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[toastess-with-the-mostess]

Voltron: The Series

Last stop folks! One I'm sure you already know well This was my introduction into Voltron, fell in love with it, led me to its predecessors, then had a rocky relationship with it, and still do Thanks for joining me so far! I love Voltrons history because there's so much to be inspired from Dotu/VV - V3D - VF - VLD (here)

Word vomit under the cut <3

Oh boy 2016, nothing can go wrong here Frankly this is the better looking Voltron out of all of them, I'm glad to see what 2D and 3D can really do together since VF had a rocky time with that itself. Like I said in the Dotu/VV post, this show is a hard reboot, at most it takes the names and basic legend of the original show and just runs with it. Though it does take inspiration from the previous shows, again with Pidge being a genius, the lions being mystical, and this time I'm fairly sure the bayards were directly inspired from the voltcoms from VF That's the main reason why I don't find it fair to compare Voltron Legendary Defender (VLD) to the other Voltrons because it's not the same story at all, it's its own thing and is pretty well isolated. It has major changes to the story beats, like Lotor not automatically being a villain, the pilots aren't trained soldiers and instead cadets themselves, for a while the team aren't even friends, Allura's planet is renamed (to be fair it's back to the original anime name) and also destroyed, and Pidge is a girl now, which I don't mind but from what I've learned its a joke between older fans since many of them thought dotu Pidge was a girl at first due to his headband. The gist of VLD is vaguely similar to the rest of them, a team of five lands on Altea (Arus) and discovers Voltron which is then used to defend the universe. Like I mentioned though, the team isn't made up of soldiers, most of them are cadets with only one (1) seasoned soldier on the team who has been missing for years until the group found him. They have an Indiana Jones moment and find blue lion hidden away on Earth which abducts the entire team to Arus, a planet unrelated to Altea, where the castle of lions sits locked up. The rest of the show is them learning to work together and the best way to handle dangerous situations when more than just easily ignored lives are on the line. In total, it had 8 seasons in 2 years (yikes), the most of the shows (probably ran too long in retrospect), spawned 3 volumes of comics (15 in total), and brought the return of the toy line. This iteration brought in the most viewers because of the original fans who were still kicking, the animation, the story (in the beginning), and it was on Netflix which many people had at that point so it was easily accessible. It also spawned an incredibly large fandom which could be amazing at some points and down right radioactive at others. Either way though, it created avenues for merchandise, podcasts, fan interactions, and furthering the legacy of Voltron itself! As of this post, there's information slowly coming out about a live action movie for Voltron (probably not VLD related, that ship has sailed lads) which has many fans excited for what's to come

[nereidprinc3ss]

candied pecans

in which uni!reader has to wake up early for a final, and spencer reid is determined to let you get as much rest as possible

fluff (18+ for mildly suggestive remarks) wc <800 warnings/tags: Spencer being a sweetheart, basically sex jokes, he makes you breakfast, gnreader a/n: I MISSED THEM BADDDD!!! this is v v short and based on a dream I had where he brought me breakfast so I could sleep in and I asked him to stay in bed while I was gone LOL

Your alarm goes off and your brow furrows like even in sleep, you’d been bracing for it. Every dream had been sterile—and worse—or potentially better—you’d dreamed about your study material.

Quickly as it started, the robotic blaring ceases. You almost slip back into sleep, but fight tooth and nail for consciousness, propping up on an elbow and rubbing your eyes in the dark grey of the early morning. Already there’s a warm hand on your chest, exerting what is more a suggestion of pressure rather than any actual force. Spencer’s voice is grainy. 

“Hey. Go back to sleep.”

“I have a final,” you slur. 

“In two hours. You can get at least another half hour of sleep.”

“But then I can’t—”

“I know, you can’t use that time to scroll on your phone. I’m terrible for even suggesting it. You were up late, honey. Come back and sleep longer and you’ll do better on your final.”

You’re already falling down. The bed is so warm, and your lids are so heavy. 

“Okay,��� you mumble, eyes shut before you even hit the pillow. 

You wake up to fingers in your hair. He’s always so unbelievably gentle with you. Just as effective as an alarm clock—far more pleasant. 

“Good morning,” he says, and there’s no sleep in his voice like there was the last time you woke up. You curl into him where he sits on the side of the mattress and he cups your cheek with a warm hand. 

“Time?”

“Don’t get mad at me.”

That really wakes you up.  

“What did you do?”

“I let you sleep for a half hour!” he defends. Your brow furrows and you rub an eye, squinting up at him. That sheepish look on his face is concerning. “… Twice.”

“It’s seven?” You half yell, rocketing upward. He laughs and catches you against his chest. In your half-awake state, you can’t defend yourself, so you end up with your head cradled to his chest. But you’re not as happy about it as you’d normally be. 

“All I did was cut into your phone time, which we came to a consensus on, and your breakfast time. So I made you breakfast.”

You turn your head so you can look up at him from against his chest. 

“… Oh. You did?”

“Yes,” he says simply, picking up the plate you’d missed on the bedside table and presenting it to you. 

Two pieces of toast, each with butter and a different kind of jam because he knows you can never pick. Apple slices. Eggs, exactly the way you like them. Candied pecans, which are supposed to be for salads, and which you sneak handfuls of anyway. 

“Oh,” you murmur again. 

“There’s green tea in the mug, too. Caffeinated, obviously.”

You sit up straighter and take the plate into your lap over the blanket, nibbling on a slice of toast before kissing him. 

“Thank you,” you say, leaning your head on his shoulder and studying the frosty day beyond the window, deciding how to dress for the weather as you chew. 

He slips his hand under your shirt to rub circles on your back. 

“Of course. I was actually excited to make you breakfast. How often is it that you’re running out the door and I don’t have anywhere to be?”

“How often is it that you get so badly injured Hotch makes you stay home?”

Too often, is the punchline. 

“He’s being anal,” Spencer scoffs, mood suddenly a wink soured. “A sprained ankle is hardly an injury.”

“Mm,” you hum around another bite of toast. “I’d say a fractured bone is pretty injurious.”

“He’s on your payroll, and you want me home. It’s a plot.”

“That’s ridiculous. I don’t pay him. He’s just scared of me.”

“It is pretty suspicious I got the week off just as we’re heading into your winter break.”

“Mhm. I’m gonna keep you here,” you say earnestly, snapping off half an apple slice with your teeth and offering the rest to him. “And make you watch movies and have sex all week.”

He crunches on the fruit and laughs. 

“Ambitious. I’m pretty sure it’s more likely that we watch movies and sleep all week.”

You look up at him with big eyes. 

“That’s still fun.”

“Oh, that’s exactly my idea of fun,” he says, and while those who don’t know Spencer quite as well as you do would perhaps mistake it for sarcasm, you know better. You settle back on his shoulder. 

“I think you should stay in bed, ’cause I’ll be home by 10:00. And then I’ll get here and you’ll already be all warm and cozy so we can cuddle all day.”

“Or we could have sex,” he says hopefully. 

You throw a pecan at him. 

[solar-wing]

⚣ Primal 💉

⚣💉 A/N → The fic that pretty much started me down my Conner path. Let it be known dis is my man and that alien hoe and any other bitch feeling froggy can meet me anywhere in Happy Harbor! Anyway, the beginning of all the smutty shenanigans of our favorite half-Kryptonian and Wildfire. Also, can someone explain to me how the fuck in the process of me editing and revising this, it got 1000+ words longer? like girl what da hell😭someone take my computer away from me. WARNINGS: INTERSEX Reader. Canon-Typical Violence. Minor Dub-Con. Slight Steamy Action. Ass smacking, Second-hand embarrassment vibes, but it's still hot. animal chase but like there are no animals

⚣💉 Summary → Codename: Wildfire. You've been a part of the Team for some time now, which has given you ample time to get to know all of your comrades. Of course, there's one specific teammate you'd love to get to know on a more personal (and physical) level, but he's not into you, at least that's what you think. One certain mission is going to open an entire can of worms, and what else can you do but rely on your primal instincts? That's apparently what he's doing already.

⚣💉 Words → somehow we went from 5.1 to 6.5k, but whatever🙄

REBLOGS and replies are greatly appreciated, please! 💛

⚣ ENJOY 💉

“Wildfire, on your left!” 

You quickly turned in time to see three MONQI robots coming right for you, dodging out of the way just in time, but they were quicker than you expected. They swooped back around in your direction and jumped on you before you could even fully turn to face them.

“Get off of me!” You yelled, reaching behind to throw the robot off your back. The other two on your sides grabbed your arms and hands, trying to twist them into painful positions.

“Ow, you little creeps! I said GET OFF!” You shouted as flames grew around your body in a bright flare, effectively toasting the robots. Shaking the remaining parts off you, you looked up to see each of your teammates engaged in battle with the MONQIs around the abandoned warehouse.

Artemis & Miss Martian were on top of the metal walkways. Kid Flash & Robin were closer to the back while Aqualad & Superboy were at the entrance. You and Zatanna were in the middle of the giant room and you could see she was starting to get overwhelmed. Before you could intervene to help, you heard that creepy laugh from behind you and turned just in time to throw up a fire shield as the crate exploded.

Your shield managed to burn the debris before it hit you, but it didn’t do anything for the sense of dread you could feel in your gut.

‘Um, is it just me or is anyone else starting to think this is a little weird?’ You asked over the shared mind link Miss Martian had established.

‘It is not just you, Wildfire. All the MONQIs are coming from these boxes and the warehouse is full of them. This isn’t just an ambush, it’s a trap.’ Aqualad replied as he sliced through two robots with his whip. ‘Okay, but a trap for what exactly?’ asked Kid Flash.

‘Or who…’  Robin said.

That made the bubbling in your guts more intense as you saw a group of MONQIs flying toward you from the box that just exploded. With quick thinking, you released your shield into two long tendrils of fire that sucked right into your hands. A fiery hue started to creep up your arms as you consumed the rest of the energy from the shield before you tucked your arms into your body and whipped them out, releasing the fire into two arcs that cut right through the cackling robots.

You brushed your hands in victory before feeling multiple tiny metal hands grab at your suit, yanking you down to the ground. That sickly laugh was in your ears as they crawled all over you. They held your arms back, trying to prevent you from using your powers. You struggled to build a heat wave, but the little pesky androids kept breaking your focus with that annoying laugh as they poked and pulled at your face.

When you could barely move anymore, you were about to give up when you felt the ground shake and rumble next to you, like it was about to give in from something heavy that dropped on it. You felt and saw the robots holding down your arms get knocked off.

As your vision cleared with less green and black, you looked up to see Superboy standing over you, punching and pulling more of the robots off of you. Now, that you could focus more, you shot some fireballs from your hands, blasting the other ones off you.

“I hate monkeys,” You heard him grunt before he reached out to help you up. “You alright?”

“Fine. But, I’m never watching Curious George again.” You replied as you took it and got back on your feet, dusting yourself off.

Your comrade looked confused for a second before he just gave you a small smile, choosing not to ask.

The sound of a door opening caught both of your attention, turning just in time to see the villain himself, Doctor Ivo, running out the side exit of the building.

“There’s Ivo!” You pointed seeing a few of his MONQIs trailing right behind him.

Superboy’s smile quickly turned into an angry snarl as he was about to go after him. That is until a MONQI flew right at his face, wrapping its arms and leg around to prevent being pulled off.

“Superboy!” You shouted going to help. But, you hesitated since you didn’t want to throw a fireball right at his face and risk burning him, even if he was invulnerable. You really needed to stop letting this crush you had on the Kryptonian cloud your judgment.

But, you didn’t even get the chance to do anything when another group of MONQIs grabbed you from behind, this time lifting you off the ground. If this was the universe’s subtle way of saying you were very light to carry, it wasn’t cute.

“What the heck?! Put me down you banana-loving freaks!” You shouted as they carried you away in the same direction toward the door Ivo was headed.

Aqualad looked over in time to see the robots carrying you off and he turned to see Robin and Kid Flash fighting off the last few around them.

“Robin! Kid Flash! They’ve got Wildfire.” He shouted, pointing in the direction you were being taken. They nodded, quickly going to follow in pursuit until Superboy finally managed to tear off the robot on his face and threw it at another box.

“Superboy! Watch where you throw those things. As if we didn’t have enough to deal with already.” KF yelled as he and Robin got surrounded by a new group of the hysterical monstrosities.

The Kryptonian didn’t even pay attention to him though, immediately going after you. 

They’d already pulled you out through the door, just before you managed to burn off one of them that was holding your left arm. Before you could fire the rest off, they decided to drop you right at that moment, letting you fall to the ground. Even though you could fly, your reaction time wasn’t fast enough before you hit the ground.

“Ugh, I’m gonna feel that one tomorrow,” You groaned, rubbing the back of your head.

“Oh, you will indeed.” A voice suddenly spoke in front of you. 

Your vision was blurry from the fall you took, but as it came back together, you saw Dr. Ivo standing in front of you with a smug grin.

“Ivo,” You growled, attempting to get off the ground to blast the bastard, but your body was entirely disoriented from your fall. 

The Doctor chuckled at your struggling before both of your attention was pulled by the sound of a loud boom from behind you. You both looked back towards the building to see Superboy who had launched through the wall of the factory, heading straight for you.

“GET AWAY FROM HIM!” He shouted, landing a few feet next to you before immediately grabbing Ivo by his shirt, lifting him off the ground. The few MONQI robots surrounding you tried to come to their creator’s defense, but were smashed apart by Superboy’s free fist.

“Oh, that was a bit excessive, don’t you think? And those were my favorites.” Ivo mocked, still grinning for whatever reason.

While watching the encounter, something in your peripheral caught your attention. You looked up to see a MONQI bot sneakily moving behind your teammate holding a syringe with some kind of purple liquid inside.

You shouted at your teammate as you quickly realized what was happening and who the trap was for.

 “SUPERBOY, MOVE!”

He turned to look back at you, seeing the MONQI move towards him. But, he was too late as the robot dashed forward and plunged the syringe right into his neck, causing him to yell out and freeze in shock from whatever was in that syringe.

“No!” 

You summoned everything you could at that moment and shot a fireball at the robot destroying it before it could inject all of the liquid into him. As the syringe fell out of his neck and the shock wore off, Superboy let go of Ivo as he seemed to lose his balance swaying from side to side before falling to the ground.

“Well, that was fun,” Ivo mocked, getting up from the ground and wiping himself off, “Now, we'll get to watch him tear all of you apart.” A smirk plastered across his face as he looked at the unconscious half-Kryptonian. He was marveling at the success of his plan when his eyes ran over the syringe which still held some of the purple liquid inside.

“No! The entire dosage must be administered for it to take full effect.” Ivo exclaimed, immediately running for the syringe.

“I don’t think so.” You muttered, raising your hand and shooting out a blast of fire that formed into a circle around the syringe preventing Ivo from getting to it.

The doctor growled as he backed away not wanting to get burned. 

“Well, don’t just stand there. Get the syringe!” Ivo yelled out to his robot minions.

Two of them immediately flew right for it before they were blown apart by two fireballs you shot at them. A third one you didn’t see almost swooped in and got it but was struck through the chest by one of Artemis’ arrows.

You heard a giant explosion from behind and turned to see your friends running from the warehouse that just blew up, taking all of those other MONQI robots inside with it.

“Robin,” You figured, sighing in relief.

“No! My babies…” Ivo cried. He tried to make a break for it, but you were finally back at full strength. 

Getting to your feet, you blasted yourself into the air, your eyes glowing a bright ember as the anger you felt for the Doctor and whatever he did to your friend fueled the fire inside your chest.

You flew around Ivo, flying in a circle leaving a trail of fire in your path, effectively trapping the Doctor inside.

“No! No! NO!” He cried frustratedly, realizing his defeat. He desperately looked around trying to see if there was a way he could escape. But, as he came to realize, unless he wanted to be cooked like a summer barbeque, there was no way he could get out of your trap.

You had a satisfied smirk on your face listening to his cries before you turned toward the rest of your team who were gathering around Superboy.

“What happened?” Miss Martian asked as she knelt over him.

You looked at your knocked-out friend and the syringe that was on the ground a few feet from him. You dissipated the ring of fire around it, hopefully having not tampered with or boiled it from the flames.

“I don’t know, but we need to find out.”

You returned to the Cave with the Team, M’Gann carrying Conner with her telekinesis.

“Report.” The ever-brooding tone of Batman spoke as he stood at the center of the room with Red Tornado, his cape covering his body.

“It was a trap,” Kal immediately started, being the last to come through the Zeta tube, “Ivo planted those crates in that warehouse knowing we would show up. The crates were full of his robots, but they only served as a distraction so Ivo could execute his real plan.” He finished, turning to look at the Kryptonian.

“And that was…” Batman questioned.

Holding out your hand, you revealed the syringe with the purple liquid inside, “Ivo wanted to inject whatever this stuff is into Conner. He almost did, but I stopped him. He mentioned something about getting to watch him tear us all apart.” You explained leaving out the part where it only happened because you got careless and got captured by those pesky robots. 

You couldn’t tell if your teammates felt the same way, but it didn’t stop the pang of guilt you felt every time you looked at Conner.

“Hm,” Batman uttered as he took the syringe from your hand to examine it more closely

“Apparently, it won’t work though. Ivo said the entire dosage needed to be administered for it to take effect. Effect of what exactly? That’s the only thing he didn’t let slip.” You added as the Dark Knight continued observing the liquid.

“I’ll send this to the Watchtower to have it fully examined. In the mean tim-”

Before the superhero could finish, Conner suddenly awoke, sitting straight up with a grunt.

“Conner!” M’Gann exclaimed, rushing to his side.

Apparently, he didn’t like being airborne as he started flailing out of control, letting off sounds of frustration as he tried to get his feet on the ground.

“Um, I think he wants to get down,” Wally pointed out.

“Oh! Right, sorry.” She said, releasing him as he fell on his butt.

You all cringed as he hit the ground, hearing him groan in pain before looking towards M’Gann with disapproving looks.

She blushed in response, letting out an embarrassed laugh, “Oops.”

Everyone turned to look back at Conner as he got to his feet. He slowly looked around, looking as if he didn’t recognize where he was. That’s when you noticed him twitching his nose as if he was just smelling everything around him. 

You remembered reading something about Kryptonians having extremely heightened senses compared to regular humans when you were studying the heroes in the League and had gotten to the chapter on Superman.

It seemed that statement was true as Conner looked around at everyone, not really reacting to anything, but he was clearly on guard as he took in the sights and smells mainly from around him.

“Conner?” M’Gann called his name.

He turned his head towards her, which got you somewhat relieved. Okay, at least he still knew who he was. Or at least you were hoping, since it was very possible that he only turned since she was the first voice that spoke since he got off the ground. 

Twitching his nose again, he let out a very disapproving noise before backing away from her and covering his nose.

M’Gann began to panic as she looked confused, “What? What did I do? I didn’t do anything!”

“I think it’s your smell? He doesn’t seem to be taking kindly to it.” Robin theorized.

“But, I showered this morning!” M’Gann said.

“And, you also just came out of a dusty and dirty warehouse after fighting a bunch of rogue crazy monkey robots.” Zatanna pointed out.

“Oh, right.” She said, blushing again and scratching the back of her head.

It seemed what the magical apprentice said was true, as Conner backed away from everyone while still covering his nose until he looked in your direction.

He paused for a moment, sniffing still under his hand before hearing one of the most aggressive animalistic noises you’d ever heard in your life. And you’ve literally battled some very aggressive animals.

Conner’s eyes went wide before rushing toward you, causing you to jump in shock as he stood in front of you with his towering frame. He grabbed you by your arms, holding you in place before you could move away from him. You could see him staring at you with the most piercing gaze ever, like he could see right inside your mind and was reading your thoughts. Which, the literal terror from that thought alone was enough to have you seizing up in his arms besides the stare. The things that went through your mind concerning your team’s resident Kryptonian were nowhere near pure, even on a Sunday.

Though, the longer he stared at you without saying anything, the more nervous you got.

“Uh, hey Con? Feeling better buddy?” You asked, not knowing if you should try and make sudden movements as the boy just continued to stare at you. Then, he tilted his head, and it seemed as if instead of staring, he was studying you. What he could be studying, you’d rather not let the delusional fairy in your mind get any ideas.

Leaning your head to the side, you called out to your teammates and leaders, “Uh guys, shouldn’t we be trying to do something here?”

None of them moved or said anything, as they all just stared at you and the Kryptonian in confusion. Well, except for Batman and Red Tornado whose expressions never changed.

Then, it got weird.

Something you did had apparently pleased the Kryptonian as he grunted in what sounded like satisfaction before he dived head first (literally) into the open angle of your neck, sniffing at the junction between above your shoulder.

Your eyes went wide as your body immediately tried to retract (you’d never mentioned to your friends that you were extremely ticklish, especially Conner who had a habit of always trying to find ways to mess with you) from the tickling sensation as you attempted to hold in your laughs. 

Though, the Kryptonian thought you were trying to get away from him which he wasn’t pleased about at all, if the angry growl he let off was anything to go by. He released his initial hold on you before wrapping his arms around you and forcefully tugging your body against his as your friends all looked in shock, not knowing what to say or do. 

Heck, you didn’t know what to say or do! 

Your teammate and friend was basically holding you forcing you into his grip while sniffing your neck like you were a freshly baked pie sitting on a window seal with its aroma basking in the wind

And worst of all, you liked it.

This was so not helping your crush on him.

“Ookay, so I guess that confirms that it was our scents that were weirding him out,” Robin said, not hiding how uncomfortable he felt watching what was happening.

“So, he basically just said we all stink and Y/N smells like a field of flowers,” Artemis said, trying to find something else to look at than the weird display of…affection (if you could even call it that) in front of her.

“Well, that makes no sense. If anything, Y/N should be the stinkiest out of us all. The man literally can surround his entire body in fire. I refuse to believe that doesn’t smell even remotely disgusting,” Wally said, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the room, somewhat…until you realized what he said.

“Hey!” You yelled as the Kryptonian kept trying to dig his nose further into your neck. From whatever angle you look at, Conner probably looked like a vampire having a full-on feast on your neck. And you couldn’t decide if the image of what you guys looked liked was weird and concerning, or hot as fuck.

In fact, you chose to not think of it at all in hopes of preventing a situation down south from arising.

“Sorry Y/N, not personal. Though, this is still weird.” He replied, waving his hands towards you and Conner and whatever this was that was going on.

You were gonna respond with a witty comeback, a good one too. But then, you suddenly felt Conner licking and biting at your neck. Apparently, he really was getting into this vampire role since you could literally feel the blood in your body freeze (if that were even possible) and thaw in a matter of seconds. Only to end up with a tingling sensation in the front area of your pants.

Alright, this needed to end before it got even more embarrassing.

“Uh guys, a little help.” You said, wiggling in an attempt to free yourself from Conner’s grip. But, the boy was literally Superman’s clone, or half clone at least, which meant your struggling was barely doing anything IF anything at all.

But, all it did was aggravate Conner even more as the last thing he wanted was for you to get away from him apparently. He growled in your neck with a harsh bite as a warning, before tightening one of his arms around your body even more while using his other one to grab at the back of your head, tugging on your hair to yank your head to the side and open your neck even more. 

You cried out in pain as he bit and licked on your neck harder, even starting to suck on it. You heard a deep and felt the noise of what you figured was satisfaction he let out, figuring he liked the sound of your cries, taking them to be from pleasure instead of pain.

Alright, enough was enough.

“Guys!” You yelled, struggling to loosen his hold as he kept his arm as tight as he could around you, seemingly trying to force you into a more submissive hold.

Damn it, that thought went straight to your pants.

“Dude, just burn him!” Wally yelled.

Oh, that’s right. You do have powers.

You let the heat inside your body build, feeling the fire start to dance off the skin of your suit. Conner could feel it too as it started to burn through his clothes slightly while he maintained his hold on you.  He tried to shove you forward, attempting to knock you off your feet and press you against one of the walls where he could definitely have a better chance of keeping you in his grasp. 

You groaned from the sudden movement, which he definitely liked as he bit into your neck again letting out a yelp of pain just before a torrent of fire blasted between your bodies.

Conner growled in discomfort but didn’t let go, huffing in your ears as he pulled on your head again, this time forcing your head backward as he stared into your eyes, his expression screaming out for you to submit. He leaned down to lick at the new area of exposed skin to him, while you did everything you could to not let out the most horniest of moans in front of your friends and mentors.

What did you do to deserve this kind of hot, but embarrassing torture? It was literally like the universe was dangling your deepest desires in front of you while you stood on a stage in your underwear in front of your entire school or job.

Because everyone’s had that nightmare at some point in their lives right?

Without even realizing it at first, you managed to create a bit of space between you and the Kryptonian, which was enough for you to move your arms from your side to place your hands against his chest, doing your best to ignore how firm and strong his muscles felt under your touch.

“Oh, dear lord, forgive me for my sinful thoughts.” You muttered in a sort of breathy moan. Thankfully, your teammates didn’t hear it, except for the one who was still feasting on your neck as his eyes traveled back up to yours, that dominating gaze almost putting you in a trance as he helped himself to your skin.

“Alright, buddy boy, it’s been fun and all,” You breathed, letting another well of energy build from your core, “but it’s time to LET. GO!” You yelled, emphasizing each word louder and louder as the fire began to blast off from your body.

The initial discharge was enough for his hold to weaken and put even more space between you. This was just the opportunity you needed, pushing him forward as much as you could (which frankly wasn’t much but you’d let yourself have this moment) while raising your feet off the ground to push and kick off his stomach, breaking his hold.

You cried out in victory and slight relief as your body broke out of his arms. Before he could get his bearings, you took your hand and placed it over his that was holding on to your head, blasting off enough heat to burn his hand and force him to release you with a scream. 

Launching yourself in the air, you put as much distance between you and Kryptonian as you could. He yelled out in frustration at the realization that you had gotten away. When his eyes landed on you, you’d almost thought he’d somehow gotten heat vision with the way his eyes were burning at you. That look had you both terrified and insanely horny at the same time.

Conner stared at you for a few more seconds before moving his hand out to point at you, then taking that same hand and pointing at the ground just in front of him with a grunt. He was ordering you to return to your original position, which you definitely didn’t plan on doing.

When you didn’t follow directions, he just growled out loud at you before pointing down at the ground again in a firmer stance. Somehow, he got the idea in his head that you were supposed to do what he says or orders, and when you didn’t do just that, he got angrier. His face was not one of appreciation at your open ‘defiance.’

But, how could you be defiant if you never took orders from the Kryptonian in the first place? So, you just raised yourself higher into the air, figuring as long as you stayed out of his reach, you were safe from another ‘intimate’ session.

But, this was Superboy we were talking about. And while he couldn’t fly, he could still jump high enough to reach you. Something, you had remembered just as he bent down and launched himself at you, screaming out in his usual Conner fashion. But, they weren’t screams of anger, at least from what you assumed. 

They sounded more like frustration. You were avoiding the word you knew it actually was. Corny but with an ‘H’.

You moved out of the way in time as he shot past you into one of the cave walls, flying to the other side to keep space between you two. But, it seemed you forgot he could launch himself from walls as well.

That ‘H’ word was clouding your mind.

You felt him reach out to snag you and thinking fast, let yourself drop to the ground before he could. At least, your reflexes weren’t totally out. You watched as he just landed on another cave wall, digging his fingers into the rock to hold himself up, seeing your friends just continue to stare at you in confusion and weirdness.

“Okay, is it just me, or is he acting like a- like uh…” Artemis said, confusion holding onto her brain still as she watched the situation unfold.

“Like a monkey?” Wally answered, also watching this in weirdness and slight amusement. This kind of thing doesn't happen every day. Even for him.

“Yes. He seems to be exhibiting the traits of a wild animal.” Kal pointed out, also watching the madness as you flew from different sides of the cave, managing to avoid the Kryptonian’s numerous attempts to apprehend you.

“Hmm, it would seem that whatever Conner was injected with has amplified his most primal instincts. I assume that Doctor Ivo was trying to take advantage of his prominent urge to fight and destroy from his earlier ‘programming’, and use it against us. But, without the full dose, he only managed to strengthen his other ‘aggressive instincts’.” Red Tornado theorized.

“And those would be…?” M’Gann asked though she had a feeling she didn’t want to know.

“To find and mate with a desirable partner. And, it seems he has chosen Y/N as that partner.” He answered.

To say your friends felt more than awkward and disturbed was an understatement.

Robin and Zatanna went pale, Aqualad started choking on air, M’Gann got even greener than she already was, and Artemis started gagging like she was gonna throw up, even Batman shifted a little. Wally, however, seemed perfectly fine as he just started laughing.

“Oh! Well, what’s so bad about that? He just wants to find a friend!” He exclaimed, feeling sentiment towards his super friend until Zatanna tapped him on the shoulder and whispered in his ear what ‘mate’ actually meant, “Wha- OH GROSS! GET A ROOM YOU TWO!”

Yeah, your friends and mentors were witnesses to your other friend, teammate, and crush (though they didn’t need to know that last part (especially after he & M’Gann literally just broke up), trying to fuck you.

You rolled your eyes at the speedster’s comment, focusing on avoiding another one of Conner’s attempts to capture you. Though this time, he wasn’t trying to just merely grab you, but instead trying to knock you out of the air.

This became clear too late when he launched off the side wall at you with a shout, but instead of holding his arm out, he had his arm tucked in and was aiming his shoulder at you.

You tried to duck out of the way but were just a fraction of a second too late as his body collided with yours, knocking you both toward the ground. You braced for a hard fall but felt Conner once again encircle you in his arms, pulling you around and tucking you into his body just as you both landed with him taking most of the force from the fall.

You felt yourselves sliding until eventually coming to a stop against one of the walls in the hallways.

“Yep, gonna feel that in the morning too.” You groaned, your head falling forward to rest on his chest. His shirt was slightly burnt and torn from your little game of cat and mouse, so you were feeling some parts of his bare skin which did not help the situation in your underwear at all.

Feeling his body vibrate as he grunted again, you looked up to see him looking down at you in amusement.

“You find this funny sir?!” You shouted at him before you felt him leaning up and raising you both off the ground, his arms once again holding you tight against him. Conner pushed you up against the wall, trapping you between, well a literal rock and a hard place. You let out a groan as the air escaped your lungs from the force, the Kryptonian grunting his satisfaction from your noises.

Huh, what do you know? Guys really do enjoy the chase, well, at least not you. You preferred being chased, but this situation may have been a bit of an exception if it weren’t for the circumstances and the audience you had.

Conner pressed his body against yours, letting you feel what probably had to be the most prominent bulge in the history of bulges against your abdomen. The same hand that previously gripped your hair found its way there again as he grabbed a whole fistful of it, pulling your head back as you gasped. His other hand reached around and grabbed a handful of your ass, which poked out nicely from your suit as Zatanna liked to point out sometimes in teasing.

“Hey! Watch those hands, mister,” You warned before letting out a gasp, as he ground himself into you.

He looked down at you, a sinfully prideful smirk on his face as he ground his large bulge against your own crotch. You squirmed in his hold reaching your arms up and pushing against his chest trying to escape again, but it only excited him further as he leered down at your efforts while still grinding against you. 

You tried to let balls of fire build in your palms, but Conner had quickly learned your tricks. He took the hand that was groping your ass and snatched both of your wrists together with it, placing them against the wall above your head while moving his other arm around your waist so he could continue to grind your crotches and abdomens together.

He effectively had you trapped, and for some reason, all you could think about was earlier when you trapped the Doctor in that cyclone of fire. Is this how he felt when he realized he had nowhere to go?

You were hard and wet in your set, something the Kryptonian immediately took notice of, as you felt his bulge throb harder and his chest rumbled with an ungodly loud growl. He leaned down to begin his assault on your neck again, not satisfied with his work from earlier apparently.

You whined out, feeling so hot but embarrassed at the same time by the fact that your team was watching this whole thing play out in front of them.

Speaking of which…

“Guys! You gonna intervene now or what?” You yelled out, Conner harshly biting your neck for that as a reprimand. You got away from him once, he wasn’t planning on letting it happen twice.

It was like the Kryptonian could understand everything you were doing and saying while still acting like an animal in heat. Every time you struggled or you tried to burn him, he yanked your head again to break your concentration. The more you whined and groaned, the harder he sucked on your neck, trying to evoke more noises from you. And if you screamed out for help, he’d bite down on your neck with a growl, like a warning.

‘Shut up and submit or else…’

This was literally something straight out of one of your hottest wet dreams, though, if only it wasn't in the presence of others.

Speaking of again…

“GUYS!” You shouted at your friends, who were all just stuck, not knowing what to do.

“Oh right.”

“Sorry.”

“Yeah, our bad.”

“I’m sorry.”

“My apologies.”

“Hm.”

“Interesting.”

“This is so weird.”

They all moved towards you, still clueless about what to do in this situation. How strange does a situation have to be for you to stump two grown adults, not to mention members of the Justice League? Your friends, you could understand as you were all teenagers and this wasn’t something you dealt with every day. 

Of course, Batman and Red Tornado also probably didn’t deal with this every day, but they’re the adults in this situation which means they need to act like they’ve dealt with this before!

Everyone moved towards you, slowly, not trying to alert Conner as he continued his ‘ministrations’ on your neck. Though, it seemed that it wasn’t only you who kept forgetting the extent of the Kryptonian’s abilities, one of them being his Super Hearing which was also amped up by whatever sex juice he was injected with.

You felt a low and deep growl come from him, as he turned towards your friends with a threatening look towards them, warning them to not get any closer. Everyone paused for a second, reconsidering getting closer as Conner started to act more like an animal being cornered. 

“I’m not sure if this subject matter is taught in your schools, but I do not think it wise to approach Conner in this sort of state. Wild animals are known to be extra dangerous and violent when cornered, especially if they are defending what they believe to be their territory.” Red Tornado suggested as Conner’s eyes seemed to get more wild from your approaching comrades.

Oh, so now you were basically property? This was doing great things for your dignity.

By this point, Wally had had enough by this point.

“Okay forget this then! What are we doing?! There are 6 of us and one of him. Let’s just rush the guy. Super strength and all, he can’t hold us all back..” He suggested.

Note for the future. Never listen to Wally ever again. 

The second one took a step to close, Conner went into full defense mode. He pulled back from you, which you thought was a good thing, and almost sighed in relief.

Thought and almost being keywords here.

Conner took the hand that was holding your hands above your head. and grabbed one of the metal panelings of the cave and actually ripped it free. Pieces from the wall including other panels and wires fell out from the exposed part of the wall as he chucked the metal slab in his hand at your teammates. 

They ducked out of the way in time, but it provided the Kryptonian with the distraction he needed to grab a smaller piece of metal that was smaller but longer for what he planned off the floor. He took your wrist off the wall (where he felt a sense of smug pride from the fact that you never moved your hands) and bent the metal tightly around your wrists, wrapping them together. Once your hands were tightly bound, he leaned down to wrap his arm around your legs, throwing you over his shoulder.

‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’ You thought to yourself as you hung off Conner’s shoulder which was surprisingly not as uncomfortable as you thought it would be.

How no one managed to swoop in with the time it took him to bind your wrists and put you on his shoulder was beyond you.

 These people could avoid lasers, energy blasts, and projectiles shooting at them in a matter of seconds, but, one slab of metal was enough to throw them off their game?!

Okay, truth be told, you were off your game as well.

It’s been a weird day.

“Guys! I could really use your assistance,” You pleaded from your perch, legs wiggling back and forth as you tried to shake and force your way off his shoulder.

Your friends tried to rush Conner as Wally suggested, but that didn’t work out as he just launched himself over them. You watched the ground get farther and closer as he landed. At least you could see your friend's ridiculous looks on their faces as they watched you being hauled off like a caveman holding on to his prize.

Alright, who’s really the ridiculous looking one here?

Batman tried to shoot one of his electrical tasers at him to stun him, but he just grabbed the string before it could touch him and yanked it, knocking the Dark Knight off his feet.

“Yeah, tried that one before too. Didn’t work out well.” Robin said, as his mentor got back on his feet.

Conner screamed out at your comrades, holding his arm around your thighs as you continued to try and wiggle your way off his shoulder. Which, all you were doing was rubbing your hard-on in a back-and-forth motion on his shoulder, giving him the wrong (or right) idea while creating friction against your crotch that was not helping you feel less hot in the slightest.

“This is so not how I expected my day to go.” You groaned before yelling out as you felt a hot sting on your ass from where the Kryptonian just slapped it.

“Are you kidding me?!” You cried.

“Didn’t need to see that!

“Oh, my god…”

“Oh dude, seriously!”

“Now, that’s just rude.”

“I did not need to see that.”

“Hm.”

“Interesting.”

“Okay, that’s just dehumanizing.”

You heard your friend's complaints and groans as Conner continued to avoid their attempts to rescue and subdue him. Eventually, you just accepted your reality.

“I’m so getting torn apart today.”

Conner seemed to agree with that, adding another smack to emphasize it.

“I thought you all were supposed to be heroes!”

☀️ | Conner Kent/ Superboy | ☀️

☀️ | Masterlists | ☀️

🔥 | Part Two | 🔥

[i-am-become-a-name]

Hello! If you're still accepting prompts, could you add "Tegan adopts an android pet" to the pile? I loved her relationship with Alphie (sorry, not sure if it's spelled like that) in Pursuit of The Nightjar, maybe she picked up another friend some time in late s20/s21? Five got to keep Kamelion after all ಠ⁠‿⁠ಠ (or maybe he wanted to one-up Tegan with a cooler android?)

Anyhow, taking the opportunity to thank you as a 5 era fan, I love your fics!

Hello hello! You're getting yours in two parts - mainly because it's already pushing too close to 1000 words and I am running out of time, oops.

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WARNING - violence against an animal (robotic)

09/12/2024

The Doctor hadn’t seen what had happened - had heard it more than anything, a thump followed by a crash of tinkling, as if someone had thrown a box of bells down a staircase. By the time he had turned around from his conference with Turlough, Tegan was already in full form, jabbing her finger into the chest of a rather loutish looking character and yelling loud enough to bring the roof down. He bustled over, hands tucking in pockets in his most disarming manner, but the man was already walking away down the avenue while Tegan continued to shout after him, accusations that the Doctor was only catching one or two words of. He caught up to her, and gently wrapped a hand around her arm when she looked liable to chase after. 

“Tegan?” he questioned, a note of warning in his voice, and she whirled around to glare at him.

“Did you see what he did?” she hissed and he let go of her to hold his hands up in a gesture of peace. No, he hadn’t, obviously, but that didn’t seem to matter to Tegan, who had already made for the wall across the street, a tiny pile of- ah. He felt a thunderous frown crease his face, a sudden flash of dislike for the man who he had never met. He crossed the street to Tegan, crouching down beside her where she was gingerly hovering her hands over the pitiful tangle of black fur, the crumpled creature the man had callously kicked. 

“Is it alive?” she asked, voice quiet and imploring, and he gently touched the head, a rattling noise as it shifted with his fingers. 

“No,” he said, and gathered it up in his hands, gently supporting the little creature’s mechanisms. “It never was, in a manner of speaking. But back at the TARDIS we might have the tools-” 

“A robot?” and there was relief in her voice, that something here was fixable. “Still,” she said, her voice angry again, “doesn’t mean that bloke could do that. If I meet him again-”

A scream interrupted her threat, and the Doctor nearly overbalanced in turning around so quickly towards it. A second scream followed, almost as an echo, and he turned back to Tegan and poured the small pile of fur back into her hands before springing to his feet and running towards the noise, a complaining Turlough in tow. 

He’d only caught glimpses of her as the situation resolved, guiding people away, letting others balance on her despite her teetering heels, but his attention was constantly snatched away by trying to mitigate the aftereffects. An accident, no malicious actors or intentions, but still just as capable of causing hurt. It was with exhaustion that they had all trooped back to the TARDIS, Turlough sniping about the planet’s society that they were so unprepared for this to happen, but the Doctor and Tegan were simply too tired to take the bait, slumped shoulders and shuffling feet.

It wasn’t till later, rallied by tea and toast, that the Doctor remembered what had caught his attention before the screams, remembered with guilt the small pile he had left behind, dark fur and tinkling gears, cradled carefully in his companion’s hands. He hadn’t seen it after that, but knowing her- He headed to her room, tapping gently on the door. No answer. But nor did it feel occupied. He let his feet carry him past the occupied rooms and recreation areas until he came to the lab that had been Nyssa’s. Ah. If she was anywhere- he knocked at the door, and this time was answered by curses, and the sound of rattling metal. He gently eased it open, and there she was, a bundle of dark fur in front of her on a cleared bench, cogs and wheels spread out in a circle around her. She looked exhausted, dark circles under her eyes and slumped shoulders. 

“Tegan,” he said quietly, and she sniffed. 

“I was never any good at puzzles.” She poked one of the piles, and it tinkled as it collapsed. “Not patient enough for it.”   

“I always rather liked them. May I?” 

He pulled a stool out from under the bench beside her, dusting it off before sitting down. She had pierced together some of the bits rather well, actually, the main mechanism that made up the body of the creature still there, but some cogs had bent, shattered connections. He thought he could dig up some replacements, but for now- 

He gently pushed a few pieces of her work into one coherent piece, and gave it a gentle flick, starting the gears in motion. There was a quiet noise beside him, and Tegan was smiling, a small joyful smile. 

“All your work,” he told her. “Just needed a little push.” 

“The guy who did this needs one hell of a push more,” she retorted, but she had placed a gentle hand on the still unmoving head, giving it a stroke that belied the anger in her voice. He wasn't going to tell her he agreed, his own disgust at anyone who would cause unnecessary damage to a harmless robot even if it were incapable of feeling hurt as they knew it. But he just put his hand over hers briefly, then stilled the ticking mechanism.

“Tomorrow, Tegan. If you could help me dig through some old boxes, we might find the replacement pieces and finish this.” 

[poetsconstellation]

What I think each poet would do during Halloween

Neil

Ate halloween cookies for breakfast (he brought them because he can’t cook shit)

Was constantly talking about how excited he was for trick or treating

Put a fake spider in Todd’s bed

Pranked Nolan with glitter (it was Charlie’s idea, but when he heard the words ‘prank’ and ‘Nolan’ he was immediately sold)

In his free periods, he read and acted out Macbeth with Todd (Todd was just supportive because he is too shy to act)

He drew ghosts in Todd’s hand

His costume was either Sherlock and Lupin (matching with Todd of course) or uncle Whitman

He trick or treated every house he saw

He came back with a bucket full of candy and a frog

Todd

Stole one of Neil’s cookies

He put an orange sweater on after classes

He drank pumpkin-spice tea

Meeks, Pitts and Todd carved pumpkins together

He probably fell into a rabbit hole of poems about witches

His costume was either matching with Neil or Charlie Brown from peanuts

He only went trick or treating with the poets because he was promised caramel flavoured chocolate

He thought the frog was cute, but would never admit that

Charlie

He pranked each and everyone of the poets + Nolan

Could only talk about those pranks months after the day because “you should have seen your face! You were so scared!”

He interrupted Cameron’s study so many times that he threatened to fight him if he didn’t stop

He didn’t stop

Cameron was too scared to fight him

His costume was just his normal clothes. But when anyone asked him about it, he would just open his shirt to reveal a big drawing of a red lighting and say he was dressed up as Nuwanda

Dared Neil to catch a frog without his hands

Knox

Was invited to a party by Chris, but left in the middle of the night because “it was too boring” (in reality, he just wanted to be with the poets instead of a bunch of drunk people)

Spent his free time pranking people with Charlie

Until Charlie pranked him

Then he realized how bad he felt for the others

And they all pranked Charlie

Dressed up as superman

Named the frog Freddie

Meeks

Spent most of his school day studying with Cameron

As soon as his classes were over he and Pitts (and eventually the rest of the poets) pranked Charlie with a machine they invented

Had the brilliant idea of making a Goldberg machine with the pumpkin he carved

The pumpkin exploded

His and Pitts’s dorm has been smelling like toasted pumpkin ever since

He went as a robot for Halloween

Offered to make a house for Freddie

Pitts

Made bets with the poets to see who could get Cameron to get up faster

Knox won because he got into the room and yelled “I LOST YOUR TRIG ANNOTATIONS”

Cameron got up in less than a second

When Pitts got to his room from a study session, it smelled like toasted pumpkin

To this day, he is too scared to ask why

Helped Meeks with his robot costume, but didn’t have time to prepare his, so he improvised and went as a ghost

Convinced all the poets that it would be better for Freddie if he lived at the lake

Cameron

Doesn’t celebrate Halloween, so it was just a normal day for him

Except the pranks the poets pulled on him

Which made him loose at least 1 hour worth of study

Didn’t think it was a good idea to go trick or treating, so he didn’t go

He studied instead

Never knew about Freddie

[phneltwrites]

fic writer meme

I was tagged by @ziusik <3

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

between my two pseuds, 132. I started posting end of 2018 and i orphaned 1 fic so that's everything

2. what's your total ao3 wordcount?

996,548 words

3. what fandoms do you write for?

Right now various Thai BL, mostly offgun, and I'm on the docket for a DCU fic for a pal who won me in a raffle

4. what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

the top 17 of my most kudosed are all MDZS wangxian, what a powerful fandom (then a witcher then a leverage)

Love Is More Than Telling Me You Want It - the omegaverse big gender feels one

Yeah I Know How You Like It - wwx gets telepathy and lwj is horny then touching about it. love every time i get a comment on this that's like this is a pwp why am i crying. hehe

your persuasions - lwj has a big dick and wwx is a san francisco based high tech software programmer. they fuck about it

the earthquake in the room - alternate universe Canada modern university fic. In which lwj does not make wwx toast

wild for your skin - canonverse pwp

from this i suppose that most people are pretty disappointed when i update and it isn't smut

5. do you respond to comments?

always! I feel like fandom is this thing we're making together and when people reach out to me I reach back and in that way we both add stitches to the tapestry that is the community

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I think most of my fics have a hopeful ending. So it might be Verbs are a Tragedy the Captain Marvel Carol/Maria fic about Maria grieving. Or wait! maybe the Never Let Me Go fic because it ends right before you know that Chopper is about to get his heart broken. Or the John Wick fic about Helen cause you know she dies later and isn't able to keep her promise of helping John leave the business? Ok maybe I do have some angsty endings.

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

ha what is happy. Maybe the Leverage fic where Eliot has to pretend to be married to Hardison even though they are exes and that one ends with him proposing to Parker and Hardison and them being happy together

8. do you get hate on fics?

Rarely. Not usually hate at me but sometimes my fics make people pretty angry. I don't love it when people yell at the fic. the funniest though is getting an angry bookmark on a fic that i turned comments off of cause people were angry. like you do you in the bookmarks but lmao

9. do you write smut?

do i ever

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you have written?

I write fusions and crossovers! My wildest crossover is a 5x fic about Fezzik and Inigo from the princess bride meeting different other characters which actually might be the angstiest one now that I think about it because their last section is them going to the grey havens from lotr so they can sail into the west together. they also party with phryne fisher

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

i think only onto wattpad

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, and it's so cool!

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

Twice! One time on a leverage fic and it taught me how to use semi colons and also write introspection, a lesson i have forgotten and one time lesbian beach volleyball porn with a friend.

14. what's your all time favorite ship?

uhhhh oh no. they're all my favourites. of the ships i've written... no can't do it.

15. what is a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I dream of finishing my pacific rim x avatar fusion with mdzs. the worldbuilding was so much fun.

Everything else I think I've comprehensively abandoned in drafts. rip carol and maria having fun in space, jon and tormund going to winterfell, and the shl ocean's 11 au oh shit also the fic where wwx was adopted into the nie sect and it changes very little in some ways. Otherwise I tend to finish things I'm kind of a robot

16. what are your writing strengths?

smut and extended metaphors

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

description, romance, tenses, character introspection. i also think my sentence level writing is not that strong

18. thoughts of writing dialogue in another language in fics?

do whatever you want forever

19. first fandom you wrote for?

leverage! my first fanfic is on ao3 for that show. though technically i did a creative writing exercise where nietzsche and the librarian from a Borges short story hooked up as a class assignment in university so idk i guess maybe literary rpf

20. favorite fic you have written?

uhhhhh. i genuinely don't know. they're all their own little thing. im more interested in hearing which of my fics are other people's faves

tagging @idrilka @defractum @daltoneering @giraffeter @ginnymoonbeam

[yzeltia]

FFXIVwrite2023 3.[FD] Gundam

Characters: Keith Summers, G'khenna Summers, Gaius van Baelsar Expansion: Endwalker Rating: G Note: Thanks @matrixdragon for the Prompt! Apologies that I know next to nothing about Gundam!

"Fist of Leviathan! Gooooooo," Keith roared, gripping his right control and slamming it forward.

The Emerald Gundam propelled forward, striking the primal Bahamut in the jaw with a blast before pummeling the creature in the neck, preventing a flare. Behind him, the Diamond Gundam zipped around in a circle, forming a ring of cerulean and aether filled  before they fired off into the belly of the beast.

"Great work Khenna," a gruff voice called out into the coms.

"Pops! That you? Any weak points on this guy- Waugh!" 

Keith screamed as the beast reached out and caught him in its paw.

"Daddy! No," G'khenna called out, watching the suit spark in the grasp, "What do I do Commander Baelsar!?"

"Your sword! Cut him free."

G'khenna nodded, smashing a button on her console, releasing her beam saber. She took the blade into the Diamond Gundam's hand, holding it tight then wishing hard to hit her mark. Grabbing her console handles, she swung them forward.

"Let my father go! Icebrand!," she yelled, slicing through Bahamaut's wrist, detaching the creature's hand. 

It cried out, howling as it frothed with aetheric charges. G'khenna swooped in, loosing her father from the dragon's grasp.

"Thanks for the save! I thought I was a gimmer for sure," he panted. 

"You can thank your daughter when you've landed," Gaius interjected in the coms, "Strike the beast down before it gets past you and dooms us all!"

"Yeah Yeah. I'm on it Pops," Keith huffed, pulling down a visor and standing, "Gestalt Mode Engaged! Fourth Heaven!"

The Emerald Gundam burst forth. Synced to the robot, Keith attacked with a flurry of blows, ignoring the burning of his aether as he channeled it to pummel the creature. With a final swing of his fist, he uppercut the other's jaw. Knocking the primal out cold.

"Good! Now! Finish him off Khenna," the commander ordered.

"Nooooooooooooooooo," G'khenna wailed.

—

"No," Keith asked, lowering the model of the Emerald weapon in his hand, blinking as his daughter picked up her toy dragon and looked up to him, eyes wide.

"You can't kill him! Miss Koh-a told us that he was just angry because his babies were taken! The heroes just need to calm him down so he can know they're okay now and he can go back to sleep."

Keith smiled, "Alright, then the pilot of the Diamond Gundam swooped up and gave the dragon a big hug and took him back home. How about that," the girl's father offered, picking up the model of the Diamond Weapon to put it with the stuffed dragon. 

The girl sniffled and nodded, "And they prevented a calamity and all had a big parade for the heroes and Bahamut?"

"Yeah," Keith answered, standing up to strike a pose with the model in his hand, "And made heroic statues of them! All of them lived happily-"

"Summers!," Gaius's voice roared.

"Papa Gaius," G'khenna yelled out, hurrying over to hug the man.

The Garlean pat the Miqo'te on the head, brow furrowed, angry gaze fixed on her father, "Is there any particular reason you're playing with secret Garlean tech prototypes?"

Keith swallowed, scratching his cheek as he looked away, "Ah. Well, we got bored waiting for you for dinner and started playing space army with them."

Gaius narrowed his eyes and Keith sweat, knowing he was toast once G'khenna was out of ear shot. Below, the young Miqo'te bounced and tugged on the older man's coat.

"You were a hero too! You helped coordinate us so we could stop Bahamut and reunite him with his other dragons!"

The Garlean stiffened a moment. All traces of tension melted from his face. Taking the girl's hand, he turned and walked her out of his apartment, "I did? Why don't you tell me about it on our way to see Allie for dinner?"

Keith let out a sign of relief then smiled as he watched his daughter excitedly retell the story they made up together. As he put the figures back where found them, he noticed the portrait of Gaius and his family on the wall. 

"We'll keep taking good care of them," he said to the picture before turning to go catch up with them.

[heydorothea009]

Bread on Toast - A Future Man Fanfiction

Josh Futturman and his fellow coworker and best friend, Liv Branson, get roped into saving the world as time traveling saviors with, what were thought to be, video game characters, Wolf and Tiger. Not only are Liv and Josh completely incompetent, but they are also emotionally inept- will this cause the destruction of mankind? Only time will tell.

Warnings: strong language, Josh and Wolf’s famous dick switch

Chapter 7: Girth, Wind & Fire

Time traveling was painful this time around. “What’s happening?!” Josh cried, but it sounded distorted and echoey.

“Feels like my dick’s getting ripped off!” Wolf cried, but it came out as distorted as Josh’s voice. They landed in 2017, groaning and panting in pain. Josh fell over, trying to catch his breath.

“What was that?!” He panted. “Time traveling doesn’t feel like that?!”

Tiger was about to answer when she noticed Wolf’s face.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Wolf asked.

“Where’s your scar?” She asked, pointing to his eye, where his scar usually was.

Wolf felt around his face. “Oh!” Liv pointed to Tiger’s forearm. “It’s on your arm!”

“Oh God…” she felt her face for her scar. “Where’s my scar?” Josh, Liv, and Wolf all felt around their bodies.

“Oh!” Liv gasped. “I think it’s…” she sat on the grass and lifted up the sweatpant leg. It was on her shin. “I found it.” She said, looking up at Tiger and Wolf.

“It’s the Cameronium, it- it must be unstable in its raw form.” Tiger said, checking her arms for new blemishes or marks. “Our bodies got scrambled in the jump.”

“Oh! Is that all?” Josh said in a high, worried voice.

“Damn, we’ve had a rough ten minutes. First Josh died, then Liv had to revive him, Sigorn-E’s gone,” he looked up at the sky as if he were looking up to her in robotic house heaven. “And now this.” He held out two hands to help Liv and Josh up. “Let’s just say you two are initiated.”

Josh looked over to Liv then back up to Wolf. “Really?” He took Wolf’s hand as Liv took his other hand. Wolf pulled both of them up as if they weighed nothing. “Well, we’d better hop to it.” Josh said as the four of them started to make their way down the hill they’d driven to the night before. Something didn’t feel right as Josh walked. Something was not right at all. “Wait, wait, wait, stop.” He said, feeling around his crotch.

“You good?” Liv asked, turning around. Her concerned look quickly turned into an absolutely terrified one as she watched Josh reach into his pants. “Josh, what the fuck-“

“Holy shit!” Josh gasped. That was not his dick. “This dick is huge!” Wolf dropped everything and checked inside his pants and cried out.

“What?! What is this thing?!” He yelled. “That is a pathetic cock!” Josh looked up to see Tiger (as usual) rolling her eyes, Wolf looking horrified at his new dick, and Liv looking horrified as well, but also avoiding eye contact with anyone. Josh glanced back down in his pants and curiously reached in again.

Liv glanced up to see exactly that. “Oh God, Josh, no,” Liv covered her eyes and turned around, not facing anyone.

“Oh my God! The girth!” Josh was floored. Wolf narrowed his eyes at Josh and took his hand out of his pants.

“Give me back my dick, you fucking cock pirate!” Wolf shouted as he ran at Josh, aiming for his dick.

Josh was trying to adjust his pants. “Hey! Wolf!” Josh cried, running away from Wolf. He backed straight into Liv.

“Josh!” She cried as he almost knocked her over, shoving him.

“Fire up the TTD, we’ve gotta jump again!” Wolf said to Tiger.

“No!” Tiger shouted. “We are not jumping again!”

“Easy for you to say, you’ve still got your vag!” Wolf said.

Tiger paused, reaching into her pants. “Yeah…yeah, that’s mine.” She mumbled. Liv looked even more concerned. “No, it’s too dangerous. I mean, what could be next, our hearts? Our brains?” Tiger asked.

“I don’t care!” Wolf whined. “I want my dick back.” Tiger glared at him and he stomped away.

“How do you walk with this thing?” Josh asked himself as he tried to walk away. The four of them walked back to the van, Liv flicking Josh in the back of the head as she passed him. “Ow!”

“That’s for everything I just heard.” She said, walking up ahead of him.

They opened up the back door of the van and were greeted by the most putrid smell. The Biotic corpses were still rotting in the back.

“So, that’s what corpses smell like.” Josh gagged.

“Anyone else not in the mood to chop up bodies?” Tiger asked, sounding tired. Josh and Liv both raised their hands.

They made their way down the road on foot. “I’m actually gonna miss that van.” Liv said sentimentally.

“You were against that van.” Wolf reminded her. Liv shrugged.

“We’ve come a long way, we’re almost there, just one more mission.” Tiger said. “Get us that date and we’ll take care of the rest.”

“I just can’t believe it all comes down to this.” Josh sighed.

“Hey, remember, you’re not killing a baby. Wolf and I are killing a baby.” Tiger shrugged.

“A first for me.” Wolf chimed in.

“Yeah, that doesn’t really help, I mean, people throw terms around like ‘for the greater good’, but just feel sick to my stomach.” Josh said, glancing at Liv as she looked at him and nodded in agreement.

“That probably means your humanity’s intact.” Tiger said. “Congratulations, you two.”

Behind them, the van exploded. Wolf and Tiger had planted mines on the inside to destroy the evidence. They didn’t even look back, they just kept on walking.

“I bet that looked really cool.” Josh said. Liv elbowed him.

“Josh, that just ruined the moment.”

Liv and Josh showed up to work and it was quiet. Too quiet. No one was there.

“Do you think this is because of the Kronish Ball?” Liv whispered as if she were trying to keep others from hearing.

“Liv, no one’s here, why are you whispering?” Josh asked at a regular volume. “And yeah, probably.”

“I dunno, it’s just a habit.” Liv whispered again. Josh chuckled as they both stepped into the elevator.

“I’ll go talk to Kronish,” Josh said.

“Okay, I’ll hang out outside, maybe eavesdrop a little bit.” She teased, bumping her shoulder into his.

The elevator opened and they made their way down the hall together, passing Jeri’s desk. It was untouched from how she’d left it the week before. Both of their hearts sank.

“I’m actually really sad that Jeri’s not here. Pre-Biotic Jeri, not shoe neck Biotic Jeri.” Liv said sadly.

Josh nodded, but hadn’t paid attention to what she’d said, distracted by trying to peer into Kronish’s office. “Uh, by the way, Liv, after this I have to tell you something.”

“Ooh, well I’m on the edge of my seat.” Liv tried to give him an encouraging smile.

“Okay,” he looked back, giving her a small smile. “I’ll be right back.” He opened the door to Kronish’s office to see him sitting in a chair and sipping a drink.

“Futturman, what are you doing here?” Kronish asked kindly as the door shut.

Liv turned back to Jeri’s desk. She walked behind it and sat in her chair, looking at all the things that had been left behind. Liv had really considered Jeri her friend and still had a gnawing guilt inside her for feeling jealous of the way Josh had liked her. She couldn’t blame Josh, Jeri was so beautiful and sweet too…before they found out she was a Biotic. Liv slouched in the chair and looked up. It was hard for her to believe everything that had happened in the last 24 hours.

After a moment, Liv stood back up and tried to peek inside of Kronish’s office. She could see Josh standing and discreetly jotting down something in a small notepad. She leaned against the wall and frowned again. Kronish didn’t deserve what was coming to him. He was so sweet and wanted to do nothing but good for the world. She paced around outside the door, peeking in every now and then. She peeked in one last time to see Josh making his way towards the door and lightly chuckling at something Kronish had said. As Josh opened the door, Kronish saw her and gave her a small wave.

“Hello, Miss Branson. Good to see you’ve recovered from the Kronish ball incident.”

Liv nodded along. “You too, Dr. Kronish!” She waved back. Josh gave Kronish one last wave.

“Bye…” he slowly closed the door and turned to Liv. “We’ve got the week off.” He whispered.

“Why are you whispering?” Liv poked his shoulder. Josh gave a small grin and rolled his eyes.

“I got the date.” He said, sounding glum.

“Oh…good…I guess.” Liv sighed as she followed Josh to the elevator.

“I feel so bad for him, he was telling me how Stu is suing him and his house in the path of a fire in Loma Linda.” Liv let out a small gasp and covered her mouth.

“We were just in Loma Linda…did we…?”

“I…don’t know…He was also telling me more about his life. He used to be in love with this woman named Leslie and she bought him a boat for his birthday. He wanted to sail away with her that same day but, but he stayed for Marigold even though he didn’t love her.” Josh told her.

Liv looked at Josh with a sad expression. “Kronish…” she shook her head sadly. “Marigold doesn’t deserve him. She’s kind of a bitch.”

“I know, that’s why it’s so sad.” Josh sighed. They stepped out of the elevator once it took them to the main floor. “We took a picture though.” Josh pulled out his phone and showed her.

“And you didn’t ask me to be in it? I could have at least taken it for you, this one’s blurry.” Liv swiped through the pictures.

“Sorry!” Josh let out a laugh. At least Liv was keeping the mood light hearted.

“I’m a great photographer, you know.” She teased, giving his phone back.

“I know you are, Liv.” Josh gave her another small grin. A lesser known fact about Liv was her love of photography. Josh knew her dream job was to be a photographer, not a janitor.

“So, what did you have to tell me?” She asked, opening the door for both of them.

“Oh,” nervous energy coursed through his veins. “Um, yeah, I kinda wanted to tell you this in the JCC but, you know, your good pal Wolf stole you away,” Josh began.

“Oh what, you're jealous of Wolf?” Liv teased as they made their way to her car. Josh didn’t answer immediately. “Josh?” She looked at him, he was biting the inside of his cheek and avoiding eye contact. “Oh God- are you jealous of Wolf?” She asked, stopping in her tracks. “Oh shit, I- I’m sorry, we just keep getting paired up together, that doesn’t make-“

“No, no!” Josh lied and shook his head. “It’s okay!”

“Josh-“ Liv said sternly.

“I was going to say, in the JCC I wanted to tell you something. When I had Jeri alone and I was interrogating her she told me you liked me.” Josh said, letting out a light hearted chuckle and shaking his head. Liv could hear her heart start pounding in her ears. No. No no no no no no no no- “But, that’s crazy, right? She told me that you told her that you liked me but,” Josh shook his head and laughed again, as if the very thought were impossible. “That- that’s crazy, right? I was like, ‘oh right, Liv likes me’, whatever…” Josh trailed off as he saw the horror on Liv’s face. She looked like she’d been caught red handed. Oh. “Wait, what?” He asked, quietly.

“No.” Liv shook her head violently. Josh stared at her, clearly not believing her.

“Liv…”

“I-” Liv heaved a heavy sigh. “Josh, I- you- I didn’t want you to know.” Liv started walking again and fast. Josh’s heartbeat quickened. So it was true.

“Wait! Liv!” Josh quickly jogged to catch up to her. “So, you like me?!”

“Josh, I don’t want to talk about this right now.”

“Like like as in like currently right now in this moment or like liked in the past tense with a d on the end?”

“Josh.”

“I’m just curious! I thought she was lying but…you know, I had no idea.”

“Josh.” Liv’s voice grew more stern.

“Is that why that one time you gave only me a Valentine at work and no one else got one from you?”

“Josh!” Liv yelled and stopped walking. Josh stopped too. “I don’t want to talk about this! Please! We’ve got other things to focus on!”

“…so how long have you-“

“Shut! Up! Josh!” Liv snapped and stormed to her car.

Josh silently followed after her. She unlocked her car and got inside, letting her forehead drop against the steering wheel. Josh quietly got in the front seat and looked over at her, with her head leaned against the steering wheel.

“…Liv…I’m not mad if that’s what you’re worried about.” Josh said quietly. Liv didn’t move. “I’m really flattered.”

“Shut up.” Liv mumbled.

“No, really, I think it’s really sweet.” Josh continued. Liv lifted her head and stared straight ahead.

“Josh. I don’t want your pity.” She said, sounding like she was refraining from crying or screaming. Or both.

“I’m not-“

Liv whipped her head to the side with a look that shut him right up. Josh shut his mouth and dropped his eyes down to his knees. They drove back to Josh’s house in complete silence. As they pulled up to the house he finally spoke again.

“So, we’re not gonna talk about this?” Josh asked, almost in a shy voice.

Liv turned off the car and quickly got out. “Nope.”

Josh sighed and deflated. “Liv, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have brought it up, I-“ she slammed the car door.

“Josh!” Tiger was standing in the front door, looking frantic. “Come here.”

Josh fumbled with his seatbelt and got out of the car and hurried inside with Liv. His house had been absolutely ransacked. Chairs and tables had been thrown on their sides. Wolf was sitting with Gabe trying to comfort him.

“Dad?!” Josh’s eyes widened, going to sit with his dad. “What…what happened?”

“They took your mother.” Gabe said mournfully.

“What?! Who?!”

“The cops. They said something about a murder in 1969 and they took her. They took my Cupcake!” Gabe cried. Josh raised his eyes to glare at Wolf. “They said they had her DNA, some DNA test she took,”

Liv slowly turned her head to Tiger. Tiger had been very interested in the DNA tests from the Senecas at the party. She must have actually taken the test that was supposed to be for Diane. Tiger saw Liv looking at her and quickly looked away, looking guilty. Liv started to piece the pieces together. That must have been where Tiger had disappeared off to before they traveled to 2023, she was mailing the test.

Josh looked between Liv, Wolf, and Tiger before speaking to his dad. “Alright, Dad, I’m gonna ask you a very important question, alright?” Gabe nodded earnestly. “How good looking were the cops?”

“What?” Gabe looked confused.

“Yeah, what?” Liv asked.

“Like, were they hot or not? On a scale from 1 to 10, were they a 9 or higher?” Josh asked.

Gabe didn’t know how to answer that. “I don’t know, it’s kinda tough for me to gauge.”

“Okay, uh, who’s the hottest person you think of?” Josh asked.

Gabe welled up with tears again. “Your mother.”

Josh took a deep, impatient breath. “Dad, mom isn’t here right now, so you can be honest with me.”

“You mother is a 10.” Gabe said, starting to cry again.

“She’s a 6 at best!” Josh blurted out.

Gabe almost attacked Josh. “You take that back!”

“Dad! Dad! Just- just listen to me! Were the cops hot or not?”

Gabe sighed and thought about it for a moment. “I don’t know, maybe one of them had a certain way about them?”

Josh stood up and turned to Liv and Tiger. Wolf stood up too and followed him. “Guys, it had to be Biotics. Jeri said a strike team was coming. They must have taken my mom as bait.”

Tiger shook her head. “It’s not Biotics.”

Wolf folded his arms. “It could be. For all we know she’s dead.” Gabe let out a sob. Wolf looked back at him. “It’s okay, Gabe! You just have to replace her. Perhaps with Wanda!”

“I don’t want to replace her.” Gabe cried, getting up and leaving the room.

“She gives great blow jobs.” Wolf said.

“Wolf. Stop.” Liv sighed.

“Guys, my mom is gone and I’m responsible for that. Okay?” Panic started to seep into Josh’s voice. “I-I- If we can’t get her back, if something happens to her, that’s all my fault! I can’t live with myself!”

“We have to rescue Diane.” Tiger stated.

“What?” Wolf looked shocked.

“Look around, they welcomed us into their family and we are just tearing it apart.” Tiger said to Wolf.

“I thought you said to forget these people.” Wolf narrowed his eyes at her. Liv and Josh both knitted their brows together, looking offended. “If Biotics have Diane, the last thing we wanna do is walk into that trap. Give me the date.” Wolf said in a gravelly voice to Josh and Liv. Liv quickly pointed to Josh as Wolf advanced.

Josh’s eyes widened. “No, no!” He grabbed the paper with his notes about Kronish from his pocket and shoved it in his mouth and chewed it.

Wolf just looked at him and raised an eyebrow. “I’ll just cut it out of your stomach.” He grabbed Josh by the collar.

“Wolf. Stop.” Tiger spoke up before Liv could.

Josh gagged on the paper and spit it out into his hand.

Liv groaned and grimaced. “Fuck! I couldn’t swallow it.” He held the nasty spit wad in his hand.

“Gross.” Liv muttered and looked away.

“We’re going to rescue Diane. Whether it’s police or Biotics we are not leaving her behind. And that is the true meaning of Festivus.” She said, narrowing her eyes at Wolf before walking heroically towards the front door. Wolf rolled his eyes and trudged after her. Josh and Liv stood behind them, confused.

“What?”

They drove with Gabe to the police station. Liv was once again sandwiched between Josh and Tiger, but this time, she’d made it a point to get more snuggly with Tiger this time (in response Tiger had squished herself against the door, feeling terribly uncomfortable because Liv’s shoulder was pressing into hers). Josh knew she was sitting like that on purpose. He felt terrible and stupid for bringing it up. Now Liv hated him.

Liv didn’t hate him. She just wanted to cry. Sigorn-E never gave her advice on what to do if she were ratted out by a bitchy Biotic with a shoe stuck in her neck. Sure Josh had told he was flattered and had found it sweet, but that’s what hurt. It sounded pitiful. And now she knew he would never treat her the same. That was exactly why she had tried to swallow her feelings for him for so long.

Josh kept glancing at Liv, trying to catch her eye. He wanted to say he was sorry. He wanted to tell her they never had to talk about it again. He just wanted her to give him a hug and tell him it would all be okay. Josh really liked hugs from Liv.

“Why are you sitting so close?” Tiger finally said through gritted teeth and pushed Liv into Josh. “There’s a thing called personal space. You’re invading mine.”

“Sorry.” Liv muttered.

They pulled up to the station. Josh was the first one out of the car and this time, it was Tiger, Wolf, and Liv scrambling after him.

“Okay guys, let’s go save my mom.” He marched toward the entrance.

“Dead or alive.” Wolf added.

“No, Corey, alive!” Gabe said, catching up. “Shouldn’t I just call a lawyer?”

“Dad, things in there might get a little bit crazy. How about you stay out here and keep the car running?” Josh said over his shoulder to his dad.

“What?” Gabe kept following them.

Josh stopped and turned to Tiger, Wolf, and Liv. “Okay guys. This is it. Get ready for the fight of our lives.”

“Joshy!” Diane came out of the police station. “Oh! You all came!”

“Oh my God, Cupcake, I thought I’d lost you!” Gabe pushed through the three people standing in his way and wrapped Diane in the biggest hug. “I’m never letting go again.” Relief washed over Josh’s face.

“What have you four gotten mixed up in?” Diane asked earnestly. “They’ve got sketches of you guys in there.” She pointed back into the station.

“Even of Liv?!” Josh asked, surprised.

“Yeah,” Diane looked concerned. “And Tiger, they’ve got you DNA test results and a whole list of your relatives.” Tiger lifted her head, failing any attempt of hiding her surprise.

“Diane, this- this is my fault and I’m sorry. But you don’t have to worry, because after today you’re not going to see us ever again.” She pointed between her and Wolf. “And neither will your son or Liv.”

Diane and Gabe looked sad. “Oh…that’s a bit extreme. I mean, I was just telling you all of this because I care about you.” Diane said.

Tiger nodded. “I know you do.” She said kindly. “I do too.” She admitted.

“Come on guys, let’s get out of here and go home.” Diane gestured for them to come with. “You too Liv, come on, we’ll take you home if you need.”

“Give us a sec…” Josh said as his parents walked past them. They walked to the car and out of earshot.

“Diane’s secure, now how ‘bout that date?” Wolf held out his hand.

Josh slowly nodded and took the chewed up, dried up piece of paper from his pocket. He unfolded it, and surprisingly it was still legible. “Guess this is goodbye.” Josh muttered sadly.

“Yeah, it makes me really sad.” Liv said in the same tone of voice.

“Who would’ve thought that three years ago, shortly after Liv and I became friends, when I walked into that video game store and I saw ‘Biotic Wars’ on the shelf and I took it home and started playing-“ Josh started getting sentimental.

“What- what is this?” Wolf asked, looking confused and uncomfortable.

Josh shrugged. “I was, I dunno, building up for a heartfelt farewell.”

Tiger butted in. “You know what, Future Man, where we come from it’s either of you show up you’re alive and if you don’t you’re dead. Hellos and goodbyes kind of went the way of hygiene.”

“Guess that makes sense.” Josh muttered to Liv.

“So you guys are really leaving, huh?” Liv asked, voice growing sad.

Wolf’s stance softened and he leaned down to Liv’s level. “Oh Liv, don’t be sad,” Wolf said quietly. Josh looked offended. “I’m so glad that we met and I care about you so much. Oh, come here.” he said, pulling her into a hug.

“Are you serious?” Josh complained. Wolf shot him a glare.

“Hey,” Tiger reached out and grabbed his shoulder. “For you, we’ll make it quick, execution style. Little baby Kronish won’t even see it coming.” Tiger reassured him.

Josh nodded. Liv pulled away from Wolf and he pulled back in for another hug, holding her tightly. “You better tell him.” Wolf whispered to her.

“He already knows.” She grumbled, pulling away from the hug. Wolf not so discreetly looked at Josh with wide eyes and his jaw dropped on the floor. Josh gave him a confused look. Liv saw Wolf’s face and gave an exasperated sigh. “Wolf!”

“You two should get going.” Tiger said, shooing them away. Josh looked between the two of them, waiting for his hug goodbye.

“Really? Nothing?” He sighed. “Okay, bye.”

As he walked away Liv trailed after him. “Sorry Josh,” she mumbled. He didn’t answer, the jealous pit in his stomach was back. They both got into the car with Josh’s parents.

“So!” Gabe said cheerfully as they got in the car. “Who wants Blizzards?”

“This isn’t a Blizzard moment, honey.” Diane said kindly and patiently to Gabe.

A knock on the window scared everyone in the car. It was just Wolf. He leaned down as Gabe rolled down the window. “Hey Gabe,” he said in a soft but gravelly voice. “Meeting you has been good, which makes it hard to say goodbye. I care about you.” Wolf got choked up.

“Really?!” Josh cried from the backseat. Wolf shot him another glare.

“Cock pirate.” He spat. Gabe turned to Diane with a touched look.

“What a nice young man.” He said.

Josh’s jaw clenched as he slouched in his seat. He looked over at Liv, who had already been looking at him, but she quickly looked away. Josh watched Tiger out the window and raised an eyebrow. She seemed to be contemplating something. He watched as she shook her head to herself and charged inside. He was about to turn and shake Liv and tell her when Diane turned around in her seat and looked at both of them.

“So, you wanna tell us what’s going on?” She asked, still looking slightly worried. Liv glanced back at Josh, wondering what to say.

“…Yeah.” Josh sat up in his seat. “But first, mom, I need to apologize to you. I was so unfair with you the other night, and- and you did not deserve that.”

Diane smiled. “Oh honey, you never rebelled as a kid. It’s about time you told your parents to fuck off.” Liv and Josh lightly chuckled.

“I punched my dad when he tried to get me to enlist. I had no quarrel with the Viet Cong, no quarrel!” Gabe said.

“But I am concerned about the meth lab.” Diane said to both Liv and Josh gently. Josh drew in a long breath and nodded while Liv uncomfortably shifted in her seat.

“Meth lab?” Gabe turned around. “Uh oh, someone’s out of the loop.” Liv and Josh looked at each other, trying to telepathically decide who would speak first. Liv widened her eyes at him in a way that said, “you do it!” Josh turned to look at his parents, who both looked curious and worried. They definitely weren’t in trouble, they just wanted to understand the situation.

“Well…” Josh started.

Tiger did have a family. They were all on the paper. Rita Cooper from San Bernardino, Henry Jorgensen from Los Angeles, they were all there. She sighed, but she wasn’t sure if it was out of relief or out of mourning. She didn’t know these people and she never would. She wished she could though. Tiger had always wanted a family.

Wolf walked into the room, glancing around. It was an interrogation room, the one Diane had been in. He looked at himself in the giant mirror on the wall and noticed Tiger looking at him in the mirror, hands trying to cover the papers she was looking at. He looked over at the papers and realized what they were. Anger seared through him.

“Look who’s pleasure scavenging now.” He growled. Earlier that day, Tiger scolded him for wanting to bring anything he’d come into possession of that was from 2017 back to their time. Tiger didn’t look at him, she just stared straight ahead, her lips pressed tightly together in a straight line. She knew she was a hypocrite. She took the police sketches of the four meth lab suspects (them) and covered her DNA test results. She turned and pretended to be more interested in the bulletin board that had red string manically strung all around it, connecting any illegal events that the four of them had caused. Wolf aggressively picked up the papers and looked through them.

“Why would you take a DNA test?” He growled again.

“It was a moment of weakness.” Tiger responded quickly and flatly.

“You lecture me about bringing my chili powder, tell me these aren’t our people and that I shouldn’t get too attached? Who are you looking for? What are you looking for?”

“No more questions. That’s an order.”

Wolf stared at her, trying to shove down the pain he felt but couldn’t hide it in his eyes. “You’re a fucking hypocrite.”

Tiger turned to him, arms folded. “I’m not the one…” she started out quietly, reaching out to the bulletin board and pointing at a newspaper article that read “Humble Rookie Cop Slain, Would Have Made Sergeant”. “…who threw the mine that killed the cop, I didn’t break the gas station attendant’s fingers,” she traced her finger to a patch from a biker jacket. “Bringing the biker gang to the frat house, which led to a riot!” She was growing louder. She pointed to a small bag of meth that was pinned on the board. “I didn’t do all the meth, and then shoot up drug dealers in the lab.” She pointed to a picture of the meth lab they’d gone to.

“You shot up some of them!” Wolf yelled defensively.

“Okay. We both shot up the drug dealers.” Tiger stepped closer to him, standing her ground.

Little did they know, the large mirror in the room was a one way glass mirror. On the other was a cop filming everything. He blinked a couple times.

“Holy shit.” He gasped before quickly closing the camera and grabbing the tripod. He had to tell Detective Skarsgaard.

Outside in the hallway, Skarsgaard looked through the sketches, shaking his head.

“It’s time to put these demons to bed.” He mumbled, stacking the papers and readying himself to put them in the shredder. Just as he began to shred them, he received a fax. It read “suspects in the Loma Linda fire”. He ripped the sketches from the shredder and compared the papers in shock. The picture shown was exactly who he was looking for. “Impossible.” He muttered in shock. There they were, Josh “Pastman” Futturman, Liv “Pastman” Branson, the man who killed his partner, Santiago, and the woman with purple hair. “Just when I thought I was out, the fax machine pulls me back in.” He grinned to himself. He’d found them.

“We just thought we were doing the right thing, you know? But…I don’t even know what that is anymore.” Josh wrapped up the story. He’d told them everything. Liv had silently nodded along through the whole story. Gabe and Diane had quietly listened and didn’t say anything. Diane finally spoke.

“Joshy, you wanna know what’s so special about you? You never give up on anything. You’re a fighter. And Liv, you are just the most caring girl I have ever met. You’re like a daughter to me. You both have such good hearts.” Diane said, smiling adoringly at both of them.

“Josh, you’re the most loving boy a parent could ever wish for, and Liv, I also think of you as my daughter.” Gabe said, nodding in agreement with his wife.

“Whatever else you’re going through right now, just lead with it, okay?” Diane said. “Follow your hearts.” As cheesy as it was, she was right.

Josh looked to Liv and then back to his mom and nodded. “You’re right. It’s time for us to be strong. Come on, Liv.” He got out of the car. Liv sat confused for a moment and looked at Gabe and Diane.

“Um, I think we’ll be…right…back?” She scooted out of the car after Josh. Gabe and Diane looked just as, if not, more confused than Liv. Josh started to walk off, but paused, and leaned down to look at his parents through their rolled down windows.

“Uh, if I’m gonna be home after 11 I’ll text.” He called to them, giving them a thumbs up. Gabe and Diane looked at each other and then back to Josh and Liv.

“Okay honey, tell Tiger and Corey that we miss them already!” Diane called after him.

Liv followed after Josh. “What are we doing?”

“I have a plan.” Josh said.

“What?”

“They don’t have to kill Kronish. I know what we can do.”

“Are we going with them?” Before Josh could answer, there was a loud gunshot that came from inside the station and immediately people started running out of the building.

“Tiger and Wolf…” Josh looked inside the building. “They’re…oh my god there were Biotics in there!” He took off running inside the building.

“Wait! Josh!” Liv took off after him and up the stairs. As soon as they made it up the stairs there was smoke everywhere. Josh started coughing and dropped to his hands and knees, trying to get away from the smoke, but it was everywhere.

“Josh?” Liv sounded scared. ��I can barely see, where are you?” She whispered.

Josh looked over his shoulder and could make out her silhouette through the smoke. “I’m right in front of you on the ground.” Liv slowly dropped to her hands and knees. “Tiger!” He whisper-shouted. “Wolf!”

Liv crawled up next to him, coughing. “I found you.” She whispered. Josh stopped as they came across two dead cops lying on the floor. “Oh…God…” Liv whispered.

“I knew it. Now that’s a 10.” Liv raised an eyebrow as Josh said that. They heard footsteps coming down the hall and a red laser pointing around the walls. They both looked at each other, panicked. “Lay down.” Josh whispered.

“What?”

“Lay down on your back.”

“Um…”

“Liv!” He hissed. Liv huffed laid down on the ground and Josh looked at her apologetically. “I’m going to put this body on top of you.” She sat right up.

“No the fuck you aren’t!” She hissed. Josh pushed her back down.

“Stay down! They’re coming and we need to hide!” He whispered urgently. Liv shoved his hands off of her.

“…fine.” She let Josh lay a dead body on her. He repeated whispered apologies over and over as did so. Josh rolled the other cop on top of himself. The Biotic came stomping down the hall, blaster ready. She stopped in her tracks right in front of them. Josh could barely breathe under the dead man’s weight, he was crushing him. He could see Liv under her dead guy looking scared as hell. The Biotic crouched in front of Josh and the corpse. He stopped breathing. The Biotic removed something from the corpse’s hand and stood back up, turning back down the hallway and stomping away.

As soon as she was gone, Josh threw the body off of him, shuddering. Liv rolled her corpse off of her, heaving and panting as if she were holding back screams. Her eyes went wide as she looked at something over Josh.

“Wh-“ Josh’s mouth was covered and he was dragged into the room behind him.

“Josh!” Liv squeaked, scrambling after him to the room. As she entered, she saw it was only Tiger and Wolf and heaved a sigh of relief.

“What are you two doing here?” Tiger whispered frantically.

“What are you two doing in here?” Josh retaliated.

“Yeah, Tiger, what are we doing here?” Wolf asked in a petty voice.

“Why didn’t you jump?” Liv asked.

“We got TTD JJ’d. Jump jammer.” Tiger said. “The Biotics are blocking our signal.”

“This wouldn’t have happened if we left when we were supposed to.” Wolf growled.

“Don’t start with me.” Tiger snapped.

“Oh, I’m gonna start. Then there’s gonna be a middle, and an end.” Wolf stormed up to Tiger, looking down at her her.

“You’re not gonna-“

“Then you’re gonna think it’s over, and then I’ll just start again.”

“You are not gonna start again ‘cause you’re never gonna start to begin with.” Tiger hissed, clenching her jaw.

Wolf looked back at Josh and Liv. “Already started.”

“Guys!” Josh interrupted.

“What do you want?” Wolf snapped.

“We’re gonna come with you!” Josh said.

“You sure about that?” Tiger asked.

Josh looked at Liv, who gave a small nod. “Yes. We wanna see this to the end.”

Wolf picked up the TTD. “Not if we don’t get out of range.” He began pressing buttons trying to get to respond, to do something. Josh reached out.

“Maybe…if you just move it a couple inches…” Wolf slapped his hand away.

“A couple inches don’t matter…” he looked Josh up and down. “…in terms of the TTD.”

“Okay.” Josh muttered and rolled his eyes. Tiger’s eyes widened as she saw a Biotic walk into the neighboring room, not realizing it was a one way mirror and only they could see the Biotic.

“Hey, guys, we’ve gotta move!” Tiger whispered.

“Don’t move!” Josh gasped, freezing.

“Guys, I don’t think she can see us, I think she only sees herself.” Liv said cautiously. The Biotic woman got up close to the window, looking at herself in the mirror. Tiger and Wolf drew their guns.

“No Biotics in the police station, huh? I guess Tiger was wrong.” Wolf whispered condescendingly.

“I wasn’t wrong.” Tiger hissed. “They probably followed us here from the house.”

Behind Tiger and Wolf arguing, Josh began to tamper with the TTD, setting it to a different year. “What are you doing?” Liv whispered, making him jump.

“Huh? Oh,” he leaned over to whisper in Liv’s ear. “We’re not going back to when Kronish was a baby. We’re going back to the 80s.” He locked in the year on the TTD.

“What? Why?”

“I’ll explain when we get there.” Josh whispered, giving her a small thumbs up. The Biotic turned away and left the room, coming to their room next. Tiger turned around and frantically started pointing to where everyone needed to go. Josh pressed himself against the wall behind the door. Liv crouched behind a file cabinet. Tiger and Wolf jumped up and pulled themselves up into the ceiling. Josh was impressed that they were able to do that so quickly. The door opened and Josh quietly caught the door as it swung towards him. The Biotic walked in and looked around for a split second. Tiger and Wolf dropped down from the ceiling.

“Heart stab!” Wolf quietly announced as he stabbed her in the heart.

“Neck plunge!” Tiger deactivated the brain bomb. Liv popped out and caught the body as she fell to keep it from making a sound.

“Great teamwork guys, I saw a few more out there.” Josh said frantically.

“The smoke wave only bought us 4 minutes, let’s move.” Wolf said, trying to lead them out.

“No. We’re keeping this defensive position. Tactical advantage.” Tiger commanded.

“Bullshit, it’s hardly defensive! We’re outgunned and blind. We’re fucking target practice for these perfs!” Wolf argued.

“Guys!” Josh interrupted, taking charge. “I think you’re both in defensive positions! Liv and I didn’t risk our lives coming back here to watch you two tear each other apart! I already died for you once, I’m not gonna do it again.”

Tiger looked shocked, but also proud of him. She’d taught him well.

“Listen, we’re gonna get out of here on my lead. Now come on.” Josh threw open the door and charged out. The other three followed behind. “Liv and I are janitors, right? We won’t look suspicious if we’re doing janitor things, so, Tiger and Wolf, you’ll be getting in garbage cans and we’ll push you.”

“I’ve been in worse,” Tiger said, as they snuck through the halls. “Sounds good to me.” Wolf grumbled something Josh couldn’t understand under his breath. They went out the back door, finding some garbage cans for Tiger and Wolf to climb into. Wolf climbed into a green recycling bin while Tiger climbed into a blue waste bin. Josh looked at Liv and nodded, grabbing the green recycle bin and leaning in on its wheels. He felt and heard Wolf go crashing into the side, Josh had purposefully leaned the bin back without warning.

“Oops, sorry.” Josh said sarcastically.

“When I get out of here Futturman, I’m ripping my dick off of your body and beating you with it.” Wolf growled from inside the recycling bin as Josh wheeled it down the alley, constantly checking his back to make sure no one but Liv was following.

“Okay, Wolf, whatever.” Josh rolled his eyes.

“Liv deserves better than you.” Wolf grumbled.

“Yeah Wolf? Well, what would you know? You just met her.” Josh kicked the recycling bin. He was not willing to put up with Wolf’s shit.

“Oh my God.” Liv wheeled Tiger’s bin up next to him. “Would you two stop? This is ridiculous.” She glowered at Josh.

“Wolf, what happened to staying fucking hard?” Tiger said sternly from inside her bin.

“I am fucking hard, Tiger!” Wolf yelled from inside his bin.

“Guys! We need to stop being at each other’s throats!” Liv yelled, checking over her shoulder to make sure no one was there.

A yellow jeep came skidding in front of them from the other side of the building. Liv and Josh halted, eyes wide.

Stu Camillo got out of the car, looking fucking crazed.

“Stu?!” Liv and Josh asked at the same time.

“Do you know how much it cost to get all that puke out of this coat?” Stu marched angrily towards them. “TWO GRAND!” He screamed, shoving a receipt at them.

“Stu, we don’t have time-“ Liv started.

“Shut up!” He yelled at Liv. “You two ruined me! You ruined my company, and I’m going to ruin you if I don’t get the truth.” He came closer and closer to Liv. “I will cut you, janitors, starting with her, since you wanna be all mouthy with me.” He drew a katana.

“Stu!” Josh cried as both him and Liv backed away.

“Start talking!”

“What the hell happened to you?” Liv backed into Josh, who protectively stepped in front of her.

“You happened to me!” Stu screamed. “And now Stu will happen to you!” He held the katana up to Josh’s throat. Josh put his hands up defensively.

Liv hid behind Josh, whispering, “Run. Josh, run. Josh.” He could feel her trembling behind him.

Tiger emerged from her bin. “Okay, we don’t have time for this shit.” She grabbed the katana from Stu’s hand and smashed the hilt against Stu’s head, knocking him out. Wolf popped out of his bin, eyes lighting up when he saw Stu’s yellow jeep.

“Ooh, sweet ride! I’m driving!” Wolf called.

“No, I’m driving.” Tiger argued.

“Oh what, so we can see cousin Sophie in fuckin’ Wichita?” Wolf folded his arms and shook his head.

Tiger’s eye twitched. “Oh, what do you wanna do? Get the hamburgers from the Burger King?” She asked condescendingly.

“Hey assholes!”

Tiger and Wolf whipped their heads around to see Josh and Liv already in the jeep, Josh in the driver's seat.

“Get in, I’m driving!” Josh yelled.

Tiger and Wolf scrambled out of their trash bins and into the car. “Woohoo!” Wolf shouted. “Getaway car!”

The ‘getaway car’ lasted about 20 feet before it rolled to a stop.

“What the hell?!” Josh pressed the gas pedal as hard as he could.

“Whatever happened, it’s her fault.” Wolf said, pointing to Tiger. Tiger shoved his arm.

“Stop arguing like 7 year olds, all of you!” Liv shouted. The car beeped, making them all turn their heads. Stu was up and holding the keys. Skarsgaard rounded the corner, Biotics following him.

“Shit! Shit, shit! Run!” Josh cried, getting out of the car as fast as he could. The Biotics were fucking fast, practically bowling over Stu and knocking him back to the ground as they chased after Tiger, Wolf, Josh, and Liv. They passed some fire trucks and the air started to feel smokier.

“Is this the Loma Linda fire?!” Liv yelled.

“Oh my God, we caused a fucking wildfire!” Josh cried as Tiger and Wolf jumped over the barricade blocking the park entrance.

“At least those Biotics’ corpses are gone!” Wolf yelled back to them.

“We’re running into a fire!” Josh shouted.

“We’re not! We’re running away from Biotics!” Tiger called back.

Josh and Liv looked back to see the Biotics gaining. “Yeah! Into a fire!” Josh panted. Skarsgaard had fallen behind but would not let up.

The four of them fell flat on their faces when they felt something wrap around their legs.

“What the fuck was that?!” Liv cried, trying to sit up, but her legs were tied together with some sort of wire.

“Microwire.” Tiger heaved as she coughed from the smoke in the orange air.

Wolf rolled onto his stomach, trying to dig through the satchel he’d been carrying. The Biotics advanced, guns drawn. Josh saw Liv try to scoot away out of the corner of his eye, but he knew that any attempts to escape wouldn't work. This was it. Wolf spun around, throwing something in the closest Biotic’s eyes.

“Moruga scorpion!” He shouted. As she reacted and bent over in pain, Wolf managed to get up and pry her blaster from her hands, shooting her and the one behind her. He fell to the ground, dodging a blast that shot straight at him and in return shot that Biotic right in the heart. He slumped against the ground trying to catch his breath. “See, Tiger, that chili powder was good for something.” He panted, hacking from the smoke.

“You saved the dish.” She admitted.

“And the mission.” He added. Josh rolled over to a Biotic and grabbed a small knife off of their body.

“I got a knife!” He held it up proudly. “Liv, come here, let me cut you free.” He offered, reaching the knife out to try and cut her loose.

“Oh, I don’t think- look out!” Liv winced as Tiger swung down in between Josh’s legs with the katana she’d stolen from Stu.

“That’s not a knife, this is a knife.” She looked at it proudly. Josh looked up with wide, scared eyes.

“Um, that’s- that’s a sword.” He said as he scrambled to his feet. “And that sword almost cut my balls off.”

Wolf suddenly appeared behind Josh, making him shriek and jump. “They were my balls.” Wolf reminded him in a gravelly, scary voice. A bullet whizzed past Wolf’s head and Josh instinctively ducked. The four of them whipped around to see Skaarsgard had caught up to them. He was leaning against a tree, coughing and sputtering from the smoke.

“Nice to finally meet the entire gang. You’re under arrest for the murder of Jorge Santiago-“ the four of them took off running. Skarsgaard swore under his breath as he pushed off the tree and attempted to follow them.

“Fire’s closing in!” Wolf yelled. “We need to get the fuck outta here!” He fired up the TTD, all of them stopped and grabbed onto each other. The whirring of the TTD overpowered the crackling of the fire as they disappeared from Skarsgaard’s view.

Time traveling this was equally painful, and felt like they were being zapped by tiny lightning bolts.

Josh felt Wolf grip onto his shoulder tighter. “Give me my dick back!” He shouted, sounding as if he were glitching. “Cock pirate!” They landed in the 80s, unbeknownst to Tiger and Wolf, who thought that they’d traveled back to the 40s. With one last big zap, the four of them regained their balance groaning and panting.

“Fuck, that doesn’t get any easier.” Tiger put her hands on her knees as she caught her breath. Wolf’s hand immediately dove into his pants, feeling around.

“Wolf, can you do that without all of us watching.” Liv asked, rolling her eyes and turning away. Wolf deflated.

“Goddammit!” He gritted his teeth angrily. He still didn’t have his dick back. Josh took a step behind Liv, using her as a shield in case Wolf tried to jump him.

“Oh, oh, that feels weird, my foot feels weird.” Tiger took a few test steps on her right foot. Wolf made a face as he realized his foot also felt off. He stumbled over to a bench and took off his shoe. Where his big toe should have been was a pinky toe. Josh grimaced and Liv started to pat around her body, making sure she hadn’t acquired any new body parts.

“Why do I keep getting screwed?” Wolf complained. Tiger grabbed her bag that she’d dropped on the ground.

“Let’s go, let’s finish this. Let’s kill baby Kronish.” She took charge and led the group away. Liv shot Josh a worried look. He gave her a reassuring one back as they followed. As they walked down the hill of the park, they passed more people. It was becoming increasingly more obvious they were in the 80s, yet Tiger and Wolf didn’t notice. As they passed a group of break dancers Tiger scoffed. “40s were weird.”

Wolf paused, staring around at the different vibrant outfits. “Wait a second…” he knew this was not the 40s. Josh decided it was time to tell them the truth.

“Alright guys, we have to decide something.” Josh said, making Tiger and Wolf turn to look at him. “What kind of heroes are we going to be? The kind who save that world by killing a baby? Or the ones who send a man down a path that will lead to a better life?”

Wolf wandered up to a giant poster covering the other smaller posters hung up below it that read “Corey Hart, The Box Tour.” Wolf pointed excitedly and turned back to Tiger, Josh, and Liv. “Guys, look!”

Liv looked curiously over to Josh, who surveyed the park. What was his plan?

“What have you done, Futturman?” Tiger sounded pissed.

“There’s a boat leaving tonight, and we’re gonna make sure Elias Kronish is on it.”

A/N: Surprise!!! Early chapter bc I’m super busy tomorrow!!! Oh my God, do you guys want to hear some tea?? So a little bit of back story, I was a theatre kid back in high school (😔🤩) and tomorrow I’m judging a theatre competition (that’s why I’m so busy!!) So I get this email reminding me, and I’m like “oh, let’s see if I know anyone else on this email list that’s judging with me”. And I do. My EX BEST FRIEND and my EX BOYFRIEND. EWWWWWWW. So I have to deal with that tomorrow, but lucky for you guys, you get an early Bread on Toast chapter!! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed! Next week is my very favorite chapter!!!!!!!!!!

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Chapter 5

I grumbled to myself as the comforting darkness of sleep was interrupted as morning sunlight reached my eyes. The light engulfed the dark in a soft orange that made me squint. Groaning in annoyance, I lazily kick at the blankets, the task taking a few tries to get them fully off me. I slowly sat up from the bed. While doing so, I stretched, hearing a couple of satisfying pops and cracks from various joints. “God that felt good…” I mumbled quietly, walking to the closet to get dressed for the day. Today was the day of the entrance exam, so something practical was probably for the best. I dug through the rack of clothes, pulling out a maroon-red shirt and a pair of black leggings. Throwing on some off-white sneakers and brushing my hair into a ponytail, I ran downstairs into the kitchen where I was greeted by Mom making breakfast and Katsuki already eating.

“Morning dear, eggs, bacon, and toast for today, sit down.” Mom said as she scooped up the fried eggs, placing them down on a plate with the rest of the mentioned food.

“Thanks, Mom.” I sat down next to Katsuki, watching him eat. “Surprised you didn't wake me up.” I chuckled as he sent a glare in mid-bite of his toast. 

“Yeuh, like I-” He paused for a second to chew and swallow his bite. “I'm going to play with fire. You get so fucking cranky if someone wakes you up if you are in a bad mood.” He says, turning back to his plate.

“I do NOT-” Before I could finish my sentence, Mom jokingly scoffs as she walks over, setting a plate down in front of me.

“Yeah right, I remember waking you up last week and you were so pissed. Thought you were going to blow me up for a second.”

“Mom!” I whined. “That was because you interrupted a damn good dream I was having!” I huffed, quickly starting to eat my food.

“Probably about that guy you've been texting.” Katsuki deadpans, as he gets up to put his plate in the sink.

I cough, choking lightly on a piece of food. “I don't dream about him, what the hell! I've only known him for about three weeks!” I shouted, a bit embarrassed at the thought, feeling a slight blush overcoming my cheeks.

“So when am I gonna meet the guy?” Mitsuki smiles, sitting down at the table. “You mention him quite frequently. Even though Katsuki's being a brat, perhaps he's on to something.” She said with a grin.

“Mom, stop, you're supposed to be on my side!”

“You should know by now I love some tea, especially if it regards my kids.” She chuckles.

“Ugh, you both are so annoying!” I complained, getting up from the table. As I start to walk off, my phone starts to buzz with a familiar song.

“Speaking of the devil!” Katsuki shouts, recognizing the ringtone that has started playing in the house a lot recently.

“Mind your own business! My god!” I yelled, going back up to my room. I grabbed my backpack, threw it onto the bed, and sat beside it, answering the call. “Mornin’ Kiri, what’s up,” I spoke, unzipping my backpack, and stuffing some stray notebooks and papers inside.

“Hey, man! You’re heading to UA soon right?” Kirishima asked.

“Yeah, we’re finishing breakfast and heading over in about half an hour, why?”

“Did you want to meet up at the gate, we could hang out before the exam.”

“Oh, sure, I’ll keep an eye out for you!” I smiled.

“Cool, see you there Bakugou!”

I shake my head, putting up my phone, tossing my backpack over my shoulders and walk out of my room. Today is going to be a long day.

Katsuki and I are walking up towards the gates of UA, a nervous expression on my face. This is nerve-racking. The writing part of the exam was pretty easy. I'm more worried about the physical part of it. I know I will have a decent chance with my quirk. I just hope I don't choke out there. Fighting actual enemies is something I haven't done before. Though, I doubt they would seriously injure anyone in the exams. I wrote down some ways to use my quirk in my notebook so hopefully rereading them will make me a lil' more prepared. Knowing that they're robots helps. I also hope introducing my brother to Kirishima won’t be awkward. I know they become best friends in the show, but that’s much later in the series. I look through the crowd of people, hoping to spot the vibrant redhead.

“Yo, Bakugou!” a familiar voice shouts, waving us down.

“Hah?” My brother said with irritation, both of us looking at the speaker. My eyes light up at the sight. “Kiri!” I said happily, speeding up to meet him halfway, my brother dragging slowly behind.

Kirishima looks between us and smiles at my brother. “You must be the brother she talks about, uh, Katsuki right? Nice to finally meet ya!” He says, reaching his hand out.

“Who the hell you think you are, calling me by my first name, shitty hair.” My brother growls at him.

“Woah, chill, I can't just call both of you Bakugou in front of you guys, it might get confusing.” The redhead says, scratching the back of his head anxiously.

I rolled my eyes at my brother's behavior. “Sorry about him, I tried warning ya. You can just call me Kazumi from now on.” 

Kirishima's eyes sparkled. “Sweet, works for me, you can use my first name too if you want.”

I swear, I can see my brother's patience fading away as he storms off. “I didn't come here to see you fucking flirt with an extra.” He shouts, his voice quieting as he walks inside the building. Kirishima and I stare at each other awkwardly.

“Again…sorry, he isn't really good at socializing.” I said with a chuckle as we started walking inside.

“No worries man, he seems a bit intense, I don't know how you can live with that.” He commented, making me laugh. “You get used to his attitude after so many years of dealing with it.”

Making our way to the auditorium that is already flooded with students seated. We walked around for a few minutes before finding a spot together. Sitting down, I plopped my bag on the table, pulling out a notebook. The cover of it caught Kirishima's attention. “Which hero is that?” He asks, gesturing to the cover.

I sighed, flipping it open. “His hero name is Eraserhead, he's an underground hero.” I explained, reading over my notes. 

Kirishima hums at the thought. “What are you even reading in there?”

“Trying to remember some ideas I wrote on my quirk for the exam, just in case” I said. All of the sudden, the auditorium lights dim and a pro-hero with long blonde hair walks onto the center stage.

“What's up UA candidates! Thanks for tuning into me, your school DJ…come on, let me hear ya!” He spoke, striking a pose.

Recognizing Present Mic, I couldn't help myself. “WOOO!” I shouted, making Kirishima jump in his seat next to me. The silence from everyone else is a bit embarrassing…eh, too late now.

“Aye! Glad to see some enthusiasm from ya, examine 2933!” Mic shouted in happiness.

“Like your application says, you lovely boys and girls will be conducting a two minute mock battle in a suburban setting!” He says, turning to a slide on the giant smart screen. 

“After I drop the mic, you'll be heading out to your designated battle centers.” He explained to his audience. “Sounds good?”

Kirishima and I looked down at our cards. “Looks like we're getting split up Eiji.” I said sadly, glancing between our cards. 

“That stinks, I was hoping to see you in action.” Red sighs, leaning back in his chair. “Maybe next time.” He murmured as the pro hero started talking again.

“Okay okay, let's check out your targets. There are three types of villains in every battle center. You'll earn points based on their level of difficulty!” He explains, three silhouettes popping up on the screen. 

“Better choose wisely. You need to use your quirks to defeat these villains, racking up points as you go like a mid guitar solo!” He shouts, striking another pose. “But check that you are keeping things heroic. Attacking other examanies of UA is a big no no, ya dig?” Before he could continue with his speech, a student stood up.

“Excuse me sir, but I have a question.” The blue haired teen demands.

“Hit me!” Mic shouts, pointing his finger at the student, a light beam shines on the guy. 

“On the print out, you listed four types of villains, not three. With all respect, if this is an error on official UA material, it is shameful! We are exemplary students, we expect the best from Japan's most notable school. Such a mistake as this won't do!” He shouts, putting a hand into a fist.

Ugh, this guy is talking up a storm, so fucking annoying. My irritation grows as he calls out Midoriya. I quickly stood up from my seat, shouting. “Yo, four eyes!” A light shines on me as well. “Shut the fuck up and sit down! Your blabbering is extremely annoying for those who are trying to focus!” 

The guy stares at me with shock. You would think he'd never been yelled at before by the look on his stupid face. Four eyes snapped out of his stupor and did a ninety degree bow.

"My apologies.” He says, going back to his usual, proper stance, and sitting back down. The light above him turns off. I grunt and sit back down that's what I thought. My light beam also goes out.

“Alright alright examine number 7111, thanks for calling in with your request.” Mic says before things could escalate any further, giving the crowd a thumbs up. “The 4th villain type is worth 0 points. That guy is just an obstacle that we'll be throwing in your way. There is one in every battlefield, think of it as a hurdle you should try to avoid. It's not that it can't be beaten…there, just kinda no point.”

“Thank you very much!” The blue-haired voice is heard from the audience.

“That's all I got for you today, I'll sign off with a little present, a sample of our school moto. A true hero is one who overcomes life's misfortunes. Mhm, now that's a tasty sound bite!” Mic starts moving around dramatically.

“You ready to go beyond?” Holding his hands out, he shouts. “Let's here a PLUS ULTRA!”

Fuck it, I already embarrassed myself earlier, might as well keep it consistent. “PLUS ULTRAA!!” I shouted, jumping up from my seat, throwing the pro hero some matching energy hand signs. Kirishima next to me groans, putting his head down, covering his face as others stare at us.

“YeAAAAH, LOVE TO HEAR IT!” Mic screamed. “Good Luck, hope you all studied more than just hitting the books!”

[toastess-with-the-mostess]

Voltron: The Series

Now this is when we get into the modern ages of Voltron This one may be biased as it's my favorite version of Voltron and deserves a lot more love from the fandom Dotu/VV - V3D - VF (here) - VLD

Word vomit under the cut <3

It's 2011 all over again Voltron Force (VF) is another pseudo-sequel to Dotu, though while it ignores the existence of V3D it's actually very inspired by it. Pidge is made into his genius self, this time a lot quieter and reserved, Hunk has his meathead personality and has picked up cooking, and the lions have even more of a mind of their own plus lore that only barely goes into how the lions were made Just like with V3D, the story starts 5 years after the defeat of doom, except plot twist! The Galaxy Garrison is overseen by Skymarshal Wade who has a personal vendetta with Voltron and manages to get the lions locked away for those 5 years. We meet 3 cadets, Daniel, Larmina, and Vince, who are being trained to be the new pilots of the lions after the team successfully brings them back, though considered as criminals now. If that wasn't already wild, this show takes it back to the basics and brings Lotor in this time from the dead, now making two big villains the team has to deal with for the run of the show. Not to mention a side plot with their semi-demigod cadet Unfortunately, VF was cancelled after one season and ended with a cliffhanger, so there never was a solid conclusion. Except if you happen to have the 30th Voltron Anniversary book which has a comic at the end that picks up from the last episode and vaguely ties it together. It also has a 6 book comic run, but they're more extra adventures than a season two. This show is both rushed and painstakingly slow so for the fans who love it (me), it's a very hair pulling fact that it was never given the time or effort it deserved. No toys (re: one) were made of this show unlike Dotu and V3D which had a massive line, but there are a few things out on the web that are based on this iteration of Voltron. It mostly has a cult following of fans who gave it the time of day but never got to reach the love the rest of the shows did

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Headcanons that Aspen came up with that are funny as fuck to me😭✨

Hiro (OG Universe)

1. Has a massive caffeine addiction but doesn’t even realize it because it’s just “fuel.”

2. Talks at light speed when excited, and Canary has to tell him to breathe.

3. Used to hyperfixate on Lego Technic sets as a kid—he still has some on a shelf in his lab.

4. Has diagnosed himself with 12 different conditions and refuses to actually go to a doctor.

5. When alone, he talks to his prosthetics like they’re people.

6. Has a very specific playlist for each task he does.

7. Once pulled a week-long work bender and forgot how to use a door handle afterward.

8. Wears the same hoodie for like a week straight and only changes when Canary yells at him.

9. Has a robotic arm prototype that is basically a Swiss Army knife.

10. Collects random screws and wires and calls them his “emotional support scraps.”

11. Absolutely has an anime figurine collection that he pretends he doesn’t care about.

12. Struggles to recognize when he’s hungry, so Canary just throws snacks at him.

13. Will rant about AI ethics for hours if you let him.

14. Has horrible handwriting but writes like a Victorian doctor when he’s in a rush.

15. Gets violently competitive about engineering puzzles.

16. His lab smells like a mix of solder, energy drinks, and desperation.

17. Has set himself on fire at least twice (accidentally).

18. Can name every Pokémon in order but forgets his own birthday.

19. Will start debugging code at 3 AM “just for a second” and then wake up at 7 AM in the same position.

20. Forgets to sleep but will lecture everyone else about self-care.

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Opposite Day Hiro

1. Sleeps constantly. His productivity is negative.

2. Always looks like he just woke up, because he probably did.

3. Has no clue how his own tech works—he just kinda vibes.

4. Smokes weed and then gets deeply philosophical about things like bananas.

5. Cannot cook to save his life. Nearly burned down his apartment making toast.

6. Will put off important work by watching garbage reality TV.

7. Instead of fixing prosthetics, he just duct tapes them together.

8. Thinks about getting to work more than he actually works.

9. Refers to serious injuries as “a minor inconvenience” even if he’s bleeding out.

10. “That sounds like a tomorrow problem.”

11. Will argue vehemently that pizza is a vegetable.

12. Goes to the lab just to nap on the desk.

13. Drinks only boba and sugary drinks.

14. Wears sunglasses indoors because “they look cool.”

15. His workspace is a nightmare. Canary has given up.

16. Somehow always broke. Where does his money go? No one knows.

17. Has so many half-finished projects that will never be touched again.

18. Gets deeply invested in conspiracy theories but only the dumb ones.

19. Has never been on time for anything in his entire life.

20. If given the option between doing something productive or lying in bed for 12 hours, he’s choosing the bed.

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(the first section of these are just facts, so just skip past those-I made the font smaller for those😭)

Ian (OG Universe)

1. Can and will tell you every fact about every sandwich.

2. Has insane maternal instincts, will adopt strays of all kinds.

3. Rejects his godhood but can still hear prayers directed at him (he ignores them).

4. Once got into a three-hour argument about what makes a sandwich a sandwich.

5. Has sickeningly good handwriting.

6. Works a minimum wage job despite being literally divine.

7. Will 100% take his friends’ secrets to the grave.

8. Somehow never gets sick, even when everyone else is dying of the flu.

9. Has a sixth sense for bullshit and will call you out immediately.

10. Does not know how to accept compliments.

11. Drives like a grandma. Goes 5 under the speed limit.

12. Has a hidden collection of cheesy rom-coms that he adores.

13. Can and will casually hold hot pans without flinching.

14. Once beat someone in a fight using a baguette.

15. Smells like coffee and cinnamon for no reason.

16. Is absurdly strong, but forgets. He once broke a door handle by accident.

17. His biggest fear? Becoming like his father.

18. Has never once lost an arm-wrestling match.

19. Will adopt you if you so much as look sad.

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Opposite Day Ian

1. God complex out the ass.

2. If you tell him he can’t do something, he’ll prove he can just to be an asshole.

3. Will talk down to literally everyone.

4. Calls himself “The Divine Gourmet” and refuses to eat anything that isn’t “worthy.”

5. Gaslights, gatekeeps, and girlbosses with godly precision.

6. Doesn’t work at a deli—owns a five-star restaurant and treats his staff like peasants.

7. If he sees someone struggling, he’ll just laugh.

8. Disowns his mortal name—calls himself something dumb like “Ianos the Supreme.” (IM FUCKING SOBBING OVER THIS ONE HAHA-)

9. Refers to himself in the third person.

10. Wears exclusively designer suits and sunglasses indoors.

11. Drives like a maniac.

12. Will never admit he’s wrong.

13. Tells people to “just manifest success” instead of actually helping them.

14. Probably owns a wine cellar despite not drinking.

15. Doesn’t just accept prayers—he demands offerings.

16. Hates sandwiches. Claims they’re “too pedestrian.” (You fucking heathen😭)

17. Refuses to touch cash—everything is digital transactions only.

18. If he were in a fight, he’d just summon lightning.

19. Would absolutely write a fake memoir about how much “mortals love him.”

[maguro13-2]

Demons Unleashed ~ Origins of the Ink Demon Gaiden Finale (6/10) ~

Shadow : So, look what the cat dragged in.

Metal Sonic : (via Eggman) It's becoming uncanny this was Eggman Nega's doing!

Shadow : That card-turning freak, so It's wisely that it was only a front that the Ifrit would burn the entire world, ever since Mephiles brought us into the future before 2006 was retconned, we knew that creature is related to Iblis!

Metal Sonic : (Via Eggman) What!? Iblis!? The Flames of Disaster that sealed inside the heart and soul of Princess Elise!? The Ifrit is related to Iblis. No wonder why the events that took place in 2006 would have all evidence and events be erased or reset by that blue hedgehog. I can't believe that Sonic 06 was just a non-canon before that Time Eater brought it again by the year 2011. If we don't stop Eggman Nega's shenanigans at one piece, this whole planet is done for and will be cooked to death

Shadow : Then we have no choice but to stop that mad man from 200 years in order to bring back your reputation, Metal Sonic. Can you copy?

Metal Sonic : (shook head "Yes".)

Shadow : That's more like it. Let's get MOVING!

(the two runs off)

[Crisis City (Modern ver.) - Tomoya Ohtani]

Sonic : Okay, guys. This is it. I'm going in for the landing.

Tillis : Good luck, Sonic! I hope you guys will make it safely in the battlefield, but if this would be really a real battlefield, there will be no one save your sorry blue butt. You better be safe or Mr. Ohshima would be not happy to hear this.

Shou Amabane : Just don't get BBQ'd by the mosnter's flames! It won't even pack a punch!

Nights : You gotta send that Ifrit back into his own place before Real World's toast for sure!

Sonic : Right!

Maka Albarn : This looks bumpy! I don't known if we got the right gear.

Seto : Trust me! It'll be a piece of cake! Easy peasy, nice and sleazy!

Solva : [To Seto] It's "Rice and Cheesy", Seto. You gotta get it right.

Seto : [To Solva] Of course, I always needed to fix up the phrases. Alright here goes nothing!

(the group jumps off)

Sonic : Geromino!!!

All : (yelling) WOAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

Maka Albarn : I hope that we needed any parachutes, cause we don't how to land while falling!

Solva : This looks bad!

Seto : Even without wings, you can still fly, right?

Solva : I know! Which is a good solution from the year of 2006!

Sonic : Tails, everyone. On your gear!

(the groups gets on their Extreme Gear)

Maka : Woah! woaaaaa-! Hey, I'm getting the hang of this!

Seto : Not too shabby!

Solva : Despite not having about parachutes, Good thinking that were using hoverboards to race around alot!

Seto : Good to hear. Alright, let's go after the Ifrit! It's time that we got a monster to fry! I'm gonna make it cool with the ice techniques I got from the cold regions.

Solva : That's your to one way of killing a demon, which is also a mockingbird!

Seto : Gladly to hear!

Ashley : Table for two, please? We really could use some partnership around here.

Seto : The Detectives! Fancy running into meeting us, huh?

Kimial Diehl : Long time no see, Maka.

Maka Albarn : You are Kimial, correct?

Kimial Diehl : Yeah, that's me. But I used to be Kimiko Kasugatani, but don't remind that one. It's a long story to have a real name in person.

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Master Seto. Do you require any service of your assisstance?

Seto : Master Grim! Right on schedule! You can fly without wings? How are you...

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Easy! I don't need wings, I got myself to fly by myself, despite having the body of a robot, I can really fly with my reaper powers, you got yours as well and why do you need such thing to fly on?

Seto : Cause, if I was able to fly on my own, I would've really use my gravity powers! Don't thank me, Grim. I got this one on my own, I know how to fly around with my reaper powers.

Solva : Ya think so?

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Sonic listen. You see that Ifrit being summoned by Eggman Nega?

Sonic : Yeah, and...?

Grim (Metal Sonic) : The Ifrit that is unleashing this madness is cleverly a diversion. While the other Metal Sonic working with Shadow, Eggman and his discendant from the future have created a machine that will use the Jeweled Scepter as a tool of mass destruction.

Sonic : What!?

Tails : So the Ifrit that were trying to stop was a diversion!

Sonic : Eggman! That double crosser! He's helping out the other Eggman to use that scepter with a robot he created! Why didn't Blaze noticed us before now?

Tails : We gotta find Eggman before he's going to destroy the world. Yo guys! You take care of the Ifrit, we gotta meet up with Blaze!

Sonic : I gotta bad feeling that if he's gonna use the scepter, Blaze's world will be done for, no it's the planet that will be done for and toast!

Tails : We agree!

Maka Albarn : Okay...If that's what you wanted then I suggest that we should take your place on battling the Ifrit! We can do this together! If only Ice powers could work. *gasped* Seto! You can use your ice powers to defeat the ifrit!

Seto : That will make the Ifrit get the fever and chills, he'll burn out when I put the creature on ice, and then he'll never eat Chao again! I feel bad that your company is not making another Chao Garden, that was Yuji Naka's ideal of having Chao as virtual pets in an EMU that contains Visual Memory data.

Sonic : Yeah, which is why my company has never been this arrogant, the Last Chao Garden was attacked by Metal Sonic.

Seto : How did you know that?

Sonic : Because he used their data to become the Overlord himself. (shows a photo of him pointing at Metal Sonic in his Metal Madness form) It's good that he was put on restrictions for double crossing Eggman and he's facing harsh punishment for the crimes against everything he committed. All the Sonic vilalins and were being condemned in inferno.

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Which is why sinners must pay for their transgressions. I'm going to put a stop to this! [To Seto and Solva] Ladies first?

Seto : That's on us. Of course, we'll take full action, just don't get cocky on this one. My money's on the bag and I will give this to the children. Screw my greed, I got someone to care for anybody to protect.

Grim (Metal Sonic) : That's your wish. Alright, everyone! We'll get the Ifrit's attention and we' create a diversion to stop all of this chaos. Sonic, Tails, you leave the Two Eggmans to stop their shenanigans on building his "Whatever his land" from using the Jeweled Scepter and put him out of commission. Maka we'll reunite with your friends that are battling the other Metal Sonic, Seto, Solva, and I will stop the ifrit by using the powers of combine and strength. Once you'll have that in order, we can use the powers of emeralds to take down the Eggmans once for all! No sinner shall ever destroy world that deals with the deadly forces of monstrosity!

Egg Pawn : (via radio) Alpha! This is Alpha! we managed to secure of all of Eggman's escape routes, heading's this was from Point A to Point B. We're ready on the attack of these pirates! Engaging full use of tactical weapons. All units, prepare for battle formation!

Seto : Roger that. I won't be in vain. Time for us to scatter!

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Right! Good luck, guys! (leaves along with Seto and Solva)

Maka Albarn : I'll see ya around when you finally defeated the Eggman! (leaves)

Sonic : Okay, fellas! Take care and don't get hurt! [To Tails] Gotta admit to say, this is gonna be the climax on whoever stops the ifrit! We'll be dead meat!

Tails : As long if we find our Eggman and the other Eggman who is from 200 years in the future, we could finally end all of Dr. Eggman scheme's once and for all! Over and out, we'll go home to celebrate and have a welcome home party. Guess today's Barbecue we'll have to wait, I don't want to get my buns toasty, oh, I don't have to get toasty for my buns.

Sonic : Whatever you say, Tails. We'll have to keep things going!

Jet : Sonic!

(Jet and the Babylon Rogues appears)

Jet : See after our first encounter during the race? I told you we aren't destined to meet each other, but we're doing it this for now!

Sonic : You again! I haven't seen you after that Nozomi Girl manage to help us out!

Nozomi : Don't forget! I could help you out on stopping the two Eggmans!

Sonic : Nozomi! Right on time! Okay! Let's do this!

"It's all for nothing!"

"The Fire within Blaze raged hotter than before!"

"We always gotta Race to Win!"

~ Stage 35 : Race Against Chaos ~

[the-firebird69]

Sometime today we plan on asking our son and daughter if they think Stan is being sued and they know that John remillard is and Stan is not a friend of Mack Daddy and it's true they know it's possible and Stan has been threatening them using Trump to try and take Mac down and recently has been sending the scumbag after Venus now he says all this and Stan is frowning and he says he's doing it on his own so the sun says what kind of AI systems are you using and you have this special kid doing nuts about it and you're really into his Giants and robots which he has a lot of those Stan is not smiling. No I've heard it before and the gang hurt it they've been going after his stuff and they'd be going after John remillard and they did put it together and they've been taken from both but every time you turn around trying to ring a yard as like another stash and they're checking it out and they're finding robots all over the place in position so take over using Small arms and Remington is their sign so Trump is caught and just saying Stan is ready to pick up where he left off and things did not go well for Stan any plan for him not to do anything though and what our son says is you don't get anything out of someone if they're not worth anything dude and he doesn't do anything for Stan at all he's on his own and dying and losing and getting crushed as a severe a****** and he knows better the screws around with her and makes idiots and says he's going to get you toasted cuz he has the AI. Now we know why he's laughing it's cuz his brother can beat all of you and computing and the max were risk they have an army but they haven't figured it out yet and we're on it but this guy stand has been getting beat up for this stuff for some time now but he wants to use not the method of trump and they're going down together yelling at each other hit each other and it's not fun and they're idiots he's a bum. We're moving on there's a lot going on here today and we have to point out some things right now

-the giant talk and other such things I've gotten several people up in arms. Who knows fake they're the ones with the Giants no it's other people going after these idiots with a big mouths little f****** twat the stand is opening his mouth they're really a little babies you keep saying that they're arming the Giants with AI and we don't care we'll probably wipe each other out as you would without the AI even though it's not yours. And really I think Sarah was the one over the cliff and she didn't look like she was pushed except by Trump smile on his mouth and his big mouth. And she jumped and she survived and was angry. Because he had to drop out of the presidential race your husband's an a******. This president in his president in Independence Day 2 but we think that's coming up real soon and she's just saying it and it's horrible.

They'll say the president it's like this group of retards in the mental hospital we want to kill so badly now they're doing in front of everyone in public

The whole thing is deteriorated into the s******* contest and we're coming here to straighten it out pretty soon we're going to take over areas here and get them off him

Thor Freya

Olympus

[twst-x-oc-headcanons]

MC is eating cereal….

Heartslabyul

Riddle Asks if you are eating a balanced breakfast according to the department of agriculture and then hands you a very small orange and a piece of honey smoked bacon.

Ace Takes your cereal and slurps up the milk loud enough that everyone turns to look.

Deuce Nods approvingly because his mother said that cereal is for good boys.

Trey Changes your cereal’s flavor to cotton candy and winks.

Cater Snaps a photo of your cereal for magicam #mostimportantmealoftheday.

Savanaclaw

Jack Smiles and joins you, because he has cereal as well.

Ruggie Takes your cereal and then complains that it is not a donut.

Leona Wonders why you are eating cereal in his room, because he definitely would never be up and in the cafeteria before 9 AM.

Octavinelle

Jade Insists cereal would taste better topped with mushrooms but smiles politely when you turn you turn the offer down.

Floyd Asks why shrimpy is eating toasted oat things ruined by icky cow water.

Azul Sits behind you taking notes on the exact way in which you take your cereal, so as to enhance the breakfast menu at the Mostro Louge. You, being the MC, obviously have the best taste on all of campus and thus are most useful to observe.

Scarabia

Kalim Yells “LUCKY CHARMS ARE MY FAVORITE”

Jamil Stands up to go get Kalim lucky charms.

Pomefiore

Epel Sits next to you to ask what you thought about the scores for the international Magift tournament, but gets distracted by telling you about his granny’s favorite cereal recipe.

Rook Watches you eat from behind the lunch counter, polishing a knife.

Vil Does not eat breakfast and says you shouldn’t either. No one comments on this because Vil’s relationship with food is perfectly normal. Cute, even.

Ignihyde

Ortho Eats cereal, too, from a bowl too large for his hands to hold, and then drinks juice from a sippy cup. He does not have to because he is a robot, but he does anyway because he is a child.

Idia Says this is just like Captain Spacehammer episode 1337 and then shouts “Bazinga!” when you ask what that means.

Diasomnia

Sebek ANNOUNCES VERY LOUDLY THAT CEREAL HAS BEEN ENRICHED BY VITAMINS AND MINERALS AND THUS IS GOOD FOR YOUR TEETH

Silver Sleeps next to you while you eat. What a good boy.

Lilia Puts avocados and sardines on your cereal and then smiles, proud he has helped you in some small way this day.

Malleus Stands behind you, patting your head, glad that you have invited him to breakfast. No one else has done so. You, the main character, are the only one in this school worthy of his hands upon your hair. Then he checks his Tamagotchi because it needs to eat, too.

[imfiguringitoutlovely]

class 1a with reader with suuuuper hot hands

pairing: platonic!class 1a x gn!reader (they/them)

genre: crack, fluff, drabble

warnings: a lil bit of self conscious reader,,

author's notes: i. love. class 1a. and yes. i include shinsou. shhhh.

so

boiling point

basically, upon touching any metalic element with at least three pads of your fingers, you can bring it to it's natural boiling point. for example, if you touch an iron plate with three fingers, it'll start to boil. you can't return whatever you boil into it's previous state. as soon as you stop touching it, it hardens up, and yes this works for things mixed in with other elements, but it'll ONLY boil the metalic element.

so obviously this can be a bit dangerous. it's upon will, but sometimes you just get kinda excited and your emotions might trigger the quirk to activate. it happens mostly when you're passionate, so you wear thick gloves that only leave two fingers on each hand exposed. still have four fingers out, but it makes it way less likely for you to accidentally do something.

you got into ua through the tests. you'd get as close as possible and touch the robots wherever a spot was open, but you still had to be pretty careful. not everyone was resistant to such extreme temperatures, so while the metal was pooling and boiling around your ankles with no problem, you had to yell at others to stay back. it did make it easier to rack up points for yourself when most others physically couldn't take a robot target from you, though.

up until living in the dorms, all was pretty mellow. you weren't seen as a threat by bakugou or todo who were making their aim for the top clear. you performed, and you performed well, but you didn't really show what you were fully capable of until after the summer camp attack.

and then people started being like 🧍 WHERE WAS THIS ENERGY BEFORE-?

they knew you were strong. but DAMN.

kiri calls you manly. fr. like. all the time, even at the beginning of the year, but especially after you show that you can literally BOIL DOWN AN ENTIRE BUILDING'S STRUCTURE-

he is kinda scared of you being around tetsutetsu, though, he doesn't want you to accidentally melt one of his bestest friends 😭

bakugou like 😐 on the outside but is going apeshit on the inside. he does tell you to not be so reckless tho-

"oi, bunson burner-"

"hey-!"

"try not to bring down the entire fucking building, will you?"

"you're the one with the demolition quirk-"

and you bicker back and forth, never coming to a conclusion as to who's quirk is more unnecessarily destructive.

deku thinks you're fucking cool (bc he thinks everyone is cool) but he really does wonder if you could theoretically boil tetsutetsu. not that he'd like to actually see it.

he also thinks it's fascinating how much control you have over it. the way you calculate when to move, how, and how it should correlate with lifting your fingers from your target while keeping in mind the environment just-

it's so complicated and he wonders how you're able to get it done in your head so quickly.

once, during civilian-rescue training, you were tasked to save dummies from beneath large debris. a few happened to be metal-based, and the way you handled it? bringing it to a boil, letting it spill outward, release. it hardens. bring it to a boil, letting it spill outward, release. hardens. and you were quickly able to get the pieces light enough to safely remove. and for practice with civilians injured by those objects, still in contact?

"so if you boil it just enough, as it drips, it starts losing that heat the further from your hands so it just comes to a melting point... but you had to lift your fingers and..."

"OI, DEKU, STOP WITH THE DAMN MUMBLING-"

HRNXND YOU'RE BANNED FROM THE KITCHENNN 😭 AIZAWA IS SCARED YOU'RE GONNA MELT THE STUFF BY ACCIDENT... AGAIN-

"[Last Name]". it's not just an egg. last time it was just toast. do i have to show you the picture of the old toaster again?"

the shade of it all 😭😭

shinsou can relate to you fr. being told and reminded about how dangerous your quirk is, how much power you have to cause damage to others, especially when the world around you is full of metals to boil just like it's full of people to brainwash.

any quirk can be used for bad in one way or another, but ones that can just seem so naturally made to destroy and manipulate such fundamental parts of their everyday life? yeah. labeled, easy.

one day you're just minding your damn business on a group outing. it's all good, everything is chill and then

"isn't that the ua student who tried to boil the tracks to make the train stop during their internship?"

"the one who interned with mount lady? ...oh my god, it is-"

and they had the audacity to not only stare, but scoot away from you because of course you were on a train with them 😀

and yes, you did do that. but it ended up actually being effective. sure, it ruined the track and almost caused damage to the train (and passengers) but the worst were a few concussions and some reconstruction.

besides, if you hadn't, the whole thing would've been hit by a villain's much more dangerous quirk up ahead.

but yes, you heard, and it made you uncomfortable. you were trying really hard to appeal to public opinion, but some people still thought you were dangerous, careless.

shinsou noticed. and as much as he was tempted to brainwash those ASSES, he knew better than to draw any more attention. he was lucky they hadn't recognized him under his hoodie.

"if you did something wrong, mount lady would've told you. it did look bad without context, but you did what you had to do."

and that from shinsou was equivalent to

"you should be proud of what you did because i know i sure am."

and that felt really nice and :) yes, very nice, you two end up becoming best friends allies and nobody can separate you two tbh-

MINA THINKS ITS SO COOL TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH A SIMILAR-ISH QUIRK. LIKE THE EFFECTS. IT'S NOT MELTING, BUT... CLOSE ENOUGH DJNDNC

todoroki is convinced you're a secret love child of one of tetsutetsu's parents and someone with a boiling quirk. or fire quirk... ENDEAVOR-

dark shadow likes you a lot. he appreciates your patience from experience since... well, growing up, when you accidentally activated your quirk, people weren't as patient. tokoyami appreciates it, too, ofc.

denki calls you hot stuff, and you have to remind him that he has a choker buckle around his neck that you can boil right against his skin if he tries anything funny-

also yes, you've threatened to boil off mineta's "pants" of his hero outfit LMAO-

tetsutetsu isn't in your class but he's seen what you can do to iron and he is very afraid, actually-

...tenya needs you to step away from hIS ENGINES AND HERO OUTFIT PLEASE-

uraraka and asui think your quirk is p cool 😎

momo finds your effects on metal quite fascinating, tbh. :) i feel like she'd make things to team up w you, like some sort of lab-like tool sized up and then you'd boil a shit ton of metal and uraraka would use her quirk to help scoop it up for clean up,, just makes things easier, yk?

BUT YES

AND WHEN YOU BOIL THINGS BY ACCIDENT, MOMO OFFERS TO HELP FIX IT UP

AND EVERYONE REASSURES YOU THAT IT'S OK (except bakugou, the fucking ASSHAT but it's ok,, he's not really mad, he's just worried you'll hurt yourself w smth) AND TRIES TO HELP YOU FIX IT BC YOU JUST GET SO EMBARRASSED AND WORRIED THAT THEY'LL BE MAD :(((

and tbh sometimes you're scared to touch people? like if they're wearing jewelry, you get really worried that it'll boil and hurt them. :(

SO THESE ANGELS KNOW THAT AND WILL EITHER PUSH THEIR JEWELRY OUT OF THE WAY-

OR THEY'LL GET YOU NEW GLOVES MADE SPECIFICALLY DENSE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN'T DIRECTLY TOUCH ANYTHING, BUT COOL ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE NOT UNCOMFY IN THE HEAT

AND THEY GIVE IT TO YOU AND 🥺

WAHHHHHHHHH THEY LOVE THEIR BUNSON BURNER BAHAHAH

[gay-salt-amber]

Twisted Wonderland as Matt Rose stuff

Sleep Talking:

—

Deuce about Epel: My boyfriend once cupped my crotch in his sleep and said, “Two out of five stars.”

Jack: “Oh Walmart, Oh Walmart, Oh Walmart” Non stop for a half an hour

Ashton about his siblings: “..but he’s single on facebook!” My 12 year old stepsister…

Ace: “FLOYD GRAB THE FILES!”

Idia: “I’m gonna fuck Bill Gates CERVICALLY with a Playstation Four!”

Azul: “Its the monkeys problem if they cant finish the contract.”

Jade about Floyd: “I have to get past the Pikachu to get to the filing cabinet to see if I’m a robot or not.” Then he whipped a plate at the wall.

Lilia (Im fleshing this one out a bit) about silver: Once Silver walked out into the living room while asleep, came up to me and asked, “Father, why are deer the only animals that dont get fat?” I had to think about that one

Rashad: “I wanna be a fifth avenue peanut~”

Cater: “The clown has no penis”

Epel: “I just wanna… deep breath.. Kick so much ass”

Ruggie: Randomly yelled, “DUNKIN DOUNUTS!”  

Neige: “Small hands… inaudible Very small. How are they that small?”

Floyd: “No but the fish that was looking at me was a weird looking fish”

Che’nya: “Possum, possum, possum!” (with jazz hands)

Riddle: “Satan, love, share the damn yogurt”

Leona: sometimes I just randomly yell “FUCK” and wake myself up

Vil: Once I said, “eat the fucking veggie roll!” And then I cried

Rook (changed this one too) I once said, “I wanna be waterboarded with cheese!” In this mocking “Oh yeah daddy” type voice

Sebek: “I’m Spider-Man and i’m going to kill your family”

Trey: “ok ok, two bowls of butter”

Esther: “No no no no, use Snorlax. It has better special defense”

Crowley: “Get the fucking jetpacks ready”

Sam: I once sand Britney Spears “Circus” at the top of my lungs in my sleep and startled myself awake

Crewel (Switched this one up) I once grabbed Sams ass thinking it was a light switch

Kalim: “Don’t be so racist to spotted mice!”

Jamil: “I could have sex with everyone in New York in 8 hours”

—

not knowing how to pronounce stuff

Ruggie: I pronounce malady as m’lady

Malleus: my whole life I have been pronouncing tarot cars like carrot

Rashad: I used to pronounce Ibs (pounds) as Ill-a-balls

Kalim: I’ve been reading and saying hyperbole as ‘hyperbowl’ for fucking years

Epel: Pronounced crepe as “creep-ayy”

Rook: (changed it up) Ever since i’ve started speaking English i’ve been pronouncing melancholy as “Milan-chili”

Vil: I’ve been calling laptops labtops my whole life until 2 days ago

Leona: I’ve been pronouncing “hospice” like perfume for prostitutes all along and no one has corrected me.

Azul: I’ve been pronouncing ratio like ‘patio’ this whole time

Floyd: Unil recently, ive been pronouncing lingerie as “ling-eerie”

Deuce: TIL the correct pronunciation of persimmon. I’ve been pronouncing it like the name of a fucking Digimon

Riddle: “Satisfy. I pronounced and spelled it as statisfy until a couple days ago

Ace: I found out that “oui” is pronounced like “wee” i’ve been pronouncing it like “ooey” my entire life

Neige (changed): A friend had to correct me when I said eppy-toam for epitome. She was an English major

Lilia: I'm over 50 and still have trouble with “khaki”

Cater: my entire life I’ve been pronouncing cement as semen-t and no one corrected me.. Til now

Jamil: Well this is embarrassing Ive been pronouncing ‘priates’ like ‘pilates’ for the last 17 years

Silver: grotesque. It came up one time while watching a movie when I was younger and I asked my friends, “What the hell is grote-squee imagery?”

Idia: Yall pronounce sk8 like skate??? Ive been pronouncing it like skate eight the whole time!

Arie: Guys the cheese isnt “Monetary Jack” ITS MONTEREY JACK?!!!! IVE BEEN PRONOUNCING IT LIKE ITS RELATED TO MONEY MY WHOLE LIFE

Jade: Lack toast and tolerant. I had no idea what the hell it had to do with dairy until I was corrected

Floyd: I once asked my dad what “reptile disfunction” was

Esther (changed): A monstero lounge waiter told me that id been pronouncing my own surname wrong and I honestly feel like my whole life has been a lie

Sebek: I've always called them brussel sprouts instead of brussels sprouts