#i think you can kind of see why otto didnt like him

[gunthermunch]

can we see the younger versions of mila, ernest and carmen (?) from that one shot of the latest munch update? 👉👈 pretty please

i can show you younger ernest yeah!

#ask #gm reply #Anonymous #this isnt from the last update tho its like. the other one #when we see ernest grieving his mom and mila and carmen being there #i think you can kind of see why otto didnt like him

[unlimitedhearts]

I’m dreading the third game of Spiderman might kill off Harry :/ either he’s goblin (solo or probably along with daddy-o) and dies a la Hero Sacrifice. Or kept comatose and in the end with grim results the decision is to pull the plug on him. idk I feel Harry’s fate is doom and gloom. But they could have killed Harry at the end of this sequel giving a strong motivation for Norman to be the Goblin and hatred for Spider-Man…yet they didn’t. idk rambling thoughts. What do you think?

Personally i can see both options. I saw someone in the tags of my last headcanon post say that it wouldnt make sense to save him from death in this game only to kill him in the next. On some level i get that, why wait when you could do it now?

I have two worst case scenarios in my head:

Harry wakes up from his coma w amnesia a la the third Tobey Maguire movie. Hes unaware of Pete being Spider-Man and Peter, thinking hes protecting Harry, wont tell him. This may cause a rift in their friendship when Harry finds out - or if Norman ends up going goblin and dies - Spider-Man is to blame in Harrys eyes and he'll go after him then. To me this is a tired trope of Harry getting an intense hatred for Spidey and wanting to kill him over his father. It always felt out of character for me and i truly TRULY hope they dont go this route.

Harry becomes the Kobold. In the comics, Kobold is essentially Harrys way of making the Green Goblin a good guy. If he still wants to fight by Peters side, he'll find a way to do it. Kobold would make a lot of sense to me personally, as it kind of continues their dynamic from this game. Then at the end theres a heros sacrifice to be made and Harry goes for it despite Peters protests. This would be lazy to me too though because he essential already did the heros sacrifice in this game. Seems like theyd just want us to have more time with him to love him even more, just to make losing him hurt worse. I wouldn't put it past an intrepid writer to think they could make it work, but it just seems lazy to me.

Actual best case scenario for me though? Harry wakes up as the g-serum is being injected. Hes against being his dads experiment all over again so he runs and finds Peter. Hes not aware of his pseudo-retirement, he just goes straight to the place thats always been his safe haven; Peters home. He asks Peter to hide him from his dad. Tries to explain everything but hes exhausted and frantic. Peter agrees and they take him into hiding.

Norman, ever the expert deflector, doesnt see this as a failing on his part. Hes convinced spider-man had something to do with his son escaping so he puts out a hit on him. Hes ready, willing, and able to capture and kill at least one of the two spider-men it doesnt matter. We see him pardon Wilson Fisk for this job, and when Fisk cant do it, he has to. Normans going to go Goblin. I know it, i can feel it in my bones.

Miles asks Peter to get back in action and he does. Fisk, plus potentially Otto again, plus this brand new villain in town is too much for any one person to handle. Heres where i see Harry becoming a "Guy In The Chair" for Peter like Ganke is for Miles. Two Guys in the Chair helping the spider-men is definitely better than one. I could also see Harrys goblin powers start to emerge but he keeps pushing them down. Last time he gave into power it didnt end well for anyone.

In an effort to not write out the entire plot of the game as i see fit (because itd be long and there are so many moving pieces and characters and IDEK WHERE THEYRE GONNA PUT SILK IN-), i think if Harry does take on the cowl he'll be doing so against his father. I think i see Harry becoming Goblin/Kobold to fight against Norman and ultimately try to help Peter/Miles. This is where i see Harry either accidentally killing Norman or Norman killing his son (and of course, blaming Spider-Man)

There is also room, in my mind, to bring back Venom a la Lethal Protector/Agent Venom. But tbh if they do, i would much rather Venom go to Eddie Brock or Flash Thompson. But thats just the separate Venom Fangirl Entity within me.

Ultimately my hope of course is that Harry not die and they dont go down that all too tired and hackneyed trope of Harry growing to hate Peter dor whatever reason. I truly TRULY hope they dont go that route it is just SO tired and lazy. I want them to stay close and loving. Whatever route they go with will be SO MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL if Harry Osborn lives and doesnt make a full 180 on his best friend for no good reason.

#harry osborn #peter parker #parksborn #if you squint #spider-man #marvel's spider man 2 #spider-man 2 #insomniac spider man #insomniac spider-man #insomniac games #spider man imagine #spider-man headcanons #honestly insomniac pls hire me #i would be so good at writing this game i care about these characters SO DEEPLY. #what do i need to do for you to notice me insomniac senpai #venetiangoldroz

[maidragoste]

So rhae has a crush on reader ... DELICIOUS

So now we have ali, rhae, the foot man and harwin im our bag

I dont remember if you especified if she fights (with a sword and stuff) but if she was, she would be very present in the boys lives even more

As the boys grow older (in their child state aka pre-maimed aemond) she would spend time training with alicents children.

The reason of the bullying was because of the love their dear aunt held for some of them and the disregard towards another

Rhaenyra is always trying to be with you someway or another

One time she tried to seduce you amd you didnt even spare her a glance (daemon tought this to be funny)

Lucerys wants to be like you

You always baby your sons so much, you always run to kiss their cheeks

You keep harwin around as a political investment, you want the strong connections (he knows this, but he stays anyways)

You now are more dominant in life, you refuse to let someone take the lead

Otto secretly likes you (youre just as smart as him fr)

This is just my fan made headcannons in a way...i just like this series so much

Btw who do ypu picture as y/n, like your personal view?

Hi

Rhaenyra had a crush on the wife of her son's father, she's very 🤡 (like girl, why did you sleep with her husband instead of confessing that you were jealous?) but I still love her 🤪

Reader: *breathes*

All:

I never said it in any post but I'm sure Reader knows how to fight. I find it hard to believe that Corlys didn't teach her daughter to defend herself against her. She knows how to handle the sword because he and her uncles taught her how to use it. She used to fight with Laenor.

Even so, Reader prefers knives because they are easier to hide and if someone attacks her, no one expects her to have her weapons hidden.

I have the headcanon that when she was little and she accompanied her father and her uncles to sail, a sailor taught her to throw knives.

I can definitely see Reader on the parade ground accompanying the children in her lessons. I would be aware that Criston Cole does not overextend them.

I CAN TOTALLY SEE the reason for the bullying being the fight for Reader's love. I don't feel like she disowns Jacaerys, Lucerys and Joffrey but it is evident that she loves the green children more and that she is more affectionate with them.

I really love your headcanons. Rhaenyra always tries to find an excuse to be with you, she looks forward to every time Viserys orders family dinners because that's the only way you'll agree to have dinner with her and she also takes advantage of your affection for Jace to get him to invite you. to spend time with them.

Rhaenyra wanting to seduce you and Alicent looking at everything furious. Larys is calm because she knows that the princess has no chance with you. And it's true, there's no way you're going to look at Rhaenyra that way again...It's more likely that something will happen between you and Daemon (and that he seems like a hateful man to you) before you have something with Rhaenyra.

Lucerys wanting to be like Reader 🥺🥺 He admires you so much because you keep smiling and being kind to people despite all the whispers from court

Your children are your greatest joy. You love teaching them new things and sharing your family customs with them. It is not a secret that you are a loving mother, you are always happy to hug them or kiss their cheek 🥰🥰

Harwin knows that you will never love him like before, but he is satisfied with being able to continue by your side and not hate him. He is content to be the father of your children.

DEFINITELY OTTO LIKES READER. Well, he doesn't agree with the relationship you have with his daughter (because he is a man of faith) but he likes you and you serve him. He notices how you protect his daughter and his grandchildren, how Aegon listens to you, and how you make people start thinking of Aegon as heir to the throne. You win support for the greens.

I see Reader as someone smart. She always knows what to say to make people happy and to make them trust her, that's why she was always very loved at court.

She also lets people see her as weak. Although she knows how to fight from the affair of Rhaenyra and Harwin the image of Reader. She takes advantage of that and makes the court feel sorry for her so she gets people to start disowning Rhaenyra and Harwin.

People see Reader as a nice and kind person, which shee is but sometimes she is nice to court people that she doesn't really like just to have allies. Larys is the first to notice, she begins to notice how the wrinkles around your eyes aren't as deep when your smile isn't sincere or how your fake laugh tends to be shorter.

By the way, anon, if you want, the next time you write to me, you can choose an emoji (it can be anything except 👾 or 🌺) so I can identify you 😊

I hope you are well anon and that you are happy with my answers 🥰❤️

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[kindnessisweakness2]

Delusional - Part 17

*Not my GIF *

Once everyone was at the clubhouse they all gathered round the bar. “ATF isnt hrere about the blast at the warehouse a month ago. They are here digging into the club. Agent Stahl got Hale to pull me from the cells for an Interview. She knew all about me. My information, Everything. Even questioned me about Alex. Said his mum has filed some kind of missing report. Told me once she’s tore down SAMCRO, she’s gonna go looking into Alex.” Delaney held on to Jax’s hand tight. “What if she finds him? What if he comes back?” It was obvious to see she was worried. Alex really would kill her this time. But this time she had so much more to lose. Jax wrapped his arms around her tightly and pulled her close to him. “He wont come back baby. He knows I’ll kill him for everything he did to you.” Clay looked at Unser angrily. “And you had no idea about this bitch? Clearly Hale is working with her.” Unser raised his hands in surrender. “Woah just hold on a minute! If your suggesting i knew about this and didnt tell you, your completely wrong. They were here about the blast, thats all i knew!” Clay looked as though he didnt believe a word that came out of his mouth. “Why question Delaney though? It doesnt make sense.” Chibs spoke up. It went quiet as everyone tried to think of why she went after Delaney. What could she possibly achieve by going after her? “She wants information. Even if its something small.” Juice spoke up. “Whats the one thing she can use against us if she only has small bits of information? Where no information is irrelevant or not useful?” The penny dropped. They knew her game. “RICO. Shes using RICO.” Clay slammed his hands on the bar angrily. “THAT BITCH!” Silence quickly filled the clubhouse as the reality of what that meant for everyone sunk in. 

From her place at Jax’s side, Delaney broke the silence. “We need to be smart about every move we make from now on. Atleast while Feds are in town. Gemma you need to get word to Luann that she’ll be watched. Shes an old lady, they’ll think shes privy to everything. Especially with Otto on the inside.” Everyone looked at her in suprise, while Jax looked at her proudly. His woman was so smart. “Over the next few weeks we need to run the garage like clock work. Only legit business in or out. Meaning your gonna have to find somewhere quiet to store and assemble the guns. Juice, pull up a map and start looking for possible places.” Delaney cleared space on the bar for Juice to start his search. “This bitch is smart. She’s gonna pick off the weakest links first. People with the most to lose. People she can blackmail. Ope, As much as i love Donna, she wants you out of Samcro, meaning shes a target for this Bitch. If she can convince Donna she can get you out if they cut a deal, She’ll take it. Get her straight with that.” Turning to Chief Unser, Delaney continued her rant. “And you Chief, i suggest you keep your ears open at the station. You’ll be the one to hear anything first hand. Oh and rein in Your Deputy. Or he’s gonna get that smirk wiped off his face, and not by Jax. By me.” Turning her attention to Gemma and Clay, Delaney smiled wide. “While Juice finds somewhere to store them, The rest of the guys can help Clay and Jax find a way to keep shipments coming in on time without ATF seeing how we get them in. Also need a way to get them out to the buyers without Feds seeing guns for cash. Maybe one location to pick up cash another location to exchange the guns. Either way thats the most important, keeping shipments going out and cash coming in.” Tig cut in once Delaney had finished talking. “And what are you guys gonna do while we do the hard work? sit there and look pretty?” Delaney rolled her eyes at the older man. “Me and Gem have the hardest job ofcourse. Making us all look like one big normal happy family. How you feel about a fundraiser Gem?” at the mention of that Gemma smiled wide. “Im thinking money for the local highschool? new music block maybe?” Gemma wrapped her arm around Delaney and looked to Jax. “See this is why i love her! Shes smart.” Jax grinned at his mom and his woman. God, he loved her. “What are you all standing around for? You have your orders!” Clay pulled himself up from the bar stool and kissed Delaney’s forehead. “You are a blessing to this family. Lets hope your plans work Sweetie.” He kissed Gemma before making his way through the double doors to the meeting room. Gemma wandered off into the kitchen ready to start planning the fundraiser. Jax walked up to Delaney and pulled her to him by his hoodie that she had on. “I love you.” He spoke softly pressing a kiss to her lips. “God, im never gonna get tired of hearing you say that.” Delaney sighed in bliss as she wrapped her arms over his shoulders, standing on her tip toes to press another kiss to his lips. “I know our moment got interrupted. But you kinda forgot something.” Jax grinned at her confused expression as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small black velvet box. “I told you this wasnt a spur of the moment decision. Ive been wanting to ask you for a little while. I just never expected to blurt it out in the moment. I wanted to do something special but i was so worried you’d say no.” Jax opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring. Tears welled in Delaneys eyes for what must have been the thousandth time that day. “I would never say no. We’ve been through alot. Alex. The baby. Now this. But we always do it together. Youre my world, Jaxon.” Jax placed a kiss on her ring finger before sliding the engagement ring on. It fit perfect and Delaney’s breath hitched in her throat. It was official. She was his. 

#jax teller x oc #jax teller x reader #Jax Teller #jax teller imagine #soa fanfiction #soa imagine

[yuminpa]

can't sleep because my brain is bombarding me with ideas for petunia's mental world. let me jot some down

themed after a dead mall from the 80s. lots of eerie liminal space vibes and vaporwave music

raz and otto go in together at petunia's request-- raz has been through enough as is but he's still adamant about helping so petunia's like "at least bring someone along so you're not doing this alone"

mental petunia is looking for parts of her trombone so she can perform again after years of not doing so. backstory there is that she used to be a band kid along with her girlfriend magnolia but after the breakup she stopped playing

you may be asking why she's performing at a dead mall. well when i was in high school the local dying mall invited music programs from the school district to do performances at the mall, probably to get more foot traffic and keep it from dying. that mall is demolished now but anyways!

ahem. anyway. psychonauts usually does things in threes so i'm thinking they have to search for three parts- main body, inner slide, and outer slide, and then for the boss they have to find the mouthpiece- more on that later

raz and otto have to platform through a few different locations for petunia's trombone parts and then the usual "mental world enemies spawn and you can't progress until they're all defeated" thing happens. it's a bit like an escort mission but otto actually helps with combat and stuff

when the two are just kind of roaming the mall outside the stores, they see flashbacks of significant parts of petunia's life that she keeps dwelling on. mostly her dad leaving and her girlfriend/longtime best friend magnolia dumping her. there are some good rosy memories intertwined with a lot of bad stuff, but they tend to fade to static rather quickly

once they've found three of the trombone parts, they come to an empty department store at the end of the mall and the mouthpiece is just kind of There. they find it and are about to give the full trombone to petunia... but then a second petunia shows up and begs them not to? and they're like fuck who's the real one here. and then petunia 1 (fake petunia) turns really low poly and steals the trombone and impales petunia 2 (actual petunia) with the slide. actual petunia falls over and starts "bleeding" some weird goop that's patterned like tv static, and the static goop then encompasses fake petunia and turns her into some kind of horrifying abomination (still working the specifics of her design out) and then boom! boss fight

after the boss fight, fake petunia (who was a manifestation of petunias self loathing) fades to static and actual petunia regains consciousness and is like "whuh..." and the boys have to play it cool like they didn't just see her get stabbed and "bleed" out.

once she gets it together a little more the three of them exit the mall and end up in a little sunset beach area. petunia has a heart to heart with otto about how she's afraid to lose him and also about how she wishes her psychic abilities were strong enough to help him in times of need. otto assures her that he's "in it for the long haul" and also admits that he's been trying to replicate the same psychic enhancing technology that's on his pendant for her. so at that point they all exit her mental world and otto tinkers with petunia's belt buckle (it was originally gonna be a ring but belt buckle fits better with her design + i am enjoying the idea of a visual gag where otto gets down on one knee to work on the belt buckle and petunia thinks he's proposing)

there's a really fancy marble statue of otto with the body of a greek god somewhere in this mall as an allegory for how she puts people she trusts on pedestals

thats all i got so far dsdkdkdl oh my god i need to sleep GOODNIGHT

#txt

[calciferstims]

ooo interesting you mentioned lotr, i have it on my to watch list, all of the films because i have never seen them entirely, only some bits here and there, but they look really good. im just awfulllll with films because i have like...the shittiest attention span there is lmaoo...but im gonna try and watch the first one very soon! its going to be a pain in the ass with the, watch, pause, watch a little more, then pause again lool...god i always end up rambling idk why hahahah fml.

thanks for mentioning the pinned btw, i didnt know you had yours written down, i usually just go to ask immediately lol.

oo otto octavious, i liked him in spiderman when i saw that film agessss ago, woah what a literl throwback seeing him again. yea i hd to google because im shit with remembering names lol. thought it ws some cartoon octopus at first haha.

and dont worry!! i dont think you are cringe at all for liking anything. you like what you like and you cant help it! besides it aint hurting nobody! 😌

im a bit weird about hyperfixations/special interests, for i dont feel like i really have anything? like i collect plushies, i have my entire life, i dont think that'll ever go away. i nerd out a lot of animes, too. like i just love that stuff, idk if that could be potentionally a special interest or hyperfixation. lmk if you know if it is haha.

Oooohh my GOD I know everyone says this all the time but you need to watch lotr. You need to. I know they’re super long and it’s a bit much but!! They’re so good!!!! The things about it I like, are like, high fantasy without excessive CGI, massive scale world, non-toxic masculinity, friendship, a message of hope enduring and I just!!! Love it!! Ok ok I’m done

Listen I cannot blame you he’s literally just an octopus. He’s. He’s a cyborg octopus man and I love him.

Of course!! I was cringing at myself a bit when my recent hyperfix started but some mutuals of mine got hyperfixated too and now I’m just having a good time 😅

And! Special interests/hyperfixations don’t have to be like, media or anything! I can definitely see plushies being a long-term special interest, or just a cool interest and that’s ok too! (Gosh I want to start collecting more plushies, I think it would make me happy 🥰)

And, if you’re wondering about it, as far as identifying hyperfixations goes: I just feel like my interests in the past were always more intense than everyone else’s?? Like, I’d meet someone else who was into the same thing, but they just weren’t into it like I was. I thought everybody was into things that much, and it kind of confused me when people didn’t return that same energy 🤷

Also!! Huge indicator for me was the uncontrollable aspect of hyperfixations. Like… I don’t know if neurodivergent people are actually different, I assume they are lmao 😂 But a big thing I’ve noticed is feeling like I have no control over what my brain fixates on, like I could obsess over something I’m actually kinda done with for a full 7 months, or I could suddenly stop being interested in something I genuinely loved with no control over how much dopamine a certain thing gives my brain. And I uh, I’m assuming that’s not Normal.

Idk, food for thought if anyone needs it!

#ask box

[h0ly-fire]

Hey hey,chapter 8! Thing start to pick up here so prepare for some DRAMA! Also, I'll try to add some more fluff or romance with the boys. I'm not sure how this story will pan out so we'll see what I can do! As always , enjoy 💖💖

Tw: none

Pairings: Axel x reader Otto x reader Oscar x reader

Runaway

Chapter 8:

A Tantrum and Some Shocking News

Axel and Oscar did indeed make fun of Otto . Otto , as well, did indeed get very angry. In fact, he wouldn't let you near him for 2 days ! The embarrassment he had felt was too much to be infront of you.

It was your turn to cook dinner tonight. It was also a good time to talk about a plan. You all still needed to figure out how to get you back. Darn, if only you had that briefcase that homeless man had taken. Tch tch tch. Placing a simple dinner of vegetables, which Oscar didn't appreciate, and some Salmon infront of them ,the boys began to eat. It was the least you could do to pay back the kindness they've shown you. Or, well, at least their version of kindness.

Clearing your throat to gain their attention , you spoke up. "So, now that I've shown you all my powers and you know more about my brother and I. Why don't we talk about how we're going to get me home, yes?" Axel shook his head. He didn't want to talk about this right now, he wanted to eat. "We will talk about this after dinner." Was all he said before eating again. You pouted like a child , crossing your arms and turning your head, "well I ( emphasis on the "I" ) want to talk about it now!" Yes, you were definitely acting like a bratty child. The brothers did not appreciate that. "Well then you can go away and let us eat" Axel had said it with the same amount of attitude you had given him. He wasn't one to deal with rudeness,especially that of a child.

Huffing out in defeat and with a "fine" you aggressively finished your food. Darn, if you weren't the best cook the world has ever known.

Oscar and Otto hiding their grins during the whole event.

After dinner you all had congregated by the couch. "So" " as I was saying before Axel interrupted me at the dining table " you said with an eye roll ,to which Axel did the same, you continued. "What is our plan? How do we get me home?" " I had the briefcase I stole,but that in turn, got stolen again by a homeless man.

Oscar spoke up this time " a homeless man? Oh, well, we killed him" he had a straight face while saying so ,like that was normal, although for them a dead person IS normal. You know, because of the whole being assassins thing? Anyways, after that bit of news you spoke again. " So you killed him,but did you get the brief case? " Otto had said yes and had also mentioned that they had the briefcase they arrived with. "Well why didn't any of you tell me this!" " You all could have taken me home by now!" You had had enough of them not telling you what's going on. They at least could have told you they had not ONE, but TWO briefcases, gosh dang it!

Axel looked at you, done with your tantrum, saying something along the lines of " we have to make sure the commission isn't on to us." And some other crap you didnt pay attention to.

" well, IS the commission on to us? "

Otto spoke again this time " Maybe, the Handler has been asking us questions about you" he was going to finished his sentence , but Oscar had cutt him off " She wants to meet up with us, she wants to see if we're close to finding you yet." He continued, " We'll have to find a hiding spot for you and clear out evidence that we are keeping you."

Looking slightly taken aback from this new information, you sat down . Quoting a title, from a good book you read a few weeks ago, you had quietly said "Oh, The Grave's a Fine and private place to be right now."

The next day the boys drove you to the t.v place they had found you at, demanding the man named Elliot keep you hidden there ,whilst they do business. Elliot wasn't too happy about it,but with a knife to the throat and a gun to the head , he agreed. Why did Elliot think he could live a simple life? Oh Elliot, you have no idea.

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[gaygwenpool]

*slams fists on table* MYSTELEON

I knew you wouldnt disappoint! :D  tho you already know most of these lmaoo  lotsa credit to @herbofoo anyway, i dont remember which of these you came up with but Patchwork wouldnt be the same without your Good Good Content! (And of course thanks for all your patience as i cry about comics lmao)

I’ve lost all shame long since ive started shipping them so brace yourself for the self-indulgent cheese that is Chameleon/Mysterio in my Patchwork verse. (its reallly. really Melodramatic. i gave up all pretense.. also under the cut cuz its long..)

ask meme

Who cooks:

Mysterio! Although Chameleon is objectively The Superior Cook thanks to the long years of being a servant to picky russian nobility BUT exactly because of that, he really doesnt enjoy it, even less when cooking for others and not just himself. So it is usually Beck who prepares meals (that are not bad either, they are just simpler) but as often as they can, they eat out. That said, Cham is very well aware Quentin loves his cooking so sometimes, he makes them something. (Being sick isnt so bad when it means Chammy bringin you a big bowl of hot borscht :)

On the other hand, Cham has quite a sweet tooth which Q notices Fast and decides to learn how to bake. It took more effort and failed tries than it could have, mostly because he got cocky, how hard could this be and just. kept forgetting he put stuff in the oven.. But now he makes quite delicious cookies n cakes which make Dmitri almost tear up because tasty + Quentin baked something Specifically for him?? 

Who does the laundry and other chores:

Mysterio’s laundry is usually booby trapped so he has to clean it himself and he doesnt even let Cham near it. And he keeps forgetting gadgets in his civvies. Not to mention that again, for the same servant reason, Cham really doesnt enjoy house chores in general, so he usually just gets his own clothes cleaned somewhere else (especially since his fancy suits and even fancier gowns are the highest quality and delicate materials, he doesnt even Know how to clean them..) 

As for the rest of the chores, its pretty balanced, although Cham has more of an eye for things that needs to be cleaned up (and Beck already has cooking duties) so he does a tad more. 

How many children do they have + Any pets:

In my Patchwork universe there’s a whole Thing about Leon, the Chameleon of the Ultimate universe but I’ve tried to type up a short summary and failed, it’s a long story lmao ^^;; and anyway he isnt exactly their kid, he is just much younger than them and they ended up sorta mentoring him. 

However, they have Celavi, the escaped ex-spy beluga.(Yes, it started as a joke based on this post that accidentally grew more and more serious until @herbofoo and me were too attached to let it go) She counts pretty much as their adopted daughter that they both spoil to hell and back, I mean no surprise, she saved Cham’s life once and sometimes, she helps out with heists. (Mostly for the show, you should have SEEN the look on Spider’s face when a beluga splashed him. He is used to humanoid sharks, to Hydroman.. not like. real life beluga that LAUGHS at him) Beck’s voice: “Dont you dare to insult her, SHE IS PERFECT AND FLAWLESS and A GOODNESS INCARNATE!! -she is literally a deserted russian spy that was trained to gather everything that could be used to harm USA-yea, i have a soft spot for those ;)“

She was always surprisingly clever so she never really counted as a “pet” and at one point, she even bonds with a symbiote (together they are Vague, again long story ah ha). They dont talk but have quite some range of vocalisations so communication isnt a problem. 

Who’s more dominant: 

They both have pretty dominant strong personalities (ok chameleon’s a bit more complicated with that but like.) with big egos who dont like others questioning their superiority. (Of course not at the level of like Doc Ock etc, they are surprisingly flexible and good team players that can be willing to let someone else take the spotlight if they are Nice) But the whole point of their relationship is that neither of them is dominant over the other, they get enough of that literally everywhere else. It’s very reassuring to be so sure that they are on equal footing, cooperating, no hidden nooses around their neck. Especially in their line of work of course! 

(Also, for the other interpretation of this question: anythin remotely sexual happens Pretty Late in the story and both of them are somewhere on the ace spectrum so it doesnt happen that often but they are both verses tho Beck bottoms more)

Favorite nonsexual activity:

MOVIES!! Sprawled on the giant comfy couch, closer than technically needed, cuddling and watching old movies with great special effects and/or great actors! Listening to Beck excitedly rant through the most dramatic speech of the story as he explains how the next cliffhanger is done with hydraulics! Focusing so hard on the stars in his eyes and his excited tone and gestures and just the tone of his voice you forgot to listen to the words themselves! Watching Cham’s face flawlessly mimic the faces on the screen in a blink of an eye and secretly guessing which one will he pick next. Feeling his head slowly fall on your shoulder, eyes closed, his mask smooth but not tense, instead just.. peaceful. Slight ping of annoyance, after all, this is A Classic movie dammit, but it’s gone in a second because Mitya hasnt slept since thursday and you are just relieved he is finally getting his rest. Feeling his warmth under your hand on his shoulders and suddenly never ever wanting to get up again.. EHM. anyway

PLANING HEISTS TOGETHER!! and more or less successfully executing them but planning is actually even more fun aside from the Big Reveals and Entrances which are actually harder to coordinate than one would think! 

Lots of shobiz/job talk actually, they really enjoy what they do! Lots of people already mentioned that in their hc compilations but i agree, they love goin to see all kinds of movies and plays and performances as well as acting various scenes with one another!  

Their favorite place to be together:

NEW YORK CITY BABEYY. Sure they love to travel and see other countries (and cause mayhem there) but.. they love their mess of a city, it’s never the same without the webhead around as well as the bazillion of other heroes n villains bashin each other’s heads. 

Any traditions:

Oh so many pop culture references and inside jokes, oh my god. One time, they spent the entire heist (and its planning period) speaking strictly in famous movie lines and titles, Max and other sixers tried to join but didnt last too long :’D 

Beck also has a habit of taking pictures of people with Interesting faces or styles he sees and sends them to Cham. Also another fanon classic: together they have a running game, disguising themselves as moderately famous people and the other guessing who..

Their “song”:

‘This is me’ from the Greatest Showman, i just live for the two of them singin it in Cham’s car,off key but fully immersed and living it. 

What they do for each other on holidays:

Neither of them are religious but that doesnt stop Beck from going ALL OUT at any opportunity, Sin Six doesn’t do any heists around holidays because you Know he’d make them dress for the occasion or worse, write them themed lines…  They still meet for Christmas and Hanukkah and sometimes other holidays too because this is my AU and you can pry festivities-related shenanigans from my cold, cold hands. It’s always at Beck’s place tho because he can turn his hideout into the tackiest holiday-themed showcase but he aint roping them into it.  

On the other hand, Cham despises American commercialized holidays in general and Christmas time especially, since it’s not a big thing in Russia and  also once again, he has family issues for days. (Although relatively speaking, he is pretty over these, he is not gonna like mope around or anything) 

Anyway, what they do for each other is that they try to compromise, Dmitri doesnt sneer at stupid kitsch decorations every 5 minutes and Quentin ..chills a little. :’D To be fair, Beck makes everything fun and having Cham there makes Beck appreciate the details more instead of just goin into BETTER!BIGGER! frenzy.

Where did they go for their honeymoon:

After the fuckin Ages of pinning, when they finally end up together for realsies, they wanted somethin Big and Flashy! (Well Beck wanted and Cham kinda too but also with the option to merge with the crowd unnoticed and take some chill time) Anyway they went on a whole world wide tour! Starting with a luxury cruise, they took their time, lots of crime sprees to plan and execute, lots of local shows to see, lots of dumb heroes to fool, they’re gonna have it all! 

Where did they first meet:

Around the time when Cham and Hammerhead had their criminal empire running Fisk to the ground, Otto decided the Sin Six should team up with them for their ressources needed on one heist or something. They agreed but Cham insisted on actually going in the field, it’s been a while since he really stretched his face legs like this and the mafia life was starting to bore him. Doc made him team up with Mysterio much to the fishbowl’s dismay because why do they need another disguise artist?? He is the Master Of Illusions dammit, he can run circles around this guy, what the fuck Otto?? So at the start, he pouts and fumes under his helmet and in general he is his v unpleasant self but… He can’t help but notice that the new guy is a real professional, he even uses Traditional masks, he likes the same movies… And most importantly, he is actually interested in Mysti’s craft, asking questions and even LISTENING to his long winded answers… At one point he even wondered if that X thing was meant as a HOMMAGE to the Y movie, the Six never did that!! (Usually the rest of the sixers dont know the reference, heathens, and when they do, they mock him for it, that he’s copying ideas and mixin them ridiculously.  BUT THIS GUY GETS IT!!) So it doesn’t take long for them to hit it off, of course at this point without any real Trust behind it but it’s a start. 

(Though Beck does pay a visit to Otto like, buddy pal i know you’ve been planning on manipulating these crimelords to your end somehow and honestly, any other day i’d be down, i actually had a robot prepared for my own backstab but i was thinking they werent that bad and maybe we Could hold our end of the bargain this time and just. leave each other on good terms? Mabye? Obviously it’s purely out of respect for our teammate Kraven since him and Chameleon seem to have some history, nothing more, definitely nothing to do with how bright Cham’s eyes were when i was showing him the back of my stage… ) 

What do they fight over:

this whole post has been a mountain of cheese but im bringing more! Honestly, goin through my notes on Patchwork, their biggest arguments have always been about.. the other one not taking proper care of himself :’D Or them lashing out because they were scared and worried about the other and they cant stand being so vulnerable while the other pretends it’s not a big deal because they dont know how to handle genuine concern directed at them. 

Do they go on vacations, if so where:

GIVE!!! BECK!!!! HIS!!!! ISLAND!!!!!!They actually do have one, it’s where Celavi spends most of the time and they visit her often. But never for too long, neither of them can actually spend too long doing nothing.. 

#dmitri smerdyakov #mysterio #quentin beck #chameleon #sinister six #marvel #spidey #spider man #hey i got 30 followers here nice! so have some long boring rambles! :D #31 actually wow nice nice !! #patchwork #kao posts

[masterserris]

phantasm mysterio concept outline

deep voiced

spiteful bitch and very extra

acts spooky. is spooky. but also is a cuddly bitch.

he's a lot like ultimate spider man (tv show) mysterio outside of his persona

purple and blues with his dark green suit. likes neon. some glowy green here and there

haaaaaates daredevil. spiderman is a secondary bitch for him

older than neo. like... 34 or smth Peter is like 26-28

tri-titanium mesh suit can stop a bullet but it’ll still hurt. it's also padded (and soft!) for insulation and air tight. (squishy butt lmaoo) he moves literally silently. he uses a phase shifting device to walk through walls and go invisible. artificial ghost. his main gimmick + a teleporter

the suit is emp and shock resistant. he had electro on his sin six team so. he learned the hard way.

still uses all the other mysterio gadgets as well.

opera bitch. yes he can sing. and plays cello

has killed. good with knives and poison (sometimes guns). makes shit look like suicide or supernatural stuff to gain power among criminals. and extort money from them. that sort of thing

heroes are just an annoyance. he can like always escape. really hard to catch relatively speaking. i mean just... phase/melt outta ur cuffs and shit. easy

uses flashing lights to cause hallucinations and seizures. or think it's supernatural.

pretends he's really a vengeful ghost. maybe he gets unmasked at some point? idk. he’s very sneaky hahha

see like... he did almost die at some point. maybe almost killing himself, maybe like a car accident, maybe some super hero fight almost got him caught in the cross fire probably all of the above. anyways so he uses death as his muse/motif. his fiance rebecca left him and like he lost his sfx career/acting job and just said “fuck it” and stirred up trouble.

wants money to fuck off to a nice place to live. but that means like millions and millions + enough to fund all of his tech and equipment. so yeah

anyways he acts like an extra edgy bitch a lot but he’s a softie if you aren't specifically on his “to kill” list. 

he’ll just be like: “ah dammit. i don't care about yooooou... ugh just go. scram. i got some other asshole to haunt.”

loosely joins the sin six for a bit but likes to do his own thing. they got mutual respecc at least. 

basically edgy angery spooky goth bitch on the outside, sad soft dad on the inside. nice.

(while Neo Mysterio is trans, Phantasm Mysterio is cis)

might add more later

edit: adding more later (ie: now!)

He had a smallish movie business and had a great start. Good actor good talent good shit. Fiance. But daredevil picked a fight with kingpin and his warehouse got caught in the bullshit and got destroyed with him in it. Kingpin used explosives so he got his chest shredded by burning metal and trapped under rubble. thanks a lot daredevil you trick ass bitch. didnt even save him. he’s kind of a dick in this world. not outta any actual meanness but more out of he doesnt care as much about people more as he cares about his self righteousness and desire to punch the shit outta criminals.

In court, he lost to the insurance company. They wouldnt cover super hero bullshit so his lost everything, his medical bills were insane too. Murdock was representing the insurance company too lmfao

He was financially, emotional, and mentally devastated. He tries to kill himself maybe. Gets into a car accident. Just has the shittiest of months. Maybe his fiance dies not too long after she leaves him from a random accident/illness.

So his fiance is gone and he was in crippling debt and hated daredevil and kingpin’s guts to he became mysterio outta spite and wanted to rip apart all the crime bosses (and also for money to fuck off away from his bullshit life). He straight up murders kingpin after driving him nuts. He has a super form of hypnosis like some Bird Box shit. He makes it look like suicide or poisons them or just fucking stabs them/snaps their neck. he’’s actually really fit. He hung kingpin’s body by meat hooks ffs. He joins the sin six but only briefly. He was only ever defeated by spider man like 2-3 times. He usually escapes easy bc of his tech. Houdini bitch

he did get shot in his earlier days by criminals. not fun. at least 3 times. that’s why he invested in a bullet proof suit honestly. 

Maybe later has a kiddo, like ultimate spiderman. like his lover dies soon after or something. Idk but the mom is gone. Single dad just tryin’ his best and stops being mysterio. he finally had enough to get out of that life. He just needed the money and hated the shit outta daredevil who he eventually got revenge on i think. Is semi friends with otto and chameleon. Professional respect and stuff.

current wip of his design

it's gonna have a lot of little intricate designs n stuff

finished!

#Quentin beck #mysterio #phantasm mysterio #art incoming soon!!

[avangee]

dhshsjjdjde thanku ily buddy. I didn’t do the ownership thing sorry. I’ve really wanted to write some waterparks stuff so that’s cool. Thank you ily

Of Pretty Demons and Wishes Gawsten words: 1619 tags: Emetophobia (vomit), drinking, demons

“Fuck, man. Hey, Otto! Why’s it so fuckin bright? What did I even drink last night?” Awsten mumbled as he woke up, the last thing he even remembered about last night was some nonsense in Latin or something.

“Uh- hey. I’m-uh- Geoffairze, you were my very first costumer! Yeah- um your friend went home, and I’m really sorry but I can’t really like turn down an offer right now,” a soft voice came from beside Awsten, he opened his eyes to see a boy leaning in front of the opened window. He was pretty, unnaturally so. His hair swept over his eyes and Awsten could see white fishnets under his ripped jeans. He looked like a prostitute, just a little- Fuck.

“Did I-um, are you a hooker? Do I have to pay you? Fuck this is definitely not the way to get over Ciara, I’m really sorry. Fuck, we- did we?” Awsten was fucked, super fucked. He got drunk and paid someone to have sex with him, he didn’t even- he noticed the confused look on the dude’s face and it was a complete relief, maybe he wasn’t a prostitute. But then how did he get in Awsten’s house and why is he even here?

“Oh! Oh, god no! I mean, unless you want that, you never really told me what you want in exchange. You kinda just passed out after you summoned me. I’m gonna get fired if I don’t get at least one sale this month. I didn’t get any last month and my boss is super mean- well, yeah he’s better than you all think he is. So-um- what do you want?” The boy, Geoff or something, twisted the fabric of his jersey in his fingers. His nails were painted red, it was pretty. Awsten must be dreaming, because that’s the only explanation for the nonsense coming out of this imaginary man’s mouth.

“I’m dreaming, yeah. This is a dream,” Awsten told himself, he’s going to wake up any second now and this stranger will be out of his house. Fuck, but why would he have a headache in his dream?

“You aren’t dreaming. Please- um- I really don’t want to go back in the pit. I need a sale, and you summoned me and- please just tell me what you want so I can bring Nazareth back a soul,” Geoff, Awsten’s pretty sure his name is, is talking nonsense. A soul? Yeah, right what is this dude, some kind of fake demon? “I’m a real demon! I just won’t be for too long if I don’t get a sale. So, Sir Awsten, I’d really appreciate it if you told me what you want so I can make my first sale.”

Awsten was taken aback, like completely. First, who calls anyone ‘Sir’ out of sex? Second, this dude totally just read his whole mind and now he can probably hear how much Awsten really wants to kiss him- and vomit. Vomit is coming. Awsten runs to the bathroom, it wasn’t so much a run as it was an awkward stumbling while keeping from tossing all his cookies. He feels absolutely awful, he nearly forgets about the kinda demon in his bedroom.

“Just one minute, Geoff. I’m just, like, dying, it’s cool!”

“No! Sir Awsten! Don’t die! I need your soul! Please, don’t die. You’re like my only hope,” Geoff yelled, running into the bathroom. He was really concerned, it was adorable and super weird. Awsten was kneeled over the toilet and Geoff placed his hand over Awsten’s shoulder, it seemed like he was trying to comfort Awsten. Weird, but incredibly cool.

“Figure of speech, demon dude,” Awsten explains with puke breath and gross saliva coated on his lips, “So, I’m Obi Juan?”

“I have no idea who that is. Sir Awsten, are you sure you aren’t dying. Last time I saw someone vomit, they died like two seconds later. Do you have Malaria?” Geoff asked, his face was incredibly serious. Guess he was a demon after all.

“Dude, Malaria like died in the 1800’s or something. A thing of the past, Geoffrey,” Awsten explained, just before he vomited again.

“The past? But- woah, I guess time really does fly when you’re being burnt in the pit, Zarelg was right. Hey! That’s not my name anymore! I’m Geoffairze, now. Oh, I’m -uh- doing this wrong aren’t I?” Awsten nodded, just to give this Geoff dude an answer, he honestly had no idea what the guy was talking about.

Geoff pulled out a book from seemingly nowhere and began flipping through the pages, “Okay! Sir Awsten, I am Geoffairze the demon of- well I’m not really the demon of anything yet. Geoffairze the demon and you have begun a contract with me, your mortal soul will be mine when I complete the task or tasks you desire. So-um- that’s it. What do you want, Sir Awsten?”

Awsten was kind of in shock, but he was mostly impressed with himself. He really summoned a whole demon, while completely incapacitated and entirely shit-faced. He said the first thing that popped into his mind which, thank God, was not a request, “Why do you keep calling me Sir Awsten? Makes me sound like some old teacher or something.”

“But you- you’re a knight, aren’t you?” Geoff asked, entirely serious like knights were still a real thing. Well, there was England, they probably still had knights there, but Texas was completely lacking in knights.

“Nah, my last name is Knight, though. That might have confused you, how do you know my name anyway?”

“It’s a part of the spell, you have to say your name. You said Knight Awsten, so I just- are there really only knights in England? What about Arthur? Didn’t he have some lineage?” Geoff played with the strings of the hole in his jeans, how did he have such modern clothes if he was super stuck in the past?

“You look pretty in fishnets, why are you wearing those if you from like the one hundreds? The- uh- all of you seems so modern and normal, man.”

Geoff seemed a little frustrated but he answered anyway, trying to explain, “Well, uh, we get like a catalog of outfits we can wear when we come here. They show all the styles and what’s in fashion so we don’t stick out if people see us. I liked the way this stuff looked. I got a book of slang and stuff, too, because Nazareth said I talked like a posh lamp post.”

Awsten nodded, his head hit the cool ceramic of the toilet before realising that, yes, he is still in the bathroom negotiating the selling of his soul with an ancient dude. He bolted upright and led Geoff out of the bathroom, not before taking three tylenol with faucet water, though. Geoff seemed truly fascinated by all the stuff in his house- his parent’s house actually but a random demon didn’t really need to know that. He looked at the kitchen sink in fascination, he asked if it was real water. Fuck, Awsten really had to appreciate how far society has advanced, he can doesnt have to like go find a dirty river when he wants a shower.

“What’s a shower?” Geoff asked, Awsten had almost forgotten that Geoff could read his mind, he really needs to control his ‘pretty demon’ thoughts.

“Um- well, it’s like a lot of water that you can like wash yourself with. It’s kind of like a waterfall in the bathroom that you can get clean in, like a garden- you probably weren’t alive for that. Yeah, do you know what a waterfall is?” Awsten really was shit at explaining things, he really hoped Geoff knew what he was talking about.

“That sounds- is it magic?”

Awsten shook his head no, with a little laugh, “I’ll show you if you want.”

Geoff nodded, Awsten thought his head was going to fall off if he moved it just a little bit faster, he followed Awsten back to the bathroom. The curtain was pulled back and Awsten could hear Geoff’s gasp, he felt just a bit all powerful introducing this dude to modern technology.

“Can I- how does it work?”

“I can show you later- oh but, don’t you need a sale, though?” Awsten reminded him, his head looking down just a bit, he felt kind of sad that Geoff had to go, he was a pretty cool dude. Even if he was a whole, mind reading demon.

“You know, you can say you want me to stay here and I have to, it’s really cool here. Or you could like wish for infinite riches like a boring person,” Geoff said, fingers pulling at the fishnets so his finger was trapped underneath it.

“Won’t your boss be angry that you’re gone, though?” Awsten asked, he was looking at Geoff’s pale skin mixing with the white fishnets, they were only a few shades lighter than Geoff’s skin. He was really pretty.

“Time moves different down there, it will probably be like six hundred years here before half an hour there.”

“Okay, all right. In exchange for my soul, I want you to stay with me for as long as you’d like, Geoff,” Awsten stated, hoping that he was saying the right thing. He wasn’t sure exactly how the contract was signed, he didnt see any paper anywhere.

Geoff leaned closer, and then their lips were together. Awsten could feel his lips tingling and his eyes flashed gold for just a second before Geoff leaned back, “The contract’s signed, and I’m still a demon so that’s cool. Can I use the shower now, how does the water get there?”

#emotophobia #waterparks #gawsten #geoff wigington #awsten knight #band fic #my fic

[prince-septimus]

So this is way too many could you jus pick a few or just the ones you like better? Dude you don't need to do them all there is so many there

Sigourney Weaver Miranda Otto Jamie Lee Curtis Michelle Gomez Paul Rudd Ian McKellen Pauline McLynn Hailey Atwell Arnold Schwarzenegger Russel Crowe

anon i hope you know how hard this made me laugh. 10 actors. you sent me 10 actors. oh my god im sdjhvsjfhd. but i take this as a challenge and im going to do every single one of them except miranda otto (ive only seen her in lotr and sabrina), michelle gomez (only seen doctor who and sabrina), russell crowe, and pauline mclynn

okay buckle in bc. this is a lot. 

send me an ask about actors! (also hey idk why the link is not showing the questions that go with the post but scroll down and youll find them on my blog!) (or just look here obv)

Sigourney Weaver

the first thing I saw them in: you again or galaxy quest

why I like them: how can i not love sigourney?? shes a powerhouse

my favorite role of theirs: her role in galaxy quest!

my least favorite role of theirs: tbh i didnt care for defenders in the least bit but her role in it. i could go without it.

a role I’d like to see them in: god idk. she’s done just about everything at this point

who I’d like them to work with: again, shes worked with so many wonderful people already!

Jamie Lee Curtis

the first thing I saw them in: halloween or freaky friday

why I like them: another badass queen of film. her and sigourney are an absolute dream team honestly

my favorite role of theirs: her role in knives out is just chef’s kiss

my least favorite role of theirs: dont have one!

a role I’d like to see them in: i just want her to do everything. shes so good

who I’d like them to work with: maybe im just thinking hard about sigourney in working girl but i think jamie and harrison ford would be a good duo in a movie! or just give me josh harnett as her son in another movie

Paul Rudd

the first thing I saw them in: halloween 6

why I like them: okay literally i saw him in halloween 6 and just decided i love him idk that was like 6 years ago

my favorite role of theirs: clueless

my least favorite role of theirs: i could do without this is 40 

a role I’d like to see them in: i loved the little prince so i think some more animated roles would be neat!!

who I’d like them to work with: idk what they would do but can i have paul rudd and paul bettany do some stuff together (besides avengers of course)

Ian McKellen

the first thing I saw them in: x-men

why I like them: ian mckellen is so important to film and stage, and he was important to me when i came out. when i came out i didnt know of many gay actors except him and raul esparza (who is bi). eventually i would be introduced to the likes of lee pace and luke evans and so on, but ian mckellen will always be the first for me

my favorite role of theirs: i really love him as cogsworth and that pairing with ewan mcgregor in the live action beauty and the beast, but ian also says some of my favorite movie lines ever as the narrator in stardust

my least favorite role of theirs: the da vinci code

a role I’d like to see them in: hes done everything at this point, hasnt he?

who I’d like them to work with: again. hes just about worked with everyone

Hayley Atwell

the first thing I saw them in: captain america: the first avenger

why I like them: i just think shes absolutely gorgeous and she has the kind of attitude i wish i had

my favorite role of theirs: peggy carter you own my heart 

my least favorite role of theirs: none!

a role I’d like to see them in: im not too sure, maybe a role in some sort of drama as a teacher or something. like mona lisa smile but a little grittier if that makes sense

who I’d like them to work with: i think hayley and florence pugh could do something cool together

Arnold Schwarznegger 

the first thing I saw them in: batman & robin

why I like them: im not actually his biggest fan, but not bc i think hes bad or anything, hes just not an actor i watched a lot!

my favorite role of theirs: kindergarten cop

my least favorite role of theirs: none!

a role I’d like to see them in: idk

who I’d like them to work with: idk why but the thought of him and jason statham just doing like a dynamic duo action movie would be cool

#i apologize if any of this reads weird #its past midnight in kentucky and im tired lmao #but here we go #this one took a while #actors ask #ask me stuff #jess says dumb shit #anonymous

[islesblogger]

NHL Trade Deadline 2019: The Aftermath

  What Happened at the Deadline?

Today was Lou Lamoriello’s first trade deadline day with the NY Islanders. From all indications he pushed a few offers, but could not find the appropriate deal to add to the Burger Barn’s menu. Something that has happened in Islanders Country a lot over the past decade of  deadlines.

Mike also details the day on the The Isles Faithful Podcast Episode 25.

The last splash was in 2006 when Garth Snow sent a bag of non-magic beans to Edmonton for Ryan Smyth. What he ended up with was poke check into the playoffs, and first round ouster by a superior Buffalo team. He didn’t give up much, and upon Captain Canada’s teary-eyed departure he didn’t gain much in return. Much like that day an adequate bargain was obtained. The Islanders gave up nothing, and got nothing in return.

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Why Did it Happen?

Lou has a relatively young first place team that is buying into a new system. They’re not only in first, but they are on a post learning curve trajectory that should keep them there. Even if other teams have improved themselves at the deadline, the Islanders GAVE NOTHING AWAY.

Their biggest assets are still mysteries. But what we do know of them is that they all fit into the current scheme. Most would think that Anthony Beauvillier would have been on the block for some of the bigger fish. But I also assume that there would have had to be some kind of extension behind a deal involving Beau. Lou would not have given away a 20G RFA with center potential for a rental.

The Islanders have been short on right handed defensemen for as long as I’ve been a fan… and that’s a pretty long time. The other two items on most price lists would have been Dobson and/or Wilde. You can flip a coin (it had better be three sided) because one of Pulock, Dobson or Wilde will be on a Norris list within five years. It’s too early to tell which one of the “prospects” will be on that list, so they’re both too valuable to be traded for a rental.

As I pointed out earlier this year, there were some names that were most likely available. Lou just couldn’t find the right mix of picks, those prospects, a target and a seller’s consent.

Where Are They Now?

The Islanders lead the Washington Capitals by two points, and have two games in hand. At this point it’s basically a three-horse race for first with Columbus making a late run. The Blue Jackets helped themselves immensely by not giving up any important roster players, and acquiring Matt Duchene,  Adam McQuaid and Keith Kinkaid. This very well could become a dogfight or a walkover in the next two weeks. The Isles’ schedule is littered with division rivals and they have two more games with Washington (3/1, @ 4/6) and Columbus (3/11 and @ 3/26). Those games will be paramount.  The final game against Washington could determine home team advantage for the first round.

Where Do They Go From Here?

There are a few paths they can go by,  but in the long run… they need to think of building a team for their new arena.  The first step in that is seeing what you have on the current roster.  

Some Questions About The Future

Where does Anthony Beauvillier fit in the Islanders’ future? Is he a top six wing? Can he be a bottom six center? Can he eventually replace a guy like Val Filppula? Can he become the next Butch Goring? Can he win a face-off? Will they ever use him to kill penalties?

Will Josh Ho-Sang ever get his act together? I’m not one who is going to say I know ANYTHING about Josh’s situation beyond what out on the surface. The young man has amazing talent, and when he throws that on the ice with full focus and the full effort of his physical abilities he’s a force. When he loses that focus, he has had some issues that keep him off the ice all together. I personally want to see him with guys like Ladd, Lee, Nelson and Beau. He has to earn NHL playing time to do that. Maybe there is one last gasp this season to see if they can put some trust in him. It will make a big difference to his first RFA deal, what they do with Eberle, and whether he is an Islander after June.

Is Michael Dal Colle a full time NHL player. He had a very good NHL showing. I think he earned a full time NHL gig next year. He might even make a cameo later in the season and possibly the playoffs. Does he have a “beast mode”. He certainly has showed it in the AHL, and he has shown plenty of “moments of confidence” against NHL vets. It will be fun to watch him evolve as a player.

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Off The IR

How do they re-assemble the puzzle with their returning pieces? I’m gonna push for the BrockLeeBar line until it happens, or they give us BrockHoLee. Lee and Nelson have been very good with Jordan Eberle, but they are not creating scoring chances at a first line clip. The Isles have been pretty good at 5v5 scoring (but not defending) over the past 4 years. They need a number one line again.

This year, neither top line has really stood out as a scoring threat. The Nelson line, however, has scored more than they have given up, and that is a rarity in recent Isles history. They need to shuffle that a bit. Andew Ladd will help that. I’m sure Trotz will be reluctant to break up what works with Lee+Nelson+Eberle. I expect to see it eventually. It could be a big boost in the second season.

Hickey will eventually be paired with an recent partner. It could be with Mayfield as a solid enough third pair. When that happens you can create a single offensive pairing that can defend the neutral and defensive zones as well. Everybody that has watched Bridgeport games for the last four years knew it had to happen eventually. Pulock and Toews for 15 minutes a night at 5v5. Make it happen!

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July?

We still have a handful of very important unrestricted free agents. Lou has passed the sell by date. Now he has a few months to sign them. No panic. My opinion… in order of importance.

Anders Lee. He’s their captain. He’s our captain. Don’t let two consecutive July’s mark the Islanders losing a captain. This one would be worse than the last one. All evidence points to Lee being an Islander through and through… so it would be on Lou if they lost him.

Robin Lehner was the biggest question mark when the season started. He has become the biggest exclamation point. He should be part of their goaltending future.

Brock Nelson. Even I thought he was a trade deadline goner in October. But Brock+structure+team buy in has been the biggest surprise of the season. If anybody thought in October that Lee, Nelson and Eberle would be the #1 line of a first place team raise your hand. Yeah, I didn’t think so. Brock has quietly (maybe invisibly) contributed 20G a year for 5 years. Now he’s in the locomotive, certainly not a passenger. He’s going to want conductor pay. Given the market for top six centers that can shoot and create from the forecheck, he’s going to get it. This is going to be a tough negotiation, but I think they come out with a solid 5 year deal.

Val Filppula. The Isles will have almost as many signed options at third line center next year as they did last year. None. I advocated for some AHL training for Beau, but that wasn’t popular. Now here we are. Val has been great. Way better than expected. They do not have another option ready in Bridgeport. Otto Koivula will get games next year, probably. You can’t rely on him yet. I think Val will be an early July signing after Lou gets to troll the waters a bit. If he lands Matt Duchene they are done. They have the resources to do it.

Post Apocalypse Outlook

All in all I’d say the Islanders came out of this okay. They go into the playoffs with a few new weapons to deploy. They also get to battle test some players with very little or no playoff experience. If they come out of it better players win win. If they win win, then Yes Yes Yes!!!

NHL Trade Deadline 2019: The Aftermath was originally published on islesblogger.com

#Anders Lee #Brock Nelson #Free Agency #Islanders #Josh Ho-Sang #Matt Duchene #Noah Dobson #Trade Deadline

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Hi i hate writing this is on ao3 too

they were kids once.

there were summers spent without a care in the world. hazy memories of when they were simply boys, dirtying their church clothes in spite of their mothers warnings from playing in the dirt. it kicked up in clouds in the air as they screamed and squealed with delight, bonding in the way only children can. no one knew one anothers names, or their parents, their favorite colors, their fears, their hopes, and somehow sparring with sticks fashioned into swords was enough to feel like theyd known each other for thousands of years.

it was a time before girls were talked about only in relation to the size of their breasts or the length of their dresses, before adults built walls with talk of sanctity and virginity. somehow, they all seemed to look happier when it wasnt dictated what constituted as a 'girl game' or a 'boy game'. theyd play pretend with the other children until the sun started to make its way down the sky and their parents called them home for dinner.

thea never liked how he played. it was a hot day, and even though the suns rays beat down relentlessly on them, she insisted they leave for the creek where the others were surely splashing about. "god forbid we become hermits, hanschen," shed said. she was the sort of young girl to have no qualms with using the lords name in vain, and the sort of young girl who enjoyed throwing words like 'hermits' to make her brother feel stupid. they were at the creek, and hanschen watched from underneath the branches of the old oak as his sister, dirt and sand caked on her chubby face, chased martha and otto into the water. she was pretending to be a great white shark, which neither of the kids wouldve known since she only referred to it by the latin name she found in an encyclopedia a week before, while the other town kids watched with mild interest before deciding to incorporate her odd shtick into their own fantasy worlds.

she spun around when martha and ottos feet hit the water, followed by heavy splashing as they sprinted through the shallows, sun-bleached blonde hair whipping across her shoulder. she stomped over to him, brown eyes the coldest glare a six year old could possibly muster. he looked up, unimpressed, crossing his arms across his chest. "what?"

"what?" she mimicked him. "do you intend to be so insipid?"

he decided against asking her what insipid meant and where on earth shed ever heard it before, instead looking up at the young girl with a thoroughly unimpressed stare. "only if it makes you mad," he told her. it was his duty as her twin.

suddenly, she hauled hanschen up to his feet with superhuman strength and pushed him so hard he stumbled into the creek. the cold water shocked his entire body as he fell backwards, soaking his clothes quickly. hed have screamed if his head didnt go under for a brief few seconds, instead coughing water hed inhaled on accident. all to the amusement of thea and the others, of course.

his arm stung from abrasions courtesy of the rocks under the water, and when he held it up for inspection, spots of bright red blood had already began to run down his forearm. even as a child, he was more annoyed than anything else.

he drew his eyes away from his scraped arm to give thea a pointed glare, but she was no where to be found, evidently disappeared once her game with martha and otto picked up again. instead he met the eyes of another boy, one hed seen around often. hed been writing something with a branch broken from a tree as hanschen could see from the dipping lines in the earth. usually he was spotted with another young boy, tugging him by the hand and always yapping a lot of variations of "moritz" and "stiefel" at the poor kid, but today hanschen noted he was alone.

his eyes sparkled green in the sunlight, narrowed as he looked at him. his coarse wavy hair was parted neatly on the left but otherwise seemed to stick up everywhere, sticking to his forehead and shaped by the wind. he wore sunday clothes, even though it was a thursday, either because he was stuck up or because he owned nothing else, hanschen couldnt tell.

hanschens arm dropped back into the water, his cuts stinging from the cold. he raised a brow. the boy on the shore waved back.

after that, they werent best friends. they didnt build forts out of sticks and mud or skip down the road hand in hand. in fact, they seemed to be at constant odds, even when their opinions were limited to the small world they knew as children. hanschen and melchior were electromagnetic. it took him a long time to realize it was attraction, not repellent, that had them clashing.

has them clashing. they continue to find their way to each other no matter how hard they try to stop it.

"youre thinking?" melchior asks.

"mm. reminiscing." he tries to avoid looking at the boy - man is a more accurate descriptor, its been a decade since he had been a kid writing words at the creek - but ultimately fails, distracted by the way the stray strands of hair shimmer in the moonlight, like silver thread.

he thinks the first time he realized he was different was in his earlier years of school. his childhood summers had ended and hed been introduced to the world of education, an unsavory thing that had him confined to a single room for hours on end, watching an adult wear chalk thin on a dusty blackboard. it was not only his first introduction to academics like math and science, but his first introduction to gym.

gym was hell in hanschens opinion. there was no studying to help him, and to be graded solely on his skill frustrated him to no end. hed spend hours out throwing around a ball, muscles screaming in agony, before being released to the locker rooms to shower in a room full of sweaty boys like himself.

the water was always hard and cold, striking his back like a whip. he thought all the other boys looked, too. he thought all the other boys dropped their eyes from faces to bodies, not to compare themselves mentally, but just to look. when he said something of that account, he quickly realized that assumption was wrong. then he told himself he was simply observant, because in order to survive he had to be sharper, didnt he?

he gathered information like this. for example, georg was the first to sprout dark, coarse hairs in a line from his navel. moritz looked at his feet and remained silent, and his awkwardness only grew when his body followed suit, and like the click of a light, hanschen started seeing the effects the regular physical activity had on his body; his stomach was no longer soft, his arms and legs no longer sticks awkwardly tacked on to his lanky body. his masculine v stirred something like envy in hanschens stomach. and ernst had the nicest cock; it was prettier than any of the other boys. he caught him staring once and hanschens face felt so hot he thought he might be burning from the inside out. he was just jealous was all. he wasnt the ideal and they were.

self-loathing and attraction always seemed to blend together for hanschen. he truly did feel insecure in his own skin surrounded by boys hed known since childhood whod suddenly become sculpted by the gods. he also definitely wanted them to pound him so hard he forgot his own name. so that made things confusing.

"when did you first realize you liked boys?" hanschen asks.

"i dont. i didnt," melchior says, shutting him up quickly. hanschens gaze darts away from the other boys face and he swallows hard. hes not a stupid boy, but somehow he allowed melchior gabor to weasel his way into his life.

he knew this is what would happen, and yet he still let melchior get to him. he still felt butterflies swarming in his stomach around him, especially whenever they were doing anything domestic. then he could pretend they were married or something, like they were a couple, a real couple, and it reduced him to an eager little boy again, curious and happy and excited, all the sorts of emotions that dulled through the years. hes allowed himself to be vulnerable in front of melchior gabor and he hates himself for it.

he feels melchiors soft hands on his face, forcing him to look at him again. his chest still rises and falls heavily, though now at regular intervals, and the post-orgasmic daze makes him look like an angel sent from heaven. he kisses him, hard, lips soft and firm against his own. hands move to the back of his head, grasping at his tousled hair, soon becoming tangled in the locks of blond. he wonders if melchior thinks about how their lips fit like pieces in a puzzle. wonders if he can taste the cum as his tongue passes over his parted lips, if he minds. wonders if he even thinks at all.

melchior pulls away first, running his hands through hanschens hair a few times before bringing his right hand and using his thumb to wipe cum from his chin, then the stray saliva on his bottom lip. "you missed a spot," he says instead of acknowledging the intimacy at all. its not surprising because its what he always does. hanschen rolls his eyes.

"ive been thinking," melchior says.

"youve been thinking..." hanschen repeats.

"about wendla. wendla bergmann. from when we were kids. from church."

"wendla bergmann. thea says she has the best hair. whatever that means."

"i think ill grow to fancy her," melchior continues, ignoring the anecdote entirely. "i think she could be something. wed definitely be something. perfect, really."

"im glad you decided on a wife while you were busy fucking me," hanschen snaps. the very real annoyance and hurt is lost on melchior, who simply laughs at him.

"shes kind. and pretty. and i think intelligent, too," he goes on.

"why are you telling me this, again?"

he gives him an odd look. "were friends, arent we? dont friends talk?"

"you have stiefel for talking, dont you?"

"do i only have to have one friend?"

"i cant imagine you could manage to score more than one." hes only half-joking.

"i like talking to you," melchior points out.

except, he doesnt. hanschen knows he doesnt, because it wouldnt hurt this much if he did. he was lonely, and melchior was there, melchior who was only horny and bored. who is still only horny and bored. hanschen swallows the poison in his mouth hard, bites his tongue because he knows he asked for it. he asked to be used. melchior is the first boy hanschen loved, and the first boy that destroys him, too. sometimes its how things are. it surely beats being alone.

"i know." hanschen kisses him again, only to make him stop talking, only to feel his skin on his before he disappears completely.

#andyfic #spring awakening #melchior gabor #hanschen rilow #helchior