#no one regonized him in that thing i need something like that

[ozzybrainrot]

I'm curious, how do you feel about Penguin's mask? I, personally, think its really unique and a fresh change for the character in general. I just wish we got more content for it.

I love the mask a lot! I haven't seen any other version of penguin use one and it makes his character even better. Since he doesn't look like how the penguin character usually does, the mask brings everything together.

The monochrome of the mask and the suit he wears is a beautiful combo.

[sydsaint]

Happy to say I have an addiction to this man. <3

Summary: GM Reader gets a concerning phonecall about her boyfriend being arrested after assaulting AJ Styles at his home.

It’s well past midnight on the road up through rual Geargia. You’ve been on the road for about four hours now, grinding your teeth and mumbling to yourself in frustration. Roughly five hours ago you were in the middle of a meeting With your fellow GM, Adam Pearce, and a few others regarding Wrestlemania coming up when you received the most peculiar call.

Shaun Ricker aka LA Knight, both one of your employee’s and your longterm boyfriend, has been arrested for assault and trespassing up in Georgia.

“That motherfucker is in so much trouble.” You mumble to yourself as you pull into the precinct that you got the call from.

You head inside like a woman on a mission and make your way to the officer at the front desk. “Hello, ma’am. What can I do for you?” The officer asks you when you come up to her.

“Hi, yeah. I’m here to bail out my idiotic boyfriend.” You explain. “Shaun Ricker? I got a call a few hours ago that he was being held here?”

The officer nods and types a few things out at her computer for a moment. You sit and wait for a minute before the officer finds the information that she needs. “Ah! Here we go! We got your man on trespassing and assault, ma’am.” She explains. “Right this way, I’ll take you to him.” She gets up from her desk and gestures for you to follow her.

You nod and follow the officer through the precinct and back to the holding cells. You spot Knight leaned back in his cell, head against the wall with his eyes closed.

“Mr. Ricker!” The officer goes up to the cell and fishes her keys out of her pocket. “Your girlfriend is here to bail you out.” She announces.

With a hand on your hip you watch Knight open his eyes and turn toward the cell door. “YN, darlin’!” He grins at you and rises to his feet. “I knew you’d come get me eventually.” He winks at you, arms out in front of him still locked in the officers cuffs.

“Stop talking.” You snap at your boyfriend as he steps out of his cell.

The officer shuts the cell door and fishes her other set of keys out of her pocket. She uncuffs the braclets off of Knight and puts them away. “You’re free to go, sir.” She steps out of the way.

“Thank you, officer.” You nod at the officer before grabbing Knight by the arm and dragging him out of the building.

You drag Knight out to your car in silence. You both climb inside the car and sit for a moment before you start it up again.

“Are you mad at me?” Knight speaks up after a lengthy silence.

“Oh, mad doesn’t even begin to describe it.” You grit your teeth.

Knight nods, knowing that he’s fucked up and you’re pissed at him. “Okay. Let me have it.” His lips crease into a line as he waits for you to start berating him.

“What the fuck is the matter with you, Shaun!” You raise your voice, trying to focus on driving. “It’s less than a week before Mania! And you go and do something stupid like this?!” You fume. “I was in the middle of a damn meeting! Do you have any idea how bad it looks when I have to step out of one of the most important meetings of the year to take a call and find out one of my employee’s has bee arrested for assaulting one of my other ones!?”

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking.” Knight rubs the back of his neck. “Thank you for driving up here to come and get me.” He adds.

Your angry expression softens a bit of Knight’s apology. “Come on. I wasn’t going to let you rot away in there. It’d make me look bad. Both as your girlfriend and your boss.” You sigh.

“Why don’t you let me drive?” Knight offers in a soft tone, regonizing the bags under your eyes.

“Don’t try and butter me up!” You scoff. “I’m still angry at you.” You insist.

Knight bows his head and sets a hand on your arm. “Darlin’, I’m not trying to do anything.” He insists. “You drove all the way up here after you’ve been at work all day. You’re tired. Just let me drive, please.” He asks you again.

A sigh escapes your lips and you find a place to pull over to switch spots with Knight. He take over driving and you take some time to answer emails from your co-workers about everything going on.

“Great! That’s just great.” You grumble to yourself when you receive an email that you were dreading.

“What’s the matter?” Knight glances at you briefly.

You huff and shake your head before typing out a few words. “They want me to suspend you.” You glance over at your boyfriend.

“Well, I do sort of deserve it.” Knight shrugs. “I’ll take any punishment you dish out to me. And I won’t complain.” He assures you.

You shake your head, still typing your reply out on your phone. “After all the trouble your ass has caused me?” You roll your eyes. “Hell no! Your ass is going to work Mania night 2 against AJ and you are going to finish whatever this beef is.” You insist.

“Whatever you say, darlin’.” Knight nods. “Does your two boytoys know about my little run-in with the law?” He asks you, just trying to make conversation and lighten the mood at this point.

“Pfft. Who do you think paid your bail?” You laugh. “Cause it certainly wasn’t going to be me. Not in full anyway.” You joke.

Knight laughs with you and your anger about the whole situation begins to fade away. A few hours later the two of you finally make it back to your apartment so you can get some rest. Knight takes a shower and you finish up a few more emails before you can’t fight your exhaustion anymore.

Knight returns from his shower and joins you in bed. “Did I mention that I was sorry for making you drive so far to get me? And for getting you into trouble with your bosses?” He scoots over to you.

“You did, yes.” You nod and set your phone down on the nightstand. “It was kind of half-assed though.” You add.

“Well then let me make it up to you.” Knight replies and leans down to place a kiss on your neck. “I’m sure that I can find a way to make the trip worth your while.” He grins against your skin.

[miraclelevellan]

You know what? Screw it. 4 supports I wanna see per Wolf. I did something like this when they came out in Houses and I'm gonna do it again. Just warning this is gonna be long

Yuri:He needs one with Caspar. Caspar had that whole thing with the scorpion gang and Yuri did to and it never got resolved so I wanna see Hopes redo that. He also needs one with Ashe becuase Ashe actually regonizes him and that whole thing goes nowhere. For the Deer I'm thinking Raphael is the best for Yuri,Raphy is very caring and protective of sister and I think that would hit something soft in Yuri becuase he is like that with his mother. Finally for the Church is Seteth,becuase Yuri knows to much and Seteth doesn't know nearly enough. But Yuri makes the accidentally of playfully threatening Flayn for their secrets and its immediately meet with a very,very,VERY,scary Seteth.

Balthus: For the Eagles I'm thinking Dorothea,similar reason to why he should have one with Manuela. Except while Manuela's support is light hearted and fun,Dorothea's would be more serious and Balthus actually being offended when she compares him to 'Just another noble doing whatever he wants becuase he can'.. For the Lions I think Sylvain,bros bonding over shitty parents and hitting on girls and randomly having deep talks. Another Deer I'd like to see Balthus support with is Ignatz,with Iggy reminding Balthus a lot of his younger brother and he immediately takes on a big bro role our fav artist.

Hapi:For the Lions Dedue. I wanna see them both be tired and done with the Lions craziness and having entire conversations just by looking at each other. I want Hapi to sigh one time and Dedue immediately bashing the monsters skull in with his shield and she just like "Huh.....hot.". For Eagles I think Petra. I want the girls to talk about literally anything,the stars,the spirits if Hapi's village was into that too,I want Hapi to get mad about Petra's situation to the point she summons a monster by accident becuase she is worked up(she then immediately blows it up herself with anger charged magic). I just think the girls should talk. For the Deer Marianne I think. Hapi has powers she hates,Marianne has a Crest she hates. Both have abilities that involve animals,maybe Marianne could teach Hapi how to control monsters. Church would be Flayn. Flayn knows how it feels to be hidden away from the world becuase of someone else's fear,and she wants Hapi to be well happy.

Constance:Eagles is Hubert,becuaee I think Hubert would be like "You are lying." And she is just sets him on fire while laughing. Lions support would be Annette,who is 100% on board with helping Constance get her house back. She has so much energy and is so willing to help and Constance is at a complete loss becuase she only asked her what tea she liked. For the Deer I'm thinking Lorenz,simply becuawe I want the noblest of noble trio to all have supports together. That and I think she wouldn't bother giving him the time of day becuase he is Lorenz and makes terrible first impressions. Church is Shamir. House Nuvelle was wiped out by Dagda. Constance doesn't hold Shamir accountable,but I think the two would talk about the war. What they lost,how they move on,and at the end Shamir offers her services to Constance,admiring how the girl works tirelessly to reclaim what is hers.

[light-the-aconite]

Under Cover

This was inspired by a chat with Diavolo and MC.

I'm pretty sure everyone has seen this chat but just in case, please be warned of spoilers...!!

Also, since this was mainly self-indulgent, it will have a female reader..

(I've had this piece in my wips since the 10th of March, 2022. I really wanted to go into further detail with it, but since I put it off for so long...I lost the train of thought for it and just ended it shortly༼ ༎ຶ ᆺ ༎ຶ༽ )

Taking the remote control in hand, Y/n surfed through the channels of her television, trying to search for something to entertain herself with. Since she had finished her homework the day before and some of the brothers were off doing their own thing (surprisingly), this Saturday was off to a rather dull start.

After a few clicks, she found a movie that reminded her of one from the human world. The protagonist had to alter their look with spells in order to set foot onto a battlefield for their disabled parent but in this flick, it appeared they weren't the only one with a changed appearance. As she began getting comfortable in bed for the film, her phone seemed to vibrate, alerting her that she had received a text message.

Picking up the device she noted that it was from Diavolo and in an instant a small smile crept onto her lips.

Diavolo

I heard that there's a strip of food stalls on Scary Street at the moment.

Would you like to go there with me?

*timid sticker with hand scratching back of head*

That being said, I'd like to avoid causing a stir with my presence

Besides, I wouldn’t want to ruin the casual atmosphere either.

As such, I was thinking of disguising myself.

What kind of disguise do you think would suit me?

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MC couldn't help but to chortle to herself at how timid he was being with the suggestion of going out together.

As the television suddenly caught her attention again with the cries of warriors the protagonist had befriended, an idea suddenly hit her. Typing up her thought before it slipped her mind, she suggested the idea of a full on disguise.

Diavolo

I see. I could go with black hair like Lucifer.

I just thought of something by the way.

What do you say to matching outfits, Y/N?

I hope you'll consider it.

Nodding to herself she suggested that they both wear hues of red and orange and upon agreeing the two decided to meet up as soon as they finished dressing up.

Upon twirling in front of the mirror she adjusted the beige sunhat once more before slinging her pumpkin shaped purse over her shoulder. She double checked she had everything she might need and went to pick up her phone but as she turned it on, she panicked at the time as she had taken a bit longer than expected. She made sure to sneak out of the house before any of the brothers could spot her and question where she was headed to all dressed up.

Upon leaving the House of Lamentation she raced to the location where they were to meet and made sure to hold onto her hat before it ended up flying away. When she arrived, she glanced around for any sign of Diavolo's new signature hair but sighed when she saw a few other demons with the same color.

Stepping off to the side to not cause foot-traffic, she took time to catch her breath and made sure to keep an eye out for him.

But that was when she felt, more like noticed that across the street there was a man who seemed to catch her gaze. It sent a shiver down her spine at the fact that despite making eye contact, the demon kept his gaze on her. She decided to call Diavolo to make sure she had the right location and looked away from the stranger since she was alone right now.

During the second ring she heard Diavolo's cellphone and noticed that it wasn't coming from far and as she looked up the same man that had been staring at her smirked as he answered the phone, "You look really adorable Y/n." He teased.

She grinned as she felt a bit silly for not regonizing him and immediately made her way over to him.

"Wow.." She gasped upon closer look at his disguised appearance. Wearing a long black wig styled as a braid with contacts that reminded her of a snowy day. "You did a great job with your look, I honestly did not regonize you."

She smiled as she reached out to brush his hair that rested over his shoulder and brushed over the silver ends. She hadn't expected this style from him since he had mentioned Lucifer's hair color, she assumed he would wear a wig similar to his hair.

She wasn't complaining though, this look fit him.

Though she didn’t see it, Diavolo lightly shivered as her fingers softly brushed over his shirt unintentionally.

Truth be told, he had already been waiting there for a while and began getting a bit nervous that she was also disguised in a way that he wouldn't be able to recognize her. But the moment she had leaned by the wall of a shop, he was captivated by her.

Since the two mostly hung around RAD, he had never seen her in a dress and the one she was wearing complimented her figure wonderfully. And to top it all off the purse was a cute touch to their complementary colors.

Taking her hand in his, he brushed her knuckles with an endreaing smile, "I could almost say the same thing of you."

Catching his eyes with hers, she suddenly felt the world stop as the butterflies in her began flying around her stomach.

Before he ended up leaning for a kiss, he let go of her hand and offered to buy her a drink since she looked a tad tired when she arrived.

Feeling her face heat up, she looked away brushing a strand of hair behind her ear with a nod.

"A drink would be swell at the start of this date."

[tsp-freedomnarry]

So uh, apparently for many RP blogs they make a proper intro then what I have. I've been sitting on how to do that, especially with the rules being pinned. So I think I'll just link this inside the rules as not to clog it up or edit it too heavily.

So let's see what we can do for a proper introduction.

[Also, any art references for Narry that you need is below the cut too!]

[Slight rule update for clarifications on: 5/18/22]

Hello, my name is Brandon! To a lot of you, you might refer to me as Narrator, and I think I've heard the occasional person call me "Narry" for short? Eh, it's cute. "Nar" (like hair but n instead) also works. I'm not picky. Let's see... Some facts next?

I'm Pansexual and I use He/Him pronouns!

I'm 6'5 (yes, "the weather up here" is the same as yours, I assure you)

I'm an android. Uh... Don't ask. I don't wanna talk about Aperture. I was first powered on in 1983 making me 39 as of right now. (Though I feel like it would be more accurate if I was 60...)

I have diagnosed ADHD! ...and Anxiety issues and Depression -Though! Though. I *SWEAR* I'm getting better with the latter two! ...I am *still* on medication though. Nope you know what don't tell them that.

I adore all types of musicals! (Hamilton, Beetlejuice, Six, Phantom of the Opera, amongst others just to name a few you'd regonize.) Video games too (I have quite the library. Some here I haven't admittedly gotten around to yet, but hey Dota 2, Dungeons 2 and 3, Minecraft, Firewatch, and Rocket League just to name a few.)

I don't really have a favorite book genre, I'll basically read anything you give me to be perfectly honest.

I uh... Don't know how else to describe myself, so I guess that's it. Nice to meet everyone!

[And this is where mun takes over! Hi y'all! Sorry the introduction is so late for RPs, I've been trying to draw up a reference for Brandon/Narry, but finally here it is! ^^ (I should mention that the three digits I draw on my characters are a personal style choice bc it's just easier to draw that way for me)]

[Yes, there are some key facts about the office/the Parable you should know about. You do not NEED to read all of this to RP, but it will explain some decisions in any RPs I do within Brandon's AU world. I will highlight it in green so you know when I stop rambling about it.]

[First that isn't mentioned in the ref is I call it the Parable because that mindscape isn't limited to the office (Ex: The apartments, The Memory Zone etc.) So thus it all can be changed into pretty much anything Narrator wants, but it's usually limited to a couple of small rooms or one big room bc building it takes a FUCK TON of energy to model, texture it, and make it possibly interactive. Thus most things are either pre built (The office) or are built up over a long time (The Baby Game is a WIP for example.) Since the Memory Zone is connected to Narry's memories, (well mostly anyways) it's the exception, not the rule.]

[His Parable exists when him and at least one Test Subject is hooked up into a sort of subconscious test via long term relaxation sort of thing. So think that they share a dream/coma together. (Also when forth wall breaks happen, that's because he's SUPPOSE to either call it a video game or a story. It's what he was told to do. And the "player" is the actual Test Subject. He is NOT allowed to tell the Test Subject they're being tested. If one is to be hooked up and NOT be a Test Subject, however, he is free to tell them what's going on.)]

[Test Subjects can remain in the Parable even if for some reason Narry is unplugged from the Parable. (All the be right back things in game isn't related to that and he's doing something else in his Narration room, because him unplugging would be from the outside, like a scientist wanting to do maintenance on him.) HOWEVER Narrator does need at least one (1) Test Subject plugged in for him to access and/or stay inside the Parable.]

[While inside the Parable, Brandon can soft teleport in a sense. He can hop between going to his Narration room, (This is when you hear him in TSP and he's always overhead no matter where you are) where he can see the full testing grounds without being in the field as to not be in the way or break emersion and he generally narrates from there, or he could teleport to the Test Subjects' current location. Essentially he is either by your side/uses you as a way to pop down to the office, or he's narrating in the room with the story script. He cannot teleport anywhere he pleases.]

[OK AND WITH ALLLLLLL OF THAT OUT OF THE WAY, a few more tiny things.]

[If you start an RP and want this blogs' Narrator to interact; Please specify if it's Pre-Freedom!Narry or Freedom!Narry this is so I know if you are interacting with him inside the Parable or you want him as the Narrator or something else entirely.]

[This blog is non-selective and will roleplay with anyone, so long as any relations in the RP stay platonic. No romance.]

[Violence and hurting either versions of Narrator depend on the amount of intensity. Nothing graphic or violently gory, but if for some reason it makes sense RP wise for him to get punched, then you may deck him in the face. Is he gonna be happy with it? No, more than likely not, but you may if you feel it necessary. Emotionally is the same thing. If he needs to get knocked down a peg, go for it, but no mentally torturing him. (Ala Zen ending)]

[Much like the blogs rules, dark or existential themes, angst, suggestive jokes/language, and cursing are all allowed and the latter two are very common.]

[You may have to be the one to split up the posts. I'm on mobile and I don't know how to do it on here, otherwise I swear I'd do it myself.]

[If you want to RP on Discord instead of on Tumblr, please message me for the handle! ^^]

[And remember, no matter what, if ANYTHING that happens in an RP is accidentally uncomfortable to you, let me know in some way, and I will delete or edit it immediately.]

[janevx]

you are my strange addiction| choi san

genre: kinda psycho au, sanxreader

summary: you and san were the most adorable and wild couple you can imagine. san love you like hell, but you didn’t know about his secrets.

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 You couldn’t belive what happend. You couldn’t belive that love of your life lied to you. Few minutes ago your friend text you news that your ex boyfriend was part of mafia and he killed somenone, so now he is in psychiatrist. Now everything makes sense. Why ex?

 About two months ago San came to your house without smile. All strict and serious.

“Y/N we need to talk.”

“San? What’s going on? Did something happend?”

“You know that I love you the most in whole world, right? You are the most precious and important person to me, honey. I will love you until I die. You are my one and only.”

“Okay, but why are you telling me this right now? San, please tell me what’s going on?”

“I need to let go of you. I love you y/n, but we need to break up. It’s all for you.”

 You didn’t notice when tears start running trough your face.

“For me? You love me but break up with me? Break up with me for me? You fuckin liar!” You shouted. “Did you cheated on me? How can break up be for me?”

“You don’t understand this, my love. Remember no matter what I still love you.”

 And with this he left. He left like nothing happend. You trow yourself on bed and cry more. You were with San about 4 years, you really love him and you tought that he loves you too. How can he break up with you like that?

   Now it makes sense, he break up with you for your safety. Maybe he knew that police is about to find out, and he tried to hide you. You miss San like nothing else. You didn’t want anything, you just wanted to be in his arms again and talk about some things you two like. Have deep conversation with him. Cuddle with him and tell about your two problems. But he was gone.

 You can’t count how many nights your cried because of San. Because you miss him.

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 You came back from university and you walked in to your room, but you had call. You didn’t know this phone number, but you decided to answer the call.

“Y/N?”

“Yes, why?”

“I am direcot of psychiatrist. This one when I work is your lovely Choi San. I have question. Do you want to meet with him?”

 It was obvious. You miss him and haven’t seen him in month. You couldn’t miss this chance.

“Of course. I want to!”

“Perfect. Can you be there tommorow? I’m gonna send you our address.”

“Okay, I can.”

“Awesome. See you y/n!”

“See you.”

 You were in shock, because you didn’t expecnt this call. Also, you were very happy that you will be able to see your love.

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 You walked out of taxi. You were at the end of South Korea. Day was rainy and gloomy. Not the best day to meet with your San, but you couldn’t change the weather. In front of gate was standing male all in black. His face was straight with 0 emotions. You were a little bit scared, because this place don’t look too friendly.

“Who are you lady?”

“I am y/n. Director called me yesterday and asked if I can came, so here I am.

“You need to wait. I have to check if it’s true.”

 It took few minutes, till you could walked in. When you were inside, next to your side approach some tall guy with a little smile on his face. He leaded you to San’s room. Everyhting there was so scary and you were really scared of San. How they treat him? Do they hurt him? Does he miss you? All questions in your head was messing around with you.

“Don’t be scared! It’s normal place. It’s always look like this.” He smiled a little.

“I mean.. ugh, it’s really sad place.” You looked around. “Do you know something about San?”

“Not really. I only know that they keep him on third floor, where are killers. It’s really strict floor. Also I know that he doesn’t like to talk with us.”

“Ah, I understand.”

“Did you know, that he is mafia member and he kills people?”

“No, I didn’t know anything.”

“You sure? I mean you were in relationship with him.”

“I said no.”

 This guy was really annoying. 

 After few minutes we arrived and stand in front of room number 101. You didn’t know when older man were standing next to you.

“Welcome y/n.”

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 San was siting on the chair and look at man infront him. He didn’t say a single word since he was there. San knows that this can only make his situations look worse. He was silent and calm. Man in front of him spoke.

“I have surprise to you. I bet, that after our surprise you will tell us everything with details San.”

 Young man couldn’t understand what was happening, Surprise? He hide you and no one could tell about you, so it was impossible for them to find you,

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“Welcome y/n.” He smiled. “Are you ready?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Hey, open the door!”

 The door open and you saw face of your lover. He looked so pure and weak at the same time. They told you that you can walked in. Face of San was shocked. He couldn’t belive that he see you. He couldn’t belive that this motherfuckers bringes you to make him scared and talk. San love you and he doesn’t want to get you hurt, because of his mistakes and lifes. He was furious.

“Do you regonize her? y/n. Isn’t she your love?”

“You are fuckin bitch Seo. I swear, if I’ll be free, I’m going to fuckin kill you..” He said clamly, with head down looking at the ground. “Why the fuck do you mix her up in this?” Now San scream.

“Oh, look who finally spoke.” He smiled. “Oh no! We don’t mix her up, we want you to make you happy to finally see her.”

“How the fuck did you find her?” He was screaming and looked really pissed. You have never seen your love like this.

“Stop being so mad and enjoy your time with this adorable person.”

 They left you two alone. San was chained to the chair, so you need to walk closer to him. You were standing there and you couldn’t stop the tears. 

“S-san.” You crouched. “I miss you so much.”

“Did they hurt you? Tell you something? Threaten?”

“No, why?” You looked into his eyes. “San, I really miss you. Why didn’t you tell me something?”

“Because I love you and care too much about you, to let them to hurt you.” He touch your hand. “They take you there to make me talking. Honey, please run away.”

“Why? San I can’t leave you like this!” You screamed. “I love you and I can’t stand that you are hurt and they have you like this.”

“Y/N you really shouldn’t be here.”

“I’m not leaving. I will never let you go.”

 San was extremly pissed, but he didn’t want to show his furious to you. He wanted to kill everyone who ivolved you here. He wanted you to be safe, happy and healtyhy, away from this stuff.

“Okay princess. Let’s do like I say okay?” You two whispered and make this conversation looked like argue.

“But promise me, that you never gonna leave me alone.”

“I swear to god that I will never leave you, but now listen to me.” He smiled softly. “Now you need to run away, because they want me to speak because of you, because they know that you’re important to me. Ask them about toilet, there is window, that should be open. Take taxi, wahtever and come back to home. When you be home ask Seonghwa about safe place, and then I find you honey.”

“I don’t want to leave without you. What if you don’t make it.”

“Y/N please, trust me.”

“Promise me that you come back to me.”

“I promise.” You leaned, and let San to kiss you.”Now please go, and remember that no matter what, I will always love you.”

“No, don’t tell me this. Tell me when I see you at our new place.” You chuckled lighly so he too.

“Okay, see you honey.”

 You did like San told you to. They lead you to toilet and as fast as you can you run trough this window. You run really fast jus to go to Seonghwa.

 It took you some hours to be back at Seoul and at Seonghwa place. He let you walked in and looked at you with really serious eyes.

“I take you to safe place. You can’t take anyhting with you. Throw your phone away and don’t contact anyone, understood?”

“Understood. But what with San?”

“He will run away.” He shrugged.

“Okay.”

  Everything was so messed up lately. Why this couldn’t turn into good time?

“Don’t overthink y/n. He will be by your side really fast.”

“Seonghwa, i can’t. San is my love. You can’t understand this.”

“Of course I can!” He smiled. “You need to rest. Go to sleep when we arrived. I will have to leave, and you don’t open anyone. San propably has own keys.” He smiled more. “And don’t worry too much, he knows what he is doing.”

“If you say so.”

 The road wasn;t too long. Seonghwa left you and gone. You walked in and go straight to bedroom. You needed sleep and get some rest. Bed was really huge. You were that tired that you didn’t even notice when you fall asleep.

 About 2 A.M you woke up, because you want to drink water. A little bit sleepy, you went downstairs to grab glass of water. When you were about to grab glass you could swear to god, that you heard some footsteps. You turned around to check if someone is in, but you didn\t see anything. You thought it was your imagination, because you were still sleepy.

 But suddenly you felt light touch on your shoulder and you were ready to fight, but when you turned around you saw San.

“I told you I come back. You can’t get rid of me that fast.”

“Oh my god, San. Damn, you are here.”

 You two kissed like you have never seen each other and like it was your first time. You could feel longing between you two.

“I miss you y/n. You can’t even imagine.”

“All what’s matter is that you are here with me.”

“I will always be there honey.”

[wthcew]

The Soulmates Who Aren't Soulmates

Chapter 1

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The cold air hit Tim in the face.

He sat on the roof of his building since the early noon hours.

He watched the sun moving in the sky and Gotham getting darker and darker.

He felt the sun light on his form, warming him a bit befor it was leaving him to the icy cold that came with freezing air.

Tim don't know how much time he set there, it felt like he just blinked and from the early noon he was moved to the late night.

His headphones were screaming songs in his hears.

He likes it like that.

The city looked amazing from up there, the weather was perfect for him, and the music shut down every little noise that was unwanted for him.

It was one of those nights that you could actually see the distended stars in the black - blue night sky.

He didn't let himself sink in thoughts, he just looked at the little natural that surrounds him.

And God, he loves and appreciate every second of it.

Because who want to think about the fact that the people who were supposed to be his family, completely forgetting him?

No one.

And Tim won't think about it. No. Not even for a second.

He won't think about how they all getting together without him.

Because he knew from the first second that he's just the stand in.

He came to help batman get better. That's all.

And now they're happy family. Without him. And that's okay, it really is. And because it's okay he isn't going to think about it.

'It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.' he just need to remember that.

Because it is. It is fine. 'It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.'

He don't need to be loved by them. Just play his part. 'It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.'

He always love without love in return. 'It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.'

It's always fine because he don't know what would happen if he said otherwise. Maybe he isn't fine. Or maybe he is. He wants to be fine. He believes it. He's fine.

Tim watched a bird that he couldn't regonized because of the darkness settle down on a electric pole.

Maybe the bird didn't had family as well.

He didn't knew why but it makes him smile a bit.

He looked next to him, at his thermos, which was half full with hot coffee, because thermos and all that.

Tim opened the thermos slowly, he didn't exactly knew why but he did.

The long sip of coffee was exactly what he needs right now.

He smiles softly at the bird and takes another slip.

Suddenly the song he just heard stopped (Castle Of Glass by Linkin Park, because this song is just fucking amazing) so he looked at his phone expect to see that his phone run out of battery, but apparently it was a call, from no other than Dick.

'great, just great'

He just wanted a quiet day before going back to the titans tower. Is it too much to ask for?

Plus Dick didn't knew he was in Gotham, and they didn't talked in two years, so why the hell is he calling?

After Tim pushed the ignore button and the song came back, he took another long sip from his thermos, and signed as the heat from the black liquid separated in his chest.

It wasn't even twenty seconds and the song stopped again, but this time, as Tim looked at the phone he saw that it was Bruce.

And if Dick and Bruce calling him, one after another, that's probably means something is up.

So he picked up.

"Bruce?"

"Emergency at the cave. Come right now without excuses"

And the call ended.

Of course they need him for help, they never just called to ask "what's up?". It's always to help them. Except for Alfred none of them just called. Okay, sometimes Jason called to complain about stupid stuff or came to sit with Tim on a roof of some building in a quite patrol nights while thinking about everything and nothing and never say something. Tim let him do it because Jason don't care.

And how Tim knew Jason doesn't care? Because it's never Tim, or red, or red robin. Just replacement and if Jason is in a good mood it's pretender.

So he took a deep breath, stopped the song and got inside the building.

The phone is in the charger, the coffee is finished (thanks to one long sip) and all the lights off while Tim went down to the parking lot.

His bike sprang across the streets of Gotham to the cave. He isn't sure if it's a good idea to go without his suit. To be Tim and not red robin.

Maybe... maybe they want to tell him to go away. To never come back to Gotham. To leave his home...

He don't know if he's able to. But if it'll make them happy, who is he to deny it?

He parked his bike next to the cave. If they would tell him to leave who can guarantee to him that they won't take his bike as well?

At least they didn't changed his code. Yet.

He took deep breath as he entered the cave.

It was... empty.

'maybe they don't want me to go. So they probably don't need my help in the emergency'

And just as he turned to the exit he was attack. By two huge forms. And when they crushed at the floor and he didn't got hurt because of two different hands at his head - hands that definitely didn't belong to him - to protect him from getting hurt, he figured that, first they're hugging him.

And second, they aren't hurting him.

Tim definitely happy that they aren't hurting him but he don't like hugs from strangers. Well, from everyone who isn't the titans.

After five minutes he finally got free from the hugs and he stands, staring at his "attackers" whom were... Dick and Jason.

Well, not exactly Dick and Jason because they were.. batman and some kind of red hood?

Dick was in batman's suite and Jason's leather jacket was replaced by a deep red hoodie.

"What the hell?" 

And then he heard footsteps and another Dick and Jason were there. With Bruce and Damian.

"They got Drake." Was the only thing he received

"What the fuck is that?"

This time it was batman Dick who answered him: "Multiverse, Timbo"

'Oh. That's makes sense.' "And you need help to get back to your universe. Okay"

Again. They only need him to help them. Of course. But it was something that they could have texted him, not to stop one of his favourite songs and call it emergency.

"You can email me all waht need to be done. 90 hours top and they will be back in there universe. There eas no need to stop the song I heard" He said as he turned to the exit, and hand stopped him. He looked at the hand and pulled his hand away fast because it was Dick. Not batman Dick, this universe Dick.

"Timmy you can work here, in the batcomputer, it will faster"

"I like my computer more, thanks"

"Replacement" Tim saw from the corner of hia eye other Jason flinch but he didn't thought about that. He just gave Jason a cold smile like every time. "They asked for you" Jason said and his eyes looked.... disappointed? Was Jason disappointed in other him because other him wanted Tim around?

'Don't be so surprised. He only talking to you when the bats aren't around or when he have a fight with B and even then he would go to Dick first.'

Tim turned to other Dick and Jason "You can come to my place" he don't have problems with them, he have problems with other them. But that's okay.

'It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.'

"Oh come on replacement-" and other Jason jumped at this universe Jason.

Dick rushed to help Jason and batman Dick just signed and shaked his head.

That was when Tim sliped away from the cave in silence.

Other Jason managed couple of punches befor this universe Jason stopped him and started to return the favour.

Then batman Dick interfered and helped his Jason to stand again.

There was a tense quite between the other universe pair to the bats.

And it was other Jason who broked the silence:

"Stop! Just stop calling him replacement! He's everything but that!"

"How the hell you know? Don't you hate your Tim too?"

"No! Of course no! He's my, my and Dick's soulmate!"

Quite.

Everyone fell quiet.

It was too much quite for Bruce liking.

And Bruce don't even remember when it was that quite in the cave.

But at the moment other Jason's words sliped out of his mouth..

The silence just dropped on them.

Jason and Dick looked like they were going to vomit and Damian looked.. amused? Bruce isn't sure.

Other Jason looked like he's too much angry and other Dick held his hand.

And Tim.. Tim wasn't there.

Bruce remembered, unfortunately for him, the moment he accidentally saw his Dick and Jason in the middle of.. something. They have never talked about that but he knows that they are together. And he's fine with it.

But soulmates? And with Tim?

"Don't tell Tim." Everyone looked at him, this universe Dick looked like he is about to protest and Jason, who now hold Dick's hand like other Dick holds other Jason's hand.

"Now, how exactly have you got here?"

It was batman Dick who answered him: "We went through Tim's stuff"

"Then were is yours Tim?"

"In a better place" batman Dick looked at his foots so Bruce couldn't see his face but he sounded so sad and hurt, and other Jason bit his lip.

"How?" And it was this universe Dick that asked, and Bruce could see his lips form the rest of his question: "How did Tim died?"

"Mission."

None of them knew how to respond this so Bruce said the only thing he could think about:

"Oh."

The silence surrounded them again.

[lupu]

Nevermind 2

Hello again!

I have written something a long time and I call them Neverminds. It has almost 60 parts and if it doesn’t bother anyone I would like to share them or at least bests of them. Everyone isn’t so long and they might not be in right order as I post them but main thing is that it’s a same story and main charachter is same girl all the time. But now here you have another part. I hope someone likes it :)

I stood there with my hands bounded. Rope hurt my wrists. A man has tight them too hard. I had thrown in middle of those selfish monster. Even their look stick my skin when they estimated me. It felt like tiny little sticks tried to cover under my skin. There was two ghost standing right behind me or next to me, I wasn’t sure because I didn’t see them. And now agin I wondered how my mom and dad brought me here. They must have know that this is the place where devil was scared to come.

- You didn’t mind to kill one of us so we don’t mind to kill her.

I heard over monster’s scratchy voice how they brought in a tiny girl who had dirty black hair and chains holding her legs together. They left her between me and those five devils front of me. They used the girl as a shield. I couldn’t walk up to them and rip off their deadly handsome faces. They took chains off from a girl and let her free. Girl still wasn’t going anywhere. She just shaked still. When she lifted up her green eyes I could see all the fear they had caused to her and that fear have lived there already a long time. Wierd thing for me was that I couldn’t see any sing of tired on her face. They haven’t tortured her. I was reliefed. They only made her scare. I coudln’t handle more guilty anymrore. I already felt for guilty of that they caught her. I looked her into eyes and saw her fear. It was growing and becoming horror. Normally humasn can’t handle it this long. She was strong. I heard how a knife were taken out of its cover. Tear dropped on the girl’s beautiful face.The knife reached her neck. Sudenly my mouth became dry even thought I wasn’t sad. I was empty. Heard giant snap when someone broken her neck.

- Brea! I screamed. They couldn’t do this. - NO! Brea!

I yank rope aorunf my hands but it didn’t gave in. It didn’t get my hands free. I screamed, growled and spit on them. Desperation started to eat me inside. They couldn’y do this.My wrists bleed when I struggled with the rope. Then I heard girl screaming. It cut the air and broke my heart. One of those mant ghost took his knofe too and went to girl and other backed off. He cut her skin and she started to bleed clear red blood. My breatheing became faster and O screamed as a phsyco. I hated that feeling but I had to do it. I kenw the girl would be scare of me afterwards. Just like everyone was. My voice of screaming became higher and it changed. They lifted the knife to her neck and gashed long scracth there. I knew that they was going to make her die slow just for me.

- Brea! I screamed her.

Spittel slpashed out off my mouth. My ghostly glow started to fill the whole room. It was more whtie than ghost sheet or snow. My voice resonate everywhere and I yell from the bottom of my soul. I swooped to person next to the girl and I didn’t gave a damn about his knife. But he went through me and I tried to keep myself standing. I couldn’t do anything to that man. I psuhed the girl to the ground and I saw how her body just flopped down painfully. Blood on her neck splashed on me. Someone dragged the rope around my wrists and I almost fell. I yell from the pain. I couldn’t gave up because girl wasn’t dead. I still had hope. I looked around and saw in this dark hall how every ghost here was comig this way. I reached the hands holding my rope and I pressed my nails into the meat. It hurt my hands so much but I just bit my teeth together. I felt little joy when man moans like death. It shooted my ears. I fell next to the girl on the ground and looked her in panic. I turned around so I could grab her shirt with my hands. Shirt was slippery because of blood but I hold it tight. I started to tote her fast. She was heavy and my weak wrists couldn’t carry it so long. A man attacked me and dragged me on the ground. Adrenaline was already swimming in blood and takeing over the pain and feelings. I kicked him with my heels and this time them didn’t went through him. I got wound of his knife on my back but he fall down on the ground. Something sharp cut my hands and same it cut my rope. My hands started bleeding but I didn’t care. At least my hands is free now. The man on the ground tried to turn back towards me. I kicked him to stomach and grabbed the rope around his neck. I tied it hard so I didn’t need to watch him die and I could go to girl. Pound of blood under the girl was growing all the time and it made me sick. One of ghosts collapsed on my back and pulled his knife on armpit. I screamed again and its power almost paralyzed me. Then my dark side took over me. It filled all my sences and it made me ignore the deadly pain in my armpits. Then I just disapeared from them. I became a ghost. At this point I could’ve handle everything but now I broke down. Tears run on my cheeks and they blur my eyes. All work I’ve done hear to not break down just walked out of the door. I was too young for this. I couldn’t resist things longer. I closed my eyes and tears ran harder. My ear filled of voices that makes humans go crazy. All I heard was screaming and moaning. Those were voice which was only in fairytale’s dark forests hunting. I pulled girl’s hair away and looked her. Wound on her neck wasn’t so bad but it was bleeding badly. Others ghosts went off too. I couldn’t see them either. I grabbed her shirt and lug her behind me. We had to get out of here fast. She hasn’t died yet. Don’t worry, she is still alive. I tried to calm myself down. My hands shaked for pain and trying hold on the shirt. Darkness was fallen and I couldn’t see anyone. I tried to be careful where I passed but I still kind of ran across the hall. My hold slipped when someone yelled right next to me. My consciousness faltered already in unconsciousness and my thought has messed up. All I tasted and smelled was blood. I felt blood on my own shirt and how it drained down my back like cold sweat. I bumped to big woody door. We had got across the room. I almost jumped for joy. I opened the door. It was a mistake because silence filled the room and I could even hear everyone turn around. They felt comig air. I wrenched the broken girl out of the door and closed the door right behind. I took a better grip the girl and ran. We might go away but we still will leave blood behind us. I didn’t regonize this place and it had many halls where to turn but didn’t which way we should head so I kept just running forward and I hoped I will not bump to walls. I took fright when I heard them again. They were chaising us again. I couldn’t tell how far they were but I could say they will cautch us soon. My consciousness throw half way to edge of unconsciousness. Stargger while running and I fell for stair front of us. I feel every bone inside me and which way my blood is running. The girl rolls right behind me ja her flabby body lands on me. We will got caught now. Then I fall down to unconsciousness.

[ilivelikeimtrying]

Big Hero 6 Age Swap AU prt. 1

(My OC Tani will be in this one)

This is an AU that can follow a lot of plots, either everyone gets age swapped due to an accident in the lab, or it's just a normal age swap.

I will be doing the latter, but feel free to try the prior if you'd like.

It the AU Hiro's the older brother (19) and Tadashi is the 14 year old genuis who's invention: Baymax, surely guarantees him acceptens into his dream college, a long side his friends.

This AU mostly follows the same plot as Big Hero 6.

Hiro built the micro-bots, but instead of it being at the show case, Callaghan needed a distraction so no one would notice him stealing Hiro's micro-bots from Hiro's lab.

Tadashi had forgotten something in the building and had gone to retrieve it prior the the fire starting and got trapped inside. Students had seen Pr. Callaghan and a kid in the building, but before Hiro could run in the building exploded.

No, Tadashi doesn't die, but he was on the brink of death when the fire fighter find him. Thank God the boy is smart and had found a place to protect himself right on time.

He's in critical condition when he gets to the hospital and after hours of doing everything they could, it becomes a waiting game.

Everyone is distraught and shaken by what ahd happened, especailly Hiro, blaming himself for not being able to protect his little brother.

Aunt Cass makes a few calls to some family members as Hiro reluctantly calls Tani (my OC and Gogo's half sister), who was half way through her tour, and told her what happened.

She cancelles the tour and goes straight home.

Hiro already had some micro-bots back at home, so when the whole Baymax incedent happens, they both follow the little bots after they start acting strangley.

On the second time going to look for the micro-bots (and the man in the kabuki mask) it's Tani who's driving the van when they find them and goes to confront comfort Hiro, telling the rest of the gang (who are also yound teen deliquents) to stay in the car.

-----Small scene-----

"Tani? What are you doing here?"

Said girl approached him with in a way that either said of 'really pissed' or 'very worried'. "Baymax called" she stated, crossing her arms when she came to stop infront of him. "Hiro, what're you doin' hea? And why's Baymax wearin'... Corban Fibe' knickers?"

"Hey, I was gonna say that."

Hiro looked behind him to see four smaller teens surrounding Baymax, one of them kicking at his suit.

He whipped his head towards Tani . "And what they doing here?!" She roled here eyes at him "'M babysittin'" and turned to the teens. "Lucy, Aiko, Fred, Micheal, I told yooz guys to stay in the ca'. Hamada, don't you dare try and change the freakin' subje- !" "HOLY MOTHER OF MEGAZON!" Fred suddenly yelled as a looming shadow appeared above them.

"Holy sh- "

The last thing they saw was the gaint shadow of a crate as it came crashing down on them and a high pitched scream.

When they all opened their eyes (suprised their not dead) and saw Baymax holding the crate up Tani wasted no time yelling run as she pushed all of them from under it.

"Wait! What are you doing!" Hiro protested. "Savin' ya life bone head!" She yelled at him, trying to pull him away from the scene. "Look, Baymax can handle that guy- !" A loud crash from the van caught their attention as they saw that Baymax was now stuck in the roof. Tani turned and glared at Hiro who was now realizing how screwed they were. "Fine! Alright! But I'm driving!" Hiro said, emmidiately jumping in the car, Tani not far behind, and pulling away.

"What's going on?" Honey Lemon asked, voice shaky and missing some of its usual pep. Hiro felt someone grip his shoulder from behind and shake him. "Hiro. Explanation. Now !" Befor he could say anything he noticed the blocked of micro-bots heading their way. "Baymax palm heel strike!" After getting control of the car again he swatted the hand away. "Not now Gogo- !" "LOOK OUT!" They just nearly dodged some debris as he almost lost control of it, but regained it and sped off.

Tani looked behind her at the teens. "Everyone alright?" She got at least three "Yes"s and one hyperventilating "No".

Fred excitedly started jumping in his seat when he saw what was chasing them. "No way! That mask? Black suit? We're being attacked by a super villian ! How cool is that ?!"

"Fred! Quit scarin' everyone! It is not cool!" Tani scowled at him. "Micheal? Buddy? You aight there kiddo?" She asked Wasabi, handing him a paper bag. After a few deep breaths he asked her "Why is he trying to kill us?!" Before pushing infront and past Hiro to stick his head out the window and ask "Uh! Excuse me! mr. Kabuki?! Why are you trying to kill us?!"

"Wasabi! I can't see!" Hiro pushed his back and made a sharp turn before they smahed into a wall.

Fred lit up as he told everyone that "It's a classic villian motive! WE'VE SEEN TO MUCH!" "C'mon," Honey cut in, "let's not jump to conclusions, we don't know that he's trying to kill us- " "CAR !" "HE'S TRYING TO KILL US!"

"Everyone! Just calm! Down!" Hiro yelled back at them after just missing the car and a few trash cans.

"Fred cut it out! Micheal take deep breath hun got it?! Luc'! Seat belt! Now! Aiko sweety please strap in!" When she finished handling the teens she turned to Hiro. "'Ro, did ye even ever get ya licens?!" Tani asked him when he made another dumn turn and almost crashed. "What?! You think you can do better?!" He yelled back, frustrated at all of this.

The car went dead silent after that as Tani shot daggers at him.

"That's it."

---------end of scene--------

The chase seen is the same after that.

After getting out of the water and deciding to head somewhere warm (Freds house, which has the same reaction from everyone as in the film).

After making sure everyone was warm on Baymax Tani grabbed Hiro by his shirt and pulled him out of ear shot, demanding an explanation. He told her what he knew and drew the symbol he saw on one of the crates, walking back to the main room and asking if anyone regonized it.

From that point Fred gives his theories and after getting inspired by all the super hero things Hiro came to the conclusion of what he should do next, but didn't tell anyone else because, well, they're still just kids.

They find out about Hiro's plan when they went (without Tani) to see how he was doing, telling him that they wanted to help and that "You can't stop us, we'll find a way."

Hiro hesitantly (relucntantly) allowed them to help. Making them promise not to tell anyone, especially not Tani. (Lest he lose his head at her hands)

It follows the same from there. Finding out about Callaghan, Hiro almost killing him (This scene has to change though, seeing as Tadashi didn't run in to save him this time), seeing Tadashi's videos on Baymax, learning about Callaghans daughter and the final fight.

Through out it all Tadashi was still in a sort of coma, but was getting relatively better. Slowly but surely.

Till one day when Hiro was back in his lab (he had to get back to work at some point) he got a call from Tani (who he asked to keep him updated on Tadashi's condition because he'd be busy) that "He's awake, and he wants to see you."

Hiro dropped everything and rushed over.

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This AU mostly consists of what happened before the showcase and after Hiro rebuilt Baymax. Showing the after math of it all.

What I just wrote above was a quick write about what happened.

If I make any spelling mistakes, I'm really sorry.

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The reason why I often write Tani speaking the way she does is because she has a heavy New York accent and often uses New York slang in her speech.

I hope this answers your question @drkineildwicks

Prt. 2 to come later

[popculturebuffet]

Toons for Our Times: The Casagrandes: Four Course Catchup

A

I take some time to catch up with everyone’s faviorite mexican-american family with a four course meal of shenanigans. 

Mexican Makeover: The thorny issue of racial identity erasure is handled via a lot of costumes, spicy food and a second Sergio, which suprisingly isn’t my own personal hell. Then again giving rusty a brother wasn’t either so there’s a precident.  Uptown Funk: Carl goes full Zach Morris, minus the white privlage, and marries Adelaide to get a free train ride, then let’s his hallucinations talk him into nearly killing everyone. At least the Leprechaun in the sandbox isn’t telling him to burn things anymore.  Bo-Bo Business: Hector won’t respect Bobby’s genius new ideas so Bobby sets shop at the near by hong’s market and procedes to nearly get murdered by bunnies. Dear god Anya was right.  Blunder Party: Ronnie Anne and Sid host their first event as a couple, a sleepover campout on the roof with their running crew. Adilade and Carl crash it causing their sibling and cousin to send the two on a dangerous scavenger hunt. As you do.  Context for what’s going on the page image under the cut. 

So yeah I originally wasn’t going to add the Casagrandes to regular coverage.... but what can I say. I had way more to talk about with the recent crop of episodes than I thought, the show often airs with loud house so it increases my coverage output and most importantly.. i’ts just damn good. While still having some kinks to work out, like forgetting to use CJ, the show is just really charming and uses i’ts premise well. So yeah when the show, at least according to the wiki, so expect full coverage of both this years halloween special and the show in full when it comes back in november... and with bobby being hypnotized into thinking he’s a cat apparently.. so yeah i’d be watching anyway, so why not go all in.  .So with that out of the way we’ve got a lot of ground to cover so, Golpeteo de pitter, which is spanish for pitter patter... maybe. If google translate mangled that I apologize. 

Mexican Makeover: 

Like with our last bit of loud house coverage, we start with the least of the episodes first. That being said this one isn’t TERRIBLE, just a waste of a good concept and something intresting to explore. It’s also a real shame given this episode is written by Lalo Alcaraz, the writer of the comic strip La Cucaracha who works as a consultant on the show and previously wrote my favorite episode of the season, Croaked!, which we’ll be talking about soon. But he seems like a great guy, but everyone dosen’t bat a thousand.  This episode centers around Rosa, whose mother Mama Lupe, and her parrot sidekick Paco, coming to visit. Paco is a recolor of sergio which actually explains a LOT honestly, as I now feel Sergio is the Quaks to Paco’s Squaks. 

As in the crappy recolor who dosen’t have as many skills. As you can tell I don’t like Sergio much. He’s annoying, not very funny and only rarely has his moments and also spent one episode constnatly being obnoxious to Bobby, who as we’ve discussed and will soon discuss some more, is my boy. My precious baby boy. So bullying him is the equilvent of slapping me with a dueling glove. So yeah Paco is better than Sergio, being more laid back, less obnoxious.. and voiced by, of all people, legendary cartonist and the namesake of the parrot sergio, Sergio Aragones. I grew up with the guy in middle and high school as he frequently, and I belivie still does, work for parody magazine MAD Magazine, and while I haven’t read it also did 80′s indie comic Groo the Wanderer with Mark Evainer of Garfield and Friends Fame. The guy’s really damn funny and it was a real treat to find out he’s involved here, especailly since the namesakes for the loud pets have all sadly passed, so it’s nice at least one pet namesake between shows gets to guest star.  But my fanboying aside, Rosa is worried she hasn’t been making her family Mexican enough and thus goes a bit absolutley nuts. She steals the kids clothes and replaces them with various traditional mexican outfits, which is a bit psycotic, and gives us a shot of carl’s ass when he compalins about his underwear being replaced, which...

Yes thank you wayne. I’m sure even some of the 7 year old’s watching this don’t want to see a fellow 7 year old’s butt. Stop that. There’s a reason the parent show stopped the gag of having Lincoln in his underwear all the time and it wasn’t just because only chris savino thought it was funny. It’s especially creepy given after Savino’s sexual harassment, John K’s reveal of being a pedophile and whatever Dan Schinder did they refuse to talk about to the public but has ciruclated around, you TIHNK the’yd be more congizant of not showing borderline child porn. I mean it’s one thing to have a kid in underpants for a gag it’s another to have a close up of his butt. Just stop. Stop.  So the episode goes as you’d expect, Rosa keeps pushing things harder without explaining herself, including trying to force the kids to speak in spanish, feeding them extra spicy food and againt eh whole replacing their clothes thing.. which\ do look nice though and we do get that blessed image of bobby up top. The kids eventually confront Rosa who reveals she just dosent’ want to give her mom a heart attack, they go along with it with Sergio feeding ronnie anne spanish, which is nice continuity as her not knowing i’ts come up before, and everyone putting on a show.. which goes horribly wrong with super spicy food understandably not being built for a 80-100 year old woman, and while i’ts nice Bobby’s buddy par, we’ll cover their episode at some point too, shows up he also heavy metals so hard it knocks her over and destroys the painting, which yeah of course. Rosa comes clean and Lupe.. is entirely fine with it and feels that culture is more in values than in what you know about it, though she will teach them a few things because knowing where you came from is still important. Also Paco returns and.. why coudln’t both he and Lupe stay. For all my issues with the episode besides Carl’s butt shot, which we’ll get to in a second, I do really like Lupe and Paco is better than sergio in every way shape and form apart from the name. just color him read and have him smother sergio in his sleep and we’re up a better parot. 

Final Thoughts for Mexican Makeover:  This one was eh. I saved my thoughts on the main plot for here because it IS a topic worth talking about: loss of cultural idetntity,  especailly for first or second generation, as our main kids and their parents are, kids, how to ballance the cultures, what really matters.. it’s all good, deep really senstiive topics that i’m in no way qulaified to entirley judge because i’m very much white and am not going to whitesplain topics that I have no personal experince with.  But I can at least say they could’ve done MORE with this. For one thing Maria was absent, and it would’ve been REALLY intresting to get her take on it since Croaked! established she didn’t really give Ronnie Anne at the very least much of a lesson in their heritage. You can’t really BLAME HER: She works a demanding job, ended up having to raise them alone, and is tired a lot. As I said i’ts a VERY complex topic that’s created some VERY brilliant works around the subject, and while i’m not asking for “Moonlight... for Kids!” I am asking you to explore something like this. How aclimated the kids are to white culture is a topic worth exploring and could’ve been a special and while yes I know, it probably would’ve been “A Very Special Episode”..sometimes you need to tackle complex topics for kids. The Proud Family was also a screwball comedy, but it tackled the civil rights movement, xenophobia and other heavy subjects from time to time.. it also thought music piracy was the root of all evil but as I said no one bats a thousand. And it wouldn’t lack jokes as Alcaraz’s career is in satire: He knows how to write jokes about heavily charged topics and be clever about it on the freaking comics page, and given The Casagrandes like it’s sister show is basically a comic strip in animated form, he has the right format tow ork with it just ultimately becomes instead the cliche “person is coming time to hide everything we’ve been doing plot”, which has never been that good and is even worse on top of a more interesting idea. I don’t expect the show to be super deep all the time but I expect better than broaching a clearly difficult subject and not really giving it any weight. 

Uptown Funk: Now we’re past the one I was eh on because I knew how it’d turn out, and somehow got even less on board as it wasted a good concept and good ideas, and to the one out of the four I was most pumped for. And of all things it was a CARL episode.  I passingly mentioned last time I didn’t like Carl, and that opinon’s started to change. I’m still not a huge fan, his voice is grating and he STILL hasn’t given  up on Lori seasons later after Clyde long has and the other show long regonized this was a bad idea. Buuut i’ve come to realize he has his moments, with Monster Cash, which i’ll cover very soon for Halloween Havoc, and this very episdoe which is utterly fantastic. Though part of that is also the supporting cast, who were the reason I was pumped.  I talked abotu the Changs Breifly in my Operation Dad review but since Adalaide and Stanley are more promenent here and Becca will be, if not in person, in Croaked!, i’ll gladly dive into them. The Changs are the Casagrandes next door neighbors and EASILY one of the best parts of the show. A lovely interacial nuclear family, the four are all really likeable and distinct. I’ve talked about Sid before, so we’ll save more of that for in a bit. Stanley her dorky dad voiced by Kim Jeong who works as the subway conductor for Great Lakes City. He’s just a treat, in both sense of hte word, and really sweet interacting with his daughter and has a tendency to make small apperances due to Ronnie Anne and Sid riding the subway wherever they need to go. As i’ve said it’s nice to see Ken Jeong get to play a goofy, normal-ish dad and be funny without having to either play an over the top lunatic, weirdo or asshole. I love community but Chang could be a lot but this Chang is alright.. and probably dosen’t speak to his community college student brother that often for his family’s saftey. He does have Rabi Chang, his other brother over a lot though. Look if Teen Titans go can be jammed into the same multiverse as ok ko and steven universe, this show can take place in the same unvierse as community. 

Becca is stan’s wife and the head zookeeper at the zoo as well as the runner of their various shows, voiced by melissa joan hart and while not around as mcuh as her husband, is still a delight and it’s a delight to have clarissa back. Also together with her husband they make one hell of a couple to get sandiwthced between.. and no shame there, and yes i’m aware they have kids, i’d be happy to help raise them. I”m no asshole. 

Anyways speaking of those kids, we lastly have Adalaide, the star of this show and an adorable 6 year old and as Sid calls her “A sass bucket” which is accurate both for 6 year olds in general, and for this one, though like most kids her age she flips from being adorable to entirely blunt when warranted. She also has a Frog, named Froggy II. We’ll get into what happened to Froggy I and how she met Froggy II in October. 

So yeah two of my faviorite side characters, I consider sid main, PLUS one of my other faviorites Vito in a supporting roll. What’s not to love? As for the plot Carl brushes off Adalaide, because he’s a little jerk festival, but changes his tune when he overhears Stanley offering to have Adilaide join him on the train even see the control. Carl being a fanboy for trains among many other things which I shall list now: Things Carl’s a Fanboy For: 1. Money 2. Petty Schemes 3. Zack Morris 4. The Ladies 5. AC Slater 6. Luchadores 7. Trains. 

He naturally has his eyes light up like a christler buliding and given numbers 2 and 3 on the list quickly comes up with a scheme to get that train ride, since Stanely offered her a plus one. Granted he could’ve PROBABLY just asked Stanley for a ride and being the upstanding guy he is, and given Carl’s also a train nerd and stanley is their king, he would’ve said yes, but this is the same boy who thought his adult cousin’s same aged girlfriend would want to go out with him when said girlfriend lives in a house with at least 3 girls close to his age instead she could set him up with. The boy is more of a short term planner, like most schemers in fiction really, he sees the dollar signs like eddy from ed edd n eddy and has some good ideas, but not the more obvious solutions that aren’t as scheme based around him. I swear if this kid didn’t have a moral center this would be him in 50 years

I mean the only reason the boy hasn’t used sharks or explosives is because his parents and grandparents won’t’t let him.

Anyways Addie is skepteical for about 5 seconds and my one real complaint about the episode is it felt like she was genuinely skeptical, and playing him slightly with their games.. but it turns out nope she just genuinely bought it. But as smart as she is she’s also only 6, and her being adorably trusting works just as well.  So they play games. They have a tea party, with carl wearing a truly glorious peacock that I guarnatee sid has worn both for playing with her sister and just to feel fancy. They then play with Froggy.. which gets uncomfotable as Adaladie forces Carl to kiss him, and then basically goes full on “NOW KISS” when it fails to turn froggy into a prince and Froggy runs because he wisely dosen’t want to make out with Carl, and is omly passable and not disturbing instead because she’s 6 and dosen’t know better. They then play chase froggy, which Carl wins but gets flies thrown at him in hte process so does he really?  They get to their final game superheroes, with carly playing his faviorite el falcone.. but also being the hostage while Adalaide saves him because this is 2020, she don’t need to be no damsel in distress. And this to me is why the episode works.. Carl IS a huge jerk here, manipulating a younger child who just wants to be his friend to get a train ride he could’ve gotten just by asking her.. but he gets put through the ringer, and most of his “humilation” is stuff that isn’t that bad: Tea is alright, there’s no shame in wearing makeup or a veil, and being rescued by a woman is awesome. It’s just Carl’s own baby’s first toxic masuclinity that makes these situations minus kissing froggy uncomfortable, so it adds to it as Addy’s doing nothing wrong really and any pain on carl’s part is an accident on hers. She’s just an imaginatiee little lady and he’s jsut a jerk. But they pair well together his underserved ego with her adorablility and creativity and as we’ll see smarts. Part of the reason I was so excited is their one real scene togehter in monster cash, when Carl is throiwng everyon’es money back at them which is also the best bit of the episode and we’ll get to that when we cover it her response is a stern “Don’t you even dare” and he hands it back to her because you don’t mess with Addy. 

Addy then brings up pretend marriage and while Carl has his first , and probably not last, panic attack over comitment he does realilze this can be used and gets his train ride over it, with the two taking Froggy along as their baby. But being Carl, he’s not ready for marriage to a strong judge on the supreme court who makes him change the diapers and humilaties him in public, whcih i’d be more upset about if again he didn’t deserve it. We also have VITO! Local itallian, the Mercado’s best customer and Hector’s only friend. He also has his two winer dogs with him which.. yes. Just yes. And they have matching hats and sweaters because Vito is the best.  Hedecides to toss froggy and book it for the train car. Adalaide realizes she’s been played and is understandably pissed but sadly, needing to find her friend her husband threw, dosen’t storm into Stanley’s conductor car and throw him off the train.

Instead Carl geeks out with Stanley over the train, which means he probably is meant to marry into this family, and Stanley’s glart awards. When Stanley’s called away to deal with the frog fracas, Carl is left told not to touch anything. So the obvious happens.. Carl hallunciates a bunch of pre school level choo choos who tell him to press the button. I love .. everything about this. It’s just pure hilarity and insanity and I’m here for it and a really creative, and insane gag and a nice take on the shoulder devil trope. 

Naturally Carl, being Carl, presses the big button which turns on the ac and then blasts Stan’s train mix. Which sadly isn’t just this over and over and over and over again. 

With Carl possibly banned from trains for life he naturally turns to his wife for help, who is none to happy with his bullshit, and not willing to help him because why would she? But Carl.. genuinely apologizes. It’s why I mentioned he has a moral center. Unlike say Zack morris 80% of hte time or Eddy from Ed Edd N Eddy at his worst, Carl can FEEL human emotions like guilt, and while he does need Addy’s help to not get in massive trouble, you can tell he genuinely feels bad about hurting her and is only asking because she’s his only hope and for the sake of the various passengers who if she dosen’t step in will go off the rails on a crazy train, she agrees.  Turns out though Addy is pretty badass on top of being adorable, and uses Froggy II as a grappling hook, then turns out to have inherited her dad’s knowledge of trains, which was foreshadowed earlier as she said she’s gone with him a lot and was bored at his offer and won two time junior glart awards.. which given that likely includes teens and tweens, is Valeria Richards levels of acomplished. God damn kid. Kudos. Stanley gets understandably mad at carl But Addy covers for him and since she saved her dad’s awards, Carl can live.. and come back sometimes. Carl, first through his action figure then himself apologizes for being a jerk toa ddy and manipulating her.. a genuine one that shows he means it and finds she’s pretty cool. Gues this marriage CAN be saved. And so we end this episode as you’d expect. 

No.. for one thing i’td be leprechaun-train monstrosity. For another the happy couple team up as superheros and thwart froggy being hit by a train , who greatfully smooches carl who, having grown, takes it in stride. Happy end

Final Thoughts: I love this one. It was funny, intresting and had carl develop as a character while fleshing addy out and giving us some great stanley stuff. It made having a jerk as the protagnist here work and made me go from begrudgingly liking carl to actuallyl iking him. while he’s pretty terrible here he suffers for most of his actions and learns from it, and he and Adelade ahve a great dynamic that we thankfully do indeed see again this very marathon. But first. IT’S BOBBY TIME. 

Bo-Bo Buisness It’s my first episode starring Bobby on this blog and i’ts been TOO long and there will be more to come I promise. As i’ve made no secret of Bobby is my faviorite character here, and as you can tell that’s a tight race, and is just.. great here. The move to the city fleshed him out by giving him drive with his desire to run the mercado, franchise it, and go to buisness school to do all of it properly, while keeping his loveable sweetness, stupidity and relationship with Lori which has gone from deeply unhealthy to awwwwwwwww. 

So naturally I was on board for another Bobby Bonaza, and this one like most of his eps is pretty good: This time around it focuses on Bobby’s hard work ethic and youthful energy..and it leading him AWAY from the mercado.  Bobby tries setting up free wifi and a table like a cafe in the Mercado, but Hector flatly refuses and refuses anthing Bobby comes up with, citing his 30 years running the place sucessfully, while Bobby cites his less than a year of it and his book of ideas, though Hector refuses to budge. And what I like here is that while hector IS still the bad guy here, it’s not in a one dimensional “Jerk for the episode’ way this show’s sister episode tends to fall into. Or treating a character being a jerk like their the wronged party, or.. you get the idea. Point is hector has SOME points: He has run a small buisness in a huge city for 30 years, beating out gentrification, racisim, big buisness and other threats to run at thriving mercado, even with another market across the street. He also owns a sizeable apartment with room for two diffrent families, 5 adults, 6 kids, a dog and an asshole, and his wife is super for the building as a whole. He’s done MARVELOUSLY for himself and deserves to be proud and his stubborness likely comes from just how much he’s been able to acomplish while others fell around him.  However.. Bobby is still sympathetic. It’s very clear working here is his dream job: His plan for his life is to expland the place into a franchise and run it himself one day, he’s the clear sucessor and Hector wont’ be around forever.. probably for a LONNNG time still, and his ghost will probably haunt the place with Rosa’s scolding him, but since ghosts can’t own property probably, someone has to take over. Bobby is his clear sucessor and his ideas aren’t bad.. poorly exceuted in this case, but not bad. As we’ll see in a bit the table idea can work, bobby just didn’t think it through and Hector could’ve HELPED HIM with it and as we’ll see most of the ideas Bobby ends up doing elsehwere are just common sense for this day and age and the one that isn’t is the one that does him in. But Hector, likely seeing any change as a threat to his bottom line and his legacy, rejects him out of hand. H’es likely scared that his protege can do BETTER, or worried that one wrong move could cost him his life’s work. I also find this ironic since a few episodes ago, though I still need to see it, Bobby himself had the same problem letting go and letting someone else control the buisness with his sister and cousins running the place while he had his anniversary with Lori. Bobby DESERVES to be given his shot.. and so when he decides to quit the mercado in a huff and take his table and his ideas with him.. you agree with him. Sure he’s leaving the family legacy.. but if Hector wont let him make it his own or appricate how much fucking work he does or love he has for the place, then what legacy is there? That got heavy. We get a great joke next as bobby makes a metaphor about the dinosaurs.. then wonders what happened to them and like me on any given day stops to google it.. and since he uses a laptop unlike me and my desktop computer or phone, and his table, he inadveratly sets up a table outside.. which fixes the problems with his idea, if by accident and impresses Mr.Hong the owner of a nearbye market who could use a fresh faced go getter like bobby and hires him right on sight and agrees to start putting his ideas in. 

And the wifi table.. is a huge sucess and putting it outside gave the customers more room, so it fixes the one flaw in his plan, and serving out cafe and snacks I can’t prounounce or spell properly, bobby shows his idea WOULD have worked: instead of creating loiterers it simply gives customers like Vito, who pretty much lives at the Mercado anyway so why not, a place to sit, eat and check their email and stuff, and bobby’s a good enough salesman he can convince them to eat and given the mercado already has a customers only policy on toilets.. they could’ve just made the table purchase only, and once per hour, and their regulars would’ve lapepd it up. Hector refuses to accept this though and stews and drives sergio and carl away.. which yeah if you can out asshole Sergio, you may be the bad guy here.  The two feud over dinner to their family’s confusion, and to Rosa’s annoyance and dope slaps when she spills her hard worked on food over their petty sniping but bobby’ sstar continues to rise with a music video for hongs including that bit seen above, rapping and just.. whatever the fuck that video was it was the third best rap in nick history behind that “nnnnnnick” rap and this. 

So yeah with the comeerical, Hongs has tons of customers, and Hector stews more. However things can’t be good forever, as the last 4 years have proven they can be bad for an especially long time but good? Sadly no, as Bobby gets what he always wanted: The keys to the store.. maybe not the store he wanted but still and gets to run hongs solo.  Sadly though Bobby ends up fucking up, letting people bring their pets which wrecks the place, and ends up with bobby getting swarmed by an ever multiplying batch of bunnies. 

As Bobby is cuddled to death, his exact words, Hector finally relents and saves the boy from literally drowning, and the two get the rabbits out.. but well with social media and all that hong knows what happen and bobby’s fired. But back at the Mercado, Hector rehires bobby, and genuinely apologizes. I do feel it comes a bit quick.. but I guess after your grandson almost got bunnied to death, you rethink your life choices. Bobby admits he was in over his head while Hector genuinely admits Bobby has good ideas and he was being a stubborn jackass and decides he can use them after all. Starting with the commerical where the two perform a nice mexican song, the whole family adorably dresses up like various mercado items as seen at the veyr top and we also get this. 

Yes, yes to all of this. And we’re out.. for a moment then back in but you get it. 

Final Thoughts for Bo Bo Buisness: While not the best Bobby episode, that would be the one that introduces Par and again i’ll get to that one, this one is still pretty good. While I do feel Hector turns around a bit quick, otherwise it’s funny enough and has enough character stuff with bobbby, even if i’ts mostly just from knowing him in this series to work out. I”m not ANTI-nonsense episodes, I just don’t want them there when ther’es clearly a way heavier issue your steping around. This wasn’t the BEST the series has done comedy wise but it was fun enough. Alright one more...

Blunder Party: 

And we end on another pretty good one. And oddly for this show it’s the only Ronnie Anne focused one of the four. Usually she’s dead center but it seems the series is getting comfortable enough, much like it’s parent show, to ease out of focusing on just one character as the viewpoint and letting the others breathe. Still this was a good un and let’s talk about it. 

It’s Party Time and Ronnie and Sid are having a sleepover on the roof. Their first party of a couple.. i’m so proud of by baby gays.. or gabies as I call them. I mean.. yes i’m not subtle with my shipping but they act less like close friends and more like two tiny lebisan awww factories.  Anywho the whole crew’s here, which as with a lot of things this episode let’s talk about them: Casey, Nikki and Sameeer were introduced in a loud house I haven’t seen and naturally carried over to the show proper, showing up when Lincoln visted in an episode I will defintely cover at some point, and accepting Ronnie Anne wasn’t a born city kid. They have neat designs, are nicely diverse, and while lthey do need some fleshing out, given that like Lincoln’s own friend team squad they show up in a good chunk of ronnie anne episodes, we got time for that so we’re good. There’s also new addition Laird, the school’s own screech powers, and your standard awkward dork whose not that great. So yes even this group has a waste of a character, though he’s not AS bad as rusty or useless as Liam, just feeling a bit less essentail than Ronnie Anne’s running crew, who match her general vibne, and Sid whose her soulmate. 

But as the pizza arrives via Sergio, because he has to be useful at least once, our heroes soon find the party crashed by Great Lakes City’s newest power couple: Carl and Adelaide! Looking like their fucking team rocket. Seriously I had other options for this episode, including bobby sliding around on his back comically, so it says something just how great that iamge is and how fucking gloriously smug yet awesome they look. 

The two want to join and even outdo the big kids at stretcing and flinging pizza, but as many little siblings like myself know all too well, the big siblings don’t want you there. I can’t count the number of times I wanted to hang with my brothers friends, but he refused frome lementary all the way up to high school. It was maddening. SO I sympathize with them, but i’ve grown tor ealize grown up kids want to have their own time and fun so I sympathize with both parties: Carl and Addy just want pizza and games and to hang with the big kids and Ronnie Anne and Sid just want to host a party as a couple without watching their siblings. 

However Carl forces a compromise.. by using his special mood.. whining loudly and summoning Rosa.. whos eriously just.. teleports behind the kids. I thought only Lucy could do that in this unvierse. Respect. 

Rosa however is resonable. While she dosen’t want the kids to be excluded, and it’s understandable and nice of her: The kids just wan’t to feel included and Rosa is resonable enough to say they will have to leave eventually wehn it’s time for bed. A fair compromise. Also i’d wonder why Adelaide is here but I assume the Chang Parents had her come over there, which Rosa being the lovely person she is agreed to. I didn’t get into her above but I do like Rosa a lot as a character as she’s a resonable authority figure.. but liable to slip into her own foibles, and is kind and loving with her family if strong and strict when she needs to lower the boom. Mostly on Hector who i’m amazed survived last episode and getting his own grandson to leave in one piece. 

But yeah I mean I can only imagine what’s going on there...

Also  sex obviously, but since I obviously can’t and won’t show you that, have this video to jodeci’s freak n you instead and let your imagination fill the blanks if you want. 

I will use this song any time I can. Anyway, Sid being the peach she is tries to convince Ronnie anne all is not lost. Earlier she used a metaphor saying how they had all the perfect ingredents like a smore, and now adds pizzza.. which ot be fair a pizza smore, but using bagles or something sounds great, but pizza on a smore sounds like my own personal hell.. though Sid likes it so i’ll let it live.. for now. That’s also why Sergio is alive. FOr now. 

But even sid has a limit and the power couple soon break those: An attempted scary ghost story session goes bad as they break poor sameer by predicting eveyr story he has even the one the poor kid wings, and he and his prehinsile hair are sad. Cheer up kid at least you can probably go live on Krakoa at some point. Free health care, free housing, living on a giant  paradise. Good stuff.

The two then ruin an attempted dance party, which unlike the above which was just bad timing, this time their just obnoxious as addy wnats to ballet, and Carl wants to... put it to his butt whle playing fart noises. Okay for starters. 

Secondly if he wanted to do that he could’ve got a cd of Nickleback cheaper and no one would’ve noticed.. then again they might of thought the poor boy had Dihera.  Somehow this isn’t the last draw. Nikki, being a real one, holds a gross drink contest which carl spits out on the crowd.. which really WHAT DID YOU ALL EXPECT. This is how those things end. WIth spit up and fury. 

Anyways enough is enough, so our ambigiously gay duo hatch a plan and send the little kids on a scavanger hunt. So while the Ronnie’s Running Crew have fun, and spot bobby and his best buddy par and bobby flop on some mangos and slide around on mango juice all episode as a result, the dream team work on getting that list done. From getting one of Hector’s nosehairs to Mr. Nakamura’s faviorite sweatervest (which takes a while) , to Carlota’s diary they do it with flair. Of note is the two having to steal Sergio’s crackes.. and nearly getting murdeered by the parot who seriously looks like he’s about to skin a child.. thankfully when HE does a shining by crashing through the door, he just gets stuck so no child murder tonight. Horay! Well until Carlota finds out her diary missing then this happens. 

But things get dire when the kids think they see the smaller kids get stuck in par’s truck. Thankfully bobby knows where his best friend is at all times, because he’s consdierate and knows where he’s headed next, and the kids end up following him, while Sameer stays behind to distract with his hair puppets since Rosa wants to little ones to go to bed. 

Sid and Ronnie anne and co head to the dump , shenagins insue and they think they lost their sibling and cousin.. only to find them, the two having gotten a mango that looks like Vito and won.. and Sid and Ronnie apologizing and admitting their scam. In a nice bit though while Carl gets upset, Addy quickly points out they DID ruin their fun, and crash the party, and Carl begrudingly admits he’s wrong. Again, keep them married show. Carl needs Addy to keep him honest and Addy needs carl to hide the bodies of her enmies. They make a good pair, just like their big sis and cousin. 

Anyways, Ronnie Anne and Sid ask to have the kids for just a bit longer to repair them and again this is why I repsect Rosa. She finds out the kids disobeyed her or at least found a loophole but isn’t mad and gets both sides learned from it. Our kidlets get a giant ass smore for their heroic efforrts, Nikki returns Carlota’s diary in secret to avoid their deaths while Sergio is arrested for attempted murder of two minors. A good night all around. Bobby joins in to close out, which isn’t met with any resitance because who dosen’t love bobby, while Hector wakes up to the vito mango and wonders what happened to him.. okay apparently Vito’s been turned into a non-sapient piece of fruit before and I want details show.  Final Thoughts Finally: A pretty good one. Carly and Adleadie continue to prove to  a hell of a combo, whie the proven dream team of Sid and Ronnie Anne work well off their younger counterparts. It overall leads to a fun episode with lots of great gags.. and also bobby sliding around on his back comically like he’s a goddamn roomba and I am hear for it. Just overally really good stuff and a really fun plot. This really feels like stife of the party done right. Both sides screw up but make up instead of one just getting their way because protaganist. And overall this batch of episodes was really damn good and I look forward to watching the series reguarlly from now on. Until then, just one more day then this blog gets all spooky! SO stay tuned, stay safe and go team venture! Play us out nickleback! WAIT WHY DID i SAY THAT NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO

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Happier

„Walking down 29th and Park

I saw you in another's arms

Only a month we've been apart

You look happier“

I lost count on how many times I‘ve walked down this street, hoping and fearing that I‘ll run into you.

It feels like it just a month ago that I hold you in my arms and heard your laugh. I wish it was, but in reality it is years ago. I walk past the park, our park, thinking about you and as I look up, I see you. Your hair is a bit longer and you have a few more laugh lines, but I would regonize your flannels everywhere.

I feel hope rising in my chest. Maybe this is my chance. Maybe I can fix this, us.

Smiling, I attemp to call you, but I freeze as I realize that you‘re not alone. There is a men with dark hair by your side. His arm around your shoulder and I wish that it weren‘t years between our last meeting and now.

„Saw you walk inside a bar

He said something to make you laugh

I saw that both your smiles were twice as wide as ours

Yeah, you look happier, you do“

You walk into a bar. He never stops touching you, his hand now holds yours. You don‘t even see me, do you? You only have eyes for him.

My heart is pounding as I step into the bar and see you sitting at a table in the corner of the room, laughing at something he said. Your laugh seems lighter and your smile brighter as the ones we shared, I notice and before today I didn‘t think it would hurt this much to see this. Believe me, I‘m wiser now. You close your green eyes as he kisses your cheek.

It hurts like hell to see this, but I deserve this, I think cruelly, for letting you go. I deserve this punishment.

“Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you

But ain't nobody love you like I do

Promise that I will not take it personal, baby

If you're moving on with someone new”

The man goes to the bar and my feet move on their own. You look up and our eyes meet. Immediately your face falls.

Without a greeting I say: „I missed you.“ Your expression hardens and you spit out that if that were the case I shouldn‘t have left you when you needed me the most. I shouldn‘t have left you just ‘cause.

I know that, how couldn‘t I? I regret it till this day. My mouth opens, ready to spill an explanation, an apology and a begging out, but then I remember your expression from a few minutes ago and I stop. I broke your heart in the past, how could I think that I have the right to march back into your life and turn it upside down again? You‘re happy, shouldn‘t that be my priority?

So instead of all the things my heart screams at me I say: „You‘re right. I‘m sorry. I‘m happy that you found someone who makes you happy.“

Before you can say something the man is back again. He has two drinks in his hand, one of it is your favourite. Some things never change, huh? The men with blue eyes looks at me and smiles. „Who is this?“ He turns to you and gives you your drink.. „A friend?“ You look at me, calculating, but before you can say something I speak up. „No one important.“ He looks at me puzzled, but his smile never leaves his face. He shrugges. „I‘m Castiel. Cas for short.“ He invites me to stay, but I decline and for the first time in years I say your name. “Goodbye, Dean.” I turn around and practically run out of the bar. How could I have stayed?

“'Cause baby you look happier, you do

My friends told me one day I'll feel it too

And until then I'll smile to hide the truth

But I know I was happier with you”

I never believed my friends, but I think they are right. I have to let you go. You are happy with him, aren‘t you? You deserve it, always have. You know that, right?

You‘re happy with him, I tell myself the next day as I look into the mirror and see the dark lines under my eyes. I am happy, I say out loud and hide the truth behind a smile.

One day I‘ll feel it, too.

“Sat on the corner of the room

Everything's reminding me of you

Nursing an empty bottle and telling myself you're happier

Aren't you?”

A few days later I am sitting at a table in the bar, drinking your favourite liquid. And because I‘m cruel I order a whole bottle of it. I still can hear your laugh and when I close my eyes I can pretend that you‘re sharing this bottle with me.

I shake my head. You‘ve moved on. You‘re happier with him, aren‘t you? I should be happy that he is there for you. I sure as hell wasn‘t.

“Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you

But ain't nobody need you like I do

I know that there's others that deserve you

But my darling, I am still in love with you”

I take a sip from my drink. It usually burns, but the pain of the memory of you numbs me. You did this to yourself, I whisper to myself.

I thought it was the right decision to leave you, had a million reasons why I should go, but now they don‘t feel much better than the reason you think I left you.

“But I guess you look happier, you do

My friends told me one day I'd feel it too

I could try to smile to hide the truth

I know I was happier with you”

Without looking I reach into my pocket and throw  some money on the table. I take the bottle with me and wish it was your hand in mine instead of the cold drink.

The door opens and a silly hope rises in my chest, maybe it is you coming into this bar? You aren‘t, why would you? Sighing I leave the bar.

I walk down the street to my flat, thinking of the possibility to hide from the truth. I could try to forget that I saw you with him.

I hope that you‘re happier, I sure know that I was with you.

Trying to forget, to hide the truth, I smile and take a sip from the bottle.

“Baby, you look happier, you do

I knew one day you'd fall for someone new

But if breaks your heart like lovers do

Just know that I'll be waiting here for you”

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Forge-Born chapters 1-5

Chapter 6 Geneva island of amazons.

                                                     Forge-Born                                                  A New Odyssey                     Bang! .... Bang!!..... Bang!!.... The sound of mighty thunder as metal meets metal. Bang!!... Bang!!... Bang!!!... With each clap a flash of light illuminates the dark room. Between each strike we gain a glimpse of a humanoid like figure, only this is no man. The creature is truly a nightmare of an image. No even creature does not explain this being, a more apt description would be god. Hephaestus God of the forge. As Hephaestus strike his hammer against a large mound of steel he begins to speak loudly to himself, as though he were addressing someone else. " It was long ago in a time before man, before beast, before gods, before the entities Gaia and Uranus. When all that existed was Chaos and Darkness. A single spark was all it took and in moments the course of history would change. From this spark formed order, formed Gaia and Uranus. For millennia that spark was not to be seen, until one day the spark flashed once more and mankind had came into existence. Today I hope to be given a chance to see that spark. He places his hands on some object and they begin to glow a bright red & white. The object begins to glow and now we can see it. It appears to be a sculpture of a boy made of steel. Today is the day a new legend is born. With blood of iron and body of steel. The legend of the Forge-Born." Chapter 1 "Father!!" A young voice screams. "father look!" The boy points to the sea. As he does Hephaestus steps onto a beach staring at the boy. Now in the sun we can truly see Hephaestus. He is large taller then any man butt a far cry from a giant. His skin is thick like an elephant with discoloration all over grey white black his skin tone varies in blotches like ink blots. His eyes are sunken and unresponsive as though the intense sunlight doesn't bother him. His mouth is more like a beast with jowls and fangs. His body is strong, or at least it seems that way until you see him resting one palm on cane. As he slowly limps across the beach cane in hand he ask the boy." My boy how many times must we have this conversation." "Oh right heehee" the boy attempts to contain his laughter. Hephaestus somehow seems delighted with the boys laughter rather then angry. "Well what is it, tell me what do you see?" "Out in the water it's some big object with a tarp flowing into the wind." "Oh I see now" Hephaestus grins. "what is it father another sea monster?" "No boy it's a ship." "A ship... wait father does that mean there are humans." "I would most likely assume so." "Wow really?..” The boy gazes at the ship with wanderlust  "Father one day I'd like to be on a boat like that." Hephaestus's face sinks as he mutters "someday I hope you will get the chance."      7 years later         The forest is silent when suddenly a loud boom goes off. As the smoke clears we here a man coughing."Damn seems I was bit off on the ratios." As the man begins to stamp out small embers we notice the face is familiar to that of the young boy. Only now as a man he is something more akin to a warrior. His face is Fairly well, no Adonis but easy on the eyes. What stands out most though are his ember eyes. As the man is finished stamping out the fire a loud voice is heard throughout the forest. "Vulcan where are you what manner of messes have you made today?" Shit. the man responds. "Nothing to worry about father I've got it all under control." Hephaestus retorts "funny you said the same thing last time and now Pygmas has no eyebrow." The man's reaction is one of embarrassment. “Well whatever it is it can wait. I need your help on the forge.” After walking an acre Vulcan nears a mountain with a house along the side down below is a large cave that Vulcan enters. In it we see Hephaestus hard at work hammering down some item on an anvil. Surrounding him are 5 giants with one eye who all seem to be busy with their smithing. Finally Vulcan nears Hephaestus "Good now take this and hold it steady around the horn." Vulcan follows the gods instructions and grabs a circular object and presses it firmly against the edge of the Anvil horn. As he does this Hephaestus grasps a large hammer and starts beating against it "another shield huh." Vulcan remarks."Maybe , if you hold it still enough." As the two work together on the shield they begin to banter back and forth until Hephaestus ask a question. " So Vulcan what was it this time another one of your science inventions." Vulcan responds quickly speaking as soon as Hephaestus finishes his last syllable" yes I'm onto something amazing I just need to run some more test." "Could you use any help." Vulcan ponders his answer for a few seconds." Honestly I could, but I really want to try this one on my own father" “Oh can't wait to get out of your old man's shadow ehh boy." Hephaestus grins as he says it. "That's not it I just want to prove this to myself; to prove that I can become a builder like you." For a moment Hephaestus pauses then continues to beat on the shield " I'm very proud of you don't worry someday you will become an even greater craftsman then me." Vulcan almost cries at those words. All his life he's never admired anyone more than Hephaestus, he knew of the other gods yet the one he was always amazed by was Hephaestus. His father was strong willed and wise. Even while being a god he was humble and never thought himself above any creature and to top it all off he was an amazing craftsman. He could build anything : jewelry,trinkets, mechanisms, coliseums, and yes even weapons and armor of unimaginable quality. Suddenly they hear a loud bell. "They're here" Hephaestus says. "Who" ask Vulcan." The ones picking up this shield. As Hephaestus finishes putting on the last of the grips on the shield he tells Vulcan to greet his guest upstairs. Now inside the upper floor he sees a man draped in black and a younger one draped in purple and black he recognizes the first man but has no clue as to the second. While standing there pondering the mans identity Hephaestus walks in from behind him ah hades it's been some time uncle. Glad to see you the man shrouded in jet black cloak and corporeal darkness speaks and as he does so it fills the room with dread. "yes same for you Hephaestus  and you as well Vulcan." Vulcan pushes his curiosities aside and realizes his rudeness" Apologies lord hades" hades smiles although even though it is innocent to him on the outside it looks sinister" No need for apologies Vulcan you are family after all." Hades points to the smaller individual beside him donning similar attributes only in a purple shade" Excuse me allow me to introduce my son regon. It's his shield we've come to collect today." "Ah good to finally meet you Regon I've heard a great many things of you." Says Hephaestus, Regon then responds "As well I you smith. However I must admit I've heard nothing of you having a son Vulcan was it. Vulcan clenches his fist as though he's just been threatened and prepared to fight for his life. Hades speaks up "Regon do not pry. The smith is a powerful ally and respectful man leave it alone." Regon nods silently. " come with us the shields downstairs the cyclops are testing it." Hades is then reminded of something." Speaking of cyclops Hephaestus are you waxing them now?We ran into Pygmas on lookout and he seems to be missing the hair on his brow." Ha!Vulcan immediately covers his mouth trying to contain his laughter, you can see his body quiver as he chuckles with his right hand over his mouth and left hand to his side. The party just ignores him and heads towards the shield. When finding himself alone he uses the opportunity to break away and head towards his own lab deep in the forest. He has work to do otherwise he would have stayed. He rather enjoys hades as he seems to be the only God that respects his father and regularly pays him visits, he's also the only God his father allows him to speak to or come into contact with. In fact as a young boy when hades and Hephaestus were deep in conversation he would allow him to play with Cerberus. He doesn't know why the other gods hate his father or why they can't know of his own existence, but he came to realize long ago through his father and the cyclops stories, that the gods weren't the merciful or flawless beings they're portrayed as. While Vulcan fires up a forge in his workshop Hephaestus is back home speaking with hades. "Thank you again smith for the work you've done." " No need hades you practically keep me employed and I rather enjoy our talks. Not to mention you've kept the identity of Vulcan to yourself and for that I owe you greatly. I'd rather he not get wrapped up in the world of the Divine and immortals. "Speaking of that Hephaestus did you know where Zeus was headed today?" " No I'm afraid I have not contacted Olympus in years. I'm sure you're aware of my strained relations with our family." " Quitewell smith, then it pains me to say but I felt I should give you warning today Zeus visit's the Moirai.” The air turns hostile as a terrified Hephaestus exclaims "The sisters of fate! When hades?" " I do not know nephew I just felt the need to tell you so you might prepare yourself. I will be taking my leave I cannot interfere with my brothers affairs, however I felt I should warn you. Sorry that is all I could do." As he says this hades and Regon fall into a dark abyss. "Thank you hades for warning me, you've done enough." As hades disappears. Hephaestus shouts VUUULLCANNN!!! The words sound loud and carry deep into the Forest. Moments before this Vulcan was leaving his workshop and heading back home. "Finally!" he says to himself "A sword that isn't worthless." Vulcan raises an clothed item into the air, his face covered in ash and carbon with a grin as wide as the crescent moon. Vulcan thinks maybe with this he can go out to the world of man. Sword at his side he can become an adventurer and see the world. With this he wouldn't even have to fear the gods. Suddenly he hears his father cry out for him more panicked then ever before something is wrong just as he turns and pushes off the ground to run a flash of light comes down cutting through the air colliding with the earth, with a tremendous crackle and boom knocking him to the ground. This is thunder and what follows thunder is destruction. As he looks up at the ravaged earth in front of him he sees him. The King of gods, Power incarnate, Clade in lightning ZEUS and his eyes scream bloodlust. Chapter 2 abomination Gobsmacked and in awe. Vulcan lays they're paralyzed unable to run with frozen feet, not even able to find his voice to scream or speak. So shocked he even forgets how to breath Vulcan lies helpless. For years he's heard of the gods of there amazing power and heavy auras but he never expected anything like this. The pressure emanating from this god is like an ocean filling the air dragging him to the bottom helpless against it. He now truly understands what places gods above men. Lying there deprived of oxygen he begins to lose the strength in his body, but just as his eyes begin to close he catches sight of a familiar figure walking towards them with a cane." Vulcan did I not warn you of the presence of gods. It appears you'll have to learn now, focus your mind and will. Remember to not give in to a greater force, push back on the aura with your own and most importantly hide your fear.” With those words Vulcan begins to fall in and out of consciousness. As he begins to practice his father's teachings the weight on his chest gets lighter. Zeus and Hephaestus stand there watching the young man. To the world outside this sight is unexplainable and would go without understanding, but to those intertwined in the Divine this is nothing new. Thousands have died from sheer presence of the Divine alone. Gods can intensify or diminish the aura they place forward. Although many wouldn't know it from the current sight Hephaestus knows all to well Vulcan is gifted in this form of combat via godly presence. Against any average Devine being he would have already returned to strength but this is Zeus. Hephaestus stands there torn over his sons predicament, alas there's nothing he can do. He could fight Zeus in an attempt to stop the overwhelming pressure he exudes, but not only would he lose that fight in order to do so he would have to unleash his aura as well and with his and Zeus's combined pressures Vulcan would not survive. All he can do is stand and watch his son cling to life. Finally there's a breakthrough both men sense it a will of iron refusing to be crushed by the weight. Vulcans eyes open as his body rises like an undead corpse, gasping for air. Hephaestus is pleased Zeus however has not lost his angry demeanor. As Vulcan slowly makes his way to his feet with his arm pressed against the ground for support shaking, he can't believe it Zeus didn't lift a finger and he nearly died just from being in his presence. Hephaestus steps in front of Vulcan shielding him from Zeus's gaze before asking "what is it you are doing here Zeus?" Zeus responds with furry in his voice." Watch your tongue Hephaestus It is your king you are speaking too." Hephaestus bites his tongue and waits for a response. Zeus caring not for the concerns of Hephaestus waits some time before responding "I am here regarding a prophecy given to me by the Moirai." Hephaestus hesitates and thinks of his question before speaking. " May I ask what this prophecy is exactly." " The sisters have informed you have done the unthinkable. You have broken the greatest rule. You created new life where there was none. I am king of all none but me shall be allowed to create life. Hephaestus was I not lenient when the sisters gave me the prophecy years ago of your betrayal" Hephaestus interjects "Zeus, father I told you there was no betrayal I would never forge a weapon to kill you." Mid sentence he is cut off by Zeus" How dare you call me that you are no son of mine I casted you out of Olympus I showed leniency and even now you mock me with that abomination behind you." Vulcan is perplexed could he be referring to him. What's this on about Hephaestus creating life he understood all to well of the rule of life how none is supposed to create it not even gods for such life would go against nature itself. He knows such an act could never be forgiven and that the creature could not be allowed to continue living. Still why does he speak of him that way Vulcan is no creation. He was told he was the son of Hephaestus and a lower God. He knows nothing of his true origin. Many might be confused with this statement believing Gods to have created life many times however there are rules firstly life cannot be made where it did not previously exist you may turn a tree into a mortal however you may not turn stone to man. Two if it is made from nothing it may not have will nor mind of its own hence golems and lastly it may not be given the ability to pass on to a new generation. In creating Vulcan Hephaestus broke this covenant incurring the wrath of Zeus. "Your creation neither man nor God this creature does not belong in this world. Step aside and allow me to destroy it and I may be merciful to you afterwards. " Vulcan's heart clenches itself. To think the one who stands above would desire his death what could he do he couldn't possibly fight and hope to win. Run how can he outrun lighting. As Vulcan's heart races a comforting voice reassures him.  "Calm down my son no harm shall come to you. You have as much a right to life as any living creature and I will defend that right with my own life if I must." As he says those endearing and heartfelt words he stares at Zeus and says "I challenge you for the right to rule Olympus on the grounds of my blood as one of the twelve seats." Zeus grits his teeth seething with anger the surrounding environment begins to shutter. Hephaestus has invoked the right to challenge only a shameful God and weak ruler would refuse. Very well I will kill you first, then the abomination. I shall return with an audience at sundown to oversee. After Zeus leaves Vulcan drops to the floor exhausted. After a few hours the sun begins to set Vulcan wakes up at home. Suddenly it all comes back to him he leaps out of bed screaming no. Hephaestus comes and hugs him telling him to calm himself. Vulcan looks up at him tears in his eyes and ask why he challenged Zeus he cannot hope to win. Hephaestus looks down at him and says " Because you are my son." "But I'm not I heard him I'm not your son I'm not human not God I'm..I shouldn't exist." "Vulcan weather or not you should have existed isn't important the fact remains you do exist you feel you bleed you cry and laugh. I can no longer lie to you so I will tell you the truth Vulcan. Many years ago I lived with the Olympians at first I wanted to be one to be accepted by them but I never was for that I grew to despise them I became angry and vain and did many things I'm no longer proud of. Eventually in time I began to forgive them and place my heart at ease after that I was able to see the evil of the gods and there indifference to the plights of man. I pleaded with them and begged them to help the humans to show mercy, but alas my words fell on deaf ears. The gods were a conceited lot but still they were my family and I loved them and I had no intention to take my family to war. So instead I took up an oath of pacifism I vowed to never participate in there wars or the wars of man and that I would never forge another weapon. When Zeus demanded weapons I refused this deeply angered him he felt as though it was a challenge against his authority which had him grow paranoid of my betrayal. So he sought out the sisters of fate for guidance on the matter. That was when they informed him of a vision they had that I would forge a new weapon one that would kill him. Opun hearing these words he attempted to end my existence, but perhaps some small ounce of fatherly affection remained because he did not deliver the finishing blow; instead he banished me from Olympus and barred me from ever forging another weapon. In time I found this island of cyclops other creatures resented by their father for there imperfect figures. I became like a mentor to them taught them to forge and communicate. Still though life was lonely I missed my family even though they were cruel and unkind. I became so lonely I came up with an idea. What I was about to do was blasphemy to the highest degree. I was about to break the supreme rule of the Divine. Life shall never be created from nothing only Zeus himself may ever create new life. This law stands above all others the punishment for breaking it is death. In my lost state I began to work on my finest craft ever I would forge his bones of steel his blood of hot iron and his flesh of copper & bronze. Still such a task is no mere small feat. Although the law exist even without it none could perform this feat. Creating new life is tricky when Zeus Aphrodite and I created woman we nearly abandoned the efforts but some force greater than our understanding aided us. For you it was the same try as I might you remained a statue of metal. I don't know how or why but somehow something breathed life into you my son and on that day you came to be a creature born of the forge.” "But that means I am an abomination."  "Look at me son it is true you are neither God nor man. However you are no monster you deserve life just as any man. Here I found this beside you" he hands him the clothed item from before “I found it beside I had hoped you would not mind I had a look at it." Vulcan removes the cloth reveal a jade tinted blade. It's beautiful almost like an ornament. He's almost too afraid to ask but somehow finds the courage. “What did you think?” "Interesting indeed your work with a blade is truly remarkable however it is undeniably yours the work of a young man."  " What's that mean." Ask Vulcan "It's truly exceptional and Finely forged, incredibly sharp and well made. Only it's not suitable for combat. It's to be expected your young and inexperienced in war. Your blade is impractical it's appearance is a beauty and like that of a proper heroes blade but it would never be used In combat. You see a smith must not only make the strongest weapon he must also take into account the warrior wielding it and its purpose. Sometimes you have a smaller warrior so a large or long blade is impractical sometimes they have armor or shields so a sharp edge is useless other times it simply does not feel right from the grip or isn't designed to swing according to the Warriors method." With the more he describes the more Vulcan sulks which Hephaestus takes notice of. "Don't be disappointed Vulcan you are a fine craftsman and the blade is incredibly durable and sharp it shows how well your technique and skill at the forge is. This lack of foresight was on me I taught you all the secrets to the forge save  weapons. I wish I had more time to teach you but I'm afraid our time is up the sun is setting. Take this he throws a bag at Vulcans feet. What is this for are we going to run. No boy you will I will stay here and fight. But why we can bo-- I gave my word I challenged him now I can not go back on that. A man is nothing without his word. Humans taught me that and hopefully they can teach you the same. Go there's a ship waiting for you at the north beach. Inside that bag is a map you will head to Geneva a small island not far from here where you will meet your guide. You already know how to read the stars, but take this it's something I've been working on It will help keep you going in the right direction. Hephaestus shows him what appears to be a primitive compass. But father I can help you or maybe I can offer myself to Zeus you shouldn't have to die for nothing. No. Please! dammit boy I...fine you want to help. Hephaestus drops the compass. pick that up we will have use for it later. As Vulcan reaches down Hephaestus strikes him over the back of his head breaking his cane over it. He looks down at the unconscious Vulcan then back at his broken cane and mutters "You've got a hard head boy." He proceeds to pick him up and throw him outside into the arms of a brow less cyclops. "Pygma take care of the boy." Pygma nods and vanishes with Vulcan into the forest. As Hephaestus makes his way down the stairway he hears Zeus land and call for him Hephaestus show yourself I've come for your challenge with witnesses Apollo Hera and Athena. As he reaches the end of the staircase he heads to a corner of his workshop towards a locked trunk. Hephaestus! Zeus shouts I hope you have not suddenly realized you're fear and become to cowardly to face me. A golden draped man by Zeus speaks up "Father I must admit picking on a crippled and feeble old man does not sit well with me must this continue." Now one of the women by Zeus interjects "Careful Apollo the smith may be weak in body and his mind may also have confliction, but he is a seat on Olympus  for a reason even after being cast out. Father I beg you reconsider the smith would pose a great loss to us" "Silence Athena the smith has laid his bed... but if it will put you all at ease, I will make it quick.. " quick huh..." The sound of Heavy metal rattling follows the voice. "Perhaps you have forgotten just what a battle is like Zeus" the voice comes from the cave as a grinning Hephaestus steps out clad in armor from head to toe an arsenal of weapons on his person. He stands with one hand holding a large spear pressed into the ground almost as if replacing his cane the other hand holding a flail attached to a long chain. It's as though he were a gladiator of great legend. Chapter 3 Even Gods Bleed The other gods stand in shock of the sight before them. Zeus is enraged at the sight of Hephaestus in armor. "What is the meaning of this smith? I thought this was duel among gods." Unfazed he responds " It is"  “then why do you sully it with trinkets.” “Father you seem to misunderstand nowhere does it say armor or weapons are forbidden.” “I would think your pride wouldn't allow such a poor display.” “ Yes pride would stop most men however men are foolish a warrior knows the battlefield is not to be treated as a playground things like pride matter not in battlegrounds. You do what you must to win to survive to protect the ones you care for. Today you threatened my son and I would swallow my pride before I ever let you bring him harm. Come father today one of us shall die here on this battlefield.” After recognizing the danger Athena voices her concern. “Zeus be wise this is the smith and those are his hand crafted weapons I recognize them this fight will be dangerous nothing requires you to face him like this.” “ Silence Athena very well smith I shall teach you you're toys mean nothing before true power” as he says this Zeus hurls a thunderbolt. The smith slams down the spear into the ground in its path after nearing the spear the lightning draws to the staff discharging into the ground. Hephaestus spins his flail before throwing it at Zeus smashing against his face it flings Zeus clear across the field. “Father your power is what gives you strength but me my gifts of the forge lend me strengths I could never attain on my own I may be old & broken but do not believe me  helpless by any means." Zeus snarls at Hephaestus the smith grips his spear and with his good leg pushes off the ground leaving a crater at the point of liftoff. Zeus takes hold of the spear catching it as it pierces him. Only allowing it to penetrate a mere inch of flesh, then creating a burst of lighting that sends Hephaestus flying into the mountain behind them. After coming to his feet Zeus takes the spear and breaks it over his knee Hephaestus stairs at him with a fierce eyes “as I said Hephaestus toys” he says as he drops the broken spear. Then in almost an instant Zeus stands in front of Hephaestus still processing what just occurred Hephaestus is unable to react as Zeus buries his fist into his face following that blow is a flurry of strikes each more powerful than the last. Even fully clad in armor seems to mean nothing as Zeus's power does not appear to be diminished in any way. Hephaestus knows the strength of this armor well he once tested it against against the might of a tsunami and yet not even a scratch, but here it may as well be simple cloth. Finally after growing tired Zeus ends his onslaught he stands menacingly over the bruised and bloody Hephaestus. In that moment it what appeared to be a a man clinging to his last bits of life Hephaestus pulled his hammer from his side gripping the handle firmly he raised it to the air his arm shaking barely able to hold it. In this moment tears came to his eyes as he thought of his son, he knew it had not been enough time he could not die yet. So with every ounce of his being he whispered one word" Forge" he followed those words by striking his hammer down on the mountain behind. In a mere moment after contact a mammoth sized steel gauntlet erupted from the wall punching Zeus. Forcing him out of the mountain falling to the ground below with a large thud. Zeus and the other gods look up to the mountain to see Hephaestus axe in hand looking down upon them. He jumps down to Zeus as he sees this he respond by hurling lighting at him but Hephaestus pushes down with his axe splitting the bolt in two the landing all his weight on Zeus then grabbing at his shoulders he opens his large jowls and begins spewing fire and magma. Through the magma reaches Zeus's hand wrapping around Hephaestus throat stopping the red bile. With the fire gone we now see Zeus's face angry covered with burns and scorch marks. With his free hand he strikes Hephaestus but Hephaestus returns with a blow of his own forcing Zeus to relinquish his grip back and forth the gods trade blows however this is no equivalent exchange as Hephaestus strikes get weaker and far more infrequent, sometimes taking two or three blows before delivering his own. Hephaestus then grips the blade at his side and slices at Zeus's leg. Zeus responds but not quickly enough to avoid injury just to avoid a more serious strike. He then takes a few paces back as Hephaestus raise his sword at him. “Aiming for my legs eh truly a warriors cunning.” Zeus mentions. “Well I have to do something to slow you down after all my leg isn't quite as spry as yours.” Hephaestus points to his weak leg trembling at the strain. Zeus stairs at both legs then comments

“It's quite incredible how you've been able to fight while balancing on one leg.” “I've had practice. Tell me father would you reconsider allowing my son to live if I surrendered now and agreed to forge for you once again.” “I've already told you smith you're no son of mine and that abomination is no son of yours I cannot allow such a being to exist that challenges the very nature of the universe itself.” “ You mean you could not allow anything to exist that cannot owe it's very existence to you. This has nothing to do with gods the boy could never hope to challenge your place in the universe his power is not Devine. He's closer to man then God. Why should his life be invalid simply because he is neither, because his very existence is a blight on your dominance over this world.” “ Hephaestus  before I kill You I will rip out you're heathenish tongue.” “I see then” he stares at Hera and the other gods “mother brother sister please know that I tried to seek a peaceful solution I did not simply seek bloodshed.” As the blood began to drip from his palms they begin to glow and the blood begins to boil and burn. As Hephaestus breathes embers fill the the very air he exhales. He grabs his hammer then places one hand to the floor and again he utters the words " forge" instantly multiple large blades protrude from the ground aiming for Zeus. In retaliation he unleashes a wave of thunder atomizing the blades. From his side appears Hephaestus his open hand reaches for Zeus's face igniting the very air it passes through. Zeus however manages to avoid it Hephaestus quickly changes tactics shifting his position using his hammer he delivers a backhanded strike smashing Zeus's nose. After catching sight of this Hephaestus remarks "it has been a long time since I have seen you bleed father." Chapter 4  Hephaestus God of the forge Out far off the coast of the island floats a small ship in which Vulcan still lays unconscious. As the battle between gods rages on in the distant island, the sounds of the clash awaken him. He awakens unaware of where he is he looks around surprised to see himself surrounded by water. After getting his bearings he realizes he must have been knocked out and placed on this ship. The sounds of the battle shift his focus to the island. His chest Tightens as even out here he can feel the gods crushing auras. He thinks of the struggle his father must be facing, without hesitation he turns the ship around and heads for the island only by some act of universe or perhaps a god, a gust of wind catches his sails pulling him further out to sea. All he  can do is watch the island get smaller and smaller in the distance for he is now at the mercy of the winds and the sea. Back on the island the tide of battle has once again shifted as Zeus fueled by rage at his own blood ferociously beat down Hephaestus. However Hephaestus seems to be pleased. The smile over Hephaestus faces further infuriates Zeus prompting more brutality. Zeus doesn't understand so he ask " Why do you smile Hephaestus once I've ended your existence I will chase your abomination. None can escape me for I see all.” “ Hah you fool father you've become so arrogant in the time since I've seen you I'm fully aware of your sight and that of mothers which is why I gifted him a device imbued with magic capable of hiding him from you.” “ What. You lie smith.” “You know me well Zeus you know me to be capable of such feats.” Arghhh! Zeus lets out a howl as he summons thunder to strike Hephaestus. Leaving a giant scare in Hephaestus chest. Hephaestus however has accepted death and does not fear it. He thinks of his long life of his ups and downs his younger years. Hephaestus was not like other gods he wasn't born perfect. Angry at Zeus for having Athena with another women Hera set out to make a child of her own with no help from any man. She would give birth to what the world would see as a monster. At his birth Hephaestus was already horribly disfigured and ugly he resembled more the creatures of Tartarus then the Adonis's of Olympus. Still his mother loved him then. She named him Hephaestus after one of her other lovers. Zeus however could not stand him, while he gazed at the hideousness and imperfection of Hephaestus it drove him mad not only was he monstrous in form but his body was frail and weak smaller then most babies and barely clinging to life. He could never call such a pathetic creature one of his pantheon his existence was a smear on all the gods and his name. Still he chose to accept the child as his own for the sake of Hera but made sure to keep him out of view of the world. Every Night however the sounds of his cries would drive him mad as it only reminded him of his failure. This continued for some time until one night Zeus awoke in a fit of rage, Hera hearing the babies cries awoke to find Zeus standing at the cliff side of Olympus holding the infant. She pleaded and begged him not too but he ignored her cries as he threw the child with all his might down into the sea and rocks below. Zeus now believing himself to be rid of the blight returned to sleep. Only fate would still not be so kind for Hephaestus. The frail boy miraculously survived the fall. Only his body was mangled his leg broken beyond repair the infant was in pure agony. He cried but his howls were swallowed by the ocean as he began to drown. For sure he would have died had this sight had naught of caught the attention of a nearby water nymph.  The nymph dragged the child to an underground cave under mount Olympus here he nursed the child back to health. After a few years the child had been lucky enough to to survive and grow healthier and more hardy a complete contrast to his frail form as a child sadly however the leg could not be saved. A pity thought the nymph if not for that the child would have grown to be an unrivaled gladiator his physical prowess far surpassed any being before him. Sadly however he will never be able to walk without support. How cruel the gods are thought the nymph. More years had passed and Hephaestus grew interested in the forge after years of isolation for fear of Zeus actions should he found out the boy was alive and the nymph saved him the nymph pleaded for Hephaestus to remain in the cave. Owing everything to him Hephaestus agreed to stay they're till he reached maturity. Finally after a decade more he set out into the world it was not long after he made a name for himself as a smith. Eventually one of his pieces of jewelry made its way to the gods they demanded the name of the maker Hephaestus they replied. The gods were shocked although not relieved they still did not care for Hephaestus even in time hera began to regret ever having conceived him. Still they admired his craft. And order him forge items of equal beauty for them. Hermes was sent however upon hearing this Hephaestus refused still angered over the gods treatment of him and the loss of his leg. Request after request was sent and refused until the gods began to threaten him. Angry Hephaestus came up with a plan he sent Hera a beautifully crafted chair all the gods gathered around to see. Hera loved this chair it's only flaw once seated she could not unseet herself for sometime the gods laughed at Hephaestus joke only after hours had passed and Hera could not move they realized the severity Hephaestus had trapped Hera. None could release her not even Zeus so they sent gods down to ask Hephaestus free her they asked kindly he refused so in response they sent Aires God of war to threaten him but Hephaestus was different from the others he held no fear. In fact it was Aires who was shaken upon return to Olympus. Still the gods the pleaded until eventually he was offered a seat on Olympus and the hand of Aphrodite. Pleased Hephaestus released Hera. In the coming years Hephaestus would grow to have many more stories most erased or forgotten to history. In time his anger at the world grew until one day he would realize his faulty and the corruption of the gods. In time because of this he began to pity his family. He begged and pleaded for them to see there errors, but still no god respected him. Only his uncle hades also scorned and cheated by the gods would see the true worth and nobility of Hephaestus in time the gods grew more cruel to mankind and he grew more compassionate to them. This was the tragic and beautiful trajectory of his life. Even now as his father stands beating him to death Hephaestus cries for him for his family for humanity for his son. He forgave the gods long ago for they're mistreatment of him for the hundred unspoken stories of the wrongs they've done him the stories he was too ashamed  to tell his son. Hephaestus lead a sad life however he would do it again for all the brief glimpses of happiness he experienced. He regrets not being around to see his son grow and enter the world but he knows the wisdom he imparted on him would make him into a fine man. He knows one day he will find love and happiness and for that dying here right now would be a faire price to pay. With one last breath Hephaestus speaks once more to Zeus “father I forgive all the gods cruelties to me I forgive Aphrodite and I forgive Aires I forgive you mother and even now as you take my last breath from me I forgive you father. I know in your heart you do not hate you simply feel this is the only way to maintain order I know it brings you no pleasure or relief to kill me which is why you sent the nymph Zeus looks shocked. I know you feel responsible for maintaining order and that you've refused to shed tears for me not out of lack of compassion. I can see in your eyes this pains you far more than me.” He pauses needing to take a breath due to his condition. “But even though I love you all I cannot condone your actions you have been abusive to the humans cruel even. You have ruined lives and dictated them you may be gods but you have no right to rule over them. You toy with their emotions and force them to submit. Which is why I could not stand idly by any longer. The sisters were right I did forge a new weapon but not to slay you to defeat you to free humanity from the plague of the gods. For it is no mere weapon, he will break their chains. Cast the gods from their thrones. He is blood of iron and body of steel he is forge born he is my son and the last hope of not just humanity but of the gods as well, because he won't just save humanity from the gods he will save you from yourselves. He will open your hearts to love. Father he is my last gift to you.” And with those last words the brimming glow emanating from Hephaestus fades as he lies unresponsive broken bloody not the death deserved of a man of piece. Off in the distance still fighting against the winds Vulcan senses one of the auras weakening growing more frantic he struggles greater even cursing the sea and winds until finally the aura disappears completely. Even without eyes he knows all too well what has occurred. He drops to his knees in tears giving up his struggle as he howls at the loss of his most precious person. Today he is all alone in the world. A freak a monster an outcast with no place to call home. He kneels there weeping allowing the winds to drag him further out to sea. Chapter 5 a new odyssey Out in the oceans alone sits a young Vulcan his eyes red and sunken. He lies there motionless and and unresponsive to the world he is dried out and his stomach growls. A near few feet from him stand his supplies within its content are food and water for a week but still it remains untouched. For days he wrestled with his grief he was angry at Zeus at the gods for allowing it and mostly at himself for being helpless. It has been five days now since his father's death had it not been for his inhuman attributes he would have succumbed to dehydration already. However the effects of it have begun to take hold his mind is hazy and he sees ghost which are not there. The Sun's light has reddened his skin and dried his lips so much they're cracked and bleeding. A little bird flies onto the edge of his ship. It stares at him for sometime analyzing him almost as though he held intelligence. Finally after some time while lost in thought he heard a voice “Vulcan.”  Vulcan looks around but sees nothing . “Vulcan” again he hears it he begins to believe it is perhaps the sea playing tricks on him. The bird now flutters to him landing on his knee. He stares at it and it opens its beak and and the words “Vulcan have you gone deaf.” He cant believe his ears or eyes he believes the effects of the ocean and dehydration are now at play. What bird can talk he thought. So he ignored it believing it to be in his head the bird continues to call him. The bird even begins to peck at him unfortunately for the bird however although Vulcan looks human his skin is actually like copper and bronze  in fact as a child he often wrestled with snakes and beast thinking them to be playing all the while they were attempting to eat him but their teeth could not pierce his flesh nor could they crush him. In time the bird gives up flying away Vulcan believes it to truly have been a vision until ploop a birds droppings fall on his head he immediately sticks his head in the water to clean the feces off him. When he returns to the ship he spots the bird on his deck. He bears his teeth as he scowls “why you little shit I'm gonna roast you and have bird for dinner.” “Serves you right for ignoring someone.” Okay now he knows he's not crazy this bird is really talking to him “so you're real.” “ As real as the shit in your head now listen close if you don’t want me to shit on your head again” Vulcan nods his head. “What are you doing boy?” “Why I'm doing Nothing.” “ Exactly. You lost your father not your life” “ You know about my father.” “I know a great many things boy.” “ Who are you.” “ That does not concern you, you're actions however do concern me. It has been five days since your father's passing and yet you sit here throwing away the life he sacrificed his for.” Vulcan hears those words as they echo into his heart. Tears once again well up. “No boy no more tears the time for tears are over now is the time for hope.” “What's there to be hopeful for I've lost everything. And I'm currently being hunted by the most powerful being in the universe at any moment he so chose he could summon lightning upon me to drown me in this ocean" “ If he can boy then why does he not do so. To play with you, perhaps the gods are very cruel. Or perhaps you're father was far smarter then you gave him credit for. On that device he gave you to guide you” Vulcan stares at the compass he's been clutching on one hand. “On that contraption is not only a guide but a ward one powerful enough to hide you from the gods. They can't kill you because they cannot find you.” “Very well bird you have erased one concern but what about my first what have I to live for now.” “ You have you to live for boy you can now see the world as you've always wanted you can gain justice for you're father.” “ Justice hah” Vulcan laughs hysterically “you mean me to kill Zeus God of Thunder. I truly despise Zeus as well as the other Olympians but I was never taught to seek vengeance doing so would only tarnish my father's legacy. And even if I desired the death of the gods what could I do against them for centuries man has been at they're mercy why because they are loyal and subservient no it is because they are weak and incapable of fighting the gods.” “ True they are but still many have tried..” “ and many have failed” he cut off the bird “failure is the first stop on the path to success.” At those words Vulcan resend so to his mind to a time he was a young boy at the forge he sat there with a crudely made helmet weeping. When along came Hephaestus he stood over him and asked why he cried Vulcan responded because he had failed it was nothing compared to Hephaestus work he wasn't gifted at the forge. Hephaestus stayed silent for a moment then walked away. After a few minutes he returned to the weeping boy and dropped something at his feet that made a clang sound as it hit the floor Vulcan stared at the object unsure of white it was it was a piece of metal with a strange shape and varying thickness Vulcan finally gave up and asked what is it. Hephaestus chuckled and said “it was meant to be a chalice for wine.” Vulcan is puzzled now that he was told he can make out a rough shape of a chalice the, but it is so badly deformed and tempered he can hardly accept it. “That Vulcan was my first ever forged item. Like you I wept only it was for three whole days I began to think about my failure about how much that cup and I shared in common how my parents believed me to be a failure and casted me out. When I thought of that I stopped my tears because I realized I wasn't a failure I didn't deserve to be tossed aside and I would prove that I would forge the greatest chalice ever. Time after time I tried again and again to make a chalice one after another they failed some worse than others, some ashamedly worst then the one that had come before it but with each I learned I grew and one day I had accomplished my task it came out perfect. Vulcan failure is merely the first step in the path to success.” With those words Vulcans tears fade and a smile crept across his face. Then almost mirroring the child Vulcan In the presents eyes were given new life the somber expression was replaced with a confident smile as he took to his feet and ran towards his supplies terrifying the bird nearly crushing it as it screamed hey watch it. He took large gulps of water and food nearly choking himself he lowered the sail and steered the Ritter towards the direction of north on the compass. He turned one time to face the direction of his island even though he could not see it and shouted he turned back and thanked the bird only it had disappeared. He laughed Unsure if hid had been real or not but it did not matter because it had given him what he needed now with life in his eyes he scans his map and compass and set sail for Geneva. And thus began a new odyssey.

Preview-  chapter 6  Geneva island of amazons

[livingmybestfakelife]

Title: None

Summary: Chadwick is on a promotional tour for a movie and he is beyond miserable and worn out, so you decide to pay him a visit to lift his spirits. 

 Chadwick didn't know it yet, but you, his wife of two years now was planning on stopping by for a visit during the press tour of his upcoming film. But it wasn't just a regular visit, he had called you up a couple of days ago and vented to you about how stressed out and tired he was, how he wanted all of this to be over and come back home to you and get a home cooked meal and get some much needed rest which you couldn’t have agreed more about, your man was irritated at the news about the studio adding an extra two weeks to the tour, but what could he do? He was under contract and had to obey it.

The current stop to the tour was back in the US, in Houston, Texas so you quickly booked a ticket and went down to see him, halfway during the flight you had an idea of how you wanted to lift his spirits, you decided to contact the people who would be conducting the two part interviews he would be doing and told them of your plan, which they were on board about and thought it was funny. Your plan was to dress up as a man and added an obnoxious and quirky personality to him, once you land you head to the nearest store to buy your outfit which were baggy pants that was way too big for you, boxer shorts, a plain white t-shirt that you would stain later on and silver boots that looked like space boots, to top it off you pulled your hair up into a wig cap to put a bucket hat on your head and had a fake beard on. Once you arrive to the place where the interviews would be held you had gotten ready, careful not to bump into Chadwick and not spoil the surprise, you didn't put any effort into wanting to wear any makeup, you knew that he would regonize you and that would make it even funnier, after the second interview was over his publisist informed him that he would have to do a third interview and he let out a big sigh in annoyance but that would soon all go away once he saw who would be interviewing him.

Chadwick had sat down and was looking around the set, the door to his left opened and you walked in with an open bag of cool ranch doritios "What up what up what up" you say in a "douchy" voice, once he saw you he instantly burst out laughing but you stayed in character, you sat down and went "interview" him. "So, Chadwick Boseman" you begin with then took out a chip and ate it, he played along but chuckling every now and then whenever you did something that got to him "Uh, yes hello how are you?" he asked and you nodded "I am zesty today thank you for asking" he laughed so hard that he had to catch his breath, you had caught him off guard with that one but you carried on "Yes yes, quite zesty, pesty, uhhh what else rhymes with zesty?...ahhh...anyway lets get on with this, so Chadwick Boseman" "Yes" "You're married to YN YLN" "I am" "You hitting that?" he chuckles while covering his face then nods "Yes, I am hitting that umm what was your name again?", "Oh yes I never told you my name, the name is Carlton Banks" "Oh really?" "Yes, but everyone calls me Jazzy Jeff" "Okay, cool" "Yes, I don't know why they do it they just do, I don't get it really....so Chadwick, what other famous black guy will you be playing next?" "Ummm I don't know" "I suggest you play Flavor Flav", he nods "Forreal?" "For sure brotha, I think you would be great, I mean why not? It would be zesty" he keeps playing along like it was just a regular interview, you mention inside jokes with just the two of you which confuses everyone else but you both got it, then you went back to bringing yourself up and made your character look thirsty "YN YLN, how long has she been your wifey?" "Two years" "Ya'll got kids?" "Not yet, no" "How did you get that? Get all up in that, she looks like she mean, like if you slid in her dm's she'd hurt your feelings, she fine but she look mean", "Nah, she ain't mean she's very nice" "Home girl is fiooone" "Too fine" "Da fattest ass" and that was what done it again, what made him break out of his pretend seriousness and laugh again, he was miserable during the whole tour, there were some good times while joking around with his cast mates and on talk shows, but he honestly couldn't wait for everything to wrap up as soon as possible, you being here to cheer him up made him not loose any more of his sanity, you always knew how to make him feel good without having to make love to him, you could do that to him in various ways and it was one of the things that he adored about you, you make him want to be better and look forward to the next day, because if you were in it then who was he to complain.

Once your time was up you ended it with "Alright, that's all I got for ya bruh uhhh Chadwick Boseman Robinson Brown Marshall Udaku everyone" you get up to get him a fist bump but he hugs you instead then kisses you, the people in the room clap and awe, you were truly a trip.

[yourimaginarycupcake]

The talent show

Well, well, well! This one turned out longer than intended :’)

The kid was in constant movement. She couldn't help but follow him with the eyes. She had promised him to be there for him. To watch him perform. She knew a few of the others had shown up too. He was nervous. Very much so. She wanted to help him, but she wasn't a performer and never had been. She wasn't even motherly - only to the plants she had owned when she was alive. But she didn't like seeing him like that. ''So, what are you going to perform today?'' She asked and he stopped and met her gaze - but only for a few seconds. He continued his pacing. ''I.. I'm not sure?'' He muttered. She caught his wrist, and clapped beside her on the wooden box she was sitting on. ''Sit with me for a second ninõ.'' He gave a slow nod, and she let go of his wrist again.

She knew this kid. They might not have been talking about a lot of stuff. But she did know him. She knew about his passion for music. She knew about his dream. One he didn't want to let go. One he shouldn't give up on. And despite that he probably didn't realize it - she knew he was a Rivera. He never mentioned them by name, but she and the others knew about their music ban. The Riveras were well known for it - and of course their shoes. She also knew that shoes didn't interest the boy. And she couldn't blame him. She had seen him distressed. Lost in thoughts. But she had also seen him with a bright smile. She had seen him happy too. She knew he was a good kid.

He was clutching the guitar and he looked everywhere but at her. She didn't mind. She wasn't sure what to say anyway. ''You have performed plenty times for us ninõ. What's the problem?'' She frowned slighty. He shrugged and still avoided her gaze. She knew he was keeping something from her. She could tell by his shrug. She barely noticed the others, or the music for that matter. She nudged him with her elbow. ''Ninõ, por favor háblame.'' She was actually worried. He sighed and finally - finally - looked at her. ''It's just.. There's something at stake this time, you know?'' His legs started to bounce. ''And I..'' He ran his hand through his hair, once and then twice. ''It has to be the right song. I can't..'' His breathing was speeding up. This was going in the wrong direction.

She grabbed him by the shoulders. ''Ay, no, no, no, don't do this.'' She waited until he met her eyes and then gave him a crooked smile. ''Listen to me, sí?'' She didn't wait for an answer. ''Deep breaths, bien?'' Again he gave a slow nod. She didn't know what to do, or what to say but she couldn't show that. That wouldn't help him. For the second time since he learned about the talentshow, she thought about Héctor. She recalled him talking about his gigs. She watched him carefully and smiled again once his breathing slowed down. ''Good. A friend of mine was a musician.'' His eyes got bigger, as to ask if she was serious. ''And he said.. That he would shake off the nerves before a performance.. Like this!'' She had seen Héctor do it a few times, and repeated his vivid movements. And maybe it was a good thing she did it too. This comforting thing was not her strong suit. She held his guitar while Miguel shook off his nerves. And he looked so much like Héctor when he did.

It took her a few seconds to collect herself. This kid needed her. She could grieve her friend another time. ''And then he.. '' She frowned. He would shake off the nerves, and then he would.. The grito! ''Ah! He would give a nice grito!'' She laughed. Hard to believe, that she couldn't remember that for a second. Now it was his turn to frown. ''A grito?'' He repeated with perhaps, a little disbelief, or maybe it was confusing, in his voice. ''Sí!'' She smiled and chuckled a little when he tilted his head. ''Like my friend said..  To let all the rest of the nerves out.'' She continued. When he still didn't do anything, she cleared her throat. If he wasn't going to, then she would. She thought of her old neglected bones, lost friends and how hopeless she felt trying to comfort this kid, and then she let out a scream to get it all out. Her scream didn't last long, but she felt lighter afterwards. ''Like that. Your turn ninõ.'' She watched him close his eyes, inhale and then letting out a nice short grito. She gave him a wide grin.

He looked so much more relaxed afterwards. He even smiled back at her. It made her feel more confident in her comforting skills. Even if they weren't hers. ''And you know ninõ.. Whatever you decide to perform out there.. You're going to knock them off their feet.'' She gave his arm a light squeeze, before handing him the guitar back. ''Just sing from your heart. Or.. You know what I mean.'' The joy was back in his eyes as he nodded, and that was all that mattered. ''You really think so?'' She shook her head a little. ''I know so. You're a musician. A really talented one at that.'' He beamed at her. Just like Héctor when he talked about his family, or played for the others in Shanty town. Her smile faded for a second, but he didn't notice. Or maybe he just didn't comment. Either way worked for her.

His name was called and he jumped on his feet. ''Wish me good luck Areli.'' She once again shook her head. ''You don't need it Miguel.'' She watched him walk onto stage in the peach colored charro suit, that once belonged to Héctor. She had found in the hut that had been his, and then she had tailored it to fit Miguel. He would put it to good use. She knew that. She saw him hesitate. He mouthed her words 'play from the heart' and took a deep breath. She didn't regonize the song at first - because it was slowed down. De la Cruz's version was fast and upbeat, and the one he was best known for. It was one of Miguel's favorite songs too, he told her that once. She had always found it a bit impersonal when she heard de la Cruz sing it. This version of the song was softer, and she kinda prefered it that way. The kid really poured his heart out while singing. It was kinda as if he was elsewhere - he wasn't singing to all the people in the plaza - but for someone else. Asking them to remember him.

[kuuttituutti]

I won’t disappear

Fandom: The Adventure Zone

Pairing: Barry Bluejeans x Lup

Warnings: Fluff

Wordcount: 1839

Summary: Hurt/Comfort

Barry has a bad nightmare and Lup tries her best to make him feel better

She took a deep breath. It felt good to finally have a chance to just breathe. Last few world they had been were really stressful, and the whole crew was just tired. Everyone was tired of fighting, dying and running away. When the Starblaster had finally landed on this calm and peaceful world, everyone was so happy. Everyone had pretty much jumped of joy when they had realized that this next year could be a year, were they finally had a chance to just relax. The cold night air felt good on Lup’s face as she leaned on the rail of the Starblaster.  She yawned loudly and stretched her back. Yep, a good nights sleep seemed like a good idea.  Silently, she started to walk towards the sleeping quarters.

As she walked towards hers and Taako’s room, she suddenly heard a loud sob. Lup stopped for a second and started to listen carefully. The sobs continued but they were a lot softer, like somebody was trying to hide their cry. Curiosity got the better of her and she sneaked towards the cry.  

A small beam of yellow light shined trough the littel crack on the door of Barry’s room.  Lup took a long breath as she knocked on the door.

”Barry?”, she asked softly. There was no answer. Only small sobs and crinkling of paper. ”I’m coming in”, Lup said as she stepped in to the small room. Inside she found Barry sitting on the edge of his bed. His eyes were wet with tears and the whole man was shaking. In his hands he had a small piece of paper.

”Lup? Why… why are you here?” he asked between his sobbing.  Barry tried to wipe his face of the most of the tears, but soon enough his eyes were full again and he continued crying.

Lup sat next to Barry and wrapped her arms tightly around the shaking man. ” I heard you crying and came to see if something was wrong. And to me, it really seems like it” Lup explained and looked Barry in the eyes.

”I’m sorry I didn’t want you to see me like this. It’s just that... that”, Barry answered quietly sobbing. Lup wiped a big tear from his face and kept hugging him.  ”Shh… it’s okay”. For a moment they just sat there. Lup embracing the tired man in a attempt to make him feel better, and Barry wrapping his shaking arms around  her.

After a few minutes Barry started to finally calm down. He took a napkin from the backpocket of his jeans and wiped the tears away. Barry took a deep shaky breath and leaned his head on Lups shoulder.

”I’m sorry Lup, that I kept you awake” he apoligized.

”No, no problem. I was still aweke when I heard you, so no problem” Lup answered reassuring Barry and patted him on the back.

” You don’t have to answer, but if I can ask, what’s going on” She asked carefully, glancing the room around them. A bright lamp had been lit on table. There were couple of notebooks on the table and papers were all around the floor. The whole room just as big of the mess as was the man that sat on the bed.

” I had a nightmare. A bad one” Barry explained kind of embarrased. ”I think it’s cause like, I’ve been so stressed and like, you know, afraid”.

”Do you want to talk about it?” Lup asked calmly, letting Barry lean his head on her shoulder, stroking his hair, trying to make him relaxed.

”I don’t know, it’s kinda of stupid. I mean, you know. It was just a dream”. Barry looked at the paper in his hand again and Lup could see that it was a photograph of Barry and some other people she couldn’t regonize.

”In my dream, I was home again. Everyone was there. My family, my friends the whole crew of IPRE. Everyone. And they were all so happy. Everything was just like I remembered it. But as the dream went on and suddenly more people started to join in. People I didn’t remember. And I had a feeling I should remember them, but I didn’t.  And then i realised, I didn’t really remember any of these people. Their faces became just static and I didn’t know who was who” Barry told. Lup could see that Barry was really close to crying again.

” I thought I saw you, and I ran to you but then you just disappeared. You turned to dust. And as you disappeared, I realized I didn’t who that even was. I was so scared, Lup. Everyone I tried to talk to just disappeared and then I was alone. And I tried to remember, something, anything, but I couldn’t. I didn’t want to forget” he explained with a shaky voice, face filled with tears again. Lup pulled Barry in to tight hug, almost getting misty eyed herself.

” So as soon as I woke up, I just tried to remeber everybody. I needed to write down everyones name and who they were. But more I thought about them, the more I realised that, all these people, I will never see them again. They are dead, Lup ” Barry continued, looking at Lup with pain in his eyes. Lup nodded her head slowly. She had also had these thoughts, everybody on the crew had. But of course, it hadn’t hit her that hard. She still had her brother with her and he was really the only one that he really had cared for. But for Barry, he had so many friends and relatives, it was no wonder that he was freaked out.

Barry took a deep breath and suddenly his face became serious. ”And then I realised, that there is only so much that the human brain can remember.  There has to be limit. And now, on this voyage, we have made so many new memories. And we keep making new, and yes, some of those are pleasant, but still. Sooner or later, my brain won’t have room for those old memories” Barry said, worry in his voice. ”So I thought, I might not remember them someday, but if I wrote their names down, so, somebody else might” he said pointing to the papers on the floor. And now that Lup looked at them more closely, she could see that yes, there were names scribbeled in all of them. Some people had longer descriptions, some had only few words, but  almost every paper had some stains left by tears.

”Hey Barry. You know what we are going to do now?” Lup asked with small smile on her face as she stood up from the bed.

”What?” Barry asked, kind of confused wiping his eyes.

”Grab your pillow, you are going to sleep with me and Taako this night” Lup annouced smiling happily. Barry looked really confused for a second, before he started to ramble.

”Wait wait what? No, no I can sleep here, I’m okay, you don’t need to worry..”. Lup silenced Barry with a single stare.

”No, you are not okay. And you don’t even know how many nightmares Taako used to get when we were little. I know how to handle this. What you need right now is a cup of tea and a sleeping buddy. Also, I have an extra matress in my bed, you can take it” Lup said as she took Barry’s blanket. Barry started smiling happily, but still kind of embarrased.

”Thank you, Lup”, Barry smiled and took the pillow and started to walk behind Lup towards the twins’s bedroom. He tried to walk as quietly as possible, he didn’t want to wake up any more crew members.

She janked the door open quickly, not really caring, if she had woken up her brother or not. She had. From the top bunk of the bunkbed Taako’s head rose, hair on a messy bun.

”Lup what the heck? I was already asleep” he said tiredly, slamming his head back to the mountain of pillows.

”The nerd is going to sleep with us this night. Hope you don’t mind cause he is not going anywhere” She answered as she saw Barry standing in the doorway, looking a bit shy.

”Yeah it’s fine. Just let me sleep, please. I need my beutysleep!” Taako murmured in to his pillows.

”Yeah you surely need” Lup laughed, as she saw a long middle finger rise from the pillowfort.

She took the second matress from her bunk and layed it on the floor just next to the bed. For one time on this voyage she was happy, that she had gotten the bottombunk this year. Usually she and Taako had some sort of competition or a duel to see, who would get the topbunk. Taako hand won this round.  She threw Barry’s blanket on the matress and started walking to the door.

” Make yourself comfy, I will fetch you some tea” she whispered at patted Barry on the back. He smiled and nodded hugging his pillow. He sat on the mattress. He could hear Taako as he snored quietly. Their room was kind of a mess, but it seemed comfortable. And before he even realised, had Lup came back with a mug full of tea.

”Drink up, it will make you feel better” she smiled as she jumped on to her bed. She took off her boots and placed her necklace on the nightstand. Barry took a sip of the tea and looked at Lup, blushing.

”You didn’t really have to do this. It was just a stupid dream” Barry sighed and gulped down rest of the tea.

”Well, I didn’t want you to wake up more people” she giggeled and layed down.

” But really, nightmares are not a nice thing. And you seemed pretty freaked out. I want you to know that you are safe. And after seeing your room, I didn’t want to leave you there, alone” Lup explained, with a bit of worry in her voice. Barry placed the empty tea mug and his glasses on top of the nightstand and just sat there in silence for a moment before he too layed down on the mattress.

”I’m sorry” He whispered. Lup merely smiled and whispered back: ”Don’t be. Here, take my hand”. She reached her hand towards Barry. He grabbed her hand carefully and stared at Lup.

” Look at me Bluejeans. I’m here now.You can feel my hand, it’s warm, I’m breathing, I’m alive. And so are you. I will be here when you wake up. I won’t turn to dust.You don’t need to worry about it. Now, let’s try to get some sleep, shall we” Lup gently squeezed Barry’s hand as she whispered those words. Barry nodded, smiling. Lup smiled gently and closed her eyes, but kept her grip on Barry’s hand. Barry closed his tired eyes, still holding Lup’s hand tight. And just for that night, neither of them let go.

[scarlet-blues]

[FR] New Faces

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Bruce took his time exploring the hotel. He strolled through the halls, greeting people here and there. Not that he knew anyone, but being polite was a good thing.

The hotel was a five-star, looking alot like the hotels he usually goes to with his family, so he didn’t bothered with with appearances. It was your standard luxurious hotel. Red carpet adorning the floor, dark mahogany doors with golden handles, cream and light brown walls with delicate details in white and gold, fancy pillars and plants in every corner, some crystal chandeliers here and there.

The halls were mostly empty, although Bruce did spot some bodyguards on the area surrounding his room. He wasn’t surprised. He also saw some agency people walking down the halls and talking- not only from his agency, but also from others. They seemed to be busy talking about the incoming shows. Bruce decded to not pay attention to them- he didn’t wanted to feel stressed. He had to relax, because starting tomorrow it would be complete hell.

Once he was done exploring the halls and extra areas of the hotel, the albino decided that it was finally time for the coffee he was looking foward to so much. He left the lift, and found the café without much effort. After asking someone nearby for the directions, of course.

The café looked too, standard fancy hotel café. Dark mahogany furniture, tables full of fruits and other baked goods, waiters dressed in impecable uniforms, faint lounge music playing in the background and a shiny white porcelain floor without a single spot in it. As soon as he entered the café, the smell of coffee and cake made him let out a soft hum. The music playign was muffled by the sounds of people talking- models. And agency people. Because those seemed to be everywhere.

Bruce looked around. He didn’t regonize anyone, which made him feel slightly nervous. Of course, some faces were familiar, but no one he knew personally. He lightly clenched his fists, and walked towards the counter. A blonde lady in her late thirties greeted him with a kind smile and wrote down his order- a cappucino and a slice of chocolate cake. Of course, as a model he should stay fully loyal to his diet, but just a tiny bit wouldn’t hurt. He could always escape to the gym. Bruce paid for his food and sat down at a nearby table, sighing.

He wasn’t upset, but wasn’t bursting in happiness either. He was feeling...neutral. A bit overwhelmed, actually. It was his first time going to another country without his family. It was his first time participating in a fashion week. His first time walking down a catwalk and being looked at by people from the entire fashion world. It felt awfully scary. He managed to burn most of his stress by sleeping like a bear but he could never fully escape from it, As soon as he felt anxiety plaguing his mind, he breathed in and out slowy, and took a bit of the cake. ‘Calm down Bruce. You need to remain calm and rest, at least for today. Panic all you want tomorrow, but not today.’ He thought to himself.

It all seemed to work until he took a proper look around and caught glimpses of some people staring at him. Of course. A day of an albino going outside isn’t complete without people staring. He frowned, deciding to focus all of his attention to the cake in front of him. As a model, being stared at was something normal, but not now. Right now he wasn’t model Bruce. He was just Bruce. And he didn’t wanted to be stared at like that. 

Before he was able to get another bite of the cake - which by the way tasted absolutely amazing - a voice speaking a different language made him look up.

“내가 아는 엄마를 알고있다. 나중에 얘기하자. 알았지? 당신을 사랑합니다. 안녕.” A brunette in her late teens finished talking, placing her pink phone in her white purse. She had brown eyes and her hair was kept by a ponytail on the right side of her head. She wore a white dress with golden stripes, a light pink jacket with white fur, a pair of white stockings and nude shoes. With her, a white purse with a cute plush teddybear keychain.

Bruce swore he’d seen her somewhere. She looked awfully familiar. He wanted to talk to her, but his nervousness kept him from leaving his table.

He was ready to go back to where he was before - eating of course - but then that girl looked at him with a slightly surprised expression that quickly turned into a smile and giggling sounds. Crap, had he stared too much? Now he felt bad. And the fact that his face went tomato-red didn’t make things better either. Bruce quickly looked down, trying to hide his face with his bangs, but then he heard the sounds of steps getting closer and...

‘Gggooooood please get me out of here i want to sublimate.’ He thought.

“Hm, sorry to bother you but, aren’t you that person who was sleeping heavy on the lobby yesterday? The girl was standing in front of his table now. And that statement made Bruce want to disappear even more. Maybe if he thought hard enough he’d sublimate.

“Ah- Don’t wory. I’m not making fun of you. I was just wondering if you were okay. Your agency and your NetNavi looked worried.” The girl said with an apologetic smile.

Oh, so she was just worried? Okay. Bruce still felt like sublimating out of embarrassment, but okay. Knowing that unknown people actually cared for his wellbeing was...comforting.

Finally, Bruce looked up at the girl. His cheeks were still slightly red. “I’m...okay. I was just tired.” He tried to reply in the most calm tone he could muster. “But...you...you saw me?”

“Yeah! I wasn’t really paying attention though. I was talking with the members of my agency until i noticed a Navi that sounded rather worried, then i saw you lying down on that chair, completely out. Sorry if i embarrased you. My name is Sang-mi Yeom.” She said holding out a hand to Bruce.

Oh! That name was also familiar. Sang-mi...Sang-mi...

“Are you that one korean model that used to make part of a group of other 4 girls? St...Stella, was it?” He shook Sang-mi’s hand, offering her to sit with him. So far, the operation ‘befriend other models’ wasn’t going that badly.

“Mhm. I thought they were popular only in Korea though. Nice to know that some of it reached...um...” Sang-mi looked at Bruce with a curious look, expecting an answer.

“Japan.”

“You’re japanese? Nice! One of my friends is from Japan too. He’ll be getting there shortly. Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what is your name?”

“Ah, sorry. My name is Ijuuin Bruce.”

“Ijuuin? I thought the Ijuuins worked with that one electronics company. Nice to see some diversity.”

Bruce took a sip from his coffee. “I used to work in it. But to be honest i felt like a complete nobody there. I was a mere assistant. Not even that. I just made sure my father and my brother’s offices were in order.” His voice tone seemed bored.

“Oh. Well, i hope you’ll be happier in the modeling world then. It looks tough but you get used to it. Mainly when it comes to the chaotic thing that are catwalks.” She winked.

“Ahah....i hope.” He wasn’t going to rant to her of how stressed he felt, though. She seemed friendly, but it was way too early for him to talk mindlessly about his emotions.

They continued to chat for a while. Sang-mi ordered a cake for herself- two slices. She looked at Bruce and just said “I have my own cravings okay.” then proceeded to eat the entire thing. The albino felta bit better to know at least one person in here. Sang-mi was a nice companion.