#dog walker!ellie

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dog walker ellie who’s neighbor’s golden retriever tugs her right over to you, excitedly wagging his tail and saying hi. you, in your workout attire prepping for a jog reach down to pet him. taking out your headphones and looking up at the disheveled girl sweatily trying to pull him away. “i’ll give you a treat if you come this way. just go this—no this way.”

she looks down at you with defeated eyes. “sorry, he does this thing where he has to stop and say hi to every pretty girl he sees. then he doesn’t wanna leave.” she laughs. “i don’t blame him.”

and now you feel your face growing hot because that was entirely too fucking smooth and she’s just looking at you with a cocky half smile, finally steering him in another direction with a treat. “can’t promise it won’t happen again.”

#bunnie can speak? ☆ #・❥・ bun’s sweet ellie #ellie williams #ellie williams x reader #ellie williams headcanons #ellie williams imagine #dog walker!ellie #ellie williams fanfiction #williams ellie #ellie williams tlou #ellie williams the last of us #ellie x reader fluff #ellie williams x f!reader #ellie x you #ellie williams x you #ellie williams x reader fluff #ellie x y/n #ellie williams fanfic #tlou headcanons #tlou fanfic

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The Last of Us I - Naughty Dog - (2013)

#video game #naughty dog #the last of us #TLOUS #joel #ellie #tommy #sarah #tess #clickers #walkers #stalkers #halloween #fall #autumn #i spo #video game ideas #october #2013

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Always Darling | 5 | J.Seresin

H E R E W E G O A G A I N

Summary: 5 years after the Uranium Mission, Jake and Willow think they’re at a calm in their life. But not everything is as it seems.

Pairings: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x OC!Willow "Vixen" Seresin, brief mentions of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell x OC Daughter!Willow "Vixen" Seresin and Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw x OC God Sister!Willow "Vixen" Seresin

Warnings: lots of crying, mentions of divorce, Seresin kids are sad, Cute Seresin family moments… lemme know if I should add more!

Note: let’s not talk about the 4 months it took me to write this 😁🙃

Apr 2024 note: I did end up updating this into an OC as I dont write my series as a reader insert anymore.

Word count: 5k

Masterlist | Always Darling Masterlist

“Beckett Walker give me back my book!” 12 year old Ellorie shouts chasing her 4 year old little brother.

“Woah slow your roll little man!” Willow laughs as Beckett runs between her and the kitchen cabinet. Beckett laughs running past Elle as she runs into the kitchen.

“Ugh! Mom! Beck stole my book!”

“Okay okay, I’ll get him.” Willow sets down the bread in her hand and walks out to the living room. “Beck, honey, where’s your sister’s book?”

“I wanna read too, mama!” Beck jumps onto the couch, the book clutched tight in his hands.

“I know buddy but this is Elle’s book, if you ask nicely maybe she’ll read you one of your books.”

“Please Ellie!” He pleads, pulling the puppy dog eyes.

“Come on Beck. Let's go pick one out.” Elle sighs, guiding her brother to his room.

“You’re such a good big sister.” Willow laughs, going back to the kitchen.

“Only because I have too!” Willow chuckles at the comment, knowing Elle loves being a big sister. Willow returned to the kitchen, making the kids lunches for school when Jake walked out of the bedroom.

“Good morning Commander Seresin.” Jake smiles, kissing his wife.

“What's up with you?” Willow questions, putting the various items into the lunch pails.

“Can’t be excited to see my beautiful wife in the morning?”

“You can when you say ‘my beautiful wife’ but my rank? Somethings up Jake.” Willow turns around in Jake’s hold, his hands resting on the counter on either side of her.

“Okay okay. I got a call today.”

“And?”

“12 month deployment. We leave next week.” Jake sighs.

“Shit.” Willow drops her head to Jake’s shoulder. “A whole year?”

“I’ll find an excuse to not go? Maybe baby number 3?” Jake smirks, raising his brows at her.

“One, no more kids. Beck is the last one. Two, there’s no getting out of deployments, even with a pregnancy. Remember the mission a week before Beck was born?” Willow sighs, rubbing Jake’s shoulders.

The day Jake had to leave was almost as hard as when Willow found out Jake went missing. The pregnancy had been so much worse than Elle’s. Morning sickness lasted the whole nine months and Willow had at least 5 scares in the last 3 months and to top it all off, Jake was still overseas until Beck was 6 months old. He barely made it to a serviced area to be there over FaceTime.

“You gonna be okay?” Jake questions, holding her close.

“We’re always okay.” Willow smiles. “But ask me again when you call, I may be crying cause I miss you so much.”

“Hey, we’ll get through it. We always do.” Jake presses a kiss to her lips before stepping away. “But we have a whole week together. Beck! Elle! Let's go! We're gonna be late!”

“Coming!” Elle shouts.

“You wanna be on drop off duty today?” Willow asks, handing Jake the kids lunches.

“Of course darlin. See you at work.”

“Bye mama!” Elle runs by hugging her mom as she passes.

“Bye bye mama.” Willow squats to Becks level and he kisses her cheek.

“Such a gentleman.” She leads him outside, Beck insisting Willow walk outside first. “Be good for Daddy, little man.”

“Love you mama!” Both Elle and Beck shout as they climb into Jake’s truck, Beck with Jake’s assistance.

“See you on base darlin.” Jake kisses his wife again before climbing in and pulling out of the driveway.

Willow smiled, waving as the truck drove by, disappearing from her sight. She quickly heads back inside grabbing her things before climbing into her own car and heading to base.

“Hey Vixen.”

“Hey Bradley. Leaving with the team next week for the deployment?” Willow unlocks her office and Bradley follows her in.

“No, I had some leave pre-approved. I’ll be in Virginia for about a month and a half.” Bradley tells her.

“Oh? Visiting old friends?” Willow questions.

“Actually wrapping up mom’s estate, I think I’ve put it off long enough.” Bradley tells her. “Which is why I’m here. I was wondering if you had enough vacation days to come with. With Jake gone, figured you could use the distraction.”

“I guess it would be nice to show the kids a bit of my childhood.” Willow laughs. “They literally live in Jake’s every Christmas.”

“Yes! Come on Vix! For old times sake!” Bradley pleads.

“Fine! But I’m not flying the kids out there.”

“I’d appreciate the company and the help.” Bradley smiles.

“I’ll put the request in. Wanna road trip with us?” Willow questions pulling the paperwork up on her computer. “Be kind of nice to stop by the ranch, let the kids see everyone.”

“Of course. I’ll get everything set up for the drive.” Bradley smiles. “I’ll meet you at your house after they ship out.”

“See you Bradley.” Willow calls as he heads out of her office. She pulls up the leave request, filing everything as needed. Hours had passed when suddenly there was a knock on her door.

“Commander Seresin?”

“Yes?” Willow looks up to see one of her students standing at her door. “Lieutenant Jones, what can I do for you?”

“With graduation on Saturday, I just wanted to thank you, Commander. I didn’t think I could do this when I got here. You made me see otherwise.”

“I’m glad you figured it out, Lieutenant. You wouldn’t have been brought here if you didn’t belong.” The pilot nods before turning to exit but is stopped by Willow. “Oh Lieutenant, if you see Lieutenant Commander Seresin on your way out, would you let him know I need to see him?”

“Yes Ma’am.” Willow smiles at the young man as he leaves the room. She finalizes her paperwork, printing off a copy of everything before emailing it to the necessary people. She receives an immediate response from Admiral Simpson approving the leave. The man was sending her husband overseas for a year, the least he could do was give her a decent vacation time.

“Hey Darlin, was walking over with lunch when a very nervous pilot said you needed to see me.” Jake chuckles, setting the sandwiches he brought onto her desk. “Pretty sure he thinks you sent him for me so we can have sexy time in your office.” Jake winks as he drags a chair around to the side of her desk.

“Never happening again. You got us caught by Mav, Rooster, and Warlock that day.” Willow raises a brow at him as she slides the leave papers across the desk to him before reaching for her sandwich.

“Leave? Darlin I’m gonna be on deployment I can’t vacation.” Jake sighs, sliding the papers away. Willow sighs, she takes a bite of her sandwich and slides the papers back towards him. She points at the name before picking up her sandwich again. “Why are you going on vacation?”

“Bradley has decided to finally pack up his mom’s house so I'm going to help him.” Willow answers.

“And the kids?”

“They’re coming with us.” Willow turns to her husband. “We're gonna drive through and stop in Texas. See your parents and sisters.”

“That’ll be good. Good distraction from it all.” Jake smiles at her. “I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’m glad you and Rooster are close.”

“Well we needed a godfather for our son.” Willow laughs.

“Don't remind me.” Willow could see Jake facepalming in his mind. “I'd rather have it be Coyote.”

“Regret demanding that he be Elle’s, don't ya?” Willow teases.

“I regret it everyday because you threatened to kick me out of the room. I was scared I was gonna miss it.” Jake retorts.

“Don’t piss off a pregnant woman. Definitely don't piss off one who had to give up a year of her career because you can’t pull out.” She glares.

“You win, I was an ass. I’m sorry darlin.” He leans close to her, his signature smile plastered on his face, puppy eyes in full effect or as Willow calls them the Seresin Pity Eyes since Jake, the kids, and Jake’s entire family could do it but her.

“Apology,” she kisses his waiting lips. “Not accepted.” She smirks, turning back to her food and ignoring the shocked look on his face.

“Puppy dog eyes always work on you!” He wines.

“No. They work when Beckett does them.”

“But Beck is literally just a mini version of me.” Jake drags the eyes back out. Willow looks at her husband. Every inch of Beck screamed Jake. Bright green eyes, shaggy blond hair, even the little southern twain he picked up from his father and sister.

“With my attitude. That's why he’s a mama’s boy.” Willow laughs. “Same way Elle looks like me but has your attitude. Plus she’s had you wrapped around her finger since the day you found out we were expecting. Daddy’s girl.”

“Bullshit they’re both daddy’s little angels and you know it.” Jake smiles. The kids love their dad, they really do. Whenever Willow had said no to anything they immediately went to Jake and all they had to do was whip out the puppy eyes and he was a goner.

“They love you. They're gonna miss you this year.”

“I hate leaving them.” Jake sighs. “I think we should bring them to the docs like we did when Elle was little. Let them say bye to everyone.”

“I think that's a great idea. Beck will definitely love it.” Willow smiles. “You leave Sunday right?” Her smile drops on the topic, bringing it up was honestly not how she planned to spend their lunch hour but she knew it was better to bring it up sooner rather than later.

“Yea, I was thinking we could get everyone together for a beach day on Saturday. One last hoo-rah with the kids?”

“Sounds like a great plan, I know they’ll love to get some time with you all before you leave.”

“I’ll let the team know.” Jake smiles at her. When she doesn’t return the smile, Jake knows she’s in her head. “Hey, you know I love you right?” Willow simply nods, focusing on the sandwich before her. “Darlin.” Jake reaches over to grab her hand. “I’m going to come home to you like always if that's what you’re worried about.”

“Its not that.” She glances up at him. “And you can’t say like always. You almost didn’t a few times.”

“I’m here aren't I?”

Willow gave him the look, the ‘don’t be a smartass with me’ look. “You’re just going to miss so much. First day of school, birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, all of it. I don’t know if I can do that on my own.”

“Hey. You are the most badass person in the Navy by far. You are going to be able to handle this next year with grace and beauty as you do everything else.” Jake kisses her temple as he stands. “I gotta get back to my meetings. I love you. I’ll see you tonight.”

“Bye. Love you.” Willow replies softly. Jake sighs as he turns to leave.

His detachments were always rough. Willow and Jake have been leaving each other behind on and off their entire careers, it has always been difficult leaving. And it only got worse when Elle was born. Willow was called away less after Elle’s birth, part of that being Ice’s doing, but the more Jake got called away the more strained their relationship got. Willow felt so alone in the early years of their marriage that when she made a comment about divorce to Ice, Jake was on a plane home the next day. After months of counseling, leave time, and minimal communication, Jake and Willow had worked through their rough patch.

But then Jake got called out a week before Beck was born, and it almost set them back to where they were all those years ago. Jake knew this one would strain them again. He just hoped that this trip with Bradley would make it less so since she wouldn’t be alone.

“Please don’t go daddy.” Beck cries as his small arms are wrapped tightly around Jake’s neck.

“I’ll be back before you know it, little man.” Jake holds his son, trying to soothe his little cries. “You’re gonna have so much fun with mama and sissy, even Uncle Rooster is gonna be there.” Jake internally groaned after he made the comment, still hating that his kids took to their “Uncle Rooster” too easily for his liking.

“Am I gonna see gramma and grampa too?” Beck sniffles, still not releasing his dad.

Jake chuckles softly. “Yea and Aunties and your cousins.” Jake pries his son’s arms away from his neck to look him in the eyes. “You’re gonna have so much fun, you won’t even know I’m gone.” Jake smiles at the little boy.

“I’ll know you’re gone.” He pouts. Jake stands from his crunched position, pulling Beck up into his arms.

“Yea, but all you gotta do is talk to mama and she’ll make you feel better. Isn’t that right, mama?” Jake asks as Willow comes over from saying her farewells to Phoenix, Bob, and Coyote.

“Absolutely.” She smiles while kissing her husband’s cheek. “Now give daddy a big hug.” Beck quickly relatches to his father.

“I’ll miss you, daddy.”

“I’m gonna miss you too, little man.” Jake holds Beck tightly. “Can you go to mama so I can hug your sister?”

Beck only nods softly, still crying as he’s passed into Willow’s arms. She whispers to him as she walks over to the rest of the pilots so he can say bye to them too.

Jake smiles at his wife and son before turning to his oldest who stands off to the side, alone. “Come here, pumpkin.” Elle's eyes fill with tears as she moves into her dad’s arms.

“I don’t like it when you leave.” She softly cries into her father’s chest.

“I know pumpkin. I don’t like leaving either.” He holds his daughter close.

“But you have to go.” Jake only nods at her words, wanting to hold his little girl just a little longer. He wouldn’t be able to say she’s his little girl come next year. She’s turning 13 next May, a teenager. Jake lets a few tears slip when he realizes what he’s missing. Beckett starts Kindergarten in 2 months. Elle graduates from 8th grade next year. And he’s going to miss Willow’s captain promotion come September that Cyclone had privately informed Jake about a month ago.

“I’ll be back before you know it.” Jake kisses her head softly before pulling back to look into her green eyes, identical to his own. “Look after your mama and brother okay?”

“I always do.” Elle smiles softly.

“That’s my girl.” He kisses her temple before tickling her sides softly. “Why don’t you help you brother say bye to everyone so I can talk to Mama.” Elle nods, giving her dad one more hug before she runs over to the large group of aviators surrounding the 4 year old.

“Hey handsome.” Willow smiles as she makes her way back to her husband.

“Darlin.” Jake smiles, pulling his wife in for a kiss.

“They’re gonna miss you.” She pulls back from the kiss to rest her head on his chest, she watches the majority of the dagger squad hugging her kids.

“I’ll miss them more.” Jake smiles softly. “But mostly you.” He holds her tightly until their superiors are giving the signal to leave. “I love you.”

“I love you too.” Willow looks up, kissing him one final time. “Come home safely.”

“Always darling.” Jake follows his friends towards the carrier as Elle and Beck come up beside their mom. Willow lifts Beck from the ground to hold her still crying son.

“It’s okay, little man. Look, daddy’s waving from the boat.” Beck looks up and waves back at Jake one final time before he disappears from their sight.

“Grandma! Grandpa!”

“Oh there’s my precious grandbabies!” Jake’s mom pulls Elle and Beck into a massive hug before they pull away to hug their grandpa. “Hi sweetheart.” She turns to hug Willow.

“Hey Mama.” Willow smiles, hugging her mother in law. “This is Bradley, also called Rooster, my god-brother.”

“It's a pleasure to meet you, ma’am.”

“Please, just Mama. Everyone calls me that, no point in changing it now.” She chuckles. “Come on in! Nancy should be here any minute with the kids for dinner so the kids can see each other.”

“I see why the kids use Mama instead of mom or mommy.” Bradley laughs, following Mama, Willow falling instep with him.

“Good ol southern boy. That's Jake.” She laughs. “He actually started it, said he couldn’t imagine our kids calling me anything different.”

“How are you holding up?” Bradley questions.

“The same as I was when you asked me yesterday at my house. I miss him but I’m fine.” Willow groans.

“Auntie Willow!”

Willow turns at the call of her name, 18 year old twins Maddelyn and Gracelyn come barreling down the hallway. “My favorite nieces!” Willow tugs them both into a hug. “What are you two doing here? I thought you’d be off enjoying your last summer of freedom. Excited to start at UT?”

“Actually…” Grace starts and Maddie continues, finishing each other's thoughts.

“We start at the Naval Academy in August.”

“No way! That's so exciting!” Willow smiles at the girls. “Do you know what you wanna do when you graduate?”

“Aviation.” Maddie answers.

“Just like you and Uncle Jake.” Grace continues.

“Well I look forward to seeing Lieutenants Seresin in my Top Gun class in a few years.” Willow smiles. “I think Elle and Beck are in the backyard.”

“Race ya!” Grace shouts, sprinting to the backdoor. Willow laughs watching the girls run up to each other. Despite the seven year age gap, Elle saw Maddie and Grace as her older sisters and loved every opportunity to see them.

“I see the girls already beat me here.”

“Hey Nancy.” Willow turns to face her sister in law. “Yea twins are already outside with Elle. Hey Tommy Boy.” Willow ruffles the hair of her 6 year old nephew.

“Hi Auntie Willow. Where’s Uncle Jake?”

“He’s on a big boat for work.”

“But he promised more plane facts.” The boy pouts.

“You know, I brought someone with me.” Willow kneels down before the boy. “Tommy, this is Rooster. He’s a pilot like me and Uncle Jake.”

“Do you know about cool planes too?”

“Yea, in fact I know more than your Uncle Jake does.” Rooster answers, squatting down to Tommy’s level.

“But Uncle Jake knows everything!” Tommy defends, always quick to defend his favorite uncle.

“You’re right. Uncle Jake knows everything but I know beyond everything.”

“Oh yeah?”

“Oh yeah.”

“Why don’t you show Rooster where the living room is and ask him a million questions?” Willow suggests. Tom immediately grabs Bradley by the hand and drags him away from his mother and aunt.

“Hey Willow.”

“Hey Nance.” Willow wraps her sister-in-law in a tight hug. Of all of Jake’s sisters, Nancy was the closest to Willow. “Before you ask. I’m okay.”

“I wasn’t going to.” Nancy laughs, leading towards the kitchen.

“Bullshit.” Willow laughs.

They had only spent one night on the ranch much to the kids' dismay before embarking on another two days' drive to Virginia Beach. Elle and Beck slept most of the way there, giving Willow and Rooster time to catch up as they switched off driving, talking, and sleeping. When they finally arrived at Bradley and Willow’s childhood home, both kids were fast asleep in the backseat.

“I’ll grab Beck and take the keys, can you grab Elle?” Willow asks, putting the truck into park. Bradley nods passing the house keys into her awaiting hand before moving to pull his niece from her seat.

Willow gently unbuckles Beck and pulls him into her arms. He stirs in her arms, and mutters something not even Willow understands. “Shhh, go back to sleep. It’s okay buddy.” The boy nods off as Willow unlocks the front door, Bradly just behind her with Elle in his arms.

“I’ll put Elle in Mav’s old room, Beck can have mine since it's across from your’s.” 

Willow nods, “Where are you gonna sleep?”

“I’ll take the couch.”

“Nonsense, Bradley. At least sleep in your mom’s room.” Willow protests, stopping outside of Bradley’s bedroom. As Bradley sets Elle down on the bed in the room next door.

“I’d rather not go in there, Vix. Not yet at least.” Bradley answers, closing the door.

“Then take your room, Beck can just sleep in my room.”

“I probably won't sleep much, Vix.” Bradley pulls Beck from her. “Get some rest, I’ll keep an eye on the kids if they wake up.” Willow nods, opening her own bedroom door that sits identical to how it looked 27 years ago. “You guys never messed with my room?” She asks when she feels Bradley’s presence behind her.

“I was the only one here for a couple of years before I left for the academy.” Bradley smiles. “Get some rest, Vix.”

“Night Rooster.” Willow barely closes her door, leaving it open to where she can see across the hall to where Beck slept. Laying in her bed she can clearly note the lack of Jake’s scent, something she never spent more than a few days without.

Usually, one of Jake’s hoodies would be wrapped around her but the two she had brought were currently attached to her children, both of which had gravitated to sleeping in their father’s childhood bedroom when they were in Texas. She sighed as she wrapped herself in the blankets, pulling one of the pillows for her to hug in her sleep, soon drifting off.

“Mama?” It wasn’t the question that woke her but the soft sniffles that pulled Willow from her sleep, immediately wanting to check on the child before her. Opening her eyes, she could see Beck standing to the side of the bed, tear streaks visible on his cheeks, proving along his sniffles that he had been crying.

“What’s wrong little man?” She can see his small frame drowning in Jake’s sweatshirt.

“I want daddy.” He lets out, barely over a whisper. “He didn’t come get me when I started crying.” That broke Willow’s heart. Anytime one of the kids cried in the middle of the night, Jake was quick to pull them from their beds and bring them in to sleep between him and Willow.

“You wanna sleep with me tonight?” Willow offers, pulling the blankets back. “I know its not the same without daddy.”

“Please mama?”

“Come here.” Beck scrambles up onto the bed tucking himself against Willow pleading for her to sing to him. She chuckles softly, blaming Jake’s habit of singing to Beck every night when she was pregnant. She sings softly, whatever song first came to mind, holding her son tightly to her as he falls back asleep. Jake’s scent radiates off the hoodie, pulling her to sleep as well.

“Mama! Mama!” Willow is shaken from her sleep. “Uncle Rooster made pancakes!”

“Did he?” Willow yawns, tugging Beck back into the bed.

“Mama! Come on!” Beck giggles as she wraps her arms around him.

“Mama! Beck!” Elle walks into the room. “Uncle Rooster is threatening to eat all the pancakes.”

“Come here.” Willow calls over her daughter.

“He won’t let me eat without yo—!” Willow tugs Elle down next to her, holding both of the kids.

“No, we're having morning cuddles.” Willow laughs, tickling the kids' sides. “How’d you sleep, baby girl?”

“I’m not a baby anymore.”

“Mmm you’re still my baby.” Willow tugs Elle closer. “Always gonna be my baby girl even when you have your own.”

“Hey I thought I sent the munchkins to get you. Not go back to bed.” Bradley asks, stopping in the doorway.

“Mama holding us hostage Uncle Rooster!” Beck squeals as Willow tickles him again.

“Oh no! Uncle Rooster will save you!”

“Mama, no!” Beck squeals again when suddenly Elle joins in. “Ellie!”

“Oh Miss Elle getting in the middle.” Willow laughs, going after her daughter.

“Ahh Mama!”

Bradley takes the opportunity to pull Beck from the bed and over his shoulders. “Quick! Escape!” Bradley takes off running through the house.

“I don’t think so!” Willow jumps up to follow the boys before her phone starts ringing. “Elle can you hand me my phone?” Willow calms her breathing as Elle passes the phone.

“I’ll go get Beck settled for breakfast.”

“Thanks, sweetie.” Willow ruffles her hair as she answers the restricted number. “Commander Seresin.”

“Hey darlin.”

“Jake?”

“How was Texas?” Jake asks.

“It was good. Tommy was really sad that you weren’t there.”

“I’m gonna have to make that up when I get back.” Jake chuckles.

“How’s carrier life?”

“Missing you guys. How are the kids holding up?”

“Missing you. Beck was pretty upset that you didn’t come pick him up when he started crying.” Willow sighs. “He even had me sing him to sleep.”

“God I hate this.” Jake sighs. “Can I talk to them?”

“Yea. They’ll probably take the rest of your call so I love you.”

“I love you too, darlin.” Willow switches the phone to speaker phone and walks out to the dining room.

“Beck, Elle. I got a surprise. Say hi.” Willow says as she sets her phone on the table between the two.

“Hello?” Elle questions.

“Hey pumpkin.”

“Daddy!” Beck shouts, mouth full of pancakes. “Are you coming back?” Willow’s eyes water as she listens to their exchange. Bradley looks up from the stove to see her longing stare and quickly wraps up the pancake he’s working on.

“Vix.” He whispers. “Come here.” He leads her to her bedroom where he finally lets his volume rise. “You okay?” As if that question was finally the key, Willow lets out a sob and Bradley wraps her in a hug, “It’s okay, let it out.” He whispers over and over, waiting for her to slowly calm down.

“I miss him so much.” She sobs.

“I know, Vix.” Bradley sighs. “He’ll be home before you know it.”

“I want him home now.” She cries. “I can’t do this on my own.” She sobs.

“Maybe you should talk to Hang—“

“No!” Willow stops him. “He worries enough as it is when he’s gone. Especially after the amount of times we almost divorced over this. I tell Jake how I’m feeling he’ll retire. And we both know how much he wants to make admiral.”

“Vixen you have roughly 360 days until he comes home.” Bradley reasons. “You’re just going to sit in silence and pretend everything is okay?”

“No. I’m just not gonna tell Jake. Or the kids.” Willow replies. “If he finds out, he’ll come home. He’ll even steal a jet if he had to.”

“Do you at least have someone you can talk to?”

“I have you.” She shrugs, already acting like she didn’t just lose it over a single phone call.

“A professional Vix. You need someone who can help you work through this.”

“I’m fine, Rooster. This isn’t my first rodeo.” Willow turns around, takes a deep breath and then moves back into the main part of the house. “Hey. Dad have to go?” She asks, seeing her children silently eating.

“Yea.” Elle responds.

“But Daddy said he’d call next week!” Beck smiles.

“Remember Beck, he may not get to talk next week. We just gotta wait.” Elle reminds her younger brother. Willow offers a small smile to her daughter, knowing the amount of times Elle got let down cause Jake couldn’t keep a phone call date or would call after bedtime, just barely missing her. “Oh mama, you got a missed call here.” Elle hands her mom her phone.

Willow eyes the voicemail, recognizing the local number before hitting play.

“Good morning, this is Admiral Parker Smith. I’m trying to reach Commander Willow Seresin. If you can give me a call back at…” Willow was barely listening as the Admiral rattled off the contact info.

She dials in the callback number, reading it from the voicemail transcript.

“Admiral Smith.”

“Good morning Admiral Smith. This is Commander Seresin returning your call.”

“Commander, perfect timing. I heard you were in Virginia Beach.”

“I am. Was there something you needed me for?” Willow replies.

“We're sending out a team on an urgent mission next week from Oceana and we need a team leader.” Admiral Smith reports. “Now I read the Uranium Mission file, you headed that squadron did you not?”

“I did.”

“Wonderful! I have papers here for you Commander. You’ll be leading this mission.”

“Sir, I’m here on vacation with my children. Their father just left for a year-long deployment.” Willow protests.

“I’m sorry Commander but you’re exactly what we need for this task. If we had another option we’d take it.” Willow sighs, she glances over at Bradley who’s playing with Elle and Beck as they clean up breakfast.

“How soon do you need me to report?” She asks.

“Tomorrow.”

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Halo Reloaded: Make-A-Wish

The pediatric wing of the hospital had transformed into an impromptu superhero headquarters, with Spartan supersoldiers from Blue-Team and Silver-Team taking cautious, elephantine steps through the sea of tiny, eager faces. The formidable figures of John-117 and his comrades were sheathed in gleaming armor, a stark contrast to the vibrant drawings and soft pastel colors of the hospital walls.

John, the Master Chief himself, stood slightly to the side, his towering form casting a long shadow.

Despite his stoic appearance, there was an unmistakable tension in his posture—not from discomfort at being surrounded by children, but from the simple uncertainty of what to say or do. His comrades, however, took to the scene like ducks to water.

Silver-Team, consisting of Vannak-134, Riz-028, and Kai-125, brought their own brand of quirky heroics to the hospital’s pediatric ward, weaving a tapestry of delight that was equal parts whimsical and touching.

Vannak, the powerhouse of the team, had discovered his knack for balloon artistry, though his massive Spartan fingers struggled with the tiny rubber. Amidst a colorful explosion of balloon swords, dogs, and hats, his serious facade cracked into a grin as a particularly stubborn balloon squeaked and twisted under his efforts.

“Operation Inflate is tougher than I anticipated,” he declared in mock-seriousness to the wide-eyed audience of children. Each successful twist was met with cheers, and every popped balloon was a dramatic “casualty” that had the kids in stitches.

Riz, always the quick-witted and agile thinker, turned a simple game of "Simon Says" into an epic adventure. “Simon says... act like you're low-gravity moonwalking!” she’d call out, demonstrating with exaggerated, floaty steps.

Her commands got sillier and sillier, from “Simon says pretend you're a sleeping Brute” to “Simon says dance like a Grunt throwing a tantrum.” Her energy was infectious, and soon she had a conga line of giggling children (and a few adults) snaking through the ward, each mimicking her inventive and hilarious instructions.

Kai, meanwhile, had set up a storytelling corner, but these weren’t your average fairy tales.

Armed with a digital projector and her vivid imagination, she transformed the stories into interactive shadow puppet shows using the kids’ own hands. “And then, the brave little Spartan faced the giant space dragon. Let’s see your dragons, everyone!” Kai would narrate, her voice filled with excitement as the children's hands cast monstrous, wiggling shadows on the wall.

Every child became part of the tale, their shadows merging to defeat space pirates, rescue alien princesses, and explore mysterious planets.

Fred, often the tactical brain of operations, had now turned his strategizing skills to the decidedly non-military task of organizing a children’s scavenger hunt. With a twinkle in his eye, he handed out makeshift maps, each marked with cryptic riddles like, "Seek where tired Spartans rest," directing them to a pillow fort under a table in the playroom.

With the gravity of a general but the grin of a mischievous uncle, Fred supervised the mission. "Alright team, remember, silence is your ally—sneaky steps!" he whispered dramatically, causing a gaggle of tiny sneaker-clad feet to tip-toe comically around the room. The children giggled, whisper-shouting as they discovered each "hidden" part—a glove, a helmet visor, all cleverly placed out of service’s way.

Meanwhile, Kelly, the speedster of the group, had turned a hospital corridor into an impromptu race track. "Okay, racers, on your marks!" she declared, lining up a motley crew of wheelchairs and walkers at the starting line.

With the flair of a seasoned sportscaster, she provided running commentary, "And they're off! Look at Tommy go—zooming ahead like a rocket! And here comes Ellie, oh, what a comeback!" Her laughter mixed with theirs, echoing down the halls. Each race ended with high fives, and Kelly making a big show of checking her watch and declaring each time a new "world record.

"In a quieter corner, Linda had set up a photo booth, not with costumes and props, but with a challenge to capture "the unseen beauty" of the hospital. She handed out digital cameras, kneeling to be at eye level with her new apprentices. "See this? It’s just a shadow, right? But watch this..." She helped them adjust the angles until the shadow looked like a wild, dancing creature.

"You’re the artist—you get to tell the story." Her station became a mini art gallery, kids snapping everything from the superhero reflection in a spoon to a dramatic, noir-style portrait of a teddy bear.

In the midst of this, a small boy broke away from the crowd. His approach was slow but determined, his hospital gown billowing slightly as he marched straight toward the Master Chief.

The chatter seemed to quiet a bit as all eyes followed this tiny figure confronting the legend.

“Hey, Mister Chief!” the boy called out, his voice surprisingly strong. He stopped just a foot away, craning his neck to look up.

John bent down, the servos in his armor humming softly as he adjusted to eye level with the boy. "Hello there," he replied, his voice modulated to a gentle rumble by his helmet.

“You’re Master Chief, right? Like, the real Master Chief?” the boy asked, his eyes wide with a mix of skepticism and hope.

“That’s right. And what’s your name, soldier?” John’s tone held a warmth, prompted by the boy’s earnest gaze.

“I’m Danny. And you’re my hero, Mister Chief. You’re my favorite!” Danny declared, stepping forward as if presenting a medal.

John paused, the compliment catching him off guard. “Am I now?” he asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

“Yeah! You fight aliens and don’t afraid of anything!” Danny exclaimed, his grammar slipping in his excitement, which made a couple of nearby nurses chuckle.

“Well, I can assure you, I do indeed afraid sometimes,” John corrected gently, eliciting a laugh from Danny.“Can I... can I give you a hug, Mister Chief?” Danny asked, his voice dropping to a more serious tone.

John hesitated, a flicker of uncertainty crossing his visor's reflection.

But then he nodded, and as Danny wrapped his small arms around John’s armored waist, John’s own arms came around to return the embrace, enveloping the boy in a gentle, protective circle. “Thank you, Danny,” John said, and it wasn’t just his voice modulator that shook slightly.

“Are you gonna be my friend now, too, Mister Chief? Not just my hero?” Danny looked up at him with hopeful eyes.

“I think I’d like that very much,” John replied, his voice firm with a promise.

As Danny scampered off, probably to boast about his new ‘best friend’, John straightened up and scanned the room. The children were now looking at him with less caution and more curiosity. Kai nudged him lightly with her elbow, a small smirk playing on her lips beneath her helmet. “Looks like you’re not so scary after all, huh, Chief?”

“Seems so,” John conceded, allowing himself a rare, small smile. “Let’s make sure no one feels left out.”

#halo #halo fanfiction #halo fanfic #john 117 #master chief #master chief fanfic #master chief fanfiction #halo au #halo headcanon #helix studios117 #halo reloaded #ultimate halo

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NEW F/O List!!!

Romantic F/Os💖

Scarecrow (DC/BTAS/TNBA/Nolanverse/Arkham Knight/Arkham Asylum/Fear State/Brave and The Bold/Injustice 2/Happy Halloween Scooby Doo/Tomorrowverse/Harley Quinn Series)

Mad Hatter (DC/BTAS)

Joker (DC/BTAS/The Batman Series)

Ragdoll (DC/The Batman Series)

Riddler (DC/The Batman Series)

Penguin (DC/The Batman Series)

Question (DC/Justice League Unlimited)

Harley Quinn (DC/Harley Quinn Series/Injustice 2)

Luigi (Mario)

Bowser (Mario)

ENA (Dream BBQ)

NOS-4-A2 (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command)

Zurg (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command)

Ty Parsec (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command)

Bezel (Chikn Nuggit)

Dabi (MHA)

Tenya Ida (MHA)

Tomura Shigaraki (MHA)

Hawks (MHA)

Toga Himiko (MHA)

Eijirou Kirishima (MHA)

Doc Ock (Spectacular Spider Man)

Electro (Spectacular Spider Man)

Shocker (Spectacular Spider Man)

Eddie Brock/Venom (Venom Movie)

Meta Knight (Kirby)

Sammy Lawrence (BATIM)

Zavok (Sonic)

Zazz (Sonic)

Wes Weasley (Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog)(Childhood crush)

Spawn (Image Comics)

Dr Facilier (Princess and The Frog)

Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)

Jafar (Aladdin)

Claude Frollo (Hunchback Of Notre Dame(Disney)

Snatcher (Hat In Time)

Dr Nefarious (Ratchet and Clank)

Bender (Futurama)

Father (Kids Next Door)

Scar (Alien Vs Predator)

Right Hand Man (Henry Stickmin)

Chris McLean (Total Drama)

Izzy (Total Drama)

Narrator (Stanley Parable)

Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)

Matt (Eddsworld)

Blitzø (Helluva Boss)

Paimon (Helluva Boss)

Kronk (Emperor's New Groove)

Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)

Zestial Moore (Hazbin Hotel)

Tabi (FNF)

Garcello (FNF)

Freddy Krueger (Nightmare On Elm Street)

Dr Strangeglove (Moshi Monsters)

Dr Krankcase (Skylanders)

Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Wally Darling (Welcome Home)

Peppino (Pizza Tower)

Vigilante (Pizza Tower)

Drakken (Kim Possible)

Strangled Red (Poképasta)

Sniper (Team Fortress 2)

Korekiyo Shinguji (Danganronpa)

MX (Mario.EXE)

SCP-049 (SCP)

Katz (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

Freaky Fred (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

Computer (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

HIM (Powerpuff Girls)

Espresso Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Clover Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Bob Velseb (Spooky Month)

Agent Trout (We Bare Bears)

Mordecai Heller (Lackadaisy)

Jack Horner (Puss In Boots)

Zenitsu (Demon Slayer)

Silver Spoon (Inanimate Insanity)

Black Hat (Villainous)

Walker (Danny Phantom)

Skulker (Danny Phantom)

Fred (Scooby Doo)

Caine (The Amazing Digital Circus)

Devil (The Cuphead Show)

Jack O Lantern (Grim Adventures Of Billy and Mandy)

General Skarr (Evil Con Carne)

Simon Belmont (Captain N The Game Master)(Childhood crush)

Emperor Belos (Owl House)

Sub Zero (Mortal Kombat)

Stocking (Panty and Stocking)

Kiyoshi (Hanazuki)

Jack Sparrow (Pirates Of The Caribbean)

Nikku (FNF)

Six (BFB)

Lesley (DHMIS)

Sasha Waybright (Amphibia)

Astral (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal)(Childhood crush)

Vulture (Spectacular Spider Man)

Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony)(Childhood crush)

Discord (My Little Pony)(Childhood crush)

Mr Scatterbrain (Mr Men/Mr Men Show)(Childhood crush)

Ales Mansay (Rayman)(Childhood crush)

Mr Nonsense (Mr Men)(Childhood crush)

DangerGrid Of Doom (Skatoony)(Childhood crush)

Platonic F/Os⚘️

Kuromi (Sanrio)

Cinnamoroll (Sanrio)

Chococat (Sanrio)

ENA (Season 1)

Moony (ENA)

Bendy (BATDR)

Ellie Rose (Henry Stickmin)

Charles Calvin (Henry Stickmin)

Reginald Copperbottom (Henry Stickmin)

Demencia (Villainous)

Benrey (Half Life)

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Kasane Teto (Vocaloid)

Kagamine Rin (Vocaloid)

Hex (FNF)

Annie (FNF)

Pom Pom (FNF)

Cassette Girl (FNF)

Boyfriend (FNF)

Girlfriend (FNF)

Carol (FNF)

Ash (FNF)

Selever (FNF)

Ruv (FNF)

Nikusa (FNF)

Solazar (FNF)

Rascal (FNF)

Dr Springheel (FNF)

Tankman (Tankmen)

Tord (Eddsworld)

Eduardo (Eddsworld)

Matilda (Eddsworld/Ellsworld)

Zanta Claws (Eddsworld)

Elvira Mistress Of The Dark

Rayman (Rayman/Animated Series/Captain Laserhawk)

Globox (Rayman)

Grand Minimus (Rayman)

Tessa (Skylanders)

Mags (Skylanders)

Eye Brawl (Skylanders)

Flynn (Skylanders)

Hugo (Skylanders)

Bambi (Bambi)

Faline (Bambi)

SpongeBob SquarePants

Patrick Star (SpongeBob)

Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob)

Plankton (SpongeBob)

Karen Plankton (SpongeBob)

Tiana (Princess and The Frog)

Charlotte (Princess and The Frog)

Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer)

Poppet (Moshi Monsters)

Luvli (Moshi Monsters)

Oogie Boogie (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Charlie Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)

Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)

Vortex (Helluva Boss)

Queen Bee-Zlebub (Helluva Boss)

Bunny (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

Kitty (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia)

Red Action (OK K.O)

Puss In Boots

Frost Queen Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Strawberry Crepe Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Cherry Blossom Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Squid Ink Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Daizy (Wow Wow Wubbzy)

Widget (Wow Wow Wubbzy)

Rocko (Rocko's Modern Life)

Filburt (Rocko's Modern Life)

Gordi (Unicorn Wars)

Maria (Unicorn Wars)

Toaster (Brave Little Toaster)

Luca

Giulia (Luca)

Lord X (Sonic.EXE)

Majin Sonic

Hypno (Poképasta)

Bubble (BFDI)

4 (BFB)

X (BFB)

Cofi (Chikn Nuggit)

Rabbid Rosalina (Mario + Rabbids)

Iris (Pokémon)

Shaggy (Scooby Doo)

Freckles (Lackadaisy)

Gia (Madagascar)

Alex (Madagascar)

Melman (Madagascar)

Private (Madagascar)

Corporal (Madagascar)

Soft Mouse (FNF: Soft)

Charlie (Smiling Friends)

Pim (Smiling Friends)

Gretchen (Camp Lazlo)

Edward (Camp Lazlo)

Patsy (Camp Lazlo)

Mario

Yoshi (Mario)

Peach (Mario)

Daisy (Mario)

Rosalina (Mario)

Toad (Mario)

Boo (Mario)

King Boo (Mario)

Wario (Mario)

Sonic The Hedgehog

Amy Rose (Sonic)

Vector (Sonic)

Chip (Sonic)

Orbot (Sonic)

Knuckles (Sonic Movie)

Tom Wachowski (Sonic Movie)

Maddie Wachowski (Sonic Movie)

Po (Teletubbies)

Laa-Laa (Teletubbies)

Fleegle (Banana Splits)

Alice (DC/BTAS)

Donutella

Rango

Beans (Rango)

Mao Mao (Mao Mao: HOPH)

Badgerclops (Mao Mao: HOPH)

Nazz (Ed, Edd N Eddy)

Oggy (Oggy & The Cockroaches)

Familial F/Os💙

Bandit (Bluey)

Chilli (Bluey)

Radley (Bluey)

Frisky (Bluey)

Calypso (Bluey)

Brandy (Bluey)

Eda Clawthorne (Owl House)

Raine Whispers (Owl House)

Lilith Clawthorne (Owl House)

Millie (Helluva Boss)

Moxxie (Helluva Boss)

Stolas (Helluva Boss)

Asmodeus (Helluva Boss)

Fizzarolli (Helluva Boss)

Rosie (Hazbin Hotel)

Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)

Jack Skellington (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Sally (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Moominpappa (Moomin)

Moominmamma (Moomin)

Mama White (Sanrio)

Papa White (Sanrio)

Hugo, Victor and Laverne (Hunchback Of Notre Dame(Disney)

King Andrias (Amphibia)

Olivia (Amphibia)

Lila (Spooky Month)

Jaune (Spooky Month)

John (Spooky Month)

Wallace (Wallace and Gromit)

Lady Tottington (Wallace and Gromit)

Muriel Bagge (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

Yor Forger (Spy X Family)

Loid Forger (Spy X Family)

Sarvente (FNF)

Chris (FNF)

Alicia (Pokémon)

Alice (Pokémon)

Taki (Friday Night Fever)

Count Bleck (Mario)

Tippi (Mario)

Vanilla (Sonic)

Optimus Prime (Transformers)

Ventriloquist and Scarface (DC/BTAS)

Catwoman (DC/The Batman 2004)

Connor (Detroit: Become Human)

Hank Anderson (Detroit: Become Human)

Jason Voorhess (Friday The 13th)

Pamela Voorhees (Friday The 13th)

Ragatha (The Amazing Digital Circus)

Dr Eggman (Sonic)

Sibling F/Os🦋

Moomintroll (Moomin)

Snorkmaiden (Moomin)

Snork (Moomin)

Octavia (Helluva Boss)

Bluey

Bingo (Bluey)

Rusty (Bluey)

Slushi (Chikn Nuggit)

Sprig Plantar (Amphibia)

Marcy Wu (Amphibia)

Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)

Wendy (Gravity Falls)

Melony (SMG4)

Meilin Lee (Turning Red)

Abby Park (Turning Red)

Jenny Wakeman (My Life As A Teenage Robot)

Soft BF (FNF: Soft)

Madelyn Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Streber (Spooky Month)

Tails (Sonic)

Rasazy (FNF)

Mindy (SpongeBob)

Nezuko (Demon Slayer)

Darrell (OK K.O)

Shannon (OK K.O)

Fink (O.K KO)

Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)

Edd/Double D (Ed Edd n Eddy)

Collector (Owl House)

Olivia (Oggy & The Cockroaches)

Child F/Os🍰

Child versions of Blitzø, Stolas, Octavia, Fizzarolli (Helluva Boss)

Oliver (Helluva Boss)

Pom Pom (Bluey)

Lila (Bluey)

Cyan Fitzgerald (Todd McFarlane's Spawn Series)

Ashley (Warioware)

Penny (Warioware)

Kat & Ana (Warioware)

9-Volt (Warioware)

Julianna Scott (Sanrio)

Nifty (Hazbin Hotel)

Eri (MHA)

Kota Izumi (MHA)

Maggie Simpson (Simpsons)

Nugget (Super Meat Boy)

Anya Forger (Spy X Family)

Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls)

Adorabat (Mao Mao: HOPH)

Skid (Spooky Month)

Pump (Spooky Month)

Robert (Spooky Month)

Hat Kid (Hat In Time)

Sam (Trick R Treat)

Cream (Sonic)

Kirby

Orbulon (Warioware)

SCP-053 (SCP)

Baby Doll (DC/BTAS)

Cub (Happy Tree Friends)

Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)

Cubot (Sonic)

Dogday (Smiling Critters/Poppy Playtime)

Hoppy Hopscotch (Smiling Critters/Poppy Playtime)

Hello Kitty (Sanrio)

My Melody (Sanrio/Onegai My Melody)

X (BFB)

Snorky (Banana Splits)

Lumas (Mario)

Baby versions of Mario, Luigi (Mario)

Onion Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Three Diablos (Puss In Boots)

QT (FNF)

Pet F/Os🐈

Gidget (Secret Life Of Pets)

Daisy (Secret Life Of Pets)

Chloe (Secret Life Of Pets)

Fat Nuggets (Hazbin Hotel)

Keekee (Hazbin Hotel)

King (Owl House)

Thumper (Bambi)

SCP-999 (SCP)

SCP-131 (SCP)

Artemis (Sailor Moon)

Diana (Sailor Moon)

Luna (Sailor Moon)

Zero (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Perrito (Puss In Boots)

Kitty Softpaws (Puss In Boots)

Gary (SpongeBob)

Ringo (Eddsworld)

Pipsqueak (The Lorax)

Shirousa, Kurousa, Strawberryusa, Blueberryusa, Momousa, Vanilla, Aousa, Pandausa, Balletusa, Primausa (Sugarbunnies)

Pusheen The Cat

Cheezborger (Chikn Nuggit)

Chikn Nuggit

Muffin (Bluey)

Socks (Bluey)

505 (Villainous)

My Sweet Piano (Sanrio)

Feathers McGraw (Wallace and Gromit)

Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)

Jeffrey The Land Shark (Marvel/It's Jeff Comics)

Polterpup (Luigi's Mansion)

Jess (Postman Pat)

Garfield

Odie (Garfield)

Bond (Spy X Family)

Le Quack (Courage The Cowardly Dog)

Courage The Cowardly Dog

Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Hypno, Eevee, Sylveon, Darkrai, Piplup, Pichu, Wynaut, Manaphy, Togepi, Pawmi, Mudkip, Torchic, Chikorita, Jirachi, Emolga, Axew, Cosmog, Mew, Celebi, Zorua, Minccino, Cinccino, Ralts, Latios, Latias, Riolu, Lucario, Buneary, Dwebble, Altaria, Swablu, Quaxly, Gengar, Misdreavus (Pokémon)

Shinto (FNF: Lullaby)

Scooby Doo

Chao (Sonic)

Rilakkuma

Zippy (TUFF Puppy)

Pugsley (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

#my f/os #f/o #f/o community #romantic f/o #platonic f/o #familal f/o #pet f/o #child f/o #sibling f/o #comfort characters

[queerplatonicshipshowdown]

Round 1 starts Monday, September 4, 2023!

Here are your match-ups (links under the cut):

Preliminaries:

Balloon and Suitcase (Suitloon) from Inanimate Insanity vs. Test Tube and Fan (Fantube) from Inanimate Insanity

Round 1:

Chance and Shadow from WOE.BEGONE vs. Zolf Smith and Oscar Wilde (Zoscar) from Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast

Karina Lyle and Ryan Goldsmith (goldenrose) from Tiger & Bunny vs. Barbie "Malibu" Roberts and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts (Barbie^2) from Barbie

Lord Viren and King Harrow (Virrow) from The Dragon Prince vs. Balloon and Suitcase (Suitloon) from Inanimate Insanity

Ainsley Ainsley, Antone Postminger, and The Gap (horseycule) from Legendlark vs. Kurusu Kazuki and Suwa Rei (Kazurei) from Buddy Daddies

John Doe and Arthur Lester from Malevolent vs. Caspar von Bergliez and Linhardt von Hevring (Casphardt) from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Ronan Lynch and Richard Campbell Gansey III (Ronsey) from The Raven Cycle vs. Kotetsu T. Kaburagi and Barnaby Brooks Jr. (Taibani) from Tiger and Bunny

Rosé, York, and Grendan from Drawtectives vs. Bakugou Katsuki and Kirishima Eijirou (Kiribaku) from My Hero Academia

Adagumo no Yaorochi and Sukune Katano (YaoSuku) from Le'en Project vs. Hardwon Surefoot and Moonshine Cybin (Hardshine) from Not Another D&D Podcast

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Crowley and Aziraphale (Ineffable Husbands) from Good Omens vs. Jonathan Sims and Alice “Daisy” Tonner (JonDaisy) from The Magnus Archives

Hooty and Lilith from The Owl House vs. Jane McKeene and Katherine Deveraux from Dread Nation

Moiraine Damodred and Lan Mandragoran from Wheel of Time vs. Jennifer Walters and Patsy Walker (patsyjen) from Marvel

Camilla Hect and Palamades Sextus (Campal) from The Locked Tomb vs. Kazuma Asogi and Ryunosuke Naruhodo (Asoryuu) from The Great Ace Attorney

Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley (Stobin) from Stranger Things vs. Bells Broussard and Emma Robledo from Sidekick Squad series

Daisy Tonner and Basira Hussain (Daisira) from The Magnus Archives vs. Percival King and Ramsey Murdoch (Ramsival) from Epithet: Erased

Sakuko Kodama and Satoru Takahashi from Koisenu Futari vs. Jughead Jones and Sabrina Spellman from Jughead Jones

Gon Freecs and Killua Zoldyck (Killugon) from Hunter × Hunter vs. Mako Mori and Raleigh Beckett from Pacific Rim

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Stanford Pines and Fiddleford McGucket (Fiddauthor) from Gravity Falls vs. Jem Carstairs and Will Herondale (Heronstairs) from The Shadowhunter Chronicles

Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye (royai) from Fullmetal Alchemist vs. Stanley Barber and Sydney Novak from I Am Not Okay With This

Maz Kanata and Dexter Jettster from Star Wars the High Republic vs. The Doctor and Missy from Doctor Who

Fennec Shand and Boba Fett from Star Wars vs. Curt Mega and Tatiana Slozhno from Spies Are Forever

Lapis Lazuli and Peridot (Lapidot) from Steven Universe vs. Gwen Poole and Quentin Quire (Gwentin) from West Coast Avengers

The Doctor and Jack Harkness from Doctor Who vs. John - 117 and Cortanna from Halo

Ellie Miller and Alec Hardy (Millardy) from Broadchurch vs. Moomintroll and Snufkin (Snufmin) from Moominvalley

Beth Tezuka and Plum (PlumBeth) from Bravest Warriors vs. Allan and Weird Barbie from The Barbie Movie

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Edgin Darvis and Holga Kilgore from Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves vs. Jolteon and Crap Gorps from Dogs In Love 2

Starscream and Skyfire (Skystar) from Transformers vs. Anne, Marcy, and Sasha (Sashannarcy) from Amphibia

Robbie & factoryAI from Void Terrarium vs. Perle and Dejean from Our Bloody Pearl

Matilda and Drea from Everything's Gonna Be Okay vs. Taion and Eunie (TaiEunie) from Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Nepeta Leijon and Equius Zahhak (Meowrails) from Homestuck vs. Jessie and James from Pokémon

Roxas and Xion from Kingdom Hearts vs. Tang and Pigsy (Freenoodles) from LEGO Monkie Kid

Zelda and Link (Zelink) from Tears of the Kingdom vs. Shin and Noi from Dorohedoro

MK and Mei (goldendragon) from LEGO Monkie Kid vs. Yelena Belova and Kate Bishop (Bishova) from Marvel

#tournament bracket #round 1 #I am bolding the Doctor Who ones so that I remember to change the actual bracket

[cxdemistake]

—Time slips away!

Burn out, don’t fade!

Dance on my grave!

I will never be them!—

Indie multimuse, multifandom blog.

Canon and OC muses present

Currently mobile-only

Semi-selective, semi-active

Open to asks and messages

More info (link to OCs, list of canon muses, writer info, and rules) under the cut.

OC Links

*Note: A few characters’ appearances/voices have changed, so make sure to check out the tags on the blog. OCs are tagged with “; (name)”— for example, my character Myarel is tagged with “; myarel” (no quotations).*

Canon Muses

*Note: Many of these muses aren’t listed on my muse page due to being unable to update said page from my phone. Muse tags vary. Some are tagged with fancy tags but I may switch between those and regular tags. They’re listed here in alphabetical order by fandom.*

**Edit: I’ve also marked which fandoms/muses are most active. Very active fandoms will be bolded, semi-active italic, and dormant/needing some time before interaction are regular text. I’ll also put an asterisk after new muses/muses I haven’t played yet. I beg that if a fandom isn’t bolded or italicized that you discuss it with me before sending something in or making a starter— I have a lot of muses and it takes time to get into the swing of new ones when I’m not in the right mindset!**

The Arcana: Asra Alnazar*, Julian Devorak, Portia Devorak*, Faust

American Gods: Mad Sweeney

Assassin’s Creed: Ezio Auditore da Firenze*, Aveline de Grandpré

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Zuko*

Back 4 Blood: Karlee*, Evangelo*

Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion*

Boondock Saints: Murphy MacManus*

Call of Duty: Simon “Ghost” Riley*, Johnny “Soap” MacTavish*

Chappie: Chappie*

Columbo: Lt. Frank Columbo*

Dead Island/Riptide: Sam B, John Morgan*

Detroit: Become Human: Connor, Markus*

Dirty Bomb: Vassili*

Disturbed (band): The Guy*

Dream Daddy: Damien Bloodmarch*, Robert Small*

Dying Light: Kyle Crane*, Rahim*, Karim*

FNAF: Cupcake

Hazbin Hotel: Alastor, Angel Dust, Charlie, Husk, Lucifer

Homestuck: Gamzee, Calsprite

I, Frankenstein: Adam

Into the Badlands: Baron Quinn*

Jet Set Radio Future: Yoyo*

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Jonathan Joestar*, Joseph Joestar, Jotaro Kujo*, Josuke Higashikata*, Giorno Giovanna*, Jolyne Cujoh*, Caesar Zeppeli

Kingdom Hearts: Axel

Left 4 Dead 2: Ellis, Nick

Marvel: Nightcrawler*, Moon Knight*, Eddie Brock/Venom*

Monster High: River Styxx*, Operetta*, Frankie Stein*

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington*

Obey Me!: Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Belphegor, Diavolo

Onmyoji: Yasha*, Hiromasa*, Susabi*

Pirates of the Caribbean: Captain Jack Sparrow*

Portal: GLaDOS

Red Dead Redemption: John Marston*, Arthur Morgan*

Rise of the Guardians: Jack Frost*

Skullgirls: Valentine

Stardew Valley: Shane*

Steven Universe: Garnet*, Ruby*, Sapphire*, Sunstone*, Sardonyx*, Rainbow Quartz 2.0*

Spiritfarer: Gwen*

Suicide Squad: Diablo

Undertale/Deltarune: Papyrus, Sans, Susie*

Until Dawn: Chris*

The Village: Ivy Walker

Walking Dead/Fear: Negan Smith, Daryl Dixon, Morgan Jones, Shiva, Victor Strand*, Qaletaqa Walker*, Crazy Dog*

Warframe: Excalibur Umbra*

Warm Bodies: R, M

What We Do In The Shadows: Nandor the Relentless*, Viago*, Vladislav*

Info About The Writer

Hi! I’m Alistair— you can call me that, or you can use my username for pretty much everywhere else, TheetyPie/Theety. I don’t mind either way.

I’m a trans guy, I use he/they pronouns. I’m panromantic/asexual, and I’m 27 years old.

I have 3 cats, they’re my babies. I also (as you can tell from above) have a lot of OCs, and the number is still growing. I want to turn my ideas into a bigger creation someday, still not sure exactly where I want to go with it.

I do more than write. I do art, I like video games, music, and just collecting stuff. Current obsessions are Monster High, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, makeup, crystals, and jewelry.

Rules

The most important: I do not RP smut. In the past I’ve used the fade-to-black method, but I’m not entirely comfortable with that with most of my muses.

In the same vein, DO NOT FORCE SHIPS. I love ships as much as the next guy, but I would prefer to discuss it first, or for us to agree on it. It’s cool if your muse has a crush, totally fine— mine get crushes all the time! But make sure if you want to ship, we discuss it first.

In a similar vein to that one as well, no god-modding/powerplaying. If your character is strong, an immortal being, or whatever, cool! I have some of those too. But there should always be a limit. Don’t say your character is moving mine unless we’ve talked about that. Attempt to move them. Usually I follow along as long as boundaries aren’t pushed.

Don’t kill or seriously injure my muse without permission. Fights happen, of course, but again: discussion. I’m up for threads where my canon muses are injured or killed, but not where it happens to my OCs, unless we’re getting into a backstory and another OC that’s already deceased dies. Non-serious injuries are alright to come out of nowhere with, but if it’s a first meeting, I’d prefer to plot it out.

I’m semi-selective. I’m kind of particular about who I follow and who I thread with. I prefer us to be mutuals to thread, but you don’t have to be mutuals to send me things.

I’m very bad at keeping up with people. If you message me and I don’t respond, it’s usually bc I’m shy, I forgot, or I’m busy with work. It’s not you, I promise. Usually I don’t message first bc I’m nervous.

Back to shipping: I’m also multiship. Usually my ships are in different universes, unless discussed with all parties beforehand. The exception is a few of my OCs that are partnered together— ask about their availability. I love random ships, just talk to me about them!

I love duplicates of my muses. Whether it’s “x meets self” or I find someone I share a muse with, I love RPing with just about everyone. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if we have a muse in common!

One of my other most important statements, not really considered a rule, but it’s still important: if you want to know something about any muse, canon or OC, please tell me— ask or message me! I haven’t been able to write down a lot of info about any of them because I’m on mobile, but I will infodump for you if you need/want to know something. I love talking about my children, they’re precious to me.

If you send something in or make something for me when we haven’t even spoken, I might not feel comfortable responding. I’m very shy and nervous about not having any discussion beforehand. 😭

If there’s anything I left out or you need to know, just ask!

#cxdemistake #fjsjfjf this took a while #also look at all the muses #this is what happens when I consume tons of media on a break #I cling to 20000 fictional characters and need to write them #fhdjfj #also consider this my promo #pls reblog to help me find more active peeps #thx! #; promo

[doasyoudesireandlive]

Just how good were you this year?

Pairing: bestfriend!Nick Fowler x reader (friends to lovers AU)

word count: 1.9k

Summary: your bestfriend Nick wants you to pretend to be his girlfriend. But can you play your part?

warnings: nicknames, friends to lovers, fluff, kissing, suggestive language, smut, thigh riding, dirty talk if you squint,praising, light choking. sexual activities in public.

a/n: So this is my secret santa gift for the lovely @mrsmischief209 Ellie <3 hope you like it girl! The dialogue prompt is: "just how good were you this year?" the festive devise was Christmas party with the lovely Nick Fowler! This is my first time writing for Nick, so I hope it turned out ok. Please do tell if I've missed out on any warnings. The board is made my the wonderful @late-to-the-party-81

English is not my first language and this not beta'ed. Proof read by myself, so sorry about all the mistakes.

«Nick… Are you serious? Is that your great idea?» You look at your best friend with disbelief in your eyes. He just finished telling you about his company’s Christmas party and that he may or may not have told everyone that his lovely girlfriend would be attending. Problem being that he don’t have a girlfriend, his last relationship ended months ago. 

Nick simply smirk at you, humor and hope glimmering in his eyes. “Hold on, let me get this straight. You want me to pretend to be your girlfriend?” Nick nods.

You burst out in laughter. “Oh Nick, you moron! They’ll never buy that! Unless all of your colleagues are idiots… but considering your line of work, they are not”

You do a little twirl, gesturing with your hands. “Look at me! I’m not even your type.” Nick stands up.

“Now what do you know about my type?  Hmm? I think you are beautiful, you know that. You dumbass” he hugs you tight.

 “You think? Hmm, never knew, thought you were friends with me cos I make you look good” You tease, knowing that he would hear the sarcasm in your voice.

Stepping back, he hold on to your shoulders. “I’m going to send you a dress. And Nat. I’m picking you up at 8 sharp tomorrow. Better get your best girlfriend behavior on!” he presses a kiss on your cheek and wink at you.

 “See you, love” ha calls as he walks out your door. “Later, dumbass” you call after him with a smile on your lips.

Then the memory of when you two met pop up in your mind.

First year of college. You are walking around shitfaced at a frat party after a round (or three) of beer pong. A pair of strong hands grip your waist. “Where are you going, baby?” John Walker slurring out the words, stinking of cheap vodka and cigarettes.

“I’m going home. I need to go home” you hiccup, all of the sudden feeling kinda sick.

“My house is just down the street, babe, why don’t you join me?” he tugs at your arm, not giving up as he feel you struggle against him. “No, John! Let me go!”

“Ah, Y/N! There you are!” an unfamiliar voice calls out. A rather tall brunette comes bursting through the crowd to get you. “Our ride is on the way, love.” He looks at you with kind blue eyes, an understanding smile faint on his lips.

“Who the fuck are you?” Walker’s voice is low, like a growling dog. “I’m her boyfriend. Nick. Nick Fowler” Nick says while extending his hand out for Walker to shake. Walker doesn’t take his hand, he simply glares at the both of you, and turns around to leave. You can hear him mutter “fucking bitch” under his breath as he walks away.

“Thank you, Nick. I owe you big time.” Nick smiles and hold out his hand for you to take. “Let’s get you home” You intertwine your fingers with his and you walk out the door.

He came to your recue so maybe it was time to repay the favor. Thought you were not really sure if you was the best candidate for the mission. Why didn’t he just bring Nat? The gorgeous redhead was right up there in Nick’s league. She was an eleven and a half, on a scale from one to ten. You were more like a seven and a half. Maybe eight on a good day? Shaking your head at your own thoughts, you do your evening routine and go to bed. You need your rest to put on the performance of a lifetime tomorrow evening.

You sit and enjoy your morning coffee when your doorbell ring. You’re on your way to open it when Nat casually walks in with a goon in tow carrying what looks like a truckload of stuff.

“Just put it down here, Hugh. Thank you.” Nat waves at the big man and he nod his head and walk out the door.

“Hi, baby!” Nat embraces you in a big hug, and kisses both your cheeks before stepping back. “You should hide your spare key better, anyone could find it out there,” She say in a casual voice, pressing the key into your hand.

You simply shake your head and put the key on the table. “Hi, Nat. Please come on in.” The sarcasm in your voice make Nat smirk and she starts to unpack all the stuff she brought, while chatting away. This was gonna be one long day of pampering.

“Wow, babygirl! You look amazing!” Nat is very pleased with her work and signal for you to turn around for her. You giggle and turn around, actually feeling very sexy. The outfit is perfect, nice satin underwear, and a beautiful dress enhancing your figure. The spotless hair and makeup done by Nat was like a cherry on top. A knock on the door rip you out of your little show.

“That’s Nick. Have a good time, babe. I expect a full report!” Nat points her finger at you, then brushing a strand of hair away from your face before pressing a light kiss to your cheek.

“Ha! Sure you do!” you say with sarcasm in your voice. Your gaze soften “Thank you, Nat. I mean really, I couldn’t have done this myself,” as you gesture to your outfit. A second knock is heard, a bit harder now.

“Coming!” You call out, grabbing your purse and blowing Nat a kiss. Reaching your door, you open to find Nick standing there. He looks like wet dream. A black suit with a black shirt, and the tie matching your dress.

“Y/N, wow, you look… you look fantastic” He says, something dark flashing in his eyes before he regain his posture and hold out his arm for you to take. “Shall we?” A smirk on his lips and a gleam in his eyes makes him look like prince Charming.

“You don’t look too shabby yourself,” you giggle as you take his arm. You spot him looking at you when you sit in the car, the possessiveness in his eyes making a shiver go down your spine and a spark of arousal burn between your legs.

After clearing your throat, you say “So… What’s our story?” Nick smile at you. “Oh, babe, you know our story. We’re gonna tell them that we met in college and became best friends that turned to lovers.” He says it all with a gleam in his eye.

Then an insecurity comes creeping from nowhere. “Nick… do you expect them to believe that? I mean… You’re so handsome it hurts and I’m, well… Not bad?” A nervous laugh escape your mouth after you say the last words.

Nicks eyes go dark. “Don’t you ever, ever, say that again. You are the most beautiful woman to walk the earth. Don’t sell yourself short, sweetheart, you are a sex bomb” his gaze soften and you lick your lip as you lean in towards him. His breath fan over your lips and you can just about taste him. The tension is thick in the air, making it feel like you can’t breathe properly. His hand is cupping your jaw, then gliding down to wrap around your throat. A tiny moan escape your lips and he smirk and whisper

“So responsive” He leans in and you meet in a filthy kiss. The grasp on your neck tighten and you whimper into his mouth, making him groan and break the kiss. “Mmm, you taste too sweet; feel what you do to me.” Grabbing your hand and bringing it to the front of his suit slacks. The rock hard erection there makes you chuckle, and the hiss from him as you stroke your hand over it, is like music to your ears. The car stop, and you see that you have arrived to the party.

Nick adjust his slacks before stepping out and holding his hand out for you to take. You walk in and you feel like a Hollywood star. The venue is ridiculous, too big and too fancy for your taste.  You meet some of Nick’s colleagues and they are all so polite and lovely, making you feel welcome.

“Hey, Nick!” a whiny female voice calls out. “Carly. Hi.” Nick say with a neutral voice. Carly is eyeing you up and down, not looking impressed. She was one of the bombshell receptionists, you know the kind, tall and skinny. And pretty in a Barbie-way.

“So, Nicky, who is she?” Carly point her finger at you, trailing it all the way up your body. You’re taken aback by her rudeness, and cling a bit tighter to Nicks arm.

“Well, Carly. This is my girlfriend, Y/N. Y/N, this is Carly.” Carly looks taken aback as you extend your hand for her to shake. She simply look at is and shrug, before turning to walk away. You stand there with your hand extended and feel like an idiot.

“Nick, I don’t think I can do this.” You look at him, with humiliation and nervousness in your eyes. He brings you closer, and wrap you in a hug.

“I think you can do this just fine, Sugar” the nickname makes wetness pool in your panties. “Be a good girl for me, will you? I’ll make it worth your while” His voice is low, husky and promising in your ear. His hands travel down your body, settling on your ass.

“Damn, you feel amazing” The praise making your knees week and a breathy moan leave your lips as you lean into the embrace. The light is dim around you and the music playing in the background makes you sway around in a tight embrace. You don’t even think, you just tilt your head up and kiss him. All the suppressed feelings come rushing to the surface and desire makes your knees weak and head dizzy.

Nick brings you even closer, slotting a muscular thigh between your legs. The friction and the fact that you’re out in public make you gasp and slightly pull away. Strong arms catch you and hold you still.

“You like that? Hmm? Don’t worry, Sugar, nobody is looking. And if they are, let them look, cos you are mine.”

You can feel the boundaries breaking inside and you find yourself rubbing your clothed pussy against his thigh. A low chuckle is huffed into your ear and he whisper, “just how good were you this year?” He grab your waist to push you down harder and swallow a moan escaping your mouth with a breathy kiss. “Cos you know love, good girls gets anything they want.” His deep voice makes you tremble and his words brings you closer to the high you’re chasing.

“Just say the words, and I will give you everything.” A shiver run down your spine as you whisper in his ear.

“I’ve been a good girl this year, Sir” a low growl is all you hear, before you’re hoisted up in strong arms and carried out of there. He brings you into a conference room and slams the door behind him, before putting you down on the edge the table, then stepping back. Loosening up his tie, pulling off his suit jacket and rolling up his sleeves.

“You see, Sugar… Every good girl has to prove that she’s a good girl.” His words makes you wetter than ever, slick running down the insides of your thighs. He sits down on a chair in front of you, his legs spread wide. Tilting his chin up, and smirking he says “Show me. Show me what a good girl you are.” Grinning you jump down from the table. “Yes, Sir.”

This surely was the best Christmas party ever.

#tonje writes #tis the season to be thot-y #the thot neigbourhood #secret santa 2022 #nick fowler x reader #bestfriend!nick fowler x reader #friends to lovers

[stoicbreviary]

Ellis Walker, Epictetus in Poetical Paraphrase 49 

XLIX. 

Avoid, if possible, th' impertinence Of those who prostitute their eloquence: Who with a long harangue from desk or stage Both the rich mobile, and poor engage: For what advantage are you like to gain, By hearing some one a whole hour declaim, While Alexander's justice he commends, For murd'ring all his best and trustiest friends? How are you better'd by a tun'd discourse Of Phalaris's bull, or Sinon's horse? Or a description that's design'd to shew The various colours of the heavenly bow, In a discourse almost as long as it, Which the vile trifling scribbler takes for wit? What wisdom can you learn from Circe's hogs? From Hecuba turn'd bitch, or Seylla's dogs? From weeping Niobe transform'd to stone, Or bloody Tereus feeding on his son? But if in manners you're oblig'd to attend, Because perhaps the author is you friend; Or if that tyrant, custom, bring you there, Be grave, but not morose, nor too severe, Nor play the critic, nor be apt to jeer; Nor by detraction seek inglorious praise; Nor seem to weep, when he your joy would raise; Nor grin, nor swear, when some sad passion tries To draw the brinish humour from your eyes; Nor to the company disturbance cause, By finding fault, or clamorous applause; Be sober and sedate, nor give offence Or to yourself, or to the audience. 

#stoicism #ellis walker #epictetus #philosophy

[beforeimdeceased]

dog walker ellie who frowns as she sees you walking towards her while she’s picking up shit speckled with mysteries in it. standing tall to greet you and hide the grotesque monstrosity behind her, nearly tripping and stepping in it. “don’t look, i think she’s been eating toilet paper. and there’s also a mystery leaf?”

the poor dog who’s been lectured about it so many times is just laying on the ground peacefully. tired from the strength it took to get all of that crap out. (literal crap, like actual crap.)

and this isn’t the best time but she can’t pass up the opportunity to tell you how pretty you look. how it makes up for all the ugly shit she’s got to clean up and no no no a pretty girl like you should not be touching dog poo. let her finish up and then you two can talk about that date you’d had planned.

but you’re laughing shyly to yourself because you did not plan a date and she’s going to have to admit that she’d imagined that in her silly little head. ofcourse, she agrees. “sometimes when i’m around you i get so happy that i can’t tell if it’s a dream or not.” then she pinches herself and cartoonishly yelps at how hard she’s done it. and when you’re still there, she flashes a smile.

#this is awful i’m sorry #bunnie can speak? ☆ #・❥・ bun’s sweet ellie #ellie williams #ellie williams x reader #dog walker!ellie #ellie williams headcanons #ellie williams imagine #ellie fanfic #tlou headcanons #tlou fanfic #modern!ellie williams #ellie williams x you #ellie williams fanfiction #williams ellie #ellie williams tlou #ellie williams the last of us #tlou fanfiction #ellie williams fanfic #ellie williams x reader fluff #wlw imagine

[invisibleraven]

Prompt 20 for peterpatterlina?

Reggie held the door as he closed it quietly behind him, praying it wouldn't squeak, letting himself gaze on the still slumbering Julie and Luke right before it shut fully. Tip-toeing down the stairs, and grabbing a granola bar to chomp down, he was out the door five minutes later.

It was still early, the sky a pale greyish blue as he trotted down the street, a tinge of a chill in the air, but Reggie didn't mind. He knew he'd warm up soon enough as he approached the first house on his route.

Mitzi greeted him with a sloppy kiss and a little yip as they walked down the drive, and Reggie grinned at the tiny Pekinese. She was always his first stop, mostly to help out her owners who had little time to walk the hyper dog with a newborn on the way, but Reggie never minded her excitable nature, he was much the same.

He made stops to get Beau the French bulldog, Tisdale the Shar Pei, Finn and Jake the twin spaniels, and his last stop, getting Ellie the golden labradoodle from the shelter employee who was fostering her.

His heart always seized as he approached the home, wondering if this would be the day they told him Ellie had finally been adopted. Don't get him wrong, he wanted her to have a good home, he just wished that home could be with him.

Luke and Julie had agreed to letting him get a dog-as soon as their lease was up. Which was another two months from now, and their super was adamant-no dogs. So volunteering to walk her was as close as he could get. The others well, it was a decent side hustle between gigs and his part time job as Ray's assistant until their album got released.

Today however, Ellie came running to him, panting and wagging her tail, and Reggie grinned as he rubbed her face, the other pups yipping and barking their greetings. Leash in hand he went on his way.

It was turning into a glorious morning, warm and sunny, with other dog walkers, some joggers, and early morning commuters all making their ways in the world. Reggie stopped and said hello to a few familiar faces, let the dogs do what they needed to do in a local park (always making sure to clean up after them), and even took them to a leash free dog area for a few rounds of catch.

But soon enough it was time to head back, dropping each pooch off with a little head pat and an agreement to see them on his next assigned day. He left Ellie until last, as always, enjoying their time together. That way he could pretend she was really his dog, and he was getting ready to bring her home to Luke and Julie, who would greet them both with kisses and head pats.

Only Tamara was waiting outside of her house for him with a forlorn expression on her face. "Sorry Reg, but I have a couple coming to meet this girlie any second. Best say goodbye, just in case."

Reggie frowned and sunk to his knees, burying his face in Ellie's soft fur. "Oh, I'm happy for you girl-just sad for me. But I bet that whoever gets you is gonna take you on some real good walks. And give you the best treats."

Ellie whined, nuzzling her cold wet nose into his neck, and licking over his cheek. Reggie giggled and swiped away the slobber, as well as a few tears that leaked out. "Aww girl, I love you too."

"There they are," Tamara said, and Reggie turned, not wanting to see who he was losing Ellie to, but always desperately curious to meet them, make sure they were good enough for his girl. Only the two figures approaching him were decidedly familiar.

"Luke? Julie?"

"Hey Reggie... figured you'd be on your way home by now," Luke said, looking a little sheepish.

They knew about his job of course, he talked about the dogs all the time, same as Luke complained about the diner patrons and Julie whined about the kids she babysat. They didn't know he was using the money to put towards engagement rings for them both, and Reggie was fine keeping that a secret a bit longer.

"You two are the ones adopting Ellie?" he asked, confused. "But Mr. C said..."

"We were going to get her a surprise for you," Julie replied. "Let her stay with my dad until we moved out, and bring her to our new place as a gift."

"But we go over to your dad's every week," Reggie said. "How long did you think you could hide that?"

"It was a work in progress plan, I'll admit," Luke said, shrugging. "But we know how much you love her, and wanted to do this for you."

"I love you guys," Reggie choked out, unable to stop the stem of tears flowing freely, gathering them both into his arms.

"We love you too corazon," Julie whispered.

"So much," Luke echoed.

Ellie barked and jumped up, wanting to be a part of the love, and Reggie laughed, scratching behind her ears. "Yes, we all love you too girl, and guess what? In a few months you get to come home with me! Until then you can hang out with your abuelo Ray, he's pretty cool. But remember who your favourite is."

Ellie barked once more in reply, and Reggie took that as answer enough.

#filled prompts #ficlet #rukebok #peterpatterlina #julie and the phantoms

[evolution-ofa-geek]

31 Days of Horror Challenge

Day 7 - a horror movie you think no one has seen

Detention - 2011

I have several in mind but this is one of them and its more of a comedy horror than horror complete with a major and “didnt even see that one coming” plot twist towards the end.

Starring Dane Cook and Josh Hutcherson in pre-game Hunger Games mode and directed by MTV’s music video God Joseph Kahn. Extremely better than his first project Torque.

The film opens up with a character already breaking the 4th wall and giving you a guide of how not to be a total reject. You think this movie already going to start off with a Mean Girl and then it just surprises you by being the first kill within the first 5 minutes of the movie by a guy dressed as Cinderhella. A serial killer from a fictional horror movie within the movie. Think of the Stab movies in the Scream franchise. Already starts off with a parody of other horror movies so you think it wont be taken seriously. With the exception of the whole serial killer now on the loose and chopping off high schoolers with an axe.

The movie takes a toll and a plot twist at that as it derives to the science fiction genre. Told you not to take it serious. Complete with pop culture and geek references as well as a Time Machine. A FREAKIN TIME MACHINE IN A HORROR COMEDY!

NGL, the time machine is what sold me in the first place. Its a must watch if you’re feeling nolstagic and dont want to take any horror movie seriously.

Kill Count: 7

Favorite Kill Scene below:

Other movies you may also not have seen are

Frozen 2010

At Mount Holliston, snowboarders Dan Walker, his girlfriend Parker O'Neil and his best friend Joe Lynch don't have enough money to buy lift tickets. Parker bribes Jason, a lift-worker, with one hundred dollars. When the system is nearing closure, they force Jason to let them have one last pass. However, Jason needs to resolve a problem and his colleague misunderstands his instructions and stops the lift. The trio of skier and snowboarders gets stranded on the chairlift near the top of the mountain. When they see that the lights of the ski resort had been turned off, they need to make a choice: leave the chairlift or freeze to death

Snatchers 2019

After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.

Girl on the Third Floor (2019)

Donald Koch, a.k.a. "Don", "King Don" and "Tiger", moves from Chicago to the suburbs since his wife Liz is pregnant and they believe the location is adequate to raise a family with children. Liz buys an old house and Don, who is unemployed, goes with his dog Cooper first to renovate the house. Soon he learns from his neighbor Ellie Mueller that the house was a brothel many years ago. Then he meets another neighbor, the sexy Sarah Yates, and they have sex in the house. When Sarah returns to visit him, he says that their affair was a mistake since he is married and asks her to not come back again. On the weekend, his friend Milo Stone comes to help Don in the renovation. But soon the house shows supernatural events and Milo, Don and Liz learn that the place is haunted with a sordid past.

What movies would you recommend that you think nobody has seen?

#horror movies #31 days of horror #podcaster #snatchers #detention #frozen #from under the apron #podcastblr #streamer #horror comedy

[dissolving-mansion]

My favorite female characters are undoubtedly the ones from the Discworld, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint and, more recently, Old Gods of Appalachia.

As this series is my newest obsession, I want to talk about the ladies from Old Gods of Appalachia.

First, we have Daughter Dooley, the Witch Queen. From her introduction, sheis an intriguing character. Raised by two sapphic witches, Daughter Dooley was introduced to the world of magic at a young age. Her mothers are a very important part of her identity. She loves helping people and being around people but, when it comes to sex and romance, she is happier alone. She is an incredibly clever, patient, dauntless woman with both backbone and morals as strong as steel. She is as dignified as you would expect a queen to be. She is kind to people in need but also wrathful towards those she feels deserve it. Her stories inspire respect, admiration and even fear from other characters in the story.

Then we have Marcie Walker. Marcie Walker is a powerful witch. She was the owner and manager of a sex work establishment that has been known as a safe haven for women who need to get away from worse places (and any unwanted customers were likely to be run off the property with a shotgun by either Marcie herself or her girlfriend). Marcie Walker is steadfast, loyal and protective. Marcie Walker is an excellent midwife, a good neighbor, an amazing sister and a wonderful host.

Polly Barrow is the privileged and influentual daughter of a monstrous monopoly owner. She has responded to unionizing efforts with acts of extreme violence. She thinks of regular people as immature children, dogs and tools. She was born into darkness and cruelty and has been praised for her most evil actions by her Daddy for most of her life. Above all else, she is absolutely ruthless in persuit of her goals. Success earns her expensive gifts while failure earns her cruel incentives to never fail again. She did not ask to be a monster, but she is.

Those are my favorites, anyway.

Honorable mentions:

Ellie Walker: Marcie's kind, reliable, observant witch sister. I'd trust her with my life.

Douglas Walker: Marcie's intelligent, skeptical, pragmatic lawyer sister. Only sensible human in the courtroom.

Sarah: honestly should be in my top character list but it's hard to talk about her without spoiling too much of the plot. So I'll just say she's clever and resourceful.

Marigold: a lot of people would be dead without her

Dealy: smart, intuitive, sensible and kind. Cool lady and I hope to see more of her

Lavinia: a human-eating evil spirit who approaches dress codes with malicious compliance.

#women of ogoa #old gods of appalachia #08 #dissolving chats #Ogoa chats #ogoa

[fictionz]

New Fiction 2023 - October

Another October in the can! And now I wish I could snooze through the real horror that is the holiday season. Maybe I'll stay in October forever... forever... forever...

Here's the long version (since Tumblr blocks too many links in one post).

The TL;DR:

Short Stories

"Snatched from the Brink" by Mary E. Penn (1878)

"The Canal" by Everil Worrell (1927)

"The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror" by Carmen Maria Machado (2020)

"The Time Remaining" by Attila Veres & trans. Luca Karafiáth (2019)

"CUE: Change" by Chesya Burke (2011)

"Last Call for the Sons of Shock" by David J. Schow (1994)

"The Real Right Thing" by Henry James (1899)

"The Haunted House" by M.A. Bird (1865)

"The Island of Regrets" by Elizabeth Walter (1965)

"The Stolen Body" by H.G. Wells (1903)

"The White Priest" by Hélène Gingold (1893)

"The Man Who Went Too Far" by E.F. Benson (1912)

"Mater Tenebrarum" by Pilar Pedraza & trans. James D. Jenkins (2000)

"Menopause" by Flore Hazoumé & trans. James D. Jenkins (1994)

"Señor Ligotti" by Bernardo Esquinca & trans. James D. Jenkins (2020)

"Shambleau" by C.L. Moore (1933)

"The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe (1850)

"The Village Spectre" by Gianna G. Maniego (2002)

"The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury (1951)

"The Lady of the House of Love" by Angela Carter (1979)

"The Woman's Ghost Story" by Algernon Blackwood (1907)

"Black Bargain" by Robert Bloch (1942)

"Vastarien" by Thomas Ligotti (1987)

"The Doll" by Daphne du Maurier (1937)

"The Transferred Ghost" by Frank Stockton (1882)

"The Shadowy Third" by Ellen Glasgow (1923)

"The Daemon Lover" by Shirley Jackson (1949)

"The Interval" by Vincent O'Sullivan (1918)

"The Phantom Cyclist" by Ruth Ainsworth (1971)

"Couching at the Door" by D.K. Broster (1942)

"Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler (1984)

Audio

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Dead Easy by A.L. Katz & Gil Adler, performed by Sean Astin, Jake Busey, Tia Carrere, Brett Cullen, John Kassir (1995, 2022)

Comics

"Birds of a Feather" by Stephanie Phillips, Maan House, Giorgio Spalleta, Justin Birch, Chris Sanchez (2021)

"The Origin of Vampirella" by Budd Lewis & Jose Gonzalez (1981)

"Do You Know... the Beast-Man?" by Richard Howell, Colleen Doran, Kevin Cunningham (1992)

"Good Ol' Fashioned Vanilla" by W. Maxwell Prince, Chris O’Halloran, Martín Morazzo, Good Old Neon (2018)

"For Better or Worse?" by Richard Corben (2016)

"Werewolf!" by Frank Frazetta (1964)

"Chickadee!" by Aya Rothwell (2016)

"The Evil Dead" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by Richard Floyd-Walker (1986-1987)

"Famine's Shadow" by Rachel Deering & Christine Larsen (2014)

"A Pretty Place" by Emily Carroll (2023)

"The Thing from the Sea" by Wally Wood & Joe Orlando (1951)

"The Living Ghost" by Frank Belknap Long & Fred Guardineer (1948)

"Essence of Life" by Gail Simone, Tula Lotay, Jared K. Fletcher (2013)

"Hag of the Blood Basket!" by Al Hewetson & Sean Todd (1971)

"The Fisherman" by Franco, Tressina Bowling, Wes Abbott, Sara Richard (2022)

"Dental Plan" by Joy San (2019)

"Frankenstein y el Hombre Lobo" by Unknown (1946)

"Man's World" by Keith Giffen, Mary Sangiovanni, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes, Taylor Esposito (2017)

"Shadow of Death" by William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels (1953)

"Smoke and Cedar" by Abby Howard & Alina Pete (2016)

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison & John Byrne (1994-1995)

"A Dog and His Boy" by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jill Thompson, Jason Arthur (2006)

"The Horror Beneath" by Leah Moore, John Reppion, Timothy Green II, Michelle Madsen, Nate Piekos (2006)

"Shadows on the Tomb" by Joe Certa (1952)

"The Muck Monster" by Bernie Wrightson (1975)

"The Duel of the Monsters" by Archie Goodwin & Angelo Torres (1966)

"The Willowdale Handcar or The Return of the Black Doll" by Edward Gorey (1962)

"Inside You" by Valerie D'Orazio & David James Cole (2014)

"Soylent Teen" by Jordan Morris, Liana Kangas, Ellie Wright, Jack Morelli (2023)

"The Gris-Gris" by Jim Keegan & Ruth Keegan (2004)

"Fair Ground" by Jo Duffy, Mike Manley, Jackson Guice, James Fry, Kevin Cunningham (1992)

Video Games

Haunted House dev. Atari (1982)

Castlevania dev. Konami (1987)

Clock Tower dev. Human Entertainment (1995)

D dev. Warp (1995)

Friday the 13th dev. Atlus (1989)

Silent Hill 3 dev. Konami (2003)

Five Nights at Freddy’s dev. Scott Cawthon (2014)

Movies

It Lives Inside dir. Bishal Dutta (2023)

The Company of Wolves dir. Neil Jordan (1984)

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare dir. Rachel Talalay (1991)

Honeymoon dir. Leigh Janiak (2014)

Organ dir. Kei Fujiwara (1996)

The Bride of Frankenstein dir. James Whale (1935)

The Royal Hotel dir. Kitty Green (2023)

House of 1000 Corpses dir. Rob Zombie (2003)

The Nun II dir. Michael Chaves (2023)

The Godsend dir. Gabrielle Beaumont (1980)

Hatching dir. Hanna Bergholm (2022)

The Velvet Vampire dir. Stephanie Rothman (1971)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter dir. Joseph Zito (1984)

A Haunting in Venice dir. Kenneth Branagh (2023)

Piggy dir. Carlota Pereda (2022)

A Night to Dismember (The Lost Version) dir. Doris Wishman (1979)

The Blob dir. Irvin Yeaworth (1958)

Embrace of the Vampire dir. Anne Goursaud (1995)

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls dir. Andrew Bowser (2023)

Exposed to Danger dir. Yang Chia-yun (Karen Yang) (1982)

Saw X dir. Kevin Greutert (2023)

The Birds dir. Alfred Hitchcock (1963)

Slumber Party Massacre II dir. Deborah Brock (1987)

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island dir. Jim Stenstrum (1998)

The Being dir. Jackie Kong (1983)

Kuso dir. Steve (2017)

Visible Secret dir. Ann Hui (2001)

The Exorcist: Believer dir. David Gordon Green (2023)

The Love Witch dir. Anna Biller (2016)

Bones dir. Ernest R. Dickerson (2001)

Bedevil dir. Tracey Moffatt (1993)

Television

Regular Show - "Terror Tales of the Park" I-VI (2011-2016)

The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Not It" (2022)

Tales from the Cryptkeeper - Seasons 2 & 3 (1994 & 1999)

#new fiction #2023 #october #short stories #comics #video games #movies #television

[medinainternational]

(Motif-Radio)Reggae Pon Top # 15 2023 Track Listing below:

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[briamichellewrites]

79

2005. After a lumpectomy, multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and a double mastectomy, Elliot was finally cancer free at eighteen years old! Her hair was slowly growing back into a dirty blonde color, much like Brad’s. She no longer needed her wheelchair, as she had gained enough strength in her legs to graduate to using a walker. That meant more freedom and independence. Her oncologist congratulated her. She advised her to take it one step at a time.

Anxiety about her future and the possibility of cancer returning was normal. She would always be there if she had questions or concerns, or just needed to talk. Thank you. Mike and Phoenix, who had joined her for the appointment, also thanked her and her team. They needed to celebrate! They laughed. After the appointment, they said a final thank you before leaving.

Brad was back on set working on Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Angelina Jolie. He was anxiously awaiting her phone call, so he had his phone with him. When he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, he immediately answered it. Dad! He could hear tears in her voice, so he prepared for the worst. What did the doctor say? The cancer was gone! He wanted to collapse in happiness! Instead, he felt tears coming down from his eyes. He wiped them away.

“Ellie, I am so proud of you! I don’t even have the words to express how I’m feeling right now. Congratulations! I knew you were a fighter! I love you so much! Go out and have fun because you deserve it!”

“I will! We still need to do checkups every few months, just in case.”

“We can do that. Let’s just focus on the positive for now. When I get home, I’m taking you to the most expensive restaurant in LA!”

After hanging up, he texted George, Anna, and Matt to let them know. He wiped his tears as he was called back. The director, Doug Liman quietly asked if he was okay. Yeah, he just found out his daughter beat cancer! Congratulations to her! He laughed and went to get his makeup touched up. There were no words to describe what he was feeling. It had been a very difficult couple of years with Elliot fighting cancer, the uncertainty of her treatments, and being a new dad to Shiloh.

She was a happy baby, who was becoming a curious toddler. Developmentally, she was behind other babies her age but he and Anna decided it didn’t matter. She was healthy, that was all that mattered. Her favorite things were bathing, being curious, putting whatever she could get her hands on in her mouth, and watching the dog. She hated the word no, getting her hair washed, and teething.

She had yet to start crawling but she was getting there. To get around, she scooted on her bottom. She made sounds like she was trying to babble. Anna mimicked her as if they were having a conversation. That made her smile. Mommy was so silly! She loved mealtimes because she got to use her hands to eat, even though she made a mess. Jacques was there waiting for her to accidentally drop some food for him. Sometimes she did it on purpose to see what he would do.

Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! Oh my god! This is the best news ever! – Mike

The following day, Elliot was in a robe with a beautiful dress on underneath getting her hair and makeup done. Brad was in a separate room also getting ready. It was a huge night because they were going to the Oscars. They had front-row seats because of her walker, so they would be able to see the stage.

When he saw her, he thought she looked beautiful! Her wig was braided into a fishtail and it matched the color of her natural hair. For shoes, she had on flats. They thanked the hair and makeup team before they left. George was taking them to the ceremony. He hugged Elliot and told her how beautiful she looked! Thank you! She felt beautiful! They helped her into the car before folding up her walker and setting it in the backseat.

The red carpet was covered with celebrities and the press. He helped her walk down. During an interview, he introduced his daughter. What was she wearing? Her dress was Valentino and her shoes were hers from Target. She looked beautiful! Thank you! She was so excited to be there!

Inside, they found their seats. He folded up her walker and put it underneath, so it didn’t get in anyone’s way. An usher came over and asked if they wanted them to store it during the ceremony. Yeah, that would be a better idea. Thank you! The usher told them that he would keep it behind the stage and bring it back after. Thank you! He sat down beside his daughter. It was going to be a fun night without stress or distractions.

The audience filled up quickly and she looked around. It was almost surreal that she was there. Her purse was on her lap, but she would set it aside once the show started. She remembered to turn off her phone. It was blowing up with text messages from everyone congratulating her on beating cancer! She would check her messages later.

During the ceremony, she had fun mentally guessing who would win in each category. Sometimes she was right, sometimes she wasn’t. Whoever won went up to the stage, got their award, and gave a short speech thanking whoever nominated them. One day, it would be her up there accepting an award for a movie she produced. She couldn’t wait until the after-show party because she wanted to talk to Leonardo, Kate Winslet, Julia, Emmy Rossum, Johnny Depp, and of course, Cate Blanchett.

Don Cheadle was also there. She recognized him from Oceans Eleven. After the show, she got her walker back from the usher. Thank you for watching it! It wasn’t a problem. That was a fun show! Brad was happy she enjoyed it! They got their stuff and walked to the venue next door for the party. Before going inside, he was recognized by Leonardo. They turned around and saw him walking towards them.

“Oh my god! I didn’t recognize you! You look amazing!”

“Thank you! I beat cancer”, she replied.

“Congratulations! You need to have fun and celebrate!”

He helped her get through the door. Thank you. After finding a table, they sat down. Her walker was folded up and set against the table in case she needed to get up. He wanted her to meet someone, so he excused himself to go find her. Did she want something to eat? They had snacks. Yeah, thanks. Brad excused himself. That gave her the chance to check her phone.

Oh my god! My phone blew the fuck up! Lol, THANK YOU! I’m at the Oscars after-show party and it’s so fucking cool! I’m not leaving until I meet Cate Blanchett! Lol, I’ll tell you guys all about it! – Ellie

I just saw pictures of you with your dad. Holy fuck you looked beautiful! – Chester

Laughing my fucking ass off! – Ellie

Throughout the night, she met Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Emmy Rossum, and Kate Winslet while being able to talk to Don Cheadle, Robin Williams, Leonardo, and Julia. Julia almost didn’t recognize her until she removed her wig. Oh my god! They laughed, as she stood up. They hugged. Where’s her wheelchair? She didn’t need it anymore. Instead, she had a walker. She also beat cancer! Congratulations!

“When did this happen?”

“I’ve been in physical therapy for a few weeks getting strength back in my legs. I found out I beat cancer yesterday morning.”

“Congratulations! You deserve everything! George has been keeping me updated. You were in the hospital?”

“Yeah. I was in the ICU and Pediatric ICU for two weeks and then in the main hospital for one week because I developed a cold. My oncologist was concerned about me getting an infection because of my immune system. The staff was just wonderful!”

“You need to celebrate! Congratulations again!”

“Thank you!”

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