#the vid was posted right around midnight

[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 248/548 of seokjin’s military service

this selca was posted on 160101

bonus vid from Jin:

Video trans: ARMYs, Happy New Year - ah!

(trans cr: Sihyun @ bts-trans)

[madrone33]

Right so... been going crazy trying to catch up on the explosion of stuff peeps have been doing since the EPIC: The Musical Ocean Saga release, but. Got some downtime now, and I just wanted to post my reaction to listening to the songs, 'cause it was wild bro.

Fyi, this is all taking place at around 11:30 pm 24th Dec for me, as I'm an australian, so that would make it... uh, 8:30 am 24th Dec for americans I think? Idk, timezones are weird bro. Basically, I listened to the songs and then wrote down my immediate reactions at like 1 am lol.

*ahem*

OK HOLY SHIT HOLY FUCK. OK OK. They came out for australians. They CAME OUT FOR AUSTRALIA!!!!

I was on dicord, right? And then another australian says they're out, and i'm like wait what but there's still like 16 hours till midnight in est, but i look up 'luck runs out jorgre rivera-herrans' on yt (cause it's a unique name) and scroll down and FUCK IT'S THERE!! THE STANDARD AUTO TOPIC VERSION!! IT'S NOT EVEN MIDNIGHT HERE YET?? (23:24 at the time of discovery. The vid says it was uploaded 3 hrs ago already)

The piano. I heard the first notes of piano and ohhhhh shiiiit it's actually happening!!!

i opened the door and called out to mum 'cause i was still in disbelief and she was still awake and i was like "mum... i think it's out" or SOMETHIG LIKE THAT IDK THE EXACT WORDS. She said jokingly she'd thought i had an existential crisis and GIRL IT KINDA FELT LIKE IT?? I WAS NOT PREPARED! I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANOTHER 16 HOURS!

I tapped on the link thingy to the album in the description and then i had the album RIGHT THERE HOLY MOTHER OF JESUS. IT'S STORM. IN THE FLESH. THERE'S A FUCKING TRUMPET-

I did my civic duty and informed (read: screamed in all caps) to everyone in the discord while mum listened to the first song 'cause she said she was interested and asked and i was so excited and gave her my headphones to listen to storm and then I took em back once I was done and now it's time to go dark. I said goodnight to mum and... pressed play.

Here's the highlights:

Storm: mixing is on another level bro. The vocals, the harmonies, the chorus, and hearing all those snippets without breaks in between, actually flowing and making sense and that ending beat is AHHH-

It went so fast. It's three min long how did it go by so fast what-

Luck Runs Out: the piano is godly. They actually changed the melody of the 'you could be caught off guard' part. My first thought after ooo? Was 'damn it no longer sounds like shut up and dance w/ me' lol.

I think this one changed the most from the snippets. Jsut the way they say lines, and stray words. I love it. The harmonies-

KYFC: the intro is that one atmospheric snippet he did with the flutes!! Aeolus sounds so sassy compared to the old snippets oof hell yes! There's a small instrumental interlude between the first chorus and the crew asking about the bag which is new.

THE PENELOPE PART. OH. MY. GOD. I LEGIT TEARED UP, I WAS CRYING, I'M CRYING JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AND TYPING THIS OUT IT WAS SO FUCKING HEARTBREAKING.

Trying to hold them in his arms? Time to be that father he always wanted to be?? His eyes and heart and soul is heavy??? I'm FUCKING CRYING-

Also wow he really just stayed up for 9 days huh? Respect. Also, fuck those crewmates man. Bet they felt real stupid when it got them killed. Oh, wait, fuck it didn't Poseidon killed everyone but them oh hell nah- And Odysseus still goes to save them from Circe?? Bro. BRO. Just let them die. It ain't worth it.

And that's how Jorge introduces the land of the giants? Cool! I was wondering about that.

Poesiedon pull up! (Is it bad that i thought he sounded like ares in the pj musical there lmao-)

RUTHLESSNESS: it's here. Oh my lord it's here. Everyone stay calm. Fuck it IT'S FUCKING HERE!!

The chanting, Ody's terrified 'Poseidon...', the electric guitar on Poseidon's verse, the fucking growl in his voice is amazing, the 'Die.' is as;ihfd HELL FUCKING YES!!

I love that the 'Captain-!'s of the drowning men is more apparent here, and the silence afterwards... ooof you can hear Ody's horrified stuttered breaths and the way the lyric's changed to '43 left under your command' is soooo fucking good.

And then Ody's sudden defiance and the fucking burning in his eyes as he defies a god and escapes death- Yes. YES! It's so good-

... No wait it's over?? That's it??? WHYYYYY-

(Side note - the fact that there weren't any ads between vids is incredible and I thank the gods for this blessing.)

Ok, but all seriousness, that was incredible. I- I couldn't stop smiling. My face actually started hurting I was smiling so much. I was shaking the whole time, and I had to keep reminding myself to breathe, and- It was amazing. This was an amazing experience, and I'm so glad I could freak out to mum, and she was excited with me, and it was such a good surprise, like an actual chrismas gift from Jorge or some shit. I love it. I love this. Genuinely. It's an amazing thing he's given us and I thank him, sincerely. Thank you, Jorge, and everyone involved in creating this for people to enjoy and love. You should all be proud.

Thanks for reading me freak out, whoever made it to the end lmao. Tagging @dootznbootz because their rambles gave me the confidence to throw my own into the void. Thx :D

[benefits1986]

Accio No Laptop Leave

I cleared all my trips for the really sherep Holy Week because I thought my ina could make it plus I need to suck in all good vibes because Tauras szn is coming very, very soon again and again. UGH. This will have one or two posts depending on my mood levels because umaatikabo po ang Taurus szn for the Cancer me. Ayoko siyang abangan pero, let’s get it on this 2023.  If I were a real life Ravenclaw, I would spend this looonnng and winding summer road in Negros + Siquijor. I don’t usually go back to the places I’ve visited because I easily get bored and unbothered, but these two islands make me breathe and fart rainbows. Think Across The Universe because trippy talaga.  Since my boss then was an expat, he approved my no laptop leave. I noticed that European bosses take their leaves very, very seriously on top of the KPIs and costs that are always on “go for the kill” vibe.  My trip here was super epic because I wasn’t expecting anything beyond the basic immersive experience.  First, gwapo ng mga coastguards. HAHAHAHAHAHA. And super helpful because they really waited for us to dash to the last boat to Siquijor from Duma. While running for dear life, I was really pissed because I made sure that I got accurate info that we can leave Duma, dusk time. I wanted my cotton candy skies and a bit of chill kasi. UGH. So, the cutie men in uniform calmed me. CHZ. I can’t help but mag-interact kasi legit cuties and we NEED to buy time. Small talks pa kami ng mga bossing kaya push. Was deeply thinking why walang ganun sa MNL and kung mga anak ba sila ng hacienda and nepotism babies sila na trying to break free from the generational curse and blessing.  Second, since I get really easily afraid, ticking Siquijor even for 24 solid hours lang is a bucket list hit. This tiny island is lakas maka-middle earth pero on steriods, however, it’s also a really unadulterated town. Mababait talaga the locals plus food is fresh, simple and done right. Just the way I like it.  Never mind na may sumitsit sa akin because I had to squeeze in a task because prod peeps had an issue and again, ako lang (sadly) may access. UGH. So, after going around the ghost town since kaka-open lang ng Siquijor that time to tourists, I was the only one burning the midnight oil. May sumitsit sa akin out of nowhere and knocked several times as I was madly downing this deadline. LOL. ‘Yan kasi, no laptop leave daw pero dinala naman kaya, olats. :D I cramped my eye level to the tiny screen of my work laptop. Fuck 13-inch screens kasi. Bakit hindi man lang 15 or 17? Bakit? Sabi kasi nila, when faced with this shit, NO EYE CONTACT is your only key para ‘di ka ma-lock sa middle earth ganaps. Ewan ko ba naman bakit may mga encounters akong ganito at times talaga. ‘Di ko rin naman ma-blame overactive imagination ko kasi legit na persistent ‘yung sutsot at katok sa glass doors and windows. Syempre, tinapos ko ‘yung deadline na ‘to after an hour or so, but my chest is screaming talaga and my hands are shaking slightly pa.  I didn’t wake up my travel buddies kasi pride and baka malingon ko whatever or whoever ‘yung sutsot na susot. LOL. Even the Negros peeps nga mismo warned us about our Siquijor adventure but is it worthwhile? Super! We had Cambugahay Falls all to ourselves. As in kami lang talaga bisita. OWEEEM. Hassle lang ‘yung stairs kasi ang iksi ng legs ko. LOL. Tourism peeps, keep up naman lalo if you want this spot to have good reviews!!! But after the quick and knee-popping lusong, ang gandaaaaaaaaaaa. I judge places based on how they look IRL versus photos and vids na no edit. Saktong-sakto ‘yung flow ng water, blue AF talaga which is my type of blue. And enchanted talaga siya, as in.  The beach na other one was the holding area of COVID peeps kaya we were not able to enter even when we said, we would like to take the risk. HAHAHAHHAHAHA. Fully vaxxed naman na kami with booster shot pa. So, this deserves a round two talaga. Dawn and dusk during our visit is sooooo magical plus the bamboo massage we got is soooooo unique. Tanggal talaga lamig mo. LOL. We also boozed but not much kasi mahaba pa ang trip back to Negros.  We then went back to Negros and met our driver. Super bait nung owner ng service company. As in. The price is quite steep but ok lang because then, 1L of gas is P80 pesos na. :( Before pa ‘to ng hyperinflation ha. But to be able to wing the Negros Loop, we opted to go for a rented car.  Next stop is Lakawon since one of the travel buddies wanted to go back. Ayoko neto pero we had an alignment that we will be choosing 1 each na spot, no questions asked. Off we went to Lakawon and again, we had mostly to ourselves. Super init lang talaga na parang sinundo ka na ni Hades levels. HAHAHAHAHA. Oks naman Lakawon ‘pag walang tao which happened. Staff are super nice and syempre, Red Horse lang naman, happy na ako. Food is average pero oks na rin. Staff thanked us kasi nga super dalang ng tourists. Sulit ba siya? For me, saks lang. Won’t go back anytime soon since I am on a hunt ng mas indie spots. :D  After the Lakawon day trip, rachada na kami to my spot, Danjugan Island!!! I’ve been eyeing this for quite a long time, a few birthdays back but, ‘di natutuloy. Spent 3D/2N there and super duper vibe na vibe ko talagaaaaa. As in.  Met Dave, Sef and Carmela. Super lodicakes sila 3 along with the team. As in. Syempre, nung una, introvert pa ako, pero since they are very welcoming, yosi break na kami ni Dave then poof, pak boom. He designed a custom tour for us which is soooo trippy talaga, literally and figuratively. LOL. Highlights of the custom tour:  -planktons on my feet  -fireflies above my head  -starry, starry night  -open sea at night  -crystals -incantations  -prayers  -rituals  -safe space sharing -palo santo  -boa constrictor meet up, up close  -bat cave  -seahorse  -bird watching  -freediving catch up sesh  -sea glass hunting  -kayak (skipped this because I don’t like this)  -good food  -Agimat Ube Creme  -unli booze  -lutong bahay food  -more lutong bahay food   -yoga  -tarot card reading  -meditation  -a snippet of our return visit :D :D :D  ‘Di ba? Parang Goop EP pero very Filipino, very rooted sa untouched culture natin. What struck me talaga was during this Danjugan trip was the moment I heard mom’s voice saying, kaya mo na. Kaya mo noon pa. And felt her sungit warm hug as a Taurus mother dragon. :D Full force, mhie. I cannot. Dunno if it was the trip, the palo santo, the summer breeze mixed with the chilly air, the ambient lights or the crashing waves. LOL. Very Goop talaga. :D Nonetheless, I dig trips like this. Walang signal. Walang ice. Walang noise pollution. Walang distractions. And grounds you on prod levels na on steroids pa. LELS.  We headed back to Duma for a city tour and visited Pinspired, a hub for creators of the island and nearby places. Ganda ng Starbucks dito because suko na talaga ako sa Sbucks ages ago, pero ganda niyaaaa. Food was good. People are great and the vibe is poppin’ talaga. It’s sleepy city but it is bustling, too. Gah. I didn’t finish Hometown Chacha kasi napaka strong-turned-super-weak ng female lead pero it reminds me of its locations.  So, if I could Accio Negros x Siquijor, here’s my list:  -3 days in Siquijor and bike around the island  -find a ritual for cleansing past hurts  -unli booze all day and night  -4 days in Danjugan + Punta Bulata: bike and freedive and hike + trippy trip, meditation and visit Dave’s sanctuary  -Ultimate food trip in local spots na sa Google plus ancestral hacienda visits -Will try to visit a travel buddy’s azucarera for immersion. Tignan ko power dynamics ng mga feudal lords and ladies which is really, really interesting  -cooking class and shop for ingredients I can bring back to Manila  -Sugar Beach booze na sana may jam sesh ng 90s and early 2000s PL  -Freedive more pa around Duma and the other spots na ipagtatanong ko pa sa locals there  -Heirloom vintage shopping: baka may vinyls or whatever na puwede ko icurate  -Pinspired major haul pero sila na mag-deliver para mas mura :D  -syempre rented car na may bike rack po tayo na puwede folding bike + LF biking buddy  -rent folding bike because ‘di pa rin ako marunong mag-scooter (sa Siargao na ‘to)  -5x darker skin, 3x lighter hair -road to babaylan na ba talaga ito, mhie :D  -meet local creators/artists and if may event, sama meeee as a people watcher (Gahhh. Pinspired team invited me nga a few months back pero nasa fucking MNL ako that time.) -ink sesh because seesh this place talaga  This holy week break is long but I need a really long break before the storm x Taurus szn talaga. I still have pa-siyam and 40th day ng ina ko so abala po tayo for the next weeks na naman. UGH. Traditions get in the way of this tita’s travels. Still torn if I’ll stay in Manila and bike around na lang or hatawin ang chances of not being hassle sa daan, dagat at himpapawid --my pet peeve when I am traveling. Most likely, Manila will be sleepy ulit dahil sabik sa sabak travels ang mga peeps.  It’s Tuesday na. A few days before weekend. I am an autopilot mode na talaga pero parang working naman so far. ‘Di pa ubos pake ko kahit ubos na ako. LOL. My dad’s birthday is coming, too. Need to up my adrenaline para naman happy siya. Wawa e. LOL. Back to regular programming muna tayo para sa ekonomiya. Nakakalumpo ‘yung list ko ng stuff to do when I go back e. :D Punta Bulata x Miles, baka naman. Solo ba or non-solo comeback trip ko? Let’s see mga mhieses. LELS. Oks ang solo, default ko ‘yan e pero curious how it’ll go if non-solo or as my travel buddies budol me, semi-solo. ;) 

[sometipsygnostalgic]

When'd you get into Adventure Time the first time, and how'd it happen? Been thinking of giving it a watch (especially after all the good stuff that's been said of Obsidian and, admittedly, all the stuff I've seen you post and reblog), and it got me curious

This is like my favourite story, and it is the only good one I remember from being a teenager (life from back then has been super foggy since I moved out of my mum's but it is all good now):

When I was 15 I made a new friend who wanted to write a comic about Teen Titans with me as the artist, TT being my second-favourite childhood show after DBZ.

I started bingewatching Teen Titans because I now had a computer and was able to do so. I learnt about the voice actors.

Starfire was played by Hynden Walch. I learnt that Hynden's latest role was Princess Bubblegum on Adventure Time. I checked it out on wikipedia. It seemed kind of cartoony for me.

One thing that caught my eye is when the wikipedia page said PB "may have had a past relationship" with Marceline, the vampire girl with the really pretty hair. I was confused by this, and rationalised it to myself as they must have had a history as friends or enemies. It didn't say what kind of relationship and I thought there was no chance of it meaning "romantic".

For the time being, I didn't look into AT further.

A couple months pass. After several months of tension, I get a text while in school telling me that my dad was breaking up with his fiance, and I would need to move back into my mother's place immediately. This was smack bang when I was about to start my GCSE exams - the timing couldn't be worse. My mother's house is a shit hive and I went between having a tiny box room to myself or sharing a messy bedroom with my sister and mother. There were no standards for hygeine and there wasn't a stable supply of food.

I decide to finish my binge watch of Teen Titans. I spend all day doing this every day. I rewatched it once I was done. It was what I did to cope.

At the same time, my Teen Titans comic friend confides in me. She tells me she thinks she might be a lesbian, and she is scared her parents will reject her. I sympathise deeply. At the time, I was waist deep in the closet to the point I couldnt accept certain things about myself either, but having a friend come out to me made me reconsider LGBT matters.

I looked on deviantart and saw some art for "RaeStar". I thought it was wrong to ship them (I shipped RobStar hardcore) but, well, the art was so cute. Their interactions were healthy and sweet. It was nice. This became my low key first gay ship.

Then, I start bingeing RebelTaxi's Teen Titans video reviews.

Once I am dry on Teen Titans content, I see RebelTaxi did a review on Fionna and Cake, and on Ryan North's Issue #2 of the Adventure Time comic.

The first video, Fionna and Cake, was appealing to me. The show had an amazing art style, and a decent sense of humor. I loved that they did something for the fans, making a genderbent fanfic episode based on popular fan characters. It was unprecedented and very post modern.

....But it was the SECOND video that made me take a very sudden interest in the show.

RebelTaxi was referring to a scene with PB and Marcy in the bottom of the Lich's bag. There is a joke where Marcy turns into a tentacle monster. RebelTaxi always makes hentai jokes when tentacle monsters are involved, but he interpreted this scene as referencing the characters' "lesbian undertones".

...Wait, WHAT? Hynden Walch's character and the pretty vampire have Lesbian Undertones?!?! Haven't I heard this somewhere before?!?!

A quick google search of "Adventure Time Lesbian Undertones" later, I discover the Mathematical! Controversy - how an episode with some incredible songwriting seemed to imply they had been girlfriends in the past who have residual feelings for each other. A podcast had been made by the producers fangirling about this possibility, but it was taken down, and the director fired. Nobody had outright said the subtext was not there, but they said they didn't want the podcast to sound like word of god. There had been a lot of upset in the gay community over this. Oh, by the way, there's a gay community of cartoon fans who really ship PB/Marcy.

With a combination of everything, from how my friend had just come out to me and was struggling with homophobia, to how I was a Hynden Walch fan, to how the show had already impressed me with what little I'd seen, I became IMMEDIATELY invested in finding out as much as possible about these potential LGBT characters and their relationship.

So I checked out a ton of Adventure Time videos on youtube. I checked the vids that had Marceline's backstory in, vids with funny moments from PB and all the other characters, I checked Deviantart for fanart where I made my first engagements with the fandom's gay community, I checked the Wiki talk pages to get ALL of the discourse. It changed who I was basically overnight.

I decided Adventure Time was a fun show with clever writing, and absolutely worth my attention. During the break for exams, I binge watched it all day, and then I would cram for my GCSEs between midnight and 3am on the day of the exam. I was addicted!

When I caught up, Goliad aired. This was the first ep to come out with me being in the fandom.

At the time, even though Hynden had drawn me to the show, Marceline was the character I was most invested in. She had the amazing backstory and music and character design. PB was fun, but there was relatively nothing to her character.

Oh boy, that ALL CHANGED with Goliad! People were intensely debating what the episode was saying about her. Is she a good person, a bad person? Why was she so troubled in the episode's opening, and why was Goliad corrupted?

Discourse only escalated with Princess Cookie. The top post on the wikia was "Is Princess Bubblegum evil?"

Thinking about her character was so interesting for me. These two episodes made me realise PB was a character with her own internal battles, who was struggling with the responsibility to do what was right for her people vs what is the Right Thing, with her own psychological wellbeing caught in the middle. My interpretation of Goliad was that PB was a naturally neutral person who had decided to be good, whereas Goliad had been corrupted by Jake's anger, and this contrasted with Finn who was a pure good person. The Princess Cookie episode reinforced my ideas, because she was doing something that was neither objectively good or bad but was a result of her own morality, and it went against Jake's morality. The idea of the "good guys" having such different values was so engaging, and they managed to come around at the end, with baby-snaps being submitted to rehabilitation.

Princess Cookie was also the first episode where PB was shown to be an adult while a currently adult character was a child. Either candy people age quickly, or - more likely - Pb is keeping her age a mystery. After thinking about this, I opened up a page on the wiki forums saying "Is Princess Bubblegum Old?"

This is what sealed my position in the fandom. I became a well known regular of the community after that, on Wikia and then Tumblr. It was my first fandom. So many good memories of theories, debates, analysis and fanart, the satisfaction of my theories being confirmed in season 5 onwards.

The most important thing to me, about engaging with the AT community, was how those initial interactions around the LGBT content were the groundwork for me being comfortable coming out of the closet. If it wasn’t for that, if it wasn’t for speaking specifically to Thisfreemind and Illeity about how gay relationships are perfectly fine and healthy for kids to see, and no less clean than straight relationships, I might be a person with far more conservative views today, and I might have fallen out with several of my closeted friends over internalized homophobia.  

I would have also probably failed high school. My grades improved drastically over the next year, because my online community life had made me happier.  It was comfort and stability during a difficult couple of years. 

[therebelcaptainnetwork]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, RebelCaptain shippers!

We’re very excited to start the fourth Secret Santa exchange for this wonderful fandom! Every year we have so many great works and so much fun, so we hope that you participate this year. 

What is this?

RebelCaptain Secret Santa is an opportunity for you to create a gift for a fellow shipper and receive one in return! It’s a wonderful way for the fandom to come together and show each other lots of love and appreciation, as well as celebrate the incoming FOUR year anniversary of Jyn and Cassian gracing our screens. 

We’ll be using the tag #rebelcaptainsecretsanta for all new posts related to this exchange – info posts, updates, etc. This is the tag for posting your gifts as well!

The Dates:

Sign ups are open from now until midnight of November 18th, PST (this gives you a little over two weeks to sign up!)

Assignments will be given out by the end of November 22nd, PST

The first day of gifts will begin on December 26th, with staggered posting over the course of the week. This gives you around FIVE WEEKS to work on your gift!

December 26th was chosen so that everyone can enjoy their holiday and appreciate their gifts afterwards, so nobody’s hard work gets lost in the shuffle. Sign-ups for a posting date will come a few weeks before the 26th.

Please see below the cut on information on how to enter and participate!

To Enter:

Please send an email with the subject “RebelCaptain Secret Santa - [YOUR URL]” and the following sign up form in the body to the network email: therebelcaptainnetwork@gmail.com

Tumblr Username: (your username)

Your Prompt: (One sentence or less, please. Give your partner some freedom in creating your gift!)

What your fanwork talents are: (do you write fic, make gifs, graphics, vids? Are you multi-talented?)

Would you like your gift to have smut? (please note a rating, if applicable, e.g. I’m okay with smut, but wouldn’t want it to be above M.)

Would you be willing to gift smut? (please note a rating, if applicable)

Please note else that is potentially divisive or that you don’t want to receive or gift: (please note any triggers, issues, any types of works you wouldn’t want, etc.)

Are you willing to work as a pinch hitter? (in case someone else can’t finish their gift on time - no worries if you can’t!)

The Rules of Participation:

Send in your entry email.

Reblog this post so more people can join you in the fun!

Send your giftee anonymous kindness at least once per week :)

Your gift must be at least 1,000 words or an equivalent amount of effort in another medium.

Your askbox must be opened with anon enabled. (It causes too many problems otherwise, sorry.)

To immediately clarify a frequently asked question: no you do not have to be a network member to join in!

Finally, if you cannot finish your gift in time, please tell the mods ASAP! The sooner we know, the sooner we can work out a pinch hitter so your giftee still gets something.

There is an EXCHANGE FAQ, so please look there for further explanations on anything you may be confused by. If you don’t see the answer to your question there, please do send a message, so that I can clear up the issue for you right away! ♥

Good luck, have fun, and Happy Holidays!

[dirty-pretty-jackal-s]

https://the-revenge-of-riff-raff.blogspot.com/2018/03/interview-carl-barat.html

In 2010, at the height of my career as a music journalist, round about the time I was turning down an offer to interview Adele because she was "an overweight belter." I was sent a copy of Carl Barat's eponymous solo album. Unlike the shambolic shite that the Libertines used to knock out, it was actually quite decent, so I decided to throw my weight behind him and do an interview article for the Metropolis magazine. Here is a vid of my interview with an extremely jetlagged Barat in Tokyo, bravely doing his press duties...

http://the-revenge-of-riff-raff.blogspot.com/2012/02/interview-carl-barat.html

Thanks to Japan's often surprising interest in the British rock scene, Carl Barât needs little introduction here. As one of two pivotal members of THE LIBERTINES, the now legendary garage rock band, he is well known to Japanese audiences. Benefiting from his good looks, he is also probably a lot more popular here than erstwhile cohort Pete Doherty.

A guerrilla gig (a.k.a. busking session) at the opening of Top Shop in Shinjuku in September saw scenes of near pandemonium, while Barât's solo gig at Shibuya Club Quattro in November sold out soon after being announced. Fans without tickets now have to hope that his support slot for the MANIC STREET PREACHERS tour around the same time will be confirmed.

But while continuing to capitalize on his LIBERTINES fame — the group temporarily reunited for UK festival dates this summer — Barât is also keen to move on musically, with a new eponymous solo album that radically departs from the guitar rock with which he is associated.

"This is the first album I've done that is kind of introspective rather than escapist," Barât tells me during his recent visit to Tokyo, also explaining that the disc was composed on piano rather than guitar. "As a writer, you fall into habits. As soon as I pick up a guitar, my hands form the same sorts of shapes. With the piano, it's a whole different landscape, really, and you just find yourself going in directions you wouldn't normally."

Produced by Leo Abrahams, a cultured musician who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno and Brett Anderson, and with plenty of classical strings courtesy of his girlfriend, the album may surprise fans with its richly eclectic influences.

Run with the Boys

, which Barât describes as a song "that refers to the bands I've been in and the lifestyle I've led," sounds like mid-period MORRISSEY moonlighting for DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS or THE STYLE COUNCIL.

The Fall

crosses a broken gypsy tango with French cabaret music—think SERGE GAINSBOURG or JACQUES BREL.

Elsewhere, there are SCOTT WALKER-ish arrangements, hints of TOM WAITS, mawkish trumpets, and the occasional flurry of polka. It's all smoothly crafted together, even though the album was written and recorded in a comparatively short time.

"I started Run with the Boys and So Long My Lover last year," Barât recalls. "But then I left them and I didn't do anything until April this year. And then I wrote everything."

In addition to forging new collaborations since splitting from THE LIBERTINES and the post-Libertine DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, Barât has also changed his musical intake. Recent iPod interests include BONNIE PRINCE BILLY's album

I See a Darkness

, TOM WAITS'

Rain Dogs

, LEONARD COHEN's

Greatest Hits

, and JEFF BUCKLEY ("If you’re in the right mood, that can be quite poignant," he says).

The reason the new solo album works, despite its bewildering diversity, is the cohesive narrative that runs throughout, from darkly playful opening track

The Magus

to the somber optimism of closer

Ode to a Girl

, which weaves all the musical strands together.

"Well, I guess I wanted the album to be an album rather than two singles and a bunch of fillers," Barât says. "So it does take on its own sort of conceptual shape, about frivolity, finding love, enduring loss, and finding love again."

The overall picture that emerges is one of growing artistic maturity. Barât is no longer hiding behind the racket, clichés and addictions of the conventional rock band, which he freely admits was a way of prolonging adolescence.

"It did feel like that for me," he agrees. "I wouldn't say that’s true in everybody's case. But, yeah, I was definitely stuck in a bit of a rut, which is why I had to end that way of life, hence Run with the Boys. Stepping away from big loud guitars stops you hiding behind that. It wasn't always like that, but it kind of ended up like that. A loud guitar was just expected, along with a leather jacket, some whisky and a cigarette."

[yikes-xander]

000:00:00:00

PLAYLIST ANALYSIS

This is actually me just rambling about my thoughts on each song and why I chose them for this specific playlist rather than like.. an actually good and smart sounding in-depth analysis sorry :/

When I Met You - Ethan Nestor

There are many reasons I chose this one! Mostly the lyrics, but Ethan also sings it so it’s extra fitting for the playlist, especially as the opener.

“When I met you my life was blue, I was so lonely / You took me by surprise” The channel came into my life at the perfect time. I was feeling low, in my last year of high school, struggling with thoughts about the future. It especially helped me through quarantine. Every day I felt like quitting, giving up on putting effort into school/not graduating, but I had something to look forward to every day too, so I pushed through.

“Now you're gone from my life / I'm adrift on the sea” Once the stream ended and the channel was gone, I didn’t know how I felt. I felt sad, but also something I’ve never felt before. After watching Ethan’s video yesterday, hearing him explain he felt the same way, I felt so relieved. I think this lyric kind of describes how I feel now honestly, just kinda numb? Like I’m lost. I’m working on it.

Another Night - Story Untold

More of a light-hearted one now! To me, this song made me think about how good it felt to be a part of the audience.

“Here we go for another night / Another night goofing all around” Everyone (the audience, Mark, Ethan, etc.) having fun every single day? *chefs kiss*

“Laughing 'til our stomachs hurt / And I can't let this moment pass me by” Once again, made me think of all the good times that were a part of the channel, and all the good feelings they gave me.

“So here’s to a night we’ll remember / This is a time we never wanna forget” I think this is kind of self-explanatory? I don’t think any of us want to forget Unus Annus. Personally, it’s literally the best thing I’ve ever had the chance to see happen and be a part of.

100 Bad Days - AJR

This song just gives me good vibes, UA gave me good vibes, it had to be on the playlist. I don’t have much else to say about it.

History - One Direction

This song kind of reminds me of Ethan and Mark separately and UA as a whole. Because like,, they make a great team, they have a lot of history (friends for a long time, Ethan was a fan of Mark before that, etc.)

“You and me got a whole lot of history / So don't let it go, we can make some more, we can live forever” A year is a long time but also feels like no time at all. Sometimes I wish we had more time for UA, but I’m glad I was here for what we got.

“This is not the end” Unus Annus is something I’ll never forget.

Dopamine - With Confidence

Maybe also kind of self-explanatory? Dopamine makes you feel good!! UA also makes me feel good. And the song talks about losing it too so.. yeah

This Is Home - Cavetown

I’m not exactly sure why I felt so drawn to this? But the vibes are immaculate.

“Are you dead? / Sometimes I think I'm dead / 'Cause I can feel ghosts and ghouls wrapping my head / But I don't wanna fall asleep just yet” after the stream vibes anyone? Or is it just me? I stayed up way too long after it was over. Too many thoughts head full

“Time is / Slowly / Tracing his face / But strangely he feels at home in this place” Unus and Annus,, the Boys of Time babey!!

Ghost Of You - 5 Seconds of Summer

Again.. The VIBES are IMMACULATE. It’s just a sad song for a sad time.

“Too young, too dumb / To know things like love” I’m just a stupid boy who got emotionally attached to a channel whose whole purpose was to DIE and I’m sensitive about it.

All I Wanted - Paramore

Lyrics make me do a Think

“Wake up early to black and white re-runs” colors of the channel,, thinking about all the vids,, the memories :(

“I could follow you to the beginning / And just to relive the start / And maybe then we'll remember to slow down / At all of our favorite parts” this entire verse?? Oh my god. Absolutely *chefs kiss* I think we all know what I mean and like,, why it gives me UA vibes

The Kids from Yesterday - My Chemical Romance

This song just gives me like sad nostalgic vibes so I thought it fit well.

“... you only hear the music when your heart begins to break” the timer reaches the end and the ticking stops? Heartbreaking, that’s all

I Will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie

Another song thats just,, sad so it fits

“Love of mine, someday you will die” we knew from the start the the channel would literally die when the clock stopped,,

“It's nothing to cry about 'cause we'll hold each other soon / In the blackest of rooms” shut up I’m mourning someone hold my hand

“I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black” death goddess Amy vibes

I’ll Always Be Around - Waterparks

“If you died I'd hope you'd haunt me / Because you know I'd miss you bad” we all love UA so much!! And miss it a ton already

“I'd never I'd never I'd never get you off my mind” it’s always thinking about Unus Annus hours

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

There are multiple lyrics in this song that just make me remember we only have our memories of the channel left

“Our every moment, I start to replace / 'Cause now that they're gone, all I hear are the words that I needed to say” the vids are replaced with only memories, replayed over and over

“Well, time can heal but this won't” I’ll be sad about this forever mind ur business

“But all I can think about is seeing that look on your face” the very last moment of the stream? Amy and Mark looking at the camera, Mark’s lil smile, Ethan looking back at the clock as the last few seconds tick by? AAAAH

Scarlet Cross - Black Veil Brides

Heard this and immediately reverted back to my middle school self but that’s beside the point.

“... you can't deny / The end is coming, the end is coming” we knew from the start that the channel would die

“Will we live? / Will we die? / Just keep on saving our goodbyes” There were points where people were theorizing that the channel wouldn’t actually end, there were clips near the end where the clock reversed by a few seconds, etc. need I say more?

“Hold onto me, and I can't let go” we’re all mourning, we didn’t want to say goodbye I know I’m not the only sad one

Body - Mother Mother

This song just SCREAMS Unus and Annus vibes I think we can all agree

“I've grown tired of this body / Fall apart without me, body” Unus and Annus are just entities using Ethan and Mark’s bodies,, they know their time is up so they have to leave,, the LORE it makes sense okay leave me alone

Here Comes the End - Gerard Way (ft Judith Hill)

At this point I’m just listing lyrics that I vibe with that remind me of UA and also make me sad but that’s because I’m dumb and I don’t know how to express myself or explain my thoughts oops

“The time is running out / The days are moving fast” literally every day after each video,, seeing the clock tick down? My HEART she hurt

“The clock is moving / Hands to midnight / Can we get through this?” For me, the stream ended right at midnight so THE VIBES I was sobbing

When Can I See You Again? - Owl City

“Switch on the sky and the stars glow for you / Go see the world 'cause it’s all so brand new” this lyric remind me of the vid where they were in the desert and they just looked at the stars and had a nice talk it was so wholesome I love them

“It's been fun but now I've got to go / Life is way too short to take it slow” Unus Annus is gone but we all have to remember to live, do what you want with no regrets.

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

This one is another pretty self explanatory one honestly

It’s also just a vibe like a lot of the other songs that’s all I have to say about it

Safe and Sound - Capital Cities

This song just radiates such good feelings man oof

Unus Annus felt like such a safe lil bubble for me?? Like,, Mark and Ethan did dumb shit because they WANTED TO I felt so validated like,, I also would do dumb shit if I could that probably makes no sense but I love them so it doesn’t matter

Happiest Year - Jaymes Young

This one absolutely BREAKS MY HEART

“I'm here to admit / That you were my medicine” yall,, UA was the only thing that kept me going and I'm not afraid to admit it

“Thank you for the happiest year of my life” literally the only thing that gave me serotonin oops :/

“So wake me up when they build that time machine / I want to go back” do I need to explain? Even though this year has been shitty irl, I would relive it in a heartbeat

The 3ND - Story Untold

I know this is a breakup song,, but hear me out

Some of the lyrics FIT and it’s my playlist I can do what I want shut up

“I never wanted what we had to end / But now it's over” once again,, no need to explain

“I know we had our dreams and we had plans… / That now it's time to let go” this just makes me think of the video where they talk about the video ideas they had but never filmed or just didn't post,, the CONTENT WE COULD'VE GOTTEN i'm sad

Still Remembering - AS IT IS

These boys.. My fave band of all time but also literally all their songs have immaculate vibes

“My heart's as heavy / As these nights are long” this gives me after the stream feels,, I stayed up way too long after it ended I couldn't sleep because I was sad :/

“Can you tell me what hurts more / Is it remembering or forgetting?” The whole chorus just hits me so hard man I'm so scared that I'm gonna forget unus annus because my brain is shitty even though I know I won't? I’m deadass getting a tattoo as soon as I can

Take Me Away - With Confidence

This song just makes me think about how UA was kind of an escape for me? And a lot of people yknow sometimes you just need to get your mind off of this happening around you and UA was really good for that in my opinion

The Night We Met - Lord Huron

Once again saying I would relive this year if I had the chance

Unus Annus was one of a kind, no one will ever be able to recreate it

Where’d All the Time Go? - Dr. Dog

A year sounds like such a long time but it goes by way too fast

Also I think Amy had this on her instagram story after the stream? I don't remember but THE VIBES

This December - Ricky Montgomery

Why do so many ricky montgomery songs have UA vibes? Idk

“Well, this December, I'll remember / Want you to see it when I do” UA ended in november,, we’ll remember in december and forever it FITS

“It’s just a little bit, It’s just a little bit / Lonely in this home / It’s always colder on your own'' honestly now that UA is gone there's like,, a void and I'm sad (I keep saying that but it's true so..)

When You Die - MGMT

Maybe this is the song Amy had in her story after the stream? Again,, I don’t remember

I think this one is also pretty self explanatory

Except I was feeling A LOT when the channel died but I’m glad the team was also kinda in their feels a bit yknow? It made me feel better about it

Good Times - All Time Low

“Underneath the stars we came alive / And singing to the sky just felt right / I won't forget the good times” once again,, that stargazing vid? IM CRYING all the vids gave me so much serotonin I loved them all and each day was such a good day

“I'll hate the goodbye” I don't need to explain..

“Middle fingers up, ego trip / Devil may care but we didn't mind” the chaotic vibes of the channel is what sucked me in I live for chaos that's what this lyric makes me think of

Goodnight, Travel Well - The Killers

I don't think I really need to explain this one because,, just listen to the song and you'll get it but I'll just list some fave lyrics of mine

“There's nothing I can say / There's nothing we can do now” end of the stream vibes for sure

“And all that stands between the souls release / This temporary flesh and bone / We know that it's over now” Unus and Annus vibes

Line Without a Hook - Ricky Montgomery

This is one of the songs that I hear a lot in like edits I see on twitter and stuff associated with UA and I Get It the vibes are so good the song is so good I love it

“Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you / I need you here to stay” one of my fave lyrics and also just,, makes sense I miss UA

As the World Caves In - Matt Maltese

Another song that's in a lot of edits and stuff that's also,, amazing and MAKES SENSE the vibes!!

“And here it is, our final night alive” the STREAM

“You put your finest suit on / I paint my fingernails / Oh we're going out in style babe” Our boys,, Unus and Annus in the suits and eths painted nails? An absolute LOOK

I just love this song so much its so good and makes me so sad

The End. - My Chemical Romance

This song is just So Sad

And the heart monitor beeping in the beginning?? Reminds me of the clock ticking my heart is BROKEN

If you actually read all of this? I love you!! This was 6 pages so thank you for sticking through and listening to all of my dumb thoughts

[elizabethplaid]

awake, with (Philip Glass’s) music

Can’t sleep, can’t sleep, can’t sleep. Had like 3 hours yesterday morning, then up since noon-thirty. (It’s now quarter-after 2am.) Too warm to relax.

My dad and I leave our local NPR Classical radio station on, to play through the night. We’ve both witnessed how they often play quirky stuff between like midnight and 5am. I’ve also noticed they seem to play Phillip Glass at least once a week at this hour, though it feels like every-other-day.

Right now, they’re playing “Ennanga for String Quartet, Harp, and Piano” by William Grant Still, performed by Videmus. The part that was playing as I came in the room sounded SO MUCH like Philip Glass. Like, I even played some of Glass’s works for my dad recently, to refresh our memories. (And give reference to the wiki rabbit hole I fell down, at the time.) 

WEIRD NOTE AT THE END, after some other blab under the cut.   -- Ok, not really weird; just a coincidence or the pattern I noticed is real.

Considering William Grant Still’s piece came out around the time Glass was in his late-teens/early-20s, it would make sense if it influenced him. The two pieces don’t sound entirely the same, but I just assumed it was Glass making variations on his usual motifs again.

“Ennanga (2nd movement)” around the 1:30 mark

“End Credits” (from the film “The Thin Blue Line”) around the 0:20 mark

I can’t find a youtube vid of the exact song I have on my computer, and the 2 albums that it appears on don’t seem to be on youtube either. It’s “Help Me” on “The Orange Mountain Music Sampler” and “Music from The Thin Blue Line”. Well, if anyone can get their hands on that song, the motif I have in mind starts around the 30-second mark.

===== Side note: I highly recommend the film “The Thin Blue Line”. It blurs between a documentary and an artsy thing. This 3-minute video is a brief note on why it’s an intriguing film. The director, Errol Morris, also made the Netflix documentary/artsy-thing “Wormwood” - discussing MK-Ultra and FBI shenanigans.

WEIRD END NOTE:

It’s taken me so long to track down links, that it’s like an hour since I started this post. And right NOW they are LITERALLY playing a piece by Glass.

“Sons of the Silent Age” from the “Heroes” symphony (inspired by David Bowie and Brian Eno)

I feel vindicated and also like my bad prophecy came true. I’ve spent too much time trying to track down links, so I won’t yet bother to gather data. [Maine’s NPR Classical station has a feature on its website that lets you see what song played when.That’s the main reason I know what these song titles are.]

[educatedinyellow]

Fic Rec Bingo meme

1. A Fic Vid I Love Without Knowing the Source Material: This is much more common for me with vids than fics, so I can recommend several here.

Whoomp! (There It Is!) by sisabet (Stranger Things)

Shut Up and Drive by sanguinity (Sherlock Hound)

Little Maiden Fair by tartiflette (Pixar’s Brave)

Glass Coffins by seekingferret (Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?)

Problem by CherryIce (Captain Marvel)

2. A Fic With a Premise That Shouldn’t Work, But Does:

Little Birds by winterhill (Charles/Erik, X-Men First Class, rated T. It should not be possible to literally make them all birds and still write a serious love story and war story, but here we are.)

3. A Fic I’ve Reread Several Times:

Jason and Me by David Hines (Stephanie Brown & all the Robins, Batman, rated M. I have never read a Batman comic book nor seen any incarnation of Stephanie -- she was Robin #4 -- but I’ve picked up a lot of Bat-verse canon through fic and movies and TV and osmosis, and anyway this fic touches me every single time.)

4. A Fic I Still Remember Many Years Later:

Merrily We Roll Along by Vicki Loebel (Illya & Napoleon, Man From UNCLE, rated T. This fic is from 2005. Amnesiac!Illya’s narrative point of view remains such a pleasure to read.)

5. A Comfort Fic:

Fearson’s Floating Cigarette by orange_crushed (Dean/Cas, SPN, rated M. It’s so good-hearted.)

6. A Cathartic Fic:

Return to Sender by aileenrose (Dean/Cas, SPN, rated E. Warning: Sam is dead, the fic is about dealing with grief; the ending is beautiful, but oh I cried.)

7. A Fic I’d Print and Put on My Bookshelf:

Presque Vu by rageprufrock (Arthur & Mal, Arthur/Eames, Inception, rated M. I was touched and transported by this fic, and I don’t even ship Arthur/Eames. The prequel to Inception that I needed.)

8. A Fic I Associate With a Song:

Make Whole What Has Been Smashed by gigantic (Johnlock, BBC Sherlock, rated T. It’s not a song fic at all, but the fic is told from the POV of a person who is living their life backwards, from the future to the past, and I just associate it with the song “The Scientist”)

9. A Fic That Inspires Me:

Between the Dog and the Wolf by AxmxZ Boanerges (Javert/Valjean, Les Mis, rated T. A gold standard fic in my eyes for historical immersion and creative engagement with the source text).

10. A Fic That Brought Me Onboard a New Ship:

Cinderwings by bendingsignpost (Dean/Cas, SPN, rated M. This fic is the reason I started watching SPN and was my first introduction to both Dean and Castiel.)

11. A Fic I Wish Could Be a Movie:

Arcana by rosa_acicularis (genderswap, Joanna Watson/Sherlock, BBC Sherlock, rated M. The magic sequences in this story could be stunning on film if done right).

12. A Fic That Led to Me Making Friends With the Author:

Particular Debts by sanguinity (Holmes & Watson, 7 Percent Solution, rated T. I had seen her around, but I didn’t know Sang when she wrote this lovely fic for me at Holmestice. It was an excellent introduction!)

13. A Fic I’ve Gushed About IRL:

and these, from atoms by kay_cricketed (Charles/Erik, X-Men First Class, rated T, incomplete. I really love this fic. My BFF and I discovered we were reading it independently of each other and squeeeee’d!)

14. A Fic I Associate With a Place:

View of a different landscape (John Watson, BBC Sherlock, rated T. A fic about John in Pakistan during the war, written by an author who has lived in Peshawar.)

15. A Fic That Made Me Gasp Out Loud:

A Study in Midnight by M_Leigh (Holmes/Watson, A Study in Emerald, rated M. It’s an amazing fic! And aaaaaaa there’s this Thing that Happens and I was not prepared.)

16. A Fic I Found at the Right Time:

Bel Canto by bendingsignpost (Johnlock, BBC Sherlock-Phantom of the Opera fusion, rated T. This fic started posting in early March of 2013, when my son was about three weeks old. Like most new parents, I was getting very little sleep, and it felt like such a gift to have this long, intricate fic posting once a week to read, reread, and savor when I was exhausted yet awake in the middle of the night, feeding my kid. This story got me through the three months it took before our household got to start sleeping through the night again. And I believe “Angel of Music” was the first lullaby I sang him.)

17. A Fic That I Would Read Fic Of:

Learning to Speak by tinsnip (Garak/Bashir, Star Trek DS9, rated G. I want more of Julian figuring out all the things he loves, and doesn’t love, about Cardassia; more of these two figuring out how to trust and communicate within their relationship; more cross-cultural debate and learning language. This is all great stuff, rich with possibilities.)

18. A Fic That Made Me LOL:

My True Love Sent To Me by wafflestories (Johnlock, BBC Sherlock, rated G. A texting fic for the holidays. I always laugh.)

19. A Fic With a Line (or Two) I’ve Memorized by Heart:

Early Returns by rageprufrock (Arthur/Eames, Inception, rated T). “It takes him back to when he was a 17-year-old summer exchange student and the increasingly stupid game of hipster chicken he and Mal had played, where they first pretended not to like each other, and then pretended not to be virgins, and then pretended they knew how to smoke. It had been a summer fraught with poor decision-making.” (I started reading Inception fic purely because I wanted more Arthur-Mal friendship backstory; the phrase “increasingly stupid game of hipster chicken” is my headcanon for them and lives in my heart).

Also: “He’d been a journalist for his entire professional career, so of course he’d been this depressed before.” My husband quotes that one around the house occasionally, too.

20. A Fic That Gave Me Butterflies:

Private Friends by orchid314 (Holmes/Watson, ACD Holmes, rated T. The scene where Holmes throws up his hat because his joy is bubbling over. The way Watson watches Holmes’s hands on his violin.)

21. A Fic That Embodies Something I Value in Life:

Obscurity by Urbanhymnal (Johnlock, BBC Sherlock, rated T. A magical realism story about a person who communicates differently than other people, and the love that grows from mutual respect and acceptance.)

22. A Favorite AU:

Left by lifeonmars (Johnlock, BBC Sherlock, rated M. Such clever and elegant world-building that manages to feel only barely canon-divergent.)

23. A Fic I Stayed Up Too Late to Finish Reading:

I honestly could pick almost any fic here, but let’s go for gold and pick the one with the most deliciously gigantic chapters:

The Men Who Talked Between the Words by Odamaki (Johnlock and ensemble, BBC Sherlock, rated E. This fic feels like it has so much realness in it, such observant interest not only in the protagonists but in all the people and places around them.)

24. A Fic That Made Me Feel Seen:

To Join These Men in Holy Matrimony by A_Candle_For_Sherlock (Holmes/Watson, ACD Holmes, rated T. I was surprised and floored when one of my very favorite Holmesian authors named me as one of the people that this beautiful fic was gifted to -- I was not taking part in any exchange at the time, it was very delightfully unexpected! In her author’s note, she wrote: “This fic is for rachelindeed and daisynorbury, whose work has given me joy, and whose Holmeses have contributed good things to mine. Thank you for adding your love to this fandom.” I was so touched by that. It’s what we all do for one another in fandom, it’s one of the best things about sharing our imaginations in community; being acknowledged like that did honestly make me feel seen and special. What a gift!

25. Free Space:

Varieties of Repentance by deborah_judge (Lennier & Sheridan, Babylon 5, rated G. I was probably the only person in the world whose favorite character on Babylon 5 was Lennier. Anyway, in its penultimate episode, the series threw his character into the garbage in spectacular fashion and it killed my personal investment in the show, unfortunately. But this lovely story offers a sad, generous, and compassionate resolution to his character, and I really appreciate that.)

[supercatweek]

Supercat Week 4 FAQ

*drum roll* It’s time for another Supercat Week!

It’s been ages, so let us refresh you (or introduce you) to what that involves.

From the 29th of September through the 6th of October, we’ll be asking you to post Supercat content that you’ve created especially for this week of celebrating our lovely little ship.

To give you inspiration, we’ll suggest some broad themes for each day. While there will be examples provided that you’re welcome to use, please also go wild and interpret the prompts any way you like.

How does it work?

You don’t have to sign up or pledge. Anyone who wants to join, just take a look at the themes and start creating. And this event isn’t just for writers either!

Fanfiction, fanart, graphics, gifs, vids, fanmixes, meta, wallpapers, icons, etc. are all welcome. If it’s about Kara and Cat, and you made it, we wanna see it!

But don’t post them right away!

As you’ll see from the information below, there are certain dates for certain prompts. All content for the prompts should be posted starting at midnight EDT for the date listed. Tag your work with #supercatweek (within your first 5 tags), so that we can reblog it!

You can also add it to the AO3 collection, so everyone can revel in the goodies.

We’ll compile masterlists for each day and the whole week, so nobody misses out on great new Supercat stuff.

Are there rules?

Not many! We ask that you create something new or specifically for Supercat week. So no reposting or updating your WIPs here please. 

Make sure to use the tag on tumblr and/or the collection on AO3 so that we can make sure all works are counted and shared with the Supercat fandom to enjoy. There’s no limit on size, length, or rating. Crossovers and AUs are perfectly acceptable. You can post just to Tumblr (with the tag), just to AO3 (add it to the collection) or to both. 

Okay, so what are the themes and when are we posting?

You can see them in the explanatory gifset here, but just to recap in plain text:

Days 1 & 2 - September 29th and 30th - Hello and Goodbye 

Days 3 & 4 - October 1st and 2nd - Give or Take

Days 5 & 6 - October 3rd and 4th - Before and After

Days 7 & 8 - October 5th and 6th - Do or Don’t

As you can see, the themes this year all fall into the broader idea of “Balance”, with four individual themes each paired for two days.Think two sides of a coin - both prompts complement each other, making it easy to choose one, both, or tie them together.

Post your work on the day that matches your theme, or if you’re a bit late, throw it up on the last day, which is creator’s choice.

And don’t feel like you need to make a fanwork for all eight days.You can pick and choose for which ones you’re inspired by, or you can do all eight. And if you’re considering making more than one a day, hell yeah!

If you’re just now reading this and Supercat Week has already started, feel free to jump right in! And don’t stress too much about the deadline. We will always accept late submissions!

I don’t have a tumblr. Can I still participate?

Absolutely! Feel free to spread this event around to other sites and maybe have some of your friends signal boost. If you want to make things but don’t have a blog, just use the submission or ask boxes to give us a link to your creation, and it will absolutely be added to the site. Anon is always enabled on both, so please don’t feel like this is only for tumblr.

We can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!

[browningsugaruk]

I’m irrational sometimes

So I literally never even told the back story of Nice trip guy and I’ve been doing some introspection and thinking on how I’ve actually hit the jackpot but I need to just chill.

So I actually met him on tinder ! Number 1: no wonder he didn’t like the PayPal idea (I’m moving like an amateur in the game🙄😭)but he gave me major sd vibes.I only met him 2/3weeks ago when I was still doing exams but he’d been messaging me on tinder for a while , so I hopped back on and he had sent me his number so I messaged him ...tbh I didn’t know he was even still active 🤷🏾‍♀️.

Okay so our first convo

Right so this is what gave me sd vibes. So a few days after he invited me round for a few drinks so like the lil hoe I am I went , baring in mind he lives on the 42nd floor of one of the boujiest skyscrapers in my city okay!! My favourite restaurant is in his building ... below him🙃🙃. I need to step carefully because I’m deeping what I’ve landed in fact I realised after our little PayPal tiff😭😭. Okay so I went I mean his apartment is beautiful ...

Okay so I was there for abit I learned he was a Consultant Opthamologist 💰 divorced amicably =more 💰 and he has two kids which is whatever lol. We talked small small I told him about a few of my life goals , slight family sob story (I’m always struggling student damsel in distress with slight princess LOOOL) even though I talk the most on tumblr I’m never that controlling dominant girl EVER I’m yet to master that role . We talked about why we joined and got to know eachother I mean I didn’t even touch him and he was running trying to get me food and whatever literally the first time we met it was around midnight too. Anyway so that’s when he invited me to Nice! He’s basically talking about a conference he has and then next thing he’s like do you want to come ? At the time I was acting stush pretending like I was thinking about it lol. Went home I researched him LinkedIn vouched for him and so did his place of work so I said OK when he messaged me the details.

blah blah blah then we have our little paypal disagreement tbh I wouldn’t even call it that because a few manipulating words and he’s actually ageeed to giving me ��£££ but only because I miss work. He says he wants to help me but not just like “that” implying sending me money through paypal 🥴🥴but he said he will give me X in cash which has already set the tone that if he wants to be with me he has to take care of me.

What I’m really thinking is have I jumped into spoiled girlfriend territory? AGAIN lol if anyone has read my tumblr for a hot sec you’ll remember when I low-key ruined my life by leaving hoe life for a spoiled life HAHAHAA.

Anyway I feel ready for this ( I say) I can’t lie I’ve been sugaring for a while now and I know it has an expiration date I need security and real money and I know THIS man can give it to me. While still living my secret hoe life 🥰 I’m speaking into existence !!!

Moral of my current story, I’m unsure why I was being a brat and treating him like an SD this guy has the potential to give me a lot... potentially become a trophy wife but I guess this is our first trip/ date because we’ve never been on one !!! So funny how I’m only now seeing his worth 😍 there’s even two beds if he’s good I’ll let him eat my pussy 😇 I have a habit of making old men love me . Trip is on Monday will be posting pics and vids let you know if I get killed or not 😂jk

My punctuality is poor I’m super high rn ok .

[changingourdestiny]

Coronation Part 1: New Year, New Mischief

Summary:

It's New Year's Day at the Tower and Fireteam Paralight, along with Cayde, are laughing over the events of the previous night. But when an excited Marcia drags them down to the Annex with seemingly no explanation, they can only wonder what in the name of the Traveller is going on?

Next Part: Here

It’s been a little over two months since Fireteam Paralight took on the horrors of the Moon with Eris Morn and Marcia Wyverk, and things have seemed to have gotten crazier since. From killing the Undying Mind in multiple timelines to saving the legend known as Saint-14 (and a fan-boy moment from Adam), Paralight have had their hands full. And as the three of them know all too well, they’ll only get crazier from here. But nothing could prepare them for what was to happen… It was New Year’s day on Earth. Even on a cold morning like this one, the courtyard was still fairly busy with Guardians either returning from twilight patrols or heading out for morning ones, while some were just stumbling out to get fresh air while recovering from hangovers caused by the night before. Rae leaned against the Tower railing as she looked out over the City. Rae was never one for alcohol, so she was fully sober the whole night and had the pleasure of remembering all of the…interesting events that played out. Her thoughts were interrupted by a yawn as a sleepy Cayde strolled up beside her, leaning back against the railing. “Good morning.”  Rae smiled. “Mornin’” Cayde mumbled as he stretched his arms. “Told ya not to stay up so late.” Rae chuckled as she shook her head. “And miss the entertainment? No way!” Cayde chuckled as he recalled the events of last night’s New Years party. “Did I miss anything?” Rae asked as she stood up straight. “Don’t worry ‘bout it. From what I heard, Blaze had Firefly record the whole thing and put together a compilation vid.” Cayde reassured, “Though I kinda feel bad for the massive headache that-” Cayde cut himself off as he spotted a very proud-looking Blaze and a tired-looking Adam approach them. “Ah! And here comes the star of last night!” Cayde laughed. “Ugh…what happened last night?” Adam groaned; hand pressed against his forehead. “You haven’t told him yet?” Rae enquired, turning to Blaze. “Figured I’d wait until I was with you guys to show off the finished product.” Blaze grinned as Firefly popped up beside her. “I got all the best bits and put them into a little video for all to enjoy!” Firefly chirped. “Wait…best bits? Best bits of what?” Adam asked, giving everyone confused glances as Stormbringer hovered beside him. “I’m sorry, Adam.” Stormbringer apologised, “I tried to stop them, but they wouldn’t listen.” “Back up.” Adam held up his hands, “What the hell happened last night?” “Well…” Rae began, “After midnight, Saint wanted to challenge people to a drinking contest. And you decided it’d be a great idea to take him up on the offer. He was fine, but…we found out you’re a serious lightweight.” “Oh no…” Adam’s face went noticeably pale, “Please tell me I didn’t do anything dumb.” “If ya didn’t, I wouldn’t have this compilation!” Firefly replied as she began to show the video. It featured Adam giggling at nearly every little thing, marching around while singing in Swedish, going around and telling all the Titan’s that they’re his best friend, including Zavala, Sloane, Shaxx and Saint, and even a clip of him going around with Storm displaying a picture of Petra while Adam told the others to ‘look at his lovely girlfriend’ and how ‘he’s the luckiest Guardian this side of the solar system’. Blaze, Cayde and Rae just chuckled as they watched Adam’s face get redder and redder before the compilation finally ended. “I gotta say, Adam.” Rae began, “You’re quite the extrovert when you’re drunk.” “Please tell me you haven’t shown that video to anyone.” Adam begged. “Nah, I didn’t show anyone.” Blaze grinned as Firefly disappeared. “Thank the Traveller…” Adam breathed a sigh of relief. “But I did send a copy to Petra.” Blaze snickered before running off. “BLAZE, I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!” Adam yelled as he took off after the laughing Hunter. “I don’t know who to feel bad for – Adam or Blaze.” Cayde chuckled “She asked for it, in fairness.” Rae shook her head, “Anyway, we should get to our posts before Zavala has our heads.” “Guardians. It does not matter that your head is practically exploding. Get out there and fight the Darkness. War. Poetry. Knitting.” Rae laughed at Cayde’s Zavala impression before suddenly stopping and covering her mouth. “What?” Cayde asked, confused. “As ‘amusing’ as your impressions are, Cayde, it’s time you got back to your post.” Cayde froze up upon hearing the familiar voice of the Titan Vanguard behind him. “A-aha! Right! See ya, Zavala!” Cayde grabbed Rae’s arm as he took off towards the Hanger, leaving Zavala shaking his head before heading to his own post. ——————————————————————— “Happy New Year, Amanda!” Rae greeted as she and Cayde entered the Hanger, Colonel fluttering over to Cayde before nestling in his arms. “Mornin’, you two. Happy New Year!” Amanda called from under the Sparrow she was working on. “Good morning, comrades.” Rae heard Saint call as he descended the steps of his ship. “Morning, Saint. All good after last night?” “Ha! Last night’s contest was child’s play. Although, I cannot say the same for Adam. How is he?” “He has two headaches.” Cayde replied, setting Colonel down on the ground before following Rae to Saint’s ship. “Two?” Saint asked, confused. “Yeah. One’s in his head an the other he’s chasing around the Tower.” “Ah yes! The little Hunter that was filming. Blaze, yes? Which reminds me, what is the name of the Hunter with the little mark under her eye? Black hair, scars on the cheek.” “You mean Marcia?” Rae asked. “Yes, that’s it. I saw her looking about the hanger earlier.” Saint replied, “She seemed excited about something.” “Uh oh…” Rae began, “When Marcia gets excited over something, that thing’s usually not something good.” “There you are!” Rae and Cayde jumped upon hearing Marcia’s voice echo through the hanger. Marcia rushed over to them from the hanger entrance with a beaming grin on her face, “You two. With me. Annex. Now!”, grabbed their arms and began dragging them away. “Okay, this is happening then!” Cayde exclaimed. “See ya, Saint!” Rae called as they were dragged out of the hanger. “Is it always like this here?” Saint asked. “Yup. Pretty much.” Amanda replied. ——————————————————————— “Hurry it up!” Marcia dragged Cayde and Rae down into the Annex. “Can you at least tell us what you’re up to?” Rae asked. “Nope. Not now. Not here. Too many ears. It’s bad enough I need Vanguard help for this, but I need as much help as possible.” Marcia replied, before shooting a glare at Cayde, “Plus, a certain someone still owes me for their stunt a few months back.” Marcia dragged them into Drifter’s room in the Annex where he was there with Adam and Blaze – the latter having a noticeable bruise on her forehead. “He caught ya?” Rae asked. “He caught me.” Blaze replied, “Worth it, though.” Rae rolled her eyes playfully as Marcia finally let go of her and Cayde. “So mind telling us what you’re up to now?” Adam asked. “She didn’t tell you guys either?” Cayde asked as he watched Marcia rush about the back of the room. “Nope.” Blaze shrugged, “We asked Drifter, but he hasn’t a clue either.” “All I know is that she’s been running ‘bout the solar system ‘investigating’, as she puts it, since you got back from the Moon.” Drifter replied, tossing a coin into the air, “When she got back last night, she began rushin’ about the Tower saying stuff like ‘I got it!’ and ‘How’d I not think of this?’” A small crash was heard from the corner of the room followed by a small “Ow!” from Marcia. “Hey, be careful back there, yeah? I like my mess where it is.” Drifter called behind him. “Sorry!” Marcia called back as she emerged from the corner with a rolled-up map, “Okay, so ya’ll know how I’ve been getting those power surges, yeah?” she began, “Well, I didn't get the answers I was looking for on the Moon. But I think I know where to take the next step...and I'm gonna need some good ol' Paralight backup!" Marcia unravelled the map, “This look familiar?” “Is that…the Dreadnaught?” Rae asked. “Is that one of my maps?” Cayde added. “It’s a COPY of one of your maps…that I stole…and then put back…so it’s technically borrowed. But that ain’t the point!” Marcia replied, “After we got back from the Moon, I came to the conclusion that while it wasn’t the Pyramid that was causing the surges, it was definitely the Darkness or something similar. So I travelled to different patrol zones to see if I could see if anywhere provoked a similar reaction. I got nothing, until I arrived on Titan. My surges began to act up again and that got me thinking ‘Okay, so it’s not the Hive…so does it have something to do with the orbit around Saturn?’. Then I looked up and noticed that I could see Saturn from there…and a certain ship still hanging out in its rings. That’s when I had a serious ‘Duh!’ moment. It’s the Dreadnaught! The ship of the Taken King himself! In fairness, I should’ve figured it out from the start.” “So what do you need us for?” Adam asked. “I wanna get up there and find answers.” Marcia began, “But I can’t go up there alone. It’s Taken central, for Light’s sake, and it’s still teeming with Hive and some Cabal stragglers. There’s no way I can take ‘em all on my own, even if I didn’t have unstable power surges to worry about. So I need some capable hands to watch my six. Drifter’s already offered to tag along, but I knew I’d need more on board. So I figured ‘Hey! I’m on good terms with Paralight! And Cayde owes me. So why not?’. So what do ya say?” “Yeah, no.” Rae replied as she turned to walk away. “That’s the spiri- wait, what!?” Marcia exclaimed as she darted in front of Rae, “Why not?!” “The Vanguard have prohibited patrols on the Dreadnaught since the Red War. And I’m not getting my Fireteam in trouble nor am I putting them in danger because you want to go on a suicide mission.” Rae replied sternly, “Besides, what are we getting out of it? I’m not putting my friends at risk if there’s no outcome for us.” Marcia sighed before her expression turned serious, “Okay. I’m going to tell you something, but it’s to remain in this room at all costs until this mission is over, yeah?” “I’m listening.” Rae raised an eyebrow. “I…have a hunch of what I might find up there. It’ll be one of two things. I don’t wanna say what outcome A is in case it turns out to be outcome B, which is I become fully Taken or lose all control of my powers or something. If outcome A happens, though, it could be a major turning point in this war. If outcome B happens…I need people I know can put me down if I lose myself…people I can trust. Which is why I need you to help me with this. Please.” Rae stared at Marcia for a moment. Marcia had a stern and serious expression on her face, but Rae could see in her eyes that it was masking the fear and desperation she felt inside. Rae turned to Cayde and the rest of her Fireteam. “We’re in if you are, Sunrae.” Cayde spoke. Rae sighed in defeat as she turned back to Marcia, “Alright. We’re in.” Marcia’s face lit up as she grinned, “Hell to the yeah! Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about! Get prepped up and meet me back here at 8am sharp tomorrow. We got a ship to storm!” Marcia darted out of the room while whooping in excitement. Rae sighed, "What did we get ourselves into...?" To Be Continued…

[spoopyghostgirl]

And now is my canon Shepard, Jax

Name: Jackson James Shepard

Nickname(s): Jax, James, Jim, Shep, Sheepy

Gender: Male

Age: 27 years old (ME1)

Birthday: November 18th

Previous Homeworld: Earth

Current Homeworld: None recently

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Race: Mixed

Voice: Tucker, Red VS Blue

Personality: Jax is a very lighthearted person, easy to make laugh, and quick to smile. Despite his immensely sunny demeanor, he finds it difficult to relate to others, not for s lack of trying but because he is very shy. That is, unless he is working and then he is a firm, no nonsense, straight forward man.

Family or Relatives: His mother is Amelia Shepard, originally from England. His father is Admiral Hackett, though their relationship was hidden given his mother and fathers places within the alliance. The pair met during a search and rescue mission, Amelia pulling Hackett from behind enemy lines. He thought she was an angel sent to deliver his immortal soul. Waking up later, he was very embarrassed but it ended up working in his favor, since the beautiful lieutenant came to visit him several times during his hospital stay, and if Jax is any sign, those visits continued long after he was released.

Relationships: He originally has a relationship with Tali, though that relationship is ended when she discovers he works for Cerberus (and that he may or may not have taken up casually sleeping with Hades). He later develops feelings for Jack, joking that he has a thing for scary women before ultimately ending that relationship.

Morality: Lawful Good

Pre-Service History: Spacer. Given that both of his parents are high ranking service members, and that his parents were trying to be discrete about both their relationship and Jax's parentage, the young Jax spent most of his time bouncing between ships.

Psychological Profile: War Hero

Addictions: Caffeine, mostly becoming attached to it post promotion in ME1 since he has access to some really nice coffee/espresso. Later becomes addicted to the suped up version that Hades introduces him to when they visit her homeworld. After that, Earth coffee doesn't cut it.

Role model(s): Captain Anderson, his fathers closest friend and one of the biggest players when it came to hiding Jax's parentage. His mother, who despite becoming pregnant during the peak of her career, never slowed down, and achieved greatness. The Spectres, a group of highly trained warriors from several races across the galaxy.

Beliefs: He isn't particularly religious but he does believe in an afterlife. Would suck if you died and that was it.

Habits: Drumming his fingers on desks and his thighs when stressed. Humming to himself in difficult situations, whether on the field or waiting for important calls/meetings. Messing with the paint on his armor whenever he needs to keep his hands or mind busy. Has definitely rushed out on a mission in mismatched armor, thanks to getting interrupted mid repaint.

Hobbies: Plays the cello, something his mother had him learn as a child. Enjoys dancing, also took ballet lessons as a child, which later came in handy in his line of work. Likes painting with Hades, the pair taking turns as each others canvases. Building models (really just legos) and vegging out and watching old vids.

Source of Anger/Hatred: Racism, whether its humans or aliens mistreating each other or people of the same race mistreating each other. Childish people, mistreatment of the less fortunate. Cerberus. Hades shitty family.

Source of Sadness/Sorrow: Lossing loved ones. Losing a good portion of his team defending colonists during a raid. Finding out the awful shit his friends and crew have gone through.

Source of Fear/Phobia: Hates spiders, despite there being other things to fear in the galaxy. Hates heights, it's one thing to be in a ship but a completely different thing to be walking around somewhere high up or near large glass windows in high places. Definitely gets teased about it.

Likes: Music, especially electric music, music that gets you moving. Exercising, though he had prefer methods of exercising. Spicy food, especially anything with jalapenos in it. The colors yellow, blue, and green. Likes taking walks at night and singing along to whatever music is playing. Big animal guy, couldn't have any as a child so as an adult, he goes to shelters, volunteers to walk dogs and other animals that need some love.

Dislikes: Sitting still or being idle, he understands when its necessary but hates when it makes him feel useless or trapped. Not big into heavy foods, they make him sleepy, and a sleepy soldier is a dead one. Does not like the quiet, having grown up on a military vessel, he was constantly around other people. Makes him uncomfortable at the prospect of being in his own room. Can be found sleeping in an open bunk in the communal sleeping area.

Weight: 220 lbs

Height: 6'4

Build: Lean Muscular

Scar(s): Scar on his left back shoulder blade that looks like a several pointed star, was shot in the back close range. Another scar on his right forearm that look like little shots of lightning, from being electrocuted.

Tattoo(s): Several on his upper bicep, both arms and shoulder blades. They vary in what they are. Some are local fauna that he saw on different ships and colonies he's been to/on. Has an N7 tattoo under his right collar bone, about his peck.

Skin Tone: Depends on direct sunlight. His skin tone is normally a warm mocha with some honey brown tones in his cheeks, chest, and arms. Other times, if he has shore leave somewhere sunny, he can get closer to more of a milk chocolate tone. He was dark when he was younger but his skin tone has gotten a bit lighter as he got older.

Facial Features: Strong, high cheek bones. A more square chin and full lips. Long dark lashes, around a pair of granny Smith green eyes. His nose is slightly bulbed, a trait he acquired from his father. In his later he had his right brow and septum pierced but removed both when he join the military.

Hair Style: He normally has it grown out and braided but the military requires him to keep it short. Is normally just a flat buzz cut but, when he is relieved of duty before ME3 he has grown it out again and taken to dreading it.

Hair  color: A midnight brown, almost black.

Eye color: Granny Smith green.

Eye Style: Almond shaped eyes. Regularly called expesssive, making him a rather bad liar.

Helmet: Death mask Helmet

Visor Optics/Lens: Archon visor

Armor set: N7 Defender Armor

Utility Attachment: Ordance Packs (increases amount of ammo that can be carried)

Primary Colour: Matte black

Secondary Colour: seafoam green

Tertiary Colour: Eggshell yellow

Casual Clothing: Big into plaid button ups and crew neck t shirts. Occasionally wears v necks and cut offs. Has a black leather jacket with a hood that is his go to jacket. Wears slim fitting jeans and either dress shoes (preferably brown) or nice tennies.

Faction/Occupation/Affiliation: Commander of the Alliance/Council Spectre ME1, Cerberus Commander/operative ME2, Council Spectre ME3

Artificial Intelligence(A.I)/Companion: EDI whenever necessary or available

Allies/Friends: ME crew, Hades, Councilman Zeus.

Rivals/Frienemies: Hades, mostly in a friendly fashion when it comes to getting things done faster. The Council, since they seem to love and hate him.

Nemesis/Enemies: Cerberus, post ME2

Class: Solider/Adept

Category Threat Level: 9 ME1, 12 ME2 + 3

Rank: Commander/Spectre

Standard/Modified Weapons: 

1. Diamond Back X Assault Rifle

2.M-98 Widow Anti-Material Rifle

3. Cobra X line pistol

Armor Abilities(AA):

1. Kinetic Exoskeleton

2. Shock absorbers

Genetic Augmentation: Is a biotic with an M3 implant. Was chosen for advance biotics during his early Alliance days. Occasionally gets nose bleeds and headaches when over using biotics.

Supernatural Powers: None

Skills/Specialization: Jax is an exceptional biotic, his main go to attacks being throw and shockwave. While he primarily uses his biotics, he had made sure he is still very skilled within close range with pistols, combat knives, mid range with an SMG, and is at least adept when it comes to long range with a sniper.

[sublimediscord]

10 first lines

I was tagged by the lovely @setsailslash​ through my main blog. The rules are to post the first line of your last 10 published fics/works, then tag 10 people. However, I might cheat and post some first lines of WiPs. IDK. Depends. I’m also not going to be tagging anyone because that’s not how I roll (mostly because I have really bad anxiety about it but also because I’m lazy)

SO AFTER READING SOME OF THESE I’M PUTTING THEM BEHIND A READMORE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT, IN FACT, SAFE FOR A PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT. 

So, without further ado, in reverse chronological order:

1.  Raleigh is shuddering on top of his brother’s dick, shamelessly grinding himself in Yancy’s lap for all he’s worth while Yancy clearly tries his hardest not to fucking explode right then and there. (a healthy appetite; Pacific Rim, Raleigh/Yancy/Chuck/Herc/Bruce/Trevin smut; oneshot)

2.  If Herc’s honest with himself, “sparring” isn’t exactly the word he’d use to describe what Raleigh and Trevin are doing in his shuttle bay. (these starlight hours; Pacific Rim/Mass Effect crossover,  Raleigh/Yancy/Chuck/Herc/Bruce/Trevin action/drama/romance/fluff; chaptered fic)

3.  "Rals," Yancy nudges his kid brother, trying to get him to stop messing around on their cart, "cut it out. You could get hurt." (the first words of your story need not be spoken, Part 1 of the silence, made whole series; Pacific Rim, Yancy/Chuck pre-slash, Raleigh&Yancy brotherly adorableness, in an AU where Raleigh (who is 13 years younger than Yancy) was rendered mute as a child and Yancy had to drop out of college to raise him; oneshot)

4. Yancy finds himself thinking that the sight of Raleigh scrunching up his face like that shouldn’t be as goddamn adorable as it is.(upon these words (you continue to begin), Part 2 of the silence, made whole series; Pacific Rim, Yancy/Chuck, Raleigh&Yancy; oneshot)

5.  Isaac hisses between his teeth, pleasure tingling up his spine in glittering waves. (my body moves in languages only you speak; Teen Wolf, Isaac/Derek smut/feels; oneshot)

6.  Someone once told you that dreams are your mind’s way of dealing with shit. And not run-of-the-mill shit, no: capital-S Shit. (fifty words for murder; Teen Wolf, Jackson/Aiden with referenced general Polypack, fluff and angst; oneshot) (yes I know it’s supposed to just be one line. Whatever. Also it’s in 2nd person which some people apparently hate and which some sites BAN????)

7.  The second the words leave Yancy’s mouth, he wants to regret them. (behind your words we glimpse a tomorrow, Part 3 of the silence, made whole series; Pacific Rim, Yancy/Chuck, Raleigh&Yancy; oneshot)

8.  In the promotional vids, they make the trip from the ‘dome out to a drop site look instantaneous. (we're the lucky ones, you say; Pacific Rim, Yancy/Chuck and Herc/Raleigh secret santa gift; oneshot)

9.  His back hurts. (to settle among, upon the dust; Pacific Rim Uprising, Jake/Nate/Burke and Jinhai/Amara/Vik (I regret this last tag) fluff; oneshot)

10.  Yancy is woken by his alarm. Not his phone, or a clock, or anything else mechanical, digital, or indeed otherwise electronic. No, this alarm clock is entirely biological, and is named Chuck. (our new world, writ in words unspoken, Part 4 of the silence, made whole series; Pacific Rim, Yancy/Chuck, Raleigh&Yancy; oneshot) (yes I know I cheated again)

Mostly this is making me realize it’s been too long since I published something... OOPS. 

With that in mind, here are some first lines of things I have in the oven:

1. One of the thralls manages to hook its claws into Raleigh’s arm, and it is only long hours of Crucible training that have Yancy’s instincts snapping his hand cannon up and firing a shot practically from the hip—a shot that neatly intercepts the creature’s eyeless, skeletal face. (PR/Destiny 2 crossover)

2. Scott's favorite thing to do is count his birthmarks. Has been, ever since he'd been little. Back then, he hadn't known the significance they held—at least, potentially. Didn't understand that birthmarks of any shape or size could be—could be, but were not guaranteed to be—something transcending a physical difference. (Soulmarks AU where birthmarks can be soulmarks) 

3. It is where they meet, skin on skin, pupils and subcutaneous capillaries dilating alike. It is the rush of blood as fingers mesh, entwine, feeling their heartbeats sync up where whorls and arches and loops meet. It is a sanctuary, defined less by bedposts and a mattress—or what passes for one—and more by the bob of their throats; the gentle, hollow hiss of an exhale; the hush of palms soothing over clothing, exposed skin, golden hair. It is the soft whisper of their names, “Rals” and “Yance” offered to one another like monosyllabic stories and promises and prayers.

It is theirs. Their haven. Their safe harbor from the world. Their first and last resort. 

In the bracket of one another’s arms, nothing can touch them. (Just another Beckets story. Because the world absolutely needs and wants more of those. *rolls eyes at self*)

4. Sorry, will be home late. Need to finish this prototype before tomorrow. ETA after midnight. 

The muted whoosh of a message arriving isn't nearly enough to capture all the disappointment that rushes into Yancy’s chest. (Part 5 of silence, made whole series)

[bapwoo]

Ravi in Vienna

aka guide how to be the worst organizer of concerts with a speck of how to be awkward to the maximum level

It was another Monday evening at work, but next to me was resting a bag. The bag was packed to Vienna. Yes, I am gonna see Ravi. The Ravi from VIXX. The Ravi who is VIXX bias and one of my husbands lol.

Note: Links to some vids or photos will be seen below this long post lol (sorry)

Time when we were leaving: midnight Time when we should have arrived: 4:30am Time when we arrived: 4am Time when toilets were opening: 5am Time when first food place at bus station was opening: 5am Time when McDonald’s was opening: 6am Time when we could check-in at apartment: 3pm Number of hours slept: 0 Number of people speaking German: 0/3

Bus arrived earlier. Of course, it arrived earlier when first place where we could stay at was opening at 5am. But right next to the bus station there was huge train station which was opened, so we did not have to freeze outside; we were gladly chilling there with homeless people – we felt like one of them tbh. The worst idea was to go to the bathroom. I checked my face in the mirror – bloodshot eyes that it looked like I had too much of pot, and on the chin two huge white pimples, and almost the rest of face covered in red pimples; just a perfect timing, right?

After spending two hours on train station, we moved to McDonald’s to have some breakfast (last time I had breakfast on McDonald’s I was in my early teenage years… memories). We were waiting there until 9am, and then my friend got message from the place we were staying at that the keys were under the mat. We thought that maybe it will be prepared sooner, and we can have some nap. So we decided to go to the venue (our place was 5 mins away), check if there’s some numbering system and then check the apartment.

At the venue there was one girl. She asked us if we went to the concert and then pulled out a notebook with numbers (BLESS THIS GIRL!!! SHE ORGANIZED IT WHOLE BY HERSELF AND IF IT WASN’T FOR HER THE CONCERT WOULD BE A TOTAL MESS!! AND I WAS SO HAPPY THAT I COULD WRITE HER AWKWARD THANK YOU MESSAGE ON TWITTER AFTER THE CONCERT THANKING HER AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING). We had to write there our names and get the number. So, we write them down and me and my friend got 10 AND 11!!! (my other friend got number 1 for VIP) “HELL YES! MY FIRST AND LAST TIME BEING IN THE FIRST ROW FOR A CONCERT!!!! I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE RAVI FROM FIRST ROW OMFG!!!!! THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!” I could not believe that we were this lucky. That I was this lucky to actually end up in first row for RAVI’S concert. It must be something which can get fucked up…

After that we went to check the apartment. Excited seeing ourselves sleeping in bed/couch was pushing us forward. Sadly, when we arrived there nothing was ready, so we left again and went for a bit of sightseeing in our sweaty business clothes, smelly, hair messed up and fighting strong wind (No we did not meet Ravi. But after his ig post, we found out we were lost pretty near the place he was at). The funniest part of our sightseeing was our phones – three phones and each was pointing different direction to the same place lol (we got stuck at one place for one hour until we figured out the right direction to the place).

After few hours Fresh from shower and finally looking like people and after a long effort of trying to cover the pimples (unsuccessfully), we went to the venue. We lined nicely, no problems, there were still new people arriving and getting numbers. Everything was okay. I was suspicious about it. 30 minutes before wristbanding, Young Bros posted update on fb event saying THAT THE VENUE WAS CHANGED I was so damn mad and was glad I was in foreign country and just few people could understand my swearing lol. Anyway, it got somehow settled. We moved to different venue, there were still some chaotic moments, but it was p okay. Problem was the venue itself: Apparently no backstage – that meant Ravi wouldn’t have any privacy to prepare for the performance The capacity of the venue was small Another funny thing happened after few mins, when they told us that Ravi hadn’t arrived yet (it was past 6pm and during that time they should have already let vvips in…). It meant Ravi would arrive and go past us to the venue (AND HE DID HEHEHEH). That also meant that he needs to do a soudcheck. So… we were freezing next hour and half outside. I had to pee, was hungry and frozen. After 7pm they started to let us in. I could finally unfreeze. I was also able to keep my water – they did not take it from me, but they took it away to those who had it in bag. After another time (full of other ?!?!?!??!?! moments – when the girls had no idea what to do with albums which were right in front of them and just… a lot of other things) they told us that photo with Ravi would be in 6 people and WE WOULD BE SITTING ON CHAIRS AND RAVI BEHIND US (what???) and then we would put coats into the cloak room. I was already so mad at the organization that I wasn’t even nervous meeting Ravi lol. So my fear of not being able to say anything to Ravi died out the moment I saw him lol (… do not expect any long sentence from me or anything deep lol… I was just awkward as always lol). Me: [sees him] Ravi: [looks at me, smiles and says] “Hi.” Me: [grins like an idiot, smacks his hand (OH GOD IT WAS SO DAMN SOFT… CAN I HOLD IT??) and way too enthusiastically says] “HIIIIIIIII!!!” [sits right in front of him] Me: [realizing I do not want holding my coat on the photo] Me: [decides to put it behind me] Me: [putting the coat down mumbling to myself and partly to him] “I am just gonna put this here for a sec.” Me: [realizing that the coat would be seen on photo so I stopped and thought about an alternative] Camera guy: [starts to count down the seconds for photo] Me: [panicks, then apologize to Ravi for doing this and throwing coat past him to the corner of the room] … So yeah…………………

Anyway… we thought that after the photos there will be a cloak room for coats (we were told to put them to the cloakroom). BUT THERE WAS NONE. My friend asked about the cloak room and they told us that it is up the stairs. BIIIIIIITCH! YOU SAID THAT WE CAN PEACEFULLY PUT OUR COATS AND BAGS TO THE CLOAKROOM!! My friend started faster than Bolt to get the coats to the cloakroom and I was trying to save her spot in the first row. Sadly, we ended up in second row. The venue was very small. There was no barrier between us and stage. The stage was only like half meter up the ground and barriers were created from round tables (but with width less than one meter). The whole stage was prolly 5x3 square meters big. Can you imagine it? Ravi… person who always performed on big stages and who have definitely never performed at such small venue with fans hair away from him. I felt bad for him… (even tho... again bless Starlights all around the world that even in such situation they weren’t grabbing him and let him have that little of space he had) But t must have been such weird feeling for him. On the other hand I guess it could have been good experience for him. Because he definitely won’t have chance to perform on such place again lol. Really it felt like I was attending some underground concert and not Ravi’s concert.

I guess I will slowly wrap up my story. It would take another 1334 words to describe the whole concert. Just want to write down few things: Guy telling us before the concert started to stay hydrated - after they took away water........... First few songs Ravi looked so mad Wanted his mic to be louder but they ignored him which made him mad even more Mad Ravi is quite attractive His thigh in ripped jeans was the first thing I noticed when he arrived and then kept looking at that smooth and fine thing for a minute... I wanted to touch His hairy knee was also very adorable His whole self just screams FINE MAN He was most adorable when he was dancing I wanted to smooch his cheeks... his face looked so soft Oh man he was so happy while dancing and I was happy for him Where Am I is the banger Cold bay is the cutest rapper who exists in the world, but also the rudest one And his rap is no joke (check his sound cloud) Ravi talking in English with great accent, cutely reading English phrases he had on the screen before him Seriously… people should stop recording whole concerts and focus on the artist and enjoying the concert… Ravi spilling water at us SHIRTLESS RAVI HAPPENED Then when he leaned on the table to us I literally felt his heating body (sorry but I had to write it there bc it was so WHOA) Ravi taking some cameras and recording himself on them Never looked at me during the whole concert (’:

After the concert, we went outside to get fresh air. We crossed the road to wait on the other side, then decided to wait for Ravi to go back to hotel. We were the only ones sitting on the other side of the road. And when he got into car and leaving ISTG he turned and waved at us when we were waving at him… and I was happy that last time possible, he finally registered my person (:

Nirvana (with my stupid voice singing the chorus) Lean On Me - Ravi slowly preparing us for what will happen soon later (aka throwing away his shirt) The banger song Where Am I with Cold Bay and Ravi recording himself on phones and lot of screaming bc of that (btw I was not screaming lol)

Those who cannot see vids or do not want to watch them...

hehehehhehe

[amassingeffect]

Ficlet Prompt Friday - Cave of Wonders - fReyder

@crown-laurel: I’d love to read about another date night with Sara and Reyes. After High Noon and locking in his romance!

While I haven’t romanced Reyes yet, having watched like eight vids for any Reyes romance, I feel absolutely cheated that he was not a possible squadmate. So, two birds, one stone and all that. LOL

Waring: post-High Noon, spoilers for Liam Kosta loyalty mission, heavy petting

Kadara was a place Sara had little problem coming back too. After the showdown that resulted in Sloane’s death, Reyes was busy solidifying the Collective as the ruling power in Kadara Port, and Sara was off planet not being further implicated. Besides, who knew what had happened elsewhere in the week she spent planet side. She had her hands full with the Nexus, Eos, Roekaar and co-ordinating strikes with Evfra and the Resistance on Voeld.

That wasn’t to say the messages between her and Reyes weren’t happening. A few a day, at the very least. Simple, innocuous looking messages that helped immensely to imagine him actually saying. Some with that playful tone, others with a smile and a wink. Neither of them were willing to say anything that could be intercepted.

If she was extremely transparent sending them back to Kadara two weeks later, she really didn’t care. That she had a message from Reyes simple saying “Tartarus” and a time, well… she didn’t think anyone would say anything right to her face. Well, anyone but Drack.

So here she was, strolling into Reyes’ private room. Sara would never tire of how his eyes lit up when he saw her, the smile that came to his face as he stood to greet her.

“Fashionably late.” Reyes murmured before he kissed her.

Sara could definitely see how he got the nickname ‘Shena’. His kisses always left a flutter in stomach and she loved those little moans he made. He was always slick with words and she couldn’t help but wonder what else his mouth was good at. How they hadn’t slept together yet, she hadn’t figured out. She had no inclination to rush him into something though. There was plenty of time yet.

“Don’t want you thinking I’m too eager.” Sara quirked her mouth into a small smile. “But I am glad to see you again.”

“It’s been too long. I was thinking of a late night drive?”

“Should I even ask? I mean a drive at,” she glanced at her omni-tool. “Just after one on Kadara?”

“If anyone tries to shoot at us, we can handle it. Besides, I do think it’s worth it.”

There was no way Sara could resist the silent question asked with that raised brow. “We can take the Nomad in thirty. Liam is offloading it now. It’s always the first thing he does here.”

“Ah, time for a drink then.”

In all honesty, the time passed quicker than Sara would have like. It felt like she just settled down beside Reyes, her very diluted tavum in hand when he was getting them going. He’d had to answer two messages, but Sara was honestly surprised it wasn’t more. Some days, she couldn’t even get through breakfast without receiving ten messages.

When they got to the Nomad and she saw something neatly secured into the backseat, she looked at him. “Reyes, what are you up to?”

“Nothing. I just figured you probably had eaten much. So I arranged a snack.”

“Uh huh,” Sara wished her stomach hadn’t picked that moment to growl like eiroch. “That looks more like a full meal.”

“Snack, meal,” Reyes shrugged with a coy smile. “If we’re out late enough, we can have breakfast and watch the sunrise.”

Sara got in and buckled up, sure he could see her blush as he did the same. “Where to Reyes?”

“Kurinth’s Valley.”

“Damn, you really wanted a late night drive, didn’t you?” Sara hit the start button, letting engine go through its start up revs before she got going. “I mean, there are easier ways to get me in a smaller space you know.”

“If I was going to do that, I like to think I could do better than your vehicle.”

“Ever the gentleman.” Sara paused, sliding Reyes a look. “Hasn’t it occurred to you that maybe I don’t want you to be a gentleman, all the time?”

Now it was Reyes’ turn to blush, she could just make it out in the low interior light. But Reyes had a small grin and his voice was low as he easily replied,

“That can be arranged.”

For once in her life, Sara stuck to the roads using the low beams to thread their way through the mountainous terrain. Better that than breaking both their necks with an unexpected cliff side. The drive up took them nearly an hour, but the entire time they talked. Reyes had endless questions about her work on Prothean digs and what she thought of the Remnant technology scattered through Heleus. And Reyes was far more forthcoming about himself that she expected. He had come to Andromeda to be someone, to be more than some orphan from the great teeming masses from the Santiago megatropolis of his childhood. His disillusionment with the Initiative was palpable, and having dealt extensively with Tann and Addision she really couldn’t fault him for that.

Sara had meant it when she said he could have his secrets. It was the big things that mattered more in her opinion. So when he got a little too quiet after some questions, all Sara did was slow down a bit and take his hand to give it a gentle squeeze. Reyes always gave her a chagrined smile and soft squeeze back. For all they wanted to be together, they were still adjusting to each other in small ways.  

Getting into Kurinth’s Valley is what made her fall a bit quiet. It was silly, but she half expected another Architect to come swarming out of the ground and attack. A soft squeeze to her hand made her look over, startled a bit to find Reyes giving her a gentle smile.

“We’ll go out armed. There’s some more weapons stashed under the other backseat.”

Sara huffed but smiled, feeling relief. “Always full of surprises.”

“Good ones.”

If anything, Sara was quickly developing a weakness for that smile and a wink from those hazel eyes. She parked the Nomad out of easy sight in a little niche of Remnant stacks. A midnight picnic in the middle of nowhere with Reyes Vidal. Good thing she hadn’t told Cora, the woman would have blown something. A fuse, a gasket… her head. All Liam had done was nod and wave her off saying to give him a ring if things went south. She wasn’t too sure what Liam would come to the rescue in, but the man was resourceful.

The night air felt a bit cooler as she got out but she was honestly too busy staring at the sky overhead. A hand settling on her waist made her look over to see Reyes, the light from his omni-tool set to low. His smile was a bit shy as he gave a half shrug.

“Does Sara Ryder approve?”

Her stomach did that fluttery thing again as she leaned in to kiss him. “Definitely,” she murmured, thumb stroking along his jaw. “Set a whole mood and everything.”

“I can’t deny that’s what I was going for. This…”

For once Reyes had no words, quietly taking in the sight before him. Sara slipped an arm around his hips, moving in a bit closer. It was a sky thick with stars, more than she had ever seen on any planet back in the Milky Way. Just a wide expanse of stars with a backdrop of the golden galaxy and all edged by the shadowy Kadara mountains.

“It’s better with the company.” Sara stated quietly.

Reyes’ smile widened but his reply was preempted by her growling stomach. He laughed as he held up the small hamper. “Shall we get you fed?”

Suddenly, that sounded like the best damn thing Sara had ever heard. It didn’t take long to set the blanket out and dig into the hamper. It looked like a lot of light foods, fruit, vegetables, secure little drink packs and packets of meat. It was even better when Reyes fed her little tidbits, his gaze fixing on her lips when she kissed and nibbled on his fingertips.

“You really don’t want me to be a gentleman.”

The dark tone to his voice sent a thrill through her, making her shift with anticipation. She picked up his hand, tracing over the lines on his palm before she settled it on her crotch, pressing up against it hard. She could hear Reyes’ sharp inhale as she leaned in.

“I think,” she whispered in his ear, sucking gently on the lobe. “That you should really show me how you got the nickname Shena.”

The low groan he gave sent heat racing through her but it was when he kissed her that she felt like she was on fire. Suddenly, she hated this damned light armour and she couldn’t pressed against his hand hard enough. His mouth was definitely good enough, tongue teasing hers  before he broke off to kiss down her neck. The light scrape of his teeth had her breathing harder, rolling her hips against his hand.

Goddamn, she was really hating her armour now. And his, since all she could really do was slide a hand down between them and palm at his clothed crotch. Oh, and this blanket, especially when she had that nice, big bed back on the Tempest. That was when her omni-tool flashed and SAM’s voice broke the silence.

“Pathfinder, I feel it prudent to warn you that there is an anomalous signal closing in on your and Mr Vidal’s location. They will arrive in less than five minutes.”

Sara was breathing hard, her brain almost automatically snapping back into Pathfinder mode. Almost because she just had to drink in the sight of Reyes in the low light, hair dishevelled with lips all kiss-bitten and his hazel eyes seemed to glow.

“Can you identify it, SAM?” her own voice was hoarse and Sara wondered what she looked like to him.

“One moment. Processing.” Was SAM quick reply.

“Hm, I wondered why I didn’t hear from SAM sooner,” Reyes got up to sit on his haunches.  “Sara?”

Oh God, the way he said her name with his voice like that. Whoever interrupted this was dead. “I engaged privacy mode before I came to visit you.”

“Oh,” Reyes did sound intrigued. “SAM, who is paying us a visit?”

“Their ID signal marks them as Outcast. A small troop, estimated at seven along with a Hydra.”

“Well they’re in for the worst game of hide and seek ever.” Sara got to her feet now, unclipping her assault rifle. “SAM, patch in thermal-vision to an ocular overlay.”

There was a moment of silence from SAM. “Acknowledged Pathfinder. They are two minutes out. I suggest you take cover.”

“If they have reinforcements, ensure Liam Kosta gets the message that it’s gone south, with our last approximate co-ordinates.” Sara looked to where Reyes was waiting with his own gun. “Stay on my six.”

“I have no problem with that.” Reyes gave a smile, cocking his gun.

“You say that now…” Sara let her fist crackle with biotics.

“So the view from your six will be better. Shall we go say hello?”

Sara decided to start it off with a bang. A few bright red thermal shapes appeared a bit ahead of her and she Charged into them, provoking gunfire for all of three seconds. The shots bounced off her shields and she slammed down a Nova, sending bodies flying. She turned catching the dim glow of an omni-tool and realized Reyes left it on purposefully. With her biotics fading, she melted back into the darkness and the remaining shots were pinning Reyes down as the whine of the Hydra powering up shots came.

So much for that plan.

She moved like a Wraith in the darkness, the flash of her biotics the only telltale sign of where she was. She flickered them to distract the Hydra and the other assailants, their gunfire letting Reyes pick them off one by one. Though there was the blue crackle of an Overload and then the bright orange bloom of a Flamethrower. Sara felt confident they’d be done mopping up soon when SAM intoned,

“Message sent to Liam Kosta,” a few moments and then, “He expects his ETA to be thirty minutes.”

“They had reinforcements!” Sara dashed over to where Reyes was still in cover. “Kosta won’t be here for another thirty.”

Reyes swore. “How many reinforcements, SAM?”

“Two more troops.”

“And how long until they show up?”

The silence from SAM was too long and then, “One minute.”

Now Reyes was swearing even more now. Sara was trying to figure out just how to get past the Hydra when a missile slammed into their cover. There was an ominous groan from the ground and Sara felt it flex beneath her feet. She barely managed to grab Reyes before the ground fell out beneath them. Everything moved, half blurred from falling dirt. But the ground was clear enough and she held on to Reyes tighter, firing her jetpack intermittently to slow their descent. They were still gonna land hard and Sara brought her barrier up and turned so she took the brunt of the fall.

Still hurt like hell though and she’d be lucky if her jetpack was working properly after that hit. Reyes scrambled off her, gun up as he offered her a hand. Her back was protesting a bit as she took it and got up, eyes scanning around.

“Not how I wanted to wind up underneath you.” She spotted her rifle, and dashed for it.

Reyes chuckled even as he looked up at the hole they fell through. “You don’t think there’s a chance they’ll stay up there.”

“Doubt it.” As if just to drive the point home, the sound of jetpacks firing up came. “Let’s go! SAM, map the place as we go so we don’t get lost.”

Now it really was a game of cat and mouse, in a cave full of what seemed like glowing green crystals. At least these guys had a shred of intelligence and didn’t resort to grenades. It gave them an advantage that they pressed. And with SAM guiding them, they managed to flank and ambush clumps of the Outcasts before darting back into the frankly confusing maze of crystals. Reyes would strip their shields to let them take the full brunt of her biotics. Or she’d run in and distract them before a quick Blink got her out of the path of Reyes’ Flamethrower. It was only when SAM declared that there was no one else left that Sara lowered her gun.

“Okay, next time, I pick the place.” Sara came to crouch down beside Reyes. “I’m fairly sure I can find some spot on Eos where things won’t try to kill us.”

“All that sand gets in places.” Reyes glanced at her before turning his attention back to the crystal.

“Voeld?”

“I prefer to not freeze.”

“… I’m sure as hell not gonna suggest the Nexus.”

That got Reyes to laugh before he held up the crystal. “Do you know what this is?”

“Looks familiar,” Sara took it from him, surprised to feel a faint buzz from it. It felt like… “Meditation crystals?”

“Raw, unprocessed meditation crystals. This is a cave of wonders.” Reyes was already looking around.

“I think you mean the cave of credits,” Sara looked around. “Sixty, forty.”

Reyes countered with, “Fifty, fifty.”

“No, pretty sure you mean sixty, forty. Between my jetpack and biotics…” she trailed off with a smile.

“You drive a hard bargain,” Reyes put the crystal back down. “SAM, how long until Mr, Kosta shows up?”

“Twenty minutes Mr. Vidal.”

Sara laughed at the displeased expression on Reyes’ face. “There’s always later. But we do have right now, Shena.”

“Later might sooner than you realise. After all, you don’t precisely want me to be a gentleman.”

Sara’s laugh dissolved into a moan as Reyes kissed her. If Liam showed up late, she really wouldn’t mind it.

Liam had thought he had fucked up with the whole mess with Verand and rescuing her from Calot. So when Ryder had taken it in stride, he’d breathed a sigh of relief and swore he’d stop doing stupid shit. It was also why he didn’t question too closely when Ryder said she was heading out for the night and to keep an ear out in case she needed back up. Liam had nodded and said to give a ring if she needed it. With everything Ryder did, she definitely deserved a night off. She probably wouldn’t really get it, but she did deserve it. Sure enough, the message from SAM had come. He’d grabbed Drack and both of them had managed to squeeze into the small exploration pod and race all the damn way out to Kurinth’s Valley. Freakin’ Kurinth’s Valley. What Ryder was doing out here so late, Liam wasn’t too sure he wanted an explanation.

It was easy enough to spot where Ryder and Vidal had been ambushed. The scorch marks were barely visible in the predawn light. It was the bodies and empty Hydra that made it far more obvious. And oh yeah, the giant freaking hole in the ground that seemed to be glowing a pale green.

“I never want to ride in that tin can with you again.” Drack got out, half his bones creaking in protest. “Looks like the kid had fun.”

“Yeah, tell me about it. Let’s see where she is.”

Liam had his assault rifle out and Drack already had his Ruzad in hand. They swept through the area, finding the parked Nomad and what looked like the scattered and trampled remains of a picnic. A midnight picnic, really? He edged closer to the hole, before he called down.

“Ryder?”

There was a muffled curse and then, “You couldn’t have been another ten minutes?!”

The echo of Reyes’ laugh confirmed that Liam had definitely interrupted something. He stood there, awkwardly wondering just what he should say. Not that he had to because Drack solved that problem.

“Want some time to finish your rutting?”

“Drack!” Liam seriously wondered about the old krogan sometimes.

Sara’s sigh may have echoed but damn if the frustration wasn’t clear as a bell. “Just get us out of here, please.”

“Can do. Hang on a tic.” Liam called before he headed back to the pod, Drack right behind him.

“Gonna winch ‘em out?”

“Yeah, easier and we don’t have to worry about falling in ourselves. And really you can’t go asking things like that.”

Drack just shrugged. “Fight like that, two against all those people. I’d be looking for a rut too.”

“More than I ever wanted to know about you.” Liam stated. “Man, she can’t even go out date without it ending in a firefight.”

“I know right. Imagine if she decides to marry the guy,” Drack laughed. “Firefight of the century.”

Liam shook his head, fighting down a laugh as he grabbed the winch cord and started unspooling some length. “Definitely do not let either of them hear you say that. Pretty sure you don’t have enough parts left to survive that.”