#they are forcing my hand i swear

[piink-u]

Déjà vu.

Grian thought to himself if it can even be considered déjà vu if it happens with that frequency and consistency… Once again, they were walking together, one guiding – lead in hand –, while the other follows. The destination? Like every time before this, a desert.

While sitting on the back of a camel, Grian couldn’t help but stare at Scar’s back – to the many scars he knew the man carried under the armour; scars he could not defend Scar from, scars taken in his place, scars he made himself.

“Fragile is the word.” Grian murmured quietly, like a secret. Scar was fragile, breakable – but Scar always came back, stronger and maybe even wiser. Much like their damned bond was fragile, breakable yet here they are again.

Grian laughed to himself when they found the small piece of desert that the Watchers gave them; he shook his head. All that Grian and Scar knew how to build together were sand castles – brittle, frail… Fragile and breakable.

“Sand castles are really easy to rebuild, hum?” Grian said in a whisper and Scar smiled back a Grian – that was their little secret.

[starrylothcat]

Not Alone

Hunter x Reader One-Shot

Warnings: Big spoilers for The Bad Batch S2 finale. Sadness, angst, comfort. SFW

Summary: You comfort Hunter after the events of the season 2 finale.

Word Count: 900ish

I was inspired by @jedipoodoo ‘s post on writing comfort for Hunter after the S2 finale, and @wanderer-six ‘s lovely Wrecker fic. Check it out! Our boys are in desperate need of comfort. 😩

Anyway, enjoy. 😌

The Marauder was deadly silent. You could feel the anguish hanging in the air, it was suffocating as you tried to conceal your sobs. You found a small corner of the ship to tuck away in to, trying to process everything that had happened.

Tech was gone.

And so was Omega.

You couldn’t think straight, the grief ripping through you. Watching Tech plummet in to the clouds ran through your mind over and over. Seeing Omega be taken, while you all watched hopelessly, gripped your heart like an iron vice.

You squeezed your eyes shut as tears spilled out, silent cries wracking your body.

A gentle touch on your shoulder startled you. Hunter was standing over you, his face twisted in guilt. You had been with Clone Force 99 long enough to call them all brothers. Over time, your relationship with Hunter became more than friends, and you loved one another fiercely.

On Pabu, in those blissful days of no worries, you both talked about settling down there together with Omega. You were hopeful for a chance of putting your lives as soldiers to rest, and being with the man you loved. But that dream was now gone.

He held out a hand, offering to help you stand up. Always the strong Sergeant. But he doesn’t have to be.

He shouldn’t be the one coming to comfort you, as you knew him well enough to know what he was thinking. He blames himself.

You took his hand and laced yours with his once you stood up fully. The feeling of his gloved hand caressing yours gave you solace, momentarily. He looked at you, the absolute pain his eyes making your heart shatter. “Hunter…” your voice almost inaudible. He reached toward you with his free hand, wiping a tear off your face. “We’ll find her…” he whispered. You bit the inside of your cheek, trying not to crack under his gentle touch. “Don’t blame yourself...” You mumbled as you laid your head in the crook of his neck, tears threatening to fall again. Hunter put his strong arms around you, pulling you close and resting his cheek on top of your head.

“Let me help you, let us help you.” You said softly.

He gripped you tighter, and you could feel his body shake. “It was my fault. I shouldn’t have let them take her. I shouldn’t have taken us to Cid’s. I shouldn’t have let Tech…” His voice broke and he buried his face in to your hair. His usual stoic demeanor was crumbling, and he felt lost.

Useless. A failure.

He had let everyone down. First Crosshair. Now Tech. And Omega…his family was fading away from him one by one and there was nothing he could do about it. His grief over Tech laying so heavy on him, he could barely breath. He had never felt so undone.

He continued his hold on you, afraid if he let go, you’d be taken from him too. Something that he already had nightmares about and couldn’t bear the pain of that passing thought, not now. His senses were suddenly overwhelmed, and his head began to spin. He stumbled forward, before catching himself on you. “Hunter! Sit down, you’re still injured...” You had grabbed his shoulders to catch him, and he leaned in to you.

“I’m still here, Hunter.” You murmured. “We made these decisions as a team. And Tech…he saved us. This isn’t something you need to carry alone. Please, we’ll do this together.” You pleaded, knowing whatever you said, he would still carry the guilt on his own. He knew he didn’t have to, but it was habit. He let out a breath, your soft words bringing him back, grounding him.

Hunter looked you in the eyes, trying to find anything to say. You placed a hand on his cheek, and he leaned in to your touch, feeling more vulnerable than he’d ever had in his life.

You brought your lips to his in a soft, chaste kiss. “I’m here for you. Always.” His mesmerizing brown eyes met yours, and you could see tears forming in the corners. “I know.” He whispered as he brought you back in to another strong embrace, your familiar scent surrounding him. He focused on the sound of your heartbeat, rhythmic and strong. Alive.

He felt your hands on his back, the warmth of your palms radiating through his clothing. He truly didn’t know what he would be without you, especially now, in this moment. You had a way of always knowing what he was thinking. While you were intense and composed on the battlefield, you had a tranquil way about you. Whenever Hunter was stressed by a mission, getting in to his own head about his skills as a leader, you were always there to reassure him. It’s one of the reasons he fell for you.

You melted in to one another, desperately wishing the circumstances were different. He slowly pulled away from you, because if didn’t, he would continue getting lost in you forever. But every second that passed, Omega got further away. You knew it too. Your lives as soldiers weren’t over. Not yet.

He put his hand under your chin, lifting it gently toward his face. “I love you.” He mumbled, pressing a tender kiss on your forehead, before stepping away from you. He moved toward the front of the ship, where Echo and Wrecker were silently sitting, lost in their own dark thoughts.

“I love you, too.” Your heart swelled momentarily, before following him to begin planning your next move, ready to continue the fight.

[dhmis-autism]

HAPPY BIRDYAYAYY!! YIPPEE

I accidentally tripped and dropped ur cake so I got u this lil guy to make up for it

WHAT THE HELL U DREW ME A DUCK PLUSH FROR MY BIRTHDAY IM GONNA CRY AND SCREAM IRL

WHATEEVER I LOVE HIM I DONT EVEN LIKE CAKE AND I DIDNT GET TO EAT ANY TODAY ANYWAYS AAUUWOOOO

[moongothic]

I see some people often wonder out loud if Luffy might get a weapon or something to wield eventually, for no other reason than Roger and Shanks (and even Kaidou) also use(d) weapons, and it'd give Luffy some "extra strenght" in combat so he wouldn't have to rely on his Devil Fruit so much (and the Awakening especially, since it drains him so badly)

And the thing is, as most would probably agree, most weapons and blades especially just would not fit into Luffy's combat style. He, much like his grandpappy, fights with his fists, so it's hard to imagine him using any kind of weapons to fight

But that just made me wonder... Like...

Okay so people have been speculating for ages that Luffy might die at the end of the story or something, right. I do not buy that for a second, but it is true that Luffy is willing to throw himself into a lot of danger and has sacrificed literal years off his lifespan to protect those around him. And that has been escalating. It'd be natural for Luffy's self-endangerment to escalate to a point where there'd be actual, severe and tangible concequences for it. Aside from death.

And you know.

There's been some allusions to Luffy losing his hands, right

And you might wonder

How would Luffy losing a hand translate to him gaining a weapon

Well

You know

And the funny thing is

Luffy might not be one to use a HOOK, per se

But we have seen him wield a giant ball of gold to smash Enel's face in. So a metal mace/morning star/etc could actually work

(Also since his Awakening can mess with the fabric of reality itself, even if one of Luffy's fists was replaced with a solid ORB of metal, he could probably/totally reshape it during combat to fit his needs, into an axe or a morning star or knife etc)

Also.

There would be something poetic about Luffy sacrificing a hand to protect someone dear to him, much like how Shanks sacrificed his entire arm to protect Luffy in Chapter 1.

Like you'd get the pay-off/concequences to the escalation of Luffy's constant self-sacrificing, but nobody dies. Luffy gets a weapon to add to his arsenal, but it fits into his pre-existing fighting style and character. And we could get that poetic full-circle.

That all said, if Luffy did somehow lose a hand.

I'm sure Franky would HAPPILY give Luffy a prosthetic hand with a ✨BEAM✨ Can not imagine Luffy turning such an offer down lmao

[katyspersonal]

You guys don't know the amount of money I've spent with this darn sickness that is just SOOOO severe :/ But the interesting thing is? Just recently, like maybe one day or two before I got so sick, I've found a decent amount of cash money literally laying on the ground, without any chance to search for who lost it, so I took it. And now it was this amount of money that covered my meds expenses..

Just another thing that really makes me feel as though someone is watching over me..

[fiapple]

...the "nothing happened" scene has caused my brain to latch on to zoro with a vice grip. send help.

[shikai-the-storyteller]

I finally watched the Transformers One trailer and was startled by the voices, the buddy cop-esque feel to it, and the fact that the target audience age is clearly significantly lower than I expected, but Bayverse bent over backwards trying to be as ~serious~ and boring and edgy as possible for 50 movies in a row, so you know what? I welcome the silliness with open-arms.

(Also I DID scream when the Quintessons showed up because HOLY CRAP—)

[jrueships]

why is Jare kinda hot lol like even in that video w kyrie i was thinking he sounded so silly but he looked good doing it!

do you forgive him for this because i dont

[macadam]

I'm always happy to see you on my dash so I hope you have a safe time and take care till September when we hear from you again!!

Aw shucks thank you anon :]

[rurpleplayssims]

Hi all, I know there is some swearing in my stories, but please try not to swear in the replies, especially if it's the C word. I will delete swearing and when the views expressed are a bit too strong. By all means express if you agree/disagree with character choices but wishing a character dead (for example) is a bit extreme. Just a friendly heads up, thank you 👍😊

[frozenambiguity]

Literally the first song in that playlist:

I can hear the sound of a heartbeat before it goes out Won't ever leave my memory of bloodshed all around And I can see a tear on my father's face before it falls out Oh, my enemy, how could I have ever let you down? Oh When all these trees saw us grow Cut our teeth and make our bones right here We'd play with shields made of stone Share our dreams and sit our thrones Be still, 'cause I see smoke up ahead and I got steel in my hands We will return like warriors, I swear, that we'll find glory up ahead Tell me: Where is my home? I don't recognize the faces anymore, no Where is my friend? The one I've known since I was only just a kid

[return-to-pterosaur-phase]

this is literally the first episode of ben 10

[nexus-nebulae]

that moment when your health is neglected for so long that the thing you originally needed to fix it won't work anymore :)

[goatsghost]

i know people are trying to be cute by nicknaming the small child version of dick as “little dickie” but i am HAUNTED by the fact that lil dicky already exists and this is him

[kyaruun]

I hope you know they’re rooting for you! :’)

Best of luck with your studies but don’t forget to give yourself a break to rest when you can! Look after yourself because you’ve got this, okay? <333

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i didn't know how submissions worked until today BUT HI MIM I LOVE YOU AND I'M GOING TO PUT THIS UP ON MY WALL AND FORCE EVERYONE TO LOOK AT IT EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE ILYYYYY <3

i think i got my point across but we've known each other for a while. i'm not known for breaking tumblr's tagging system in your posts for nothing SO! under the cut we go

THE WAY I SCREAMED? like i saw the notif just as i was about to get into bed last night and almost choked (in a completely positive way but. wow that was a heart attack). i showed the pic to my bestie who loves these two almost as much and we went a long "THEY'RE SO CUTE OMG" for a while

like. omg. omggg. putting this into one of those old necklaces that have place for one picture and sighing lovingly like waiting to see my wife after the war (it's the uni. uni is the war)

[flippedorbit]

great! The aunt who has hit me twice in the last year is coming down for christmas Now! I swear to god if she wrongs me even once i will kick her ass! I’m sick of being treated like shit by her!