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#Thomas isnt described how he is now
ye-olde-sodor · 1 year
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Forget any idea you had for Thomas stories, I wanna see the engines and the narrator interacting with each other for some sort of April fools themed episode. All the dialogue between them is snarky and sassy just like in season one…but it’s cranked up to 11. Or maybe even have the engines are self-aware that they’re in a tv show???
Just...imagine for a moment what that would be like.
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Narrator: “This Is Thomas! He’s a cheeky little engine who has a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy dome, and a short stumpy-“
Thomas: “WE GET IT. I’M SMALL. By my maker Is that really the only thing you can describe me as?!”
Narrator: “No, actually! I forgot to mention he has a temper of one of those small rat dogs that women keep in their purses and treat them like children! Why one could argue that he has the temper of a rooster!”
Thomas: “THATS IT-”
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Percy: "Hey Thomas, I'm supposed to go to the works at 5, could you cover for my mail train?"
Narrator: "This made Thomas very cross, he told Percy that he should do his own work and-"
Thomas: "Oh of course! Is it just the regular route?"
Narrator: "Wait no, that's not what you're supposed to-"
Percy: "Yep! My driver can come with you if you'd like!"
Thomas: "If he wouldn't mind coming along with us. I'd hate to make your train late."
Narrator: "Stop that-"
Percy: "Thanks Thomas, I really appreciate it. I'll leave the train near the sheds when I have to leave."
Thomas, very smuggly: Oh it's nothing, really! Anything for my best friend!"
Narrator: "STOP!"
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Narrator: “And then there was trouble!”
Edward, rapidly descending down Gordon’s hill and becoming a runaway: “Oh of course there’s trouble! Why wouldn’t there be trouble WHEN ISNT THERE TROUBLE-“
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Percy, late at night: “Where do you think that voice in the sky goes when we all go to sleep? Does he have a home to go to?”
Edward: "Hmm...I'm not sure. Maybe he goes to a shed just like us!"
James: “Oh please, If he spends all of his free time with us, I doubt he even has a bed let alone a shed!"
Narrator: “I’m still here, you know!”
*cue ungodly screeching*
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Henry, after having yet another derailment this week: “Do we really need to have an accident every episode??? Is it really that vital to this forsaken franchise to have some large an monumental crash every day???”
Gordon, using his winch to help Henry: “No, but it would be rather dull if Thomas didn’t fling himself headfirst into a fistfight every two minutes, wouldn’t you agree dear?”
Henry: “…Fine, your right…but it wouldn’t hurt to pick on someone else every now and again would it?!
*a hearty laughter from Gordon ensues*
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Duck: "Does anyone ever think about what that voice in the sky is? Like...Is it a man? Is it an engine? A God?"
Thomas: "I...never actually thought about that."
Gordon: "I just assumed he was a result of being on this accursed island for so long. I'm surprised that we can hear him but the humans can't...it's quite concerning if you ask me!"
Percy: "Maybe he is a God! An Engine God!"
Gordon: "Oh now look what you've started!"
Edward: "Hold on now, I think he's onto something!"
Thomas: "W-what do we do with this? What can we do with this?"
Edward: "Well, we can tell it to others! Like how the priests do for churches!"
Percy: "What about those cerci-moneys? I heard that humans do those for their Gods!"
Duck: "Maybe we should name him first! It's only proper!"
Gordon: "STOP ENCOURAGING HIM!"
Narrator: *holding in his laughter*
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dillydallydove · 1 year
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((To your “say yes to heaven” post)) I’m not even an anxicet fan and yet you somehow managed to perfectly describe them??? It’s like how both “should’ve been me” or “goodbye my danish sweetheart” by mitski fit Janus’ outlook based on your headcannon/theory
Anyways sorry for ranting it’s just your post has me now considering becoming a Virgil/Janus shipper so congrats👏👏👏👏
Post in reference (see tags)
I can go on and on about this
Thomas has stated that virgil does not like janus. Bro clearly hates him. And Virgil was scared or remus.
But neither janus or remus seem like they actually dislike virgil. Remus even seemed openly affectionate to virgil
Look at this shit >>
Virgil starts saying how remus really unsettled him:
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Virgil starts explaining why:
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Virgi saying he sees that remus isnt so scary:
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Bro literally went from 😕 to 🥺 to 😆
Those r the expressions of someone learning that someone they like isnt scared of them anymore.
And for janus virgil is clearly hostile towards him. But when they interact janus seems sarcastic and snarky but not necessarily hostile.
So i really think Janus saw that virgil wasnt doing well with the “dark sides”. They couldnt give him what he needed to grow and improve. So he chased virgil away to the light sides. Whatever his did to accomplish this was effective enough in making virgil pissed at him but resulted in that hostility being onesided.
Virgil leaving the dark sides was janus’ intention. He knew that virgil being with the others was better for his state of mind. They could offer him comfort, coping mechanisms, and support that the dark sides just couldnt give him.
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transfemlogan · 4 months
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is it too late to ask about your problems with canon moceit. im really curious cuz i like their canon dynamic
ITS NEVER TOO LATE !!!
okay so okay. okay. okay.
i will say i do not like patton ships in general, minus royality, so some of my moceit dislike stems from that. like again im very neutral on ships, but i tend to stray away from patton ships. hes 1 of my least fave characters so i just dont like imagining him in dynamics.
BUT! a lot of my moceit hate stems fron how they're written. i don't like how janus'& patton's relationship in canon is written. i know we havent gotten a lot of in canon interactions bcuz its been almost 4 years but it feels very, very fast past & like... not how a relationship should span.
i know people get so pissy when you say this but it is inherently pattons fault that the dark sides exist— it's all of the light sides fault, dont get me wrong, but it is especially patton's fault metaphorically. i am not trying to demonise him or hate on him or like say he's the villain or whatever dumb shit, but patton represents thomas' morality. the dark sides exist because thomas views them as inherently evil & thomas' views and opinions are morality. that is the definition of morality.
metaphorically speaking, thomas' morality is the reasons the dark sides exist and patton represents his morality.
janus is a dark side. he was casted aside because thomas views lying as an inherently a bad thing because he is catholic. patton casted janus side because patton thought lying was an inherently bad thing.
so when i see like... janus & patton interact in the into the unknown video or in the 5 years video it's so strange to me to see there be 0 awkwardness. no grudges held against each other. no mishaps or underlying opinions. theyre just ... friends?
like, if you are pushed and demonised by this person, you are not going to just casually talk to them after getting accepted. i cant even remember if patton apologised to janus at all in POF. & like janus knows how pattom treats roman & c!tjomas & i know janus isnt going to demonise patton back (well. glances at how he treated roman. maybe he would.) BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF LIKE. "HEY U STILL DID THIS SHITTY THING TO ME."
like it's not a one time thing, for like 30+ years thomas did not know he had a deceitful side or a dark creativity or whatever the hell orange is. this is 30 years that the dark sides were demonised and treated like this. this is years of their life. that shit fucks with you. it's like getting bullies for years and now all of a sudden your bullies are like "ok ur fine now" except way fucking worse.
& especially for patton to not be hesitant to trust janus still or slip up and say something that implies that he still doesnt agree w/ lying or something or like. saying something that he knows is bad now but has thought for years so it's just a habit.
the fact that there's no hesitation on either of their ends to me is sooo EUGHH. like it'd be way more interesting to see them stumble over their friendship & struggle but they just DONT. DO THAT. & ITS TERRIBLE I HATE IT.
& i hate the idea of them ever being in a romantic relationship with each other. like... patton, you demonised this guy for fucking years. you treated him like shit but now you're nice and attracted to him. like it feels like one of those awfully written enemies 2 lovers. like thats.. very weird to me.
outside of canon, i think their dynamic is kind of fun. like . not exactky polar oppisites like how remus & patton are or virgil & patton are but not exactly different sides of the same coin like how janus & logan are. but like. i dont even know how 2 describe their dynamic. reaching for the same goal with the same methods but very very very different opinions.
IDK LIKE. YEAH i understand the reason 4 why people ship them, but they have the same issues as prinxiety 4 me i think. like acting as if their past can just disappear like that. 30 years is a lot of time of your life to be treated like that, and a simple "i trust you" or whatever will never erase that. & im not saying they cant try or that they shouldnt (they definitely should!). just that there needs to be more push back. more struggles within their relationship for it to feel realistic. (& a romantic relationship just icks me out. janus you should not get into a relationship with that man.)
ERRMM AND ALSO JANUS IS ALREADY DATING LOGAN NOT PATTON SOOO PATTON CAN GO AWAY 🙄🙄🙄 /J /SILLY
(if any moceit shippers want 2 talk abt moceit on this post, feel free !!!) (also the opposite is true, if u hate moceit like me feel free 2 express that also.)
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mastrmiscellaneous · 6 years
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I don’t have a creative name so lets just call it FUTURE AU!!
well, here it is. the first fic i ever wrote. i wrote this before i even made this blog, and i decided to finish it and post it here.
I hope y’all like it!
Word count: 7550
Prologue:
Thomas Donner and Merula Snyde had been the two components of one of Hogwarts’ most notorious feuds in history for five continuous years. They had been at each other’s throats since day one, obtaining countless detentions and causing enough disturbance to distract the 7th years when they were in 1st year.
However, as the years went on they both mellowed and, eventually, their aggression turned to playful teasing. Death threats from Merula lessoned, and word of Jacob and her parents disappeared.
In 5th year, Merula had completely stopped mocking, playfully or otherwise. In fact, she stopped communicating with Thomas completely, apart from the occasional sad smile, and distracted look from across the room.
Thomas was confused. He enjoyed the playful fighting they had between them, and for it to just suddenly stop completely? He needed answers.
Barnaby and Ismelda had told him (or threatened in Ismelda’s case) that she was in a rough place right now, but that didn’t make things any clearer. He tried to ask them both for more of an explanation, but only got a simple ‘It’s not my place to tell’ from Barnaby, and a threatening wand pointed at his face from Ismelda. So he continued to be confused, until, that is, Christmas break.
Thomas and Merula were two of only seven students to remain in Hogwarts for Christmas. That made it easier to confront her about her strange behaviour. That was the plan, that is. However, fate had another plan for the two of them.
Thomas wondered an empty corridor, scanning notes on the most recent vault, when he heard a hitched breath and slight sob from the far corner. The corridor was dark, so Thomas couldn’t see who the person was. He walked over, quietly, as to not startle the person, and as he got closer to the person, he noticed some familiar features. Shaggy brown hair with a tuft of ginger, small, green covered shoulders, even her voice was recognisable in the sobs.
“Merula?”
She gasped, but still didn’t look up. She inhaled, sharply, and shivered while trying to stop crying. Thomas walked up to her and kneeled down, begging her to look up.
“Merula, please. Talk to me.” He reached out to grab her shoulder, but she flinched, slapping his hand away from her, finally looking up to meet his eyes. Her violet eyes glistened with tears, her cheeks stained from crying, and her bottom lip quivered in sadness.
“What’s wrong?” Thomas pressed, grabbing her hands from her around her legs and into his. He stared into her eyes, begging for her to tell him what was wrong.
She took a sharp inhale, a sob escaping from her throat, as she lunged forward and tugged Thomas into a tight embrace. She sobbed for ten minutes into his shoulder without a word spoken by either, Thomas rubbing circles on her back. After she stopped her sobbing, leaving only shaken breath and her body shaking, he loosened his grip and she sat back to her original position; back to the stone wall, knees to her chin, and arms wrapped arounds her legs.
“Now are you going to tell me what’s going on?” He said, quietly.
She hesitated, biting her lower lip, clenching her eyes shut.
“It’s ok if you don’t want to, I just want to know what’s been going on this year. Why are you ignoring me?”
Her shoulders shook, and she lifted her head, making eye contact with me. Finally, she spoke.
“My parents died this summer.” She looked down once more. “Killed by dementors. They said it was an accident.”
“Oh, Merula.” Thomas moved to sit next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
“Mhm. Merula Snyde, official orphan.” She huffed and leant into his torso, fidgeting to get comfortable in the crook of his arm.
“Well, if it helps, you’re hiding it pretty well.”
“Pfft, yeah right, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been pretty quiet this year.” She laughed, drying her eyes on the sleeve of her robes.
“Yeah, I have. I actually wanted to ask about that, but I guess it’s because of your parents?”
“Yeah…” she looked down at the floor, “Guess it is…”
“You guess?”
“I’m just going through some stuff right now.” Thomas looked at her, expectantly, waiting for explanation.
“I’m not ready for people to know right now, so don’t bother.” She said, harshly.
“Ok then…” He looked up at the ceiling, and then at her. “You can tell me when you’re ready, I hope you know that.”
She stayed silent for a second. “Thanks, Thomas.”
He hugged her tight, and they stayed there for an hour in silence, just enjoying each other’s company. They eventually walked out, acting more friendly then they had ever shown anyone.
Throughout the two weeks of winter holidays, the pair spent every moment they could together; even going to the extent to sneaking each other into their common rooms. Merula took some time to settle in to the Gryffindor common room, but after the two weeks, she was completely settled, as if she had spent the past five years there.
The new-found friendship between the two came as a huge surprise to the rest of the gang when they came back after the holidays. Especially since they stumbled upon them at the lake one day, three weeks after the start of the second term.
Rowen was the first to see them, Penny was second, only moments after Rowen. They both gasped loudly, making the pair turn in shock.
“Mate, what the hell are you doing with Snyde?” Rowen half-yelled at Thomas.
“Rowan, don’t yell. Nothing good happens from yelling.” Penny reasoned. “Anyway, I’m sure there is a reasonable explanation for Thomas fraternising with her.”
At this, Merula curled into a ball, staring into the depths of the black lake.
“Hey, there’s no need for that. Merula and I were just talking. Anyway, I don’t know what the big deal is, it’s just Merula. It’s not like I’m talking to Snape, or something.”
“That doesn’t matter, it’s still her. Face it, she hasn’t been the best person ever.”
“Fuck off, Khanna. What has any of this got to do with you?” Merula chimed in, looking up, staring daggers at Rowen. They grunted in response, staring at Merula, like they were challenging her.
“I’m just looking out for my friend. Making sure people like you don’t mess with him. He has enough going on as it is.”
“Rowen, calm down, nothing seems to be going on here.” Penny grabbed at Rowen’s arm, trying to calm them down.
“Don’t worry, Rowen, she knows everything. About home, about Jacob, the vaults. Everything.” I said, jumping to her protection.
“Why would you tell her that?”
“It’s my business whom I tell and why. I had my reasons for telling Merula, and those reasons are not my business to tell, and all I can say is it made her feel better, and you should respect that.”
Rowen looked surprised at Thomas’ outburst. They expected him to just explain, but he didn’t. it was a surprise, and they didn’t like surprises.
“Rowen, why does it matter if Thomas shares his secrets with Merula? I mean, if it keeps peace between them, what bad could happen?” Penny chimed in, jumping to Thomas’ aid.
Rowen looked defeated. They didn’t know how to deal with this situation. They were just looking out for their friend, but it seemed like Merula and Thomas had changed a lot during the winter break. The pair seemed close, like a new friendship had evolved between them.
“Look, Khanna. I’m not going to do anything to hurt Thomas anymore. I’ve changed, and I understand what I did wrong in the past.” Merula’s voice sounded from behind Thomas. Her voice wavered slightly in sadness. “I understand why you don’t trust me, and you don’t have to like me. But Thomas does. Can’t you except that?”
“Fine.” Rowen scowled at Merula, then looked at Thomas, “As long as you’re ok with this. I don’t like it, but I trust you.”
“Thank you, Rowen. I appreciate it.” Thomas smiled at them, and turned to sit next to Merula once again. Penny smiled at the unusual pair, then wondered over to sit on the other side of Merula, smiling at her knowingly, and started pleasant conversation. Rowen sighed, looking at their feet, and strolled over to sit next to Penny. The groups conversation carried on the whole day; talking about how Thomas and Merula made peace, about the vaults, personal lives, and plain getting to know one another.
It took one week for Rowen to make peace with Merula, ad the rest of the group accepted her just as quickly. By the end of 5th year, Merula and Thomas had gotten together, as well as Rowen and Penny. They quickly became two of the most iconic couples in Hogwarts, although most students (and professors) were extremely confused of how the notorious feuding pair became the amazing couple they see now.
 1994: Battle of Hogwarts
Merula and Thomas hadn’t seen each other for two years; Merula was working undercover in the ranks of Death Eaters for the Order, and hadn’t been able to see Thomas or the rest of the gang, so she didn’t blow her cover.
The whole thing made her miserable: she wanted to know how he was handling their separation, how everyone else was doing, anything to do with her real friends. All she knew was that Tonks had gotten married, and that just made her even more depressed.
It’s lucky Merula knew how to hide depression, otherwise she would have been found out long ago.
She managed keep all of this hidden for an extremely long time, that was until a specific Muggleborn wizard was captured by her ‘comrades’.
“Look who I found! Hey Snyde, remember this pathetic Mudblood?” Ismelda Murk shouted, dragging a semi-unconscious Ben Copper into the large, Death Eater meeting room in the Carrow estate.
Saying Ben looked bad was an extreme understatement. He was bloodied, bruised, and obviously spaced in the head, Ismelda clearly having had used the torture curse on him. She dragged him up to the long table in the middle and threw him on top, a grunt escaping from his throat. Merula flinched, but quickly hid her discomfort with a creepy grin.
“Oh, I remember very clearly.” She walked around to the other side of the table to face Ben and hide her face from Ismelda. “Hey, Benny-boy, how ya doing?” She approached the table and leant on the side, mouthing ‘It’s ok, I’ll do something’ to Ben.
“Found ‘im in Diagon Alley. Thought a reunion was in order.” Ismelda grinned, thinking through all the ways she was planning to do to torture her old classmate.
“I completely agree…” A bad idea flowed through Merula’s mind. She slowly and quietly drew her wand while staring a Ben. The world went quiet for a moment in her head, Ismelda’s words turning into white noise, and Merula spun around, pointing her wand at her old friend, shouting “Depulso!”, blasting her across the room and slamming against the wall, knocking her out instantly. Merula grinned, walking towards Ismelda with her wand still drawn.
“Obliviate.”
Just like that, Ismelda’s memory was wiped of Ben’s capture and Merula’s betrayal.
“Well done, Merula.” Ben struggled to sit up, smiling slightly at his old friend. “What now?”
“We see the others.” She thought for a second, realising that she didn’t know where everyone actually was. “You know where they are, right?”
“Yeah, they’re in a safe house. Ho do we get there?”
She thought for a second before answering. “there’s a fireplace here, we could travel by floo powder. They have a fireplace there, right?”
Ben nodded, wincing from the sudden movement.
“Great, lets go, before she wakes up.” She gestured to Ismelda, them walked over to Ben, helping him walk to the fireplace, grabbing some floo power on the way.
“Just say where we’re going.” Merula said looking at Ben, smiling.
He raised his voice and shouted the name of the safe house, as Merula threw down the handful of powder, engulfing them in green flames.
A few seconds later, they stood in the fireplace of a cosy, little living room in a small, redbrick house. Ben stepped out, dragging Merula with him, and sat on the soft couch.
“They’ll be in the Kitchen. That’s where we talk about our findings.” Ben huffed.
“Ok, I’ll be a minute.” Merula started to walk out of the room to find the kitchen.
“Don’t get too excited when you see Thomas!” he called after her.
“Oh, shut up.”
They both laughed lightly, and Merula exited the room, looked around the corridor, and turned left, searching for the kitchen.
And more importantly, Thomas.
 “I’m really worried about Ben. He should be home by now!” Penny’s voice sounded from a brightly lit room down the corridor.
“Don’t worry, Pen. He’ll be fine.” Rowen chimed in, soothing his girlfriend. “He’s a good wizard, he’ll have just gotten distracted by something and lost track of time.”
“Fine. But if he’s not here by tonight, we’re looking for him.”
“Ok.”
There was a moment of silence, ended by the feminine voice of Tulip.
“I wonder how Merula is doing. I mean, Death Eater work has got to be real hard.”
Merlin, they have no idea.
“I wonder if she’s moved on…” There was the voice she was looking for. Thomas sounded sad, a lot sadder then Merula hoped to hear.
“Don’t think like that. Merula loved you when she left, she wouldn’t have moved on form you.” Penny tried to make him feel better, but only reminded him of her constant absence.
“But it’s been so long! I would understand if she did. She hasn’t even heard from me in two years. You wouldn’t understand. You’ve had your partners here the whole time.” He sighed, speaking in a low voice.
“You really think she would just forget about you? Do you even remember what she was like with you?” Rowen laughed at his friends doubt. At this, Merula rounded the corner and stood in the doorway of the crowded kitchen, drawing the attention of the gang, except Thomas.
“Yeah, Tom, you really think I’d forget about you that quickly?” She said in a mocking tone. Thomas tensed and slowly turned in his seat to look at Merula. Tears filled the pairs eyes as they rushed into each other’s arms, clutching the back of their partner’s robes. They stayed in that position for a minute, then Merula remembered why she came here.
“Crap, Ben!” She pulled out of the embrace and dragged Thomas back to the living room, closely followed by Penny, Rowen, and Tulip. Ben sat, waiting, on the couch, still looking terrible in his seat.
“Oh Merlin, Ben!” Penny’s concern spread across her voice and face. They all rushed over and surrounded Ben, studying his injuries and asking questions of what happened. All but Merula, who stayed in the doorway, studying the group before her.
They looked good, to say the least. All dressed nicely, hair neat, all looking healthy as always, with the obvious exception of Ben, but he still didn’t look like he’d been away for long.
The one difference was that Penny and Rowen sat closely next to each other, and Penny (checking Ben for major injuries) had a silver ring on her left hand, indicating Rowen having had gained the courage to propose to her. This saddened Merula, as she realised just how much she had missed in the past two years. What other big events had happened, while she was busy trying not to be found out, as well as saving Muggleborns from torture without being discovered and killed. She was just now realising, after looking at her friends, how different their lives had been the past two years. While they had been together, hiding from Death Eaters, living in a nice environment with friends, Merula had been watching while innocent Muggleborns and Half-bloods got tortured and killed, attempting to keep her secret from her ‘comrades’, telling the Order about Death Eater plans, all at the same time as being away from her love and friends, while keeping her relationships with them a secret. She had been lying to everyone for so long, and she barely remembered her life before that, and now that she was with them, she couldn’t believe they were really here, a small part of her brain telling her this is a dream.
She ducked out of the doorway and leant on the wall of the corridor. Memories of her time undercover came rushing back as she started to doubt the reality of this situation. Merula’s head was telling her that she was just dreaming, that she will never see her real friends again, and her life will always be her hiding and watching the torture and murder of innocent people. Images of shaking bodies of men and women in pain flashed before her eyes as she remembers her duties as a Death Eater, the threatening faces of high end Death Eaters and the Dark Lord himself stared into her soul as they expected her to fill the shoes of her parents. Scenes of her parents and the first war crossed her mind, and she entered a full silent panic attack, like she had felt thousands of time before in the past two years.
She seemed to stay like this for a long time, (maybe 20 minutes?) and it didn’t seem to increase or decrease in power over her subconscious. She sank to the ground and clutched her legs to her chest, one hand over her mouth, and the other hand hugging her legs. Her shoulders shook, and breathing shaky and deep, muffled by her dark robes. Nobody seemed to notice her absence until Thomas looked up.
“Hey, Merula, do you know how to brew a…” he looked up at the doorway where he thought she was, but she seemed to have disappeared. “Give me a minute, I’ll be back.”
He got up and exited the room, scanning the corridor. His eyes drifted to the floor when he heard a small sob from below him, eyes landing on a small figure curled up, shaking, while sobbing quietly. He kneeled down in front of her and placed his hand on her shoulder.
“Merula? What’s wrong?” He asked, quietly.
She gasped and looked up, fat tears rolling down her face and welling up in her eyes. Her lower lip quivered, and she lunged forward, wrapping her arms around his neck. She sobbed into his shoulder, while he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her into his torso in a tight embrace, still not sure what was happening.
They stayed in that position for several minutes, Thomas rubbing circles on Merula’s back, trying to soothe her out of her panic attack. After a while, Merula stopped crying, leaving only shaky breath, and red, tear stained eyes. Thomas pulled away from the embrace to look at Merula, begging her to tell him what was going on.
“You ok? What’s wrong?”
She hesitated and sighed. “I’ve just been through a lot the past two years.” She huffed, trying to mimic laughter. She didn’t do very well.
Before Thomas could answer, Rowen exited the living room, looking around the corridor, bespectacled eyes landing on the pair sitting on the floor.
“Oh, you’re out here… wait, what’s wrong?” They noticed Merula’s tear stained face and immediately looked worried.
“I’ll explain later. After we’ve caught up, I guess!” She smiled, pulling her usual act of hiding her emotions. She wiped her tears and stood up, waiting for Thomas to stand with her. After he did, she asked where the bathroom was, and quickly escaped when told. Clearly, she didn’t want them to see her like this.
“Merlin, being undercover has really messed her up.” Rowen pointed out, as soon as she disappeared upstairs.
“Yeah… I kind of expected it, really. It just seems to be worse then I thought…” Thomas sounded worried for Merula. Rowen took him by the arm and pulled him back into the living room, both of them looking concerned for her.
“Where’s Merula?” Tulip asked, looking up from her seat. Thomas hesitated before answering quietly.
“Ugh, she’ll be back in a minute.” He leant on the wall next to the door and looked at his feet, contemplating what could have happened to make Merula panic that much.
Everyone exchanged an intrigued look, but Rowen shook his head, telling them to forget about it. They turned their attention back at Ben, who was explaining what Ismelda had done to him before taking him to her home. They stayed like that for half an hour, waiting for penny to finish brewing a healing potion for Ben, and when she was done, Ben drank it, his wounds instantly healing, colour filling his face once more.
Once Ben seemed completely ok and well enough to get up from his seat, they all moved back into the kitchen and around the large white table. Thomas was starting to get concerned for Merula, so he exited the room and wondered upstairs to the bathroom to find her.
When he rounded the corner, the bathroom light was on, the door slightly ajar. He pushed it open, to see Merula hunched over the sink, staring intently at her reflection with the same harsh expression she wore through the first few years of Hogwarts. Her hands were clenched on the edge of the sink to the point were he knuckles were white. Her breathing was hard and intense. Her whole body was tense and shaky.
He slowly opened the door and walked up to her slowly, not wanting to startle her.
“Merula, what’s wrong?” he reached out to touch her shoulder, but she whipped around, clutching her wand, and pointing it at his throat, sporting an angry and defensive look, like back in first year. Her violet eyes shone with a familiar defensiveness masked with anger. It’s almost like she had reverted back to her 11-year-old self, and didn’t realise that they had a good relationship now.
“Wow, calm down. It’s just me!” Thomas defended himself, showing his empty hands to her, instantly calming her down, as she lowered her wand. Her breathing shallowed, and her bottom lip quivered, as she stared into Thomas’ eyes. He took her into his arms and hugged her, entangling her hair into his fingers.
“It’s ok, I’m here.” He looked down at her as she looked up to him. “What happened there?”
She placed her head on his chest and sighed. “A lot has happened the past two years. It builds up, you know?” she said quietly.
“I get it.” He kissed the top of her head, pulled her closer. “Well, I don’t, put I’m here for you.”
She sighed before responding. “That’s all I need. I’ll tell you about some of it later. It’s just hard, you know?”
“I really do. These two years have been tough, being separated, but you’re here now. I’ll never leave you.”
“And I’ll never go.” She pulled away from the embrace and looked Thomas in the eye and smiled. “Let’s go downstairs. Let’s see our friends.”
He smiled down at her warmly. “Yeah, I think it’s about time we caught you up on stuff.”
“You got that right!” she laughed, smiling widely. Thomas couldn’t take it anymore, and took her head in his hands and brought his lips to hers. Their mouths moved perfectly in sync with each other, with the perfect balance of intensity and loving passion. The world stopped for a minute, nothing else mattered to the pair in that time. Just the fact that they finally have each other once again.
They broke apart, catching their breathe, sharing loving stares.
“I really missed you.” Thomas smiled at Merula.
“I missed you too.” She grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the door. “Now let’s go.”
 The pair entered the kitchen hand-in-hand, causing the rest of the group to stop their conversation and smile at them, Penny gesturing toward the two empty chairs next to her and Rowen.
“Wait!” Tulip’s voice sounded from the left of the table. “Merula, you’re great and everything, but the Death Eater get-up is really off putting.”
Merula looked down at the black robes draped over her body. “Oh, I forgot I was wearing these.” She chuckled slightly, drawing her wand. She waved it over her body, mouthing an enchantment. Suddenly, her long robes shimmered, magically, as they transformed; her top turning into a green button-up blouse, a black skirt falling half-way down her thigh, black tights appearing on her legs. The only thing that remained was her signature black boots.
“Now that’s better.” Ben chimed in, staring at Merula in awe.
“Dude, stop staring.” Thomas scolded Ben with a stare. Ben quickly looked down at the table. The rest of the group snickered at the response.
“Aww, getting jealous are we, Tommy?” Merula taunted, dragging him over to the empty seats.
“Oh, shut it.” He poked her in the side, causing her to recoil in her chair.
“Don’t do that!” she laughed.
“Will you two stop flirting? It’s sickening.” Tulip said, throwing a ball of tin foil in between the pair. “Seriously, it’s bad enough with the Khanna’s over there.” She pointed to Penny and Rowen, who both blushed furiously.
“Tulip!” Penny screeched. “We’re not married yet!”
“I’ve been meaning to ask about that.” Merula turned her attention to the engaged couple, with an intrigued expression.
“Oh, Merlin, I forgot you didn’t know!” Said Rowen, covering their mouth in disbelief.
“Oh, I am so sorry, Merula, I forgot you weren’t here when we told people!” Penny exclaimed, clasping her Merula’s hand in hers.
“It’s ok. I get I was gone a long time, I missed stuff.” She shrugged and turned away from penny to face the table, looking down at her lap.
“Wow. That got depressing reel fast.” Tulip muttered.
“The truth tends to do that.” Merula looked at Tulip with an intense stare.
A minute of awkward silence fell upon the group after that comment. No one looked at anyone, and no one made a sound.
“Well, why don’t we fill you then!” Said Thomas, trying to lighten the mood. “No point in keeping you in the dark!”
“Yes! Lets!” Penny agreed, matching Thomas’ tone. “Did you know Tonks got married?”
Merula’s face relaxed and she smiled lightly. “So I’ve heard. To a werewolf, right? Grayback talked about him a lot.”
“Yeah. His name’s Remus. He’s a good guy, you’d like him.” Said Tulip.
“She also had a baby! His name is Teddy, he’s about a month old now.” Penny added. “He’s so cute! A metamorphagus like his mamma!”
Merula smiled and huffed. “That I didn’t know. He sounds cute.”
“I didn’t know you liked kids.” Thomas turned to Merula with a warm smile.
“You would be surprised by how much you don’t know about me.” She replied, leaning back in her chair.
“You still haven’t told us things?” He asked, looking slightly hurt at this.
“I don’t have to tell you everything.” She snapped back at him, with a terrifying glare.
“Wow, what was that about?” her face morphed into a shocked expression, as if her aggression surprised even her.
“Sorry, I have no idea what just happened.” She thought for a second, then looked up at the group. “I think my time with Death Eaters has brought back some old habits.”
“Wow, they really damaged you, didn’t they?” Rowen stated.
“I’d rather not talk about it.”
“Ok, lets change the subject.” Penny’s voice was high and wary, as if trying not to startle Merula. “I’m telling you about our wedding plans!”
 They spoke for several hours about this and that, Merula only snapping twice more. Their chemistry was perfect, as if there had been no time away from each other. Eventually, the sun went down, and the group ate dinner, and slowly, one by one, went upstairs to bed. Thomas and Merula trudged up to his room, Merula looking slightly awkward while he guided her through the door.
“You ok? You look a little off.”
“Do you realise this is the first time we’re going to be sharing a room?” Merula looked up at the taller man with a small smile.
Thomas closed the door before answering, “You’re ok with this, right? If you are not comfortable with this, I’ll sleep on the floor or something…”
“No, no, there’s no need for that!” She answered quickly. “It’s just weird to think about, is all.”
At that comment, Thomas walked over to Merula, grabbing her waist and pulling her towards him, pressing his lips on hers in a tender kiss.
“I know I’ve said it before, but I really missed you.” He said, pulling away from her. She smiled and giggled. It melted his heart.
“I missed you too.” After that, the couple heard a light knock at the door.
“Come in.” Thomas answered. Penny opened the door slowly, peaking through the crack.
“Hey, I just realised you don’t have anything to wear tonight, so I brought some stuff you can borrow.” She lifted a folded cotton tee-shirt and green, cotton pants. She walked into the room and handed them to Merula.
“Thanks, I completely forgot that my stuff is at Ismelda’s.” she looked down at the bed clothes in her hand.
“Ismelda’s? that’s where you’ve been staying?” Thomas asked, half laughing.
“How have you survived?” Penny asked, also laughing.
“I honestly have no idea.” Merula shook her head, rolling her eyes. “I’ll get my stuff soon, while she’s out.”
“I’ll leave you two be.” Penny backed out of the room. “Night.”
“Night, Pen.” The pair said, waving her out.
After the door was shut, the couple changed into their pyjamas and climbed into the double bed, placing their wands on the night stands. They shared silent stares, smiling sweetly at each other, purple eyes meeting blue.
“Do you know how much I love you?” Thomas asked, smiling lovingly.
“You are so cheesy.” She said, lying down onto her back.
“Only because I love you.”
“Oh, shut up!” she laughed, hitting his chest with the back of her hand.
“Never.” He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close. “You are mine, forever, so get used to it.”
He nuzzles his face into her messy, brown hair, while she shifted to have her back to him. The lights dimmed to darkness and they closed their eyes, slowly falling asleep together.
 The next few days were filled with recounting stories from the past two years, Merula slipping out to Ismelda’s house to gather her things, and the occasional panic attack. The whole group now realised what would trigger her anxiety, and learned how to calm her once she fell. Merula would wake up in the night from a nightmare, both old memories and recent. Thomas was the most well versed in helping Merula, due to him knowing the most about her life and bad experiences.
Everything as fine until the 1st of May. The group was sitting in the kitchen, eating breakfast (or if you’re Merula and Tulip; two mugs of coffee), when they received a letter from Bill, telling them that the next day, a great battle in Hogwarts would take place. Hopefully the one that defeated the Dark Lord for good, in his words.
The group shared concerned looks, not knowing what to do. They wanted to help their school, and help defeat You-know-who for good, but they had also quite recently found peace in their lives, and didn’t want to throw it all away so quickly.
“What if something happens?” Penny muttered through the silence. “It’s likely we won’t all make it out.” It was strange hearing the usually optimistic penny speak so negatively.
“Don’t talk like that. We’ll all be fine.” Rowen grasped her hand in his, staring into her eyes, lovingly.
“I have to agree with Penny.” Merula chimed in, after being quiet for a long time. “I hat to say it, but with the way Death Eaters fight, it’s real likely not all of us will return in one peace.”
Thomas wrapped his arms around Merula’s shoulders. “So, what do we do? Fight or stay out of it?”
Everyone looked down at the table, not knowing what to do. They were silent for a long time, no one looked at each other, or made the slightest sound. That was, until Tomas spoke up.
“I want to go. I mean, Hogwarts is like a second home to me. I don’t want to see it get destroyed.”
“But what about everything we’ve built? What if you don’t make it back?” Merula said quietly.
“You don’t have to worry about that. I’ll come home.” He said into her ear, massaging the back of her head.
“If you’re going, so am I.” Rowen puffed out their chest in bravery. “I won’t leave you alone mate.”
“I’ll go too.” Ben said. “I’m terrified, but do what I can for you guys.”
Tulip and Penny agreed with them. Everyone looked determined, except Merula.
“You guys really don’t know what you’re going up against, do you?” She looked around at her friends with a worried expression.
“That’s never really been our style.” Thomas smiled at his girlfriend. “You should know that by now!”
She sighed and laughed under her breathe. “I guess so.”
“I guess I’m in, too.”
 The group stood in the old grand hall, standing around the bodies of their old friend and her husband. Tulip was curled over Tonk’s body, weeping into her chest at the loss of her dead friend, and partner in crime. Everyone cried, and mourned, suddenly filled with a new motivation: avenge their friend and her family.
 They stood with the Weasley’s as they watched the dark lord and his followers strut back to the castle, Hagrid holding the body of Harry Potter.
Merula scanned the Death Eaters, looking for familiar faces. Her eyes landed on Ismelda, who was glaring at her old friend, mouthing ‘traitor’. She looked away, saddened by her friend’s feeling of betrayal. She didn’t want Ismelda to hate her, but their lives had gone down separate paths. Ones that didn’t cross.
Merula couldn’t listen to the Dark Lord’s victory speech. She hated the fact that she only got to spend a few weeks with Thomas after two years. Now it was all going to end. She grabbed at his hand and clung to him for dear life. He looked down at her, a sad smile on his face as he looked at her.
It was here that he realised that Merula was the final piece to his puzzle of life.
However, before anyone could say anything, Potter dropped out of Hagrid’s arms, and shot a spell at the Dark Lord. Suddenly the battle commenced, once more, and everyone was separated, fighting their final battle.
 Several weeks after the Battle of Hogwarts, the group was packing up the safe house to move to their own places. Everyone was feeling nostalgic, as they looked at everything they had used through the two years. Luckily, Merula had only spent a few weeks here, so she was the voice of reason, snapping everyone out of the nostalgia and focusing them on packing.
It took about three days to divide everything up between them. Thomas and Merula were the only ones who needed to find a place to live. Therefore, they stayed in the safe house on their own, and they didn’t know how to take it. They felt awkward at forts, having never lived alone together, but they got used to it, eventually.
They did end up finding the perfect home for them. A little house in the outskirts of London, in a small wizarding community.
 One year later, Penny and Rowan finally got married. It was a beautiful wedding; everything went perfectly and to plan, which is what they deserved, after the past few years that they’d had.
However, it was a constant reminder to Merula that she had missed a huge portion of her relationship with Thomas. She wondered if she would be in this place if she had stayed…
But she pushed those thoughts away: today was about Penny and Rowan. She had to make sure that her friends were happy.
 That night, after the wedding, Merula and Thomas lay in bed, quietly chatting about the day. After a while, Merula shuffled closer to Thomas, resting on his chest and looking up at him, smiling.
“You’re cuddly today.” He smiled.
“Shut up.” Her voice was muffled, as she turned into him.
“What’s up with you today?”
“Nothing, I’m fine.” Merula sighed. “Just a long day.”
They fell asleep, peacefully, Thomas thinking about their relationship, and Merula’s mind going blank of thought.
 Another year later, Merula and Thomas were sitting in the hospital, waiting for Rowan to come out of the room and tell them the good news. They had been waiting for an hour, now, discussing what could happen with the Khanna’s future.
“This is weird, seeing Rowan and Penny become parents.” Thomas laughed, thinking back to all the crazy hijinks they got up to through Hogwarts. “Those two were crazy in school, imagine their kid!”
“If you think they were bad, imagine our kid.” Merula laughed, absentmindedly. Thomas was thrown off by her comment. He hadn’t realised that Merula had thought about that sort of thing. They had never talked about the future that much, but Thomas knew he wanted her in it. He wanted the marry her, have a family with her, but he didn’t know if she wanted the same…
Before Thomas could respond, the pair looked up at the doorway as the blurred figure of Rowan appeared, looking ecstatic.
“I have a daughter!” He cheered, eyes wide in excitement. He bounced on the spot, staring at his friends. His glasses were off, tucked into his breast pocket, his hair was ruffled, and he had bags under his eyes. “I’m a father.”
The couple smiled at each other, then at Rowan, standing up and congratulating him, and asking for more information.
They let Rowan go back to Penny, telling him they would see them in a minute. As he ran off, back to Penny and his daughter, Merula and Thomas sat back down, smiling at the news. Thomas was still curious about Merula’s comment, so decided to ask about it.
“What did you mean, earlier?” He asked. “By the ‘our kid’ comment.”
Merula’s eyes widened in panic, like she forgot that she said this. “Well, you know… Hypothetically, if we were to have a kid… you know, we caused a lot of trouble in Hogwarts, imagine our combined personalities.”
She spoke quickly and panicked, as if she was hiding that she had thought about this before.
Thomas laughed, imagining Merula’s cunning ambition, and his charm and courage. That kid would cause a lot of trouble.
“Yeah, that would be a nightmare.” He thought to himself, ‘But one I’d love to have.’
After a few minutes of silence, Merula asked if he wanted to see Penny, and he smiled, nodding and standing up. They wondered down the halls towards the room Rowan said they were in, and knocked, peeking in.
They spent a while with the new family, admiring the baby, Ash, and Merula asking Penny questions about the experience.
 1997: the biggest moment of their lives so far was coming up.
Thomas had spent months planning and planning, trying to make it perfect. He made himself a schedule to follow for the night, to make sure he had enough time for build-up.
However, what he didn’t see coming was the fight. Honestly, as the day got closer, he probably should have seen it coming. Merula had been working late a lot, having a few large projects come across her desk recently. She usually came home around six, but for the past week, she was coming home between eight and nine. She was always tired when she came home, and she just wanted to relax. Thomas had expected her to come home early, as she knew they were going out, but Thomas was stuck at home, waiting for her to return.
She didn’t get back until 9 O’clock at night. Thomas was angry at having not been told she would once again be staying late, missing their date and screwing up his plans.
He sat in the living room, perched on the edge of the couch, waiting, an angry look on his face. When he heard the front door open, he leapt over the back of the couch and strode towards the door, ready to confront Merula.
“Hey, Thomas.” She said, quietly, sounding exhausted. “I’m sorry I’m late. I know we’ve missed our date, but you know I have this huge assignment.”
“I thought you were leaving early.” Thomas crossed his arms and stared at Merula, intensely.
“I know, I was, but Mr Gordan needed me to stay, and he just piled files on my desk needing them for tomorrow.” She sighed shaking her head while talking off her shoes and cloak, putting them away. “I tried to go, trust me, but he insisted.”
Thomas sighed, rolling his eyes and walking towards the kitchen. “We missed everything. I had such a great night planned, and you missed it! You didn’t even send me a message!”
“I’m sorry, ok? I didn’t mean to upset you, but I had to do this, or I’d get fired.”
Thomas leaned over the sink as he filled the kettle, groaning in annoyance. “I know. But I’d have liked to have a heads up! I feel like you’ve been spending more time at work than with me.”
Merula sighed and frowned, staring at Thomas. “I know, and I’m sorry about that. But this project will be done soon, and I’ll go back to my usual hours. Trust me, this is just as hard on me as it is you.”
“Oh, really? Because it feels to me like I’m the only one trying in this relationship at the moment!” He snapped at Merula, making he jump slightly, her face changing from annoyance, to shock, and then to anger.
“Well, I’m sorry that I’m trying to make something of myself!” She growled, glaring. “I’m sorry that sometimes I have to work late, but that’s just how it is if I want to do well. I thought you supported that!”
“I do, but it would be nice to actually see you sometimes!”
Merula looked down at her feet and back at Thomas, glaring angrily at him. “Thomas. I spent my entire life with people telling me what to do. Telling me how to live my life. That was, until you. I never thought that I’d have this sort of life, but now I do, and here you are, trying to control my life, like everyone else!”
She walked around the kitchen, gesturing wildly as she spoke. She stomped around the table to get closer to Thomas and shout more. She explained her project and why it takes so long to complete, and why she has to come home late a lot. She whirled around, still shouting and waving her arms, when Thomas couldn’t take it any longer.
Merula finished explaining her job to her boyfriend, and stopped, waiting for a response. When she didn’t hear one, she whipped around to confront him, but he wasn’t standing by the sink.
Instead, he was crouched on the floor, on one knee, staring up at her, all the venom in him having disappeared, replaced with a loving and hopeful gaze.
“I’m sorry I snapped. I know You’re just doing your job, and I love that you’re making something for yourself, I really do.” He took in a shaky breath at smiled at her, as she stared down in shock, confused by what was happening. “I love you, Merula, with all my heart, and I’ve known that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you since you came back from undercover. I just hope you feel the same way.”
Merula’s lower lip was shaking now, as she slowly realised what was happening. Tears started to form in her violet eyes, and she covered her mouth, trying to stop any noise coming out so she could listen to him.
“This is the reason tonight was so special to me. Because I was going to do this. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” Thomas reached into his blazer pocket, and pulled out a green velvet box, opening it, revealing a silver ring with two emerald gems, side by side. “So, Merula Snyde. Will you marry me?”
Merula collapsed to the floor, crouching on the floor in front of him, small tears falling down her face. She bit her lip, smiling wide. She nodded aggressively and laughed. “Yes. Yes, of course you idiot!”
Thomas laughed and smiled, taking the ring and slipping it onto Merula’s finger. He pulled her into an embrace, and Merula kissed him, passionately.
All was well once more.
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uolivegb · 2 years
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modern!LU headcannons that are all real and credible because i said so, pt. 1
i am not the sole brainstormer! creds are also due for my lovely friends @hyrules-feral-hero and @nihilistic-wobbufet they are hilarious
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WIND: has been obsessed with thomas the train since he was a kid and just never grows out of it, and its his biggest secret because he never wants anyone to find out or he would never recover from the embarrassment. he has a sizeable collection of memorabilia, and if like mcdonalds or some other fast food chain were to do themed toys, you already KNOW my boy is out there grinding for happy meals. he would babysit time and malon's son for the sole reason of being able to watch thomas and friends in public and have nobody shame him because "the baby likes it." even if said baby has been passed out for like two hours in his arms and wind is still in the middle of his marathon, doesnt even matter. time and malon ask him to go home? no, you fools, season four isnt over yet. he was also extremely distressed with the 3D models when they were introduced, and he would absolutely protest against them like pokemon genwunners.
he listens to all sorts of music, but especially loves bubblegum pop and nightcore circa like 2009. this, of course, is a wonderful contrast to his baby sister aryll's taste in music, which despite her innocently pastel sense of style is almost exclusively death metal (and the battle for the aux cord is brutal).
FOUR: casual twitch gamer, began his whole career while watching wind play fnaf one time and literally like six months after he started his own channel it BLEW UP and now he has a gajillion followers on his streams and on youtube. he likes to play kirby and metroid. despite the fame, his attitude remains casual, which is part of the reason why people like him so much. hed just show up on a random tuesday morning wearing his shirt backwards and be like "hi guys today im going to break my world record speedrun time" and then he just Does It. iconic king.
he has heterochromia, and his eyes flash different colors when a certain one is fronting (?), unrealistic in modern standards i know but just roll with it. vio especially loves gaming, and whenever people in chat ask why the literal hell his eyes seem to change color all the time, four just plays it off like "trick of the light. it just be like that" and no further comment. he has the most casual schedule ever but he pulls in absolute BANK.
also plans on one day learning how to blow glass. he thinks its so cool (because it is.)
TWILIGHT: professional wrestler who used to be a gym bro, just cause he's so good at it. is swole af and even though he's short he is super intimidating, and since due to publicity most people know that he's capable of bodyslamming someone twice his own weight most strangers will not approach him. heaven above forbid if he is there to witness somebody getting mugged or something- he goes rabid (one might even describe him as wolfish ;)) (said occurrence has happened twice. both times, he was offered a date afterwards but he said no cause hes
A. awkward, and
B. YEARNING for his old high school crush midna.)
whenever he gets back to his place, he throws on hello kitty slippers, plops down sideways on his couch, and cuddles his newest baby- a tiny white kitten he named marie (like from the aristocats. its his favorite movie, even though he tells everyone else who asks that its die hard.) just an enormous soft dork, a himbo, if you will
HYRULE: ABSOLUTELY a park ranger, and he adores his job!!! just picture him in like khakis and big stompy boots (i know, so cute!), and his knees and forearms are covered in colorful bandaids cause hes in the woods so much! he likes to give tours the most, and will go on and on about bear safety and how to read trail maps (despite never using them himself lol)
he would go up to a bear and be like "this is richard, hes chill, he gave me a pinecone once so now i like to think we are married" and all the people on the tour are like "isnt it dangerous to get up close to a bear like that?" and hyrules like "yes <3"
always mild mannered, except for when he finds poachers or traps laid out. i'll just leave that there.
WILD: you already KNOW my boy is a sous chef at some uppity restaurant, and hes the best damn cook there. he likes to goof off a lot which makes his superiors kinda hate him, but none of them can do anything about it because he is the singular reason why the restaurant has so many glowing reviews, and its super common for customers to ask for him by name so they can meet him. he just kinda messes around and does his own thing and is incredibly unpredictable, but he more or less runs the show because they cant just fire him, so days at work would go as follows:
"you cant film tiktoks in the break room 15 minutes before rush hour, we need you at the stove!"
"yeah no ill only be like 10 minutes this one is gonna be so funny i have to make it now"
"thats not what i said-"
(the superiors are both baffled and Very Done when his tiktoks actually bring in more customers.)
wild knows the power he holds and more or less has a freelance schedule, like if he forgot he made plans with the chain on a day hes supposed to come in? not a problem, he can just call and have them make a coworker cover him. because its not like they can fire him. as a result of this he becomes like some sort of kitchen cryptid, nobody knows where he comes from or when he comes he is just There. customers will be like "is the tiktok chef in today?" and there are several sighs and a resounding groan before somebody else answers "....yes."
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anywho this just came about after a random brainrot conversation, but we agreed that theyre too good not to share. enjoy! xoxo
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DID SOMEBODY SAY VIRGIL ANGST?? *Ahem* Can You Do “Nobody’s seen you in days.” With Prinxiety Please?
Gods how was he so stupid?.
It was only a matter of time before Janus got accepted.
Only a matter of time before he had to confront the facade he'd so masterfully crafted.
A facade that had worked so well even the Lord of the Lies believed it as a truth.
Virgil wasnt ready for that, Virgil would never be ready for that.
Well, they hadnt needed him last video, he only got in the way when Thomas had gone to the mall.
They wouldnt miss him, he could just stay in his room safe and sound and never have to confront anything ever again.
Tears were very salty, a lot more so than how they were usually described, almost bitter.
His were black, almost like he cried ink, Roman had always though of it as rather poetic.
He wished he'd never let Roman see him cry.
Wished he hadnt stopped insulting and berating him.
Wished they hadnt stopped arguing.
Wished they hadnt fallen in love. . .
It was a lot hard to sequester yourself in the abyssal depths of your room if you loved someone beyond it.
But Virgil would try, and he'd try as hard as possible.
Nothing was getting him out.
"Kiddo? I brought you breakfast. . ." Patton was the first routine visitor after the sides finally figured out where Virgil had been for the past week.
He'd heard them screaming about it the whole time, like chickens with their heads cut off.
Though he supposed headless chickens didnt scream.
"You can eat with us today if you want," Patton continued.
Virgil gave no response.
"Or you can eat it by yourself," Patton said, tone resigned and sad.
Vitgil waited until he heard footsteps, and for good measure sent some spiders out to check that he was really gone.
He heard both Patton and Roman scream as they fled.
Once he was sure they'd gone and hadnt brought anyone or anything else, he took the plate inside and shut the door, locking all three padlocks for good measure.
He didnt eat anything except the strawberry garnish on the toast.
He hadnt been hungry for days, and it wasnt like sides needed to eat, the only sides to get malnourished were the twins if Thomas was in a bad creative block, and even then they only looked it, they were never actually starving.
But still, no one took it as a good sign.
And if Virgil was honest the stench was starting to get to him.
But he didnt snap the trash bin away, he couldn't really, his magic was weaker by the day.
As Anxiety, his magic was tied to emotion.
And he hadn't felt anything but empty for weeks.
He heard another knock on the door.
"Virgil. . ."
Roman
His voice was hoarse and raspy, he'd been crying.
"Virgil nobody's seen you in days. . . I- We all miss you terribly so, please. . . Come back to us. . ." Roman whispered.
Virgil gave no response.
"At least let me take your trash out, I can smell it from out here,"
Virgil obliged and opened the door ever so slightly to remove the trashcan, not looking at Roman for even a second before slamming it back shut.
Roman let out a sigh, and went on his way.
It was a full month before Virgil got another visitor.
"Virgil."
Virgil froze as Janus' voice breached the door, his parent voice.
"I know why you're hiding," Janus continued.
Virgil raised his head off his pillow ever so slightly.
"I've tricked you into thinking you've tricked me, which simply isnt an accurate statement, I'm well aware of your fabrication and fantasy as a result of the perceived status quo on the light side," the floor creaked slightly as one of Virgil's feet slipped off the bed.
"We've abolished the differentiation within the mindscape, each side may come and go as he pleases, there is no need for worry about reputation,"
Virgil let out a slight hiss as he opened the door just a sliver, light catching in his eyes.
"You're not mad?" he said, feeling like a child who'd been caught adjusting his own report card.
"Never was," Janus replied, extending a hand. Vitgil took it, his own now feeling smaller than usual.
"VIRGIL!" Roman practically knocked the wind out of his boyfriend as Virgil and Janus rounded the corner.
"Oh Virgil it's been ages,I almost thought you'd shrivelled up like a prune and died in there!" Roman continued, barely letting Virgil open his mouth before sprinkling his face with kisses and locking their lips together.
"I- I'm sorry-" Virgil said, Roman's face went visibly gentler.
"You didnt do anything wrong, you were just afraid," he said, running a thumb along Virgil's cheek.
"Now come along, you need to eat something other than a garnish for once,"
"You're not going to baby me are you,"
"Dont push it,"
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Season Two Episode Ranking
Warning: I get very, very, very, critical in this ranking. Like, angry ranting that’s almost laughable. Should I be getting this worked up over an online series? Eh, probably not. But this is my life and I’ll get outrageously angry over whatever media I want. 
Seriously though, this is all just my personal opinion. I’m not saying you have to agree with me and if you like the episodes that I don’t then that’s perfectly fine. 
I tend to overthink things a lot and I spend most of my time analyzing every little details of this series because what else am I supposed to do at work?
So yeah, this ranking is definitely less positive than the one I did for the first season. But I hope y’all can still have some fun going over it! And if anyone does their own rankings be sure to tag me because I’d love to see them and see how mine compare! 
Anyways, enough of me acting like this is more important than it is, on with the ranking! 
I can’t believe season two only has 12 episodes. Now I went ahead and counted Moving On as one episode in this ranking since my opinions on both parts are pretty similar, but sweet cheese and fish this season started on September 1st, 2017 with Fitting in and right now is left on Putting Others First which came out on May 1st, 2020. And as of me writing this it is now May 2nd, 2021. It’s been a whole year since the last episode and we still have no idea when the finale is coming. 
Like, bruh. 
Also remember how the longest episode in season one was only about 15 minutes long and the shortest one was barely four minutes? 
Well the shortest episode in season two is Crofters- The Musical which is 8:42 seconds. The longest episode is Putting Others First which is a whopping 51:09.
And I wish I could say that the writing was on the same level it was in the first season, but there’s a reason I put that warning up there. 
Well, enough stalling, let’s get this ball rolling.
#11 Embarrassing Phases
There are no words in the English language that can describe the sheer amount of hatred I have for this episode. If I could rank this any lower, I would, which will happen once we finally get the season finale. I don't know how that episode will go but it'll definitely be better than whatever dumpster fire this was.
Like, okay. I have some positives. Roman, Patton, and Virgil's costumes were cool. I won't lie I live for vampire Virgil. And the message about embracing your past "phases" and exploring how they helped made you who you are. That's neat. I like that.
And that's it.
My biggest gripe with this episode is Virgil. He just acts like a complete bitch in this! And I don't mean that in an endearing way he's literally so mean for no reason!
He's all "You guys are trivializing my past!"
In response to them going "Hey Virgil, we're glad you're part of our group now and are proud of how far you've come!"
Like okay, even if it was insensitive to call it a "phase" literally there was no reason for him to get as angry as he did.
Just a simple; "Hey, I don't like it when you refer to what I went through as a phase because it feels like you're not talking it seriously."
Isnt that what this whole show is about? Communication???
It wasn't fun watching him just insulting the others, it was annoying!
Like poor Patton, just trying to help and be encouraging, only for Virgil to keep treating him like dirt.
What did I miss here? Virgil was fine in the last few episodes, so what the heck happened?
Oh and let's not forget the great advice Thomas offers Patton at the end of the episode in regards to handling Virgil: "Don't do anything to get on his bad side or else he'll do bad things to you!"
Okay I'm paraphrasing here but that's basically what he says! And since Virgil is supposed to be a representation of anxiety, this is a horrible message!!!
What happened to finding healthy ways to cope with your anxiety? What happened to keeping it in check so it didn't take over your life?
Yeah I'm definitely gonna make a full post about this one episode later because there's a whole lot more to unpack here. But yeah -10/10
#10 Putting Others First
There is just way too much going on with this episode. They try cramming so much in here that I don't even remember more than half of it.
I remember the opening song, then the Lilypadton fight and everything that happens from there. That's it.
And those are the best parts of this episode, but even that has problems because everything with Janus feels like a completely different episode.
Also the whole way they try to teach about morality is all over the place. How did we go from choosing a wedding over a callback to deciding whether or not you would die for your friends to self care is important?
And while the video game sequences, while utilized well in some places, were way too distracting and it felt like they were just trying to shove as many video game references in as they could.
You could take out just about all of them and the episode wouldn't change. Everything they were used for could have been done just through having the characters talk to each other, and knowing this makes the fact that this video was delayed for so long because of it just makes the whole thing worse.
Like the animations were well done, and I don't want to downplay the hard work the animator did. They were just doing their job after all.
But the trolley scenes (especially the second one) hurt my eyes with all the flashing (would have been nice to have some kind of warning for that) and some of the voice effects (especially on Logan's) were grating and distracting.
I want to rank this episode higher, but it has almost zero rewatch ability and honestly besides the ending, when I first watched this episode I was just kinda let down.
#9 Crofters- The Musical
Okay look, the song is a bop and I adore the fact that Logan and Roman got two episodes in the spotlight, but it's just kinda "meh" to me. Plus I get just a tinge of second hand embarrassment but that's just me.
And I know this is kinda unfair but another reason why this one isn't higher is because of a couple of things. One is that they set up some angst for Roman, he's clearly not doing well and Thomas thinks the best thing to do is tell him that he might get his own jam flavor.
Then he does, and instead of following up on that little plot point from this video, they just rushed out a commercial and completely ignored and potential story telling or character development for Roman.
So yeah "Return of the Jam" is the main reason why I don't like this one as much as I used to. And I actually just got an idea for a new post comparing these two so add that to my to-do list.
#8 Fitting In
I actually skipped this one during my first official watch through for one reason and one reason alone: I wasn't allowed to watch Harry Potter.
But I realized that my parents wouldn't approve of me of watching a gay man's content either so I just said screw it.
And luckily I understood enough Harry Potter references to get what they were talking about and honestly, this episode is a lot of fun.
It's a good follow up to Accepting Anxiety, and a nice way to kick off season two. Virgil is finding his place among the group and everyone is trying their best to make him feel welcome, it's really sweet.
And of course we get the new costumes (which i hadn't even noticed that they were wearing their old costumes at first) and I dunno it just gives off season one vibes and it makes me happy.
#7 Moving On Part One/Moving On Part Two
Yeah honestly my thoughts on both parts of this episode are the same. What can I say? It's really good.
This definitely one of the more emotionally heavy episodes in the series, and we see the characters at their lowest for really, the first time in this series.
I adore Patton's room and how each side gets their own corners. All the little details they add in, including the changing picture in the background, it really gives off that nostalgia feel they were going for.
What I love most about this episode is how (unlike some other episodes) they actually let the emotional moments sink in and don't throw in a joke immediately after. Like the ending is bittersweet, sad almost, and I love that they stuck with the mood up until the episode ended.
Not to say there weren't some jokes here and there (mostly in the first part) but once the mood shifts and things become more serious they let that mood stay. And when there are jokes they all work really well.
This is one episode I've actually watched the least out of season two, so it'll be interesting when I go watch it again to see if any of this holds up.
#6 Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?
Honestly I only put this one above Moving On because Logan and Roman are my favorites.
This episode is actually one of the weaker ones, which hurts to say because again, favorite characters, but goodness it's all over the place. It feels like a precursor to POF and not in a good way.
Logan and Roman just basically argue back and forth throughout the whole episode, never seeing eye to eye with each other, to the point where I think think the writers realized they couldn't find a way to get these two to agree so they just had Thomas step in and be like, "You guys make a really good team!"
Dude, were you even paying attention? They never even reached a conclusion on their own. And even though they have their little moment at the end, it's all kinda ruined when nothing in their relationship changes.
Yes, in Learning New Things About Ourselves, they acknowledge that there's more work to be done in regards to them, which makes sense. People aren't going to suddenly change overnight.
Yet despite having come to some kind of understanding with each other twice now (both here and LNTAO) in the following episodes they still act like they hate each other! Heck Roman is downright nasty to him for seemingly no reason and I don't really blame him for it.
More like I think the writers just don't know how to develop their relationship and just aren't as interested in them as the others. Logan's been reduced to being Mr. Exposition and apparently Roman's personal issues aren't enough for him to carry a room episode on his own because they felt the need to introduce two new characters before he finally gets it.
Sorry, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, the episode.
There's some funny bits here and there and the little animations are cute (even if unnecessary) but really it's only saving grace is being Roman and Logan centered.
Even though they felt the need to include a cameo from literally every other character because apparently no one has any faith that Logan and Roman can carry an episode on their own.
#5 The Sanders Sides 12 Days of Christmas
This episode is just pure fun. Look, I'm not a big fan of Christmas, even less of a fan of Christmas songs, but my gosh this episode almost makes me appreciate the season.
The way they're all just bickering the whole time, being very confused, and how there's just so much personality from each character even when they're not talking/singing and just being in the background is *chef's kiss* perfect.
There's so many fun little details to pick out during the song and it's fun to go back and watch how each side reacts to different things.
#4 Selfishness vs Selflessness
Gonna be real, this used to be my favorite episode. Until my overly critical brain started finding all kinds of problems in the writing department but I think I’ve been negative enough on this post so I’ll save it for another time. 
Janus steals the show in this one, it’s his first official appearance since his debut and he just soaks up the spotlight. It’s refreshing to have an antagonist in the show again, and he’s the perfect foil for each of the original Sides. 
He knows how to play into Roman’s insecurities, know how to feed into his ego and get him on his side. He’s in direct opposition to Patton, who believes that everything Janus represents is wrong. He’s able to silence Logan and take him out of the conversation, speaking over him most of the time. 
And I guess he and Virgil have some beef I dunno. 
The courtroom scenario is fun, and I love how Janus is the only one who sees how ridiculous it is (even though it was your idea in the first place, Jan) and everyone else seeing it as perfectly normal is hilarious. 
I do like some of the more dramatic moments in this episode, especially that final bit with Janus questioning Thomas until he finally gets him to admit the truth. It was intense and reminded me of the scene where Janus confronts Roman in a similar manner. 
While far from perfect this is still a good episode and I can find a lot to love about it, like Janus in a suit. 
#3 Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts
This episode scared the shit out of me and I loved it.
Okay it didn’t actually scare me. But I stayed up to wait for it to be posted, which wasn’t until 2 or 3 in the morning. So by the time I finally watched it I was half awake and not expecting anything that I witnessed. 
The result was me being terrified of Thomas with a mustache and it prevented me from sleeping. I was over it the next day though and had Forbidden Fruit stuck in my head all day. Which isn’t good when you’re running the register at work and you can’t stop singing it. 
There’s a lot of reason why I love this episode, Remus being the primary thing. His entrance is iconic, the first few notes from his theme play as he creeps up behind the TV, him smiling at Roman all creepily until he whacks him over the head and knocks him out for most of the episode. 
Then we get the song, Forbidden Fruit, which is just great. Slight secondhand embarrassment but seeing the finished product and all they put into it, I can’t help but love it. 
Still miffed that Janus hasn’t gotten a song... specifically a villain song... I won’t ever let that go...
Logan is another highlight in this episode (no surprise) and seeing him go head-to-head against his polar opposite without batting an eye was interesting since I was kinda expecting them to show Logan having trouble dealing with Remus but nope. He handled it like a champ and I love them both. 
Now I am kinda wary as to how they’re going to handle Remus in the future, especially with the intrusive thoughts aspect. It’s a sensitive topic and they’re already screwing up anxiety. But Remus has only been in one episode so far which means I can’t make any solid judgments until he’s appeared in more episodes, so I’ll have to wait and see. 
All in all, great episode! Definitely deserves to be in my top three. 
#2 Learning New Things About Ourselves
This episode made me feel so nostalgic. I freaking love puppets and grew up with Sesame Street and the Muppets, so I’m probably biased towards this episode but to me this is really one of the better written episodes. 
Perfect? Heck no. But really, really good. 
I love that we get to explore a bit more with Logan and Roman’s characters, in a lot of ways this is kind of a Logan episode which has him standing against the other Sides, and it’s really interesting to see just how different he is compared to the three of them and it could just be me but it seemed like he’s becoming more of an outsider and isn’t as close with the original four as he used to be, and this episode is what really kicks that idea off. 
I can also relate to the “Well that’s nice but what do you do for a living?” message, except in my case it’s more like I want to quit my “real job” to pursue what I’m passionate about while people tell me it’ll probably never happen or “Yeah that’s a nice hobby!” So this episode really struck close to home and I just have a lot of sentimental feelings towards this one. 
I love all of the designs for the puppets, they all just fit perfectly and I wouldn’t mind seeing them make a comeback one day. I know that’d be difficult since they’d need a professional to puppet them but hey, one can dream right?
And oh my gosh the song, it just gives off the same feel from Sesame Street and Muppet songs with it’s jazzy feel. And I won’t lie I flipped my lid when Logan and Thomas were in the same shot together. We hadn’t seen any of the Sides share the screen with Thomas yet and the fact that it was Logan, and he was arguing with Thomas and they were singing over each other? Ah I love it!
Also don’t get me started on how Logan’s bit in the song sounds more villainous than the others. I’m not saying anything just a neat little observation. 
I have a lot of happy feelings attached to this episode, so despite the few problems I have with it I could never bring myself to hate it. The only one that tops it is...
#1 Can Lying Be Good?
The episode that started it all. The one that caught my attention and sparked my new fixation on this little series that I had just glossed over before.
I really don’t know what prompted me to watch this episode, other than I wasn’t in the best place and it just happened to pop into my recommendations one day and I figured, “Huh, haven’t watched this guy for awhile. Let’s see what he’s been up to.”
Once the episode was finished my first thought was “Holy shit when did this series start having lore?!”
This episode is probably the closest thing to perfect out of all the season two episodes so far. The writing is clever, pretty much all of the jokes land, and oh my gosh the editing in this one is phenomenal. 
The way they show Roman shifting between himself and Joan throughout the episode is what sticks out the most. Having Roman’s voice coming from Joan, or having them briefly change back to Roman, I love it so much. 
Not to mention Thomas’s ever changing shirt that reflects what he’s thinking/feeling is a neat little detail.
Did I mention this episode is hilarious? The ridiculousness of each scenario that they act out, with all the little inputs from Logan and Virgil who are both trying their best to do their jobs besides not even wanting to be part of it in the first place is adorable. 
And of course, the man of the hour, Deceit. Or Janus as we now know him as. 
Is it weird that I like Deceit more as a name? Probably, but that’s just because I don’t like how early his name was revealed. 
Okay that was my last negative comment. Promise.
Now since I hadn’t watched Sanders Sides in a while I didn’t notice anything off about “Patton” during my first watch. But going back after seeing the rest of the series helped me catch all the little hints they added to clue in the audience that something wasn’t right. 
A lot of it is really subtle, mostly in the acting department, but once you’ve caught on to everything it makes you wonder how you didn’t notice the first time. You can even see Logan and Virgil throughout the episode, knowing that something is off with “Patton” but holding back their concerns until Virgil finally calls Deceit out. 
I’ve rewatched Deceit’s reveal so many times. When he finally drops the act after Thomas makes up his mind not to lie, you can just tell he no longer cares whether Thomas knows or not. Then things get even more tense when Logan is silenced, and everyone knows what’s going on except Thomas. 
The music starts to build up, Thomas is flipping out, then after Deceit taunts him again he finally demands to know what’s going on and BAM there he is!
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I love everything about this. 
Like, what else can I say? This episode is brilliant. It really shows exactly what this team is capable of when they’re at their best. The pacing, the build up, the writing, all of it combined together to make the perfect episode.
Season Two has been, interesting. The long waits have caused some problems with the pacing and characters, not to mention the departure of Joan from the writing team with new writers entering the room, not to mention the first welcome now unwelcome arrival of Asides, and with only the season finale left before season three, it makes me wonder just where this series is headed.
I know this series is capable of doing incredible things, season one is still solid and it really holds up even after all this time. But season two just feels like a jumbled mess. Sure, it’s easy to enjoy the episodes individually, but once you try to fit them all together it’s like trying to jam a puzzle piece into a place where it doesn’t fit. 
The best way to describe this season is as an experimental season. Each episode has the team trying something new, sometimes it seems these gimmicks take precedence over the story itself. Of course, some of these can work to the episode’s advantage, while others are just distracting and you’d know you wouldn’t miss them if they were gone. 
It’s a mixed bag that’s for sure. One that has me watching in morbid curiosity as I wait to see whether it’ll crash in the end or blow my expectations out of the water. It really is fun to analyze these episodes, and yes I know I can be very harsh but believe it or not this is how I engage with media that I love.
My hope is that team will learn from season two and try to take a more simple approach with their production once season three roles around. Because if they continue at the same pace they are now I doubt there will be many people around to see this series through. 
And on that note, that was my ranking of season two! I’m actually kinda excited now to go back and rewatch everything, I hope I don’t have to wait much longer to do so but that all depends on when the season two finale comes. Whether it ends up exceeding my expectations or just being “meh” I know it’ll be interesting regardless and I can’t wait to see just how they plan on wrapping this all up before the final season arrives. 
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Logan’s Playlist Song 3:
Algorythm: 0:00 - 0:58 there is a lot to unpack here, there is a line at about 45 seconds, that stands out to me, “Made us the ginny pig and did it with no permission” This could mean a couple of things, 1) Thomas and the other sides, have made him this way, and he didn’t have a choice, or 2) There was something else. We still don’t know what the orange side is, and they might be making Logan act the way he does, and made him this way, out of his own fear. Another line that stood out to me is; “I dream in colour not black and white” after thinking about this line for about 5-10 minutes, I realised what this is about. The others think that his logical and with that, you can only see black and white not all the shades in between, but this line adds more than that phrase alone, it adds colour. The other sides see him as a light switch, a yes and a no, but they never see what is behind the switch that all the wires that make him think and FEEL thousands of things.
0:58 - 1:08 “Humans dont understand, humans gon’ sell a lie.” This shows that Janus is accepted (mostly by Thomas but what their host says the sides must do) “Humans gotta survive, we know we gon’ die” This I dont really know what this could mean, but there is something there that I just cant find. “Nothing can live forever, you know we gon’ try” i see this as Logan starting to give up on his job in Thomas’ mind.
1:08 - 1:55 The chorus of the song isnt that interesting, but what comes after it he mentions both Remus (with the lyric “pressure is to evolve, take a bite of the apple” it might be showing a reference to the song Remus sang where he was first introduced) and Janus (with the lyric “how do we know the truth” as it should be known that Janus is literally deceit, so he would know what is the truth and what isn’t). Logan for the rest of that verse, he says that what he could be feeling is false, and that he is afraid that if he is given, freedom he is afraid he will start doing things wrong, that that he could be lost if he was free.
1:55 - 2:11 The first half of this verse is Logan saying that he is willing to do what the ‘devil’ says (Most likely the orange side) because if he doesn’t he is going to fall behind, or in other terms, not keep up with the others, and be forgotten even more. The rest of the verse says that everyone else is eating good, which could be describing as the others being almost first-class citizens, they just got lucky in what trait that they got when they were ‘assigned’ or ‘created’ by Thomas. It almost sounds like Logan is describing that in the world, some people were at the food-chain and are now at the bottom. I’m under the age of 18 and have never been in the real world, so this is just based on my VERY limited knowledge I have. The verse ends off by saying “Human ain’t the move, do I care now” and straight after that says “Looking for something worth it, the algorhytum is perfect” And yes that is how it is spelt according to https://www.lyricfind.com/
2:11 - 3:30 (end of song) There really isn’t much that is said here except for the chorus and a couple of pointless lines at the end
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Uhh how about 🐶 and 🐾 for the ask meme?
🐶 - Opinion on Patton?
I think Patton is a really good representation of the heart, emotional and complicated. He’s shown himself to be witty and more clever than we give him credit for! He’s always a clean laugh, even if there are many times he makes me cringe so so much. However, that doesn’t mean that he’s without his faults. He can get fairly annoying, and still hides a lot from Thomas until coaxed to show it. Heck, until fairly recently it seemed like no one was giving Patton time to make his cases, or even listen to him (tho I think that is something they all struggle with). I do like the direction they’ve taken him in the most recent episodes, changing his “only good” core and making it more complicated than before. (The frog... I just can’t even begin to describe the feelings that made me feel)
I get compared to him quite a lot irl, so I tend to point out the flaws in him more often then not. But I do like his character, it’s a sigh of relief to see our bubbly bud, and I hope to see him more openly ambiguous as it goes on.
🐾 - What pet do you think each of the sides would have?
Ooh, good question!
I think it’s easiest to say that Virgil has a tarantula, but I find that odd if Thomas is afraid of spiders... I think a reptilian friend would also be cute because of their supposed low maintenance, my personal picks for him would be a bearded dragon, a turtle/tortoise, or maybe a little ball python. But why stop at average pets when it’d be just as cute to see him snuggling with a raccoon or possum? Maybe the earned trust of a skunk would boost his confidence as it nuzzles into his neck (plus a skunky companion could prove well at keeping Roman from TOUCHING HIS FUCKING STUFF AND-!)
Logan probably isn’t a pet person, but I think if he had to have a companion, it’d be those at home ant colonies, some pure white rats, or an aquarium full of saltwater fish. He’s convincing himself that it’s purely to study them, but then he’s angrily grumbling at Mitochondria for getting into a fight with Supernova and suddenly realizes he has children. Or perhaps he’d have a well trained Blue Macaw on his shoulder, and hearing some of the facts he’s said spouted back to him just makes his day that at least someone is listening to him.
I think it’s fair to assume Patton would have as many dogs as he could handle, but given our most recent episode, it would be cute to see a couple frogs hopping on his shoulder. Of course he would have cats as well, but probably just the Hypoallergenic ones. And pigs! We can’t forget that he’d have cute little fuzzy pigs! And ferrets, behold his living slinkey babies! And mice and birds and cows and-! You know what, let’s just give him a barn so he can have all of them.
Roman is not one to stop at normal pets (despite the few cats that still manage to ooze out of his drawer space when he’s not paying attention). Assuming they have to be real animals, he’d probably be seen accompanied by a bright red fox by his calves, and an enormous wolf and tiger at his hips. But why stop there? The more esentric the better! So of course Virgil had more than just a heart attack when Princy decided A LITTERAL FIREBREATHING DRAGON RESTING ITS HEAD ON HIS SHOULDER, AND A GOD DAMMNED COCKATRICE ON HIS LAP were the best pets to be with him as he ate his cereal. (He had to stop bringing Lord Guenivere and Lady Aurthur into the livingroom after that day, especially since Aurthur had turned Logan to stone for an hour to two)
Remus is just as - if not more so - an ecsentric pet person like his twin. Of course his choices are a bit more extreme than his brothers. He has a special place in his heart for sea creatures, and uses his powers to have his octopus, cuddle fish, angler, giant sea worm, and A LITERAL GODDAMN SHARK to be roaming around his room without the need for water (they float around now, but Remus was laughing for 20 minutes straight just seeing them flop around at first). The ones he brings out of his room, he calls his strays, and they are literal abominations of science. He has an army of rats that have been tested on and mangled in some way, and he gives them all so much well-deserved love. That doesn’t mean that your pet that glows in the dark or has a human ear on its back isnt creepy, especially during movie night REMUS! WHY ARE YOU OKAY WITH THOSE DISEASE CARRYING BASTARDS CRAWLING UNDER YOUR SLEEVES, REMUS-?!
Lastly Janus, our pretty snake boi. Yes of course he would have snakes, why would he have anything else? He’s not hiding anything, he absolutely adores being pinned as a one type pet kind of guy. Like listen, just cause he’s currently lounging with his ungodly long Burmese python, doesn’t mean that it’s all he’s interested in. In all honesty, he probably loves his chameleon chum just as much as he does his cold blooded brother. He just finds it soothing to see someone else changing their looks up, even if that’s gotten them into a handful of mischief that sends Janus looking for them for hours. He also semi adopts Remus’ color changing pets at times, because watching the cuddle fish and his chameleon having a camouflage-off is more than entertaining.
Oof this got longer than I thought it would.
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gothamdetected-a · 4 years
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hit me with that hot headcanon tea
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you want more of my hot milky tea? well drink up babes, dc take some notes
thomas wayne isnt abusive and batman #430 can perish in the flames of hell
joe chill isnt a hitman hired by a mobster, that can also perish
the waynes arent killed as part of some elaborate plot by the court of owls, fuck right off. its better if its just random. the court of owls as a secret society is so cool but the plot was horrifically bad. and for that. perish.
thomas and martha wayne were actually incredibly brave and walked around like normal people and tried to go on with their lives. they knew they were targets constantly, but instead of hiding up in some ivory tower they came and lived among the people they were helping, to try and understand their situations, and how to better help them. thomas wayne spurned his 300 year inheritance of the wayne family business to be a surgeon at gotham general because he wanted to help people. martha wasn’t a ditzy socialite, she spent an incredible amount of time volunteering with children’s organisations, running soup kitchens, developing halfway houses and food banks. these are the qualities they instilled in bruce. 
as a continuation to this point, joker is a movie i have very Mixed feelings on, and i know it was trying a new angle & backstory from canon and i wont begrudge it that, but you know what really grinds my gears? thomas wayne being indifferent to riots in the city he has worked so hard to protect. i know that joker!thomas is not the thomas we know and love anyway, and hasn’t been doing a lot to look out for gotham, like he should/would in any other piece of canon, but it really stresses me to think that there are people who now think that the waynes are just rich assholes who dont care about the city AGAIN.   
batman: death and the maidens is also dead to me, because if you think that thomas and martha wayne would disapprove of what their son is doing, you’re wrong. they would worry that he was harming himself, they would care that he was being just and fair, but if you don’t think that they wouldnt understand their son witnessed one of the most traumatic things possible at a young age and was still responding to it in the way he knows how, while carrying on their legacy of trying to help the city? get out of me house (although yes, technically this is a hallucination within bruce’s psyche, so it might just be his worry that his parents would disapprove manifesting. but dc didnt write it like that so they can perish.)
no one knows or cares what im talking about at this point but the button can also just. die. not that im a huge fan of flashpoint!thomas anyway, but that especially. there was a really good moment in it between bruce and thomas and then they fucking ruined it so >:/ not to mention that dc were wanking themselves off over trying to mesh watchmen with the main dc universe and failing miserably. 
and my final point for today is that superman/batman is generally a fantastic run for describing two of my all time favourite characters and how they interact, but specifically in #50 where thomas somehow ends up astral projected to krypton and theres some bullshit about him revitalising wayne ent with kryptonian tech? that can die too. doesnt make any sense. literally none. i lost 18 IQ points reading that issue and i dont have 18 to spare ok. when will dc stop fucking around with tHOMAS WAYNE. mike johnson and michael green: kindly perish
tldr;; the waynes were caring people who raised their son like that, got killed in a freak accident and stayed dead. and dc wont fucking leave it at that, but they should. if they dont, i will turn up on their doorstep and rage. 
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pippa-frost · 5 years
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Bird Skein: Red on Carpet
Part 1: Red on carpet.
Part 2: (not done yet)
I think i’ve never put TW, i’ll fix that later on! For now:
TW: Blood, Injury (described, but the way it happens isnt’s mentioned)
If you think of any others please let me know!
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“Do you know how birds fly in a ‘v’ formation…?”
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Patton is the first to wake up. He sits up, dizzy and confused, before glancing around. Everything is still and silent, and even in his not-really-awake-yet state of mind, a sense of wrong settles over his shoulders. He looks down to where his hands hold him in place. He had been lying on his belly, but there’re no blankets or pillows around. The wrong steadily grows, now heavy inside his chest. He looks up again, only this time with a sense of urgency. He’s in the living room only it looks kind of bleak, the familiar colors somehow dulled. The TV is off and lying in front of it is-
“Thomas, run!!”
It all comes back to him like a bucketful of freezing water.
Night.
Movies.
Thomas.
Oh god, Thomas.
His head turns around with enough force to cause whiplash, the image of Roman falling down fresh in his mind. Just as he remembers, Roman is lying head down on the floor a few feet behind him, unconscious still. Logan, behind him as well but closer than Roman, is lying on his right side and beginning to stir, which lifts a little of the worry churning inside him. Logan would know what to do. Logan always knew what to do.
So that left-
“Virgil” he mutters as he turns his head back around and sees him in front of the TV. His kiddo is lying on his belly, quiet and unmoving. And he has to go check on him before he wakes up frantic and scared and he can hear Logan moving behind him and he has to check on him as well, but they also have to check on Roman, and Thomas, they gotta find out what happened, is he okay? Where are they? Did someone fou-
“…Patton?” he distantly hears Logan’s hesitant call and realizes he’s stood up. It doesn’t really matter.
Because there’s red.
There’s red on the carpet beneath and next to the anxious side, some sort of puddle under him. Except that doesn’t make sense. There shouldn’t be any red. They don’t have any strawberry juice left, and they were all drinking hot chocolate during the movie, and those stains are already fading.
Without taking his eyes away from their kiddo and not really aware of his own movements, he rushes forward in an awkward dance of stumbling and falling and crawling until he makes it to Virgil’s side, kneeling right over the red.  
“Virgil?” he asks with fear, hoping more than anything that he’ll receive an answer.
He doesn’t.
The latter is lying on his stomach, head to his right facing Patton, his right arm almost hiding his face.
Patton can’t help it. He looks down, and with a trembling hand places his fingers on the stain. A broken sigh escapes his mouth along with a whine. What he’s touching isn’t wet, but it still taints his fingers, and the metallic smell is impossible to ignore up close.
It’s blood.
It’s a lot of blood. A whole puddle of it.
There shouldn’t, in any way, be blood on the floor. Let alone a puddle of it. And he wants to believe that’s not what it is, it’s just juice, just some strawberry juice, that’s all this is, but he knows it isn’t and-
“Logan!” he shrieks, cause Logan will know, Logan must know, and he’ll come over here and explain to him why there’s red on the carpet, and it’ll make perfect sense, and Virgil will be A-Okay, and they’ll find out what happened and Thomas will be fi-
“Patton!” the other is kneeling next to him, a hand placed on his shoulder, eyebrows furrowed.
“Logan” his voice breaks and maybe he’s crying, he can’t really tell “L-Logan there’s- there’s” and his eyes moving downwards is all the other needs. Logan follows his line of sight, just about to interrupt Patton, and his mouth snaps shut, eyes wide open.  
The logical side doesn’t say a word as he hurriedly starts turning Virgil over. Patton goes to help only to stop at Roman’s gasp. He’s now sitting up and glancing at them with terrified eyes.
“Oh my god!! Thomas!!” he yells before looking at them “What happened?!”
The oldest doesn’t really know how to explain nor does he have the voice to do so, letting his eyes show the other just like they did Logan. Roman hurries over to them just as the logical side gets their youngest on his back and starts pulling up the red soaked end of his t-shirt.
All three of them choke a gasp at the same time.  
“Oh my god!!” the recently awoken side cries from Virgil’s other side “That’s blood!!”
“Yes, Roman-”
“What the hell happened?!”
“Roma-”
“Why the hell is he bleeding?!”
“Thomas was bleeding too!” Logan manages to say before being interrupted again.
“So?! You know he shouldn’t be bleeding! We aren’t bleeding!!” he motions to them and while Patton knows that’s true, he can’t help but glance at his middle to make sure. And no, no blood stains there.
“We know, Roman!!” Logan screams, making Roman stop his tirade and Patton jump next to him. He doesn’t think he’s ever heard Logan this… frustrated doesn’t even come close “And that’s all we’ll know until we gather more information, starting by locating the injury, which isn’t possible with all the blood covering his abdomen, so would you please shut up, and go get some towels and water!!”
Roman’s face is unreadable, a combination of maybe-indignation, maybe-surprise and maybe-anger, his mouth tightly shut. But after a couple of seconds he stands up and hurries to do as told.
“Patton” Logan turns his attention to him now and he can’t help but flinch “Go get the first aid kit, and bring some warm water”
Patton doesn’t need to be told twice. He does both tasks as fast as possible and soon he’s back on his spot. Roman is already there and Logan is wiping his hands with a little towel, before taking a different one and dipping it in the warm water he’s just brought.
With held breaths Roman and Patton- who has now gripped Virgil’s hoodie-, watch Logan slowly and carefully clean away the blood, leaving red streaks along the way and brownish spots on the white towel. Patton is sure he’ll have to rush away to puke any moment now.
As Logan nears the center of it all, the oldest keeps a close eye on the injured side, ready to act at any signs of pain. It turns out to be unnecessary, tho. The logical facet makes it to the source of the blood and Virgil doesn’t so much as meep. He can’t believe it, and he looks at the others to convey how wrong this is, only Logan is focused on Virgil, his eyes wide, and Roman is too busy gaping downwards. Patton follows their gaze and sees the wound.
As they knew it would, it’s placed on the youngest’s right side. Only it isn’t just a mark or some line like their injuries usually are. No, instead there’s an actual fresh looking cut pulled closed by black stitches.
Patton’s mind goes blank. He can’t process what he’s seeing. There’s a knot inside his throat and pressure on his eyes, he feels so cold, yet he can’t really move to try and fix any of it.
Out of the corner of his eye he sees something move and he’s barely able to move his head enough to get a clear view of Roman standing up, or giving it his best with wobbling legs; his hands are shaking at his sides and he looks like he’s seen a ghost.
“…Logan?” the oldest finally, alas shakily, finds his voice. The latter is staring at the injury with a shocked expression, seemingly frozen.
“W-we” the Side manages after a few gulps “We need to…” and the other two are waiting anxiously- Patton feels tears fall at the thought- for his words until he is suddenly back to his problem-solving-chop-chop-everyone self, facing them to give them instructions.
“Roman, get me a pair of scissors and a spare t-shirt for Virgil. Patton” he starts, Roman already gone “go get blankets, we’ll lay him on the couch to keep an eye on him”
Patton does so, and soon enough Logan is cutting Virgil’s shirt open with Roman’s help.
“Patton, I need you to try and see if you can get him to respond” he tells him and it’s like snapping out of a trance. Patton hadn’t even thought of that. He hadn’t even bothered to look at his kiddo, to try to wake him up, to make sure he was okay, too focused on the red, more worried about a color than his kiddo. So he looks at Virgil, really looks at him, and realizes that the red shouldn’t have been his first worry.
Virgil’s face is slack, peaceful, not unlike the little amount of times they can catch him nightmare-less-ly sleeping of the little amount of times the youngest manages to fall asleep in the first place. But he looks terrible. While the gloomy side has always had a paler complexion than the rest of them, his skin looks like he’s just been on a fight with a flour sack. His skin looks almost gray and somehow dulled, not even his lips colorful enough to show any sort of contrast. And his eyeshadow. Oh, his eyeshadow.
Patton doesn’t realize it at first, certain that something’s terribly wrong, but unable to quite place it. For some reason, Virgil looks younger, more vulnerable, more childlike, and also more like… He looks more like Thomas. And he now sees it. The eyeshadow. There’s barely any eyeshadow. He has dark bags under his eyes, yes, which make him look exhausted and sick, but other than that he looks as if he had spent hours doing his best to get the makeup off his face, the faintest fuzzy smudges left under his eyes.
Something inside his chest goes tight and it feels like an elephant is standing on his heart and lungs.
(He knows how to phrase it because he’s heard those exact same words from Virgil before. Is this truly how Anxiety has always felt like?)
Eyeshadow is Virgil’s trait. He can touch it up, play with it as with any kind of makeup; it can vary extent and intensity. But it can never be gotten rid of. It’s a part of what he is. And yet now is almost gone.
He puts a hand against the pale cheek and all he feels is cold skin.
“L-logan?” he tries, looking at the latter, because if there’s anyone who can fix this, that’s their Logic. Said side has cut Virgil’s shirt off, leaving only the sleeves hidden by his hoodie, and is now cleaning the cut and putting some cream on it, Roman getting bandages ready next to him. Logan looks at him, then at Virgil, then gulps.
“Try to wake him up” is all he says, looking at Patton right in the eyes, voice tight.
And so Patton does.
He holds Virgil’s face in both hands, thumbs caressing his skin.
“…Kiddo?” he asks, aware of the waver and fear on his voice. No change “Virgil? Hey, Kiddo, can you open your eyes for me?” he whimpers “Please, Sweetie, I just need you to answer me okay? You can even pout if you want, just anything is fine” he barely makes out “If you really don’t wanna say anything that’s fine, just- just show me you can hear me, okay?” he sobs, aware of the fact that he can’t really afford to rely on expressions alone with how blurry everything looks right now. He clears the tears away with one hand and looks again, hoping for a change.
There’s none. And he doesn’t really know how to deal with that. It’s all too much.
The sobs escape him like water from a broken dam, pain on his chest making him double over, fear for his kiddo guiding his forehead towards Virgil’s.
“Patton…” he hears Roman, hands pulling him away.      
“He’s not waking up” he wails “I don’t know what’s wrong and he won’t wake up!”
“Patton, you have to let go of him, Roman needs to help me wrap the bandages” Logan orders. And he’s, of course, right. He can’t get in the way of taking care of his kiddo, so he lets go and lets the creative facet pull his sobbing body away.
He sits there, crying and worrying and fearing, while the other two wrap bandages around Virgil’s middle, Logan doing the wrapping while instructing Roman on how to carefully lift the unconscious side’s middle to get the gauze under his back. Their youngest doesn’t flinch, whine nor frown during that whole time. It makes Patton want to scream.
Once they’re done, the other two move Virgil to the couch, hoodie zipped close and blanket covering him. The oldest grabs and doesn’t let go of the latter’s hand from the moment they start moving him.
Then there’s silence. The most important thing -seeing to Virgil’s injury – has been taken care of, so now they’re painfully free to deal with the next issue.
“What the fuck happened” Roman asks with a frustrated tone, probably lacking bite due to how tired they all clearly feel. He’s sitting by Virgil’s feet, arms supporting him by his sides as if being in a constant state of about-to-get-up-and-pace-but-holding-myself-down. Patton doesn’t really have it in him to scold him.
Logan sighs from where he’s sitting on a chair he took from the dining room so he could watch Virgil, hands on his face, elbows on his knees. He pinches his nose with one hand after taking off his glasses with the other. He looks exhausted.
“We all know what happene-”
“You know what I mean” the fanciful side interrupts, serious and angry “Why is Virgil like this? What happened after I fainted?” he demands, looking to each of them. Patton himself is sitting on the floor by Virgil’s head, one hand grapping the other’s cold one. He averts his eyes, not knowing what to say. He’s just as confused, just as clueless as Princey feels.
Logan sighs again.
“I lost consciousness not long after you did. And I’m guessing it was the same for Patton” he says, glancing at him, to which he nods miserably.
“So Virge was the last one standing?” Prince asks with a touch of surprise and confusion. Patton nods again.
“He was still standing before I went night-night” he tries to lighten up with a smile, clearly failing.
Logan opens his mouth to say something but closes it before he can make any sound, only this time it seems to Patton that it isn’t because of being out of words, the other looks almost shy, as if ready to say something but choosing not to, which only makes Patton’s bad feeling grow.
“…I have a theory” Logan says after a while, and Patton finally feels something good appear between all the yucky things currently inside him, the latter’s sudden uncertainty to voice his thoughts gone in favor of any kind of explanation-equals-plan idea to hold on to; because of course Logan does, and if he does then it’s probably correct and he’ll have a way to fix it! “But I can’t truly confirm it until Thomas wakes up”
“You think he’s okay?” Patton asks with hope too strong to contain, both Roman and he looking at the logical side expectantly. The latter sighs again, before looking down. The oldest can feel worry and fear and uncertainty radiating from him in waves and the hope shrinks back down as if hurt.
“The fact that we’re having this conversation entails that Thomas is alive, otherwise we would be dead with him” and they both shudder at the thought, unable to understand how Logan can mention something like that so casually “The fact that we lost consciousness means he did so as well, and not only that, but he lost it due to something life threatening, most likely blood loss”
“Then how-?” Roman starts only to be cut off.
“The fact that we’re awake means he’s alive, which means someone treated him, so we were most likely found by someone who managed to get Thomas to a hospital. That would explain why we just woke up” Logan explains “If he was treated then he was sedated, which would keep us dormant”
“So he’s in a hospital now?” Patton asks, a huge weight lifting from his shoulders.
“He must be. Be we can’t be sure until he wakes up”
“Can’t we wake him? We’re awake so the drugs must be gone!” Roman asks as he stands up and stars pacing.
“You know we can’t” the older one sighs in frustration, standing up as well “Us awake doesn’t mean he’s no longer drugged, it means the sedation is wearing off. And not all of us are awake! He isn’t just sleeping, Roman, and even if he was, we both know the only one who maybe would be able to rouse him is Virgil, and he isn’t exactly available!”
“Is it the anesthesia?” Patton hurries to ask before Princey’s open mouth can start moving “Is that why he’s like this?” he pleads brokenly.
“… Maybe” Logan mutters, looking away from the other sides.
“What do you mean ‘maybe’?!” the younger demands “We’re awake! And that wouldn’t explain the blood!”
“I mean…” he huffs “I mean that maybe he’s unresponsive due to the sedatives. But no, he wouldn’t bleed because of them, nor would he be as… weak as he is right now.”
“Then why?!” Roman cries, heaving and trembling. Logan looks right back at him, unfazed and just as tense. The oldest looks between them with fearful eyes, scared by the all the negative emotions yet just as desperate for an answer Logan clearly suspects.
“…Because Thomas was”
Tags will be done later on (explanation in a note i just posted, i will link it later aswell!) Hope you guys like it! Don’t know when next part will be here, already have part of it ready, but it definitely won’t be before the holidays!
Also post tags will also be fixed and properly done later on!
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hielorei · 6 years
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Digimon Shared Universe.
I just put all the digimon seasons in one universe, with a timeline and how the characters grow with some relationships. if you want to read it go ahead, but then again, i merged 8/9 seasons, a few movies and mangas and I kept track of +70 characters. Infinity War the most ambitious crossover event in history? bitch please,
you can allways ask me about this, and/or give me ideas and suggestions
the events of each series stay the same but some thing change,,,
FRONTIER
Takuya (11), Kouji (11), Kouichi (11), Zoe/Izumi (11), Junpei (12), Tommy/Tomoki (8)
> +1 year
ADVENTURE
Tai (11), Matt (11), Sora (11), Izzy (10), Mimi (10), Joe (12), TK (8), Kari (8)
Takuya and Joe are classmates, while the adventure kids were in the Digital World, he got his D-Scanner back (he was in the same summer camp), thanks to the distortion. He knew something was up. Once he go back to the city contacted the other Frontier Kids, and all had their D-Scanners back. They decide to meet where everything started, Shibuya. When Myotismon attacked they protected the civilians. Then they watched how the Adventure Kids fought the Dark Masters.
> +3 years – Our War Game happens here-
ADVENTURE 02
Davis (11), Yolei (12), Cody (9), Ken (11), Willis (11)
TK (11), Kari (11)
Tai (14), Matt (14), Sora (14), Izzy (13), Mimi (13), Joe (15)
Takuya, Koiji, Kouichi and Zoe (15) – JP (16) – Tommy (12)
Zoe Move back to Italy. Tommy is Yolei’s classmate.
Hurricane Touchdown (not Digimon movie dub, but japanese version) happens after the Digimon Kaiser Arc.
Everything is the same up until the world Tour arc. In France TK and Tai are helped by Zoe. In Hong Kong, Izzy and Kari are helped by Kouji and Kouichi, Kouchi was in a vacation with his brother for the first time. Takuya was in Australia so he helped Cody and Joe, Joe was surprised that his old classmate was a digidestined. Cody was in Russia and Helped Yolei and Sora, but he trolled them and pretended to not know japanese. JP was in Mexico (he was there for a girl he starting dating online) and helped Matt and Ken. The american team is the same (Davis, Mimi and Micheal) but Willis is also there. The Frontier Kids cant go back to Japan, because their families. But are there in the final episode.
> +3 Years
ADVENTURE TRI
Tai, Matt, Sora (17) – Mimi, Izzy (16) – TK, Kari (14) – Joe (18)
Meiko (16), Daigo (30), Maki (30)
Joe started dating Zoe, Zoe is Joe’s mysterious girlfriend. Also, Tommy is dating Yolei. The Frontier kids were in the Dark Ocean while the Events of Tri happened. Figthing Daemon? Who knows-
> +2 Years.
TAMERS
Takato (12/13), Jenrya (13), Ruki (13), Ryo (14), Juri (13), Kazu (13), Kenta (13), Alice (13), Suzie (7), Makoto & Ai (4)
Yamaki (32), Riley (26), Tally (23)
The Secret Agency, after loosing Daigo and Maki took a new aproach for Digimon, and name themselves Hypnos. Yamaki was Daigo’s best friend and he wants revange.
JP, adressing the memory loss, decide to find a way for digimon to be always in the people’s mind, but keep it a secret, so he created a card game. The TCG was an instant success.
The wonderswan games are canon. After Ryo felt so betrayed by the adventure kids, he decides to start a new life and erase all memories of himself (even he forgot) and live in simulation made by the homeostasis. But after the reboot from Tri (he is 11 in Tri), he was back in the digital world and without memories whatsoever, he didnt age while in the simulation. So Gennai decides to disguise himself as his father. Even without memories, his connections to the digital world still there, what mades him really good at the TCG, getting the title of the Digimon King. A year before the events of Tamers he goes to the digital world with a girl name Alice, but there she dies and like Wizardmon, her spirit still alive (because she didnt die in her own world)
Cody is Ryo classmate. Yolei and Tommy break up but still friends.
This Digital world isnt the same as the Adventure/Frontier one. This is the digital world created by Yggdrassill after the old one is full (X Evolution Movie). This is why it looks so empty and unstable and why Digimon are never born again, its a mecanism to prevent the digital world from getting full (like your phones). The Holy Beast are based on data from old Digidestined Partners (Daigo and the others). And because we are talking about another digital world, the adventure/frontier kids arent very efective against the devas and the D-Reapper.
>+2 years
SAVERS
Masaru (14), Thomas (14), Yoshino (19), Ikuto (10)
Sampson (34), Miki (21), Megumi (21), Chika (10)
Nanami (14), Kouki (14), Ivan (19)
Takato, Henry, Ruki, Kazu, Kenta, Juri (15), Ryo (16), Suzie (9), Makoto, Ai (6)
Tai, Matt, Sora (21) – Izzy, Mimi, Meiko (20) - Yolei, Tommy (19) – Tk, Kari, Davis, Ken, Willis (18) – Joe, Zoe, Takuya, Kouji, Kouichi (22), JP (23), Yamaki, Maki (34), Riley (28), Tally (25)
Hypnos changes names to DATs, after realizing that battling digimon isnt the answer, and they start to invetigate them and controling them in order to protect the Human World. The Tamers Digital World closed for being to unstable after the Tamers kid got their partners back, but before the portal closed Gatomon felt Wizardmon in that digitalworld, and Kari encouraged her to go find her friend, and she did. And now the Human world is connected to the Adventure/Frontier Digital World again.
Izzy and Yolei joined DATs as data analizers joining Riley and Tally. Yamaki is in charge of the investigation side of DATs, While Sampson is in charge of the protection of the human world. And surprise! Sampson was a digidestined and was part of Daigo and Maki’s group. And Daigo-Maki-Sampson where a triangle like the fandom likes to think of Tai-Sora-Matt.
Takuya, Davis, Ruki and Kazu joins DATs under Sampson, and are the Savers kids tutors. The Sexual Tension between Rika and Thomas is real (but isnt sexual really becase they are 14 and 15 and thats fucking creepy, but it was the best way to describe it), Kazu became really good at the TGC, because he trained with Rika (I will use my dub version were Kazu did respect and admire Rika because she is the Digimon Queen and the sexist was Kenta, Kazu always called him out on his BS), also Kazu is dating Ryo (my AU, my OTP, my Canon.) but the relationship is secret, Kazu isnt ready to be out and Ryo is okay.
Matt is busy with rockstar stuff. Tai and Joe are busy with university. JP is busy running a company at only 23 and TK is the main writer of Digimon Stories, TK is in a polyamorous relationship with Kari and Willis (who moved to Japan). Sora started her first cloth collection with designs based on the digital world, and Mimi and Zoe are the main models. Mimi also started a movie career.
> +1 year
DIGIMON CIVIL WAR
DATs couldnt take care of all digimon related dangers so create various teams around the world.
DATs America: Willis, Sampson, TK, Kari, Ryo, Kazu, Izzy, Mimi, Tally
DATs Europe: Matt, Sora, Zoe, Joe, Tommy, Yolei, Thomas, Ivan, Miki, Tai
DATs Japan: Yamaki, Riley, Masaru, Ikuto, Yoshino, Ken, Davis, Ruki, Megumi
The Digital World start glitching and Ryo recovers his memories, and he is angry, especially at Tai and Davis. Ryo thinks that the Adventure group cant be trusted, on top of that, he discovers the story of DATs, and how it was called Hypnos, and what the organization did when was under control of Maki, whom is Back, and maybe its the cause of why the digital world is glitching. Who gave the right to a small group of humans to decide what is best for the digital world? The digidestined have to choose a side, Ryo Side, who think humans should leave the digital world alone and it population. Davis Side who after the Events of Tri, Tamers and Savers thinks Humans should protect the human world from the digimon (and maybe build a firewall around it and make the digimon pay for it). Both sides started fighting, until Tai took charge, and decide that diplomacy is the best choice, a middle ground.
DATs collapsed after that but didnt end. And the Door to the Digital world closed.  
> 2 years
XROS WARS
Taiki (13), Akari (12/13), Zenjirou (12/13), Kiriha (14), Nene (14), Yuu (11)
The Fusion kids are called to the Tamers Digital World once it bacame stable, it was divided in zones and all this time without being in danger allowed a new way of evolution.
In this AU, Akari Friendship and Zenjirou Courage made them worthy of their 
xrosloaders, with a little help of an Omegamon and never went back to the human world (because I cant be the one who connected what Omega said to Taiki about Akari’s friendship and Zenjirou’s courage with the their crosloaders colors, I mean, Akari got a light blue xrossloader and Zenjirou a orange one! Come one! It was a callback to the crests!)
Also, a Gatomon and a Wizardmon joined the Xros-Heart Army. And like the manga, Wizardmon also dies here and Gatomon jump to another digital world to find her best friend/lover.
> +1 year
HUNTERS
Taguiru (12), Yuu (12), Taiki, Zanjirou, Akari (14), Kiriha, Nene (15)
Ryouma (13), Ren (12), Airu (12), Hideaki (13), Kiichi (12), Mizuki (14)
KenX (12), Haruki (13), Noboru (13)
Makoto, Ai (10) – Suzie, Alice (13) – Ikuto, Chika (14) - Masaru, Thomas, Kouki, Nanami (18) – Takato, Henry, Rika, Kazu, Kenta, Juri (19) – Ryo, Cody (20) – TK, Kari, Willis, Davis, Ken (22) – Yolei, Tommy, Yoshino, Ivan (23) – Izzy, Mimi, Meiko (24) – Tai, Matt, Sora, Miki, Megumi (25) – Joe, Zoe, Takuya, Kouji, Kouchi (26) – JP (27) – Tally (30) – Riley (32) – Yamaki, Maki, Sampson (38)
Akari is classmate of Ikuto and Chika, whom may or may not have feelings for each other. Suzie is classmate with Ryouma. JP and Tally started dating. After Joe graduated got married with Zoe. Davis moved to the USA. Yolei and Ken are dating. Yamaki finally proposed to Riley. Without Daigo, Maki and Sampson started having a thing. Yoshino and Tommy are fuck buddies. Kazu is out and all his friends supported him and is happy with Ryo. Nanami dated Henry, but it didnt end well. Henry dated Takato, but they decided to stay as friends, and they still best friends (with benefits...), in fact, it was Henry who pushed Takato to ask Jeri out. And Jeri may or may not have had a one night stand with Rika (all the Tamers kids are at least bisexual, fight me, again, my AU, my canon). Takuya is dating Megumi. Matt and Sora Break up, and Sora is dating Kouichi. There are rumours in DATs that Thomas and Ruki are banging in “secret”, they are, but are horrible at keeping it a secret, and everyone pretends to not know about them.
A new thing called DigiQuartz is a plane similar to the Digital World in small scale, and it has characteristics of the DW-FAS (Digital World Frontier/Adventure/Savers) and DW-TX (Digital World Tamers/XrosWars) . DATs decide to investigate this and the leader of it is Izzy, helped by Yolei, Riley and Maki. They discover that the Digiquartz hold the data of creatures who died in other worlds. So they can recover Alice, Wizardmon, Meicoomon and Leomon (adventure). Gatomon was in the DigiQuartz looking for Wizardmon. Once the data recovered, Juri’s D-Arc linked with Leomon (because basically its the same digimon, but not “her leomon”), and Alice D-Arc linked with Wizardmon.
With the DigiQuartz Izzy could create new technologies and society advance really fast. Izzy also started working with a old professor on a AI, Code Name: Minerva.
> +4 years
APPMON
Haru (13), Eri (14), Astra (11), Rei (14), Yuujin (13), Ai-U (13), Hajime (8) Knight (?)
Makoto, Ai (14) – Taguiru, Yuu, Ren, Airu, Kiichi, Ken-X (16) – Suzie, Alice, Ryouma, Hideaki, Haruki, Noboru (17) – Ikuto, Chika, Taiki, Zanjirou, Akari, Mizuki (18) – Kiriha, Nene (19) -  Masaru, Thomas, Kouki, Nanami (22) – Takato, Henry, Rika, Kazu, Kenta, Juri (23) – Ryo, Cody (24) – TK, Kari, Willis, Davis, Ken (26) – Yolei, Tommy, Yoshino, Ivan (27) – Izzy, Mimi, Meiko (28) – Tai, Matt, Sora, Miki, Megumi (29) – Joe, Zoe, Takuya, Kouji, Kouchi (30) – JP (31) – Tally (34) – Riley (36) – Yamaki, Maki, Sampson (42)
JP’s Digimon company was absorbed by the L-Corp and cancelled the Digimon Franchise, But Haru has some memories of the games. Ryouma is dating Suzie and Henry doesnt like it at all. Matt dated Nene and it was scandalous since they both are well known musicians and have a 10 years diference… but it didnt worked at all, they still good friends tho, and collaborate from time to time. After that, Matt and Sora starting dating again, and he proposed to her. Taguiru is dating Hideaki, Airu is dating Alice. Davis and Takato opened a restaurant and Hideaki work part time there, and hopes to get an intership in L-Corp. Cody is in Law School. Yoshino and Ken enter the police. Kari graduated and is a teacher now.  A Hollywood studio got the rights of TK books. Takato is also in Art School.  
The DigiQuartz evolve into the AR-Fields, and in the space between the DW-FAS and DW-TX, the data there created a sub species knows as Appmons.
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This new sanders fanfic idea is brought to you by
Scooby doo legend of the phantasuar.
Yup.
So it doesnt follow the story of the movie its just kind of inspired by it.
And this is all just the backstory so in case youre like "how is this at all like the movie??" Its not. Yet. It will be. Probably in the next post.
Imma call this fic "virgil kicks ass" for now and you'll see why when i actually get to the story.
So virgil spencer,remy picani, patton and thomas sanders are all childhood friends,born and raised in the same small town. Remy and patton left town for college while virgil and thomas stayed cuz change is scary. (Virgil is secretly worried that thomas held himself back so he wouldnt be alone but thomas actually had so many options he got overwhelmed and couldnt choose and staying home with virgil was just easier.) Remy went to juliard and patton went to west ontario. (Or Uwo for short. Yes im serious its on their page.) In juliard,remy met roman clark and the two immedietly bonded,so much that shortly after graduation,roman decided to move into remy's hometown,which he was going back to because he misses his besties. "I hope patty didnt decide to stay in canada." Remy had told him. "Dont get me wrong i love tom and worry to bits but they can be kind of a bummer...i try to help,really,i do! But im not as good at it as patton. They should really see a therapist about all that anxiety." Roman raised an eyebrow. "Remy,darling,isnt your dad a therapist?"
Remy nearly dropped his starbucks. "HOLY SHIT GURL, YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!" roman couldnt remember the last he had laughed so hard.
Meanwhile,in west ontario,patton met who he could only describe as the greatest gift to humanity,the most beautiful man in the world,his one true love,the list goes on and on he could actually describe logan wilson in many ways.
But never in a million years did he think he'd get to call him his boyfriend. They had been rooming together for nearly two months whaen he finally got the courage to ask him out. He realized that as soon as logan says no,he could stop torturing himself with the what ifs.
But then logan said yes.
Patton didnt even think it would last very long,eventually logan will get bored of him. But he was proven wrong again.
Figures. Logan loved proving people wrong. They were still very much together when they graduated and when patton decided to go back home logan was...nervous. seeing the loud,tough,strong,confident,brilliant,ridiculously handsome man of his dreams stumbling over his own words as he tries not to let his emotions get the better of him as he asked "will you stay in touch? I know long distance relationships are hard to maintain but,i truly think we can make it work. I care about you deeply,patton. I dont wanna give up on what we have." made butterflies flutter around in patton's stomach. "Oh loganberry,of course we'll stay in touch! There's nothing in the whole galaxy that could stop me from being with you." Patton giggled at how red logan's face was. "Well actually the galaxy is too vast to make such a claim without knowing the full extent of-" logan went on a space rant so patton grabbed him by the tie and silenced him with a kiss. Even though it was hardly their first,this one felt special in a way their other kisses were not. Things that tbey were too afraid or pridefull to say seemed to spill into this kiss,along with all their love for each other. This kiss wouldnt be their last,but it might be a while before they get to kiss again,so they both wanted to make sure the other would remember them.
(Thats it for now stay tuned for part 2 coming soon!)
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I found this article on HuffPost and it speaks the truth:
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f08d961c5b67a80bc07610e
One morning in April, I woke up to my son standing by my bed. He was carrying his backpack. His eyes were sad, and his little mouth was trembling.
“ School,” he said. “Time to go.”
This was heartbreaking because school had already been out for two weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the schools first closed down, my son took it in stride. He thought the school-free days were merely another spring vacation. Then the weeks wore on, and there was no school. There were no friends, no teachers, no library, no movies, no bookstores, no restaurants and no playground.
My son began to realize that something was wrong. He was stuck all day at home with only an iPad and an increasingly anxious mother to keep him company. The happy socializing of his classroom and his patient teachers were gone, and he didn’t really know why.
My son is severely autistic. He is 9 years old but communicates at a 3-year-old level. He cannot express complicated emotions verbally, so he has to resort to other means, such as pointing, silently giving me objects that he wants me to fix or sometimes simply screaming.
It is very difficult to explain to him that school is going to be out for a long time because of a disease. He does not know why he cannot see the teachers he loves and be around the students with whom he adores socializing. Taking away school is to my son a random, cruel twist of fate that feels like it dropped out of nowhere.
My son couldn’t tolerate it when he first saw the kind face of his teacher, Mrs. Thomas, looking out at him from the computer screen during virtual classes. It was all wrong! His teacher belonged at school! He belonged at school! School stuff didn’t belong at home!
As his teacher continued to talk to him from the screen, he pointed to his teacher’s face, looked at me and said, “Go to Mrs. Thomas! Mrs. Thomas, please! Go school Mrs. Thomas, please.” The longing in his eyes broke my heart. He was desperately hoping that with that “please,” I could magically restore school and friends and teachers the same way I could give him an extra scoop of ice cream if he asked nicely.
Not only does my son like to go to school, he also relies on it. As with most autistic children, he is vulnerable to regression with even a short time off from his classes and therapists.
All children get a bit behind during long school breaks, but autistic children are at a greater risk of going backward in terms of not only their academic skills but also basic socializing, emotional development and overall day-to-day functioning.
Already parents in my Facebook support groups are reporting that their autistic children are becoming more emotionally volatile, less verbal, more self-stimulating and less responsive to directions. Mothers online are lamenting how their children are wetting their beds, weeping uncontrollably or simply no longer speaking. As the parents of autistic children, we can only watch helplessly as our sons and daughters regress.
Feda Almaliti is the vice president of the National Council on Severe Autism. Her son, Mohammed, is 15 years old and has severe autism. On May 22, Almaliti gave an emotional interview on NPR. She described what the lack of school was like for her son.
“Muhammed is an energetic, loving boy who doesn’t understand what’s going on right now. He doesn’t understand why he can’t go to school. And school is one of his favorite places to go. He doesn’t understand why he can’t go take a walk in the mall when that was one of his favorite things to do. He doesn’t know why he can’t go to the park, why he can’t go down to the grocery store,” Almaliti said. “So he’s incredibly confused, in this time when we’re all confused, but he really doesn’t understand it.”
I heard Almaliti’s voice desperately trying not to crack into tears, and my own eyes welled up because I know exactly where she is emotionally. It is hard enough to take care of neurotypical children, who are sad and anxious and frustrated during these closures. There is an extra layer of sadness when it comes to caring for autistic children during the pandemic, who simply do not understand what is going on. They only know that suddenly a whole lot of good things have gone out of their lives.
It has not escaped my notice that these school closures are taking place during an election year. Trump, an increasingly vulnerable incumbent in this race, is now demanding that schools open in the fall, going so far as to say he will “cut off” funding for schools that refuse to reopen.
Getting kids back to school, of course, means parents return to work, an issue that is crucial to a candidate reliant on a rejuvenated economy for reelection. It also should be noted that women, especially mothers, are a coveted voter demographic in the upcoming presidential election. Naturally, our grief during this national crisis has become a political bargaining chip.
But as much as I want to put my son on the school bus in the mornings with his backpack, I know that any return to school will be temporary without stringent measures in place to keep COVID-19 spikes at bay.
Unless the complicated apparatus of contact tracing teams, spaced-out school days and classroom rearrangement is implemented, we will pay for our one month of “return to normalcy” with six more months of closures. And the Trump administration does not appear to have the patience, infrastructure or political will to put together the complex administrative machinery needed to safely reopen our schools. Also, needless to say, threatening to cut off funding to public schools does not do a great deal to win the hearts and minds of mothers who desperately need these schools to help their children’s development.
As the days crawl by, I see my son wake up, eat breakfast and listlessly do his summer schoolwork while poking at his iPad. I watch the international news enviously. Across the world I see competent governance taking place as Canada, Europe, New Zealand and South Korea slowly, carefully reopen with their contact tracing teams in place and their COVID-19 infection curves wonderfully flat.
As our own infection rate climbs, and I see our government flail as people die in overcrowded ICUs, I see how necessary it is that we vote out Trump and everyone in his administration who have let us down so badly. Only by voting in a competent administration run by people willing to listen to health care experts can we finally send our children back to school.
I Am a Mom Who Desperately Wants Schools to Reopen. But Trump Isn’t Getting My Vote.
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