#sorry if this was kind of A Lot™; this is just kinda how i tend to write painter/both of the killers in general..

[meatbricks]

I was curious but maybeee like a fic where the reader ( 5’1 Cis femme) is discovered by the painter (but she doesn’t know since it’s during one of his stalking escapades) and he becomes fixated on her due to her almost innocent appearance. It’s messed up because he probably just wants to “corrupt” her 😭

HI ANON!! thank you for the request!! i'm glad that, in your curiosity, you decided to request your fic here!! it's been a while since i've written a female reader, so i'm sorry if the "femme" part isn't exactly accentuated all that much.. i tried to mention it a little bit, and the reader is seen as traditionally feminine and "cute" in a really fucked up sense, so i hope that makes up for a lack of specific detail on how the reader looks!

with that being said, though...!

warning: implied nsft, mentions of pedophilia/incest, implied imminent noncon, mentions of stalking, implied necrophilia(?), implied canon-typical violence, uhhhhh. painter being absolutely fucking delusional

fic is under the cut!!

Everything started with just a small glimpse.

All you'd done was step out of your car and walk to your front door after a wild night out with your friends. You were quite easy to notice, admittedly, both due in part to your natural beauty and your choice of style, but such things couldn't be blamed. After all, brightly-colored attire was all the rage amongst your peers these days, and you both enjoyed such an aesthetic and wore it well; at least, according to you and those around you. That withstanding, however, you still had no reason to believe you were in any danger. You knew nearly all of the people in your surrounding neighborhood, and decidedly, none of them posed any threat to you. All things considered, you felt safe. You felt confident. You felt satisfied as you entered your house, closing the door behind you as you flicked on the adjacent lightswitch.

Well, of course you felt safe. After all, the two men passing by your house weren't particularly known for making themselves obvious to their future victims.

Unbeknownst to you, two rather notorious figures walked past your house; back to their own car after a particularly lengthy session of stalking a would-be target. If the smaller-framed and more fragile of the two hadn't turned his head at just the right second, then likely, you really would have been safe. No additional thoughts would have been put into his head. No horrid fate would have been written out for you. No harm would befall you in the days to come.

But he did turn his head, and he saw you.

The other didn't; he paid no mind to your fleeting visage entering a doorway, passing a threshold which barred all following access to your form through any means. He simply kept walking forwards, trying to find where exactly he'd parked his car. The first, however, was already forming a vision in his head. An artistic vision of sorts; at least, that was what he decided it was, and it had all began with the mere sight of you.

Initially, he took note of how radiant you seemed at this time. The dead of night and its accompanying darkness seemed to do nothing to quell the apparent glow about you. A particular glow that couldn't be emulated by any other living thing... at least, not intentionally. A glow that drove people to do extraordinary things; to protect, to corrupt, to create, to destroy. A glow that was unlike any other form that the concept of beauty took, one that was a rarity and a delicacy and a complete pleasure to anyone who came across it, no matter their intentions or morals.

The glow of... innocence.

Yes, that's what it was, he decided to no one but himself. Innocence. He recognized that glow. He'd seen it emanate from many before. As he decided what it was that he saw in you, he was instantaneously reminded of another. Someone he'd come across in recent years. Someone he'd killed. Someone he'd known rather... intimately.

Margaret Beck, aged 11. Just as pure as her brother, whom he'd been acquainted with long before he even knew of her existence. He knew nothing of her, and yet the moment he saw her, he believed himself to know exactly who she was: a happy, cherished, darling little girl. An innocent. A beautiful creation. To him, she glowed just like her brother had in the cabin that night, like a man-made star of Bethlehem. They were twins in the truest form, he'd mused to himself upon observing them. They would serve as proof of his hypothesis. They would show the world what it truly meant to be a sibling; to have a sibling. He just knew it. No one would stop him. They couldn't. Not after he'd obtained his perfect accomplice. He smiled at the memory of his realization, and yet he couldn't help but feel that his attachment to that glow ran deeper. It was as if he needed to reach into his soul to find what made him so drawn to you and your luminescence.

And so, he did.

He found himself within a memory of warmth. Familiarity, although what memory wouldn't seem familiar? Yet there was no word he could think of to accurately describe the sensation of this memory besides, simply, "familiar". He stood in a modestly-decorated bedroom, one within an old, white house on the countryside. Hovering over the bed, staring downwards, he was not alone. Laying in the bed was a small girl; her blonde curls sprawled over her pillow and her pale skin appearing incandescent in the dark. She looked like a porcelain doll, or a corpse at a funeral, motionless and breathing so quietly and softly that you could barely tell she was breathing at all. In his memory, he had to stifle a chuckle at the thought. Her tiny, little lungs couldn't hold so much air. He wasn't sure why he found such a notion so elating. Perhaps it was simply the effect she had on him. How he adored her so deeply that he felt the need to drain the life from her; extract her innocence so that, maybe, he could keep it for himself. Not to attribute it to himself, he reasoned with his own mind. Simply to keep it locked in a little glass box for him to look at whenever he pleased. To turn it from a finite quality soon to be shed to an eternal masterpiece, forever immortalized within himself.

As he envisioned watching over his sister as she silently dreamed, his infatuation with you suddenly made sense to him.

At once, images of you began flashing in his mind.

You stood in a pale pink nightgown, its trim lined with lace just falling past your knees as you slowly backed into a wall, into a corner; your eyes wide and terrified and brimming with tears as he drew closer and closer. He could sense how you were feeling. He could see you just barely trembling as you cowered. His only response was to continue forward.

You lay on a canopy bed, first posed like a fashion magazine covergirl and then like a corpse in a coffin, your hands crossed over the middle of your chest and your eyes closed. He was kneeling over you, looking down at your face before stroking your cheek and making you flinch.

Your eyes were wide as his fingers were placed in your mouth. He slowly pulled downward. You stayed still. He watched your mouth open wider, wider, and still wider yet, until finally a sickening crunch could be heard and blood began to trickle down from where your jaw was connected to your face.

You feebly rose to your feet in front of a wall, just barely able to stand upright and having to press your hands against the surface behind you to keep your balance. Your legs shook. From between them, streams of blood trickled down onto the floor, staining the matted carpet beneath your feet. He stared into you, as if he could see right through your exterior and into what you hid within your soul. As if he was familiar with every inch of you, and everything you had to offer as a human being.

He saw your visage on a canvas, contorted and broken and utterly beautiful to him.

It was undeniable now. You had to be his.

You had to, and you were going to.

Returning to reality proper, he found himself in the passenger seat of his colleague's car, having just arrived back home. He blinked, and then turned to the man behind the wheel.

"Did you see that girl going into her house on the walk back to the car?"

[historia-vitae-magistras]

Mandatory Latina ask: do Matt feel American as in part of one of the Americas? Part of the New World? Mexico and Cuba would try and explain they are all American and Alfred feels The New World™ on a Manifest Destiny kind of philosophy but do Matt feels some kindship with his friend Cuba and Caribbean commonwealth brothers and Latinos and former or current French colonies nations?

This is a fascinating question because it's a D.) all of the above. Question if this was multiple choice.

I think, in the year of our lord 2023, he would probably call himself a North American and think of himself as a part of the New World, but usually, that definition for Canadians silently includes some of the South Pacific, so that doesn't make a whole lot of goddamn sense either. North Americans in a different way than the Americans but not as much the Pan-American sense of America. And that's very new. There's a small spurt of French Canadians considering themselves Latin Americans in the early 19th century with our revolt against the British and nationalism that corresponded with some participation of individuals in the wars of independence and other conflicts in South America. Matt had a moment before anglophone domination took over that he might have seen a future in that sort of Pan-American definition of American, but it was done by the 1830s.

After that, it was the British Empire. He defines himself by participating in that imperial system, not the French and not a sense of being North American until after WW1. And even then, it took until NAFTA in the early 90s for an actual large-scale cultural flow with the mainland. Cuba and the Caribbean are a little different because the trade relationship was there. Halifax was the main port for centuries, but it's still... it's an odd relationship. Suppose I look at the British Empire in Africa. In that case, it's easy to see how that would work because the Canadians played a small but very bluntly colonialist role in multiple conflicts. With the Caribbean, there's some exchange of people and trade. However, it's from an early enough date that Canada is still kind of too shitty and underdeveloped to have an oppressive relationship from the very get-go. Still, there is a lot of fuckery in there. I will say I think it's a bit easier than it might otherwise be as Black Canadians were politically organized in the late 19th and early 20th century, and that, amongst other forces, largely blunted our own want for a mini-empire in our sphere the way NZ and Australia did with island ports in their own neighbourhood. There's an alternate universe where Canada fought the Falklands War. So I think Matt gets along with them, but I'm not sure there's a sense of kinship so much as comradery in an 'oh fuck what'd the limeys/yanks/frogs/Spaniards/Portuguese do this time.'

Born a francophone, he has... it's a weird relationship he's got with the rest of the Francophonie. I don't think he feels a sense of kinship at all. Friendly, sure, increasingly interested in them, yes. But French Canadians, particularly the Quebecois, are pretty proud and tend to think of themselves as entirely different from France or Belgium. And despite what the Quebecois nationalists would say in the 1970s, we really cannot compare our history with, say, Algeria's or Vietnam's. And Matt is really aware of that. He was way more privileged under Arthur than practically anyone was under Francois.

He's not unique by any means. There's been middling anti-social sorts in every empire since the Akkadians, but he's just kinda everywhere and nowhere. He and Cuba have definitely had a relationship. Like, I don't believe it, but there's a reason there's a conspiracy that Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro's son and not Pierre's lmao. If nothing else, Cucan has had some good sex. I think he gets along with Maria (my friend's Mexico) really well too. It doesn't help that he's not the most extroverted type either. He's such a weirdo I'm so sorry to whoever has to interact with him or us as a country lmao.

[starry-skies-116]

FUCK IT, NEW PINNED POST THIS TIME!!:

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[octoagentmiles]

What are your thoughts surrounding the Golden Mole episode if you’ve watched it? Personally, I really enjoy it, but I was kind of taken aback by the way Kwazii was acting at the start? His writing at points in A&B in general makes me feel a way, the difference has been a big adjustment. You always tie things together with your character analyzations very well, so I’m curious to know your take on this one! It might even make me feel less thrown off by it :)

you sent this a long time ago I'm so sorry- If your opinions on Kwazii's writing have changed, I'd love hearing any takes you have now- but in the meantime take post 🤲 (note that I talk a lot about Tracker since he is kinda the focus of the episode- ok now let's begin:)

(take an ear-twitchy Kwazii for your patience hfjskd 🤲✨)

I've noticed Kwazii's been written differently too, and I've got theories about it ofc (see closing thoughts), but in regards to the Golden Mole episode I actually think his behavior was pretty in character. I think Kwazii has a fear of rejection (because of how often he is rejected due to being a pirate), and he seems to be very aware of how people view him, and will either over-compensate by toning down his energy (or at least trying to, like in the Puffins.) or try to make himself seem cooler and more capable than he is if he notices someone likes him, like he did with Pinto that one time.

He also did this in The Combtooth Blenny; where he spent the entire time trying to make Peso think he had everything in control, even though he didn't. That's pretty similar to what's happening in The Golden Mole.

The Combtooth Blenny and The Golden Mole are pretty similar episodes overall: Kwazii and Peso stuck on a desert island with no communication vs. Kwazii and Tracker stuck in a desert with no communication, Kwazii desperate to seem like a capable leader type, Peso (implied to be) as a new Octonaut vs. Tracker as a new Octo-Agent, etc.. (cough cough wanna point out UK Peso and Tracker's shared voice actor just because cough cough-)

Analysis time now:

Right away we can tell Tracker thinks Kwazii is cool, just from the way he looks at him (either in awe or nervousness), and is eager to please him. We see this trait of his when we first meet him in Operation Deep Freeze when he excitedly calls them "The Octonaut guys!!! :D" and then shouts "Cool!!" when Barnacles promises to keep him posted. Tracker is a follower by nature, not a leader. He'd much prefer to let ANYONE else tell him what to do, rather than follow his own instincts or take charge. So Kwazii? Octonaut guy?? Perfect person to listen to—definitely not gonna question his judgement at all. Wouldn't dream of it.

...Even when it backfires on them both.

Tracker is very strong, smart, and capable on his own, and he seems to know that—but he's still very insecure in his own intuition; and tends to put others before himself, kind of like how Barnacles does. He says at one point in S2 (paraphrasing here-) that in the Polar Scouts; "they are taught to help anyone who needs it, no matter what." and I think he and Barnacles both indirectly learned their self-worth issues from this (like: “When you see a creature in trouble, it is YOUR duty to help them. Your own safety comes second.” ). He's a great Polar Scout, and he's desperate to be seen as a good Octo-Agent by the Octonauts.

(Octonauts™ at it again with the parallels <3) Tracker has literally never left the Arctic before; another reason why he wants to trust Kwazii so badly. He’s out of his element, but Kwazii’s been around the world, he should know about deserts, right? One way I wish Kwazii had been written differently in this episode, would be him being a bit more worried about Tracker. He knows they're in this situation because he messed up—and Barnacles likely trusted Kwazii to take care of him. So if he had maybe panicked with Tracker when they lost their backpack, instead of just standing there, or if he asked him how he was doing once or twice, that would’ve been better. (In the CombBlenny, he gets visibly frustrated a few times, before putting on a brave face for Peso. In this episode he kinda just dissociates when Tracker freaks out, and it’s a little awkward.)

I do really like this scene at the end where Kwazii reassures Tracker, and gives him his book back. It feels like Kwazii is trying to apologize to him in his own way.

Also I think Tracker would've passed the test no matter what. He was the only agent who got any sort of test. He probably asked Barnacles for one, and it got made up on the spot. He would've passed even if he completely failed, because it was just a confidence booster exercise; like how 99% of Peso's S1 training was just confidence boosting disguised as serious training. Barnacles couldn’t actually train Peso on how to be an Octonaut or a medic, because he was already both of those from the start; he just needed to be taught how to trust himself.

Closing off with more Kwazii thoughts: I think he's being written differently on purpose. There has been a timeskip, and everyone seems a bit more mature now (it's most obvious in Peso and the Vegimals, and Dashi in some aspects). It could just be that he toned down a bit as he got older; but I've noticed that he's written the most weird whenever he's partnered with Calico Jack. He acts more immature and just... off? and in my head it's because he really hasn't seen CJ since he was a kitten, so he isn't sure how to act around him (plus he REALLY wants to impress his granddad). We also know that CJ's been teaching Kwazii stuff, so that could be another factor in his personality/vibe shift. The times I've found where Kwazii acts the most like himself- are the times he's alone with the other Octonauts, and I think that's interesting.

[ashren]

36 to 40 (inclusive) for The Guys? 🥺💕

THANK YOU 💕

oh no I have Many Guys now 😵‍💫 so i chose 3 of 'em 😅

36. What is their sense of humor like? Give an example of a joke they would find humorous.

Ren: He had the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy and also a Dad ™. Ren laughs pretty easily tbh, he's had a long time being a grumpy cynical young adult and now tries to make ppl laugh (when appropriate)

Ash: Think of like Spider-man's banter when fighting enemies? That's kinda Ash's sense of humor, mostly because he's often fighting people. He does like to push his friends buttons as way to get a laugh, but he (generally) knows where the line is.

Peter: He's got a very dry sense of humor. He actually smiles at a lot but because he had the bandana covering his face a lot, he can get away pretending he's a Big Scary Stoic Man. But he doesn't often crack his own jokes. So, when he drops a one liner out of the blue, it usually goes over pretty well.

37. How easy is it for them to say "I love you"? Do they say it without meaning it?

Ren: At the beginning, not that easy. He's still hurt after Johnny's death and then he's on a wild adventure, not really thinking about love. The second the figures out that he loves Phineas (Phineas was first, sorry Hiram lol) he decides to say it whenever he wants. He initially didn't want to freak Phineas out, but he also didn't want to ever NOT say it and then regret it later if something happened. (This extends to his friends after this realization too!) After his first boyfriend he made a promise to himself never to say I love you to someone without truly meaning it.

Ash: He rarely says it, but he always means it. He's got a lot of love for his friends and Rylin but he's very bad voicing his emotions. The first time he says I Love You to Rylin, he thinks Rylin is sleeping. (Ry was not, but didn't tell Ash that until years later)

Peter: He said it and not meant it before, on purpose. He'll probably do it again, if it's convenient for him. Generally it's only when he's hunting so, like, they're bad people, right?

He does tell the people he truly loves that he loves them often, but proves it with action as well. Flo gets domestic bff fwb i love yous all the time.

38. What do others admire most about their personality?

Ren: That he seems pretty easy going. He tries to go with the flow. Internally, he's freaking out but on the outside, he seems collected.

Ash: When he's Pax, people mostly admire his dedication to getting the job done (even though he can be annoying as hell). When he's Ash, people would probably say the admire how brave he is for racing. Even though, it's probably the least dangerous this he does, the public doesn't know that!

Peter: Most people think he's weird or cold and standoffish. The people who know him well, they admire his willingness to help the down trodden.

39. What does their happily ever after look like?

Ren: His happily ever after is being able to settle down after a a few more years of helping the colony and just raising Woolly Cows with Phineas and Hiram. He's gonna be a fiber craft king in Halcyon, making his own Woolly Cow yarn 😎

Ash: His only happens when Commander Gerrish is dead. He'll get to marry Ry (i have this planned out it's v cute heheheh) and he can live out the rest of his life in Clan Khaar with Rylin, still on Kamrri, so he continues to be a bacta runner and he'll still bar tend for Teel'la and Joran if they need help. They also end up adopting kids, cuz, you know, Mandalorians like to do that.

Peter: Heeeeeee's kind of living the closest thing to it. He's traveling with his best friend (Florence!) and he feels like he has a handle on his Thirst ™. Florence is immortal, they think, but his happily ever after ends if she dies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

40. Who do they trust most? Is that trust mutual?

Ren: He's got a few people he trusts, all equally so, Phineas, Hiram, and Parvati.

Phin and Hiram I think are obvi, the trust is very mutual

Parvati was the first person Ren willingly told his past to, she was the one who basically guided him through Halcyon when he woke up, and he trusts her with his life, always has. She trusted him before, but after they had a heart to heart she trusts him just as much as he does her.

Ash: Rylin. Ash trusts Rylin with his life pretty early on, and actually planned on telling Rylin that he was also Pax, and it would have been the first time Ash told anyone. Everyone else who knew, helped him create "Pax". (It doesn't end up happening that way bc the Empire fucks it up lol). Before he knows they're the same person, Rylin trusts Pax in the field and Ash with his personal history. It becomes so much easier when he finds out they're the same person 😂

Peter: Florence and yes. LOL there's not much to say, they've been traveling together for almost two centuries so the trust is definitely there :3

[vinnival]

Howdy friend! Could I get a funky madcom matchup, and if request are closed, ignore this! (I'm on mobile 24/7, so I'm never super sure) I'm 4'11 with dark brown eyes and hair and a baby face. I've got dreadlocks that go a little past mid back and I wear prescription sports goggles instead of normal glasses

Agender, aroace that usually uses he/they/it, but I'm fine with any

I've got a metric shitton of mental illness, so my mental state is Wack™, but I'll point out my Autism and ADHD since those affect me the most (socially and emotionally) Paradoxical is the best word to describe me since I can go from feral gremlin to so-quiet-you-forget-Im-there. I can be blunt and straight forward with my words (especially with affection, I'll casually say something real heartfelt and sincere with the same tone as someone talking about the weather) Ive also got a trash sense of humor and will basically laugh at anything (ive memorized so many memes, shitposts, and copypastas just for the sake of a joke)

I embrace being a smol since I've got access to ALL the hiding spots, and I'm often underestimated so it's always fun messing with people ( ･ิω･ิ)✧  Somewhat book smart, the sciences, maths, and engineering are my favored subjects. Mostly a big psychology and astronomy nerd and really big into art. The world is my canvas, and if something can be drawn on, it WILL be drawn on. I have questionable eating habits (forgetting to eat is a problem of mine so I always have snacks on me, and I tend to eat things I really shouldnt; Ex. Chalk). I use chewlery a lot otherwise I end up eating my fingers and lips (╥w╥)

Food is important to me, so I can be a lil aggressive when it comes to waste and the following food law (i.e. dont eat what isnt yours). Food agression is Real™ in me, so trying to interact with me while I'm eating or cooking isnt advised (I WILL BITE)

Basically a cat: super flexible, kinda do my own thing, and when it comes to affection, headbutts, rubs, bites and/or licks are my main forms of expression. (Tho, there are times where I'll just, randomly stop what I'm doing, say "Hey, look at me", and when attention is achieved, make a heart with my hands, softly say "I love you", then continue whatever I was doing like nothing happened. When the nyoomies randomly hit, VolumeControl.exe stops working properly and I always feel bad when I get too loud. I usually stim by pacing around while talking/singing to myself, make random noises (mostly beep, meow, trill, etc.,) and also hand flappy! I mirror things alot, so if I interact with someone long enough, I'll subconsciously start mimicking them and their habits (mostly verbal quirks and accents, but physical quirks too sometimes).

(Thank you for filling this out, if you do anyways, and I am so sorry if this was too long (｡•́ - •̀｡))

OP I goddamn adore you !!! I can probably pick you up with how short you are (/lh) and just hug the heck outta ya if you wanted !! Enjoy <3

You got a match! You're matched with...

Hank!

:D

You were rescuing a litter of kittens and their mom from under a destroyed home, minding your business

When you got the litter out, the mother followed

They even all very grateful to you, even responding to your stimming by meowing themselves

Hank heard the commotion, and well, who wouldn't be curious about a bunch of meowing nearby?

Hank want pet cat too

He was surprised to see you there

He approached cautiously, then you noticed him

You started feeling awkward, but through his goggles, Hank attempted to display as much gentleness as he could muster- being the man he is, though, wasn't gonna make that easy dkdjf

You were still kind of nervous, but when they pointed to the mother cat snuggled into your arms, you understood, and handed the cat over

She was a little confused on why she was being transferred but she looked as comfortable as ever in Hank's arms

You noticed he, too, was doing the hand flaps you always do (while holding a cat too!) and was 100% more interested about him

You began to hold light conversation with him

He didn't like talking much, you noted, so you decided to just avoid talking unless you absolutely needed to know something

You offered to take the cats back to your place, and he nodded

He helped you carry the mother back while you had the litter :]

And after that, Hank periodically checked up on the cats (he later admitted he also wanted to see you too!)

They were just beginning to eat hard food when he offered to take the cats under his wing

"I'll get a lot more supplies quicker than you could. No offense," he would say

You didn't mind, but you made an offer: if he were to take the cats, he was gonna take YOU too

he agreed !!!

Deimos and Sanford love the kitties, naming them all AWWW

Off topic from the matchup but Deimos definitely named one of them Little Guy Deimos and Sanford playfully smacked him over the head for it

You get fiercely strict about the food, explaining your reasoning helped the others warm up to you and your lifestyle a bit better

You and Hank talk a lot about science, and psychology

He noticed you acting a lot like the cats you all owned, and he thinks its so cute

You mentioned how you would use just about anything to draw on one time

A couple of days later on a supply run, he came back with cat food and a sketchbook with some charcoal pencils

"There wasn't much at the old store, this was all I could find"

You still appreciated him for it!

This mf watched you almost eat poison ivy (you were spaced out, just walking around outside)

He had to YELL. he wasn't used to yelling but it caught your attention so 👍

You always feel like you're annoying him when you ask for attention, but he doesn't mind it at all- in fact... he actually likes giving you attention :>

Honestly he loves that you're so cat-like, have i mentioned that?

He'd find you in random small places around the house and would be concerned for your posture with how you fit in the spaces

You sometimes tell Hank about cool astronomy stuff and he's just like. Whoa space !

You and him just click so well and understand each other so well, and the cats you had really tied it all together in a cute friendly little bundle of happy

Hell yeah OP!! Sorry this took a hot minute to write, I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless :3

[leverage-ot3]

what I want to see in the reboot:

the crew at a comicon. I head that one of the leverage books was about this, but I’d love to see that in an actual episode. 

speaking of nerdy fun, how cool would it be to see them at a ren faire??? just think about it: parker would have to be an elf, sorry. her with elven ears and a cute (but capable of a wide range of motion) getup? im soft.

summer camp au? I saw a tumblr fic about it and I think it could be cute. it could kinda be like the fairy godparents job- eliot in charge of some type of sports (archery, fencing, etc), hardison would be in charge of arts and crafts (this boy might be a genius with tech and in general tbh, but the show did such a good job of showing that he’s also very talented with the arts- sculpting the statue for The Miracle Job, forging the old diary in The King George Job, etc), parker would LOVE to be in charge of a high ropes course.

I saw another headcanon about the crew stealing a college and honestly? fucking B E T. they would and would make it so much better!!! it’d have to be a private college, of course (there would be too many issues with a state school and honestly private colleges tend to be more problematic/more corrupt). 

please, please, please, please, please make an episode where they take down a cult, im begging. that would be such a good episode. definitely a mindfuck episode like The Experimental Job (4x11). as a psych major that episode in specific terrified me for a number of reasons, but it brought up a lot of good talking points about veterans and vulnerability (also see The Homecoming Job- 1x02). I’ve seen a few posts about a job dealing with a cult (here’s one) and I think it would be really interesting 

I heard that the next season might take place in louisiana (maybe new orleans ???), which I kinda hope isn’t true for a number of reasons, but mostly because eliot deserves that damn brewpub and it makes him so happy and I’d hate to see that he had to leave it. also, I kind of wanted an episode with amy (the waitress from The Broken Wing Job- 5x08), possibly dealing with her and her passion for art. maybe she’s enrolled in an art school- or better, she runs one for disadvantaged kids ??? and runs into some trouble in which she’d work WITH the leverage team to do a con

MORE STERLING being DONE with leverage shenanigans!!! give me feral!sterling like in The Frame-Up Job (5x10)!!! give me sterling that protests every step of the way but conveniently looks away and “whoops, the team just disappeared, I have no idea how that happened!!! diddly dang darn it, they got away again!!! sorry guys!!!”

PLEASE give me some eliot AND hardison punching some alt-right neonazis. pls. it’s for my mental health.

I’m pretty sure a quarantine episode would be Cursed™, and cause all of us to collectively have vietnam flashbacks of the quarantine era. I think combined with The Rundown Job (5x09) and The Broken Wing Job (5x08) we have enough virus-and-isolation feels so I’d personally be good with them not doing an episode related to covid

the team takes down a circus that is still using and abusing wild animals!!! because first I’d LOVE to see acrobat!parker swinging up in the air like a pro and being in her element, but also because those places are the fucking worst and need to Go Down. give me eliot having to pose as an animal trainer with deep sympathy for the animals being abused, quietly talking soothing words to them when he thinks no one is around (correction: hardison is, in fact, around, and filming his boyfriend’s softness to save for later). give me charismatic hardison playing the role of ringmaster, running and flaunting about and being passive-aggressive to the circus master. give me eliot freeing the animals from their chains when they are finally able to shut the place down and relocate the animals to sanctuaries (his hands shaking just a little as twists the key in the lock, because he too was once an abused, caged animal in his own right and he knows how liberating it is to finally be free). 

a date episode that keeps getting crashed by some sort of criminal hijinks that is decidedly not theirs. eliot: “I  just want one (1) normal date, damn it!” secretly, they all think these dates are still fun, because like them, it’s unique and interesting

this is less of an episode idea and more of something I just really want for the reboot: ot3 marriedness. give me all the blatant showings that the three of them are, in fact, a loving polyamorous relationship. give me the three of them living together at the very least. give me hardison giving both parker AND eliot cheek kisses (“damn it hardison” eliot Does Not Blush™ when this happens). give me eliot cooking dinners for them, putting in too much effort to get them to eat healthy things because “do you guys want to get scurvy or what?” give me ALL the domesticity 

[atsuminthe]

hi minty 💓💓 congratulations on 300+ ahh!! i was wondering if i could participate and get a butterfly cocktail pls <33 mm for starters i’m a sagittarius sun and an infj HAHA. i’m kinda quiet but at the same time i can also be chaotic, my friends say i’m the sweet bubbly one. but i also tend to overthink lol. i love to laugh whether it’s making other people laugh or even making myself laugh. on the flip side i also cry a lot, it’s just how i process ig idk LMAO but watching movies and books i get invested and cry or even if i’m telling a story i’ll be crying and people get worried but i’m not necessarily sad - and the whole process is so funny to me i’ll end up laughing again HAHA what is actually wrong w me. okay i like belting songs and putting on full on performances while i do chores heheh. i love ice cream and snuggles aksjdf okay i think that’s it. oh i was wondering if it’s okay for me to send my pictures separately?? sorry i’m shy i- but tysm minty your event is so cute <33

minty’s notes: hi amaya!! thank you for the kind words <3 A GODDESS IS WHAT YOU ARE YOU’RE SO PRETTY WTF also another sag, hi hello!!

Atsumu’s Matchmaking Services™ have paired you with...

—BOKUTO KŌTARŌ

bokuto is the person to cry and laugh with you respectively whenever you do it. if you’re in tears, he’ll deflate and his eyes will glaze over, asking you what’s wrong and what should he do to help you. he’s all smiles if you start laughing! he feels things very intensely, while having an incredible understanding of emotions.

you can overthink together! that usually results in canceling each other’s negative thoughts somehow, so if that works for you, he’ll let you ramble on and on and on about your problem before telling you his own (probably stupid) thought.

did somebody say singing?! bokuto loves singing! he actually has a good voice—maybe some tunes are a little off—and he’s a great singing partner. he’ll grab your hand and spin you around at one point, and then you can forget about chores—you’re landing on the couch, feet a little sore, so he can snuggle you as much as you want. he doesn’t want to overwork you—even if you barely started doing the dishes and the dust still needs to be wiped.

[phdmama]

Hi dear!

I’ve got several numbers for that writing ask game… are you ready?

1. (I’m particularly asking about the “how’s the progress” part)

4.

6.

9.

14.

22.

I hope you’re having a great day (or as great as it can be, anyway❤️)

Holy moly, thanks darling!! I am having a Pretty Good Day™ honetly!! Hope your is/was amazing!!

1. Tell us about your current project(s) – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?

So the biggest thing I've got is my Larry RB right now. Progress has been... up and down honestly! My wonderful artist gave a very detailed prompt and that's been lovely because it means I've really got the whole thing scripted out (which is not my usual way of writing so it's been fun!). Covid kinda derailed me - the brain fog is REAL. But I think that's lifting so, like, Sunday? I wrote like 5400 words. And it's coming together!

4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like)

“I’ve never been so scared, or so sure that I was exactly where I was supposed to be, doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing."

This is a moment from Louis' toast for his sister's wedding (this is VERY MUCH an AU) - I wanted to capture that kind of awe-inspiring moment as a parent where it's terrifying, but also, you're right where you need to be. I'm not sure this one sentence does it, but hopefully the whole speech does. :-D

6. What character do you have the most fun writing?

Ohhh. When I'm in the groove, I really enjoy all of them, honestly. I really have a lot of fun writing drunk Harry Potter though. For example:

“Where we going now?” Harry inquires amiably as Malfoy leads him down the sidewalk, behind a group of girls in short skirts. “Gonna dance some more?”

“I’m getting you home,” Malfoy says, and Harry smiles at him.

It occurs to Harry that Malfoy is really very pretty.

“You want me to blow you?” he asks cheerfully and Harry hears Malfoy choke and sees a couple of heads in the group in front of them turn quickly. “‘Member? I’m pretty good at it.’”

“Potter,” Malfoy hisses. “If you don’t want to be outed on the front page of Sunday’s Prophet, I suggest you shut your mouth, now.”

Harry snickers. “That’d be funny though, right? The boy who lived… to give great head. That’s a legacy I can be proud of.” He stumbles a bit over the words but thinks he manages to convey his point.

Malfoy somehow snickers and sounds annoyed at the same time, it’s impressive. “Seriously, Potter. Shut up.”

“You could shut me up,” Harry says happily, and Malfoy groans.

(From Green-Eyed Epiphany)

9. Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other?

I am both (BISEXUAL PRIVILEGE). No for real. I mean, my version of a drabble is the 1500-5000 thing - those are usually vignettes or single-scene things that just flow for me. I have done some longer things too. I mean, what counts a long fic? I've got 5 50K+ fic. I don't think I could ever write a SUPER longfic (like, let's say, 70K+) - I don't have that in me. I've been having a BLAST with shorter things. My problem is that my more complex ideas need to be longer but sometimes braining is hard.

14. At what point in writing do you come up with a title?

OH MY GOD. Titles are the WORST. It's never the first thing I come up with. I usually try to have a title by the time the first draft is done? I am 100% a song-lyric title kinda pal and I'm not sorry about that. But yeah. titles are so hard. I have to say, my Larry BB this year, Unveiled, that title is one I'm super proud of. It's not a fic that got much traction but I'm really proud of it in general.

22. Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?

You know what? Some of them, I totally do. There are some fic I am so, so proud of - generally longer ones, because those are the ones that are really such a part of me, and I do re-read them, because I tend to write stories I'd like to read. It's so good to get some distance so I can even enjoy them.

(We'll Call This Fixer-Upper) Home (Drarry)

Feels Like Coming Home

These are two I really, really love. There's a LOT of me, my life, my experiences, my philosophy - in these and they mean a lot to me, and if anyone wanted to read them, I'd be so so honored.

xox

Fun meta asks for writers

[rosemoonweaver]

This may seem kinda weird, but do you have or know of any sources about how Problematic Things™ in fiction and fanfiction will not neccesarily normalize those things in real life? I'm having a discussion about censorship with some people and trying to build an argument about why fiction should never be policed or censored.

Thanks! 😊 The discussion specifically started between the shipping of Deadpool and Tom Holland’s Spiderman. So I guess the Problematic Thing initially started as age differences in relationships. It’s kind of expanded from there. I’m just trying to say that fiction shouldn’t be policed, and the idea that it “affects reality” isn’t a good reason to control content. Thanks for the blog rec, I’ll check it out!

I’m sorry it’s taken me so long, anon. I’ve been super busy this week and I haven’t really had the time to actually sit down and find things for you. I hope that this helps, though. 

Cool! Gotcha! (I’m sorry I’m going to be presumptuous and assume you’re American for this one b/c I know American legal stuff and I’m gonna be throwing some supreme court stuff at you.) 

So it’s kind of tough to actually give you sources on this topic. A lot of what I’ve found revolves around “media” in general and not fiction specifically. On top of that, things that do study specific media tend to zero in on specific topics (violent video games, romance novels with abusive or borderline abusive male leads, ect) so it’s difficult to actually approach this holistically. Fanfiction on it’s own isn’t really studied as much as I feel it should be, either, so we don’t actually have much in terms of how Problematic topics in fanfic affect those who read them. We don’t actually know how and what about fanfic might influence readers, or in what way, and all we really have at this point in anecdotal evidence which doesn’t really help if you want real sources. 

I will say, as just a bit of advice, if you’re arguing with folks on tumblr there’s probably nothing you can say to them that will change their minds if they already have a strong opinion. It doesn’t matter what ship it is, how you write it, or why you write it, if someone is really determined that some kinds of fiction just shouldn’t exist and they’re willing to throw around the “affects reality” argument in order to convince you you’re wrong, they don’t care. A lot of the arguments on tumblr aren’t actually about principles, they’re about ship wars and there’s not a damn thing you can do when it comes to someone’s OTP. It’s worth keeping in mind, too, that anti-censorship is more of a principle than anything else. 

First, normalization. If you don’t have a definition of normalization already, here’s a link to the wikipedia article that gives a brief definition of what the term means in a sociological context. It’s important to note, too, that normalization isn’t something that’s done through just one channel, nor is it completely the same in every group that has it’s own culture. (For certain groups of fans it’s considered “normal” to talk about sex and sexuality as honestly and openly as one wants to. This isn’t necessarily “normal” for other groups in other contexts, however.) Normalization is a process. 

Second, fiction in general can contribute to normalization of any given thing but it’s not the sole factor. It’s difficult to find sources on this that aren’t either behind a pay wall or very small sample-size wise for just plan fiction. This link might be helpful in illustrating that, while there could be a link between violent media and aggressive behavior, the extent to which violent media actually causes violent behavior is unknown and possibly more complex than we’re equipped to study currently. It also has references to other things that might be helpful to read. Here’s an article on psychology today about the lack of a link between violent video games and violence IRL. Here’s a HuffPo article specifically about whether or not pornography leads to sexual violence (the answer is no according to the article and the study they cite). Because let’s be honest, the folks you’re going to run into are often more concerned about the sexual content of the fanfic and fiction they’re railing against. This article talks about the potential reason we’re drawn to violent media; we like the thrill without the danger. 

That psych today article on violent video games includes reference to a Supreme Court decision where the court struck down a California law that barred the sale and rental of violent video games to anyone under 18. I suggest you read the majority opinion on that case because it specifically deals with whether or not limitations should be put on whether or not children should be allowed access to violent media. I would also take a look at the US obscenity laws here .  Obscenity laws are more helpful for arguing principles than they are for the normalization arguments because that third clause in the test for whether a piece violates US law specifically takes into account literary, artistic, and political merit. This means that we can often find things absolutely repugnant, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t exist. These laws make the standard in favor of expression and not disgust. 

So now here’s the tricky thing - fiction can and does impact the real world. We can be inspired by art to make changes in our world. Seeing someone who looks like you or struggles with the same issues as you do in a fictional world can mean a lot for a lot of people. It can be inspiring or completely disheartening. Fiction can make us more empathetic, too. So yes, fiction does have an impact on us. I mean, we’ve only been telling ourselves stories for as long as we’ve been human so I don’t think it can be stated enough that it’s really a part of who we are as a species. It shapes us and we shape it. The question in my mind, though, is whether art reflects life or life reflects art. I’m of the opinion that it’s both, but we don’t tend to write or depict “problematic” things in our art out of nowhere. A lot of the things folks get bent out of shape about in fanfic happens in real life and they’re worried that somehow fic is going to make it seem “okay” if it’s a) not properly demonized or b) written about at all. (No one really complains that depicting dragons razing villages is going to cause more arson, you know?) However, the evidence doesn’t really seem to support the idea that depicting abnormal or immoral things will encourage abnormal or immoral behavior. 

I hope this helped, anon. And I hope you get many hours of enjoyment out of spideypool! Sorry for taking so long, lol. 

[manchasama]

@kc347890 had some more questions for us, so spoilers below the cut!

You asked me for some specifics, so here goes:

Why is AVALANCHE after them? They both are against ShinRa right? So wouldn't AVALANCHE dismiss them for the time being?

K: Fair warning:  Any an everything we say here is subject to change at the drop of a hat in the future.

S: Well, maybe not the DROP of a hat, but we do tend to get Ideas and screw ourselves over for editing lol (sob)

K:  Anyway, it's….more like they're after AVALANCHE than the other way around.

S:  Though Elfe is interested in Sephiroth's power, of course.  But Cloud and Zack are Not Happy with the way AVALANCHE does things, and aren't about to let it stand.  Not to mention that after Counter Crisis, timeline-wise, is when the Before Crisis Turk vs AVALANCHE stuff from that cell phone game happens, so we're borrowing from that.  AVALANCHE will be very active in doing terrible deeds, and they ARE trying to save the world, right?

K:  Also, Cloud kinda hates them for being shitty and using the AVALANCHE name even though they're where it originated from.

S: And Zack hates them for mutilating his friends, as well as being just in general shitty.

K:  And Sephiroth thinks they're in his way.  His reasons are petty, but in a good way!  Maybe.  Sorta.  Mostly.

S: Aerith certainly isn't a fan after her last encounter with them either.  Which will be coming up soon.  So yeah, it's less AVALANCHE paying them any mind, and more them going and fudging ship up for AVALANCHE.

Also, what about Holy? Do they need it to stop whatever is coming?

K:  Sorta kinda but not in a way you might expect?

S: This is book three territory!  Holy does come up as an option, yes.  Much like canon, Aerith does attempt to use holy.

By the name starting with "H," Hojo is the obvious answer, no? So what does he want with them? Is it Sephiroth, or Cloud, or both of them?

S:  There are other, perfectly acceptable names that start with H.  Like...Howie….or Harold...ok yeah obviously it's Hojo lol

K: …A better question would be "what /doesn't/ he want with them?"

S:  And don't forget they have Aerith.  He probably is still quite interested in her for his...experiments.

K: lol… yeah.  Experiments.

S: Because it's Good Science to throw to creatures into a room and just expect them to...idk, mate??  He's such a creeper.

And in one of your posts, I noticed you said that later in the fic, Sephiroth would see Advent Children Cloud and be like, "Oh, it's Cloud." So, does that mean Cloud gets Firsts Tsurugi back? But how???

K:  Well, I mean… technically speaking, Advent Children Cloud is the only Cloud Sephiroth has ever known.  Sure, he's missing a few inches and some accessories but….

S:  Right.  I'm not sure what post you're talking about, or we could clarify a bit maybe?  (Also yes.)

(Do they have to stop the WEAPONS again?)

S:  Yes.  :P

K:  UGLY LAUGHTER.  Stop is one word for it!

And what about Fenrir?

S:  Also yes.  :P

K: (Zack wants one SO BAD!!)

S:  Tee hee!

And for the final question: What are they calling their network of rebels?

S:  DON'T LET ZACK NAME THEM!

K:  They're actually not super involved with that themselves, to be fair.  (Hehe, Fair.)

S:  Ironic, since it's done "in their name" sort of.  Hmmm, there's a thought.  Cloud's Angels, right?  (Don't hurt me)

K: I will murder you.  Edge would suggest it and Gibbs would shut him down so hard.

S:  Sounds about right!

K: Honestly, if anything I feel like they'd call themselves SOLDIER still--the /real/ SOLDIER, that embodies the honor and dreams of a hero.

S: (Though it's not just SOLDIERs mwehehehe)

K:  The Squad(™) has their hands in a lot of pies.

S:  *Nod nod*

Lol, sorry for the total overload of questions. And thanks.

S:  No problem!  I did ask for them, and it's fun to share.  I just need to have Koorii pull me back from giving away too much sometimes!  Spoilers are all well and good, but we want to show you through the story, not just chatterbugging about it.

K:  And I'm the kind of person who likes to be a giant tease so… :p