#v; fighting a battle that isn't mine

[beanghostprincess]

Tumblr crossed soul mates yessssssss you have the BEST opinions and dropping asks here is so much fun and really it's the highlight of my day.

Shanks trying to get flirting advice from the crew, specifically Roger, is both so in character and absolutely hilarious. Like. Dropping my own headcanon here, but I feel like Rouge was probably ALSO a badass of a woman, and so Roger's type is women who could destroy me. Shanks has the same taste, plus a little extra friends-to-lovers trope seasoning for extra Flavor. Crocus is just off to the side, either NO help or equally as bad. Rayleigh is certain he's going gray already bc of the Shenanigans.

Imagine for a moment that Shanks keeps Not Being Clear. He thinks he's being OBVIOUS, but Buggy, while Suspecting Smth, isn't gonna make it easy on him (she also is terrified to be misreading things and refuses to take that chance. She talks mad shit, but Shanks is her PERSON. Of course she loves him, of course he's her soulmate, her beloved, her bst friend, her comrade, of course of course of course. But she'd rather remain best friends and pining inside than risk losing him at all.).

It comes to a head when they have their Regularly Scheduled Whitebeard V Roger Fight.

((Insert a crack ship here but-)) Maybe, after the battle, during the cool down, this time around there's no Teach to set Buggy's instincts off. Maybe Marco, just a few years the cabin kids' senior, has Noticed Buggy. Maybe the Phoenix is preening and fighting weird, sudden instincts and is so absolutely FLUSTERED by it. Maybe Buggy is, in turn, flustered or flattered by the attention - maybe she even misconstrues it.

Marco is letting Buggy look over his books, is offering her his hand when boarding or stepping off a ship - either ship, mind you - is sharing his food, is shouldering others aside to give her something Shiny and Pretty, is attentive to if she shivers, if she sweats, offers her comfortable places to sit, is just.... in her orbit.

And Shanks does not like that, not one bit.

So he's in a Mood, as one would expect of a jealous teen boy, no matter his general disposition.

Others have noticed by now, the intense glaring matches between Marco and Shanks are shooting over an oblivious Buggy's head. She's just too excited by treasures, fabrics, textures and books to care much about the boys - until the evening.

Marco invites her to read together by the firelight, a blanket in one arm. She's tempted - he has a few books on constellations that she's debating lifting from their dusty shelves, and so few on the Oro Jackson enjoy reading the way she does.

But then a hand hooks decisively on her waist. Suddenly, Shanks is beside her, arm around her, holding her, pinning her, to his side and chest as he shoots what may generously be called a smile at the zoan devil fruit user.

"Buggy is capable of speaking for herself, Red-yoi."

"Oh, she is! Absolutely, I'll never cast doubt on that. She's spirited, alright. But ya know something, bird brain?" His eyes darken, smiled falling. "She's mine."

"Is she now?"

"If she wants to be - I won't force it. But watch your hands. Don't get so touchy with my Buggy."

"Stay in your lane, Shanks-yoi."

And suddenly the hand on her waist is gone. Suddenly Shanks is gone. Suddenly there's a brawl, right there, and Buggy is left gaping as her brain works on overdrive.

Half the assembled crews are drunk and cheering them on, a good chunk are asleep or off wandering, but Buggy is soon swept into the safe cocoon of Toki's arms, tucked to her side.

She is transfered to Roger, to Rayleigh, taken home and calmed down because the fragile, precarious structure she has assembled now has become full of unknowns. She's losing her mind over it, but more than that, she's fighting a desperate hope that she hates herself for having.

Shanks can do so much better than her, she tells herself.

The boy in question comes staggering in soon after - he was pissed at Marco, sure, but he noticed when she started panicking, when she began floating, when she was gone - and he came for her. He came as quickly as he could.

And he apologizes. "I shouldn't have called you mine."

Her chest feels like it's been stabbed.

He continues without hesitation. "You're your own person. You're too bright and smart and strong and awesome to just be some guy's girl. You're Buggy, and my feelings for you shouldn't ever take that away from you."

"What..."

"Mm?"

"What are you feelings for me?"

And they cry that night. They yell, and scream, and cry, and laugh, and when they fall asleep, it's tangled together in his hammock, her head resting on his chest and his grin buried in blue curls.

Marco and Shanks, both as adults, still have a semi-playful rivalry going on where they're down to throw hands at the drop of a hat, but it's all in good fun. They still sometimes argue over Buggy, but it's mostly to get her to blush, cackle or yell at them - usually, all three, though not in that order. Marco calls her "the one that got away" and makes the melodramatic "sometimes I can still hear her voice-" comments if only bc it makes people either laugh, groan, or get absolutely flabbergasted.

He was invited to their wedding.

AAA I'm so glad you're having fun sending the asks because I have so much fun reading your ideas <33 They're just SO good.

This is all PERFECT. Rouge was definitely a badass of a woman and somehow Roger managed to date her. Somehow. He doesn't know. He thinks he knows. He doesn't. And his advice isn't really that helpful for Shanks, ngl. He's just left without knowing exactly what to do to win Buggy's heart, but at least he can talk to Roger about it.

And,,, The Marco thing,,, The jealousy,, Especially with the rizz this man has, honestly, Shanks is righteously feeling intimidated. He's older than them and he's hotter. He looks more mature and calm and he reads and does those things Buggy enjoys. He makes her laugh, too, and Shanks is furious because he should be the one making her laugh!! It's not only that it makes him mad, but also, it makes him feel insecure about himself and his abilities. The thing is, Marco makes Buggy feel comfortable and appreciates her a lot, but he isn't Shanks. She thinks that Shanks doesn't feel the same and she won't confess either because she's scared of ruining their friendship. So Marco is the best option here, right? She should settle for him. But he isn't Shanks. And Shanks knows he doesn't have any right to claim Buggy or whatever, but this is pissing him off a lot. Both of them being stupid and feeling insecure about the other's feelings is so good,, And then they talk things out, of course, because Shanks shouldn't have said those things, but also Buggy did like it. Kind of. The fact that he was so protective of her. And that night they finally confess and kiss for the first time and it's just so good-- They laugh and whisper sweet nothings between kisses and it's the first time they do it but it feels so right. Buggy thinks about them being soulmates, but Shanks is the one to say it out loud.

And ever since, Shanks and Marco have had this rivalry and nobody knows exactly why because they never tell people about it. But it's just so hilarious to see them bicker for something that happened years ago. Every time Buggy remembers that, her self-esteem goes higher and higher, so at least she gets something good out of it.

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GWitch Onscreen Text: Episode 17 PART 2: DUEL

Greetings and Salutations! This is part 19 of my attempt to catalogue and discuss the onscreen text on monitors and screens in G Witch, as well as discuss other interesting things. This is Part 2 of Episode 17, covering the parallels to season 1 in Suletta and Guel's Duel in the latter half of the episode.

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Episode Analysis is never decided by the quality of an episode alone. Nor by the skill of the analyst alone.

The Result is the only truth.

PREFACE:

For the sake of simplifying things when drawing parallels, please keep in mind these shorthands:

Duel 1 (D1) will refer to Guel and Suletta's first duel in Episode 1. Duel 2 (D2) will refer to Guel and Suletta's rematch in Episode 3. Duel 3 (D3) will refer to Guel and Suletta's third duel in THIS episode.

Now let us begin.

DUEL

When the duel starts, the framing of Secelia's "Fix Release" is similar to Shaddiq's in D1, and El4n's in D2. Though, for some reason, hers is lit more brightly.

An interesting thing about this duel is that it's the only duel in the series where the Committee Member who officiated the Dueling Oath is NOT the same as the Member who Observes the corresponding duel.

Suletta v. Guel (D2) was officiated and Observed by El4n. Guel v. Elan and Elan v. Suletta were both officiated and Observed by Shaddiq. Miorine v. Shaddiq was officiated and Observed by Lauda.

But Suletta v. Guel (D3) was officiated by Rouji('s HARO), and Observed by Secelia. Not a parallel, but isn't it interesting?

The Duel's first parallel shows up early on. When Guel closes the distance on Suletta, who's firing at him, he disappears into a cloud of dust, only for Suletta to realize she hit his shield and not his mobile suit, proclaiming, "A shield?" (Left) This is a callback to Duel 1, where Lauda exclaimed the same thing when Suletta blocked Guel's shots with the GUND-Bit Shield. (Right)

After Guel tries to swing his blade at the AERIAL and hesitates after seeing a flashback to the fight with his father, he doesn't end up swinging, but instantly draws out his gun, only to hesitate again, unable to pull the trigger. This is the exact same thing he did during that previous fight, down to the motion of the gun and the twitching of his finger.

It's why he grabs it and says, "Damn you..." because he's repeating that same behavior.

After this, we see a scene where Prospera thanks Bel for her help with the duel. This is paralleling Duel 1. If you remember, Suletta only won that duel because Nika interfered, allowing Suletta to enter the Tactical Testing Sector and getting to Aerial by using her notebook.

Now, Duel 3 is going to be lost due to Bel's interference, and her role in (presumably) helping Miorine program the remote shutdown on the Victory Charm. Both duels even have a scene where their role in it is pointed out by someone.

This parallel to the Jeturk fight is pointed out within the episode itself, but you might not have noticed that it wasn't just Suletta pulling out the sword that was similar, the explosion of the Darilbalde's pods was also an allusion to that moment.

This next scene is also a parallel to Duel 2. (Right) During that Duel, when Guel is talking to his father, he demands to know why his father won't believe in him, and his father responds, "Why don't you understand this duel is bigger than you? Children should do as their parents say!" Only for Guel to snap, smashing his notebook and disabling the AI, proceeding to finish the fight on his own. He shouts, "This is my fight! It's mine! Only mine!" as he rushes Suletta.

In Duel 3, Guel is paralyzed with fear in the face of his traumatic memories. He's frozen, unable to move, but it's only the shouts of encouragement from his brother, Petra, Felsi, and all of Jeturk house that snaps him from that daze and spurs him into action. This battle is not for him alone. It belongs to him, and everyone behind him.

Both Duels even follow up their respective scene with Guel defending from Suletta's sword swing with his Beam Drones, and follows that up by attaching his shackle claws to Aerial's shoulders.

The BGM that plays during this penultimate scene is also different in their respective duels. In Duel 2 (Right) the song that plays is, unsurprisingly, The Witch from Mercury.

But in Duel 3 (Left), the song that plays is Weapons Should Only Exist to Kill People.

After that big attack, Guel looks down at the control panel and says, "This thing..." (Right) in reaction to the assistance he received from the AI. This is a parallel to his reaction in Duel 2 (Left), where he said the same thing. In that duel, he was fighting against the AI, but in Duel 3, he's embracing it, and working together with it has improved the ability of the Darilbalde significantly.

I also like to believe that, before in Duel 2, the Autopilot moved without his command, leading him to say, "This thing..." in annoyance. But in Duel 3, the Darilbalde didn't move to defend against Suletta's attack UNTIL Guel moved it first. I think he was surprised about that.

In Duel 2, Aerial's Right arm is severed from its body, but in Duel 3, it's reversed, and it's left arm has been severed.

And then, in the climactic moment of the fight, Suletta affirms Guel's strength, but says that she won't lose. (Left) Just as she did in Duel 2 (Right).

She explains why she can't lose. In Duel 2 (Right), it was because "There's still so much left on my wish list." But in Duel 3 (Left), the reason has changed. It's because She promised. She promised Miorine she would win. So they could buy rings, wear pretty dresses, and have a beautiful wedding.

It's easy to miss, but Miorine's hands are shaking here, and she's hesitating to activate the shutdown function.

As Suletta proposes to Miorine, and asks her to choose her, she starts charging the GUND-Bit Canon (Left). Considering it's raw power and strength, even at it's lowest output settings as we see in episode 12 (Right), it's probably not unreasonable to assume that if she had released this charge, she might have fatally injured Guel.

Eri apologizes to Suletta. Now that she's reached Permet 8, she can fully control her body. Even if Miorine hadn't forced a shutdown, she probably would have deactivated on her own accord.

During the final scene, it parallels Duel 1. The shot as a whole is similar to the scene in Duel 1 where Suletta opens Aerial's cockpit door to take Aerial back from Miorine (Top Right). Only now, Miorine has appeared to take Aerial away from her.

Miorine takes the Holder colors from her, (Bottom Left) just as she first bestowed them upon her at the end of Duel 1 (Bottom Right)

She takes it all back. Everything that she'd said, everything that they'd been, and realizes Suletta's worst fears from Episode 11.

Nice to meet you, my groom.

Goodbye, my Mercurian country bumpkin.

You might have noticed, but all 3 of Suletta and Guel's duels take place in dark, overcast environments. In Duel 1 (Left), when Suletta wins, intense, golden rays cut through the cloudy sky.

In Duel 2 (Middle), when Suletta wins, the light is less vibrant, but it still shines through, mixing with the squall of the sprinklers to create a beautiful rainbow.

In Duel 3 (Right), when Suletta loses, there is no light.

And just as in Duel 1, the scene fades out into the credits.

And with that, it's over.

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[blisss777]

Master anakin skywalker x fem Padawan reader

Summary: you've both crossed a line you can never turn back from

Warnings:p in v, dom anakin, sub reader, rough, slight choking(wouldn't wanna end up like padme), forbidden relationship, slight age gap(reader is in her 20s, anakin is in his 30s) if I missed anything let me know 🤗

The silence in the ship is deafening, deadly silent, besides the usual humming of the ship. The air's tense. The wound in my side is unbearably painful.

I eye anakin from the corner of my eye, pondering if I should break the silence by saying something, anything. Apologise maybe, after the scare I gave him. Knowing I've completely pissed him of, from the way his jaw is clenched, his Eye's staring straight forward.

"I couldn't just stand by master, we've lost countless men on the battle field if I hadn-" I try to explain my side before being immediately cut of. "I specifically told you stay behind with Rex, now look where that got you!" He shouts in a fit of rage, banging his fist on the counter of the ship.

Startling me, flinching away from the loud sound and gripping at the armrest of my chair. Eyeing him with caution, eyebrows furrowed. Though I know my master would never hurt me.

We sit in silence as anakin's heavy breathing fills it, casting my gaze down I whisper out in a firm tone. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't just stand by as innocent people die." Anakin sighs out, turning his head to look at me. "I thought I lost you, hearing you cry out, seeing you hit the ground not moving."

He shakily breathes out, the pain and distress coating his tone makes my heart clench. "I'm still here, I promise. I'm not going anywhere." I kneel in front of him, grabbing his flesh hand and gently squeezing.

Looking up at him I feel the air change, an electricity of lustful abandon wafting around us. Looking up at him through my lashes as he gazes down at me with an unreadable look.

His face blank of any emotion to give away how he's feeling or what he's thinking, the blue's of his Eye's gone, covered by his lust blown pupils. My breathing picks up as my chest rises and falls in an uneven rhythm.

I gaze down at his knee to escape his intense stare, trying to keep my form from shaking. Anakin's hand comes into view and gently gripping my chin between his thumb and index finger, raising my head up to face him.

"We...we shouldn't master, you shouldn't look at me like that it's-" anakin's lustful tone cuts me off again. "Like what?, like your more precious to me than the stars in the sky, like your a breath of fresh air after being held under water for too long. Like your all I've ever wanted."

My mouth opens and closes like a fish out of water, my brows furrowing at his passionate words. There's something in me that try's to hold me back, knowing this is completely forbidden. But then there's this part of me that wants this, the stronger part of me.

He leans down and gazes at me with lecherous desire, his lips getting closer and closer, until finally his pillowy lips connect with mine. Moving together sinfully, almost trying to swallow each other whole. Like even this isn't enough for us.

Anakin suddenly stands up, bringing me with him and picking me up by the thighs, our kiss never breaking as his sits me on the ships control panel. Gripping my face in both hands and swallowing my gasps.

His tongue licking my lips for entry, my mouth granting him permission immediately. Our tongues fighting for dominance.

"Anakin, we should stop now." I gasp out between kissing, realising this is where we should stop. Our indecent actions already gone too far.

"No. I can't, I won't after finally having a taste of you." Anakin rasps out as his wet kisses trail down my jaw, to my neck. Making me whine out at the feeling.

"Admit it, you don't wanna stop either." He steps back and stares down at me, breathing shakily. "I don't." I whisper out in slight shame at my weakness. Giving in almost too easily.

But how could I?, with him staring at me like he does, even the strongest of women would fall into the depths of his blue eye's. Drowning in them.

Anakin smiles at my response before immediately kissing me again, my arms wrapping around his neck and pulling him impossibly closer. His hands gripping the the fabric of my robes so tightly in his fists.

"I need to feel your skin against mine, now." Anakin groans out slightly as I nod against his lips, agreeing with his words.

Pieces of clothing fall in random places as our heavy breathing fills the ship, now only in my bra and panties and anakin in his boxer briefs. The sight of his broad shoulder's and chest causes me to lose my breath, anakin also taking in the sight of me he'd never thought he'd see.

"You're so beautiful Angel, fuck." The sound of anakin's voice breaks me out of my trance like state, looking into his lust clouded eye's while he starts to caress my sides. Going lower and lower until he gently squeezes my thighs.

I shudder involuntary, his touch a searing yet pleasant burn. His hands roaming back up and behind my back to my bra clasps. Stopping to softly question me if I truly want this. As I breath out a firm yes, an adoring smile gracing his angel like features.

My bra immediately coming undone, letting it fall from my chest as anakin's eye's snaps to my chest. Gently rising and falling in an almost hypnotising rhythm, he leans his forehead against mine before his lips collide with mine. The kiss immediately becoming heated.

His hand suddenly yet gently squeezing my breast, fondling it as I gasp into his mouth. His tongue licking into my mouth as our tongues intertwine in a battle for dominance, my hands reaching out to grab at the elastic of his boxer brief, tugging it, my want evident.

He pulls it down and in return he pulls my pantie down my legs, running his hands up my legs and pushing them apart to stand between them. His cock brushing against my inner thigh, my eye's widening as I gaze down at it.

The tip a pinkish hue, precum dripping down the side as it twitched slightly. The size of it baffling, the length and width frighteningly delicious. A patch of darkened blonde at the base of it.

My jaw unknowingly dropped as I took it in, my cheeks heating as Anakin smirks at my expression. His hand cupping my face and tilting it to look at him, "we don't have to continue if you don't want to angel." His thumb caressing my cheek in comfort.

"No, no I want to. I want this truly." I whisper sweetly, my hand coming up to hold his wrist and turning my head to place a kiss on it. Anakin lays me back on the console gently, surprised at how no buttons have been pressed by accident yet.

He leans over me slightly, leaning on one hand, his other flesh one trailing down my body. The whisper of his touch fuelling my already building desire. His fingers run through my wet folds, up and down before finding my clit and rubbing in figure eights. The choked whine leaving me at his touch, my back arching as I grip his shoulder's for stability.

He positions one finger at my entrance as his thumb rests on my clit, his finger pushing in slowly. Stretching me out in preparation for his cock, my breathing shallow as he finally sheaths them inside me. Pulling out and pushing in while his thumb continues to strums my clit.

Now pulling quiet moans out of me, making the pace of his finger pick up. Putting one more finger inside of me, I grip at his shoulder tightly in response.

The sudden tightness in my stomach surprises me, my pussy clenching around his fingers. My eye's connect with his. "Ani-i I'm gonna cum." I whine out, the smile that flits across his lips is hungry, greedy.

"C'mon angel, let go for me." He rasps out, my eye's fluttering shut as I fling my head back, my back arching as the coil in me snapping. Coming down from my high I'm shocked at how that didn't make the craving for more in me stop.

"It's going to be a slight stretch angel." Anakin kisses my forehead endearingly. "Can you handle it?" He asks in concern, staring into my eye's. "I can handle it ani, I promise, Please just do something." I plead desperately.

He obeys without hesitation now, gripping the base of his cock and pushing in slowly. My head drops back against the console as Anakin grits his teeth at the tightness engulfing him. Dropping his head into the crook of my neck.

Breathing heavily as he finally gets to the base of his cock, leaving little nips and kisses on my neck to control himself. Wanting to pound into me but not wanting to hurt me.

"You can move ani." I whisper as I run my fingers through hair on the back of his neck, anakin grunting as he pulls out before slamming in again. My grip on his hair tightening and making him whimper.

The sound almost making me cum right there, anakin pounding like his life depends on it. One hand in his hair and my other raking down his back, marking him. The wet squelching sounds of my pussy sinfully dirty, anakin shifting to stand slightly.

One hand on my hip, the grip bruising, as his other rises to wrap around my neck. Squeeze just enough to send a pleasurable shock down to my pussy, making me Squeeze around him.

His thrust roughly depraved, the powerfulness of it rocking my body, my breast bouncing to it's rhythm. My high rapidly approaching, my moans getting higher pitched and louder.

Almost screaming as I cum unexpectedly, gushing around anakin's cock. The wetness covering mine and anakin's thighs, his thrust getting sloppy. Whimpers and whines escaping him freely now, his thrusts stilling as he fills me up.

Both of our breathing uneven as he lays on me gently, my hand running up and down his back, the other patting down his sweaty hair. Both of us covered in a sheen of sweat.

After a while of both of us recovering, he stands up, pulling out of me. Leaving me feeling unusually empty, missing that full feeling. But I say nothing, as he leaves before returning with a wet rag.

Cleaning me softly before wiping himself off, chucking the rag in a bin before pulling his clothes back on. Coming closer to me with my clothes in his hands and dressing me tenderly.

Giving me a peck on the lips, caressing my jaw as he silently stares at me. The look of pure love and fondness, no words need to be spoken. We both already know that there's no coming back from what we've done.

The journey home is quiet but not uncomfortable, it's content, something bigger and fulfilling.

And we both know this isn't the last time we see or be with each other so intimately. It will be something beautiful, pure. Or it will destroy us completely.

Notes:

First ever fanfic here, yayyy. Hope it's not bad, I think I did quite well don't you lol. But please don't copy or post my story anywhere else appreciate it 🙏🏽

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tremble for yourself, my man (you know that you have seen this all before) is my little baby. my beloved. my child. i'm something like 8k into the next chapter and Cassus won't shut up and get to the plot.

Cassus Fett dies on Malachor V, at the end of Revan's lightsabers. He has spent three years pushing her to the brink of what she was willing to do, all in order to prove that she isn't so different from him; he has been expecting his death since she turned the tides of the Mandalorian Wars in the favor of the Republic.

Subsequently, Cassus Fett is slightly surprised to wake up six years in the past, in the body of his younger self, with no idea of how he got there or what he's supposed to be doing. Devoid of instruction, he sets out to save his people from annihilation and a war they were manipulated into - and unknowingly walks straight into a trap set up by the Sith Emperor for a Revan who does not yet exist. His survival and that of the mando'ade becomes a dangerous match between him and a power he cannot comprehend, and his greatest hope for winning is an alliance with the woman who once killed him - a woman who's barely more than a teenager, and who has no knowledge of the war she once won or the enemy that awaits them both.

so you wanna start a war (in the age of icons) is ofc the big swtor novelization, because Lee and I are filled with novelization hubris and too many characters.

Lia Vhoss and J'lima Akarr have been inseparable since they were children. As two of the strongest Jedi the Order has seen in decades, all eyes turn to them when the Empire once again makes a move against the Republic and an ancient enemy threatens to destroy everything they hold dear. But in the race to protect their home, they might find themselves consumed- or worse, torn apart forever.

Born a slave to a Sith family, Vyl Kivan has never felt comfortable with the reality of life in the Empire, no matter how little his opinion matters even to his fellow slaves. When he's sent to Korriban to learn the ways of the Sith and apprenticed to one of the most dangerous Darths in the Empire, he'll have to decide if he values his morality over his newfound freedom- or his life.

Rheja has been Sith since she was eight, taken to train with students just as bloodthirsty as she had to learn to be. Years of Korriban have prepared her to be apprentice to one of the most cunning and dangerous Sith in the Empire—until that position is taken and she is apprenticed to Darth Marr instead, thrown into a new world of intrigue and backstabbing nothing could've prepared her for.

bright burning is my Mandalorian Wars, and though it needs some editing it's still a favorite of mine.

Everything ends on Malachor V.

But to understand that heat death of the war, you must understand this: it all begins with Revan Adarii, three years earlier, as she turns her back on the High Council on Coruscant and raises an army of Jedi to fight the Mandalorian Wars.

She is twenty-one. Within six months, she is recognized as the best strategist of the Republic army. Within a year, she is their Supreme Commander. And by the time three years have passed and she is little more than a legend behind a mask, she has singlehandedly won the war—her Jedi ideals a necessary sacrifice to achieve victory. To crush the Mandalorians.

Revan, Alek, Mireya Surik, and the lies they tell themselves as they go to war.

we'll hold each other soon (in the blackest of rooms) aka me and my emotional support rarepair.

Mandalore tilts his head to study Fett. Even relaxed, his stance is set for battle, grip nearly perfect; he was born for a fight, that much is obvious. Clan Fett was nothing before Cathar, its best son little more than a footnote until he knelt at Mandalore’s feet, golden beskar stained with ash, and held out his spear as an offering and an oath. My life is yours, he had said—gods, he’d been so young there kneeling in the rain of a dying planet, and yet he’d been the only commander to make it through the battle, the only one with the strength to give the orders that needed giving.

My life is yours.

“I accept your terms,” Mandalore says, locking eyes with Fett through the blackened visor of his mask, and the fight begins.

and ofc meet me on the battlefield, the kotor/swtor/totj fusion in what started out as the hp universe but has basically been gutted and completely rebuilt, because jkr doesn't know how to write on top of being seventeen flavors of bigot.

[literaryobsession]

lost || mirio x fem!reader

summary: you saw Mirio Togata’s journey from entering UA to the Shie Hassakai mission

warning: mentions of fighting and death

word count: 2262

chapters: i , ii , iii, iv , v , vi, vii , viii,

CHAPTER IV - AGENCY

To say that I was intimidated by Sir Nighteye when I first entered his office is quite the understatement. His eyes were so sharp that you could almost feel his gaze drilling in you, searching for answers that he needs even without asking questions.

"We found the hide out of the gang that was causing problems yesterday, Sir." I stood in front of him with Bubble Girl's report on hand. "Lemillion and I easily mapped out their location for you."

After getting used to his intimidating dark blue aura, I was confident in all my dealings with him. He was a calculating man but he was kind to those who pass his quality checks.

I offered him my hand made map, with the cute legends he loved so much. I made maps for him this way, putting cat stickers as the legend for anything we were searching for. Sir Nighteye found it extremely cute.

"Can you and Lemillion handle this yourself, North Star?" He glanced at my map, studying it for a few minutes. "The gang isn't too big and the mission is not too difficult."

I gave him a huge smile, "We got this, Sir." He gave me a nod before giving me back my map. Although it was cutesy, it was accurate. I didn't want to sacrifice the quality for my aesthetics.

"Report back to me once you're done."

***

I led Lemillion to the abandoned restaurant and saw the glow of all five members of the gang, confirming their locations in the building. I told him about what I saw and reminded him of what we were assigned to do.

"Think you can wrap it up in ten minutes?" I whispered to Mirio as we prepared for battle. He was dressed in his Lemillion hero costume and I was also dressed up in mine which was a black body suit, with my white utility belt and glasses. I didn't want to be too flashy since I was merely Lemillion's sidekick. "Sir Nighteye alerted the police, they'll be here soon."

Lemillion gave me his signature wide grin, assuring me that everyone will go according to plan, "Well, I To-gata go then!" He loved this joke immensely.

I let out a soft chuckle, already used to his lame jokes. "Go then. I am right behind you." He disappeared through the restaurant entrance and I scaled the wall quietly. Under Sir Nighteye's guidance, I developed a technique to see the faint glows of the people around me. It was still a small territory but it helped me in missions that require stealth.

I slipped past the window and saw that Lemillion was already wiping out the gang. I scouted the place with my eyes and gasped softly.

"Lemillion! Your right! There are people there!" I yelled out to him. Even before the bullets hit him, he disappeared.

I let out a shaky breath. Where did they come from? And why did I not detect them before?

I jumped from the second floor to the first, cuffing and restraining the ones that Lemillion already wiped out.

When he appeared, he was hauling three more people and dropping them in front of me. "The other guy could shield their energies, that's why I couldn't sense them." He told me before restraining them himself. "Thanks, North Star."

I gave him a smile, "Sure thing." We perked up when we heard the police sirens. "They're here."

We gave our reports to the police and made our way back to the agency.

"I have to start writing a comprehensive report for Sir Nighteye when we get back." I stretched as we walked.

He chuckled, "He loves your reports."

"He loves that I print them out in fragrant stationery." I grinned proudly, able to make sure that he won't put me in that tickling machine again. "And the fact that he is amused by all those stickers you gave me."

"And here I thought they won't be useful!" Mirio laughed. He waved at the young kids who greeted us loudly. "Be safe!"

I walked beside him quietly, enjoying his glow. I rubbed my eyes hastily which caught his attention.

"You okay?" He peered down to my face.

"Yeah, scouting for glows isn't something I'm used to just yet. It dries out my eyes." I told him, "I'll get eyedrops before we go home." My quirk strains my eyes, much like Eraser Head. I can't blink while my quirk is activated or else I'll need to start focusing again. It was easier to focus on one but Sir Nighteye pushes me to widen my range.

"We'll get you eyedrops now." Mirio dragged me to the nearest pharmacy. He greeted the owner and bought two for me. "One that you can leave in your desk in the agency and one for your dorm!"

I took them from him, "Thanks, Lemillion."

"Anything for you, star." He grinned, a pink hue scattering all over his nose. "Well then, Sir will be looking for us."

Mirio and I arrived at the agency and went out separate ways. If he doesn't have any assignments from Sir Nighteye, Mirio goes off to catch up on his academics. He wasn't the best student so Sir ordered him to bring his grades up.

I prepared reports beside Bubble Girl, learning the ins and outs of the agency. I had the contacts of all establishments, public or private, and Sir Nighteye gave me the privilege to talk to anyone who reaches out to him in his behalf.

Ring ring

"Good day, you've reached Nighteye Agency. Is there anything I can help you with today?" I received the call, pausing from the report I was typing. The call was something Sir Nighteye was looking forward to, it was from a hero who had information about the Shie Hassaikai, the yakuza. "You can send the information right now and I will deliver it to Sir Nighteye."

Once the report is with me, I printed it out and went straight to Sir's office. "Sir? The report that you wanted for the Shie Hassaikai just arrived. I'll leave it on your desk." I put the papers down as Sir Nighteye was busy with his computer.

"Thank you."

I left in a hurry, there was no humor or energy in that conversation but Sir Nighteye seemed to be distracted.

When I got back to my table, I finished the report of the earlier events and handed it to Sir Nighteye before Mirio appeared to fetch me.

"You worked hard today, North Star." He was back in his usual clothes, ready to leave. "Let me just say goodbye to Sir while you change."

"Alright."

After a few minutes, I was back in my own normal clothes, my hero costume in my bag for safekeeping.

"Ready to go, Y/N?" Mirio stood up from my chair and grinned wide, "Sir Nighteye gave me restaurant coupons! He said we should use them and treat ourselves for a job well done!"

I nodded. Even though Sir Nighteye appeared to be strict, he was soft with us. He let us have the gifts that people send the agency as thanks for any mission we have accomplished, most of them were food. Sir Nighteye never fails to acknowledge our hard work as well, as he would with our mistakes.

"Let's go get dinner then." I took Mirio's hand and squeezed.

He was surprised when I took his hand, so much so that he blushed in the process. "Ah, Y/N, don't surprise me like that! My heart was just about to burst!"

"You two are the cutest!" Bubble Girl was also packing up. "Go on a date before I tell Sir Nighteye that you're flirting in the premises again."

"Don't tell on us! He'll scold me again!" Mirio laughed.

The coupon was so special that it allowed us to have a four course meal on the house. Mirio was so delighted when the steak came, "Remind me to thank Sir Nighteye again!" He exclaimed.

"Yes, you said that two minutes ago, Mirio." I was surprised at what happened too. I was expecting to have at least a discount for our meal but apparently not. Everything we had was free.

Because we have been working under Sir Nighteye, Mirio and I were already receiving compensation. Sir Nighteye was generous with our pay that we were receiving more than the rest of our class. We could pay for the meal if we wanted to but it was already free so we didn't refuse the gift. We barely eat out in fancy places like this anyway, Mirio and I had an agreement that we'll save up so we can get an apartment with Tamaki after graduation. Nejire would have loved to join us but her parents already had an apartment ready for her, it would be a waste to let it go.

"So, how have you been, Y/N?"

I stared at Mirio, "We're together every day, sunny. If there's any update in my life, you'd know."

"Nejire told me you're receiving anonymous love letters in your locker." Mirio pouted, the ever frank and honest boy can never hide anything.

I scrunched up my nose, "I received two and I think that's just a prank." I waved off the idea that anyone could be interested in me. Sure, I wasn't ugly but compared to Nejire, who can really like me?

"Prank? You're amazing!" He pouted more. "I'm sure anyone who wrote that knows you're amazing!"

I started to laugh, "I'm not sure if you're jealous or supportive."

Mirio opened his mouth to respond but he paused and closed it. "I... I am neither." He looked at his steak, poking it with his fork, "Look, I just know that whoever gets to date you is one lucky guy. Don't beat yourself up."

Then his blues found my eyes again, "Just...if you like someone and plan to date them, you'd tell me right?"

My heart ached. I wanted to tell him that I like him and that I wanted to date him but how can I? Mirio is destined for greatness and I...was simply there to watch him.

Besides, he didn't need the distraction and I simply refuse to ruin the friendship that we had.

"Of course." I told him quietly, reaching out and squeezing his hand. My hand looked small, too small, against his but the feeling was safe and familiar. His hand always felt like home.

"I love you." He murmured softly. "You are my best friend, I love you."

I could almost swear that I saw my life pass by my eyes as I heard those words from him. Mirio was always so affectionate towards me but he has never actually told me he loves me.

As a friend.

"I love you a lot too, Mirio." I gave his hand another squeeze. His hand turned, grasping mine. "Don't worry, sunny, I don't plan to date anyone soon."

"Aw, don't say that." He rubbed his nose with his free hand. "A beautiful girl like you should go on many dates. Guys should take you on amazing dates!" Mirio regained his energy, "I can take you out on a date!"

Then, just to tease him, I smirked, "Is this not a date?"

He paused, reddening on the face, "Ah! Stop teasing me! I just might fall for you!" Mirio grasped his chest, right above his heart, "My poor heart is about to burst!"

"You always say that." I laughed.

"Because it is about to burst! A pretty girl like you flirting back is too muc for my poor heart to bear!" He chuckled before grinning wide, "Don't blame me if I really fall for you, Y/N. Keep on teasing me and I'll really jump off."

Why are we not dating really?

***

"You told me that you're scared to tell him." Tamaki broke the silence between us. I snuck off after curfew to Tamaki's room. The poor boy was so surprised that he almost woke up the entire building.

We sat on his bed, our backs on the wall.

"Should I tell him?" I pouted at Tamaki, the only one who can make sense of all of these. We have been friends for years and Tamaki has known about my little crush for awhile. He promised to keep the secret and I was almost glad to share it with someone because I needed to talk it out with somebody else.

"You said you don't want to ruin what you have." He hit me with my own words, reminding me of the answers I gave him when he asked why I just didn't tell Mirio about my blossoming feelings.

"Tamaaaa~"

Tamaki glanced at me, giving me a small smile. "Even if he doesn't return the feelings, do you think Mirio would let anything ruin your friendship? He values you too much to do that."

That's true.

"And what if he does like you back? Is that not worth the fear?" Tamaki added softly. He looked at the window, staring at the bright full moon.

I looked at Tamaki, the kindness on his face evident. He and I looked up to Mirio, I can say he admired Mirio more than I could ever do. Tamaki has always seen Mirio as the sun, the brightest sun. To which Mirio retorted that if he was the sun, then Tamaki was something simply even bigger. That Tamaki could wipe the sun out in an instant.

"Thank you, Tama." I leaned my head on his shoulder, surprising him.

"No problem, star."

[windriverdelta]

What worth a blood sacrifice (to Euron Greyjoy) in ASOIAF?

A matter of dispute both in-story (among Cersei Lannister's councillors in Cersei VII AFFC) and among readers (e.g contributions by @racefortheironthrone, @warsofasoiaf and @madeinmyr) is the size of Euron Greyjoy's fleet. Specifically, whether it is actually plausible that he could invade the Reach with a thousand ships, given the population size of the Iron Islands.

I'd like to follow up on @warsofasoiaf's comment that it'd be true only if "they started counting every tiny fishing boat as a ship". True, you wouldn't want to head into battle on a fishing boat or send fishermen into a fight, but if the "battle" is actually a giant blood sacrifice? What's not good for one thing may be good for another.

So, what worth is a blood sacrifice? Melisandre says that there is magic in king's blood, but that's less meaningful than it sounds - what determines who is a "king" for the purpose of magic? Bloodline? Acclamation? Election? Empirically, she got good use out of burning Alester Florent despite him having only a remote link to kings and Moqorro got magic out of sacrificed slaves with no connection to kings at all. Different magic type, but the First Men offered prisoners of war to weirwood trees (Bran III ADWD), again with no links to kings. More indicative probably are Melisandre's words in Davos V and VI ASOS (emphasis mine):

"The Lord of Light cherishes the innocent. There is no sacrifice more precious. From his king's blood and his untainted fire, a dragon shall be born." "If a man with a thousand cows gives one to god, that is nothing. But a man who offers the only cow he owns..."

Now, Alester Florent is again an exception as he's a self-serving traitor, and not in any way innocent*. However, Edric Storm definitely is innocent, as are the slaves that Moqorro** burns. And maester Kerwin and the boy sex slaves that Victarion drowns, too, if we assume that the same principles of blood magic apply. I think that the most parsimonious reading is that any sacrifice is acceptable, but these of people dear to you, innocents and relatives of kings are much more valuable.

This notion of sacrificing innocents or people important to you yielding more magical mojo also works narratively, being a morality challenge for magic users as exemplified by the Davos-Melisandre-Stannis debate on sacrificing Edric Storm: How much and who are you willing to lose for the sake of a spell, and what does it say about you? If all you need is a Septon Utt or a Gregor Clegane or Ramsay Snow, then the point doesn't land as well.

Now, Euron Greyjoy is never going to have any moral qualms about anything, including sacrificing other people, and the only thing he cares about is his own power and advancement. Still, it's likely that sacrificing his supporters*** or simple fishermen of the Iron Islands would yield a bigger magical payoff than sacrificing the professional Iron Fleet (which he sent to Slaver's Bay), potential political rivals (the lords he installed on the Shield Islands), disinterested people or opportunists (people who stayed behind in the Iron Islands, in the North, at the Arbor or the Shields, such as "It's the Arbor we want" Red Ralf - we know that Euron faced resistance and had to change his plans while he was on the Shields). So in a way, if the "thousand ships" include fishermen and/or fishing vessels****, that might actually benefit Euron's plans. Sure, not having all people of the Iron Islands in the Whispering Sound isn't great, and the Redwyne and Oldtown navies aren't very valuable as sacrifices if they are part of it at all*****, but blood sacrifice quality-wise Euron has brought the goodies along.

(Enquiring minds would like to know why Euron needs to go all the way to Oldtown if a blood sacrifice is his goal. I think it's because he needs a favourable background, like the availability of priests, the various magical associations of Oldtown, possibly the arrival of one of Daenerys' dragons ensorceled by Dragonbinder, for the sac to have the maximum effect)

*Sorry, Onion Knight, but this time you are simply wrong when arguing otherwise, and turtle-paced and agentrouka are right, putting the morality of execution by cremation aside for a moment. **While Stannis probably isn't consciously articulating any principles of blood magic when he says "If I must sacrifice one child to the flames to save a million from the dark . . . Sacrifice . . . is never easy, Davos. Or it is no true sacrifice." I think Moqorro has made the same calculus, that burning a few innocent slaves for the sake of the many that Daenerys can rescue if he can bring her to Volantis is an acceptable trade-off. Note that both he and Melisandre subscribe to the same religion and magic style, and have a good vs evil worldview. ***According to the Aeron TWOW chapter and AWOIAF, the people sailing into the blood sacrifice/battle of the Whispering Sound are Left-Hand Lucas Codd and Pinchface Jon Myre (supported Euron at the Kingsmoot, traded insults with Asha there), the Red Oarsman (supported Euron at the Kingsmoot, laughing at Aeron and Asha), Stonehand (supported Euron at the Kingsmoot), Rogin Salt-Beard (unknown), Torwold Browntooth (supported Euron at the Kingsmoot), House Wynch (among Euron's first supporters) and House Goodbrother (switched from Victarion to Euron at the Kingsmoot)

****Aeron sees fishing vessels in TWOW, but it's not clear if they came from the Iron Islands or were captured later. Victarion frequently refers to capturing fishing vessels, and Samwell V AFFC mentions attacks on fishermen villages and wrecked fishing vessels around the Whispering Sound. *****Their absence in Aeron's vision of "He saw the longships of the Ironborn adrift and burning on a boiling blood­-red sea. He saw his brother on the Iron Throne again, but Euron was no longer human" makes one wonder.

[rosecidium-a-blog]

@letsheckinmosey continued from here [x]

“...” It takes Firion a while to answer. Just what had prompted him to say that? A feeling of pressure, no doubt. He looks at the other warriors among his ranks and see’s their skills far surpass his own- they have weight on their shoulders too, just like he does his... but something deep inside Firion was... crying for help. It seemed like too much. His companions here thought he was excellent at what he did and so much had been put upon him... Battle strategies, leading his side into fights with the other, protecting his team..!

He was only human and Firion could make mistakes. He just...

“I feel pressure building upon my back... I look at warriors like yourself and feel as if you hold me to high expectations and I just wanted to remind you all that... I am only human and can only do so much- mistake making is in my nature... I am not as skilled as Light nor am I as wise, for I am but a child in many different worlds... I’m...”

Stressed.

[itmeansofthesea]

story i would love to write but don't have the energy/time right now

Cassian and OC mate who have been together for like 250 years at least by the start of ACOTAR (they've been together since before Rhys was High Lord and we don't have a definitive date so I'm saying 250)

OC is from another court (in my head, it's called Storm) to the west of Hybern on another island, but she's been friends with Mor since they were kids because their families were close. Mor goes to Storm to recover after the Autumn Court Fiasco of Mor's 17th Year and they become super close.

Fast forward to the War and the two fight together like the badasses they are. OC is niece of Storm HL and like has her own unit and they fight together there.

Fast forward like 30 years and OC comes to Night with her court and prevents an Incident when her dumbass cousin tries to pull some shit with Night's HL. She smooths things over by making drinks for the High Lord and Lady and herself, allowing Night's High Lord to watch through her eyes while she does it as a show of trust. He's won over. Later she's ranting to Mor about her dumbass cousin and the batboys walk in and they meet and become friends blah blah blah.

Fast forward a couple of centuries of friendship and all around shenanigans when OC's previously mentioned dumbass cousin has a daughter that he doesn't want anything to do with (think Bjorn from Vikings and his little one Siggy ugh) so OC adopts the little one and is like "you're mine now and I will love you always." and now Little One has an aunt and three uncles who adore her and think she hangs the moon BUT AND UNTIL

a couple of years later when Cassian and OC realize that they really like each other, only for a bond to snap for them. OC's worried bc like mates don't sign up for the mate's kids but Cassian is like "are you fucking kidding me I love her and she's already kinda like mine anyway I know you're a package deal and I love you both let's do this" AND SO WE HAVE A PRECIOUS LIL FAMILY WHERE CASS GETS TO BE A GIRL DAD.

fast forward to Amarantha's ball. by this point they've been together like 200 years, raised Little One, and OC has become Windhaven Camp Mom a la Rhy's mom to the batboys. Cass and OC take in all the lil orphans and basically become parents to them and look out for them and feed them and house them and shit. OC also doesn't buy any of this "change takes a long time" bullshit and gets things changed about the wing clipping so they have a bunch of sons and daughters in Windhaven but they also check in on the others, too. Their oldest kids are like 150 at this point and have SOs of their own (and some kids of their own), but they've also taken over becoming Camp Parents and help Cass and OC out which is great once Rhys locks down Velaris and locks out Cass and OC for 50 years.

ACOMAF they can finally get back to Windhaven only to find like two new generations of Camp Babies and Camp Parents that have continued after they just stopped coming because they knew the OG Camp Mom and Camp Dad wouldn't just abandon them without good reason. Camp Mom and Camp Dad are obvs v proud. OC scoops up and adopts Feyre and makes plans to basically adopt Nesta and Elain if they'll let her and generally looks out for them as best she can. Cass isn't an ass to Nesta because he's been a parent for a while and can understand where Nesta came from and recognizes that it's Papa Archeron's fault they weren't taken care of. He resolves to adopt her, too.

Biggest changes to ACOWAR are that OC helps Elain and Nesta as much as they'll let her and she takes them out of the House of Wind and doesn't keep them trapped there. They can go out and be free and they adjust a bit better and she becomes like a confidant for them. OC also raises an army from Storm to come and help out and everything about the battles and shit is the same except:

OC has a conversation with Cassian after he gets disemboweled where she very calmly tells him that he better not ever be that stupid again because she needs him alive, his kids need him alive, his family needs him alive. If he wasn't so hurt already she would slap him, but instead she's going to get some air to keep from screaming and saying something she'll regret. She comes back later and he apologizes and they chill on the cot because they have been mates for a Long Time and can Communicate.

OC is the one to call Cassian from the sky and she yells at him to ground everyone right after the Cauldron blast and then she sends lightning after Hybern's aerial units and takes them out.

After the battle: Cassian, Mor, Rhys, and Feyre go and drink and celebrate as is their style, and invite any of their Illyrian kids to go with them if they'd like. OC and Az take everyone else who would like a quiet night in to recover (Nesta and Elain included) and get them all bathed and in some comfortable clothes with tea, books, games, etc. No fire, they have an alternative way to heat the room (*cough Eris bc we're putting Nesta with him to add spice to this story and by spice I mean not putting all three sisters in the Night Court bc that's boring af cough*) and in general Az and OC make themselves available to anyone who needs them. Cass and OC go over their after battle rules (Upon coming home Cass can't yell or he sleeps on the floor and he has to bathe the blood and alcohol off before coming to bed and in return OC won't move the furniture in a fit of post-battle anxiety [that's how he ended up sleeping on the floor the first time] and will leave a light on for him to see even though she sleeps better in pure darkness) and make everyone laugh but they're an old mated couple at this point. Their fire is still there, but more often than not it's burning embers because they're not just horny mates, they're best friends who know each other better than they know themselves. Everyone wants what they have because they're adorable and love their people so much.

SO YEAH. If you made it this far you are a trooper and I applaud you. Idk it's just kind of unrealistic to me that the IC is 500 years old and no one is married/has kids. Cass also loves Illyria and it only makes sense to me that he would want to be for other kids what Rhys's mom was for him. The IC needs some kind of parent figure who's still fiesty and fun af but who also has some more emotional maturity. And yes, dear Amren, and her and OC are besties of course, but different than Amren. Idk.

If you wanna write this, hmu or just run with it and don't forget to tag me lolololol. Thank you, and good night.

[pinkplantmakesstuff]

[Sat opposite me is none other then The Commander himself. We are in my office; surrounded by stacks of notebooks and stationary, this is no battlefield and it's clear The Commander is currently out of his depth.

I will admit I was shocked when he agreed to an interview; the Commander is infamously secretive about his private life and personal affairs, and there are terrible rumours about his foul temper and monstrous appearance. Sat opposite me however, is a young, world-weary man]

Exclusive interview continues under the Read More...

Let's start with some introductory questions, can you introduce yourself?

[There's a pause before he finally speaks, he's surprisingly soft spoken.] My name's Alec. [He looks at me, and I have to prompt him for more] Oh I see. Uh people refer to me as the Commander, but I'm, not really? I don't, well I don't belong to the Pact anymore? But apparently the title stuck. And I just, end up helpin' with stuff still. [He shifts uncomfortably, and I need to know what brought him to my office today, why he's changed his mind before I continue with the more personal questions.]

So, Commander, what's changed? Why an interview now? After refusing to talk to any journalists for so long, what caused this change of heart?

[There's a another long pause.] Well, I mean...a couple of people told me it might be...good for appearances, to you know talk to one of you people, instead of just... lettin' everyone make stuff up about me all the time. [I assume he means the rumours that make up most of his public perception - like the idea his mouth is full of flesh-tearing fangs- which I can now confirm to be false. He may have pointed fangs but they are small, and he seems more interested in gnawing at his own lip.] Oh, uh and you can just call me Alec I guess.

Well thank you for choosing to speak to me Comman-Alec, now lets move onto the more personal stuff; what is your gender identity, orientation and relationship status?

[This seems to catch him off guard.] That, that is kind of, personal. [He grimaces and draws his arm tightly across his chest. "You said you didn't want people to make stuff up about you anymore, why don't you tell people so they know the real you."] I, well, ok. [He gives a defeated sigh but it seems I've swayed him around for now at least] Uh I'm a guy and I like other men. And, uh, there, might be someone. He's...[Alec mulls over his words for a minute, the "fearsome" fangs nibbling at his own mouth again] well he's like, there's a connection? It's hard to explain. ["You've just disappointed many potential suitors I suspect!" At this he lets out a surprised laugh, as if he can't believe what I said. "Is this potential someone your fearsome companion you've been rumoured to be spotted with? With fangs and horns even greater then your own?" At this he frowns, folding his arm in again.] He's not fearsome he's just, well he's great. [I've clearly struck a nerve so I choose to move on.]

Where and when were you born?

[Another one-armed shrug.] Dunno. Some small place. Don't remember it, don't care. And uh, I'm like, well I think I'm twenty? Something like that I don't know my birthday. I think it's in Winter. [At this it was mine turn to let out an incredulous laugh - which I admit was unprofessional of me. "I knew you seemed young but, only twenty? That's, you've done a lot for someone so young." There's another, lengthier pause.] S'pose so. [He doesn't comment on this further.]

Here's something you should know plenty about! What is your weapon of choice and fighting style?

[He narrows his eyes at me, and then tilts his head thoughtfully. For a moment I thought he was going to demonstrate his magical capabilities I've heard so much about but then he simply shakes his head, a if deciding against it.] Magic. People don't like it. ["Yes I've heard the rumours of your powerful necromancy, as well as the tales of you being able to transform-" He cuts me off] I fight with magic. [Again I've struck another nerve, but I don't blame him. The rumour-mill has been particularly unkind to this young man, and it's no secret how many people view darker aspects of magic unfavourably.]

Lastly, for these introduction questions, are you happy?

[We sit there in silence for several minutes, and it seems he has no answer for me. I decide to move on quickly.]

Let's move onto the people in your life! What’s your family like? What is your relationship with them?

Uh, I don't. Well my family is, well she's a baker. We grew up together. And V-my... partner? [He catches himself, clearly trying to protect keep them anonymous.] I don't have any other family I guess. But, I'd do anythin' to keep them safe. [I don't push further but it's clear the Commander's family means as much to him as the next person. Something the rumours have lead people to believe is not the case.]

Have you ever ran away from home?

Yeah. When I was a kid. My friend - the baker. We left together. it was better after that. [Alec doesn't elaborate further to begin with, before realising he's only told me part of it.] From an orphanage I mean - it's the same ol' story about kids losin' family to the Risen then being taken into care when I was a baby. We hated it. We got old enough. We ran away.

You mentioned you have a partner, this mysterious V. Would you consider marriage or having children?

[Alec's demeanour almost doesn't change, but I've not spend years in journalism and not learnt how to read people. This question has clearly flustered the young commander.] Uhh, that's, kind of personal. I don't think about stuff like that? I, well it's just nice having someone around more now. [I was about to move on before he interrupts.] But, kids are good, if, I think I'd have liked too, if things had been different.

Let's talk about some juicy gossip! Do you secretly hate one of your friend?

What? [This clearly catches him off-guard, before letting out a bitter laugh.] No. I haven't got enough of those to secretly hate one of 'em. Plenty of people have made it clear how much they hate me though. I wouldn't be surprised if more of them secretly hated me too. [Another short pause, he shifts in his seat and I catch a peek at the small wings sticking out oh his back.] I'm too tired to hate any of them, especially secretly.

I see, so which friend knows everything about you?

[Almost subconsciously he touches his horns, they are short, stubby things.] I don't think, I have- maybe the two I mentioned earlier know the most. It's hard to talk about things. ["Hmm I'd picked up on that." At this he laughs, the minor tension that had started building up eased slightly.] Yeah I'm not great at words and stuff.

The next set of questions are asked my fans! Are you literate? Have you been to school?

Fans? [He shakes his head in disbelief before leaning back in his chair, hair obscuring his face slightly.] The orphanage wasn't much for teachin'. Next question. [I resist the urge to press further.]

The eeriest prediction you made that later came true?

[He seems to spend some time thinking this one over before shaking his head.] Dunno. I guess I just assume most of the people I meet won't stick around long enough to be friends and...well I guess in a way they don't get to stick around I've....I've lost a lot of people. I guess that counts right? [He laughs slightly at this, but it isn't a happy one. Even the commander, who is oft described as cold is clearly affected by the ongoing tragedies he seeks to help stop.]

What is something you were embarrassingly late to realize?

I don't think I realised Sylvari could glow for like, ages. [He puts his hand up to his face slightly but he smiles slightly as he speaks, and it's only now I've realised he's without his infamous blind-fold. I mention this but he shrugs it off.] I still 'ave it. I just, don't want to wear it right now.

Do you have mental health or physical issues?

[He waves the stump of his missing arm, bandages still visible. Everyone's already heard about the fight against the fearsome Jungle dragon that cost him his arm, as well as the Marshall of The Pact .] Does this count? [He makes no mention of his mental health so I try to press further.] I'm fine.

What is your current main goal?

[Alec shakes his head, before shrugging again.] I'm not gonna talk about stuff like that, in case it puts people at risk, it's, well it's stuff that needs doing to help people.

Let's move onto something easy! Some choices! Drink or food?

Food. I like cooking. ["Really? The famous Commander, known and feared on the battlefield, enjoys being in a kitchen?" He smiles slightly and nods.] It's just nice y'know. I like making things a lot.

Cats or dogs?

Cats. Their senses are easier to see through and they can fit in smaller places. [Before I can ask what he means he continues.] I would like a pet one too I think.

Early bird or night owl?

I prefer getting up early, it means I have longer in the day to get stuff done.

Optimist or pessimist?

[He frowns again.] Don't know. I don't think things are ever gonna go very well. [He merely shrugs when I point out that he sounds like a pessimist.]

Sassy or sarcastic?

I wouldn't say I'm either to be honest. ["There have been reports from Queen Jenna's courts that you have been known to make the occasional sarcastic, scathing remark."] Well there are also reports I've got a huge dragon tail but that don't make it true either. [I don't point out that dry remark he made.]

You'll be pleased Alec, we are finally finishing up! Finally it's time for some "Have you evers". Lets start with have you ever been caught sneaking out?

Nope. I used to be unnoticeable, though, that's changed a...little. [He gestures to himself in what I am assuming is reference to his small wings and horns] Like I said earlier though, magic.

Broke a bone?

Nope not that either. ["Really? With your work on the field and from the battles I've heard, you've truly never broken a bone?] I guess that's just the one thing I got goin' for me I guess.

Received flowers?

I don't think so? Wait yeah maybe but they are from people I don't really know as thanks which is nice I guess- I give 'em to...my baker friend coz she likes to display them in her shop.

Ghosted someone?

[There's another pause, it seemed he'd been slowly getting used to speaking to me but this one has him quiet again.] Not....intentionally. Keepin' in contact is hard when you're constantly travelling. And writing is... not one of my greatest talents.

Pretended to laugh at a joke you didn’t get?

Uhh to be honest I probably wouldn't realise it was a joke sometimes', and if I did and I don't get it then maybe they should have told a better joke. [He shrugs and I can't help but laugh at his honesty]

[There you have it readers, an EXCLUSIVE interview with the feared Commander himself. Nothing like the rumours who describe him as "The Beast", The Commander is just another war-weary fighter trying to do what's right.]

Thank you @the-mystic-dragon for tagging me this was so much fun to write! (Even if it took like, an hour, and I massively changed the format XD) This is written as if it's around mid to late lws3 and before PoF as well as in the au with Vasche! Vasche is @resonatingfern's wonderful character and Alec's "mysterious partner" in this. In terms of tagging, if ya wanna do one go ahead! Though I did change the format quite a bit oops XD

[bettsfic]

Sick part of a sick thing was incredible (I’m on the last chapter and cannot bring myself to finish bc I read the warnings lolll it’s self preservation) but I just wanted to say I love your writing and your advice you posted was so helpful. I also know exactly what you meant when you were talking about your family, in the sense that they have emergencies down to a fine art, mine do too, not to brag but I could plan a funeral in my sleep bc we’ve had so many (I use humor to cope if you couldnt tell). I’m only 21 but I feel like we’re v similar and I love your blog & had to send u a message 🫶🏻🤍 can’t wait to read more of your stuff!!!! I

sometimes when my sister says something about my dad, she'll stomp her foot on the ground and shout downward, "isn't that right, dad?" so yeah, definitely get the humor thing.

also if you do want to read the final chapter, if it's the dark stuff you're wanting to avoid, chrissy's recovery (and by that i mean she's safe living with eddie, although she's still struggling with ptsd and med side effects) begins at the section starting with "Eddie fights her battles."

please let me know if you'd like a more detailed description of the chapter or anything!

[fire-and-swan]

Today I watch the last two episodes. Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey, episodes seventeen and eighteen. The final set. It all comes down to this.

(prev episode notes are here, here and here, btw)

Battle Stations!

Ponytail Barry is the good Barry.

Gold Tier Jib-Job makes Jib-Job fight! That is ridiculously useful.

"I need the surrender of X" "Oh, that's lovely, please hold."

All the U4F backup!

Amusing that the Bad Call is U4F

Enemies starting a slap fight, like "mine" "get off, they're mine!", which does make things a bit simpler.

Wait. What? When the heck did Barry Nyne get on board the Wurst? And why is he targeting Barry Syx, rather than seeking Skip?

So ridiculously cool that the group came up with a way to defeat a Slug. That they took the time and effort to work out what would beat Skip, and bought the stuff, for this exact moment.

Margaret has a minor war room. That is awesome.

Oh no. It was going so, so well. Except now, Barry isn't a slug, and the Princeps is. (Did Zortch use something like Dominate Person on Barry Nyne? Is that what happened?)

Yeah, this. This would've been so tense to watch live. There is so much going on. It was all going so well, and that last reveal? The pilot got attacked? Now we're really in trouble.

Anyway: Eighteen!

Skip: in trouble. Barry: safer than he was. Everyone else: honestly, doing fine.

Ooh, the decision of whether to do ship stuff, or people stuff is so key here.

There are so many people in this combat. I though the battles of Crown of Candy were bad for management. This, however. Comparable, at the very least.

Nyne thinks that he's Syx? What? This is wacky.

The Barry v Barry discussion is really really something. Both in all of Murph's incredible argument there, and in Brennan's Barry preformance. "In this roll, you have expertise. Because you are expert in nothing more than than being a Barry."

One tiny FTL jump. One round, no pilot, no prep. Oooooh. Oookay. That was stress. That was legit fear they might go down. I'm sure that being thrown into space wouldn't have killed them all, but still, that could have been disastrous. But that's dnd.

Loose Duke? LOOSE DUKE?!?

Call to Guards is such an amazing use of action economy. Absolutely amazing!

Worm fight!

All hail the King!

Holofract success! And the entire house of Frangus is gone. Oh boy, that's a lot.

Yesss, all the debt gone.

Calling it now, a full ship sweep is now going to be a part of daily operating procedure.

First ever lie, and it's a 21! Go Riva!

Amazing to have saved the galaxy, to have achieved success on basically every level, and there is still another ship left to fight.

*blinks. Stares at screen. Taps back to rewatch scene just to check what I'm seeing* Skip is helping Skipper fly the ship. Ookay. Well, that is kooky.

I love ship fights in this game. They're completely, 100% teamwork. It's beautiful to see.

They have the ship down to nineteen fifteen hitpoints before they ram it. WILD!

Okay, turns out they needed that. Don't ram things, just boost guns and shoot them. Noted.

This has been so wild. I literally cannot sit still. All fidget and stim rn. All fidget and stim.

Skipper had a moment to be actually supportive of the crew. Which is oddly cathartic. Like, he learned something through Skip and the crew. And then chose to become Skip again. Which, uh, yeah. That's a choice.

I do wonder if they are both conscious and aware now.

Oh, the end of a gallivant. She learned to lie. She learned to look out for herself in the harsh realities of space. And now she's leaving.

Oh, oh heart. These campaigns always end so strong. Such beauty. Found family and strength and everything. The adventure save the galaxy, yes. But more importantly it saved a small rag-tag group, and it made a family. And that is beautiful.

And now it's over. It's all over, and now I have to just pick up and go on with my life, as though watching through Fantasy High, Unsleeping City, A Crown of Candy, and now this hasn't been life-changing.

The ball is rolling up.

[cherryeol04]

Stray Kids Playing Minecraft~

A/n: I hope you all enjoy, and if you liked, please leave a like! 💖💖💖💖

Tags: @straysrachaa @lordseochangbin @channiesmixtape @starryseung​ @felixsanxchatbot @jisungsjheekies​ @mrbangchannie

Chan

- doesn't know almost anything about Minecraft the first time around but he plays with you to make you happy

- you have to baby him for a while

- BUT THEN!

- He goes and learns about the game in his free time

- and then he pleasantly surprises you now that you he doesn't suck anymore

- and most peculiar of all

- he got really interested in redstone

- boi can make some INVENTIONS

- His house is like, fully automated - farm and all

- it makes you jealous but also very proud

- a pretty big pacifist

- shears, veggies and bread is all he needs

- he still big soft baby but he smart baby now

- also, would totally run around with a pumpkin on his head if you could still wear them in the latest version

Lee Know

- would kill everything that moves

- would hoard all the meat and refuse to give you any

- deforestation at its finest

- king of surplus

- playing with him is actually playing by yourself cuz he goes off on his own

- builds himself a goddamn empire!

- and no one knows where it is

- if he catches you inside his house without permission: shoot first, ask questions never

- mobs fear him, not the other way around

- will give you items cuz you're a charity cause

- actually shares when you both go mining though

- but let's face it, he's just OP

- would try to get all the cats

- totally to chase away creepers

- not because he wants an army of them or anything

- gets annoyed that he has to constantly fish because the cats keep taking them but won't be tamed by him

- he totally did not search for mine shafts just for name tags to name his cats

- DO NOT HURT HIS CATS

- or he'd cancel you in-game and irl too

Changbin

- would be super excited to play Minecraft with his friends

- he would be the first on the server to scout out the land and get resources

- however, no one warned him about night fall

- and all the creepy, scary things that spawned

- changbin lives in the ground now

- he dug a hole at the base of the mountain to take refuge during the night and never looked back

- normal person? No way! He was a mole now!

- the best at mining and interior rock design

- he would only resurface to seek out food and animals

- it was Changbin who stole all the cows and sheep, so you couldn't find them for felix

- he would have three large pins just next to his mountain

- lots of cows, rainbow sheep and pigs with saddles

- " uh...so I found these pins of animals and like...no house?"

- "What?"

- "I think the magical Minecraft fairy spawned it into the world?"

- "It's super weird. But I'm gonna kill some cows for their leather"

- "DON'T YOU TOUCH MY COWS!"

- and to your shock, a secret door in the mountain opens and Changbin comes running out

- the door made courtesy of Chan

- "He's got a diamond sword already?!?"

- it's the last thing you scream as he kills you for being near his cows

- and after a round of feeding and breeding, he disappears back into his hole

Hyunjin

- would only be about building

- he would be the first one to have a diamond pickaxe just so he could mine cobblestone faster

- would also get efficiency V just so he could speed run through the mines

- would wander through different biomes for days to collect clay so he could make concrete

- and while you're busy actually playing the game, he would beg for you to pick flowers on your trip so he can dye the concrete different colors

- his first house would be a mansion

- but he would give up half way because he kept falling off the roof and dying

- would forget he is actually playing the game and would get scared when night falls and mobs start spawning in his unlit house

- not like you didn't tell him countless times to put down torches

- but he kept saying they ruined his aesthetic

- but now he keeps dying because mobs are literally waiting at his spawn point, killing him over and over and over again

- and he begs you to set the time to day and kill the mobs for him

- but you just laugh uncontrollably at him because karma really is a bitch

- but in the end, he ends up making an entire city, and invites the others to come and play on the server.

Jisung

- would be just like Chan

- a pure ass baby when it comes to playing minecraft, but super eager to play the game

- his first spawn would be in the middle of the night (because of server)

- and you would try to tell him to not leave the safety of spawn, but he just wouldn't listen

- "Listen, Y/n, I know what I'm doing! I'm a pro at this!"

- and he would run confidently into the night, like the actual idiot that he is

- he wouldn't get too far before he was attacked by all the mobs and got killed

- "Well that was just rude!"

- "Oh my god Jisung, I told you not to do it."

- "Well how was I supposed to know they were going to kill me?!"

- and you can only shake your head at his stupidity

- he would eventually wait until daytime, but unfortunately all of his items would be lost due to despawning

- it's not like either one of you were equipped to go and retrieve his items

- zombies sucked man! And skeletons are the worst!

- but with a new day comes a new adventure and you both head out to find a place to call home

- Jisung would run the entire way, even though he had no food to keep his hunger up

- he also wouldn't be paying attention to where he was going and would fall into a hole

- a very BIG hole

- 'J.One fell from a high place'

- "Really Jisung?"

- "I couldn't see it!"

- playing with Jisung would be a very challenging task, because he would never learn

- because by the time he had diamond armor and ready to fight the wither, he would have fallen from fifteen cliffs, twenty holes in caves and three ravines

- "Jisung if you die one more time I swear to god!"

- 'J.One fell from a high place'

- "That's it! I quit!"

Felix

- You would be so hyped to play with Felix

- You've seen him play other games, so you knew he'd be great at minecraft

- Getting the server had been his idea, the easiest way everyone could play together

- First day of spawn, Felix would already be listing off the things that you would need to accomplish

- wood, cobblestone, iron, seeds, sheep

- it was all just so overwhelming

- by the time you make your first complete set of wooden tools, felix would have iron tools already

- he'd been ten feet underground, digging for more resources while tasking you to find the animals for food, wool and feathers

- easier said then done

- and when he resurfaces and you don't have animals, he would simply sigh and go do it himself

- which would upset you because you would spend hours looking for just one god damn cow

- meanwhile, Felix would take five steps in one direction and come across hundreds of cows!!!

- WHERE DID ALL THESE COWS COME FROM?!?!?

- he'd travel the whole map just to find a jungle to get coco beans

- seriously though, how did he find the fucking jungle?

- it like doesn't exist

- except it does and Minho most likely lives there with all his cats

- Also, there's pandas!!!!!

- Felix would try and tame a panda, even though it's not possible

- When not trying to show off, Felix would be in his crappy little hut (cause hyunjin was still making the city), making cookies and cakes because why wouldn't he?

- at least he shares, unlike someone.....

- Felix would be absolutely unstoppable at the game, while you struggle to get to iron level armor (while trying to keep Jisung alive)

- Felix would have just a big ego

- it's okay though. One strike from Seungmin's sword and he'd be put back into his place

- Revenge is a dish best served Seungmin.

Seungmin

- the worst of the worst

- he would be the one to pretend to not know the game

- but really, he would be a minecraft expert

- read: troll

- every chance he would get, Seungmin would try to do something to ruin your day

- don't ever go mining with him. EVER!

- he would be the one to lead over a creeper to you in a ravine while you're trying to mine diamonds, right next to a lava pool

- the first one to explode wouldn't do any damage, thankfully

- "Don't you dare bring a creeper over here!"

- "I wouldn't."

- somehow, you wouldn't be convinced

- but you decided to trust him

- y/n clown

- you're just mining away at the diamond when a big explosion happens

- and you notice two things

- 1. the diamonds and the surrounding area were blown up

- 2. you were now in the pool of lava, dying

- meanwhile, Seungmin was running away, cackling like the evil little shit that he was

- the holy terror, that's what they would call him

- he would purposefully go out and fight creepers just to gather their gunpowder so he could make dynamite

- no one was safe from him

- except Minho

- because no one knew where he was

I.N.

- Jeongin would spend at least two days researching things for the game before actually playing

- he would want to have some knowledge before walking into hell that was the Stray Kids server

- it's okay though, because everyone loves Jeongin

- really, he wouldn't need to do a thing

- diamond armor, enchanted? check

- enchanted weapons? check

- his own cat and dog? double check

- everyone would do anything for this baby

- but Jeongin isn't one to mooch *coughJisungcough*

- even with all his presents, he would still start with the basics of punching a tree

- while others have found this skills in cooking, mining, falling into holes, redstone and building

- jeongin would be more interested in potions and enchanting

- YOU'RE A WIZARD INNIE!

- Jeongin would quickly master potion brewing

- even if it meant battling the scary blazes in the nether

- huh, so that's why Changbin was screaming so much

- he would be hired by Minho to make him potions of breathing so he could go claim an ocean monument

- Jeongin would only do it if he could help

- surprisingly Minho agrees and for the first time in 84 years, everyone gets to see Minho's character

[shinycorvidae]

Character Study:

Tagged By: @smilepal

Tagging: @shitposting-for-the-soul

(Vic is in a relationship with @smilepal s Hiro and Johnny who survives and gets a body, and they are happily living together, because fuck cannon 😂)

Layer 01: The Outside

-Name: Victory (Vic, V mostly, only her dad called her victory) Devin

-Eye Color: Brown

-Hair Style/Color: Blue green curly hair, that's always up in a bun or a braid. She has the sides shaved until after The Heist. She lets it grow out to hide the bullet scar on her temple. She didn't really notice it herself, but it made the boys sad. Sometimes she will rarely have her hair down at home.

-Height: 5'11

-Clothing Style: Functional and comfortable clothing, reinforced with armor weave. Mostly wears browns, greens and blacks because she's used to blending into the badlands.

-Best Physical Feature: In her opinion? Her lean muscles/control over her body. In mine? Tall lady please step on me.

Layer 02: The Inside

-Fears: Failing her family again. Dying alone. Needles. Dogs. Loss of control of her body (bondage, drugs etc.).

-Guilty Pleasures: Explosives. They're so imprecise and generally not conducive to her fighting style but damn they're pretty. And actually physical books. Its not worth the extra money but ooo they smell so good.

-Biggest Pet-peeves: Hiro and Johnny taking hour long showers/leaving all the lights on. Improper gun/knife stance/holding. Food thieves.

hthr th door-Ambitions for the Future: For her found family to all be happy, safe and healthy.

Layer 03: Thoughts

-First thought waking up: Its not really a thought, but just taking in the soft emotion of being safe in a warm bed with her boys nearby. And then immediately "what's for breakfast" 😂

-What they think about most: Escape/fight plans. Food. Her partners.

-What they think about right before bed: Whether the door is locked and the alarms set. Then about the people she meet and interacted with throughout the day, mostly little things, like how she should fix the old lady down the halls A/C tomorrow or how she should bring Hiro to see Vik tomorrow about the slight twitch in his cyberware.

-What they think their good quality is: V see's herself as the protector/soldier since that was her role in her old clan before coming to NC. So she would probably say that her best quality is her fighting and battle planning abilities.

Layer 04: Either Or

-Single or group dates: Since V has two partners, group dates. Though its hard to call them 'dates', since its usually V tricking her two emotionally constipated boys into a nice day out that they only realize is a date when they get home.

-To be loved or respected: Loved. Vic is a soft soul. She wants to be loved. If you don't respect her she doesn't care at all unless you physically attack her.

-Beauty or Brains: Brains. Vic isn't materialistic or vain at all.

-Dogs or Cats: If she has to choose between the two, cats. She's started getting used to them since moving in with Hiro, but she didn't have any interactions with them before. Their aren't many cats in the badlands and if you do run into one he's probably a feral bastard. She's actively afraid of dogs, as she's been attacked by them before.

Layer 05: Do They...

-Lie?: Rarely. And when she does she's awful at it.

-Believe in themselves?: Mostly yes. Vic is pretty secure in who she is and what she can do. However she's had a rough couple of years in a row, and they've made her question herself a bit.

-Believe in love?: Yes. V believes in familial, platonic and sexual love. She falls in love easily and is very open about her love and tells her loved ones that she loves them often. Scared the crap out of Jackie when she told him she loved him. She didn't explain she meant platonically 😂

-Want someone?: Yes, previously and currently. She has an ex gf, Merrill, from her nomad years, and has been holding a torch/eventually dates her roommate Hiro Oda and Johnny Silverhand.

Layer 06:

-Been on stage?: Maybe once or twice she's dragged onstage by an enthusiastic Kerry or Johnny, but she hates it. She doesn't like people paying that much attention to her. She's a sniper for gods sake, she's used to quietly sitting in a corner unnoticed.

-Done drugs?: Not really. Has smoked weed occasionally with her sister as a teen, but that's it. She has a crippling fear of needles so its a literal fight to even get her to take an airhypo. Johnny usually ends up holding her down while Hiro injects 😂

-Changed who they were to fit in?: No. V is charismatic and just so fucking oblivious to social roles? rules? that she wouldn't even think of the need to change herself. Her nomad clan was a mishmash of a complete clusterfuck of personalities so she never really would get the idea of different being bad. She's also just generally awful at lying/faking 😂😅

Layer 07:

-Favorite Color: Green, like the bright luscious plant green. It was a rare color in the desert.

-Favorite Animal: Hawks. It was her old family's nickname for her, and she loved to watch them soar above them while they drive across the desert.

-Favorite Book: Watership Down. Vic loves the classics and often stays home reading while the boys go out clubbing. Watership Down is her favorite because it's about protecting clan, vicious battles and cute bunnies.

-Favorite Game: The 'pretend you don't see or understand Hiro/Johnny's blatant sexual come ons/flirting until they snap' game

Layer 08:

-Day their next birthday will be: She'll be 29 some point in November. Unsure in the exact date.

-How old they will be: 29

Layer 09: I...

-I Love: Food. Her Rifle. Her Knives. Hiro. Johnny. Viper. Michael. Vik. Misty. Panam. Judy. Mitch. Their cats. The wind in my hair. Barry. The food cart guy outside their apartment. Delamain. Oh that chinese place down the street- I'm just going to cut her off there.

-I Feel: Happy. Content. (Guilty. A failure.)

-I Hide: From needles. Hiro and Johnny are always trying to stop her from eating 'perfectly safe' food. So she hides that from them. Her sadness. Her nightmares.

-I Miss: Viper, Michael and Jackie. My clan before we joined Snake Nation. Not living in any fixed place. It was nice not being tied down to one place.

-I Wish: that I never have to find a new family again.

There you go @smilepal I finally finished 😂 you only tagged me three days ago.

[literaryobsession]

lost || mirio x fem!reader

summary: you saw Mirio Togata’s journey from entering UA to the Shie Hassakai mission

warning: mentions of fighting and death

word count: 2261

chapters: i , ii , iii , v , vi , vii , viii

CHAPTER IV - HERO WORK 

To say that I was intimidated by Sir Nighteye when I first entered his office is quite an understatement. His eyes were so sharp that you could almost feel his gaze drilling in you, searching for answers that he needs even without asking questions.

"We found the hideout of the gang that was causing problems yesterday, Sir." I stood in front of him with Bubble Girl's report on hand. "Lemillion and I easily mapped out their location for you."

After getting used to his intimidating dark blue aura, I was confident in all my dealings with him. He was a calculating man but he was kind to those who pass his quality checks.

I offered him my handmade map, with the cute legends he loved so much. I made maps for him this way, putting cat stickers as the legend for anything we were searching for. Sir Nighteye found it extremely cute.

"Can you and Lemillion handle this yourself, North Star?" He glanced at my map, studying it for a few minutes. "The gang isn't too big and the mission is not too difficult."

I gave him a huge smile, "We got this, Sir." He gave me a nod before giving me back my map. Although it was cutesy, it was accurate. I didn't want to sacrifice the quality for my aesthetics.

"Report back to me once you're done."

*

I led Lemillion to the abandoned restaurant and saw the glow of all five members of the gang, confirming their locations in the building. I told him about what I saw and reminded him of what we were assigned to do.

"Think you can wrap it up in ten minutes?" I whispered to Mirio as we prepared for battle. He was dressed in his Lemillion hero costume and I was also dressed up in mine which was a black bodysuit, with my white utility belt and glasses. I didn't want to be too flashy since I was merely Lemillion's sidekick. "Sir Nighteye alerted the police, they'll be here soon."

Lemillion gave me his signature wide grin, assuring me that everyone will go according to plan, "Well, I To-gata go then!" He loved this joke immensely.

I let out a soft chuckle, already used to his lame jokes. "Go then. I am right behind you." He disappeared through the restaurant entrance and I scaled the wall quietly. Under Sir Nighteye's guidance, I developed a technique to see the faint glows of the people around me. It was still a small territory but it helped me in missions that require stealth.

I slipped past the window and saw that Lemillion was already wiping out the gang. I scouted the place with my eyes and gasped softly.

"Lemillion! Your right! There are people there!" I yelled out to him. Even before the bullets hit him, he disappeared.

I let out a shaky breath. Where did they come from? And why did I not detect them before?

I jumped from the second floor to the first, cuffing and restraining the ones that Lemillion already wiped out.

When he appeared, he was hauling three more people and dropping them in front of me. "The other guy could shield their energies, that's why I couldn't sense them." He told me before restraining them himself. "Thanks, North Star."

I gave him a smile, "Sure thing." We perked up when we heard the police sirens. "They're here."

We gave our reports to the police and made our way back to the agency.

"I have to start writing a comprehensive report for Sir Nighteye when we get back." I stretched as we walked.

He chuckled, "He loves your reports."

"He loves that I print them out in fragrant stationery." I grinned proudly, able to make sure that he won't put me in that tickling machine again. "And the fact that he is amused by all those stickers you gave me."

"And here I thought they won't be useful!" Mirio laughed. He waved at the young kids who greeted us loudly. "Be safe!"

I walked beside him quietly, enjoying his glow. I rubbed my eyes hastily which caught his attention.

"You okay?" He peered down to my face.

"Yeah, scouting for glows isn't something I'm used to just yet. It dries out my eyes." I told him, "I'll get eyedrops before we go home." My quirk strains my eyes, much like Eraser Head. I can't blink while my quirk is activated or else I'll need to start focusing again. It was easier to focus on one but Sir Nighteye pushes me to widen my range.

"We'll get you eyedrops now." Mirio dragged me to the nearest pharmacy. He greeted the owner and bought two for me. "One that you can leave on your desk in the agency and one for your dorm!"

I took them from him, "Thanks, Lemillion."

"Anything for you, star." He grinned, a pink hue scattering all over his nose. "Well then, Sir will be looking for us."

Mirio and I arrived at the agency and went out separate ways. If he doesn't have any assignments from Sir Nighteye, Mirio goes off to catch up on his academics. He wasn't the best student so Sir ordered him to bring his grades up.

I prepared reports beside Bubble Girl, learning the ins and outs of the agency. I had the contacts of all establishments, public or private, and Sir Nighteye gave me the privilege to talk to anyone who reaches out to him on his behalf.

Ring ring

"Good day, you've reached Nighteye Agency. Is there anything I can help you with today?" I received the call, pausing from the report I was typing. The call was something Sir Nighteye was looking forward to, it was from a hero who had information about the Shie Hassaikai, the yakuza. "You can send the information right now and I will deliver it to Sir Nighteye."

Once the report is with me, I printed it out and went straight to Sir's office. "Sir? The report that you wanted for the Shie Hassaikai just arrived. I'll leave it on your desk." I put the papers down as Sir Nighteye was busy with his computer.

"Thank you."

I left in a hurry, there was no humor or energy in that conversation but Sir Nighteye seemed to be distracted.

When I got back to my table, I finished the report of the earlier events and handed it to Sir Nighteye before Mirio appeared to fetch me.

"You worked hard today, North Star." He was back in his usual clothes, ready to leave. "Let me just say goodbye to Sir while you change."

"Alright."

After a few minutes, I was back in my own normal clothes, my hero costume in my bag for safekeeping.

"Ready to go, Y/N?" Mirio stood up from my chair and grinned wide, "Sir Nighteye gave me restaurant coupons! He said we should use them and treat ourselves for a job well done!"

I nodded. Even though Sir Nighteye appeared to be strict, he was soft with us. He let us have the gifts that people send the agency as thanks for any mission we have accomplished, most of them were food. Sir Nighteye never fails to acknowledge our hard work as well, as he would with our mistakes.

"Let's go get dinner then." I took Mirio's hand and squeezed.

He was surprised when I took his hand, so much so that he blushed in the process. "Ah, Y/N, don't surprise me like that! My heart was just about to burst!"

"You two are the cutest!" Bubble Girl was also packing up. "Go on a date before I tell Sir Nighteye that you're flirting in the premises again."

"Don't tell on us! He'll scold me again!" Mirio laughed.

The coupon was so special that it allowed us to have a four-course meal on the house. Mirio was so delighted when the steak came, "Remind me to thank Sir Nighteye again!" He exclaimed.

"Yes, you said that two minutes ago, Mirio." I was surprised at what happened too. I was expecting to have at least a discount for our meal but apparently not. Everything we had was free.

Because we have been working under Sir Nighteye, Mirio and I were already receiving compensation. Sir Nighteye was generous with our pay and we were receiving more than the rest of our class. We could pay for the meal if we wanted to but it was already free so we didn't refuse the gift. We barely eat out in fancy places like this anyway, Mirio and I had an agreement that we'll save up so we can get an apartment with Tamaki after graduation. Nejire would have loved to join us but her parents already had an apartment ready for her, it would be a waste to let it go.

"So, how have you been, Y/N?"

I stared at Mirio, "We're together every day, sunny. If there's any update in my life, you'd know."

"Nejire told me you're receiving anonymous love letters in your locker." Mirio pouted, the ever frank and honest boy can never hide anything.

I scrunched up my nose, "I received two and I think that's just a prank." I waved off the idea that anyone could be interested in me. Sure, I wasn't ugly but compared to Nejire, who can really like me?

"Prank? You're amazing!" He pouted more. "I'm sure anyone who wrote that knows you're amazing!"

I started to laugh, "I'm not sure if you're jealous or supportive."

Mirio opened his mouth to respond but he paused and closed it. "I... I am neither." He looked at his steak, poking it with his fork, "Look, I just know that whoever gets to date you is one lucky guy. Don't beat yourself up."

Then his blues found my eyes again, "Just...if you like someone and plan to date them, you'd tell me right?"

My heart ached. I wanted to tell him that I like him and that I wanted to date him but how can I? Mirio is destined for greatness and I...was simply there to watch him.

Besides, he didn't need the distraction and I simply refuse to ruin the friendship that we had.

"Of course," I told him quietly, reaching out and squeezing his hand. My hand looked small, too small, against his but the feeling was safe and familiar. His hand always felt like home.

"I love you." He murmured softly. "You are my best friend, I love you."

I could almost swear that I saw my life pass by my eyes as I heard those words from him. Mirio was always so affectionate towards me but he has never actually told me he loves me.

As a friend.

"I love you a lot too, Mirio." I gave his hand another squeeze. His hand turned, grasping mine. "Don't worry, sunny, I don't plan to date anyone soon."

"Aw, don't say that." He rubbed his nose with his free hand. "A beautiful girl like you should go on many dates. Guys should take you on amazing dates!" Mirio regained his energy, "I can take you out on a date!"

Then, just to tease him, I smirked, "Is this not a date?"

He paused, reddening on the face, "Ah! Stop teasing me! I just might fall for you!" Mirio grasped his chest, right above his heart, "My poor heart is about to burst!"

"You always say that." I laughed.

"Because it is about to burst! A pretty girl like you flirting back is too much for my poor heart to bear!" He chuckled before grinning wide, "Don't blame me if I really fall for you, Y/N. Keep on teasing me and I'll really jump off."

Why are we not dating really?

*

"You told me that you're scared to tell him." Tamaki broke the silence between us. I snuck off after curfew to Tamaki's room. The poor boy was so surprised that he almost woke up the entire building.

We sat on his bed, our backs on the wall.

"Should I tell him?" I pouted at Tamaki, the only one who can make sense of all of these. We have been friends for years and Tamaki has known about my little crush for a while. He promised to keep the secret and I was almost glad to share it with someone because I needed to talk it out with somebody else.

"You said you don't want to ruin what you have." He hit me with my own words, reminding me of the answers I gave him when he asked why I just didn't tell Mirio about my blossoming feelings.

"Tamaaaa~"

Tamaki glanced at me, giving me a small smile. "Even if he doesn't return the feelings, do you think Mirio would let anything ruin your friendship? He values you too much to do that."

That's true.

"And what if he does like you back? Is that not worth the fear?" Tamaki added softly. He looked at the window, staring at the bright full moon.

I looked at Tamaki, the kindness on his face was evident. He and I looked up to Mirio, I can say he admired Mirio more than I could ever do. Tamaki has always seen Mirio as the sun, the brightest sun. To which Mirio retorted that if he was the sun, then Tamaki was something simply even bigger. That Tamaki could wipe the sun out in an instant.

"Thank you, Tama." I leaned my head on his shoulder, surprising him.

"No problem, star."

[raven-black102]

The Vampire and Symbiote.

Imagine being Jasper Hales little sister and dating Eddie Brock/ Venom. Twilight Saga crossover Venom. I just made this out my butt and I'm to lazy to fix my mistakes. Hope you enjoy my crazy cross overs.

(Y/n)'s POV

A small sigh escaped my lips as I stood on top of the room of the apartment complex me and my boyfriends live in. "Babe? Why are you out here?" I heard as I didn't look away from the view of the city. "I'm waiting." I said softly as he stood next to me. "WAITING FOR WHAT?" Venom asked as he appeared out of Eddie Shoulder.

I smiled as my phone started to ring. "Hello?" I asked as I heard a soft chuckle. "Its been awhile sis." My brother Jasper said as I smiled softly. "It has hasn't it. Is there something wrong?" I asked as Eddie and V looked at me intensely. "We need your help." I heard Edwards voice said causing me to frown.

"With?" I asked as I was meet with silents. "Its the newborns isn't it?" I asked as I couod see them looking at each other with a worried look. "How do you know?" Jasper asked causing me to chuckled. "They've been here. My and my boyfriend had to kill a few of them." I said as Eddies and Venoms eyes widen.

"You have a boyfriend?!" Jasper yelled causing me to move the phone back slightly. "Watch it!" I growled as I saw Eddie bit his bottom lip and Venom went back inside Eddie. "Yeah I have a boyfriend. Thats not the problem though is it!" I yelled as I can imagine both Edward ans Jasper whining. "I'll meet you there in a few hours." I mumbled then hung up the phone.

"Your gonna leave us?" Eddie asked with a small pout. "Not really. They mifht need you and Venom for the battle field." I said as I wrapped my arms around Eddies neck. "So that mean I get to meet your brothers..." He mumbled with a slight panic look. "Yeah and my sister's, and foster parents." I said as I saw him paled.

"Don't worry you two. I'll protect you." I said as I lend in slightly. "But where supposed to protect you." Eddie mumbled as I smiled at him. "I lived for 178 years. I think I can live a lot longer." I mumbled as Eddie chuckled softly before pressing his lips agents mine.

Time Skip

I smiled slightly as I parked my car close to tge house Esme has design along with me, Alice, and Rosalie. "What if they don't like us?" Eddie asked softly causing me to look at him. "Is Eddie Brock and Venom scares to meet a coven of vampires?" I asked cauaing him to chuckled nervously. "I mean I am kind of human. They could drink my blood." Eddie said causing me to raise an eyebrow at him.

"You my mate now Eddie, Venom, if they so much as hurt you. I'll kill them myself." I said seriously as they look at me. "Come on. Oh and Venom. Don't be talking to loud in Eddie mind cause Edward can read minds." I said as Eddie nods his head. We both got out the car as I then appeared next to Eddie cauaing him to laugh. "Show off." He said as I closed the door to the car. "Only for you." I winked as the door opened and someone wrapped there arms around me.

"Hey Alice." I said hugging her back. "I missed you! Oh this must be your boyfriend Eddie!" Alice said as she took notice of Eddie right away. "Yes he is." I said as Eddie chuckled and took out his hand for Alice to shake. "Nice to meet you. You must be Alice. (Y/n) has told me so much about you." Eddie said as they shook hands.

"Jasper this is Eddie. Eddie this is my brother Jasper." I said aa Jasper appeared next to Alice and slightly glare ar Eddie. "Jasper Whitlock form the Civil War. (Y/n) has told me a lot of story's about the battle you guys where in." Eddie said as he didn't seem a bit fazed about Jasper.

"She has had she?" Jasper said as I saw his eyes darken slightly. "Major." I said as I stood infront of Eddie. "How come you never told me about your Boyfriend." Major said causing me to glare at him. "Ya never asked." I said as my accent came out strong.

"He's hidin' something." Major growled as I hissed at him. "Babe. Don't." Eddie said as he place a hand on my shoulder calming me down slightly. "His my mate." I said then took Eddies hand as we walked towards the house.

Time Skip

Eddie wrapped his arms around me as we watch Jasper teach the wolve on the others how to kill Newborns. "It seems that only Jasper dislikes me." Eddie said causing me to laugh softly. "He doesn't dislike you. He just doesn't trust you." I said softly then felt something on my shoulder.

"CAN WE EAT HIM?" Venom asked causing me to bit my bottom lips to stop me from laughing. "No V. As much as I love to see you try. His the only real family I have left." I said softly as V started to nuzzle himself closer to me and slightly purr. "(Y/n)!" Jasper called causing Venom to disappear and Jasper or Major to look at me.

"You ready big brother?" I asked as Eddie lets me go and watched me instantly. "I'm not gonna lose to you sugar." Major said causing me to chuckle darkly. "Then let the game began." I grin as we got in our stance. It looked like we were dancing around as me and Jasper continued to fight. At last I bet him to the ground. "I win." I said darkly as Major panted and chuckled.

"Seems so." He said as I helped him up. "You guys look like you were dancing." Alice said as I smile at her. "Its been awhile since me and Major spar each other." I said as Major placed an arm over my shoulder. "You've gotten better." He said as I grin at him. "And you have gotten slower." I said then stood next to Eddie.

"(Y/n)." Edward called as I looked up at him only to see him glaring at Eddie. "Your not keeping your thought to yourself Eddie." I said as Eddie to chuckled and scratch the back of his neck. "It can't be help." He said with a childish grin. "Who's that?" Edward said as he stood in front of Bella.

"Who?" I asked confused until I took notice Eddie frown look. "V?" I asked then Venom appeared over Eddies shoulder scaring everyone even the wolves. "WHY DO YOU ONLY TALK TO EDDIE?!" Venom snarled casuing me to chuckle at him softly. "Cause I was gonna introduce you to them V. I didn't mean to make you feel sad." I said as I pat his head causing him to purr.

"Guys meet Venom. A Symbiote from another planet." I said with a soft smile. "His not dangerous. Unless you anger him." I said softly as Eddie held an panic look. "He could help us." Carlisle said as I chuckled when V started to nuzzle himself closer to me dragging Eddie with him.

Time Skip

"Get ready." Major said as I nod my head and grin. "Ready you two." I said to Eddie as he pulled me towards him. "Please be safe." Eddie said as I frown at him. Then he gently pressed his lips aganet mine. I smiled as I pulled away and chuckled softly. "I always well." I said softlty as I peck his lips.

Once the Newborns started to run towards us Eddie lets Venom take over. The fight was easy as me and Major Jasper fought and had each other back just like back then. "You need to watch your back brother dear." I said as Major chuckled. "Behind you." He said as I turned a 180 with my leg up breaking the newborn neck.

"Your no fun." I pouted causing him to glare at me playfully. "Kill the rest." Major said as I nod my head. Once we only had a few left I saw two of them jump on V causing me to get on off him. "(Y/n)!" I heard as the newborn through me acrossed the field. I gasped slightly as time went slow around me.

Then I felt a sharp pain on my head, back, and shoulder. "(Y/n)!" I heard V yelled as I started to lose consciousness. "You pay for that!" V yelled as I felt myself starting to heal. "(Y/n). Baby. Please come back." I heard Eddie said as I saw a blure. Once every part of my body healed I gasped again and quickly sat up.

"Fuck that hurt." I mumbled as Eddie wrapped his arms around me tightly. "Your okay." Eddie whispered as I wrapped my arms around him. "I told you never go for the obvious kill (Y/n) Major said as he looked at me with concern. "It not like I'm human anyways." I said as I heard a small whimper escape Eddies lips.

"Please. Don't do that. We thought." Eddie said as I took notice there no more newborns. "Its gonna take a lot more then that to get rid of me you two." I said softly as I kissed his neck to his cheek. "There coming." Alice called as Edward and Bella got here.

"They won't accept the fact we have the wolve here. They need to go." Carlisle said as I ignored them. "I can't wait to go back home." I mumbled softly as Eddie helped me up and wrapped an arm around my waist when I lost my balance. "Thanks." I smiled as he pecked my cheek.

"Can't wait to go back eating some chocolate and tatter tots." Eddie said as Venom appeared between us. "Yes and some snakes on humans." V said causinf me to chuckle and Eddie to sigh. "There here." Alice said as I tensed up and lookes ahead. "Stay close to me." I said as I took Eddies hand and stood close to the last Newborn girl.

"Seems we messed an entertaining fight." Alec said as I rolled my eyes. "Maybe if you wouod have been her earlier then you would have some fun yourself." I snarled getting there attention. "Hmmm. Another Vampire with a human mate." Jane said as she looks at Eddie up and down with her red eyes.

I could tell V and Eddie didn't like them. "Sure. You can say that." I said with a grin. "You missed one." She said as she took notice of the girl next to me. Me and Jasper glared at Jane as we stood next to the girl. "She's with us now. She didn't even have a choice." Esme trued to be reasonable. "That wasn't your choice to make." Jane said then stared at the girl.

"Why did you come?" Jane asked and before the girl could saw anything she started to scream in pain. "Who created you?" She asked as the girl fell to the floor. I glared at her as I used my gift making Jane look at me. "Let her speak." I said darkly as she looked at me scared. The girl panted as she looked up.

"I don't know. Rally never told us. He said our thought weren't safe." She cried as I crouched down and helped her up. "The name is Victoria. You should know." Edward snarles slightly as I chuckled. "Edward if the Volturi knew about Victoria they would have done something. Isn't that right Jane?" Carlisle asked as I saw Jasper used his gift. "Of course." She said then looked at the girl.

"Caius wouldn't be happy to hear that shes still human." Jane said as she looked at Edward and Bella. "The Date is set." Bella said as Jane then look at me. "Aro would like to meet you two once he finds out another Cullen has a human." Jane said causing me to chuckle. "I'm not apart of the Cullens anymore. I moved away." I said as she glared at me.

"You want proof kid?" I asked as I stood in front of her. She narrowed her eyes at me as she look down at my hand. She grabbed it as I showed her me the day I told them I'm moving away, to the day I meet Eddie, to how I told Eddie about myself, and how I told him about the Volturi. "Interesting." She said I she lets go of my hand.

I didn't want to show her about Venom knowing they were gonna take him away from me and try to kill him. "Felix, I'd like to go home now." Jane said as I stood next to Eddie. I looked down as Felix went to the girl causing her to scream in fear.

I quickly pulled Eddie down to my neck as we heard a snap causing Eddie to tensed up. "The Volturi doesn't give second chances. Keep that in mind." Jane said then they left. The girl's body was on fire as Eddie looked down at her. "We could have done something." Eddie mumbled as I looked down.

"We couldn't. Or they'll kill us all." I told him as everyone looked at the girl. I frown slightly as it started to get a bit winder blow out the fire. I raised my hand causing bright neon blue flames to appear and revised back time. The girl's body was pit back to place as she gasped out.

Third Person POV

"(Y/n)." Carlisle said as she held her throat. "When was the last time you hunt?" Jasper asked (Y/n) as she frown at him. "Your safe (Y/n)." Eddie said as she look down at the ground confused. "What wrong?" Rosalie asked Eddie as he place a gentle hand on her shoulder. "(Y/N) HASN'T USED THAT GIFT IN WHILE. WHEN SHE DOES SHE TEND TO FORGET THINGS AND PEOPLE." Venom said as Eddie moved his hands down to her hands and intertwine there fingers.

"Where am I?" (Y/n) asked confused as Eddie slowly. "Fuck. My head hurts." (Y/n) mumbled as Venom nuzzled himself closer to her. "You guys should go." Eddie said as the Cullen's were hesitant. They nod and took the girl with them leaving only Eddie, Venom, and (Y/n) alone.

"You know where you are sweetheart?" Eddie asked as (Y/n) frown before slowly nodding her head. "Florks?" (Y/n) said confused as she looks around. "Yeah. We just defeated the Newborn army." He said as (Y/n) frown slightly. "Yeah. Now I remember." She said with a slight smile.

"Come on. Your brother is probably waiting for you." Eddie said as he let V took over and picked (Y/n) up bridle style and ran through the woods.

[rosecidium-a-blog]

@thepricewasright continued from here [x]

“Well, I doubt your drinking helps much with that.” Firion pats Locke on the back and walks him over to a place more... stable to sit. At the railing he risked falling and Firion doubted anyone would be pleased with that.

“Your secret is safe with me, friend. Just try to stay away from the railing. If you need to throw up, I can grab a bucket.” Which he had already thought ahead and grabbed, just in case, and present it to Locke. “If flying makes you so sick, why don’t you go lay down? We have places to do that, you know.”