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pikatrainer99 · 3 months

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Okay, so I see tons of people talking about Kieran being autistic...which I 100% agree with, but...

...Can we talk about Crispin for a minute...?

This kid also has a lot of traits that make me headcanon him as autistic. First, he has a CLEAR special interest in cooking, particularly spicy stuff (hyposensitvity to spice maybe...? He doesn't seem to be affected much by it at least, even when you make the sandwich that he calls "just pain" he seems much less affected than anyone I know would be anyway). He carries his frying pan EVERYWHERE, which is definitely not a "normal" thing to do (comfort item maybe...?). He uses his frying pan to hide his face at times, and he also likes to move it around like he's cooking something...even though he's not cooking anything at the moment, as well as hold it as tight as he can and shake it in front of him (stims maybe...? And yes, those CAN be stims even though it's not something that you'd typically see as a stim because the repetitive motion for the former can feel good to do and the tight grip of the latter can also feel good...I do the same thing with my hands and I have many stim toys that I put all the pressure I can into and it's a great release of tension...and he does the former when he's excited and the latter when he's upset). He's also hyper-expressive, which is something that autistic people can be. We're not all deadpan, all the time, we can have exaggerated and over the top reactions to things. Before you battle him he also straight up admits that he doesn't get what's going on with the club and wishes everyone would just be direct and say/do what they mean/want. His quote is literally "Gaaah! Everything's getting so complicated! If you wanna say something, just say it! If you wanna do something, just do it!" And then after you beat him he says he loves battles and cooking because they're both so easy to understand, implying that people aren't easy for him to understand. And then after you beat Kieran he says, "Way to go - both of you! That was awesome!" not understanding the severity of the situation and not understanding that Kieran is having a mental breakdown over his loss. Lacey even says, "Oh, honestly, Crispin! Read the room, would you?" and Crispin just looks at her, confused. So he definitely has social difficulties and his people skills aren't the greatest. He is probably the most innocent out of the BB League group too, he just likes to do what he loves and it stresses him out when everything goes downhill with the club BECAUSE he doesn't understand why and just wants it to go back to how things were before all of this. So yeah, while I agree 100% with the headcanon of Kieran being autistic, I think there's also a case to be made for Crispin as well, especially with those social difficulties and wishing people would just be direct.

#pokemon #pokemon scarlet and violet #the indigo disk #crispin #why do i see autism in so many pokemon characters 😅#probably 'cause i am autistic myself and know what to look for #also if i relate to them that's another big sign for me #pika's headcanon #pika talks

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talaok · 10 months

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Since all the nominations for Emmys, I need one fic where reader is either video calling or with Pedro when nominations are announced. Somethig fluffy and full of emotions cuz Pedro deserves all of this 😊

a/n: this ask skipped the line just cause I felt that if I posted this next week it wouldn't have made as much sense, so yeah here it is (also, I’m so happy for him and Bella, like omg man)

Today was the day.

Pedro was never usually one to care about this stuff, yes he was grateful, and yes he was happy, but no other time had he felt this electricity in the air, this buzz telling him that something was about to happen... something good of course.

He had set up his tablet on the coffee table in front of the couch, waiting for the announcement to start, but he hadn't even managed to sit- he was too nervous, too excited.

A ringing sounded through the room all of a sudden, and after an initial scare, he smiled, glad you finally could call him.

You were on set. In Vancouver. A thousand miles from him.

"Is it on yet?"

Your eagerness spurt through the screen.

And he thought he was exited

"nope"

"what? How much longer?"

He glanced at the screen, feeling a tiny goosebump traveling up his back at the countdown.

"two minutes"

"Oh my god!" You squeaked, smiling so wide your cheeks almost hurt "how are you feeling?"

"nervous" he chuckled drily

"Oh c'mon, what about? We both know you're gonna crush it"

"I hope so" he sighed "God I don't know why I care so much" he laughed "The only important thing is that Bella and the show get nominated"

"And you, of course" you chirped in

He tried to fight a smile, but it still pulled at his lips "Well if there's room..."

"There you are" you nodded, your smile fading ever so little after a brief moment "god I wish I could be there"

"Me too" he agreed "but at least w-" a noise in the direction of the coffee table caught his attention

"Oh shit, it's starting"

"shit, go go go go" you mumbled, feeling all too powerless in your position.

He sat down in front of the screen as the announcers appeared on it.

"what are they saying?"

"uh- just their names and stuff"

"ok-"

A moment passed

"what about now?"

He laughed, ever so thankful for your presence "Still that, sweetheart"

"fine, just- tell me when they start telling the categories"

"ok ok here we go"

"what is it?"

"talk series"

"Bo-ring" you huffed, making him chuckle "I want the good stuff"

"they're doing reality programs now"

"oh my god! it's like they want to torture us"

...

"Oh shit"

A pit created itself in Pedro's stomach

"what?"

"lead actor in a drama series"

"oh my god" you screeched, doing a poor job of trying not to freak out "C'mon baby I know believe in you"

"jeff bridges... Brian cox... Kieran Culkin... Bob Odenkirk..."

come on come on come on

His mouth widened as he let out an incredulous breath.

"baby?" you called, already knowing but wanting a confirmation "baby pl-"

"I got nominated"

"I told you!" You basically screamed, jumping out of your chair "I told you, baby! I'm so happy for you! You deserve all of it babe, all. of. it."

"I can't believe this" he smiled, his eyes glimmering with that spark in his eyes he only got whenever he was truly happy "This is crazy"

"Well believe it baby, you're an Emmy nominee"

"I just-" he interrupted himself as the next category was announced "shit it's best actresses"

You nodded, trying to cool down while really just mindlessly pacing around your trailer

"Bella Ramsey!" he laughed "Bella Ramsey! They did it! I knew they fucking would"

"oh my god!" you grinned "What a power couple"

"I know right?" he chuckled "I'll have to call them I-" and once again, the announcers interrupted his train of thought.

His gaze moved from you to the tablet again.

"best drama series?"

He only nodded, clearly all the anxiety coming back.

"Andor... Better call Saul... the crown... House of the Dragon..."

he fell silent as his eyes came back to you, and this time... this time they shined with tears of joy.

"yeah?" you asked, feeling your heart beating out of your chest.

"yeah," nodded.

You felt your heart and chest and body fill with pure joy as you let some tears fall from your eyes.

"you did it baby" you sniffled "I knew you would. You deserve it, all of it" you smiled, wishing with all your heart you were there to hug him and kiss him and whisper in his ear

"How are you feeling?"

He laughed "I don't even know, I just- I think I need time to process this" he smiled, his hands slightly shaking "A-Are you ready to go to the Emmys?"

"are you?" You laughed, quite literally quivering from the excitement

"As ready as I'll ever be"

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thelov3lybookworm · 10 months

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You Deserve Better (part 5.1)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

A/n: If you haven't read part five before this, it might not make sense, so I suggest you read that first.🥰

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Rhys's pov

It took a few moments for the paper he'd sent to Thea to return, and when it did, he couldn't help but chuckle as it hit him straight in his face.

He was standing on one of the balconies. He rolled it open, smiling, but that smile slowly drained away and his eyes widened as he reached the bottom of her writing. He read it again and again, trying to not hope too much. It could mean nothing, but then why would she write what she did?

Skyward camp, the one closest to Velaris.

Could it be where she was? But why would she stay there? Could it–As he was too busy trying to make sense of the letter, he didn't realise someone was coming his way. He looked up as soon as Feyre appeared in front of him and he put his mask back on. But while he talked to her, he was still constantly thinking about the letter.That is until, of course, he realised she was his mate. He forgot everything and all he could think about was Feyre and the bond.

He winnowed himself away. He hadn't really thought of a place, but when he opened his eyes, he found himself near a forest. When he turned around, he realised he had arrived at a camp. Because he had no place in his mind, he had winnowed himself to the place he was last thinking about.

Skyward camp.

He stumbled a few steps toward a house nearby, when the door opened and Thea, cauldron, his sister, with tears flowing down her face, stepped out in a flowy sundress with daisies designed on it. He couldn't stop stating at her, but he was still aware of the two males behind her.

The word flew out of his mouth before he could stop it.

Yes.

He grinned so hard his cheeks hurt, but he didn't care as he tried to get to her as fast as he could, barely stopping himself from face planting a couple of times. Not walking on snow for fifty years had probably made him forget how to walk on it.

She also ran to him, launching herself at him. He caught her, her arms around his neck, wobbling dangerously on his feet, but he laughed. Both of them did. Laughed like they had gone mad, but to be honest, they probably had.

"You're back." She whispered.

"I'm back." He agreed.

"Look at you. All grown up. I missed you so much." He screwed his eyes shut.

"You say that everytime you see me Rhysie." She laughedHe rocked her back and forth, not willing to let go of her yet. They stayed like that for long, before she pulled back to study his face.

"You've grown so pale." Althea sniffed and wiped his tears away. He just grinned at her, making her shake her head. "You've also become so thin. But don't worry. I'll help you get back to normal." She patted his shoulder.

Rhys knew she wasn't just talking about his appearance. He kissed her forehead and cheeks. "I know you will." Then he finally looked behind her to the Illyrians standing on the front porch of the house.

One with pale blue eyes was standing against the railing and the other was leaning against the door frame, arms crossed and smiling.

Althea followed his line of sight and a flush climbed up her neck. "Um. That's the guy I am with. Come on."

Rhys's brows almost rose to his hairline, and she began tugging him towards the house. Both of the Illyrians bowed to him as he reached the porch.

"Rhys, this is Casteel, my..."

"Fiancé?" Casteel supplied.

Rhys's jaw dropped open.

"Casteel! I wanted to tell him later on!" He grinned.

"My bad then. I'm sorry. I'm her not fiancé.

"Althea facepalmed, exasperated. "He's my fiancé." Rhys again pulled her in for a bone crushing hug, laughing. Then Althea pointed to the other one. "Kieran. He's... the third wheel."

"I'm not." He seemed so offended that, even though Rhys knew he was only pretending, for a second Rhys felt sorry for him.

"Yeah. He's just a pain in my ass."

"I tolerate all the shit you put me through only to be called a third wheel and pain in your ass."

Althea grinned and looked up at Rhys, and finally he removed his arm from Althea's shoulder and introduced himself, even though they obviously would know who he was. "Rhysand."

"It's nice to finally meet you, my Lord." Casteel said. Rhys extended his hand, which Casteel took.

"It's nice to meet you too, the mysterious guy that she has been talking about all this time. Also, don't forget I will be testing you now that you're engaged." Thea slapped his shoulder, before tugging him into the house.

Since that day, Rhys frequented his visits to the camp to meet his precious little sister. And when Mor and the others asked him where he would vanish to, he deflected. They hadn't known the siblings had even written to each other, let alone meet. So he would keep it a secret until Althea was ready for them to know.

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Taglist: @bubybubsters @Act1839 @we-were-beautiful

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toomuchracket · 4 months

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re: kieran culkin emmy speech — i 100% agree and like the long list for women’s prize for fiction is coming out soon i feel like girlie deserves a place on it honestly (side note: i’m so excited to read the shortlist, one of mg fav times of the year)

yes! (i am also excited) maybe this is your first full-length novel since you had amy, and it's the fiction piece you're most excited about in a long time, maybe ever. matty's like "this book is a huge deal to you, so you need a present that's a huge deal when you win the women's prize for it-", and you're like "you mean if?"; he blinks at you and says "anyway, when you win... is there anything i could give you that you particularly want?", and you just smirk and trail two fingers up his chest like "weeeeeeeeell... perhaps, maybe, we could have another kid? i miss when amy was teeny tiny". your husband grins and says "that's really what you want if you win?", and you just nod, and he kisses you and says "alright then, darling. i'm sure i could oblige". you make the longlist, then the shortlist - and in the process also several jokes to matty like "maybe you should think about getting the crib out of the garage, babe" - and the two of you get all dressed up and drop amy at uncle ross's for the night so you can attend the ceremony. it's a lovely night as is, getting to dress up and celebrate women's writing and see some of your friends, made even better by the fact you do actually win the award lmao - matty laughs as he kisses you in celebration, and again when you end your speech by saying "and finally, thank you to my husband, my other half, the love of my life, father to my daughter and ken to my barbie, matthew. not only is he extremely loving and supportive of me and my work, he also very sweetly said that if i won this award we could give amy a sibling. well, darling... your wife's a winner. best look out the baby name book when we get home, yeah? thanks again to everyone who played a part in me getting this award, it truly means the world. have a lovely night, everyone!" lol. but matty's a man of his word, so after you get some celebratory pictures taken and head back to see him, he kisses you and murmurs against your lips like "make sure you have an espresso martini or two at the afterparty, darling - can't promise either of us will get much sleep when we get back to the hotel. need to give my winner her congratulations gift, yeah?"; you're like "mmm i love you", and he's like "i love you too. and in all seriousness, babe, congratulations. m'so fucking proud of you" <3

#mads answers asks #matty asks #fluff asks #into the birthday partyverse #birthday baby #moots <3

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tealmaskmybeloved · 25 days

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Toxic Consequences AU: Chapter 9

Insecurity and Thievery

(As always, notes will be under the cut. Enjoy!)

It had been a few days since Kieran left.

Not that he minded. He got to ride on Okidogi's back and race with him, play some mind games with Munkidori and watch him show off his powers, and talk smack with Fezandipiti, who always had something new to say.

The Loyal 3 were like those cool kids at school, the ones who did what they wanted without a care in the world, not letting anyone into their circle.

But they let Kieran in. He was one of them now, after all. He'd probably go with the group on some of their heists and maybe even go to Dokutaro's home region!

But that was for later. For now, he was ranting about Juliana to Fezandipiti.

"And like, she's just so annoying! She's always inserting herself at every moment, and she always gets what she wants! I loved Ogerpon since forever ago, but she got to keep it. Well, Florian did, too, but he's less annoying." Kieran grumbled. He was still upset about the Ogerpon situation, even if he claimed he hated her now.

"Ugh, she is so the worst, Kieran!" Fezandipiti agreed, making a face. At least someone here agreed with him!

"Thing is, I know someone exaclty like Juliana." The bird said with a sneer.

Kieran was intrigued. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, Juliana took what you wanted, the same thing happened to me!" Fezandipiti replied, pouting.

Kieran had no idea what he was going to hear.

Fezandipiti began his rant. "I wasn't always like this, you know! I used to be ugly and hated by many, until this sweet Unfezant came along and me and him, oh we hit it off!"

Now Kieran was confused. "Aren't you a guy?" He asked.

"Well, yes, not before, but... look if people can change their genders who's to say I can't?" Fezandipiti replied. For once, the bird didn't act smug and confident like he usually did. Rather, he seemed.... insecure. Fezandipiti hid his face in his wings, embarrassed.

Kieran was a bit confused. He'd never seen this sign of Fezandipiti before. He sat down next to the Pokémon.

"Do.... do you want to talk about it?" He asked.

Fezandipiti peeked out from his wings, before hiding his face again.

"You wouldn't understand." He said, his voice glum.

Nonetheless, Kieran still wanted to help.

"I can try, at least."

After a moment of silence, Fezandipiti spoke again.

"My species... they've always been the prettiest. Well, at least the males. The females aren't as exquisite, but most are fine with it."

The bird let out a sigh, before continuing.

"Growing up, I've always wanted to be like the males. Adorned and seen as valuable, loved by others. But I didn't look the part. My feathers were short and dull, my voice was horrendous, my colors were ugly and gray... no one wanted to be around me."

"Even then, I didn't like how I was. It didn't really feel like my body, you know? But I just went along with it because it was seen as the norm... until I've heard tales of people who changed their genders, or had no gender at all. It... it fascinated me, a lot."

Fezandipiti let out a small smile.

"I didn't understand how it worked, but I wanted to learn and be like the people, to be how I want to be, and not the body I was stuck in.... when Dokutaro found me, I was desperate. I didn't just ask for beautiful looks, I also asked for him to change my gender, to be a guy."

"And that worked?" Kieran asked, surprised.

"It did. It felt... right. I was finally me, in a way. But even then, there's some who think that I'm still a girl, that I'm still the old me, and they won't listen otherwise. It's... frustrating.... and I don't like it..."

The bird almost looked like he was going to break down into tears.

Gently, Kieran wrapped his arms around Fezandipiti, giving him a hug.

"What... what are you doing?" Fezandipiti asked, tears in his eyes.

"Well, you said you wanted to learn from people.... well, this is what people do to others when they're sad. If... if you're okay with it, of course." Kieran replied.

"No, it's... nice.... thanks." Fezandipiti smiled, hugging Kieran back in the sunlight.

The two enjoyed the nice moment until they were interrupted by Dokutaro.

What are you two doing?

"We're having a nice moment over here!" Fezandipiti gave a snarky reply. There's the Fezandipiti Kieran knew!

Uh-huh. I want to talk to Kieran.

"Alright. Well, talk to you later, Kieran. And... thanks." Fezandipiti smiled as he flew off.

Now Dokutaro and Kieran were alone.

"So, um, what did you want to talk to me about?" Kieran asked, a nervous grin on his face.

It's a favor I want you to do. Consider it a way to prove your worth to me.

"Oh, uh, okay. What do I have to do?"

It's simple. I want you to steal Ogerpon's Teal Mask. It's the last one not in our hands.

"Um, steal Ogerpon's mask? I can do that.... I think." Kieran sheepishly responded.

.... Right. Remember, if you fail, I won't give you what you want. Think of it as an exchange. You help me, I help you.

Kieran felt a bit uneasy. But it shouldn't be that big of a deal, right? He stole the mask before, he could do it again.

"But, how do I do that? I haven't seen Carmine or Ogerpon in days. Who knows what they'll do when they see me?"

If they won't give it to you, do what you did before, and take it with force.

With that, Dokutaro left.

Now Kieran had to go steal the Teal Mask again.

okay this chapter went from silly goofiness to deep emotional shit real fast.

I am a trans man and kind of poured some of my experience into this chapter. Was not expecting that at all. One minute, I'm writing some Becky Apples type shenanigans, and then the next thing I know, I'm getting way too invested in this bird.

Anyways, Fezandipiti says SUPPORT TRANS RIGHTS AND TRANS WRONGS

Be gay do crime, have fun.

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pynkhues · 7 months

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Unpopular opinion anon. I really enjoyed Roman but I think I watched a different character than everyone else lol. The big one that's getting me right now is I don't really get the masochism takes? I didn't really read him as seeking punishment or only understanding love through pain... I don't feel like he was really seeking that out for the majority of the show. Also I think I may be alone in thinking Roman has kind of a normal(ish) relationships with both of his full siblings?? Like I don't get why everyone thinks the golden trio abused each other. Roman is such an asshole younger brother who turns protective the second Kendall is actually down. Like Roman can be terrible to them but also he loves them so much and it's the switch from jerk to "drop me a pin" that's I think is a core aspect of that character.

I just don't think I understand the fandom version of Roman or maybe I made up my own version and that's the one I like? At this point I honestly don't even know haha

I thought it might've been Roman you were thinking of, haha.

Yeah, there's a lot of interesting interpretations of him in fandom, and I think in some ways he's probably one of the more ambiguous characters on the show. I was just reading this little interview snippet actually and thinking how the interviewer's read of Roman as someone who has a lot of crazy adventures is so antithetical to how I see him. I tend to agree with both Kieran's reply and the OP's tags there though that Roman likely has a pretty good ear to the ground socially in order to project a certain image, but doesn't necessarily actually live it.

While it's not my personal read either, I do get where people are seeing it when it comes to the masochism factor. I think there's a valid interpretation of canon there between Roman courting violence with the protestors after Logan's funeral, and the complex scene with his and Kendall's hug in the finale, and I can see why people draw a link between that with things like the dog pound and Roman getting off on Gerri berating him.

There's texture there, y'know? Even if personally I agree with you and don't think they're especially linked. I tend to view Roman's seeking punishment or the murky tie between violence and love in 4.09 and 4.10 as being very explicitly tied to Logan's death and the void he's left, especially because we don't see it at any other point in the series. I also tend to view the dog pound as kids being kids (more on that in a sec), and I also don't know if I think Roman would get off in that particular masochistic way if it wasn't specifically Gerri doing it (I feel like that particular storyline and romance was that perfect storm of the taboo of it all, the hiding in plain sight, his mommy issues, and also just him generally being really into Gerri).

As for their childhood, yeah, I agree with you there too. It's one of the things that I love about the show actually is that the siblings can be mean, can squabble and set each other up to fail, but the love there is real. Like all their feelings for and about each other can be really complicated, but the love they have for each other just isn't. Gosh, Shiv even says it in the finale - she loves Kendall, but she can't stomach him.

That read of the kids abusing each other I do think tends to directly come from the dog pound game, or setting each other up (Kendall and Roman leaving Shiv with the chocolate milk, Kendall and Shiv leaving Roman with the water pistols, etc.) which I really think is pretty normal sibling behaviour. In particular, I've talked about the dog pound game a bit, namely here and here, and about fandom reads of Roman as the most abused here and here if you're interested in reading more!

But yes! I don't think you made him up. I think he's a character where a lot of different readings are possible because he does carry a little more ambiguity / we know less about his past than we do Kendall and Shiv's which invites more speculation and, sometimes, projection too. I think my read of him is pretty close to yours though.

#i do think as well that some of the interpretations of the kids' childhood dynamics can come from people who don't spend #a lot of time around small children #because as someone who was a guardian to her younger brother spends a lot of time now looking after her nephews #and has dayjobbed off and on with kids for the last 15 years #kids are evil lmao #even the sweetest ones you know can be absolutely diabolical to each other #that's literally the point of childhood #kids aren't born with morality they learn it #and very often trial and error it out on their siblings #it's extremely normal #and literally crucial for childhood development #plus studying the brain's development in pd at work at the moment #honestly that shit is WILD #i don't know how any of us make it out of childhood in one piece #but yes anyway haha #i agree with you but i do get where different reads play into roman as well #roman roy #hbo succession #succession meta #welcome to my ama

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bamboobrat · 1 year

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succession s4 e3 recap: i just called to say are you a cunt? 1/2

ding dong the bitch is dead!

today we celebrate! extra long recap! (you'll find part two here and at the bottom)

it's finally time to fire gerri:(((

this has been in the cards since the hazmat suit remark, but still shakes me to the bones.

and sticking her with cruises? horrifying.

almost as horrifying as logan asking roman to kill her...

"you two, you know, you were close"

dickpickgate, the laughs were too high a price to pay.

on a more positive note, greg is also not having a good day.

is he out of the inner circle? was he ever in? did kerry really look up if a focus group existed and pull him apart like string cheese?

my guess is it's because he is annoying. on this, logan and i agree. visually aggravating, indeed.

(on a more serious note, yes, i've seen the posts about nick and all i can say is believe women)

big boss man's last words:

i wasn't paying attention. karolina was in the scene.

tom uses one line to summarize the episode we never got.

wanting to kill cyd and gerri on the same day can kill you, you know. it's called karma.

felt a strong impulse to skip the intro having seen the trailer, but i'm a good lil nick britell fangirl of course.

also, you know it's going to be a good episode when it's a mylod.

roman is very nervous about breaking up with his girlfriend firing gerri. "let's enjoy this sham marraige and the death of romance", he said...

i know i asked for more gerri. THIS NOT WHAT I MEANT!

roman is me, i am roman etc.

i'm also sad to report that i am, in fact, team hat.

they are sad and angry but not in a perverted way:(

so, so pretty<333 j. for supporting! sarah for lead, please!

it's the least they could do. seriously.

looks like having to kill gerri was the last drop for our romey.

calling your dad a cunt right before he dies? it's shakespearean.

connor associates victoria spunge with the loony bin. some of you might think the cake is not an essential part of this episode, but you are wrong.

shiv doesn't pick up the phone. first the cake, now this!!

this is what my mom tells me all the time: gotta pick up the phone, i could be dying.

and just like that... logan roy died. on the toilet. where all horrible fathers deserve to die. special shout out to tywin lannister!

the writers are absolute sickos for making me actually morn this guy by watching how his children absolutely fall to pieces:

roman repeating how everything will be okay. ken saying he can't forgive logan, but that he loves him. shiv immediately reverting back to her younger self and calling logan daddy...

anyone else have some trauma responses to share?

these asshole kids crying over their asshole father </3

they frantically go back and forth between accepting that he is dead and making action plans on how to save him. it's a beautiful and heartbreaking throwback to the first season, when they still believed their money and status could save them from experiencing death.

even billionaires are mortal. really makes u think 👀

frank calls kendall son and i think it finally sinks in. i'm a pool of tears ready to be wiped up off the floor.

shiv and ken go to let connor know.

they look so smol and lost and sad, i CAN'T. they really are kids.

connor is on some GOAT shit with this line:

well, his father may not ever have liked him, but at least he got the world's strangest hug from his homey romey.

being in denial too hard can cause hug disfunction.

it's not a nice thing to call someone dead.

truly a heartbreaking rant we get from kieran here. one emmy for our favorite slime puppy!

karl continues to be the voice of reason:

i feel connected to this man, spiritually and emotionally.

he should pour one for kerry as well.

our girl is simply not dealing. fingers crossed for a delicious breakdown to come.

tom agrees.

funniest shit i've ever seen.

this is why we like to keep karl around, for the drinking and the nicknames.

part 2

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a-tale-of-legends · 5 months

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Popping That Bubble

Summary: If Ramona is good at anything, it's being blunt as hell. If she sees someone who might need a rude awakening, she'll gladly put her words to hopefully good use.

Aka: Ramona needs royal compensation for all the bullshit she's willingly putting herself into.

Notes: This was something i was making for a short while! Some spoilers for Indigo Disk below! And also just wanna say I really like Carmine's character, but she does need a talking too, hence Ramona. I think that's everything, so I hope you enjoy!

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Ramona severely underestimated how bad the situation was. Kieran's sudden- well. Maybe not sudden, they hadn't seen him since Kitakami - change was….unsettling, to say the least. But not something completely unexpected, if she was being honest. That doesn't mean she wished it didn't happen, especially when both his and Luca's already awkward situation is made more awkward….

And now, Drayton ( that fucking bitch ass motherfucker-) has pretty much forced Luca to take on their elite four to dethrone Kieran which- it just gives her such a headache thinking of how all of that could go south. But, and she hates agreeing with Drayton here, dethroning Kieran is probably the best way to pop that bubble he’s holding himself in. Drayton is still a fucking bitch though.

Which leads them both to here. Luca just finished battling Crispin - a close battle if has ever seen one - and the two decided to take a small break with a picnic…..the sandwich making made her hungry.

Luca has been….quiet. Unnaturally so. Even before, with his anxiety of seeing Kieran again, he was always the more talkative of the two. But now he just sits in silence, watching their Pokemon play.

Hm.

“ So.” Ramona starts, “ How ya feelin'?” She watches Luca jump slightly, looking at her with wide eyes.

“ Huh? What?” Luca says, causing Ramona to roll her eyes a bit.

“ How are you feeling, Luca. About everything…. about Kieran,”

“ …..Oh,” Luca looks down, “ I….I don't know” He sighs, breaking a piece of his sandwich, and eats it.

“ He’s changed so much. Like- you saw how he treated that league club member! And he just….there's just no light in his eyes. I want to talk to him, but I don't think I can…”

Ramona hums, taking in Luca’s worries.

“ Hm…so. Let's say you're able to teach him to the top and talk things out. And let's say he still doesn't listen and continues to act like he is now. What would you do?”

Luca blinks again, taken aback by the question. His crown deepens, pondering on his answer.

“ I….I want to still try. To reach out to him. He- he shouldn't be alone, you know? And maybe then I'll be able to just…reach him again”

Ramona sighs. She doesn't like playing the bad guy. But it's a role she's way too good at.

“ Luca,” she starts, her voice stern, “ You're not going to like what I'm about to say, but know I'm saying this for your own well-being, okay?”

Luca straightens up, “ Okay…”. Ramona takes a breath.

“ If the hypothetically that I just described comes true, you aren't going to keep trying to reach Kieran. You’re going to leave him to handle his emotions on his own.”

Luca's eyes widen, and a scowl appears on his face, his anger in his eyes.

“ What?! How can you even say that-”

“ Luca,” Ramona starts again, her voice even, “ I know that sounds bad. I know the last thing you want to do is to leave Kieran hanging. But I need you to know that you aren't responsible for him. If Kieran isn't willing to change, then you’ll just let him and move on. Let him figure it out for himself,”

Luca shakes his head defiantly, “ B-but- Kitakami-”

“ That's a conversation you both need to have, yes. But that can only happen if you both are willing to listen,” she looks Luca dead in the eye, “ Do you think he’s willing to listen, Luca?”

Luca matches her stare, and the two stare at each other for a bit….before Luca deflates, casting his eyes down

“....No…” he sniffs, “ ….I don't want that to happen…”

“ I know. Let's hope that it doesn't. But in the case that it does….”

“ Yeah,” Luca sighs, wiping his eyes, “ Yeah, okay…..I'll still try, though. I have to,”

Ramona chuckles.

“ I wouldn't expect anything less, Luca,”

~~~~

Carmine is a bitch. Ramona has said this to her face multiple times now, which often results in the two arguing their heads off. So how and why did she end up being the girl's study partner, Ramona has no clue.

Ramona finds herself asking that same question as she watches Carmine pace back and forth in the empty classroom. They were supposed to be working on a paper together, but Carmine decided to use Ramona as her vent buddy. Unwillingly, Ramona must stress

“ I just don't know what to do!” Carmine says for the 5th time, “ He’s just so….. different! I can’t even speak to him anymore! And now he’s causing problems for the BB league and the entire school and -”

“ Carmine, you have been telling me the exact same thing for the past 5 minutes, are you going to help me with this research paper or not?”

Carmine glares down at Ramona, crossing her arms.

“ Hey! I've already done most of the work before you even came here! And can't you see I'm having a moment here?! Show some sympathy!!”

Ramona can feel herself popping a vein already.

“ Maybe, I would have some sympathy if you just apologized to your brother and stopped being a bitch all the time!”

Carmine's face turned red, her hands shaking with anger.

“Excuse me?! Why you-”

“ Actually you know what? I’m not finished, so shut up,” Ramona huffs, crossing her arms, “You out here worrying about your little brother, hating how he’s acting, and yet you won't even acknowledge the reason why!”

“ Of course, I know why!” Carmine says, rolling her eyes, “ Luca-”

“ Wrong!” Ramona cuts her off, sitting herself up to match Carmine’s gaze, “ Carmine, he's like this because of you, ”

“ Wha- me?! What did I do?!”

“ You continuously bullied him. You never allowed him to do things on his own. You-” she aggressively points at Carmine, “ Was the one that even suggested Luca lie to him! There’s plenty of ways to prevent Kieran from chasing after Ogerpon, and you chose the one that’ll hurt the most.” She sighs, moving her hand to rub her temples.

“ Hell, he’s even starting to act like you! And you don't think this is your fault?!”

Carmine glares at Ramona, in which she glares back with equal bitterness. It only takes a minute for Carmine's glare to waver.

“....I just…I just wanted to protect him,”

Ramona raises a brow.

“That's not an excuse, but go on.”

Carmine nervously grips the ends of her hair, looking off the side, worry in her eyes, “ W-when we were young, it was always up to me to look after Kiki and me,”

Suddenly the animosity that Ramona has for Carmine lessens. That….that sounds too familiar.

“ ….Okay…” Ramona says slowly, opting for Carmine to continue.

“ And I took that role seriously! Though…” she looks down, “ I don't think I was good at it. Or qualified too…”

‘ Yeah no kidding,’ Ramona snips in her mind, but she doesn't say it out loud. Carmine is being vulnerable here. Why with her, she has no clue, but she isn't going to disrespect it.

“ But Kiki- Kieran. He was…” Carmine takes a deep breath, “ He was always so weak-willed. So easy to boss around. I thought that would make things easier for us, you know? If he just listens to what I say, the risk of him getting himself hurt lessens 100%,”

Ramona can’t help but frown, her eyes furrowing slightly.

“ Carmine-”

“ I know-”

“ You have to let him live, Carmine,”

“ I know! I know I…I didn't know what else to do. And I thought it was fine until…” she sighs, dropping her hands to her sides, “ ….I’m an awful sister, huh?”

“ Kinda yeah”

Carmine sputters, looking at Ramona with wide eyes, “ You just- why are you so blunt?!”

“ You said it. I’m simply agreeing,” Ramona shrugs and Carmine groans.

“ You’re unbelievable,” she ‘tchs’, crossing her arms and looking off to the side, “....You know I never admitted that out loud before. Heck, I don't think I ever admitted that to myself. I….I think I get it now.” She turns back to Ramona, her eyes determined.

“ I have to apologize to Kieran. And just talk to him about…. everything. It's something long overdue, yeah?”

“Heh,” Ramona smirks, “ Look at you. I didn't even have to say it,”

Carmine rolls her eyes, as she finally walks towards Ramona to sit down next to her.

“ Ugh, yeah, because if you said it, it would have been annoying!” she huffs as she takes her seat, though her expression is much softer, “ ….thanks. For uh. Listening. And not taking any bullshit,”

“ Someone has to,” Ramona snorts, feeling herself smile a little, “ Gotta keep that ego in check, right?”

Carmine merely tchs, and Ramona giggles.

“ ….If you don't follow through on your word to talk to Kieran, and apologize to him, I will kick your ass,”

“ Wh- kick my ass?! What makes you think you can do that?!”

Ramona’s grin widens, cracking her knuckles.

“ Wanna find out-”

“ Aaaaaaaaaw,” Drayton’s voice breaks between the banter. The two look to the side to see Drayton leaning on the door frame, smirking lazily at the two.

“ Never in my life would I have thought to see you two get along! It's a beautiful sight, I tell ya!”

Ramona looks at Carmine. Carmine looks at Ramona. They both glared daggers at Drayton.

“ SHUT UP YOU TOOTHPASTE BOZO!”

“ GET THE FUCK OUT!”

~~~

Watching from the sidelines as Kieran be an ass is tough. Being in the same room with other people as Kieran is an ass is tough. But by far the hardest thing is being in the same elevator with Kieran. Alone. No one to share the awkwardness, no one for her to give emotional support to, nothing. Just her and Kieran. Alone. In an elevator.

…. Can't this thing go any faster???

She wonders if she should talk to him. She glances at him quickly, then back to the closed elevator door.

….fuck it.

“ Look,” she starts, not going to bother with any sweet talk, “ I won't sugarcoat it. You're being an asshole. Both to others and yourself. I get that you want to be strong, but you’re not only pushing others away but also pushing yourself to an unhealthy degree,”

She pauses, looking at Kieran to see any sort of reaction. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. He doesn't even look at her, simply staring at the elevator door. It's…. honestly scary. How blank his expression is. Ramona feels herself frown more.

“ Whatever narrative that you think is being placed, it doesn't have to be that way. We’re all worried for you. You can talk to us. Luca-”

“ I don't need to hear unwanted advice from someone weak,”

Ramona's eyes widen just as the elevator door rings, opening to the terrarium. Kieran walks out, not even giving Ramona another glance, and she just glares into his back.

This. Fucking. Kid.

“ Luca will beat you,” she says without thinking, voice dripped with venom. That causes Kieran to stop. Flinch even. Good.

“ He’ll beat you to the ground,” she grits out. Kieran turns around as the elevator door closes. The last thing Ramona sees is Kieran's yellow eye glaring back at her.

The elevator closes, and she's by her lonesome. The anger is gone as quickly as it rises, and Ramona couldn't help but grimace at the interaction she just had.

“ Shit…. shouldn't have said that,” she sighs, rubbing her temples, “ I probably made the situation worse now….fuck. Luca doesn't need that,”.

She presses a button to go back up to the top floor. She was supposed to meet Luca at the terrarium, but she's not gonna risk running into Kieran again. Not after that.

… She also might need some time to calm down a bit more. That too.

She sends Luca a quick text, saying she'll be late. Yet another sign escaped her lips. Why is school so dramatic? Jeez.

~~~

Watching Luca and Kieran hug after yet another shit show in Area Zero was nice. Very nice, actually, Ramona is glad that their weird drama is over now. She smiles as they run up to her and Carmine, the two smiling widely. Kieran catches her eye, and he bashfully smiles at her. Ramona smirks. They can talk later. But first-

“ Alright, let's hurry up and get inside. I need a fucking nap,”

“ Ugh, tell me about it,” Carmine groans in agreement.

“ I dunno, I feel kinda energized now…” Luca mumbles and Ramona stares into his soul.

“ Luca.”

Luca raises his arms up, snickering.

“ Kidding! I’m kidding,” he quickly rebuttals, and Kieran giggles a bit at their antics.

“ Hmph,” she huffs, rolling her eyes. But a small smile reaches her face.

Things worked out for the better. It was long and convoluted, but whatever. That's just life for ya. It's just a matter of popping that bubble.

#pokemon oc #oc: ramona beatriz luna #oc: luca valero #pokemon kieran #rival kieran #pokemon carmine #rival carmine #pokemon drayton #drayton has very little to do with this i'm just proud of a joke i made #r.b does NOT like his ass lmao

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giggly-squiggily · 5 months

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Saw someone talking about the indigo disk and got super excited. Drayton has had my whole heart since I played through it and I'm so glad to know other people here recognize the ler potential and I'm not alone in this matter. Love his relationship with carmine they be giving enemies to lovers vibe. Also side note Kieran's character development was one of the best in the franchise.

AHHH YESH! Drayton is a sneaky ler for sure! He can’t finish it, but dang it if he isn’t willing to start it whsnwnsnwn 🤣🤣🤣

Oh my gosh, him and Carmine!!! Personally I’m torn between them and her and Amarys for ships (I also really like Lacy x Drayton- whoops) But I fully agree- the bickering between Drayton and Carmine is so fun wnsnnwnsnwndn

YES! Oh man, I adore it so much! One of my favorite things to come from modern pokemon games is the character development we get with other supports/rivals! It fleshes them out so well, and despite all that happened, I found myself really adoring Kieran by the end of the DLC! (Even if with his hair tied back he’s giving me Tokyo Revenger vibes lols) I love a good rival story, and his like you said was definitely one of the best!

(Silver’s still my ultimate fave rival but like- Kieran’s up there for sure)

Thanks for asking! 🥰

#squiggily speaks #ask #the-angel-that-lost-its-wings #Pokémon talks #indigo disk #pokemon dlc #spoilers #Pokémon dlc spoilers #indigo disk spoilers #Kieran #Drayton #Carmine #ships and such

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cyberdragoninfinity · 5 months

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I would love to hear your Indigo Disk thoughts

YES!!!!!!! 💎🐢💥 full disclosure I only just finished Indigo Disk's main storyline like....less than 24 hours ago so I am still RIDING HIGH FROM THE RUSH OF IT ALL. will probably be spoilers ahead, as a head's up:

first off I love that like. right off the bat youre getting hit with cyrano and cavell old man yaoi. busting out the cute little nicknames like HELLO!!! AND then you have geeta showing up and rika is there for no reason whatsoever and it's like. well ok i think they were having lesbian activities on the plane over you love to see it!

anyway setting wise, the Big Ol Blueberry is pretty fun! I love running around and the Synchro Machine is SUCH a ridiculously fun feature (FINALLY, TRUE GAMING: Dana can run around as a Ninetales and smack a big ball around.) I love all the Unova callbacks and I LOVE THE DIFFERENT CLUB ROOM LAYOUTS!! The monochrome one made me tear up and SEEING THE FUCKIGN. POKESTAR STUDIOS ENEMIES. IN THE FUTURISTIC ONE. MADE ME FEEL SOMETHING. pokestar studios my beloved i miss it sooo much 😭 My buddy Snap was talkin about how the Terarium really kind of lacks... yknow, landmarks and points of interest, though, and god I agree so hard. I love that Kitakami had its own little set of interesting features and places to go and use as landmarks and the Terariuam kind of. Doesn't really have those. It's a bit of a pain in the ass to navigate and easy to get lost but not in a fun way.... even though you have these little neat natural features like The Pride Rock and Chargestone Caves, I wish we coulda had a little bit more :( For such a widely used part of the school it doesn't feel very 'lived' in by the students there. It would've been fun to see more gathering places aside from the Very Sterile Outside Classrooms.....

The Area Zero Underdepths, though...hooouughhHHHhhh. I just. I really have to admire the fact that Indigo Disk said "ohhh you want answers?? you wanna know what's going on in this place? fuck you, youre gonna have MORE questions after this, and theyre gonna be even CRAZIER ones." YOU GO IN THAT HOLE AND LEARN NOTHING AND IM NOT EVEN MAD ABOUT IT. GO LOOK AT THE CRYSTAL TREE DOWN THIS RANDOM PATHWAY. i neeeed to make a terapagos post sometime and talk more about it i cannot stop thinking about this little freak. POKEMON THAT SCARE ME A LITTLE I MUST SAY. POKEMON I DO NOT FEEL IN CONTROL OF. i Know they didnt make its charged terastal form look like a dream catcher for no reason. I Know its Stellar Form Looking Like That isnt for no reason. I know its borderline dangerous power and THAT LITTLE STUNT IT PULLS. AT THE CRYSTAL POOL. THAT'S INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING I THINK. >when Terapagos's cry was the sound Terastalizing has been making all fucking game. SCREAMS.

also again oh my god if you beat the main indigo disk storyline go to the crystal pool right now GO. GO FEEL SOMETHING. GO!!!!

ok well that's. less about setting and more about story though huh. well!! story wise, absolutely loved it! I know there was a lot of apprehension when the DLCs got more properly announced and we found out they didnt really center on Our Dear Paldea Friends as scarvio proper did, and yeah I definitely can see why that's a frustration and a deterrent for some (and I'm soo so excited to hang out with Nemona and Arven and Penny in the epilogue next month....peach time (: ) but for me in the end I'm really just so enamored and delighted with all the new friends you get to make in the DLC and they more than carry that little narrative's arc on its own. The Elite 4 of the BB League are all GREAT, they got nonstop autistic girls out here in gen 9 (nemona, amarys, briar ?!??!) and it ROCKS. and i LOVE Carmine so much, everyone always wants mean rivals and mean women and folks cant even handle Carmine 🙄 you can tell she genuinely has such a big heart and cares about her friends and her brother!!! and Kieran wahhh wahh kieran my newest Little Guy ;____;.... he is SO fourteen and I did not expect to go into the DLC getting really invested in a new character's arc but it's just GOOD. He REALLY feels like a loose yugioh character in Indigo Disk, he's so angry and obsessed with victory and ultimately under it all still capable of so much kindness and regret and he's just GOOD. And his champion battle was terrifying and a BLAST!! THE MUSIC RULES. HE EVEN HAD INCINEROAR.

god and all the music in Indigo Disk was a banger. gen 9 music save me. gen 9 music. save me gen 9 music.

i'm SUPER hyped to do more BBQs with my bestie and do more postgame stuff with the "hanging out with Gym Leaders" thing and the Legendary hunting and such... lots more to roll around in and have a good time with. All in all had just a great time with it, I genuinely might put Violet as my favorite Pokemon game of all time at this point! I do grow very sad thinking about just how even more fantastic this game couldve been if it had 1-3 more years to cook properly though, like..god damn. I was getting some LAG on those cutscenes, and I know I made out pretty alright in the bugs department!!

but for now i'll just be thinking about the shit that happens at the crystal pool for the rest of my life. also Indigo Disk gave me the best possible trainer ID photo i never need to change it again

#TY FOR ASKING!!!! i do love talking pokemon especially scarvio stuff theres so much to unpack #and oh god i gotta talk about that fucking turtle #asks #anonymous #scarvio spoilers /#indigo disk spoilers /#pokemon chattering

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comfy-whumpee · 1 year

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Almost let the day go by without posting a Jax piece for @ashintheairlikesnow. Happy birthday, co-conspirator. (Izzy is her character.)

Dadjaxtaglist: @bloodybrambles, @wildfaewhump, @lektric-whump, @that-one-thespian, @raigash, @burtlederp, @rosesareviolentlyread, @eatyourdamnpears

“Hi, good to see you.” The young woman on the call has a professional, but genuinely warm smile. “Jax and Kieran?”

“That’s us. I’m Kieran, that’s Jax.”

“It’s great to meet you both. My name’s Mya, I don’t think we’ve spoken before. How are you today?”

Kieran’s hand reaches out to hold his underneath the kitchen table. She can’t see it, but she can see that they’re sitting close, sharing the same space. “Good, yeah, thank you. It’s been a quiet day here, which is unusual.”

She laughs along with the gentle joke. “A rare day in family life. How’s Izzy today?”

She can see the cabinet over Kieran’s shoulder and the oven hood over Jax’s. She can probably see his scarf. She’ll have worked out straight away who was Izzy’s dad by birth. She’ll have known as soon as she saw their faces.

“She’s good as well. She had a little wobble this morning about a test she has in maths, but we got through it. We’re still working on getting her to not mind about these little things.”

“Of course,” Mya agrees, nodding. “I hope she comes home feeling okay about it, even if she’s not at the point where she feels proud yet. Tests like that are mostly for the teacher’s sake, so they can assess how well the class understands things. At Izzy’s age, they might be looking ahead to Year 6 sets, or maybe even SATs.”

She has their address on file somewhere. Safeguarding, they said when they took it. He almost told them it made him feel less safe that they could follow her home. But then his dad had pointed out it also meant they could send someone to check on him, if Izzy ever said there was something wrong.

“Yes, we found out they have sets for English and maths in Year 6. We haven’t told Izzy. We don’t want her to worry about it.”

Mya’s expression shifts to compassionate understanding. “How has she been finding school recently?”

Kieran glances at him, but continues to answer. “Still hard,” he sighs. “She’s come a really long way, of course. She has some good friends now, a couple of close friends. And they’re looking after her there. She gets worried about her grades, but the school are careful not to pressure her as well.”

“Mm,” Mya hums, a noise just to show she’s listening. She’s looking at their picture on the screen, not the camera, which helps. “Is she getting any support from school at the moment?”

It’s been five minutes and she’s only asked questions so far. Is she preparing them for bad news? Jax drums his free hand on the chair underneath him, fingers tapping in a restless beat.

“She has a pastoral chat thing. She gets to talk about her feelings with them, have hot chocolate and biscuits, that’s once a week for about half an hour. But there’s nothing special for her learning anymore. She had extra reading time when she was younger but she got caught up.”

“I’m glad she’s getting some time for herself and she has an adult she can trust at school. How has she been finding the lessons with us?”

Kieran takes a breath, thinking about the questions, the excitement, the doubts, the tears… “It’s been all about getting her into a routine, really. Some days she gets on with it happily, other days she…” He frowns, trying to find the words.

Jax comes back to the present abruptly, a shock of cold air to the face, and creaks into motion. “She thinks it’s confirmation that she’s stupid,” he explains. “She likes to be able to do things on her own without help. She was told that she was stupid a lot growing up.”

Mya holds a perfectly sad expression as she active-listens. “Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.”

Jax ignores the platitude. “So the tutoring sometimes feels like we’re telling her she can’t do things. She doesn’t want to be a burden on us or make us worry. So she tries really hard to ace it, or she panics and gets overwhelmed by all the pressure she puts on herself.”

“The thing you have to understand about Izzy,” Kieran adds, “is that she’s terrified of disappointing you. If she thinks she has, she takes that as a huge hit to her self-esteem. She expects you to be angry or hate her, or be tired of her. You have to win her trust.”

Jax squeezes his hand. Kieran squeezes back. For a moment, they feel like a perfectly united front against the world.

“That makes sense with what I can see,” Mya tells them. Her eyes flicker sideways to another screen. “Izzy has very high accuracy in her questions and gets most of them right, but she works slowly. It could be that she finds it hard to process things quickly, which you see sometimes when children have missed foundational knowledge, they need longer to fill in their gaps. But it sounds like for Izzy, a big part of it is that she doesn’t want to get anything wrong.”

Jax nods firmly. “That’s definitely her.”

“I’m glad that makes sense to you. You know her better than I ever could, and we always get children on their best behaviour.” Her eyes sparkle with humour, and Jax wonders how many times she’s used that line, and how many children it was less true for than Izzy. “That’s the big challenge for her right now, then. That fear of making mistakes.”

Jax snorts quietly. Right now is an understatement. That’s been the challenge her whole life. The fear of… No, not mistakes. “She’s scared of not being enough. Her paediatric psych is working on it with her.”

“But it takes a long time,” Kieran picks up the thought.

Mya nods in understanding. “Of course. Are there any strategies you use at home that we can borrow? If there’s something that works for her…”

They look at each other. Strategies are Kieran’s thing; Jax goes by instinct, and it hasn’t failed him yet. “Mostly…” Kieran thinks aloud, “we tell her that we love her. And that we’re proud of her, that she’s awesome, no matter what. Because of things she’s already done or other things she can do.”

Mya listens gravely, her eyes still on the screen. She looks like she’s taking notes.

“Jax does this thing,” Kieran looks at him with a fond smile, faint enough Mya doesn’t get to see, “where he tells her things that she’s good at. She likes being helpful, so he tells her she’s a good helper, and she’s a good dancer, and she’s fun to play with, and she is lovely. We want her to see herself as a rounded individual.”

“We can definitely do that,” Mya offers. “To help her focus on her achievements and not just her challenges. We wouldn’t say that we’re proud, necessarily, because I feel that approval is best given by caregivers, but we can recognise her effort and praise it. We don’t focus on marks here anyway, that’s not what we do.”

“That’s why we chose you,” Kieran agrees. “It’s not about tests and grades. She thinks it is, but it’s not. We just want what’s best for her.”

“Of course. That’s what I want too. And that looks different for every child, and in every parent’s eyes, but I am so on board with what you want Izzy to develop in herself. I want us to come back in six months’ time for our next meeting and be able to look back at how confident she’s become.”

The passion is audible in her voice. Jax feels his shoulders loosening. He’d had the final say on whether they went to a tutoring place. Izzy had been important, but she was still a kid. The place had to have the right vibe. If anything had come across off, he would’ve pulled her out so fast.

But this reminded him of the teachers who had got his ADHD. The ones who had been able to get him to focus while keeping him on their side. It reminded him of his dad. Of Kieran. Somewhere that would try to understand who she was, not make her fit a mould.

They hadn’t been easy customers. That one teacher who didn’t help her with her reading when she was struggling through it, they made sure he never had access to their little girl again. The perfectly nice woman with the blue eyes, who Kieran hadn’t realised the problem with until Jax got a look at her, she was on the blacklist as well. They’d sent strongly-worded emails about the occasional slip of mummy and daddy. And if the tutor changed short-notice, well… They would turn around and walk right back out again, damn the cost of the missed lesson.

But after all his demanding standards for kindness and sensitivity, and all of Kieran’s exacting questions about safeguarding and wellbeing, they’d found a place that had passed muster. They had eyes on her progress, in more detail than school ever gave them. They had time for her learning that didn’t demand more of Kieran, with his work, and Jax, with the demons of his own. Space for her, without Jamie. Just Izzy and her tutor.

Just Izzy. Not having to be anyone else. That was what he’d promised her when they went. If they don’t like you for just Izzy then they are no good. Because you are perfect.

She’d been so scared. Her hand was bigger now, but still tiny, clutching his.

Because what are you? Crouching down beside her before they went in, holding her wide eyes in his gaze.

Her voice a whisper. I’m safe, daddy.

That’s right. And I love you. So let’s be brave.

“Be brave,” he says aloud. Kieran breaks off what he’s saying, something about comprehension or number bonds or whatever the fuck. “That’s what we say to her. To be brave together.”

The manager doesn’t seem put off by him interrupting. She only smiles, and she seems approving, not dismissive. She seems to…trust him, about all things Izzy. “I love that. We can be part of that for her. To help Izzy be brave.”

She’s already brave, his defensive instinct fires off before he can shove it. She’s perfect. Leave her alone. But that’s not what’s happening. No disparaging remarks, no rolling eyes and shouldn’t she know that by now? He’s fighting to protect her from threats that aren’t around anymore.

Kieran’s hand squeezes his lightly. “That’s our goal. We’d be happy if nobody praised her for her grades or her good behaviour. She doesn’t know it, but it’s her personal development we’re here for.”

The grades are just a distraction. Fuck school, it’s bullshit up until the end anyway. Fuck SATs and top set and grammar school applications and whatever else the fuck those kids are going through. He just wants her to be happy. That’s all he wants.

If that means listening to this woman talk about times tables and exception words, Jax can do it. If it means letting her join them on a video call, letting her see his face and his scarf and his home, so be it. If it involves letting them know who he is and where he lives, even though that information will be fiercely guarded for the rest of his life, he’s already done it. He can give more for her. He can always give more, so one day, she has everything.

#heavily inspired by my old job here #i think about teaching a kiddo like izzy a lot #recovery #comf #jax #kieran #my fic #dad jax #aftermath of abuse

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perelka-l · 2 months

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Do you have any fun or interesting hc for Kieran and Carmine? My personal hc is that Carmine wears hearing aids and a lot of the communicational issues between her and Kieran are a byproduct of her hearing loss making her sometimes seem oblivious to his feelings when shes actually just missing part of the conversation.

Hello Anon!!!

I'll be honest, I didn't think much about Carmine in terms of hc, but I wanna try to formulate something during my playthrough ;w;)b

In terms of Kieran... I have a few, though most are fuelled by my fujo shipper brain dsjafhsdjf

cw: self-harm

So yeah, I bet entirety of my ass he does sh. But then, one of first fanart I saw of him was precisely that and it kinda sunk deep. I do agree that he does have issues with Carmine but I do think it stems from her being a dominating force in their relationship and he can't quite handle that and so he kind of, uh, tries to deal with frustrations some other way, though I assume it escalated pretty badly after Teal.

Also yeah I am close to solidifying hc about Kieran being trans so I guess there is that. Also is his autism even a hc at this point?? I think some of misunderstandings between those two can also stem from that.

Additionally all the gorgeous emo/goth Kieran art solidified for me his vision with piercings and earrings and I can't resist that imagery... It just fits him so well. I really like the thought of him having a forked tongue but I am unsure if that would be even body mod he chose to have or is this just a casual thing with humans in Pokemon world being a little off at times (I think if yes, it does extend to Carmine as well with them being snek siblings and all).

That's all that comes to my mind atm ;w;)a

#answers #anon #anonymous #i have a few more but they are very much related to drayton so #but those are those that i have for now 'w')b I am sure I will come up with more #I didnt have time to play since i started.........#irl super busy but it should be better nao uwu #thank you for ask!!#ngl i got super giddy when i saw that sdjkhgsfjgjsg thank.........

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vitalphenomena · 3 months

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💖 (Now you indulge MY disgusting curiosity!)

Send a 💖 and I’ll tell you what a relationship would be like with my character:

How likely they are to enter a relationship with them:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

There's a lot to unpack here —namely dealing with Kieran Glass—but I think I can see it really well!

Would they…

Make the first move? Yes | No — I feel like this is just obvious? From The Way That He Is and the way that their thread is going. Cain is not often an initiator. Say “I love you” first? Yes | No — It seems like they'll be in a race for this one! If Cain feels it, and the situation is healthy, he's going to express himself. He's so constantly repressed that it can be difficult to actually express himself, but he really wants to! Cheat on them? Yes | No — This one is actually surprising for me to realize? He spent so much of his life not monogamous because of how Kieran's community is set up, but. He's capable of change, I think. Be the jealous type? Yes | No — He wouldn't mind that Hank is — he'd quite like it — but he just isn't. Not after Kieran, not after the time he spent in Glass as a whole. (He's had a lot of orgies, been in a lot of strange threesomes and polyamorous situations. He just doesn't really do jealousy anymore.) Plan the dates? Yes | No — I agree that a team effort happens here! It's necessary with where they are in their lives, I think. Initiate the first kiss? Yes | No — Coward. Remember anniversaries? Yes | No — I agree that they both are very intentional about remembering these and trying to do something intimate/cute/meaningful for the big ones. I think Cain's idea of which ones matter is different, though.

BOLD WHAT APPLIES:

Their Relationship Is:

PUBLIC Displays of Affection:

PRIVATE Displays of Affection:

Do they stay together?

I love the image of Cain old and married with literally anybody but Kieran. Obviously.

But if we do this I'm probably gonna find a way to fuck it up somehow.

BONUS

What terrible pet names would they give each other?

He's really not the "terrible pet name" type at all. Also, Sugar Cain does not stick—especially because the pronunciation of Cain's name differs if he's being authentic to himself and not conforming to white-washed norms he embraces when he's in academia and with Kieran. A decent amount of things about him change when not with Kieran.

#:D #CAIN&HENRY.

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fantasycorrupted-a · 6 months

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GET TO KNOW THE MUN!!

TAGGED BY: @heartxshaped-bruises (thank you!! <3) TAGGING: see this? wanna do it? steal it from me!

NAME? Ani

PRONOUNS? she/her

PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION? Tumblr IMs or Discord

MOST ACTIVE MUSE? I like to think my inspiration for characters is balanced; right now I'm writing a novella about Jareth and Rita for fun but oddly enough Fíann has also become a character I can summon fast. Also, Kamael, Luceus and Stefan.

EXPERIENCE / HOW MANY YEARS? 9-10 years at this point. I started writing my OCs in rp about 5 years ago and before that I did this for some manga/anime characters I love.

BEST EXPERIENCE? I can't name a single one. I love plotting, I love threads that take turns and involve a bit of conflict (just a bit though) and I love sending stuff to people that reminds me of their characters - the experience in itself is awesome.

RP PET PEEVES? I'll be honest, I thought about this way harder than I probably should've. I don't have many. Extremely long posts to scroll past was definitely one, though they did implement a click to read more to shorten that so it's fine now. Also, agreeing with the mutual who tagged me, the 'reblog from source' thing. A lot of times I have no idea what I'd send sb if they reblog an rp/ask meme from me but folks are free to reblog memes from me. I don't mind!

FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT? Angst, for sure. And fluff. Smut gets the bronze.

PLOTS OR MEMES? Memes are cool and they've given me great ideas but I gotta say plotting. RP is like a collab story to me, and for that plotting is needed.

LONG OR SHORT REPLIES? I've tried writing long replies; it always ends up draining me. I don't like being verbose, you see. Short replies are... well, too short. Even though I'm trying to learn how to be succinct, short replies don't give me enough inspiration/stuff to work with/a kick/what say you. So I'd rather say, medium replies. Not too long, not too short, the best of both worlds.

TIME TO WRITE? Ideally late morning and noon, but if that can't happen I can make it work anytime. Who needs sleep amirite

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSES? Yes and no. A little bit. I've given a lot of them (like Fíann, Rigmor, Kieran) experiences similar to mine, and our music/art tastes would probably align, but that's it. Even Rigmor, whose story is very personal and describes a somewhat bad time I had at some point in life, is still her own character. Even Fíann, although recently I realised how alike we are, is her own character. And even Savash, who supposedly got inspired by me (she, Rigmor and Arvid used to be siblings in the very first iteration of Rigmor's story, but things changed since), is her own character. If they were too much like me it would be boring. I'm writing urban fantasy, not an autobiography after all!

#stfu ani ( ooc. )#better late than never

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tealmaskmybeloved · 3 months

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PART 3 BABYYYYYYYYY!!!!:

Part 3: The End of the beginning.

In a purple void filled with chains, Kieran woke up, but he realised he could not move. The chains are now fully immobilizing him, Dokutaro showed up and asked:

"Now...what was it your ancestor told me all those years ago?

...

Ah yes... 'It ends, NOW!' " That was the last thing Kieran heard before his vision was plunged into darkness.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Florian and Juliana (yes, I decided it's both of them, and they are twins) and the rest were stunned and in horror by what they've seen. Kieran's clothes, hair and eyes all began to change. To a sickly black, purple and pink colouration. 2 chains shot out of his back that look eerily similar to the Lousy Three's chains, but the thing that was worse, was Kieran's constant screams of agony. Carmine wanting to help, immediately rushed over: "Kiki, hang on I'm coming!" But before that happens, the screams stop but 'Kieran's' hand scratched Carmine, leaving a gash in her. 'Kieran' soon eerily voiced out: "Kieran's NOT HERE." The voice was nothing of Kieran's, rather something else. 'Kieran' stood up, revealing his full appearance (1st stage design), before sounding out: "Hm...definitely better than the last one, oh well it doesn't matter," With a malicious grin, "The Metamorphosis...HAS BEGUN!"

Everyone was shocked by what they have seen, The twins were in shock and horror, Penny was undeniably in horror as well, saying that 'this is another movie trope thing'. Arevn immediately recoiled. Even Nemona's attitude shifted to one of seriousness and horror. Crispin grimaced as he lifted his pan in defense, Amarys's stone cold expression shifted to one of pain and horror, Lacey was couldn't even move a muscle from fear and Drayton...well, his laid back demeanor has changed to one of seriousness, horror and regret. But Carmine was the worst, she was practically hyperventilating, her beloved younger brother, the one who looked up to her the most, is now nothing more but a monster.

'Kieran' taunted the entire the group after seeing their expressions, "Aww~ all of you look a little scared. Well don't be. I'm not gonna kill you all...YET. I'm gonna have some fun playing with you midgets before I end your little lives..." Of course, everyone had the same thought: Kieran, no...this thing is gonna kill them?! In a fit of rage, Carmine yelled out, "WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KIKI?!"

"Ah ah ah, temper temper! You don't want to have another incident like earlier right...Carmine?" Carmine stood back, in shock of whatever this thing is, knows her name and the fact that it would end her with no hesitation. "But also, *laughing tauntingly* *points at her* You're gonna have to pay for what that traitor a man you call your ancestor did to me, all those years ago..." This piqued everyone's interest. Carmine's ancestor had beef with whatever's possessing Kieran? But what happened? However, they didn't have time to think before 'Kieran' continued as he turned around and pointed at the twins, "You two, on the other hand...I've heard stories about the both of you, you two accomplished many things and defeated lots of creatures, some like myself! Defeating the AI professor and shutting down the Time Machine, Defeating and Capturing the Treasures of Ruin, Showed the true folktale in Kitakami, Capturing and Defeating The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero and going to the Crystal Pool to...initiate events!" The twins were shocked, how did this thing know their accomplishments? How?! Some of them were even kept a secret! Everyone's interest were also piqued at the mention before 'Kieran' continued: "I must say, I am beyond impressed! So, how's it we make a deal? If you're able to catch me before the entrance, than I'll end all this madness and free Kieran, fail, then you will perish by MY hand. How's about it?" Florain and Juliana thought for a while with the others, eventually they agreed. "Very well! Let the game begin!" And so, 'Kieran' sped off, noticeably being much quicker than an ordinary human would be able to.

Wasting no time, the twins released their Paradox Cyclizars and the others rode on as well, they quickly closed in the distance however, several pokemon knocked them off-balance, they all had purple eyes and a toxic chain added to them, the same ones as those lousy three. The Paldea Gang and Carmine all volunteered to leave so that they could handle the pokemon. The rest reluctantly agreed, and moved on. Through the hallways, it was too cramped for Koraidon and Miraidon so they all had to run on foot. Suddenly, many students were battling other students and staff members for no reason, When Lacey asked Cyrano, he said that all these students came from the hospital wing and that they suddenly had purple eyes and battled anyone they saw, they even tried to claw other students and faculty members, like zombies. After noting it, the rest moved on, being quicker to avoid the zombies, just as they reached the entrance, a horde of students from the league club blocked their way, Drayton immediately took charge and in a hurry, told the elite 4 to handle the trainers while telling the twins to catch 'Kieran', the twins hurried off, before Drayton joined the fight, muttering to himself, "Come on Kieran, please come back to us...Florian, Juliana, I'm trusting you to end this. The twins eventually reached the entrance of BB academy, where Kieran was already there, just standing there, menacingly. The twins rushed to catch him, before the chains from Kieran's neck unshackled and wrapped around the twins, 'Kieran' casually opened a pokeball, but it was purple and had a chain symbol, and released a...bird pokemon? It looked like Kieran's Shiftry, but a bird? It was huge and had a chain around its neck, the twins struggled to breathe before hearing what 'Kieran' said, "Pity, I thought you'd be quicker, oh well, you still lost the game, which means, YOU'LL DIE!!!" Before the chains fully consumed the twins, a flash of light was in the chains, before they unravelled, revealing nothing left, Floria and Juliana, were gone. 'Kieran', feeling satisfied, hopped onto Shiftry and thought to himself: '2 down, 18 more to go...'

Aftermath:

Eventaully the toxins wore off, and the rest were ok, however, Florian and Juliana were missing. No where to be found. And so begins:

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Worthless Treasure.

Part 1: The Magenta Fragments

Finally answering this (SO sorry for this being late, I was super busy and tired as all hell)

Okay so here's my thoughts (Apologies if some doesn't make sense and sorry if there's any spelling errors, I am incredibly tired as of writing this)

1. Dokutaro being the evil manioukative bastard as usual and I love him for that

2. I like how Carmine was willing to throw hands with Dokutaro to get Kieran back, which, understandable. If my sibling was possessed by an evil Pokémon, I'd fight tooth and nail to get them back.

3. Aight well the students at BB Academy are zombies, surely this can't go wrong!

4. And Florian and Juliana are gone. Either Dokutaro has plans to add them to his hivemimd or they're dead. I'm gonna assume the former.

Also tf does Dokutaro mean with '18 more to go'?! How many potential threats are there?!

#ask and ye shall receive #pokemon #pecharunt #dokutaro #pokemon kieran #florian #juliana #au #pokemon au #pokemon dlc

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