the two piece and as you were buckling your shoes, your husband comes in to check on--sorry, rush you. “C’mon Y/N we need to get go--daaaaaammmn. Here baby, lemme help you with that.” He brushes down your calf with his fingertips, slipping on your shoe. “That’s too tight?” You shake your head, “Good.” He counts the hole in order to buckle the other shoe in the same manner, “I’m doing this for you because you need a night off.. Not being mommy, not being a lawyer, not being a home maker, nurse, none of that.” He finishes buckling the second shoe before kissing your foot, “The only thing you gotta be tonight is mine.” your breathing stops at his statement, then you nod. Letting him know you understand.

The drive to your destination was tranquil. Erik played the compilation of Moments of Love by Art of Noise, Kem’s It’s you, and Share my Life, Maxwell’s Lifetime.. it all put you in a mellow mood. He drove the entire way with his hand cascading your thigh, occasionally tapping it to whichever beat was playing. He puts the car in park in front of the club you first met at. When he ran you down, begging to take you on a date that he had to rob a museum in order to take you on.

You giggled and sank into the seat, “N’jadaka, really?” He nods, “Yeah baby. I figured i’d take you to where it all began.” This nostalgic feeling fell over you, remembering how he followed you around the lounge like a sick puppy, his dreads barely touching his neck back then. You give him a second glance, his dreads are now almost to the middle of his back, his nape; tapered. You lean into him, making out with your husband like you’re seventeen. The valet worker tapped on the window to snap you out of it.

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Erik really planned that night out. He got a VIP section, got him a bottle of Hennessy prestige, and you a white bottle of Belaire Rose. The waitresses gave you both your appropriate glasses to drink your alcohol out of with a bucket of ice. Your husband kept attempting to roleplay, asking who you were with, “I’m with you, fool!” He then asked where your man was at, you pointed at him. You finally caught on when he asked for your name and number. You put on a corrupt grin, “Heaven. and I don’t think my man would like you asking for my number.” You were good and toasted by the time N’jadaka and you were playing a good game of back and forth, “Oh.. Well your man shouldn’t have left you alone.” The slow tempo of Drake’s A Night off sounds off in the club, “This is my jam!” Your man whispers to you, “See, why would your man leave you along while your song is playing? C’mon. At least dance with me.” You gulped down your fourth glass before taking the last sip out of your bottle, “Let’s go.”

Know you hate explaining how you want it done Just be quiet I'll do fine without your help girl Can you work without a second for some fun? Now you finally got a moment to yourself girl And I know what to do with it

You whine your lower half to his, your ass giggling at the end of every loop. He poured you one more drink for the night, some of his Hennessy, which you both took your glasses onto the dance floor. His free hand is alternating, between gripping your inner thigh, to grasping on both of your cheeks as your mirrored each break down of the beat. His eyes narrow as he bites down on his trembling lip, never letting his hand leave your body. As you feel his erection growing you grind against him even harder. He reaches underneath you to grip your breast, tweaking the skin underneath your pastie. You’re drunk at this point, so all you do in reaction is keep dancing and sticking your tongue out. He has you exactly how he wants you. Relaxed, drunk, and worked up.

So, baby, I'm a lock my door and disconnect my phone Cause I wanna make one thing clear 

I want you on top, so let your hair down I took the night off for you Girl, I'm gonna turn the lights off But keep your heels on They're fittin' for what we're about to do

He has a look on his face that you love to see, pure lust and astonishment. Just at you dancing for him.You look down at his hand with the vibranium wedding band you placed on it three years prior is shining even in the almost nonexistent club lighting. His thick fingers grabbing on you like you’ll dissolve at any moment.The Dj switches the song to Keith Sweat’s Nobody, N’jadaka gives you a shock, pressing his fingers against your abdomen, standing you straight up. Then he presses your lower back down so you can still arch against him, as you continue your slow whine.

I wanna tease you I wanna please you I wanna show you baby, that I need you I want your body 'til the very last drop I want you to holler when you want me to stop

N’jadaka’s hands are still roaming your frame. His lips are now brushing past and behind your ear, “So tell me baby, can I get a taste of Heaven?” His growl at the end of his statement mixed with the drinks and that damn cologne were all working against your self control. You literally leaked down your leg. You took your iced out left ring finger and placed it where your nectar was racing down and fed it to him, “Is that good enough?” He moaned as the liquid hit his tongue. He licked a strip behind your ear which makes you tremble against him, “Nah babygirl. Daddy wants more.” He presses down your back even more so you can bend back over. He gently smacks your ass, letting it jiggle back he looks to the Ancestral Plane as if he’s thanking Bast herself for that ass of yours.

You throw back what’s in your glass like it’s a shot and grab him by the collar, giving him the look that he’s been waiting on since you got out the house, “Let’s go...Now.”

Erik made a reserved a room at the Fairmont across the bay. There’s a jam on the Oakland Bay Bridge. That and the tented windows on your Cayenne which gives you the opportune moment to unbuckle your seat belt and jump on the man that’s been tempting you the entire night. His sex playlist going through the speakers didn’t make it any better.

I wanna touch you Right now, right now, right now, right now, right now, right now We ain't gotta waste time going out on dates We ain't gotta count down till you come to my place We ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta), we ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) We ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) we ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) You ain't gotta waste time sending me roses They gon' die anyway, man that's just boring You ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta), you ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) You ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) you ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) 'Cause I want you right now

Your lips are fighting with his for dominance as you climb over to the drivers seat to straddle him. You rip about half of the buttons off of his shirt as your liquor tasting tongues tango. His hands smack against your ass over and over and over again, making you moan into him. Between kisses, while you’re trying to unbuckle his seat belt and his pants he mumbles two octaves lower than his normal voice, “Mmm.. So it’s like that?” You moan out over the music, “Yeah daddy, it’s like that.”  He finally shimmies out of his pants and simultaneously rips your thong and the crotch area of those fishnet pants. His primal side and the air hitting your center brings a shiver to your body and it continues as your lover submerges into you. 

You cry out, slightly in pain. You and N’jadaka have only made love a handful of times since your six week appointment after having N’Juma. Partially because he went on a two month wardog mission. He’d only came home a couple days ago, and you were so busy in mom mode when you weren’t in work mode and vice versa..you only snuck in a quickie when he first came home. So your healed body is still getting used to his girth again. What feels like a overwhelming pressure eventually morphs into the pleasure you remembered oh so well. You crouch your body to tuck in between his neck and chest as you ride him in the stop and go traffic. He’s basking in the spontaneity of it all, the suburban behind him is occasionally honking their horn at his delayed movement as traffic moves up. If they only knew what was distracting him.

The first of your many orgasms of the night surprises you. You didn’t feel it coming, until it came. Your body is convulsing on his and he holds you right where you are. You screamed his name as best as you could through it. He put the car in park and hoisted his hips to meet your bottom until you could move again. You slam down on him, “Mm mm. You don’t gotta do that. Let Heaven take care of you, daddy.” He smirks while looking at the creamy mess y’all created, “You sure?” You nod, “Yeah. I gotchu. That one caught me off guard.” You laugh together as you grind on him. You love when he’s deep in you, he knows it too. N’jadaka grips your hips as he bites down on your neck, coaching your movements. You move your head back, giving him more access as you feel the second orgasm arise. The head of his phallic member collided with that spot that makes you weak every time he hits it.

He huffs, “My baby cumming again huh?” You cry out yes, “I’m cumming too baby. Daddy gon make Heaven cum to him? Hmm?!” He rotates his hips around to tap it again.. and again... as he hits it the third time, your essence falls, in a trickling waterfall motion. You shriek in bliss as his motions don’t stop, neither does your orgasm.

The car behind you beeps again. Erik being the superman that he is, he put the car back in drive and moved up while still stroking you through what’s probably the longest orgasm you’ve ever had. You rest on him as he presses on the break, his leg slightly shook as he gritted his teeth. You looked at him, “I came. That asshole ruined it. But wait till I get ‘cho ass in that room. I’m really gon get a taste of heaven.” 

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@chaneajoyyy @theunsweetenedtruth @hidden-treasures21

[very-serious-writing-blog]

M? I?

Thanks! :D

M - Maxwell Novak

He’s also one of my newest OCs, so there’s very few information about him, but anyway…

Max is a 20 y/o dude who dresses (and acts) like a teenage punk. He is still stuck in that phase, but, even though he might seem to be stupid af, he quite intelligent. Max graduated in fine arts and works as a tattoo artist. He’s also a hacker, but that’s a secret!

He’s 5,6 ft tall and kinda thin. He’s white, while his hair is very, veeery black, and his eyes are green.

I - Ignatius Fergales

Woah, he might be one of my oldest OCs! I love him so much!

He’s the main character’s best friend (and even husband, in the future). While Alesso is the pirate captain, Ígnis is his chief officer. Also, he has a sister: Diane.

He’s smart, but veery oblivious. Low key a pervert, though. Ígnis is quite an optimistic, gentle and kind dude. Perfect boyfriend material honestly.

Ignatius is black (his skin tone is probably clay 2-3, but I always keep forgetting). He’s probably my tallest character (6′2 ft tall omg), but definitely a gentle giant. His eyes are also gorgeous! They seem to be made out of gold. I would describe him a bit more, but this is getting way too long!

[moodmusicmonday]

...and we're LIVE! And we have some new friends, some old friends returning... I'd say this is a pretty amazing MMM week! HUGE thank you to everyone that participated! Have a super week, y'all! 💜

@ao719

“Don’t Forget to Breathe” - Anson Seabra; Breaking Points, Part 5: I’m Not Friends With My Reflection (TRR; Liam x MC)

“Stole the Show” - Parson James; Hopeless Hearts, Chapter 17: Our Final Bow (TRR AU; Liam x f!OC (Aria)]

@burnsoslow

“Kind & Generous” - Natalie Merchant; (Untitled), one shot (TRR; Drake x Alyssa; Liam x Riley)

@karahalloway

“The Worlds is Mine” - Samm Henshaw; (Less Than) Noble Intentions, Chapter 5 [TRR; Drake x OC (Harper Gale)]

@kat-tia801

“If I Didn’t Have You” - Banners; If I Didn’t Have You - Thanksgiving Fic (PM; Damien Nazario x f!MC)

@peonierose

Last Christmas… I gave you my heart, Part 1: It's getting... green and merry in here [OPH; Bryce Lahela x f!OC (Luna Auclair)]

“Last Christmas” - Wham!

“Santa Baby” - Eartha Kitt

“Merry Christmas Everyone” - Shakin’ Stevens

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” - Mariah Carey

“So This Is Love - From ‘Cinderella’” - Ilene Woods

“White Christmas” - Michael Buble ft/ Shania Twain

“Winter Wonderland” - Michael Buble

“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas” - Michael Buble

“Underneath the Tree” - Kelly Clarkson

@queenrileyrose

“I Got You” - Jack Johnson; Human Contact/Retrograde Thanksgiving (TRR/TRH; Liam x Riley; Drake x f!OC; Maxwell x m!OC; Liam x f!OC)

“Tribulation” - Matt Maeson; Irreplaceable, Chapter 10: I Get So Lost In You (TRR/RoE; Leo x Riley; Drake x Liam)

@spookycolorpeanut

“Please Don’t Go” - Stephanie Rainey; Save Me from Me [OPH Book 2; Ethan Ramsey x f!OC (Ariane Grey)]

“Say You Love Me” - Jessie Ware; My Little Ray of Sunshine [LoA; Gabe Ricci x f!MC (Ally Larson)]

@txemrn

“Everything We Need” - A Day to Remember; (Untitled) Thanksgiving One Shot [OPH; Ethan Ramsey x f!OC (Tatum Erikson)]

🎵 Dedications 🎵

This a special new section to MMM! Did a writer introduce you to a song through a fic they wrote that ecnourages you ? Maybe you as a reader heard a song that reminded you of a story or a pairing. This is a place to share it! 💜

@queenjilian

To @burnsoslow: “The Thanksgiving Song” - Ben Rector; (TRR AU; Drake Walker x f!MC (Alyssa Devereaux)

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[b1a4seeyou]

Five facts about an OC

Got tagged by @crytalstellar! This is the first time someone asking about my OC except a few friends. xD Tho I have A LOT of them. Hmmm......Maybe I’ll go for my Tales of Xillia 2 OC since that’s my complete one so far! Though some of the facts here are spoilers from a fanfic about her but do feel free to spoil yourself because idk when I’ll finish it.

Tagging @hateehateeho @wayhavenchronicles @shadi-ee @flaine1996 and just any of you who wanted to share their OCs too!

Kiyoko Cartos (カルトース  清子) (Original name: Saaya Maxwell) Sadly I have to use Rinmaru for this. Sobs

1) Background: She’s actually another spirit, the same as Milla Maxwell. She is originally Maxwell’s youngest daughter that only the two sisters known her existence. She’s a spell-singer spirit and known to have the same level of strength with Milla but owns more power and control on the Four. Because of certain circumstances, she was sent to the human realm by Muzet and her memories involving the spirit realm were removed, even her powers were sealed from her control so she was turned into a mere mortal. Her family name “Cartos” was when a family of four found her abandoned in a forest and raised her, recalling she doesn’t have any memory about herself and the way she treated the people around her with kindness, they named her “Kiyoko” meaning “the holy child”.

2) Personality: The reason she got the name, she treats everyone kindly and politely. She can be cautious and very concentrate at certain times but she gets curious on things easily. She’s a fast learner especially when it comes to defense and artes but be careful with her questions cause sometimes no one can ever answer it. And I think that’s it?

3) Appearance: She actually has three appearances tho but I’ll just tell her human and spirit form. She’s about 5 ft 5 inch tall in general, almost to Ludger’s height. In her human form, she has long blonde hair to the hips and blue ocean eyes and wore a simple plain blue dress from the family. For her spirit form, her hair gotten shorter to a bob and wore a blue maid-ish dress with a white ribbon on her back. Her spirit form outfit is a little simple, yeah, but her “other“ form was way more simple cause I’m bad at cloth designing. She walks barefoot in her human form while she wore white boots in her spirit form. Hint, in her “other“ form, she wore black boots with red stripes.

4) Hobbies: She likes reading in her spare time, studying how humans live while she takes a stroll and the nature in the human realm. Even though she is a human (not yet knowing she’s a spirit), she finds them interesting to be observed and learn about their culture and human stuff. She likes to train her artes and daggers, she still thinks she’s not strong enough for a fight. She sometimes likes to hang around in a flower field ever since she was still young and still in the spirit realm. People will hear a melody whenever they came across the field. No matter the situation or something happened to her, find a flower field and she’ll be there.

5) Other things: Her main weapons are a pair of daggers and a bunch of kunais BUT she can actually obtain a sword by combining her two daggers. She rarely use it except when she turned into her “other“ form, that fuses the Four into the sword and uses them without summoning them. Convenient but that’ll waste a lot of mana and that’s where her singing comes in! Her spell-singing artes are just for healing and consuming more mana so it’s nothing much in a battle but very useful. And continues on rambling about her artes instead of other stuff.

[transcriptroopers]

A Week in Air Force ROTC

The following is a submission from the marvelous @mrs-chief! If you’re ever planning to write about air force officers, consider giving this a good read through for all of your lovely backstory-writing needs! 

And a tremendous thanks again to mrs-chief for taking the time to write such a hefty post! It’s phenomenally thorough and it’s clear you went through a lot of pains to write it. I’m sure it’s going to be a huge help for someone. ^^ -Kingsley

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Howdy! It’s me, Mrs. Chief, who moonlights as an Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) cadet. I thought it would be helpful if I imparted some of my experiences on you wonderful people in the hopes that your works of fiction can be accurate, or your curiosity can be sated. Either way, I hope this is useful in some manner, and I apologize in advance for how long this is going to be. 

I’m going to try and break it down into just what a typical week is like for a cadet, such as PT, LLAB, and etc. but also some of the basic Customs and Courtesies (which I might call C&C because I’m lazy)

All of my information will be coming from my experience, my AFROTC class materials found on the Holm Center (only accessible to cadets, sorry), and several (public) DoD documents, including:

Jeanne M. Holm Center: Military Customs and Courtesies (not public, but the most used by my detachment for C&C)

Similar alternative: AFROTCI36-2010 (Literally everything AFROTC related)

AFI34-1201 “Air Force Protocol” (Literally everything possible. Ch. 8 is C&C)

AFH33-337 “The Tongue and Quill” (USAF document writing standards – very important if you’re going to have official documents in your work!)

AFI36-2903 “Dress and Appearance Standards” (Can your OC have hair like that in the military? [Chances are, no, they cannot.])

I want to try and keep this short, but there is a lot of information, some of it which I’m still learning, so if there’s something I don’t mention or you want clarification on, definitely check out all the links.

My other ROTC "handbook" is the Field Training Manual which teaches everything that will go down in Field Training, but for more general drill movements and ceremonies, I recommend AFMAN36-2203 if you want your characters to be doing accurate (to the USAF) drill movements, commands, and whatnot. 

Some definitions of basic AFROTC terms to start you off:

(more at: https://www.afrotc.com/glossary)

GMC: General Military Cadet. This is someone in their first and second year of the program. Anyone who hasn’t completed Field Training is a GMC.

POC: Professional Officer Course. This is a cadet in the third-and-four year of the program. Has completed Field Training.

Cadre: AFROTC faculty. The instructors (USAF Officers) and NCOs (USAF Enlisted Officers) that keep the detachment both learning and running as it should. They are in charge. 

PT: Physical Training.

FT: Field Training. 25 days spent at Maxwell AFB, Alabama learning how to become a POC.

FTP: Field Training Prep cadets. Second-year (or, as we say AS200s/250s) cadets preparing to go to FT in the coming summer.

PTU: Physical Training Uniform.

ABU: Air Battle Uniform. Our camo. 

PCA: Professional Civilian Attire. For cadets without ABUs, this is the Uniform of the Day (UOD) for our AS (Aerospace Studies) classes, LLAB (Leadership Laboratory), or meetings with the cadre. It’s often called the ABU Equivalent. 

PMT: Practical Military Training. An umbrella term for everything we do, ROTC-wise.

OPORDs: Operation orders. What we’re doing for the week. 

AFROTC at a glance: Alongside your bachelor’s degree, you also take ROTC classes. At the completion of both ROTC and your degree, you commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. 

A Week in AFROTC*:

(*as told by an FTP cadet at Det. 6XX. Subject to change detachment-to-detachment)

Sunday (Afternoon/Evening): OPORDs are typically sent out to the Cadet Wing by 2200, detailing the plan for the week, including PT exercises and locations, LLAB training objectives, and UODs. I check the OPORDs and pick which days I want to go to PT, and prepare for LLAB. Also I get any uniform parts in order and ready to go. For example, if I’m going to Monday PT, I put my PTU and water bottle and keys and etc. on my desk so I’m not groping around in the dark. 

Monday (Morning): If I’m planning on going to Monday PT, I set my alarm for 0515 so I have time to get dressed, eat, and mentally prepare for the day. UOD is PTU. I typically leave my dorm at around 0550. PT starts at 0630. I get to the Rec Center at around 0600. Upon arriving, if a POC or a member of the cadre is in the gym and they aren’t having a conversation with another cadet, I immediately say “Good Morning, Sir/Ma’am/Cadet [Insert Name]/[Insert Rank] [insert Name]”. No need to salute if indoors, and sometimes, people are rushing around so much that you’re lucky to even get out the “Good Morning” part by the time they’ve moved on, but it’s still important to say the greeting of the day. 

We begin PT by having whoever is leading PT that day fall in the flight. Basically, they stand at attention in the front of the gym, say “FALL IN” and we fall in properly (see above links for more info). They are the Flight Commander for the duration of PT, and all orders during PT will come from them. There is still a chain of command that they have to respect (i.e. if a POC overrides an order), but they are in charge, essentially.  The commander will guide us through warm-ups first. I have a feeling that every detachment does them differently, but basically we have timed exercises (high knees, butt kicks, jumping jacks, and jump ropes) and timed stretches, and between every exercise, we go to parade rest upon the command “STANDBY”, then the commander calls “RECOVER” and we snap to attention and respond with “AIRPOWER!”

After warmups and stretching, the commanders falls out the flight and then briefs us on the exercise of the day. It’s pretty straightforward after that. We do the workout, do a debrief in regards to the workout (what worked, what didn’t, critique of the commander), do some stretches, then leave. That’s it for required PMT on Mondays for FTP cadets.

Tuesday (Morning): FTP class begins at 0700. It is not mandatory, and it is not held at the same time or sometimes even offered by other detachments. It’s a good time for FTP cadets (AS200s/250s) to practice drill, leadership exercises, and etc. in preparation for Field Training. The UOD for FTP is ABU/PCA, and ours lasts an hour.  Tuesday (Afternoon): PT is offered by my detachment at 1600 on Tuesdays. I don’t typically go to it, but it would be the same procedure as Monday PT.   Wednesday (Morning): FTP PT. While regular PT is going on, the FTP cadets run our own PT session that is typically more intense and based on a learning objective, such as teamwork, adaptability, or motivation. Typically, a POC will supervise it, but the GMC cadets are basically in charge of the whole session. We still do the standard warmups/stretches, just do a different workout from the rest of the wing. It’s a great learning and bonding opportunity.

Thursday (Afternoon to Evening): Ahh, ROTC day. Thursdays are when my AS classes are, along with LLAB. UOD for classes and LLAB is specified in the OPORDs for that training week, but most of the time, it’s ABU/PCA. I begin my AS200 class at 1410, then go to my AS100 class at 1510. After AS100 is LLAB. When I leave my 100 classroom, I, being LRC (Low Ropes Course) Flight Deputy Flight Commander and an FTP cadet, get accountability for the AS100 cadets in my flight, then report accountability to either my LRC Flight Commander (an AS300 [POC] cadet) or to his superior, my squadron commander (another POC. AS400). We then move, as a squadron, out of the detachment and form up. An FTP cadet then assumes the role of Flight Commander and marches the squadron to the LLAB location. I’ll hit on some of the finer points of drill down below. Once in the LLAB location, we file in, stand at parade rest, and wait. A cadet leading LLAB will then ask the FTP cadets to lead the wing in the saying of the Airmen’s Creed. Then, the National Anthem is played (we stand at attention and face the flag). Finally, we’re typically asked to sit at that point, and we go about LLAB. LLAB consists of briefings, announcements, then we do whatever exercise for the day. Briefings will be about holiday-related safety (don’t drink too much on New Years’ Eve), general safety issues (wear your bike helmet), or events for the coming training week (such as Combat Dining-In for our TW12. They’re basically just a rundown of everything going on, or anything that needs to be taught to the whole wing, such as proper dress and appearance. Briefs are short, ~5 minutes, but there are proper procedures and ways that a brief should be set up and conducted. Announcements are shorter, typically just something like “hey, we’re getting a pet fish for the cadet lounge, there’s a donation jar in the det to help pay for it”. Exercises can be anything from combat waters (aquatic military training), to MOUT (in which we did a CQB Room Clearing exercise), to just learning drill. LLAB ends at 1800.  Friday (Morning): PT. In good weather, Friday PTs are Warrior Runs sometimes, and if the PT Flight Commander and the Army ROTC PT Commander so wish, we also have game days occasionally on Fridays. Other times, it’s just basic workouts (or sometimes a fitness assessment, but that’s a whole other type of animal…)

Most suspenses (due dates) for things within AFROTC are going to be at COB (close of business – 1500) on Fridays. 

Things to always remember: 

1. When a member of the cadre comes into the room, the room is “called”. The cadet closest to the door sees the cadre approaching, calls “ROOM STANDBY”, and we all stand and assume parade rest. When the cadre enters, the same cadet calls “ROOM TENG-HUT” (honestly, I can’t spell it. I tried). The cadre will then say something along the lines of “take your seats” or “as you were”. 

2. In my detachment, “flight” is NOT a preparatory command. We do not say “FLIGHT, FALL IN”. Instead, it’s just “FALL IN”. Also, commands are given the letter “H” in front of them. Instead of saying “READY, FRONT” we actually say “READY, HUNT”. Cadences are counted with the letter “P” added to the end of the number, so “HUP, TWOP, THREEP, FOURP” (1, 2, 3, 4)

3. There are a LOT of C&C things I just can’t go over because this is extremely long as it is, but things such as reporting-in and reporting-out are vital when meeting with the cadre. 

4. While there is a lot of lighthearted camaraderie, there is CONSTANTLY an air of respect, coming from both the cadre and the cadets. My detachment commander (who is also my instructor – which isn’t normal but we are really understaffed) who is a Lieutenant Colonel has joked around with me before, but we still afford each other courtesies and respect in doing so. A good rule of thumb is if a member of the cadre or a POC speaks to you, use sir or ma’am. A lot. 

5. If you really want to write a story about two cadets who are in love and dating, remember to have them report it to the det commander and fill out the proper paperwork. (I’m not kidding, that is a thing you have to do.) 

6. We do not handle weapons of any sort. (well, we had plastic M16s for MOUT but they don’t count)

7. Academics come first. You cannot commission at the end of your ROTC career without your bachelor’s degree. 

8. Emails are sent constantly. There are constantly extra things you will have to do outside of class for ROTC. Sometimes, it’s just your flight commander checking in on your week, or it’s paperwork, or it’s volunteer opportunities. In short, you never stop being a cadet. (until you commission)

9. An ROTC cadet will NEVER have enlisted ranks. Unless they were enlisted before joining ROTC, for example, a Navy ROTC cadet will never be able to be Master Chief, or an AFROTC cadet will never be able to be CMSAF. Enlisted ranks (including non-commissioned officers/NCOs/”enlisted officers”) are different from commissioned officer ranks. (I know it’s confusing, just bear with me) 10. SALUTE YOUR POC WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE. 

11. “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable” – Cadet Wing Commander

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I hope this was at least somewhat useful to anyone trying to write military fiction, or anyone interested in ROTC.

V/R,  //SIGNED// Mrs. Chief, C/3C, AFROTC

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