#i think maybe they find matt and sam? right?

[cherriesformatt]

collab of the year || matt sturniolo

matt x fem!reader

summary: matt invites you to meet some friends

warnings: none I think maybe a little suggestive

word count: 1,2k

a/n: hope you like this one

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I was in my bed scrolling through twitter and all I had on my page was videos and pictures from Tara's party. Which Chris and Nick attended while me and Matt had a little gateway trip for our anniversary. They called him on FaceTime and that ended up in Tara's vlog. Everyone thinks it was hilarious including me. I also loved all of the memes with Matt going to bed while the party was happening.

When we came back boys told us about everyone and that they really had fun. I was really happy about that because they usually don't really go out that much. Especially not to parties.

I stopped scrolling when I felt arms around my body.

"Good morning" I heard Matt's raspy, morning voice.

I smiled when I felt little kisses on the back of my neck sending shivers down my body.

"Morning..." I said and turned around to face him.

I smiled when he opened his eyes.

"I am surprised it's like 9 and you're up" I laughed and fixed his hair from his eyes.

"Well...I have things to do" He said and smiled.

"Like what?" I raised my eyebrow.

"Like...you" He pulled me to himself even more and I was about to kiss him when I heard loud knocks on the door.

"Are you guys up? And dressed? Can I come in?" Chris said from the other side of the door and I looked at Matt and kissed his cheek and moved away a little.

"Yes... come in" I said and Matt growled and covered his head with a pillow.

Chris came into the room and looked at us.

"I have news!" He sat on the bed next to Matt.

"Me too, I actually hate you both right now" Matt said and threw the pillow from his face at Chris.

I rolled my eyes and sat up. I put my hair into the bun and looked at Chris.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Tara invited us for dinner to celebrate 1 mil, she wants us to meet Johnnie. Jake, Larray, Sam and Colby are going to be there too. Nick also said that they can come over here after dinner and we could hang out. y/n you will finally meet Tara!" Chris said.

I looked at him. Pure panic in my eyes. I need to clean up this place.

"Well... Then I should start to clean already" I said. That was kinda my thing. Cleaning when I am stressing out.

I spent half of my day cleaning the house, even if it was already pretty clean. Boys helped me a little, mostly Matt. Chris said he is going to clean his own room. Do I believe him? No.

"So should I like match the energy and go all black?" I asked Matt going through my clothes. I already did my make up and was standing in my underwear trying to find something I like.

"I already told you, wear whatever feels like good for you" He said looking at his PC.

"I hate men" I said dramatically and texted Nick to come downstairs.

He walked into the room and looked at me.

"Wow... I bet the other triplet does not get this view. All because I'm gay, how lucky..." He said sarcastically.

"I get more than that..." Matt blinked at him with a smirk on his face.

"Shut the fuck up, my room is above you, I fucking know" He said.

"What do I wear? Help me…He is useless" I looked at Nick pointing at Matt.

"Can't you wear that dress you bought last time we went thrift shopping? And the platform docs with it" He said and went to my jewelry box.

"Those are cool, wear this too" He put a chain and some small hoops on the dresser.

"Thank you Nick" I smiled at him and started to put the outfit together.

"See learn that for the next time" I told Matt when his brother left the room.

"Just to be sure... Did Chris saw you in your underwear?" He asked and I laughed. Can't believe he was still thinking about it.

"Probably? I don't know, who cares...Matt maybe I am just going to stay home" I said and sat on the bed.

"You literally need to stop overthinking that. You know that I also am not a fan of big groups but this people are really cool and chill. It's gonna be okay" He looked at me and smile.

"You look beautiful as always and everyone is going to love you" He stood up from his chair and came up to me.

He put both of his hands on my cheeks and gave me a quick kiss. I smiled and wrinkled my nose.

"Alright..alright.. you will ruin my make up Matthew" I took his hands of my face giving him one more quick kiss.

The dinner went great. They all were really nice. Me and Matt were the only couple there so sometimes they made little jokes about it. I felt very welcome even if I wasn't part of their world. I tried to stay out from the cameras usually. But I didn't want to be rude so when they were filming stories I was on it. I was kinda stressing about people talking shit about me.

When we came to our house and at first we talked and played games together. Then we decided to go to topgolf but before that they wanted to film some TikToks.

"You and Matt are literally a goal couple. He is just so sweet checking on you all the time. Look at him he is scared I'm going to eat you" Tara said to me and I laughed.

"Yes.. he is the best" I looked at Matt with a big smile.

"Do you wanna film TikTok with me? I love your outfit so much" She asked me and i said "fuck it if tara yummy asks you to make a TikTok with her you make a TikTok with her" in my head.

"Okay...I usually only post for my friends but if you want I'm in" I smiled.

We decided to use "Tara Yummy is a mindset" audio since we kinda match with our outfits. She was a real sweetheart and such a funny person. They all were.

"I am really glad you are having fun tonight" Matt said while we were driving to top golf. He put his hand on my knee and smiled.

"It's really fun I'm glad we are doing this. And that you guys are meeting more people" I said and looked at the back at his brothers.

"Girl your and Taras TikTok is so viral" Nick showed me and my eyes went big for the numbers.

"Fuck... that's crazy" I said and Chris laughed.

"Told you that you should start to film as well" He said.

"No thank you..I just couldn't say no to Tara" I laughed.

Topgolf was souper fun. I won with Matt for the first time since forever so I was so happy. Everyone had so much fun and we filmed a lot. Boys were teaching Tara how to play and she looked so cute with the club because she is just so small.

"Matt is sad because his girlfriend is better than him" Jake said while we were on our way to the cars.

"Poor Matty" Chris made a sad face.

I laughed at them and looked at Matt. He just shook his head.

"Well...he is a winner anyways, he has the hottest girl in town, I dare you to show her to the world Matt" Tara said and I blushed.

I BLUSHED. WTF

"Are you flirting with me?" I looked at her and she laughed.

I might have a new best friend.

#chris sturniolo #sturniolo fanfic #sturniolo triplets #matt sturniolo x reader #nick sturniolo #matt sturniolo #chris sturniolo x reader #christopher sturniolo #sturniolo x reader

[flynnriderishot]

three - m.s

a/n: i had this waiting for three days pookies 😭 sorry for the wait

requested by anon!

originally, you weren’t going to appear in the sam and colby x sturniolo triplets video that the fans wanted oh, so badly, but it was proven by colby himself that their supporters wanted to see you as well.

you had quickly become a fan favorite on the triplets channel along with nathan doe so they wanted to see you as much as possible.

it was practically impossible to catch you on your own account nowadays. you did social media as well, having taken a bit of a break after you got pregnant with matt’s baby.

not only was the pregnancy unexpected, but it was a bit inconvenient considering the triplets were still at the height of their careers and you were as well.

the fans were aware of your situation as you told them in a quick instagram story before you disappeared off your account. they also got a few clips of you on the triplets channel and picked up on small comments chris would make before he would get smacked by nick for talking too much.

while matt was ridiculously excited to find out that you were pregnant with his baby, he knew it stressed you out greatly. you were only 20, and though you were financially stable enough to have a kid, the thought of being a mother so young sent shivers down your spine.

luckily, matt reassured you that he would be there for you every step of the way, with chris butting in on how he wouldn’t mind teaching your child a few curse words. nick made the comment on how he hoped the baby was a girl as he couldn’t handle being in the presence of a mini matt.

you were ever so grateful for the support the three brothers were giving you. but with support, came hovering.

even if the fans hadn’t suggested it, matt practically begged sam and colby to allow you to come to the haunted hotel, not wanting you out his sight for so long. especially since you’ve been getting headaches more and more frequently, he wanted to be around you as much as possible.

which is why you were next to chris with matt stood behind you, his hands gently rubbing your stomach as sam explained to the camera what they would be doing for their next clip.

the estes method.

you had seen enough of sam and colby’s videos to know what the estes method was and it was safe to say that this was your favorite part of their videos.

you moved to sit on the edge of the hotel bed with matt behind you as colby helped nick and chris get set up. (matt is sitting how he was in the video, his legs on either side of you with his chest to your back)

chris gave sam a thumbs up when he asked if he was all set, matt making the golbach chuckle as he told chris he was dumb.

“this is so fun.” you put your hands over your mouth in excitement, something you’ve picked up from your boyfriend in the years you’ve been dating him.

sam turns the camera in your direction as you speak, the camera picking up on the way your eyes shined.

“i heard the estes method is your favorite?”

“yeah.” you nodded, “it’s just so interesting.”

matt smiled into your hair as colby moved away from nick, signaling that they were ready.

sam and colby swapped positions, the dark haired man now holding the camera, getting an overview of the now green hued room.

“i just got learn.” chris spoke up, unknowingly cutting sam off.

“is there anybody in here with us? or anybody that wants to make themselves known?”

it was silent for a few seconds before you nick spoke,

“afterlife.”

“feel right.”

“crimes.”

chris and nick went back and forth for a few seconds, chris mentioning how he heard a full sentence before nick cut him off,

“three.”

matt’s brows furrowed, “three?”

“three what?” colby asked, looking between you, matt and sam, thinking that maybe one of you had a clue.

“boys.” chris said.

“three boys? like triplets?” you asked, the camera picking up on how you moved your hand between nick, matt and chris.

“yes.” “no.”

sam adjusted his footing, “are you referring to the triplets in the room right now?”

“yes.” “no.”

“yes or no?” the confusion could be heard in colby’s voice, “are you referring to the sturniolo triplets? the three boys in the room with us currently?”

“yes.” “no.”

“they’re contradicting each other.” sam concluded, seemingly speaking for the viewers as everyone in the room, aside from nick and chris, could tell that was happening.

“pull them out.” colby told sam, moving to turn on the lights while explaining to the camera that they would move to the bathroom and have matt do it instead since the ghosts seemingly like him best.

chris blinked harshly at the light, looking around blandly, “what happened?”

“nothing.” matt shrugged, “you guys were contradicting each other for everything we asked, we were getting nowhere.”

“really?” nick looked at you for confirmation, his blue eyes scanning your face.

“yep.”

“to the bathroom we go!” colby exclaimed, handing the camera to sam, brushing past everyone to get to the small restroom.

as you all huddled in, matt sat on the edge of the tub, colby behind him, nick sitting on the toilet with you, chris and sam closest to the door.

“you don’t want to participate in this one, yn?” nick asked, earning a snort from your boyfriend as he knew there was no chance.

“i’d much rather watch than have ghosts whisper in my ear.”

“i thought you said it was cool?” chris joked, wrapping an arm around your shoulder, “you scared now?”

at the mention of you being scared, matt’s eyes snapped to yours.

“not scared, just cautious.” you elbowed him softly.

“let’s start.”

“we’ve moved into the bathroom, is there a specific person with us?” sam kicked it off.

“wait. wait. wait.”

“does anyone wanna talk—“

matt cuts him off, “a breath, like—“ he mimicked what he heard.

“have we been talking to you all night—?”

“love.”

“is that why you’re here? because you love the hotel?”

“three.”

“three.” chris repeated, “three what?”

“boy.”

colby’s eyes met yours before they darted to sam, “they said the same thing when they were in.”

“three boys—“

“girl.” matt said, “they said girl.”

the word resulted in all the attention falling on you, the men thinking that there was a possibility the ghost were talking about you. though, matt’s words stopped that idea—

“baby. babies.”

“baby.” nick learned forward, spotting chris tugging you closer from the corner of his eye. “yn’s baby?”

you could feel your heart pounding in your chest when matt grew silent.

“this is so freaky.” you whispered, chris’ hand patting you shoulder in hopes of easing your nerves. as your bestfriend, he knew he could do just enough to calm you down for a few but he also knew that matt did it best. and with matt being in the position he’s in now, he would have to do.

“…babies.”

you let out a breath of air, you hands subconsciously holding your stomach bump.

“to confirm…” colby cleared his throat, wanting to end this as soon as possible as he sensed the uneasiness you were feeling. last thing he wanted to do was make either of his guests uncomfortable, “yn has three babies? boys and a girl?”

“….yes.”

sam eyes widen, “pull him out.”

colby placed his hands on matt’s shoulders, the brunet taking the blindfold and headphones off. he knew what he was saying, but he wasn’t aware of the questions being asked, so when he saw the looks of concern coming from you and his brothers, his shoulders fell.

“what’s wrong?”

chris, being the blunt man he is, looked at his brother with a smile.

“you might be having triplets.”

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comments:

| chris and yn’s friendship is so dear to my heart

| yn’s favorite method being the estes method is so real

update; i don’t think she likes it anymore 😭

| no one:

the ghosts: ‘i know something you don’t.’

| her belly’s gotten so big 🥹

update: i now know why…

| W COLLAB 🔥🔥

| yn’s so pretty

>>> MILF 🙌

| the way yn stopped posting for a while just to come back on youtube to some spirits telling her she’s pregnant with triplets 😭💀

| NICK’S FACE WHEN THEY SAID YN AND MATT WERE HAVING TRIPLETS 😭😭

>>> bros thinking about the future mess

| stephanie being obsessed with yn was the highlight of this video

>>> who tf is stephanie 🔥🗣️

>>> i meant samantha 😐

>>> yn got the motherly energy 😫🙌

| chris looked so good blindfolded 🤭

| has nick been working out??? bros arms are crazy 😫

| YALL BETTER LIKE FR I WANT PART 2 OF STURNIOLOXSNC

>>> X YN ‼️

>>> she’s not coming back 💀

| imagine they were all boys?? no girl dad matt 😔

>>> the ghosts said boys and girl ‼️‼️

>>> idk about you but i’m riding with the spirits on this one 🤷‍♀️ girl dad! matt for the win

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#sturniolo triplets #nick sturniolo #matt sturniolo x reader #matt sturniolo imagine #chris sturniolo #matt sturniolo fluff #matt sturniolo #sam and colby

[incendiobrock]

The Driskill Hotel {Chris Sturniolo}

Summary: fem!reader x bf!Chris go to Austin, Texas with Matt and Nick to film a video for Sam and Colby's channel at the Driskill Hotel. The reader is very sensitive to the supernatural and gets convinced to do the elevator ritual alone... What could possibly go wrong? ;)

Warnings: anxiety/panic attacks, ghostly encounters, fear of elevators, language, FLUFFFFF

A/N: I know this video is from awhile ago but I've had this idea and couldn't stop thinking about it. I started my page with imagines like this for Colby x reader and so I wanted to throw it back to my roots and make a Chris x reader (because I'm a die hard Chris girl)

Part 2??

You had been a fan of Sam and Colby for years, enjoying their content and being fascinated with their supernatural findings. There was always a part of you that was convinced you had a special connection with the supernatural, feeling extremely vulnerable and tethered to their world. Maybe it was due to your empathic nature, or maybe you were a undiscovered medium that hadn’t tapped into your powers.

You never tapped into your "abilities" because you were scared of what could possibly come from speaking to the dead. But when Nick, Matt, and Chris (and yourself) got asked to join in for an XPLR video on Sam and Colby's channel, you all knew that you couldn't pass it down. This is what led you all to Austin, Texas where the historic, haunted, Driskill Hotel was located.

The night had started somewhat normal, you all walked through the hotel with a tour guide where she explained the history of the building as well as the ghost inhabitants. Throughout the tour you would catch glimpses of shadow figures on the wall, hearing inaudible voices, and being extra sensitive to smells like cigar smoke and roses. The fear was definitely building inside of you when you observed that none of the rest of the group seemed to be experiencing the same things you were. You did your best to hold it together, knowing the triplets were excited to be included in the video, and not wanting to ruin your own experience of an inner fangirl being on an XPLR trip.

As the tour wrapped up and the night went on, Sam and Colby began to lead the investigation portion of their video. You stayed glued to Chris' side, feeling comfort in his presence, even with everything going on around you. Chris held an EMF reader in his left hand as his right hand was busy interlocking your fingers, running his thumb over your knuckles soothingly. He couldn't tell if you were nervous or if you were just trying to hone in on filming the video since you were all a guest to Sam and Colby's channel.

You and Chris stayed slightly behind the group as you made your way over to the elevators on the main lobby for the next part of the video, the elevator ritual. The elevators had already been acting up earlier in the night, not wanting to take you guys up to the floor you had requested. Elevators weren't necessarily your favorite inventions, a slight irrational fear of being stuck in one or one falling with you inside.

"Matt, the ghosts seem to really like you. Maybe you should be the one to do the ritual." You heard Sam say, observing how the EMF in Matt's hand continued to light up to red as they crossed through the grand lobby. As you passed by the receptionist desk you saw the figure of a tall man dart across the wall, making you subconsciously squeeze Chris' hand out of fright. "What's up baby? You okay?" Chris asked softly, pausing in his tracks to check up on you.

"Did you see that?" You asked him back, hoping that maybe you weren't going as crazy as you thought you were. Chris furrowed his eyebrows, glancing around the rotunda, trying to see whatever it was you were talking about. "See what?"

You let out a shaky breath, your palms becoming clammy as all the supernatural sensitivity was beginning to catch up to you. The hand that was holding onto Chris' disconnected as you rubbed the sweat on your pants, "I keep seeing shadows on the walls..." Chris frowns at your reply, wrapping his arms over your shoulders and pulling you into a hug. His lips pressed a firm kiss on your forehead, "I won't let anything hurt you, I promise."

"Chris! Y/n! You guys coming?" Colby asked, staring at you two from down the hall where they had stopped in front of the elevators. "Yeah we're coming, sorry!" Chris responded, gently pulling away from the hug and instantly wrapping his hand back in yours. As you stood in front of the elevator doors Sam explained to the camera, and to all of you, what the elevator ritual would consist of.

"y/n, will you do the honors?" Sam questioned, pulling your out of your trance and causing your jaw to drop open. "Huh? What?" You stuttered, not registering what he had elected you to do for this ritual.

"Do you want to do the ritual?" He rephrased, looking at you with big, hopeful eyes. Your body tensed at the thought, not only did elevators terrify you, but you had already been experiencing paranormal things the whole night. "You don't have to if you don't want." Chris said, breaking the short silence that filled the room, knowing you were already on edge and trying to stand up for you in case you were wary about doing it. "Uh, yeah, I think I could do it... I would just need to write down the order of the floors." You said, uncertainty filling your voice.

"Awesome! I'll text it to you." Sam said, beginning to type up a message to send to your phone. A lump began to form in your throat as you awaited the notification being sent to you. Chris gently rubbed your lower back, doing his best to calm your anxiety without bringing too much attention to your state, understanding that you didn't like when others were aware of your intimate emotions. Your phone vibrated in your hand, looking down to see the message;

12:00AM

Sam: 4, 2, 6, 2, 10, 5, 1

"Okay it's exactly midnight, you have to start now." Colby said, pressing the up button and watching the elevator door open. You took the camera from him, not saying a word as you faced the elevator. You swallowed the lump in your throat, knowing there was no way you could back out of this now. Stepping into the elevator you instantly felt chills run up your spine.

"Now remember, when you get to the fifth floor a lady might join you. If she does then when you try to come back down to the lobby the elevator will actually go up to the tenth floor, that's how we will know it worked. If it comes back down to one then the lady didn't enter and the ritual failed." Sam said, reminding you and the audience how things were supposed to go.

Shakily, your finger made its way up to press the number four, officially beginning the ritual. The door slowly shut in front of you, keeping eye contact with Chris until you couldn't anymore. The elevator rose and the door opened, nobody was there. Floor two, nothing.

Sixth floor.

Second floor, again.

Tenth floor.

Then finally, the fifth floor. Your breath caught in your throat as the elevator door opened unusually slow, revealing an empty hallway. 'This is just a game', 'It's not real', you tried reminding yourself as your heart beat uncontrollably inside your chest. You waited for a couple seconds before pressing the button for the first floor, praying that this stupid ritual hadn't actually worked. The doors shut and the elevator began to descend back to the first floor, allowing you to let out a breath you didn't even realize you were holding. "I guess the ritual failed guys," You lightly giggled talking into the camera, feeling relief wash over your whole body.

"Woah!" You yelped, almost dropping the camera as the elevator slightly dropped, the lights inside flickering. The screen above the door signaling that you were on the third floor. Before you knew it the elevator came to a halt, stopping dead in its tracks on the third floor.

"What? Oh no, no, no, no, no..." You whispered, panic rising inside of you as you dropped the camera to the floor and made your way to the control panel. You smashed the button for the first floor over and over again, hoping the elevator would start to move again. Nothing was happening however, the buttons not even lighting up when you pressed them. You began to reach into your back pocket for your phone, pulling it out to call Chris.

The dial tone played as you dropped to the floor in a seated position, legs shaking beneath you. After three rings Chris' voice filled your left ear, "Hey babe, why did you stop on the third floor? We were waiting for you to come back down-" He said quickly before you cut him off.

"Chris! The elevator is stuck! I don't know what to do, I'm freaking the fuck out!" Your breath became labored as you heaved in and out, feeling like no matter how much air you inhaled it wasn't reaching your lungs correctly. "Woah, woah. Okay, calm down please! Just breath alright? Listen to my breathing!" Chris instructed, knowing you were on the verge of a panic attack.

He let out slow, steady breaths of air while your vision began to blur with tears. Your head started to heat up and your ears began to ring, "I-I can't Chris... I can't breathe!" You huffed, clenching your hand over your aching heart.

"The elevators stuck, somebody go try and find someone to help!" You faintly heard Chris yell to the other boys, holding the phone away from his ear so it wasn't directed to you. "Yes you can, I believe in you babe. Nick is going to get some help, okay? Just hang in there." He continued to comfort you through the phone, coaching your breath back to normal as Nick found an employee. After five minutes, which felt like an eternity to you, the elevator doors where being pried open. The elevator had stopped just barely off center to the second floor, making the door inoperable on your side.

When the doors were finally opened you couldn't help but let the tears you had been containing fall, all the overwhelming fear catching up to your eyes. The employee held out a hand for you as you jumped the three foot distance onto the second floor lobby, landing slightly unsteady as the tears blurred your vision. Chris rushed over to you, faster than you had ever seen him move before, pulling you deep into his embrace.

"There, there, I got you. I got you, don't worry." He said, running his big hand through your hair. Your arms wrapped tightly around his torso, scared that he might disappear if you didn't hold him close. Tears stained his jacket sleeve as you buried your head into his shoulder. You both stayed like that for awhile, the others watching as you crumbled into Chris' arms.

Once you had finally cooled down, you all sat on some couches that were in the main lobby. You drank some water that Nick had brought for you as you stayed by Chris' side, his arm wrapped over your shoulders. "Y/n, I am so so sorry that the elevator got stuck. I had no idea that was going to happen and I feel horrible. I didn't realize you were scared of elevators." Sam apologized to you, feeling guilty that he had put you in this position in the first place.

"Sam, it's not your fault! How would you have known the elevator was going to get stuck?" You said sincerely, appreciating his apology even though he had nothing to do with the unfortunate situation.

"If you guys need to call it a night and go back to your hotel, we completely understand." Colby said, offering to end the night where it was instead of finishing out the investigation. "No, it's okay. I'm good now, really. There's no need to scrap the rest of the video just because of me." You reassured, wanting the boys to finish the video they had put so much effort into already.

"Are you sure?" Chris asked you.

"Yes, I'm sure. Now who's ready for the Estes Method?"

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[sunnyie-eve]

2 | Pick on

Series: Unexpected

Paring: (Matt Sturniolo x OFC Brock!) (Chris Sturniolo x OFC Brock!)

Word Count: 1.2k

Warnings: none

| MASTERLIST |

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"Colby..." Dani watches him walking towards a door, "How old are you?" She asks as he walks face into the door, "You're not dead."

"It's Jim Hogg's room." Chris reads the name above the door.

"Who's that?"

"I dunno... It says his name on the top." Chris points out for him so they all laugh.

"We got a Big D. We got a Jim Hogg." Nick names then men they have come across.

Matt find the knocker on the wall and plays with it while his brothers tell him to stop, "I've never seen a knocker on a wall." Dani looks at it as he keeps playing with it.

"I like playing with knockers." Sam says making Dani look at him.

"Really?"

"If it takes a lot of effort to get into somewhere, I don't think that's somewhere I need to be." Nick says about the door and the knocker.

"We have a bad reputation of breaking into places." Sam turns the camera to himself.

"Ooh, Nick look it. So many men over there." Chris points out the hall of paintings.

"You need to stop with this immediately."

"Let's rate them one through ten." He adds.

"Is this a pick on Nick video?" Dani laughs as they all make their way over.

"Exactly!" He shouts, "And I don't want their ghosts to be made at me like in an hour."

Nick picks Dan Moody as the most attractive one and they agree he's the best in the wall before they make fun of Beauford Jester's name.

Colby goes to ask do the brothers have roles and they say Matt does the laundry and drives. Nick is the leader and Chris is just there, so Nick says he the creative one.

"Let's tell them about what happened last night." Sam passes the camera over to Colby, "We were standing right in the middle of this area. And our guide screams and looks over to the left, and she saw for the first time ever, someone waving at her. And I look by this little light and a full on shadow passes the light."

"I might have left out I saw the exact same thing she saw last night." Dani tells the group.

"Don't do that stuff." Chris looks at her so she laughs as they head for the elevator.

"I hate the elevators." Matt speaks up.

"Wait, what?" He catches Sam off, "You hate the elevator?"

"Yes,"

"We have maybe a little... Ritual to do in the elevator tonight." He tells the three.

"You can count me out." Dani says hearing that for the first time.

"You know what, we can sit out together." Chris pats Dani on the shoulder as she stood next to him, "I hate those two words together."

"Me and Chris have been stuck in an elevator before for like an hour and a half." Matt tells the group, "It traumatized me a little bit."

"I'd cry." Dani shakes her head at the thought as the all pile into the elevator.

"Is this the one we're doing the ritual?" Colby asks Sam.

"No. We can't talk about the ritual."

"Did you just feel the elevator drop like three inches?" Matt asks the group.

"I did." Dani looks at him, "What's the weight limit of this thing?"

"We all just fall to our death." He jokes a bit.

Arriving in the lobby they get with their tour guide, who explains how Driskill was a big cigar guy, so they'll smell it in the hotel. Matt says things are adding up because when they first arrived Dani had the smell follow her around.

They then move to where Audrey saw the person last night talking about her experience, so Dani tells her she saw them too but didn't know how to react so she frozen in place.

"I don't know if I would freeze or run." Chris nods his head before Audrey takes them by the vault and talks about the ghosts that are normally around there.

Heading towards the elevators to go up to the fifth floor Sam asks if there was an specific haunting with them to which they conduct a lot of mischief. Dani looks over at Matt to see the look on his face, "Matt's gonna take the stairs." She chuckles as the all get into the elevator.

"I'm just gonna stand here." Nick stands closely in front of Dani since it was packed tight as she was tightly between Matt and Colby.

"It's okay." She rubs his back with a smile.

"I wonder if we all just sing Kumbaya right now?" Maddy says as they wait to go up but the door just opens again.

"Did we just pressed five and went to one?" Sam asks.

"It didn't even go up, Sam." Dani looks over at him.

"I hate elevators." Matt reminds everyone.

"I think I might join you on that." Dani turns her head to look at him to her left as she rests her arms on Nick.

They press five again but the doors just open again without moving.

"What the f..." Sam says.

"What's happening?" Colby asks.

"I'm about to say F this." Dani looks at the doors so Nick turns around to rub her shoulder.

"Lily are you fucking with us?" Audrey asks stepping out to ask.

"Dani, I might take you up on those stairs." Matt moves his head to look at her so she nods hers agreeing. "If I get stuck in this elevator." He looks over at the camera now.

"You see me though, I'm pressing five." Audrey says but it just opens again.

"Maybe we give her a minute to breathe." Nick says.

Sam looks over at Matt and Dani telling them to stand on the other side to see if anyone of was fucking with them so the step out and watch the doors close.

"We're just gonna leave my sister alone with him?" Colby asks before the doors open again and they them him no onw is messing with it. "You just said these malfunction." Colby tells Audrey.

"We need to try it alone." Sam suggests.

"Dani?" Colby turns around to look at her.

"Fuck you," She makes the triples laugh so Sam tries it alone.

Once it works Audrey tells the group about Samantha being their most known ghosts. She was just about four when she passed playing with her balls by stairs and fell down them. On the fifth floor they were taken to Samantha's painting.

"She doesn't look four in that." Colby stares at it, " She looks about eight."

"Really? I thought she looked four." Audrey looks at it more.

"It's probably the getup." Nick speaks up, "She had a fancy getup on." He says so they agree with him.

"She looks 1894 not 2024." Audrey says.

"That's a lot of hair for a four year old." Colby adds making Dani look at him.

"Dude, I had a shit ton of hair at four."

"You forgot how Dani looked?" Sam laughs so everyone smiles at Colby.

"He didn't care." Chris laughs now.

"He was non observant." Nick joins in making fun of Colby.

"Trust me he never payed attention to me when he was supposed to." Dani crosses her arms eyeing down Colby, "I ended up with a Dora bob and micro bangs just like my dolls. Scissors were off limits for me."

"Chris would've been the one to give her scissors." Nick laughs and so does Matt.

"Honestly, I probably would've found her a buzzer." Chris smiles.

"Thank god I didn't know y'all." Dani laughs as they make their way to the room now.

#sam golbach #colby brock #sam and colby #sturniolo triplets #matt sturniolo #chris sturniolo #nick sturniolo #oc #sibilings #matt sturniolo imagine #chris sturniolo imagine #ff #fanifiction #fanfic #sturniolo fanfic #best friends #friends to lovers

[avengerscompound]

The Interview - Chapter 14

The Interview - A Captain America Fanfic

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Rating:  E

Warnings: smut (MF, vaginal sex)

Pairing: Steve Rogers x OFC Melody Danes

Word Count: 1879

Summary:  Melody Danes gets the break of a lifetime when as a lowly intern, she’s assigned to write a profile piece on Captain America.  Steve Rogers is a hard man not to fall for and as she and Melody get closer and Melody’s career takes off, jealousy leads to sabotage, and the potential to bring her whole world crashing down.

Chapter 14

When Melody and Bobbi were settled into their new apartment, they held a housewarming party.  It was a celebration of both the move and the change in their lives.  Melody was well and truly in the depths of her new job, and Bobbi had quit hers at the bar.  They were both in serious relationships.  Things were changing for both of them in good ways and they wanted to celebrate that with their favorite people.

The apartment wasn’t large but the pair set things up with music, drinks, pizza, and other snacks.  Melody couldn’t help but think about the parties she’d had back in college.  The only thing missing was the keg.  Maybe one day she’d be the dinner party type, but apparently, that wasn’t the case yet.

Most of Bobbi and Melody’s friends showed up before Steve or Bucky got there, and as Melody surveyed the room she started to worry Bucky and Steve were going to feel out of place.  Or worse, that their friends wouldn’t be able to be normal about them being there.  Neither man seemed like the type to go to a bunch of parties where everyone crammed into a tiny apartment and drank beer out of solo cups.  Maybe they’d be the cookout types, but not this.  Add to that both were famous superheroes and Melody and Bobbi’s friends were pretty far from famous, they could get swarmed and asked for selfies or autographs, even if they had all given the talk about treating Steve and Bucky like normal people.

“You think Bucky and Steve will be okay?” Melody said as she moved up beside Bobbi.

Bobbi turned and shrugged, her face scrunching up a little.  “It might be a little much for Buck.  He has come to the bar to see me a few times, but he didn’t seem to like the crowds or how loud it got.”

“It’s not going to get so loud here,” Melody said.  “And it’s not super crowded.”

“Yeah but the crowd might be more intent on him than they are at Stonewall,” Bobbi said.  “He’s okay with people wanting to meet him, but I think if they’re all over him, it might not be easy on him.”

Melody frowned.  “Steve’s used to it, but he goes into work mode.  I really don’t think this will be his scene.”

She shrugged.  “Can’t change everything about yourself for him right?  It’s one night.”

Melody sighed and nodded.  “Yeah.  I guess you’re right.  I’m sure he’s been to worse events than this.”

“I mean, I can guarantee they both have,” Bobbi joked.  “That’s kind of their job.”

The men arrived not too much later along with Sam Wilson.  There had been a hope that they’d be able to talk him into coming.  Melody and Bobbi had invited Matthew along and the group was hoping they might hit it off.

“You made it!” Melody said, practically skipping over to the door.  She wrapped her arms around Steve’s waist and got up on her tiptoes to steal a quick kiss.

“We wouldn’t miss it,” Steve assured her.

She pulled back and gestured the three in.  “Come in, come in.  Let me get you all a drink.”

“I might go find, Bobbi,” Bucky said, looking around.

“She’s in the kitchen,” Melody said, patting his metal arm as he passed.

“You sure this place isn’t exceeding capacity,” Sam joked, following her to the makeshift bar set up on a side table.

“Oh yeah, I’m sure the fire marshal will be very upset with us,” Melody joked. “What can I get you both?  No wait, you know what, let me introduce you to someone.”  She looked around and spotted Matthew by the window.  She waved to him. “Matt.  Matthew.  Come make some drinks for my friends.”

Matthew came sidling over.  He was wearing black jeans and a black fishnet shirt that showed off his toned physique.  He was practically glowing as he approached.  “Hey.  Is this the beau I’ve been hearing so much about?”

“It is,” Melody said.  “Matt, this is Steve.  Steve - Matt used to work with Bobbi as Stonewall.  And Matt, this is Sam Wilson.”

Matt smiled and held out his hand. “It’s a real pleasure,” he said as he shook Steve’s hand and lingered as he shook Sam’s.  “I mean it.  A real pleasure.  All you guys do for the world.  I’m honored.”

“I’ve been meaning to get to Stonewall,” Sam said and looked at Steve.  “That’s a big historical site.  It was the site of some riots in 1969 because the police kept raiding it.  It’s publicly recognized as the start of the gay rights movement.  It was a popular gay bar at the time.”

“Still is,” Matt said.  “And I’d love for you to come by.  I’d buy you your first drink.”

Sam smiled and gave him a small nod. “Then I’ll have to get out there soon,” he said.

“So,” Mat said, clapping his hands together.  “Can I make you both a drink?”

“I’m not much of a cocktail drinker,” Steve said.

“Then I know exactly what to make you,” Matt said and grabbed the rye whiskey.  He mixed up a Manhattan for Steve and then an old fashioned for Sam.  As he was mixing the old-fashioned, Melody led Steve over to the food, just to give the two men some room to get to know each other.

“You think they’ll hit it off?” Steve asked, looking over at them.

Melody shrugged.  “I hope so.  Matt’s a really good guy and pretty political.  He goes to a lot of rallies and protests.  But there is a big gap in lifestyle between bartender and Avenger.”

“That’s true, but the same can be said for a journalist and Avengers and we’re doing well aren’t we?”

She smiled and tucked herself into his side. “I like to think so.”

“Yeah, me too,” he said and looked down at her.  “I love you, you know?”

Melody blinked up at him.  She hadn’t been expecting that at all, especially not in the middle of a crowded room while a Hozier cover of an Arctic Monkeys’ song played.

“You don’t have to say it back,” he said.  “I just wanted to make sure you knew.”

“No, no, no,” she said quickly, reaching up and cupping his cheek. “I just wasn’t expecting it here.  I pictured you being the big declaration of love type.  But this is better.  I love you too.”

He put his drink down and leaned in, kissing her deeply.  His hands went to her cheeks, cradling her jaw as his thumbs stroked her skin.  She felt like she was floating.  She was in love with Steve Rogers and he loved her right back.  Even if she still had the occasional frat house-style party.  She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him in closer to her.  Steve pulled back a little and looked down at her.

“Don’t get yourself too worked up there,” he teased.

“Me?” she yelped. “You started it.”

“I can sure you, ma’am, I would never,” he teased.

“Come with me,” she said, taking his hand and leading her toward her room.  He laughed quietly and shook his head as he followed along.

She closed the door behind him and put her hands on his chest.  “Couldn’t wait at all, huh?” Steve teased, his arms circling her waist and pulling her close. “Was it the ma’am that got you all hot and bothered?”

She laughed.  “It was absolutely not the ma’am,” she said. “I would be happy if you never called me ma’am ever again.”

He laughed and leaned in and kissed her, his hands sliding down over her ass and back up under her skirt, smoothing over the lace of her panties.  She pushed her ass into his hands as her hands trailed down to his belt.  “Steve,” she whispered.  “I want you to fuck me against the wall.”

“Your wish is my command,” he teased and kissed her again, backing her up against the door.

She hastily pulled down her panties without breaking the kiss, and Steve chased her lips as she ducked down to push them past her knees, but they never once broke apart.  As she pulled down her panties, Steve unfastened his pants, and when his cock was free, he fished in his pocket and pulled out a condom.

Melody took it from him and tore it open.  When she’d rolled it in place, he lifted her suddenly and pressed her against the wall.  With a quick stroke, he was inside her, and her moan was being muffled by his lips as a jolt ran straight up her spine.

Steve didn’t give her any time to adjust, he just started to thrust into her, each stroke shoving her against the wall. She clung to him, her nails digging into the corded muscles on his back as he fucked her.  They continued to kiss, using it to muffle their moans.  Steve’s movements were frantic and unrestrained.  He fucked her fast and deep, trying to make this quick, so they don’t draw too much attention to themselves.

Steve kissed along Melody’s jaw. “Touch yourself,” he whispered, his voice a low gravel against her ear.

She shivered and slid a hand between their bodies and began to play with her clit.  He began to suck on her pulse point and his hands tightened on her hips.  With all the different points of stimulation, Melody quickly began to fall apart.  Her whole body buzzed as hot currents ran up and down her spine, and spread out through her like wildfire.  Her head fell back against the door and she clenched her teeth as she bit back a moan.  It made her whole body clench and she bucked against Steve, as her orgasm rapidly approached.

She stopped rubbing her clit, and grabbed Steve’s face, pressing her forehead against his, and looking deep into his eyes.  “I love you, Steve,” she moaned.  “Fuck, Steve.  I love you so much.”

“I love you too,” he said, his hips stuttering.  “Melody.  Sweetheart.  You’re my heart.”

He kissed her again, and she pushed her hands into his hair as she kissed back frantically and needily, nipping and sucking at his lips.  Her orgasm hits, taking her over completely and she shudders against the door as her toes curl and her cunt clenches and squeeze Steve’s cock, milking him.

Steve’s hips stuttered as her orgasm brought his on too, his balls tightened and he jerked forward, shoving her hips against the door as he came, his cock pulsing inside her.

They stayed like that as Steve’s cock emptied and then stilled.  Their kissing went from frantic and passionate to deep and tender, and very slowly Steve slipped from inside her and set her on her feet.

“I love you,” Melody whispered as she finally broke the kiss.

Steve smiled softly and brushed her hair back from her face.  “I love you too, Mel,” he said and pecked her lips once more.  “Now, we better straighten up and get back to that party or they’re gonna know what we’re up to.”

“Good idea,” she said and stole one last kiss.  She didn’t have the heart to tell him, they all likely already knew.

// NEXT

#marvel #avengers #marvel fanfic #steve rogers #steve rogers fanfic #captain america #captain america fanfic #steve rogers x oc #fanfic #fanfiction #ofc #smut #the interview

[confoundedluna]

can't sleep and brain is on overload so i'm breaking out what is possibly a Controversial until dawn opinion

I don't believe Emily and Mike physically cheated on Matt and Jess with each other.

there's a Ton of evidence seemingly contradicting that, sure, but when you look at it it's Incredibly circumstantial and not the full story

Mike and Emily hugging after she tells Matt she's going to find Sam?

we never actually hear what they're talking about, it could have been a friendly greeting, or hell it could have been comforting because, y'know, IT'S THE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FRIENDS DISAPPEARING AND IT'S KINDA THEIR FAULT

if they were cheating, surely they'd kiss, rather than a pretty chaste hug? okay, sure, there's the risk of being caught, and Ash does of course see them, but I don't really see anything romantic in their body language (though that might be just me)

Emily getting all jealous and possessive and picking a fight with Jess in the lodge?

I don't think that's coming because her and Mike are secretly involved still, I call that Maybe some lingering romantic feelings from what was likely a shitty breakup and mostly bitterness that her best friend is dating her ex that just a year ago she was helping deter another girl from

the big kicker some people whip out is the unpopular dialogue choice when the fire tower is falling, if Matt saw them through the viewfinder, in which Emily basically admits to cheating, right?

except. she doesn't.

her voice in that scene is the biggest thing to me. most of the time, Emily is angry. aggressive. but in that scene, she knows she might die, she's Terrified, and her only hope of getting to safety is yelling at her insistently that she's cheating on him.

"Christ, Matt, we were just talking!" and 'I- I was confused!" and "Please... Matt, I'm sorry!" are her most important lines in that scene, and her delivery is Desperate. she basically whimpers before her stuttered "I", which makes sense. most of Matt's non-choice dialogue, of which there is admittedly very little, makes him sound like a peacekeeper, a mediator. the way he tries to placate Emily when they first arrive, or how he apologises to Ash after scaring her? not the aggressive, fight-starting guy the player can make him be.

so to be Screaming at her in a life or death situation? she knew there was no getting through to him, and she had to say what he wanted to hear if she had any chance of him getting her to safety

none of her words are an outright confession, just enough to Seem like one, and hopefully be apologetic enough that he'll save her so they can talk later, back on safe ground

the "confused" line I call back to 'Maybe lingering romantic feelings leftover from a recent shitty breakup', I haven't heard many cheating confessions so I don't know how many try the confusion justification, but I don't think it fits here

(also, confirmation needed, but on a video I watched of this fire tower scene, I saw a comment saying the devs confirmed she's lying here about actual physical cheating having happened? I don't have a source for that if it's true, but if anyone does that would be really cool and helpful)

and on Mike's part, I look to simply every single thing centred around Jess he did in the game. which was a Lot. they have such a great dynamic, he's clearly very devoted to her, desperate and broken and angry when she's taken and he can't save her, and I just don't see him cheating on her at all, not even with Emily.

so, yeah. while there might have been some emotional stuff left on Emily's end, which does make her kinda shitty since she's with Matt, I don't think they did anything physical while committed to other people like some think they did. Mike I think too devoted to Jess and probably unwilling to go back to Emily, probably associating the relationship with the twins' disappearing. Emily I think does genuinely care about Matt enough to not act on any possible leftover feelings, and this is speculation on my part but she probably wouldn't even if she's just using Matt as a Mike replacement because she's so bitter at Jess for 'stealing her man', but wouldn't want to do the same thing in return to her because she thinks she's better than that i.e better than Jess.

if y'all think differently, I'd love to hear why! or, if you agree with me, I'd still love to hear more! I love thinking about this kinda thing and hearing other people's perspectives

#until dawn #emily until dawn #emily davis #until dawn jess #jessica riley #until dawn mike #mike munroe #rambling 2am thoughts for y'all lmao

[eyeofthebrainstorm]

Maybe I'm ready to talk about it. Ok. listen, honestly, whatever happens it can't go wrong because it's going to be narratively very compelling.

On one end we have Sam who we know likes to mix things up with characters so there's a good chance he wouldn't want fcg's soul to go back. (I think especially if it's reincarnation - and while it's a very peculiar and interesting situation - I think it's my least favorite outcome).

At the same time though, there was so much more to fcg's story and it's a real pity to let it all go. I think Sam is very curious about that and might come back to see it through for himself and for all of us. Because he cares about critters a lot too. There's a chance Matt and the others will pursue FCG'S backstory without him anyway, but this campaign is so intense and time sensitive that I don't see them taking time off just randomly to go find D (although they might need D for plot reasons, because of the Aeorian technology). I read a post that talked about how resurrection is part of the DND game. It's not cheating or a cheap move, it's something that can be done by the rules. And Matt's homebrew ritual makes it even more relevant so I don't think it's a bad scenario.

I think Sam is going to make a new character. That's the most Sam thing to do. He has to have the most action figure of all (Scanlan- Tary- Veth - Nott ... he has to keep them a even number at this point)

But, maybe he will take some time off and step away from the campaign until the rest find the right way to bring him back (just like Travis and Marisha).

In that case I would love to see Deanna and Frida to come back somehow and get a chance to mourn FCG in game. Also that juicy conflict of Deanna opposing to FCG resurrection because of her personal experience and Frida pushing for it because they want their boyfriend back. I would love to see that.

Or, maybe Dorian comes back for a while because he's an OG Bell's Hells and ORYM DESERVES IT.

But finally, if Sam actually brings back an old character (and I think that's very unlikely): it's not Veth, she's done adventuring we know that from the special, it's not Tary ( it would be incredibly funny but just for like 2 minutes) he's too old and married and stuff. It could be Luc ... But I don't know, I don't think the M9 would allow it.

What I would really love to see is Scanlan Shorthalt. And not just because I love him and miss him everyday. But because it would be crazy to have a Sam Rigel character convince the party not to bring back another Sam Rigel character. Because Scanlan knows about dying and coming back in a way that's not right.

#critical role #fresh cut grass #fcg #critical role campaign 3 #cr 3 #cr campaign 3 #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #i don't think what i wrote makes any sense #but i needed to let it out

[graphx]

VOLTRON HIRAETH AU!!

(link to my page here :D) https://archiveofourown.org/users/GraphX

Basically a rundown of the plot I have planned so far! I will be writing and posting in order on AO3!

But there are some specific scenes I wanted to write because I don't have the patience or time to write everything in order(I'll be posting them here under the Hiraeth AU tag) THIS ENTIRE THING IS GEN BTW!!!

Hiraeth

(n.) a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for lost places of your past

• Allura from another reality goes quintessence crazy after defeating Haggar at the cost of the lives of the other Paladins

• She goes from universe to universe trying to gather enough quintessence to bring back her reality that she accidentally tore apart but only gets worse and worse the more quintessence she is exposed to

• In the current universe she experiments with quintessence and accidentally kills her parents along with Zarkon and Honerva. Villian!Allura turns the blame to the Galra, causing the Allura of this universe to wage war on them as the only successor to the Altean throne.

• Lotor tries to convince Allura that her other self is lying to her but she doesn't believe it, leaving Lotor to flee from the Galran commanders trying to kill him to gain the throne(he goes into hiding before organizing a resistance after meeting the other generals)

• Villian!Allura is concerned that the Paladins of this universe will try to stop her so she destroys Earth

• However prior to the Altean invasion the Kerberos mission took place with Sam and his crew consisting of Matt, Adam and Shiro(who are all 16/17 for plot reasons they were interns or something IT MAKES SENSE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT!!!)

• Sam, Matt and Shiro are kidnapped and sent to the arenas while Adam manages to steal a ship to get back to Earth, only to find it destroyed

• The Galran Empire remnants (who were already planning on attacking Earth and communicating with Sanda(who sent Sam away on Kerberos because she thought he would get in the way of her failed "negotiations" and hoped he was kidnapped) fight with the Alteans, leaving Earth in the crossfire

• The Blade of Marmora attempt a relief effort and get one billion people off Earth before it explodes, finding Adam and establishing a planet they can live on before leaving them to their own devices

• In this AU all the Paladins are kids when Earth got destroyed (around 6 to 8) and Keith's dad dies during the evacuation helping defend the transports from Alteans but Kolivan saw that Keith's dad had a Marmoran knife(that he didn't give to Keith at 8 years old)

• Kolivan takes in Keith as a Blade agent since he has no human to provide for him but he keeps his identity as a human secret from the rest of the Blades to ensure none of them snitch since the Alteans have offered a lot for humans

• Kolivan knows the knife was Krolia's but doesn't tell her since she already jeopardized the Blade of Marmora once by leaving for Earth and without the temptation of her son she won't leave again

• Keith(as you can expect) did not have a very happy childhood growing up in an organization of trained killer assassin ninjas which resulted in more ~trauma~

• On one of his missions he is captured by Galra and put in the areans with Champion!Shiro and Keith meets another human for the first time who shows him kindness and starts to question if the Blades are right

• Keith escapes from the Arena with the Blades but convinces Ulaz to go back for Shiro and he meets up with Adam in the human colony

• On another mission Keith runs into Lance, Hunk and Pidge who are searching for a supposed superweapon in an attempt to defend themselves from Alteans and Galrans that prevent them from leaving their hiding spot at the edge of the universe

• he thinks to himself "wow these guys are annoying and weird I sure do hope I never see them again" before the Blades immediately order him to find the superweapon to keep it out of human, Altean and Galran hands because they are unreliable

• Krolia helps track down information it and Keith notices that whenever she is bored she recites star charts (kinda like his dad used to do) and the constellations look eerily familar

• Keith gets hurt, Krolia finds out his identity and takes him to the human colony so he doesn't have to stay in the abusive Blade environment anymore

• When she tries to get Keith to colony they are tracked by Alteans and Krolia manages to trick the Alteans and Keith crash lands on the surface only to see the ship leaving

• now that all the paladins are in one place they protect the colony after going on a couple of missions to find the lions while Keith tries to track down the very elusive Blade of Marmora

Theres more to it than that, BUT that's all for now!

#2023 #voltron #vld #voltron legendary defender #keith kogane #lance mcclain #pidge gunderson #hunk garrett #coran hieronymus wimbleton smythe #vld allura #my fic #my dribble drabbles #fic rec #voltron fanfic #pidge vld #keith vld #lance vld #hunk vld #shiro vld #VLD Hiraeth AU

[randomkposts]

Thinking to do something with Fears, and the Until Dawn characters whose fears we know.

Did you know Chris and Emily both fear Failure?

--

Atychiphobia

Chris is scared of trying things. New things especially. A relationship with Ashley, it sounds nice, it really does, but what if it screws up what they have? Even if he thinks she might like him back, what if he's wrong, and she throws it back in his face. Laugh at him? What if it's all a prank? Ashley isn't a prankster by nature, but it's always the quiet ones that surprise you with this. 

So he doesn't say anything. 

He doesn't say anything even as fear coats his insides, as he is made to choose, and there is no one who can tell him he made the right choice, when the act of making the choice means his best friend is deadeaddead by his actions.  

He failed. The stakes are high enough that he is terrified of failing again. 

The night's choices only get harder. 

Atychiphobia

Emily can not fail. Not when she already has enough strikes against her. So she won't, plain and simple. She will be smart, pretty, rich, and bossy, even as she is a caring girlfriend. She is going to be the kind of person everyone wants to be through meticulous planning.

She wants a boy everyone else wants to have, good grades, her looks, her money. If it isn't falling into place, she will MAKE it fall into place through willpower alone. 

So she takes charge. 

She makes the decision to call for help when everyone else is losing their stupid heads. 

She decides they will go to the radio tower. 

She gets on the phone and convinces the people on the other end to send for help. 

Of course she's afraid. She covers for that with impatience. She doesn't have time for fear. 

When people let fear control them, they fail to get anything else done. So she can't be afraid. 

And when she finds herself upside down in the mines, she gets angry, and takes charge of the situation. 

After all, there is no one else to do it, and the price for failure here is death. The stakes are higher than they have ever been.  

There is no room for failure. 

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Other known fears,

Ashley fears the dark

Mike fears isolation

Sam fears the supernatural

Well they certinaly faced their fears that night. Even preservered, if you so choose it.

I wonder if any of the others share a fear.. Maybe not, as it might have come up.

Still, lets take a guess

Going to look up common fears and most poupluar names of 1996. Jessica is second most common name, and on my google list fear of heights is second. Matt is second for boys name, but I'll go for the third and go for Arachnophobia. Hannah is seventh on the list, and so astraphobia, or fear of storms.

By this list, Josh's would be needles, but I think its far more likely that Josh shares a fear with Ashley or Mike, as those are both things Dr. Hill can make a point of bringing up in the second session, based on the players answers.

As a neat bonus, these are things that come up for fears in session 3, save heights. Of course, its probably a lot in that they are common fears, and the game is going to manditorally have heights in it anyways, it doesn't need to ask you that. Of course, I don't recall thunderstorms being a factor either, but I've never picked it, so maybe it does change something.

You notice I didn't mention Beth. Her name Elizabeth would be germaphobe, but I'm more inclined to think that Beth, like Josh, shares his fear with Ashley or Mike, so if Josh fears the dark, Beth fears Isolation and so forth. Tragically, his ending where he "lives" features both

Josh, alone in the dark mines. "I understand now Beth. This is terrifying."

#until dawn #fears #emily davis #chris hartley #random k #mike munroe #ashley brown #josh washington #hannah washington #sam giddings #beth washington #matt taylor #plot bunnies

[thisisnotthenerd]

So after that lore heavy episode I have some thoughts (spoilers ahead):

Starting from the beginning—the dichotomy between what the players want Travis to do with Graz’tchar and what the characters want is hilarious. It does serve as a major power source for the wielder, and it sets a standard for the kinds of things that Bell’s Hells will encounter. The differences in interactions with the blade really brought Chetney, FCG, and Ashton into sharp relief.

Imogen’s in her helping the gods era now: I think Liliana could be convinced away from Ludinus in an opportunistic moment like Astrid and Eadwulf at the end of Campaign 2, but right now she’s solidly in enemy category.

The hole idea is just like the happy fun ball from C2–a way to really get around teleportation limits. Although Chetney had the bag of holding with him, so I’m not sure that it should have worked. I don’t think Matt is looking for another nuclear explosion at this point in the game, so let’s just say he hands it off to Ashton or Orym since Imogen was casting.

Next up: Keyleth is healed and in recovery! I hope BH thinks to take some blue perennum paste with them in case they run into the Vanguard and Otohan again—she’s been conspicuously missing, and I don’t like it. I know Imogen is consciously reaching for her mom and being contacted in turn, but it seems odd to not at least try to find out what Otohan’s doing. They don’t even know if the scry ball is still working.

Bell’s Hells in Zephrah has been lovely—I’m glad to see Orym recognized for his heroics. I hope this encourages more thought of himself outside of serving Keyleth and Zephrah. Savior Blade of the Tempest indeed.

The Reilora being more defined now can’t be a good thing. I low key want Imogen to try summoning until she gets one with information, but that might be a later conversation.

Ashton has Titan’s blood in them! Along with something Keyleth doesn’t know about (hint hint). This is actually cool as hell and I love it. Maybe the Hishari we’re trying to use the knowledge of Evontra’vir to resurrect a primordial with the aid of a beacon that ended up resulting in Ashton. The potion of possibility being added to his brain might have jumpstarted whatever Luxon fragments he still has floating around in there. Also Ashton bonding with Keyleth as an authority figure/mentor is so fun. I love that for them.

The whole interaction with the Changebringer had me breaking down much like the table did. Bless Sam for learning from the Jester Lavorre School of Aggressive Deity Contact.

Now onto the theories: much like VM had to gain vestiges in order to fight the conclave, I think BH is going to be doing some teleporting from place to place to gain power and fight Ludinus. They’re going to see D to get the harness fixed and after are headed to the Shattered Teeth to look at the aftermath of the sundering of the Tree of Names. Watching top table’s reaction to the Shattered Teeth was *chef’s kiss*. Maybe when they get there I’ll go for a Calamity rewatch to see what I can find.

As for what they’ll find there: obviously crazy elemental magic that links into Ashton’s origins. Maybe a link to Asmodeus from what’s left of the sundering that Fearne can look at. A therapist to talk with FCG but also all of BH. A cool map for Travis.

My hope is that they start dimension hopping and becoming champions of some of the outer planes. Like the elemental plane of earth for Ashton, plane of fire for Fearne if she’s not Asmodeus’ champion at that point, wait she’s already a fey druid that could probably commune with nature and wildfire of her own power. Maybe the Shadowfell for Laudna’s sorcerous origin? Anyway this falls, I’m excited to see how it goes, as the true start of a new arc for Bell’s Hells.

#critical role #cr spoilers #bell's hells #cr chetney #cr fcg #cr ashton #cr orym #cr imogen #cr laudna #cr fearne #chetney pock o'pea #fresh cut grass #ashton greymoore #orym of the air ashari #Orym savior blade of the tempest #imogen temult #laudna #fearne calloway #cr speculation #critical role spoilers #critical role speculation #critical role meta #c3e68 spoilers #cr3

[princesssmars]

Could you do a josh x reader x matt poly?

Whether that be just what it's like dating them, how they go together, or just a random fic. I just live them, please.

perfectly unconventional

some josh x reader x matt hcs

contains : fluff, poly stuff ofc, angst

a/n : im. so sorry it took me so long to make this anon 💀 i dont dislike any of the UD characters but matt and josh werent high up on my list so its cool to focus on them for this. hope yall enjoy :)

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you knew josh first, having met him and his friends in middle school thanks to being on the same soccer team as sam and beth.

when you met josh you thought he was a bit weird becuase of him being rather...eccentric, but he quickly warmed up to you when he saw how well you got along with his sister. after that it was all long laughs and numerous hangouts.

eventually your fondness for each other develops into a mutual crush on the other, but you both dont want to ruin what you have so it remains unsaid.

eventually the time for the annual blackwood pines trip comes along and you (and your entire friend group at this point) are hoping josh will make a move or youll have to.

but things were differnt this year with the new addition to the friend group in the form of matt taylor, resident jock next door.

you had seen him around school before, never really talking to him minus the few interactions when hed ask you for help on a question in english and you to him in math.

now he and mike were both on the football team, so he introduced him to everyone and josh said he could tag along on the trip after knowing him for a few months.

you had to admit that he was super cute, not just in the face but in his actions as well. deapite starting to become close friends with nearly everyone, he still was a bit reserved and polite, mostly keeping to himself, mike, josh, jess, and you.

on the way up to the lodge you walked beside him, succesfully getting him to open up to you and start talking more about himself and his interests, finding you have more in common than you thought.

the fleeting moments you have with him during the trip make you confused, you still have strong feelings for josh but being around matt makes your heart flutter...

when you tell jess this one night in your room she says "maybe you just like both of them" like its the easiest thing in the world.

you know shes right, but you dont know what to do. do you just go up to the both of them and ask if theyre ok all dating???

you stew over this until the next morning, finding most of your friends gone and only a sticky note left on the fridge saying "(wo)man up". great.

while fixing yourself up some breakfast, josh and matt both join you after coming from upstairs. they ask where everyone is, following the direction of your pointed eyes to the note, josh laughing and matt looking bewildered.

"what does...what do you think it means?" he asks, reverting back to his shy state and looking between you and josh.

josh laughs, shaking his head. "it means they want me and yn to ask each other out already."

his words shock you, causing you to hit him with a handtowel, making him yelp. "youre telling me you already knew i liked you!? and you like me and still havent done anything!? oh youre such an asshole..."

"hey! i just didnt wanna rush it and mess anything up, besides i thought you were still getting over your oh so dramatic breakup with tyler-"

"oh dont act like you didnt know i was only dating him to make you jealous-"

"wait...you two...already like each other?"

the sound of matts quiet voice boots the two of you from your unserious argument, turning to look at the brown skinned boy who looks so dejected it makes your heart ache.

"i just thought that with all those conversations we had when staying up together that we... you know what, nevermind." he starts to turn away out of embarrassment before both you and josh grab his arms, pulling him back to you.

he looks surprised, his mouth moving to start asking what youre doing before you cut him off.

"matt, i have had feelings for josh for a long time now, yes. but i can also say this trip made me see you in a different light. youre...sweet and caring, and i know i have feelings for you as well. i know its..not the most normal situation in the world, but i know that i want to be with the both of you."

josh and matt are quiet for a few moments, which definitely doesnt help your nerves. but a smile is put on your face when josh wraps his arms around the both of you, pulling you both in for a hug.

"dont worry, i like you guys too. pretty easy since youre both so cute." he teases, making matt giggle with you.

matt relaxes, hugging the both of you tighter. "yeah. yeah, i think we can make this work."

and so there the three of you stood, in the kitchen of this giant, cold lodge all locked in embrace.

but in your head, you think youve never felt warmer.

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i wrote all of this in a day bc again anon im so sorry i let this sit in my inbox for so long 😭 i hope yall liked this little thing and thanks for reading <3

#until dawn x reader #until dawn #josh washington #josh washtington x reader #matt taylor #matt taylor x reader #beth washington #hannah washington #sam giddings #mike munroe #emily davis #ashley brown #chris hartley #jessica riley #poly!reader #poly reader #josh x reader x matt #matt x reader x josh

[faacethefacts]

trick or treat!!

Here is a scrapped scene from my current Big Wip :)

Matt's world goes hazey and dark. He stumbles from roof to roof, then he falls and stumbles from the sidewalk into a small alleyway. He leans on the wall, one hand holding his ribs. It's getting progressively harder to keep his balance– he's not sure where he is, anymore. Somewhere, someone yells. Matt startles and falls to the ground. Maybe it's time to take a breather, he'll be okay, he just has to rest. Pace himself, that's what everyone's always telling him. Yeah, he'll be fine.

After a while of lying on the ground— he's not sure how long— he hears footsteps. Had he been in a better state, he would've caught them much earlier. He makes some aborted attempt at an escape, and the footsteps slow, become much more cautious. They stop suddenly a few feet from him, and somebody gasps.

"Jesus Fucking Christ," says a voice that is so familiar- he swears he knows them, and he relaxes at their presence despite his uncertainty. This strange new person crouches down to his level and hesitantly pokes him in the side. Matt groans in pain and curls into himself. They recoil, alarmed. "Matt, what the fuck happened to you?"

Matt responds with a vague, distressed mumble. His friend stands up and paces briefly. Then they call someone.

"Hello-?" The person on the other end picks up, clearly groggy. Probably sleeping.

"Foggy," Foggy!!! "I need your help-"

It's around this point that Matt loses track of the conversation. He dwells for a second on how happy he is to hear Foggy's voice, and then next thing he knows- Foggy's standing right next to him! How wonderful is that- God, he loves Foggy. Foggy gently shakes him, but as hard as he tries, Matt can't manage to make any intelligible speech happen. Oh, well.

Foggy and- he still isn't sure who he's talking to. Their conversation takes on a more frantic tone. He hates hearing Foggy distressed, and even though he can't place them- he also hates hearing the other guy so panicked.

"Okay, no more waiting." The not-stranger says, suddenly sounding much more resolute. "We're getting him out of here, then we can figure out what's wrong with him."

And suddenly he's being lifted! At first he's a little alarmed, but he quickly realizes it's that guy he trusts, and he relaxes. As he's being pulled from the ground and propped up on a sturdy shoulder, he finally places them- it's Mike. Matt smiles, and then he fully passes out.

He wakes up with a start around 5 hours later, deeply alarmed before he realizes that he's back in his apartment.

"Dude," Sam greets him, also incredibly alarmed.

"What happened?" Matt rubs his eyes groggily.

"You were drugged, and then you passed out in an alleyway. I don't even know how long you were down there, I had to call Foggy." Sam says, calming down a little now it's clear that Matt's lucid. It's starting to come back now, in bits and pieces.

"You found me?"

Sam nods. Matt grimaces.

"I'm sorry you had to see that." He sighs.

"It's fine, Matt. I get it, shit happens. Foggy's the one who's upset."

"Oh Christ, where is he?" Matt sits up, listening intently for his Husband's presence. Sam laughs at him.

"He went to grab some shit from the office, I think."

Matt finds him walking back to the apartment, about five minutes away. He says as much to Sam.

"As fun as it might to be watch him yell at you, I need to head back to Chinatown. You sure you're good?"

Matt confirms, and Sam grabs his mask and ducks out the window. Matt tracks his heartbeat as he goes, and hears him climb up to the roof of the apartment building and around to the other side. He meets Foggy halfway, updates him on Matt's current state.

#calling all mike fans #this scene lived in my mind for so long but i just cant make it work the way i wanna write the fic now #radar writing #mewtuals #asks

[grigori77]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 77

Are you that busy, Sam? Really? See, they're both making a strong argument that they're MORE busy than you ...

Ah yes, I see ... vainglorious Sam ... if course ... "Text Marisha to find out what UWU means" ... oh dear gods ...

Laura: "Why are you so much better at reading your own schedule than the ad-copy?"

Matt wants the Ruidus dice so he can DESTROY THEM with them ... XD

Travis is so grabby for the jammies, I love it, it's adorable. :3

Oh, intimate conference for the witchy trio ... or an excursion? Oh, yeah, okay ... get caught up, idiot ...

Are we sure this is a good idea, Marisha? Seriously? This is gonna be potential problems for Laudna ...

Tunnels? Oh boy ... yeah, I really don't trust this at all ...

I will not dignify girl-fart talk ... I will not ...

A lost master bedroom? That's ... weird ...

Why not use it? Oh man, I got a pretty good idea about the reasons for THAT ...

Sneaky sneaking ... and here we go, stealth checks ... oh, nice work, ladies ...

Does she know where to go? Hmmm ... oh, so Laudna was kind of like a phantom of the castle for a while? Okay then ...

Yes, maybe AVOID the many guards ...

Liam, Taliesin, what are you whispering about there? And now note passing? I am so curious ...

Crap! Pots and pens make BIG noise ... sheeeeee-it ... yeah, NO SHIT you need another stealth check ...

Argh! Busted? "A little midnight snack?" Nice save, Imogen.

Fearne trying to be quiet ... clop clop clop ... Travis: "From Pike in armour to Fearne's fucking hooves!" XD

Aaaaah ... Laudna's parallax effect! O.O Oh ... trauma ... yes, I'm with Fearne, I hate the Briarwoods ...

Laudna and Fearne BOTH have Thieves' Tools? Blimey ... I mean I expect it of the klepto, but ...

Lighting up the room through the keyhole? Intriguing move, Imogen ... oh, and that is SPOOKY ...

I'm sorry, WHAT is she doing? Are you REALLY gonna summon a Reiloran right now, Imogen? Seriously?

Reiloran: "What do you require?" Imogen: "Can you unlock the door?" Reiloran: "... sure ..."

Apparently he doesn't really have a CHOICE about hanging out ...

De Rolo family portrait ... yeah ...

Laudna IS NOT having a good time right now ...

Looking for a book in particular? Hmmm ... Sam: "The Cat In the Hat ..." XD ... you idiot ...

OH!!! Secret passage! Nice ... bricked off? Okay then ... oh, really? Cute ... Travis: "The attitude in this family!" XD

Marisha: "I don't want to have to Shawshank Redemption this." Matt: "Two weeks later, you finally make it through the wall."

Sneaky nifty Fearne ... nice ...

Sivaana? Interesting ... and apparently he's kind of ENJOYING this ...

Oh NOW they're twigging to the fact that this was a BAD IDEA? A bit bloody late now, surely ...

An old lab? Oh shit ... I know whose workshop THIS IS!!! Crap ... it's Ripley's!

It's getting cold? Oh that can't be a good sign ... oh fuck what fresh hell is THIS?!!!

Roll initiative? SHIT!!!

Theatre of the Mind? Oh, okay ... Sam's disappointed he can't do a proper Wizzkids plug ...

Laudna first ... Hunger of the Shadow Shard? Fascinating ... Nat19 ... 16 Necrotic damage! Yeah!

It takes NO DAMAGE?!!! What? Oh shit ...

Form of Dread! Yeah! Oh wait ... WHAT THE FUCK, Matthew? Seriously? Not Delilah, not NOW!!!

Once a young man? Hmmm ... Withering Touch? Owwwwww ... 16 points of Necrotic damage to Laudna ...

Fearne tries to communicate ... no joy ... so she just bitch slaps it with her flaming palm! Nice ... not SUPER effective, though ...

Now a teenage girl, a servant? Crap ... and now ANOTHER? Some old guy ... Hmmm ... oh, I think I'm starting to get this ...

Yup, this is just Delilah's vengeful victims seeking retribution ...

Imogen just shoves Laudna back ... then casts Shock Flare? Wow ... oh, nice! Oh, and that works? Great ... finally a break ... 13 points of Lightning damage ...

Sivaana hits the hurt one eith a Mind Spike ... POW!!! Nice ...

Oh no ... Laudna is rattled ... but she's USING IT ... Hound of Ill Omen! Yay! Go, demon doggy!

Another Withering Touch? Phew ...no joy ...

Fearne casts Daylight? Hmmmm ... yeah, I really didn't expect that would actually DO anything ... so she bamfs out Mister? Okay ...

Damn it, that means Delilah really IS there ...

Mirror Image? Okay ... and they miss! Yes ... phew again ... and ANOTHER miss! Yay!

End this, Imogen! Please!

Oh crap, no rest means she has NO SPELLS LEFT?!!! Balls ... oh, she's never done this? Eat are you planning, Laura?

WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!!! Ashley: "Lightning tiddies!"

Holy fuck, they BOTH take 4D8 of Lightning damage? Sweet ... 15 points each! Oh, and the first one is GONE!!! Nice ...

Oh, bye bye Sivaana ...

Laudna unleashes some Eldritch Blasts! Yay! And they all hit ... 15 and 23, then 8 damage overall ... then again ... and a Nat20? Wow ... 25 for the first, 9 for the second, 15 ... HDYWTDT for BOTH of the remaining ghosts ... BOOM, they are GONE ...

Oh man ... fucking Delilah! Crap ... what the hell? It's coming FROM Laudna? Oh shit ...

Oh, so this was Delilah's workshop? Great ...

So Laudna's Delilah's tether as much as the other way round? Crap ... and now she's trying to SEDUCE our girl ... leave her alone, you heinous bitch!

What the fuck is she talking about ... the Whispered One? Fucking VECNA?!!! Seriously? Oh shit!

She wants "more"? Oh, this won't end well ...

So if she gets out she's gonna try and bring the Whispered One back ... not good, not good at all ...

I'm hating this whole conversation so much ...

Oh for fuck's sake ... now she's going after Fearne too? Crap ... no! Not Dark Fearne! That's not good at all ...

That's just it, the only way they can kill her is to kill Laudna ...

And now to Imogen ... she really is just being an all round unpleasant bitch, isn't she?

She's gone? Finally ... I was not enjoying that ...

OF COURSE Imogen wants to find a way to get Laudna out of this mess ... this is so ugly and heartbreaking ...

Laudna makes Imogen promise to move on and be happy if anything happens to her ... fuck ... damn it Marisha, you're getting us right in the feels right now ... and Laura too ...

And now Fearne has FINALLY twigged that Imogen and Laudna are A THING ... :3

Yeah, there won't be anything of use on here now ...

A coffin? Lovely ...

Oh yeah, makes sense they would have just TRASHED this place ...

A splinter? Hmmm ... witchcraft ... charming ...

On the way out, Fearne torches everything she can ... Nice ...

Gods ... I don't like this deal AT ALL ...

You're gonna break HERE?!!! Really? Gah ...

Back to it ... a night's rest, then ... and Travis is rolling AGAIN?!!! You're really messing with us here ... STOP IT!!!

Typical morning for Orym, clearly ...

Awwwwww ... I love Fearne and Orym's friendship so much ... :3

He STOLE something for her? Awwww ... and so here we go, the ghost pirate spyglass, yeah, I'd actually forgotten about that ... that's so sweet ...

"Scenelet done." XD

Chetney had a sexy dream about Lady De Rolo ... of course he did ... watch out you don't give yourself a coronary, Chet ...

Crap ... they didn't reseal the wall? Balls ... that's totally gonna come back to bite us later ...

Now Chetney wants to make Ashton a toboggan ...

Last chance to chill before it all goes off ... yeah ...

Oh, here we go, makeshift sled ... hmmmm ... Orym is rightfully suss about that ...

You know what that is? Growth.

No, I don't think there will be any wood on the moon. Unless there is ... "moon wood"? Imogen: "Rich ... thick wood." Oh boy ... and then it gets worse ... oh, that's it for Matt again ... more games derailment ... XD

FCG: "What's the happy ending for you?" Orym: "Tomorrow. That there be a tomorrow." Wow ...

The girls stole Letters a copper wok ... not to eat but USE ... hmmm ... oh no, not the "fishy hot hole" again ... Matt is dying ... XD

Eight tubes of Bengay? Oh no, it's Tiger Balm ...

Chetney: "Nothing like some fresh pow!" Oh, here we go ... sledding ... okay then ...

Ashton and FCG are going in the wok ... oh dear ... Liam: "It IS Christmas Vacation!"

They're RACING?!!! Oh dear ...

They JUMPED THE WALL?!!! Crap ... watch out for the cart! Aaaaaaaah! Oh, that could have been SO bad ...

Meanwhile the others just WIPED OUT ... but Ashton enjoyed it, at least ...

ASHTON!!! No stones in snowballs! They are children!

Cassandra's coming?

Imogen goes to the Dawnfather's temple ... oh hello, priestly lady ... Imogen: "How do I talk to a god?" Oh boy ... here we go, time for the theological lecture ...

Mother Brizalda? Awwww ... I like her immensely.

Imogen offers up her Whitestone Is For Lovers t-shirt? Wow ... oh man, she's really asking for His help either Laudna's situation ... oh man ...

The Matron's temple ... yeah, she's not accepting it ...

Gilmour's Glorious Goods? Awesome ... wow, the place has been somewhat STRIPPED, clearly ... Orym seeks what he can ... three healing potions for 150 gold? That's a sweet deal ... oh yeah, that's right, Orym HAS met Gilmour himself, hasn't he?

Ooh, what's this? A Potion of HEROISM?!!! Holy fuck ... 199 gold? Nice ...

Oh, the Slayer's Cake? Yes! Do that!

50 pastries? Blimey ... and an apple pie. Okay ... placing an order, then ... the electrum piece? Okay then ... and a namedrop ... that'll do it.

Old abandoned ruins? Seriously, Ashton? And the clock tower ... probably safer ...

Ashton and Fearne having a serious talk about the future ... hmmm ... and now ... oh wow, are they actually FLIRTING now?

Damn, they're actually SO CUTE ... :3

Yeah, the shippers are going NUTS right now and I love it ... XD

Clockwork Vox Machina shenanigans ...

CASSANDRA DE ROLO!!! Awesome!

FCG gets snippy about Orym supplying baked goods instead of him ...

Orym's apple pie makes Liam hungry for real ...

To business in the war room, then ...

Percy gets his mad scientist on ... it's kind of adorable actually ... and that's actually pretty brilliant, as well.

Oh, he's still so SPICY too, especially with Laudna ... XD

Allura's coming too? Okay then ...

Meat?

2 scrolls of Mass Nondetection? Cool. A scroll of Dimension Door too. Also cool. A bunch of healing potions too. A potion of Speed. 2 potions of Gaseous Form.

And FCG gets his bejeweled baking tin too ... cool.

Oh, they're going NOW?!!!

Beneath the castle? Oh ... OH!!! Yes, of course ... oh boy ... they're going to THE FUCKING ZIGGURAT!!!

Oh wow ... now Chetney's homing in on Cassandra instead ... XD

So ... this is it, then? Moment of truth for Ashton and Fearne? Hmmm ... oh, he really IS going to put it in HIMSELF instead? Crap ... I thought that was gonna be BAD ...

Holy shit he KISSED HER!!! Fearne: "Well now I'm not sure I WANT to put it in you."

Shit ... they really ARE doing this ...

It's happening ... the Harness and the Shard snd Ashton ... and now the others know too ... oh boy ...

And he Rages ...

A Constitution save? No Advantage? Hmmm ... 23? Oh, okay ... HIS SHOULDER BROKE OFF?!!! What the fuck? And his EAR?!!! Shit!

15 points of Fire damage ... the crystal crumbles and shatters ... Ashton's chest becomes a furnace ... and more parts are breaking off?

Ashton (over and over): "From the earth to the earth ..."

Orym and Imogen run up and through the barrier ...

The other arm breaks off? This is going SO BAD ... Fearne tries to take the Harness off ... Ashton tries to Rage again ...

Another 36 points? Crap ...

Imogen tries to hold him together using Telekinesis, he downs a Healing potion but it just evaporates? Great ... FCG tries to cast Death Ward on him ...

Another 28 points? He's getting hurt SO FUCKING FAST ...

This is going SO many kinds of bad all at fucking once ...

48 points now ... snd he is DOWN!!! But FCG tries to take it instead ... oh, but the Death Ward ... it's just CHAOS ...

Watery Sphere? Which just turns into steam as soon as Imogen casts it ...

At least he made his Con save ... he is BARELY holding on ...

FCG casts a 6th Level Cure Wounds on him ... 27 points back, but he also took over 60 damage ... he's BARELY alive still ...

Imogen tries to take the Harness off ... meanwhile Orym tries to help with Seedling ... itoff, but the Transference I'd still going on ...

Aura of Vitality?

The Ring of Temporal Salvation? Oh yeah ...

Damn it ... hejeep dropping and then coming back ... this is going do bad ...

Laura: "Hey, you guys remember when Ashton broke that green lens?"

Ashton shatters ... and then it comes back together again while the Ring breaks ... snd he has another 5 rounds? Crap ... it's not over ...

Laudna just grabs Imogen and Chetney znd starts dragging them out if the bubble ...

He just has to last those five more founds znd keep rolling good? Okay ...

Just keep healing him! Fearne's doing it too now ...

The tension is unbearable ... I can feel the whole table just PANICKING internally ...

FCG tries Divine Intervention ... roll good, Samuel ... 31? Shite ...

But he's still rolling sweet ... he's still in the fight ...

Okay ... one round left ... I'm fucking SWEATING ...

This is it ... last roll ... come on Taliesin ...

They are all SO MAD AT HIM RIGHT NOW and I don't blame them ... but it was a SWEET roll ...

He's down, steaming ... but now he's back ... wow ... he has a MOLTEN ROCK ARM replacing the one he lost? Cool ...

Fearne kicks him in the face. "I sm never trusting you again!" I do not blame her ...

That's it ... end of session ...

They are still SO PISSED at Taliesin ... I am too ... he is SO FUCKING LUCKY ...

This episode put us through the FUCKING WRINGER and I am DEAD ...

#critical role #crit role campaign 3 #campaign 3 spoilers #crit role spoilers #campaign 3 episode 77 #matt mercer #marisha ray #laudna #travis willingham #chetney pock o'pea #laura bailey #imogen temult #liam o'brien #orym of the air ashari #ashley johnson #fearne calloway #taliesin jaffe #ashton greymoore #sam riegel #fresh cut grass

[polkadotsandtulips]

So I fell asleep before feeds started but woke up around 1 or 2 BB time and tuned in. Thoughts from the hour or two I watched:

This season definitely doesn’t have a Paloma. Stuff was happening but it was more sedate. 

I might have underestimated Izzy. She may be playing more of a role than I thought she would (she gave off floater energy in her interviews). 

My opinions about Blue are 180. I thought she would be villain, chaotic energy, but she’s very social and seems to fit in with others well.

Jag and Reilly have a budding friendship. I hope they finish their country song.

Cameron seems to be struggling to find his place in the group.

Cory was not gone for long in the underworld so I’m glad they didn’t pull a Sam robot situation.

Cirie is mentoring Jared on the job.

Their search for a light switch last night was very funny. BB will tell you when it’s time to go to bed, lol

Matt can be shirtless all day, every day. You got it. Flaunt it.

I kind of feel like some of the women (maybe Blue, maybe Kirsten) might have a crush. They were playing pool with him and I don’t know. I kind of got a vibe.

I think my earlier sleepiness prevented me from seeing what happened with Kirsten. It seems like Cirie and Felicia aren’t too high on her and I’m not fully sure why.

Hisam seems to be talking and socializing with others but it’s hard to see where he’ll fit in right now. He’s kind of got a serious vibe and it’s not a bad thing - I just don’t think there are a lot of HGs with that same energy and that makes me worried for him about how he’ll bond with others, etc.

#bb25 #big brother #half remembered thoughts

[aro-paladin-pidge]

So, yesterday (I think) I posted about some vague ideas I had for what might have happened if the Galra had found Blue pre-canon, right? So I just had an absolute brainwave last night, and now this is a full-fledged au.

A little while ago, I made this post about how bad the character motivations in Voltron were (long story short, only 1 of the 5 paladins’ motivations worked for the plot) and I’ve been contemplating ways the show writers could’ve fixed this (for Lance and Hunk in particular) for quite a while and yesterday’s post fixes goddamn everything.

So, the empire gets the Blue Lion. For plausibility’s sake, I’m going to stretch the date on this way back to ~200 years pre-canon, let’s say after World War 3 (yes World War 3 canonically happened at some point, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it line from Season 7), which could possibly be around the 2100s (no concrete dates are given, so I’m just going off what feels right). The Galra conquer Earth, have Blue for long enough that Haggar/the Druids figure out some way to measure a person’s quintessence for similarities with the Blue Lion, and this quintessence-testing process goes into effect across the universe as the Galra attempt to find a blue paladin.

Eventually, Lance is born, and when he’s 13-14 years old (my best guess for when the Garrison would start taking students, based on real-life military academies and the Season 7 Keith flashbacks) he enrolls in the Garrison, (A Galra-controlled military school in this au) and as part of his physical for entry, they take some of his quintessence, as has been standard policy for the last few decades. They run some tests on it, compare it to Blue’s, and it’s similar enough that he could be a paladin.

So, based on what Allura says in s1e1 about the Lions choosing their paladins based on personality + how Red makes Keith prove himself before choosing him, despite their assumedly compatible quintessence, it’s clear that the lions choose based on two factors: similar quintessence (which seems like the minimum requirement, they HAVE to have similar enough quintessence to make a bond possible) and personality (personal criteria, aka why they choose someone to be a paladin. If the criteria are initially met, but then the paladin changes, like with Zarkon, a Lion can revoke their bond in favor of a better suited paladin. This shit is fascinating, imma write a post on it at some point) but, all this to say that the Galra would probably take Lance to wherever they’re keeping Blue, probably in that giant Central Command ship.

Blue obviously chooses Lance as her paladin, so the Galra basically kidnap him and force him to like, fly Blue for them. Lance is a decent person, so he doesn’t want to, but since the Galra control Earth in this au, they use his family as leverage to force him to. So, for the ~3 years until canon, Lance is a paladin/prisoner of the Galra, so he gets experience as a paladin, actual information about the modern Empire, and a motivation to fight them!

On earth, things would proceed mostly as they do in canon. I’d imagine Keith would know about his Galra heritage and probably have spent some time with the Blade/his mom, but she probably would lose track of him after his dad dies, so he’d still end up with Shiro, as in canon.

Shiro would be a Galra soldier in this au, a talented graduate of the Garrison that maybe has some doubts about the Galra’s mission. He’s assigned to fly a research mission to Kerberos with some scientists (including Matt and Sam, but not just them) and while he’s there, the team comes across something they’re not supposed to, like an Altean ruin or something, idk, this part’s not completely ironed out. So the team disappears, Kerberos mission is scrapped and chalked up to pilot error, and Shiro is sent to the Gladiator pits where he learns the truth about the empire.

Pidge enlists in the Garrison late, as a communications cadet, in order to spy on the Galra and figure out what happened to their family. I’d imagine that they pretty quickly figure out just how bad the empire is after their family goes mission, so they’re a bit of an anti-imperial activist.

Hunk stays mostly the same because he’s already an excellent character that deserved so much better. He and Pidge are placed on the same team with like, James or someone as their pilot. Since James is a jerk, Hunk bonds with Pidge over their shared nerdiness, and when Pidge eventually tells him about how evil the Galra really are, he decides to work with Pidge to find their family and maybe to fight the empire.

When canon hits, the Blade has the same motivation as they do in the show-to get Blue out of the Galra’s hands. Ulaz finds Lance, and eventually convinces him to defect from the empire, promising that the Blade will get his family out of harm’s way. He stages Shiro’s escape as a cover for Lance’s defection, and implants the coordinates for the Blade’s base in Shiro’s hand, telling them to input those coordinates once they’re sure the Galra can’t track them. They both escape on the Blue Lion, but Lance doesn’t really trust these people he’s met, like, twice, so they decide to go back to earth to make sure that his family is actually safe.

On earth, things go bad, because the Blue Lion is 1. Extremely noticeable and distinctive 2. Widely known as the most powerful ship in the Galra arsenal and 3. Was just involved in a major prison breakout. Yikes. Shiro and Lance are ambushed by Galra soldiers the instant they hit ground, resulting in a very big, public battle.

Keith, who is not a weird desert hermit, as Blue is no longer calling out to him and keeping him in the middle of nowhere, sees it on, like, the news or smth, immediately recognizes Shiro, and, just like in canon, rushes in to rescue him. Pidge and Hunk, back at the Garrison, realize that that’s Shiro, who disappeared with Pidge’s family a year ago. They rush out to find him, and all of the paladins meet up in Cuba, right in time for another big battle where they learn how to work together. They manage to defeat the Galra, but more reinforcements are coming, so they decide to get the hell out of dodge and get to the Blade headquarters.

Unfortunately, the Galra send a giant fleet after them, resulting in a huge, destructive battle, and Blue is forced to flee through a wormhole, sending them to, surprise surprise, Arus. Cue the rest of the series, but with paladins who have actual motivation to form Voltron and fight the Galra, characters who have worked together before, and someone who knows how to fly the Lions.

I do have another version of this au, which I think is way more interesting, both plotwise and characterwise, but it would dramatically upend the status quo of the story, change pretty much everything about the power scaling and overall stakes of the series, so I’m not sure about it. I’ll outline it briefly here.

Basically, the Galra Empire has to have some pretty great propaganda, right? I mean, they’re an incredibly oppressive, authoritarian empire that has had absolute control over the universe for 10,000 years, there’s no way that happened without excellent propaganda. So, what if Lance, who is 13 years old and signs up to be a Galra soldier at the Garrison in this au, is actually convinced by the Galra that he’s doing something good by serving the Galra? Idk how Shiro would get out of the gladiator rings here-maybe the Blade instigates a prisoner revolt, and Ulaz recognizes Shiro as the guy who’s most likely to survive, and gives him the coordinates bc of that-but he gets back to earth, finds Keith, Pidge, Hunk, and maybe even Adam, and they get to the blade headquarters, find the Red Lion, and get to Arus from there. This would make Lance a kind of villain for the first few seasons, and make the paladins unable to form Voltron, which I think would be fascinating, but would kinda necessitate an entire rewrite. This is where the ‘No Blue AU’ name came from, since the other one does have Blue in it. Maybe I’ll call that one ‘Yes Blue AU’.

#Voltron #Lance #Blue #paladins #but like it’s mostly focused on those two #au #voltron au #Voltron rewrite #mine #No Blue AU #Yes Blue AU #yes I’m going with that now #I told you guys this was going to be good #I love this #expect more VERY soon

[keyleth-clay]

So Taliesin asked, when looking at the wound that Fresh Cut Grass made it Chetney with the buzzsaw, if it looked like it was possible for that weapon to have been what killed Fresh Cut Grass’ former party, and Matt said it looks that way.....but Fresh Cut Grass had salvaged the saw blade (and the bolt thrower, and the grapple canon) from their automaton friends after the attack.

“Not their corpses. It's not morbid like that, but Dancer, my former associate, she had made some other automatons, gizmos and gadgets, and some that were pretty sophisticated and some that weren't, and I grabbed a few of their parts that I can use now. And so I pull out the saw blade and the bolt thrower and a hammer tool that was attached to something else at one point. [...] But I left the bodies. We covered them up as best we could and gave them a proper-ish burial.” - Campaign 3, episode 1, ~2:56:00 (that conversation heavily implies that he doesn’t pick up the various attachments until Ashton finds him.)

So Taliesin was reminded by Matt, that when Ashton found Fresh Cut Grass, that one of their ocular receptors was damaged, and that Milo had to fix/replace it, and that maybe Fresh Cut Grass was the One-Eyed Monster......but Fresh Cut Grass has specifically mentioned seeing the One-Eyed Monster and being scared of it.

“I was-- Well, it was early morning when I woke up or was roused, I suppose, because I don't think my stasis was over yet. I sort of came to and I saw a lot of blood. And-- some of my friends fallen. I saw Dancer. Her last few breaths. She sort of looked at the creature that was...upon her, I guess? Then it turned at me suddenly. I just remember being so scared, and it looked at me with that one eye, and then it was just gone.” - Campaign 3, episode 12, ~2:49:00

I don’t know.... something’s still not adding up about Fresh Cut Grass’ backstory.

Of course, Sam could just be straight-up lying; he did exactly that in the early days of campaign 2 with Nott’s backstory, right up until Felderwin and the big Veth reveal, but I don’t know if it’s as simple as that.

#personally i still believe that the one eyed monster was a memory of an aeorian absorber but i guess we'll just have to wait and see #kc speaks #Critical Role #meta #CR 3 #Fresh Cut Grass