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noperopesaredope · 11 months

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A Really Stupid Pet Peeve of Mine

One random thing that annoys me sometimes for some reason is when people refer to Patton solely as Thomas’ “moral side.” Like, when someone is introducing all the sides, they say the Logan is logic, Virgil is anxiety, Roman is creativity and passion, and Patton is morality.

The series may have recently been leaning into the moral aspect of Patton more, but he has previously been established to be a lot more broad than that. He preserves all of Thomas’ more nostalgic memories (as shown in Moving On Parts 1 & 2). He encourages Thomas to do the little things that make him happy (Mind vs. Heart and Growing Up show this especially well). He often says that he is Thomas’ emotions, or at least holds them.

Patton is fun and playful and sometimes ignores doing these more “ethics” centric duties in order to just enjoy life. In fact, most of the time, it seems like being Thomas’ moral compass is kind of a side gig rather than his main job.

His sense of morality is also shown to be both firm and loose at the same time. He has his core central values, and definitely has some of the more simplistic stuff down, but most of his more complex moral decisions are pretty in the moment and it feels like those more intense ones are more...shaky? If that’s the right word? His moral compass gets very confused and mixed up quite easily, and while that can happen to us all, it seems odd for a side whose whole thing is morality.

I was thinking about his almost contradictory nature a bit ago, as the title wasn’t adding up to me. How can he be Morality but also be the one in charge of the majority of Thomas’ emotions? That doesn’t make any sense. He seems more like just Thomas’ emotions who strongly affects his morals. So what does he have to do with morality? Then I remembered something that was right in front of my face: they don’t always refer to him as morality. Sometimes, they would call him Thomas’ “heart.”

And that makes so much more sense than him being morality specifically. Him being the heart explains everything about him and his actions. Metaphorically, we say that our feelings are stored in the heart, and that our heart is where some of our more instinctual morals are. The heart is often carefree and sometimes a bit fickle, often changing course in the moment.

It also explains why Patton’s moral dilemmas felt so weird to me. Because he isn’t morality specifically. He is more the instinctual and emotion driven side of morality. You could argue that ethics are always driven by emotion, but ethics also do sometimes have a sense of “logic” to them. Ethics are complicated, which is likely why Patton has such a hard time with his morality. It’s because it’s only a part of his job, and it isn’t his job alone.

So everything made sense. Patton isn’t Morality, he is Heart. He is Thomas’ sadness, happiness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust. He is the most simplistic and yet most complex side. His job is probably one of the hardest, in a way, as he carries many of the most all consuming and overwhelming emotions, like sadness and grief.

Now, there are other sides like Virgil and perhaps the Orange side (if people’s theories are correct) who are in charge of certain emotions. But Patton is in charge of the basic ones specifically. Thomas has a fear of spiders, and therefore Patton has a fear of spiders, whereas Virgil doesn’t. If we are going with the theory that Orange is something like Wrath or Rage, that is still slightly different from anger. And we rarely associate anger with the heart either way, unless it is very deeply rooted. On top of this, Rage and Wrath are much more festering, something that doesn’t seem to fit with what Patton is about.

All in all, this is my probably completely pointless post about why Patton is Thomas’ Heart, not his Morality. This is a really dumb thing to get annoyed over, but I just needed to let it out. It can lead to so many misconceptions about him as a character if we go with the mindset that his entire title is Morality rather than Thomas’ Heart. I’m pretty sure that everyone will read this post and say “well yeah, duh, we already know that. Way to state the obvious and get worked up over nothing.” But in my defense, I am neurodivergent and particular about everything.

So yeah, those are my thoughts on that.

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adrealucia · 1 year

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pairing: agedup!neteyam x y/n Omaticaya reader

warning: slight nsfw (near end), fluff and a little bit of angst

word count: 3,6k

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You love the forest. You always have and you always will. Everyone in the clan is aware of that and they would never question it, if you would disappear in the depths of the forest for an entire week and not tell a single soul. But there is one person that always knows where you are headed to, Neteyam. He is your best friend since the day your parents decided to arrange regular play dates with the two of you. You guys were barely even able to walk and you already shared so many laughs together. Now that you are a grown women you actually cannot think of a single memory that you do not share with him.

To Neytiri und your Mother you two are basically already mated and connected till the end of your life's. Neteyam and you on the other hand have never even talked about these fantasies that your mothers share. You like him a lot and you know he feels the same way about you as well. Maybe you guys are too scared to admit these feelings to each other because you fear something will change. You always think to yourself it is better this way. It is better to just stay best friends with him. Even though there is a huge part of you that sometimes would just like to kiss him. To kiss him so passionately that you both will be gasping for air and pulling onto each others hairs until it hurts. But you are afraid that you could never look into these beautiful golden eyes of his again and that is something that you would never want to stop doing.

A loud and annoyed hiss leaves your lips as you wander trough the forest. Your feet are almost aggressively stomping on the ground. The sun is about to set and little parts of the forest around you already start to sparkle and shine. Every time you lift your feet there is a glowing shadow left behind you on the gras. You will never forget the day where you and Neteyam acknowledged the world glowing around you for the first time and the little shiny freckles you could see on each others faces. You would always touch every single freckle of his and tell him: "this one glows! and this one too!". Sometimes you miss these days.

You are not headed anywhere specific, you just really wanted to clear your head. Earlier this day when you wanted to visit Neteyam, you accidentally overheard a conversation that he had with his Mother. She said he is now old enough and must choose a women soon. He just replied that he knew. When you are honest with yourself you do not want him to choose a women, that is not you. You do not want him to have another best friend and you surely do not want your play dates to ever end!

Like a grumpy little child you sit down on the gras and sigh. Life is not fair you think to yourself. "Great Mother you really have to be with me when I tell him about the way that I am feeling for him.", you closed your eyes and quietly whisper your prayers to Eywa. You always talk to her about all the problems that you are facing, but most of the times you have to face them on your own. You want to make your way back soon, so you slowly get up again and this time you take really light-weighted and careful steps back to the clan. There is not a day that you and Neteyam don't eat dinner together, so you do not want to be too late.

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"So y/n tell me, where were you today?", Neteyam hands you a plate with something you do not necessarily liked, but also not hate. Followed by a little sigh you place the plate between your legs and start to chew on some of your food. Your best friend suddenly snuck a small piece of food off of your plate and shoves it into his mouth. A big grin plays around his lips and he hands you some of his food. "Here, I know you like this better.", the way he says that actually gets your knees a little weak and makes your heart melt a bit. You smile happily and eat what he just gave to you: "Thank you 'Teyam. I was just walking around the forest, as always."

He looks at you with a hint of disappointment. "Obviously! But did you find a cool spot? Somewhere where we can go for our play date later?", Neteyam always likes to stare into your eyes, but today you cannot take it. You look away and shake your head. You do want to enjoy your last days together as best friends and you really do want to have as many play dates with him as you can, but you feel sad. The thought of this whole situation is making you feel physically sick. He has almost already finished all of his food and scoots a little bit closer to you. His tail gently touches your back, while he gives you a worried look. "Does something bother you? I know how to make you all smiley again ok? trust me? I planned something that i know you will like."

After your plate is also almost clean again he just casually grabs between your legs to get your plate. You actually freeze for a good second. Neteyam looks pretty unfazed by his actions, making you gulp and quickly shake you head, to get out of your trance. "where are we going?", you ask and slowly get yourself up. He just shrugs his shoulders, keeping an evil smile on his face. "I am not telling you. You will see." He leaves the little shelter made out of wood and big leafs. Since you do not want to be left behind, you try to quickly follow him and keep up with his pace.

"Is it far?", you ask and gently hold onto his shoulder so that you two can walk next to each other. "No, not really.", the man smiles at you and you cannot help yourself, but to also raise the little corners of your mouth as well. Neteyam seems to be so unbothered by this whole scenario that is going on. You wonder if he already has another women in mind? There is no one you could think of, because the only women he ever spends his time with is you. "I actually discovered this place on my own! The other day I was out in the woods all by myself and tracked the foot prints of something unknown, but I couldn't find the animal they actually belonged to."

You seem to be a bit upset about the fact, that he would put himself in such danger. Neteyam immediately sees the frustration in your eyes. "You should not be tracking something unknown all by yourself, that is so dangerous. You could have been attacked or even killed!", your eyes widen in disbelief. Your best friend cannot help himself but laugh at you. "It is not like you are the one who is always out in the forest on her own. I am a warrior, i can protect myself.", he chuckles, and leads you into the forest. Neteyam makes you furious. You turn to him and tilt your head ever so slightly. "I can protect myself as well. Also, I am very fast and very good at climbing."

He teasingly lifts an eyebrow and suddenly stops. "Oh you are? Why don't we bring this to a test? The first one to be at the destination, will have a free wish." You definitely do not like this idea, so you sulk: " That is not very fair! I do not even know where we are headed to!" Neteyam starts to fasten and his pace and just laughs. "little Miss know it all will figure it out eventually!" And of he goes. After seconds he is already out of your sight. An annoyed grunt leaves your lips and you have no other choice than to just chase after him.

You don't want to let him win, but you guess you have no other choice. You wonder what he would wish for? Probably something like making his favourite dish for him or maybe calling him by a very stupid name for a whole entire day. After a while of very fast running, you can see his blue tail in the distance somewhere between all the glowing plants and trees.

He said it would not be very far, but it already feels like several minutes because all this chasing after him makes you really tired. You almost trip over a very large root, but luckily you acknowledge it pretty quickly. It is true no one knows to Forest better than you do and like you bragged about before, you are very fast and agile. So eventually you caught up to the man right in front of you. Sadly a little to late. He abruptly stopped and you bumped into him. This time you could not hold yourself and actually fall onto him with all of your weight. Neteyam was really quick to grab you before you both would land on the forests ground. Just like that he balances you two out and prevents you guys from falling over. "that was close.",you pant out of breath. "Well, I gotta give that to you, you are indeed very fast.", he mumbles. You smile proudly. You rest yourself against is chest for a short moment, listening to his heartbeat. It beats very fast, still trying to calm itself down.

"But I still won.", he proudly announced. you could not even really listen to his words because you were busy looking at what was right in front of you. A beautiful pool of water right in the middle between a bunch of trees. The water is glowing and seems to be so clean, you can't help yourself but step a little bit forward and dip your hand into the pool. "It is warm.", you whisper, not sure if Neteyam heard you. "It's a hot spring. See all of the steam?", Of course he had heard you. He rests his palm on your back and gently strokes your skin with his thumb. A sudden wave of happiness comes over you, this is amazing! Why have you never been here before?

"How come I did not knew about this?", you turn to face him, being so close to his handsome face it almost feels intimidating. You can feel his breath slightly touching your lips. Neteyam's eyes are wide open. For the first time, it feels like he seems to be overwhelmed with you being so close to him. You can clearly hear and see him gulp. Something in you makes you proud. Is there a chance that you have the same effect on him, that he has on you? Your eyes meet his lips, oh how much you love these lips. After a moment, he takes a step back. Did you do something wrong? The man in front of you slowly lowers his head, making eye contact with the forest ground. "It's really beautiful, Neteyam. Thank you for bringing me here.", your voice is so quiet. You are scared. Have you ruined the moment?

"I knew you would like it. To be honest I was a bit scared that you might already know this place. I am really happy you don't.", he lifts his head to look back into your eyes and shyly smiles. It feels like heavy weight immediately drops off your shoulders, when his eyes finally meet yours again. You did not ruin the moment. "I am happy to be the one to show you this place for the very first time.", Neteyam actually seems to be relieved. He lays his ears back and makes one step closer to you again. Your chest is now touching his and you believe to feel his heartbeat, it's fast. It could also be your own, because your heart is suddenly racing and you have to quickly calm it down by breathing a lot slower. You don't dare yourself to break the eye contact with him, so when he gently places his hand on your waist you flinch a little. You really don't want it to seem like you are scared of him, but right now everything he does seems to be so unexpected.

It feels like you can't speak. There is not a single word that you can think of, but it's okay because right now it feels like you guys don't have to talk. You have always understood each other without words anyways. His head leans to the side, questioning if something is wrong. You ever so slightly shake your head, signing him that everything is alright. His hand slowly wanders down and stops at your hip. You don't know what to do and right now you feel so helpless. He lifts his other hand up, moving it to the direction of your face. You have no clue on what to expect. Then he lightly touches one of your freckles. "This one glows.", he whispered and smiled so kindly, that all of a sudden you think the world around you two just stops for moment. The forest is so quiet, just the two of you breathing and trying to hide something, that cannot stay hidden much longer. A quiet chuckle full of adoration leaves your lips, then you carefully bite onto them. His hand now rests on your cheek. Your best friends expression seems so loving, you cannot help yourself but to finally fully fall for him. All of a sudden the Hot spring does not seem to be the prettiest thing out here.

"'Teyam, I do not want this to end.",your own expression saddens and suddenly you feel like crying. His gaze softens so much and the grip around your waist tightens. To your own surprise, your best friend does not look surprised at all. He is fully aware of the situation, maybe even a little bit more than you are. "y/n nothing will change. I promise you.", his thumb caresses your cheek. His words make you mad. What does he mean nothing is going to change? Your whole life is about to change. His life is about to change. Once he has a woman, a mate, you guys cannot go on secret little play dates anymore. You slowly push the hand, that is holding onto your waist so tight, away. Neteyam immediately notices that you must have misunderstood something. He is trying to hold onto your hand. "No, y/n listen to me. Nothing will change. This will not change. We will not change. Do you hear me?", his eyes are staring, deeply into yours. He is desperately trying to see if you understand what he says.

You make a step backwards, trying to get some distance between the two of you. "Can you not understand, that everything is going to change once you will be mated with another women?", a serious undertone is making you sound bitter. still holding on to his hand you tighten your grip, not actually wanting to let him go. Neteyam is reaching for your other hand as well now. You cannot understand his behaviour. Your heart is beating so fast right now it almost physically hurts you. A single tear is falling down your cheek, dropping onto your chest. You really don't want to cry even though your best friend has seen you cry 1 million times before. This time it is different. "Can you not understand that there is no other woman?", Neteyam steps closer, pushing his body onto yours, leaving no air between the bodies of you two. You gulp. he is right. You don't understand what he is saying right now. If there is no other woman, he will never be able to step into his fathers footprints. He will never be able to be the next leader of your clan and you already know he's going to disappoint everyone with this decision.

"I don't understand what you are trying to tell me.", you whisper, with a slight confusion in your voice. You have to break the eye contact because otherwise you would probably be shedding a lot of tears right now. Looking into his eyes, makes your heart hurt in the most painful way to ever imagine. You prayed that Ewya would be with you tonight, but right now, it feels like you are all alone once again. You are looking back up to find Neteyam smiling at you and leaving you wondered why he can seem so happy in this situation? "Did you really thought that I would choose another woman over you? That I would choose another woman over my best friend? How could i mate with someone else, knowing that every little memory I have, I share with you?", his voice sounds so strong and his words are so clear and still you do not want to understand what he is saying. You don't want to believe what he is trying to tell you. "All I ever wanted is right in front of me. y/n, you are, everything I ever wanted, all I ever dreamed of. Do you really believe I want to share memories with someone else that isn't you? Did you really thought I would give up on our play dates? I want you y/n and believe me when I say, that I never wanted anyone other than you. Can you hear me?", he now holds onto your face with both of his hands, not caring that his hands get all wet from all the many tears that you just cried. "I love you Neteyam.", you sob and hug him so tightly, he probably has to struggle for air. He laughs into your ear, making you smile so bright between all of your sobs. "I love you too, y/n. I always have."

Right now, it feels like you never want to let go of him ever again. But the feeling of wanting to touch him was huge. "I have wanted to kiss you for so long. Can I?", you might sound a little bit desperate, but you could not care less. His smile never seemed to be so bright. He nods in approval and removed himself from the hug, immediately locking his eyes with yours again, before looking down to your lips. Ewya knows how long the both of you have been waiting for this moment. One of his hands finds its place on your hip again, the other carefully frames your face. You are looking into his eyes, one last time before closing your own eyes and going in for the kiss. You have probably never ever been this excited in your whole life before. This is your first kiss and you have actually absolutely no clue on what to do. But neither does he. That must have been the purest kiss to have ever been witnessed, that is how carefully you two move your lips against each other. He pulls you closer by the hip making you touch him in places you never thought you would feel so close to your own body. A heat flows through your body, up into your head and down to your clothed area. Unintentionally you push exactly that area closer to his, receiving a quiet moan from him. You almost immediately want to excuse your behaviour, but Neteyams reaction to your touch makes you stay silent. You two come loose again and straight away you fall back into his eyes. Never before have you seen this expression of his being so filled with lust.

He takes your hand, making you follow him into the hot spring. You cannot help yourself, but feeling almost unable to walk because your knees are so weak right now. The light feeling of the water makes it feel so much better and easier. The hot temperature of the water on the other hand doesn't help you with the hotness you feel in your entire body. Neteyam pulls you close to him again, reaching under your thighs and lifting you up, so he can hold you like this. The water makes this easier for him and his arms wouldn't get tired of this position. But it doesn't help with the tingle that you can feel right where his private area is touching yours. He is going for a kiss again, this time with a lot more hunger than before. This time faster and with just the right amount of tongue. You can't help yourself, but press yourself against him, even trying to rub just slightly against his skin. This time you are the one to moan and the silence around you two, makes it sound so loud. You feel a little bit ashamed, but feeling his dick getting harder makes it easy for you not to stop. Neteyam stops the kiss to attack your neck and cover it with sloppy kisses. His hands find their way up to your butt, still holding you with a very tight grip. He now moves your under body with tiny movements, making you throw your head back and giving him even more space to smoother you with his pecks. The tingling feeling gives you goosebumps, but also makes you giggle. "I could get used to this.", you give him a half-suppressed laugh and wrap your arms around his neck. He stops his kisses to look you into the eyes with a big grin across his face. "I am afraid you have to."

"About my free wish, I am wishing for you to be my mate."

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authors note: this is a repost from my old acc, since my dumbass accidentally deleted it :|

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