#you just gotta trust meeeeeee

[theonlyadawong]

me: it's completely unrealistic for people to develop intense romantic feelings with each other during these outbreaks, and that's why most re ships fall flat for me. these people don't even know each other.

also me: there was something yuri-licious going on between rain and alice in the less than 3 hours they knew each other

[convxction]

ooc. breaking news, i will rant. *fixes glasses & eyebrow raises for seriousness*

first of all, how... THE FULCUK DARE YOU INTELSYS NOT GIVE ME CHROM AND EMMERYN DUO HUH??????? I HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR YEARS... JUST GIVE IT TO MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT LEAST LISSA!!!!!! OR WITH FREDERICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT THIS POINT YOU'ER MAKING ME RENEW MY PASSPORT JUST TO COME AND START A STRIKE INFRONT OF YOUR COMPANY! ...just give me chrom with someone else beside robin ;;a;; lucinaaa????? VAAAAAAAAAIKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sobs....uuughhh.....someone else please..........chrom has many supports....please....i beg of you.... i love c/hrobin but cooommeee oonnnn ;;a;; on my spaghettis knees.....

*fixes the problem*

jokes aside. i like the arts. everyone is adorable and makes you think about how a four years old is going to murderize you with that big ass axe she got.

respect the liz. respect the toads and frogs she leaves in your tents.

now let me look at the lines and whatever curve lore balls they have for us. and ofc i will be checking jp, too because i always say this my krumb and my awakening muses in general are mix of both.

already with pain.

in jp robin is a bit...clueless to why she on reflex hide her hand. or the vibe i get. like is the brand visible at that age? does she know what it means? did the grimleal tell her or her mom or dad??? aaa...the brand topic is just the chef kiss to make my brain go brrr lets think. also this is a child, not the older version avatar. obviously, she got baggage she still does not fully understand--why her brand gives that bad vibe and everyone is always EYES EMOJI at it. not the greatest pressure to grow up with sobs.

listen my dude. you need to tone down how 'idiotic' chrom looks. please. intelsys we get the whole idiots can be adorable but sometimes u push it a little bit too far and it gets repetitive and boring. in jp it is clearly he is more interested in the fact there are different kinds of 'girls'. meanwhile, in english hes like 'wow cant believe girls exist ugh' this is why i dont trust localization easily. tbh his jp line can be idiotic too but if you think about chrom and his circle of 'girls friends/ associate' are limited to his sisters then you can understand why he says something like "there are different kinds of girls huh' also i love that he is saying that to a girl.

chrom: wow so there are different kind of girls, huh, robin

robin: .... haha ... yeah

tldr: chrom is idiot. i can say this. you can't. it is the law here. dont break it.

you mean your sisters-in-la---*shot/stabbed* ...tiny tear because in JP she calls chrom...Chrom-san......... CHROM SAN...............................CROM SAN........... OLDER CHROM HAS SUSTAINED CRITICAL DAMAGE. A FRIEND SHOULDNT USE SAN WITH HIM WHYYYY TINY ROBIN NOOOOOOOOOOO DONT KILL CHROMMMMMMM!!! DONTTTTTTTTT its a nice detail ngl because they are not 'friends' their bond is still on the work and she knows he is a prince so she is being polite...waaa.....

chrom: chrom is ok

robin: ...............chrom......................san.

chrom: ;A; !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

insert your training generic line.

chrom panic mode. gotta stick with his sisters!!!! GOTTA PROTECT THEM!!!!!!

lays on the ground ........ cry. why are you making this child suffer? please.

the fact in jp she is not 100% sure if he is 'good person' is super funny to me LOL listen. with that scowl and big sword she can freely press A to doubt lololol also she is throwing shades at him asking if his sisters are suffering because of him ...--GIRL............listen................we................dont have a defense. true. it is all true. also this actually makes me go ooooooo because i always thought he was rebel when he was a kid. this confirms he is pretty much a troublemaker (to some extent ofc) and robin is already on his BS lol hear me out. a little boy who suddenly saw his country turn upside down in mere months and not only that but people chanting curses and vindication at your father who started a war and lost it; and by default doomed everyone with him. yeah. 'cheerful' chrom was a hard earned phase after that hurt and confusion phase he went through.

still a bakaptain. once a reckless idiot, will always be reckless idiot.

chrom got that 'mature' vibe to him when he speaks no? guess it does not help when you are forced to grow faster after your stupid father fucks things up. ... add him so we can punch the daylight out of him but make him ugly so i dont go IF HE BAD WHY HE HOT HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM cough

oh no...

oh noo.....pain...

聖痕...seiko..stigmata ...stigma huh. if you consider the fell dragon brand a bad omen, then calling it a stigma is not farm off, you know?

禍々しく不吉な… sobs stop.... stop hurting heeeerrrrrrrrr. a child saying they have something on their body that is sinister and ominous is not fun guys ;a;

also confirmed chrom is idiot.

robin: i have something sinister on my body...

chrom: WOW COOL SAME HAT? THATS WHY WE WERE TOGETHER~

robin: km pls

deep fried sigh ... let👏her👏be👏happy👏damnit!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏

hmm ... i prefer chrom's line in jp because it does fit his mindset of wanting to help emmeryn and not just 'have to'.

cries. robin's love for books is adorable waaaaa.

unknown footage of chrom reading some books she recommended. help me they are cute.

also chrom wanting to be a strong man .. hehehehe buddy let me tell you that you will be the stronkest of them all--WALL CRUSHER!!!!!

i told konkon that what if they did meet (in a parallel world) when they were kids and chrom's dad finds about chrom's new friend and perhaps wanted to use that in his favor etc etc etc ... FATHER WHY MUST YOU BE AN ASSHOLE???????????????????????????????????

what if.... they actually meet .... but naga is like nah too soon. erase their memories because of the previous idea^^^ dad might abuse this friendship sobs ...

i mean naga already intervened a couple of times but not to the extent that she can 'change' things directly so perhaps the use of the brand or someone she can ....uuuh communicate with???? i might want to think about this hmm ~ i feel like naga does have more 'power' or like ...uhhh... things going on but we don't see all her plans.

oh and emmy and frederick convo ;u;

nobody deserves emmeryn ... or frederick ngl. MY MAN WILL KEEP COLLECTING DEM PEBBLES AND PEBBLE CHROM'S ENEMIES WITH THEM AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAA!

i love my awakening children ;u;

[pokegalla]

Decided to work on a little chaotic collab with my mutuals.

(Marco belongs to @marco-here

Rebel belongs to @tryslogic

Hero, Lisa, and Bunny belong to me)

@tryslogic and @marco-here

I’m sorry I included you in this chaos- 🤣

They will write the other parts. (Yes there is more-)

Enjoy the chaos✨

A Drink Too Many

“Wanna run that by me again-“ Hero asked.

“I said I want to strengthen the truce between The Star Sanses and Bad Sanses by bringing them closer!” I say with an innocent smile.

Hero pinched his nose ridge, “And to do that…..you want to take them ALL out to drink??? You know this is not going to end well…..I mean in general their teams are already barely getting along. But they are MORTAL ENEMIES. I doubt just a few drinks will-“

“Mi amor? You think too much. And since you also work too much? Take this as an opportunity to unwind for the love of your SANITY-“ I said while pulling him along.

“But I have files to do-! Dammit…..,” Hero ends up getting dragged by me anyway.

And when we go inside the room I rented however?

Utter.

Chaos.

“C’mon ol pal, I know you can go faster than that!” Ink taunted Error.

“I SWEAR IM GONNA FLING YOUR SHORT ASS OUT THE WINDOW-,” Error screeched.

Dream gulps, “H-Hello brother…..”

Nightmare chuckles darkly, “Hello brother…..I see you brought me the golden apple…..”

“Eek-! Brother no! Remember the truce! REMEMBER THE TRUCE-!” Dream had to hide behind Cross.

Let’s not even mention Dust messing with Swap, Killer and Marco pulling pranks, Rebel just either messing around or flirting- so what do I do? Blow horn into a megaphone- everyone stopped and covered their ears or held their heads.

“SIT YO ASSES DOWN-,” I shouted, “God…..listen. Here’s what’s gonna happen. We drink, we have a good time, might get drunk, and we GET. ALONG. You understand me?”

“And if we don’t? We don’t have to you do realize that…..” Nightmare said in a taunting tone. He caught the Chancla I threw at him.

“Don’t get smart with me Jackass! NONE of you are leaving until you’ve had some fun!” I huff.

Ink laughed and wrapped an arm around my shoulders (after standing on his chair to do so-), “Trust me Lisa! We’re having plenty of fun! Ow-!”

I pinch his cheek, “Having fun being a little shit? Yeah I see that.” I grab Error’s cheek too “You two are sitting together until you get along-“

Error wriggled around, “DON’T SIT ME WITH THAT PIECE OF SHIT SQUID-“ I sat them down anyway, “Shit…..” Ink was giggling with his shit eating grin but I bonk him.

“Don’t start yo shit either. And Marco sit with the Murder trio and Cross. No funny business. Rebel don’t start yo shit either or I’m getting Lust and Fresh on yo ass- And Nightmare let your brother sit with you WITHOUT scaring him-! Swap? You will be helping around as well,” I take a deep breath finally, “And waitress? You got drinks? I’ll take your entire stock- We ALL drinking tonight-“

Bunny jumped, “Lisa you can’t handle your alcohol!!!”

“I WILL TONIGHT-,” I stomp away.

XChara sighs, “……We’re gonna have a rough night huh? Watching these idiots.”

“Yup,” Bunny says, “And unfortunately I gotta do it with you.” She walks away, leaving XChara to process that and shout a loud and offended ‘Hey-!’

Some time went by and everyone was finally unwinding. And I was not slowing down in my drinking- some of the guys were already getting drunk.

Ink was hugging me and giggling nonstop, “This really is fuuuuun! Thanks for the idea Lisa!”

I was suddenly yoinked back via wires, Error huffed, “Hands off the chocolate supply!”

Nightmare suddenly slams the table, making us jump as he suddenly yoinked me away with his tentacles, “You fools…..she’s MINE.”

Small squeak of literal fear, “Help meeeeeee-!”

“I-I’ll help!!! Brother please let her go-!” Dream said, prying at the tentacles.

But Nightmare was too drunk to care, having me near him just to piss off Ink and Error and laugh like a maniac. I definitely need more drinks after this- Hero eventually comes around to help, though it was a struggle. I went to get more drinks, running off before the three got me again.

Hero went to check on the others, “Is everyone alright here too? ……I hope-?”

Hopefully Marco and Rebel are doing better.

[wyrmskulls]

I havnt recovered from the Caz fight yet. BUT

here are some genuine thoughts on Astarion from my- knew nothing of baldurs gate before playing run: (from me the Ace with no sense of self preservation)

"Oh great a sexy vamp man- bet friend XYX is all over that, they are romanceable, right? like dragon age?"🧛‍♂️

".... that 'don't touch me' sounded too real.... hope im wrong"

" I mean if we are cool with Shar worshippers and devil pacts why not a vamp, join the club buddy."

"he is a cagey little fuck I think I'll go after him this play through love his little faces"

"I'm not into pain, thinking this was a bad choice" chains and whips to not excite Tav XD

"I mean maybe it's the years of slavery and not sexual trauma???" 🙏

"noooo, I mean of course the sexy vamp wants to fuck, I probly have to- to get more of his story...." proceed to worry stupidly about unskippable sex scenes and noises for no reason (you can press x any time to get to the next thing / dialog)

get propositioned again at party.... "maybe this relationship won't work out, he's way to thirsty least there wasn't another sex scene lol dun worry buddy, I'll help you murder that guy that hurt you, just can't keep up with the horny XD"

"so I just feed him bad guys and tell him he is pretty? yup that checks out"

act 2

Start working on wyll, he seems like a cool guy... "whoa bud, is this you first romance scene.... by saying yes to a dance... feels icky cause I know sex happens at some point, like some entitled jerk at a bar, least astarion was real upfront about it" ( in hind sight this was unfair to wyll, but everyone was being so horny and the only scene I had was astarions so I drew some incorrect conclusions with wyll being a 'good guy' asshole)

"I mean we has evidence that deals with devils are bad.... or is it demons... anyways I support you in a friend way, getting raphel to Facebook stalk your abuser to make sure he not still pineing after you is OK with me."

Got his Act 2 scene "OHNooooooo I was right it was a sexual trauma 'don't touch me....' ohhhh noooooo. he didn't wanna fuck either????? baby boy, you never gotta sex again if you dun wanna, we can hug forever!" cried a while ngl

"look here blood witch- no means no, if your house wasn't destroyed, I'd destroy it myself."😈

"i mean he said he kills kids, so it's ok to kill him, then raphy boy will tell us if you back is bad news or really bad news <3"

"It's really bad news..... so no big astarion lover of cuddles l, will help you kill the guy who ruined your life. that's what romantic partners do. we kiss and nothing else and I will murder people to keep doing that <3" pondering an evil play through honesly

"he was so upset when Tav died in battle.... like doesn't he know rez scrolls are a thing? it's ok Tavs gonna live forever.... not sure how we will figuer that out" researches dnd lore to find several solutions XD

"Gale bud. friend. pal. I care about you and your life. your ex is shitty for asking you to do this, but also if you do blow up you'll take us all with you.... and even if you don't, #1 priority over there will be back under vamp thrall so this is a no go, put your shirt back on."🙃

act 3

found a cliff in the camp before act 3 with a song that made me cry again it is for sure astarions "wtf dude I was emotionally stable now what have you done"

"circus lady, here are all my loves deepest secrets- oh no she's a shapeshifter???? oops, it's ok love we will kill her too why not" No one can know how hurt you are but meeeeeee 😋

"a statue of my boyfriend in camp don't mind if I do~☆ aww now he has a halo so everyone can see he is a good boy who totally doesn't cause me to murder people and would never murder anyone himself" 😇

"Astarion NO, we are not gonna kill a bunch of other spawn just cause you are scared. I get it, and you don't have time for therapy but trust me that not gonna feel great in a few hundred years"

"ooooo blood bitch is back and you fucked up. look at this boy standing up for himself - yes that's right take us to your private house so we can kill you at our leisure.... man oh man I used to have morals now I got Astarion."

*****

and now I'm tired XD

[twstinginthewind]

Part of a World that Swings

Many months ago, I started a multi-part story here that I never got around to finishing. I always felt a little sad about that, so I kept it in my docs in the hopes that the spark would return to it.

It did.

Floyd Leech x OC adventure, featuring my gal Joker Carder on a trip beneath the waves. Contains a lot of fluffy feelings, some laughs, a musical number, and (warning!) a near-drowning.

I hope you all enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! And to those who might actually recognize this from when it began, thank you for sticking around and seeing it through!

Joker couldn't see a thing. Her left hand was in the grip of Floyd's, and she was at his mercy as he guided her, hastily blindfolded, to their destination. The floors felt familiar underfoot, though; roughly carved blocks of stone, worn smoother by constant foot traffic, their footfalls muffled by the murmuring and movement of other students... they were somewhere within the campus's main hall. At least she could tell that much.

Finally, they stepped through a doorway. Her wrist was released, and she heard Floyd closing the door behind them. It was quiet in here, away from the other students. He took the necktie that he had been using as a blindfold off of Joker's eyes, and she blinked in the light. "Ta-daaaaaa!", Floyd sang, grinning in front of her.

"Why are we in the mirror chamber?"

"Becaaaaause, we have places to go today, Clownfish!" Floyd's voice was, as usual, colored with barely contained laughter. He started to pat the pockets of his uniform. "Soon as I find the thing..."

"The thing?" Joker tilted her head, curious. "I'm impressed, Slick. You've actually planned something for today, huh?"

"Yep!" He nodded. "A little trip for my little clownfish. And we gotta get you ready. Take off your shoes and your socks, okaaaaaay? And, um. Your." He froze for a moment, cheeks flushing slightly. He grinned. "Your you-knows. Under your skirt."

Joker shot him a look that would have killed a less shameless man. "Absolutely not."

"They'll get wrecked, then." Floyd shrugged, noncommittally, still searching his pockets.

She took a step back. "What exactly do you have planned??"

"Not what you think, haha! Ooh, I found it!" He withdrew his hand from the breast pocket of his uniform jacket, and unwrapped a small item from his handkerchief. "There we go. Can't leave without thiiiis! Now hurry up and lose the whatsits, okay? We're goin' underwater. I'm takin' you to see part of my world!"

"Is that a breathing potion?" Joker peered at the little vial in his hand. It was crystalline, shimmering, and inside there was a pearlescent, deep orange liquid. It was beautiful. "I don't see why I'd have to take off my—"

Floyd cut her off with a finger over her lips. "It's not. Well, it kind of is, but it's not. Thing is, you won't need 'em because you won't be able to wear em. Just trust meeeeeee, Joker!" His mismatched eyes met hers, and in that noment, she knew he was serious. Floyd only dropped the nicknames for folks he felt really close to, and she couldn't remember ever hearing him say her name before this.

She nodded. "Okay. But look away while I do it!" She stepped to the other side of the room, took off what was asked, and, red-faced, slipped everything into her school bag. She came back towards him, holding her skirt against her legs. "Okay... so, what next?"

Floyd stood next to the portal for the Coral Sea, as excited as she had ever seen him. "Okay! So. You take this little potion, pass through the portal, and THEN swallow it, got it? The order's important. Mouth, step, gulp."

"I think I can do that. What does it do?"

"You'll seeeee. I'll be right through behind you. Don't worry!!"

Joker took the vial from his hand. It was warm; warmer than the long-fingered hand she had taken it from, warmer than she would expect the smooth faceted glass to be. Floyd gave her an urging nod, and she emptied it into her mouth. It... huh. Usually these things taste like the worst thing you could imagine, but this potion only tasted faintly of tangerines and egg custard. She took a deep breath through her nose and stepped through the portal.

The shock of cold water on her skin almost caused her to open her mouth and cry out, but she remembered her instructions and swallowed the potion instead. It felt warm going down her throat, and made her tingle all over. She held her breath as long as she could, paddling her arms to stay in place by the portal, but the tingle in her legs increased. She found it harder to move them, and began to panic as she saw Floyd come through the portal, shifting from his everyday human form to his natural merman form.

Floyd came up to her immediately. "It's okay, it's okay!" He gently pulled Joker closer to his body, holding her by the shoulders. "This should only take a second or two longer. Try to breathe for me, okay?"

Joker nodded, and opened her mouth. She felt the water rush into her, and... oh. She was breathing! A stream of bubbles flowed from her mouth as the air left her body, replaced by the seawater. "But, I can't control my body, my legs...."

Floyd cupped her cheeks, and looked her up and down. He laughed. "What legs?? Clownfishie, it worked! You're a reeeeeal clownfishie now! And just as cute as I knew you'd be, awwwww!"

"Wha—?" Joker looked down. Poking out from beneath the skirt of her school uniform was a thick, chubby fish tail, with thick orange, black, and white stripes covering its scales. Her jaw dropped. "Slick?? Floyd?? What... I'm..." Her face slowly slid into a grin. "By the Seven!! I'm a mermaid! Like you! I— whoa." She moved her fins, trying to balance. "It'll take getting used to. How did you manage this?"

"Azul was workin' on these potions, based on some of the old sea witch's formulas, and since he owed me a favor, I picked one to try out today with ya. Ain't it great??" He smiled widely, showing all of his sharp teeth, and ran a webbed hand over her shoulder. "I know that swimmin' is gonna be hard at first, since you're not used to the movement. But hang onto me. I'll getcha around today. Ohhhhh, you look so cuuuuuute! I could eat ya right up!"

———

“Great. I finally get my magical day out with the cutest guy in school, my beloved, unhinged boyfriend, who I trust for some bizarre reason, and it turns out he’s a cannibal,” she quipped, and they both snickered. Joker gave her new tail a couple of experimental swishes, and did her best to look herself over. Movement was awkward like this, but she was able to twist herself enough to get a good enough look at herself. “I’m not as scaly as you; no little arm fins, either. And my ears…” She ran a hand over them. “Still the same. Is it just a partial change?”

Floyd waved a hand dismissively. “Not all merfolk are built the same. Morays like me n’ Jade have a couple different features from lil’ clownfish mermaids, and we’re all made different from the octo-types. Not all samey like you land people.” He absentmindedly booped her on the nose.

“I see.” She nodded. “You’re saving all the pretty for yourself, huh?” She laughed as he made a face at the comment, like he was trying to disprove it. It was almost comical, the way his long, elegant form contrasted with her chunky, brightly colored one, but it seemed such differences were the norm here. So that meant she wouldn’t stand out too much as an outsider.

“Stop it, Clownfishie. You know I won’t let anyone pick on ya, especially yourself.” He ruffled her hair, the curls blooming out around her in the water. “Look at yooooou. You look like you’ve always belonged here.”

Joker felt her cheeks start to heat up, and she tried her best to keep from blushing. She had to redirect the conversation. “So. Now that I’m part of your world, what are we gonna do in it?”

“As much as we can before sunset!” Floyd took both of Joker’s hands in his, and started to lead her along a warm current of water. “There’s the museum, some parks, a concert hall, shoppin’, all kinds of stuff! Where do you want to start?”

“Oh gosh. I don’t even know…” Joker tore her gaze away from Floyd briefly, trying to take in all the sights around them. It was so different from up on land, and more beautiful than she had imagined. A school of tiny silvery fish shimmered past them, weaving through an irregular outcropping of coral. Beyond, a patch of seaweed waved gently in a soft current, and the sunlight rippled around them. “Everything seems so new and exciting.” She turned her head back to him. “Why don’t you show me the things you like the most?”

Floyd puffed out his cheeks, looking thoughtful for a moment. “I dunnooooooo. A lotta stuff’s kinda boring to me, if I gotta be honest. You know how it is, Clownfishie. You grow up in a place, and no matter how cool it is to someone else, it’s just the same ol’ same ol’ that you’ve always known.”

“Well, what did you do for fun?”

“Pick on Tako-chan and throw rocks at crustaceans.”

Joker stifled a giggle. “I see, I see; only the best, then. Well, barring a trip to the ol’ rock-chucking grounds, hm…” She thought for a minute as they swam along, hands linked. “Okay. Why don’t you take me to someplace you haven’t been to in a while? Maybe you’ll find something interesting there you overlooked before.”

Floyd squeezed her hands, then pulled her in close as he thought. After a few moments, he perked up. “I have an idea nowwww. Lemme get us there.”

He started to swim rapidly along the current, keeping her tucked up against his body. Joker tried to move along with him, but the swimming motions felt unnatural in her transformed body, and she allowed Floyd to transport them both as she held on tightly to him. She always knew he was strong; between his easy movements on the basketball court, the way he could speedily disable any troublesome Mostro Lounge customers, even the way he held himself when he danced, it was all indicative of someone with an uncanny control of their body. But the way he moved through the water was like nothing she had experienced before, like he was a part of the ocean itself. Joker closed her eyes and tucked her head into the crook of Floyd's neck. It was a thrill just to be so close next to him as he swam, seemingly unaffected by any resistance her body might have provided.

—--

“Hey, Slick? Do I get a hint as to where we’re going?”, Joker questioned after a few minutes of traveling. She had opened her eyes again, and the sea floor was still zipping along below them at a good turn of speed. She had been expecting at least to be able to see some merfolk homes as they passed, but it seemed as though Floyd was keeping outside of any populated areas.

Floyd looked down at her, mischief in his eyes. “I don’t wanna spoil the surprise. It’s gonna be good, I promise! We’re almost there. You hang tight, okay?” He faced forward again, and began to propel them forward even faster. Joker yelped and clung to his shoulders, which made him laugh. “I’m not gonna lose you, don’t worry!”

They wound through the currents together, and Floyd slowed his pace as they approached a space teeming with life. Even though they were deep underwater, some sunlight managed to stream down, illuminating the space. Tiny colorful fishes flickered back and forth between spikes of coral, which sprung forth from a familiar shape. “It’s an old sunken ship?”, Joker asked, wonder in her voice. She detached herself from Floyd’s grasp and approached the vessel, brushing aside some waving seaweed. “How long has it—”

“Dunno, Joker.” Floyd swam up to her, circling around her as she slowly approached the ship, his long tail brushing against her. “For as long as I can remember, at least. The coral growin’ out of it’s gotten bigger since I was a kid, but other’n that, it’s just like I remember it.” He tilts his head. “Maybe not as big as I remember, but I was kind of a lil’ squirt last time we were here, haha!”

“So you played here when you were a kid?” Joker reached out her hand towards him, and he took it, their fingers lacing together as well as his slightly webbed hand would allow. “It’s really amazing. Guess this might’ve sparked your interest in going onto land?”

“Maybe a liiiiiittle bit. Mostly tryin’ to find context for the stuff that was left behind by the collectors, n’ all.” He started to swim to the upper deck, and she followed along. “Used to be a good place for me n’ Jade to hide out, too. Lotsa kids were scared to go near this place.”

Joker paused. “Is it dangerous?”

“Naaaaaaah.” Floyd’s face split into a grin. “But everyone used to say it was haunted.”

Joker’s eyes got wide. “Haunted ships are real?? I mean, I’d heard stories, but I always thought they were just that; just stories.”

Floyd laughed. “Oh, they’re real all right! Me n’ Jade have seen our share of haunted battleships and pirate ships and all that. But this one’s a bougie passenger ship. I’ve seen ghosts, I know what ghosts are like, and there ain’t any ghosts down here! It’s just dark inside, is all. But we still got a couple hours of sunlight left, we’ll be a-ok.”

She chuckled, relaxing somewhat. “Don’t wanna be here after sunset, huh?”

“We gotta be back at the mirror by then. That’s when Azul said that potion’s gonna wear off. I’m pretty sure of it. I was kinda in a hurry to get to you once I had it, haha.”

Joker smiled at him, and squeezed his hand. “You really couldn’t wait, huh?”

“I never wait when I know somethin’ is gonna be good.” Floyd shrugged, squeezing back. “You gotta live for the moment, right? Waitin’ around just means that good stuff is gonna pass you by. I already told ya that when I asked you to be mine; you know that.”

“I do.” She didn’t know that it was possible to blush so hotly under the cool water. She shook her head, letting her hair obstruct her face while she took a moment to recover. He really could be charming, when the spirit moved him to be. “Well. In the spirit of not waiting, let’s head inside!”

“You got it!” Floyd guided Joker across the ship’s deck and through a pair of double doors, hanging open on their hinges. He released her hand once inside, and circled the room while her eyes adjusted to the relative dimness of the light inside. Her eyes tracked him as he skirted the perimeter, slowly taking in more details as her vision acclimatized itself.

The room was paneled in dark wood, and some pale curtains made from a sheer fabric hung by the windows, drifting in the slight current stirred up in Floyd’s wake. A glimmer caught her eye, and she looked up. A chandelier, bedecked in crystals, hung above their heads. She swam up to get a better look at it. “Was this some sort of party boat, or luxury line, or something? It’s really fancy. This looks like an entrance hall for a cruise ship…” Her voice trailed off a bit.

“It coulda been. I don’t really know the specifics, ya see.” Floyd finished his circuit of the room and swam upward to join her. “All I know, is when I was little, this buncha crystals, when the light hit it, was the prettiest thing I ever saw.”

“That can’t be right.” Joker gestured back towards the door. “Everything out there is breathtaking. This is glass and wires; it’s cool, but not the prettiest.”

“I know that NOW. Duuuuh.” Floyd playfully tapped Joker’s head with his knuckles. “But there’s something even nicer we found later. If it’s still here? I can show you somethin’ even prettier inside this ship.” He started to swim downwards, beckoning her to follow. “C’mon. We have a lot of ship to check out, and not a whole shipload of time to do it.”

“Floooooyd. That’s awful.” Joker groaned as she clumsily swam after him, her fins finally getting accustomed to propelling her. “Great job on punning but also nooooo.” He only laughed in reply, and she just shook her head as they descended below deck together.

—---

The way down to the lower deck was a gleaming brass staircase that skimmed the outer walls in a lazy spiral. Joker took Floyd by the elbow as they swam down, tails barely skimming above the surface of the stairs. The room was darker than above, illuminated mostly by light coming in through damaged areas of the upper deck, shining down like solid bands of shimmering brilliance. Joker was overwhelmed by the scale of it; the ship was the height of luxury once upon a time, and even damaged and sunken, it was tremendously beautiful. The walls were dotted with intricate metal and crystal sconces, and Joker could only imagine how the place would have looked at the peak of its glory.

She finished looking around and swung her gaze back towards Floyd. He was looking at her with a goofy grin on his face.

“What is it, Slick? Something stuck in my hair?”

He shook his head, not looking away. “Nah. I’m just likin’ watching you. You’re having fun.”

“Are you?” She nudged her shoulder against his.

“Wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t.” He released her hand and put an arm around her shoulders again. “C’mon. It’s up ahead. Through the door.”

Joker let herself be drawn closer to him; close enough that his finned ear tickled her cheek. The door he mentioned was right ahead. A huge double door, with intricate carvings in the worn wood, it still bore traces of gilded paint despite the years spent beneath the sea. Floyd reached out his free hand and gently pushed against it. The door moved slowly, leaving particles of glittering gilt paint and rotting wood swirling behind it in its wake.

Joker peered in through the opening. A large part of the upper deck had broken away, allowing the light to flood into the space, shimmering over dark tiled floors and shattered debris. She and Floyd entered slowly, hand in hand, taking it all in. It was an enormous room compared to the rest of the ship - a grand ballroom, with a large stage at the far end. There were more crystal-adorned lights in here, and although they hung at crazy angles from the ruined ceiling, the sunlight filtering down through them made the whole room sparkle. And even the places that sunlight didn’t reach had their own charm; they played host to bits of bioluminescent algae, which gave those areas a mysterious blue-green glow.

Joker released his hand and swam forward, mouth agape, just taking it all in. She finally made a high-pitched, happy squeak, and whirled back towards Floyd excitedly, the dappled light playing across her. “This is amazing! Could you imagine the events that happened in this room? Enormous parties, formal dances, grand performances… it gives me the shivers just thinking about it.”

“This ain’t even the best part of it. But while we’re here, you wanna give this ol’ ballroom one more dance?”

She clapped her hands together, beaming. “Would I!”

Floyd looked momentarily confused, and held out a hand to beckon towards her. “... would you?”

Joker giggled. “Yes, Slick. I would.” She glided back towards him, spinning into his arms. “Shame we don’t have any music, though.”

“Since when do we need that?” he scoffed. “Just follow your natural rhythm. Imagine there’s a little ensemble… yeah.” He tightened his grip on her, and started to tap a simple beat onto her shoulder. “All right, let’s dance!”

Laughing, the two of them began to whirl above the dancefloor, keeping well away the debris below them. Even to his simple tap, their rhythms synched up readily, as they usually did. But there was a whisper of melody coming from her dance partner. Joker looked up into Floyd’s eyes, brilliant in the sparkling light. “You’re humming something, mister.”

“I figured out what we’re dancing to, is all.” He shrugged one shoulder as he raised her arm over her head, spinning her around.

She switched directions, and let him dip her over his arm. “Gonna share with the class?”

He lowered his face to touch his nose to hers. “Uhhhhhhhhh, no. But I’ll sing for you.” They both straightened up, face to face, and fell into a steady eight-beat.

*Up at dawn

And sleepy and yawning,

Still the taste of wine.

Then I remember you’re mine,

And I’ve got a world that’s fine.

Floyd started singing one of the standards that the guys played at Mostro in the evenings; Joker had heard it a few times while she had visited him there, but it had never sounded so bright and brilliant before, even a capella. He kept singing, a smile lighting up his eyes.

What’s before me?

Routines that bore me!

Punch the clock at eight.

But what a lucky guy I am!

I’ve got a world that’s great.

As they spun around together, it was all too easy to imagine how lively this ballroom had been in its heyday. Joker could picture the room filled with beautiful people in evening dress, light on their feet as they danced the night away. But none of the imagined dancers were as remarkable to her as the long, lovely eel serenading her in the afternoon light. In all of her time at NRC, she’d never experienced anything as magical as this.

Shady plots,

Nameless travelers and overblots

Half the universe is tied in knots

So I’ll flip a little too - until I’m holding you~

What’s the hassle? I’ll buy the castle!

We can live like kings.

When we’re together forever,

We’ve got a world that swings!

They came to a stop in front of the ballroom stage, and Floyd beckoned her to come closer and look. Like the rest of the ship, it had suffered a lot of damage between its descent to the sea floor and the subsequent picking over by explorers, but it was still impressive. It had a wide wooden floor, with dark planks laid out in an intricate and subtle pattern. The sides were lined with pillars, interspersed with the remnants of thick, sparkling curtains.

And fully intact, descending over the performance space, was a massive wood carving of a woman, arms outstretched to flank the wings of the stage. Floyd patted Joker on the shoulder. “Check this out,” he whispered. There was some superficial damage to the carving that became more evident as they drew closer; some places where kids had carved initials into it, a few clumps of barnacles, and some spots where the paint had been worn away. Joker was even able to find a spot with a crudely carved FLOD, which made her smile. But, untouched above all the minor vandalism, the carved woman’s face wore a peaceful smile, and her long hair tumbled down over her shoulders in a cascade of dark waves.

“This is amazing. Is this what you wanted me to see?” Joker whispered, awed.

He released her hand, and started to swim slow, lazy circles around her. “For a looooong time,” Floyd began, “I used to think that if I went up on land, this was what the women would look like.” He snickered. “Ten feet tall, at least, with rock-solid arms and the ability to defy gravity.” He reached out, tracing a finger along her jaw. “... and beautiful.”

Joker swallowed. “I guess it sucked to be wrong about them, huh?”

“I dunno.” He drew himself closer to her, letting his tail coil gently around her body. “I got one part right, hehehe.”

Joker tried to smirk, and she patted her own bicep, making her upper arm wobble slightly. “These guns, huh,” she joked weakly.

Floyd shook his head. He was so close to her face, she could see the soft transition of skin to scale along his throat, and the way his hair glistened in the soft, filtered light. “Sooooooo close. Try it again, my Clownfish.”

He ran his fingers through her hair, little claws grazing her scalp. She shivered. “Then….”

“You’re gonna make me saaaaaay it, huh?” He chuckled, his voice low and teasing. “Joker. You are beautiful.” She found her arms wound around him of their own accord, and they pressed against each other. And under the joyful gaze of the carved woman, Floyd met his lips to hers.

Joker’s heart swelled. Her body felt warm all over, and if she might have been learning some grace in the borrowed mermaid body, it all flew away as she came undone in his arms. Sure, they may have kissed each other before, but there was something very different about it this time. Almost as if it was changing her. She held herself close to him as her body tingled, and she felt like it was becoming harder to breathe.

Floyd pulled away briefly, and gave her a rare, unguardedly sweet smile, which quickly melted into a horrified look. “Oh, no. No, no no no no. It’s not sunset yet. This is wrong. This can’t be happening!”

Joker tried desperately to gasp for breath, but her body was rapidly changing back into its normal human form. The last thing she remembered before things went dark was Floyd grabbing her tightly and starting to swim at top speed.

“Hold on, Joker. I’m gonna get you outta here.”

—

Floyd practically flew through the water, holding Joker close to his chest. He couldn’t afford to waste any time; she needed air, and they were far enough down that he knew they couldn’t get to the surface on time. He needed to get her back to the mirror. He skipped all the little detours and scenic loops that he has brought her down on the way to the sunken ship, and pushed himself to his full speed. Within minutes, he was back to where they had started. He only hoped that it had been fast enough as he dragged her back through the portal.

The two of them burst through the surface of the magic mirror, Floyd transforming to his human form in midair before his bare feet hit the ground. The transition from water to air was always a little uncomfortable, and water flowed from his mouth and nostrils as he coughed, holding her to his chest. Joker hung limply, her clothes and hair dripping onto the floor. Floyd shuddered, but regained his bearings easily. He was used to this. But Joker…

Floyd looked down at Joker, still cradled in his arms. Her eyes were closed, as if she were sleeping, but her chest wasn’t moving. Her skin had gone pale. She hadn’t started breathing yet.

No.

He would not stand for this. Not after he took her to one of his special places, one that only he and his brother had shared. He could still feel her heart beating, slowly but steadily, deep inside of her. He had to do something. He must have been forced to read something about this sometime, he just needed to remember.

The memories kicked into place. He gently placed her down onto the floor, turning her head to the side and smoothing her clothes down over her. Humans were funny about that modesty thing, he knew. He put his hands together and placed them into the center of her chest, and began pressing down in a steady rhythm. If he could force the water out, maybe she could start breathing again. He watched her face as he worked, watching for a change. Come on. Come on.

After a few seconds that took an eternity to pass, Floyd finally saw an effect. Joker’s eyebrows furrowed, and he felt her body shudder. She tried to inhale, choked, and began coughing. Floyd almost cheered out loud as he rolled her onto her side, angling her so that she could eject the water from her lungs. He knelt beside her, patting her back and smoothing down her hair until her breathing quieted and became nearly normal again. Then he gathered her into his arms.

“... I forgot about the catch in the potion.” He sounded miserable. “I should have remembered the story of the mermaid princess. Her potion was supposed to have her stay a human after she got a kiss. I just… psssssh.” He mimed something flying over his head. “Completely missed that, apparently.”

Joker coughed, and leaned against his chest. “You got carried away,” she said, weakly. “Me too.” She coughed again, and groaned. “We’re….?”

“Mirror chamber. Back at NRC. I’m gonna get you to the infirmary, clownfishie.” He paused, and laughed. “Usually, when I put people in there, it’s a real different kinda squeeze! Hehehe.”

Joker smiled weakly, her eyes just barely open. She reached an arm up around his neck, and gave him a tiny hug. “But thanks anyway, Slick. That… that was amazing.”

Floyd focused for a moment, then straightened out to stand. “Once they gotcha settled in, I’ll come back for our stuff, okay?” Joker nodded in reply, not even opening her eyes as she curled up against his chest.

And then, her eyes flew open.

“Floyd?”

“Yeaaaaah?”

“You, um. Started to help me right away. Soon as you got back, right?”

"Riiiiiight."

“And you didn’t stop to do anything else?”

“Nothing at all.”

“So, that means…. your clothes, Floyd. What are you wearing?”

“Nothing at all,” he repeated, and he started to crack up as Joker’s face went red as a beet. “I know my priorities.” And with that, he started to carry her out of the room, laughing.

-----

*Song adapted from “We’ve Got a World That Swings”, by Lil Mattis & Lou Brown, 1963. Thanks to @twst-the-night-away for helping with the slight change in lyrics!!

[wench-and-jezebel]

Dark Angel Reaction: Shorties in Love

Jezebel (@typicalopposite) reacts [with occasional asides by Wench (@scripted-downfall)]

Yaayyy! She’s back! 💕  [SHE BACK!  So is OC and Herbal and Sketch :)]  And she’s getting flirted with

“I’m not into pampering”  Unless Logan isn’t spoiling me enough.  Or is trying to be independent when I don’t want him to.  Or doesn’t have his world revolving around me

[Max, shut up; you've always gotten your insight into men from OC, wdym]  ☠️☠️☠️☠️

Oooohh ahhhhhh  [Truly a beautiful representation of the opening song]  ☠️☠️☠️ it fucking kills meeeeeee

Uh oh, nooooo

Jam pony and Max in the back like 👀👀👀  [tbf I'd be watching them pretty 👀 too]  I WAS

OC you dog ☠️ I saw you check her out when she bent over

Diamond talks in 3rd person too

Max is like DAMMIT LOGAN

Bruh why

WHY IS SHE GOSSIPINGGG

Is this poetry ever mentioned again?  Or was that just an unnecessary act of rudeness we are supposed to overlook  [Not for the most part, I don't think.  There's an unrelated mention of poetry in s2.  But that's, again, not about Logan and more about Max's jealousy]  Writers explainnnn

Mennnnn

Blech

Awwww

NOOOOO THE GIGGLE

[Max being weirdly understanding]  Right!?

This is sickeningly adorable  [I KNOW!  I love her!  Both hers!]

Ma’am.  No one is watching you.  You ain’t gotta look so… Like you’re looking

☠️☠️☠️☠️ “Pee outside.”  I mean… You did just kinda bust up into his house.  But I’m still ded

I love it so much

[Max, wtf was that stance??? The most awkward way to stand ever]  What the hell

This woman and her strange way of standing and sitting and holding guns  ["I'm gonna go home and chill out" *but first I'ma sit here randomly on the table*]  And not look at you.  Angstily.  Like… LIKE.  SHE WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO SIT ON THE COUNTER

[Okay, apparently the poetry did come back.  Didn't get much better though]

BRUHHHH She gon die  [You're gonna jinx her]  She is jinxing herself

This is too adorable I cantttttt

DIAMOND NOOOOOOO

🤣🤣🤣  Sketch  [This is the best Max ever acts with him, wtf?]

[MAX WHAT IS THAT ARM DOING]

*sigh* That went well

[Why is she like.  Actually smiling these days.  That's so out of character?]  🤣🤣🤣

They had to make her likable this ep so when she inevitably gets Diamond killed it won’t justify OCs rage

– – – 

Jezebel: OMG I LOVE OC SO MUCCHHHH

Wench: I KNOW

Jezebel: Diamond is being sus af and I hateeeeee it 🥺🥺🥺 but shes also talking about the future and doesn’t ma’am know that’s a sure fire way to get ded?!  I know they went through this massive technology apocalypse but she has seen tv at some point in her life. That’s like rule number one: don’t plan out your future… or you won’t have one

Wench: I thought rule one was don't do the deed in a horror film.

Jezebel: SHE BROKE THAT ONE TOO

Wench: OH SHIT SHE DID

Jezebel: GAHDAMMIT WOMAN

Wench: alskdfj

Jezebel: I also love sketch and herbal! Even tho the latter had like 1/8 of a line… And Max isn’t god awful just like semi awful mainly with her bitchy snatching of the poem book.  Oh, and Logan’s “so they were making out?” MEN 🤣🤣🤣 whyyyy

Wench: I knew you’d comment with that :)

Jezebel: And really that’s all I got for midpoint… Yet another not much has happened minus the BIG main thing to happen episode

Wench: On with the show!  Literally!

– – –

[Fancy flip]

Ughhhhh DIAMONDDDD DONT DOOO IT [tbf, btw, *Max* is kinda acting sus af]

SHE DONE DONE IT DIAMOND WHYYYY

well shittttt  [She lives nonetheless]

[I think he's in CSI]  He looks familiar  [I’ll look him up later]  

YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT THE WHOLE TIMEEEEE?!?  This is why people don’t trust you woman

[Also, James Cameron and the "dyne”s again aslkfdj  The Terminator was Cyberdyne; Alien was Hyperdyne; now we've got Synthedyne]

Why’s his apple logo upside down? ☠️  WHY’S IT UPSIDE DOWN?  [Probably because they didn't want to deal with an actual computer?  Or maybe they used to be upside down.]  ☠️🤣🤣🤣

🥺🥺🥺🥺 Well god dammmmit  [I was so sad when I found out about this first time 'round]

Bruhhhh

Yes the hell it is selfish ma’am ☠️  “Imma die. So imma go win back the one that got away and make her happy for the last little bit of time I have… then die on her… and make her life miserable. Cause that’s fair”  Wot.  WOTTTTT???  WOOOOTTTTTTT?!?!?

[OC.  MY DEAR.  STOP QUITTING YOUR JOB.]

OC 💔💔💔💔

Boo!!!! You don’t deserve thissss

I don’t write original characters but I’m about to make her one

[Max, I think you could show some compassion]

Sketchhhh

Bruhhhhh I can’t evennnn

Does she know she’s contagious  [No, I don't think so]  Ok good  [Again, my memory is spotty on 1 episodes (except 17), but I don't think so]  I didn’t want to not feel bad for her dying, for OCs sake ☠️  [Yup]

[The dude's neck brace ☠️]  I know ☠️☠️☠️ Ma’am has some ridiculous feet strength  [Neck brace dude got taken out AGAIN]

🥺🥺🥺🥺

[I'm sorry but I love Max's hair.  Should not be the focus of the scene, I know.  But it's just.  So fetching.  With that Hazmat suit]  Seeee?  SEEEE???

NOOOOO.  IM DONE.  DEAD.  [Next episode’s worse]  I CAN'T 😭😭😭😭😭

Yusssss get ‘em!  [Serves the dude right for being an asshole to the guy who tried to get him to put on the suit]

[Oh shit I forgot that line and damn but it's a good one 😭]  IT ISSSS!!!!  [That scene was very Doctor Who hospital ep, if you remember that one.  With Cassandra and the plague carriers?]  YESSSS

IS SHE THINKING ABOUT LOGAN OR FUCKING ZACH??? BLECH  [asdfkljasdlfkjaldskfj I hate you for mentioning him]

Ye you do get over your first love ☠️

[RESPECT HIS BOUNDARIES MY WOMAN!  Also, she just said Man of Letters]  ☠️☠️☠️☠️

[I could never.  I might die]  Ma’am you did.  [Shut up.  You still haven't read my poetry, actually.  And also, I haven't showed poetry about someone to that person]

BITCH READ IT OUT LOUD!  WE’RE TRYING TO KNOW

[Bitch]  wot.  Wot.  WOT?!  [You just read his intimate poetry.  And just.  Leave?]  WHAT!?!?

Ma’am.  Shut up with the circlessssss.  And explain THE nonsensical HOOPLAH I JUST WITNESSED.  I-  I JUST- WHAT?!

– – –

Jezebel: I… nope I ain’t got nothing else on that! But backpedaling to OC! She didn’t deserve that ooooh my goddddd.  Shit Diamond didn’t deserve that!  Sector guy TOTALLY deserved that!  And… I really don’t know what else to say this episode was very clean cut ☠️☠️

Wench: True!

Jezebel: The real question is tho… Are we prepared for this next episode?

Wench: I am… I've seen it six times :)

Jezebel: You would, angst queen

[nochiquinn]

campaign 3 episode 8: loreian

I'm late bc Power Rangers The Movie and also bc I was trying to avoid whatever this is

my kid riffed "it's thursday night" into "it's thursday butts" and frankly idk why comedians are still trying, she's clearly perfected the form

chEtney

I still extremely enjoy chetney's art

"call me when you get your shit together" he was never heard from again

I'm already doing my "other people are asleep" fingersnaps

travis just made this character so he could react to laudna in-character like he does in real life

"I'm so confused!! :D"

liam's inability not to call old characters grandmother/grandfather

saM

"why are you so mean to meeeeeee"

oh no he broke travis

tonight is just 4 hours of corpsing

...no pun intended

"BALLS" my kid WOULD fit right in

"I'm dorian's friend"

mala: friends of dorian

"hi my name is chetney, I killed santa"

"not that fourth one"

oh I just processed the design on robbie's shirt, that's nice

HEY WALL

trek out to the Hubble

do not tell fearne how much money you have you will not wake up with it

mariSHA

sam

UNPROMPTED WHISPER

"essence" [kill bill sirens]

oh we're just gonna unpack this right here at the table huh

"like werthers" sam

OH

it's almost gotta be cyrus right

"maybe I could throw something at him"

"laudna's making crazy eyes at you what's she saying"

"my very good friend" gay

orym: just fuckin - just get up here

I adore travis' little elf shoes sfx

I'm love him

I've had to stop actually snapping bc I was hurting my fingers

orym: I am SHORT you KNOW I'M HERE just STOP

DM's mercy

just pictured the guy with his shoes pinned to the floor with tiny chisels

c h e t n e y

I love robbie's "stop making me acknowledge my backstory" noises

"first you had a flask now you ARE a flask"

"is your dick out?" "...I'd have to look"

HE

travis' face lmao

[shakes dorian until his backstory falls out]

"I don't trust them" SIR

I am offended on their behalf

"I believe THAT part" chetney

imogen: [nokia ringtone]

🎵 tip me over and pour me out🎵

"just because they're different doesn't make us strange" "but we are very strange"

"like a reverse baby bird" oh I hate that

HEALING POTION KEGGER

in the presence of family dorian has developed a younger sibling bitch response that I greatly enjoy

matt: zanotto me: [psychonauts hell]

dorian you showed him it was POSSIBLE

the long pause before and after "dorian"

"escort work" can mean a couple of things lmao

"handle those swords"

"please don't tell mom and dad" "that would require me to talk to mom and dad"

cyrus what

OH I also heard it that way

travis

is it weird I would watch an entire show around cyrus' story

I want a weird west fantasy train robbery

(I want weird west fantasy everything)

good to know anxiety and social awkwardness runs in the family

orym is very disappointed in you

cyrus needs to stop calling me out as an oldest sibling

"what do you think that MEANS"

upcontinent

"""go to vasselheim"""

the mysterious npc in a flashy cloak to socially anxious disaster pipeline

ashton

oh no they're stockbrokers

no dorian you just almost put on a vestige of the fckin spider queen that's much better

"who's your employer" ashley

"are there conventions" "not lately"

BRONTE

I swear we heard that at one point in exu, am I going crazy

"b r o n t e with a [kchke]"

bronte wyvernwind!!

that's so fucking cool???

"I didn't think I'd get this far"

this sounds like some one piece shit, I'm into it

robbie's mind blowing in the background

relax she's just putting it out there

don't leave alone after dropping all that lore

death flags death flags

stop talking about how good you are at fighting

"she grows on you" "I would burn that off"

cyrus you fuckin HIMBO

if cyrus dies I riot

mattholomew

matthew

MATT

gonna fight him in the parking lot

slasher film starring chetney

reani my beloved

(no I didn't realize this had dropped)

...okay that's pretty much how the first obann fight went tho

fearne

ashley. travis. c e a s e

"it's how we met" cries

do you wanna be a big shot

"was it grog" samuel

"that'll be useful" it's ashton, will it really?

we're not telling them about the stone? we're keeping that a secret? dorian? sir?

[nextdoor voice] this information has been reported to the police

"fearne takes a bong hit out of fcg"

fearne don't be a dick

awww

fantasy xanax

oh shit I tried to come up with something like this for a setting, now I gotta file the serial numbers off

"a layer of black material" "oh, LA Square"

leeroy no

"how are we supposed to focus on anything, travis"

laudna

chetney

y'all

oh he's not getting his deposit back

"dire wolf attack" WEREWOLF

matt: werewolf travis: :D matt: also ghosts travis: D:

"I put my vacuum arm on" we found it, we found the hoovel

"air d&d"

as opposed to an expected dire wolf attack?

"I cast detect thoughts" BINGO

pate no

boutta get frumpkin'd

MATTHEW

"dead in 2022!!"

for THREE WEEKS

[ccsthemovie2]

(I think it's a word over 500, but:)

"Speaking of Tsukishiro, how's he doing?", Eriol asks. Frying pan to fire to volcano.

"He's good," Touya says quickly, before Sakura can say anything. Yukito is not even in the ballpark of "good". Yesterday he called Touya and begged him to bike over and said it was important and when Touya showed up he was asleep, and stayed fast asleep right through to the next morning. He keeps trying to make appointments with doctors, and then falling asleep before he can call, or, when Touya calls for him, before he can make it out the door. Privately, Touya isn't sure how much good a doctor can do for him, but anything has to be better than this, right?

"Really? I'm glad to hear it." Ugh, how much has Sakura told him. Not that she doesn't have a right to talk to her friends, but, come on, would it kill her to least keep it between her and Tomoyo and the funny looking cat.

He's good, that's an obvious lie. Ruby has said Yukito could barely stand upright at school. Every inch of Touya Kinomoto is packed full of magic. Sooner or later, Eriol figures, either Sakura will be powerful enough to sustain him, or Yue will have to get over himself and just eat already. Touya can't actually do anything with his magic, so it's not like Yue, even weak as he is, will have to face much of a struggle to take it. (Aside from competition with Ruby, of course. There's something to that, right, articles and studies about animals being healthier if they need a bit of careful planning to get their food? Yes, so this works out nicely.)

Or maybe- oh, that's probably it. Yue's on to him, isn't he? He's just being stubborn as usual, figuring sooner or later Clow will appear via Eriol and save him. He can imagine how surprised, overjoyed, grateful Yue would be, if Eriol showed up and saved his life. He can imagine Yue's head resting on his neck as clearly as if he had kept Yue well-fed with magic a thousand times in his lifetime. It would be nice, in the short run, but it wouldn't be right, no. Clow is dead, and Yue needs to learn to live with that. If he knows what's good for him, he will take responsibility for his own life, and if he doesn't...

Ahh, well, maybe it's Clow's old sentimentality, maybe Eriol is just warming up to Sakura's moon guardian all on his own, but he can't bring himself around to the idea of letting Yue just die. He'd save him, if it came down to it. But, he tells himself sternly, only as an absolute last resort. He's just worrying because he misses Yue and wants to get to know him better all at once in that past-and-future way- it's worth a visit, soon. Yes, a nice little visit, and Yue will never even have to know it happened. Just to check in.

(sorry the formatting got weird when i copypasted lol!)

hiiii thanks for the ask!!!

if we talk about this convo we need to back up and talk about how it got here. this should give you some idea of how badly this needs to be under a cut for length lol.

so it all starts with the bit about how someone falling and being caught is something that happens a lot in ccs. how with eriol, it's purposeful, and with fujitaka (and i misremembered it but since found out she fell *on* him and not *caught* by him, which lolol i hope he broke a bone, but also its fine the fic's already marked canon divergent, or maybe the story gets misremembered, whatever, in any case), it's an echo of clowriol's intentional artificial-trustbuild-dangersaves but without the magic or purpose to back it up (just like fujitaka himself!), but it's a situation he quickly makes favorable to him, because it may be a blank slate but it's made of the same material.

this whole convo was part of one of the very first chunks written, but everything was going to go in a very different direction at first. (there's a lot of Cut Content from this fic, some that i just didn't like, some that wasn't connectable with the rest of the fic after it took the shape it took but might pop up somewhere else one day idk). in this particular bit i cut the later half of the conversation because i really didn't like what i'd written, but then even though the direction of the story changed the conversation was still going so it had to bounce somewhere else, so it bounced to yukito. here we are answering your ask 2 paragraphs in!

yukito, iirc in the anime, did catch her from a fall, (in the manga, which made way more sense for why she had to change her clothes and rest so much, he saved her from drowning, again iirc because who can trust a memory) and at a point where eriol still has some investment in making yuekito/sakura (ewwwww) happen, he's going to try and draw on that symbolism to nudge her in that direction, right?

so all this said, SPEAKING of yuekito. how are they doing.

bad, obviously. touya's freaking out. i imagine that part of what's stopping yukito from seeing a doctor is yue, though- he knows it wont help, and i dont think yukito has, like, person insides that will stand up to medical tests, and yue would pick up on yukito like, not wanting to be outed to the doctor as a magic construct because he, like, doesnt actually have a real heart that pulses, just a repeating heartbeat sound. doesn't for real have blood etc to test, just records of blood type (for personality reasons).

and also touya's a very like keep-ur-problems-not-everybodys-business type so hes like imagining sakura venting her fears to this weirdo and getting pissed off. but that didnt actually happen, eriol knew all on his own lolol. touya you have to say something nice should happen to sakura to make up for wrongly suspecting her now

and this bit on eriol's end is all wrong information and inaccurate conclusions and i was really worried ppl would take it at face value but i hope nobody did. in ccs we get moments where eriol wants sakura to take power, or to learn that power can be taken- his final battle with her, for example, where the answer to his light and dark puzzle is to use kero and yue's power, except that's not something she would ever Want to do or would even Occur to her to try. the power is gifted to her by kero and yue (and syaoran!) because they love her.

same concept, here- the answer to the 'yue is dying' puzzle is to eat touya's power, and he can't imagine the real reason why he won't just do that, and when he thinks about it too long it goes right to his ego- yue looovvvvesss clow, and by extension me. he wants meeeeeee to save him. he wants to neck kissy MY magic soo sooooo bad. but yue isn't considering any of that at all. he's thinking about yukito and what touya means to yukito and why that would make yukito hesitate to reach out, and that no way in hell will he just ambush his other self's crush down a dark alley and take his magic, even to save both their lives. he's a lot more selfless than clow and eriol ever realize. maybe- this is just a half formed thought right now, i dont know if im like certain about it, but- maybe they feel his devotion to clow was a form of selfishness, that he Wanted Love as a thing he could hold and own, whereas pretty much everybody else who meets him goes like YOU SELFLESS MAN YOU CANT JUST DIE FOR PPL YOU CARE ABOUT YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF TOOOO

and there’s also that bit of teacherliness intrinsic to the three of them again: im doing this to teach him a lesson. im letting ruby do her thing without telling her what’s going on to help and encourage yue, etc.

anyway, that (in terms of fic weaving itself into canon) solidifies his decision to do uhmmmm a thing that creeps me out real bad in the anime (knocking yue out to have a moment with him, and oh, ding, there's another 'you fell but i caught you' moment!). eriol loves this manner of hanging out with people, you see it later in this fic, even:

It's important to say what's in your heart to the people you want to say it to, even if you have to make sure the other person never hears it. It's important for your own emotional freedom.

he loves to spend time with people exclusively on his terms, to the point where the other party never even knew he was there, because he knocked them out, or because he was just staring creepily at the outside of sakura's house while she did homework, etc etc etc.

tldr: it's all connected, aaaaaaaaa

[hellagayweird0]

Jay’s Season 14 Episode 3 Chat

(Read more will be included)

~ SAMMY AND SAMMY BEARD 😍

~ “Some people say I look good.” YES AND YOU DO, BABY

~ “No.  No, Sam.  No people say that.” Dean I stg don’t you dare insult the Sammy beard, I will hurt you.  SAM LOOKS GREAT

~ “Michael bailed.”  The fandom:

~ Ok camera hi um I like his face but I don’t need to see it so close, thanks

~ Chief is now and forever going to be a nickname I use for Sam in my fics, thank you very much.  I LOVE CHIEF

~ Jack: “Dean?”  Dean: *starts singing* “I heard that you were talking shit and you didn’t think that I would hear it.” *But seriously, that part of the song just automatically started playing in my head when they saw each other 😂*

~ “Is it really you?” Jack noooooooooooo it’s a liiiiiiie

~ Dean and Cas: *smile at each other*  Me: 

~ EXCUSE ME WRITERS WHAT IS THIS BULLSHIT “Dean and Cas don’t hug” THING I NEED ANSWERS I WILL FULL ON RIOT I’M MAD

~ “How’s Nick.”  *crawls into a corner* We don’t mention that name in this household, sir.  He’s not welcome here

~ There are so many layers to suits, damn

~ NEW SCAR, FRIENDS.  TIME TO RESEARCH

~ “Cas, I’m gonna need you to get in my head.”  All the Destiel shippers: 

~ Oh that’s a Dark Kaia and a stabby stab

~ WHAT WAS THAT DRAMATIC ZOOM OUT, CAMERA PERSON?

~ *screams* JODYYYYYYYYYYY I’VE MISSED YOU, MOM

~ Hey Claire my wife, what’s up I miss you

~ Aw Jody happy to hear from her son again

~ OH OKAAAAAY, HOLD ON *pulls out a chair for the writers* SIT DOWN AND LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.  YOU’RE TELLING ME THAT YOU CAN BRING DARK KAIA BACK TO THE SHOW AND INCLUDE HER IN STUFF BUT YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT WAYWARD?  ALRIGHT, COOL, JUST WANTED TO CLEAR SOME THINGS UP (Can you tell I’m totally over this 😆)

~ Oh I’m glad the “giant meat fork” thing has context now 😆

~ AW JACK *hugs him*

~ Dean you can’t come back and just start giving Jack orders.  You aren’t the parent here

~ LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE, DEAN.  NOW BABY CHILD IS ALL SAD

~ “I didn’t mean to be a dick.” *coughs and remembers last season* Sure, Jan

~ (Also ok I get he’s been through a lot and I’m being hard on him BUT I CAN’T HELP IT)

~ Oh hi new people, you’re both adorable and I already love you

~ Ok nope I’m calling so much bullshit here.  You’re telling me that Dean literally cutting Sam off to insist that Cas stay in the bunker and not go with them to help, even though Cas could be a huge help to them, is normal Dean?  He seems waaaaay too eager to have Cas not go with them.  I don’t trust that AT ALL

~ See, Dean and I handle hard times/pain the same way.  By joking, not taking it 100% seriously, and sometimes flat out ignoring/avoiding it.  Not for bad, insulting reasons.  Just because it’s easier to joke than to face stuff.  (Sorry, this took a dark turn 😆 I just wanted to say that.  I relate to Dean a ton.)

~ NOT A SLIGHT B.M. SCENE MY HEART CAN’T TAKE IT

~ AW MAMA JODY HUGS

~ HAHA SEE DEAN, JODY LIKES IT TOO

~ I love the looks they give each other when Jody’s not looking 😆 little things like that make a scene so much better

~ Dean wtf is going on with you, you’re so eager about this, I don’t trust that

~ JACK HEY NOOOO *grabs him by his jacket* PUT THAT STUFF BACK YOU AREN’T RUNNING AWAY GET BACK HERE YOUNG MAN

~HE WROTE THEM A NOTE I’M CRYING (also 2 things.  one, who taught him how to write?  two, HIS HANDWRITING IS AWESOME.)

~ “Like Sleeping Beauty.”  *starts sobbing* Jack, could you be anymore pure?  ALSO WHO TAUGHT HIM ABOUT SLEEPING BEAUTY BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE THEM A GIANT HUG.  THANK YOU, STRANGER

~ Oh thanks for mentioning Rowena.  I miss my favorite witch

~ “Are you going somewhere?” Cas parent mode is activated YES CAS BE A GOOD DAD I LOVE YOU

~ Jody, you don’t even have to ask, of course you get a vote, you queen

~ Sam is like “Nope this is some bullshit.”

~ AGAIN, CAMERA PERSON, I DON’T NEED HIS FACE THIS CLOSE, CAN YOU FOR THE LOVE OF CHUCK BACK UP?

~ *sings* SUPER MONSTEEEEEEERS

~ DEAN FUCKIN TOUCHED A HOT TIN CAN AND HAD NO REACTION.  I’M SORRY, BUT WTF??  THIS ISN’T FULL DEAN AND I’M STILL. CALLING. BULLSHIT.

~ Oh hey Dark Kaia, my love

~ I love how Dean just casually lands on Sam

~ I LOVE WHEN DARK KAIA IS A NINJA (also what was that “throwing the spear, diving to it, grabbing it, and running off 😆 it was strange but cool.)

~ Ok but for real I’m super curious as to who this AU!Kaia is

~ “Let’s find her and ask.” Oh yeah, I’m sure you’ll have a nice, calm chat over some tea maybe

~ “It’s marked ‘gross stuff’.” Could I love this show anymore than I already do?  The answer is no

~ AWWW JACK JUST SITTING WITH THE GIRL *screeches*

~ “Is that your dad?” “One of them, yes.” If you’ll excuse me, I have to wrap myself in a blanket and sob into a pillow

~ JACK IS SUCH A GOOD LISTENER LOOK AT HIM BEING CUTE

~ Oh that glance, the pressure is on, Cas

~ DEAN I SWEAR STOP GOING SO FAST WITH NO PLAN THIS IS HOW PEOPLE GET HURT HAVEN’T YOU LEARNED ANYTHING

~ Look at that floppy Sammy hair

~ Well isn’t that pretty and purple

~ Now let’s all take a second for dramatic timing to kick in- yup there it is

~ JACK CAN’T HELP HE LOOKS SO SAD NOOO

~ “First love strikes quick.” THEY MADE IT CANON, BITCHES!!  YEEEEEES *breaks out the whiskey* TIME TO CELEBRATE KAIAXCLAIRE

~ Oh Sam knows a little about losing love (I’m sorry I had to)

~ “He’s not ready for this case.” IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED, HE’S NOT READY FOR MUCH OF ANYTHING, BABE

~ Dark Kaia jump scare, hi

~ THAT’S GOTTA BE SOME DIRTY WATER

~ Those crackers will dry out your mouth so quickly, my dear.  Take some dirty water with you

~ Here’s Deany

~ Oh well you’re welcome to tie me to a chair any day of the week, sir (i mean what....)

~ “I was trying to kill the blonde.”  Jody: *pulls out a gun* “I WON’T HESITATE, BITCH.”

~ DEAN BACK AWAY FROM MY DARK WIFE

~ Oh no the poor girl!!

~ JACK THIS ISN’T YOUR FAULT, CAS THIS ISN’T YOUR FAULT

~ NO MY TINY SON DON’T CRY PLEASE NO DON’T BE SAD

~ YES JACK SAVE HER YOU GOT THIS BABY

~ DEAN FUCKIN CHILL I SWEAR

~ In what world does a chair slide that easily?  Apparently this one

~ DEAN WTF STOP

~ JACK YOU’RE SUCH A SMART BOY

~ “You’re no different than him.  Threats, violence, anything to get what you want.” *starts clapping*

~ “I am nothing like him.” SURE JAN

~ “Jack, are you sure?”  “No.” *breaks it anyways* I love him

~ Heeeeey she’s okaaaaaay YOU DID IT JACK I’M SO PROUD OF YOU

~ Why do I miss Michael!Dean?  Is it bad that I want him back? 😆

~ Excuse me, don’t kick her

~ Aw Jody

~ Yay new friends coming to visit

~Guys, you didn’t even knock first.  Rude

~ SAM’S ANGRY FACE DOES THINGS TO ME THAT WE WON’T TALK ABOUT

~ “I was never one to turn down a buffet.” ME TOO

~ WHY DOES SAM ALWAYS GET THROWN ONTO TABLES 😆

~ Hi um don’t touch Sam’s beautiful face, thanks

~ GO JODY

~ GET AWAY FROM MY MOM

~ Wait wait wait, would a chair losing a leg really loosen the ropes?  HOW DOES THAT WORK, AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE 😆

~ Dean: “Now you’re in trouble.” Dark Kaia: *dives out the window*  Dean: “Well shit, never mind.” 

~ NO JODY

~ YES DARK KAIA I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU BADASS

~ I hope we meet again, wifey

~ Jody, you’re such a fuckin queen

~ Aw yeah, Claire deserves to know

~ “I just feel like I already lost before I ever even began.” Was that shade towards what happened (or rather, didn’t happen) with Wayward?  WAS THAT SHADE?  IF SO, I’M SO PROUD AND I BOW DOWN TO JODY

~ EXCUSE ME NO DON’T GIVE ME A SPLIT SECOND OF JODY CRYING I DON’T LIKE HER CRYING NO THAT’S NOT OKAY NOOOOO

~ Jack just lying on his bed, contemplating life, is meeeeeee

~ LIL JACK SMILE

~ I. FUCKIN. LOVE. CAS. AND. JACK. FATHER. AND. SON. MOMENTS.

~ I LOVE WHEN CAS IS PROUD OF HIS CHILD YES

~ Not gonna lie, I had to take like 5 minutes because I was crying over this scene BUT I NEED AN EPISODE WHERE CAS AND JACK GO ON A HUNT TOGETHER PLEASE AND THANK YOU

~ THE LIL SMILE IS BACK

~ Other parents are proud of first steps, first words, and stuff.  And the fandom is over here like AW HIS FIRST COLD HOW PRECIOUS 😆

~ “I’ll make you some soup then.” PLEASE HOLD AS I RESUME MY CRYING

~ NO I’M NOT READY FOR THIS B.M. SCENE, NOPE, NO *jumps out of the impala* *screams from the distance* NOOOOOOPE

~ “I put us all in danger today.  Stupid danger.” YEAH WE KNOW

~ As hard as it is, baby, you can’t skip like that.  You have to be careful.

~ Hey um Dean I don’t like this “putting yourself down” part *hugs him* stop it

~ Are we forgetting that both Sam and Dean have been possessed by archangels?  I’m sure Sam knows what it feels like (I’m not yelling at Dean 😆 I’m just saying)

~ Dean: “I was underwater.”  Me: *breaks out into singing All Of Me* MY HEAD’S UNDERWATER-”

~ NO CAMERA PEOPLE YOU ARE EVIL DON’T YOU DARE GIVE ME A SHOT OF SAM WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES WHO SAID THAT WAS ALLOWED

~ Okay, let’s pause for a second.  Dean, sweetheart, you said yes because Sam and Jack were in danger.  If you hadn’t, Jack would be dead and who knows what would’ve happened to Sam.  You did the right thing, and whatever Michael does/did, isn’t on you.  You had no control after he took over.  You said yes to him helping you save Sam and Jack.  You didn’t know he’d take over and start doing all this stuff.  Not. Your. Fault.  Alright, let’s resume

~ JACK, UM, THAT’S BLOOD.  JACK THAT’S FUCKIN BLOOD.  EXCUSE ME YOUNG MAN WHY ARE YOU COUGH BLEEDING?  THAT’S NOT OKAY IN THE SLIGHTEST.  YOU NEED TO TELL SOMEONE AND GET HELP, DON’T YOU DARE PULL A WINCHESTER AND JUST NOT SAY ANYTHING.  BABY BOY PLEASE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOU I’LL GO HUNTING FOR SOME WRITERS.  PLEASE DON’T DIE

~Also, I’m getting Sam S8 flashbacks and I don’t appreciate this

And that’s it for S14 E3!  This episode was the best one this season so far by a long shot.  It felt like the first real episode.  And for some reason, it felt really short.  But it was still good!  I’m really excited for next week’s episode!  Even though it’s a filler, it looks awesome! (even though Sam beard is gone....I’m not sad....*sniffs*)  And that mystery girl with Sam who I’ve been trying to figure out the identity of for so long is in it SO MAYBE I’LL FINALLY GET SOME ANSWERS.  She’s adorable.

[sammy-writes-stuff]

The Stranger, Ch 21

Chapter Twenty-One: A Little Side-Tracked

Start.  Previous.

TW: Mentions of blood, broken bones, pain, swears, violence, sorry bois

“Oh look. You broke him.” Apathy laughed as he kicked Roman in the stomach, where he was lying on the ground, panting and crying. “That was a good idea guys, I gotta admit. Maybe this could be more fun with more people?”

Roman just shivered, not wanting to look up out of fear, shame, and pain.

How was he always the one so easily duped by these people? Whenever they seemed to go up against them, he was the weak link. And they knew it.

They hadn’t harmed his family…but for those awful moments…Deceit had conjured a pretty convincing mirage.

And Roman had frozen.

Indecision.

He didn’t save any of them and had got his arse kicked in the process. His ribs felt cracked, and he was coughing up blood. There was a ringing in his ears…their screaming. He couldn’t get it out of his head…

“What are you?” Greed asked, with the tone of someone talking to a dog.

Roman mumbled something. Apathy kicked him again.

“I didn’t catch that.” He growled.

“What are you?” Greed repeated, still in that condescending, simpering voice.

“A FAILURE.” Roman croaked, breathing heavily in pain.

Deceit grabbed him by his shirt and hoisted him up. When had he gotten so strong?

“Where is Carrie?” He growled.

“I don’t know.” Roman grunted. Looking around, he panicked slightly. The corners of the room were shrouded in shadow, and he couldn’t see his family.

“Let me jog your memory then.” Deceit closed his hand around Roman’s throat. “Bring her to me, and we will release the others. This is her fault anyway. If she hadn’t run away, you wouldn’t be in this situation right now. And you better hurry. If we all die, it’s your bloody fault.”

Roman swallowed, trying to think…he couldn’t think…he didn’t know what to do…his head hurt…his ribs hurt…

Deceit opened his hands and let the Prince go. Roman sank to the ground like a rock, his legs unable to hold him. “Huh. Okay, maybe we did actually break him.” He snapped his fingers and the darkness in the corners lifted. “I expected a little more from him, if I’m honest.”

“STOP, PLEASE.” Logan cried, finally realising he could be heard. His voice was hoarse from yelling fruitlessly as he had watched from the side-line. Roman twitched on the ground, but otherwise lay still. Deceit regarded him.

“Okay Logan, you’re up.” He snapped his fingers…and Roman disappeared. At the same time, Logan felt his ropes melt away. Virgil looked terrified, at this point his throat had closed over and he couldn’t make a sound…

“Where is he?” Logan balled his fists and stood up. The three sides standing before him looked amused.

“Just having a nice dream.” Deceit hissed. Logan gulped.

“I do not have any idea where Ms Fern, or Thomas is.” He said truthfully, fixing his tie. “I don’t even have any relatively convincing theories.”

Apathy looked surprised. “I thought we were going to have to do a little more to make him accept he wasn’t fit for purpose.” He complained.

“Well I guess he is the boring one.” Greed regarded Logan thoughtfully.

Logan folded his arms, unimpressed. “That the best you can manage? I have a theory. You three are out of your depth and do not know what you are going to do next. You are stalling for time.”

“I thought we’ve been pretty open about that one, genius.” Greed sneered. “We are just biding our time…”

“And you’re calling me boring?”

“Logan…no…” Virgil groaned.

“Logan yes!” Deceit laughed.

“I’m bored.” Apathy complained. The other two groaned. “What? Messing with people beyond what was planned is how Deceit lost the bitch in the first place. These guys obviously are bloody useless and don’t know anything valuable.”

“FINE. Chuck ‘em all away. We are wasting time anyway.” Greed grumbled. Logan’s heart jumped into his throat. That hadn’t exactly been his plan…

Deceit punched him in the gut, and Logan fell back against his chair, wheezing and spluttering.

“We’ve been doing you lot a bloody favour all this time.” Deceit growled, looking legitimately annoyed. “We’ve protected Thomas from all these parasites and allowed you and your precious PADRE to keep your hands clean.”  

“Thomas is in DANGER.” Greed pointed out.

“YOU WERE MESSING WITH HER.” Logan roared. “YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE YOU’RE DOING THIS FOR THOMAS WHEN YOU DROVE HER TOWARDS WHATEVER THE HELL IS HAPPENING?”

Deceit kicked Logan in the chest, and the movement sent both him and the chair flying backwards, Logan hit his head hard on the ground, and ceased moving.

“Looks like we’re down to two!” Apathy sighed. “Logic wasn’t being any fun anyway.”

“Leave Patton alone…take me…you know how fun I can be…” Virgil groaned.

“Fellas…I think I know how we can get to Thomas.” Apathy drew close to Virgil, narrowing his eyes. “Follow his heart.”

~

“So, do you think we are both dead or something?” Carrie asked, trying to be nonchalant.

Thomas looked up, a little perturbed by the candid tone. “I…I don’t know…I don’t feel that way…it feels like the other times I have visited the mind palace…” He trailed off, looking around, hoping to see anything but endless white.

“That’s good to know.” Carrie nodded, looking around too. “I suppose we just have to wake you up.”

“WAKE ME UP INSIDE!” Thomas sang, Carrie jumped, but grinned.

“I CAN’T WAKE UP.” She said, in the deepest voice she could manage.

“WAKE ME UP INSIDE!”

“SAAAVVVVVEEEEE MEEEEEEE!”

They dissolved into giggles.

“Seriously though, if your gut says we’re in your head, you needa get out, like now.” Carrie said, not unkindly. “What even happens if you’re in your own head too long?”

“Erm…I’m not sure. I’ve never spent more than around 20 minutes at a time here. Logan had a theory that…that if I stayed too long I could ‘compromise the integrity of the manifestation’ or something.”

“…like…this would, what…break down?”

Thomas nodded, then felt a sharp pain in his chest.

“Thomas?” Carrie took a shaky step back, Thomas was suddenly bent over, groaning in pain. “Thomas, how can I help you?”

“I don’t…” He gasped, clutching his chest and trying to regulate their breathing. “My heart…not to be dramatic…arghhhh…I think my heart is breaking…”

Carrie blinked, before she clicked.

Patton.

“So, you are definitely still connected to them while you are inside your own head?” She spoke quickly, trying to sift the panic out of her head and ground herself in the truth. “They’re trying to find you…you’re still linked, so we are in your head…”

Thomas fell to his knees, and Carrie rushed forward, only for Thomas to wave her away.

“I don’t know…what’s happening…” He panted, looking at the ground.

“White spaces…usually represent a void, such as the edge of where Roman has defined or the dream scape…he usually fills that void…” Carrie fiddled with her hands, before kneeing in front of the boy in pain in front of her. “Thomas…I need you to focus really clearly on a spoon.”

“A SPOON?”

“Trust me.” She fretted. Anything bigger could strain him, but she had to test her theory.

It took a few moments, but eventually a fork appeared in Thomas’ hand. He blinked and looked at it in surprise.

“Close enough.” Carrie muttered. With a gasp, Thomas dropped it and fell forward in pain, Carrie catching him before his face hit the white floor…

No…not the white floor…

Cream floor.

“Take my hand.” Carrie gasped. “They’re coming…they are getting you to create a surrounding, so they can physically access us…you can’t let them-” The rest of her sentence was cut short by her hand flying to her mouth…

Thomas screamed…and two sides appeared before them.

Carrie felt relief flood her system.

“Patton!” She cried, getting up and running to give him a hug.

“Well, hiya kiddo, glad to see you in one piece!” He squeezed back, a little too hard. He felt cold, and Carrie frowned.

Roman knelt next to Thomas, who gripped onto him, steadying his breathing. His cheeks were slick with tears, but he smiled at his fanciful side.

“Where’s…?” Thomas coughed, noting how his pain had started to ebb away. Roman grunted as he helped him up.

“Virgil is in his room, Logan is researching what this place could be. They are both dandy.”

Thomas looked at them both, hard.

“I want to go see them.”

Patton blinked. “Kiddo? Roman said they’re fine. You need to focus on waking up, it’s already been much too long.”

“Yeah Thomas, you’ve already been through a lot. You need to get back to the real world.” Roman added, glancing at Carrie as he did so.

She suddenly felt a swoop of guilt and envy.

“Go Thomas.” She shoved the thoughts away. “There’s already too much going on in your head without you being here too.”

Thomas bit his lip.

“Okay…” He sighed, and Roman punched him affectionately in his arm. “But come check on me later…all of you, okay?”

Carrie closed her eyes as Thomas faded, and felt the environment shift around her.

“Okay boys.” She didn’t want to open her eyes, but instead pictured how relieved Thomas had looked to be getting out. “So: where are the real Roman and Patton?”

Next.

[hanasaku-shijin]

LWA19 liveblog under the cut:

oh god oh boy

FUCKING FINALLY IVE WAITED 4 YEARS FOR DIANA’S BACKSTORY LOOOORDD

oh jesus starting with the flashback baby angsT

WHEN

TRADITIONAL

AND MODERN POWERS

MIX

HOLY FUCUUUCKCK IT’S LITERALLY DIANA AND AKKO AAAAAAAAAAAAAH FINALLLLYYYYYYY

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAMA CAVENDISH PLS

ooohhh my god oh my GOD

SHE’S GONNA  OPEN THAT GATE

FOR HER MOTHERRRRR

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

but little does she know she’ll need Akko’s help hueheue

wow fuck im gonna CRY

NOOOOOOPPPE NOPE NNOOOPPPEEE TOO SAD BYE

oh shit i just remembered andrEW is gonna be in this...........

pls be there for .5 seconds and then leave

oh no Hannah and Barbara cryiiiIIINNGGG

ALKSDJHG FUCK NOOOOOOOOOO

PROFESSORS DONT LET HER GOOOOOOO

i love that H&B dont even show they care it’s Akko they’re talking to they just spill the beans and dont even have the energy to be nasty to her like usual

w h a  t   th e  h e ll 

what is this “ritual” sounds fishy

IF IT’S AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE IM GONNA SCREAM pls trigger have more class than that

OH MAN TONIGHT

AKKO CANT HANDLE THAT SHE DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO LET IT SINK IN

H&B crying sounds so painful BUT WHAT IF DIANA CRIES

FUCK ME

AKKO IS SO UPSET BY THE IDEA OF DIANA QUITTING

SHE KNOWS DIANA WOULDNT WANT THIS SHE KNOWS DIANA WANTS TO STUDY MAGIC MORE AND GRADUATE AKKO KNOOOOWS

holy shit im not even 5 minutes in but i just

i need to

i cant believe this is actually happening im FINALLY GETTING TO HAVE THIS

uWEH Lotte petting her little sprite ;w;

wow Akko just fucking BARGES INTO DIANA’S ROOM WITHOUT EVEN KNOCKING OMG

oh man she doesnt even hesitate she knows where diana is if she isnt at her room

she knows EXACTLY WHERE TO GO SHE KNOWS DIANA 

i s2g if akko sees her crying as she takes off and cant stop her im gonna lose my shit

oh my lord

it’s

it’s hAPPENING

A DIANAKKO MOMENT WHEN THEY ARE ALONE TOGETHER

FOR LONGER THAN .3 SECONDS

F I N A L L Y

okay i gotta *INHALES*

okay

im

gonna do this

HERE I GO

“it isn’t like you to leave something unfinished” AKKO HAS COME TO KNOW HER SO WELL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

IM FUCKING LOSING IT YOU GUYS

if 

if diana leaves right fucking there right in FRONT OF HER

OH GOD

oh shit

Akko mentioned

Diana’s

parents

oh

oh nnoo

oh my god diana is bREAKING THE RULES FOR AKKO 

oh my god she’s about to cry you can hear it in her voice

I CANT DO THIS

noooooooo they’re doing this “rival” bs again

not rivals FRIENDS PLEEEEEASE

FUCK

okay OKAY in akko’s flashbacks of the people she loved Diana was there like 3 TIMES AAAAHHH THAT’S LIKE MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE I THINK??? idk i will go back and count later knowing me

lol andrEW was there once LMAO SUCK IT he was there as often as Arcas LOL

oH

SHE REVEALED SHE KNEW ABOUT THE WORDS

OH MY GOD THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT THE WORDS

DIANA KNOWS AKKO IS THE ONE WHO HAS TO FIND THEM

BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN DIANA CANT HELP AND AKKO KNOWS THAT

she’s gonna miss her professors and FRIENDS 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GO GET HERRRRRR AKKOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAAH

FUCK

FUFFFUFUFKCCKCK

you know diana left as quickly as she did cuz she could probably feel herself about to cry so she had to leave before akko could see that

on another note, wasn’t this episode supposed to have OVA-styled animation cuz im not seeing it

yo the Cavendish estate tho

MORE UNICORNS OHHHHH MAN

oohhh thank god Diana has a nice maid ;v;

ohhh FUCK

she’s smiling BUT

BUUUUUUUUUT

WAAAAAAAAH

oh my gOD

her fucking aunt LITERALLY HAS A SNAKE

W OW HOW FITTING

oh great a dinner party with andrEW and his dad probably so Aunt Bitch and him can make business ventures and shit to screw everyone over

W H AT THE FUCK IS SHE HOLY SHIT SHE JUST VANISHES??? UMM???

oh my god

akKO

HIIIIITCHHIIIIKE

holy shit cant wait for an audio blurb of that

okay look literally akko is so small compare to andrEW WHY DO PEOPLE SHIP THEM HE’S SO FUCKING BIG HE’S CLEARLY SO MUCH OLDER THAN HER EW GODDDDD

STOP IIIIIT HE’S LIKE 30

ew i cant even handle seeing her next to him like that uggh

OOOH more hints at violence and rage across the world

bet Croix is having a field day with that

oh yes good thank god they confirmed diana and andrew are related on some level so they cant be getting an arranged marriage thank GOD

so yeah i should mainly be worried for akko hhhhhhhhhhha

OH MY GOD

DIANA

ACTUALLY

RIDES HORSES

HOLY SHIT

THAT MEANS

YOU KNOW SHE CAN RIDE  U N I C O R N S

OOOHHH MY GOD EQUESTRIAN STUFF IS MY SHIT

OH FUCK

oh my god i literally predicted what akko and diana said to each other right off the bat i have a post where i CALLED THAT SHIT

but can andrEW leave now pls can we have more diana/akko moments alone

this is the first time we’ve seen diana wearing pants tho wow

OH GOOD andrEW is gone for now

oh my god Diana absolutely can not STAND these women holy shit she’s gonna lose it if Akko doesnt first, hearing them insult Luna Nova

oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

IT WASN’T EVEN THAT DIANA WAS MAD AT THEM DISSING LUNA NOVA SHE WAS MAD ABOUT THEM DISSING AKKO HERSELF

IM FUCKING S C REA M ING

SHE

JUMPED IN TO DEFEND AKKO

TOOK HER BY THE HAND

HOLY JESSUS IM

i literally i need to  l i e dow n

oh my  god u guys they touched

in canon

im

i literally fucking im

holy fuck

oooooooooooh my god

I NEED A MINUTE

IT’S TAKEN ME 40 MINUTES TO GET 16 MINUTES INTO THIS

i need to

rewatch that part agAIN

MY GOFD

“AS MUCH A WITCH AS I AM”

WE ALL KNOW THAT ISN’T TRUE BUT HOLY SHIT DIANA IS DOING WHATEVER SHE HAS TO TO DEFEND AKKO

HOLY LOOORRRRD IN HEAVEN

oh my god akko

HOOO

DIANA YELLS HER NAME LOL

GETTING SCOLDED BY THE GF

oH

I love Anna

protective nice maid who was probably diana’s only friend as a child after her mom died

she silences Akko right away because she wants Diana to be heard no matter what, probably because no one else at that mansion will listen to her

OH MY GOD

THEY’RE PUTTING AKKO

IN ONE OF DIANA’S DRESSES

EL E V E N TH   BIRTHDAY

AND AKKO

FITS INTO IT OMFG

but ooohh my gosh this means DIANA TRUSTS AKKO

WITH THIS IMPORTANT DRESS HER MOTHER GOT FOR HER ESPECIALLY

OH MY GOD???

oh my god oH MY GOD

SHE’S GONNA TOUCH THAT BEAR ISNT SHE AND DIANA’S GONNA FREAK OH YMY GOD

OH

FUCKING

FINALLLLYY

WOOP THERE IT IIIIIIS

FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

THAT PREMIUM CARD

AFTER 18 WEEKS OF SPECULATION FINALLY IT IS CONFIRMED

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASS

“Affection” is 

the Cavendish motto

holy fuck 

me and my shipping ass will let them show “affection” all right

OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING

oh boy is akko finally gonna learn about diana’s past and mom ///? PLEASE

oh my god is akko having dinner with them

IN THAT DRESS

AND DIANA

IN ANOTHER DRESS FUCK MEEEEEEE

OH MY GOD

final minutes what giant thing is gonna be revealed at supper??

oh my gOD AKKO’S SHIT TABLE MANNERS

diana’s like “how am i gonna live with this in the future when she’s my wife” LOL

oh my god is she gonna try to SELL him Diana’s stuff??? or worse HER MOTHER’S STUFF??? I BET YOU

OH

FUCK

NOOOOOOOOOO

NOOOOONONONNONOOONNOOOOOO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

FUCK THIS BITCH

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING DOOONT

oh my god this is it

shit is going down

THEY’RE GONNA FUCKING DUEL OR SOMETHING

OH MAANNNN

oh

 my go d

i

im fucking shook

holy fucking shit

[survivorpanem]

EPISODE ELEVEN - “ONLY SO LONG BEFORE THE PET SNAKE TAKES A BITE “ - ANDREW

hieeeee. omg okay.. i feel like it's been a hot minute since i made an actual confessional and not just me vs kait and jenn in my host chat. ANYWAY. i won my second immunity basically just my luck sdhg. i just had one person in mind and went down the list each and every time and put there name with who i thought fit best and that really played out for me? NOW. i just won my third immunity and jake literally... went off one. saying fuck me and shit. like bro skldhg. im gonna be at work till 10pm tomorrow and im gonna miss tribal and the whole day. i couldn't risk anything because anything could happen so i had to ensure MY safety. like i love jake but i swear he has one more nasty mesage to send me before i ask him "who do you think ur talking to btw?" can i just say this real quick... allison- started the rally to try to get me out me- lets get allison out. allison- goes home. ryan- was partners with jordan pming everyone trying to get me out. me- lets get ryan out. ryan- goes home. jordan- same as above. was partners with ryan pming everyone trying to rally votes against me the allison week. me- lets get jordan out. jordan- goes home. everyone- lets get andrew out its time! me- lets get jaiden out. jaiden- goes home. https://68.media.tumblr.com/02aa5ec34518a894eef3408820de7bbd/tumblr_ohuo4d0OUh1uxnkpto1_1280.jpg NOW. im not getting jake out. he can have his hissy fit all he wants but i know theres loyalty still down there. but do i want isaac or andrew out now? hmm..

ME: TRIES TO SAVE ANDREW IS SUPER EXCITED WHEN JAIDEN FUCKS HIMSELF OVER SO ANDREW CAN SURVIVE THINKS WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER ANDREW: I'M GUNNA ELIMINATE SAM FROM THIS CHALLENGE ME: BOY WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? I'M OVER IT!! I'M READY TO KILL ANDREW I've decided I want me, Zack, JC, and Sam B to final 4 because fuck Jake and Andrew for killing me and fuck Isaac because he's guilty by association. Also in all of these receipts of Jaiden trying to try up the votes, ANDREW is the one who suggested me! Jaiden said me or JC and Andrew COULD HAVE SAID JC BUT HE DIDN'T SO BYE ANDREW. AND HE THREW HIS VOTE TO ME WHEN IT COULD HAVE GONE TO SOMEONE ELSE HONESTLY BYE

I'm honestly v upset to see Jaiden go :( I was definitely stressed in those last few confessionals but I really do luv Jaiden so much and actually did see us getting so much further in the game together :/ I don't know why he had to flip and not even tell me about it but idk hopefully I can make the best of this. Like I'm not the reason he got out necessarily and I feel like our relationship was good enough to have an ok chance of getting his vote if I ever make it to FTC, which is highly unlikely idek why I'm thinking about that when it's still like 5 votes away if it is going to be a f2 like I think it is. Then the immunity challenge seemed to go well even though I didn't win. It appears to have raised distrust towards Andrew from Sam which is veryyyy good because I'd love to get Andrew out! I'm not a fan of the comp slayers in the game, even miss Zack and Jakey who are my allies are worrisome because of their challenge abilities. Sky Ferreira is sex btw. Speaking of jakey too I'm not sure where his head is at? Idk I got weird vibes in the challenge, especially since he took me out before comp queen Zack which is...interesting, so it's caused a bit of untrust with jakey and I too. I'm just worried that he's actually going to start picking his game up and start slayin and when he does I wonder if he's going to stick with me or flip and go with other people. So I need to keep an eye out for his ass, and another on the finish line. I'm also going to try for the time being to just continue playing as if I don't have an idol. I feel like idols can impair your judgement abilities and actually be a kind of crux to your gameplay because you can get a bit too assured of yourself, and you can never feel safe in these games. It's worrying now too because I see like one of the main benefits that was around keeping Jaiden was that he was such a big threat, it was just like you could just be like oh yeah let's do Jaiden, and people would be like yeah tru and then of course you could flip it to who you really want later. Now jaidens gone and Isaac asked me who I wanted to vote and it's not like I could be like oh yea we should vote Jaiden hurr hurr. So idk I was just like what about jakey idk and he was like yeah I think jaidens high key annoying and I was just like ok 👀 mama calm down as he continued talking about how jakey a lil trifling hoe, but I mean jakey likes Make Me (Cry) by Noah Cyrus so could he really be that bad? Idk. I should ask what his zodiac sign is before I make any decisions for the vote or ideas of his character.

flkjfdsal I don't remember if I did a confessional but this could be my last one since it's 20 minutes before the vote and I've heard NOTHING from anyone except for JC! so like fuck Andrew and Isaac honestly I REALLY hope me Sam Zack and JC stick together but I don't see it happening. I'm pretty sure I'm getting voted out so like it's been real.

I'm so happy I've made Final 7 but more importantly, I made it passed Jaiden! This vote is messy btw I just woke up from a nap and I have no idea what I'm doing.

So I'm being voted by Sam G, JC, and Zack. I know that for sure. I'm hoping Myself, Isaac, and Sam B all vote together. And just get out JC. I guess Zack is playing a map on me. So he'll see I voted for JC. And they might play an idol on JC and I'll be fucked. I dunno if an idol is being played tonight but hopefully if it is then it's played on Sam G? I really don't wanna die. But id I am then Zack is a snake. Like I knew that asdfghj but. I was hoping maybe he would actually take the secret pair beware thing farther. I guess it was fun while it lasted. Only so long before the pet snake takes a bite. Anyway, I'm probs not surviving tonight. So I hope Isaac or Sam B or Jake wins. But like 98% hope Isaac wins because he fucking deserves it. This will likely be my last confessional so. It's been fun and I'm glad I was able to play a pretty awesome all-star season. Anyway DAN GHEESLING IS MY BROTHER BYE.

I HATE MAKING DECISIONS! I have 5 minutes to decide whether I want to work with Isaac and Andrew or Jc and zack. I'm super nervous because there will be drawbacks for each option I choose. Zack will probably yell at me a LOT if I flip and Isaac will probably be so hurt by me and not want to be friendship anymore. And I want to work with Andrew in PI Allstars so I don't want to betray him here. Ugh this is messy fuck

welp i have 5 minutes so zack fucked me over hard core in immunity this round and all trust i did have in him is lost. this round it would be ideal for JC to leave but idk if sam b. is smart enough to make that move... um!!! yeah im just trying to convince her but i dont rly see it happening. andrew will prob leave or me tbh. i honestly think its me lmao. oh well. fuck zack

WELL, It appears Andrew is voting me again! Vote me once, shame on you; vote me twice, bitch you gotta go! Ugh idk I'm heeeeella nervous that I might be going tonight so I'm definitely keeping my idol close, we might be seeing a play tonight. Maybe even two if Andrew has one. Hm. So, I approached Isaac, told him I wanted to vote Andrew. He claimed he was down to vote Andrew too, but told Sam that he wasn't going to vote me but would vote someone else. Sounds like an idol might be getting played on andrewwww so they're splitting the votes, huh?! How. Fucking. Cute!!! This is disgusting I'll probably have to play my vote negator on whoever Isaac votes and use my idol for everything to work out tonight. UGH! This is so worrisome, idk why Andrew had to vote me tho! Like girl couldn't you vote either Sam instead since everyone else is on your side and Zack is immune. Whyyyyy meeeeeee 😢😢 it's not like I was pushing to vote for Andrew this week and last week also! *sarcasm* but I mean still, come on! It's not like Sam G wasn't pushing for you too, ugh. I don't know this is tough, if anything I'm probably gonna at least reveal to someone that I have an idol tonight or something. I need to find out how this vote is gonna go down...this is gonna be a long bumpy rife

Later...

Oh my fucking God Samantha BUSSY voted me out I can't fucking believe this. I'm honestly shook like I messaged Sam G first asking if she flipped then when she said no I went to Zack when he said no I was like what the fuck, how could it be pure angel Sam Bussy??? I pressed her and eventually she admitted to it. So I went to her and she denied it at first but finally admitted to it later. Then I called her and I think I flipped her. Hopefulfuckingly! I'm trying to flip Isaac as well just in case anything goes wrong and hopefully I can. I really hope I stay my dumbass should've played my idol when my gut told me to, but I simply didn't listen, I'm so stupid! But if I /do/ survive, then this would really be a wild move and I'll definitely be playing shit next week, if not everything smh. I'm puhRAYING that my mist works, because if not I'm going down as a big idiot who went home with their idol, probably the first big idiot who went home with their idol in storybook history! THE BIGGEST IDIOT IN STORYBOOK HISTORY!!! Kms if I go out this game I'm screaming.