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dangermousie · 10 months

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Farscape rewatch: 2x05 The Way We Weren’t

One of the best eps and so wonderfully Aeryn-centric.

If I didn’t love Pilot already. I would have fallen in love with him after this ep. The scene where he says ‘but I so desperately wanted to see the stars’ to justify to himself his prior course of action, really breaks my heart. You know, one of the biggest reasons I wouldn’t try Farscape for years, not until S4 in fact, was the ‘muppets.’ No way could I watch a scifi show with puppets. But that’s the thing. I forget Rygel and Pilot are puppets. They are complicated characters, like the rest and their arcs and their emotional heft is no less than that of human characters.

Another thing that I was thinking about with this ep, is how Farscapian. There are no true innocents here. Not really. Farscapian universe won’t let them be. Anyone who starts out innocent is forced to lose it, sooner or later. Crichton and Pilot are both innocents we see lose it. Pilot’s actions led to the death of the previous Pilot, he compromised to serve Peacekeepers. Crichton started the show out as a wide-eyed idealistic pacifist and look what he became end of S4, strapping a nuclear bomb on himself, offering the Universe to Scorpius for a mere chance to get Aeryn back. Pretty much everyone has some breaking point, some driving obsession that can override morality (I mean, Pilot wanted to fly badly enough he agreed to work for evil, in s4 John promises to give wormholes to Scorpius and thus bring war and destruction to untold innocents, to save Aeryn.)

No one starts out evil, or damaged, or guilty in FS. Even Scorpius, much as I loathe him, we really find out later what made him who he became. But (and that is why I love Farscape), not only does the show stick to “an explanation is not an excuse” belief, but there is always a possibility of grace. Of moving on, damaged and tarnished, and making new happiness and actively trying to find peace and goodness. Aeryn gets a chance to rediscover herself away from the brutality of PKs. She gets a chance to be a full-fledged human being (but also how much do I love that her deadliness does not diminish one bit.) Pilot gets the bond with Moya. Crichton, messed up beyond any recognition by the end, gets a chance at family, peace, and rediscovering innocence through his child.

So much of this ep is about choices and past and that’s another thing I love about the show. It’s not big on ‘fate.’ Aeryn and Crichton is my huge, huge, unrivaled OTP but they are not ‘destined,’ ‘fated,’ or any of that junk. They met at the time there was a possibility and their relationships developed from there. If Crichton did propose to Alex and she accepted and they stayed on Earth, I can see him being happy. He’d never have hit his full potential for feeling (or for suffering) but he would have been a happy guy. And for Aeryn, the moment was right. She loved Velorek but she couldn’t really allow herself to express it or to feel it fully, in PK society. Ironically, it’s her experience with Velorek, combined with her experience with her mother telling her she is special, that was that little push that prompted her to take to Crichton’s words of ‘you can be more’ in the Premiere. It’s actually so interesting to me btw that Aeryn has a type - techie with a core of steel but a soft soul and someone willing to buck all norms for what he thinks is right (Velorek, even Larraq to a degree) and John is basically the apotheosis of the type, but that Aeryn is so far from John’s default type prior to her - blond, easy going, chill.

I really love the scene where he comforts her after she’s had an exercise session and her hands are raw from the punching bag. He just holds her, as she cries. And she cries messily, unprettily, very real.

I love that so consistently, no matter how deadly he gets, he is the soft one in the relationship, the emotionally more open one, the one who wants to talk. She started out as a machine and discovers the beauty of vulnerability and humanity as the show progresses and he starts out as a vulnerable soft sweetheart who has to armor himself to survive - being with him restores to her, oh so gradually, the humanity that he society stole from her but later on having her is what keeps in him the humanity that is being so brutally and thoroughly ripped from him. He restores her soul and she restores him after the universe does its best to destroy that in them. They meet somewhere in the scarred middle and the equality of it is beautiful. (But also, achieving their full potential is riven with loss - John would have never shown all this drive and devotion and capability as a scientist on earth but he would have also not been tortured and driven to madness; Aeryn paid for her soul by loss of everything she knew.)

And that shot of them sitting across the PK symbol from each other, as she quietly tells him about the past, and they are not touching (I love that he knows it’s not the time for cuddling, that she needs her space to collect herself) and it’s so symbolic: that red stripe between them.

One of my favorite quotes occurs there, actually:

It’s just the way they say it. Quiet.

This is a gender reversal in their relationship, isn’t it? She is the one who has problems opening up (Crichton is the only one she allows herself to be vulnerable with and it’s been a long hard process to earn it, for him). He is the one who comforts her, who wants her to talk.

He is the emotional one, the one with the heart like a carpet for her to walk on. She prefers action and it’s hard for her to navigate the emotional landscape. And yet, Crichton is never weak. He is never diminished because of caring, or being the emotional one. I like it.

I also love the attitude everyone has on discovering Aeryn has been aboard Moya before (which looks grey and dull, not the gorgeous colors of now). I love that the show doesn’t shy away either from confronting that no, she did have an ugly past, it’s not just the words, and the fact that ultimately what she is now wins over for her shipmates from what she was then. China is 100% on point when she asks did they all think she did nice things while the rest of Peacekeepers tortured and murdered; this is a question not just for the characters but for the audience - it would be so easy to sweep her past under the rug but the show won’t do so. And so Aeryn did horrible stuff and she has to live with it.

The thing with Velorek, the betrayal. I think the scene with her Mother when she was a child was so crucial for her actions post-Velorek. If she didn’t have that ‘differentness’ implanted, she could have become even more martinet like after Velorek. But instead, it gave her a sliver of an opening…And again. I love the show for going there - for giving Aeryn a horrific betrayal in her past - perpetrated by her to advance her career against a man who loved her and who she loved and who was doing something good - and showing she is not just a victim, she is a perpetrator and that if you live in a monstrous regime, are brainwashed by a monstrous regime, you have no chance but become a monster.

The grace and the hope is that when given a chance to take a new path she does (and it’s even more stark with Crais - who was many more times a monster but even he is shown to be warped by the regime and after enough time on his own he becomes if not good per se, then at least a real human being capable of doing good things.)

To get back to the Velorek thing - it is also such a theme that being good does not guarantee reward or a happy ending. There is no easy grace - Aeryn betrayed a good man, a man she loved (as much out of panic because she felt herself deviating from prescribed path as to get advancement - I don’t think she’d have become “more” even with her capability for it if her choice to return to default was not taken from her until she had some chance to reflect and transform, and that is so realistic, brainwashing and societal conditioning are pervasive) and he was executed and she has to live with it.

And how do I love that so much of this ep is turning defaults on their heads - from reminding us that Aeryn was a perpetrator not a victim but also with Velorek who first seems a peacekeeper psycho and then we realizes keeps his humanity as much as he can in that mad place. It’s like their sex scene where it starts and we assume he will try to rape her and then we watch and realize they are lovers, in love (and Aeryn is as always in charge, heee :P) and it basically screams at us - don’t go for easy defaults, look behind the assumptions.

Btw I love this show for allowing Aeryn romantic agency and history - she loved someone before John even if she was not ready to fully commit. And there is no jealousy in John, just a little wonder and just the fraughtness of discussing love with her.

Also - very true to the whole story that for Aeryn physical is easier than emotional and comes first (as Chiana points out to John in s3 because that girl gets relationships.) She is from a society where sex is easy and meaningless but emotions are terrifying and forbidden so of course. For her to admit that she loved Velorek shows how far she’s come; she’d have never been able to realize it in the peacekeepers (and the story of her mother in s3 shows how even people with capacity for love will eventually have it brutalized out of them so safest not to love, it’s self-preservation.)

Also, we see how far the characters have come from the pilot episode but also how far they have yet to go. Look at Zhaan here and yet less than a season later, she will give her life to bring Aeryn back, not just because of her love for John but because of Aeryn herself. (And also, the show is A+ for calling Zhaan out for hypocrisy but also the continuity was always so good!)

I could go on and on and on forever, but I’ll just mention two little things here. One is, I love the shot when Aeryn and John drop from the ceiling into Pilot’s den in unison. Two? The tag. First time I saw it, it killed me dead. When Aeryn and John are talking and she tells him that he reminded her of Velorek and he asks ‘And you say you loved that man?’ and they stare at each other and away with all the questions and answers they are afraid of saying, in their eyes.

#farscape

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livelaughlovesubs · 2 hours

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Can we have a loyal MC who after falling in love becom3 loyal all of sudden so now they wouldn't let the demons touch them? Also I wanna see it if its the seraph MC fallen in love with.(lets say this is after the christmas event + random interaction afterwards)

Ohh, so MC who fell in love with the seraphs, and now wants to stay loyal? Sounds interesting~ let’s see.. how would the demons react? Would make for a nice AU

Devils kings + the abbadon boys

Satan would be so angry with you. You fell in love with the enemies? Seriously? With those feathered bastards? That’s not all, now you suddenly want to stay chaste for them??? Why! The very first rule he taught you was to not hide your desires! Do their believe with ‘staying pure n’ innocent’ wear off at you? Besides being simply angry, he’s also frustrated. Cuz you need devil energy so that you can stay in hell, but now you don’t want to engage in sexual activities with them. He’ll definitely get mad at the angels for seducing you.

Mammon wouldn’t really mind, because you are his master. You are allowed to do whatever you want. And if it’s the angels you desire, he’ll catch them for you. Even if they are seraphim’s. It’d be a lie though to say he isn’t even slightly jealous of your object of admiration, but that’s Levi’s job, he can keep his jealousy under control. But just like Satan, he’ll get worried if your condition starts to worsen due to the lack of devil energy in your body.

Levi, like we all guessed, would be super jealous. But let me put in another aspect, he’d be disgusted. You are so defiant towards him because you fell in love with an angel…? Do you even know how insulting this is to him? Are you saying he is not better than them? Not to mention, how can anyone like those creatures! They only love god after all. He’d think you are stupid, say your feelings are disgraceful or indecent. In the end, it’s all because he’s envious of course, especially so because you are in love with his greatest enemies.

Beelzebub is more the silently judging typ, at least that’s my impression, if you get what I mean. Like he’s the kind to say, “I’m not judging but…” In other words, on first glance he’s approving of you, saying it’s your decision and he doesn’t mind, but then he’d add little comments to shake your resolve. Things like, “oh but they only love god right? Who knows if you’ll have a chance?” Or: “you want to stay pure for him? Do it if that’s what you want. Ahh, but what if your health deteriorates again? Who knows?” What a sneaky bastard huh…

Lucifer would be in shock at first. I mean.. you just told him you are in love with his brother… Then he’d ask why. Of course he’d be curious, he still cares about them a lot. Maybe don’t tell him how you two meet explicitly though. He’d admire your resolve despite the hardships, but he’d also know subconsciously that it wouldn’t work due to how stubborn his brothers are. Though, if you can change the views of the seraphim’s and make them see something other than god, he’d be really grateful to you. 100% would support you! Partly because he doesn’t know about you needing devil energy.

The Abbadon boys won’t understand you. I mean, most of the devils won’t understand you, but they wouldn’t get you the least. Because those are the guys that are sexually the most liberal. Ronove would agree partly cuz the angels are beautiful, especially their wings and he’d love to own a few. That doesn’t mean he’d stay low-key with the erotic stuff. Phenix fucks around a lot and thinks that the best, so he would think it’s a torture to try and stay loyal to only one. What a polygamist king, go for it. And dantalian wants you to take him with you to heaven if you get a chance to go there. He really wants to meet your crush! (And have him nearly kill him!)

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ithinkilikeit-reactions · 1 year

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Mashiho “Boyfriend Headcanons”

Hyunsuk // Jihoon // Yoshi // Junkyu // Mashiho // Jaehyuk // Asahi // Yedam // Doyoung // Haruto // Jeongwoo // Junghwan //

A/N: I needed to take a break after MAshiho and Yedam left and was debating a long time about what to do writing wise for them. I decided I will finish the bf headcanons with them in it, but no longer will write for them in other aspects. I started these headcanons with them and I’ll finish them with them in it.

- I think every Teume has a mega soft spot for Mashiho

- I can’t explain it but he truly just sparks the urge to protect

- and to love

- and while he isn’t a member of Treasure anymore I started this series while he was still in it

- so i’m finishing it with him in it

- He deserves the love

- anyways

- I feel like Mashiho’s type can go 2 ways

- someone very relaxed

- calm and collected

- and slightly athletic/ or likes physical activity

- or someone very cute

- and soft

- someone with a sweet

- and innocent energy to them

- either way

- for a first date

- i think Mashiho would love to take you like skateboarding

- even if you can’t

- maybe that’s better

- it gives him a chance to teach you

- hold your hand

- maybe even your waist if you’re into that sort of thing

- with consent of course

- I don’t think Mashi is shy when it comes to dating

- I feel like he has confidence

- because he wouldn’t have asked you out unless he got the feeling you liked him anyways

- so he knows there’s something there

- which he plays into

- boy gets you blushing the whole time

- helps you put on knee and elbow pads

- cutely buckles your helmet for you

- because getting hurt is not cute

- he’s so romantic about it all

- letting you hold his shoulders

- while giving you that golden smile

- he’s so precious

- won’t let you go unless you say you’re ready

- he also is complementing you the whole time

- also shows off his own skills to you which is fun

- y’all will probably grab some snacks and stuff

- have a little picnic at the skate park

- nothing too intense

- probably just some 7 eleven snacks and drinks

- which is totally fine because this date is so laid back

- not to mention Mashi makes you feel like you’re the only person around

- I think it almost goes without saying that he would try to kiss you first date

- like you would be talking

- he’d just be watching you and smiling

- smiles into the kiss too

- makes you all shy and flustered

- tells you you look so pretty right after

- makes you even more shy

- he can’t help but laugh at how flustered you are

- now this kiss would happen before the date is even over

- which means when you guys part ways

- he’ll kiss you again (if you want)

- and will make 2nd dates plans right away

- doesn’t want to be away from you for too long after that

- affection and kisses with Mashiho are always filled with confidence

- he kisses you hard

- takes your breath away each time

- that or he tries to make you laugh/smile

- however he’s always smiling during kisses

- he also just loves kissing your forehead

- like he just thinks it’s the best place to kiss you

- for comfort

- as an i love you

- as a good morning

- or good night

- he’s also not afraid of public affection with you

- placing his head on your shoulder

- while hugging you from behind

- always has an arm around you

- be it around your shoulders

- or around your waist

- never shies away when you’re in need of affection around others either

- if you need it

- it doesn’t matter who’s around

- you’re getting it

- sweet moments are to be shared

- and Mashiho doesn’t care who shares them with you both

- the world’s allowed to know he loves you

- he’ll tell the world himself if he has too

- which is comforting because you never have to doubt his love for you

- ever

- Not even when you argue

- when you argue with him

- he still makes sure to let you know

- he loves you

- that he’s hates the situation but not you

- definitely not you

- Mashiho can get quite irritated though

- anger bubbling up

- but he doesn’t take it out on you

- he talks with you and goes away for a while to calm down

- letting you know that he needs a minute to think

- and comes back to talk things through

- with a whole new outlook

- Mashiho is great at solving problems

- and listening too

- so you both can talk freely once calmed down

- you guys always fix it

- you guys don’t go to sleep angry

- ever

- sleeping is time to recharge

- you can’t recharge properly

- he values that

- Now when Mashiho is sad/upset

- he shuts down

- he doesn’t smile

- it’s hard to see

- he turns into the exact opposite of what he is

- you can tell right away

- and he doesn’t like telling you right away

- he’ll shoot you a smile

- a down smile

- and you know he needs to have a moment

- so you let him

- he’ll come to you when he’s ready

- and then he’ll vent

- well the venting is more a general conversation

- all while he has you tucked under his arm

- he doesn’t really cry

- he just gets a little down

- and just wants you close while he rides it out

- When you’re sad/upset

- Mashiho just holds you

- tickles over your cheeks

- and sides

- tries to make you smile and happy

- before he asks you anything about what’s wrong

- your smile is more important than the issue

- not until you’re feeling better he’ll ask you

- like what’s on your mind

- because you tend to have a different outlook on the situation once you’ve been cheered up a bit

- He’s such a good listener

- truly

- and great at giving advice

- so you always feel better quite quickly

- Which is nice

- you can never be too upset when Mashi is around truly

- he makes it very hard

- Now simply hanging out

- you guys are often found

- baking or cooking

- constantly trying new things

- if you are from different cultures

- you try eachother’s foods

- you guys don’t have to be top chefs

- it’s just a fun thing you do

- even just trying eachother’s lazy meals

- it’s just a fun special time together

- that’s more what it’s about than anything else

- of course food is a pretty fun factor as well

- you two are pretty domestic in your hobbies as well

- constantly tidying up your spaces together

- Marie Kondo-ing things

- reorganizing rooms

- you guys do this to constantly feel fresh

- refresh your areas and you will feel refreshed as well

- You guys also are very phsyically active together

- not necessarily by going to the gym

- but you guys skateboard often

- and if you want to play basketball or football/soccer with him

- he loves it when you join in

- teases you a lot

- picks you up instead of going for the ball

- tickles you down to the ground

- it’s never really a fair game

- you guys go for walks often as well

- taking Kotetsu for walks any other dogs you may have

- I can see Mashi enjoying hiking as well

- maybe even camping

- I think he would really enjoy that actually

- the act of going somewhere

- just the two of you

- being surrounded by nature

- drinking hot tea

- and snuggling together

- it’s a very healing experience

- not to mention the cuddling when you go to sleep to keep warm

- speaking of sleeping

- sleeping with Mashiho is very easy

- you cuddle before bed alot

- because while you sleep

- cuddling doesn’t really happen

- not that you don’t want too

- you both just sleep very well on your own

- truly it’s more comfortable because no limbs are falling asleep

- and you can wake up feeling quite refreshed

- you do often holds hands in your sleep though

- it seems his hand subconsciously looks for yours often

- and vice versa

- you guys also often take your mornings very slow

- laying in bed

- your head on his chest

- talking about your dreams

- or simply not saying anything at all

- just enjoying eachothers company

- Now Mashiho and jealousy

- the green eyed monster does visit Mashiho

- but he doesn’t let you know about it

- not when it comes to being jealous over you

- he wouldn’t want to worry you

- because he fully trusts you

- so he’d give you that smile that he has when he’s upset

- so you’ll know even though he doesn’t want you to

- you pick up on it quick

- and give him extra attention without letting him know you know

- (deep inside he knows)

- but he appreciates the gesture anyways

- Now onto a different type of Mashi

- Now I think Mashiho is a switch

- switch leaning dom

- Truly roles aren’t really important to Mashi

- he just kind of naturally takes the dom position

- and when he’s in it his only thought is to make you feel good

- Mashi could go down on you for hours

- if you’re having a bad day and you’re willing

- he’ll use this as a form of relief

- making you fall apart at least twice

- looking up at you from between your legs with a soft smile

- he’s obsessed with the way you look when you cum

- uses his hands alot as well

- preferably uses his mouth and hands

- to tease you a little

- he bites at your thighs

- giggling when you let out a whimper

- and while he likes making you feel good

- he can be a bit of a menace as well

- just not when it comes to oral

- no he can be a menace during sex

- likes orgams control (giving/receiving)

- the type of guy to have you ride him

- make you stop moving just as you were about to cum

- or when he’s pinning you down

- he’ll pull out

- edging not only you but himself

- he likes prolonging the process

- and he likes hearing your response

- the whines and whimpers

- I also feel like he’s more experimental

- isn’t scared to hug you in public

- whisper the filthiest thing possible in your ear

- maybe if the place provides enough protection

- slip his hand into the front of your pants

- he likes flustering you like this

- and the look on your face as you’re scared you might get caught

- (he’ll never actually let you guys get caught)

- but the thrill

- he loves that

- I feel like Mashiho might have a slight somno kink

- likes the thought of being woken up to head

- or with you on top riding him

- think he would welcome it with open arms

- and returnt he favor

- Aftercare

- He’s so sweet

- gets you a warm washcloth

- and wraps you in blankets

- he’s so caring for you

- and truly doesn’t really expect you to do it in return

- so it’s even better when you return the favor

- gets all mushy and soft because of it

- when you pull him under blankets with you

- wrap your arms around him

- make him lay with you

- have him relax

- he appreciates it so much

- might even shed a tear in moments like this

- because he feels loved

- these moments are always really sappy

- you guys also just chat

- about nothing really

- stupid ramblings about tv shows

- or like something you ate

- it’s a valued moment

- A relationship with Mashiho

- you couldn’t feel more loved

- it’s trusting

- and warm

- a married couple without the marriage

- He just loves you so much

A/N: first headcanon in such a long time!

#treasure #treasure reaction #treasure smut #mashiho #mashiho smut

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huffle-dork · 3 months

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Swap into the CrystalVerse Chapter 23: Horror Septics

Co-written with @crystalninjaphoenix

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What follows is about an hour of frenzied activity while the doctors take Alt to the emergency room and examine him. True to their word they let Chase stay in the room, though Mag and Jack have to wait nearby and observe through a window. After all this, the doctors conclude that Alt is very injured and lost a lot of blood, but will recover from it all eventually. The highest priority is the cocktail of unidentifiable drugs in his system. He'll need at least one night for his system to detox--not to mention get some good rest. So they take him to a room in the recovery ward and hand Chase some paperwork to fill out.

When he asks about the fee, one of the doctors from earlier takes him aside and quietly tells him not to worry about that. "We get some of you... sometimes," he says softly, and then hurries away before Chase can ask for elaboration.

After what feels like forever, the whole group is squeezed into a private hospital room with a wide window and a small TV in the wall.

Alt is finally sleeping somewhat peacefully, bandaged up and hooked up to IVs and monitors. Chase hates seeing him like this.

Mag has turned into his cat form and is hiding in the corner of the room, watching the shadows for any movement.

Jack has not said a word since they left Notarzt's home.

Chase looks to Jack and smiles at him tiredly. "Hey... Jack? Uh... t-thank you so much for helping us... but um... are you okay? you.. you don't have to stay here anymore... if you don't want to. We'll... we'll be out of here... soon hopefully."

Jack stares at Chase wordlessly for a second. Then, suddenly, the TV turns on, showing nothing but static.

Chase jumps at the TV turning on. Alt seems to curl up, holding a hand against his ear to stop the noise.

Jack quickly jumps up and rushes over to turn it off.

He breathes a sigh of relief and walks back over. “I want to stay,” he says quietly. “But I don’t know if I can. I…” He pauses. “Do you remember what Alt said about not being able to glitch? Maybe… that’s my fault. I-I told you that the thing hunting me uses technology. I-I don’t know much about Alt’s powers but… they seem… similar. Maybe… it blocked his powers. But maybe… if I go, it won’t be able to.”

The hero leans in close to listen, his eyes widening. "...Why... Why would it be messing with Alt's powers? Just because they're similar...? ...I dunno if you going would do anything though... it sounded like this happened while that freaky doctor bitch had him. ... what if this is just to lure you back out? I can't have that thing dragging you away!"

"Heh." Jack smiles. "It... means a lot to hear that. But you guys have to leave eventually. And I think we know we can't fully defeat them, even if we may be able to... work around them. For a while. As for why it would happen in the first place... I have no idea. Maybe it's just jealous of there being someone else out there who can mess with tech." He shrugs. "If... you don't want me to leave... I won't." There's hope in his voice, but also trepidation.

Chase looks at him with soft eyes, "...I don't want you to go. You... you really helped me here... even though you didn't have to. ... I can at least repay the favor for as long as we're still here."

Jack takes a shaky breath. "...thanks," he whispers. Are there tears in his single visible eye? He looks away quickly so Chase can't really see. "I really hope you guys don't come back here, but on the off chance you do, I... I hope you remember me."

Chase looks concerned, "...why wouldn't we remember you? ... i mean Mag might not care but he's an asshole so don't count him." Chase tries to laugh, "But... of course I'll remember you."

Jack smiles sadly. "Think of it like... a curse. It's hard for me to stick in people's minds." He leans back in the chair and sighs. "But... anyway. You should rest. I think your seat reclines."

Chase looks more worried at this. But, Jack has a point. He is really tired. He looks for the recliner part and then laughs when he finds it. "Oh hell yeah! Fancy~!" He smiles at Jack and then gives him a softer, more concerned look. "...try to rest too Jack... okay?"

Jack nods. "I will." To demonstrate, he closes his eyes. But he doesn't like to sleep. He doesn't like to risk having dreams. So he stays awake for longer than he should.

The night passes peacefully, and soon the sun is rising again. Jack wakes up around this time, but everyone else takes a couple more hours.

Alt wakes up a bit before Chase does. And, he notices the medical equipment around him and immediately starts having a panic attack. The monitors beeping- the iv in his arm. Even if he's not strapped down- the bandages feel like how the straps felt- and that's more than enough to send him further into panicking. He starts to hiccup and gasps for breath, sure that Notarzt is right around the corner, about to inject him again.

"Whoa, hey!" Jack immediately stops pretending to be asleep. "Hey hey hey. Alt, right?" He stands up and walks a bit closer--though not too close, in case that would make all this worse.

Alt snaps his head over to Jack at the voice. And for a second- he almost thinks... It's his friend Jack from home. But... it couldn't be. Now that he's looking- there's no way.

"You're safe now. Look." Jack points to the window. There were no windows in that... maze of hallways and operating rooms. "Outside. This is a normal hospital, not that thing's fucked up pocket dimension."

Alt does listen though and looks towards the window- and seems to relax, breathing a little less rapidly. He shudders and then really tries to look at this guy. "... w-who... who are you?" He whispers, as if afraid to raise his voice too loud.

Jack sighs. "Uh, well... I'm ħĨ¦¶Ÿ, but your brother's been calling me... I-it's funny, I wonder if he thought I was your friend Jackie, so he called me, you know, a shortened version of that." He pauses. "That was probably a long explanation, uh... a-anyway. I know you guys are from some other world. I'm from here. I've... I can relate to what you're going through right now..." he says softly.

"Shortened... Jackie...?" Alt asks, brain feeling scrambled. "...Jack... ha... I.. for a second... y-you kinda reminded me of my f-friend Jack... back home...." Alt smiles shakily at him.

Jack smiles sadly at the mention of a friend back home named Jack. could it be...? Well, he doesn't have time to dwell on it.

Then. Alt blinks and seems to remember, "oh...! You... you helped me- back in... in that place... You helped Chase and- ... and Mag was there too." He furrows his eyebrows at this and makes a face. "...why was Mag there...? and... w-where's Chase?" As he asks this slight panic raises in his voice.

"Yeah, I was there. I-I said I'd help Chase find you. As for, uh, Mag... that's a longer story..." He doesn't get to tell the story himself, though.

A hand comes to hold Alt's and even though he startles slightly he relaxes as Chase smiles at him. "H-Hey hey... I'm here- I'm awake...!"

Magnificent rises from his slumber too, but stays lurking in the shadows, watching the others carefully.

As Chase appears Jack decides to let the two of them have that moment. The TV flickers on for a moment. Not long enough for anyone to notice.

Alt blinks and then smiles at Chase and almost immediately starts to cry. "C-Chase-"

Chase is scooping him up into a hug, IV and equipment be damned. He buries his face against Alt's shoulder and tries to hide the way his shoulders are shaking and his voice is cracked with emotion. "I'm so sorry we took so long Alt- I tried to find you as soon as we could! I'm... I'm so sorry I left you- I'm so sorry that thing got you...! I'm sorry... I'm sorry...!"

Alt blinks and then goes to wrap his arms lightly around Chase, letting his own tears fall quietly. He wants to tell Chase it's okay... but he'd be lying. ...none of this was okay. But, he doesn't want Chase to blame himself. "... you found me in the end... that's what matters, okay...?"

Bro nods and then slowly lets Alt go, quickly wiping at his face. "Yeah... yeah... h-how are you feeling?"

Alt laughs a bit, "Like complete shit... I... don't know how else to describe it.... like- like a cut up sausage I guess-"

Chase finds himself chuckling at that.

"Hah..." Jack smiles a little. He can't help it--there's something so absurdly accurate about that comparison, from what he knows about Notarzt. "Well... I'm pretty sure that it won't be coming after you. It... let us get to you, so I-I think it's done with you. Don't worry. You won't have to deal with that again." Doesn't mean they won't have to deal with other stuff while they're still in this world, but he's not going to say that.

Alt looks relived at this, nodding to Jack with a small smile.

Again, the TV flickers, the speakers letting out a hint of white noise.

Once the tender moment is over, Magnificent slinks from the shadows and turns back into his human form, baring his teeth slightly. Mist clings to his feet. "Alright- enough of this frivolity. We need to leave this place now. Alt- can you feel your powers-"

He doesn't get to finish his question before the tv speakers let out noise. And Alt immediately tenses and covers his ears, curling in on himself.

Jack spins over to the TV with wide eyes. He hurries over and makes sure the TV is off again. It is. But that's not good enough. He finds the plug and pulls it out, letting out a sigh of relief. "A-anyway. Apparently Mag is an asshole, from what I've heard, but he's right. If... you can go... you guys should. A-any universe would be safer than this. Probably. How'd you get here anyway...?"

Alt lowers his hands and then panics slightly patting his pockets to see if he still has the TRVLR.

He does. When he sees if he has enough power to turn it on, he does--though the jump button is grayed out. He must not have given it enough power for that yet. The red warning bubble in the middle is still there. Tapping it reveals the same message that he saw when he first arrived here:

WARNING

Lethal ALTRs detected in Current Location: (!)UA-1031019HS. Please jump as soon as possible.

Alt seems to relax as he finds it and powers it up- but not nearly enough it seems. He curses. Then goes to answer Jack, “We… we used this thing. I can supply it with enough energy with my magic- but.. I guess I’m still kinda drained…”

Chase narrows his eyes and tilts the screen to read the warning. He pales. “Ah Jesus… t-that would have been nice to know!”

“I… I didn’t know- I think we picked this one by mistake,” Alt comments quietly, “I tried to call you to warn you right away but then that’s when… when it-“

Chase’s face softens and he pats Alt on the shoulder. “…it’s okay Alt.” He then narrows his eyes at Mag. “you heard him, cat bitch. Not enough magic to jump yet-“

“I’ll give him some of my magic!” Mag argues.

“Oh hell no! I’m not letting your freaky magic touch Alt anytime soon bitch!” Chase snaps back.

"You know, I did just say you should leave, but I don't think it's uh... a good idea to introduce any... foreign power to Alt's systems... right now?" Jack says carefully. "Look, uh, le-let's give it a little bit longer, okay?"

He looks at Mag. "I know you're worried about Cait Coill. But it can take years for it to collect sometimes. You pissing it off doesn't guarantee it's going to show up at any moment."

Magnificent bares his teeth at Jack for calling him out. But, he doesn't say anything more.

Jack looks back to the brothers. "Anyway. Alt. I noticed your clothes got, uh... wrecked a little. I noticed an outlet store nearby. One of us could... go get something for you?"

Alt blinks up at Jack and then moves the blankets to see his ripped sweatpants. Bro also holds up his shirt and Alt's face falls. "...oh... uh... y-yeah that'd be... really nice actually..."

"Your jacket is okay though," Bro reassures him, handing it to him. Alt smiles slightly and takes it, holding it in his arms.

"Okay," Jack says quietly. "I could... um, if you gave me your sizes and some cash, I could head over really quick." He glances at the TV nervously. "I won't be long."

Chase blinks and then looks through his bag, pulling out some cash and handing it to Jack. "Here- Alt's a medium."

Mag huffs and goes to sit in one of the chair.

Alt glances at the TV nervously too. "um.. t-thanks Jack..."

The TV is quiet. Of course it is, it's unplugged. What are you expecting?

"Thanks." Jack gives them both a small smile. "I'll be right back. I'll try to get something like your last stuff." And with that, he stands up and heads out.

Alt smiles warily as he watches Jack leave.

Chase sighs and sits back down, but he does hand Alt his phone. "Oh yeah- I found this outside. How the hell does yours still have battery? I swear mine was dead when we got here."

The glitch shrugs with a light laugh, "I dunno- maybe me using my magic to jump charges it."

"Why the hell didn't mine charge then?"

"I dunno man! I can't control that! Maybe you just need a better phone!"

"...isn't yours stolen?"

"nooo- this was from Jackie i think-" Alt comments lightly. He flicks it on- it's very close to dying but not yet.

As soon as he turns it on, he gets a text notification. The banner disappears unusually fast--too fast to even see a preview of the message.

Alt blinks in confusion and opens up the message.

It's from a number simply listed as "Unknown." ÑñŜ§ŬţġöēŴHelloĴŝêśįģųÝåþŦÚń¨«ĩÄìĽãÊĳ íźĔīĆvisitorĲĭęúÇ£ĥŲıħăËūùÏŋ* ĻŇňÛ¶Őďŗ¼®ėŽņĖYouŕÎõě©żŖóĘőķŊæ ¾»ŷĀĤareŢ¿ŤŨáŁ×ĶŹĝāŪèŶůâ´ÉĊĞŃlikeÐĐŉü·¤¬meðŭ¥ëř

"The fuck?" Alt mutters under his breath, "How am I still getting spam across dimensions?"

As soon as Alt exits his messages, there's another one. This time the banner lingers for long enough for him to read.

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And then another soon after that.

Alt

Alt's stomach drops as he sees the message- he... he could see other words amongst the nonsense. Not Spam He gasps slightly as he sees the text with just his name. He drops his phone and scoots back.

Wait- if he noticed something in there then- He checks the first message again.

You're.... like... me

Now Alt really chucks his phone and this causes Bro and Mag to react.

Chase is by his side in an instant, "Alt? What's wrong?"

"M-Message-!" Is all Alt can try to say through his panic.

The TV turns on again.

Alt cries out and covers his ears, curling up and then looking up at the TV in fear.

Bro stands up and looks at it with confusion. "W-what? Didn't Jack unplug that??"

He did. In between the bursts of static everyone--even Alt with his ears covered--hears a voice that sounds like their own, distorted and twisted.

"¢ñŶÅPlayingŘľĬwithïĢŒmyĴÊĠtoys?üÝöĭ ľĬÔŎI ņ®ōdon'tÓŞūlikeĊõ¨Ś¾toğ±´Żshare.ĸÑÌ ĘŖ·SeeÚěìyou¦âðśsoon.ŪĿŽÚ"

And then, abruptly as it turned on, it turns off again.

Alt shakes in the bed, curled up tight into a ball as he chokes on a terrified sob.

Bro backs away from the TV, eyes wide. "W-What the fuck...?"

Magnificent stiffens and then glares at the tv with his teeth bared, power pulsing in his eyes.

Even once the the TV turns off, nobody moves. All they can hear is Alt's panicked breathing.

Minutes pass. Five. Ten. Nothing happens.

Bro and Mag relax after the first few minutes of silence. Bro tries to walk over to Alt to comfort him, but the glitch refuses to uncurl. He just keeps thinking about that message. You're like me.

Magnificent flicks between watching the shadows and glancing at the tv. ...whatever that thing that threatened them... looks like it had nothing more than just scary words.

More time passes. Fifteen minutes total since the message. Twenty. Twenty five.

Then there’s a knock on the door. “Hey guys?” It’s Jack. He slowly pushes open the door and steps inside. He’s carrying a paper bag from the nearby clothing store.

The instant he steps in he realizes something is wrong. “What happened? Did you see something else?”

Chase is still trying to get Alt to calm down but he can't seem to get him to relax. He jumps slightly as Jack comes back and then he sighs, "H-Hey... I... I don't know- Alt was acting weird with his phone- and starting freaking out about a message. And then- the TV turned on- even though we didn't plug it back in! There was a ... a voice- in the static."

"Said something about how it didn't want to share its toys," Mag adds in a flat voice.

Bro nods, "But... nothing since then... but Alt is still pretty spooked." He gently tries to shake Alt's shoulder again. "Hey its okay dude... nothing's comin' to hurt us- look, Jack's back! It's okay..."

Unfortunately Jack's reaction to this news does not help calm Alt down. The paper clothing bag falls out of his loose hand as he immediately goes white as a ghost.

"We're going," he says. "We're going, we're--I know we probably have to check out of the hospital but there's no time, we're going somewhere else to wait for Alt to recover--ow!" His hand flies to his eye-patch, pressing against it.

Alt now looks at Jack with wide terrified eyes, “W..what is this thing? W-why did it say it was Iike me?!”

Bro looks between the two of them in confusion. “wait what? We can’t just-“ Then he starts to connect the dots and he turns pale as well. “that thing- that hunted you. Okay- okay just- grab whatever you can!” He hurries to grab his bag and then starts to see how he can get Alt unplugged from all the monitors.

Jack picks up the paper clothing bag again, trying to take deep breaths. "I-I told you earlier that I understood how you feel--it's because I was stuck with one of those things for a--" He laughs. "--a long, long time." He rubs the bandages covering his neck. "I-it uses technology. M-manipulates it. I-I-I guess it doesn't like having someone else around who can do the same thing."

Alt shudders and looks at Jack with a mix of sympathy and terror.

As soon as Chase has Alt mostly unhooked he hurries over to the window. They're on the first floor and the window opens. That's probably a bad idea, but this is a small hospital. "Come on. When you can."

Chase is quick to help Alt up, slinging his shoulder over his. Alt limps towards the window with Chase’s help.

Alt knows they need to hurry so he grabs Jack and then Mag too and closes his eyes. In a quick burst of static and pixels, Alt glitches them outside. But, then he slumps against Chase, breathing heavily- still having trouble glitching. But at least they’re out of the hospital room.

Magnificent shakes himself off like an offended cat and eyes their surroundings.

“W-Where to now?” Chase frantically asks Jack.

“Somewhere with less tech,” Jack says, frantically looking around. “I-if we can’t make it to the edge of the city we can find a park or something—fuck, I’ve never been here before, I don’t know—aagh!” He stumbles, pressing his had to his eye-patch once again. When he lifts it, blood trickles out from under the patch.

Chase hurries to look over at Jack as he stumbles then looks at him with mounting horror. “J-Jack- your eye is bleeding…!”

“I know, I know, and it’s not a good sign!” Jack shakes his head, pushing past the pain. “Just go! Hurry! Come on!” He starts running down the street, picking a direction at random.

Chase looks back at Alt and then, despite his protests, picks him up and runs after Jack. Magnificent stays close behind.

They run for a few minutes, with Jack constantly looking around for some sign of anything.

There’s nothing.

Until they reach a construction site where the sidewalk and street are all torn up, big empty pipes sitting next to holes clearly meant for them. The site is empty. Unusual. It forces the group to a narrow strip of intact sidewalk, a high wall to one side and a hole to the other.

At once, all the phones the group has let out a squawk of static that sounds like laughter. Up ahead something appears. Glitches into being is probably the most accurate way to describe it, but it’s not like Alt’s glitching. There is something more visceral about the sound and the movement.

The boys all stagger backwards, Mag holding out a hand filled with magic at this thing while Chase holds Alt close. As soon as the sound started Alt had curled up and covered his ears again, shaking like a leaf.

The thing is shaped like a person… in fact, it’s shaped like Jack. But with wide green-sclera eyes. But a second later it shivers and shudders, blasts of static noise filling the air one after another. KRCHT Now it looks like Alt. KRCHT Now it looks like Chase. KRCHT Now it looks like Mag. KRCHT Now there is something of all of them in it, jittering pieces forced together, green eyes and blood in the seams where they meet.

Alt stares at the thing with terrified eyes and then shouts at it, “No no! G-Get the fuck away from us!!”

Its smile splits its face in half. All of a sudden it’s in front of them, without any moving at all—without even the blink of teleportation. It lunges forward, static getting louder.

Jack cries out and instinctively tries to push the others behind him— And then it is gone. Right before it reached them it vanished like it had never been there at all. But the static lingers.

“Keep going keep going keep going!” Jack urges.

Chase staggers back then breaks out into a sprint, holding his trembling brother in a vice grip against him.

Magnificent tries to keep up, split between running and teleporting as he shouts out, “What the hell is that thing?!”

“I don’t know! It’s another one of those things!” Jack shouts. He’s running as fast as he can, but is lagging a bit behind the others with their powers and magic. “It’s strong, though! It can—”

But then, abruptly, he stops talking. Stops running, too, coming to a sudden halt. His visible eye is wide, his muscles are trembling, and more blood leaks from behind the patch. “No,” he breathes. “No, not—” Again, he stops. He relaxes abruptly, head lolling, swaying on his feet.

Chase skids to a stop and whips around. “J-Jack?!”

Magnificent shivers and steps back, eyes wide and magic sparking at his fingertips.

Alt feels like he can’t breathe.

"Ì sińg t̢h̕e ͝body ͡el̡èćt̛r̨ic̕.͞" The voice comes from Jack's throat, but also from their phones, popping and fizzling with white noise. Jack's mouth grins wide and then his body lurches forward, lunging for whoever's closest.

Alt in his panic tried to glitch away- but whether it’s his still messed up powers or the gravity of whatever this thing is- he ends up right in the things path- disoriented.

“NO!” Chase tries to yell-

The hands grab Alt, arms wrapping around him. Jack's body is moving so fast that the two of them go toppling to the ground, on the edge of the hole in the road.

"Bad luck, bad luck," Jack's voice says, his face still grinning. One hand wraps around Alt's throat while the other reaches into Jack's pocket for his swiss army knife. The blade flicks open.

Alt is panicking hardcore, unable to breathe. He tries to kick and fight Jack but he’s still weak and in a lot of pain. “D-Don’t! Please S-Stop…!” Alt croaks out, trying to get himself to glitch but he can’t.

The other react fast- Magnificent yells out and tries to wrap up Jack in strings.

Bro rushes forward to see if he can grab Alt away-

The strings yank Jack's body away just in time for Chase to grab Alt. It shrieks and struggles.

Chase backs away quickly with Alt, afraid both of them will fall in the hole. Alt clings to Bro’s shirt like a lifeline- but he refuses to look away from Jack.

More blood leaks from behind Jack's eye-patch and he stops, clarity for a moment. "I-I can understand it," he whispers. "Neurons and nerves. Guys, it can't--" But then his mouth snaps shut.

Alt’s eyes widen as he hears Jack- “Neurons and nerves- what does that mean?!”

Jack’s hand flips the blade around and cuts through the strings holding that arm. His body presses against the strings, growling, somehow gathering enough force to snaps some of them as the hands reach for Magnificent.

Magnificent growls and whips out another hand and sends a shock of green electricity at the thing before it can grab him.

Jack screams as the electricity hits him, spasming and slumping. But he’s talking as soon as the scream is over. “I-it can’t reach you so it’s stuck with me. Disrupt its con—”

Alt’s eyes widen, his thoughts racing. Break the connection-!

Jack’s warning is broken by laughter. His body jumps forward, breaking the last of the strings, going for Bro with the knife.

As Jack dives at Bro with the knife Alt screams out and then in a quick flurry of glitches disappears into Jack’s body.

Abrupt silence.

Jack’s body drops, completely limp. The knife clatters to the ground.

Alt feels everything that Jack feels, sees everything that he sees as if this is his body. But something is off. Jack’s consciousness is there, battered and tired and worn thin. But there is something else there as well. A parasite, wrapped up in Jack’s nerves, hissing like organic white noise. And yet there is something familiar in its presence. Like your reflection in a funhouse mirror.

{He’s mine,} it says. {Not yours. Get out.} {No!} Jack’s consciousness squirms. {Alt, please! Help!}

Alt panics for a second, trying to understand what is happening. Then he tries to dive into kinks in the nerves, trying to send out his own current to disrupt the flow. {This body isn’t yours! Get out!}

The entity digs its claws into Jack's mind. Alt's current causes it to spasm and stretch but it won't let go yet.

{It is. And so is the mind and soul. Will you take it from me? Make it yours instead?}

{Alt wouldn't do that!} Jack protests.

{Why not? He is like me. I can feel it.}

Alt falters then pushes harder in anger. {No! I’m not like you! I’ll never be like you!}

{But you are,} it says. {We are similar. Your cat is like our cat. Your misery is like our misery. This mind knows. This mind has suspected ever since your misery mentioned a friend with a red hood.}

A memory flashes through Jack's eyes--Chase's freakout in the radio tower when he realized Jackie often wears a red hoodie. But that memory flash brings something to light.

Alt feels himself freeze, slow realization flooding through his body like cold dread. “No! Cuz there’s… t-there’s so way that thing is Jackie! There’s no way that m-monster is my best friend!“ Chase says in the memory.

These things… these horrors- they’re supposed to be them.

As Alt is distracted by the parasite's words, it is sinking deeper into Jack's brain.

Outside the mind, his body trembles, eyes rolling back in his head. Alt can feel pain in Jack's right eye.

Chase has crashed down next to Jack’s body and is trying to shake him awake. “J-Jack?! Alt!!” Mag steps back- but pulls Jack’s arms behind his back with his strings. Cant be too careful…

Alt feels himself want to scream- no no no! He’s not this thing! He’s not a torturer- he’s not evil! He gets distracted from his spiral at the flare of pain in Jack’s eye. He feels panic trying to take over him. But- that must be the connection!

Alt tries to act quickly, racing into the nerves by the eye and putting more of his magic in to stop this thing from spreading further.

It's like slowly pulling apart taffy. The parasite wants to stay, clawing and biting into the membrane of Jack's soul. But Alt's power stretches it, pushing it away until-- SNAP!

It's gone.

All that's left is the shadow of a power. Jack's body stops shuddering and he lies there, breathing heavily.

{Thank you...} It's just a thought, but Alt can picture tears of relief.

Alt's being shudders once the connection is snapped but he lingers long enough to hear the thank you- and feel the relief flooding through the both of them. {...anytime.}

Chase shakes Jack's body more, getting worried. "J-Jack?? Alt??"

Jack's body shudders and then- glitches break off his form almost like a copy of him. Then, Alt snaps back to himself right next to Jack, but he can't stay up long. His eyes roll back in his head and he slumps forward- but luckily Chase catches him. "Alt!"

The glitch shudders and shakes in Chase's arms, his eyelids fluttering and electricity sparking bright in his veins. But- not as bad as it was in the last world at least...

Mag watches carefully- but he does release the strings on Jack.

Jack breathes heavily. He sits up slowly and looks around. "I think... I think it's gone." For now. He knows it will keep trying to find him. But Alt seems to have driven it away temporarily. "You guys... are you all okay? I-I didn't hurt any of you, did I? Or... it didn't?"

Chase seems to relax as he sees Jack get up, "W-We're okay... I.. I think..."

Mag relaxes somewhat too but he eyes around them. "... we shouldn't linger here- we should try to find another safe spot..."

Chase nods and gets to his feet, holding Alt against him again. "Uh- first off let's get away from this big hole thing- freaks me out..."

"Yeah..." Jack breathes. He stands to his feet, staggering as he gets used to controlling his own body again. "Maybe... maybe now that it's gone we can go back to the hospital. O-or we could try to find a park or something. That'd be nice. I don't know. What do you guys think?" The group starts to walk away from the construction site.

"Park is good..." Chase mumbles, "I... I don't want to risk drawing that thing again..."

Alt pants slightly and mumbles a bit against Bro, his shoulders starting to glitch and pixelate. Chase seems to perk up at this.

"Alright." Jack nods. "Let's see if we can find one." He doesn't want to walk too much. Just having that thing in his head pushes him to exhaustion. It always uses all his strength at once, unable to feel the effects of such effort.

Luckily, they find a park soon. It's rather small, square in shape and fenced-in. But there are a lot of trees and planted flowers, and a small man-made arm-wide creek cutting across the center. Jack sits down under a large willow tree, liking how its drooping branches give him privacy. "This is good."

Chase looks around and laughs slightly, "Y-Yeah wow... this is really pretty actually." He sits down next to Jack and sets Alt down to lay with his head in his lap.

Mag studies this and then disappears to go sit on one of the branches above them.

Chase looks up and squints, ".... can't you be normal for once?"

Mag grins, "Nope~"

Bro rolls his eyes and then looks over at Jack, "...you okay dude? That was... that was super intense..."

Jack pauses, unsure how to say this. "I've... been through worse," he says slowly. "With that whole... situation, too. What just happened." He looks up into the tree. "You're right. It is pretty." Nice to know there were still beautiful things in the world.

Chase gives him a sad smile.

"Alt. Are... you okay? You were in my head, I-I kinda knew what was happening. There was a moment there... just, are you okay?"

Alt slowly blinks open his eyes and seems to relax a bit more at taking in the fresh air. He winces for a second before glitching to sit upright, giving him and Bro a bit of space- and so he can see Jack properly. He meets Jack's eyes and Jack can see the flicker of fear in them. But, he looks away and tries to say, "Yeah.. i'm..." Then, he pauses and he swallows thickly, tears starting to brim in his eyes. "...no actually- im... i'm not okay..."

Chase looks confused and worried, "W...What happened?"

Jack sighs. "Do you remember... when we first met? After Sangria left, I made some comment about what if you have a friend in a red hood, and you freaked out?" He pauses. "I had the thought back then, but... if you were so sure I didn't think I should question you. But what it said to Alt while they were both in my head... it implies I was right." He pauses. "Wondering about yourselves in this world... is pointless. We've met them."

Chase's eyes widen, "Wait... no that... that can't be-"

"It is," Alt says in a wavering voice, "These... these horror things- they're us. This is another parallel universe... but one where all of us are fucking horror monsters...! I'm that- g-glitchy thing- it called you Misery, Chase. And It said ours cats were the same."

Mag stiffens but then sighs and looks at the lingering fog, "... i guess that makes sense."

Alt laughs a bit through his tears, "... Notarzt... m-must be Schneep right? The accents... and... Sangria is Jackie... but I... I guess I'm the worst of them... t-that's why Notarzt got scared-" He bites his lip as it wavers and he holds his knees close to his chest.

"You are not it, Alt," Jack says fiercely. "You may be parallels, but that doesn't mean you're the same. I know that because you saved me when it... it probably would've been easier to run away and leave me there. I can't believe that someone who'd do that is the same as the thing that... that tormented me for so long." He shakes his head. "If you believe that you're the same, then you have to believe that all of your friends are the same as the creatures here. Do you think that?"

Alt is quiet for a beat, letting his tears fall quietly. Then, he shakes his head. "no... no- I could never... even Mag doesn't seem as bad as these things..."

"Normally I'd be offended by such a statement-" Mag says haughtily. "... but I'm inclined to agree..."

Chase goes to put hand on Alt's shoulder and smiles at him, "I know it sucks... seeing a version of yourself that is just... completely wrong. It makes you doubt a lot of things... but you are you, Alt. You don't act like these things do... you're good, baby bro. I can promise you that..."

Jack nods. This feels like a moment he shouldn't interrupt.

Alt takes a shuddering breath but does his best to nod to the others. He doesn't know what else to say... because even if he felt so disconnected from the other Antis he's met... in some ways- he felt... exactly the same. And that scares him more than anything. What if who he used to be- is just his default? Is he gonna turn into an awful person who hurts others for fun? What if this is something he can't change? Every universe they go to just makes him more and more convinced- even if he wants so desperately for it to be different.

Chase looks at Alt sadly and then sighs, leaning back. "... at least... that is a mystery solved... even if it sucks balls to hear. Hard to imagine that weird house demon thing was- me I guess. Seems far off if you ask me!" He tries to laugh.

Jack shrugs. “If there’s a multiverse, it’s probably infinite. Anything can happen.” He pauses, then gives a small smile. “But out of everything that could be, I’m glad it all came together so I could meet you two.”

Chase and Alt smiles warmly at Jack. Chase beams, "Ditto! You're a neat dude, Jack! I dunno if we would have even made it without you."

The smile disappears again. “How are you feeling… physically? I don’t know how easy or difficult possession is for you.”

Alt takes stock of himself and shrugs, "...m'still kinda weak- achy... but its hard to tell if its different from the wounds or not. I feel like I have some of my energy back though so... i guess those drugs are finally wearing off."

"Should hope they are, you were going through detox all night at the hospital," Jack mutters. "Anyway, glad to hear it. Maybe... maybe you just need a little more rest. Then you guys can get out of here."

"Yeah... possessing stuff does tire me out so... probably need to wait a bit more..." Alt mutters.

Chase looks around, "Hey- maybe we can get you changed into those better clothes now. ...so it doesn't look like we just kidnapped a hospital patient." He laughs.

"Oh shit, yeah." Jack had dropped the bag during the possession at the construction site, but luckily he'd had the presence of mind to grab it again. He passes it over. "Hope it's alright. It might be a bit big, I wanted to err on the side of caution. But I think I chose good options. Maybe a little cheesy." That last comment is directed at the T-shirt, which is black with Out Of written on it, then a picture of the control key on a keyboard.

Alt blinks a bit and takes out the t-shirt to look at it. He laughs, grinning wide. "heh... it's perfect. Thanks, Jack."

Bro laughs, "You nailed his style dude! He has like a million of those kinda shirts at home!"

Alt flushes at this but he does laugh, "Tech pun shirts are just fun, what can I say?"

Alt soon hurries off to find a place to change, eager to get out of the hospital clothes.

Luckily the park is empty. There are no real constructed buildings here, but the trees are clustered close enough together to provide adequate cover.

When he returns, Jack is slumped back against the tree trunk, eyes closed, messing with the eye-patch but not removing it. The drying blood is irritating.

Alt comes back, pulling his jacket on over his new shirt and jeans. He looks a lot more comfortable now, even if he's still limping on his right leg. He glitches to sit back down with everyone and then flops onto his back, sighing a bit in relief. Chase smiles at him. Magnificent is lounging on the branch, watching them all.

Jack opens his eye. "Heh... you look great, Alt. That really does suit you. Well, then... I guess we just sit here and relax, then."

Chase settles to sit against the tree trunk, closing his eyes.

Alt turns his head to smile at Jack, "Thanks dude-" He lays back down and tries to snap his fingers- seeing if he can feel his powers a bit better.

...Yes, in fact. Alt's powers respond quickly. Not quite as quick as usual, but much faster than just a few minutes ago. Maybe pushing away that... that creature... did undo some sort of block. It's worrying that it was able to block his powers in the first place, but they won't be here for much longer, anyway.

Alt sits up in a bit of excitement at feeling more of his magic. He pulls out the TRVLR and tries to see if he has enough to finish powering it up.

It responds instantly. The jump button is no longer grayed out. The warning button is still there, of course, but that's probably going to stay there until they leave this universe.

Where would they go next, anyway? If Alt scrolls through the universe list for a bit, he sees more UA prefixes than U or UF. What did they mean, anyway? UA brought them back to a modern setting, but it also brought them to a place with dangerous monsters. Maybe... maybe play it safe this time. None of the U universes have that little warning exclamation mark next to them. Even if something goes wrong, they wouldn't end up somewhere dangerous if they aimed for there. Here. U-1227118IV. When they're ready to go, that seems like a good place to start.

Mag hears the sound of the TRVLR and appears down next to Alt in a burst of static. "Is it ready?"

Alt jumps and glitches in place, holding the TRVLR up in the air away from Mag, "Jesus Christ!" He glares at Mag and then sighs, "Yeah- it's ready... I think i found one that... wont kill us at least- if it's not home."

Chase blinks open his eyes and smiles before looking back at Jack. His and Alt's face falls as they look back at him.

"...we should probably go," Alt says quietly, "...just in case."

Bro goes to lightly touch Jack's arm, "...are you gonna be okay?"

Jack laughs. "I'll live. By god, I'll live. Fuckers aren't gonna take me down." The laughter fades, but a small smile remains. "I think... meeting you all has helped. Yes, even this guy." He gestures at Mag. "Picturing a world without things out there hunting down people gives me a little bit of hope. That... somewhere out there, people are alright. Even if they have to deal with other shit. You know? And... like I said, I hope you guys don't come back here. But I'll remember you. And that means something."

Chase grins wide and lightly punches Jack in the shoulder, “Hell yeah dude! I’ll remember you- I swear I will.”

Alt smiles softly, “Yeah… I got something that’ll make me think of you now. …never let these fuckers wear you down, Jack. You’re hella strong for getting this far…”

Mag makes a face at Jack but- he doesn’t look like he hated hearing that.

Alt sighs and then grabs Mag and Bro.

Bro makes sure they have everything and then two finger salutes Jack. “Give ‘em hell, Jack!”

Alt smirks and nods. Then he clicks the jump button.

The three of them fall again, and then they are gone.

Jack stares at the spot where they were. He sighs a little. Though it sucks to be on his own again, he'd rather they be safe than with him. And god only knows this world isn't safe. Not for the people in it, much less people from elsewhere who aren't used to it. He'll remember them. Even if they forget him like everyone else, he'll remember them.

He tilts his head back and stares up into the branches of the trees. Sunlight filters through. Everything is green and yellow and blue. There are birds chirping.

That's nice.

#SITCV Horror #swap into the crystalverse #horror septics #alt anti #the end!#super fun to see horror anti interacting with alt :)#totallly not gonna fuck with his head at all nooo #i also love how nice jack was to alt and bro #a good lad :)#tomorrow is our last world!!#and- a familiar one :)

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aajjks · 3 months

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i’m really excited to write this roleplay because i have no idea what mi!koo is like or what makes him a yandere. i was re-reading asks about him and sending asks about what he looked like so i could get a feel for him 😅

mommy issues!JK

“okay class! go play! be careful!” you announce to your students but before you warn them to be careful, they’re already scattering around like little ants. you let out a sigh as one of your students trips and falls, ruining their uniform. being a teacher has taught you that overreacting only makes the child overreact, so you simply encourage your student to dust themselves off and go have fun. you don’t gasp or give a huge reaction, you just give them a thumbs up and encourage them to go have fun.

“what’s up, y/n!” says park chaeyoung, the kindergarten teacher who not only pretended to hump one of your parents but is well-aware of their massive crush on you. you don’t find chaeyoung to be a bother but you wouldn’t say the two of you are friends either. when you need ideas for activities, chaeyoung doesn’t mind giving you some advice and vice versa.

“hey chae” you reply as you walk closer to her.

“how were your classes today, pretty?”

“they were okay. the kids did really good with the gummy bear activity” you shrug as you listen to chaeyoung and watch your kids at the same time. some of your kids hang on the monkey bars while other play in the field of flowers, specifically seol and areum.

“so, when are you gonna fuck that hot teacher?”

you gasp “chaeyoung! i am not going to…F him”

you’re a teacher, you can’t curse. at least in front of your kids, you won’t.

“if you don’t, i will”

“not a chance. i heard he’s either got a wife or he’s got baby mama drama”

“you really believe what those teachers say about him?” chaeyoung smirks then leans in closer to your ear “i heard he’s got a crush on one of the teacher’s at the school”

surely you know it’s you, right? it’s not like seol’s dad is the best at hiding his feelings for you but you don’t react, flinch, nothing. that’s when chaeyoung concludes that you’re fucking oblivious to his crush on you which, again, is very obvious. his body language and baby doll-like eyes makes it very clear that the only woman on his mind is the woman that teaches his kid. awkward, but chaeyoung finds it kind of cute.

“he does?” you say “i hope they like him back. oh! one of my parents are here. talk to you later, chaeyoung..hi, yuna!! your father is here!!”

“okay, you have a good day!”

next to leave is one of chaeyoung’s kid and after 10 more minutes outside, you instruct your kids to get in single file line so they could hydrate themselves and prepare for snack-time. as you’re taking a swig of your own bottled water, seol taps your leg to get your attention and presents a flower he picked out just for you.

“it’s for you, mom!” he sweetly says with those adorable eyes of his.

“oh, seol~ that is so sweet of you. thank you so much, hun” you say to the five-year old as you lean down and allow him to put it behind your ear. next to follow behind seol is areum who also present a flower of her own she picked out just for you.

“you too, areum? thanks so much. you two are just the sweetest” you coo as you allow areum to put the flower behind your other ear. “c’mon you guys, let’s go in class so you can eat. i know you guys are starving” you joke as you hold their smaller hands in yours and guide your students inside the classroom for snack-time.

“can you believe mr. gang sold the company? we’re the best banking company in the city and he SELLS it?! we were an independent company making our own money! ugh, wait til i tell alina about this bullshit” eunwoo complains but it’s not just him that is irritated about the surprising news, jungkook is too.

“and guess what? they want everyone to dress all fancy this weekend for a celebration. you going to that dinner because if you don’t then i’m not going either”

but they both know the dinner is mandatory, plus, it’ll be the first time jungkook has seen nara’s face since all those years ago.

“we’ll talk about it on the phone” eunwoo says as he takes a look at his phone “dammit, alina can’t get areum today. good thing i get off early. hey, didn’t you say you’ve got a meeting with y/n, right? don’t forget about that” and before eunwoo can leave jungkook’s office, it was as if a lightbulb lit up in his head.

“you should invite y/n to that celebration this weekend! i’m sure she’ll say yes, or are you too scared to ask? you know i can get alina to ask her. they’re close”

~🫧

Jungkooks eyes light up, “bro… if i could kiss you I would but you’re married and I love yn.” Eunwoo is so intelligent, no wonder he’s married, eunwoo makes a gag face at jungkooks sentence but jungkook just laughs it off

He could ask you to dinner- this weekend, if you’re not too busy. He hopes that you’re not,

So after a few more hours as they are both walking out of the company after a long day at work, Jungkook decides to drive alone since eunwoo has got his own car.

Would you agree? He bites his lip as he focuses on driving, please you have to agree, Jungkook is really hopeful and it’ll be great.

After 30 minutes, he’s pulling up in the school parking lot Acs you bet he’s running towards your classroom in the hallway, the teachers watch him but he doesn’t care.

Jungkook pants a little before he fixes his clothes and then he’s finally knocking at your door. “Ms yn?” He calls out and after a few seconds you open the door.

All in your tight blouse glory, Jungkook blinks twice so he can stop staring at your breasts and he bows his head as you allow him in.

Damn, you’re so sexy in this teacher attire of yours, please teach him a lesson he will never forget, or maybe you could just fuck him on that desk of yours.

Shut up horndog.

There you are staring at him and the kids are probably in the playground, it’s just you and him, oh he’s so excited. “H-Hi Ms yn.” He blushes, your stare is so sexy.

How are you so hot, he’s feeling so hot right now. God save him.

You give him a small bright smile and he feels so good, all his anxiety and stress washing away, “uhhh before you say anything I have a question… kinda inappropriate.” He scratches the back of his head because he can’t have your own friend ask you if you’d like to accompany him to the dinner next weekend.

“So I need a date for the company dinner and you’re the only woman I know…. And feel comfortable with… uh… Ms yn… would you like to go on a dinner date with me? Please say yes I don’t want to be alone there… as you can tell I’m single.”

#ask: mi!jk #you’re going TO LOVE HIM BESTIE #🫧 anon

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scumbagjaeger · 1 year

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we neeeeedd more gamer porco please !!

GAMER!PORCO HEADCANONS

Starring: Porco Galliard

Rating: 18+

Notes: Thanks so much for your ask!! I jotted down most of these while I was on a train back to London so I’d say there’s quite a bit?? Hopefully you like them! If you want to see more of these individual in-depth character hcs, let me know here!

- Porco probably started playing video-games at an early age because of Marcel

- Lowkey probably he was terrified at first??? Marcel would play these games with the weirdest monsters and creatures and poor baby Porco couldn’t handle it :(

- But he loved watching his brother and when he was old enough he started to play!

- Speaking of Marcel, I bet he’d be really into DOTA and League, but he has his own play group because of distance

- Secretly, I always hc Marcel as going to college or working in Europe or something while Porco is in the US? That’s why they don’t stream together regularly!

- But every now and then Porco does a stream at an obscure time so they can play together(:

- Speaking of streams, I totally see Porco streaming on Twitch someday?? He’d be hesitant to do it at first because he’s a busy guy and he wouldn’t want it to be a big hassle, but he just starts streaming casually

- Has a minecraft realm with Marcel, Colt, Pieck, Bertholdt, etc (Reiner and Zeke don’t play video games lets be honest they can hardly use a computer)

- Combining my two AUs (gamers and college students), Reiner is the captain of the soccer team that Porco’s on so he gets included now and then

- Like Porco will convince Reiner to join the server once in a blue moon and he spends the entire night harassing the guy

- Poor Reiner doesn’t even know what a crafting table is and Porco has his best netherite gear on, hiding in the treetops above him, ready to attack

- Porco tells his chat that he hates Reiner because he makes them run extra laps at practice (and Reiner says back that they need to run more if they want to have a chance at winning their upcoming tournament!)

- Brings Reiner into the nether just to tell him to place a bed and go to sleep in it xoxo

- I think that Porco might be really into 100% completing games and speed runs but he’s SO BAD AT THEM

- Honestly on his channel it becomes a joke where he calls everything a speedrun

- He pauses his game “okay guys brb doing a G-fuel speedrun”, or “gotta piss, bathroom speedrun”

- He’s not very good at games like DOTA, he’s decent at Call of Duty, but he doesn’t like to stream them because he doesn’t understand why someone would watch a mediocre player?

- But as he gets comfortable he starts to open up more and play for fun, and people watch just for him and his personality!

- As his partner you also probably get roped into playing with him now and then if you mention being down to do so! If you’re not he won’t push it(:

- Always refers to you by name on stream because he assumes his fans all know you??? Like duh you’re the love of his life how would they NOT know who (Y/N) is.

- And he talks about you a lot. Probably too much?

- Unfortunately he might share one or two personal details or stories that you might not want him to tell

- Nothing too bad!! Just like “oh (Y/N) drooled all over my pillow last night so I’m running the sheets through the wash, in case you guys hear my alarm go off” (unrelated but he keeps an alarm on for the washer and dryer because he hates when they start to smell mildewy and get wrinkled!)

- “Y/N doesn’t like drinking milk because it makes her really gassy and then she—” the stream abruptly ends

- Honestly he has a pretty monotone voice when it comes to his streams? Probably sounds annoyed half the time (and he is, when he’s playing DOTA with his playgroup)

-The only time he like actively perks up is when he’s with you or talking about you

- Ngl but he’d stream the dumbest games with you?? Like Webkinz, Club Penguin, the Sims, etc

- “Girls Go Games with (Y/N)” and you play dumb games about taking Queen Elsa to the dentist, or dress her up for tea with Anna, etc

- He’d probably take them weirdly seriously though?? “No chat I’m not putting her in the orange dress it’ll clash with the theme of the tea party”

- He probably drinks G fuel or other energy dreams during his streams?

- Starts each stream with a ‘just chatting’ segment where he talks with his chat and then tries a new G fuel favorite

- Cries when he gets a G fuel sponsorship (‘:

- Would play a couple games with Connie honestly, also random ones

- Anything from Chess to Wikipedia races to more Girls Go Games

- Have you seen that clip of Jschlatt playing chess, and he’s SO CONFIDENT about beating his opponent but then proceeds to get check-mated in two turns?? That’s so Porco. Connie doesn’t even know how to play and he check-mates Porco out of pure chance

- Also they have a Sims household together for some reason?? You and Porco are streaming, about to open your cute household file where you have a cute apartment and a lil dog together, and you see a new file titled “ABOMINATIONS FROM H3LL” and they’re just the scariest looking sims ever. And they’re all pregnant for some reason?

- When he plays with his League/DOTA group (Eren, Jean, Armin, Connie), they’ll also play other games on stream

- Like Among Us or Phasmophobia

- And he’s so bad at them!!!

- I bet he’d play a lot of Pokémon games on stream?? That’s a game from his childhood that he’d watch Marcel play that DIDN’T scare the shit outta him xoxo

- Does a Nuzzlocke version of every single Pokémon game, probably does a marathon of sorts for charity at one point(‘:

- On casual plays, he makes sure he has an Umbreon in every game possible because it’s his favorite Pokemon, as well as whatever your favorite is!! Names it after you and actually feels really bad when it faints :(

- I think every now and then he’d be SO EXCITED to play with you??

- Like with my last set of gamer headcanons, before you and him started playing together it was just sort of his private time to relax after school?

- So once he’s comfortable and embraced that dorky side of him (and knows that you are also a dork lol) he’ll literally pick you up and carry you over his shoulder towards your desk

- “C’mon let’s play a quick round of DOTA! I have a really good feeling about it, I’ll play support :D”

- Honestly I don’t think he’d be the biggest fan of games with stories?? Just because he can get busy with school and soccer and ends up forgetting the plot oops

- But he’d definitely watch you play and join in now and then if you want!

- I don’t think he’d like the 1 player games where you have to make decisions that would impact the ending (like Until Dawn)?? Just because he’d be super panicked about making the right decision

- “Pork baby there is no “right” ending, your choices will lead you to the ending that best fits your game” “No (y/n) I need to make sure every single character survives!!!”

- He’ll play them though because they’re recommended by his twitch followers?? And then his chat tells him all of the wrong choices

- Sorry it’s easy to push his buttons lol

- Doesn’t like his chat calling you guys mom and dad because he thinks it’s weird “I haven’t even proposed to her yet guys stop”

- But he’s also been caught with “Porco x (Y/N) best moments” and similar past searches 🫢

#snk #porco galliard #porco galliard x you #porco galliard imagines #porco galliard headcanons #attack on titan boyfriends #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #imagines #preferences #headcanons #mine #gamer au #gamer series

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raviolitin · 30 days

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why do you support captain charming at all if you view hook’s actions as sexual harassment???

It all comes down to the fact that the way I interact with captain charming is in the most heavily fanon way possible, my interpretation of Hook is not the same Hook as depicted in canon in any way shape or form.

Second of all, the way Hook ‘flirts’ (obviously meant to just be banter by the writers) with David doesn’t seem directly unwanted or unreciprocated to me. Emma and Snow tell him to stop multiple times, while people like Regina kind of have apathy to the whole thing and David’s reactions read more to me as him being flustered because he’s being flirted with by a man for the first time. I view is reactions more as a complicated disgust with himself because he’s letting a man and pirate flirt with him and he isn’t mad about it, but oh god he should be mad and what would everyone else think if they knew. obviously that’s very heavily fanon, but that’s my personal interpretation of how David would react to actual flirting if Hook was the one doing it.

Killian is such an odd character because I sometimes forget that he is the way he is in canon, because the Hook I write in fics and depict in edits isn’t the same person, which is common in just about every fandom space. Honestly I think Hook is the only character I don’t get mad about the mischaracterisation of, because god is he a mess.

I also think that him being with David actually gives him way more of a chance to change and grow from that. From the start, David has put his foot down about that kind of stuff. One of their first interactions is David literally physically attacking him because he flirted with Snow, and the entire time they’re on Neverland he doesn’t stop berating him for how weird his behaviour towards women is.

This means that David would never be with Hook in any way shape or form, unless Hook changed that and he stopped doing it. David’s strong morals are good for Killian in my opinion, because he can do nothing but become the best person he can under his influence.

Hook getting with Emma is annoying because, as i said, it feels like he’s being rewarded for his incessant flirting that she says she doesn’t like (even if she changed he mind on this, Killian can’t be sure she has). He gets the girl in the end, which makes me angry because it’s not like one of those stories where he stopped and THEN she realised she loves him, because throughout the whole s3 finale he’s still flirting and commenting on her body.

The fact that Hook actually hates David, unlike the way he’s always liked Emma, means almost all of his flirting is left unspoken because of both his anger towards him and the fact David’s in active danger throughout the whole neverland arc and they’re barely speaking in 3b. Killian is put in a position where flirting is very hard, which means he doesn’t do very much of it (and if we’re going with canon, he does none of it).

So, in Hook’s mind, when he does get with David, he doesn’t associate ‘getting the guy’ with harassment and flirting, but rather with heroic acts like saving David from dreamshade. As a result, he goes into his redemption arc with the mindset that flirting doesn’t work, that winning someone’s heart takes more than constantly being sexual towards them. The way I view it, that means the toxic cycle of behaviour probably won’t continue, and if it does, David would have a stern talk about it because he’s not letting Hook be that man again.

Obviously, captain charming has not and never will be canon, but this is just how i view it.

Also, I have no problem with cs shippers! Just want to clear that up, what I said is more of a problem with Killian’s development, rather than his actual relationship. Captain Swan isn’t a bad ship, but Hook is definitely a bad character, which sours the ship as a whole in my opinion. (I only tagged it as anti captain swan because I didn’t want captain swan shippers to have that clogging up their tag)

#ouat #once upon a time #david nolan #killian jones #captain charming

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br4inr0tx · 4 months

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WE MEET AGAIN. now I’m here with another matchup! I’m guessing you can just screenshot the information I gave you, but if I need to send it I can do that!

Anyways, since I think I’m doing a matchup with a specific character I’m choosing… I would just like a TPOF Matchup with Derek Goffard please (:

Thanks!

hey bestie! hopefully you like this little treat, since I know how much you love Derek!

tw - forced affection, implied parental neglect, kidnapping, torture, toxic relationships

your other Price of Flesh matchup is… DEREK GOFFARD !!

• I can never see Derek having a normal relationship, or one where one party is completely happy. Almost everything he does is forced and shouldn’t be reenacted in real life.

• Nonetheless, I oblige. You want Derek? Good fucking luck man.

• The only way I can see you guys working on in all honesty is if you accept your fate as his personal "plaything". No fighting back..your his now.

• It comes to a point where the only way to get out of certain situations is to beg. He loves hearing you beg.

• He most definitely takes advantage of your disorders. Say you’re having a schizophrenic episode, he’ll provoke it, moving things around when you’re not looking and doing other things just to get a reaction out of you. Your suffering is his pleasure, after all.

• He especially loves provoking your anger. Like I mentioned with Komodo and Dragon, if you eventually get to a point with Derek where you guys can be civilized next to each other, he’ll invite you to take out your anger during the yearly game of manhunt. That’ll probably take years to accomplish though.

• He’ll also take advantage of your shy nature, mostly poking fun at you for it. He can appreciate your silliness depending on the mood, and sometimes you even manage to make him laugh! Especially if it’s dark humor.

• Derek loves when you cause trouble, and will actively support it. You most likely started out as a victim yourself, working your way up to eventually become Derek’s favorite plaything. So much so he most likely took you home, as he couldn’t get enough of the reactions you make when he he slices open your skin.

• He has his daddy issues, so if there’s any chance by quickly getting on his good side it’s listening to him rant about his rich boy life. At the same time, I can’t guarantee he won’t take out his frustrations on you regardless.

• You want to stand up to him? Just try. There’s nothing you can do to escape Derek now. Once something is his, it’s his forever or until he says otherwise. I can tell you now he’s not letting you go.

• You’re greedy? No worries. If you’re a good plaything, he indulges you by buying your favorite things. If you’re really good for awhile, he might get you a big present. You better continue to be nice though, as with the snap of his fingers he can take it all away.

• Most gifts will be your favorite snacks. Depending how far into your relationship with each other, be might hand feed you while you’re chained up. I can also imagine him buying lingerie for you and giving you to put it on. It is technically a “gift”.

• Some quick ways to get on his good side would probably be to clean up and do nice things for him, especially on those days where he has a hard time with his dad. With your natural welcoming personality, that itself shouldn’t be too much of difficult thing.

• Derek’s very intuitive though, so don’t try faking anything. He will know, and immediately punish you for it.

• He’s also very touchy, and if you don’t want to get hurt so much you’ll unfortunately need to deal with it. Although seeing as you like him back in this situation, who’re you to complain as you’ve hugged others before anyway.

• Cry all you want! He loves emotions and cracking them out of you. Especially when you cry and beg, that’s his favorite. So what lease do it, it’s sooooooo cute!

• He indulges in your hobbies sometimes, especially on a chill day. He’ll sit and watch Anime or YouTube with you for awhile, but his patience can sometimes run thin depending on what you watch. For him, any action or horror movies are his go to. Maybe true crime too.

• Don’t get cocky with another language other then any he knows, because meh might unfortunately assume you’re saying something fresh and punish you.

• After awhile of being kidnapped in his home, he’ll give you free reign to dress in what you want other then the clothes you were auctioned off in. He’s pleasantly surprised by your style, but overall isn’t judgemental of it. He’s just the type of guy to probably have an endless string of “why” questions when it comes to your style. Yeah, he’s that guy.

• You’re his now, and there’s not much you can do to change that outcome now. Good luck my friend, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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starikune · 7 months

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hello xx

saw your answer of "coming full circle" and I agree — that's actually my theory for the finale. I mean we just got a parallel!? 3x17 and 1x03, owen provoking that guy to get him arrested and tk starting the fight at the bar. Its totally for different reasons I understand but something about the Strands.. It makes them father and son for a reason at the end... anyways 👀 i was wondering what do you actually think of the owen dying theory, I know there is a lot of holes to poke into this speculation (it feels stupid to actually ask it) but I just wanted to hear your take on it Xx

I have been very vocal about being against Owen dying. I don’t think they’re killing Owen. It doesn’t make sense narratively, tbh, and it won’t work for the story they’re telling with Owen. Also, TK isn’t ready to be an orphan.

One, Owen has been passively suicidal the entire show. He doesn’t want to die, specifically, but he’s not like against it if he does it saving someone. It comes out in the things he says like “Oh no, all the real heroes died that day” in the pilot or “I’m invincible apparently.” And the risks he takes that are just, in some cases, entirely unhinged and done without forethought, that could result in his death easily. We’ve watched the firefam try to get Owen help for his struggles with depression since season two, and they didn’t give up on it in season 3. Mateo and Marjan have stayed on him.

I, personally, am not comfortable ending the life of a character who struggles with depression and passive suicidal tendencies in a rescue death when he’s in therapy and actively working to deal with his issues after seeing where that darkness lead in 3x14. It just doesn’t make sense for where they’re going. In the same way they aren’t going there with TK, who also struggles with passive suicidal tendencies, or with Bobby Nash and Eddie Diaz on OG. The narrative here isn’t that grimdark. Yes, terrible things happen and we can’t stop them, but there’s hope in the 911verse for the things we can do and change.

Additionally, Owen isn’t done growing and changing. The man is a walking disaster at relationships. He has a collection of children who reflect himself back at himself, but as he once explained as to why he likes Billy, despite Billy being Billy, is that it’s nice to have friends his own age. He’s just not good at it. And I don’t know how much of it is that most of his contemporaries from FDNY are dead, either in 9/11 or from the cancer afterward, or just the power structure he sets up of being a good deal older than his firehouse. He has more growth to do.

And then from a TK perspective, to take his second parent from him in under a year feels incredibly cruel. Gwyn was special and I adore her, but TK loves and is loved by both of his parents. The thesis of 911 Lone Star, for me, is encapsulated by the Carlos quote from 2x04 “They are nice people. They just aren’t perfect people.” These are nice and good but imperfect people. Owen has made mistakes with TK. Of course he has, but he also does his best with what he has.

To lose his last parent would be a devastating blow to TK and with how fragile his sobriety has been lately, I wouldn’t want that storyline at all. He deserves one living parent at his wedding.

If he dies, I’ll be shocked and, honestly, disappointed. If Rob is ready for a step back, I’d be okay with him taking on the chief position from Billy. It would be a great role that would let him have some chances to pop in from time to time but also space for other things.

But if Owen is out here confronting 9/11 memories in this episode, I’m gonna need him to live. He’s been burying those in the black box for so long and they’ve been ruining so many of his relationships since that day, I need him to begin to grapple with them and come out the other side.

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summer-sporking · 2 years

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dear god

Today’s fic is “dear god”, a Spider-Man fic by krystalpomme. Here’s a story in which our independent teen lead acts like a whiny ten-year-old.

The fic opens after the snap. Peter has returned to the world after five years, and Tony survived in this world, but he’s moved on and pays more attention to his daughter now. Peter misses May, whose death still feels recent, and Tony doesn’t say good night to him. It’s all very tragic.

Now, we’re getting to the good stuff.

He looked down at his cold soggy eggs that he had made himself this morning. Tony had dropped Morgan off at preschool earlier so everyone had breakfast before him. As a real family.

Oh no! How dare they have breakfast together before their young daughter goes to school. Peter would have to—gasp—get up earlier if he wanted to eat with them. Truly, an unreasonable expectation for a teenager—wake up in time for family breakfast, or grab food on your own. I’m also curious why the eggs are cold, if he just cooked them.

Also, Happy is going to drive Peter to school today, because Pepper and Tony are apparently busy. Peter feels abandoned by this, and apologizes for making Happy drive to the house to get him.

Telling him to stop saying ‘sorry’ never made his guilt subside. In fact, it had made it worse now knowing that he had probably been bothering Happy with tasks that his caretaker was supposed to carry out. He had stopped talking.

So, I’m all for parents doing parenting tasks themselves when possible, rather than delegating them out. But this is a commute, with a guy who is both close to the family and being paid to do this as part of his job. It’s not some deep emotional thing—it’s “a long drive” to school, that has to be done everyday. If that’s bad, I can’t imagine what they think of kids who take a bus or walk to school.

Next up, Peter is very excited to spend time with Tony after school. My prediction is that Tony will no-show, for some more angst, especially after he turns down a chance to spend time with Ned.

He was constantly checking the clock to see if it was any closer to 2:30.

Wait, wait. The minimum high school day in New York is 5.5 hours (source), and the average is about 6.5 hours (source). If the school ends at 2:30, it must start by 9:00 at the latest, and 8:00 is more likely. Given the commute is long, and Morgan was gone by the time Peter was sitting down to breakfast, which must have been around 7:00, I have to ask: how early does this preschool start?

After this, we cut to the end of the school day. Peter forgot his phone, presumably so he doesn’t get the text saying that Tony won’t make it. So, while he’s waiting, Flash shows up to bully Peter, and he is harsh, targeting the family deaths, and call him a liar about the internship and insult his clothes.

Peter looked down in shame, his clothes had worn thin and accumulated holes over the time they had spent withering away for the past 5 years. Tony hadn’t noticed so he hadn’t bothered to upgrade his wardrobe.

Ah, yes, because clothes definitely just wither away within five years if they’re not being worn. Dude, this is a sign that your closet is infested with moths. And you have a lot of clothes made from wool or silk. A shopping spree isn’t going to fix that.

My prediction came true! Tony does not arrive. Instead, everyone leaves, Peter is standing outside sadly in the rain, and all of the teachers and staff have left by the time he thinks to go inside to find a phone. I guess it’s been hours and all the after-school activities are over—the sun is setting, which means it’s at least 4:30. I do actually feel bad for him here and I don’t blame him for a little private crying, though I think he should have called earlier or waited inside, so at least someone could lend him a phone before kicking him out when the building closed.

Fortunately, someone is paying attention to this kid’s schedule, since he apparently has no backup plan to make his own way home or find a phone to borrow. Happy shows up, and Peter is crushed to see that Tony isn’t with him, which in turn upsets Happy.

“I would have never told you that Tony was picking you up if I had known that—”

That prompts a good question. What exactly did Happy say earlier? “Good news, he said he would have some free time in the afternoon since Morgan has a playdate with a school friend.” It was never clear who was supposed to pick him up, unfortunately, but it was clear they were supposed to spend time together. Ouch.

After that, Peter is sad and gets driven home, falls asleep, and wakes up in the morning to find that Tony cooked breakfast but not for him. Nothing funny in here, Tony is being a bad father and ignoring the older kid too much, even given the toddler in the room. At this point, I’m really wondering how their relationship actually got to the point of being a father-son relationship, if this is how Tony acts all the time. Maybe he was better before the Blip and five years gone? As depicted, it seems like Peter would have worked with Tony but developed the close personal relationship with Happy.

Tony wasn’t going to help him, he bet that Tony wouldn’t even show up. Peter got up and grabbed the flyer, opting to just start the project without the older man. He would finish his part while Ned did his and they would win all on their own.

Oh! I didn’t mention the science fair. Peter’s been wanting help with it, for some reason. Honestly, I would expect the kids to do most of the work on their own. I doubt most of the parents are doing a lot of work on the kids’ projects. Is that not cheating, after a certain point? Just go to Ned’s apartment, or have him come over, and work on it together, seriously.

The we have some more drama, which is contrived but not really past the level I’d expect in this sort of fic. Peter is startled and knocks over an object, which turns out to be a birthday gift for Morgan, and Tony is mad. He’s very dismissive of the science fair and fails to realize the teenager cut his arm. Tony is being an asshole, yeah. But…

Why did this happen to him? All he wanted was someone to hold him and love him like they would their own child. He wanted to be a priority for once in his miserable life, he wanted to feel wanted. His stupid prayer was a joke.

Peter definitely needs to be seeing a therapist. This is so incredibly dramatic. This whole scene is so over the top.

Tony’s heart broke in that moment, hearing the boy he saved the world for let out such a sound of agony.

Perspective switch time! Tony feels awful. This feels overblown, but I guess he should feel awful so it’s not so bad, and Happy yells at him.

He was the cause of a 16 year old’s endless pain.

Yeah, this is what I mean. e n d l e s s p a i n

What was he even going to say to Peter? There was no way this was going to fixed so easily.

I don’t know about that. We’re almost to the end of the fic, and I’m expecting some resolution.

And they finally talk! And after twelve sentences of dialogue, everything is good and everyone is happy and they’re all a good family now. Tony sings his 16-year-old son to sleep. The end.

#sporking #mst #mcu #mcu spiderman #spider man

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I took a break from dating for a while. Honestly, I intended the break to be indefinite. I haven’t had very great experiences in my love life, a part of me was ready to just give up and put it on the back burner. But I decided to give it one last go. On my own terms. This is what I can up with.

Give it one more chance - on your terms and conditions

Try the dating apps one more time. Focus on the people you have really good conversations with. Don’t be afraid to be weird or “too much”. These people are just practice and play. Even if it takes a long time or never works out. Use it to your advantage.

Fulfill your need for connection and intimacy 🫂

Get what you need out of it - connection. Authenticity. Conversation. Learn about yourself. Learn about other people. Build yourself up. Try things out.

Be honest

Be upfront with them. Let them know that you’re not interested in meeting right away. You want to talk to them first. Tell them that you need a reason to meet in person, you won’t meet just anyone.

🪞 Make them put in some effort - if it doesn’t click then it doesn’t click and you can both move on

Make them work for it a little, see who you vibe with the most. Make them wait. So that when it finally happens - you could end up with a good friend if not a lover.

If it still doesn’t work out then you don’t need to force it.

A person I vibe with will also need that internal connection.

Being intentional ✨ 🌟

This way you are meeting people and being intentional about it. Still left up to fate to a certain extent but following your intuition and authenticity.

What I’ve learned

I’ve learned that I’m not interested in meeting unless we can have some good conversation first. I’m looking for someone I vibe with. If they say they do better in person, yeah that’s probably true, but I don’t have a lot of free time to meet up so it won’t work. Again - it’s not about perfection, it’s about effort.

A lover boy who loves loving and a lover girl who loves being loved ♥️💗💕

A guy head over heels for you wouldn’t think twice about making you pay or plan. They’ll just be happy for you to be there and do whatever they can to make it so that you want to stay around. If they don’t feel like that then you’re not the one for them or they don’t have enough fire for you.

Be slow and intentional

I need to move very slowly. If they are not okay with that then we wouldn’t be compatible anyways.

I’m not looking to fool around. I’m looking for someone stable and fun.

Planning Dates

*I do not have a lot of free time or energy that I am willing to give away. It should be worth it. I should be excited or it’s not worth it.

And when you do decide you want to meet them - don’t just meet for coffee. Make it an activity. Something you can get something out of. Like flower picking or apple picking, seeing the ice caves, try a new restaurant, go see a movie you have a common interest in, go to build a bear, take a painting class, a cooking class, a city event, an art gallery, Toads, Lagoon, fair or festival, arcade, have them show you a good time. If they don’t have the time or money or interest to make that happen. Then they can’t afford you.

It’s not about money or being perfect - it’s about effort. One man’s “sure” is another man’s “yes please”.

💡

You can go through a hundred guys and it’ll be worth it if you find just one that you can have a good talk with. No rush, no pressure, no expectations,just vibing. Friends.

My Intentions - for my own clarity and the universe 🌌

“Look, I’m gonna be straightforward with you. I’m not looking for a long term relationship, I’m not looking for a relationship. I move slowly and if you’re not up for that then we’re probably not compatible anyways. I don’t care how many other girls or people you see because I’m not looking to waste your time or mine. If we were to decide to be exclusive that would change things but I’m not looking to lock you down. I’m looking for someone I vibe with. Even if we just end up as friends, or end on good terms that would be ideal. But my time is very limited, so if I’m serious, I’ll decide to meet you. It better be worth it.”

Leonie’s List of Stuff to Try

- [ ] Daily goal. Use all of your likes on Hinge each day to get the widest range possible

- [ ] Be intentional and selective. Only like the profiles that genuinely vibe with you

- [ ] You should be excited. If they don’t get you excited, they don’t have what you need

- [ ] Revamp your profile to reflect your new era and intentions: don’t have much free time, looking for someone I vibe with, slow burn

- [ ] Deep conversations. Only meet with a guy that you have had deep and honest conversations with, and what I mean is - if it doesn’t excite you then you don’t know them well enough. Goal: move one conversation to snap or text.

- [ ] Do a personal brand dating profile photo shoot: wear your favorite outfits, take photos at your favorite places, with your favorite things, your hobbies, your favorite people, food, be silly, be yourself. Show yourself and your intentions. You’re not looking to build a harem, you’re looking for someone who is intrigued by you, someone who will value you as a person, not just a body.”

“You can plan it all but let me know what it is beforehand so I don’t get kidnapped and so I can dress appropriately. Or I can pick what I want to do and you can set it all up. You can’t afford to show a girl a good time? You can’t afford a girlfriend. You see, I’m looking for someone at my level or above. Because I don’t need you to make me happy. I make myself happy already. I take care of myself. I have everything I need. I want you to make me happier. “ ~anything less is not worth my time and energy

⏰ Time budget : once every other weekend or whenever I feel like

I’m a time-budgeter. You want my time? A total stranger. Why should I? Make it worth it. If you don’t care then I don’t care. Simple as that.

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A Builder, a Researcher, and a Rooftop, Ch. 7: Mentha spicata

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From the bottom of the stairs, the builder could hear faint murmurs of conversation up on the roof. They could make out Qi’s sharp, accented voice, and another, less-familiar one. Who else was up there?

“Ah, there they are,” Qi said as they reached the landing. Next to him was Mint, lounging with his arms behind his head.

“Hey, builder.” Mint gave them a wave and a polite smile, which the builder returned.

“I invited Mint to our usual stargazing session this time, since he won’t be in town for much longer. I hope that isn’t too bothersome?”

“Nah, you’re good,” the builder said, taking a seat next to Mint. “Haven’t really gotten the chance to talk to Mint a whole lot.”

“Yeah, after the whole train station thing, I got super busy. Oh yeah, and you did too, with all the building and stuff. Thanks again for all that.”

“Wait, wait. The ‘train station thing’?” Qi frowned. “Mint, what happened?” The builder raised an eyebrow. Mint never told him?

“Oh…yeah,” Mint said, sheepishly scratching the back of his head. “Guess I forgot to tell you. You know me, heh heh…”

Qi was not amused. Mint took his silent glare as a cue to continue.

“Well, after I got off the train, there wasn’t anyone there to meet me. And I didn’t know where to go, either. And to top it all off, I could feel a nap coming on pretty fast.”

Qi let out an exasperated sigh. “Please don’t tell me you decided to fall asleep on an active train platform…”

“I mean, I didn’t really ‘decide’ to, but uh… I was already sitting on a pretty sturdy-looking bench, so…”

“And what happened after that?” Qi asked resignedly. Mint stammered, trying to find the easiest way to tell him that he nearly got hit by a train. Qi looked at the builder, expecting the answers from them.

They pursed their lips. “He rolled over and fell onto the tracks.” Qi tensed, a hard expression to conceal his fear. “I managed to pull him off just before a train pulled in.”

Qi groaned and shook his head. “Mint, I know it’s been years, but we’ve talked about this. Benches may be comfortable napping places, but they are also among the most hazardous for the very reason you witnessed at the station. A safer place would have been–”

“A flat, open space, away from any roads or monsters or dangerous machinery, I know,” Mint intoned. “The Civil Corps said the same thing.”

“For once, I agree with them. I’m at least relieved to see you uninjured. You as well, builder. Your proactive reflexes are commendable.”

“Yeah, thanks for uh…not letting me get run over by a train.”

The builder waved a hand. “I’m just glad you’re okay. I should be thanking you, too. You’re the only reason this bridge is open.”

“Aw, shucks. I just checked a couple meters. You guys made a good bridge, so I barely had to do anything.”

“Indeed,” Qi said. “Thanks to some very innovative construction techniques, we were able to produce a more than satisfactory result. Your duties helped to confirm that fact.”

“Innovative…yeah,” Mint chuckled. “I still can’t believe you guys used a robot to build a bridge.”

Qi sat up straighter and crossed his arms. “Indeed we did! Made by yours truly.”

“Ahem.”

“Right, right. Designed by yours truly, built by our mutual associate builder here.”

“Well yeah, no way anyone else designed it,” Mint grinned. “Only you could turn a doodle of a Gungam OC into an actual robot.”

“Ohhh, so that’s his own character. No wonder it was so obscure. Hey, you were right, Qi. It is something I never would’ve heard of!” The builder grinned, but it quickly faded when they looked up at Qi, his face drawn taut in the most horrified expression they’d ever seen on a human being. Was his face always that pale, or was that just the moonlight?

“Gotta admit, though,” Mint continued, oblivious to whatever ordeal Qi seemed to be going through. Looks kinda…bare-bones. Didn’t you have plans for a modular weapons system on there? Didn’t see any arm cannon or laser blade or anything…” He looked over at Qi, frowning at the look on his face. “Spacecase? You okay?”

The builder swallowed. They probably should salvage this one, should they?

“Ah come on,” they said, trying to make it casual. “We just made the thing. And we built it for bridge-building. We can add the cool lasers and pew-pew guns and stuff later.” The horror on Qi’s face faded a bit, taken over by light surprise.

“Ehm. R-right you are, builder!” he piped up, a hint of strain in his voice. “It was merely several weeks ago that we found the R47 Ultra. Having a working prototype Mobile Suit already is astounding progress. Hopefully in the future, with enough budget and loose-enough governmental scrutiny, we can create a fully-realized Mobile Suit!”

“If you say so…” Mint was still giving Qi a funny look.

The builder cleared their throat. “So Mint, you know about this whole ‘Gungam’ business already? I’m afraid I haven’t been…enlightened yet.”

“Oh yeah, we watched it all the time when we were kids. There were a whole bunch of giant robot shows out there, but Gungam was the best one, bar none.”

“…And it had the most content available,” Qi added quietly, eyeing the builder’s reaction carefully.

“Even so, they’ve only managed to recover a part of it. There’s still a couple gaps here and there.”

“I still remember the agony I felt when we realized the final episode of season 4 was never found.”

“I think that guy at the store never told us on purpose. We blew a month’s worth of pocket money on that.”

“I knew we shouldn’t have trusted him.”

“No you didn’t,” Mint scoffed. “You were the one begging for the ‘full’ disk set the second you saw it on the shelves. I just happened to have the last 15 gols you were missing.”

“Well, maybe you shouldn’t’ve given him the money then,” the builder said lightly.

“He was convincing.”

“It was a sound argument!” Qi blurted out, his previous trepidation vanishing. “It would have taken me approximately another week and 2 days to get the missing change, and that was with extra chores! Someone else could have had a wide window of time to claim it before then!”

“Still don’t think it was worth my 15 gols.”

“No, season 4 was worth much more than a measly 15. It would’ve been priceless with the finale…”

“So yeah,” said Mint to the builder. “Big fans.”

“Please tell me you guys made all sorts of replicas out of cardboard and stuff,” the builder laughed.

“You bet. We’d get old boxes and sticks and pretend to be Gungam pilots at recess. And we’d be building weapons and armor and stuff from whatever we could get our hands on. Blocks, paper, fish, anything!”

“Awww, that’s–” Adorable. “–sweet.”

The builder’s train of thought hit a pebble on the tracks. Why on earth was “adorable” the first word that came to mind…?

“I still have diagram drafts of things we built in case we ever find the right materials…” Qi muttered before they could dwell on it further.

“Well, if you guys can find R47 Ultras in these ruins, I’d say sky’s the limit.”

“Ideally, I’d like to go beyond the sky. But yes, with the likely existence of other powerful relics and a reliable builder on hand, there is potential for many more of our designs to come to fruition.” The builder felt a small swell of pride at the offhand praise.

“Save me a blaster then, if you make one,” Mint said with a fond smile.

The three of them kept talking well past midnight. Qi and Mint would recount their shenanigans as kids in Vega 5, while the builder listened and chuckled along.

After a while, Mint started to nod off. “Think I’m gonna…have to call it soon… I’m…” he trailed off with a yawn.

“Hey wait, don’t fall asleep up here!” the builder exclaimed. But the only response from Mint was a snore.

Qi clicked his tongue. “No use, builder. He’ll never hear you when his eyes are closed.” He grabbed one of Mint’s arms and threw it over his shoulder. “Can you get his other arm?”

They nodded and copied his motion. Together, they hoisted the limp, snoozing Mint up, and carefully brought him downstairs for the night.

“I can take it from here,” Qi said when they got to his front door. The builder shrugged Mint’s arm off their shoulder.

“Have a good night, then.”

“Same to you. Oh, and…thank you.” He gave them one last unreadable look before quietly shutting the door.

“Uh…you’re welcome…?” they muttered to no one. For a minute, they stared at the closed door, as if it would give them an answer. When they finally remembered to start walking home, all they could think about was that brief, but odd stare.

What was he thanking them for? It might’ve just been for helping him drag Mint downstairs, but what was with that look? That didn’t feel like a look for a small thank you. Was it for something earlier? He didn’t give them that look when he was thanking them for saving Mint’s life…

…Why were they thinking about this so hard?

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