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[pathologicalreid]

Heyy dunno if this is something you’d consider writing but I just saw an edit of Spencer and it made me realize we don’t really go into how he essentially relapsed when he was drugged in Mexico and now I need to see this in writing I don’t necessarily have a prompt but something along the lines of just having a convo with him or comforting him? 🫶🏼

the ninth step | S.R.

spencer works to make amends after mexico, and he's starting with you

who? spencer reid x fem!reader category: angst; hurt/comfort content warnings: drug use, narcotics anonymous, spoilers for 2x15 "revelations", spoilers for 12x13 "spencer", substance use disorder, fiancee!reader, the ninth step is amends, a lot of crying, only a little proofread word count: 1.11k a/n: you say no prompt and i say free reign!!! i think about spencer in mexico all the time so thank you sooo much for this request!

The only time anyone could find Spencer Reid in a church was when he was in a meeting.

As usual, you waited out front on one of the benches, leaning your elbow on the iron armrest as you kept your notebook balanced on your thigh, scribbling notes down as you waited for Spencer to come out and meet you.

Members of his group left the church in staggered variations of people, some left together to get coffee after, some left alone, and one didn’t leave at all. A few of them acknowledged you as they passed, but no one mentioned your fiancé.

Once your car was the last one remaining in the parking lot, you slipped your notebook into your bag before hauling it over your shoulder and standing up. Wiping off the back of your jeans, you walked through the front doors, noting the way the stained-glass windows refracted the remaining sunlight on the linoleum floor.

Knowing the pathway, you walked over to the meeting room, a space reserved for youth groups, Sunday school, and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. With the space vacated, the only sound was the tapping of your shoes as you passed through the doorway, and just as you had assumed, Spencer was the only person remaining in the windowless room.

He didn’t move as you approached him, sticking your hands in your jeans pockets as you silently assessed the despondent look on his face. “How are you?” You asked softly, tilting your head to the side.

“I’m just sitting,” he mumbled, it wouldn’t have been intelligible if you didn’t have years of practice understanding him and his mumbles. His old NA group had disbanded years ago, and you were glad to find this one close to your apartment.

Nodding understandingly, you took one more step closer to him, “Can I sit with you?”

Brown eyes flickered up at you just then as he seemingly considered your offer, “Yeah.”

Looking around, you hooked your ankle around the leg of an empty, gray folding chair and dragged it across the floor until it was next to Spencer.  Setting your bag on the floor, you took your seat.

For a while, you sat in silence. For a while, that was enough.

After a couple of minutes, your silence was broken when Spencer finally moved, pressing the heels of his palms to his eyes, and your chest ached when slowly, his shoulders started to shake.

Getting out of your chair, you crouched in front of him, keeping your hands resting on your knees as you looked up at him, “Can I get you anything?” You asked, keeping your voice level as emotion threatened to take over.

You had known that today wasn’t going to be a good day from the moment Spencer asked you to drive him to the meeting. He asked you to take him because he was afraid that he wouldn’t make it there on his own, and at the time, you hadn’t even dared to consider the implications of what that meant for him.

Spencer’s hands fell to his lap, and you eyed him carefully as he took a deep breath. His eyes were bloodshot and watery as he looked at you just as intently – there was a dam built between the two of you, and there had been since he came home.

Things had changed. That much was clear to you ever since he came home to you and said the word out loud. A word that had seemed foreign in your household until it became a reality. You continuously had to remind yourself that you weren’t in this situation because of a decision he had made, you were here before of a choice that someone else had made for him.

It churned your stomach to see him knocked back down to day one. Six months later, you were here, in this denominational building, silently pleading with him to say something to you.

Holding your breath, Spencer reached his hands out, taking both of yours in his, “I’m so sorry.”

Your shoulders drooped. We don’t have to do this here, you wanted to tell him, but that’s not what he needed right now. Gently, you squeezed his hands in a comforting gesture, “I know you are, baby.”

“We…” he whispered, “Our lives should look a lot different right now.” He said, moving a finger and tapping the engagement ring on your left hand.

A previously planned wedding day had come and gone, Spencer had been in Millburn, and you spent the day on the couch in Emily’s office.

Refusing to disconnect your hands, Spencer wiped his face on his arm, the motion bringing a minuscule smile to your face. “I shouldn’t have gone to Mexico. I should’ve been more honest with you about where I had been going and what I was doing, and I know that now.”

You looked up at him, maintaining eye contact with him. He was trying to make amends with you.

“I know that there’s no amount of apologizing or groveling that can fully make up for everything you’ve lost because of me, but for as long as you keep having me, I’ll spend all of my days trying to make up for all of this,” he lamented, keeping his clammy hands clasped around yours. “Actions speak louder than words, that’s true, especially with amends, and… I’m trying.”

Spencer followed the NA handbook to the very finest minutiae, he stayed away from anything that his substance use disorder could cling onto, and as his voice broke and tears made pathways on his cheeks, you wanted to tell him that you saw him. You noticed every effort he made, but all you could do was cry in time with him.

Disconnecting your hands, he reached out and wiped away your tears before cupping both of your cheeks in his hands, “I’m never going to stop trying for you, Y/N.”

Your lips parted as you wandered the depths of your mind for something adequate to tell him, but nothing came out.

“All of the sacrifices that you’ve made in the name of the life that I messed up, I see them all. I think about them all the time and if there’s ever anything you need from me, just tell me, okay?” He implored, lifting your chin and gently guiding you up, pulling you toward him until you were sat with your legs perpendicular on his lap.

You let loose a shaky sigh, leaning your head and settling it on his shoulder, “Thank you,” you whispered, closing your eyes as he wrapped his arms around your torso, keeping you close to him.

[jgracie]

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Love Yuco sooo much I wanna give him a big ol' hug <3

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I know @eldritchnoms might not be active anymore since this ask was given to me almost a year ago, but I still felt like I needed to post it. I hope they are doing well and I'm sorry this took so long to make, but working on this has given me the motivation to start coming back to this blog and to continue making more nom art with Yuco and all of your favorite aliens

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[boyfridged]

You may have already mentioned this in some of your other metas, and I just missed it, so please ignore this if it's redundant.

Do you think Bruce is projecting onto Jason by pushing him as a Robin? Obviously, Jason wanted to be Robin and was excited about it, and Bruce let Jason do other things, but (if I'm not mistaken) before Tim came into play, solidifying the whole Batman needs a Robin/support to keep him upright, Bruce and Dick becoming Batman and Robin, in the beginning, was also sort of a coping mechanism.

I think there are a few examples of Bruce enabling this kind of mindset. Like in Gotham Knights #43–44 (sorry), every time Barbara brings up Jason's inner turmoil, Bruce refocuses on his ability as a Robin; similarly, when Jason finds out about Two-Face and his dad, he is hurt, and Bruce acknowledges that but then does the same thing, zeroing in on reassuring Jason that he made a mistake but is still a good Robin.

Like, Jason got it from Bruce, but he unintentionally encouraged that kind of thinking.

oh, i definitely think that bruce is projecting on jason and that it profoundly affected jay. and, while every single one of your observations is apt, i would add that what truly made it so tragic is that he projected his own worst traits on jason while being blind to the fact that jay already shared his best qualities.

tldr: bruce projects himself on jason in terms of grief (saying that jason needs vigilantism to work his grief through) and sees his own worst traits in jason (anger) but doesn't see his own best traits in jay (compassion, love, and sensitivity). ironically, jason does end up developing all of the (projected) worst characteristics of bruce (obsessiveness, and relentlessness in pursuit of the respective perceived idea of justice). this happens even though they were barely present in his early storylines, and only ever manifested when jason was scared or lost. later, they truly came to be because of his trauma relating to vigilantism.

and the long, long version, coming with panels and quotes: under the cut.

first i want to say that the following analysis focuses very specifically on bruce's mistakes, but i don't view the overall of jay's upbringing by bruce solely in these terms. from text it is also clear that bruce deeply loves and cares about jay, and that jay enjoys being robin. now that this is clear, let's get to particularities, and start with jay's origin story.

i truly never stop thinking about the significance of bruce meeting jay in the crime alley, the place of his parents' death. there's a lot to be said about it, but here the focus is, of course, on the fact that he sees a little boy, very much similar to himself, angry and hurt, in the same scenery that brought him so much grief. and jay in some ways does appear to be a mirror of bruce's own agonies, as well as a mirror of his own inclination for seeking justice; and somehow, bruce fixates on the first one, while almost completely dismissing the latter.

bruce looks at him and assumes that the remedy to jason's pain and anger is being robin; and he doesn't stop to think about it. (it has to be noted that there's also classism at play, classism that is mostly a result of writers' own beliefs – collins did state in a couple of interviews that that the motivation behind jason's background was to make his introduction into vigilantism seem less offensive, as jason has already been exposed to crime...)

i think, in this context, it's interesting to look at the two-face storyline even closer, and from the start too. in the beginning, bruce talks of jason's 'street' roots and assumes jay would go "down the same criminal road that took his father [willis] to an early death." he also talks of jason making a lot of progress. later, in batman #411, after jason learns that willis has been killed by two-face, bruce comments that jay "has never been like this...listless...almost pouting--"

this all, along with jay's cheerful and diligent behaviour from the previous issue builds an interesting picture for us: because we essentially learn that jay has been overall an unproblematic child. bruce, of course, attributes this "progress" to the training. however, for anyone else, the logical conclusion would be that jay's quick adjustment was simply a matter of finding himself in a safe and stable environment and receiving continuous support and attention from a parental figure. i find it rather questionable that jason's personality softened down because he had something to punch in the cave–– the more intuitive explanation is of course that he was angry and quick to fight when they first met because he couldn't afford anything else and because he was scared. but months later, in a loving home, he can allow himself to drop his guard; and his cocky attitude disappears until much later.

so the rather unsettling picture that we derive is that bruce is training jay to become a vigilante in order to "channel" his (nonvisible at this point) anger into something useful and just. and he clearly links this to his own trauma in batman #416 (that’s already starlin btw), in his conversation with dick, explaining why he took jay in: “he’s so full of anger and frustration… he reminds me of myself, just after my parents were killed.” bruce also mentions that soon after their first meeting, jason helped him and "handled himself well" in the fight, but he doesn't mention that jay has ran away from a crime "school" and intended to stop injustice on his own only because he was ignored.

the theme of bruce comparing jay to himself appears again in detective comics #574 (barr), where it is approached with a much more... critical look, thanks to leslie's presence and her skepticism of bruce's actions. after jason has suffered nearly fatal injuries at the hand of the mad hatter, bruce reminisces on his own trauma and motives. he tells leslie: "i didn't choose jason for my work. he was chosen by it...as i was chosen." leslie replies: "stop that! (...) you do this for yourself... you're still that little boy (...)" then, the conversation steers to the familiar ground and the topic of anger. in bruce's words, again: “i wanted to give jason an outlet for his rage…wanted him to expunge his anger and get on with his life…” and finishes "and instead, i may have killed him."

the recognition that bruce's projection on jason and involving him with his work might have fatal consequences is, as always, fast forgotten once jay wakes up and proclaims that he wants to continue his work as robin.

but to circle back, i think there's something else worth our attention, something deeply ironic, that is showcased in that issue: that bruce has no evidence for jay's "rage." when leslie talks of bruce's past, she recalls his tendencies to get into brutal fights at perceived injustice as early as in school; when bruce talks of jason, two pictures that are juxtaposed, are that of jason fighting as robin and jason... smiling, playing baseball.

so, in the early days of jason's training and work in the field, we see bruce talking of jason's anger a lot; but we barely see it.

that being said, jay is angry sometimes– and i think your observation about how bruce deals with it is incredibly interesting and accurate.

we first see jay truly and devastatingly angry in the two-face storyline. bruce focuses on jay's reaction as robin, which is, in fact, aggressive. but something that he barely addresses is that jason's first reaction is sleeping all day, and not beating anyone to a pulp; in fact, this vengeful instinct seems to arise only when he is put right in front of two-face. and his third instinct, once the rage (very quickly) dies down after the altercation with two-face, is crying, because bruce hid the truth about willis' death from him. jay, while crying, asks bruce: "you have taken me out into combat-- but you spare me this?" in response, bruce lectures jason about how grief inspires revenge, which is, again, deeply ironic, given that jay seeking out revenge seemed to be prompted and enabled solely by the role of robin. moreover, his question suggests that at this point he saw grief ("you spare me this") and fighting as two different things.

the final is, as you said, bruce focusing on making it into a lesson on vigilantism, or, in his own words, "tempering revenge into justice." personally, i think in this way bruce directs jason to bring his grief into the field as a powering force, something that he didn't necessarily have an own incentive to do. the flash of compartmentalisation between his ordinary life and being a sidekick that jay has shown by questioning bruce's decision is lost. emotions are now a robin thing, and they have an (informal) protocol, a moral code. and when jay is confronted with an emotionally exhausting case next – the garzonas case, i believe that the focus on "tempering revenge into justice" is exactly the problem– we don't see jay crying, we see him frantic about finding the solution. this, right there, is bruce's obsessiveness, that in my opinion, was developed in jay specifically as a result of how his engagement with vigilantism combines with his deep sensitivity.

and, needless to say, his sensitivity is all the same as that of bruce – they both can't stand looking at other people hurting, they both wear their hearts on their sleeve, caring way too much – the thing is, bruce never quite acknowledges how they are similar in this matter. instead, he focuses on his sparse bursts of anger, wanting to bring jason closure in his grief the only way he knows it – in a fight for a better world. so, as you said, he focuses on jason's ability as robin.

which just doesn't work for jason. at all. we know it from how his robin run comes to an end: in the first issue of a death in the family (batman #426) alfred informs: “i’ve come upon him, several times, looking at that battered old photograph of his mother and father, crying.”  to that, bruce contends: “in other words, i may have started jason as robin before he had a chance to come to grips with his parents deaths.” he also tells jay that the field is not a place for someone who is hurting; a message that is the opposite of what he's been saying for years now, and something that i imagine was difficult for bruce to conceptualise, because then he would have to question his own unhealthy tendencies. it's a bit late to come to this realisation; bruce's self-projection that caused him to worry so much about jay's anger has already turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy that will fully manifest itself in utrh, when jason does the only thing he was taught to do with grief: try to channel it into justice.

[good-beanswrites]

Same Lights, Camera, Sing Your Sins anon here (you know if I'm gonna keep sending anon asks because of ideas, I need a shorter name...) Glad they're getting time to cool off on what happened during the trial. This project is hard on them all QvQ

Okay another thought! While working on the Trial 2 MVs, you think the prisoners get to watch everyone's first MVs? Like, maybe praise how each video looks ("Oh my gosh, Amane you look amazing!"), making comments with Jackalope's artistic choices (Shidou's flower mummy) and how stiff some of the prisoners look ("Fuuta you're walking like a tinman." "Shut up!"), some singing along to songs they've overheard earlier (Kotoko singing Weakness), and...er...shirtless Mikoto ("Amane don't look!"). Idk, this makes their filming for the next MVs sound more fun as they hang out.

Hello again!! omg Thank You for sharing once again, I’m obsessed with that 🥺🥺🥺 That's so wonderful picturing a little movie night... (And yes, feel free to pick a name :D else I will dub thee 🎬 next time given the theme lmao)

Okay so my original idea was that those first videos were actually watched on the down-low. There were a few days of nothing going on while the prisoners debriefed, made plans, and communicated their song ideas to the writers to start working with. (Minor detail but I think they’re cut off from the world still, no internet access though they can exchange a few messages/visits with family). They do, however, get access to the others’ T1 videos on their phones/ facility computers. Everyone gave permission to watch them, but there’s a bit of hesitancy. They haven’t started filming their new videos yet, so no one has gotten a look that deep into anyone else’s hearts. Just because they’re closer in this au doesn’t make them better communicators -- there’s still a lot that’s been left unsaid regarding near-murders and their true selves. So they only watch them in secret out of respect.

Haruka hides under the covers to watch After Pain on loop late into the night (going “she’s just like me fr”). Fuuta doesn’t care much for the others’ songs but tries to decipher the crimes as best as he can. He probably gets one stuck in his head the next few days that he finds really embarrassing. Mahiru gets very emotional over the other lovers, doing a poor job of hiding her sympathy toward Yuno, Shidou, and Kazui in the following days. Kazui is embarrassed to watch Throw Down so often, but Shidou is such a subtle man and it’s nice to see a more open side to him (who admits to lying as well). Amane takes a while to watch them -- they’re videos supporting murder and sin, after all -- but once she convinces herself it’s to help the experiment, she allows herself to enjoy  them. Kotoko does the same as Fuuta but jumps straight into Fandom Mode and starts taking notes and analyzing the others’ videos. She keeps a secret folder on her phone of theories and symbolism and screenshots for reference. 

HOWEVER

You have opened my eyes to Milgram Movie Night 👁️👁️

Everyone realizes they’re going to need to get comfortable with a lot of personal info really quickly, since T2 filming starts in a few days. Rather than Jackalope’s suggestion of undergoing a painful group circle talk, they go with Mikoto’s idea to all sit down to watch the videos together. This keeps the atmosphere up while they watch, allowing for many compliments and encouragement. It also lets the singer defend things in their video if they see fit, though most let it speak for itself. (Fuuta: “ah, back when I was a menace online.” “You’re still like that Fuuta.” “I’m a changed man!” “You got one guilty verdict and nothing’s even happened yet.”)

I love all of those reactions so much ahhhh! Amane getting showered in compliments like she deserves. Honestly, all of them getting showered in complements because it's what they deserve ;-; Playful teasing getting thrown around for everyone. Not even Jackalope is safe from their heckling (see: Throw Down flower person), and he's not even there to defend himself. There’s lots of blushing and eye covering during MeMe. And a singalong aspect!! I don’t know I didn’t think to incorporate that into the fic so far -- there’s nothing quite like heckling your friend onstage by echoing their lines really loud from the wings asdfsdfsd. Mikoto recognizes the video game from Fuuta’s and makes his whole day. Mahiru and Shidou realize they have both flowers and food in common, and get to talking. All at once, everything clicks into place for why Amane hated Shidou him so much.

I'm also realizing Kazui would have a Moment TM while seeing all the prisoners talking so comfortably about their deepest selves and struggles. I don't think he'd break down and open up just yet, but I bet it's be a pretty big change of heart for him to see such honesty/vulnerability...

Plus, most of my original ideas can still stand after the fact! There's no shame in seeing too much personal info about another prisoner, the only shame comes from just how many time the video was looped in private lmao

[recorded-anew]

Hello I made fanart for this au because i liked it a lot!! I hope you like it :]

My first thought at hearing the lore for Elias was just “so basically. What you’re saying is. He’s like Odin.” Also some propoganda for the Fairchild & Rayner swap

!!! HOLY SHIT !!!

thank you, so much, this is SO cool and i adore it SO much

I love your designs for Maxwell and Simon, would you mind if we actually used those?

I love that you drew Elias in the Mental Breakdown outfit. 10/10. Amazing work

The Elias and Odin parallel is SO funny and now that I'm thinking about it more you aren't wrong, that kinda is the vibe.

anyway im going to be staring at this for the next 3 hours thank you so much oh my goooddddddd

[waterfallofspace]

🤧,🌸,😭, 😞 for fukuzawa if you'd like!! Your headcanons are amazing btw I'm loving all of them sm

Hello, aw thanks~ Glad you're enjoying!! And thank you for the ask! ~From This Ask Game~ Dropped under cut since it's a bit long (I'm so sorry haha~)~~

Wanna add quickly too- hcs for me are so fun, but also definitely not set in stone, and if anyone (or even me a lot of the time) have any other ideas for them, I'm always thrilled to see that side for them too!! I'm a believer in 'if you wanna, then do' when it comes to snz/hc content~ doesn't have to be consistent, long as it's entertaining and well done! that said, here's the hcs!

~~~~~ 🤧: What does their sneeze sound like? (Description, spelling, or both!) A bit rough, not rapid, but definitely fast paced. Not insanely harsh, but using a lot of his voice. Something like "rshhh'oo-! errshhh- eshh- krsshhh- ak'rshhhoo-! yierrshhh'oo-!"

🌸: Are they allergic to any kind of plants? Flowers, weeds, trees? If yes, how bad are their allergies to those plants?

Hmm, I think yes. Personally I'd say flowers, specifically some dainty ones that just... wreck him. Tough man brought down by smol flowers. But he still loves them, and honestly, he kinda loves that they wreck him so bad, makes him feel a bit softer. (because they do. He's reduced to a mess, eyes streaming, nose running, sneezing, whole shebang~)

😭: When they’re sick, do they try to downplay their symptoms, or do they treat every little cold like the plague? Do they whine a lot, or do they complain quietly or even just in their head?

Absolutely the 'suffer in silence' type. Denies it until the very end, only admits it when he has to (if he risks hurting the missions, or if he needs to convince someone else to go home too~) . Though, I do think he complains in his own head, but only lightly, and only if it's extremely bad, or someone is making it worse <3 (cough ranpo cough)

😔: What are their “tells” when they’re not feeling their best? Do they sleep more or less? Do they become easily irritated, aggressive, snap at little things? Or do they withdraw and become quieter, cry at the drop of a hat, stay in the background? What’s the one surefire way that one of their loved ones would be able to tell that they’re sick?

I think there's two answers to this. His 'tells' that anyone who knows him would be able to see, and his tells that only Ranpo (and mayyybe Mori in certain fics/situations) can see.

Normal Tells: He'll be quieter, even then normal, constantly clearing his throat when he's speaking. You'll find him falling asleep on his desk, or closing his eyes when he's standing. Withdraws from people/situations.

Ranpo - Mori Only Tells: He does a certain crinkle with his eyes that's a surefire way to tell he has a headache. Moves his hands in certain ways to show that he's resisting the urge to touch his nose. Has little scrunch lines that appear around the bridge of his nose from trying to hold back.

[fabulouslygaybean]

a friend of mine kept making weird as shit comments about trans bodies during lunch and i tried to ignore it at the time because it really wasn't that bad but now im fucking angry and it's so stupid

[mymarifae]

hi ur akty fic changed my life btw. i cried multiple times reading it (talking ab what’s a little kiss btwn bros)

followed it when it was starting, thought it’d be goofy., it was goofy but it was also so much more Ough i love shinonome akito ……. was rereading it and got reminded of how utterly insane it made me feel (a good thing. that is a good thing)

so, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!! please do not stop writing. you make wonderful things

AAAHHHH i'm so happy you enjoyed it !!!! :') thank you so, so much 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 and i don't plan on stopping writing any time soon, don't worry! >:) i have lots and lots of stories up in my brain... and i can't wait to tell them. i hope they'll continue to make everyone smile

[arklay]

pls give me any of the ewskers you are willing to share <3

wip title meme ♡

— when you break a man’s finger for insulting your wife

can't believe no one was curious about this one smh i love when men are insane about their wives but that's okay. so, this happens once they've settled back into the organisation, and some context here is that diana is not well-liked back there. like, not at all. even though she is a key figure in the bioweapons research there, and her position is high up, she may be respected for that, but she is still regarded with a lot of hostility by agents in the company

so, they are in the main hall, where there are a lot of people present, and this guy walks past them and purposefully bumps into diana while calling her something very not nice under his breath. people side-eye her, but as always, she just ignores it and continues walking. wesker, on the other hand, does not

he instantly picks this guy up by his throat with ease and pins him to the nearest wall before saying in the calmest, most collected voice, "i believe you owe her an apology" and diana is standing there like… so, those things you would casually say about protecting me which would be horrifying to most people were definitely not a joke… interesting. this guy tears his eyes from wesker to look over at her before scoffing and saying in this mocking tone that he sees she has a bodyguard now. not a very wise choice on this guy's part

wesker reaches down with the hand not holding this guys throat, which he's been gently squeezing ever so slightly, and he breaks this agent's trigger finger while tilting his head slightly to watch his reaction. the groan and yelp were nice, but not what he wanted. he wished to make this guy scream in agony for ever speaking to diana in such a way, but all he does is remain graceful about it all, and he repeats himself, saying it would be wise for him to apologise or he might end up with more broken fingers, and oh, he wouldn't be very useful then, now would he?

i will not lie to you, this whole display really turns diana on. like, i'm sorry, but that makes her so woozy. but, he only tightens his grip on this guy's neck, testing him, while everyone in the hall watches this unfold. further context here, this agent was a friend of her ex-husband's and there were a lot of rumours that circulated about what happened to him, even though nothing could implicate her, but they all knew how he had made a fool of her, and as ruthless as she is, they wouldn't have been surprised if she offed him, but this all only added to the insults she would receive

this guy finally realises this isn't an empty threat when it gets very hard to breathe, so he weakly mutters something out. wesker turns his head and puts a hand up to his ear, as if to say 'what was that?' while lessening his grip on the man's throat, and he gasps loudly for breath, which makes wesker roll his eyes (fed up lmao). his eyes dart between the two of them before he apologises to diana, and wesker glances over at her before shaking his head, saying that wasn't good enough, so he gets this guy to plead for her forgiveness, and it's such a satisfying sight for diana

wesker lets him go and he stumbles away while holding his neck and gasping some more, then wesker looks back at her properly and the way her eyes have darkened amuses him far too much. but there is also this… appreciation behind it which catches him off guard, and he wonders how often this sort of thing happens. and yes, she may or may not have walked closer to him and whispered in his ear for him to meet her in her lab in a few before walking away, and he delights in how people in the hall can't even look at him

[jackienautism]

hey, you dont have to respond to this or anything, but i just wanted to say that the way you comment on artwork in the tags is genuinely so nice and it makes me happy everytime i see it💕

AWH IM GLAD !!!!!! that’s what i’m here for :] i don’t do what i do for praise or anything of course, since it’s fun to just Be Nice (esp to other artists!!!!), but this made me smile so thank u !

also i had no idea that you could color the text of asks :o that’s so cool

[ruvviks]

🖋 + twitch!

oc asks!

twitch is a freelance techie who is mostly just here to cause problems on purpose >:^) they're a package deal with teo, their bestie and partner in crime, and they're a side character in cassidy's story

twitch has always had a knack for technology and after finishing high school a year early they went to study computer science! ended up with a master in robotics as well and very quickly found a job at a local tech shop where they spent most of their time tinkering and fixing up people's old and broken devices

i don't have the timeline for them set in stone in my brain but i do know that at some point they went to work for netwatch for a while after they got a job offer from them following a repair job they did there. twitch initially thought it would look good on their portfolio but there wasn't much there to do for them?? so they ended up having to do netrunning jobs a lot more than they had hoped for which eventually caused them to quit and go back to their old job. during their time at netwatch they worked together with aubrey for a while :)

nowadays, twitch still works at the tech shop but also spends a lot of time helping around the cobras gang base whenever seb and cassidy need any help :) they also end up working for aubrey at some point later in the timeline to help out with some netrunner stuff at the club for whenever he himself isn't available

most of the time, though, they go ghost hunting with teo >:^) it isn't as much ghost hunting, very often it's literally just a gas leak i mean. it's night city LMAO but i've also been spinning the idea around of like, lingering presence of people who've been in the net and died there?? if that makes sense??? since the net connects everything together and it's a space netrunners use for hacking and stuff i feel like it could interact with reality in such a way that Would make it seem like there's ghosts around. but it's not ghosts. but it's Something. idk i like that idea so i've been toying around with that a little bit and teo and twitch are ONTO SOMETHING ALRIGHT but also nobody ever believes them. which is even funnier to me

[latinokaeya-moving]

everytime. everytime i talk abt finding the whole immortality dilemma a lil funny/Personally trite bc i’ve very desperately wished i was immortal since i was like. 12 years old. i’ve gotten ppl trying to explain why immortality is narratively treated as a bad thing that has many downsides actually as if i haven’t heard the argument of “but you’ll outlive everyone you know🥺” before and just straight up don’t care that much abt it 😭

when i was watching iwtv this weekend w my cousin i brought it up bc obviously vampires r always talking abt the gift/curse of immortality n when i rolled my eyes n jokingly was like immortality rocks actually she very stiffly was like “you just say that bc you haven’t lost someone yet” and like yeah i guess that’s true but also i think you severely underestimate how much i fear my human mortality lol

[simgerale]

I just read through the whole of the Branham legacy and I would sell my soul for more ! They're all so adorable!!

AAAAAAWEE!!! really???? that's SO much of your time, i'm sorry 😔 but also 😚💛 don't sell your soul!!!! here, i'll give you a sneak peak of what will eventually be apart of the next post asdasncahdudhci

[samboverse]

tell me about ur ocs. especially the one w the pink hair n the good fashion. please

aww im so glad ur interested!! this makes me a little giddy ngl

adding stuff below bc this ended up being longer than i thought

okok so! before i get into anything, i need to specify that (like anyone with 100+ ocs) a lot of my ocs' stories branch out differently.

The story Harper (the fashionable pink haired one) is in usually focuses on this guy

his name is Richard Chatham :] he is more or less the "protag" of this story.

He's 7 years older than Harper but they've known each other since childhood. They used to be neighbours and became friends quickly :] he's like a big brother to her.

Now--Harper herself. She's 19, uses she/her, and is a second year architecture student. She's half Sudanese from her mom's side, Japanese from her dad's, and has lived in the UK most of her life. She also has a twin brother who she fights with every 5 minutes (hi Harrison).

Personality wise, she's a very expressive person :] she isn't scared of showing her anger, sadness, excitement, etc. She also isn't scared of calling out someone's flaws in front of them (which usually doesn't end well, but that never stopped her). I think these descriptions aren't good enough though dlfkhjdoksg so I'll just send this desc I wrote for her two years ago

'She usually has a "cutesy" persona on when in public, having herself be overly friendly, although it's usually only towards those she views as potential friends or acquaintances. She's easily annoyed, too, and is pretty hot-headed, even when she tries not to be. Her anger, however, is something that leaves easily, especially when her attention focuses on an interest or, well, anything cute.'

'She always makes sure she looks her best whenever she's outside, as--to her--appearance is a big descriptor of personality. It's because of that thought process that she automatically dislikes anyone whose appearance is a disheveled mess.'

For her backstory, she lived a regular life. The biggest highlight was when she ended up in a car crash with her dad when she was five (he didn't survive #rip).

She used to be close to her dad and still owns a few of the clothes he wore. In fact, her fashion taste was inspired by him :] he was a hugeee lover of pink and cutesy stuff and wanted to let his daughter dress up in clothes he knew he'd never have the chance to wear. I think her attachment to the style could be her own way of remembering him too.

For current story. Well. I will be honest with u, I still don't know what the current story should even be (yes I've had these ocs for years yes idk what their story should be). It would probably involve her discovery of her own sexuality + acceptance of the past and focusing on the future of some sort. Also her learning to stop judging others for surface level stuff and actually forming new bonds :DD but for now though... my brain is empty

Little extra facts also:

She has a pet rabbit (named Yuki)

Cosplays as a hobby

Her favourite anime is Tokyo Mew Mew :]

Allergic to strawberries (she will forever curse her immune system for this)

Terrible at singing (she'll never accept this though)

also, have this two year old doodle of her that i still like :]

[breitzbachbea]

14 and 20, SicIre for that ask game 🥰

Jay, I am giving you a big, fat kiss on your aussie lips for this one!!!

Obligatory OTP Asks

14. How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash?

They're a "Cast in the same mold" kind of ship, so very alike at their core. Much like FrUK, they share the same sort of pride, even though in Harry & Michele's case it's not the pride of someone who feels they're destined for greatness. It's the pride of a survivor, a fire to keep them going at all.

They can both be calming anchors for each other, but Harry is often also a cheerleader for Michele's righteous anger. In general, they're often alike to each other and switch roles - Harry takes the initiative a lot of them time, more forcefully than Michele who is happy to be dragged along. Yet there are also often occassions where Michele steadfastly marches ahead and Harry trusts his judgement. Michele likes to be coddled and Harry likes to be a coddler to his wonderful boyfriend. Both of them like to make snide remarks about the ones who wronged them and can entertain themselves all day long with it.

In the Hetaverse, I think they're also on the same page on how to treat the people around them (Michele can listen to Harry bitch about his siblings 90342 hours a day and Get It), but in LFLS, Michele is much more sincerely affectionate with his friends and family, whereass Harry and the ones around him show love by relentless mocking. No matter the universe however, Michele will let Harry & his sister/siblings over his dead body into his kitchen and has to remind himself again and again that he loves Harry soooo much and that he's got an fantastic arse, even if he sets spaghetti on fire. Michele is also much less of a daredevil than Harry and his blatant disregard for his own safety or making a good figure in public has cost Michele a few nerves, Harry in turn doesn't understand Michele's preoccupation with making a good figure.

But no, overall, they may shake their heads over each other's behaviour, but they rarely clash due to personality. They fit together like puzzle pieces! So different on the surface and so alike underneath!

20. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

Only one?! I have a whole playlist on Spotify!

Honorary mentions go out to Close to Heaven by Breaking Benjamin & Ist Da Jemand? by Broilers. The first one is such a great end to the playlist and their relationship in LFLS. The doomed devotion! The absolute, undying and unwavering DEVOTION! "So I'll stay unforgiven ... and I'll keep love together ... and I'll be yours forever!" Ist Da Jemand? is the perfect song to start the playlist, because it's a soulmate song, but not in the "meant to be together forever way". It's about "There's someone out there who ticks like you. You both know there is someone who's feeling the same as you - Doesn't matter if you have a lot common on the surface. You'll find each other and brave the world together, whether for only one night or a whole life."

BUT! If I have to pick one song, I'll pick "The Last Of The Real Ones" by Fall Out Boy. It suits them so perfectly! Again, the devotion! The mutual understanding on a fundamental level! They really do think the other is the last of a kind, of their kind - the last in which the same fire burns, with who one can sit in comfortable silence over complicated matters, because even though their past was spent apart, it was filled with similiar experiences. And there's no need to open up old wounds for a better future.