#this is the main area at least. the house is where the leader and a rotating selection of wives stay

[tricoufamily]

commune time

[marvel-and-chicago-fan]

Low Days

I’ve changed my format and things around cause I like it better that way :D

I think I’ll keep this font for different One Shots like this and keep the normal one for Halstead sister one shots.

I think I’ll be able to finish the day I start it as well. And sorry if there’s horrible grammar I wrote this on my phone😭

Word count: 

Summary: Your Matt’s sister and There’s a hostage situation in the hosue

Warnings: Guns, Hostage situation, mentions of Hospitals, Mentions of death, seizures  Small Cursing ~and I think that’s all~

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Ever since you were young your older brother Matt has looked after you, along with the rest of the people at 51.

You never really minded staying at the house most of the day. Whenever you weren’t at school you were there and whenever you got off of school you were there. 

Everyone spoiled you most of the time. Violet, Stella and Sylvie made sure to spend some girl time with you. Either going out for milkshakes or just talking about drama in or school or boys .And the others spent some time with you and they all were special to you in their own way.

Whenever the truck was gone Kelly, Herman or boden would watch you. If everyone had to go then they would take you with them and you would wait in the engine.

“Y/n have you done your homework?”  Your brother said. “Yeah I emailed my teacher that I finished it.” You were gone for about a week due to being sick. It was late October and of course it’s flu season so you were bound to get it. 

Just then Matt’s phone went off. “Hey y/n go get something to eat or drink your sugar is low” your brother said as his phone lit up with a notification. Yeah you had type 1 diabetes, you got diagnosed at 10 after your sugar had dropped dramatically while everyone was on call and they had found you in the truck practically life less.

“Alright I’ll be right back-“ About 10 guys barged into the station holding guns screaming at everyone who was in their sight.

“EVERYBODY DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW. GET RID PF EVERYTHING, PHONES, WATCHES,ANYTHING YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKETS” one of guys he looked like the leader.

Matt dragged you to the ground and pushed you towards everyone else who was in the main area where the trucks were ~idk what it’s called~

“Hey you put give me your phone now.” One of the guys spat at you. You shook your head in fear. Before he could lunge at you Kelly got in front of you. “She has diabetes she needs her phone.” Kelly spoke. “Diabetes are the least of her worries now. Hand it over.” Kelly and Matt gave you a look. You slid your phone across the floor. Matt read your face and could see that you were worried. “I promise I’ll your glucose meter” Matt reassured you. 

***

4 hours, you add the crew have been held hostage for 4 hours now.  CPD has been trying to talk to the leader of this and he was finally arrested . The last number your blood sugar had been at was. 58 and you could tell it was dropping.

“Y/n I need you to stay awake for a little bit longer, okay?” Matt cooed. “Just a small nap” you leaned onto Kelly’s shoulder sleep pulling you in.

Sylvie had ran to your to your drawer that was in the office that contained all of your stuff and grabbed your glucagon and ran back to you.

“What’s her number?” Sylvie asked while opening the bright Red box. Kelly read your phone screen. “29 and it’s dropping.”

“Hey Y/n, I’m gonna test you alright?” Sylvie says. Before she could even test you, you started pulling away. 

“She’s having a seizure, roll her on her side, Stella go get nasal spray from the cabinet inside the rig” Sylvie spoke fast and Stella nodded and ran quickly.

“You’re okay Y/n, you’re okay” Matt said. 

“Does she need to go the hospital?” Jay walked over to everyone. “No, not unless her blood sugar goes down to where I can’t control it.  Stella returned with the nasal spray and Sylvie sprayed it into your nose. 

As you stopped seizing, Matt immediately went by your side “see you’re all good now, we’re gonna make you feel better, then we can go wherever you like you just have to stay with me” Matt said as he rubbed your back.

“Truck 81, Ambo 16. Reports of child stuck on roof”

“Go, I’ll watch after her with them” Jay was like your brother, whenever you couldn’t make it to the station after school because it was snowing or too cold, you would be at the district and hang out with everyone there. Jay would make sure he would give you food, get your homework done, and would make sure your sugar didn’t get to low or high”

Matt have instructions right beofre he wa about to leave “If her sugar drops to 50 or below again after giving her the Glucagon take her-“ “to the hospital and she has another seizure take her to the hospital and keep her in her side. I know the drill man, I got her” Jay had been through this about Three or two times. “Thanks Jay” 

***

Your eyes flutter open but you shut them again because of the bright lights overhead.  You soon adjusted to the light and realized you were on the couch in the break room. You looked around and saw Herman, Kelly and Jay talking together. What the hell happened?

“What the hell happened, where is everyone” You muttered. The three men immediately turned to you 

“First of all language, second, your blood sugar dropped while we were in the whole hostage situation and you had a seizure” Kelly spoke

“What was it at?” You cried “29 was last I knew of” Jay picked his phone to see what your number were at now. “Atleast I got a new record” you dorsally celebrate. “I can see your humor hasn’t gone away” Herman laughed.

“Where’s Matt” Matt was usually with you after you had a low and you felt exhausted afterwards. “He’s on a call now everyone else should be back soon since it was something small”

“Can I have like pretzels or something I’m really hungry”You begged “you know the drill y/n you have to have something sweet that’s a drink or a snack.” Jay pointed out.  “well can I have Gatorade?” Gatorade was your all time favorite when you were low. “we’re out of Gatorade, since we didn’t go grocery shopping last week. But you can have apple juice” Kelly compromised“well not my favorite but I’ll take it”You shrugged 

Kelly walks over to the fridge and retrieves your juice and hands to you. “I almost just died can someone help me open this”

“First of all, don’t say that because of a Matt was around he would freak and yes we’ll help you open it.” Jay laughs as he takes the box from you.

“I’m gonna take a nap, I’m exhausted from today” You pulled the blanket you had on closer. “Wake me if someone brings me food,I love food”

“Yes princess Y/n”

Surprise y’all I posted, apologies for not posting last month. Now I can get onto requests and my other one shot that only need about 200 more words and it’ll post.

Thank you so much for read and I love y’all

-Lia

[donnaajah]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), a human rights group based in the United States (US), accused Israel of committing war crimes by starving people in the Gaza Strip.

HRW said Israeli forces deliberately obstructed deliveries of water, food and fuel, destroyed agricultural areas, and deprived Gaza's 2.3 million residents of essentials necessary for their survival.

"The Israeli government uses starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip," HRW said in a report, as quoted by Reuters on Monday (18/12/2023).

"World leaders must speak out against these abhorrent war crimes," he added.

HRW's report also came after Pope Francis accused Israel of committing "terrorism" following reports of the killing of two Christian women by the Israeli military at a church compound.

For information, shortly after the retaliatory attack occurred, Israel immediately announced a total blockade of the Gaza Strip which included a ban on supplying food, water, fuel oil and cutting off electricity to fight the Hamas armed group.

On the other hand, there was no immediate response to HRW's report from Israel, but Israel has denied that it targets civilians. Israel also says it is trying to facilitate aid to Gaza residents while hampering supplies to thousands of Hamas fighters operating from tunnels.

In the latest bombing, 90 Palestinians were killed in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Sunday. Hamas Aqsa Radio reported an attack on Gaza's main hospital, Al Shifa.

In Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, medics said 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured, while in Rafah in the south, an Israeli air strike on a house left at least four people dead.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has vowed not to stop bombing and sieges in the densely populated Gaza area, where around 19,000 Palestinians have been killed during the offensive.

What a disgusting war!?

[belit0]

Indra with prompt 7 where reader and him have just gotten married?? Btw, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR WORK AND YOUR WRITING IS SO GOOD!! ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING FOR INDRA HE’S MY FAV ❤️❤️❤️

7) Them exploring each others' bodies, but not in a sexual way.

AAAAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LIKING MY STUFF!! I FEEL YOU SO BAD WITH THE INDRA SITUATION

He is also my favorite, and it destroys me how he has so little recognition and content to his name. People need to appreciate the hell out of this man HE'S THE CREATOR OF ALL THE CHARACTERS WE LOVE OMG

(Y/N) never heard him speak, at least not directly to her. From the moment Indra chose her as his future wife, she has only heard his voice from afar, addressing her parents or people in her village. He never paused to even greet her, introduce himself, or explain.

Indra came to her small village looking to hire manpower for construction in his territory, having heard rumors (Y/N)'s family was the best in the area when it came to edification. The Otsutsuki had recently become famous after destroying his brother and winning an ancestral war, crowning himself as a man to be feared and respected.

No one wanted to be in the spotlight of his attention, and people preferred to give him whatever he wanted to avoid perishing in the attempt. The man arrived at their home with blueprints to execute his new settlement, having changed his last name so as not to be associated with his father's or younger brother's image.

It didn't take long before he crossed paths with (Y/N) by pure chance, while he was finalizing details with her father on how they would carry out the constructions and with what materials. They were sitting at the main table one night, as she entered her house to go to bed. The girl observed how her father was tense and alert in front of the presence of such a person, and when they exchanged glances, tried to warn her wordlessly to hide.

The Otsutsuki fixed his eyes on her, and that was the moment he decided to take her as his wife. For the remaining days, he continued to make arrangements with her family, and no one could stop him from taking her with him when everything was planned. Saying no to Indra was inevitable doom, and (Y/N) understood she had to obey his orders if she wanted to protect her people.

He took her along with a convoy of villagers from her hometown, who went to the new and recently founded Uchiha territory to lend a hand. The work lasted months, of complicated execution and with no room for mistakes under the frightening gaze of the most villainous man in the world, but it was accomplished.

When everything was finished, her family had to leave, and (Y/N) could not join them.

There was no formal wedding, with the Otsutsuki reluctant to follow such protocols, and simply proclaimed her as his wife in front of the entire Uchiha clan. People knew not to mess with her and respected her as Indra's legitimate wife, but that was all.

Life continued to go on as usual, and the woman had to adapt to her new destiny. Her so-called husband dedicated himself to ignoring her, pretending her existence was unimportant and attending to a million other matters before even looking at her.

(Y/N) did not let his attitude discourage her, and she thrived despite his indifference. She found friends and supporters, and learned about Indra from them. At the moment, the Uchiha clan consisted of all those who supported him on the battlefield and chose him as their leader. Everyone spoke with respect and admiration about the Otsutsuki, and the girl came to know his life story from the accounts of others.

Indra was a tormented and haunted man, someone hurting, and perhaps he just needed space before he could approach her in a concrete way.

She waited, and found a way of life that made her happy in spite of everything. Her husband never limited her or gave her any orders, letting her be free and able to build her day-to-day life as she wished. If she wanted to devote herself to learning ninjutsu, she could. If she preferred to dedicate her time to more mundane tasks or do nothing at all, that was fine too.

It took a couple of months of cohabitation before the man finally got a good look at her, and it happened on a night of a full moon and pouring rain. Usually, the Otsutsuki disappears with the fall of the sun, and (Y/N) presumes it's for training, but with the weather as such, there's no way. The ground turned to mud and there is no visibility because of the rain, the water bringing icy winds in tandem.

Taking no qualms about his presence, the girl continued with her evening routine as if the man was not there, playing the same game of indifference. She finished with all the actions required to get into bed, coolness not helping to keep her away from the sheets.

What she didn't expect was to feel the mattress sink a few seconds after she laid down, Indra settling down next to her for the first time in months. Not speaking to her also came with not sharing a bed, and (Y/N) always wondered where the Otsutsuki slept.

Her heart races and she suddenly becomes nervous, never having had to face this situation in all the time they've been together. She fixes her gaze on him, determined not to be intimidated by the man with whom she is supposed to share her life, and for the first time, she gets a closer look.

He is devilishly handsome, with defined and dreamy features, a sharp jaw, and elongated fox-like eyes. He wears his hair tied in a bun, with a few pieces raining raggedly down his face. Indra is a dream, and (Y/N) gets even more nervous.

"You're agitated...would you rather I spend the night somewhere else...?" According to people's accounts, Indra seems to spit fire when he speaks, but the way he phrased the question carries a hint of teasing and sarcasm.

"No... I do believe it's about time." She decides not to flinch in front of him, and face him with the same level of intonation. They both glare at each other, a duel of stares (Y/N) is not willing to lose.

The girl analyzes the man, sitting on the bed against the headboard and imitating his posture. Indra is not wearing a T-shirt, only some baggy pants. There is a huge scar on his chest, dangerously close to his heart, and looking fresh. Fearlessly, (Y/N) runs her fingertips over it.

It has a terribly smooth texture and decorates his body as if it was meant to fit in that particular spot. "Where did this come from?" she asks without looking him in the eye, sight fixed where her fingers still touch his skin.

"Family squabbles, if you might call it somehow." She can hear a smirk in his words, as the Otsutsuki puts his hand against her cheek, touching a mark (Y/N) has carried since being little girl.

"What about this?"

"Learning to chop wood with my father, if you might call it somehow." She dares to connect with his eyes again and sees him smiling genuinely. The stories and narrative construction people provided about Indra portrayed him as a cold and heartless being, a tyrant with so many murders on top of him as to be uncountable, an evil and sinister man.

Perhaps they were all wrong, and no one really knew him.

Feeling reaffirmed by him, she takes his arm and looks at the skin closely. Another huge scar looking much older decorates the surface. "First time I made use of one of my techniques to defend... someone." There is a hint of nostalgia in his words, and (Y/N) assumes he is referring to a too-distant past.

A huge hand closes over the curve of her waist and draws her close until they are mouth-to-mouth. Surprised by his boldness, she allows herself to indulge in the sweet, first kiss she shares with her husband, feeling his fingers roam her figure over her clothes.

"I wondered what it would feel like to touch you once and for all."

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

hello everybody, your friendly annoying spaniard is back with more references to spanish culture in pokemon scarlet and violet! here's my previous post btw!

also i'm really thankful for how much y'all are enjoying these :) i'm thinking maybe after i finish the game i could do posts going over the names of the places and the new pokemon designs and their tie-ins into spanish culture (if there's any)!

anyways, let's start!

first of all, just as its leader, medali just looks like your average bland spanish city, that could have been inspired by a thousand different cities across the country. except... there's roman ruins in there! due to its location and general look, i would say the main inspiration for this city is mérida, which is known as the roman capital of spain. founded in 25 BC as augusta emerita, it became the capital of the lusitania province during the roman empire, and it's the best preserved roman city in the country (i went to excavate there for three weeks and loved it there, i really recommend it!). the roman ruins are a unesco world heritage site, and its most recognizable monument is actually the theatre [pic 5], where there's roman-style plays are still performed (i've seen three there and its an unreal experience). due to the look of the theatre in game, it could also be a reference to other roman theatres in the country like bilbilis [pic 6], carthago nova [pic 7], or segobriga's [pic 8].

all of mount glaseado trainers have basque names!!! i don't know if this is the same in the english version, but this is a very neat detail that prepares you for montenevera, which i'll talk about down below. before that tho, i want to redirect you to this post by the incredible blog @beautiful-basque-country where they talk in depth about all references to basque culture in the games! i'll touch on them as well but of course not as good as them :)

anyways, montenevera. just to start, in spanish the name of the town is 'hozkailu town'; 'hozkailu' is 'fridge' in basque (just as 'nevera' is fridge in spanish). the architecture of the town is also reminiscent of basque architecture, with all houses looking like baserri, the traditional houses of that area. the cold setting is also a reference to basque country, being colder than other regions in spain and mount glaseado being a reference to the pyreenees; the westernmost part of them lie in euskal herria (the basque land).

i also love the detail of the candles in honour of the deceased, i don't know how extended is this tradition or if it's practiced in other countries (i imagine it's not uncommon in catholic places???) but at least in my family on the anniversary of a family death we lit up a candle in the house in their memory :)

another fun thing referencing basque culture is that the mc in the gym (i have no idea what his name in the english version is, in the spanish one he's mc bull-a which is fun) speaks in a 'basquified' way, using basque ortography while speaking spanish (switching ch for tx or c for k for example!)

AND BETTER THAN THAT, THE GYM TRAINERS ARE REFERENCES TO SPANISH MUSIC THEMSELVES!!!! i genuinely didn't think i was gonna see amaia montero in a pokemon game, but here we are i guess. anyways, the first trainer, who's named mikel, a basque name (maybe a reference to mikel erentxun?) references the incredibly bop and cultural phenomenon that was uno más uno son siete by fran perea, which served as the opening song for one of the most beloved spanish tv shows ever (it's kinda like our f.r.i.e.n.d.s or, now that i think about it, more like how i met your mother due to the atrocious ending). he talks about 'one plus one not being two' (the song's title translates to 'one plus one is seven'), and directly quotes the song when defeated. i cannot emphazise how incredibly cool and great this is, literally the peak of pokemon. i cannot put into words what i felt when i saw it in game.

but nothing, and i repeat, NOTHING, could have prepared me for the next trainer... she's literally amaia montero, who was the singer of probably the most influencial group in spain from the 2000's (there's no group i can compare it with so you can understand the magnitude of it, maybe paramore but i'm biased cause they're both my favourite groups ever lol): la oreja de van gogh. it is jukebox musical-worthy iconic, that's the grip this band has on spanish society. i was gonna choose one song of them to show to y'all but i simply cannot link only one, so here's a post a made some years ago of my top 25 lodvg songs, please listen to at least one of them you won't be disappointed. anyways, yeah. even the model looks like amaia lol.

finally, i wanted to talk about the real lore behind the history classes for a while, but i always forget lol. i was gonna make a comment in a previous post about the paldean empire being a reference to both the roman and spanish empires but i dismissed it as being too obvious of a reference (like talking about the tauros regional form which... you know, i don't think i even have to talk about it lol). i didn't took a screenshot of it, but in one of the classes she also talks about the origin of the academy, saying that it was 805 years old, being the oldest in the region. well, the oldest university in spain, the university of salamanca, has 804 years (it was founded in 1218! also maybe this means they were planning on releasing the game next year?)

and that's all for now, hope you enjoy the post!

and here's the next post :)

[shockersalvage]

Salvage Showcase - Satomi Aoba

As we head back to DRT, we now are looking at one of its most surprising additions that it ever decided to include, and its even stranger use of her.

Here we have Satomi Aoba - a member of Sayaka's idol group.

The Summary

Technically, Satomi has been in Dangronpa ever since the 1st game. Satomi is an idol that was apart of Sayaka Maizono's group. They were immensely popular and treated each other as both rivals and even sisters in a way. But, popularity wise, Satomi was only the fourth popular member of their group (5th being Ayaka Haneyama), making her one of the least popular, though supplementary material like Danganronpa S heavily implied that this was in spite of being the leader of the quintet.

During Sayaka's stint in Hope's Peak Academy, the World Domination Proclamation happened, where 'Byakuya Togami' broadcasted his challenge to the world that he'll take over unless someone kills him or find the 'pitiful cattle' within 24 hours. Satomi would get caught in this event as she had left her former life behind to see the world. Arriving in Prague, she arrived to a town that was attacked by the Mystr'y Research Society. Everyone, but one villager, was killed in a locker room type method. This last villager, a 'Moleman' (think a shut-in), finds her and they agree to work together (after Moley proves his worth, in this case, by hotwiring a jeep)

They come across the MRS in a house, trying to do another locked room mystery set-up and have a discussion, mainly concerning their foes background as Hope's Peak Junior High students and how they were responsible for enacting a global locked room mystery during the WDP as well. It's during this conversation where one of the MRS trio, the Vice President, recognizes Satomi as being the #4 idol of Sayaka's group, and her low popularity. Just as the conversation shifted to killing the Moleman and Satomi, the former tosses up a table and gets both out of there.

They escape via jeep with the main plan being to head to the airport to escape this insanity. During this car ride, thier conversation together has Satomi gradually convince this Moleman that his cynical attitude towards trying and the need for willpower to continue on, even if life doesn't exactly bring them what they want.

Sadly, things come to ahead when the Imposter (the one managing the WDP and currently a member of Despair High School/Ultimate Despair) uses Sonia's influence to drop a satellite in their area, which causes their jeep to crash. Satomi is badly injured from the satellite drop and seeing her unconscious is what drives Moleman to desperately go from location to location trying to find a way to get her patched up...

Satomi would not wake up, at least for the rest of the DRT trilogy. Her body is carried towards Detsky's Island where a Despair High School base is located. It's there, during a conflict with DRT's main protagonist Blue Ink, does the Moleman turns out to actually be the alter of the SHSL Hitman: Suzuhiko Otsuki. Otsuki had slaughtered the MRS and Hasegawa leaders that were nearby, but Satomi wasn't killed yet. Otsuki claims to have missed her, but before he could kill her Blue Ink interrupts him. Thus, her life was spared...but that ends her involvement with the DRT story.

We do know this isn't the end for her. Somehow, by unknown means, she was recovered and patched up, and eventually got back to Japan to be with her idol group. Once the Tragedy would start, though, since she was one of the closet people to Sayaka, she was kidnapped by Ultimate Despair as part of their group of Captives. Her final fate remains unknown.

Described by Sayaka as 'adult-like, cool, and reliable', Satomi serves as the positive to Moleman's negative. While Moley is very bitter and holds talent & life in disdain, Satomi is optimistic and believes that it is worth living for, even when things don't go as well as they should. She has a very professional attitude due to her career as an idol, which results in her being polite and calm, even in face of danger or injury. That said, she can be pretty frank and doesn't hold punches concerning her new friend's attitude or worth during hard times (initially she didn't event to work with Moley since she thought there wouldn't be any value to it) and, if push comes to shove, is quick to take action when needed. Nevertheless, she does know when to compliment him for being legitimately cool and does want to see him improve.

The Rundown

DRT is a story based around the themes of 'Reality vs Unreality/Escapism'. For her role in the Moleman side plot, Satomi serves as the 'Reality' aspect of it all, played positively against both the MRS and Moleman. Specifically, Satomi is the ideal that life is worth living as you continue to try, even if your current life is not the best.

Satomi serves as a foil to the issues both Moley and MRS hold, as they are those whose dreams didn't come true or they gave up on them. In contrast, Satomi is someone who, technically, is living her dream and, on the surface, is doing well for herself. But, there's a pretty clear snag. She's good, but isn't nowhere near good as Sayaka or the two idols above her. Heck, despite being 4th, VP even pointed out there were going to be die hard people who supported the 5th least popular more because she was officially last. Unofficially? She is the least in star power and it wasn't her fault. Just like Moley, her situation is due to other people being more skilled being considered.

What definitely separates her from her ally and enemies is what she does in response to this setback. It would be pretty easy to be bitter in her situation, like Moley, or turn to self-destructive actions in face of an unfair world, like the MRS. But its her drive to continue in spite of this unfairness that puts her above both, despite essentially being far from her element as possible. It's this drive that gets Moley to try his best to save her and refute the Despair Novel, even when all Hope seems lost.

She plays an irreplaceable role in Moley's story...and it becomes very tragic when the person she was empathizing with and encouraging just so happened to not only, in a way, be actually brimming with talent, but an aspect of him was essentially using her in order to get closer to killing someone. Even if Moley cared, the main personality of Suzuhiko is cruel to the core that abandons or slays whatever bonds made by his alter in favor of his own connections and goals. Just casualties that had the misfortune of getting invested in a 'lie' or 'unreality'.

Beyond that, Satomi is heavily reminiscent of Sayaka and her role in DR1. Satomi follows in the footsteps of the lead idol by acting as an assistant or companion to a 'normal' guy in a deadly situation created by despairful fanatics. What is noticeably different is their actions under pressure. Sayaka is trapped in a school with the paranoia of being murdered and threat of something have been done to her friends. She's the first student to snap and attempt murder.

For Satomi? She's in a stressful situation in the country where the WDP is mainly taking place, in a village that has been mostly slaughtered save for one guy and is in the presence of a group of murderers who are not only in league with the instigators, but also plan to do the same to her as well. Yet, she doesn't break. She's unnerved, but keeps her cool, even when she gets seriously injured from her accident. It's showing that, despite not being considered to be on par with Sayaka, she does hold a quality that allows her to surpass the Ultimate Pop Sensation in one area.

Personal Thoughts

(She's in the back)

Satomi is a character I quickly found myself taking a liking too. I'm a sucker for works that flesh out minor characters, especially one who was pretty much just a blip in what was essentially the First Death's motivations. I love how she's the right combination of both optimistic, kinda blunt, yet also takes up after Sayaka and even Ayaka as being idols who are not afraid to throw down if need be. Only person in what is essentially a ghost town? Beat him up with your suitcase and ask questions later! Require answers but no one's answering the door? It's break in time!! Sayaka's group has no chill when it comes to killing games and I love that it is a consistent trait all five share. Kind of makes me ponder if 2 and 3 of their group would have been bludgeoning people during the Tragedy if they got the chance and had to do it. Beyond that, her dynamic with Moley is legitimately one of the most well developed relationships within DRT, and you really for it when Moley is trying his best to save her...

Which is why the 'Suzuhiko Reveal' will always have a sour taste in my mouth. Not only was this connection tossed away for essentially someone akin to Genocide Jack (and not quite good as it like her), Satomi never shows up again. She never manages to reunite Moley/Suzuhiko, there are no scenes in which we can tell she got rescued by someone else, she's just gone from the trilogy. The only reason we know she doesn't die here is because of DR1, but even then its not a huge comfort since her fate is still unknown. The only member of Sayaka's group that was known to be recovered alive was Ayaka.

It's just odd to me. To go out of your way to flesh out someone who had no character, make them extremely likable and never resolve their plotline is just extremely odd. I can appreciate the attempt, but if their story ends with them being essentially ditched and forgotten for another storyline together, well, I can't help but wonder why put effort into them in the first place. The Moleman arc of the book just reeks of thrown out potential for, arguably the worst character of the book, but what's done is done.

Next time: Back to the misc stories of the DRverse!

[siriannatan]

“I’m having a full on crisis here” - FlowerHusbands

As with the whole series, the prompt was found over on deity-prompts

AO3

I almost forgot to post this…

Scott had a few small problems... He's been courting Jimmy for a few weeks but was yet to see his face. Another problem was Scott's council being a bit miffed that Scott was the one to initiate the courting. Mostly because of the difference between their height. Scott was tall for an elf but Jimmy still towered over him. His headdress was actually that much of an issue to Scott, it was an intricate, hand-crafted scale by-piece, copper piece made to resemble a cod. And as sure as Scott was that he'd be handsome without it he could still appreciate the craftsmanship, being covered in intricate golden jewellery himself. He would still love to see Jimmy's face. The rest of him was very nice to look at so he could not help it but expect his face to match.

Jimmy's seemingly simple clothes were of no worse make than Scott's own, even if different materials were used. Mostly lighter and easier to move in. A netted vest and a loose, sleeveless, barely connected shirt, embroidered with dark thread in some watery theme. For whatever reason, his toned stomach was almost always left out for the world to see but Scott was not going to complain. And certainly not about how low, despite the well-crafted and intricate multitude of belts hanging loosely around his hips his loose pants were. Scott chose to think it might have to do with fins if his, very nice and completely exposed, arms were anything to go by with the fins sticking out his forearms. Scott was a bit worried about his gills but the bits of golden hair escaping from under the copper headdress distracted him from those worries. 

He could wait to see Jimmy if keeping the mask on was as important as he assumed it was. Elves had plenty of small cultural peculiarities of their own he'd rather not talk to people about. Like that no matter what they wanted they would have to spend their first night in one bed. Despite the whole courting thing, Scott was not sure how Jimmy felt about him. This whole marriage thing was agreed upon for political reasons after all. Their getting along was merely a nice bonus.

His current visit to the Cod Empire had to do with the marriage actually. Xornoth almost kicked him out of Rivendell and told him to hang out with Jimmy. How hard could an almost nine feet tall fish-man be to find?

Very.

Most fish-folk in Cod Empire did not speak common with how recently they moved to the main continent. And those who could speak it had no idea where their leader was. Even the priests could not help him. At least they liked him and his blessings from Aeor. Jimmy being technically a god was a bit of a problem in certain areas. 

At least that told him something - Jimmy was somewhere within his empire. If he left the priests would know. Just where... "Maybe his house?" Scott wondered and made his way to the unsuspecting house the Cod-leader lived in. Lucky for Jimmy it was more impressive on the inside. And he recently moved. He didn't yet have time to make a nice palace.

Jimmy's little (by Scott's standards) seaside mansion improved a lot since he last visited. It was on stilts, partially over the ocean and partially over the swamps. Jimmy was one of few cod-merfolk who could handle salty water. It was supposed to be impressive but Scott was more impressed with his thunder calling and water control. And his skill with a trident. Scott wasn't sure if he'd rather spar with him or watch him practice spinning that thing. What a sight.

For whatever reason Scott was pretty much sneaking through the silent corridors. Jimmy didn't like surrounding himself with servants. He looked into a few rooms but they were empty. He eventually found Jimmy in one of the rooms open to the water below the house. 

His fiance was sitting on the edge, feet in the water. Practising his water controlling - wave calling as JImmy called it. Most importantly, his headdress was off. Nowhere to be seen. Not that Scott was looking for it. Jimmy's face wasn't covered for the first time since Scott met him. And Scott had no idea what to do so he just dumbly mumbled a "Hi..." Startling Jimmy to drop the water bubble he was practising on and turn around.

Seeing Jimmy's whole face was not good for Scott. He felt himself blush as his eyes met shocked brown and pale scales. Who let Jimmy be both handsome and cute at the same time?

"Scott?! What are... no one told me you were coming," Jimmy rambled looking around, no doubt for his face covering.

"That can wait, I’m having a full on crisis here... You're..." Scott put barely any thought into his words as he approached Jimmy and gently grabbed his face.

"Gross?"

"Gorgeous, you doofus. You're beautiful and I'll freeze anyone who says differently solid," Scott shook his head. He had no doubts he was smiling like an absolute idiot but who cared. His future husband was the definition of eye candy. And someone convinced him he was not pretty. Scott would find them and no one, not even Jimmy and Xor, could stop him.

"You weren't meant to see my face before the wedding..." Jimmy sighed as he pulled Scott into a hug. "And why are you even here?"

"Well, we don't have to tell anyone I saw you. And as for why... Xor told me to hang out with you," Scott hummed. He was still smiling and would probably keep the smile on for a while. "I was thinking. Would you like to spar with an elven rune knight?" Scott asked with a bit of mischief creeping into his smile.

"Rune knight? Sure," Jimmy shrugged. "Who did you..."

"No one, I meant me," Scott chuckled. He took couple of steps back and with a spin summoned his sword. It did drop some snow in the process but Jimmy did not protest. He was a bit busy being annoyed Scott never showed his sword to him...

[therhythmafterthesummer]

so like the apartment building itself, I have questions. Firstly is everyone on the same floor as each other? Does everyone know everyone’s number combos to enter (most likely for emergency purposes since they are all respectful of everyone’s personal den)? Do Chris and pretty have an open door policy, barring sexy times? Can Sir Percival roam around the building if he wishes?

And please any other insights or takes you have on their apartment or the woods house?

interesting question! i love love love it.

this got kinda long, so i'll put it under a cut.

i'm gonna be honest... i haven't decided if i want them all to live on the same floor, or if i want them to be spread out between floors, or even if i want other people to be living there that are completely unrelated to chris and his pack hahahah

i find that last thought very amusing. them having... regular neighbours. it'd be hilarious. if that were the case, they'd certainly have a few floors that are just for them, though.

not everyone knows each other's codes. they can choose who they give their code to, excluding Chris and pretty, who are the two people to really know everyone's code. atp it's sort of a rule for the parents to have it in case of emergencies.

Chris and pretty do have an "open door policy" in the sense that during certain timeslots of the day the door is unlocked and any pack member could potentially let themselves in, but the door isn't actually open. no one dares actually going into the flat unannounced, though, because they just know the chances of seeing something they don't want to see is huge. they simply knock on the door whenever they need their pack leaders (kinda like how Changbin did in Finding Comfort in Autumn).

theoretically, Sir Percival can roam around the building if he wishes, but kitten doesn't want him to. he's only allowed under supervision.

other details about the building...

the main door to the building actually isn't that secure, anyone could potentially go in if they got advanced lock picking skills (think of the mention of the gnomes in "Heat").

the corridors of the floors the pack members do live in are usually decorated for holidays like christmas, halloween, etc.

each flat has at least two bedrooms, probably.

it isn't located on a main street, so it's kinda secluded, but there are other buildings around.

there's an area right by the entrance (on the outside), where Chris and the rest keep food, water, cooling mats, and beds for the stray cats that loiter around. it was Chris' idea.

as for other details about Chris' house in the woods:

the pack covers the entire outside of the house with intricate lights for christmas and new year's.

other pack members can actually ask Chris to go there on their own if they wish to spend some time alone, with the only conditions being: make sure to clean the place before leaving, be absolutely sure everything is switched off and properly closed before leaving as well, don't bring anyone without telling Chris, don't bring anyone that Chris hasn't met, don't leave anything that can spoil in the fridge.

it's very big (duh).

i don't think Chris knows, but his grandparents enchanted the place to protect it from unwanted creatures that try to break in (again, think of the gnomes).

Chris has considered moving his den there many times, but the fact that it's so far away and there are only rooms makes it inconvenient. so he's looking into buying the adjacent land to potentially build more homes for them to relocate when they retire.

pretty wants to paint it an unusual colour. like pink. Chris is certainly considering it.

i think those are all the thoughts i've got so far haahhahah maybe later down the line i'll think of something else... if you do have ideas, as usual, feel free to share!

[head-empty-just-sigma]

so i just read this post and realized that they’re kinda right, someone has the book right now or at least knows where it is. and i have a theory that i needed to rant about so here it is

an analysis on what the hecc the book situation is because nobody else wants to talk about it

because we’re all too busy talking about soukoku and shin soukoku

🔺spoiler warning for the manga, the Untold Origins light novel, and Beast🔻

my theories are epic novel-length posts so there’s a tldr below the cut that summarizes everything into a paragraph

heres my "this post is literally the length of an epic novel" summary: none of the organizations seen within the manga have the book in their possession. using context clues from both the manga and the light novels, there's proof of this. my personal theory is that Sōseki Natsume at the very least knows where the book is due to context from his main role in the plot of bsd (creating the Tripartite Framework), and details from the Untold Origins light novel.

we’re ignoring the typos in the translation okay this was the only image i could find

i’m going to start with who we know doesn’t have the book

The Order of the Clocktower, the Guild(old and new), and the Decay of the Angel

why am i so sure? we saw 2 of the groups here in the beginning of the Guild arc in the manga in a meeting discussing how they were going to retrieve the book in Yokohama: the Guild (duh) and the Clocktower the anime omits this scene and it makes me so angry bcuz it’s important context. the third group comes in because Dostoy was also part of this meeting while being the leader of the sewer Rats (in the house of the dead), and the DoA needed to steal the government’s book page for their master plans. so boom 3 birds with one stone (book?). we also know the new guild doesn’t have the book as the only member we see is Steinbeck, who is currently busy doing who knows what since the last time we saw him was chapter 44… presumably he’s rebuilding the Guild, but i personally doubt he’ll come back into the story again anyway.

let’s move on to the groups who are in a grey area…

the Armed Detective Agency, and the Special Divisions (and the Transcendents and the Seventh Agency?)

ok so i’m going to start with the ADA, and focus on the one character who talks the most about the book in the entire agency: Dazai. he seems to be the only agency member (besides Ranpo) who knows what this book is, what it does, AND how to use it. there’s a specific scene i also want to mention, and that’s when Dazai meets Dostoy in the alley after Dostoy stabby stabs Mori and Dostoy declares why he wants the book, and Dazai basically just dares him to try doing it. he doesn’t say it won’t work, he doesn’t seem surprised/shocked at all (which we see Dazai express while talking to Dostoy in prison) Dazai just says to try it if he can. this leads me to believe that Dazai either 1. knows where the book is, and that it’s near-impossible to attain or 2. knows that writing this in the book won’t work because the book may be someone’s ability, and writing a world with no gifted would create a singularity since it would be the only world with no book in it (there is a book in Beast is my proof) so the world wouldn’t be created, since the book seems to need to exist for the world itself to exist. i could also just be completely wrong on both of those fronts and Dazai was just being his usual self by antagonizing Dostoy with this line, but since Dazai is basically talking to a mirror version of himself intelligence-wise, Dazai probably didn’t just say this line for nothing.

the SD is in the grey area because they had a literal page that was ripped straight out of the book itself. i see this kind of has 2 possible explanations:

1. they have the book in their possession, somewhere. the where isn’t important, but the fact that they have a page that they were experimenting with means that it’s possible they are the ones with the book itself as well. do i think this is highly unlikely? yes, but we’ll get there.

2. they know who has the book, and got the page from them in exchange for something. this theory, in my own opinion based on the information from both the manga and the light novels, makes the most sense to me. they only had the one page, and after it got stolen, nothing was mentioned about procuring a new page to continue working with, nor was there anything said about the book in general really. Ango is really our only window into the SD, and he’s working with the ADA to get the page back and defeat Dostoy and the Hunting Dogs, but we don’t really even see much of him in the story tbh *cries*

the only reason why i mentioned the Transcendents here is because we’ve seen absolutely nothing about them so far in the manga, and the only light novel stuff about them is in 55 Minutes, and it’s still only a passing mention of them. Verlaine was/is? a member, but still nothing is talked about and we haven’t even seen Verlaine in the main manga series. he’s the only executive who’s listed in the official wiki who we have yet to see in the main story, despite his importance in Chuuya’s history. i guess we could also count the “Colonel” as another executive who we never see either, but he died during the Dragon’s Head Conflict so 🤷‍♀️

i mention the Seventh Agency for the same reason. we know nothing about them except they’re a secret government organization that works to literally just erase crimes. but, i also don’t believe they have the book either because they’re part of the government and the government seems to only have the single page. this would also make sense when we find out that the DoA stole the page using their government connections. one would think that if the government had the whole book, they would go for that instead of the singular page, so this leads me to believe that the government doesn’t have the book

ok, my final point is the longest point so let’s just move on to who i think has the book or at least knows where the book is in Yokohama

Sōseki Natsume

why, you ask? well, good frickin question tbh because we see a total of like 5 panels of him not being a cat in the entire manga but just hear me out okay?

Natsume is the creator of the Tripartite Framework, which is what keeps balance over Yokohama through the Special Divisions, the ADA, and the Port Mafia. why would he need to create this? to protect the book from enemy organizations. if you think about it, we still don’t really know why Natsume made this huge and incredibly thought out plan to have 3 insanely powerful organizations watch over Yokohama besides “to preserve balance and order”. what if it’s to protect both Yokohama, and by proxy the book (and the entire world), from enemy organizations?? this would make sense as a motive, since Natsume obviously can’t do it all by himself, and the SD is a government organization meant to protect gifted, they have like 3 gifted members and that’s it besides the Hunting Dogs (and oh boy did that not work out in the end), and have been shown to hold no power over gifted organizations like the Guild. and the Port Mafia, while strong by themselves, needed allies and also needed to be in some kind of agreement with Natsume and said ally organizations in order to function as protectors over Yokohama. this is where the ADA was created, with Natsume as the sole backer in procuring the Gifted Business Permit so that Fukuzawa could create the ADA, and Natsume did this after creating the partnership between Fukuzawa and Mori (which later backfired on a personal level, but they still work together despite their history).

this one is going to be a stretch… but paying close attention to conversations between characters is extraordinarily important in bsd. so here i am about to over-analyze a conversation that happened between Natsume and (none other than) Oda Sakunosuke. during the Dark Era backstory for Dazai, whenever i went back to reread this storyline, i found myself focusing on anyone BUT Dazai. after reading it a couple of times and breaking my heart every damn time, i realized the character i wanted to focus the most on was Oda and his interaction with Natsume. this became especially true after i read The Day I Picked Up Dazai, and learned that the novel Natsume gives Oda is missing the final pages, which according to Dazai, are the most important as it explains why an assassin stopped killing. i found this tiny fact extremely interesting, as Natsume tells Oda to write what happens next himself, referring to why the assassin stopped killing. it’s unclear whether Natsume knew who Oda was or not, but this alone is interesting because it’s implying that Oda should write about his own life. Natsume also says that writing novels is writing people, and it’s about their lives, which is exactly what the book is if you look at the context that was given to us by Dazai in the Beast world. we can assume the book works the same way in the canon (for lack of a better term) world as it does in the Beast world, except for one thing: Dazai in Beast refers to his canon self as the original Dazai, and says that the Beast world is capable of disappearing if the book is used, but he never once says that the original world is capable of disappearing. i think this piece of context is important because it implies that there was another world that got overwritten by the Beast world by someone using the book. i think Natsume is referring to this when he tells Oda that writing novels is writing about people’s lives, implying that he knows that other worlds, and therefore other lives, have been created with the book and exist within the book’s world so to speak

do i think Natsume’s ability has anything to do with the book? no, absolutely not. i have no proof and no context to believe that his ability is related to the book at all. except for that one panel of Ranpo saying that the book is “too powerful” to be someone’s ability. but, i do have one more point, and it’s a piece of information that comes from the light novel The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency. when Ranpo gets a hold of Natsume’s cane, it’s discovered that there’s witness protection technology hidden in it. this means he has a strong connection to the government, and he can remain invisible to the public eye. why would he, a random man in a suit with tri-colored hair and the ability to turn into a cat, be part of the witness protection program? because he knows where the book is, and gave the government a single page. and why would he agree to give the government a single page? to get a Gifted Business Permit for the ADA in exchange.

well, that's all the information i really have about this. so i guess i'll leave my book theory there (thank you for reading you're all greatly appreciated) and here’s a bonus Sigma-related theory

in the original post linked at the top of this one, it's about how Sigma is supposedly from the book itself. i think this is true, and the reason why, is still because of Natsume. since Natsume probably knows where the book is, he could potentially use it as well. and i think he did, to create Sigma. why? his gift. Sigma's gift is so oddly specific that i just couldn't ignore it. it's an information exchange gift, where Sigma touches a target in order to exchange information he wants to know, for information the target wants to know. why would a person with this gift be needed? the government wants it to exist. and how would they get Natsume to do this? well, he seems to know about Dazai at least a little bit (since he knew to give specifically him important information during the Cannibalism arc) so i think that in exchange for Natsume using the book, they would help erase Dazai’s crimes so he could join the ADA (which, need i remind you, is something Natsume helped create). unfortunately, i can't explain why Sigma was “born” in a desert and then picked up by the DoA, but this mini theory based entirely on my own speculation i think at least sheds some light onto how Sigma was created from the book itself instead of the page. it would also make sense in the context that the book requires things to be written in a certain way, so creating an entire person from nothing would undoubtedly require more than a single page or half of a page to create.

[ryuuseini]

Actually, genuinely curious about this: I know this is far more prevalent in the anime spheres since Ash is typically the main character and he has a last name in the dub, so I'm mostly expecting anime fic writers to answer this, but I'm curious. If you ever have to bring up a Pokemon's character's full name, how do you do so?

I mainly ask because I personally do the last option (and pretend only Gary and Professor Oak have a last name) because I feel like it causes the least complications? Like if I used Japanese names for example, we run into issues with characters like Serena, Reggie and Gou whose names are fundamentally the same, only changing spelling if they have to between the dub and the original. And also it brings into question with siblings, such as May and Max and Clemot and Bonnie, whose Japanese name is the family name? Because May Haruka and Max Masato imply they aren't related, but who wins out in this scenario? (Though personally, when it comes to Clemot and Bonnie, I love the idea of their last name being Eureka. Bonnie wins out over Clemot because I think it fits, LOL)

And then making up adjectives is cool and all, and probably the least likely to cause complications? But then I wonder how we're finding the proper adjectives/puns for their names since Ketchum is a play on "catch em" and Sketchit is literally what he does. So when picking out the adjectives, what do we do when you assigned the easy ones first (for example, Brock's being Stone bc rock type gym leader) and then have to think of the harder ones if they appear in your writing? (For example, Zoey, at first glance, doesn't seem like a big issue, but if you look at her JP name for inspiration, Nozomi, it means stone... which is already in use for Brock. But due to her minor role, it might be harder to think of another last name for her, and if you've already written Brock as Brock Stone, would you be willing to retroactively correct that so Zoey has the last name Stone since there's far more material to figure out a proper last name for Brock over Zoey?)

Which is why I like to say from/of location, but even that can be messy because some characters don't have a hometown? Like yeah, Paul from Veilstone City is pretty damn easy to guess, he LIVES there, but like... we saw James' house and its not in a town??? Or a named area? So like... is he just James from Team Rocket? Which is fine... until we consider AUs where he's an ex Team Rocket member. Like... what do we do there?

Idk, I'm just curious about the thoughts on this.

[teine-mallaichte]

So... Here was my thought process:

Why have I never done a post cannon AU for DA2? Hmm... Where would everyone likely be? Will we know that Fenris ends up in Tevinter, and Varric *can* end up the viscount but regardless it's likely in Kirkwall, Hawke might be in the fade but for this let's say no. Anders... Well, if we assume him to be alive, then half of Thedas wants him dead, so in a way Tevinter would be the safest place, but I doubt Anders would approve of a lot of Tevinters nonsense...

Oh! Let's create a town in Tevinter that Anders would feel useful in and likely end up. Let's also design it in a way that makes Fenris at least occasionally visiting mage sense... And then I can have Hawke, Varric, and a few others hear rumours of "The Healer" in this random town and go find him, getting pulled into helping people and political nonsense in the process.

So... Now I have a town and 9 OCs planned out 😅 complete with DnD character sheets because apparently that's how my brain works...

So, welcome to Vindictus Atrum

Welcome to Vindictus Atrum, a unique sanctuary nestled on the outskirts of the Tevinter, where resilience and defiance against oppression define everyday life. Founded a century ago by an escaped slave, this town stands as a beacon of hope for those seeking freedom from exploitation. If you visit the town square you can examine more of our towns unique history by witnessing the statue of our founder.

Cultural Melting Pot:

Vindictus Atrum is a vibrant blend of cultures and traditions, with residents hailing from diverse backgrounds influenced by Tevinter, Seheron, the Free Marshes, and further afield. The town's streets resonate with a medley of languages and cultures reflecting the rich tapestry of its inhabitants' heritage.

Architectural Reflections:

The town's architecture is a testament to its history and struggle. Graceful elven motifs intertwine with sturdy Tevinter fortifications, symbolizing the fusion of beauty and strength that defines Liberty's Rest. Each building tells a story of resilience and adaptation in the face of adversity.

Key Locations:

- The Council Building: This is the heart of governance, where leaders convene to make decisions collectively for the town's welfare.

- The Tavern:.A bustling establishment run by a former sailor, the tavern serves as a social hub where stories are shared, friendships are forged, and laughter fills the air.

- The Library: A sanctuary of knowledge and enlightenment, the library houses a wealth of books, offering literacy and language lessons to all inhabitants.

The Refugee Camp:

Inside the towns walls, but separate from the main hub, is a fenced off area of temporary buildings and tents. This is where newcomers, mainly newly freed or escaped slaves, are situated when they first arrive. It is here that you can also find the Feather Clinic run by The Healer.

We ask that visitors do not enter the camp without prior permission and an escort.

Legal Status and Challenges:

Vindictus Atrum exists in a precarious legal state, viewed as little more than a rebel camp by Tevinter and largely ignored by neighboring lands. This uncertain status exposes the town to frequent threats from slavers and bounty hunters intent on disrupting its autonomy and reclaim lost "property". Despite these challenges, the residents of Vindictus Atrum govern themselves and uphold their principles of freedom and resilience.

Visitor Guidelines:

Visitors to Vindictus Atrum must pass through heavily guarded city gates and undergo scrutiny by town guards upon entry. Once inside, you are welcomed into a community where hospitality and solidarity prevail amidst the shadows of oppression. At first you may experience wary glances, and hushes conversation, but do not be alarmed once through the gates you are welcome within our community.

All unknown mages must surrender their staffs at the gates, and be escorted by a member of the guard, until the council approves their presence. We apologise for an inconvenience, but this rule is nessecary for the comfort and safety of our residents.

[untilspringdays]

Catalyst Chapter 8: In Chains

Summary:  You were the catalyst, the start of it all. They would have found each other eventually but you brought them together sooner, faster than expected. Then you vanished from their lives and they were determined to get you back.

Pairings: OT7 x Reader (BTS)

Genre: Mafia AU | Angst, Fluff, Smut (Eventually)

A/N: I’m sorry this took so long. I have finally managed to get myself to update despite all my busyness, and I’m going to try to stay on top of it more. Things should be getting more interesting soon! 

Also would you guys be interested in a discord? For me to update my fics, and general kpop things as well?

Word Count: 2.8k

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Taglist: Since it has been so long, I’m going to restart this tag list. If you wish to be added ask, comment or message me. I’m going to do better about keeping up with it I promise. 

Drastic times call for drastic measures. At least that was how the saying went. As much as you wanted to say that was true for your situation at this current point in time, it wasn’t. Everything around you seemed to move at double speed while you sat frozen on a somewhat stiff couch in the middle of this grand living room. 

Everyone.. All of the leaders seemed to be in their own space, rushing here to there trying to get.. Whatever it was set up. Probably getting the necessary arrangements made so they could stay within this safe house for the next.. Certain amount of time. You weren’t sure how long it would be. 

After the door closed, after you made your way to the center of the room, no one seemed to bother you, caught up in their own duties. A certain question coming back to your mind. Where did you fit in all of this? Where was your place? They claimed they wanted you safe, they didn’t want to lose you, but you have never felt more alone in your life. Just to think just how hours earlier you were happy to be reunited with your boys, thinking everything was going to go well, and now it was all falling apart once again.. You didn’t have a safety net to go back to this time. Mason wouldn’t help you out of this, even if he might want to. It was too much of a risk, and you certainly didn’t want him to take it. Not to risk everything he built.

You remained in your spot, watching as some of the others started to disappear.. Did they hate you? Did they blame you for what happened? Would they come to ignore you despite how excited they were just to see you just hours ago?

The questions echoed in your mind as you continued to sit there. It seemed that you were the only one left now in this main area. Slowly you turned your head, eyes taking in the area around you. Finally seeing it for the first time as you managed to escape your thoughts. You should make the best of it right? Despite the darkness that seemed to be creeping into your mind.

The house was silent. You stood slowly, turning to a nearby window. You weren’t exactly sure what time it was, you never really bothered to check in the time everything happened. It seemed to be late at night.. Maybe the sun would start to rise soon. It was only a matter of time. 

That raised another question for you, how long had it been since you last slept? You don’t remember getting much sleep after Hoseok found you the other day in his injured state.. Certainly the whole excitement of seeing Yoongi and going to see the rest of BTS didn’t help either. 

Man oh man.. You certainly needed sleep, but it wasn’t exactly something you felt like you could do right now. Your nerves were alight with anxiety after everything that happened, with your current situation, and the unanswered questions that lingered in your mind. 

You were torn from your thoughts once again as you heard the soft pad of feet against the floor. You turned to meet whoever had come back down to do whatever it was only to find a pair of eyes looking right back at you. 

“Yoongi..” You said softly. Eyes taking in his face. It seemed he had come back down for you. 

“Are you alright?” The words were quiet as they escaped his mouth, but any noise at the moment seemed to be rather loud compared to the still room the two of you were in. 

At his question you turned your eyes away from his, basically giving him the answer he was looking for despite anything you might say afterwards. “I’m getting there.” You said softly, crossing your arms over your chest and holding them close to the center of your body. 

“A lot has happened today and it’s going to take some time to get used to everything again…” You explained, figuring there was no point in lying to him. He was one of the few that understood without having to be told. He just knew how to read you well. 

You let out a sigh. “I never imagined that this would be happening when I decided to go back with you.”

Yoongi stepped closer, stopping just short of you, leaving a little space in between. “I never imagined this would happen either.” He said, his soft voice easing some of the tension in your body. 

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have put you through this honestly.” He told you knowing it was partly his fault that you had ended up in this situation. 

You shook your head. “No. I can’t blame you for presenting the choice that you did. You are loyal to your brothers, and I never want to come in between that.” You dropped one of your arms, still keeping one wrapped around you. “There was plenty I could have done that would have also prevented this situation yet here we are.” A small sigh escaped your lips. “Might as well deal with it.” 

There wasn’t much to be done in your situation. Even if it scared you to no end to be in the situation you were in right now, you would just have to deal with it even if you didn’t want to. 

“Hey..” You felt one of his calloused hands gripped the arm you had dropped a moment prior, bringing your attention back up to the man’s face. “Come on, lets go up to my room and get you some rest.” Yoongi suggested with a slight tilt of his head. 

“Your room?” Was that okay? You would really be invading their space at that point.

The man nodded. “Yeah, unless you want to stay on the couch, you would have to stay with one of us. We don’t exactly have a lot of room in this safe house.”

You looked at him rather blankly. “It’s fine, I have to stay up and get some work done anyway, so you will have it all to yourself.” He said with a shrug of his shoulders. 

“I..” You started with a sigh, unsure if you should do so or not, but having him nearby might be helpful to you.. Or at least his presence might lessen some of your anxiety. “Okay. Fine, lead the way.”

Yoongi gave you a soft smile before turning away and leading you down the hall and up a set of stairs, never once letting go of your hand. Not until you reached his room anyway. 

As soon as you stepped inside the dimly lit room, his hand fell away from yours, leaving you feeling somewhat uneasy and wishing for his hand back. Something to ground you. He moved away into the side of the room where a desk sat, with a computer on it. As he moved away from you, words escaped his mouth. “Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, sorry there isn’t much in here.”

He was right, there wasn’t really much in the room. It honestly looked like a room akin to a hotel room, but there were some personal touches here and there, but other than that it was very clear this place wasn’t used much. At least to live in, someone had clearly kept the place spotless. 

That did bring up the question of how many people knew about this place other than the boys. Was it just one cleaner? Or was it multiple? 

“Stop getting lost in that head of yours and settle down.” The voice called from the otherside of the room. You looked up to see Yoongi staring you down from his desk with various papers scattered on it. 

You flinched slightly, not realizing you had been staring at the bed with blank eyes. A dead give away that you were lost in your thoughts. 

He had pushed away from his desk, approaching you once again but keeping a distance this time. “Do you need anything? Just something to help you relax?” He eyed you for a second before turning away. “Wait one second.” He went to the dresser that was in the room pulling out some clothes before coming back over and handing them to you. 

“These should be a lot more comfortable than what you currently have on. A lot cleaner too. Bathroom is right over there.” You followed where his finger pointed, finally noticing the door at the opposite end of the room. 

You looked down at your clothes realizing that your clothes had been singed by the fire, and had some blood droplets here and there.. Wasn’t really a good idea to be wearing them anymore.. And you hadn’t really changed since that encounter with Yoongi in the first place. 

Gaze turned upwards once again, you gave Yoongi a small smile before thanking him softly. He returned your gesture with a nod before returning to his work once again.

You stepped into the bathroom, quick to discard your clothes. Grimacing at the sticky feeling on your body. It never really crossed your mind how dirty you felt until now. He wouldn’t mind if you took a quick shower right? You glanced back at the closed door before making your way over to the shower. 

It took a moment to figure out how to turn it on, but as soon as you stepped inside, the warm water felt wonderful against your skin. Not to mention it did wonders to help you relax. You only took a few minutes at most, making sure you scrubbed off all the dirt and grime from your skin. 

Once you stepped out of the bathroom, the clothes he leant you hung loosely on your body, engulfing your frame. As you looked up Yoongi was fully engrossed in his work again, headphones resting snuggly on his head. 

With a sigh you crawled into the bed, letting the plush surface hug your body, allowing you to relax due to the comfort the mattress brought you. Despite being a place that wasn’t really lived in, they still had the best stuff here. 

It didn’t take long for everything to catch up with you.. You truly were exhausted. You must have been running on the last of your energy, and adrenaline this whole time. It wasn’t long before your eyes grew heavy, and you succumbed to the call of sleep. 

✦

“Hey.. Hey!” You blinked your eyes open, what you thought would be the blue sky greeting you was instead a face. A familiar face of Yoongi leaning over into your vision. 

“This isn’t a good place to sleep. Joon wouldn’t appreciate it if he found out.” The man grumbled before withdrawing from your vision. 

Right. You had fallen asleep appreciating the warm weather on the roof of Namjoon’s workplace. Even though you hadn’t intended to, you just hadn’t been getting a lot of sleep lately. So it was very easy to fall asleep with each quiet moment you got. 

You ran your fingers through your hair still trying to collect your thoughts, trying to get your brain to wake up fully. “Sorry Yoongs.. Just haven’t been sleeping well lately.”

You heard a hum escape the male beside you as he processed your words. “It would be better to take a nap in Namjoon’s office. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind.”

You shook your head. “I couldn’t do that to him.. He has too much to do, besides he probably has meetings as well.”

As you looked over to your companion, you saw that he was frowning. “Fine, then you can come stay in my office. No one bothers me there anyway, so you have the chance to catch up on some rest.”

You blinked at his offer. Yoongi didn’t really like having anyone in his space.. To have him invite you there was.. Something to say the least. Maybe he was finally getting used to having you around more often. Seeing how you were always at his workplace for some reason or another, so much so he always asked why you never got a job working for Namjoon like he did. You never truly answered him. Just smiled and shook your head. 

“Min Yoongi? Allowing me into his office? I’m shocked.” You playfully jabbed at him, a tired smile on your features. 

The man huffed. “Just come on before I change my mind.” He was quick to stand up and start heading for the stairs. 

Quickly you scrambled after him, not wanting to get left behind or locked out of his office. He did in fact have a wonderfully comfy couch, or so you heard from Hobi. You couldn’t wait to try a nap on it for yourself. “Alright! I’m coming, I’m coming.” You told him as you did your best to catch up with him. “Just don’t tell Joon alright?”

He grinned as he held the door open for you. “Have you told Joon any of the things I have done?”

You shook your head. 

“Then I won’t tell him.”

✦

You couldn’t tell what time it was when you woke up. The room was completely dark, Yoongi no longer working away at his desk at the side of the room. As you sat up, the covers slide off your body, causing you to shiver slightly from the cold air of the room. Your eyes searching the dark room for the familiar figure but saw nothing.. It seemed he was no longer here. With a sigh you swung your legs over the side of the bed, standing up quickly. You really could go for some coffee right now.. Certainly they would have a coffee machine in here right?

With a yawn, you made your way out of the room and down the stairs trying to make your way to the kitchen. You were sure you remembered it being just next to the living room you were in before. It shouldn’t be that hard to find.. Right?

You carefully padded across the rooms, trying to make sure to be quiet so as to not potentially wake anyone up because you didn’t know if anyone was awake yet or not, but as you approached the kitchen it was clear someone was awake.. Or rather two people. 

You paused to listen in to the voices, trying to figure out who was habiting the kitchen at this current point in time. You were about to continue forward once you heard that it was Hobi and Joon, but paused once again when you heard how harsh their voices sounded. 

“What’s next Namjoon? Did you even think that through?”

“Of course I know what is next, we have to stay here for a while before we can even think about heading back to that area.”

You heard a sigh escape Hoseok. “I know that but what about after? What about Y/N? We can’t keep her with us forever. She has a life to tend to. Something outside of us, she always has even before she disappeared.

“It’s not that simple. She holds the answers we need, especially with this whole attack that seemed to come from the inside.”

“Holding her hostage isn’t the answer Namjoon.”

“Well it's the best option we have right now. Do you have any other answers, right now at the top of your head?”

The following silence unsettled you.. Did they truly not know what to do with you? Were you really just some hostage at this point? 

“That's what I thought. If you need me I will be in my office. Tell Jimin to come speak with me at some point today. I know we all have a lot of stuff we need to get arranged with the business.” You heard some footsteps fading away in the distance, followed by the slam of a door. 

You stayed rooted in your spot, eyes downcast to the floor as your mind raced again. Your anxiety was spiking.. What were they going to do with you? Did they actually care..? Did Namjoon?

“Oh Muffin… Did you hear all of that?”

The voice startled you, causing you to look up with worry, wide eyes meeting sad ones. It was clear he saw all he needed to know on your expression. Quickly he wrapped his arms around you pulling you in close. 

“I’m sorry you had to hear that.. And I’m sorry we don’t have a better solution yet.. But I will figure it out okay?”

You couldn’t speak any words at this point in time, so you just nodded into his shoulder. 

“Hey.. Let’s go find Yoongi, yeah? I’m sure he is missing you already.” He released you from the hug, keeping one arm wrapped around your shoulder, as he guided you away from the kitchen. The coffee was completely forgotten about. 

[wickedsrest-rp]

Name: Zane Rosario Species: Vampire Occupation: Nurse Age: 25 Years Old Played By: Hera Face Claim: Mason Gooding

"Love should be unconditional."

TW: Homophobia (mention)

From one wicked cult to another, Zane really seemed to have a penchant for joining large, dysfunctional families as he would still lovingly refer to them. Although The New Religion hadn't exactly been a cult. Zane had gotten used to the reading and re-reading of the prophesized end, only ever referred to in the pamphlets The New Religion aptly named the true scriptures, and even assumed the occasional sleep overs out in the fields waiting for the rapture were a part of regular, daily life. A life he would have happily lived out until the inevitable (but never quite predictable) end if not for the loose lips of a close friend. At 15, wondering about what was left of their future with his childhood friend and destined wife if the townspeople had any say, Zane had let it slip that he sometimes wondered if any of the other boys ever had… those kind of feelings for their fellow choir boys.

Without much explanation or goodbye, Zane was part of the adoption system now. He kept his good manners and bright outlook but the internet made its mark on the unyielding belief that the world would soon end. It also gave him an idea of why his parents and family in belief had left him to fend for himself, thrown between families for the next three years. Despite his best efforts to connect and bond, most of those who housed him had their own lives to live and preferred the pay out for housing him to actual conversation. So the search for a new family continued.

Community college was a bust when it came to making friends (15 years of communication within a gated community left something to be desired) and his distaste for alcohol didn’t much help. With money in scarce quantity and no clear path for the future in college - it was hard to wonder what you wanted to be when you grew up when there wouldn’t be a world to grow up into - Zane signed up for a new religious mission. Just because his old family had lied about… well, almost everything, that didn’t mean he couldn’t believe in something… right?

So Shining Light, a non-profit charity group of stragglers like himself, took him in as one of their own, travelling to poor areas and providing assistance where they could. Zane started out as a grunt, carrying supplies and cleaning up after the unofficial medics but slowly he climbed up the ranks to medic in training. Informal and no diploma awarded but he was helping and the people he travelled with almost felt like a family. A family that regularly changed members and deployed people to different stations but still. Until the big implosion of his makeshift family due to lack of funding, stranding him in a small town in Maine with no family and no mission. At least he somewhat knew what he wanted to do with his life moving forward.

It was at the ER, hour 15 of his 16 hour shift, when an older woman approached him. The fangs gleaming in her mouth could have been from delirium after running around all night but no. She was indeed a vampire. Their clan - their family - was in trouble and Zane seemed like the kind of person to help anyone, mortality status included. She was right. And so he did. Not to mention that a nice, caring vampire spat in the face of all the "devil creatures" talk he could regularly overhear at the hospital.

Alma, the unofficial leader of their somewhat democratic clan, offered a safe space to stay surrounded by people (vampires) who treated him kinder than anyone had before. It did feel wrong at first, stealing blood from the ER but the warm embrace of a family that had been together for decades, centuries even, welcoming him as one of their own… it was almost too good to be true. So what if the way to stay here was to let them technically kill him?

Character Facts:

Personality: Impressionable, optimistic, hard-working, caring, self prejudiced, codependent, romantic, loyal, stubborn

After years as an "unofficial medic", he's very good at improvising and thinking on his feet. General knowledge (and math) however is not something he particularly excels at. 

His social skills are still a bit lacking, except when it comes to patients, which he has a real knack for talking to. Provided they're not too attractive.

Spent all of his life alcohol free and really doesn't understand what all the fuzz is about.

Has an instagram account full of filtered pictures from various spots around town including interesting graffiti or weirdly dressed guy smoking cigarette. He will also troll someone's profile taking the utmost care not to leave an accidental like.

Almost definitely undiagnosed ADHD.

[warningsine]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week.

The strikes reflect the Biden administration’s determination to maintain a delicate balance. The U.S. wants to hit Iranian-backed groups suspected of targeting the U.S. as strongly as possible to deter future aggression, possibly fueled by Israel’s war against Hamas, while also working to avoid inflaming the region and provoking a wider conflict.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that the strikes near Boukamal by F-16 and F-15 fighter aircraft targeted a weapons storage facility and ammunition storage facility used by the IRGC and affiliated groups. “Both facilities were destroyed,” he said. “We currently assess there were no casualties in the strikes.”

A senior U.S. military official said there had been Iranian-aligned militia and IRGC personnel on the base and no civilians. The official would not say how many munitions were launched by the jets.

A senior defense official said the sites were chosen because the IRGC stores the types of munitions there that were used in the strikes against U.S. bases and troops. The two officials briefed reporters after the strikes on condition of anonymity to provide details on the mission that had not yet been made public.

Syrian opposition activists confirmed the U.S. strikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour. Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist who heads the Deir Ezzor 24 media outlet, said the main target was an area known as “the farms” outside the town of Mayadeen. He said it is an important transit site where weapons from Iran are stored before being shipped to Lebanon.

He said the second strike hit an area known as the “green belt” in the Boukamal area that borders Iraq. According to Abu Layla, some people were evacuated before the strikes because the retaliation was expected. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said ambulances were seen rushing to the area but it wasn’t clear if there were casualties.

Meanwhile Friday, an Iranian semiofficial news agency, Tasnim, said gunmen in east Syria fired 10 rockets on a base housing American troops in retaliation for the U.S. airstrikes. A U.S. official confirmed the rocket attack and said there were no reported casualties.

And the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group for several Iran-backed groups, said fighters attacked al-Assad airbase in western Iraq with a suicide drone. U.S. officials said it was shot down a few kilometers away and did not hit the base.

According to the Pentagon, as of Friday there had been at least 20 attacks on U.S. bases and personnel in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17. Ryder said 21 U.S. personnel were injured in two of those assaults when drones targeted al-Assad airbase in Iraq and al-Tanf garrison in Syria.

In a statement, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the “precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17.”

In a letter sent Friday to congressional leaders, President Joe Biden wrote: “The strikes were intended to establish deterrence and were conducted in a manner to limit the risk of escalation and avoid civilian casualties. I directed the strikes in order to protect and defend our personnel, to degrade and disrupt the ongoing series of attacks against the United States and our partners, and to deter Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting further attacks on United States personnel and facilities.”

The senior defense official told reporters that the airstrikes will have a significant impact on the ability of Iranian proxy groups to continue to attack U.S. forces. Asked what groups were targeted, the official said there are several that can have different names, but the U.S. holds Tehran responsible for funding, arming, equipping and directing the proxies. The official said the airstrikes were not designed to expand the conflict in the region, but to compel Iran to direct the militia groups to cease the attacks on American bases and personnel.

The Biden administration has not accused Iran of having a direct role in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and has said it appears so far that Tehran was not aware of it beforehand. But the U.S. has noted that Iran has long supported Hamas and has raised concerns that Iran and its proxies could turn the conflict into a wider war.

Austin said the U.S. does not seek a broader conflict, but if Iranian proxy groups continue, the U.S. won’t hesitate to take additional action to protect its forces.

According to the Pentagon, all the U.S. personnel hurt in the militant attacks received minor injuries and all returned to duty. In addition, a contractor suffered a cardiac arrest and died while seeking shelter from a possible drone attack.

The retaliatory strikes came as no surprise. Officials at the Pentagon and the White House have made it clear for the past week that the U.S. would respond, with Ryder saying again Thursday that it would be “at the time and place of our choosing.”

The latest spate of strikes by the Iranian-linked groups came in the wake of a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital, triggering protests in a number of Muslim nations. The Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza in retaliation for the devastating Hamas rampage in southern Israel nearly three weeks ago, but Israel has denied responsibility for the al-Ahli hospital blast and the U.S. has said its intelligence assessment found that Tel Aviv was not to blame.

The U.S., including the Pentagon, has repeatedly said any strike response by America would be directly tied to the attacks on the troops, who are focused on the fight against Islamic State militants in the region. They said the strikes are not connected to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Such retaliation and strikes against Iranian targets in Syria after similar attacks on U.S. bases are routine.

In March, for example, the U.S. struck sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard after an Iranian-linked attack killed a U.S. contractor and wounded seven other Americans in northeast Syria. American F-15 fighter jets flying out of al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar struck several locations around Deir el-Zour.

U.S. officials have not publicly tied the recent string of attacks in Syria and Iraq to the violence in Gaza, but Iranian officials have openly criticized the U.S. for providing weapons to Israel that have been used to strike Gaza, resulting in civilian death.

[alexbkrieger13]

Swewnt behind the scenes on game day is organized chaos 😎 aftonbladet(.)se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/nWpmra/sa-laddar-landslaget-infor-em-premiaren-bakom-kulisserna

Love chaotic/ oganised gals

The first day is weeping. 90 minutes after sunrise, the Swedish staff is awakening at DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park. The area is scenic and the morning is still.

The team's material manager Jessica Karlsson is up with the rooster. 25 bags are going to the arena, she makes a double check so everything is packed.

Hedvig Lindahl, Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson will first come to the dining room. The breakfast buffet offers everything and it is only the first of today's many meals.

One by one, the players are smoothing to the table. World Cup debutante Johanna Rytting Kaneryd eats protein porridge. Hanna Glas has been sleeping out when she benches. It's only nine o'clock.

The last to breakfast are Nathalie Björn and Filippa Angeldahl. They feel a certain pride at it, yes Filippa thinks it feels completely unreasonable that there are teammates who have been up since six or seven in the morning.

The leaders who belong to the medical team keep a low profile, let players be but still have a stone track of how they feel. The daily monitors reach the team's Ipads and the information of deviant reporting is sent out into a separate WhatsApp group. Salivsamples reveal whether a player suffers from liquid deficiency.

If there is the least doubt, a leader seeks up the player in question. All small factors are counted whether physical or mental. There are physiotherapists, physiotherapists, doctors and psychologists in the staff.

Once everyone has been fed, the last tactical details should be fine.

This morning there is a meeting on fixed situations, where the team's appreciated video analysts have sold and picked out the clips worth showing. Then the players sit in the team groups. Hanna Glas, Magdalena Eriksson, Jonna Andersson, Amanda Ilestedt and the remaining defensemen together review the offensive Dutch players. Vivianne miedema. The Netherlands's main threat, is being studied extra. "Magda has stopped her earlier in league matches and shares her experiences.

After the meeting, Hanna Glas takes a walk. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Fridolina Rolfö, zecira Musovic, Rebecka Blomqvist, Elin Rubensson, Hanna Bennison and Sofia Jakobsson do the same this morning.

Then it's time to eat. Again.

Lunch is extensive. There are pasta dishes, vegetarian alternatives and a fish dish with rice. After the meal there is a lot of room for the players' own needs. They're varying.

It's a clean up. She organizes in her hotel room and is satisfied by the crafts. Rebecka Blomqvist folds clothes and Amanda Nilen conducts a calmer stretch. When Stina Blackstenius listened to music and relaxed, she finds a teammate for some card games.

Inside the captain Caroline segers rooms are happening. Nothing. The Swedish team captain is in bed. And stares up the roof.

She's collecting energy, aware of how much is expected by her on the field.

When restlessness knocks on, the veteran takes out his cell phone and builds a house. Homeescape makes her escape for a while.

In a room further away, the shower is squaring. Kosovare Asllani loves to stand under running water on the day of the game.

The bus rolls at exactly time

Four hours to the game, at 4:00 p.m. The target-time is calling again. There has been been laid up rice and chicken, pasta with sauce, vegetarian dishes and yogurt for those who prefer.

The atmosphere and energy are escalating. Hanna Glas now gladly change her R'nB to more uptempo, as house music.

As the departure to the match trip approaches, security manager Stefan Dejemyr and team manager Magnus Andersson go into the bus. Before departure, Magnus has been checking through the team line several times. Nothing must go wrong with the documentation of the starting lineup to UEFA.

Magnus and Stefan are first and receive the players on the bus. Nobody's late.

The time of departure to the arena is carefully planned. The bus rolls exactly to land on Bramall Lane 90 minutes before kickoff. It is prestige for the Swedish leaders that the team comes at the minute.

When the players get into the locker room, everything is prepared. Jessica's made sure of that. They each get room to sit on, name signs show where. There hang the players' clothes and match shirts.

Nathalie Björn goes directly to his place. She has to unpack her bag before she goes out and feels the grass. Kosovare Asllani must step out with the right foot first on the field. When Stina Blackstenius changes, she puts on her right leg guard before the left. In the locker room, the music is pumping from the playlist.

The Swedish national team's performance scoach Pontus Ekblom has by now become restless. He's going on the field.

With 50 minutes left he stands there alone and dots the bar, sometimes with a light condivy smile from the goaltenders and even though he thinks it feels a little silly.

45 minutes left when the team warms the team - Johanna Rytting Kaneryd makes kneels, a must for the explosive outer forward. Then into the locker room for one last talk.

We've shown how to grow up out of asphalt

And deserves their too big shoes

How to scream out loud when the world keeps its breath

There's always been a fire in our blood.

When the tones from Molly Sanden and the players' own European Championship song roars out of the speaker, they know it's time to take off.

Leaders with the national team doctor Houman Ebrahimi at the head takes place behind the changes, in the stands Anders Eriksson is ready to send down sequences from the game to the bench.

Everyone's excited and in the match match.

Caroline Seger, with a rainbow tie on her arm, takes her team in hand and leads them out on the gold road. The players go out on Bramall Lane and are received by 2,700 singing Swedish fans in the stands.

A few minutes in eight local time and a national anthem later it's time.

The European Championship premiere can start. Hanna Glas will only make two quick jumps before the game can kick off.

[autistdazai]

Could I ask what the fic you're writing is?

okay where do i start

when humanity was faced with extinction to a lethal withering disease, world leaders sent 0.01% of its population into underground bunkers and nuke the rest of humanity. Eighty years later, the bunkers reopened and their descendants were free to rebuild the world in whatever image they choose.

this fic, ive called it the reputation au, takes place twenty years after that, in the remnants of Las Vegas, Nevada, though its inhabitants renamed it Las Nevadas. (yes it is loosely inspired by fallout: new vegas, but not enough that I can really call it a crossover)

the plot begins with six people receiving a floppy disk from an anonymous buyer, four of which are decoys to the two that have the power to change the tides in a decade-long power struggle, and tasked to deliver it to different locations in the local area. as this is happening, the last outposts of Pogtopia, a democratic band of raiders seeking to bring law and justice back to the country and led by their president Wilbur Soot, are at their last stand against the fierce nation of Manburg, an imperial warmongering state led by Caesar Schlatt. Las Nevadas has built a flourishing economy inside the walls of its city, reinforced with robotic soldiers loyal to the elusive House, whose face hasn't been seen by anyone, dead or alive, but its leaders are looking to make moves outside its borders. and many people, including the technology developers of Snowchester and the charitable samaritans of the Eggpire, are wondering why they should have to care about these wars in the first place. it follows the cast of the dream smp as fight to carve out a reputation for themselves in the shape of the world they seek to build.

in other words it is a post-apocalyptic political drama combining every single arc of the dream smp into one very chaotic narrative. the main characters (at least three perspective chapters and the most important plot-wise) are Tommy, Quackity, Tubbo, (maybe) Niki, and (maybe) Ponk (I'm still outlining that part but I think it's them). it is my hope that everyone in the dream smp is in the fic, and most of them will have a perspective chapter.

if you want to know about a specific character or faction or whatever lmk ive been working on this for a while and im so excited to start posting :D