sinigangsta-ao3 · 11 months ago
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"blinding lights" // toxic Hollywood nepo baby au:
I posted the completed ficlet on AO3 earlier today; I don't plan to expand on it or make any other stories in this universe... but figured I'd share some of the headcanons that went into writing those ~1200 words lol:
The Jaegers and Ackermans are legendary names in Hollywood: the Jaegers are generations of well-known, good-looking actors; the Ackermans are known for their behind-the-scenes work, esp. as directors and producers.
Grisha Jaeger is notorious bc of his well-documented affair with his younger co-star Carla while he was married to his wife Dina. They vehemently denied any romance as they filmed, but Grisha and Dina eventually divorced and Grisha and Carla got married and had Eren. They're no longer married.
Despite their parents' fractured relationships, Eren and Zeke are actually very close. They are paparazzi mainstays.
Eren’s first role was playing Carla’s infant; his second role was playing younger version of his dad in one of Grisha’s movies.
Mikasa’s dad is a producer; her mom is a model whose career was very big in Japan. She began to book more work stateside after she married Mikasa’s dad and made appearances on his arm at award shows.
Mikasa spent a lot of time on her parents’ respective sets. A photographer asked her to pose with her mom for an editorial campaign when she was 13 years old.
Mikasa books a lot of work because her racial ambiguity makes her look “exotic yet approachable.”
Mikasa has a scar on her right cheek from a biking accident (her mom was very angry). Her parents wanted her to get the scar fixed and booked time with an in-demand dermatologist, but Mikasa decided to make it part of her “brand.” She highlights it in modeling campaigns.
Mikasa wanted to get into acting after seeing one of Carla Jaeger’s movies as a child.
Eren has had a reputation of being the “bad boy” Jaeger. He has attended a lot of industry parties since he was a young teen. He’s been checked into rehab a lot but his parents are vocally ambivalent about Eren’s history of substance abuse and rage issues.
Eren and Mikasa obviously knew of each other bc they’re both in the industry, but they only formally met when they were cast opposite each other in an Oscar-bait-y indie drama at around 17 years old. The casting directors wanted them because their names would have pull. It was Mikasa’s first role in front of the camera. Eren wanted to book something that would show that he was a “serious actor” and more than his family name. The movie was very controversial because of the *illicit* material; there were rumors that some of the filmed scenes were not simulated 👀👀
They denied any type of irl romance while on their press tour, even though they were very flirty and comfortable with one another during interviews. Their romance was only “confirmed” when paparazzi caught them returning to Eren’s car after skinny-dipping at a beach in Malibu.
Eren and Mikasa have a very on-and-off relationship for years. They have really rabid shippers, and Eren stans and Mikasa stans that have VERY strong reactions about when they are and aren’t together. There have been many think pieces written on whether or not their relationship is a “positive model for the global youth.”
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jams-sims · 10 months ago
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I'mma say it, it does feel like Mariana and John will be a thing or that it feels as though John may be devloping a crush/already has one on Mariana. I'm not to fussed about it, I think Sherlock and Co could pull it off. (It would be complicated, because John not just one dimensional and seemingly prefect, he activity has character flaws that make it a turn off to date, also shes his coworker.)
Most of the fear I see about John and his romance life comes from the lingering ptsd of BBC. An let me explain why, BBC Sherlock does not equal the same out come when in comparison to Sherlock and Co. When it comes to relationships between characters or even romantic Interpretation of relationships in Sherlock and Co.
BBC Sherlock and John relationship was toxic and none of us could see that because we were all pre teens/teens/late teens.
A normal interaction between John and Sherlock in the BBC goes as the followong.
John: Sherlock im off to do a thing-
Sherlock: Let me come with you to do the thing OR No I have something that more important drop your thing
John: No, its important.
Sherlock sabotages Johns thing: Now you have to go along with me
John is actually upset about said thing/emotionally maniuplated into not caring at the end: Fine. Lets do your thing.
Sherlock vaguely cares about John being upset but only because John is upset with him. But will not actually say sorry and be happy he got his way in the end.
In Sherlock and Co its different, Sherlock is his own person and does not inherently rely on John full attention. Sherlock is content with being alone, see the christmas ep. He said he was fine with spending it by himself even though John felt guilty/sad about almost leaving him along. John wants Sherlock company in Sherlock and Co, BBC Sherlocks John did not.
Johns and Sherlock relationship is inherently healther in Sherlock and Co. I feel like eposide 14 was a implication of romantic interest/just interest at all. Between the idea of Sherlock and John sharing a relationship. "We have some form of a rapport between us-" Rapport being the key word.
But the key here is that John initiate it first. (The wanting*) Not the Rapport part, thats Sherlock. But he does not shy away from it.
Mariana is the one to bring up the fact Sherlock and John have a sort of rapport. She plays an important part and her opinons matter. Its what sent Sherlock into this spiral in the first place.
It is also interesting that with her, Sherlocks says "Our Watson." Mutual ownership of Johns attention etc.
Sherlock takes that and sets his attention on John to confrim it. He tells John his finding and sherlock agrees with marianna, him and john do have a "rapport" between them. (Double meaning could be consider as then having a relationship romantic or otherwise.)
John agrees, they do have a sort of "rapport" between them. They cover up the double meaning by bring up the fact John wants to go on vacation, but he feels guilty. Sherlock pointing out John is a workholic. But im getting ahead of myself because the workaholic comment doesnt come in until the very tail end of their conversation.
Sherlock goes into detail about how he was able to follow John line of thinking throughout the day. (It sounds as if he is running through a simulation of what it would be like to date John but in the end saying nah it would never work.) In Sherlock explanation he points out; John was seek out a reason for the nighrmare. Sherlock points out that John has connected his nightmare to loneliness.
Fastward a bit, as they are opening the box. John albit a little hestantly says. "So you wouldn't consider going on a Country retreat anytime soon?" (You wouldn't consider dating me anytime soon-)
Sherlock doesn't reply with a flat out no he says, John knows he like to stay where there is lot of people etc etc. (You could consider this to mean Maybe.)
So why did I bring all that up, and what does it have to do with John and his romantic out comes and why its not as bad as BBC sherlock.
BBC sherlock would never have a whole ass conversation like Sherlock and Co just did in ep 14. John (in sherlock and co) wants to be around Sherlock and enjoys Sherlocks company. Sherlock enjoys John company but is not possive of Johns time. They stand on equal footing, its a indication that if John were in a relationship with anyone. John would be the one dropping things to go be with Sherlock because they are so interwined. Which means John would have to date someone that understood, John unhinged interwinment with Sherlock without it being seen as weird. I.e Marianna.
But Sherlock is just as unhinged and would co-opt a situation where its more like a polyam relationship. Which no one has put on the table as a possibility.
This could never work in BBC sherlock and should not be compared. Because BBC Sherlock demands John attention whole heartedly, without the result being a relationship and out right baiting. Its unhealthy at what lengths Sherlock goes to to get his way in BBC. Especially when John enters a relationship with women. Sherlock holds all the power, John does not.
Sherlock and Co, they share that power and Sherlock seems uninterested in John mundane affairs, but is quick to include himself without being overbearing. "Our Watson".
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gascon-en-exil · 7 months ago
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🔥 the Jugdral games
Finn is lowkey the character everyone wishes Ike or Byleth were. He's
a commoner, or at least common enough to not have holy blood or a special lineage like Ike with his famous general father and supernaturally-balanced mother or Byleth the stillborn zombie powered by a dragon heart;
who drives an unprecedented amount of the story for a playable non-lord, with FE5 and around a third of FE4 Gen 2 coming down to Finn rescuing and raising Leif to conquer Thracia and take revenge for House Leonster;
who never draws focus from or otherwise compromises the writing of any female character in anything he does, unlike Ike with Micaiah or Byleth with Edelgard in CF and to a lesser extent other routes (fandom would do that by roping Finn into paternity wank over Lachesis's kids, but because the two literally never speak to each other in either game I won't hold that against the writers);
who's extremely easy to read as gay, courtesy of his lack of love conversations, decades of devotion to his lord above anything else, and apparent inability to please women which is why Lachesis left him;
and who continues to direct policy from an advisory role in the epilogue of FE4, rather than becoming an autocrat himself or leaving the continent to go wandering.
Oh, and Quan/Finn is some delicious toxic yaoi, and I'm not even talking about Quan being married or the age gap (which may not survive a remake, anyway; my money's on the whole cast getting aged up to avoid accusations of the game being a teen pregnancy simulator). Quan is an outright imperialist looking to settle a blood feud by conquering a sovereign nation, and Finn is fully onboard with that and devotes ~20 years of his life after his lord's death to raising Quan's son to fulfill his father's ambitions. And yet after all that vengeance feels hollow, and Finn wanders the desert for a while per FE5's epilogue before coming back since he didn't find whatever he might have been looking for. If Dimidue is the full realization of FE's homoerotic lord/knight dynamics with an actual happy ending to its name, then Quan/Finn is their tragic predecessor.
That this guy still only has his base version in Heroes is an absolute travesty.
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shouta7fag · 4 months ago
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Simmers and aging 🤨 opinion because im bored
Hellooo this is a post about me giving an opinion about what i usually see in the sims 4 community and how they choose to make their sims have the same faces at teen age and middle adult or elder age. You know, i wouldn't have a problem about that if every sims that age have the same problem. Why are some so afraid of aging? And i get it can come of as exageration but i've seen 11 years olds already having "skincare routine" as if it was needed, it's obvious the internet made them insecure (if not something about their enviorment), they probably watched a bunch of toxic stuff like divorced 50 years old men saying their "ex-wife started showing signs of aging so they left her for a younger woman", might have watched "extreme makeup changes" on youtube shorts and in general negative stuff about aging. And i know, no one is responsible for kids watching their videos if their audience are not minors, but let's be real... The sims community that uploads CAS videos tend to make videos pretty family friendly so it's not strange that a kid or teen might watch these, they probably thinking it's barbie in a computer game. And don't let me get started about The sims being a LIFE simulator, the own game puts ur middle adult (i mean the age state between young adult and elders) some wrinkles, because they're mature and it's natural that 40 years old or older people have these. Yeah, some people look younger and don't have these, but it's not the mayority of people, so why make ALL your middle adult sims look 18 years old?
yeah you can play the game how you want, but that doesn't make it any less criticable. Once you post something in the internet, it's up for different opinions (i don't mean to justify massive hate, just constructive criticism).
Sorry if some words are bad written, i'm lazy and english isn't my first lenguage but i tried to make it understable.
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artificii-in-ceata · 11 months ago
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Fireworks in the Fog dashboard simulator part 4
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🥀 ladylazarus1991 Follow
Aug 31, 2014
I'll make a new post cause my mutuals completely derailed the other one, making my dashboard unusable for the whole week.
I don't want to be cringe like I'm in a teen romance novel, but on the other hand, that quote from Wuthering Heights really popped into my mind these days, thinking about him "whatever souls are made of, his and mine are the same". It's not just the tattoo, although even just that speaks volumes. It's the fact that, from all the personal conversations we've had, it seems like we had to deal with much of the sake struggles throughout life, such as toxic parents, being a former straight A student, burnout, depression, losing friends etc. We definitely have the same life philosophy and very similar worldviews, even though he never even read Cioran haha. We're both rather lonely.
Isn't that what we all want, to be understood?
#yearning hours
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Sep 3, 2014
He's nothing like my ex, though?????? Like ok I was very attached to my ex at the time cause he was the only one in my group friend who didn't leave me, but I learned later that he assumed I was the only "normal" person left from that group, and, feeling marginalised, he trusted me more, but that his "trust was broken" when he learned the truth about my mental issues, and that he doesn't need any more "crazy exes". It was somebody I trusted who completely turned against me and made me feel worthless. Why did we even get together in the first place? Good question. I think we were united in our shared hatred towards many things, and people, but ultimately, looking back, we weren't united by a shared love of anything, to be honest. And I've grown as a person since then, too. I'm less bitter and eager to make being a hater my whole personality.
With my crush it's like we share so many things that we love, and also met as if at the perfect time for us to connect and really understand each other, at an age and stage of life when we're mature and experienced enough to do so. I usually don't believe in fate, and I know I can't really trust my feelings, but it really feels like something special this time. But if you're still suspicious of him, don't worry, we aren't even together. I may be here posting about how I'm falling in love and he might not feel the same about me at all. We get along great but I can't assume he thinks of me as more than a work friend and maybe a cool person, until proven otherwise.
#personal #yearning hours #crush
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🥀 ladylazarus1991 Follow
Sep 26, 2014
Since I notice myself talking a lot about him, I'm gonna have to find a nickname that's better than just "my crush". I was thinking maybe "Ben", as like a reference to Breaking Benjamin, which he mentioned being into when he was in his emo phase. I think I'll settle on this one
#personal #crush #liveblogging #ben posting
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jweivape · 2 months ago
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The Rise of Electric Cigarettes: A Modern Twist on Smoking
Over the past decade, the way people approach smoking has undergone a radical transformation. With the increasing awareness of the dangers associated with traditional tobacco products, many have turned to alternatives that are perceived as less harmful. Among these alternatives, electric cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) have risen in popularity, offering smokers a more modern and potentially safer option.
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What Are Electric Cigarettes?
An electric cigarette, often referred to as an e-cigarette, vape, or vaporizer, is a battery-powered device designed to simulate the act of smoking without the combustion of tobacco. Instead of burning tobacco leaves, e-cigarettes work by heating a liquid solution, commonly called e-liquid or vape juice, which typically contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. When heated, this liquid turns into a vapor, which is then inhaled by the user—hence the term "vaping."
Why Are People Choosing E-Cigarettes?
Perceived Health Benefits: One of the main reasons for the growing popularity of e-cigarettes is the perception that they are less harmful than traditional cigarettes. Unlike conventional cigarettes, which release tar and numerous harmful chemicals when burned, e-cigarettes produce a vapor that is free from many of these toxins. While research on the long-term effects of vaping is still ongoing, many users feel it is a step toward reducing their exposure to harmful substances.
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Social Acceptance: With the rising stigma against smoking in many parts of the world, e-cigarettes have emerged as a more socially acceptable option. Vaping doesn't carry the same odor or lingering smoke as conventional cigarettes, making it a more pleasant choice for both users and those around them.
The Science Behind Electric Cigarettes
E-cigarettes use a heating element known as an atomizer to turn the e-liquid into vapor. This vaporization process eliminates the need for combustion, significantly reducing the release of harmful byproducts. Despite this, there has been much debate surrounding the safety of vaping. While vaping may expose users to fewer toxic chemicals than smoking, studies have shown that it is not entirely risk-free. For instance, diacetyl, a chemical used in some flavorings, has been linked to lung issues.
Moreover, while vaping can be a useful tool for smoking cessation, there is concern about its appeal to non-smokers, particularly among youth. In many countries, flavored e-liquids have been banned or restricted to prevent teens from becoming addicted to nicotine.
Vaping and Its Future
Electric cigarettes have disrupted the smoking landscape, offering smokers an alternative that is both innovative and customizable. As the industry continues to evolve, we can expect ongoing research to further clarify the health implications of vaping.
However, users should be mindful that while vaping might be a less harmful alternative to smoking, it's still essential to use it responsibly. For those who do not smoke, picking up an e-cigarette habit is unnecessary and could lead to nicotine addiction.
In conclusion, electric cigarettes represent a significant shift in how society views smoking. For current smokers, they can be a stepping stone toward quitting traditional cigarettes. But like any emerging trend, it's crucial to stay informed and approach vaping with awareness and caution.
Key Takeaways:
Electric cigarettes are a popular alternative to traditional smoking, offering a range of flavors and customizable nicotine levels.
Vaping may pose fewer risks than smoking, but it is not entirely without health concerns.
Users should be cautious, especially given the ongoing research into the long-term effects of e-cigarettes.
Vaping is more than just a trend; it’s a complex shift in the world of smoking that needs careful consideration.
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floaromaxtowns · 4 months ago
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Yandere for the problematic trope
Gimmie a “problematic” fictional trope (ie: age gap, teacher student, etc) and I’ll tell you: [Accepting]
1. Any of my ships that fit it
shit fam I'll have to think of something because-- outside of following the Yandere simulator & dev shitshow. I haven't really thought of Yandere as a trope or story, once I grew out of my edgy teen phase.
I GUESS depending on your interpretation of it Saga's evil face/Shaka could fall under that umbrella. But that's a huge stretch of Saga's character, IMO. Aphrodite/Deathmask could have some potential for that sort of story, I feel like it. As in: I really don't see these two having any trouble, in killing any form of competition for one another's attention or love.
2. General Opinion
WAIT do ppl seriously see Yandere as this massively problematic trope? I mean, it's just anime edgyness through and through.............................. Why am I pretending to be shocked that ppl may see the whole shtick of "an obsessive lover taking it too far, in a desperate attempt to ensure their love would be corresponded by their primary target of affection." as bad? LOL
With that said I feel like shit such as the "Yandere simulator" might have painted this trope, in a truly awful light. Due to its mainstream status, and it may have been folks' (those who have barely had much of or any contact with anime or mangas) very first contact with this sort of story. Because, if you remove the Yandere name, you'll realize that's a pretty common trope for many dark/horror/thriller stories.
Yandere is just a fancy and weeb way to describe a murderous stalker. My only annoyance I have with it is that, it seems like all Yandere characters I have seen or come across are high schoolers/teens.
3. Any ships that aren’t canon it But I’d read w/ the trope
As I mentioned, I stopped thinking about Yandere stuff once I grew out of my antsy teen phase. BUT I'd be totally down for some form of AU or heavy canon divergence for some of the following ships (fucked up obsession -> Toxic relationship: it could be hella fun to explore).
I'd be down for a yandere version of muvians (Mu/Kiki/Shion) going off the handle like that @ their loved ones. Muvians in love could be just straight up dangerous cryptids.
Hear me out --
Yandere AldeMu. In one of Alde's visits to Mu in Jamir, he is lured to go inside the tower. Bc of their good friendship, Alde's guard is lowered and he just blindly follows him. Not really picking on any signs of danger for him, not even coming close to suspecting the extent of Mu's obsession with him is. Something about his isolation truly and deeply skewering with Mu's perceptions. & Aldebaran is nevermore seen or heard of from the others.
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kale-is-a-bitch · 4 years ago
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yandere sim redesign ideas???
i’ve been thinking (uh oh-) about making one of those Yandere Simulator Redesigns videos on my yt, but my ideas just turned the main rival Osana and her guar dog Ribaru into an angst filled one-sided pining and- i’m diggin it??? i think it’s kinda cool, idk.
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coconutlimeverbena · 3 years ago
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Haikyuu Fic Rec List: SakuAtsu
clean hands to hold him with, a clean house to love him with: It's Cleaning Day in the Miya household and Osamu notices that Atsumu is actually participating. Rating: Teen Audiences
don't you know that you're toxic: Atsumu and Sakusa both tackle pro volleyball, rivalry, mental illnesses, and love. Rating: Teen Audiences (manga spoilers)
Fixation: Atsumu develops a fixation with Sakusa in high school. Rating: Teen Audiences (manga spoilers)
hyacinth: Sakusa is a trans athlete. One misunderstanding leads to a rift between him and Atsumu. Rating: Teen Audiences
Liminal Spaces: Atsumu prefers to ignore his feelings for Sakusa. Rating: Teen Audiences (manga spoilers)
Notice: Atsumu is one of the last people to learn about his crush on Sakusa. Rating: Teen Audiences
Past Ghosts and Future Relationships: Sakusa pretends to be Atsumu's boyfriend to help him get away from a terrible ex. Rating: Teen Audiences (references to past abusive relationships)
sakuatsu domesticity simulator: Two emotionally constipated jerks attempt intimacy. This is definitely the most creative fic format I've ever seen. It links to an external site and it's interactive. Rating: Teen Audiences
shakespeare for lovers: Sakusa swallows his pride and asks Atsumu to be his English Lit. tutor. Rating: Teen Audiences
Snow-kissed: Sakusa and Atsumu have a strict, no strings attached arrangement, but Atsumu starts to develop feelings. Rating: Explicit (manga spoilers)
General Haikyuu List
KageHina List
Make sure to check all tags before reading!
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flaray25 · 3 years ago
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I might be making this type of aus on stories
So *inhales*
The ghost of spongebob(an angst au) the part where spongebob feels something bad is going to happen to squidward and therefore he knew while squidward was walking on the street and spongebob was meters away from him that was where spongebob took the hit and pushed him aside. And that was where squidward cried so hard because spongebob died because of him
Vampire world a vampire spongebob au
Soft universe soft spongebob that squidward started to notice him suspiciously
School similator just like yandere simulator but spongebob and all of the characters even side characters are in a school. And spongebob is a yandere simping for squidward-
Partners as detective squidward doesnt know spongebob was his partner all he doesnt notice that his partner detective is spongebob and spongebob is disguised so he wont know his identity
Villain spongebob the au where spongebob was so tired of all the FUN stuff so he became really evil
The end of his(angst) the way where spongebob got trapped into a void and couldnt go out until next month he was still stuck there and squidward could only go there by him sleeping and dreaming And spongebob turned like an error stuff something like that
Human characters just them all as humans
Teen school i know they both dont go to the same school as a teen but i made an au where they both were together in a highschool
Mermaid boy squidward and spongebob as mermaid
Dreamland them dreaming some stuff
Genderbend what do you expect they both coyld be a girl
The strict parents (angst) sypnosis: spongebob's parents visited spongebob's house and the way they saw him looking like a childish boy they both were really disgusted so they forced him to change his identity into a mature one either he likes it or not
Swapped the au where spongebob is grumpy and squidward is childish
Flowers i already made this but the story is where spongebob accidentaly ate a toxic flower and was going to die Squidward didnt notice he had it.
A new future generation the place where spongebob and squidward have two kids and the both kids are named coraline and clairene Clairene is 10 while coral is 13 she is adopted and spongebob is a mom while squidward is a dad so same as karendy and patindy so karen is a mama and sandy is mom their kid is named aidan who is a male and he is 12 and the other one king patrick and queen mindy they only have one daughter and her name is pops she is older than coral she is 14 and hangs out with her always and about squilliam well yes he has a husband too his name is squillias leggys (credits for the comic who made it herself as pancaketiffy) they both have two adopted sons one is named kristopher non binary and an 18 year old the other sibling is samuel 19 years old AND AS FOR MR KRABS AND PLANKTON YOU COULD SAY THEY BOTH ARE LEGALLY MARRIED AND MAKING UP THEIR LOST TIME WHICH THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE FRIENDS SINCE KIDS!
*loses breath*
So yeah.... THATS ALOT STORY I HAVE ON MIND WHICH I WANT TO MAKE
(I feel lost of breaths)
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ryder616 · 4 years ago
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Rewatching All The Madame’s Men
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Revolutions only need good dreamers who remember their dreams. 
Or, in the case of a virtual reality run by an android who wants to be free, they only need secret agents who remember their true selves.
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I’ve always wondered if at least part of the inspiration for the Framework arc came from the writers’ frustrations with the 2016 US presidential elections and its result.
It’s not just the numerous and very overt jabs - they’re not even pretending to be subtle - but the resolution: facts, as in the truth of the Patriot’s sacrifice and Hydra’s depravity, win over propaganda and the public “wakes up” and unites against the fascists. Wouldn’t it be nice if it was so straightforward in real life?
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Take Your Daughter to Work Day:
At the beginning of the season Coulson was in a very similar place to Daisy, minus of course the PTSD and the death wish (that will come next season. Sort of?).
On a surface level, both were back to when the series started: she, on her own in her van, flouting laws and crusading. And he, a high-level agent again, leading his own team on a cool plane, picking up assignments he likes (for the most part).
Both chose this “regression” to protect the team in the wake of the Hive crisis: “I thought that separating myself from the team would help me protect it” Daisy will explain in a few episodes to a more receptive Fitz than the one who accused her of “turning her back” in 4x02, and Coulson has already said in 4x07 how stepping down from the directorship was the move that allowed everyone else to continue in S.H.I.E.L.D. and, presumably, to do so unhindered.
Both were forced back into their pre-Hive roles by circumstances: Daisy returned because of the Eli Morrow crisis and may have left again right after it if she had paid attention to land in a media-free area (🤭). And Phil only assumed his Shadow Director role because Mace’s qualifications were a lie.
So it’s very satisfying that in the same episode Daisy emerges from a new Terrigenesis fully healed with her powers again and Coulson fully finds himself, stepping up to lead the Resistance and inspiring the masses.
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Tinker, Traitor, Soldier, Spy Redux:
When you get down to it, FW!Ward is basically doing exactly what real!Ward was doing until the Hydra’s attempted takeover (so before 1x17 and the subsequent murder spree): he is a spy, embedded in a rival organization for years, who is lying about himself to everyone there, including the woman he claims to love.
Except, of course, he’s doing it for a very different and, I think we can all agree, far better cause. Betraying S.H.I.E.L.D. made him a villain, betraying Hydra makes him a hero.
As an exercise in moral relativity and “Context Matters!”, FW!Ward is very effective. And he works as a foil for Fitzler, with the nurture vs nature argument that was seeded way back in season 1. Fitzler was raised by an overbearing, abusive father instead of his loving mother, while FW!Ward was “saved from himself” by a woman dedicated to the greater good (given it’s Hand, overbearing probably still applies 😁), instead of the self-serving, toxic asshole that Garrett was. And so here they are, on opposite paths again but in reverse.
As a “redemption” for real!Ward, however, assuming that was the intent - and it is debatable - I don’t think he works and Daisy’s line, that she now understands her Ward had good in him since the simulated one does, feels borderline disrespectful to her character, whose empathy and survivor’s guilt could probably be used for better things than forgiving remorseless abusers.
How does the obvious notion that Ward would have become a better human being if someone less awful than Garrett had offered him tutelage when he was a vulnerable, messed-up teen, redeem the adult who consistently chose to do ill, channelled his hurt into hurting others and never truly regretted it?
Will Fitz’s horror for what Fitzler did, and his better path in life, “redeem” the Doctor? Then why would FW!Ward’s dismay for his real world counterpart’s actions, and his different path in life, redeem real!Ward?
This “presumed redemption” angle is also further muddled by S7, when we are told (by Kora, in 7x11) that in a timeline where Garrett never “helps” him, Ward was going to be worse.
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Stuff:
The Framework has its own Fox News stand-in. Naturally.
Unlike Afterlife’s crystals, the one used by May doesn’t contain any trace of the Diviner’s metal and is therefore completely harmless for humans. FW!Hydra did a better job growing the Terrigen and it’s also likely that post-Whitehall Jiaying considered the deadliness to humans a feature, rather than a bug, and never saw a reason to refine the process.
You’re looking better -- Yeah. Thanks for that. I guess Aida and the Darkhold agree with me that cuts, bruises and even scars should not be retained after Terrigenesis. Daisy’s real Terrigenesis worked differently - she still had the cut on her cheek after it - and she seems surprised here that her injuries are gone but in 2x16, during the acupuncture scene, there were no visible scars on her stomach where Quinn’s shots should have left their mark. 🤷‍♀️
No matter the circumstance, none of you can escape your true nature. [May], the Warrior. Mack, the Protector. And Fitz, well, he's a Romantic. -- And me, what, I don't make the list? You, my dear, are the Rebel with a Cause. 
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!! 🥳👏🙌
The same parameters that limit me must also limit you. My primary directive requires me to protect these people. [...] If they become a direct threat to the Framework, then they no longer require protection. Can I just say that Radcliffe bungled the Laws of Robotics? Protecting human life is the FIRST law and everything else is supposed to be subordinate. This part is definitely not the Darkhold’s fault. Bad priorities!
Anyone else getting sick of this propaganda crap? It's like sipping poison. Little bit every day, you don't even notice till it kills you. How unsubtle of you, AoS. Good. 
Still feeling the after-effects of the Terrigen. It's like a hangover made of bees. In S2 Daisy described her powers as a thousand bees inside [her] that she felt all the time. The technical aspects of the simulation remain impeccable.
What I don't get is how you can control your powers so quickly. A question I have about the humans powered up with the stolen Inhuman powers in S7 (other than Malick, who almost killed himself at first and, unlike the rest, had proper time to learn).
What kind of monsters would do this? -- Inhumans. The ever-present threat. Right. Inhumans are the monsters here...🙄
This woman, known by the alias "Skye," is a member of the Inhumans First movement. Her goal is to destabilize Hydra from within. We warn our audience that this Inhuman has the potential to cause mass destruction, and she has been known to target civilians. Aside for the “Inhumans First” membership, none of this is technically untrue. And yet...
Her name was Victoria Hand. She was the first person to tell me I could be a good man. Skye was the one who made me believe it. Skye. Who was working for Hydra. Willingly, apparently (why?). Honestly, I don’t think the writers thought the lives of the alt NPCs through, outside of the Ward & Fitz moral switcheroo.
This is quantum-energy manipulation. Darkhold tech. Aka the stuff with the magic boxes, Lucy the Ghost and Eli the Quantum Thief from 4A. When people hate on the Ghost Rider pod I get cranky, because it set up everything.
You can't blame yourself for their lies. Once you learned the truth, you fought back. As usual, May doesn’t hide from responsibility, even when the deck is fully stacked against her, but this is good advice that hopefully helped her. It sounds like Daisy was relating to her experience with her mom in S2, in which case this may indicate that she has forgiven herself for it... or that she’s much better at giving advice than following it.😄
[Aida] wants to circumvent her programming. Every step has been towards that goal. The Framework, Radcliffe, Fitz. We have to stop her. Aida wants to be free. By itself, that’s remarkable. And relatable. I think this is one of the reasons why she is such a great antagonist, one of the last, great villains of the show.
You believe me? -- Come on, girl. That's way too crazy a story to make up. Trip never, ever disappoints. 🤗
Don't you snap at me, boy. If I wanted you hysterical at every setback, I would have left you with your mother. According to the Declassified books, these scene with Alistair that highlights the perils of growing up without a female parental figure were shot, coincidentally, on International Women’s Day.
So the secret base is the base. Probably should've guessed that.   😂😂😂
Trip? That's the best news I've heard in weeks. Right?!
Clearly, I wasn't in on any plan, or I wouldn't still be in this bloody cell. I’m disappointed they left Radcliffe in the hands of the nazis, especially because him being him along May and Daisy during the escape would have been hilarious.
To save ourselves we need to save the world. Work, work, work,work... 😅
I'm just saying, if you need to shop for furniture, I'll take you. I know just the place. This is another unsubtle reference, I *think* to Bill O’Reilly and his sexual harassment scandal.
If you think you can force me, Sunil Bakshi, to go on air and slander Hydra, then you're delusional. I am the most trusted voice in journalism [Daisy quakes him into a wall] Just, uh, put it in the teleprompter, then. The unyielding hero Hydra deserves.... 🤣
Well, every relationship has its ups and downs. We'll get through it. I’m a bit unclear on how being a Hydra supporter is just some regular relationship hurdle to get over but I admire your optimism, Better!Ward.
Hydra doesn't think we're smart enough to know when we're being fed alternative facts to keep us afraid, to keep them in power. Unsubtler and unsubtler...(sic)
Now I'm choosing to stand up, to become a part of something bigger. I really do believe that together, we can accomplish anything. Because the truth is I'm not just a history teacher. My name is Phil Coulson and I'm an Agent of S. H. I. E. L. D. Did anyone not smile broadly at this? Like, I’m typing it and still smiling.
We have located the two agents threatening the Framework. They are aboard a S. H. I. E. L. D. jet. Once we get a lock on it, my men have orders to shoot it down. Ugh, going from Coulson’s speech to the Superior Bigot is almost as bad as going from Enoch’s goodbye to Nathaniel Malick. Curse all aggravating villains and their tag scenes.😝
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my candy love is over.
After all this years, the game that made me make this tumblr account and that probably changed my life forever is gone.
What can I even say?
I was 10 when I started playing it.
The story while simple, was so interesting and fun for me at the time, I spent 12 hour per day thinking about it, and on the other half of the day I was creating fanfics inside my head, where my oc was a mermaid, a long lost princess, a sassy blonde tsundere girl with a heart of gold... I could be all of that while looking good and having five anime boyfriends!
And the fandom...oh the fandom. I said a while ago that it was/is a very toxic community, and while I'd still consider this statement to be true, there for sure was a lot of passion and creativity in it.
Some of my current favorite youtubers and artists started here, it's crazy to see how far they've come when looking back they were just some teens with crushes on anime boys.
The memes in the fandom were also 👌👌👌 honestly, it has here were I learned what shitpost is.
As for my personal relantionship with that hell of a game well, I'm not kinding when I say It changed my life forever.
I was always a shy, self consious, anxious kid, with little to no friends, so to have a place where ""I"" was an outgoing pretty teen, who was not only beloved by all of her classmates, but also desirable by boys, so much so they would get flustered by things that I've said and compliment me for small actions???? Mannnn that was AMAZING.
I know I don't post my artwork in my tumblr so it's kind of weird for me to say that but this dating simulator literally gave me the dream of being an artist. It's true, I was so in love with ChiNoMiko's artstyle that all I wanted when I was 12 was to be able to draw just like her, so praticed every day till I could draw a girl as pretty as Candy or a guy as cool as one of the main boys.
But what helped me the most was for sure the much needed escapism MCL gave me.
I'm a pedophillia survior, for years I spent every single day of my life afraid my abuser would hurt me, rape me or even kill me haha guess what profession he occupies? yep, good ol' cop, protecting those in need! like all his noble co-workers! It felt like I was in a constant danger zone, and that no matter how much I'd pray, he would always be there to torture my existence. This trauma was the main reason why I developed depression, and why I hated being me so much.
But this game...this game helped me, it helped a lot. When I was in the school of Sweet Amoris I could take myself out of the world where there was someone trying to use me in such a disgusting way. I could distance myself from being the scared introverted girl I was and become a confident and beloved idealized version of me.
There really wasn't room for fears and anxiety when I was chasing Nathaniel, argueing with Castiel, helping Lysander find his notebook, making pop culture references with Armin and simping for Kentin.
Now I'm in no way shape or form saying My Candy Love is a good game. It's full of plot holes, has a problem with keeping its consistence in artstyle, has billions of wasted storyline, some of the wrost character development I've ever seen, had some very bad stereotypes and representation of minorities in it's early years and I'm not even going to begin on how Beemov is a shitty company runned by idiots that treats it's employees and consumers like fucking garbage.
But I can't deny my love for this series, or at least the first part of it, and how much it meant for me.
Nowadays,after somehow finishing high school, somehow getting into a happy relantionship and finally being able to have my abuser far away from me and anyone I love, I look back grateful for my times as a cringy weeb obssed with these french anime boys, if I am who I am today it was thanks to these weird memories that marked my life.
So thank you you,
For this messy story,
For this even messier fandom,
For Kentin, the biggest fictional crush I've ever had,
For making me create my account on this lovely hellsite,
For the joy,
For the laughter,
For the dream,
And so much more.
MY CANDY LOVE IS OVER BITCHES
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thebleedingwoodland · 4 years ago
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I kept creating new projects until I forgot I have many old projects I created from year 2016-2017. TSRW kept throwing error warning, therefore, I cannot release the standing microphone decoration and its accessories. Blood bag color is too flat and the plastic case disappears when I load the game. Meshing clothes is fun and easy, but the difficult part is when processing to become blended with Sim, morphing, bone assignment, sometimes generating weird black shadow in TSRW and in-game. More Indonesian food, decoration, and furniture in progress. 
Don’t know when I will be back to Simming community. I had promised to myself in this year, I will be more active outside not just spending my time in front of PC, exercise more, indulging myself with hobbies and activities, pursuing my electric guitar skill (hopefully will be accepted in rockband, which is my dream since I was a teen). 
COVID quarantine made me nostalgia-ing with my my past, and I realized I have to move on. I become older. I will be no longer active in The Sims community. I will no longer play The Sims, I have to pursue my career, real life opportunities, 3D skill, being physically fit and mentally healthy. 
Thank you The Sims for making me realize that my actual skill is in 3D meshing & animation, that made me left toxic job in the past, became 3D Artist and I’ve enjoyed it. Thank you for the life simulator, I’m able to create my own fictional characters that make me able to create stories in more believable way, making alternate version of me that I cannot do in real life, having pet dog which is impossible for me to take care in real life, thank you to fellow CC creators for creating CC to enrich and making The Sims more realistic. Thank you for the support from fellow Simblrs and donations, made some friends, even though I also had experienced bad things with The Sims community in the past. 
Also I want to say Happy Lunar New Year (Not only to my fellow Chinese followers, but also Japanese, Vietnamese, Koreans ^_^), Happy Valentine’s Day, and so on for the upcoming date in this year. I hope this year will be good and prosperous for us!   
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thessaliah · 4 years ago
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A Coming of Age for mage children
It strikes me how common are Kadoc's and Ophelia's struggles for teenagers and young adults, and how these issues are augmented into toxic levels thanks to mage lifestyle and culture.
Kadoc's rampant lack of self-worth, insecurity, and inferiority complex isn't uncommon among teens.  Especially teens surrounded by a group of prodigies and other special beings. But because he's a mage and that background makes a direct connection between accomplishment and the reason he continues breathing, then it makes it imperative for him to prove himself. This stuff got even worse after he died. He felt his entire reason to live right now is to do his role as Crypter well. That lostbelt is a microcosm of his demons. A world where only the strong can survive, to the point one has to give up their kind heart, music, and anything that is considered "vulnerability."  
Ophelia's issues are not uncommon either. How many youths are suffocated by the expectations of their parents and family? How many are shaped from childhood to follow them in hopes they can achieve what they failed? How many are pushed to follow careers not because of what they want but because their parents do? How many are scared of failure because it'll disappoint their loved ones? Ophelia has a further complication, she's a mage with a mystic eye that allows her to choose to deny some possibilities. For someone who was raised with her life schedule by others who "know better" then her eye is absolutely terrifying. If she were to use it and choose wrongly, what would be the consequences? So she locks herself up and tries to follow someone who would know better than she does because she has no confidence in her decisions, she's scared of her own feelings and desires, so that way she isn't scared to fail. Responsibility is frightening, failure is suffocating. So there comes her ideal paradise. A kind mother goddess who runs a land of eternal children who would never know what is to take hard choices, a world without Sunday (the day she was free to do what she liked), an ideal setting even if turning a blind eye to the downsides.
The rest of the Crypters don't have a coming of age story arc as these two, but there are still some thematic connections between the lostbelt and them. In my opinion, Chaldea isn't longer a protagonist force in the storyline of LB1 and LB2 but actually devices to help Kadoc and Ophelia to mature. The other element is, as a staple for Type-Moon, the Servant. And of course, romance.
It was in Kadoc showing his kindness he wanted to get rid of to Anastasia why he didn't become a yaga in human skin. It was Anastasia who validated him without the toxic attempts of dehumanization, she told him he was worth as he was, because he's a sweet person, not because he's mighty. Chaldea (and Kirschtaria) sparing him also proved to him he didn't need to be a successful Crypter to continue living. Although his arc isn't done yet, it's taking a few steps forward. That world of yaga, his validation for brutal survival, was already denied.
Ophelia, the one who followed everyone's expectation, still refused Napoleon. ��She was finally able to express the love she had denied and cover-up for Kirschtaria and finally came out of her shell to be Mash's friend. She took a decision helped by Napoleon and Chaldea, to face her greatest fear: that decision in itself. Sunday (Surtr). The embodiment of her family expectations in her eye. She got rid of it. Her outcome was tragic (there's a lot to say about names and foreshadowing), but she was satisfied she could do this for herself. The world of children who can’t choose their future was also denied. 
Kirschtaria Wodime is also present in their coming of age, not just the Servant and Chaldea. He's the light that casts a heavy shadow of Kadoc because, deep down, that's his real measuring stick and the bright lighthouse that blinds Ophelia who feels also she couldn't burden him with her love. This augments their issues, making Kadoc's insecurity worsen and Ophelia to rely on his guidance and hide her feelings because she’s ashamed of them (and only through Bryn and Sigurd she realizes love makes people strong). It's tied with another of Nasu's favorite themes: break your mask. Spoilers for Olympus (although LB2 has foreshadowed it).
Kadoc's trust. Ophelia's laughter.
Kirschtaria Wodime was able to obtain these in the simulations he endured to save them. Kadoc was still a bit insecure but he gained confidence and became his close friend. He started to love himself. He trusted Wodime rather than believe he would order his death so callously after his failure.  Ophelia was exasperated at his true self (remind me a bit to Bazett and Cu in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia) but she was happy to make decisions on her own and lecture his flights of fancies. Also, her serious persona apparently found happiness and became more carefree. He shared laughter with her.
But Wodime has hidden behind his act of the ideal king of Crypters. He's hiding because they don't remember these experiences they shared, and he wants to avoid to burden them even if this breaks his heart. It’s not that different from what Arturia did, to conceal her human heart and presented an ideal to others for what she perceived the greater good. Yet that ideal leads to misunderstandings, betrayals, and disconnection. 
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mostlysignssomeportents · 4 years ago
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How Marcus Hutchins saved the world and lived to tell the tale
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You may recall the Wannacry ransomware epidemic in 2017, when hospitals, businesses and governments were shutting down because their computers were being encrypted by malware that relied on a leaked NSA cyberweapon called Eternalblue to spread. The incidents were incredible, cinematic, even. Whole hospitals shutting down. The worm spreading like a pandemic. And then, one day, it all just...stopped. Then we learned that an anonymous security researcher going by Malwaretech had found a "kill switch" to shut it down. That was wild, and what was wilder was HOW Malwaretech killed it. They'd noticed that infected computers were trying to reach a weird, random, nonexistent domain, iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com, and so they'd registered the domain and stood a server up there. They were hoping to intercept some of the comms between infected computers and their botmasters, but instead, they had "sinkholed" the system, turning off the infection in every affected computer in the world. No one's quite sure why Wannacry infections go dormant if iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com can be reached. A leading theory is that the malware's author wanted to prevent efforts to decompile and analyze their creation. The first step in such an operation is loading the worm into a virtual machine - a simulated computer inside a real computer, which the researcher can inspect and alter with a thoroughness that is harder to achieve on real computers . Malware in a VM is trapped inside The Matrix, a head in a jar. These VMs are often configured to answer all internet requests from the malware, in the hopes of intercepting traffic between infected systems and command-and-control servers. Canny malware authors can use this to their advantage, writing in a subroutine that goes, "Try to contact this nonexistent server. If it answers, you're in The Matrix, so go to sleep and don't wake up until that server disappears." So, the theory goes, by registering that server, Malwaretech had inadvertently scared every instance of the worm in the world into hibernation by convincing it that it was stuck in The Matrix, and in so doing, Malwaretech had saved the day. Then it got weirder. The press uncovered the identity of the anonymous researcher behind Malwaretech: a British hacker named Marcus Hutchins (many people sent me this thanks to Little Brother, whose hero is also called Marcus - "A hacker named Marcus saved the world!"). Hutchins's other astounding feats of reverse engineering in service of hunting down and neutralizing other worms also gained publicity, and then he booked in to give a talk at that summer's Defcon, and that talk was hailed as a triumph by attendees. And then Hutchins was arrested by the FBI and accused of having written Kronos, a notorious banking trojan linked to ex-Soviet crime gangs. The community rallied around him: a person of color, a foreigner, a hero, trapped in America's meat-grinder of a justice system. They raised money, found him lawyers. Tarah Wheeler cashed in her severance pay from Symantec and used it to bail him out (racing barefoot down Vegas streets to make it to the notary on time!) and she and Deviant Ollam helped get him set up with a place to stay. He got probono counsel from cyberlawyers like Marcia Hoffman - a former EFF colleague of mine - and Brian Klein and settled in for a long legal battle. At first, he denied having anything to do with Kronos and criminal malware. Some of his teen activities - stuff hackers of the heroic era would call "youthful hijinx" - came to light. But then more and more evidence of Hutchins' involvement with Kronos emerged, and then he entered a guilty plea and posted a statement taking "full responsibility." And then, even more miraculously, his sentencing judge gave him time served and let him walk away, a free man. It was an incredible ride for those of us following it from the outside. But the actual story of Marcus Hutchins is, if anything, even more incredible. For the cover of the current Wired, Andy Greenberg turns in a 14,000-word profile of Hutchins that tells the true, incredible tale of his life, his crimes, his adventures, and his vindication. https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/ Some details are straight out of the hacker canon, a kind of platonic Wargames ideal: brilliant kid, parents bought him a PC to stop him from disassembling theirs (but he had to build it out of parts), fought with school administrators, accused of hacking school system. Then there's Hutchins' path into petty crimes, driven in part by intellectual curiosity and in part by necessity (just like Woz and Jobs paying bills by selling Blue Boxes door to door in their dorm). And then, the Sneakers turn: getting sucked into some serious crime. Working for a guy called "Vinny" who cajoled and coerced Hutchins into making Kronos. Hutchins balks several times, gets sucked back in, ends up self-medicating with speed to deal with the depression and anxiety he's suffering. This sets up a toxic dynamic where his drug-impaired judgment gets him embroiled in more trouble, and the trouble heightens his anxiety, which drives him to self-medicate further. But then, at last, he breaks free and starts writing anonymous malware analysis. His astounding technical feats start landing him industry jobs and he has a very belated realization that not only doesn't (cyber)crime pay, but going legit pays REALLY well. His life turns around, he saves the world - and gets busted by the FBI. The coda is, if anything, the best part: when the judge who sentences him recognizes all of this, bringing a rare moment of nuance and compassion to the meatgrinder of the US justice system, and lets him walk away. It's the kind of happy ending you rarely get. It's a complicated story of someone who did some terrible and foolish things and some brilliant and brave things, and who paid a price but was not destroyed, and of the community that rallied around him. It's a brilliantly told story of a brilliant security researcher.
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Beyond The Veil: Chapter 8
There was one stupid stereotype that seemed consistent in vampire lore that humans have written.
They tended to paint Vampires as creatures with very minimal or muted emotions that only really show said emotions when in relation to amusement or anger, and depending on the novel; sadism. That was a load of bullcrap.
First of all, most vampires have normal emotional levels. After all, most of them were human at some point. It’s just as time passes, they get incredibly good at either hiding their emotions, or mellowing out under years of experiences and logic. Eras was born the way she is, so she just experienced emotion differently than most.
She just prefers to ruthlessly stomp the feeling out of existence in order to embrace logical processing. She still feels the emotion! Just hours later when she's ready to process it and it has shrunk into a minor inconvenience. The problem with that though is that when something does manage to get to her, it hits hard.
Currently, Eras was sitting in her car while calmly letting the tension that had been building leave her shoulders. After 4 meetings that could have, quite frankly, fucked off and been an email; she was tense and annoyed.
This was not at all improved by the insistent ringing of her phone.
Without checking the number, a rare occasion for her but she was stressed, Eras answered and placed the phone on her ear. She could barely hold back the snap that wanted to peek through as she kept her voice level and polite.
“Hello, may I inquire as to the purpose of this call?” Was she defaulting to formal speech to prevent her frustration from coating her words? Yes, yes she was.
A feeling of wrongness from that morning pricked under her skin when she was answered by the voice of Nedzu.
“Ah yes, Viridis-san correct?” a skeptical hum of agreement prompted Nedzu to continue, “Great! I’m calling to inform you of a serious matter and I must ask, are you able to listen at this specific moment?” The faux cheerfulness Nedzu presented was not thick enough to hide his notes of seriousness from her keen hearing.
The feeling started to boil.
“Yes, I am.” This time, some of her curtness leaked through. She has had enough with pleasantries at the moment.
“Alright, I’ll just be forward then. Currently, due to a training mishap during All Might's foundational heroics class Viridis Muska is currently on bedrest in the infirmary, healing burns from an explosive attack from one of our other students. She’ll make a full recovery without any scarring since it wasn’t too serious thanks to another teammate who dragged her out of the way, however she’ll be sleeping for a few hours considering she was on low energy before Recovery Girl healed her.”
Eras almost snapped the steering wheel off with how hard she was gripping it. A stillness impossible for those that breathe settled over her like a blanket as her blood burned its way through her veins. Its toxic properties popped in her head as it ran simulations for various scenarios she could act on. First, though, she had an idiot to check on.
“Thank you for informing me.” Her voice was cold, and deceptively calm, “I’ll be showing up in 10 minutes. I am meeting my ward first and then I’ll need some questions answered. None of this is optional. I’ll see you soon, Nedzu.”
There was 25 minutes between where Eras was currently and her destination.
She showed up in the promised 10.
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All Might stared at the phone on Nedzu’s desk like it had just signed off on his will and dug his grave.
To be fair though, it kind of did.
Shouta would grin his cheshire grin in sadistic glee at that if he wasn’t worried about what had just happened as well. Nedzu, surprisingly and hauntingly, was not smiling. His face is dark and serious. Shouta couldn’t blame him though. Viridis Eras could kill with her tone of voice alone.
He had never been so effectively threatened by words not even targeted at him before.
He sighed and got up from leaning against the wall. He turned towards Nedzu who had tracked the movement with his ears.
“I’ll go and head to the parking lot, She’ll need a guide.”
He was dismissed with a nod and he ignored the fearful stare that was pleading in his direction as he left. He shouldn’t have conducted fucking battle trials if he wanted a savior. Shouta was still pissed off about that. He also had tapes to watch and testimonies to get when deciding on future punishment. The Bakugo’s had been called and were heading in the school’s direction as well but considering Viridis would be their first? Hizashi had gotten off scot free when he stole his coffee this morning so he could deal with them. If they were anything like his student? Well...
Shouta Aizawa was not ashamed to admit he was a very petty man.
He sighed as he finally reached the parking lot gate. Leaning against the side and taking out a jelly pouch to pass the time while also getting some kind of nutrients, He had hoped that Viridis would take a bit longer so he could catch a break, but that’s definitely not happening.
He was proven right when in the next 5 minutes a black jeep pulled into the parking lot space closest to the gate where he was standing. Straightening his posture from the slouch it had been, he didn't want to make a worse impression, Shouta watched with hawk eyes as Viridis exited the vehicle and walked over to him.
She was around 171cm but that was probably due to the heels adding on some height. Hair, that was styled in a sleek bob cut, would blow in the wind occasionally. Revealing perfect snow white hair underneath black. As the distance rapidly closed between them, Shouta noticed the beauty mark that sat on the left of a smile that put Nedzu’s politely pissed one to shame. Eyes that were a darker black than his own, did not hide the angry cat like slits they held in them. He felt a shudder try to work up his spine the closer she got and he mercilessly pushed it down.
Once she was close enough, Shouta gave her a quick meaningful bow before talking.
“Hello Viridis-san, My name is Aizawa Shouta,” returning to full height he noticed the tattoo he had been trying to see from a distance turned out to be a snake wrapped around her neck and biting its own tail, “I’ll be your guide to the infirmary and then afterwards to Nedzu’s office. I’m also your ward’s homeroom teacher.“
Eyes seemed to pierce through him as they racked down his body with an assessing gaze.
“I see,” and wasn’t that voice the definition of syrupy sweet? “As you know the name is Viridis Eras, however just call me Eras. I’m not only used to it but with more than one Viridis, things will get confusing. Lead the way.”
With that command, Shouta turned around and immediately headed for the infirmary. He could only pray, despite not believing in such things, that they would all get through this alive.
Minus Yagi.
Shouta was pretty damn sure the man would be lucky to still walk after this.
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As Aizawa led her to the infirmary, Eras took the time to focus on calming down.
Thankfully, she hadn’t snapped the man's head off when he had introduced himself. He was nice, definitely has the voice of a god, and… She's getting off track.
Aizawa doesn’t deserve the snappish angry attitude she had at the moment. That was reserved for All Might, and possibly Nedzu, due to his involvement in the cause of whatever the fuck she was walking to go see.
They reached the infirmary relatively fast, and Aizawa knocked twice before opening the door and stepping aside to let her walk in first. Stepping over the entryway, she immediately snapped her head to where Muska was lying on a bed talking to a teen next to her with the greenest curls she had ever seen.
That however, was the least of her concerns.
“Oh, Hey Eras.”
Eras was at her side within seconds. She assessed any and all bandages she could see, which compared to greenie in front of her was relatively few. The skin that wasn’t covered was red but in the sensitive way skin is after coming in contact with something hot. Nothing was scarred. Releasing the tension in her shoulders, Eras slumped into the seat next to her best friend's infirmary bed.
“Hey Muska, you just had to give me a scare huh? I almost broke my steering wheel when I received the phone call.” Eras narrowed her eyes but the glare had no heat.
The little shit just cackled at the thought of her friend breaking a steering wheel, again, and gestured to Green boy as she calmed down. Said boy looked like a deer in headlights at the action.
“Meet Midoriya Izuku, he’s the one who pulled me away from PomPom boy's blast and honestly could use more of your fretting than me.” Muska said, a shit eating smirk on her face as said boy ‘eeped’ at that. He was also blushing fiercely and stuttering out reassurances along with trying to downplay the role he had in helping Muska. Oh, this is red flag boy.
Eras inclined her head slightly and smiled a more genuine smile, still not showing teeth though. The nervous teen relaxed slightly at it. Good.
“Thank you for that Midoriya. I appreciate you saving my friend like that. Are you alright as well?” she asked, eyeing the bandages wrapped around his arms and torso. Muska just muffled a snort at her wording. So what if the last thing she heard her say that morning was "dictator daddy's all have that condescending smile." She could be formal! It's called a customer service voice for a reason.
When he tried to brush off the damage they could both see, Muska sighed and turned to Eras. Gesturing to her mouth and then to her neck, she pretended to swipe it and played dead. Eras snorted and just sighed afterwards. Shaking her head to say no she was not about to murder a public figure. Maim though....
“As long as you’ll heal alright then I guess it was fine. Really though, Midoriya, I owe you. If you ever need anything, let me know." Muska's eyes widened at that and snapped to Eras who just shook her head once again, "Muska, I don’t plan on it but it’ll be close. I’m pissed and it’s not really leaving just yet. I’ll be entering a meeting after this visit and I have a feeling the Bakugo’s were already called in as well.”
Muska nodded along until the Bakugo part. Then she had a constipated look on her face before leaning in and whispering.
“He needs therapy, his emotions had run wild during the exercise and I don’t think this was a product of just anger. This feels conditioned.”
Eras gripped the chair at that. Gritting her teeth, she nodded. Giving a slight bow to a still sputtering Midoriya, Eras walked out the infirmary door and closed it quietly. Aizawa leaned against the wall to the left and she took a few seconds to appreciate the silence before nodding in his direction. Luckily for All Might. Seeing Muska had calmed some of the anger she was still feeling.
She had a rat to go meet.
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