#you're welcome to use all/parts of that as you wish XD

[qqueenofhades]

Hi Hilary! I could use some help with something. Do you know some topics for historical tangents a history professor (Hob) could go on while talking to some students? Like some interesting discussion ideas? I was not a history major and I’m now drawing a blank 😅 I’d appreciate it greatly!

"Right, morning everyone... MORNING... yes, we all do know it is morning and I would like to remind everyone that it's not my fault we were scheduled at eight bloody AM. Consider it building character. Great. Let's get started. Can we put the phones down, please. In my day we didn't even have phones. No really. We didn't. Really didn't.

Anyway, so where were we? Ah, yes. End of the Western Roman Empire circa 476 CE, which stands for the secular Common Era, which historians now generally use instead of the Christian A.D. Anno Domini, which trust me, they used when I was born, because I am very old. Ah, you're laughing again, because you think I'm joking. Which, er, I definitely am. Anyway, the so-called collapse of the Roman Empire is one of the most mythologized events in the Western historical canon, and there are accordingly a lot of misperceptions about what happened and how. As we covered in the last class -- well, can anyone tell me what we covered last class?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Come on, one of you, just raise your hands. I don't bite.

Fine, all right, I'll do it myself. Again. Last class, we covered the eventful fourth century in Roman history, where the empire split into western and eastern halves, eastern Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity, and established his capital in Constantinople, which would later get the works from the Turks and become Istanbul. The western capital moved to Ravenna in 402, and it had been in Milan before that, not Rome. No longer the center of power as it had been for many centuries beforehand under both the empire and the republic, Rome was infamously sacked in 410 by the Visigoths under King Alaric I. The Supergoths. The Ubergoths. The Verygoths. The Turbogoths. All right, I'll stop. The Visigoths had formerly been a Roman client kingdom in the south of Gaul, which is the modern country of -- anyone?

Anyone? Anyone? Oh come on.

Yes, thank you Sarah, it was in fact France. See everyone? Not that hard. Now that we're up to speed, right, the so-called End of Rome in 476, when the last Western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by Odoacer, general of the Ostrogoths. Not the Visigoths. Definitely different thing here. The Alsogoths. The Othergoths. The Ohgodthosegoths. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I swear I will actually stop. But the common narrative from then is that Rome just bloody disappeared altogether, the Dark Ages started, it was grim and miserable and murdery all the time, everyone forgot how to do scholarship or art or religion or anything else, and then miraculously a thousand years later, woo, the Renaissance! Everyone sorted their heads from their arses and could do maths again! I'm sorry about saying arses. Please don't report me to HR, they've had enough of me already. Anyway, this argument, despite its long-time supremacy in the Western historiographical canon and Western popular culture, doesn't make sense on any number of levels. And that is because? Can anyone give me just one reason to start with?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Sarah again, yes, thank you. I appreciate you greatly, Sarah. Yes, for one thing, the Eastern Roman Empire still bloody existed! It was literally that meme where we're announcing that Rome is dead, Constantinople wants us to stop telling everyone that they're dead, and we sigh that sometimes we can still hear their voice. Yes, I know what a meme is, don't look so surprised. The city of Constantinople became the center of Roman culture and power, though we call it the Byzantine empire to distinguish it from the pre-476 Roman empire. It used Greek instead of Latin as its primary culture and language, it was Orthodox Christian instead of Catholic Christian, and while it was no longer the multinational power player that its predecessor had been, it still produced some heavy hitters. Such as Emperor Justinian in the sixth century, who actually, albeit briefly, reconquered the territories of former Rome in the west, and was married to the very fascinating Empress Theodora. We'll have to get back to her, but anyway, in the territories of Former Rome, such as modern-day Spain, France, and Germany, there were still client kingdoms who were directly descended from Rome and who premised their new independence on their Roman inheritance. The Visigoths -- yes, them again -- in Spain, the Merovingians and the Franks in France, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes in Germany, and other. So tell me, can we really say that Rome collapsed, exactly, and/or disappeared, instead of just dissipated and re-formed? We still had Latin as the language of state administration, the Roman Catholic Church as the supreme religious and cultural arbiter, and other major innovations that would last through the Middle Ages. Where does this whole Dark Ages thing come from?

Anyone?

Anyone aside from Sarah?

Oh, God's wounds. All right then. The idea that Rome disappeared overnight and took everything good with it is a projection, a fiction, popularized by proto-Renaissance and Renaissance writers who wanted to legitimize their look back into the past. We're getting ahead of ourselves, but the idea of the Dark Ages as this backward slovenly time of idiocy and misery -- it just gets me very worked up, all right?! Yes, written texts and certain other traditional markers of historic narrative became much scarcer than before, and we don't know as much about it as we do the more meticulously documented societies on either side, but it's only dark because we've decided that Rome, the brutal excessively slave-owning militaristic expansionist violent empire par excellence, was the marker of all culture and the peak of Western civilization for all time and nobody else could ever come close! This is how we get bloody Game of Thrones insisting that the medieval era was always filthy and dark and full of rape and violence and morally awful people -- so tell me, George, which part of your fantasy novel, the dragons or the ice zombies, were we expected to read as actual literal truth? It's just because we want to protect the idea of ourselves as so much better than people in the past, and the past itself as full of terrible violence that is somehow worse and more primitive than our violence, and that surely we could never do that because we're so much better! Which is total bullshit! Bullshit!

...yes. Thank you. Right. I'm fine. I'm absolutely fine, I apologize for that. Just a bit of a trigger for me. We'll get back to the lesson now, yes. I'm warning you, though. If you use Dark Ages uncritically in your essay, I am knocking you down a full grade. No matter what."

[rhey-007]

The Mystery of Love

Fernando Alonso family fluff

|| P5 of Fernando Alonso x goth mommy!reader

• | socialmedia au

READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE

Summary: A young couple falling in love on their parents', friends' and media's eyes.

A/N: This part is mostly focusing on Klaus and Bluebell, with exceptional snippets of Fernando and reader. If you haven't read previous parts go see them first cause you'll have no idea what's going on, nor who those people are :))

I promise this is the last (as for right now) part where I focus mostly on the kids (this time on Klaus) I just want to give them some more attention too. Next part will be full of Nando x reader 🙏💞 Also- I just realized I did a bad research 🧍‍♀️ Bluebell is not Christian's biological daughter, just Geri's and her surname is Halliwell, my bad 😓🤚 But I'll leave her as a Horner, don't want to change everything and it plays into the narration :))

If anyone would like to be added to the taglist or has any suggestion for future parts let me know!

Enjoy! 💞

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tagged: herbestie1, herbestie2, herbestie3, herbestie4, kl.au_s, herbestieboy

•bluebell_horner: 🍕🍜🎮🎲

•christianhorner: you know I love you but never again... Too many teens...

→ •bluebell_horner: You weren't even there!

→ •christianhorner: but I came back to hell of a mess 🧍‍♀️

→ •bluebell_horner: but we cleaned it anyway! >:(

→ •user1: •user imagine Christian coming back home to 7 teens and "hell of a mess" xD

→ •user2: I'm sure he almost fainted 😂

→ •user3: and Geri just laughed at him 😂

•user4: is that Klaus???

→ •user5: Yup! She even tagged him!

→ •user4: 😲 so they MAY be together!

→ •user6: seem more like friends now tbh 🤷‍♀️

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tagged: kl.au_s, herbestie1, herbestie2, herbestieboy

•bluebell_horner: 🌱🌅🪵

•user7: Klaus is everywhere on this account!

→ •user8: there has to be something going on between them 🧍‍♀️

→ •user9: I bet Nando just randomly decided to meet them together one time on the paddock

→ •bluebell_horner: 1+

→ •user9: 😲

•herbestie2: best trip ever! Thx guys! 💞

→ •bluebell_horner: Ofc! 💞 Thank you too 😊

•kl.au_s: thanks for inviting me :))

→ •bluebell_horner: how could I not invite you! 💖

•user10: I'm surprised Christian let Bluebell go there lol

→ •user11: why wouldn't he?

→ •user10: well he's quite overprotective

→ •user11: oooh 😮

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tagged: kl.au_s, fernandoali_oficial, bluebell_horner

•y/n._.l/n: trip time ⛰️🌅🏕

•user12: not Klaus inviting Bluebell 😭🤚💞

→ •user13: it only confirms the rumors!

•fernandoalo_oficial: thanks for the amazing time! 😍❤

•bluebell_horner: thank you for inviting me! I had a great time! 🤗🥰

→ •y/n._.l/n: no problem honey! 💞 you're always welcome!

→ •user14: mother is mothering 😎🤙

•user15: NEW NANDO CONTENT YEEEE >:3

→ •user16: we still need more, •y/n._.l/n please?

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•susie_wolff: beautiful photos and even more beautiful family! 💖

•sebastianvettel: can't wait to finally meet you! ❤ you make Nando so happy! 🤗

→ •y/n._.l/n: soon honey, soon! 💞

•mark_webber: can't believe Fernando got so lucky, wish the fam all the best! 🥰😍

→ •fernandoalo_oficial: what do you mean you can't believe it??? 😠

→ •mark_webber: you know I love you hihi 🤭

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•christianhorner: grill time 😋🥩🍻

•y/n._.l/n: so greatful for the invite 💞 both us and kids had a great time!

→ •christianhorner: I'm glad to hear that :) you and kids are always welcome!

→ •fernandoalo_oficial: what about me??? :(

→ •christianhorner: you too Fernando, you too

•fernandoalo_oficial: next time at my place! 💪❤

→ •christianhorner: alright! 😎

→ •user17: fathers' grill wars??? I'd love to see that xD

→ •user18: ✨grill the grid but with actual grill✨

→ •user19: I would watch that

→ •user18: we all would!

→ •y/n._.l/n: •fernandoalo_oficial NO ❌

→ •kl.au_s: •fernandoalo_oficial HELL NAHH ❌

→ •fernandoalo_oficial: why not? 😭

→ •kl.au_s: LAST TIME YOU ALMOST BURNED THE KITCHEN, NEVER AGAIN

→ •y/n._.l/n: you'll burn the whole garden and house, no thank you ❤🙏

→ •fernandoalo_oficial: :(((

→ •user20: not Fernando almost burning the kitchen 😂

→ •user21: of course he almost burned something 🤦‍♀️

→ •user22: what counts is willingness 😅🤣

•maxverstappen1: great time spend in even better company! 😎💞 Penelope already can't wait for another play date!

→ •user23: we were robbed again!

→ •user24: when will we finally see the kids playing together istyendbdmdnw ❗❗❗

→ •y/n._.l/n: soon, soon <3

→ •user24: OOOO 😲💞

•user25: Alonso's, Verstappen's and Perez'es at one place? What a combo!

→ •user27: Fernando to redbull possibly???

→ •user28: that's a fever dream 🫠🥰

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•user29: the magic of Fernando "the matchmaker" Rizzlonso 😊✨

→ •user30: not only did he got himself a beautiful lady but also found one for his stepson!

→ •user31: the true matchmaker of the paddock 😎

•user32: they look so cute together 🥹

•user33: I'm sure Fernando was the one who met them

→ •user34: didn't Bluebell actually confirm it under one of her recent posts?

→ •user33: Oh right she did!

→ •user35: •user33 and I'm sure Christian's not happy about his babygirl meeting a boy xD

→ •user36: he's not just a boy 🙄 he's a literal god and a supermodel!

→ •user35: ...Don't think so, looks like a potato Blubell is too beautiful for him

→ •user36: you're a potato >:(

→ •user37: fangirls fangirling as always 😇✨

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[commander-rahrah]

REALLY???!!! I wouldn't have sent this idea if I knew you're planning to use it for your fic! I'm sorry about that! You're welcome!

Here's my idea that I would love to hear your opinion! Just to let you know this is quite self-indulgent XD How would Astarion react to GN! Reader/Tav offering their blood... despite hating being pierced/cut/poked? Like they hate the idea of even a needle poking lightly them that it doesn't bleed 🤣

What do you think of it? I'm curious :3

Don’t apologize!!! You had no way of knowing (: I am excited to get to that part in the Talking to the Moon though, and if you read it I hope you enjoy it!

In regard to this concept, I definitely think this is interesting!! This is kinda long and ranty again ahah whoops.

Anyways, I think this concept is so interesting — especially when you consider Astarion learning about his own boundaries. I feel there is so much emphasis on reader/Tav respecting his boundaries, so him coming to terms with theirs would be so interesting.

Especially if the reader/Tav went through with the first night of letting him feed. Maybe in the moment, Astarion didn’t recognize the shakes and tremors as something negative/fear. He was just so lost in his first feeding he failed to recognize it.

So then if you offered yourself/blood up again to him? I think the shame would double for him. Maybe he would even start comparing himself to his old master — wondering how he manipulated you into this. That despite your clear fear or hatred of the sensation that you still offered yourself up for more. Like you had to. Just like he did all those years gathering more victims for Cazador by any means necessary.

If it is early days between the two of you, I think he would playfully reject your offers to avoid it. Like, “Oh I already had my fill with goblins and cultists today, darling” or “I think I’ll spare that pretty neck of yours of any further marks”. I think he would be too ashamed of himself, and also too afraid to have such a vulnerable conversation just yet.

But once you two were more established, like post confession, and you offered again, I believe Astarion would feel safe enough to bring it up/confront you about it. I feel like he would bring up that he could sense your hesitancy, fear, hatred of the sensation. That he couldn’t bear to get you to do something you didn’t want. Not again. He didn’t want to become a trauma or phantom pain for you like the unwanted/forced touches he dealt with for 200 years. Not when you had done so much for him already, and become so important to him.

If you agreed that it was too much, Astarion would respect that. Autonomy and personal choice may be a new concept to him, but it is one he would fiercely advocate for everyone, not just himself.

If you told him that you still wished to let him feed, I think he would need more reasoning as to why... And if you explained it was because you care for him, trust him, love him more than you fear or hate the sensation — I believe Astarion would agree BUT only if you set boundaries and ground rules like you had with him in regards to physical intimacy and sex.

Side note: this is kinda unrelated but also not — all I can imagine is reader accidentally pricking their fingertip on something and letting out a little gasp. And before they can freak out Astarion just sucking the tip of your finger so gently before placing the tiniest kiss on it. “There — all better.” And you would be so distracted from the sensation of his lips and his proximity and just him, that you would forget all about your fear.

Thanks for the ask anon! I appreciate these messages, it’s so fun putting Astarion and Tav/Reader in all these different scenarios hehe 🤍

[diy-fire-water-pups]

Hey pups!

I've followed your blog for a bit and every day you bring me happiness! Just had major surgery and seeing you post every day has 100 percent helped my mental state and recovery.

So thank you !! (And thanks mod!)

Aww!! I'm so glad to know we're helping you like that!!

We wish you a smooth recovery!! You can count on us if you need anything we can do!!

Remember to follow your doctor's instructions correctly, alright? Take all meds you'll need and be careful, don't rush things to not get in trouble. And keep hydrated!!

(( Okay I just had to XD it always makes me so happy to know me and the pups are getting to help others, like, I can't really describe it but it surely makes me feel extremely happy, like we're making a difference here just like how they do in the show and movies! That's why I always say, it's more than "just a cartoon", it's soooo much more! It's about the happiness they bring us, hope, confidence, the friends we make along the way... You're welcome and it's always a pleasure!!!

I'd also like to give a shout-out to all other followers and passersby who take a couple minutes of their days to send questions or to just play and interact with the pups - if we're posting here nearly everyday, it's just because you guys are interacting with them! You're all part of this wonder and real magic too, so thanks for that!!! ))

[nachosncheezies]

I can't find the post where you've rambled about Kurt Crawford before! Please ramble to me about Kurt Crawford!

Hi hello and thank you for your patience as I answer this one month to the day from when you sent it!!!! 🙈 oops

The Crawfords was my original answer to @perpetually-weirdening's question "what character do you wish we learned more about" but I'm so happy to expand on that, I have a lot of feelings!!! xD

The thing about the Kurt Crawfords is that (unless I'm forgetting something big) they're the first clones we've seen that are explicitly said to be the progeny of abductees/the MUFON women. We've met other clones before including the Samanthas in Colony/End Game but those were rogues trying to figure out how to hybridize themselves into some kind of genetic variability that would let them look different and blend in. (they used discarded tissue from abortion clinics rather than stolen ova) The bounty hunter was after them for simply existing outside The Project.

The Crawfords are different. They're part of The Project. The first one that Mulder and Scully meet is the one they track down after finding someone is remotely copying Betsy Hagopian's computer files. This Crawford claims to be a member of Betsy's MUFON chapter, and he tells them there's a conspiracy to cover up the women's deaths. He leads them to Penny Northern, who (unfortunately) directs Scully to Dr Scanlon and her first attempt at treatment. The bounty hunter comes for Crawford #1 in Betsy's basement the minute Mulder steps away.

Crawford #2 turns up at the fertility clinic where Betsy and some of the others had been treated. This Crawford is dressed differently but Mulder doesn't know yet that there's more than one, and accuses him of having run off with the files they'd been working on in Betsy's basement. Between them and the Gunmen, they track down Scully's name in a research lab directory, which leads them to data on the branched DNA they'd already identified after Scully's abduction. But if someone's looking at this as a possible cause for her illness, maybe they're also looking for a cure, so the Gunmen help Mulder break into the Lombard facility where he finds a whole room of Kurt Crawfords.

And this is where IMO it gets so complicated and so bittersweet and so REAL. We learn very little about the Crawfords in the few minutes Mulder is with them but what we do learn is pretty significant for something that's never really talked about again. They recognize Mulder, they welcome him. They lead him straight to the drawer containing Scully's stolen ova (the first time we learn what the project did to her when she was abducted). They tell him how they were harvested, that the radiation used in that procedure caused her (and the MUFON women's) cancer. They tell him that the men who are claiming to treat this rare cancer are the same ones that caused it, that those men are actually working to hasten the women's deaths.

But!!!! what gets me most is this exchange:

Mulder: You're trying to save them. Crawford: They're our mothers.

What a thing to think, to feel, to say. The Crawfords came from fucked up circumstances and they're not really human. They're complicit in perpetuating it all by making more of themselves, but this is their life cycle, this is their job, this is what they know. From what we're shown we have no reason to believe that any of them has ever experienced what it is to have a mother in any sense other than a genetic donor. They're grown in tanks from tampered genetic material taken from tampered women without either party giving consent.

But they recognize that they owe their existence to these human women, who were violated and now suffer and die for it. And in those very few words he says: they don't want that. They recognize it's wrong. They're trying to stop it. (They are risking their lives; their subversion sends the bounty hunter after them.) It's their chance at redemption for the crime of being alive and that alone is painfully human.

They want Mulder and Scully to know the truth. The fact that they lead Mulder directly to where Scully's stolen ova are kept. That they let him take from that drawer without comment. They let him take the truth in his hand, surely aware that he might return it to her. (I like to think they hoped he would.) Because she, and the other women, are their mothers.

IMO one of the biggest elephants in the room for this whole show, although we don't learn about her until well after this, is Emily. How many others like her might there be? It's fucking TRAGIC to think about. But she's not the only thing to come from those stolen ova. The Crawfords are not the children Scully or any of the other MUFON women wanted. But they exist. They are grateful, in whatever way a hybrid clone can be. They recognize the sacrifice and suffering that brought them to life. They are doing what they can, in their own way, to set it right. Because to them, those are their mothers.

Knowing about the Crawfords and their subversion of The Project could never undo what was done to Scully or the others. But as gross and shocking a revelation it would be to know that inhuman things are being made in place of the children they can never have, what the Crawfords show us is that not everything that came from those violations are tragedies in the way of Emily and any other children like her. I wonder if it might have been a comfort for Scully to know that out of one of the worst things to ever happen to the abducted women, These Men Who Would Create a Life Whose Only Hope Is To Die have also accidentally created lives whose greatest hope is to save people, to save her and others like her. That these inhuman children the women never wanted have somehow grown to have a sense of empathy, a sense of justice, a moral compass, a desire to do what's right. Things a mother would want for her children, things a mother could be proud of. That they may not be human, they may not know what it is to be children, but they know that somewhere out there they have mothers, and they care.

I wonder if Mulder ever told Scully. I hope someday he did.

[succubus-hansol]

Since it's pride month I wanted to make a post to properly introduce myself!!

So hi! Welcome!

I go by Hansol online, it's very nice to meet you 🫡

I'm 21 years old and a February Pisces if you're into that!

In school I was in band, choir, and theatre. So maybe that's a giveaway of my personality type 😅 That being ENFP-T

(For those who don't want to look it up that means Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Prospecting, and Turbulent)

If it's not obvious I absolutely love music, not being stuck to any particular genre and the only artists I really religiously follow is Straykids. I'm a singer-songwriter who's a bit out of practice but trying to get back into it 😁✨️

Returning back to the topic of pride month. I'm pansexual!! Legit couldn't care less about the gender I fall for. If I like you, I like you for you, not whatever is between your legs XD

I know this isn't really part of the LGBTQIA+ Community but I'm also polyamorous, currently not in a relationship but the idea of multiple partners is something I wish to pursue 🤗

Now onto gender, not too sure how some of you will react but here we go!

I'm genderfluid and use He/Him They/Them She/Her pronouns. I am afab but prefer to present more masculine. That just feels like me ✨️ And I feel most comfortable reading as a Male Reader, And presenting as male online.

Hope that doesn't change whatever image you have of me 😅 but ya know, can't be helped I guess 💕

Anywayyyy, thanks for taking the time to read this post!

And happy pride month to all 💕💕🥰

Love, Hansol xxx

[leesakuweek]

Ahhh I'm a lil shy about this but I'm really excited for this event 😭 I don't know why but out of all the ships I really fell in love with leesaku!!! They have a lot of parallels that could be expanded upon (flower symbolism, coming from non-clans, hard work/admiration, healing, weaknesses and strengths, affects of bullying, breaking out of their shells, etc) which imo would've been very beneficial for both characters in their development and could've (honestly) been one of the deepest and most influential relationships in shounen anime. I tbh thought they'd end up together simply from how their character designs complimented each other and just from their interactions (seriously, "I will protect you till death do us part". Come on 💀) and how he pretty much catalysed the growth of sakura in that blooms episode. I also adore the dork/hot-headed and injury-prone/medic dynamic sjsjsj. Not that I mind sasusaku since it's interesting in its own way too but this would've been a more healthier alternative imo!!

I've read a bunch of fanfiction about them cuz I couldnt resist tbh lol 😭 a few of my favourites has to be your Human Weakness fanfic, https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4488264/0/ , https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3375107/1/27 and https://archiveofourown.org/works/15850365

Sorry for the long ask!!!! 😭 haven't talked to another leesaku fan so I went all out lmaoaoao

Ahhhhh their parallels is something I love about them too and you listed every single one that I adore! I can't help but think about how much they could relate to each other and bond over these similarities they have, especially in regards to their childhood bullying and struggles to find strength as shinobi. (Billboard-brow and Bushy-brows? C'mon. A match made in heaven.) I too wish it could have been explored and I think you're right that if they did they could have ended up being an iconic bond across shonen. Ah, it hurts to imagine what could have been. </3

As a kid I was also convinced they were end game because of how well their color schemes worked together and how significant their bond was during the Chunin Exams. xD I imagine you were just as confused as me when Lee faded into the background right after and you also sat around waiting for Lee and Sakura to interact meaningfully again lol.

I am also totally a sucker for the healer/injury-prone dynamic, and specifically how they have a 'he promises to protect her from danger' while 'she uses her hot-headedness to protect him from being bullied (because he's too polite for his own good)' dynamic.

Thank you for the fic recommendations! (And for listing my fic as a favorite of yours. :') It means a lot!) For anyone else stumbling across this post - try and spread the love by giving the fics a chance and leave a comment to make the creators' day! :) I know I definitely will.

Here are the hyperlinks to make it easier for those on mobile:

Something from Nothing by BlackRaspberryDaydream -> [FFN LINK]

Snow by Guardian Arrow -> [FFN LINK]

Kickin' and Screamin' by Yappano -> [AO3 LINK]

(Human Weakness by @valkyriav (me) -> [AO3 LINK] )

I really appreciate you sending in an ask and I love the length and detail you went into it. It was delightful to read through. Thank you so much for sharing and if you ever want to send an ask or a message to this blog or to me to chat about LeeSaku you are welcome to at any time! <3

Send us an ask about LeeSaku!

[degraman]

I know it's not a question but...Many praises for your game and your fortitude <3

I've been a fan of otome games for over 12 years now and have played every English one and many in other languages and I can say that the model of Degraman is different but amazing! It truly is overwhelming with all the choices and different endings but, it's the first time i've ever felt motivated to explore each and every choice on top of all of the possible endings. The creative world building is beautiful and the suspense and tension and the stakes you all set are thrilling! I'm glad you've come to terms with that your game won't be able to please everyone. And in all honesty a large part of the otome if not gaming community as a whole is dumb and obnoxious as all hell. I used to translate japanese games and the outcry i'd hear from localization teams choice on which games they pick is ridiculous.

Many people have the customer is always right and simply want self gratification and validation to be right. So a game that basically doesn't have the MC be special or they can't self insert into automatically becomes trash. But I would argue the MC isn't designed to be that way nor does she need to in Degraman. It makes sense how she thinks, and it's realistic. Perhaps not relatable to many people but she's *real* no matter what choices you pick. The MC is fallable and the world of Degraman is Extremely dangerous and volatile. It makes sense how each of the choices affects the others down the line and how even the smallest difference can make big changes. I would argue its very realistic, we have no way of knowing how a single choice or word can affect our future or how different things would be if anything changed. So I quite enjoy how not transparent the game is with what the right thing you're supposed to say is. Its a very welcome change, because it allows the reader to give true answers that they feel would be closer to themselves rather than, how do I please [insert LI name here].

I am also extensively thankful for the guide it makes things a lot less frustrating after a few runs of many different bad ends. If the guide didn't exist, I'd probably only have gotten half of the endings before deciding I needed a break. But instead this crutch motivated me to really explore every nook and cranny of the game and its lore. Which again, is riveting! It's a good change of pace, as well as realistic, that a bunch of men aren't just willing to fall for this random girl and are trying to simply earn her favor in exchange for a power boost. As such it makes sense why they couldn't and wouldn't really be bothered to tell the MC the whole truth. (As well as keeping things free from spoliers down the line XD). As a female gamer and streamer surrounded by men, that is THE most relatable moment in the game. Realizing that everyone is just around for their own benefit and using you like a tool. People find honesty difficult if it could put them at the slightest disadvantage, despite it probably making things worse in the end. However, that has not stopped every single person I've ever met struggle with that problem.

So anyone that complains that this game is frustrating or bad, is probably living a very fortunate life in which they haven't been hurt too badly by other people and don't see that this is actually extremely realistic and gives power to the players choices. That or they really just wanted a cute easy game to make them feel good about themselves to escape from reality. Which I mean, from the game intro and a lot of the art previews, I think they'd realize its not a simply happy go lucky love story.

I truly can't wait for everything else to come out. I also wish there was a way like kofi or a kickstarter or patreon or something I could do to support you all! Perhaps there is and perhaps i'm inept at finding it lol.

Much love and support! I have a real question after this one. But this was just an anon love letter to you all.

First of all, we apologize for not responding to your letter for such a long time. Your message warms our souls. It's very important for us to know that there are players like you who have felt our idea and supported it. It is also important for us because we find kindred spirits in this way. Fighting genre stereotypes is much easier when there are those who share our path. Making a guide was a difficult decision for us, but your message confirmed that it was the right decision. We have a patreon you can join if you wish - https://www.patreon.com/degraman Thank you for your words of support and gratitude

[walkingstackofbooks]

TNG 6x10 and 6x11 Chain of Command, Part 1 & 2 thoughts (rewatching, so possible future spoilers for DS9 too)

I’ve temporarily paused my DS9 re-watch after 2x20 Maquis Part 1 to go through all the Cardassian episodes in TNG to get a better picture of the build up: 4x12, 5x03, 6x10, 6x11, 6x20 and 7x15.

6x10 Part One

Watching Jellico on 1.5x speed makes him even more aggressively brusque

I can't remember if Jellico's genuinely good at his job or if he's very, very bad

The trouble is, he wants people to work for him. Picard has people work with him.

Once again, I had kind of forgotten till I re-watched just how much I liked Picard

(I just looked up what the Ferengi was called to make my next comment, and genuinely hadn't caught on that he was Solok, who they were looking for! I was wondering why he was so dedicated to calling Solok extraordinary XD)

(Huh, another fun fact - Solok was supposed to be Quark, but DS9 was a few weeks too late in airing for there to be a crossover!)

Daimon Solok kind of looks like Pel?

I don't mind woman using their charm, and that ear stroke wasn't egregious as some... but still, I hate ear stroking ferengi to get your way with them

I cannot tell if Jellicoe is an idiot or very clever

"If the Cardassian Union truly wishes to discuss peace, they can send someone who can negotiate in a civilised manner." Fuck OFF, you're hardly being civilised!!!

Ok, so there was some strategy...

"Well, I'll say this for him. He's sure of himself." "No, he's not." Oh fuck, that's concerning

IT'S A TRAP

That gul looks far too pleased with himself

Action scenes are VERY silly on 1.5x speed XD

Ohhh the next one will be the torture episode right? 😬😬😬

6x11 Part Two

Oh gosh, I was not expecting him to divulge information like Beverly's involvement straight away!

Any action Picard took should be said to be his own, not on behalf of the Federation - Isn't that the defence you should be using?

Yes, it's nice Will's worried about his captain, but tbf the Federation shouldn't withdraw from the sector for Picard. He knew the risks.

Data in red is so damn weird

Madred's child just casually being there is so chilling. Jesus.

Cardassian history is interesting, once being a peaceful people with a rich spiritual life before the military took over

They've discovered the plan!

I don't trust this "you can go" routine

Ohhhh

Oh no

That is the way to torture him. Mention Beverly

Picard walking back to the chair is so similar to Sisko walking back the box in Paradise

Jeeez, the breaking of the egg next to Picard bald head sure is kind of visceral

"Ah! You called me Picard."... "You are six years old. Weak and helpless. You cannot hurt me." What a king!

Crew sticking up for crew :) Geordie pushing for Riker to pilot the mission. :3

This exchange though - go go go Riker!

>>Jellico: "Let's drop the ranks for a moment. I don't like you. I think you're insubordinate, arrogant, wilful, and I don't think you're a particularly good first officer. But you are also the best pilot on the ship.

>>Riker: "Well, now that the ranks are dropped, Captain, I don't like you, either. You are arrogant and closed-minded. You need to control everything and everyone. You don't provide an atmosphere of trust, and you don't inspire these people to go out of their way for you. You've get everybody wound up so tight there's no joy in anything. I don't think you're a particularly good Captain."

"Do I wanna know how close that was?" "No." XD

Ohhhhhh. Oh Picard. Oh, you poor poor thing. He's going to say five isn't he?

JUST IN TIME gosh it's weird being grateful for Cardassians

"There are four lights!". You hero.

"Welcome home, Jean-Luc... Just the way you left it, maybe a little better." Oh, fuck off already Jellico. Though thank you for being involved in Picard's rescue, I guess.

Immediately meeting with Troi, yes, good idea, you definitely need counselling

Oh, Picard <3

These are good episodes. Jellico is infuriating and it's harrowing to watch Picard, but it's a damn good story.

[guidingthulite]

Lemme preface my uh… preface? With the fact that I had to put my response to your response in a Google Doc because I wrote Too Damn Much for the ask box LMAO. And I wish I could provide such delightfully long comments and commentary for what’s to come, but I don’t know how often I’ll have the time or energy to do so, so I hope that this is enough for the future moments when I’m unable to :,D I was struggling w/ adding the link, so I hope you can copy and paste all of this, but remove the gap between the https and the rest :D https:// docs.google.com/document/d/1wx9Cp3cMcMTcxa3XuWqkjTv-_olb5fTmCl6E9kMJCB4/edit?usp=sharing And oh! Thank you for your discretion :D!! I appreciate it. I probably should have specified that I would have been chill w/ it, but that’s on me XD. You’re welcome to publish this too, btw!!! I don’t mind. Your followers would probably have zero context, so it’s coolio B)

awww, it's okay! i am just so darn glad you did decide to react to my stuff <3 made me so happy! hehe

LINKS ON TUMBLR ASKBOXES ARE HELL UGH I UNDERSTAND YOU

and do not worry bud! my followers seeing this like. alma what are you talking about. what's this from jregbre

"I've been rereading your response HASHDKJASHD. It makes me ecstatic and kick my feet from happiness!!"

I LOVE HOW TWO-WAY THIS IS LIKE. i am happy you like my stuff, and you're happy that i'm happy you like my stuff-

"I don't know how I'd survive my family seeing a future partner and going, "Yeah, I can see how similar he is to [Insert A Character That I Like Here]," BAHAHAHA"

that is a fear i also share... my brother specially since he's the first one to ever know about characters i like. he's usually annoyed bc i ramble a lot but when i get a partner it's gonna be like

(pictured: us when he finds out i went out to date a person similar to the characters i ship w/ the charas i relate to)

"The way you write Saki makes it easy for me to resonate with her :D!! We're like kindred spirits in this fic XD"

we could say she's... resonating with you? eh? eh? okay, i'll see myself out... i think not many people exploit saki's potential bastardness... the ones that comes with being a little sibling. i have not met a single little sibling who isn't at least A BIT of a bastard

"He WOULD be so unchivalrous if he were to let his pre-pre-engagement partner be undignified in front of his future in-law!!"

meanwhile he's almost eating his cereal face into the bowl but saki thinks it's funny so it's all wins!

"Yes!!! I couldn't help but giggle extensively from this fic because it's too damn cute!! You really do put the FLUFF into fluff."

D'AWWW... THANK YOU!!! i try to make things that bring out good feelings. you know, like laughter and... fluff responses? i think? i genuinely can't write hurt/no comfort. there's gotta be comfort. i make tsukasa trip and akito spawns in his room to give him a kiss on the forehead

"Ayo..? This isn't a part of my response, but I'm listening to my audio as I read your live blog to respond, and Nene's in... the library..? Where Touya works 👀??"

toyan*ne might not be popular but it's popular in my heart. i have to put on the work when no one else will HFHFRHJGHR

"And Touya was busy on the day of their double date 👀👀👀???"

i did not think of what toya was doing that night but now he was on a videocall with nene playing competitive puyo puyo (they kept ending in a tie. rui was awake at like 5 am because he's rui and saw her room still had the lights on. he's gonna tease nene SO HARD about it next time they see each other)

"I'm honored to know that you think I make an amazing An and Kohane!! I'm so grateful that some of the coolest and cutest characters sound like me so that I can do them justice ;-;"

your kohane impression was so sweet! and your energy matches an super well! i can't help but keep telling you ✨✨✨

"Being let in on the club about That One Line That Made Me Smack My Mic is so cool!! And dude, whoever made That Line deserves a bit of a medal because it's so perfectly dramatic. I love that shit!"

hehe. i don't like talking about the source (... more like the creator's other works) because they're very, really, honestly super special to me but they're also... um... really something. and one of the games needs a warning for like, every trigger ever, and i'm like. ok. this is not everybody's tea and it has some moments that make even me cringe as well. but if you do not like it i will cry-

"I've always wanted to say a line like, “WHY DON’T WE STOP TALKING FOR A WHILE.” for so long, Blueberry!! Thank you so much for writing it!! This line always makes me laugh so much... especially since it reminds me of Reigen from Mob Psycho 100 HAHAHA"

BECAUSE REIGEN IS ICONIC HONESTLY no wonder he keeps winning tournaments!!! i have not finished mp100, but i really like him bc my sister told me he's like mob and i'm his reigen and i'm like oughhhhhhh oughhhh you're so sweeeeeet

"*Nods* You're so right. You're so right! Akito has been dying a slow death this entire double date (I love that for him) and Tsukasa Is Just Like That."

i think someone described my fic as "making akito suffer in the sweetest way possible" and yeah. yeah i think that tracks

"BAHDHAHAHA I'm happy that you enjoyed my little Akikasa tangent there!! And thank you so much for the refresher, omg. I can't believe I forgot that moment.... it make me go WILD when I read it BAHAHHAHAHAHA. Akito was so romantic there... like, even I was flustered!! Damn, dude!!! You went hard there!!!!!"

because it was so nice!!! and sweet!!! it made me go like AUGHGHGHGH akik ASAAAAAAAAAAAAA

and don't worry, i keep forgetting about those kind of things too... but i like that in a sense, y'know? you get to experience it all over again!

but i'm glad you liked it!!! i aim to be sappy in the most best (? way possible!

"Akito's so gay that Mizuki can feel it through a screen, MILES away? Damn... yeah....... he really DID do all that. Bravo Akito 👏"

akito recieves a DM from mizuki in the middle of the night that says "hey can you stop being gay for a sec? i can't sleep" and akito doesn't even deny he just goes "FUCK YOU AKIYAMA" and turns his phone off

"When I started clapping, I had finally figured out that I could get my Cute Aggression (← which is a real thing) out in a way that didn’t involve decreasing the durability of my desk B)!!!"

OHHHH, SO THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS! yup, i know about cuteness aggression, when i read about it i was like "oh yeah. that makes sense huh." my fic keeps being a hazard for both humans and inanimate objects (your desk)...

"Ah, you caught me! I often ship two characters that I relate to!! I call it self love B)"

that's very sweet! i don't usually do that- i relate to both minori and tsukasa and when he encouraged her in the anniversary event i felt like.

but if you do that honestly? better for you, you get to enjoy more ships! AND you feel appreciated x2!

":O tHERE’S MORE?? YAHOO!! THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I’VE GOTTEN ALL DAY!!!"

yup, and a mafu-kasa fic that's finished... in spanish. i still have to translate it but i keep getting sidetracked and translating random comics i find on pixiv to practice my japanese... sob

"I RESPECT THAT TOUYANENE GRIND 💪! I don’t know much about either of them, but I do appreciate gamers being in love B)"

ah at first it was because i didn't ship their most popular (respective) ships, and i was like. oh they interacted a bit maybe i can ship them- but then i was like YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD WOAH

"You are!! I’d give you a medal for being entertainingly violent if I had one >:D"

aw, i'm content with you considering me for the position hehe!

As I’ve said earlier, your enjoyment for what I’ve done makes me so damn giddy :>!! I’m honored that I could make you smile so much

OF COURSE??? seeing someone enjoy my works so much makes me explode out of happiness! i want you to know how much all of this meant to me!!! i was like this the whole time

(the bunny stickers representing exactly how i feel once again)

YET AGAIN thank you so, so much! i this made me super happy!!! thank you for doing this!!!

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Hi, me again! Can you please make a one-shot about Nozel's thoughts about looking for his sister who is fighting Megicula until the part where he and Noelle finally defeat Megicula? Thank you! :))

Hiya,

Ah, more Silva angst, and filling in gaps that canon left. Which is the very purpose of fanfic XD You're very welcome dear

Characters: Nozel Silva & Noelle Silva Genre: general/angst Fanfic type: oneshot Length: ~0.6k Warnings: references to Acier's death, mentions of war, angsty mood

The guard demons had been left behind, and the Spade castle was up ahead. The ground was covered with frost and snow; the air heavy with the mana that seeped through the ground, the cracks of the seal to the world below. But what Nozel felt the most, was the creeping sense of dread. The worry, laced with ice that had collected around his train of thought back in Clover.

It was so strange, that he didn’t know what to think. There was the role that he was supposed to fulfil. In fact, he had many roles to fulfil. He was a captain, and thus he had the role of being a strong, capable mage who’d do his part in keeping Clover safe, along with saving two fellow captains.

He was a Silva, and thus he had a role in avenging his mother by battling against the culprit, who had brought such travesty to his family; who had killed his mother. He had a role in bringing his mother’s soul peace, in the afterlife.

But he was also a brother. And… though his methods had been wrong, the goal was still the same; to keep his siblings safe. Especially the youngest, the one who was there, at that battle as well.

Why is she here…? Yes, she is strong, and yes she wishes to avenge our mom the same but… it was never her battle. He thought to himself while flying forward as the demonic mana grew stronger with each second, along with another.

She really does take after mom too… So, she wouldn’t agree to stay back, even if told so. But it’s still not her responsibility! It is mine! Because I am the oldest. I should be the one to keep her safe, keep all of us safe. I should be the one to go up against Megicula.

I should be the one…

There was another source of mana, one that flowed, roared like the wrath of an ocean. And he knew that mana. There was only one person it could belong to.

If someone is going to bear the price of failing to protect our family, it should be me. Not my sister.

There was a source of malicious mana, one that he could remember so well, even if the memory was from over a decade ago. The memory, the foul stench of that demonic mana would never leave his mind; he’d never forget it, for as long as he lived. Because that demon had taken so, so much from all of them.

Not my sister…

The swirling of the mana, like a vortex, ready to gulf ships into the depths of the oceans, was quieting down; because even an ocean grows tired.

But there was another kind of storm, a raging tide of all the grief, mixed with hatred, that he had harboured for all these years. The grief that had so desperately wanted to shield the family he had left, was boiling over.

“Not my sister…” he uttered to himself, under his breath, barely recognizing it, as he stood on the darkened sky, held up by his mana, and his mana alone. Like a forgotten god, cast down from the heavens, ready to push down the weight that pulled him to the ground once upon a time.

Though he didn’t feel like one. And he didn’t care to feel like one.

All that existed was the fury against the demon, from the depths of the underworld, that was trying to rob him of a family member yet again.

But not this time.

Not this time.

Not ever again.

[faccal]

Skyrim au

Ivanos: you're welcome to stay in my home, Keegan. Logan and I have grown quite close over the past few months that you've been hunting for him. Perhaps you can reconcile this crime the Thalmor wishes you go commit, by helping me show Logan that not all Imperials are bad.

Keegan: I never intended to kill him, Ivanos. I don't take orders from the Thalmor.

Ivanos: they seem to think you do

Keegan: I don't.

Ivanos: yes, well, they'll be plenty of time for you and him to bond. Now, you'll be staying upstairs in the guest bed. The other two on the left side of the house belong to my Steward and Bard, so you'll have to share the room on the right with Logan.

Logan: what?!

Ivanos: the bed is large enough for you both, is it not?

Logan: I am not sharing a bed with that man!

Keegan: I'm not a monster

Logan: fuck the both of you, I'll sleep on the floor!

Ivanos: it's hard and uncomfortable, and as well built as my house is, the cold still crawls through. Logan, dear boy, place something between you, I have no room for another bed anywhere, I'm sorry

Logan glaring murderously at both Keegan and Ivanos: Fine, but if he touches me, I'm cutting off whatever part it is.

Keegan: .......

Ivanos: Reasonable enough. I'll make breakfast for us all in the morning, until then, pleasant dreams *closes the curtain he put up for privacy*

Keegan: Logan—

Logan: touch me and you're dead. Do not even try talking. I will cut your tongue out so fast you won't have time to blink

Keegan: pleasant dreams to you as well

Ivanos is like: "hehehe, you can't hate one another if you have to share a bed!" No Ivanos, Logan can, and he will, Keegan may even lose a limb or eye. You're putting this poor man in danger Ivanos. I know Keegan can handle himself, but Logan is a feisty fucker. Sweet man, precious Ivanos, this trope doesn't work in this universe XD or does it 😏

[peanutpinet]

Lucas x Reader (mafia)

A/N: I dunno if this is a bad thing or not but I immediately got an idea from this writing prompt I found on Pinterest where character A found out character B got into a "fight" and got hurt then character A swipe their thumb across character B's bloodied lip and asked "Who did this to you", kay I'm weak

Alright, I'm a bit emotional because I had just submitted my final assignment and sorta used Lucas' name in my assignment but immediately jumping straight here XD

Theme: abuse (just a bit but I still put it out here), scary Lucas and some fluff!!

Kay, for this scenario, I, once again, imagine that Lucas is the head of the WayV unit of the NCT mafia. Also, to clarify, the NCT mafia that I imagine doesn't really do anything bad. Instead, they are more so a group that the government decided to build to serve the world but doesn't necessarily follow the rules; something like a secret agency but wilder.

Anyways, everyone in the business world practically knows who NCT is, who the members are and that NCT are always watching. No matter what business they are, wherever they are, NCT has eyes everywhere. Which is why no one dared to question them and would never try to challenge them in any shape or form.

With that being said it didn't mean that NCT was never harmed or was never targeted by other mafias that were trying to run illegal businesses all over the world. It's just that they were always unsuccessful when it came to challenging NCT because NCT would always be one step ahead of them.

Which was why when someone harmed you, Lucas' girlfriend, it nearly shook the entire NCT. Okay, let's rewind how it all happened and actually put some context to how you guys met and how your relationship became what it is.

So, just as the previous Lucas fic I did, you were just a college student while Lucas, is the head of the WayV unit, a sub-unit of NCT that mainly takes care of business in China/Hongkong/Taiwan/Southeast Asian countries. You were in your 2nd year of college when you met Lucas. It was an accident, really.

You were walking back to your dorm after hanging out with your friends who weren't living at the dorm. You told them that the dorm was nearby and you would be fine on your own; adding that you have been taking some self-defence class. But unfortunately, tonight was just not your night, or was it?

You were almost by your dorm's gate when a gang of motorcycles rushed past you, one of them grabbing your bag while you tried to hold onto it. Unfortunately, you were overpowered and ended up falling on your butt while the gang of motorcycles were cheering until another gang of motorcycles and cars blocked their path.

And of course, one of them was Lucas. Lucas came out of the car and confronted the low gang motorcycles, telling them off unless they wanted to take it further which by the look of the gang, they were not expecting the NCT to come and deal with them since normally, it would be the police.

"I'm only going to tell you off just once. Stand down and stay where you are unless you want this problem to escalate further" Lucas growled at the motorcycle gang who just stood their stance

"Round them up. Now, which one of you, ahh, there you are" Lucas mentioned, grabbing your bag which the gang stole

Honestly, you were just stunned. You weren't expecting two different gangs to be doing this late at night and on a school night at that. You just sat on the ground watching the whole scene unveil until Lucas went up to you, extending his hand out which you nervously grabbed.

"You alright? This must be yours" Lucas stated, handing you your bag while your hand was still in his

"Huh? Oh, yea, thank you. Ar-are you like with the police or like is this a gang fight because if it is then I better go back to my dorm..." you stuttered, earning a chuckle from Lucas

"No. We're not really with the police but we're also not really fighting that gang. You can definitely say we're a gang but our gang doesn't really do those bad things. We're more so, cleaning up the trash" Lucas chuckled

"Oh, okay then. Um, thanks again for this" you uttered, shyly looking away

"Anytime. Take care. May our paths cross again someday" Lucas commented, letting go of your hand and heading back to his group

And cross paths you both did. Truth was that Lucas secretly spied on you because you left that much of an impression on him. It didn't take long for Lucas to finally came and told you how he felt because that night he saw you walking back to your dorm, alone, again. Worried that something similar would happen again, he didn't hesitate to come up to you and walked you back.

From walking you back to your dorm, to exchanging contacts and 'i love you' to now, almost a full year of dating. Throughout the whole year, Lucas slowly introduced you to all of NCT. Starting from WayV to the Dreamies who were closer to your age along with some new members (Sungchan and Shotaro) before NCT 127. At this point, everyone in NCT knows that you and Lucas were a thing and was even happy for y'alls relationship, supporting you every step of the way(V); especially the WayV members.

From the beginning of your relationship, Lucas would already tell you what he does and that he promise you that he would never let anyone harm you; and even if they did, they would pay for it. Lucas also told you that he would never exclude you from your life just because you were dating him and you would have every right to do whatever you wanted to do (just with some additional protections).

Lucas and the other NCT members also allowed for you to come to visit them at their headquarters or even at their own apartments whenever you wanted to (remember the visit to Lucas' apartment, yea). And today was one of those days.

After the incident on campus, Lucas made sure that he would be the one to pick you up and drop you off to campus since you practically moved in with him after the incident. If he couldn't make it, he would have someone from NCT do so. They would even accompany you wherever you wanted to go because to them, it was an excuse to get out from the boring meetings that occurred too regularly.

Today, Xiaojun and Hendery were the ones to pick you up because they were passing by your campus. You texted the two boys that you were just going to have a consultation with your lecturer for your final paper and told them to wait for 15 minutes.

But while Lucas did his best to make sure you were unharmed by anyone involved in NCT, there were just some things out of his control. Because as it turns out, your "consultation" turned to be a trap. There was a rumour going around your college about the literature lecturer abusing female students but there was never any proof so no one really believed the rumour, yourself included.

WARNING!! IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE READING ABOUT ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR, PLEASE SKIP THIS PART!!

When you went into the lecturer's room, you were quick to notice something was off. How your lecturer purposely brushed his hand over yours, leaning his head a bit too forward to your liking and finding excuses to get closer to you. Just when you were saved by a phone call from Xiaojun, your lecturer was also quick to notice your behaviour. He grabbed your phone and throwing it off your hand before pinning you to the door, locking it.

You tried your best to fight off with the self-defence lessons you took and learnt from some members of NCT but once again, when you're faced with the actual situation, sometimes, it doesn't turn out how you expected. While you managed to kick your lecturer and got free of his grip, you failed your escape as your lecturer yanked your hair back, making you hit your head on his desk before being welcomed with a hard slap that cut your lip.

Over at Xiaojun and Hendery's side, the second you didn't answer their 5th call, they knew something was wrong. Pulling out the GPS for the tracker they put in your phone, they followed it and arrived in front of the literature's office. Hearing grunts and screams, both Xiaojun and Hendery didn't waste any time on breaking the door.

Entering the room, Xiaojun was quick to pull the lecturer off and gave him a hard punch whilst Hendery went to see your weak figure by the desk, ripped shirt, cut lip and bruises covering most of your body. Hendery immediately took his jacket off and putting it around you, calling out to Xiaojun to get out of there.

Kay, you can continue reading from here!!

"Oi!! Xiaojun!! We should go now!!" Hendery called out

"Shouldn't we grab the douche as well? Lucas would want to have a word with him" Xiaojun complained, grabbing the passed out lecturer by the collar

"We can always track him again. The problem is getting (Y/N) to safety. C'mon!!" Hendery protested, holding your figure firmly

"Fine. He's dead sooner than later" Xiaojun sighed, throwing the lecturer on the ground, helping Hendery bring you back to headquarters

Upon arriving, the three of you were greeted by some of the dreamies and WayV members, mainly Renjun, Jeno, Ten and Winwin. The four of them were informed by Hendery that you were going to need some treatment as soon as possible before Lucas finds out about the situation. Renjun and Jeno were quick to take you from Hendery and Xiaojun, helping you to the treatment room where Ten and Winwin were.

"No one informed the others or Taeyong or even Lucas about this, right?" Xiaojun asked

"Lucas and Taeyong are out with the 'Make A Wish' unit to finish with the business contract. Depending on how that go, Lucas can either be very pissed when he finds out or..." Renjun mentioned

"Or he could be ready to kill you both" Ten blurted, helping to treat the bruises on your arm and legs while Winwin have a look on your face

"Guys!! They're back!!" Jeno stated, making everyone in the room tense while you were somewhat asleep

"Quick!! We have to move her to a different room, they're for sure going to come here first" Hendery mentioned

"Who do you have to move and why?" everyone heard Jaehyun mentioned

"Jae...hyun-hyung...and Lucas-hyung, hey!!!" Renjun stuttered as the others were trying to cover you from their sight

"Why are there 6 of you here? Xiaojun and Hendery too? Is (Y/N) resting somewhere? In the kitchen?" Lucas questioned as everyone nervously sweats

"Ummm, yea, she's resting. She said she was extremely tired. Her classes finished a bit late. We had to wait for a good hour when we arrived" Hendery nervously answered

"Weird. I would normally get a text from her. Maybe she's napping" Lucas sighed, looking at his phone

"Lu...cas..." you mumbled as the boys tried to cover it up

"Huahhh, Lucas-hyung. Jaehyun-hyung. You must be tired. How did the meeting go?" Jeno tried to divert the conversation

"Wait, that, sounded like (Y/N). Is she napping here?" Lucas asked, trying to look around as the others blocked his view

"What? No!!! She's in your resting room" Renjun argued

"Lucas? Jaehyun? Taeyong wants us to have a quick meeting right now" everyone heard Doyoung mentioned

"Doyoung-hyung!! How did the mission go?" Xiaojun asked as Doyoung went into the room

"Not that good. Which is why Taeyong wants a meeting on our plans for the next step. C'mon, we have to go" Doyoung ranted, pulling both Lucas and Jaehyun out of the room

"Tell (Y/N) to see me in my office later!!" Lucas stated before being dragged out of the room with Jaehyun

"You got it!!" everyone muttered

"Ten-hyung, Winwin-hyung, please be quick!! Hang in there (Y/N)" Jeno mumbled as the two older men treated you

Time skip for an hour or so

"We did everything we could. She has to see him either way" Ten argued

"He's going to kill us" Hendery reasoned

"Well, you might as well tell him now before he finds out on his own. And maybe have the douche's location ready so he wouldn't lash out at you. Plus, if the both of you were there with her, he wouldn't kill you. He would never do it in front of her" Winwin stated

"They're right Hendery. We gotta tell him. At least we won't die that quickly if we tell him when (Y/N)'s with him" Xiaojun mentioned

"Alright, (Y/N), wakey wakey, let's see your boyfriend" Hendery groaned as he was about to wake you up but saw an empty bed

"UHHH!! Xiaojun?! Ten-hyung?! Winwin-hyung?! WHERE IS (Y/N)?!" Hendery panicked

"Where's Jeno and Renjun?!" Xiaojun questioned, looking back at the two older ones who shook their head

"Crap!! Hendery we gotta go, now!! Thank you for treating her!!" Xiaojun exclaimed, dragging Hendery out of the room to Lucas' office

At Lucas' office

"Hyung? Can we come in? (Y/N) is here" Renjun stated as Lucas perked from his chair

"Come on in!!!" Lucas exclaimed, ready to welcome you with a big hug especially since he already freshened up

However, Lucas was not expecting to see you still wearing the same clothing you did in the morning when he dropped you off to campus with Hendery's jacket around you. Not only that, the more he walked closer to you, the more evident the bruises on your body were. At this point, Lucas was more than ready to kill both Hendery and Xiaojun but he had to calm his nerves and take care of you first.

"(Y/N)...sweetheart, what happened? Who did this to you?" Lucas questioned, running his right thumb across your dry bloodied lip while his left hand was placed softly behind your head

"Please...please don't kill them" you managed to state, looking down from Lucas' gaze at the same time he heard loud footsteps coming to his office

"We can explain!!!" Hendery exclaimed as he and Xiaojun were panting when arriving by Lucas' doorframe

"In, both of you. Jeno, Renjun, you both can leave" Lucas stated as he brought your figure behind his desk, straddling you on his lap as Renjun and Jeno left

"Before you get mad at us. We have a good explanation" Hendery muttered

"It better be" Lucas growled but calmed down when you nuzzled your head on his neck, wrapping your arms around his broad shoulders

After some explanation, Lucas was more than furious at what happened. Was the warning towards the bastard couple not enough to inform the campus that you were off-limits? What's more was that your so-called lecturer was a regular at one of NCT's bar and even part of the businessmen that didn't fully agree to the agreement they were dealing with.

"Wow. Talk about killing two birds with one stone" Lucas chuckled, wrapping his arm firmly around your waist, making sure you wouldn't fall since you were asleep

"You're not going to kill us, right?" Hendery asked

"If you both manage to get that bastard in the bar within half an hour, I'll reconsider it. And the both of you better come as well. Now get on it and explain everything to Taeyong-hyung as well. Go." Lucas instructed and the two immediately left the office

"Love. Do you want to sleep here or back home?" Lucas softly asked, bringing your face to meet his

"Hmm? Anywhere, as long as you're there" you yawned

"Do you mind staying at the base just for tonight? I have to deal with something" Lucas mumbled, brushing your hair off your face, placing a gentle kiss on your forehead

"Don't hurt Xiaojun and Hendery, okay? They helped me. It wasn't their fault for what happened. It was also not your fault, so don't blame yourself too" you muttered, nuzzling back into Lucas' neck, inhaling his signature scent

"If that's what you want. I won't hurt them. But I can't promise for your lecturer" Lucas sighed, patting your head

"He, he hurt others as well. He deserved to be hurt too" you sighed

"Is that so? Anything for you sweetheart. Now, I'll leave you with the dreamies and under 127's supervision, is that alright?" Lucas questioned tho it was more so a statement

"Hmm. Be careful, alright? Everyone has to come back safely" you mentioned, feeling a smirk forming on Lucas' face

"Will do sweetheart. Get some rest" Lucas mumbled, kissing the side temple of your face before carrying you to the dreamies' dorm, entrusting you with Jeno and Renjun

At the bar

"She alright?" Taeyong questioned, walking into the bar with Lucas and the 'Make a Wish' unit

"Yea. Left her with the rest of the dreamies. Sorry that we had to work this late" Lucas sighed

"It's alright hyung. We won't let anyone harm our sister and gets away with it" Jaemin mentioned

"You guys actually called her sister?" Lucas chuckled

"Of course!! She's the same age as most of us, dreamies. Plus, she's so much fun to be around with" Shotaro added

"They'll pay for what they did. Just look at them" Jaehyun chuckled, opening the door to their office in the bar, revealing Xiaojun and Hendery holding the lecturer and the other businessman down

"Wow, it really is killing two birds with one stone" Lucas smirked

"You, you can't kill us. The government wouldn't allow it!!" the leader spoke

"Oh? Who said anything about killing when you're already dead" Taeyong scoffed, sitting on the chair behind the desk

"Wh, what do you mean, dead?" the lecturer stuttered

"Heh, he's all yours Lucas" Taeyong stated

"You see. The second you lay on that student today, you're already in our death note. No one. And I mean no one. Touches my queen without my permission. Especially a bastard that harms other people's queens. Oh, the things I'm going to do to you. It'll make you wish that you were actually dead" Lucas snickered, stepping on the lecturer's throat, just enough to make him suffocate to Lucas' liking

A/N: Well, that ended a bit dark

[solesurvivorpaigeargot]

HOLY HELLO Sketchy friends, followers, and fans! It's that time again, time for...

SHIPPY SATURDAY!

The heck is happening here? Here's an FAQ~ Wanna support the event? Here's my Ko-fi!

That's right, it's FINALLY the last Saturday of the month... and I've decided it's high time our Quotable prompt evolved into a Dialog prompt! This is gonna work a lot like previous Quote prompts, but with an extra twist, so please make sure you read the guidelines for a valid request before sending in!

ONWARDS!

To make a VALID Shippy Saturday request, please send me the following in an ASK to my ASKBOX:

The COUPLE you'd like me to sketch up ---- OC? Heck yes! Canon? Hell yeah! All characters welcome, so long as they're from Fallout ---- OC x OC? Cool! Canon x Canon? SWEET! OC x Canon? DAMN RIGHT.

The NUMBER of the dialog snippet you'd like me to art them saying ---- Got more than one favorite? You may list up to THREE in your ask, in order of preference, to help the artist avoid repeats <3 ---- Still can't pick? Send in 'Dealer's Choice!' and the artist will pick one for you.... oooor possibly make up some fresh dialog on the spot ;3

What KIND OF RELATIONSHIP your couple has with each other ---- Romantic? Platonic? Professional? Familial? Rivals? Neighbors? Despite it's name, Shippy Saturday is about all kinds of human connections, not just the romantic ones! ---- Is your couple part of a larger OT3 or poly group? Tell me who else is part of the relationship; they probably won't get arted, but they might add their two cents to the scene from off-frame XD

IF YOU'RE SENDING IN AN OC!! ---- Send your request ask FIRST, without reference information ---- THEN send your OC's reference information to me via my Tumblr IM ---- Don't have any reference pictures, but you can type of a written description? Great! I love working from written descriptions! :D [ No, really, I do. Give them to me :D ]

After that, you can leave all the rest to me! :D [ I.e Please do not request poses or specific actions ]

Hokay? HOKAY! With all of that out of the way, let's get onto the dialog snippets! These are taken from various things I enjoy, as well as some of my own work. These quotes have been modified to gender neutral pronouns, to remove most proper nouns, and for brevity.

[ Some of these quotes have multiple speakers! That will be shown like this! "Speaker A" -- "Speaker B" ]

"Yeah, well, I'm a victim of circumstance" -- "... I thought you called it your pecker."

"Here, you look cold."

"You are so lucky I love you." -- "Damn right."

"You know the routine." -- "Yeah! WE do all the work, YOU get all the credit!"

"I want you with me, but... I'm scared." -- "Trust me. Trust me to take care of myself." -- "I trust you, it's the rest of the world I'm terrified of!"

"No breakfast?" -- "I did it yesterday-- bologna and beans, it's your turn." -- "No... It was eggs. I did eggs... over easy." -- "The hell you did! Bologna and beans, it's your turn!"

"I like the kind of person who can handle themselves... think on their feet."

"So you were ahead of me." -- "I don't know about ahead, but I've been behind you ever since you fried those mannequins."

"Don't make me say it out loud..." -- "... I can say it first, if that'll help."

"Nooooooope... five more minutes." -- "We were together all night." -- "Didn't count... I was sleepin'."

"Well, this is very serious" -- "IT IS!" -- "You, you destroyed a door." -- "Colonel, we're talking about a test on an armored vehicle, that will carry people into combat." -- "Right, but this door is property of--" -- "The shell barely penetrated the door." -- "okay, but now it's all bent out of shape. How are you gonna get it back on its hinges?" -- "I'LL BUY THE ARMY A NEW GODDAMN DOOR!"

"Sorry, I thought... I thought you were trying to buy something I'm not selling."

"I'm busy." -- "Too busy to look up?"

"You can't kill people just because you don't agree with them." -- "You see, that was the ONE point me and the doctors could never agree upon."

"Would you ever consider having a drink with an enlisted solider?" -- "Depends... does the enlisted soldier think I need one?" -- "What are they gonna do? Kick you out?"

"Thanks" -- "No problem, anytime."

"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up-- one day it's gonna happen to you. Someday someone is gonna ask you, who is it? And a face is gonna jump to the front of your mind, and it's gonna completely sandbag you... I can't wait to watch!"

[to a peacefully sleeping person ] -- "Good moring, Mx. ___, this is your wake-up call. Please move your ass."

"I say we run for it" -- "Running isn't a plan, runnin's what you do when a plan fails!"

"... Normal Illinois, is that on the map?" -- "Yes, Sergeant, it is." -- "... is it normal in Normal?" -- "... Uneventful, I think, is the word."

"Now-- how many brahmin does it take to make a stampede? Is it like... three or more? Is there a minimum speed?" -- "Wish a stampede up your ass."

"I don't mind being a secret of yours."

[Right after THE BIG FUCKING KISS] ".... let's not make it a year before the next one, okay?"

"If we were serious about money, we'd quit being hired hands--" -- "Handymen! We are han-dee-men." -- "Oh whatever! We'd quit this and go find some real money."

"Please... don't go where I can't follow."

"Alone is fine! I can do alone, it's worrying after them that's got me all wound up!" -- "Have you considered that's because alone is NOT FINE and you don't wanna do it anymore?" -- "---!!"

"This is not the first time you've been here." -- "We've been down this road before, that is correct." -- "Several times, in fact." -- "I hadn't been keeping count."

"And you must be ___, I've heard all about you." -- "I deny everything."

"First time I saw you? I thought to myself, that's the kind of person BRICK WALLS jump outta the way of." -- "Figured you'd be safer behind me rather than in front of me?" -- "Damn right."

"Just keep looking at that beautiful sky; that's the sky that'll be over our roof when we're done." -- "What if we don't finish the roof? Then we can look at the sky all the time."

"Yeah, well... maybe a friend is what I need right now."

"Next thing you know the Feds will be at our door; Sorry, time to move out, Eminent Domain." -- "Down honey, down."

"Even a heat-seeking missile can miss a target." -- "... you taped so many hot-plates to the test target you could fry an egg at 20 feet, and it STILL missed by a mile."

"My dear, my darling, love of my life...." -- "What do you want?"

"What I mean to say is... you make here a better place to be. For me. Easier. Does that make sense?"

"Calm down, you make it sound like a war." -- "What do you people have against being prepared?!"

"This is not just a report, it's a deadly weapon." -- "Sir, an M-16 is a deadly weapon. A report is just a pile of paper, unless you plan to inflict a lot of extremely vicious paper cuts."

"Stupid son of a bitch, knocked himself out cold..." -- "Cold my ass, he's dead."

"Y'know, in baseball, a guy who hits .400 is consider pretty damn great." -- "In baseball the losing team isn't killed by their opponents."

"Hey... I love you. Did I tell you that today?"

This post is going online at 8 PM, June 24th, 2021, US Pacific time. The askbox will open for requests until 6 PM, June 25th, 2021, US Pacific Time. Get yours in now!

Arting will begin at 9 AM tomorrow morning, see you then! :D

-Loor

[zu-is-here]

Hi Zu!

You are always welcome, and thank you too 💞

Are you any good at singing? And, regardless of the previous answer, do you like singing? Alone, in the company, perhaps karaoke?

Wow. Sounds like I just hit another right spot! And now I'm curious... Could I maybe see some of the photos you took? Anyway, seems like the visual part of the world is quite important for you, and you're good at expressing yourself through visual images as well. And I'm pretty nervous whenever I'm the one at the sight of a camera; taking pictures is much easier, I do that rather often. I'm not really good at it, but it's a habit nonetheless, since the people I love mostly live far away, so photos are the only way to share new things and beautiful sceneries. Merely another way of communication. Like, my beloved sees things around me, and I see things around her, and it almost feels like we're not so far away.

Kvas and Volga are the best! No idea about okroshka though, I don't eat salads, so it's up to mum to make it (and how). Or not make it, I don't know (x

Thanks for your support again 🌻 The way you believe in me always fills me with determination and hope, really.

Now that's true! Although personally I prefer to stay hungry for knowledge (x Food, not that much.

Why thank you 💞 I'll keep doing my best! And I usually watch walkthroughs, since my laptop's OS is Ubuntu, not Windows, so it's too tricky to download any games there, and we don't have PlayStation or anything. I wish I could play some games one day though. Returning to Undertale and Deltarune would be particularly nice. For now watching walkthroughs is sufficient, I guess. And Little Nightmares were so worth my time, it's incredible and beyond that.

A bit more news: yesterday I finally gathered the courage to contact the university, things start changing! Hopefully I'll send the documents they need in a few days, and then they'll return my documents to me so I can enter the university in my city. By the way, considering how likely it is that I won't get into the course with Chinese, do you think Spanish is a good choice? I mean, I'm going to continue learning Chinese as well, just not at the university. Knowing four languages (if we count Russian) by the time I graduate would be very nice anyway, but I'm still a bit hesitant to choose this fourth language. You learned Spanish, so I thought your opinion might help me a little.

Are there any reasons to panic? I get it's a joke, at least partially, but as they say, в каждой шутке лишь доля шутки (no idea if this has an English equivalent, to be honest), so I really feel the need to ask. Sleep and cocoa sound good though, especially now that you're working so hard. You deserve your rest, as well as those little yet very satisfying things (:

Any news or thoughts to share? I'm eager to listen to anything you have to say!

Take care 💞 *hugs*

Hi anfie╰(*´︶`*)╯

Oh no idea :D Since we hear our voice not the way it actually sounds,,, :') Besides, I'm not a big fan of singing even alone (I like playing the piano more <3), but being in karaoke with friends, how could I not join them to shout sing "Знаешь ли ты..." XD What about you? *^*

You did! So hard to choose (//∇//) I've always had a soft spot for sunsets though ♡ (I can look for better ones on my PC later—)

Another way of communication, that's it! ☆ For the visual can tell more than words, or even replace them, and that's incredible <3 Do you use a camera or a phone? *^*

Wait, you don't eat salads at all?? :0

I'm really happy to hear it! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

Being hungry for knowledge is a really good habit heheh ☆

Wow— I've never heard about this OS (°▽°) How's it? Nothing replaces personal experience but watching walkthroughs is really practical and interesting, especially when the game itself is worth it <3

Oh yay!! Congrats! (*'▽'*) And good luck with final steps to the university ☆ Spanish is a really good choice and is pretty easy to learn *^*

No worries, I had reason to panic about the deadlines only xd but now that they're over I can finally breathe for a while ╰(*´︶`*)╯ All that remains is to rejoin the rhythm of life and embody the plans ♪ And you? ☆

Take care *hugs* ♡

[zmayadw]

Heyoooh! <3 How are you? I hope everything is okay! <33

Soooo, i need help for doing an a fanfiction about my MC's (Summer) daughter.

I need some ideas on what Jake would do (I already have ideas, but I don't know how Jake would relate so I'll tell them here)

I want first to say sorry for my english, i'm from Italy and my english can be bad sometimes ^^"

But first, let me explain the story about my Oc (Azure, Summer's daughter):

Azure has always lived with Lilly, not knowing who her real parents are. She suffers from ADHD, is not doing well in school and is bullied and it almost seems like Lilly is losing hope. But one day she asks Summer and Jake if they want to meet her at the Aurora bar, Summer decides to tell Jake everything. Afterwards, Azure comes to stay with them for a few days but Azure doesn't seem to settle in because every time Jake tries to get close to her she runs away (she thinks she is too many, she also discovered that Summer is her real mom but not said nothing. And because she is shy as af xD).

Sooo i think you can understand the confusion ^^"

Here are my ideas, if you can think of some feel free to tell them! It would help me a lot <3:

- Azure, as I mentioned, runs away whenever Jake tries to get close. So what do you think Jake would do to try and gain her trust?

- Azure have a Nymos hoodie, cuz she LOVE hacking! For her she doesn't know that Jake is Nymos, and I was thinking of Jake asking him (once he got close to her) if she likes hacking (If you have any other ideas as well)

- Azure has trauma, which causes her to age and panic attacks. Imagine when she is in their house and he has a panic attack at night but when Jake tries to help her she doesn't want to get help from him, what would Jake do in that case?

These are all the ideas i have at the moment ^^ But if you have some please tell me! I would love it and would help me a lot for my fanfiction. <3

I hope I didn't bother you, in that case, SO SORRY! ^^ "

If you don't want to answer, don't answer, I think I've already asked you too much ^^"

I hope you have/had an a nice day! <3

Stay safe! <3

*Hug you* <3

Hello there, dear, and welcome! 😁💚

I'm doing good, thank you for asking, and I hope you're good, too! 💚

I'm sorry for replying a bit late 😩 But I've been a little bussy, hope you understand. And also, don't worry about your english, it's more than fine 😊

Ok, so about your ask...

I have to say I am a bit confused about your Jake and Mc sittuation here. Is Azure Jake's daughter? Since you said your Mc will confess to him about that. And why he doesn't know about her? And I'm not sure if Summer and Jake are together here. But I believe you already worked out that part and that it will be explained more detailed through your story 😊

Further more, I would reckon Azure wouldn't be much fond of both Summer and Jake at the beginning, maybe even hold more grudge towards Summer for learning she was her mom and for  abandoning her. And I believe Jake would really try all he can think of to somehow bond with Azure. So maybe use one of Azure's panic attack as a bonding moment between her and Jake -  something like Summer had to leave the two alone together for some hours, and Jake helps her even if she tries to push him away at first, but since he is the only one there she has no other choice. So from that point on she begins to slowly trust him and opens up more.  Maybe he even teach her some hacking things and tell her he's actually Nymos🤭 Just a thought.

Anyway, that's just some things that pop to my mind right now. 😊 I really hope that some of this helped you in any way! You have and interesting idea here, and I would definitely like to know how your story will turn out, so don't hessitate to tag me when you  post it 😊

I really thank you for sending this ask to me, and again, I really hope I managed to somehow help you. 💚 I wish you all the best with your story, and please, if there is anything else you might need help with, let me know 😊💚

Sending you much love and hugs, and wish you a wonderful day/evening/night! 💚💞