#if these two won't have some smoking chemistry what's the point

[bambirex]

Okay but now I want a very homoerotic rivalry between Jaskier and Valdo. Gimme suggestive lines and heavy subtext gimme implications that they had fucked/dated in the past, banter that is pretty much just hate- flirting. And i very specifically want a scene with Valdo tucking a piece of Jaskier's hair behind his ear in a manner that is both condescending and flirty

#come on twn the possibilities are endless #if these two won't have some smoking chemistry what's the point #jaskier #valdo marx #the witcher #the witcher season 3 #bambi says some bullshit

[mikachacha]

Ok but hear me out… Kirsten x Bada ??? Idk I see it 😜

𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎'𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎'𝚜 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚎 (𝙱𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝙻𝚎𝚎 𝚡 𝙺𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝙳𝚘𝚍𝚐𝚎𝚗)

Synopsis: Bada and Kirsten's chemistry on screen seems to get a lot of people talking, especially when they work together on Smoke. What if the chemistry reached beyond what's shown?

Warnings: cursing, secret relationship, this is just fluff 🫶

(A/N: y'all i missed youuuuuuu 🥺🥺 hope this kinda makes up for a day of my absence)

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"It's a quiet Saturday today, don't you think? No taping, no lessons, no nothing.. We got a day for ourselves and for our fans." Bada says, smiling at Kirsten as they cuddle in bed together. Kirsten just chuckles and snuggles against Bada, happy that she's able to spend some alone time with her. It's a rare yet a very cherished moment between them.

They've been secretly dating each other since they worked together on the leader class mission. The chemistry that was seen on screen is as real as it gets. They were very careful to keep their relationship under wraps, only a few people knew they were together to keep the professionalism up. It was also a mutual decision that they keep it a secret since they're both at the peak of their careers.

"Mhm. You're going on a morning run, right? Well I'm gonna do a quick instagram live since I promised some fans to let them have a peek at my morning routine.. Then after that, we can go out and get something to eat before we just stay home to cuddle and rest." Kirsten says which made Bada smile and place a soft kiss on her lips. She loves spending the day just at home with Kirsten, basking in her presence and her loving.

"Right. Might as well get ready now. I'll see you in about an hour, beautiful." Bada says and they both got up to get ready for their own plans. Bada got ready for her morning run while Kirsten got ready for her instagram live, making sure that nothing is amiss and that people won't be able to tell that she's living with Bada or that they're in a relationship.

Everything's doing great, until 20 minutes into Kirsten's live that people noticed she's wearing one of Bada's shirts. Kirsten tried to brush it off as 'just a little fun gift from Bada' and went on with her live, hoping that fans would just let it go. 40 minutes came in and all their careful planning came crumbling down when Bada came home, calling out to Kirsten without knowing that her girlfriend is still talking to fans in Instagram.

"Honey, I'm home! Where are you?? Oh there you are.. So pretty.." Bada immediately went to Kirsten, not noticing the camera right away and placed a kiss on Kirsten's lips. Kirsten had a stunned expression, things happened way too fast and they were definitely caught.

"Bada.." Kirsten nudged her girlfriend before pointing at the camera. Bada looked confused at first then slowly realized what just happened. Her whole expression was priceless as she saw the camera and that the people are going wild as they just exposed their relationship to the internet.

Kirsten ended the live, the two couldn't believe what just happened but then there's no coming back from it now. They're exposed and there's no use in lying so they decided to just come clean.

"No matter what happens, I still love you and will choose to be with you." Kirsten says and cups her girlfriend's cheeks. Bada nods and grabs her own phone, taking a picture of her and Kirsten kissing and posting it on her instagram account.

'Been together since Smoke 🩵🩷 Been chaotic but loving every second of it' she captions the picture and tags Kirsten with it. It was chaos for a few days but that just made their relationship much stronger.

#bada lee #swf2 #bada lee x kirsten dodgen #kirsten dodgen #kirsten x bada #bada x kirsten #wlw sfw #wlw

[polyhexian]

Just had a dream about an alternate universe movie that doesn't exist. It's called Dolly Rocket II: Kennel Virus and it's Don Bluth's current last credited film (2022) but mostly because it's a late sequel to a movie he made like thirty years ago but he didn't really work on it. Dolly Rocket is like a a diner and it's kinda like an animatronic pizza place you know like themed kids dining but there's no animatronics, it's older from like the fifties and has anthropomorphic frog women in like fifties waitress outfits as cutouts everywhere. It's very kitschy. But it's abandoned and has been forever. I didn't actually get to see the first movie so I don't know where this like. Magical essence or whatever comes from but it's some kind of liquid that turns regular animals into like anthropomorphic cartoon animals like people

So the movie starts with like a single mom and her two sons and they're gonna go camping so they're driving but they get stuck in traffic and it's pouring rain so they end up pulling off into like an RV park instead and have to sleep in the car and it's all very miserable and everyone is pissed at each other. In addition to the siblings there's a third boy and it's the older boys best friend like a neighbor or from school or something and they've been best friends since they were kids but the friend has kind of been getting Weird the past few years and they've been growing apart and it's clear to the viewer our protagonist kind of doesn't really want to be friends anymore but the friend is really possessive and won't let it happen.

Our protagonist is the older boy who leaves the car to wander off. He finds a stray kitten shivering in the rain and picks it up and puts it in his jacket. He also gets chased by some punk bullies on bikes.

Then he meets another kid there, a girl his age and he's immediately enamored by her and they have some chemistry because he's a Weird Kid and she's also like weird and unpopular but they like each other. I don't remember when but at some point later it's revealed she ran away from home and she's been living at the RV park for a few months by herself because her mom was abusive. The friend is really jealous and he's mean to her.

So at the RV park there's lots of pets right, lots of dogs. And the dogs have been acting weird this whole time and also keep vanishing or getting really aggressive for no reason. Finally it's like, all the dogs and cats are missing and everyone is really weirded out and the only animal left is protagonists kitten. He's really worried about it so he does something like Hansel and Gretel style like ties some thread to it's legs or something so that when he wakes up later and sees it's missing he can follow it.

Then him, the girl, and the friend all follow the trail out of the RV park through like the woods and then like a bunch of abandoned building stuff until they arrive at the abandoned diner. So they go in and there's like what looks like a regular cat in the entrance and one of them is like aw hi kitty and they go to try and pet it when it suddenly turns vicious and attacks them. And it's not like a comedy scene it's kind of scary like it's really trying to hurt them. And they're like ???!! Only for more animals to appear in the abandoned diner and they're scared and they start running. They end up like falling through floorboards or something and discovering this huge like. Underneath the diner there's tunnels and stuff and it opens into this whole little underground city and it's full of anthropomorphic cartoon animals and it's a don Bluth movie so like. Theres drinking and smoking and they're all acting like people and there's vices. The three kids are all wrapped in hoodies and stuff and in disguise as they try and find a way out. Overhearing the animals talk it's like. Obvious these animals all used to be regular animals but they were transformed by the elixir or something and they owe The Walrus their new lives. They also talk a lot about hating humans.

So also we are cutting back to the kitten here and there and it's following like a melody only it seems to hear, like hypnotized. And it's walking through all this abandoned building junkyard stuff to get to the source when it stumbles past like a part of the forest with a bunch of lost pets that like followed the song but maybe they just like.. I don't know were too pure of heart or something? Like they're all looking lost and sad and holding like balls like they want to play and miss their owners.

The cat keeps going and ends up in the underground place and then there's a scene where it ends up in a big main hall and there's like. Crowd, and sudden silence as a spotlight snaps on on the stage and the walrus emerges from behind the curtain, and he's like. The guy running the show. He has the elixir or whatever. Some anthro frogs that look like the waitress frog designs upstairs come out and we get a musical number villain song. The kitten watches it and is still walking toward the stage making it through the crowd, and we keep cutting between it and the human kids who are also in the crowd but trying to get away. And as the kitten is about to step on stage someone bumps protagonist and his hood falls off and gasp! Shock! Awe! The crowd goes wild. The kids run and the kitten runs away from the stage after them.

During the chase the jealous friend trips the girl and she falls and the animals grab her. The protagonist doesn't see it but the kitten does. The two boys escape into a tunnel and manage to hide. Protagonist realizes girl didn't make it and he's super upset but friend is like forget her! We gotta get outta here, these animals wanna kill us!

And friend is being manipulative and changes tactics to be like hey... We can't do anything for her... Let's leave and get help... That's right... And protagonist is being convinced when kitten catches up and is immediately hissing and distrustful of the friend. Protagonist is like !! What's wrong buddy. But the kitten is insistently like. Hiss. Slash. And friend gets pissed and goes to hit it and protagonist is like !! Hey! And friend is like it's one of them! We should kill it before it changes like the rest of them and kills us! And protagonist is like no way! We can't punish it for something it might do! Who are you? And they basically have a falling out where protagonist finally realizes his friend is an asshole now and they split up.

Protagonist has a little breakdown and cries cuz he misses his mom and wants to get home and the kitten comforts him. And he's like thanks buddy. And then he rallies and decides he is going to go back and save the girl. Some kind of montage. Then he goes back and we find out the girl is like tied to a big spinny wheel while the animals throw darts at her. You know the type. She's crying and all the animals are laughing. Protagonist is creeping in a long with the kitten and as they're like sneaking back to untie her the spotlight turns on on him and they're caught!

The walrus shows up on stage and gives a little monologue detailing why they all hate humans, for abandoning pets and stuff and for being cruel and making war yada yada, and how maybe animals should rule the world, and the whole thing is again a musical number as the two humans are jostled about that culminates in revealing the jealous friend is now on stage working with the walrus to catch them. He drinks the elixir thinking it will make him even more smart or something but it actually just turns him into a rat. Like it's the opposite of the animals that turn people like.

So then there's chaos because during the earlier montage the protagonist like made some kind of homemade explosive or something that would go boom and start a fire and set it to go off while he was sneaking around to cause a distraction, and now it goes off. He grabs girls hand and they go running. Some kind of sprinkler system turns on? And the animals all freak out like it's making them turn back for some reason and the animals are all like the walrus lied to us about this or something and also like as they turn back into animals they get like, less intelligent and the walrus is like no stop! But all the animals are turning back into animals and they're angry and filled with rage so they attack him. There's chaos as the whole place starts to come down and the kitten and the boy and girl are trying to get out

Now here's the thing is that apparently this movie is incredibly notorious because in the ending, basically everyone actually dies. The animals tear apart the walrus and the human kids. Do not actually make it out. The building collapses on them and at the last minute the human realizes there's a spot big enough for the kitten to get out but not for them and urges it to go. It doesn't want to but he tells it it's okay so it runs off. And then the aftermath is like. A horrible scene in the big underground space where all these animals are dead (there isn't any blood shown, just like, lots of arms sticking out of piles of lumber and stuff) and we don't see the kids bodies but we see like. A fallen hand and it's implied you know. And all the RV park adults have run over to see what all the noise is and the mom is standing there and sees her older son and you see her cover her mouth and tear up. And the kitten is standing at the edge looking sad and scared. And then in like the final act the little brother ends up picking up the kitten and taking it home and it's I guess a bittersweet ending but a really weird one

And it's like universally agreed amongst viewers that it's a weird fucking bummer of an ending and the shot of all the dead animals becomes like a meme because it's just so over the top and so dark for a cartoon, but that's like. I mean that's what Bluth movies are like. So that shot becomes a meme and like people one up each other like some people blow it up on poster board and go to anime conventions wearing it as a cosplay. Like the image, the meme is the costume. And some people like recreate the image with their friends just everyone lying on the floor in the same positions.

It's the big end of 2022 meme, the crazy over the top shot of all these dead characters at the end of a particularly weird and dark don Bluth movie. I never saw the first one so I have no idea how this sequel ties into the original. I think the theme is like. Idk. Humans are no different from animals or something. The songs are pretty good though they were really jazzy. The first walrus song reminded me of "friends on the other side" from princess and the frog.

[having-trouble-feeling-feelings]

a midsummer night's dream

nov. 20th, 2023.

Life is a funny thing, right? because lately she's been really funny, to the point where she actually laughs in my face. the universe sees you wanting something and says: okay, I'll give you this but in the worst circumstances. and it was more or less in this context that on my second day of traveling to Rio de Janeiro I decided to go out at night to drink and experience a night of music and alcohol.

I had gone to Lapa with some friends, along the way we decided to stop at a bar to have caipirinhas, then we went in search of a minimally healthy place to continue the night. So, we found a place with an open bar for 50 reais. I don't know where you live, but here 50 is the price of admission, which kind of made this open bar practically free. For me, free alcohol is less of a blessing and more of a punishment, the kind that teaches you to learn to have limits, and life has already taught me that. What I'm trying to say is that drinking a lot of cheap drinks is a sure invitation to get sick and want to jump in head first the next day because of the hangover.

But the party was good and that's what matters. There was a drag DJ who was very interesting due to her ability to try to mix the most different songs possible, with each change of sound and interpolation it seemed like she was watching a mad scientist trying to mix water and oil in the force of hate. Maybe it was a setup to make people drink more, because that's what I had to do, pump alcohol into my body until I was able to turn off a large enough part of my brain to not notice the sound reaching my ears.

and in the midst of the alcohol and the 40 degree heat of an early Rio de Janeiro summer, he appeared on his way to the club's bathroom. It was that quick exchange of glances and I couldn't even say anything, but I had bad intentions just waiting for him to come back. until he came back and looked back at me too, which is more than enough of a sign for someone with a few glasses of caipirinha in their body.

I said hi to him and asked his name, we started dancing and… I'll spare you the rest of the details. at some point we went to the smoking room to talk, and that's how I discovered that he was an exchange student from London three months ago in Rio de Janeiro and 6 years younger than me. he was so beautiful… and it's in this context that I need to explain that I can't connect with many people, I rarely feel any chemistry with anyone but that man… in some alternate universe we could be a couple. The night ended when tiredness took over and we decided to leave, to go to his house.

I took his Instagram, but I didn't send him a message afterwards. How can I explain, in a century of casual sex, that my interest in him was to get to know him better? talk, maybe fall in love with the way things would unfold? and for what, since in two days I would be back in my city and never see him again?

I didn't send any messages, but I'm here writing this story. I will remember you as my midsummer night's dream, and you won't even know it. Maybe, from your point of view, I was just another Brazilian that you saw one night and then disappeared, at best someone who interested you more than even sent a message the next day. I understand.

I will try to carry this pleasant warmth in my chest of knowing that, perhaps in some reality, something else would happen, or has happened. that I wasn't a coward and decided to send a message, even if it was so we could experience the ephemerality of just another day. I want to believe that one day, or somewhere, I will learn to accept that I need to live one day at a time, and that this means enjoying and relating one day at a time. that perhaps the limited is also worthy of love, and that a summer love also has its value.

You were the beginning of a new reflection in my life, the first step towards accepting the ephemerality that is life.

#rio de janeiro #night date

[animelittlefan]

~ When Haikyuu boys kiss you for the first time ~ //pt.1//

~ Characters: Iwaizumi Hajime, Miya Osamu.

• IWAIZUMI HAJIME:

You and Iwaizumi were together for a while, well, for 1 month exactly, and yet neither one of you decided to make the first move and have your first kiss together.

It was starting to snow outside, and you couldn't help but look at those fluffy, little snow flakes falling from the sky. You were currently in you room, enjoying Iwaizumi's lovely company while watching a cooking show on the TV.

It was one of those typical days of where he would randomly come over to your house with the excuse you became so familiar with, "I missed you". He wasn't a big PDA fan, but when you two were alone or texting, he'd be the neediest man you've ever met.

When he noticed that something else caught your attention, he slowly turned his head towards the window, then he stared at the back of your head and couldn't help but think he is the luckiest man ever. He truly loved you with his whole heart and if he were honest, his mind sometimes drifted to the thought of kissing your lips. He wanted to know how your lips would feel on top of his. Now it became some kind of habit to think about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to see what it felt like

- "Y/n" you heard your boyfriend's voice from behind you. You turned around to look at him, but you didn't even have a chance to ask him what happened before he closed the gap between you two. His lips found themselves brushing against yours in a soft and heart-melting kiss.

Even though you loved it as much as you loved Iwaizumi, you were the one who broke the kiss, your whole face red as a rose and your stomach filled with butterflies.

- "I-iwa!!" You say flustered, making Hajime smirk.

- "I should have done that a long time ago." He says with a confident tone in his voice.

• MIYA OSAMU:

You were in your chemistry class, doodling in your chemistry notebook, knowing very well that Osamu, who was your seatmate and crush for over a year now, would give you his notes after class. It's not like you knew for sure that he was going to give them to you, but everytime you had asked him to before, he always complied, so you weren't really worried about it.

You had just finished a doodle of one of your favourite characters from a book you have recently read, when you heard the bell ringing loudly, signaling the end of class. The teacher said her goodbyes slowly and walked out the door, leaving you the opportunity to turn towards Osamu.

- "Osamuuu, can ya pretty please give me yer chemistry notes?? 🥺"

He looked at you with his usual emotionless face and then said a simple:

- "No."

You stand there shocked, eyes wide at his answer. He had never refused this request before. You started to get pissed at him and told him:

- "What do ya mean 'no'?!"

- "It means that I won't give ya ma notes-"

At this point, you could already feel the smoke coming out of your nose and ears, and imagine yourself transforming into some kind of dragon.

- "I know what it means!! It was a rhetorical question!! 'm just askin' why ya won't give me yer notes!" You said angrily.

- "Oh well.. I always give 'em to ya, but ya never do anythin' fer me in exchange."

- "Really?.. R-E-A-L-L-Y?"

- "Uh, yea? Really-"

- "Then, what do ya want me to do? Give ya the maths homework? Buy ya lunch?"

- "Give me a kiss on the lips and my notes are all yers." He smirked and held his notebook in his hand, waving it in front of your face.

You wanted those notes so bad, but kissing him for them wouldn't be a bit too much? You were in deep thought, considering your options.

- "Uhh.. Can't ya accept the maths homework instead-?"

- "Nope."

You sighed to yourself mentally and thought: well, I really need those notes-

Blushing slightly, you pushed the hand with the notebook in it to the side and cupped his cheeks while pressing your lips against his.

His eyes widened in shock. He never thought you'd do something like this for some notes. He dropped the notebook he was holding onto the desk and started processing what was happening.

Before he could react, you pulled away, grabbed the notebook and ran outside flustered, leaving Osamu a blushing mess.

(P.S.: he had a virgin panic all day.)

#anime #iwaizumi x reader #osamu x reader #haikyuu!! #haikyuu x reader #haikyu x reader #haikyuu scenarios #haikyuu fluff #iwaizumi hajime #osamu miya #miya osamu #hajime iwaizumi #iwaizumi x you #osamu x you #haikyuu drabbles #iwaizumi x y/n #osamu x y/n

[desidarling123]

Reviewing the Grishaverse Couples (Canon and Non-Canon/Alternate Universe) just because I can, here we go:

These are not based *strictly* on the books, but rather the Netflix show, which appears to have spawned ✨all the ships✨ as of late.

DISLAIMER: I don't hate any ships! And I won't tolerate any slander. Creativity is the core to all fandoms, and that's what shipping (canon or otherwise) is ultimately all about. Cool? Cool.

CANON COUPLES:

Darkling/Alina aka DARKLINA: What I came for TBH, though not necessarily what kept me watching through the end (damn you, episode 5! you got me so confused! ahhh but also corruption arc for Alina? hmmmm) Jessie and Ben have chemistry in spades, and Ben emotes well for an ancient asshat. These two have great fic potential.

Mal/Alina aka MALINA: Sweet! A little boring to me initially tbh, but much better on rewatch. They are each other's safe haven, and there's something really lovely about that. I like them together.

Kaz/Inej aka KANEJ: GOD TIER. THEY'VE RUINED EVERYTHING ELSE FOR ME. NOTHING EVEN COMES CLOSE. THE FUCKING PINING BITCH. HE LOVES HER. SO SO MUCH. 1000000000/10.

Full disclosure: I came for Darklina, but stayed for Kanej. And, at this rate, will happily suffer countless seasons where the most they do is maybe hold hands but also Netflix please let them heal their trauma together and kiss at least once for my poor shipper heart PLEASE

Nina/Matthias aka HELNIK: They're cute. Almost a little too on-the-nose with the tropes for me, personally, but the actors make it work.

Jesper/Stable Boy: Honestly? Good for Jesper. The only person on the show who actually managed to get laid onscreen. He deserves it.

Genya/David: Also very cute, though they don't necessarily occupy much brain space. I like that David is this awkward little dork but he's just. So good for Genya. It's very pure and she really needs that.

Darkling/Zoya: Zoya, baby, you deserve better. That said, I wish the show had explored their backstory a bit more. These two would clearly put the T in toxic (Aleksander largely being the one to blame here, of course).

Ivan/Feydor: As someone else put it, these two can be summarized simply by -- be gay and do crimes. They're real cute. If only they weren't Team Darkling.

NON-CANON/ALTERNATE UNIVERSE:

AKA time for some ✨multishipper controversy✨

Darkling/Inej aka DARKEJ: I am extremely biased since I've written for them, but honestly? I would like to convert you all. This pairing has POTENTIAL. The sinner and the saint, the immortal and the ordinary. Also they both have this elegant, shadowy grace to them. Bonus points? Kaz getting a whiff of this nonsense and meticulously planning how to cut up Aleksander into a million tiny little pieces lol.

Darkling/Kaz aka DARKAZ: Sexy. So so sexy. Not in a physical sense (for obvious reasons' on Kaz' end, unless you go AU with that aspect, too) but more a battle of brains. Would inevitably end with Kaz slitting the Darkling's throat, somehow as he should, lmao.

Kaz/Alina aka KAZALINA: I didn't understand this, initially. They barely interacted and Kaz seemed more the type to drag Alina by the kefta than woo her. However, I saw a bunch of people on TikTok attacking someone who made a fantastic AU video edit, (and by a bunch I mean at least two attack videos amassing 10K+ likes total) -- so now I ship it purely out of spite, LOL. It only works in an AU where Inej doesn't exist or Kanej is somehow still endgame, but you know what? The saint and the nonbeliever has some potential. I dig it.

Kaz/Jesper aka KESPER: There's some basis for it in the books. I do prefer them as friends (and come on! Wylan!) but again, I get it.

Jesper/Inej: I... want whatever y'all are smoking bc it must be AMAZING (I kid, I kid). While I can't fully claim to understand it, I love both characters, want nothing but the best for them, and am not entirely opposed to it given the right premise. And Jesper did say he'd kill a man for Inej pretty much without hesitation...

Kaz/Jesper/Inej: OT3 vibes. I haven't read anything with these three just yet but I think, done right, it could be absolutely perfect.

Inej/Alina: I feel like Inej's piety would actually get in the way of a true relationship but I think it's cute as a one-sided crush, Inej on Alina.

Mal/Inej: This one is probably the most random of the Inej ships, but I'm team "Give Inej All The Love" so I'll let this one slide. Also, Amita and Archie low-key have crazy chemistry off-set so again. I get it.

Mal/Kaz: ... does this even exist? Lol I think Mal would definitely drive Kaz up the goddamn wall

Mal/Darkling: Objectively hilarious to me on several counts LMAO (that fight scene at the end of episode 8 PLS). BUT there's a fine line between love and hate... maybe it's not Alina they were after but each other all along

Alina/Genya: Again, god-tier. Also, makes Genya's later betrayal of Alina extra tasty in my opinion. So yeah, add in a dash of heartbreak why not?!?

Alina/Zoya: Enemies to lovers excellence. Though Zoya clearly has some internalized self-hatred to work through (baby WHAT was that half-breed comment?), I don't hate it. Maybe some day...

#shadow and bone #kanej #darklina #malina #helnik #heartrender husbands #six of crows #darkej #zoyalina #genyalina #inejalina #kanejesper

[vyglitchcraft]

Cavalier Gantz Origin Story

Authors Note: i wanted to make a short story about Gantz's backstory and i wrote more than i expected

Under the cut for length

Word Count: 1.6K

"And who are you? You're going to get sick if you stay here" the child looks at the boy, he was holding an umbrella and wearing a yellow rain coat "my...My name is Gantzy and you?" Gantz stood up and looked at the boy "my name is Simon! Nice to meet you Gantzy!"

They smiled, Simon was very short and had short brown hair with dark green almond colored eyes "my mom has a bakery nearby, you should visit!" Gantz nodded and followed him.

"Simon, oh you're back and you brought a friend too...Oh my god what happened?!" She looked at him behind the counter that at them, realizing all the bruises they had on their face, she ran out and crouched to their height and holding their cheek "i think no one likes me..." they muttered.

Simon's mother looked at them with sadness before quickly dragging them inside the shop, cleaning them up and giving them a fresh pair of clothes "you should stay here for a while dear" Gantz tilted their head "but what if they find me and hit me?" she hugged them, clearly hurt by those words "no one's going to hurt you here, don't worry" they smiled and started to tear up softly muttering "thanks"

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"Gantz did you understand anything about the teacher's teaching cuz i swear i don't" They were walking home from school and Simon had pointed at the book they were reading about the last subject which was chemistry "honestly don't know, all i know is, you're fucked" Simon immediately grabbed the book and read through it "HOW HARD IS THIS ANYWAY?" Gantz laughed and grabbed the book back, putting it in their bag.

"Simon, we should go there it looks cool" they pointed at an abandoned and rundowned building, they both nodded with a mischievous look in their eyes. They ran inside and placed a bag of paint canisters on the ground, putting on a cheap gas mask "what're you gonna draw? Can i choose?"

"HELL YEAH!" they tossed another gas mask at Simon and quickly he puts it on, grabbing a random can and started to paint a random drawing. They quickly finished when it started to rain and Gantz signed the mural with "CG SE" in the corner of it "Let's go before mom gets worried" he pulled Gantz out of the building.

They both arrived at the bakery, luckily not soaking from the rain. "What did i told you about not coming home late?" She looked at them disappointingly, she sighed and chuckles "i still remember back when i was your age, getting in trouble and all that, god i miss those days. Let's get you some food shall we?" both of them nodded excitingly and followed her.

"Thanks Mrs. East they taste amazing!" they took a bite off the muffins and smiled. She smiled back but that smile quickly turn into a frown "We need to talk, our bakery is in a terrible place lately and we're starting to lose customers, it's likely we need to close it down" Simon looked at his mom with shock "WHAT THE HELL? what can we do to help?" he stood up and yelled "if you can earn some money, it would be very helpful, but i think you should leave it up to me, i can find another job so don't worry" she sat him back down and hugged him "I'm sorry" both of them cried.

===

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE SELLING DR-" Gantz yelled at him but quickly muffled by his hand "shh....Gantz please it's just something i have to do and i need your help too!" they clicked their tongue in frustration "i ain't selling drugs! Are you crazy? We're in middle school, we're gonna get in trouble if we get caught"

Simon pats their shoulder down "please you need to help me and my mom, I'll even let you keep some money to yourself just please" Gantz sighed and hugged him "fine I'll do it" he smiled and hugged them back.

"five hundred right?" the man they were speaking to asked, they nodded and gave the bag of coke "thanks kid" he gave the money and Gantz quickly pockets it. "tenth one this week, alright"

Simon ran up to them, tapping their shoulder "you got it?" they nodded and handed him the money, he quickly thanked them.

===

It was break time at school and Simon pulled them out of the class to the back of the school "Gantz we need to talk, my boss wants to meet you" they tilted their head, confused "huh why? When?" he shook his head "i don't know but this afternoon, one of his friends will take us to him" again, they were confused "alright, I'll do it, i trust you so this better not be a trick"

They arrived at a mansion with dozens of other people. They were in the entrance waiting for the boss, the sound of glass being hit was loud and sudden

"thank you for coming my fellow men and women, we're here for the new recruit party today as you can see, you were told to bring a guest with you, we will run them into a test to see who will join our family, now guests follow the guards to the car, they will drive you to the test area, good luck"

Simon holds their hand, a bit worried but Gantz assured him and followed the "guards" to the car. They and the other guests were blindfolded and forced to sit in the back of the car. The drive was long and boring, filled with silence before they were all thrown to the outside. They cough, trying to get the sand out of their mouth. The guards took off the blindfold and thrown a single firearm at them.

"The test is simple, you'll shoot eachother with the weapons we gave you, the last people that survives after the timer ends will join"

"IN THE COUNT OF THREE"

"TWO"

"ONE!"

Barrages of bullets was shot, immediately two were dead, one was injured. Gantz moved in a zig zag pattern, trying to dodge any bullets that comes in their way.

They used the smoke as a cover and killed three although someone was able to graze their shoulder one was able to make a large gash on from the left side of their jaw to the corner of their left eye. They fell down to the ground, cutting the corner of their mouth open, immediately they covered their head and ducked down, letting the others to kill eachother.

"STOP!"

The dust settled down and they stood up and looked at the guards, they were all blindfolded again and tossed to the back of the car again and drove back to the mansion.

When Gantz saw Simon's figure, they immediately ran up to them. They recognized him even when after the fight, the green eyes, the brown hair with sides shaved off, they recognized him. "Gantz! Did you past?!" he screamed, Gantz nodded happily "I DID IT!" they hugged him tightly, trying to balance themselves to keep standing up.

"congratulations, you passed the test, from now on you'll be joining the hitman group. Guards, shoot the useless ones"

The boss pointed and the guards started to shoot the ones that took the survivors. Gantz pulled Simon out of the way but it was to late, several bullets had hit his chest and stomach. Trying to find an exit, Gantz carried him on their back and exits the building, somehow able to reach the road. They called for help but most just drove by except a driver that saw them and called the ambulance.

===

They were sitting in the waiting room with a blank stare until they saw the doctor coming out of the room "can i see him?" the docter nodded and they ran to Simon's room.

"thank god you're alive" they hold his hand and he weakly pets their head, "you're the one that saved me" he smiled softly. "you're welcome" they smiled back and rested their head on the bed.

From that day on, Gantz always visited him, talking to him and teaching some of the subjects in school, even sneaking in snacks for him.

"hey promise you'll visit tomorrow?"

"of course, i will, promise, i won't leave you"

"really?"

"yes, you're like a brother to me"

"thanks, see you tomorrow?"

"yea, I'll be back, don't worry"

They went home from school and visited the hospital as usual, but something was off his mother was standing in front of his room, crying "I'm sorry Mrs. East, your son has passed away peacefully in his sleep" Gantz went wide eyed, collapsing to the ground, on their knees, when his mom saw them she immediately got on her knees and hugged them, crying.

Their eyes were starting to cry and their voice was cracking "i didn't even say goodbye....". They stood up and ran to the hospital exit "i need to be alone dammit!"

They leaned against the hospital wall, curling into a ball and sobbing. "i didn't get to say anything, are you serious?! If-if only i was the one that died, he'll still be alive, it's my fault dammit"

He and his mom was the only family they had, and without them, they're alone. Mrs. East was found hanging herself after he died.

A pair of foot steps walked up to them, it was the same guard that drove them to the test area, he gave them a piece of paper to an address.

Without anyone else, they went to the address, now inside the building, walking down in an empty and echoey hallway. They knocked on the door "come in!" opening the door they saw their new boss, the leader of the hitman team.

"Ready for your first mission Gantz?"

#oc #originalcharacter #My writing

[shxlbylore]

Without You

John Shelby x Reader

Plot: John's assistant is dating Finn but recently they've been arguing more, yet to make matters even worse Y/N has fallen for John. At Grace and Thomas's engagement party they get too close for comfort.

Note: Super angsty, tw and cw for alcohol, smoking, drug mention, cheating and suggested smut at like a 12A level

"Fucks sake, what are we gonna do with you Y/N eh?" Arthur groans, swatting your grasping hand away from his jacket pocket, pulling out his cigarette box.

"Nothing unfortunately Arthur, stuck with me begging for cigs until your brother shows up." You pause, plucking a cigarette out and gesturing to Arthur to light you up; he huffs but obliges. It was no secret that old grumpy Arthur had a soft spot for you, in fairness most of the Blinders did. From the lads who patrolled the streets at night to the Shelby brothers themselves, you were fondly thought of and not just for your looks, but your intelligence, wit and charisma.

"Which brother are you waiting on this time then?" Arthur murmurs back with a smirk, carefully lighting the tip of the cig which hung between your coloured lips, earning an eye roll from you in return.

"Finn obviously."

"You're not overly picky about it though are you?" He prompts, raising any eyebrow. You felt your jawline flush with heat, you knew yours and John's chemistry hadn't gone unnoticed since you became his assistant just three short months ago but you hadn't known the office gossip had risen through the ranks of the business.

"Get me a drink?" You shoot back, he luckily is easily swayed out of that line of conversation and heads off to the bar leaving you alone in the booth. You hoped he'd thought you acted nonchalant but if Arthur knew, who else did? You knew Finn was oblivious. Michael had adopted a really annoying habit of raising his eyebrows whenever he spotted you even close to John or as soon as you said his name since he'd caught you staring at John at the Garrison when you were too pissed to care last month. For a psychic Poll seemed none the wiser. Tommy obviously knew and had appointed you as John's assistant to make a point.

You hadn't meant to of fallen for John. You were meant to be dating his younger brother. Since you'd moved to Birmingham a year prior you'd been close with Finn, but recently everything had changed. Finn was more withdrawn and seemed to only want to sniff Tokyo with Michael and Isaiah and commit arson when they got bored. Now most your nights were spent in the Garrison with Ada and the other brothers.

It wasn't like you and Finn were deeply in love. You just enjoyed his company, you made a good partnership but there was little passion. You didn't feel the draw you had to John with Finn, which made you feel endlessly guilty. It could've been so easy with Finn. Much easier than the awful tension between you and John which was overall pointless and exhausting.

A pair of strong arms encircled your waist and a kiss is pressed to your cheek, you offer a small smile, folding your arms onto his.

"Promise me our engagement party won't be as dead as this." Finn murmured into your ear, you release a small giggle in return, you felt cruel to be laughing at Grace and Thomas after everything they'd been through but you just couldn't deal with arguing with Finn tonight. He seemed to be in a better mood than he had lately, maybe you could make it work? You had your good moments after all. He quickly pulls away as Arthur heads back over with John trailing behind him, he pauses and traces your figure quickly before brushing his thumb over his bottom lip, suddenly in deep thought.

"You look nice Y/N, one of Ada's?" He asks, mouth slanted in approval of the fitted red dress, as he slides into the seat across from you. Yet he does not wait for a response instead he launches back into deep conversation with his brothers.

You sip from your glass of vodka in silence, watching Thomas and Grace dance and talk to their guests. That could easily be you and Finn in a few years. You recoil from the thought before a guilty pang arises squeezes deep within your chest. Shit.

Fuck it. You stood on shaky legs, you needed to get away from it all. You deserved a nice night. Whatever happened to just having fun? You headed to the dance floor where Liz and some of the other blinder wives and girlfriends were congregated.

Suddenly you were lurching away from the bar towards a woodpanelled back room. You had no idea how long you'd been dancing but your feet were burning, makeup smeared and heels cradled in your hand. Your shaking hands grab the brass handle and after great difficulty finally prised the door open and slammed it behind you, clutching you head at the bang. Your spine pressed against the heavy oak door, the cool air and silence enveloping you in relief.

"Y/N?" A low voice murmured somewhere in the depths of the dimly lit room. You opened your eyes, your pupils taking the time to adjust, finally making out the gloomy yet broad figure of John Shelby.

"Sorry John I'll leave you to-"

He cut you off by reclining further on the sofa, crossing his leg across the other, obviously relaxed in your presence.

"No, it's mad in there. Come on, rest for a bit."

He didn't need to tell you twice. You sat next to him on the luxiourously upholstered leather sofa, your bare knee just brushing his suit clad thigh, causing you to swallow deeply. You sit in silence, stealing a glance at him. He has his head tilted back, his eyes closed, his strong jawline catching in the flickering light. You swallow deeply, despite your intoxicated state you're more than capable of understanding how beautiful this man was. A slow smile brushes across his lips as he lazily opened one eye.

"You enjoying the view or sommet?" He teased.

"Or sommet." You replied flatly, breaking away from his stare.

"I'm not sure Miss Y/L/N. If Polly saw us now, right now. Just us, a dark room, sitting so close, anything could happen."

"Fuck off."

He chuckled, jostling your shoulder. When you moved your shoulder away he pauses, grabbing your chin and turning your head so that you have to look in his eyes. All amusement and playfulness has drained from his face, his expression softened with concern.

"What's up with you? You've not been yourself lately. "

"I'm fine."

"You're not. Come on tell me what's happened."

"Nothing just tired."

"Don't bullshit me, I know you. I know when you're hiding sommet." His face is so close to yours, you can feel his warm breath across your cheeks. You should pull away. You should get up and walk out of the pub. Go home and sleep it off. Wake up next to Finn. Settle down with him. Do what you're meant to.

"You have to tell me what's wrong. I don't like talking to anyone but you, without you I'm pretty much fucked."

You should do what you're meant to.

But you don't.

Instead his fingers find the back of your neck and you grasp the collar of his jacket, your propelled closer towards him, you lean forwards and close the gap breaking the two of you apart- your lips pressing against his firmly. He's shocked. He breaks away momentarily but suddenly pulls you closer to him, unable to reject you. You push his shoulder back and move on top of him, pressing him back into the soft leather. His fingers trace shapes across your waist and hips, soaking up the sensation of your hips against his, how helpless he feels that he can't stop himself. His mouth finds your neck as his hands wander lower, a soft moan encouraging him to whisper nonsensical yet affectionate phrases against your bare skin between bruising kisses. Rough fingers desperately fiddle with the ties on your dress before grasping at your shoulder blades, though he was trying to understand every inch of you. You'd never of expected him to be this way. From the rumours you'd heard expected him to be dominating you completely and ripping your clothes off but instead he was desperate for you, he was rough of course but the way he complimented you and affectionately touched you it was obvious he'd wanted you for a long time.

A loud cough came somewhere from behind you and John had firmly pushed you off the top of him and was standing protectively in front of your half dressed form. They're talking, well slurring to one another, a hushed argument of sorts but you're too gone to understanding what's going on completely.

Footsteps.

Michael looms somewhere above you, in a fog of black swirls.

"Come on Y/N you've had your fun. Let's get you home and sober up." He tells you firmly as he helps you stand, you stagger falling to the side but John catches you by the waist, supporting you as you steady yourself.

"You two have fucked it completely." Michael murmurs, as John helps you do up the row of buttons at the back of your dress. He pushes him off and rebuttons the closure properly.

It's not clear if he's referring to just the crooked red silk buttons.

"Y/N we need to get you home. John-"

"Fuck off Michael." He snaps back, the realisation of what's going to happen finally cutting through the haze of his stupor.

"I'm not the one who tried to shag my brother's girlfriend." Michael states, causing John to release a frustrated groan in reply as he pours another drink. "You've had enough of that mate."

You're being led through the bustling crowd of the Garrison, Michael's strong arms steering my shoulders through the crowd.

"Y/N! We've been looking for you-" Finn yells, his smile bright as he grabs at your sleeve clumsily, but his eyes are red and dilated, he's obviously wired. He lifts your chin up and his face falls. "Y/N? Michael why's she crying what's happened?"

You hadn't even noticed the hot tears streaming down your cheeks until Finn had wiped them away with thumb and index finger, it only made you cry harder, face contorting.

"I'm taking her home Finn, she had too much to drink. You know how she can get. You stay here. I'll sort her."

Finn nods and presses a polite kiss to your forehead before losing himself in the crowd, possibly to seek the next thrill of the night. He'd soon forget you.

You were being dragged down the dark alleys by Michael, you were glad of his company even though you could tell he was furious by the rigidity of his shoulders and the way the muscle jumped in his jaw and temple. He rested your back against a lamppost as he fiddled with the key in the rusting lock, when he eventually forced the door open he pulled you into Polly's home.

You closed your eyes, exhausted and overwhelmed, letting him guide you up the stairs to his attic bedroom. You collapse onto his soft worn bed and feel the first waves of sleep crash over you. He turns off the light but before he slams the door he hesitates.

"You've massively fucked it this time."

#john shelby x reader #peaky blinders #finn shelby #michael shelby #Angst

[judgement-free-sideblog]

Ghost from the rainforest

James Conrad x Reader

Summary: A simple rescue mission will bring him back to a place full of nightmares, and maybe this time he could find redemption. Situated in 1975, 2 years after the events of Skull Island.

Warnings: Violence, blood, wounds, mentions of war, cursing, implied smut, smoking, angst.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 3: Those who never came home

At 4:35am you were already in the departures site, checking the truck was fully loaded and that there were enough food and water for the men that will accompany you.

It had been a long night, and you barely had any sleep since every time you closed your eyes you could picture Conrad's face laughing at you.

You shake those feelings away and lean your back in the truck, and close your eyes for a moment, the cold breeze of the early morning was more comfortable than the hot room you were staying. And suddenly you were on the edge of sleeping holding yourself standing against the dirty tarp covering the backside of the truck.

"Morning" His voice said suddenly and you frown with your eyes still closed "We are ready when you are Doctor" His tone was oddly professional and when you finally looked at him he immediately look aside, it hurt that he was in the same place as you, regretting what happened.

"Fine, who's driving?" You had the keys on your hand and look at the men with him, there were only three, apart from Conrad. "Aren't you missing people? I count five last night, Dr. Y/L/N" you said shaking his hands.

"Reles" Said the shorter of the four, he had a nice candid smile and brown skin. "Nice to meet you Doc, I must say you look nothing like your dad" That make you smile.

"Glenn Mills" Said the black men next to him looking embarrassed at his teammate behavior "Ignore him doctor, he doesn't know how to be around women." You only nodded in response.

"Ah Reg, I remember" You say at the youngest of them, before he spoke.

"Slivko is fine, those idiots run away, they say the won't be at the jungle for a month" He spoke as someone way older than he looked like, and you could figure they were another form of victims of the war, even when they were alive.

"I'm driving" James said, extending his hand to grab the keys.

"No you're not, they drive on the correct side of the road here" You said ignoring him, "You guys can handle the stick?" You ask the men holding the keys in front of them. Mills raised his hand and you throw them at him. "Let's go then".

Slivko and Reles got inside the backside to guard the boxes and you hop on the front seat next to Mills, and after a minute Conrad sit next to you, and closed the door careful to not look at you.

"I think there is plenty space in the back guarding the medicine." You said to him coldly.

"And I think I get paid to guard you not your boxes" he answered and Glenn was desperately trying to start the engine and ignore you two.

"Fine, but at least keep that thing away from me" you said rolling your eyes and then pointing to the large gun he was carrying with him. And you could hear a giggle on the back knowing pretty well that by now the whole crew knew about what had happened.

The way out of the town was boring and easy, after four hours there was only a country road surrounded by small houses and when it was time to eat you chose to stop at small village. You got something to eat and gave some medicine to the children that couldn't go to the main city to get a proper doctor, and you were back on the road.

"So what kind of doctor are you then?" Reg asked from the back of the truck opening the window that separated you.

"I have a PhD in Chemistry and Biology" You said to him taking the canteen he offered you "And work as a nurse in the 60's so I know my way around wounds and diseases" you said to him.

"See Captain?" Reles said to Conrad in a very serious tone "She is too smart for you" He add making Slivko and Mills laugh while Conrad only gave him a murderous look. "But for real tho, isn't it boring to spend all your time here? I mean don't you mis America?"

"Of course I do, but this is important, I mean the troops are leaving yes, but someone has to help clean the mess they made, no offense" you said and James nodded understanding. "Who's that by the way?" You asked pointing at a picture Glenn had attached to the windshield, where the four men were standing in some field with water to the knees, and next to Conrad an old man with a beard carrying what it seems to be a katana.

"That's Marlow, an old friend" Conrad said and you could tell it was true because there was a happiness in his eyes when he talked about him.

"Yeah, is like a crazy Santa" Reg said, "But anyone would have gone crazy after..."

"Is getting late, we should stop don't you think?" Mills interrupted suddenly and you could see how the three of them looked at Slivko with anger, he had been about to tell you something he shouldn't.

"Yeah sure" You said looking at the map, and then the road "We will be at our first delivery point in ten minutes, and we can sleep there". You haven't told them where you were delivering part of the medicine, you have done it several times and Noah's men never had a problem with it, but you doubt the Captain will be ok with it. "This people can be a little unfriendly" you start when the lights of the village were clear on the road. "Just do as I tell you and it should be fine"

"You don't sound convinced" James noted.

"Because I'm not" You said and you make your hands into fists on your lap praying at nobody in particular that things will go well.

A couple of kids with large guns were at the entrance of the village, you bend over Conrad's lap to reach the window and make sure the see it was you, they immediately let you go in and you get back to your sit pretending it didn't feel like heaven to touch his hard chest.

A man came out of one of the huts with a smile on his face, framed by a thick goatee, he wasn't bad looking but the AK-47 in his hands, and the ones he had put on other children hands was enough reason to hate him.

"I thought you said you hated militars" Conrad said offering you his hand to get down of the truck.

"They're are militia, nor proper militars" You said ignoring his help and jumping of the truck.

"Is there a difference?" He asked looking at the man waiting for you with a smile.

"Yeah, they're worst" You said and walk towards Shukri.

"Selamat kembali, saya isteri cantik saya" Welcome back, my beautiful wife The man said to you and tried to give you a hug that you didn't respond to.

"Santai Shukri, dan hentikan memanggil saya isteri awak, inilah yang anda minta." Relax Shukri, and stop calling me your wife, here is what you asked for. You pointed at the truck and Reg and Joe were already carrying down boxes helped by Shukri's men.

"This are not your usual companions" The man said then looking directly at Conrad who had been pending on your whole interaction since the beginning.

"No, they're not. Is safer don't you think? If we get use to the same people there could be snitches" You lied to him and he nodded approvingly"

"Ahh isteri, I told you you have to stay with me, I could use that quick mind of yours" He said and tried to pull you closer to him but then Conrand put his body between you two making both you and Shukri look in surprise, plus anger on his side.

"How many boxes are we downloading?" He asked and you could see some anger in his eyes.

"14, the ones that are marked with a black cross" You said still shock by his reaction.

"British? That's different" The guerrilla lider said behind his back and you could see Conrad shoulders tense and his nostrils move with fury.

"Yeah, and very helpful, right prince charming?" You said, and touch his arm softly trying to calm whatever the hell was going on in his head. "Put those nice arms of you to good use and help the boy will you?" It was not an order but a plea and he listened because he relaxed his back and start walking towards the truck. You indulge Shukri with a smile and remained close to him while the man take part of the medicine, after that they show you a hut where you could spend the night with two cots inside blankets and a couple chairs "Just that?" You asked him and could see a disgusting grin on his face. "We are five, three of us are going to have to sleep on the floor, I won't risk my men to get bit by a snake, a spider or god knows what"

"Thats all I have isteri, unless you want to share mine" He showed you a toothy grin.

"Hentikan memanggil isteri!" Stop calling me wife you shouted exasperated. "I will take my chances with the spiders, thank you" You said and walk inside where the tired men were resting. "Glenn take one of the cots, Reg and Reles you can take turns for the other" you took a chair and sit there, any hope you had about a civil conversation with Shukri was now gone and with that also your hopes to take a shower. That certainly was not something you will miss when you came back with them to america, if you go back, your mind corrected you.

"You are not sleeping in that chair Y/N" Conrad said, taking a pair of blankets under his arm. "Let's go Reg, the truck will be more comfortable and safer than the floor, we will see you in the morning" He said and reg followed him making it impossible for you to reply. "Also" He had holding the door open for you "Saya tidak percaya suami anda" I don't trust your husband He said putting a venomous inflection in the word husband.

"Oh please don't" You said tired and embarrassed "Do you speak Malay?" You asked when you were at the truck but you didn't come up and let Slivko in first. The night was humid and hot, and you couldn't believe you'll have to wait another two days for a bath.

"I told you I have been here before" He answered, and took a cigarette to his lips, and offered you another.

"Well at least that was true" You said and let him light the cigarette for you.

"Isteri?" He asked again, imitating the disgusting tone Shukri used, and you rolled your eyes at him.

"Let it go Captain" You said taking one long puff "Is just the delusion of a crazy man"

"I think there has to be an interesting story behind" He said facing you and looking you again with his perfect blue eyes.

"Well if you really want to know. I have been here for about five years" You started and look at the quiet village in front of you. "And at first I spend every little money I still had buying medicine from Noah, one day I was trying to help a kid from this village"

"The little guard that welcome us?" He asked throwing the cigarette butt to the ground.

"Yeah, precisely." You said mimicking his movements "Anyway he needed medicine and I couldn't find it, so I talk to the village lider, Shukri's father, and he send his man to "get" the medicine from a local hospital in Bandar. The boy lived and they asked me to check on the rest of the kids. And boy they were in poor shape. So I make a deal with him, I will take his money, and get the medicine peacefully from Noah, if they gave me enough to help others. So long story short I'm kind of a pharmacist for them"

"That's a compelling story" Conrad said rising a brow to you. "But doesn't answer my question"

"Shukri's dad died, and he is a crazy sociopath, who thinks he would take down the Malaysian government with drugs and weapons trafficking. He said to the people that he is their father, and since I take care of his sick children as a mother..."

"You are his wife" He said bitterly "That's a clever way to get a wife without the effort"

"He is just an stupid man" You said crossing your arms "And honestly you didn't have to literally put yourself between us, I have been doing this for long enough to take care of myself. But thank you" You poke his feet with yours.

"You are welcome" He said grinning at you and making a head gesture to you. And at that moment you wanted to forget you were suppose to be mad at him, maybe it was the tiredness or maybe it was how gorgeous he looked under the stars, but you feel the need for him to hold you again.

"Yeah yeah! Is all beautiful, can you two shut the fuck up and go to sleep already??" Reg voice shout from inside the truck and you realized how late it was.

"He is right, you sleep in there, I will be in the back so I can guard the medicine" He said and you agreed

"Captain" You said climbing in to the truck.

"Doctor" He gave you a wink that paralyzed you and walk to the back of the truck. You were glad you were in talking terms now, but you knew there was still a long way to follow to Borneo and you were certain he and the other men were not being completely honest with you. So you were not planning on lowering your guard, at least not yet.

#captain james conrad x reader #captain james conrad x you #captain james conrad #james conrad imagine #james conrad x you #james conrad #reg slivko #joe reles #glenn mills #hank marlow #kong skull island fanfiction #kong skull island #tom hiddleston

[sirro85-blog]

Dark Horses 6

So, what are the Xhost? Now, so long after they have left the stars it's a question that can be asked.

The Xhost were an idea that became a cult, if humans are more durable and Rhul are faster and Biviladi are more adaptable to environmental changes what if instead of celebrating the diversity we examined the discrepancies and found a common ground?

A noble thought, corrupted, corrupted into the Xhost where races were genetically modified to be a bit of everything, differences were no longer celebrated as part of a more fantastic whole but instead were vilified as non-conforming.

To the Xhost purity was required, variation was the enemy.

Kovac sat against the wall looking at his friends, Wolf shook his head and turned to Dorman for support.

"No," said Kovac, " you both have opinions and you're both entitled to them, but you're wrong.

It's as simple as this. Iron man is the greatest superhero, all those with superpowers built in can fuck right off, if your solution to a problem is punching harder then you're not a solution. Iron man's super power is thinking better than all of the others, he figures stuff out, after that his inventions win fights. All the other smart guys either have powers or their limited, I mean Batman isn't a one man army. Reed Richards works stuff out then relies on being Mr Fantastic to solve the problem.

Also Tony fights butt naked and the rest don't."

Kovac looked at his friends and smiled at their faces, "look it's this simple, your mind, the human mind is the greatest weapon in the galaxy. Now the second lesson I have to teach you is this simple, no matter what your taste in music one song needs special attention."

"We Will Rick You, by Queen will be remembered as a Pride song but it shouldn't be. What really matters is the solo or fade out; that piece of guitar play by May...everything else is just delivery for that.

Finally, if you're not happy, watching bad television at 0400 with you're partner then you're relationship won't last, if their presence doesn't bring you joy then move on.

Right that's about it, that's my life time knowledge, guess we should see this out then." Kovac stood.

Outside the Xhost forces had swept across the continent.

"Major, you know that the General will mobilise to defend us, even with the bones of a brigade. Major General Michaela Jones will be here," Wolf said.

"I know Wolf, the question has always been how do we drive the Xhost back? They control more sectors than the Rhul and the Flet together, they control more planet's than the Korlax."

"They've never defeated the Galactic Council forces though." Dorman countered.

"Well that's not strictly true, they've never won a war against the GCDF but they've always required mobilising core divisions and I hate to say it but that means human troops, we're the backbone of the GCDF without our presence the Xhost have seen success."

"You really don't think we can save the Towoli? Or the EDC?" Wolf asked morose.

"With a squadron of combat engineers? No." The Major was terse in his response.

Captain Becca looked out at the gathering darkness, "three days to capture the Towoli and secure the cities, so on the fourth day they turn around and hit the EDC, they're dug in now, so they last, maybe another four days and then it us. In this position we can last, maybe three days. That gives the Major-general two weeks, to raise at least a brigade and to get to us..." the question hung in the air unasked.

Kovac puffed out his cheeks, and rubbed his right forearm. "Remember in the 88th there became this belief that I'd pull it out of the fire, everytime it looked impossible odds you'd hear the men, "trust in kovac" I have that faith in Michaela Jones. Our only job right now is to keep open this beach head so she can land the troops. Now I've shared my life's wisdom with you, who has any other nuggets to share?"

Sergeant Major Panther had her own meeting with her sergeants, the needs of various troops and sections were discussed and the talk turned to how long they could hold out, "Captain says three at a push, but knowing the Major, if say closer to five."

"It'll take them a week to roll the Towoli and the EDC so by the end of the second week it'll be all over," said Sergeant Webb.

"No, you're forgetting Webb, we've got Kovac, 'keep calm and trust in Kovac' I've been saying that for over ten years now and I'll keep saying as long as he keeps earning my damn faith." Knickers glared at her fellow sergeants, "what was it he always said? It's us, it's us the 88th, well now it's us the Dark Horses but it's still us, we're still the real first in last out and we're still fighting fit and fucking ugly, Kovac will know what to do and when he asks us to do the impossible we'll deliver."

Panther grinned, "Exactly, so get out there and tell that to the men, wipe their little faces, help them blow their noses and smack the heads that need smacking, we are the Dark Horses and we will do what is needed."

"Except the Major is sitting there saying the same about the General," Webb said, "you all know I love the man, he's personally saved my life four times that I can count, if anyone can save us he can...but he isn't trying to. He's not even mentioned trying to save the Towoli and the EDC, he's said we use them as cannon fodder. Our hope is that we get rescued by the woman we walked away from to follow Kovac."

The sergeant-major stared at her sergeants, she seemed at a loss for what to say.

"I'll keep my faith thank you Webb. You're not wrong, yet, but I'll put my trust in Kovac."

Corporal Grey was growing weary of banging heads, the men were despondent and grumbling. The leader they trusted beyond all others was finally cornered and they could all see it. He watched as Captain Dorman walked away from the Major looking down-trodden, after a few steps the officer managed to organise himself and he straightened his shoulders and put his head up...keeping up appearances.

"I hear you're out of ideas and we're all fucked," said a coarse voice behind Kovac.

"Hello RQ," said Kovac without turning round, "and do you believe it?"

"Of course not, you need extra arms for all the tricks up your sleeves," scoffed the Quartemaster, "but they do, the rank, which I'm guessing is the point."

"They're good people, good people don't become monsters without falling down first, I need them to be monsters, they have to lose hope so when I throw them a cobra for a life line they grab it."

"What's the plan troop?"

"The secret to Xhost success is that the Xhost have their own supply of fuel, took us a while to realise what it was, now they use a variety of tricks but the basic component is Phosphene gas, toxic and smells like rotten fish half the time. So the finest galactic scientists looked at how they could inhibit their engines, how they could stop the Xhost fuelling their war machine, they failed. Then a human looked at it, her solution was deemed too heinous, the very suggestion caused humanity some problems, as we were suddenly seen as viscious and evil."

"What was her solution?"

"Chemistry, it's beyond me but...have you ever heard of White Phosphorus?"

The Qm blanched, "really!? That's your solution?"

"Turn their fuel into chemical weapons, I just need men desperate enough to agree to it."

"Kovac..."

Kovac turned to look at the Qm, "first time you've ever called me that, look, we can sit here and let the Xhost slaughter the Towoli and the EDC or we can act, to save innocent lives, maybe we need to be less innocent."

The Qm was quiet a moment and then sighed, "you think we have to?"

"I do."

"Alright then," she touched his arm and left him.

Kovac stared into the gathering gloom, "Clausewitz never finished and Ludendorff was a bastard who lost," he seemed to mutter to himself.

Later Kovac would say it was almost sad how quickly his men agreed to his plan, but they did. So within 6 hours his troops were prepared and moving out.

Before dawn the Dark Horses had returned to their fortifications, none of the normal a activities were on display, showing pride in a job we'll done. Instead the attitude was grim, an unpleasant job but one needing done.

Outside in the skies and on the ground, the Xhost burned, White Phosphorus burns on contact with air and it can burn even human flesh to the bone. Steel melts at half the temperature of burning white phosphorus.

I've seen artists renderings of the human construct of hell, the day the Xhost burned was brighter, hotter and there was more smoke. The issue of demons I'll leave to other scholars.

Ten days later Major General Michaela Jones landed with the 3rd army of the Galactic Defence Force to discover a smoking planet and the Towoli and EDC talking about burning skies and enemies vaporized in a wall of heat.

The Dark Horses, grim of face and closed in demeanour said nothing, they simply boarded and left with the advance ships into Xhost territory.

There is a phrase amongst those who study human kind, it's taken from their own old language, a term itself bastardised from an even older tale, "humans are space-orcs"

To humans it's funny, "the human can withstand the loss of a limb and is capable of feats of strength near impossible to other races, they fix metal into their mouths and inject their skins for aesthetic purposes...ha ha, fuck yeah we're space-orcs"

But to those of us who study, it means something different, orcs are the monsters of human fiction, rewritten and redefined they are brutal, barbarous and backwards. Their savagery and their lack of humanity is common in all their iterations. Orcs are the monsters humans see in themselves.

We space going species forget that humans may be like us in their hunt for answers but they got to this technology not through global cooperation but through war-driven advances and international tensions and competition.

They have only recently become the advanced global society we know, just under the surface lies the monster. Humans are Space Orcs.

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So I know the Chemistry is a bit hinky here according to a chemist friend of mine what I've said is possible but not easily but...hey It's sci-fi.

Anyway this one ends in a dark place but it's where it went and I can't really pretend I know what I'm doing.

As always feedback is appreciated.

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Tips for the online dating profile 2021

Since this is a new year and so many people have had enough of their partners during this pandemic, more and more people who are now single, are turning to online dating. If you follow me you know that I am the Taylor Swift of blogging, if you date me and you're a shithead, you better believe I am blogging about it.

Don't worry future men, I won't call you out by name, but if you know me, you'll know who I am talking about.

I've talked a lot about wishing I had someone in my life, but to find someone you first must kiss a lot of frogs...

So to speak and in today's world it's called online dating, a truly scary thing to do after not dating for 24 years like I had when I first got divorced.

But I had to do it, it's not like Mr Perfect for me, will be knocking at my door. Unless it's the Amazon man, which I see a lot of lately but generally, they're not knocking on my door or yours either.

So I have some tips for all of the guys out there that are also new to this dating scene. These are some very important tips from a woman's point of view if you are going to make an online profile.

Please, please listen to these guys because we (all of my female friends and I talk about this, all the time!)

1. Put up a picture.

In my experience guys without pictures in this day and age are married, or catfish, period!

2. Put up more than one picture and a full body picture.

Yes, you can look really good in one picture, the right angle, the right light but in others you look like a completely different person. And yes, we need body shots, sorry everyone has a type. I like in shape guys, you don't have to be Mr. Universe but you have to be able to see your toes. I am active, and I want an active guy.

We also want to know if you dress like your 16 with your pants hanging down past your ass, these things are important to us, guys.

3. I don't need to see pictures of what you looked like 30 years ago.

Yes, we get it, you were a football star in high school, you're not anymore. Look I get it we all looked better back then, but just let it go.

4. I don't want to see pictures of your animals.

If you happen to have a great picture of yourself holding your dog, fine but ten pictures of your dog alone, not so much.

Hello, I am not dating your dog.(and to all you animal rights people, make your own site with just dog pictures if you're mad. Look I love animals, I'm just not dating them… Well maybe I have dated a few...anyway on to the next tip.

5. I am not interested in what you have.

No need to put up pictures of your motorcycle, boat, big house or fancy car. I'm not impressed, been there, done that, and I can tell you that money definitely does not make a man.

(And then you have the nerve to call us gold diggers!)

6. Don't lie about what you like and don't like or what you want.

We eventually will meet and talk and you can't keep up lies and why would you want to? Just be you, be honest.. Can anyone do that anymore?

7. Catfishing…

What the fuck is with that? Why pretend to be someone you're not, for what reason? Trust and believe I will not be in a texting relationship, we are going to text, then call, then meet to see if we have chemistry. Really guys (and ladies) Get a life and stop messing with others like that, it's just cruel and time wasting.

8. Don't say you want a relationship when all through your profile your talking about clubbing and sex.

Be honest, be real if you're just looking to hook up, just say it and let us decide if we are swiping to the left or not.

9. Be specific in what you want.

Do you want a relationship? Do you want kids? What's your deal breakers, smoking, skinny, chunky, tall, short. Please let us know so that we know what you're looking for and we know not to waste time if you are not for us.

10. Say something about yourself.

Write something, anything in your profile about your likes, your hobbies, what you're looking for. Men with a blank profile to me are men who have a blank mind, boring…

I know it's not easy talking about yourself, so ask a friend to help you, and while you're at it, ask them to take pictures of you too!

11. Endless texting or Ghosting

I don't get this, look if I wanted a pen pal I would write to someone in prison. I am on here to meet someone, we text a few times, we call to see if you can put two sentences together and then we meet to see if we have chemistry, pretty simple.

And wtf is with ghosting? If your not feeling me, just say so I'm a big girl, not everyone jives, it's all good but to just vanish, well that shows what kind of man you truly are and what we definitely don't want but besides that, let's be real, that's just a dick move, plain and simple.

I would love to hear from my men readers who can give me some tips on how we women can make our profiles better. I am always open to change and to listen to our flaws.

So today my friends, it's a new world out there in the dating scene, there are a lot of things we need to know and a lot of things to make us more attractive to finding someone. See we must adapt to changing times but to do so we must be open to change. So make that change, step out there in the unknown, but if you are, make sure you have the best possible shot at doing so.

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