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eagles-translated · 3 years

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Answering Eagles questions before the season 3 finale (Part 2/2)

I've received a bunch of questions since 3x08 and 3x09 dropped, so I compiled all the questions into two posts. I had to split them up because Tumblr only allows 10 images per post. Anyway, keep reading to see my answers and enjoy! 👇

There might be some kind of collaboration between Amie and Ludde like last season—we have only heard snippets of Ludde's song submission to the music school and it wouldn't surprise me if we saw Amie perform the song in its entirety in the last episode. I touched on this a little in part 1 of answering these questions.

It seems like Amie singing at the end of the season has become kind of a recurring theme. She performed “Follow” in 1x08 and “Second Sight” in 2x10 (on the radio, but my point still stands). I wouldn’t be surprised if they followed this trend by having Amie perform a new song in the season 3 finale.

I'm not sure if she'll recommend Ludde to the record label, though. I honestly still feel like Amie's whole storyline with sending in a rather basic demo written by two teenagers with little to no experience and then getting praised on it with comments such as "it's going to be a real summer hit" felt so unrealistic to me. Maybe they only said that so Amie would accept their offer or something, but that's still very strange because she would have still said yes without a doubt.

I can understand that they thought Amie was marketable as a person and there was this bonus with her having gone viral before on Felicia's Instagram, but that demo did not seem good enough for me to be immediately released as a single and then have them decide on the spot that Amie would be given a contract.

I mean, come on. It never felt earned because we never really saw Amie struggling with her songwriting journey to achieve this dream. Sending in one demo to one record label and having them immediately want to make a whole album with you just doesn't happen in real life unless the song is extremely good or you have a very unique voice. Amie is really talented but there are hundreds of people just like her, if not thousands. I was never convinced by her getting signed so quickly in season 2.

I understand that they wanted to establish her as a successful artist, but that felt so rushed. I was so sure that the record label would screw her over and steal the song rights to record it with another artist who was already established, and that we'd have to see Amie work even harder to achieve her dreams. But we didn't get that at all. Where was the struggle?

Anyway, I'm getting a little off-topic here. To be honest I have a lot of problems with the writing sometimes, even if I still love the show and its characters. Of course I wanted to see Amie achieve success (and I was happy when she did), but the journey there was so bizarrely easy.

She didn't start to seriously work on making her music career become a reality until season 2. Amie had dabbled in music prior to that, like when she auditioned for the school band and did that performance of Follow, but she didn't truly start to work towards it until season 2 when she decided to have her work sent to professionals in the business. And then, just five episodes later, she gets contacted by the record label in Stockholm.

To put this into context—season 2 took place somewhere around March, and episode 5 around three weeks into April. So when Ludde first started helping Amie it took less than two months for her to get signed. You could argue that the song was just that good or that Amie is just that talented, but it never felt like a realistic storyline to me.

So, back to your question! I need to stop getting so sidetracked while answering these haha. I don't think it would be realistic for the record label to hire a teenager with no professional songwriting experience, likely a very small portfolio of his own work in both size and variety, having a criminal record, and on top of that being infamous in the press for abusing his ex-girlfriend. If Amie offered the ultimatum to her label that she'll only return with Ludde, who has an incredibly bad reputation right now, it feels like she would be running the risk of losing the contract entirely.

There's only so much her label can put up with. We've seen Amie ignore their calls with no intention of reassuring them that she's coming back soon. Honestly, with the way things are looking right now it makes the most sense for the contract to be dropped. By Amie or by the label, I don't know.

The episode description for the season finale says that Ludde will get some sort of justice and it could be about his music (or something related to whatever Andreas is doing).

I believe Amie will be doing a live performance of Ludde's song at a New Year's Eve party in episode 10 but I doubt that Ludde will be picked up as a producer. If he actually does I would find that to be a very unrealistic plot point, to be completely honest with you.

This is an issue I had with 3x08 and 3x09 as well. I had a hard time actually enjoying the moment between Felicia, Klara, and Amie knowing that her family was getting increasingly worried for her and even thought for a short moment that Felicia was lying dead at the bottom of the ocean. All that could've been avoided.

To add, it didn't make a lot of sense to me that when Klara finally decided to call someone she called Amie instead of Elias. An ex-friend of Felicia's instead of her brother who could've helped a lot more. What was Amie supposed to do when she showed up at the hotel, exactly?

I know there was the thing with Klara only knowing Amie's number off the top of her head, but there is no reason why she couldn't have gone down to the reception while Felicia was sleeping and asked to use a computer just to get a quick message to Elias. Like, "hey, Felicia attempted something bad but she's safe with me, we're at this hotel in this room but she didn't want me to call anybody, I don't know what to do". That would've been so much better than keeping quiet about the situation for nearly 24 hours.

I know that Klara probably has trauma from leaving her dad at the hospital after his suicide attempt and that she probably didn't want to go against Felicia's wishes. I understand the first part 100%. But Felicia was in a very bad place emotionally and was thinking that her whole family hated her when that wasn't the case. I feel like in a situation like that you kind of have to be the bad guy just to ensure the family that Felicia was safe. Even if everything turned out alright in the end, it could've gone so much worse if Felicia had wanted to be kept hidden for longer.

The ending of 3x08 was super tough to watch and I can't imagine the feeling of thinking your only daughter/sister drowned herself after you just yelled at her and showed no support. Klara couldn't have known any of this, but I feel like she should've at least contacted Elias if she wasn't taking Felicia to a hospital.

Elias calling Amie would've been an easy solution to this whole debacle but we would've lost the drama. It's still somewhat of a plot hole though, like you said.

Thank you for reading that whole post @detectivejulesohara!

The clip you're referring to was posted on Yandeh Sallah's Instagram account, so not in a trailer for this season.

I think that was either just fanservice or it will appear in season 4 since it was posted in May of this year, and I believe the filming of season 3 had already wrapped by then.

It might indicate that Elias and Amie will be a couple by season 4 (this actually seems very likely regardless if this is actually part of a scene or not).

I think Elias is getting increasingly frustrated with hockey and the fact that he doesn't really have any other ambitions to strive for. He was raised with nothing but hockey surrounding him and it's in his blood. Elias got drafted to the US at around the same age as Mats, but Elias left after a year because he just wasn't progressing.

That must feel like a huge step back, and on top of that Mats was probably thriving in his successful career around the age that Elias is now. It's a tough difference in success to have weighing on your shoulders when you're in a team that's second to last in the rankings.

There's even the accusation in the press that Mats paid for Elias to advance in the rankings, and I'm sure that's going to affect his career negatively.

I think Elias overworking himself could also be the result of him feeling like he has to prove that returning to Eagles—a small club that is probably having their worst season ever—was in fact the right choice and not the death of his elite hockey career. That choice was very questionable from the very start and his agent advised against it. Even Mats found it strange. Elias said that he didn't really have a choice most likely because of the clause in his contract, but then he also claims to Mats that things just turned out that way.

Ludde: You don’t regret coming back [to Eagles]? Elias: I didn’t really have a choice.

The idea that he didn't have a choice in the matter doesn't seem accurate. His agent told him there were other alternatives like Jokerit (a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland) and that they could find something better than Eagles. Elias seemed kind of defeated already and the decision to return to Eagles didn't feel thought-through at all. It's almost like he just didn't care.

Agent: [...] Jokerit has called and I’ve had a great conversation with them, so they’re on. Elias: You know what? Let’s skip all the trouble. Let’s go with Eagles, it’ll be great. Agent: What? Elias: I’m so tired of moving all the time anyway, plus I’ll be close to my family. Agent: Wait, I thought that you— Eagles has big economical problems, and… Sorry, but their season started awfully. We can get a better team. You understand, right? Elias: Yeah, but we can’t get a team that needs me as much. Plus— If they say they want to see development, I’ll give them that. Agent: Wait— They’re under the line. We’re talking about qualifying down directly. You can’t in earnest believe you’ll change that on your own. Elias: It’s perfect. I’ll only go up, as you like to say.

It also seems like he's maybe realizing that hockey isn't everything and that there are other things he might want to explore and pursue in his life. I think Elias is feeling kind of stuck right now. He's been training his whole life for one purpose which is a professional career in hockey, and maybe he feels like Mats wouldn't allow him to quit. That option doesn't exist to him.

Like you said, Mats had that comment where he labeled Ludde a "quitter" and Elias stressed the fact that there shouldn't be anything wrong with losing interest and deciding to pursue something else.

Mats: Can you imagine that he’s just quitting? I mean, I’m completely— He really didn’t strike me as a quitter. So fucking close. [...] Elias: [...] Ludde, he’s… He’s not a quitter, he’s just didn’t want it anymore. That should be fair.

However, quitting is seen as failure to Mats. Mats dropped everything when he got drafted. He left his relationship with Petra seemingly without a second thought, because hockey comes before everything for Mats. Felicia even mentioned back in season 1 how her father was just a voice in a telephone for most of her childhood. He barely had any presence in her life because he was busy with hockey.

When Klara tells Elias that he's always putting hockey first, he gets angry but he doesn't outright deny it. In fact, he kind of changes the subject to shift attention away from Klara's claim.

Klara: This— You haven’t changed at all. You’re always putting yourself first. Elias: Excuse me? Klara: Yes, it’s either you or hockey. Elias: Stop! What the— Klara: I can’t take this. Elias: Are you leaving now? I wasn’t the only one you dumped. You’ve been acting like shit to Felicia. Yeah, and Amie and Ludde too, for that matter. You haven’t thought about that? So don’t come here and say I’m the egoist.

This is kind of an interesting thought—that maybe Elias subconsciously knew that was Klara is saying is true to some degree and that he has been putting hockey first. He decided to get on the train to the draft combine in Seattle instead of staying with Klara, and a year later he realizes that things didn't turn out the way that he'd planned and he returns to Eagles.

Maybe Elias is trying so hard to be someone who he just isn't, and it's affecting so many aspects of his life negatively. He lost Klara, he had to repeat almost his whole last year in high school because of moving to the US, and now he seems to be stuck in Oskarshamn. He's previously expressed to Amie that this isn't necessarily where he wanted to end up.

Elias: [...] Hey, is it just me or is there something about this town that… It sort of feels like no matter how much you try to get away, it… It pulls you back somehow.

It's kind of strange that he doesn't want to be in Oskarshamn, and yet he was the one who chose to return. Maybe he somehow feels like he has some purpose there because it keeps pulling him back. He just doesn't know what that purpose is.

Elias tried coming back to Eagles to turn things around for them, and they did win a game against the Capitals but that victory was later tarnished by the fight that broke out between the two teams (and to add to this, the loss of Ludde who used to be one of the star players and Klara as a sponsor). That kind of overshadowed their whole victory. Elias was very determined to do something to help and it very much feels like he needs Eagles to succeed—he needs to sort of "redeem" himself.

Elias: [...] Can I do anything? Can I go talk to— I could go talk to the sponsor. Mats: Let’s deal with it later. I’ll solve this. You have to go to school now. Elias: But we can finish talking— Mats: You can— No. Try to think of something else. Alright?

I think that Elias's desperation for Eagles to do well could absolutely lead to him eventually deciding to be a coach. He doesn't really seem to want the life that Mats had after seeing how success turned out for him—a broken family that he barely cares about because hockey occupies his mind more than caring for his children or repairing the relationship with Leila.

I think Elias being a hockey coach could suit him, but I would also love to see him exploring things outside of hockey—maybe even his interests outside of sport entirely.

I kind of agree with you on this. Klara has apologized to Felicia and been forgiven, but we've never seen her properly apologize to Amie for filming that video of her and posting it on social media. Amie and Ludde were in the wrong, yes, but that video being posted was humiliating for both of them. They had to deal with the ramifications of that for months after with the whole school judging them in silence.

To be fair, the video was posted a long time ago in the show's time frame (nearly two years ago if I'm right?) and they all kind of moved on from it. To add to this, maybe she felt it would've been kind of awkward to apologize with Felicia in the room.

Felicia was so hurt by that video being posted and I think it would feel very weird for her that Klara would apologize for posting the video when it's the sole reason Felicia found out what had been done to her. Without that video, she would've probably gone a few more months without being told what happened at the Halloween party.

I'm waiting for a Klara and Amie reconciliation in this season finale. I feel like this is something that should be discussed between just the two of them, and maybe they'll sneak in some blessing from Klara with the whole budding Elias and Amie relationship? I'd be happy with just a reconciliation, though, but I'm unsure if we'll get one. I have a feeling they'll start the season finale with a time jump and I don't know if Klara is even going to be in Oskarshamn by that time.

If we don't see them reconnecting in the season finale I will be pretty disappointed, to be honest.

Thank you! I really appreciate you too @lunawedlers (your gifsets are absolutely magical)!

This question was sent in a while ago but as season 3 had just started airing I was very excited to see the development of Elias and Amie, mostly because the director had been hinting on Twitter that something would happen between them this season. I've been really interested in them ever since 1x03 and so far the wait has been worth it.

I think all episodes have great visuals, but if I had to pick one I would probably say 3x06. All those shots of Elias and Amie on the walk through the park, the drone shots, and then the view from that bench spot were so gorgeous visually. That answer is more of a scene rather than a whole episode haha, but I think they really made the beauty of Oskarshamn stand out in those shots.

I think Amie will have some sort of performance in the final episode of a new song and that Elias will be watching her! After reading the episode description for the final episode and seeing that there will probably be some New Year's Eve party going on, I have a feeling that Amie will be performing. She's always had a performance of a new song in every season finale and this one should be no exception.

They tricked us a little in the season 3 trailer with us thinking that Elias would be at one of Amie's concerts in Stockholm, but now I'm sure that this scene fits in at the New Year's Eve party.

I think we should keep our expectations low for a kiss between Elias and Amie. They just started developing their relationship, and I like the slow pace they're going in. They're not rushing anything. I also have this feeling that their development has deliberately been so slow because they're sort of "saving the best for last".

Elias and Amie are fan favorites and their relationship has been very talked-about from the beginning. I can see the writers maybe having decided to push their relationship more towards the end of the show, which is why we haven't really gotten any Elias and Amie content until now. That's frustrating if you're impatient and I've seen some people thinking that maybe Elias and Amie won't happen at all, but I don't think we need to worry at all. The fact that Elias and Amie's development has been so slow should indicate that they're much more likely to be endgame.

A kiss in episode 10 could definitely happen, but I don't know. Maybe they'll drag it out further. As I've said before, if they don't get one in season 3 they will absolutely be getting one in season 4. I've noticed that it's always best to keep your expectations low when it comes to this couple.

The episode description for the season finale said this about Elias, which some have interpreted to be about Amie.

New Year’s Eve is here. [...] But is Elias brave enough to say what everyone else already knows?

This could mean anything, really. I'm actually leaning more towards this being about an individual thing rather than Amie being involved. It could be about Elias admitting that he's been overworking himself and not eating properly, or coming clean about the fact that maybe he doesn't want a career in hockey. This is something that everyone else already knows, so I think it might be about hockey.

Felicia has observed the overworking, Mats has told him to stop with it, and Ludde might've had some inkling about it while he was still on the team. Even Amie has probably also noticed that he's been spending a lot of time at the gym lately.

I could absolutely be wrong about this though.

Thank you for the question @lunawedlers!

This is a hard one because season 3 has had so many strong episodes already, and usually my favorite episode ends up being the season finale because it's basically the culmination of the whole season. I really loved 2x10 for this very reason since the ending montage was so well done.

If I had to pick between 3x01 - 3x09 though I would probably have to say it's a tie between 3x04 — Date night and 3x05 — Wounds! These two episodes showcased what Eagles should be all about so well, which is relationships plus the struggles you go through as a teenager in a small town, and then of course hockey. The hockey game episodes are really good, even if I don't think 3x05 topped 2x05 (the game where Ludde got tackled and knocked out).

I loved the contrast in Date night of the budding relationship between Elias and Amie and then that fight between Felicia and Ludde on the cliff. That whole scene between Felicia and Ludde on the cliff was actually really beautiful, especially when the sun had gone down.

It was interesting to see how this sweet gesture from Felicia turned into a fight between the two of them. I thought that was very realistic, because no matter how big of a gesture Felicia made to apologize there were still underlying problems that they needed to talk about.

I also loved the "non-date" between Elias and Amie in this episode. It was cute to see them goofing off before the movie started and then talking about it on the way home. I liked how Elias could connect to her on how they had both returned to Oskarshamn.

The recent episodes that dropped last week (3x08 and 3x09) were very strong and discussed some important subject matters, but I had a few problems with them that I discussed in a question above. They were dark, but not necessarily bad because they needed to happen.

However, I have to say that I prefer Eagles when it's about hockey and teenage relationships. 3x04 and 3x05 made me kind of nostalgic for season 1 and I liked the vibe they both had.

I agree, but I think we could maybe get a combination of both! Relationships can have all these romantic and sweet traits like you described, but also be more passionate and show public displays of affection.

I think Elias and Amie fit the more laid-back and sweet characteristics, but we have yet to really see what Amie is like in a relationship. We've seen her with a crush on Ludde and we got a glimpse of that thing she had with Robin (which was apparently a relationship but I did not pick up on that at all), but we don't really know what Amie is like in a relationship. Maybe she's never really had a "real" one, either.

Nevertheless, I'm excited to see what's in store for Elias and Amie. I'm very positive that they will eventually become a couple in season 4.

#eagles svt #svt eagles #after writing this i kind of want to do a separate post discussing the writing in eagles because i have a lot more to say about it

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desolatedking · 2 years

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Thread Update and Wanted Plots

// Writing this briefly to ensure those who sent asks at the end of October that I intend to reply to them soon. Life has finally settled down for me, but last week I was primarily focused on clearing out the much older drafts on my other two muses first.

Additionally, I am looking to take on 1 - 2 more threads. Castmates are exempt from this limit. Fáfnir is faculty, so he’ll require a Black Eagle for the following prompts:

+1 Riding/Flying : Mostly character development on my part. I’m still wavering on whether or not the gullinbursti are Fáfnir’s only experience with “mounts” or if he knows how to ride horses from his previous life. Either way, he’ll need to readjust to things that aren’t mechs. We can sprinkle in some RNG to make the whole chase more harrowing and dramatic.

+1 Heavy Armor : Stuck in a well. Desperation can lead to some of the most creative - or reckless - solutions to problems, and Fáfnir’s track record leans toward reckless. Whoever is stuck with him might also have their hands full making sure he doesn’t needlessly hurt himself. As another option, we can also swing this prompt as one person being stuck, and the other one coming across the well by chance right at nightfall. Trying to get someone out of a deep hole at night? Spooky.

DM me on Discord or message me here if interested. Thanks!

Just for housekeeping, below the cut is what I need to reply to/wait on.

Waiting on me:

Asks for potential minis (Yuri, Andrei, Dagr, Plumeria, Farina) Mini w/ @sheerempathy Eyes Closed w/ @exemplaris [+1 Lance] Mission starter for @exemplaris

Waiting on partner:

Mini w/ @alfvangr (unless I missed the notification, which is possible)

#out of character #// finally getting to write fafnir again after dealing with other obligations first #// feels like the dessert at the end

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ihavenoside · 5 years

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H E A D C A N O N... * CHARACTER INTERVIEW .

TAGGED BY . @beauty-evermore TAGGING : New people and old. @head-shot-60 @scarredxarrogance @rebellionmatriarch @replicantdeviancy @androidjcsus @fistfulofpowder @coppuccino @stonecoldambition @a-stern-mentor @stayhuman-genevieve @chloemodelrt600 @parisian-eagle @fraegi @betterthanreed

NAME . Connor Rk800 NICKNAME . Plastic Prick, Deviant Hunter. AGE . Canonically 3 months. Currently, 5 months, appears to be easily 30s. SPECIES . RK800 Android

PERSONAL !

MORALITY . lawful / chaotic / good / neutral / evil / true RELIGION . None? He still hasn’t figured out who rA9 is and honestly, technically has forgotten about that being one of his tasks lol. VIRTUES . chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice KNOWN LANGUAGES . Fluent in over 200 of them. SECRETS . There is a couple of things, at least related to my Connor specifically and they can more or less be used as plot points, depending on the timeline. Some more then others tie into canon.

Connor can take a ridiculous amount of damage and keep functioning. So right after the revolution, mine is heavily damaged by Gavin shooting him, the army shooting him and Connor 60 (or my 60 otherwise referenced as Cain) shooting him. Being only recently deviated, he’s not sure how to fix himself and given past experiences, he’s learned that if he has a problem, he has to deal with it himself.

Connor’s aware that Cyberlife can resume control over him and might do so again at any given time. This causes him a lot of stress and anxiety and again. He’ll never mention this to anyone, mostly out of fear.

Because I headcanon that, in the confusion of the revolution / Him taking over Cyberlife after they won / him becoming deviant and joining the revolution. Cyberlife forgot to remove him from the expense account they had to set up for him to take taxi’s everywhere. So sometime during one of his high stressed moments trying to figure things out by himself. The thought crosses his mind and he shops online for a car and buy’s this one. Long story short, it gets delivered a week later and both loves and hates it. Loves it because it’s his car and it means a lot of him. Hates it because he’s a highly advanced, state of an art machine that gave into an irrational impulse and should be in better control of his emotions. So far, no one’s of this car and its hidden under a trap at Cyberlife tower.

Because he’s driven hanks car, it’s sparked a bit of an obsession in him that he’s not sure is normal or not but if you give him half a chance to, he’ll go on a very informative discussions about cars and once he has a place to himself, he’ll likely have a lot of car related memorabilia.

PHYSICAL !

BUILD . scrawny / bony / slender / fit / athletic / curvy / herculean / pudgy / average HEIGHT . 6′0′’ SCARS / BIRTHMARKS . Unless you want to count the number of times he has been shot? and going off of how Markus side was repaired. Because if done properly, the likely hood is there would be no visible scars so it's really up for debate? With that in mind, if he were to have scars (which I think I do want him too) He’d have one on his left upper arm, his left hand, possible damage to his stomach/pump regulator area, two holes missing his heart, and about four holes from the middle of his chest to his right shoulder (I suck at QTE’s lol) ABILITIES / POWERS . Well, he’s a programmed Detective/ Forensics/ Negotiator /DPD officer. He can reconstruct crime scenes, interrogate people and use reverse psychology to manipulate them and predict outcomes. He’s capable of vocal imitation and knows martial arts. He’s also skilled in handling a large variety of weapons. He’s technically capable of reincarnation but not after deviation. He’s also able to hack things?

FAVORITES !

FOOD . Androids can’t eat and this sometimes frustrates him only because some meals look at smell good but given all his advanced programming like the forensics analysis, something as simply as tasting bread would only result in him being able to taste and know how it’s made then tasting it in general. like how much flour, sugar, yeast, butter, and water is used to make it, etc. Also, eating anything would cause more problems than to not. DRINK . Thirium, it’s what gives them life. Considering he says he could be Hanks drinking partner, I’m assuming he can drink anything without consequence, but following the same rule above as a social kind of protocol but simply doesn’t since he hasn’t needed to. PIZZA TOPPING . Given I’ve been playing around with an android turned human story in the background, I’m going to take from irl and say an all dressed pizza. (sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers and cheese. For those that might not know because I know it’s more of a Canadian thing than anywhere else lol.) COLOR . He still doesn’t seem to have a preference but for now, I’m going to say orange/yellow because it’s my conflicting color theme. MUSIC GENRE . He seems to be an all genres kinda guy and would depend on what he’d like to listen to that day. If I want to listen to pocket Connor, he apparently really like reggae?? and emo lol. BOOK GENRE . He’s not really had much of an opportunity to dive into any reading but he’d like to. Maybe history, definitely one about cars and models lol. MOVIE GENRE . Being one that watches a lot of movies and likes putting the muse in the situation, really not sure. If it has a good plot, he’ll like it and even if it doesn’t, he’ll likely still be that guy that asks 100′s of questions until he’s told to shut up lol. CURSE WORD . He’s canonically said fuck twice and shit once? If I remember right? I’m pretty sure he’s yet to swear on my blog but I got to start diving into a bit of angst lol. SCENTS . Not sure, Maybe that new car smell?

FUN STUFF !

BOTTOM OR TOP . Playing the Asexual card but also not going to stop something with chemistry. Honestly and it’s probably an unpopular opinion? but I seem him as a bottom at first then top. will I ever play into this? probably not lol. SINGS IN THE SHOWER . Considering they don’t sweat and don’t get too dirty, if he’s had to take a shower, he’s likely done it as efficiently as possible, so probably doesn’t sing in the shower? LIKES PUNS . He likes puns and is probably one of the new things he does get and doesn’t let fly over his head lol. He’s also likely be good at making them too.

#I Have No Side: Connor

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modernart2012 · 7 years

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Testing Testing (You and I Might Just Be the Best Thing)

posted on ao3 here

Hizashi would like to State For The Record that this is Plausibly Not His Fault. Outside, a Godzilla-like figure breathes fire across the Tokyo skyline. Inside Shōta’s apartment, sprawled across the mismatched living room furniture in various states of injury, exhaustion, and dishevelment lie Shōta, Nemuri, and Tensei. Hizashi himself is spread-eagled on his rug, trying to glare Shōta’s cats into submission from where they’ve taken up residence on his torso.

Tensei is the first to stagger to his feet, croaking, “I need a drink.”

Shōta groans after him, “Hizashi hid the whiskey in the jumbo box of cornflakes after last time.” Tensei whimpers his assent.

Nemuri moans from where she’s face down on the floor, “I can’t feel my spleen anymore.”

Hizashi continues to Regret His Life Choices. Whatever sins he had committed in his last life, they must have been awful to deserve karma like this.

Tensei pulls straight from the Ardbeg Uigeadail, then passes the bottle to Nemuri before flopping down onto the cat bed again with an audible oof. Incidentally, he made the same noise when Godzilla-lady - Suoh Aiko was her name, unless that was fake - had kicked him clear through a building.

Given the way everyone stared at him - including the cats, but the cats had been staring at him anyways - he hadn’t managed to keep that thought firmly on the inside of his skull. Shōta balefully lifts a single finger in salute before declaring, “Hizashi you’re a Walking Disaster,” and then accepting the bottle from Nemuri and tossing it back. Hizashi is going to proactively blame the (probable) concussion on finding the line of Shōta’s throat as he swallowed attractive. From the judging look Nemuri is shooting him, he’s not doing a good job of hiding it.

There’s pervasive silence as the sounds of rampage, mayhem, and general chaos filters in from outside.

Hizashi clears his throat to announce, “Thank God none of us -,” only to be shut up by Same trying to stick his face in Hizashi’s mouth. Fugu gets up to chew on his hair, and around the same time as Hizashi Gives Up On Life, Tensei sits bolt upright and woodenly states, as if hit by some sort of epiphany, “Yamada is a Walking Hellmout .”

Nemuri raises a hand in the air to interject, “I don’t think that means what you think it means.”

Shōta keeps drinking. The bottle is nearly done. Hizashi didn’t even know anyone could drink that much whiskey at once.

Tensei considers, then amends, “Yamada is a Walking Magnet for Villains.”

Nemuri contemplates, then lets the statement stand.

Shōta slams down the bottle, empty. No one comments on how, previously, the bottle was full. “Okay. Hizashi can’t seem to meet a nice normal girl. Or guy. But, are the villains incidentally interested in him or does he find people who are villains attractive.”

If there’s a distinction, it’s lost on three-quarters of the party as they exchange looks of confusion (or attempt to). Don't people date if they find each other attractive? Same takes the moment to attempt to stick his tail up Hizashi’s nasal passages. Shōta uses the resulting spluttering to proclaim without objection, “Hizashi, you’re no longer allowed to date without one of us having performed a thorough background check on them.”

Hizashi manages to bat Same away, and shoo Fugu out of his hair, “Come on! This doesn’t happen that often!”

Tensei starts counting off on his fingers, “There was that time in 3rd year with the Heart-Eating Villain.”

Shōta examines the empty bottle forlornly, “And then the guy who was weirdly into banks and dismemberment.”

Nemuri supplies, “The serial killer sacrificing people to bring about the end of days.”

“And the furry.”

Tensei shudders, “And the furry.”

“The furry wasn’t so bad. A bit out there but not planning on murderizing me.” Hizashi protests feebly.

Nemuri ponders, “Didn’t xhey want to take over the world?” Hizashi pointedly ignores her.

Tensei continues, “And then the Godzilla Lady.”

Hizashi shrugs, “She also isn’t so bad, considering she isn’t a mass murderer.”

The Godzilla-lady roars, and the windows shake. Shōta gestures to the window, “Even Godzilla-lady calls bullshit. And she wanted to eat you alive.”

Tensei glances out the window. “You know, I’m not sure why they called Endeavor to deal with that. Fire plus Fire-Breathing Giant Lizard seems like a ‘fighting fire with fire’ situation.”

“I don’t think that means what you think it means.”

Shōta ignores them. “So, we are going to be your personal vetting squad for any and all future people you even contemplate going on a date with. If you even think they’re attractive, we need to know.”

Seems a bit overzealous, but Hizashi is willing to forgive Shōta because he was probably drunk. The whiskey was like 95 proof or something after all.

The bloodshot stare and double finger salute that garnered him informed him that that was also uttered out loud. Silence falls again, interspersed with the cats batting at the empty whiskey bottle and softly chirping at each other. Then Tensei looked out the window and declared, “They finally brought in All Might. We should be able to head home now.”

Then he and Nemuri picked themselves up and hobbled out the door. Hizashi tilted his head back and blithely asked, “Sooooo. Think the ramen stand is open?”

He was entirely prepared for the judicious application of Shōta’s capture scarf. Not to say that he dodged, that’d take too much energy and his head was already pounding, but that he was resigned to his fate as soon as he opened his mouth.

They do end up going for ramen, but at a different place than the usual because the usual place is closed due to flaming debris punching a hole in the ceiling. Shōta glared at him hostilely until he promises to pay the entire tab, then dragged him through four grimy alleys (discounting the one side trip to drop off abandoned kittens at a shelter), past one street gang fight (which they did not stop to intervene in), and finally into the most ancient ramen stand Hizashi had ever seen. “Are you sure this isn’t from the Edo period?”

The suspicious way Shōta remained silent was entirely telling. “Come on, are we going to eat or not.” He indicates two customers, then drags Hizashi to seats at the counter.

The girl behind the counter doesn’t seem to recognize Shōta, unlike the rest of the staff, but does xir level best to flirt with Hizashi every chance xe gets, which is often since the shop isn’t busy. Shōta busies himself on his phone in the midst of one of these chances.

After they’ve eaten, and Hizashi has settled the tab for the ramen and alcohol, Shōta takes a moment to stop Hizashi and show him the information on his phone.

Hayashida Nanako was wanted for theft, amounting to 900 million yen, and that was in Japan alone. The picture looked too much like the girl behind the counter to be a coincidence.

Hizashi looked at his own phone, where he had just gotten xir number, and deflated.

Shōta awkwardly patted his shoulder. “There there, at least you found out early. Before the rampage of destruction. Come on, the police have already moved to arrest xir, and I have DDR.”

It’s not until a month later (and 5 other failed dating prospects - an assassin, a mass murderer, a hitman, a yakuza boss, and a psychopath), that Hizashi is hiding at Nemuri’s while Tensei and Shōta deal with his latest attempt at dating (a regular old government-overthrower, which was a nice change of pace). He’s stolen borrowed Fugu for Reasons (read: cuddling for comfort), and is being a general mopey mess under a blanket while Nemuri laughs at him. He’s Not Pleased by the Laughing, but given that the other choice was to be judged by a pre-teen with glasses for being pathetic on Tensei’s couch again, he’ll take the laughing.

He’s just managed to cuddle Fugu into submission - though he’s sure she’s plotting retaliation, all of Shōta’s cat’s are evil masterminds - when Nemuri speaks at him over her cup of tea. “You know, your tastes in romantic partners is really telling when you think about it.”

Hizashi sticks his head out from under the protective cover of the blanket burrito, indignant, “What?” Fugu takes the distraction as an opportunity to chew on his hair again.

Nemuri ticks off on her fingers, “Dark hair, dark eyes, dry wit and smart, and if you can manage to land ‘em loners who you annoy into accepting your presence. Not to mention generally scruffy at first glance, but clean up nicely. Add that together with the way Drunk You is stuck like glue on Shōta when he’s there, and things aren’t particularly difficult to work out you know.”

Hizashi pulls his head back into his blanket cocoon - which, is amazingly cozy and he can see why Shōta enjoys being cocooned - and thinks Very Hard about Disappearing. It’s never worked before, but there’s a first time for everything.

Nemuri sighs from her perch on her chair, “I don’t think blankets work like that.” (So he apparently said that out loud. Whoops.) She peels back the corner of the blanket and peers in. “You know, I can’t see why you shouldn’t date Shōta. We know he’s not a villain or a megalomaniac or a murderer or otherwise criminally inclined. He’s already far better than your previous dates, and you both like each other.”

Hizashi gawks at her, and Fugu uses the opening to flee for her life. Nemuri ignores her, and continues blithely, “I’m pretty sure he’s been pining since you met, if it helps any. Or thereabouts. You kinda grew on him like a particularly stubborn fungus.”

That wasn’t an especially positive review, all things considered. He wondered if Nemuri knew that, and simply didn't care enough to put it in different terms. She tended to be perverse like that. “That doesn't tend to mean anything,” he tried feebly.

Nemuri gave him her best pity-and-disappointed look. “It’s Shōta. He would have kept trying to avoid you if he didn't start to like you. And he wouldn't have kept up with you so steadfastly if he didn't like-like you. I mean, I had to hunt him down after graduation. You he chose to keep up with. And buy you stuff. And take care of you, even when it’s probably detrimental to himself. Q.E.D. he loves you. Though why, Heaven only knows.”

“You know, this distinctly feels like a conversation we’re not having.”

“Why, because you’re scared to confront your feelings and don't even know how to begin contemplating the idea of your love interest returning your feelings because you've spent so long convincing yourself it's unrequited and trying to move on?” Nemuri arches a single eyebrow. She settles back into her armchair, pulling the massive quilt with her and leaving Hizashi bereft and exposed. The damned cat sides with her too, leaping into Nemuri’s lap and yawning scathingly at him. Hizashi knows he is in no way positioned to win, given that the cat is judging him, but something’s sparked in him.

“Okay, you know what. Yeah, I love Shōta. I have for a very long time. Looks aside, because he’s so so beautiful always; he’s so amazing. Have you ever met him? He’s perfect. He’s got his own twisted sense of humor, loves to prank, is oddly competitive and hardworking. He’s smart too - so damn smart. He can keep up with me on pretty much any topic, and even when he doesn’t seem to be paying attention he is. He tolerates me rambling for hours, without complaint, even though we all know he’d rather sleep, and he never turns down offers to go out even though that cuts into his sleeping time! So yeah, I’m not going to “confront” my feelings, or confess or whatever other asinine idea you have, because he’s my best friend! I’ve spent so long looking for even a hint that he sees in me anything other than ‘friend’, and I’ve never gotten a single indication. I will never ever be lucky enough to meet anyone as astonishing as Shōta, in any context! I’m not going to throw that away just because I have stupidly inconvenient feelings!” By the end he is thundering at Nemuri, Fugu long having fled. Her eyes are wide in shock, but her face reads panic and a dash of regret.

Hizashi grabs his coat and turns to go, only to be met with Shōta behind him stock still and stone silent, face blank. Heat flushes through him, embarrassment followed by humiliation, then heart wrenching pain. There is only one recourse, and he takes it. He flees.

Hizashi knows it’s probably cliche to brood at the top of a building, but it’s a good place to brood for a reason and you don’t mess with classics unless you are a godless heathen - looking at you, Nedzu, AC/DC didn’t need to be remixed with the Baha Men for any reason ever. Also, no one is going to spot him by looking up. It’s not a natural direction to check, after thousands of millennia of survival being conditional on looking around and down rather than up.

Of course, this means jack all when you’re an underground hero and frequently utilize this fact to your advantage in order to deal with criminals and villains.

“Hey.”

Hizashi flails from where he’s seated on the edge of the roof, and it was only judicious application of capture gear that keeps him from falling 7 stories to the cold hard concrete and into the next life. He carefully climbs back over the edge of the roof himself, ignoring the hand offered to help him up and keeps a careful distance though the night is cold and he knows Shōta will be toasty warm. “He-ey.” He hunches into his jacket, carefully not making eye contact and trying not to think very hard about the fact Shōta’s hunted him down instead of avoiding him like he’s a plague victim.

He’s rewarded with a punch to the face with only Shōta’s capture gear wrapping around him keeping him from going over the edge again, “You utter imbecilic moron!”

He’s seeing stars, the punch kind not the shoujo-manga heroine kind, and reeling. A hard yank of the capture gear spins him back towards Shōta and Hizashi braces for becoming reacquainted with Shōta’s fist. Instead he is met by the overwhelming sense of chapped lips against his, a hand fisted in his collar, and the scritch-scratch of Shōta’s beard against his cheeks. His shocked gasp is devoured, and why hadn’t he ever considered Shōta to be a voracious kisser? He clenches his hands against Shōta’s hips, tilts his head for better angle and more contact, and wonders if he didn’t die from the fall after all.

“You’re not dead,” is the response to that thought, in between soft quick kisses, and apparently that was out loud. Hizashi really needs to get a handle on that. Right after he dies of mortification, he’ll figure out how to stop thinking out loud.

Speaking of utter and complete mortification, he catches sight of his reflection in the chrome finish of the water tank, and realizes he’s red and punch-drunk (half-literally) and has a swollen cheek that’s going to bruise just in time to have to teach Monday. Shōta has the gall to snicker at his horror-stricken face, and for half a moment Hizashi remembers that things are supposed to be awkward between them until Shōta reels him back in and informs him, “Since me trying to throw you clue for years has gone over your head, I’m going to tell you clearly. You and Me. We’re dating. Any objections?” Shōta paused, then continued after no objections were raised, “Okay. Dating. Now, we’re going to get you ice for your cheek, then dinner, then sleeping. And in the morning we will further discuss this, because it is 3am and I am tired from hunting you down across 4 different wards. Okay? Okay.”

As Hizashi let himself get (gently!) dragged down and out of the building, he couldn’t decide if he was elated, terrified, or finding the whole thing hot.

It’s exactly one week later that Hizashi finds himself ducking into an alley quickly followed by Tensei. Tensei turns to him and comments, “You know, after you and Aizawa got together I was certain we were done with this Villain of the Week/ Flavor of the Month thing we had going.”

Hizashi yelps in outrage, “This is Provably Not My Fault, okay!”

“You said that about the photo of you dazed wrapped in Aizawa’s capture scarf on the train too!” Pieces of masonry fall loose from the walls they’re pressed against, shaking with the concussive force of air being displaced at rapid speeds.

“Damn, Shōta’s down. What was Kayama-senpai’s ETA again?” A much stronger clap, closer, followed by typhoon force winds that shake the ground. “In any case, we really did run into a kid who’s Quirk wasn’t under control! No one expects hallucinogenic scents in the cereal aisle! There was a police report and everything! It’s not my fault this granny thinks we were up to something deviant!”

Tensei points a finger in his face, “You owe us so many drinks. Drinks until we need liver transplants.”

As Hizashi ducks out of the alley to scream at the gigantic handed woman, he can’t help but grin. Even the Villain Rampage (Still! Not! His! Fault!) Issue (Resolution Under Construction) can’t make him Regret Anything.

(Even When He Has A Concussion And Shōta Yells At Him And Aggressively Feeds Him Miso Soup.)

#art writes #boku no hero academia #erasermic #crack #getting together #pining #things I write when I should be writing other things #following the crack bunny down

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