#but duty comes first always

[abrahamvanhelsings]

listen i don't think edward little was actually a bad first lieutenant. when we see him in the first episode he's calm and confident. he does not say much but he's amiable enough. crozier likes him, and i don't think crozier would like anyone he doesn't think capable in some way. generally he's dependable and knows what he's doing. however unfortunately for edward he has these qualities because he has a major case of eldest daughter syndrome, which means he both wants to please his mum (crozier) and has an overdeveloped sense of responsibility for his younger siblings (crew), so when they get stuck in the ice and crozier starts going (more) alcoholic, he enables his mum bc he doesn't want to disappoint her even if he doesn't agree with her, and he has to pick up the tasks and care for his siblings she's not doing, but he can't let his siblings know about their mum's situation because they'll get worried and restless. and like a true eldest daughter he has to bear the brunt of mummy's anger for being a disappointment but he also doesn't want to seek refuge with the man she divorced (fitzjames) because that feels like a betrayal. also while this is going on there is a giant bear who hunts his siblings for sport so they're dying left and right and also a changeling master manipulator who's making his siblings mad at their mum and who wants to fuck said mum before eating her like some sort of praying mantis. anyway i think i would start being miserable and anxious too.

#joke post but i do feel like the whole 'edward little's bad lieutenanting' goes a little overboard sometimes #he's always in the worst position ever for a man whose sense of duty to captain and crew is at the core of his being #generally everything he does he does bc he thinks it's for the good of the crew. #but the crew is 24/7 in mortal peril so he's anxious 24/7 as well #under normal circumstances he'd know what to do. but these aren't normal 1st lieutenant circumstances. he's not equipped for it #and anyway i do need to point out. that edward is anxious abt everything and he makes wrong choices sometimes even with good intentions #but the first thing crozier did when he got miserable and anxious was stop trying and instead hope to drink himself to death. so. you know. #edward little #the terror #jopson is the favoured younger sibling in this scenario btw #inb4 someone comes into the tags like 'wouldn't jfj be the mum' not in this metaphor

[bitimdrake]

the thing about Dick and Tim in relation to Bruce that I am constantly spinning around and around in my head is like

if they’re talking about Bruce, Dick will be the first one to be like ‘bruce is an asshole he’s being terrible fuck him you don’t need him’ while Tim will be like ‘no you gotta give him a chance he’s just struggling and it’s our job to be there for him’

but if something actually Happens, then Tim will be the one like ‘we have to sincerely consider the possibility that bruce may be a murderer while i hold him at arm’s length’ while Dick is already trying to die for Bruce without a second’s hesitation and won’t lose loyalty in a million years

#idk man!!! dick feels his feelings and doesn't hide his righteous and justified anger #but he is so loyal to his very core that his loyalty can truly be a fault #meanwhile tim is stuck in this sense of duty (including caretaking) towards an adult man who shouldn't be leaning on him in the first place #and sees nothing wrong with that sitatuion #bUT HE is the one to look clearly at bruce's flaws and truly consider that bruce could be(come) an outright bad person #he's NOT loyal to fault! he is extremely loyal but it's fully conditional! #dick is the one who is more obviously distant! who didn't talk to bruce for years! but he is still the one who will always always come back #anyway can you tell i think about bruce wayne murderer approximately once a day #* #*dc #dc #dc meta #dick grayson #tim drake #bruce wayne #10to2 #10to3

[cherryatombomb]

soap with a love language of acts of service, and is way more observant than anybody gives him credit for. who doesn't care about people knowing what he does for them, just loving seeing how he can make his loved ones lives easier.

soap buying ghost the tea he likes when he's running out, because he's noticed that he drinks them more when hes having a bad day, and he wants him to be happy.

soap giving ghost some of the shortbread biscuits his ma makes, because though they're soap's favourite, they're also ghost's favourite, and isn't it worth it to see him pretend like he isn't fazed, but knowing how much it means to him?

soap giving ghost a new knife when he loses his favourite one on a mission, leaving it quietly outside his room and only grinning when he sees ghost using it, next time.

alternatively, ghost who's love language is quality time, just bewildering soap for the first few months he starts doing it.

soap doodling away, and ghost just plops down next to him without a word, and only huffs when soap tries to interact with him.

ghost just lingering nearby when soap is talking with other people, not saying a word, just standing there, being a kind of terrifying presence.

ghost becoming like a shadow for soap, not needing conversation, just needing to exist near him. the idea that no words need to be said between them, they can just exist in one another's presence, being his favourite thing. getting to share soap's presence is a privilege ghost is scared to admit, but loves to indulge in.

#the first few times soap does smth for ghost #ghost is SO suspicious #hes like??? is the tea poisoned?? #will this knife explode?? #no honey he just loves u #and soap is so confused as to why ghost is just always near him #in part wondering if hes plotting to kill him #and then he sees him come back after a difficulf mission #just plop down next to soap whilst hes drawing #and the tension just MELTS from ghost #Nd hes just #Oh #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #call of duty #simon riley #john mactavish #call of duty modern warfare 2 #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

The Rogues' rules are actually pretty funny.

1. Never kill a speedster

2. No identity thefts of a living Rogue

3. No killing children, women or capes

4. No drugs

5. Watch each other's backs to the end

6. Don't fight each other

7. There's nothing more important than family

8. Try to refrain from killing in general

#this is in order of most important to least important #number 7 is actually really funny because it doesn't mean what you think it means #the rogues state that family is the most important thing regardless whether you love them or hate them #family should always come first. if you love them you should protect them and be there for them #if you hate them then its your duty to get revenge #there is no hate more important to the Rogues' then the hate for family. and it should always be the main priority #dc #dc comics

[s0fter-sin]

circus/carnival au. ghost does extreme motorcycle stunts - globe of death, riding on his back wheel along tightropes that sort of thing - and soap is a fire swallower/dancer. soap is a roaming performer, he just finds empty spaces or bored people and starts twirling. he pretends not to notice that he always wanders towards a certain area at the same time every night to watch a certain masked daredevil defy gravity

#he thinks hes slick and ghost doesnt notice him in the crowd #completely forgetting that hes always carrying something that happens to be on fire #ghost couldnt miss him if he tried #one day off hes trialing fire whips #he loves the loud crack and the way the flame licks through the air #and maybe hes too impatient to practice with non flaming whips first #they keep whipping back at him and hes covered in soot and fine welts where the tip of the whip has cut through his shirt #and of all the times hes wanted ghost to talk to him this is NOT one of them #so when he finally gets a few good cracks in a row and breaks to celebrate he almost jumps out of his skin when he sees the masked rider #leaning against a trailer watching him #just mesmerised by the fire #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #cod ghost #cod soap #soap mactavish #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap #call of duty #cod mw2 #we’re a team. ghost team

[starlightandsunshine]

This might be kicking over a hornets nest but I think that Jedi/clone ships should be queerplatonic actually

#Star Wars #Jedi #clones #Star Wars prequels #star wars the clone wars #tcw #jedi x clone ships #like who needs doomed romance when you have devoted friendship where you both know that you would die for the other #the duality of #I would die protecting you #and I would die so you don’t #that is just inherent to their relationships always #I mean the shared understanding that there is a duty to something greater than yourself that must always come first #no matter what #and the knowledge that the galaxy must always come before each other #but that given the choice each would put the other before themselves #devoted friendships outside the family you’ve always had #that you did not know you could have #because you didn’t think that there would ever be people who understand #but they do! #seriously why make it romantic #when you could have defining friendships that skirt the line of devotion and loyalty and dedication

[soldier-poet-king]

Cemeteries of amalo bk 3 isn't out til next year but maybe I'll reread the first two again just to ruin me bc thara is The Most Of All Time for me in every single way imaginable and I know I say that about a lot of shit on this web site bc I love hyperbole but it really is true about thara. Top 5 Fran coded characters of all time bc it's in literally every single dimension of his being

#its june so yknow. extra pain #franposting #like. hes depressed. hes got a guilt complex. hes always sleep deprived #hes lonely. he likes cats #he has this duty to other people. hes deeply religious. he has a firm belief in a calling to help but is also burdened by it #his god never answers him. hes pathetic. hes kind. he doesn't think he deserves any respite or happiness #because the duty is all and it always comes first #hes lost his sense of self completely #the barest minimum of human kindness and decency breaks him #hes the most introvert. he loves trashy novels. he has like two (2) friends but he cant even be convinced of their regard for him #hes got FOOD ISSUES #he is so so sad and he tries so hard and it is about duty and he will run himself into the ground for it #he has absolutely no regard for himself or his wellbeing #im just. oh boy. finished thr sparrow 2 and its like. yeah actually maybe thats right. #its a thara world for me #tge is objectively way more comforting and softer and kinder and just a lovelier book #but the cemeteries books are the ones that get me. specifically. in a way maia's hope doesnt #and somedays i cant e #*cant bring myself to have that hope for myself. not truly. ill take a grim stubborn not quite hope. equilibrium I guess. a bitter one. #take it over the soft kindness i want but isnt realistic. not really #sometimes u rlly just do gotta look the horribleness in the eyes. and say. okay. i see you. we are the same. inseparable. and thats that

[theinfinitedivides]

आशीर्वाद. — lit. blessing. ( crossposted on ao3. one-shot. alt text available in image id. )

#film: kabhi khushi kabhie gham #userdivides #writeblr #kabhi khushi kabhie gham #k3g #ao3 #archive of our own #bollywood #— previously pinned post. #local gay watches Bollywood.txt #local gay writes fanfic.txt #so. #i wrote a thing #my head hurts bc i caught a stomach bug and the lights are too bright and this was technically posted earlier this morning #but f*ck me if K3G does not have me on my knees #it's the generational trauma!!! and the dysfunction and the f*cked up relationship between love and duty!!! #and the K3G theme that always plays at the most emotionally vulnerable times!!! #and the 21st anniversary is coming up??? on December 14th iirc??? #yes i will be doing a rewatch a little over a month after first watching what of it #anyway srk brainrot along with the host of other things i deal with on a day to day basis #i don't have a functioning taglist tho mutuals is it a good idea to leave this to the void or no

[sparklestheunicorn]

I can see you is so pen and kelsea coded

#taylor swift #the tearling trilogy #ME! #(bet you bitches thought i was done) #'what would you do if i went to touch you now? what would you do if they never found us out? what would you do if we never made a sound?' #and the whole kelsea not feeling ✨️sexy✨️. and im pretty sure she thought something along the lines of what would you do if i kissed. what #would you do if we fucked right here right now #AND THEN THERES THE CHORUS 'i can see you waiting down the hall for me' HE IS HER PERSONAL GUARD. OF COURSE HES WAITING FOR HER #'and i could see you up against the wall with me' HOW SHE STARTED LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR NIGHTS TOGETHER #and back to the first verse 'ive been watching you for ages and i spend my time trying not to feel it' girl has been watching him and wonder #ing why he hasnt made a move yet but she is the queen of a dying kingdom and has more important things to worry about than her teenage urges #'AND WE KEPT EVERYTHING PROFESSIONAL BUT SOMETHINGS CHANGED ITS SOMETHING I LIKE' like come on #pen desperately clinging to his job his duty and kelsea's just begging him to touch her #'they keep watchful eyes on us'. the mace the next day like 'ohoho what do we have here' and how he's just been so overprotective of her #not to mention the rest of her guards always watching. #'i could see you make me want you even more' THE FACT THAT SHE COULD HAVE LOVED HIM BACK. THAT SHE WAS ALMOST THERE. THAT HE WAS WHAT SHE #WAS CLINGING TO IN THE DUNGEONS OF MORTMESNE #im very happy i made this connection #needed another tearling post for a while now

[ceaselessbasher]

Don't talk to me after like half a Codywan fic because I will start going on and on about the tragedy of two characters who will always, always choose duty first, and yet always manage to make that duty a commitment to each other

#sw #codywan #swcw #there's no 'one is sworn to duty‚ the other want to teach them about life beyond it' #no 'they both agree that love comes before duty' #they will always always always put duty first! and it's so tragic! and i love them! #and i think it doesn't have to be said that all that has nothing to do with chips #cody's individuality is in his loyalty #anyways anyone else having an emotional saturday night that they decided to make about blorbos #to avoid acknowledging their own emotions? #mogologue #star wars #clone wars #cody #tcw #the clone wars #cc 2224 #it's a good thing it's an easy number to remember so i can use that as an excuse as to why i have it memorized #obi wan kenobi #obi wan #kenobi

[kissmefriendly]

I wonder if they took Quincey jr to Transylvania with them, I wonder if he got to see the place where his namesake died in the cold, surrounded by warmth and love. I wonder if one day he’ll understand why

#or if van Helsing was on babysitting duty #I forgot how emotional the epilogue makes me #but I did always wonder if Quincey Jr went with his parents #and van helsing is still apart of everyone’s lives I just #stfu I hate this I’m so emotional #Godalming and Seward are happily married (me the first time I read it: to each other???) #(me now: to each other!!) #oh my god they found family #fucking family #THE FOUND FAMIKY TROPE COMES FOR MY SHINS EVERY TIME #dracula daily #dracula #johnathan harker #mina harker #jack seward #arthur holmwood #abraham van helsing #quincey p morris #quincey harker #guyyyys look at them!!!!

[ilovefredjones]

but here i am with arms unfolding / i guess this isn’t quite the end

dodie, arms unfolding / tim fedelre, high school musical: the musical: the series

[ID: 1. lyrics from ‘arms unfolding’ by dodie. they read: ‘hope i’m not tired of rebuilding / ‘cause this might take a little more’

2. maddox from high school musical: the musical: the series. she stands onstage at the camp prom. she’s talking to an audience, but mainly speaking to jet, who is just off camera. the subtitles say ‘it’s a song that used to be my favourite when i was little.’

3. maddox looks at jet, still mostly off screen, with a very faint smile. the subtitles say ‘it made me happy, and it made my little brother happy.’

4. maddox looks at jet with a soft, contemplative expression with her brow slightly creased. the subtitles say ‘and i think maybe we’re ready to be happy again.’

5. lyrics from the same song as 1. they read ‘i think i’d like to try look at you / and feel the way i did before.’ end ID]

#hsmtmts #maddox hsmtmts #jet hsmtmts #they’re starting again :) #they recognised the pain and anger and hurt and grief they’ve caused each other. and maybe they’ll never forgive. #but they’re ready to be happy again :) #these two are so important they’re so :) familial relationships esp siblings are always so fun to explore #it’s about duty it’s about blood it’s about connection it’s about a relationship you never got a say in in the first place #it’s about breaking free (no pun intended) of expectations and living for yourself. choosing yourself above anything #but still loving your sibling. still wanting to be happy with them. it’s all about choice and agency #i adore these two’s arc this season it’s really all i’ve been coming back for hsmtmts for #it means a lot to me :) and i’m glad they’re choosing to be happy #and i’m glad it was messy!!!! i’m glad jet screwed up & maddox screwed up and they were both defensive and distrusting #like yes!!!!! all this pain and grief and trauma is not going to be so easily forgave and forgotten!!!

[mxdotpng]

the soremik in my head is so vastly different from anyone elses idea of them that i fear if i ever speak out on the subject i'll have rocks thrown at me. but once again they are allowed to look but never touch. you have to expect this from me by now.

#.text #its for an actual reason this time outside of general preference though! #to sorey the best time to have told mikleo he loves him was before he met alisha. and then after. well. thats his secret now #i near constantly think about how sorey views his duty as shepherd. it is not just a title -- it is like chains. #he knows he is going to die some day. and its clear that after he becomes shepherd he knows its going to be soon. #i think a lot of the optimism sorey has is true. to an extent -- he believes the things he says to others. #but he knows some of them are lies. #its a kind of 'if i say it enough times and if i try hard enough then i can will it to be true' kind of mentality #which more often than not writes him off as naive and ignorant. and in some cases that is true. but in others he is often right. which is #why that optimism sounds like pure optimism rather than him trying to force things to turn out well #which is in turn connects to how he knows being the shepherd isnt something that comes without cost. it isnt just the weight that hurts him #and you know he knows this because the realization that he must become maotelus' vessel is not one that comes suddenly #to him. it has always been there. he knew this was going to happen. he does not fear it -- not entirely. it isnt the act of #sleeping or dying that scares him. its what comes after. but not for him. for the people around him. #he is never scared for what may happen to him. only of what may happen to others and how it affects them. #honestly the fact that this mentality came naturally to him is so startling... it came out of nowhere. only was this born #from the way that he loves and protects others. nothing else. #which turns right back around to mikleo. the shepherd is chained down by fate. he will not do the same to mikleo #i think he would do it because he believes hes protecting mikleo of the heart break. because more than anything sorey wants him #to live. after hes gone he wants mikleo to live. and i genuinely cannot think of their relationship as otherwise #because i know full well that the moment mikleo and sorey found out that sorey is human and he is going to die. it changed everything #even if it changed nothing it changed everything. #im going to love you for all of my life and youre going to miss me for the rest of yours. type of relationship. #not to mention sorey has this really large savior complex -- he knows he is hurting himself by doing this (by doing everything #really. the first thing that comes to mind is allowing alisha to become his sublord. if he dies because of their pact #but saves at least one life because of it. then so be it) #but is saving mikleo. which obviously isnt the case. thats never been the case. #but that is how it is and how it must always be. #sorry for the sorey essay. it will happen again

[dutybcrne]

Dawn Winery Head!Kae during Luc’s absence make brain go brr

#☆ ┆ ( .ooc. ); #//Bc canonically he stayed at the Winery at that time; Addie even says so in her letter to Diluc #//I can’t imagine he wouldn’t have stepped up to help run affairs; instead of just lettting them handle everything #//(and forever LOVE the idea that Crepus intended to have Kae run the Winery while he hoped Luc succeeded as Captain/Grand Master) #//So I love imagining him just juggling between Winery duties and Captaincy; the way he manages ALL his current duties #//Having to deal with rumors he keeps acting in the Winery’s favor (is it a wonder he’s wellacquainted w ppl mistrusting him in present day #//Him bringing Winery paperwork with him to Knights HQ to deal with things then; bringing Knights paperwork home to the Winery #//Making sure he’s ALWAYS busy; no matter how stressing it gets; bc he’s gotta make sure EVERYTHING is perfect for Luc to come back to #//Luckily Addie and Elzer doing their part too so everything runs smoothly when Kae can’t do it alone #//On a lighter note; Kae hosting SO many events at the Winery—for partnerships; for appearances sakes; for FUN he can bring Jean into #//Him constantly being thrown by ppl referring to him as the Master of the house; but knowing he CANT deny or it’ll mean headaches for them #//Esp taking Other nobles into consideration; like the Lawrence and other Ragnvindr’s if any #//Tryna dodge marriage prospects/offers like the PLAGUE esp with ppl tryna use partnerships as incentive #//Getting all too well versed in a noble’s world; seeing just how much Crepus likely had to juggle; & learning to lie & schmooze his way #to get what he wants out of people; knowing the best ways to deceive and Ruin while maintaining perfect poise & a spotless reputation #//Well; as spotless as a ward not related by blood to the family can have; in the wake of the blood son leaving #//And considering many nobles prolly scrutinized Kae HARD for running the place in Luc’s stead at first after that fact #//One of Crepus’ boys or not; he deffo had SO much to work around #//Deffo pulled out ALL the stops to build trust and rapport with everyone in Mond he could to ensure the Winery wouldn’t be affected alone #//If it happened to get him valued ties for his OWN purposes and dealings too; well; he’s happy to take all he can get #//Bruh prolly started dressing the way he does now rather than conservatively like Luc bc he saw how Useful it was when dealing with others #//Hated it at first bc the Attention made him squirm uncomfortably; learned to Thrive in it esp when it helped get his way #//Could deal with rumors from THAT just like all the others; making having started out small to get folks accustomed to it #//So it’s not SUCH a drastic change from shy little shadow to Debonair peacock of a young master #//Lessens the chance for unsavory rumors to spiral; and him to develop rep enough to discredit those he Does have to deal with #//Bc how can anyone truly HATE such a beloved young man to all of Mond? #//I wonder if that might have impacted Initial views of Luc at his return; being the way he was w Kae; and Kae quickly having to improv #//So ppl think they’re still on decent enough terms that they’re just bantering w only the years apart being what barrier they have between #//The devil works hard; but damn if 4yr/Early captain era Kae didn’t try and work even Harder #hc; kaeya

[empresskylo]

simon ‘ghost’ riley is a light sleeper. he’s so well trained to be on high alert that even when he’s not on duty he wakes at the smallest sound.

sometimes you’ll get up in the middle of the night and he immediately sits up. “you alright?” he slurs.

you make a small sound of discomfort or wiggle a little too much and his head is turning on the pillow, his eyes on you. and he always asks if you’re okay. you’ve told him he’s being silly and sometimes you just have to get up to go to the bathroom, but you gave up on telling him that—he’s adamant on checking on you.

and anytime he wakes up, no matter where the disturbance comes from, he’s looking over to your side of the bed to make sure you’re okay first.

and if you ever do need him in the middle of the night, all you have to do is whisper his name. he opens his eyes almost immediately and instinctively tightens his arm around you. “everythin’ alright?”

and one time you couldn’t sleep. your face was buried in his chest as he clung to you, the soft rumble of his snores letting you know he was knocked out. you didn’t want to wake him, but you were crying. you barely even moved as you teared up into his chest. suddenly, his hands squeezed you tighter. “whats’a matter?” he coos softly.

you tilt your head up to him teary eyed. “i didn’t mean to wake you.”

he clicks his tongue. “tell me what’s wrong, baby.” his hand gently caressing your face, tucking loose strands of hair behind your ear.

and he’s so protective. if you roll over and out of his hands he’s quick to pull you back into his grip. he likes having his hands on you while he’s sleeping. it makes him feel more secure knowing you’re okay.

when you fall asleep together on the sofa, your body pressed to his, his arms are wrapped around your waist, clutching you closely against him. it doesn’t even matter if he’s too warm, he wants you touching him at all times whenever he’s asleep.

it’s gotten to the point where he can barely sleep when he’s not with you. without you safely in his arms, without being able to physically feel you under his fingertips, it continuously wakes him up. he’s lucky to get two hours in a row without waking.

post that inspired this | my cod masterlist

#ghost #simon riley #ghost cod #ghost x reader #ghost mw2 #simon riley x reader #cod #ghost fanfic #simon riley fanfic #ghost call of duty #ghost angst #cod mw2 #cod fic #call of duty fanfic #mw2 fanfic #mw3 #ghost mw3

[roobylavender]

Hello! I haven’t been in your ask box in awhile but I just read a fic that made me think of you… it’s called The Arc Towards the Sun by ViaLethe and it’s a Hektor/Andromache fanfic but it’s so beautifully written and now that I think about it I feel like there is something there between this couple and Brutalia. There are certain things about Andromache that reminds of Talia and the tragedy of Talia since Andromache is also a character who is tragic, but with Andromache she is supposed to represent the tragedy of what happens to women in war. And there there is Hektor and his role in Troy and Bruce’s role in Gotham…

i LOOOOOOVE brutalia/hektomache parallels omg i shall definitely be reading

#outbox #i also think i have mentioned this before but i love to think that brutalia's roles are interchangeable within this parallel as well #not on a critical level ig bc like you said there is something very pointed about andromache as a representation of women in war #but on an emotional level in the sense that talia is also very hektor like in terms of her commitments #and bruce is also a bit like andromache in the sense that he can't really win talia over to him. not entirely. bc duty always comes first