#while also not really exploring that or replacing it with anything

[otakuvampyre]

I has another Isat au idea! :3

This one is not a villain Siffrin one, it's a spin on a "someone other than Siffrin" loops one.

So everything goes as normal up until Siffrin's first death. When he's squished by the giant rock. He wakes again, like normal, but he's not back where he took his nap. He's in the House of Change. And strangely, everything is a lot bigger than he remembers it being. He also doesn't recognize his surroundings, since he never made it beyond the Death Corridor here.

So, Siffrin gets to exploring, trying to figure out what happened, if everyone else is alright, and why he's here. I mean, it must be a dream or something, right? He's having a stress dream and is still currently napping in the field. He has to be.

But slowly as he explores, he encounters sadnesses, which are fucking massive now. He can't fight them, he has to avoid them. And eventually he makes it to what would be the first floor's main hall area (where the door to the next floor is). And to his surprise, minutes later, in-comes the family. All except him, of course. None of them look particularly happy, but out of all of them, Mirabelle looks the most stressed.

At first, none of them notice him, as they're (understandably) more concerned with the two sadnesses, but once dispatching them and choosing a direction, one of them finally notices him. It's Odile, observant and sharp as ever, but she says something very strange when she notices him.

"That statuette looks very out of place."

Of course, this leaves nothing but confusion running through Siffrin, and as the family turns their attention to him, he freezes up (as one would), and barely reacts Mirabelle lifts him into her hand, saying that someone must have dropped them or something while trying to flee through the house. Though that's quickly brushed aside, since there's no one frozen nearby so that wouldn't make a lot of sense.

But of course, unable to stay still the whole time, Siffrin inevitably moves. At first, none of them really show all that much of a reaction. Statuettes moving with craft isn't anything new after all, but then, Siffrin speaks, which causes everyone to jump and Mirabelle to accidentally drop them in shock.

The fall sucks, but ultimately Siffrin is unharmed. as he recovers, the family is all staring down at him with curious and shocked expressions. Odile has Bonnie behind her, lightly shielding them with her arm. And Mirabelle, a somewhat hopeful look in her eye, asks.

"Are you... the Change God?"

And that's when it finally dawns on Siffrin. He looks down at his own body for the first time, and he can see... Painted porcelain. His arms, while animate and flexible like real arms, are also porcelain. His real body is gone, now replaced by a little change god statuette.

Of course he starts to panic. A dream, this has to be a dream. But no matter what he does, smacking himself, trying to pinch his porcelain skin, etc. he can't wake himself up. And eventually he has to deal with them all staring in confusion as he does all this. And of course it's time to give an answer, but what does he say? Will they even believe him if he says that he's Siffrin? Or should he play along with Mirabelle's assumption?

Eventually, he resolves that it might be more helpful if he just goes along with the assumption. I mean, it might boost Mirabelle's confidence to think she's speaking with the Change God. Who knows? Maybe he'll even be more useful to her if he plays that role than he would be if he was him (Siffrin's self hate coming into play there, obviously).

So of course he confirms that he is the Change God, making a very awkward show of confirming it. Which of course makes Mira very excited, and she bombards him with questions. Which only serves to overwhelm him, but Odile ends up snapping Mira out of it.

And once stuff starts to calm down, they ask "the change god" why he's in a tiny statuette. What is the purpose of this? Siffrin answers that he's here to provide some guidance. As a God, of course, he can't directly stop what's happening, it's forbidden don'tcha know, but he is here to provide help getting through the house in the form of a helpful little guy. Tho makes sure to say he's not sure how much help he'll actually be. He just wanted to do something.

Mira thanks him profusely, taking this a sign that, hey, maybe the Change God did intend for her to be blessed. Isa and Bonnie go along with it too, no reason not to. Odile is suspicious, as she always is, but ultimately goes along with it too.

And thus begins the trek through the house. Only, Siffrin is about as much help as he is in his own body, save for the fact no one is just going to let him go through the traps and stuff first. So the second loop comes pretty quickly, with the family ending up frozen by the tears.

And once again, Siffrin wakes up where he did before. Still in this body. Cursing himself for being useless and not being able to help stop them from being frozen. He makes his way back to the main hall again, but this time is much quicker. So quick, in fact, that he has to wait a while, hiding from the two sadnesses for the family to arrive.

And when they do, once again, Mirabelle looks the most stressed. They take care of the sadnesses and Siffrin realizes that Mirabelle has been looking for him since they entered the room. She keeps looking around, nearly taking hits while they were taking down the sadnesses, because she's so distracted trying to find him. And when they do, Mirabelle picks him up without hesitation, but instead of immediately presenting him to the family, she shushes him, then asks them if they can wait here for a second. Her anxiety is flaring, she needs to take a second to calm down. None of them look comfortable with that, this isn't a safe area, but Mira leaves without giving them the chance to stop her, walking up the stairs to the second floor door before staring down at "the change god" and asking what is happening. Time is repeating itself. She was so enamoured with him before that she forgot to ask the important questions.

But Siffrin doesn't have an answer. He wants to say he's just as confused as she is, but, wanting to bring up her morale, he says that he's causing the loops. Trying to make it so she can't fail. Which only leads to a more desperate question, one Mira has to stop herself from shouting:

"Then why isn't Siffrin coming back?"

He freezes. Tears well up in Mira's eyes. She repeats her question, adding that his corpse is STILL THERE in the death corridor, crushed under a rock. If the change god is doing this, repeating time, why isn't Siffrin coming back? Why isn't that event undoing itself?

He can't answer. He doesn't have an answer. It didn't even occur to him to think about that. He's dead? What does she mean his corpse is still there?

His silence is deafening. Mira's breaking down now, unable to handle not getting an answer, her tears shower him. But he just can't come up with an answer. He wants to. He wants to say something, something that will comfort her, but he just can't come up with anything that could work. How could he? How does he explain that in a way that doesn't destroy Mira's faith in the Change God?

Eventually he says the only thing he can. He doesn't know. That shouldn't be happening. Siffrin should be alive. He apologizes, trying his best to bring Mira down from her breakdown, but it's a vain effort. Eventually her crying draws the attention of everyone else, and they come to comfort her, trying to calm her down. When they see him, their confusion just mounts. Maybe she was crying because this statuette was important to her or someone she knew? None of them know that Siffrin is currently under that rock, so they don't have any way of comforting her over his death, so they try their best to comfort her in every way they can. Hugging, comforting words, etc.

Eventually she does calm down, and now she has to continue through floor one all puffy-eyed. They do the whole introduction, with Siffrin playing up the change God thing. Odile's suspicious, but everyone goes along, and they begin their trek through the house once again.

.... I think I'd call this au The Guide. Since Siffrin would essentially take on a Loop role, but for Mirabelle (I don't know if Loop would still exist here or not. Haven't decided yet).

[trophyposting]

wait no i got it. its because he doesnt have a gimmick

does anyone ever get the vibe that trophy belongs in a different show or is that just me being weird

[ratatoastwrites]

Victoria’s secret

Spencer Reid x fem!Reader

nsfw, 18+ MDNI

a/n: munch spencer, we all say in unison 😫 i wrote this cuz i was bored at the mall lol, does that count as public indecency? haha jk, but that is lowkey what this blurb is about ✨😮‍💨 also special challenge, take a shot every time i use the word lace lol

cw: oral (f receiving), tiny bit of fingering, bit of rough kissing yum, lingerie (obvi), umm kinda public indecency tbh lol, borderline exhibitionism ig but it isn’t really mentioned just subtext ig, uhhh what else, oh yea friends to lovers kinda (or fwb if u fancy, it is kinda vague), no written aftercare cuz again i just couldn’t be bothered, also this is an unedited & no beta & english is my second language mess as per usual mwah 🧚‍♀️

also also special shout out to @apple-pie-and-impala for never getting annoyed with me about the way that 90% of our text msgs revolve around this man 🤭 love ya, my little enabler 🫶

When you first asked Spencer to go lingerie shopping with you, he didn’t think much of it

He honestly believed that it was just going to be a normal hangout between two friends, because really, there wasn’t anything inherently sexual about the prospect of an adult person wearing underwear

Well, that thought lasted until about five seconds after he stepped into the store with you

It was hard not to let his thoughts wander as he watched you running your fingers across the lace fabric of a matching lilac set, his breath catching in his throat as he imagined you actually wearing it

He watched you pick out a few sets, his heart hammering in his chest as his head filled with more and more sinful thoughts

So when you coyly asked him if he wanted to accompany you to the back (your excuse being that you didn’t want to get bored all alone back there), he didn’t even hesitate before nodding vigorously

As he sat in one of the chairs just outside the fitting room you were in, he contemplated that this might be his purgatory

He could hear the rustling of your clothes, and he knew that you were wearing those torturous sets of lace, and yet he couldn’t do anything about it, forced to sit tight and listen to your chatter through the curtain, trying to will away the painful hardness in his pants

“Spence, could you come in here for a second? The straps are a little loose, and I can’t quite reach the clips.”

He froze for a moment at your seemingly innocent request, before standing up on shaky legs and pulling the curtain to the side just enough for him to slip inside the small, closed space next to you

When he finally turned to look at you, he almost collapsed on the spot

You were wearing a white set with intricate lacing that left hardly anything to the imagination, your hands cupping your breasts to keep the bralette from slipping down, the straps hanging loosely over your shoulders

As soon as your eyes locked together, the air seemed to crackle between you, and he wasted no time pushing you against the nearest wall and kissing you like his life depended on it

He was a needy mess in just a few seconds as his hands glided across your skin, mapping every inch of your body that he could reach, while he familiarised himself with your taste

Your hands pulled on his hair as he sunk to his knees in front of you, and you had to bite down on your bottom lip as you watched him pull the dainty panties you were wearing to the side, his puppy eyed gaze making you weak in the knees

You gasped as you felt him press a tentative kiss on your clit, having to slap a hand over your mouth as he immediately followed it up by lapping at your wet folds enthusiastically

He had you shaking in a matter of minutes, eating you out like your pussy was his ambrosia and he had been starving for years

You had to balance yourself on the wall as he put one of your legs over his shoulder, his tongue exploring your insides, the new angle making his nose nudge against your clit with every move

He replaced his tongue with two of his fingers, his lips wrapping around your clit, sucking on it like it was his favourite dessert in the world

You gripped his hair tightly as you came with a loud gasp of his name, rutting against his face, the vibrations of his whimpers making your eyes roll back in immense pleasure

His tongue worked you through it all, licking up your juices languidly, until you had to push his head away when your eyes started tearing up from overstimulation

It was safe to say that you ended up buying that set, walking out of the store hand in hand with Spencer, before leaving the mall to go back to his place, eager to return the favour

[theoutcastrogue]

"[Dave Arneson] began running a heavily modified campaign about a group of feudal lords charged with protecting their fiefdoms from invading armies. Between battles, Arneson gave his players the option of exploring dungeons to fight monsters and find magical treasures, while he himself took on the unusual role of “referee.” Before long, players had gotten so absorbed in dungeon delving they began to neglect the defense of the realm. “Well, all that running around in the dungeons finally got the castle wiped out while our flock of heroes went looking for adventure and treasure,” Arneson drolly reported in his newsletter. “Our priest got drunk and engaged in a totally debauched orgy in Wizard’s wood while Swenson’s freehold burned to the ground.” Gygax thought this sounded like a game in its own right; his daughter liked the name Dungeons & Dragons.

The game was a massive success, especially among fantasy readers. But there was, as Gerald Nachtwey puts it, an aspect of ludicrousness in the fantasy role-playing game that the fantasy novel, if it could not eliminate it, had tried to discourage. Tolkien, in his 1947 essay “On Fairy-stories,” had written that fantasy was the province of literature, where the natural glamour of the written word could make anything plausible. Dungeons & Dragons was more akin to the Gothic plays put on by the March sisters, whose magical proceedings are undercut by amateur stage effects, collapsing scenery, and unintended farce. Theater, Tolkien felt, had no business with fantasy; the audience was already too busy trying to accept the “magic” by which the players disappeared into the most mundane roles. “It is a world too much,” wrote Tolkien. But this is precisely what Dungeons & Dragons offered that the fantasy novel never could: the chance to enter an imaginary world with one’s disbelief miraculously intact — to be Quixote and Sancho at once."

— Andrea Long Chu, "The Most Dangerous Game" (Vulture, December 2024)

Commentary

I think ludicrousness was very much present if not prominent in Sword & Sorcery, i.e. the sort of fantasy that mostly informed D&D's worldbuilding and overall vibe. "Our priest got drunk and engaged in a totally debauched orgy in Wizard's wood while Swenson's freehold burned to the ground" is from a Dave Arneson campaign, but it could easily be from a Jack Vance novel. (Replace "priest" with "rogue", and it IS from a Jack Vance novel, I'm positive Cugel the Clever did something like that somewhere.)

I also think Tolkien was comically wrong to claim the theatre has no business with fantasy, though I'm sure I'm missing some context on what he meant, exactly. Like, what? Where does that leave A Midnight Summer's Dream?

But the last sentence is REALLY on point. And of course it's not exclusive to D&D, it applies to any roleplaying game with actual rules (as opposed to fully freeform improv, where you can just get absorbed in the performance). You DO get to be Quixote and Sancho at once. Half your brain is immersed IN the story, getting carried away and ignoring reality, while the other half is decidedly OUT of the story, fully aware of the real world because it has to. It's got to operate the story-making machine (the dice, the rules, the math) from the outside. Plus, there are snacks.

[taylorman2274]

We Care About You (Part II)

The aftermath that follows is a struggle for everyone to comprehend.

Content Warning(s): N/A

Notes: SAGAU; GN!Reader

Word Count: 1k

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Taglist: @silverstarred

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The past few days have been hard for your mind to wrap around.

Ever since that particular incident you had while playing Genshin, you've been extremely hesitant to log back on. Now that you knew all the people of Teyvat were self-aware, you were scared to imagine what they thought of you.

"Have they been self-aware the entire time that I've been playing? Have they always been able to hear my voice whenever I spoke aloud? Do the Traveler and their friends hate me for forcibly controlling their movements and actions like puppets? If that's the case, wouldn't it be better for me to leave them alone without letting them know?"

It doesn't seem like there's any part of your day where you're not thinking about how to follow up with the world of Genshin Impact. In fact, it's gotten so bad for you that some of your friends have noticed your change in mood and asked if anything was wrong.

Knowing that this situation is not only unheard of but also impossible to comprehend for anyone, you simply told them that you were dealing with personal issues, which honestly isn't that far from the truth.

Eventually, you began to worry if some of the people in Teyvat would figure out a way to reach you beyond the computer should you not reach back to them soon. In the past, you would've laughed at such a thought. But now that you've witnessed the impossible, you didn't want to wait around and find out.

"If I'm going to continue playing Genshin, I should at least try and accommodate their needs and wants better."

As much as you didn't want to delay your return to Genshin any further, you felt that researching all of your current playable character's needs, wants, likes, and dislikes took top priority over anything else in your life right now.

...Well...besides your needs and wants.

First, you took note of their favorite and least favorite foods. You would feel pretty bad if you kept feeding them food that wasn't their preference. Especially since characters like Lisa and Ganyu were vegetarians.

Second, you took note of everyone's talents. While you know that some characters had passive talents which gave you extra dishes when cooking or extra materials when crafting, you felt that those jobs should be left to the professionals, such as Xiangling and Albedo respectively.

"Let's see. First off, I should probably remove the people in my party with full-time jobs, as they take priority over exploring with the Traveler. So I should probably replace any Knights of Favonius, Liyue Qixing, Tri-Commission Member, etc. However, that doesn't exactly leave me with a lot of options to choose from. Although Xiangling works for Wanmin Restaurant, she's currently exploring Teyvat for ingredients. I assume accompanying the traveler would be fine with her. Bennett works for the Adventure's Guild so that works as well. But that also leaves me with a Pyro-heavy party, which may pose a problem for enemies such as Pyro slimes..."

However, the more you spent time researching, the more pessimistic and depressed you began to feel. Here you were spending all this effort trying to accommodate to all the characters you've obtained without even knowing if they gave a single thought or care in the world towards you.

"...I never really asked if they wanted to join the Traveler's adventures. ...So...maybe I should only use the Traveler...?"

You sighed deeply. This was not gonna be good for your mental health.

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Meanwhile...

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The Traveler didn't know what to think.

On one hand, they were happy that [Y/N] was getting some much deserved rest. On top of that, they were also happy that they got to have a break from doing commissions all the time. But on the otherhand...

They were really starting to miss you.

This is the longest that they have gone without feeling your presence and they were starting to worry if they had accidentally scared you off due to that incident.

The incident that revealed Teyvat's self-awareness.

"...You're thinking about [Y/N] again, aren't you?" Paimon asked.

The Traveler chuckled sadly. "Is it really that obvious?"

"Kind of? Paimon thinks that's what everyone is thinking about."

They believe her. Zhongli, Venti, and a few others had reached out to them over the past couple of days for any news about [Y/N]. They were saddened by their expressions when they told them they had no news to give.

“...Y/N..." The Traveler sighed.

"Hmm?" Paimon hummed in thought, "What was that?"

"...To think that was their name all along. And to even think that they may be just as human as most people in Teyvat! It’s honestly kind of relieving when you think about it.

Although they weren't going to lie. At first, they saw [Y/N] as an unknown entity that possessed them to do its bidding. It was scary at first, knowing that neither them nor Paimon were able to figure out a way to interact with or avoid it. However, after solving both Mondstadt's and Liyue's respectable crises and powering them up with newfound strength, they started to see you as a sort of companion similar to Paimon.

"Yeah, even Paimon is starting to miss traveling and exploring with them."

"Is that so?" The Traveler taunted, "I thought that at one point you were trying to prove yourself as the better guide?"

"Hey! Paimon told you already that she has proved herself as the superior guide time and time again." She exclaimed as she crossed her arms.

They laughed. It felt nice to tease Paimon like this to distract them from the lack of [Y/N]'s presence, but they were starting to feel like they couldn't keep this up forever.

"Regardless, Paimon hopes that [Y/N] comes back soon. Everybody will feel a lot better once they do."

The Traveler looked up to the night sky and watched the stars flicker with light. Paimon followed their gaze with a sorrowful frown.

"I hope so too."

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Author Side Notes: I had an idea.

But in all seriousness, I'm flattered by all the positive comments, reblogs, and likes from the previous post. I only expected to get around 20 notes since it was my first post but somehow I've ended up at 800+ and counting? It's almost too much for me to handle lol.

As for the rest of this story, I've decided that it will likely take around six parts for me to reach its conclusion. We've got two down so far, so that makes four more to go. Of course, that's only if y'all want to read more.

[menagerofmischief]

Hello, idk if you are comfortable writing for dom!female reader, if not you can just leave that one out :)

Server: Franco Colapinto

Starter: hummus nachos

Hot appetizer

Mains: carbonara

Drinks: espresso (dom!reader)

Pumpkin spice latte

Dessert: Yes

Favorite track: monza

Dia's Diner Menu

hummus nachos teammates hot appetizer sweet sex carbonara "Look so good on my cock" espresso dom/sub (dom!reader) pumpkin spice latte losing virginity (virgin!Franco) dessert aftercare + mint tea body worship (on the house)

Franco Colapinto x Williams!driver!reader

TW: unprotected sex (don't do it tho), dom!reader, cowgirl

WC: 1.4k

A/N: I haven't written anything in a while so this may actually be shit. Also, not BETA'D, we die like Logan's F1 career.

It all started rather simply, really. A bunch of people from the grid went out clubbing to celebrate the end of the race and the three week break that was going to follow it. The club was full of people, music loudly blasting from the speakers. 

One drink after another and one thing leading up to the next, I ended up dancing with Franco. He was the newest addition to my team, two races in after he replaced Logan mid season, Franco was turning up to be a rather good driver. 

We’ve been friendly right from the start, possibly more than friendly if you counted all those light touches and consonant flirting. It was safe to say we were being much more than friendly right now as my hips were grinding against his while his face was hidden in the crook of my neck, lips gently sucking on the skin there.

“Do you want to go back to the hotel?” I barely managed to ask, the heat around us and his lips on my neck making it hard to find my voice and speak up.

“Yes,” he breathed out, hands gripping my waist. “Please.”

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We barely made it to my hotel room, stopping our exploring touches and pulling away once the elevator doors slid open and rushing to open the door and get inside. 

As soon as I closed the door I was back to lightly touching Franco, leaning my body into his and kissing him deeply, feeling his tongue run against my own.

“God, you’re so pretty.” I said, pulling away from him to get a good look. His hair was messed up, cheeks flushed red and eyes half closed. 

He let out a breathless laugh, smiling at me before diving back down into another kiss. “Please,” he all but whined, hands tugging at the bottom of my dress.

“Please what?” I asked, lips brushing against his with every word spoken. “You need to use your words to tell me what you want, pretty boy.”

“Want you,” he said, voice barely above a whisper. “Need you. Need to feel you, please”

“There we go,” I said, a smile playing on my lips while my fingers were quickly undoing the buttons of his shirt. Once the last button was popped open Franco wasted no time in shrugging his shirt off, leaving his upper body bare.

“Fuck,” my hands moved on their own, first palms flat against his chest, his stomach and muscles and then moving to explore every inch of his skin I could. 

“Never done this before . . . Feels good, fuck.” He said under his breath but I caught every word, my movement instantly stopping while I stared at him. His eyes opened wide, pupils blown as he realized what he said and panic became noticeable on his face.

“You’re a virgin?”

I went to pull my hand away but he grabbed my wrist before I could and returned it to his chest. “Don’t stop, please don’t stop. I’m not entirely inexperienced I promise! I know how to pleasure you, please let me…”

“No sweetheart it’s not that.” I lifted one hand up to cup his cheek, offering him a comforting smile which seemed to ease his nerved just a bit. “It’s just . . . are you sure you want to do this? With me? Now?”

“Yeah, yes - I’m sure, I’ve never been more sure of anything.” 

“Okay,” I whispered, watching as his shoulders relaxed. “Let’s get these off then.” I touched the waistband of his jeans and Franco eagerly nodded, reaching to open his jeans but I moved his hands aside and did it myself.

I kneeled down, hearing Franco’s breath hitch, his eyes focused on me. I pulled his jeans down, leaning to place a kiss on each of his thighs. “You’re the prettiest boy I’ve ever seen,” I told him, stroking the skin of his thigh before reaching to pull down his boxers as well. “With the prettiest dick too.”

I placed a kiss on the tip of his cock causing Franco to moan. One of his hands went into my hair, grabbing a fist full and gently pulling me back. I looked up at him through my eyelashes and saw the look of desperation on his face. 

“I’d love that, really would,” he rambled, his fingers easing in my hair making sure not to pull any out. “But I need to feel you around me, please. Wanna be in you, please, please!”

“Come on, let’s get on the bed,” I said, pulling off my dress while Franco eagerly scrambled to sit on the bed, pushing himself up towards the headboard. I took my panties off as well, leaving myself in my bra only and made my way to join Franco on the bed.

I crawled up the bed until I was straddling Franco, the tip of his cock barely rubbing against my clit causing me to take a few breaths. “Gonna let me ride you, baby?” 

Franco moaned when I slid my pussy against the length of his dick, his hands coming up to grip my waist for support. “Yes,” he whispered, voice thick with desire and need. “Ride me. Use me for your pleasure.”

I wasted no time, reaching a hand between our bodies to grab his dick and position the tip at my already slick entrance. I slowly sunk down on his, hissing at the initial stretch and the burn of getting used to his size.

After a few seconds I began moving, lifting up my hips a few inches and pushing them back down again, making both of us moan. Franco’s hands slipped from my waist to the back of my thighs, he gripped them hard enough for me to know they were going to bruise tomorrow, and began helping me bounce on his cock.

“Fuck,” Franco grunted, face scrunched up in please. “Look so good on my cock. Feel amazing too. So much better than I imagined.”

“Yeah?” I asked, with a breathless laugh. “Imagined me bouncing on your dick, using you to get my fill. Did you touch yourself while thinking about what I would sound like with your dick in my pussy?”

Franco whined. I could tell he was getting close by the way his cock twitched inside of me. He let go of my thighs, one hand wrapping around me and pulling me closer to his chest while the other sneaked between us to rub on my clit.

My body felt like it was on fire, every nerve light up with his touch. It felt good, all of it felt so good. His dick sliding in and out of me, hitting my sensitive spots with every movement, his tip kissing against my cervix from how deep he was and his fingers desperately rubbing circled on my clit.

I came with a loud moan, Franco following right behind, his orgasm triggered by mine. He put his face in my neck, muffling the sound of his moans as he came.

We both stopped moving for a few moments, taking deep breaths and allowing ourselves to ride down the high. Then I slowly lifted myself of him, his now softening dick slipping out of me. He looked so blissed out I couldn’t help myself but lean to kiss him.

“Where are you going?” He asked me as I slipped out of the bed. His hand reaching towards me, a lazy smile on his lips as he wiggled his fingers.

“To the toilet real quick, then I’ll be right back.” True to my word, I went to the toilet quickly, using a warm towel to wipe his cum from my pussy. I returned back to bed with two bottles of water and a box of Oreo’s. 

I passed one bottle to Franco while I settled up next to him, placing a kiss on his cheek before leaning my head on his shoulder. His arm wrapped around me. “That was … “

“Amazing?”

“Yeah, amazing sound about right.”

Silence filled the room for a few moment before Franco spoke up. “This wasn’t really a one time thing for me. I like you, a lot.”

I smiled, “I like you too. A lot.” I took his free hand in mine, intertwining our fingers together. “But we can talk about it more in the morning. Right now let’s just cuddle.” 

Franco chuckled, “Let’s cuddle,” he agreed.

[silverofthunder]

☆ serenity ☆

Copia (Frater Imperator) x F!Reader

summary: "Let’s just enjoy this moment like it is."

content: 850 words, fluff, mild hurt/comfort

well, i'm back to these reader inserts finally! it's been a while, sorry. this is just some silly little thing, inspired (shockingly) by the new stuff. 😊 hope you enjoy! 💜

You entered into your and Copia’s shared chambers, closing the door as quietly as possible as you thought that Copia might have been asleep already. You locked the door and dropped the keys to the small counter while kicking off your shoes, heading then straight to your bedroom. The lights were still on and Copia was sitting on the bed, reading a book, glasses balancing on his nose.

A smile, although tired one, rose to your lips as he didn’t look up when you got into the room. If the book was really good, you knew that he would have a hard time concentrating on anything else.

Without saying a word you climbed onto the bed, crawling to him and kissing his cheek. He smiled, gaze still glued to the book, and after a moment of consideration you positioned yourself so that you could rest your head on his stomach.

Copia let out a light ’oof ’ sound as you wiggled a little, searching for the most comfortable way to lay there. As you eventually found it, you let out a sigh, and felt Copia leaning the book against you.

You moved your hand, slipping it slowly under Copia’s shirt and starting to draw patterns onto the warm, soft flesh. Copia twitched a little, drawing out a light chuckle from you before you mumbled a quiet apology.

Copia just hummed and you continued to explore his skin, the weight of exhaustion starting to pull down your eyelids. It was the fight you couldn’t win – it had been a long day and with all the changes that were now happening it was no wonder that you were tired. However, while you were physically exhausted, you couldn’t say the same about your mind. It had a life of its own, and you just tried to keep up with it.

Now there was the new tune repeating over and over again – a very catchy one, you might add. It was kind of annoying but not really in the bad way.

”That song really got stuck into your head?”

”Huh?”

You felt Copia moving the book aside with a sigh, his other hand coming to rest on your shoulder while the other got buried in your hair.

”You were humming it again,” Copia said and you had to bite back the grin that threatened to rise on your lips. You hadn’t even realized that you had been humming it. But it certainly wasn’t the first time you did it.

”Oh, sorry.”

”It’s alright, dolcezza,” Copia spoke, his fingers caressing your head with slow movements. ”As much as I hate to admit it, it’s quite a catchy song.”

Now you couldn’t fight against the grin anymore and you could guess that Copia was rolling his eyes. You knew he didn’t actually hate the song but it was obvious this new era that had started was hard for him. A new position as Frater Imperator and duties that it had brought with, the new Papa and music was a lot to get to used to.

You lifted Copia’s shirt up a bit, revealing a bit more of his stomach, pressing a few light kisses on the happy trail. Another sigh escaped from Copia, this time more due to comfort, you hoped. Copia might have tried to hide it but you were quite good at reading him and knew when he was having some doubts. With everything new it wasn’t wonder he had them. But you also hated to see him thinking that he was useless or replaced just because he wasn’t good enough.

”I can hear you thinking, love.” Copia’s voice sounded a bit amused and you gently poked him to the stomach.

”As if you aren’t doing that, too,” you noted and Copia slid his hand from your shoulder to your face, taking a hold of your jaw and making you look at him.

”I know where this conversation is going,” he said, looking at you with a mix of softness and warning. You smiled at him, trying to look innocent despite knowing it wouldn’t work. He knew you too well, and before you had time to open your mouth, his fingers were on your lips, shushing you.

”No, no, we’re not having that again. I know you’re worried about me but you don’t have to be. I’ll be alright, eventually.”

With a slight nod you told him you understood and he withdrew his fingers from your lips, cupping your face instead. You had to trust his word and just let time pass.

”Let’s just enjoy this moment like it is,” Copia suggested, and you offered him a smile. He smiled back, then making a kissy face and you really wanted to move and kiss him properly. Too bad you were also pretty comfortable in your current position. So instead you did as you had done before, moved slightly to kiss his stomach and continued to give it extra caresses with your hand.

If Copia wanted some peace and quiet tonight, you would gladly give it to him. After all, these kind of moments were always the ones that meant the most.

[viilan]

SET IN MY DPxDC universe where Reader replace Danny and is bruce bio kid and live in the mansion

Love interests: Sam Manson, Tucker Foley, Conner Kent ( Yes, Super boy. )

I don’t know who i want reader to date so i’m exploring all three options

TUCKER

* despite what everyone believe, Sam wasn’t reader first kiss. It was Tucker. the two wanted to try it out after watching a movie with Jazz.

* Tucker alway had a crush on reader, he couldn’t help it, Reader is one of the only person who can understand him.

* Tucker and Reader had kissed multiple times. they share kisses at sleepovers. It never went beyond that and neither mention it. To them, it was a good night routine

* Tucker alway buy games for readers, he alway make sure to get the best tech for them and love gaming with them

* Reader wear his hoodies quite a lot. Tucker alway complain but he alway leave them behind or stuff one in your night pack.

* Jazz once gives you two a whole talk about consent after she catch you two kissing.

* Tucker is the first person reader went to after dying and the first person to find out about being a ghost

SAM

* Reader alway had a crush on Sam. It was hard not to. Sam was amazing, strong willed and was a total badass in reader eyes

* Sam isn’t a romantic person, or someone who enjoy being touch that much. But she doesn’t mind it when you give her touches.

* Reader often collapse on Sam lap and whine about their day. Sam would listen and play with their hair.

* Reader try out Sam diet for a week and didn’t really mind it. Sam love dragging reader to new restaurants to try out dishes or try out new recipes.

* Sam was the second person to find out about the whole undead thing. Tucker called her crying about reader showing up looking like a mess.

* Sam is quite overprotective of reader, especially after the dying thing before she realize what reader is capable of

* Reader didn’t believe in ghost before dying while Sam did.

* Sam dye her hair black and Reader often help, Reader also cut her hair for her sometimes.

* Reader often give sam kisses on the cheek, Reader is big on touch. Sam will often kiss reader cheek or hold their hand.

* Sam parents hate Reader. Reader hate them.

* Reader is the only person who can convince sam to wear anything other than black. Reader will never.

CONNOR

* Connor meet reader as Superboy, Stepping in to stop Reader from being robbed then proceed to walk them home. he was quite shock when he find out reader was a wayne’s child.

* Connor also met phantom. the ghost saving them from shulker.

* The two grow close quickly and often hang out together while possible.

* Tim wasn’t happy when Connor show up to hang out with reader but Connor didn’t care

* Connor and reader love playing video games together..

* Connor ADORES flirting with reader, alway trying to get their attention. reader does get embarrassed but love the attention.

* Connor and Tucker get along very well. Sam wasn’t that trusting of Connor but grew to like them after a while.

* Connor got invited to sleepover with them.

* after he seen them kissing tucker, he instantly asked for one as well. that cause Tucker to hit him with a pillow. it he got one!

* After the first sleepover. Connor keep stealing kisses from reader, alway making up lies

* Connor got into anime because of reader

* Connor once brought back a meteorite piece from space for reader.

* Reader often babbled to Connor about space and ghosts.

* Connor and Reader love sparing together.

* Connor try to get reader to join young justice as phantom. ( Reader alway denied )

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Tag list - @jscrawls

[lonelyl00n]

wildflower. (billie eilish)

billie eilish x reader

summary: you begin dating your best friend's ex, but the guilt is tearing you apart.

❀ 🎕❁

I remember the night when she laid her golden-brown curls on my chest, sobbing and heaving while all I could do was tell her how much her ex didn’t deserve her. The same ex of hers whose arms wrapped around my waist at some random influencer party she dragged me to. Her ex, the one I’d now been dating for five months.

I had always been aware of Billie, I had been listening to her SoundCloud since middle school, she was in my friend group, and had dated my long-time friend, Odessa, on and off for about a year before they called it quits. Even after their breakup, I would occasionally run into Billie wherever I went it seemed, at random movie premieres, at friends who I didn’t even know we shared birthday parties, at the grocery store.

At first it was a bit awkward, I mean, THE Billie Eilish never seemed to shy away from blabbering to me about the most random things. ‘I saw a squirrel that looked just like you’ or ‘That new bakery had some AMAZING banana pudding, I like banana pudding, it’s really good. Do you like banana pudding?”

Eventually, she started to grow on me. Our one trip to the bakery turned into going to every restaurant in town twice a week, to making dinner at her house every other night. It was on the night where we burnt our third attempt of tofu fried rice that we laid down on her bed, munching on PB&Js, that I turned to look at her to find that she was already looking at me. Her eyes gazing at mine before glancing down at my lips.

“Do I have peanut butter on my mouth?” I covered my face with my hands, licking the area around my face. Billie only smirked, taking my hands into her and leaning in. My mind didn’t seem to be working and before I knew it, the two of us were exploring each other’s mouths. Suddenly, realizing the gravity of the situation, I grabbed my bag and ran out the door. I had broken the number one rule of girl code: NEVER KISS YOUR BEST FRIEND’S EX-GIRLFRIEND.

I did the only reasonable thing I could do; I called Odessa.

“Hey love,” Odessa’s raspy voice was heard over the line instantly.

“Hi." I responded. Already a choked-up mess sitting in my car outside an empty Walmart.

“What’s up, is everything okay.” She spoke noticing my silence. If there was one person I was never shy with, it was Odessa.

“I-“I paused. If I told her, it would kill her, rather, she would kill me. She’d hate me, and I’ve heard firsthand all the vulgar thing she would say about the people she hated. Could my heart handle hearing her precious voice, my comfort, say those words to me. “I’m sorry.” I murmured before hanging up the phone. No, I couldn’t.

That leads me back to tonight. Those familiar curls bounced up and down in that short black dress that I bought her a few years back. She looked stunning, she always had. Smiling and dancing with her friends, once our friends, looking as carefree as ever. My gaze lingered on her and so did Billie’s. Her mouth slightly agape, the blinding lights from the compact room making her eyes sparkle like jewels. She’d never looked at me like that before. Never.

There had always been a small yet present feeling whenever the two of us did anything. It was like she was a robot. Oh, we were in public! Her arms awkwardly appear at my side. Oh, I mentioned being hungry, well she knew I liked strawberry banana smoothies from the shop down the street. Nothing felt real, and if it was, then it didn’t feel genuine, it didn’t feel meant for me.

But it all made sense. Odessa and I grew up practically attached to the hips. Most of my favorite foods were her favorite foods. Most of my hobbies were her hobbies. A lot of my love language was also her love language. I was a replacement.

I gently pried her hands off me. She turned to look at me, her eyes silently asking, “You good?”

“Restroom.” I mouthed out. She glanced at me with an unsure expression but nevertheless let me go. And right on time as tears formed in my eyes as I fought through the crowd, set on making it to the restroom. Not noticing a pair of eyes watching my distraught figure.

I’ve always hated public restrooms. They stink and there’s too many germs, yet there I was sitting on the wet tiled floor of a big stall, trying and failing to keep my composure.

The sound of knocking on my stall door broke me out of my daze. “Sorry, I’ll be out in a minute.” I choked out.

“Honey, it’s me.” An angel spoke. The voice that had comforted me since I was seven years old, the voice whose calls I’d been avoiding for four months straight.

“Please, just let me in.” Odessa pleaded. I stood up walking over to unlock my stall, and there she was, Odessa A'zion, in all her glory. Her eyes widened in shock for just a little before speaking again. “Well, you look fucking awful.” She teased.

“Thanks…” I studied her as she stood in front of me. She wasn’t angry, that was good. She wouldn’t be joking with me, but she sure as hell didn’t sound happy either.

“Here,” She took my hand pulled me out of the stall, forcing me to hop on the counter. “Let me fix you up,” She pulled out her fuzzy makeup bag from her purse. She gently rubbed my face with a face cleanser.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked as she began working.

“You’re right, why am I doing this? Why am I helping my so called ‘best friend’ who’s been avoiding me on purpose for months. I mean, do you know how much I’ve missed you, how worried I’ve been about you, babe?”

“But I’m dating your ex, you hate me.” Odessa sighed and looked me directly in the eyes.

“I could never hate you, I love you too much to hate you.”

“But Billie-“

“Did I ever tell you why we broke up?” I shook my head. She hadn’t, even on that night she came over crying she never did.

“We were never official. We would mess around, tell each other things that were probably a little too intimate, but it was never truly real. Then one day, me, you, Quen, and Billie were hanging out together and I started to notice a few things: whenever she would tell a joke, she would look at you first, not with a simple look, but with a longing gaze, the same one I had for her. I realized she loved you before she did, and so, being the world’s greatest friend, I broke up with her.”

She helped me down as she finished applying lip gloss on me. “And you know what, I’m glad I did because I would have never met Drew.” She smiled sincerely. “Don’t lose that girl, okay?” She held my hands in hers. “You two are so much more alike than you realize.”

“How?” I laughed.

“Well, for starters, the two of you are the most awkward people I’ve ever met, you both think too much about everything. Secondly, you both are too scared to be vulnerable. Do you know that the last time I saw you cry was on the night of our junior prom?”

“Ouch! Don’t remind me of that.” We both laughed.

“And lastly, you two are some of my closest friends. I care about the both of you deeply, and though it hurt seeing the photos of you two frolicking along Hollywood Boulevard,  I knew that it was for the best. Don’t ruin what good you two have going on. Communication is another one of you two’s flaws.” She joked.

“Stop!” We playfully hit each other.

“Am I interrupting something.” Billie’s velvety voice entered into the restroom, her eyes looking back and forth between Odessa and I.

“Took you long enough,” Odessa turned to look at her before eying the both of us. “Talk!” She said before leaving.

Where do we even begin?

Billie stepped forward and pulled me close, “I love you.” She spoke into my ear.

At least that’s a start.

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an: I wrote this during back in February, and totally forgot it was there until I started procrastinating on my philosophy essay, so I hope you enjoyed!

[marshmallowcheeps]

~ A Little Help ~

Lamb is putting their babies to sleep and asks Lari for little help, hesitantly, she does, maybe she also needed a little help to realize having little siblings doesn't mean she'll be left behind.

Hi everyone! This comic is actually based on a real tender moment in my own childhood that sticks to my mind to this day :p

I never had siblings, but I did grow up frequenting a daycare, it really did not help my seething disdain for babies or anyone younger than I was at the time because of how loud every kid was, the constant crying and whining was enough to drive my autistic little brain insane!

But there was one day, the daycare lady asked me for help putting a little baby to sleep, she taught me the same thing that Lamb taught Lari in this comic, and I just sat there until the little baby slept right beside me, it didn't completely change my perspective or anything, but for that small moment I was just helping a little baby to sleep, and it was quiet, peaceful, a very gentle moment.

I must've been around 7, not 5 like Lari is in here, but I still wanted her to have that early bonding moment with her little siblings, Lamb is already very busy with the cult, going on crusades and Lari is not great at dealing with this due to her separation anxiety, But she's learning that her new siblings aren't here to replace her, they'll grow up to be her best friends!

In the future I'm interested in also making a comic exploring Lamb's difficulty dealing with the cult while also taking care of 3 young kids, even if they do have the support of Narinder, Goat and their disciples, tho it might not be for a while as I have a ton of stories planned already haha

[tornadoxp]

Look Outside Curse Swap AU: AKA how I lost my god damn mind and didn't sleep for 24+ hours

Brace Yourselves

okay so a few days ago I had this idea were Sam after the Flawed Ritual Ending gained the ability to "condense" himself into a human form like Leigh.

I thought this was just going to be a cute idea that I may or may not post or do anything with. However, as I was going to bed my brain decided to flashbang me with this the second I was one foot into LaLa land.

Suddenly a fucking chain reaction happened in my brain where I tried to wrestle with the implications of Leigh as the protagonist and Sam as a shapeshifting monster that can be recruited. Not to mention the other major characters like who can easily trade places and who should remain the same and how being cursed or not cursed changes they're character, quest or role in story or gameplay.

Ultimately, I find this au would more interesting if it's just exploring how cursed characters and non-cursed characters would change if they weren't or were. Thus, any role switching that happens would be more based on the characters fitting different niches instead of being arbitrary personality swaps.

here's what I got so far with the characters that ended up directly trading places.

Leigh the Shopkeep <--> Sam the Timid Beast

A lot of people head cannon Leigh as someone who was frustrated with her job myself included. She would probably see the 15-days as a vacation she was woefully unprepared for and needing to go out to scavenge.

The chase encounter would be significantly easier as the beast would be fighting to regain control and can be easily scared off with a single molotov.

Immediately after this Leigh rediscovers her thrill-seeking side and chases after it only to be disappointed that the monster is replaced with some weird looking guy.

She eventually recruits Sam with the hopes of toughing him up so he could give her a real fight in the future. It also helps that she has a consol considering how Sam broke his and everything in his apartment during his transformation.

I'm not really sure how Leigh would work as a player character.

Sam on the other hand as an ally would have two forms. In his human form he would have support focused abilities but due to this ungainly form would have dogshit weapon aim and crit chance. In his cursed form he would be similar to Leighs cursed form in the base game I just haven't thought of any differences.

If Sam is left behind in the apartment, he would passively recruit ally's while Leigh's away for better or for worse.

Joel the Little Slugger <--> Sophie the Tangled Child

also Clint <--> Harriet

I am not happy with this drawling of human Joel.

Anyway, Joel would randomly knock on Leigh's door saying he was separated from his family in the parking garage after they tried to leave for a game before they knew what was happening. This also means that Clint would also be a door encounter asking if Leigh has seen his son.

However, Clint can also become cursed like Harriet in the original game and lure Joel out. Leigh would have to physically stop Joel from approaching or else Clint would eat Joel alive... yeah.

as an ally Joel would be a ranged biased fighter, pitching and batting baseballs at far enemies. He can retrieve the baseballs he uses and find more but only after combat.

Joels baseball theme is based on the hat in his bedroom and literally nothing else. The only sport he mentions that I can recall is football, but I don't think an 8 year old is going to be doing much ramming into a giant creature. It would be really funny if he still bites people, probably in a character interaction.

Sophie on the other hand is not going to have a good time.

a few days in Sophies and Harriet apartment would be broken open revealing that the interior is tangled with hair. Any furniture that is still visible is crushed beneath the tight wraps. You could find Sophie in her room hiding. What happened was Harriet accidently looked outside and became cursed. While struggling to maintain her sanity she ended up attacking Sophie and infecting her with the curse.

You could fight Harriet in the master bedroom which would be a tough fight because of her ability to constrict. Or you could bring Sophie with you and upon seeing her Harriet would briefly be brought to her senses and sorrowful for what she did lean down so she could be put down. If refused she would push everyone out of the apartment and seal the entrance.

As an ally Sophie would still be focused on applying debuffs on enemy's this time though she doesn't need to hide and has a skill that can apply constrict.

Sophies personality would differ greatly. She would still pull pranks on other characters like tying doors shut and placing tripwires to knock over things when people pass. But she would be significantly more withdrawn with most of her interactions being completely silent. Unlike Joel she doesn't use denial to cope so she is completely aware of the fact that she would probably never see her mother again.

Jesus I have been yapping for a while, so I'll just briefly go over the direct role swaps I'll probably talk about later.

Hellen the Gardener <--> Papaineu the Giant

Nestor <--> Rafta

Jasper <--> Sybil, this one is going to be painful

Astronomers <--> Artists

[zoeoe-sims]

Flower Arranging Mod V2.0 Testing!

Took a little longer than expected after my last post but v2 of the flower arranging mod is here! Because it's been so long since the last released version, as well as when I actually worked on the bulk of this update, I would really appreciate some people testing it out before I upload it officially.

Just FYI, this post isn't rebloggable because I don't want this testing version to be spread around too much, just in case changes need to made for the official v2.0 and it causes confusion.

More information about the update and for those who want to test it below.

Key Features:

Better flower arrangement selection menu. Instead of the insanely large pie menu, you select an arrangement from a dialogue window. You can reorder them, filter by flower, and view either all learnt arrangements or only available ones. You can even see a thumbnail of the arrangement, as well as what flowers are required and what you have already!

More effects from arrangements. Arrangements now have categories (Basic, Joy, Romance, Wedding, Funeral, Insult) and sims will react differently to them (new moodlets) depending on the type and their personality.

Scenting arrangements. If you figure out the requirements, sims can change the properties of arrangements to make them be fresher for longer, change their category, or provide life-giving/deathly effects!

Skill Journal Additions. You can track your stats, and complete two skill challenges for flower arranging perks.

Things that are not there (not that important, skip paragraph if you don't care :p):

Like I mentioned in my last post about it, in order to get this update out of WIP purgatory I had to not get caught up in too many features big or small. This includes having an autonomous version of the interaction, and some things that don't work quite as polished as I'd like. I've also had a few comments/messages on things like selling the arrangements in a business situation, and an issue with the arrangement ending up in a family inventory, as well as other random things - these are things I'd like to look into but it probably won't be for a while. I do plan on going through the MTS comments, and any messages people have sent me with issues/ideas so I can make a list and address them when I work on this mod further. If you have already messaged or commented about something, please feel free to do so again to make sure I don't miss it. Also custom dreams and self employed career - I started working on both these things and they would be so cool but that's like v3.0 so...

Info for Testers:

Because it's a big update, I recommend testers make a backup of your save just in case there's an issue, particularly with replacing an older version of the mod and even more so if you don't have nraas error trap. And make sure to delete your scriptCache!

I didn't come across any big problems, but I also didn't have a very established flower arranging situation going on. If you do, it would actually be helpful to know your experience with arrangements made pre-update and anything else that might be affected.

Finally, I don't want to spoil anything for people who want to explore the special scented arrangements feature organically which is why I didn't go into detail about it, but if you want to just be told how everything works so you can test it more directly, let me know.

Testing version of flower arranging 2.0 here (SFS)

Thank you!

[hollowed-theory-hall]

hello! do you think percy would be a good minister of magic? i have been reading a fic that explores this path for the character that's amazing but i was wondering if what we know about him in canon would really allow him to be a good one

No, I don't think he'd be a good minister. Or that the position would be good for him.

Listen, I like Percy, I honestly think he's an interesting character, and I like his arc (even though I wish the ending of it would've been a little different) but that guy is not minister material.

Percy as a minister would be pretty similar to Fudge. He's a bureaucrat who'd be constantly chasing the approval of other influential people (he'd have his limits, but, he'd still do it). He is not particularly charismatic, and while he is intelligent, he's not the wisest. Specifically, because he chooses to be blind when it suits him (like, not realizing something is up with Ceouch Sr, because Percy got to do the job he wanted).

Percy idolized Crouch Sr. Percy as a minister, especially if we're immediately after the war, is going to crack down on all Death Eaters like Ceouch Sr did. Percy was out for vengeance after Fred died, and I don't think he'd be sated once the war is over. He'd 100% use his position to make life difficult for anyone associated with the Death Eaters and improve his own family's standing. What I'm saying is that he'd be pretty corrupt. Not that he'd see it as corruption, that's just how the ministry is and always was, and he'd see no issue with it because the ministry is perfect in his eyes.

(Also, I would've actually preferred seeing him step away from the ministry, at last for a bit post-canon. I think the environment there is doing Percy no favors, frankly. Him going back to work in the ministry post-canon is like going back to the abusive ex that gaslit you)

Yes, he had an arc, but his arc wasn't about seeing the faults in the system at large. I mean, I don't think he really sees the problems with the ministry as an organization.

Even post-canon, he'd think (like most characters, to be fair) that the problem in the ministry was the specific people there. That if they replaced some of the people in power, Death Eaters and Voldemort wouldn't be an issue again. He wouldn't consider that the problem is the system itself and how the ministry operates (part of that selective blindness I mentioned). It means that, just like Fudge, when Hermione or someone would come to him like: "yo, there's a problem with how this works" he'd say: "that's impossible! that's how it always worked! We can replace the person in charge and that'll fix it" and call it a day. He could be convinced to add some reforms for the sake of muggleborns, but I don't think he'd come up with them himself. And maybe he could be convinced to get the dementors out of Azkaban under the right conditions but I won't hold my breath for it.

Percy loves rules and bureaucracy, and he adores the ministry (as an organization) the way it is. He isn't going to be the solution to the WW issues.

Also, I think Percy is the kind of boss who'd be a horrid micromanager, and that is a potential recipe for disaster in the ministry. He just likes when everything is done to perfection and how he thinks it needs to be done, so he'd constantly check on his subordinates and annoy the shit out of them. I don't think he'd survive more than one term. (Hermione, might also do this as a minister — one of the reasons I'm not a fan of her as the Minister of Magic either)

Do I think his tenure as minister would damage the Wizarding World? Probably not. It'll stay more or less the same. He'd be pretty efficient in getting what he wants done, but what he wants is probably not what the Wizarding World in Britain needs.

(Though, he might just be chosen/elected because they don't seem interested in actually solving their issues, yk?)

Do I think he'd be a good minister? Not particularly. He'd be there for his term(s), not change anything big, and keep the status quo more or less intact. History would remember him as an okay if forgettable minister (like Fudge would've been remembered had Voldemort not returned in his term). Like, I think he'd be better than Fdge in certain aspects (he has more of a spine), but, like, that's a pretty low bar.

[cpvnksabm]

Things I Think RTC Did Well In Disability Rep (in 2016-2018 scripts)

exactly what it says in the title. i'm not touching on the pre-2016 scripts because i dont know enough about them and i'm not talking about the 2022 script changes for obvious reasons.

disclaimer, this is all my own opinion as one disabled person, other people may feel differently and that's fine.

Ricky's disability in general

Ricky is a young person who uses mobility aids. He can't talk, implicitly due to dysarthria. He has a degenerative disease, specifically a rare disease which is heavily implied to be neuromuscular. And it's stated outright that his disease is lifespan-limiting and that he's dealt with his own mortality in life.

And all of these things are very underrepresented!

I'm not going to claim that all of these things were explained perfectly or explored in detail in the canon. But just having them on-stage, in my opinion, is a big deal in itself. And it's also a big deal that Ricky is a main character, who has the same character depth as the abled characters, when so many characters like him are reduced to ableist props for other characters' story arcs.

I understand there's been some confusion about the specifics of ricky's disability, in the fandom. And I know part of the confusion comes from the fact that the script didn't explain everything, and glossed over most of the details. But honestly? The fact that so many RTC fans didn't initially understand parts of his disability - such as the fact that it's likely neuromuscular, or the fact that his inability to speak is implied to have a physical cause - just makes it more important that these things were represented on-stage in the first place. They're so underrepresented, little-known, and poorly-understood that many people don't pick up on them even when they are represented!

Just showing these underrepresented disabled experiences on-stage has potential to help a lot of disabled people feel seen, which matters.

Ricky as a victim of ableism

Okay, this one might be controversial, but i'm speaking from the heart here.

Ableism is a huge part of Ricky's backstory and character - the whole Zolar thing is stated to be a coping method to deal with isolation & cruelty. Throughout the musical Ocean infantilizes him in dialogue, and in her song she argues point-blank that he has no reason to be alive due to his disability. The rest of the choir aren't perfect either - sure, nobody else says anything ableist, but they're all bystanders to Ocean's overt ableism, nobody really holds her accountable or acknowledges that what she's saying is fucked up. On top of that, Ricky says after his song that nobody listened to him while he was alive which, combined with the whole choir being shocked upon learning about his deeper thoughts, pretty clearly implies that they all ignored him previously.

And it's so fucking realistic.

Look. I'm not saying that Ocean's ableism was ever handled perfectly in canon. I am saying that when I saw a post-2022 production with the able-bodied Ricky script, I got a sinking feeling in my gut when we got to *that* part of WTWN and I realized the ableist lines had been removed/replaced. Because facing ableism is a huge part of my disabled experience that I barely ever see even acknowledged in media, let alone represented accurately, and the more I face ableism in real life the more I feel I can relate to Ricky, and that is so important to me.

Depicting bigotry in fiction is always difficult to do right - it's a rough balance between "this is not okay and we should not imply that it is" and "many people believe this is okay, wrongly, and that needs to be shown accurately". Sure, you can make it so the antagonist character is overtly ableist and every sympathetic character explicitly says "I do not agree with your ableist views!" and that way it's 100% clear that the ableist actions are wrong. But real ableism isn't just like that. Sometimes real-world ableism is a group of perfectly nice people who just never think about the disabled kid, or how he's doing or whether someone should talk to him, because they've been taught to ignore him. And sometimes it's a girl who swears to God that she's a good person, who considers herself an ally, whose voice stays sweet and kind as she switches between talking to her disabled classmate like he's 5 years old and claiming he doesn't deserve to live.

I think the brutal honesty of ableism in RTC is important. Yeah, it's pretty fucked-up when you think about it - Ocean openly sings about why Ricky shouldn't live, every ableist character is presented sympathetically, nobody is ever actually held accountable for ableism on-stage - and that's just like real life. I'd like to think that it could act as a wake-up call to some abled fans, who are similar to Ocean (+ others) and who could learn to understand the flaws in their worldview when they realize you're not supposed to agree with what she says in WTWN. But even more importantly than that... it makes me feel seen, in a way that I couldn't feel if Ricky's experiences with ableism weren't shown so realistically.

SABM, like, all of it

Do I even need to explain this? Disabled person has a whole furry-themed musical number. That's cool as fuck. God I wish that were me.

Okay, seriously. I think SABM is wonderful and important for a number of reasons. Like all of the character songs, it's important for expanding Ricky's character - not only is it a main glimpse into his interests, but it sets up for us to learn more about his personality and the selflessness that would later lead to the touching Savannah scene. It shows us his deep internal thoughts - it confirms that he has deep internal thoughts - and explains how he's been coping with the ableism he faces.

SABM is weird. I like that. I like that Ricky gets to have weird interests and a weird self-insert fantasy, while being disabled - I like that being disabled isn't treated as his "weird" trait, such that giving him weird interests as well would be "too much". Because that happens a lot! Disabled people are expected to be completely average in every other way to "make up" for our disability. And, yeah, SABM is kind of horny - and that makes sense! Ricky is a teenager, he's in his final year of high school, most people his age do have sexual fantasies. Other characters also reference sex in various ways so it makes sense that Ricky would. And I think it makes sense for SABM to be weird because part of Ricky's backstory is being ignored and isolated due to his disability - that's the sort of thing that, long-term, can leave people without a clear reference point for 'weird' and 'normal', or just leave them having no reason to care about being 'weird' because they're ignored anyway.

But also, if I may get analytical for a moment. Throughout the musical until SABM, Ricky faces a lot of ableism from Ocean, which isn't really commented on - she infantilizes him, both by assuming he's incapable of deeper thought/understanding and by being shocked at the idea that he might talk about porn or sex, and she also argues that he doesn't have a reason to live with his disability. Ocean is a flawed character and an unreliable narrator, but for the first half of the musical, you could be forgiven for thinking maybe you're supposed to agree with her and view Ricky as some pitiable child.

And then in comes Ricky's introduction, followed by SABM. And clearly Ricky isn't mentally a child, in any way - he's developed a whole complex story with deep worldbuilding so that he can imagine himself having sex with alien catgirls. But it also makes it clear that Ricky does have valuable ideas to contribute and, heck, just things he enjoys - which feels significant to me when a few songs ago it was being argued that there's no reason he should be alive.

As I said earlier, the ableism Ricky faces is extremely realistic and relatable to me. And SABM makes it clear that Ocean's ableist views about him are untrue and harmful, without breaking the realism for her to turn directly to the audience and say "By the way, you aren't supposed to agree with most of what I say about Ricky - I'm an unreliable narrator speaking due to my own biases!"

Basically - SABM is a subtle deconstruction of all the ableist things said to/about Ricky throughout the musical. It's an incredibly important part of the musical and an important way to represent a disabled character. And it's also a fucking bop.

Why this is important

Representation matters. That's a concept that has been explained a lot, by people who can articulate it better than I can - I won't fully explain here, just google "why does representation matter".

Look - over the years, many aspects of RTC's disability rep have been criticised in various ways. And a lot of that criticism is completely justified. Many topics were handled confusingly, not fully explained, and not properly explored like they could have been; erasure was pretty much baked into the script, with Ricky becoming able-bodied in the afterlife, and while some productions have tried to alleviate this by retaining his mobility aids nobody has found a workaround for his inability to speak in a genre where it's important for him to sing; and in recent years his disability has been entirely erased from the script, in an incredibly ableist way.

I'm not saying RTC is perfect; far from it. But if I thought there was no value in RTC's disability rep, and Ricky was just some offensive caricature, I wouldn't be in the fandom.

In fact, it's because I love Ricky and see him as valuable disability rep that I think it's important to criticise the parts of the musical that aren't handled well & the issues with disability erasure. RTC had good disability rep - that's why I think it should be improved, why it can be improved, and why i think we should fight against erasure. That's a big part of why I hate the 2022 script changes! Because they erased something that was important to me!

A lot of the things I loved about RTC in the first place are things that I frequently see glossed over, or downright erased, in fanworks. I think sometimes people don't realize the significance of these details, so I wanted to share why I think it's important! Some of these details really need more exploration and more love!

Overall, I think it's important to understand that media can't always be sorted neatly into "good representation" or "bad representation". And that talking about the good things and criticising the flaws can both be important. I really wanted to share my perspective on this topic. Thanks for reading!

[yanderes-galore]

I feel like Sabo is not appreciated enough in the One Piece fandom compared to his brothers, so can you write a yandere concept for him?

I think it's because many viewed him as a replacement for Ace in the story... Which I understand, but also think is unfair to say. 😔

Yandere! Sabo Concept

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Manipulation, Overprotective behavior, Clingy behavior, Possessive behavior, Violence, Oblivious/Delusional behavior, Stalking, Gaslighting, Jealousy, Blood, Dubious/Forced relationship.

Sabo's described as nice and diplomatic compared to Ace.

He's always adores freedom and exploration and is incredibly loyal to those he cares about.

Despite having noble heritage, Sabo doesn't think of himself as one.

Towards Luffy he's shown to be protective despite also being reckless.

I imagine he'd be a similar way with his obsession, too.

Sabo works with the Revolutionary Army who took him in and has been dedicated to the task of taking down the World Government.

He seems like he'd be a total sweetheart if he loved someone romantically.

He isn't very experienced in romance....

He's been more focused on working on rebellion than anything.

Even when he regains his memories, he's still unsure about romance.

Despite this I doubt he's as clueless as Luffy.

He knows more about it but never experienced it.

Sabo would be protective more than possessive, most of the ASL trio are.

Although I can also see Sabo becoming jealous.

Again, unlike Luffy, he'd understand why he's jealous and acknowledge the feeling as jealousy.

Sabo seems like he'd be shy when around his crush.

Luffy's blunt or clueless while Ace is confident...

Yet Sabo finds himself stuttering, face heating as he tries to communicate his thoughts.

He'd be so nice to his obsession.

He tries to be a gentleman, no doubt due to his noble genes showing through.

He wants to protect you and show you the world...

He may even ask you to join the Revolutionary Army just to have more time with you.

You may decline at first but he tries to be patient.

Compared to his brothers he seems more... soft?

He's nice and would no doubt try to talk out problems with his obsession.

Even if it includes his more concerning behavior....

Sabo lives for his obsession's smile.

He wants you to agree with his cause and in return he wants to defend you with the entirety of his being.

Plus, whenever he meets Luffy again, he no doubt introduces you to his younger brother.

No doubt calling you his lover even if you aren't.

There's probably some times he chooses to be oblivious to his behavior.

For example, what do you mean by stalking?

You think him keeping you safe is stalking?

He doesn't mean it :( (Lie.)

Also, kidnapping? He's never done that!

Pestering you to join the Revolutionary Army with him so he can keep an eye on you before you cave isn't the same thing in his mind.

What do you mean you aren't dating?

Did he not make the signs obvious enough?

What about the gifts? Or the affection?

Do you not love him? Maybe he needs to try harder?

Plus, he's just borrowing your jacket or your chapstick.

It's not weird.

Essentially, Sabo seems like he'd gaslight the both of you to excuse his behavior.

He just wants to be your sweet and protective boyfriend.

Is that too much to ask from his sweetheart?

The only "good" thing is the fact he does try to be good.

He really does love his obsession.

He doesn't view them as a pet or anything like that... and he tries to give them freedom.

Of course... He has to be there too but... close enough?

Sabo will always give you affection.

He kisses you, cuddles you...

If you want to try anything, he'll do it.

He waits until you're ready for most things... at least when you're in his grasp he does.

He doesn't like to rush you... and he tries to keep himself in check...

Yet he still happens to get jealous.

The good thing about Sabo is he isn't going to be... murderous when jealous.

Ace and Luffy tend to turn to violence easily, Sabo will try to be reasonable.

If he feels jealous, he'll try to intercept things.

He'll step in with a smile, flashing his rank while he wraps his arms around your waist.

He puts on a show, making it obvious he has his eyes on you.

He may even say he's your boyfriend who's just checking things out.

It's a subtle threat, an attempt to get the other person to back off.

If that doesn't work, he'll simply escort you out of the room.

He needs your attention, after all.

Sabo may get violent if he feels he has to.

If someone isn't backing off, he'll distract you before smashing his pipe into their head, or somewhere else less lethal if he's feeling merciful.

He's quick to grimace at the sight before rushing to clean himself.

If they're lucky it will just be a concussion.

When he has the Flame Flame Fruit, he might even burn others to teach them a lesson.

While it's tempting to say Sabo will brand you with such power, I think he's nicer than that.

He'd never hurt you on purpose.

Not... knowingly, at least.

He'd much rather prove he loves you with kisses and cuddles.

Maybe dates if he can find the time.

Sabo insists you two share a room, maybe even a hammock or bed.

He's... comforted when you're near.

Plus, you'll enjoy his higher body temperature, right?

You'll never be cold.

Sabo tries not to be too lethal of a yandere.

He's definitely just as dangerous as his two brothers... but more controlled.

First and foremost, he wants to be a gentleman to you.

After that, most likely away from your eyes, he'll work on removing those he feels will either hurt you or take you from him...

He's lost family before, but he isn't going to lose you too... Even if it requires blood to taint his image in your eyes.

[actuallyjustabiscuit]

Ok thoughts 👏thoughts👏Everyone gather around I have thoughts about this!

Episode 2 was clearly the Pomni episode. We got to see her character get a little more fleshed out and we also got a glimpse of what motivates her which is great.

With this tweet we have solid confirmation on who the upcoming episodes will center on (thanks for not making us guess, Goose) and this lineup is really interesting.

First fascinating thing is that Kinger and Zooble share a spotlight in ep 3. Why is that? Everyone else gets their own dedicated episodes so why are they unique in that regard? What connects them?

Well, I have one idea!

So we know since the pilot that Kinger has been the one to have lived in the Circus the longest out of all of them. We’re still not sure if he was in fact the 1st human to be trapped (maybe we’ll find out in the next episode) but he definitely has the most seniority, both in age and in length of entrapment.

We also know that Zooble was the most recent character to get stuck before Pomni (and considering their attitude, it may have even been quite a while beforehand) AND is the youngest character next to Jax (they even share the same age, which could be a coincidence but it feels too deliberate of a choice).

Which means ep 2 will simultaneously focus on the oldest and the youngest of the characters.

I’m actually curious as to what their dynamic will be because they haven’t really interacted much in the pilot (and like not at all in episode 2), if they end up interacting in ep 3 at all. But mostly I’m excited to see them more fleshed out with hopefully Pomni getting the chance to bond with them (either together or separately).

My guess is that the purpose for them to share focus on an episode is to get perspective from someone who’s been there the longest and has seen more people come and go than anyone else vs. someone who was just recently in Pomni’s shoes and had probably a much different first day experience (we know Zooble cared enough about Kaufmo to personally organize his funeral so they may have some…feelings about who’s essentially his replacement).

Ep3 is also supposedly Gooseworx’s most anticipated episode so I’m extra excited.

Next we have Gangle for episode 4. I honestly don’t have a lot to say about her or the significance in her episode placement outside of her being the closest in age to Pomni (being only a year older). The only hint we get about what her episode will possibly consist of will be on how reliant she is on her ComedyMask to feel happy, which will be very interesting and we might even get some confirmation on whether her avatar was programmed with that feature upon entering the Circus or if it was an add on of sorts by Caine to help keep her sane. A pretty shitty feature if it can’t last for very long but it does make for a nice metaphor about how fragile her facade is (girl is literally masking).

Actually I don’t think her and Pomni have actually exchanged words yet in the show. Wouldn’t it be funny if they don’t up until her episode. Like Pomni is so caught up in between whatever mess episode 3 has in store for Kinger and Zooble that the two of them never actually talk and it just keeps getting more awkward. Gangle wants to talk to her but is so self-conscious about her Tragedy self that she’ll only feel safe to have a conversation if she has her mask, but it just keeps breaking before she even gets the chance.

Again this is all just speculation, if they actually end up talking in episode 3 I’ll…make ship art of them.

Yeah

Anyway, episode 5. The one I’m personally waiting for because y’all should know what I’m about by now.

*Warning: Unhinged, borderline psychotic tangent incoming*

I swear to god if Pomni and Ragatha don’t have a fucking conversation before ep 5 I will launch myself into the sun. I’ll take anything, I just need them to get real for a second. I NEED to know the extent of this woman’s damage. It has to be explored, analyzed, and dissected and I will do so with gusto when the day comes. None of these characters will be safe from my scrutiny, but Ragatha oh ho ho, you have been living rent free in my head for too long, madame. You WILL pay your dues and I intend to collect in every episode until there is not corner of your unsound mind that I have not examined in great detail!

Ahem *Straightens tie* Ok back to business

So yeah, Ragatha.

It may be because we’ve only had 2 episodes but I can’t help but feel like we’re supposed to see Ragatha as a sort of deuteragonist since out of all of the supporting characters she’s so far been getting the most focus aside from Jax, and we’ll get to him in a minute (I promise that’s not just me being biased, or maybe it is, I don’t know, you tell me).

In just two episodes we’ve seen more of what makes her tick compared to anyone else. And of the main cast she’s been the ONLY one to make any kind of connection to the main character and have enough of a meaningful interaction with her to leave an impression.

But this is what really clinched her role as a deuteragonist for me, she’s so far been one of the few to have the narrative briefly shift to her perspective to give us significant character moments like these:

The show REALLY wants us to see just how NOT ok she is.

If she’s meant to be the heart of the group, her heart already can’t take much more damage. Her friendship (if you can call it that, it’s so painfully one sided right now) with Pomni clearly means a lot to her, so much so that her entire sense of self worth seems to be tied to it (and if you’ve been paying attention, she doesn’t have a lot of that as it is). It would be nice to see their connection gradually grow before her designated episode, where she might experience actual growth for herself.

And if episode 2 is any indication of how this show preserves friendships well…

Yeah, I don’t think she’s gonna make it.

In fact, I’m willing to bet actual money that she’s either gonna abstract in episode 5 or episode 6.

Which brings us to Jax’s episode! The other deuteragonist…tritagonist? He definitely shares some degree of significant narrative focus along with Pomni and Ragatha. He’s both an active antagonist force and one of the only characters to drive the plot forward every time he’s on screen (then there’s that weird thing where he keeps breaking the fourth wall).

He has so much significance in the story that Gooseworx gave him his own bullet point in her list of content warnings (this could also be a joke, but I mean it would be funny to see just how despicable they can make this character).

Gooseworx also described Jax and Pomni’s relationship in the show as “messy”. After episode 2, I don’t think she considers him as a candidate for any kind friendship like she did for the others, and who could blame her? In just two days the guy abandoned her to deal with an abstraction and chucked her out of a truck. He’s no one’s favorite person, and he relishes that. Bunnyboy definitely has some issues that Pomni would pick up on the more she’s forced to spend time with him. To the point where I can see her trying to eventually form some kind of bridge because, as her previously established character motivation implies, she’s not the kind of person to intentionally leave anyone high and dry. But unlike the rest of the crew, I don’t think Jax would be inclined to change for the better just because someone took pity on him. He seems like the kinda guy to dig his heels in and commit to his bad behavior out of spite.

And for his episode to come after Ragatha’s, why do I get the feeling the reason Gooseworx went so far as to preemptively apologize to bunnydoll shippers specifically is because he’s gonna cause something really really bad to happen to her (could be abstraction, could even be something much worse) that he would come to sorely regret.

And oh boy would that evoke some feelings in everyone!

I feel like if that is indeed the direction this show is going, the rest of the episodes will really be something.

I’m also certain Caine will get his own episode but right now he is very much an antagonist to these characters. I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a villain, but he’s certainly not someone Pomni is keen on sympathizing with, at least not currently.

Thanks again @lilyclawthorne for helpfully providing me with the tweet so I can give some context for my ramblings of the week!