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ejundo · 6 months

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˗ ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

loud outgoing m. reader x introverted cold quiet oc [damien z.]

warnings . + ♡

semi-public ? , hickeys [claiming?} , teasing , alcohol , drinking , drunk sex, hate sex blabla, pwop, slight bruise (just aggressive sex) , manhandling, .. spit for lube, not proofread , reader is implied to have a cock. bad grammar&purposely lowercase! ｡>﹏<｡

smut fem dni. ty!

it's... a mystery to how you and damien zicado ever became friends... the two of you had always had pointless arguments and were clearly polar opposites, everything about you guys. whether it would be the... style! or your personalities. it was different.

see.. you were extremely obnoxious and loud, in a somewhat comforting way. to the point it aggravated damien heavily, you and damien just couldn't stand each other at all. you. thinking of damien as a boring boy who had nothing interesting about him, of course you weren’t wrong. there was nothing intriguing about damien, yet that didn’t stop him from having a decent amount of friends, those same friends being your friends and that is how you met!

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"damien, you are seriously annoying the hell out of me!" the angry voice spat out your angry voice, you and damien zicado were in a heated argument their only friends who had invited them had went off .. somewhere in the loud club. it was honestly a surprise that the two could even hear each other bickering back and forth.

your face was scrunched up as your eyes squinted at damien giving him a weird look. he simply rolled his eyes at you "oh wow really? me? annoying? woah! get this y.n l.n im not you! " damien spat back. continuing to go off on each other, some people looking at you and him with concern.

damien furrowed his eyebrows the alcohol was fueling his anger as he looked at your figure with hate yet a hint of lust could be seen behind those eyes and it was clear that the two wanted each other so.. badly. well.. he wanted you so badly. the lust was evident and practically surrounded him. causing you to be as enchanted, that didn’t stop you from talking back to him.

though…

in a flash, you were suddenly grabbed by your wrist and held against the wall that damien was previously leaning on "you never know when to shut up. well let me just help you out yeah?" blinking rapidly you didn’t know what to feel other then shock. a whimper left your lips as both his hands held yours against the wall.

by the way damien was holding your wrist it was clear that it would leave a somewhat bruise. his grip tightened as damien pulled you in, lips connecting as damien leaned into it, to shocked to even process what was happening you just let it happen. confusion overwhelmed your body as you tried processing the situation. kissing a hot dude— or rather making out with a hot dude after some heated argument. both a loss and a win?

you had tried to calm down before realizing that he taking a deep breath through his nose and leaned into the session, tongue and all.

the grip on your wrist loosened and soon enough it turned into a more passionate and heated kiss, smiling in relief as you wrapped ur arms gently around his neck. damien opened his eyes and remembered that you and him were still in public

“mmm, as much as i want to show everybody how good i’m gonna treat you… we wouldn’t want to be seen as those types of people right baby?..” damien hummed as he caressed your waist. you could only nod a smile on your lips as you held onto damien for dear life…. this man was doing something to you.

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you heavily panted as you stared hatefully at damien throuh the mirror,all he was doing was prepping you with his finger and you were acting a mess..

“f..-ngh! fuck….” you gripped onto the bathroom sink as your legs shook uncontrollably. “damien….th…iss is extremely, unsanitary…..” you hissed, damien hummed as he patted your right ass cheek gently. He looked at you through the mirror making direct eye contact, a grin plastering on his face as he watched you become flustered at the contact.

“that’s to bad?… if you want me so badly then you can deal with it.” damien pulled his fingers out a whine emerging from your lips at the sudden emptiness only to be silenced by damien’s fingers “be a good boy and clean ‘em. please.” he said quietly, you did as told damien watching you intently before focusing his self to your ass? or rather something else. you shook your head and continued sucking on the fingers.

you observed your appearance, obviously looking more disheveled compared to damien as half of your clothes were discarded except for your shirt… surprisingly… meanwhile damien was still fully dressed in his lazy clothing… despite going to a club he still wore baggy lazy clothing… no wonder you hate him.

rolling your eyes you opened your mouth to signal that you were done cleaning the fingers. he dragged them lazily out of your mouth and rested his other hand on your hip, now using his dominant hand. focused on the mirror u watched as damien pulled a condom out of his pocket raising an eyebrow. was he planning this or did he just want to get a fuck?

shaking the thought you let out a soft sigh until you hears damien spit, you looked back at him and watched as he lathered the spit “you bought a condom but not lube?” damien glanced over to you, he furrowed his eyebrows before focusing back on his own cock.

you were surprised he didn’t say anything back but shrugged it off. “if you want to stop, safe word is…. green. and if you cant speak, knock harshly on the sink 4 times, alright?” you nodded, and held the counter.

damien wasted no time in fucking you, he slammed in a gasp erupted from your mouth as you lifted your leg in surprised, “hng— fuck!—“ you held your mouth as damien went at an almost inhumane speed. well, thats how it seemed.

groans and grunts were coming from damien meanwhile loud whines and whimpers erupted from you, legs shaking and back arched as sweat trailed down your face and legs. taking a glance into the mirror damien looked like he was in a trance. removing your hand you replaced it with the sink gripping tightly and harshly, "mmhnn.. fuck!- damien..." whispering his name. He was holding your waist so tightly you were extra positive you were gonna get bruises.. seeing that a bruise was forming on your wrist from earlier... many minutes later, you were reaching ur climax "dami- hnhh.. im gonna cum......" you whimpered as you stared up at the mirror, you didn't expect to see damien staring right back, with a grunt he nodded, possibly saying that you could cum. not like you were gonna listen if he told you not too..

and so, you held the sink even tighter as your back arched a loud whine erupting as you reached your climax, the white goo shooting to the floor. damien followed behind as he stopped thrusting. though it was weird.. as you could feel the warmth of his cum seeping inside.

"i thought you wore a condom..." you managed to mutter, he pulled his cock out before glancing at the broken condom. "woops... i don't have anything and I hope you don't either.." you simply shook your head. "im not a hoe." damien rolled his eyes before his head snapped towards the noise, causing for you to look aswell.

it was his and your friend staring at the two of you. with pure shock on their faces..

"err.. awkward..?"

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this didn't take aslong as i thought it would? BUT i am glad that i finally posted something after like.. 4 weeks. maybe idfk..? but ATLAS! i am donee :3 i hoped you enjoyed meeting damien "zicardo" Z. !!!!!! meowmeow byeee [MY REQUEST ARE OPENN!! pls request i need more motivation.. and you guys are able to ask literally anything idm :D]

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softcitrus2345 · 6 months

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Slowly but surely chipping away at these prompts!! TTwTT 13. fREaKy FrIDaY - Damien and Matt going through some body swap shenanigans XP I love these two so much and the idea of them swapping bodies is so fun; they have such polar opposite personalities and seeing Matt's stiff demeanor in Damien's normally jittery body is so funny to me (and vice versa, seeing Matt's face and body language change to Damien's sorta softer and wimpy/nervous energy is so weird to see XDD)

That must've been SO AWKWARD for Matt and Vanessa once they realized what was going on LMAO Imagine going to bed like normal and waking up next to your best friend's wIFE.. CALLING YOU PET NAMES?? 💀 I'd disintegrate on the spot BFHISDKGJS Not two seconds after the last panel Matt definitely jumped out of his skin and fell off of the bed with a loud ass THUMP

Meanwhile Damien's on the other end trying to call them to no avail HAHFSDIG

Man it was so weird drawing Matt and Damien with stubble, I'm so used to their babyfaces!! 😭

#feedist kinktober #softcitrus damien #softcitrus matt #softcitrus vanessa #body swap #male body swap #bhm weight gain #bhm belly #weight gain #softcitrus comic

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riptideripley · 10 months

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I wanted to know if you could do a Rhea Ripley x fem reader imagine, where R is like this blonde/or poc bombshell kinda of like Kelly Kelly. Most wrestlers look at her as a valet and like really ditzy, but she’s with the judgement day. Like she always wears pink and white, versus them wearing black and purple, but during a feud with another group they just insult her and Rhea tries to stick up for her. Then she proves herself in the ring by beating down her opponent, and they’re all like we never knew you could do that. Then it’s kinda Rhea taking her more seriously as a wrestler. Bonus if they’re already dating, and Rhea never really saw her as more than a valet and she just wants to prove herself. Thank You!!!!!

The Valet

summary:You were the valet for the Judgement day. With close studying of matches,you had a few tricks up your sleeve and finally got to showcase them

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a/n:tried my best with this,sorry for the wait!

You were a new addition to the Judgement day,everyone saw you differently than the rest of the group. Your personality was completely different than the rest of the group and you were their Valet. You were also known as Rhea’s girlfriend,being with her for 2 years. Your attire was different,personality,everything. So often people saw you as a ditzy woman.

You were backstage sitting on Rhea’s lap before the promo with Damage Ctrl. You checked the time and got up to fix your outfit,along with a few final touches to your makeup. Rhea smiled,she loved your personality and just you in general. People wondered how you two were even a couple due to you having polar opposite wrestling personalities but outside of WWE she was just the same as you. “You ready princess?” she asked sticking her hand out. “Of course!” you responded and took her hand,walking to the gorilla alongside the rest of the Judgement day.

The music cued and you all walked out,Rhea with a microphone in her hand. “Now now Bayley. Don’t get beside yourself,I mean come on you really think you could beat me?” Rhea spoke as she got in the ring with the assistance of Dominik. You got in with her and stood next to her,clinging onto her arm like a baby while holding her title across your shoulder. Just when Rhea was about to speak,Dakota interrupted her. “Of course she can! As long as your silly dumb bitch doesn’t get involved.” she spoke,pointing at you. Rhea clenched her jaw looking down at you,making you look up at her. You gently dropped her title and stared at Dakota,her mocking how you skip with your hands behind your back when walking with the Judgement day.

Rhea was about to speak when you suddenly kicked Dakota in her stomach making her drop instantly. You threw several blows at Bayley and Iyo,knocking them off as you grabbed Dakota. You wrapped your hand around her throat and lifted her up,choke slamming her into the mat. Rhea stood there in shock along with Damien,Finn and Dominik cheered you on along with the crowd. You drop kicked and head butted Bayley,grabbing Iyo’s hand and twisting it slowly before throwing her out of the ring. You then dragged Dakota into the center of the mat,climbing to the top rope and doing a moonsault. You then got up smiling and did a cute finger wave towards Dakota(similar to Rhea),jumping onto Rhea’s back. Dominik grabs Rhea’s title as he helps you two out of the ring,Finn and Damien following.

“That was amazing!” Dom spoke once backstage,making you smile. “Never knew you had that in you (your name)..think we need to schedule you a match with Dakota soon” Damien said,getting a hum of agreement from Rhea. “Not unless I get some training first” you told him making Rhea’s eyes widen a little. “You did all of that..with no training?” “Mhm! I just pay very close attention to your matches along with others” you responded and planted a kiss to her cheek. She smiled and gave you a soft kiss,dragging you to Vince’s office. “Vince,I have a request. Can we start getting her into training along with matches? I mean you saw how she was tonight” she asked politely glancing at Triple H in the corner. They exchanged a look of agreement and nodded,accepting her request.

From that day forward,you wrestled alongside Rhea. She began taking you more seriously in wrestling and you were the new tag team champions.

#wwe #wwe x reader #judgement day #rhea ripley #dominik mysterio #damien priest #finn balor #damage ctrl

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lizzybeth1986 · 7 months

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Nadia Park: The Moral Epicenter of "Perfect Match"

Nadia has, in some ways, been a polarizing figure amongst Perfect Match stans ever since the series debuted back in 2018. A lot of us loved her spunk, spark, humour and optimism, but there were just as many who found her "annoying", looked down on her for "ditching the group" in Book 2, and dubbed her love for Steve as a " crazy obsession". Of course, there is very little that is accurate about such descriptions and there would be very little chance some in the fandom would view her this way if she were a white woman - and besides, such views entirely miss the point on why Perfect Match needed a character like Nadia.

Nadia starts out as the only member of the MC's (canonically large) family that we see, and the Park cousins often see themselves as a unit, who do most things together and look out for each other.

Her attempts to find true love through Eros, and her recommendation of their services to the MC, is what kickstarts the story, and the series itself ends with the cousins reflecting together on their experiences. She is also an artist, and seeing her beau Steve describe her work as "indescribable" is our first indicator of the Matches' most obvious flaw: that they can't interpret meaning from, or attribute emotion to, the abstract.

But over and above all else - Nadia is the eternal optimist. While in the abstract, her thoughts may seem quite morbid, at heart she is someone who believes the best of the people she meets and tends to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. This is in stark contrast to Damien, who is known for his extreme skepticism.

There are different ways Nadia's optimism is viewed throughout the story. By Damien, by the MC, by the people around her - both those who love her and those who grow to love her. Sometimes as an optimism so extreme as to be borderline ridiculous, sometimes as naïveté. But the value of the perspective she brings can only be understood when you look at the theme that is so central to the series.

What Does It Mean To Be A Person?

Simply put, Perfect Match is first and foremost about personhood, identity, and what it means to be human. It starts out with the possible premise of whether androids are human enough. Both the characters in the book as well as many readers in the fandom initially viewed the Matches as inferior to the "actual human beings" in the series, when it was running. But PM managed to turn such an idea on its head. Even now, the narrative has a deft way of making us ask questions about what personhood and senitence could mean.

Shortly after the MC discovers the truth about Hayden (PM1 Ch10), Sloane says the following about the idea of Hayden being "a machine": We are all machines...Your nervous system works on electrical impulses, and your emotions are regulated by chemicals in your brain. It's just that you're a machine of blood and bone, and s/he's a machine of metal and plastic.

More specifically, the core theme of PM is about how personhood doesn't emerge merely from being creatures of blood, bone and brain; how there is a lot more nuance to the concept of humanity than just that, or just emotions, or just free will. It asks us to explore what being human means to us, what it means to have a soul of one's own. It questions the logic of feeling superior to any sentient being who isn't built exactly like us.

Hayden Young - the MC's Perfect Match - is the character that embodies this core idea, with their questions, their conflicts, and their desire to know more about themselves and their world. The fact that they evolve far beyond their programming challenges the simplistic notion that they are not "person enough", that they can be more easily controlled than humans. Their true beginning as a character begins from the moment they ask "How do you open your mouth and tell someone you don't feel real?" and keeps evolving from that point.

Other Matches show elements of this internal conflict too, though not to the extent Hayden does; Steve chooses to embrace the identity Eros has given him rather than challenge it, Dames' personality stops him from attacking the MC even when Cecile overrides his programming. Harley's mission takes a backseat when they fall in love with Cecile, who is ironically the more inhuman person in that dynamic.

Keegan has their own doubts about Rowan and Cecile, and attempts to find out - through their discussion with the MC - whether the outside world is really worth trusting. All the Matches are programmed a certain way, to achieve certain goals. Yet, each of these Matches find their own ways to exercise their independence.

How does the human end of this fare? That is a question that has varying answers throughout the book, across different characters.

Thematically, Rowan and Cecile perhaps inhabit the bottom-most tier of this hierarchy. They are the villains of the series, and their defeat is the high point of the story. Their villainy manifests in two ways: first, in the way they treat the Matches, their "children" (using and abusing them, discarding them whenever convenient, gaslighting the ones who have only them to turn to, violating every possible boundary to get what they want), and second, in the way they treat other human beings.

They celebrate the pain of other people (Khaan, Damien, the guard Hayden hurts at the SF HQ) when it suits their aims (The Siren Project, mapping the human soul).

Rowan and Cecile are the direct antithesis to the idea that humans could be "superior". They are proof that a person could physically be a "human" yet completely lack humanity.

You also have characters like Damien and Alana. People who are human, people who do possess some compassion and empathy, yet allow their cynicism to justify words and acts of casual cruelty, and engage in dehumanizing the Matches. They prefer to save their empathy only for those they like.

Damien calls Hayden "nuts and bolts, computer for a brain" in a dialogue option (PM1 Ch10), and insists on throwing Hayden and Sloane back into the clutches of Eros, even though they have literally just saved the group. Alana herself actually betrays the entire group to Eros with little to no remorse, and is shown often speaking of the Matches in dehumanizing terms.

(last two screenshots are from the Jazmine Cadena YouTube channel, and only show up if you didn't save Steve in Book 1)

While some may claim that Damien and Alana's suspicions and behaviour are understandable, and the narrative itself doesn't exactly require them to apologise for their behaviour...the harm that their language and beliefs generate lasts beyond those stray moments. For instance, Hayden themselves later confirms how much they dread being viewed as an object and the level of discrimination they will face, once they reveal who they are at Winona's talk show:

Eventually, Damien and Alana are required to change their mind to an extent at least. Once they're deeply involved in exposing Eros, there are less occurances of them using dehumanizing language. They are required to at least work with both people and androids whose views differ from theirs, and tone down the hostility, to achieve their goals.

Damien's story starts with him being a man who is forever suspicious and warning his friends about the relationships they choose to be in. As the story progresses, he learns to open up more, trust his allies more, and eventually even attempts to gently talk Keegan out of killing Cecile just to save them. While he never apologizes to Hayden and Sloane - the people he had harmed - for his earlier behaviour, he still manages to look out for them.

Alana's story begins with her desire to not be tied down yet still have some sort of home base to return to, as well as deep-seated insecurities about her own worth as a partner and friend. While it isn't fully known how much she changes with regards to her attitude towards the Matches, she does take a step back in her jibes and insults, co-operating with the ones who are clear allies, and following the law when it comes to Sirens like Harley.

Sloane and Khaan navigate their relationships with the Matches very differently, having played significant roles in creating and shaping them. Sloane, in particular, believes in the rights of the Matches, and is one of their most passionate defenders. She literally quits her job and betrays her company to save Hayden, and is disgusted by Eros' abusive practices towards the Matches. Khaan is fascinated with the growth the Matches have shown since he'd left Eros five years ago, and tries his best to ensure that Rowan and Cecile cannot make assassins out of them.

However, even with all these good intentions, even Sloane and Khaan cannot fully escape some of their own deep-seated biases as human beings. In PM2 Ch 6, Sloane and Khaan speak of Hayden's many skills as if they're a science project, and when the MC adopts UWU, Sloane repeatedly compares Hayden to them. Both times, Hayden voices their discomfort, which is goes mostly ignored.

After an entire day of grappling with different issues - including Sloane and Khaan leaning into technical-speak when talking about them - Hayden calls them out on the damaging impact of their words:

As with Damien and Alana, Khaan and Sloane aren't exactly required to apologize for this either, or even view the way they speak of Hayden as a problem. But the group as a whole doesn't repeat this behaviour again, especially once the battle with Eros is really on and they learn more and more about the other Matches. Eventually, as CEOs, the two can demand for the investors to stall the Match program and replace it with a rehabilitation program for the remaining Matches. When the MC shows an interest in rehabilitating Harley, Sloane confesses that she, too, finds that the best option. If we do not win Keegan's trust, it is Sloane and Khaan's plans to help the Matches, that makes them reach out.

The MC

Where does the MC fit in all this? That depends on the player. The MC begins by viewing Hayden and Sloane with suspicion (PM1 Ch 10), and rightfully so. Both they and Nadia were the ones directly affected - as clients who were duped and later targeted by the company (who - at this point - Sloane represents).

No matter which choices one goes for when they first question Sloane, the MC begins by viewing Hayden as a con artist who betrayed them. Once Sloane explains Hayden's plight to them, the MC has the option of either viewing them with empathy and compassion (like Sloane does), or with a distinct lack of either (as Damien and later Alana do). They can also choose to either trust Sloane, or demand she earn back the trust she'd lost.

As the series progresses, the MC becomes friendlier and nicer to the two by default, and advocates for the group to rescue Hayden at the Arctic HQ. By Book 2, whether we have saved Steve or not, the MC cares about both Hayden and Steve as an integral part of their group, by default.

Dames does mention, in PM2 Ch1, that the MC's response to learning his identity was different from everyone else's. "You sat next to me and asked me if I was okay [...] you didnt treat me like...whatever I am". By default, the MC is respected and trusted in the group for their compassion by default.

With the appearance of Keegan in PM2 Ch12, the MC is truly faced with the question of how they view the Matches in general. Not just the ones they are friends with/in love with - but the ones they have seen only in passing, the ones they have never met...the ones they have never built any sort of relationship with. The narrative treats this scene as a turning point for the MC - their response to Keegan dictates whether Keegan's flawed worldview (fed by Eros) will change. It dictates how they will act in the series finale - leaving Cecile to the authorities rather than killing her themself all boils down to whether they trust the MC enough to accept their sound advice.

Emphasizing the rights of every Match allows Keegan to learn to trust the outside world; admitting the MC only gives a damn about the Matches they know personally only confirms Keegan's biases. Even if you're a player who is vehemently anti-robot and would like to refer to the "Match" characters in the story as objects...the narrative itself encourages you to think otherwise, or to at least pretend to do so to save your own skin. It is, eventually, the MC who is credited with encouraging certain Matches (like Dames and Keegan) to trust more human beings and hope for a better future.

But How is Nadia the Moral Center of This Book?

So far, we've spoken about the different approaches the other characters (esp the LIs) take to the question of the Matches. We have the skepticism of Damien, Alana's prejudices, and the tendency to be careless with one's language in Khaan and Sloane. In the middle of all this, the MC is allowed to choose which view they align with more (unless it's Rowan and Cecile's). So where does Nadia fit in here?

To understand this, we must go back to the role Rowan and Cecile have to play in the story. As mentioned earlier, they are the villains that the group is meant to ultimately defeat. There is nothing particularly redeemable about them, even in playthroughs where the MC can turn on the charm and flirt with Cecile. Both of them are arrogant, power-hungry, and consistently look down on both Matches and other humans alike.

They also completely, and consistently, lack empathy. No matter who is harmed in the wake of their deranged experiments. We are shown, time and again, a Rowan and Cecile whose victims are left bleeding, hurt, and traumatized - and never given even basic medical attention (eg. Cecile celebrates the advancement of the Siren Project when a Match breaks Khaan's arm, and again when Hayden hurts the human Eros guard at the SF HQ... instead of actually calling for a medic to treat them). In fact, the more pain they inflict, the happier Rowan and Cecile feel.

You cannot find a more direct contrast to this mindset than Nadia's. Not only is she someone with an inherently nurturant personality, someone who protects the people she loves - she is also incredibly empathetic. Very often in the story (especially Book 1) we find her constantly regulating the group's emotional responses. When they seem morose and pessimistic, she demands for them to enjoy the moment. (Some good examples of these are the screenshots below and when she forces everyone out of their "sulky pity party" post the humiliation on Winona's show):

But when the group tries (unconvincingly) to maintain a sense of calm in an abnormal situation, Nadia is emphatic on being honest about the gravity of what's happening:

She also has a keen sense of intuition. When Steve goes missing, with a harsh note indicating that he is leaving her, Nadia is insistent that the real situation can't be as simple. She even formulates an "evidence board" to convince the MC and Damien that they should investigate his disappearance further:

The most obvious conclusion the Park cousins can draw, is that Steve wasn't who Nadia thought he was and had unceremoniously dumped her. But it is Nadia who takes the initiative to look back further on the experiences she has had so far with him, and understand that something doesn't quite add up. It is her insistence that gets Damien and the MC to search further and find Gary, that makes Eros have to recall the model, that eventually gives Steve and Nadia a second chance as a couple (either at Arctic HQ if you save him, or in Tokyo if you don't). The fandom often called this Nadia's "weird obsession", but a desire to not want to give up on others is a trait entirely unique to her and isn't just restricted to Steve.

Nadia is also unapologetic about how she feels or how deep those feelings go - nor does she take half-measures when it comes to protecting Steve. Especially once Eros demands for Hayden and Steve to be given to them (or, in the story where one doesn't save Steve at the Arctic HQ - where the group manages to take Steve with them in Tokyo), she looks out for Steve and makes more efforts to understand his needs. Her brief departure from the group (after funding most of their travel and staying expenses) is both an attempt to return to her job and to allow Steve the space to embrace the identity that Eros gave him. She ensures that he isn't too deeply involved in the fighting and investigating that the rest of the group does. She also understands that while the group can still operate pretty well without her, Steve still needs her support more, to rebuild his own life.

Both Nadia and Steve bear scars from what Eros did to them in Book 1, and - depending on when Steve is saved from Eros - seek to navigate their relationship differently from how they did in the beginning. You will notice that in PM1 (esp Chs 3-5), their relationship progresses at a rate that alarms everyone (including Eros, who note that it is going "ahead of timeline"). By Ch 3 they have moved in together, and by Cedar Rest, Nadia drops heavy hints about being interested in marriage.

Nadia learns and grows from this experience. Once she reunites with Steve, she doesn't take initiative herself to pop the question, instead allowing Steve to determine the pace he is more comfortable with for their relationship. If he was part of the group at the end of PM1, the relationship proceeds at a much more relaxed pace in the second book, culminating in a wedding proposal from him in the finale (he also seems hopeful about the prospect mid-book, responding to a speculation that they may get married in PM2 Ch 7 with "never say never"). If not, they have to rebuild that relationship from scratch.

In a lot of ways, the experience of losing Steve and then understanding who he truly is, makes her not only protective of him but also determined not to repeat what could be past mistakes ("rushing" the relationship, asking questions for which Steve may not necessarily have the answers).

At no point in the story does Nadia ever judge Steve, either before she knows the truth or after Sloane confesses. She senses deeper issues when he leaves, and is reluctant to hate on him as a person even after she confronts Gary. Once she discovers the truth from Sloane, she wastes no time in viewing him as a victim of this situation (which he is!).

On its own, this is great. But what perhaps makes Nadia unique from the other (esp human) characters, is that her empathy isn't restricted to those she is directly attached to, and she doesn't wait to have a deeper connection with Match before wholeheartedly supporting their rights and defending them.

The MC can choose to say similar things and act in a similar manner. But if the player has them respond otherwise, it is Nadia who consistently argues for treating the Matches like the sentient beings...for the persons...that they are. It is Nadia who consistently believes they are worthy of respect and deserve their rights. Anf It is Nadia who is, by default, the most powerful counterpoint to the twisted beliefs of Rowan and Cecile.

Even before Sloane can properly explain Hayden's predicament to a suspicious MC, it is Nadia who realizes that Hayden (and by extension Steve) is innocent. It is Nadia who stands up for Hayden against Damien and Alana, and agrees first to support them. Among the entire group, she is the one who most consistently calls out her friends when they dehumanize and objectify a Match. Even Steve, the Match she loves, is expected to understand this and lend his support to fellow Matches. If he does seem to falter in doing so, she doesn't hesitate to remind him.

This is an approach that most of the group, and most of the "good" characters in the story, follow by the end of the book - but it is clearly Nadia who follows it first, and exemplifies this respect and sensitivity for all sentient beings best.

If Rowan and Cecile are utterly devoid of empathy and humanity, Nadia is the one who is full to the brim with it.

The MC can be credited with changing their minds if they insist that every Match deserves the same respect, the same rights as any human being. But it is Nadia who - in every way, and in almost every scene she is a part of - truly embodies this principle.

At a very important turning point in PM2, Keegan can ask the MC why they care so much about the Matches, why they put themselves at risk for them. The narrative indicates to us that our response changes the way Keegan (who later becomes a powerful union leader for the surviving Matches in the series finale) views not only us but humans as a race. And if the MC treats them with respect and compassion, it allows them to break out of Eros' brainwashing and gaslighting and accept a newer perspective on the world.

Tagging @nadiaparkappreciationweek and @sazanes for NPAD!

#nadia park #perfect match #nadiaparkappreciationday #NPAD #NPAD 2023 #lizzybeth1986 #content: meta #content: essay

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nebulanightsky · 4 months

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Nah he'll get executed in the end :>

#Another goofy ah post #nebula doodles #Just what i've imagined when dream got out of the cell #Had me giggling while making this #Based on the anime i watched; jujutsu kaisen #jmv #dreamswap #dreamswap dream #damien polarity #jmv obsidian #toasty cinematic universe #Corrupted ds dream #Out of context #Edit: Actually i wanna see obsidian getting butt kicked by cor. dream hehwheheh

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freyfall · 3 months

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So who are obsidian and jade?

so damien (obsidian) and adrien (jade) are two characters of mine that come from a series that is tangentially related to the undertale multiverse. it was originally called jade's multiverse, or jmv (because adrien, then jade, was the titular character,) but i've renamed it to be called 'polarity'.

this name comes from the focus on positive and negative magic that has roots in dreamtale (an undertale au). there were physical extreme manifestations of positive and negative magic, named radiance and corruption, as canonized in the 'toasty cinematic universe', which is a 100k-word-ish-long roleplay containing jmv characters alongside characters from other utmv aus (DINTIS and dreamswap)*. if you consider the spectrum of magic to be a magnet, radiance and corruption are the different polar ends (north and south, radiance and corruption, positive and negative, you get the picture). thus, polarity. im so clever

the tl;dr of damien and adrien is that they're both magical spirits that inhabit semi-human hosts and are a guardian of a magical tree that is the font of light and dark magic. damien is the guardian of dark magic, and adrien is the guardian of light magic. in the lore of polarity specifically, these guardians are quasi-immortal and do not die of old age or illness. when killed, these guardians will reincarnate into a randomly chosen family somewhere across the world of polarity, avatar the last airbender style. adrien is around 5 years older than damien, and both were born into separate families before being taken away and brought to the tree where they grew up together. later in the story, damien takes all the magic from the tree and becomes... basically a god, with all the power it gives him, and adrien, not wanting to leave damien or for damien to leave him, follows suit quite powerlessly as damien begins world conquest. there's a shit ton more of important context and detail (cough cough more lore and also like, character motivations) but this is a SIMPLE QUESTION being asked of me i will NOT go on for a million years

also important, adrien and damien's relationship has gone through a looot of iterations, mostly because i created them six years ago when i was a teenager and put like... so much edgy stuff in it without rhyme or reason. their relationship was originally a cesspool of one-sided abuse and trauma inflicted onto adrien, and it kind of still is, and the codependency is a huge theme i want to continue exploring with them, but to do that i have to like, rewrite their whole origin story, etc etc, explain how adrien came to live with damien, rewrite literally every other character because it's an ensemble cast and they also got Beam of Edgy Teenager that i need to fix, so on and so forth...

anyways i've been like. i've been thinking about them. can you tell

(*the tcu was important in experimenting with a lot of the polarity characters, but i no longer consider its events canon to polarity because a lot of the things i am going to rewrite into polarity will directly contradict things established in the tcu.)

#it's so hard to explain my niche utmv au/ocs because i dont know if anon knows anything about utmv at all since i mostly post mcyt now LOL #SO IM LIKE. DO I EXPLAIN FROM THE BEGINNING OR...#polarity #adrien polarity #damien polarity #polarity asks

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starpoof · 1 year

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Foreign Kids Parents headcanons

Ok I know at least half of them are orphans but just hear me out.

Pip- Ok so as we all know his parents are dead. He was an orphan for a while but was then taken in by a foster mom named Millie when he came to south park. She's very nice but kind of strict and also very competitive.

Damien- He's got Satan as his father, he came back to hell after dying. But it took a while, and Damien had to rule Hell by himself for a little while. It was stressful.

Gregory- He has two mom's, April and Rouge, because I said so. April is his bio mother. Shortly after she found out she was pregnant, his father left her. After that, she met Rouge. Rouge helped her with the tough time she was going through, comforting her, taking care of her while she was pregnant, and even being with her during labor. They grew close and fell in love during this time, and after taking care of Gregory together for a few months, decided to get married. They are now one big happy family.

Christophe- He live with his mother Delilah. Shes very strict, but their relationship has improved overtime. He still gets grounded a lot and they have a lot of disagreements, but they still love each other overall.

Estella- Lives with a foster father named Bill. They are complete polar opposites. A very rude and independent girl living with a very nice man. However, opposites do attract, so they have a good relationship most of the time.

Pocket- The opposite of Gregory, instead of two mom's, he has two foster dads. Rey and Pillow. Pillow is handicapped and spends a lot of time in a wheelchair. Overall, they're a great bunch of people.

#south park #foreign kids #south park foreign kids #pip pirrip #damien thorn #gregory of yardale #christophe delorne #estella havisham #herbert pocket

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eccentric-ocean · 2 months

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Just finished Throne in the Dark by AK Caggiano. Which is a fun fantasy novel about the son of a demon going on a big quest, and accidentally getting stuck with his polar opposite for the journey. There's magic and evil creatures and a wonderful slow-burn romance. I can only praise the world-building and how skillfully the author manages to deliver information, without dumping it on the reader. Humor always breaks the tension in a perfect way.

I did think the ending was a little rushed, and not satisfying in that... you've got to read the next book to know what's gonna happen!! It's definitely not a standalone, I've never felt the need to begin the next book in a series immediately like this!! (Though I don't read that many series.) But it's a good place to pause the story.

Now for spoilers:

It's pretty amazing how the parent that's stuck in a crystal comes off as the best parent. Especially considering that he's literally a demon. Like, we don't see that much of him, but he's a good listener, appears to cherish his son sincerely. In contrast, Amma's parents are not giving her as much autonomy as Damien gets.

He may feel a sense of duty but his father tells him he doesn't have to do this. Recognizes that it takes a toll. Amma's mother is very firm in pushing her to Cedric, convinced that it's just the way of life. Women get married off to strangers, that's just how things are. It hurts to think Amma can't even tell her the truth of what he did to her.

Anyway, I confess that with the last big battle, I'd almost forgotten Amma didn't know what Damien's plan was. And I'm not sure if it'd been exposed so precisely before - I mean the destroying the realm bit. So yeah, I can see how that would be shocking. I HAVE to read the next book now. Also cuz they still haven't kissed yet (have they briefly? i think i'd remember even though i did some of my reading around 3 am) A WHOLE book of mutual yearning. But honestly can't complain, I really enjoyed it.

#throne in the dark #ak caggiano #a.k. caggiano #books #reading

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friendlyfaded · 1 year

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assorted redacted headcanons (some holiday related, some just general) that have come to mind because i’m about to spend Way Too Long with my family for the holidays:

sam fucking hates the show “the virginian”. darlin puts it on, not because they like it but because they think it’s funny to watch sam get all grumbly.

milo has a list on his phone specifically for the wild shit asher says. he calls it his ‘asher quote book’ and it includes such gems as “what kind of jeans are they?” “they’re my jeans.” and “ballerinas. they do, like, nutcracker and such.”

vincent does not know how to wrap gifts. like, at all. one year, he gave lovely a gift ‘wrapped’ in several walmart bags and duct tape. they cried because they were laughing so hard.

guy loves to climb things. it does not matter what thing it is, it will be climbed and he will be the one doing the climbing.

david makes the best fucking turkey. he knows all the tricks. pack members have called him every holiday without fail to ask for help with their turkeys.

gavin’s favorite holiday used to be saturnalia. now that it isn’t celebrated anymore, his favorite is friendsgiving.

aaron collects bars of soap. he has about forty different soaps, each with different scents, shapes, and colors. smartass teases him about it, but they also get him new soap every time they end up in the vicinity of a specialty shop.

darlin and asher love the polar express. the rest of the pack fucking hates it.

lasko says “oh i guess i’ll go fuck myself” every time something mildly inconvenient happens.

damien makes a list for huxley every time he has to pack stuff to go on a trip because huxley always forgets something, and the thing he forgets is different every time.

#redacted asmr #redacted headcanons

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alcamcat · 1 year

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Erik’s fraternal support

The brothers have a very strong bond and have always tried to support each other, even in the Abyssal Plains. Now that they are in the human world, they are freer in their actions and they continue to help each other even without magic. How does Erik show his support? A glimpse at how he uses his own skills to help his brothers. (The other brothers get their own scenarios)

-I don't own the game or the characters-

Erik is one of the brothers who are generally a bit quieter. That's one of the reasons why his brothers are always happy to reach out to him when they're stressed or just want to withdraw for a bit without really being alone. Because of the education he received in his old life, Erik has a good sense of when one of his brothers might need a calming influence. The first few weeks and months in the new world are challenging for the five and Erik likes to help his brothers to make it a little easier for them. Especially his older brother James never really had the time to relax or just let go. For this reason, Erik helps him out in the kitchen from time to time. In these cases, Erik will not ask many questions or discuss. He'll just do what James tells him to do. Most of the time he helps by doing the prep work, simple cutting jobs while James rants to himself because another brother has done something stupid or he is generally upset about something. If James wants to talk about it afterwards, Erik is prepared, but he doesn't push it. When it comes to spreading some relaxation and calm, Erik also likes to use a piano or another instrument, which he has learned to use almost to perfection a long time ago. Especially Matthew, one of the brothers who is rather bright and restless, can relax better with the euphonious notes of various pieces and melodies. Usually it doesn't take long once Erik starts playing and he feels his brother's presence. Matthew won't sit down next to him, but will find a comfortable spot within the room. Whether he continues to play with what he had in his hand at the time or simply closes his eyes, Erik will know at the latest when Matthew has baked his favorite pastries a few days later that his brother has enjoyed the break.

The day had been rather relaxed. They hadn't been in this town long, hadn't seen all the sights by a long shot, but at least a few of his brothers, himself included, had found new food sources. They wanted to end the evening with a meal together, so James went shopping with Sam and Matthew while Erik stayed at home and watched a documentary about polar shifts with Damien.

Just before the documentary ended, the front door opened and a grumpy Sam entered. "It wasn't my fault!" he called behind him as he balanced grocery bags on his arms to carry them to the kitchen. "Of course. Who else would be stupid enough to try that?” Matthew followed him, laughing. But it was James, who appeared in the door last, that caught Erik's attention. On the outside he seemed normal, almost relaxed, but Erik recognized from the minimally changed posture how annoyed his big brother really was.

A few minutes later the tumult had died down. Sam and Matthew sat laughing in front of the games console while Damien watched them from the armchair. James had retired to the kitchen to put away the groceries and then prepare dinner. Erik took the chance and slipped into the kitchen. "What can I do?" James looked up at his brother's words, his shoulders tensing briefly before relaxing. "You can cut the mushrooms if you want."

Humming with a nod, Erik walked over to the kitchen counter, picked up a cutting board and began slicing mushrooms while James went back to the groceries. It didn't take long for James to start speaking softly, as if he were talking to himself. " It was a pyramid. A pyramid of bean cans. There were even some left on the shelf. And what does Sam do? He sees it as a challenge to pull cans out of the middle. Of course, the pyramid collapsed, he didn't even consider which cans aren't important to hold the basic structure together..."

While James continued to grumble, Erik couldn't help but grin. He could understand why his brother, who preferred to have everything in order, reacted so stunned to Sam's admittedly stupid idea. Even if Erik himself would have liked to see it. The longer James' monologue lasted, the more Erik could see out of the corner of his eye how his brother calmed down. Sometimes it was enough for James to be heard while being annoyed, sometimes he wanted his brother's approval. Either way, Erik was there for him, wanting to reassure him that he could count on his brothers.

And his plan worked. Less than an hour later the meal was served and he and his four brothers were sitting at the table laughing and joking. Sam's idiotic idea was forgotten and they ended the evening as they had planned. Together, sitting at a table, neither of them having to worry about what to say or how to behave. Well almost, because James wouldn't be the oldest if he didn't at least take a stab at Sam and Matthew's eating manners once. And the way the two brothers reacted to the rebuke was exactly what they had planned.

Two days later, Matthew was on an over-the-top high like Erik hadn't seen in a while. His second youngest brother had been at a club with Damien and Sam, had apparently received more than a little sexual energy, and could barely sit still for a few minutes. It wasn't that Erik really thought his brother was being childish, rather he suspected that Matthew actually had a problem channeling excess energy into something productive when he wasn't having clear goals.

Matthew's demeanor then reminded him a little of James's, albeit James was much more reserved and considered, as both were driven by the need to achieve something. In those moments, Erik couldn't do much more than try to give Matthew a helping hand without letting Matthew feel offended. After a short internal debate, Erik decided to relax him with some music.

It never lasted more than five minutes. A few minutes after sitting down at the piano, Erik heard someone enter the room. He didn't have to turn around to know it was Matthew. James was out shopping and Damien had managed to convince Sam to take him to an exhibition on antique human tools.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Matthew, who had just pulled a small, white stuffed animal out of his hoodie, sitting down in one of the chairs surrounding the dining table. Erik had purposely chosen a tune that he knew Matthew had enjoyed listening to as a child in the Abyssal Plains. It calmed him down, it always had, and today as well Matthew's restless movements on the chair became more and more relaxed.

A few other tunes followed and as he slowly came to the end and finally pulled his fingers off the keys he turned to Matthew who was now looking at him. "Would you like to talk about it?" Matthew cocked his head thoughtfully for a moment before shaking it and getting to his feet. "Everything is good. You, on the other hand, should work on your manual dexterity. You were a little too slow in the second verse." The teasing undertone was evident and Erik rose from his chair, laughing. "Now that's interesting. So far no one has complained about how I use my fingers...” A quick wink, a laugh from Matthew and a few steps later Erik had already left the room.

He would use the rest of the day to see the exhibition as well. After all, human history, albeit distinctly different from their own, was a thoroughly fascinating subject.

#seduce me #seduce me the otome #seduce me erik #seduce me james #seduce me matthew #seduce me scenarios #just thinking #uzaeris #seduce me brothers #brothers among themselves

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