#striker especially man he's awesome i love him

[catfishofoldin99colours]

kljhgfkdsl it's. SO interesting seeing people i follow be into hazbin hotel and theorising about it and thinking about it, y'know, like normal fandoms do, that i can't help wonder if they have seen the other big vivzie production thats currently free to air on yt (helluva boss)

because

look i mean maybe having the amazon budget helped vivzie hire some. proper? writers? and storyboarders?? maybe?? and maybe it'll be better planned?? who knows maybe hazbin will be much better! maybe it will be more cohesive and properly thought out and an amazingly done story!

it just. i think if you look at the strength of helluva's writing you will get some. very interesting blueprints of what vivzie's. ''''writing style''' is like and. it's not Good. in fact it's. well it's actually quite bad.

i still think helluva as an indie project is good to exist and personally i love the animation and theatrics, it just. if you've ever tried to write a satisfying story, ever, you can kinda see that it falls in a Lot of places that just. don't really leave the rest to actually be a satisfying story. like, at all.

anyway. i could very well be wrong, horrendously wrong!

i just. idk i would hate for people to so enjoy the show and then be let down, especially for a project that could be a big step in indie animation taking off more (not the only step, obviously, but it's not inaccurate to say hh +hb are Very Big in the indie animation circle).

[hyperray]

Just watched the finale and...

I almost feel nothing. I feel weird. I am both excited from the cool moments, and dissapointed by the cringe moments. Its like the cool matter and cringe matter met and they annihilated eahc other to zero. My mood swings about the finale is comparable to the infrared wavelength. Actually let me visualize this by showing the peaks as + and cringe moments as - +Vox laughing at the hotel's preparation -Vox swearing (Actually I'm giving a minus to all the swearing, which OH MY GOD!! There is so much of it, I have an extremely hard time to find this cool and interesting. Viv, STOP IT, PLEASE!) +General Pentious +Charlie's speech +The whole scene where everyone is enjoying themselfes before the fight -Besides Pentious expressing his feelings for Cherri (Which I do ship) the whole concept is rushed, she only appeared one time and when they are eye to eye the ship thing if forced quickly, and she only starts considering him after Angel tells her that he might have two dicks. Like, hmm, that would make it a very one sided relationship -The Charlie and Vaggie song having the same style as the Charlie and Lucifer song makes this all feel somewhat incestious. Am I the only one who feels that way? -Lute is being uncharacteristic with how she is swearing, feels a bit like the Striker treatement +I love everyone's battle outfits! I think Charlie's shield might be a reference to that one christian folklore how someone was using a shield made by Lucifer himself which later broke from another holy weapon +Alastor's shield -Yeah it is pretty weak how the angels can be killed with their own weapons, though I also find this interesting, maybe their own weapons can kill them not out of holyness, but from power-level essence, you get me? +++Besides the swearings and the Lucifer vs Adam fight, this battle was AWESOME!!! Especially Adam vs Alastor -Vox' hard on, or his entire appereance in the episode and Alastor swearing. I really hoped Al would be outside the swearing curse --"Vagatha!" "Not my name" I really feel like this is Viv's spiteful way of saying "Fuck you guys, the way I name my characters is completely fine and stop whining like there is anything wrong with it." +Angel Dust protecting the Egg Boi ++Pentiou's build up of attacking Adam and manning up to kiss Cherri ----------Pentious being casually whiped out by Adam in one pew and everyone imemdiately mourning for him. Seriously WHAT THE FUCK!!! That was the most UNDERWHELMING SHIT I've ever seen! +Razzle and Dazzle becoming Dragon and Vaggie vs Lute fight, as well as her speech to humiliate Lute +Charlie and Adam's fight and interaction +Lute ripping her arm out --The entire Adam vs Lucifer fight and interaction. Okay I expected there to be a large power gap between those two, it is Lucifer after all, but it felt too one sides, and I got second hand embarrasment for Adam by being so casually humiliated by all these silly animal transformations and insult ---Also did Lucifer really sleep with Eve too? That makes the whole view on the Morningstar family relationship so wrong. Luci and Lilith supposedly were deeply in love, but if Lucifer must've slept with Eve too it must've been soon after he met Lilith too, and Luci was trying to be a sort of prometheus figure to Eve, what a massive downplay on so many things! Though I hope he wasn't serious about it and just wanted to get under Adam's skin ----Lucifer saying "I'm going to fuck you" to Adam was the MOST VRINGE INDUCING thing here! --Adam's true face. Look I don't care if this is suppose to reflect his actor's face, why is he this white boy hill billy? Jeez, does Viv even care about the Bible lore and trying to make it more accurate than just the surface level stuff?Would it have been so hard to just make him more lore accurate? I'm seriously starting to think Viv might have a kink on that.

[deeppenguinstudent]

I have no jeandrew prompts however I would love to hear your thoughts because I fear I'm being converted and it's wonderful

Oh my god I've been blessed, I absolutely love ranting about them so much!!

Their dynamics just make so much sense (kinda?) to me. Obviously it'll never happen in canon but scenes and scenarios just plague my mind sometimes.

Post-canon/Pro exy au:

This is the AU I think about the most honestly. Can you just imagine them on the same professional exy team as literally the best defence line the ERC has ever seen? So obviously, they have to go on a lot of press duty since Jean is ex perfect court, and it is slipped that Andrew was offered a position.

They fucking hate the press, Andrew in particular since he can see the hidden innuendos within the questions that are sent Jean's way. So he responds to them with a curt response before asking the interviewer to move along to the next question. So then Andrew starts his shit. He's not sure of what happened to Jean in the Nest, so he proposes a game to keep each other in good grace without breaking out into a brawl every time they speak.

Since by some grace, Jeremy and Neil aren't in the picture (God knows how), they slowly start to attract each other. Andrew has a thing for making standoffish people break under him while Jean gravitates towards him because he enjoys Andrew's decisiveness and steadfast wit. Andrew also especially remembers the small things about Jean. He blames it on his eidetic memory when, in actuality, he patiently listens and retains every small thing that Jean speaks about. Jean falls in love, of course, because no one had cared enough to know anything about him.

Raven Andrew AU:

What if Andrew said yes? Obviously, he knows of Riko's wrath, but he realises Jean's presence as the wimp beside number 1. Riko has the entire perfect court with him (minus Neil, he's still finding a substitute), so naturally, Andrew's and Jean are temporary partners. None of the Ravens disturb Andrew particularly because of his rumours of being put to juvy because of killing a man (it's not true of course, but Andrew entices the rumours mainly because he just thinks yeah I like none of these fuckers better they leave me alone). Jean, on the other hand, had the biggest mouth behind Riko.

Andrew hears of the rumours of Jean being a whore. So he puts it to the test, he slowly indulges in Jean's presence talking to him the post to jibe back at him. Also Andrew completely defies Riko by speaking German behind his back and Jean is privately praying Andrew would stop because he gets the most shit. They have to shower together, do everything together so they get closer obviously.

They learn of their shared love for literature and mainly converse like characters in popular literary books and compare Riko to the facetious and most annoying characters in front of him. Since riko cares for no literature, he thinks they are complimenting him. I feel like Jean would absolutely fall first but he doesn't want a repeat of Kevin to happen so he lets his feelings silently subdue.

Honestly, I feel like the confession would be something along the lines of Andrew claiming he's jealous of Kevin or something. And Jean is like yeah, he's a pretty awesome striker but Andrew scrunches up his nose, looks at Jean and just utters his confession much like he did to Neil and gives him the option to decline but Jean just blurts out You don't want to be with me over and over again and Andrew feels something unsettling occur in the Nest.

So then he starts to actually pay attention the Ravens beside Jean and he gets wind of the rumour of Jean and him sleeping together. He wanted to let bygones be bygones but he heard the Raven utter out something jarring about raping Jean to Jean's face that makes him tense and he just snaps. He takes his goal keeper racket and stalks over to the backliner and hits him across his stomach.

He gets heavily whipped by the master but he doesn't care he just goes to the shared room of his and Jean and demands an answer. It's when Jean finally breaks down and tells him that Andrew decides he's had enough of this stupid nest, riko and Moriyamas.

Jean also stays with Andrew very tightly since of course none of the Ravens try shit with him around.

Foxes Jean AU: (abit NSFW?)

Okay so this was my first draft of the Foxes Jean AU before I decided to change it to Kevjean😭 but I may indulge in this with snippets or maybe a one chapter one-shot.

Basically, after Wymack rescues Jean from the Ravens, Andrew doesn't trust him at all. So obviously, he invites Jean over to Eden's Garden. Jean levels him with a look before saying no and walking off. The cousins are shocked at this because no one other than Dan had the balls to talk to Andrew like that.

Andrew's interested in Jean because he is hot, tall, French, and such a travesty that Andrew yearns to unfold and break. Jean on the other hand wants nothing to do with Kevin and thus avoids Andrew because those two are joined at the hip. So comes Renee that invited both Andrew and Jean to hang out, she doesn't come obviously and she leaves Jean and Andrew to their own devices to talk it out as Wymack had requested.

They do talk it out but instead Andrew asked if Jean has ever fought before to which Jean says you want me to spar with you? You're like half my height, I could win with no experience. Andrew just smiles creepily and they start to train, Andrew's criteria was that if he wins Jean has to answer one singular question and that if he loses, Andrew would leave Kevin in Jean's hands and he was free to take Kevin wherever after.

Jean agreed because he thought he could win but as he felt Andrew on top of him, knife in his hand pinning Jean's arms over his head with a knife and his other hand pushing Jean against the floor. So then Andrew goes close to Jean, his lips almost touching, but he waits. He doesn't move forward, and then he asks, "Yes or No."

Jean's breath hitches before he cranes his neck to kiss lightly. They pull back before Andrew kisses Jean bruisingly into the dead of the night.

This is how they cope with each other. No one knows, of course, except Renee because she's all seeing. But anyways, they're basically having little trysts when the rest of the Foxes are busy.

I'm not going to get into the jeaneil aspect of this (this fic was originally jeandreil), but long story short, Jean realises he's catching feelings for Andrew, obviously but he knows that Andrew doesn't do love at all. So he moves away from Andrew, he gravitates towards Neil and finds him growing more attached to the runaway, and this scares him because what if the Ravens were right? A man shows him a minimal amount of attention, and he grovels at their feet? So what if he is actually a whore?

He doesn't think more because Neil finds out about Jean and Andrew one day. Jean says there's nothing, but Neil can see it in Andrew's eyes because he can read Andrew very well. Normal Andreil take place, but they both secretly yearn for Jean, too.

I think long story short basically they three end up together 😭😭

I'm so lazy for typing out every idea I have but if I have anything else I'll share it with you♡♡

[rapid-as-sass-in-nation-team]

OOC thoughts on Striker's Mental State, And my hopes for his Recovery

(Long post)

I've seen a lot of people say this guys going on his joker arc now, which I completely get, but it also made me realize something with Striker that to me works with that. Plenty of people have criticized characters like the Joker for dramaticizing and demonizing (lol) mentally ill people, and there right. Instead of getting help to process and cope with their problems and trauma, there beaten senseless and carted off to a place where the average neurotypical citizen doesn't have to deal with them.

So what does this have to with Striker? Well anyone who saw Oops can tell he's not well in the head, his ego keeps getting beaten down, and here he snaps, fully ready to kill someone he barely knows to get back at Blitz, and then loses again, which may even scar him as some people have suspected, he was set on fire after all.

Thing is the ego he seems to put a lot of stake in has beaten into the dirt and the nervous and fragile wreck of a man is coming to show itself, and you know what? I don't want him to die

I understand this show is very much not his story, he's not a main character, he's is by every definition an antagonist, and if Viv kills him off I won't be all that surprised, its a completely fair writing choice to make the guy who goes up against the main crew of murderers to run out of luck and get offed, it makes sense to do that.

But at the same time, he's not all that far gone, his hate for royals is not for hate's sake, he's clearly been hurt before and that shaped him into what he is, his offer to Blitz during Harvest Moon, it does seem like he means it, he sees the relationship between him and Stolas as restrictive and offers him a chance to break free and get back at the system.

In fact him and Blitz seem to have a lot in common, as my friend @rodeoblitz pointed out, Striker almost seems like how Blitz would be without his friends, alone and vengeful. Like a dark mirror almost. and that especially makes me hope Striker gets help, he can be more then a cautionary tale to Blitz or "Whew, glad I didn't turn out like that guy!"

This show is very brutally honest with mental illness and trauma, Blitz and Moxxie especially show this. So I really hope they are more tactful with Striker, cause there is still a person under there, all that pain and hurt, and I really hope I.M.P and especially Blitz sees that.

Maybe after a rough fight, Blitz sees Striker desperately trying to get up, and realizes just how desperate he is, how sad and hurt and for once, he pities him, kicking and tossing their guns away and just proceeding to tell him that this needs to stop, and that what Striker is doing is helping noone, least of all himself. That there is hope for happiness for him, but this struggle isn't it, cause when Blitz spent so many years, hopelessly alone and miserable, maybe when he sees an oppurtunity to give someone the hope he never had in that situation he takes it.

I don't know, I know I'm bad at laying it out but I just hope Striker gets help, noone owes him anything for sure but I just hope his story ends well, cause he's clearly hurting, and despite all that he's done, I'd really love for the show make it clear he can be happy despite how unhinged his life has made him. Plus having a redeemed Striker pop up on occasion would be awesome, plus would love I.M.P roasting him for everything and he just grumbles as he helps out.

Any way that's my thoughts, no hate on whatever actually happens, Vivs story after all, but, personal feelings on a character I've grown to love, despite him being against most of the others I love XP

(TLDR I'd really like if Striker gets some help with his mental state, instead of just being an iredeemable villain, high hopes but still.)

[zanyana626]

Alright, so here's my thoughts on the new Helluva Boss episode! 😈🤠❄️

Everything’s tagged as #hb spoilers for those who haven't seen it yet!

Stolas & Stella confronting each other be like:

Ice King Andrealphus being the third fucking wheel, questioning why he even showed up, but staying for the literal tea

Stolas & Stella obviously hated each other from the get go, so yeah, he didn't betray no one (except maybe his daughter's trust)

COWBOY DADDY STRIKER STRIKES BACK!!! Still sad that Norman Reedus didn't return to voice him, but I kinda already had a feeling that he wouldn't return cuz 1) We didn't get to hear Striker in the S2 Trailer & I think it was confirmed that most of the cast had finished recording their lines for this season over a year ago and 2) It's understandable bc he's a busy man in the acting industry!

And besides, Ed's an awesome VA (especially with all the characters he's voiced so far in the Hellaverse), so I didn't really mind the recast!

"Um... sexy?" Yep, Stolas & the I.M.P crew know what's up! 😉

Wonder what other kinds of Blessed items/weapons exist! I want more lore content!!!

Not bad for an M&M themed episode!

Mixed thoughts on the Blitzø & Loona B-plot of the episode! The Sloth Ring making these two wait 5 years for a rabies shot appointment & the dumbass staff not getting "Bingo & Tuna's" names right was funny tho!

Also, fuck off Fish Karen! It's Hell, no one gives a shit and yet, you're fine with your illegitimate son insulting Blitzø to his face!

"How does one get their own theme song?" Striker unwillingly getting his own theme song was gold! It gave me "Gaston's Song" vibes and I love it!!! 👏🏼

Moxxie finally fighting his own battles (even if it's for something as simple as a hat), good for him!

So there are tinier Imps in Hell, now? Again, lore content pls!!!!

Striker's little bat-cave: "I'm just impressed you seem to want to suck your own dick so badly", 'nuff said! 🤣

The parallels of Stolas "messing around" with Striker while being held hostage, to the time Blitzø & Moxxie fucked with the government agents in "Truth Seekers" was good too! 👌🏼

Hope we get to see a Striker backstory cuz he reeeeally has some sort of grudge towards the Goetia family or any of the higher ranked demons! Wonder if Paimon had anything to do with that?

"Prepare for trouble & make it double!" Stella & Andrealphus's dynamic was funny, but slightly creepy (mostly on Andre's side towards his sister)

LEAVE MAH CHILD VIA OUTTA THIS!!!! Like she hasn't had enough shit to deal with already!

M&M HUNGRY FOR A LI'L PAYBACK!!!!

They said, no Country music for a battle theme, only Pop music!

The fight scene mixed with Loona fighting back at her shot appointment was funny!

Angel Dust vs. Sir Pentious callback?? Moxxie's definitely been taking notes from the spider boi!

We still haven't seen the last of Cowboy Daddy Striker!

Poor Loony, getting a "cone of shame". At least she got a lollipop for being a "good patient"? 🤷🏻‍♀️

HOW TF DID THE MEDIA FIND OUT ABOUT STOLAS GETTING ATTACKED & NEARLY KILLED???

"...He can get hurt?" Yes, Blitzø! He may be a royal demon w/phenomenal cosmic powers, but he's just as fragile and hurting on the inside, just like me & you bud (and holy weapons don't help with that fact either)!

Had to pause to look at the Stolitz texts: so they have brought up the Ozzie's incident, but apparently haven't ACTUALLY talked about it face-to-face! At least Stolas is trying to work something out & give Blitzø some space!

BLITZØ, YOU BETTER GO VISIT YOUR MAN IN THE HOSPITAL, OR SO HELP ME…!!!!!

One thing that bugged me the most is Loona not getting any lines in this episode, yet Erica still got credited?

The last episode was understandable bc Loona appeared for a few seconds in the beggining & end. But they could've at least given Loona a few lines this time around, especially given the fact that she was freaking out & didn't wanna get the shot!

Overall not exactly the best episode, but it was still alright (I just mostly missed my cowboy daddy, ok?) Hopefully, the next episode does better!!!

[hazbincalifornia]

Mkay I don't think you're into Striker x Blitzø, at least I haven't seen any on here, but I think it would be so fucking funny if Blitzø ended up with Striker some time before Stella was born (or if Striker even just straight up replaced Stolas in the AU) because like... I can't imagine that Fizz would EVER get along with him. Purely because Striker is a super charming, two-faced, rugged gunslinger who is obviously super against the social hierarchy. He hates all things Royal/anything that directly censors or degrades his species, so Fizz (an imp celebrity who's sold as sex merch and disguises that he's an imp) and Asmodeus (Royalty, what else is there to be said) are both sort of out of his interest level. Everything that Fizz felt Blitzø was attracted to him for?? Petite frame, into pretty exercises like aerial arts, not into gross shit like blood? Striker is the exact fucking opposite, and some insecurities are coming up for it. Plus I feel like pirates and cowboys are all too fucking close together for Fizz tbh - now his very recent ex/baby momma is dating one and HIS KID IS COMING OVER AND TALKING ABOUT THE DAMN HORSE THE FUCKING COWBOY LET THEM RIDE (with assistance, obviously, Blitzø loves horses AND his baby being safe)

Admittedly, I have a bit of a petty grudge against Blitzker for how people started saying 'this is the healthy option for Blitz, Stolitz is so much worse!' about the guy who Is The Embodiment Of Toxic Masculinity (and did That to M+M, Moxxie especially) because their own ideal of it as something perfect was 'better' from the flaws present in canon for Stolitz, but I definitely think it's interesting, just in a 'they make each other worse' way and not as a permanent ship.

The idea of a fling before him and Stolas were serious could be fun, though, especially if Striker sweet-talked him and he's drawn in by the flattery since he's been feeling less attractive lately. He started IMP earlier in this AU with Stolas's help, so things could even go fairly similarly to canon, except Striker convinces big Stella to let him extend the hit a bit longer so he can make the 'little whore who Stolas spends too much time with' pay as a bonus. (Even though Blitzo did really well during the games, so he's actually pretty impressed by him- the respect is very much at least partially real.)

The guy seems to enjoy toying with his prey considering how he acted around Moxxie, and having a fling for a few weeks/a month or two has Blitzo excited because this awesome guy is giving him so much attention! He makes a few off-color comments about royalty, but it's not like it isn't understandable, and he's pretty good with Sunny and makes Blitzo really feel strong again as they tussle around since it's been a while since he has an 'equal'.

Fizz senses the Rancid Vibes the first time they video-chat (I'm assuming this is the 'relationship is open' phase) but Blitzo just brushes it off as him being jealous for pretty much all the reasons that you listed, and Fizz genuinely isn't sure if it is him being jealous or he's actually on to something after a while. (Striker casually calls him a 'literal cock-sucker' when Blitzo goes to help Sunny with something and Fizz is just 'You're literally dating a man???' 'Ah, but he's not a fancy royal birdie, now is he? Go run around and show your little glittery ass off, Fizzy.')

Sunny thinks he's kinda cool, but when he insults Stolas they bristle since Stolas has always been nice to them. In the end, Blitzo finds out about the hit and that ends things pretty abruptly, since even if they aren't dating yet, Stolas still matters a lot to him. It might even be the kick he needs to make that official.

[oraclememehacker]

I think I said this the last time you did one of these, but your Futaba is PHENOMINAL

Everything you write with her feels straight out of the source material, she's extremely likable, and her constant memes and references are never to the point where they're annoying (Honestly they're more endearing than anything). All your different verses are extremely creative and make for fascinating reads and amazing interactions! Some of my favorite threads I've ever had on this account have been with your Futaba, whether it's something more serious like the one with the miracle drug, or something ridiculous like that stupid Plushie supervillain thread that still makes me laugh

And while I haven't seen much of either of them, your Sojiro and Wakaba seem very on point too! Wakaba is especially impressive since she didn't have a lot to work with, but you made her extremely compelling, and that has to be commended

TL;DR You're doing awesome with all of them! Keep up the good work!

How am I doing with my character?

Send in your constructive criticism, your tips, your unfiltered opinion! Words of love, words of critique, so long as it’s not blind hatred!

I usually reblog these as a means to just take a temperature so to speak: to make sure that I'm not straying too far from what people like about my blog and characterization of Futaba. You know, it can happen that you inadvertently change the characterization of someone over time just because of mind set changes and how you view the character. So I just make sure that I'm still doing well.

With that said, I really, really appreciate it! <33. I mean it, knowing that I make people think that I'm rping her like she is in canon is something that I always strive for. It's a challenge because I'm westerner trying to rp as an eastern character so it's always something I'm working on getting better with. I'm trying to incorporate more actual Japanese stuff as I learn more about the culture and such.

I'm glad you love the rps that we've done. They're some of my favorites as well. It's so funny when I think about the marketable plushie thing because it wasn't meant to be her actually transforming into a plushie, but merely her breaking the 4th wall a bit and showing a plushie of herself. With that said, what actually happened was way funnier than my original idea for it.

And I'm glad you like Sojiro and Wakaba as well. They are fun to rp with, and whilst I wish we got more stuff about Wakaba in canon, I guess that's my cue to come up with more stuff with her, since she's similar to Futaba, but I wanted to add my own twists to her. A workaholic who's not the best at socializing but is still loving and motherly, especially post strikers verse where she isn't addicted to her work as much.

And Sojiro is of course Sojiro. I love him to death, just like I love Dojima in 4. He has to deal with a lot taking care of Futaba, but he does the best he can, and whilst he isn't exactly open at first, he gets better and I think he ends up getting used to the idea of taking care of a bunch of misfits, and takes in more when he can.

Thanks for all the praise! You're great as well. I love all the ideas you come up with Phantom Spider and such. It's clear you have talent and passion towards all of this, and I love when we talk and I get to throw my ideas out. So I really appreciate all of that. Man, this wasn't meant to be such a huge reply, and I could've just replied with a gif but I didn't feel like that would be appropriate. anyways, here's the gif:

[darlingbudsofrae]

Neil Josten Appreciation Post

Foxes Appreciation Series : 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 ||

Alright, let’s just start this by addressing the big elephant in the room: everyone loves Neil Josten. EVERYONE.

If you don’t, you’re lying. 

Okay, first up- I’m glad this is getting addressed more on AFTG tumblr but Neil is literally so much smarter than the fandom gives him credit for.

Like yes, he’s a little dumdum on the social aspect of things (you could argue he kind of has a low EQ but also not really, I would argue that later)

but that doesn’t dismiss that he is smart af and that he can kill you and make it look natural if he wants.

For example, he literally outrun and hid from the mafia for years. Like, that in itself is an obvious point but we often forget that he did this at a very young age.

Like, he was presumably what? 16?? (when Mary kicked the bucket?) And kid was already playing hide and seek pretty well with a freaking mafia.

He does not get enough credit for this.

The survival skills it takes- the mental strength to survive as a runaway and technically he’s also homeless- at freaking 16, that’s just insane.

Also, let’s not mention the fact that it takes skills to forge official papers and all that.

We also do not talk enough about Neil and how he freaking have to relearn an entirely new position just to play exy.

I don’t think most remember that he’s actually a backliner, but have to play as a striker because it was the only available position in that local high school he attended in Millport, and that was how Kevin saw him so he was recruited as a striker.

We also additionally do not talk enough about how Kevin “literal and figurative Son of Exy” Day found potential for court in Neil “I’m a backliner but I’m playing striker because it’s the only thing available and I’m an exy junkie” Josten who only played it for like a year or less. 

Like yeah, Kevin said he needs more training but it’s not even Neil’s official position. 

The talent on this man- I cannot, he is such an icon. 

Aside from his great survival skills and being literally great at picking things up- he’s also like freaking academically smart.

Like that also doesn’t get enough credit- I mean, he does math for fun.

Frankly, I think if you did Kumon or if you had an awesome teacher you could also do math for fun (I know I did) but this should be noted with the fact that he didn’t have proper schooling.

He went on a run at a really young age so there is no way he received formal education.

Which means he is naturally like really smart.

He’s also a polyglot. And the languages he has under his belt are all freaking difficult to learn- like, no kidding: French, German, and he can assumingly speak intermediate Spanish, and we don’t even have an idea if this is all the languages he can speak.

Also, he and Andrew learns how to speak Russian, right? Like, that’s crazy.

The brain on this man and the power that he has- my son, I am so proud.

I mean, for all we know- there’s more than that and the fact that he’s like 18 at TFC screams supremacy.

This is where I argue about his EQ but Neil is crazy perceptive.

It took him like freaking 3 seconds to figure out the team dynamics the foxes have, and how to work against it.

He later figured out how to make it all mesh together.

Like the way he do things isn’t conventional but reading him analyze his team despite his lack of empathy really makes me shudder.

Like, this kid is so freaking smart. I remember reading his thought process for the very first time and being like, okay- I definitely did not think about that.

The main problem with his EQ though is that he doesn’t know how to process positive stuff when he’s involved, but when he’s the outsider- his perspective is so amazing.

Like again, he kind of lacks empathy but the way he understands things and is just so sharp is just noteworthy.

I’d argue he doesn’t understand social cues and “modern teen things” but he isn’t so completely clueless on the social aspect in general as to not manipulate an entire team of misfits with issues to work together.

He’s literally the key to unity in AFTG. Even Dan says so.

Also, the way he puts things into play- like he’s a master manipulator, and I love that for him.

We do not talk enough about manipulative Neil, like I just really love manipulative characters in general so much- especially if they’re just owning it. 

I mean, he freaking manipulated Andrew and Aaron into therapy. Kind of evil but also wow. (just a sidenote, please don’t force people into therapy lol)

Going completely dark for a second, Neil also has a freaking high pain tolerance.

The amount of horrible things he went through in the books were just so sad and the fact that he just kind of moves on from it? That’s just completely oh my gods.

My poor summer child, even if you can kill me at any given time, let me just hug you for a second with consent.

Everyone also gives shit about Neil’s fashion choices and granted it is said he kind of bags the homeless looks but the fact that he values utility above all else-

Yes, we stan a resourceful king. 

Lowkey though, am I the only one who appreciate Neil’s average style?

Speaking of style- I love the way Neil narrates. Like, the way he doesn’t give much attention to how the character looks- it’s just so realistic?

Because if I’m talking to a person in real life, there is no way I am noting how his blue polo makes him kind of casual but clean-cut and how his brown eyes is as warm as my morning coffee. Like, who even does that?

The thing with Neil’s narration is that it’s just so authentic- like it easily engages the readers and the way he gives importance to every thing the same way, it really makes it easier for the reader to discern things objectively, y’know what I mean?

He just has that quality in a main character and narrator- he’s laidback and sarcastic but not trying too hard, and he’s just really easy to love.

Like, I normally don’t like narrators/main characters in books because I favor a side character more or just because they’re annoying, but Neil Josten is legit lovable. 

At the same time, he’s also a really well-written character. Like, for all the technicalities I point out in AFTG, Neil is an asshole. He’s not perfect and I don’t 100% love everything that he does and I love that.

He’s a flawed character but he gives you something to root for- and I just really want to appreciate his characterization for a second. Most books make their characters’ flaws not even their fault to put a check to the flawed character but at the same time still have that perfect character. Eeww, no- give me real flaws to work with.

He’s one of the realest protagonists I ever read.

Like people give him shit for wanting to hide but also choosing to play a nationwide-discerned sport on an infamous collegiate team but for me it’s kind of realistic.

Because I think we, as human beings, also do things we love too much regardless of logic. I don’t know, like it’s kind of funny the way Neil is written but I honestly didn’t see him joining Palmetto as a loophole.

Like, just think of all those successful people who hid their identities via pseudonym or other necessary means to do things they weren’t expected to do or weren’t allowed to do.

For me, his character was really just looking for excuses to play his favorite sport a second longer and if anything, that’s just kind of sad.

But also, his dedication and love to exy is really admirable- like I never understood it but the way he literally does everything to stay on the court for a second longer just makes me want to root for him.

On a random note, Neil may not have an eidetic memory like Andrew’s but the way he memorize most phone numbers by heart? 

Bruh, I don’t even have my phone number memorized and I freaking have it for two years now. 

He also memorizes every twists and turns at every trip, every exits at a room he enters, and most people’s tics upon the first meeting, and other things and that’s just crazy perceptive but also really crazy on another level.

Also, we don’t get much ace/demi representation and out of the few I’ve consumed, demi Neil Josten validates me. He’s legit my favorite character that belongs in the ace spec in books.

I just really love Neil’s character so much- he’s just so amazing.

One thing I always appreciate about Neil Josten is that while he’s not a total angel (sadly), the way he loves the foxes- like he legit tried to mend the team and make sure everyone is going to be okay before walking straight to his death- like I’m with Andrew on this one, what a fucking martyr. Why are you like this and why am I crying?

Neil Josten is by all means not soft, that much is established, but the way he’s just still as precious and must be protected at all costs-

"You know, I get it," Neil said. "Being raised as a superstar must be really, really difficult for you. Always a commodity, never a human being, not a single person in your family thinking you're worth a damn off the court—yeah, sounds rough. Kevin and I talk about your intricate and endless daddy issues all the time."

I love him, your honor- where can I file this adoption papers and do I have anything else to sign?

[kareofbears]

persona 5 strikers thoughts and feelings

This is going to be a long post. Like, the type of post you’d only really have time to read when you’re trying to sleep but you’re not ready to be unconscious yet so you’re just looking for something to do to spend your time with minimal effort. 

So in 2018, a masterpiece was born into the world: Into the Spider-verse was released and it was amazing—it’s honestly the best spiderman movie we have without a doubt, and it’ll be very far into the future before Spider-verse is beaten as the best spiderman movie. Them’s the facts. Then in 2019, Spider-man: Far From Home was dropped. It’s a great movie! Great characters, great continuation of who these characters are and works fantastic as a continuation of a story. It’s really hard trying to take the torch of a previous movie (or in Marvel’s case, juggling twenty something movies) and come up with a new movie that both works on its own, as well as being the next step in this series of films. Thus, with that idea in mind, I think it’s kind of unfair to judge into the spiderverse and far from home, because these are two movies with two completely different objectives in mind. 

Okay, so this is still a persona 5 strikers post, I promise, but the idea is the same: Persona 5 could basically do whatever it wanted—new story, new characters, new everything, and it’s just plain old awesome. However, Persona 5 strikers did not have that sort of freedom. It was bound to the original game, and it had its own rules and stuff it had to keep intact, characters they had to work with, and on top of that, it had to justify its existence as a sequel (lets pretend money doesnt exist lmfao). 

SO, the big question is: did it do that? Did it justify its existence? 

And my answer: holy fuck did it ever do that

I came into this game knowing the extreme bare minimum. I knew there was someone named Sophia, and i knew there was roadtrip, and i knew there were Personas. That’s my knowledge of it before i played it on the Switch.  I should also clarify like, early on, that i was not expecting anything from this game. At all. I was the world’s biggest cynic of this game—if you scroll down my p5s tag far enough, youll just see me complaining about a game that hasn’t even come out yet. I was fully expecting to have this be a Waifu show, and any male character that isn’t Akira to just be shoved aside like some kind of nerd in a high school hallway, and i have never been more pleased to be wrong. In fact, i actually owe it an apology, because of how fucking rude i was for no reason!!! Because this game deserves everything to be honest. 

Persona 5 strikers is, frankly, insane. Insane in the sense that it got to pull shit off that just would never have existed in the original game, because the original game is scared. It had to be as impressive as possible and garner as much attention as possible. Strikers does not have that problem—every single person who bought that game does not need to be convinced that persona 5 is a good game. They already played it. That means Atlus can just fuck around and have a good time, and man did they have a good time. There’s still scenes that still shock me if i think about it too hard, because i’m used to atlus having to follow this sort of rule set when it comes to persona 5 (or any of the main games im assuming, but i havent played them.) And on top of that, there’s still shit that’s Atlus Trademarked Branded in a good way. The style of story of story telling, and revealing the mystery that is so integral to what p5 is, is still there. 

So, to make this even a little bit comprehensible, i will make a list! 

First of all, What is this game?

In short, this game is an OVA of an anime. It’s bonus side content that has one thing in mind: to showcase these lovable characters more by putting them in fun situations. That’s it, and it is just phenomenal. That was the main point of, i’d say, like forty hours of the game. It’s just fun times with fun characters. 

But to get deeper of what i think is happening, or what they were thinking during the development, is that this is a second opportunity. Persona 5 (as we all know) had a lot of problems, and we were not quiet about those problems. We yelled it all out, made posts, made complaints on every social media platform ever. And Atlus heard all of them, and Strikers is a way to mitigate those mistakes. Aside from being a fun OVA, Strikers also works to be a deeper exploration of these characters—more specifically, the characters that did not receive much in the original game. Creating this sequel is having the ability to redo what they felt (or to be more specific, we felt) in the original game while adding new ones. I will get to that in a second.  

The format of the game 

Absolutely brilliant to throw them on a road trip. P5V already forced us to experience Shibuya for 200+ hours, and im so glad that they didn’t do that again. Going from town to town, making us experience these new places alongside our favorite characters is so good, and it just makes sense. It’s fun, it’s lighthearted, and it’s actually shockingly good. But one thing i do want to talk about early on is the way the story unfolds and the villains that they use, and what they do with it because it’s very interesting. 

So as we explore japan and stuff, we encounter jails, and with those jails comes an antagonist. This antagonist works to be a parallel to one of our characters. That character will find it in their hearts to feel bad for the antagonist, because the antagonist could have been them had the original game not happen. At first I thought all of the thieves were gonna get an antagonist, and i was really hyped for the ryuji one. And then came to hour forty of the game where i realized “yeah that’s not gonna happen. There’s just not enough time.” And i was right, and the game ended. But i am not salty at all, honestly, because the people who got a direct antagonist were: Ann, Yusuke, and Haru. (we wont count zen and sophie). 

Is there a trend??? Yes. these are all characters in the original game that have received the worst treatment by atlus. The three of them are basically cast aside the minute they finished their original arc, and its horrible! BUT that’s why this is the path that atlus chose for them—to give them more depth, and screentime, and a way to show their inner self. That isn’t to say that the ones who aren’t those three (makoto, futaba, mona, akira, ryuji) didn’t get anything. Futaba still has her thing at the end with ichinose, and she was very prevalent and animated during the rest of the game. Mona and Akira have to be a focal points, that’s just the nature of the game. The other two though, I will talk about in depth in a second.  

Makoto

Y’all i poke fun at shumako fans sometimes cause its kind of easy and fun, but i honestly love makoto. In my very first playthrough of p5 (my first ever jrpg game, first persona game, i had no idea what i was doing), i had only maxed out two characters: ryuji and makoto. And i know she had a lot of screentime and love in the original game which is great, but i truly felt like she was dissed in this game. Her only roles were

A driver

Someone to tell them “we don’t have a choice. Let’s keep going and see where this takes us.” (seriously, if you replay this game, you will see how much she does this)

Idk, i just wish she had more to do, especially compared to how much love they gave the other characters. 

But let’s talk about some of the new characters! 

Zenkichi

Damn you atlus. Damn you and your insistence at bringing in cop characters. I was fully on board with hating zenkichi, i was fucking ready for it. I was convinced that there was nothing they could do convince to like zenkichi. I was immune to their copaganda. 

And then i ended up loving him, which makes me sad a little bit. I didn’t realize how desperate i was to have an adult who has a persona. Someone who wants the world to change just as much as they do, while still having that aspect of them that makes them adult. Like??? As someone who is technically an adult, its a breath of fresh air. An adult. Who fights. For justice. Using a persona. And god i love akane so much, and her obsession with the thieves (that scene is probably in my top ten fave scenes of the game). Also what i loved about zenkichi is that he fucking hates the cops!! He hates the system of the cops!! And thats why i actually really started to love him!! Because i thought it was atlus saying that the systematic problem of the police cannot be solved by one person, and zenkichi threw away his badge. I actually cried at that part!! 

But then he became a cop again, and i was just :/ but as a character, i really love him to bits and would love to do a study on him, or at least use him as an outside pov. But! i absolutely love his persona, since im a les miserables fan hehe

Sophia 

she’s probably my favorite new aspect of the game. I was ready to not like her—again, i just suck like that, lmfao—and when i saw her, i was scared that she was just another waifu. I mean, she was very cute after all. But then as the game went on, i thought she was a little too cute. And even further into the game, i finally slapped myself in the face and realized oh my god shes not a waifu. Shes a sister. 

That blew my mind, im ngl to you. A female character that isn’t supposed to be romanced? By jove, what a miracle! 

And she…is an amazing character. Im sorry, i just love her so much. I love her so much that she  probably ranks as my fifth or sixth favorite character which is surprising even to me. Everything about her is delightful and invigorating. She’s funny??? Her comedic timing is amazing, and she has such chemistry with the rest of the team. She’s actually useful to the plot, and while her character design is a little too on the nose for me in terms of cuteness (i mean, good god she’s wearing oversized sweater to show how cute and tiny she is, and her hair has literal hearts in it), she is absolutely lovable. 

But what i actually really wanna gush about for a second is sophia at the last stage of the game. You get the idea, i dont really like to get excited over things, so at this point i figured that there was nothing this game could do to shock me. 

And then sophia had a persona awakening. 

Like. holy fuck did i yell. I didnt realize what was happening until the music had already kicked in. and its just so fucking smart!!! Sophia??? The ai?? With no heart?? gOT A PERSONA???? AWAKENING??? BECAUSE SHE LEARNED WHAT THE HEART IS AND THE PASSION THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO GET A PERSONA??? I started crying honestly, because it was just so smart. And looking back on it now, its obvious!! Of course it would lead to this, it only made sense that the culmination of her character arc leads to her getting a persona, nothing else would have been as good. Also, her voice actor is just amazing?? When she was talking to ichinose at the end, i actually got incredibly emotional because of the line reads. Its just so spot on and it really captures the essence of sophia.

Muah. five stars Atlus. You got me. 

Ryuji <3!!!!

Oh man. Oh boy. Okay. so where do i start. 

Yall know i love him. Hes probably my favorite fictional male character of all time, and he is the one i was the absolute most cynical about in this game. I was expecting literally nothing. Nothing. Like. nothing. I thought he was just gonna keep being used as a joke, or a gag, and he’s gonna be super horny all the time for the other girls and it was gonna make me mad and there was gonna be some insane homophobic/queerphobic jokes in every other scene and i know i was being unfair, but i cant help it. 

And then i played the first two hours of the game, and i cried the entire time. Because ryuji has never been better than he is in this game. Its crazy. 

The ryuji in persona 5 strikers is who ryuji should have been/how he should have been treated this entire time. From the actual funny jokes (for example, the gold bar joke + his reaction to it in the beginning of the game), defending his female friends instead of being the one people need to defend from (natsume arc), and the fact that he was the one to be there with morgana and akira in the very beginning of the game. Its such a small thing that they didnt even need to do, but it was such an integral part of the original game for me, that i just was convinced that nothing like this was going to happen. But then it happened. Its just small stuff like that that could have been overlooked but it wasn’t because this game? Persona 5 strikers? Fucking loves ryuji. 

The actual respect they gave this boy is insane and i wasn't ready for it. Like, they gave the shujin trio lunch, they gave the little charm of the katana when they were in natsume’s jail, and, in my opinion this is the second-best thing that they could have given ryuji is sophia. Ryuji and sophia are the pinnacle of a brother & sister bonding relationship in the game that isn’t akira & futaba. And its really prevalent too?? Small stuff from the beginning of the game (pulling her out of a jail, calling her shorty), but then you have the iconic “shut the fuck up” scene, and that scene was so well characterized and written and voice acted, that somehow him saying “fuck” was the least exciting part of that scene to me. Ryuji is an older brother to her, like its undoubtable, and its only further cemented at the end of the game where Ryuji helps out ichinose because he knows how much sophia cares about her. This game. Love ryuji. And i love. This game. 

You know what else i love? Akiryu. 

Guys. i was fully prepared to starve in terms of akiryu. But theres just. So much of it. I wont get too deep into it, because i think this aspect of the game for me still needs marinate a little bit. Like, what was that last shot when EMMA died and Ryuji walked to approach Akira so they could relish in their victory together?? And the smile from both of them??? What the fuck. That was amazing. Also Joker being saved by Ryuji when he was about to fall from the cliff to save sophia??? WHAT. The LEADER AND HIS RIGHT HAND MAN? WHAT. anyway. If theres anything i want to keep for myself in my own brain, its the akiryu aspect of this game, so i wont talk too much about that part of things (instead, itll probably manifest in fic lmfaooo). 

Sure, there’s tidbits of stuff i dont like that they gave ryuji: sexualizing ann in that one cut scene and making him touch the jails even though it hurts, and i recognize those and frown at them, but for the most part, i am blown away with how they treated him.

Basically, Ryuji has never been better. From the opening of the game with him being the first text message and the one to sling his arm around akira, to the very last cut scene where it was ryuji wordlessly leaving because he’s so confident that they would never be separated for long, this game adores Ryuji and i am so so happy to say that.

The Royal aspect of things

Yeah, i had to talk about this, but itll be a short thing i just wanted to point out. Because the last part of this game...is persona 5 royal. Which is curious. Like taking reality and giving that power to someone else so you dont have to experience suffering anymore? And even like, the final section just looked a lot like the top half of maruki’s palace?? And whats even crazier is that we had a boss fight with sophia, just like how we had a boss fight with sumire? Royal and Strikers have like, the same thesis statement. It’s kind of uncanny.It’s interesting, it’s like atlus came up with these two ideas, and then just decided they liked both of them so much that they just did it twice. I don’t mind though—actually, in terms of how the last Palace/Jails go, i probably like them both about equally. 

Though i did love the final battle in this one more than i did in royal. Splitting into teams?? Thats cool as fuck, and really innovative and i didnt see it coming. It also kicked my ass. A lot. 

Now for the last stretch: the small stuff!

The music — bomb as fuck. In my heart, Daredevil is ranked the same as Rivers. Axe to grind is also amazing, but Daredevil owns me

Akechi — i really debated whether or not to talk about him, but i figured a bullet point should be enough. Im really shocked that he wasnt in this at all. Like not even a name drop. If this is an OVA, and the point of the game is to please the fans, and akechi is arguably the fan favorite character, i was really ready for something. But there was nothing, except for the pancake hallway if that even counts as a reference. Thats it. Thats all i wanted to say about him.

The humour — FUCKING HILARIOUS im convinced that in my fifty hour playtime, five of that is dedicated to me laughing and unable to continue the game 

Akira — so much personality! His lines of dialogue are crazy sometimes (like. Whats up with him saying Ryuji has ‘nice abs’ when they were in bath? Im crazy and even i dont know what the fuck that could mean) 

Battle system — oh my god i almost forgot to talk about this. I love it! I kind of miss the turn based aspect just because i found it very comforting for some reason, but this hack and slash style of gameplay is so invigorating because i do feel like it justifies shit like the baton pass and huge attacks.  This battle system fully encompases how the Phantom Thieves are supposed to fight, you know what i mean?

Anyway, thats my thoughts on strikers. Loved it. Amazing. 9.3/10, wouldve been higher but Konoe’s Jail almost bored me to death. Also im a monster and i didnt do any requests that isn’t a fun one, teehee. As if i play persona 5 for the persona aspect of things.

[br4inr0tx]

What's your favorite memory together? (For at least three f/os~)

Notice how all of them are tall and have sharp teeth? Is this a type or do I just have a biting kink?

Marvus

He’s quite the busy man, but if he does have time we cherish it.

We like going out shopping together.

He likes to spoil me rotten, even though I try to convince him not to.

“ na lil mama I got mula to kill :o) “

Marvus gives the best cuddles, so you can imagine how awesome cuddle time is. I get a little hot most of the time, so his cool body temperature is the best feeling ever for me. I especially love it when he runs his claws through my hair..

He likes to sing to me sometimes, especially when I’m having a depressive episode and I’m crying. He’s even gotten mad before and lost his chill mood over someone being a bit rude to me.

Alucard

He’s a busy man, same as Marvus.

He doesn’t need-need sleep though, and he can’t go out in the day. However, I prefer the night anyway so it wouldn’t matter to me in the slightest.

Taking nightly walks and chatting is definitely our favorite thing though.

When he’s out during hotter nights he leaves his coat at home, and I end up wearing it to bed one time. Now he won’t let down the time he caught me in it. He teases me and calls me a “needy little human”..which makes me really flustered if you couldn’t tell.

Cuddle time is great! As said before he uses hypnosis on me sometimes to make me fall asleep, sense I do have troubles with it. Or maybe he just wanted to see me cuddled up to him? I don’t know-

Striker

Getting to ride Bombproof for the first time with him of course!

He knows how much I love animals, so as soon as he introduced me to Bombproof the horse seemed to love me already.

I tried to pet him- but of course being on fire all the time it was like touching lava.

I remember snuggling close to Striker while we just rode around the rings and letting the world pass by. So damn comforting-

Oh! He also wrote a song for me, sense he knows I like music. Blowing a kiss to me from off stage made me melt where I stood.

— coii

[orindas]

okay okay so i finished it last night at midnight and wowza!!! i really liked it and that cliffhanger???

the strikers were a really neat concept--an elite group of fighters standing between their country and monsters...i loved them, and i loved jeran and adena so much--

and talin was a really compelling protagonist--which i was really glad of, that i liked her! and also the outer city and her mom and that community were so nice to read about...the world building was wild, man, wild

also, i must admit to you that i'm ruined for life and you can write me off for good but red reminds me a lot of bucky barnes and that might be why i like him so much. like i still don't fully know if i trust him completely, but i like him

your turn, tell me all your thoughts!!!!!!!

askjdhalk yesssss the cliffhanger at the end has been killing me I can't wait for september 😭😭😭

Jeran and Adena were probably my favorite characters-- like don't get me wrong I love all of them so much, but their dynamic with each other and talin just asjfkfj they are so amazing

AND TALIN ahhhh she is so awesome. I tend to not like the protagonists of first person povs as much, but i'm pretty sure that she is one of my absolute favorite narrators ever. I love her so much and she offers so much to the narration?? Like i'm not sure that the story would have worked had the main character been anyone else

and yes- the worldbuilding is what hooked me from the start with this book! Marie Lu has always been really good about that but I just love the way the world was described and the strikers!! Like ughh they are just so cool

let me just say you have changed my life with this comparison!?!?!?! I always couldn't shake the thought that Red reminded me of someone and than you said that and i was just like YES. I can't wait to see what happens to Red especially with the cliffhanger and teasers that have been dropped 😭 I also have some hope for Marie Lu's writing that whether he has a villain arc or not it will be done really well (apparently when I come to book characters i will forever be an optimist lol)

yeah no skyhunter completely ruined me for life. I've reread it three times at this point and now talking about it makes me want to reread it again. I also tend to not buy books for myself since i'll either read them as an ebook or from the library but i ended up buying this one with a gift card and have no regrets (I MEAN JUST THE COVER ALONE WAS WORTH IT IT IS GORGEOUS????)

I think another reason i love this book so much is also because of how awesome the characters are. Like they were all so three dimensional and had a lot of depth which is something I always really appreciate in books akjdhlas I can't wait for steelstriker 😭😭😭

[doodlingstuff]

Together Away

Here’s some belated Christmas fluff. Hope you like :)

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The Foxes had been scattered around the world for a full year, counting on the days to gather for Christmas and be finally united again like those years when they still went to Palmetto. Alas, weather has other plans and they all end stuck far away from each other. 

Keep reading here or head to AO3.

Comments, asks or requests? Let me know!

“Babe, help with the luggage?”

“Mhm.”

Allison stopped circling their tiny apartment in Paris to watch over Seth’s shoulder. He’s sprawled on the couch, with no intentions on sight of moving. Not before harvesting his virtual plantation of grapes, eggplants and watermelons.

“You know you can do that during the flight, right? We’ll have an entire ten hours of literally nothing.”

“Something can grow in the meantime. Just a sec.”

The blond rolled her eyes in apparent disgust. Truth is, she loved how adorable Seth looked when he was focused so intensely in something so banal as Farmville. But she wouldn’t admit it in a million years. Instead, she gets herself busy double checking for the thirteenth time that they got everything they need for their holiday in New York.

“Come on honey, Renee’s plane will land in thirty minutes.”  

With a reluctant growl, Seth finally blocks the phone and tucks it away in his pocket. They are on their way to the airport a few minutes after.

***

“Do you think the snow will cause them any trouble?” Dan asks while watching the white fluff drift slowly to the pavement. She’s seen snow before, however, it never ceases to amaze her the way clouds can produce such a beautiful show. Inconvenient, but beautiful nonetheless.

“Of course... Ah! Of course not. It’s snowed the other years too.” Matt answered while scrambling in the floor with their daughter, Eva.

“He’s right. There’s nothing to worry about. Come on, teach me again that punch recipe you do every year.” Randy adds.  

Dan motions herself far from the window and inside the kitchen. Mother and son are both right. Previous years had snowed and that hadn’t stopped the Foxes to gather for Christmas. Just because this year everyone was out of school and scattered around the world didn’t mean they wouldn’t be together.  

She takes the tension away and starts repeating her punch recipe for Randy.

***

For Andrew’s annoyance, Neil is tucked beside the radiator again. A human burrito rolled in a blanket, topped with a side of cats enjoying the warm. Andrew takes in the ridiculousness of his junkie for a couple minutes before he’s had enough. Reluctantly, he leaves the mug of hot chocolate on the counter and moves towards Neil.

“It’s not that cold.”

“I know, but it’s warmer here.” Responds the striker while laying back his head. Cheeks too close to the heat. Andrew only sighs before returning to his drink.  

Anyone would assume that after Neil’s disgusting experiences with irons and lighters, the idiot would avoid hot sources at all costs by now. Apparently, the cold he had passed while on the run was still a bigger concern than the burns.

The goalkeeper only lasts another couple of minutes before getting the cats out of his way to sit beside Neil.  

“You do realize it’s only going to feel colder once we have to get out, don’t you?”

“We have a couple hours. I’ll be fine.”

It’s been his first year in a pro team. They both struggled, they both were lonely. The snow storm almost made them get stuck again far from each other, but they managed to meet in Columbia, just like when they were still in college, so when Neil cuddles beside Andrew even knowing they’ll be taking a plane to New York in a couple hours, the blond doesn’t complain and lets his rabbit take a nap on his shoulder. At least his face is far from the direct heat like that.

***

“Oh my God! This can’t be happening to me. This. Cannot. Be. Happening.”

Nicky covers his face defeated after watching the highway to the airport all covered in white, cars parked for as long as he can see.

“What’s wrong?” Erik gets a hand out from the steering wheel towards Nicky, oblivious to the freezing rebellion going on outside the car.  

“The freaking snow storm is wild. The flight will get cancelled. We won’t make it. And I haven’t seen the Foxes in a year. A full year dear! I can’t take it. I just can’t take it.”

For Nicky, everything always seems like the end of the world, but Erik has grown around snow storms like that. He trusts the flights won’t be affected, at least not for long, and his lovely husband will get to see his friends.  

“It’s just snow. I’m sure it’s going to be alright.” Erik assures Nicky while holding his hand. “Let’s hear the news.”

***

An unprecedented wave of cold weather had parked in the northern hemisphere of the globe. Almost every country in Europe is covered in snow, and while we get beautiful postcards from the frozen landscapes this eventuality has given us, most flights have been delayed or cancelled until the storms recede.

In America things don’t look better, either. Canada has closed all highways; several cities had reported problems with electricity and authorities are asking for everyone to stay at home. Some cities in the USA are doing the same. Flights coming and going to the Northeast, especially New York, had been canceled or delayed until further notice.

This will be in fact a very white Christmas kids are already taking advantage of. While transportation is having a nightmare time, incredible snowmen of all kinds and sizes are built along the streets as snow balls are thrown happily by the ones who are taking advantage of this extreme weather...

***

“So, we are stuck here. Awesome.”

“At least we are together.” Renee replied to Allison’s whine. Seth and her had managed to get to the airport just in time to greet Renee and Jean. A few minutes after, every TV on the airport was breaking the news for them, followed by the official announcements from the airlines.

Jean, still used to bad luck, had only shrugged and gone away to find coffee for them, while Seth looked for a corner to resume playing Farmville.

Allison had tried by all means to find another flight to New York but it was of no use. They were stuck in the airport until further notice. At least Renee and Jean were able to join them instead or being thrown in another country.

***

“I knew it. I knew it. I knew it. I knew it!” Dan was biting her nails while walking from one way to other in the living room.  

“Dan, you talk like it’s your fault.” Matt had covered a tired Eve sleeping on the couch and is motioning to take Dan in his arms.

“Because it is! I was the one who thought a good idea to meet here! We should’ve gone to Abby’s like every year.”

“First of all, it was a great idea to meet here if everyone was scattered. Second, they all agreed, and third, you weren’t the one making this shitty snowstorm, were you? I didn’t marry princess Ana as long as I’m concerned.”

“It’s Elsa.” Dan corrects him “And I didn’t bring the storm, but I jinxed this and... I wanted so bad to see them.”

“I want it to. Give it sometime, maybe the weather clears and they arrive.”

Matt hates so much when he can’t make Dan feel better, but there’s nothing more he can do about the weather, so he only takes her wife in a tight embrace, reminding her they all been through worse than a few snowflakes.

***

The snow falling is not so bad when there’s thick walls and calefaction separating it from Neil. He’s lost in memories of his previous lives, overlapping with good memories from the Christmas he had spent with the Foxes. He allows Andrew to stay close, but he is also lost in his own past.

Luggage is waiting on the door. They won’t be flying to meet the others and that was what made Neil lose the spark of happiness he was still feeling. Despite the ghosts of previous holiday celebrations organized by Drake, Andrew finds enough strength to get out of his own haze and turns to watch his junkie. It hurts him somehow seeing his happy rabbit long faced because there is nowhere to run with that weather. But it's not that bad there, so Andrew had an idea.

“Take that off. Come on.”

It takes a full minute for the auburn haired to acknowledge the command was for him, not the cats. “What?”

“Said come on. You look pathetic. Another minute of that and I’d rather die of cold outside.”

“Where are you going?” Neils asks as he sees Andrew picking the keys and their luggage.  

“Out. Are you coming or I need to drag you?”

“But...” The striker is still one third inside his memories, one third disappointed because he’s not meeting the Foxes and another third trying to be grateful that at least Andrew is with him.

“Yes or no?”

“Still always yes.”

With that, the blond grabs Neil’s wrists and puts enough clothes on both of them so they don’t freeze on their way to the car. In a couple strides, they are on the road and warm again.

How important is the junkie that Andrew is driving on the frozen road instead of entertaining himself with more hot cocoa and some cakes with the TV tuned to a silly show.

***

When Nicky wakes up, he realizes the landscape is not familiar anymore. Erik is chanting a Christmas carol playing low on the radio. Their fly got cancelled, and the man had enough joy left to be singing. How he was capable was way out of Nicky’s comprehension.

“We’re not even near home now.” Nicky complained, so certain the surroundings seemed alien only because of the storm.  

“No, not by far, but we almost arrive. Take another nap if you want. I’ll wake up when we get there.”

Nicky is too deflated by the bad news to protest or question, so he lets himself get carried away by the slow motion of the car and Erik’s soft voice singing again along with the music.                                                                                                            

***

“We weren’t expecting to be back here until March, so there’s nothing else to eat.” Allison said as she took out a few cans from the pantry.

“Don’t worry, Jean and I brought things to share on the dinner, we can have them now.”

Allison, Renee, Seth and Jean returned to the Reynolds apartment -because there was no way Allison turned herself into a Gordon and the man hadn’t any say on it- after being sure their trip was cancelled.  

Surprisingly enough, the guys were getting along just fine and Jean was listening all about Farmville like it was the revelation of the century. Poor Renee, she’ll have a hard time making him snap back to reality if the man was taking the game as serious as Seth had. It was only a virtual farm.  

Renee’s smile made Allison forget about the damn game as she showed all the trinkets and snacks she had gathered from her trips around the world, plus a special selection of French delights Jean had picked on their way from the airport once he saw one the few stores he remembered from his time living there.

It wasn’t much, but they were going to make it work as their Christmas dinner.  

Although Renee was putting all of her to be cheerful regardless their change of plans, her enthusiasm was melting away fast as she took in the empty house without the rest of the Foxes laughter.  

Any other year, by this time, they would all be gathered in Abby’s kitchen, making a mess while preparing a full dinner worthy of half an army of hungry athletes.  

After a while, even Seth felt the absence of his teammates and dropped the phone away. The doorbell rang at the same time the phone clashed on the couch.

***

There’s only a certain amount of news a man can take on Christmas, and Matt had reached his. They had scrolled through every single channel in hopes for someone to have a positive take on the weather, but it didn’t depend on them, so instead, he had listened to Randy, and they were watching half-heartedly one of the Foxes favorite Christmas movies.

It was hard. Neither could avoid remembering their first time watching it. Kevin’s confused face, Neil’s dumb questions about everything happening on screen. Allison’s and Seth’s noises once they got tired of watching and started making out in front of the rest. Good old times.

Matt could feel Dan holding back a sob. She still felt guilty for no reason. So, when their phones started to dance across the coffee table, she retreated from them, as if expecting bad news. Her husband picked his phone. It must be bad news if Andrew was the one calling.

***

The road to Abby’s house took longer because of the slippery road, but they made it in one piece. Kevin’s car was already parked.

Andrew took the things they bought on their way out and headed for the door without seeing if Neil was following. He rang the bell and waited. It took the same for the people inside to open, than for the junkie to get out of his stupidity and join him.

Thea was the one greeting them. Before she could say anything, a dark rocket was colliding with the blond man.

“Uncle Andrew!”  

The screech from the tiny devil made David and Wymack turn from the TV.

“Let them in Amalia, come on.”

Both men got in and greeted the people inside. Abby was in the kitchen, delighted when she saw Andrew had gotten things for making his now infamous apple pie. As soon as Neil noticed father and son were watching a rerun from the Class I final match, he joined them and left Andrew alone with the women.  

Because six hands worked faster than four, and now Amalia was entertained helping uncle Neil replay the best shots of the game, dinner was ready by the time the match was over. Everyone gathered around the table. Of course, for Kevin’s disgust, Amalia had chosen to seat between Andrew and Neil. They were about to start, when Neil paused them.

“I just wish everyone else could join.”

Wymack let out a heavy sigh, the same kind he reserved for when he was really exasperated. “You are one of the best Exy players of the country, you got a degree on math and you still don’t know how to FaceTime? Please someone remind me why I still have him around.”  

“Tell me.” Andrew replied while taking his phone out.                                        

***

Nicky swears it has only been a couple minutes when his incredible man wakes him up gently.  

It takes Nicky one, two, three minutes to notice they are not in Germany anymore.

“Are you a secret serial killer and you only kidnapped me now? Where are we? Oh, don’t tell me, just make it fast. I have no reasons to live this year anyway.”

Erik lets out a soft laugh before answering. “It’s Paris. Thought that you could at least see some of your friends.”

If Nicky wasn’t already head over hills for his precious Erik, he was then.    

***

“Nicky? Erik? What the fuck?”

Seth’s strange greeting makes Allison and Renee get up in a heartbeat. The movie they were trying to watch lost all the interest the moment everyone saw the happy couple at the doorstep.

“So, our flight got cancelled too, but this amazing human being drove all the way here just to meet you after I told him your flights were cancelled too.”

“Roads weren’t closed and I couldn’t see Nicholas sad on Christmas.”

“That’s sweeter than when you took me out of the Nest.” Renee smiled before she melted in Jean’s arms.  

“You spent half the night driving here only to see Nicky happy? Seth plays Farmville the whole day.”

“Hey! We had sex in the morning and I’m not playing now. Come on in, how bad is the storm?”

In no time everyone got settled. Nicky and Erik also brought the presents meant to be shared with all the Foxes. It was too late, and they were missing lots of people, but it was so much better than nothing at all. The table was rearranged, Nicky was so elated to be there than even Seth looked happy. They got ready to start on their improvised dinner-which seemed more like a very early breakfast- when Renee’s phone rang inside her purse.

Then Allison’s.

Nicky’s followed.

After was Seth’s. Then Jean’s.

Even Erik’s phone rang.

***

Laptops on tables took lot of space, but the Foxes wouldn’t change it for the world.

Dan’s spirits lifted instantly when Andrew told them about the collective video call. It was only a matter of seconds before she had the table ready again. Matt couldn’t be more relieved seeing his wife was back on track being the leader organizing their meeting.

Allison and Nicky fought over the best position to set their computer until Renee broke them apart and picked the perfect spot at the first try. Seth, Erik and Jean only waited until they could join again and start eating.

Neil was grinning from ear to ear as he called Katelyn to invite her and Aaron into their reunion too. Thea pulled out her laptop and set it where everyone could be heard and seen. No one scolded Andrew when he gave Kevin a flap after he complained for the interruption in his next Exy match and they all laughed when Amalia ran to copy his uncle.

Some of the dinners were too big, others too fancy, others too improvised, but it didn’t matter. They chattered, they laughed, they told jokes and set new bets. Their reunion was nothing like the beautiful chaos they had gotten used to along their years at Palmetto, but it was still a mess of laughs, and good tears, interrupted by Kevin’s never-ending concern for Exy, the twins’ apparent indifference when anyone directed a comment towards them, Renee’s sweet smiles to everyone and Allison’s fights with Nicky. Dan was delighted to see their Foxes gathered. Matt was as cheerful as always talking to everyone before the conversation turned fully about Eva and Amalia before Erik mentioned his dogs and then the calm became a debate of cats versus dogs.

Coach never meant to have kids. He didn’t intend to even had Neil and Andrew on the house that year, but if he was told to do all over again, after every single pain, fight and tragedy he had witnessed over the years, only to see all his Foxes united like that, he will do it without complains every time he was told to, because even with everyone away, he knew they would always remain together through the best and the worst. Just like all good families do.                                                                                                      

[ultraglittercat]

Drabble 117

Adoption

Lance had set up their current day of guy's time, as he had an announcement to make and Eugene and Varian were the perfect people to reveal his new plan to.

“Eugene. Varian. I'm glad to see you two. I've decided on something important.” Lance said.

“You're going to start using my bath bombs?” Varian hoped.

“Of course not. Why would I need them?” Lance wondered. Varian and Eugene exchanged glances, Eugene shrugged and Varian sighed. “No, this is about the girls.” Lance continued.

“You have gotten really close to Angry and Catalina lately.” Eugene observed.

“I feel like I relate to them, because I was also an orphan and a thief. That's why I've decided to adopt them, only with Adira away at the Dark Kingdom, I don't have a girlfriend or wife to help me.” Lance explained.

“Oh buddy, I know you've got your heart set on Adira, but maybe you should consider dating someone who, you know, doesn't hate you intensely.” Eugene tried to be diplomatic.

“That's just our witty banter.” Lance insisted.

“Riiight. Lance, I don't think you need a girlfriend before you adopt somebody. A single parent household can still be full of love and care. Believe me, I know.” Varian spoke from experience.

“But you don't just have Quirin, you have Eugene and Rapunzel also looking out for you, so that's three parents, not one.” Lance pointed out.

“They're not my parents!” Varian protested.

“Hold still. You've got grease on your cheek.” Eugene noticed and moved to clean Varian's face.

Varian stepped to the side, and rubbed the grease off himself. “Okay, maybe they do act like that sometimes. But they look out for the girls too, so you could argue that Angry and Catalina would also have three parents.” Varian replied.

Lance smiled. “That is true. And I would be their main parent, living in the tree house with them. They've already got some great decorations, did you see the painting Rapunzel made of me? A definite masterpiece.” Lance bragged.

“Okay, so now we know that you seriously want to adopt them. I think we should go to the palace and find what forms we need to fill out to make the adoption official.” Eugene decided. Varian and Lance nodded, and they headed for the palace, Eugene waving at the guards and Maximus as they passed. Soon they were in the throne room ready for an audience with King Frederic and Queen Arianna and Princess Rapunzel.

“Hello, your Majesties? Lance has something he needs your help with.” Eugene elbowed Lance, encouraging him to speak up.

“Oh yes, hi. Looking good. Er, I was thinking of adopting those two orphan girls, Angry and Catalina? You know, the Silent Strikers?” Lance began.

“Yes, I am aware of the Silent Strikers. They don't still do that, do they?” Frederic wondered.

“They've completely left their thieving ways behind, as have I.” Lance responded with a deep bow. A silver spoon felt out of his sleeves as he bowed. “Forgot I had that there. It's not from the royal kitchens, it just looks like it.” Lance said, embarrassed.

Frederic sighed, but Arianna and Rapunzel smiled warmly.

“Lance, I'm so proud of you! I know Angry especially really wants a family. And as long as you stay in the tree house, I'm sure Catalina will love having you around.” Rapunzel said.

“I'd never make them move. I know how special that place is to them, and when you're an orphan you crave stability wherever you can find it.” Lance professed.

“In that case, all that's needed is the paperwork. I believe Nigel can draft a certificate of adoption for you.” Arianna stated.

Nigel bowed. “I'd be delighted to. Of course to make it official, the young man will have to sign with his given name.” Nigel shot Lance a pointed look.

Lance grimaced. “Do it for them, do it for them, do it for them.” he muttered. Lance waited patiently as Nigel drafted the form, then signed 'Arnwaldo Schnitz' where Nigel indicated.

“Hooray! You're officially a father now!” Rapunzel cheered with delight.

“Rapunzel dear, we don't cheer when people sign legislature.” Frederic reminded her.

“Oh, hush. Some things are worth cheering, and this is one of them.” Arianna overrode her husband.

“Now we just gotta find the girls. I uh, probably should have done that ahead of time.” Lance realized.

“They might be at Monty's Sweet Shoppe. That's where they like to hang out.” Varian told him. “We could go there together, if you wanted some moral support or something.”

“That'd be great! Eugene, you're coming too, right?” Lance grinned.

“Of course, it isn't every day you get to help your brother start a family.” Eugene was happy to help. The three boys bowed and Eugene kissed Rapunzel's hand before they left, making the princess blush and smile.

As they had suspected, Kiera and Catalina were at Monty's, eating licorice (that he may or may not have found in the back and was trying to get rid of before it spoiled.)

“Girls! I'm glad we found you. I have something important to tell you!” Lance was very excited.

“You're going to start using V's bath bombs?” Kiera guessed.

“No. Why does everyone keep bringing that up?” Lance wondered.

Catalina wrinkled her nose. “It's a mystery.” she lied.

“Don't worry, we'll get him to eventually.” Varian whispered to the girls, who nodded in agreement.

Lance pulled out a piece of parchment. “This is an official document from the King and Queen of Corona, declaring me your legal guardian. I've adopted you two. I hope that you--” Lance was cut off by Kiera and Catalina.

“We have a dad now?” they said in unison.

“That is so awesome!” Kiera cheered.

“I can't believe it, we're gonna be part of a real family!” Catalina whooped.

Eugene smiled. “I think they're taking it well.” Eugene told Lance.

“Best day ever! Who wants a hug?” Lance asked, scooping up the girls to give them their first bear hug together as a family.

The End

This is more of a Lance and the girls story, with Eugene and Varian as supporting characters. But I googled and couldn't find any 'Lance formally adopts the girls' fanfic, so I hope this did it justice! They are one of my favorite found families and I'm always happy when they feature in a story.

[shoryubug]

Congratulations. (Part 2)

So it was always my intention to end this the way it is, it’s just an overly analyzed aspect of that moment in the series. Hope you guys like it!  Part one can be found here.

Every day had been filled with something new for Marinette to learn from, and this day wasn’t any different. Before she had gleaned life lessons from everything, but right now she felt empty. The man that helped to guide her during times that she had felt as though she were wandering through fields of nothingness was gone, she had just dropped him off at a train to meet the love of his life, because the memories that would have connected her to him had vanished, and now more than ever she had felt a need to have him in her life. 

Her heart was heavy as she thought about Wang Fu, but at this moment she didn’t have the luxury to dwell on those feelings. She had known that ultimately he would be happy on his journey with Marianne, and that he would finally get the peace that he had so often craved. It brought a smile to her face as the sunshine warmed her skin on her way to Canal Saint Martin, where she was meeting up with everyone. 

Her arrival there was receptive as ever, everyone exchanging pleasantries, while she and Adrien, who had both been late to the meeting point, had gone to Andre Glacier to grab their new flavored ice cream, his Mint and Orange, hers Blueberry and Bubblegum. Her heart had sunk for a moment as she remembered the last time they were there together not so long ago and she had made the choice for him and Kagami to get a flavor together. 

A soft smile graced her face for a brief moment before her attention was pulled back to the moment, away from the wanderings that her mind was often so prone to doing. 

“Did you hear about Ultimate Mecha Strike’s new DLC?” she offered, waiting for him to get his flavor scoops. 

“Yeah, I heard they’re adding in a new mech based on some character in Phantom Strikers! I’m really excited for it actually!” he stated with a childlike innocence to his voice. 

“I am too actually...I just don’t know if I want to pay so much for the DLC right now, I mean, yeah this one comes with a grappling hook, and the character it’s based on from the other game is really popular, but that doesn’t mean that every other mech they introduce will be as good, you know? It just makes me a little anxious, because I’d really like to play with all of the new ones, especially if I’m spending extra money on it just for that one, but...I don’t know if it’s worth it yet.” 

“Well if money is the issue, I can always send you some--” he began before she shook her head. 

“No it’s not about money...it’s more...we don’t have a guarantee that the other new mechs will be as good...or even good at all. I just want some sort of assurance that it’s not going to be good for the first few months then it becomes lesser and lesser in quality, you know?” 

“I guess I understand then...I can always buy it for myself and let you know what the newer updates are though, that way you always have a clue until you decide on if you want to get it for yourself!” he said as he grabbed his ice cream from Andre and the two began to descend the steps of the bridge together. 

“That...actually that sounds awesome, thank you so much Adrien, I really appreciate it!” She said, before the two split apart from each other and she had made her way over toward Luka, only to pause for a moment. 

Experiencing loss is a part of life, but it doesn't define it. Because what really matters isn't whether you win or lose, it's the ability to accept changes in ourselves, it's accepting that even if life doesn't always give us the gifts we were hoping for, the real gift is life itself. The words were caught, echoing in her mind as she gazed out at Adrien and Kagami for a moment. Fu was right in his letter...and she was experiencing loss right then. Her heart lurched for a moment, before she softly sighed and took the final steps over beside Luka, setting their ice cream down between them. 

“You okay?” the guitarist asked, her eyes searched him for a moment, she had already known that she could trust him from her breakdown before...but...a million things swam through her head in the span of five seconds. 

She couldn’t pick and dwell on anything specific, but all of the words that he’d said to her while he was akumatized rang through her head, the confession that had once tinged her cheeks pink, that was lost in the course of time until this moment, the way he had comforted her when she had her breakdown, how he had dropped his guitar...the one thing that meant more to him than anything, just to make her feel better. He had made sacrifices for her...and she had been blind to them...just like she had done for Adrien, and Adrien had done to her. 

‘Congratulations.’ She thought to herself, before she remembered something else. “So how about that tune, will you let me hear it?” she asked, and the guitarist’s eyes widened for a brief second, if she had blinked then she would have missed it. 

“Are you sure you really want to hear it?” he asked and she nodded, just as his fingers began to grip his pick and he strummed on the strings. A smile met her lips for the first time in a while, as Marinette closed her eyes and leaned her face in toward the sunlight, her feet tapping on the air to the rhythm of the song he’d made just for her. ‘Congratulations indeed.’ 

[waeziverse]

Royal Punch (chapter 7)

The thirteen-year-old human girl kept pounding the body of the harpy boy named Beau.

His greatest advantage had been his talon feet that he had used to stick into the canvas to stand his ground. But as the air was being punched out of his stomach, Beau’s feet lost their grip which meant he was unbalanced and unprepared as Dimi rammed her fist right in his pretty face and made him fall.

Dimi grinned as she raised a fist in the air after Maltus the Dwarf had counted out Beau. She went to her corner so Ivan could get her gloves and headgear off.

“Not bad, girl. Not bad at all.” Ivan took off his goddaughter’s protective headgear.

“Ivan, would it kill you to tell me that I did great?” Dimi smirked.

“I might do that one day. And you might eventually quit being so smug.” The minotaur dried the human girl with a towel, then held her by the chin as he studied her face. “Hmm… You look exhausted.”

Dimi yawned. “Can you blame me?”

A few days later…

“I’m telling you, Beau was tougher than he looked. I kept pummeling his body, but it took a while to knock him over.” Dimi grinned as the teenage dwarf Amethyst did her hair.

“Dimi, I honestly don’t want the details.” Amethyst said as she did the final details on Dimi’s new braids. “I get that you are good at it, but I couldn’t care less about two creatures hitting each other in the face repeatedly.”

“Hitting each other in the face AND evade getting hit in the face, Amethyst. It’s not as crude as you make it sound. Boxing is about most importantly about NOT getting hit. It’s kinda like… It’s kinda like dancing.” Dimi stood up from her chair and took a look at herself in Dimi’s bedroom mirror to admire her new hairstyle. “I love my new braids! I look AWESOME!”

“Good, because it’s my turn to get prettyfied.“ Amethyst took a seat at her bed and waited for Dimi to do her beard. The young dwarf was proud of how big her fluffy beard was despite her still being very young. Puberty had been most kind to her.

Amethyst’s mother Agate entered the bedroom with a tray with a pot of tea and a plate of cookies. “Girls, I have some snacks for you. Dimi, you have to leave about an hour from now. Or Ivan will be displeased.”

“Man, why do I have to go to bed early just because Ivan is an old lady?” Dimi tied the sixth bow on Amethyst’s beard. “I could stay up all night if…” She yawned “… if I wanted to.”

“I don’t know about that, young lady.” Agate took a cookie for herself. “You do look like a bit of shuteye could do you good.”

“Maybe it is all of that dancing that has tired out our resident master boxer.” Amethyst giggled as she stood up to see her own reflection in the mirror. “Look at me! Do I look like a princess or what?”

“Take it from someone who knows.” Dimi grinned as she rubbed her tired eyes. “You do.”

***

Dimi had slept like a baby, but she still felt a bit groggy as she went to get eggs from Aura the Sphinx’s egg stall at the town’s public square. The winged lion-woman greeted her. Dimi made a somewhat drowsy smile as she placed a bag of coins on the table. “Two eggs, please.”

Aura gave Dimi a basket with two griffin eggs inside. “Here you go. Also…” Aura winked as she placed a brown bag in the basket as well. “Some chicken sausages on the house.”

“Sweet! Thanks, Aura.” The human gave the griffin and chicken farmer a grateful smile. “Never realized how much I love meat till I moved in with Ivan.”

“That sweet man doesn’t understand that a healthy growing girl needs plenty of protein.” Aura gave Dimi a smile so all her sharp teeth were visible. But then she looked worried as the human girl yawned once more. “Dimi, are you okay? You look exhausted.”

Dimi nudged her face as she took the basket. “How come everyone tells me that? I look awesome.”

“You look worse for wear is what you do. Is Ivan overworking you? Are you ill?”

“No, I’m fine.” Dimi yawned.

“Dimi...” Aura was unsure if she was crossing a line, but she had to ask. “I’m sorry to ask, but are you on you… period?”

Dimi's face turned red like a tomato. “What? NO. I mean… yes… no… YES! Ah…” Dimi groaned. “... Which answer will make me look less stupid?

Aura was baffled. She placed a sign at her stand that said Will be back in a minute. "Dimi, I think we should have a little talk.“

***

After one very embarrassing conversation, Dimi went back to Ivan’s house with the eggs and went to the forge for work. She had recently gained the function as striker, meaning she had to swing a large sledgehammer while Ivan held the hot iron at the anvil with tongs in one hand, and made signals where to strike the iron by tapping it with a small hammer in his other hand. With some difficulties, Dimi delivered heavy blows against the metal while sweat ran down her forehead toward her slightly tired eyes.

Ivan raised an eyebrow. “You did go to bed at the time we agreed, right?”

“Yeah, stop asking already.” Dimi made a small groan as she swung the sledgehammer again. “This is difficult enough without your nagging.”

“I’m not nagging, just worried. Alright, I think that’s enough.” Ivan cooled the iron as Dimi dropped the huge hammer and stretched. “Look, there is no shame in feeling a bit under the weather. How about you go for a run, get some fresh air in the head, and then take a nap?”

“But what about the deliveries to Onyxville?”

“Dimi, I ran this forge long before you came into my life, I can live with you taking a nap now and then when you need it.” The minotaur handed her a wet rag. “Clean your face and get going. Who knows? You might not need the nap after a bit of jogging.”

Not long after Dimi had left the forge, Aura came in.

"Well, this is a pleasant surprise.” Ivan cleaned his face before giving Aura a kiss.

“I closed the stand early today.” Aura embarrassed the bull-man. She smiled at him, but her face turned somewhat stern. “Ivan, I came because I think you should know how much it bothers Dimi that she hasn't had her first menstruation yet.”

“Wow, WOW! Hold up!” Ivan let go of Aura and took a step backward as he held his hands up as if he thought the sphinx was about to throw a ball at him. “You can’t just talk to me about Dimi and that… that girl problem.”

Aura restrained a laugh. “That girl problem?”

“You know…” Ivan’s blushed. “That… THING! The thing, you know? That month thing.”

Aura smiled as she rolled her eyes. “What are you, Ivan? A child? You haven’t talked to her about it at all?”

“I can’t talk to her about… about that. I’m a man.”

“Well, she did talk to me about it. And she is actually very upset about having yet to have had her first peri-”

“PLEASE don’t use that word and my goddaughter in the same sentence.”

“Her first PERIOD!” Aura smiled triumphant and giggled at Ivan’s expense as the bull-man buried his face in his hands out of embarrassment. ”Get a grip of yourself, Ivan. You are old enough to know that girls don’t have cooties.” Aura stopped giggling and looked serious once again. “She needs someone to talk about growing up, Ivan. I don’t expect that you can, but you have to make sure someone provides her with information about how and when her body will change.”

“Okay, you are right.” Ivan sighed. “Ah… What did you tell her about… about that?”

“I told her she has nothing to worry about. That it comes later for some than others and that it is completely natural.”

“I’m glad she has someone to talk about those… things. I know nothing about young female creatures and how they… work.”

“Not a problem.” Aura hugged the somewhat dirty bull-man and kissed him on the cheek. “But couldn’t she talk about it with Nora? You told me she was her great aunt, right?”

“I asked Nora, but she wasn’t sure she could help because…” Because humans and elves are slightly different in several ways. “Ah… it’s complicated. Hey, did you do something with your hair? Looks good.”

Aura raised an eyebrow. She noticed that there were a lot of things Ivan did not tell her when it came to Dimi. Like when she asked how he became the godfather of a human kid. Aura had heard that after most of the humans left the kingdom after the orcs took over that several human children had been allowed to stay after not-humans had agreed to adopt them. Aura wanted to know why he had agreed to adopt this girl, but he always changed subject right after saying It’s complicated, as if it was some sort of universal explanation.

Aura sighed. “Right… OH, almost forgot, I want to ask you a favor: I asked Korra to stop by my place after dinner because Hothoof hurt her wing. Could you stop by and help me hold her while Korra examines her? She gets nervous around animal doctors.”

Ivan looked terrified by the thought of being that close to a griffin. “Aura, you know how much I HATE touching animals.”

“Oh?” Aura gave Ivan a coy smile as she drew circles on his chest with her clawed finger. “Are you telling me that my big, strong, SEXY bull-man won’t do me that tiny favor?”

Ivan started to blink rapidly and gulped. “When will Korra arrive?”

“About a quarter to seven.”

“I will be there.”

Aura had a smile that went from one ear to the other as she left the forge and flew back to her farm. Ivan was SO easy. And she loved him for it.

***

Dimi usually loved to jog in the big forest not far away from Jadedale. Especially since it gave her the opportunity to visit her little friends she couldn’t really invite home since she knew how much they disturbed Ivan. But this day, she was just not in the mood. She was tired for some reason. Not as in overworked, but as in her head feeling like it was filled with cotton. As if she had been awake for days.

So she stopped jogging, something that required surprisingly much concentration. The weather was pleasant, so she took a seat on a tree that had been chopped over and left lying around. As she did that, one of her little friends came. A deer.

“Hey, Prongs.“ Dimi nuzzled the animal between its antlers. “Sorry it’s been a while. I had to see another friend yesterday and I’ve been busy the days before that.”

The animal lied at her feet like a cat, allowing her to stroke it.

“You know something, Prongs? It probably makes me a bad person, but I really enjoy it when my fist connects with someone else’s face. Every time, I imagine that I hit the orc princess in her ugly mug. I have no idea what she looks like, but I can see her so clearly as she is baffled after getting a knuckle sandwich from me. I hate her and I hit her and I knock her down.”

The deer looked at her with it’s beautiful black eyes.

“Don’t you worry, mister. Even after becoming ruler of the kingdom, I will make enough time in my schedule to come visit you from time to time. I promise.” Then, Dimi’s smile faded away. “Speaking of schedule, I can’t sit around here all day. I have a match next Sunday, I have to train.” The deer looked begrudgingly at Dimi as she stretched. “Don’t give me that, I’m fine. Hey, you wanna race?”

The deer just stared at her.

“UGH, you are just as bad as Ivan. I will run by myself. I need to build up stamina.” Dimi yawned as she began to jog.

Less than ten minutes later, she stumbled over a rock and fell over.

***

Ivan was getting worried. Dimi had been gone for an hour.

The minotaur soon saw that he had been right to be worried Dimi’s deer friend came with his goddaughter that was leaning against the king of the woods since she could barely stand on her own feet.

“What in blazes?!” Ivan rushed to the child’s aid. “Are you okay?!”

“I’m fine…” Dimi groaned.

“Yeah, and I’m a pretty little faun!” Ivan looked worried at the animal. “Um… did anyone… see you two?”

“No… no, Prongs and me took a detour. No one in the village saw me and my deer buddy.”

“Alright, THAT’S IT!” Ivan picked up the teenager in his massive arms and the deer left. “You are going to bed, RIGHT NOW!”

“I’m fine, just a little dizzy.” Dimi nudged her eyes. “Just give me some tea, and I-”

“I will give you some tea as well as send you to bed.” Ivan walked up the stairs toward Dimi’s bedroom. “I’m not sure what is wrong with you. But you are sick somehow.”

Ivan gently placed the human on her bed and then pulled her blanket up toward her shoulders and covered her. “Alright, you are tucked in.” Ivan sighed. “I will make you some tea, you will try and fall asleep, and I will get Nora or a professional healer to have a look at you and-AOUCH!

Ivan looked startled at his hand. It was bleeding. He looked at Dimi who lied in her bed… and he noticed a little vine growing out of the princess’ neck. It had red thorns.

“... Okay...” Dimi looked at Ivan with eyes she could barely hold open. “Maybe I am a little sick.”

“Um… yeah.” Ivan looked once again at his bleeding hand. “You… um… you try and fall asleep, and I will get some help.”

And then he ran as fast as he could toward Nora’s house, not knowing he had made a huge mistake.

***

Nora dropped her bow and arrows as she was about to go fishing.

“Please don’t tell me you sent her to bed.” The short elf with the hat hiding her pointy ears looked at Ivan with fear written all over her face.

“What?! I did, but why is that bad-”

“HURRY! BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!” The elf sprinted toward the blacksmith’s home with her legs much faster than that of a human’s as she did not give a damn if someone suspected that she was not human. Ivan followed as best as he could.

Once they arrived at Ivan’s house and opened the front door… a massive vine with sharp and pointy thorns came out of it and lashed out after them. The elf and the bull-man backed away as they saw plants break Ivan’s windows and come out slowly like big plant snakes.

Ivan gulped. “Princess puberty?”

Nora sighed. “Princess puberty.”

[shikai-the-storyteller]

CYBERVERSE WATCH

S3 Episode 9, 10, 11, 12

Episode 9

WHIRL NO WHY IS EVERYONE RUNNING oh

Gosh I love that Percy’s alt-mode sucks so he’s gotta hitch a ride on someone

Whirl *gracefully descends from the ceiling* Percy: *PLUMMETS LIKE A ROCK*

No joke I laughed so suddenly and loud at that I startled myself

RODDY PLEASE RETHINK YOUR DECISION TO USE A WAR TITAN TO FIGHT YOUR BATTLES IM BEGGING YOU TO USE YOUR BRAINCELL

Whirl *jumps directly on the Titan’s face*  Me: I’d die for you

Roddy: We need Windblade! Me: YEAH YOU NEED SOMEONE SMART ON THIS TEAM

Ok putting the masks on their head to hide from the Quints is actually a smart idea

“I can’t believe that worked” GUYS PLS

Aw I love that Clobber and Roddy do their little fist bump / high-five thing that’s so cute

CHROMIA AND WINDBLADE....Roddy you’re interrupting their date

Roddy: Clobber, you’re a lesbian, can you get through to them Clobber: Sure *picks up Chromia in one hand and walks off*

I feel like the smart thing for them to do would be to wake up Megatron and/or Optimus and use them to wake up other Autobots / Decepticons because like. If I was an Autobot and Megatron wandered by at a parade I’d definitely be on defense. Of course, then Roddy & co. would need to convince Megatron to help them so maybe that’s a no-go anyways

WHIRL NO!!! OH NO

AW I love that everyone’s taking care of Percy, Dead End holding his hand while running was so cute

HELL YEAH USE YOUR FIRE RODDY

HOT ROD NO!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE SAVE MY BOY!! AND WHIRL, WHO ALSO GOT HI--OH MY GOSH THEY KNOCKED THE THING OFF SOUNDWAVE AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

IF ANYONE CAN TAKE DOWN THE QUINTS AND WAKE EVERYONE UP ITS MY BOY SOUNDWAVE I mean, assuming ripping the helmet off his head rather than waking him up normally didn’t totally screw him up

AHHH SOMEONE NEEDS TO SAVE RODDY

WHOA SOUNDWAVE YOU GOOD BUDDY??? OH NO....

“Something’s wrong with him...” “You mean more than normal?” SHUT UP DEADEND

LMAO HOT ROD STRAIGHT UP SLAPPED A QUINTESSON NICE

OH NO IM GETTING FLASHBACKS TO THE MOVIE

COURT!?!??? PLEASE SAY YOUR FAMOUS LINE RODDY

HEY CAN YOU GUYS STOP BEING BUTTS TO SOUNDWAVE

“There are an infinite amount of universes in the multiverse. The Quintessons judge which ones are worthy of existence” NICE NICE NICE NICE OMINOUS AND NICE

ARE WE GONNA GET TO SEE OTHER UNIVERSES???

WHOA WAIT WHAT SCIENTIST, MACCADAM WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

IS THIS GONNA BE THE CREEPY WHEELJACK WE SAW IN LIKE EPISODE 3 OF SEASON ONE???

You know I’m realizing the Titan thing doesn’t explain how Maccadam knows about the future, is HE from a different universe / future?? Has he already seen all of this happen before? Is HE the true Homura of this series?

RODIMUS STALLING TO ANNOY THE COURT NICE

Every time Roddy uses his flames I lose my mind in excitement

HEY DEADEND STOP BEING A BUTT TO SOUNDWAVE

HELL YEAH RIP ‘EM A NEW ONE SOUNDWAVE, SHOW THEM WHO’S BOSS

HEY CAN SOMEONE *PLEASE* SAVE HOT ROD

UH OH IS RIGHT RODDY

“I wish I was a jet” He’s not gonna jump is OH HE JUMPED

OH THANK GOODNESS WHIRL WAS THERE, THANK YOU WHIRL FOR BEING AWESOME

SOUNDWAVE!!!!!!!!!!!

 Episode 10

I saw Soundwave in the thumbnail and got UNREASONABLY excited

AHHHHHHHHHHH IS THIS GONNA BE THE RODDY AND SOUNDWAVE EPISODE I HEARD ABOUT?!?!??! PLEASE??? PLEASE???

Hot Rod is the ONLY bot who could appreciate Soundwave’s background music PLEASE let them get along or at least be amicable by the end of the episode that would be so frickin good

“The Masters of the Multiverse” man what a good title

I’m so glad Season 3 has been so Hot Rod=focused, HE DESERVES THE SPOTLIGHT

lmao I love that Soundwave and Roddy are both crossing their arms on opposite sides of the bar, guys please you’ve got bigger fish to fry

This is embarrassing but I was legitimately so distracted by how nice Soundwave’s legs looked in this scene I didn’t hear a single thing Roddy said and I had to rewind the episode l m a o.....

Soundwave: I know you’re no Optimus Prime Me: *MORTIFIED GASP* THAT’S A SORE SUBJECT DON’T BE MEAN!!!

SOUNDWAVE NO!!! NO FIGHTING

I KNEW IT I knew he was improperly removed!!!

THEY FRICKIN SLAPPED HIM ON THE CHEST TO FIX HIM LIKE HE”S AN OLD TV IM CACKLING

OH SHOOT they already tried doing something similar to Hound oof

SOUNDWAVE AT LEAST SHARE WHAT THE PLAN IS

OH SHOOT SOUNDWAVE GETS THINGS DONE

I can’t believe they came up with names / jobs for these things

Aw Roddy I’m sorry Soundwave’s overshadowing your leadership role :(

“Maybe they’re trading beauty secrets” DEADEND PLEASE

I hope Soundwave didn’t tell her to kill him

OH NO HE DID, CLOBBER NO

Clobber: *crying while trying to kill him* This hurts me more than it hurts you! Hot Rod: No, this hurts me more GUYS PLEASE

I briefly forgot DeadEnd was a Decepticon and was like “Wow you’re not worrying about Roddy getting his head beat in?? Really??”

Gosh Soundwave looks so cool

“The evil back-stabbing music box” omg

Hot Rod: That’s not how Autobots do things Dead End: Yeah but like, we aren’t. So can we kill him

SOUNDWAVE’S INTERROGATION STUFF IS SO COOL I mean it’s mean but that’s an interesting method

AHH HE SAID THE INFERIOR SUPERIOR THING

Who IS the scientist

Uh. ok what is that brain thing. I WAS ASSUMING THE SCIENTIST WAS A BOT BUT GUESS NOT

Episode 11

Gosh the backgrounds in this show are such a delight for the eyes

*GENTLE GASP* BABIES!!!!!!!! ARE ANY OF THEM SOUNDWAVE’S BABIES???

AW OMG SOUNDWAVE IS THERE HE’S CATCHING A CASSETTE OMG OMG.....OH MY GOSH....THERE ARE REAL TEARS IN MY EYES

But at the same time SOUNDWAVE YOU CANT JUST FRICKIN NAB A BIRD OUT OF THE AIR AND CALL IT YOURS

Oh well I guess he can lmao alrighty then

OH NO....BOTS ARE DYING....GUYS YOU’RE TAKING TOO LONG TO DO THIS

how on EARTH did that work

OHOHO just Hot Rod and Soundwave I hope they learn to trust each other a bit

I’m VERY worried they’re gonna kill off Laserbeak in this episode

ALRIGHT. WELL. THAT SCIENTIST ISNT FREAKY AT ALL.

OK SUPER FREAKY HE’S WAY TOO INTERESTED IN SOUNDWAVE FOR ME TO NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS HE SOUNDS LIKE A CREEPY COLLECTOR

‘‘A blue one...I don’t have a blue one yet’‘ UH OH UH OH!!!! OH PLEASE DONT HURT SOUNDWAVE CYBERVERSE WRITERS PLEASE!!!

DOES SOUNDWAVE KNOW THIS DUDE??? HOW ELSE DID SOUNDWAVE KNOW WHAT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR???

The fact that we can now SEE Laserbeak in his chest makes me worry we’re gonna lose her this episode 8(((

WHAT THE FRICK

ARE THESE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF SOUNDWAVE FROM DIFFERENT UNIVERSES??? ARE THESE JUST DIFFERENT BOTS THAT SHARE SOUNDWAVE’S ALT MODE???? IM SO DEEPLY WORRIED

“Why would he collect Soundwaves and not Hot Rods?” RODDY PLEASE THIS IS NOT THE TIME!!!!! That’s a very Hot Rod thing to focus on though lmao

I feel like the Cyberverse writers went “Hm, what would make Ana feel most anxious about her favorite character?” and then proceeded to write this episode exactly about that

Like, on the one hand: Good taste weird tentacle alien dude, on the other, GET YOUR MITTS OFF HIM

“When a judge finds a universe guilty, I like to keep a little...souvenir for myself” WOW THAT’S HALF WHAT I GUESSED BUT HE SAID THAT INFINITELY CREEPIER THAN I THOUGHT HE WOULD

HOT ROD PLEASE SAVE HIM FROM THE WEIRD TENTACLE MAN

I love how this team has exactly one braincell and none of the people currently on the other side of the door are in possession of it

“I keep telling myself I don’t have room for any more, but you would go so nicely right here” me @ me when I’m buying figurines tbh

That’s genuinely so upsetting, like if I were in Soundwave’s place I’d be pissed as HELL

OH BOY ARE WE GONNA HAVE A TOYSTORY 2 SCENARIO wrt THE “You’re damaged!” THING

“I’LL SHOW YOU DAMAGED” LMAO Roddy: *starts listing off all his traumas* Tentacle Dr.: Um,,

LET GO OF MY BOY!!!!

“A parade is the best you can come up with?” ASKING THE REAL QUESTIONS RODDY

HELL YEAH GET HIM SOUNDWAVE and thank goodness he got fixed. Hopefully the guy didn’t do anything weird to him

I KNEW THAT WAS TOO EASY WHY IS THIS DUDE SO FREAKY

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT”S FEEDING TIME

EW WHAT’S IN THERE

IM GONNA LEGITIMATELY CRY IF THEY KILL LASERBEAK PLEASE DONT KILL HIS BIRD

Why do the words “Laserbeak! Eject!” get me so emotional WHY AM I SO HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THIS CASSETTE TAPE AND BOOM BOX

DONT SHOOT LASERBEAK PLEASE

Ironic for Whirl to be the one to say “hold your fire”

Wow way to abandon Hot Rod and Soundwave

uH OH UH OH UH OH

Off-topic but tentacle dude’s voice sounds SO familiar I just can’t place it it’s a really good fit

OH SHOOT THEY”RE DRAINING THE ALL SPARK TOO

DO IT PERCY SAVE EVERYONE!!!!

Perceptor you are ADORABLE

PERCY YOU GOTTA SAY AUTOBOTS ROLL OUT

THERE WE GO OPTIMUS

Oh boy let’s see how Megatron reacts to Clobber interrupting him

Percy should just summon a hologram of Optimus, that would do it

YEAHHH THEY FREED EVERYONE!!!

DO IT GUYS!!! HEAT AND SOUND!!!!

CHROMIA!!! :D

FIST BUMP!!!!!

AND LASERBEAK IS OK!!!!

Uh oh spaghettio that doesn’t seem good

OH WOW YOU’RE REALLY GONNA END THE EPISODE THERE??? HECK I FORGET HOW SHORT THESE ARE

Not to sound predictable but I think that was the most interesting episodes of the season so far

Episode 12

Aw man the judge is still alive heck

MY BOYS!!! MY BOYS IN ONE ROOM TALKING TOGETHER AND NOT TRYING TO KILL EACH OTHER!!!

Optimus: We will work together to stop this Megatron: *half-hearted grumble of assent*

Bee please don’t reignite the war by bumping into people

LMAO WHY’S IT SOUND LIKE OPTIMUS JUST ASKED MEGATRON TO MARRY HIM

I love this they’re both like “frick this is so uncomfortable”

MEGATRON COME ON

HELL YEAH YOU TELL EM SOUNDWAVE nice teamwork!!!

KUP!!!! AND STRIKA!!!

LMAO THEY SHOVED THEM IN THE TRAINING SIM guys pls. I mean good effort but

Man can I just say it’s so nice seeing these two (especially Soundwave, the world’s most under-valued Decepticon ever) become respected leaders while getting time in the spotlight? I LOVE that!!!!

I should redraw this screenshot sometime

Bee and Arcee and Shadow Striker and Lockdown!! Such a good combo

OH MY GOSH HE SERIOUSLY DID A TOUCH REFERENCE

AHHHHHH SOUNDWAVE BACKED HIM UP WITH MUSIC, I KNEW THEY’D GET ALONG!!!! SALING YOU WERE SO RIGHT AHHHHH

I’D DIE FOR YOU TWO!!!!!!!!!!

TEAM SOUNDWAVE AND HOT ROD: THE ULTIMATE CAPTAINS!!!!

SKYWARP!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!

Life-or-death video games really do build friendships

WINDBLADE!!! :D

Aw man are you guys still really gonna wake up this Titan

Windblade: Did you guys ask Maccadam about this first Hot Rod: Oh absolutely he definitely said yes don’t worry about it Windblade: You sure? This dude seems like. Super evil Hot Rod: Nah it’ll be fine don’t even worry about it

THANK YOU RODDY for being the voice of reason for once

Maccadam: Now isn’t the time for this Titan, we need to save that for the season finale

Can’t believe they’re really dragging a bomb through the city

Ok so like. Where is Megatron during all of this. Are you seriously gonna sulk and miss this whole battle Megatron

Arcee with her machine gun is SO cute

Someone please shoot this shark dude and shut him up

AW THEY BROKE ARCEE’S MACHINE GUN :(

GET ‘IM WINDBLADE!!!

HEY MEGATRON OPTIMUS COULD REALLY USE A HAND HERE COME ON

WHOOPS so much for the bomb

OH AND EVERYONE ELSE I GUESS?? FORGOT THAT THE BOMB WOULD PROBABLY HIT THEM

WINDBLADE PLEASE BE CAREFUL

BEE FALLING AND RODDY IMMEDIATELY DROPPING DOWN TO SHIELD HIM, OH MAN THAT GOT ME HURTING SOMETHING FIERCE

HERE COMES IACONUS AND WINDBLADE

Man I hope we get to see Windblade and Starscream duke it out with Titans

THANK YOU FOR SAVING HER MACCADAM I WAS SO WORRIED

“I’ve lost too many cityspeakers this way” OH WOW THAT CONFESSION ACTUALLY LEGIT HURT....Mac how many times have city speakers tried controlling Iaconus? How many people have you seen die apart from the citizens of Iacon?

AW MAN BUMMER PLACE TO END IT ok let’s do a few more episodes after a quick break (I’m still SCREAMING over that Soundwave episode)