#vv!ben

[f1uckinghell]

curtain call - a Virtues Verse oneshot

here is a Riley-centric oneshot I wrote as a gift for the lovely @thatsapodium <3

—🎶—

Riley couldn’t spot his family in the crowd, but just knowing they were there filled his heart with an excited, deep warmth. Dad, beaming in the suit he had bought just for this, Mom in the same navy dress that was always brought out for festive occasions. Grandma Sophie, Grandma Grace and Grandpa Joe, excitedly taking photos. His siblings and packlings, dressed up like he rarely ever saw them. Isabel and Leah with little Clara, who was looking adorable in her dress. Carlos and Lando were there, too, of course, and Papa, and Pierre. And Maman, whose eyes were shiny and whose smile was fierce and proud when he cupped Riley’s cheeks in his hands and told him, „I knew you would make it one day.“

„Three more minutes,“ Benoit, the conductor of the orchestra, said behind him, startling Riley away from the curtain.

„Okay.“ Riley exhaled slowly and smoothed down his dress.

Ben watched him with a thoughtful smile. „You will be amazing.“

„What are you doing up here?“ Riley asked quickly, trying to will himself out of blushing.

„I wanted to come see you,“ Ben replied, fixing his cufflinks, „For good luck.“

Now, Riley was definitely blushing. „Oh. Thank you.“ He didn’t know why, but he added, „My whole family is here today.“

Ben gave him a sympathetic grin. „Ah. Nervous?“

„A little bit,“ Riley admitted, shifting on his feet. The black dress he was wearing had a high neckline and felt like a hug. „Aren’t you?“

Ben gave a very french shrug. „Yes,“ he said, „Everytime.“

That was oddly comforting, because Benoit was a literal musical genius, one of the youngest conductors ever to work with this particular orchestra. He was a beta from France, in his early thirties, supremely talented and very handsome with thick dark hair, blue eyes and glasses.

Riley and him had been flirting for the past few months.

A low gong sound counted down the last few moments before the start of the concert.

„I mean it, Riley,“ Benoit said quickly, taking an urgent step forward, reaching for Riley’s hands. Ben’s hands were warm and strong around Riley’s when he squeezed them. „You are amazing. You will do amazing.“

Riley let out a breathless „Thank you!“ while his entire body felt like it was spinning.

Ben let go of his hands and gave Riley one last lopsided smile. „Bonne chance!“

„Bonne chance!“ Riley echoed, and then, quickly before he could change his mind, „Wait!“

He took two steps forward and kissed Ben on the cheek. „For good luck.“

Ben let out an adorable, surprised noise, half-stopping in his tracks, but Riley ushered him away, giggling. „You have to go! Quick!“

„I have to go!“ Ben repeated, a big, happy smile spreading on his face, „Yes. I have to- I’ll see you later!“

„Yes!“ Riley watched as Ben almost tripped over his own feet when he hurried towards the stage entrance. His heart was beating fast and hard in his chest, and he felt like he could do anything right now.

„Ladies, Gentlemen and esteemed others,“ the voice of the concert hall’s director sounded through the thick curtains as the crowd quieted down, „Welcome to Young Talents night at the Royal Concert Hall.“

Riley took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

The concert went perfectly.

Riley had to blink away tears in his eyes when the crowd cheered and clapped for them. Nothing could ever rival this feeling.

Well, maybe something could: the sight of his family in the foyer, Dad carrying a massive bouquet of flowers.

Jasper was the first to spot him. „Riley!“ he exclaimed, and ran at him, throwing his arms around him. He had grown a lot, and catching him forced a little „oof“ out of Riley. Nevertheless, he hugged his little brother tightly, and Jasper squeezed him back, going on and on.

„You sang so beautifully and you look so pretty and Dad cried but he pretended he didn’t-“

This meant so much more than any compliment from any professional he had received while making his way through the crowd.

His family descended upon him with hugs and kisses and compliments. Dad hugged him for a long time. Riley enjoyed being covered in Dad’s comforting, familiar scent. When they let go, there were proud tears in Dad’s eyes again that he wiped away with the back of his work-worn hand. „I’m so fucking proud of you.“

„Dad,“ Isabel scolded jokingly, covering Clara’s ears.

„Some occasions warrant foul language,“ Leah said, and threw her arms around Riley, pulling him into the next hug.

Several minutes passed until everyone had hugged him and told him how proud they were of him.

„Um, Riley, I think someone is here to see you,“ Luna said behind him when Riley was just in the process of getting squeezed by Grandma Sophie. When he turned, he saw Benoit standing there on the edge of his family circle, looking politely handsome with a glint in his eye.

„I just came to congratulate you briefly on your outstanding performance,“ he said.

Riley felt his already wide smile widen. He could tell his entire family was curiously watching them now.

„Thank you,“ he said as gracefully as he could; he knew Ben could tell he wanted to say much more. Do much more. „Congratulations on yours as well.“

So formal. A cheeky little grin tugged on the corner of Ben’s mouth. „Thank you so much.“

There was a slight pause, then Riley remembered to introduce Ben. He gestured behind himself awkwardly, „This is my… my whole family. …this is Benoit, the conductor.“ When he half-turned, he saw Maman’s knowing grin.

Grandpa Joe leaned over from behind Riley, holding out his hand to shake Ben’s. „Incredible work, young man.“

„Thank you so much,“ Ben replied, shaking Grandpa’s hand. „Lovely to meet Riley’s family.“

„You have cool glasses,“ Jasper said from where he was wrapped around Mom.

„Thanks!“ Ben grinned, „So do you.“

Jasper looked very satisfied with the compliment. „We’re going to have sushi now, because that’s Riley’s favorite.“

„Nice,“ Ben grinned, „That’s good to know.“ He gave Jasper a little wink. „Hope you enjoy your dinner.“

Jasper beamed up at him.

Riley felt like his heart was about to burst out of his chest.

„I’ll see you saturday?“

„Yes,“ Ben said, turning his attention back to him with a warm smile. „See you saturday.“

„Okay,“ Riley said quietly, trying not to completely lose it over Ben in front of his family.

„Enjoy your sushi,“ Ben told him, giving a formal, modest little bow before disappearing into the crowd.

It took his siblings exactly two seconds after Ben was gone to start making kissy noises.

Some things never changed.

[10bendog]

Happy Cartoon Halloween!!!

[asexualasshat]

Pairing: Reddie

Word count: 7, 687

Chapter 1/?

Summery:

His friends swam. They swam and they splashed and they laughed. Despite everything, they laughed so joyously that Richie didn’t think they’d hear him when he so meekly asked “Hey guys? This is real, right?” - - - - Just because the monster is dead, that doesn’t meafn fear itself has been conquered.

[professionallydeadinside]

I really liked the ending of the new movie not having the mom and the paranormal expert (I may love the movie, but I suck at names) be dating or anything. They kinda left to up to interpretation! Also, my favorite was the medium.

Bullet Train Haunted Mansion au when?

/j

-Kirk anon

OOOO THE MEDIUM I'M PRETTY SURE HER NAME WAS HARRIET BUT SHE CAME ON SCREEN AND ALL MY FRIENDS AND I SCREAMED SHE WAS SO PRETTY

[astrxealis]

you all should listen to The Ridleys tbh

[graphicpolicy]

Preview: Rivers of London: Here Be Dragons #4 (of 4)

Rivers of London: Here Be Dragons #4 preview. To save the skies of the city, Peter must face the enraged beast - but can he end things peacefully... or will he be forced to destroy the last wyvern? #comics #comicbooks

[headbandsandflats]

praying to the theatre gods that the ny city center production of parade transfers to broadway, cast intact, bc i truly have not stopped thinking about it (or listening to the obc recording) since i stepped out of the show last night

[spilladabalia]

The Hunches - Goodbye Christine

[bennitastisch]

my bf made me a pink google chrome thingy on his computer so i can watch shows and shit and have my own lil place for it 🥺

[mylovelo-ak]

sully brothers as things in traditional filipino dating culture <3

warnings: could be ooc, vv short

a/n: was daydreaming abt neteyam while listening to bibingka by ben&ben 🫶 + anon requested lo'ak w a guitar + i love trad filo dating culture

lo'ak sully ; harana - wherein men introduced themselves and/or wooed women by singing underneath her window at night.

when you introduced a guitar to lo'ak, you never thought it would lead to him singing on the waters on his ilu outside of your marui. it was a miracle how he kept himself afloat with no hands on the creature, and how the makeshift guitar didn't seem to be drenched.

you crafted the guitar with him as you explained chords and notes along the way, recalling your life back when you were human. you could see your initials, along with lo'ak's, carved onto the guitar from where you were standing.

"what are you doing?"

"i'm going to sing you a song, doofus." lo'ak replied before clearing his throat and starting his song.

he struggled between chords, taking time to switch between them, and his singing wasn't the best, which caused him to grow flustered as the song progressed. but you loved his harana nonetheless.

lo'ak: another song, beautiful?

ao'nung, who heard him: NO MORE SINGING YOU GOAT

neteyam sully ; paninilbihan - refers to a courtship custom meaning "being of service", but is also referred to as subok meaning a trial or test period for the serving suitor.

neteyam was extremely busy. he's been spending weeks with your family helping around with chores, so much so that he's had almost no time for you. you understood that he wanted to please your family but you hated that it ate up all your time with him.

it was always feeding the ilus with 'reya on mondays, hunting with ao'nung on tuesdays, and your parents snagged him any other day of the week, and frankly, you've had enough. admittedly, you loved watching him spend time with your mother treating the sick village children, but you wished it was you he was paying attention to.

so just before neteyam could walk off with tsireya, you dragged him away by his armband. your sister giggled and waved goodbye, used to your couple-y antics.

"(name)?"

"you need to spend time with me, too. i know you want them to like you but i promise you they're only teasing you with so much work."

he smiled, a hand coming to rest on your waist, while the other brushed away stray locks of hair from your face.

"i suppose i could bail on ao'nung tomorrow."

ao'nung waited for neteyam way past eclipse that day.

[f1uckinghell]

Riley showing Ben the farm, introducing him to the chickens and other animals, and Daniel is just 🥺 they’re just like me and Max 🥺

Oh my heart 🥺

Riley showing Ben all the chickens, telling him stories about the farm, maybe having a little picnic with him under Max's and Daniel's tree 🥺🥺🥺 and Daniel, who is VERY critical of Ben (because nobody can be good enough for his perfect baby) is a little bit heart eyed because they're so cute, and because Ben is so interested in everything Riley shows him ♥️

[kairiscorner]

SOOO obsessed w/ ur ben reilly stuff fr oh my GOODNESS. can i req hcs for ben reilly x gender neutral reader ? :0

maybe they go to the beach? idk my brain is vv much in summer mode rn–

I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT !!! and same tbh, i refuse to believe school's nearing WHAT but i also hope ya like this :> (yes i got kenspired for some of these 🫂)

(reblogs are greatly appreciated, it helps get my content out there! if you guys like what you see, please reblog it too <:D)

going to the beach with ben reilly headcanons !

he does not know how to swim or surf properly, he can doggy paddle, but that's about it 😭😭😭 what he loves doing at the beach though is flexing his muscles or showing off to you :>

he'd make comments like "oh the sun is so strikingly hot today... just like me," and then set his button up aside and just get in his swim trunks and """accidentally""" flex his biceps and abs to you

bonus: you're too busy setting up for you to pay attention to him 😭😭😭

he does help you with setting up the chairs, towels, and umbrellas though, it doesn't take much effort for him to do it. he does keep reminding you as you two are setting up on the beach that his hard work cannot go without being repaid..... and he turns to you with a hopeful gaze as you're busy doing mental count and note of the stuff you have and what you need to remember before you guys leave the beach.

i think he would, like ken in the barbie movie, show off to you by trying to surf (while being completely unknowledgeable about the first thing that comes to surfing)

"it's like....... swimming...... but with a board, right....... seems easy enough" (bitch does not know how to fucking swim <33)

he calls over to you by the shore while you're off talking to friends or reading or relaxing in the shade, and he just flips his hair as he tells you he's gonna 'tame a wave' when there's no wave to even ride rn

the real surfers are just staring at him like is this bitch seriously gonna surf without a wave..........

"check this out babe !!!" he exclaims as he runs headfirst towards the ocean at full speed, without there being any massive tides to surf on, and........ fucking........ faceplants and bellyflops into the water and just...... stays there for a few seconds until peter b and miguel fish him out 😭😭😭

when you rush over to him, he falls on you, clings on to you and tells you about the horrifying experience he had that was taming a nonexistent wave

"i was born to beach, babe....... but the ocean hates me.........."

when he sees other guys making advances towards you, showing off to you, or flirting with you, HE WILL PERSONALLY GO OUT OF HIS WAY TO OUTFLEX AND OUTFLIRT THEM (it's ben's version of a beach off, yes, he did beach all the guys who were interested in you off. every. last. one. of. them.)

he loves making sandcastles with you but will never admit it.

he cried when the water or mayday destroyed your sandcastle together, he was gonna put two rocks at the bottom, one with a seashell as a crown to declare you as the monarch by his side in ben's mojo dojo castle house (i love you platonically if you get the reference)

he gets pinched by the crabs there, one made their way into his trunks and after he got pinched by that crab, he stayed by your side in the shade, not wanting to leave out of fear another crustacean will get to him

he needs your kisses after being pinched by a crab <:(

when you go swimming in the ocean, ben would tell you not to be scared because he's here, he's gonna keep you from drowning–but turns out, you have to save him from drowning instead of him having to save you 😭😭😭

y'all share an ice cream or some shaved ice together when the afternoons get too hot :>

he loves engaging in water splashing fights with you ⁽⁽ଘ( ˊᵕˋ )ଓ⁾⁾

he really wants to nail the 'still looking hot after being drenched in ocean water' look and have you stare at him, maybe take a few pics, but they all look like he really got wet not exactly looking cool, but he's still hot in all of the pics bc ofc he would :>

[nonbinaryeddiekaspbrak]

FANFIC RECS!

here's a revamped version of my rec post - each fic will link to it's corresponding ao3 page, a summary in my words, small notes/review, and a disclaimer for more mature ratings if needed.

enjoy!

(* = new entry, last updated: Dec 3rd, 2023, still going through recent bookmarks)

(ps. let me know if you want your mention to be removed!)

IT

and a stain on my shirt - venom crossover, vv good, also a fix-it, venom finds another eddie to latch onto, a lot of humor, reddie get together, venom saves eddie

awake my soul - pretty angsty, keep an eye on those trigger warnings, this was pretty good, i rlly couldn’t take any breaks with this one, richie and eddie get jumped but in the process of putting away the ones responsible for the hate crime richie finds that he’ll have to come out sooner than he’s ready for, added bonus of art!!, happy ending, has fan reactions and news coverage as things are slowly revealed

come over here and overwhelm me - nsfw, a VERY GOOD rec, SO tender, the fluff is so well written, richie is having a bad day nd eddie comes to the rescue being so hfwjaklhj!!!, this fic said bottom richie rights nd it opened my eyes

don’t break character - HE/THEY RICHIE RIGHTS, richie finds that maybe his journey of identity isn’t over when he hears the word “nonbinary”, very!!!!, fjkdkslahfkl, just him having he/they pronouns is so exciting and flappy hands-worthy

I killed a clown. ama! - it chapter 2 except it’s through the lens of social media from posts by richie eddie myra and background fans, very very entertaining, canon compliant until eddie’s death it’s actually a fix-it, fair amount of angst??

it’s not real - WATCH THE TRIGGER WARNINGS, a lot of angst, very intense, eddie has an amazing richie impression, almost like they share the same braincell, eddie is also vv caring and will drag any faceless internet account down with him, could def make it in celebrity PR according to richie’s manager steve, richie comes out but he gets a horrible reaction and then finds himself in the middle of a clusterfuck of things that unfortunately couldn’t stay in the past, bill apparently also gets cancelled a lot and he cannot cook, he’s also the only other loser in here, a black mirror au, AGAIN WATCH THE TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS ONE

oh, wouldn’t it be nice? - nsfw, some angst, eddie finds richie’s obituary that he got from adrien (the park scene in chap 2; at least i think it was adrien), SUPER SWEET OMG, i had to stop a few times from the sheer amount of emotion this gave me

parental interference - in 1989 some parents are coming to their senses when it comes to a certain clown, i love went he’s an awesome dad, T rating, i suggest a peek at the trigger warnings/tags just in case, canon-typical triggers, again i really love wentworth tozier in this fic he’s a 10/10 dad

predicament bondage - nsfw, richie is 100% a sweetheart, eddie is fjdsljfkslf i love this version of him, richie is cast as a dom in a movie so he decides to get information from a professional which is eddie but he finds that working with eddie might bring his heart into the mix, a lot of internalized homophobia so watch out, ur honor i love eddie here

puppets and plants - the way this was written? *muah* my number two rec, some angst, the intimacy of u nd the guy set up across from u at the farmer’s market, amazing stanpat dynamic, trans eddie and ben!, pride parade!!

the king is gone - absolutely AMAZING time travel fix-it, fairly long, some angst, some fluff, not at all a boring read

the lockbox - pushing an M rating? maybe a T?, asexual eddie finding out that he’s ace and everything that comes with realizing u aren’t straight, honestly made my ace heart so happy, bit of angst

work friends and emergency contacts - outsider pov, eddie makes a work friend, fix-it w both eddie and stan living, eddie gets a divorce pre-itch2, damon just wants the best for richie and eddie, reddie getting together, richie visits eddie at work

STRANGER THINGS

bottle it up until it overflows - ohhhh boy, i absolutely love the vecna possessing mike trope and this fic definitely lives up to high standards, rated mature, bad parent ted wheeler and internalized homophobia, basically mike gets vecna'd is the entire plot - @ghoulsanderson

i feel like i know you (but we never met) - post season 4 of stranger things, ambiguous / open ending, teen rating, oh boy this made me emotional!, without spoilers i have to say this is such an angsty fic and i love it, this fic is written beautifully, the party all forget will because of vecna suppressing their memories, spoilers: mike puts everything together to figure out who the "missing person" is - @andiwriteordie

something's made your eyes go cold - TW SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, rated mature, mike is chronically suicidal, very very angsty but relatable (sadly), oneshot - @defendingtammythompson

when everything was fiction, future and prediction - two words: time travel, mike is confronted by his younger self and figures out a few things, very much hurt/comfort, rated teen

9-1-1 TV

*all the time in the world - i literally know nothing about the dsmp but the way this was written is so beautiful, i love angst and buddie but also buck angst gets me the most, evan buckley used to be someone called karl jacobs but eddie doesn't know that and thinks buck is a war veteran, he's not entirely wrong but also don't make me fact check that beyond reading this, this fic makes me feel super autistic in a way i can't explain, time travel and secret identities are just so my jam dude, bonus chris moment that made me squeal bc chris eddie and buck are so family material - @official-impravidus

*my palms and fingers still reek of gasoline - such a good crossover, the characterization is very very good, i definitely need to read it again, a pjo au that has a twist, demigod buck and eddie are special to me now, having buck be on that side is an interesting choice and i like it, buck's mom being aphrodite makes so much sense - @trashyinfernomusic

[kumapillow]

Chief Aoyama wakes up earlier and earlier to make chara-ben for Kinjou 😆😂😭 next time he’ll probably stay up all night just to make it 😭

Last mini-drama he gave a Kumatte-chan wood carving (that took him 3 days to make) to Shirosaki for being his first follower on Enstagram 😭

Aoyama is vv extra 😂😭

[we-r-loonies]

the marauders reaction to heartstopper s2

+ heartstopper season two spoilers obvi +

james

vv happy to see accurate bi rep!!!

is already planning a marauders paris trip

"remus, is there really a tunnel under the sea??? MATE WHAT, SIRIUS, THERE'S ACTUALLY A-"

i think he relates to tao's little speech

"i try too hard and i talk too much. i ruin everything."

a bit in love with kit connor as well

sirus

watched the whole season in a day

he's planning to sue kizzy edgell for "emotional damage"

cheered when tori kicked davids phone

designated nick translator

"whoever put seven on the tracklist is getting my foot up their arse"

is still emotional

and slightly reminiscent

"isnt it weird that me and moons got together at their age? god, i feel old,"

peter

identifies with imogen on a spiritual level

doesn't know why he's watching it

but is enjoying it nonetheless

"i cant lie, bens proper gay for charlie"

"oh, he is? shit, my bad"

is happy to be included

the show definitely grew on him tbh

remus

he hasn't watched it yet

"lads, ive decided not to trust any queer second seasons"

a nightingale sang at berkley square has been playing on repeat

[kainsword17]

Here is the whole character-roster for a made-up fighting-game I've come up with called CN-Fighter, a crossover fighting starting characters from some of Cartoon-Network's animated shows. The roster includes 24 main characters, 5 DLC characters and 1 boss (that comes in two forms).

Here's the basic story of the game idea: The powerful demon, Twin-Masters has been reborn and has learned to power to combine worlds together so that he can conquer the Cartoon-Network multiverse, but both heroes and villains from the many worlds battle it out to either save or take-over the worlds. 

Here is the main roster for the game:

KO (from OK KO: Let's be Heroes!)

Ben Tennyson (from Ben-10)

Gumball Watterson (from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Mao Mao (from Mao Mao: Heroes of Pureheart)

Alpha-Girl Latifah (from Hero-108)

Rex Salazar (from Generator-Rex)

Trickshot (from Trick-Moon)

Dexter (from Dexter's Laboratory)

Bloosom (from The Powerpuff-Girls)

Bubbles (from The Powerpuff-Girls)

Buttercup(from The Powerpuff-Girls)

Malware (from Ben-10 Omniverse)

Killer-Moth (from Teen-Titans)

VV Argost (from The Secret-Saturdays/Ben-10 Omniverse)

Terroranchula (from Ben-10 Omniverse)

Fink (from OK KO: Let's be Heroes!)

Garnet (from Steven-Universe)

Sticks the Badger (from Sonic-Boom) (In case you're wondering, Sonic-Boom was made for Cartoon-Network, so she counts as a CN character)

Tootsie the Skunk (from Craig of the Creek)

Toiletnator (from Codename: Kids next Door)

Aku (from Samurai-Jack)

Hyperduck Fusion-Mode (from Regular-Show)

Major-Glory (from Dexter's Laboratory/Justice-Friends)

Optimus-Prime (from Transformers Animated)

Now here is the DLC characters for the game:

Nanini & Genesis (from OK KO: Let's be Heroes!)

Doctor Diablos (from Dexter's Laboratory)

Hoss Delgado (from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)

Orangusnake (from Mao Mao: Heroes of Pureheart)

Killer-Moth Kaijin (from The Batman) (I've added a second version of Killer-Moth seen in The Batman 2004 series when that version was turned into a mutant-monster)

The Final-Boss of the game: Twin-Masters (from Hero-108) (Both in his normal-form and his final-form)