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rubydubydoo122 · 16 days
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Jason gets de-aged because I've seen fics of Tim or Dick being de-aged, and Bruce losing his memory, but no one has realized the potential for angst if you de-age Jason.
Jason was surrounded by green. Green that felt thick like jello, yet lucid like air. Green that bit at his skin like frostbite, yet burned like explosions on his back. 
Explosions. Bomb. Joker. Mom. Dad. 
Jason bolted up, gasping for air. That was the Lazarus Pit, wasn’t it? But what about the explosions? Why the Joker?
As if thinking the name summoned the demon, Jason could hear the laughs echo around the room. He threw the blankets off and checked the time. 
6:13 am. 
Weird time for a house filled with vigilantes. Even if he went to the library to get a book, Bruce would probably be asleep. Or by the time he woke up, he would have to get ready for work. 
“If you need me for anything, it doesn't matter if I’m busy, come get me. I want to help you. You don’t need to figure things out on your own anymore.”
But his Bruce said that. Not this raisined version of him. Not that he was thinking of asking this fake version of Bruce for help. He was a big boob. 
Though, if he got ready on the slower side, he could probably find Alfred. 
Jason soon realized that he probably hasn’t been in this room in a long time, because all of the clothes in his closet were the same. 
Wait. Something was missing though. 
His runaway bag was gone. Why did he run away? The journal said coming about going to Ethiopia to find Sheila Haywood, but Jason would’ve assumed he’d go with Bruce. Not on his own. 
Jason will figure it out once he sees the case report. There’s no need to draw conclusions when the facts are within reach. 
He decided against changing just yet, because his clothes were really dusty, and he’d rather not be sneezing all day. 
So he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth. Jason and Dick shared a bathroom. It’s like, one of those bathrooms that connect to two different rooms. And if Jason remembers correctly, Damian probably shares the bathroom with them too. There were two toothbrushes in the cup in the center of the vanity, but considering that Jason probably hasn’t used his room in years, he took a new toothbrush from the cabinet under the sink. 
Hey! Dick no longer uses bubblegum toothpaste. Is it possible to be proud of someone for that?
“I got eight hours of sleep, why am I hallucinating Jason?”
And Jason did what any reasonable human would do, and punched the person, because he did not sound like Dick, or Bruce, or Alfred, or any of the people he met last night. 
“Ow! Ok! Fine! Not a hallucination.” the dude who looked to have permanent eyebags like a racoon rubbed his arm.
Jason suddenly realized he had a fifth sibling he hadn’t met yet, and punching them was probably the worst first impression “I’m sorry! Sorry. I didn’t mean to- I wasn’t thinking-“ 
And Jason and him just stood in the bathroom staring at each other. This racoon dude also looked really familiar. 
“Who revoked puberty from you?”
“A lady with a magic stick.” 
The dude just nodded. And then a smirk formed on his face, “How spooked is everyone?”
“Bruce won’t even look at me.” 
Maybe Jason should get the dude's name, but also, if this dude thinks that Jason already knows everything, then maybe he can get some information. 
“You’re gonna use this to guilt trip him, aren’t you?”
Jason thought about it, he didn’t really want to guilt trip Bruce, but, information . “Obviously. I’m just trying to figure out the best way to go about it. Have any suggestions?”
The dude grabbed his toothbrush from the cup, “You could get your Robin suit out of the mem-“
The door opened behind Jason, “It is too early to be listening to your irritating voice. I thought you would be at your apartment.”
Nonono, Damian would maybe ruin Jason’s plan to gather information, “Hush, child, the adults are speaking.” Jason turned back to the mystery sibling, “you were saying.”
“Don’t tell him anything about the past five years. Todd does not remember. He Probably doesn’t even remember your name.”
“Damian’s lying. Of course I remember.”
Damian crossed his arms“Then what’s his name?” 
Jason squinted at the man hoping the faint trickle of familiarity would turn into recognition. And then it hit him like a car iron. “Tim Drake. Camera kid.”
Tim stopped brushing his teeth for a moment and tilted his head to the side, “I never told you about that.” Tim spat into the sink, “if you had to go out on patrol with the rest of us, would you be Robin again?”
“Drake what—“
“The adults are speaking.”
Jason spit into the sink, “I wouldn’t wear the emo Robin getup Damian has going on right now, but if my old uniform is somewhere in storage, I’d put it back on.”
Tim seemed to smirk at the Emo Robin comment, though he flicked Jason’s forehead,  “If you had your adult brain in there, that would not have been your answer.”
“Why wouldn’t I want to be Robin anymore? Robin is magic.” 
A look of pity crossed Tim’s face, though it didn’t feel patronizing. It honestly felt like it was masking another emotion from showing on his face. “You just, kinda out grew Robin.” Then he winced, “Trust me, a ripped 6 foot tall Robin is not a pretty sight.”
Jason suddenly had a mental image of a man in a Walmart Robin suit that was ripping at the seams burned in his head, “Why would you give me that mental image? I need to bleach my brain. ”
Tim just shrugged, “payback.” He turned around to leave and visibly shuddered, “In a shake, garter snake.” he waved his fingers over his shoulder.
“See you soon, fat racoon.” Jason grinned, because he very much feels like as an older brother, he would teach his younger brothers corny goodbyes. Though maybe he didn’t. Who knows
Tim had been out of the bathroom, but peeked his head back in and grabbed a comb from the counter, “Gotta run, skeleton .”
“ Drake ! You can’t say that!”
Tim walked away again, “What I say is fine, spiky porcupine!”
There was definitely a growl that came from Damian, but Jason couldn’t say he wasn’t laughing.
Alfred was cutting up some fruit by the time he made his way down to the kitchen. 
“Ah, young Master Jason. I didn’t expect you to be up this early, considering how much adventure you had last night.” Though Jason didn’t see the way Alfred’s knife faltered momentarily. 
Jason shrugged, “And more adventure awaits. I gotta figure out what happened in the past five years. Need any help?”
A wave of nostalgia hit Alfred. Not many other people in the house could be trusted to cook without burning the house down, and even though maybe Cassandra or Damian could be, cooking with Jason felt special in a way that would hurt if he tried to teach another one of his grandchildren. “Would you mind preparing the pancake batter?”
And Jason gave Alfred that smile that was brighter than the sun, before they fell into their rhythm, working side by side. 
As usual, Duke and Damian were the first downstairs in their Gotham Academy uniforms. Alfred placed a bowl of fruit in front of Duke and a cup of chai in front of Damian. “How come Todd is allowed in the kitchen?”
Jason frowned, “Wait, am I not usually allowed in the kitchen anymore? Or is it because I’m not in the manor often anymore?”
“What makes you think that, Master Jason?”
“My room looks pretty much the same. There’s nothing to show that I’ve grown up in it.” he stopped mixing the batter, “Did Sheila Haywood get custody of me? Is that why I stopped being Robin?” Why must Bruce raise all his children to be detectives?
There was a clatter that came from right outside the kitchen, followed by a, “I didn’t tell him anything, Bruce, I swear.”
And then there was a mischievous smile that formed on Jason’s face, “Yeah, he didn’t. He didn’t even tell me why I was dunked in the Lazarus Pit.”
Bruce came into the kitchen and leveled Jason with a look, “If Dick didn’t tell you either of those things, how do you know them? Did you remember something?”
Jason went back to mixing, “You’re forgetting you’re not the only detective in the house, old man.”
Dick snagged a chocolate chip from the container Jason had gotten out, “He found an old notebook and eavesdropped on me and Damian’s conversation.”
“Though Todd does remember some things. He remembered my mother and I. And I suppose Drake.”
Then Tim came in making a beeline for the coffee maker, “I don’t think I count, gremlin, I was the boy next door.”
“No, you were the camera kid. Bruce, I was right . How many times did I tell you there was a kid following us? How many times did you say, hrf.” Jason put down the bowl to emphasize his point.
Bruce sighed, but there was a slight smile on his face, “Fine, Jason, you were right—“
“Exactly. Now, since I proved to be more observant than you, you have to give me something?” Jason was obviously trying for the teasing tone that Dick usually uses, but it came out less certain. Like Jason didn’t know where he stood with Bruce. Which was fair considering last night. 
Bruce picked up on it too, and reached a hand across the counter, “Jason, I’m sorry for acting really distant last night, I just– it’s a lot different seeing you like this again. Though, that doesn’t change the fact that I would give you the world if you asked for it. You don’t have to prove anything to me.” Bruce looked around the room, and then glanced at the floor, “That goes for all of you.”
And all the boys just stood there, gaping at Bruce. 
Though Jason was frowning and looking down. He shook his head, “But not… older me, right?”
“Doesn’t matter if you’re old and wrinkly, or too little to walk, I would give any version of you the world.” he had a hand on his heart, “but I- I can’t kill for–”
“No!” Jason had taken a couple steps back and had his hands up like he’d been caught, “I would never want you to kill someone. I would never want anyone to kill someone. Not for me.”
Bruce stood there frozen for a second. Everyone was frozen. Because the youngest three were suddenly given the knowledge that their older brother, the one who always seemed to be out for blood, was a pacifist. And the three people in the room who knew Jason, were hit with the fact that death and all the hardships Jason had to go through had changed him so much.
Though Bruce nodded, “Ok. ok, Jason.” Bruce cleared his throat, “What did you need?”
“I’m just… really confused. And no one’s telling me anything, and I-I know something bad happened, I just don’t know what and I don’t want to draw any wrong conclusions, so can I ask? What happened?”
The grief looked like it was about to tear Bruce apart. How are you supposed to tell your son that he went through hell and back. That he’s lost almost everything he’d gained in the three short years he had lived with them. How are you supposed to tell your son that he died ?
“A lot. A lot happened in the past couple years, Jason. Zatanna is coming over tomorrow to hopefully get you back to your normal age and all your memories back. Going over what happened during that time would just be…”
“Like digging up old graves?” Jason supplied. He must have noticed everyone flinch, “Sorry, that was probably a bad choice of words. Can’t I be given one piece of knowledge? I’m just trying to figure out how everything fits together, and the one piece I can’t seem to let go of is…Sheila Haywood? Did I really get a mom back? Are we close? Can… Can I see her?” 
And the hopeful look in Jason’s eyes was an exact mirror of the look he had in his eyes days before he disappeared. “No, Jason.”
The hope in his eyes flattered, because maybe just couldn’t see her. Right now. “To which one?”
Bruce didn’t say anything,
“Oh. I lost another mami .” And even though Jason was looking at the ground, it wasn’t hard to tell there were tears pooled up in his eyes, “How?”
Bruce clenched his jaw and looked to Alfred. He would not be able to make it through any more of this conversation.
Alfred wiped his hands on a towel and brought out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears that had fallen from Jason’s face, “Your mother, she was being held hostage. And you tried very hard, you tried so hard to save her, but in the end… there just wasn’t enough time.” 
“But, I-I could’ve been faster– I could’ve–”
Bruce rounded the counter and kneeled so he was eye level with Jason, “It wasn’t your fault.”
Jason bit his lip to keep it from wobbling, before burying his head into Bruce’s shoulder, and Bruce immediately wrapped his arms around Jason.
“It was the Joker , wasn’t it?” Jason mumbled into Bruce’s shirt.
Bruce held onto Jason much tighter.
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xxcatzladyxx · 5 months
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Demon Slayer | Day 13 | Kyojuro x Reader | Baked apple
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Written by @lupina36
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"I'm hungry!"
This loud exclamation from your husband made you look up from your reading. "Huh?" was your less witty reply.
"I'm hungry!" Kyojuro repeated, his stomach starting to growl loudly as if on cue. You let out a soft sigh. This was really a very inappropriate moment. Normally you enjoyed preparing food for your husband. Because even though the pillar of flame ate huge amounts every time, it still made you happy. Not just because he shouted "Umai!" with every bite, but also because you knew how much he appreciated your cooking.
In the past, he had often gone out to eat in restaurants, but since you two were married, this had rarely been the case. In fact, you had once heard from Mitsuri that Kyojuro had pulled himself together and refused to go to a restaurant despite his appetite because he knew that you were waiting for him at home with the food that you had cooked for him with so much love as always. Although he could have managed both, he wanted to wait until he was back at your home and could enjoy your food.
That had really touched you back then and since then you had enjoyed cooking for him even more than before.
But as nice and good as it all was, the whole thing had one major drawback. Namely the amount of food your loving husband devoured on a daily basis. From a financial point of view, it wasn't a problem at all. As a pillar, Kyojuro earned enough to be able to eat out at the best restaurants every day. The problem was rather that you had to go into town every time to do the shopping, only to return with food for a small army that your husband would destroy in no time anyway.
Fortunately, a few of the lower ranks of the Demon Slayer corps were willing to give you a hand with the shopping, even if you felt guilty every time you took advantage of their willingness to help.
As far as shopping was concerned, you hadn't gotten around to it yet due to the heavy snowfall of the last few days.
To your horror, there was a yawning emptiness in your pantry. All you could find was a big sack of apples. What were you supposed to do with them? You had no ingredients in the house for an apple pie. Apart from the apples, all you had left were a few peeled almonds, a packet of raisins and some honey. Basically everything that was left over from baking cookies, but unfortunately that didn't help you much either.
Until you literally had an epiphany!
"Tell me, darling, have you ever eaten baked apples?" you asked your husband. "No, but it sounds delicious! How do you make them?" he asked curiously. You couldn't help but giggle softly. Kyojuro was always open to new things, that was one of the things you loved so much about him.
"Follow me into the kitchen, sir!" you shouted cheerfully and marched ahead at a brisk pace. Laughing, he followed you. Once in the kitchen, you took a casserole dish out of the cupboard and started to preheat the oven before turning to your husband. "First we need to wash the apples, then we need to remove the core in the middle. But please make sure that at least 1 cm is left at the bottom, otherwise the filling could leak out," you explained.
While your husband dutifully followed your instructions, you started chopping the almonds and mixing them with the raisins.
When the apples were ready, you put them in the baking dish and filled them with the nut and raisin mixture. Then pour the honey and some cinnamon over the whole thing. Finally, everything went into the oven for 20-30 minutes.
You even managed to prepare a small bowl of vanilla sauce, which you had found somewhere in the depths of your pantry, while the apples were roasting in the oven.
"UMAI!"
This loud exclamation from your husband brought a broad smile to your face. At first, you weren't sure whether your apples would taste good, after all, you had more or less cobbled them together from leftover baking ingredients. But your husband's reaction made your doubts literally blow away in the wind.
What's more, the whole house now smelled deliciously of baked apples. The smell would certainly have attracted the other members of the Rengoku family, but that evening you and Kyojuro were all alone at the Rengoku estate. His father was on his way to have a night out with some old friends in the nearest pub and would probably not be back until the early hours of the morning, and Senjuro was staying with Tanjiro at the Butterfly Estate tonight.
You had been convinced that it would do the boy good to get out of the house and spend the night with friends, so you had sent him off to the butterfly estate with a short message to Shinobu.
Kyojuro now made a visibly satisfied impression.
"Did you like it, my darling?" you asked, even though you already knew the answer. "Yes, it was very tasty! We can do this more often!" "But we'll need more apples," you said with a smile as you mentally added apples to your morning shopping list.
"Man, that was a real treat! Would you like to enjoy a little now?" Kyojuro suddenly asked, whereupon you just looked at him in confusion. You had no idea what he meant. Kyojuro gave you the answer the very next moment when he leaned down and gave you a passionate kiss on the lips.
You hadn't expected that. You were completely alone tonight and could do whatever you wanted, but you hadn't thought about that. Nevertheless, you were anything but averse to the idea. Moaning, you wrapped your arms around his neck to pull him a little closer to you while your tongues battled hotly with each other. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through your neck. "Ouch," you whimpered softly, whereupon Kyojuro immediately detached himself from you and looked at you with concern.
"What happened?" he asked, startled.
"Honey, you're too big!" you complained to him in response as you rubbed your aching neck. This had often been a problem when you had kissed. At just over 1.50 cm tall, you were one of the shorter women, but your husband, on the other hand, was clearly taller than the average Japanese man at just over 1.78 cm. This had never bothered you, but during a longer make-out session between the two of you, it often caused you neck pain, which was less pleasant.
You were still rubbing your aching neck while pouting slightly at him from below, thankful that he wasn't a giant like the pillar of sound Tengen Uzui. You didn't want to imagine the pain his three wives must have felt in their necks.
A sudden laugh from Kyojuro drew your attention back to your husband.
"If it's nothing else," he said, still laughing, and the very next moment he had grabbed you by the hips and unceremoniously deposited your butt on the smooth surface of the kitchen table. Now you were at eye level with him.
Kyojuro didn't hesitate for long and captured your lips again. You wrapped your arms around his neck again, but this time you didn't feel like a drowning woman clinging to a life buoy. Your new position also allowed Kyojuro to stand right between your thighs while your tongues performed a hot-blooded dance with each other.
The slight friction of his uniform trousers against your panties made the excitement in you grow even faster.
"I want you," you heard Kyojuro gasp against your lips before he began to maltreat your neck with fiery kisses. "Right here?" you asked, a little startled, as he started to push you back against the tabletop before bending over you.
"Why not? I've always wanted to do that, but I couldn't as long as my father and Senjuro were there," he laughed, scratching the back of his head nervously. You were blushing like a tomato by now. You had sometimes fantasized about it, but never dared to bring it up. It had been too embarrassing for you.
"But if you don't want to, we can go to the bedroom........"
He didn't get any further as you pulled him down to you again for a passionate kiss while you slowly began to undo the buttons of his uniform. Kyojuro immediately understood what you were trying to say and returned your kiss with the same fiery passion as before.
It turned out to be a very pleasant, passionate and also rather loud night that would certainly be remembered not only by the two of you but also by your dear neighbors for a long time to come.
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souls-foreclosed · 1 year
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(questions from Sw0rdh3art, NeilKapit, LatinoPurrito, DesDemonical) What is Astor's preferred rifle? He can work with most anything that isn't a mounted gun, but his favorite is the 1860 Arklyte "Super Perforator" lever action rifle, a gun designed not for hunting but for blowing straight through a man from far away (hence the name). How much can Reah bench press? What's her strength according to the Marvel Strength Scale? Reah qualifies as "Peak Human" according to the Marvel Strength Scale (somewhere between Kingpin and Black Panther), bench pressing 1300 lbs. She spent her teenage and young adult years doing work like chopping firewood, hauling sacks of flour, fixing the dormitorium's roof, building fences etc. not combat training though, so a "weaker" person with superior training could probably defeat her in a one-on-one fight. What does Tabitha's singing voice sound like? Her "default" singing voice sounds a little like this, but she has a range. The cast's favorite foods? Reah: Campfire sausage and beans with cornbread. Tabitha: Does not like food, period. Anything sufficiently filling will do for her. The only taste she enjoys is coffee, made exactly to her standards. Astor: Grits. Zeyneb: Green pepper dolma stuffed with chopped coriander and onion rice. Joey: Raisin sweetbread, unless Ma's cottage pie is on the menu. LaBelle: Smoked trout fish pies, a great snack underappreciated by the upper class. Alessandra: A gourmand who'll try anything once, she doesn't have a particular favorite as long as she gets a big serving of it. Posthaste: Also grits. One can never go wrong with grits. Did you have someone or something as a reference when coming up with the designs of your characters? Some characters are so old that I legitimately do not remember what initially inspired them (like original Reah), but I usually incorporate lots of elements from the vast database of "stuff I have looked at and liked/found interesting" in a process of constant refinement. Reah's more recent looks take a lot of cues from... ahem, bara yaoi and Kentaro Miura's Berserk, ahem. Her new hair's taken wholesale from Overwatch's Zarya. Original Tabitha was a blend of Orkbutch's take on Elphaba from Wicked, Cio from Kill Six Billion Demons, and Maleficent from Disney's Sleeping Beauty dressed up in various bondage or drag outfits I randomly found on social media. Throughout this process of reiteration a character's face usually changes so much they don't fully resemble any of their initial inspirations. General rule of thumb is if a character looks vaguely like something from somewhere else, that's probably one of their influences (and I might have forgotten, so feel free to point those out to me) - I soak up everything like a sponge! Some characters like Zeyneb and Posthaste owe their faces to historical photographs, not any one definite person but an amalgamation of impressions. Exceptions are LaBelle, whose face is fully based on Kit Young as Jesper from the show Shadow and Bone (aged up a bit), and Lucifer, whose extensive design process has already filled a whole post on my tumblr blog. What parts of your story have you changed while making it? I could spend many many paragraphs on this question alone... basically any given fact about Souls Foreclosed was at some point changed, altered, or thrown out temporarily. Just off the top of my head, Reah was supposed to be a womanizing flirt that random powerful women took advantage of, Tabitha had huge boobs and was meant to have a 4 page guest comic about her feud with her brother, instead Astor there was meant to be a crack shot transmasc demon named Yolanthe who also drove the trio's wagon (I basically raffled off their traits to other characters in Unholy Savior), there was a plot about Godfrey putting more and more pickled reliquary organs into Lourdes via surgery, the Uyulala was(!) meant to be a singular divine presence without a body that speaks through multiple people, Joey was supposed to be a tiny butch journalist uncovering a conspiracy in a spinoff comic called Smoke and Mirrors (which I folded back into the main plot in Chapter VIII), Monsignore had a longer stay in the plot past the ending of Chapter VIII, Alessandra and LaBelle were not meant to be more than bit parts past that chapter's Scene 3, etc. etc. What was the inspiration for the setting? Just like character designs, these are also a mixture of media I consumed (Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts, Game Kitchen's Blasphemous, From Software's Dark Souls - specifically the Ringed City DLC, Chris Riddell's illustrations in the Edge Chronicles) and impressions from my 4 year stint studying for a degree in History, which might be the most obvious from the depiction of Tyvia in Chapter VIII. I wanted to depict a kind of "mundane" apocalypse that both feels gritty and poetic, with villains that had motivations taken from real life oppression. Is it your perception that Souls Foreclosed will help people accept eachother as they are, instead of projecting and reproducing societal and aesthetic expectations? (Because I sure do hope so) We can only hope. I think I have a better shot at making a certain flavor of trans reader see their own self be loved and kicking ass in it! Why is Tabitha so hot? Because while nobody wants to admit it, we all secretly want to be condescended to by a tall woman who's flat as a board and as lethal as a loaded gun. When are we getting the Reah plush we deserve? For the 10th anniversary, surely! Thank you all for these questions!                    
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neoruby-loves-ut-aus · 8 months
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For your Persona oc
Their age?
Their sexuality/sexual preference?
Any siblings/Only child?
Their favourite season?
Who were/are their parents/guardians?
Their gender?
Their date of birth?
What clothing style?
What is their favourite food after a break-up?
Their favourite thing to do after a break-up?
What happens in the ‘honeymoon phase’ for this character?
How many serious relationships have they been in?
What is their nationality?
What languages do they speak?
What is their profession/Education?
Their favourite comfort food?
What’s a food they hate?
Their music taste?
Is there a story behind their name/meaning?
Something they do that seems childish to others?
What is their all-time favourite TV show?
What is their all-time favourite movie?
How big is their family?
Are they close to anyone specific in the family?
Have they got any allergies?
Are they an emotional person?
Do they get angry/lose their temper quickly?
What are some of their guilty pleasures?
Do they have pets? Do they want pets?
Do they like kids? Do they want kids/have kids?
Who’s cuddle buddy are they?
Do they have any tattoos?
Do they have any piercings?
What is their hair colour? Is it their natural colour?
Do they like musicals?
Do they like marmite?
Do they like glitter?
Do they believe in the supernatural?
Have they ever seen a dead body?
Have they ever had a near-death experience?
Have they ever broken a bone?
What are they like when they’re drunk/what kind of drunk are they?
Have they ever drunk underage?
What is the first thing they do when they wake up?
Do they consider themselves popular?
How do they like their tea/coffee?
What do they smell like?
Are they a virgin?
Do they wear glasses/contacts?
Are they good at remembering significant dates? Anniversaries, birthdays etc?
Age is same as mine
Straight
She has a twin brother named Felix
Autumn
The King and Queen of the Dark Shadows, Theodore Moragon and Evangeline Moragon
Female
30th July (like me)
modern and comfortable clothes
After having a break, she likes having a packet of Cream and Onion flavoured chips
After having a break, she likes sleeping
Well, in her future, Daniel and Ruby can travel Japan and London
Well she had an ex named Eric. He was only dating her just for his position as King until Ruby and Felix realised it and banished him from the Kingdom.
When she used to study in a normal school, some girls and boys used to bully her by trying to kiss her but she escaped and one day her parents got tired and forced the principal to suspend the kids which happened.
She's Indian because her creator is Indian
English, Bengali and a bit of Japanese.
She's now in a good school and read too much of enchanted books of her castle library.
Nutella
Broccoli
She likes phonk and soft lofi music and Undertale music
when she was born along with Felix, Evangeline wanted to name her Neo, her father wanted to name her Ruby. After much arguing, they decided to join the names to satisfy each other's wish.
When she makes adorable baby like faces
Demon Slayer
The Conjuring and Man of Steel
It's a family of 4 while she has cousins because she has an Uncle who is Theodore's younger brother but they live far away.
The only persons whom she can share everything are her brother and her mother.
Yes, multiple like consuming unknown medicine tablets, too much heat of the Sun and Dry fruits like Almonds and other nuts excpet Cashew and raisin.
Yes, she is.
Yes sometimes she gets angry too much that it's difficult to calm her down.
She feels like she is different from other girls even if her family assures her that she is perfect in every way.
Yes, she's crazy about kids. She said one day when she was a child that she wanted 10 babies until when she grew she said that two are fine.
Yes, she has a pet Snowy Owl who can talk and can change into a human.
She's the cuddle buddy of Daniel and Felix.
No, she hates tattoos
Yes, she has ear piercings for wesring earrings.
Her hair is Neon pink and it is her natural hair colour.
Yes she does
No so she uses other yeasts to make baking confectioneries
Yes she does
Not really
No
She broke multiple bones while fighting but since she's immortal, the bones got repaired by themselves
When she's drunk, she sleeps in such a position that people think that she's almost dead
Well when she was drinking a soft drink without realising that there was alcohol in it when she was 13.
She drinks water and wishes her maids and family a good morning
No, she thinks that she's just a normal girl.
She likes her coffee sweet.
She smells like a beautiful flower.
Yes she is.
No, her irl creator wears glasses Lol.
She's not really good at remembering dates.
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cuddyclothes · 2 months
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Tastes So Good - Supernatural's "The Pissed Off Sandwich" Cookbook, Part One
Some years ago some dedicated fans of Supernatural put together a cookbook to be sold for charity. It was named after the moment in Season 7, Episode 9, when Dean's turduken sandwich starts to ooze green. "I think you pissed off my sandwich" is Dean's immortal line.
I was asked to provide recipes. They had to tie into actual dialogue from the show, so I picked "Bobby's Messed Up Fruitcake" and John Winchester's recipe for "Kitchen Sink Stew" in Part Two. This cake is delicious!
Bobby Singer’s Messed-Up Fruitcake
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Everybody hates fruitcake.   You get one for Christmas and it sits on the shelf for months.  When I’m having a slow afternoon, I shove down a demon's gullet.  They hate it even more than we do.
This is a fruitcake the boys love.  Even Dean loves it.  The first time he saw it, he called it  a “messed up-fruitcake”.  When they were kids his little face would light up when I put this on the table.  Might be he loved it so much because I’d set it on fire before serving.  Here’s the recipe.  Follow the instructions!
Makes 2 loaves
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Put buttered parchment paper or aluminum foil in the loaf pans so the whole thing is lined.  Personally I like to grease it like crazy with butter, using my hands.  Then add flour and rub that into the butter.  This might not pop out of the pan the way it would with parchment paper, but trust me, everything tastes better if you use a LOT of butter.
 3 cups flour plus 1 – that’s 4 cups for the idjits out there
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter—make sure it’s room temperature
2 cups sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup bourbon
1 1/2 cups of nuts—pecans are good, so are almonds
1 1/2 cup raisins (currants are the devil's raisins)
Candied orange peel
1 cup dried pineapple
1 cup dried papaya
1/2 cup shredded coconut—sweetened or unsweetened, it’s your call
1/2 to 1 cup candied cherries
Mix  1 cup of flour with the nuts, fruit, etc. in a big bowl, preferably one you haven't used for a summoning spell. Demons get pissed if they're covered with flour.
Mix  in 3 other cups of flour
Mix in 1 teaspoon baking powder
Mix in salt
In another big bowl Mash up butter
Mix in sugar
Mix in 5 eggs, one at a time
Add vanilla
After this is all mixed real good—and I mean real good—add the bowl of floured nuts and fruits.
Mix until everything is combined.  Pour into  pans and bake about 1 hour.  Before you take it out, stick a knife in the center.  If it comes out clean, your cakes are done.
Take out the pans and cool them on a rack for 30 minutes.  Remove the cakes from pans and peel off the foil or whatever. Rack cool for another 20 minutes.
Take your hunting knife and stab the cake on the top a bunch of times. Pour the bourbon slowly over the cakes.  Slowly, or it’ll slosh everywhere and you don’t want to waste good booze.
When serving, light the bourbon on fire and stand back.
I’m not responsible for any fire damage, idjits.
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lovemesomesurveys · 2 years
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The Purple Circle Survey 🟣 by joybucket 
🟣🟣🟣 Beginning Questions! 🟣🟣🟣 Do you like the color purple? Yeah. Is purple your favorite color? No. What are three things you like that are purple? Lavender, amethyst, grape jelly. What are three things you could make from a purple circle? Plum, grapes, a purple ball.  Are you wearing anything purple right now? No.
What is your favorite shade of purple? Lilac and lavender.  What is your least favorite shade of purple? -- What are three things in the room you are in right now that are purple? My phone case has purple on it. What does the color purple make you think of? The movie, The Color Purple. Have you ever dyed your hair purple? No. Do you own a purple shirt? 🙋‍♀️ Yes. Name someone you know who's favorite color is purple. *shrug* Name three things you own that are purple. A shirt, colored pencils, socks. Purple is said to be the color of royalty. Do you feel like royalty? 👸 No. 🟣 Grapes 🍇 Do you like grapes? Sure. When was the last time you ate a grape? I have no idea. It’s been a long time. I’m just not a big fruit eater. What is something you like that has grapes in it? Just grapes by themselves. Well, unless we’re talking chocolate covered raisins.  Do you prefer seedless grapes or grapes with seeds? Seedless. Do you prefer red grapes, purple grapes, or green grapes? 🍇 I don’t recall have a preference. 🟣 Demon Emoji 😈
Do you believe in the devil? Yes. Do you believe in demons? Yes. Have you ever seen a demon? No. What's your favorite horror movie?  I have several faves, but the Halloween, Scream, and It movies are among the top. I love Jordan Peele’s movies as well. Blumhouse films.
Have you ever dressed up as the devil for Halloween? No. Would you ever dress up as the devil for Halloween? No. Have you read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis? Nope. I’ve never heard of it. ...and if yes, what did you think of it? -- Have you seen the movie The Exorcist? No, actually. Have you read the book The Exorcist? Nope. 🟣 Purple Umbrella ☂️ Do you own an umbrella? Nope. If yes, what color is it and what does it look like? -- When was the last time you used an umbrella? I don’t even remember.  Have you ever ever built an umbrella fort? No. Do you like to dance in the rain? 💃 🌧 No. I love the rain, but I enjoy it from indoors.  🟣 Purple Firework Emoji 🎆 When was the last time you saw fireworks? I saw ‘em on TV on the 4th of July. That was all I could do since I was laid up in the hospital.  Have you ever set off fireworks? 🧨💥 No. I’m too scared to mess with that. Have you ever set off fireworks illegally? No. Have you ever accidentally caught a stove burner on fire? 🔥 Yes. :X ...and if yes, how did you put it out? My mom did. 🟣 Purple Shirt Girl With Hands Above Her Head 🙆‍♀️ Do you know what this emoji is supposed to be? 🙆‍♀️ No. Apparently this emoji is a "woman gesturing OK." Are you doing today? Are you ok? Really? I’m not seeing how that portrays “okay”, but okay. I’m meh. Have you ever told someone you were ok when you weren't? Many times.  What are three things you think are not ok? Murder, abuse, racism.  Have you ever wanted someone to reach out to you and ask you if you were ok, but no one did? Certain people.  🟣 Woman With Headscarf🧕 Do you ever wear a headscarf? No. Do you know any Muslims personally? No. Do you know of any Muslims in your city? Yes. Who in your family has had cancer? My cousin and my Papa.  Have you ever had a pet with cancer? No. 🟣 Pregnant Woman Emoji 🤰 Who do you know who is pregnant right now? No one I know of.  Who was the last of your friends to have a baby? -- Have you ever been pregnant? No. Do you have kids? No. If not, do you want to have kids someday? Nopeee. How old was your mom when she gave birth to you? Early 20s. Were you born via c-section or did your mom have a natural birth? I was a c-section baby. Were you born at home or in a hospital? In a hospital. Do you think babies are cute? 👶 Yeah. 🟣 Candy 🍬 What is your favorite Halloween candy? 🍭 🎃 The same candy I like any other time, but make it Halloween like pumpkin shaped. haha. Do you celebrate Halloween? 👻 The past few years now I just stay home and watch scary movies while eating takeout and junkfood. I don’t go anywhere or wear a costume anymore. I do like to decorate as well. What was the last type of candy you ate? M&Ms.  Do you eat candy often? No. Have you ever played the board game Candyland? Yep yep. I had that game as a kid. 🔮 Crystal Ball 🔮 Have you ever had a premonition? No. Can you see into the future? No. Have you ever dressed up as a gypsy or a fortune teller? No. Have you ever been to see a fortune teller? No. Do you read your horoscope? No. 🟣 Yin-Yang Sign Emoji ☯️ Would you say there is a good balance of good and evil in your life? Or is your life more good, or more evil? I don’t have evil in my life, but I have plenty of struggles and hardships. I have a lot of good too, like my family.  Do you like yin-yang signs? I don’t feel any particular way about them. What are three things you are naturally good at? Uhhh. What are three things you are naturally bad at? Life... 🟣 Peace Sign Emoji ☮️ Do you own a peace sign necklace? No. Have you ever dressed up as a hippie? Probably for like school spirit day.  Have you ever made a peace sign for a selfie? ✌️ Yeah. What are three things that appeal to you about life in the 60's? Hmm. Would you consider yourself a hippie? No. Who do you know who is a hippie? No one. 🟣 Purple Eyes 👁 Do you think it would be cool to have purple eyes? Sure.  Have you ever seen anyone with purple eyes? Didn’t that actress, Elizabeth Taylor, have purple eyes? Do you like to wear purple eyeshadow? No. Do you think purple eyeshadow looks good on you? No. Have your eyes ever looked purple in a photograph? Probably.  🟣🟣🟣 Final Questions! 🟣🟣🟣 What are three more things you could make from a purple circle? I don’t know. Do you own a purple sweater? No. Name three things in nature that are purple. Nah.
Do you think purple is the best color for bridesmaids' dresses? No, but it could be nice.  Have you ever worn purple glasses? 🤓 Nope. Have you ever owned a purple phone? No. And last but not least, did you enjoy this survey? Mhm. 🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣 I hope you have a royally amazing day! 🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣🔮😈🟣
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vancila · 3 years
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can't have a fuckin biscuit in this house without being cornered
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themagical1sa · 2 years
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the one and only diamond!
— I'm unbreakable.
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who is the magical girl? 💎
👩 : once again, my name is ISA CAPI and use both she/her/hers and they/them/theirs pronoun sets. I am eighteen (18) years old and a Filipino.
📍 : I am currently based in Metro Manila, Philippines.
❤️ : I like a lot of things, but from the top of my head, I'd pick magical girls, fantasy concepts, and sci-fi.
💕 : my hobbies consist of creating and consuming things. "creating" would allude to making things like art, written work (like fanfiction), and edits. "consuming" would allude to things like listening to music, watching various tv shows, films, and anime, and reading books.
❌ : I don't really "hate" anything but I do dislike some discussions... I also happen to dislike raisins.
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what are the magical girl's fandoms?
3️⃣ [big three] : WINX CLUB, 僕のヒーローアカデミア • MY HERO ACADEMIA, TALES OF ARCADIA
*️⃣ [other mains] : Resident Evil, League of Legends + Arcane: League of Legends
➕ [special mentions] : Cave Story, Undertale, loliRock, Demon Slayer, Little Witch Academia, Carole & Tuesday, Genshin Impact
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I'm untouchable the one and only diamond! 💎
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all aesthetic images are provided by Pexels and were edited by me in Pixlr.
credits for the images used belong to Ithalu Dominguez and Dids (1, 2).
MY DOLL MAKER Picrew by kuren.
Winx Club, My Hero Academia, and Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia screenshots courtesy of their corresponding Fandom Wikis under the CC-BY-SA.
Winx Club © Iginio Straffi and Rainbow S.p.A. 僕のヒーローアカデミア • My Hero Academia © Kōhei Horikoshi and Studio Bones. Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia © Guillermo del Toro, Dreamworks Animation Studios, and Netflix.
© 2022 Isa Capi all rights reserved.
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skelesinners-r-us · 2 years
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True for… Othni, Death, and Famine
True: Do you remember your first time?
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[The demon hums in consideration, lifting a hand to idly tap on his chin. Finally coming up with an answer, he slowly nods]
Y̴e̶a̴h̴,̷ ̷I̵ ̶t̷h̷i̷n̶k̶ ̷s̵o̴.̸ ̵I̴f̷ ̴I̸ ̷r̷e̸c̸a̸l̴l̵ ̸c̵o̷r̴r̵e̸c̶t̶l̵y̷,̷ ̴i̴t̵ ̶w̶a̸s̸ ̴a̵f̴t̷e̷r̵ ̶I̷ ̸w̸a̴s̵ ̵b̶r̵u̷t̶a̵l̵l̸y̶ ̷m̶u̸r̸d̵e̶r̶e̷d̷ ̴a̵n̷d̷ ̶b̸e̷c̷a̸m̵e̸ ̸a̶ ̶d̷e̵m̸o̵n̶.̸ ̷T̶h̶e̵r̷e̶ ̴w̴a̷s̶ ̵t̵h̸i̴s̴ ̷v̵e̷r̸y̵ ̷p̵r̴e̵t̷t̸y̷ ̴l̶i̶t̴t̷l̵e̸ ̴s̴h̷e̷e̶p̸ ̸d̷e̶m̸o̸n̴ ̵t̸h̴a̶t̵ ̸I̶ ̷w̷a̵s̴ ̵s̵p̸e̶a̶k̸i̵n̶g̶ ̷t̵o̴ ̸o̶n̴ ̶a̸n̶d̶ ̸o̸f̴f̶,̸ ̸a̵n̶d̴ ̴o̵n̶e̶ ̸t̴i̸m̵e̶ ̶w̶h̷e̷n̵ ̶w̸e̷ ̴w̵e̵r̸e̷ ̴h̶a̴n̵g̷i̸n̶g̷ ̵o̵u̴t̸,̴ ̷u̶s̷ ̷t̵a̵l̵k̴i̸n̵g̶ ̶s̶o̸m̵e̸h̵o̸w̴ ̴l̷e̵d̶ ̸t̶o̶ ̶h̷e̶r̴ ̷o̴n̵ ̷t̷o̷p̴ ̶o̶f̷ ̷m̸e̶,̸ ̵p̸u̶l̸l̷i̸n̶g̴ ̸d̸o̸w̶n̷ ̵m̶y̸ ̷p̴a̸n̸t̵s̶ ̷
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[Death's quiet for a moment before his cheekbones dust a faint shade of sky blue, and a soft smile tugs at the corners of his mouth]
I do, actually...... Since I can't touch anyone outside my group of riders, I'd been holding off on trying to have sex since pretty much the dawn of time. I stopped keeping track of the years that passed after a while, and then on one fine night, I was summoned by a cult
[He lets out a soft sigh, still smiling slightly to himself]
My first time happened a little while after then, and it was with a pretty lady named Chimera. A prophecy is what started our whole relationship, but when the big day came, we'd been in love for a while. I remember how beautiful she was on that day, and she was so incredibly patient and calm, despite being just as embarrassed as I was
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[The tallest of the riders makes a face, as if struggling to remember for a moment. When it finally clicks into place, he gives a small nod, his cheekbones gaining a soft blush and he clears his throat]
yeah, I think I remember it... if I'm rememberin' right, it really wasn't anythin' super huge or special. I was probably a little younger than I should a' been, but I was underground and starvin', so there wasn't a whole lot ta do. it happened with a bunny monster I'd been seein', when we went out together one afternoon
I didn't wanna take 'em home with me since I was raisin' two little brothers, and I didn't wanna risk them seein' or hearin' anythin', so we went back to the bunny's place for a while. everythin' started off innocent enough, but y'know... one thing led ta another
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rex101111 · 4 years
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I’m rewatching Yu Yu Hakusho (for like, the third time) and everytime i do that I keep getting caught up on all these things I forget about the early series, namely:
- Early YYH was super quirky. Like, forgetting the whole “our main character has basically no reason to live and has to be convinced to be resurrected” which. fucked. but like the first few episodes are just super natural hijinx. “hey i gotta make sure this dude who keeps fighting me doesn’t get expelled let’s posses him while he sleeps to help him study” “hey i gotta keep my body from getting cremated so let’s posses that same dude from earlier to convince my only friend/crush that I’m coming back from the dead eventually....i will do so by having him grab her boobs.” like. considering where this series goes this is a hell of a starting point.
- The first “villains” are a couple of power hungry teachers who abuse their students and care more for their school’s rep then actually doing their jobs. Seemingly the only person of any moral fortitude in that school is Mr. Takanaka the principle and even he’s a bit of a hard ass.
- Yusuke wins just about all of his early fights doing one of two things: getting stupidly lucky, or by doing something so simple to win it drives his opponents into stunned silence. (Rando anyone?”SWAMP ALGEA?!”)
-  the first three actual villains are just a trio of petty thieves. And they don’t even get along with each other that well. The first wall Yusuke hits is just a big muscly dude and he beats him by sticking a stick in his mouth. (otherwise known as “urameshi victory method 2″)
- Hiei was fucking nuts. Like koko for coco puffs nuts. Cackling and holding Keiko hostage and planning to take over the freaking world using demonized humans. Like seriously Hiei didn’t go through character development he got replaced by a whole different character in the next arc.
- Kuwabara was the best character from the second he showed up. I can’t believe I keep forgetting this it’s like the most important detail.
- Botan beat like a dozen people up by hitting them on the back of the head with a metal baseball bat. (ok i lied this is the most important detail)
- Genkai has been and will always be That Bitch and I will never stop loving her for it.
- My first crushes were on those two announcers from the Dark Tournament. I can’t believe Togashi turned me into a furry.
- Tarukane is the ugliest piece of shit ever put to animation. Bitch looks like a chewed up raisin got shat out of an elephant with an ulcer.
- And, finally, Keiko deserved more time in the later series, like, with a weapon or something. You can’t tell me some of Yusuke’s weird spirit shit didn’t rub off on her at least a little after all this time, and that time she had a constant exposure to spirit energy from Botan, and then from freaking Kurama, after getting cut with that sword? Buddy Cop Spirit Detectives Keiko and Yusuke AU when?
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cloudynet-blog · 4 years
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          h A H   pce   signs   in   here   like   hey   how   ya   doin’   .  .  .   i’m   prim   ,   twenty-two   ,   from   the   est   timezone   !   i’m   kinda   dumb   &   a   serial   procrastinating   dumb   dumb   sippin   on   capri   sun    so    pls    .  .  .   forgive   how   nonsensical   i   sound   99.98%   of   the   time   !   so   here’s   haesung   .  .  .   local   chaotic   evil   cryptid   .  .  .  u   can   find   haesung’s   info   down   below  ,  &  here’s  his  pinterest   board   &   like   .  .  .   how   cool   wuld   it   be   if   we   held   hands   in   the   mcdonalds   parking   lot   &   plotted   🥺   feel   free   to   hmu   on   discord   or   ims   !  @loginlanding​ 
BASIC INFO
name:  son  haesung  . 
nickname(s):  haezy  .
age:  twenty-two  .
birthday:  1 / 21 / 98  .
birthplace:  seattle  ,  wa
gender:  cismale  .
pronouns:  he / him
sexual orientation:  bisexual  ,  demiromantic  .
education:  nyu  ,  class  of  2019  .
APPEARANCE . 
height:  5′11″
weight:  62  kg
build:  slim  fit  .
hair colour:  currently  faded  grey  ,  prob  dyeing  back  to  brown  . 
eye colour:  dark  brown  .
clothing preferences:  tightly  bound  prefs  between  black  ,  white  ,  grey  ,  anything  slouchy  or  simple  ,  graphic  tees  &  jeans  torn  beyond  repair  ,  no-show  socks  bc  ankles  out  bitches
tattoos:  aquarius  constellation  on  right  wrist  ,  small  cross  on  left  thumb  .
piercings:  double  lobe  l / r  ,  right  helix  &  double  tragus  l / r  . 
distinguishing features:  extended  scar  running  down  the  lower  part  of  his  shoulder  ,  down  to  the  small  of  his  back  ,  owing  to  a  minor  motorcycle  crash  from  a  couple  yrs  back  .
PERSONALITY . 
positive traits:  cordial  ,  sanguine  ,  mildly  breakneck  &  dynamic  ,  empathetic  ,  quick-witted  . 
negative traits:  frigid  ,  sardonic  ,  overly  analytical  ,  morbidly  pessimistic  ,  reticent  . 
likes:  spearmint  gum  ,  long  showers  ,  clean  cotton  scent  ,  rum  raisin  ,  2am  drives  ,  junji  ito  ,  biting  the  shit  out  of  straws  .
dislikes:  pistachio  ice  cream  ,  humid  weather  ,  slow  walkers  bc  he’ll  mow  u  tf  down  . 
GAME INFO . 
position: currently  substitute  ,  usually  dps  /  support  .
main:  mccree  . 
secondary:  ana  .
who do they play for fun:  mei  ,  d.va  ,  reaper  ,  sombra  . 
who are they worst at?:  roadhog  ,  orisa  .
HEADCANONS / BIO . 
stupid  ghostie  vibin  boy  from  seattle  /  slightly demented  /  cold  at  first  glance  ,  freeze  ur  limbs  off  levels  of  hypothermia  if  he  hates  u  /  kinda   cares  lowkey  uknow  ,  he’ll  either  buy  u  vodka  @  2am  &  indulge  in  sadboi  alcoholism  or  help  u  hide  a  body  ,  either  way  he  be  like  that  /  extremely  sarcastic  /  a  little  softer  spoken  but  bitter  nonetheless  with  his  remarks  /  will  absolutely  let  u  get  eaten  by  some  creature  in  the  forest  unless  u’ve  bought  him  food  before  /  cryptid  in  past  &  current  timeline  /  haesung  @  3am  ‘  hey  u  awake  do  u  wanna  summon  a  demon  n  shit  ’  /  horror buff  /  joined  the  alliance  a  bit  late  as  a  substitute  /  shrugs  it  off  bc  he  knows  he’s  a  regular  struggle  bus  when  it  comes  to  keeping  up  w/the  rest  of  the  team  bc  he’s  just  .  .  rly  lowkey  /  rarely  gets  heated 
CONNECTIONS . 
friends  in  general  ! !  ik  he’s  not  the  most  social  &  can  be  mildly  prickly  ,  but  he  actually  does  have  friends  ,  shocker  .  will  prob  throw  some  barbed  remark  every  now  &  then  ,  but  he’s  loyal  to  a  fault  to  anyone  he  gives  a  s/t  abt  ,  there’ll  be  a  lot  of  verbal  sparring  but  he’ll  do  anything  for  u  if  he  trusts  u  .  ok  .  .  .  so maybe  u  gotta  bribe  him  first  tho  . 
cryptid  buddy  !  !  basically  he’s  a  shithead  after  1am  &  drags  this  person  arnd  to  decrepit  places  in  nyc  (  ‘  u  kno  like  .  .  .  3  ppl  went  missing  on  these  grounds  isn’t  that  sick  ?  ?  ’  )  big  time  victim  to  haesung’s  antics  . 
love  hate  /  tom  &  jerry  !  !  he  doesn’t  talk  much  ,  but  when  he  does  ,  it’s  prob  some  sharp  fckin  remark  that  incites  a  fight  ,  100%  there’s  someone  he’s  always  going  to  war  with  verbally  -  they do  kinda  give  a  shit  abt  each  other  tho  .
mentor  !  !  someone  to  kick  his  ass  into  gear  (  has  to  be  alliance  )  &  get  him  a  little  more  motivated  than  he  is  .  
tricked  out  fwb  !  !  sort  of  seeing  either  haesung  sleeping  arnd  no  strings  attached  w/someone  ,  is  simultaneously  rly  close  to  them  &  confides  in  them  .  we  stan  .  .  .  this  kinda  dynamic  . 
romantics  !  !  haesung  is  boo  boo  the  fool  with  realizing  anything  remotely  romantic  ,  it  could  kick  him  in  the  crotch  &  he  still  won’t  see  it  .  i  could  def  see  crushes  ,  genuine  moments  of  love  where  he’s  just  like  shit  .  .  .  tf  am  i  dying  ?  his  heart  beating  a  lil  too  fast  &  he’s  burning  up  so  he  tries  to  self  diagnose  on  webmd 
honestly  give  me  ANYTHING  y’all  love  u  guys  
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bluehhj · 5 years
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listen to me - chapter 24
 LISTEN TO ME — 0024
listen to me masterlist;
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(a/n: ok nvm what i said about posting two chapters yesterday. i said i couldn’t post today cause i’m at my grandmas farm and theres too much noise and i wouldn’t write cause of it, but i also said i had two chapters, right? then i’m just posting it right now so you guys won’t be without update, yanno? tomorrow i’ll be back home and i’ll start writing again, so don’t worry! ily <33)
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If Jisung stopped and paid close attention to what he had done the day before, he'd probably have his calm image shattered and would short-circuit instantaneously. For this reason, he sought to concentrate mostly on the memory of Jinah and her memorable kiss.
Because if there was one thing he had to admit, this thing was that Choi was an incredible kisser.
Perhaps for having spent years kissing the same person, Jisung had been unaccustomed to feeling the taste and texture of other mouths. Not that he was complaining about Chaerin, but it was an indisputable fact that only a miserable peck from Jinah was able to mess up all his precepts and send his remnant of reluctance to hell.
When the girl hurried away from his house, Han stood for four full minutes standing, staring at the view that the open door faced the street ahead. His lips tingled and his heart pounded as a million different thoughts shrieked inside his head, but none of them reported any kind of disgust about the event. Suddenly, Jisung was only "angry" for one reason: Jinah had started something she didn't have the ability to finish.
It was eight or eighty, a peck could even be given in friends; if Jinah wanted to kiss him, at least she should do it right.
And she really did, so much so that Jisung lost track of almost everything when he left Choi's apartment and licked his lips, feeling the distant taste of the girl's strawberry-colored moisturizer. It was a very indistinct sensation that plagued him, which lasted until the following morning and even intensified when, after another night of slumber, he found Choi displaying her calm countenance, as always, in the college cafeteria. It wouldn't be right to say that things remained the same between the two after the last events, but Jinah didn't seem bothered or willing to act differently. This made Jisung a little more comfortable, but he had no idea that behind that carefree smile there was an uneasiness that almost bordered on agony.
Jinah wished she could've woken up as happy as she had the day before, after her lips had been gifted by Jisung's affectionate touches, but the truth was that her mood didn't last for more than three hours that s unday, given that, by checking her phone, she found a small text message in the notification bar; the content was simple, "I'm in Seoul", but it served to spread a horrible feeling of anguish through every pore of her body. She didn't have the number saved, but she remembered every digit very well. Jinah again wanted the ceiling fan to tear her head off. It wasn't possible that karma would do this to her at that point in the championship.
And she could try to hide as much as she wanted, but Jade, no matter how small the detail, knew when something was out of place.
"You're tense, unnie," — the american said. For now, there were only two of them sitting at the table, since Changbin hadn't yet appeared in the vicinity. — "Aren't you going to tell me what happened?"
"But nothing happened, I already said," — Jinah denied with a smile. She didn't want to put worries in anyone's head, she could handle her own problems. She was just too frustrated. All her effort to leave the little place where she'd grown up and face life in a big city, by herself — except for her aunt, who'd offered her a home until she completed the age of majority —,  everything to leave the damned demons in the past, seemed to have been in vain. — "That's schism from your head."
"Does it have to do with Jisung?" — Jade insisted. — "It's not because I'm beginning to like him that I still don't have a little desire to slap him."
"You won't slap anyone." — Jinah grimaced. Defending your crush is essential.
"So, tell me what it is!" — the girl went through a short tantrum as she shook her own body on the bench. To her, Choi's change of mood the previous evening had been very clear. Even if Jinah tried to hide it, it was obvious that something had happened, and she could've sworn it had something to do with her phone. — "Did your parents call? Are they having a problem?"
"My parents are great."
"But if it's not Jisung or your parents, then who could it be?" — Jade asked herself more than the other and, suddenly, a specific name crossed her mind like an arrow. Her eyes searched Choi's with an almost frightening speed, and Jinah knew exactly what she was thinking. Damn, Jieun, why so smart? — "Jinah..."
"No!" — she denied in a rash way, unwillingly giving herself up. — "No, no and no, it's nothing like that."
"I don't believe..." — Jade no longer fell into Choi's lies. Taking her pains, she rested her elbows on the table and buried her face in her hands for a moment. — "What did he tell you?"
"Nothing."
"Choi Jinah," — the american said in a reprehensible tone, just as she always did when she demanded an explanation and didn't take no for an answer. Fortunately, Changbin's arrival opened a loophole for Jinah to disengage and get to her feet. If only with Jade it was being a damn pressure, she didn't want to stay to know what it would be like with Seo's help, although she couldn't run away from them forever. — "Jinah, come back!" — Kang even tried, but was promptly ignored by the other.
Sneaking up among college students, Choi only managed to let out a sigh of relief as she reached the table that Jisung, Woojin, Hyunjin, and Yoorim were sharing. She sat down next to Han and set the little cappuccino bag she had just been drinking on the top.
"Hi" — she smiled at the four of them, no one was surprised. Her approach to that group of friends had already become frequent.
"Hello" — looked like a rehearsed scene when Jisung, Yoorim and Hyunjin responded at the same time, so much so that they even giggled next. Only Woojin answered a "what's up" delayed, considering that he was finishing chewing his sandwich and wouldn't pause at a time as consecrated as that just to greet someone.
"Cappuccino, really?" — Jisung wrinkled his nose at Jinah, who held herself tightly so as not to slap him. First Han said that he didn't like cheese pizza, then did the same as animations, now wanted to imply one of her favorite drinks as well.
"You're a walking disrespect," — she replied with palpable disbelief dripping on each syllable. — "I'm not going to debate who doesn't even like coffee, you can already self-destruct."
"He's annoying" — Yoorim joined the plot. — "Not liking raisins, pickles or eggplants is one thing, but the other day he didn't want to eat french fries because it had cheddar in the middle."
"It's not my fault if it gives me heartburn." — Jisung tried to defend himself against his friend's accusations, but he couldn't get away from Jinah's incredulity.
"I'm giving you up, honestly."
"But cheddar isn't that good," — Hyunjin said. — "I mean, it's good, but a bittersweet sauce is a lot better."
"Over the chicken," — Woojin agreed with Hwang, almost salivating. — "I love the two, there are no conditions."
"Bittersweet sauce is horrible," — it was Yoorim who challenged this time and then began a discussion so potent that even Jinah and Jisung entered the middle to defend their points of view. The best part of all this was that Choi had distracted herself and kept all the worries that surrounded her in the last few hours from her mind, unlike Jade, who still made assumptions from the other side of the cafeteria.
"I'm sure that boy is chasing Jinah again," — the american snorted. She didn't even know in person the individual in question, but she could say that she hated him so bad. — "If I need to, I put the police on him myself."
"The most important is that Jinah's not alone this time" — Seo took his gaze as Choi talked and laughed with Jisung, Woojin and her new friends. They were a significant people who would certainly offer support if things went astray.
"What are those faces?" — Chan sat down beside them. In his left hand was a green apple; on the right, the phone with the messaging application open in conversation with his mother. — "Did you fight again?"
"Kim Minhwan" — was all that the girl replied, but it served to awaken a deep rancor in the blond boy. His eyes automatically searched for Jinah's whereabouts.
"What does this idiot have?"
"A willingness to get punched."
Jade's expressions were so serious that not even Josh dared to say anything as he passed the trio's table, what left Changbin intimately content.
"What did I say about aggression, love?"
"Aish, but I just can't help it!" — Jade raised her hands and dropped them in a clear sign of frustration. — "This guy is obsessive, there's no other explanation!"
"Tell me exactly what happened," — Chan asked and the american soon spoke of her remarks and Jinah's involuntary bodily responses to her questions about the subject.
A subject that, unfortunately, would become more frequent in the coming days than anyone could wish for.
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(a/n: beef beef beef
making it clear that minhwan is no specific idol, because i hate distorting the personality of some little angel and making him an extremely brainless idiot, so you guys can see the extent of the damage  — and help cause i always laugh when i remember saying this to a friend and she said: “ah but you coulve put seungri huh” and i said “omg yeSSS too bad that at that time i wrote this chapter he still wore a mask” ksjakshaj
changing the subject, these days i went to look at past chapters and wanted to kill myself. i found so many misspellings that i felt like the most illiterate person in the world, don't know how you guys haven't given up on me and the au yet kjshshhdgs i'm pretty blind cause i never see that i used a wrong word, or the missing words or the letters in the wrong places when i go over the chapters, i only see it later and it pisses me off. i'm sorry, really, but i corrected it already ok? and well if i got into college it was by god's miracle, who said, "go, jonathan, i'll give you a chance", not by cleverness. and the fact that english is not my first language counts as well
lastly, follow me on twitter ♡ my user is safedonghyuck, i've had it since 2017 or so idk it right, but who said i used it? i've been using it a little while ago but lately the only thing i'm finding there is fandom X vying mv views with fandom Y. i can't stand it anymore so pls SOMEBODY TALK TO MEkskjdsjjdshdsd
this is already becoming a bible so i'll say goodbye now or it'll only get worse. til the next chapter, babes. ily <33)
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DuckTales 2017 - The Shorts!
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Finally, I decided to talk about these.
PPG 2016 isn't the only reboot to have net-exclusive shorts, as Disney's YouTube channel had several DuckTales shorts across its first season.
Welcome to Duckberg!
A few months before the premiere of DuckTales 2017, Disney released these shorts to introduce everyone to the citizens of Duckberg. Namely, it focuses on the inhabits of the McDuck Manor. Most of these are just one joke premises, which is fitting because they aren't even a minute long.
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For example, here's one where Webby is sneaking around in a dark place, aiming for some sort of ancient artifact with her various gadgets. This was online before the very first episode, so this is actually our first look at the new Webby. No longer is she just the "little girl" of the group; she seems to be a spy in training with her night vision goggles, her glowstick, and her grappling hook!
This ancient artifact turns out to be a cookie jar, and the only cookie left is one of the common yuck cookies: oatmeal raisin. Hey, I'd eat it. Dewey shows up specifically to tell Webby that he's eating the last chocolate chip. That's kind of mean.
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Then this happens. Yeah, that doesn't look like anger, it looks more like demonic possession. There's a similar short with the new Mrs. Beakley, where she easily takes care of a ghost that the boys were struggling with. It makes sense, as these characters have huge changes from the classic DuckTales. They might as well show them off.
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There's a Huey short, featuring a character that looks a lot like the Tenderfeet. Thankfully, he doesn't talk or do any "devil in plain sight" gags, he's just here to show off that Huey is the one that reads that Junior Woodchuck Guidebook the most. Definitely his best performance, but that isn't saying a lot.
There's no real Dewey-focused short beyond his appearance in the Webby short. There is kind of a Louie short, involving a "time machine" that, oddly enough, works exactly like the time machine in that one episode of the other reboot. Thankfully, this reboot only made it a minute long short, and it works okay.
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The biggest highlight is this short with Launchpad McQuack, and it's completely fitting of his character. I don't even want to talk about it; it would ruin the magic of watching the actual short.
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There's also one for Donald Duck's years-not-shown birthday, which oddly wasn't included in the compilation. This is a shame, because it's a decent joke. Again, it's just the one, and it's not as good as the Launchpad one. Then again, very few things are.
The next series of shorts is a lot more interesting, as they all fit together into one short, released in minute-long chunks throughout a month. Fittingly enough, it happens to be called...
The World’s Longest Deathtrap!
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The episode begins with Webby landing in the titular deathtrap, with Dewey. I guess they felt sorry that he didn't get a short of his own, since we get a lot more Dewey here.
Unfortunately, due to Dewey not being too bright, he presses a button that causes the deathtrap to activate, causing the walls to very slowly close in on them. Webby theorizes that this deathtrap has aged very poorly over the centuries it existed.
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When I saw these pop up on YouTube, I was thinking this was just a joke video with nothing really happening. This couldn't be further from the truth. One part is pretty much entirely "Launchpad doesn't know how to rescue people from a hole", and it's absolutely hilarious.
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Eventually, everyone except for Scrooge, who is absent entirely from these series of shorts, ends up in the deathtrap. They keep unintentionally activating even more traps, before Huey drops in and tries to use his Junior Woodchuck Guidebook to help out. In a way, it worked. How? Watch to find out.
I would not be surprised if this short started out as either a scene in an episode or a whole episode in itself, but they either felt it was too throwaway, or that they ran out of ideas. It's a good watch.
Dewey Dew-Night!
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Aw, yeah. The talk show introduced in Day of the Only Child gets its first big expansion here. The main plot is that Dewey wants his talk show to become popular on the internet, so he tries his best to get the best guests, the best sketches, and the best Dewey he can muster to get those sweet sweet thumbs ups. It's just as funny as it was in Day of the Only Child, though I do wish those cardboard cutouts returned.
The first short focuses on Webby. It's sort of funny in that everything is just awkward, as if he's making this all up as he goes along. Fitting!
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They're still trying to make Manny the Headless Horse a thing. Maybe there's some people who really like him, but I found him more of an "eh" character. Dewey doesn't seem to like him either; his original guest was supposed to be Scrooge McDuck. Unfortunately, he decided Dewey Dew-Night was well below him, much to Dewey's derision. Whether it was unfortunate for Dewey or Scrooge is pretty obvious.
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He even tries to do segments, like "Will It Crash?", an parody of "Will It Blend?" Dewey apparently never realized that ship has sailed almost a decade ago, even if Launchpad is the highlight of all of these shorts. That is an accomplishment, actually, this series and the deathtrap one could work as B-plots.
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Unfortunately, none of this seems to get him the audience he so desperately craves. He even keeps pointing towards his likes and dislikes, which eventually skews slightly towards the latter. He seems to blame his audience for this, but he understands. He decides to try to go on a unicycle and jump over a cat. A real cat, by the way; I can’t help but notice when they use non-anthropomorphic animals.
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Unfortunately, any attempt to actually finish this stunt was ruined because the rest of the boys were tired. There is a hidden joke here, where Dewey thinks that because it's a late night talk show, it's supposed to be filmed at night, too. If only he knew.
Oh, and there's this really good running gag with Glomgold throughout this entire series of shorts.
Dewey: Apologies to Flintheart Glomgold, who had to be bumped.
Glomgold: (off-screen) WHAT?!
I like how it is implied that Glomgold successfully infiltrated the McDuck Mansion, but just can't wait to be on this completely legitimate talk show. Best of all, it has an actual payoff. All in all, a great way to use the format.
There are a few other shorts, but there's not much to say about them. There's Webby Reacts, a series where Webby Vanderquack does an in-character reaction to various Disney Channel programs. It did remind me of the very short lived revival of Beavis and Butt-Head, where they had segments where they talked over MTV's other programming.
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The other is DuckFAILS, which is just the nephews, the honorary niece, and Launchpad failing to do things in glorious stop motion. I guess Scrooge McDuck had a "no failing" clause. I can't insult the amount of time it would take to make these, and this seems like something that would be fun to see between shows.
I'm sad that they didn't do anything like this to tide us over during this current hiatus...but I guess that's what I'm doing, at least.
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Wynonna Earp Season 4 Episode 8 Review: Hell Raisin’ Good Time
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This Wynonna Earp review contains spoilers.
Wynonna Earp Season 4, Episode 8
Oh, to be a fly on the (probably Zoom) wall of the Wynona Earp writers’ room during the brainstorm session about which Halloween costumes each character should wear in this autumnal holiday-themed installment! Reader, they nailed it. Wynonna dresses as feminist hero Britney Spears (compliment of Waverly for both bringing the costume together and knowing that Wynonna would be into it), and Wonder Woman. Doc is bisexual icon Freddie Mercury. And Waverly… well, Waverly is a ladybug and then an angel. It’s all beyond perfect, and epitomizes just how much fun this slasher episode of Wynonna Earp truly is. (Barring the sob story Varun Saranga is strapped with selling, but we’ll get back to that later…) Two episodes, and Wynonna Earp Season 4B continues to be… just an incredibly good time? There is a time and place for Important Television, and Wynonna Earp sometimes ducks into that intersection, but I don’t think we talk enough as a culture about the importance of fun, especially in such dark and draining times. I didn’t know how much I needed more unabashedly fun TV until Wynonna Earp came back into our lives, welcoming us all back to the party. And, friends, more than a year into this pandemic, we are all overdue for a party.
This series has had Buffy the Vampire Slayer in its narrative DNA since the beginning, but never is it more apparent than in these delightful supernatural problem-of-the-week episodes. Last week, it was a love virus. This week, it’s a homicidal scarecrow with the head of a pumpkin, the hands of Freddy Krueger, and the focus of an Olympic athlete. Rotten Jack is his name and he’s been a rural myth in the town of Purgatory since the Earps were little kids, spending Halloween trying to avoid their abusive father. It says a lot about this town and the Earp family that an active supernatural killer on the loose is enough of a regular occurrence that literal angel Waverly attempts to eschew the responsibility of tracking him down because she has plans to hang out with her sister. But it’s hard to judge a grown woman so unabashedly wearing a ladybug costume, especially when she is so devoted to hr big sister. Maybe it’s low-hanging fruit for a reviewer and fan who is best friends with her own sister, but, for all of the other amazing relationships on this show, Wynonna Earp has always had the sibling bond between Wynonna and Waverly at its heart and it’s touching to see that, even when these two can’t remember their own names, they remember the love they have for one another.
Yes, that’s right. Waverly and Wynonna straight-up lose their memories. Wynonna may be able to remember whiskey, but she has no idea what Peacemaker is for. This is all thanks to Casey, who you may remember as Wynonna’s half-demon cellmate in “Look At Them Beans.” When Wynonna and Waverly go to Casey’s trailer, per Jeremy’s BBD instructions, in order to pick up “the extractor,” a necessary item for capturing Rotten Jack, Casey freaks out. He’s gone full conspiracy theorist off-the-grid-er since we last saw him (which, fair enough), and doesn’t want anything to do with BBD. He runs away from The Sisters Earp, leading them into the amnesia-inducing fog that apparently surrounds all of the Ghost River Triangle. What follows is basically a delightful excuse for Melanie Scrofano and Dominique Provost-Chalkley to get silly as Wynonna and Waverly traipse around town, in search of a Halloween party, with no idea that demons or vampires are even a thing or that they are supposed to be all that stands between Rotten Jack and the people of Purgatory.
Meanwhile, Amon has graduated from morally-ambiguous antagonist to straight-up villain. And I’m not just saying that because he tries to use the fact that he had sex with Wynonna to manipulate Doc into doing what he wants. (It doesn’t work.) In an effort to make some serious cash, Amon sets up a betting pool livestream around the identities of Rotten Jack’s victims, pivoting to auctioning off the chance to kill the Earp sisters when the opportunity presents itself. I wish this turn had a bit more nuance—I’ve never really been sure of who Amon is as a character or what Wynonna Earp was trying to do with him—but his commitment to villainy does provide structure for the rest of our characters to rail against. It gives Jeremy a chance to team up with Doc to save Wynonna and Waverly, and gives Doc a few instances to reiterate his commitment to the Earp sisters both through his actions and his words. He and Wynonna may not have worked things out, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t the love of his life.
Jeremy and Robin’s tragic backstory knocked this episode down a half-star for me. While I understand the necessity of recasting a role from time to time, I am 100% of the opinion that I would rather the series act as if they are the same human rather than come up with a face-tearing backstory that is both unnecessarily gruesome and too silly even for this show. We already suspend disbelief when it comes to the existence of vampires, demons, demon-hunters, angels, and Cupids on this show; what’s a little recasting amongst friends? Then again, I have always been willing to lean into a recast. Maybe it’s because I am a Doctor Who fan?
That being said, I am also very invested in the angst when it comes to Jeremy and Robin’s ongoing love story. They obviously still share a connection, even if Robin can’t remember their dating history and currently has a boyfriend who is not Jeremy. I am torn between the pull of the amnesia romance trope and the fact that Jeremy is basically slipping drugs into his ex/co-workers’ support group coffee. On the one hand, my fanfic-reading heart loves a good pining amnesiac exes-to-lovers story; on the other hand, it is deeply problematic that Jeremy isn’t giving Robin the option of taking the serum. Robin is an amnesiac; he’s not a child. (Not that you should drug your children’s coffee, either.)
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Additional thoughts.
Taking bets: do we think Amon is dead or will we see him again?
Everyone loves Doc, and it makes total logical sense.
Wynonna’s “walk of shame” look works better than it has any right to.
R.I.P., random Purgatory residents killed by Rotten Jack. I’m not sure what the town’s population looks like at this point, but the loss of three residents ain’t nothing.
“Can you just let me petty.”
“Are you late for school?” “Whore school?” The line delivery here.
“You’re supposed to be the nice one.”
“They say it’s hilarious, but you’ll never look at Dame Judi Dench again.”
“I already wear a mask everyday.” Still not clear on the logistics of Robin’s new face, but I honestly hope the show never tries to explain it.
Code Orange… for Halloween?
“I just want to go trick or treating.” It’s super interesting that, when Waverly and Wynonna lose their memories, it’s Wynonna who loves Halloween and Waverly who hates it. Presumably, this is how they really feel about the holiday.
Justin Kelly, aka the first Robin, is now on a show called Hudson & Rex, which seems to be a show about a cop and his police dog. (The new Robin is played by Jim Watson.)
“I think your boyfriend might be a cokehead.”
“p.s. Dance like no one’s watching.” Casey’s letter to “Wins and Waves.” <3
“I’m not a hero. A fuck up.” “You can be both.” I love how they just slipped the thesis statement for this show into the dialogue of this episode and hoped nobody would notice.
“Love is the absolute of fear.” “Love has always lightened the load.” If Doc ever needs a side hustle, he should consider motivational life coach. But, really, we need to talk about how sweet talk is one of Doc’s legit superpowers. Between his pep talk to Cleo last week and his pep talk to Casey this week, he’s on a roll.
“She’s my most important thing.” “Gross.”
“You were the best sister I ever had.” “How do I know?” “I know.”
Was this episode the best Wonder Woman movie of 2021? Yes or yep?
Doc helping Waverly off the stage?
“Oh my god, I had sex with Eiman.”
“You’re hilarious. We can’t even get the popcorn machine to work.”
This mind fog is spreading? This isn’t going to be good for the cat cafe…
S’mores!
“You are and have always been my hero.” “It’s easy when you know exactly what you’re fighting for.”
“Mind if I steal her for a minute?” “A minute? Woman, you better make her happy for the rest of her damned life.” Nicole didn’t get a lot of screen this episode, but boy does she make the most of it.
 Rotten Jack is played by Kelsey Andries, an actor and stunt performer. She does a very good and creepy job bringing this supernatural horror to life.
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To: @cammieanime
From: @oolb
Hi there! This is for @cammieanime. I just LOVE Seven and Lotus and I’m glad you do too, so I wrote something about the two of them meeting up after the events of the first game. It was really fun to write, so I hope you enjoy!
It wasn’t often that she went out, honestly. Raising two daughters by yourself wasn’t an easy feat, even though they were already past 18 and didn’t really need any more raising. Truth be told, the thought of being away from her daughters made her nervous, especially given the events that had transpired only 6 months ago… Hazuki – or Lotus, she’d taken a liking to that despite the bad memories the name was associated with – considered herself to be a strong-minded woman, but there wasn’t a soul in the world that wouldn’t be shaken by the Nonary Game.
Funny. Now that all had passed, the number nine kept on showing up in repeatedly in her life… often she caught herself thinking that maybe the game had never ended and this was just a sick version of the Truman Show.
“Or maybe you’re getting a bit paranoid, mom,” Ennea said as she put the car into park. “You have your cell phone, right? You’ll call if you need me?”
“Eh? Ennea, you’re acting like the mom here.” She laughed and gave her daughter a kiss on the forehead. “I love you. Tell Nona I love her too.” And then she grabbed her purse, her coat and jumped out of the car before she could change her mind and ask Ennea to drive her home.
‘Blue Ocean’ was a really fucking stupid name for a bar, Hazuki thought, yet it was her destination nonetheless. What would the ocean be other than blue? Well, maybe green, maybe muddy brown, but still. Something else about the name bothered her, though she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. Still, for such a gaudy name, the Blue Ocean was rather… plain on the inside. Some lopsided fish stared down at her from the wall as she walked in, but that was pretty much all that the Blue Ocean had going for it. Pity. She’d seen fake ships with better décor. Hazuki set herself down by the bar and ordered a pint of beer. On the television screen behind the bar, some soccer match had just started its second half. Perfect. It would be just her, her beer, and two teams she’d never heard of playing for a sport she didn’t care for. If this was what it took to make her feel like a regular person again, Hazuki was all for it.
Yet halfway through her pint of beer… “Well, I didn’t think I’d be running into the demon again so soon.”
Oh, she knew that voice. Hazuki ran her thumb over her rings and gave a little laugh. She stared down at her beer. “I think it’s too early for a reunion, Seven.” Then she gestured loftily to the chair next to her. Not that she thought that Seven was a particularly interesting company, but she was in a good mood.
“Oh, you’re offering me a seat? That’s unexpected.” He shuffled into the seat a little clumsily, a man of his size looking out of place on the dainty bar stool. Seven turned to face her with a grin. Since the last time she’d seen him at the Nonary Game, he’d… changed, somehow. A little bit. It was as if the wrinkles near his eyes became just that much more apparent in the bar’s dim light.
“Good to see you’re wearing regular clothes this time around.” Seven chuckled and smoothed his hair down with a broad hand. He was no longer wearing the beanie and overalls, though his fashion sense still leaned towards “comfortably baggy”.
“I can wear whatever I damn well want,” Hazuki said, sipping her beer. “Plus, belly dancing is only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.”
“I believe ya.” Seven gave her a look. He waved down the bartender and asked for the wine list.
Hazuki nearly spit out her drink. “You’re ordering wine? Really? And I’m the exhibitionist grandma.” For some reason, the thought of a guy like Seven sipping Pinot Noir (Chardonnay? Whatever, who fucking cared about wine anyway) seemed absurd to her. She thought him to be the beer guzzling type.
Clearly, he seemed to think the opposite about her. “Well, I was gonna ask you to join me, but seems you’re all set.” He shrugged. “Don’t diss my wine. Red wine is good for the noggin.” He tapped the side of his head. “If it wasn’t for this thinking machine up here, we would have never gotten out of that confinement room.”
At this, she scoffed. “Please. I was way better at those puzzles than you.”
Seven gave a noncommittal grunt as the bartender slid him the menu. He squinted down at it, lips pursed. He slid his finger down the list and something crossed his expression. “This is gonna sound crazy, but d’you feel like you’re being haunted… by a goddamn number?” He flipped the menu to her. “Nine different types of wine on the list… sometimes I think I’m losing my mind.”
“Ha! You’re not the only one.” She gestured in a conspirational fashion at the television. “Ten minutes ago, number 9 on the red team scored a goal.”
Seven turned to her, a little unnerved. “Really?”
“Tch! I can’t believe you fell for that one.” Seven frowned for a moment but, surprisingly, they shared a moment of laughter. She’d be damned. Laughing with enemy.
“Y’know…” Seven started after ordering a glass of his fancy wine, “I gotta say… I’m sorry I said you looked like a half-naked raisin. I mean, it was true, but I’m still sorry I said it.”
“Nice of you to admit that.”
“Hey, I’m feeling rather generous lately. I guess that’s the side-effect of surviving a Nonary Game. Glad to be alive.” He gave a shrug, which looked a little like a mountain yawning. The man glanced at her, as if trying to gauge something from her expression. “Say, how’s that… how’s that treating ya.”
“How’s what treating me?”
“Y’know… surviving that fucking mess.”
Hazuki lowered her eyes from the television screen. She ran a finger around the mouth of the pint glass, pondering the question. And also pondering how much she wanted to tell Seven. He was still a stranger, after all, despite what they’d been through.
“It’s fine if you don’t wanna talk about it. I get it.” Seven said suddenly. He turned away, drumming his fingers on the counter. “Your kids were in it. You were in it. It must’ve been like living the nightmare all over again. Hell, I don’t even know why you got wrapped up into it… I mean. Junpei, that’s obvious. Aoi too. Those weirdo siblings, they were part of the original mess. And Ace too.” He listed the people off on his fingers. “I mean, the only weird part of the equation is you.” He was practically muttering now, speaking to himself.
Hazuki raised an eyebrow. “Seems like you’ve been thinking a lot about this.”
“I have, actually.” He gave a quick glance over his shoulder and leaned in. “Junpei and I are… Junpei and I have teamed up. Sort of. We just… we just want to get to the bottom of this.” He scratched the stubble on his chin. “I can’t say much, but I feel like… this Nonary Game wasn’t the last of them.”
Hazuki’s stomach sank. “What?”
“I mean, I can’t say much, but… yeah. Just a hunch.”
God. Another Nonary Game. First her daughters, then her. Maybe she should call her mother soon just to make sure everything was okay.
She examined her glass. “I hope I have absolutely nothing to do with the next one.”
Seven laughed. “Hell, I hope so too.”
“Maybe they’ll write us out of the next two games and give only vague hints about our whereabouts and existence.”
Seven’s eyes widened and he scratched his chin. “Uh…”
She shrugged. “That was a joke. Don’t think about it too hard.” The smile faded from her lips and she paused. “You know, I do wanna talk about it. The Nonary Game, I mean. I think I’m ready.”
He waved his hand in a broad, inviting gesture. She took a deep breath:
“It was awful, and I would rather lick this bar’s floor than spend nine hours stuck with those idiots again, but… honestly, part of me… well, I felt closer to my daughters. I mean, I think it was important for me to go through what they had gone through. It sort of—sort of breaks my heart knowing just what they went through, but it killed a mystery that has been haunting me for years. To some degree, I guess.” She pursued her lips. “Closure. I guess that’s the word. Closure.”
Seven nodded slowly. “You know, I can respect that.”
Feeling a bit uncomfortable after that word vomit, Hazuki took a swig from her beer. “Well, respect it or not, that’s what I feel about that crazy bullshit. My two cents. How about you?”
His wine had arrived. Seven swirled it around in the glass before answering, watching the little rivulets of wine slide down the sides. “I just think we’re part of something bigger. Not me or you, specifically, but… What we’ve been through. I don’t think we fully understand it yet. Maybe we never will.”
“I suppose asking you to go more into detail isn’t allowed?”
He grinned. “Heh. Yeah. Sorry, Lotus, you’re pretty, but I ain’t riskin’ my job for you so soon.”
“It’s Hazuki.”
“Hazuki. I remember that.”
She paused. “Is… your real name classified information too?”
Seven laughed at that, a big, booming laugh that had always gotten on her nerves during the Nonary Game. “I s’pose you wouldn’t believe me if I actually said it was Seven, would ya?”
“Are you fucking kidding me?”
“Heheh. See?” He grinned. “Told ya.”
Somebody at the other side of the bar suddenly cried out—“Oh!” Both Hazuki and Seven jumped, until they realized the person was reacting to the television screen. Hazuki and Seven swung around to see a goal being scored. By the red team—player number 9.
“Huh.” Seven’s wine glass was raised and he kept it there for a moment, staring at the TV screen. “That’s… that’s… huh.”
“Blue Ocean,” Hazuki said suddenly, her eyes wide.
“What?”
“Blue Ocean. It has nine letters. That’s what was bugging me.”
“Oh.” Seven blinked. “I thought you’d be bothered by—well, I mean, Blue Ocean is a stupid name—“
“Yes! That’s what I said!” Hazuki raised her arms in exasperation. The gold bracelets on her wrist jangled noisily. “Thank you, Elephant Man.”
Seven chuckled at that. He raised his wine glass. “A toast to the Blue Ocean?”
“That’s lame.”
“Uh… to Zero?”
She raised her glass. “To the Funyarinpa?”
“What the hell is a Funyarinpa?”
“You don’t know about the Funyarinpa?” She scoffed. “Ask Junpei later. He knows.” She clinked their glasses together; both of them gave a hearty sip.
Seven leaned back in his seat. He cradled his wine glass, and then let out a huge sigh. “Let’s just hope we’ll never have to deal with any of this bullshit ever again.”
“You know… I can actually agree with you on that.” Hazuki said, nodding. A life without another Nonary Game—they’d paid their dues. They were done.
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