#or in my form weekly tag Thursday

[crestfallercanyon]

✨Tag Game Wednesday Thursday✨

Thanks for tagging me!! @jrooc — we’re talking music this week!

Name: crest

What is the most listened to artist in your music app of choice this month? Bombay Bicycle Club just dethroned Remi Wolf because I keep listening to the same song on repeat lmao

What song do you know all the lyrics to? Several — but the songs I sing to loudest in the car are Street You Live On (Live Version) by Remi Wolf and Other Side of Paradise by Glass Animals

What song do you pretend to know all the lyrics to and sing along to even though you don’t? Anything by NSYNC

If you were to be crowned Queen/King/Royalty of listening to a band or artist, who would that be? The Japanese House or Glass Animals

What band/artist surprises you the most on your frequently listened to artists? I’m not surprised by any.

Favourite line from a song (or one you have been thinking about lately? I love music and this was genuinely me narrowing it down lol —

“I was thinking about who you are, Your delicate point of view, I was thinking about you — I’m not worried about where you are, Or who you will go home to, I’m just thinking about you.” Little Freak by Harry Styles (Honestly, Matilda by Harry Styles is also incredible too)

“While you were sleeping I turned up the dials, and I walled up your kingdom with radio wires…” This Empty Northern Hemisphere by Gregory Alan Isakov

“I know I shouldn’t need it but I want affection, know I shouldn’t want it but I need attention, Know I shouldn’t say it but I had to mention —“ Touching Yourself by Japanese Waterhouse

“I am the driver, I am the shadow, and I am the hearse.” Mr. Rattlebone by Matt Maeson

Guilty pleasure band or song? Look, the Glee version of Smooth Criminal was fucking incredible and still holds up. Fight me.

Okay let’s talk fandom music:

Fave band or song you’ve discovered from a Fan Fic? This December (Slow) by Ricky Montgomery and @hamartian-cathexis showed me for Thomally: Take it Out on Me by White Lies

Fave Fanfic Playlist? I’ve only seen broken links to playlists I’ve read actually, so I don’t have one — But it sounds fun!

Fave Gallavich song? I’m going to be honest, I was going to say Basic Instinct but because of jrooc I listened to Thunder or Lightning and that IS a bop so I have the same answer:

Basic Instinct - The Acid OR It’s Thunder or Lightning by We Were Promised Jetpacks

Do you listen to music recommended by the writer or an included playlist? Usually! Unless it’s an artist I know I don’t like, I love finding new music.

What song do you think is Gallavich coded? I’m sorry I’m gonna be annoying and suggest a few

I Summon You — Spoon (which I feel like is actually in Shameless but I honestly can’t remember if my brain is tricking me on that or if that’s true)

Run My Mouth by Ra Ra Riot (more just Ian coded but I see it fitting Mickey too)

Also, for something that’s just kind of Shameless/Gallagher coded, I recommend Happy Family by Sundara Karma

(And Thank you for I need a forest fire - Bon Iver/James Blake because now it’s on my playlists btw)

What’s a bop you want to share with your mutuals today? Was gonna suggest Chappell Roan but I think she’s covered —

Talk it Up by Sammy Rae & the Friends is a jazzy bop, so there’s my rec to you ❤️

Now some tags!!!

@michellemisfit , @callivich , @mmmichyyy , @sam-loves-seb , @gallawitchxx , @mybrainismelted , and anyone else who wants to do this!

[captainkirkk]

✩ WEEKLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩

All the fics I’ve read and really enjoyed in the past week-ish. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes. Please look at tags and warnings on ao3 before reading.

DC (Batfamily)

Birdwatch11 by smilebackwards

Tim hadn’t actually meant to start a popular Batwatch blog.

He hadn’t meant to start a blog at all honestly but by the time he turned eleven he’d accumulated hundreds of pictures of Batman and Robin on his Nikon DSLR and it had just seemed inefficient to go through the trouble of printing them and storing them in a box under his bed when BlogSphere had a perfectly adequate platform.

lost treasure by adelfie

"Dad, I don’t want to do this.”

“It doesn’t matter what you want. This is why we brought you here,” Jack hisses. “So we can get paid.”

Or: When a cozy night out with his parents turns into a night of captivity and torture, Tim is forced to seek protection from his worst nightmare - the Red Hood.

Hey There Demons by hitthedeck

Treating magical threats lightly is never an option, especially when that threat tears holes in realities. To combat this danger, a good hero must remain vigilant and in peak physical condition at all times.

Too bad Red Robin never got that message.

Or, in which even demons can't comprehend why Tim Drake is Like That.

Stranger Things

Tell Me "Don't", So I Can Crawl Back In by KiaraMGrey

When Steve finds himself alone and without friends, following his breakup with Nancy, he decides what he needs is a distraction. Maybe some new friends who don't remind him of the bullshit life he gave up. When he literally runs into Eddie Munson, school drug dealer and self proclaimed freak, an idea begins to form. Who better to show him what life outside popularity can be like, than someone who doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks?

And Eddie? Well, Eddie is just bracing for impact.

Everybody's Friend by AmethystUnarmed

"Hey Harrington,” Eddie calls, as Steve books it to the Beamer.

Steve stops, and is only the slightest bit nervous when he says, “Yeah?”

It almost makes Eddie feel bad.

Almost.

“How’s the character creation going?”

The absolute dread on Steve’s face confirms Eddie's worst fears.

“I... I'm not going to be able to play Thursday.”

God. Dammit.

~~~

Steve's budding friendship with the Hellfire Club hits a few snags and Eddie wonders if all of this was even worth it.

Clone Wars

Standards of Professionality by Trixree

"Are we going to pretend I didn’t just find you fucking your General, vod?” Rex hisses over private-comm.

Cody doesn’t even turn his head to look at him. Rex can hear the smile in Cody’s voice when he replies, “No, because I am not fucking my General, Rex’ika. I am fucking Obi-Wan. We are professionals.”

5 times Cody and Obi-Wan struggled to maintain plausible deniability regarding their affections for one another + 1 time they decidedly Did Not

Shadowhunters

prosper matrimonium by smilebackwards

"Gorgeous, sweet, community-oriented,” Magnus ticks off the positive attributes on his fingers. And he’s sure he’ll find plenty more to like about Alexander Lightwood. “I imagine suitors are beating down his door. Please tell me he’s not actually dating Lorenzo.”

Cat hesitates. “Well, if you’re really interested in Alec, you have interesting timing to say the least.”

“How do you mean?” Magnus asks.

“Alec just put his name in for the prosper matrimonium.”

Or: The disaster with the Circle swings the Clave a little more progressive. And if Magnus wants Alec’s heart, he’s going to have to compete for it

The Umbrella Academy

To Be Where You Are (So Very Far) by bobee

He'd thought he'd seen it all.

Forty-Five years in a wasteland and two weeks saving the world, only to be taken for a year by a man guided by his own self-interest. He'd seen the horrors of what this life has to offer. It's all he's ever seen.

He just hadn't known that there was one out there meant for him.

(or, Number Five, the end of the end of the world, and the start of a new one.)

On My Terms by CivilBores

"I did what you asked,” he tells her. “Now, the briefcase.”

Her eyebrows raise in mock-surprise, red lips curling up her face in a sadistic smile.

“You didn’t think that was all, did you?” she asks.

AU: The Handler gives Five a slightly different deal.

[mysterious-moonstruck-musings]

WIP Wednesday Thursday

Happy Thursday y'all! It's been a while since I gave an update on the Dancing with the Stars Dieter fic, Closed Position.

As mentioned before, I do not plan to fully dive into this fic and start posting until Destiny & Deliverance has been completed. However, there is only one chapter and the epilogue left (I'm not ready). Since, it's not that far off...I have started working on my outline for dancing Dieter. More below the cut. 👇

I have it planned out fairly well, so I am sharing my chapter list with you today. This could change slightly when I start digging in, but this is the format I'm going with:

Prologue

Introductions

Week 1 - Foxtrot

Week 2 - Cha Cha

Week 3 - Jive

Week 4 - Rumba

Week 5 - Argentine Tango

Week 6 - Paso Doble

Week 7 - Jazz

Week 8 - Viennese Waltz

Week 9 - Quickstep

Week 10 - Samba

Week 11 - Finale

Epilogue

I've been doing a ton of homework on the show, so I plan to incorporate a lot of crazy behind the scenes stuff that actually happens and makes for an entertaining plot. Anyone down for a weekly spray tan? No? Dieter isn't a fan either.

This fic will not be anywhere near as angsty as D & D. However, some tough topics are mentioned, mostly relating to Kat's (OFC) asshole ex who will be very present as another professional dancer on the show. Then of course, Dieter's issues with drugs and alcohol are discussed too. He will be sober in this fic, but early on in his journey. Still very much our loveable, hot mess trash panda though.

I would like to do a lot more extras with this fic. I plan to share some inspiration videos for each chapter so you will have a visual of the dances. I think it will help you understand what ultimately causes Dieter and Kat to fall for each other. If nothing else, the visuals are just hot AF.

There will be a lot of Latin dances, just because we have to show off Dieter's loose hips. You know there are going to be jokes about that. I feel like it's a good excuse to take Dieter's button allergy up a few notches too. 😏 Here is a sexy little Rumba video to get us started. This dance may or may not be the one that gets them in trouble...🤐

Series Summary: Dieter Bravo was looking to change his bad boy image and clean up his act after hitting rock bottom. His team hoped that having him join the nationally televised family friendly dance competition would be a good first step, if they can keep him out of trouble. 

Katarina Stamos expected her last season as a professional dance partner to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars to go the same as it had for the past nine seasons. That all changed when she was partnered with the infamous Dieter Bravo. 

Dieter and Katarina are reluctantly thrown into their partnership and must learn to work together to succeed in the competition. In the process they form a deeper connection beyond the dance floor that neither anticipated.

If you would like to be added to my taglist for this fic, feel free to comment below or shoot me a message and I will get you added.

Tagging all my usuals. If this isn't a fic you would like to be tagged on, let me know and I will remove you. 😉

@rhoorl @chaoticfestninja @survivingandenduring @partyofone3413 @wannab-urs @cakipy-blog @titlee78 @poodlebae @guelyury @missladym1981 @maried01 @alokaerza @samiamproductions @misstokyo7love @themonadiaries-blog @madnessofadaydreamer @darkheartgatita @avastrasposts @weho2kcmo @harriedandharassed @tkchaos @girlofchaos @yghuibt @musings-of-a-rose @secretelephanttattoo @maggiemayhemnj @legendary-pink-dot @linzels-blog @morallyinept @undercoverpena @sin-djarin @trulybetty @goodwithcheese @jazzloveslatte @timpletance @myloveistoolittle @annieispunk @bitchwitch1981 @readingiskeepingmegoing @runningmom94 @for-a-longlongtime @hisandsnakes @sarcasm-theotherwhitemeat @copperhalfcent

[heymacy]

hello pals 🕊 it's weekly tag wednesday thursday and i was tagged to participate by @energievie, @darlingian, @mybrainismelted, @creepkinginc, and @deedala who i love very much ✨

name: macy

age: thirty

location: i do my laundry 4 minutes from the shameless house

what's one of your go-to karaoke songs? singing by yourself in the car or in the shower totally counts. Billie Bossa Nova by Billie Eilish or Coffee by Chappell Roan bc i can't sing for shit and those are the only two where i don't sound like a dying walrus

if you had the power to control one of the four elements, which one would it be and why? water, because it's the scariest and most powerful of the four

think of one of your defining personality traits - which animal embodies it? an otter. playful, curious, sociable, forming unbreakable attachments to inanimate objects

are there any fan theories that have stuck with you? think of the infamous "scooby and the gang are all actually high": that the Rugrats babies are all figments of Angelica's imagination (google it, it's insane but it makes a lot of sense)

name a movie you watched or a book you read as a kid that you were totally not supposed to watch/read at that age. i accidentally watched Chucky when i was 7 (my dad fell asleep on the couch, my movie ended, Chucky started, i kept watching, oops) and it permanently altered my brain chemistry

name a food or drink that you totally hated as a kid and now you really like: spinach

how about one you still hate? pineapple and mushrooms

what's your least favorite chore? dishes and organizing mail

do you have one that you actually enjoy? i love vacuuming and doing laundry

and to close it off, share a lyric or two that really resonate with you. i am drawing a complete blank. maybe "crazy, stone cold crazy, you know" from stone cold crazy by queen? i'm goin' through it, y'all. it's been a Time.

i'm tagging @gardenerian, @palepinkgoat, @too-schoolforcool, @michellemisfit, @sleepyfacetoughguy, @callivich, @whatthebodygraspsnot, @sickness-health-all-that-shit, @metalheadmickey, @heymrspatel, @whatwouldmickeydo, @howlinchickhowl, @gallawitchxx, @thisdivorce, @arrowflier, @crossmydna, @suzy-queued, @y0itsbri, @sxltburn, @vintagelacerosette, @captainjowl, @tanktopgallavich, @7x10mickey, @mmmichyyy, @suchagallabitch, @jrooc, and @juliakayyy 💛

[michellemisfit]

Weekly Tag Wednesday Thursday

Thanks @deedala for creating this and thanks for the tag frands @jrooc @juliakayyy @mikhailoisbaby @darlingian @heymrspatel @lingy910y @energievie @creepkinginc @crossmydna <3

💟 Name: Michelle

#️⃣ Age: 38

🗺️ Location: In bed 🛌

🧥 Do you own a robe? Describe it.

Mickey Milkovich Voice: YUP YUP. I only wear it when I’m sick. It’s a fluffy zebra robe with a hood. I have attached ears to the hood and a tail to the back. Which often times has led to this…

☕️ Do you have a favorite mug? Describe it.

I love all of my mugs but this is the one I have a picture of, and also it’s full of hot chocolate and marshmallows so… WIN WIN

🧣 Do you have a favorite blanket?

I have a fluffy zebra blanket (you may be detecting a theme) which is my favourite winter blanket. I’ve also made a number of t-shirt quilts, which are awesome.

🍵 Coffee or Tea? Tea. Don’t drink coffee.

🔥🧊 Hot or Cold? Usually cold. I just realised that this question was related to the tea question above 🤦 obviously hot!! I’m pretending to be English.

🧦 Fuzzy socks or Wool socks? FUZZY!!

🧤 Gloves or Mittens? Fingerless gloves

🔥 Fireplace or Campfire? Fireplace. I like camping. But I like the indoors more.

🌞🌜Sun or Moon? Moon for aesthetic, but I get wicked sleepy, so probably sun.

🍬Chocolate candy or Sugar candy? Chocolate. By itself. Don’t fuck with it. Don’t add nuts or jelly or dried fruit or anything. Just chocolate. Sugar candy can be in any form. It’s all good.

🥐 Sweet Pastry or Savoury Pastry? Savoury over sweet any day, but all pastry is good pastry, including raw pastry dough. Yum yum.

🎃 Peppermint or Pumpkin Spice? Pumpkin Spice. I like peppermint tea, chewing gum, and toothpaste. That’s kinda it. Pumpkin Spice can go almost anywhere!!

🛏️ Go to bed early or Wake up early? I will wake up early not matter what I do, so if I want a chance in hell of getting a good night’s sleep I have to go to bed early.

🥣 Cold cereal in milk or Hot oatmeal? Cold. Sometimes I’ll even add an ice cube to my cereal, if it’s not cold enough.

🍞 Potatoes or Bread? Bread 🤤

And Finally…

🚬Gallagher or Milkovich? Gallagher. I’m way too sane and law abiding to be a Milkovich, even though I wish I was that cool…

I'm tagging @rereadanon @redshirt2 @crestfallercanyon @the-rat-wins @palepinkgoat @too-schoolforcool @tanktopgallavich @tsuga-of-mars @takeyourpillsbitchh @you-are-so-much-better-than-that @ian-galagher @ohkate @heymacy @deathclassic @francesrose3 @jademickian @sleepyfacetoughguy @depressedstressedlemonzest @captainjowl @vintagelacerosette @very-sleepy-head @mickeygifs and if you have not played yet and would like to, please say I tagged you and I will 100% corroborate and add your name to this post! PICF!!!! (It's like BFF, but Partners In Crime Forever!)

[look-i-love-u]

Weekly Tag Wednesday Thursday

Thank you for tagging me: @creepkinginc, @energievie, @kiinard

name: Vey

when is your birthday?: January 24th

where do you call home? wherever my dog is

how many pets do you have? one

what do you do for work? something currently frustrating, super time consuming, sometimes fun and fulfilling

do you believe in aliens? not really

do you believe in ghosts? more than aliens but also not really

favorite subject in school? German

what are you currently reading? Work stuff and The Watchmen comics

what are you currently watching? 9-1-1

what kind of laptop do you have (+ describe it to me): A silver one. No stickers. Lots of crumbs.

what kind of phone do you have (+ describe it to me): a black one with a lilac leather phone case

no-show socks, ankle socks, or crew socks? in this weather?! no socks at all!!

what kind of headphones do you use? Wireless earbuds, red ones

how do you consume caffeine? in the form of theine

and finally, what are you wearing today? a navy blue flowy dress, black leggins, black sandals, black underwear, no socks

Tagging: @vintagelacerosette, @jrooc, @guinguin1984, @ian-galagher, @iansw0rld (please ignore if you did this already)

[the-oricami-curio]

Tis the season for more redraws...

This one really just showed how my skill improved, as I really liked the original design and kept it as close to the original as I could.

The Mourning Star

Rare, Magic Weapon (Maul)

Originally wielded by the Skull King, a skeletal giant of the Shadowfell, a skilled blacksmith reduced its size so it could be used by small and medium creatures. Now only a fraction of its original stature, its latent magic remains.

Magically Minimized. Due to the nature in which this weapon was shrunk, it does not have the Heavy tag, unlike an average Maul.

Size Sensitive. This weapon deals 3d6 bludgeoning damage instead of the normal 2d6. When it is wielded by a creature of the size large or bigger, the weapon grows to match their size: the damage dice of the weapon increases to d8s (for a total of 3d8 bludgeoning damage).

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[deathclassic]

weekly tag wednesday thursday

thank you for tagging me kat @mybrainismelted evie @energievie comet @spacerockwriting julissa @heymrspatel chani @darlingian sky @transmurderbug georgia @iansw0rld and @guinguin1984, it is greatly appreciated

Firsts! Name: molly Age: 25, im an infant lol

First Pet? My mum had a black cat she got when she was 18 called allegro and she was around when i was born so her

First Word? probably some form of mama

First Celebrity Crush? gerard way maybe? idk i was like 8

First IRL Crush? this kid named ben, he was the only boy that didn't bully me so it must've meant something at the time. we're still friends but i dont have a crush on him lol and he dated all my friends too,,,,like not even joking all of them

First kiss? this random girl at a fall out boy afterparty, we gave each other forehead bruises bc we headbanged at the same time to a parkway drive song

First Car? this bitch still can't drive so no car over here

First apartment/house/dorm/whatever away from your parents? this bitch also still lives at home with their parents lmao im failing so hard at adult life

First time on a plane? i was 12, we went to the gold coast

First cellphone? this weird flip phone i got when i was 12 and started taking public transport by myself

First concert? technically it was radiohead in 1998, my mum was not gonna miss seeing them just bc she was pregnant with me and apparently i kicked a lot during the gig

First Foreign country you visited? never left the country, my first time will be this october and im going to the usa

First sport you ever played? netball and karate, started those around the same time

First career aspiration? zoo keeper

And finally… tell me about the first time you wrote/drew/created/whatever something that made you think "wow" when i was 22 i designed a movie poster and i thought it was pretty good, that was probably the first time and maybe the only tbh

im not tagging anyone bc i can see everyone has already done it

[such-a-barbarian]

weekly tag wednesday thursday!

thanks to @mybrainismelted and @lupeloto for the tags this week! I guess we are talking birthdays this week. 🥳

When is yours? April 12

Where were you born? The nation’s capital 🇨🇦

How do you feel about your legal name? Are you using it online and/or IRL? I love my legal name! It’s pretty unique so I use a short form online. It’s got kind of a cool story behind the name and I’ve only met one other person with my name in real life so I really like it.

How about your sign? Do you feel it “fits”? I’m an Aries and I low key hate it. Lol. I embody very few of the typical ‘Aries’ traits and I always feel like the traits that are highlighted are often negative.

What’s your earliest memory related to your birthday? That would be my 5th or 6th birthday. My friends and I made princess hats.

What’s one of the best gifts you’ve ever received? My mom took me to New York City for my 18th birthday and we saw the final preview of the original cast of Spamalot before opening night. Still have a hard time believing I saw that cast live in person!

How about one of the best you’ve given yourself? My husband and I are the same age and for our 30th birthday we gifted ourselves a three week trip to Germany. That was pretty sweet!

What’s your favorite cake flavor? Whatever flavour is closest to my face. Lol. Although I am partial to a good chocolate cake.

How about your favorite flowers? Wildflowers

Have your ever thrown a birthday party? If yes, tell us about your favorite one. yes! I’ve thrown a few goods ones in my time. My favourite is my son’s 3rd birthday though. He’s a covid baby (Jan. 2020), so his first 2 birthdays were during a lockdown. For his 3rd we went all out!

What’s the ultimate birthday song? I have no idea. Lol

And last but not least, pick a celebrity with whom you share your birthday. Clare Danes

I’m a little late to the game on this one so I’ll skip the tags but if you’re make it this far please enjoy some cake! 🍰

[robobrainrot]

The Knack

Chapter 3: Deus Ex Machina

Notes: its a Knockout-Centric Fic with a human OC. Breakdown is alive and well. Optimus is alive and well. Set in the Prime Universe: Post Predacons Rising, Pre-RID15

Updates weekly...ish

[Chapter 1] [Chapter 2]

Trigger Warnings for this chapter are tagged below

One of his off days landed on a Thursday so Knockout decided he’d return to his favorite parking spot. It had been awhile since he visited. They had exchanged a few comments back and forth online, but never in person. Nothing in their interactions had given him solid evidence if the human definitely knew he was a giant space alien that turned into a car. They were always very cordial.

It was getting dark and there was still no sign of the artist. Maybe he’d missed them? That was unlikely. He checked their social media page. No posts today.

He shifted gears (ha) and decided to investigate. Knockout drove down to the human’s home. There was no sign of them. Their curtains were open, but he could only see so far into the room.

The ex-Decepticon circled the block in frustration. Maybe the Autobots were making him soft. What was he doing caring about where some human was? It was only a year ago that he had been on the side of the war that would’ve cyber-formed the planet into an inorganic ball of metal. Albeit, he had never been keen on that part. Knockout enjoyed Earth and its culture. Any species that could make such fine automobiles had to be alright… sometimes. Certainly they weren’t worth destroying at the whims of a coked-out warlord.

Knockout drove up to campus then back down the street.

This would be so much easier if they didn’t change their appearance every day. Or just picked a color to stick with. He saw a couple of humans, but as soon as he got close, he realized it wasn’t Kylan. A group of frat boys hollered and whistled at him as he passed. This was not the kind of attention he prefered.

He pulled into a driveway to rethink. It was past time to give up at this point. He was bored. The human was probably fine.

A gunshot down the street broke him of that thought.

Knockout peeled out of the driveway towards the noise. Even if it wasn’t the human he was looking for, it was their neighborhood. Plus, he was trying to be a better Autobot. Saving humans was kind of their whole thing.

There was yelling up the street. The aggressor was dressed in baggy gray clothes and a knit hat. The victim was slightly smaller in frame, and wearing a long bright orange skirt. They had a heavy looking backpack, which seemed to be the motive for the altercation.

A half-empty trash can clattered into the street as one of the smaller got pushed into the row of plastic containers. They were leaning back against the largest bin now. The gray-clothed thug seemed to be getting impatient.

Knockout’s alt. mode was not subtle. Even with his headlights off, he was still a cherry red luxury car. He could go from 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds. If he wanted to be loud AND flashy, he certainly could.

The aggressor was noticed the Aston Martin as soon as he turned onto the street. Knockout also noticed a very familiar haircut on the cornered human.

“Frag.” The Cybertronian swore to himself, then sped up.

“Time’s up. That's my ride." He bluffed. "The bag or your life, I'm leaving with one of them.” The rev of it's engine startled them both but the man gestured to the oncoming car.

That glance to the side was all the smaller one needed. Kylan swung around, switching places with the largest trash bin. The thug was pummeled with trash as Kylan stumbled out into the street.

Without thinking, Knockout flipped into robot mode to avoid hitting them. His back wheels kicked up to flip the entire car then he landed on his peds 10 feet away on the other side of them.

That was way too close.

Both humans screamed. Surprisingly, Kylan’s was not higher-pitched than the other.

The artist tumbled to the asphalt from shock. They scrambled backwards away from the massive robot.

Knockout caught their gaze for a second. He could see the whites all the way around their eyes. Their bangs were blown back from the WOOSH of his sudden transformation.

Meanwhile, the thug fired at him until he ran out of bullets. He missed six shots, but the other four dinged Knockout’s armor. Considering the size of the target, that was a pathetic ratio. The robot glanced down at the dents then narrowed his optics at him.

The thug went sheet pale. He dropped the gun, and ran like hell. Or, at least he tried.

The Ex-Decepticon grabbed him by the back of the shirt. He hoisted him up to eye level. Through gritted denta-plates, he sneered. “You should consider a change of hobby.”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” He yelped. “Please don’t-!”

Before he could finish that thought, Knockout tossed him into the trash pile. It would hurt, maybe break a bone or two, but it wouldn’t kill him.

“And that’s how you take out the trash.” He laughed. He dusted his hands off on each other before dropping back down into vehicle mode.

By this point, Kylan was hyperventilating on the curb 30 feet away. They backed away onto the sidewalk as Knockout approached. He opened the passenger side door.

“Get in.”

They stared at the car for a long, terrified moment, paralyzed by their own bewilderment.

“Kylan. Get in.” He repeated through the radio.

“‘Kylan?’” The artist blurted incredulously. “Y-you… you’re a… wh-”

“I will tell you if you get- the fuck- in.” Knockout rolled a few inches forward. “I need to leave, and I’m not leaving you here. I’ll bring you back but you need to get in. Now.”

Flashing blue and red lights reflected off the buildings around the corner.

Of course people had called the cops. Between the yelling, gunshots, screaming and weird-robot-thing noise: it had devolved into a whole scene. The artist momentarily wondered if anyone caught it on video. Or maybe all of this was a sleep deprived, paint fume induced nightmare.

The revv of the sentient car’s engine snapped their attention back to reality.

The artist clamored up onto their feet and into the passenger side. As soon as their butt hit the seat, he was off. The seat belt snapped around them as soon Knockout wasn’t focused on getting out of view of the incoming police cars.

[autumnalwalker]

Writeblr Intro v2

Updating the Intro post to pin now that I sort of understand Tumblr and what I'm doing here better.

Me:

I write as a hobby. It's something I do for fun and first and foremost for myself. But if other people happen to actually like what I write, that's pretty cool too.

I try to keep this main blog primarily writing-focused. I've set up the side-blog @traversedmiscellany for reblogging/posting any other random stuff that happens to catch my interest.

I tend to prefer to keep my online and offline lives separate so I rarely say much about personal details aside from what inevitably winds up leaking into talking about my writing.

I am open to tag games and ask games. Or just general writing-related asks.

If anyone would like to be added to a tag list (whether for WIP updates or tag games), please feel free to send me a message or reply to this post, specifying what you want to be on the tag list for.

My WIPs:

The Archivist's Journal:

My main WIP. A slice-of-life story about waking up on a fantasy tropical island being told over the course of a year in the form of daily journal updates. Mostly fairly chill, just living life one day at a time, but with some occasional angst, social anxiety, and supernatural spookiness.

I do all my posting for this story on my side blog @thearchivistsjournal. Or if you want to read from the beginning, here's the chronological posting.

At the time of this post, this story is at 227 days (228 will be up in a few hours), a bit over 203,000 words (and counting), and continuing to update daily.

Empty Names:

My attempt to get practice with more traditional prose writing. An urban fantasy story in which a world-hopping adventurer attempts to set up a sword-and-sorcery style adventurer's guild in a modern world where "adventurer" isn't considered a legitimate profession. Has what I suppose one might call "genre-typical violence" with fighting monsters and such.

Here's the masterpost for it. I'm trying to do a weekly update schedule with a new chapter or side story every Saturday, but we'll see how long I can actually keep that up. I might miss a week or two here and there.

Miscellaneous other writing:

On most Thursdays I'll post small (couple hundred words at most) pieces based on various interesting dreams that I've had. Being based on dreams, the content is a mixed bag. Those are tagged under #my dreams.

Alternatively, if you just want to browse semi-random excerpts and snippets from the above works, I post a lot of that under #tag game.

[mckinleyhq]

Said, this is my homecoming This is my homecoming now

the tree tops are starting to change and with the sounds and smells of fall well on their way, that can only mean one thing - it's homecoming season. this week at william mckinley high school, the homecoming game will be hosted, and alumni will be returning to cheer their beloved team to victory. ( alumni's can dream )

character development tasks.

option one. write a headcanon or para thread with a partner, that showcases your muse asking or being asked to prom. you can have your muse ask another muse in the group or an npc to prom, feel free to get creative with this and create a whole hoco-prosal if you feel inspired !!

option two. create a graphic of your character's homecoming dance outfit, feel free to include as many little details as you'd like - get creative and show us your character's unique style !!

option three. if your character is running for homecoming queen or king, create a campaign poster or pitch for your character, and maybe they'll nab a nomination or even a win for the coveted title !!

option four. create a playlist (with at least five songs ) for you muse of songs that they feel would make the perfect playlist for their homecoming dance - feel free to outline why they feel so strongly about these songs !!

alternative option. in the spirit of homecoming, have your muse take this quiz, and find out their fortune based on their plan for a homecoming dance - post your results in the corresponding server channel for this week !!

important notes for this week.

because it's homecoming week, it is also going to be spirit week at wmhs, which means everyday there will be mini-events and tasks for your muse to participate in - keep an eye out for those, but in the meantime, here's what the week's schedule is looking like:

MONDAY - pajama day & homecoming royalty nominations

TUESDAY - meme day & the start of homecoming campaigning & spirit week team assignments

WEDNESDAY - wayback day

THURSDAY - sports day

FRIDAY - squad day

to count towards task fills, these must be original content uploaded and posted by you - reblogs of gif sets, photosets, etc will not count or be reposted onto the inspiration account.

this are just a few options for you that you can choose to participate in for this week’s theme - you are welcome to fulfill the task using all of these methods, some of them, or even by making up your own. as always these tasks are optional, but encouraged. you can post your results in the task channel and utilize the following tumblr tags: mckinleyhq:task & mhqinspo !! happy development !!

glee club task.

this week, is all about coming home, and we're hoping to embrace that during glee club this week as well - as some members of the glee club will be performing during the homecoming dance, they will need to present their choices to the team !!

it’s time to perform another song durIng glee club practice - you can do this in the form of a youtube video, a spotify link, a headcanon drabble, or even an aesthetic post/edit - the only thing you need to include is the title of the song they will be performing. your song choice should be a song that everyone can dance to. be sure to post a link to your post in the glee weekly task channel in the discord server !!

be creative as you’d like with this week’s theme !! we’d love to see all forms of content relating to this theme of : homecoming !!

other notes. we will be hosting an official homecoming event in the server all week long, and there will be daily pop up tasks and 'unofficial' events posted on the dash for spirit week - as always, all events & tasks are optional, but we encourage you to participate wherever you can !!

[dangraccoon]

My Current Posting Schedule

Hello all! I am currently on H I A T U S

Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible :)

I just wanted to make this post to help y’all figure out when I’ll be posting things!

Oyuba’din

Will be updated twice a week: Monday and Friday!

The Courtesan

Will be updated once a week: Sexy Saturday!

One-shots & Head Canons

Will be posted once a week: One-Shot Wednesdays!

Other Random Things Like Prompt Lists

Will be posted once a week: Tuesdays!

So this is how it should look on a weekly basis:

Sunday: nothing scheduled at this time

Monday: Oyuba’din

Tuesday: Variety, if available

Wednesday: One-Shots/Head Canons

Thursday: nothing scheduled at this time

Friday: Oyuba’din

Saturday: Sexy Saturday (NSFW posts; The Courtesan)

All that being said…

Please sign up for my Tag List! It’ll make it so tumblr sends a little note to your activities box and you’ll know when I’ve posted!

Also, please please please send me Requests! You can send them through that Google Form or my Ask Box! I am always looking to hear your ideas and hopefully make them into a reality!

Anyway love you all so much!!! Thank you for your continued support!!! - Dang

[heymacy]

it's weekly tag game wednesday thursday time, pals! i was tagged by @deedala, @darlingian, & @gardenerian to answer some fun new year inspired questions!

Name: macy 🐭

Location: it's a city that's exciting it's a city that's inviting it's a city for a woman just like meeeeeee

Astrological Sign: cancer bb 🦀

What's a TV show or movie you plan to re-watch this year? bottoms is at the top of my rewatch list at the moment. also barbie and the 2005 pride and prejudice (sorry mellie) - both for the vibes and the fact that they're masterpieces

Whats a book or fic you will probably re-read this year? i just re-read red, white, and royal blue like, yesterday lmao. i may also re-read we could be so good by cat sebastian and i'm definitely doing a re-read of pride and prejudice bc i haven't touched that one since high school!

What is a song you will likely continue to play on repeat? we can be anything by baby queen, satanist by boygenius, crème de la crème by evalyn, pink pony club by chappell roan, and wiggy by young miko are at the top of my on repeat at the moment 🎶

What's a tasty treat you look forward to eating more of this year? popcorn! i always forget how much i love it until i have it. i've decided that every time i watch a movie from now on i'm gonna make popcorn. a wee tradition in the making 🍿

What's a time sink that you will continue to sink time into this year? i think my biggest and most continuous time sink is tumblr and i don't see that changing any time soon!

Did you pick up any habits in 2023 that you plan to continue? i started reading a lot more and i want to keep that up! otherwise i think i formed mostly bad habits in 2023, like not listening to my gut and procrastinating on simple tasks. so hopefully that will change!

What's your toxic trait? being a cunt ✌🏻

What is a coping mechanism you will continue to indulge in this year? baths. so many baths. i'm basically part fish at this point

Tell me something you like about how you look! gahhhh um my eyes are pretty? i think? at least that's the only thing people ever really compliment me on so i'm just extrapolating

Give me at least three adjectives describing things you like about yourself. funny, empathetic, good friend (that's an adjective, i said so)

i'm tagging @sleepyfacetoughguy, @vintagelacerosette, @mmmichyyy, @energievie, @sickness-health-all-that-shit, @too-schoolforcool, @crossmydna, @heymrspatel, @whatthebodygraspsnot, @whatwouldmickeydo, @gallawitchxx, @howlinchickhowl, @captainjowl, @arrowflier, @creepkinginc, @suzy-queued, @transmickey, @michellemisfit, & @sxltburn 💛

[spaciousreasoning]

More Settling In

As Monday comes to an end, it's 51º here in Springfield. We had rain off and on today, including some brief hail at one point. In Tucson, Nancy just reported, it's currently 81º. That difference is one of the reasons we are pleased to have made the move up to Oregon.

We spent some time today straightening up the garage. Some things still remain boxed up there, waiting while we figure out where everything will wind up being placed. We also ordered all the empty boxes, hoping to have them put to some good use before we simply add them to the recycling load.

Our trash and recycling receptacles were delivered this morning. Trash is picked up every Thursday morning. The recycling is done every other Thursday. In addition to a large bin for lots of cardboard and paper and plastic, there's a small bin for glass. It's part of the bi-weekly pick-up.

Other than a quick trip to the nearby grocery store, we stayed close to home today. We did get the delivery of a new litter box for the cats. The old one was tossed as we left Tucson. The small one for travel had served its purpose.

Another delivery comes tomorrow. We ordered a small dresser to replace the one I thought belonged to Grandmother Lemmond for several years. When that misunderstanding was cleared up, we had it carted away along with few more items just before departing Tucson.

The living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom are in good shape already. The study still remains to be set up, though the cat stuff has taken over a portion of it. Currently we're using our laptops in the living room. They will take their place in the study soon with the printer and scanner and more.

Going through the file cabinet we found the title for the car that was given to us when we paid it off last fall, after receiving funds from my parents' estate. When we have both received some mail at this new place with our names on it, we can take the title and the mail to the local DMV to get the car registration done and license tags provided (front and back here in Oregon), as well as our new driver's licenses.

This past Saturday we joined Nancy's daughter and son-in-law at the Mohawk Valley Community Grange for a potluck get-together. Located near where Kalen and Kurt live, the Grange center is a former elementary school for the community of Mabel.

The Grange, officially known as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a non-sectarian, non-partisan fraternal organization with a rich history and a community presence in the United States. Originally formed to encourage American farmers to band together for their common economic and political well-being, the Grange now often serves as the backbone of a rural community.

Another Grange Hall is near us in Springfield. It serves the Thurston community, which is the name of our neighborhood in Springfield.

[irrelevantwriter]

Haven’t You Heard?

Pairing: Eddie Munson (Stranger Things) x Female Reader/You

Rating: SFW (later chapters will contain smut and will be tagged accordingly)

Warnings: Language, banter (i fucking love banter), Eddie swinging his feet while sitting on a counter (*whispers* baby girl)

Word Count: 1207

Summary: Part 2. You encounter Eddie in the least likely of places. 

A/N: Here’s part two in my Flattery Will Get You Everywhere series. We got more cute shit and more flirting. You will come to see that I fucks with banter as a form of flirting and foreplay. Hope you guys like it. Enjoy and share with your friends! Feedback is that good shit.💗

Disclaimer: As always, reader inserts are true reader inserts. If you find any specifics in regards to reader’s appearance, kindly let me know and I will fix that.

*Check out my other Eddie fics here

*Read Part 1 here

*Find future chapters here

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“Are you serious Brenda?”

You asked the question, but you didn’t expect a real response. Mostly because you’d asked her the same exact question three times within the last hour.

You were on your way to the AC/DC concert, an event you had planned for months. And for some godforsaken reason unbeknownst to you, your friend had decided she needed to stop by Family Video to take back the VHS she’d rented a week ago.

“You know if I don’t they’ll charge me and my parents will be pissed,” she explained, hardly affected by your attitude.

You rolled your eyes but acquiesced. The show wasn’t far and you had enough time to get in and out.

Brenda made a hard right into the parking lot of the video store, barely stopping in enough time to not drive over the cement divider.

“Jesus Christ,” you muttered, peeling your finger off the door handle as she came to a complete stop. “Who gave you your fucking license?”

“Hawkins DMV. After the third try,” she boasted. As if that was worth bragging about.

“Be quick,” you ordered as you touched up your lipstick, seeing her grab the VHS and open her car door.

“You’re coming.”

At your blank expression she went on.

“I want some candy. Red vines. They got ‘em inside.”

You rolled your eyes, not bothering to hide the gesture. You also decided not to argue. You were already there so you might as well. You could pick up your own candy too. Plus, Brenda would get bitchy if she didn’t get her Red Vines.

You begrudgingly got out of the car and made your way to the front door, seeing a few figures behind the glass. The door chimed as you both passed through, Brenda making a beeline for the counter. You noticed Steve Harrington there with a girl, the both of them donning vests with the store’s logo. What you weren’t expecting to see was Eddie Munson sitting on top of the counter, legs dangling as he talked with a younger kid in a baseball cap that said “BYTE ME”.

When he finally noticed you, he was startled, looking at you for a long moment before believing you were really there. He waved, the action hesitant as the boy beside him spoke  too low for you to hear, but you could tell it was full of emotion. Whatever he was saying.

You waved back, making your way over as Brenda handled her movie situation. You hadn’t seen Eddie since that party at Reefer Rick’s nearly a month ago. You’d thought about him quite a bit in that time. Thought about how your friends were right. He was sweet. And you liked that about him. Whether or not he’d ever wanna mix it up with the likes of you was a different story. You’d heard he’d harbored a crush on Chrissy Cunningham. And while the girl was cute, she was safe. A person who always erred on the side of caution.

And that wasn’t you.

“Hi,” Eddie announced a little too loudly when you finally made it over to him. The boy next to him rolled his eyes, apparently unimpressed by the greeting.

“Hey…no sacrificing of virgins today?” you teased.

“Thursday’s, remember?” he retorted, putting a finger to his own head and tapping.

“Oh yeah…must’ve gotten it mixed up with my weekly orgies,” you threw back, belatedly realizing the boy was still standing near you both. “Shit, sorry,” you amended, wincing as Eddie laughed.

“No worries. This is Dustin. He’s good people. Also a fellow devil worshiper and member of Hellfire,” he explained, shaking Dustin’s shoulder with more enthusiasm than the young boy appreciated.

Dustin shook off Eddie’s touch and smiled at you, his eyes momentarily dropping to the black bustier top you wore. You hadn’t exactly been expecting to walk into Family Video looking like this.

You’d worn head to toe black. Your pants were leather and tight as shit. It’d taken you nearly fifteen minutes just to shimmy them on. A price you were willing to pay. You’d thrown a cropped denim jacket on over the glorified bra, more for practicality than any need for modesty. You looked ready to go to a concert. And you were suddenly very aware of that fact.

Eddie noticed Dustin’s stare and punched him in the shoulder, signaling for him to get lost. After a silent conversion passed between the two, Dustin tipped his hat at you and took off towards Steve Harrington on the other side of the counter.

“Sorry about him. He’s special,” Eddie whispered, making you laugh.

“S’okay. I wasn’t really prepared to come here,” you gestured to your outfit, feeling somewhat sheepish. That might’ve been a first for you.

“So this isn’t your quiet night in with a movie ensemble?”

You shook your head, smiling as he teased you.

“Well for the record, you look great,” he added, voice lowered and infused with sincerity.

You bit your lip, feeling like a googly-eyed schoolgirl. “Thanks, Munson.”

A meaningful gaze passed between you both before you broke it. You looked for Brenda, suddenly uncomfortable with Eddie’s vulnerability. And your own.

You found her at the counter, now flirting with Steve while the other girl in the vest and Dustin restocked shelves. You rolled your eyes at Brenda, knowing that despite her having a boyfriend, she’d never pass up a chance to flirt.

“Where you guys headed anyway?”

Eddie’s voice brought you back, focusing on him again and the juvenile way he kicked his legs out from atop the counter. It was just like at Reefer Rick’s party. Deja vu.

“Indianapolis. For the AC/DC show,” you supplied, fumbling with your purse.

His eyes widened and his lips broke out into a wide grin, energy suddenly radiating off him like a toddler.

“No shit! That’s awesome! How’d you score those tickets?”

“Brenda’s uncle. He knows a guy who knows a guy. Supposedly.”

“Hey!” you both turn in the direction of the voice, seeing it was Brenda waving you over.

“Shit, I was supposed to grab some candy,” you hastily explained, getting your wallet out so you could make a mad dash for the candy aisle.

“Have fun. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do,” Eddie joked, wagging a finger at you in a mock sternness.

You giggled and began to back away as Brenda’s calls grew in impatience.

“Haven’t you heard, Munson? I do it all,” you flirted, disappearing with a wink.

You didn’t bother with the candy. You told Brenda you’d buy her drinks at the venue and a meal afterwards to compensate. You did it mostly to get her off your back about flirting with Eddie. She’d noticed at the party and at the Family Video. She encouraged your pursuit. The funny thing was, you hadn’t even realized it was a pursuit. You’d just been enjoying his company, but the more you thought about it, the more you definitely wanted to have sex with Eddie Munson.

“You’re going to fuck him, aren’t you?” Brenda asked, sipping from her Big Gulp cup.

You looked out the window, hearing Hells Bells play over the radio. The song made you think of Eddie and you smiled.

“Yeah, I am.”