#dirty deals

[claire-de-lune-poetry]

Dirty deals-

The ones who wade in the waters

Alligator eyes peering out just to see prey

Not a sound made while they investigate

Waiting for the perfect time to strike

Hoping to swoop in with middle man promises

Contracts with trap doors and theifery

In the end, they'll discard you how seen fit

Maybe even taking a last breath of your own

Sociopath greed fueled by narcissistic desire

So many masks & puppet strings

They wait mouth watering on sidelines

No direct contact for the master cannot become attached

Closed doors only see the evil grin & hidden intention

A silent chess game the world has become

Always monitoring your opponent to know them best

For if you study you'll have the upper hand

Can finally put action to an ill-intended plan

Be weary of those who promise dreams

In pages of legality oozing with schemes

For the price of it is the cage bird singing

Dreams stolen to a man who's looking for an unearned winning.

#poem #poetry #spilled ink #dead poets society #spilled poetry #spilled in poetry #poetic #creative writing #edgar allen poe #mic drop #stand up #speak up #speak now #speak out #dont strike a deal #spiritualpath #its a no from me #its a trap #stay sharp #dirty deals #defense is the best offense #trust nobody #trust no bitch #sword drawn #fuck your secret societies #fuck hollywood #narcissist #surviving narcissism

[m-blackwell-and-associates]

The Reply

Ettore waited.  Quietly impatient.  Nicky had stalked off an hour ago to meet with the prince, ordered by Cassandra to make his formal introduction.  If he was to be visiting from his own turf for the foreseeable future, it was only right and proper the Camarilla should know.  She would have no argument with this current set of Ventrue who ran the city like an act of war.  

Nicky was nothing if not an act of war.  

Ettore had objected, saying that family shouldn’t go anywhere unaccompanied, especially not into the prince’s presence, even in a venue so public their meeting under the full weight of the Masquerade.  But Nicky had gone anyway and the Lady had not disagreed.  So Ettore held his tongue.  It was not his job to gain say Lady Cassandra and Ettore reminded himself how Nicky had inherited Chicago from the previous don.  If he could use the term so loosely.   

He glanced sidelong at his clanmate and cousin, seated like a queen in one of the club’s low backed chairs.  She blew cigarette smoke into the dark air, waving it into swirling shapes with a languid finger.  It was a literal smokescreen, her focused window into the spirits that haunted this club, observing the fates unfurling their secrets before her dead white eyes.  She would be watching the meeting from a far, hearing back the whispers of the desperate souls bound to this place, hoping for release.  Lady Cassandra would see if there was something amiss between the formal confrontation of the city’s prince and its abandoned murderous son.

When Cassandra drew a sharp hand through the smoke, sending the faint blue swirls to vanish, Ettore turned back to the crowd.  He saw Nicky rudely pushing his way through the press of kine, in obvious temper.

“I take it the meeting didn’t go well?” Ettore asked as Nicky joined them, remaining unperturbed in the wake of Nicky’s snarling hiss.

“I will eat that bloated fuck’s soul first chance I get.”  Nicky wrung his hands together so viciously Ettore was concerned he’d rip the skin from his fingers.  “That arrogant - “

Nicky broke off, his pale eyes staring at something past Ettore’s shoulders, face hardening in sudden concentration.  Ettore turned, expecting the prince and all his men bearing down on them in response to whatever exchange his cousin had with the Ventrue behind their closed door but all he saw was a beautiful woman draped in a pale kimono, hanging on the arm of an obviously besotted man.  The woman was known to him, of course.  Everyone knew her, on both sides of the Masquerade.  Disinterested, he turned back to Nicky to find him still watching the Toreador saunter by, dragging her willing toy into a dark and secluded corner.

“Boss.  Don’t.  Don’t even think of it.”

“Too late,” Nicky replied, watching the proceedings with calculated interest.  “What’s her name?”

“That’s Pia Hunter.  Don’t do what I think you’re planning.”

“Prettier than I thought she’d be.”

“She’s trouble boss.  Not worth whatever it is you’re considering.”

“The family is not to go near her,” Cassandra spoke.  “Nothing good will come of it.”

“I don’t want good,” Nicky murmured.  “Trouble is exactly what I’m looking for.” 

#amwriting #authors #fiction #flash fiction #m blackwell & associates #vampire #owbn #oc #familia #clangiovanni #clan giovanni #Pia Hunter #Ettore Giovanni #Cassandra Giovanni #Nicky Giovanni #Chicago by Night #Personality Conflict #The Reply #Long Con #Dirty Deals #Revenge Most Sweet

[zutarawasrobbed]

I’m sorry, but the Netflix showrunner referring to Kataang as an “issue to tackle” in the future is some of the funniest shit I’ve ever read/heard.

#the way I choked #he was directly referencing k@taang in his answer too. #the age gap was already a problem in the original show #now you just see it the way Zutara has the entire time because you see it in real life actors their age #the maturity difference between a 12 and 14 year old is insane #he literally said he was relieved he didn’t have to deal with it this season #and he just kept going too 😭 #I’m not a fan of the ship but DAMN he did them so dirty #avatar the last airbender #zutara #atla live action #anti k@taang

[olexxx]

AU episode idea: The “antagonist” accidentally saves the day

#sketch got out of hand :>) #imagine andre is on the chair okay? okay #my personal idea #the gang had to deal with another THE FATE OF THE WORLD IS AT STAKE scenario #and by the end of it AB unknowingly did something that fixed everything #HE DIDNT MEAN TO #GET YOUR DIRTY FLESH APPENDAGES AWAY #reagan ridley #brett hand #gigi thompson #andre lee #robotus alpha beta #inside job #my art

[charlietheepicwriter7]

"Mr. Bubbles, Mr. Bubbles-"

A little boy's voice--the first little boy that Tim had discovered in the labyrinth city below Gotham--echoed through the cavernous halls. Tim crept over the rubble of a broken stalagmite that had fallen through the ceiling, destroying the white and gold decor and dripping water inside. The room up ahead was lit only from glowing green tubes of liquid that lined every wall of Amity, the ectoplasm that powered the entire city.

"Are you there? Are you there?"

He peeked out from behind a crumbled wall. On his own, the little boy was crouched over corpse, fresh enough that it's blood was still wet on the floor. The boy's giant needle, the go-to weapon of all the Little Sisters that Tim had seen so far, was jabbed into the corpse's stomach and, slowly, ectoplasm and blood filled the glass jar on the end.

"Bring me a lolli-"

There was no sign of a Big Daddy, but Tim knew there was one nearby. These children were never without their protectors after all.

"Bring me a toffee-"

And at this point, Tim had killed enough of them to know for certain that one was around.

His left arm, marked all over with the needle marks of constant Plasm and ecto-dejecto injections, tingled, like there were ants under his skin. Or more accurate, he mused grimly, electricity-

Don't Think About It.

"Teddy bear, teddy bear."

He kicked his bare feet excitedly as he finished harvesting ectoplasm. Screwing off the jar, the child lifted it up to his lips like a cup and drank the viscus liquid down in huge, chest-heaving gulps like his life depended on it. Unlike Little Sisters who wore gore-covered dresses, the Little Brother was dressed in a white medical gown, relatively clean considering his filthy surroundings. His arms and face were free from dirt or blood, and even his hair looked suspiciously washed and combed.

Tim tightened his grip on his gun.

The Little Brother sighed, wiping his mouth on his sleeve. Brushing off his skirt, he yanked the needle out of the corpse. Then, like he could sense him, the boy looked straight at Tim. He froze.

Blank eyes covered in a green flim stared at him... and the Little Brother smiled at him, his teeth stained brown from the muck. "Mr. Helper! There you are, I've been waiting soooo long! Big Sister thought you'd never catch up!"

#bioshock au #dc x dp #dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #little brother danny #c: tim drake #c: danny fenton #danny is just a creepy little baby #tim's having a mental crisis about becoming what is basically a meta on a bender #tim: this little brother looks strangely well taken care of compared to the little sisters what does this mean!? #Big Sister Jazz: take care of little brother. little brother should no get dirty... little brother keeps getting dirty #Amity in it's prime would look super futuristic. modernist and white #after the civil war though cave ins and water erosion is slowly destroying everything #there's an entire garden filled with hallucinogenic mushrooms that tim is going to have to deal with and he's NOT going to like what he see

[sapphic-agent]

I can't believe how mixed-up the fandom (and the LOK writers) get Katara and Zuko's characters.

I want to make this clear, just because she grew up during the war, doesn't mean Katara was forced to fight. I honestly don't know where people get this from. Her cultural norms very blatantly dictate for her not to. It was something she vehemently struggled against to be able to do. It was always her initiative and choice to fight because that's who Katara is; a warrior.

Hell, she's even reveled in dominating her opponents and showing off her skills in battle

But you know who was forced to fight? You know whose skewed concepts of honor dictated him to fight? You know whose society urged him towards participating in war? You know who was the most at-ease and relaxed working peacefully in his uncle's tea shop?

The entire concept of Zuko's character is that he doesn't easily thrive as a warrior and doesn't enjoy fighting if he can avoid it. One of the key things he learns post-redemption is that fire isn't just a force of destruction, it's also life and passion. And that's what allows him to be a better firebender later.

So it makes no sense that Katara gave up on fighting before Zuko. And don't misunderstand, both of them should have been still relatively active (because Zuko is a warrior too and the point of this post is not to claim he isn't). But between the two of them, Zuko would have been the one to embrace peace and retire

#katara deserved better #zuko deserved better #? #not really since out of the gaang he got the best deal #give katara her statue #AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING #if anyone would be “humble” about a statue it would have been zuko #katara would have loved that shit #i still can't believe they didn't give my girl her due respect #that one thing almost ruined lok for me #lok critical #i still love it #but they did katara dirty #katara #zuko

[canisalbus]

Vachete Suomi AU. Vesuri ja Vaski asuvat suuressa kylässä jossain sisämaassa kaukana suurista kaupungeista kuten Turusta. Kirkonkylän pappi, Vesuri, yrittää parhaansa mukaan vakuuttaa kyläläisiä kasvattamaan perunaa, koska se on satoisa ja ravitseva kasvi mutta kyläläiset eivät tahdo luopua nauriista. Vaski on kartanonvoudin poika ja yrittää pitää suhteita yllä kyläläisiin, että he olisivat suostuvaisia maksamaan veroja kuninkaalle eivätkä hyökkäisi hänen isänsä kimppuun.

Loose translation:

Finnish Vaschete AU.

Vesuri (a type of pruning knife/billhook) and Vaski (brass/copper/bronze) live in a big village somewhere inland, far away from the country's populous cities like Turku (Finland's oldest city and former capital located in the southwestern coast). The village priest, Vesuri, is trying his best to persuade the villagers to start farming potato, a high-yielding and nourishing crop, but people are reluctant to give up their turnips (one of Finland's most important staple foods up until 1800's when potato finally took over). Vaski is the son of a local lord of the manor (or maybe you'd call it bailiff? Or even jarl?) and is doing his best to get along with the villagers so that they would continue paying their taxes to the king and wouldn't turn against his dad.

#I'm not sure how you'd translate kartanonvouti #an official who governs a piece of land and is responsible for collecting taxes for the king you know the deal #I would've called Machete kassara which is a synonym for vesuri #but then you could call him “käsikassara” which is a derogatory term for a person who does someone else's dirty work #and that's what he does and why he's called Machete #I don't know if you're aware anon but Vasco was named that because his colors reminded me of vaski #anonymous #answered #Vaschete scenarios #Finland was converted from catholicism to protestantism in early 1600's and potatoes were first introduced here around 100 years later #so in this case he's either catholic and a true potato trailblazer ahead of his time #or this takes place after the reformation and he's lutheran but potatoes are slowly being adopted it's the villagers who are anti-potato #I don't know what I'm talking about

[inuhalfdemon]

Dirty Dealings

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New Orleans; 1950: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Addie LaRue is determined to find her life's purpose: despite Alastor's cleverly placed entrapments. The radio demon may just find that he can be bested by his own game...

A fictional Hazbin Hotel prequel work heavily inspired by "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" written by V.E. Schwab.

Status = COMPLETE

Mature; M/F

Tumblr: Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Chapter 7: Chapter 8: Chapter 9: Chapter 10: Chapter 11: Chapter 12: BONUS ONE-SHOT: Chapter 13: Chapter 14: Chapter 15: Chapter 16: Chapter 17: Chapter 18: Chapter 19: Chapter 20: Chapter 21: MUSIC PLAYLIST

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54085216

#hazbin hotel #fanfiction #hazbin hotel fandom #alastor #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel alastor #hazbin hotel fanfiction #hazbin hotel fanfic #addie larue #the invisible life of addie larue #comedy #horror #alastor x addie #dirty dealings #dirty dealings fanfic #my fanfic #demon alastor #human alastor #protective alastor

[eilarae]

Stardew Valley Discourse: A Summary

shane: i have depression

person: aww poor sweetie im so sorry ily im always here for u

shane: *exhibits symptoms of depression*

the same person: ew there's no excuse for that

#some of yall......... #i have been in this fandom for like a week n im already sick of folks doing this man dirty #“but he doesn't even keep his room clean after you marry him” he has DEPRESSION #“he should fix his problems before getting into a relationship” if we all waited for our messiness and struggles to magically disappear #we would be waiting for the rest of our lives. #do people with mental (or otherwise) health struggles not deserve love and understanding too?? did i miss something??? #like bruh if you personally can't deal with someone's baggage that's fine you don't have to sacrifice your own wellbeing for theirs #but at least stop blaming people for HAVING A MENTAL ILLNESS #sdv shane #shane stardew valley #shane sdv #stardew valley #.....but also relevant to real life. #my yapping

[romeave]

damn imagine getting married and agreeing to do a joint wedding, but the other couple are the protagonists so you have to say your vows off to the side like 50 ft away from the alter next to some bush.

#aphmau #aphmau zane #zane ro'meave #aphblr #aphmau kawaii~chan #zana #zanechan #aphmau nana #aarmau #raw deal tbh #did them dirty #in their OWN short too imagine #the disrespect

[monocub]

you think dadan would have dressed up as santa and gifted the asl boys coal for christmas and those little assholes would've complained and started throwing it at her

#and shed never give them anything (directly) again #they do her so dirty LMAOOO #im not a power-scaler fan buuuut dadan is the strongest person in op and that's from dealing with those grelims #imagine raising the future second division commander of the white beard pirates AND pirate king AND chief of staff of the revolutionary arm #AND THEY WERE LITTLE SHITHEAD KIDS THAT DIDNT SHOW YOU RESPECT #dadan strongest woman in op #asl brothers #asl bros brainrot

[bonefall]

no joke you turned star flower into one of my least favorite characters into one of my favorites. this is why i follow you and this is why its important to talk about this stuff. even when people are aware of these issues, it can be hard to see just how deep they run until somebody points it out

Star Flower deserves better, most of the cast of DOTC deserves better but Star Flower, Snake, and Bumble deserve the most better

She didn't DO anything man. She's not even that mean. It's super popular for people to just end up absolutely hating her because of Thunder being jealous and angry at her, but she didn't fuckin "betray" anyone, and everything Thunder is saying about her is SUPER messed up and should really have been examined!

Like... how do they unironically write Thunder looking at Star Flower, saying "YOU ONLY LIKE MY DAD BECAUSE HE REMINDS YOU OF YOUR FATHER" and just let that hang in the air?? And leave Clear Sky's internal monologue about how she's going to obey him, be more loyal to him than his "own kin" (Thunder) whomst he's actively abusing, and how he finally has someone who won't question him?

I need her to get therapy, man. I need her and Thunder to get therapy and Clear Sky to blow up.

#It's not ''betrayal'' to warn your father about an assassination attempt #the moor cats broke the terms of their deal first THEY were the ones playing dirty #But that doesn't matter because One Eye is a stinky rogue not WORTHY of a fair fight I fucking guess!! #For how much this series cries and whines about being Just As Bad or whatever the fuck #it sure does fall apart the minute that our antagonist isn't part of the in-group! #''THIS ISNT UR FIGHT :(((('' shut the fuck UP thunder it's not YOUR FIGHT either you're just assmad he came prepared!! #star flower #They don't even need to get better in therapy btw I'll be fine if they go to a class that comes up on the credit card charge as THERAPY #but they just go to pipe bomb building class or something #bone babble

[sandinmybed]

can i be fr for a minute?? sending abuse to people online for holding different views than you is not activism and in fact actively hurts your cause. most people are not extreme in their viewpoints, you can give them a new perspective if you're willing to spend some time explaining shit. if someone is saying something you disagree with and you rush in there to condescend to them and call them disgusting and subhuman and dont even TRY to explain calmly why their views are harmful, they're going to shut you out instantly and double down on their views.

most people are simply genuinely ignorant to the issues they're talking about - they just pick their views up from the news and the world around them and express opinions because that's what every person does. if you run in there and tell them they're scum for it, what then? if someone does that to you, are you going to think "maybe i should do some research" or are you going to think "this person is an asshole, im blocking them." a lot of you think you're activists and then refuse to do any kind of actual WORK to support your cause.

#this is not about the isr*el thing even tho thats obviously a huge issue rn #its just a pattern ive observed online #im not saying you have to be kind to people who oppress you dont twist my words #but if youre trying to support any cause and you think calling people names is going to help #youre a fucking idiot lol #people call themelves activists and pro-X cause because they called their opposition dirty c*nts online #how the hell is that meant to help anyone? theyre just going to retreat into their propaganda chambers because you proved what the leaders #of those spaces have been telling them #you can obvs block people if you dont want to deal w them but thats a neutral action. sending abuse harms ur cause. #text #like educating ignorant people is hard work! yeah! its also the entire fucking point of activisim #and if you think its too much effort then just stop pretending you give a shit tbh #like my parents managed to change our neighbour's very xenophobic stance on migrants with a calm conversation #some people will listen and some wont and shes not exactly going out to protests for migrants rights but shes not hostile anymore #and a lot of yall think that isnt good enough but let me tell you it IS good because these things take time! #unlearning things is MUCH harder than learning them in the first place and a lot of people grew up in environments that taught them #very discriminatory and conservative views and its actually not their fault. and its hard to educate yourself differently on something you #have no idea is not true. where do you start w that?

[yourgfdgirlfriend]

if he doesn’t react like this when he gets to see a picture of you; drop his sorry ass

#this is the standard #if a guy can’t deliver on this i’m out #honestly i won’t ever deal with a one word response to a picture of me ever again #you can shove your ‘cute’ or ‘pretty’ up your ass #if he doesn’t swoon over you like this he does not deserve your attention #do not settle for anything less than this #he got to see half of my face for twenty seconds since it was just a playful snapshot of me getting fancy ice tea #and this is the reaction #raise your standards all the way #no it wasn’t a dirty picture

[frogs-with-tea]

thinking a lot about zoro having really sensitive morning sickness, and the smell of cigarettes being the worst offender.

so that means sanji trying so hard to quit so he doesn't bother zoro, and sneaking shameful smoke breaks when he gets too stressed.

think about the potential comedy.

#non art #zosan #one piece #vinsmoke sanji #roronoa zoro #a/b/o #mpreg #omegaverse #i think sanji makes a big deal about quitting #but still sneaks smokes when he can cus duh he's a chain smoker #and it really annoyed zoro in the start cus the smell could instantly make him puke #but once that goes away he doesn't really care #but sanji . the drama queen. treats it like zoro will be betrayed and heartbroken if he finds out #somehow usopp is caught in the middle of this #cus he knows sanji's dirty secret #(but really the whole crew knows but usopp is the one sanji knows who knows) #has to deal with sanji's over dramatic moaning

[saintkillerivy]

The face in the mirror isn’t my own

#one piece #massacre soldier killer #killer one piece #killer op #kid pirates #god his wano arc RUINS me #I hope this gives off dirty dingy washed out bathroom at 2am vibes #bc that’s what I was going for anyways #thinking about his anxieties and dealing with the aftermath of smile? #bye I need to go cry #also callout for me posting on the wrong blog AGAIN