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tylerposey · 2 years

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IT’S FOLLOW FOREVER TIME

I recently noticed my follower count had hit 90k and I can’t believe people are still choosing to follow my stupid ass blog? I’m not really here as often as I’d like to be anymore but to have this support is still pretty mind-blowing. Thank you to everyone who’s been with me from the start and those that have only recently started following. It really does mean a lot.

You guys make my dashboard the best. I love you! — Dan 😇

a b c @acecroft @admitdefeat @after-glow @alberto-rosende @allsonargent @ammacrelin @andrelamoglia @anthonysperkins @arthurpendragonns @bakerolivia @barrykeohgan @beccs @benbbarnes @bexandicelia @beyonce-knowles-carter @bifalcon @billy-crudup @brittany-murphy @bladesrunner @brodie-sangsters @bruce-wayne @brucebanners @bruceswaynes @buchananjames @bucksboobs @buckys @buckysbarnes @buffysummers @calliope-burns @captainevans @captainmarvels @carricfisher @carriefisher @carlos-reyes @cavill-henry @chalamets @charitydingle @chloesevigny @chris-evans @chrishemsworth @chrishemswrth @chyler-leigh @cillianmurphy @cliffbooth @cokacolavanilla @collinear @comicbookvillain @connorjesup @cononeills @cristinaricci

d e f @daenerys-stormborn @dafoes @daisy-johnsons @damn-salvatore @danieljradcliffe @davidlynch @davids-harbour @dearsenna @demoncity @desification @dfincher @diaaz @dianaofthemyscira @dicapriho @dicaprios @dickprints @dinamorozz @donnastroy @easiersthanlying @eddiediaz @eleanor-crains @elizabethmoss @epiphanies @evanbvckley @everdeen @ewan-mcgregor @fandomslash @fassbender @felicitysmoak @ferrisbuellers @filmouts @firstkill @flexwave @forbescaroline @forthesakeofyourwolvelihood @frodo-sam @futurist

g h i j @gaybuckybarnes @gayedit @genre @gregory-peck @gretagerwisg @hangman-page @haileesteinfelds @hayden-christensen @henricavyll @henry-cavill @henycavil @hoechlin @hoemoeroticism @hollywoods @holyscrap @homosessual @hopemikelson @hunnam @hyunsung @isabellaofparma @itspeacemaker @jackharkness @jackpearcsn @jakegyllinhaal @jakeperaltas @james-barnes @jamesbuchenan @jamezvaldes @jamieleecvrtis @jaredtpadaleckis @jenlawrences @jennaortegas @jennifersbod @jeonjungkook @jeremystrong @jonathansreids @jonmercer @josephqueen @joseph-quinns @jordan-parrish @justaholesir

k l m n o @kamalaskhans @kate-bishops @katharineshepburn @kazeo2se @keirahknightley @kevinfeiges @kinnsporsche @klinejack @ktconnor @kylos @laurens-german @ledger-heath @letoatreides @lovemedown @lovestory @lustbox @madeline-kahn @mae-martin @maggiecheung @malechaotic @mandalorlans @manganiello @manny-jacinto @martymcfly @masonsgooding @max-goodwin @mattel @mccalls @mellark @mercedesf1 @merriell @mndvx @montfortine @moonlight @msmarvel @mulderscully @nancywheeleer @ne8ula @nat-portman @nick-nellson @nicole-kidman @nightofthecreeps @nyx4 @obiwankenobis @oliviaisrodrigos @omnidudes @ororomunroes @onlymywishfulthinking @orla-mcool @olyphant-tim @oscar-piastri

p q r s @padmeemidala @patrick-stewart @peterbparkers @petevegas @phoebesbridgers @portraitofadumbassonfire @poseysfingers @poseysprostate @prettythorr @pt-anderson @queendaenerys @quicklikelight @r-pattinson @rafael-silva @rafaelsilva @redhoodie @redshood @reggieluke @reyesfilms @reynobody @rhaenyralicent @richardmaddan @richietozsier @rihannafentys @rob-pattinson @robertmitchum @romeoquinns @rogerdeakinsdp @ryan-potter @samaraweaving @sammyhale @santiagonex @saoirseronan @sashafierce @scerek @scoobydoos @scullay @scullys @sersi @sharon-carter @sharpesjoy @sharpeshelen @shivs-roys @slayerbuffy @smoacs @soniabragas @sonyarebecchi @sorenkingsley @stars-bean @stydixa @surii

t u v w x y z @t0mh0lland @tatooinetourismboard @teamwang @tennant @tesb @thebatmn @thehollowprince @thejackalhasarrived @thesbatman @thevillainess @thjslove @thursday @timothyolyphant @tmhollandss @tombwolf @tookalittlejourneytotheunknown @trashcora @tswift @tytandys @userscream @villainelle @vivienvalentino @waller-bridge @walphrey @wandasviz @wheelernancy @wiha-jun @william-byers @winterswake @xavier-dolan @xproskeith @yellenabelova @yenvengerberg @zackisontumblr @zacksnyder @zen-coleman @zendadya @zoekinsellas

CHECK OUT MY BLOGROLL FOR MORE 💚

#ff #follow forever #still follow too many people lmao but love you all

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yenvengerberg · 1 year

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how the hell did my dumb little blog get here? i never once thought that so many people would be interested in my hyperfixations and photoshop experiments, but here we are! to hit 22k in ‘22 is a pretty cool achievement, so thank you so much. thanks for everyone who has stuck with my blog, everyone who has seen it and decided to hit that follow button, everyone who has supported my gifs and everyone who has ever left a kind word in my tags or inbox - you have no idea how you have brightened up my days.

a follower celebration is long overdue (i had one planned at 20k and procrastinated so, well, here we are)! so how do i celebrate? i feel if i have a 'brand' for anything on this site it’s colours, so i have decided to do a little colour palette meme. if you’d like to participate then:

> chose a colour palette from this site (you can create your own or use a premade one!), you can use its name or just send a direct link > send it to me with a character, dynamic or show of your choice and i will make a set within that colour scheme > please only ask for things i blog about (you can use the search function on my blog to look for it!), i’m afraid if i have not seen the show or do not like the character/ship i will not create for it - but hopefully you’re following me for something already! > this is limited to just my followers as it is celebrating the wonderful people who have chosen to follow my blog

i also wanted to take the time to give a shoutout to all the people who make me scroll through my dash endlessly and produce content that never fails to make me gasp! honestly once i follow you, you’re pretty much stuck with me forever, but here’s to some of my favourites! you’re all incredibly talented and kind people and it’s my honour to be following you. i’m also incredibly paranoid that i have missed people so please know that if i follow you and you’re not on this list i love you, i just have a memory like a sieve! and without further ado, follow forever under the cut:

a-d

@aemondtargaryenn @aemondtargaryenss @ahsokatonas @akenoz @alina-aleksanders @alina-starksov @allsonargent @alycia-careys @amyjake @anakin-skywalker @anissagraces @anya-chalotra @anyataylorjoy @arthurpendragonns @aryastaark @avasillva @bethschapel @beth-cassidy @benjaminbarnes @bladesrunner @candicepatton @capinejghafa @captainheroism @castlesrichards @c-evans @cherylblossom @chikoriita @christophernolan @clarke-griffin @daniellecampbell @darcyscarden @doramilaje @diegoshargreevs

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@emmaduerrewatson @enidsinclaiir @enidsniclair @eyklarsen @fiveviktorklaus @forbescaroline @freddycarterz @fredy-carter @greensaplinggrace @gr-ogu @hargreevcs @harrenhals @harwinstrng @hermionegrangers @hoechloin @hollywoods @hope-mikaelson @howlscastle @hunterschafer

i-l

@iinejs @inej-ghafa @iridescentides @iwillneverletgoipromise @ivashkovadrian @jakeyp @jemmasimmons @jordan-parrish @kallorys @katherineebishop @kamalaskhans @karolinadean @katmcnamara @ladystarks @lamberts @laylakeating @lucrezia-borgia

m-p

@magnusedom @mcbride @meliorn @montygreen @midnightsdlx @natalia-dyer @nick-nelson @nobodynocrime @number5theboy @orangesyellow @padme-amidala @petersevan @phoebeswallerbridge @pugsleys

q-t

@queenage @queencalanthes @quellcrist @rambeaus @redbelles @reputation @richiebowen @ronnieandrews @sci-fi @scinnlaece @seance @shegos @sheistolerable @shinylightblue @something-more @soniabragas @sylvielauffeydottir @taliasburns @timothyolyphant @time-turner @theheavycrown @thematrixs @tylerposey @userciri @userdracula @usertriss

u-z

@ughmerlin @viktorhargreeves @visenyatargaryen @yelenafbelova @yennefer-nazyalensky @wakandasforever @wenclair @willsilvertongue @withered-rose-with-thorns @nina-zcnik @zen-coleman @zoya-nazyalenskys

#follow forever #*22k #well this is absolutely crazy #can't believe there are so many of you here???#can't believe people even want to follow my blog let alone SO many people #anyway i love you all so much thank you for being here<3 #thanks for putting up with me<3 #i don't deserve it but THANK you<3

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bejeweleds · 1 year

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what sharpening setting do you use? your gjfs are soo beautiful

— hey! thank you <3 i've tried to include a range of different sharpening settings for different videos (although there isn't a massive difference) and i've also linked some actions below :D

i use this one above for just about every video that i can apply it to (but most noticeably i use this sharpening on television shows and films and other 4k videos!) i actually got this sharpening from @kamalaskhans and you can find her post here 💙

sometimes shows can have details that are all really sharpened such as facial hair which can be a pain to sharpen (because you don't want to overdo it!) and luckily @sunflower-hae was the one to tell me about adding an extra gaussian blur layer on top (and often lowering the opacity of the gaussian layer to about 60-70%) <3

i've never really found this an issue with films/shows but a lot of kpop 4k videos still have irritating dither in the background, no matter what sharpening you use so i love adding noise onto the gif so the grain looks vaguely natural 💀

for just about every other video (such as short kpop videos like behind the scenes or interviews or 1080hd videos) i don't want to overdo the sharpening so i just use the above settings (and i'll add 1px noise if needed)

ACTIONS that i like!

glowy sharpening by @loveyazy sharpening actions by @throwing-psds gif action pack by @anyataylorjoy topaz-imitating action by @strifesource [i use this one a lot for stage gifs!]

#hope that helps!#answered #ps help #creations

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animusrox · 2 years

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BEFORE // AFTER - GIF CHALLENGE

rules: from your creations, choose as many gifs as you’d like and do a before and after to show off your coloring and sharping skills.

Tagging: @dafoes @acecroft @madeline-kahn @talesfromthecrypts @moonlight @hollywoods @thequantumranger @leofromthedark @zombooyah @kamalaskhans @brandon-lee

#gif challenge #tagging game #tron 1982 #3:10 to yuma #ms marvel #robocop #gifs #kane52630 #movie #tv #marvel

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forbescaroline · 2 years

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so somehow i reached 8k yesterday and i am in utter awe!! thank you guys so much for putting up with me over the years with my constant fandom obsessions and so many memes i couldn't even count. you all have made my expierence on this weird little site so special and i am so lucky and thankful for each of you. here's to (hopefully) many more years together! ily all so much 💛 my beautiful mutuals: @abednadir, @addys-beth, @aimeegbbs, @ajmichalka, @aliciacclarks, @alina-aleksanders, @alina-starksov, @allisonaergents, @amyjake, @anakin-skywalker, @anditsdraining, @anthonybridgertonn, @anya-chalotra, @auliicravalhos, @avalance, @bakerolivia, @beth-cassidy, @bettycoops, @bettyjugheads, @buckyrhodey, @charlieconwayy, @cherylblossom, @chloefrazcr, @chrishemsworht, @clarkegriffinblake, @colewald, @danieljradcliffe, @dobrien, @doramilaje, @duffhilary, @earpwave, @eddiemunsvn, @elenas, @emilyblunts, @ferrisbuellers, @fionagallaqher, @florawelch, @frediweasley, @glenn-rhee, @harleyquinzel, @henycavil, @hollyj, @hope-mikaelson, @hopemikelson, @hunterschafer, @iansgallgher, @isakvaltzrsen, @ithinkimightveinhaledyou, @jasonstodds, @jedimasterobi, @jennalouisecolemans, @jennaortegas, @jeremy-strong, @jessicaparkerkennedy, @jjdimeo, @jjmaybanks, @jonathabyers, @josettessaltzman, @kamalaskhans, @katherineebishop, @katieleung, @kieumy, @lenedanvers, @lesbianlovestay, @lexiegrcys, @lexiegrey, @lexihoward, @lizzie-saltzman, @lizzieforbes, @lizzies, @lola-miles, @marystewart, @maximoffdanvers, @maziekeen, @meliorn, @michellesmallons, @mikewheeler, @milkovichys, @montygreen, @naiey, @nellsdani, @nessa007, @neve-campbells, @nicknellsons, @orla-mcool, @oscar-piastri, @paaulatreides, @parisgellrs, @pensbridgerton, @phoebesbridgers, @planet-her, @queenofthenorths, @quincywillows, @ravipanikar, @roseanespark, @santiagonex, @shegos, @spencershastings, @spideychellejones, @stancie, @star-kovs, @steverobin, @stydixa, @suttcnbrady, @tabithatate, @teddywestside, @thewildmother, @tilyoutryit, @tim-lucy, @tmhollandss, @tonystarks, @trueloveistreacherous, @truervmance, @tylerposey, @unlikely-alliance, @userswift, @vanessacarlysle, @virtuemoirxx, @voxsmachina, @wheelernancy, @willafitz, @yenvengerberg, @zendayascoleman the beauties i follow from afar: @aaronwarner, @allsonargent, @amanitacaplan, @asterflores, @beccs, @buffysummers, @chloezhao, @clarissa-frey, @clarkgriffon, @daniels-gillies, @davinaclaires, @delphines, @devilsbrokerank, @emmyrossvm, @evabrighis, @greenarrcw, @gregory-peck, @haileesteinfelds, @hunterschafs, @jonahsimms, @juliesmolinas, @katmcnamara, @kieumy-vu, @maddiebuckley, @mayanovak, @milesgmorales, @msjessicaday, @mybodywakesup, @noramachwitz, @pam-jim, @parissquads, @princes-jasmine, @rainbowkarolina, @rebecca-bunch, @seance, @spdermen, @starcitysirens, @timbradford, @tisdales, @wandasviz, @watson-emma, @yasminkahns, @yelenafbelova

#follow forever #i love y'all forever

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buckysbarnes · 2 years

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GIFMAKER ASK GAME: Post 3 before-and-after colorings from your most recent gifset(s), tag 5 people you admire for their talent, then send this ask to 5 other people! Let's spread some positivity!

Thank you so much for sending this! I kinda cheated because I was lazy to get my other files to remake my gifs. But this is my usual PSD on the main things I gif lately.

EXAMPLE ONE: moon knight episode five

EXAMPLE TWO: the batman (2022)

EXAMPLE THREE: captain america: civil war (2016) aka my fave thing to gif

My colorings will sometimes change if I want it more colorful but this it usually. Here’s some of the people who I admire for their coloring styles.

@patrick-stewart / @buckysbarnes / @tomhollander / @mooneyknight / @kamalaskhans

#yelenabeluva #answered #ask meme #sorry it took me so long to do this!#i love all my mutuals colorings #so i thought id share the ppl i dont know from my dash

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giftober · 2 years

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Hello and welcome everyone to another round of Giftober! 👋🪄

One year went by from our first edition and now I´m excited to be here again with a new challenge!

These 31 new prompts were put together to inspire, encourage and support gifmakers from all fandoms! And also important, I want you all to have fun! 😊

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Reblog this post. (Optional but encouraged.)

Create a gifset inspired by the daily prompts.

Tag your posts with #giftober2022.

Caption your gifsets with: @giftober 2022 | Day #: "prompt description". (Recommended.)

IMPORTANT:

Make your own gifs. (I won´t reblog reposted gifs or gifs taken from the Tumblr search.)

No explicit content. Also, no inc*st or p*doph*lia.

All fandoms are welcome! As long as you all respect each other! ☝

(The prompt list written and more info under the cut.)

Any doubts you may have, you´re welcome to leave it in my 📧 inbox.

THIS EVENT STARTS ON OCTOBER 1ST and I can't wait to see all your creations! 💗

Ele :))

REMEMBER:

You don´t need to make all 31. You can make as much and as few as you want. And not exactly in order nor you have to post on time.

If you can´t exactly fit one of the prompt with your fandom, no worries! You can skip it or... modified it as your convinience, think of another prompt, do one from the last giftober instead! 😁

I know it might be a few others challenges in October, and make a daily set for a whole month sounds quite overwhelming, so please, don´t feel any pressure to complete this one! (in fact, you can combine prompts from other challenges!)

Since you don´t need to post in time, you can finish this after the month is over. Although I´ll check the tag less frequently then.

These prompts are completely up to your interpretation, but for any doubt, please, you´re welcome to ask me.

PROMPT LIST:

Close up.

Daylight.

Scenery/Locations.

Tech.

Food.

Heros.

One color.

Party/Celebration.

Lying.

Comfort.

Vehicles.

Antagonist/Villains.

Fashion.

Apologizing.

One object.

Family/Found family.

Fire.

Money.

Quote.

Time.

Hairstyles.

Black and white.

Full body.

A duo/Dynamic.

Night.

Bad weather.

Touch.

Emotions.

Parallels/Opposites.

Danger.

Free day.

(Again, thanks @4marvels-universe for your help and patience! 💗)

Now, everyone in the following mentions and tags below are cordially invited to participate and/or to share this post with your followers so this can reach more fandoms. (thank you so much! 💗)

@luke-skywalker @kamalaskhans @natasharomanovf @wandamaximoffs @mazykeen @dafoes @djarin @cillianmurphy @clintfbarton @jenwallters @obiwan @ne8ula @wakandasforever @anewhope @lokihiddleston @villainelle @sarah-snook @palmerstrange

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whirlybirbs · 3 years

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I'm curious to know about variant! Doc, like I feel you've dropped a fair amount of hints about them. Are we going to see more than one soon? Like the other variants?

FROM THE VOID, WITH LOVE | one more almost

summary: he only wishes he could have told you.

pairing: loki / f!reader, referenced & implied sylvie / f!reader

listen to: prokofiev: romeo & juliet, op.64 / act I, dance of the knights

a/n: ha. ah... ahaha. yeah, yeah. you guys have been waiting for this one. and uh, its here. and so is doc's variant, sylvie's doc. she's here. she's mean. and loki is having a rough go of it. once more, the gif is from @kamalaskhans's lovely set here.

[ MASTERPOST ]

Sylvie has lost a lot in her life.

She knows losing well. She knows it horrifically well, intimately so, and she knows the cruel, knife-bitten pain that sinks into the heart with loss.

She's lost homes, she's lost safety and peace; she's lost lives, she's lost loves.

Friends are a rare loss, one she hasn't experienced much of — but the threat of such is responsible for her immediate relief upon seeing both you and Loki.

Her hair hangs in her face in damp tendrils of blonde and black, mingling who-she-was with who-she-is in a telling smear of haunting revenge. Though she has her own momentary victories to celebrate, she's dares not utter them in the presences of the viciously cunning Ravonna Renslayer.

No, and even still, her own plan is shoved far back in her mind at the sight of you and Loki.

She knows the looks on your faces well — it's as if she is looking in a mirror, etched with her own visage. While she isn't sure exactly what has transpired to claw such stinging surrender out of Loki and such desperate, venomous spite out of you, she knows.

She knows someone is gone.

"Get off of me!" your voice cracks with rage as your feet lift in an almost child-like, desperate attempt to break free; and for a moment, the guards falter and attempt to catch you, only to send one toppling to the ground. Sylvie watches as you plant a hard kick to the Hunter's chest and spin to try and yank your arm from the other's grasp.

You're as biting as a hellcat, hellbent on digging your claws into anyone near.

Sylvie hasn't seen this side of you.

Loki hasn't either.

And he knows, he knows, it's heartbreak. His only pushes him farther in an icy depth, all while you battle the raging storm within you — and perhaps that's the beauty of it. The beauty of you two. How different you are in the face of loss.

Renslayer is one step ahead of you.

Her baton is raised. It crackles dangerously at your throat. Your eyes level, and there's a flash of something there — and for a moment, a split second of frozen time, Ravonna is afraid.

You see it.

Through wet lashes, through gritted teeth, through a look so sharp it could cut her down where she stands.

But, her facade slips back into place, and the Judge holds you there with her weapon as the guards secure their hold on you once more.

They muscle you between Sylvie and Loki.

Renslayer leans, whispering in your ear.

"Best behave, Variant."

"Go to hell," you hiss as you stare at those golden elevator doors; but the dig aimed at Renslayer's throat lands, "Variant."

Everyone stiffens — but you don't move. Instead, there's a smug smirk on your face. Sylvie sees it, and she's almost proud. But, now isn't the time for gloating. No, over-confidence will be the end of the three of you.

After a moment too long, Renslayer clears her throat.

"I've got them from here."

Loki can feel the dread crawling up his neck, painting him pale — because the horrible truth of it is that this is the last dance. This is the final act, the end of the book. This is where he atones, where the full stop falls after he's told he'll never have those very things he yearns for; any inkling of hope was snuffed out with Mobius.

His friend.

And now, he's got to watch his only other two die by the same fated hand. A swing of a baton, the fizzle of a thousand burning embers. Then, nothing. Silence.

His hands, balled in tight fists, fight the urge to reach out to you — and when Loki looks across to Sylvie, he sees her regretful look.

"You okay?" she whispers to him.

All he can do is nod. You swallow down another burst of anger; instead, you grit your jaw and settle back on your heels.

The guards release the three of you.

And so, you're marched to the elevator. Collared and trapped.

You'd never really considered how you'd die — no, that very human thing was something you'd stayed far from. As a kid, you'd had nightmares about it. They were sudden and terrifying. Death, to you, was the sort of thing that dragged you away and took you when you were alone. It was dark and it was quiet and it was nothing. The unknown.

Maybe that's why you grew up always trying to prove the existence of life beyond your own.

Time, despite always ticking on, always ends. For you, for Loki, for Sylvie. For the TVA.

You can't help but feel a bit of peace at the realization you'll die beside friends.

The haunting regret falls at the knowledge you'll die beside the man you'll one day love — the man you'll know as yours. Loki, too, admits this is a horrifically brutal truth. It has carved him out, hollowed him, and he can only hope it's quick.

The pomp and circumstance is nothing but frivolous.

He despises it.

The elevator doors close in front of you, and you watch the hallways of the Time Theaters disappear.

Somewhere, far away, the finale begins — and as the elevator plummets. Each floor passes in a heavy fwush, accompanied by the weighted beat of your hearts.

It's Sylvie who speaks.

Beside you, her voice wavers. "Do you remember me?"

Behind you, Ravonna speaks curtly. "I do."

Another floor passes. Another breath.

"What was my Nexus Event?"

"What does it matter?" comes the scoffed reply.

But, Sylvie bites back. "It was enough to take my life from me, to lead to all of this. Must of been important. So, what was it?"

You can hear her scowl.

And then, Ravonna.

"I don't remember."

"You're a liar," you spit on reaction, knowing full well the reply would gut anyone — let alone Sylvie, "And a coward."

Your eyes stay forward. Loki inhales sharply.

Ravonna's eyes bore a hole into the back of your skull. "Am I?"

"I saw it in your eyes," you drawl, almost tauntingly, "You're afraid of me. Of us."

"Oh," comes a laugh, "Not you. No, Variant."

Then, the elevator settles.

The doors open.

The world falls away.

Your veins turn to ice.

"Commandant."

Standing there, in the grey, is you.

You.

Not you — no, no this you is sharper. Vicious. Standing at attention, you see the flash of viper-like eyes narrow in on you. The uniform adorning her accentuates the brutal posture she maintains; rigid and cutting. Her uniform differs from Ravonna's. It's black. Accented only with smatterings of gold. Her boots glint like a knife in the low hanging fog. She is militant. Dangerous.

You.

Sylvie feels as if the world has fallen away in that very moment.

All Sylvie can remember now is sun-kissed touches, enamored moments of quiet, your lips on hers as the worlds fell apart. Peace. Touch that felt like a home. You. You in all your wonder, in all your perfect eclectic chaos. Time hadn't kept you apart. No, now it's your minds.

Everything is gone. Everything flies far back, far away, and the focal point of her world is you — this version of you. Hers. Her Doctor. Her dear, sweet, lovely Doctor. Among the fog, swirling like horns about your tight plaits of hair, Sylvie swears she sees a glimmer of recognition.

It's in vain.

And it's horrifying.

It's like someone has clawed their way into her chest and ripped her heart out, adorning it as a broach. This version of you wears it proudly, and it shows when you step forward. Blood on your hands.

Commandant.

Protector of the Time-Keepers. Arbiter of Time. Architect of Alterations.

"Judge."

She casts one long look over you. The smirk there is disarming. Lethal.

Loki's breath catches.

Sylvie, beside you, flinches when the eyes of the Commandant fall upon her.

She does not move, only holds her posture with her gloved hands clasped tightly behind her back. The angle of her jaw is sharp. You see a flash of devilish amusement bloom at the sight of Sylvie.

"So we meet again."

Sylvie swallows. Her heart twists.

Her mouth feels as if it's been plied with cotton.

You step forward, out of that elevator, and come toe-to-toe with her.

You see nothing in her eyes.

Nothing.

They're cold, and they're dark.

She raises her chin, settles back in her boots, and almost scoffs. Then, she leans forward.

Her whisper is close.

"What a shame."

She steps aside. It's nearly mechanical. Your jaw is gritted tightly in anger. You slide a look to Loki — and he exhales. His eyes are sad. Sylvie is far-away. Not here. Somewhere in her mind.

You see your breath in the cold of the room.

"Gracious Time-Keepers!"

You step forward. Loki and Sylvie follow. The echo of the chamber is off putting, and over your shoulder you watch as you, the Commandant, preside of this... execution.

"As promised, the Variants."

Your eyes lift, and in the haze, you see them.

Three of them, perched on their thrones, like kings of a stolen land. Usurpers in their own right. You can't help but scoff at the frivolity of it all. It's like your sophomore year dorm room. Y'know, with those strip LEDs? Yeah, yeah, that's the look. And some dollar store rubber masks.

Something is... wrong. Like a puppet show.

"After all your struggle, at last you've arrived before us..."

"What do you have to say for yourselves before you meet your end, Variants?"

When Loki speaks, your head snaps to him.

It's courage you see.

A flash of something pure and brave, and it brings an awe smile to your face as he speaks up.

"Is that the only reason you brought us here?" Loki goads, "To kill us? I've lost track of the number of times I've been killed. So go on, do your worst."

"You and your bravado are no threat to us, Variant."

You don't bother to hide your scoff.

Sylvie does the same. "Oh, no, I don't think you believe that—"

She moves, attempting to step forward, and behind you the Commandant's baton buzzes to life. The staff is long, double ended. But, it's Judge Renslayer that reins Sylvie back in. She phases back into place, swallowing her words.

But, her fire is only stoked.

"I think you're scared."

"No, Variant, you're nothing but a cosmic disappointment—"

"Look at them," you snide, "Turning to mockery, like dogs with their tails between their legs—"

"Delete them—"

"Oh, I'm not done with you yet," you snap, stepping forward, but the phase never comes. That spin of vertigo doesn't yank you back in time. Suddenly, you wonder if it's Renslayer — but one look backwards confirms she's horrified. Confused. Concerned.

Rightfully so.

Because, as the elevators part, a new player enters the arena.

Hunter B-15 slams her thumb down on the control pad, and the collars around you, Loki and Sylvie's neck fall away.

Suddenly, the finale doesn't seem so certain — especially not when she stands her ground.

"For all time," she breathes with defiance, glowing in a new sense of purpose, "Always."

Sylvie's blade flies through the air.

And then, as it lands in her hands, the room shifts.

Two guards, Judge Renslayer and the Commandant.

You find yourself back to back with Sylvie and Loki as the three of you are cornered in the center of the room — less like caged animals now and more like predators avoiding capture, promising revenge. The air has changed. The cold gives way to electric danger.

"Protect the Time-Keepers!" comes the barked order of the Commandant as she knocks her staff on the ground, then assumes a fighting stance. It's threatening, practiced, and challenging.

It makes your lip curl.

"She's mine," you breathe.

Sylvie exhales.

Loki takes a breath.

Then, it begins.

You rush to charge the Commandant, hands swinging to catch the end of the spear, just below the sizzling tip — and it seems to daunt the woman. Just enough that you're able to twist away and wrench the pike hard enough to cause her to stagger. But it only sends her into a lunge, one that you duck; the end whizzes by your head and you roll from her on the ground.

Meanwhile, Loki and Sylvie have their hands tied — yet the God of Mischief finds his concern bubbling at the sight of you tackling the Protector of the Time-Keepers. For a moment, he falters, and he takes a nasty cut to the ribs. He groans, buckles, and quickly wrenches himself back upright.

"A little help?" he grits out, and Sylvie nods — her own duel with Ravonna begins when her knife flies to Loki.

The blonde Goddess picks up a staff, clicks it alive, and grins.

Renslayer is scared.

After all, the two Gods are fending their own — once again, the mirrored dance of frenzied strikes and stabs is enough to overwhelm anyone, even the guards tasked with protecting those upon the thrones.

Above the killing floor, you grunt — and once more, you're struck with the kick of a boot. This time, though, your hands grapple with the strike as you send the Commandant backwards.

"Come on," you taunt, "If I'm such a shame, why can't you kill me?"

Her hair has gone wild, strands flying from the tightly woven braids around her head. Her eyes are bright with fury. She inhales, exhales, and swallows.

"Silence, Variant."

"She loves you, you know," you shout as you move, mirroring her as she beings to pace around you in a circle, "Sylvie does. You're the one, aren't you?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You know her—"

"She's a wanted fugitive—"

"She's the love of your life—"

"Shut up!" she screams like a banshee, charging you with the baton high above her head. You step aside, avoid the slash, and try to keep your head level.

You find that Sylvie is, indeed, holding her own — and Loki, too.

Your eyes connect with his for a moment, and there's something there.

You don't have time to pin it down, though. Instead, you're slashed at once more with the warbling taser — and this time the speared end catches you hard in the jaw. The slice hurts and you cry out, but there's no cowering to be expected. No, you rally back as you snatch a fallen baton. You bring it down hard to the center of hers.

Her eyes are wide.

"Who are you?" she snaps.

"I'm you."

The Commandant falters, staggering back, and she swings the spear to follow the line of her arm, tucked tight to her back.

"You're a variant," she spits, "An anomaly."

"So are you," you counter as you begin to circle one another once more, "You had a life. You had her — before the Time-Keeper's stole that from you."

You can see something like horror twist on her face.

You wonder if Sylvie, long ago, had tried this very tactic.

Had she enchanted her?

Had the dreams stuck?

Had it been enough to plant a seed of doubt?

"You're lying—"

It's enough of a hesitation to grant you the reaction time to strike her hard across the jaw, just as she had you, and then bring the middle of the baton down on her head, but not without a fight. She kicks and she screams and she drags you by the hair. Your baton becomes a point in the battle, and as she gets the upper hand, you feel the sleek piece of metal press hard against your windpipe.

"You love her," you choke as you struggle.

The Commandant's eyes are wild. "Shut up!"

She lets up, only a bit, but you're quick. You throw the weight of your hips up, roll her, and finally you manage to grab her in a chokehold — tight enough to subdue her, and when she finally falls limp, you're gasping for air.

She goes slack, and you tumble back onto the cool pavement.

Loki is by your side in an instant.

In the fray, it seems Renslayer has also been dealt with.

Loki's hands are gentle as he helps you up; he's careful to check your over with his eyes — and even more so, to offer you a pride-filled smile as his thumb graces the long gash across your jaw. Sweat mingles with blood, and yet, you feel beautiful in his gaze.

It's disarming.

Sylvie huffs, eyes flickering across the fallen form of the Commandant on the steps.

You can see the hurt there. The worry.

Sylvie flinches when you reach for her hand. Nevertheless, she takes it and she squeezes.

Loki, on her other side, hands her back her saber.

And it's then, that the Time-Keepers sense they've lost.

And you feel proud.

Boastful.

You're sneering when the one in the middle speaks in an echoing timber of bargain.

"You're a child of the Time-Keepers, too, Sylvie. We can talk."

"Oh, yeah?"

And with one perfectly aimed blow, her knife flies through the air and severs the head of the Time-Keeper straight off.

His head tumbles down the steps.

And, in the silence: laughter.

Your confidence melts away.

Something isn't right.

No, no, no — no. No, there's...

No blood.

It falls to Loki's feet, between the both of you, and you both share a horrified look when the sparks glow in the fog. Kisses of electricity fly from the neck of the supposed Time-Keeper.

Suddenly, a sound of mechanisms powering down fills the chamber. You look up, and you see the other two slump in their thrones, Gods turned to nothing more than wires and batteries. Animatronics.

Puppets.

Sylvie rushes down the steps.

She moves to pull the head from the ground to Loki's dismay, but you cannot pull your eyes away — the jaw of the supposed-deity twitches as sparks fly from his throat; and Sylvie breathes out one word:

"Fake."

Loki comes closer and you lift your eyes to the both of them.

"Mindless androids..."

The head slowly slips from her hands.

Loki heaves a breath — his eyes fall along the line of thrones as he shakes away a feeling of crushing anxiety. No, this is bad. This is... This seemed too easy. This was supposed to be the end.

"It never stops."

He inhales again, and you can see fear in his eyes.

"Then who created the TVA?" he asks desperately, eyes flicking between you and Sylvie.

"I thought this was it," she spits as she throws the head.

You drop, squatting low. Adrenaline still mingles in your veins. You wring your hands. You take three breaths, then you stand once more.

"This can't be it," you say as your voice shatters, "It can't be."

"We... We have nothing," Sylvie's composure crumbles, "Nothing but lies and more lies."

The horror of it all is setting in.

You shake your head. "No."

"Doctor," Loki breathes out, "Please."

"This isn't how it goes," you say sharply as you spin around and look up at the levels and levels and levels of this place; you're frantic, "This isn't how the stories go — this isn't how they end."

"We aren't heroes," Sylvie spits at the head as she throws her hands, "We just don't get happy endings. And so the TVA will rule on. And people like us will be stolen and deleted. As it was, as it will be."

Your face falls. Sylvie can see your heartbreaking. Loki, too, knows the wobble of your chin well — and he sees the gutted expression swallow you whole.

Quietly, you whisper: "But, we deserve to be happy."

Sylvie chokes.

"Doctor..."

His heart clenches.

You reach for his hand and it all but seals his death in a neatly packaged letter — complete with a forlorn look that's enough to break him in two.

"I have to tell you something."

Your heart stills. It feels as if someone has gone and plucked the most harrowing love theme on your heartstrings. The sort that plays before the kiss, before the confession, before the blurry haze of hope.

He reaches for you, hands falling along your jaw.

He holds you, if only for a moment.

You can only try your best to battle back the tears.

His whole world slows down — and in it, in your eyes, he sees promise. Could-have-beens. Promises kept and promises lost. Love and life and death. He sees laughter, and kisses in the sun of the morning. He sees your smile, he sees life together, and then it's gone.

...You're gone.

Gone, gone, gone.

Gone.

He's alone.

You've slipped through his fingers like snow.

And, in your wake, the Commandant stands.

And, then, she strikes Loki down.

Somewhere, Somethin' Stupid by Frank Sinatra plays.

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