#years of experience babyyy

[narklos]

uhh I'm new here what is a Shu'ulathoi? If you don't mind me asking. Is that what Gman is?

A shu'ulathoi is a Combine Advisor (the weird lumpy sacks with the long tongues), but in the language of the Vortigaunts (Vortuguese). Advisors can't understand the language of the Vortigaunts, and so vorts refer to them as "shu'ulathoi' to get around being detected by the Combine.

The theory I personally subscribe to (and is heavily referenced in the Breengrub short story) is that G-Man is one of these shu'lathoi.

Breengrub states that the homeworld of the shu'ulathoi was taken over by the Combine when they were poisoned, making them easy to control. Some shu'ulathoi remained on the planet, hiding away from the Combine in a deep slumber, and "fewer still fled" (referring to the G-Man).

Due to shu'lathoi having such powerful psychic abilities, they're able to turn into almost anything when they hatch. The Advisors we see under the Combine's control are actually still in the larval phase, and are prevented from hatching.

We can infer that the G-Man is therefore a hatched shu'ulathoi who took the shape of a human to seek vengeance for his homeworld. His employers could be the shu'ulathoi that are still sleeping on the homeworld.

His strange mannerisms and talking patterns are due to shu'ulathoi actually being unable to breathe well in Earth's atmosphere (see the Air Exchange and the breathing apparatus that the Advisors wear for more info), and his otherworldly powers come from the incredible psychic abilities that the shu'ulathoi naturally have.

Hope this helps! If I should clarify anything, just let me know!

[81folklore]

heaven - OP81 - part 4

pairings: oscar piastri x private!fem!reader (fc: gracie abrams)

summary: oscars winter break as seen through social media

type: social media au (smau)

authors note: THEYRE BACK BABYYY!! ive missed these two so much so here 🤲 i spent a while trying to decide what i wanted to happen with these two (already have some plans) but i needed to post and my current wip is so frustrating 😕

authors note 2: its official theyre my favorites, i had sooooo much fun writing this, just two babies in love!!!! requests are always open and feel free to come chat!! (also i wrote this at 6am so sorry if there are any typos🫶)

heaven masterlist masterlist

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yourfriend3 actually insane

yourfriend7 you are so lovely

oscarpiastri how are you even real

yourusername babyyyy☹️

oscarpiastri 😍😍

yourusername 🤩🤩

user5 ur outfits are always unreal

landonorris is thought u were staying in tonight??

yourusername we are..i dressed up for fun😁

user7 THE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE

user18 SKWKZIWJJS

user93 my jaw DROPPED

yourfriend2 my favorite outfit of yours!!

user54 biggest question is if we’ll get winter break content😕

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oscarpiastri weenie waits for no one

yourusername heyy he likes sleeping in the warm☹️☹️

oscarpiastri still steals my seat😕

user54 oh my god

user3 DID OSCAR TAKE THOSE?!

yourusername yesss🫠

yourfriend6 see you soon!!

user68 the outfits NEVER disappoint

user2 im so ok

user26 THE FOURTH PHOTO??

user63 THE LAST PHOTO??

user5 you are so so pretty

yourusername thank uuuu🫶

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user54 OH MY GOD

user77 i may never recover

yourusername weenie and back photos oh i won *liked by creator*

landonorris ?!?!!?!

user2 LMAOOOO

user4 i feel ill i cant cope

user32 i need someone to love me the way they love each other

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user9 the third photo..the THIRD PHOTO

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oscar oscar oscar

i hold so much love for you i often feel like its about to spill out of me, unable to be contained, and when im with you i let it. i let it fill the room and cover you until you really feel how much i love you

every day i wake up thinking about how lucky i am that i get to love you, that i get to live with you. its a blessing and im the luckiest girl in the world

ill never be able to fully explain just what you mean to me, just how much youve impacted and improved my life. everyday i find myself thinking of you and finding bits of you in places i least expect and then i get filled with this happiness that i only experience with you

you are the light of my life oscar piastri and i will love you in every universe, i promise

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oscarpiastri i love you more than words can describe, you have made me the happiest man alive

oscarpiastri i am in awe of you every single day and i cannot believe i get to spend them with you

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the love i feel for you is infinite and is strong enough to keep me alive forever

you keep my heart filled with a love that ive never felt before and i will only ever feel for you

you’re my forever person, my bestfriend and i will love you until i cant love any more

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yourusername oh oscar i love you so much

yourusername forever sounds perfect to me

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[kondensaduhhh]

Brozone HCs (Post Break Up)

- first of all, i refuse to believe that John Dory was any older than 16 when the band broke up, maybe he's just baby faced, but to me, he's at most 16 years old, yall really gonna look at JD in that flashback and see a 20?? hes just a babyyy

- their ages when the band broke up are, JD: 16, Bruce: 15, Clay: 13, Floyd: 12, Branch: 4

- the tunnel escape only happened almost a year later

- Bruce found Vacay Island only months after the tunnel escape, he ran away from the rest of the trolls thinking maybe he'll find his older brother, but instead found Vacay Island.

- Bruce met Brandy and was in love at first sight, instantly tried to impress her by doing the whole Heartthrob bit, which only amused Brandy, but only when he started to mellow out and started to let down the Heartthrob title, did Brandy start to reciprocate.

- Bruce tried to do the whole courting thing with Brandy, but the second she liked him back, she was like "Mmyeah, youre my boyfriend now" and Bruce nearly screamed like one of his fangirls that he had to take a dive in the ocean.

- due to this, Bruce was the only one that didn't experience becoming gray.

- Floyd became gray after the tunnel escape, back when they were still within the cage, he still somewhat knew where his brothers were, except for JD, but he knew his big brother would be fine. so when they executed the tunnel escape, he couldn't find Clay and Bruce, and didnt know that Branch had started to isolate himself so no one has seen his younger brother either.

- he became gray and left the village, as he was going to look for himself. he didnt sing for a long time, but he did start writing songs and poems that eventually became songs, and had the spontaneous thought of singing one song and broadcasting it.

- the song became an instant hit, and slowly has he started to build his solo career did he gain his colors back.

- Clay lost his colors when they found the hold course to reside in. he lost it a few weeks living in the golf course, did reality set in that he might never see his family again, a lot of the putt putt trolls lost their colors too.

- when Viva saw this, as heartbroken as she was too, she was the firstborn of the king, and as their princess she cant let any of this sadness continue to consume her people, and she found ways to cheer the putt putt trolls up and bring their colors back, including Clay.

- Clay actually only started doing the boring stuff to get away from his previous title of The Fun One, but as things continued on, he did it to keep his mind off of being fun, because being fun reminded him of his family, the family he will never see again.

- but Clay does enjoy keeping the putt putt trolls safe and not gray, he even invented 'protocols' which were essentially games to keep them happy, which he would never admit were games

- JD's colours were on and off for a year when he left the band, and when he came to visit for Branch's birthday, everybody was gone, his colors went to a cooler colour where he cried for days in their pod, and then went gray when the tears subsided. when he left the cage, his colours were so dull, no bergen saw him leave the tree, bc he left with no caution whatsoever

- John Dory doesn't know how much time has passed. he used to have a calendar where he would cross out the days to keep track, but he forgot if he crossed the date out too early or too late and eventually just stopped.

- Floyd became a songwriter to multiple different species

- the brothers who had a hard time fitting back in the pop village from least to most was Floyd, Bruce, Clay, and JD.

- Floyd still had his social skills, better than the rest of the brothers due to the being a songwriter and all, Bruce, while not interacting with trolls, he wasnt living in the past like Clay was, and JD only had Rhonda with the occasional small talk to other trolls whenever he needed supplies that he couldnt make out of scratch.

- JD nearly died a few times. being mostly alone in nature was a lot of trial and error. he got sick/injured so severely that he would write barely intelligible notes about who his brothers were and to tell them how sorry he was and how to take care of Rhonda, pass out and completely forget about the letters. they're tucked into the nooks and crannies inside Rhonda.

- Clay tried to write letters to his brothers, if they were out there, but when it came to sending them, he didn't know how. so he just has thousands of letters addressed to his brothers, varying from asking how Branch was doing, if Floyd still bakes and how he misses his baked goods, asks if Spruce can tell him how to do his hair because it was growing out of control and he always had the best hair out of all of them, and telling John Dory how much he hated him and that it was all his fault and that he misses the soup JD used to make for him specifically, and how tight JD hugged him and missed his stories and how he missed him. How he missed all of them.

- Bruce had a bit of a hard time in raising his kids, not realising that the Vacay Puppets aged differently from trolls. that while most trollings could hold a whole conversation with understanding at the age of a year and a half, some even just after hatching, while his children only babbled and said very few words and short, broken sentences at age 3. he was very worried about their development until Brandy told them that they actually developing pretty quickly for a Vacay Puppet (idk wtf to call them😭😭)

- ppl think that JD is stupid, but the truth is he just misses social cues, and has been out in the wilderness mostly alone so, what is common sense to most trolls, John Dory has completely forgotten about

- Floyd is obviously the most sensitive, but this not only means he is quick to shed a tear, he is also quick to be offended/mad. sometimes it scares Floyd how much he sees JD in himself, but this also made Floyd empathise with JD somewhat, knowing the shame that comes after the anger that came too quick and left just as quickly

- accessory HCs: Floyd has a total of 4 ear piercings, all in one ear,

Branch has got both his ears pierced, the left being a small, mint green gem, and the right a magenta barbell,

Bruce def a navel piercing, a shell necklace with 14 shells on it to represent his wife and kids, and a teal, yellow, pink, and blue woven anklet,

Clay doesn't have any piercings but he does have tats on his legs of those fuck ass stars, hearts, and diamonds on his legs, all below the knee, bc Viva wanted to try tattooing,

JD has a tongue and nipple piercings, he doesn't remember getting them, all he knows he that he got really sad, and then next thing he knows he's awake somewhere he knew he didnt fall asleep in, he kept them anyway

- pop trolls' hair can change when they undergo extreme negative emotions, which was why Clay's hair went from straight and yellow, to curly and green

- when Bruce had an all girl quintuplets (bc i refuse to believe that they had all those children one by one😭😭) he named them Jane Dolly, Clair, Flora, and Briar ((btw i only just found out that Bruce only has one daughter but shhh))

- Floyd has written songs for/about all his brothers, but never said their names in them or even mentioned that it was about Brother specifically, always a vague family member or loved one.

- John Dory was the best at any culinary skill out of all of them, he's the one that taught Floyd how to bake, from how to make the fluffiest chiffon cake, how to laminate pastries, to knowing how to do everything from scratch, to how to do everything without any baking equipment, like a thermometer or a timer.

- However, Bruce, despite being a father and owning a restaurant, is the shittiest cook out of all of them, he either forgets an ingredient and/or under/overdoes it.

- nature is oddly nice to Floyd. not bc of anything in particular, they just really like him. JD used to call Floyd their lucky charm whenever they go camping.

- JD, Clay, and Floyd are adrenaline junkies.

- Clay knows pretty much everything there is in fabric making, from crocheting, knitting to tapestry making, he can do it.

- Floyd absolutely LOVES denim. he will most likely have one piece of his outfit be denim, be it his pants or a bracelet

- after years of being alone, and only having Rhonda be his constant companion, JD has a concerningly high pain tolerance, and being around such a big creature like Rhonda and no one else to compare pain to, whenever he does react to pain, he thinks he's just being over dramatic bc when Rhonda had a splinter the same size as the one he is currently injured with (AKA HUGE) she merely limped, so hed probably be fine.

- Clay looks the most like their mother

- And John Dory is their half brother

[kindestofkings]

dancing in the moonlight

josh jenkinson x guitarist!reader

about: reader's sitting room sessions are like acoustic covers she posts on youtube hope thats clear, also sooo many different faceclaims I hadn't it in me to keep the same lolll ENJOY

also! you know I buzz off including alll my favs in my smaus so enjoy 🤭

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yourusername the last leg of love on tour has officially begun, somebody sedate me.

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harryfan1 noooo why cant you keep going forever ?

harryfan3 they already have this is like year 3 of this tour lol yourusername yeahh unfortunately rest is needed

harryfan2 you are the coolest member of the love band pass it on

fan1 will your sitting room sessions end till its over?

yourusername no acc going to keep doing them on the road ! <3

lloyddddddddddddddddd sickk one

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yourusername home show babyyy (kinda Im from dublin) but omg Slane you were a mad experience!

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harryfan1 haha was that last pic added in by accident ?

yourusername hahah no I needed the pic of sir styles, bag of cans IN HAND on my grid yourusername its gonna be my next tattoo

harrystyles 🤨🤨

yourusername nah come on look at the joy on your face, just a boy with his bag of cans xx

evehewson he didnt even swim just drank the cans

harrystyles enough of the lies #fakenews

harryfan2 I love how unserious she is with harry

sarahjones you own yellow !

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inhalerdublin We’ll never be able to fully recover from the experience of playing Slane Castle yesterday. Thank you to @harrystyles for having us open for him in such a legendary place. And to every one of you who sang our songs back to us.

See you in November Ireland x

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inhalerfan1 inslayer at slayne castle

lewsvans just a small one

yourusername massive

harryfan1 same girl also in my inhaler era after them opening

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yourusername babe wake up a new sitting room session just dropped xx

todays tune has been stuck in my head since slane, check out the video for my jetlagged attempt of dublin in ecstasy <3

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yourmam get your shoes of that couch young lady

yourusername 😧😧 sorry mammy

inhalerdublin we're honoured ❤️

harryfan1 you are both so talented and so hot

harryfan2 frrrr I dont know if I wanna be her or with her

inhalerfan1 did you meet the lads ?!

yourusername I did yes ! but I was acc at one of their first few gigs way back when so second time seeing them live 😎 inhalerfan1 wow I did not know you were an inhaler fan! I'm seeing them for the first time in paris later this year !! yourusername ah enjoy, the place where the whole world waits to come alive 😏 ryanmcmahon_15 obsessed much?

joshjenkinson_ worryingly good, please don't come for my job !

yourusername the man that you are that bridge is sick! p.s. I could never match your dance moves ryanmcmahon_15 those would be the infamous jenkinson knees yourusername mesmerising x

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harryflorals harry featured in one of yourusername's sitting room sessions, which they recorded during a day off on tour! the premise of the series started out as just yourusername playing acoustic covers but has become a fan favourite and she's started having guests !

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harryfan1 no way what song did they sing??

harryflorals they sang in a week which is originally by Hozier x

harryfan2 so rogue of him but I love it

harryfan3 ughh casual harry my favourite harry

harryfan4 they sounded soooo good

harryfan1 what is their vibes? friends or can we start the ship? harryfan4 I think its strictly platonic ! she's been part of his band for ages now

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you can't see but major heart eyes

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inhalerfan1 at who tho??? please be a josh girlie

joshjenkinson_ 😳😳

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yourusername an emotional day at the office today. never wanted to say goodbye to love on tour but I am so greatful for the experience.

massive thank to harrystyles for bringing me along on both tours, had so much fun <33

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harrystyles the best in the business

yourusername what are you doing?? get off your phone and get writing another album so we can go on tour again?!?! harryfan1 listen to the boss

bobbyskeetz inhaler x yourusername sitting room sesh now?

joshjenkinson_ she'd have to be not touring for that to happen bobbyskeetz not touring ? YOU JUST FINISHED? yourusername lol yeah about thattttt

sarahjones loved sharing this experience with you sister

yourusername wouldn't have been the same without you miss jones xxx

harryfan2 you were my favourite member of the love band !! will you ever be releasing your own music ?

yourusername thanks my love! at the moment no, I'm actually joining another band for their upcoming tour so will be busy with that. buttt the sitting room sessions will continue <33

harryfan2 pity but all fun stuff! what band? yourusername all will be revealed🤫

inhalerfan1 the inhaler boys do be in her comments a lot these days..

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studying, taking notes

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↳ i'm not the one on two international tours in one year tho ?? am I?

↳ yourusername lol fair but as the president of the josh fanclub, I suggest you should do that x

elijahhewson fact: guitarist and singer is a better couple

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yourusername first of all selling pEtROL. joining the inventors of tumblr on the next of their tour so I'm returning to the tumblr aesthetic (method playing?)

see all you emos at the 1975 still... at their very best, but until then I'll leave you with a sitting room sesh (bedroom ed 😏 ) xx

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harryfan1 do you ever rest???

the1975 tour just got a whole lot more fun !

1975fan1 no way im so excited, shes so hot

inhalerfan1 is the sitting room sesh a emo classic?

yourusername you know it, my fav the 1975 song change your ticket ! trumanblack fired for defamation x yourusername its all quite meta 🤨

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1975fanupdates obsessed with yourusername ever since my 1975 show. how is someone so cool and pretty??? living rent free

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1975fan1 no cause Im the EXACT same, shes such a good guitarist aswell

1975fan2 it must be happening at every show lol. even though shes at the back matty kept trying to get the attention back on him

1975fanupdates lmao I cant

harryfan1 awh I miss her!! her boyf is soo lucky

1975fan1 noo she has a boyfriend thats heartbreaking news, who is it? harryfan1 Im not sure! there was just a bang at the start of her last sitting room sesh and she said sorry my boyfriend keeps hitting his head off my low door frame 😭😭

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joshjenkinson_ 2 days was not enough

↳ babyyyy I know this is the worst

1975fan1 lost my wife to a man 😭 😭 😭😭

inhalerfan1 IS THAT JOSH!!!!!!!!

ryanmcmahon_15 those infamous jenkinson knees

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joshjenkinson_ she really buzzes off a good windowsill

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yourusername YOU GOTTA SLIDE OUT THE WINDOWWWWW elijahhewson 🎤?

elijahhewson ...... yourusername ........ elijahhewson slideeee yourusername yayayayyyy

bobbyskeetz day 40000 of asking for a inhaler sitting room sesh

yourusername yeah you and like 3 other people, im overwhelmed

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yourusername yeah no big deal just about to drop a sitting room session where I sing mazzy star's fade into you with my music crush THE julien baker. 😀😀😀 feeling so normal about this

go watch it, we had a lot of fun!

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yourusername also im putting more into the production of these so hopefully the sound and visual quality increase is a nice treat for y'all <33

julienrbaker spends 2 days in memphis and is saying y'all..

yourusername inner cowgirl was unleashed, dont force her back into the box 🤠

1975fan1 wow not my two celeb crushes together...

yourusername im weak that you're considering me a celeb

phoebebridgers take me next please

yourusername omg if I must 😳🤭

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yourusername boyfriend reveal or the next guest on sitting room sessions? you decide what you wanna focus on xx

terrifying take of lana del rey's let the light in, we both love to hide behind guitars so be gentle x

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harryfan1 omg this is so so so so beautiful

inhalerfan1 josh's vocals need to be louder next album/tour !! boy can sing

elijahhewson im gonna focus on how you stole my man

yourusername just cause you’re petty that you haven't been on a sitting room sesh yet xx inhalerfan1 PLEASE have him on I beg

bobbyskeetz wtf has a guy got to do to get invited to a session, sleep with you?

joshjenkinson_ you're getting a box yourusername gross robert thanks for the nightmare fuel

harrystyles this is my favourite one yet x

yourusername too kind H, such a softie for romance

inhalerfan2 omg they're dating 😭 😭 😭 😭 such a hot couple 😭 😭 😭

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1975fanupdates its yourusername's life and we're just living in it. She came in at 60th on this list, slayed so hard

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yn'swife I say thats my wife and Im proud

inhalerfan1 bless josh in his supportive era <3

1975fan1 she needs to go on her own tour immediately

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yourusername this sitting room session is evidence for how annoying bobbyskeetz can be! ALL the boys of inhaler joined me in my newww (😏) sitting room for a chaos cover of dreams by the cranberries <3

p.s. thought this photo was giving yay fun! when I took it but on reflection it looks like eli and bobby are making fun of me 🤨

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inhalerfan1 miss thank you for delivering all this inhaler content, the drought has been real!

yourusername I got you gorgeous xx

bobbyskeetz I prefer the term persistent actually

yourusername yeah and I prefer a headache free existence but we cant all get what we want xx joshjenkinson_ thought management told yous to be nicer online... yourusername its SOO hard tho inhalerfan2 its giving such sibling energy lol

elijahhewson stop the lies #falsenarrative

ryanmcmahon_15 in a band of bullies, thanks for having us tho !!

harryfan1 you're making me an inhaler fan with all this lol

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josh girles how did I do??? love making this one

[choccyhearts]

Lollipop Chainsaw // Steve Harrington x Reader

Note: is this too niche of an idea? i originally thought of this as an eddie fic until i realized, no, steve fits the profile for handsome jock obviously, and he would love any kind of sexy couples costume with his partner <3 (also this idea came to me because i thought it'd be sooo hot but awful irl)

CW: 18+!! Suggestive and spicy but not smut, fem!reader, light soft!dom!reader/sub!steve dynamic, steve is in LOVE, modern!steve but only cause of the video game, plzz lemme know if i missed anything!

Here's the costume btw:

♡

Steve wasn't ever really into Halloween. He did all the traditions, but it wasn't a time of year he was dying to celebrate. As he got older, he liked it for the reasons young people like it -- drinking and sexy costumes. Not that he didn't have a sweet tooth too, though.

But once he started dating you, he quickly discovered how serious people could take the holiday. Not that he was complaining. He thought it was adorable, the way your face lit up when you'd see a pumpkin or skeleton in front of someone's home, or how excited you'd get when you were making your autumn treats. And it meant he had a wide variety of dates he could take you on -- haunted houses, hay rides, pumpkin picking, picnics.

He also helped you decorate, putting up the really high stuff like spider webs and lights. He loved how big your smile was when you saw your vision come true thanks to his help. He may not love Halloween, but he sure loves you, so I guess he loves Halloween by association.

But when it came to picking out a costume, something he was excited to do, you had other plans. He wanted to do something cheesy and coupley or sexy and totally hot. He'd always thought it would be cute to have the couples' costume experience for just one night. A silent way of showing you off to everyone, making sure they know you're only his.

You, however, told him that you already knew what you were going to be and it was going to be a surpise. Steve knew he was going to like whatever you pick, but he couldn't help but feel a little bummed that another Halloween was going to come and go and he once again wasn't going to live out his couples costume fantasy.

So, now he lay on your bed, tossing a stress ball into the air and catching it while you're in the bathroom. It's Halloween weekend, and there's a party you're both excited for. Steve decided to go without costume, not having come up with a good idea soon enough. You asked him sweetly over the phone to wear his old Hawkins varsity jacket and the pair of jeans that hugged his ass and bulge nicely but refused to clue him in why.

A sigh leaves Steve's lips, his eyes lazily following the stress ball as it soars and drops over and over again. It had been almost half an hour, and you were still in the bathroom. He was getting antsy, wanting to check in and see if you were okay. He knew it took girls a while in the bathroom (though it could be argued he takes just as long), so he just assumed you were trying to fix your hair or makeup.

"Babyyy, are you almost finished?" His voice comes out whinier than he wants, but it still gets his point across.

"Almost, Stevie. I promise it'll be worth it," you call to him lovingly.

You stare at yourself in the mirror, adjusting your belt. You knew this idea was perfect, and you were counting down the days until you could reveal it. Your eyes drift over your body in the mirror, donning a Juliet Starling costume.

When it came to picking out the perfect costume idea to surprise Steve with, you wanted something that would take his breath away and wrap him even tighter around your finger. Most sexy couples costumes were good, but you didn't want to be the third Morticia and Gomez at a party. You wanted something you figured no one else would wear, and after playing the game, Lollipop Chainsaw, you knew it was the perfect costume.

Steve hums softly to himself, mind blanking as he continues waiting. You walk into your room, and like a puppy, Steve sits up putting all of his attention on you. He smiles at you, heart racing as he looks at your cute appearance, standing in front of him with your hair in two pig tails and makeup done softly.

"You look sooo pretty, baby," Steve grins, face flushed and eyes shining.

"You can't even see my costume," you tease, as you've hidden it under a robe.

"Doesn't matter, still look pretty," he blinks slowly, very love drunk.

"Well, you look handsome too, my love." You walk to him, standing between his legs as you set your hands on his shoulders. He lets out a 'mmm' and brings his face against your stomach, needing to just melt into you. You delicately drag your nails against his neck, not wanting to mess up his styled hair.

"My handsome, adorable lover boy," you coo before pulling away. He tightens his arms around you and grunts in response.

"No, wanna stay like this," his voice is muffled as he speaks against your body.

"Don't you wanna see my costume? I wanna see yours." You successfully free yourself and take a couple steps back.

"Yeah, speaking of, why did I need to wear this?"

You don't answer verbally. Instead, untying your robe and sliding it off your body, revealing the cute blue and pink cheerleading uniform. You let the robe fall to the floor as you do a small spin to let Steve look at all of you. His eyes widen and get shinier as he refuses to blink, his mouth parting in an 'o' shape. Lights are on, but no one's home.

"What do you think? Isn't it cute?"

Your little boyfriend can't even hear you, his brain too occupied drinking in your seductive beauty. All he can think about is how mouth-watering your thighs look, how soft and plush your tits look, how he could just barely see your ass when you turned. He wants to keep staring but he also wants to touch you.

"Stevie?" You walk forward and use two fingers to guide his chin to look up at you.

He blinks a few times, involuntary tears falling as his eyes rehydrate.

"I'm sorry, baby, what did you say?"

"Do you like it?"

He pulls you against him again and groans loudly.

"You kidding, me? I looove it, I mean it. I fucking love it," his hands squeeze your ass which makes you jump. You bite back a moan, not wanting to let him distract you.

"Thank you, sweetie." You kiss the top of his head. "And now, for the other surprise!"

"Another surprise? Baby, I don't think my heart can take it."

"Come on, you'll reallyyy like this one," you say in a sing-songy tone.

"Well, I reallyyy like this one, just fine," he mimicks you. "So why don't we just stay here, put on a scary movie, and I show you a few tricks of my own."

He holds your left wrist and begins kissing up your arm, knowing it's your weakness. You hum happily, always enjoying getting loved on by him. His lips are soft and gentle as they stamp your skin over and over again. But his efforts are useless.

"Nope, nope. Let me show you the other half of the costume." You pull off as he gripes at you.

You go into your closet and pull out a thick, neck brace looking collar with a metal loop on the back. You keep it hidden behind your back from Steve as you walk back to him.

"So, you've never played this game, but our costumes are inspired by two characters from a game called Lollipop Chainsaw. I'm Juliet, the protagonist, a zombie hunting cheerleader, and you get to be her football player jock boyfriend."

"I see why you asked me to wear this now."

"There's just one thing about her boyfriend."

"Is he zombie?"

"No, actually, Juliet saves him by decapitating him."

"So you're asking to decapitate me," Steve asks with heavy sarcasm lacing his tone.

"No." You roll your eyes before pulling the collar from behind your back, and Steve eyes it confused. You walk towards him and motion it to him, asking if he'll let you put it on him. He nods, trusting you and remembering you said he'd like it. You've never steered him wrong yet. What's the harm?

You unclasp the collar and begin to gently wrap it around Steve's neck.

"After she decapitates him, she does a spell to keep him alive. And, for the rest of the game, she needs to keep him safe."

You click the collar shut and allow Steve to make any adjustments. Once he confirms he's comfortable, you continue.

"So, she keeps him with her by attaching him to her belt."

You turn and show him you have a clip attached to the side of your belt. You look at Steve as he slowly makes the connection of what you're asking him to do.

"So, I thought, obviosuly not for the entire night, you could stay clipped to me. And it stretches too, see?" You demonstrate that the clip is on a stetchy wire. "So if you need to move around you can."

He stays quiet, an unreadable look on his face. Your face heats and stomach drops. This is not going how you thought it would. You knew Steve wanted to do a couples costume and you should've just planned it with him instead of trying to surprise him and-

Steve slides off your bed and down to his knees. He shuffles over and grips your leg, looking up at you with pleading eyes. This was somehow better than anything he could've imagined. He should've known you'd do something so thoughtful.

♡

And that's how you end up walking around a party with a large prop chainsaw in one hand and your lovesick boyfriend Steve attached at the hip, literally. His big, strong hands grabbing and groping you anytime he needs a Halloween treat (the real reason you picked this costume) and soft, wet mouth biting your ass and thighs anytime he wants a trick.

Unsurprisingly, he stays attached the entire night!! He sits on his knees while you mingle and talk to your friends, lays his head on your lap when you sit on the couch, and chooses to just stumble over his feet while you walk around --and yes, he does need to grab your ass cheek while you move, how else is he supposed to hold on???

It's safe to say Steve's favorite holiday is now Halloween...

[nerdy-prudes-must-age-regress]

ive always pictured hannah as an age regressor. the way she acts could be perceived as being younger (repeating certain words, broken sentences when upset). plus, tom perceiving her as being ‘around [tim’s] age’ is a bit interesting considering she’s about 4 years older than him. maybe he kind of saw through her trying to act ‘big’ in a time of distress?

i also see ethan as her CG, and i think he calls her ‘little lady’ when she’s regressed. she regresses more when she’s upset and she’s often very angry and sad when regressed (i think some people call that impure regression but i personally dislike the term) so ethan is always there to comfort her.

webby and lex also care for her! lex has a lot of experience in taking care of her sister so she knows what to do when hannah regresses, and has supplies on her often. she’s often more prepared than ethan is. webby, on the other hand, takes a more soothing approach. singing to her, etc.

ive put way too much thought into this can you tell? lol

OUGHH MY BABYYY…I need more agere Hannah & agere mark in my life actually so thanks for this :3

[eco-lite]

Volume 7 babyyy let’s go!

(But CW: sexual assault. I do include some quotes related to the assault here since I was recording my thoughts on it at the time.)

First of all, how gorgeous is this cover art?! They looks so good. This might be my favorite cover so far.

“Even now, twenty years later, I still haven’t found my ‘rightful place’” (6). Okay so we going Richard introspection hours. Love it!

“Prologue”

* Blogger!Seigi omg.

* I guess “Iggy” is pretty close in pronunciation to “Seigi” but it seems wild to call him that lol. Also, who is reading this blog???

* Lotus is Seigi’s favorite flower. Got it.

* I wish the blog posts had a different format or typeface than the main text. That would be really fun and easier to distinguish.

* For fuck’s sake, just call him!

* For real though, it is really easy to sympathize with Seigi’s doubts right now. Being in such a foreign place, just waiting around for things to happen. That would make anyone anxious and doubtful of their choice. “When you had too much time on your hands, your anxieties loomed bigger, like shadow puppets hit by the light” (23). Fr fr.

* Jeffrey is ultra-dramatic and mysterious as usual. This is going to be quite an experience.

“Day 1”

* It’s so wild to me that Seigi thinks Richard would tell him to quit his internship if he’s not settling in well. That’s not how I see Richard at all. Shouldn’t Seigi know that Richard would tell him a long story with a message about perseverance, likely with illusions to Richard’s own life that would fly right over Seigi’s head? Because that’s pretty clearly the standard. As always, Seigi is way too in his head.

* Ah, so the mentorship wasn’t supposed to be like this after all. It’s really cute to see Richard getting so indignant and protective of Seigi like this.

* The rapid shift in Richard’s tone once he thinks Seigi is distracted/being disingenuous gave me fucking whiplash.

* NOT Seigi blocking Richard from view of the staff guy who’s giving interested glances at him. 🫢

* Bro this is crazy. Who is this mysterious other British man? What’s his past with Richard? It’s so bad that Richard is drinking alcohol?? Living for the drama.

“Day 2”

* Richard wearing sunglasses inside? Uh oh, he got fucked up last night.

* Seigi once again defending Richard from the male cruise staff. At least Richard seemed to appreciate it.

* “Richard chuckled when he saw the fraught look on my face. I always thought he sounded a bit like a pigeon when he laughed like that” (77). Wtf why is that adorable?

* Ooh a rare Richard swear!

* Okay so whatever Richard doesn’t want Seigi to see at the jewelry showcase has to do with the darker sides of the world of gemstones. What have you gotten yourself into, Richard?

* I actually feel physically ill. Now it’s very clear why Richard didn’t want Seigi to be here. I didn’t think the “dark” aspects were going to hit quite so close to home. Seigi is focusing only on Karlsbrook because he’s filled with rage, but I really need to get a check in Richard rn please. OKAY SHIT, Richard keeps brushing Karlsbrook’s arm off his waist but he is not getting the hint. What a CREEP.

* This is genuinely so hard to read. I am right there with Seigi, struggling to restrain myself from doing something rash to (metaphorically) destroy this man. And there are so many bystanders doing nothing. God, this is painful.

* “‘I love beautiful things. I want beautiful things. I don’t want anything but beautiful things. And in that respect, nothing could be more desirable to a collector like myself than you’” (98). I’m going to fucking throw up. This is explaining so much about Richard’s trauma around compliments of his beauty. This blatant objectification is vile.

* What the fuck is this Karlsbrook guy’s deal? He clearly would have harassed Richard even if Seigi wasn’t there, but he seemed to do it more gleefully because it was in front of Seigi. What does he know about Seigi and Richard’s relationship? He marveled at the fact that Seigi actually showed up earlier. How did he know that there was a possibility he would? And how does he even know who Seigi is in the first place? This is so fucked up!

* And they’re distantly related?! Bro…

* Okay so if Jeffrey didn’t send Seigi those emails, it was definitely Karlsbrook. Why does he want Seigi there so badly?

* Anddd now he’s being framed for stealing a priceless ring. Okie dokie then.

* “Kindly uncle” is not the vibe I’m getting, my guy. “Stupid, elderly baby doll” is a much more apt description.

* Vince is a great character. He just seems like a nice, chill dude you’d want to hang out with. And I love when a character’s appearance doesn’t match their personality. It gets me every time.

* After Vince goes on a lecture about anime and manga figure 3D modeling: “I cautiously asked Vince if he liked anime and manga, and he politely ignored me. Got it” (151). This guy. What a kuudere.

* This story was just tough. Looking forward to the conclusion tomorrow.

“Day 3”

* Ooh, detective Seigi!

* I’m loving Seigi’s absolute audacity in this one.

* Seigi is so adhd-coded.

* “‘…What happened with that creep?’ ‘Just shut up for a bit.’ ‘Okay’” (190). I love their rapport. 😂

* Richard showing up looking gorgeous to kick ass at poker while subtly roasting the VP is so !! He’s truly serving here.

* “The man presenting his merciless flush of hearts had such a beautiful yet indifferent look in his eyes as he stared intently at the man across from him. ‘Shall we continue?’ (193). So cunty!

* “Richard always had fire in his eyes when he got angry. The melanin in his irises gave their blue a sort of undulating wave pattern, and when I looked at him, I got goosebumps. It made me feel like I’d laid eyes on something no mortal should ever see” (193-194). Seigi is in so deep, bro.

* “‘Thank you, Ricky. Not even Raphael’s Madonna is a match for the beauty of your fingers manipulating those cards. I wish you would use those fingers to toy with me.’ ‘My apologies, I’ve been suffering from some temporary hearing loss and did not catch what you just said.’ After replying with the most refined ‘Like hell I will,’ in history, Richard stepped back and left the two men at the table” (199). 🤮🤮🤮 Karlsbrook is literally a mustache-twirling villain, this is crazy. Great clapback though, Richard. Also, is anybody else so uncomfortable when people call Richard “Ricky?” It feels infantalizing and like such a violation of the image Richard wants to present himself as.

* I just looked up what happened to the Colonel Sanders statue in Dotonbori. Wow… Seigi is not fucking around.

* Why are Vince and Richard having slightly hostile banter right now?? This is hilarious but I feel like I missed something behind the scenes.

* VINCE WAS HIS ASSISTANT????? This is blowing my mind omg.

* AND IT WAS VINCE IN THE BAR THAT FIRST NIGHT??? Wild. Can’t believe Seigi suspected that from hearing his purposefully bad english. Seigi actually is a good detective, and he’s more observant than I give him credit for. How rude to hold out on the readers like that though!

* “‘That was the first time I’d ever felt that strongly that I wasn’t needed somewhere… I’ve never felt such heartache like the moment I realized that I could offer nothing of value to this person who was such a huge presence in my life’” (231). Ouchies. Boy, do I know that feeling. Poor Vince. It’s unfortunate that Vince felt his relationship with Richard was so one-sided. I hope he won’t always be bitter about their relationship. Even if he had said something to Richard back then, I think Richard would have gotten very closed off and defensive, since they didn’t have a super close personal relationship. They’ve both improved in their communication skills since then. And it seems like things are going quite well for Vince now. I wish that funky little guy the best, and I hope he and Seigi end up staying in touch.

* “The beautiful man threw off his jacket about 30 percent more aggressively than normal, rolled up his sleeves, and stood in front of the punching bag. He gave it a fierce one-two punch. Sometimes, humans just get the urge to suddenly practice boxing, and this seemed to be one such time for Richard” (245). I love that we’re getting to see Richard like this. Seigi clearly has seen Richard be more casual around him since he knows how Richard normally takes off his jacket, but I doubt Richard has let Seigi see this side of him before. And I also really relate to getting the urge to “suddenly practice boxing.”

* And then he just leaves looking disheveled?! Bruh. At least stick around to cool off first. 😏

* Thank god the rest of the cruise was peaceful. I’m glad Seigi and Richard got to just hang out after all that drama.

* Ewww Seigi had to endure a hug from Karlsbrook. But I’m so glad that creep got exposed. Hopefully Gargantua actually does good after the investigation into their culture of sexual misconduct.

“Epilogue”

* “But as you might expect if a food for celebrations, it opened with ‘twenty-five eggs,’ so I think I’ll try scaling it down” (251). I just love cute little comments Seigi makes like this. Also very relatable to anybody who follows Pinterest recipes. Who needs to make that much food??

* Richard reads about “unfamiliar grammatical constructions” for fun. This man…

* “There were words that I wanted to say in Japanese and others that felt easier to express in English, but they were both becoming mine. For example, this was something that I wanted to say in Engish. I wish you were here. I wish you were here to eat the food I made. I don’t know if you’ll like it, but I’d be happy if you have it a try. And if I say something ridiculous again, I wouldn’t mind if you got frustrated and scolded me” (263). 😌😌😌 But for real, can we talk about the romance of wanting to tell someone you miss them in their native language?

* Richard being so giddy that he pulled off this prank of showing up unannounced is adorable.

* Seigi’s idea of heaven is sitting in a beautiful garden drinking royal milk tea and eating delicious snacks while talking to Richard. 😌😌😌

* Okayyy and right back into the drama. I guess we’re going to have a teenage girl nemesis now. Not at all what I was expecting. But as always, I’m excited to learn more about Richard’s past!

Although this volume had many tough moments, we actually got a lot of smiley Richard. He seems a lot more comfortable around Seigi than even at the end of the last volume. I’m really looking forward to seeing how their relationship progresses from here. Especially if they’re staying in Sri Lanka together like was suggested at the end of Vol 6!

[twisted-wonderland-shenanigans]

!!!!!

Since Kaiju Grim! Is bigger than lil Yuu! (Presumably - correct me if I'm wrong) does he, like, try to be a big bro? Do he scoop the tiny human (and fail because he's a clumsy fool) once he's emotionally attached? (I'm a sucker for familial bonds lmao)

Also also - are there any Kaiju who you feel would be confused as to what to do/how to react when they encounter Yuu and Grim (like how some people don't know how to hold babies and worry about how they seem so small and easy to accidentally bump or something - which I feel may be a Deuce thing to do hehe)

And on the flip side - any who would immediately be all grabby hands 'lemme see the babyyy!' type of deal (I know in my deepest heart and soul that Lilia would be like that) - or at least correcting other Kaiju on how to handle Grim and Yuu if they lift them up wrong (perhaps Leona?)

Kaiju!Grim is approximately the size of a medium-large horse (maybe a little bigger if you wanna imagine him carrying the main first year gang on his back!). c: Don’t worry, I’ll get a height chart out on these guys soon! It’s just a little tricky figuring out the best conversion for maximum fluff and terror. 😂

Anyway, yes! Grim would try to be a big brother to his tiny hooman sibling~! It takes a lil’ while though (just keep giving him yummy snacks, scritchies, and tummy rubs though, and he’ll be putty in your lil’ hands~!), and at first it might seem like he’s only with them so Crowley and Crewel don’t chew him out…literally and figuratively! But it does create situations like this:

//

Yuu: *-trying to reach for something hanging from a branch over the ledge of a nearby cliff-*

Grim: *-annoyed-* “If ya fall, I’m not gonna catch you.”

Yuu: *-hand slips and they pitch forward with a shriek-*

-0.2 seconds later-

Grim: *-half hanging over the edge, claws digging into the rock as Yuu dangles from his teeth by the seat of their pants-* “Ur ooh thupid!?!”

//

Don’t worry, he does care! He is family after all~ UvU (Found family is my ultimate weakness if you haven’t figured this out yet. If I could turn it into a hoodie, I’d never wanna take it off!)

Another sibling aspect is that Grim and Yuu would literally fit the “needs the get-along-sweater” because they keep getting into bickering fights with one another (especially when he tries to steal their food)…except, they don’t have a sweater. So how would this work? Easy:

Crewel and Crowley utilize the “discipline branch” by hanging/setting the two on the edge of a precarious branch on the highest point over the edge of a cliff, and neither of them can get down without getting injured or having one of their adoptive dads get them down. Needless to say, the moment Crewel gives the warning growl, both stop “misbehaving” and play the quiet game for a bit. 🤣

Now, as for the other Kaiju, yes, there would be some (*cough* ALL *cough*) who might struggle to figure out how to react to the smallest members of the “Teacher’s Pack” (this is just a placeholder name until I figure out what to call the staff in this AU 😅 Suggestions are open if anyone has any thoughts though!). Deuce and Jack were prime examples of Kaiju who would either freeze/lock up into a pure ball of anxiety worrying they’re going to knock them off/hurt them, or moving slowly—ever so slowly to keep them from falling.

Kinda like the kitten and bulldog from Looney Toons! (Except even bigger 😂)

Funny enough, Idia wound up climbing the highest point of a tree the moment the tiny human squeaked up at him unexpectedly (he was okay afterwards, just momentarily spooked! He grows fond of Yuu/MC/reader the same way his in-game self adores kitties, so he’ll likely want some human snuggles—an SSR event he never thought he’d get to experience!). Idia becomes one of Yuu’s biggest fans, if I’m being honest, because who can resist the tiny cuteness? 🥰😍🥰

On the flipside, Kaiju like Cater, Floyd, Rook, Ortho, and Lilia would absolutely be the ones who would be “I wanna see!!! Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie~!” towards Yuu and Grim (mostly Yuu). Unfortunately, more than half of this selection would have unintentionally given the two nightmares! 🤣

“But Faun! What about Kalim? Surely he’d be happy to see Yuu and Grim too!”

Well, dear reader, you’re right: he would be happy to meet them…under normal circumstances. Here in this AU, though, he had a rather bad series of interactions with humans in general. If they weren’t attacking him out of fear (before the researchers arrival), they were trying to capture him for his ability to create gold and jewels (pre- and post-researcher arrival but not the researchers themselves). He just wanted to make friends, but human fear and greed say no. ;^;  (this is tied into how his in-game self would go through similar plots by the way, just on a monster scale!) Poor baby was so scared after one recent attempt left a scar on his nose, that he started pushing piles of his treasure hoard towards Yuu on first meeting and tried to hide. Q^Q

Have no fear, though! Like a skittish dog or cat and with gentle love and affection, our favorite ball of sunshine will be singing and playing with the tiny human friend in no time~! >w< In fact, you could say that Yuu is his first human friend ever to join his many other Kaiju friends!

Also, you’re right that a couple of the Kaiju (outside of the staff) would absolutely correct the others on how to properly carry the smol ones. Riddle and Vil are notorious for this, while Sebek might accidentally startle the one carrying them. XD Generally speaking, though, it takes a while for all of them to figure out what works, and in the end, Yuu/MC/reader will become the best Kaiju rodeo champion in the world! ÒvÓ

[the-little-moment]

Part 3

Part three, babyyy! Sorry for the delay. I had to find my groove again. And rewatch "War Mantle" three times.

Words: 1,969

Warnings: canon injuries, referenced past violence

Summary: A mission from Rex takes the Batch to Daro, where everything does not go according to plan.

Crosshair woke in the medbay on Kamino, blinking slowly in the harsh light of the hospital. Something was…different. He remembered…he remembered Senna’s pet reg, the medic, telling him he needed surgery. Something in his brain had been affected by the ion engine’s blast. 

Senna. Memories came rushing back, almost tripping over each other to present their horrors to him. All the things he’d done since the others had left. The burning bodies on Onderon. The dead ES trooper in his squad. The sound of Senna’s scream as he’d broken her arm. His order to incinerate his brothers and the kid.

One heave of his stomach and a medical droid came around the curtain just in time to see Crosshair vomit over the edge of his bed onto the cold, white floor. 

Senna put on a brave face as the five clones headed down the ship’s ramp, their boots crunching softly on the carpet of brown needles below. “Be careful!” 

She watched as Hunter offered a casual salute and Echo turned to smile at her before he put his helmet on. “Don’t worry, Sen. We’ve done stuff like this a million times.” His face disappeared under the grey plastoid as she sighed.

“Yeah!” Omega beamed at Senna, bouncing up on her toes with a cocky grin. The Zygerrian bow slung across her back did little to alleviate the doctor’s anxiety.

That was the worst part, Senna thought. Not only were they here on some backwater planet she’d never heard of to rescue a mysterious friend of Rex’s with no plan but, instead of leaving Omega safely on the ship with her, Hunter was allowing the girl to go with them. 

She gave Wrecker a wan smile as he laughed at her over his shoulder. “It’ll be fine, Sen! Gonky’ll take care of ya.”

“I’m sure she feels better already.” Senna heard Tech say as the group left the wooded clearing to search for their target. 

CC-5576, Senna mused as she raised the ramp, closing off the fresh forest air. “Why does that sound so familiar, Gonky?”

The boxy droid gave her a honk as it waddled back into the cockpit.

The doctor sighed and turned to follow. Too many numbers.

Hardly any time had passed before the ship’s comm lit up. Senna sat up with a worried frown when she heard Omega’s voice.

“Senna?” We’re coming back.”

A moment later, the ship’s ramp lowered and the doctor stood from the copilot’s seat to see a dejected Omega enter the cockpit, followed by Wrecker.

“Back so soon? Is everything okay?”

“Hunter sent us back. He said it was too dangerous.”

Senna frowned up at Wrecker as Omega flopped down in the pilot’s seat. “Dangerous how?”

“Ah, there’s somethin’ inside the mountain. The clone we’re lookin’ for – Tech thinks he’s inside.”

“Inside the mountain?” The doctor turned to look out the viewport at the thick forest around them. “Maker, what are they getting into now.”

Senna muffled a groan as she eased herself down on the ramp beside Omega. She was entirely too young to be this stiff and sore all the time. At least, that’s what her mother would have said.

It had been almost an hour now of waiting and watching Omega struggle with her anxiety over her brothers’ radio silence. Senna was worried too, but she’d had many years of experience with military operations and the anxiety they brought, many years of worrying over the fragile lives of soldiers. Poor Omega was still new to all this, to having family to worry over at all. 

“They’ll be fine, dear.” She reached out to pat the girl on the back. “I know we aren’t here for fun but, it sure is beautiful, isn’t it?” 

Omega was reluctant to be distracted, but she followed Senna’s gaze up into the trees, surprised to see dozens of small birds darting through the waving branches. Their twittering song felt almost familiar, despite there being nothing at all similar from her life on Kamino. “The way the sun comes through is pretty,” she admitted. “Was it like this on Bar’leth?”

“We had cedars like these. All kinds of trees. There was a wood like this behind my house. That’s why my parents moved there, instead of somewhere closer to the university. My dad loved nature.”

Omega’s eyes slid over at the change in the doctor’s voice. “Tech said…your parents are gone now.”

Senna smiled softly as a small, brown bird fluttered down from a nearby tree. It cocked its head at the two intruders before hopping forward to peck hopefully at a patch of moss. “Yes, dear. My dad died almost four years ago now. And my mum…I guess she didn’t want to live without him.”

“I’m sorry.” Omega paused before she wound her arm through the doctor’s, leaning her head against her shoulder as the little bird was joined by its mate.

“Sen! Omega!”

A cloud of startled wings rose from the trees at the yell from inside the ship. Omega shot to her feet. “Is it them?”

“They need a pickup!” Wrecked bellowed. “Come on!”

Tech was right. She did need to learn how to fly the ship. Senna swallowed her stomach back down as the thirteen year old dragged the Marauder into a sharp turn towards what looked like a sheer cliffside. “Omega! Careful!”

“I’ve got it!” Omega shouted back as Senna unbuckled her harness and stood, hanging on to the back of the seat for dear life when Wrecker lowered the ramp into empty air. She could see the small figures of Tech, Hunter, and Echo in an opening that seemed to lead back into the mountain. The other man with them must be the clone Rex sent them for. She gasped at the sudden flash of blaster fire; the clones parted and a soldier toppled backwards over the ledge, armored body plummeting into the tree line hundreds of meters below. Wrecker was hanging too far out of the ship, reaching for Tech as his brother made the jump onto the ramp. The clone in distinctive commando armor was next, then the Marauder rocked with a direct hit and Senna hit the deck. 

She was pulled to her feet by Tech before he ran to replace Omega at the helm. Wrecker thundered past on his way to the gunner’s nest as the ship swung away from the mountain. “Wait!” the doctor gasped. Hunter and Echo were still on the ledge. Senna screamed as Tech plunged the ship into a steep dive, his brother firing on their pursuers from the tail gun. Chunks of burning wreckage from the destroyed V-wings streaked past the viewports as Senna dug her fingers into the back of Omega’s seat. 

Another enemy blast pulsed against the Marauder’s shields as they pulled out of the dive, then a shout came from the pilot’s chair. “Shields are down. We’re losing power!”

The doctor watched Omega jump to her feet, running after Gonky as the droid waddled past them. She seized his charging cable and jammed it into the ship’s power conduit. 

“It’s working!” Tech confirmed. “Systems are back online.” There was a roar as the portside engine came to life. “We are coming back around,” the pilot warned. “Be ready!”

When the ramp lowered again, Omega reached out her hand for Echo, catching his arm as the clone jumped onto the stairs. He scrambled to the top, shooting Senna a glance before he turned back for Hunter. Senna had her eyes on the sergeant when the ship took a sudden dip away from the mountain. Hunter leapt for the ramp, just catching the edge of it, before he fell from sight.

Omega and Senna screamed in unison as Echo pulled the girl back into the ship. 

“No. NO!” Senna ran to the front of the ship, grabbing Tech by the shoulder. “Hunter—” She swung around when Gonky hit the floor, the smell of burnt electric filling her nostrils as the droid was overloaded by another blast to the ship’s hull. “Gonky!”

“Multiple system failures!” Tech yelled. “We cannot take many more hits!”

Hunter’s voice on comms ripped a gasp of relief from the doctor. “Get the ship out of here. I'll find another way back.”

Tech jerked his head. “Negative. The odds of escape are not in your favor.” 

“Go, Tech!” the sergeant insisted as Senna’s eyes widened in horror. “That's an order!” 

Omega’s hoarse cries sounded distant as Echo replaced the other clone in the copilot’s chair. “No! Turn around! We have to go back for him! Hunter, tell them to come back! Order them to come back!”

Senna dragged her eyes from Tech’s hand on the hyperspace controls to stare into Echo’s visor in shock as Hunter answered.

“Sorry, kid. I can't do that."

Senna was aware of the blue glow of hyperspace. She felt Echo’s hand on her arm. She heard him say her name. 

“Sen? Senna, you need to sit down.” The doctor blinked as he removed his helmet. She turned towards the rest of the ship, tilting her head in dazed confusion as her eyes landed on a familiar face.

The clone in the seat behind Echo’s sat up in surprise, his sharp, black eyebrows clearly displaying bewilderment. “Doc?”

Senna shook herself at the sound of his voice. “Gregor?”

Tech turned distractedly to glance at them over his shoulder. “You know each other? Why am I not surprised.”

The captain gave a surprised giggle and winced as it disturbed the blackened wound on his chest. “Yeah, uh, we met. Back on Kamino. I was in the hospital for a bit after, well, doesn’t matter.” He turned his attention back to Senna. “But you’re about the last person I expected to see out here.”

Senna pulled away from Echo to lean over the injured clone, biting her lip as she unclasped his cuirass and gingerly peeled the melted plastoid away from the fabric of his blacks. When had the smell of burnt flesh become so normal? “I could say the same for you! Why didn’t Rex just say it was you?”

“He seemed a bit distracted at the time.” Echo cut in grimly. Senna turned and met his eyes before they both looked over to Omega. The girl was taking sobbing breaths as Wrecker knelt beside her, one large hand around her shoulders.

“Omega, honey,” the doctor asked gently, “can you come over here and help me with the captain?” 

Omega looked up with a sniff, wiping her face before she nodded and set her shoulders. “I’ll get the medkit.”

“No, uh, it’s okay. She doesn’t need to—”

Senna cut Gregor off with a look as she helped him out of his shirt. “Omega was a medical assistant on Kamino,” she explained. “She knows what she’s doing.” 

The captain must have understood her intention, because he offered the girl a steadying smile when she returned. “A medical assistant, huh? That’s an impressive job for someone your age.” 

Omega’s own smile was thin and distracted. “It’s nice to meet you, Captain Gregor. I’m sorry you got shot.”

“Mmm, not the first time.” Gregor watched the girl with thinly veiled confusion as she cleansed her hands, then unwrapped a bacta patch and handed it to Senna. “What, uh, what exactly are you doing here, anyway?”

Omega’s brow furrowed as she looked up at the captain, then over his shoulder to Echo. When her brother nodded, she turned back to Gregor. “I’m a clone too. Just, not accelerated like you.”

Senna almost smiled at the look of shock on Gregor’s face as she replaced her med scanner and smoothed the healing bandage over his burn. The commando rubbed at the base of ear as if he thought he might have misheard her. 

“You—you what?”

“That is correct. But this is not the time for that explanation.” They all turned as Tech swiveled the pilot’s chair around to face them. “We need to formulate a plan for Hunter’s retrieval.”

[yelenaslyubov]

4. what is the plot bunny you’ve been carrying for the longest? optional bonus question: do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential dread?

And

#7

I just couldn’t copy both of them.. hehe hi lovie🩷🩷🦈

hiiiii babyyy

4. what is the plot bunny you’ve been carrying for the longest? optional bonus question: do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential dread?

hmm probably the pirate/fantasy bishova fic i was going to write a couple years ago😅had most of the plot planned out, the first part written, and moodboards and such. i privated the posts i made about it and never did anything. i honestly posted it during an awkward time and just never had the time or the mental capacity to return to it. maybe i’ll go back👀

7. tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote

honesty i can’t fully remember but i think it was a ron weasley fanfic where reader was pregnant HAHAH (it could be worse but nonetheless embarrassing)

[hereticaas]

2023 Writing Recap

Fics Written This Year:

Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Movies

i know that's our time (but stay on) [21k words] Miles/Hobie, Rated T.

if someone asks, this is where i'll be [2.6k words, ongoing] Miles/Hobie, Rated T.

Interview with the Vampire (TV)

in our bed made of ashes [2.5k words] Armand/Louis, Rated M.

Loki (TV)/Thor (Movies)

a story about you [1.6k words] Loki & Thor, Rated G.

Total Word Count: 27,770 (we're gonna do better next year lol)

Biggest Writing Achievement: First time finishing a WIP babyyy 🎉

This year was the first time in a long time that I felt motivated to write and post fic, and it's been an interesting experience for sure.

On the one hand, it's been nice to get back into writing semi-regularly again! On the other hand, I'd forgotten how...draining and sort of strange it can sometimes be to share your work with people??? Can't wait to do even more of that next year I guess <3

[leclerced]

Hi…it’s me…lowkey been crazy few days sorry for the delayed debrief 😭😭

My job was absolute PRIME, I was only really needed in the morning and night and so I had the rest of the day to do whatever WHEREEVER.

I’m talking PADDOCK ACCESS. I could go to whatever grandstand I wanted I could literally do anything.

On Friday I did a pitlane walk and it was such a crazy experience mentally I’m still there.

Idk if you guys know much about the Melbourne walk but where all the fans get squished up, I was on the other side watching the whole thing it was crazy seeing everyone there.

I met 14 of the drivers 😭😭 and I met almost all the f2 and f3 drivers, as well as all the supercar drivers. I physically WALKED INTO Ollie bearman and then HE REMEMBERED ME and called out to me the next day when I was in the f2 paddocks and told me to make sure I didn’t walk into anyone today I was so shocked and in awe.

Absolutely devo when logan was announced not to be racing (he’s my fav) but it’s fine ig 🥲

RACE DAY WAS AMAZING. I got to go trackside for the drivers parade and they all waved at me! I got to watch the podium. I had champagne ALL over me. I was in the front row on the barricades, when people behind me had paid tens of thousands of dollars to not even get CLOSE.

I think that’s everything significant but oh my god. Best weekend of me entire life and cannot wait to do it all again next year 😭

Praying that my aunt comes in clutch with the singapore vip tickets because I neeeeed to go again 😭

I’m genuinely in race withdrawals it is so upsetting when I think about it.

I hope you’re well cait <3 haven’t been on tumblr since I sent in the message from the first day so can’t wait to stalk ur page

Lots of love

🫐

BABYYY BLUEEE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU!! i’m doing well!! working rn /: but this makes my day so it’ll be okay <3 have fun stalking

honestly sounds like u had the perfect experience im so happy for u !! ollie recognizing u and telling u not to bump into anyone else 😭 thats so fucking funny. i love him. im crossing my fingers u get singapore gp tickets.

[petitmonde]

Sashnetra headcanons babyyy

You really get it 💙

Since I'm working on a T4T story, let's go with that setting for these. Even if I could probably do a million for any other Sashnetra verse.

Sasha has been a nurse for 12 years, so whenever Anetra has the manflu, she does not have the patience for his whining. She'll make him a meal and get him some meds, but she's a busy woman who has to leave in 20 minutes.

And in that vein, Sasha helps Anetra with his T shots. Anetra is deadly afraid of needles yet isn't scared of riding a motorcycle. That part doesn't make sense to Sasha. They've got a whole routine in calming him down to make it a good experience. Music, a calming massage, Sasha talking him through the 4 minutes it can take to administer it.

Anetra has gotten passable in making meals, which beats the questionable things Sasha has been eating until then to keep afloat. With 12 hour shifts, a hot meal is exactly what she needs.

They don't live together, but they stay at Anetra's cramped one room studio most of the time. His second-hand mattress is much better than the one Sasha has, she tells him. It's mostly because Anetra is in it.

Seriously, Sasha hates his motorcycle. She's seen enough roadside accidents for them not to be attractive to her anymore.

[whentherewerebicycles]

spent 3+ hours on the phone with liz walking the dogs in the rain and doing chores and making dinner so I’m cured of sadness basically. kind of a hard day but mostly just in the ways I anticipated it would be. job is official official and I’m very happy about it. I’ve decided not to psych myself out about the fact that it’s a big career jump and instead dive into the work with the assumption that 1) I can learn how to do it with practice, 2) not having done this work at this level before means I’ll have to really listen to/observe/build relationships with people around me so I can learn from their expertise (which just seems like a good philosophy in general), and 3) I don’t have to stress about molding myself to some norm I made up in my head! I can decide what kind of professional I want to be and can just go about being that kind of professional. and if it takes a while to figure things out that’s normal—it took me a full two years before I really felt confident and competent in my last university job, so I should expect a similar adjustment period here.

I also just spent an hour paging through the two new cookbooks I ordered and looking at this other one my friend recommended online. this has given me lots of recipe ideas obviously but it’s also making me think about what the next stage in Learning How to Cook is going to look like. I feel like 4-5 months of focused practice has helped me achieved my initial goals of wanting to feel more confident in my ability to make new recipes, to produce consistent results when re-making old recipes, and to be able watch/taste food while cooking and make adjustments (to salt, fat, acid, and heat) as needed to improve the outcome. I’ve also tried a lot of new foods, taught myself to like new things by preparing them in different ways, and amassed a bunch of easy, low-fuss vegetarian/vegan meals that produce great leftovers.

I’d definitely like to continue expanding my repertoire of meals, but I’ve also been thinking that I want to develop a better understanding of how to construct really good meals. to me this means learning…

how to choose dishes that go well together,

how to prep simple starters and sides (both for planned meals & for when you’re just throwing things together based on what’s in the fridge)—idk I am such a one-dish-meal kind of person but I’d love to try a bunch of things and have more ideas to draw on!

how to make little tweaks to existing recipes that will amp up the wow factor of the dish… i feel like I have friends who are good at things like swapping out a run-of-the-mill dressing on a salad with something more intriguing, or preparing sides in ways that make the food feel a lot fancier without making the actual prep part more difficult. I always admire it when people can think of quick little upgrades to a simple meal and I wanna be able to do that someday too.

I think that’s going to be my next area of focus! I know that going back to work in person means I won’t have as much time/energy for extended all-afternoon cooking sessions but I know myself lol if I can make this next phase into a structured ~learning experience~ it will seriously boost my motivation to actually follow through. so I gotta think a bit about what I want this to look like and how I’m going to identify the skills involved & create opportunities for myself to practice them. gonna make myself a curriculum babyyy that’s what life is all about

[angstics]

i love seeing u mcyt post its always so funny. from somebody who was DEEP in the sauce for almost two years and then switched to be Really into gerard way and found u and was like no way ur also really into gerard way knnowing u used to be a mcyt fan is SO funny. we are really in this bitch together huh

i was deep deep. i was utterly consumed by it. so there's a lot to remember. there's a lot of fun days that come to mind. ranboo's first charity stream (feb 20 21 babyyy), many techno days, scuffed pod days, the day hasan and dream got in a scuffle (jun 3 21 babyyyy lmfao), jackbox days, love or host days, dsmp lore days (man s2 to early s3...). i was a cbeeduo head so i loved that early 2021 period. around august that year i stopped caring.

i wasnt into any of the people (thank god) but i was unhealthily attached to the content. it was a learning experience i suppose. though after it, i was put off by fandom and never thought id get into another big un. surprise surprise

i like this pocket of mcr fandom though. at least when we're aware that we interact with figments of the group consciousness. i like what i do here. i like delving into art/history and Extracting Meaning. and ive never like anyone i dont know as much as i like gerard. so there's that. solidarity my friend

[fanfiction4sooya]

hello!!! i really love ur work!!! and i noticed that when you get a request it feels like you easily finish it 🤔 do you ever get writer's block? if so, any tips on how to get out of it? </3

Hi babyyy! Thanks for the question and also for enjoying my work! 💖💖

so, it's not easy but I definitely have something to share about this. (I'm sorry this got huge, I tend to ramble when talking about things I'm passionate about)

I write for fun, seriously. It's just something that makes me happy when I do it, so when I have any requests it's just pure joy for me;

When I'm writing I don't pressure myself on finishing it, otherwise the story will get rushed and I won't like it in the end. If you feel the need to stop mid story, do it. Put in your drafts, do something else and comeback when you feel better. It might even help to see the story from another point of view, new ideas might come to your mind. Sometimes writing can be a little overwhelming and it's okay to take some time;

I write from experience. From my own feelings, actions and thoughts (as a 25 year old I have my fair share of them lol), that''s why I write mainly smut;

When a request is something new for me or something that I'm not really into I might not write it, or simply search for inspiration in other stories, music, etc; Ex: I don't have one bone of degradation in me, but I felt bold enough to write about it and some people enjoyed the final story. Don't force yourself to write things you are uncomfortable with, but try to expand your view into things you find challenging (if you feel like it, of course);

Have fun!!!! This is not a job, nor school work. If you like writing, write what's fun for you. I write what I like and cross my fingers hoping for who requested it to enjoy it too. What they asked is the base of the story, but the content is from my head. Don't hold yourself to a high standard if that stresses you;

And remember: We are silly little people behind silly little screens looking for fun in a place we find little to no judgement.