#the thing is that they are not unstoppable force meets immovable object they r unstoppable force

[cream-and-tea]

the thing about danny and apollinaire’s relationship that is vital to understanding burn the stars is that making those two fall in love was the worst thing i could’ve done to either of them

[yes-prisoner]

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[riririnnnn]

-> Multi-talented:

@soleilonthesun giving a heartfelt speech after receiving her 237th oscar award for her outstanding movies. According to sources, she writes her scripts on an average time of 14 minutes and was just 10 months old when she directed her first film. Reporting isn't the only thing she is talented in!

-> Trauma Bonding:

(L -> R) @riririnnnn, @galaxynajma and @luvingshidou in the hospital after getting their craniums C R O N C H E D by @getosugurusbangs's girlfriend, Alexis Ness. This traumatic incident has brought these members even closer to eachother. They reportedly raced in a wheelchair around the hallways of the hospital and the tire marks are said to be preserved and converted to a historical landmark to honour Girlfriend FC!

-> Beauty with brain:

@satosuguhastakenovermylife working in her glam laboratory. She played a key role in breaking Aiku's curse and saving her team's members' lives. Insiders say that she has refused 30 Nobel Peace Prizes till now because she wants to remain humble. She also provides regular lectures for the lecturers in Harvard University.

-> Beauty with brawn:

After @luvingshidou's epic fights with the aliens from outer space, she realised her true power and entered the world of kickboxing and WWE. Since that day, she has won over 451 matches and has been awarded 233 title belts. Legends say that she have been seen fighting bears in the forest with her bare hands.

-> GAS GAS GAS‼️:

While trying to pick up her daughter, @bueris, @hooudie212 learnt about her phenomenal driving skills. Since that day, she has been racing. She has won 341 street races and 179 F1 races. She is rumoured to launch her own car company and according to sources, her cars achieve a max speed of 981 m/s and can withstand a meteo's direct hit.

-> Happily ever after:

@someprettyname with her lover, Chigiri Hyoma. After her break up with her previous long-term lover, she didn't have any hopes for love, but then Chigiri Hyoma entered her life and showered her with love that she deserves. Girlfriend FC wishes this new couple a very long happy life together!!

-> Battle of worthy one:

(L -> R) The legendary battle between @merlucide and @riririnnnn for the worthy one of @licoririce's kisses. The battle is live streamed with 10B+ viewers currently. People are streaming on multiple devices to see multiple angles. Folklore says that @riririnnnn has never lost a battle against a challenger and @merlucide has never lost a battle she challenged—truly an immovable object meeting an unstoppable force!

-> Unhand me, Mortal!:

Usagi Isagi, a bunny adopted by @blue-thief. Bunny whisperers have claimed that Usagi Isagi is planning to take over the whole world! But for now, he spends his day cheering for Girlfriend FC. He has been recorded jumping up and down out of happiness whenever @blue-thief scores a goal.

-> Eepy:

Kitty Kaiser, a kitten rescued from a dumpster by @galaxynajma. @riririnnnn claims that he ate all the dirt from her garden and left big holes where her twin, @bueris, fell down. However, for now, he sleeps without a worry in the world!

That's it for now!

Hope we'll have more lore, I want to add other members too in our treasured memories.

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - November 5th

Welcome back! I didn’t read as much as I wanted this week, but there’s some delicious stories here. 

***Marks my recent favorites 

~*~ 

An Obeisance to Faults by drifloon

When Tony was little, he hated Cap because he stole Howard’s attention and affection. Captain America was gone, even Tony knew that, but he was right here—dad, don’t you see?

Cap became the standard Howard held him to, and that was the source of Tony’s resentment as he grew older, but eventually—

Eventually, he hated Cap because he looked at Steve Rogers and found himself lacking.

I adore when Tony’s self loathing comes out as aggression towards Steve until he figures out WHY he’s being so dumb. 

in another life (you and i) by isozyme for Kiyaar

It’s a man, half-clad in silver armor. His face is covered by an angular mask, eyes glowing blue slits. The suit is a sick frankenstein of Captain America and Iron Man. Tony raises his palms, readying a repulsor blast.

The man opposite him raises a red-gloved hand which, like a terrible mirror, bears an identical repulsor.

The Civil Warrior makes it to Earth-616 six months too late.

This is so sad. Lovely and so sad. 

moonlit horizons by msermesth 

Tony doesn't believe in magic, but that hasn't stopped Timely's latest visitor from making him an offer he won't refuse.

Ironsides by copperbadge

Antonia Carter Stark takes no shit and no prisoners.

I love this whole fic--female Tony fic is hard to do well and still hit the right note on personality and this is just--flawless. 

I'm in the habit of having what I don't want by wobblyheadeddollcaper

Toni Stark, unstoppable force, meets Steve Rogers, immovable object. It's not love at first sight.

"She'd been prepared to like Bruce since she'd first read his scientific papers. It's a pleasant surprise to find out Clint's been hiding a deadpan sense of humour. Natasha – well, she'd always had a thing for wickedly competent redheads in impractical shoes (see Potts, Pepper) so that works. Thor is just really fucking fun. Captain Steve Rogers is... not."

Another female!Toni fic that’s just super well done--I especially love the relationship between Toni and Natasha. 

Love in every word you say by AkikoFumi

Steve makes a very precious discovery: Tony blushes at almost everything he does or says to him.

So soft and fluffy. 

Brinkmanship by Mollyamory (Molly), Speranza

Robots from the future appear, but only Steve can see them. They thank him for their creation. Then Tony starts seeing them.

I love the playing with time and the way Tony and Steve are brought together. 

your tender touch by Perlmutt 

After the battle against the Chitauri, Tony comes crashing into Steve's life, wonderful and amazing Tony, and Steve falls for him so hard that he can't put it into words.

And Steve feels like a mammoth in the wrong century. It's up to Tony to show him how wonderful love looks on him

Speak Now by iam93percentstardust

Don't say yes, run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait, or say a single vow

Your time is running out, and they said, "Speak now"

~

“You don’t have to do this,” he says, reluctantly passing Steve his cufflinks when he holds his hand out for them.

“I know, Tony,” Steve sighs, his refrain as old as Tony’s by this point. “You’ve said that before.”

“And I mean it! It’s not too late to turn around and run away. I’ll meet you at the back of the church; we can take the limo, leave Bucky that ridiculous convertible. You don’t have to do this.”

I am a huge sucker for song fic and this was so we done. 

The Center Of My Universe by KandiSheek

Steve and Tony get hit with a spell that makes them each other's center of gravity. And not in the fun way.

Whoever came up with this curse has a prime spot on Tony's shit list for at least the next decade.

Fresh Start by Annie D (scaramouche)

Everyone can see that Tony and Steve like each other, yet Tony inexplicably turned Steve down. Tony has his reasons, though.

sweet nothing by ohjustpeachy

He would happily spend the rest of his life being surprised by the quiet kindness of Steve Rogers, by the way he gives love in a thousand small, perfect ways every single day, seemingly without a second thought, the kind of love Tony never imagined himself deserving of.

Or, 5 times Tony was caught off guard by his perfect boyfriend.

Steve Rogers Versus The Multiverse by copperbadge

Agent Steve Rogers, callsign Nomad, has been pushed through a dimensional wall. Fortunately there are a couple of Tonys to set things right...

Knock You Down A Peg by KandiSheek

Steve couldn't be happier with his relationship, but he does sometimes miss the feeling of getting fucked. Toni takes it upon herself to blow his mind with a strap-on.

running home (to your sweet nothings) by himboplantdad

i am so sorry for this (no i'm not).

stay tuned for more tswift lyric-based fics because midnights has me in a CHOKEHOLD

I love this fic. I just. Song fics have my whole heart. 

the symphony played when you told me your name by meidui

Tony returns the stones and goes back in time.

The day he goes toe to toe with Steve on the Helicarrier. No, that's too late. The night he lands in a flash of red and gold next to Steve in Germany—no, earlier, earlier. One of the many days Steve wanders down the streets of New York carrying his insurmountable grief, sits alone in his apartment with the shutters drawn as he watches old videos and pages through old personnel files— No, no. Earlier.

The day they pull Steve out of the Arctic.

all that you ever wanted from me (was sweet nothing) by meidui

Steve's not sure he’s ready to hear it from Tony, the same things his ex used to tell him. He’s twenty-four now and he still hasn’t outgrown the kid who dragged his body out of bed at dawn and worked himself to the bones to afford a seat inside a studio classroom.

Tony won’t want to be with that kid.

It's so soft.

[barrenclan]

i have come once again!!

WOOOO DEEPDARK IN CANON NAME DROP!!!! THERE HE IS!! HE’S HERE!!! I wonder if Coromantpaw was just watching because it reminded him of Deepdark, but it doesn’t seem like he’d be watching that long if he was. It makes me feel like maybe that deer has connections to Deepdark..?

The issue starts with ‘a week ago’ and that makes me curious about how long the issues are in between in canon. I assume it’s not weekly like in the real world?

time for the gay. THEY INTERACTED!! CORMORANTPAW SEEMED INTERESTED IN WHAT PINEPAW HAD TO SAY!! sure it could be for not the happiest reasons which is a possibly with him but until thats confirmed they r infodump x listening to infodump frfr. i’m so happy they’re such silly kitties such sweeties. mean the world to me. let pinepaw infodump the sonic the hedgehog lore to cormorantpaw

another thing, is the always-starving sickness pinepaw mentions a real sickness, just with a different cat given name? or is it something kinda made up for the story?

pinepaw and the forgotten world for the win. lives in my brain rent free

YAY! I love your post-issue asks.

Finally get to name drop Deepdark!! Very exciting. The deer may or may not have some connections to Deepdark, but Cormorantpaw was mostly just watching because he hadn't seen a deer in a very long time - they're not too common in BarrenClan territory, because of wasteland-related reasons.

Yeah, I like to imagine that anywhere from a couple days to a week passes between each issue, depending on what events are happening in them. They're not one after the other, at least.

I've SO been waiting for a real conversation between Pine and Cormorant. It's an unstoppable force meets immovable object kind of dynamic right now, haha.

Yep, it's based on a real-world disease! I believe I talked about it in the description of the issue, but it's called Chronic Wasting Disease/Disorder. It is a real sickness that mostly affects deer and livestock, but can spread to domestic animals.

Glad to hear you're still enjoying the comic :>

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Do you have any recs where Sirius thinks Remus doesn't like him or hate him, but truly it's simply Remus putting his foot in his mouth every time he's near Sirius bc he likes him? It's weirdly specific, I know, sorry for that, but I saw that dynamic in 'The King I Could Become' and I realized I really liked it? So if you have anything that fits that, ty so, so much, but if you can't manage to find it, that's ok too, ty for trying anyway

Hello friend! Wasn’t that fic great? The awkward communication brings both laughter and sympathy for poor Remus. This is a tricky theme to search for, but there are a few fics that the Librarian remembers below. Suggestions for both Remus and Sirius are listed, just in case you’re in the mood for either, as well as link to the Royal fic rec list where your fic was first listed. 

Hope you find something on here to satisfy your craving, and thanks so much for your patience!

Awkward Communication Wolfstar Fics

-Embarrassing Remus-

*fic mentioned in ask 

The King I Could Become by @randoyoyo Prince Sirius of Nox has one thing he cannot stand. Or rather it should be said, one person. Prince Remus of Lupos. They had never gotten along well, though their kingdoms are close allies, but a disturbance in the lands has brought them together on a quest. They'll be able to take down this threat...if they can survive each other's presence first.

I Am A Mess Around You by Miss_Bennet

Modern Setting AU - Remus finds out that a hot, beautiful man just moved into his building. But for some reason, every time they meet a disaster strikes and Remus makes a complete fool of himself. Why can't he act like a sensible person around this handsome young man?

Totally Tropical Remus tries to get a Job by Wildflame

After drunken shenanigans took place on an early morning tube, Remus rocks up to a job interview expecting no repercussions for his previous bad behaviour. He is, of course, wrong. (This work is part of a collection of humorous fics you can find here.)

Of Bookshelves and Baby Carriers by @poppunkpadfoot

The customer standing in front of him is quite possibly the most beautiful man Remus has ever seen. Like, he looks like a model or something. He has long, black hair, flattened by water, and just the slightest amount of scruff on his face, and…And a baby strapped to his chest.Okay.

Remus Discovers Burritos by @elanev91 Remus Lupin, PhD has just moved across the country to start a new job at a university in Southern California. He's got quite enough on his plate already, thank you, but the universe decides that he needs to navigate feelings for a certain leather jacket-wearing department manager, too. Title has no significance, but it's prof-r's birthday so they get what they want

Hot Stuff (TM) by @artymakeart

Remus Lupin is a good man and nearly dies because of Hot Stuff (TM).

-Embarrassing Sirius-

Lost in Translation by Phiso

Sirius Black is a traveler who enjoys a challenge. Little does he know when he boards a ship to Newfoundland, he'll find his toughest challenge in a crew member called Remus Lupin.

Black's Anatomy by @tonftyhw

Sirius is working as an intern at St. Mungo's. One of his first ever cases, a very snarky, very sick, and very attractive patient, tests everything he thought he learned in med school.

take me as I am by Judeyjude, Shira_a Sirius is a sleep demon who gives nightmares to humans. Remus is an insomniac with hallucinations. Unstoppable force, meet Immovable object.

Anywhere Else by LadyAmina For the prompt on Tumblr: “Is this the same store you don’t go to anymore because you said ‘I love you’ to the cashier?”

*fic mentioned in ask is listed in link below

Wolfstar Royalty Aus

Please share this list with more of your own recommendations! 

[kariachi]

Some Christmas time headcanons, because it's the real-life holiday around this time I know well enough to trust myself with this shit.

I mentioned in the Thanksgiving post that the Tennysons go all out for the holidays and they go All Out. Sandra and Carl own inflatable lawn ornaments. Frank and Natalie once got a visit from the neighbors asking them to tone down the lights. Fuckers need to take a breather.

Thanksgiving decorations come down the Saturday after and Christmas stuff rolls out the day after that to stay until the first weekend of the new year

The entire family comes to Christmas- Max, his siblings, and everyone descended from them. This used to be at Max's mother's house, but since her death it's been at Frank and Natalie's.

Gwen wouldn't know what to do with an ornament that wasn't glass

She also goes to Midnight Mass with her parents and brother every year, which is generally their second time in the church all year

Ben eats the candy canes off his tree all through December and rushes any that are left on New Years Eve

Kevin does not do Christmasy stuff for 'I am very Jewish' reasons. He's got relatives who celebrate it- mostly from mixed households- but they know and respect that he and his mother Do Not

He has been to one non-school Christmas party, the first year he was close with the Tennysons, mostly because the cousins nagged and guilted and eventually shanghaied him into coming. He spent the whole event uncomfortable, there was only one non-dessert that was kosher (Sandra brought it, she is his favorite Tennyson), and he now refuses to enter Tennyson homes during December

(Nobody is sure how it'll turn out if he and Gwen ever move in together, but there is much suspicion that it will be an 'unstoppable force v immoveable object' situation)

Rook has his own religious holidays and such to celebrate, but is more than happy to join in on anything any of his friends invite him to just for the joy of learning and growing closer with them

Argit is still a little wary of Christian holidays as a whole and doesn't have much of anything to do with any of them. He came to Earth with a list of holidays he knew to expect, none of them involved people breaking into your house and leaving shit. It takes more than a few years for an Erinaen to get used to that sort’ve idea and he has no incentive to.

The Erinaen community of Geilla Bohln have pasted a traditional festival over Christmas, mostly because it's convenient, that's less gift-giving and more community swap meet (I will eventually do a post). That's where Argit, and sometimes Kevin, spends the 25th

The Albrights always have a live tree and popcorn garlands. It's tradition.

As is Midnight Mass

They get together with the Ellises for Midnight Mass, then go stay the night at Alan's grandparents' house, then go the whole nine yards come morning

Alan gets socks every year from one of his cousins. He gives her fishing lures. Someday they will just kill each other and get it over with.

Cooper, also Jewish, also doesn't do Christmas, though he will come to parties if invited because he can't pass up free food.

The only property near as lit up as the Tennysons' is the Armstrongs'. You will be able to find that building.

Especially since Geilla Bohln is, to the surprise of no one, a very low-Christmas village

The whole family makes ornaments together to go on the tree

Their nativity set is like eighty years old. Manny wasn't allowed to set it up himself until he was twelve

Christmas Eve is the one day of the year that the butcher's family always get the best cuts of meat. Usually those go to customers, make them some money, but for this? It's all for them.

Manny and his grandmother always make a chocolate cake together to follow the Christmas Eve feast

The Wheels family does their thing on Christmas Eve too, though their dinner doesn't involve chocolate for ‘Erinaens can’t eat that shit’ reasons

Is it cheating for Helen to race through the decorating? She says no. Grandma Wheels does not agree, now do it over right this time

So much caroling y’all

The Wheels and Armstrong families both go to the community 'swap meet'/festival on the 25th, do their trading, then head to one of their houses to just vegetate for the day

Elena tends to spend her Christmases with the Wheels anymore, and they've put their own main nativity set in storage in favor of the Validus's one

Keep your eye on her, she will put tinsel on literally everything

Seriously, even the nanites

You do not know shock until a tiny wad of tinsel comes flying at your head because she wanted you to come to the other room

One of the few things Mike knows how to make is chocolate chip cookies, because he and his father used to make them together on Christmas Eve. They weren't necessarily good, Gabriel could only barely cook his way out of a wet paper sack, but they're edible

[smalltragedy]

* brigette lundy-paine, nonbinary + they/them | you know kirby wormwood, right? they’re twenty five, and they’ve lived in irving for, like, two weeks? well, their spotify wrapped says they listened to ring ring by mika like, a million times this year, which makes sense ‘cause they’ve got that whole balancing acts at perilous heights destined to entertain, jack of all trades master of none, refusal to accept the mortal world as it is thing going on. i just checked and their birthday is december 1st, so they’re a sagittarius, which is unsurprising, all things considered. ( james, 21, est, they/them )

hllo welcome 2 my third character i love them a lot theyre a. remake of an older oc of mine so this is fun <3 sdfhk anyways once again i am asking u. pleathe like if u wld like to plot.

ARSON TW

mini playlist.

wizard ;; lucas lex / ring ring ;; mika / crows ;; clues / sunrise sunset ;; bright eyes / la llorona ;; beirut / no children ;; the mountain goats / might be love ;; the pesky snakes / sax in the city ;; let’s eat grandma.

statistics.

full name: kirby wormwood (currently).

nickname(s): magpie.

birthday: december 1st, 1995.

zodiac: sagittarius sun, aries moon, libra ascending.

mbti & temperament: estp & improvisor / sanguine.

label: the hellion.

hometown: abilene, texas.

sexuality: bisexual.

pinterest.

biography.

alright lets get right into it. kirby ws switched at birth. they cld’ve hd a very like. picket fence trampoline in the backyard. 4 columns cos its texas n it feels right. bt instead they were chosen <3 somewhat unintentionally <3 by dorothea n fawley wormwood, two traveling circus workers who emergency stopped in abilene.

n u know what. growing up in st. pierre’s traveling circus ws kinda fkn awesome? like ok. besides the fact tht they were homeschooled fr like evr n there were a sparing amt of children 2 socialize with? it ws p cool idk.

it ws kinda like everybody ws their parent n also not at all bc they were all very casual. bt they grew up learning hw 2 maintain the circus (n also like. normal school thingz bt i dnt think kirby hs ever cared abt school like ever) n whenever they hd a show kirby wld facepaint or handle tickets until they were old enough 2 start learning like. the Real fun things. 

fawley hd a lot of his own weird odd little like superstitions n beliefs n practically raised kirby on them like n they dnt rly <3 make a lot of sense. lots of made up philosophy. very much like. nothing defines u. u cn b anything or anyone. n kirby ws like ok cool. n then developed a god complex.

names didnt rly stick 2 kirby when they were a kid like. nothing satisfied them or felt worthy fr them or simply they just. got tired of a name. this isnt related 2 them being nonbinary BUT it did help ease some of the. pressure of exploring gender identity. theyve only hd one name tht stuck genuinely n tht ws magpie n. thts bc everybody hd their own bird name n it felt very. like community. like a role. usually the names they used during performances bt. anyways KFHDSGLKKHL

theyre Kirby bt answers 2 most. neutral nouns.

honestly. they were also a rascal as a youth. ws like. oh. i learned sleight of hand? cool. time 2 pick pockets. wld throw popcorn into the hair of other kids n b like. omggg what was that ... became a mime fr a year. it ws a rigorous training.

now a master of charades. bt anyways. they traveled pretty much weekly, maybe bimonthly n sometimes just pure monthly. there wsn’t an off season fr them, when the colder months came they’d travel south and when summer rolled in they’d go right back up again. it ws easy to switch personas almost daily n just. never reveal ur true self. totally not saying tht’s what kirby did bt thts what they did. it nvr made them lose sight of themselves it ws more like. acting. tricking ppl fr fun. 

anyways all good things come 2 an end and when kirby ws like. 18. they were like hey ur old enough that we cn trust u with fire. we think. n they started 2 learn fire-throwing n like. they were ok at it bt lessons were painfully slow n kirby ws like. i wld b so good at this if i cld do it all the time. n it ws like. hey kirby, chill. u already know a lot of things.

arson tw // u see where this is going. tents are kind of flammable. kirby ws unsupervised. bad decisions all around. circus is aflame. all the animals n all the circus workers got out fine bt like. st. pierre’s ws efficiently out of business. arson end of tw //

n kirby fkn booked it they just. ran. pure fear. nvr looked back which is like super traitorous of them 2 do bt. sometimes they meet up in secret like. sunglasses n all at a coffee shop. not all of them just like. fawley or someone else. theyre like. ur family u cld burn down a thousand circuses n we’d still love u. n kirby is like yeah i know bt i’ve rly committed to the bit now. n they dnt reunite.

anyways. since then kirby hs just been. a traveler. nvr rly staying anywhere fr super long n driving around in their shitty little van tht’d been used as housing back at st. pierre’s.

they’re in irving n theyve been there fr almost. suspiciously long. compared 2 their average stays. when asked abt what they do or why theyre there theyll just. give a vague answer or spin a long tale tht usually involves a burning circus.

theyre staying at uh. abernathy creek rn bc of course they r they fit in so naturally. welcomed with wide arms. might b soul searching rn might b on the hunt fr their birth parents might b just vibing ... whose to say ..

personality & facts.

has a Big personality tht attracts others fr better or fr worse. either super likeable or the most despicable person on the earth. no in betweens. n honestly tht is a talent in itself

has no off button is constantly. spinning tales or performing a dance or getting kicked out of bars fr whatever nonsense reason. 

honestly they prob think tht nothing bad cn ever happen to them even tho like. bad has literally happened 2 them before? love the optimism here. KLFGDLKFSDHGF

acts a bit like u’ve known them fr ur entire life they r oddly warm in tht way bt they themself r so distant tht its like. oh nice ok ...

both honest n yet dishonest like. yes they will hustle u out of ur money bt they will also tell u their opinion straight up. 

probably smart bt they r just like. prime thembo? flowy pirate shirts n cropped tshirts n pants tht r never tight. dresses like they do still work n live at a circus. 

likes 2 instigate things between others n then stand back n just watch it happen while taking like zero accountability. loves a good small town drama. avid milf hunter.

does not hv any faith in the american healthcare system at all n will straight up refuse 2 go 2 a hospital if they get hurt theyre like. i cn do it myself im like practically a professional. they r not a professional. 

bt does hv like. a thing abt apples. fkn loves them. 

uuuhhh cn play instruments bt all very badly. only knows one (1) song tht isnt made up n its wonderwall by oasis. they play it at parties. they expect fr tomatoes to b thrown at them at any given time.

very nimble. agile. granted its frm. learning circus tricks frm a baby age bt they hv impeccable balance n cn sneak up behind anyone without a single noise. uses this 2 their advantage in order 2 scare ppl. chaotic neutral.

loves having the attention on them i wont fk around here. will go to drastic measures to accomplish receiving it. my other muses r capable of taking things srsly bt kirby just. is not. they do not take a single thing srsly they barely even took. st. pierre’s destruction srsly n they caused it. maybe.

likes being able to just. be unknown so the amt tht ppl know abt them is actually very. little. i dnt think they even tell others their last name. sometimes not even their first. just hs so many aliases n nicknames. i know i didnt list any bt thts simply bc Any cld.

probably acts out to compensate fr the. underlying guilt they hv bt thts okay. i mean it isnt bt.

will probably show up if u call them fr help bt they lose interest in people p quickly n r always moving onto the next shiniest person. bt when they do they give them like. all their attention. if u wrong them in this period they will just. ignore it. bt when theyre bored then its like. u werent even friends at all? very odd.

perhaps it is commitment issues bt <3 ya. thts them. they do not claim favorite colors or movies or. most interests. probably bc theyre very very disconnected frm pop culture i think they learn everything thru twitter n google.

i wld not call them a good person bt i also dnt think theyre like evil horrible nasty awful they just. think abt themself a lot more than they think abt others n also refuses to face consequences ever and also .. anyways.

wanted plots.

part of the bird’s nest ;; honorary bird honorary circus member. u hv to be very well regarded by kirby to earn a bird name bt i feel like tht doesnt feel like a lot considering theyve only been here fr like. two weeks KDGDSHKGK. the catch is tht u cn only refer 2 them as magpie frm then forward. 

hand in unlovable hand ;; theres comfort in being terrible ppl together n it may not last bt it doesnt hv to anyways. its just them n the like. vibes. n knowing tht its smth thts nvr gna b long term. cld b anything ur character just hs to be also a little evil. KHDSGFDS

one jester ... wht abt ... TWO jesters .. ;; hoo boy. ooh man. unstoppable force and immovable object combine forces n just become. the worst of the worst. ultimate jokesters. epic pranksters. absolute clowns. chaotic energy unmatched. always nonsense. 

n also ;; ppl they’ve stolen frm, ppl who hv caught them in that act, ppl who’ve maybe seen them in the circus a very long time ago, Found Family Trope, real family shenanigans, kirby just asking everybody if theyre their dad., mortal enemies if they see each other its an instant duel 2 the death, etc.

[nicostolemybones]

Odd One Out

Tw: references of ableism, discussions of consent and boundaries (just to clarify there is not underage sex referenced implied or depicted as a result of this discussion so no worries)

Nico was always the odd one out. No matter what, there was always something about him, always a strike against him. Son of Hades. Immigrant. Gay. Neurodivergent. Disabled. That last one was a relatively new revelation for Nico- it wasn't like he hadn't noticed the pain, hadn't used being lazy or being in the underworld as an excuse for people to leave him alone on days where the pain was so bad he couldn't move- because he didn't want anyone to know. And he didn't want it to be real. All he had going for him was his ability to fight, his freaky powers that gave him the upper hand, his command over the dead. But some days he was in so much pain that he'd lay in bed and cry. Sometimes after using his powers he'd pass out asleep for far too long to be normal. And it was getting worse, because he'd been ignoring it.

It wasn't that he thought less of himself for it. Or that he was ashamed. It was the limitations. And sure, people loved to tell him that he could do anything and he was only limiting himself- but that wasn't true. Sure, today he could go and train with Percy. But he'd probably collapse in pain, potentially cause himself irreparable damage trying to push himself too far. He'd end up in the infirmary with Will having to sit him up whilst he cried out in pain, he'd be unable to stand because the pain would be so bad he couldn't physically load bare.

Simply: he had physical and mental limitations. And Nico was struggling to accept that. 

He was struggling to accept it because yesterday he was running around playing capture the flag, and this morning his hips felt like somebody had a cheese grater on his joints every time he moved, flaring with a sharp and dull burn. His body felt heavy and sore and he felt like he was suspended in a heavy raincloud- he barely had the strength to get up. He hadn't slept last night- he'd tried, but Nico suffered with insomnia. It wasn't abnormal for him to go several days unable to sleep, even with sleeping tablets. It also wasn't abnormal for Nico to flit in and out of long bouts of naps for two days straight unable to eat or move apart from to go to the bathroom. 

He was struggling to accept it because nobody else did.

Today he was using his walker. He'd already had a camper say he didn't need it because he was running just fine yesterday. He'd already had someone chastise him for using the disabled toilet because he wasn't really disabled. He'd already had someone tell him he was useless as a demigod. He'd already had someone say he wouldn't last long because natural selection would pick him off. Not disabled enough to deserve aids, too disabled to deserve respect. Not visibly disabled enough for people to accommodate his needs, too visibly disabled for people to not speak to him like he was an infant- or worse- ask someone else what was wrong with their friend whilst saying what a shame it is their friend is disabled. Nico wished the word used was disabled. Instead it began with an s. Then when Nico yelled at them the next word used against him began with an r. 

He went back to his cabin after that for a shower- he could feel his energy just draining away by the minute and his pain was worsening and he knew he'd probably be unable to shower comfortably soon. He knew he'd probably need his wheelchair for a few days. And he knew camp was absolutely fucking terrible to navigate in a wheelchair. Tables were too low or too high, the apparently flat ground was bumpy and he kept almost tipping out every time he hit a bump, uncut grass kept snagging in his wheels, he couldn't reach a lot of stuff, and the ramps- the ramps were so fucking steep Nico was practically sisyphus reborn but instead of pushing a boulder up a hill it was Nico trying to push himself up a goddamn ramp just to use the bathrooms. Unstoppable force meets immovable object. Nico was scrawny- strong yes, but malnourished and disabled. Pushing himself up those bumpy steep accessibility ramps made him want to tear the whole thing up and scream. And then the doors- wide enough for a wheelchair yes. But not wide enough when someone's arms are at the sides trying to push themselves through it. Nico's arms were so scraped and grazed already from the doors- which were heavy and did not stay open, trying to close and hitting him repeatedly, and then there was so little room to actually manoeuvre anywhere. Nico was losing his mind. And then his cabin- well that was just steps, of course he had to struggle up them.

So despite knowing he should probably use his chair today, he kept to his walker. He was in so much pain and he knew he should be in his cabin or in his chair but it was so much hassle at camp and any time he complained somebody was always there to tell him that camp was fully accessible for people with real disabilities. He was sick of it. Sick of people defining his disability, his accessibility, his capabilities, his limits- sick of people seeing his mobility aids as a burden to Nico. Because no, they weren't a burden to him. They were helping him to fucking move. He needed them and he wanted them. He didn't care if people kept telling him they were unattractive or how much more amazing his life would be if he just tried to walk. Bitch he didn't owe anything to anybody, he didn't have to put himself through pain just to be somebody's inspiration porn. And worse- whenever Nico called someone out, rather than apologising and listening, they'd wax poetic about how much of a good ally they were trying to help and how Nico was being ungrateful.

When Nico emerged from his shower, he was surprised to see Will Solace sitting on his bed- Nico blushed a little, but he was even more surprised to see his walker completely covered in yellow smiley face stickers. "Will?"

"I know people really suck," Will said, "and I know you feel like the odd one out and I know you get insecure because you're tired of everyone's bullshit. So I just- I wanted to remind you that it's all okay. Something to make you smile. Also I wanted you to know that I don't see your mobility aids as ugly or tragic like they all think I do. And I like putting stickers on all my favourite things and- your walker helps you to be in less pain and that's important to me. I don't care if it's bulky or if it's always in our photos. It's a part of you, kind of, and I love and accept all of you, and I hope the stickers don't come across as me trying to improve the walker and make it less ugly and if it does let me know so I can apologise and stuff…" Will trailed off, glowing nervously, in a way that Nico found endearing.

"Thank you," Nico said softly, "for trying to cheer me up, for not- treating me like a burden- for always trying to make me feel like I'm worthy of love."

"You are, Nico," Will said softly, "you're a person, a good person, you deserve to be respected and loved and you deserve the world, okay? And I can't give you the world but I can be cheesy and put my favourite stickers on your stuff to try make you smile. And maybe think of me when you feel sad and you look down at the floor. Because then when you're sad and you look down on the floor you'll see the happy smiley stickers and that's me reminding you that I love you and accept every part of you and assholes can fuck off and shut up. I know a few stickers won't fix everything but I hope it at least makes you feel less alone."

"Will…" Nico knew his angsty demeanor was completely melting. He could feel the heat in his cheeks. 

"I'm sorry if I'm not helping very much…"

"You fucken dork," Nico smiled, making his way to Will. "I love you."

"I love you too, sweetcheeks."

"Call me that again and I'll rip your face off," Nico laughed.

"Sure thing. Sweetcheeks." Nico laughed. If Nico was uncomfortable with a pet name, he'd always say so, seriously. He'd communicated this with Will- threats were playful banter in response to cheesy nicknames, and meant he was okay with them. Will knew Nico wasn't uncomfortable and trusted that Nico would communicate if he was. Will rested his hands on Nico's hips, and Nico moved them up to his waist instead. "Sorry," Will said sheepishly, "is that a no-go always or just right now?"

"I'm not sure, Nico answered honestly, "I just felt a little uncomfortable because your hands were so close to my ass and my junk. I think maybe I'd be okay with you holding my hips when I'm not on edge, but wait until I give you the okay to do so? I'll move your hands where I want them to be."

"Of course, I'm sorry I made you uncomfortable." Nico leaned down to kiss Will softly, and Will still looked guilty. 

"Will, I'm not upset. You haven't crossed my boundaries. I trust you. I know that if you get handsy I can just push you away and I know we'll always talk about it. Relax and kiss me. I'm grumpy and I want to be carried to campfire later."

"You mean you want to feel my muscles whilst I carry you?"

"Shut up," Nico blushed, letting his fringe fall over his face, "but yes. I have a gorgeous boyfriend, why wouldn't I take the time to appreciate that once in a while?"

"I'm jealous of your boyfriend," Will joked, and Nico snorted. 

"Fucking dork. Wanna make my day and take me out for lunch?"

"Of course I do! But out of curiosity how much do my chances of kisses-"

"Sleaze," Nico joked.

"I'm kidding, Neeks. Even if I didn't ever get kisses I'd still love you and go out with you. You don't owe me kisses."

"I know," Nico smiled, "I trust you and your self control."

"What about my intentions?"

"Will. You're a teenage boy. So am I. Of course I don't trust your intentions," Nico joked, and Will snorted and glowed.

"Okay okay I want so badly to tell you you're wrong," he giggled, followed by "but seriously. My intentions are to make you happy, not to get in your pants. I mean I won't deny that my mind is very familiar with being in the gutter but I respect you and your body and your consent and your worth as a person. My dirty mind is my responsibility not yours. We're kids, casual dates and kisses are more than enough."

"Will, I love you and I know this," Nico smiled, "It's okay to joke about these things and have these feelings. I don't feel pressured by you at all. It's fun getting you all flustered and riled up. But I do appreciate that you always respect me and I do appreciate that you always clarify that I'm enough. But we've already had these serious talks, it's okay to joke about and talk about it. It's kinda flattering. You're my boyfriend. I'm comfortable with your feelings for me and I'm comfortable enough with you to know how much you respect me and love me."

"Does this mean I can stare at that ass in training?"

"Will. Do you really think I'm not purposely teasing you when you come to watch me train? With the tight leggings and my hair in a bun? Taking my top off?"

"Wait what." Will was staring, dumbfounded. He was bright red to the tips of his ears and glowing. Nico smirked. He liked teasing Will. 

"I know you like it," he admitted, "consider it my treat."

"Neeks you don't have to put yourself on display and wear things for my benefit, my feelings are my respo-"

"Will. Shush. I know you're being respectful and I love that about you but have you thought that I like knowing I make you feel like that? I do it because I want to. Not because you'd like me to. But I like flustering you. I love it when you finally allow yourself to stare at me and you have to excuse yourself. It's fun, it's harmless. We're not crossing any boundaries by flirting. You're allowed to like my body. You don't make me uncomfortable and I'd say if you did. Relax. I like it when I catch you staring at me. When you're eager to kiss me. It makes me feel wanted. I like feeling sexy and wanted. I like knowing that my boyfriend finds me attractive. This is your permission to shamelessly stare at me and think about me. I know you won't cross my boundaries or make me uncomfortable or try to rush our relationship until we're old enough. You're a perfect gentleman but Will please be at least a little selfish sometimes? You can stare at me and you can ask for kisses. It's okay to be needy. It's okay to want kisses. It's okay to want- well, me, things, relationship stuff! I know you're trying to make sure I'm comfortable and happy. But Will. For gods sakes that doesn't mean you gotta act like a monk or something. It isn't a bad thing to be selfish and ask for kisses. You don't need to feel guilty for wanting to kiss your boyfriend. You don't have to wait for me. Just kiss me. Just grab me in the mornings and pull me behind the infirmary and pin me against the wall kiss me silly. Just pull me close of an evening and kiss me slow and hot just the way you like it. I'd tell you if I wasn't in the mood for kisses."

"O-okay!" Will looked like a very radioactive tomato. His blotchy red blush was reaching down his neck and he was glowing like crazy.

"Well?"

"Well w-what?"

"You're dense, Solace," Nico huffed, yanking Will to his feet and kissing him hard. "Kiss me and don't hold back. I trust you won't take it too far."

"O-okay! Yes! I can totally do that! The kiss of your life-"

"Will, stop being adorable! Shut up and kiss me like you mean it-" Will seemed to finally get the message and engage his last brain cell, and gods, Nico could die like this, because Will was a filthy kisser, and gods, Nico loved it. 

Nico didn't feel like the odd one out with Will. Instead, Will made him feel like he was his whole world, one in seven billion. Will made him feel special and wanted and loved. 

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can we know some more about harvey and lorelai please?? or maybe just the crew in general?? i Love your ocs!!!

oH thank you ily phi!!!!!!

im really glad you asked this because i realized the other day that i’ve really mostly talked about cecily/emilia and sai/finch and that’s absolutely robbing lorelai and harvey of their deserved spotlights lol. i’ll split this into two, one section for harvey and one for lorelai

harvey: 

paranormal nerd!!! they love any ghost story, any haunted place, any myth or legend, you name it!!

they met emilia at an old house in the middle of the woods, where they’d gone after their friend told them they’d tried to sleep in it earlier that month and left before it even got dark because they heard noises and one of the windows shattered spontaneously. Emilia showed up at the house about an hour after Harvey got there - the two of them discussed the evidence of the house, and after Harvey showed her the pictures and film they’d gotten already, she invited them to join her as a paranormal investigator. 

Harvey of course was like “??? like professionally???” and she said yeah, that’s what she does, and she would really appreciate a partner! especially one as passionate about paranormal activity, as Harvey obviously was

OBVIOUSLY Harvey said yes because they’d been working retail for two. years. and if they had to entertain one more Karen’s request to see a manager, they were going to lose their mind. not to mention, uh, professional ghost hunter???????? 

Though Emilia is adventurous and bold, Harvey is by FAR the more energetic of the two (and still the most energetic after Finch and Lorelai join the ranks) 

When they’re paired with Emilia, they get things done quickly, because they’re close friends and they understand each other like that babeyyy 

with Lorelai, it’s kind of like immovable object meets unstoppable force, but the object is Harvey wanting to seduce a monster to solve the problem and the force is Lorelai explaining through grit teeth and a waning will to live why that’s literally the last resort for any situation ever 

them and Finch is just a game of which one of them will get attacked/captured/nearly killed first, and i say game lightly because it’s relatively fun for Harvey whereas Finch is on the verge of a nervous breakdown the entire time 

(admittedly, Harvey is very good at saving people tho, so whenever them or Finch do get into trouble, they manage to get them out pretty quick)

their aesthetic is essentially a bard with the wardrobe of a dad on vacation mixed with an 80′s bowling alley 

they love cooking!!! their family is south korean, and that culture is really important to them, and food is one aspect of it they use to express that the most!!! 

they give gifts a lot. like a lot. they love giving gifts for every occasion. e v e r y occasion

They’re impulsive and liiiiittle bit reckless, but they’re willing to take risks and they manage to cheer up the team no matter what! 

lorelai:

the braincell!!!

i say that every time i talk about her but she really is the one on the team who thinks things through, offers reasonable solutions, calms everyone down when things are crazy or tense- she’s the light bulb babey!!

she was a physics major in college, and she met Emilia and Harvey while collecting data for her thesis in which she aimed to disprove, or at the very least explain, paranormal phenomena from a scientific point of view. Emilia and Harvey showed up at the site she was studying because guess what!! there were actual ghouls there. Lorelai was not pleased about this. 

she joined the team because she saw a ghost that night and went “nO. absolutely not. not on my watch. not tonight no sir” and decided she would investigate them in the name of science

she hates ghouls specifically. she can and will go on passionate tangents about why, from every aspect of their existence, they suck.

on that note, she has a bit of temper, but less in a hotheaded way and more of a she’s-been-disregarded-and-patronized-enough-in-her-life-that-she-won’t-let-it-happen-without-a-fight kinda way

Finch tends to stick by her side during investigations, because she’s the most levelheaded and composed, and she’d be lying if she said it wasn’t flattering to be trusted and looked up to like that, yknow?

on THAT note, she and Finch do get along really well! Finch is actually really clever (past all the anxiety lol), and when they work together, it’s brains+brains, so problems get solved in record time!!!

Lorelai usually wears sweaters and raincoats bc 1. she gets cold easily and 2. it was always raining during investigations when she first joined the team, so she invested in a raincoat. it was a pretty pistachio green with white polka dots, and honestly she really liked the aesthetic, so it just kinda became a thing. she has so many raincoats now, but that pistachio green one is still her favorite. 

(HOWEVER emilia and cecily do give her a dark blue one with constellations on it for her birthday one time, and boy howdy is that one up there on her list)

she’s got 4a hair, and it’s just long enough that she usually wears it in a low ponytail/pigtails 

she has round glasses!!! gold wire frames!! YES the frames are for the aesthetic but she also has REALLY BAD eyesight!!!!

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title: versions ship: Malcolm Bright / Dani Powell rating: R (adult themes) summary: anon request: Malcolm screwing up and hurting Dani, and how he makes up for it.  notes: part 5 of irresistible force paradox : "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? They surrender." (This series is dedicated to the push and pull of Malcolm and Dani's relationship as they figure it out over time. This is me hijacking the series after episode 15.)

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The thing about her and Bright is that, for the most part, everything feels relatively easy. She’s not naïve; she knows they both have more than one skeleton in their closets and that the ‘honeymoon’ stage is often waiting for the other shoe to drop. But she can’t say she hasn’t been appreciating her time with him despite all that.

They’re taking it slow, figuring out how the other works, friends and partners first with layers of intimacy in-between. Dani likes that they’re just not one thing, that there’s so many versions of them that she enjoys.

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Legendary pt. 2.5 Morgan!Reader

This is the angst route, it wrecked me while writing it so I hope y’all enjoy it. You’re the ones that asked for this after all.

Warnings: Grief and light swearing. Italic paragraphs is from the broadcast. R can’t hear them but I thought it was a nice touch.

Legacy, what does it truly mean?

You’ve heard that word a thousand times over the last three years, but it erupted like a volcano when you touched land in Australia. They say you’re Alex Morgan’s legacy and it’s on your shoulders to keep the legend alive.

They don’t see -or care-, the side of you still grieving after losing the most important person in your life. They don’t see the anger or the pain. And honestly, you’re not surprised.

There are things that your mother left with you. She taught you how to work hard every single day. She taught you discipline, dedication, control and perseverance. But the passion you feel while on the field is only yours.

The fire burning in your eyes and the need to prove yourself drive you forward even when the match hasn’t started yet. You’re a chess player, and by the beginning of the game, you’ve ten steps ahead.

The National Anthem is loud and clear in your ears, but you take the moment to send a prayer to the heavens above with the only hope she can hear you. You ask her to watch over you on your first match in this World Cup and the nerves you felt on the tunnel, leave when you open your eyes again.

You said it before, USWNT number thirteen is your biggest inspiration but also your shield. She’s with you; always. And you can feel her presence as you take your place for kickoff.

“Come on, team! It’s showtime!” You shout.

You meet the eyes of each member of your team and you find the same fire that fuels you burning there. It’s time to prove to the world what you’re capable of.

        “Number thirteen returns to the field for the USA and I’m sure everybody is          waiting to see if she follows the steps of the great Alex Morgan. Only time           will tell, and it’s time for the first 90 minutes on this World Cup for the dream         team.”

You’re on the Group of Death, but there’s no fear within you. Germany is a challenge; one you’ve trained to tackle one minute at a time.

The kickout starts the match; you move flawlessly in your element. Passing the ball and filling the gaps the defense doesn’t notice. You are the bridge connection Harry Long to Press, then you’re at the front; pointed spears as you launch yourself to the attack.

It’s almost impossible to crack Germany’s defensive line. Not a single ball makes it through them for the first twenty-five minutes or so, but that doesn’t stop you.

It’s a constant pick and roll with Press and Long following your silent lead. An instruction from the bench and then O’Hara is there; joining the attack with sharp passes and precise plays. In that moment you show the world why you’re the best team.

You’re unstoppable; playing harder when Germany refuses to let you through. You play better and find their goalie as a brick wall. Still, there’s no time to give up, to stop and as the first time starts to wind down; you play faster.

A terrific pass from O’Hara opens the doors and Press doesn’t disappoint when she nutmegs a defense to clear the rest of the path. You follow even your muscles hurt; your lungs burn with the exertion as you push even more.

The goalie comes out to try and block press, and that’s exactly when she passes to you. With a solid contact, you send the ball straight into the net.

      “That’s a goal! Oh, what an amazing goal from Y/N Morgan to open the                score! An incredible play by the USA finished with a delightful shot. Buckle          your seatbelts, ladies and gentlemen! Morgan is back in the building, and            she brought pure magic with her.”

You never really stop running and make it to Press in no time. Jumping into her arms you fist-bump the air as some other players join your celebration.

“Let’s fucking go!” You shout over the crowd.

The first goal for your team in the World Cup is yours, but you still have a million things to prove. Not just to the crowd cheering for you, or the ones following the match through their screens. You want to prove it to yourself; you want to earn every minute you play.

In your opinion, there’s no time to stop. Even when halftime arrives, you keep thinking about how to do things better once you go back.

One goal is not enough against a team like Germany. A single mistake here can cost you an important victory, and this is the match you’ve been waiting for the last three years. This is the even you’ve dreamed of all your life.

You’re insistent; nagging every player when they have the ball. You press, and press and press. You’ve run a marathon and if you’re exhausted, the adrenaline doesn’t let you tell.

Nothing can stop you as you make it to the box...except maybe an elbow to the face.

A penalty kick is called while your team protest earnestly for a red card.

You’re nailed and you can feel your mouth fill with blood when you hit the ground. Instead of waiting for the medical team, you go back to your feet and to the sideline where you promptly ask for a towel to clean your face after spitting out the blood. A sip of water and that’s all you need.

Harry Long is your designated player to take penalty kicks, but the blonde takes the ball and shoves it into your hands. There’s a delicious glint in her eyes that you’ve seen in Allie. Like mother like daughter, you think. Both of them could be Bond villains.

“Make them pay,” she says.

“I will.”

You put the ball down on the penalty spot, then take a couple of steps back; hands on your waist while the ref talks to the German goalie.

            “This is a great chance for the U.S.A to extend the lead, will Morgan be                able to score?”

This is a one-on-one battle where your biggest enemy is yourself. 

Eleven meters separate you from your destiny; this is your chance to make an impression. This is your opportunity to start a career with a bang and make everyone see beyond your last name. You aren’t your mother, that much is true, but you’re something special too.

You face yourself with this penalty kick and all the doubts that appear when you’re about to give up. The truth is, you’re still fighting and you earned your spot on the USWNT despite the press assuming Rapinoe made you a favor.

Your last name has weight; it keeps you grounded for another second as your eyes focus solely on the ball. Your mind is set in a sole objective when the ref blows the whistle.

Your name carries a punch like lightning and you hit the ball with a thunderous strike.

           “Goal for the USA! Morgan with her second goal of the match with only a             few minutes to spare on this encounter. The dream of America is more                 alive than ever, and I’m sure this game feels like a dream to Y/N.”

Your demons are buried on the left corner; the same one where you sent the ball.

The pain behind your fierceness comes to the surface for a second, but you refuse to cry where everyone can see you. Instead, you point to the sky and dedicate the goal to your biggest hero. Wherever she is.

This is the beginning of a long road and you know the comparisons, talks about you and your mother won’t end with this match. The press will ask the same questions after the world cup and they will follow you as your professional career progresses.

You wish Alex Morgan could be there with you; to help you paddle through a sea of skepticism. It’s hard to do this on your own, but nothing has stopped you before.

For the last three years you’ve worked yourself to the limit without taking a break. Stopping is not an option because you’re not sure you have enough strength to keep going afterwards. Bottling up you feelings; all the hurt, the pain and anger, was your strategy. It’s worked so far.

You’ve trained and fought through every day in hopes your mom is proud of you.

When the match ends, you’re confident there’s nothing else you could have done on those 90 minutes.

Leaving the pitch is bittersweet because that’s where you feel closer to Alex; wearing her number and doing everything she taught you. But when you stop running the myriad of feelings catch up to you and every time it’s harder to keep them at bay.

When you make it to the locker room is when the exhaustion finally hits, but it’s not just the aftermath of the game. You’re tired of holding it all in.

You wish your mom could be there in that moment. She always knew what to say to comfort you. She always knew what to do when the world seemed to spin a little too fast for your liking. But there’s nothing she can say right now, because she isn’t there. She can’t. She won’t. And your broken heart bleeds more than ever before.

Pretending to forget doesn’t help. How could you ever forget her?

The pain shows in your eyes as you stare blankly at your locker. You’re frozen; overwhelmed, because she won’t call you after the game to congratulate you. She won’t be there to pick you up and take you home.

Sonnett forces you to turn around, to face her, before wrapping her arms around you. She holds you so tight that the walls you’ve built crumble around you. She makes you stop to a halt and the lack of inertia moving you forward shatters your resolution.

You break even when you try your hardest not to.

And oh how much you try; you grasp Emily’s shirt desperately as you try to keep the pieces together. It’s useless.

The first gasp coming from your lips brings your feelings to the surface; no barriers to hold them back this time, and the hurt you’ve tried to deny for so long comes barreling in. A strangled sob wrecks your body, so you let Sonnett hold you while the storm hits.

“She would be so proud of you, Y/N.”

Sonnet and Rapinoe share a small fraction of your pain.

You saw their reactions to the news from the safety of your room. You watched how their gazes showed the grief when they lost a friend.

Kelley had been your rock through the funeral, and yet you were made of stone. You stood like a statue; strong but immovable. Shock didn’t let you cry but time eroded your facade and the gentle breeze of Emily’s words turned the rock to dust.

“I miss her,” you whisper against her shoulder.

It’s true that the world cup brings you closer to your mother in many ways, but it doesn’t give you a moment to forget she’s gone. Even after three years, you don’t know how to deal with the empty space she left in your life. Nobody does.

So, you cry on Sonnett’s shoulder for what feels like hours and yet the team is still there when you finally pull back. Their eyes hold no pity or shame, they look at you with the same love and pride, and that helps you find your ground again.

They pick a piece of your shattered soul each and make it part of themselves.

Ali “Krash” Harris finds your courage. Janice O’Hara takes your determination. Harriette “Harry” Long goes for the perseverance and T. Press your hunger for victory. They have you covered and when you feel like caving on your way back to the hotel, they carry you through.

Alex P. Morgan is gone, but the people around you are family too.

With them by your side you’ll bring the fucking World Cup home.

For her. For you. For a new beginning.

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ANONYMOUS ASKED :   It's difficult isn't it? Being stuck between helping and protecting the citizens of Hope County but not wanting to lose your family either. Must be the most difficult thing in the world knowing both sides can't win.

deep ocean blue eyes stare at the front of his small church that lay between the hills in Cascade  .  its a focal point to some  ,  when they need solace they flock to it since the apostle has made it a place of warmth and welcoming guidance  .  paul is no different when he needs to find something to ground him and to help him think a little clearer  .  here he sits in the pews of the small church  ,  arms outstretched over the ornate wood of the bench in front of him while his cane is not far from him  .  that supportive tool is a constant reminder of WHY he’s so torn  , 

head bowed low between his arms for a long moment  and when the voice speaks  ,  the apostle doesn’t bother turning around  ,  he simply focuses on the hair falling down around his face  and  then a deep breath inhaled  sharply  .  its a loaded question  ,  one he doesn’t know how to answer  .  

            “IT’S DIFFICULT ISN’T IT  ??”

try  .  impossible  .  what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object  ??  nothing  ??  or does the world implode  ??  his brothers saved him from himself and in taking his own life  . brought him back and cleaned him up  .  how could he ever turn his back on that even after they lied to him over and over  .  paul seed owes them EVERYTHING  .  they are family and he is still here because the grace of GOD willed it so when he sent joseph to collect him from that bridge  .  

what he knows is happening in the county is not something he condone  .  now that he knows the gravity and the LIES that have been told to get him here  .  paul is beyond devastated  . its true though  .  neither side can win  and deep down he knows that to be true  .  why does he still keep trying to get them to see reason  .  ANY OF THEM ??  both sides are dead set on their ways being RIGHT and the other will stop at nothing to win  .  how is he supposed to find a truce that doesn’t seem to exist  ?? 

❝  i don’t know what i’m supposed to do  . . . ❞ tears fall to the floor beneath his feet as he finally lifts his head to bear witness to the cross at the front of the room  .  ❝  i thought i knew GOD’S PLAN  .  and it was not what my brother’s said it was  .  their version is tainted and skewed to fit their own reasoning  .  but that does not banish my LOVE for them because i’ve waited so long to reclaim  .  ❞

what is he supposed to do ??  go against everything he believes in for the family that he cherishes despite their malicious flaws  ??  or does he take root in his morals and go against joseph  ,  jacob  ,  john  ,  and faith  .  even then he couldn’t feel justified in his decisions since he doesn’t feel the resistance to be completely right in their actions either  .  ❝  is this war worth fighting if there is no victory to be had  ?? ❞

[windwardstar]

And the results for Round 2 of the OC tournament! (Click to view full size and read all the names and results.)

Some hard hitters got eliminated early because they just happened to run into other hard hitters. And then some squeaked by because they ran into other non-combatants. In a lot of cases things came down to who had training and who had the personality to win a fight.

(Also there were some total curbstomps too.)

My commentary on some of the match ups below the cut - This one is long since even though I didn’t do all the matches, there were just a lot of matches.

Arsch vs Ber of Tand: This was my first big “wow” moment. Arsch is one of the most famous figures in Imperial History and was an adventurer, but she also got her start in the mage army. Ber was the Solar Empire’s most famous Sun Knight. It came down to Ber having magical gear and more of a tactical mind where Arsch is more of a brawler.

Brond vs Calif: Brond could have won if he was against someone who wasn’t as skilled as he was. Unfortunately, Calif knows how to fight and she isn’t afraid of blood.

Chief vs Crain: I’ll be honest with you,  I was tempted to have Chief win this one. He’s a giant man-sized squirrel. But Crain was trained as a sword guard and definitely has enough backbone and nerve to go toe to toe with something he’s never seen.

Daal vs Deffen: The first match of Land Trader vs Sea Trader. Deffen wins because he’s a sailor and Daal wasn’t written as a fighter.

Egari vs Ellele: Stone Land Princess vs Warring Land Princess. While Egari is older, she hasn’t been trained for combat. Ellele was trained by Lell.

Elthelene’s Lover vs Elthelene’s Husband: This was a pretty easy one since the Lover was a sword guard in the top of his class. The Husband wasn’t. But it’s ok, because the husband is actually alive in the story.

Iln vs Indlenle: An old blind man who is very skilled vs an energetic five year old. It came down to the fact Iln has training and Indlenle isn’t very quiet and has no skills yet.

Iyaan Parraich vs Jadesch: The Spirit of Fire Vs The Weather Mage of Greenrock. This would be a fight to see. However, Iyaan has the experience fighting and Jadesch doesn't use it for combat. If this were Lell and Iyaan, that would be one of those unstoppable force meets immovable object things, but he's a clear winner here.

KtK vs Le: Professional Zombie Hunter vs Desert Mage who survived on the coast:  Zombie hunter wins, mostly because the magic skills weren’t enough to keep Le alive in the Riverport Riots.

Lead Handler  vs Lef: While Lef is trained how to fight from an early age, he unfortunately is up against someone whose job it is to use the puppet mark to control him.

Lell vs Lem: This would be such a smackdown. Lell is well, Lell and Lem is a secretary who has zero combat skills or experience.

Maldl vs Marari: Marari is a temple priestess. Maldl is a trained sword guard student. Also 4 kills in the last Writeblr Hunger Games ran by @ratracechronicler

Mosri vs Moo-Cow: Mosri is a mechanical genius. Moo Cow is a stuffed animal cow.

Mur vs Nama: This one came down to training (Nama) vs raw power (Mur) and the fact Nama was a career soldier and Mur was a magic student.

Namri vs Nen: Lmao, Namri the Mage Killer vs someone with no training, skills, or magic.

Noddle Pannrig vs Obviri: Noddle doesn't actually fight and she's a teen and Obviri is very much the kind to go for something without holding back, plus Noddle died in a war because she wouldn't fight...  and she died protecting someone.

Odelle vs Oren: This isn’t even hard. Odelle is terrifying.

Parsnip vs Pirre: Dog vs Owner. Fortunately Pirre is a scrappy fighter and willing to do anything to keep her life and freedom.

Plin vs Potato: Unfortunately for Potato, Plin is one of the few people who is immune to the cuteness of puppies.

Qiv vs Qotilet: .... this is one that could go either way and it would be revealing a terrifying side of Qotilet if she won but at the same time Qiv is a career zombie hunter.

Royal Watcher vs Sarari: The irony of this is great. The Royal Watcher is basically Sarari’s nanny/governess/babysitter. Sarari ends up being a very good stone guard.

Sarth vs Seate: Siblings. Seate wins because she survived the war and Sarth did not.

Shaal vs Skaari: Old friends. Magneto vs Professor X (but not the powers). Skaari wins because she was a retired general and sword guard. Shaal is just a king who is possibly undead.

Sned vs Princess Some: Thanks to Ri basically downloading a textbook of “how to open a can of woopass and be chuck norris meme” into Sned’s head, it’s not even a contest. If it were prior to that, it would be a lot more even and idk who would have won.

Sparrow vs Svend: Sparrow is resourceful and can protect herself on the street, but she’s a little young and timid while Svend made their way across the desert on their own after their father died. Svend’s killed before because they had to. Also, they’re always ready to fight. Their first instinct is to fight not flight.

Tali vs Taia: And this is where another hard hitter goes down in the first round because she went up against someone just as skilled. This came down to the fact that Taia has control over her healing magic and the ability to teleport. Plus, Tali sucks at combating fire magic and that’s Taia’s main go to.

The Tea Lady vs Tela: These are my two pacifist characters. Like, Tela doesn't fight and doesn't want to kill. The Tea Lady is Literally the patron spirit of pacifist and peace. Like, Tela made it through the hunger games to like the last four people and didn’t get into a single fight and died by sacrificing himself. Like, this is a fight where neither person would want to fight. Although if forced to Tela would win since he does have training and The Tea Lady can’t really walk and has weak muscles and can’t exert herself too much because of her heart.

Thradden vs Tolle:  Mentor and father figure vs mentee. She kills him quickly and without remorse.

Tolue vs Trinelle: Trinelle is a Trader but Tolue was trained in the academy and went to war.

Trison vs Udva: I just want to leave you with the prospect that Trison was in the Stone City at the same time as Udva and Udva really sucks at self defense. Have fun with Obvis’s heartbreak and reaction to watching Udva die because he’s too far away to reach Udva and save him.

Yadla vs Yarr: Just add this to the reasons why Yadla is a horrible person and deserved to die.

Yere and Yinn: Sisters Fight. This one came down to the fact that they both know each other and how the other fights and their skills and that Yinn actually studies and trains while Yere just wants to have fun.

Bel (@langwrites oc) Vs A Bee: Bel is one of those blubber things from Dragon Ball and is terrified of bees. So she ran. Which constitutes a forfeit and means that a random bee I threw in for the lols moves on to round 2.

Chair (of Table and Chair) Vs Cirrus (@langwrites oc): lesbian pirate vs trans man weaponmaster. Chair has style but is bested by actual training and not being distracted by being a gay-ass pirate.

@ezzelbean (As in I put Ezz in there) vs Hokide (@langwrites): By virtue of Hokkide being a lvl 1 wizard Ezz kills him and moves on to round 2!

Keisuke Gekko vs Kon: Both of these belong to @langwrites. One is a Jonin Naruto OC  (from @cyb-by-lang / Catch Your Breath) and the other is a lvl 1 ranger who has probably one of the worst strings of luck I’ve seen.

Lance Vs @langwrites (as in I put Lang Lang in there): Unicorn vs Not actually a Panda. Lang apparently got impaled.

Mama Gekko  Vs Mistborne: Both of these belong to @langwrites. Miyako Gekko is found in Catch Your Breath with the tumblr over at @cyb-by-lang.

Obvis vs Oriana (@langwrites): Trained Sword Guard vs a like an eight year old.

Oskara (me, I put myself in there) vs Pavla: Me vs a very strong pig farmer. I win because I’m overconfident and am saying I can take her in this hypothetical situation. Fite me.

A Sandworm vs The Scourge (@langwrites): Winter Apocalypse vs a graboid. Anyone like worm sorbet?

Serran (@langwrites) vs A Shadow: Serran’s a kid and a sensitive telepath. He’s super vulnerable to how the Shadows work. He does not defeat his inner demons.

Yana vs Winterheart (@langwrites): sounds like russia. Yana looses against the force of winter.

Yuka (@langwrites) vs A Zombie: She is genre savvy enough to know not to get bit and can destroy the head.

[ronsenboobi]

there’s one (1) thing I want from asoiaf and it’s that benjen is alive and is the one character holding the r+l=j reveal honestly

for some reason when there’s a discussion about grrm not telling us why ben took the black a lot of people go “he had a taste of being the stark in winterfell during the rebellion, didn’t like it, and wanted to make sure it couldn’t happen again” and like… I agree he probably Really didn’t like it, but:

Robb was already born by then, and while a bastard Ned came back with Jon fully intending to raise him at Winterfell, so Benjen was p much back where he used to be down the line of succession

with the onus of inheritance safely on Ned and his sons it seems kind of really extra to sign his entire life away to dreary ass life at the wall for no reason other than just to avoid becoming lord of winterfell

in the wake of the rebellion it was probably safe to have the fear of the line of succession dramatically shortening still in him, so it could very well have been a contributing factor, but that’s too simplistic for me and if it were simplistic then grrm would have no problem answering the damn question

which leads me to ascribe to the theory that Benjen Totally Knows Jon Isn’t Ned’s Child

this is based entirely on speculation but I do believe two still unconfirmed things to be true:

the boy and girl fighting with practice swords bran sees through the weirwood and briefly mistakes for himself and Arya are benjen and lyanna

lyanna was the knight of the laughing tree, with benjen’s help

bc of their proximity in age it’s easy to surmise he and lyanna were pretty tight, and if those two things are true then it seems reasonable to me that they were partners in crime, ie. that lyanna trusted benjen with things that were transgressions of her status as a lord’s daughter, much like how Jon encourages Arya’s penchant for her unladylike interests behind Ned’s back. given that he was present at the tourney at harrenhal, benjen was one of the people who had front row seats to rhaegar getting on the bullshit, but I also think that he could very well be the one person besides lyanna and rhaegar themselves who knows what REALLY happened by virtue of his closeness with her. while I’m really not about the whole Rhaegar Did Nothing Wrong fairy tale romance elopement and legitimate marriage ~for love~ thing the show has got going on, I do still believe that the rhaegar/lyanna situation was not as cut and dry as the stark/Baratheon camp sold it (not to imply that they knowingly made it up that she was abducted and raped–I believe that at the least Ned and Robert genuinely believed that).

my interpretation is that it went exactly as you’d expect it to go between a sixteen year old girl who is dissatisfied with her future being decided for her and being denied everything she wants from life meeting a grown ass prince renowned for being charming and beautiful and held tremendous power over her to fulfill his goals of finding a young woman to bear his third prophecy baby when his wife couldn’t. I think benjen knows lyanna went with him willingly, might have even helped her run away, and surely feels a tremendous amount of guilt at the catastrophic fallout of those events.

robert’s rebellion was a long time coming, and it was larger than lyanna, who was simply (but no less tragically) the catalyst. I’m sure benjen knows that, but lyanna still died, his father and his brother still died, and as the stark in Winterfell during the rebellion he probably had a very clear awareness of how many lives were lost as collateral damage. that leaves him with two main things:

he feels he contributed to the spark that lit the fire of Robert’s rebellion like a Christmas tree

he feels he contributed to lyanna’s death directly

his super honourable, recently married brother who recently fathered his first child was the last person to see lyanna alive and comes home with a bastard who Looks Hella Stark, as opposed to Ned’s trueborn son who looks way more like his mother

benjen stark can count to nine

knowing all this I’m absolutely certain that, while I doubt Ned would have straight up pulled him aside and pointed to Jon going “yeah, that? lyanna”, benjen figured it the fuck out in no time. I think he joined the watch, more than anything out of guilt, as a self-imposed exile to get away from his grief and his sense of responsibility, but also in the hopes that by symbolically erasing himself from his family as the watch requires he puts the greatest possible distance between himself, his knowledge, and the consequences of it all.

I don’t know if I feel it’s too tinfoily to say he so strongly encouraged Jon to join the NW in hopes to protect him from the threat he poses the people currently in power as rhaegar’s bastard as he grows older and closer to being of age to inherit anything? but either way, all that said:

I want benjen to be alive because I feel there’s much more potential to a character like him than simply to serve as a catalyst for the beginning of Jon’s story; it would be fantastic symmetry for him to resurface and be the catalyst in the last leg of Jon’s journey (esp if there’s an element of ~rebirth~ in his possible resurrection post-ADWD) by revealing the truth about his parentage. and my bias against how it came to pass in the show is really gonna become apparent here: if benjen is the one to deliver r+l=j, it shifts the patriarchal focus of Jon being rhaegar’s son automatically making him a Targaryen above everything (“his name is Aegon” FUCK OFF Ned Stark and young griff’s blue hair didn’t die for this) by emphasizing his innate starkness which has been a crucial part of his character as much as Dany’s targness is a part of hers, because grrm hasn’t been spending thousands upon thousands of pages thematically linking Jon to his siblings via wolves and making him a symbol of protection as the eldest living brother to turn around and decide rhaegar is more important to Jon’s existence than lyanna?

benjen is the only person whose relationship to Jon is unchanged by the truth–whether Ned’s or lyanna’s child, he will always be his nephew and his brother in the watch. that makes benjen an anchor. if the reveal is an unstoppable force hurtling towards Jon, benjen is the immovable object that meets it; on a symbolic, thematic, and narrative level, I don’t think even three-eyed crow bran could be a more perfect person to see Jon through this. it also honours both lyanna and ned, and unites them the way the narrative has been uniting the current generation of stark children; the three of them are united in protecting Jon, the same way Jon is united with his younger siblings in representing a protective force to them.

(Jon tangent: by throwing in the “his REAL name is Aegon” fiasco the show not only undermines lyanna by making his starkness secondary to his patrilineal targness, but by legitimizing him with the secret wedding it destroys his snowness that has been THE single most important element of his identity, and the power of his embracing it at the beginning of ADWD which is one of the most powerful elements of his journey and I refuse to believe grrm could do this!!! anyway, please write “I have a name, your grace” on my tombstone, thanks)

tl;dr I have one whole tinfoil hat feel about asoiaf and stark feelings is all of it