#worst most awful big brother ever.

[prettyboykatsuki]

ITOSHI SISTER AND TRYING TO SNEAK ISAGI OUT? you are getting caught

sworn secrecy | i. yoichi.

✮ tags ; fem!reader(referred to as little sister but otherwise no gendered language), little sister itoshi (rin / sae are your big brothers), boyfriend!isagi, aged-up charas, use of honorfics for rin / sae (sae-nii / rin-nii), sneaking out, very silly. not nsfw but it's there implicitly

✮ wc ; 2k

✮ a/n ; have had bad writers block but this was a lot of fun.

✮ synopsis ; rin has made it very clear that isagi is strictly off-limits. you are not very good at listening.

It's a miracle you haven't died.

Isagi sits on the edge of your bed, wet hair and shirtless while watching Youtube videos while you stare outside of the window of your bedroom. Both of your brothers cars are still parked into the driveway.

You're screwed, actually. There's no hope for you anymore. You freeze as you hear footsteps in the hallway, shooting Isagi a look. He shrugs at you, a sly grin on his face. Unbothered and amused by the entire situation.

He's not going to be any help either it seems. You step away and crawl over to him in distress, throwing yourself into his lap. He drops his phone on side of the bed with a laugh, as you sit your knees on either side of his thighs.

His hand goes instantly to rest on the small of your back, knocking his forehead to yours. He has the audacity to giggle at you.

"Yoichi," You bemoan, clinging onto him for comfort even though he's most of the problem "How can you laugh in these conditions? Do you know how fucked I am?"

He gives you a wry grin "Well in a way,"

You hit him softly for the crass comment before clinging onto his shoulder. Isagi holds you comfortably, kissing whatever part of your shoulder you can reach. He traces little patterns into your skin, and you let yourself lean into the touch because you're unsure of when the next time will be if either of you happen to get caught.

"Yoichi," You whine again, frustrated and huffing "If Rin-nii catches me he's going to kill me."

He has the nerve to laugh.

"He'll be pissed but he's not gonna say anything to you. He's gonna kick my ass though."

"That's what I'm worried about, you dummy."

"Aw, you're worried about me? Hm? My baby is worried about me?"

Isagis coaxing helps soften your nerves even though it's not fixing the problem. You giggle quietly at the feeling of his lips on your neck and decide you're going to see him again at all costs.

It's a bad situation to be in. Surprisingly, while both of your older brothers are protective of you - Rin is the most strict about why you're not allowed to date his friends. Sae is a lot more lax about it, maybe because he's the oldest with the worst tendency of spoiling you. The only person he refuses to let you get involved with is Oliver and Shidou - but he doesn't particularly care about his other teammates if you're interested.

Rin, on the other hand, has been very verbal about you dating his teammates. A strict no on all of them, every last one - even the good and nice guys like gorilla-king Barou or Musclehead Kunigami. Chigiri is off-limits, Bachira is definitely off-limits, and the list goes on and on.

Of all of them though, Rin has a special disdain for the boy currently sitting half-naked in your bed after having sex with you the night before.

"If I ever catch that fucking freak looking at you, I'll kill him. You're not allowed to date Isagi ever."

When you were a little younger and it mattered to you more - you did try to stay away from them altogether. As the team went pro and Isagi came around more often to practice or bother Rin, the more difficult this ask became.

Isagi is two years older than you, and he's always been so nice to you. You'd only started speaking to him recently. He's attentive and charismatic, and awkward in an attractive way. All of that along with how he is when he plays - nauseatingly arrogant and cocky and so impossibly sexy made in impossible to stay away.

He wasn't always so tempting. But as of a few months ago, you couldn't take his eyes off him. So, at a party and away from your brothers view - you came onto him. He was even nice enough to try and stop you since he probably knew the outcome.

But your crush was only growing in size and you were determined to fuck him at least. So fuck him you did. You'd half been expecting your brothers gloom and doom to come true. You thought you'd wake up to an empty bed and no phone number - figure out why he'd always been so adamant on it.

Your bed was empty, but Isagi wasn't gone, he was making breakfast - grinning at you as you padded downstairs. You realized later that you'd be wiped down and changed sometime in the middle of the night. Turns out Isagi had his eyes on you for a long time, but per Rin's insanity decided not to approach. And now that you'd gone this far, he was determined to keep you.

Bridges burned, you started dating in secrecy. The only person who knows is Bachira. You kind of think Sae found out months ago, but chose not to let it slip. He just occasionally gives you knowing glances and tells you to be safe more often than not.

It's been 6-months and the two of you have been so careful. Isagi is mostly careful for your sake. He's told you more than once that he doesn't care who knows, even if it's Rin.

But you know your brother, and how fucking deranged he tends to be about stuff like this. So you've been sneaking around, doing home-dates or long-drives to avoid things that are too public and it's worked. You've been extra careful when you bring Isagi home - usually choosing to stay at his place.

Rin isn't supposed to be here. He went on a daytrip with his team for some photoshoot and was supposed to be home tomorrow. Sae was supposed to be in the gym. Now they're both at home, and Isagi is sitting in your bed while you're covered in hickies.

And you have not the slightest fucking idea how you're going to get him the hell out without being caught.

"I'm worried Rin-nii is going to fist-fight you." You say sincerely. Isagi laughs.

"I forgot he almost got into with Shidou. And Sae."

You sigh a deep sigh as Isagi rubs a circle into your back.

"I love you," You say with another frown.

"I love you too. Stop worrying so much. It'll be fine."

"You're only saying that because you don't know how much Rin lectured me about you specifically."

"Me specifically? Seriously? Am I that much of a villain to that guy?"

You laugh a little wetly "Yeah, kinda."

"Damn. Tough crowd.'

You both sit together in silence for a minute before sighing.

"Do you think I should enlist Sae-niis help?"

Isagi gives you a confused look. "I thought he didn't know?"

"I never told him but," You shrug sheepishly "Pretty sure he figured it out."

Isagi gives you a little kiss on the cheek "If you trust him, I trust him. We don't talk much but he seems cool to me."

You nod a little before grabbing your phone from next to Isagi - pulling back as you look for Sae's contact.

(sent 11:34am) : my beloved flesh and blood you know i love you with my whole heart yes.

from sae-nii (sent 11:34am) : how much money do you need? (sent 11:34 am) : no no its not that this time.

(sent 11:35 am) : uhm. isagi is in my room. and i need to sneak him out so rin doesn't see. help me. please please please. from sae-nii (sent 11:38 am) : ... you're such an idiot.

from sae-nii (sent 11:39am) : ill distract him. come down in 5 minutes exactly. and don't do this stupid shit again. im not helping you next time. (sent 11:40 am) : thank u i love you ur the best ever. favorite midfielder in the world.

You moan a sigh of relief as you drop your head onto Isagi's shoulder.

"Sae-nii is helping us. We're saved. Didn't even ask about anything."

"We'll have to make it up to him sometime." Isagi offers. You nod emphatically. You're sure he's going to interrogate you later but it won't be nearly as bad.

"We only have 5 minutes. I'll help you get your stuff."

"Thanks baby."

In 5 minutes, you help Isagi get dressed, pack of his stuff in the drawstring bag he brought with him, and give him a few kisses goodbye. You get a text at 11:44 on the dot saying Rin will be distracted for a little and to head down.

Your door creeks as you poke your head down, looking both ways before opening it completely and letting Isagi out. He does the same gesture as the two of you quietly make your down the stairs, Isagi's hand in yours as you trail behind him.

When you're finally downstairs, Sae is waiting at the end of the steps with a very unimpressed expression. You give him a look of gratitude, and he merely shakes his head. You're feeling especially lucky today.

Isagi comes all the way down and you stand next to him. Sae puts a hand on his shoulder and leans in.

"I called an Uber. It'll be waiting at the 7/11 on the corner..." A slight pause "Treat her well or I'll ruin your entire career."

Isagi swallows awkwardly.

"Y-yeah, of course."

Sae gives a satisfied nod before looking at you "I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah, got it. Thank you nii-san." You reply. He softens before shaking his head.

"Go say your goodbyes outside. The Uber will be there soon and he still has to walk down there."

You usher Isagi outside, mouthing one last thank you to your brother before gently shutting the door behind you. Finally at your front door, you get a good look at your boyfriend under the early morning sun.

You give him a long hug, squeezing him tight as the wind passes by. He returns to the gesture, smiling in a goofy way as he pulls away from you.

"Stop looking so sad, baby." He reaches for you, cupping your cheek in his palm as he rubs his thumb underneath your eyes "I'll see you again soon, yeah."

You nod. You really don't want to part with him. Strangely the whole fiasco is only making you feel more fond. You hum, then sigh - giggling a bit.

"Mm, okay. Thanks for being you. Sorry your in-laws are insane."

"In-laws? Oh, am I getting proposed to first? That won't do."

"Stop that, I'm kidding."

"I'm not," He says with a light laugh "Let me win the World Cup first once though." He pulls your hand to his lips, kissing your ring finger and feeling for the size. You flush.

"Stop being so romantic and go home."

He laughs a little again, kissing your hairline and temple before kissing you once on the lips.

"Message received. I'll text you. Love you. Bye baby."

"Bye,"

You part with one last kiss, watching as Isagi walks down the sidewalk and disappears around the corner without looking back. A wave of relief passes over you but you'd soon find out how short-lived the moment would truly be.

You feel your phone buzz in your pocket.

from sae-nii ( sent 11:57 am) : i tried to keep him from going outside but he..

The message cuts off as a sense of dread fills your stomach. You turn around slowly only to see Rin at the window, fuming.

Oh, you're so absolutely screwed.

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AFTERMATH.

Isagi slides into the Uber with a heavy sigh, before sliding his phone open. A flood of messages awaits him all from the same time. Some from you opening with an apology - more from Rin that are a variety of threats.

He starts laughing in the back of the Uber, barely able to contain himself.

from evil twin (sent 11:56 am) : im gonna fucking murder you.

from evil twin (sent 11:56 am) : i already told her. no you especially. im gonna fucking flay you as soon as i see you.

Isagi laughs as he types back a reply, shutting his phone after putting his airpods in and playing music.

sent 12:08 pm : looking forward to family dinner otouto

[notafunkiller]

sparks fly

Summary: While you are looking for Rebecca, you unexpectedly meet her brother, Bucky Barnes, your new gorgeous neighbor.

Pairing: neighbor!Bucky Barnes x female reader

Warnings: fluff, age gap (the reader is 25, Bucky is 33), teasing, no mention of y/n

Word Count: <1K

story masterlist

Bucky Barnes masterlist

A/N: An extra thank you to @marvelouslizzie and @lavenderhaze967​ for being my beta readers and for the endless support.

Please, do not repost or translate without my permission!

It started in the most random way. One morning, you want to announce Rebecca and your other neighbor, Elena, there might be some noise next week cause you need to call someone to fix your leaking faucet, but you are shocked to see a strange man when the door opens.

You and Rebecca don't know each other well since she didn’t seem much around and you moved there just 2 months ago.

You are embarrassed and surprised, especially since you are still wearing your pajamas. Bucky is trying not to stare at your legs or chest and be respectful meanwhile you are ogling him. From his bare feet and his pink shorts to the white tank top that you’ve never expected to look so good on anyone and his perfect man bun, you find him really attractive. He’s a tall, big man -huge-, with the bluest eyes ever.

And he’s so nice and friendly. You run into each other a few times before you invite him over for dinner. Since you are going to live across each other, you want to know a little more about him.

Bucky has been staying in Rebecca's apartment since she got married, so just a couple of days. He returned to New York after being abroad for a year. The fact that he owns an advertising agency doesn’t surprise you since he is a creative person and a known photographer apparently (you googled him), but he’s surprised when he finds out you’re a copywriter.

You slowly create a routine and spend every Saturday evening eating and watching films together while discussing work and random things.

"I would love to have a cat one day," you say with a smile.

"You can, Tisha loves animals."

Your landlord is a nice person indeed.

"Only if you get one with me." You’re not serious, though. You wouldn't "blackmail" him like that. You haven’t gotten a cat until now because your previous landlords made it clear that it’s not allowed.

"Let's go."

You laugh, shocked by his serious tone. Is he messing with you? "Are you serious?"

Bucky gives you a confused look as he finishes his last bite and drops the fork on his plate. "Why would I joke about it?"

"So you are a cat guy!" You jump excitedly from the chair. You knew it!

"Is this a thing?"

You snort, mimicking his tone "Is this a thing? Of course it is, silly. You passed my test.”

The look on his face is priceless, but you can’t judge him.

"I am confused."

"If you hated cats, then you’d be a red flag."

"You kids and your slangs." He shakes his head amused.

"Do you need an extra explanation? You roll your eyes, but, truth be told, you like it when he plays the old man card. He is not old after all. 33 is definitely not old. "People, men especially, who hate cats are absolutely the worst."

"Not animals in general?"

"Nope." You shake your head. "It's a different thing."

"Oh, please go ahead." He gestures with his right hand for you to continue.

"Cats people love all animals usually. Many puppy lovers, unfortunately, especially men as I said, hate cats. As in... when you ask people what animals they like the most or you talk about cats, they are offended and say they are dog people in that awful way, you know? They shit on cats and mention how dogs are better, despite it not being a competition, because they always wait for you and love you unconditionally. How cats are these horrible little creatures because they can’t be tamed."

"Ohhhh." His lips form an "O" as he finally starts to understand. "Because cats are independent and they hate that, don't they?"

"Finally, grandpa!" You high-five him.

And in less than an hour, you two get home with the two female cats that chose you instantly when you got there by licking and crying after you. They slept in your lap the whole ride home, even when Bucky stopped to buy them some food, and the next day, as two proud and happy parents, you made sure Alpine and Miss Bubbles are vaccinated and trimmed.

[theemissuniverse]

“MY INSIDES ARE RED AND YOURS ARE TOO” MILEENA X FEM READER INTROS/FATALITIES/ETC

if you haven’t read the story, go check it out. This is based on that story

FATALITIES

Pop Goes the Weasel

(Y/N) will rip out her opponent’s intestines. She will then spark the intestines, making the whole head explode. Mileena will pop up behind her. She will then feed the intestines to Mileena

Shock Value

(Y/N) will kick her opponent’s stomach out. She will then use her whole body to go through the hole where the stomach is at and shock the entire body, making the whole body explode

BRUTALITIES

Electric Chair

(Y/N) will shock her opponents entire body until they fall to the ground dead

Boom

(Y/N) will kick her opponents head off with lightning

DTE Bill

(Y/N) will rip her opponent’s arm off and use that arm to shock the entire body

TAUNTS

“That was shocking”

“You weren’t even trying”

“Team loser”

“I’m not breaking a sweat”

“I bet you’re seeing stars”

JOHNNY CAGE ANNOUNCER NAMES

(Y/N)

The Chosen One

Shockingly Awesome

Mileena’s Girltoy

Earthrealm’s Best

(Y/N) INTROS WITH CHARACTERS

(Y/N) VS (Y/N)

#1 (Y/N) : Am I this good looking every timeline?

#2 (Y/N) : Of course

#2 (Y/N) : No way I end up with Mileena in your timeline

#1 (Y/N) : Way

#2 (Y/N) : Let’s see if you can beat your elder

#1 (Y/N) : Oh you’re going down!

#1 (Y/N) : How does it feel to be a literal God?

#2 (Y/N) : Oh honey, you’re missing out

#1 (Y/N) : Is our brother always a stick in a mud even as a god?

#2 (Y/N) : Yes. Very much so

ASHRAH VS (Y/N)

Ashrah : Tell Kung Lao that I am spoken for

(Y/N) : Aw. Just give my bestie a chance, Ash

(Y/N) : So do you and Syzoth do it with the “monster” face on or…

Ashrah : I advise you to stop talking

(Y/N) : My ego isn’t that big

Ashrah : Big enough to be insufferable

(Y/N) : I can’t believe you and lizard dude are together

Ashrah : He makes me feel that I am good

(Y/N) : Sorry I had to kick your boyfriends ass

Ashrah : You will be

BARAKA VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : A tarkatan and lightning rod walk into a bar…

Baraka : What is the punchline to this joke?

Baraka : I prefer Raiden over you

(Y/N) : Boooo! You whore

Baraka : You are lucky you get to live in harmony with Mileena

(Y/N) : I cherish it everyday, Baraka

(Y/N) : Is it really that bad? The Tarkat?

Baraka : It is the worst thing imaginable

(Y/N) : You don’t look like a “good guy”

Baraka : There are no “good guys” in war

GENERAL SHAO VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : *gags* I see you haven’t taken my advice on the toothpaste

General Shao : Enough of your talk

General Shao : I should’ve killed you when I had the chance

(Y/N) : Ha! You never had a chance

General Shao : I’ve had it with you Earthrealmers

(Y/N) : If you’re tired of losing just say that

(Y/N) : Let’s remember who won the tournament

General Shao : You won’t win this time

General Shao : I will kill you and everyone you’ve ever met

(Y/N) : You got too much time on your hands

GERAS VS (Y/N)

Geras : I’ve studied you for many years, (Y/N)

(Y/N) : Then you know you can’t beat me

Geras : Your God counterpart is most impressive

(Y/N) : I’m impressive all the time, Geras

Geras : I cannot reveal anymore information than I have already from previous timelines

(Y/N) : Oh come on! Was Mileena really that obsessive over me?

Geras : I have been training several of your lifetimes

(Y/N) : Which means it’s just going to be even more embarrassing when you lose

(Y/N) : Will Mileena become the beast she was in previous timelines?

Geras : With you by her side I believe not

HAVIK VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : You are one ugly motherfu-

Havik : Silence!

(Y/N) : It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s -

Havik : Stop!

(Y/N) : You’re so easy to mess with

Havik : You can never “mess” with me, Earthrealmer

Havik : They call you the “chosen one”?

(Y/N) : Let me show you why

Havik : You bore me

(Y/N) : NOOOOOOOOOO!

JOHNNY CAGE VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : Stop flirting with my girlfriend, asswipe

Johnny Cage : Sorry! Sorry! But have you seen her? Kinda hard not to

(Y/N) : *imitating Johnny* You got Caged!

Johnny Cage : Hey! You sound just like me

(Y/N) : I don’t see why people compare me to you

Johnny Cage : Kinda hard to compare to perfection like me

Johnny Cage : This is the part where you fall down

(Y/N) : Why? One of your movies about to play?

Johnny Cage : *deep voice* (Y/N) wins

(Y/N) : *plays along with the deep voice* Flawless victory

KENSHI VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : So a blind man and a lightning rod walk into a bar-

Kenshi : I am not hearing this joke again

(Y/N) : On the bright side - you can get the handicap parking spot

Kenshi : That’s your idea of a bright side?

(Y/N) : You think you can beat me Ken-doll?

Kenshi : Raiden was right. You do have the worst nicknames

(Y/N) : I was gonna say “I’ll be the last person you’ll ever see” but…

Kenshi : *laughs hysterically*

Kenshi : I’ve been looking forward to this battle

(Y/N) : Looking forward? You’re blind

KITANA VS (Y/N)

Kitana : Looking for a challenge, (Y/N)?

(Y/N) : Yes but you will do, princess

(Y/N) : I think my brother has a crush on you

Kitana : While sweet - I have no time for “crushes”

Kitana : If you hurt my sister it will be the last thing you do

(Y/N) : Does that mean I’m invited to the family cookout?

Kitana : I do not know what my sister sees in you, Earthrealmer

(Y/N) : A pizzazz of a personality? A sexy lighting rod? Someone that isn’t a pain in the ass?

(Y/N) : No offense but if I could beat Mileena, I definitely can beat you

Kitana : Are you challenging me?

KUNG LAO VS (Y/N)

Kung Lao : *singing* Mileena and (Y/N) sitting in a tree-

(Y/N) : I will shock you to death

(Y/N) : Please! Please! Please! Please-

Kung Lao : You are not getting my hat (Y/N)!

(Y/N) : Okay fifty bucks for the hat

Kung Lao : No!

Kung Lao : I should’ve been the chosen one

(Y/N) : You couldn’t even beat me

Kung Lao : How did you end up pulling an Empress?

(Y/N) : The same way I pulled all the girls that dumped you

LI MEI VS (Y/N)

Li Mei : Tell Raiden he’ll get nowhere near Kitana

(Y/N) : Who told you about that?

Li Mei : I actually find you amusing

(Y/N) : *fake cries* I’ve always wanted your approval

Li Mei : Do you ever run out of jokes?

(Y/N) : Yes but when shit hits the fan I steal some from Johnny Cage

Li Mei : You and Mileena are beautiful together

(Y/N) : Finally! An Outworlder that doesn’t hate our relationship

Li Mei : I challenge you, Earthrealmer

(Y/N) : Be prepared to lose then, cupcake

LIU KANG VS (Y/N)



(Y/N) : Just be honest and say you like me more than my brother

Liu Kang : I find you more amusing

(Y/N) : Are you the reason Mileena and I are together?

Liu Kang : The two of you chose to be together at free will

(Y/N) : Being the chosen one is exhausting

Liu Kang : It is not a task for the weak

Liu Kang : I will now demonstrate why you sanded those floors

(Y/N) : I really am the karate kid

(Y/N) : Raiden came close to winning

Liu Kang : All the more reason to keep practicing

MILEENA VS (Y/N)

Mileena : My love

(Y/N) : I love it when you call me that

(Y/N) : What were you and Tanya doing behind the palace last night?

Mileena : I only have eyes for you, darling. Not her

Mileena : It doesn’t bother you that Cage flirts with me?

(Y/N) : He’s not even in your league. I’m not concerned at all

Mileena : I can’t help but want to taste your bones

(Y/N) : I should not be this turned on right now

Mileena : Your brother is annoyingly humble

(Y/N) : Glad someone can share my pain

NITARA VS (Y/N)

Nitara : My people will come from the shadows and we will -

(Y/N) : By the gods, If I want to hear someone monologue, I’ll put on a Johnny Cage movie

Nitara : My hunger craves you

(Y/N) : Uhhh I’m taken

(Y/N) : Am I suppose to be scared of a vampire?

Nitara : Very

(Y/N) : Ugh. Your voice is like nails on a chalkboard

Nitara : It will be the last thing you hear

Nitara : Down on your knees!

(Y/N) : The only woman I go down on is my girlfriend

RAIDEN VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : Let’s get our Kung Fu Hustle on Rai-dawg

Raiden : *sighs* By the Elder Gods I hate that nickname

(Y/N) : I saw you giving Kitana the googly eyes

Raiden : Am I really that obvious sister?

(Y/N) : Come on! Double date with me and Mileena and get Kitana

Raiden : I don’t think she feels the same way, (Y/N)

Raiden : I am surprised a woman like Empress Mileena is willing to put up with you

(Y/N) : Haha so funny

(Y/N) : I will now show you why I am the chosen one

Raiden : Making a big mistake, sister

RAIN VS (Y/N)

Rain : I deserve your respect

(Y/N) : You deserve my foot in your ass

Rain : Repulsive Earthrealmer

(Y/N) : That’s a little racist

Rain : You and your girlfriend will suffer

(Y/N) : Whatever you say Mississippi River

Rain : You’re worse than Johnny Cage

(Y/N) : That’s gotta be the worst insult

(Y/N) : Where’s the lifeguard when you need him?

Rain : Every time I’m around you - I get annoyed

REIKO VS (Y/N)

Reiko : You beating me was just luck

(Y/N) : That’s a odd replacement for the word “embarrassing”

Reiko : You should have not been able to beat General Shao

(Y/N) : You can get up from your knees Reiko. Lord knows they’re tired from you sucking

Reiko : Ready to face Outworld’s greatest soldier?

(Y/N) : Give me a date and time when he’ll be here and I’ll gladly face him

Reiko : I will fight you until my last breath

(Y/N) : So you’re prepared to die in a span of under five minutes?

Reiko : You and the Empress will fall!

(Y/N) : Speaking from experience?

REPTILE VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : Yes. I’m here. Hold the applause

Reptile : I advise you to stop talking to imaginary friends

(Y/N) : So do you and Ashrah “do it” with the monster face on

Reptile : What kind of idiotic question is that?

Reptile : Should I start calling you Empress (Y/N)?

(Y/N) : *laughs evil* Yes. Bow down before me

(Y/N) : Okay be honest. Who’s better? Me or Raiden?

Reptile : You do not want me to answer that

Reptile : I was thinking you and Cage were going to get together

(Y/N) : I think I’d rather kill myself, thanks

SCORPION VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : *dramatic deep voice* GET OVER HERE!

Scorpion : It was funny the first time, (Y/N)

(Y/N) : *dramatic deep voice* GET OVER HERE!

Scorpion : You’ve been saying that for an hour

(Y/N) : Sorry Bi-Han turned out to be an ass

Scorpion : I am too

(Y/N) : If I win, you have to let me use your weapons

Scorpion : They are not a toy, (Y/N)

(Y/N) : For the record, I think you’re hotter than Bi-Han

Scorpion : Was that a pun?

SINDEL VS (Y/N)

Sindel : I don’t think you’re good enough for my daughter

(Y/N) : Damn. What did I do?

Sindel : If you hurt Mileena - you will pay

(Y/N) : I would never, Empress

(Y/N) : I think “Empress (Y/N)” has a nice ring to it

Sindel : *laughs hysterically* By the gods- no

(Y/N) : *imitating Sindel* Who’s your queen?

Sindel : Do you imitate everyone?

Sindel : You don’t act like a chosen one

(Y/N) : I’m rebranding

SHANG TSUNG VS (Y/N)

(Y/N) : *gags* And I thought General Shao needed toothpaste

Shang Tsung : He was right. You are annoying

Shang Tsung : Your girlfriend will do well for an experiment

(Y/N) : Do all Outworlders have a death wish?

(Y/N) : *dramatic deep voice* Your soul is mine!

Shang Tsung : I sound nothing like that

(Y/N) : I beat your Titan’s ass

Shang Tsung : You won’t beat mine

(Y/N) : Quan Chi is basically your sidekick. Why do all villains get sidekicks?

Shang Tsung : Is Raiden not yours?

SMOKE VS (Y/N)

Smoke : Where there is smoke there is fire!

(Y/N) : Do you have anymore lines than this?

(Y/N) : *dramatic voice* Where there is smoke there is fire

Smoke : You’re right. That does sound annoying

Smoke : I anticipate a difficult fight

(Y/N) : That makes one of us

(Y/N) : Hey Smokey Bear

Smoke : You and Johnny both call me that

(Y/N) : Don’t tell anyone but you’re my favorite

Smoke : Me? Really?

SUB-ZERO VS (Y/N)

Sub-Zero : I will destroy Raiden

(Y/N) : You touch him and you’re dead

(Y/N) : What’s up frosty the snowman?

Sub-Zero : Your time!

Sub-Zero : Liu Kang made a mistake picking you for champion

(Y/N) : He made a mistake trusting you

Sub-Zero : We are no longer allies

(Y/N) : Aww. So sad I’m not invited to your birthday party anymore

Sub-Zero : Raiden is more worthy than you

(Y/N) : Who are you? My mother?

TANYA VS (Y/N)

Tanya : You and Mileena won’t last

(Y/N) : Just keep being a good little bodyguard and be quiet

Tanya : Mileena deserves better

(Y/N) : And who’s a better fit? You?

Tanya : I don’t like you

(Y/N) : We’ll that’s one way to greet someone

(Y/N) : Admit that you got a thing for my girlfriend and I’ll go easy on you

Tanya : Your ego holds no bounds

Tanya : I’ll be right there when you break my Empress’s heart

(Y/N) : You’re delusional

OTHER CHARACTER INTROS THAT MENTION (Y/N)

General Shao : I will have your sister’s head

Raiden : Funny you say that considering she beat you

Liu Kang : I wish you and (Y/N) the best

Mileena : How kind of you Lord Liu Kang. Now I’ll feel bad after I beat you

Johnny Cage : What’s (Y/N) got that I haven’t got?

Kung Lao : A personality not at all like sanding paper?

Kung Lao : Tell (Y/N) to give me my hat back!

Raiden : There is no convincing that woman

Kitana : If your sister hurts mine, I will raise war

Raiden : I could say the same to you, princess

Kitana : Your sister says that you’re nterested in me

Raiden : *sighs* I’m going to kill her

Kung Lao : *sings* Mileena and (Y/N) sitting in a tree-

Mileena : I will tear off your limbs!

Kung Lao : All this for the hat?!

Mileena : Whatever my lover desires, she’ll get

Tanya : I do not believe (Y/N) is a good fit for you, Empress

Mileena : Worry about your own, Tanya

Mileena : (Y/N) and I love each other, mother

Sindel : I feared for that

Mileena : Please go easy on (Y/N), mother

Sindel : She must prove that she is worthy of my daughter

Kitana : I normally don’t question you sister but really (Y/N)?

Mileena : You should stick to not questioning me

Mileena : Go near (Y/N) and you will perish!

Reiko : As if you can beat me

Tanya : Your sister is annoying

Raiden : Hey! Only I get to call her annoying

General Shao : You will fall, Earthrealmer

Kung Lao : Ugh. (Y/N) was right. You do need toothpaste

(Y/N) TOWER ENDING

Being The Chosen One has it perks. I mean, defeating Titans has gotta be my number one greatest achievement. But it also had its faults. I couldn’t help but try to be perfect. I felt as though Lord Liu Kang depended on me. If I had fallen short one time, we’d all be doomed.

I couldn’t handle the constant pressure anymore. Not only that but I felt like nobody appreciated the hard work I put in. So, I challenged my brother Raiden to a fight. If he were to win - he’d become Earthrealm’s champion.

We fought. I made it look like I was trying but really I wasn’t. He had me onto the floor, lightning in hand. I conceded.

Liu Kang was proud that Raiden had defeated me. It was a win for all of us. Raiden got what he truly wanted. To be the hero. While I got to be on the sidelines.

My beautiful Empress girlfriend Mileena, made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. She wanted to marry me. Marrying her however, would make me leave defense of Earthrealm and Outworld would be my new home.

I couldn’t say no. I wanted Mileena more than anything. So, I said yes.

Guess I’m Empress (Y/N) now. Hey, kinda has a nice ring to it.



[kunikya]

Having fun yet baby ?

Yandere! Bonten! Manjiro "mikey" Sano, Rindou & ran haitani(together) x reader

Warnings: Yandere themes, implied kidnapping, possessiveness, slight gaslighting, slight smut(but not really lmao), slight ooc(first time writing TR, sorry for mistakes),Stockholm syndrome, dark and mature themes.

Words: 0.8k

𝑇𝑎𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡

Yandere! Mikey doesn't like to get his hands dirty when it comes to you. You were his special girl, with him being one of the worst feared people in Tokyo. He doesn't need to worry about someone taking you away from him.

He shouldn't have ever never let his guard down though, for one thing, he didn't expect is for you to be the one leaving him

It doesn't make sense to him. Aren't you happy with him? Aren't you happy with the money? The gifts? Him? He gave you everything. Isn't that enough for you?

"Baby please, how about we play a game, yeah ?" You heard his cold voice from a distance. A game? Does he think this is a joke? A game when you're in a serious position between life and death, is he insane ?! You thought to yourself not leaving where you were. It was dark and quiet, all you could hear was his voice calling out to you

"Baby come out I promise to buy you more jewellery ~"

"Aren't you scared? You should just come out and cuddle with me!"

"Let's play tag, im it"

His last sentence scared you the most, the way the tone of his voice became angry and colder, you were clearly his prey under his mercy.

You were frozen, torn between running away and just giving in. If you run right now you're free, free from him. You gulped as you shakily stood up and started running as far as you could, not caring about the bushes you ran into, making your skin bleed, you just needed to escape him.

You panted opening your eyes and looking behind seeing you weren’t in the same area anymore. Your eyes looked to the right seeing the lights of the city and the sound of bustling cars. You smiled to yourself thinking you escaped.

"You're it." You felt a hand on your shoulder. Your heart dropped at the realization.

You can't truly escape manjiro Sano.

𝑀𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑢𝑛

Yandere! Haitani brothers who don't let anyone touch you besides his brother 

Ran is a big meanie to you. He was strict, you had to obey his orders no matter what. But don't worry his younger brother is there to spoil you and make your heart flutter with sweet words.

But don't get fooled by yandere! Rindou's sweet smile. In reality, he's worse than his brother. He would shower you with gifts, praises, money and everything you need just so he could see the look on your face when he breaks you.

Never once did you disobey the brother they gave you everything. How could you not return a favour? Ran was a meanie to you sure but the way his cock stuffs your tight cunt made you forget about how an asshole he is, he always uses sex as an outlet for how he really feels about you. 

"Fuck– aw baby don't cry I'm sorry for being so mean to you earlier"

"Princess you make me feel so good…You're perfect" 

In bed, he's such a sweet talker, but out of the bedroom, he never seems to acknowledge you and your efforts. It started to make you feel insecure, were you not good enough? Will he throw you out once he finds a better girl to fuck? These thoughts started to pool in your mind without realizing your tears were slipping down your chin. 

The younger haitani noticed you crying. He hated how his brother treated you. Why can't you see he's right there? He went up to you asking what was wrong. You cried on his chest, hugging him tightly. You sobbed about your insecurities with ran to rin, on the outside he looks like he's sympathizing but on the inside he just wanted you to open your eyes to see he's better. He held onto your hand tightly, enough to make you gasp. "Rin…what are you–" you took one good look at his face

You were met with a blank expression but you felt his Lavender eyes piercing at you. "Why can't you see I'm better for you ?" He stared at you blankly cupping your face. You didn't know what to say, this was all too sudden. "I gave you everything and this is how you repay me ?" His hands travelled to your neck, choking you slightly. "All the things I do and you still talk about ran? Maybe you don't deserve to talk at all, yeah ?" You struggled to breathe reaching for his hand, begging him to stop.

He chuckled seeing the horrifying expression on your face. "Aw, what's the matter? I'm not actually going to do something bad to my sweet darling." He let go of your neck, making you gasp for air. 

"I love you, darling, sorry for my little burst." He kissed you on the lips. You would've forgiven him if this didn't already happen a million times. 

It was a sad cycle you can't escape from. 

[bangtaninborderland]

JJK- Baby Don’t Cry

You and Jungkook had been arguing non stop for the better part of the past two weeks, you had forgotten why you were initially angry at one another instead you had both began to find things to dispute every day, each time it progressively putting you both in a worse position.

You were thankful his schedule had gotten busier in the last week, both needing time to clear your head.

You’d been with Jungkook since you were 18 and he was 19, you’d grown together, you’d had your first everything with one another. First date, first adult relationship, first time.

You’d supported him through the past 6 years of his career as he had yours, you’d started your own clothing business, Jungkook had invested into it, you declined at first but he insisted and eventually you gave in, it had succeeded and your own company had 5 stores in South Korea and 3 in Japan.

It hadn’t been easy, you both had always been under a lot of pressure but you made it work, things never got bad. Not until December 17th.

You knew how much Jungkook was worried about the future, the people he had surrounding him were suddenly about to be doing their own things. Of course he could manage without them, he is a full grown man. He isn’t a helpless child but it still hurt when he had to bid goodbye to his eldest Hyung.

For the first month you had both taken time off work to be with one another, you were close with jin. He acted as a big brother to you, always making sure you were okay. He included you in everything just as much as he did his own fiancé.

Jungkook had cried, gotten angry, refused to do anything and then eventually Namjoon came over with Hoseok and whilst they were all sitting there drinking beer and essentially counselling one another the phone rang.

It was Jin.

They all cried when he let out a “jwehope.” As much as they persisted that they had not cried and that the smell of the beer was just strong causing their eyes to water you knew how much it had effected them.

Jungkook because even more distant after that, he would go to the studio and not come home. A few times you’d had to go to collect him only for him to lock the studio door blocking you out.

Two weeks ago it had gotten the worst it ever had, he had missed your anniversary. He had chosen to go live for army and drink with them.

He had told you he was going to but he forgot to mention he would do it on your very own anniversary. You was furious when he stumbled home the next day complaining of a headache an exhaustion.

You felt awful as you took Bam to the vet for a check up that Jungkook was supposed to take him for. You hadn’t mentioned to him just why you were upset, that conversation was best left for when he sobered up.

You hadn’t anticipated that the second he did he would be back to hiding himself away, refusing to be near you, you felt unwanted. You couldn’t understand this sudden change but you knew one thing and that was that you was not going to let him treat you like this.

You sat on the couch, waiting for him to come home. Usually he would be home anytime after midnight so you prepared yourself for a long night.

It was 4am when he walked in the door, hair messy, his clothes wet most likely from the onslaught of rain.

He jumped seeing you sitting on the couch as he slid his shoes off. “You’re awake.”

“Yep, we need to talk.” You continued to stare out of the window even as you spoke to him.

“What’s wrong now?” He ask, slumping onto the couch opposite you.

You pushed yourself further into the grey corner chair that you had brought a few months ago, you found it comforting to sit and watch the city go by. “Us kook.”

“Nothing is wrong with us.” He defended.

You rolled your eyes, shifting to look at him. “Really? We haven’t stopped arguing for weeks, you forgot our anniversary. You are barely home and when you are you don’t talk to me.”

“It’s not like that.” He shook his head, looking guilty. He shuffled over to your side, pulling you closer to him.

You pulled away earning a hurt look from him, normally you’d rush to fix the problem you usually had amazing communication between you but right now all of those well developed skills no longer existed.

You raised your eyebrows In disbelief. “Then what is it?”

“I just feel so scared, I’m so fucking scared all the time. These next two years are planned out but no plans can predict how we will all feel emotionally, they have always been my family and it’s hard seeing them go one by one when they have already been through so much. I’m so fucking scared because soon enough it’s going to be my turn and what about you? You can’t tell me you won’t be here crying when I’m gone. Fuck we have had each other our entire adult lives, I can barely go a month without you, people don’t respect our privacy enough for you to be able to visit me. How do I know you will all be here when I’m back? I’ll be the last to go you could have all easily moved on.” Your heart breaks as his tears drop to the floor, his nose bright red from the crying.

You knew he had been worried, you knew the time apart for you both would be difficult and in all honesty it probably should have been something you both discussed sooner. You suddenly felt guilty, you’d been so caught up in your own worries that you had failed to notice his.

“Kook, baby don’t cry.” You pulled him in for a hug, trying to make him feel as loved as possible. “I know you’re scared and honestly I am too, I know we haven’t spoken about it but I just thought it would be easier to have this conversation closer to the time. I know the members adore you, I know just how special you are to them, bangtan without you is nothing, the same way it would be nothing if even one of you was missing. When it comes to us all I can say is I have been here since I was 18, you remember the day we met? Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would end up falling in love with you the way I did. You were such a brat.” You both chuckled before you continued.

“I’m sure the bowling alley we went to on our first date was minuets away from actually collapsing, I still don’t want to know how you even knew that place existed.” You laughed again, he shuffled you around so you were resting against his chest. The faint sound of his heart beat comforting you. “Do you remember the way you invited me to your music bank performance? You handed me an invitation and walked off, I was so confused. I have never waited so long for something in my entire life but seeing you doing what you loved made me so much more interested in you.”

“Firstly, in my defence Namjoon Hyung had told me about that bowling alley. I argued I should have taken you to an expensive restaurant but Jin Hyung said it didn’t matter where you go with someone, it’s always the person that matters not the place. Besides I don’t remember you complaining about how the date ended.” He pinched your side, making you squirm. “Secondly, I was so nervous to ask you to come I even requested they hand out snacks and water so you would be okay. I didn’t want you to just want Jungkook of BTS. I was nervous you were going to sell me out.”

You turned to look at him, he seemed apologetic but you could understand the pressure he was under to maintain his image. “I never knew if you noticed this but I would always turn my phone off so you didn’t worry.”

“I did, after a few dates it became something I was both aware and thankful for, it’s crazy how we never think back to that time. It’s been years and this is the first time we have revisited our beginning.” He sighed.

You drew a breathe before responding, linking your fingers with his. “We are going to be okay, I’m going to be here waiting for you and so what if I cry in your overly expensive sweatshirts and ruin them all, I’ll be okay because at the end of it all we will have each other. We have always had each other Jungkook.”

You felt him relax behind you at your last sentence, as much as he hated to admit it he too craved reassurance the way you did.

“I don’t want you to regret waiting for me.” He whispered, his voice laced with shame.

You shook your head, climbing off him to reposition yourself. You swung a leg over his lap, placing yourself directly in front of his face. “Jeon Jungkook, I have ran away from paparazzi for you, I hid in a bush when you were approached by fans, we went to dates in the sketchiest places for the first two years because I was too afraid to go to anything remotely high end in fear we would get caught, I cooked an entire three course meal when I first met the members just to make a good impression only for you to bring home pizza. We have gone through tours, not seeing each other for weeks, our only time together being spent sleeping, we have argued and we have made mistakes but every single time it has only reaffirmed that I am utterly in love with you and I would wait an eternity to be with you.”

You lean into his touch as he brings a hand to caress your face, his lips pressing a kiss to your forehead, then your nose and your lips. His breath was hot on your face as he mumbled “I thought I was the luckiest person, I had fame, financial security, amazing friends, the ability to pursue my dreams but it all meant nothing without you, you were the final piece to my puzzle.”

“Much like all of those wonderful things I am not going anywhere, ever. Unfortunately you’re stuck with me.”

He shook his head laughing. “I’d be honoured to be stuck with you.”

You laughed with him but slowly it died down and you was left with your own worries. “Why was you pushing me away? You really forgot our anniversary.”

His face fell, his shoulders sagging. “I felt awful, I was trying to work on my album but nothing was working I genuinely thought it wasn’t for another week ever since jin Hyung left and hobi Hyung started to prepare to go time has gone by weirdly. I am so sorry that I wasn’t there for you I am going to do better, I think I was worried so much that you’d leave I started to push you away. I thought at least then I’d be able to prepare myself.”

You lightly smacked his chest. “You are so foolish, you are definitely going to have to make it up to me I am still very mad at you for that but I can understand.”

You knew how hard the last few months were for him. Coincidentally you knew how much of a perfectionist your boyfriend is so you knew he would make it up to you in the most extra way ever.

“What If I buy you a house?” He raises an eyebrow.

“We have a house” you retort.

He hums. “What if I buy you a car.”

“I don’t have my licence.” You laughed.

“What if I buy you a cardboard cut out of me, I see a video of an army with one in her room. You can hug that when I enlist.” He raises his hands as if to defend from an attack as he laughs.

You scowled at him rolling your eyes. “Why would I need a cardboard cut out? I climb into bed with you every day, besides I’m sure my imagination can muster up enough material.”

“You’re such a tease, I’ll make it up to you, you know that right?” He pulls you closer to his chest, his arms feeling like a safe barrier around you.

“I know you will. You know we will be okay? We will figure it out together. Always have and always will.” You smile, knowing that with him everything would all be okay.

“I’m sorry for being so emotional, I know I should have just talked to you. I know we will be okay.” For some reason you find comfort in his reaffirmation of your beliefs.

You pull back, your hands falling to the side of his face as you pull him in for a kiss. “Never ever apologise, you’ve gotten me through my worst and I will you.”

“Don’t cry baby.” He whispers mimicking your earlier words as he brushes away a tear that you had unknowingly shed.

“We will be okay.”

“Always will be.”

[disillusioneddanny]

The Story of Us - Prologue

Danny smiled as he rocked his feet back on the swing, slowly making momentum for himself as the swing swung higher and higher. His parents were in Gotham City for some kinda convention and they had dropped him and his sister off at the park to play! The eight-year-old was having the time of his life swinging and playing on the slide!

If only he could get Jazz to join him, then it would be perfect! But no!  Jazz was sittin’ under some tree reading her book instead of playing with her little brother. She was the worst big sister in the entire world! 

Danny let out a laugh as he started to swing higher in the sky, any minute now his toes would touch the clouds! He was swinging so high! It made for the most perfect jump ever. 

The little boy swung a few more times before he held his breath and let go of the chains, vaulting himself into the air! He bent his knees like his Auntie Alicia taught him and landed on the ground right on his feet!

“Wow!” A little voice said in awe. Danny looked over to find a little boy staring at Danny in shock. “That was so cool!” 

Danny laughed as he took in the little boy. He was in a pair of nice pants and a button-up shirt with a sweater vest. He didn’t look like a little boy at all! He looked like a tiny adult! And his hair was all slicked back and silly looking. 

“I’m Danny! Who’re you!” He said, wiping his now sweaty hands on his jeans. 

The little boy smiled, a small, shy smile that just barely showed he was missing a tooth. “I’m Bruce! My butler Alfred brought me to play at the park today,” he said and held out his hand. 

Danny stared at the appendage for a moment and then looked at Bruce and frowned. “What’s wrong with your hand?”

Bruce laughed and shook his head. “You’re supposed to shake it, silly,” he said and held it out further. Danny frowned and took Bruce’s fingers and shook them along with his whole arm. Bruce stared at him for a moment and laughed. “We can work on it. Are you from here? No one is ever at the park at this time.”

Danny shook his head. “Nope! I’m from Illinois! My parents are here for a meeting and they dropped me off here!” He said with a small smile. He pointed at his sister sitting under a tree, still reading her book. “That’s my sister, Jazz! She’s babysitting me.”

Bruce tilted his head. “Is she old enough for that?”

Danny shrugged his shoulders. “I dunno, but she watches me all the time,” he said happily. “Now, wanna go play? I can push you on the swings ‘till you go that high if you want?”

Bruce looked between the swings and the spot where his butler sat watching the boys and smiled before he nodded his head. “Definitely! That looked fun!”

That was the beginning of what soon became a beautiful friendship. The boys played at the park for hours until eventually, Alfred the Butler had said that Bruce had to go home, apparently, he had classes he had to attend. But they could come and meet up the next day to play! And they exchanged phone numbers so that they could talk whenever they wanted! It was amazing. 

Their friendship only grew from there, Danny and Brucie played at the park every single day until it was time for the Fentons to drive back to Illinois. Their goodbyes had been tearful, both boys promising to call the other every single day. 

From there, though, their friendship only grew until the worst day of Bruce’s life happened and Danny and his mom found themselves driving back to Gotham City, this time for a funeral. Danny had thrown the biggest fit, demanding that Maddie or Jack took him to Gotham so that he could be there for his best friend. He had to support him and give him all the hugs he could. 

Upon his arrival at the funeral, Bruce had launched himself at his best friend, sobbing heavily into his chest as Danny held his best friend tight, whispering that everything would be okay. The adults stood close by, murmuring quietly to one another and Alfred thanked his lucky stars that Bruce had a friend like Danny, he only wished that the boy lived closer. 

Maddie and Danny had spent a week with Alfred and Bruce and Danny had done everything he could to make his best friend happy, to bring that smile back to his face. He held him close, listened to him cry, and did everything he could to be a good friend. 

Little did he know that in just seven years, Bruce would be doing the same thing for Danny. A fifteen-year-old Danny found himself standing at the entryway of Wayne Manor with two duffle bags full of clothes and the rest of his things as he waited for his best friend to answer the door. Bruce had been the first person aside from Sam and Tucker to learn about his ghost powers, he had also been the first one to know when Danny had said his reveal to his parents had gone badly. 

His parents thankfully hadn’t tried to experiment on him or destroy him molecule by molecule but maybe that would have been better than what they had done. 

Danny had told his parents he was a halfa, that he was Phantom, the ghost they had been hunting for a little over a year now and what had they done? They had told him to leave. They had looked him in the eyes and told him to leave and never come back. They didn’t say the words but Danny knew what it mean if he did come back. 

So here he was, in Gotham City about to move in with his best friend and his butler because there was nowhere else safe for him to stay. Bruce had simply pulled him into his arms and allowed him to sob, to cry like he had been holding it in for days now. He was just so tired. 

The years went on like that, Danny and Bruce grew up together, learning and growing together with Danny taking his best friend on flights around Gotham. When suddenly the time changed and things changed for both of them. 

It was their sophomore year of college. Nineteen years old and off getting degrees in medicine together. First, it had been Danny who had gotten news of a war in the Infinite Realms. Apparently with Pariah Dark locked away once more, there had become a huge war in who was going to rule in his place. Danny had denied his right to the crown as he had only been fourteen when he had defeated the ghost. But now the runners in the war had been Dorathea and Walker, both with large followings ready to fight until the end of time to decide who would rule. 

It had been Danny’s fault that it had led to a war and the ghost part of him was demanding that he go and join the war, to do what he could to make sure that Walker of all people didn’t get the crown. At the same time, Bruce had decided it was time for him to go on his own journey, to finally get revenge on the people who had taken his parents away from him. 

And so there they went, two separate paths ahead of them, a story for each of them to find the end to. Somehow neither expected their roads to lead them where they did but soon Bruce found himself as the Batman. 

The protector of Gotham, the one who stalked the streets fighting crime. 

And at the same time, Danny had found himself to be one of the best healers in the Infinite Realms, helping ghosts and the living alike. 

Neither expected their paths to cross again, but thankfully, fate has a way of bringing paths together again. 

check out the master list here for all chapters <3

[johnnycagesrightnut]

Can I unlock the JonTim rant?

RARARARRARARARARARRARA I AM ACTUALLY BARKING I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED 😁👁️

JonTim. First of all, to understand these two it is vital you Know they never dated. Never. Not once did the two of them date. Not for lack of feelings, they had plenty, but because they just never got the chance. They never had time. They were doomed, they were an unchangeable tragedy.

I firmly believe pre season 1, before our beloved horror podcast even starts taking place, pre promotion in Research Days they had stupid little crushes on each other. No bad feelings like in later developed seasons, purely wholesome feelings of nothing but adoration and awe. They were actual friends, the amount of shit those two got in together out following up on statements or whatever, they were like no one else. Nobody else had a bond like those two, not even Tim and Sasha. They were each others person.

I do think when Tim had finally gathered the stones and was ready, he planned on asking Jon out the next Friday. But then they got promoted.

Season One.

They never had time. Jon got busy and despite his overall done-with-everything-and-everyone vibe in S1 it never really came about when it was Just Tim. Just them alone again. Maybe in a sarcastic way but never really. Tim put off asking him out, figuring they were busy now and there would be a better time. He didn’t know now was the best time he would get, because every time after would be worse. If he had known maybe he would have asked. Maybe later he thinks about that in kicks himself in retrospect. Maybe he thinks about Jon when he presses the detonator.

Season Two.

S2 was perfect. The angst is setting in. Jon was paranoid. Everyone was a little paranoid sometimes after the Prentiss incident but Jon was the worst of it. Tim had started seeing him outside his house for god sakes. Jon was so suspicious of Tim, and less because he truly thought he was up to something and more so because he needed to Know Tim wasn’t. He needed to Know the one person who had been there wasn’t doing anything. Obviously Tim took it as suspicion and that drove wedge through them a bit. Their argument in episode 65 is SUCH a lovers quarrel energy. It’s SUCH a lover quarrel. Because you can love someone and be as angry as they were at each other. Those things can be felt simultaneously, and believe me when I tell you I do wholeheartedly believe they never loved anyone else the way they loved each other. Tim and Sasha were iconic, Jon and Martin were iconic and undeniably in love, but it wasn’t the type of love Jon and Tim had, nothing could ever rival that, and nothing ever did. If there was an option when Jon was happy with Martin in the safe house, happily in love if he could have Tim back alive, back with him but Martin wouldn’t be with them, he would hesitate.

Season Three. (The Grande Finale)

Tim has never been angrier. He is so alone. Nobody understands, not even the one person who used to understand everything, his everything, didn’t get it anymore. Tim’s lost everything. He doesn’t have anything left for him anymore. I’m not even sure if most of S3 he even knew Jon still loved him, but he knows in the end. Despite being in the Unknowing, Tim knows. He’s aware at the end. He knows Jon loves him more than anything, and he knows he feels the same. He knows then that there has never been a time Jon did not love him. He knows he’s glad to do this, to get back at something and his last moments to be a big ‘Fuck You’ to these entities, this thing that took his brother and in turn his entire life, but he knows he’s going to miss Jon, if you can miss from the grave. Even if you can’t he will miss Jon enough that he can. He knows he’s never going to see his love again, never will he make him laugh, or get stoned somewhere in the Institute like they did in Research Days, Tim regrets in these last moments never asking Jon. He thinks of how different things would have been if he had. And he doesn’t want to think of that anymore. He thinks of everything he’s doing, how now that this is what’s happening he won’t (can’t) change it, and grins, his last moments the biggest ‘Fuck You’ anyone’s ever seen. He thinks of a time he made Jon laugh in Research Days, remembers how pretty he thought Jon looked laughing, and he clicks the detonator.

Season Four (Encore.)

Jon wakes up six months later from a coma. Once he can form a coherent thought it’s about Tim. Where is he? What room is he in? After everything, after all this they had survived, and Jon knows Now. Now he has to make a move, he has to hold and be held by his friend, his lover. It’s a good thing Georgie and Basira are there when he wakes up, he can ask them. Ask them what room Tim was in. When he asks if Tim is alive it’s just for clarification, he knows what answer he’s going to get, that Tim was somewhere in the hospital. His heart shatters when they’re silent. Oh. He’s just woken up from a six month long coma and the love of his life is dead. No this couldn’t be happening. Please. Not Tim. He gets dizzy and he can’t see straight, too consumed by the hard hitting feeling of grief because for the first time ever, Tim is not there. He’s nowhere. He isn’t anymore. He was all he wanted and he did not exist anymore. He was ready now, he was going to ask Tim. Even now Tim was gone they paralleled each other, Jon was ready to ask and he couldn’t anymore, and Tim was ready to ask and felt he couldn’t. Death couldn’t stop them from being intertwined irreversibly with each other. Nothing could.

Season Five (honourable mention.)

Jon still feels him around. He’s happy with Martin but some night when he’s staring up at the ceiling he is reminded of earlier times of being absolutely baked at work with Tim, staring up at the ceiling of his office while they lay on the floor. He thinks of Tim laughing, and realizes he can still imagine Tim’s voice perfectly. And he misses him more than anything. He can feel him around the safe house sometimes, thinks he hears his voice. Sometimes he hears Martin’s footsteps and turns around faster than you’d ever see because for just a moment, he thinks it’s someone else. He loves Martin. But it’s not the way he loved Tim. Nothing will ever be like how he loved Tim. He just wants Tim back sometimes. He wants his best friend. He wants his lover back. And sometimes he can hear Tim’s voice so clearly in his head, imagines what he’d say if he could see Jon now. He can feel Tim’s hand gently in his face, wiping the stray tear away like he had done once before in research days. He can feel himself burying his face in Tim’s chest or shoulder. He missed Tim. Nothing would ever make that feeling go away. Tim would always be, and always had been his lover. Because you don’t need to be dating to be lovers, as long as you do love each other you are lovers. And no one could take that love from them. Jon obviously thinks about Martin and being happy Somewhere Else when he dies, but for a quick fleeting second, the last second he is alive, he thinks about Tim. And how maybe if he ends up Sonewhere Else it would be him Jon saw.

I did cry writing this.

@cult-of-the-eye

[yall-hate-kids-tourney]

Loser Round 6: Damian Wayne (DC) vs. Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)

Propaganda below the cut

Damian Wayne (9-14):

Damian is a kid who was raised as an assassin and because of that when he first appears he has some really messed up ideas of how to prove himself to his father by being aggressive with the criminals they capture and attacking his brother. Because of this people act like he is the most evil character ever and refuse to give him any grace. They make him out to be this awful irredeemable monster who just wants to kill his brother and hurt people. If the fandom isn’t making his out to be The Worst(tm) then they are ignoring his existence all-together. He is a really interesting character who has done some not so great things but he’s grown and learned a lot through various character arcs (as much of an arc as a comic book character can have) and he deserves to be acknowledged for himself and not just as a villain so that people can woobify his brother.

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HES JUST A LITTLE BABY GUY!!!!! Little baby man raised as an assassin and learning how to be a real person <3. But because he was kind of a dick and also a little stabby early-on, especially to the fandom's main "so sad uwu depressed baby" blorbo (and also he's not white), people treat him like he's satan incarnate

Mabel Pines (12):

I literally saw a tiktok today about how Mabel is a bad person. She’s 12! Like yes, she has made some mistakes and bad choices, but so has everyone else. And I never see any of the other characters in the show criticized the way she is. Everyone in the show has made mistakes (Grunkle Stan commits crimes practically every episode ffs) but because Mabel is a 12 year old girl and acts like it, she gets the most hate. Mabel deserves to be loved 🩷

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girl gets so much flack for being... immature and kind of selfish at age 12? like she had whole video essays made on why she is a horrible person who deserves punishment. god forbid girls be silly

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!!! Spoilers for Gravity Falls last 5 episodes !!!

This has gone down a lot but when the Weirdmaggedon arc was happening, the finale of the series, a big part of the fandom started hating Mabel because she accidentally caused the Weirdmaggedon (basically an apocalypse + bizarre shit like the water tower becoming an eight-legged monster with a giant mouth).

For context, in the episode that starts this arc, "Dipper and Mabel vs The Future", Mabel is really excited to the end of their summer vacation at Grunkle Stan's house, since it will be her and Dipper's 13th birthday and they will enter high school (her idea of high school of course coming from teen movies). But then this whole idea starts to shatter when Wendy tells her that high school isn't like a Disney musical, but it's okay, she will get through this since she will be with Dipper, her twin brother...

Except, that Dipper receives an invitation by Grunkle Stan's scientist brother Ford to become his apprentice after summer ends, staying in Gravity Falls, without Mabel. When she discovers it, she gets really mad at him and in a fit of rage, she accidentally picks Dipper's bag instead of hers and runs off to the woods.

When she gets there, Blendin, a time-travelling friend of theirs finds her and tells her that he has a way of making her brother stay with her, and make the summer take a little more to end, and that he just needed a little thing that Dipper has in his bag. That thing is a dimensional rift that Dipper and Ford contained to not cause the Weirdmaggedon, but Mabel didn't knew about that and gives it to Blendin. Blendin then breaks it and it's revealed that Bill Cipher was controlling Blendin to get the rift and release the Weirdmaggedon. He then traps Mabel in a bubble, starting the final arc of the series.

So, a few episodes later, that bubble she's in is revealed to be a world of fantasy that she controls, and that she didn't want to leave that world, as she was scared of growing up etc.

Context given, A LOT OF PEOPLE HATED HER FOR THIS. Suddenly people started seeing Mabel as just a selfish girl who wanted things only her way, when she was only a 12-year-old scared of growing up without her twin brother (they do end up going back together at the end but still).

The worst part is that apparently the people behind it took note of this, and on the comics that where released after the finale, she is a selfish spoiled brat. I haven't read the comics though so I'm going off what some people said about it.

[tkachuktkaching]

Tkachuk to be full participant at start of Panthers training camp

Forward ‘feeling great’ after fracturing sternum during Stanley Cup Final

LAS VEGAS -- Matthew Tkachuk will be a full participant when the Florida Panthers begin training camp Sept. 21.

The forward said at the NHL North American Player Media Tour on Tuesday during an interview for a future episode of the "NHL @TheRink" podcast that he is healthy more than three months after sustaining a fractured sternum in the first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights on June 8.

"I am feeling great," Tkachuk said. "It's been a very short summer, the way I want it to be every year going forward. The worst timing for the injury, obviously, Stanley Cup Final, but in a weird way I had time after where I wasn't missing X amount of months of game action, so I had the summer to get ready. I definitely improved on some things. The injury allowed me to work on some parts of fitness and conditioning and that is in the best form right now possible, and I just improved on some strength, which was my goal."

Tkachuk returned in the third period of Game 3 and scored the tying goal with 2:13 remaining. The Panthers won 3-2 in overtime.

He said he was given permission by team doctors to play through the pain in Game 4. He skated 16:40 and had four shots on goal in a 3-2 loss that put Florida down 3-1 in the best-of-7 series. Tkachuk did not play Game 5, which Vegas won 9-3 to win the Stanley Cup.

"I think I realized I was in the most pain when we won that Game 3," Tkachuk said. "I missed a big portion of it, came back and we won it in overtime. After the game, I'm walking around and normally you have the high spirits after a win, especially in the playoffs. It doesn't matter what you're going through, you're on top of the world. And I was pumped, but I still knew that half of my body felt like it was [in pain]. I knew something wasn't right.

“I didn't know what it was at the time. We did all my tests the next day, then I came back and basically with doctor's orders was given the opportunity to do everything I could to play just one game. [I] did it. I would have done it all over again if I had the chance."

Tkachuk said he wasn't worried about long-term effects of the break in his sternum, knowing that would heal, but there were some internal issues that that led to some scary moments.

"I'll try to keep it short, but there's all the blood vessels and stuff and that was the scary part at the time and that was the most concerning part in my health at the time," Tkachuk said. "But right now, it's good."

He was able to play Game 4 despite not even being able to get out of bed without assistance from his brother, Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk.

"I'm not going to lie, that was the craziest thing I've ever kind of been a part of," Brady said Tuesday, also for a future episode of the "NHL @TheRink" podcast. "I just flew in for the game because I wanted to see a Stanley Cup Final game and he came back from the rink in the morning and just looked awful. He was like, 'I’ve got to go take a nap.' And then he calls me at 3:30 and I'm downstairs. He says, 'Can you come up here?' We were just mucking it up and then he's like, 'Alright, I need you to help me up.' I'm like, 'You're joking.' He's like, 'No, I legit can't get up. I just sneezed and I thought I died.'

“He was going through some serious pain and just to see him be able to find a way to just play in that game and have the mindset of treating this as my last game, do whatever it takes, try to get a win and put ourselves in a better position going into Game 5, I was so proud of him. The way he played, trying to work around it, not many people can do, especially at the pain level he was at."

Tkachuk finished last season tied for sixth in the NHL with 109 points (40 goals, 69 assists) in 79 games. He led the Panthers and was tied for third in the NHL in playoff scoring with 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 20 games.

Florida is not expected to have defensemen Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour on the ice for the start of training camp; each has been rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery. Tkachuk said they may not be back until around Christmas.

[flambo19]

Slugcats are incredibly comfy to draw when my brain is fried. Please enjoy them all

Also below's a bunch (aka a paragraph for each how'd that happen) of headcanons and thoughts about my designs because the brain rot hasn't really stopped

Survivor

The most average slugcat to ever slugcat. So instead I'll say that I decided to give the slugcats whiskers (that are probably closer to barbels on fish or the sensory tentacles on slugs). Also I know they're probably slimy in canon but nothing can stop me from giving them fluff. I like to think that slugcats are prone to weird mutations that lead to a very varied species and makes them easy to purpose.

Monk

Monk is about as average as Survivor except being a little smaller than usual for their age. I don't have many strong headcanons in the way of gender for these guys but I like to think of Survivor and Monk as big sister and little brother to parallel Moon and Pebbles in a way.

Hunter

Just having the absolute worst time. Any wounds Hunter receives quickly rot and stop healing and they are pretty much always in pain. When it gets really bad the rot cysts and tentacles begin to grow and sometimes attempt to eat Hunter themself. They know that it was No Significant Harassment's mistake that led them to getting the rot but aren't really mad about it. They just have a sort of a tired and somewhat grumpy “it is how it is” kind of attitude about pretty much everything.

Gourmand

Gourmand is from the same clan as Survivor and Monk and so is also fairly average, their standout traits being their height, size, and intelligence. Their also a little fluffier than average for maximum comfy hugging potential. Well respected in their clan and considered a legend of sorts for their journey into Five Pebble's facility grounds.

Artificer

Artificer's explosive abilities and abnormally large size are due to a combo of weird mutations and diet. The dark red marks are a mix of dried blood, scar tissue, and general explosive damage. She has damaged her hearing via explosions, has one working eye, and blown off most of her whiskers. She is practically running blind and is literally too angry to die. Fluffy but rough and course and just awful to hug at this point.

Spearmaster

Spearmaster has spines growing all along their back, but only the ones of its tail are strong and thick enough to use as spears. Their whiskers are also thinner and more similar to their spines (or cat whiskers in a way). Their ears are also cropped (like a dog's) and Seven Red Suns gave them a small coat to distinguish them as a messenger. Underneath on their chest is a small scar that marks the pearl's location (that is very quickly a big scar once Pebbles commits the worst surgery in Rain World history).

Rivulet

Rivulet is from a subspecies of semi-aquatic slugcats with increased lung capacity, seal-like fur, and a tail fin for steering underwater. Their whiskers have taken the appearance of gills. While useless for breathing underwater, they mimic salamanders in an attempt to confuse and scare off predators. Rivulet is an adventurer who left their clan to explore distant lands and keeps finding themself in trouble.

Saint

Incredibly fluffy to adapt to the cold but pretty skinny and frail underneath. Their tongue is rough like a cats (so are all slugcats but Saint stands out). As their karma grows, echo scales begin to appear along their body and they subtly glow and distort the close surrounding environment. Saint is just really uncanny to be around.

( hey if you read through all of these thank you its means a lot that someone would read my funky rambles :) )

[youcanseethecosmos]

Okay but... an au with single father morpheus and nanny hob is everything to me. you don't understand.

morpheus, who works his ass off to provide for his three kids (gilbert, gault, corinthian) while mourning the loss of another (orpheus). lucienne is a frequent babysitter but soon morpheus decides he needs someone who's always there. lucienne has other jobs to do than pick his kids up from school, it's not fair to her.

so he puts out a job listing with the help of his assistant matthew because morpheus is shit at new technology. ("why do they keep putting out new models that keep getting thinner? it's unnecessary, matthew. unnecessary and too expensive.") he's desperate, would probably take anyone who didn't seem like a serial killer from their resume at this point.

but no matter how many people he interviews that Could help him, it's his children that matter the most. he's been told children are excellent judges of character and if even One of his kids doesn't like the potential nanny, they're gone. they don't even get a trial run if Gilbert – his eldest and infinitely most reliable – is the one who says "father, i don't like the new nanny." well, that nanny is out the door no questions asked.

enter: hob gadling. his resume is extensive — former veteran, previous personal assistant to some big names, co-founder of a printing business based in Wales, and most recently, a university professor just a few miles away from where Morpheus lives.

morpheus interviews him out of curiosity. how could a man who could do virtually anything want to be a nanny? he's only a few years shy of reaching tenure too, why stop now? and hob surprises him by saying that life's too precious and short to limit oneself to one thing.

"plus, i had a son once."

had. not have.

morpheus decides to give him a test run. he's keeping his expectations low. he even braces himself for the storm when he introduces the kids to hob.

surprisingly, it was corinthian who approaches first, barely two years old and wobbling on his feet as he stares up at hob. morpheus is ready to quell a tantrum at a moment's notice. but corinthian just holds his arms up expectantly at hob, a quiet but very demanding "uppies" slipping out from behind his pacifier and morpheus relaxes instantaneously.

"he doesn't like people, mostly." morpheus says, in awe of how naturally hob cradles his youngest son. "he doesn't even ask me to carry him."

then gault asks hob to play with her — a classic game of heroes and villains. she bestows the treasured identity of The Sandman to Hob, a character she only ever lets morpheus play when he has the time. the mask looks too small on hob and the cape looks like a handkerchief around his neck but hob takes the role very seriously, helping defeat imaginary monsters and nightmares with gault. she smiles so bright that morpheus has to excuse himself from the room to blink away tears.

but it was gilbert who would eventually have the final say. gilbert is kind, so much kinder than morpheus is. but he is protective of his siblings. after orpheus passed, he assumed the role of big brother so easily that morpheus felt guilty for giving him that burden. but gilbert, sweet and kind gilbert, loves his family. could never call his baby siblings a burden.

so when at the end of the day, when all the children were tucked into their little beds by hob and they all got a bedtime story from morpheus, morpheus told hob to stay in the living room while he checked on the kids again. he went to gilbert's room, who was expecting him, and sat down on the edge of his bed.

"well?" morepheus asked, heart beating with nervous anticipation. "what did you think of him?"

gilbert didn't say anything for a while. he just stared at his dad while absentmindedly fiddling with the plush toy raven in his hands. morpheus was prepared for the worst.

but after a bit, gilbert just smiled and said "i think he's good for us."

morpheus had never felt so relieved in his life.

but as he placed a kiss on gilbert's forehead, gilbert surged up to give him a hug. morpheus gathered up his son in his arms and held him tight.

"i think he's good for you too, dad."

so morpheus immediately hires hob as a live-in nanny.

but he can't get gilbert's words out of his head — he's good for you too, dad.

[bokettochild]

I feel like the fandom as a whole really underestimates Wind.

Now I know that most of you will agree with just that, but hear me out.

Wind has been through a hardship that only Twilight would understand, and still, Twilight wouldn't fully understand it. Being a big sibling is hard, and being a big sibling to a child who's barely younger than you and who sees themself as your equal rather than looking up to you like the Ordon kids do with Twilight, is even harder.

When they look up to you, it's easier to advise them and guide them. They respect you and want your respect and admiration, they want your praise. Twilight has this. All the kids Twilight could/might consider his younger siblings adore him and want to earn his favor, so even if he wanted them to do the craziest ever crap to earn it, i can bet you they would do it.

Wind doesn't have that advantage. Wind's sister isn't afriad to mess with him She's seen him at his worst, and while she may look up to him at times, he's still just her brother, not somebody she would necessarily admire, because what on earth has he done (pre-adventure) to be admired for? Fall asleep under the sun and get baked like a crab? No, those two are too close in age, and too close to what I would like to call "the dreaded age" for there to be any sort of true awe from younger sibling to elder.

Wind is approximately twelve/thirteen during his adventure, and while for most kids, that's the age of dreaded rebellion and angst, but there's one thing Wind has that most kids that age don't: responsibility over the safety and provision of his family. he is the man of the house at 13 and you can bet that's a heavy burden to bear.

Granted, Granny does her all, but that is an old woman,a nd she is pretty frail. Yes, she oves them dearly, but when you get dow to it, Granny sn't capale of a lot of things anymore. If their house is damaged, it's going to be Wind fixing it. At that age, asking for help is nearly unthinkable unless the world is ending, so of course he's not goig to seek out someone else to help him. At best, EWind would have asked someone to teach him to do things so that he could take care of them at his own home.

Someone has to be the one fixing things and moving things and making sure they have s=food stuffs and just... Wind has the weight of his family on his shoulders guys. he has the weight of a grandmother who, loving though she is, likely doesn't see half of what he does, because adults rarely do. He has the weight of a sister he needs to guide and help to raise, but who still views him as her equal, thus making teaching moments and scolding impossible because there is that lack of respect for your elder.

Wind is out here trying to take care of his whole family. He is the man of the house, helping to raise a little sister beside a grandmother who likely has no clue how much he actually does because he never feels the need to bring up how much work he's done.

Wind is a responsible older sibling, who has to somehow fill the void of absent parents for his sister.

As someone who's been there and done that, the fact that Wind is still a bright sunshine child- sharing hope and smiles, rather then stress-crashing the moment he can- is proof that he really is so strong and mature.

[prettysweetprettysweet]

re: my sex scene poll, I do think that plot-wise the scene that's most relevant and most likely to be revisited (or just simply visited in this case) would be the post-reunion one because of how it ties into Louis' refusal to identify as or be considered a victim, which is emotionally intertwined with Louis' habit of always choosing Lestat first, as well as the questionable integrity of his present-day mental health. I think Daniel is going to keep harping on Louis about these details because he now has proof that he's either missing important puzzle pieces, OR he couldn't get the puzzle pieces to fit together if he tried.

I think Daniel will ask, how could you choose him over and over after what he did? did you suffer no PTSD at all? did you not experience flashbacks to when he dragged you by your jaw down the alleyway, every time he touched your face? did the power imbalance not constantly hang heavy in the air? did the unspoken knowledge that you were powerless against him not make you feel like you had to do whatever he wanted, including sexually? did you ever have panic attacks and did Lestat ever see one?

and if Louis continues to insist on 'no' for all these questions I think Daniel will ask, well why is that? either you're made of teflon and shit doesn't stick to you, OR things are veiled even to you, and the architect of this particular memory chamber did not think of constructing the web of impacts both big and small that results from trauma of this nature, the trauma of almost being murdered by your husband.

so when Daniel continues to challenge everything about Louis' story, if it happened as Louis told it, perhaps we'd get a callback to the apology that we never heard. perhaps, after Louis takes Lestat home and they sit down with Claudia for the rules and then retire for the morning, when they are finally ALONE alone, we will see a deeply fragile Louis regarding Lestat with fear that he tries and fails to conceal. and this is Lestat's window to show his remorse.

or, if it didn't happen the way we were told, we will see them reuniting after whatever had kept them apart for such a long time is resolved, in a scene of intimacy reflecting their actual relationship dynamic at that point in time.

(and related to that last thought, this is just further speculation but in regards to the ACTUAL dynamic between them at that time I wonder if post-finding out about Antoinette and pre-Claudia proposing the murder plan, Louis and Lestat had actually come to an understanding that filled them both with warmth and hope for their future - but Louis, who will indulge his guilt every time without question, felt an obligation to listen to and assist Claudia when she told him they were Lestat's prisoners/victims. and this is an example of how Armand has protected Louis by both abridging the diaries [which, if they follow the books, delve into how Claudia manipulated Louis because he was the weakest link, and other unsavory tidbits about her nature] and revising his memories to remove any sense of hope that Lestat cared/was trying and that something could eventually work. i.e. Armand is protecting him from the knowledge that he had egregiously wronged Lestat and that whatever deep paternal/fraternal feelings he had for Claudia were not reciprocated, at least not with the same intensity. failed husband, failed father, failed brother, failed son, failed vampire, failed human)

edit: just a note that i completely agree the latter option would creatively be the absolute worst way to resolve that storyline as well as well as communicating very awful messages on literally every front. i'm super preoccupied with the way that there is no concrete evidence within his narrative as he tells it that Louis has experienced any symptoms of PTSD after the assault, and am trying to think through all the narrative reasons they would have chosen to omit it - and hopefully there is a narrative reason, and its not just lazy or superficial writing. retroactive absolution of characters is something i saw a lot on TV growing up in the 90s, with writers undermining the power of their own stories, its a trite storyline and definitely within the realm of possibility. and if they don't address it at all, i will be very irked.

[dramaisthelifebloodofgoodstories]

There's a lot of kid Azula takes that just make me wonder if the person saying them has literally ever met a kid. Literally ever. Like, forget not having siblings. Have you ever met a kid?

Because show AND comic kid Azula are pretty normal for a kid honestly. None of the stuff she does is something a regular kid her age wouldn't do. And a lot of it isn't even due to Ozai's influence.

Like, pranking is normal. It's actually a pretty common theme in a lot of stories for kids. You may want to check out Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Calvin and Hobbes if you don't believe me.

Deliberately breaking stuff is also normal. Honestly if you gave a random kid fire powers it's very likely they'd do a LOT worse than burn down some plants and poke their sibling who tattled on them.

And the name calling...Azula is practically an angel here compared to most kids. Zuzu is hardly the worst name Azula could come up with for her brother. Kids can be AWFUL in this regard.

And stealing stuff from parents is normal. So is pressuring friends into doing things that they don't want to do (I would know, I was victim of that before as a kid). It's pretty awful behavior of Azula, but it's not inherently evil nor is it Ozai's influence.

Admittedly, Azula thinking about someone's death may actually be Ozai's influence. But asking HIGHLY insensitive questions is normal for kids, and if a kid didn't do that I would be genuinely concerned.

[lakesbian]

ok listen. this is crucial. this is what ward aisha is to me in my mind palace.

aisha for the largest part of worm is Thirteen. alec is 15. they're both incredibly dysfunctional traumatized kids who like each other a whole lot living thru some crazy shit. and the one time aisha really has fun is when she gets to play at being on top of the world with alec, living out the rich-with-no-dumb-adults-but-brian-telling-us-what-to-do teenage dream w her best friend. she's Thirteen. her sole vision for the future is that the undersiders will keep winning and she and her Cool Hot Funny Best Friend Who Is The Only Person Who's Ever Gotten Her are going to be cool and tough and richer than god and paint each others nails in their cool shared supervillain base while the world fears, but more importantly, knows the names of Imp and Regent. her big brother has had unimaginably awful things happen to him and she can't fix it even an ounce, she's fucked up and has spent her life feeling invisible and she knows it, her best friend is fucked up too and she knows it, but she still gets to have this: the success as a villain, her legacy, the legacy as someone memorable with her best friend and her team that's so nearly within her grasp. despite it all, she's just a kid, and when she's texting alec a news article about herself or idly dreaming about installing a pool in her base, she barely even remembers the blood it's taken to get there. for a moment of her life she thinks this will never end and she'll finally get to be Seen, seen by her best friend, seen for everything great they're going to do together.

and then--she's 13--she watches her best friend kill himself in front of her, for her, and she's never going to get to tell him another secret, or make another dick joke with him, or be imp and regent on top of the world together. and her brother is even more unreachable than ever and one of the people she respects most in the whole world is gone and she's alone again, unseen, dealing w/ all this blood and no more prize at the end of the rope.

when we see her at the end of worm, she's fixated on the idea of establishing a Cool Villainous Legacy as the Badass Supervillain Imp, impressive enough to become what she and regent could've been together, but, like.

all she's actually doing is taking care of a bunch of traumatized children and going around stopping people from being terrible to each other. she wishes she were a villain. she's a charmingly edgy vigilante at worst. she spends 30 minutes straight making fish puns, stopping said traumatized children from getting into trouble, and preventing a dude from torturing ppl and hoarding resources. and then she pats herself on the back for another Successfully Villainous Act. and also while she's doing all this she's intentionally memorializing and safekeeping the legacies of taylor & alec (not brian because wildbow is a clown idiot buffon fuck but in my mind palace she's doing it for brian as well). all ppl she loved and lost, and she's desperately trying to prevent them from fading into the same obscurity as her.

so like. To Me. To Me. the reason she's still talking to herself about building her own legacy, about her own legacy being that as a Cool Villain--is because she's not ready to face that that dream from her childhood has long been dead in the water, that she's now a lonely person whose life is about tromping around in snow-proof cargo pants and making enough breakfast for all these fuckin' kids and yelling at people to be decent to each other. everyone who would've seen her has been left long behind in one tragedy or another, and on some level, she's not fully accepting that this is her life now: being the one who's left. the one whose legacy is just to carry the legacies of her friends who died too young around in her heart.

so To Me. ward aisha is abt like. i will have to rotate this in my mind further to determine more, this is the first draft of Thoughts, but to me ward aisha should 100% be about her coming to terms with the fact that she's grown up and having 2 memorialize the her that her 13yo self wanted to grow into as much as she has 2 memorialize her other lost loved ones. like scene queen kid aisha growing into an adult during a post-apocalypse where there are no longer hot topics to rob blind but she can still have silly fun hair dye for the her 7 years ago that really loved neon purple. not to fucking mention the thing where her brother comes back and they both have 2 reckon w how much she's grown and the fact that she was aspiring to be like a mini-him but if he was genuinely in touch with the emotions of the kids he's taking care of.

like what if you were an older brother and you died and then you came back and your immature little sister was almost as old as you now and bigger and taller and good at taking care of people Emotionally in the way that you never could 4 her. what then. wouldn't that be fucked up or what. aisha and brian my best friend aisha and brian

[lazy-writer-owo]

A Pirate Live.. (Ch. 1)

Shanks x OC! fanfic

Summary: How young! Shanks and young! Josephine met for the first time when her father Edward fought Roger. feat. Buggy and this is like an epilogue to a long story of Josephine Edward.

Warning- (non)

P.s. English is not my first language so please bare with me, this is also me attempting to break my comfort zone of writing an x OC fic and my first one piece fic :'D Enjoy!

Third pov.

Josephine sits by the railing of the ship looking at the luscious forest Infront of her, Marco stand beside her keeping his sharp eyes on the young lady.

Her mischevious behaviour could have slip pass by him any moment but after an order from pops have made him stay behind to babysit the adorable little lady. Josephine Newgate, a ripe age of 8 years old the little lady have spend since her birth on the ship surrounded by pirates and the danger of the marines. But nothing could sway her as she knows her father and her big family would keep the danger away from her.

"Marco, can we pleasee go there? i want to see the fight so bad" Josephine begs at the blonde haired man after a few rumble and explosion happened deep in the forest, she have always want to see the notorious pirate that her father would always complain about name Monkey.D Roger. She never met the Roger Pirates, her father forbid her to ever come near them because of their dangerous nature.

"No, you know pops would kill me and he would grounded you from going on the docks yoi" Marco says as he lean on the railing beside her, bored at his babysitting duty and all he ever wanted was to join pops and the others.

The little girl pouts at his answer and the worst thing to be punished that she can't explore any island that they docked at. The little girl then do her best 'puppy face' towards her brother with her hand clasp together infront of her "Pretty pleasee Marco, i promise i would hide and stand far awayyy i just want to see them fight pleaseee"

Marco let out a sigh shaking his head and frown at the girl "No means no, you cause enough trouble this week". Marco crosses his arms over his chest, his demeanor now serious.

"But-" Josephine try to reason with Marco again before she was shut down quickly by Marco harden glare at her. "Okay..i guess i be in my room until they come back" the girl says defeated as she hops down from the railing and walk towards the stair leading to the lower deck.

Marco shakes his head with a sigh

Josephine pov.

I open the door to my room before shutting it and lock it, i glance around my room before ducking down of my bed reaching my hand under to retrieve my stash.

A sword that was supposed to be put away after training session and a small pouch for with a small sketchbook in it, Im determined that today is the day that i will see Roger and my father in action. I will draw the fight in real live!

After my body is halfway through the small round window beside the ship i glance back whispering "Sorry marco I promise i be quick" before pulling myself before slip and fall with a yelp into the shallow sea water.

After succesfully went on to the dryland,making sure pineapple head is not on the deck. I waste no time but make a dash into the luscious forest heading to the loud noises of swords clashes to one another and angry war cry. My lips broke out into a big smile, excitement course through everysteps i take as the noises grew louder and louder.

A Clearing come into view with 2 people quarelling one another, one is a familiar silhouete of my father while the other is a man with a red coat and a red pirate hat sat upon his head. But the most noticable about the other man have a long black moustache "wow he can rival father with that moustache of his.." i duck behind the thick branch of a fallen tree peeking at them.

My mouth open in awe at the sheer power that the other man can withstand my father's attack and his haki, no doubt that is the man that rival my father. Monkey.D Roger, every each time their swords clash blew a gush of wind that blew my hair only widens my eyes and mouth to watch the 2 most dangerous pirate of the sea fought in-front of my very eyes!

But the blast blew and cut through some of the trees around me, i let out a yell as the trees fall around me before a warm hand grasp onto my hand and pull me up and dash away from the clearing to behind a rock. My eyes closed as the debris and dust stings, as we lean behind the rock catching our breath after the slight run of adrenaline. Then i realize that im with an unkown person before i reach for my sword and point it at them with a yelp "W-who! are you!?".

Standing before me is a boy same age as me with both of his arms raised in defense as the tip of my sword point at him. A strawhat rest on his head covering his fiery red hair, what an odd color. Is the boy also a pirate? i mean he have a sword strapped on his waist. Finally! a kid who is also a pirate like me!. He look at me with a tint of red on his cheeks before he snap us out of the state

"What are you doing here? do you know how dangerous it is here?!"

Taken aback by his outburst i lower my sword pointing my finger at him voice raise "and why do you care? im here to watch my father!"

The boy tilt his head confuse at my word "huh? your father?" his eyes blinking looking at me weirdly "No way, your father is a pirate from Whitebeards Pirate?"

i huff, a sword still in my hand as i put my other hand on my hip "Duh and he is-"

"Shank duck!" a voice cut through my sentence before another boy jump from on top of the rock straigh to me. I let out a scream as i see a flash of blue before a body just slam on to me knocking me on the ground, my sword flew from my hand. i let out a grunt as a ringing in my ears and hea throbing at the hard impact of the ground, the red-haired boy panic to see his best friend knock the defensless girl "Buggy! what are you doing! get off of her!"

The boy on top of me then scream aswell at his friend "She was pointing her sword at you! im only trying to help!".

i open my eyes and see a boy with a big red nose, we make eye contact before i let out a scream "GET OFF OF ME YOU WEIRDO!!" i push the blue haired boy ontop of me away before scrambling bakwards hand reaching for my sword before the red-hair quickly come near me to stop me from getting to my sword "Hey hey wait dont!"

"Stay back!" i point my sword at them, i though that i could be friend with the kid but they just want to kill me at this point "Y-you were with the roger pirate right, that's why your friend try to kill me!"

The red hair boy quickly shakes his head along with his hand as he grew nervous "No no! trust me im only trying to keep you away from the battlefield!" i snap back with "Then why is he trying to snap my neck?!" i point back at the blue haired kid

"Because you were trying to kill Shanks!"

"No i wasn't!"

"You were pointing the sword at him!"

What a good first impression huh. We glare at one another like you can see the electric connecting our intense staring contest before it was broken by Shank stand in between of us "Okay, okay stop it. My friend here can be a bit of an idiot since he does not have any common sense in his brain"

"Hmph clearly, what kind a man knock down a lady" I huff as i lower my sword. "You're not a lady! what kind of a lady handle swords!" Buggy as his friend says his name yelled pointing his finger at me.

"A kind of lady that can beat your ass!" i scream back as i went near him. Shank facepalm at the scene infront of him before he reach between them and push them apart slightly "Buggy please stop insulting her, it has been forever since we met anyone that are the same age as us in a pirate crew" The red-hair smile widely before turn his head to the girl.

"Im shanks, the idiot that knock you is Buggy we're from the Roger Pirate crew" He says still wearing the big smile as he extend his hand for a proper shake. Josephine look at the boy eyes widened slightly as she heard him, they are from the Roger Pirate? no way!

"W-wait i didn't know that the Roger Pirate have children on the crew, my father never mention that" The girl blinks at the new discoveries before buggy bugs in (hehe) "Well who's your father??"

"Oh its-"

"Josephine!!" a gruffy voice yelled as the three children tense and look up to see a figure of non other than Whitebeard descend with his weapon raise aiming at the two younger roger's crew. The boys scream frighten by the sudden appereance of the very angry Whitebeard, Roger appear infront of the children using his sword to block the attack creating a loud blast of wind that almost knock away the children.

All three of the children were shaken, buggy knees weakened as he sat on the dirt eyes wide. While Shank have wrapped his arms around the girl's waist and cover her head eyes closed by the debris and dust. Out of instict Shank have quickly pull Josephine close shielding her away from the danger, a sense of protectiveness over the girl.

"Get your filthy hands away from her!" Whitebeard voice booms as he aims at the two boys before the girl pull away from Shank's embrace spread her arms wide "Father don't!" she screams loud with her eyes close. Whitebeard weapon then stopped once again by Roger's hand hold tightly on the handle "My my i didn't know you have a daughter Whitebeard Hahaha! This is interesting my friend!"

"You're whitebeard daughter?!" the two boys yelled out shock to know the girl infront of them are no ordinary daughter to a common crew member but THE Whitebeard daughter.

The girl says nothing as she open her eyes to meet the glare of her very upset father, before meekly says "Im sorry Father.."

(To be continued....)