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salemoleander · 6 months

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I am BARELY resisting going full red-strings-corkboard on this season. And by barely resisting I mean not resisting at all here is an extremely long list of the events those pins would be marking out.

BigB getting a Task that was a different color than everyone else's. It's not just a randomly assigned Hard Task, bc Scar rerolled for a Hard Task and his was also just a white envelope. It's fundamentally different.

That task taking BigB away from socialization, and seemingly being an incredibly time-consuming and dull request. Of profound disinterest to any watchers.

The phrasing of his Task!!

Dig a big hole. All the way down. At least 3x3. Make it your base if you want.

Everyone else's are direct and formal - the only one with more than one sentence was Skizz's, with the rule clarification of "One attempt only." Bigb's Task is four short abrupt sentences. It is also the only Task to contain extraneous information, 'Make it your base if you want.' The requirements (at least 3x3) feel like an afterthought to mimic the numerical/specific demands of the other tasks.

Evo symbol on the face of the Secret Keeper statue.

The fact that there's a statue at all; the fact that there is a physical representation of what is assigning tasks that everyone must complete, when previously everything was always handled via commands and unseen RNG.

Grian talking to the statue, and (bc of his Actual Role as game organizer) acting as a mediator for the impartial decisions handed down, speaking for it.

Grian making one last bad joke and saying he doesn't know if it counted or not- depends on whether we the audience laughed.

Grian asking for task recommendations from the audience. The watchers are making the tasks. The Watchers are making the tasks.

Again I could be off-base, and I'm not usually even that smitten with bringing in Evo lore. I don't want a Big Bad really...but. It feels like something very unusual and intentional and cool is happening in this series. And I'd guess we'll know if theres something going on once we have more than one data point.

My largely unfounded suspicion is that there is another being (maybe Listeners, maybe something else) trying to reach out to the Players via decoy Tasks, and BigB was the first recipient. Get them alone, make them of disinterest to the watchers, and tell them something we don't get to know.

Because that's the really, really fucking cool part (if my wacky theory is remotely right): We're the bad guys. We're the ones giving out tasks - hell, we're the ones actively brainstorming harder and crueller tasks in Grian's comments!

If they actually made a story where the Players have to keep secrets from us I will be delighted. Bc that is the same genius bullshit that made Evo Watcher lore so fun

#secret life #slsmp #life series #grian #secret life smp #bigb #i think im starting to get the shape of the conceit #this could all be nonsense of course. i may be completely off base and nothing will happen and it's just a normal life series #but it feels like there's something Larger happening here #anyways. will keep thinking and mulling this over and collecting scraps of evidence #secret life spoilers #slsmp spoilers #spoilers #salem meta #salem tag #im so enriched. i love being wrong about stories

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sirenetica · 4 months

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Session Six

#i like to call this session the valley of death #more symbolism than actual death count #but still a fun thing for me #life series #secret life #sl!scar #sl!grian #gtwscar #goodtimeswithscar #mcyt #mcytblr #cw: eyes #eyes #scopophobia #scopohobia tw #could be tagged as dsrt duo if one wanted #really REALLY enjoyed working on this #more to come!#hopefully

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catilinas · 5 months

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The wind blows their ghosts to the ground

line (loosely a translation of iliad 6.146-9) from memorial by alice oswald, embroidered onto a ginkgo leaf i found on the ground

#desk lamp lighting because it is dark and i Would take a photo tomorrow but i am Sure it will shrivel overnight #and it's in red for iliad book 3 reasons :-)#oh embroidery as somewhere in between the ideas of historical memory as presence and historical memory as a series of puncture wounds #we're really in it now!!!!!!#like leaves who could write a history of leaves #trees instead of gravestones #embroidery #alice oswald #iliad #beeps

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nickfowlerrr · 2 years

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if i could 🥀 - chapter 4

series masterlist / chapter five

pairing: bucky barnes x plus size reader

warnings: anxiety, grief, fluff? i can’t think of anything else.

words: 2.4k

notes: thank you for reading and reblogging and as always feedback is welcome. love you all 💘

To say you were confused would be an understatement. There was quite literally a blizzard going on outside - how anyone would be able to drive in it was beyond you. You assumed it was a postman because you couldn’t think of any other explanation.

Hesitantly, you approached the door and before you could unlock it and see who it was, you saw the lock turn and watched the door open with wide eyes.

“Sorry, but you were taking way too long to answer the door,” Bucky stated unapologetically as he let himself in, brushing himself off after shutting and locking the door behind him.

“What the hell?” you nearly squeaked as you took in his unexpected presence.

“I had to drop this off before I left,” he explained as he lifted up the gift he had in his hand that you failed to notice. Your shock at seeing him faded into embarrassment at your lack of a present for him, though your worry quickly overshadowed that.

“What? Bucky, are you insane? You should be at the compound by now, you should have left this morning. It’s way too dangerous to be driving in this. How did you even make it here in this storm? You could have gotten yourself seriously wrecked. I don’t understand why you didn’t get out of here earlier?” you ranted.

“Well, honestly, I didn’t think it was going to actually be that bad outside. I thought they were just exaggerating for the news. And, I couldn’t leave this morning - I spent most of the day waiting for the gifts I ordered to get to my house. Finally got them around 5 and then I had to try and wrap them all, which went less well than I had hoped it would. Anyway, I’m on my way out now, I just wanted to give this to you,” he moved to hand you the gift but stopped when he took notice of your bare tree. “Why isn’t the tree decorated yet?” He questioned wearily.

“I was… getting around to it,” you stammered as you turned to look at the empty tree instead of at Bucky. “It’s really dangerous outside, Bucky,” you said seriously as you turned back to face him. “There’s no way you could even make it to town if you tried, you’d essentially be driving blind.”

“Yeah, I know you’re right. I just,” he started as he shook his head, “ah man, Steve’s gonna be pissed,” he laughed.

“I’d be too, you’ve basically ruined Christmas,” you jested as you turned to walk back to the kitchen. “What are you going to do though, really?” you asked him as you filled up your kettle with water and set it to heat up.

“I could try and wait out the storm, maybe leave in the morning if it’s calmer,” he started as he set your gift down on the couch.

“It’s only supposed to get worse,” you informed him.

He sucked in his lip as he considered his options.

“I guess I’m just gonna drive back to my place, call Steve and let him know,” he concluded.

“Or m- I don’t know, I mean, maybe you can wait it out here? For now, you know. If you want. There’s a very real possibility we get snowed in by the morning, but, I mean, you have all your luggage you were planning on taking anyway, right? So you could. Stay..here. I’m just still in shock that you made it here from your house without crashing,” you murmured.

“What can I say, I’m a great driver. And I’m used to the cold. But if you’re really worried, sweetheart, I’ll stay. You don’t have to beg,” he smirked at the way your eyes shot up and narrowed at him from across the open space.

“Not begging, Barnes. Trying to be helpful.” you stated.

“Whatever you say, doll. I’ll be right back, don’t lock me out,” he said as he left to get his things from his car.

You rolled your eyes at him but let out a sigh of relief that he wasn’t going to drive out in this again. You weren’t sure how long he’d stay but you realized that you didn’t really mind. You knew it was possible that you’d be completely snowed in within the next day or so and the storm wasn’t going to dissipate anytime soon. You had gotten enough supplies to last you a month inside, not that you thought it’d be a month, but better safe than sorry. The last time you were snowed in, right after moving to the cabin, you weren’t entirely prepared. You actually ended up stuck in your house for a week before Bucky came by and helped clear some of the snow.

The newest update you had gotten on the storm said that it’d last through the week and to be prepared for record snowfall. You had a feeling you’d be cooped up in your home through Christmas but you hadn’t really cared considering you didn’t have any plans or anywhere to be. You did feel bad for Bucky, though. He had a whole trip planned with his best friends and now he was going to be stuck with you, alone, possibly through the 25th. You weren’t sure how either of you were going to get through this, but there really wasn’t another option. It seemed so rushed to be so close again after so long apart but it seemed right and that was what scared you. No more fighting, you thought to yourself. Whatever will be, will be. And it’ll be alright, you reassured yourself. “This’ll be fine,” you muttered aloud to no one. It was like the universe was pushing you two back together so quickly to make up for lost time.

The sound of the front door being pushed open took you out of your head and you rushed to help Bucky with the door as he carried in his suitcase, duffel bag, backpack, and a huge bag - filled with what, you weren’t sure - that had two rolls of wrapping paper sticking out from the top. You looked at him in surprise as you shut and locked the door behind him. He set his things down and shrugged off his jacket.

“What?” he asked when he noticed you still staring at him.

“Why do you have so much luggage?” you questioned.

“I told you,” he laughed, “Steve had a whole thing planned. He said I needed to pack for anything and everything and he wouldn’t give me specifics because he didn’t want to ruin any of the surprises,” he explained. You nodded in understanding, “That sucks. Steve’s gonna be really disappointed,” you mused solemnly. “Please don’t do that. I already feel bad, and then Steve’s sad voice is gonna make me feel even worse. I don’t need to hear your sad voice, too, please,” he nearly begged you with a sad laugh. You gave him a soft small lipped smile with a little nod and then turned your attention to the bag on the floor.

“What’s in there?” you nodded your head to where it laid.

“Those are gifts for everyone at the compound. Didn’t have time to wrap them so I was bringing them with me, figured I’d do it when I got there,” he answered as he walked toward the fireplace. “Y/N, tell me you got more firewood than this before the storm started,” he sighed.

“Just a reminder that I got back here like, 5 days ago. And the past two have been spent with you constantly breathing down my back, so,” you pointed out with a jerk of your head. “So?” He questioned. “No, okay, I didn’t go scavenging through the trees collecting firewood in what little time I’ve had to myself,” you said defensively. You heard yourself and yet you couldn’t stop the fight in you. You didn’t get it. What was it that was freaking you out so badly that had your defenses up already? Your defense mechanism has always been to push people away and the easiest way to do that was by being rude. God, you have one genuine moment and then jump right back into your guarded attitude. But fuck, you didn’t really want to be mean to him. You didn’t want to push him away anymore. It was like your mouth had a mind of its own, though, but you couldn’t seem to shut yourself up.

“This is all the firewood you have to last you through the storm? God, you really are lucky I’m here or you’d freeze to death by Monday,” he chided you as you went back to the kettle in the kitchen. You ignored him as he stoked a fire with the logs you already had set in the fireplace for later that night.

“Hot chocolate or tea?” you asked.

“Whatever you’re having,” he responded.

It was quiet as you prepared two mugs of hot chocolate and he met you in the kitchen.

You could feel his stare on you while you had your back to him mixing the powder into the mugs. You stopped what you were doing and cracked your neck in hopes of relieving your frustration before taking a deep breath and turning your head to look at him.

“Can I help you?” you demanded. “Is there a reason you’re staring at me?”

You saw his lip quirk as he was about to respond, but you held up your hand and turned back around to finish stirring the drinks, “Never mind, don’t answer that,” you grumbled. Taking both mugs in your hands, you walked back to the couch where you had spent most of the day and Bucky followed. You set both mugs down on the coffee table and then gestured to the pile of his things on the floor.

“You’re just gonna leave all that there?”

“You didn’t say where to put it,” he pointed out.

“Did I need to? You know where the guest rooms are,” you argued as you reached down to pick up his backpack and take it upstairs to the room next to yours. He snatched it from your hands and you shot him daggers as you looked up at him.

“I got it,” he laughed at you. “Have I ever told you how cute you look when you’re mad?”

“Yeah?” you said sarcastically, “Then I’m about to get really fuckin’ adorable,” you sneered as you elbowed him while moving toward the staircase.

“You’re always adorable,” he teased as you made your way to the guest room with him trailing behind you. Flicking on the light you stopped dead in your tracks. Laid on the bed was your sister’s blanket. She had insisted on leaving it for when she was planning on visiting, “It’s practically my room anyway, you never have any guests besides me and I’m hardly considered a guest,” she had said. You had completely forgotten it was there as you hadn’t any reason to go in the guest room since the last time she had come down. You then saw her bracelet on the nightstand along with her favorite picture of the two of you. You could feel your breathing stop and your eyes rapidly blink and squint as you struggled to comprehend what you were feeling. You took in a deep breath as you felt Bucky grab your shoulders,

“What’s wrong?” he asked as concern laced his voice. You just shook your head and moved forward into the room and grabbed her blanket off of the bed.

“Sorry, I uh- I’ll be right back. I’m gonna grab you another blanket,” you breathed as you sidestepped him and went to your own room. You looked down at the blanket in your arms and then hugged it tightly. It wasn’t fair. That she wasn’t here. That she was gone and you never got to say goodbye. Meanwhile, Bucky was still in the guest room. He had moved to open the closet and that was when he saw the framed picture of you and your sister on the nightstand, where there was also a pair of fuzzy pink slippers on the floor next to the bed. He quickly realized what had happened and why you reacted the way you did when you turned on the light and saw the room. He set his duffle next to the bed and then went to find you.

The door to your room opened as Bucky let himself in.

“You ever heard of knocking,” you scolded as you stayed where you were standing in front of your bed. He didn’t say anything as he walked up behind you and wrapped his arms around your waist, holding you to him, his hands finding yours as you both just stood there. “I’m sorry,” he murmured into your ear as he leaned his head down to yours. “No. I- I’m sorry.” you said quietly. “Are you okay?” he asked gently.

“No,” you replied in the smallest voice you’d ever heard yourself use. “But I will be… Right? Eventually?” you asked pathetically as you turned in his arms. His right hand found your face as he wiped away the stray tear that had fallen down your cheek. He just nodded his head as he stared at you sincerely. “Eventually,” he smiled with a breath. You nodded in return and then pulled him into another hug. “I forgot she left some of her things in there,” you said into his chest. “Would you be okay with the room down the hall instead?” you asked as you pulled away from his embrace.

“You’re the host,” he started, “I’ll go wherever you tell me to go.”

“Thanks. I’ll go check to make sure there’s no other possessions my deceased family left lying around to haunt me with,” you said sardonically as you walked out of the room and continued down the hall to the opposite wall. You made sure the closet and drawers were empty this time before Bucky brought his stuff in to get settled.

“This actually works out much better,” you pondered, “this room is the warmest one up here and the bed’s bigger than the other one,” you offered.

“I would’ve taken the couch and been fine, honestly. Either way, I appreciate you forcing me to stay here,” he smiled mischievously.

Your face took on its signature look of annoyance as you eyed Bucky. You bit your tongue and huffed before you made your way out of the room.

“What, no smartass comment this time?” he taunted you, causing you to walk back and turn on him.

“I’m gonna to start trying very hard to work on my attitude for the sake of our inevitably being trapped in here together. So no, no smartass comment,” you said as you forced an obviously fake smile.

“This is gonna be really fun,” Bucky said as he smiled back at you. He put his hands on your shoulders and spun you around, ushering you down the hall and back toward the stairs. “Come on, we have a tree to decorate.”

#bucky barnes x reader #bucky barnes x plus size reader #bucky x reader #bucky x plus size reader #bucky barnes x short!reader #bucky barnes x curvy!reader #bucky barnes x chubby!reader #plus size!reader #if i could series

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prettydjarinsoloinspires · 6 months

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anyway the person Loki went back to ultimately ask what he should do was Mobius.

the person who couldn’t continue the job they’d been doing for eons because it was too painful without Loki was Mobius.

the person who stood alone in the second to last shot was Mobius.

the person who’s voice Loki heard at the end of time was Mobius.

if you don’t think that’s winning i don’t know what to tell you.

give me painful, bittersweet, star-crossed lovers over nothing at all any day.

#lokius #loki #mobius #was it made explicitly canon? no #is this better than anything i could have hoped for? yes #it was sad and bittersweet and they’re separated for now but my god #say what you will #but that is some epic love story shit if i’ve ever seen it #loki series #loki spoilers #loki season 2 #mobius m mobius #loki friggason

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cherries-and-knives · 4 months

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Matthias: *has one Unholy™️ thought about nina*

Matthias to himself: TAKE A WALK YOU ABSOLUTE WHORE. AND WHILE YOUR AT IT YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUMP IN A RIVER YOU SLUT.

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kizzer55555 · 26 days

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DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game

Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter.

Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.

The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge.

And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).

And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game.

Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.

(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).

After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely).

Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.

#DPxDC #dcxdp #Danny makes a card game to save the world.#Technically he worded the ritual so that they had to ‘beat’ him as those are the most powerful barriers and most reliable.#keys can just get lost or stolen (like the one to Pariah’s Coffin)#A riddle would be useless once someone figured out the answer. Like how no one takes the sphynx seriously anymore.#(Sorry Tuck. But it’s true).#And there is NO WAY Danny is just leaving a hole open for anyone to pass through. No thank you!#So…beating him. But it’s not like Danny wanted to fight so…he edited the ritual a TINY bit. Card games are good. Much less painful too.#Danny Tucker and Sam made the most complicated card game they could imagine.#It’s based on their strategies for fighting ghosts. Capturing them in thermoses. And MUCH based on a on field battle strategy.#It often requires spontaneous thinking on the spot. So Danny? In his ELEMNT. It doubles as practice for his actual ghost battles too.#They had SO much fun making this.#Sam added an entire series of plant cards that act as traps and healing ointments and duds that just take up the field.#Tucker added legitimate hyroglyphics combined with Latin as well as English and ghost speak.#Yes. You actually have to speak that language to play. With proper pronunciation. (Amity Parker’s think the three are talking gibberish.)#I headcanon Sam and Tucker are fluent in Ghost.#Constantine WILL figure this game out SO HELP HIM!#Some of the cards also have combinations related to constellations either in name or placement on the board.#By the way the board is based on a Hexagonal summoning circle with Rhunes along the edges #And the placement of the cards on the board and on what rhune MATTERS.#Also the cards move disintegrate and have certain abilities. Think of Harry Potter Wizard Chess.#But they are normal when Danny plays at school. This is just for ✨effect✨ Against invaders.#Danny faces multiple opponents. He also halts alien invasions.#While Danny COULD stop crime on earth he’s not sure how to fight a normal human and hold back so he sticks to ghosts.#The Justice league are going crazy trying to figure out who this entity is and after deep research are convinced this is some sort of #Ancient being who has protected earth for millenia. They have paintings on ruins and everything.#Danny is not aware they think this.#Raven starts praying to Danny as if he is a god and wrangles the other Teen Titans into doing so as well. Danny is still unaware of this.#Danny is not a King or an ancient. Just a very VERY strong ghost.

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