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mugentakeda · 2 months
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i really like the idea of jee and lu ten having been pals because i have to find a way to insert jee into everything or else i will die
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lloydfrontera · 1 month
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i'm about to be a bitch about alloyd so like. skip ahead if you're not into that ig.
the thing thats grinds me the most about alloyd is that,, we've seen lloyd plan out living the rest of his life at someone's side. we've seen him actively wish to spend the rest of eternity with someone. we've seen him think what sounds suspiciously like marriage vows about someone.
i am not joking or exaggerating here are the quotes:
That’s why, you bastard. I’m going to take care of you until the very end. Once I, your wise and older friend, solve the restoration of destiny problem, you’re going to enjoy the rest of your life by my side in peace. [...] He smiled at Javier and thought to himself. You’re my only friend, Javier. I couldn’t have overcome all the obstacles in front of me without your help. So, my trustworthy and reliable comrade, stick with me until I become a lazy lord and you become my personal guard. I hope we will be able to grow old together… -ch 327
Lloyd felt reassured by Javier's presence as he gazed at him. He could not have gotten this far without the knight. Therefore, he did not want to lose Javier and hoped they would keep bickering with each other for eternity. -ch 361
He thought he'd always be with Javier for the rest of his life. Just like now, he thought they'd spend all their time together moving forward. And like they always did, they'd be by each other's side during hard times. Happy moments. Relaxed days. They'd share all these moments as they exchanged insults and corny jokes, growing old as a lazy lord of a fiefdom and his knight. Lloyd always thought so. The thought just came naturally, without much effort from him, much like breathing. Lloyd believed that Javier would always remain by his side as that was how it had been until now. -ch 222
and at no point in any of those occasions has he ever sounded remotely afraid, threatened or uncomfortable with the idea.
so how come he is all of that when it comes to the idea of marrying what is supposed to be his canon love interest? like???
This is bad. Really bad. Terrible feelings struck his gut. Lloyd's lifelong wish was to find a rather ordinary woman to fall in love with, before getting married and having kids with her to lead an unremarkable family life. This was the extent of the luxury he had always dreamed of, not the frantic romance with the mightiest queen in the entire continent. I can see and feel it. I can sense it. This isn't good. Lloyd could see himself in the queen's pockets, like a scaredy cat in the presence of a ferocious lioness. -ch 390
Lloyd became speechless, even though he desperately wanted to call it an absolute abuse of power, tyranny, and dictatorship. But I'm kind of excited and glad... except what kind of marriage proposal is this threatening...?! But Lloyd couldn't bring it out in words, as his queen had already taken him by his hand. It was rough, yet warm. He could feel every heartbeat that was clearly pounding faster than usual. Ugh. There goes my dream of ordinary living. Lloyd quickly wiped off the tear that was about to fall from his eyes at the thought of the frightening romance. -ch 393
does this sound like someone in love???? like?? genuinely?? is this really what the main character should feel about his love interest???
i'm not even saying that the way lloyd feels about javier is inherently romantic, him feeling perfectly comfortable and hopeful about spending the rest of their life together is perfectly explicable by their close friendship.
but why make your protagonist sound so terrified of the idea of marrying what is supposed to be the love of his life?? when you never did that when writing about his other close relationship??
it's just. it's frustrating. to me lmao
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byoldervine · 1 month
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Character Info - Alicia Foster
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General Info
Name: Alicia Foster
Nicknames: N/A
Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Species: Human
Place Of Birth: England, Terran
Current Home: England, Terran
Appearance
Alicia has lightly tanned skin and ginger hair that she usually has tied up in a messy bun or ponytail. She also has brown eyes and freckles. Alicia is often wearing a business suit or other professional attire
Personality
Alicia is very business-oriented and independent, which has caused her to become rather scatterbrained in other areas of her life. She takes a lot of pride in her work and her successes, often losing herself in her work to the point of neglecting her own needs
Likes:
• Her work
• Her successful lifestyle
• Visiting Persephone
Dislikes:
• Visiting her parents
• Her parenting skills being questioned
• Her success being questioned
Known Abilities
• Alicia is very business-savvy and extremely lucky and successful in all professional avenues, to an almost uncanny extent
Relationships
Family:
• Persephone Foster (daughter)
• Mary Foster (mother)
• Arthur Foster (father)
Friends/Allies:
• N/A
Enemies:
• N/A
Backstory
Alicia was always a ‘problem child’, as her parents would say; she would often sneak out to parties and skip classes, despite being intelligent enough to keep her grades up. This negatively impacted her relationship with her parents, who she moved away from as a young adult. She went through a series of jobs and faced a lot of challenges, trying to find somewhere that she was treated fairly
Alicia ended up meeting a man who she fell in love with, and who loved her in return. Alicia soon fell pregnant and the pair were excited to meet their bundles of joy, only for her partner to abandon Alicia at the hospital while she was in labour, leaving her to raise baby Persephone all on her own with no preparation whatsoever. She saw no other options than to return to her parents and get their help in raising her baby
As much as Mary and Arthur were delighted to meet their granddaughter and always treated Persephone like a princess, they were also mad at Alicia for just showing up out of the blue after years of minimal to no contact while expecting them to raise a baby that she hadn’t prepared for in the slightest. Alicia got a new job closer to home so that she could help raise Persephone and financially contribute, but began to be out of the home more and more often as her career began to skyrocket
Alicia is currently the CEO of a large company. She financially supports her whole family, but is still in hot water with her parents due to them feeling like she just abandoned her daughter with them - and they’re not exactly incorrect. They’ll argue often on the rare occasions that Alicia comes out to visit them - an increasingly irregular occurance as Persephone has gotten older - which has often left Persephone to mediate and try and prevent any conflict for the sake of seeing her mother
Fun Facts
• Alicia isn’t immortal herself, and so she can’t remember when Persephone dies, but she’s the only person who believed young Persephone when she initially tried to tell people about her immorality. Persephone confides in Alicia about everything in relation to the four realms, magic, her immortality, etc
• Alicia bought the house that Mary and Arthur currently live in and, at her own insistence, pays all the bills for them, on top of sending money for Persephone’s care and continuing to do so even after Persephone moved out. For the longest time Mary and Arthur were questioning if she even knew her daughter no longer lived with them. She did
• In addition to Persephone, Alicia also has another child that none of the Fosters know about
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checkeredshorts · 6 months
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God, I fucking hate the otome isekai subreddit. (I know, I know, I'm just asking for pain by looking at it in the first place.) Feeling sympathy for the villainess and seeing her as a flawed human being instead of an irredeemable monster is literally the entire reason the genre exists in the first place
I feel like shoving a copy of Bakarina in everyone's faces because clearly it's not sinking in. It is actually shocking how little sympathy people on this subreddit have for any female character who isn't the female protagonist. Webtoon/Tapas commenters are somehow even worse and fly into a rage the moment a new female character appears, especially if she dares to exist in the same panel as the male lead.
I know that a lot of new otome isekai stories are often guilty of this too by just making the original female protagonist into the irredeemable monster instead. A non-zero number of otome isekai stories are intent on making sure there's a female strawman for you to hate and it's just the worst. Still, this comment sucks and I hate it.
We need more Marias, Helenas, and Alicias. We need fewer Charlottes and Debonaires.
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simthorium · 11 months
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“This is ama-a-a-a-a-azing!” Jesse said as his masseuse beat on his back. “We gotta do more cruises,” Alysia muttered, her face deep in the massage table. “Or maybe we can just hire a live-in masseuse.” “I’ll literally give anything for that,” said Jesse.
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“Babe, do you see my abs?” Aiden asked as he laid on his beach towel. “Babe, look! They’re looking good as hell.” “I see your abs every night, sweetheart,” said Alicia. “Trust me, they’re fire.”
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After their massage, Alysia and Jesse joined the others on the beach and decided to take a dip in the ocean. The water was clear and cold, and absolutely perfect.
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“We gotta do more of these,” Aiden said, joining his wife and sister on the beach. “Do they do discounts to other islands for oldies?” “Trust me, I’m a Coupon King,” said Jesse, puffing out his chest. “If there’s a discount, I’ll find it.” “That’s right, baby,” Alysia said proudly.
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The cruise’s first stop was Twikkii Island, which meant that they were able to explore the island for a day and return to the boat for the next location. The four passengers did everything they could in the short time they were docked. From swimming in the ocean, eating local delicacies, and taking beautiful helicopter rides, it was shaping up to be the best vacation ever!
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riverstardis · 1 year
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what lurks in the heart:
poor dylan :(
aw his flip phone sjdkfkgk
aww ethan and alicia waking up together
alicia shoving ethan under the bed when robyn knocks on her door asking to borrow some moisturiser sjdkfkfkfk
“i haven’t been shoved that hard since i stole cal’s nerf gun” the mention of cal makes it awkward😬
aw max dragging jez out to check on dylan
dylan hasn’t arranged representation. they never do do they.
“alicia, cal likes you, i know he does, but he’s like some kite on the wind. i’m tired of always holding on to his strings in case he gets tangled in a tree.” “am i the tree in this?” “no you’re the reason i feel like i can let go” “what let go of cal?” “yeah. obviously i hope we can come back from this. i want us to be together—“ and then duffy comes into the cubicle SJDKFKGK
“ethan look, i can’t be the person to come between you and cal” “yeah. silly really to think that you’d consider us being together like that” “no but i am considering it ethan i just wish that—“ and they get interrupted AGAIN
lmaoo charlie says he’s consulting ethan and cal for help with wedding planning and duffy’s like “cal?! i’m gonna find myself twerking to beyoncé” 😭😭
alicia’s worried that if it didn’t work out with her and ethan that he and cal would be broken for nothing. pretty valid concern tbh even though ethan says he’s willing to take that risk. duffy’s definitely clocked them lmaoooo
yup alicia’s talking to duffy and she says she’s got a friend who’s in a bit of a mess and duffy just goes “you’ve got a friend who fancies her boyfriend’s brother. is that what you’re gonna tell me?” and then from looking at alicia’s face “slept with her boyfriends brother?” SHSJFKGKK
“well that would make her sound like a terrible person wouldn’t it? maybe she is…” “or maybe she’s just confused” “i’ve messed up big time” “no, hang on, do you like ethan?” “yes, yes i do! help me, what do i do?” “think very hard about your next move. who do you want to be with? because you’ve got to be sure if you’re going to cause a rift between those boys.”
oh and here’s cal🙄 lily asks how his interview for the research placement was and he says it was fine but he thinks he’s in a little bit of trouble about it. you THINK?????
mr grayling was basically just using lily. surprise surprise.
lmaoo duffy going “it’s hard when you really fall for someone isn’t it? always a risk that you can get hurt” to the patient but looking at alicia
ollie! he’s staying with david because rosa had to rush to spain. noel goes “you’re gonna get on like a—“ and david goes “DONT say like a house on fire”😭😭😭😭
aww this patient storyline
seb admits to making a malicious allegation
cal tells ethan he’s sorry about the proposal he just had to show alicia he wasn’t bothered… bro what kind of shitty apology is that??????? he can definitely tell something’s off with ethan because he isn’t acting angry with him the way he would normally he’s just trying to avoid him and isn’t engaging with him at all
alicia looks so good
aww this patient storyline’s cute as well. so cute it’s restored alicia’s faith in love and she’s decided to take the risk to be with ethan
AHHHH THEYRE SO CUTEE🥰🥰🥰🥰
dylan’s looking especially autistic today. it’s probably the whole ordeal with seb
oh no cal asks alicia if ethan mentioned anything about the whole stealing his proposal thing “because i thought he’d be properly mad but he just seemed weird like sort of shut off. i can’t put my finger on it but i don’t know, this time he’s different.” alicia points out how they’re always falling out and maybe a clean break wouldn’t hurt and cal says how he knows he always jokes about ethan but without him he doesn’t know what he’d do😥 and you can see the doubt returning in alicia’s face😭
“before you came back to holby, some stuff happened between us. pretty bad stuff. and i thought it would finish us off.” “but you two got through it?” “yeah well, blood’s thicker right?” alicia’s now even more conflicted😭
aw cal properly apologises and says to make it up to him they can go for a weekend away doing all the museumy stuff ethan likes meanwhile ethan’s trying to tell him about alicia because they’d agreed to tell him so they could be together but alicia turns up having changed her mind because she doesn’t want to destroy their family and interrupts ethan to lie to cal that ethan had said the same as he had to her about wondering if they could come back from this but not knowing what he’d do without him😭😭
OH THEY HUGGG i forgot about that🥺🥺🥺🥺 it’s kinda one sided from cal though because ethan is hugging back but he's not really into it he’s looking hurt :(
i totally understand alicia choosing not to get between them and i do think it was probably the right decision but it does annoy me that she doesn’t even break up with cal?? i mean obviously she wasn’t going to do it there and then but she claims to want to be with ethan which can’t happen because it would destroy his and cal’s relationship but she could at least break up with cal herself?? like obviously ethan’s going to think she decided she didn’t actually want to be with him over cal! i know why she doesn’t and it’s because she’s not as confident as she makes out to be and she doesn’t want to hurt cal. doesn’t stop it being annoying though. especially as it makes it seem like she’s just kinda going along with whatever.
actually that reminds how ik some people thought that alicia’s personality changed between her first and second stint because she really wasn’t very confident in her first stint and she seemed to have become super confident by her second stint but she didn’t! she does gain a bit of confidence and resilience because of what happened with lily and because she went travelling but that’s kind of on the surface, and after what happens with her parents she’s faking it to stop herself getting hurt like her mum did. it’s basically just on the surface and it’s pretty clear that she’s the same person she was in her first stint underneath that. and i think that’s where this entire love triangle situation comes from: the confident “party girl” personality that she presents fits best with cal but her actual personality fits best with ethan, which is why cal’s her easy safe option even though she actually wants to be with ethan.
uh oh connie has discovered it was elle who treated grace. now she’s questioning why she didn’t intubate and threatening to report her to the trust😬 connie’s vengeful eras are her worst.
iain deffo fancies lily
ooh dylan saying “i found it very helpful to put some distance between myself and the belittling. i’m talking about my father, he was an expert.” :(((
aw dylan recommending seb for a placement at st james’ and helping him stand up to his dad🥺
oop cal’s trying to “have an early night” with alicia but she excuses herself and she’s trying not to cry😢😢😢
dylan and max’s friendship🥺
uh oh cal finds the cuff link DUN DUN DUNNNNN
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intersex-support · 10 months
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hello! i newly figured out i am intersex, however i haven't been able to find much content talking about intersex experience, history or community, when i first realized i was queer originally i found a lot of content like that and found it helpful, and i was wondering if there's any recommendations you might be willing to give about any content on being intersex or intersex creators who you think people should know about!
Hey!
This ask honestly made me really happy, because when I was searching for people and resources to share with you, I realized how much stuff has been created in the past 5 years. When I was diagnosed as intersex, I felt like there was so much less stuff than there even is now, so it makes me really happy to know there is more stuff, even if it's still hard to find.
Some of the things I've put on this list are outdated or might include perspectives that I don't completely love, but might include important historical context. It is also a very US centric and English language centric resource, although I have linked to organizations in other countries and would love if people added on recommendations to intersex resources in a variety of languages. As always, take what resonates with you and leave behind the rest!
Books:
Cripping Intersex by Celeste E Orr
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex by Elizabeth Reis
XOXY: A Memoir by Kimberly Zieselman
Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) by Thea Hillman
In September, Alicia Weigel is releasing her memoir Inverse Cowgirl.
In August, Pidgeon Pagonis is releasing their memoir, Nobody Needs to Know.
Fiction books:
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Intersex #ownvoices books, collated by Bogi Takács
Films:
Every Body directed by Julie Cohen is in theaters right now, and will eventually be on streaming services.
Ponyboi directed by River Gallo
Intersexion directed by Grant Lahood
Articles + misc:
Hermaphrodites with Attitude newsletter-content note for h slur and some other outdated language. Very important history though <3
Jazz Legend Little Jimmy Scott Is a Cornerstone of Black Intersex History by Sean Saifa Wall
What it's like to be a Black intersex woman by Tatenda Ngwaru
9 Young People on How They Found Out They Are Intersex by Hans Lindhal
Teen Vogue's series of intersex interviews
After years of protest, a top hospital ended intersex surgeries. For activists, it took a deep toll by Kate Sosin
Intersex Awareness Day: A Demonstration that Inspired a Movement
Normalizing intersex: Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
Music-Ana Roxanne
Youth&I-intersex youth zine
Juliana Huxtable-Visual Art
Youtube channels:
Emilord-videos about AIS and surgery.
Jubilee Intersex video
Hans Lindhal-videos on a wide variety of intersex topics.
What's It Like To Be Intersex? | Minutes With | UNILAD
What It's Like To Be Intersex As/Is
Pass the Mic: Intercepting Injustice with Sean Saifa Wall
Intersex Organizations:
Link to org list
People/orgs to follow:
Sean Saifa Wall
Alicia Weigel
River Gallo
Hans Lindhal
Fàájì/funk
Jahni
Justin Tsang
Intersex Awareness (fabulous direct action organizing in the US-keep an eye out cause we're gonna do more this year!)
Liat Feller
Jubilee
Crystal Hendricks
Mari Wrobi
Intersex people, please feel free to add on more resources, art, writing, and people that you like!!
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helloalycia · 7 months
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the Clarks [five] // alicia clark
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summary: you go on a supply run with Alicia and things don't go to plan, leaving her extremely pissed off at you. It takes a reality check for you to understand why.
warning/s: mentions of the dead, injuries, weapons and violence.
author’s note: and this is the final part! such a fun one to write and i do hope the person who requested it liked it! kinda went overboard but you all know the drill with me by now 😂
one / two / three / four / masterlist / wattpad
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After being busied by chores and odd jobs around the stadium and then eating lunch, it was soon time to go on the supply run with the others. Alicia and I met the other two residents by the truck out front and we all made sure we were armed before heading out.
"This strip mall we're heading to should be clear enough, but we haven't had a team check it out in a while, so everyone be on high alert," Alicia warned everyone on the drive over. "Only go after the essentials, if there's any left. Ideally, some more clothes and shoes – stuff like that."
Everybody agreed, a focus in mind, and it was silent the rest of the way. Eventually, we arrived at the abandoned strip mall and Alicia pulled up, the four of us splitting into twos. They took to one side as Alicia and I took to the other.
Unfortunately for me, my thoughts were still on Rick and Alicia earlier, their flirting engraved in my mind and my jealousy still in full throttle. I couldn't help but bring it up.
"So, Madison and I were talking about the new residents earlier," I started, trying to make it sound natural. "Lots of good people joining us, don't you think?"
Alicia hummed as she kept her eyes peeled. "Sure is. It's amazing how big our little community has become."
I nodded in agreement, my grip on my knife tightening. "Yeah. New girl Sally is pretty friendly. Her kid's cute, too."
"Aw, yeah, he's adorable!" Alicia agreed with a smile.
"Yeah... there's Rick, too. What do–" I cleared my throat nervously. "What d'you think of him?"
She thought to herself, distracted by looking into the shop windows. "He's nice enough, I suppose. A bit too flirty for my liking, but nice. Definitely skilled with a knife."
What did that mean? She didn't like his flirty-ness? She did? God's sake, I needed more than that.
"Why? Did he say something?" she asked with confusion, glancing over at me.
I perked up, meeting her confused eyes. "What? No, no. Just wondering. I, er, thought the same."
She began to smile, unsure what I was doing, but nodded. "Right... weirdo."
Thankfully, she got distracted by a small thrift store and nudged me to follow her, and the conversation was dropped. There was lots of options to pick from, since it wasn't looted to the bare bones like other stores were, so we gathered what we could and loaded the truck.
Between that and the few others store, we managed to gather quite a few supplies, odd assortments of things but all that would benefit the stadium in the long run. As we were heading back to the truck, Alicia slowed down to look in the window display of a jewellery store. It looked pretty banged up on the inside, no doubt one of the first places to be looted back when the outbreak began, but Alicia was still intrigued.
"There's probably nothing worthwhile in there," I told her, but she was still up close to the glass, smiling at the rings on display.
"It's still pretty to look at," she pointed out lightheartedly, shooting me a smile before returning her attention to the rings.
Something about how excited she was for the moment made me smile to myself and I couldn't just leave it like this. She clearly wanted it.
"Then what are we waiting for?" I suddenly said, straightening up and going to the door.
There was a couch blocking the doorway, clearly put there by whoever had been here last, but it wasn't going to stop me. I began to lean against it in an attempt to push it out the way.
"Y/N, what are you–? Stop it, what if there's someone in there?" she followed after me, half scolding me and half worried.
"Only one way to find out," I said with a shrug, before finding enough strength to shove the couch forward, and it hit the tiled floor with a loud bang.
"Y/N," Alicia groaned at all the noise, but I ignored her and stepped over the couch to let myself in, before yanking open the other door so she wouldn't have to.
"After you," I said playfully, stepping to the side.
She fixed me with a disapproving stare but walked in, looking around. It was ransacked in there, as expected, but there were a few pieces of jewellery still on the shelves. We took a look around, Alicia warming up once she studied the displays. I could have watched her all day, the beautiful smile on her lips that matched the dazzle in her eyes. Seeing her happy was my favourite thing, as lame as it sounded.
"Okay, maybe you weren't that stupid to come in here," she admitted as we looked around.
"Let's not forget why we came here in the first place," I said with a smile, before leading her to the display window. "This one, right?"
I pulled out the ring from the display, a simple silver band with a gemstone embedded within the the metal. Holding it out to her, I tried to put it on her finger, but it was huge and would have fallen right off if I didn't catch it.
"Well, that was short lived," she said with a sigh, before trying not to laugh as she met my eyes. "Thanks anyway, Y/N. It was a sweet thought."
Unimpressed, I shook my head. "No way. That can't be it." I looked around, before my eyes fell to the stock room in the back. "Aha! There's gotta be more stuff back there. Let me have a look."
"Y/N.”
"Just give me a sec," I told her, before taking the ring with me and heading to the door.
Luckily, it was unlocked and I was able to walk right into a small closet-sized space that had an old, wooden shelf against one wall, full of stock.
"Alicia, I might need you to help me because there's a–" I began to call to her, but I was cut off by intense snarling from my right, and then something grabbed me.
I let out a yelp when I realised it was an infected man, the limited light from the front of the store shining through the door and letting me see his horrendous face. He must have been hiding behind a shelf, too late for me to see, and I struggled against him in the small space.
"Y/N!" I heard Alicia call, but I couldn't reply because if I moved my attention away for even a second, I was sure I'd get bitten.
He was so close to me – hot breath and rancid smell blinding me and burning my nose – that I couldn't find an opening to stab him with the knife in my hand. As I took a swing, he toppled right into me, knocking me backwards and to the floor with a thud. My head took the brunt of it, dazing me momentarily, but the snapping face coming at mine brought me back to reality and I just about managed to grab my knife again, stabbing him in the head before he could do any damage.
A second passed and his snarling ceased and I sighed with relief, feeling dizzy in the head. That's when I heard the creaking coming from my feet, and when I shoved the infected off my body, it was too late. The shelf against the wall suddenly toppled over, everything falling off and hitting the floor around me before the heavy shelf itself landed right on my leg, making me scream at the impact.
"No, no, no, no," Alicia suddenly appeared, taking in the scene, before scrambling for her radio and calling the others. "Guys, I need you at the jewellery store now! Y/N's hurt."
I forced myself to sit up, wincing at the shelf that was trapping my leg, and didn't move another muscle because it was too painful.
"You're such an idiot!" Alicia shouted at me, before kneeling down to grab the shelf. "I told you not to come here!"
As she attempted to lift it, I let out another shout of pain because she wasn't strong enough by herself and it was only making it worse. My leg was definitely broken and I wanted to throw up at how strong the pain was, but I forced my eyes shut and tried to push it away.
"You're so fucking stupid!" she continued to curse me out, but the worry in her voice was obvious. "I told you there'd be infected here!"
As much as I loved a good grilling, my head was still throbbing from before and I was still feeling dizzy, leaning on my arm to steady myself in the spinning room.
Finally, the others turned up and, between the three of them, they managed to lift the shelf up long enough for me to crawl out of it. My leg was definitely fucked though.
Alicia rushed to my side to help me stand, but I was nauseous as soon as I did and couldn't say anything for fear I'd throw up there and then.
"You didn't get bitten, right?" she asked, panicked and checking my face and neck.
I shook my head slowly, leaning my weight against her. "I think I'm gonna pass out, Alicia..."
"Help me get her to the truck," Alicia ordered the others.
After making it back to the truck, just about, we drove back to the stadium speedily, each slight bump making my stomach turn and head throb. Before I knew it, I was in the medbay back at the stadium, being sat upright on a bed and struggling to ease the dizziness.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Nick asked a nurse we had.
A bright light was shone in both my eyes, irritating me, and then the nurse replied, "She's got a mild concussion. Possibly a broken leg. But she'll live."
Nick grabbed my hand and squeezed it gently, and then my moment of peace was ruined when Alicia burst through the door with Madison in tow.
"You fucking fool!" Alicia suddenly snapped at me, glaring ferociously. "You could have died! And for what?! A fucking ring?!"
I winced at every word, her words ringing in my ear.
"She's concussed, Alicia," Nick told her sternly. "You're not helping!"
Alicia clenched her jaw, eyes full of tears, and after glaring at me once more, she left the room, slamming the door behind her. I jumped at the sound, surprised at how angry she was at me. Nick gave me a disapproving look but said nothing, and all I kept thinking was how badly I'd messed up.
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After being checked out by the nurse fully and having some medication, I fell asleep with a broken but bandaged leg that I couldn't put weight on for a while. I woke up to Nick by my side, who immediately gave me some water and helped me sit upright.
The look he was giving me wasn't easy to ignore, so after downing my pills, I returned his stare.
"What?"
He blinked. "Y/N, what happened out there? Alicia is pissed."
I sighed, Alicia's angry expression imprinted in my mind. "We were at a jewellery store and I went in the back. There was an infected I didn't see, that's all. It got out of hand, but I handled it."
"Handled it?" he asked with exasperation. "You broke your leg and got a concussion!"
"Only a mild concussion," I corrected, before adding, "and I'm alive, aren't I?"
He shook his head, annoyed. "You have to be careful, you idiot. Your life isn't worth some stupid jewellery. Why were you even in there? We don't need that stuff here."
Feeling bad for worrying him, I said, "Alicia wanted to look and I just– I thought it would be nice, y'know? Make things feel a little normal again."
He sighed, his head in his hands. I frowned slightly, the guilt sinking in.
"Is she still mad? I asked, hoping she'd have cooled off by now.
"Uh-huh."
I chewed on my lip nervously, wondering how I'd get her to forgive me. Nick left to go and get Madison, who wanted to be called in when I'd woken up, and I hoped Alicia would stop by, too. But the blonde turned up alone.
"Madison," I breathed out, still happy to see her, even though she didn't look impressed.
"I'll save you the lecture," she began, taking my hand in hers, "but it was pretty stupid."
"I know," I agreed tiredly. "I'm sorry."
To my relief, she really did save me the lecture, instead squeezing my hand comfortingly.
"Is, er, is Alicia coming?" I asked lamely. "I wanted to apologise to her."
Madison smiled apologetically. "Maybe not so soon, hon. She's really angry."
"Right. I guess that's fair."
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I had hoped to see Alicia over the next day when I was kept in the medbay, expecting her to at least visit me, even if it was just to shout at me, but she didn't. It stung a little, but I also felt horrible knowing that I'd pissed her off this much.
When I was finally allowed to leave, with the aid of some crutches, the first place I headed was to Alicia's quarters to pay her a visit. I knocked on nervously, anticipating what could happen, and then the door opened to reveal the Clark girl.
"Hey, remember me?" I joked, hoping to lighten the mood, and she simply rolled her eyes, about to close the door in my face.
"Wait!" I said, sticking my crutch in the way, and she stopped.
"What?" she snapped, green eyes darkened with fury.
Losing my humour, I met her eyes. "You didn't visit me."
"If I did, I would have strangled you."
Licking my lips at the awkwardness, I said, "Alicia, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to worry you. But I thought you'd at least–"
I went quiet. Well, I thought she'd at least visit. She'd never been this mad before, not at me and not for something so minor. And the longer I fell quiet, the more her jaw clenched and she stared daggers into my eyes.
"Can we please just forget it happened?" I asked instead. "Move on?"
Without another second wasted, she said, "Whatever," then closed the door in my face.
I stared at it in awe, stunned at her behaviour. How could she still be mad at me, even after apologising?
Unsure what else to do, I left her place to go and sulk in the stadium's stands which were empty. What else could I possibly do for Alicia to forgive me? I understood I worried her, but I literally apologised and I was okay! She'd never been so mad at me before...
As I got lost in thoughts of the green-eyed girl, sulking and thinking and wondering what I could do, I almost missed Madison finding me and joining my side.
"You seen Alicia?" she asked, knowing I was going to talk to her daughter earlier. "How'd it go?"
I shook my head, still surprised at what occurred. "Not good at all. She's still so angry and I just– I don't understand why! It was an accident, Madison, and I apologised!"
Madison glanced at me from the seat beside me, quirking a brow, and I was even more confused.
"What?" I asked. What had I missed?
She sighed heavily, earning my attention, and looked me in the eyes. "Y/N, hon, I'm saying this with love," she started, "but you're so blind to what's in front of you."
Blind, and apparently lost too since I had no idea what she was talking about. She must have noticed, as she rolled her eyes with impatience.
"Alicia cares about you," she said in a knowing tone.
"I know that."
Closing her eyes with pursed lips, she waited a moment before clarifying, "No. She's in love with you, Y/N. She's been in love with you since you were kids. Of course she's angry, but she's mostly hurt. You almost died over something so stupid! Why else would she be like this?"
My jaw dropped as I stammered to find words. "What? She– what– how do you know that?"
Alicia being in love with me? There was no way that could be true. I refused to believe it.
"I know my daughter, very well," she said like it was obvious, before resting a hand on my knee. "And I know you, too. You feel the same, Y/N."
Immediately growing flustered, I avoided her eyes. She knew? How the hell did she know? I was certain I'd hidden it well. I couldn't have hidden it better!
Oh, God, she knew I was in love with her daughter.
"Hey, don't be embarrassed," she suddenly said with a quiet laugh, "it's okay!"
Horrified, I swallowed hard, knowing my face felt as hot as the sun right now. What did I even respond to that?
"I did think you'd have said something to her by now," Madison added. "It's a lot, I know. But, maybe, it's time you came clean and reassured her. Because, quite frankly, I'm sick of watching you both not do anything about it."
If Madison was right about me being in love with Alicia, then surely she was right about Alicia being in love with me? And if that were true, then... holy shit. I guess it made sense why Alicia was so angry at me – or upset, I now realised.
I couldn't find words, not when the confession was shocking me to the core, so I simply nodded slowly in response. At least Madison seemed to be okay with it, the whole me liking her daughter thing.
"You're gonna be fine," she assured me with a small smile, before squeezing my knee and getting up. "I'll leave you to it. Remember to rest your leg, Y/N."
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It took me a while to accept the fact that maybe Madison had been right, myself reliving every interaction I'd ever had with Alicia since I met her, overanalysing and trying to gauge whether she may have cared about me like I did her. Two days to be exact, in which Alicia avoided me completely.
When I finally decided enough was enough, I went straight over to visit Alicia with the hope of finding enough courage to either tell her how I felt or get it out of her first. Clearly I was too scared to tell her myself all these years, so I wasn't too convinced it would go to plan.
I found her at her quarters again, an old dugout converted into a room for her, and knocked on as confidently as I could muster. As soon as she opened the door, her expression hardened and she narrowed her eyes at me.
"I just wanna talk," I said before she could think to close the door on me.
"About what exactly?" she asked, her anger still as fresh as it was from two days ago. "About how idiotic you were trying to get a ring?"
Remaining calm, I said, "I just wanted to get it for you, Alicia. Give you a sense of normalcy again and–"
"I didn't ask you to do that!" she exclaimed, before scoffing at me angrily and walking further into her room.
Reluctantly, I stepped inside and tried to defend myself. "I know you didn't, but I wanted to! You seemed to like the display and I thought–"
"I don't give a fuck about a ring!" she shouted, glaring at me, and this time her hurt was present. "It wasn't worth dying over! I care if you're fucking alive! That you're safe!"
The guilt returning yet again, I nodded in understanding. "You're right. I get it. I'm sorry, Alicia."
"No, you don't get it," she retorted, frustration being replaced with worry. "D'you know how– how scary it was watching you back there? Hearing you scream and then seeing you– fuck! Seeing you look so– so fragile? And now look at you! Walking on fucking crutches!"
I chose to stay quiet as she continued to rant, my guilt deepening as she spoke her fears aloud.
"You can be so careless sometimes!" she added, a frown on her lips and glassy eyes darting between mine. "Though, I suppose that's why you're Nick's friend, right? He does the same fucking thing!"
"I won't do it again," I promised her. "I'll think next time."
"Yeah, I hope so," she said bitterly, crossing her arms.
I watched her closely, searching for a semblance of what I hoped to find. "I didn't think you cared so much."
My nerves were creeping in and I so desperately hoped she'd admit her feelings first, so I wouldn't have to.
She looked at me, face flushing shyly before looking away and playing it cool. "Of course I do. You're family. And Nick's best friend."
I waited momentarily, wanting her to say it, but she didn't. And I foolishly couldn't. I was too scared to put myself out there, even after all this time.
Unable to hide my frown, I nodded. "That it?"
She met my gaze, confused. "What else?"
Now it was my turn to grow shy and embarrassed, and I looked away, feeling a little humiliated. It wasn't Alicia's fault at all – she couldn't help how I felt. And maybe Madison had gotten it wrong.
Changing the subject, I shook my head. "Never mind. Sorry again."
I turned to leave, feeling her eyes bore a hole in my back, and somehow I knew that when I walked out of this door, there would never be another chance to tell her how I felt. After all this time, even if she didn't feel the same, maybe I should have finally come clean like Madison said. If I did and we could get over it, maybe I could finally move on?
"Actually no," I said, suddenly feeling an adrenaline rush as I turned around to face her. "I'm not sorry."
She quirked a brow. "Excuse me?"
I sucked up a breath and held her gaze, despite a part of me wanting to leave and never speak again. "I'm not sorry. Not for trying to get that ring. For worrying you, yes, but not the ring."
"Wow, thanks," she said sarcastically, but I didn't let it get to me.
"You wanted that ring," I reminded her. "You looked in that store window and you saw something normal and I wanted to give it to you. I'm not sorry about that. I went in there for you and, yes, you didn't ask me to, Alicia, but you didn't need to. I wanted to! To make you happy, I would do anything. I thought you knew that by now, but maybe I didn't make it clear enough."
Her expression softened as her eyes widened slightly. "What are you saying?"
Now or never, right?
"I'm in love with you, Alicia," I stated with all the confidence left in me. "I have been, since we were kids and since I was old enough to know what love is. And I've been terrified to admit it aloud, especially to you, but I can't keep it to myself anymore. I didn't mean to worry your or upset you or make you so angry, you have to know that."
She didn't say anything as she seemed to digest my confession, and the longer she stared at me without any indication to how she was feeling, the more stupid I felt.
"I can get over it," I told her with a small smile, avoiding her eyes. "You don't need to take this on or anything. I just– I had to tell you. If I've made you uncomfortable, I'm sorry and you have every right to stop talking to me."
"No, just–" she started, and I held my breath as she struggled to speak. "You're in love with me?"
"...Yes."
"I'm in love with you," she admitted, and I could have sworn I misheard until she repeated, "I'm in love with you, too."
"You're in love with me."
"I am," she said softly. "Why didn't you– why didn't you say anything all this time?"
I raised my brows. "Me? Why didn't you?"
She scoffed. "Seriously? I'm your best friend's little sister. How was I supposed to?"
"Exactly," I agreed. "You're my best friend's little sister. How was I supposed to?"
Her eyes flickered between mine. "Like you did just now."
My heart was thumping so loudly I was surprised she couldn't hear it in the quiet of her room. Now what?
"I care about you a lot because I'm in love with you," she said, stepping forward and shakily lifting her hand to cup my cheek. "I don't want you doing stupid stuff that could get you killed. Especially not for me."
"If I had known it was dangerous, I wouldn't have gone in," I told her seriously. "I promised you I wouldn't leave you. I meant it."
She tensed her jaw as she lowered her hand, resting it on my shoulder. "I'm sorry I got so angry and upset. I shouldn't have reacted like that, especially after you got hurt. I just– seeing you like that and knowing it could have been worse, it just– It was frustrating. And I didn't know how to express that, not without revealing how I felt about you."
"Yeah, I kinda thought I fucked everything up when you didn't stop by for a visit," I said, in an attempt to lighten the mood, and it seemed to work as she cracked a small smile.
"I should have visited," she said apologetically. "And I should have told you how I felt."
"Me too," I said gently.
She looked at her hand on my shoulder, avoiding my eyes, and I couldn't stop staring at her as she did. She felt the same way. How could that be possible? How had I missed it?
"Now what?" she murmured.
"Now..." I paused, making her eyes flicker to mine momentarily, hopefully. And, still on a high from being able to admit the truth, I asked, "Can I kiss you?"
She pressed her lips together, nodding slowly, and then I leaned in before I could stop myself, wrapping my crutch and arm around her waist to pull her even close. Her figure fit perfectly in my arms; her lips were as soft as I could have imagined; her fingers left goosebumps across my skin where she caressed my cheek. This was all I'd ever wanted, and now I finally had it.
We pulled apart for air and I was afraid that if I opened my eyes, she wouldn't be there and I'd have imagined it all.
"Y/N?"
I opened my eyes, only to be submerged in golden-green. "Yeah?"
"Thank you."
I lifted an eyebrow. "For?"
She didn't falter as she said, "For being here for me all this time. For not leaving. For keeping your promise."
I stroked her waist with my thumb subconsciously, eyes flickering all over her face, committing it to memory, and then a smile curled on my lips. "You don't know how much you've done for me, do you? We're even, Alicia."
She began to smile too, making butterflies blossom in my chest, and then just like that, she pressed her lips to mine and I was in heaven once more.
Looks like Madison was right after all.
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depressopax · 2 months
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LCDP character valentines day headcanons
Fandom - La Casa de papel/Money Heist
Pairing: Nairobi - Berlin - Denver - Tokyo - Professor - Alicia Sierra - Bruce - Cameron - x gender neutral reader Genre: Fluff Warning(s): No smuts, but suggestive themes. Reader is gender neutral. Words: 1.3K Summary: How do the LCDP characters celebrate valentines together with reader? English is not my main language, if I make any spelling mistakes please let me know so I can improve my writing! <3 AO3 link soon
I made one of Breaking Bad characters, so ofc I gotta make one for my babygirls in LCDP 🫶
Enjoy and happy valentines day to y'all!!!
(single gang wya?)
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Nairobi
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Nairobi LOVES valentine’s day.
Cheesy stuff is her favorite thing - romance movies, dates etc…
So for Valentine's Day, she wants to have a big celebration with you.
She makes plans weeks ahead, booking a weekend for the two of you.
She likes taking you on roadtrips and also going on mini vacations to other towns
So that’s what she does on february 14. 
She doesn’t GAF if it’s in the middle of the week, you’re going lmao
Of course she’s also brought you gifts, probably some jewelry or a plushie. …Maybe both, actually.
Her face lights up when you hand her a gift too.
Will be all over you with kisses
She takes a lot of photos of and with you, and everything the two of you see and do. She wants to document it all and look back at it. 
The day is spent at the hotel, going to a spa, sightseeing or just a candlelit dinner, whichever you prefer.
She also books the fancy room, making sure the two of you have some privacy for the nights… ;)
Berlin
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Cheesy, romantic mf man
Andrés would spend a ridiculous amount of money for valentines day 😭
No but fr, you’d have to stop him from spontaneously paying for a trip to another country.
He treats this damn “holiday” like it is a life or death situation
Which can be both charming, but a bit concerning.
Luckily, he listens to you and decides on going for a weekend away instead. …His treat, of course
He books the two of you into some romantic spa hotel, and takes you out for fancy dinners.
Of course… Gifts, too. 
He buys you those things you’ve half mentioned wanting earlier. He memorizes everything you say, basically. 
He does all of this, yet still gets flustered when you give him something back. “Mi amor… You… You didn’t have to.” Meanwhile he has a big grin on his face, feeling grateful for every single thing you do.
The weekend away is full of love, relaxation and… Passion 🤭
“King of valentines day”, what can I say?
Denver
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I love Denver, but he is pretty forgetful. 
He remembered it was Valentine's Day the same morning.
But this doesn’t mean he doesn't make an effort. 
He loves you, and even if you don’t care that much about it being february 14, he wants to show his love to you.
He rushes to the store to buy you flowers and some other gift.
He takes you out on a date in the afternoon, making sure he looks extra nice for you. 
The date is something romantic, yet fun.
Either an amusement park, picnics somewhere beautiful, ice/roller skating… You name it. 
When exchanging gifts, he feels bad for almost forgetting, but you don’t seem bothered at all, just happy to be with him. 
He gets excited when you hand him over a gift, feeling damn lucky to have you in his life. 
He doesn’t care what you give him, just happy you had him in mind.
Although, if you were to be angry at him, he has more surprises waiting once home iykwim ;)
Tokyo
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A bit like Denver, but at least she remembers the day before lmao
…Might be because you reminded her
She feels bad, tho, so she makes sure to buy you something and also flowers.
Tokyo doesn’t hate valentines day, but does find it annoying with all lovey-dovey couples. 
But she loves you, and defies her dislike for the day.
She warms up a bit at your reaction to the gifts, tho.
And loves what you get for her.
Doesn’t matter what it is, it will be her new comfort item, and a reminder of her love for you.
She takes you out for a romantic dinner, but then drags you out to the club.
She just wants to party the night away whilst keeping you close, showing everyone that you’re hers. 
The night probably ends with the two of you making out on the dance floor, and taking it somewhere more private…
Professor
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This man… 
He’s not used to “celebrating” valentines day, so he is awkward about it.
Probably pleads Andrés for his help to pick out a gift to you and give him advice
…Although he ends up roasting his ideas/suggestions, since they’re too bold, perverted or cheesy. 
Still, he ends up taking some advice.
Homeboy just wants to give you a good day
And he does.
Sergio ends up going for the classic - flowers, suit and romantic dinner.
Also buys you some gift, just simply something he knows you like/need. 
Although he’s a bit nervous/awkward at first, being around you makes him less tense.
He totally stops functioning when you smile and give him what you bought for him
Legit a blushing mess lmao
It ends up being a good valentines day, and you make sure to thank him in more than one way 🤭
Alicia Sierra
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Alicia has a busy job, but she tries taking a day off, or at least the afternoon - to spend it with you. 
She’s not that cheesy. 
She likes Valentine's Day, since it is a day of “celebration”, but she usually doesn’t bother with it. 
Until things got real with you.
She buys some simple (but probably expensive) gift and some flowers and picks you up with her car.
She takes you out to watch some movie and then to her place, where she’s fixed a candlelit dinner.
That way, you have more privacy and focus on each other. 
Alicia likes spoiling you, even if she doesn’t admit so out loud.
That’s why she looks so smug as you open the wrapping paper to the piece of jewelry she brought.
The gift she got from you, she carefully places in her living room, where she can look at it all the time. 
After dinner, you spend the night at her place.
You won’t be sleeping much, tho… ;)
Bruce
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Bruce sees Valentine's Day as a chance to impress you.
Sure, you're already his, but he still wants to seduce you. 
He’ll have you sleep over the night before, and wake you up with breakfast in bed, and also give you the gift he’s brought. 
Might not be the best food, but at least he made it with love lol
Literally spends the whole day pampering you, making you feel like a royal, which is his only goal.
And you do the same for him.
Which is pretty easy. A couple of kisses, and you’re all his.
Which is why he got so emotional when you gave him a gift too.
The day is spent with home spa, watching movies, making out, and either ordering food or takeaway. 
Basically just a day where the two of you relax together and do other fun stuff, happy to have found each other.
Cameron
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Due to her last relationship, she’s not that fond of valentines day.
She doesn’t see the point in being extra affectionate once a year, when you can do so everyday.
Still, you buy her a valentine's gift and surprise her with flowers.
She’s stunned at first, then flustered, and then smiles, pulling you into a kiss. 
As a thank you, she takes you out on a date.
Together, the two of you like adrenaline and action.
So of course, you either go to an amusement park, or go sightseeing on her motorcycle, with you sitting behind her, hands wrapped around her hips as she speed drives through town.
The rest of the day, you explore random places together, taking pictures and making memories. 
Cameron can’t help but just stare at you, feeling so incredibly lucky to have you.
You go to some cozy restaurant to eat. 
Once going home, it’s getting dark. 
The two of you can’t keep hands to yourself during the trip home
So you end up doing that at the most random place
Afterwards, you are cuddled up and stargazing. 
Although you’re supposed to watch the stars, you and Cameron only has eyes for each other, tbh <3
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mugentakeda · 2 months
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i should just say fuck it and make an au where ursa and lu ten make a break for it with the kids
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aliciasfantasyxox · 8 months
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Introduction★:
Hello! I’m Alicia, I am very new to the Tumblr community, but I cannot wait to see what it awaits!
Content:
My main priority is posting Osemanverse stuff, (Heartstopper, Solitaire, Nick and Charlie and just in general stuff Alice Oseman has made)
But I’ll just randomly post stuff I like or curious about!
About:
My names Alicia, I’m 14 years old. I use she/her and my sexuality is aroace and pan. INFP-T/INFP-A, I am indeed very shy♥︎
I like reading, writing, drawing, painting and all sorts of stuff like that. I watch lots of gay stuff.
DNI:
No homophobia, transphobia, racism or anything kind of discrimination. I have my opinions on things so please respect them.
EDIT: please ask me stuff<33
THANK YOU!!
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byoldervine · 3 months
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So you know how you well-meaning asswipes encouraged me to write musical-esque songs for my WIP?
Well when I figure out how to add instrumentals to the lyrics I just recorded, it’s over for you fuckers
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defodisturbed · 2 months
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Mastermind - Recoms x Singer!Recom!reader
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(A/N: heyy... hey.. im back :3. im sorry for leaving for SO LONG im dealing with a lot of personal stuff right now but im really trying to write more. i want to get faster at typing and i also needa feed my children. also most of this fic will be exposition and the events leading up to the climax like im not even joking its so long. hope yall enjoy this one. mwah) (and yes I based the songs on Taylor Swift and if you're gonna be in the replies being hateful, gtfo my page (kindly))
What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
And now you're mine.
I had always hid my true past from my teammates. Practically everyone. I only really had a journal, and even that was locked away under my rug under my bed. Nobody knew it was there, and nobody could access it without waking me up or making some kind of noise. It was a sacred book to me. I could talk to... something with it. I could express my feelings of wanting to go back to the way things were, but never wanting to leave Pandora. Never wanting to leave my friends. And never wanting to leave my lovers.
I'm a recombinant for the RDA. When I died in my human body, they had my DNA and were already growing my new body to be revived. I have my memories of my past life, and it was awesome. Until... my mom found out she was drafted for the mission on Pandora. I, being the best kid ever, took her place. My fans were scared for me, and tried to convince me not to. They'd heard it all, how dangerous Pandora was. Especially for a singer with no military experience or knowledge. But I accepted my fate. For my mother. For my family. I had siblings back home, and with me going on tour all the time, I wouldn't be able to take care of them if my mother was gone. So I accepted the fact that I was most likely, if not definitely, going to die on this mission.
And I did. My family recieved the news, but also learned about Project Phoenix. They were relieved to know that their kid was going to be revived, just maybe not the same.
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"Hey, ma. How're you?" Prager asked as I sat down at the table. It was lunch at the cafeteria. They pretty much just fed us protein-filled slop most of the time. Rarely, they would throw a cookie in there if it was a holiday on Earth.
"Oh, it's going alright, baby. Thanks. Hey, can I ask you a question?" I replied. Prager nodded and leaned in. "Do you think you could ask the Colonel if we could go out in the forest today and just... explore? He doesn't know this, but I actually have some science friends and they showed me some fruits and animals that we can harvest and safely eat. I tried some and Pandora food is good. Like, really good. I wanna surprise the team, and you know Colonel can't say no to you."
Prager agreed and once the Colonel sat at our table, he immediately started.
"Colonel, I was wondering if we could go out into the forest today and just have some fun. Explore, fuck around in some river or something?" Quaritch looked at Prager and gave that ONE sigh. (A/N: its giving "go get my purse") "Fine. But we ain't bringing a baby viperwolf home because Ja wants one." He glared at Ja. He was always the one to see a stray dog and say "please please pleaaaaase mom can we adopt it??" as a kid.
I silently thanked Prager for doing my bidding as always.
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We were out in the forest, going over the rules we've memorized by heart now. Once the Colonel finished up, I immediately took off. I was so excited to get some nice food that I didn't realize the cliff drop below me. I was suddenly falling, the wind rushing past my body and feeling almost painful as it hit my face and went away so fast, over and over again.
I dived head first into a lake. The drop wasn't that bad, I realized. Alicia was first on the scene, peeking over the dropoff with a worried look on her face as she hoped to God I wasn't dead. I waved my hand up at her and called out.
"Get down here, this is so fun!! Don't be afraid to get a running start either!" my voice echoed. "Are you okay??" she shouted back. "I'm amazing!!"
Alicia ran over to the others and told them to watch her. She embraced her inner child as she ran as fast as she could and leaped off the cliff. She felt the wind rush past her face as I had, and splashed in the water with me. The rest of my team ran over and looked. We were... fine? Lopez was next. He gladly jumped and plooshed in with us. Then Prager, Zhang, Walker, Warren, Mansk, Lyle, Fike, and finally... Quaritch. He took a chance and jumped.
We were playing and splashing each other with water as we finally relaxed for once. Of course, we had fear of predators. But we didn't care as much anymore. We were playing like kids and it felt so good.
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After we dried off and got back to the forest, I took off again. This time, more careful. I found an abandoned basket in pretty good condition and took it with me to collect fruits and veggies. I collected some yovo fruit, some other stuff I didn't know the name of but still knew was safe, and finally it was time to get some meat. I was looking to make some nice Pandora burritos for everyone. I found a nice bow and some arrows, perhaps forgotten by a young hunter excited to show their family their haul.
While I was gathering food, one of my favorite songs got stuck in my head while I was thinking about my life back on Earth. I started humming... then singing the lyrics... then full belting the long notes. I didn't realize Lyle was near, close enough to hear but far enough to stay hidden. He'd never heard my songs because he was in the military before I even debuted. I'm sure he was confused who I was singing.
I got some hexapede meat, some meat from hard fruits, and I also took down a lone viperwolf. I put the stuff in the basket to bring home.
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"What the Hell is all of this? What've you been doing this entire time? Why do you have a bow? Did you encounter a native?" Colonel asked. I said I found it and saw no booby traps so I took it. I explained that my friends at the lab wanted some samples so I got some for them. Obviously it was a lie, but I couldn't spoil the surprise.
He allowed me to take my findings and harvest home. I thanked him and was so excited to make him and our team a good meal for once.
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I got out my cutting board and my cooking knife and started chopping. I cooked some of that chicken-y stuff and some of that fruit. I thanked Mansk in my head for teaching me these things.
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I radio'd everyone to come to my room. I said I had a surprise for them. "I swear to God, if we get there and you're on the bed naked again I will... actually not be mad." Lyle said back.
"This isn't that kind of surprise, Lyle. Just get over here!"
Once they all were in the room, I retrieved a tray with foil over it. The smell wafted into the room as I uncovered the gift. They were all so surprised and hypnotized by the burritos.
"For you guys! You deserve it. Take one, I insist!" I squealed. They all grabbed one and a paper towel and with the first bite, they relaxed their tense muscles and rolled their eyes back. They hadn't had a good meal like this in a good, long while.
"Hey, Y/N, what song were you singing in the forest? You were really loud... must've been one of your favorites or something. Is it on Spotify?" Lyle asked as he finished his first bite. My eyes widened. "You... heard that?"
"Yeah, I heard a little bit too. It was something about a new romantic or something like that." Zdinarsk added. "Yeah you were singing about something related to rings or something too." Mansk said. "I don't know, I could be wrong, but last time I checked, you weren't married." Lopez said.
"Um... can we forget all of that happened? Sorry, I was just getting carried away and I sang some of my own songs and-" I was soon cut off by the Colonel saying, "Wait- your songs?"
I soon shoved them out of my room, begging them to let it go and to not talk about it again. I closed the door behind me as I slid down the metal wall to the floor. I took some big, deep breaths and checked under my bed to check if my journal and hard drives were still there, even though I'd been with them the entire time. Phew! They're still there. I thought.
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The next day, at dinner in the cafeteria, I brought my bag with me and sat down with everybody acting like nothing was wrong. Conversation sparked when someone asked, "So what's everyone planning on doing tomorrow? Ardmore gave us the day off." I said I was planning on bingeing my favorite show wrapped in my blankets with my favorite foods. They all agreed and said they would be training, sleeping, exploring, hooking up, or something fun/relaxing.
I suddenly got a call from my friend on the phone. I knew it was something important, because my phone was blowing up with texts while she was waiting for me to answer. I hurriedly ran off to my room for privacy, forgetting my bag full of personal stuff. Including my hard drives. Zdog decided it couldn't hurt to see what I carry around all day, so she started digging. She found my sunglasses, hairbrush/comb, an unopened soda can, some loose candy, and... hard drives?
"Hey does anyone know why Y/N has hard drives in her bag?" Z asked. Nobody knew, so she decided to take them and pass them out for them to watch later. It for sure wasn't porn, Ardmore would've never let it through. It's gotta be some home videos or something.
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Zdog and the others piled onto the bed in her room and uploaded the drives onto her computer. They were numbered. They watched the first one and it was a black screen with the sound of a crowd cheering. It was around an hour long. They watched as a... stage appeared. A big one. It was a stadium full of people. A concert? Then appeared the person performing. It was... you. Some already made the connections, while others took a little bit. You were performing for around 70,000 people along with cameras so everyone could watch it live. they watched all of the hard drives all throughout the night, only falling asleep when they went through all of them.
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You were in your room, hanging up the call. turns out it was just some cute guy flirted with her at a restaurant. Only then did you realize that you left your bag in the cafeteria. You immediately went back for it, checking everything was there because people just love to snoop. You realized all of your hard drives were missing. You soon were banging on the Colonel's door, asking if he'd seen anybody take them or had anything in their hands. He wasn't there. You knocked on everyone's door and nobody answered. You went back to your room, wailing into your pillow. Those drives were the last thing you had of Earth. Of your entire life before the military. Soon enough, you cried yourself to sleep. In the morning, you slept in. It was your day off, after all. You heard a knock on the door. You recognized it as Z. You opened the door and there she was. She came in without an invite and immediately sat on your bed.
"Y/N. I am... just so sorry. When you left your bag in the cafeteria, I looked through it when I should've respected your privacy. I found hard drives and took all of them to my room and the rest of the team and I watched all of them. In order. All the way through. I am so sorry for disrespecting your right to privacy and watching the videos that were obviously private." She closes her eyes softly, looking down toward the floor with her hands twiddling in her lap. Too embarrassed and disappointed with herself to even look at me.
"Z, I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have been so secretive. Especially with the ones who love me most. The truth is, I was a very rich and famous singer on Earth. You probably know that by now. So does everyone else. But I'm trying to work through it and not be embarrassed to share my past."
"It's not your fault. I love you. We love you. You never have to hide anything from us, but if you don't want it to be shared, that's okay too. So... can we listen to some of your songs?" Z laughed. I said yes an radio'd everyone to come to my room. I had a surprise.
MWAH I love yall!!!! hope you guys enjoyed i've had this au stuck in my head since like last year :) 💋💋
@dyingofcookies ITS HERE BESTIE
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raytorosaurus · 2 years
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can you pls explain to me what happened on tbp tour? i know the recording was bleak with the haunted manor and all that, but i keep hearing little things about the tour and i can't seem to find any information on google?? like some ppl on here have mentioned some things about frank's health and that he was on pills so idk if it was a drug issue or a chronic illness thing?? i think g and mikey suffered a lot of mental health stuff?? just please gimme the run down?! i love u
okay so this might get a little long so i’m putting it under a cut but basically in summary: they are insane. they’d already put themselves through a lot of emotional pressure writing the album in a haunted mansion where their producer was encouraging psychological warfare among them, and then they threw themselves into a LONG and gruelling tour and honestly made it as difficult for themselves as possible every step of the way. they were dealing with mental and physical illness and they pushed way past the point of exhaustion. they were reaching major life milestones (all of them got engaged at least once, three of them got married) but spending entire years away from home. they became the face of a subculture they didn’t particularly feel like they had anything in common with, and then they got some really bad press that was extremely demoralising because it wasn’t about the music, it was about the actual message of the band, which had been twisted and misinterpreted.
but if you want more detail (cw for sh & sui ments):
so the page for this tour got taken down from wikipedia for some reason but it’s archived here and it’ll give you an impression of just how huge this tour was.  legs kept getting added on to the tour because they thought this was the band’s, like, one big chance to take over the world so they didn’t want to say no to anything because they thought that’s what the album deserved. at the start of it they effectively played two sets a night - the black parade front to back and then some revenge and bullets songs as an extended encore. they did it all in thick, non-breathable wool jackets and trousers, and they did it six nights a week with almost no breaks - basically the only breaks they did get were when they were travelling between continents lol. the wiki page i linked lists the dates of the tour proper, but they were also playing album launch shows in multiple countries in the months before it fully kicked off. the spot that looks like they had a nice long break between july and october was actually almost fully taken up by pro rev LOL.
gerard and ray were actually the only members who made it through the full tour. cortez filled in for both mikey and frank at different times. mikey left fairly early - in april 2007, after getting married to alicia backstage after their show in vegas in march. he left for a honeymoon and didn’t come back until september for the final couple shows of pro rev. he also opened up a bit about how hard 2006 had been on his mental health while they were writing the album, so the break was much-needed. frank left a couple of times for shorter stretches, once because of an illness in his family and once because he had a wisdom tooth complication and couldn’t fly to australia. also, yeah, the constant touring took a toll on his physical health at times and he wouldn’t take breaks when he needed them - i’m sure you’ve seen the pictures of him onstage attached to an oxygen tank. bob was recovering from third-degree burns at first and then had persistent issues with chronic pain in his wrist and had to take a couple of months off playing or risk permanently disabling himself, and for at least most of those dates he was replaced by tucker from thursday. beyond that they did have to cancel several dates in may 2007 because everyone except frank and gerard (including most of their crew and the band muse) got terrible food poisoning from some catering chicken (frank escaped because he’s vegan and gerard because he slept through catering that day lol).
projekt revolution saw the band, like...really fucking exhausted. at that point they’d started getting kind of sick of playing the characters of the black parade. ray in particular talked about feeling disconnected from their audiences because of the uniforms and burned out by the repetition (this article’s pretty interesting because ray doesn’t talk about that aspect of the band very often in public). so for the festival shows they gave up playing parade in full and doing two sets every night for a bit, but now they were playing in extreme heat with a shit tonne of pyrotechnics lol. pro rev was meant to be the end of the tour, but they added a couple of extra shows in mexico to ritualistically kill off the black parade because i would expect no less from this band (that was october 7 2007, which is when the black parade is dead was filmed). and then they added another leg, and another...and they essentially ended up doing what basically amounted to a second full world tour without ever stopping the first one lol. it wasn’t only long but also so over-the-top in terms of theatrics and staging that they barely even broke even financially at the end of it. which is like. crazy. they had five full buses of stage equipment and a sound and lighting system that took five hours to set up and three hours to dismantle every night.
so if you’ve watched the infamous reading & leeds show you’ll recognise the “fuck the daily mail” thing, which is because after tbp came out they published satanic-panic-lite type articles calling mcr a suicide cult that promoted self-harm and stuff. you gotta understand that the emo subculture, whether or not it was connected to mcr, was one of the biggest laughing stocks of the noughties. notably, there were a series of riots and hate-crimes in mexico against “emo” kids (largely due to in actuality to homophobia, of course), and mcr would get asked about it so often that they felt like they were being blamed for it and that they needed to apologise for it. gerard in particular has spoken quite a bit about how much he struggled with feeling like tbp was being misinterpreted and taken out of context when it was such a deeply personal album to him. then things got even worse in may 2008, around the end of the tour, when the daily mail reported on the “emo cult” again, this time explicitly linking the tragic suicide of a 13-year-old girl to mcr. obviously this is, like, the antithesis of everything the band stood for, and they took it really hard. it spiralled even further, with gerard making a public statement about it, fans protesting at the daily mail offices, an inquest into the tragic suicide, and the daily mail doubling down and claiming that mcr should be grateful for the extra “publicity” they were getting from all of this. yeah. there’s a long section detailing all of this in not the life it seems, if you can stomach reading it.
the peak of this kind of aligns with the actual end of the black parade world tour in may 2008 in madison square garden. this is another one of those infamous shows - again, there’s an entire section in not the life it seems dedicated to it. it was a dream come true to play msg, especially for gerard and mikey, but they were completely burned out by that point. apparently the show itself was great and they were full of energy, but gerard was speaking to the crowd like the band was about to break up, and apparently the vibes were not great backstage. frank was so nervous about the show that he took a bunch of pills to get through it and has almost no memory of it. after they left the stage, ray found gerard in a dressing room and advised him to take a break or start another band that nobody knew about so it wouldn’t be the end of mcr for good. apparently gerard wrote boy division in the taxi on the way home after that gig but i can’t remember where i read that now so i might be wrong about that bit.
anyway, then none of them really saw each other for several months. frank started leathermouth because he can’t live without touring (ray played with them once too), but besides that the first time they were together again was for ray’s wedding later that summer. according to himself, brian schechter (their manger up until then) was fired over phone the morning after someone’s wedding so i have to assume it was ray’s given the timing lol (unless it was when gerard and lynz had a little ceremony or whatever, idk when that was).
anyway happy ending at least: they got back in the studio in october 2008 in new york to record desolation row for the watchmen movie and had such an amazing time that ray flew down to la (where gerard had recently moved) and he, gerard, and bob jammed around and wrote four new songs in no time. over the next year or two, the rest of mcr followed gerard to la one by one and started working on conventional weapons and they swore it would be a fun album to write and that they wouldn’t put themselves through the black parade recording process again. anyway then they scrapped it last minute to write danger days instead lol.
but yeah like. i think it’s easy to forget now in 2022 just how huge mcr was during parade era, but how they got completely misinterpreted in bad faith by, like, the media and culture as a whole. it’s probably fairly common for bands like them to be kind of misunderstood in their lifetimes but hailed as visionaries years or decades later, so it’s kind of like really fucking exciting to see mcr actually active again during the time when i feel like they’re finally started to get appreciated for what they really are. which is the greatest band in the world if you ask me but i guess i am a little bit biased <3
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holocene-sims · 2 months
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oc questionnaire tag!
i was tagged by soooo many people to do this tag, and i will most certainly get around to doing a few more of these, but @queeniecook suggested i do this tag for shannon, so i'll start here ❤️❤️ thank you for tagging me!! ✨
and for now, i'll tag anyone who sees this and wants to participate! but i promise i'll go back through and tag specific people once i remember who all tagged me and do another round of these 😊
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NAME: shannon laoise o'reilly
she has very few pet peeves, but one of the biggest ones is people overreacting to her middle name for laughs and always having to walk people through figuring it out a billion times, even though it's said as simply as, "alicia without the first a!"
NICKNAMES: bug 🐞
bug as in ladybug because she has a very ladybug like appearance: freckles, hair color, height, and all!
GENDER: cis female
STAR SIGN: capricorn ♑
HEIGHT: 4'11"
ORIENTATION: straight
NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY: in all aspects, she's straight up irish 🇮🇪 her parents are both irish and she was born in cork, but she does have a second citizenship in america by virtue of her mother also being a dual citizen.
FAVORITE FRUIT: watermelon 🍉
FAVORITE SEASON: fall 🍂
FAVORITE FLOWER: dahlias 💕
FAVORITE SCENT: oddly specific but the cozy cashmere scent from bath and body works
COFFEE, TEA, or HOT CHOCOLATE: tea 100%, now and forever ☕ shannon is repulsed by coffee to the extent that the smell makes her feel ill. as for hot chocolate, she's very much indifferent about it.
AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: probablyyyyy like 5 hours? she has a hard time turning off her brain to fall asleep. most of the time, she closes her eyes and then five seconds later, she's trapped in an ADHD-fueled desire to research stuff on wikipedia for the next two hours until she can't stay awake anymore.
DOGS or CATS: cats! she has a siamese cat named minerva. as for dogs, she has a serious phobia of them, like she will not be in the same room as one and immediately escorts herself out at the speed of light if she sees one.
DREAM TRIP: her dream trip was italy, but she's recently been there with colm for their very delayed honeymoon (which occurred sort of off-screen in the story lol). now she'd say her next dream destination is somewhere like france or spain.
NUMBER OF BLANKETS: one blanket + a comforter
RANDOM FACT: she's writing a fantasy novel 📖 it's just very slow going because she's busy with her professorial responsibilities and research commitments at the moment, plus spending time with her husband now that they're living together again for the first time in years, but she means to publish it at some point!
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I just know for a fact that one day our dear f!human will find outside of her office Lyle and some other recoms “so you and Z dog uh, tell us more we want to know” 😏😚
They are the biggest gossips and THEY WANT DETAILS. But Z dog would beat them up just for asking so who better than the love interest am I right? Wrong, because now Zdog’s revenge will be much much worse.
Unknown to her though the biggest gossip is not Lyle nonono it’s Quaritch, old man loves this stuff it’s basically a live soap opera
Flustered - Part 5
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Back with a little wlw, shenanigans and hopefully some laughs. Honestly writing this has been so good for my soul. Thank you guys for providing inspiration for each chapter. It's been so fun collaborating with you!
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The morning after your picnic and unexpected meeting with a few of the recoms and Spider, you were putting your uniform on in your room. You steadied yourself with a hand on your desk, knees buckling at the memory of the day before. Inhaling sharply through your nose, you pushed through the barrage of thoughts pounding through your mind.
Alicia had brought you back to your room after a bit of a nap and before the other recoms had come back to their beds. She knelt and wrapped her arms around you, pulling you close. You pressed your forehead to hers, inhaling deeply, resting in each other's presence. She gave you a soft kiss on the forehead. "Thank you for today, angel. I'll see you soon."
You stumbled out of your room in a daze, making your way to the office. Thank goodness all you had to do today was sit behind a closed door filing paperwork. No human interaction whatsoever. You groaned quietly as you turned the corner. To be fair, you had said no human interaction. Their sensitive ears twitched to you and Lyle grinned, flanked by Brown and Lopez. You stared him down from the end of the hall, steeling yourself for this encounter.
"Can I help you?"
"Actually, yes." His grin deepened. "We have a few questions."
You rolled your eyes, glancing between the three of them. Their tails swished in anticipation you sighed in annoyance. "Fine. Come in. Don't break anything."
You punched in the key code to your office, opened the door and dropped with a huff into your chair. Lacing your fingers on the desk in front of you, you watched the three hulking recoms awkwardly try to fit in the room and smirked to yourself. You gestured for Lyle to go ahead. He tried to be intimidating, but this room had not been made for him. After a few moments of shuffling around in the small space, they all took a knee so they were only a bit above eye level.
He flashed his long canines at her. "Hello, gorgeous."
"Wainfleet," you retorted, a vexed expression flitting across your face.
His mouth quirked down, displeased his charm wasn't effective. "We were a bit curious about you and Z-dog."
You leaned back, eyes narrowing. "What about?"
He smiled again, taking a softer approach. "Just wondering how it works for you guys."
You winced and raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. "You mean women who like women or recom/human relations?"
His teeth poked out further, the other two shifting uncomfortably. "Well I'm open to learning anything and everything I can. For... research purposes."
Your nose wrinkled. "You're disgusting, but... you aren't gonna let this go, are you?"
He shook his head, "Probably not."
Sighing heavily, you leaned in and waved the others over to your desk.
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About half an hour later, the three exited your office, bumping into Zdinarsk. She eyed them, her temper rising. "Are you seriously harassing her right now??"
Lyle looked up at her, eyes haunted. "I have learned so much more about you than I ever wanted to." The other two nodded and her brow furrowed in confusion as she watched them flee away. She lurched into your office, seeing your head down. She shut the door and rushed to you, spinning the chair to her. "Honey, honey are you okay?"
You lifted your head and her alarm increased as she saw how red your face was and that tears were streaming down your cheeks. "They're gone, right?" you whispered.
She squeezed your knee. "Yes, Y/N. They left and I won't let them hurt you agai-"
You cut her off with a wild cackle that erupted from your whole body. "Oh my god, that was amazing." You curled over the desk, your body shaking with laughter.
"Wait, what were they here to ask?"
"They showed up because they wanted to know how we get intimate together." You winked at her and she blushed.
"And you said?"
You fidgeted with the papers on your desk absentmindedly. "Well... He started asking questions about how we could be pleased without anything to.. ya know, be put inside each other. So, I said 'first of all, fingers exist' and then... I might have mentioned your gun and all the many places it can go." You finished with an awkward grin.
Her eyes bugged out and her mouth dropped open. "You did not. And they believed that??"
You shrugged, leaning back in your chair. "He asked dumb questions, I gave dumb answers. I think it was just wild enough for him to believe it. I didn't realize it would unsettle them so much."
She dropped her head onto your lap, her shoulders shaking as she chuckled.
"I'm sorry if I made things harder on you, Alicia." You scratched her back as she leaned on you, nuzzling your thighs.
"Meh. They would have been difficult anyway. Maybe this will mean they keep their grubby paws away from my weapons, now."
She glanced up at you through hooded eyes before picking you up and sitting you on your desk. She carefully moved your items off to another small table.
"What are you doing, darling?" You cocked your head to one side questioningly.
She grabbed your hips, pulling you to the edge and leaning over you so far that you had to lay back. Her lips paused beside your ear before responding. "I'm about to make a mess and I'm trying to minimize the damage to your office."
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The three recoms booked it from your office to Quaritch's. They flew in, busting the door open and slammed it behind them. Quaritch spilled his coffee across his desk and he grabbed a cloth nearby. "Dammit, Wainfleet! What could be so important that you needed to come in here like that?"
"Sir. There's some things going on that you should be aware of." He quickly relayed what you had told them, the other two nodding for emphasis, cutting in to supply information he had glossed over. "-and apparently that's why her Glock is always so clean!"
Quaritch exhaled deeply through his nose and rubbed his temples. They were like children tattling on each other.. but it did prove to be quite entertaining most of the time. He reached for a sticky note and a pen, starting to scribble "Zdog 🔫➡️🐱︖" Intriguing.
"What are you all still doing here? Get your asses back to work."
They hastened out of his office and he opened the bottom desk drawer, reaching for the file at the back. He opened it and added the sticky note in with the other scraps of paper. He snickered at a few and put the folder back in the drawer, locking it with a small key. There wasn't much to amuse him in this place, so he'd take what he could get.
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If y'all don't believe that he has files and notes of gossip tidbits for each of them.. idk what to tell you, it's canon in my mind now. Also, love the idea that Y/N has the power to mentally scar the other recoms. Don't mess with Z-dog's girl~
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