#storms over to the hol like 'i trust you with ONE thing. i trust you to NOT fuck up my ward and YOU CAN'T EVEN MANAGE THAT.'

[journey-to-the-attic]

thot..... its unlikely ik gets out of seven sin things in a row totally fine right? hear me out. what if being in all their inner worlds like that 'stained' her with their sins somehow. so ik gets like an overload of the entire thing?

idk im just rlly over mc constantly and thanklessly doing the most for the brothers in nb so i want ik to get some of that good hurt/comfort too 😭

i really can't tell if you're calling me a thot or if that's your way of writing 'thought'... but, anyway-

yess [rubbing hands together evilly] this is good fodder for angst!! i think it could mix with the idea that being in the past is also taking a toll on her in a more direct and tangible way - like mc and solomon beginning to lose their magic (though... they seem to have forgotten about that in recent lessons??)

i feel like what happened with lucifer during his own Sin Thing probably was a triggering factor... i've said before that ik just kinda goes through nb with a very "fuck it we ball" attitude, because the only way she can cope with the stress of the whole situation is to be super happy-go-lucky about it - and it's been alright so far, because the brothers have taken well to her, but it's not like there aren't moments (especially early on) where she's treated kinda poorly

it'll be better by the time the sin stuff all happens, but all the same ik's kind of on her last nerve, so lucifer snapping on her is just the last straw. of course, at the time, she managed to pull herself together long enough to resolve the situation - and lucifer did immediately go "shit" and start trying to salvage things - but then things kinda got lost with lucifer being 'cured', so i don't think ik really recovered

the 'sin staining' thing is a super cool idea! it makes sense too, since i see the brothers 'inner worlds' as a sort of snapshot of their soul at that point - their deepest thoughts made physical - so it makes sense that ik would be affected by entering them during the Sin Stuff, since i figure there'd be high concentrations of that dark energy or something

i'm not yet completely sure on how her symptoms would manifest, though... i imagine all seven sins combining would make for an absolute mess of emotions, so when she crashes, she crashes hard. might be an opportunity for her to just go genuinely unhinged - constant swinging between moods, between painful clarity, where she's begging for help, and incoherent delirium, where she's so lost in her own head that she doesn't know the difference between hurting herself and taking care of herself

she gets a concentrated dose of each other the brothers' own emotions that led to their own Sin Thing (which i shall henceforth call their singularity, aren't i clever), which would mix with her own anguish about being trapped in the wrong time - plus she'd probably be beating herself up for being 'ungrateful, or else about the sort of things the seven deadly sins would make you think

solomon would probably have to just put her to sleep for her own safety.... i don't think the brothers could just pull the same inner world trick ik used to help them, either, because it's not just an ik thing, it's also all of THEIR things interfering and corrupting her mind. barbatos could do some weird time magic maybe????

[chaosandmarigolds]

Tic-Tac-Toe

based on this!! amazing ask!!

.. -. / - …. . / -. .- -- . / --- ..-. / --. --- -..

To look at and to listen to is one things, something that would click immediately within your mind if you had seen it- however, to feel it is something you weren't fully aware you could do. Small taps on your thigh when you would be sitting next to him in the mess hall, laughing to one of Johnny's absurd jokes. Feeling the dashes on the palm of your hand as you walked through the corridors on slow nights.

- --- / -... . / -- .. -. .

Sure you had always known that the Simon Riley had a hard time saying things, he was a flirt to the random girls at the bar but to the people he truly cared about; it was like stumbling through a sentence was the easiest thing for him. So you had resigned to accept his nonverbal acts of affection. Allowing yourself to be content with soft kisses in lieu of words.

- --- / .... .- ...- . / .- -. -.. / - --- / .... --- .-.. -..

It wasn't that he was unaffectionate, quite the opposite, it was that he couldn't show it how he so deeply wanted to. The words would get caught in his throat and they would come out a half kidding banter, like a dig into the psyche. All the same, what he felt for you was something so deep and profound that not even he could dare put it into words. So he would maybe whisper them against your skin when he knew you were too asleep to even know he was awake, he would let his touch linger.

..-. --- .-. / -... . - - . .-. / .- -. -.. / ..-. --- .-. / .-- --- .-. ... .

You didn't think much of the taps, you summed it up to a nervous tic, or maybe something he found comforting. After all, since before you had been dating you always knew he liked to be moving some part of his body, if it be rubbing that frayed edge of his jacket or lightly tapping the palm of your hand.

- --- / .-.. --- ...- .

It didn't click, how he would climb into bed after a long day and how his hand would almost mindlessly move on its own, tapping the skin of your hip as he tried to squeeze into you as if you would vanish if he didn't. You didn't realize the important of the faint kisses on the nape of your neck and how they were oh so perfectly timed to be some sort of code.

Until it was a code.

.- -. -.. / - --- / -.-. .... . .-. .. ... ....

" Hol on, Hol on, /m gettin somthin."

You look to Johnny from where you were currently desperately trying to fix the radio, the thick smog limiting your sight and the burn of the gas in your lungs making it hard to breathe. With a heaved breath you push yourself up to stand and then sink back to your knees where Johnny had been trying to see if the truck's radio worked- a mission gone south left you and he, separated from Simon, leaving him in the building.

It was silent until the beeping came over the radio and it...felt so familiar yet you couldn't place your hand on it, it was like a deja-vu feeling within your gut- "It's morse code- God, I forgot that was still a thing."

Johnny looks up at you and then gives you a weak laugh, "Yea, hol' on," as he spoke he took out a pen and paper and began to scribble down the dashes and lines.

"Think it's him?"

"He's tha' only un' tha' knows it."

..- -. - .. .-.. / -.. . .- - .... / .--. .- .-. - ... / ..- ...

"Johnny?" It had taken the man a few seconds to write down the repeating message, then a few more to translate it.

"Johnny is it him? Is he okay?"

There was no silence, the hiss of the storm raging outside and the faint roar of gunfire from the battle you had just been ordered to flee. Yet everything was so slow, he wasn't speaking, he looked almost sorrowful.

.. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- --..--/ ... --- / -- ..- -.-. .... / -.. --- ...- .

"He loves you. He said he loves you so much."

.. -- / ... --- (.-. .-.) -.--

"He's sorry."

(annnnway thats all! any feedback, comments or ideas you got trust me I wanna hear them! <333)

[oh-hell-help-me]

Day 27: Newborn

Bowser was staring.

He knows he is, but the sight he woke up to was surreal.

Nestled in layers of blankets, cuddled between Luigi and Junior, there was an egg.

An egg.

After calming down his human and son, and practically smothering them in blankets, he had nearly chalked up the egg as a figment of his imagination- something that was hard to do as he could see them curl around it.

He knows how this happens. Heck, it’s how he got Junior, but…

Why now? Why Luigi?

Not that he didn’t deserve a family of his own, but babies are usually delivered to couples- aren’t they?

And the fact that one was delivered to Luigi, his lover…

“Oh Grambi-”

He’s barely given time to comprehend the idea before he hears a small groan. Snapping his attention to the blanket pile, he could see Luigi shift into the blankets.

“Freddo…” He sees him stretch out for more blankets, but ends up patting the top of the egg in confusion. “Hm?”

And there his head pops up, looking like what Bowser’s feeling as he stares at the egg.

“Cazzo.”

“Language.”

He’s amused to hear the human squeak and struggle to flail with the blankets, but the sight of the egg being tugged out from them had the human freeze again.

“Um…”

Luigi looks at him with puppy eyes-

“Help, please?”

And Bowser realizes that he is horribly weak to them. “Sure, sure.”

And it’s a blessing that Junior is still asleep, because Bowser isn’t proud of the way he nearly fumbles in extracting his lover from the nest (or nearly acts on the instinctual urge to bury him in there).

Once out, he notices how quiet Luigi is.

Seeing that he was also staring at the egg, Bowser couldn’t blame him.

…

“I-“ Bowser doesn’t need to look at him to know how anxious the human is, not by how he speaks. “It’s mine… right? There wasn’t…“

“Storks don’t make mistakes like that. It’s weird it’s an egg instead of a baby, of course, but- yeah…”

“… Bowser?”

“Yeah?”

“I don’t know what to do.”

“We’ll, you got it warm, so I’d say you are doing pretty good-“

“N-not just that!” And Bowser finally looks at him, and feels pinned by his greyscale eyes. “I- don’t know how t-to raise a baby! Or- or know what they need, or- or anything!”

He’s starting to breathe fast and shallow, and it’s all Bowser needs to scoop him up and hold him close.

"What- what do I do?"

"… Do you want to keep them?"

"I-"

“Even if you don’t know what you’re doing.” And Bowser allows them to part, just a little, just enough to look Luigi in the eyes. “Would you love them? Would you want a child if you knew what to do?”

"I- I would. I do!" But? "But- I don’t want to mess up! I don’t-" and Luigi looks down- away- "I don’t want to mess them up."

He sounds small, and Bowser hates it and loves him and by the stars it is like Junior’s arrival all over again.

He gently grabs his chin, and their eyes meet again.

“You won’t mess up. I think you seem to forget that kids tend to take two and-“

Their noses touch, and the coolness reminds him of the important part.

“You won’t mess them up. Not when you have been great with Junior- and not just for storms, Luigi.”

The fear in his eyes is ebbing, but the utter vulnerability and trust is almost overwhelming.

“You’re not too shabby with the Koopalings, either. Hell, you’re one of the few people they actually like.”

“But-“

“And-“ he interrupts, with the intent to nip that concern in a bud. “There’s nothing wrong with you either.”

He doesn’t say anything for a while.

“… Can you- will you help me? Maybe as-”

“Thought you’d never ask.”

And it was quiet, almost peaceful-

Then the muffled sound of footsteps and arguing was the only warning they had before the Koopalings burst through.

Luigi still didn’t know what he was doing, but he at least knew that he was doing things right.

Bowser's help was needed and appreciated for the preparations of when the egg does hatch, things that seemed just like human baby stuff- until he realizes that the teething rings are made of what felt like industrial rubber, or that the diapers have tail holes.

On a related note, the baby itself seemed to be doing fine. In fact, every little change, whether it be the suggestions of feelings coming from it or the growing mass of consciousness he could feel, Luigi kept tabs on in a little notebook for future reference should he- should they-

Still, feeling those emotions respond to him as he stroked their eggshell was indescribably overwhelming.

It’s reassuring in a way- proof that the baby is still alive and growing.

Weeks have gone by after another Royal Announcement about the egg, but the opinions of other people (and their emotions) have been relatively manageable to handle.

(He felt it best not to acknowledge the general confusion made as people look between him and Bowser, though).

The moment he's waiting for is undoubtedly going to come to the castle soon, if the Koopa Courier doesn't daddle-

and it seems they were prompt when he hears more than sees his brother burst down the castle's doors, run past multiple people (including an irate Kamek, bless his tired heart), and then bust down the door to the new nursery (since Junior was adamant to keep his room just his.

“HAI AVUTO UN BAMBINO?!?!?!"

"Mario! At least close the door!"

He doesn't close it- instead, he rushes up to Luigi, taking him by the shoulders and looking him over.

"STAI BENE? Non sembri pregnante..."

"I'm fine, Mario. Sto bene." And, to at least introduce them before Bowser comes- "And il bambino is over there."

And he sees the moment Mario catches sight of the bundled egg, sees how he seems to stop short in any and all thought processes as he stares.

Which, okay, same, but still-

"They're not hatched yet, but it should be next month."

"So... in a month, I'll be an uncle- a zio?"

He's taking it well so far... "Yep!"

"Mama mia." And then the Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom fainted.

(Later, after Mario comes too, they take over three hours to stop gushing over them- even as Bowser watches on from the doorway).

When the egg finally hatches, its first cracks hadn’t even appeared before Luigi was fussing over its bedding and the recently added heating blankets.

The only reason Bowser even knew about it so early was the bouts of anxiousness-anticipation-protectiveness Pulses that were radiating throughout the castle.

And, well, it's a familiar enough combination to have him close meetings early and make his way to the nursery.

And of course the kids beat him there!

"Scoot, brats! And give them some room!" And not just the egg, but the frantic soon-to-be-parent looked like he was seconds away from passing out.

He is able to nudge his way across the rowdy group of Koopalings, reaching over to pick up Luigi and sit a bit away from the egg.

"Love, calm down. You're broadcasting again."

Luigi stills from his squirming enough to concentrate- and while the Pulses are reined, he could still feel them just radiating from his human.

"I- do we need to help them- or?" Bowser fondly nuzzles the top of his head, nearly purring as Luigi calms down a bit more.

"We just wait. From the look of it, they might bust through faster than Junior." Of course, he says that last bit quieter, since said Koopa was two feet away from the crib himself.

And then they heard the crack.

In a matter of minutes, the whole family watched in silent anticipation as the baby made that crack bigger, chipping away at it with gradual ease as they saw their first few peaks.

The baby looked a bit like him, or Junior, but the baby had blue eyes and a lighter green shell- almost the same shade Luigi used to wear. Once its head poked out, they could see that its hair was a more brassy red, but the attitude it aimed at the remaining eggshell was enough to know it had a similar temper to him.

They were perfect, and-

He’s nearly bowled over the absolute tsunami of emotion that he knows- without a doubt- is LOVE.

Pure. Elated. Love.

He doesn’t bother (or want) to remind Luigi again.

(That day, it's said that the Pulse could be felt all the way to the Town Square, and everyone in the vicinity didn't need an announcement to know the cause of it).

[megan-is-mia]

I need to tell you that you’ve managed to become one of my favorite twst writers in the span of a single evening. I spent the majority of last night reading all of your twst content. As a monster lover, I feel obligated to say thank you for all of the food. There is a fair amount of monster f*cker content in the twst fandom, but most blogs only have a small handful of monster stories. So when I saw the amount of monster content on your blog, I almost wept.

If you’re still taking requests from the monster prompt, how about 21 “Taking you away from the human world was the only way to save you" with the Mer-trio?

(Wow... I did not realize people considered any of my content to be monster-fucker food. Anyways you wrote Mo21 in your request but the prompt you typed was for Mo20 so I did that one. Hopefully you still like it!) 20. “Taking you away from the human world was the only way to save you” (Yandere! Octavinelle Trio x Fem! S/o)

Stormy nights were (Y/n)’s favorite kind of nights, nothing beat being wrapped up in a warm blanket, looking out her window at the rain falling and the occasional flashes of lightning that lit up the skies. The only thing that could even begin to compare to the wonder of stormy nights were the mornings that followed them, when the earth was still wet from the rain and the sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon. 

You were sure to find something interesting outside after a storm. However, what (Y/n) found in her pool that following morning more than exceeded her expectations of something interesting. The winds from the storm had dropped debris into her pool making it look more like a sliver of ocean than part of suburbia. She began clearing the tree branches and other chunks of flora when something in the water grabbed her leg. A less brave soul would have called an exterminator or animal control at this point but (Y/n) did not, instead she retreated inside for the time being to start thinking up a plan of action. It wasn’t until night had fallen that she approached the pool again this time armed with a broom and a bag of fish she’d bought at the store the day of the storm. She tentatively poked the water with the broom and nothing happened. Then suddenly a webbed hand darted out of the water and yanked on the broom making (Y/n) drop the fish she was holding into the water as she tumbled into the pool with a gasp. As she sank under the surface she locked eyes with something that flashed her a toothy grin before it grabbed her and swam to the surface with her in its clutches. As she broke the surface of the water she was able to see there were at least two things in the water with her.

“Nee Jade the fish the human brought with her taste awful” the thing not holding (Y/n) said with a whine as it bit off the head of one a fish and swallowed it whole without chewing any further. The girl looked frantically between the two creatures trying to make sure she wasn’t just seeing double in the darkness. Nope, there really were two of them yet they looked eerily similar like twins. “Ehhh Floyd, if they taste so bad why are you still eating them?” the thing holding (Y/n) answered with a tilt of its head as its ear fins twitched with curiosity. The girl had to assume that Jade and Floyd must be the creatures’ names, not yet processing the information that there were literal talking fish-people in her pool. That knowledge would take a few more moments to sink in, at which point (Y/n) let out another gasp.   

“You?! You can talk?!” (Y/n) said her words spluttering out like water out of a clogged faucet. Her sudden words drew a laugh from both mermen and Floyd swam closer as he took another big bite of the fish he’d been chewing on. “Of course we talk shrimpy, what did you expect silly?” he said with a toothy grin even wider than the one Jade had given her when she’d been sinking down to the bottom of the pool. “Give her a little credit, Azul did give her quite a scare earlier when she was trying to remove the gunk and almost forced him out of hiding. I don’t think intelligent life was exactly what she was expecting to find after that” Jade said, his tone a mix of condescension and comforting as he hugged (Y/n) closer to his body. The girl’s mind was ready to short-circuit as a third voice joined the conversation. “I only did that so she’d stop digging around while other humans might be around to get involved” this third voice, the aforementioned Azul she guessed, said with only its head poking out of the water and no visible ear fins to be seen. However when (Y/n) looked down she could see masses of tentacles below Azul as well as the long eel-like tails that made up the bottom halves of both Floyd and Jade’s bodies. “I don’t feel so good” (Y/n) mumbled right before blacking out and going limp in Jade’s arms. When she came too she was lying on her side out of the pool with an eel-merman staring at her impatiently. It took her a moment to identify which one it was by which side his black hair streak fell and she finally said “Floyd?” to which the eel-mer grinned and nodded his head at her as she sat up. “Yep that's me Shrimpy, you gave us all a real scare by passing out like that” Floyd said his tone playfully accusing as (Y/n)’s eyes darted down to check if she’d really seen what she thought she’d seen. Yup, the young man still had an eel tail instead of legs and she hadn’t just imagined all of it. “Heeey my eyes are up here Shrimpy” Floyd said with a pout grabbing (Y/n)’s chin and forcing her to make eye-contact with him. “Sorry! I’m still getting used to the whole, merfolk are real, thing. I just wanted to see if you really did have a tail or not” (Y/n) said not liking the way Floyd’s nails pressed her skin making it clear he could crush her jaw like a grape if he put any pressure on his grip. Luckily her words brought a laugh from the eel-merman and he released her jaw before hauling himself up out of the water to sit next to her. “Wanna feel?” Floyd said, gesturing to himself with a grin. Tentatively (Y/n) nodded as she reached over and gently ran a finger down his tail. “Aww Shrimpy I barely felt that, do it again and put a little more elbow grease into it” the eel-mer said with a whine as he grabbed the girl’s wrist and placed her hand flat against his body. Obediently (Y/n) ran her hand down the male’s skin feeling the slightly slimy yet smooth quality of his tail under her fingertips. “You two look like you’re getting along nicely” Azul commented, swimming over to the pair and surprising (Y/n) out of the stupor she’d fallen under from petting the eel-mer so she almost tumbled back into the pool. The girl only just barely kept her balance this time to the amusement of both mermen. “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you…” Azul trailed off, waiting for the young woman to provide her name. “(Y/n), I’m (Y/n)” (Y/n) said quickly. “I know this is an insensitive question but how’d you end up in my pool? I mean I’ve had a few crocodiles thrown in my pool by a particularly bad storm once or twice. That's what I thought I was dealing with before when I brought the fish. Just a few crocodiles, not three mermen and… I’m rambling sorry… This is just weird as hell for me” the girl said looking sheepishly off to the side. “Don’t worry this is an odd situation for us as well” Jade said having swum back over to the group partway through (Y/n)’s rant. “We’re not in the habit of showing up in random human pools, somebody just made a mistake with his potion mixing and accidentally summoned a tsunami that dropped us off here” the eel-mermaid added giving Azul a bit of side-eye, to which the octo-mer grumbled under his breath and pouted. “Regardless we’re kind of stuck here unless we can get the ingredients to make another potion to take us home or we get some outside help to transport us back to the beach and to the ocean” Jade said giving (Y/n) a meaningful look. The girl’s face scrunched up in thought, she didn't know these young men very well and she wasn’t sure she could trust them as far as she could throw them (which wouldn't be far). However, her sense of morality overcame her fear of strangers and she let out a reluctant sigh before speaking. “I’ll help you get back to the sea, I have a car but I don't know if you’ll all fit in it comfortably” (Y/n) said slowly, hoping that her offer might be turned down but that was wishful thinking. The mermen were all more than willing to risk the discomfort of being in her car in exchange for getting home faster. Somehow (Y/n) managed to get all of them into her car (though Floyd was purposely wriggly as a fish on a hook as she tried to set him on the backseat of her car) and began driving out of her quiet neighborhood towards the nearest patch of ocean. During the drive Azul told her about their underwater home, with the occasional comment from the twins, and she had to admit it sounded nice living in the Coral Sea. Eventually, she found a quiet spot of sand by the sea and parked the car before helping the boys out and back into the water. Floyd and Jade went easily enough but Azul seemed to need more help and (Y/n) found herself in waist-deep water before she knew what was happening. All of a sudden the octo-mer’s tentacles were laced around her legs and she was being dragged under as Azul shot forward into deeper water where the eels waited. “Sorry about this Angelfish. I would have preferred that you came to us of your own free will but we just couldn't wait anymore” Azul said, keeping a firm grip on (Y/n) with his tentacles as he swam towards Floyd and Jade who both grinned upon seeing that the octo-mer had been successful in grabbing the girl. Instinctively (Y/n) had tried to hold her breath when she was pulled under only to pass out from oxygen deprivation and wake up breathing water. “What do you think of your new gills? Pretty nice aren’t they?” Azul crooned, his tentacles still wrapped around (Y/n)’s body and tightening when she tried to struggle free of his hold. “Ah, ah, aw Angelfish there’s no need to fight I’m not gonna hurt you” the octopus-merman said in a gently scolding tone before raising his voice to alert the eels that (Y/n) had finally woken up. “Shrimpy’s gills are so cute! I almost wanna pull them and see if she screams” Floyd said excitedly pinching one of the delicate, lacey gill slits that now occupied (Y/n)’s neck. The girl let out a yelp of pain which brought out a laugh from the cruel eel-mer. “Now, now Floyd we can’t go pulling (Y/n)’s gills willy-nilly. Not unless she misbehaves that is” Jade commented running a finger along the other side of the girl’s neck feeling her gills for himself. “We’ve all had our eye on you for a while now Angelfish” Azul said bringing (Y/n)’s attention back on him again as he leaned in to kiss her softly. The feeling of the tweels’ hands over her gills ready to choke her, was the only thing that kept (Y/n) from fighting the kiss from the octo-mer. “The human world… it's just too harsh a place for a sweetheart like you. Taking you away from the human world was the only way to save you” Azul added after a moment. “Plus the fact you’re really cute” Floyd added before smashing his mouth against (Y/n) and biting her lips as he kissed her hungrily. The girl whimpered into his mouth but her protests were all muffled by his tongue against hers until he finally pulled away grinning. “You probably won't see things our way at first but you will” Jade commented before he went in for a kiss softer than his twin’s but still rougher than the octopus’s. “After all we’ll have all the time in the world to change your mind…” THE END

[scorbusficrecs]

Scorbus Christmas fics!!!!

here’s a huge christmas scorbus ficlist!! If anyone has any more fics they’d like to rec, leave them in the replies or in my askbox (then maybe I can do a part 2 ;))).

Note: I had to cut some of the longer summaries bcs the post was getting to big!!

Christmas Isn’t Cancelled- by StarlightPeddler (27k)

“Albus Potter isn't doing well after the events of Godric's Hollow. In fact, he's doing very poorly, and it's up to those who love him the most to help him through it. Even Scorpius can't seem to cheer him up, and it will take a Christmas miracle to break him out of this rut.”

not a lie, an embelishment of the truth- by alfredolover119 (1.3k)

“Scorpius was quite proud of himself. He had managed to go to Diagon Alley without Albus's knowledge. He did this frequently, but today was especially important. Today Scorpius would be buying Albus a Christmas present he would, hopefully, never forget.”

Gingerbread biscuits & Interrupting Elves- by StaircaseScorpius,Phelpshobbit (5.7k)

“It's the Christmas holidays and Albus and Scorpius have finally found some time to themselves for good old-fashioned muggle-style baking. Although their gingerbread recipe goes more or less to plan, an unexpected visit from Albus's brother James adds a dash of awkwardness and a sprinkle of sibling feels to their afternoon.”

wherever you go- by dustyspines (7.9k)

And that’s how Ginny came to knit a stocking. Red and green with a cursive J on the front. It wasn’t incredible, not the pinnacle of homemade crafts, but it was something she made for her kid and that in itself made it perfect. She hung it on the fireplace next to her and Harry’s stockings, right in the centre, and perhaps that was the moment she realised she could do this. That she was going to do this. The parenting thing. The mother thing. She might not be perfect, she may stumble along the way, but she can do it. She can.

A Particularly Perfect Prank- by LittleRose13 (6k)

“Albus is worried his brother and cousin have ulterior motives in encouraging Scorpius to get a Christmas job.”

Not A Model- by LittleRose13 (6k)

“Albus ends up far more involved in the Puddlemere United Christmas charity day than he’d ever intended.”

Of Baubles, Boxers and Banter- by per_mare_ad_astra (6.6k)

“Albus stayed silent for a few more moments, until Scorpius’ impatience was palpable and he couldn’t keep quiet any longer. “And I’ve brought down a couple of things from the attic,” he finally said, grinning. “A couple of Christmassy things.”

This Christmas Eve- by TrueMeg (0.9k)

Albus and Scorpius enjoy a lovely Christmas Eve together

but you’re here right now and I think you’ll stay by SunshineScorpius (13k)

“It was tradition that Albus visits the Burrow every year for Christmas on his own and spends a few days with his Grandparents before a storm of Weasley’s join them, but this year Albus wanted Scorpius to join him. Scorpius is nervous, terrified that the two people who mean the most to Albus wouldn’t like him. But, he has nothing to worry about, of course Molly and Arthur would love the person who chose to love their Grandson.”

Lightbulbs- by LittleRose13 (3.2k)

20th December, 2027

In which Scorpius regrets opening the mulled wine before all the presents are wrapped.

It’s a wonderfull disaster-by Theartfuldodger (3.3k)

“Albus and Scorpius are spending their first Christmas holiday together in their quiet London flat, trying to do everything 'the Muggle way'. As expected, all hell breaks loose.”

Is that a Christmas market?- by roonilwazlib (13k)

“Just a fluffy festive fic in which Albus panics, Draco makes posh hot chocolate and Scorpius receives the coolest present ever. Set during seventh year winter hols and featuring far too many Weasleys (and a trip to the best Christmas market in Wiltshire)!”

Forest Green- by LittleRose13 (5k)

He was wearing Albus’ jumper. His jumper, something he’d worn countless times and knew inside out, was now on Scorpius’ body. The sleeves his own hands had emerged from now housed Scorpius’ slender fingers, the soft wool which had encased his shoulders so many times now hung loosely over Scorpius’ wiry frame.

Everyone knows the best part about Christmas in the Weasley family is a Grandma Molly Christmas jumper. It’s a tradition Albus has many memories of, most of which he shares with Scorpius.

Make The Yuletide Gay- by Hang_In_There_Baby_Crookshanks (3.4k)

Albus and Scorpius promise each other that they will come out to their families over Christmas. Fluff ensues.

The twelve days of scorbus- by hogwartsahoy

Twelve Christmas themed Scorbus one shots, updated throughout the month of December!

Spiked Pumpking Juice- by LittleRose13 (4.2k)

The Quibbler’s Guide to Avoiding Nargles in your Mistletoe this year

1. Avoid clusters of more than two sprigs of mistletoe. Nargles congregate where leaves intersect. 2. Become at one with the mistletoe. Mistletoe which trusts you is far less hospitable to Nargles......

It’s the night before the Christmas holidays and the seventh years want to make the most.

Exceeds Expectations- by orphan_account (9.2k)

Albus made the mistake of claiming that he doesn’t like Christmas that much in front of Scorpius.

Obsession- by RuArcher (Coriesocks) (2.4k)

“Scorpius proves why he was sorted into Slytherin.”

A Little Favour- by RuArcher (Coriesocks) (3.3k)

Lily recruits Albus to help her out with her latest project.

Secrets- by RuArcher (CorieSocks) (2.3k)

Scorpius goes with Albus to watch the Christmas lights get switched on in Hogsmeade and gets more than he bargained for.

enjoy and merry christmas!!!🎄 😊

[casualmaraudering]

And no I didn’t mind the wolfstar either as wolfstar was my very first ship and is still my fav ship ever (they are my precious babies and I will fight anybody and everybody who doubts my love for them). Like if you have more wolfstar headcannons I am all ears. I will probs just lay in bed and cry over how cute they are 🌻

heyo anon! sorry for taking so long to get to you, I appreciate the kind words!!

this time i am offering you some wolfstar headcanons (plus trans rem ofc) but modern hogwarts au, hope you'll like them! also just beware there's mentions of sex in this one!

Remus actually came out around the middle of 5th year. so only starting then he started sleeping in the boys' dorm (they've had sleepovers with him and Lily before yeah but this time he'd actually live with them) and he's quite unsure about his sexuality - he knows he's into girls but he's not sure about boys. a sight of Sirius in the morning, half of his clothes off, getting dressed and with his hair all messed up from sleep, was quite enough for Remus to realize he does, indeed, like boys

Sirius starts crushing on Remus when they come back from the summer hols for their 6th year. Remus grew a bit taller, he tanned very nicely, he has an undercut (his feelings might be wholy based on that alone) and new glasses and a very big baggy sweater and seeing him in the platform did Things to Sirius

upon realisation, Sirius, of course, has a bit of a gay breakdown, because hello this is one of his best friends and also there's no way Remus would like him back (ha) yada yada

Sirius becomes the clumsy one in the dorm. If Remus isn't in the room, he's fine, but as soon as he steps in it's like someone pressed a button labeled "incompetence" inside of Sirius's brain. He trips, he drops things, he fumbles with words. just a gay mess, that one

they kiss for the first time shortly before the Yule break. Sirius is waiting for Remus and very nervously fumbling with the ribbon on the present he's gonna give him (a charmed binder plus a few sweaters. and an entire freaking bag of his favourite salty caramel chocolates. Sirius wanted Remus to know he cares). when Remus finally gets to the dorm and is opening the gift Sirius is dying of nerves cause he also put in a letter that he hoped Remus would read over the hols. but Remus starts reading it now and Sirius just fixates on staring at the floor and waits for the rejection incoming. but it doesn't. Instead, Remus very quietly says he likes him too. there's an awkward couple minute period of being shocked and a little awkward and them not knowing what they're doing, but then Sirius asks to kiss him

they leave for Yule on the next day. it's a little awkward (they're teenagers hello), but they hold hands a little bit when they're in the train. they're both blushing like crazy and refusing to acknowledge it

Sirius makes the impulse decision to kiss Remus right after they've said their goodbyes and were just about to turn around and leave. He then smiles awkwardly, takes a step back and kind of just turns around and flees cause, while it's amazing, this is also very awkward and a little embarrassing.

that was a mistake though, because both the Potters and the Lupins saw that. Sirius joins his brothers and their parents and is promptly hugged like crazy by Mrs Potter who says she's so happy and that he's so grown up now and that he has to invite his boyfriend over for dinner sometime and also tell her everything there is to tell. Sirius would be more embarrassed if he wasn't so emotional about her being so happy for him and caring about his relationship in such a good way

Mrs Lupin, when hugging Remus hello, asks him who's that "handsome young man with the leather jacket" was and Remus can already tell his mother is going to question him about everything the second they get home. It's not a bad thing, though - him and his mum are best friends, and it's actually comforting to come sit with her next to the fireplace and ask for advice

the Yule break is a few weeks long. Sirius cannot stop thinking about their kisses. they've kissed only twice but Sirius can't think about anything else. he drafts a letter the first night - it's very painfully awkward (he does wonder if them being boyfriends means now they're stuck acting awkward til they die). but then he can't sleep and keeps thinking about those two far too short kisses and he throws the old letter away and writes down a storm about everything he's thinking. he sends it off to Remus before he can regret it (and he does. immediately after he closes the window and sees the owl disappear)

Remus rereads it about ten thousand times. And then he digs up an old jewellery box that he doesn't use cause he gave all his old earrings to Lily, and he names it to be his little treasure chest, and a new home to Sirius's letter. He struggles with the response a bit, but then he just thinks about how nice it would be to be held by Sirius and trusts his gut to write all that he's feeling.

and so the awkwardness seems to fade and they exchange letters every day. Sirius promises to buy a smartphone so they can call or facetime (which is impossible cause the Potters don't have Internet but shh no one tell him)

Sirius invites Remus over for New Year's and it's really like there's no more being awkward anymore. Mrs Potter is very strict about the door to Sirius's bedroom being wide open at all times, but that really doesn't stop them from making out all damn day. they miss the countdown and all

After they come back to Hogwarts their honeymoon period officially starts. they're glued together, and more often than not they'll be making out in a broom closet or some abandoned corridor

James thinks this is kind of gross (in an endearing way, he loves them). he takes it back once they actually start having sex - walking in on them kissing was not nearly as damaging as seeing them do more. James gives a wholeass rant about how to charm the curtains so he won't be able to yank them open and see something that will scar him for life

Sirius's greatest discovery is that Remus has dimples at the bottom of his back. he has many favourite parts of Remus but this one is amongst the top ones

After a full moon once, Sirius comes in to keep Remus company in the hospital wing. He is promptly taken aside by Madame Pomfrey who asks him if he knows about proper protection charms, which is apparently something she does to all couples that are of appropriate age. still, Sirius's face has never been quite this red (and yes, he knows them. there was no escaping from Mr and Mrs Potter's sex talk. Sirius couldn't look them in the eye for a week).

Sirius might be only 17 but he's already daydreaming about their wedding. he's weird like that

he's got two kind of hexes up his sleeves. One is for people being generally annoying, insulting his friends, etc. the other is people who purposefully misgender Remus. they're never too cruel, of course (just because he doesn't fancy getting thrown out of school) but they're very carefully picked and adjusted to assure maximum discomfort

Sirius's favourite way to see Remus is when, during hogsmeade visits, they'll swing by a bookshop. Remus will light up and he'll be jumping from book to book, and he looks so dorky and cute when he points at various things and quotes. the first time Sirius thinks he's in love with him is during one of those times

Remus's favourite time in hogsmeade, on the other hand, is when they're in the three broomsticks. it's not his forte at all - it's loud and crowded and there's too many people for his liking. But Sirius is absolutely in his element there. he thrives with people so he'll laugh along his friends and people at the bar, buy whatever his friends want because he takes joy in giving people things. he's the non drinker of the group but even without the aspect of alcohol Sirius loves the people aspect of the pub. There's nothing like seeing him light up in a room full of people to talk to

Remus spends a long time during the summer between 6th and 7th year teaching basically the whole Potter family (+ the Black brothers ofc) how to use a smartphone and hooking up their Internet. it's a process.

Sirius becomes obsessed with Remus sending photos to him. he loves that it's so easy and they can talk whenever they'd like and Sirius can save all those photos and look at them when he misses Rem. (not to mention the sexy aspect of this but let's leave that for another day)

Sirius is also equally obsessed with Spotify. he can listen to whatever he wants. whatever. it's the best thing in the world

Sirius makes playlists for Remus. multiple of them

[iwillbeinmynest]

Hold On Loosely - Biker!Steve x Reader(f)    Chapter 16

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Word Count: 1.1k

Special Thanks: Here’s to @itsanerdlife for fueling my Biker obsession and being my Beta for this whole thing. To my girl over at @girl-next-door-writes who also beta’ed for me. And an extra shout out to @bettercallsabs for this beautiful graphic. She is amazing and y’all need to check her out!!

Notes/Warnings: (My notes and warnings are for the story as a whole. Some notes and Warnings will not apply to every chapter.) smoking (I do not support smoking. keep your lungs clean y’all.) drinking, (be of age, don’t be stupid) minor violence, backstabbing, attempted murder, anxiety, stress, mentions of death, car accident, trauma, …I think that’s it. let me know if I’ve missed something.

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 Steve had never been so mad in his life. So much just happened that he didn’t have time to process it all. What he did have time for was a drink. He ignored the grumbling of the crowded bar- who were all, no doubt, gossiping about the scene that had just taken place - and stared Clint down until a drink was in his hand. And then the next drink, and the next.

 Sam sat in the stool beside him. “You’re taking this harder than I thought you would.”

 Steve didn’t say anything, but he finally put his drink down.

 “All this over one girl, huh? Who’d’ve thought.” Sam chuckled before he left Steve to his thoughts.

 “All this for one girl.” Steve shook his head.

 “Penny for your thoughts?” 

 Steve was surprised to see Mandie sitting beside him now.

 “You okay?” She asked genuinely sympathetic. “I know Y/N can be pretty dramatic but I want you to know I never said any of those things about you.”

 Steve took a deep breath. “Yeah, well, who cares.” Another long sip of his drink and he slammed the empty glass on the counter.

  She put a hand on his arm. “It’s okay to hurt, you know.”

 Steve froze and stared at her. Of all things to happen tonight, this was the least expected. 

 Mandie smiled at him. “I don’t know how you feel about Y/N right now but she’s…” She sighed and looked down for a second before giving Steve weary eyes. “Well, she’s not been the same since she lost Danny.”

 “How so?” Steve waved over Clint who, against his better judgment, brought him another drink.

 “She used to be much more… I don’t know how to describe it, submissive maybe? Obedient? I don’t know.”

 Steve took a sip of his drink and grimaced at the burn. This was definitely stronger than the last few drinks. Good. He was gonna need it.

 “Mandie sat up tall and looked straight ahead, admiring herself in the mirror. “I would never act like she did. If a man told me to do something I would do it.”

 Steve felt sick. “Well, you’re better than her then.”

 Mandie practically beamed but she contained herself. “Thank you, Steve. And forget about Y/N. You deserve a woman who will treat you right and do what you say. A good woman listens and she sure doesn’t shove a man in public, or elsewhere for that matter. She tried to embarrass you in front of the club. She disrespected you. You should have an old lady who understands that what you say goes and that the club always comes first.”

 “You volunteering?” He smirked.

 She grinned. “So, what if I am?”

 “I’d probably take you up on it if you were.”

 “You’re drunk.” She chuckled and swirled a finger in her drink.

 Steve leaned in close, “So, what if I am?”

 Mandie ducked her head and giggled at his flattery.

 “How do you know so much about bikers and old ladies anyways?”

 She shrugged her shoulders. “My dad was Treasurer of a club before he kicked the bucket.”

 “Oh yeah?” Steve was surprised to hear this. “What club?”

 Mandie gave him a sly smile. “You ever heard of the Four Horsemen?”

 Steve choked on his drink and swore twice. “Are you serious?”

  “As serious as sin.” 

  Steve shook his head in amazement. "I never would have guessed. That's one tough crew.”

  Mandie looked Steve in the eyes. “I’m tougher.”

 Peter Quill walked over and put his hand on the back of Mandie’s neck. She winced and looked pleadingly at Steve.

 “Come on,” Peter said while eyeing the bar. “I don’t want to be here anymore.”

 Steve faced Peter. “Why? Uncomfortable being the only foreign kutte in this town? How come you didn’t ride home with your club, Quill?” 

 Peter leaned in close to Steve without letting go of Mandie. “You ain’t my VP. I ain’t gotta tell you jack.” He leaned back and pulled Mandie off her bar stool. She winced and grabbed her neck.

 Steve ripped Peter’s arm off of her and pulled her close. “She’s staying here.”

 Peter turned on a dime and glared at Steve with clenched fists. “No, she’s comin’ with me.”

 “Doesn’t look like she wants to.” Bucky stepped up.

 Peter looked around to see most of the men in the bar ready to fight him. He chuckled and put his hands up. “Keep her. She ain’t worth me getting beat over.” and Peter left the bar without any resistance.

 "I'm sorry to cause you such trouble." She looked up at him ashamed.

 "Doesn't bother me. Somethin' about him doesn't sit well with me." Steve looked around and saw Nat staring at him. She shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Hey, you wanna get outta here."

 Mandie leaned into Steve and nodded, “Yeah, thank you. He was awful and I’m pretty sure he was a criminal.”

 Steve wrapped an arm around her and lead her to the back rooms. “Most of the guys in those kuttes are criminals. You should know that with your extensive biker knowledge," He smiled at her for a second. "What makes you think so, though?”

 Mandie shrugged. “I don’t want to talk about him anymore. I'm ready to move on from him.” 

 “I guess that’s fair.” Steve tugged her into one of the bedrooms and let go of her hand. “Listen, Mandie-”

 She shut the door behind her and wrapped her arms around his neck, practically jumping on him. She locked lips with his and kissed him hard. 

 Startled Steve pushed her back. “What was that for?”

 “Well, why else would you have brought me back here? I want to forget about Peter and you need to forget about Y/N and trust me I can definitely help you forget her.” She winked and sauntered closer to him. 

 “Forget her?”

 Mandie slid out of her sweater and let her hair down. “You like tough girls, don’t you? Of course you do, all bikers are the same. Well, how’s this for tough?” Mandie gently pushed him to sit on the bed then straddled his lap. She leaned in close and whispered in his ear. “What if I told you I could get rid of her? Permanently.”

 Steve leaned back. “Seriously?”

 “Mhm, Just say the word and you’ll never have to worry about that tramp again.” She kissed his neck and began to tug at his shirt.

 Steve pushed her back again. “Do it.”

 She finally stopped and looked at him. “Are you sure?”

 Steve’s heart was racing. “If I say yes, how soon can you get it done?”

 Mandie got up from his lap and kissed his cheek. “I’ll take care of it, babe. I’ll see you later tonight.” She pointed a red nail at him. “You be ready for me when I get back.” and with a wink, she was out the door.

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[beelsfeels]

A profile of my Obey Me OC, Shoshi! (Pronounced like Yoshi)

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Name: Shoshi (short for Shoshana)

Age: 27

Pronouns: She/They

Sexuality: Bi

Height: 5′6″

Background: raised Jewish, got into Jewish Mysticism as an adult, began worshiping Lilith, and has Lilith's sigil tattooed beneath her bellybutton. She feels VERY awkward about it in the House of Lamentation.

Random HC: Namaah exists at RAD and is a totally hottie BAMF that Shoshi has a Huge Gay Crush on, to the point she can't really form cohesive thoughts around her, a fact that Satan and Asmodeus love to team up and exploit for the LOLs.

Summary: Horny-For-Yall Death-Wish with Crippling Anxiety. Copes with humor and memes. The ultimate self-insert.

Relationships with the brothers:

Lucifer:

- Shoshi and Lucy have a very complex relationship, she both admires and is intimidated by the eldest.

- Shoshi is a huge brat and it gets her in trouble a LOT with Lucifer. He goes easy on her though, which is good because her anxiety skyrockets when this man get That Look™️ when anyone is acting up.

- When Lucifer tried to intimidate her at Diavolo's weekend retreat while dancing, Shoshi straight up cussed him out and stormed off to the balcony to angry cry.

- Eventually had an argument so heated she wasn't sure if she was about to be murdered or have the best sex of her life.

- it was the latter

- they started casually dating after that, and Shoshi would often stay up late with Lucifer to keep him company while he does paperwork.

- Lucifer is very protective of her, and often walks her to each of her classes, a hand on her lower back. This draws many stares from the other students and becomes harder for her to make friends outside of the HoL.

- HC that Lucifer teaches one of her classes and she can NOT pay attention which earns her lots of after class "punishments"

- listen up, Morningstar

- "What did you just call me?"

- ::books it at high velocity towards wherever Diavolo is::

Mammon:

- Shoshi is his Ride or Die (Ride AND die more like) best friend.

- will destroy anyone who talks crap on the 2nd eldest.

- maybe a tiny human but WILL throw hands for his honor

- always ends in Mammon having to save her which is counterintuitive

- they share one (1) braincell when they are together and it's full of the literal worst ideas.

- snuggle buddies, Mammon won't admit he likes her out loud but will end up in her room Every Night that Lucifer hasn't already sanctioned her time.

- Jealous of her relationships with every other brother, but will tolerated a three way spoon with Beel since he's a walking teddy bear.

- "after this hare brained scheme we will have enough money to buy you a bigger bed"

- they never do

- invented a silent eye contact language for when Lucifer is lecturing them for hours about how irresponsible they have been.

Leviathan

-Leviachan! ::Jump hugs him::

-"Shoshi!! You can't just hug me without warning!"

-Levi is always having a heart attack around Shoshi either because she's flirting with him or she's absolutely crushing him at video games

-Shoshi would literally die for this boy, is absolutely in love with this Otaku king.

-she thinks it is unrequited until one night she's crushing him too hard at Mario Kart and he finds ways to... Distract her.

-Shoshi will protect Levi at all costs and he REALLY doesn't need her to, why does this human think she can take on everyone she's so bad at fighting.

-what that tail do?

-"please stop asking me that"

Satan

-fast burn enemies to lovers

-Satan does not appriciate Shoshi's humor, as it relates to him.

-"Shosh, do you want to study together tonight?"

-Not Today, Satan

-"Shoshi I brought you your homework"

-Hail Satan!

-Turns into her closest confidant

-lots of book reading, philosophical conversations, and wine nights

-Got Satan to join her in her morning yoga rituals to help with his wrath problem

-Loves going on dates with Satan, he's so upfront and honest, though not as affectionate as she would like

-she respects his personal space

-he lectures her on her "death wish" for all the times she says "fight me" unless it's to Lucifer then he buys her a new book or hands her a kitten he happened to have on hand.

-cat memes back and forth 24/7

-Her actual "first demon" 😉

-"You little brat" (that is a threat)

-she loves it

Asmodeus

- gossip girls

- weekly bath night, bubble bath, face masks, painting each other's nails

- Asmo gives her all the latest DevilDom gossip, and even when it's about people she doesn't know at all she will still chug that tea

- casual nakedness, don't pop into one of their hangouts if you're not ready for an eyeful

- Satan learned that the hard way

- Beel also did, but didn't mind as much

- has to literally put a ward on the door to keep Mammon from busting into Asmos room and dragging Shoshi out

- "no older brothers allowed" sign on the door.

- sneaks out to go clubbing, Shoshi doesn't drink much but she LOVES to dance

- "describe Lucifers abs to me, do not leave out any details"

- ASmo No! i don't want to die over some glorious abs!

- "excuse you, what would be a better way to die than that??"

- also has a secret language for when Lucifer lectures them, but it involves mostly puppy dog eyes and trying to guilt Lucifer into forgiving them

- has never worked once

Beel

- the most dramatic friendship 180 in the history of the DevilDom

- Shoshi thought he was an anger issues Jock who punches walls and threatens to eat her

- Well cannibal serial killers have stated on record that humans with tattoos don't taste that good so you probably shouldn't eat me

- can't believe that worked

- staying in his room after the kitchen incident and cuddling with him in bed, talking about the loss of their sisters, and how important family was, she realizes he was a soft boi that needed protected

- that night beel became her second demon 😉

- Shoshi loves cooking, so they cook together a lot, helping each other when they're in charge of meals

- Shoshi starts a vegetable and fruit garden outside the house of lamentation, teaching Beel how to grow food, which he takes to very well (after a few casualties of fully eaten tomato plants)

- this significantly helps the fridge situation at HoL, which all are grateful for

- the fridge checks, while occaisionally sexy, mostly actually involve Shoshi jumping at Beel to see if he will catch her (Brooklyn 99 gag style)

- "Beels what's your T-Shirt made of? Cause it feels like husband material"

- "oh, I think it's a demon cotton blend"

- I love you, my sweet Himbo.

Belphie

-Belphi take me to Majolish

-"No, I'm tired."

-Remember that one time you literally killed me

-"okay I'll be there in 5"

-Shoshi is the only one who could possibly out nap Belphie

-Beel/Belphie/ Shoshi cuddle puddles and snack nights.

-rarely hangs out with him alone because he did, in fact, murder her once

-They leave each other super soft pillows without notes or any context and it has turned into a rivalry to find the BEST pillow. Winner gets bragging and napping rights.

BONUS:

Diavolo

- You're my Dad! Boogie woogie woogie

- teaches him all the latest memes and dances

- No fear for this man, which disturbs and upsets pretty much everyone.

- one time Lucifer asked Shoshi to Please Stop asking the Prince of Demons for piggy back rides

- Shoshi told on Lucifer and in fact got MORE piggy back rides.

- They have Lucifer Imitation contests where they just say "Don't Dissapoint Diavolo" back and forth till one of them cracks up.

- Did not anticipate any sexy business with this Goliath Friend, but caught Luci and him smooching one time and one thing lead to another...

- Did not change their friendship at all, the Two Most Immature People In The Entire DevilDom

Solomon

- ::stranger danger siren goes off::

- I don't trust you Wizard boy

- Asmo said you can have a little rights, but you're on thin fucking Ice mister

- oh you got 72 demons? It'd be cooler if they were cats and dogs.

- only teams up with him for kareoke nights and other human themed activities because no one else understands

Things Shoshi has said without context:

"Why does everyone in this house have bigger titties than me"

"Lucifer took his gloves off and I almost passed out"

"I'm from the United States of America in the year of our Lord 2020, you can not scare me"

"It really do be YEET or be YEETED in this house, huh?"

"Mammon if you even look at that cat wrong I will round house kick you into the next century and claim my rightful place as second oldest"

[fullmetalirin]

Fullmetal Alchemist OG vs. Brotherhood: Reconciliation with Al (OG 23-24, BH 09)

OG stretched this into two episodes, adding its own subplot for the second one.

Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 23: "Fullmetal Heart"

Ed, recovering from his wounds from the laboratory, is scolded by Ross for almost dying. Needing his automail repaired, Ed calls for Winry to come to Central. When Winry arrives at the train station, Al still contemplates what Barry had told him. After the brothers refuse to tell her about the events, Winry leaves in a fury and is dragged off by Hughes to his daughter's birthday party. Hughes tells her that men tend to hide things so as not to worry anyone. Al decides to confront Ed about what he was afraid to tell him, asking if he was really an artificial soul.

Ross slaps Ed. During her scolding she continues the "you're just a kid" theme, and asks him to trust her more.

Cartoon face when Winry realizes she forgot the screw. Appropriate, given Winry's established character and the fact this is a breather episode.

The military is investigating the laboratory. Hughes says they're explaining it away as Scar's doing.

Some of the prisoners blabbed that they saw Grand. I again have to wonder what Envy was thinking.

Oh, I spot Izumi in a crowd shot!

Hughes is purposefully keeping Mustang out of the loop.

Cartoon skit where Winry tries to convince Ed to take his milk.

Winry admonishes them for not telling her about the danger they're in.

Hughes explicitly says Winry's like a sister to Ed. Ew.

Gracia made a cake for Ed. That's sweet.

Al sulks because Ed brings up a memory he can't remember. If he really was just constructed memories, surely Ed wouldn't point out the holes? Also why would Ed have made so many personal sacrifices for him. He's so stupid to fall for this.

Ed tells Winry everything, and he thinks Al's mad at him because he didn't make the Philosopher's Stone. Ed admonishes himself for not doing it, even when Winry says obviously Al wouldn't want him to. This is shaping Ed into a pretty dark character.

Winry knows what Ed wanted to tell Al but Al cuts her off. This is so contrived.

And now Al is convinced that everyone he's ever known being in on the conspiracy is more plausible than him being real. Seriously?

Al hits Ed so hard it splits his lip.

Ed plans to jump off the building after Al and has to be restrained by Winry.

Fullmetal Alchemist Episode 24: "Bonding Memories"

Al has run away after not receiving an answer from Ed. He soon runs into Scar, who has been hiding among other refugees from Ishbal as they are terrorized by mercenaries posing as the state military soldiers with Barry accompanying them. After being reunited with his brother, Ed and Al reaffirm their existence.

We open with the Ishbalan camp. It's attacked by the military, including Barry. Suddenly he is being portrayed seriously.

An alchemist uses harpoons to make a transmutation circle that sends electricity everywhere.

Ah, Scar actually is badly injured from the 5th laboratory.

After the OP we get an abridged flashback to last episode's ending, which I don't think is necessary.

Pathetic fallacy: it's raining now, when it was a clear sky last episode.

Sloth picks up the call from the soldiers tailing the Ishbalans. Ominous!

Al thinks about how strange it is that Leo wants to forget his memories, because wow, that's the exact opposite of him! This seems unnecessarily waffling, probably added to fill time.

Al calls Ross, so she continues to be the more important one.

Old dude says Ishbalans value blood above all else.

Ah, but when Leo reached out for his mom when the invaders came, she ran away from him. Wow, that's heavy.

Al uses alchemy to cage the soldiers while he's outside the building. How did he know where to aim?

Al is unscathed after a direct hit by a bazooka. How strong is this armor???

Ed makes a wall to protect them, but it doesn't hold up for longer than a few seconds.

Okay, so the harpoons aren't making the glyph, they just make a circle and the glyph magically appears. I don't think that's kosher, but I believe alkahestry can do that in the manga so what is consistency anyway.

Barry dies, having fulfilled his purpose, instead of sticking around for another arc to stalk Riza and make more jokes about how hilarious murder is, because that would be weird.

The locket protects Rick, and breaks open in the process. They find eye medicine that shows their mom was going blind, so she actually thought she was running towards them, not away. That's sweet, if a little contrived.

The alchemist runs back to Sloth, who drowns him with her liquid body while calmly sipping tea. Our first look at her powers, and nicely creepy to boot.

The Elrics see the Ishbalans off. Scar affirms Al's humanity, which is nice of him. Ed just tries to grill him on Ishbal's Philosopher's Stone, to which he does not answer.

I'm not sure how I feel about the resolution to the mom – I'm generally not in favor of "blood is everything" or "one grand gesture makes up for a lifetime of petty abuse" as tropes. They could have easily just had the mom abandon them and have that be the last word. But this is a nice ending, and it's good that the Ishbalans get at least a little happiness here instead of only being used as a prop for the white characters.

And you know, it actually does strike me how much this episode really is about the Ishbalans. Despite ending last episode implying this was going to be about the brothers, Ed is almost completely absent and Al is a leaf in a river. Leo and Rick drive the plot, and Scar is actually the one who defeats the antagonist.

FMA Brotherhood Episode 9: "Created Feelings"

Edward is hospitalized following the incident at the fifth laboratory. Needing his automail repaired, Edward calls for Winry to come to Central. Winry arrives and repairs Edward's arm, adding the small bolt she forgot to insert back in Resembool. Alphonse still contemplates what Barry had told him about being a doll created by Edward. Hughes invites Winry over to his daughter Elicia's birthday party, where she laments that Edward and Alphonse never tell her anything. Hughes tells her that men tend to hide things to avoid worrying anyone. Alphonse then confronts Edward about whether he is really an artificial soul. Edward storms off and Winry yells at Alphonse, telling him that Edward was terrified Alphonse may have blamed him for getting him stuck in the armor. The Elric brothers then fight, with Edward emerging as the victor. They both reminisce about their past fights, reaffirming their existence. Meanwhile, Scar wakes up in the care of Ishvalan refugees.

We finally stop with the alchemy exposition opener.

Still get a recap of the last episode, though.

Cartoon skit where Ed's angry the laboratory was destroyed.

Ross still slaps and scolds Ed, but it's played for comedy before abruptly transitioning into seriousness because what is tone. She also has Brosh play backup. Her speech is pretty similar. Though she gives the same line about trusting adults, she doesn't call Ed a kid.

Comedy skit where Ross worries Ed would penalize her for slapping him because what is tone. We do get the additional information that State Alchemists have the rank of major, though.

Does Ross have a different voice actor in Brotherhood? Her voice sounds a lot higher-pitched and more childish.

Ed calling Winry is more comedic, and he asks her to do a service call instead of her volunteering.

Oh wait, we do get a flashback to Winry finding a missing screw. Did I forget that? It's hard to keep the two continuities straight sometimes.

Comedy when Brosh calls Winry Ed's girlfriend, followed by him tearing his wounds open, I think? He has to go in a wheelchair afterwards.

Ed generally does not seem to be acting like he's injured or in pain at all. In OG he seemed visibly drained.

Al sees a kid with a windup toy and gets sad. I feel like that's a bit too on-the-nose.

Winry complains the train ride was uncomfortable.

Izumi still gets a cameo, walking behind Winry. We see her face so it's a bit more obvious.

Ed needs to be admonished by the peanut gallery before he comforts Winry for blaming herself. Wow, he's a dick.

Same bit with Ed refusing his milk, but it becomes a full-on skit complete with Armstrong barging in.

Ed's the one to bring up Al acting weird.

We see Winry sneaking the screw out of her bag to put it in, which I think is a nice bit of subtle comedy.

Since Al isn't wrecked here, we spend more time on him walking around and doing stuff while he sulks, which feels like filler to me.

Hughes assumed Ed called Winry over so he could bang her and we get comedy about it. Thank you for cutting that, OG.

Hughes drags Winry to his house without telling her it's Elicia's birthday. It seems like the only purpose is to make a joke when Winry is confused.

Winry is enamored by Elicia's cuteness.

Winry is the one who says they're like brothers. Ewwwwwww.

Hughes' pep talk is similar, so the weird gender thing is here too. It's actually worse – he says it's Winry's duty to be receptive to them when they do open up, not that she should be proud she's the one they open up to when they can't keep it together. Maybe that's just different translations, but…

Cartoon skit where Hughes threatens kids to treat his daughter nicely. Not necessary.

Gracia offers to house Winry as long as she's in Central, which is nice of them, and an echo of their offer to the Elrics in episode 1. This is doing a good job of showing they're good people.

Similar thing where Ed jokes he wishes he had Al's body. Al's reaction is much more dramatic, to the point I can't take it seriously. Less is more.

Cartoon when Al makes his accusation. Seriously?

Ed walks out instead of talking to Al, because the idiot ball's getting passed around today.

Cartoon when Winry smacks Al because lol female on male violence is funny.

Winry does get to tell Al, and we even get a full flashback to Ed telling her.

Winry points out the plot hole of why Ed would sacrifice so much for a doll.

Al runs after Ed and Ed fights him. This is stupid. Al points out he should be opening his wounds, but he does not, which is stupider.

Oh, but I see the real point: Ed beats Al for the first time. Because that's what's really important here, the winning.

The reminiscence scene is similar, but Al adds that they fought over who got to marry Winry, and Al won but she shot him down, thus foreshadowing the Edwin romance.

Ed is more aggressive towards Al, asking rhetorical questions about if he really thinks all his desires are fake.

Then Winry agrees with Hughes that the manly way of not needing to talk about feelings works sometimes too.

Flashback to Kimblee in the war before Scar wakes up.

We end with Scar saying he got the arm from his family; I think that's the first time we've heard that in this continuity.

Conclusion

So as you can probably guess, I like OG better. Brotherhood just can't stop the madcap comedy. Every time it attempts to be sad and somber, it falls completely flat. Al has even less reason to believe this or care without the addition of Tucker literally doing exactly what he fears plus his memories fading, and it's all resolved too quickly and neatly. The drama just feels so manufactured: the author was like "WHAT IF THERE WAS TENSION BETWEEN THE BROTHERS WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL", made everyone hold the idiot ball to contrive it into possibility, then it's wrapped up in one episode and we're done. Like Nina, it's not a thing that builds or goes anywhere or matters.

On the flipside, I think this is a rare instance of OG not spending enough time talking about feelings: Ed's confession isn't engaged with or reflected on at all, it just gets the same "of course I don't hate you!" response seen every time this trope appears. If there was ever a time to throw the action to a grinding halt for some navel-gazing, that was it. And I actually did think Brotherhood's flashback felt more vulnerable and genuine than Ed's confession in OG, though the difference wasn't by orders of magnitude.

On representation: OG is better. Brotherhood says the woman will deal with your feelings, then turns around and has her declare that actually toxic masculinity is great. Her only purpose is to be a plot device and cheerleader. OG actually deconstructs toxic masculinity by having Al spiral so bad he doesn't let the woman deal with his feelings, forcing Ed to actually open up instead of fighting it out because he is a MANLY MAN and that is the only language he knows. In OG, their fight is serious and Ed gets seriously injured. In OG, we have the emotional intensity of Ed nearly leaping off a building because he can only think of Al. In OG, we have the genuineness of Ed spending a whole day trying to rescue Al. Actions rather than words, eh? OG continues to be miles ahead of Brotherhood at the "let's talk about our feelings" genre, even when hampered by the source's utterly moronic plot.

And by God it is moronic. I'm trying to think of a way you could fix this plot and I'm not coming up with much. You could maybe go deeper on the Philosopher's Stone thing, with Al seeing Ed's willingness to kill people for it over Al's objections as proof Ed only really cared about fixing himself… That would fit well with the theme of miscommunication, since Ed sees it in the exact opposite way. I could even buy him working himself into a conspiracy that Ed only made him to carry him back to the Rockbells when he was bleeding out, or maybe, what with Tucker and his Nina clones, he thinks since Ed went there with the intent of getting someone back, he decided to make a doll to keep him company when Plan A failed… but ugh, even that doesn't work because he should have made a doll of the person he was actually trying to get back. Maaaybe instead of thinking he was a total fabrication he might think Ed just made the memories instead of getting the real Al's soul, but that wouldn't actually change anything, ultimately. Ed and the audience are still invested in him, so it doesn't matter.

The conspiracy of everyone they've ever known needing to be in on it is just so absolutely ridiculous. It's not impossible to make someone emotionally compromised enough to believe that, but I can't think of what could possibly push Al that far. Ed would have to be treating him completely differently, like not trying to sacrifice himself for Al every five seconds and constantly fussing over him and just generally loving him 24/7. Like seriously, why would Ed give himself up to Scar for a doll? How did Al just conveniently forget that? And that's not even getting into the fact that Winry and Pinako recognized him even in the armor when there is no way the unconscious kid in his arms could have possibly coached them on his grand conspiracy in advance… None of it makes the slightest bit of sense.

[thestormsroleplay]

Chapter three

Morning was the most important time of day to Gellert. It was so because how you woke up, how you spent your morning could often tell you what kind of day you are going to have. The night before, the days before, the years and decades... They didn't really matter. Morning came, it had no choice. A new morning meant new opportunities that rose with the sun, new things to search and to learn, new adventures to discover and had. A new morning had come to the Villa am Seen and the sun fought to reach the earth in a dull grey light through the clouds they had conjured with their storm. Gellert felt it touch his face and he moaned softly, fighting a bit to stay in slumber. There was wind, tricky and playful from the North. It ran about in the garden, shaking up the water from the rain of the night past, making the flowers bloom and sing in its wake. From his lounging point near the fire side of Tom's room, the older alpha could hear the music of nature, the crackling of a dying hearth, the twitter of brave birds that didn't care about anything outside their safe home.

 Gellert sighed in his slow awakening. He stretched all of his body, feeling his muscles and joints snap and tighten as he worked out the kinks of sleeping in an armchair from his person. His mind wandered back to the night before. The potion, and the boy and the magic. Oh! The magic! That sweet magic that still thrummed in the air even as Tom had lain unconscious in his arms. It clung to them like a phantom, alluring as the sweetest perfume. Such power! It held so much promise. There were still so many things they-- no, he could do. They were all so ripe for the picking. All he had to do was take them. Take Tom and harvest every last drop of him that was left. It was so tempting. So very tempting. A purr rumbled in his chest. It sounded just as wonderful in the morning as it did at night, but he knew better. He had decided to wait until the morrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.

 He had taken the boy back to his room and tucked him in. The magic that clung between them made leaving such a hard task that Gellert had no patience to do it. He had stayed, finding a comfortable warm place for himself to protect his brand new toy. He knew fully well he could have taken what was, according to Tom's pledge and his own natural right, what was his. Gods knew his young wolf was more than willing to give it all up. He had thrown all caution to the wind, after all. They both had, in that sacred moment. However, experience told him that that would only get him so far. His boy was so vain. He would awake mortified and shut the warlock out, for sure. And that wouldn't do at all. There were bridges that needed more than dominance to be crossed. They needed trust and consent. And so he took a moment of pride at his own restraint and mellowed back into the covers one of the house elves had certainly thrown over him in his slumber. He, his young cub, had to be guided, not pulled, into making the decision Grindelwald wanted him to make.

 Oh, but that was so hard when Tom could be so tempting...

 Gellert touched his own lips, feeling Tom's ghost over them. He could still taste him, all fire and steam and sweet crippling lust as they devoured one another. He had helped birth a new god into the world. And looking back at the slumbering figure... Oh, he did look like a deity – the perfect balance of danger and charm. He had, of course, honed that charm in his schooling years. He had surely made a note of every quality he should possess and made them his nature. The ritual had merely… enhanced what was already there. His boy now was, at the same time, fascinating and inaccessible to mere mortals; distant because of his demonstrated flawlessness, and possessing such strength, such fire, that he was dismaying and at the same time utterly attractive in an enticing and forbidden way. Gellert felt his teeth ache, longing for a bite. Soon, he soothed himself. Soon.

 Soon Tom would be his in all ways. Gellert smiled at the thought.

 But that would never happen if he spent his day curled in that chair. However, before he could think of summoning anyone, there was a faint pop at his side and Gellert saw an old house elf with pointed ears and dark nut-brown skin. The creature's eyes were wide and hazel colored and they looked up to the warlock in wonder and awe. "Guten Morgen, Meister. Wie kann Holly dir dienen?" It asked in its reverence, doing a very long and low curtsey. Gellert groaned and stretched again, mulling the question over in his mind. What did he want this fine morning? What would be ideal first meal after the storm in Paradise?

 "Kaffee" Slipped from his mind to his lips with ease. He desperately needed caffeine "Brot - geröstete brot - und süße brötchen. Für den englischen Prinzen." Surely a growing british boy would love sweet things. "Marmelade, honig, eier - alle Variationen -, aufschnitt und käse. Der Käse den ich aus der Toskana mitbrachte." He instructed, feeling a strange need to feed his young cub. He had been providing only the best for this estate, bringing foods from all over Europe and northern Africa as the muggles destroyed the world. He killed them and took their shipments. The rabid dogs didn’t need food. Especially when humans needed it so much more. The elves were very grateful to him, they desperately needed to serve on hand and foot; to make a master strong and healthy, and so they did not let anything go to waste. Especially not now, with a new guest. "Die früchte, die ich mitbrachte. Die orangen und mangos, schneiden sie für unseren Prinzen."

 "Ja, mein Meister." The creature curtsied again. "Soll Holly den Tisch am Abend Kammer eingestellt? Oder vielleicht im Solarium?" It suggested and Gellert thought about it. Tradition along suggested that he left the sleeping boy and changed for the day. In the old days of this house, they would all dine in the morning room, the windows open and charmed to keep any leftover weather out. They would be expected to wear their best, in honor of this home and their kind hosts. But they were alone and the mere idea of leaving Tom gave him such discomfort that he shook his head before the thought was ended.

 "Nein. Wir werden hier essen. Bring einen Tisch und bring ihn in die Nähe des Fensters" It would be so much more intimate, eating here. Like savages. Like lovers. Bathed in the silver of the morning, his young wolf blushing—Or maybe nit blushing, but hungry like last night. "Hol mir meine robe und mach ein bad, Holly. Ich möchte sauber sein, bevor der Prinz erwacht" A bath to shake away the cold of sleep and rinse him clean for this new day.

 "Ja, mein Master. Und das Feuer?" She pointed to dying fire. That wouldn't do at all.

 "Entzünde es wieder. Sofort." He ordered, getting up at long last. His order was quickly obeyed and that gave him great joy. He liked getting what he wanted when he wanted it. The elf was soon gone to fulfill his other ones and Gellert felt that this day would be a good one. He began to shed his clothes, one by one as he laid out his best plans when a couple of dark irises caught his glance. Sneaky boy, he caught himself thinking with a slow smirk. How long had he been awake? How long had he been unmoving, waiting for his time? Observing?

 "The prince is awake" He sighed in a tone that was almost purring, letting his shirt find the ground as he prowled to the bed and its laying master. "Guten Morgen, mein lieben herr." He stretched hand and caressed the side of his young wolf's face, looming over him half-dressed and darkly amused. "How did you sleep?" His hand slithered down that long, slender neck and gave it a comforting squeeze. “How are you feeling? I assure you, you aren’t in a dream no matter how good it is”

[that1nkyone]

1nky Liveblogs The Suffering Game: Last Chapter

Current Mood: w HA

Flashbacks to...

The Undead... are immune to Voidfish powers?

Taako’s Umbrastaff eating the wand...

Cam...

... I’m very concerned.

Aaand they’re rolling for initiative!

oh shit, the black smog is after them?

HEY THAT’S CHEAP

... aaand the Red Robe appears.

“He’s with us, I think. More or less.”

OH SHIT

OH SNAP THE MUSIC

Y E S

a-and the cylinders are activated?

Lydia HEALED.

screw these guys

oh my God Griffin made a mannequin character sheet for Travis.

i’m

Flaws: Splinters

So, Magnus is gonna try to get his Chance Lance back.

Aaand, no dice. Edward’s super burly, now.

oh geeze, this bodes ill.

MERLE’S DEAD

HE’S UNCONSCIOUS

OH SHIT

MAGNUS’ BODY CUT DOWN MERLE

Taako

TAAKO IS ANIMATING THE FUCKING MANNEQUINS

HOLY SHIT

Oh God, that’s right, Lydia is controlling them.

HOLY FUCK MAGNUS IS TALKING TO THEM FOR ADVANTAGE I’M

FUCKIGN

HOLY SHIT. THIS IS THE BEST.

Okay five, that’s a smaller number of mannequins - BUT STILL THIS IS AMAZING.

THIRTY POINTS OF DAMAGE TO EDNUS.

I’m kinda worried about Magnus’ body, though.

“There has to be a competent woman somewhere, that’s usually how we get out of these things!” Yeahh, Killian and Hurley and Noelle and -

holy shit i’m worried about Merle - there’s gotta be a saving throw!

HOOOLY SHIT, THE WRECKING BALLS.

“Ray of Infeeblement.” I’m concerned.

“Magnetic Charge?”

... ohhh

oooohhhh

Interesting. : 0 I hope this works.

Yeaah, slight of hand works. Y ES

There goes all the weaponry!

AND MERLE’S EYEGLASSES.

OH SHIT THE POISONOUS SWORD OF DOOM

FAKE MAGNUS AND MANNEGUS ARE GONNA BOTH CALL FOR THE CHANCE LANCE.

Ohhh, smirking isn’t good.

EDWARD IS GONNA RIP OFF ONE OF MAGNUS’ ARMS

HOLY SHIT

HOOOLY SHIT

21 points of damage. How does that work with inanimate stuff?

A vision?

He’s remembering... something.

Ohh, flashing back to saving the dog as a kid.

... what else is he remembering?

...

... the sky is light purple?

There are two suns in the sky?

That’s weird, but... not weird?

Magnus is from another planet?

“I’m dead.”

“You’re not dead.”

oh my god they’re bringing monty python into this

THE MANNEQUINS ARE GOING TO TOWN ON EDWARD

Yeah this is pretty much the Taako show right now.

Ooh, something’s appearing over Merle.

AND IT’S CAM! HI CAM!

Wait what

A HEALING GAME??

HOLY SHIT

CAM?

CAM NO

CAM, NOO

is he okay

I guess we’ll see - but now Merle’s back - and he’s using the funky ring whose name I can’t pronounce or type that fast. The one that alters spells.

“I cast Divine Wood.”

“And you pop the most righteous boner the world has ever seen” hol y shit Griffin no

AND MAGNUS IS ALRIGHT.

Lydia is gonna cast ‘Death Bolt’ at Taako

holy shit 19 points

NEGATIVE FIVE??? Taako is DOWN.

oh

oh my god

Magnus is gonna stab himself in the back.

But Divinely.

Edward is hit by Holy Light, aand...

OH HEY

EDWARD’S BEEN KNOCKED OUT.

oh what

Taako’s staff?

TAAKO’S STAFF IS GONNA

TAAKO’S STAFF IS GONNA VORE EAT EDWARD

Okay he got shot back out

... and he’s disintegrated.

Lydia is not happy. Holy shit.

... holy shit she’s coming undone

“I guess we needed each other after all.” That almost makes me sad.

. . .

MAGNUS’ BODY IS DESTROYED

HOLY SHIT

HOOOLY SHIT

AD BREAK

I’M

... HOLY FUCK.

What’re they gonna do?

“I hope you trust me, because I’ve got a plan.” What most storytellers ask of their audiences hooley dooley, I trust you Griffin, this has been a ride.

Okay, we’re back.

And there’s the Animus Bell.

Taako is down.

oh god what does he astrally project

“LICHES GET STITCHES” OF COURSE

Oh thank God, Steven the Goldfish is okay,

Magnus, those healing potions are pretty handy.

“How would you like to live forever?”

“I’d hate it, shut the fuck up.”

Sound answer, Magnus.

A wind’s blown through?

There go the mannequins, the cylinders...

The wind’s going straight upwards, and... there goes Wonderland.

... AND THERE’S EVERYONE ELSE.

ANTONIA

Antoniaaa oh my gosh

They’ve all had really shitty days.

Yeahh, Magnus wants answers, now.

“Yeah, it doesn’t matter who pressed the button.”

Taako you little shit.

Oof, Sterling’s been through the ringer.

... wait, he was the one who forsook them???

“Say three Hail Marys, and do six pushups, and all is forgiven.”

Oh boy.

“Hey Griffin, can we deal with this FMA situation right now?”

... oh shit, another vision?

This music is the Chalice Theme, right? Or a variation of it?

He’s walking through the badlands...

... oh wait, is this what

is this what i think it is

is this Robe!Magnus?

IT IS.

HE’S

IT’S JACK AND JUNEBUG.

HE GAVE THEM THE CHALICE???

The Red Robe is requesting a Stone of Farspeech?

They’re all giving them up.

OH FUCK

HE CRUSHED THE STONES

“(Taako) Fuck yeah, going off the Grid! (As Justin) I pull out my credit cards and shred ‘em (Back to Taako) Fuck yeah, let’s do it!”

okay that made me laugh pretty hard

... the sky is storming?

Hmm, a disguise for Magnus? He’s gonna need it.

Welp, Merle’s survivalist.

... oh shit.

They’re close to Phandolin?

MAGNUS DREAMS. Holy shit, what is going down in that head of yours, man?

The silver ship...

wait

didn’t the voidfish

show a vision with

The land’s being swallowed up?

A thick book in the Voidfish tank, huh?

They wake up the next morning, and they’re out of the woods...

The mouth of a cavern, huh?

Same foothills as the Gerblin caverns...

HAs the Red Robe lived here all this time.

Oh hey, I recognise this room from the Post Credits scene a little while ago.

A six-foot-tall glowing pod, yeah I remember this, too

... wait

a body is

being grown

... is it magnus’ body

A circular patch.

“I.P.R.E.”

... the Red Robe’s not going to remember anything if he restores his body.

Oh shit. He’s gonna restore himself.

What’s your plan, Red Robe?

Merle’s getting a change of clothes.

Aaand Magnus is having another vision.

In a literal cliffhanger situation.

Columns of tar, huh?

Next to him, is...

“We’ll get him next time.”

W H AT

WH AT BLUE

BLUE

JEANS

BLUE

JJEANS

WHAT WHAT

WHAT W

HAT

W    HA T

BARRY MOTHERFUCKING BLUEJEANS

[iwillbeinmynest]

Hold On Loosely - Biker!Steve x Reader(f)    Chapter 11

Authors Notes:  If you’d like to be tagged please send me an ask. I keep better track of tags that way.

Word Count: 1k

Special Thanks: Here’s to @itsanerdlife for fueling my Biker obsession and being my Beta for this whole thing. To my girl over at @girl-next-door-writes who also beta’ed for me. And an extra shout out to @bettercallsabs for this beautiful graphic. She is amazing and y’all need to check her out!!

Notes/Warnings: (My notes and warnings are for the story as a whole. Some notes and Warnings will not apply to every chapter.) smoking (I do not support smoking. keep your lungs clean y’all.) drinking, (be of age, don’t be stupid) minor violence, backstabbing, attempted murder, anxiety, stress, mentions of death, car accident, trauma, …I think that’s it. let me know if I’ve missed something.

Master List

 Y/N sat at the edge of the hospital bed. She had a splitting headache and her arm was still in a sling. She’d been crying on and off since the accident but now she just wanted to go to bed.

 “I’m afraid you’ve missed your meeting.” Steve smiled at her. “But I’m still down for lunch if you are. I was thinking take out and your couch.”

 She gave him her best smile. “I think I just want to sleep.”

 “Are you allowed to sleep? Don’t I have to keep waking you up or something?” Steve wondered, suddenly anxious. 

 Y/N began to shake her head but it hurt too much. “No. I only have a moderate concussion. The doctor said rest is best.”

 “Then, rest it is. I have one of the prospects bringing the Bronco so I can give you a smoother ride home. I figured the bike wouldn’t work.” He looked at her arm.

 “This sling is ridiculous. I probably don’t even need it.”

 “Don’t care. You do whatever the doc says, got it.”

 She nodded and looked down at her hands. This was really the first time they’d had any privacy since they left the accident.

 “I’m so sorry, Steve. I really didn’t see him.” Her eyes watered up and she sighed, wiping the tears away.

 “I’m not mad at you, Y/N.” Steve got up from his chair and stood in front of her. 

 “You looked pissed in the ambulance.”

 “I was...I still am but not at you.” He took her face, carefully, in his hand making her look up at his so she could see how he felt. “I’m sorry I missed your call. It won’t happen again.”

 “It’s okay. I figured you were riding.” She shook her head trying to dismiss his apology. 

  “Yeah, well, still. It won’t.”

  One of the nurses walked back in with a small stack of papers. “Okay, you’re all set. Everything is here; your injuries and instructions to treat them plus your discharge papers.” She smiled at Steve then at Y/N. ”I hope you feel better.”

 “Thanks.” Steve never looked away from Y/N. Practically ignoring the nurse. “You ready?”

 “Yeah, I just want to be home.”

 Steve escorted Y/N out of the hospital and stood holding her until the prospect pulled up to the curve in the Bronco. He tossed the keys to Steve then opened the door for Y/N.

 The drive back to Y/N’s house was quiet. Y/N’s mind raced with thoughts of her accident and then Danny’s. If it wasn’t for Steve she’d have thought this town was trying to kill her. Then, she wondered something.

 She turned to Steve. “What happened?” 

 He looked mildly confused. “What do you mean?”

 “The accident, how did it happen? I never got to talk to the guy who hit me and the cops only wanted me to tell them what I remembered.”

 Steve shifted in his seat. “Well, I don’t know much. Bucky and Sam are looking into it but Buck said it was club business. Apparently, someone on a bike cut off the guy who hit you causing him to swerve into your car. Buck seems to think he’s from another club. If that’s true...well, regardless, I’ll handle it.”

 Y/N was quiet for a second before weaving her fingers in between his. “Promise you won’t do anything that will get you thrown in jail.”

 “Yeah, babe, I promise.” He squeezed her fingers. “I’m not- I hope you don’t think I’m some hot head who just beats people up in the name of the club.” 

 “But you have, right?” She asked seriously.

 He kept his eyes on the road. “I have. But I was only responsible for me then. Now, I have you. And I don’t plan on doing anything to risk that. I’ll do what Bucky tells me to but he has a family too and family is a big deal around here. Anything we do we either don’t get caught doing or we don’t do it.”

 She nodded again. “I trust your judgement, Steve. You do whatever you need to.”

 “You askin’ me to do something, sweetheart?” His brows raised.

 “I’m just starting to think you and Nat were right when you said you don’t believe in coincidences. And if this was planned...Well, I’ve had enough of it.”

 Now Steve was the one who nodded. He’d never seen this side of Y/N and if he was honest, he was pretty proud of her.

 Back at Y/N's place, Steve paced the floor of the living room while she slept in her room. He was waiting on a call from Bucky and the anticipation was killing him. 

 Finally his phone rang. He answered immediately, praying Bucky had some information, anything that would help.

 "Whatcha got?" Steve ran a hand through his hair.

 "Security footage from the bank shows a biker sitting for about twenty minutes then jumping into traffic. He’s definitely waiting on someone, I assume Y/N. This was planned. He caused the crash then checked Y/N's driver side before taking off. Steve," Bucky pauses and Steve can faintly hear him scratch his beard. "He takes a picture of Y/N before he drives off. Like-"

 "Like proof he got the job done. So, someone hired him to get her in a wreck." Steve swears loudly then winces, remembering she's asleep. "What do we do, Buck?" His blood was practically boiling.

 "We keep digging. We still don't know who this guy is but we'll find him. Try to keep your head and don't do anything stupid, okay. Take care of your girl. I'll let you know when there's something you can do."

 Steve ran his hand over his face. "Yeah, alright, Buck. Thanks."

 "Anytime, man. You know I've got your back." And he hung up.

Steve groaned. Now he had to figure out how to tell Y/N.

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Hold On Loosely - Biker!Steve x Reader (f)    Chapter 5

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Word Count: 1.5k

Special Thanks: Here’s to @itsanerdlife for fueling my Biker obsession and being my Beta for this whole thing. To my girl over at @girl-next-door-writes who also beta’ed for me. And an extra shout out to @bettercallsabs for this beautiful graphic. She is amazing and y’all need to check her out!!

Notes/Warnings: (My notes and warnings are for the story as a whole. Some notes and Warnings will not apply to every chapter.) smoking (I do not support smoking. keep your lungs clean y’all.) drinking, (be of age, don’t be stupid) minor violence, backstabbing, attempted murder, anxiety, stress, mentions of death, car accident, trauma, …I think that’s it. let me know if I’ve missed something.

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Chapter 5

Somehow, over several hours of debating, Y/N had managed to get Nat on board with her going home. It came with strings attached, though. For the first few nights there would be someone to stay with her, in case whoever hit the house came back.

 “Nat, that really isn’t necessary.” Y/N tried to reason. “It was a crime of opportunity. I was gone too long. I’m sure that’s all.”

 “That’s not how we see things. Everything happens for a reason. I’m sending boys to watch you.” Nats arms were crossed tightly over her chest as she leaned back  in her leather office chair, daring Y/N to keep arguing. This was the office that the club used for Church, where they met and discussed matters of the club.  Bucky, Steve, Sam, Clint and Wanda sat in too.

 “To be honest, I’m not really comfortable with that, Nat. I’ve only met a few of you and I don’t want men I don’t know in the house with me.”

 “You think my boys are going to try something?” Bucky’s eyebrows shot up like he was on the brink of being offended.

 “No,” Y/N answered quickly. “It’s not that. I just… I haven’t...There hasn’t been another guy at that house overnight since Danny.” She’d rushed the words out, obviously embarrassed. 

 Nat straightened. Now she understood. “Look, Y/N, it doesn’t take much to become family around here and there are some of us,” she looked up at Steve, who sat to Y/N’s right, “Who think that you should be a part of this one.”

 “But you told me that to be a part of the family you gotta marry in.” Y/N was confused. She’d only known them for a few days and they already wanted her to stay?

 “There can be exceptions.” Bucky clarified.

 “Why are you doing this for me?” Y/N asked.

 “Because,” Nat glanced back at Steve, who’s expression was a stoic plea for discretion. “I like you, Wanda likes you and...you need people who care about you. People who would do anything for you the second you need it. People who don’t abandon you at parties.” Nat smirked at the last part and waited for Y/N’s reaction.

 She rolled her eyes. “Enough about Mandie already. I get it, she’s awful.” She chuckled.

 “It’s just for a few nights,” Wanda added in comfort. “It will send a message that you’re with us and not to be messed with. Then you can go about things as usual. Except on Monday nights, Monday nights you’re with me and Nat for girls night.” She smiled.

 “I’ll have Steve stay with you for the week.” Bucky said.

 Steve, Nat and Y/N looked at Bucky with wide eyes. 

 “He’s someone you know and I trust him. Plus he’s our top in security, He’ll know what to look for and teach you how to make sure you’re safe.” Bucky explained, although Steve and Nat guessed his ulterior motives.

 Y/N took a moment before saying, “Yeah, okay.” She could see she wasn’t going to get out having someone there so she’d rather just end the debate.

 “Good, It’s settled.” Nat clapped her hands and stood from the table. “You and Steve can ride over and I’ll send your stuff with Sam later.”

 Y/N shook her head and looked to Wanda with wide eyes. “What just happened?” She whispered.

 “Hey, You got at least half of what you wanted. I’ve seen her stonewall men two times the size of Bucky. You should count your blessings, sugar.” Wanda winked.

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 Steve held out a helmet to Y/N, “Ready?” 

 She took it with a shake of her head. “Why can’t we take the bronco again?” 

 Steve swung a leg over and got onto his bike The cherry red paint glimmering in the early afternoon sun.”Because Clint needs it to pick up supplies for the kitchen.”

 “Then why are we going to my house so early?” She sat on the back behind him then scooted closer.

 “You ask too many questions.”

  Y/N couldn’t see his face to know if he was serious or not but she kept quiet anyways. She wrapped her arms around his stomach and she felt his rough hands move them up to his chest. He cranked the bike and took off before Y/N had time to brace herself.

  A few stop lights in, Steve pried her hands apart, placing each one to wrap under his arms and hold his shoulders. “Still got that python grip, huh?” He shouted over the bikes engine.

 “Sorry. It just feels like you’re going really fast.”

 “I’m not gonna let anything happen to you. Promise.”

 There was something in his voice that helped calm her. Sure, she was still nervous on the bike but she wasn’t nervous because of him. 

 It wasn’t until they past the street towards her house that she realized he had a different plan for them. But when he pulled up to Jacques’ Place, she was truly surprised.

 “What are we doing here?” She asked as she took off her helmet. It was a kind of expensive restaurant and neither of them were dressed for it.

 Steve twisted on the bike to grin at her. “Oh, we aren’t.” He stepped off the bike and held out her hand. “Our reservation isn’t until five-thirty. But we’re going next door to buy you something.”

 “I told you I don’t want Nat buying me any-”

 “It’s not from Nat,” He turned before he could blush in front of her. “I’m buying. Just come on.” He grabbed her hand and pulled her behind him. 

 “Steve,” She started to tug back but his grip got stronger so she kept walking. “I don’t want you spending on me, I really appreciate the-”

 Steve turned short on her. “Y/N, please. Let me do this one thing. It doesn’t have to be expensive, promise.”

 Steves expression was the softest she’d ever seen on a man like him. His hand went from gripping around her wrist to weaving between her fingers. She nodded and he smiled slightly.

  “I know we haven’t known each other long so I hope you don’t you don’t think I’m being weird but, Wanda said I should take you shopping because ‘Girls like that’.” He shrugged.

 Y/N didn’t respond, she was too focused on her hand in his. On the one hand she wanted to pull away, only Danny’d ever held her hand like that but, then again, Danny was gone and she was starting to have feelings for Steve. She was so torn and she didn’t know what to do.

 Steve held the door and she stepped inside the local boutique.

 Steve rubbed the back of his neck. “You can pick whatever you like, I guess.” 

 He released her hand and she began to wander around the little shop. It wasn’t long before she stopped in front of the jewelry counter. She fiddled with a few pieces but kept coming back to a simple silver bracelet with a red motorcycle charm.

  “You’ve got good taste.” He smirked as he leaned back on the counter beside her. “You want it?”

  She tilted her head, “No, it’s thirty-two dollars. Kinda seems ridiculous for one charm.”

  “But you like it.”

  “Yeah but-”

  “We’ll take this one.” He waved over an employee. 

 The clerk came over and Steve gave her the price tag. He gently lifted Y/N’s hand until it rested on his chest and he put the bracelet on for her.

 Steve grinned down at Y/N and she couldn’t fight the spread of the smile on her lips.

  “You’re a pain.” She smirked.

 “But you still like me.” He leaned in to tease her and she’d accidentally done the same. They both stopped before their faces could collide but it didn’t stop the brushing of noses.  Y/N flushed red and Steve jerked back.

 “I’m sorry.” Steve said and made his way to the checkout counter where the bracelet was waiting with the clerk. He quickly paid and waved Y/N over.

 He didn’t look at her as he held the door open so, she just walked on past him and towards the bike. She was on the fence before but, almost kissing Steve, or whatever that was, confirmed one thing. She didn’t feel guilty about moving on.

 Steve however was kicking himself. He was getting too comfortable with her. She was committed to Danny and he was just setting himself up for disappointment. He groaned internally when he remembered the dinner reservations Nat had made for them. Why’d she have to pick a place that was the town’s romantic staple? If Y/N gets the wrong idea she might pull away from him and he didn’t want that. 

 He was just getting used to the idea of having her around, he didn’t want to push her away because he couldn’t control his feelings.

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