#quick question gregory what the fuck

[murcielagatito]

for da teddies <3

[sitp-recs]

Hi Liv! I was wondering if you have a rec list already where either Draco or Harry struggle with alcoholism? I have read maybe like one before, but I couldn't find it again. I've been sober for almost 4 years now, but things are super stressful and that makes me stupid sometimes. Idk, it just helps, reading about my favourite pair. Anyways, thank you if you have any that you might wanna rec, and if not, thank you anyways, I really enjoy your blog, I always find some great fics through your recs💞 Hope you have a lovely day!🫶✨

Hi anon! Congrats on being sober for almost 4 years, you’re doing great 💜 I’m sorry things have been hard lately, I hope the recs help. I’m very particular about addition in fic so I haven’t read much or often, but I do have some recs for you. Maybe my followers can share more?

again, for the first time by @aibidil (E, 14k)

Five times Draco lied about why he wasn't drinking, and one time he gave an honest answer. Or, a love letter to sobriety.

War Wounds by SilentAuror (E, 30k)

Some wounds take longer to recover from than others. HP/DM, with background HP/GW. Themes of alcoholism, love triangles, and dubious fidelity.

Dreaming Darkly by @quicksilvermaid (E, 39k)

It's five years after the war, and Harry is not okay. He hates his job. He hates Robards. He hates Ron's promotions and Hermione's concern. He chases oblivion in booze and weed and quick dirty fucks, but it's never enough.

Take A Chance On Me by @mintawasalreadytaken (E, 41k)

There's a DJ on RareFM with a secret. Or: the one with all the ABBA in it.

Polar Night/Midnight Sun by toomuchplor (E, 54k)

Harry travels to arctic Norway on the trail of dragon egg poachers, only to find he's been assigned to work alongside the only NorMagPol Auror north of sixty: one Draco Malfoy. It's been ten years since they crossed paths, and Malfoy isn't exactly what Harry expected or remembered. For one thing, he wears a lot more hand-knits?

Lemon Colour, Honey Glow by @thusspoketrish (E, 67k)

Over a series of unfortunate pub nights at the Leaky Cauldron, Draco Malfoy falls in love. A story about finding strength and forgiveness in unlikely places.

Unhook the Stars by jad (E, 70k)

Seventy-thousand words of pornographic discourse between two boys-turned-men that still haven't learned how to communicate like normal people – with words. Guest appearances by Pansy Parkinson, Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger, Blaise Zabini, Teddy Lupin, Gregory Goyle, the Weird Sisters, ex-wives, several Weasleys, a Boggart, and a Honey Badger.

Nor All That Glisters by @sweet-s0rr0w (E, 110k)

Lonely and frustrated on house arrest, with no prospects for the future, Draco begins brewing Felix Felicis in an attempt to improve his lot. Just in the short term, of course. He isn’t a total idiot. But before long he finds himself with a thriving business, a nice flat, some actual (albeit irritatingly Gryffindor) friends, and a very satisfying sex life. What’s more, no-one is hexing him in the street. And Harry Potter is single, and gorgeous, and giving Draco decidedly interested looks.

Another Mask Behind You by lettered (E, 116k)

Draco is a high-end prostitute who hides his identity. Harry unknowingly hires him. And then there is porn, questions about identity, domestic bliss, more porn, and truth as seen through a web of lies.

Dwelling on Dreams by @the-sinking-ship (E, 135k)

Draco thought he could avoid Potter for the duration of his brief return to England. He’d stick to his schedule and be back home in Paris, where he belonged, in a few short months. No trouble at all. He had plenty to occupy him, what with the opening of the London branch of his successful apothecary, his innovative research, drinks with Pansy, a backlog of unread potions periodicals.

Number Seven by sara_holmes (M, 253k)

Harry already has small children, an ex-wife, annoying colleagues and an international crime ring to deal with. So when Draco Malfoy reappears after eight years AWOL in France, of course Harry is going to leave him well alone...Right?

Whatever You Want, Draco Malfoy by @dorthyanndrarry (E, WIP)

Draco lost his home and the only society he knew after the war. He ended up living in the muggle world, making new friends and new connections and maybe some sort of peace. Even if that peace was usually found at the bottom of a bottle. It was enough for him. He was content to just exist. Then Harry Potter decided to ruin everything.

[theangrycomet-art]

3 Questions

1: How long does it take for all the glamrock to realize they're all protecting a child?

2: How many security bonds will it take to find four children

3: How much searching will it take for Vanny/ Vanessa To find at least one if she's in already aware a four kids

1: Longer than it should to be honest. But neither Freddy nor Chica are particularly bright and Roxy and Monty are to worried about their girls to pay attention to how evasive their friends are being.

I’m still figuring out the details on it all, but I think it would be halfway through the night, like around 3 am-ish?

I know Roxy is the first animatronic to figure it out, but it’s not like she wouldn’t  take matters on her own hands. 

More specifically (spoilers) when she’s looking for Cassie and finds her in her Vanny mask between Monty and Freddy on the elevator.

Monty and Freddy can’t see her, but even if they could are really distracted with trying not to look inconspicuous and like their chest compartments are completely empty. 

Gregory and Naomi are trying to figure how the FUCK to warn Cassie about the other guy when Roxy shows up, takes one look at the situation, and begins yelling at Freddy and Monty for being idiots.

“I kind of expected this kind of stunt from Monty-“ *offended alligator noises* “But Freddy what the actual fuck? You chest compartments aren’t the Daycare!!!”

More chaos ensues.

2: I’m not sure? 

I don’t know what you mean “security bonds”, but I’m going to assume it was either security guards or the security Bots.

For guards 1, technically 2 if you count glitchtrap.

With the Glamrock Kids I want Vanny to be more of a threat and have Vanessa still trying to help the kids (like in the original trailers). 

Bring up more Vanny’s presence can cause the Animatronics to glitch/black out for a few minutes. Make it where they have to stay a certain distance away or risk shutting down for a the rest of the hour. If they can’t do anything leaving the kids on their own. There is also the potential of Vanny restoring the glitch if left too long near her too. 

As for Officer Vanessa, she wants to get them out safely but none of the kids are sure whether they can trust Vanessa or not. Have her show up at opportune moments to help when the animatronics are preoccupied.

As to the security bots themselves, I want them to pose as more of a threat as the game goes on (especially given the ending where the STAFF bots literally tear Freddy to shreds. 

With each hour that passes, have the security bots become more aggressive in finding the kids. Hunt them down for increasing amounts of time. Destroy or dismantle known hiding places (like in Hello Neighbor) if you get caught. Eventually some the security bots could even drag the kid towards Vanny (or the nearest animatronic if this is single player mode).

Though if the kid summons their animatronic quick enough, this could be potentially circumvented, so I dunno.

3: Searching is easy, it’s retrieving that’s the hard part.

Vanessa thinks there is only 1 boy loose in the pizzaplex at the start, but given her (presumable) access to the security cameras, I think she’d figure out there was more than one kid causing trouble pretty fast.

She probably is aware of there being at least 3 kids (what with Cassie glitching in and out of view) almost from the start.

As for the kids, I know Gregory and Naomi meet first at the daycare- Monty having sent her there for a security badge and maybe a taser (plus it supposed to be the safest spot in the whole pizzaplex). They make quick work of getting the badge and make quicker work of turning the generators back on.

Meanwhile, Cassie and Brandon meet in Gator’s golf, trying to find these cameras that supposedly stun the animatronics, but find Jack squat. Here is where Brandon gets his Taser, unlike his single-player play through, where he would get it at the day care.

Story wise, she’d probably catch Gregory first- due to Map-Bot like in the game. (Also- I haven’t seen anyone talk about this, Vanessa totally knocks Gregory unconscious the first time she catches him???)

She stuffs him in lost in found but this time he’s got back up, and makes quick work of escaping the psychopathic bunny.

Though things definitely take a turn for the worse when Vanny figures out the animatronics have been HIDING the children from her. Particularly behind one of her own masks.

[jemgirl86]

So, in the past 2 days, with 2 different friends, I’ve discussed actors being asked questions about shipping. And I’ve come to the conclusion, probably because I’m an elder millennial lol, and can remember before the words “shipping” and “fandom” were tossed around in casual conversation, and also because I’ve watched a shit ton of tv, that I might have a fairly unpopular, or at least different, opinion about the whole thing.

Quick note: I’m not picking on anything or anybody. This is just my two cents…

Okay, so, I think my main problem with this whole thing is twofold:

1. I’m sick of how these questions are being asked.

2. I’m sick of all parties involved acting brand new.

When I say I’m sick of the framing what I mean is, I’m tired of “fandom” and or fandom shit being brought up by interviewers and being used as a scapegoat/reason for them to ask questions they were always going to ask anyway, and have been asking about couples on various shows since FOREVER lol.

What do I mean? Well, at its core, the Syd/Carmy dynamic - the way it is presented and written, whether anyone wants to admit it or not - is a “will they/won’t they” relationship, in the most classic sense. Now, “will they, won’t they” might not have have been the original plan when the show was developed, which is often the case. They might’ve gotten to set and the actors just had natural chemistry together. However, at this point, the writing and direction has fed into it, also whether they intended to or not, at least to a certain degree, and no this isn’t a “men and women can’t be friends” thing, lol, they’re already friends on the show, and that doesn’t have to change, but their friendship isn’t stopping the other tension from bleeding through.

It’s a tale as old as time… Sam & Diane… David & Madelyn… Fran & Maxwell… Kyle & Maxine… Jim & Pam… Mulder & Scully… Janine & Gregory… etc etc, I could literally go on forever, especially if I started counting soap opera couples lol. These “we work together, or spend a lot of time together, it’s kind of antagonist, but in a fun way, we could be friends, or even enemies, sometimes we might legitimately fight, but also, sometimes it looks like we might kiss” relationships between the male and female leads have always existed, and interviewers have always discussed them, and questioned the actors about them, and it ain’t got shit to do with anything fandom posts online.

Which is why the following excerpt annoyed tf out of me:

She’s also been made aware of the (seemingly) sizable group of Carmy-Sydney shippers that have appeared, rising from the Twitter mist to declare their allegiances to an imaginary romance. These fan theories are something of a pain point for Edebiri, who says she is grateful that people are so engaged with the show, but that it’s “frustrating.” She adds: “It’s really not our thought process when we’re making the show, and I understand it can be part of a show’s culture — but I don’t think they’re going to get what they want.” Gordon told THR that while she also doesn’t subscribe to the shipper theories, she believes it’s a testament to the work of Storer, White, and Edebiri that they’re able to create something so passionate. “I think it’s incredibly cool to have this dynamic onscreen that isn’t romantic, but that feels charged and sexy,” she said.

Narratively speaking, Edebiri isn’t actually sure that Carmy should be in a relationship with anyone (“It’s TV, do you want to see Walter White go to therapy and then reunite with his family?” she asks with a laugh), but admits that she can’t resist falling — platonically! — for the character’s complicated charms. “I love this little fucked up guy in the kitchen,” she says before quickly self-editing. “Or wait, this messed-up guy.” (The more she reads her own interviews, the more she sees her own explicit language: “I think I do it when I’m telling a joke, like I’m putting a swear in there to let you know I’m saying a joke — it’s something for me to reflect on.”)

At this point, I remember — and bring up — a tweet I saw recently, that drew a line between the many years that Succession fans spent caring (deeply) about the show’s (deeply) damaged men and the way they were able to quickly jump to the stage of “babygirlifying” the men of The Bear. She looks aghast, the parasocial implications a step too far even for someone from her inherently online cohort. “That is so Internet,” she manages, her expression a flash of the face-acting that has become a hallmark of her Emmy-nominated performance.

That entire passage was weird and not because of “fandom,” or because a fan got out of pocket, but because a journalist working in the entertainment industry forgot how to do their job, and it made an actress not give the answer (I’d like to think) she’d give if she’d been asked the standard question.

Whoever the hell worked at Entertainment Tonight back in the day: “So are David & Maddie finally going to get together this season?”

Bruce Willis, in 1986 probably: “Well, ET anchor, you’ll just have to watch and see” *winks at camera*

Is that a real quote? No. Is that exactly like something I’ve heard before. Yes. Like… this is not rocket science lol. I have seen a version of that question asked (and answered) hundreds of times throughout my entire life about various tv couples without making it a big weird thing, whether they bring up fans or not. Hell, the journalist could’ve said: “Will Syd & Carmy ever get together? Viewers are dying to know.” And it would’ve been fine, totally normal, but instead they wrote all that and made it as weird as possible, to what? Throw fandom culture and shipping under the bus I guess…

But, see, my beef with this, and situations like this one in particular is, this isn’t a shipping issue. This isn’t an interviewer springing a question on an actor about a fanon relationship that no person with a functioning brain or any sense of reality could ever think would go canon. This isn’t someone asking about something impossible, some MCU fanon ship that only the most delusional 12 year old in the world would think they were ever going to see date anywhere other than their own Google Doc.

Whether you like Syd/Carmy or think they have all the chemistry of a wet paper towel, realistically, you still know that them getting together isn’t something TPTB at their particular studio will never allow… they’re just something that hasn’t happened yet, that might never happened, but still, at this point, just hasn’t happened yet. Something that one of the leads refers to as a “charged and sexy” dynamic.

I don’t know how to break it to the interviewer or the segment of society that seems to have gotten amnesia, and forgotten one of the oldest tv tropes around, but a “charged and sexy dynamic” between two leads on a show that hasn’t yet ended is a… ding ding ding, you guessed it folks, a “will they, won’t they” dynamic.

And here’s the thing, most of The Bear’s viewers and probably most of the people who think Syd & Carmy would be cute together NEVER stick a toe in fandom, will never ever read a fanfic, might not even know what all fandom entails, they’re just like the boomer guy I see at the coffee machine sometimes, they enjoyed the show and think “Carmy & Syd would be good for each other” lmaooo. They watch it the way I watch The Good Wife lol. They don’t ship Carmy/Syd - they’ve literally never heard that word used like that before. And they’re definitely not about to engage with other fans online in any significant way, it’s a water cooler show for them… much like Cheers actually.

Soooo leave fandom and fans, and the tweets you saw on Twitter, and the fics that got posted on ao3 out of your questions… and out of your answers too, tbh. Because at the end of the day, if everyone was honest with themselves for five fucking seconds, Syd & Carmy don’t fall into the “will they, won’t they” category because some people involved in online fandom, in any capacity, posted anything on ao3, Tumblr, Twitter, or anywhere else. Fandom as we know it could have never existed, and an entertainment journalist would still be asking Ayo & Jeremy something related to the potential of their characters’ having a romantic relationship, and anyone who’s ever watched a television show before damn well knows it. So, stop framing it as questions you’re bringing up because of shipping nonsense from a crazy fandom, frame it the same way you would’ve in 1986, before Twitter, and leave fandom out of it. If people want to be pissy they need to save it for the fans @‘ing actors with nonsense, and the fans ready to riot over fanon ships they knew were never going to happen. But being mad at someone who sees the possibility of a Syd/Carmy pairing at this point would be like being mad at someone in 1993 for thinking Maxwell Sheffield and Nanny Fine might end up together…

Ijs… if you wouldn’t frame that person as crazy because they saw an “imaginary romance,” then maybe look deeper lol.

It seems like I’m picking on The Bear in this rambling mess lol, but they’re just a recent example, so I used them because I’m tired of people conflating two issues. Yes, asking actors shipping questions is weird… when you’re doing it about two characters, you, me, the milk man, the lady down the street and the man on the moon, all know will never get together. But… ummm no, a reporter asking Cybil Shepherd in 1985 if her & Bruce Willis’ characters would eventually be together actually wouldn’t have been weird, and I think everyone knew that back then, so I’m trying to figure out why people are pretending not to know it now.

Yes, some people in fandom are unhinged: acting nutsy bobos because their ship that truly was just a ship didn’t go canon, even though even the Scarecrow could’ve told them it wasn’t going to happen; seeing queerbait where there was never queerbait; contacting writers/actors/etc. directly with their thoughts, opinions, and fantasies 🤢, instead of DM’ing that mess to their cousin/sister/friend or sharing it on their blog (lol) like a normal person. However, sometimes, really, a lot of time, it’s not the fandom at all. In fact, the fandom be minding their own fucking business, and the journalists (and actors) wouldn’t even know about fandom stuff if they didn’t go poking around.

And other times, times like this one, stuff gets framed as being nutty shipper shit, when it’s just regular viewer shit. Because, again, no reporter ever waited until Niles and Daphne kissed on screen to ask either actor if their characters would ever get together, so I need this journalist and others like them to please spare me the bullshit of acting like the only reason they fixed their mouth to ask Ayo about the possibility of Syd/Carmy was because of some “shippers” and “their allegiances to an imaginary romance.”

There is only one reason I could see any entertainment journalist back in the day, pre-internet, not asking about the possibility of a romance between these two characters in particular, and it ain’t got shit to do with their dynamic.

But that’s another long ass rambling post for another slow work day lol.

Idk how to wrap this up other than to say, fans and fandoms as a whole are more visible now than ever before. And lately the behavior of some fans has been off the hook lol (though realistically I’d argue that some of that behavior is sometimes encouraged, in one way or another, by TPTB), but that doesn’t mean we have to overcorrect by blaming fandoms for things that they aren’t responsible for, and it really doesn’t mean that we have to start acting like online fan communities created things that have existed, long before the online fan community in question. Folks are so mad at all fandoms and all fans, they can’t even tell the difference between the musings of an obsessed stan & the general curiosities of a casual viewer, and it’s got honest to god journalists conflating rabid shipping discourse with “oh I think they’d be cute together,” and forgetting that casual viewers even exist and still have opinions, and it’s very very weird.

Bring Back Normal Interviews 2024 lol

ETA: You want to know what’s funny? As I’ve said before, I don’t even want them together lol. Syd is my fave, and I think Carmy is about to (unintentionally) ruin her life. But, still, I couldn’t bite my tongue, so to speak, because it really grinds my gears when a bunch of people expect me to sit back and pretend I don’t see the same themes and dynamics I’ve seen countless times, and pretend that I’m only seeing certain questions being asked because of fans on Twitter… even though we all know that’s not true 🙃

ETA Again: Since I referenced it more than once, I feel like it’s only fair to mention that Moonlighting is actually infamous for being the reason that a lot of times even when the chemistry is off the charts between two leads on a popular show, TPTB will refuse to put them together. The episode of Moonlighting where the two main characters finally got together was the most watched episode… but it was all downhill from there. It ruined the show according to everyone and their mamas lol (though that’s not entirely fair). Anyway, the tension and chemistry and buildup was suddenly gone, and the show was no longer fun. The story goes that viewers gave up on it, and it became a cautionary tale about how you should always make the “will they, won’t they” of it all last as long as possible, or your show might die lol

[wonderwomanpleasesteponme]

A 'fun' fnaf x Transformers Animated crossover idea.

I'm going to be working with the theory that Fnaf Pizza sim takes place in 2023. So after the events of pizza sim we know someone took over Fazbear Entertainment then made, Fnaf Ar, Fnaf VR: Help Wanted, and eventually the Mega Pizzaplex. It would have taken years for something like the Pizzaplex to be built and it would take even more time to build up enough money to make something like after Henry dissolved the company. So I would say it took around 20 odd years for the Pizzaplex to be built making it 2053 and as we know tfa takes place in the 2050s.

So after the events of Fnaf Ruin and a continuation fan work that I'm making that's 90% self indulgence and 10% what I seriously want to happen in the future of the franchise, that branches off from a Fazbear Flights au that I posted memes for here and never posted any more content of since. Cassie, Roxy, Mxes in a psyhcial form (probably inside of Glamrock Bonnie), Eclipse, and the Stitchwraith (their mostly here because my poor like meow meow doesn't have that much fan content and I wanted Andrew to have a connection to Monty, seriously u don't just introduce a ghost kid who wears an animal then a game later they introduce an animatronic based on the animal of the mask and make them havw nothing to do with each other), are on the run from The Mimic and whatever else was done there with Mxes no longer being able to contain it forcing them to leave the Pizzaplex.

Unfortunately they can't stay with Vanessa, Gregory and Freddy because they would be found much more quicker that way, so they end up traveling by themselves cross country to stay with one of Vanessa's relatives in Detroit who happens to work at Sumdac Tower. Since Detroit quickly became the home of the Autobots no one questions why this little girl is almost always seen with these sentient broken down robots.

Since technically Vanessa's relative, who shall be unnamed for now because I haven't thought of one, is Cassie's legal guardian for now they must have told their co workers at some point and thus they get invited to Sari's birthday party from the episode Sound and Fury. They end up becoming quick friends bonding over the fact that most of their friends are robots and because a complaint I keep seeing about Sari is that she doesn't have any human friends or anyone but the bots and her dad to relate to.

Soundwave doesn't get turned into a Decepticon because Mxes realized something wasn't right and started blocking out Megatron. So Megs has to get inventive of how he was going to foil the Autobots plans and rebuild his body. Mxes basically ends up becoming the Autobots digital security working behind the scenes to prevent Megatron from fucking shit up more.

At the end of it all Cassie hopes she doesn't have to leave because this is the most safe she felt since going to the Pizzaplex that fateful day, because with all the weird alien shit that happens if a random Gitchtrap cultist, a mimic controlled bot or the Mimic itself, tries to attack them odds are an Autobot would be close by to step in to save them.

And the angst potential of when the Autobots try to leave of Cassie having a bit of a mental breakdown because being with them was the safest she felt before The Mimic tried to kill her, other than when she's with Mxes. Then everything about her past and why she moved to Detroit in the first place just comes out and the Autobots are just shocked. Then Andrew and Jake in the Stitchwraith comes along like 'yeah it isn't just the mimic we're on the run from but the digital download of the serial killer that killed Andrew as well'.

[ifihadtopickadad]

Whoops! You Were Just Adopted!

10 points to whoever figures out what fairy tale Nessa's reading. Nessa's birthday is October 13th 2002. Bonus points to whoever figures out Greg's birthdate. Also, who's the old guy.

Nessa hummed as she feigned reading her mom's diary. Taylor Swift's 1989 album played on shuffle, the current song Wonderland blasting at full volume. She didn't have the 1989 album, at least not a physical copy, but she did have Spotify, so there's that. 

The place where Nessa was meeting her half-brother and his mom was a peaceful little place that doubled as a cat cafe and a bookshop. Nessa set the diary down, eyeing the bookshelves. So far, she hadn't seen anyone pick up one of the books to read, so she didn't know if she could read them. Were you expected to buy a book if you picked it up and read it? Or was it okay to read one while you were here so long as you didn't leave with it?

"You can read them while you're here." Nessa jerked, eyes locking onto the person who spoke to her. She softened. He was an old man, in his 70s. He was stout but lean and hunched over on a cane with burn scars.

"What?" Nessa asked.

The man smiled, "I saw you eyeing the books." He was sporting an old, dull, yellow plaid shirt with overalls. "You seemed apprehensive about reading the books. I've been here before, and I felt it would make you feel better to know you could read them while you're here. You don't have to buy one. As long as you're not leaving with it."

"Oh", Nessa smiled. "Thanks." The man nodded, then went to sit in a quieter, more out-the-way spot. 

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But what did she see when she went in? A great bloody basin stood in the middle of the room, and therein lay human beings, dead and hewn to pieces, and hard by was a block of wood, and a gleaming axe lay upon it.

Nessa hummed as she read. The fairytale in question would likely be her favorite for a good long while. "Vanessa, right?" Nessa looked up and was suddenly very glad that she'd chosen to take off her headphones while she read. Susan Miller was striking in appearance, more so than in photos. Her hair was long, lustrous, and snow white. Her skin was ghostly, and her eyes blue. She was smiling softly. Next to her, holding one of the kittens taken in by the cafe, was a little boy Nessa could only assume was Gregory.

He was a lot more miniature than his age would indicate. She would have thought he was 5 or 6 rather than 8. He didn't look underfed, and Susan did seem short, so maybe it was genetics. 

"Yeah, that's me," Nessa forced a grin. "I prefer Nessa, though."

Susan slid into the seat across from her, "It's lovely to meet you, Nessa. I'm Susan."

"I know," Nessa said, then panicked. "Uh- I mean-"

Susan held up a hand, "It's alright, I know what you mean. Now, why don't we spend time getting to know each other?"

"Okay," Nessa quieted, setting her book down.

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"I want to be you-" 

The music shut off as Nessa smacked her hand on her phone. She raised her head to check the time. 5:30. What the fuck was she thinking!? Screw beta-testing the VR game!!! Who cares if it's a paying job and the credits go on her school papers?! This is bullshit!!!

20 minutes and a quick shower later, Nessa was sitting at the dining room table as her mom made Eggs Benedict for breakfast. She lifted the coffee to her mouth. The beverage might as well be liquid gold for how tenderly she did. Nessa would've made her own breakfast. But after the three times she nearly burned the house down, it was determined that she wasn't allowed to cook in the mornings.

"Nessa?" her mom said. "Could you wake Gregory?"

Nessa looked up, "I'll endeavor to wake the demon. If I die, have the bridge to Taylor Swift's 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' inscribed on my monument."

Her mom snorted, "Will do, Ness."

The walk to Gregory's room was short and sweet. Short because the hallway was short, and sweet because Gregory was already exiting his room, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Morning, Half-pint. Mom's got breakfast cooking. We're having Eggs Benedict."

Gregory jabbed her in the side on the way past her, "Morning to you too, Savage. Why does it feel like the universe is laughing at us for eating Eggs Benedict for breakfast?"

"It isn't, you're just delusional."

[pastelwitchling]

I didn’t think I’d be able to do this today, but here I am. I won’t be able to have a conversation with anyone about the episode, my mental health really isn’t there yet, but I wanted to leave my opinion real quick. So, for the final time, here are my thoughts on 4x13.

Wow. They really have transformed this story into the M*ria D*Luca show, huh? I feared they would have her walk Alex down the aisle, but I’m not surprised. Also, I hated her with Gregory, I wanted her away from the Manes Men, but don’t anyone dare tell her what a crap way that is to end a relationship with someone. By telling his brother that you’re relieved he’s not coming. Don’t anyone ever dare tell that jerk that her feelings might be selfish, that all she wants is reassurance that she’s done nothing wrong even though she has. She won’t be able to handle it. The only bit of comfort I could possibly get after this is the knowledge that I’ll never have to see that monster of a character on my screen again. Good riddance.

I loved the pod squad moments, I loved Max’s ending, how it was really him and Dallas going off on this quest. I wouldn’t mind a spinoff with those two adventuring in Oasis with malex joining them after their honeymoon.

Alex fucking vanished. He just vanished. I was literally just looking for him in the beginning, but they just randomly took him out of the scene? And then had Michael go off looking for something somewhere? I don’t even remember the details because I was too busy questioning where the hell Alex was. Did they think we wouldn’t notice that he suddenly wasn’t there?

Also, Michael is Jones’s son. Jones was the one who could heal, that’s why Max was able to, he had his powers. Michael being able to heal just makes sense, but... Alex’s death gets resolved off-screen with no mention? Oh my gods I was baffled. I don’t know what the hell they were thinking I really don’t.

What I did love. Malex. I couldn’t begin to say how much. I did feel iffy about Alex changing his last name, because to me he’s always been and will always be one of the few heroic Manes Men, but I was ultimately fine with the decision, and it did give me a good long fic idea.

I hope to the gods that Tyler and Vlamis work together again soon, and that their friendship lasts forever. I have plenty of fic ideas already that I’m excited to work on that I hope to share with you guys soon. I can’t wait to see what vlamburn does next, and I hope to support them, with all of my heart, every step of the way.

Thank you malex for everything, there are no words. Thank you, rnm fandom, for reading my works and allowing me to be creative. I hope reblogging Thai/Japanese BL shows and talking about books I’m reading or novels I’m writing won’t drive you away, but rest assured, my blog will remain a mostly malex space.

Hopefully a new fic is coming today. Thanks, y’all. It’s been, and will always be, cosmic.

[dykevanny]

OKAY WOO

so basically yeah vanessas plural. like she doesnt Know but she is. she just thinks shes super forgetful (amnesia from when her headmate fronts) and her days are pretty routine so shes not alarmed when she cant pick out what exactly she did and just thinks today was extra boring.

VANESSAS HEADMATE okay i dont have a name for them yet but theyre more naive than and younger than vanessa. definitely closer to gregorys age, maybe a little older? havent decided lol. and theyre a little bunny with brown markings (<-yeah they based the initial mask off their own appearance. arent they adorable im love them..) and theyre the one who glitchtrap latched onto since he could take advantage of that disconnect between the two, and he manipulated them (they were really lonely since they couldnt really have friends of their own and couldnt talk to vanessa. its kinda like a one-way mirror for them - they can see in and hear vanessa, but she cant see out of the front to where they are, and if shes not fronting, she just doesnt remember anything.)

glitchtrap cant front (he doesnt have anywhere near that level of control) so he uses the headmate and guides them and talks to/manipulates them. cause they can front just fine!

i havent decided if he lets them remember killing or keeps the memories from them, but glitchtraps removal DOES snap them out of the brainwashing/manipulation sorta, and they feel really lost afterwards, and if they didnt remember before, then glitchtrap left them with the memories as a kinda fuck you to them. either way, super traumatized after the fact.

theres also kinda two paths i take with them towards the end, one is far more “supernatural” (but still sort of believable with fnaf) and the other definitely sticks to the realm of normalcy lol. the normal-er one has the headmate stay in post-3 star, and it basically involves freddy and gregory trying to figure out just why vanessa acts odd some days and then never remembers it (the headmate isnt so great at pretending to be vanessa. superficially its fine, coworkers and strangers didnt question it, but gregory and freddy? nah. they catch on quick). things are uncertain for a while but ultimately theyre all okay!! everyone gets along!!

the more supernatural one is specifically for my au that i have, its cassie-centric, and in this one, instead of leaving behind the headmate, he basically drags them down with him and they get trapped in the ar world, ironically keeping it safely out of glitchtraps reach cause that mf got absolutely obliterated while they basically got set onto the ground gently with a blanket and pillow.

i do intend to draw them eventually so if ur interested i could tag u! /gen

anyways, this is SO messy lol. i hope it makes Any Sense At All i love plural vanessa

ohhhhhh i really like this concept,,,,, the headmate being around Greg’s age esp… glitchtrap loves to manipulate children huh. (Looks at ggy) i like them staying around w 3star…. That’s fun:) also them being the bunnay -> the design for the mask is a really fun touch

[total-fandom-tr45h]

Ghosti's Plexverse Character Guide (so far)

This is a list of human employees exclusive to my Plexverse, along with Gacha Club references for them. Feel free to ask questions about them if you want to know more!

Aria ~ My self-insert | Female | Pansexual | 23

Initially works at the Lucky Stars gift shop as a cashier, and is supposed to occasionally help the Daycare attendant when they need assistance

Ends up getting a huge crush on both Sun and Moon, and has trouble hiding it so the two find out rather quickly. Luckily, they like her too. 

Moves in with Sun and Moon, living with them in the Plex. 

Is present for the night of Security Breach, and helps Gregory throughout the night (already started writing it)

Eventually is promoted to full-time Daycare Attendant Assistant once the Pizzaplex is reopened

Even though I could change her to be ideal to what I wish I could be, she has a lot of my quirks; Trichotillomania, ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, and so on. She just has better control over some of them than I truly do. She even still has my general body type, just more fit and not so out of shape.

Todd ~ Male | Demisexual | 25

The creator of Luna Moth

He was a child prodigy and is a mechanical and technological genius

He saw the Daycare Attendants and witnessed their flexibility and said ‘I wanna build something like that’ so he did- thus Luna was made. Fazbear Entertainment felt like he was too close to their technology even though he had 0 access to their blueprints so Fazbear bought the rights to Luna and made her an attraction at the Pizzaplex as well as hired Todd as her personal mechanic

Todd later on became the sole mechanic to work on Sun and Moon, since their system was so similar to Luna’s

He knows all the animatronics are sentient, and is incredibly respectful towards them

Sarah ~ Female | Straight | 46

One of the lower tier managers at the ‘plex, she is in charge of all the human employees stationed at the various gift shops

She’s a total bitch that nobody likes, and is extremely homophobic and abusive towards the animatronics

She rarely appears, she mostly exists just for angsty moments

Molly ~ Female | Lesbian | 23

Works backstage for the Glamrocks and is Luna’s costume designer

Has a side business making and selling jewelry and piercings online

Hasn’t appeared much, but is good friends with Luna 

General personality is kind, but don’t fuck with her or someone she cares about or you will regret all your life choices

Jake ~ Male | Straight | 37

Dayshift security guard

originally appeared in a little offshoot i wrote where characters from a different video game appeared in the plex, but i decided to keep his character around

Has chronic insomnia and is always drinking coffee

Not a fan of kids

POC

Has a wife and 2 kids (he only likes his children lmao)

Angela ~ Female | Bisexual | 32

The only on-site Nurse at the Pizzaplex

had to get hired after a S.T.A.F.F. bot was unable to help get someone to the first aid station and they customer sued

Always hopped up on caffeine

Loves working with kids, and is good at her job

Has her degree and is an RN

She always carries little lollipops with her for good little patients

Craig ~ Male | Gay | 25

Todd’s childhood friend

Operates the sound equipment for the main stage

Is totally gay for Todd

Very flamboyant and really nice to everyone 

Hasn’t really shown up in a story yet

Comes from an Italian family, and is actually a really good Chef - but sucks at baking

Alex ~ Non-binary (DMAB) | AroAce | 28

The main mechanic for the Glamrocks

A quick learner with a photographic memory, so it’s easy for them to do their job

Reserved and soft-spoken, they prefer the company of S.T.A.F.F. and the little wet floor bots to that of humans

The easiest way to get on their nerves is to be in the area when they’re working

No interest in any workplace drama, they would rather go to work, do their job, and go home

They were selectively mute for a time, so they know ASL

Esperanza ~ Female | Transgender & Bisexual | 23

A cashier and Waitress at El Chip’s

Yes, she’s a Latina - and Bilingual

Male to Female - has had the surgeries thanks to a rich and supportive family

Has a huge crush on Aria and even asks her out on a date, only to be told when on said date that Aria isn’t interested but would like to be friends

Melissa ~ Female | Lesbian | 24

Roxy’s Handler

Also, she’s Molly’s girlfriend - they met at the plex and just clicked

Melissa is fun loving and hard working, but also knows when it’s time for fun and time for work

Roxy actually likes Melissa, who constantly compliments the wolf animatronic and keeps her looking her best

Hasn’t actually appeared in a story yet, I just made her in Gacha club and she came to be

Trilingual - English, German, and French

[sunshineistyping]

The Fear Known As 

Heliophobia

‘The Fear Known As ___’

is a series in which a girl goes exploring with her best friend in an abandon megaplex and ends up discovering a broken animatronic. She decides to make it her job to fix the thing she has brought into their home.

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Part Four > The Fear Known As Selenophobia

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Pairing: Sunnydrop/Moondrop x Fem!Reader

Au: Abandoned AU

Warnings Are On The Masterlist

This is NOT your normal Sunny, and I don’t want him to be like his original self. He’s been abandoned for years after all.

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How the fuck were you going to get him down? Here’s the animatronic you’ve been working on for the past two weeks pinned into a corner of the ceiling like a caged animal. Honestly he looked incredibly frightening and you’re not sure how he got up there to begin with. You made a mental note to check how agile he was once he was calm. You glance at Gregory, clutching his phone to his chest, blood spilling for a cut on his cheek you just noticed. It wasn’t an extreme amount but it definitely dug deep. Your eyes once again slid to the animatronic in the corner, staring at you like prey. As if he needed to kill you.

“H-Hey there buddy, uh, I don’t know what you mean?”

“Why did you bring me here.” He repeated it, his voice deeper...angrier. It made a shiver slip down your spine once again. It was only then that you realized he wasn’t looking at you, no, he was looking at the bat in your hands.

“Oh uh, Me and my friend found you and thought we should fix you.”

“Why.”

“I-I’m sorry I don’t understand the question?”

“Your kind doesn’t do things without some kind of benefit to them.” This thing was practically spitting venom at you. Yet even still, the bat was its main focus.

“Well, that’s not entirely true.” You lowered yourself to ground and placed the bat down, gently kicking the item away to make it feel more comfortable around you. Did you feel safe without it? No, but you didn’t have much of a choice right now. That and using the bat would take too long to take it down. You’d be dead by then.

“Then why did you do this? Why bring me back.”

“I brought you back because I wanted too, I enjoy it, I’m a collector of sorts.” Now that the weapon had been pushed away the AI had seemingly stopped being so tense, but was still rather uptight and aggressive. Once again, he scared the shit out of you. You're not sure what exactly it was about him. His appearance, personality, or fear based aggression but something was deeply upsetting you.

“If you're lying I'll rip out your intestines by hand and feed them to your friend.”

“Jesus man, calm down, it's okay. Relax. I mean, look at yourself. You and me both know you were damaged to high heaven and look at you now. A new paint job and everything.” The robot paused before glancing at himself, always making sure to take quick looks over to you and Gregory. The boy next to you had stopped shaking and instead held his cheek in pain. He knew you had this covered. At least you'd like to think that's what he thought. If you both were honest you had absolutely no fucking idea what you were doing. You tilted your head towards the door and Gregory scurried out to go clean up his wound.

“Where is he going.” The Suns eyes seemingly narrowed as they met yours once again. They were still hallow and unmoving but the venom in his voice gave the illusion of anger. You shivered as he stared.

“I mean, you kind of hurt him, he needs to clean the wound so it doesn’t keep bleeding.” The pause that followed was deafening and you felt your heart deflating. He wasn’t calming down. What else could you even try? You can talk sweet to him until he gets down but he won’t let you near him. You can tell by the way he’s acting he has extreme trust issues, possibly even touch aversion.

“What’s your name?”

“My name? Why do you care.”

“Uh, I dunno, I only thought it was fair for me to know it. I did go out of my way to fix you up?”

“You’re going to hang that over my head aren’t you? An excuse to use me for what you want? You humans are all the same.”

“Please calm down Mr. Sundrop candy guy. I didn't do anything to you. I'm only asking for your name.” You lift your hands in defense and for a moment you see the jester calm down. It’s the briefest flash of acceptance behind those cold eyes and you grow hopeful. He heard you, actually heard you. He didn’t just act on aggression for once.

“It’s Sun, call me Sun.”

“Alright Sun, how about this, If you come down from the ceiling we can talk. I won’t come any closer and you can stay on that side of the room. Sound fair?” Your words hung in the air for a moment as the animatronic debated whether he should jump down or not. He ultimately decided to slide down the wall, the bells on his wrists and shoes jingling as he makes contact with the cold ground. There’s an instant wash of relief over you.

“If you come any closer I won’t hesitate to rip your head off your shoulders.”

“Yes, I’m aware. Let’s talk okay? I’ll bring some blankets or something later so your insides don’t work too hard keeping you warm.” He nodded and sat cross legged on the ground across from you. You of course joined him, despite the massive gap of at least 6 feet between you, it was a start. A knock at the door alerted the both of you.

“Can I come back in?” You glanced over to the Sun. His shoulders and frame were tense once again. Did he not like Gregory or did he not like being in a room with more then one person?

“Uh, I mean, not right now? Can you get us some food for tonight instead? Keys are by the door!”

“Yeah I got it!”

“Thanks Gregy!”

“Don’t call me that!” The brunette growled from behind the door before walking away. Once again you were alone with Sun. His eyes were focused on you once more, body relaxed again.

“Alright so, Sun, how old are you?”

“Are you asking what year I was made?”

“Yeah, sorry, is that too much to start out with?” His head shifted to the side and to your amazement, his faceplate spun. You took note of the fact it was weighted. So, every time it spins it always centers itself again, interesting design.

“It’s fine, to be honest, I don’t know. I didn’t have a concept of time in the daycare.”

“So you were the daycare worker?”

“Was it not obvious by the statue? Wait, is that even still up?”

“It is, though badly damaged, it’s still standing. It’s actually the only one still mostly intact.” You’re not sure what it was about what you said. Hell you’re not even sure if it was possible but for a brief moment you swear he was smiling even wider. Perhaps he was proud to know that his legacy was still there, in that same daycare he’d worked at for well over five years.

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[flower-slut004]

Hey! by any chance you could a rodrick heffley x reader where bill hits on the reader and rodrick steps in ?

(If this makes you uncomfortable by any means please ignore this request ^^)

You’re Out Of The Band

it doesn’t make me uncomfortable don’t worry!! I also apologize in advance for this being late,I’m getting over a cold. ALSO, sorry if it’s short/ I didn’t know how to end it.

“Wait…why didn’t Romeo just check her pulse?” Greg asked as he looked up from his book to Yn, who was tutoring him in english.

“I don’t know man, Shakespeare is just dramatic like that” she shrugs.

“Yn sweetie can you give these cookies I made to Rodrick and Bill” Mrs.Heffley smiled awkwardly at the mention of the. much older man.

“Sure Mrs.H” Yn smiled as she looked up from the table. “They’re in the garage right?” She asked. Greg scoffed “When are they not?”

Yn rolled her eyes as she got up to get the cookies from Susan. “I expect you to start writing your report when I get back Gregory” she points at him before she left.

Yn didn’t bother knocking on the door before walking in.

Bill looked up from where he was sitting and smirked “Hey there beautiful” he purred which made Yn’s skin crawl in disgust.

“Um..hey, where’s Rodrick?” she asked placing down the cookies. Bill rolled his eyes “Why? You don’t like me?” he faked pouted.

“It’s a shame, because I like you” he smirked as he walked closer to her. Yn cringed as she walked backwards “I just came to bring the cookies and leave…”

“Come on, why don’t you stay and spend some time with me baby. Bet there’s a lot we can do while Rodricks out” he grabbed her wrist and pulled her close.

Before anything else can happen, Bill let out an grunt and was pushed back. “Get the fuck off of her” Rodrick yelled as he gently pushed her behind him.

“Man what the hell” Bill exclaimed. “What was that for?” he pushed Rodrick back.

“You’re literally two steps away from a retirement home and you’re hitting on her when’s she’s clearly not interested.” he snarled.

“She’s interested, right pretty?” he waved behind Rodrick.

“Don’t look at, don’t touch her. You’re out of this band!” Rodrick shoved him again.

“You can’t kick me out man!” Bill huffed as he picked up his stuff “I quit!” he yelled as he walked past the two.

Rodrick glared at him and quickly looked over at Yn. “Hey are you okay?” he mumbles softly as he grabs her hands.

“Um..yeah, thanks for that Rodrick but you didn’t have to” she smiles softly. Rodrick shook his head “No I had to… he’s a greasy old dude and you’re…you’re you. Beautiful and gentle, you deserve better” he looks down at their hands.

Yn’s cheeks rose up at his words and smiled softly “You think i’m beautiful?”. Rodrick blushed at her question “Yeah…I do…”

The two stared at each other as comfortable silence lingered with them. Rodrick looked down at her lips and leaned forward, Yn returning the action.

Before the two could kiss, a voice yelled out “Ynnnnn, my homework remember?” Greg hollered as he caused the two back away flustered.

“I’m going to kill him” Rodrick grumbled as Yn giggled.

Yn let out another smile as she leaned up to press a kiss against his cheek. “Your mom made cookies and I left them over there” she whispered. Yn gave him another quick peck before leaving.

[nevermindirah]

Yitzhak!

is a character! who Gregadiah What-Is-Math Rucka gave us almost no information about!

I've gone through Tales Through Time #6: The Bear and #1: My Mother's Axe with several magnifying glasses and done a lot of googling and taken my copy of the Tanakh off my shelf for the first time since (well, since the last time I needed to read Torah for TOG reasons, which I think was Booker Passover headcanons) and here's the best I can come up with.

In The Bear we meet someone who goes by the name Isaac Blue:

Read on for a lot of comic panel analysis and historical research and Jewish flailing!

So what do we know about this Isaac Blue person?

He's Lorge, he's got curly hair, he's basically a taller version of Joe as drawn by Leandro Fernández (ie an antisemitic stereotype why the fuck did they approve this character design?? and then why did they double down and copy-paste it to Yitzhak??):

He's got a mezuzah on the doorpost of his house in Alaska!

I screamed about the mezuzah way back in January in this post where I (very reasonably) assumed this character was Joe and spun myself a tale about how Booker is still Joe's brother so the mezuzah stays up even though Booker isn't welcome in that house for a century. Bottom line: the mezuzah is a tradition with origins in the commandment from Deuteronomy 6:9 to "write the words of G-d on the gates and doorposts of your house" and evolved over the course of the Rabbinic period into the modern mezuzah we see here.

I did unnecessary levels of google image search to glean absolutely no useful information about Yitzhak’s origins from this panel:

I've decided the variant cover of TTT 6 is Yitzhak because of a panel in My Mother’s Axe, shown here, and what's likely an unnecessarily deep reading of Exodus, discussed further down:

The person at the right of the bottom panel is wearing the same clothes as in the TTT 6 variant cover and has the same shoulder-length curly hair and hairy forearms.

Left to right, the people in this panel are Lykon (I'll never get used to him being white in the comics), Andy, Noriko (I think? why doesn't Andy mention her by name here?), and Yitzhak. Andy's robe has a stereotypically Greek design on the sleeve cuff, and I had to stop myself 10 minutes into a Wikipedia rabbit hole because Gregorforth doesn't think that deep about this shit. The solid clues as to timeline that we get in this panel are:

Andy's iron axe

the presence of Lykon, who Andy first met in 331 BCE

So all we know is that Yitzhak is an immortal, he was a contemporary of Lykon, and he's Jewish.

Isaac is the most common Anglicization of Yitzhak (which in turn is the most common Anglophone transliteration of יִצְחָק‎), and Greg always uses the (transliterated) Hebrew when he refers to this character. Yitzhak is the long-awaited child of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis, the child who G-d commanded Abraham to sacrifice but spared at the last minute. I see what you did there, Gregory.

Why Isaac Blue? This is where I pulled out my Tanakh. According to the New JPS translation, blue is the first of three colors of yarn listed in Exodus 35:6 among the gifts requested of the Israelites to construct the priestly garments for the Tabernacle and later the Temple. Then in Numbers 15:38 the Israelites are commanded to "make themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner."

And now for sandbox timelines party! Gregadiah gave us ALMOST NOTHING to go on, so I'm gonna make my own fun.

I, like many modern Jews, think the stories in the Tanakh are foundational mythology that are valuable because of how they've shaped our people but that contain some fucked-up shit and either way aren't meant to be a record of historical facts. Modern scholarship generally agrees that the community we now call Jews emerged as a distinct group of Canaanites sometime in the late Bronze Age (cw this video's host says the Name of G-d aloud despite being a religious studies scholar who knows that is not a name anyone but the Temple priests are allowed to say). The first non-Biblical written record of the people Israel is from an Egyptian source c. 1200 BCE, and the Biblical kingdom of David and Solomon was probably an exaggeration of whatever really happened during the Bronze Age Collapse. We start getting into historical-fact territory a few centuries into the Iron Age:

588 BCE Solomon's Temple destroyed, Babylonian exile begins

538 BCE Cyrus of Persia allows Jews to return to Jerusalem

515 BCE Second Temple construction complete

332 BCE Alexander the Great At Something I Guess conquered Judea, beginning the Hellenistic period of Jewish history — 331 BCE Andy & Lykon find each other

167 BCE another jerkface Greek king desecrated the Temple and basically outlawed Judaism

164 BCE recapture of Jerusalem and Temple rededication during the Maccabean Revolt

70 CE destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans, beginning of the Rabbinic period of Jewish history that we're still in now

What if... and hear me out... what if immortals come in pairs, and the pairs are:

Andy & Quynh

Joe & Nicky

Booker & Nile

LYKON & YITZHAK

What if Yitzhak was a priest of the Second Temple? What if he and Lykon killed each other just like Joe and Nicky would in the same city around 1300 years later, but instead of enemies-to-lovers speedrun with an absurdly long happily-ever-after, when Lykon died permanently Yitzhak decided to separate from Andy and Noriko and become the hermit we later see in Alaska?

We don't know how old Yitzhak is compared to the others, only that he was a contemporary of Lykon at a time when Andy was using an Iron Age version of her mother's axe. Other plausible origins for him:

a Jew of the early Rabbinic period, maybe a child or grandchild of people who were still alive before the Second Temple was destroyed

a Judean of the Second Temple era under the Romans or Greeks or Persians, maybe a priest, maybe not

an exilee in Babylon, maybe of the generation who got to return, maybe of the generation who was exiled (he doesn't look like he was 50 at his first death but who knows, he could've been mortal for both)

an Israelite of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, maybe a priest of Solomon's Temple or again maybe not

an Israelite wandering in the desert with Moses

THEE Yitzhak, ben Avraham v'Sarah, our patriarch who was brought up for sacrifice and then spared, and then spared again, and then spared again, and again, and again...

or! he could also be a Canaanite or other Levantine who predates the people Israel, who at some point in his very long life chose to join our mixed multitude, who like Andromache before him (and like Avram and Sarai would in this case do after him) took a new name to reflect the magnitude of influence this people has had on him

Why do I keep saying Yitzhak might have been a priest? It's thanks to the one detail in the artwork I could plausibly connect to solid research without getting a PhD real quick. Take a look at the gorgeous detail on the opening of his robe in the TTT 6 cover. He's dressed in rags, holes and dirt everywhere, rough stitches probably from hasty repair work — except for the neck opening. Compare that to this description from Exodus 39:23 of the construction of the priestly garments for the Tabernacle: "The opening of the robe, in the middle of it, was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around the opening, so that it would not tear."

The next verses describe the intricate designs for the hem of the priestly garment. Yitzhak's ragged garment looks like the hem was torn off entirely.

Am I overthinking this? Yes I am! You're welcome!

My friend and historical research hero @lady-writes​ is in a Discord server with Gregadiah and asked the man himself some questions about all this. He clearly thinks he's being sneaky?? No shit Yitzhak is Jewish, dude, I want DETAILS!

I will not be giving up my Jewish Booker headcanon, I've put too much thought into it by now, the internalized shame of antisemitism explains Booker's depression too well for me, and it just adds so much richness to Booker/Nile both being children of forced diasporas. Fortunately (for him, not me, bc I'd do it anyway!) Gregothy supports fan headcanons even when they're not in line with his own:

One last thing before I close like 100 research tabs and go back to writing historical fantasy and/or porn! I love that, despite that atrocious caricature of a face design, our canon Jew and our fanon Jew are both Lorge and Soft and Kind, flying the face of the antisemitic stereotype of Ashkenazi Jewish men as small and weak, but also not falling into the New Jew / Muscle Jew stereotype that Zionism created. (I am trying SO HARD not to talk about Israel/Palestine for once ughhhhhhhhhh) Anyway here's a (US-centric but very good) primer on both these stereotypes of Jewish masculinity. Is this why I'm forever projecting my transmasc diasporist feels onto Jewish Booker the service sub? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’ll reblog a second version of this with full image descriptions so that there’s a version accessible for folks who need IDs as well as a version accessible for folks who get overwhelmed by walls of text.

[dalekofchaos]

What do you think could've been the worst Security Breach ending?

First an actual Burntrap boss fight. Also for context. Glitchtrap would've been a constant threat throughout the game. We would be encountering him on the monitors, arcade machines and even on our Fazwatch(it would be like Joker on the coms in Arkham City) he'd be taunting us throughout the game, so Burntrap would be built up in the game.

In order to actually fight Burntrap, we need to free Glamrock Freddy in a specific amount of time. While trying to save Freddy, we must dodge the shattered Animatronics and Vanny.

The way I see it is, the animatronic's are sent out, we hide from them, while we receive taunts from Glitchtrap, then once we hit him, Vanny attacks and it would be a quick time button thing to dodge her Or use the Faz cam or blaster to stun her and the Animatronics.

The shattered animatronics and Vanny are sent our way, Glitchtrap fucking with us while trying to save Freddy.

Wow it's almost like 20/20/20 custom night, gee what a concept Steel Wool! Especially if we have a room similar to this video

If we save Freddy in a specific amount of time(at least 10 minutes) then we hop into Freddy to kick William's crispy ass and flee the burning Pizzaplex.

If we don't save him in time?

Worst ending. The animatronics surround Gregory while William and Vanny just smiles. And then? A corrupted Freddy grabs Gregory and on William's orders, he recreates the bite.

The Pizzaplex never burns down. A brand new Animatronic is unveiled. Glamrock Spring Bonnie and Vanny masquerades as the Glamrocks official manager. Children continue to go missing and no one could stop the return of Afton. Business at Fazbear Entertainment continues and no one dare ask awkward questions.

I told you this would be the worst ending.

[drarryruinedme7]

Last year I made a post with all my fave Drarry fics from my first year of fandom. Have my second year wrap up! Listed by Rating and then length. 

RATING: TEEN AND UP AUDIENCES

Beautiful by @xx-thedarklord-xx​​ (2017; 8.9k)

Summary: With the second task looming closer, Harry escapes to the Black Lake to open the egg, in the hopes of avoiding Myrtle. The Mersong isn't just helpful in figuring out that Mermaids are real, it attracts his very own handsome Merman.

*I didn’t know I love merpeople AUs until I read this one. It was cute and sweet and I’m really glad I read it. 

Hermione Granger's Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by @waspabi​​ (2017; 93.3k)

Summary: 'You're a wizard, Harry' is easier to hear from a half-giant when you're eleven, rather than from some kids on a tube platform when you're seventeen and late for work.

*What can I say. This is a masterpiece, it absolutely entered my heart to never leave it again. Best AU ever!!!

Away Childish Things by @letteredlettered​​ (2018; 153.8k)

Summary: Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him.

* This has been the turning point of my Drarry passion this year. First, I discovered Lettered (good Lord why hadn’t I before?!) and then, well. This fic brought out so many feelings in me and I’ve already re-read it something like 5 or 6 times in the span of a few months. Amazing.

RATING: MATURE

you’ve got the antidote for me by Kandakicksass (2018; 20.7k)

Summary: When Harry Potter unintentionally severs their soulbond before it can fully form, Draco Malfoy resigns himself to a slow death and decides not to burden Harry with a soulmate he's made it very clear he doesn't want.He's never been selfless before, but for Harry, he can try.

* The angst!! It’s usually not my cuppa, but this was bittersweet and just so well written, I couldn’t stop reading. Find the rec for this one at this post.

RATING: EXPLICIT

Give Me Sweet Oblivion by @tryslora​​ (2012; 4k)

Summary: Italy seems like a long way to go to keep a fetish secret. But the club is exclusive, and the far away location, and Muggle nature, promises anonymity from Wizarding Britain. The only problem is that sometimes, great minds think alike.

*Super hot, I love finding old gems like this one. Plus, Italy. Go, folks!

Shiny Things, Slightly Damaged by @lqtraintracks​​ (2020; 5.3k)

Summary: Harry may not ever have had to see it if McGonagall hadn’t decided it was a good idea to hold a ceremony on the grounds outside before the Sorting in the Hall. And by ‘it’ he’s referring to Draco Malfoy on a motorbike.

*jsklajdksajfa This one! THIS ONE! Slayed me. I read it feverishly and then like, fainted at Draco on a motorbike.... this fic surprised me and I 100% loved it.

A Ghost of Blissful Feelings by @alpha-exodus​​ (2020; 6k)

Summary: Harry hadn't expected to spend his eighth year fucking Draco Malfoy, but it's the only thing that helps him let go.

*Dunno guys, I’m amazed by how much this one hit me. You should read the tags before diving in, but it was darkish in the right way, Harry and Draco suffers and find peace in a ‘’special’’ way, but I stand by it. Hot and intense.

Tell Me (What you Need) by @keyflight790​​ (2019; 6k)

Summary: Even though Harry was paying for his Dom, there were limits; breaking points in which someone would refuse, no matter how many Galleons were pushed in their direction.

*Okay, I may be biased because this is a gift for me, but Chris never lets down with her amazing writing and this has everything I need and more: Dom!Rentboy!Draco and a perfectly sweet Harry with a Daddy!kink. I mean.

Dangerous by Faith Wood (2014; 6.3k)

Summary: Being trapped in a dungeon with Malfoy — who's a werewolf, a former Death Eater, and a giant git — is definitely dangerous. Harry has no reason to be excited. None at all.

*Y’all know Faith Wood is like my n.1 fave Drarry author. I have no idea why I had never read this one though!!! It’s actually phenomenal, scorching hot and just dsjkafjaks love this werewolf!Draco. OMG.

Scent and Sensibility by aidaninkling (2018; 7.5k)

Summary: [...] Draco's always known he'd be married off as a trophy omega, but suddenly his mother's trying to make him king by promising him to some stupidly good-looking alpha and she just won't stop smiling at him. Does fate's cruelty know no end?!

*This blew my mind. A/B/O AU so hot I melted while reading it and I loved it so much that I re-read it three times IN A ROW. No kidding. Read it. 

The Eighth Tale by @letteredlettered​​ (2012; 12k)

Summary: Draco Malfoy tries to fix the past, but instead mucks it up some more. For Harry, it all becomes quite clear.

*Back to Lettered. I love Time Travel fics, and this just delivered perfectly. The ending was also enigmatic enough to keep me wandering, which I always appreciate in these kind of stories. 

Sex, Lies and Veritaserum by @letteredlettered​​ (2011; 17.9k)

Summary: This entire fic is one long conversation about sex.

*LOL alright, I’ve developed a new obsession this year (clearly). This was ...gosh! Hot but it also gives away a certain level of intimacy and trust between Draco and Harry to be so open about their kinks... it was perfect.

On One’s Knees by pir8fancier (2008; 33.8k)

Summary: The war is over and to the victors go the spoils.

* The fic which made me fall in love with DownAndOut!Draco. 

The Pirate and the Prince by @nerdherderette​ (2019; 49.2k)

Summary: Draco can't believe that fate and circumstance have made him a stowaway on the Master of Death's ship. He doesn't know what's worse: the dread pirate's legendary vendetta against the aristocracy, or the fact that his captor is the most infuriating yet irrefutably fascinating man Draco has ever met.

*Okay y’all. Nerd is a great person and author. She is phenomenal. And this fic shows it so well. The pirate!AU the Drarry fandom both needed and deserved. Sublime.

Unhook the Stars by jad (2016; 70.5k)

Summary: [...] Seventy-thousand words of pornographic discourse between two boys-turned-men that still haven't learned how to communicate like normal people – with words. Guest appearances by Pansy Parkinson, Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger, Blaise Zabini, Teddy Lupin, Gregory Goyle, the Weird Sisters, ex-wives, several Weasleys, a Boggart, and a Honey Badger.

*Again, Dom!Draco and such a beautiful sub!Harry. They stole my heart. In this fic they grow up together through the aftermath of the war and they just... they have this intense Dom/sub relationship, I can’t... explain how much I loved this. Scorpius also makes his appearance and it’s so real and cute!

Such Great Heights by aideomai (2015; 93.3k)

Summary: Draco Malfoy, wide-eyed and pale and in a decidedly ragged shirt, was crouched next to the pile of whatever the dragon had been eating. Harry threw himself to a halt and yelled, “Merlin, how many times do I have to save your life?”

*This is one of the last ones I’ve read. Find my rec for it here. Such a cool fic, with a shunned Draco who gets to be so happy in the end, it made me happy too.

Burn The Witch by @lettersbyelise​​ (2019; 95.8)

Summary: When Harry Potter is sent in to investigate Draco Malfoy’s successful potions company, posing as Draco’s bodyguard, he doesn’t know the case will launch a series of events that will change his life — and Draco’s. A story about choices, scars, Chopin piano pieces, and finding all kinds of love in the most unexpected places.

*I do not have the words to express what this fic means to me. First of all, it’s how I met Elise who’s an amazing person and who I’m glad to call friend. She’s the sweetest. And also incredibly talented. This fic will take your breath away from the first word to the last one. Smol!Scorpius is perfectly characterised and my absolute favourite bit of the fic. 

Who we are in the shadows by @quicksilvermaid​​ (2019; 99.7k)

Summary: What happens when you’re forced to become the very thing you despise? Ex-Auror Harry Potter, tossed out of the Ministry for something he had no control over, has been looking for a way back to his former life. When he comes across Draco Malfoy in the criminal underbelly of Wizarding London and in need of protection, Harry figures bringing him in to face the Ministry's justice is his ticket back to everything he's lost. But nothing is exactly as it seems. Not even Harry himself. And as he gets drawn further and further into Malfoy's world of honour and deception he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew—about his childhood nemesis, the Ministry job he misses so much, and most of all, about himself. What happens when you’re forced to see that you were wrong?

*Another incredible person who I got to know better thanks to her breathtaking storytelling and her sweetness for sharing it with me. Quick made something amazing with this fic and I urge you to read it. It was my first creature fic ever, first time I read about werewolves and I totally fell in love with it. Sheer perfection. 

Freedom to be by @quicksilvermaid​​  (2019; 169.5k)

Summary: Harry Potter is the Boy Who Lived. 12 years after the war, he's become the Boy Who Lived For Everyone Else. He has the perfect wife. The perfect house. The perfect job. The perfect friends. Only nothing feels perfect. Until one day he stumbles across a club called Release and begins a journey of self-discovery that takes him to a very different place.

*Well, could I just miss out on another one of Quick’s great works? With, again, Dom!Draco!??? No, I couldn’t! This is such a great exploration of BDSM and what it means and Harry’s path into it. 

19 Years and 5 Minutes Later by TheMightyFlynn (2015; 202.8k)

Summary: Five minutes after his happily-ever-after, Harry finds himself locked in the public loos with an angry Draco Malfoy and a need that he has denied for 19 years.

*Find my rec for this fic here. It’s really long and has Ginny bashing, but it’s totally worth it!! 

[askpizzaplexdaycare]

I just stopped checking the blog for a while since I had exams and contests, No I'm completely off-track can you ya know tell me what were some events I possibly missed (I stopped checking around Jan 27 I think?)

-Long post-

Let's see uuuh. Sun and Moon went on vacation, Two new kids, (Vanness and Gregory) show up at the daycare while they are gone. They are humans, and Moon is scared of human kids because of ✨trauma✨. Sun finds out about them and avoids telling Moon for a while because he doesn't want him to freak out. ( He tells him eventually and Moon has a break down) Someone M!As it to where Sun and Moon cant see each other for 24 hours so Moon had to deal with being in an airport by himself. While there, a human child needs his help because she was lost. He has a quick panic and then helps the kid. They get back to the daycare, someone uses M!A again and we got to see younger Sun and Moon. Then Moon panics again because he has to meet the new human kids. Then we find out that when Moon glitched Sun would yell at him and that was one of the reasons he doesn't like human kids. Sun and Moon talk it out and all that jazz. Swan M!A's the person who fucked up Moon's programing back into the Pizza Plex and everyone (including Sun) beats the shit out of them. Then Moon accidentally gets high(again) and we get to see Cassedy and meet the ghost of Ellie(the child who Moon accidentally killed years ago) She talks to Moon, he gets closer and she finds peace and passes on. Now there is a cat bot maid who is also a human Sun simp and the Investigator is off doing whatever.

Any questions?

[candycat17]

🦇⭐️Some Grenny Prompts⭐️🦇

@rudolph-sackville-bagg

Gregory: Someome will die

Manny: OF FUN!

Gregory: I prevented a murder today.

Manny: Really? How’d you do that?

Gregory: self control.

*Gregory and Manny skipping stones on lake*

Manny: It’s a beautiful evening

Gregory: *Whispering* Take that you fucking lake

Gregory: So are we flirting right now?

Manny: I AM LITERALLY FRYING YOU!

Gregory: That does not answer my question

Gregory: What’s your type?

Manny: Anything, honestly, but vampires esp-

Gregory: YOUR BLOOD TYPE!

Manny: Oh! B positive!

Gregory: DON’T TRY TO CHEER ME UP JUST TELL ME YOUR BLOOD TYPE!

Manny: This is such a bad idea

Gregory: Then why are you coming with me?

Manny: Well one of us needs to able to talk to the cops out of arresting us when this inevitably goes wrong

Manny: Violence isn’t the answer

Gregory: You’re right

Manny: *Sighs in relief*

Gregory: Violence is the question

Manny: WHAT!?

Gregory: *Flying away* And the answer is yes

Manny: *Running behind him* NO!

Gregory: *Gets down on one knee*

Manny: Oh god it’s happening

Gregory: *Falls over*

Manny: The garlic is kicking in! Quick! Call 911 or 666!

Gregory: Fuck

Manny: You have to work on your cursing

Gregory: Why? I’m pretty fucking good at cursing already

Manny: How do I deal with my enemies?

Gregory: Kill them

Manny: That’s a bit extreme, I was hoping for a more passive solution

Gregory: Kill them only a little

Gregory: *Gets his hand hit by sunlight* FUCK!

Manny: Language!

Gregory: Well what else am I supposed to say!? “Woe is I!?”

Manny: Uhh...

Gregory: Manny, you have to accept the fact that swear words are necessary sometimes