#wish I knew where because they make me worried when I can't see them xd

[mayspicer]

Babies! (on their moms underside)

(and 3 adult males lol)

[self-indulgent-paw-patrol]

If you could rewrite the paw patrol movie and give more characters screen time and make it as in where Chase doesn't fully get over his fears how would you all do it

Despite being a great movie YOU GET IT, YOU KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH THAT MOVIE, THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, I love writing stuff so I just hope it'll be to your liking too XD

Under the cut for more than obvious reasons- very VEEEERY LONG post ahead. Don't say I didn't warn you. Let's GO.

There's not many things I'd change by the beginning of the movie to be honest. Even the short talk Ryder had with Chase to convince him to go with them to Adventure City was okay enough for me. Plus it shows just how much Chase puts his trust in Ryder, above his fears and trauma, which is a VERY IMPORTANT POINT later down the road. Also, we did get to see Chase was uncomfortable upon arrival, which is important as well. Slowly, it gave way to curiosity and wonder, thanks to seeing their new headquarters. I would ignore my fears too if it meant I'd get to go into such a cool place and be allowed to call it my home far from home.

The things I would possibly change... Maybe Mayor Humdinger. There was something REALLY OFF about him in this movie. I mean, it's not THAT MUCH DIFFERENT from the show, but I feel he went a bit crazier than usual on his ideas. I can't put my finger on it... He seemed more like a bad guy for the sake of being evil, and not like someone who came from a sad town and just wishes for recognition and praise.

Now there are four main points about the pups I'd probably have worked a bit differently: Chase, Marshall, Zuma and Skye.

First, let's go about Chase.

I agree his panic attacks were greatly addressed and handled. There was no exaggeration, there was no "let's make it seem way bigger/impressive than it is" kind of thing. Some shows or movies, when going about a character panicking, like to make it look SO DEEP, with so many thoughts crossing their mind, and so many scenarios, and things looking more threatening or bigger and-- most times it's nowhere near like that at all. That would be more like an anxiety attack, actually. For panic attacks, there's nearly no thoughts at all, we don't process what's happening. It can be a little different for everyone, given we're all not the same people, but I can say by personal experience, when I had panic attacks, I literally BLANKED. All I can remember is my body tensing so hard I was unable to move, so I just cowered in my chair, my eyes were darting everywhere totally unable to focus and both my head and my chest felt like they could explode any second. I stayed like that until I could hear my father talking to me and taking me away from the place where I was, taking me back home to my bed. That was almost exactly how they made it in the movie: Chase tensed, froze, was unable to act, and then he cowered away, closing his eyes and hyperventilating until he heard Skye talking to him and then she took him away from that place.

As for his trauma, though... At the beginning, yes. It was nicely addressed too. From all we've seen in the show, Chase tends to literally blindly follow through with Ryder's orders, no matter what. That pup has in Ryder not only a leader, but also a best friend he would go through hell and beyond for. He would do ANYTHING for Ryder. And so, he puts his trust in Ryder once more and accepts the fate of being taken with them to Adventure City, despite his own wish of not setting a paw in that place ever again in his life. Because he trusts Ryder more than himself. And when he felt his trust was broken, Chase was devastated. We know that was not the case - while Chase felt like Ryder was benching him because he was unable to act (for being scared/a failure), Ryder was actually benching him because he was worried about Chase's mental health. He KNEW Chase was panicking badly, what Chase had to go through in that very city was traumatic, and Ryder KNEW all that. But Chase thought Ryder didn't trust him, so he ran away.

Everything handled pretty okay up to this point. And then, there's the one thing I'd change about Chase in this movie:

Later down the road, they (probably unintentionally/mostly due to the movie timing) made it look like Chase was able to just overcome his trauma with that city with just some small talks- I'm not saying those talks were NOT important, ON THE CONTRARY, they were VERY WELL DONE AS WELL. The issue is just the simple fact that these kinda things don't go away SO FAST. Of course, we needed him to be able to literally jump into action because the movie needed to end XD But still... He didn't need to do that ALONE either.

What I would change is literally THAT. Chase didn't need to go rescue Ryder ALONE, especially when he KNEW he could end up freezing in panic. He's still in Adventure City, he's still pretty much EVEN MORE TRAUMATIZED. He wanted to prove a point, fine. He wanted to prove that he is able, to prove that he is a hero like everyone believes him to be. He wanted to prove he CAN BE TRUSTED. But he didn't need to do the rescue ALONE to prove that.

Personally, I think the scene when Chase rescues Ryder could/would have gone differently if the other pups would have joined him - for example, we probably wouldn't have that dramatic leap of faith, sure. That works when the character is alone or carrying someone else. Not in a group. But can you imagine if Chase's first thing was to contact the other pups to let them know the tower collapsed with Ryder still inside it? They all would go there and they would work TOGETHER as the team they are, to reach for Ryder, rescue him and successfully bring him back down to ground level, safe and sound. And they would all support Chase as they do so. Chase doesn't need to deal with his trauma alone, he doesn't need to fight his fears alone. He's got his team, his friends, his family with him. In my opinion, they should have worked together to rescue Ryder and the impact of the "you don't need to deal with your fears alone" message would be more special than "overcome your fears on your own".

Now, about Marshall.

I actually liked the fact Marshall was the one taking over whenever Chase was unable to act for one reason or another. It literally makes sense, not because they're close friends/best friends or whatever, it's literally because of their jobs. Cops, firefighters and paramedics (I know he's an EMT, shush, let me generalize the thing here) are the jobs among all the pups' jobs that ARE to deal with crowds, to deal with people more directly during rescues. They're the ones to talk to people, they're the ones to give instructions, ANYWHERE, anytime. They are the authorities there. So, whenever Chase is unavailable, Marshall is the logic choice to take over and I'm glad they did so.

What I would change, would be two small things: I'd give him some time WITH CHASE, and our old fandom beloved main complaint, I'd let his clumsiness show more.

Marshall should have had a talk with Chase at some point- any point at all. The show portrayed these two as best friends in the beginning, they always did things together, be it for work or for play time. Marshall should have been there for Chase too, and I'd do that after that first incident when Marshall had to go put out the fires and make sure Chase wouldn't get burned while he was lowered back to ground level. Y'know when Chase was unable to sleep and went to the main room to look out to the city in the middle of the night? That could have been a good moment for that, maybe right after the song played.

As for Marshall's clumsiness, I don't have much to say. It was badly portrayed, as in he was clumsy in a way that it wasn't HIS clumsy way- any of the other pups could have been put in his place and be just as clumsy. I'd give him at least two scenes where he would "be himself" in a way we'd be like "YEP, that's our Marshall!" I don't have specific ideas right now but I could think of some, given some time.

Surprisingly, I wouldn't change much about Zuma.

When I saw complaints about his lack of screentime in the movie, I honestly thought it would be worse. Like my father commented on my post with his reactions to the movie, to take Zuma - a pup specialized in WATER RESCUES - to a big city, it's SO NOT his "natural habitat". Zuma is literally a fish out of water there. I wasn't expecting him to have any water-related rescue AT ALL, maybe he'd just do a regular ground rescue. To have him go in the sewer/river canal to rescue that car was legit a pleasing surprise for me.

But then, why is he in this post, Lary?

Simple: All of Zuma's moments of "important" screentime in this movie only happened because Liberty was there with him. I feel like he was the one riding on her for screentime, rather than the other way around, which is kinda disturbing as he IS one of the main six and she's a literal newbie there.

Pulling her little cart;

Later when they were being deployed, Liberty was there watching as they all launched and was the most excited to see Zuma's hovercraft being deployed (ngl I'd be as excited as her, seeing a hovercraft up close like that IS AN EXPERIENCE);

And then, they worked together to rescue the family from the car which fell in the water. This last one is important: Zuma wouldn't have been as successful with this rescue if he didn't have someone else to sail his raft down the stream following his sub. And who was it? Liberty. Even with the convenience, they paired those two so both could have screentime at all.

So I'd find another way to give Zuma screentime without relying it on pairing him with Liberty at least once. I'd probably make it happen for the group rescue on Ryder. He could have some moment there, as well as all the others.

And last but not least, there's something about Skye that bothered me a bit.

It's not about her character or anything like that- she was alright for the entire movie, really. The one thing that bothered me wasn't her, but something that happened WITH/BECAUSE OF her. Namely, the clouds dispersing instantly after she dive-bombed the shit out of that cloud-sucker machine.

I'm sorry but they spent the whole movie building up the tension of that machine getting too stuffed with clouds, the density going nuts, and then the machine releases the clouds creating a huge storm... Only for all of them to magically DISAPPEAR once the machine is no more? They were already OUTSIDE of the machine. Maybe the storm itself would stop, nice, but that thing was literally a high pressure pan ready to explode and Skye did just that. She exploded the high pressure pan. It should've released ALL THE CLOUDS, maybe the air displacement would PUSH THEM all over and beyond the city, and only then the winds would take them away, but that wouldn't happen instantly. For fucks sake Skye literally exploded a ticking high pressure bomb LMAO let it have SOME effects! Give us some sky spectacle of clouds going all over, being pushed away and only then slowly opening up the sky once more.

So, yeah, these are the things I'd change in the first Paw Patrol movie. Nothing too drastic really, just small but important details, the only BIG change would be how Chase got to deal with his trauma in the end.

Whether he and/or Ryder like it or not, that city will ALWAYS bring Chase the memories of the worst times of his life - being abandoned as a baby, all alone, later also the memories of his panic attacks and the memories of the panic he must've felt once he saw the tower collapsing knowing Ryder was still in there - even if it ALSO brings now the memories of the best thing that ever happened to him: Being found and rescued by Ryder. We could've added now the good memory of Chase finding out he's not alone with his fears, finding out he doesn't have to suffer alone, finding out his family will always back him up no matter what, just like Ryder said, that's why they're a team, to support and back each others up in their times of need.

I swear it took me A WHOLE DAY typing this (in between teaching classes). You guys love to make me work my brain out, huh? Hope you'll like it, these are my points of view in this whole thing, my PERSONAL ideas. If you have different ideas, NICE! If you agree with mine, NICE TOO! Everyone thinks differently and let's go XD I need some food now, need to go make my dinner after teaching this night's class, see ya XD

[clyde49]

I've been writing Space Ghost fanfiction. If you don't want to leave Tumblr the fic is under the read more

“You know some days I wish we were just boring lesbians.”

Moltar was reeling after what he considered another epic battle with his nemesis Space Ghost. They saw each other by random chance in the parking lot of this, kinda dive buffet restaurant on the edge of town and Space Ghost had chased Moltar to an empty parking lot a few blocks down. They battled each other for a bit before once again they both got tuckered out and just crashed on the sidewalk. Space Ghost typically said some sort of weird shit afterwards but “boring lesbians” was a new one.

“What?”

Space Ghost just laid on his back looking up before gesturing his head to look at his adversary as much as he could without sitting up. He wasn't as scuffed up after the fight as Moltar wanted but he rarely was.

“Like, some days I wish we could both be mundane women who love each other and sit around watching movies or whatever lesbians do. Instead of just doing this every time we see each other outside of work. Like don't get me wrong I love combat to the death until we both get tired, but like. In another life we are probably both just people who love each other instead of freaks that beat each other up.”

“If we were boring lesbians we'd both wish we were aliens freaks beating eachother up.”

There was a moment of silence before Space Ghost responded.

“You think so?”

“Trust me. I've talked to enough lesbians, most of them I've met want to be kaijus.”

Moltar let it bubble in his head that none of his problems would really go away if he was a human woman. if anything he'd have more problems. He'd still worry about his family hating him and social awkwardness and his job. He just knows he'd get in more trouble when he sets shit on fire. Supervillains always get more mileage out of crime than normal people.

“It's a “grass is always greener” thing, Ghost. Plus I don't think there's anything lesbians can do that we can't.”

Moltar looked back at where Space Ghost was only to see that he was starting to stand back up.

“That's true, but It would be nice to just hang out for once. Watch a movie or play a board game or something.”

“We can hang out, I'm busy tomorrow but-”

“What are you doing tomorrow?”

Moltar processed if Space Ghost was just really curious about his schedule or accusing him of planning something illegal. Regardless, the shithead was walking towards him.

“Me and the boys were going to the arcade. They got this new fish game we are all excited to try.”

“Could I come with you?”

“Dude it's going to be like, Zorak and Metallus.”

“I know them.”

Moltar let out a heavy sigh as the disaster of how bringing Space Ghost as a one plus would go formed in his imagination. Zorak was more than enough to worry about. Moltar knew if he brought both the bug and the ghost to the arcade with him that the “Fishmaster XD: Fish of Darkness” machine wouldn't make it long enough for anyone to enjoy the new game.

“They don't like you. Technically, I don't even like you. If anything I hate you more than I hate most people.“

Space Ghost was hovering over Moltar at that point and Moltar could tell by the sad sack look on his face he was debating between helping him up, kicking him while he was down or just leaving.

“Would you like me if I was normal?”

Moltar laughed at that one.

“I wouldn't even look at you if you were normal.”

The Ghosts expression softened.

“Well I'm glad I'm Space Ghost then.”

Space Ghost offered Moltar a hand and Moltar graciously took the support as he stood back up himself.

For a while they just stood there together, looking at each other. Space Ghost always had this faint, almost glow to him. Moltar didn't have an exact word for it, but it was like he had VHS warmth filtered over his personal aura. Moltar knew himself to also be glowing and warm on the inside, underneath his hazard suit, but most people wouldn't know that. The Ghost would, but most people wouldn't. Space Ghost broke the silence after a long moment.

“How often do we do this?”

“Huh?”

“Our whole “fighting randomly in public” thing?”

“I think this is the fifth time in three months.”

Space Ghost seemed to look over at nothing before looking back at Moltar.

“Hey Moltar, did you eat dinner before we started this? because I didn't and I'm still hungry. If anything I'm hungrier now. How about you?”

Moltar would never admit it but he was really glad Space Ghost asked.

“yeah sorry about that, I haven't eaten yet either. I just saw ya and.”

“You threw a fireball at me and yelled a lot so I started chasing you, and we both know the rest.”

“Yeah”

“Yeah”

Space Ghost started doing that dumb little smile he always did when a thought somehow snuck into his brain without shriveling up on the way in and had been flourishing for a bit in his empty skull.

“You know Moltar, if you're still hungry, I'll buy for us both. if you would want to share a table with me”

Moltar would never admit this either, but even after everything, he felt giddy about the idea of dinner with Space Ghost.

“Eh, why not, as long as you're buying.”

“I have more than enough cash for two all-you-can-eat meals and a good tip. Plus I've got some ones if you want to try their crane machine game.”

“I've tried it, it kinda sucks but I'll gladly waste your money on it anyway.”

They both looked around the empty parking lot they found themselves in.

“Ok, what direction was the restaurant again?”

Moltar hummed to himself a bit.

“I have no idea.”

[crossoverfamily]

I have to share this dream I had where I was Peter in it, because one of the clearer memory is the sheer baffled look when Peter use his super strength and I wish I could print it out because the context in the dream is serious but the look? I still laugh thinking about it.

So dream context: dream is in first person pov and dream-me is Peter, I start to recall the dream when we're in a room and the other people feel like "family" to dream-me, and there's this whole inherent-knowledge thing that happens in dream where dream-me knows that there's something dangerous out there. And it's attacking at night?

We hear people outside the room we're in (door is closed), I think the room was also like, we made it secure? As in, it felt like in the dream we knew we would be safe in it? Not sure if its because once the door is closed, nothing can enter, which might make sense since we decided to open the door and let the other people in. These other people weren't many (another family?).

And then dream-me is going through the rest of what apparently is a manor, because there's more people and I/Peter helping them find the way to the safe room. Then I realize its close to midnight which is apparently the moment the dangerous thing will attack, so dream-me start to call out to people "its almost midnight! quick go the room!" (because not everyone was like, in a hurry, now they all are).

And in a true Peter fashion, dream-me runs up to the entrance of the large manor thing, rather than back to the safe room, to make sure everyone in the manor hears they have to hurry, and also make sure gets to the safe room in time. So its a rush, most people are able to be quick and dream-me is just mostly running around to make sure everyone heard him and is going to the safe room.

And comes that comical moment where dream-me finds an older man (50?60?) with a 30/40 year old man, the older man is like, sitting on the ground and he can't really get up or walk, and dream-me is like "don't worry I'll carry you", and the other guy starts to be like a mix of "let me help" and lowkey "not sure you'll be able to but lets try" but before the other guy can help, dream-me just picks the older guy (who is well built) bridal style like the older man weight nothing, and the other guy just stares in shock with wide eyes like a silent what the fuck.

Pretty sure we do manage to get back to the safe room and everyone is in there, I have a vague memory of a discussion about dream-me going out to fight the thing? But I was starting to wake up and the dream was vanishing, so it feels more like my brain thinking about "potential stuff that can happen next" and not the actual dream itself.

.... Also, the moment I wrote about the older man being 50/60 knowing he's about to be picked bridal style by "Peter", my Peter-muse went "that sounds like a fun AU where this is how I met Tony" and I'm like "... true" XD

In the dream, the older man was definitely more so at least 60 (though not older, like not 70+), but you know, nothing stops anyone from picturing instead 50 years old Tony in whatever-apocalypse-or-demonic-invasion-or-alien-invasion scenario meeting Peter as this sweet young man of 20s who is running around making sure everyone knows its time to go into the safe room and make sure everyone does get there, and who sees Tony having for some reason issue being up&walking and just. Pick Tony up bridal style like he weighs nothing.

(It's actual fun how much my dream had Peter be himself, like both in personality, and in having his powers).

[goggles-mcgee]

In your Wish Me Away Au you said that Adrien can't believe that that is his reality, what exactly happened to him and Gabriel, as well as the class? Please and Thank You! ❤

Hi anon! I'm sorry this took so long to answer! I'm trying to go through all my asks now XD

So Adrien thought his life would be perfect. He was convinced the wish would bring his mother back, her and his father would be back to being how they were before she disappeared. Lovey dovey (if he had paid more attention he would have noticed how his mother was distancing him and her from Gabriel.) His father would be loving, attentive, and caring towards him. He would get the love of Ladybug after she saw that everything was fine after the Wish was made and they would finally get to be together. Finding out it was Marinette was a surprise but one he could work with. After all she was a great friend so he had no doubt they could form a great relationship if she showed her Ladybug side more often which she would because Ladybug had to be the real her. He would get to go to school and be happy with Ladybug and him and her would get to continue to be Paris’s beloved heroes.

Once the wish was made though? His mother did wake up but his father wasn't there and neither was Nathalie. Most worrying though was the fact that Ladybug wasn't there anymore either. He looked for her everywhere in the mansion. He helped his mother to a bed and get settled before he promised to explain everything once she rested before he had gone on a mad search across Paris to find Marinette. He was in more distress when he realized he no longer had the Cat Miraculous. He called Nino and tried to be nonchalant about asking if he knew where Marinette was or if she changed her number. It infuriated him when he wasn't given a positive answer. More so when Marinette’s number (or maybe her old number?) blocked him. In the end he had to return home and care for his mother. He tried explaining what happened but they got a call from the prison and it ended up being his dad! He couldn't leave his cell! And no one could get him out! They tried but they just found out he could make phone calls, so one of the guards gave him his phone while the rest tried to find Ladybug because this obviously had to be an akuma....no one said anything. Gabriel told Adrien to tell his mother everything.

So he did. It was to his surprise that she was not happy in the least. She refused to take his father's calls and she seemed really disappointed in him. But she agreed to help look for Ladybug with him. It wasn't until the broadcast when things went to hell. This fake Ladybug announced to Paris maybe even the whole world what his father did! And really? Bringing up silly school misunderstandings? No that didn't matter, what mattered was apparently Ladybug no longer existed. His mother cried. He threw a fit. There was no way she just disappeared. No way.

Then the burning sensation started. At first it was just an itch but then it grew and grew into a searing pain. He thought his finger was going go fall off! His mother was holding him and asking what was wrong as he held his hand close to his chest. It ended. And when it did he saw what happened. He had been marked. On his ring finger, where his ring used to sit, there was a burn in the shape of said ring so charred, so ugly, so red, there would be no way to hide it with makeup. No way to explain it off as an allergic reaction to some funky metal. Then there was a pain on his face. Shorter than the first pain, hurt all the same. When he looked in a mirror later on, he would see four scratch marks across his left cheek. It would be later that he would find out that he could not speak of the Miraculous. The only thing he could say about them was he was the traitor Chat Noir. He would be plagued by bad luck, some days better than others. It would depend on his actions of the day. Minimal bad luck would be him helping people out to be genuine and not because he wanted to look good. The worst luck would be if he was being deceitful, massively selfish, or came at anybody with ill intent. Even if he just thought of anything malicious, bad luck would follow. If he ever tried to place blame on his situation on anyone other than himself he would hear all the negative thoughts everyone in Paris ever had of him. Everything Marinette had ever made him turned to ash.

Gabriel woke up in a maximum security prison cell. None of his personal belongings on him. It was as infuriating as it terrifying. He called out to anyone who was listening and several guards rushed in in a panic. They tried to get him out but if they managed to open the cell door he found he couldn't take a step out without searing pain. If anyone tried to step in, it was like an invisible wall prevented them, so one of the guards slid him their cellphone so he could notify his family what was going on. They all thought it was an akuma so he let them continue to believe that. He fully believed Adrien, Nathalie, and Emilie would visit him in all the confusion. But Adrien was the only one who would talk to him. Emilie refused and apparently Nathalie had disappeared. Then the broadcast happened.

The guards no longer slipped him special meals, fresh clothes, the phone he had been using was magically taken away and given back to the guard who had lent it to him. He was a prisoner there. Fully. He couldn't believe it. He tried to call for Nooroo to no avail. He tried to call on Tikki, Plagg, the godforsaken voices he spoke to before. Nothing. Then the pain happened and no one rushed to check on him. They stood there watching. When it was over he opened his uniform to see a burn on his chest in the exact shape of the Butterfly Miraculous. That was not all, when he removed the top of his uniform after feeling pain on his back, he was notified and shown that he had two slashes on his back...right where wings most likely would have sat. He mourned for Nathalie, he truly did not think she would have been a price... when he slept...if you could even call it that, he saw Nathalie, and everytime she sacrificed her happiness for his. He felt her love for him. He felt her pain everytime he rejected her. He felt the pain she was in once she started wearing the Peacock Miraculous.

Then there were the other things. He remembered Mlle Dupain-Cheng, but that was not all, he would see her possible futures, what she could have become if he had not taken her from the world. She had so much potential. He saw how many in Paris would have mourned her and how deeply if they kept their memories. And not just as Ladybug, oh no, there were many who would have mourned the baker's daughter because she truly touched that many lives. There were days he could not move because of pain. Pain he felt because he was reliving the victims of akuma attacks. There were moments were he felt he surely was going to die but he didn't. He never did. And he would hear a voice say he would live a long healthy life before he met his end. He would have days were he felt all the fear, the anguish, the hate, the anger that Paris held for him. It truly was torture. Then Emilie divorced him.

I'll do a separate post for the class I think!

[the-bird-and-the-flute]

Napoleon's bday 2022 - Treasure Hunt

Warnings: NSFW Pairing: MC x Napoleon Word count: 1559 A/N: After writing a fic for Leon (ikeprince), I had to do it too for Napoleon (my first Leon xD). This fic is also my bday present for him and also for Napoleon Week 2022.

Thanks @kissmetwicekissmedeadly and @batteryrose for organizing this event :)

Happy birthday, Napoleon. You'll always be my Leon too. Lysm <3

Napoleon was on an errand in Paris when he noticed a commotion at the square. Curious, he decided to check out what was going on. When Napoleon got closer, he realized there were a lot of couples holding a flyer. Some of them were also enrolling themselves in something.

The once emperor got one of the flyers on the ground that said the following:

"Come join us in this romantic adventure in Paris.

If you think you have what it takes to claim the title of best couple in the entire Paris, enroll yourself in a treasure hunt this weekend with your significant other.

The winner gets an exquisite prize."

Napoleon smirks, showing a confident smile.

Back at the mansion, Napoleon waits patiently for his nunuche to come back home.

He was not aware she was going to town to see an exhibition with the van Gogh Brothers.

After waiting for about three hours, she finally arrived.

Napoleon could have welcomed her home, but as he was cooking a garbure for his lover, he decided to let her find him in the kitchen instead.

MC - Wow, the exhibition was super fun! I wonder if Napoleon is sleeping already. I don't know if he remembered I told him I'd get late today.

MC looks for Napoleon in his room, but he is not there. Then, she decides to check in the kitchen, and there he was, cooking something that smelled really good.

MC - There you are! I thought you would be sleeping already.

Napoleon - I can't sleep if you are not here. How was the exhibition?

MC - So cool!!! I wish you were there with us. We had a great time.

Napoleon - I bet you did, but I think there is something better than the exhibition. Come on, sit here. You're probably starving.

MC - Ohhh is that what I think it is? Is that garbure?

Napoleon - *chuckles* Would you like some or are you too tired to eat…

MC - OF COURSE I DO!! Thank you.

Napoleon - Hehehe, that's the spirit. Here, don't let it get cold. When you get excited you sure like to talk a lot.

MC - I do not. You are exaggerating as usual!

MC - How was your day by the way?

Napoleon - I'm glad you asked that. Are you free this weekend?

MC - Huh? This weekend? Hmm… I think so?

Napoleon already knew she was probably going to use her days off to prepare something for his birthday, but this year, he was the one who was going to make a surprise for her.

Napoleon - Huh? Do you have something specific in mind this weekend? I do not recall you inviting me for anything.

MC - Stop it! I know what you are trying to do here. Humph!

MC noticed he was teasing her again because he always finds out about her plans for his birthday, but the truth is that this year she had no idea what to do for this special occasion. A cake? Maybe a trip to another city?

Napoleon - Oi, Nunuche! Are you spacing out again?

Napoleon realizes she is indeed spacing out and he seizes this opportunity to wake up his princess from her "dream" with a kiss.

MC - Whattt?! What was that just now? Did you just?

Napoleon - So you are awake at least. That's a relief. I thought I lost you for a second *chuckles*

MC - Napoleon!!!

Napoleon - So… As you are free this weekend, don't worry about anything else. I know where we are going.

MC - Okay…

It's Saturday morning in Paris and today is the day of the treasure hunt event. Napoleon is more excited than usual because he can't wait to see MC's reaction when she finds out what this is all about.

According to what he read in the flyer, they'll have to find specific gems hidden in some sites in Paris. The hunt itself should take the whole day, but he is confident they can finish it before the sun goes down.

He knows MC loves to participate in these couple contest, so as long she is happy and having fun, he knows this will be the best birthday present he can get.

MC - So, where are we going?

Napoleon - You'll see. Come on. I already called a carriage for us. MC - Why do I feel like you are up to something?

Napoleon's teasing smile just says it all. He is indeed up to something, but it's not like him to tell the secret before time.

Napoleon - We are here. Let me help you.

MC - Thank you, Napoleon.

MC - Wow, why there are so many couples at the square?

Napoleon - Look at them, nunuche. They will be our opponents. Are you ready to defeat them all and conquer Paris?

MC - What?!

Napoleon - Here, take a look at this flyer.

Napoleon gives the flyer to MC so she can read it. When she realizes they are going to enter the contest, she gets super excited and anxious at the same time. She is not the best with directions, but as she likes to travel and visit new sites, she can't wait for the treasure hunt.

After thanking her lover for entering them in the contest, they both head to the middle of the square to wait for instructions about the beginning of the event.

All couples received a treasure map with all the locations they must go to collect the gems. They have to collect eight gems in total, and the winner is the one who gets all of them first.

There is no location order to follow, so it's up to the contestants to find the best strategy to conquer Paris!

Napoleon and MC took a look at the map first. They decided to start searching for the gem they thought would be harder to find.

The couple gets to an old big house not that close to the center of Paris. When they enter the place, they see there is a lot of dust and worn-out pieces of furniture. It looks like they are the first ones, so they take their time to look at every single room.

Then, MC sees a shining object under a table. She gets down on all fours to grab the object. While she was making an effort to not hit her head on the table and get the shining thing, Napoleon couldn't stop looking at his woman's derriere.

She was wearing a comfortable and loose dress because he told her last night to choose a basic outfit for their outing.

But even though she didn't choose any of those revealing clothes he likes so much, when she squatted, he could see her curves very well.

MC realizes it is the gem they are looking for. She gets up and screams to her soldier:

MC - Look, Napoleon! I think I found the first gem!!!!

The couple just achieved their first goal, but Napoleon was not even interested in the contest anymore. She did him dirty and the only thing he could think right now was to possess her.

Without thinking twice, he closed the door in the room full aware of what he wanted.

MC - Napoleon? What are you doing?

Napoleon - Ferme-la.

MC - Huh? Are you…

Napoleon lifts his girl, sitting her on the table. MC is completely confused by her man's attitude. When she opens her mouth to ask him again what is happening, he lays his index finger on her lips.

Napoleon - You just did it again, didn't you? Are you happy now? Am I the only one who wants this, nunuche?

Napoleon kisses MC passionately and she reacts immediately, consumed by the ferocity and intensity of her man's action.

Almost without breathing, Napoleon asks MC once again what she thinks of the idea of doing it in a place like that.

Napoleon - Tell me, I need to hear your answer. What do you say? I'll promise you'll not regret it.

MC - Napoleon, I… Is that okay if we do it here though? The contest…

Napoleon smirks as if he had just won another battle against a tough enemy.

Napoleon - Of course it is, ma chérie. You'll love the thrill of this as much as I will.

After receiving a positive signal from his lover, Napoleon just goes for it. Ready to conquer every single part of her, the once emperor wastes no time and takes MC's underwear so fast that the next thing she notices is how wet she is down there.

She goes into a trance due to the intensity of her man's kisses and touches. Everything he does seems so right and so intoxicating that she has no desire of fighting back against her inner feelings.

The treasure map contest for couples is probably just beginning, but that no longer matters for them now.

Napoleon wanted to spend some quality time with his woman as a way to celebrate beforehand his birthday. But he couldn't imagine that during an outing that had no second intentions, he would fall victim to his own lavish desires to release all of his power inside of the woman of his life.

[faeri-meadow]

Callahan has like no fanfiction and I think you should do a Callahan x Reader where he's showing the reader different builds in the server (because people tend to forget in story Callahan is a god he can turn off the server at any moment) and XD shows up like hey I want your human your spoiling them and Callahan gets all like big brother you can't tell me to do nothing and it's like angsty but with lots of fluff afterwards with like flower crowns?

This went in so many directions but you know what mans in need of love

🦆 (duckie)

You’re not the only God (Callahan x reader) (Sibling like relationship)

'And this is Eret’s Castle!’ I read the message the man next to me sent and smiled, “This is so cool Callahan! I never knew how big the SMP was, there’s so much going on!” He returned the smile and started typing once again, ‘Where would you like to go next?’ I thought for a moment, “Maybe Las Nevadas? I’ve heard great things about that place from Sam and Foolish.” Callahan seemed hesitant, but started leading the way, out of Eret’s castle and into the Greater SMP. Soon we reached the nether hub and went through the portal.

Once we stepped out of the portal I started sweating, looking over at Callahan. surprised to see him walking around as if nothing had changed. I heard a ping and looked down at my communicator, ‘Don’t forget, we still need to make you a house (Y/N), you can stay with me for the time being though, until you gather whatever you need!’ I looked at the man in front of me who had yet to stop walking, “Thank you for the offer, Callahan, I’ll definitely accept!” He showed me all of the different paths in the nether, some looking a lot more dangerous then others, writing where they lead and who may reside in those locations. Before long we reached another portal that Callahan said led to Las Nevadas.

'Here we are! That really tall building is called the space needle, you can see a lot from up there.' I looked around at all the buildings, the land itself was just overflowing with energy from its residents, 'Then you have the Casino, don't go there unless you wanna loose all your money, and the hotel!' I looked over at Callahan with a wide grin, "This is amazing! It's so bright and lively here, it's wonderful!" I heard footsteps approaching behind me and saw Callahan's face change to one of discomfort, "Glad you like it Mamacita, now, what might the both of you be doing here?" I turned around to see a man in a dress shirt and suspenders, his right eye foggy due to a scar running the length of his face, "Oh, umm, Callahan here was just showing me around the SMP, and I wanted to see Las Nevadas next, I hope we didn't upset you Mr.-" The mystery man let out a laugh as Callahan pulled me slightly behind him, "The names Quackity Mamacita, no need for formalities. No hard feelings here, I just wish I would have known a cute thing like you was visiting, I would have cleaned up better." Callahan typed something on his communicator but prevented me from seeing it, sending it to Quackity. After reading the message Quackity seemed to pale, "Woah woah woah, no need to act so rash Cal, I was just talking to your friend, you wanna leave so bad then leave, I won't stop you." Quackity's form quickly retreated as I was pulled to the portal once more by a very angry Callahan, though this time we didn’t end up in the nether, but rather a bright palace. I looked around the place amazed, “Where are we now Callahan?” Though when I looked back at him, he just looked worried as I felt a pair of arms wrap around my torso, “That is enough for one day Callahan, don’t you think?” A distorted voice entered my ears, causing a shiver to run down my spine, I saw Callahan frantically type on his communicator, a message showing up on mine moments later, though I couldn’t read it as the mystery person took it from me. “Just showing her around hmm? You know it’s not good to lie to me, you’ve offered them a place to stay, you’ve been collecting materials for them, and you threatened poor Quackity.” The voice got more distorted and his grip tighter, “I think you’ve spent a little too much time with them Callahan, I shall take over.” I saw Callahan’s eyes flash with pure anger as a keyboard appeared in midair. This seemed to worry the person holding me as his grip loosened slightly, only to tighten again, “Are you really threatening me as well? I personally don’t think you have any power over m-” The arms disappeared and the voice got cut off. I fell to the ground, my heart racing as Callahan helped me to my feet, passing me my communicator, though the messages from earlier were nowhere to be found. ‘Don’t worry, he won’t bother you again.’ I threw myself into the man in front of me, “Who even was that?” Callahan directed me to look forward as he made the keyboard appear again, typing some unknown words, and next thing I knew my captor appeared in front of us, “You will regret that Callahan, it’s not wise to mess with a god.” Callahan started typing again, but this time a voice started speaking from nowhere, “I think not XD, don’t forget the power I also hold on this server. You will either leave them alone, or I shall make you leave permanently.” ‘XD’ seemed to shrivel back at that, expression turning to one of disgust before he waved his hand and disappeared, leaving us in front of Callahan’s place, “Huh, I guess that worked out?” I looked at the Rudolph looking man and he smiled, leading me inside so he can help me start my adventure in the chaotic world of the Dream SMP.

AN- I hope you all liked it! There wasn’t really much angst so I’m sorry about that! I just can’t seem to want anything bad to happen to Callahan lol.

[astersofthesky]

I decided to reread the MHA LN Chapter 4, you know, the canon bkdk angsty slow-burn fanfic 😌😌 Spreading the BKDK LN agenda because WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORE !!

Anyway, I FOUND ANOTHER TRANSLATION but sadly OP haven't finished it yet 😢

And since I need an emotional outlet so I can scream at how they're so canon, Im'ma do it here ahwjdhfjsh 👀✨

Warning: Long post; potential manga spoilers

– I forgot that this chapter literally started with the angst 😭 Deku saying that he can't imagine having lunch with Kacchan is like a pain in the gut. He just wanna be friends with his Kacchan again 😢

– One word, ✨SOULMATES ✨ afshshahah PLS, even the universe can't help but ship them together 😩✋ they're fruityness is on whole a new level I CAN'T 💚🧡

– I see what you're doing Bakugou 👀 You really can't leave your sweet broccoli behind huh?? Also, crybaby Macchan and aggressive Takkun?? 🤔 Do I need to say more? 🧐

– If that's not flirting then idk what is 🤷 also, "In front of my soba? Really?" (Todoroki, probably)

– There's no ss but I just wanna give a special mention to jealous!Bakugou. No cos srsly, implying you're not friends with Deku as if you're not dying to hold his hand then getting irritated over Todoroki claiming the "friend" card 😩 Just, Bakugou, don't @ me ☺️💢

– The angst had reached full force it seems ಥ‿ಥ The line was cut but it actually says "Not friends, just childhood friends" 😭😭 and I am telling you Im'ma throw my brand new book when Bakugou explicitly acknowledges Midoriya as his boyfriend. Because before they were rivals, Bakugou and Midoriya were first friends. And I'm not saying that they aren't one now because we as readers, can definitely see they care for each other. But the question is, do they already see the other as a friend and not just a mere rival? They don't cos they're boyfriends your honor

– Tbh, It still haven't sinked in that this is kind of canon 🤧 This is such a cliched romantic scene like wtf?? So what's next? The full moon is illuminating half of Bakugou's face, red eyes glowing and face soft from the natural white luminescence or something sappy like that?? 😩😩 I love it

– Izuku in this LN chapter whenever he talks about Bkg: ✨ THEIR RELATIONSHIP ✨

– I know, I get it. You don't have to shove it my face every single time Deku 😌 and pls, why are you still flirting at the middle of the night?? Or was it pining that I see 🤔 i mean comparing each other to their kid parallels 😕 hmm a severe case of mutual pining indeed

– Yes yes, of course you're only looking for food stalls Mr. Bakugou "Tsundere" Katsuki, I completely don't believe that you're worried about the kids. No! of course not! Who says you want the kids to reconcile so they wouldn't experience the pain that you and a certain green had gone through?? Hahaha I mean It's not like they're your parallel what??hmmm no no, go on, look for takoyaki or smthn ☺️☺️

– Wait, did the last part say '"Bakugou grabbed Izuku's face and pushed it away..." Aksfksjdhdisjs what in the actual gay fanfic is this??!! Or wait, is this what Bkg usually do to Deku in the official art he's like, I love agressively gripping your head as I entangle my fingers on your soft curls but no homo💀

Since OP's translation isn't complete, I'm going to use Lau Ren's translation and yes I'm continuing this shit even though Tumblr mobile only lets me post 10 pics per post

– Bkdk domesticity with children pt. 95736 💚🧡 They love kids so much 😩 Yk I'd donate my kidney just to see this ANIMATED ✨ like this has so much fluff potential 🤧 Or at the very least a drama CD. I'd ascend 😭

– WHAT THE FUDGE ?!! I'M SCREAMING 😭 I SAY IT AGAIN 💞 SOULMATES✨ and pls, it has my favorite fic trope, Bakugou Katsuki is Bad at Feelings. Anyway, I need a minute to collect myself cos I can't move past the "With the said person himself nearby, Kacchan thought his fate had gone crazy" ( ≧Д≦) dammit Katsuki, why r u so gay. Izuku loves you, you emotionally constipated gremlin

I have reached my 10 picture limit so I'm just gonna copy paste some of the twts 💀 I hope I don't get in trouble lmao Xd

- Kacchan fixed his gaze to Deku who looked relieved. "He..."

- Somehow, Kacchan remembered the fight they had after All Might's retirement. It was the first time they were able to let out their conflicts sincerely. Although his fear towards Deku had decreased since then, there was still a feeling of disgust about Deku being a hero who save others residing in Kacchan.

- He couldn't understand it. But he knew, there will always a being whom he cannot understand

– Bkg rlly said 👀 on Deku while having angsty thoughts ಥ╭╮ಥ Looking back on this tho, I just can't help but be proud when I remember 285. Bakugou is loud but he is very rational in battles. He thinks of a plan on the spot meaning he's mind is on work 24/7.

– When he had his "My body just moved on its own" moment, Katsuki had understood Deku and his nature to "Save to Win." It'ss that Katsuki must not analyze it with his brain, but instead feel it with his heart 💚🧡 And this is the reason why I badly want to see him on the manga 😭 that was some MAJOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT I'm ahwjdhfjsh

– Takkun and Maachan's pinky swear deserves their own mention. They're so pure 😩✋

- He said he still hasn't done hatsumoude so Kacchan can go first, but Kacchan refused and wouldn't let Deku do hatsumoude before him.

- Kacchan tried to take a head start, but in the end, they ended up visiting and praying together.

– AND WE'RE BACK with the gays 😌 hsjdjajs they compete with every single thing it's honestly cute. Also YES THEY PRAYED TOGETHER and shoujo scenes with the main couple praying on the shrine but make it BKDK flashed before my eyes 😖✨

- After finishing their prayers, Deku looked at Kacchan, "What did you wish for?" "Shut up."

- Even with Kacchan's sulking expression seen from the side, Deku felt that they had wished for the same thing.

– DEKU YOU'RE BEING TOO LOUD!! I just can't with these two 😩✋ Both of them are down so bad for each other and you can't tell me otherwise 💚✨🧡

- With those serious eyes, Deku knew they were aiming for the same thing. Win to save, save to win. To be the best heroes.

- Deku knew well that he and Kacchan are polar opposites. But even so, Deku couldn't imagine a world in which Kacchan doesn't exist.

– Deku just went 😍 on Kacchan and thought "I CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT YOU 🧡💚" (insert Imagine by Ben Platt)

– I can't even stress how much I love this line, y'all this is so misleading I-- this is too much 😭 Anyway, I believe this go both ways. Bakugou can't also see a world without Deku in it, and since Deku decided to be the self-sacrificing person he is, I'll just SCREAM IN CH. 304 ( ≧Д≦)

- Seeing the two praying side by side, he commented, "so you've become good friends now, huh."

- Both of them immediately opposed, and Kacchan threatened to explode Shoto's mouth for saying such a disgusting thing.

– Let's go Todoroki, best wingman 🤣 And flustered Bakugou makes a reappearance hdjsja Dammit half n' half I ain't flirting with Deku fvck you

And this is where it ends afshshaha anyway bkdk canon 💚🧡

[mammonprotectionsquad]

And it's done! Part 2 is here!

But don't think this will be the end for these two. I still have so many ideas that have piled up over the past couple months, that I'll probably turn into little stories at some point 👀 I just love them too much, okay xD

Big changes

Part 1 | Part 2

Vanderwood x Cmc Talia

Her heart skipped a beat when she finally heard the voice she'd so dearly missed, tears gathering in the corners of her eyes.

"Hey... Been a while, huh?", she murmured, internally slapping herself for saying something so stupid. And then, everything was dead silent. Not even breathing was heard from the other side, making her nearly worry that he'd hung up on her. "Vandy? You still with me?"

"You're alive", was the first thing he muttered after another moment of silence. Making her slump a little in relief.

"Yeah, I'm sorry it took me so long to contact you. Turns out it was indeed the agency doing some "cleanup" and faking your own death isn't the easiest thing to do. Neither is getting a new identity that will be safe", she began to ramble, followed by a long sigh. She still felt incredibly guilty for not telling him sooner that she was alive and doing okay. If it would've been the other way around, she just knew she would've gone insane.

"Where are you, baby girl?"

His pet name for her made her smile involuntarily as she picked at some of the chipping paint on the patio. Something she still needed to take care of.

"I can't tell you, yet..." Kali kept quiet for a moment, a sudden thought crossing her mind. It's been months... Just because he was apparently relieved to know she was alive didn't necessarily mean that he still felt the same for her as he'd done before she disappeared. "Hey, so... If you're still-"

"There was no day where you weren't on my mind. So what do you think?"

No matter how much she tried to pull herself together, she couldn't stop a few tears from falling, quickly wiping them off her cheeks with the back of her hand. A broken laugh slipping past her lips.

"I really wish I could see you, Vandy... Damn, I should hang up before someone could potentially track this call."

"Wait, I-", Vanderwood cut himself off, followed by a nearly frustrated huff. Even after all that time apart, she knew what he was trying to say. Her heart beating wildly in her chest.

"I know. I love you, too. Now promise me to take care of yourself, okay?"

"Promise."

They both said their goodbyes, trying to drag it on for as long as possible without risking too much, both knowing it was for the best to end the call there and then. Still, as much as she wanted to hear his voice a little more, the fact that his feelings for her had not changed made her indescribably happy.

More calls were sadly not an option. So instead she opted for writing letters, every now and then. Writing about the things she did around the house, things she was still planning to do. Like getting a new and bigger couch. Fixing some of the wiring in the kitchen, plant more flowers and even some veggies in their big garden. But always making sure she didn't talk about anything that could've led to anyone possibly finding out who or where she was.

It was also the reason why she never wrote an address or name on the envelopes. As a way to let him know that the letters came from her, she sprayed them with the perfum she'd been using for years, hoping he'd notice and not throw them away unopened.

Would she have loved to hear from him in return? Of course. Though as long as she didn't suddenly get a text or call from him, she knew that he was okay. And for now, that was enough. Had to be enough.

Like that, the seasons changed fast and yet at the same time torturously slow. Kali kept on sending letters sometimes. She'd even bought a camera and began to document all the changes she did around the house. Just in case Vanderwood was interested in seeing a before and after. Also, she was pretty proud of how much she'd gotten done all by herself. So maybe she wanted to show that off a little bit.

"And here we have the veggie garden! Admittedly, the first things kept on dying on me. But we have a really sweet granny living next door, who gave me some tips on how to grow what", Kali rambled, as she filmed around the garden. Her light summer dress swaying in the gentle afternoon breeze.

Later that same day, she talked to the mother of one of the kid's she gave piano lessons to. Who only lived a couple minutes away. At first it had been kind of strange to actually talk to neighbors instead of pretending not to exist. But over time she'd not only eased into it, but actually made friends as well. Wild concept, but she was thankful for everyone that came into her life since she moved into that house.

"So, are we ever gonna meet that mysterious boyfriend you've told us about? I'm not the only one who's super curious! It's been like what? Two years since you've moved here? And no one ever saw him!"

Kali was just about to answer when her phone suddenly vibrated on the kitchen counter. Checking the message she'd gotten caused her to laugh brightly. What a fucking timing that man had.

I'll be there soon. Wait for me, baby girl.

"Actually, you're all gonna meet him in... I'd say a month, tops", she beamed. 

Two years since she'd last seen him, one and a half since they'd last spoken and now her man would finally join her. She didn't know how she'd react when she was already close to tears only thinking about being in his arms again. Saying she was excited was a big understatement.

She did her best to focus on her usual tasks, go about her days as she normally did, though whenever she heard a car pull up close to the house, it was impossible not to look, hoping it was the brunette. And even though it had never been him the past week, it never dulled her good mood.

Another week passed by, rather uneventful and sometimes it was still surprising her how glad she was about a "boring" life. Really, that was way better than fearing for your life on the daily.

It was already rather late, music playing quietly in the background from the vinyl she'd put on, while she looked through the bookshelf, trying to decide on what to read next. But just as she was about to grab one, she heard the front door opening, her heart leaping and she nearly ran towards the sounds. The blonde didn't even stop to take Vanderwood in, instead jumping at him, arms and legs tightly wrapped around him, not wasting any time to shower his face in kisses.

He gasped in surprise and staggered a little because of the sudden attack, though his hands quickly found her thighs in order to prevent her from potentially slipping. Eventually her lips finally found his, the kiss desperate and needy, both just clinging to each other. Her heart beating so wildly, it felt like it was ready to jump right out of her chest.

They only pulled apart when they needed to breath again, Vanderwood gently setting her back down, before his hand cupped her cheek, wiping away a tear she hadn't even noticed rolling down her cheek. Too overwhemled by all the emotions that rushed through her all at once.

"Looks good...", he murmured as he twirled a strand of her hair around his finger, smiling lovingly down at her.

Kali blinked slowly at him a couple times, then shoved him playfully, drawing a quiet chuckle out of him that way.

"Hey! What was that for?"

"We haven't seen each other in years and the first thing you do is comment on my hair?" She puffed up her cheeks, pretending to be upset about it, when in all honesty she couldn't have cared less about what he said first. Finally hearing his voice, seeing him, being able to touch him... That was more than enough. "Not even telling me you missed me...", she still added to keep up the act.

He pulled her closer, arms wrapped tightly around her small frame. She didn't hesitate to bury her face on his chest, the warmth and his unmistakable scent surrounding her helping her brain catch up with the fact that this was real. He was actually there, in their home. Alive and relatively well, from what she was able to see. Her hands moved to his back, fingers curled into the fabric of his coat, nearly clinging to him. A tiny part of her still afraid that if she let go, he'd be gone and everything only turned out to be a dream.

"I've missed you, baby girl", he whispered into her ear, voice low and nearly a little raspy. Followed by a brief kiss pressed to her neck.

"I've missed you, too. So fucking much."

Neither of them was wiling to let go, not now that they were finally reunited. So Vanderwood simply picked her up, her legs once again wrapping around his waist, as he carried her into the living room where he flopped down on the couch. With how close they still were, Kali seated on his lap, she was able to feel the tension slowly leaving his body, shoulders relaxing as he sank further into the plush pillows.

"So it's all over now? Like, no way they could come for you again?"

"The agency itself is history. Completely taken down. I'll tell you the details some other day. It's... quite the story", he murmured, followed by a content sigh as her hands began to card repeatedly through his hair, nails gently scratching his scalp every now and then.

"Mhm... I can wait. I'm just happy to have you at my side again."

He squeezed her waist lightly, a comfortable silence settling between the former agents. For a while they simply enjoyed each other's presence, basking in the knowledge that they were not only safe, but also free. And as cheesy as it might've sounded, but with him there the house felt like a real home to her now.

"Do you know what all that means?", he spoke up again after another while, one hand rubbing small circles into her back. "We can go on dates now. You know, like normal people."

With her lips pressed to his neck, she couldn't help but chuckle.

"I'm sorry to burst your bubble, Vandy, but we're far from normal."

"... Fair enough", he admitted with a snort, only causing her to break out into actual laughter.

Nevertheless did the mere thought of going on real dates get her all excited again. It was something they'd never been able to do before. The closest they'd had to an actual date was back in Italy, when they finished a mission early, went to a restauant and ended up being officially in a relationship that same night.

Out of reflex her hand moved to the daisy necklace he'd gotten her on their first day on said mission. Something that quickly became her most prized possession.

"Are you serious, though?"

His question snapped her out of her thoughts and Kali pulled back a little to give him a quizzical look. The mischievous expression in his eyes not going by unnoticed.

"Out of all the names you could've picked, you settled for Stark?"

"What? When you marry me you can finally have your dream name. Mr Stark", she hummed with an amused lilt in her voice, aiming a big grin at him.

His hand suddenly tangled in her long curls, pulling her in for a breathtaking kiss. One she easily melted into, eyes fluttering shut with her hands resting on his chest, kind of to support herself a little.

"That's blackmail, Kali...", he whispered into the kiss, before he already dove right in for another one. A deeper one. Teeth tugging lightly on her lower lip, before his tongue darted out to soothe the spot.

"Maybe~", she was a a little breathless when they finally managed to part. "You can't tell me you're actually complaining, babe."

She leaned into his touch when he cupped her cheek, unable to get enough. Not when she'd been starved off his affection for so long. At the same time his expression softened, the teasing glint in his eyes replaced by pure adoration.

"True. Wanna know why? Because I love you."

Her breath hitched at his words, brain shutting down for a couple seconds. In all the time they'd been together, he'd always shown her how much he loved her in some way. But it was the first time he'd actually said those words to her. When the initial shock subsided, she pretty much threw her arms around his neck, clinging to him once again with her face buried on his shoulder.

"I love you, too."

She rather felt than heard his chuckle with how she was pressed up to him, making her smile. His laughter, in every form, had never failed to make her feel all warm.

Though confusion took over when he gave her a nudge in order to make her sit down next to him. Frowning when she watched him fumble for something in the pocket of his coat which, she only then realized, he hadn't even gotten to take off, because of her attack.

"While we're already talking about it..."

Kali's eyes went big and round as he pulled out a little velvet box. Opening it to reveal a delicate golden ring, adorned with a pastel pink stone in the middle, that got surrounded by smaller, purple ones that formed a small flower on either side of it. It kind of suprised herself that she didn't fall off the couch in sheer shock.

"Hold on for a dang fucking minute there!", she blurted out, eyes darting from the ring to Vanderwood's face and back again. "How- When-...", she had to take a deep breath to try and organize her racing thoughts at least a bit. "How long have you been carrying that around?"

His cheeks turned a faint pink, his eyes darting around the room, settling on nothing in particular.

"Remember the picnic date we had at the cabin? When we had to lay low for a couple dayys? I've had had it about... a month at that point. Had it on me ever since", he admitted, trying to casually shrug it off.

But there was nothing casual about him carrying an engagement ring with him for two years! Six months of which he probably thought she was dead...

"You're crazy...", was the first thing that slipped out. Meanwhile she felt tears gather in the corners of her eyes, making her tilt her head back in hopes of being able to blink them away. To no avail. As soon as he reached out, intertwining his fingers with hers and smiling so lovestruck at her, the tears spilled over, getting accompanied by quiet sniffles.

"Marry me?" His voice was barely above a whisper, eyes hopeful, yet with the slightest hint of insecurities.

Instead of answering him, she was all over him in a matter of seconds, pecking his lips repeatedly, hands buried in the front of his shirt to keep him close. The way he smiled against her lips, chasing after her for a proper kiss enough to turn her legs into jelly and she was more than glad that she was already sitting.

"As if you even have to ask!"

"So, is that a yes?"

Of course he still had to tease her, give her a push to get a proper answer out of her, even though he already pulled the ring out of the box, his now free hand resting on the small of her back.

"Of course it's a yes, silly...", Kali chuckled, followed by another sniffle.

His face lit up at her answer and as soon as he slid the ring onto her finger, somehow he had managed to figure out her exact ring size, he pressed a kiss to her knuckles.

The rest of the night, they never let go for longer than necessary. And even then one of them brushed an arm or hand against the other one. Hips bumping together when they stood in front of the sink, as they got ready for bed.

Once they were curled up in bed, limbs entagled, needing to be as close as possible, they took their time to simply gaze at each other.

Kali's fingers grazed over his features; his cheekbones, along his jawline, down the bridge of his nose... Her touch feather light and she only stopped when she noticed that his breathing had evened out, a sure indicator that he'd fallen asleep.  She made sure that he was properly covered by the blanket, snickering quietly when his grip around her tightened.

After all those gruesome, traumatising years at the agency, they were finally free. Together. And as the warmth radiating from the man next to her slowly lulled her to sleep as well, she couldn't help but think about how much she was looking forward to what their new life together would have in store for them.

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Thoughts and Reaction to WISHMAKER

Oh I'm so excited about this one! Marinette's little soft looks she gives Adrien in recent episodes before snapping herself out of it is adorable. Not overwhelming, just nice. Poor Adrien doesn't know what he wants to do. But the thing that hurts me most (probably because I was always in the same position he is in, so understand more than hurt from it) is the fact he thinks that with Ladybug adding more people to the team, he won't be needed and thus won't be Chat Noir anymore. OOOF it hurts! Poor Adrien doesn't realize that if Ladybug didn't give these Miraculous out, Shadow Moth would've gotten their Miraculous from them a long time ago. I rewatched all episodes out now in chronological order, and it's so obvious she cares about him and could not be able to do what she does without him. What needs to happen is for her to not only tell him that, but express it somehow for him to believe it.

"Come on, Plagg. It's time to start thinking about our future." OUR future. He's including Plagg in that future. Good! I definitely understand what this episode is trying to get across about jobs and careers, but a majority of people can't and never end up doing a job or career they love and gives meaning. Some struggle just to find something they can do with their circumstances, much less something that'd make them happy. A very good message though to encourage young kids to look into many interests and try to find what you enjoy to life to end up doing that makes an impact on the world to spread the positivity and happiness. Hey hey hey Alec, how dare you go after Andre the Ice Cream Maker?! But good on him for not letting it affect him at all, he's doing what he loves so the criticism doesn't matter. "Pistachio and pecan for the clear-sighted young man!" "Who? What young man?" "Hello Marinette." I love Luka so much and Andrew's voice is so smooth. x3 I've wanted to learn the violin for years, I have one, but have never been able to do much with it. Luka having and playing his violin makes me incredibly happy (and adore him even more). "Whoa. You definitely have a gift for finding the right words at the right time." "Adrien." "Ah, well, most of the time." LOL But this entire scene. Luka saying you haven't told him about your feelings have you, her noticing he's sad, and Luka being like let's go talk to him and help him then! Just. AWWW! Poor Adrien has so much pressure to find something he wants to do or his dad will make him do what he wants instead. That's going to make it even harder for him to find something... I remember a spoiler from a long time ago, of Adrien baking with Marinette. What if he finds he loves it when that happens, and it's what he wants to do? :o Ahahahaha when Luka goes and sits next to Adrien, Adrien looks up at Marinette expectantly to sit down too. Probably thought by him. but she went the safe route and went next to Luka. xD Adrien, thinking he knew what Luka and Marinette want to do. Luka knows what he wants but it isn't what Adrien or the rest of us thought. Marinette thought she knew but now she's not sure at all. So all three are kind of confused and it's complicated. Life's complicated. Have you noticed, this is the most honest Marinette and Adrien have ever been about something so deep and personal to them? And they're able to do it around each other. Because Luka's there. He's like their emotional guide to help bring them closer and I love it. "Nothing, my mind is empty!" "I'm completely lost!" - Marinette and Adrien say together. Dang. When Luka explains Marinette and Adrien's "inner music" that felt like the most deep and personal scene this show has ever had. "You two will eventually find what's already in front of you," he says before he knew. As they look at each other. Oh lovely foreshadowing moment here. "But you can't hear it clearly, just let the melody flow." In other words, let things happen as they should. Don't force anything. If it feels right to do something, do it. If it doesn't, don't. Wow that violin is so beautiful. Adrien and Marinette's reactions in

sync, the surprise at the tune, the contentedness, and wordlessly looking at each other before getting up and sitting closer. Such a beautiful scene, this has me in awe honestly. "I've wasted my life!" oh I'm sure that hit hard with some of us older viewers. :c I have trouble sometimes not thinking this way, but there's always still time to change how things are. I love that everyone's dreams are either sweet and positive or just plain silly. Like CrocoJagged.

Hey, hi there, son! I absolutely lost it LOL this was brilliant! And the way he runs away on his hind legs it's too much XD "Hey Adrien, go hide behind that tree!" and then he drags Marinette along to hide her. So funny he's the one taking control in this situation. He's really shown his superhero potential in this and Optigami, even when not suited up. oooh Marinette wasn't where he brought her. That was sus. "HEEEELP I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM!" "If we get hit, we'll reveal our secret identities!" "What do you mean, m'lady?" "When I was six I wanted to be the Knitting Fairy, and the Knitting Fairy didn't wear a mask!" The fact she's distracted and Chat Noir had to be paying attention to pull her to safety was such a Ladybug move. What do you mean you're not needed, Chat?! Obviously you are! Also she's giving you information about herself! LISTEN. She never used to and doesn't have to tell you these things, she's choosing to! And she even asked about you and your childhood! "You must have just forgotten!" or didn't have one. I honestly didn't have a dream as a kid, either. I don't know, I never wanted to grow up and be anything in particular that I thought I could do. I didn't have wishes of things I wanted to do for fun much either. I don't know why exactly, but I had a dad that's enough like Gabriel so maybe that's why. (My sister proceeded to tease me about being a sentimonster, since there's that "Adrien's a sentimonster" theory going around). "But Dad, crocodiles know how to swim..." "I didn't when I was a kid!" THIS SCENE XDD I love it! "If Chat Noir and I get hit, you must come back to this exact moment." Yeah it was at that point my suspicions of Luka finding out about them both seemed to be very likely to happen. "Nobody can know about our secret identities." At this point I was going omg omg omg omg the entire time lol The fact that Adrien would decide to have his identity revealed so he could learn more about himself to help him in the future. o.o This poor boy! And here's Luka finding out about Marinette being Ladybug! The dramatic zoom in! Viperion goes "Marinette?!" literally with Chat less than a foot away and he doesn't even budge. He's really that sad he's not even paying attention to what's going on Dx Okay, Ladybug calling on her Lucky Charm just to have the plushie squeak in her hand got me lol "My childhood dream is being what my parents wanted me to be!" Adrien seems happy. And he's himself, it looks like, so I don't know if we just got it cut off short or if he is exactly what his parents wanted him to be, so he's happy knowing that information?

This back and forth between a serious moment and a hilarious one! Shadow Moth's horrified Adrien's Chat Noir lolol not even the same kind of reaction that was in Chat Blanc when he found out . Okay but back to Luka. I think he was much too far away to hear what Adrien was actually saying, but he can see that it's Adrien standing where Chat Noir was.

He sees Adrien's where Chat Noir was.

The realization that Chat Noir is Adrien.

Understanding exactly what it means for Marinette to be Ladybug and Adrien to be Chat Noir. It's interesting how the people of Paris were able to still have jobs that was as close to their childhood dreams as possible. The man that wanted to be Santa makes toys. Mr. Banana wanted to be a cucumber and while he's not one, he wears a Banana suit every day. Jagged wanted to be a crocodile so the closest he could get was to have one as a pet. Marinette wanted to be the Knitting Fairy and look at all she can knit and sew! Alec: "When I was a kid, I just wanted people to be happy!" so sad that his bullying made him want to make others miserable instead. But it's nice that he wants to start now trying to make others smile and be happy c: "Sorry Alec, but when you're a superhero, even your dreams have to remain a secret." But she told Chat Noir hers. If that's not her going in the direction of outright telling him who she is....! Please let Luka be the one to help Ladybug with Chat Noir and Adrien with Marinette. Please. They need it. They have to have Ladybug realize her feelings for Chat and be willing to tell him everything. And they need Adrien to open his eyes and realize his feelings for Marinette. Once those things happen, they'll be okay. Except Adrien still doesn't know what his dream is because that was taken away by Second Chance. Personally, I think his dream of wanting what his parents wanted him to be, is what he already is. He just doesn't know it. As for his future, that can be up to him to start finding! "Thanks to you, our secret identities were persevered and nobody discovered who Chat Noir and I really are..... uh, not even you, right?" "Not even me. Luckily Wishmaker never hit you or Chat Noir." LIES Funny that he was "Truth" before, but now he's spitting lies. HOWEVER don't worry, I understand very much why he's lying and with the way Marinette is, this would be something she'd worry about and obsess over and Luka doesn't want that for her. He knows he can handle it, and she'll find out about it later when she's meant to. I just think it's ironic and funny lol And ooooof the way Luka's face fell after she left. Poor bb. "It was nothing, Marinette. You know you can always count on me." Luka's going to be Marinette and Adrien's best friend in a way that Nino and Alya just can't be. I can feel it. "We're all okay. Thanks to Ladybug and Chat Noir."

Oh. Oh you dorks! It's like they somehow know deep down they're Ladybug and Chat Noir with that look at that line. They're looking at each other like they know to some extent... I'm sure nothing happened in an episode we have yet to see but, it feels a bit weird, don't you think? "I may not remember my childhood dreams, but that's okay! It's time to focus on the future and find my inner music, like Luka said!" AWWW good for you my precious sunshine boy! Keep being you. Also Adrien's disturbed look at Plagg killed me again.

Marinette: "I'll do it all! .... I'll be Luka's best friend and I'll love Adrien!" Yeah see, that's it! You guys are best as best friends, and Luka will one day find someone else and he'll be happy to have you as his best friend when that time comes too. As far as all the other stuff, that sounds very busy and exhausting, but if it makes her happy! "How can you love other people if you don't love yourself?" Oh dang, that's such a good line to have put in this show honestly! Nicely done. So this is definitely one of if not my favorite episode. Chat Blanc's been my favorite but this is at least up there with it! There's so much to take from this episode, and so much that can come from this episode's events that I'm both extremely excited and scared to find out what happens next.

[racebox-of-higgars]

//plops down at table with three notebooks//

Good evening.

You shall now be the subject of my rambling and info-dumping, seeing as you have recently reblogged a post about invading your ask box to do just that.

So, buckle up, my beloved mutual, for I am about to talk your damn ears off.

We all know historians are heterosexist shabuire, yes? Yes? Good. So I've taken it upon myself to send an f-you to all of them and collect evidence for one of the historically accurate ships they so desperately try to erase. The one in question here is, of course, Alexander Hamilton x John Laurens, or more commonly known as Lams.

I've done... a lot of research, to put it mildly. And yes, as a matter of fact, I do consider reading letters from the late 1700s and screaming because I can feel my heart MELTING as research.

Anygay, there's a lot that I have right now so I'll just hit the highlights, because if I go completely in-depth with everything I've found, this'll be thousands of words longer.

The year is 1779. The month, April. The date... unknown. Which sucks. Alexander and John have fought together for years at this point and are very close... friends. This is the first time they've been truly separated. The letter open with:

"Cold in my professions, warm in my friendships, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you. I shall only tell you that ’till you bade us Adieu, I hardly knew the value you had taught my heart to set upon you. Indeed, my friend, it was not well done. You know the opinion I entertain of mankind, and how much it is my desire to preserve myself free from particular attachments, and to keep my happiness independent on the caprice of others. You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. But as you have done it and as we are generally indulgent to those we love, I shall not scruple to pardon the fraud you have committed, on condition that for my sake, if not for your own, you will always continue to merit the partiality, which you have so artfully instilled into me."

So pretty much what this opening paragraph is saying is this: "*Sexual innuendo* And I'll keep telling you that until you die. So you know I hate everyone and don't want to have any attachments to anyone. But you've managed to worm your way into my heart, even though I didn't want it. So now that you've done it, please keep doing it, for you if not for me."

Now that's just hella gay. Like, hella fucking gay.

The middle paragraphs are mainly talk about the war, so skipping those for the end because that's when things get spicy as FUCK.

Alexander asks John to find him a wife and goes into great detail about exactly what he wants in a wife. I saw a theory somewhere (I can't remember where) that Alexander was actually describing John and yeah, it pretty much checks out. Keeping in mind deliberate irony is a thing.

So then he goes on to say: "...mind you do justice to the length of my nose and don't forget, that I ⟨– – – – –⟩." 'Nose' is a slang term. And the - - - - - are crossed out words. We'll get to those later.

The last sentence of this letter is: "I have gratified my feelings, by lengthening out the only kind of intercourse now in my power with my friend." and I find this. So. Sweet. He's pretty plainly missing John. And just- he uses the word intercourse. How- how is that platonic? This is gay. They're gay. It's gay.

In almost all the letters that survived, they're signed with "Yours", "Affectionately Yrs.", "Yrs most sincerely", "Yr affectionate", and "Yrs forever" from Alexander. "Adieu, my dear boy", "My love as usual", "You know the unalterable sentiments of your affectionate Laurens", and "Yours ever" all came from John, with the last being the most common. That's... also not terribly straight. Something additionally interesting is that John's father, Henry Laurens, called his wife, Elenor, "Dear girl." That would make it explicitly romantic in his eyes. John also called his wife that in the only surviving letter from him to her. Oh yeah, he's married and has a kid, btw.

So pretty much how that happened was John's boyfriend Francis Kinloch broke up with him, he banged Martha probably 'cause he was sad and pissed and had a lot of feelings, she got pregnant, then he married her out of pity. Alexander knew none of that. And they were really close. The only reason he found out was because he happened to stumble upon some stuff he shouldn't have, and he was pissed. The whole paragraph about him detailing the wife he wanted? Pretty much petty payback.

Devoted is an interesting word, isn't it? Stronger than it's synonyms, such as caring or loyal. So if we skip ahead a few years, Alexander is engaged to Eliza. He tells John about this, John responds, and in his next letter he says: "...as if after matrimony I was to be less devoted than I am now." He's telling him, "Don't worry, I'll still love you as much as I always have. Just because I'm getting married, it doesn't change my feelings for you." Again. Heterosexual explanation? None.

" I hate Congress—I hate the army—I hate the world—I hate myself. The whole is a mass of fools and knaves; I could almost except you and Meade." Keep in mind that at this point now, Alexander was married. And he didn't include his wife in the exemptions. Only John and one of his closest friends, Richard Meade. Dunno 'bout you, but that seems rather telling to me. He also says at the end: "My ravings are for your own bosom." And I can't. His ravings are for John's heart I can't.

These are just some of the highlights of my nearly six thousand word book on this subject. I would happily copy/paste it all, but I'm not gonna subject you to that XD For full viewing the link is here, should you wish to listen to me ramble and rant in more detail.

Thank you for allowing me to dump this all on your lap, and I shall now bid you adieu. //vanishes back into the shadows//

HI, sorry it took me so long to answer this, I’ve had a pretty full-on day. 

This was actually super interesting to read. I actually did a little bit of research into this about a year ago, when I was writing Lams fanfiction, so I knew about the ‘cold in my professions, warm in my friendships” letter, but not any of the others, so thanks for this!! It was a really fascinating read, and I definitely learned a lot from reading it. Have a good day :)

[yuvon-writes-letters]

Hey guys :)

Maybe I'm going chronological for one time, so I can sort my thoughts easier.

Yeah, Goldie's much mire active than I would've thought, too. But they did all those things to keep me alive and kind of save, since we still don't know who they are exactly working against. (I mean, we don't know who Goldie exactly is either, but you get my point)

Honestly, I am pretty sure the TSB timeline is continuing, at least if my theory that Goldie just set me back in an alternate timeline is true. In this case I feel sorry for TSB, though..Extremely sorry. He still was 'my' Jake back then, even though he acted weird in the end (maybe was manipulated by entities). I mean, if what he wrote was true he went with authorities. And in the end..this could've been his downfall.

And yeah, maybe I'm not exactly safe, but I just have to go back. If I go, and if I lose my job, I have some things to sort out. And Jake luckily agreed with me that clearing up my desk isn't the worst thing I can do before leaving. We're still thinking about a location, which I could luckily deside myself. Max agreed on that. Even though he still has some doubts. (I mean, of course...His cousin opened the door with bruises all over her face.) He did promise to not ask any questions until I feel ready, though. That gives myself and Jake some time to figure that out.

And also, Jake is right! We have three Jakes and three smart people. YUVON. And of course Goldie, like you said Yu :) And some information about the previous timeline. (And that was it with being chronological)

So yeah, like I said, Max and I'll go. And I also think we can be pretty certain now that the message came from Goldie not the MWAF (which is relieving). I saw the messages and they didn't make Jake the bad guy. I honestly just don't think I can quote them yet. (They're too good, but I probably start daydreaming if I do) But they talk about Jake being an important part of my life and my heart and Max protecting me when he cannot. My dear cousin jumped to conclusions when he saw my bruised face. About Max' phone...I'll probably throw it in a river or something if he brings it with him. I told him not to, also because of Jake (he's not only worried about the MWAF apparently...He didn't exactly say it out loud, but I think it's pretty obvious) but he loves this device.

And I emphasize with you about the being kidnapped thing, you'll manage it, I know it :) And if I need to jump dimensions and box some sense into your Crow-Crew xD

No but for real, you can do that. I know it :)

Jake, find a good point in time to talk to her. But do it :)

Otherwise, I still think the 'underlying desire' theory is a possibility! But, like always in the moment, we could be wrong.

As for my stasis, I really do not wish to talk to more people who think I've been kidnapped. And I am a bit scared that could somehow lead to either them or me being in more danger again. But for now we have to wait.

I for now will pack some important things and paper & pens xD I don't want to leave y'all behind :P

Liska🐾🔥

[A screenshot is glued to the back of the letter and the quick sentence "Jake wants to talk to Jake" is written above]

Hello Jake, it is a pleasure to meet you. I am not quite sure in which way Liska will handle giving you my message, but she promised me to not read it for now.

I don't know whether she told you before or not, but as far as I am concerned she realised I am not only worried about the MWAF chasing her.

With me breaking out of this stasis I am sure that my followers aren't that far behind. And I know you can't do anything from where you are, but cross checking way to protect her doesn't seem to bad to me. Especially since we are similar but still fairly different from each other. At least it seems like that from what I have read.

For my part, I recently improved and updated Nym-OS which allows me access to Liskas whereabouts. If Yuvon should read this, she knows and agrees to it.

Still I am yet stuck on one little detail: I am trying to help Nym-OS in counterattacking. So, even though I am sure you already knoe this yourself, Nym-OS gets the ability to access location of the people attacking Liskas phone. I am almost done with that, so we are able to see a bit easier if and where people are that could be a danger.

Do you have any other ideas for ways I could help? Or even improve what I am doing momentarily. I wouldn't normally ask this since I know and trust my skills, but I think that this is fairly different from a 'normal situation'.

~ Jake

Lis,

Um. I don't know if you've seen the newest person to send in a letter, but we now have an issue.

Jessy, if you're reading this, I was sort of trying to avoid talking about this right away but I'm sort of trapped in a weird place, and Jake's here too because I'm a dumbass. I did not, so you know, let him read your letter or my reply. I figured you wouldn't want that. Sorry for dancing around the issue earlier :/ But at least you can get a good sample of the complete insanity we go through on the regular now!

Yeah... you're getting thrown into the deep end right now, aren't you. Sorry. There's no way to ease into this. You should probably either stop reading these entirely or start reading the letters from the beginning, so this will all at least make some sense. The first letter should start with the words "To whoever reads this," just so you know you get the right one.

Back to you, Lis. Yeah, I feel pretty bad for TSB Jake too. I honestly can't imagine being in his position right now.

Alright. So, you can choose the place. Great! There's way less chance of you being caught that way...

Tragedies just seem to be happening to all us Duskwood detectives, recently, don't they? Rai is chronically overworked and barely has time to sleep, I'm stuck in this hellhole and I've been forgotten by most everyone, you were shot, and poor Matt died and... well.

I never knew him, but I feel really bad for him :(

You could give Max half the truth. Tell him you have a stalker, and he's starting to get physical. Jake has been trying to help you get away from the asshole. It's not even a lie, just... not the full truth. Because. You know. The whole truth is completely fucking insane.

Writing to Jessy just put into perspective how insane everything is, I think. Gimme a sec.

Oh, fuck. My Jessy just texted me. Great timing.

Jeez that whole thing with me leaving myself out was just a joke XD If I knew you and Jake would take it so seriously, I'd never have said anything. I'll steer clear from now on.

Yeah, okay, definitely Goldie. That makes way more sense. I don't think you have to be quite so drastic as destroying the phone. Just get him to leave it at home for the trip.

Ahaha, thanks. I don't think that's necessary, though. Actually, seeing future!Jessy's perspective has caused a bit of a paradigm shift. I think I might need to reconsider what all to tell and not to tell the Crow Crew. I just sort of default to keeping things secret, now, but you've seen how well that worked for me with you and Rai, and with Jake.

Again, you probably should wait for them to contact you first, but you WILL need to talk to them when that happens. What you say to them and what you don't is up to you.

Pack a couple different pens XD We're all a bit long-winded.

That's all from me :)

(The handwriting changes to Jake's.) Hallo, Lis.

Yuvon refuses to tell me what precisely she means about Jessica. Was she somehow contacted by an alternate version of Jessica? If so, how?

I am glad it was Goldie who contacted Max. Yuvon's suggestion for an excuse seems a good one, as there are far less things to remember that way. You simply need to oversimplify everything.

I do not, unfortunately, entirely believe that Yuvon was joking when she made that comment, based on previous comments and her ongoing guilt. I can't understand sometimes why she feels the need to lie so much. It is difficult for me to read people, much less her.

I will speak to her eventually. Early tomorrow, perhaps, if nothing else rears its head. Yuvon looks tired, and I am also admittedly not at my peak. I sincerely hope she does not wake up as early as she does every single day. It may get somewhat taxing, what with the lack of coffee here.

I think that is all from me to you, Lis. If you would kindly find a way to send the next section to my counterpart without looking at it, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you :)

—Jake and Yuvon

Jake,

It is a pleasure to meet you as well, despite the unusual circumstances.

That our pursuers may be freed from the stasis is a logical conclusion. Seeing as the last known location I had on them in my universe was approximately five hundred miles from Duskwood, they will likely be some of the first to free themselves from the stasis. I do not believe I need to warn you that time is of the essence.

It seems as if I am a small distance ahead of you in the development of countermeasures, perhaps because I have had more linear time to develop them. If you are where I think you are at in the development, you likely have or will soon hit a bug you cannot pin down that makes the pinpointing mechanism simply refuse to work at all. Presuming your and my version of NYM-0S are similar enough, the issue should lie in the public bool set in line 132 of the third part of the targeting script, the script that decides what constitutes a target; you have it defaulted to "false" where it should default to "true".

As for additional countermeasures: I was attempting to work on a rudimentary automated system of pattern detection when I was brought here. Essentially, its function would be such that it would be able to triangulate using the locator features already installed to find a rough estimate of where their headquarters might be. However, I have not found any way thus far to eliminate outliers, and as such the feature is currently next to useless. I am no longer able to work on the code, but perhaps you will have more luck than I did.

That is all I can think of for the moment on that subject. However, I have an odd theory on what may be part of the reason we vary so. If you have a moment to spare, please answer me this:

When I was very young, back when Mother was still around, she took me to a doctor for odd behaviors. This included not looking people in the eyes, but there was a list. I was given a diagnosis; if you had the same experience, you should likely know which one.

Did you have this experience? If so, please prove it by stating what the diagnosis was.

Do not worry if you do not know what I am talking about; I would rather you did not guess. Simply state that you don't know. It will confirm my theory.

Good luck with your pursuers.

—Jake

(The letter tucks itself in the paper clip with the others.)

[fireopal-tash]

How everything started...

If only everybody could see you

Through my eyes

We wouldn't have to worry and leave it all behind

I know it isn't easy but I think we need a brand new start

I'll hold your heart

It was not a good start, nor a bad one. It was not an impulsive moment, much less a thoughtful one.

Spinel spent a week with Steven on Earth, after the Crystal Gems received a message from the Diamonds. Something about a mission, and making peace (peace treaty) with other species. They couldn't take Spinel with them, so they decided that it was best for her to stay on Earth. With Steven. Protected. That was it. Nothing happened, and Spinel returned to Homeworld soon after. Nothing changed... Or so everyone believed.

It wasn't until in Little Homeworld a healed corrupted gem saw them holding hands, laughing and having a good time that things went downhill. They explained they were simply spending some time together, like any friends, but the crystal gems were still upset that the hybrid never told them anything about where he went and with whom. Pearl, specially, freaked out when she saw it was Spinel with whom he was spending time. He couldn't understand why.

Steven was with Connie (it was one of those days when Connie had free time for him), and the boy asked his best friend her opinion about Spinel.

"Steven... I don't think it's a good idea" she started carefully.

"What? Why?" the young hybrid asked without showing his anguish.

"Because she tried to kill you. You and the Crystal Gems" she pointed out "Look, I know you want to help her, but maybe you should let someone else do it" she explained softly.

"No, you don't understand" he shook his head "It's my responsibility. I have to help her. No one else can because... Because no one else can understand her. Only me. And she is not the only gem that tried to kill us, you know? At least she knew it was me, not Pink Diamond"

"She was… trapped, wasn't she? Then Lapis would be the most suitable. Also, she tried to kill you because of your mum" she countered.

"You see!? You don't understand either. Aghhh" he suddenly stood up, anxiety gnawing at his mind "She was abandoned, not trapped. She faithfully waited for my mom for thousands of years!"

"And how about Pearl?" the brunette tried.

Steven groaned, increasingly annoyed that no one could understand him. But that wasn't true, was it? Someone understood him. And that someone was Spinel.. Steven ran away, glowing pink.

"Steven...!" Connie called.

All of my friends and family

Keep saying you're no good

Now that I'm finally happy

Wish that they understood

They may be disapproving

But that ain't tearing us apart

I'll hold your heart

Spinel couldn't meet with Steven after that hasty goodbye. She could still hear the shouting. Such horrible words. She didn't like that one bit. He was her friend, their family. Why were they being so cruel to him? Why wouldn't they let her calm him down.

So what if they were having a good time?

So what if they wanted to be friends?

What difference did it make to them?

What rights did they have to spoil something that was just beginning to flourish?

All those questions were echoing over and over again in her mind, fueling her anger, her contempt for those gems. Towards everyone. But never to Steven. He needed her. And she needed him.

"Spinel, we know that you only wanted to see Steven. We do to. But, surely you understand that it is not right for you to leave without saying a word to us"

Oh, she knew that very well. But it was exactly for that reason that neither of them said anything. They wanted to test their friendship first, before rushing headfirst. They didn't want interference of any kind. It was their life after all.

It was not fair.

Where did everything went so wrong?

Exhausted every option

It's time to run away

Won't even pack a suitcase

I don't need anything

As long as you're besides me

I know that it'll be okay

We'll be okay

Weeks later, after sneaking away from Homeworld again, Spinel managed to speak to Steven, in his room, while everyone else was asleep (or in the case of the gems, in their own room)

"Are you sure?" he asked hesitantly. He was so nervous. What if the gems find out? They would be separated!

Spinel nodded enthusiastically. She had been planning it carefully. Today they were going to leave, they were going to their new home, a home of their own. Far from responsibilities. Away from people who only saw someone else in them. No more Pink Diamond. They were going to be free at last.

"Ok. I trust you. I hope everything works out. How are we going to get there?"

"With Little Homeworld's portal, of course. We will be caught immediately if we use yours. Although, we have to go undercover, just in case" She smirk, satisfied with her plan. She was not stupid, after all. Just a fool.

Steven shared her smile, feeling excited.

Cuz if it's us

Against the world we'll fight it

And win as long as we're united

"Steven?" Pearl called from the bottom of the stairs. Receiving no answer, she went upstairs, determined to wake Steven up. Upon opening the door, however, there was no one in there. Thinking that maybe he would be in the bathroom, she went downstairs again and headed for the other room. She knocked a couple of times. Nobody answered. The fear was taking over the pale gem. Steven was surely fine. These past few weeks he seemed fine, at least. But what if...?

"Steven?" she called again.

"Is he still in the bathroom?" Amethyst said, noticing the other gem in concern.

"I think so... But he would have already answered me" she scowled.

"Maybe he's drowned in the bathtub," joked the purple gem.

"Don't joke about it, Amethyst!"

"Seriously, what's wrong with taking a little more time in the bathroom? Besides, maybe he's still annoyed with us" she said seemingly exasperated.

"Annoyed? Why would he be annoyed with us?" the purple gem rolled her eyes, tired of the tallest blindness.

"Maybe because we are overwhelming? Overprotective? And by "we" I mean you, and maybe Garnet" she finished, with irritation. She really needed to let out everything she thought about this situation.

Take my hand and don't you let it go now

We'll find our way out when we are faced with danger

Steven and Spinel were in the garden. No one was around as expected, but still, they waited holding their breath and their hands. Nothing was happening. The portal didn't activate. They were alone. Together. They smiled widely. And laughed.

And eyes that stares at us in anger

Take my hand and don't you let it go now

"Garnet. Do you know where he...?" Pearl tried to ask the fusion. She was stopped.

"Not now"

"But Garnet!" she complained.

"I said not now. I don't know where he is. I can't even..." She let out a painful cry before a light appeared, separating both gems.

"Oh no. What have we done?" whispered Sapphire, both oh her hands covering her mouth. Her blue orb full of guilt and fear.

We'll find our way out

I'm tired of all the hiding

When the gems told Greg what happened, for the first time ever, he yelled at them. Worse than the time they kidnapped baby Steven in the middle of a snowstorm.

Unspoken secrecy

Cuz nothing's more exciting

When they talked to Lapis, Peridot and Bismuth, they were yelled at again. Never had the crystal gems felt worse than now. They knew it was their fault Steven ran away.

When you're right next to me

I'm captured by the feeling

Connie was the last one to know about their mistake. She just looked at them, disappointed. She waited for Steven. She had faith in him. He would return to her. He always did.

Of when you're wrapped up in my arms

In my arms

Despite all the searching, they never found him. Nothing. No one knew anything about him, nor did he ever came back home.

But one day, they found a little Spinel, far from Homeworld, whistling while looking at some dresses and shorts, shopping apparently.

I don't have all the answers

Not sure what we should do

But it doesn't really matter

I'm so in love with you

As long as you're besides me

I know it'll be okay

We'll be okay

"Our way out" song by Nico Collins

IMPORTANT: Steven and Spinel didn't rushed their decision, but they didn't think it through either. Don't be too harsh on them. They are still young (in fact, worse. Because he is a teenager and Spinel acts like a teenager too, so it was expected xD And Steven almost did the same with Connie, when they were younger)

Another thing. No one thought that Steven was with Spinel because of the time they spent apart, and because they tried to appear like nothing changed. It may sound logic to us, readers, but it's not. That's life without a narrator xD

Also: if it's a ship, or just friends, or family, it depends on the reader~ See them as you want xD I don't care~ xP

People tend to forget the most obvious clues ^w^'

Here a FanArt!

(why I'm always drawing the wrong hand to hold? xD Oh well~)

[august-writing]

@hero-of-dork

Okay time to meta read. I'll do this scene:

I also don't know if this is gonna be true meta reading oof sorry if it's annoying oh man this is long oof...

Aithus squinting ahead at his comrade crouched further away from him in the long grass. He was a dismal sight with his drenched hat dripping streams of water.

Aithus is being just babey, has no idea what he's doing. Edmund is regretting this. He is so unhappy. Imagine a wet cat in the rain. Like the long fur type. That's him. But he's trying to pay attention and do this thing, cuz this kid is gonna die if he doesn't .

His comrade, Edmund, frowned at him and shook his head. He lowered his voice as he replied,

Aithus was a bit too loud, so Ed gave him a look lol.

"There's a watergate off in that direction, I believe," he threw Aithus a critical glance before continuing on. "we might be able to fit through, probably not the most comfy."

He isn't actually planning with him, he's just talking outloud. And has like, so little faith in Aithus's skills xD

"Oh, sure. Or we just move it out of the way. No big deal." Edmund wiped a stream of water coming down his hat off.

Slips into professional mode here, and his hat is paying a high price :(

"Move it?"

Edmund gave him a knowing smile as he rose from his position. He began making his way towards the gate as Aithus tagged along behind. 

Aithus being baby again, and Edmund realizing he doesn't know how to do this xD professional Ed activated.

Who knew a bard could be this quiet. 

I honestly just loved this line. It was funny, captured Aithus's thoughts. Edmund is a loud person, he sings a lot, talks a lot. You wouldn't expect him to be good at this.

After what felt like ages of tense lookout there was a gentle tug on his cloak and he turned to see Edmund gesturing silently to the gate.

Oho, Aithus the lookout just got snuck up on by the bard. Hmm I wonder what this means :)

Aithus did his best to catch up with him, but he quickly found that wading through water wasn't the easiest task to accomplish silently.

Once more he be inexperienced babey.

"We'll follow this waterway till we hit something we think might be our exit. Since neither of us have been in here, and don't know where we're going we're going to have to wing it." His quiet voice dimly echoed off the stone wall of the alcove. "Stay close around me, okay?" Edmund looked down at Aithus, his face firm and calm. "You don't know what you're doing so you might get lost."

Aithus nodded. 

I find this scene extremely fun because Edmund is in charge, he's making the plans and leading it. Aithus doesn't realize this. He's going along with it all and following his directions, but he thinks of it like "the bard is following along". But nope, Ed is totally in charge here and is keeping an eye out for this little kid who can't do any of this xD

Edmund turned back to the opening of the gate and smacked the draping cloth of his hat back over his shoulder. He muttered something to himself about "should have left it behind" before ducking through the gate. 

Too late to go back and put his hat somewhere so he's fussy about having to lug his fancy hat around during a heist

He held out his hand in anticipation, and Aithus handed over the blade. Using the tip he gently lifted it up before carefully placing it down again. Flipping the blade into a backhanded hold Edmund crossed his arms gazing thoughtfully down at the water.

Oho this bard sure is comfortable with this knife hmm. im sorry I'm teasing you guys, but im just :)))

"What's the problem, what are you thinking about?" Aithus glanced nervously from the lid to the darkly lit face of his companion.

"Nothing…" Edmund dismissively assured the lad with a shake of his hand. "Well," he turned to look at him, squinting in the gloom, "can you pick a lock?" 

Aithus like a worried kid trying to be in charge is nosy. He can tell something is up that Ed isn't sharing and he's uncomfortable. Ed just doubting his young friend again :( trying to problem solve

Edmund threw him helpful comments and grunts of disgust when his blade scraped wrong against the metal and jarred his senses. 

Aithus doesn't know what he's doing...and Ed is tired and wet and cold and wishes he could just do it instead of being tortured like this :(

"Okay, okay, that's enough." Edmund's voice cut louder than it had through their whole mission. He shifted his weight and Aithus bobbed along with him from his perch. "Give it a good solid push with your shoulder; but gently."

Ed is now done with this ear pain smh. Also giving confusing directions like the weirdo he is

He heard Edmund mutter to him to take his time and be cautious. The bard was right, if he made too loud of a racket getting this open they'd have the whole guard running on them.

Aithus just babey like :0 oh he's right wow. Has no idea smh

"Okay, you take to the left there and follow that light. You can probably find the records there and get the information that we need." Edmund bent down and whispered to Aithus, adding emphasis with his gestures. 

"Wait, you're going with me." Aithus interrupted with a judgmental squint.

Aithus suddenly realizing that he was supposed to be in charge and not Ed xD

Aithus grimaced and darted a worried glance about. "No, no, bad idea."

"Don't worry, you got this. You're a sneaky little lad."

"That's not what I'm worried about."

And now we have Aithus who has no faith in the bard and thinks he'll get lost, and Ed who thinks the boy is scared :(

Edmund's eyebrows went up. "Oh, well okay then. I suppose I'll just follow you?"

"Isn't that your job?" He said bluntly and unamused, an eyebrow raised at him. 

ED YOU GOT ROASTED. That's what you get for acting like an idiot u-u

Edmund took a breath in.

Irritated with this kid ugh :/

Aithus frowned up at him. "Alright, just, be quiet." 

Edmund gave him a half smile and shrugged before slipping into the shadows, leaving Aithus behind standing there startled.

Aithus sounds like some soft of half convinced parent and,,, that's totally accurate xD And Ed is just showing off smh

Okay I'm done. Sorry this was so long and rambly and like???? Wasn't very oof idk hope it was fun at least!

[demonsofhunting]

"It Feels Like I Can't Breathe" ( Destiel One Shot )

Summary: Dean is at a very low point, and Cas comforts him.

Warnings: angst, depression, light fluff, hurt/comfort

Words: about 1000 ( cute, I know XD )

A/N: So, I didn't plan to write this...I just had to, somehow. Writing my feelings down seemed to be the only way to let it go...I don't know. Here you can see reason #12328438 why I can relate to Dean Winchester. Just because of this fictional character I finally managed to bring up the courage to talk to someone about my mental health, and got to find the help I need.

To everyone who knows what I'm talking about ( or in general everyone who's out there and feels lonely ), I just want to make sure that you know that my inbox is always open! I'm here if you need someone to talk to! You're doing great, so keep going! Always keep fighting! <3

Anyway, I hope you'll like it! Enjoy! <3

Dean Winchester is strong as hell. He has to be. Everything he does, his whole damn life, everything has to be sacrificed for the greater good, every single time. It's like the universe just loves to see him suffer, to see him crawl through his life like a dead vessel without a soul, trying nothing but function properly. Damn, he feels so worthless. Like nobody doesn't really care. He feels this way, no matter how much his family shows him that he's loved. It's like they just can't convince him. What is this supposed to mean? Maybe, it means that he's already broken. That there isn't anything to fix. Not anymore. Dean feels always so...worthless. Empty. Like he's nothing but a burden for his loved ones. He tries to smile for them, every day. But it's so hard to do that. It's getting harder and harder... There is a tight feeling around his chest, making him feel like he lost the ability to breathe...it's like even mother earth herself said: "We don't need you anymore. You're worthless and without any use. All you're doing is stealing other's air."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's one of these days when the bad feeling gets really bad. Almost visible, like a grinning demon made out of shadows, staring over the hunter's shoulder. Dean's limbs are so damn heavy. Everything hurts and is numb at the same time...it's a strange but so familiar feeling. It's already around midnight as the elder Winchester sits on the bunker's kitchen table, lonely, a bottle of whiskey in his hand. Since I'm too stupid for anything, I can at least make myself going dizzy with alcohol... He blinks the tears away, taking a big sip from the liquid, as a familiar voice rings over to him, surprised. "Dean? What are you doing here? I thought humans need sleep...?" Cas asks, worried. Dean can almost see him in his mind, tilting his head in his 'I don't understand' manner, even though the hunter is sitting with the back to the angel at the moment. "I'm fine, Cas," Dean rasps, almost choking on the whiskey, "I'm just...chilling out, ya know?" "You're lying, Dean," the angel sighs, coming over to him, "Why are you always doing that?" 'Cause it's easy?" Dean growls, rolling his eyes, "I have no idea. Leave me alone, okay?" Cas takes a seat next to him, crossing his arms with a serious expression on his face. "No," he determines. The hunter hisses: "Fine. Then I'll go!" He stands up, but Cas is already grabbing his arm to hold him back. The angel doesn't stop pulling until Dean finally gives in, and sits down again. After a couple minutes of awkward silence in which Cas obviously doesn't stop to stare at Dean, the hunter clears his throat: "This isn't funny, Cas. What do you want?" "I want you to talk to me," Cas mutters, blinking,"You're hurt, I can feel that." He tilts his head, and adds: "Even though...I can't see any physical wounds here. So...it might be your soul which is damaged." The other chuckles, coldly. "Oh, my sweet angel. You're such a genius!" he scoffs, making Cas frown. "Stop making jokes, Dean. This isn't funny,"he says, firmly. "Technically, this wasn't a joke - "Dean begins, but gets interrupted by Cas turning to him, and grabbing him by the shoulders. "Dean! Stop!" the angel tells him, his eyes filled with desperation, "I'm deeply worried! You always push me away and...I just can't stand that! So - for my dad's sake! - talk to me!" Dean tries his best to stay strong, but Cas' words free something inside him, making tears coming out of his eyes, suddenly. Damn it. I...I don't want to cry in front of Cas! He tries to hide his face, and turn away, but the other's grip is to firm for him to move. So, he's forced to gaze into the angel's blue, blue eyes... The eyes of the man he loves. The eyes, in which he could see the life fade away as Cas died. He can't help but start to shake. Suddenly, he is nothing but tears and sobbing, as it all starts to come out...finally. He held it back for way too long, making him suffer under its weight, every day. He collapses into Cas' arms, who hugs him, passionately. "Dean...shush. You're safe. I...I'm here," the angel whispers, kissing his forehead. "I don't know what's wrong with me, Cas," Dean cries out, the whiskey bottle falling to the ground where it shatters, "I don't know why I have to feel like shit all the time! I don't want it! I...son of a bitch, I feel like I can't breathe!" His whole body is shaking,his hands are clutching on his angel's trenchcoat like it's his only anchor. "Hey," Cas says, calmly, "It's okay, it's okay..." "No, it isn't! Everything is wrong everytime! Since I'm a kid, I know almost nothing but...pain. How is this possible?" Dean sobs, weakly. "I don't know. I think some people are just living a hard life, filled with misery. There are souls out there who are tortured without any reason...maybe you're one of them, maybe not. But you don't have to hate yourself. You're doing amazing, Dean! You're unbelievable strong! You can survive this! Hey, look at me!" the angel says, raising Dean's head with his fingertips, slowly, "Your family loves you. Your friends love you. Sam loves you. And - and I love you!" With these words he kisses Dean, softly. The hunter kisses back, every single movement is filled with desperation. "Are you sure that I can make it?" Dean whispers between two kisses, his eyes swollen form crying. "I wish you knew how beautiful you are," Cas says, breathing, heavily, "Yes, I'm more than just a little sure, Dean. You're gonna make it. We all are. And if you need me, I'm always there for you. Sam as well, of course -" "Thank you," Dean interrupts with a light smirk. Then he kisses his angel again, making the world disappear around them.

Aaaaaand that's it! Thank you so much for reading and if you would like to leave a comment or reblog this shit, I will love you forever! <3

Feel free to tell me if you found mistakes, too. I know that this is far from perfect! ;)

Destiel/Forever Tags: @adoptdontshoppets @rebeloftheseas @ablavalba @smodernlife @ignis-glaciesque @certaindeanwinchesterforcastiel @xsghn @trenchcoatsandfreckles @helpmeluci @legendary-destiel @leahslovelylibrary

[benjaycaptain]

awesome! i've figured out what i'm going to do for your gift. excited to start working on it!

i like to see a lonnie with layers. she likes dressing girly, she's very caring and considerate, but she believes she should be able to do everything the boys can do. not that she wants to be an army general or anything, but she likes to prove that she can do things lmao

yesss i loved how they had her be curious and unafraid of the villain kids. and when she became their friend, she was loyal to them and didn't want her friends to be sent back to the isle.

oh good. after i sent that message, i was worried i was a little too harsh about mal/evie. i don't hate them. i've just gotten pretty tired of the ship and there's so many better evie ships out there imo lmao. yeah, i have gotten a little tired of that other ship too. i don't mind it as much if i see it in a fic, but i don't go out seeking fics where they are the focus.

ooh i hope you get the chance to sketch on christmas break! i don't really get a break for christmas, but i am taking a couple of days off work, which will be nice.

i just got the devastating news the jatp has officially been cancelled. so fandom's ideas for s2 are the only ideas we'll be getting. 😭 i'm definitely going to have to find a good s2 fic to heal my wounded heart. you have the best taste in jatp characters. those are my faves too. i go back and forth on luke because sometimes i just love his energy, other times i just don't care as much. and fandom has ruined reggie for me (and the most popular ship involving him). i'm just gonna stay in my corner enjoying willie/alex lmao

i can't believe we've just got one more week til christmas. i am totally not prepared lmao. what's your favorite christmas-themed tv episode or special (of a show that isn’t christmas-centric)?

- gifter anon

oh yeah definitely like layers to characters. i just meant i didn't like the abrupt shit that d2 did for her, you know? i liked her just fine as is in d1, and i wouldn't have minded a legally blonde type of thing with the swords like a "what, like it's hard?" as she showed her skill, but for her to go full on she-warrior type of mode was a little disappointing

but still! i do like lonnie xD she will remain a fun character to play with, and she should probably be used more than she is [i say as if i read fic lmao]

oh no trust, you are completely safe with speaking "unpopular" opinions or whatever with me, mostly because i am the king of that apparently always lol a lot of people find it funny that i wrote and am still writing my trash fic the way i am because i am so very much indifferent to the two main "gay ships" of the fandom as well as carlos, the fandom darling, as a character. but like. it's fine, as i am capable of keeping characters in character lol

well, i say christmas break, but really i only have four days off, but! i will be teleworking from my aunt's house until the 7th, so i'm treating that as a whole break away from my home lol but i'm still hoping to maybe start sketching again

and you've just now given me the news that it's officially cancelled. i wish i could say i'm surprised, but i never trusted netflix after they cancelled dark crystal age of resistance. they simply just don't care how well a show does with either gaining fanbase or awards. so i knew what i was getting into the moment i decided to watch jatp

maybe another network will pick it up, maybe it's just over for good. either way, i still love what we got

and i know!! i still need to make cards lmao AND OH GOSH i think my favorite christmas themed episode has to be comfort and joy from justice league!! i love it sooo much especially j'onn and clark my boys!! got damn i am such a dc girl at heart, and everyone even dc themselves can pry the dcau from my cold dead fingers

oh, also, the episode from hey! arnold as well. i remember crying lmao

i'm excited to see what you have in store, nonnie!