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niuniente · 9 months

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I don’t personally believe in ghosts, but I am curious about your perspective and experience (and I also write fiction so I’m curious for that reason as well)! Do you think it would be beneficial to treat/speak to ghosts with kindness and respect? Would that improve haunting experiences? Do you think they would understand kindness at all?

Thank you for your time, I love your work!!

Depends on the ghost! Do you treat a cat and a tiger the same way? Then, it also depends on the spirits (including those who are not ghosts) and does your culture have certain ways of treating those entities (and do you want to follow the traditions).

Overall, it is nice to be respectful to all :3 Never a bad idea with a regular ghost and majority of the weird things are just regular ghost. I have one experience related to this topic of respect.

I visited Scotland with my friend and we went to a church. As I'm a history nerd, I wanted to see all nooks and crooks of the place. My friend walked beside me. When we came to a small aisle leading to a dead end, we both froze at the first step. It was like walking on a wall with "Don't!" energy. We looked at each other and asked if you also felt that? We pondered for a while should be go in. My friend said that she's not going, someone there doesn't want us there. I hesitated for a moment but then made my mind and said "I'll go take a quick peek, I want to know what this is about". Turns out there was a sarcophagus of a noble man, who had been convicted and beheaded in 1660's. I got a feeling that he was upset because he felt he was wrongly accused and killed, and now there was this plate above his remains telling these "lies" of him.

My friend joined me after some time, and I told her what it was. She suggested we should bid the spirit some good vibes and respect, so we did. I apologized for the intrusion, apologized for his execution, said I was going to go and not bother him anymore, and then I left.

I went back to the same church a few years later. This time, there was no hostile energy. I kept my promise and didn't go to the aisle. I greeted the man far and let him know that I remembered him (as he seemed to remember me) and I was going to keep my promise.

I label paranormal entities to a few different boxes as they're different entities and should be approached differently. I hope these help you with your writing!

Ghosts = Passed people and animals. Can be anything by nature, just as when they were alive. Cause all sorts of things from sounds to moving objects. Can get attached to people and items. Can leave behind little messages and trinkets for you to find. Poltergeist = Non-human entities. Mischievous and intelligent. Mimic voices and sounds but typically in repeat. Typically mind their own businesses. Human caused poltergeist = Humans can cause poltergeist activity, even very violent one, with repressed emotions. This is a studied phenomena. Typically the person causing the issues is in their teens. Doppelgänger = These I don't know much about but they take forms of other people and also mimic their voices. Glitch Doppelgänger= This is a glitch in the matrix-phenomena, where a person can see themselves somewhere (younger, older, same age). Typically this happens suddenly and without other paranormal activity, like during your regular shopping trip. Nature Spirits = Non-human spirits, which can take physical forms resembling also humans or human like creatures. Can cause lots of harm in their come inside a house but this is rather rare. Typically live in nature, like in trees. I also include spirits like trees themselves into nature spirits but the variety under this category is wide, like in ghosts. Home Spirits = All kind of positive non-human spirits which protect human settlements and live with humans. For example, Finnish Tonttu and Haltija are these kind of creatures. They live in houses and outdoor buildings, and look after humans and animals. Be respectful to them or they will get angry and either move away or get your house burned or cattle dead. Elementals = Non-humans energetic beings. Extremely rare and ancient entities but chaotic, dangerous and hostile if they end up into houses. Think about letting a wild tiger loose in your living room. Demons = Non-human negative entities. Doesn't have anything to do with religions but demon is an easy word to describe them. Cause all sorts of issues from moving objects to bad smells, growling, maggots & insects suddenly appearing, scratching, appearances of black animals, cause animal deaths etc. Can get attached to people and items. Residual energy = Not a ghost but like a video recording of a past event. Always repeats the same way. Angels and Spirit guides = Non-human positive entities looking after us all. Can leave little hints, messages and trinket for you to find, like feathers, coins, flowers etc. Cryptids = Their own very, very wide category! Some of them seem to be able to switch between physical and spiritual form. Typically encountered out in the nature. Aliens = Non-cryptid living entities from other planets and parallel timelines. Black Eyed Children = This is it's own category and frankly, even after 33 years of paranormal things, I'm not sure what they are! They seem to be a rather new phenomena, earliest encounters I've heard are from 1950's from USA. If I had to guess, they're demons (non-human negative entities) of some sort simply from how people react to them. Man Made Horrors = These are human made Chtulhu-type of things, like Slenderman. The only exception seems to be Rake but I think the creature existed before Creepypasta and then someone there came up with this name. Glitches in the matrix = Frozen animals and items, time slips, parallel universe slips etc. all belong to this genre. Witches and Shapeshifters = These I put in their own box as they can cause paranormal encounters to occur. The most famous shapeshifters are Navajos' Skinwalkers (because Western internet space is American dominant [and I've heard you can't say their name so I won't write their Navajo name here]) but such malicious shapeshifting people live in many cultures around the world. Deities and Saints = A special mention to deities and Saints as they can cause "paranormal" things to happen, like statues blinking and people healing suddenly.

This is only my list. Not a paranormal scientific approved list of anything.

#paranormal #ask niu

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peaceandloveonpluto · 2 months

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Heya I don’t find ‘proship’ or ‘anti’ to be productive labels so I don’t really use them, but like I’m generally more pro-whatever-people-want than policing-fiction kinda vibe, does that mean I count as proship or are you specifically trying to avoid that genre of discourse entirely so it’s ok to interact as long as I don’t use that term?

It's definitely a tricky thing to define since it seems like everyone has a different idea of what proship vs. anti means. There are some things people define as proship that I don't really mind (e.g., selfshipping with a fictional character who is a murderer), but others that I do mind (e.g., selfshipping with a fictional character who is a minor when the person is an adult - and even then, that example itself can be tricky to define. I don't really get into the nitty gritty of that and I sort of go off of beliefs in real life relationships; an 18-year-old dating a 17-year-old? That doesn't bother me, the adult vs. minor thing there is just by a legal line. But a 21+-year-old dating a 17-year old (or below)? That is a bit weird to me, at best. But I digress.)

There are also certain things that characters can do that, if I saw someone selfship with them, would elicit a feeling of "really? THAT one? That's the one you fell for?" in me. Namely, I feel uncomfortable with people who selfship with characters that are shown to be abusive (in whatever way that is, whether it's physically, emotionally, or sexually).

I do understand that it's all fictional. Also, I get that everyone's life experiences are different. I understand that some people imagine or fantasize about these scenarios as a way of coping with things that have happened in their lives. I cannot claim in the least to understand psychology, and it isn't my place to try and tell people how I think they should handle their trauma. And even if a person isn't doing it to cope with something, I think that going up to a person who is essentially a stranger and telling them "hey! I don't like this thing you do!" would have no effect besides wasting both of our times because the chances are neither of us will have our opinions changed by this encounter.

I do want to make it known that if someone calls themselves a proshipper or has ideals that I mentioned above with regards to shipping, I do not necessarily think "this is a bad person." It is fictional, and there are several worse things you can do in real life. I don't think a person who is 25 years old and ships with a 16-year-old anime boy is the absolute scum of the earth or anything. (Now, if that was a behavior that they reflected in real life, i.e., interacting with real minors in romantic/sexual ways when one is an adult, that is a whole other can of worms.) I just find it to be weird and do not want to associate with it. My blocking policy is the result of that; I do not want to see it, so I block the person so I do not see it. I don't send any messages to the person or say "hey I found so-and-so and they're a proshipper, everyone block them." It's a matter of personal preference and boundaries.

I am honestly laissez-faire about most selfshipping and would rather stay in my own space than harass people. When I say "please do not interact with me if proship," it is because I don't know to what degree the person defines proship. I don't like seeing content of adult/minor relations or abusive relations, but from a quick glance, if a person says they're a proshipper, I don't know if they post that sort of content or not. I just block to make sure that the chance of me seeing that content is 0%. I would hope that if a person calls themselves proship and they disagree with my stance, they would show the same respect and similarly block me. I am not here to fight, truthfully. I am here to think about Fictional Character.

TL;DR: Honestly if you don't use the label and you don't post about the things I'm uncomfortable with, I do not mind you interacting.

#this ended up a lot longer than i envisioned it would. apologies!#i am incapable of expressing my thoughts in concise ways. doubly so when it's on a topic that isn't cut and dry #q&a #food for thought. might try and specify things to include the content i don't like seeing.

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1990jeevas · 3 years

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Plesse tell me about queerness in the get down!!

okay okay queerness in the get down let's fuckn goooo

disclaimer: I havent watched this show in full for like 5 months at least, probably gonna get something wrong and/or forget some more important bits. also this wasnt proof read I just word vomited

tws: period typical homophobia, abuse mention, f slur use, bury your gays trope, overdose mention, mention of a creepy possible age gap (the age gap hasnt been confirmed so that's why its possible), cops

going from least to most prominent queer characters, let's start with mylene cruz!

so, from the beginning of this show she has an established romantic relationship with ezekiel (although the status of their actual relationship changes frequently throughout the show) and though this was a relationship she was hesitant to pursue, it is clear that she does have romantic feelings for him and if not for them both having growing careers in very different music genres (zeke specifically working in a genre that she repeatedly labels as bad because she thinks they're ruining records + that it isnt real music because they're using someone elses piece and rapping over it, that's not really important here tho lol) they probably wouldve had a much healthier, smooth sailing romance. that being said theres a few things that happen in the show that, while not explicitly clear, or even really good coding at that—to the point where you wont catch if you really arent looking for it (and trust me, I always look for coding, hers was just so little that it flew over my head until I saw someone else mention it)—are still cool to think about!

so, for starters, I wanna mention the toy box performance, which was performed by mylene and regina, who are best friends. that's all cool and shit, and you dont really think much about it...until you hear about the fact that the show runners purposely colored a lot of the scenes in that performance with the bi colors. like. the writers after the show ended basically said "oh yeah there was plans to make her coding more explicit, but our shit got cancelled soooo" and then dropped the fact that she was gonna be bi (or at least implies bi) in the series, which puts a new twist on a few things.

now, besides the bi coloring in the background of the toy box performance (which was mostly on scenes with her and regina, which involved a lot of uh,, lowkey lewd dancing. with each other. in very revealing outfits. wooooo), there's her music! I dont tend to read too much into this one bc, like I said before, her coding is fucking light and the writers themselves said they didnt really get to do much with it, but I think some stuff with her music is interesting. specifically how her, yolanda and regina's song set me free blew up because dizzee, resident (lowkey enby coded) bicon, got their song played in a queer club. also that the song was majorly important to dizzee and started playing literally right as he kissed a boy for the first time and realized "oh shit I like boys that's bonkers". also that the song can be taken in a gay way since literally the entire thing is about becoming your true self, fully and unapologetically, which is what both dizzee and mylene's entire character arcs are about. dizzee (and a lot of other queer people, apparently), heard this song about being set free and it resonated with them so much that they got that shit most of its popularity.

speaking of dizzee and mylene, they parallel each other a lot in the way that their arcs are about them realizing who they are, coming into themselves and no longer just letting people treat them like shit in a sense (dizzee starting to tell people essentially that they can call him weird all they want, they can make fun of how he acts, what he likes, how he dresses, etc. but he likes how he is and quite literally saying "it's okay to be an alien" as he has consistently compared himself to one throughout the show vs mylene learning that if she wants to be a disco singer she needs to put her foot down, not let anyone, not even the love of her life, not even her abusive father, stop her from achieving her dreams, etc. and continuing to pursue her career with or without their support). one more little parallel that I think is interesting is during I think s2 towards the end of the show is when dizzee and thor are shown together having fun with each other, painting all over the building and each other and are basically just being happy and in love together and then they have these clips of them being interspersed with clips of mylene at a party where she is starting to realize that if she wants to get anywhere she needs to be her own main priority and that she needs to put her career and her dream, which is what makes her the happiest, above all else if she wants to succeed. idk I just think how the show made these two into a weird parallel, accidental or not, is neat. maybe not an explicitly queer parallel, but I think at least how her music and whatnot helped dizzee, the main queer character in this show, blossom, is important.

moving on we got shaolin fantastic also known as "oh no your internalized homophobia is showing-"

so, heres a quick list of...interesting shao facts:

Consistently referred to as fag/faggot (shaolin fanfaggot is my personal favorite); he gets really defensive about this despite nobody actually thinking he's queer, it's just people being assholes to be assholes, and he is the only character consistently referred to using a slur, especially a homophobic one, especially for a "straight" character. dizzee, a canonically queer character, is called a fag less than shaolin is even though dizzee actively goes to gay clubs, has a not so secret dude he "hangs out with" and wont let anyone properly meet, paints his nails, wears less than straight clothes even by the 70s standards and is just all around the definition of fucking queer (and I mean like in the weird way, not the gay way). in fact theres only like once I can remember him being called a fag and it had nothing to do with him actually being gay it was literally just like thrown out there the same way you would call someone a bitch.

Has only shown sexual interest in women, yet refuses to have deeper relationships with women in general (possibly because of trauma but who knows) but takes his relationships with his "brothers", specifically zeke, very seriously

Tells zeke and zeke ONLY his real name when zeke was planning to stop being his friend bc shao more or less got boo boo, a like 14 year old black kid, arrested for selling hard drugs; he was clearly scared and trying to do anything to keep zeke around, literally chasing him down the street and hounding him until he got zeke to stop and argue with him

Kept threatening to beat up zeke in the end but couldn't actually bring himself to do so, instead saying that zeke is "fucking lucky" before walking away

Let's zeke get away with things that nobody else can, in general just has a weird soft spot for ezekiel that he shows with nobody else

when shao found dizzee with thor in a vaguely compromising situation (like they were just shirtless covered in paint sleeping next to each other but shao had also seen everything they painted on the walls ((which some of it was sus)), it was clear they had painted on each others bodies and dizzee had been routinely disappearing with this guy for weeks now yet not producing nearly as much art, at least, as far as we audience members know) he didnt judge him but instead, waited for him to get cleaned up and then told him something along the lines of "theres a reason why im so secretive blah blah blah [not everyone needs to know everything about me]", which, in context, kinda implies that he might be a lil. a lil homiesexual. jus a lil.

whenever even the possibility of zeke leaving him comes up he absolutely loses it. he has literally cost ezekiel life changing opportunities because he thought zeke would just up and leave him for them. this could be abandonment issues bc he's a severely traumatized character, and that probably does contribute to it, but it also is just not a reaction he has to any of their other friends just randomly dipping in and out of his life soooooo

generally speaking, this mfer has got either bisexual with a big hard on for zeke coding or homosexual with terrible internalized homophobia and still a hard on for zeke coding. either fucking way, that nigga gay. he gay as hell. gay as fuck man. there wasn't really much to analyze here tbh bc the coding is just so fucking obvious if you look for it or you are/have been a gay person who's dealt with at least a little bit of internalized homophobia.

also, just a sidenote, idk how fucking old shao, but I'm praying hes like at max 19 bc I'm pretty sure zeke is a minor in this show and shao definetly is not so the whole him being heavily implied to have a crush on ezekiel thing is kinda. oof. not oof if zeke is like 17 but any younger than that? OOF.

edit: apparently the characters are only supposed to be a year apart in age but i had no clue about that before writing this post and since shaos age was never actually stated in the show i naturally assumed he was an adult since his actor Looks Like An Adult. this is definetly on me to a certain extent, but i also never saw anything about this when trying to find our their ages so 🤷‍♀️ maybe i just didnt look deep enough, sorry!

now moving on to the main event...marcus dizzee kipling :]

so, first things first, let's talk enby coding bc him being bisexual was already confirmed!

um, to start off, I just wanna say I dont think this enby coding was intentional or even really coding, it's just moreso me being a dizzee kin on main and knowing as a transmasc enby he has very transmasc enby vibes. for example:

cool, gender neutral nickname that everyone calls him

paints nails various different colors

the whole wardrobe is just a transmasc enby heaven...fishnet shirts, jean overalls, jackets and cuffed pants galore, the big colorful pins, etc

gender neutral hairstyle (when I had my fro it was very sexy and made it easy to transition between hyper masc and vaguely fem, which is pog)

comparing himself to/representing himself consistently with an alien character (though this is meant to represent his sexuality, it could also double as a gender thing too, not neccesarily bc of the whole nonbinary alien trope but bc an enby who likes aliens might heavily identify or compare themselves to whatever their idea of an alien is, whether that just be a genderless entity or a motherfucker with fly style and no need to be perceived as anything other Wacky As Hell)

moving on from there, let's talk about how his queerness is presented to us and how, while it may be a really good piece of representation, especially coming from netflix, it still lacks in A Lot of places.

so, let's start with good things!

i personally really like the get down's queer rep with dizzee bc it's (for the most part) nonsexualized and very very soft, about dizzee figuring himself out and realizing there is a place where he fits in, and about two teenagers in the 70s falling in love over their shared passion for street art. it also features an interracial couple where both boys challenge stereotypes both about queer men and men of color, which is epic poggers and very sexy. this piece of rep specifically is very important to me bc I am a queer black person and even tho interracial relationships are mostly normalized now, I've still had people give me shit for primarily dating white people in a town that is...primarily white lol

mm anyways, I can also appreciate how in the get down, dizzee being represented by rumi the alien is not a thing specifically related to gender (as it often is) and instead is about his sexuality and just in general weirdness and how it has led to him being alienated amongst his peers, poc or otherwise. him seeing himself as an alien is not about just his queerness, which is important, it is about him being a queer black man who talks different, acts different, dresses different and is "soft"—he isnt a walking black male stereotype and he wouldnt have been seen as masculine back in the 70s by any stretch of the imagination. this can be relatable to a wide spectrum of queer poc, from queer black men currently who still have to deal with this shit or to people like myself who are afab neurodivergent mixed race enbies that have always been signaled out as weird and alienated for it. dizzee is god rep bc while he has a small part in this show, his parts are very impactful, hard hitting and show queer poc of all ages that they arent alone and that it's okay to "weird", you just need to embrace it because somebody will love you for you, as thor did for dizzee.

that being said theres um. some minor problemas here,,,

namely:

dizzee and thors first kiss

the lack of development this pairing got

the way dizzee was confirmed bisexual off screen, he never said the words himself, just showed interest in both genders

the way dizzee and thor were never even confirmed boyfriends or just fwb so most of the fandom just calls them boyfriends bc Why Not

dizzee was implied fucking DEAD??? AT THE END OF THE SERIES?????? AND THOR WAS IMPLIED ARRESTED?????????????

now, these might have been things that wouldve been fine had the show been given it's full run but it wasnt which is why we are now left with probelms.

so, from the top, let's go over these: dizzee and thor's first (and only "on screen") kiss was one that was shown in a montage of other queer people making over and doing other vaguely romantic/sexual things, one of those things being a whole ass naked titty being mouthed at, but the actual kiss...was just not shown? like they really did just say "yes they kissed <3 you know this from the context clues of it being in a montage with kissing, hickey giving and titty sucking <3 but no we will not show it <3" LIKE HELLO? I SAW A NAKED BOOBIE BUT NOT TWO MEN KISS??? HUH????????

also, dizzee and thor were both fucking high as hell during this bit like this isnt a terrible thing but it's also like sometimes you do shit when you're high that you wouldnt do sober and they just never kissed again on screen so like?? like idk that's not that bad but it does kinda irk me since they deadass got no other on screen intimacy after that unless you including painting on eacher other or sleeping next to each other on a shitty mattress but not touching at all during it bc they were both at opposite ends of the mattress like half way off it

so yeah, that was trash. then we got lack of development, which kinda goes with the "dizzee being a bisexual but he never says it in canon" thing cause like...okay dizzee was already sort of a side character from the get go like he wasnt the mc by any means, but he became way more of a background character as things continued until we basically only saw him for performances or when he was with thor, yet they got no fucking development as a pairing other than "dizzee realize he gay, he like thor, he and thor spend time together and ig probably do some gay stuff but we dont really know bc we only ever see them do graffiti together now" like?? tf am I supposed to do with that shit. answer. quickly. and then theres dizzee not being confirmed bisexual, which is just a running problem with shows literally doing everything to say a character is bi except for having the character just...say they're bi? which would be so easy? like a good way dizzee and thor couldve had some development is by thor teaching dizzee things about the queer community that he didnt even know existed, thor couldve helped him understand what being bi meant and helped him label himself and whatnot but instead we got an off screen confirmation that the writers had bisexual in mind when writing him. which is garbagé.

the whole thor and dizzee never having a confirmed relationship status is also a development problem cause like literally nobody knows if they were just friends who made out, maybe fucked, who knows, or if they were dating bc dizzee does give a love confession but a love confession doesn't mean there is a relationship, especially since thor didn't say he was in love either (as far as I remember, I could be wrong, plus whether or not that really happened or was apart of dizzee literally overdosing during a performance is unclear so 🤪)

and now for the biggest issue...bury your gays trope.

during the season 2 finale, dizzee and thor are chased by cops after they are found doing graffiti, one of the cops is able to catch thor while the other chases dizzee into a train tunnel and there is a train seen headed straight for him before the show cuts to black on a train horn. the show writers claim that if they had gotten another season, dizzee wouldve been alive but since they didnt and since that's essentially super fan trivia knowledge, most people dont fucking know that and instead had to watch a black queer teenager chose death over being fucking arrested by a white cop. on top of that, thor didnt see any of that shit because he was caught and the cop started hauling him off while dizzee was still being chased so thor literally has no clue where his friend/possible boyfriend fucking is or that he's likely dead in a goddamn tunnel all alone, unless you count the fucking pig that chased him in there who wouldve died too. this shows rep was so fucking good as far as most shows go on not having major fucking problems, on not being toxic and over sexualized, etc, etc. and then they just. killed a black queer teenager for no fucking reason. like it was literally the last episode ever, it would add nothing to the plot, it would just devastate fans and devastate it fucking did. I dont cry easy but seeing a character I identified with, who I had hyperfixated on, die because he'd rather that than be arrested is terrible. it fucking sucked.

so yeah. that's my all too extensive thoughts/analysis on the get down's queerness. theres definitely stuff I missed, or misinterpreted, or looked too much into, etc, etc., but this was a fun thing to spend time writing sooo yeah!! thanks for the ask anon, sorry this was just a big rambley info dump, but hopefully you get some enjoyment out of it since it took like 3 hours at least 😭😭 feel free to ask clarifying questions lol

#shit self #asks #the get down #mylene cruz #shaolin fantastic #dizzee kipling #long post #analysis #info dump #idk if anon has seen tgd or is just being nice so i tried givinh background to things #kinz #bangerz #discourse

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hermannsthumb · 4 years

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Once Newt and Hermann finally move in together, Newt accidentally stumbles upon Hermann's vibrator. Newt gets hard immediately just imagining his beautiful sexy husband using it on himself. Newt wants to see that. Newt wants to do that. Newt wants to see Hermann fuck himself with his vibrator, and fuck Hermann with his vibrator. Hermann's all adorably flustered when Newt brings it up, and then he sees just how turned on Newt is by the idea.

well uh. this is (as you might expect) kind of a hard 18+/not safe for work

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“Need help with that?” Newt says.

Hermann heaves a small cardboard box up to his bad hip with a groan; Hermann Gottlieb is written on the side in Sharpie, in Hermann’s neat, tidy hand. All of his boxes are marked similarly. It’s kind of cute, really, that he even bothers–half of his stuff is Newt’s now anyway, and vice-versa, and truthfully has been since the lab. Odds are it’s stuffed with their shared mugs or papers Newt co-authored. “No, no,” he says. “I can manage.”

The box doesn’t look particularly heavy, but Hermann’s been quite insistent on not leaving all the heavy lifting to Newt all day, and he’s wincing in a way that means he might’ve strained himself a bit too much. Newt shoots him a small smile and places a hand on the box. “Hey, look, why don’t you take a break?” he says. “We only have a few things left. It’ll take me, like, ten minutes. Go test out the new couch. Better yet, find us some fucking dinner. I’m starving.”

The previous renter left behind a drawer full of take-out menus (which Newt discovered as he attempted to unpack their mis-matched collection of utensils earlier), and Newt’s sure at least one of them will be promising. Hermann returns the smile gratefully and relinquishes his hold on the box. Newt was right–it’s not very heavy. Pretty light, in fact. “Alright. If you’re sure.” Hermann presses a kiss to the corner of Newt’s mouth. “Is there anything you’re particularly in the mood for?”

“Nah,” Newt says, and then catches Hermann’s sleeve with his free hand to reel him in for a much filthier kiss. “Something quick. I have plans.” Those plans involve spending plenty of time breaking in their nice big, new, soft bed, before the exhaustion of the day inevitably catches up to them.

“I see,” Hermann says, and adds wryly, “Perhaps I ought to take a nap, too.”

Newt gives him another kiss for his troubles, enjoying the small sound Hermann makes into his mouth when he flicks his tongue against the seam of his lips. But when Newt pulls away, Hermann’s all business. “Do be careful with that,” he says, eyeing the box Newt took from him warily. “Its contents are–er–rather delicate.”

Mugs after all, then. Or maybe family photographs. “Kitchen?” Newt says, already headed down the hallway.

“Bedroom,” Hermann says. Oh. Newt does a one-eighty in the opposite direction. “Er–just leave it on the bureau. I’ll deal with it…later.”

Now, Newt’s no snoop, and he would certainly never go through Hermann’s possessions without permission–mutual trust, respecting boundaries, all that shit that healthy couples need–but accidents happen. He’s only trying to be helpful. He puts the box on the bureau, as Hermann instructed, but he must do it a little too hard, because its contents roll around and clatter and thud, and then–bewilderingly–begin to vibrate.

Newt shakes the box. It doesn’t stop.

He peels off the packing tape.

He’s not really sure what he expects to find in it besides the obvious: there are very few things a vibrating box deposited into a bedroom can contain, after all. Sure enough, when Newt opens the flaps, he finds himself staring down at a pretty high-end bottle of lubricant and the most expensive-looking vibrator in existence. A vibrator that’s currently buzzing. Newt flicks it off quickly, then–before he can help himself–picks it up.

Hermann has a vibrator. Hermann has a nice vibrator. It’s long, and curved, and made of a dark material that is fucking amazing to the touch. Another glance in the box reveals a small remote control, with settings in speed and rhythm all the way from one to ten, and a few bonus ones labelled with things like Pleasure Overload.

Hermann uses a vibrator that has settings for things like Pleasure Overload.

“Hol-lee shit,” Newt whistles.

Newt can picture it now: Hermann, stripped bare, face down on his bed, writhing and gasping in pleasure as he crams the vibrator into himself over and over. Begging aloud for it to go faster. Coming, untouched, all over his pasty chest, his rumpled sheets, wailing into his pillow as he fucks himself through it, not even stopping–

“Newton?” Hermann calls.

Newt throws the vibrator back into the box and tapes it messily back shut. There’s nothing to be done about his raging boner, but maybe Hermann will be too distracted by the Thai or Italian or whatever takeout to notice it. He pokes his head out of the bedroom. “Yeah, babe?” he says, heart thudding.

No Hermann in sight. Hermann’s voice comes from the living room when he speaks again. “What on Earth is keeping you?” he says. “I need to know what you want on your pizza.”

Hermann uses a vibrator. Hermann uses settings like Pleasure Overload.

“Mushrooms,” Newt croaks.

“What’s that?”

Newt swallows thickly and steps into the living room. Hermann is sprawled out on the new couch, his cane settled against one of the armrests. Luckily, he’s too engrossed in the pizza menu to look up and catch sight of Newt’s little problem. “You ought to look this over,” he says in a hum. “They have some very interesting combinations. This one has shrimp, and onions–and this one is called the Athenian, with feta cheese, black olives–oh, I forgot, you don’t like olives. Too salty, anyway. Though I suppose we could order it without if we wanted to, but that doesn’t seem to quite fit the spirit, does it…”

It isn’t like Hermann doesn’t have sex. Hermann has sex plenty, Newt as his enthusiastic witness. Hermann fucks Newt. Newt fucks Hermann. Hermann sucks Newt’s dick, and jerks him off in the shower, and moans like a whore when Newt gets his tongue in him. But a vibrator’s different, isn’t it? A vibrator isn’t just sex, and it isn’t even just jerking off–it’s a very certain kind of jerking off. A certain kind of jerking off he hasn’t even let Newt be privy to. They haven’t even used dildos together.

It’s hard to imagine the Hermann sitting in front of him now, in a moth-eaten sweater vest and smudged librarian glasses on a chain, jamming a vibe up his ass on the reg.

“Are you even listening to me?” Hermann says.

“No,” Newt admits.

Hermann scowls, but he doesn’t push Newt away when Newt plops next to him on the sofa, nor when he starts pawing at the hem of his sweater. “Newton,” Hermann says, “I thought you wanted–dinner–” Newt mouths at his neck, and Hermann gasps. The menu slips to the floor. “Newton. We haven’t finished moving everything from–”

“I don’t give a shit,” Newt says.

He pulls Hermann’s hand down and presses it at the tented front of his jeans; Hermann’s eyebrows jump. “What has gotten into you?”

“Honey,” Newt mumbles against the skin of Hermann’s neck, “can I fuck you with your vibrator?”

Hermann’s whole body tenses. He rips his hand away in the middle of what had been a pretty nice feel-around of Newt’s junk. “My what?” he echoes shrilly.

“Your vibrator,” Newt says. Oh, right, he wasn’t supposed to know about that, was he? It’s hard to think straight when he’s horny. He grins sheepishly. “I kinda accidentally looked inside the box. You could use it on yourself instead, if you want, and I could watch.” Actually, that’s kinda hotter–no effort required for Newt, and Hermann would probably be so carried away he wouldn’t mind if Newt jerked off on his chest or something. Hot, hot, hot.

Hermann isn’t a very good sport about it. “That’s,” Hermann splutters, “that’s a very personal object, Newton! And expensive! I told you–if you hadn’t been careful–I don’t go snooping through your belongings, do I?”

“It was an accident,” Newt says, and then, in a snort, “Expensive. How expensive?”

“If you must know, I saved up a month of paychecks for it,” Hermann snaps. “And it was bloody worth it. Dealing with the you day in and day out–I was tense as anything. I would’ve cracked years ago without it, and then where would we be?”

Newt sits back against the opposite arm rest with a pout. “It was a waste of money, is what it was,” he says. “Why didn’t you just ask me to lend a little hand? Or, you know.” He leers at Hermann, parting his legs slightly. Truthfully, he is a little offended, even though they didn’t start their thing until a few months after their drift–Hermann would’ve rather dropped several hundred bucks on a piece of plastic when he had a living, breathing, and very available lab partner at the ready who would’ve done anything he wanted at the snap of his fingers. Give Newt a few cans of Red Bull, hide his Ritalin, Hermann wouldn’t have remembered his own name. It’s a crying fucking shame.

“Yes, but unlike you,” Hermann says, “it wasn’t a walking breeding ground for extraterrestrial bacteria.” He makes a face. “Who knows what I might’ve caught from you. Urgh.”

That one stings a little, even though Newt firmly believes that proper lab protocol is for losers, and he was completely justified in his lackadaisical approach to…well, everything. “Hey, dude, no fair,” he says, weakly. “My tests all came back clean!”

“This argument is ridiculous,” Hermann says. “We’re not using it, and that’s final.”

Twenty minutes later, Hermann is lying on their new bed with Newt’s fingers and a decent amount of that high-end lube up his ass. Hermann, despite his posturing, is a pushover when it comes to the promise of sex. “You’re going too slowly,” he complains, wriggling and pushing back against Newt’s hands.

“I’m going perfect,” Newt says. “It’s not my fault you’re impatient.” The lube feels awesome on his skin, kinda warm and tingly, and he can’t help but be a little disappointed he won’t get to feel it on his dick tonight. And that Hermann’s never broken it out before now. Hermann buys the lubricant they use in bulk, generic as hell and in these massive gallon-size jugs with a little soap-dispenser hand pump on top. Totally stupid. He can’t imagine what the Shatterdome delivery guy thought of them. “Hey, how come you don’t let us use the fancy stuff, dude?”

“You wouldn’t appreciate it,” Hermann says. “To the left, darling. Yes.” He sighs happily, melting against his mound of pillows, and gives his dick a few languid strokes. Newt withdraws his fingers.

“I think you’re good,” he declares. “What do you mean I wouldn’t appreciate it?”

Hermann gives him a look over his glasses. Newt understands his point, though he’s not ever going to admit it out loud; he gets a little carried away with how awesome everything is when he tops, sometimes, and Hermann gets carried away with it too. He’s not sure he’d even notice if they were using fancy lube. “Whatever,” he says, and hands over the vibe. “C’mon, I want to watch you already.”

“Impatient,” Hermann echoes with an eyeroll.

The vibe is switched on (on setting 5, to Newt’s disappointment, no pleasure overload yet) and after that, everything is all business.

“Often, if I’m–er–feeling up to it, I start–” Hermann presses the end of the vibe against his nipple, and his whole body shudders. “Ah. Oh. That’s–what I’d do, if you’d been–” The other nipple; another shudder. “Particularly–particularly dreadful one day.”

“Would you think of me?” Newt says with a grin.

“Absolutely not,” Hermann snaps.

He trails the vibe down his abdomen, stopping in the messy patch of dark pubic hair just above his dick–which, Newt notices happily, is fully hard and already wet at the tip. “Mm, maybe sometimes. I would now. Only I haven’t used it since we…”

“Yeah?” Newt says. He watches Hermann move the vibe in little circles over the thatch of hair, just avoiding his dick each time. “That’s hot.” All if it’s hot: Hermann thinking of Newt while he masturbates, Hermann masturbating, Hermann admitting that Newt is just so awesome in bed he hasn’t had to masturbate in months.

Hermann grazes the vibe down one thigh, shivering this time. “Most of the time I’d just–”

He pushes half the vibrator into himself in one sharp motion; his dick gives an equally sharp jerk. Newt and Hermann, meanwhile, moan in unison. “Goddamn, Hermann,” Newt whines, eyes glued to Hermann’s stretched, red rim, the sleek little bit of machine it twitches around. “That’s really hot.”

But Hermann’s eyes are screwed up tight in concentration behind his lopsided glasses, and he pays Newt no mind as he grips the base of the vibe and continues to push it deeper, breath coming out in a series of short, needy puffs. “How’s it feel?” Newt says. “Tell me, I want–”

“Very–very good.” Hermann grips his dick, tugging on it as he works the vibe in and out of himself in perfect tandem. He’s going nice and slow. Slower than Newt would go. Newt’s not surprised–Hermann told him it was meant to be stress relief, after all. (Maybe that’s why Hermann was always a bit more cheerful the morning after they’d had a nasty fight in the lab.) “Newton,” he groans.

Newt can’t help it: he bends down and kisses him. Hermann’s just too fucking sexy for him not to. Hermann groans a little louder into his mouth. “Hermann, Hermann,” Newt pants, “dude, can I–”

“You can do whatever you bloody want,” Hermann says, his voice high and breathy.

Newt takes that to heart. It’s a bit of an effort to fit his dick in alongside the vibe, but holy shit, is it worth it. Between the vibrations and Hermann clamping down impossibly tight around both Newt and the toy, he’s surprised he doesn’t pass out from just sitting there. Hermann, meanwhile–Hermann’s eyes roll back into his head, he writhes on the bed, and he grips wildly at Newt’s shoulders, and for a second Newt thinks Hermann might pass out too.

“Ah, ah–!”

“How’s’it feel?” Newt manages to croak out.

Hermann kisses him messily.

Once he’s sure he’s not about to blow it then and there, Newt reaches down and nudges the vibe in to the hilt. He knows at once when he hits Hermann’s prostate: Hermann’s whole body seizes, and shakes, and his mouth falls open in a wordless cry against Newt’s. After that, it’s over for both of them.

They lay in a sweaty, sticky heap for a little while, Hermann breathing like he’s just run a marathon, Newt already threatening to doze off like he always does after an awesome round of sex. The vibrator lays innocently between them. Finally Hermann prods at Newt’s shoulder and rouses him from his self-congratulatory afterglow. “You still have two boxes to carry in,” he says.

“Dude,” Newt whines.

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marjansmarwani · 4 years

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For a prompt, how about an alternate version of a meet cute? Like maybe TK keeps on stealing Carlos’ coffee order without knowing it until one day he finally does? Feel free not to use this, just thought it would be adorable ��️

I obviously did not get to this in time for Lone Star week, but I still wanted to do it, so here you go.

It’s also the first entry into my new drabble collection on ao3, which is pretty cool. And yes, it is adorable - if I do say so myself.

standing on the ocean (until I start sinking)

[Ao3 Link]

Characters: TK Strand, Carlos Reyes

Pairings: TK Strand/Carlos Reyes

Length: 1,527

Summary: A collection of drabbles from tumblr prompts

1. A coffee mix up and an alternate meet-cute for our boys

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TK thought he was settling into Austin pretty well. He had been keeping busy with the renovations at the stations and the interviews for the crew, but in his downtime he had been doing his best to explore the city. So far he had found a good jogging route, a great organic market, even a decent boba place. The only struggle had been a coffee shop.

There was one right around the corner from the station that he had been hopeful about. The decor was kind of a cozy modern style and they had a great tea selection. He had ordered a matcha latte and leaned back to wait. The vibe of this place was pretty great; it was somehow simultaneously energetic and laid back. His name was called and he stepped forward, grabbing the cup nearest to him on the edge of the counter, flashing a smile to the barista. He took a sip as he turned around and almost spit it out. It was definitely not the green tea he had ordered, but he opened the lid to confirm.

The lid lifted to reveal the warm brown of coffee rather than the vivid green matcha he had been expecting. He turned around to say something, but one look at the barista drove any thoughts of complaining from his mind. She was a young girl, no more than 19, and she was working by herself. She already looked frazzled - TK couldn’t bring himself to put anything else on her. With a sigh he replaced the lid and exited the shop. As he took another sip he gave thanks that she had at least managed to put some hazelnut in when she screwed up his order; it actually wasn’t half bad.

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The first time the coffee shop screwed up his order he knew it was an accident. It had been busy and the poor barista had been overwhelmed.

But the second time? He was starting to wonder if this was personal.

Of course it was the one day he was running late so by the time his order arrived on the counter he grabbed it and was out the door and halfway down the block before he even took a sip. He faltered in his steps as he peered down at the cup. Not only was it not his order, but it was the same exact mix up as last time. He ran through the process of ordering in his head and wondered if maybe it was something about his inflection that made “matcha latte with oat milk” sound like “hazelnut coffee.” He glanced back at the shop and considered going back and asking for a replacement, but a quick glance at his watch told him that was not happening today. He sighed and took another sip of the hazelnut coffee as he continued his walk to the station.

He hoped whoever had his matcha was enjoying it.

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The third, fourth, and fifth time it happened TK simply accepted his hazelnut coffee without question.

It wasn’t that he didn’t like coffee; it was just that he preferred to not drink it before a shift because they certainly drank more than enough of it during shift. Though if it was going to keep showing up with hazelnut, he supposed he couldn’t complain too much. It could be worse; it could be caramel, or something fruity.

He had mentioned the predicament to the others once in passing and Mateo had asked him why he didn’t just go to a different coffee shop. TK really didn’t have a good answer to that. There was just something about that place that he liked. It had a good feeling and the employees - despite the fact that they apparently had a mental block when it came to his order - seemed really nice. He had gotten chatting with some of them during slow mornings and had found that they were genuinely kind and interesting people. The proximity to the station didn’t hurt either.

Paul suggested that maybe they just thought that hazelnut coffee should be his drink, and TK didn’t know how he felt about being essentially set up on a blind date with his drink order. Judd simply wondered why he was even going to a coffee shop anyways when that had a “monstrosity of a coffee maker or something” (his words) there at the station. TK waved him off with a roll of his eyes, but the truth was that it was kind of a ritual. Something he always did and had always done before his shift. It helped to ground him; to calm him before the start of another inevitably crazy and stressful day.

So it continued; each day before his shift TK would enter the coffee shop, greet the baristas, order his matcha latte, and leave with his hazelnut coffee. It became a routine; just another aspect of his life here in Austin.

On one such morning, TK relayed his order to the usual barista - Shannon - manning the register. This morning there were two people on shift so she relayed the order to the other barista, who picked up a cup and labeled it with a sharpie from her apron pocket. TK furrowed his brows, “Have you always labeled the cups?” he asked, “I don’t remember ever noticing that before.”

Shannon shook her head, “Jayla’s new. She just moved to town and apparently that’s what they used to do at her last job, so when she asked if we did I figured we may as well try it.”

TK nodded as he stepped out of line and let the person behind him step up to place their order. As much as he liked this place experience had shown him that accuracy was not their strongest suit, so this labeling practice could be interesting.

He leaned on his usual spot against the wall before the counter, idly fiddling with his phone as he waited. When his name was called he stepped forward and grabbed the cup. He was about to take a sip when the inscription caught his eye. He turned the cup to see it better.

“Carlos?” he read aloud, puzzled. He heard a chuckle from behind him.

“So you must be the coffee bandit,” a smooth voice said. TK spun around to find a (very attractive) police officer smiling at him. TK gaped at him for a moment before his brain managed to put together the pieces. “Carlos?” he asked.

The officer grinned and stuck out his hand, “Carlos Reyes, nice to meet you. Should I just call you Mr. Green Tea, or do I get to know the name of the man who has been stealing my coffee for the past month?”

Oh. Oh.

“TK Strand,” he said weakly, reaching out to shake the offered hand, “and I am so sorry. I had no idea; I just thought it was a mistake.”

Carlos raised his eyebrows, “For an entire month?”

TK shrugged, “Stranger things have happened. Besides, it seemed like something silly to get worked up over. What about you? You clearly were not looking to be drinking matcha every day, why didn’t you say anything?”

Now it was Carlos’s turn to look a little sheepish, “Same as you I guess. It didn’t seem like enough of an issue to make a fuss and I was honestly curious to see how long it would take before you figured it out.”

TK looked at him incredulously, “You knew I was taking your coffee? For how long?”

“It is kind of my job to figure things out,” Carlos said dryly, gesturing towards his uniform (which TK could not help but notice fit him very well), “I was pretty sure after the second time, and certain after the third. I have to say that the matcha kind of grew on me though.”

It was TK’s turn to laugh, “The hazelnut coffee’s not too bad either.”

The stood in silence for a few moments before TK spoke again, “I suppose I owe you some coffee, at the very least.”

Carlos hummed consideringly, “I supposed that’s fair. Besides, if we order together I think I stand a much better chance of actually seeing my coffee.”

“So, is it a date?”

Carlos reached around him to the counter and grabbed the cup waiting behind them. He grabbed a pen from the jar next to the register and scribbled something on it. He replaced the pen and handed the cup to TK with a sly grin.

“Count on it,” he said before taking his coffee from TK’s other hand and exiting the coffee shop.

TK remained rooted to his spot by the counter, stunned by this latest turn of events. He couldn’t believe that had just happened. There is no way any of this was real. But a glance down at the cup in his hand proved him wrong. His name was scrawled underneath the rim in sharpie, and below that; in blue pen and neat handwriting, was a phone number.

TK felt a grin spread across his face even as his heart fluttered. He knew there was a reason he liked this coffee shop.

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autisticsidesau · 4 years

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could you tell us a little bit more about virgil and remy? btw i love this au! it makes me so happy and i have to stop reading to happy stim all the time! love you ~🌼

So this story takes place a few days- a week after Virgil and dee make up

And plans have been made for the three of them to hang out at a nearby cafe so Remy can ask questions in a familiar environment

But also so Dee and Virgil can leave if need be

Remy arrives early and is p much just vibing at a table in a louder area of the cafe for the background noise as he scrolls through any app

Eventually Virgil and Dee show up and they both flinch as they enter the cafe. Virgil’s hands go right to their ears as they begins to hum and rock in place and Dee digs through a backpack to hand Virgil their headphones

Virgil puts on their headphones and the twins make their way towards Remy and Dee asks if they can move to a quieter spot?

Remy gives them a look of confusion before nodding and they all move to a small table at the back of the cafe

When they sit Virgill starts rocking again and tapping on the table

And so the questions begin

Remy: Sorry if this is kind of rude but why did you want to move?

Dee: Ok so one of the things with autism is that a lot of noise or one particular sensory experience like light or texture can be overwhelming.

Remy nods and Dee pulls out a infinity cube and starts stimming with it

Dee also pulls out a tangle and hands it to Virgil who gives him a small hum in response

Remy: “What’re those?”

Dee: “Their stim toys.”

Remy: “And that is?”

Dee: “Okay. So stimming is- fuck uh how to describe stimming? It’s participating in enjoyable sensory experiences? I guess? But- okay- so everyone stims, but for autistic people we stim a lot more and we use it a lot to ground ourselves, express emotion, communicate, and just because.”

Virgil: “stim is what i think is called a misnomer, meaning it stands for self stimulatory behavior. Tapping your foot or listening to songs on repeat are both stims. Everyone does them. Autistic and neurodivergent people tend to do them more than others.”

Remy: “Okay that’s another question I had. So like- I looked up a few things about autism and stuff said to say ‘people with autism’ and not ‘autistic people’ because it’s dehumanizing or something? But you’re obviously not doing that.”

Dee: “Yeah no. Most autitsic people prefer just saying they're autistic. Person first language is usually something allistics- not autistic people insist on using even though autistic people have continuously said autistic is fine.”

Virgil: “Some autistic people do prefer person first language. Respect what they want to use.”

Remy: “Ok this is a more personal question, um Virgil doesn’t go to our school? Why is that? Also are you high functioning or low func-”

Dee: I’m gonna stop you there-”

Virgil: “Fuck functioning labels.”

Dee: “Yeah. Functioning labels aren’t good.”

Remy: “Why? It seems like they would be useful in helping people with- autistic people?”

Dee: “The problem with functioning labels is that people who get labeled ‘high-functioning’ end up with not enough support and dismissed as well as bullied for being weird but not weird enough, and the people who get labeled ‘low-functioning’ often get coddled and their personal autonomy taken away from them.”

Virgil: “Autism is a spectrum, people need support in all different ways, and adding functioning labels takes away from the depth of the sutistic experience. It’s a way for allistic people to neatly categorize us that ends up ultimately hurting autistic people instead of helping.”

Dee pulls Virgil’s tablet out and looks something up before showing it to Remy

Remy: “It looks like color wheel”

Dee: “that’s what the autism spectrum actually looks like. It’s not linear like most people believe we all struggle and thrive in different things. For example, I have better motor skill than Virgil but Virgil has better tone control than I do.”

Remy: “What does that mean?”

Virgil: “It means I need help to tie my shoes and write my name but Dee can do those things just fine. Dee often tends to have a ‘sarcastic’ tone so people will perceive him as rude whereas I’m better at noticing and controlling my tone of voice.”

Remy: “so circling back to my earlier question, why doesn’t Virgil go to the same school Dee and I go to?”

Virgil and Dee looked at each other awkwardly and Virgil cleared their throat before Virgil answered

Virgil: “um, ok so I tend to need more support than Dee and I find the slowed down curriculum is a lot more suited to my needs? My moms are very supportive of me and I don’t mind it too much. The classes are smaller and teachers tend to be very understanding if I need to leave or have a panic attack or meltdown in class.”

Remy: “what’s a meltdown? Is that like those episodes where shitty parents post their kids tantrum on the internet?”

Dee: “Yeah pretty much-”

Virgil: “But they’re not tantrums. That’s a bad way to describe what a meltdown is. Kids throw tantrums to get what they want when upset. Meltdowns are different.”

Dee: “Yeah meltdowns are pretty much when sensory stimulation becomes too much to handle and an autistic person… uh what's a good way to describe it? I mean- we meltdown. It’s a lot and everything’s pressing in and you can’t handle it anymore. Oftentimes autistic people will do things to try and help their situation that a lot of neurotypical people often don’t understand, like rocking or screaming.”

Virgil: “And they’re usually pretty draining too, I’ll be knocked out for a day and half after a bad one.”

Dee: “Yeah they suck ass”

Remy: “I think that’s all I wanted to ask for now but is there anything important I should know to support you guys?”

Virgil: “Sure, I think we should mention that we both have certain senses that are the most overwhelming to each of us. Mine are sound and smell, Dee’s are light and texture. If we get overwhelmed we both have plans to help us, if someone who knows the plan is there, then just let them help us. If not, we might be able to direct you through what to do that and we both have sheets and communication cards saying what to do that we can give you. Uh we both have routines? and if those routines get disrupted that can lead to really bad meltdowns. There are times when we can’t talk because we’re overwhelmed which is what we saw when you met me and when we walked in. Also sometimes a lot of sensory experience can be exhausting, we both get tired from social interaction which is why we don’t respond to texts as fast I forgot to mention because of autism we aren’t great with social cues and if we cut you off just let us know but also Did we mention special Interests?”

Remy: “uhhhh… I don’t think so?”

Virgil: “Ok Dee do you want to take over for a minute?”

Dee: “you sure? you seemed to enjoy infodumping?”

Remy: “what is infodumping?”

Virgil: “well yeah, but it took a lot out of me and I didn’t realize and I think I’m going nonverbal.”

Dee: “Ok. Would you like your tablet?”

Virgil: “mhm”

Dee quickly grabs Virgil’s tablet from their jack skellington backpack while Virgil begins to bite on their wrist

Remy: “are they supposed to be biting on their wrist? Is that another autism thing?”

Dee: “Hm? What? Oh, no they’re not thanks for pointing that out.”

Dee goes digging back into virgil’s backpack and grabs what looks like a retainer case and hands it to Virgil

Virgil opens it eagerly to reveal a bat pendant and they promptly put it in their mouth and chew on it like the first time Remy met Virgil.

Dee: “That was a self injurious stim, I have my own and they’re not fun, those kinds of stims are the ones it's recommended that get intervention to prevent someone from hurting themselves.”

Remy: “Like you did just now by giving them that pendant thing?”

Dee: “Yep that’s a silicone bat pendant that they use to stim instead of biting their wrist.”

Remy: “Ok so going back to what Virgil said, What’s infodumping and special interests?”

Dee: “A special interest is something autistic people get incredibly fixated on. Autistic people get attached to the source material and it consumes a large amount of our thoughts. It’s something you love and want to talk about all the time, your brain fixates on it and doesn’t let go. Some autistic people use special interests to relate to the world or interact with people around them. They can also be difficult at times when you have other things to do but can’t focus on anything besides special interests. You can have more than one and they can change over time. One of mine is philosophy, Virgil has a fashion Special Interest.”

Dee: “Infodumping is pretty much like it sounds like a dump of information. It’s a term for neurodivergent people sharing an excessive amount of information on a subject. A lot of times you feel a need to do it and don’t necessarily realize you are doing it. It’s important for us to fully share, because we’re trying to share information with you. Infodumping about Special Interests is really common.”

Remy: “alright I think I got it.”

Remy and Dee sit and chat for a while and Virgil starts falling asleep from people exhaustion and so Dee has to call their moms to come pick them both up but they both get to say goodbye to Remy and all in all it’s a very fun afternoon

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immabethehero · 4 years

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Okay so like how about Chase exploring an abandoned building? He's doing a video and something happens or something?

(There are references in this story that relates to another part of this timeline, soo.... go read those before you read to understand the lore)

There were certain places Chase had been warned to never go to, places Schneep, Jackie, and Marvin had forbade their youngest brother from exploring. At the top of the list was an abandoned building at the edge of town, roped off with caution tape. No one was allowed in.

None of the brothers were around to tell him what to do, and it was getting closer to Halloween. So, like any vlogger would do, Chase decided to film a video at the abandoned building to celebrate!

However, looking at the scary wreck on a foggy day, Chase wondered if he made a big mistake.

Any smart person would simply walk away and find another thing to film for Halloween, but Chase... was an impulsive idiot.

He turned the camera on. “What’s up, guys?! I’m Chase, and welcome to a special edition of Bro Average. This one’s called, Doing The One Thing My Brothers and the Town Told Me Not To Do, otherwise known as, Sneaking Into the Town’s Obligatory Abandoned Off-Limits Building!”

He ducked under the tape and walked up to the strange, ruined building of grey bricks.

The narrow stairs looked close to crumbling, but somehow could still hold Chase’s weight. Vines crept up the walls, adding a supernatural element to the ruins. Chase could sense a strange magic in the building. It felt… familiar.

He turned his camera on. “I’m already feeling the spooky vibes! It feels… strange. Like… I’m connected here somehow.” He looked up. Only three more flights to go. Best to start filming once he got the top. Couldn’t waste battery or breath on a bunch of stairs.

Twenty minutes later, Chase made to the top. He pulled out his camera and turned it on, still struggling to catch his breath. “Why... did the architect…” He gasped. “Or owner insist…” He wheezed. “On so many stairs? To add emphasis?” Another deep breath. “Was it that necessary to be that extra?”

Chase leaned against an old desk, trying to catch his breath. He looked around. It wasn’t a big building, just a dusty old tower with a big dashboard covered in dust and vines. In a corner of the room was a pile of broken computers. Chase turned around to view the computer. He turned the camera on.

“I have no idea what this does… let’s turn it on!” He clicked on a button. The dashboard whirred to life, and Chase jumped back in shock.

He turned to the camera. “OK… wasn’t expecting that to actually work…”

Chase’s eyes followed as sparks of electricity flew through wires and dove into the large pile of smashed computers. Despite the cracked screens and cut wires, some of the computers flashed on, showing images of… people?

Chase gasped in delight and rushed over the computers. He had a feeling something bad would happen if he got to close, so he knelt by a good distance and used his camera to zoom in on each individual screen.

The working screens showed humans, going about their daily lives. Chase was strongly reminded of TVs from a grocery store security system.

He recognized some of the people on the screens. Roger from film class in college getting groceries, Kayley from two doors down fixing her girlfriend’s car, Oscar from the film crew doing some video editing… all normal people, going about their lives.

Chase faced his camera. “OK… we might have a serious stalker on our hands… maybe I should find something else to do for Halloween…”

He turned back to the screens. Another figure caught his eye. Was that… Schneep?

On a smaller tv labelled No Longer Mine, was a clip of Schneep. It couldn’t have been from recent days, Schneep had been missing for almost two months now. And besides, Schneep’s hair looked more… yellow.

Chase looked at the date. June 24, 2017. Huh. Why was Schneep being recorded? What did he have to do with… what did any of these people have to do with each other? Who was stalking them? Should he call the police?

“Chase?” Chase jumped and turned around. Jackieboy Man stood behind him, a grim expression on his face.

Chase scrambled to his feet, grabbing the camera. “Jackie! What are you- what is this-”

“Let’s go, Chase.” His voice was ice, barely concealing his anger and disappointment. Chase shuddered. “There’s magic here not to be trifled with.”

Jackie grabbed Chase’s hand and dragged him back down. Chase braced himself for the inevitable lecture, but it never came.

Back in the tower, Schneep’s screen glitched and flashed into static. If one looked closely, one could see the face of a demon, smiling as he watched his future puppets leave his previous hideout.

#chase brody #jackieboy man #jacksepticeye #writersofjack #writers of jack #apparently i can write #writing #the-yandere-kitsune #my magical headcanons #stalking tw

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Next Caller Pt 23

Looking up Thorin said to Dwalin, who was hanging out to keep from bursting in on Bilbo and Dis’ time to calm Mal to being around them. “Frerin just said he’s bringing Jaqi here. And she’s got some new wheels..”

Dwalin, “She bought a car? Thought she didn’t want to spend that much after the house?”

Thorin shrugged and Fili chuckled out, “I bet it’s adorably small.”

Kili, “Can’t be worse then Mal’s scooter. Can’t wait till we can get her an actual car.”

Dwalin said with a pointed gaze, “You’re not there yet in your courtship.” Making the pair huff.

Fili crosses his arms slumping more into his chair, “You’d say the same if you’d seen it. Can’t even take it on bridges or in tunnels.”

Dwalin, “She doesn’t need to get far to have to cross a bridge or tunnel.”

Kili, “Still not fair. And only one of us can ride with her but it slows it down.”

Thorin rolled his eyes and said, “I’ll wait in the garage.” Climbing to his feet luring the smirking trio behind him.

Behind Frerin’s sports car after securing your helmet over your brushed back bangs you turned over the engine and instantly heard the extra tiny bit of power in the scooter pulling away from the counter luring waves from the grateful team of guys who were able to assist someone on this blustery day. The mighty engine in the scooter cutting off any resistance you had assumed you might have due to any winds, powering through it to ensure the safety of its passenger. Behind him you rode back down the main street then turned onto the on-ramp and from there split off to the segregated lanes for bikes behind a trio of motorcycles. Keeping him in sight with his bumper lead in front of you allowing you to catch sight of his blinkers so you could know which exit to take.

And while the motorcycles slowed to yield for those taking the exit before they could continue on to the tunnel past the open split in the barrier you eased into the exiting lane and took the slope on the off ramp with ease behind Frerin. That loop took you to the road under the bridge you were on to turn right again and head on to another stretch of highway feeding across a bridge you followed for a few miles before it bled into another more decorative bridge sloping down to the back street paths he chose. At the final light he rolled down his window saying, “I take the red entrance and you take the yellow. 4th level is our floor they have a section for bikes.”

You nodded and he smirked looking forward again he led you ahead and at the fourth building on the left he turned for the red entrance while you eased over for the turning lane for the yellow a bit further down on the corner.

After two trucks drove past you took your turn and pulled through the open entrance of the garage and followed the wide path circling each floor of parking around the parked cars and openings to each bike section until you reached the fourth floor.

Along the wall the group waited chatting with constant brushes of their hair from their faces and smirks spread seeing Frerin pulling up to his assigned spot beside the second guest spot they had. Certain to have seen you already when Frerin got out of his car making Thorin ask, “You remembered to hit the gate behind you too, right?”

Walking over Frerin chuckled saying, “Didn’t have to.”

The sound of a telling engine had Thorin looking at his brother, “You did not take her motorcycle shopping!”

Frerin chuckled saying, “No, I didn’t. Just wait.”

Frerin caught your rise into their view in the bike path and said, “Got to be a scooter then. You got her a scooter?”

Frerin chuckled, “Nope. She bought it. Paid in full.” Thorin rubbed his face and Frerin poked him in the stomach, “She’s adorable on it and really excited about it.”

Dwalin chuckled patting Thorin’s back, “Least she’s got wheels now. That much closer to a car.”

Thorin lowered his hands and said, “A car can’t get swept or blown under anything. A car can keep you safe from the rain!”

Frerin poked him again, “We’re being supportive.” Turning with the boys to join them over to the bike section you pulled into, the elder pair exhaled and joined forcing grinning at least that you were here and they could feed you.

Fili’s hand dropped from his hair, “Oh that is cool!” He exclaimed as you pressed the pedal for the kick stands to lower so you could ease off safely and it wouldn’t be blown over while you were gone.

Kili, “If Mal had one like that we wouldn’t mind! That the new cobra?” He asked moving closer and said pointing at the decal, “These aren’t even widely on the market yet!!”

Frerin chuckled saying, “Salesman recognized me, helped to get my big sister a good scooter safe for the roads. It’s more powerful than the white one she tested, so no worries there this one can break 75 on the roads.” The label for you didn’t go unnoticed by Thorin, only he couldn’t do much past grumble as his eyes remained fixed on you.

Leaving your helmet on the dip in front of the seat you pocketed the key for it and bounced over excitedly grinning making Thorin’s grin bubble out seeing how truly excited you were. “So? Mr Mug Dealer? Whatcha think? I like it. Nice for what I need. Plus I haven’t had one since I was on base in training. Course that was the four, nothing as smooth as this, sometimes used to cut out mid ride. And you’d have to kick start it again.”

Dwalin chuckled out while the boys kept inspecting it, “They stopped making the four back in the First Age.”

You nodded, “Yup, they were vintage back when I had one, now they’re impossible to find. But we were drowning in them back then. Easy to gift out to each of us.”

Dwalin chuckled, “No doubt.”

Even with his scruples and objections against it you truly were adorable on it. And it was far safer to drive than what Mal had. “Just try not to test the winds with it.”

“No I know, it’s a fair weather transport, so other days back to hoofing it. But once these winds pass by road is mine.” Making him chuckle and grin down at you in your grin up at him.

Frerin parted your back, “For now, come on up, let’s get you some lunch.”

Lunch was called in and to the sound of the boys picking a film or show to watch Frerin showed you through the apartment. The two story modern marvel with mainly bright splashed of color on what used to be a mainly white background now with lively sea foam walls for the kitchen and living room. Frerin smirked along with Dwalin at your reaction while Thorin seemed to catch on that you weren’t fully comfortable with the modern style. Quickly your true impressions are masked and pleasantly you complimented things you passed and basic layouts and flows while the men distracted you with stories on items scattered about as well as more pictures.

Thorin however disappeared while Frerin showed you his room that was kept to its original color. “And thankfully Thorin didn’t go crazy and choose a color for my room as well. Can’t sleep with too much color around me unless it works flawlessly.” You nodded and he said in your glance up at him, “But don’t worry, I’ve seen your sketches for your rooms and I would love to stay in one of your guest rooms when they’re completed. Most likely the blue and orange one. It’s got a different vibe than the others. I like it the most.” The compliment made you smirk to yourself.

Fili and Kili showed up while you giggled passing Thorin’s room, which sounded like he was stashing things in his drawers to show an office on the end of the floor, “Not much room for a library but this will do for now.”

You looked at him, “For now?”

Frerin nodded, “Thinking about a house maybe. Who knows, I might find a little cave to call my own, the lads keep talking about trying to bunk on with Mal.”

“Not much room there,” you said making him chuckle.

Fili and Kili both said, “We can shrink down our things.”

Dwalin nodded with Frerin sarcastically saying, “Sure you can.”

Thorin opened his door looking to you all exiting the office and said after clearing his throat, “All clear. Had to, find my blanket. And Roac left a mess.”

The Raven in question began to cry out, “I make no mess in your dresser or floor Thorin! And my pictures are all displayed with pride not hidden with coatings for your appendages!”

In a giggle you asked at his twitch of his brow looking you over, “Blame the Raven? Bad move.” He stepped back and you said, “Let’s see what you flinch at me approaching, Mug Dealer.” Making the others smirk in his deep breath while you passed to keep from sweeping over the room again.

Navy blue walls with cubbies and shelves coated with books and trinkets sat around a large Elven sword he said, “From my service.”

“Orcrist.”

He looked you over, “Of course you can read the runes.”

After a glance up at his you pointed to the hilt of the blade, “That’s my Gramps’ rune. On my Naneth’s Vanyar side. One of the best smiths they have.”

In an almost dreamy murmur he asked, “You know this one particularly?”

You nodded replying, “There’s a rune for Pear etched in the end of the hilt. I put it there. He always had me help out with etchings and leave my mark on each blade I touched. How’d you get it?”

“Found a crashed Elf ship. This was wedged behind a bookshelf. My superiors let me keep it.”

You giggled and said, “He always loved to hide. Almost didn’t make the shipment out. Kept rolling off the mounts and tables. Gramps’ll be glad to hear it wasn’t bartered off and had a good home. All but ten came home again after the wars.”

Dwalin pulled out his phone showing you a picture he found of a set of daggers, “Are these his as well?”

Looking at the image you said, “No, that would be by my Naneth’s cousin’s grandson. That’s a Noldor dagger set.”

Fili asked, “Are they rare?”

“Wartime Noldor daggers yes, they couldn’t make enough in time, and most would end up losing theirs. Although depending on the smith these now could fetch quite a staggering amount. I would have to see the hilt to see who touched them. Celebrimbor’s are rarer than Curufin’s, and Feanor’s are just everywhere but if they have ruby accents you could buy an island with what others are willing to fetch them.”

Dwalin said, “There’s no rubies, there is something that looks-,”

He switched pictures and showed you the rune on it making you giggle, “That’s Cleo’s rune, Celebrimbor’s daughter. Only worked on three pairs, he found the others. Impossibly rare. Why looking for a buyer?”

He shook his head, “No, merely curious. Is Cleo quite the Smith?”

“She’s better now than she was then. She was still a teen then.”

Frerin, “Is it some tradition to have daughters etch blades for battles?”

“Depends on how distracting the daughter could be.” Making them chuckle again.

The supply of books by his bead heavily centered around his tea love with one odd standout on Vanyar culture and traditions his eyes trailed to once you had already passed it. Up in his window ledge you turned to spot his budding sprouts in adorable little pots fashioned together like egg cartons. The whole feel of the room was different than the rest of their apartment, bulky hand carved bed and mattress set with plushy deep armchairs around a warped piece of a stump sanded, polished and waxed to be a table between them. Homey and welcoming comforting for guests and the resident of said space, with the only touches of modern being the hanging cube shelves hung in zigzags down the whole wall.

The doorbell saved him from trying to distract you from asking about the Expo pamphlet propped up in the one on the end. One that had ‘gotten misplaced’ but held onto as a memento for your trip, as if he didn’t already have the developed pictures you had taken of each other and yourselves together underneath the pamphlet to be constructed into a photo collage when he found or made the right display for it to add to his other pictures. The first of many he hoped with next year possibly trying for a repeat with you even if he had to buy three tickets in case Dwalin demanded to go again to make up for all he missed.

Food blended into giggle and laugh filled stories and lingered until Frerin’s phone rang and the boys got roped into planning for their flight the following night for the day of press away they hoped wouldn’t blend into two so they could be back to rest amply before the festival. Stealing a poke in Thorin’s side while he cleaned up he chuckled shifting to look you over as you peered up at him, “Guess I better go. Leave you to your relaxing, or sleep.”

“Well I can walk you down at least.”

Dwalin, already by the door flashed you a grin passing you your bag left there you shouldered saying, “I doubt Bilbo and my Sunflower are still off racing about Mal.”

Through the door he opened you passed to their lift down the hall asking, “So does Frodo get his own art room?”

The pair looked at you when the doors closed and Dwalin said, “He has a playroom. When he’s older we could set up an art station. Why?” A curious grin tugged across his lips.

Pulling out your phone you brought up a picture with the foam fold together mats over a taped down tarp for half a room with hung rolls of parchment secured by shelving units holding art supplies. The cubbies for the paper set up with clips and a sliding safe slicer to separate the paintings that could be hung to dry or display on tall zigzagging strings on a bare patch beside a chalkboard painted section of wall coated in scribbles and tries for possible abstract masterpieces. “Cirdan helped me set this up for my sisters. Just an idea if you wanted one. There’s a station for each of them, ample supplies kept in order and they can ‘paint the walls’ to their liking in their art room. Sculpting and such is on the other side of the room.”

You pocketed your phone again eyeing his awed grin in his saying, “That is an incredible idea. I might just borrow an idea or two, we do have a good sized room off Frodo’s, and it could be half Bilbo’s sketch room too. I could have a corner for my clay. Thank you.”

With a shrug you said missing Thorin’s seeping dopey grin to your side deepening Dwalin’s, “Well you’re all saying I should share my ideas.”

He nodded in Thorin’s head turning rumble of, “As you should. We value your input and ideas.”

Down you went and after hugging his cousin in a trade of jesting grumbles for him to make a move Thorin followed you to the bike section where he watched you brush back your bangs from your face to add your helmet. “Please drive safe.”

Locking your eyes on him you sighed and said, “I will. You try not to drive Roac crazy with your accusations.” Making the grump chuckle to himself and watch as you swung your leg over the dip in front of the seat to sit down. Turning the key left just a press of the ignition switch on the handlebar, “See you tomorrow, Mug Dealer.”

“See you tomorrow.” He rumbled back forcing his grin to hold watching you release the kickstands and turn the front wheel to start off again heading back down in the garage after Dwalin flashing only another wave his way he glumly returned, waiting until he couldn’t hear your scooter anymore to head back inside. Locked between the truth of how you did seem to enjoy the dangerously adorable vehicle that you had chosen and his fears of what could happen to you even in this very bike conscious city with ample securities set for bikers to claim for protection. All the same straight to his room he went to set out the picture frames of you he had hidden apologizing to Roac once again before claiming the pictures from your trip to lay down with recalling before bed how it felt to sleep with you behind him and for a brief snippet across his chest.

Nearly died down completely the winds now faintly floated by once you were parked at the store. You only had a couple days and parking in a mini spot in the specified section for bikes you palmed the key and left your bike still carrying your helmet you strapped to the strap of your bag on the stroll in. Endlessly the store stretched and after a momentary glance around you were off towards the cosmetics section. Basic makeup you had an ample supply of, but for the festival you needed something different. Through the aisles you walked eyeing the various things, grabbing a black glittery lipstick in the nearly empty display. Turning around you looked over what scarce supplies they had and walked around to the next aisle where you found the glittery face make up you wanted but not in the right shade. A sighing head drop backwards had your gaze falling on the box up on the shelf with the other so called ‘already full’ merchandise making you glance around and spot the curious lanky teen who came over to see if you needed help.

“Hi,” you said.

With a grin he replied brushing his hair from his face, “Need help reaching something?”

You nodded and pointed, “You have more golden glitter paint up there, could I have one, please?”

He nodded and you stepped aside allowing the seven foot easy going teen to simply reach up and shuffle the small boxes to bring down the gold one he held open letting you pick the one you wanted. “Thank you,” you said then turned to find a new set of brushes you didn’t need but now had an excuse to buy.

“No problem,” he said stocking the rest before turning to grin at the next Hobbit sized customer in search of some long arms.

Teal brush set in hand you made your way to the paint section. Peering up at the brushes again you claimed another set of thin flat brushes along with some pen like brushes with fine bristles. From the display of premade paint you claimed a small peach and shimmering silver set before heading to the registers. Somehow in what had felt to be an empty store you found the other shoppers all in line. Aimlessly looking around taking in tiny details until it was your turn to hoist your things up onto the belt then wait by the bags to be able to hand over the bills you pulled out. Two bags you made sure to ensure wouldn’t split later and you pocketed your change making your way back to your scooter.

Adding the makeup and brushed to your satchel you set the paint on the dip between your legs and for the ride home kept them from sliding around on you. The sudden scooter had your neighbors turning and grins spread among those on watch who sent out word the new addition to their mini town had transport now that rippled from house to house. Into your driveway you pulled and slowed allowing your driveway door to rise after a press of the key fob for it you had clipped to the rear view mirror mount at the store. Straight in a loop you slowly rode the scooter inside to park off to one side in your ridiculously large double car garage. Across the street while you parked and shut the scooter off the neighbor aiding Thorin approached with a grin growing as you exited the garage smiling at him in return curious of why he was coming over.

“Hello,”

“Hello,” you said then bounced on your toes making him chuckle as you said, “I bought a scooter.”

“Yes, it is quite stunning, glad to see you have some form of transport now. Nice and quiet too compared to some other models.” You nodded eagerly and he pointed to your door, “Thought I’d tell you, you had a delivery earlier.”

Turning your head your grin split wider in saying, “Ooh, my shelves!” Turning back you said, “Thank you.”

He shook his head, “Not a problem. And congratulations.” Parting waves came with your trot around the fence to unlock the door hanging up your satchel, bringing out the paint brushes you carried with the paint and the first of the two boxes larger than you that you carried into the garage soon to be joined by its twin. Leaving the door open those milling by could see your new wheels and wave as you assembled the shelf sets quite easily just leaving the backings to add.

Opening the paint cans however on the four across four high shelving set you started in the first row working down. The top and bottom of each cube with the strip between shelves was painted peach all the way down. In the next row the left and right sides were done in each with the strips between peach as well. For the third you were back to top and bottoms, finishing off the last with the sides again. A pattern you mirrored in the second before turning to the backings. Across the simple white backing you used the finer brushed to paint freehand vines spreading out with flowering bundles of stars.

With that same brush while the paint dried you carried the silver paint and brush over to your mailbox to add the finishing touch there. Diagonally you painted the rune for your last name on the side that had been sanded clean of the former clan’s name on the log shaped mailbox. The final touch spreading grins across the faces of your neighbors seeing you were settling in even more to your spacious abode. Brushes washed you double checked the paint then hammered on the backing and with the help of an eager trio of teens passing by the shelves were brought inside your sisters’ room to be the start of their storage system. Out they headed to finish their trip to their friends house complimenting you on the shelves and scooter. Flipping the switch for the garage to close you ensured the paint was sealed and set on the workbench built into the back wall beside the brushes.

From the store you got more ideas to add to your collection of notes for your book that by dinner you had finished writing down complete with sketches. With dishes put in the washer you ran your first full load and to the hum of the machine were off to bed once the locks were double checked. Buried nice and snuggly in your covers you were deep in sleep for a time, at least until midnight, when your eyes split open to the doorbell that halted Kuu’s latest song.

“Oh you’ve got to be kidding me!” Brushing the covers back you huffed feeling your tank top falling around your hips over your shorts on the tiptoed trot to the front door grumbling all the way as your messy bun only drooped lower down your neck.

Under the lights of your lanterns once the door was cracked your brow twitched up at the eight foot silvery white Great Owl staring at you with amber eyes. “Hello,” you softly said in Vanyar tilting its head in looking you over.

“I heard singing.” The eyes shifted inside when Kuu had begun again and into your arm holding the door her head pressed in a step forward to enter your house, “That is not my mate,” once past you her head turned around as you closed the door again triggering her to turn her body around to ask, “Have you seen my mate?”

“I,” instantly it clicked in your head and you asked, “His name wouldn’t be Hector, would it?”

Instantly her feathers puffed up and she shivered excitedly, “You know my mate! Where is he? I have been searching. We lost our nest, we must nest again soon. We have no time.”

“Well, um, let me get something and I’ll be back, you can talk to him.” Stepping around her she moved as you did following you to your bedroom inspecting everything along the way while you grabbed your phone and dialed the Aviary’s direct office line. Lifting it to your ear you guided her back out to the dining room where you set the laptop on the table readying it for a video chat, “Hey Drued, ya I understand it’s late.”

“Is something wrong with your owl?” Your eyes shifted to the owl holding her head closer to your phone to listen in to the odd device making her let out an awkward croak.

The sound halted Kuu’s song and curiously he tapped on Belly’s house to wake him starting their path to inspect the house. “No, but I need to talk to Hector.”

“At this hour?! You know he has a schedule!”

“Yes, but his mate showed up at my door.”

“His-,” a moment he paused then said, “I’ll set up the video chat, hold on.”

“Yup,” Turning on your seat to the sound of ruffling feathers you found Kuu eyeing the larger owl now turning to look him over while Belly flew to your shoulder. “Guys, this is Hector’s mate. I’m getting him on a call now,”

The phone had been left on hold but a bloop from your laptop had heads turning to it post mini argument Hector surely had given. A few circling dots and you tapped accept on the call and waved to Drued, the man who said, “Hey Jaqi,” Though his eyes shifted to Belly in his own wing stretching moment to wake up some more before seeing the duo of owls both coming into view.

Through the screen Hector came into focus and the mates chirped and croaked awkwardly in a happy joint ruffle of feathers to be partly together again while you stroked Kuu’s head and said, “I’ll make you some peas.”

He hurried to fetch his bowl and came back to hear all he had missed, though once caught up you heard your name again on the laptop, “Jaqi?”

Back to her side you went in her irritated huff at the conversation being halted, “Ya?”

“I just got off the phone with the big bosses and it seems they want me to load up Hector to bring him over. Now I know Beryl is a drive-,”

“I moved, sorry, meant to update the address,”

“Ah, closer or farther way?”

“Cerulean Circle, not too far from the Aviary.”

Giving him the full address his grin eased out and said, “Shouldn’t take more than an hour to get him out there to see her, if you can keep her calm till then.”

Over your shoulder however you watched her turn and mumble, “I shall ready and locate a nest.”

“Nest?” you repeated as she left the room to explore the house.

Drued asked, “What, what did she say?”

Looking to him you said, “She said she’s looking for a nest.”

“Do you have space for a Great Owl nest?”

“I, don’t know. I mean I have space, I just don’t know where she would pick to nest.”

Kuu joined her saying, “I shall aid in her choosing.”

You rolled your eyes and said, “Just, do what you can, I’ll keep her busy here.”

He nodded and wet his lips, “One more thing, you never mentioned you had a Zebra Striped Raven.”

“I told you about-,”

“Your raven, yes, but not a Zebra Striped one.”

“Is that, a problem? I have him registered-.”

“No, in fact, we have one here, Darling, she’s no doubt older than him. Only, she’s refused to mate with any of our other males we’ve brought her that weren’t striped and she’s recently stopped flying.”

“Oh that’s bad.”

He nodded, “Usually means they’ve given up on surviving from loneliness. Would you mind if we bring her?”

“No, I mean if it’ll help her perk up, to stay or just a visit?”

“Well hopefully they would hit it off and she could stay to nest. Though, she won’t go anywhere without her adopted sister. Dot.”

“Ok,”

“She’s got freckled wings and tail feathers and is just as stubborn as they come for mates.”

Belly again was at you side on the table and cocking his head, “Mates?”

His golden speckled green eyes landed on you and you said with a grin, “They have a Zebra Striped Raven at the Aviary, her name is Darling. They’re asking if you would want to meet her?” Instantly his feathers ruffled in excitement and you added, “She would only travel with her adopted sister though, Dot, so there would be two new friends for you. The sister has freckled wings and tail feathers.”

In a glance around Belly replied, “We could ask over Roac no doubt he could bond with Dot.”

Drued asked, “Roac?”

Belly delved into Roac’s qualities Thorin had shared with him and chuckling at the bird matchmaking service Drued had to end the call to help ready the trio coming over. With another wiggle on his feet he flew off, “I shall ready my nest!”

Shaking your head you grumbled and lifted your phone to make a call.

Pt 24

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SO since you’re the marvel expert here, which marvel movies are good in your opinion? I want a TED talk, please explain yourself with full detail bc ily when you talk about thing you like 💖 (I’m preparing myself to hear some bad takes tho)

ok so hi camila I am currently during a lab meeting so i will be able to finish this essay, but be warned this is,,,, extremely long i hope tumblr even lets me post this. but here are my favorite mcu movies in no particular order. like they’re all good, then i have a tiny section for honorable mentions of some movies that have a certain few good elements but overall are not Good TM. then i have a special mention for The Movie that shaped superhero movies forever (even though it is not my fave).

If you find this too long and decide to not read that it okay!!! i totally get it. but if you don’t read my reply at least read this:

comic books are like a story and art/visuals right? but the two things that movie makers forget about when adapting a comic book to the screen are exactly that!!! the story and the visuals. they thing that they can make a movie where everyone punches everyone and throw in a few jokes and people will be please (and they are, look at how much money they are making...) but i am not pleased. there is no story, they don’t care about character arc. and the visuals are ugly, the art in comics is supposed to help the story, to help the plot flow, like the fights should tell stories in the way that they’re organized, and the visuals should be breathtaking and serve the plot. and this all is not hard to do like: just hired a good choreographer for the fights and learn how to shoot shots properly and that’s... it. and it has been done before in some of the movies i mentioned and some shows *cough cough* watch daredevil *cough cough* so yeah it is doable but the directors dont care and would prefer to make mindless action movies with jokes and label them as ‘superhero movies’ because they know people will eat that up.

anyway, rant over, these are the best marvel movies: (open at your own risk this is extremely detailed, 4 word pages long and i did not proof read it, it took me over two hours to write)

the best marvel movie of all time must spider-man: into the spider-verse but that’s probably because they spent so many time on it to get it right. also, it’s probably cheating to consider it the best movie, since it’s animated so it does get the whole comic book vibe best automatically. but really the movie is funny, like a spider-man movie should be, the art is beautiful it is Art and honestly anyone that doesn’t think the same can unfollow me. i tried the first time i saw the trailer and also when i watched it in the cinema. Art. although the dialogue is a bit poor, and they did my girls gwen and peni dirty. but john mulaney is in it so!!! definitely one of the superior movies. the art is so beautiful i write and cry about it all the day but the fact that each character is done in a different style, and that the background and scenery is so,,, detailed,,, like it’s beautiful. even besides being a good superhero movie, it’s an amazing animated movie when compared to the trash kids get these days, where all characters look the same in a movie but also from a movie to the next. also the soundtrack was kinda amazing for the movie. tl;dr: i want my spider-verse 2 now please and thank you, the 10 second teaser was enough for me to tear up

black panther is one of the best marvel movie. i know a lot of people have focused on the diversity aspect of it and how we need black superheros so i won’t focus on it too much, you already know that. but. the costumes. are so beautiful. they spent so much time designing costumes. the plot was interesting, which honestly,,, i can’t say the same for most superhero movies these days. the movie encapsulates the magically tehcnological vibe that wakanda gives off in the comics, and honestly all the actors did a great job. also, the casino fight scene... like help that was too beautiful. superhero movies fight scenes should feel like a well-organized and elegant choreography, and honestly i’m so upset that a lot of movies decide to be like whatever they can throw in punches and that will. like in comics the punches and kicks serve to fight a narrative, to help the flow of the images move. it’s not an action movie or one of those war movies where whoever punches whoever else and that’s done. those are comic book adaptations. i need to see the flow of images. the art. where is it. anyway. black panther has that in probably all fight scenes, and i would like to say thanks to everyone who worked on that aspect. like for real fight scences looking pretty is a big part of why i like or don’t like a superhero comic book, movie, or tv show (on that note, go watch daredevil). also, the movie was funny enough but not a joke. like a comic book should be. loved it

logan: ok idk if this is an unpopular opinion and idc, but the xmen movies are far more superior than the other movies. they just get the vibe right. logan was a beautiful movie. it was different than all other movies in the superhero genre, it is violent but not violent for the sake of violent, it was violent to portray how violent life it. it wasn’t showing blood just to show blood. it captures so many emotions like intense grief and regret correctly, it is an actually Good Content movie, like many adults treat the superhero genre as a joke, and i think logan shows that it should not be treated as a joke. also, i think the characterisation of logan (like i mean the character himself) was much better in this movie compared to the xmen movies. like there he is just brooding and rude, but in logan i think he stopped being a 2-dimensional character. anyway, love it, teared up at the end, we should get more xmen movies and in general, superhero movies like this

ok i might be biased because i know the script by heart by now, but guardians of the galaxy is also one of the greatest movies based on a comic book. idk how much you know about gotg, but the comics were not doing great before the movie, but after it like marvel started making new runs and they all became popular. anyway my point is: the story was beautiful, the images and background were Beautiful, it was funny, it was a movie about not belonging anywhere but finding people to call home, about finding a reason to live. all the characters were like whatever i just exist i don’t matter and!! they found home. a lot of people treat the movie as a joke because of how light it is and how the characters are all different stereotypes of ‘funny sarcastic character’, but it really is beautiful. and the soundtrack.... can i just say... genius, superior, amazing, fantastic, i could go on for days. that opening scene where star-lord is alone and singing??? the way it is filmed??? the choreography of it all?? like idk it’s just too good. i have lots of feelings about gotg. the second one wasn’t as good, i didn’t like the main plot it was a bit Too Much but i liked the continuing theme of finding home with Yondu (who deserved better imo) but yes gotg is a superior movie

iron man, like how do i even describe this movie without insulting it... it launched the MCU. it is iconic. RDJ is amazing but not only him, everyone in that movie is great. and honestly all the iron man movies are great. (if you compare with how tony stark is portrayed in the avengers movies, like he’s way more shallow there). the movies make sense, the fight scence have that dramatic and elegant element about them. the second wasn’t my fave, but still was extremely good. the third was amazing too, like the ending of it with the suits and all that... the portrayal of mental illness, like panic attacks and anxiety,,, like this is truly what the movie genre should be about. not just mindless fights, it is about stories, and that is why most superhero movies are not good. normal people go and like them but i can’t enjoy them. and not just me (and comic book readers), like people who enjoy them are usually the people who are okay to go watch a random movie with good jokes (because that’s what most superhero movies are these days, bad plot but good enough jokes for people to go pay 15$ and see them). i mean i am ok with those movies too, but since i read comics i don’t and can’t really enjoy those movies. i think when people tell me they don’t like marvel, it is most often because they are people that read (not just comics) like they read books and care about plot and what is the movie really trying to say so when they’re asked why they dont like the movie they’re like oh it’s a dumb superhero movie... and i can’t argue with that because most superhero movies are like that right now... they profit off the fact that some superhero movies (like iron man) were huge hits that revived the genre, and profit off the fact that people think they will automatically enjoy the movie and wil go watch it, so they don’t care about actually writing a story...

xmen days of the future past this is,,, such a good movie,,, i’m a sucker for time-travel when it’s done right, and the slow-motion quicksilver scene with the music,, can i just say,,, poetic cinema,,, beautiful,, my only complaint is that there are not enough relevant female characters but like,,, it looks how a comic book movie should look like,,, anytime i’m on a plane i have to watch it... also,,, i discovered 2 years ago that a lot of scenes were filmed at my university so like,, it holds an extremely special place in my heart, i can’t believe i’ve been in the same buildings where they filmed it, it’s crazy..

doctor strange: ok ok dont @ me yet please listen. i know story-wise it is meh, they didn’t do it well (but i have real high hopes for the sequel, but that’s a talk for another day) but the visuals!!!! the visuals!!!! the fights!!! the way that they morph like reality during the fights,,, it’s just,, so beautiful, one could get drunk just by looking at it,,, also,, the sanctum sancotrum looks so pretty. the fights flow amazingly well (kudos to the cape). the dormammu scence!!!! oscar-worthy!! like i know the plot wasn’t great and the movie is zelma-erasure but!!! it looks like a superhero movie should look like and look i’m an arts kid that’s why i like comics because they’re pretty and the pictures tell a story. like of course i read books i read a lot but the visuals are so important for comic books and they should be for comic book to movie adaptations and they’re often not but doctor strange had it

ok one of my faves it ant-man and also the sequel but let’s focus on ant-man for a second, it is goofy but has lots of emphasis on the family subplot and that’s beautiful. this movie should have gotten an award just for when Luis tells stories like that scene is iconic. a lot of people think it’s a dumb movie because it focuses a lot on being funny but actually like the themes!!! aborded. like being in jail then not being able to find a job, then trying to steal again just because you need money because you wanna see your kid, like the power of showing this!! people treat it as a joke like ha ha look he is an engineer and he is working in an ice cream store, but here again no it’s an important story and comic books are books like @ movie directors where is my story??? why are you making a movie but forgetting the story??? how and why?? anyway ant-man had a story!! and also the scott/cassie father/daughter relationship.... like.. my heart. also the visual when ant-man becomes too tiny... very pretty

ok now for some movies that arent the best but have some really good elements that have to be mentioned

thor ok so a lot of people think it is not good but loki in it... i swear tom hiddleston is a great actor and just like,,, the way he portrays despair and like sadness and grief (over himself! about losing himself) is really beautiful... like even in the dark world his performance was really good,,, the Dramaticism of it all.... amazing,,, but his character was done so dirty in the MCU, like loki and wanda and strange are supposed to be the 3 most powerful sorcerers in the marvel world and the MCU was like there you get a small knife, as a treat (like don’t get me wrong i want loki to have a knife but...) also his character deserves more depth than that... like the comic books are breathtaking i’m so sad they did loki so bad... they erased the fact that loki is genderfluid, that he has complex morals, that loki is the god/goddess of stories not just whatever he is supposed to be in those movies... anyway i’m hoping for better characterization in the show, especially that they also hired a female actress to also play loki so we might get genderfluid loki,,, but also i dont wanna have hope and clown

big hero 6 (yes it counts do not fight me): although the animation was very similar to the animation these days, like it was not Special like into the spider-verse, the story is cute, it tackles important topics like grief and how do deal with grief, which is good considering that most kids movies these days just rehash the same topics and don’t care about the plot lines or what is learned

ok i hate and i really mean absolutely hate the new spider-man movies because the are bad but far from home has to be acknowledged for jake gyllenhaal as mysterio but not just about jake, in the end he is just an actor. you know that scene where he is doing his ‘illusions’ towards the end of the movie and it never ends and everytime you think the scene is over and we’re back to reality it turns out we’re still in the ‘illusion’??? just this scene and i really mean just this one scence did it right. like it’s like a comic book. when i watched it i was breathless i is beautiful. anything else in that movie i don’t care at all

i like venom but not because it’s great, the plot is very weak and it doesn’t look great but tom hardy is really good in it... like him losing it over having a symbiote in himself, being like Stressed and Anxious and A Disaster TM is really good... like when he goes to the restaurant and eats that lobster alive and sits in the tank... like amazing and superb love it

and finally, i can’t make this list without mentioning the movie that really made the difference:

avengers ok so avengers was not the best because it really did not care about black widow or hawkeye or hulk at all (their characterization is horrible and butchered in all the movies), and i don’t even like captain america, and thor is annoying, so basically tony stark, loki, and our buddies at shield carry the whole movie, but this movie is so important in terms of like, it’s the first movie that really like started the crossover movies for superheros, the ‘let’s put it all together and hope people don’t get confused’. without it like really the MCU (and DCU, even though idc much about it sorry) would be nothing like they are today!! but yeah like it did so many characters dirty like the characterization sucks, the plot is rushed,,, but like it’s okay. oh and the fight scenes are good! like you still have the whole elegant choreography element of it, which exists in the first few crossover marvel movies like this one and age of ultron (that movie was dissapointing i was so hyped for ultron as a villain and then they made him out to be a tuna can) but then for like civil war and endgame and all that it’s just huge fights and everyone hitting anyone and i don’t care for that like you get lost the only info you can take out is like: oh, there is punching happening. you don’t get to enjoy elements of it and how all the characters are interacting and collaborating together to make a visually pleasing scene simply because those fights are. not. visually. pleasing. anyway. also the shawarma scene was superior.

#camila if you actually read this all #or if anyone else actually reads this all....#like rip idk you guys are true friends #like truly idk no one cares about what i talk about and i know i talk a lot #like if you do read this i literally dont know how to repay you #maybe i'll read all of your larry fics #anyway if you dont i really wont be sad dont worry about it i went overboard #ily camila #asks #my mcu rant #pinkpoppunk #thechampagnelovers

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hinabes · 5 years

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A letter from the Food Fantasy writing team.

Source: xixi1226 on Lofter (They’re merely a relay, and so am I)

Touches on the writing of Food Fantasy as a whole and Black Forest Cake. Keep an open mind and be kind.

Only the parts specifically labeled as “TL note” is input by me (pretty sure there’s only one)

To all Master Attendants.

First of all, we may disappoint you, as we in the writing team are only responsible for the story, so we can't send out any in-game rewards. This is just the ramblings of some writing ladies.

Let's start with the past. Food Fantasy is almost 2 years old, and the writing team has been around for a long time as well.

From the bottom of our hearts, we know very well that our stories are mediocre, and very few members of the community actually read them.

At first, there were very few fan creations on Lofter, mostly inspired by the game arts. The first big burst in fanwork came from the haunted amusement park event.

When we saw the large amount (in our eyes) of fanworks, we were delighted.

That's right, we're lurking, watching from the shadows every day. Every! Day!

Though, due to work reasons and we've all got loose lips, we're not allowed to use our own accounts to like and comment on stuff.

Nonetheless, we're very thankful to everyone who comes to Lofter and uploads to the Food Fantasy tag!

To put it simply, a fanwork community like Lofter is built from all sorts of varying opinions, and that of course includes the dissatisfaction that some players have towards some characters.

As an author, our characters are like our children and seeing them hated, we can't deny that we're not saddened.

But of course, there must be a reason for a character to be hated.

A story, good or bad, must have an antagonist.

Whether people like or hate them, there's a reason for them to exist.

We created antagonists, besides out of necessity for the storyline, in hopes to show you a clearer Tierra, with all kinds of people with different points of view.

To be labeled an antagonist, these characters must have done some things unacceptable to the general public. They have their own stories to tell, and we would hate to claim any of them as completely innocent. The problem lies in something we hoped to doーーshow that bad people have pasts tooーーwe didn't do well enough.

This is our problem.

Be it because of a disliked ship or a character that's too grim.

We will use this experience and work even harder to write better characters and stories.

Once again, we thank everyone for putting your efforts into the tag, making your voices heard.

You've shown us, at the very least, that our efforts put into this or that character have been seen and that you're willing to voice out for them.

We take the time to read every single one of your posts. Perhaps putting it like that might make us seem egoistic.

Nevertheless, from the writing team, thank you!

We have seen lots and lots of the world of Tierra, it's not a pure world of only saints and innocents, it has a wide variety of characters.

The good, the bad, but no matter what, whatever anyone does is rooted in their own beliefs.

Such is the way in real life as well. Because of you, we have the motivation to push onwards.

At the same time, we wish that whatever negativity you have, you vent by enjoying the game, leaving the joy and happiness you have for reality. And that the game is able to release whatever pent up negativity you have from reality.

Thank you for voicing out your suggestions to us, and thank you for your love for the characters of Tierra!

From the bottoms of our hearts, we hope that the tag can thrive through the hard work of all of us, with more and more fan creations for everyone to look at. Because of your support, we have the courage to push onwards.

Thank you, everyone.

Formalities and heartfelt words done with, let's talk about things you're probably more interested in.

First off, we have seen everyone's dissatisfaction with Black Forest Cake.

Is she based off a certain unacceptable organization? Actually, no!

("You're wrong, I'm not!" Black Forest Cake yells)

The black forest cake is a famous German dessert that prides itself on its strict craftsmanship, maintaining its fame over its long history.

In Germany, if a patissier didn't make black forest cakes by the set recipe, such as swapping out ingredients and making it with vanilla sponge cake and strawberries instead and still selling it as "black forest cake", their shop would be swiftly shut down and the chef might even have to serve a term in prison, as the black forest cake is legally protected by the EU. (TL note: google "black forest cake protected status")

Compared to other desserts, the craftsmanship regulations for the black forest cake may be considered overly harsh. We've only seen Germans portrayed as strict on the internet as well. Combining these, we made Black Forest Cake a stickler for the rules.

Taking a step back, another factor is that when we were writing, we saw a lot of news reports about overbearing and manipulative parents, along with the stress and breakdowns of friends.

=-=.......

Um… At first, Black Forest Cake was modeled after a child who grew up with overbearing parents, who in turn enforced too many unreasonable rules on her own children, which resulted in their pent-up stress bursting out on her. The parent in this situation would never back off and would think it's the child at fault.

We're so sorry… Everyone, you think too highly of us… We know far less about military history than some of you do, and we're nowhere near as good at making connections… To bring up bad feelings, we're really… sorry…

Regarding the design of her clothing, this is the image we brought up as a suggestion: A punkish dress with military vibes.

(Gets on knees and apologizes)

We're so sorry, it's completely our fault that we didn't take into more consideration everyone's ability to make connections! But it's true, we really didn't! We really didn't!!!

QAQ We love this world! We're not an evil, anti-human organization!!

Black Forest Cake out of the way, let's talk about more stuff you might be interested in, the stuff many of you approach support about.

Q: Do Food Souls have genders? A: Food Souls' bodies are modeled after humans'. They're whatever gender they believe themselves to be, Hotdog's gender is hotdog.

Q: Can Food Souls [CENSORED]? A: ………..Modeled after…humans… um…….. when two Food Souls love each other very much… ummmm if we say more our boss is gonna beat us, you get the idea, don't come asking anymore!!!! Please!!!! QAQ

Q: Is there true love between Food Souls? A: Depends. The bigger your heart is, the more space you have in there. As they say, the stage extends as far as the heart goes.

Q: Are XXX and XXX shipped? What's the relationship between XXX and XXX!! A: … We said stop asking!!! We're gonna killed by our toxic male boss!!!! Please, please, please just read the story and make more fanworks. We definitely will see them.

Q: How much do you check Lofter? A: I know nobody asked this question, but. Your creations on Lofter may just become the inspiration for our next story, each of us checks Lofter as often as 4 or 5 times a day at most. Thanks, pl0x, next question.

Q: Anything to say? A: Thank you, everyone! We love you! (づ￣ 3￣)づ

Lastly, we hope that we can all take on the world with an open mind, express ourselves better, bring joy to everyone else, and with a strong positivity we can better ourselves as people.

Thank you to each and every one of you who read this far! We will continue working hard and do our best to deliver you heartfelt stories, both sad ones that have you bawling your eyes out and sweet ones that give you toothaches. Loving you always, the writing team.

ーーThoughts after half a month of overtime 21 August 2019

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rileyyxkim · 4 years

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Intro &&/ Riley Kim ♕

( Brian Kang, cismale ) hey ! have you seen RILEY KIM around ? HE works as an ESTHETICIAN at big bear resort, but they must be off their shift by now. well, if you do see them can you let me know ? they’re 25 years old & they’ve been working here for TWO YEARS. they tend to be +PLAYFUL & +CARING, but can also be -DRAMATIC & -FORGETFUL. the other employees have labeled them THE DRAMA KING. thanks a lot ! ( fingers in soft hair, post-it notes on a mirror, aromatic candles in a minimalist room & paragraph long text messages ) [Backy, 25, MST, She/Her]

Hey friends! My name is Backy and this is my brand new muse Riley ★ Let’s get started, shall we?

♕ The Basics ♕

★ Full Name: Seyeon “Riley” Kim ★ Age: 25 ★ Birthday: December 19 ★ Languages: English, Korean, minimal Japanese & French ★ Education: Certified esthetician & nail technician ★ Occupation: part-time esthetician @ Arabelle Spa, full-time drama king ★ Hobbies: Guitar, snowboarding, singing, shenanigans, chaos

♕ The In-Depth ♕

★ MBTI: ENFP ★ Blood type: B+ ★ Zodiac: Sagittarius ★ Sexuality: Bisexual ★ Drinking, smoking, drugs: Yes, yes, yes (all socially) ★ Talent claim / Faceclaim: Brian Kang ★ Likes: Fashion, working, his face, stargazing, candles, small animals, coffee (black), being dramatic, cuddling, napping, spicy food, alt. & rock music. ★ Dislikes: Nit-picky clients, being cold, an empty bed, overly sugary food, children, itchy sweaters, crocs, being ignored, & country music.

♕ The Personality ♕

★ Playful: Riley is spontaneous and like most, he enjoys having a good time around the people he likes. Hardly says no to anything and is always joyful and happy - unless he starts being dramatic of course (usually in good fun). Sasses with a smile and jokes around - sometimes at the expense of others, never at the expense of himself. Will turn around insults in a heartbeat and rarely actually takes things personaly (despite what he says). He’s too full of himself to do it and likes to praise himself with a joking tone (probably started as a joke but he actually believes it now). ★ Caring: Despite being full of himself and having a generally pompous attitude, Riley does actually care about his friends and is always reliable to be a strong shoulder to cry on when things get serious. He has infinite comfort items (the life of a spa worker) and always knows how to make someone feel better. He gives good hugs and always has snacks on hand for such occasions, even if he dramatically hands them over like you’ve taken his kidney. Riley secretly loves doting on other people, even if he’s the one demanding attention most of the time. He likes to think he’s good at giving advice and is definitely good at keeping secrets (mostly because he keeps forgetting what people have told him).

★ Dramatic: Dramatic might as well be his middle name. It’s his thing. We’re not talking your run of the mill gossipy drama, he doesn’t care much about that. What he does care about is how dropping his coffee is the end of the world or how he’ll die if he doesn’t get his hands on a burger right this damn minute. Also, get your ass over here and cuddle him or he swears he’ll explode. Everything is a show and the show must go on. Was probably a theatre kid in his past life. Although not his original intentions, he can’t deny the fact that it also gets him a fair amount of attention (good or bad, he doesn’t really care) and has been known to use it to his advantage. ★ Forgetful: Not only forgetful, but also leaves his things everywhere. Someone should ducktape his valuables to him. The only thing he manages to consistently keep on him is his phone. How else can he take selfies or send paragraph-long text messages about how cruel the world is? Once found his keys in the fridge and a packet of ketchup in his pocket and frequently “loses” his wallet when drinking at the bar. Has post-its on hand always to write things down. He’s not your typical idiot, he has common sense, just lacks the brain cells associated with memory. Reliable in the here and now but will probably forget if you ask for a favor and can’t be expected to remember small details. He frequently mixes up names and forgets the order of events. Did it happen yesterday or two years ago? It doesn’t matter he already forgot.

♕ The History ♕

★ o1. Riley grew up in your average Korean household with a smattering of siblings, only moving to the states in his late teens. He’s been attending, and now working at, the resort for many years and it has since become his home. He used to avidly snowboard at the resort when his family spent time there and he enjoyed most of the activities the place had to offer. Although young, excited, and learning the ways of being dramatic, he found himself spending more and more time at the spa questioning the ladies on skincare and other beauty-related tips. Even now, he’s never felt like it was really that feminine of a thing. Gender norms be damned, when you look like your best self you also feel it too.

★ o2. Although his parents were the ever-loving and doting type, they were strictly traditional and life was wholly unexciting. Cue the dramatics. Riley wasn’t just interested in the spa, but also every aspect that came along with beauty and self-care. He wanted to learn it all. Of course, his parents weren’t exactly supportive of his decision but he made absolutely sure to put in the right amount of pouting and speeches to make them come around and get his ticket to an esthetician school. Besides, he had an older sibling taking over the family company and his parents had the funds to toss at his hobbies, even if it was just to shut him up. His only regret is taking so long to learn that being dramatic has a certain pull on people. ★ o3. It wasn’t that Riley ended up on bad terms with his parents or anything. He just doesn’t find the excitement in living simply or following societal rules. As soon as he finished school he got the work experience and eventually became a renowned esthetician and beautician. Despite being a drama king, he was exceptionally talented at getting people to relax and giving beauty advice to clients so he took that opportunity and ran with it. As soon as the job opening at the resort opened, Riley wasted no time in applying and laying on the charm to get it. He still visits his family on occasion and they can be seen around the resort from time to time.

★ o4. These days, Riley can mostly be found working at the spa but has also recently taken up guitar and singing to occupy himself when he’s bored. Though not into snowboarding as much as he used to be, he still takes the odd spin on the slopes in his free time (he kind of hates the cold though, go figure). He manages to turn off the dramatics long enough to do his job and actually quite enjoys it since he can dote on his clients and make people feel like their best selves on the outside, but on the inside too. Besides, even though he’s giving his attention to the clients, they may or may not give him a little attention in return.

♕ The Wanted Connections ♕

★ Ducktape. - Someone who stops him from forgetting things. Has to remind him about basic things like putting on shoes before leaving the house or straight up taping everything to him so he doesn’t leave it somewhere. His metaphorical and literal ducktape. Taken By Ian (Kit) ★ Vibe Check. - Someone who not only handles his dramatic ass but also knows how to take him down a notch when he needs it. Reminds him to chill tf out because tbh he’s extra always. Taken by Aylie (Hailz) ★ BFFL. - Someone who’s equally as chaotic or even more so than he is. Drama level over 9000. Like adding rocket fuel to fire. Taken by Leo (Miki) ★ The Confidant. - Someone he can spill his secrets to. He’s generally an open book but doesn’t always openly say how he’s feeling either, just about his experiences. Someone he actually talks about emotions to even if it’s not mutual or a friendly type of relationship. Taken by Cleo (Jocey) ★ Platonic Cuddles. - He might be kind of a hoe but he also just really likes cuddles and hugs. He has infinite comfort items so come abuse them. No one is safe tbh ★ Friends. - Open to multiple of all types (unlikely, one-sided, childhood, mom, etc.). Taken by Callie (Simran), Ivan (Jude), Ian (Kit), Aylie (Hailz), Charlotte (Diana), Rumor (Hannah), Marco (Dana), Roman (Iris) ★ Flings, Hookups, FWBs. - Open to multiple. Taken by Leo (Miki) ★ Romance. - A hoe, but now a hoe with feelings. Potentially open to multiple and different types (one-sided, crush, hookups with feels, etc.). Taken by Leo (Miki // Endgame), Charlotte? (Diana // Tinder match), Wren (Reed // Flirty enemies) ★ Enemies. - Riley is dramatic but not to the point he’s actually mad about something. It would take a lot to make him your actual enemy but I’m open to suggestions or different types! Taken by Jo (Jude), Wren (Reed // Flirty enemies) ★ Family. - Open to multiple with appropriate fcs (siblings, cousins, etc.).

And that’s it!! If you got this far kudos. Looking forward to plotting with everyone. Drop me a DM on discord or like up this post and I’ll get back to you. Cheers!

#bigbearintro #c: riley #intro #this is honestly a mess

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ograndebatata · 5 years

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My thoughts on some issues with Season 3 of Elena of Avalor

Disclaimer: This post is only an exposition of my personal opinions on what I think are bad aspects of a series that I overall like. It is not meant to reflect my thoughts on the series as a whole, on the show’s creators, cast members, or anyone else involved in its production. It’s also not meant to reflect my thoughts on fans of the show who don’t find any problem with the things I’ll be pointing out.

However, while I will do my best to go about it politely, said opinions are still about ‘less good’ points of the series.

I’m not saying any of you has to agree with everything I said, or even with a word with it. And I’m also not saying I posted this because I wanted to start an argument. I just happened to find enough issues with the series in too few episodes that I wanted to put forth my thoughts on them.

All those who feel curious as to what those are, feel free to read on.

Introductory words

This one is a first for me.

To the best of my memory, I never actually wrote such a lengthy piece of text offering criticism on any kind of media, be it a book, a video game, a TV series, or anything else.

But despite how little my Tumblr may or may not reflect it, I am a fan of various TV series and book series and film series, and many books and films that aren’t part of any series as well.

Two shows that I can safely say I am a devoted fan of are Sofia the First and Elena of Avalor. Yes, it may sound odd that a guy my age likes TV shows meant for preschoolers (at least regarding Sofia the First, as I have seen some debate on whether Elena of Avalor actually is for preschoolers) but both of them, in my opinion, are good for all ages.

To those who might be dropping in out of nowhere and are at a loss on what I’m talking about, I will offer some context, in case you’re interested in reading more about this. However, I strongly recommend you watch both series before diving in, especially because this will contain spoilers for recent episodes.

Sofia the First is a series that aired on Disney Junior from 2012 to 2018 (in the USA, at least, as other countries had different release dates), about a princess whose widowed shoemaker mother falls in love with a king. As a result of her mother’s eventual marriage, Sofia gains a new father and two new siblings, but also the responsibility of learning to be a princess, even though she doesn’t become the crown heir.

It was a fun show, with lots of good elements, such as likable characters, fun adventures, defiance of gender stereotypes (both from girls and from boys) and occasional cameos from various Disney Animated Canon characters, such as Snow White, Mulan, and Olaf. I strongly recommend it.

Elena of Avalor started airing in 2016, and takes place in the same universe as Sofia the First, with its intended premiere actually being a spin-off of Sofia the First called Elena and the Secret of Avalor, meant as a backdoor pilot to the series, but which eventually became an episode with a framing device in present day added in. It premiered on Disney Channel, but it was eventually reclassified as part of Disney Junior.

In my opinion, it is even better than Sofia the First. Besides including the same kind of likable characters and fun adventures, it also focuses on elements like family relationships, dealing with trauma, mourning deceased loved ones (with onscreen murder of the protagonist’s parents actually being committed by the show’s starter villain), and a few characters that can’t be so easily labeled as heroes or villains. It also has character growth from the leading characters, which by itself makes it stand out. I recommend it even more strongly than Sofia the First.

However... I do feel both series have their points where they seem to show lack of work put into them, for lack of a better description.

For Sofia the First, I feel those started in the fourth and final season, when the series became more serialized. And coincidentally or not, they seem to be starting in Elena of Avalor in its (so far, at least) final season (in this case, its third), which has also been said to feature a single, largely serialized arc.

This is, by and large, my attempt at laying out the current on that front in Elena of Avalor, and my general feelings on them.

I will give from the get-go that the bulk or even the entirety of these are bound to go over the heads of the target audience, which is not made up of adults like me. However... I am someone who likes consistency and continuity in the media he consumes, and while I don’t mind some wiggle room, I find that there are limits. And while things like action and humor and the like aren’t handled the same way for all audiences, I feel that general attention to detail should be applied with the same rigor whatever the target demographic.

Anyone is welcome to read, but once more, people who didn’t watch the series are bound to have no idea what I’m talking about, and will get spoiled in case they decide to watch either series later.

To use somewhat of a stereotypically stern sentence... don’t say I didn’t warn you

Overview of Season 3 so far

Let me make one thing clear. Just because I’m speaking of negative points in Season 3 of Elena of Avalor, it doesn’t mean I hate the season. It’s not horrible, or even bad.

It already showed a lot of strong points, of which I will list a few.

- We get to see interesting new locations, both within Avalor itself (like Xotep and the Sunbird Temple) and outside (like the Grotto Metamo in the realm of Vallestrella and the Kingdom of Norberg)

- Old characters that haven’t been seen in a while return, such as the noblins, Princess Valentina, and the sunbirds Lama, Qapa, and Hool.

- We got to meet fun new characters, such as Queen Abigail and Princess Chloe of Norberg, and the vulture-humanoid imp Zopilote.

- We’re seeing more character development, both for heroes, like Elena, Isabel and Migs, and for villains, like Victor Delgado, Carla Delgado, and King Hector.

- The animation is still overall great, despite minor goofs here and there.

But overall, I do find this season ‘less good’ so far when compared to the previous ones, as well as indicative of a certain sloppiness from the creators. And the main reasons why are below.

Just where is the source of all magic?

In Sofia the First, a plot-point that has been accused of being tacked-on is the element of the Mystic Isles, a floating magical archipelago which forms an important plot-point of the series’ fourth and final season, and was only introduced in said season’s first episode.

Overall, I see where that statement is coming from. While there was nothing before that directly contradicted said place’s existence, it did suffer from a lack of foreshadowing.

Granted, one thing many shows end up falling into is having to come up with new plot points for upcoming seasons if a series lasts longer than expected even though the creators had been planning to wrap everything up before. And sometimes, that’s difficult.

And despite it seeming relatively out of nowhere, the Mystic Isles had fun elements (like Sofia’s general exploration of the Mystic Isles), interesting characters (like Chrysta, Sofia’s trainer as a protector) and lessons relevant to the target audience being taught (such as being accepting of differences).

However, in Sister of Invention, the premiere of Season 3 of Elena of Avalor, we are introduced to the concept of Tacaina, which is said to be the source of all Maruvian magic, and a place that supposedly can be found through a special map which is only obtained via the cracking of a special puzzle.

Fans who never watched Sofia the First most likely will not notice this element, but as someone who did watch it, I’m a little confused. After all, both shows are set in the same universe, with both series referring to the world they’re set in as the Ever Realm. And in Sofia the First, the Mystic Isles were specifically said to be the source of all magic, period.

I will give it is possible that said information was give by someone, shall we say, not fully informed on the matter (in Sofia the First, it’s given by a painter seen at the Conjurers’ Conference in the Season 4 premiere). But in Sofia the First, the Mystic Isles seemed to be enough of a widespread secret there that wizards knew about them and what they were. So I’m not sure how likely this is.

Overall, some kind of actual confirmation on this would be nice, if one is to determine what is specifically canon.

Otherwise, it’s a plothole, although one that’s admittedly hard to spot.

What makes a villain?

One thing that has been praised, and fairly so, is how most villains in Elena of Avalor are not only fun to watch, but well developed enough to have some kind of motive. Those motives may be simple, but they do exist. Troyo wanted to be King of the Jungle, Fiero wanted revenge for not having been Royal Wizard, Victor and Carla want respectively respect and an escape for loneliness, and the list could go on.

The only two villains which were so far shown to have a complete lack of a motive (going only by what we see on the series) are Shuriki and Zopilote. The former was an evil old hag who wanted to oppress, the latter is an evil old creep who wants to destroy.

Adding to that, many villains were shown to be dead serious and had genuinely unsettling vibes even for an adult audience. Shuriki committed onscreen murder and oppressed a kingdom for 41 years, Fiero could have left a whole ballroom’s worth of people petrified for eternity, and Marimonda could have killed thousands or even millions with her magical gardening if her rampage had continued.

For Season 3, we have Ash Delgado, who despite being tamer than other villains in the show, already proved to be a threat to be wary of, having come almost as close to killing Elena as Shuriki (although I do still think Shuriki is scarier).

But... there are things about her which don’t seem to add up.

For one, in her first villain song, The One And Only, she claims that Zopilote took everything he wanted from her town, including her two pet mice, and that the deed made her realize that the most wicked always wins and caused her to say goodbye to goodness.

A bit simple, but I think it still serves its purpose, especially if those pet mice were, for some reason, the only family she had.

But then, she tracks down the very same malvago that took her pet mice from her and wants to learn magic from him specifically.

It seems odd.

There’d be other malvagos as well for sure. Why would she want specifically that one? After all, supposedly she would hold a grudge against him for taking what she had. Yes, she specifically alluded to saying goodbye to goodness, but... even from a practical sense, it doesn’t seem like a good decision. After all, there were all sorts of inherent risks.

Could this actually be some kind of long game at revenge? Or was losing her pet mice just an excuse to be a shit, which she actually always was from day one after all?

I’ll give it’s the kind of thing that we can get actual confirmation on later in the series, but... it’s still a bit of a confusing setup.

When are we again?

One thing that I personally always found strong in Elena of Avalor, and which I loved since it was first implemented, is the general attention to continuity. While some episodes, most notably Realm of the Jaquins and Two Left Fins, did have their first airings out of order, they were somehow conveyed to be out of order, and could be retroactively fit into their right place in an appropriate way.

Overall, it largely seemed like there was a clear timeline of events, despite a few minor hiccups.

But now, things are just getting confusing there.

First, Sister of Invention seems to show a sort of graduation/end of the year diploma for Isabel after she finishes her stint at college. However, the bulk of indications suggest that said stint should have ended months before, given the duration of the average school year.

Yes, it’s possible that the school year in Avalor is one of those that goes from February to December, like those in the Southern Hemisphere in the real world. However, going by the very long vacation Isabel took in Nueva Vista, it doesn’t seem likely, unless the time we saw her in Return of El Capitán was some kind of temporary leave to attend Dia de los Muertos with her family.

Which is a possibility, especially given how the upcoming Carnaval episode (which has to be set in either February or March) will take place shortly after Season 3 begins, but it’s another kind of thing that would be nice with some concrete indication.

Second, the episode The Incredible Shrinking Royals has a feast of friendship somewhere between January and March. Season 1 showed it to be somewhere in July or August (given how Party of a Lifetime was specifically said to take place in July, and Masks of Magic seems to have taken place either afterwards or not very long before), but now we have it in February or March.

Fair enough. Maybe this year’s Feast of Friendship happened earlier... but then there is another problem that comes from a line of dialogue in the episode. It’s when Elena tells Doña Paloma that it was she who told her that what matters is what people do when they arrive where they want to be... at the previous year’s Feast of Friendship!

Which I’m sorry, doesn’t add up.

Between Masks of Magic and The Incredible Shrinking Royals, there was one Dia de Los Muertos in The Jewel of Maru, and another in Return of El Capitán. By that reckoning, more than one year has passed between the two. And also, Doña mentions that the feast in the latter episode will be her thirteenth, when it should be her fourteenth. Yes, maybe there wasn’t a Feast of Friendship on that missing year for some reason, but still, the Feast of Friendship on which Doña told that to Elena would have been two years before not the previous year.

This one is actually a repeat of a prior error, as in All Kingdoms Fair Julio told Doña that she helped them build their float last year and they had a parranda. Granted, things could have happened exactly that way in the Christmas we didn’t see, but well... it just seems more like a goof.

How much time to traditions?

I will admit, this one is largely nitpicky.

But it’s still something I noticed, and thus I felt it should be included.

In Father In Chief, Chief Zephyr briefly sits down on what seems to be some kind of magical stone that makes his statue, which in turn is inside the Commander’s Rock, which we first saw in Shapeshifters. Skylar calls it a jaquin tradition. Which on itself, seems fair.

But in Shapeshifters, Chief Zephyr specifically mentioned that it was Alacazar who built the Commander’s Rock. Alacazar, who was King Raul’s Royal Wizard, less than fifty years before. Yes, Alacazar could have been the Royal Wizard for longer than that, but given how long-lived jaquins seem to be (King Verago has ruled for over fifty years and still looks fairly youthful), Alacazar would have to be very long-lived to have built the Commander’s Rock long enough ago for all those jaquin chiefs to exist. Which doesn’t seem likely, given how in Elena and the Secret of Avalor he seemed to largely age at the rate of a regular human.

Yes, I will plead guilty to wizards in my fanfic continuity also being more long-lived than non magical humans, so I can’t fault canon for doing the same, but.. by that much? It just seems... well, unnaturally rushed.

I will give it’s also possible that the jaquin statues and the plaque that makes them were elsewhere before and were moved to the Commander’s Rock later... but again, it seems something that could have had more of an explanation in canon.

If love really is in the air, it started floating a bit suddenly

If the page about him on TV Tropes is anything to go by, Craig Gerber isn’t big on romance in the series he conceives, at least between the main characters.

That said, for a series where romance isn’t the main focus, he and his team overall do a very good job of portraying nice romantic relationships in it, whether they’re between couples that have been married for decades (such as Francisco and Luisa, who in their time together are clearly shown as very much in love after all these years) couples that fall in love at first sight (like Charoca and Charica, who were just adorable) or what appears to be a sum of both (like King Pescoro and Queen Camila, who look like they fell in love at first sight, but have nurtured that relationship over time and been together for around twenty years, if not longer).

And if Elena and Mateo end up becoming a romantic couple, I can say without exaggeration that it will be the best progression from friends to lovers that I have seen in recent television.

Still... I can’t help but think they kind of dropped the ball in the most recent relationship they have apparently introduced.

I will give I may be unduly biased, given my shipping preferences for the characters... but I promise I’m trying my best not to be.

In a recent Twitter post, I called it a romance that seemed out of nowhere.

In a more recent Twitter post, I said it seemed less out of nowhere, but still an abrupt leap.

And well... as I write this, I still stand by the latter statement.

I’m sorry, but I feel that, on a canon level, if Gabaomi is really meant to be portrayed as romantic, it got the short end of the stick on portrayals of couples in Norberg Peace Prize.

Maybe it has to do with different expressions of affection across cultures, as well as with my personal views on affection. I mean, I hug my best friend when we meet after we don’t see for a while, and we’re both guys and hetero. And it’s not at all unusual here in Portugal for friends of different genders to greet each other with hugs and cheek kisses. On a familial level, it’s also common for mothers and children of both genders, as well as fathers and children of both genders, to greet each other with cheek kisses.

So to me at least, mere hugs between two friends, even if of a different gender, don’t exactly scream ‘ROMANCE!’.

I will give that Gabe and Naomi had subtle moments so far that could be interpreted as romantically coded, such as their dance in My Fair Naomi, their hug in Song of the Sirenas, and their hug in Naomi Knows Best. But... well, again, it doesn’t exactly shout like there was a romantic relationship upgrade.

I also know it’s a Disney Junior show, and that there possibly is some form of rule against explicit romance, at least between younger characters, in the series. But unfortunately, I feel that only makes the whole thing even more confusing.

Is it romantic, or is it not romantic?

If it’s not... then perhaps this is all a mountain made out of anthill.

If it is... it does feel a bit sudden, despite those subtle moments. I feel there should have been some kind of ‘more overt’ display between Naomi Knows Best and Norberg Peace Prize. As is, it feels a bit too sudden of a leap.

At least to me.

I have no idea what lies in store on that front. It’s possible that this was never romantic to begin with. It’s possible that this ends up being a relationship that doesn’t work. And it’s also possible that this is it.

Either way... well, the whole plot point doesn’t outright have me go ‘EW!’, but it does have me a fairly bit puzzled.

Again, maybe it’s something else that will turn out to be clearer as the show goes on.

But if the current status of things is really it, period, then I have my doubts.

Full sum

To reiterate the point I made in the beginning, Season 3 of Elena of Avalor still has a lot of good things going for it.

To add a few to the list I made above:

- The cast members’ performances are as good as always, like those in the scene where Elena and Esteban have their... tense moment after Esteban admitted he sabotaged the Feast of Friendship hosted by Julio.

- There are plenty of hilarious moments, such as the antics between Queen Abigail and King Hector.

- The action scenes so far, such as the battle in Sister of Invention, are great.

Once more, the list could go on.

But despite that, if Season 3 already has so many issues in so few episodes (and I’m not even including things like animation goofs in these things I point out) I feel it’s not presenting the best image of itself so far.

Yes, individually, each of these things is fairly small, but when all of them add up and one keeps in mind that the average is basically one issue per episode... well, being as gentle about it as possible, it doesn’t exactly give as good an image of the series as it once had.

It’s not an awful series for sure, but I do feel sad that it started to show so many signs of ‘less effort’ in a row.

That said, it’s true things can still improve on the remainder of the season. And being a fan of the series, I hope they do.

Thank you to all those who actually made it to the end of this essay. I look forward to knowing your thoughts on this, whatever they are.

Peace out.

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Favorite phanfics of 2018 (pt 2): oneshot edition

You can find part 1 here.

Oof I finally got through most of my reading and here are my favorite short (under 10k) phanfics of the second half of 2018. They are ordered by publication date, from the middle of June to December. They also don’t include any of the phandomficfests secret santa fics, there were just too many for me to go through in time and I’ll just make a list of my favorites later. Also, because of the incredible amount of works published this year (yay!!!!) I am absolutely sure I missed a lot of stuff, please let me know if you think I missed a fave of yours.

alone and together (M, 1.8k) by @symmetricdnp - a 2010 fic that captures that feeling of a still new but incredibly important relationship, when you know this is something big but are still a little bit afraid of it, or afraid of not being afraid of it. Made me feel all the feels.

matte black (G, 1.4k) by @waveydnp - a 2018 tour fic about nail polish and also everything else. So beautiful I want to cry just thinking about it.

you're the ultimate high that i'm tripping on (M, 7.2k) by @onedirectionticketss1 - the type of d/s fic I love to read. It is about people and communication and love for each other, not about fitting into roles assigned by the dynamic. The level of communication and nuance described in this fic is absolutely phenomenal and I love every word.

and i'll admire your expensive taste (G, 1.4k) by @legdabs - a fic about how much clothes can say or not say and about self acceptance and identity and breaking down boundaries. So beautiful!

high maintenance machines (T, 1.4k) by @alittledizzy - I love fics about family dynamics and the level of complexity and nuance in this one is astonishing. I love Mandy’s interpretation of Dan’s family. It’s difficult and full of different kinds of pain and of different kinds of love.

21 thoughts I had today (M, 2.3k) by @agingphangirl - a fic about bad days done in an absolutely amazing way. Dan’s internal process is frighteningly relatable and the entire fic is just stunning.

corazón tú sí sabes (love me like I like it) (M, 1k) by @babethepig - this is the type of fic that is so atmospheric it feels like you are actually visiting the place. It’s also full of love and adoration for each other and just makes me feel so happy.

give you my heat (E, 700) by @alittledizzy - a short but absolutely brilliant fic about sex and about being happy.

(not) Fair Game (E, 1.7k) by @i-am-my-opheliac - another fic about sex, with a totally different vibe, but such incredible dynamic exploration. It’s hot and beautiful and original and just brilliant.

a world alone (T, 2.2k) by @waveydnp - a fic about Dan and Phil as women. It’s amazingly in character, but with also all the things that would be different taken into account and so delicately explored. I loved it so much.

sleeping in a spotlight (E, 1.1k) by @alittledizzy - a wonderful fic about kink exploration, which is one of my favorite things to read about. It’s full of communication and acceptance of each other and is just a wonderful read.

Hands (E, 4.4k) by TooAttachedToDelete - if you know me, you know I have a thing for hands. And for power dynamics. And for d/s. And for communication. This is basically the perfect fic for me.

when the sun goes down (M, 1.4k) by @alittledizzy - first sex done in a way that makes my heart ache with love for the both of them. It’s an AU but Dan and Phil are both so in character and so them. Absolutely brilliant.

nothing but my smile (T, 2k) by @templeofshame - this is the type of fic that just makes me think about things for hours. An incredibly deep dive into exploring what certain actions or inactions mean, with thorough research and a lot of thought. I loved it so much.

Double Ended (M, 1.1k) by @auroraphilealis - a fic about a double ended dildo, and also about how amazing sex can be in all of it’s different manifestations.

one star (M, 500) by @alittledizzy - by this point, this is an absolute classic. I’m not even gonna say anything, if you haven’t read this, than just go do it right now, you’ll thank me later (actually thank Mandy instead).

where the trees we planted grow (T, 2.4k) by @alittledizzy (at this point, just go read Mandy’s entire ao3) - Japan and talks getting married, with so much love and familiarity with each other, it fills my heart with so much love.

10,000 emerald pools (E, 2.9k) by @kay-okays - a fic filled with so many visuals, you almost feel like a painting is being painted before your eyes. It’s beautiful in a way I can’t even properly describe.

Plus One (NR, 3.4k) by @tortitabby - a dive into Phil’s life before Dan, but also a deep exploration of Phil with Dan. I don’t know if that makes any sense, but this is an absolutely brilliant fic you have to check out.

d&p (G, 1.1k) by @waveydnp - this is the type of fic that shows how much depth and emotion fics labeled as “fluff” often have. I absolutely love it.

ooh you make me live now honey (M, 5.7k) by @onedirectionticketss1 - a fic about sex that’s real and honest and honestly hilarious. I love it so much and I just wish this type of sex was shown more often in mainstream media or films.

Would love to spend a day in the clouds (G, 2.2k) by @det395 - an outsider POV (which you know I’m an absolute sucker for) done absolutely amazingly. It’s full of nuance and detail, and is done from a very interesting point of view.

starving (G, 2.6k) by @waveydnp (again, what am I even doing here, just go read all of Sarah’s stuff) - introspection into the feeling of missing a person who is right next to you. Or missing the routine you are used to. Or missing home. Or comfort. As always with Sarah’s fics, this filled me with this deep ache and a whirl of different emotions.

Looking to the Sky to Save Me (NR, 2.4k) by @tortitabby - another thing I absolutely love reading about is conflict, and this is a perfect example of the type of fic I enjoy reading. The level of nuance is incredible and there’s so much exploration of Dan and Phil’s connection. I absolutely love it.

campfire (E, 4.4k) by @waveydnp - I love 2010 phanfics. It’s such an interesting time in their relationship to think about, and this is a perfect example of it. It’s all about young love and learning each other, and also about that settling feeling of “this is actually happening” and “this might be the biggest thing in my life”.

Clavum Nitorem. (T, 1.7k) by @phansb - an incredible exploration of gender roles and self acceptance and all the pain that comes with it.

averagely enough (G, 1.5k) by @watergator - a very interesting take on Dan’s relationship with his dad, done in a very careful and nuanced way.

even while the dust moves (G, 2.4k) by @cityofphanchester - a fic about depression and family and having a support system. It fills me with so many different feelings.

let our bodies make memories (E, 3.4k) by @symmetricdnp - sex-centered fic with intimacy and realism and which just is bursting with their love and their friendship.

a little bit of something else (E, 1.2k) by @danisnopeonfire - this is a take on their florida vacation, and it’s full of happiness and joy and being with each other.

Turn and Face the Strange (NR, 2.1k) by @tortitabby - Kathryn’s POV of 2009 Phil. A brilliant take on a mother’s love towards her child and on coming out.

Times Of Change (T, 2.4k) by @phantasticlizzy - a dive into Phil’s mind and aging and change and growth. It’s absolutely brilliant, and Lizzy’s portrayal of Phil makes me love him even more (which I wasn’t sure was possible).

soft silence / softer lips (NR, 1.1k) by @floralandrogyny - this fic is filled with so much adoration that it makes my entire soul soar. I loved it so much.

A Green Menace (G, 500) by @megiaolf - an AU where Phil makes plants. It’s really short but it paints an incredible universe in which both Dan and Phil fit so organically. This is definitely one of those fics that will surprise you.

old hat, new hat (T, 1.3k) by @iihappydaysii - a very interesting take on Phil’s relationships with his friends and how they changed with the appearance of Dan in his life.

Hungover but Sober (T, 3k) by thesassykels66 - this fic portrays the type of anxiety and tiredness that I can physically feel while reading, and also so much understanding and support a partner can offer. Just a brilliant take on being very tired and overwhelmed.

we got the north lights (E, 1k) by @alittledizzy - a snippet of the tour and their time in Australia, filled with familiarity and love for each other.

make this feel like home (M, 6.1k) by @onedirectionticketss1 - conflict and tiredness done in an incredibly realistic and nuanced way, with so many different emotions and themes. So brilliant.

even if (T, 5.4k) by @thelesterhowells - so technically this isn’t a one shot, but it’s too short to go into my long fic rec list, and I really want to share it with you guys. It’s an amazing fic with a really interesting alternative universe, but done in a way that really highlights the differences and parallels this universe would have with the canon. I think it’s a brilliant idea and it’s done really beautifully, so check it out!

for a better tomorrow (G, 7.7k) by @cityofphanchester - family is so difficult. Dealing with your loved one’s relationship with their family is difficult. Dealing with depression is difficult. This fic just includes so many different aspects of their lives and is extraordinary and beautiful.

Insight Between Black and White (T, 4.6k) by @tortitabby - a very interesting take out outing, and on how both Dan and Phil would react to it. There’s so much to unpack in how differently they would react and how they would support each other. This is such a brilliant exploration of that.

for you are not beside but within me (E, 6.9k) by @obsessivelymoody - this is a story filled with so much love for a place, it really makes you feel like you are in Vancouver with Dan and Phil. I really really loved this story.

say your confessions (T, 2.3k) by @watergator - a beautiful fic about Dan and Phil being in India, with an incredible atmosphere and some interesting insights into the last time Dan was there.

running you with red (T, 6.3k) by @waveydnp - the infamous nurse AU by Sarah that is just an amazing piece of art. The universe is incredible realistic and vibrant and the whole fic with all the comfort and love and urgency it has leaves me breathless.

someone that I forgot to be (G, 1k) by @capriciouscrab - a wonderful take on Phil coming out, and how scary and complicated it is, and what it means to him and to Dan.

paint it on your face (M, 500) by @onedirectionticketss1 - a very original take on the concept of soulmate marks. I love it so much!

wanna run away (but i won't) (T, 1.1k) by @capriciouscrab - this fic hit me like a ton of bricks. Dealing with depression is really difficult, but dealing with someone else’s depression is also a very painful and difficult thing to do, and this fic explores it wonderfully.

two eggs, lightly beaten (G, 1k) by @alittledizzy - a fic about Dan and Phil taking care of each other and the back and forth any relationship has when one person needs some extra support.

all your thoughts running through your head (M, 2.2k) by @onedirectionticketss1 - a beautiful exploration of gender identity and gender roles, both individually and in a relationship.

between two lungs (G, 860) by @uselessphillie - an exploration of Dan’s relationship with his family and with Phil, full of comfort and intimacy.

archive of his own (T, 1.6k) by @velvetnautilus - a fic about outing and about the breaking of the fourth wall and also just exploration of what fanfiction means to people. I’ve never read something so meta and so realistic at the same time, an absolute masterpiece.

back to those tokyo nights (M, 3k) by @waveydnp - relationships grow and evolve, and there is something incredibly romantic about being in that point of a relationship where you are sure about what’s going to happen next. This is a brilliant exploration of relationship growth and coming to terms with it.

ellen (G, 3k) by @watergator - being a parent is incredibly scary (I imagine), and I really loved this take on that fear and that uncertainty that comes with it.

into your glow (E, 3.8k) by @kay-okays - have I mentioned somewhere here that I absolutely love kink exploration?:) Well I do, and this is no exception. The level of communication and depth that goes into kink exploration is so amazing to read about, I just can’t recommend this enough.

zig zag boy (G, 1.4k) by @velvetnautilus - a magician AU that shook me to the very core. This universe is incredible and unexpected, and their relationship is so so interesting to read about.

make it out when the sun is ruined (E, 6.1k) by @waveydnp - seeing your loved one in danger definitely brings out some of the biggest fears and a lot of pain. This fic really dives into what it means to love someone in a way that you don’t know how to even live with the thought that they might not be there. It’s brilliant and beautiful and very nuanced.

Get drunk on the good life (T, 2k) by Midgetphan - a take on Dan and Phil on vacation. It’s so bursting with love and companionship and intimacy, really makes me so happy.

Because you and I shine (G, 1.9k) by Midgetphan - a fic about the pure adoration that Dan has for Phil which just makes my heart soar because of how beautiful and emotional it is.

You fit me tailor-made, love how you put it on (M, 600) by Midgetphan - a take on threesome dynamics but not really. I love this because it’s a very interesting thing to think about and a very interesting dynamic to explore in a relationship, something that requires very deep trust and communication.

nod my head (don't close my eyes) (E, 2.5k) by @alittledizzy - Mandy’s take on Phil’s mind always leaves me breathless and in love with him, and this work of art is no exception.

In my arms (T, 2.7k) by @phantasticlizzy - this is the purest hurt/comfort fic I could have ever asked for, a fic that feels like a hug, full of love and emotion and support and fear for your loved ones. I love it so much, I have no words.

Conjuncture (M, 6.9k) by @yikesola - a 2013 fic about Dan’s depression and the ways that Phil tried to help. It’s filled with the sense of helplessness that comes with seeing your loved ones struggle but not knowing what you can do about it, but also filled with hope for the future.

some kind of magic (E, 2k) by @alittledizzy and @waveydnp - another very interesting time period - 2011 - done in a very delicate way. The fic is all about insecurities and newness and excitement for what’s yet to come, and it just fills me with so much emotion to read about all of that knowing what their life was after all of this, what it is now. So beautiful and brilliant, truly a treat for all of us.

let the jameson sink in (T, 1.1k) by @alittledizzy - a drunk Phil is something that I would absolutely love to see in real life, and this is almost better. Phil having a conversation with Marianne, with his inhibitions lowered and just being himself. I really really loved this.

not a social monster (G, 2.3k) by @templeofshame - Phil’s relationship with his brother is something that I absolutely love reading about, especially when it’s done so thoughtfully and carefully.

discourse (G, 450) by badbadnotgood - a short but lovely take on that now iconic bath scene in PINOF 10.

december 9th: you worry me something stupid (G, 1.6k) by @watergator - a fic about family and about missing each other and trusting each other to know how you feel, and it’s just an absolutely wonderful read.

like (T, 3.8k) by @iihappydaysii - reading this broke my heart in the best way. Parenting is really really hard and this is so heartbreaking and realistic and emotional. I really really love it.

fringe check (E, 2.6k) by CoffinWeaver (politely_ironic) - it’s amazing how much hair can affect us. I love fics exploring Phil’s new haircut and the emotions behind it, and this is no exception.

sweet dreams (T, 1.9k) by @waveydnp - I love exploring dynamics in an established relationship, and this is definitely one that really interested me. I love the differences between how Dan and Phil treat the same things in a relationship, and how they mean different things to them.

Old Habit, New Setting (E, 3.5k) by @yikesola - kink exploration and communication done in a very interesting way. Also it’s a very interesting kink to explore. It has a lot of nostalgia and a lot of acceptance of one another, and it’s just beautifully written.

the moon is right (T, 2k) by @alittledizzy - Dan talking with someone from his old life is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine, and this is just a wonderful take on that.

december 22nd: a mothers secrets (G, 3k) by @watergator - this is such a brilliant take on Dan’s mother. I really really love her character here, it’s unexpected but so realistic and so vibrant.

A Christmas Tail (T, 9.2k) by thewakeless - an incredibly cute fic from a dog’s point of view. It’s happiness in pure fic form, so adorable and so warm and happy. Just treat yourself to this amazing fic, it’s really worth it.

changes (turn and face the strange) (T, 3.9k) by happy_hufflepuffle - a very interesting take on Kath’s perspective and a very beautiful coming out moment. Family is difficult and Kath is no angel, but there is so much love in this fic, it really makes me emotional.

not what i asked for (G, 2.8k) by @capriciouscrab - this fic really captures the exhaustion and vulnerability I associate with therapy, and it has a brilliant insight into Phil’s mind.

Ok, I’m done for now. I really hope this is useful for someone, because it took me a really long time to make:) Thank you so much to all the writers who spend their time and energy creating amazing works of art for us to enjoy!

You can find the list of my other recs here, as well as a list of my own fics. Thank you so much and I hope this isn’t too long:)

#phan #phanfiction #fic rec #fic rec list #i would love to see other people's favorites #everyone has different tastes and it's so interesting to see other people's fic recs #again thank you to everyone who has made 2018 such a wonderful year in this fandom #it's been absolutely amazing #i really hope you guys enjoy this list #please let me know if any of the links are broken #or if i tagged someone incorrectly

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